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Page 1 THE GAZETTE-TIMES. Heppner, OR, Thursday. Nov. mm ran ccira ly ERNIE CEXE&A If residents of Heppner have been wondering where the city police have been for the pasl few days. Officers Holt, Maxam and juvenile director Carolyn Davis have been devoting some of their time to making new friends. Their new friends are the youngsters at the Heppner Elementary School, kindergarten through 4th grades. In the first program of its kind in Heppner, the city police have been instructing the grade school youngsters in safety programs, both at school and at home. They have endeavored to better acquaint the youngsters with some of the duties of the police officers. The police officers gave the youngsters booklets on bike safety and asked each youngster to check his bike to make certain it is safe. After this was accomplished the youngsters were given safety stickers for their bikes. The officers also showed the youngsters the workings of the police car and the radio. Most of the youngsters wondered about the complexity of the officers handcuffs, so a few of the willing students were handcuffed, then promptly released. All of the youngsters with the help of their teachers wrote a short note of thanks to the officers and most of them mentioned the part they liked best was being handcuffed by the police officers. School officials have asked the police officers if they would travel to lone and Irrigon to instruct the students in bicycle safctv. They have also indicated they would like to enlist the police officers to speak to the students in the upper classes. The mail pouch EDITOR: What for!" was the thought that popped into my mind when Johnm informed me there would be no report card this quarter from the Elementary School. Instead, a parent-teacher interview was scheduled and I was expected to be there at the appointed time. Why should I stop everything in the middle of the dav to stand in line and wait to talk to a teacher about mv Johnny. If the teacher could do her job properly. Johnnv would get along fine, or would he? Mav'bc it s up to me to find out w hat kind of teacher Johnny has this vear. After all. stati'tks tell us that during their school vcars. children spend more waking hours under the influence of the school than any other body. In that case. I d better find out what the school has to offer. Teachers are verv special people. We hear about their long vacations, their strikes for higher pay but usually forget the extra hours spent in planning lessons, marking papers and hours worn ing about ho to reach some of our Johnnys. Well-adjusted children are those who learn obedience, self-discipline and know they are loved. They iearn srly ihev are individuals and are better able to follow instructions and develop talents to prove their self wwth. Well adjusted parents will be willing to listen with love to children's problems. A wise mother will take advantage of a leaching experience whether she's busy cooking, cleaning, gardening or on her way to the PTA. A wise father will grasp opportunities to share in his child's successes or ease the hurts, whether real or imaginary. Well-adjusted teachers are a happy combination that cmitribuie to a child's sense of security. Parent -teacher interviews are important and especially valuable at the beginning of the school year. Just by listening lo each other, we can determine attitudes, establish friendships and dispel misunderstandings. As a parent. I was happy to meet my Johnny's teacher and see him through her CTon often in this busy world we find ourselves short of time, that precious commodity that cannot be stored away to use laicr. Halsnff to those educators in Heppner who have helped ;js lo use a few minutes of it wisely-in concern for our children's welfare. Name withheld by request Giving thanks for snail things ByRev.EdwinU.Sike First Christiaa Church Heppner. OK TEXT: Zechariach 4: 10 "For who hath despised the day of small things." The first thanksgiving sen ice held by our forefathers, was in manv wavs the fulfillment of this scripture. Their harvest was meager: their supplies had dwindled down to almost nothing: sickness, death and danger were their constant companions. Yet they took the time to give thanks to God for what he had provided, even the small things of life. Most large things are just a collection of small things, as a brick building is but a collection of small bricks. Large things have small beginnings, as tall oaks from little acorns grow. We must learn to give thanks for little things. Let us note some of the small things of the Bible, which are important. . First let us note some of the small things of the Old Testament: , , . Moses' rod. a small thing, yet God used it in a miraculous wav lo free Israel from Egyptian bondage and to perform miracles in the wilderness This little rod conouered Pharoah and set God s people free. ,. w Jt David s sling was used to fell the giant Goliath and free Israel from the threat of the Philistines. A lad and a sling, used of God; small but mighty. A little maid i voice. She was a slave, but her words led her master. Naaman. to be healed of his leprosy. A few words, timelv spoken, can do great things. These are all small things, but God used them to His glory. Ul us learn to give thanks lo God. even for the small things of life . No let us note some of the little things of the New Testament: The widow's mite. This woman was destitute, but she gave all that she had to God. even though it was leu than one cent . Jesus said that though it was little, she gave 'more than all thev that cast Into the treasury" Mark t2.. The lad s lunch consisting of only five small loaves and two little fish was used of God to feed a multitude of five thousand men plus the women and children. When we give the little we have to the Master, he will multiply it and do great things therewith. Give thanks to God for the little ftinfts. Last and most Important of all we see ONE LIFE FOR THE WORLD Caiaphas. the High Priest of Israel. In order to justify his plot to kill Jesus, said: "It it expedient for you that one man should die for the people, and that the whole nation perish not " John 12 50). Jesus did go to the cross and die for the sin of the world. In torn ways It seems such small thing: one man s life thai the whole world might be saved. Yet this because the greatest thing that ever happened in the history of the world. It is no small thing that "God so loved . . Ihat he gave" Jesua to the world, that the Son of God should suffer and die because of your sin and my sin. We must thank God in both word and deed, every day of our life, that Jesua cared enough lo give his life for all those who were lost In tin "ThankTbe to God who glveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ", victory over sin and death. ' Now for the bad news. Since last Sunday there has been a series of serious car accidents within the county. To date S cars have been smashed and are either awaiting repairs or a trip to the junk yard. Some of the accidents can be blamed on the wintry weather, and icy road conditions, while others are due to negligence on the part of the driver. Two youngsters are in Pioneer Memorial Hospital, the result of a single car accident. The 21 bed hospital had It patients, an all-time high as of last Friday. When Ron Palmer became ill and was hospitalized he had to be placed in the maternity ward. He was moved to a regular room Saturday after four patients were dismissed. While on the subject of law and order. Ron Dawson. Manning, was sentenced to SO days in jail for contempt of court by Judge Dale Jacobs. Clackamas County Circuit Court when he told the court he planned to continue making pavments directly to his wife and not through the court as he has been doing for the past five years. His ex-wife Catherine Gohecn testified she had been receiving monthly payments and was satisfied with receiving payments directly from Dawson and not through the court. State law requires that child support payments be made through the county court and allows the counties to charge a $5 fee for handling the money. When Dawson reappeared in court with his lawyer and agreed to make the payments through the court his sentence was suspended by Judge Jacobs. Several fathers in similar situations have formed a committee to work toward a change in the state law that Dawson has been protesting. Rep. Ralph Geoner. D-Oregon Citv met with the fathers after the hearing. He told them he would ask Gov. Straub to call a special session of the legislature to change the law. if the state attorney general interpreted it the same way the law has been interpreted in Clackamas County. ...... ,.u A 19 year old youth was recently fined by the justice of the peace after he was charged with four major traffic violations. After pleading guilty to all four counU the you h ws remanded to the custody of the court with the following stipulations: ( 1 he neither frequent any bars or taverns and refrain from purchasing any alcoholic beverages or a specific period; (2) he attend a traffic safety school prior to obtaining his license. ,h.tfteof How can a 19 year old youth purchase liquor in the State ot Oregon? State law prohibits the sale of liquor to minora. As for attending the drivers safety school, one of the charges against him was for driv ing a motor vehicle with a suspended license. The Citv of New York recently opened four tower apartment's to house the poor. The average cost per unit was Still 599 i An article in the Washington Post pointed out that it would require an income almost triple the average family I Income of $12 836 or about $35,000 for a family to afford such a home The features of these new apartments Include an Indoor swimming pool, a gymnasium, greenhouse, central l air conditioning an auditorium, a theater underground parking. II foot ceilings and 20 fool long balconies. Welcome to the poor house. According to the Oregon Farm Bureau Federation a Wyoming predator suit Ihat rules EPA could not ban the use of' predator control toxicants hul first nitng n environmental statement was reversed Oct. 28 by he 10th Circuit Court of Appeals. The court held that findings and Actions on M the EPA had based it. mt, banning the use of strychnine. 1080 and sodium cyanide amounted to the "functional equivalent' of such a ''";" A dissenting opinion held that EPA was not exempt from such a filing under the National Environmental 5 ' and that the report upon which EPA had based its 19 order did not meet the criteria of an environmental impact statement. ; ' s s Art:. CONGEESS ' ' "Good Grief! We're Being Held In Contempt Of Henry Kissinger!" 20 YEARS A fire from a torch being used to thaw frozen water pipes caused only minor damage to the cook and bunk house at the Don Greenup ranch. Students who are studying American Problems were quite surprised to learn Ihat in IWM the town of lone had a population of 700 persons, nearly double the present population of 340. The PTA was entertained by Miss Doris Long's dancing class. Judy Spaulding did a solo number and Barbara Cribble. Sheridan Wyman and Tanna Loyd did a team number. 50 YEARS D A Wilson and Alva Jones returned Wednesday evening from Portland where they spent several days George Burnside and J.N. Batty were Rood Canyon farnnTS doing business in Heppner on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs W G McCarty departed Friday last for The Dalles where she is enjoying a visit at the home of her son. Willis McCarty. James Thomson. Crockett Sprouls. Gene Doherty. John Turner and Paul Aiken ac companied Coach R E. Finch to Eugene for a big football game on Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Noah Clark. Eight Mile are visitors in the citv todav. pCOETHOllS IE IIS The Oregon State Highway has started the stripping of Morrow County roads, with while centerlines. Also adding fog lines for the winter months. Keeco Inc. has received final approval from the court for a zone change. After the County Court received DUrict Attorney's opinion that Commissioner McCoy could not receive mileage payment from the county, the court approved a new car for Commissioner McCoy. The court along with Board man s Mayor Dewey West have formed a committee to study whether a local govern ment was needed in the north end of the county. If the study indicates a need for an office, one will be opened in the northern part of the county. Mr. Roger Lange, liaison officer between the Federal, City and County Road Depart ments has informed the coun ty court the bombing range highway might be completed to match the first eight miles. Andy Anderson, represen tative for the Oregon Dept. of Land Conservation and Deve kpment met with the Morrow County Court officials to explain how to comply with Senate Bill 100. The bill was Intended to make possible the develop ment of comprehensive plans for land use for the present and future generation!. David Moon of the Morrow County Planning Department said that It will lake ever a year for the county to comply with Senate Bill 100 at envi ronmental and industrial con flicts are lo be taken into consideration and these deci sions cannot be made over night. Jack Ray Lawson. Walla Walla. WA. was cited for driving under the influence of liquor. Judge Paul Jones has re ceived notice that the Revenue Sharing Bill will not be continued. Mailgrams were sent lo Senator Hatfield and Representative Ullman stat ing "The Morrow County Court urges you to support the continuation of the Revenue Sharing Bill. This past year for instance. Morrow County has been in critical need of doctors. Through judicious use of revenue sharing funds, a clinic has been built at a low cost In excess of 50 per cent of our funds. We now have two doctors. In addition, we have contributed to neighborhood center program, child care centers, and other human needs. Lea than 50 per cent revenue sharing funds goes to county government. We feel that a continuation of revenue sharing funds it imperative. Married In the office of Judge Paul Jones Friday were Donna Jean Hagen and Geor ge Ross Schmittle, Lexington. SAA'L TWI I' ' pVfl'iMte. ' ...... '. lv I r r 1 1 11 Some scholars say that 6haktpar was the first to dm trie word "hurry." Mayor of Hardman DEAR MISTER EDITOR: My old lady has quit taking stuff to the fair One year recent she and some of her church wimmen decided to make a patch quilt to show, and the project "bout broke up that old gang of hers. That bunch of hens squabbled about everthlng from whose time it was lo set up the quilting frames to how big their initials was to be on the Inside of one of the corner squares where nobody could see em. What they wound up with looked like Joseph s coat of many colors and the only reason Ihey got a ribbon was they had three ribbons to give away and three quilts. So when me and the old lady talk about the fair now she says how much fun they used to be. and I think of that feller that sets on the stool over the water in the cage and dares folks lo spend 50 cents fer three chances to dunk him. What n would do. Mister Editor, was git folks so mad at him they would buy them balls to throw at the target, but they d be so riled up they never could hit it. That feller In the cage was smart, he knew the madder they got the better off he was figger that's about the way them wimmen m aking the quill were doing, and that's behind a heap of strange goings on in this country. We got lo be frustrated before we need to work our frustrations off on somepun, is the way I see It. Fer instant. I recall the postman thai alius bought his shoes two sizes lo little. He said he was so tired of walking the same mute day after day that he had to have somepun to look forward lo. and taking off his shoes at night was the biggest excitement in his day. What thought me of that postman was that piece in the Sunday paper the other week where wimmen in New York Cily are paying $Mt pair fer blue jeans that are so tight they gol to lay down and git help to zip em up. The only reason I can see fer wearing somepun like that It the fu: of taking it off. . , ' mentioned this frustration business lo Josh Clodhopper at the country store Saturday night, and he said everthinf It built on thai Idee. You got to be unhappy to know what nappy is Josh allowed, and you got to feel pain to know how Ml It eels not to feel it. Even the preachen tell ut we got to feel guilty before we can tell what a relief It It not to feel guilty, was Josh 'I words. That wai prilty heavy going fer Josh and me, Mister Editor, so we listened to the fellen talk about thi! Bo and peep that hai talked 20 other folkt into going to heaven with em Zeke Grubb said he'd been follerlng them In the paper! and Denver was (he closest they'd got to heaven to fer. Zeke said your first thought on a deal like thlt wat to flgger It wat . loke like the time that feller tlarted the campaign to clothes all the naked tnimalt. But when you rellze that feller was right about fooling tome of the people all the time you understand why we got $1 J makeup kilt fer men and wimmen thai say working ( men 'I bt it liberation. Yourt truly, MAYOR ROY. Dependent vs. Independent Conflicts B.VTKKHYD.II1HNI.ACSW A major problem with a great many individuals . wf ali plav t an important role in family Voblems. Is SE. independent conflicl. Thi. Is the subject of firth and final article in this series on family hcrapy. litSnce. in this discussion, means having o reply u, anlher person in order lo have a personal need fulfilled. T canbe compared to dependence, which can be ydhr noThav ing lo rely upon tno.her person In orde to ha , need fulfilled. The needs may be such things as Im Snc a support, sexual contact, food or a diaper chan. As a persoi. develops physically and mature, psycholo, can . Tgm! from being an almost aVpenden. person birth lo Jrrson who has just a. many Independent need. . d -penrncv needs. In our society and culture, boys a, u Tat a'verv early age Ihat becoming a man means be., 21 lotallv "independent. This Is not stressed as much . v ung g rls ; hence, women, in general are more likely o a. r needed assistance than men. A good example of thi. w. Illustrated In a fourth grade class I observed as year Th Ls was talking about the Pilgrim, and the Indian. he he teacher asked the class how many students fell Ih Indians had helped the Pilgrims, every girl In the clas td her hand and no. one boy raised hi. Then the .cache asked how manv .ludent. felt the Indians had not helped Ih. Pilgrims and every boy raised his hand, not one girl raisei hS()meof the dependent .Independent conflict, which arise ti families are: H parents try to force a child to remal, dependent: 2 Pl " ,0 force 1 ch,ld ,0 bwm independent loo rapidly; and one which sometimes eppeart in the process of the first two. (3 parent, and child try ic. dec ide degree of dependence and independence which the child should have. Frequently, a large part of the dependent independent conflict occurs on the unconseiou. level so that the persons involved are not aware of what ti going on or why. The first situation-parents try to force the child to remain deoendenl-is most frequently a response to an only child or the voungesl child In the family. Usually the general reason for i parent '. keeping a child dependent on him li i the ear the parent has of losing whatever need the child is fulfilling for 'hlf parent h devoted t great deal of their life lo raising his children, and he sees that all the children will soon be grown up and awav fVom home, this parent may become verv anxious about whal he sees as his major job coming to an end. A common example of this seen In Morrow County Is in Ihe families of farmers and ranchers. If the wife has used her children to meet Important needs tuch a. companion ship, then Ihe thought of not having the children around can become a major threat, fearing solitude and loneliness without them. The response of Ihe child may range from accepting it totally to rejecting It totally, but usually lie. somewhere in between. The opposite circumstance occur, in the second kind ot conflict -parent, try lo force a child to become independent too rapidlv. In our compulsive American society and culture, this is the most frequent problem. The reasons for forcing t child to be Independent too rapidly maybe: tt the parents mav feel thev are loo inadequate to care for their children! im 'parents feel ihat their child must be smarter and more responsible than Ihe "Jones' "; and t3 a combination of one and lo. In Ihe first situation, if a parent doesn t receive much satisfaction in being a parent, he wants the child to be come independent as rapidly as possible to relieve the parent of as much responsibility as possible. An example of this can be found in families where the pareni or parents are alcoholics. Generally the alcoholic has enough difficulty caring for himself and doesn't have enough energy or motivation lo fulfill the dependency needs of his children Quite frequently, the children of alcoholics fulfill their parents' dependency needs. The second reason for parenis forcing their child to become Independent too rapidly is -the American Way." Parents are often heard bragging lo their friends about how smart or rapidly progressing their child is In order lo be a worthy person he must be working all the lime or doing something productive. An example of this is a child swinging on a gale and their parent saying, "slop doing that and do something worthwhile!" In fact the child was doing something needed and worthwhile to himself Parents forcing their child to become independent too rapidlv is probably one of the major reasons why one in ten Americans is an alcoholic. The alcohol is the only way this person can relax and allow his dependency needs to be fulfilled The third situation of the dependent independent conflict -pareni and child trying to decide degree of dependence and independence Ihat Ihe child should haveis very difficult lo determine. Is Jane too old to hold and cuddle? At what poinl should the pareni stop feeding the child' When is Ihe child too old to suck his thumb? Is Tommy old enough lo lake his own bath'Should parents support their children financially after Ihey turn 18? When are our children old enough lo date to seek others lo lov e? These are just a few of the complicated decisions a parent has lo make as his child develops physically and psychologically Children and adults are never' loo old to receive love, attention, and respect -dependency needs which everyone has and needs lo have fulfilled in order to be healthy. The importance of fulfilling child's dependency needs cannot be stressed enough because without this fulfillment as a child, he will still have the void when he becomes an adult. This will add many problems lo hit adult life. It it for this reason thai t pareni need not worry about giving too much or spoiling Iheir child during the first year of the child"! life As I have written this seriet on family therapy and common family problems, it refreshed my memory of why ! w as so hesitant about being a parent . Being a pareni has to be one of the most complicated and major responsibilities a person can ever undertake. If a person it having difficulties being a pareni. he can feel quite normal because every pareni has problem! with this role at tome time. Some people talk to friends or relatives to help them resolve their problems and questions, tome people just continue making Ihe same mistakes, and some peoplel seek assistance from a family therapist who attempts to help the family understand and work out tome of the problem! which I have mentioned In Ihii series. Do not allow .mall children to play on the floor In a room wb soitvnU are being used lo clean cloth; soWnt vapors, hsvir thin air, tend to settle. THE GAZETTE-TIMES UOKKim OK NTiH NEWSPAPER Box tT7. Heppner. Ore. TOM Subscription rate: tt per year in Oregon. $7 elsewhere Ernest V Joiner, Publisher puhlithed rvefy Thursday and entered t. MvnndcUst matter at the post office al Heppner. Oregon, under (he act of Mirta J, 1171. Serondctatt postage paid tt Heppner, Oregon. V i
