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Page J, THE GAZETTE TIMES, Heppner. OR. Thursday. Nov. 27, 1975
j CXNIE CERESA
It is the duty of this newspaper to keep the public informed
and we will endeavor to do so with facts, not rumors. Rumor
is defined as unverified information of uncertain facts.
Recently some rumors were released within the area
regarding the Morrow County Clinic, the wages of the two
doctors paid by the Federal Government's Department of
Health, Education and Welfare, when they visit the clinics at
Condon and Fossil and of the expansion program planned by
the doctors.
These are the facts. Prior to the doctors coming to this area
the county proposed to spend $50,000 for a completed clinic
for the doctors to set up their practice. Rumor has it the
county has spent over $78,000 for the clinic and is presently
purchasing the doctors' equipment for their practice. To
date, according to Morrow County Judge Paul Jones, slightly
over $51,000 has been spent toward the clinic, including
pavement and landscaping. The doctors are purchasing their
own equipment and are paying taxes on their equipment.
While it is true that an agreement between the county and
the doctors has not been signed an evening meeting between
the doctors and the county is scheduled for Dec. 3, if possible
at the Morrow County Courthouse.
At present the doctors and the county court are operating
on a gentlemen's agreement as the cash lease does not take
effect until July, 1976. then runs for a four year period.
Rumor also has it that HEW is paying the doctors in excess
of $1,600 per month to visit the clinics at Condon and Fossil.
Facts ... The budget set up by HEW to pay the doctors for
their visits to Condon and Fossil amounts to $17,400 per year.
This amounts to $200 per doctor per week, maximum If a
doctor makes three trips to Condon in one week he still only
receives $200 for the week. If he spends only one-half day at
the clinic he receives only $100. From this wage he must pay
for his own transportation and purchase his own meals. As
both of the doctors are licensed pilots they fly to their
respective communities. Contrary to rumors they receive no
reimbursement from the clinic for seeing patients white in
Condon or Fossil, as their main objective is to supeiwise and
consult with the nurse practitioner.
According to Bob Ewell, Tri-Counties Health Service, the
main objective of the present program is to place both the
Condon and the Fossil clinic on a paying basis within the next
three years, with the primary goal to improve the health
sen ices to the three counties.
I have no intention of down grading the present doctors of
this community, however, I feel they should be aware of the
rumors some of the towns people are spreading about them J
also feel the public has a right to know truth and should be
kept informed about the rumors.
Let's not forget who asked the doctors to come to Heppner.
Now that thev are here and getting established let s help
them We owe it to them, for they are here at our request.
Guest Editorial
WHERE ARE WE GOING?
In the "Good Old Days" very few. who were caught
rustling, were ever repeat offenders. Justice or pnwnt
was usually swift. Some errors were made as will happen in a
qThnlicalSwere unheard of and if you were caught the
price was paid. A far cry from the workings of justice today.
One can bTcaught in the act and still go free because of a
loophole . . . technicality. Perhaps I am not an able judge but
when I was a youngster thesaying was "crime does not pay
Does this saying still apply? Is crime becoming a paying
proposition"? In looking over a report on crime from the
United States Department of Justice it appears that
increasing numbers believe that it does.
Population increase was 5 per cent between 1969 and 1974
while thecrime rate was up 32 per cent. This indicates one of
two things ( 1 1 more crimes by the same number of people or
.2. more people committing crimes. Probably a little of
"Srests were 9.055.800 while the number of crimes is
recorded as 10.192.000 in 1974. This indicates about 4.5 per
cent of the population is involved in committing crime.
In examining these figures it appears that a small
percentage of people are causing a lot of the increased crime.
Would vou believe ... 19 serious crimes each minute. One
even 3 15 seconds. Included in the serious crimes are violent
crimes, murder, forceable rape, robbery and assault to , Ml
One every 33 seconds. A burglary every 10 seconds. The list
goes on and on. . ? im
A computerized Criminal History containing 207.748
offenders showed that 135.470 were arrested 2 or more times.
The average criminal career was just over 5 years and the
average number of arrests was 4.
Figures are figures and seem remote. They do not always
present a clear picture or really show what is happening.
Clearlv crime is on the increase no matter how we slice the
figures. The cause of the increase is not so easy to determine.
Perhaps there are many reasons, not the least of which is the
delav of punishment.
Years of delay in courts. Many times charges are
d.smissed. not because of innocence but because of a
technicality. All these and others contribute to the problem.
The bulk of the problem originates in the home long before
anvone becomes a criminal. A strong home life with good and
correct teachings is the basis of our society
Honestv in the home and in our dealings with others is the
basic solution to the crime problems.
It is not a quick cure but it is a sure cure. The sooner we
take the steps to institute the cure the better.
Solutions begin with you in your family.
Cooperation with authority, vigilance for the rights of
others and honesty within ourselves will affect a cure to the
problem of crime.
How about it?
Property tax refunds
Many homeowners have
contacted offices of the Ore
gon Department of Revenue
during these last days prior to
the deadline for paying their
property taxrt. They want to
obtain claim forms for their
property tax refunds.
This is not In accordance
with the law which governs
the property tax refund pro
gram, says John J. Lobdell,
revenue department director.
Lobdell points out that the
property tax refund program
uses 1975 Income in determin
ing the amount of refund and
people must wail until the end
of the year to file their claim
'orm ....
The forms will be part of the
Individual Income lax packets
which will be printed next
month and distributed around
the first of January.
Property taxes are due in
full by Nov. 17 in order for
property owners to receive a
three per cent discount. Some
homeowners may be unable to
pay the full amount on time
and Lobdell has two sugges
tions for these persons.
The first is to pay at least
one-fourth of the bill by Nov.
17 so that the taxes will not
become delinquent. A person
could then file a refund claim
after Jan. 1. 1976 and possibly
receive refund check before
the next quarterly payment is
due on Feb. 15, 1978.
The second suggestion is for
persons who are unable to pay
one fourth of their bill now.
They may elect not to pay the
tax, file for refund after Jan.
I and use the refund check to
help pay the tax bill later.
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20 Years Ago Time to Remember
Morrow County Court paid
out $276 for coyote bounties at
a $6 bounty.
Mrs. Fred Sanders was
named president of the Hepp
ner Civic League. She re
places Mrs. Bradley Fancher.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Nick
erson and family are here to
spend the Thanksgiving holi
day with his mother, Mrs.
Grace Nickerson.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles M.
Cox, Portland, are the parents
of a girl. She has been named
Nancy Ann. The grandparents
are Mr. and Mrs. Claude Cox,
Heppner.
50 Years Ago
Jos. J. Neys made a trip to
Canyon City the past week,
where he was colled on legal
business.
Manager Sigsbee of the Star
Theuter has booked "The Ten
Commandments" for Heppner
on Sunday and Monday.
There was a special meeting
of the Red Cross Chapter of
Heppner at which time Lin
coln A. Corbett was honored
guest. Others present were
Mrs. Helen Walker, Mrs. W.P.
Mahoney, Mrs. Jessie Pruyn.
and Prof. James Burgess.
John Pieper spent a short
time in Heppner Tuesday.
" Pass The Wheat "
Mayor of Hardman
DEAR MISTER EDITOR:
The fellers were counting their blessings at the country
store Saturday night, and they ranged from fam.br. friends
nd good heaUh to'peace and the Congress recess Jhey were
agreed. Mister Editor, like they are ever year, that it s right
that Thanksgiving is a holiday jest fer Americans cause we
got so much more to be thankful fer than the res. of the world.
8 Bug Hookum. that ain't hit a lick at a snake in 20 year
reminded the fellers that they alius are telling him that hard
work never hurt anybody, but he has showed them another
vear that vou don't hear tell of anybody resting to death
either Bug said he was in better shape than anybody in the
hunch, and that he credits his health to his idee that it s a
heap better to be feeling-good way behind than run down out
m front. He claimed he was a leader in conserving energy
afore anybody ever thought of saving gas and cutting out the
lights in the White House.
Ed Doolittle said he is thankful we ain't discovered no more
worlds out in space yet. cause America jest can t afford to
keep up any more And Ed said he was glad to see the
Congressmen come home fer the holiday, cause, ike the
feller said nobody is safe with them in seesion. Politicians
can git us in more trouble between changes of the moon than
we can git out of between Haley's comets, was Ed s words.
Contrary Clem Webster said he was thankful fer all the
flavors of politicians, the Democrats, the Republicans the
radicals liberals, the conservatives and even them that don
know what they are. As long as we got all of em trying to git
in the act. Clem allowed, there's less chanct of any one of em
stealing more than the country can stand. Clem went on jo
sav he was thankful we ain't in a shooting war. and that with
all' our economic problems you don't hear anybody running
around in other countries passing the hat fer us. And Clem
was thankful he didn't raise no big corn crop and no cattle
agin this year, cause he'd be losing sleep over how to hold em
til the price is right.
Speaking of wars. Zeke Grubb wondered what ever
happened to all the stuff the Civil Defense had stored up to
use in case of war. Zeke said he saw a piece where Civil
Defense people were supposed to check the emergency
supplies ever so often, but in some places everybody had
forgot where to look. The water barrels in the bomb shelters
didn't need changing. Zeke said, cause they never had been
filled Zeke said he reckoned America is a peace loving
country cause we sure don't like to prepare for trouble.
Personal. Mister Editor. I'm mighty thankful I'm living in
America even if it is costing me 10 cents to git my two cents
worth in the mail and they're thinking of going up. When you
come right down to it. it's a heap more important to know I
got that dime to spend, and that on this Thanksgiving day I
still got more than plenty to eat
Yours truly.
MAYOR ROY.
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County Rodeo buget approved
The Morrow County Rodeo
Committee has approved the
final 1974-75 Committee Re
port, showing total receipts of
$13,589 69 and total expenses
of $12,924.36. Individuals wi
shing to see the report may do
so by contacting Dennis D.
Doherty, secretary.
The Committee attributes
the $664 96 profit margin to
several factors, including
strict budget control mea
sures, the addition of the
Saturday night RCA show, the
diligent work of the conces
sionaires. (The lone American
Legion Post No. 95. and the
Heppner Elks Lodge) and the
continued strong support of
the community.
Gale receipts were up 12 per
cent without any Increase In
admission charges and des
pite the rain and colder
weather which prevailed this
year. Receipts from the con
cessionaires were up nearly 19
per cent. Dance receipts also
showed a substantial increase.
The result was more than suf
ficient to offset the 55 per cent
Increase for the Rodeo Stock
Contractor.
As has been the case in each
of the past several years,
there was an increase in the
number of contestants at this
year's rodeo. At the Morrow
County Rodeo on Friday night,
the number of contestants
increased from 50 in 1974 to 59.
Total entry fees paid Jumped
from $1,025 to $1,642. A total of
$1,561 prize money was paid
out, with the difference being
paid for stork charges.
For the RCA shows, 34 girl's
barrel racers, 235 cowboys
and 14 race contestants signed
up for competition. Contes
tants winning money in the
RCA events took home total
prize winnings in excess of
$11,000, including $1900 in
purse money, plus II different
prize awards donated by
Morrow and Umatilla County
businessmen.
Chairman, Ken Belcher sta
ted that the Rodeo Committee
wishes to acknowledge the
support of the Fair Board, the
Court and their chuperones,
Clista Venard and Hazel
Mahoney, and the dozens of
other persons who donated
prizes, time and assistance to
make this Rodeo a success.
Acute and
Chronic Depression
By Terry D. Illrnl. ACSW
One of the most, if not the most common mental illness is
depression, which everybody has to a certain degree some
time during his life. There are two categories of
psychological depression: ll chronic (long lasting,
continual). and (2) acute (situational, short term). An acute
depression may end up turning into chronic depression .. he
person involved Is not able to resolve the cause of the
depression.
Psychological depression is caused by a threat to a
person's self-esteem, which is the way a person feels about
himself. If a person feels good about himself he has a high
self-esteem; whereas if he doesn't think much of himself, he
has a low self-esteem. The degree of self esteem in a person
depends a lot on whether or not a person is able to accept his
capabilities and limits. For example, if a person has many
capabilities but is still not able to feel he has enough, his
self esteem will be low On the other hand, If a person has few
capab.ht.es but is able to accept that fact and work up to his
capacity, this person will have a high self-esteem.
Another factor working in psychological depression is a
peson't identity, which is defined as who and what a person
thinks he is. If the person is a Caucasian female fairly
physically attractive, neat, average intelligence. Protestant.
Republican, but is not able to accept one of these parts of her
identity, this will adversely affect her self-esteem. The
degree to which this occurs will depend on the individual and
the importance she places on that particular area oj her
identity For example, if the woman can't accept the fact that
she is a woman, this will greatly affect her self esteem.
Two of the major causes of threat to ones self-esteem are:
( situational incidents which involve loss or threat of loss of
a loved one. job. etc.; (2 anger turned inward toward
""The'situational incident which is generally considered to
cause acute (lasting a few days to 18 months I depression
threatens a person s self-esteem. A couple of examples seen
frequently may be the loss of a spouse through divorce or
death or loss of employment. The threat from loss ot a
spouse may be quite severe depending on: tH the feelings
towards that person at the time of separation; 2 the level ot
self-esteem at the time of the loss; (3 the important andor
value placed on the other person s opinions and feelings
towards the person.
One and two. above, are fairly self explanatory, but
number three needs further explanation. If 1 1 person i
self esteem comes from what he thinks of himself, his opinion
of himself will not be changed much by outside opinions. But
if a person's selfestecm is built mostly from what others
think of him. his feelings about himself will vary as the
feelings directed towards him by others vary. In the event
that a person loses a spouse from whom he obtained sixty per
cent ot his self-esteem, this loss will be quite severe and this
is extremely common.
An example of such a case was a woman I had as a patient
in another state. She showed the symptoms of fhol'm.
Her husband had died seven years previously, and.henad
been In treatment several times without success. After three
weeks of very intensive group psychotherapy ""ions, tor
the first time in seven years she revealed that her husband
had died of terminal cancer and prior to dying from this
disease he had tried to convince her to commit suicide with
him Her husband had told her she would not be able to live
without him; hence, she might as well die with him so they
could be in heaven together. Her spouse even set up the time,
method, and place for the suicide; but when they got to the
hotel room, my patient "chickened out." The husband I also
made her promise to tell no one about this Idea. The gu.lt she
lived with for seven years resulted from being "too chicken
to kill herself since she knew she was a worthless person
anyway Her husband had told her so. The depression, which
she tried to handle through alcohol, stemmed from the
extreme anger she had towards her husband for making her
feel worthless. Instead of directing it toward her husband,
she directed the anger toward herself, making her feel yen
more worthless. The patient felt so worthless that she didn t
feel she had the right to direct her anger towards anyone,
because everyone else was right. 1 purposely got this patient
so angry at me she had lo verbalize her feelings. One she had
verbalized her anger at me. she felt safe in verbalizing her
hostility towards her dead husband.
This example Illustrates not only the depression due to loss
but also the depression due to directing anger toward onself .
This example also shows the Importance of a person's
self esteem coming from within himself, not from what
others think of him. Everybody is affected to a certain degree
by what others think of him, but it Is unhealthy for a person lo
be controlled solely by another person's opinion.
In my next article, I will deal specifically with some
problems which are common In Morrow County, and which
may cause depression In both adults and children.
Itev. Mark Johnson
(Hope & Valby Lutheran Churches i
This week, we are celebrating Thanksgiving. This srH-eial
day of our year has traditionally been set aside in order that
we may examine our lives and realize all of our !". A.
we look at our lives, we realize we have an over abundance of
Things to be thankful for. However. Thanksgiving is not only a
mefor thankfulness but also of remembrance. We are In he
process of celebrating the bi-cnlennml of our nation During
"his day of Thanksgiving, it would be well for us to look at our
past in order to receive the proper perspective of our future
Lid like to take a lo. a. where we have been in order to get
some Idea of where we are going
All of us realize, our nation was founded on the premise of
freedom. The people of Europe fled the oppression to attain
hTfrcedom of the new tend.. One of the important freom.
sought by these people was that of religious freedom. When
Jur natiim was being organized, there was a Pn-sby crlan
minister. John Witherspoon. who gave a sermon in whlchhe
talked about "The Holy Experiment " In .t he quo from
Matthew 5: 14. "You are the light of the wor d . A c. y i set or a
hill cannot be hid." In this sermon, he stated that America
I d been set aside as a "Holy By rtanenl " whereat
be like a city on a hill for all of the world to see. Amer.t a was
to be seen as "Cod s New Kingdom on Earth. This theme
quickly caught on and it was not long r' "'s , P1
firmly believed that America was the land which God had
chosen to bless. This idea was brought out in songs such as
"God Bless America", and slogans such as "God is on our
side " For many years, this idea seemed to I true because
America appeared lo lie the country of the world which was
truly blessed. For the first 175 years of our history
everything seemed lo go our way. We grew from h.r.een
independent colonies to fifty strong independent states, our
grosTnational product was climbing steadily; Industrialisa
lion swept the country and gave us every modern
convenience known to man; our nation became one of he
most powerful countries in the world, and we enjoyed the
highest standard of living in the world. By all standards. I
appeared that what John Witherspoon had said about
America was true. It seemed as though our nation was
destined on a course which only lead to greater heights.
There was no mountain too high that we could not climb, no
enemy so strong that we could not conquer, or no proolem so
complex that we could not solve This has been the mood of
our country from the moment of Its b.rlh and it has remained
this wav uu throuiih the early !
However. In the 19os and 70s, America suddenly ran into
some situations which it had not expected. It started with the
Snam War. continued through Watergate, and still alive
w m The situations of the F B I. and CIA W.th the ie nam
War. America had two problems: one was young Americans
were no longer willing to fight for their country; and the
other was that America had run into a problem which it could
not solve. With the problem of the Watergate scandal and its
aftermath, the trust and faith Americans once had in their
country had now vanished. These problems, along with
pollution, energy, racism and others, have
Americans from "budding optimists into hop. ess
pessimists." As Americans, we begin to wonder what I
happening Why do we have problems which we canno
solve' Why are the experts of our country so bew.ldered
about what to do? Why does the future, which once was so
bright, now seem so foggy and dismal. This seems to I the
modd in which we live. As Christians, our questions become
more specific a we ask such things as: where is (.!. Why
doesn't he do something? And more specific as wr 'ask such
things as: where is God' Why doesn't he do something' and
what happened to this "Holy Experiment" into h.rh
were placed' . . ,
I believe these questions are good ones to raise and m1ee!
should be raised As Chrisl.ans. we need to be searching for
wavs in hich God's hand is at work in our world If we lake
the Bible seriously, then we must believe that God is at worn
in our world He not only was at work a long time ago but is
still actively involved today. Perhaps we have been Unking
for God in the wrong places, and because of this, have failed
to see him In the Old Testament, whenever the Jewish nation
became too proud of their achievements and l
wlf centered. God went to work in order to humble them and
remind them they were to be God s instruments in the world
Perhaps a comparison can be made between the Jewish
nation of the Old Testament and present day America ( ould
it be that God is actively Involved in the events of Vietnam.
Watergate, etc. in order to bring us to our knees and to reveal
to us what we have become' Have we not liecome so proud of
our own achievements and so self centered that we have
removed God from the picture and placed ourselves at the
center of the world' Perhaps God is actively involved in the
world today, but in ways that we either do not see or in places
that have become too painful for us to realize'
As we celebrate this Thanksgiving, and as we look to the
celebration of the bicentennial, perhaps we need to look at
our history and our present situation from this point of view.
Perhaps God is at work in order to break through our thick
shells so he can reveal to us something of v ital importance.
God is still the creator nnd sustainer of life He is the Urd of
History and the ruler of all He is the master and we are his
servants If it is true that we are servants, then our role in life
is perhaps much different that what we have expeuenced.
We have been called to be instruments in God's hands in
ordiT to bring peace, love, honesty and justice upon this
earth. If it is true that we have somehow been blessed, then it
is only In order that we can share this with others On this
Thanksgiving Day. we have much to be thankful for .
However, in our blessing, let us not forget that we have not
been called to be served, but rather to serve.
David Moon, of the Morrow
County Planning Dept. staled
that the building permits in
Morrow County have more
than doubled in the past year.
k More permits are being Issued
to the north end of the county.
Building permits issued In
the months of October and
November were Donald K.
Evans, addition to mobile
home; Burl Wallcnburgrr,
addition to mobile home;
Dallas and Marjnrie Craber,
shed, Curtis Elder, mobile
home, Harold and Mildred
Baker, dwelling, Richard
Nuttbtack, dwelling; Kinzua
Corp., well dwelling; Kinzua
Corp .addition shop; Merle F.
Carlson, mobile home; Arlie
Pattern, mobile home; Mike
Part low, shed, Kinzua Corp.,
shed, Herman M Marna,
mobile home, Paul I'.rnwn,
mobile home; Kenn Evans,
Keeco Corp, mobile home.
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