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ERNEST V. JOINER
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For Years I have been making predictions of what each
new year will bring, at home and around the world. It's
interesting fun, except when they come true! Here are my
predictions for 1976, done without tongue in cheek.
The Environmental Protection agency will continue to be
the nation's biggest policeman in 1976. One unusual target
will be the locomotive. EPA, with concurrence of many
people, will sue to force locomotives to operate more
quietly no more whistle tooting, bell banging, or
clickety-clack-clickety-clacking on the rails and my, aren't
we getting touchy! . . . One of the biggest booms in 1976 will
be the return of the trolley to American streets . . . The
Church of Scientology, which has filed a $40 million damage
suit against Secretary of State Henry Kissinger and the U.S.
State Department for infringing its right to enjoy the free
exercise of religion without government interference, wiH be
dismissed.
Henry Kissinger will fall from grace as Secretary of State,
and leave office . . . New York's fiscal problems will be
repeated in a dozen U.S. cities, and all for the same
reason graft, corruption, wild spending sprees . . .
Americans will lose even more faith in their government
leaders, with more and more of them refusing to trust their
savings to government bonds . . . There will be civil war in
Spain and Portugal. . . The price of gold will rise sharply over
the next six months and hit $350 an ounce in 1978 . . . Offshore
oil drilling will continue on East and West Coasts despite
environmentalist objection . . . The consumer-environmental
kick we've been on for far too long will go into a sharp decline
. . . President Sadat will be dead by the end of 1977, either by
heart attack or assassination . . . Look for a new Arab-Israeli
War, which will be won by Israel at a high cost . . . Russia,
already the No. 1 military power will make a military grab
for power outside Russia, of course ... Terrorists activities
will hit the -U.S. Political terrorists will high-jack an atomic
weapon and threaten to annihilate an American city; and
their demands will be met . . . Labor unions will strengthen
their hold on political and economic fronts, fueling inflation
and placing the U.S. in the position England enjoys, with
labor-dominated government . . . Italy will go communist.
20 years ago I wrote a column for another publication,
predicting what is happening in Africa today. While it earned
me no honors as a prognosticator, it did show I could be right
now and then! After reading it, just think how things are
gng to b n 1976 if the same degree of accuracy is obtained
in my predictions for the New Year ! If I'm wrong on as many'
" as 30 per cent of the 1976 predictions, the drinks are on me.
Here's how that item went:
Ever since I was old enough to draw scowls of disapproval
for refusing to contribute money to support the "conversion"
of those African heathens to Christianity and capitalism, I
sensed, without knowing exactly where Africa is, that a
- crime was being commuted by trying to force a carefree, "
happy people into the niold of the western man. Thousands of '
religious, commercial, and governmental missionaries have .
swarmed over Africa like locusts to bring the blessings of
brassieres, refrigerators, time payment plans, hymnbooks,
taxation systems, pasteurized milk, and Christian morals to
a people who needed and wanted these refinements like they
needed and wanted a second head. This country refused to
tolerate anywhere in the world the peaceful existence of a
people who got along well with their centuries-old gods; who
refused to buy more than they could pay for; who had no
neuroses, psychoses, or frustrations that couldn't be cured
with a night raid on some tribal village; and who found it a
hilarious suggestion that they could find peace and happiness
by laboring 12 hours a day in the foul bowels of the White
Bwana's copper mines for considerably less than the wage
paid by missionaries for copper workers in the West. The
results of a hundred years of unwanted and uninvited mission
work among the Africans are spread over the front pages of
the world's newspapers. Robbed of their way of life; cheated
by their religion, customs, morals, pleasures, habits, dress,
speech, purpose and identity they stand today a product of
the western world, an angry, ignorant, rioting, warring,
brawling and brutal mob without purpose or direction. Along
with the brassieres and refrigerators, they also received
from us our same ambitions, greeds, cunning, boredom and
discontent.
The Missionary's chickens are home to roost. In London,
Mrs. Elspeth Huxley, a British government commissioner
studying Africa, reports only 2 alternatives for the black
people One is a return to tribal factions: the other is to turn
to a strong dictator. In either case there will be bloodshed,
because the Africans are bored stiff with the artificial peace
that the western democracies has hung over everything.
Here are the words of Mrs. Huxley: We've taken away all
their amusements. All the enjoyable orgies and tribal
customs that were very gay have mostly faded out. Also the
inter -tribal wars, which were so exciting for the young men.
These didn't kill thousands of people only perhaps a few
were killed but the tribal warfare and cattle raiding gave
the young men a purpose in life. With a system like that, we
want to improve on it?
Story of Famed Indian Leader . . .
Retold as TV Special
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EDITOR:
EDITOR:
The arruuinf ttory of Chief Joseph, great leader of the Net
ft ret Indian Wlbe. will te shown wain to Uievlilon audleneaa
Friday evening. Jan. 9, from f to 11 o'clock (ED over Ux ABC
TV network. ,
Hoping that many Heppner people have read about the
LAPP Project. I'd like to tell why Pauline Miller and I began
it.
We are concerned because many of our children do not
read as well as they should.
Mrs. Miller. Special Reading Teacher, works with children
who are seriously below grade level. I am one of the three
first grade teachers. We feel that our school's reading
program is excellent, but like any other skill reading must be
practiced. This is the purpose of the LAPP Project Listen,
Appreciate. Praise. Progress.
Why can't this practice be done at home, or without extra
help at school?
More than half of our children's parents are both working,
or the child lives in a one parent home.
60 per cent of our students come to school by bus. Some are
picked up as early as 6:45a m. and dropped of as late as 5 15
p m. Some travel 88 miles a day on a bus.
Although school starts at 8:30 and closes at 2.30 for first
and second graders, actual classroom time is only 4 hours, 10
minutes. Third and fourth graders are in class 4 hours. 40
minutes.
The rest of the day is spent eating lunch and in recess.
Teachers have a mandated 30 minute duty free period at
noon: the rest of their time is used for supervision of the
children while eating or playing, and in preparation
In order to utilize the limited classroom hours effectively a
teacher must be well prepared. But there is no magic way to
stretch the time so that each child can have more than
minutes snatched here and there for one-to-one attention
from the teacher.
About two hours day is spent in language arts-reading,
phonics, spelling, language, story time, dramatics If the
entire two hours were divided so each child had his share of
his teacher's time, he'd have about five minulps a day.
Our high school aides have been very helpful, but we don't
have enough of them, and they area! the school less than an
hour and a half of the morning.
Two adult teacher aides provide the half hour free time for
the teachers and part of the playground supervision. They
help with clerical work too. But our school population has
increased 25 per cent in the last three yar
Kindergarten prepares children much belter for first
grade, and for reading. But not all children have a
kindergarten background. Few of these have had the amount
of help at home that prepares them to go lo school on a par
with the other youngsters.
Reading doesn't seem lo be the goal that it used to be for
children. Television is the major culprit. Parenls don't read
as much themselves, or to their children.
SO we need help. We need a number of adults who can
spend a few hours each week with children. They will listen lo
children read, or play reading games with them, or read TO
(hem. (Some youngsters haven't heard the traditional fairy
stories.) By supportive, noncritical listening, with
appreciation and praise, these people will make reading very
important lo these youngsters.
If you can be one of our foster "grandparents," please call
(76 9128 or complete one of the LAPP forms available at the
grocery stores Thank you.
RACHEL DICK
On behalf of the Heppner Lions Club I would like to express
appreciation of those who helped on the Heppner Lions Club
"Santa Calling Project" and on Santa's visits to Heppner. It
helped bring Heppner a Merry Christmas.
First of all, we appreciated the work of Albert Connor as
the Heppner Lions Santa. He really seemed to enjoy it
greatly.
We also appreciated the cooperation of Hubert Wilson and
the Post Office crew for providing a special "Santa Calling"
box at the Post Office and space for it.
- Our thanks goes to Forey Burkenbine and Ernie McCabe
for providing candy canes for Santa to provide the
youngsters. Also, ; we want to thank the Chamber of
Commerce for their candy donations and the oranges for the
Pioneer Memorial Hospital Nursing Home.
We also appreciated the work and publicity of Ernie Ceresa
and the Gazette-Times.
Thanks to Lions Club project chairman Dave Dollarhide
and his helpers. Dick Sargent, AI Osmin and Neil Parks.
DAVE HARRISON.
Secretary Heppner Lions Club
Gleanings
R.A.Maxwell
From the Oregonian by AP
wire service. This little gem . .
Alexander Solzhrnitsyn being
interviewed, gave warning.
He declares we are not aware
that "The existence of the
- civilization it (Democracy
) created is going to be at stake
in the next years."
Me feels the crisis is politi
cal. He is one of those w ho has
been on both sides of the iron
curtain as a citizen. Maybe we
ought to listen.
Talking about what he
called the Soviet threat, the
writer continued, "Interior
will is more important than a
policy. If the leaders of the
East felt there was the slight
est (lame in you the slightest
drive to make freedom to
survive on your side and
spread, if they understood you
were ready to sacrifice your
life, then at that very second
they would give up. Every
time that you really showed
resolve Berlin. Korea, Cu
baeach time the Soviet
trailer rptre:ited "
That sounds just about dead " a m""on P"unas 8 ear
on to me. How about you? n M' 11 iurcs everything
from weak eyes to premature
You have heard the grumble ;,,Jl.n8
about the super tankers, many 0,nM'" "yone?
over 200,000 deadweight tons,
S04 at last count. Maybe some
fads will be of interest lo you. 19 5 6
Not one has ever broken up in
a storm anywhere in the Mr ,,, Mrs Kar Arnd
world ih,. n .r0ni. r (i,- 1 1 -1
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baby born Jan I. Little
Jumiiie arrived at 2 30 am
llimmir Pitil flffif- uhnai
cargo, oil It delivers 28 nn in,.n,!lK nvpP ,he uar in
Unimportant, I don't think
so when you look at the energy
picture. The more you know
the better to make right
choices in all things.
Attention all fishermen
and those who would be
fishermen; the 1976 Synopsis '
of Oregon Angling Regula-
turns is now available at '
license dealers. Better check
the rules and season dates.
The old saying "better safe
than sorry."
For those hunters who
manage not to see an elk
during hunting season and
others who would like to see an
elk, now is the time.
Jewell Wildlife Meadows.
Slate Highway 202 about a
mile west of Jewel has a herd
of about 150, several are large
bulls. Belter late than never.
Did you know thai in 1784 the
ship Empress of China carried
20 tons of Ginseng to China
and that by the year 1800,
clipper ships were carrying
A 200.000 tonner is only
twice the sie of a 20.IW0
tonner but carries 10 times the
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tonner delivers only 13 3 lor ()f
each barrel used ' Mlim,w Cou(),y w one
counties lo be free of brucello-
The local office did
tankers with the tanker Used
in WWII we would need 6. two
of them.
K WHKS ( I. IMC
sis The certificate will be
presented at the annual meet
ing of the Morrow County
Livestock Growers Associa
tion In January.
A rabies vaccination clinic Wa.knry ,has
will be held Jan. 14. 9 12 and . r'reuJ nl of the Hepp-
15 p m. at the Norene Veler- n,,,r Vha.?',?r of Lommn' .
inary Clinic. Heppner. H" ' "0!,n": mTT u
The rab.es clinic is being ' ne. Jownict basketball
held in conjunction w.th M. fnd,'v.r ' ke?
state wide effort to have all c ,,,8m s T .'T?
dog, vaccinated against the Uv Wl" T' wi h he "h'
dreaded disease. No pops ""ice wpiad on Friday. The
under 4 month of age w.ll be !"" ",,',, rl.ng lineup will
vaccinated and the fee for the UrM
rab,es vaccination is ,ng ' Va"e '"V' uch
done at cost, or $4 per animal Ku,",,k!, ond Ko,H'r' fM"'
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DEAR MISTER EDITOR:
I'm happy to report that all the fellers ihowed up at the
country store Saturday night In good shape.
Ed Doolit tie spoke fer most of em when he allowed thai the
most exciting think he done New Year's was not turn on the
television. Ed said that was the smartest move he't made
this year, and he recommended It fer everybody that don't
want his life broke up in quarters and halfs and half-baked
opinions on how many ways one bunch of grown men can gil a
ball thru another bunch. Ed said his one New Year'a
reserlution was not to cut the television on whenever
possible.
The fellers general ain't to strong on reserlutions. Most of
em is at a time In life when temptation is easy lo resisl
anyhow, and as much as they look forward to the year ahead
they ain't about to make any big changes or take on any
major projects. So, like Josh Clodhopper said, if you ain't
going lo resolve not to do somepun or to do somepun the field
of New Year's reserlutions gits narrowed down quick.
Ed reported that while he was not watching television New
Year's Day he reminded hisseir that this is Leap Year, and he
was of a mind that this event ain't give the attention it use to
be. When he was a young feller, Ed said, the gals made a big
to do about Leap Year, and he even had one to come right out
and invite him to a church social onct. But the idee of
wimmen taking advantage of Leap Year to go out chasing the
fellers is as out of date as the gal who's sweet 18 and never
been kissed. Even back in his sporting days, Ed allowed,
Iap Year was fer fun, and any year a gal set her cap serious
fer a man he was lassoed and hogtied afore he knowed what
day it was. Now. best he can figger. Ed said, courting is ever
man and woman fer theirself all the time.
Clem Webster said that Leap Year will git less notice this -year
than usual, because short of the Second Coming and
World War Three 1976 is going to be the year of the
bicentennial.
America s 200th birthday is going to be on the front pages
everwhere. Clem allowed, and folks have been setting up
nights fer the past five year figgering how to git a free ride
out of the event.
By the time July 4 rolls around this year, Clem declared, he
expects to read more history than in all the rest of his life put
together, and he'll be seeing everthing from red, white and
blue ice cream to a big business fer men in knee britches and
powdered wigs playing Ben Franklin andCeorge Washington
at year-around shopping center sales.
Actual, Gem said, he ain't agin permotion, cause that's
what keeps this country going and growing. But he said he
hopes we don't git so caught up in riding the bicentennial
bandwagon we fergit to pay some mind to the wagon. Like
the feller said that hired a 18 year-old girl to be Santa Claus
in his store, we are permoting the spirit of the occasion, not
the people involved. If we can keep that thought, Clem said,
we'll do fine.
Yours truly,
MAYOR ROY.
Learning
Disabilities
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As mentioned in last week's article, one Is confronted with
many different definitions and descriptions when talking
about learning disabilities. These different disabilities can be
very misleading and confusing until one can begin to
organize them in some way.
In general, most of these different viewpoints can be
categorized under two headings: Educational and Neurolo
gical. The former usually defines learning disabilities by
describing the behavior that goes along with them. The latter
is usually more concerned about the physical process that
causes the behavior. It must be kept in mind, however, thai
these categories are general, and that the two areas are not
mutually exclusive. Many educators borrow the neurological
terms of learning disabilities and neurologists are, too,
concerned with the behavior of the learning disabled child.
The use of the two areas is only to help make sense of a
complex subject and to understand that talking with different
professionals can present you with different and sometimes
conflicting information.
In talking with parents or teachers, I generally use a
descriptive approach in helping them understand learning
disabilities. For example, a child who seems to have average
or above-average intelligence, but is underachieving In
school, would make me want to check the possibility of his
having a learning disability. The same is true of a child
whose vision checks out alright but who has difficulties in
reading or writing; or the child whose hearing is intact, but
who can't seem to follow directions In short, any child who
does not seem to be living up to his apparent potential, should
lc suspected as having a learning disability.
At different ages, a child will, of course, exhibit different
behaviors, and a carefully taken history will lend evidence to
the existence of a learning disability. A child makes
attachments lo people based on how he perceives them
through his senses. Every mother has witnessed that point at
about six months of age when a child suddenly is able to
distinguish between his mother and a strange or new
babysitter. Prior to that, anyone could hold him without
eliciting any fear. This is called "stranger anxiety" and la
considered a normal development. It stands to reason that a
learning disabled child would have difficulties in being
perceptually aware of people in his environment and he
therefore may not develop this "stranger anxiety" or not
show it until much later. This then would be a good clue of
some perceptual handicap or learning disability.
The onset of such milestones as walking, talking, and toilet
training can also be used to determine whether or not a child
has a learning disability. Again, it Is Important to note that
other things besides learning disabilities can affect the rate
of a child's developmental milestones. Its a fact lhal all
children are unique and develop al an individual rate. Even
children within the same family usually will not achieve the
same milestones at exactly (he same age. The things that
educators and psychologists look for are "gross" changes in '
the developmental process, or the existence of several of the
learning disability symptoms In the same child.
It Is when a child reaches school age and Is first compared
systematically with other children the tame age, that most '
learning disabled youngsters are discovered. For S or I years
they have lived for the most pari In a tolerant world In which
little pressure was placed on them to learn. Now their faulty
perceptual apparatus It confronted with tremendously new
situations : a large group of children ; structured settings; the
written word; new and confusing rules. It la a tremendous
adjustment for alt children and a task bordering on the
impossible for the learning disabled youngster.
In next week's article, we will examine the expectation! of
the school age child and how the handicapped child attempts ;
lo cope with them.
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