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Page 1, THE GAZETTE-TIMES, Heppner, OR, TtursyJan Ki 1 " x I J F.KXKSTV. JOINER A not-so-fearless press is receiving kudos from the public for disclosure of Intima te devils in the lives of such public figures as President John Kennedy and FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover. It may appear to be good journalism. The public may savor reading the salacious and sensational stories. But I say it is muckraking of the worst sort and deserves condemnation instead of praise. Obviously, the press corps in Washington knew all the sordid details of the lives of these 2 men during the time they were alive and able to defend themselves. Why didn't the press print the evidence then instead of now? The press kept its silence, either as an accommodation to high-placed figures or because of a fear of them. In either case the press exhibited timidity if not cowardice by failing to inform the public at a time when such exposure might have altered the course of history. The belated flagellation of Kennedy and Hoover does little to enhance the prestige and credibility of the press. Jumping on people when they're dead and gone is nasty business. But it is nothing new. Thomas Jefferson was shielded during his lifetime from scandal, as were Presidents Harding. Wilson, ' Roosevelt. Kennedy and Johnson. One should not forget that it was the press that conceived and created the sloo'book Camelot and kept it glittering so tang as a means of gilding the deeds of the Kennedy Clan. And it was the press that, once Kennedy was gone, set about causing fabled Camelot to fade into the mist, soiled and sullied, an illusion that never should have existed in the first place. Columnist Jack Anderson had the goods on FBI Director Hoover all these years, yet withheld it until the old tiger wasn t around to fight back The lives of our public officials should be open books. A president has no private life, and he knows that when he assumes the office. It is a price he pays for the power and toe glory The trappings and emoluments that accrue to the presidency. And it is the duty of the press, I believe, to tell the whole truth about these high officials at the time that information becomes available, and not wait until it s 'safe to do so. Something tells me that before this year is out I'm going to be as fed up with the word "bicentennial" as I am with 'far out," "basically," and "you know" . . . Assemblyman William Craven points out that during 1973 there were 1156 fatalities attributed to drunk drivers as compared to 675 deaths caused by handguns during the same year. So, by all means, let usget rid of those handguns! . . Je Passion for alphabetizing the names of organizations (EPA, CIO, UA, FFA etc .adabsurdum) isn't likely to capture the interest of the movement known as the Status of Women (SOW for short) ... A recent story in the Toronto Star told how Third World delegates to the United Nations sell their votes to oU rich nations at the going price of from $6,000 to $8,000. They get up to $30,000 per vote on a key issue. Thus is the business of "the world" conducted at the Tower of Babel-on-the-Hud-son. It ERNIE fERESA The following is an excerpt from a letter written by Andrew Heiskell (Chairman of the Board, Time Magazine) to Kent Sd regarding the recent postal rate mcrease. ReJentw; ySilSembers of your staff held a meeting at theWhite House with magazine publishers in which you Scate toat you will continue to oppose both additional Serai appropriations to defray the increasing coats of "servTceiJrovided by the U.S. PosService andfunds for phasing increases in second class mail rates as authorized by Congress in P.L. 93-328. atTouarew,regyouMd your es have repeaty described appropriations for public service by the Postal SvTcTis Sidies" to the various users whetoer such Srs happen to require these services or not You have also comparedUie deficit problems of the postal service to the deficit problems of the City of New York. New York is yours. lit me demonstrate how apt the comparison is. We all can recognize that a major e ement SeNew York problem has been the unwillingness of political Sanagement with escalating demands of the municipal workers union WhSto beSi the situation in the operations of the postal service' Federal fiscal year 1971 was the last year under toe preform postal system, the long existing system under which postalrates and postal expenditures were set by SgressFisal year 1972 was a period of transition. In fisca SS the first year of full operation, the reform postal Stem generated a deficit of $13 million. In the fiscal year the deficit had swollen to $433 billion ; in fiscal year 1975, which ended this summer, the deficit was $825 million and in the current fiscal year which will end June 3 1976. toe Postmaster General currently predicts the deficit will exceed $1.4 billion dollars-including a 13 cent first class letter rate. You are right Mr. President. Such anthmet.c is quite comparable to the record in New York. Salaries and benefits now account for 85 per cent of the postal budget. The basic wage of postal workers nationwide is presently $13,400 a year. To carry your analogy a little further, the average basic wage of a New York Pieman $14,700: New York firemen $14,700, New York teachers $1Ona national basis the average policy salary is 11,800; firemen $11,200; teachers $11,600. Consider also tha assistant professors of four year colleges earn a national average of $13,400. , With the pay hikes granted in this year's postal wage settlement, the average pay of postal workers will probably rise to $16 500 by 1978-an additional increase of more than 23 per cent over present levels. That will cost the Postal Service an additional $2 billion in wages alone. You are I believe aware that the continuation of this course will vitally effect a major medium of the communication of ideas in America the many diverse magazines and smaller newspapers. But even if this were acceptable to you-consider the comments of the present Postmaster General. Mr. Bailar. who indeed is struggling earnestly to cope with the impossible conditions thrust upon him by law and by circumstances not entirely under his Thelast thing we want is a constant round of postal increases because we recognize that not only would this EeHhe free flow of commerce and ideas through toe mailsT but it would also reduce our volume and hence our revenue thus compounding our financial problems. M?volume decreTsed last year for the first time m years. Parcel Dost is down. Electronic transfer of funds will fncreasK affect Fir,. Class mail, and the volume magazines and newspaper, will dwindle a, major magazines "eluding those we publish and major "WP J Wall Street Journal, flee the mails in the "'ban center, where they now generate a favorable positive cash flow for '"The prelenTcJse of action, suggested by toe White House meeting with publisher, can have only one end: bankruptcy of toe Postal Service-, bankruptcy that in toe process win go a long way toward making the medium of print too expensive for millions of Americans. The Founding Father,' Intention was that the postal svstem should encourage the free flow of information in our nation !Va. their conviction that the postal system , was necessary service of government and not a business, George Wash.ngion slated in 1782 that a postal service was needed to -bind these people to u, with a chain that can never be broken " Hislory show, that our first President was nghr For Nearly 200 years. Congres. and the American peoe have recognized the democratic and educational value, of maga ines nd newspapers. Today, magazine, and spapm are Jeopardized by an ineffective and misguided prll System THE GAZETTE-TIMES MORROW COl NTY S NEWSPAPER Bo 33". Heppner. OR. t7M fHibrrlp()oa rale: M per year ta Oregoe. $ l here. F.iwest V. Joiner. PablUher Robert A.Mnofll. Editor PablUke. etery Tkartday ana " ' ?eg. .er the act of M.rch 1. 4 cU.. mUgr ytaUl at llepowf. Oregoa. President Ford's state of the union message Monday night followed the traditional pattern beloved by politicians. The first part of his speech was a glorification of our forefathers' courage, devotion and dedication to freedom. Of course. I never tire of being reminded of our glorious past. But experience has taught me that when a president or eovernor does the honors it is only a build-up to picking the taxpayers' pockets. After Mr. Ford had whipped up my patriotic fervor to the point where I could have kicked the Russian Army apart singlehandedly. he lowered the boom. A drastic hike in social security taxes. He did soften the blow by saying that it would only amount to about $1 a week for toe average worker-conveniently skipping over the fact that an additional $1 a week per worker would also be extracted from toe worker's employer, thus understating his tax take by 100 per cent. He promised that farmers would no longer have to sell their farms to pay inheritance taxes, thus permitting the heirs to inherit the land. A new concept in these day, when government regards itself as the sole beneficiary of a deceased. He also promised strict enforcement of anti-trust laws to thwart greedy monopolies from impositions upon the little man's pocketbook. He did not mention that he would take action against the biggest monopolies of all, the government monopolies such as the U S. Postal Service that is robbing us blind; the Environmental Protection Agency that is killing us in the process of making life livable; and Amtrack. using our tax dollars to kill off the railroads. All in all it was the same old script. He promised an extension of the income tax cut. and while the nation's hats were still in the air from sheer exultation, he took that income tax reduction money right out of our pockets in bigger social security taxes. Still he did say some nice things about our forefathers. But after 200 years I don't know if we can afford them any longer. lj .";- i.ILjJs' f;.;:;;::: Charles Latourell was elect ed president, Leonard Gil liam, secretary and Frank Shively, assistant field secre tary at a meeting of the Heppner Rod and Gun Club. E.C. Carlson, who was doing business in the city, reports that there has been an abundance of moisture in the Gooseberry section. S.E. Notson, district attor ney and George McDuffee. sheriff, were in attendance of the law enforcement officers meeting held in Portland. Ralph Moore, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Moore, and Elmer Buckman, son of Mr. and Mrs. E L. Bucknum, departed Wednesday for Mar shfield, where they have' secured employment and will remain there for several months. A number of neighbors and friends enjoyed a pleasant dance at the ranch home of Mr. and Mrs. Alec Hunt on Saturday evening. A happy surprise wa, ar ranged for Buster Gentry, when his father J.E. Gentry assisted by his grandmother. Mrs. Sara White, entertained a number of Buster's friends in honor of hi. sixteenth birthday. Tell Me The Part Again Where They Said You Were Toouumo To Run A Winning Team.' GROUND HOG DAY) FE3.2 d 1ST -tv a '6 -191 Gleanings 18 million Gi l are training at the college level, on the GI Bill of June 1. 1966. If you are under that bill you should take advantage of the opportunity because the bill runs out May 31. 1976. Hey! All you aliens from foreign lands don't forget that lime is running out. You must report your address during the month of January. Forms are available at the Post Office. Heppner is qualified for Hood and Mudslide insurance through the National Flood Insurance Program. Rate, are Federally subsidized and are low In cost. If you are interested call your licensed insurance agent or broker. Did you get a snowmobile, minibike. four-wheel drive jeep or other off road vehicle for Christmas? You should get the new booklet "Off Road Vehicle Use on Federal Lands." Every area ha, different rule, and if you want to play the game you have to know the rule Contact the nearest National Forest Ser vice office for your copy. Somebody out there i. doing something . . . Morrow County recorded the most dramatic gain in farm Mies in Oregon during 1975. A great big 50 per cent Incrrase to $74 million. A total of 36 Orrgon counties showed Increase.. Umatilla and Marion were the only one. R.A.Maxwell to go over $100 million. Con gratulations to Morrow Coun ty farmers. Mark your calendar for the greatest show on earth . . Mobile Home Show that is. The very latest in mobile homes. New design and up to date styles for your viewing. The dates Feb. 18 22, 1976. Are you over 30? Maybe you would like to take a trip back to the 40s. The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra will be at the McCrae Activity Center on the BMCC campus at 8 p.m., Feb. May I be the first to tell you the new hunting season, for 1976 have been announced. Deer season wrll open Oct. 2 andchukar. partridge become legal on that day. Pheasant hunting in Eastern Oregon begins Oct. 16. Rocky Moun tain elk seawn starts Oct. 30 followed by Roosevelt Elk on Nov. 13. The rifle and bow hunting seasons for antelope will begin Aug. 28. Lots of luck. A smile for this week . . . Everytime the hunter shot a duck. hi. dog retrieved it by running along the lop of the water. After thi. had happen ed several lime,, Ihe hunter proudly asked an onlooker, "Notice anything unusual about my dog?" nr..-.. As. thm Antncikiip replied. "He can't .wim." meeting. The mail pouch EDITOR: I am seeking men and officer, who served aboard the mighty aircraft carrier, the U S S. Ticonderoga. Every man who ever served on this fine ship is entitled to join our group. We will be having our next Annual Reunion this coming May at Ticonderoga. NY. If interested and for more details, write me. giving your rale-rank, the division or Air Group and yearfsi on board. JAMES II MORGAN. JR. Big "T" Veterans' Assoc. Waterside Lane So. Berwick. Maine 03908 EDITOR: I feei I 0We you a double debt of gratitude. First. I understand you printed my original request for Information aCtoe earlie? life of my grandfather Robert F. HynJ This resulted in my receiving, by mail, three very kind response, from reader, of your paper. And now today I received the Gazette Times of Jan. 22 1976 ., welUs a copy of the Gazette of June 18. 1903. 1 am truly filled to have the edition of the earlier Gazette with it. formation about the Heppner flood. And most cerUiirty enjoyed reading the current pap" ,h ',or 3 my grandfather a. well a. the Inlerestmg column about the Hynd family. . Let me thank you for your quick and generous response to myletter. I have a warm feeling for Heppner after thi. "peS you would like to know of Robert F. Hyndji tor children by hi. second wife, one son, Robert B died April mi n Salem. The other son. William, and hi. wife ire living next door to my father and mother (Robert's daughter), on Balnbridge Island near Seattle. M RS. DON ALD CULBERTSON. Seattle, WA. PCA Meeting Pendleton Production Cre dit Association, (P.C.A.), which Include, Morrow, Uma tilla, Union and Wallow, counties will hold it. 42nd annual .lotkholder. meeting in Pendleton, Saturday, Feb. 7, 1976, at Blue Mountain Community College .Indent union. Thi. will tie a mncneon IONE CITY TV COOP TO MEET The 21st annual meeting of the lone City TV Co-op will be held tonight, Thursday, Jan. 29, 8 pm., at the lone American Legion Hall. In conjunction with tha meeting, election of two direc tor, and a wrretary treasurer will also be held. Director, whose lerm, expire are Bob Baker and Bob Montgomery. Jayorof 'Haidman DEAR MISTER EDITOR: FA Doolittle come to the session at the country store Mid "the (lost of getting sick kyckeU. Ed I reirt to ones that hav?f ixed incomes, if they got any and they are toe on that git sick the most and .lay ,ick the long est Ed Se had brung up thi. matter before an he wasn lookg fer much more support this time but what e Night! J work out is a deal where we pay the doctors to keep u. well ana thev oav us if they fall down on the Job and we git sick. Ed She had no E what a arrangement like that would do er Tdttora malpractice Insurance that is helpg to run up Jrices, but mow folks are well than sick at any given time, so he ought to come out ahead. . Zeke Grubb said another reason for h.gh doctor bills to H cost of gitting in and thru medical school. Zeke has saw where most schools in the country have a. many u well-qualified applicants fer every one seat In their classes. S that one young feller spent from $25 to $50 each o Ippl ic.ns ?0 4y7 medical schools, and they all urned him K We think gitting to see a doctor is tough, Zeke said, but Bitting to be one is even harder. 8 Speaking of prices. Bug Hookum said mmffa,PfH Is bouncing around he has worked up a system. If a feller splits up his operation between hogs and cows he can t lose. Bug aTd. When pork is high, sell the hog, and faiq re. iw. When beef is up, sell and buy hogs. If you play the market right. Ed said, you can pick up enough between buying and selling to build fence, and put in pasture. Course, admitted Bug if somebody figger, out why beef and hog pricei .work like a seesaw that might be a bigger help fer farmers and "IcS. broke in Isaac Cornfodder. beef and pork may be a glut on the market if this woman he saw a piece about has her way. Isaac don't say much at our meetings, so toe fel lers filtered he was worked up over somepun. He was He told where this girl has been eating bugs fer months, and .he has found she gits all the protein she needs. Termites is her favorite, he declared, and she also is partial to anU and grasshoppers. She give some of her Insect recipe, in the The felirt thinks Isaac fer his report, but they was full aereed they would steer clear of a bumblebee casserole even at church covered dish suppers where they usual eat everthing. Bug summed up the feeling of the g"up when he said he didn't want to see the day when, if he found a fly in hi. soup, it was supposed tp be there. Your, truly, MAYOR ROY. Pure Religion By Rev. Edwin Sike First Oirbtlaa Church James 1 27 "Pure religion and undefiled before our God and Father is this, to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unspotted from the world -James lived at a time when religion was greatly perverted. Ceremonialism, selfrighteousness and hypocrisy wa. the order of the day. Jame. write, to the world and tell, what "pure religion" i. . We are confronted with the ame problem today, having a "form of godliness, but having denied the power thereof." (2 Tim 3 5) We make a pretense at religion, going to church when it is convenient, failing to live that which we profess and giving Christ an4 His Church, at best, second place in our 'Tbelieve in "religion." It is good. God given and include, the worship of God. When "pure religion" i. deeply entrenched in the heart of man. it will control hi. thinking and his actions, causing him to reach out for spiritual things. He will reach out three ways: THE UPWARD REACH. "Pure religion" reaches up to God for it is "undefiled before God the Father." Christianity is God's answer to the need of man. which is to worship and serve him. God made us naturally religious. We will either reach up to God or out to the world. God is our source of ,trenglh and help. Paul speaking to the Athenian philosopher, said: "In Him we live and move and have our being." James said: "Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights." Because all that we have come, from God. "pure religion" will impel us to reach up to Him and to praise Him. THE INWARD REACH. "Pure religion" will reach into the very heart and soul of a man. causing him to "keep oneself unspotted from the world." When Christ comes into a heart, he cleanseth it from all sin. Christianity is a religion of the heart, and "out of the abundance of the heart the mouth jpeak'eth" and it also prompts the things we do. Unless our "religion" reaches our heart It is of little value. The aim of Christianity is not reformation, but salvation, however, when Christ comes Into a life, reformation doe. take place. High moral .tandard. are essential to Christian living. "Pure religion" necessitate, "keeping oneself unspotted from the world." THE OUTWARD REACH. "Pure religion" will reach out to those in need. It will move u. to "visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction," and to render physical, financial and spiritual help when needed. Jesus, when enthroned in the heart, causes one to reach out with compassion and concern and to help others. Christianity i. a "religion" of service, but that service must be for the right purpow and In the right order. First, one must give his life to Jesus, accepting and obeying Him In regard to the forgiveness of hi. .in. Next, there to the matter of worship. We are to "neglect not the assembling together" on the Lord'. Day. Then if our "religion" I. to be "pure", we must go into the world and preach the gospel" backing It up with a consecrated life which Includes rendering service to others. Jesus Illustrated this in the parable of the Good Samaritan, and at the close of which he gave the charge "Go thou, and do likewli." "Pure religion" 1 uplifting, for It reaches to the very throne of God. It Is reforming for It reaches Into the Innermost recesses of the heart. It 1. helpful and benevolent, for it reaches out to help and Influence other. All thi. I. possible because "God so loved" that He sent Jesus, His Son, to this world to seek and live that which was lost. He will save you too, If you will believe upon Him, accept and obey Him. According to Mohimmedtn myth, the earth Is sunk In a huff mountain and IU foundation la an emerald, the re fUctlofl of which flvH the .sure hue to the iky.
