Page 2, THE GAZETTE TIMES. Heppner, OR, Thursday, Mar. 18, 1978
Mayor of HordmsB
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- Competition among newspapers is the name of the game,
for without competition newspapers would cease to function.
Yet, while competition does exist, there is also the feeling of
helping one another when the situation arises.
Last Monday afternoon the Compugraphic at the
Gazette-Times suddenly stopped dead. Calls were placed to
Seattle asking for a solution to the problem. They asked us to
check some of the various components which we did, all to no
avail as the machine refused to cooperate. Without the
services of the machine it would have been impossible for
this newspaper to print its paper. We received a phone call
from Seattle, telling us the service man would arrive in
Heppner Wednesday morning to find and repair the trouble.
If we had waited for the service man to repair the machine,
the paper would not have been printed until Thusday and
most of our subscribers would not have received their paper
until Friday or Monday.
Our paper is printed in Pendleton at the East Oregonian, so
a hurried call was placed to the E.O. Tuesday afternoon
asking for their assistance. We were notified that when we
arrived with our copy they would have the necessary help to
transfer the copy into newsprint. We arrived at 7 p.m.
Tuesday evening and the two E.O. employees worked getting
the paper for the Gazette-Times ready until 10 p.m. that
evening. Without having to look too closely, you may have
noticed the difference in the type in the paper and perhaps a
few errors. This is not the fault of the E.O. or any of their
staff who helped during our time of emergency, but rather
mine, as I did not proof read all of the material that went into
the newspaper, as I did not have the time, so for any errors,
my apologies.
For the fine cooperation of the staff and management of the
E.O. all I can say is. "Last week's Gazette-Times was
brought to all of you through the courtesy of the East
Oregonian, and to all of them our Thanks."
" Now that Spring vacation is just around the corner, one
of the most frequent phrases about the home will probably
be. "Gee I wish I had something to do." For those who have
the urge to do something during spring vacation, perhaps
some of the trash could be piled on the sidewalk and
arrangements could be made to have the trash hauled to the
city dump. Almost every home in the area has an abundance
of weeds, clippings, a few bottles and tin cans about the yard.
If some of the home owners took the time to place the trash on
the sidewalk it would be taken away . . . free of charge. What
better way to celebrate the Bicentennial year than with a
clean city.
; For the umteenth time the Corps of Engineers and
interested persons will meet at the Morrow County
Courthouse to discuss pros and cons of Willow Creek Dam.
This issue has been hashed, trashed and rehashed over and
over during the past 35 years and all to no avail. When the
people of the community were in favor of the dam,
delegations were sent to Washington, D.C. to testify for the
cause. After much hullaballo and promises that the dam
would be constructed to save the people of Heppner from
further floods, the bill was vetoed by President Ford. It will
be interesting to see how many people attend the Willow
Ceek Dam meeting this Friday night to meet with the Corps
rt Engineers and discuss the project. Each year or two the
issue is presented to the people and the only change in the
project is the cost of construction.
lOTKS FROM OREGON
flTTLEMANS ASSOC-.
According to a recent t'SDA
survey, coyotes killed 735.000
lambs last year in 15 western
Sales. This was equivalent to
5 per cent of the total lamb
crop. Coyotes also killed
ito.OUO mature breeding sheep
and also have a distinct taste
tor newborn calves.
The survey was authorized
by Congress and based on
reports from more than 9.000
sheep producers in the 15
western states, including Ore
gon Coyotes are capable of
killing 4oo pound calves, game
animals as well as house cats
and pi"d'r'
.More than 200 Oregon cattle
producers will be surveyed
between March 5.-April 1 by
the I'SDA This is part of a
nation wide siTvey to gather
information to indicate beef
product ion costs. According to
I'SDA. survey results will help
identify production needs and
establish priorities for energy
and other requirements for
the production of beef cattle.
More than 150 OCA Direc
tors and Cow Belles attended
their respective meetings in
Portland, last month Action
taken by the Board of Direc
tors included: opposing the
initiative petition banning co
rporate farming in Oregon,
went on record deploring the
fact that 47 million pounds of
excess foreign beef was ship
ped into the I S during the
laM quarter of 1975 Directors
are requesting Congress and
the Administration lo deduct
these excess overages from
the 1976 Import quota; re
quested more agricultural
input into the Land Conserva
tion and Development Com
mission, went on record to
suMMirt efforts of other west
ern grazing slates lo reserve
the trend and stop the move
ment by various environmen
tal groups which are out to
pi.iJ..tI ikI rennet livestock
grazing on federal ranges;
requested federal action in
regards to increasing number
of wild horses which are now
forcing reduction of cattle
numbers on public lands in
Orrgnn and other western
slates BI.M has stated that in
' many areas where (here Is a
I.m k of forage on public lands,
if il is a ca of whether the
tattle or the horses must be
taken off. the cattle must be
removed This is their decision
KKP. SIMPSON VISITS
( Ol.l .MBIA BASIN
Rep. Max Simpson. D-Bak-er.
announced today the Agri
Business Subcommittee, of
which he is chairman, will
visit the Columbia Basin on
Mar. 29-30 to study the impact
of corporate farming in the
area.
The subcommittee was for
med to assess the extent of
corporate farming in Oregon
and its impact on Oregon's
consumers, communities, and
family farms. In addition to
hearings in Salem and Port
land, the subcommittee has
met in Baker. Ontario. Med
ford and Klamath Falls. Fol
lowing further meetings, the
subcommittee will report its
findings and recommenda
tions, to the Legislative Com
mittee on Trade and Econo
mic Development, chaired by
Sen Mike Thorne. Pendleton.
The members will tour
larms and processing facili
ties in the Basin area Monday.
Mar. 29. A public hearing will
be held in Thompson Hall at
the Umatilla County Fair
grounds in Hermiston. Tues
day. Mar. 30. 9 30 a m. Rep.
Simpson urges all intersted
persons to attend and testify.
Persons wishing further infor
mation should contact (he
Legislative Committee on
Trade and Economic Deve
lopment. 319 State Capitol.
Salem. OR 97310. or phone
378 8811. Simpson said.
sfv jernstedt
State Sen. Ken Jernstedt
was in Washington. D C. last
week to represent the Oregon
Senate at the National Con
ference of Slate Legislatures.
Jernstedt is serving on the
Intergovernmental Relations
Committee which seeks lo
maintain open communica
tions between stales and the
federal government.
The legislators from every
state met in small task forces
lo review actions and propo
sals by Congress and the
Administration which affect
the stales
The National Conference on
Stale legislatures acts as a
lobby organization at the
federal level representing
state Intei ests,
Keynote speaker at the
conference was Sen. Hubert
Humphrey.
EDITOR:
For several months the Gazette-Times has been generous
in giving space in the paper for articles by the staff of
Morrow County Mental Health Services. These have been
very helpful in explaining the work of the clinic and giving a
view of how the needs of many members of the community
are met. The staff and the advisory committee greatly
appreciate the coverage given by the Gazette-Times.
Because Mr. Hirni and Mr. Angermeyr wrote articles
dealing mostly with processes and types of treatment and
therapy I would like to give a more comprehensive view of
the clinic to those who would like to know about the total
operation.
In 1972 the Eastern Oregon Comprehensive Community
Mental Health Center was awarded a federal grant to
establish a thirteen county mental health program. For the
past three and one-half years the Morrow County office has
been a part of the Umatilla County CTinic. Because it will be
economically advantageous for Morrow County, our office
will separate from Umatilla County, July 1, 1976. We will
retain all the benefits of back-up resources from the Eastern
Oregon Comprehensive Community Mental Health Center.
The Center's program was seen by the Federal Site
Inspection learn as being a model for rural mental health
services and was given a rating of "Outstanding."
Locally, during 1975 the Morrow County Mental Health
office had 167 new admissions. Although, nationwide, only 20
per cent of patients seeking treatment in community mental
health clinics stay in treatment longer than S visits, 79 per
cent of those who sought the services of our office stayed in
treatment over 5 visits or until the patient and therapist
thought treatment should be terminated. Currently there are
57 active patients. Types of problems treated include
marital, alcohol, suicidal, depression, family, drugs,
delinquency, bedwetting. sexual problems, arson and child
abuse.
In addition to the two professional staff people in the local
office, we have the once a month services of a psychiatrist.
Since July 1973 Dr. William Roberts has had the resources of
the two community hospitals in Pendleton where he can
admit patients for 5-M days lo regulate medication before
returning them to their homes. The total program is designed
to be as least disruptive to the patient's daily living as
possible while providing care and treatment.
dents of the Morrow County Mental Health office and
members of the advisory board feel that this human service
agency is giving the kind of preventive and corrective help
that is badly needed by the community. We wanl to thank the
Gazette-Times again for their support.
ALOHA DeSPAIN.
Member of the Advisory Committee
EDITOR:
I want lo let you know how much 1 enjoy your paper. As
former Spray resident. I especially enjoy the addition of the
Spray News. I hope II will continue.
We art also former lone residents for a short lime. I enjoy
your news even though I remember only a few of the people.
I am interested In the hospital news as I was a nurse there.
Although II isn't the biggest hospital, it has to be one of lb
best.
I really miss that section of the country. Hope to move
back some day.
MRS. JAMES BURR IS
Vancouver, WA.
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EDITOR:
Truly enjoy receiving the Gazette Times here in Izmir,
Turkey. We are always a month behind but through no fault
of yours. We have had interesting and exciting experiences,
which we will cherish the rest of our lives. As for our
relatives and friends in the Heppner area, we want you to
know that even though we are many miles apart our love for
you is in our hearts.
EDITOR:
I visit and renew acquaintanceship with senior citizens,
formerly from Morrow County that live in this home away
from home. They said to receive their own personal
Gazette-Times would be like someone visiting each week or a
letter from home.
Morrow County's Newspaper is the ideal gift for that newly
married couple. God knows American homes are being so
brain washed by television, it's lime we began to read some
excellent, thought provoking literature.
Robert Burnside came lo Heppner, Oregon with his
parents. Mr. and Mrs. George Burnside and two brothers and
I sister from Kansas in 1910. They moved lo Rood Canyon
where they farmed the Allen and Asbaughl ranches. A
brother and sister were born there. Robert attended grade
school in the Rood Canyon District. Then spent two years al
the Hardman High School where there were 35 students.
Hardman had an outstanding football team, noted for its
knock-down drag-oul tactics.
Robert Burnside married Gladys Allstotl and to this union
were born two boys and one girl. Robert engaged in farming
and worked in saw mills, later moving to Hermiston where he
was employed al Umatilla Army Depot as a fork lift
operator.
Robert and Gladys will celebrate their 50th wedding
anniversary April 3. 1976
Gladys' parents. Mr. and Mrs. R E. Allstotl, Sr.. a brother
and 2 sisters migrated from the Indian Territory (Oklahoma )
to Heppner. Oregon in the fall of 1903. Mr. Allstotl purchased
a timber culture claim of 160 acres and property from a Mr.
Orkin in Eight Mile. They added to their holdings several
thousand acres of land and were engaged in raising cattle,
sheep, hogs and wheat.
Dad was not much of a Bible reading man. but he really
practiced what be read Genesis: I 28 "And God blessed
them, and God said unto Ihem, be fruitful and multiply and
replenish the earth and subdue il" . . . etc. So Ihere were 12 of
us younguns and all were boys but I.
The Columbia River water has awakened the sleeping
giant -Morrow County.
There are many exciting things happening in Hcppner-lo
name a few. well supervised schools, shopping centers,
swimming pool, museum tone of the best), police force.
Churches, good clean restaurants, dedicated councilmen and
mayor and judge that have both feel on the ground.
An editor and publisher of your local newspaper, lhal
doesn'l agree with everything they print, but believes in
freedom of the press.
If you don't want it printed in the Heppner Gazette, do not
let il happen.
ROBERT E. ALLSTOTT
Hermiston.
Letters for publication
should be addressed to the
Editor, The Gazette-Times,
P.O. Box 337, Heppner, OR.
97836. All letters are subject
to abridgement and must be
signed and carry an address.
Short letters, typed double
spaced are preferred, but all
letters will be considered. We
do not publish third person
letters or anonymous ones.
THE PELESKYS
Mona Lisa t Paul
U.S. Air Force
Izmir, Turkey
Bill
DEAR MISTER EDITOR:
I don't know nothing and I git thai mixed up. Mister Editor,
and my memory is even worst than il used to be. But I can I
recollect a single Important domestic problem that our
Federal Guvernment has actual solved in Ihe last 30 years.
And any Congressman will tell you that our record of success
in dealing with matters at home is remarkable good
compared to what we've been able to have our way in foreign
affairs since we did manage (o solve Ihe World War II
problem in our favor.
Problems come up ever day. and we see em wrote up in the
papers, but we don't ever hear of remedies thai work. What
we hear is thai Congress subsidizes It, passes it to some
agency or announces thai it is Ihe Ford Administration's
fault. Then the President vetoes whatever action the
Congress look, and lhat problem is replaced by the next
problem.
This mailer of spending the buck or passing it as the only
way to deal with problems come up at the country store
Saturday night. Clem Webster said the only practical action
he could recall out of Congress was some years back when
somebody said Congress ought to name a committee to count
the gold in Fort Knox twict a year. That was amended a few
limes. Clem recalled, and when they final worked it out they
was going to count the gold reserves twict month, and the
Congress said that was a waste of taxpayers money and a
committee's time, cause we would know from month lo
month if any had been took. The last Clem heard, Ihe
gold-counting bill was still pending somewhere in the
pipeline.
General speaking, the fellers was full agreed that as much
positive thinking gits done around the stove in the store than
in the halls of Congress, and about as much comes of one as
the other. Ed Doolittle took note of two problems that he
claimed he had come as clost to solving as Congress and the
Ford Administration together. One was the energy shortage
and the other was the job shortage. The last he heard, Ed
said, they were talking of taking the price ceiling off natural
gas so the companies could charge what they please (o raise
money lo look where they please fer more gas. As fer Jobs,
the Congress put $6.2 billion into perviding 600,000 public
make-work jobs. The President vetoed that, so Congress
come back with $6 billion to create 280.000 Jobs. In a month,
Ed allowed, the cost of creating jobs doubled, so no wonder
we got seven million folks out looking fer work.
Meanwhile, the Congress is jumping on the crime problem
by coming up with a 753-page bill to reform the criminal
laws. It is called the "Be Nice to your Neighborhood Burglar
Bill." What the "Protection of Persons" part of the bill does
is spell out the burglar's rights and warns the property owner
being burgled that "use of force is not justified under this
section."
Yours truly,
MAYOR ROY.
Pot flocft insurance
In response to numerous
inquiries concerning Insur
ance for pet rocks. Western
' Information Insurance Infor
; mation Service a non profit
' consumer education service
offers the following informa
tion. First. WHS assures pet
rock owners, their pet rock is
usually covered under a
typical homeowner's policy. If
the pel rock has any special
abilities or qualities that
increase its value, it should
probably be listed as a special
item on your policy.
Typically, a homeowner's
policy includes insurance on
the dwelling, "appurtenant
structures" (garages, guest
houses, sheds, etc. furniture,
personal property (your pel
rock would come under this
category) and extra living
expenses incurred as a result
of a fire or other occurrence.
An additional advantage of
the homeowner's policy is the
coverage you gel for personal
liability plus medical pay
ments for someone who might
be injured on your property. It
also includes protection for
damage you might do acci
dentally to another person's
property.
This means that, heaven
forbid, should your pet rock
bite a child on your property,
you would be protected by
your homeowner's Insurance.
Or. if your pel rock should be
practicing a difficult Irick and
Property
reduction
April I is Ihe deadline to
apply for three property lax
reduction programs resi
dential deferral, senior citi
zen's deferral and veteran's
exemption, and Oregon De
partment of Revenue Director
John J. Lobdell alerts all
qualified taxpayers.
The residential deferral was
adopted by the I97S legislature
lo reduce property taxes for
persons whose homes art
located tn areas toned fur
commercial or industrial land
use. If person's application
for a single family residential
assessment is accepted, the
land is valued as if il wert
toned residential which gen
erally has a lower tat rate.
The special assessment ap
plies lo land only, not the
buildings.
However, the taxes art
merely deferred When the
home is disqualified, such as
by transfer of ownership, back
laiet art calculated based on
the commercial of Industrial
value of the land at the tim of
accidentally fly through your
window, your insurance com
pany would pay for the
damage. You must, of course,
be able to prove thai the
damage was the result of an
accident.
Suppose your pet rock is
playing dead on the stairway
and doing it so well thai he is
nol noticed by a friendly
visitor skipping cheerfully
down the steps, and that this
visitor trips on your pel rock
and falls down the rest of the
20 steps. Again, you are
protected by your Insurance.
If your pet rock is stolen,
even though its sentimental
value could never be replaced,
you would be compensated.
There might be a deductible
on your policy though, and you
should be sure that you're
familiar with the coverage
you have
If you find your policy hard
lo understand, ask your agent
lo explain all its details to you.
You might be one of the many
people who now have revised,
easy to ready policies since
many companies are now
offering this additional bene
fit Anyone wanting a speaker
on Homeowner's Insurance
can gel a free speaker by
calling the WHS Speaker's
Bureau. (503i 6436XS. Bea
ver ton. which services all of
Oregon
tax
program
s
the transfer and at the latest
tax rate. This figure Is multi
plied by Ihe number of years,
up lo 10. ihe land was on the
special assessment.
The senior citizen's deferral
allows persons 13 and over to
avoid payment of property
taxes as long as they livt on
tht property. Taxes plus
accrued interest at six per
cent per year must bt paid
wKefl the property no Uit
qualifies for tht deferral.
Veterans of tht Spanish
American, Phlllippint Insur
rection or Boxer Rebellion;
certain disabled veterans and
widows of veterans may havt
I7.BO0 of their residential
property value exempted
from taxation. This can pro
vide a substantial lax benefit
for veterans and their widows.
Tht reduced Isxet do not havt
to t paid back.
Further Information and
application forma art avail
able at the offices of county
assessors.