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EDITOR:
Since the letter 1 wrote to the editor of this paper appeared
in the March 25 edition, I have received two anonymous
letters containing various articles concerning the humane
treatment of animals, birds and even whales. 1 would like to
put a stop to this before it gets out of hand. So to the senders
of these letters let me say this.
Please do not waste your time and money sending me any
literature that is in any way connected with such radicai
anti-hunting groups as the Friends of Animals or Fund for
Animals Inc. My reasons are as follows: The Fund for
Animals is headed by Cleveland Amory, the TV critic who
Inspired CBS to do the fiasco entitled "The Guns of Autumn."
Or at least he is claiming credit, CBS insists that his role was
minor. Amory had publicized his own role in a New York
Times advertisement and in mailgrams to anti-hunting
supporters before the Sept. 5 show. He solicited contributions
in both for his fund for Animals, Inc., with the claim that the
CBS program was "based" on his book and his organization
needed money to keep up its anti-hunting campaign. At that,
CBS boiled over. This was taken directly from the pages of
the NRA, an organization I find much more reliable than
Atnnrv'i Khinfa lilra (hit onH nthsra I rnnlrl mention make
me really wonder about any organization that could be
actually headed by such a man.
The Friends of Animals are not only anti-hunting but
anti-rodeo as well. These "animal lovers" are responsible for
a four-year delay In a hunt to thin out a starvation point
overpopulation of deer in the Great Swamp National
Wildlife Refuge in New Jersey. By the time the courts finally
decided that the hunt was indeed necessary the herd had
grown from 200 to 650. The hunters and conservationists
found not only starving deer but deer that had died of disease
and those that being too weak to run had been torn apart by
packs of stray dogs. The suffering and agony brought on by
these "well Intentioned" friends of animals I find appalling.
This was a government organized and authorized hunt by
carefully screened hunters by the way, and the refuge was
created and funded by sportsmen and wildlife conservation
ists, long before many of these ultra preservationists ever
thought of helping our "furry friends." Again this is just one
of the many endeavors to "help" preserve our wildlife by the
Friends of Animals.
Another fact I find very interesting about these two groups
and the four other ones who make up the list of being the most
aggressively anti-hunting is that in 1973, the last year of
record, these six tax-exempt organizations enjoyed a total
income of $14,413,000. and disbursed $5,362,000. Very
Interesting indeed! You can find this information on page 21,
of the February issue of the American Rifleman.
The four other groups are: 1. The American Humane
Education Society (not to be confused with the American
Humane Society); 2. The Animal Protection Institute. 3.
Defenders of Wildlife; 4. The Humane Society of the U.S.
(another group that is not to be confused with the American
Humane Society.)
While I will accept some literature from some of these
groups, I am quite capable of writing to them myself, so
again do not feel compelled to take it upon yourselves to send
it to me. As a matter of fact I have a very low opinion of
people who send anything of this nature through the mail
unsigned and unrequested.
I do not appreciate "cute" doggie and kitty poems either,
so please don't waste them on me.
I have my own opinion on spaying and neutering too, so
don't bother sending yours. Incidently, my cat has been
spayed for the past nine years, long before I ever heard of
most of you spaying and neutering zealots! ,
Perhaps you people that send such literature through the
mail unsigned have your reasons. But please don't bother to ,
send them to me. I am not interested.
Before ending this. I would like to comment on the letter
sent in by Lois Winchester. First of all I would like to call
attention to what must be a misprint in the first paragraph of
her letter, she referred to her dogs as being tied.
I would also like to congratulate Mrs. Winchester on her
years of good health and wish her many more. But hope that
not everyone will adopt such a complacent attitude. I
'Shudder to think what might have happened if years ago
when such diseases as small pox and diptheria were running
rampant that people would have assumed because they had
never been victims that there was no need to take steps to
combat these killers. I am also quite certain that if I told the
parents of the next child that is bitten by a stray dog that we
have four children and they have never had so much as a
nibble, they would definitely not be impressed!
Heppner is a growing community, with all the growing
pains that rapid expansion brings about. The dog problem is
just one of those "pains." An increase in adult and juvenile
crime still another. And on and on w go. It is my opinion
that all of these problems are worthy of equal time and
consideration. Why cloud the dog problem issue with petty
grievances about the children in ones neighborhood? I am in
no way condoning these acts of vandalism, but fail to see how
they constitute a deterioration of parental responsibility. I
am also tired of hearing how bad the youth of today are. In
the two years that we have lived in Heppner I have had the
privilege of meeting quite a few of the kids that attend the
elementary and junior high grades. I can say without
reservations that they are the finest group of young people
that I have ever met. There are some that I've gotten to know
well enough to say, I'd be proud lo call you my own Parents
of Heppner. my compliments! My compliments also to the
Heppner School District, it is without a doubt the finest. Not
only are the standards of education high, but also the
Instructions they receive in ethics and morality.
KAY WALSINGHAM
Heppner
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GAIL HUGHES
Gail Hughes has spent the
major part of her life in
Eastern Oregon. Educated in
Milton-Freewater, she mar
ried Allen Hughes, a Morrow
County rancher, in 1953, and
has lived in this county since
that time. She and Allen have
three daughters. Patricia, the
oldest a sophomore at Eastern
Oregon State College, La
Grande; Carolyn and Jennifer
are students at Heppner
Elementary School.
In addition to her family and
ranch responsibilities, she is
employed part time at First
National Bank. She is involved
in the activities of the Morrow
County CowBelles, of which
she is immediate past presi
dent and is an active member
of All Saints Episcopal Chur
ch. There she has contributed
much time toward youth edu
cation and as a church
organist. She is treasurer of
the Episcopal Church Women.
Gail has served on the
Heppner Advisory Board to
the long range planning com
mittee for the Morrow County
School Board. This has in
creased her awareness in the
needs and processes of educa
tion in our county. She would
like to see the youths of this
county provided with the
essentials of education that
will prepare them for respon
sible adulthood, with or with
out higher education. If elect
ed to the board, Gail will have
an open ear to the needs and
desires of the community she
will represent, and will pre
sent their requests fairly to
the board for action.
PAULINE WINTER
During the five years that I
have served on the Board of
Directors of Morrow County
Schools, the Board has been
to face some of the greatest
changes to affect small school
districts in Oregon in many
years.
Mandatory collective bar
gaining and teacher tenure
have been two of the greatest
changes. Within Morrow Cou
nty the growth experienced in
the Boardman-Irrigon area as
a result of the opening of
desert farm lands has been
especially difficult because of
the uncertainty of the time
schedule of the new develop
ments. In the years ahead I see the
continued growth in both north
and south Morrow County
demand that the Board plan
for buildings and an educa
tional system unforeseen ten
years ago. Vocational and
career education are two
areas where, again, change
has been mandated.
I would like to be a part of
the planning team that tackles
this job.
JERRY DOUGHERTY
Jerry Dougherty was born
and raised in Morrow County.
He is a graduate of Heppner
High School and has been
involved in farming since his
graduation.
He said, "I have children
who will be in the school
system for the next 12 years."
He want to get involved to
better understand the prob
lems of the school system.
The annual Mothers Club
salad supper was held at the
home of Teresa Maxam,
Monday night.
Members and their guests
enjoyed a variety of salads
and pleasant conversation. A
short meeting was held after
the supper where other Moth
er's Club activities were
planned.
JEAN BENNETT
"I would like to continue and
improve the high level of edu
cation that is presently being
offered in the Morrow County
Schools," said Jean Bennett.
Bennett would like to pro
vide accordingly for the grow
th of the county and use sound
judgement in all decisions.
Jean is the wife of Don
Bennett, a rancher and is the
mother of three daughters.
She was born and raised in
Morrow County and is a gra
duate of Heppner High School.
MONTE STOOKEY
Monte Stookey moved to
Heppner in August 1973 with
Kinzua Corporation as con
struction supervisor for their
new plywood dry end facili
ties. At the present time
Stookey is the plywood mana
ger for Kinzua Corporation at
Heppner, over the log yard,
plywood greenend and ply
wood dryend facilities.
Stookey and his wife Sharon
Lee have six children, Mike
IS, Kenny 13, Andy 12, Marcie
8, Kim 4 and "Little Mike" 4.
As a family they enjoy the
outdoors. When playing time
can be found in the mountains
they enjoy hiking, hunting,
fishing, gold mining or just
loafing.
In 1955 Monte graduated
from Baker High School,
Baker, OR., and went into the
U.S. Navy for four years.
Later he attended C.O.C.C. in
Bend, Oregon, majoring in
business management.
A person who feels a
responsibility to his commu
nity, Stookey is running for
election on the Morrow County
School Board, with one major
thought in mind, "Although I
feel a good athletic program
makes a strong school, we
must not overlook reading,
writing and arithmetic."
MOLLY BECKET
Molly Becket graduated
from Heppner High School six
years ago; attended Oregon
State University and has
worked for the last three
years. She feels she could give
the school board a younger
point of view into the school
system.
She is interested in the local
school system and feels the
students in this area are not
being given the academic
opportunities that they de
serve as too much pressure is
being put on the social aspects
of high school.
"Our school system is small
enough to enable education
professionals to give the
students the chance to obtain a
higher degree of education to
allow them to enter the field of
their choice," said Becket.
BIDS RECEIVED
Bids will be received by the
Oregon Transportation Com
mission Thursday, April 29 for
19 projects estimated to cost
$7,900,000. These projects in
clude: Morrow County: This proj
ect involves 10,000 cubic yards
of crushed aggregate in stock
piles on the Heppner Rock
Production Section located
approximately eight miles
southwest of Heppner on the
Wasco-Heppner Highway.
Completion date is set for July
31, 1976.
RSVP AWARDS
Morrow County members of
the Retired Senior Volunteer
Program have been busily
serving their community and
at the same time building up
their volunteer hours toward
pins and certificates that are
awarded each quarter.
As of March 1. the following
people have accumulated
hours of volunteer service for
these awards: Doris Cutting,
Heppner, the 100 hour pirt;
Alena Anderson, Eva Robin
son, Irene Swanson of Hepp
ner, and Margie Shade and
Elva Sanders of Irrigon, the 50
hours certificate of apprecia
tion. "Al" Ricker, Earl Sand
ers of Irrigon, the 20 hour
certificate.
All the RSVP Volunteers are
greatly appreciated by the
people and organizations they
serve, but more are needed in
many places around Morrow
County. If anyone reading this
would like to become a volun
teer, please contact RSVP
through your Neighborhood
Center or at 276-3311 in
Pendleton. ,
FOOD SALE
There will be a food sale
Friday, April 16 at the Degree
of Honor Lodge Hall. The bake
sale is being held to help
defray the costs of the mem
bers who will be attending the
State Convention, April 23-24,
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