Page 3, THE GAZETTE-TIMES, Heppner, OR. Thursday, April 22, 1976
Mayor of Hanman
Horse sense
By
ERNEST V. JOINER
Poverty sure isn't what it used to be. When I was
enjoying poverty it was a condition which, while not a
disgrace, was downright inconvenience, something to be
avoided at any cost. My father and mother had 6 kids, and we
managed on dad's five-figure annual Income, like $321.44. At
our house the "high-priced spread" was hog lard. The only
advantage in being poor was that It was so Inexpensive.
Poverty was true democracy everybody participated. And
there was considerable comfort in the knowledge that
conditions couldn't possibly get any worse, and that all our
neighbors were equally poor.
"Money can't buy poverty," my revered elder brother
H G. would counter when I wanted a dime for a Saturday
matinee. The hell it can't. There is a national yearning
among Americans today to be poor, because only the rich can
afford it. The way things are today It takes $300 a week Just to
be a pauper. Americans are spending billions of dollars
annually to imitate poor folks they wouldn't have walked the
same side of the street with 25 years ago. Poverty is now
fashionable, and in it the nation sees an opportunity to
expiate its sins for having committed the crime of eating
regularly and driving $10,000 cars. I call them the rich New
Poor. They eschew wealth and exaH the poor. But they still
keep offices in all principal cities and cash in a half dozen
banks because faded and dirty blue Jeans cost money.
The mania to appear poor is manifest in the proliferation
of recycled blue Jeans. In the beginning. Levis (or their
equivalent) was the only decent, practical garment a poor
man could afford. Blue Jeans were the hallmark of the day
laborer, farmer and $30-amonth cowboy. A patched pair of
blue Jeans (in my Juice Age) was a sure sign of rockbottom
poverty. A dirty pair, the kind that could stand by
themselves, unassisted, indicated the wearer was not only
poor but a moral leper. But how times have changed!
The sought-after pair of blue Jeans is now a rich man's
poverty status symbol-provided they have undergone
rigorous modifications. The "in" ones are usually first worn
by a prison or reformatory inmate. This "seasons" and gives
them "character." When they become so worn, ragged and
faded as to be unfit for Inmate wear, they are sold to
entrepreneurs. Then they are further aged and frazzled by
dragging them down dusty streets and "sized" by throwing
used crankcase oil on them and grinding in some dirt.
Seamstresses with lively imaginations hand-fray what is left.
Brightly colored patches are sewn in strategic places, with
burlap sacking here and there. Then they are sent to the
retail racks and sold to the clamoring rich New Poor at
betterthan-new price per copy so they can look as poor as the
next fellow. And they do.
Our generation is beset with guilt. We feel guilty because
we eat well and somebody else doesn't. We feel guilty
because we're white, because we are alive, or Christian, or
Republican, or because we went to college, or never had a
baby out of wedlock. Gregory Zillboorg was guilty of hitting
the nail on its head when he said: "Psychoanalysts relieve
their patients from feeling guilty about things of which they
are not guilty, and leave them with the sense of guilt about
things of which they really are guilty."
One of the oldest bits of Americana concerns the very
poor but honest man who was offered $50 to get on a Jury and
hold out for a manslaughter conviction In a murder trial. The
verdict of manslaughter was returned and the Juror called at
the home of the convicted man to collect his fee. "Here's your
$50 " the man s father said, paying the debt. "It must have
been difficult for you, standing firm and fighting off the rest
of the Jury." "It sure was." the juror admitted. "All the rest
wanted an acquittal."
lew licenses
for Oregon drivers
The design for Oregon's
color photo driver's license,
which the Motor Vehicles Di
vision will begin issuing in
July I. was announced re
cently by Chester W. Ott.
Administrator of the Division.
The new photo license de
sign is the first major change
in the appearance of the
Oregon Driver's license In
more than SO years.
Ott said the new license will
be gold with photogrsph of
the driver in the upper right of
the license. A yellow fold
background will be used for
pictures of drivers 21 or older,
and a blue background for
drivers under 2t.
The license, using an instant
photographic process, will be
imaller than the current
Oregon paper license. It will
be sealed In a stiff plastic
laminale at the time It ia
Issued at a Division office or
examination location.
When the program begins on
July I. drivers scheduled to
get photo licenses when they
renew will bring renewal
Mice to a DMVoffictwhert
picture will be taken ol th
driver and the basic personal
data on the notice. It will take
aUHil JS mlnutfs to take the
picture, trim II and seal It In
the laminate mat-rial. Ott
"photo licenses will be valid
for four years. They havesev
eral security features to dis
courage tampering or altering
and lo make it mort difficult
to successfully counlerfeit, Ott
MThe plastic laminale ued to
encase the photographic print
adhere so strongly that any
attempt to peel H off ' Mj
to destroy or damage the
license Itself.
The signature of th
nistralor will overlap the
pkturf of II driver
discourage trying to substitute
photographs.
The gold color of the license
is itself a security feature. Ott
said, because the color is pro
duced by a validation plate In
the camera.
It will take 4 years to
convert all drivers to the color
photo license and the four year
renewal cycle. During the first
two years, only those obtain
ing a license for the first time,
drivers with oddnumbered
birthdates who are renewlrf
licenses, and drivers applying
for duplicate licenses are
scheduled to get photo licen
ses. The new. more durable li
censes will cost $9. Including
$2 collected for the Motor
Vehicle Accident Fund and $2
collected for the Student Dri
ver Training Fund. The fee is
$1 more than drivers now pay
for a comparable four year
period-.
The division will use
Polaroid process to product
licenses. The contract, awar
ded on competitive bid.
specifies that Oregon will pay
(or each license actually
Issued. The vendor will Install
and maintain camera equip
mn(, proUi r.lm aiwl train
Division employees to use the
equipment. A training prog
gram will be held in June.
Ott said the new license will
have many advantages for
drivers, law enforcement and
the business community. In
addition to providing better
Identification, on the-spot Is
suance also Insures that
drivers will not have to make
a second trip to an office lo be
re photographed because the
first picture did not turn out . II
also eliminates Ihe need to
end license applications and
renewals lo Salem for proces
sing and mailing lo Individual
driver.
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A Molehill By Any Other Name
Is Still A Molehill
0SU Extension Service News
by
Morrow Extension Staff
COST OF PRODUCTION
Rising cost, inflation and depressed prices are certainly
not new terms to any of us. Morrow County Wheatgrowers
and the O S.U. Extension Service have worked closely
together to try to identify these increased costs as they relate
to wheat production.
A new enterprise data sheet for.176 for dryland wheat as
recently developed by a committee of wheat growers and
Harold Kerr, Extension Agent, with assistance from the
O S U. Agricultural Economic Department.
The latest cost study is based on 1.000 acres of cropland in
wheat each year with an average yield of 25 bushels per acre.
It is assumed that this is a one-man operation with some
hired help during harvest.
Cash cost per acre was computed to be $47.43 per acre.th.s
Includes all out of pocket costs. Non-cash cost came to $67.33
per acre, or a total cost of production of $114.76. This "mounts
to $4 59 per bushel cost at a yield of 25 bushels per acre. If the
yield is increased to 30 bushels, then costs are lowered to
$3 83 per acre. If the yield declines to 20 bushels per acre,
costs soar to $5.74 per bushel.
These enterprise data sheets are updated annually to give
growers a guide to use when making marketing decisions as
well as many other management decisions. Copies of tnis
latest report are available at the Extension Office.
T-SHIRT WORKSHOPS SCHEDULED
It is the year of the T-shirt and Morrow County gals will
have the opportunity to learn to sew their own at two
Extension sponsored workshops which will be held in Irrigon
and Heppner. Both will be evening sessions, starting at 7:30
n m to allow working women and busy homemaker to
attend. Irrigon session will be April 28. Conference room at
County office. Irrigon. The Heppner session will be held in
the aewlng room at Judy' Fabrics. Heppner. Those who
have pre-registered to attend by calling the Extension Office,
or leaving their names at either of the fabric stores in
Heppner will receive reminder of the class.
For more information concerning the workshop in Irrigon.
contact Vera Cooley. ...
Those attending should bring a T-shirt pattern in their size,
fabric required, sewing notions such as pins, scissors,
thread elc. and their sewing machine if they wish to
complete a garment at the session. T-shirt patterns are now
available in all the popular pattern company catalogs.
Instruction will be given by Jeanne Howell and Birdine
Tullis on technique of working with stretchaWe t-shirt
materials. variety of neck bans or finishes, and suggestions
on the decorating of T-shirt so popular with the younger
generation. There is no charge to attend. At present 25 are
registered to attend the Heppner session. While no additional
participants can be accomodated in the first workshop. If
there are more Interested II is possible add.lional workshop
can be scheduled.
Scott Madison elected
student body prexy at BMCC
Scott Madison, transfer
agriculture sluoVnt from Echo
wa elected Student body
president of Blue Mountain
Community College for Ihe
1978 77 school year. He defeat
ed Rich Lehsock. Pendleton
accounting student.
A brother of Mark Madison,
who as BMCC student presi
dent In 1974 75. Scott Madison
will lake office May 7. His
sister, Valerie Madison wss
studcnl body secretary three
year ago. Their parent are
Mr. and Mr. John F. Madi
son. Also elected were: Kathy
Morang. liberal art tudml
from lUlnen, OH, vice presi
dent; Artcy Smith, account
ing. Elgin, treasurer; Pcbby
Sue Stevenson, liberal arts.
Haines, corresponding secre
tary, and Joyce Sadler, liberal
arts. Hcrmlston. recording
secretary. A new publicity
director will be appointed
later.
Completing their term of
office Ihi month are David
John. t'matilla. president;
Mickey Ihwkins. Ion, vice
president, Jo Ann Allirighl,
I'mattlU. recording secre
tary; Robanal Riddle. llrpp
ner, corresponding secretary;
Dmigla Barak. Lexington,
publicity director, and Lrb
sick. treasurer.
Election Results
Voters in Morrow County passed the Morrow County
School Levy for the fiscal year of 1976-77 for a total of
$1,421,049 by 7 votes. The votes according to area is as
follows:
Heppner
Lexington
lone
Boardman
Irrigon
Total
YES NO
188 303
31 61
73 70
102 16
' 92 29
486 479
Elected to the lone school advisory board were Sandra
Murray and Harold Holtz. Murray received 96 votes, Holtz 93
and L.J. McElligott 69 votes.
Elected to the Heppner school advisory board were Dean
Wright and Jerry Dougherty with the following votes : Wright
358. Dougherty 334 and McLeod 273.
Elected to the school board were Jean Bennett and Pauline
Winter. Bennett received 508 votes. Rita Sumner 198. Becket
171. Winter received 377 votes, Hughes 192, Wilson 153.
Eckman 125 and Stookey 44
Running unopposed Barbara Hug received 222 votes. Earl
Trudeau 189. Burrel Cooley 215. John Matthew received 733
votes and Ken Broadbent 725 votes.
In the City of Heppner residents voted to adopt a leasn law
within the city by a vote of 303 to 68 opposed.
The levy for Blue Mountain Community College ended in a
tie vote in Morrow County with 446 vote for the levy and 446
votes again. The unofficial tally in Umatilla County
combined with the result of Morrow County shows voter
passed the levy 3.808 yes against 3,416 no vote.
Planning
Commission
A moratorium of any furth
er county development was
placed into effect until such
time as the city and county
planning commissions can get
together to establish a growth
boundary around the various
townships
After some discussion re
garding Ihe resolution con
cerning a time limit on the
moratorium. Mike Sweeney
amended his resolution by
adding, "for a period no
longer than 60 days." or until
the two governing bodies meel
lo resolve the guide lines.
David Moon, planning dir
ector, reported Ihe resolution
does not affect single family
dwelling as Ihe growth area
designation is required by the
Land Conservation and De
velopment tLCDC; goals and
guidelines.
Chairman Dorri Grave
announced Oregon Stale regu
lations have been changed.
Presently 4 mobile home
constitute a mobile park.
Prior lo the change, 2 mobile
home constituted a park. A
motion to change the Morrow
County Zoning Ordinance a
voted upon and passed by the
member.
The planning commission
for the City of Boardman
recommended Ihe proposed
lype town house development
application of Lester Morn,
Boardman, for conditional
use permit in a farm tone area
be limited lo not more than 4
units.
The planning commission
voted lo adopt the recommen
dation by the City of Board
man foe 4 units only, a they
feel that 8 units would appear
excessive and the property is
presently for ale.
Ralph Minnick asked the
commission for a zoning var
iance allowing him to place a
second mobile home on his
property. The mobile home
will be used by hi daughter
and he will not receive any
rent or monies from the
mobile home. The mobile
home is not on permanent
foundation. Local resident
objected to the placemen! of a
rcond mobile home on the
property tating there art loo
many mobile home In the
area at present. The planning
commission approved Ihe sec
ond mobile home with the
following stipulation: the
permit be reviewed on a
yearly basis; the home I to be
used for family member
only.
An application by Oregon
potato for a conditional use
permit for an airstrip in
farm residential tone, located
alongside tlwy 730 between
Patterson Ferry Rd , and
Irrigon wa approved.
The application for Rodney
Collins. Irrigon for tone
change from farm residential
to commercial was approved.
Collin plan lo construct
super market on lh property
located on First Street and
wy 730, west of Irrigon
The Morrow County Plan
ning Commission will meel
Monday April 2. I pm.alUie
Court Rous.
DEAR MISTER EDITOR:
Judging by Ed Doolittle' collection of clippings, the
papers has been full of interesting news lately. He come to
the session at the country store Saturday night with reserch
on everthing from two dollar bills to why woodpeckers don
git headaches, and the fellers was waiting to ambush him at
ever turn. The only point they was full agreed on during the
discussion on the day between Good Friday and Easter
Sunday was that the good news at Easter makes life easier
through all the political promises and Guvernment programs
designed to waste public money in the quickest way.
While Ed was organizing his clippings, Clem Webster said
he heard on television that people now were gitting most of
their information from TV. and he said if that's the case we
ain't gitting much. A newspaper has the kind of news that
sticks with you. like Ed s clippings, and it has more of it than
vou can gil anywhere else except acrost the backyard fence
As fer all the "instant news" the TV brags about. Clem said
in the early days of this country it took a month or longer for
a speech in Congress to git to all parts of the land, and Clem
allowed that in the cases of most speeches, them was the
good old days. Another point is that these "live eye TV news
shows can get a scoop on what happens between 6 and 6:30 in
the evening, a time when most folks are more interested m
supper than in watching or making hot news.
Ed told the fellers that he had saw a brand-new-old-fashioned
$2 bill at the bank early in the week, and he got
to thinking what it would buy. The Federal Reserve Bank
should have brought out the $3 bill, at least, to keep up with
the times. Ed said. A dollar would have got 33 postage stamps
20 years ago. he went on, and the new $2 paper won t buy but
15 As fer the talk of a $1 coin. Ed said it would be a waste of
metal, at least until soda pop and candy bars hit the dollar
apiece level. ,
Turning to scientific matters. Ed saw this item about
reserch on woodpeckers. The study said the birds can bang
their heads agin trees all day because they're hardheaded.
with a lot of bone around a narrow brain. Ed said he couldn t
help but think how that kind of head must be passing some of
the giveaway rules in Washington.
Fer instant. Ed had this item that said the Department of
Health. Education and Welfare has give a grant to a private
outfit to find more outfits that could be give Guvernment
grants. Whoever come up with that couldn't get hurt
battering a tree with his head, was Ed's words.
And. final. Ed reported where a company that makes space
equipment has come up with a machine that can cut somepun
an inch thick into 500.000 slices. Ed said they must of swiped
ii from a cafe- that makes ham and cheese sandwiches.
Yours truly.
MAYOR ROY.
The mail pouch
EDITOR:
We have just arrived home from an 11.000 mile trip across
the nation, and would like to comment in favor of the Oregon
Bottle Law. .
The litter in east Tennessee, east Kentucky and west
Virginia is unbelievable. One can walk on either side of the
road with no difficulty on cans and bottles for 75 miles
through the Cumberland Mountains and histoncal
Cumberland Gap. .There are cook stoves, refrigerators
toilets old wash bowls hundreds of old mattresses and
clothes, not to mention hundreds of old car bodies on the
shoulder of the highways. .
The entire country is owned by the great coal mining
companies. We never saw a house with landscaping. There is
no pride shown in the houses that we saw along the highways
as no one owns their own home.
There are thousands upon thousands of white plastic gallon
Jugs everywhere. We commented the people couldn t drink
that much milk or white lightning. Then we found they have
to buy their drinking water as all the water is contaminated
for drinking purposes.
Everyone is buving land in Oregon with ready cash, as it is
the only way they can check inflation. Let's make it unlawful
for them to buy land here. One can drive for 50 miles in many
states, east of the Mississippi without seeing a house. Most all
the land is owned by the great corporations. Let keep them
out of Oregon and we will keep our state unlittered and
uncontaminated.
OW.CLTSFORTH
EDITOR:
As chairman of the Board of Directors of the Heppner Child
Development Center. I would like to take this opportunity to
thank all parent, staff, and Board members of the Center for
their help with the bake sale this past Saturday. Also a big
thank you to all other friends of the Center who contributed
baked goods and helped make the sale so successful. Because
the Center is a non-profit community service, the fees that
are paid to the Center cover only the cost of keeping the
Center running day to day. The money made at the sale will
help with additional programs for the children.
Besides being fed healthy meals at the Center, the children
have the opportunity to play with other children, hear stories,
listen to records, sing fun songs, play organized games,
watch educational TV programs, do crafl projects, go on
walking field trip and play in a large fenced yard. I would
like to invite any one who is interested lo come lo the Center
to visit and ee what goes on each day. Come whether you
have children or not.
My two daughter use the Center daily and my husband
and I have been very pleased with the quality of day care
they receive. I want to thank all the people in the community
who have given the Center support in the last one and
one-half year.
LINDA JOHNSON
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