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Free meals, milk policy
announced by school district
Morrow County School District announced last week, its
policy for free meals and free milk and reduced-price meals
for children unable to pay the full price of meals and milk
served under the National School Lunch and Special Milk
Programs.
Local school officials have adopted the following family
size income criteria for determining eligibility:
INCOME LEVELS
Family Site Free Meals & Free Milk Reduced-Price Meals
Stafe road crew were working at 1 1:30 p.m.
last week on Court Street repairs.
(G-T Photo)
1 $3,680 5,730
2 4,830 7,530
3 4,980 .320
4 7,130 1UM
5 8,190 12.770
6 9,240 H.410
7 10,200 15.910
8 11,150 17.390
9 12,010 18.740
10 12,870 2.90
11 13,730 ' 21,430
12 ,14,590 22,770
each additional
family member: 860 1340
Editorial & Viewpoint
"Oregonians don't tan, they rust."
Eastern Oregon dry landers used to scoff at that Willamette Valley saying. Sorry, but we can scoff no more. I found
a small patch of rust across the bridge of my nose this morning.
If there was a light side to our rain soaked August, maybe it would be that we're setting some kind of wet record. Or
maybe it't that everything is so pretty and green.
Farmers say Bull. They want yellow, not green.
"Hey, Joe, look how pretty and green it is over here in Eastern Oregon," Melba might say to her husband as they
travel through the Heppner area.
"Yea," Joe would say back, "I guess that't why people like it over here."
"But look," Melba yells, "at that man in that field."
A few hundred yards away, a farmer dressed in rubber boots and mud, crowches on his knees and looks up to the
skies with a look of pure distress across his face.
The car stops and Melba and Joe listen hard.
"He's singing," they exclaim. They listen closer and hear a little jingle. It's a happy sounding little tune but the man
is crying.
"Rain, rain, go away . . . come back again in spring." That's all the farmer says, over and over.
"I hate to hear a grown man cry," Melba says.
The car rolls on down the highway and the farmer keeps singing, kicking the mud off his boots and he walks through
a three foot high stand of yellow soaked wheat.
Infegrity ?
EDITOR:
1 can't believe my eyes. As of today. Aug. 23, 1976, we have
a so-called Democrat acting as campaign chairman for a
republican candidate for the state senate.
A short time back a group of Republicans slapped their
own candidate in the face, figuratively speaking, with a letter
urging Republicans to vote for a Democrat Paul Jones
against Democrat me.
I wonder if the word integrity has been dropped from the
language of these people or if they ever knew what it meant.
I couldn't be more surprised if I saw a Catholic altar boy
serving communion in a Protestant church.
W.W. WEATHERFORD
Horse show comments
EDITOR:
Some erroneous statemcnls were printed in last week's
paper that bear correction.
Concerning the pot luck picnic, Saturday noon, Aug. 28 at
the fairgrounds following the parade; the Two Trackers 4 11
Horse club will host same. All 4 H horse club members and
families have been invited to attend. The Blue Sage Tack
Riders from Elgin will be guests. This group is performing
during the Friday and Saturday night rodeos and are
defraying their own expenses. All horse-oriented persons
should plan to attend and meet these accomplished young
people and their supervisors.
About the awards offered for 4 II this year, a great deal of
effort has gone into providing special awards for the 4 H
horse winners in all age groups. Recipients will be presented
with engraved halter sets, belt buckles, trophys, cantle
plates, etc. The following people have generously sponsored
same: the Bob Mahoneys. Bill Healys. Elmer Ladds, Central
Market. Mill Barbouletoses. Tad Millers. Jerry Doughertys,
Fh.v.J Jom-. Two Trackers Club. Paulic Mislcrs. Lee
Palmers. Murrays Drug. First National Bank, Turner, Van
M.irtrr & Bryant. Ma sine's Saddle Shop. Don Robinsons,
lorie Trail RinVrs, and Bob Petersons.
Also. I would like to comment on the Morrow County Horse
Show. Tliis part of the fair is possible by the dedication of a
group of hard working Wrangler members, who plan and
sujiervise this all day event. Credit should be given to those
who make this possible. The show this year has been revised
and updated and two (lass A judges will be present to
enable the Judging of large halter and performance
claws.
Morrow County has always presented many fine horses
and riders. wboe skills are a pleasure to watch The
Wranglers have obtained donors of prizes for winners of
clashes, thank to our generous community, Highlighting the
afternoon's competition will be the selection of the
Heppner
Gazette
Times
Ail-Around Champion and Reserve Champion Performance
Horse. Oasses, which demonstrate the versatility of horses
and riders, include Western Pleasure, Reining, Working Cow
Horse and Cloverleaf barrels. Horse people in the community
have been fortunate this past year to further add to
horsemanship skills by having English riding lessons. The
inclusion of two such English classes should present such
accomplishments. This in no way can overshadow the many
fine halter horses, as well as Western divisions. In regard to
these two English classes, the working hunter hack, not work
horse, is judged on the correct form of horse and rider, and
presents the basic requirements of a working hunter or
jumper. Hunt seat attire and tack will be used. The English
equitation being offered is judged 50 per cent on the horse's
performance and 50 per cent on the hands and seat of the
rider. English attire for this class may be any modification of
saddle seat or hunt seat, which presents two different styles
of English riding.
See you at the fair and rodeo, which is sure to be better than
ever.
MERLYN ROBINSON
THE SILENT M AJORITY SPEAKS OUT .. .ON PANAMA
By Jack Lenhardl
Phillip Harman is a grandson-in law of Jose Augustin
Arango, known as "George Washington of Panama." Mr.
Harman spent many years in business in Panama and is an
acknowledged authority on the Panama situation. He spoke
the following words to the Americanism Educational League
jf California.
"Today the American people are being subjected to a
barrage of information, misinformation, claims, counter
claims, half truths, myths and plain hogwash on a seemingly
complex and completely vital subject: Our Panama Canal
Zone the "Republic" of Panama, and present relationi
between the two. Let's look at the clear-cut facts In this
emotion -charged situation:
"In !!W3. the United States purchased the Canal Zone
territory and rights from the new Republic of Panama and
bought from individual owners their land holdings within the
647 square mile zone. We built and have maintained the
Canal at a cost of $7 billion and have operated it since 1914 as
a lifeline of trade benefitting the entire world.
' Panama receives an annuity, now 12,328.000 each year, to
(-ni.nnat for ! of the annua! franchise payment for thf
Panama Railroad when the Canal was built. This annuity is
not a "lease" payment or rent ... we own the tone? Total
payments to Panama during 1974 in direct benefits from the
Canal Zone came to I234.WI4.000, a huge sum for 15 million
people.
"The aliove background fads are basically not subject to
reasonable challenge, no matter how the proponents of
"surrendering the Canal" may rationalize or twist the truth.
And it is a matter of history too that when the National Guard
Military Junta seied control of the country, 1 1 articles of the
Constitution were suspended, concerning such rights as
freedom from arret, freedom of sp'eh. freedom of
awnihl) . freedom to travel, inviolability of the domicile, the
President, mtwl of hi cabinrl and many legislators fled the
country in letmt
The Panama Cm..! ..I.m.miIv Ih !-! lb American
,i..te Whv do our l .iii miOi in tme tt away
Briefs
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Time change f
The Cowboy Break
fast is slated for Sunday
from 7-11 a.m., not on
Saturday as it was ad-,
vertised in the Gazette
Times and the Morrow
County Fair Premium
Book.
Also, the parade is set
to begin at 10 a.m.
rather than 9 a.m. as it
was previously noted.
Meeting
slated
The next scheduled
Agency on Aging Advi
sory meeting was for
Aug. 24. Due to Eastern
Oregon AAA meetings,
Aug. 23-26 at Lake
Creek, in which all ad
visory chairpersons
have been invited, the
AAA meeting will be
held on Tuesday, Aug.
31 in Heppner.
Milky error
The Gaiette-Tlmes
goofed last week. Under
a picture, a painting by
Tom Slmontoa. Pendle
ton, the G-T Inadver
tently said the picture
was of La Verne Van
Mi iter roping a steer.
After closer Inspection,
we found that the steer
was actually a cow and
LV mutt have been
doing some wild cow
milking, not steer rop
ing. Annuals
arrive
The lone annuals for
1975-76 have arrived and
will be distributed at an
annual signing party in
the cafeteria on Tues
day. August SI from
p in. until 10 p m. Those
attending should bring
their own pop. Those
unable lo attend may
pick up their annuals at
the school office after
August II.
Children from families whose Income is at or below the
levels shown are eligible for free meals and free milk and
reduced-price meals. In addition, families not meeting these
criteria but with other unusual expenses, due to unusually
high medical expenses, shelter costs In excess of 30 per cent
of income, special education expenses due to the mental or
physical condition of a child, and disaster or casualty losses,
are urged to apply.
Application forms are being sent to all homes In a letter to
parents. Additional copies are available at the principal's
office in each school. The information provided on the appli
cation is confidential and will be used only for the purpose of
determining eligibility. Applications may be submitted at
any time during the year.
In certain cases foster children are also eligible for those
benefits. If a family has foster children living with them and
wishes to apply for such meals and milk for them, it should
contact the school. '
Under the provisions of the policy, principals of schools will
review applications and determine eligibility. If a parent is
dissatisfied with the ruling of the official, he may wish to
discuss the decision with the determining official on an
informal basis. If he wishes to make a formal appeal, he may
make a request either orally or in writing to the hearing
official, Matthew P. Doherty, District Superintendent, Box
368, Lexington, Oregon 97839, Phone 989-8123, for a hearing to
appeal the decision. The policy contains an outline of the
hearing procedure.
If a family member becomes unemployed or if family size
changes, the family should contact the school to file a new
application. Such changes may make the children of the
family eligible for additional benefits.
In the operation of child feeding programs, no child will be
discriminated against because of race, sex, color or national
origin.
Each school and the office of the superintendent has a copy
of the complete policy which may be reviewed by any
interested party.
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Wheat growers
-don't panic'
The prolonged rain from
August 13-17 may have dama
ged Oregon's cereal crops,
especially wheat, oats, and
barley, according to Norman
Goetze, Oregon State Uni
versity Extension agrono
mist. "But growers shouldn't pa
nic and sell this grain at
drastically lower prices," Go
etze advised.
Although the extend of
damage to Oregon's cereal
crops is not known, less than
50 per cent of the state's grain
was harvested before the
recent rains set in. "All the
grain harvested from now on
may be subject to damage."
Rain damage to cereal
grains occurs In stages.
First, water absroption cau
ses staining of the grain
kernel. Staining Is especially
bad in barley because It
creates off flavors and off
color In beer.
Then the kernel starts to
swell. Later, after it dries, the
kernel does not shrink and
thus has a bigger volume. This
causes the test weight a
measure of density to de
crease, which may cause
market discounts of two or
three cents off the bushel
price.
Next, enzymes In the grain
are activated and starch Is
converted to sugar. The grain
has drfinite sweet taste,
which is how this condition is
Identified. The malting quality
of barley and the milling
tyjahty of wheat arc adversely
affected by this starch con
version. Finally, germination occurs
and sprouts emerge from the
kernels. Sprouted grain is
damaged grain. This Is bad
news for the farmer since
federal grading standards
allow no more than 2 per cent
damaged grain in No. 1.
Farmers should take special
precautions with the grain yet
to be harvested.
Delay the harvest until the
moisture content of the grain
is down to 13 per cent.
Farmers with drying equip
ment should dry the harvested
grain down to 13 per cent
moisture content.
Segregate the grain har
vested after the rains from
that harvested before.
Check the grain frequently
when it Is In storage for mold
and Insects. A rise in tem
perature indicates mold or
insect activity. Also look for
localized wet spots where
mold can occur more rapidly.
If farmers have questions
about the quality of their
grain, Goetze recommends
they contact a licensed grain
Inspector or their local grain
elevator operalor.
If the crop Is damaged,
farmers should watch feed
grain prices. "Livestock feed
value of rain-damaged grain
Is very close to that of
non-damaged grain. Its value
as livestock feed has not been
severely reduced by any rain
damage," Goetze emphasized
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GAZETTE-TIMES
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