TWO The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, August 24. 1978
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A free press
"When the press is free and every
man able to read, all is safe."
-Thomas Jefferson
"The press must be free; it has al
ways been so and much evil has been
corrected by it. If government finds it
self annoyed by it, let it examine its
own conduct and it will find the cause. "
Thomas Erskine
Scottish jurist
The First Amendment ". . . presup
poses that right conclusions are more
likely to be gathered out of a multitude
of tongues, than through any kind of
authoritative selection. To many this is,
and always will be folly; but we have
staked upon it our all."
Judge Learned Hand
American jurist
"Without a free press there can be
no free society. That is axiomatic. How
ever, freedom of the press is not an end
in itself but a means to the end of a free
society. The scope and nature of the
Constitutional guarantee of the freedom
of the press are to be viewed and ap
plied in that light. "
Justice Felix Frankfurter
U.S. Supreme Court
"The function of the press is very
high. It is almost holy. It ought to serve
as a forum for the people, through
which the people may know freely what
is going on. To misstate or suppress the
news is a breach of trust. "
Justice Louis Brandeis
U.S. Supreme Court
" cannot assent to that view, if it be
meant that the legislature may impair
or abridge the rights of a free press
and of free speech whenever it thinks
that the public welfare required that to
be done. The public welfare cannot
override constitutional privileges, and if
the rights of free speech and a free press
are, in their essence, attributes of na
tional citizenship, as I think they are,
then neither Congress nor any state,
since the adoption of the Nth Amend
ment, can, by legislative enactments or
by judicial action, impair or abridge
them."
Justice John Marshall Harlan
U.S. Supreme Court
"A free press stands as one of the
great interpreters between government
and the people. To allow it to be fet
tered is to fetter ourselves. "
Justice George Sutherland
U.S. Supreme Court
" do not believe also in the abolition
of free inquiry, or that the ideas repre
sented by freedom of thought.' free
dom of speech.' 'freedom of press' and
'free assembly' are just rhetorical myths.
I believe rather that they are among
the most valuable realities that men
have gained, and that if they are de
stroyed men will again fight to have
them. "
Thomas Wolfe
Author .
"There is a great disposition in some
quarters to say that the newspapers
ought to limit the amount of news they
print; that certain kinds of news ought
not to be published. I do not know how
that is. I am not prepared to maintain
any abstract position on that line; but I
have always felt that whatever the di
vine Providence permitted to occur. I
was not too proud to report. "
Charles Dana
Newspaper Editor
"A free press can of course be good or
bad, but most certainly without freedom
it will never be anything but bad . . .
Freedom is nothing else but a chance to
be better, whereas enslavement is a
certainty of the worse."
Albert Camus
French Author
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An unexpected and temporary water hazard appeared
Tuesday on the number one fairway at Willow Creek Country
Club, the result of heavy rains. Weather observer Don
Gilliam said Tuesday's precipitation set a new record for the
month of August with a little more than a week left in the
month. The 1.27 inches of rain that fell Tuesday has also
made it's mark on wheat that remains standing. Some
farmers have noticed considerable swelling of kernals and
unless the weather drys quickly, sprouting will be a concern.
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Candidate explains
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absence at fair and rodeo
Editor:
I am writing to express my apologies to everyone, that I
won't be here this weekend for the rodeo parade.
I'm getting married Saturday afternoon and as you
might suspect, the distance between my home in East
Marion County and here is such that I just couldn't make it.
I will be in Heppner and Morrow County, though, for
several weeks during the campaign. My first week here will
begin September 7.
If you have any questions about my campaign please feel
free to contact my local chairman, Mike Sweeney.
Again, I'm sorry I was unable to attend the parade.
Sincerely,'
Chuck Bennett
Democrat for State Rep. District 55
Star Rt. Box 23, Gates, OR
Fifty years ago this week, government trapper Adam
Knoblock of Heppner captured two bear cubs, one black and
one cinnamon colored, in Morrow County's Blue Mountains.
Pleased with his live capture of the animals, Knoblock
drove into Heppner on a Saturday night in late August to
display the cubs in wire cages fastened to the running board
of his auto. He took the cubs back to his farm house, made
collars for each, and chained them outside.
Knoblock apparently underestimated the cubs' intelli
gence, as the animals unsnapped themselves from their
leashes and stole off into the night. For the next several days,
neighboring farmers reported seeing the bears at various
points around the countryside.
Twenty five years ago this week, Cpl. John L. "Louie"
Smith, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Smith of Heppner, was
released from a prisoner of war camp at Panmunjon, North
Korea.
The Morrow County soldier had been captured by
Chinese Communists in December of 1950, remaining a
prisoner until 1953. His parents had not heard from his since
they received a letter Smith had written in 1952.
During this week in 1918, the featured entertainers
scheduled to perform at the upcoming sixth annual Morrow
County Fair were announced. Topping the entertainment bill
were Campbell's American Band of Portland, soprano soloist
Jane Burns Albert, and baritone soloist Hartridge Whipp.
Ten years ago this week, Ron Currin took first place
money in the bulldogging event at the Morrow County Rodeo.
Larry Smith of Canby won all-around cowboy honors, and
Lexington's Tom Martin was the champion amateur calf
roper.
During the same late August week in 1968, a new well was
drilled at the Willow Creek Country Club, which'provided 300
gallons per minute to irrigate the golf course fairways and
greens.
Carl Bergstrom of lone was wrapping up his 61st
consecutive wheat harvest, having first started in 1907.
The 1968 harvest was quite different from earlier years,
when Bergstrom used six horses to push a grain header, with
wheat selling for prices as low as 70 cents per bushel.
Five years ago, top national rodeo performers flocked to
Heppner to compete in the 1973 Morrow County Rodeo.
Number one rated RCA cowboy Larry Mahan flew his own
plane to Lexington, spent two hours at the rodeo winning
bronc and bull riding events, then left with $322 in prize
money.
Ten out of the top 15 RCA cowboys in the nation turned
out to compete for the nearly $10,000 in prize money offered
that year. The high-ranking RCA performers took home the
lion's share of the rodeo purse. Other cowboys came from as
far as Australia and Iowa.
SALEM SCENE
BY Jack Zimmeran
usiness and government are
cooperating again
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THEGAZETTE - TIME
The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppner
and the County of Morrow
Published every Thursday and entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon, under the Act
of March 3, 1879. Second-class postage paid at Heppner, Oregon.
- G.M. Reed, Publisher Dolores Reed, Co-publisher Terry M. Hager, Managing Editor
Rick Steelhammer, News Editor Eileen Saling, Officer Manager
Gayle Rush, Composing Chloe Pearson, Composing Justine Weatherford Local Columnist
Ron Jordan, Printer
Business and government
are cooperating again.
They're doing it voluntarily.
Everyone stands to benefit
especially consumers con
cerned by steadily mounting
prices they pay for food in the
neighborhood supermarket.
Most news involving busi
ness and government these
days tends to picture the two
as adversaries, with the
former accused of wrong-doing
and the latter attempting
to correct an alleged fault.
The fact business and govern
ment conduct many activi
ties as allies in a spirit of
frinedly cooperation seldom
generates headlines.
But here's an example that
will attract the attention and
gratitude of food shoppers.
. This cooperative program is
officially entitled "Sanitation
for Health and Profit." It is
being coordinated and conduc
ted through joint auspices of
the Oregon Retail Council, the
State Department of Agricul
ture and the Department of
Food Science and Technology
at Oregon State University.
While not unique in the
United States, the Oregon
program is among the first to
be conducted along guidelines
established by the national
Food Marketing Institute in
cooperation with the U.S.
Department of Agriculture
and the Food and Drug
Administration.
Essentially, it is a course of
instruction and certification
for food market personnel. It
is designed to provide greater
understanding of good sanita
tion and food handling proce
dures in order to achieve high
standards of product integrity
and reduce spoilage and
waste. Full curriculum in
cludes preliminary home
study and a long, one-day
course including food protec
tion, sources of contamina
tion, food-borne illness, food
spoilage, employ hygiene and
work habits, housekeeping,
sanitation and pest control
and testing for certification.
Course sessions which are
being conducted at various
locations throughout the state
begin at 8:30 a.m. and
conclude at 4:30 p.m., fol
lowed by a one-hour test of
students to achieve certifica
tion by OSU. The bulk of the
students taking the course so
far this year have been store
managers and managers of
meat departments.
A Simple Rhyme
by Kalherine Kozelle Farrar
(Editor's note: This week's
selection by Mrs. Farrar was
written to commemorate her
H.'ird birthday on Aug. 29.)
Let me write a simple rhyme
Of simple living of my life and
time
Let it follow no special plan
Be filled with man's love for
man
Let him not too good; not too
bad be
Mayhaps a midstreamer like
me
Let him lend
Let him borrow
Reach for a good tomorrow
Reach to all
Forgetting color or creed
Friendship is our greatest
need
Ah. yes a simple man
A simple rhyme
Of simple living of my life and
time
Operating as a permanent
and continuing program how
ever, the ultimate goal is to
expose every level of food
market personnel. The reason
it must be offered on a
continuing basis is the fact
most food markets experience
close to a 100 per cent employe
turnover each year and new
employes create a need for
almost constant training, ac
cording to an industry spokes
man. Current courses are limited
to an enrollment of 30 students
and have been conducted or
scheduled in Pendleton, Port
land, Eugene and Corvallis.
"Ultimate success of the
program depends almost
wholly on the willingness of
food market owners and
managers to make certain
their employes participate
when classes are conducted in
their area," declared Otto J.
Wilson, director of the retail
division of Associated Oregon
Industries.
Wilson said response from
major food chains has been
particularly gratifying so far
and he expects participation
to increase as additional
classes are scheduled. Cost of
the course is $25 per student
and additional information
can be obtained by contacting
the Department of Food
Science & Technology, OSU,'
Corvallis, or by writing the .
Oregon Retail Council, P.O.
Box 12519, Salem, OR 97309.
Impetus for the course was
generated initially by indus
try, consumer and govern
ment members of the Agricul
ture Department's Bacterial
Standards Review Committee
a panel that spent more than
a year studying sanitation in
food markets.
Wilson said the Oregon
course admirably fits the bill
for employe training but is
only the first of an ultimate
two-part program that will be
expanded to include consumer
education as well.
"Actual details for the
consumer education part of
the program have not been
firmly established yet," he
said. "But progress will be
achieved on a person-to-person
basis as food store
, employes become trained and
pass their knowledge along to
customers and as retailers
begin emphasizing proper
food care between purchase
and consumption.
Product integrity means
providing the food-buying pub
lic with merchandise that has
been cared for in a manner
that enables the customer to
take it home while at a peak of
potential palatability and
nourishment, Wilson ex
plained. What happens be
tween the time it is purchased
and placed on the dinner table
is something else.
Oregon's food markets,
government officials and sci
entists recognize the greatest
waste and potential for food
health hazards exist in the
home. So, in addition to
making certain proper health
standards are maintained in
the marketplace, they are
cooperating to promote better
conditions at the point of
ultimate use.
That food markets can
improve their profitability
through employment of sani
tary practices is not difficult
to understand. By the same
token, consumers employing
similar practices at home are
bound to achieve food-budget
savings.
And both combine to pro
mote better health and enjoy
ment of the food we eat.
Not to be overlooked is the
fact markets must charge
prices adequate to cover their
costs of doing business. Any
- time those costs can be
reduced, profits increase. And
profitable businesses are in
the best position in a competi
tive system to extend that
profitability to customers in
the form of lower prices.
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