SIXTEEN-The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday March 29, 1979
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Capital punishment methods are discussed
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States have been done in four
ways: hanging, firing squad,
electrocution and cyanide gas.
Rutherford's secretary,
Wilma Hogle, asked him to
introduce the bill. She argues
that death by lethal injection
would allow the condemned an
opportunity to face execution
with dignity.
"Certainly it would be an
improvement over the uncer
tainties of hanging, electrocu
tion and even the gas chamber
where executions have been
known to take as long as 20
minutes," she said.
Three states now have lethal
injection as a form of execu
tion, but no one has been
executed by the method.
Hogle said there's been a lot
of misinformation about the
procedure.
"It uses a fast-acting barbi
tuate and unconsciousness
comes in six seconds with
death in two minutes," she
said. "Cyanide can take as
long a time and it can be
unpleasant."
Some people have question
ed the medical ethics in
volved, but Hogle said that's
not an issue because a doctor
does not have to administer
the poison. She said the
prisoner would be strapped to
a table and fitted with a
catheter which would be
connected to a suspension
bottle containing the barbitu
rate solution.
There would be three or four
bottles of solution, with one
bottle filled with water. None
of the people dispensing the
barbiturate solution from be
hind a screen woulld know
whether he held a lethal
container.
Some people find the idea of
death by lethal injection
repellent. They say it's putting
a person to sleep like a sick
dog, and is somehow undigni
fied. But Rutherford is brave to
bring up a subject many
people would rather not dis
cuss. His proposal deserves
more consideration than the
plan to ship condemned pris
oners to other states for
execution.
The House Judiciary Com-'
mittee wisely tabled that bill.
Oregonians voted to bring
back the death penalty, and!
we have to decide how to use
it.
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Senior Citizen News
CHOICE BEEF
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SWISS STEAK .$169
By Justine Weatherford
Only eight passengers chose
to take the new senior bus to
Irrigon on Monday, March 26.
They enjoyed a round trip with
experienced driver Truman
Messenger. The three from
Heppner, three from Lexing
ton (including the driver) and
three from lone were pleased
with the 18-passenger bus and
were surprised so few took its
charter trip.
At Irrigon, in the Lions Club
Building, County Vice-Chairman
Doris Gollyhorn presided
at the regular March meeting
of the county advisory council.
All county activities were
Seabee vets to meet in Pendleton
Pendleton will be the site of
a Seabee reunion April 20-22.
West Coast veterans of the
Fourth Naval Construction
Battalion will gather to renew
acquaintances and to ex
change World War II exper
iences. Three of the original 32
Oregon Seabees In the Fourth
Battalion will host the three
day event next month. They
will be assisted by their wives
in carrying out a Western
theme advertising the Round
Up city. Welcoming their
former buddies from World
War II are Barney Olsen,
Pendleton; John E. "Curly"
DeMoss, Moro; and Dick
Moorman, Prineville. Red
Lion Motor Inn at Indian Hills
will be headquarters with
tours planned to the Pendleton
Woolen Mills, Harris Pine
Mills, Paulson Park Museum
and Severe Bros. Saddlery.
There will be special events in
the Round-Up City theme and
a surprise speaker at the
Saturday evening Indian buf
fet. National officers of the
Seabee Veterans of America
a: e also expected to attend.
Any former Naval Construc
tion Battalion (Seabee) en
listee is invited to participate
in any or all functions. For
information contact Mr. and
Mrs. B.C. Olsen, P.O. Box 304,
Pendleton, Ore., 97801 or
telephone 503-276-5491.
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Happy Birthday!
Cake, coffee and goodwill filled the Pioneer Memorial
Hospital nursing home this week, as residents helped Mrs. La
Una Crowell and Larry Brady celebrate their birthdays. It
was the 92nd for Mrs. Crowell, and the 84th for Brady.
Lexington Grange members
heard a presentation on Mor
row County's juvenile pro
gram during a meeting Mon
day night.
Speakers at the program
included Judge D.O. Nelson,
Juvenile Director Carolyn
Holt, and Sheriff Larry
Fetsch. Mrs. Holt presented
statistics on the number and
types of juvenile offenses
recorded in the county during
the past several years, the
types of punishment handed
down, and the cost of juvenile
programs to taxpayers. Sher
iff Fetsch gave a presentation
on drug abuse, which included
showing samples of various
illegal substances, pipes and
other paraphenalia.
Following the presentation,
Frances Smouse played a
selection of Irish music on her
vioitjiraccompanied by Betty
r fiyrarquarai. bnerrie ana ueiiy
tarquardt sang a duet.
, Guests included Ann Haver-
stitch and Kim Thomas of
Boardman, members of the
Many Against Drugs organi
zation. Other visitors were
Greenfield Grange Master Art
White and Mrs. White, Martha
Baker and Mr. and Mrs.
Clifford Williams.
County Extension Agent
Harold Kerr will speak on
easing problems caused by
garden weeds, insects and
pests during the April 16
Grange meeting.
Frank Robinson has return
ed home from Emanuel Hospi
tal in Portland. John Telle
chea .was taken to Pioneer
Memorial Hospital on Mon
day, after suffering a fall
during work.
Annetta Klinger visited one
day last week with her
husband, Pete Klinger, at the
Veterans Administration Hos
pital in Walla Walla.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Buch
anan visited Mrs. Buchanan's
mother in Hillsboro during the
weekend, and had a birthday
"riinnr with her.
Hospital
Notes
Patients admitted to Pio
neer Memorial Hospital from
March 7 through March 28 and
still receiving treatment are
Nellie Mahon, Ed LaTrace,
Ola Ruggles and Ron
Schwartz, all of Heppner, and
Beecher Emert, lone.
Patients admitted and later
discharged from March 7
through March 28, were Don
Taylor, Lyle Cox, Shellie
Hausauer, Dan Lindsay and
Juan Tellechea, all of Lexing
ton; Daelene Shannon, Irri
gon; and Judy Hampton,
Shirley Judd, Rita Sumner,
Randy Harshman, James
Ham, Donald Bond and Dar
lene Arrington, all of Heppner.
Patients transferred to
other hospitals were Eddie
Thorpe, Lucy Peterson and
Charlotte Doherty, all of
Heppner and Elva Ruhl, of
Lexington.
WEDDING
& SOCIAL
aw A TIAVT'DV
reviewed. Ruby Kirk, Home
maker Supervisor for the
five-county area, noted that
many folks have been having
successful surgery for hip and
knee repair, but as they need
help in their homes after
discharge from the hospital,
the Homemaker Helpers in
each community have been
extra busy.
Rollin Reynolds, Area
Agency on Ageing Director,
explained some budget prob
lems. Several CETA positions
will be discontinued and the
matter of the Homemaker
budget is still not decided.
All county mealsites report
ed successful, on-going pro
grams, but each is worried
about rising costs. Although a
few federal commodities are
contributed, the cash donation
received at the sites at
mealtimes are needing to
increase.
Transportation Chairman
Truman Messenger reported
on the bus, which he finds very
satisfactory. Many arrange
ments must be made as to the
best use of it details will
gradually be worked out as to
possible schedules. It came
equipped with one wheelchair,
has space for a second
wheelchair and has a built-in
lift. It is thought that those
passengers who are able to
donate toward the cost of its
operation will help it provide
more service. It was stressed
that seniors and handicapped
passengers will always have a
priority as passengers.
The Senior Site Committee
reported that it is still
searching for a satisfactory
site for a Senior Center. The
Nominating Committee Paul
W. Jones, Helen Martin and
Ed Sikes, will meet soon to
propose county officers for
next year. The April 23
meeting of the Advisory
Council will be held in
Heppner.
All of those who attended the
council meeting joined the
regular Monday evening
diners at Irrigon for a
program and meal. County
Agent Harold Kerr spoke to
the group about the Oregon
Department of Revenue Sen
ior Citizen s property Tax
Deferral Plan. After review
ing the plan, he answered
questions and gave each
interested person an informa
tion circular and application
form.
Heppner and Lexington sen
iors are reminded that blood
pressures will be taken at the
Degree of Honor Building on
Wednesday afternoon, April 4,
and that a Social Security
Administration representa
tive will be at the Neighbor
hood Center on April 13.
Senior menus for next week
include, at Irrigon, Monday,
April 2: Swiss steak, gravy,
mashed potatoes, buttered
carrots, 24-hour cabbage
salad, cornbread and jelly and
carmel pudding with topping.
At Heppner, Tuesday, April
3: bean-beef bake, tator tots,
molded jello and cheese salad,
tomatoes (canned), biscuits
and jelly and rhubarb-sauce
cake and topping.
At lone and Heppner, Wed
nesday, April 4: Swiss steak,
gravy, mashed potatoes, but
tered carrots, 24-hour cabbage
salad, cornbread and jelly and
carmel pudding with topping.
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