TWO The Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, November 8, 1979
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GAZETTE-TIMES
Morrow Coiaty's Hcuw-Owaed Weekly Newspaper
U.S.P.S. 240-420
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at Heppner, Oregon under the Act of March 3, 1879. Second-class postage paid at
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Remembrance Day
Those of an age to remember "Armistice
Dy" on Nov. 11 associate it, of course, with
the ending of World War I in 1918, when the
Alliesgranted an armistice to the Central
Powers Germany, the Austrian Empire,
Turkey. The Yanks in that war were the
"doughboys" who fought under General
Pershing in France. With President Wilson's
idealism and the lilt of a music hall melody on
their lips, they went "Over There" in the war
to end all wars.
When the victory parades were over,
Armistice Day was observed generally
rather quietly, perhaps with a moment of
silence in classrooms, at 11 o'clock on Nov.
11, or with wreath-laying ceremonies at
tombs and cenotaphs.
President Wilson's vision of a world at
peace proved to an illusion. Hitler's Germany
rose in the aftermath of the Versailles
Treaty. In the Far East, Japan quested for a
wider sphere. In Italy, Mussolini dreamed of
acquiring an African empire. When the
flames of war again were ignited, hardly a
nation escaped.
The United States entered the conflict in
1941, mobilizing its industrial and military
strength, with hardly a family untouched.
American forces went to every continent.
Together, the Allied Powers conquered the
Axis, but at a tremendous cost and certainly
not to win a permanent peace. The list of
wars, battles and police actions that have
drawn American participation since 1941
make a sad litany.
Fittingly, the name "Armistice Day" has
been changed to Veteran's Day, a salute to
those who have served, whether or not at
personal sacrifice. The flags will be out,
wreaths placed on memorial stones, a
reminder that peace in the world is fragile
and takes the efforts of people as well as
nations to preserve.
Certainly, it's another three-day weekend
but also an occasion for remembrance.
Senate panel OK's
Packwood tax-credit plan
The Senate Finance Com
mittee recently gave the final
stamp of approval to a broad
range of residential and busi
ness energy credits recom-
Grain Growers
elect board
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being developed as a barge
terminal.
The nominating commit
tee's slate for the Board of
Directors was accepted unani
mously: Larry Lindsay, Gene
Majeske, Ron Haguewood and
Joe McElligott, for director
positions; and William Doher
ty, Jim Swanson, Chuck
Nelson, Leonard Munkers and
Monte Evans, associate direc
tors. Al Bunch, an outgoing
director, ws presented with a
desk pen set with clock and
thermometer.
At the start of the meeting,
the invocation was given by
the Rev. John Maas, pastor of
Hope and Valby Lutheran
Churches in Heppner and
lone.
Before the meeting closed,
Mills introduced the employes
of the Morrow County Grain
Growers, among them Phou
Thongdy, a Laotian refugee
who recently brought his
family to Heppner under the
auspices of a committee
sponsored by the Episcopal
Church.
mended by Senator BobPack
wood. "We've made genuine pro
gress towards energy self-reliance,"
said Packwood, "by
encouraging a nation of indivi
duals to invest in our tremen
dous solar, wind, geothermal
and conservation potential."
The energy tax credits,
which were tentatively ap
proved by earlier Committee
decisions, were included as a
major part of the windfall
profits tax legislation also
adopted today by the Finance
Committee. The full Senate is
expected to consider the
energy tax plan in the near
future; following Senate ac
tion, the Finance Committee
and the House Ways ana
Means Committee will meet to
reconcile the House and Sen
ate versions of the energy tax
bill.
"Tax incentives will effec
tively persuade Americans to
turn from expensive foreign
oil to cheaper, cleaner and
renewable alternatives like
the sun and the wind. These
provisions will open the door
for businesses, too, to develop,
market and use our renew
able, domestic energy resour
ces," Packwood added.
Under the Packwood bill,
individuals will be able to take
a 50 percent tax credit for
solar, wind or geothermal
equipment purchases up to
$10,000. The maximum credit
allowed, thereford, would be
$5,000.
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Sifting through the TIMES
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No bias for handicapped
1929
Fifty years ago Heppner
taxpayers were excited about
the possibility of having their
taxes cut. The city budget
committee was only asking for
$9,177 for its purposes com
pared to $12,450 for the
previous year.
A turkey shoot was being
planned by the Heppner Rod
and Gun Club.
Heppner High School re
ceived a projector to have
moving pictures to put a
"keener zest into studies."
Student body funds were going
to pay for the new equipment.
The federal government
pledged $100 million to Ameri
can farmers for the purpose of
stabilizing wheat funds.
The Heppner Lions Club
proposed a $2,400 levy to the
Morrow County tax levying
board for the purpose of hiring
a health nurse.
Heppner was having an All
Morrow County American
Legion Armistice Day with a
full day of patriotic events
planned. A parade, the Hepp-ner-Hermiston
football game,
free food for Legion members,
a talking picture show and a
dance were scheduled.
The Rhea Creek Grange
elected new officers with S.D.
Wright named as the new
president.
A group of 24 Heppner
businessmen were planning to
car pool to Canyon City to
show their support in Grant
County court to build a county
road from Spray to Heppner.
The six cars were planning on
having placards on the back
saying, "Boosters for the
Heppner-Spray Road."
lone lost to Lexington 12-0 in
football.
The new five passenger,
four -door Buick Sedan was on
sale at the Heppner Garage
for $1,295.
A copy of the proposed city
budget ran in the Gazette
Times. The largest expected
expenditure for the city was
the redemption of water bonds
at a cost of $6,000. The largest
estimated receipts were ex
pected from water collection
at $9,800. Total estimated
receipts were $12,374 while the
total expenditures amounted
to $21,551.
1954
Twenty-five years ago Or
ville Cutsforth, a Lexington
farmer, donated some land to
build a forest park. Fire
places, garbage pits, water,
restrooms and tables were
available. Most of the mater
ials and work in the project
were donated. A six-sided
drinking fountain, in the
formation of the Cutsforth
cabin, was a unique part of the
park.
Construction was soon to
start on the rodeo field lights.
The 85-foot-high poles were at
the site and the Columbia
Basin Electric Cooperative
workers were digging holes
and doing much of the wiring
as a public service. About
$9,200 had been raised by the
selling of bonds while $10,000
was needed.
John A. Pfeiffer of Heppner
sold his Shell Oil Company
distributorship to James P.
Healy. Pfeiffer then bought
the Western Auto Supply store
from Conley Lanham. Healy
had been operating the Nor
Gas plant in Heppner. Lan
ham was moving to Eugene
where he owned a large hotel.
About 11 miles of county
roads in Boardman were
being oiled as a result of
$56,000 in federal aid from
secondary funds.
The Heppner Elks Lodge
was sponsoring a visit by the
Red Cross Bloodmobile said
Jack Edmondson, committee
chairman. A big turn-out was
hoped for as 100 pints of blood
was anticipated to be collec
ted. A new veterinarian was
coming to Morrow County led
by the encouragement of the
Livestock Growers Associa
tion. His name was Jim
Norene.
The American Legion was
planning a celebration for
Veterans Day. the new name
for Armistice Day.
Ronald Baker, a sheep
breeder from lone, went td
San Francisco and placed at a
national show. He won three
blue ribbons and also placed
fifth in another event.
1974
Five years ago the city of
Heppner accepted a water
improvement bid for $198,000
for the installation of a water
main and the digging of wells.
The high bid was $328,757.52.
Dr. Rodney Briggs, presi
dent of Eastern Oregon State
College, spoke to the Morrow
County Grain Growers about
the failures in Africa in
agriculture.
About 242 members of the
Columbia Basin Co-op heard
Paul Tews, secretary-treasurer,
say that although the
Bonneville Power Administra
tion was raising its rates to the
CBEC by $80,000, the co-op
was going to absorb the
increase and not pass it on to
its members. Rates to the
members were only going to
go up five percent.
lone beat Stanfield 8-0 and
Heppner won the Columbia
Basin League title with a 32-8
win over Wasco County.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Americans need better understanding of Asian allies
Editor:
We, the American side,
desperately need a better
understanding of our allies in
the Orient particularly Kor
ea. Korea is Oregon's Number 2
overseas market; Koreans in
this decade have been Ore
gon's largest overseas immi
grant group; U.S.-Korean re
lations are critical to U.S.
credibility and influence in
Northeast Asia.
The enclosed eulogy at
tempts to express my feeling
about Park Chung-hee and
add a modicum to the under
standing of Korea.
A Eulogy and Challenge
History will make the final
judgment. To me, Park
Chung-hee, President of the
Republic of Korea, was a
great man.
Son of a farmer, rural school
teacher, distinguished mili
tary career in defense of his
country, selected by his peers
lone has tried to have the BEST school!
Editor:
Some time ago I read a well
prepared article entitled,
"Know Your Subject." It was
good.
Comes now a lengthy letter
in our Heppner Gazette-Times
by one, Meg Murray, under
the heading of "Morrow
County Lacks Funds to Sup
port Basic High School Ser
vices for lone." It comes not
altogether as a surprise, as
there have been expressions
along that line of thinking by
many who, for one reason or
another, do not choose to
patronize the lone Schools. It
has hurt the lone school and
the community generally.
Question is, have they benefit
ted greatly by attending the
Heppner school?
lone has long tried to have
the best school possible. The
costs are there, certainly. I
was for many years a member
of the school board at lone.
Costs were always a consider
ation but never did we try to
sacrifice quality by cutting
costs. We had a good school.
We have a good school today
although we are now on a
county-wide basis. Of the
three high school in the county
the lone school is not up to
minimum standards, it is
alleged. It seems that could be
a debatable question.
Percentage-wise, compared
to other schools, graduates
from the lone school continued
on to higher institutions of
learning and for the most part
have done well. Two of my
children were lone High
School graduates. Both went
on to college and one has his
B.A. degree. Now in later
years I have four grandchil
dren that call the lone High
School their Alma Mater. Two
are graduates from Blue Mtn.
Community College and one
will graduate from Pacific
Lutheran University next
year. Others from the lone
school have done equally well,
when higher education has
been the goal.
Why are we paying the
taxes? Is it to sacrifice the
outlying areas just to support
the Heppner school? We are
all helping to pay for that. Also
we are trying to maintain the
best possible school at lone.
We are supporting a school
that makes it possible for
those living in outlying areas
to participate in all activities.
Extra curricular areas or
what have you.
We believe we have in Mr.
Doherty a superintendent of
schools that is loyal to all
areas in the county. We
believe we have in Mr.
Doherty a man that must rely
on a sympathetic human
understanding. Not altogether
on how to save tax dollars but
to make the greatest use of
them for all the people. Some
of us who have experienced it
from all angles recognize that
this is being done quite well.
We also believe and recognize
we have the teachers and
equipment to keep the school
up to par and above.
As said, anyone who has,
over the years, been so close
to school business in Morrow
County as I have would
certainly have to swallow
twice before I could swallow
what was brought out in the
Meg Murray letter. "Know
your subject" does apply.
Sincerely,
Oscar Peterson
lone
Many fallacies in letter
(The following letter was
submitted for publication.)
Dear Board Members of the
Morrow County School Dis
trict Rl and County Citizens:
I would like to reply to Meg
Murray's letter of last week
stating that Morrow County
lacks funds to support the lone
High School program.
Meg has always been an
interested school patron but I
feel there are many fallacies
in her statements.
In the first place, no one has
shown that Morrow County is
in any more financial diffi
culty in supporting its school
system than other districts in
the state. We have a healthy
and growing economy which
can meet the needs and wishes
of our citizens if we use good
money management in all
county departments.
At the present time, each of
our county areas has a good
high school which offers all
the subjects students need for
preparation for college or
career. Those of use who have
had our children in the lone
system through the years feel
they have received an excel
lent education. lone High
School has an above average
number of students who con
tinue on to college and do well
there.
Our hiuli school offers p
better than basic education for
all its students plus the fact
that we have a very small
incidence of the problems
most schools in the nation are
facing, such as violence,
vandalism and drug abuse.
Our student enrollment is up
and spirits are high. Last
week was Homecoming Week
and our students demonstra
ted school spirit and good
sportsmanship that would
have been considered terrific
in a large city high school.
Our community supports
the lone schools. We are
justifiably PROUD of our
school's academic excellence,
our marching band, our state
championship football team,
our school grounds which have
been restored since last year's
flood, our teaching staff, our
excellent administrator and
our students.
With so many good things
going for lone High School and
so few problems, in a world
plagued with hard problems,
it seems to me we should give
credit to lone High School for
being one of the best in the
state and turn our abilities to
solving some of the real
problems of this world
Yours truly.
Betty Rietmann.
Parent. Teacher. Taxpayer
to head a provisional govern
ment, three times elected
President, 18 years of distin
guished service, this is his
record.
It was not royal succession
or born of the class destined to
rule, but that mystery of the
universe that endows a man of
humble origin with leader
ship. When Park became Presi
dent in 1961, Korea was on the
brink there was economic,
political and social chaos. In
eighteen years these things
have happened.
There has been peace and
national security in the pre
sence of a neighbor that has a
single dedication to provoke
by axe murders and to
conquer by force.
There has been an economic
miracle annual income has
increased from $87 to $1,250
per person per year with the
best population distribution in
the developing world.
Education is universal, li
teracy approaches and will
soon surpass the United
States. In colleges and univer
sities, the boy-girl ratio is
almost equal.
There is freedom and toler
ance of all religions a record
without parallel in Asia.
This is only a partial list of
achievements and freedoms
under Park in Korea.
President Park's problems
with the United States was a
clash of cultures. He was a
Buddhist. To him, the family
and family responsibilities
came first. Respect for elders
was paramount. Parental au
thority and individual moral
ity are required and provide
social stability.
Buddhist democracy is a
consensus process that starts
with the family not a one
man, one-vote exercise.
National security, economic
well-being, the dignity of the
individual through education
were President Park's priori
ties for government. He felt
that these must be achieved,
before a democracy that was
never completely understood,
could be operative.
Park was a humble.modest,
honest and compassionate
man. He leaves a challenge to
Westerners before you lead
you must understand those
you would lead. The new graft
must be one that the old tree
will accept.
Very truly yours,
Raymond M. Kell, Honorary
Consul General for the
Republic of Korea
707 S.VV. Washington
Portland. Oregon 97205
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are putting clauses in their
contracts with employers that
prohibit discrimination
against handicapped people,
according to the President's
Committee on Employment of
the Handicapped.
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