TWO-The Heppner GaieUe-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, February S. 1981
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Times. P.O. Box 337. Heppner. Oregon 97836.
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David and April Hihoo Sykes. Publishers
Letters to the Editor
Concentration camp?
To the Editor:
I read with disgust and a
sickening heart an article in
the (Salem) Capital Press.
January 23. 81. issue in regard
to the world's largest "feed
lot" at Boardman. Oregon
where the construction was on
schedule.
As a long time "animal
defender." the very thought of
this "concentration camp."
for the defenseless creatures
that are not able to defend
themselves, for the sole pur
pose of lining the pockets of a
few "money greedy lunatics"
' whose only God is the "Golden
Calf." Why I so vigoursly
oppose this "Concentration
camp" is because of its mass
torture potentials, for in the
winter time, if its not frozen,
these victims will be up in
mud to their bellies, or it could
be 30 below zero, snowing,
raining, sleet or freezing rain.
Yes. nature could be cruel too.
and for their summer lot. it ,
will no doubt be. 130 in the
shade and a great grand-dad
Land Use planning unwanted.
To the Editor:
r Having read the recent
interviews by the Argus Ob-
server, with several people1
regarding rural land use,
planning, I was intrigued by a
statement made by Neil
Venturacci. The news article
quoted him as saying. "It is
my opinion that the people
who have introduced land use
planning are not concerned
with the preservation of the
farmer, but are concerned
only with the preservation of
farm land," unquote.
Not being a farmer and not
fully comprehending what he
meant by the statement, I
phoned him and asked for a
clarification. His answer was
striking and eye opening. I
was given many examples of
what is happening to farmers
in many sections of the United
States where rural land plan
ning is being implemented and
why he considers rural land
use planning an entrapment
to agriculture. A few
examples as told to me are
listed below.
1. Eugene, Oregon are: One
of the major agricultural
endeavors in the Willamette
Valley is the growing of grass
seeds, etc. These growers
must burn their fields after
harvest and for the past
several years, the residents of
Eugene and other large cities
have harassed the growers to
either stop growing grass seed
n
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Elks Annual
Feb. 2 1st
Stuffed Pork Chops
Stuffed Bake Potatoes
Upstairs
Bill Nicols
FrL & Sat. Feb. 20-21
"Downstairs
Ernie Howland Band
Sat Night Feb. 21
dy of a dust bowl. What
disturbs me some more, is to
think that some bureaucrats"
in our government have issued
a permit for its protection.
If we didn't have the biggest
crop of "pumpkin heads" and
"gutless wonders" in our
government, these camps
couldn't exist. What should
really happen in this case,
should he that everyone invol
ved both in and out of
government in this project,
should he charged with 3000
cases of "animal cruelty"
which should carry a year in
jail and a $10,000 fine in each
case.
In clnsine. as a "animal
defender" all mv life, who has
the intelligence to realize that
we need all creatures that God
put on this earth, so that we of
the human race mav survive,
this "animal torture camp"
goes down in the last word of
"gross and inhuman cruelty."
Otto H. .loreenson Jr.
P.O. Box M
Scappoose. Oregon 97065
or grow another type crop that
will not cause smoke. How will
land planning protect those
farmers?
2. Wheat growers in Wash
ington State were forbidden to
spray their wheatfields this
past summer because the
spray drifted for several miles
and damaged other farmers
tender crops. How does land
planning protect the wheat
growers?
3. Because of low sugar beet
prices the past few years, all
of Washington State and
Eastern Idaho lost their sugar
beet industry.
Mr. Venturacci said he
hasn't seen or heard of any
efforts by land planners, with
the millions of dollars at their
disposal, or the government
agencies cooperating with the
land planners, do anything to
protect the beet growers.
I fully agree with
Venturacci and other oppo
nents of rural land use
planning. The plan is not to
protect the farmer but only to
control the land. I would hope
that when the people every
where will recognize that the
plan is a fake, will join the
farmers in their valiant
efforts to avoid this unwanted
entrapment.
Sincerely.
Howard G. Davis
P.O. Box 134
Ontario. Oregon 97914
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'It happens
by Jim
"Publishers' Auxiliary."
Jan. 19
"The high school band prayed loudly during the pep rally."
"In the last second, the losing quarterback fell back behind
his goalpost and pouted."
Our beloved City-County Library system informs me it has
a copy (buried somewhere) of a funny book by a funny
woman named Jane Mcllvane about the funny (only when I
laugh) things that can happen in the publishing of a weekly
newspaper.
s catle "M Happens Every Thursday."
IT DOES, INDEED, happen every Thursday-if Thursday
happens to be the day on which you publish a weekly
newspaper.
As hardly anyone knows, I am editor of Oklahoma's
greatest weekly newspaper. The Bixby Bulletin (I do It to
earn eating money. These" pieces in the Tribune merely
furnish loose change for me to speculate in the gold market. )
as a weekly editor, I can attest (smiling bravely as the
tears run down my cheeks) that what the woman wrote is the
whole truth. I wish I had the book before me so I could quote
from it, but in the meantime, I can supply enough material
here to develop into a book of my own.
What happens every Thursday?
Dreadful things. Unbelievable things. Unforgettable (and
unforgiveable) things. Black magic. Plain sorcery.
Ohand wonderful, warm, exciting, fulfilling things, too.
But it's ftie booboos that seem to run against all reason and
logic; over and over...
Such as why one business ad always has a hex on it. (You
know, the prices are wrong or the address is wrong or the
date is wrong or the brand names are wrong or it's upside
down.)
SUCH AS WHY the gremlins seem to attack the same
subscriber over and over changing the rural route number or
obliterating it entirely or sendin two papers or none at all.
Such as the ever-present typographical error that occurs
exactly where it will make a story absolutely incomprehens
ible. The football story with the wrong score or no score, the
picture of the beautiful bride captioned, "Mr. jean
Fallowground," the 28 -pound, 4-oz. baby boy.
The switched headlines: The sad obituary with "FFA Ewe
Wins Grand Champion" on it, or the engagement story with
"Investigation Promised in Con Game."
Whatever happens, you can be darned sure it will be
embarrassing. There are few benign errors. Unless you think
about it, you don't realized how the dropping of just one line
can change an innocuous piece into a dreadful:
Story about a highway crew working in the area : "Most of
the men are . . . men."
About a lovely surprise party: "All of the guests were
carried out by the hostess."
RUNNER-UP TO that one: "The guest of honor was . . .
topped with whipped cream."
Vic Barnett, longtime managing editor of the Tribune, used
to come storming into the newsroom, waving a paper and
hollering, "HOW can these things HAPPEN?" Well real
easy. . . . ,
..Jim Downing, a veteran newspaperman who publishes the
weekly Bixby (Okla.) Bulletin, also writes a column for the
Tulsa (Okla.) Tribune, from which this wag taken.
(Editor's note: The Gazette-Times has had its share of
Births
Keelv Thornton - A
daughter. Keelywas born to
Berniece and Patrick Thorn
ton of Salem on January 27.
Keely weighed 5 lbs., in oz.
Grandparents are Edith and
Mike Matthews of lone and
Iena Thornton of The Dalles.
Amanda Ruth Richardson -A
daughter. Amanda Ruth,
has been adopted by Sandra
(Carlson ) and Dan Richard
son. Central Point. Ore.
Amnnria was born on January
27. 1981. at Medford. Ore., and
weighed 7 lbs.. 5 oz.
Grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Carlson, lone.
Great-grandmother is Mrs.
John Graves. Heppner. Greaf-Broat-Brandmother
is Mrs.
Rnhert Wilcox. Portland.
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Alicia Susan Cross - A
dnuehter. Alicia Susan, was
born to Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Cross, Hepner, at Pendleton
Community Hospital. Pendle
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Jesse Thomas Rergie Moore
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Library
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12:30 to 5 p.m.
.Thursday - 7 to 9 p.m.
.Saturday - 2 to 4 p.m.
Story hour - Thursday, 10:30
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gremlin attacks lately - following (unfortunately) are some
of the best (worst) examples.)
"lone Jr.-Sr. High plans 'Parent Day," Jan. IS - "Tuesday,
January 29, will be Parent Day at lone Junior House
Conference on Aging in grades 7-12 . . ." (On top of the
paste-up error, we got the date wrong.)
"Graves feted on retirement from service," Jan. 22 -"Dorris
Graves, chairman of the Morrow County Planning
Commission for the pust 12 years, was recently honored with
a plague and dinner following her retirement from service to
the county." (And we gave her the 'plague' twice.)
''WeTcome"norne," Jan. 22 "The Scouts, forom (yes,
forom) dens one through six of the Blue Mountain Council
Pack No. 661, will leave the ribbons on the (The rest of the
story is nowhere to be found - and on the front page, too.)
And then there was the time the lone High School band
uniforms were listed as new. when actually they were 25
years old . . .
And the time the photograph of the beautiful nativity scene
was put in backwards ...
And the time the 1974 4x4 flutbed 3-4 ton pickup, regularly
$2,950, was advertised on sale for $17.95. The 1975 3-4 ton 4x4
was even more of a bargain - marked down from $3,425 to a
low, low $14.95.
And the lost words, switched columns, wrong names . . ,
We could go on . , . hut it's too painful.
What's your opinion
QUESTION OF THE WEEK: "Do you think a state prison
should be built near Condon?"
"I think if the transportation problems weren't too great,
the security was good and if it were economically feasible it
would probably be OK." says Barbara Hayes. 42. Heppner.
Marriage licenses
Pendleton - Marriage Licenses have Ix-en issued by the
Umatilla County Clerk's office to:
Cecil Otis Hock, 21. and Sahrina Gaye Murray, 20, both of
Irrigon.
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Frank" on March 5 and 6 in
the school enfetorium under'
Ihe direction of Larry Cerulln
Already three weeks In
rehearsal, the cast includes
Lisa Nix as Anne Frank. John
Bier and Putti Toombs as her
father and mother and
Michelle Aaron as her sister
Margot. Mr. and Mrs. Van
Daan will be played by Wes
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and their son Peter by Glen
Smith. Other characters are
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