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SIX-The Heppner Gaiette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday. November 26, 1981
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By JUSTINE
WEATHERFORD
So you know all about
Thanksgiving Day-how it
began, how it grew, when and
why it has changed. Yet,
maybe you would like to
refresh your memory about a
few facts pertaining to this
American Family Holiday.
Throughout the ages many
peoples in many places have
held Thanksgiving days--these
days were post-harvest festi
vals, days for thanking God
for plentiful crops. For this
reason the holiday usually
takes place in the fall,
although the American
Thanksgiving Day which pro
bably grew out of the harvest
home celebrations of England,
first took place in mid;
summer.
Although in the United
States the very mention of
Thanksgiving has for many
years called up memories of
kitchens and pantries crowded
with good things to eat, it was
not always so. In fact the first
Thanksgiving observance on
record in America was entir
ely religious and did not
involve feasting at all. In the
early 1600's when English
settlers arrived at Berkeley
Plantation, on the James
River near what is now
Charles City. Virginia their
charter required that the day
of arrival be observed yearly
as a day of thanksgiving to
God.
However our traditional
feast is based on the first
official Thanksgiving, which
was held in New England by
he Plymouth colonists less
than a year after they settled
in this new land. Their first
dreadful winter had killed
nearly half of the members of
the colony, but new hope grew
up in the last spring and early
summer of 1621. The early
corn harvest brought rejoic
ing. Governor William Brad
ford decreed that a three-day
feast be held. An official
Thanksgiving Day was set
aside for the purpose of prayer
as well as celebration on July
30. 1623.
It is chronicled that "The
women of the colony spent
days preparing for the feast.
The children helped by turn
ing roasts on spits in front of
open fires. Indians brought
wild turkeys and venison. The
men of the colony brought
geese, ducks and fish. The
women served the meats and
fish with cornmeal bread, with
nuts and with succotash.
Everyone ate outdoors at big
tables."
The custom of Thanksgiving
Day spread from Plymouth to
other New England colonies.
During the Revolutionary
War. eight special days of
thanksgiving were observed
for victories. On Nov. 26, 1789.
President George Washington
issued a general proclamation
for a national day of thanks.
In the same year the Protes
tant Episcopal Church an
nounced that the first Thurs
day in November would be a
regular yearly day for giving
thanks, "unless another day
be appointed by the civil
authorities."
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A senior at lone High School, Chris Rietmann is involved
with the annual staff and is Student Body President. Chris is
also interested in music.
Chris maintains a 3.19 grade point average and plans to
attend college in Houston, Texas majoring in Computer
Science.
Chris is the son of Gene and Maxine Rietmann, lone.
A senior at Heppner High School, Cindi is involved in GAB,
Student Council, National Honor Society, Basketball. Cindi is
President of the Outdoor Club, Secretary-Treasurer of the
H-CIub and is the Annual Editor, while still maintaining a
3.69 grade point average.
Cindi is an outstanding student who provides examples to
her peers in leadership, dependability and concern for
others. She is a good friend to many providing the ability to
listen to others and show genuine concern. She has the
respect of the faculty and her peers for her dedication to
academics, activities and athletics.
Cindi is the daughter of Donna Bergstrom, Heppner and
Elwayne Bergstrom, Heppner.
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For many years a few states
continued having thanksgiv
ing days but no national
holiday was established.
However a remarkable
woman. Sarah Josepha Hale
of Newport. N.H.. a self
educated teacher and later an
editor well known for her
campaigns for women's rights
finally persuaded President
Abraham Lincoln to proclaim
a national Thanksgiving Day
in 1863.
Each year after that, for 75
years, the President would
formally proclaim that
Thanksgiving Day should be
celebrated on the last Thurs
day of November until in 1939
when President Roosevelt set
it one week earlier. He
wanted to help business by
lengthening the shopping
period before Christmas. Con
gress finally ruled that after
1941 the fourth Thursday of
November would be observed
as a legal federal holiday.
If the U.S. had held to
Roosevelt's plan of not always
using the last Thursday of the
month for the holiday, looking
ahead at calendars for the
present decade, one can see
that only in the years 1984,
1985, and in 1990 and 1991 will
November have a fifth Thurs
day. Roosevelt certainly
didn't ever anticipate that
Christmas shopping would
begin in many places even
before November begins. He
couldn't have guessed that in
some towns, such as in
Frankenmuth. Michigan, for
example, that huge Christmas .
businesses would function
every week and almost every
day of the entire year.
Hopefully thte review may
have given readers a few
more facts about the now
well-established, American
harvest festival and religious
holiday we are celebrating
this week on Thursday. Nov.
26. 1981.
1982 Shakespearean
tickets now on sale
Mail orders for the Oregon
Shakespearean Festival's 1982
season are now being ac
cepted. Members of the
Oregon Shakespearean Festi
val Association may have
their orders processed on a
priority basis during the
members' - only presale
period which lasts from Nov
ember 16 through January 15.
Other patrons may order their
tickets now and they will be
processed in order of their
receipt beginning January 25.
Phone orders can not be
accepted before January 25,
and patrons are advised to call
for all orders after that time to
be sure of ticket availability.
Patrons may pay for their
orders this year by using their
VISA-MASTERCARD Num
bers on their mail orders or by
stating their card number at
the time they call.
Among the many benefits
that Oregon Shakespearean
Festival Association members
receive are: priority service
on all ticket orders, waivers
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senllv served hv n nmlii.
All risk crop insurance will
bo more easily accessible to
farmers hv a plan to localize
the sale of crop insurance to
farmers through local crop
insurance agents, said a
recent news release from the
United Slates Department of
Agriculture.
The plan, which should be in
effect in all areas of the
country by spring 1982. was
announced recently by Wayne
Fletcher, president of the U.S.
Department of Agriculture's
Federal Crop Insurance Cor
poration. Fletcher said, the use of
local agents will improve
service and be an added
convenience for farmers pre
Kidney Assoc. launches fund drive
The Kidney Association of
Oregon has launched its
twelfth annual statewide fund
drive to raise SSOO.uoo in
donations and grants to pay a
portion of the cost of dialysis
for Oregonians in the KAO
program suffering from kid
ney failure. As the campaign
was opened, it was emphasi
zed that there is an urgent
need for donations to care for
an increased number of pa-
tients.
The funds will be used by
KAO during 1982 to assist
KAO's 430 kidney failure
victims now on dialysis
throughout the state, by pay
ing a portion of the costs
involved for the treatment and
necessary equipment and
supplies. The money will also
be used for the same financial
Postal Service urges patrons
to shop and mail early
This year, the Postal ser
vice is urging customers to
shop and mail early for
Christmas.
on handling fees on ticket
exchanges, discounts on cer
tain tickets and a subscription
on the members' only news
letter. Memberships start at
$25. with a special category
for students and senior citi
zens at $15. Business mem
berships begin at $100.
The Festival's 1982 season
includes: Shakespeare's
"Romeo and Juliet," "The
Comedy of Errors," Julius
Caesar," "Othello." and
"Henry V," Jules Feiffer's
"Hold Me!" Arthur Kopit's
"Wings." Strindbere's "The
Father," Thornton Wilder's
"The Matchmaker," Noel
Coward's "Blithe Spirit,"
Jerome Lawrence and Robert
E. Lee's "Inherit the Wind"
and Steweart Parker and
Jimmy Kennedy's "Spoke
song." For schedule and ticket
order forms write: The
Oregon Shakespearean Fest
val. P.O. Box 158, Ashland,
Oregon 97520.
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cnunty FCIC office or countv
omce of USDA s Agricultural
Stabilization and Conserva
tion Service.
' Fie said farmers who have
not already selected a new
agent hv the time the multi
county FCFC offices are closed
will he provided with a list of
agents from which to choose.
"The choice of a service
office is up to the farmer."
said Fletcher. He said FCFC
will assign insurance filed to
local crop insurance agents in
cases where policyholders fail
to make their own selection
These policyholder will be
informed of their assigned
auenl when the file is trans
ferred. However, farmers
aid for new patients during the
coming year.
KAO president Chuck Marx.
Portland, said in starting the
1981-82 drive, that "It is
extremely urgent that we
raise the funds due to the fact
that KAO continues to accept
more new patients for treat
ment, and medical costs
continue to rise."
Marx explained. "During
the past 12 months alone, the
number of patients KAO is
helping to stay alive on
dialysis has risen by 16
percent, from 370 to 430
people."
The KAO president pointed
out that it currently costs $39
per day to maintain each
patient on a home-based
artificial kidney machine or
about $14,000 per year. He
Postmaster Ken Nairns has
officially declared the begin
ning of the Christmas mailing
crunch by shopping and mail
ing early. Cards and parcels
will reach their destinations in
plenty of time of the holidays,
if customers will start early,
make certain that mail is
addressed correctly and that
packages are wrapped prop
erly, Nairns said.
"Normally, we handle about
6,500 pieces of mail a day -
including cards, letters and
packages, but during the
holiday season, volume goes
up to about 20,000 pieces," the
postmaster says.
The key to successful holi
day mailing is to mail early
and correctly. Postmaster
Nairns says that includes
planning now for gifts that
must travel long distances to
reach their destinations by
Christmas.
"Many overseas mailing
dates - including those for the
armed forces stationed over
seas - occur during this
month. Mailers can get spec
ific information on the inter
national dates by calling us
here at 676-9630," Nairns said.
"Customers should also
take care to write legible ZIP
Coded addresses for both the
intended recipient and the
sender. Since mail sorting
depends on the ZIP Code as
well as the name of the
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have the option of chanitinu
service auonts up to the
earliest sales closing date for
their insured fall and spring
crops, according to Fletcher
All-risk crop insurance poli
cies now are available from
agents and ai'encies contract
ed with FCIC and from private
companies rcinsured'hv FCIC.
These policies offer the same
voleclion and cost . y-
All-risk policyholders have
the option to buy hail and fire
protection included in the'
basic policy or to purchase
protection included in the'
basic policy or to purchase
substitute protection from
private companies, the news
release stated
said that the cost of keeping
each patient alive in a center
is much higher.
In order to pay for the costs
of helping to keep kidney
failure patients alive. KAO
needs more and larger dona
tions from individuals, busi
nesses, fraternal and civic
organizations and increased
fund-raising in local commun
Hies.
Marx said. "The Kidney
Association of Oregon Board
of Trustees and staff are using
every possible means to raise
the needed money."
Marx added, "The people of
Oregon have been very gener
ous in the past in supporting
the program. Now KAO needs
increased help to take care of
an ever increasing number of
people."
particular city and state, the
use of the correct ZIP Code
will aid us in processing the
mail.
"Last year, our customers
helped us tremedously. They
mailed early in the season and
early in the day. We hope they
will choose to cooperate with
us again this year, so we both
will have an enjoyable holiday
mailing season." Nairns con
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Orccori Wheat Foundation
"Oregon wheal growers
have been pioneers once
again." stated Furl I'ryor;
Condon Innnor'and I'm talk
ing about the formation of the
Oregon Wheat Foundation and
the tax-free deductible stat
us. "I'ryor is the president of
the Oregon Wheat Foundation
and is a past president of the
Oregon Wheat Growers
league.
The Oregon Wheat Founda
tion is the first tax-free
foundation started by any of
the wheat slates, according to
Pryor. However, I'ryor said,
that the National Association
of Wheat Growers also has a
similar foundation started two
years ago. The
foundation was started to
pursue educational, scientific
and philanthropic projects.
The Foundation has already
had two educational projects
wltere a seminar was spon
sored on oil and gns leasing
and another seminar spun
sored on farm business tax
ation. Under the subject heading
of philanthropic projects, the
Foundation may he involved
in scholarships for students as
well as grants to other
projects relating to wheat
production,
II was mentioned thai the
corporate structure of the
Foundation is similar to the
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Louis Carlson is the Necond
vice president. Wesley Grilley
serves as executive vice
president of the Foundation.
"We're really still in the
organizational status" Grilley
said, "we intend to have hoard
representation with farmers
from across the slate. We
need advisory hoards for
projects and need suport
from all segments of agricul
ture." "It's an exciting new era for
wheat farmers," Pryor said.
"It's just like when Oregon
wheat farmers started the
first commission in the United
States , . . and then formed
the first market development
agency. Western Wheat As
sociates, in the world . . . and
now the formation of the
Foundation shows the leader
shipvyhat OWGL has done
in the past,"
A national farm tnx expert,
Dr. Neil llarl. said that the
Foundation's tax status "is
the Cadillac of foundations--you
were very lucky to obtain
that status "
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CLOSED THURS..NOV. 26 &
FRI.( NOV. 27 FOR THE
THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY. .
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thai the Foundation . is an
"excellent vehicle for estate
tax planning and for other
areas of tax management."
"These are the first steps of
the Foundation," said Pryor,
He said that all farmers had
great hopes for the new
frontiers that the Foundation
can accomplish.
"Hut, it must help not only
Oregon wheat growers, but all
growers in the. United
States ... we need to help
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conditions for all farmers."
I'ryor concluded.
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