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Editorial
Haylift aids farmers
—or
politicians
While they are still debating in Washington whether those
are Rephulican cows starving to death in the Southeast, or
whether they arc Democrat, one thing is for certain, they arc
certainly making donkeys (and I don't mean the political kind)
out of themselves in the hallowed halls of our nation's capitol
1 .cave it to the politicians to take a completely humanitarian
and unselfish goodwill gesture such as the emergency hay lift
to the drought stricken Southeast, and attempt to turn it into
political gain
In order to explain the bizarre antics of both the Democrats
and Republicans jockeying to gam political mileage out of the
hay lift, consider that they did so while in a complete state of
shock and mental confusion
None of us wants to admit that our leaders are so blatantly
crass and opportunistic, that they would rush to this show of
neighborly good will between farmers, and attempt to gain some
sort of credit for it in the eyes of the country
Rather. I would like to believe that prolonged breathing of
the cynical air of the Potomac, has so hardened our leaders to
a truly humanitarian and grass roots show ing of national good
will, that it was too much for their collective brains to
comprehend
So often we hear the term "grass roots", and so often we
hear it used hy politicians themselves, it seems odd that they
still do not truly understand what it means
Birth
l.ukr Roderick Murray -a son,
l.ukc Roderick, was born July 22 to
John and Ann Murray al Si Mary
Medical Center in Walla Walla.
Washington He weighed 6 lbs 13
oz.
Grandparents are Rod and Meg
Murray , lone, jnd l.arry and Cor
rinc l.indsay, Irvington
Great grandparents arc Kosclla
l.indsay. Hcppncr. I aura Shook,
and Al and Adclia Remits. Tigard
F.va Marie Chitty- daughter. Eva
Mane was bom July 22. 1986 in
Roses ille. California to Jack and
Toni Chitty She weighed 7 lbs lO'-T
oz.
Maternal grandparents are John
and Rene Jedhcttcr of Hcppncr and
Leonard and Lorine Toll of Wood
bum Paternal grandparents arc
Marvin and Mike Chitty of
Enterprise
Great grandmothers are Merna
Toll and Eva Griffith of Hcppncr
and Dorothy Chitty of Crawford.
Nebraska
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July 30, 1986
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Sheriffs Report
IV Heppner
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Service News
The Morrow County Sheriff”s Of
fice at the Morrow County Cour
thouse in Heppner reports handling
or dispatching the following business
during the past week
July 21 the Sheriff”» Office
assisted sit disabled motorists tn
Morrow County during the week of
July 15-21
July 22 the Sheriff's Office
responded to a residence in Board •
man to assist the Boardman Police
Dept with a possible family
disturbance
July 22 live Sheriff's Office
dispatched the Heppner Fire Dept to
a grass fire in a field behind Hepp
ner High School The fire was
extinguished
July 22 the Sheriffs Office
responded to an Irngon residence
after receiving a complaint of a
speeding schicle on Nevada Si
July 23 the Sheriffs Office
dispatched a Boardman ambulance to
a residence just outside the city limits
to a report of a two year old child
w ith fingernail polish in its eye The
child was transported to Good
Shepherd Hospital in Hcrmiston
July 24 the Sheriff s Office back
ed up the Boardman Police Dept in
a report of a possible fight at the
Nomad in Boardman
July 24 the Sheriffs Ottue
responded to assist a citizen in Ir-
ngon who was having animal
problems
July 24 the Sheriffs Office
responded to assist the Heppner
Police with the arrest of Robert
McP.wcn. 21. Heppner. for alleged
Assault IV
July 25 the Sheriffs Office
dispatched a Morrow County am
bulance to Heppner Bowl for a
report of a man has ing a seizure He
was transported to Pioneer Memorial
Hospital
July 25 the Sheriff”s Office
dispatched the Heppner Fire Dept
to Heppner Nor-Gas due to a pro
pane leak
July 25 the Sheriff s Office in
vcstigalcd a report ot a prowler in
the Irrigon area
July 25 the Sheriff s Office in
vestigated a report of a prowler in
the Hardman area
July 2b the Shcnlfs Office
rescinded to assivi the Irrigon Police
Dept with a warrant arrest
July 27 the Sheriffs Office
responded to Main St in Heppner to
assist J k Heppner Police Dept with
subjects reported fighting
July 27, the Sheriffs Office
received information ol marijuana
cultivated in one of the irrigated
circles near the Irrigon area Die
Sheriffs Office confiscated nine
plants Investigation is continuing at
this time
July 27 the Irrigon Police Dept
arrested Carlos Fernandez Reyes,
42. Boardman. for alleged Criminal
Possession of a Forged Document,
a felony He was lodged at the
Umatilla City Jail
July 28 the Sheriff”s Office
dispatched a deputy to a one vehicle
non injury accident at milepost lour
on Hwy 207
Navy Petty O fficer 3rd Class
I Hist in \V. Thom ason
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class
Dustin W Thomuson. son of Alhcr
ta C (taker of Islington, recently
completed a five day port visit to
Hong Kong while participating in a
Western Pacific deployment
W hile in port, Thomason enjoyed
various sites of the city, including
Victoria Peak which overlooks Hong
Kong Harbor and China
Thomason also participated in
painting the Dutchess of Kim
Children's Hospital ol Sandy Bay
While one group painted the
hospital, the ship's clown Troupe
entertained Ihc patients
Thomason is currently stationed
aboard the battleship USS New
Jersey, home ported in lamg Beach.
California
A 1981 graduate of Riverside
High School. Boardman. he joined
Hospital Notes
the Navy in July IMK3 His wile.
Ians, is the daughter of Floyd R and
Pioneer Memorial Hospital in
lairane L. Wilson, of Irngon
Heppner reports admitting and
discharging the following patient
during the past week
ljury Angcll. Hcppncr admitted
July 25. discharged July 27
The following patients were
receiving care at the hospital
Monday
C'hns Mcl-aughlin. Heppner • ad
nutted July 28. and
John Hemplc. Hcppncr admitted
July 28
Heppner Police
Report
The Hcppncr Police Department
reports handling the following
business during the past week
July 21 11 52 - citation issued for
Parking violation
July 22 3 58 asisst the Morrow
County Sheriff's Office, 7 50 re
quest oficcr for Security Check. 9 22
- assist Fire Dept
July 23 II 15 assist Morrow
County Sheriff s Office. I 44 false
alarm. 1:10 - report of Worthless
Document, 9 23 - report of Strange
Noises. II 09 citation issued for
Violation of the Basic Rule (40 mph
in a 25 mph zone)
July 24 12.27 a m request o f
ficer for Security Check. 12 37 a m
request officer for Security Check.
8 05 • citation issued for alleged
Assault IV. 8:30 assist Morrow
County Sheriff”s Dept
July 25 7 20 report of a car rac
ing around. 7 40 report of gas leak
July 26 9:39 request officer for
Security Check. 9 45 - request of
ficer for Security Check
July 27 5 55 two citations issued
for Minor in Possession of Intox
icants; 10 35 • request officer for
Security Check
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Letters tO the Editor
^ O b itu a rie s __
Darrell Jack Hlake
Darrell Jack Blake died of heart
failure Saturday July 19 in an
Oregon City hospital He was 49
Mr Blake grew up in Redmond
and Heppner He attended Oregon
State University for two years and
graduated from Willamette Business
College He entered (he insurance
husinecs in 19X9 and made his home
in Portland that year
He lived with his family in Con
don and Eugene before moving to
Oregon City in 1982 For the past
two years, he worked a s a branch
manager at SAIF CorpV West
Branch office He had been a SAIF
employee for 11 years
Surviving are his wife. Ardath. a
daughter. Sharon Simmons of
Portland, a von. Brent of Oregon Ci-
ty. his mother. Snoda Blake, and
sister Bethel Heinrichs both of Hepp
ner and a brother. Willard of
Monmouth
A memorial service was held
Tuesday, July 22 at Lincoln
W illamette Funeral Home in
Portland
The family suggests remem
hrances he contributions to the
American Heart Association or
Lions Eye Bank. 1200 N W 23rd.
Portland. 97210
James R. I.edhetter
James R Ledbetter. 63, died in
Portland on Monday . July 21 19Kb.
at St Vincent Hospital
He was horn in Heppner on April
6, 1923. the son of Lcta (Nisi and
Bergen fxdhctter He attended
school in lone and is an lone High
School graduate He served with the
U S Navy from 1942-46
He lived in Hermiston from 1952
until 1970, and in Portland from
1970-1982 After 36 years with
Pacific Northwest Bell, he retired in
1982 and moved to Heppner the
following year
A funeral service was held Friday.
July 25 al Sweeney Mortuary in
Heppner The Rev Donald Boyce
officiated Carles Drake was pianist
Caskcthearers were Bob Perry, Er
me McCabe. Burke O'Brien. Dave
Barnett. I.arry Kennedy, and Delbert
Denney
Burial was at the Hcppncr
Masonic Cemetery
led better is survived by daughters
Nancy Willoughby of Portland and
Connie Mcrgcl of Pnnevillc. son Joe
of Ashland, brother John of Hepp
ner. sisters Clara Pickins of Spokanc
and Barbara Bergstrom ol Roscburg.
and five grandchildren
Contributions may be made to (he
American Cancer Society. 0330
S W Curry. Portland Oregon
97201
Over the Tee Cup
VOCAL support group forms
To the Editor
It it difficult to imagine a crime
more heinous than the abuse of
helpless children For that reason,
we must he certain those defendants
accused of so horrible a crime are
truly guilty A false »ecu vat ion may
destroy an innocent life
Yet the Wall Street Journal April
2. 1984 states ‘in about half the
400.000 families kept under super
vision and compelled to accept treat
ment. the parents had never actual
ly abused or neglected (heir children
This is the side of the story, just
beginning to surface invols mg cases
where the alleged perpetrator,
himself, is a possible victim The
very same laws that rescue abused
and neglected children also bring
grief to innocent parents, teachers,
and a whole host of well meaning
people whose only enme is caring
for and loving children
In 1975. about 35 percent of all
reports turned out to he unfounded,
(hat is to say. they were dismissed
after investigation Now. ten years
later, about 65 percent of all reports
nationwide prove to he unfounded
This flood of unfounded reports is
overloading (he system and en
dangering the children who really
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are being abused
It is for this reason dial Victims of
Child (VOCAL) Abuse Laws was
formed A group of people in Min
ncsou joined together and formed a
non profit group to represent their
concern and experiences After
becoming VOCAL they soon found
that many others across the country
were also being caught up in the
witch hunt for child abusers Cries
for help began pouring in. they not
only sent out information on what
they were doing but encouraged peo
ple to contact otlicrs in their own
state In barely more than two years
VOCAL has grown like wildfire
There are now over 100 chapters in
the United States and Canada In
Oregon the most active chapters are
located in Albany, and Roscburg
If you feel you have been falsely
accused and need information, we
invite you to contaci the [.inn County
Chapter of VOCAL they have com
piled an extensive data base and will
be happy to share their information
with you
Judy Byers
Linn County VfX'Al. Inc
P O Box 1446
Albany. Oregon 97321
through the
Times
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10 Years Ago
Ernest Schlcin, great nephew of
Henry Heppner visited Hcppncr and
brought persona! greetings to Mayor
Jerry Sweeney from New York Ci
ty Mayor Abraham D Bcamc
25 Years Ago
Western Pipe Line Inc announc
ed that it expected to bring a crew
of 250-400 to Heppner to work on
the pipeline which would eventual
ly carry natural gas from Alberta.
Canada, to California
The striped leaf rust and heat ap
peared not to have taken as heavy a
toll on wheat crops at higher eleva
lions as they had earlier harvested
grain fade harvest yeilds were 25
bu/acre
Eastern Oregon Construction Co.,
Pendleton, was awarded die contract
to build a 138x67 ft addition to lone
High School
Residents of the City of Heppner
used over 800 thousand gallons of
water per day in the period of June
20-July 20 "This is the biggest
reading in my II years of work for
the city." Victor Groshens. city
superintendent said
50 T ears Ago
Hcppncr Lions Club joined the
movement to secure flood control in
the Willow creek and Rhea creek
valleys when the matter was
presented
A total volume of 11,254.000
board feet of timber from lands
managed by the Umatilla National
Forest sold for $159,481 72 in June,
according to figures from the office
of the Forest Supervisor in
Pendleton
One of the sales, the Long Clip
Sale. 250.000 board feet, on the
Heppner Ranger District was bought
by Kinzua Corporation of Hcppncr
for S125 40
Four firewood sales with a total
volume of 195.(XX) board feet
brought bids totaling $2.4(X) All
were located on the North Fork John
Day Ranger District
Personal use firewixid permit
receipts for June were $22.554 50.
and allowed the removal of
4,508.000 hoard feet of firewood
concluded the forest supervisor’s
office.
June timber sales
total $159 thousand
#T”
The Flag tournament at Willow
Creek Country Club on Thursday
W.C.C.C. Golf
Justice Court
July 24 was well attended with 22
ladies present
Morrow County Justice Court at
Eileen Padhcrg won first place
Wednesday July 23
Morrow County Courthouse in
with one stroke on No II fairway Low gross-Helen Gilliam, who shtX the
Hcppncr reports handling the follow
Anita Boyer was second with her a 4 '
ing business during the past week
first stroke on No II fairway
Low net Harriet Batty with 26
Donald Wayne Barber. Heppner -
Susan Johnson was third with a
larng drive on No 2 was made by Expired
Vehicle License, $9 fine
putt into the cup on No 10
Doll Campbell
John Andrew Samskar, Pasco.
Harriet Pierson and Martha Peter
Mary Bcamcr had least putts with Washington
no PUC Permit. $13
son each won goll balls by golfing a 15
fine
their exact handicap and ending play
Ncoma Bailey won a ball with a
Marvin James Brannon. Heppner
by placing their tfag in the cup on chip in
- Defective Equipment. $9 fine
No 9
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676-5818
Heppner
676-9649
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Turkeys
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Beet
Cube Steak
Chicken of the Sea Chunk Lite
Tuna bV, oz. • Reg *109
Hidden Valley packet
Ranch Dressing ih..z
Keg *209
Prices Good July 31 - August 4
Open 7 days a week, 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Court Street Market
111 N Court
H eppner
676-9643