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. • . ■ * .* ' --» * ; • •J- » 4» . ' * • * . Vf* : • f Çi r ' i i • »». * • » , KOI R - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner. Oregon Wednesday. July 26, I9H9 Letters to the Editor The O fficia l Newspaper o f lhe C ity o f Heppner and the County o f M orrow ~ The Heppner Gazette Tme\ print i all letten to the editor that are not hheloui or in had taste letters mu\t The Heppner Recalling board will not solve problem GAZETTE-TIMES M o rro w C o u n ty ’ * Hom e-Owned Weekly Newspaper To the Editor W ould you picas« place my editorial letter in your newspaper the recent weeks base brought forth threals o f recalling the school hoard members Now we hasc a new threat o f various persons bringing suit against certain members because their view point is a different ap proach A ll o f this w ill n**t bring forth the type o f persons who w ill succeed in this hoard Now just supposing all o f the above would win their cases I am sure o f one more idea The north part o f the county c*>uld bring another lawsuit into court This would he in regard to the medical 8«>.iril whii O V H H H the health pro U S P S 240 420 C u M M in t rsers VSr<tiM-wla« and r n lr f f d »s ««wt < l»s* m ailer 4 Ihc K « l tH T V r »I S ta rc h 3. 1*74 V n u o d e t a » !»•'<«*•' M<**d al Heppner. Orr*on OfTVral li? H n l Will«» SlrM tH r|)lm w lM l'l* ^ * 2 a Addrevt uonmunkaOnm 1« Ih» tlrppnrr t.a/etle-fimrv P (> Bn« 337. tlepp nrr, Oregon WI.I* SubwripOnn* »12 tn Morrow, Wheeler, I.ilium and (•ran! l uunOra; »23 rlsr»Hrrr Jo)c* Hughes.......................................... <>m«:e Manager. 1 «pruning •I ItrpiM irr. O rn fH i u rtd rr ih r S ri tMana Hall M a rir S irulherx (.a ll Papm rau he tinned »uh author j name and iiddrets l.r a p h a » llrp a rlm m l l.r a p tm « llepertm ral Backy f u n iHahlwtim David and April Sykes, Publishers Mcms in Boardman and Im gon file 4<K).(HK) less was passed by mans who thought they w ou ld get something in return As you w ill know we have not received anything except a small add in paper saying thank yinj E M T s for yi*ur gising o f your talents I would ask is this to r ’ Also there is s»tmc parents in north part o f county (hat is considering a lawsuit against the school district tor not educating their children It is quite bad when a senior graduates that he or she cannot write or read 1 st Murray J Findlas Bos NXS Boardman. OR 97XIH Help eradicate puncture vine • i Joan Wright (¡ray is coming to ttnvn! “ Class o f 55” Everyone is invited to a pot luck and visit on Sun day, August 6, from I to 6 p.m. Bring a salad or dessert and the latest news. For more information call Jean Ann blb-W 10 or Sharon 676-5233 ATTENTION WOODSTOVK OWNERS D & R C him ney Sweeps o f M ilton-Freew ater w ill again be in the Heppner area to service your heating systems. This year we plan to spend Fridays and Sundays starting August 4th through September 29th i f needed. To the Editor or leave message, and I ’ll return your call Thanks, Roger Lawrence I' We have belts for: • ’ I 'ilM t vr-.^vV. y ** V * Law n rrvowof F urn a ce W asnef & dryer A ir coodrtroner ** Shop tools G arden tractor Snow blow er C om pressor Generator ^ Sprayer : t / i * * ■ .■. y David Florea. Hcrmiston and his band. SeduxtKin w ill be playing lead in for two bands August 20 in Richland. W A al the Mcrcurv Heppner Auto Parts ä 676 9123 148 E C enter . J 5' ‘ K v V * . - ; V P «/ ' ' ‘ 1 Z » r I ■k* . * .» * * •> I* Eu S -M K '* - >> i ‘ ** K» • ; \ j. Coast to Coast YOUR SOURCE > • . • * « * . •» 1 ‘N, V » ÌY » ■ |P *; * , < •*•* * • *v -, é> ~ vr ' . A ' » . lor Ì .M ï r 4_ , ; ■ •’ iJ.Ai • z ' T • : ■ ‘ V '.V > * ù --i£ F THE IMP T ' .* Lawn & G arden Sprays. Fertilizers. Tools E lectrical Fuses, Bulbs. W ire. Lights. Cords A u to m otive Headlights. O il. Filters, Batteries P lu m bing Pipe, Galvanized,PVC. CPVC. ABS, Faucets. Toilets. Repair Parts * * ; • i ~:r » t > , ■ - ' % ’ .•» •* *t _ » , .'¿ v i f ' t ;* * • V.; B irths I ¡moths Koln-rt C orw in-a son. Timothv . was born July 18. 1989 to I imothy and Jcannic Corw in of Heppner al Malta Walla General Hospital in Walla W alla. Wa The baby weighed 7 lbs 7 o/s Grandparents are Robert and I ana Schmaltz. VS.ill.i Walla. Wa. IV hra 1 cdloid. Gary Gallahcr. I mi and Marie Corw in all of Heppner. and Toney and Shirley Black. Me Km nlyvile. CA (ire.it grandparents arc Robert and Bonnie Schmaltz. Walla Walla. Wa . f rank and Nconu Bailey, and Robert and I orena Shuman all ot Heppner Helen [W o r e . Kiddle and Kasmond Johns. Condon I d ( d r n n i\ a Hoanlman resident who contributes a weekly column to the ( mzrlte-hmes Alla (Tit*i*»rth » 0 !! Come jo in us tor dinner at the V & G restaurant Ihursday Aug '. 6 p m A ll friends and relatives welcome Her losing children. Dorothy. Fuse. Ki nneih A Fai 1» sta CHECK OUR EVERYDAY LOW PRICES WHERE YOUR DOLLAR MAKES MORE CENTS Kl‘<) I Join lolls K il l h a v e n Apples Peaches 6 9 ' Roma ? i 12 Tomatoes ( an ta lo u |N ‘ A G ri*on Melons 5 9 ' H onesdovv 15 V \**vs Y ork Steak 1 2 |)<H k - 1 2 oz. i .ins (iik * Producís $l*s plus dt p M ills *1M F ranks > ib t»kg U fs lo r n fa m ily l)o^ Food ton, ( orn Flakes Cereal 676-9961 Beef Kih Steak ^ a files l i m i t i l i supply ih S |Z O « (>z « i I % * t « V * io ■> oz * 2 " * !* * , G o ld A Sott Margarine i ib m . r«‘8 *1"' I s « Prices Good July 27th 3 8 ^^ ea 31st OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK - 7 A M - 6 P M C'ourl St root Tlnrkot M IN « . S ft 3 $ ft ft » v 6 ^ 6*5 ” i. C o u r t S lr e o i > liirk o l r. v We handle excellent health insurance companies’ Blue Crow HIuc Shield Pioneer Life Ins Co United American , V \ Investors C a ll I s ! - 67h-SM.H We Can Help You! HEPPNER David is a tornici Hcppncritc and the band w ill plav troni 12 4 p m AS SEE h t’ llogs JV S ! Goast to Coast l ì »O; Jam W hile to some it may be a way o f life, to others a plate to live, in the final analysis, farming is a business, engag ed in to nuke a profit As with many other businesses, tarmers arc motivated by a number o f motives hut foremost among them is the profit motive W ith<«ut a profit, few (arms would remain in operation for long Profits from farming are derived, o f He Ed ( denn course, from providing plentiful, wholesome food and fibre for not only our own nation, hut for a go»xl part o f the world And providing it at a cost that is less ihan consumers are w illing to pay It all gets pretty complicated with government subsidies for not planting, price supports tor growing lots, processors, middlemen, export taxes and import duties but the hot tom line is farming is a business that requires a profit Farmers arc constantly searching for a way to produce cheaply and to sell dear Some farmers work pretty hard to improve their marketing plan and thus the price thes sell for By doing so. they hope to increase the profit Other farmers work on the production side It they can reduce Ihe cost o f production, the bottom line improves even with sales at the same price And that s where chemicals come into play For centuries fields were fc rtili/e d with manure (Y ou've heard the story about President Truman showing some visiting dignitaries around the White House la w n ’ Several times he extolled the virtue o f fertilizing with manure Margaret was m ortified and asked her mother if she couldn't persuade The President to use ' ' fe rtiliz e r'* rather than “ manure Bess replied. “ M> dear, it's taken me twentv years to get him to say manure ” ) But since Harry 's time, chemical fertilizers have been in widespread use since they are easier to apply, cheaper and more effective In short, chemical le rtili/e rs make the cost o f production less and the profit more And the same thing is true o f herbicides and insecticides Our national “ cheap fo o d " policy has tended to accentuate Ihe emphasis on lower production c**sts rather that higher sales prices Remember, either approach w ill improve the profitability o f farming rhcrc is now some indication that the “ cheap I ixh I " policy, part of FDR's New Deal, is being rejected by some folks as a raw deal In a re cent survey by the New York Times. 85T o f Ihc American people are w illing to pay at least 50*5 more for their food, i f that hvxl is free from most o f the chemicals now in widespread use fh is means a tremendous new opportunity is opening up tor maximiz ing profits through a better marketing plan The term “ organic g ro w n " now becomes a means to elevate sales prices to a much more profitable level It is true that some farmers, growing some crops, estimate that organic farming w ill add much more to the cost of production than the N IT increase in consunx*r price w ill pay But for nuns farmers with many crops the public demand for chemical tree I ihk I w ill he a profitable move ( begun has taken the lead in this new consumer trend The last legislature adopted a certification plan for designating “ organic grown“ foodstuffs With the right kind o f promotion, production of organic crops can become a valuable business Wc don't know for sure, but have long suspected that nuking Cadillacs was more profitable than making Chevrolets Now the “ C adillac" wheat and the "C h evrole t" wheat sell for the very same price W ith an organic label, there w ill he a difference fhe challenge w ill be to produce that new commodity profitably within the bounds of the new market Much w ill have to lx- relearned about tar nnng "the old way" and that w ill have to be translated to the methixls ot the mtxlern farm But. nevertheless, an opportunity now exists that did not exist |ust a tew years ago The profits w ill be spread among those tanners who can and w ill seize upon that opportunity rather than just sit hack and continue to farm as grandpa did An aspect o f this whole scenario deserves comment The organic fo**! lad has been around a long time The opponents of chemical farming have tried to ban chemicals, have boycotted some loodstutls and have tried the s«x ial conscious o f us all Only after they have reached the consumer, touched his pocket Nx>k and impacted the real world of profits have they enjoyed much success W on't it be the same way with the opponents o f nuclear energy, the defenders o f the spitted ow I and the opponents o f whole log exports ’ Won't their real success come only when the alternative they suggest becomes more profitable Ihan Ihe practice they condemn’’ l hal d«x-s suggest a sobering thought We are all motivated by profits much more than by our stxial conscience, our morality or our service lo humanity It that is true and. as I see it. it is - wouldn't we ali be better served by acknowledging the truth rather than playing lip service to the imagined ’ f 880 Let Us Serve Your Needs ■ ■ Anna Belle Johnson, 87, died at New berg Care Center on Saturday . July 15. 1989 She was bom the daughter of John I and Martha (Strong) Sptirhxk in Sweden. Missouri on September 7 1901 She i ame to Oregon as a voung g irl and lived in M orrow County from 1917 to I ‘*41 and then in Um atilla County until 1981 On December 12. 1922 she was married to Roy Johnson in Vancouver, W A He preceded her in death in June of 1972 A lter leaving Pendleton in 1981. she moved to Baker where she nude her home until 1989 when she came to Ncwhcrg Anna Belle was a lifelong homemaker and was especially dedicated to her family and was a volunteer lor ihe Com munity Hospital Auxiliary Ih n tt Shop Survivors include one son. K D Johnson and his w itc, l-eanna. grandson. Brad Johnson all of New hers. grandson Ronald Johnson o f l.ake O sw ego, tw o great grandsons, Ryan and Jeffrey Johnson, both o f Beaverton, one brother. Don Spurlock o f Jefferson C u y . M issouri, two sisters. Gladys Hutchison ot Seymour. Missouri and Dons Singleton of Asa. Missouri and several nieces and nephews Cirascside services with interment were Wednesday July 19 at (lines Cemetery in Pendleton Res John Wood officiated A ttrc ll's Ncwhcrg Chaix’ l Brown Funeral Honk- was in charge o f arrangenk’nts Memorial contributions may he made to the chants o f sour choice FI O Y II IR NSI R \N ( t AGENCY f . Challenge Hydro Boat Races Hydro Anna Belli* Johnson H eppner Isn’t She Nifty? Happy 5 0 ! ‘ K aren * • nuke a statement thai Unions do not pay property taxes w ill only make nutters worse In the 15 years wc have owned property on M ain Street, we have paid our lair share of properly taxes and we paid at (he same rate as any other business We have done our share in com munity activities and donated to numerous youth activities and have done this without asking tor a pal on the hack We also don't care to have Unionism ran down in the press Wc arc Union and darn proud o f it Is) Rick Johnston Business Agent ISA USA laical 1 JI2 Hcppncj. OR O bituary s ï s ó A a f f f - ì ï f f f f w o w w w ím w íW fííT O n n t .r. • * * a a . * • ■ ? • : .**1 A • • . • j, • In response to Rev Stuart D ick's letter last week. I am not going to agree or disagree with most of what he had to say I would like to inform him that we as a Union do pay pro perty taxes Wc arc not (ax experts at the Union O ffice, hut I do think that it wc hadn't paid property taxes in the last 15 years the county would he the owner o f building by now Wc hasc tried not to get involved in community affairs, hut I leel we cannot stand by and see Unionism ran down by false statements in the press There arc already quite a number o f people in this community who have a real dislike for Unions and to Band to play at Hydro Jam C ultívalo* R o lo tille r GUI Wc try to get out a lot of them in the area along the county roads but there arc to many for one person and I am physically limited in what I can do Just hope there are others in the neighborhood who would take a lew minutes time or even several hours to help get rid o f these pests and perhaps save some child or pet some moment» o f pain or even a flat tire on a bicycle True the plants can look pretty but the stickers arc awful Sincerely, (si Arnold Braat Boardman Union pays its fair share Call: 1-938-3869 for upiMmitmcnt . ** To the Editor Was privileged to watch the Fourth o f July Parade in Boardman and enjoyed it cscept for one little incident Shortly before the parade started while waiting along Mam Street a small hoy o f about eight and barefoot stepped on a punturc vine in a semi grassy area and which from his actions he didn't seem to enjoy at all Having a shovel along I got rid of a number o f punturc v me plants in the area as they come out easy with a hoe or shovel i f no sprayer is available The can also he pushes) out with a stu V or crutch Farming is a Business Court Heppner 676 9643
