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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
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The Heppner Gazette Tme\ print i
all letten to the editor that are not
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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
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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
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Boardman. OR 97XIH
Help eradicate puncture vine
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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
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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
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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.
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David is a tornici Hcppncritc and
the band w ill plav troni 12 4 p m
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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 ’
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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
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Anna Belli* Johnson
H eppner
Isn’t She
Nifty?
Happy
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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
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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
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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
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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