SIX - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, July 5, 2000
The Voice of Middle America
The Real Legacy o f Viet
Nam Pan i
B> David P. Price. Ph.D.
This is the 25th anniversary of our withdrawal from Viet Nam;
without a doubt the darkest era in American History. Quite
rightfully much has been said concerning the 58.000 young
Americans who gave their lives for nothing. Tragic as that is. it is
still not the most toxic of the Viet Nam legacies. Indeed, Viet Nam
released a poison on America that continues today as our most
grievous national problem
The poison is both metaphor as well as real. To understand how
it came to be. consider the 173rd Airborne. Every man a volunteer,
they were ordered to take Hill 875 near Dac To. Known to be
heavily fortified with North Vietnamese Regulars, the overall
commander himself. General William Westmorland ordered the
attack.
Without reinforcements, for three hellish days and nights
American teenagers fought one o f the most protracted battles in
our history. One hundred and fifty eight were killed, and 300
wounded. When reinforcements did arrive, the North Vietnamese
quietly slipped away into the jungle.
After the medivacs, the Saigon brass flew in the press and showed
off the captured bunkers. But just days after watching their
buddies killed and maimed for life, the 173rd was ordered to
abandon the hill! Shortly after that, the North Vietnamese
returned! Was hill 875 taken as a trophy? Or was it just part of the
Haw ed strategy o f attrition?
It makes no difference. The bottom line is that the Viet Nam
soldier learned their sacrifice had no meaning. More specifically,
they learned they could net trust their leaders. While many if not
most soldiers continued to fight bravely, it was not country or
commanders they fought for. They fought for their buddies and
their own survival
The disconnect and distrust of authority extended to the homeland
as well. And for good reason. Hindsight is always 20:20; but for
the record, intellectuals had advised Pres. Kennedy that Viet Nam
was not a Cold War conflict. It was a civil war, nothing more.
Kennedy and later Johnson refused to believe in the irrelevance
o f Viet Nam, and continued to escalate. While that was simply
poor judgment, it was the fabricated projections o f success that
brought about the greatest conflict. While military leaders gave
false testimony; genuine assessments came from field reporters
with the troops . . . and then later, from the returning troops
themselves This marked the beginning of cynicism between the
press and politicians . . . but more than that, an entire generation
learned they could not trust their own government.
O f the anti-w ar protestors, probably only about 10 percent truly
understood the historical and philosophical folly of Viet Nam.
Many others simply found an outlet to shed their inhibitions, and
display the rebelliousness of youth. But their rebellion had a
genuine basis in fact, which led to a poisonous plague being
released on America. A plague that continues today.
• Figuratively, the fact that the press continues to have a
confrontational relationship with government, maintains cynicism
among the public. But the poison is real.
For decades drug abuse existed, but among a sub-culture. To
mainstream America, drug usejs were outside the bounds of
normal society. Viet Nam changed all tfiat.
Soldiers attempting to escape the insanity of Viet Nam turned to
drugs. Some were strong enough to resist; but there were a great
many (sic) wanton contempt for their loyalty and lives.
Many used alcohol, the accepted form of temporary suicide. But
Viet Nam evaporated trust and respect for authority, which ushered
in the era o f drug use. Not only among soldiers, but as we will
discuss next time . . . on the home front as well.
St. Patrick's Senior Center
Bulletin Board
Last Wednesday was a special celebration for Beulah Patty
Ogletree on her 95th birthday. Relatives and out-of-town guests
provided a large banner, balloons, fresh flowers and a delicious
cake to serve everyone.
Beulah grew up in the Eightmile area and taught in the school
there and in Heppner for years before moving to Brookings where
'he spent the rest of her professional career as a teacher. A number
of her former students were at the dinner.
Another special treat was songs by a ministry team from two
Tri-eities area Baptist churches joined by the Willow Creek Baptist
Church vacation Bible school singers. The young singers also
helped the Methodist church volunteers in assisting with the
serving o f 110 meals.
The weekly Thursday movie at 2 p.m. was "Jury Duty". Three
tables of pinochle were in play on Friday.
The July Center Board meeting will be July 12.
I he Activity Committee met last Tuesday and plan to present
the Senior Center Board the following activities for approval:
continuation of the monthly Sunday potluck and entertainment, an
October local flea market, a baked food sale, a networking
workshop. "Along Came a Spider." in August, and a Poet Laureate
Pinsky poetry project.
The menu for July 12 dinner will be hot turkey sandwiches,
whipped potatoes w/gravy, beets, peaches, bread slice and
pumpkin cake.
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• Published: July 5,2000
PUBLIC NOTICE
Trustee s Notice of Sale Pur
suant To O.R.S. 86.705, et seq.
and O.R.S 79.5010 et seq
Trustee No. 2000-19230-A Ref
erence is made to that certain
deed made by Joy Arellano, as
grantor, to Mid Columbia Title, as
Trustee, in favor o f Long Beach
Mortgage Company, as benefi
ciary. dated 12 22 1998, recorded
01 11 1999 in the m ortgage
records of Morrow. Oregon, as
Instrument No 56427 in book
"M”. page 56427. The beneficial
interest under said Trust Deed and
the obligations secured thereby are
presently held by Long Beach
Mortgage Company Said Trust
Deed encumbers the following
described real property situated in
said county and state to wit:. Lot
1. Edgewood Villa, in the City of
Irrigon. County of Morrow and
State of Oregon The street ad
dress or other common designa
tion. if any. of the real property
above is purported to be: 1359
Idaho Ave Irrigon. Oregon 97844
The undersigned trustee. Fidelity
National Title Insurance Company,
hereby certifies that no assign
ments of the Trust Deed by the
trustee or by the beneficiary and
no appointments of a successor-
trustee have been made except
as recorded in the m ortgage
records of the county or counties
in w hich the above described real
property is situate, further that no
action lias been instituted to re
cover debt, or any part thereof,
, now remaining secured by the said
Trustee Deed. or. if such action
has been instituted, such action
dismissed except as permitted by
O.R.S. 86.735 (4). There is a de
fault by the Grantor or other per
son owing an obligation the per
formance of which is secured by
said Trust Deed, or by their suc
cessor in interest, with respect to
provisions therein which authorize
sale in the event of default f such
provisions, the default for which
foreclosure is made is Grantor’s
failure to pay when due the fol
lowing sums: From 1/1/2000 Int.
Rate 9.625 No. Pmt 10 Amount
$478.50 Impound $13.78 Total
$4,922.80 Late Charges: $215.37
Advances & Adjustments Sched
ule: Description delq prior L/C
Interest Rate 0 Amount 23.93
Description NSF check fee Inter
est Rate 0 Amount $25.00 De
scription misc fees Interest Rate
0 Amount $63.00 Description
misc fees Interest Rate 0 Amount
-$7.72 Description suspense bal
interest rate 0 Amount $125.00
Total interest on advances & Ad
justments: $0.00 Grand Total:
$5,367.38 Also, if you have failed
to pay taxes on the property, pro
vide insurance on the property or
pay other senior liens or encum
brances as required in the note
and deed of trust, the beneficiary
may insist that you do so in order
to reinstate your account in good
standing, the beneficiary may re
quire as a condition to reinstate
ment that you provide reliable
written evidence that you have
paid all senior liens or encum
brances. property taxes and haz
ard insurance premiums. These
requirements for reinstatement
should be confirmed by contact
ing the undersigned trustee. By
reason of said default, the benefi
ciary has declared all sums owing
on the obligation secured by said
trust deed immediately due and
payable, said sums being the fol
lowing: The installment of princi
pal. interest & impounds which
became due on 01-01-00 and all
subsequent installments together
with late charges, advances, as
sessments and attorney fees, if
any. Nothing in this notice shall be
construed as a waiver of any fees
owing to the beneficiary under the
deed of trust, pursuant to the terms
of the loan documents Where
fore. notice hereby is given that
the undersigned trustee w ill, on 10/
05/2000. at the hour of 1:00 PM
in accord with the standard of time
established by O.R.S. 187.110 at
the following place: at the front
door. Morrow County Courthouse,
Court Street. Heppner, Oregon
County of Morrow State of Or
egon, sell at public auction to the
highest bidder for cash, the inter
est in the said described real prop
erty with the Grantor has or had
power to convey at the rime of
execution by him of the said Trust
Deed, together with any interest
which the Grantor his successors
in interest acquired after the ex
ecution of said Trust Deed, to sat
isfy the foregoing obligations
thereby secured and the costs and
expenses of sale, including rea
sonable charge by the trustee.
Notice is further given that any
person named in O.R.S. 86.753
has the right, at any time prior to
five days before the date last set
for the sale, to have this foreclo
sure proceeding dismissed and the
Trust Deed reinstated by payment
to the beneficiary of the entire
amount then due (other than such
portion of the principal as would
not then be due had no default
occurred) and by curing any other
default complained of herein that
is capable of being cured by ten
dering the performance required
under the obligations or to cure to
default, by paying all costs and
expenses actually incurred in en
forcing the obligation and Trust
Deed, together with trustee's and
attorney's fees. In construing this
notice, the masculine gender in
cludes the feminine and the neu
ter. the singular includes plural, the
word” Grantor" includes any suc
cessor in interest to the grantor
as well as any other person ow
ing an obligation, the performance
of which is secured by said trust
dated, and the words "Trustee"
and “ Beneficiary” include their
respective successors in interest,
if any. Dated: May 25. 2000 Fi
delity National Title Insurance
company By A Fragassi For fur
ther information, please contact:
Fidelity National Title Insurance
Company 401 S. W. 4th Avenue
Portland, OR 97204 C/O Law
Office of Steven J. Melmet, Inc.
State of CA) County of ORG)ss.
I Certify that. I, A. Fragassi am
an authorized representative of
Fidelity National Title Insurance
Company, trustee, and the fore
going is a complete and exact copy
of the original trustee's notice of
sale. A. Fragassi Authorized Rep
resentative of Trustee. This is an
attempt to collect a debt and any
information obtained will be used
for that purpose. PI 34499 6/14 6/
21 6/28 7/5/2000
Published: June 14,21,28 and July
5,2000
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PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE
The Port of Morrow will hold
a public hearing on July 12.2000,
at 1:30 pm in the Riverfront Cen
ter located at 2 Marine Drive.
Boardman. Oregon, to receive
comments on the submission of an
application for funding to the Ore
gon Economic and Community
Development for Columbia River
Processing.
Written comments and or ques
tions may be directed to Gary
Neal at 541-481-7678 by July 12,
2000 .
Published: July 5,2000
Aftid
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NOTICE OF SPECIAL
MEETING OF
THE BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS OF
THE PORT OF MORROW.
OREGON
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HERE
BY GIVEN, that on July 20,2000.
the Board of Commissioners (the
"Board”) of the Port o f Morrow,
Oregon (the “Port”) will hold a
special meeting commencing at
approximately 12:00 p.m. The
public meeting will be held at the
regular meeting place o f the
Board, at the offices o f the Port,
located at Two Marine Drive,
Boardman, Oregon 97818.
The purpose of the meeting is
to consider an ordinance or
resolution authorizing the pro
posed issuance by the Port of up to
$12,650,000 Revenue Bonds, in
one or more series, for the
purpose of acquiring certain land
located in Morrow County for
general Port purposes, to fund
certain reserves and to pay costs
of issuance of the Bonds.
Additional information may be
obtained from the Board of
Commissioners at their office at
the Port, or from Gary Neal.
General Manager. Port of Mor
row, P.O Box 200, Two Marine
Drive, Boardman, Oregon 97818,
telephone: (541)481-7678. This
notice is published pursuant to
ORS 192.640 and ORS 777.565.
DATED: July 5. 2000.
Gary Neal
General Manager
Port o f Morrow, Oregon
Published: July 5 and 12,2000
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PUBLIC NOTICE
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF
THE STATE OF OREGON
FOR THE COUNTY OF
MORROW
Probate Department
In the Matter of the Estate of
JAMES J. FARLEY.
Deceased.
No. 00 PR 010
NOTICE TO
INTERESTED PERSONS
1
Notice is given that the under
signed has been appointed and has
qualified as the co-personal rep
resentative of the estate. All per
sons having claims against the
estate are required to present it,
with proper vouchers, within four
months after the date of first pub
lication of this notice, as stated
below, to the co-personal repre
sentatives at the offices of Kuhn,
Spicer & Mills, 269 A North Main
Street, P.O. Box 428. Heppner,
Oregon 97836, or they may be
barred.
2
All persons whose rights may
be affected by the proceedings in
this estate may obtain additional
information from the records of
the court, the co-personal repre
sentatives or the attorney for the
co-personal representatives.
DATED and first published: 06/
14/00.
(s) William J. Kuhn,
OSB No. 76207
Attorney for
Personal Representatives
Published: June 14,21,28 and July
5.2000
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CARD OF THAN KS
I am so grateful for all of you
who sent lovely flowers, prayers,
phone calls and notes of encour
agement to me during my long
convalescence. It was great to
hear from so many friends when
I was so far away from home.
Thank you very much for your
thoughtfulness.
Katherine Lindstrom
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If you have property like this
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S28.000
Great investm ent opportunity.
New duplex close to shopping-each
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Building site with view. Two vacant
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Charming home with 2 bedrooms
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• 45,000 - large 40’x60' shop and
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• 85,000 - 4 bedroom, 2 bath,
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large covered front porch.
• 49,000 - com m ercial/office
building on Main Street with good
rental history.
• 125,000 - 40 acres with elec
tricity. septic system and spring
completely fenced with mobile,
lots of decks, deer and elk near
Cutsforth Park. Sale pending.
• 85,000 - 4 bedroom, 2 bath
home with fireplace and large
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cludes 1 bedroom. 1 bath rental.
• 228,000 - 2-story older home
with 5 bedrooms. 2 baths and fire
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• 59,000 - 3 bedroom, 1 bath,
nicely cared for home on one
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Boh Ployhar 6 7 6 -9 6 4 9
A. Kim Cutsforth 6 7 6 -9 6 2 5
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Two steel buildings, engineer
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$4,580. 50x 100 was $ 17.940. now
$11.935 Must sell, can deliver.
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