Letters to Editor
THE GATE CITY JOURNAL
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1963
THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL, NYSSA, OREGON
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TED M. BRAMMER, Editor and Publisher
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Rep. Robert F. Smith
Reports on Hawaiian
Junket by Legislators
Dear Journal Editor:
Much has been reported and
Published Every Thursday at Nyssa, Malheur County, Oregon.
written editorially concerning the
recent Hawaiian junket made by
16 legislators from the state of
Entered at the Post Office at Nyssa, Oregon, for Transmission
Oregon.
Through the United States Mails, as a Second Class Matter
As a member of that delega
Under the Act of March 3, 1879.
tion, I feel compelled to report
on the conference and the circum
stances surrounding the meeting.
The National Legislative con
ference is held annually to allow
legislators from the various states
By ROSCOE DRUMMOND
an opportunity to exchange ques
More Americans are reading newspapers more thor
tions and answers about mutual
problems confronting them.
oughly than ever before.
Another organization known as
There must be a reason.
the Western Interstate Commit
Despite the decline in the total number of news
tee on Highway Policy Problems
papers, total newspaper circulation in the United States
comprised of the 11 western
today is at an all-time high.
states met concurrently with the
There must be a reason.
national conference.
The reason must have something to do with news
Felt Compelled to Attend
papers— and people.
There is a special affinity between them, between
Serving as a member of the
Oregon Highway Interim com
newspapers and people. People must feel a great iden
mittee and as appointee to rep
tity of interest with their newspapers. One of the rea
resent the interim committee in
sons may well be that the printed word requires more
Hawaii at both conferences, I felt
of its readers than any other media. Readers get more
compelled to attend.
out of newspapers because they put more of themselves
I attended this meeting with
— more of their own thinking — into their newspapers.
the same diligence with which I
I do not speak disparagingly of other news media;
attended every day of the legis
quite the opposite. I think that radio and television re
lature when it was in session,
porting is a tremendous boon to our democracy.
every committee meeting and ev
Radio and television reporting greatly expands the
ery interim committee meeting to
surface of public knowledge.
which I was appointed.
In my judgment most newspapers greatly expand
Every day I attend to some leg
the depth of public knowledge.
islative matter, as I believe the
The fullest, the most dramatic, the most conclusive
job calls for two years of service
rather than a few months during
evidence that newspapers are really crucial to the lives
each session.
of most Americans — and, indeed, to their very way of
In my report to the highway
life — is what happened in New York, Minneapolis and
interim committee, upon my re
Cleveland when newspaper strikes left these cities news-
turn, I questioned the necessity
paper-less for months.
of frequency of national commit
Something very meaningful, something taken for
tee meetings but felt because of
granted when it was present but greatly prized when,
the usurpation of power by the
abruptly, it was absent, went out of the lives of millions
federal government from the
of people in these communities when there were no
state that these meetings were
newspapers.
important and necessary.
I believe the reason is that while the printed word
States Must Solve Problems
can be supplemented by other media, it cannot be re
Certainly, if the states do not
placed as the most reliable, the most accessible, the
solve their own problems, the
most meaty and the most satisfying source of informa
federal government will step in.
tion and insight in this very anxious world.
Further, I reported that my
During the long strikes the newspaper was greviously
ticket to Hawaii was purchased
missed — and nothing was able to take its place.
from my personal account and
That is what I mean when I say there is a special
therefore the state coffers were
affinity between newspapers — between the printed
not used. I did not succumb to
pressures as the Argus-Ohserver
word — and people.
editorially reported.
Nothing could take their place and it is our duty to
I believe my position to be con
make newspapers continuously better so that nothing
sistent with economy in govern
can take their place.
ment as was my voting record
during the 1963 session.
BOISE MEETING
Rev. Ludlow Assists ATTEND
Respectfully,
Guild jurisdiction meeting was
With Church Schools held Saturday in the First Metho
ROBERT F. SMITH
State Representative
The Rev. Paul Ludlow, minis dist church in Boise. Attending
ter of the Methodist church, was from the local guild were Mrs.
a teacher in the Christian Work Leo Gonyer, Mrs. Paul Ludlow, Writer Sees Sell-Out
ers’ school which was conducted Mrs. Frances Bates and Mrs. Al
Oct. 13-15 at the First Methodist Chadwick. Representatives from To Communist Russia
church in Payette.
throughout the northwest were in
October 11, 1963
Mr. Ludlow taught the course, attendance at the session.
To the Editor:
“Understanding Adults.” Other
The United States has just sign
courses offered were “Understan WHERE DOES IT GO?
ed an atomic test ban treaty with
ding Youth” and “Understanding
“What really gets me,” said the Communist Russia, thanks to
Children." The host pastor, the new bridegroom, “is the amount President Kennedy and the Sen
Rev. George A. Trobough, was that is taken out of my take-home ate. President Kennedy just au
dean of the school.
pay after I have taken it home thorized the sale of our wheat to
The Rev. Ludlow will also be to my wife.” (Given to the Jour this same country. His advisers
one of the leaders at a curriculum nal by Ole Dyrlund.)
are advocating and giving foreign
workshop to be held Sunday in
aid to Communist satellite coun
Fruitland. New curriculum for SUNDAY DINNER GUESTS
tries.
children’s division in all Metho
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Kurtz were
With all this in mind, read what
dist churches for 1964 will be Sunday evening dinner guests of Lenin, the father of Communist
presented during the session.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Schoen.
Russia, has to say:
“The so - called cultured ele
ments of Western Europe and
America are incapable of compre
hending the present state of af
fairs and the actual balance of
forces. They will fling wide open
their doors, through which emis
saries of the Comintern and
j Party intelligence agencies will
quickly infiltrate into these coun
tries disguised as our diplomatic,
cultural and trade representa
tives.
“Speaking the truth is a petty-
bourgeois prejudice. A lie, on the
other hand, is often justified by
I the end. Capitalists the world
! over and their governments will,
J in their desire to win the Soviet
market, shut their eyes to the
above-mentioned activities and
i will thus be turned into blind
| deaf-mutes.
"They will furnish credits,
which will serve us as a means of
supporting the Communist parties
j in their countries, and by supply
ing us with materials and tech
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niques which are not available
J to us, will rebuild our war indus
try, which is essential for our
future attacks on our suppliers.
In other words, they will be lab-
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I oring to prepare their own sui
cide.”
I wonder if the people of Ore
gon know how their senators and
I congressmen vote on this contin
ual sell-out of our country.
Yours truly,
D. A. ERICKSON
Newspaper-People Affinity
Methodists Honored Methodist Ladies
At Fellowship Dinner
Hear Conference
Worker at Meeting
A Methodist fellowship dinner
was held Oct. 9 in the church so
cial hall with approximately 75
Miss Winona Campbell of Vale,
persons i n attendance. Guests
having October anniversaries in Methodist Idaho conference field
cluded Mrs. Dave Beers, Mrs. W. , worker, was guest speaker at
W. Foster, Mrs. Norvelle Rob I Woman’s Society o f Christian
bins, Mrs. Thomas Morrow, Na Service general meeting held
dine Spitze, Myrtle Ilett, Mr. and earlier this month. Topic of her
Mrs. L. E. Robbins, James Ste talk was “Our Mission Today.”
phen, Gilbert Klinkenberg, Dan She discussed the basic purpose
j of missionary activities.
and Sherman Wilson.
Teachers receiving honors were
Mrs. Raymond Sager and Mrs.
Gene Chester, Mrs. L. E. Robbins Eugene Butzer spoke on “Chris
and Mrs. Merle Thomson.
tian Faith” and “Kingdom of
Mrs. Merildean Robbins was in God.” Group discussion followed.
charge of the program with “Me
Mrs. W. W. Foster presided
mories and School Days” as the during the business session.
theme. Brenda McKinney pre
Due to the jurisdiction meeting
sented a piano solo and a vocal being held in Boise today, circles
selection was rendered by Eva will meet next Thursday, Oct. 24.
Klinkenberg. “Logic” was title of
Mrs. Sherman Wilson is gen
a skit presented by Mrs. Ray
eral
chairman for the annual ba
mond Sager, Melvin Spitze and
zaar and luncheon slated for Nov.
Clinton Robbins.
Mrs. Foster read memories of 23 in the church social hall.
All women are invited to at
the little country school house
and a trio comprised of Sherrill tend the prayer and self-denial
Jean Robbins, Nadine Spitze and service at 2 p.m. on Oct. 31 in
Bonnie Sager sang the theme’ the church parlor. Mrs. Herke
Stam will be in charge.
song.
Teachers and former instructors
participated in a unique spell CATHOLIC CIRCLE MEETS
down using motions instead of
St. Teresa’s circle of the Catho
vowels. Group singing concluded lic church met Oct. 9 at the home
the program.
of Mrs. George Sallee. An in
Hostesses providing fall ar structional film on “The Ten
rangements and birthday cake Commandments” was shown.
were Mrs. Robert Wilson, Mrs.
Refreshments were served by
Cyrus Bock and Mrs. Zora Os the hostess.
borne.
Women of Faith Lutheran
church met Monday evening at
the home of Mrs. George Coff
man with Mrs. Ben Storm assist
ing as co-hostess.
During the business session, it
was announced that thank offer
ing boxes should be taken to the
November meeting.
New officers elected for the
coming year were Mrs. Al Peters,
president; Mrs. K. A. Danford,
vice president; Mrs. Alice Neiger,
secretary; Mrs. Stan Thompson,
treasurer; Mrs. Gerald Simantel,
secretary of stewardship; Mrs.
Hal Henigson, secretary of edu
cation.
All ladies present participated
in the Bible study which followed
the business portion of the meet
ing.
Refreshments were served by
the hostesses.
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mar was educated at the Univer
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Bhil tribe in the wild hill coun
try north of Bombay and was
later in charge of a slum settle-
Iment in Bombay where he built
a flourishing school and estab-
ilished a congregation.
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shop in 1955, he was given charge
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BISHOP PHILIP B. PARMAR among university students and
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METHODIST YOUTH GROUP
church there and concerning the
SCHEDULES CHILI FEED
nation and people of India in
Youth of the Methodist church general.
Those hearing the bishop’s talk
are sponsoring a chili feed to be
held from 5 to 9 p.m. Wednesday, will be invited downstairs for re
Oct. 23, in the church. The group freshments and the showing of
reports that chicken and home Gordon Capp’s pictures of the
made noodles will also be avail Anglican Congress, held in Au
gust at Toronto.
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