Lane Legislators in Review-No, 9
LANE COUNTST'S HOWE NtWSPAPEft.
SECTION B
EUGENE, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1963
Junction Man Top Farmer
By PEPPER BERKELEY
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REP. GENE HULETT
Hulett Proposal
May Cause Stir 1
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By DAN SELLARD ' 8
Of the Beihter-Guard - 8
H the success or failure of a legislator depends, as some
say, on his mastering the fine art of human relations, Gene
Hulett, a new representative from Eugene, should do well.
Hulett, a Democrat, will represent the new joint dis- j
trict of Lane and Benton counties in the 1963 session, $,
which starts Monday. - . i
His training in getting along with people includes 17
years as a state policeman and two years operating a small s
grocery store. I
"If you can survive all of that and still like people," fjj
he said during an interview, "then you should get along f
anywhere." j
Hulett, now 40 years old, joined the Oregon State Po-
lice as a rookie in 1943. His first duty was at the State
Police office in Roseburg. He was later transferred to
Bend, then returned to Roseburg and in 1845 came . to I
the Eugene office. I
In 1955, Hulett was made patrol sergeant at the Eugene f
office, replacing Vern Hill who became Eugene chief of 8
police. f
In 1960, he resigned the state police to buy a grocery I
store on Moss Street in Eugene. Later, he purchased the
Welcome Market on Hilyard Street which he and his wife I
now manage.
The Huletts have one son, Randy, 13. S
Hulett's decision to go into politics was his own idea, g
but to run for the newly-created joint district of Lane t
and Benton was brought about by a suggestion from the
Democratic Party.
' I didn't like the idea of running at large as the oth- S
crs have to," he said. However, "the idea of representing f
counties with the two largest universities appeals to me.
Hulett felt he was well-known in Benton County even 8
though he lived in Eugene. His police work had taken him
into the county to the north many times, especially in the g
rural areas. &
In the general election, Hulett beat his Republican i
opponent, Vcrn Hawn, even though Hawn was considered '
popular with the rural Benton County voters and outspent i
Hulett considerably during the campaign.
If he gets his way on committee assignments in the
Legislature, Hulett will be on the Highway, Judiciary and f
Fish and Game committees. These fields are his prime in-
terests and he thinks his background qualifies him.
He already has a bill ready for presentation and it
probably will propel him into controversy.
Hulett's bill would abolish the position of county con-
stable and give the constable's functions to the sheriff;
give all civil processes of the justice, district and circuit $
courts to the sheriff; take tax collecting away from the ?
sheriff and give it to the assessor; and here is where the fj
bill will make sparks take all criminal duties away from J:
the sheriff and give them to the state police.
Acknowledging that his proposal will run into opposition
by the county sheriffs, Hulette believes:
It will make law enforcement more efficient, and,
It will tend to lower property taxes at the county
level, by more than $6 million statewide, and would save
further public money because of central training and pur- jr
chasing.
Hulett would also place weights and measures (for in- k
stance, log truck load checking) into state police jurisdic- i
tion from where it now rests with the county; change the f
organization of state police for a general upgrading of rank
and pay, and place more "rank" and personnel in fish and ?
game law enforcement.
On the general topic of state expenses and taxes, Hulett : :
reported that, after spending four days at the pre-legislative j
orientation session, he "just can't tell where we're going to y
got the money." k
Which is a pretty good observation for a freshman legis-
lator to make. -,.
Outstanding Citizens Picked
Three of Eugene's outstand
ing citizens ranging in age
from 17 to 58 and Lane Coun
ty's outstanding young farmer
were honored Thursday night
at the annual Eugene Junior
Chamber of Commerce Distin
guished Service Awards Ban'
quet.
' Richard i. Miller, 35, an
attorney, of 195 W. 35th Place,
Eugene, 1962 s Junior First Citi
zen. Ward Beck Jr., 17, a sen
ior at South Eugene High
School and the son of Mr. and
Mrs, Ward E, Beck of BB5 W
37th Ave., Eugene, 1962 Future
First Citizen.
James Milo Lcmcrt, 35,
fruit and vegetable grower, of
455 W. Beacon Dr., Junctioin
City, Lane County's Outstand
ing Young Farmer of 1962.
Mervin O. Dahl, 58, of 2455
Olive St., Eugene, vice presi
dent and manager of the Eu
gene main branch of First Na
tional Bank, Eugene's Senior
First Citizen of 1962, as selected
and announced previously by
the Eugene Real Estate Board.
These four men, said John
Amundson, the 1961 Junior
First Citizen, have four quali
ties in common: loneliness,
weariness, abandonment and vision.
In presenting Miller with his
award, Amundson said the lead
ers find decision-making can
make them feel alone. There is
no "40 hour week" in civic lea
dership, he noted.
And, Amundson said, the lead
ers must have two .other qual
ities: the ability to abandon past
prejudices so as "not to sacri
fice the future for the past,"
and the vision to know that what
the activities accomplished to
day will mean in the future.
Miller is chairman of the Eu
gene School Board, president of
the Lane County School Boards
Assn. and secretary-treasurer of
the Oregon School Boards Assn. ;
His other activities include
civic, protessionat and churcti
work.
Ward Beck Jr., Eugene's Fu
ture First Citizen, was selected
for the honor by a panel of Eu-
4-H'ers to Study
Lane Government
Lane County 4-Hers will spend
part of Saturday learning about
county government and court
procedure during the third an
nual "4-H Conference on Coun
ty Government."
The club members, who must
be 14 and older, will meet at
Harris Hall at 9:30 a.m. for ori
entation on such subjects as the
home rule charter, civil defense
and medical self-help.
Meetings
Saturday
RUMMAGE SALE from 7
a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Kum-
mage Center, 31 w. beventn
Ave., Eugene, sponsored by
Bethel No. 26, Jobs Daughters.
To donate rummage, call DI 5
6616 Friday evening.
EUGENE CHAPTER No. 79,
National Assn. of Retired Civil
Service Employes, regular
monthly meeting at Eugene
Water and Electric Board cafe
teria, 500 E. Fourth Ave., Eu
gene. Potluek dinner at 12:30
p.m. All retired civil service
employes welcome. Business
meeting after dinner.
Emerald Vital Statistics
MARRIAGE LICENSES
(Jan. 8. 19J
Robrt Glenn Wlckwire. 27, 207!
Westwood Lane, Eugene, and Jerrte
Lou Wilson, 20, Lyons.
Leroy Koffler, 22, 850 Sunvlew, Eu
gene, and Katie Sue Dayton, 20, 2428
tharnelton St., Eugene.
Garv Howard Hanson, 25, 940 M
ft., Sprinsfield, and Carole Ann
Hastings, 19, 4103 Oak St., Eugene.
Charles Lee Drulllnger, 2S, Junc
tion Cttv, and Phvllta Lance, 31, BBS
N. 28th St., Springfield.
BIRTHS
VALLEY LANE HOSPITAL
Eugene!
(Jan. 10, 1963)
RICHARDS Mr. and Mrs. William
Richarda, 365 N. 28th St., Sprinstteld,
a son.
Clan. 11. 1063) '
PEARSON Mr. and Mrs. Steve
Pearson, 401 Bushnell Lane, Eugene,
a daughter.
SACRED HEART HOSPITAL
(Eugene)
Was. 10, 1963)
GOULD Mr. and Mrs. William
Gould, 1208 Grant St., Eugene, a son.
LONG Mr. and Mrs. Donald Long,
Rt. 4 Box 181, Eugene, a son.
DUNLAP Mr. and Mrs. Imon
Dunlap, 2235 Ohio St.. Eugene, a son.
GEORGE Mr. and Mrs. Larry
George, 520 Harlow Rd., Eugene, a
son.
RYAN Mr. and Mrs. Robin Ryan,
1845 Arthur St., Eugene, a daughter.
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gene's former junior first citi
zens, who judged the four can
didates on scholarship, leader
ship, personality, activities, fu
ture plans and ambitions and
other criteria.
Beck is student body auditor,
co-captain of the ski team and
served as co-chairman of the
school's homecoming parade, in
addition to many other activ
ities. Lemert, who was sponsored in
the competition for the title of
Lane County's Outstanding
Young Farmer of 1962 by the
North Lane Farm Bureau, farms
186 acres near Junction City.
He has been active in the farm
bureau, serving as a county vice
chairman, and is a member of
the Lane Irrigation Improve
ment Assn.
Mervin O. Dahi, the 1S62 sen
ior first citizen, described him
self as a fellow who just want
ed to belong and handle the fi
nances," not as a man who want
ed to "be in the spotlight."
He traced his 25 years in the
Eugene -Springfield area, and
credited a number of civic lead
ers, and his wife, saying, "If it
hadn't been for them, 1 am sure
1 would not be in the spotlight
tomgaL
He gave special tribute to the
Eugene and Springfield Junior
Chambers of Commerce mem
bers, whom he termed "key
men" in the two communities.
"It should be very evident,"
(Jan. 11, 1963)
HUDOK Mr and Mrs. William
Hudok. 1591 High St.. Eugene, a son.
MEN ECHINI Mr. and Mrs. Fran
Meneghlnl, J139 W. 17th Ae., Eu
gene, a son.
McKENZlE-V. Il.LAMETTE
HOSPITAL
(Sprisglleld)
CIS. I, 19S2)
BATES Mr. and Mr. Elton Bates,
Rt. 1 Box 82, Sprtnsfieio, a daugil
ter. (Correction )
(Ian. 10. 1963)
PORTER Mr. snd Mrs. Richard
Porter, Boa 218, Blue River, a daugh
ter. DEATHS
KUHZREITER Rupert Kuri
relter, of 1139 Pearl St., died Jan.
10 Arrangements are pending at
Poole-Larsen Funeral Home.
MACHETTE Frank Edwsrd Ma
chette, B7, of 1120 Bsllcy Hill Rd.,
died Jan. 10. Services will be Mon
day at 2 p.m. in Poole-Larsen Chapel
with interment in West Lawn Mem
orial Park.
WALKER Patrick Walker of Mar
cola, died about Jan. 7. Arrange
menla are pending at Bueli Cnapel.
HJNKLE Edward T. Hlnkle, of
1118 N, Eighth St., Springfield, died
Jan. 10. Arrangements sra pending
at Buell ChapcL
HOMOLKA James C. Homolka
Jr.. 53. of 1415 ith St., Spring
field, died Jan. 10. Recitation of the
Rosary will be Sunday at 7-30 pm.
In Buell Chapel. Requiem Mass will
be Monday at 10 ajit. In St. Alice
Catholic Church with vault Inter
ment in Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
THOMPSON William Arthur
Thompson, Fsll Creek, died Jin. 10.
Arrsngements are pending at Burns
Fredericksen Funersl Home.
PITTS Gerald Eugene Pitts, of
1J82 F St.. Sonne! eid. died Jan. 10.
Arrangements are pending at Suxaa-
Fredericksoa Funeral Home.
Park Commission
Size Decreased
The Lane County Parks and Recreation Commission,
normally an li-member board, will have to get along with
nine people for awhile.
The. commission members Thursday sight were re
signed to the fact that the board will be permanently de
creased in size, and went about reorganizing its committees
on that basis.
But Lane County commissioners Friday morning denied
they have come to any definite decision to reduce the size
of the li-member board.
Frank Elliott, chairman of the Board of Commissioners,
confirmed, however, that for now two people will not be
appointed to vacancies to bring the parks commission back
up to its previous strength. He said that the sire of the parks
commission will be considered in the total context of reor
ganization of the county's administration under terms of the
home rule charter that went into effect last week.
Thus, Elliott said, no official action has been taken to
reduce the park board size.
But if there is hope that the parks commission will get
back to an lS-member strength, it wasn't evident at its reg
ular meeting Thursday night.
"It is quite clear that the (county) commissioners are
firm in their feeling it is not necessary to appoint more
members to the commission," Supt. Paul Beistei said, "t
sense there is hardly much point in trying to persuade them
further."
Commission chairman Lee Murphy agreed. "I feel they
pretty well have made up their minds and we are not going
to have more members."
Murphy suggested the parks commission go ahead with
nine members. "If it proves too much, then we can go ask
for more members," he said.
So the commission approved 13 committees, with each
member appointed to head one or more of them. The chair
man of each subcommittee will not have regular members,
but ask for help as it is needed.
Cahl said, "that 1 have made
only a small contribution to the
city of Eugene."
In Han Paik, Korean eonsui
generai in San Francisco,
brought greetings to approxi
mately 250 persons attending
the banquet from Korea and
from Chinju, Eugene's sister
city. Thursday was the second
anniversary of the Eugene-Chi-ju
sister city program.
The evening's featured speak
er, the Sev. Robert F. Beh, as
sociate professor o speech at
the University of Portland, told
bannuet guests that true success
is happiness not wealth, fame
or health.
He listed three ways to
achieve happiness: striving for
excellence, striving for self
knowledge and striving for balance.
Fire Runs
From noon Thursday
until noon Friday, ,
Eugene
2:07 p.m. Thursday
Flue fire, 1077 W. 30th
Ave.
3:33 p.m. Thursday
Flue fire, 1178 Charnel-
ton St.
f:ia p.m. i nursagy ;
Flue fire, 2210 Lincoln Ii
St. Si
8:27 p.m. Thursday i
Flua fire, 85? Lawrence I
st. r
8:36 a.m. Friday House :
fire, 2835 Whitbeck Blvd., f i
Bruce Wicks residence, f ;
Thawing water pipes with H i
torch, house caught fire, ! I
Damage estimated at $100. i
Springfield I:
3 p.m. Thursday Over- js
heated oil stove at 525 i' X
H St., minor smoke damage. S
a:- p.m. tmarsaay m
Flue fire at 3072 Main St
no damage. ff
12:41 b.sb., Friday Flue
fire at 5875 Main St, I
minor wail damage. K
7:31 a.m Friday Flue
fire at 313B K St., no dam
age. 8:33 a.m., Friday Flue
fire at 303 Main St., no
damage.
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High
Wire
iPlwrf by Paul
A tree in downtown Eugene's park
block is beiiig braced with cable by
Lane County Parks Department em
ployes Bud Wolfe and Charles Osgaad,
Trees in the courthouse block are hav
ing wounds repaired, cavities filled,
limbs braced and roots fed in s preven
tive BJalnteaance program.
Pair Acquitted of Charges ?
But Held to Answer Others"
Visiting Judge Charles Fasten
allowed a motion for acquittal
in Lane County Circuit Court
Wednesday, hut the Springfield
man and woman acquitted of
bad-check charges remained in
custody.
Pedro R. Lopes, 18, and Pa
tricia Ann Mead, IS, both of 1U.
1 Box 180, Springfield, face
other ijad-ehecSs charges in dis
trict court and circuit court.
Egainsi the Mead woman were .
fanUy in that the cheek in ques
tion was drawn on an acts!"'
eank account and thas was set -
a forgery. i
The pair now face a eharg
of insufficient funds in district
court on the same incident, sad !
asother indictment in cireait
coart tar knowingly attetisg ;
and publishing a forged hank
check.
The Mead woman, criginsiiy
Judge Foster of Lakeview,
ruled that the thsmo of know-i charecd eader the name Fatri-
I i ingiy uttering sad publishing a ess Ana Lopex, pleaded innocent
i forged bank cnecK against La- to the insufficient iunas ensrge
' pet, and the charge ot forgery is district court Nav
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