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WARM SPRINGS, OREGON 97761
VOL 7 NO 9
OREGON HISTORICAL
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Logging season in
full swing
Spilyay Tymoo photo by Squlemphen
Logging operations are
underway for the season as all
local logging companies have
put their crews to work during
the first part of May. Timber
fallers have been in the woods
since mid-April cutting trees in
preparation for the skid crews.
There are six local logging
companies at work throughout
the reservation with J. R. Smith
working in the Seekseequa
area. Sylvester Smith and
B ru c e B r u n o e lo g g in g
OS companies are in the Boulder
area. Johnny Guerin, Smith-
Greene and Albert Comedown
logging companies are in the
Schoolie area. At the present
time selective logging is being
done dealing with pine logs,
however, douglas is also being
harvested. As weather permits
and crews are able to get into
the higher country there will be
activity in clear-cutting.
There are two specialty
logging companies engaged to
work in delicate situations such
as rough terrain, or in areas
where landscape should not be
disturbed near river bottoms or
where soil is easily eroded. One
c o m p a n y , th e E d w a rd s
Logging Co., formerly of
Brookings, Oregon, has now
moved into the central Oregon
area. They are furnishing logs
to the W SFPL plant. The
Y.B.Y. Logging company will
start furnishing logs in mid-
M ay. S p e c ia lty lo g g in g
involves high lead, cable, boom
or hellicopter logging which
has little adverse effect on the
landscape.
The WSFP1 log deck area
has been buzzing with activity
since logging operations have
gotten underway. Trucks have
been hauling in logs at a rapid
pace building an inventory of
various types and sizes of logs.
Since the closure of the logging
season last fall, the log stock
piles have dwindled to a
minimum and the fluctuation
in the demand for various
species and types of logs is
causing a fast movement of
logs. Once a sufficient log stock
is in store, hauling will continue
at a normal pace.
Nominations, issues, taxes...
Voters to cast their ballots Tuesday, May 18
by Donna Behrend
Voters will go to the polls on
Tuesday May 18 to cast their
ballots in the 1982 primary
election. The May 18 primary
in c lu d e s ra c e s fo r th e
governor’s seat, supreme court
judge, court of appeals, Oregon
tax court judgeship, labor
commissioner, superintendent
of public instruction and five
ballot measures.
Weatfter
MAY
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LOW
1
2
3
' 4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
73
67
55
63
70
76
63
48
60
63
69
70
42
36
39
32
30
42
47
36
36
37
32
41
Local voters will also be
considering the COCC tax
levy, the race for the second
district congressm an seat,
J e f fe rs o n c o u n ty ju d g e ,
Jefferson county commission
position, county tax base, 509-
J district tax base and a
Jefferson county motel tax.
State nominations and
elections
Republicans running in the
g u b e r n a t o r i a l ra c e a re
incumbent Victor Atiyeh, Cliff
Everett and W alter Huss.
D e m o c ra ts ru n n in g fo r
governor are Steven Anderson,
Don Clark, Ted Kulongoski, E.
Allen “Al” Propst, Jerry Rust,
S ta n T erry an d A rchie
Weinstein. The general election
to decide the governorship will
be held November 2, 1982.
V y in g f o r th e s ta te
r e p r e s e n ta tiv e s e a t a re
republican Bill Bellamy and
democrat Bill Olsen.
Vying for the Oregon
supreme court judge seat are
J.R. “Bob” Campbell and Vern
C ook. R u n n in g fo r the
judgeship of the Oregon court
of appeals, a non-partisan seat,
are Betty Roberts, Thomas
Young, William Richardson,
Jonathan Newman, Stephen
Walker and Kurt Rossman.
Another position open is the
judgeship of the Oregon tax
court for which Carl Byers and
Sam Stewart are running.
Four candidates are vying
for the labor commissioner
position currently held by
Mary Roberts. Mike Wooton,
Sherry Reynolds, Jim Chrest as
well as Roberts are running for
this seat.
A n o th e r n o n - p a r t i s a n
positon up for grabs is the
su p e rin te n d e n t of public
instruction seat held by
incumbent Verne Duncan.
Running for this position are
Lydia Graham, Bill Kendrick,
Gene Lehman, Rod Monroe,
Jack Reynolds, Gene Lehman,
as well as Duncan.
Ballot measures
Ballot measures will also be
considered in the May 18
primary. Ballot measure #1
concerns water. If #1 is passed,
sm all co m m u n ities w ith-
populations of fewer than
30,000 would be eligible for.
lo w - i n t e r e s t lo a n s for,
community water projects. The
Water Development Loan
Fund program has existed
since 1977 and has been used
for 167 water and irrigation
district projects throughout
O regon, some in C entral
Oregon.
Ballot measure #2 concerns
housing. This measure has been
termed “uncontroversial” by
some and is a constitutional
amendment that would alter
provisions of a 1978 bonding
m easure th a t has h-elped
fin a n c e c o n s tr u c tio n of
housing for the low-income
elderly.
Ballot measure #3 concerns
jails. This ballot measure, also
a constitutional amendment,
would create a $60 million
corrections building fund to be
used to finance the construc
tion or improvements for state,
regional, county or city jails.
Proponents of #3 say there is
“pressing” need for the state to
provide more prison space.
Opponents of #3 say that
Oregon ranks number three in
the United States in the rate of
incarceration. More prison bed
space would result in more
prisoners and greater costs to
taxpayers. “The more space
available, the more police and
judicial practices change to fill
that space.”
Ballot measure #4 concerns
gas. Measure #4 would raise
m o to r fu e ls ta x e s an d
weight/mile taxes to pay for
ro a d im p ro v e m e n ts an d
construction. If passed, fuel
taxes would increase one penny
per gallon for the next three
years. Weight/mile taxes on
commercial vehicles (trucks)
would also increase. Propo
nents of #4 say Oregon has
20,000 miles of bad roads. The
Oregon State Roads depart
ment will spend $2f million
more each year to repair,
construct and improve roads in
O regon, say p ro p o n e n ts.
“Nearly one-third of the money
goes to cities and counties for
local road project.” Opponents
of the measure say Oregonian’s
can’t afford a 37.5% gas tax
increase during R eagan’s
economic recession.
Ballot measure #5 concerns
the supreme court. This
m easure w ould give the
governor power to appoint the
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