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Heppner Gezette Times, Thursday, October 18, 1956
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ROBIRT PENLAND
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GRETCHEN PENLAND
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NATIONAL EDITORIAL
Published Every Thursday and Entwaa at th Posit Office at Heppner, Oregon, as Second Class Matter
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The Ballot Measures
Almost lost In the maze of vocal fireworks that
has surrounded most Individual candidates for
various national, state and local offices is the fact
that there are seven measures on the November
G ballot which deserve every voter's attention, Five
of them were referred to the people by the legis
lature, one was referred by petition and the sev
enth is an initiative measure. Lets look at them.
No.l State Tax Laws, Immediate Effect Autho
rized. This measure would give the legislature
power to attach the emergency clause to tax
measures to permit them to go into effect im
mediately after passage and signing by the gover
nor. It also proivides that the filing of an initia
tive petition to submit the measure to the voters
shall not suspend the operation of the measure
until the people have voted upon it.
Some think that passage of this measure would
rob the people of their gains under the referen
dum, but we don't believe that to be true. We
send our legislators to Salem to work out, among
other things, a reasonable and unified tax pro
gram but we prevent them from doing it because
of the present law which makes it possible to
refer any tax measure merely by obtaining a small
number of signatures. The result has been that
the legislators have been forced to pass tax mea
sures which they think will get by without refer
ral regardless of whether they tie in with the
state's general tax pattern or not. Passage of
this measure would give them a chance to develop
a reasonable, understandable and just tax pro
gram. We recommend a "Yes" vote.
No. 2 Authorizing State Acceptance of Certain
Gifts. This measure will merely allow the state to
accept gifts or bequests of corporation stock.
This measure will not allow state agencies to
buy stock, just accept it if it is offered. We can
see no objection. We recommend a "Yes" vote.
No. 3 Salaries of Certain State Officers. This
measure would repeal original provisions of the
constitution adopted in 185D which fix salaries
of the governor at $1500, treasurer at $800 and
Supreme court Judges at $2000.
The section of the constitution is obsolete and
the salaries set are definitely unrealistic. In fact,
this provision has been ignored for years. The
legislature should be allowed to set these salaries
in accordance with changing need and conditions.
Certainly a "Yes" vote.
No. 4 Qualifications for County Coroner and
Surveyor. At the present time anyone can run
for these offices as long as he is a qualified voter
there are no other requirements, yet both of
fices call for specialized skills. It is only reason
able that a person seeking these offices should
have some qualifications for them, In fact it is Just
good business.
A "Yes" vote here is recommended.
No.5 Salaries of State Legislators. This mea
sure would boost the salaries of our representa
tives and senators from $G0O to $1200 a year. The
additional cost to the taxpayer if this measure
passes would be $54,400 per year.
Anyone with any understanding of economics
must appreciate that a legislator cannot even
begin to break even financially under the present
pay scale, and, as a result, the state is losing the
services of many men and women who, because
they are not financially independent, cannot af
ford to run for either the senate or house. Actually
we believe the suggested $1200 is too low, but
that is the amount asked by the legislators them
selves, and we feel they are definitely entitled to
it. This measure only increases the salaries, it
does not give the legislators themselves the right
to increase them again in the future. That can
only be done by a vote of the people.
This deserves a big "Yes" vote.
No. 6 Cigarette Tax. This measure was refer
red to the people by petition and would levy a tax
of three cents per package of 20 cigarettes.
We feel this is a discriminatory measure which
would affect only a certain group of people. Many
states now have such a tax, and this one is esti
mated to bring in $5,500,000 annually to the state
treasury. Whether you feel a cigarette is a ne
cessity or a luxury will determine your decision
as to whether this tax is fair or unfair. We per
sonally would pay our share if this measure pas
ses, for we consume our share of the cigarettes
smoked in Oregon, and if such a tax is deemed
necessary by the legislature, we won't kick about
paying it, but we would prefer to see measure No,
1 passed by the voters. Then if the legislature
thinks a cigarette tax should be included as part
of an overall state tax program, we could see no
objection to it. The original bill was passed when
It appeared the state was in dire need for addi
tional funds, but as it has turned out that need
is not quite so pressing at the present time.
We recommend a "No" vote, at least until such
a time as a cigarette tax is included as part of a
general tax program.
No. 7 Prohibiting Certain Fishing in Coastal
Streams. This measure would prohibit commer
cial salmon or steelhead fishing in any coastal
stream south of the Columbia (except for certain
commercial chum salmon fishing in the Tillamook
Bay area).
The proponents of this initiative measure con
tend the bill would conserve the sport fishing in
these streams while opponents claim the regula
tions of the bill would be imposed because of the
self-interest of a limited few.
We doubt that commercial fishing in any of
the streams concerned makes any of the affected
fishermen much of a living, but because of the
present regulations over such fishing, we also
doubt that the commercial tisning tods spons
men ot much of either. To the best of our know
ledge, the amount of commercial fishing in any of
the small coastal streams is quite minor, yet it
does provide a few persons with at least a part
of their livlihood.
We, here in Eastern Oregon, are a long ways
from this problem and we hesitate to made a re
commendation. The most we will say is that pro
bablv our personal vote will be "No."
We recommend that all voters read their Voters
Pamphlet carefully for a complete explanation of
the above seven measures and the full arguments
both pro and con on each. Our explanations have
been brief, but we think they have covered the
main points.
TO THE
EDITOR . . .
(Editor's note This newspaper
has received numerous cuppings
of editorials and stories concern
ing Senator Wayne Morse which
readers have asked that w print
In the Gazette Times. We wish we
could accommodate them all, but
space restrictions prevent the use
of most of them. We will try,
however, to use at least parts oi
them if possible.)
To The Editor:
Since you have opened up the
"Why I Am" column and had
an answer from my friend Mr.
Logan, I wish to add why I Am
Not a Democrat!
My father was an Oregon Demo
crat for 50 years and for the first
years following when I became
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a voter I voted for people whom
I knew or knew something about.
When it became necessary to
register in order to obtain a bal
lot I had some very good friends
who became candidates for office
as Republicans and therefore re
gistered Republican.
The Morrow county Republicans
believed in keeping politics in
Morrow county bipartisan and
would leave the assessor's posi
tion open and therefore the De
mos would nominate Jake Wells
for the Job and Jake held the
position all the while that he
lived.
When I moved to Clackamas
county I transferred my registra
tion and as I did not know a
single man who was up for of
fice I voted blind, but after fol
lowing the legislative records of
some whom I had voted for, I
marked such parties and expect
to keep my registration as Repub
lican for the rest of my voting
days just in order to vote against
such politicians and any of their
friends who may appear on my
future ballots.
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By N,
A prediction made by Morrow
county livestock growers, who
were the first to ask lor a Bru
cellosis test area, that eventually
every county in Eastern Oregon
would go along with this pro
gram, was true. After a few years
THIRTY YEARS AGO
From Files of the Gazette Times
October 21, 1926
Contract for surfacing the last
remaining uncompleted stretch of
highway between Pendleton and
Heppner will be let at the Octo
ber 25 meeting of the state high
way commission at Portland.
C Anderson
of indecision several of the
counties who were opposed to
such a program have now an ac
tive program or are in the pro
cess of establishing one. Recently
Wheeler county circulated peti
tions and held a hearing which
was favorable to such a program.
Grant county have presented their
petitions to the county court and
a hearing will be held within the
next week. Baker, Union and
Malheur counties are weir under
way with a test program while
Umatilla & Sherman are in the
clean-up stages. The counties
who have hesitated with the pro
gram are not getting the help that
Morrow county had in cleaning
up this disease.
Dr. A. D. McMurdo is expected
to return today from his hunting
trip of more than a week in the
mountains. Dr. M- A. Leach of
Pendleton and F. B. Nickerson,
abstractor of this city, were with
Dr. McMurdo last week. W. W.
Smead, postmaster, went up to
join him a few days ago.
Miss Leora Devin, who "is a
teacher in the Stanfield schools,
was a weekend visitor at the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
S. P. Devin in Heppner.
Stanley Robinson and Carl
McDaniel of Lone Rock were
visitors in Hardman Friday.
Bernard Bleakman, Owen Lea
thers, Jan and James Miller and
Pirl Howell returned recently
from a hunting trip.
Billy Swanson of lone has been
in Heppner for several days dur
ing the week on jury duty.
W. V. Crawford arrived from
Portland Monday morning and
nas accepted a position with
Patterson & Son, druggists, in this
city.
Clarence Carmichael received a
broken rib in the football game
at Lexington Sunday and was
attended by Dr. Johnston.
Miss Reita Neill, who has been
spending a couple of weeks at
the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Thompson, departed
Tuesday for her home in Yak
ima, Washington.
Delbert Emert and Herbert Ek
strom lone Hereford breeders re
turned this past weeked from W
H R Production sale at Cheyenne,
Wyoming. Each purchased out
standing Herefords at this sale
to add to their herds. Mr. Emert
purchased a herd sire of Verne
Diamond breeding which is one
of the outstanding English im
ported Herefords used by the Wy
oming hereford ranch. He also
purchased four bred heifers. Herb
Ekstrom purchased two bred hei
fers which should be a good ad
dition to his herd. While visit
ing with Herb last Sunday after
noon and looking at his cattle a
great lot of improvement can be
seen in this herd over the past
couple of years. Five bulls which
are consigned to the Midco Here
ford sale to be held at Moro on
October 31 are outstanding. Top
hereford consignments will also
be made to this sale by Frank
Anderson and Bernard Doherty.
foPT cult sales through
shrinkage. It would be necessary
for our livestocK men iu
this as conditions
will vary with situations. It does
appear that the organize n-cuc.
sale is finding a big place in ef
fecient marketing of feeder cal
ves. Some of our livestock grow
ers will have their first opportun
ity in consigning to the feeder
sale to be held at the Winks Auc
tion Yard on November 15.
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Mrs. Mabel Chaffee and Mrs.
Ethel Zeimants attended the An
tique Show at the Episcopal
Church of the Redeemer in Pen
dleton last Tuesday.
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4-H Club Now
IONE LIVESTOCK CLUB
The lone 4-H Livestock club
had a meeting at Roland Ek
Strom's house Oct. 14.
There are two new members
Mancell Townsend and William
Akers.
We elected officers. They are
Kenny Nelson, president; Roland
Ekstrom, vice president; Kenny
Smouse, secretary and Mancell
Townsend and William Akers,
news reporters.
Mr. Kenneth Smouse is our
leader and Mr. Fred Nelson, as
sistant leader.
There were five visitors and
four members at the meeting.
Kenny Smouse told about his
trip down at summer school in
Corvallis.
William Akers, reporter
With marketing of livestock
formost in the minds of everyone
these days results of weaner
calves before a feeder sale should
be of interest. A careful check
was made in Baker county last
year on the best method of handl
ing weaner calves prior to a
cooperative feeder sale. Part of
the calves were weaned approxi
mately two weeks before the sale
and put on dry feed. These
calves came to the sale and did
not suffer from excessive shrink
age. They took to the strange
feed and water quicker than the
straight from the cow. This might
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