HEPPNEH GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday, August 30. 1962
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The Heppner Gazette, established March 30, 1883. The Heppner
Times established November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15,
1912.
HELEN E. SHERMAN
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NATION A l EDITORIAL
WESLEY A. SHERMAN
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Senator Vernon Cook Writes Again
In days of old, knights so bold sallied forth with lances to
meet the foe. j i
Today one of the accepted methods (no doubt improved and
less bloody) of doing battle Is to take pen in hand and compose
a letter to the editor with the hope of withering an adversary
in nrlnt
Recently a state senator of Multnomah county used this
technique to belittle Eastern Oregon as a territory comprised
of sagebrush and primarily useful as a place for jackrabbits to
frisk and gambol. On this dubious premise he made a case
against reapportionment of the state legislature by the proposed
All-Oregon plan.
Hoots of derision greeted him, vaulting him into facetious
prominence, although the recognition he received in this part
of the state was something far less than benign tolerance.
So now Senator Vernon Cook writes again.
He steps forward as a willing leader against the reapportion
ment measure that will appear on the ballot in the general
election, dedicating himself to save the state from decay and
ruin.
In his letter (elsewhere on this page) he calls the All-Oregon
plan a "vicious proposal." (Inference Is that ornery eastern
Oregonlans are downright mean in attempting to get for them
selves a semblance of adequate representation in the legis
lature.) The Gresham man takes the position that any attempt to
use area as even a partial basis for representation, rather than
population alone, is strictly undemocratic and could only be
conceived by "selfish special interests" for the "destruction of
grass roots democracy."
We assume this means that it is O.K. for Multnomah county
citizens to cherish their special interests, but it is taboo for
eastern Oregonlans to seek a share.
Mr. Cook needs to check closer on his "grass roots." The
Federal system that governs our nation in Washington, D. C,
is well-rooted around our democratic United States. Senators
are chosen at the rate of two from each state. Nevada with
only 258,278 persons has two senators. New York with 16,782,304
persons (65 times as many as Nevada!) has two senators.
U. S. Congressmen, however, are chosen by population, there
by making a good balance between area and population. Inci
dentally, the congressman who represents Oregon's second
district (now served by Al Ullman) has the second largest district
by area in the United States.
Contrast this system by that in the State of Oregon. The
combined counties of Gilliam, Hood River, Morrow, Sherman,
Wasco and Wheeler counties have one senator. The com
bined counties of Wheeler, Umatilla, Sherman, Morrow and
Gilliam share one representative, and Umatilla enjoys the
luxury of another of its own.
Multnomah county has eight senators and 17 representatives.
There is no radical movement to overlhrow the Federal
system across our land. The people enjoy the combined area
population method of being served.
The trouble with Mr. Cook is that he has little conception of
the problems of eastern Oregon and other parts of the state
that suffer because of direly Inadequate representation. He
has already shown his disdain for our economic importance
with his "jackrabbit and sagebrush" letter. Would he feel the
same way if he lived here?
How about the difficulty of reaching a state representative
on a matter of concern to a citizen when that lone representative
serves five counties embracing 9040 square miles as opposed to
the 424 square miles in Multnomah county, served by 17
representatives? The sheer distances involved make unique
problems that many western Oregonlans cannot comprehend.
How would Mr. Cook go about serving his constituents if
he represented the residents of these 9010 square miles? How
would he get around to hear their problems, find time to
travel to see situations that need correction, to visit industries,
to attend meetings, to make himself available for consultation
to his far-flung constituency?
When he infers that the "wealthy ranchers" of eastern Oregon
are attempting to overwhelm the poor downtrodden in the
western part of the state, he is just naturally barking up the
wrong tree. The people of eastern Oregon are human beings
with real problems that deserve fair hearing and fair represen
tation. Fortunately, many friends in other parts of the state
are broad enough to recognize this, and some of the leaders of
the All-Oregon plan come from elsewhere.
Eastern Oregon has no desire to deprive anv citizen of his
rights to representation but thinking people everywhere recog
nize that population is not the only criterion for representation
As Senator Cook and his cohorts gird for battle against this
measure eastern Oregon must unite for its solid support.
We should thank Mr. Cook for writing the letter that serves
so well to show some of the narrow-minded and selfish thinkine
task Hii lies aheidWl R"d P,n,S "P ,h "ml fr B,'UinR nt ,h'
pn5ainne dU0d by flaR-wavlnK llUor writers on this
Or as Cook might phrase it if he were on our side, "Let us
Shts oHoe VPm nnri'?all0VVHJ ",nd cher,sh,,d Prlndple that the
vigilance!" mlnori,y mus be preserved with honor and
Another Slaughter Over Labor Day?
Looking back on the human slaughter of 23 persons dent
on Oregon highways last week-end, one must cK to con
hmplnte with horror that this might be repeated o he holiday
Uaffic 'deafhs UhW WM-end is n m,,orious tim
Thousands take to the road for the last holiday of the summer
and Governor Mark Hatfield, noting the toll of last week end'
.w?,rLa ;s,al,t,m,:n "-K'K care and caution.
With the Labor Day holiday approaching, I sincerely urge
L,? .0,". moU)r,Ls,s o use the greatest possible caution when
riving this coming week-end," he writes. "Distaste ho e
t may be, the truth is that we are always us o
Inches away from violent death whenever e are travel t
automobiles. A second's carelessness at high speed .,
guarded moment at an intersection, a thought ess move in
heavy traffic it could happen to any one of Mrtwr lan "
i,uh Ply defp1sc aKalnst tn fa,l by 23 persons
A M,!!!! , morP ,l,an 280 so far this year in O egon "
As the holiday arrives, we would like to uoint out thit
"me may be precious, but life is priceless Ho e ? fow tins
Don't learn traffic laws by accident. Alwavs think for two-fte
chauffer? rs ,lcense- Can -vou affo,d
drlJfn? ihverf"1 n Wln yoU aai-w''en the week-end
Jerry Green Returns From Hawaiian Duty
Jerry Green, son of Mrs. Homer
(Pearl) Green of Lexington, is
back home after receiving his
discharge from the 4th Cavalry
of the Army Tuesday. August 21.
He was stationed in Hawaii
for 18 months and In Thailand
for 14 months, returning re
cently to San Francisco. Jerry
had been home on a visit in
April. He graduated from Hepp
ner High school with the class
of lihHi.
Mrs. Emma Anderson, Colorado
Springs, Colo, is here visiting her
two daughters. Mrs. Elsie Cole
and Fern Graves. She arrived in
mid-July and plans to stay sev
eral more weeks.
Chaff and Chatter
Wes Sherman
IN CASE you live in Pendleton,
we would like to point out
emphatically that the Morrow
County Rodeo is not over. It
doesn't start until Saturday after
the Horse Show tomorrow (Fri
day). Gerald Swaggart came in
Wednesday night feeling a little
bewildered. He had been to Pen
dleton and everywhere he went,
people had the understanding
that the Morrow Rodeo was over.
Apparently they had been read
ing about the fair and figured
the rodeo was held in connec
tion with the fair.
We have had stories and pic
tures of the rodeo in virtually
every paper in Eastern Oregon
with the correct dates, but ap
parently some folks just don't
read very good.
JUST ARRIVED this (Thursday)
morning is a picture of Marl
orie Clark, queen of the first
rodeo in 1922, and unfortunately
too late for last week's Rodeo
Edition. The picture was sent to
Frank Turner by Mrs. Clara
Boyer of Mt. Vernon, widow of
Guy Boyer, a former old-timer
here. The first rodeo queen is
now Mrs. Gordon Ridings of
New York. We'll try to get it
in the DaDer at a later date.
Mrs. Boyer called Turner alter
receiving the Rodeo Edition,
then sent the picture.
FREAK ACCIDENTS have been
in the limelight around here
recently. We know Velma Glass
will look daggers at us, but we
must report on the mishap that
involved her and her son, Tom.
They had just bought a new
red Corvair, and Tom was parked
at the swimmine pool one re
cent day. As he started to back
street collided with the Corvair
away, a car coming down the
on the side. Of course, Mrs. Glass
was driving the second car. Both
were quite heavily damaged.
We know just how sick they
felt. It once happened in the
Sherman family. No. l son
backed his Model-A Ford into
the front of our Packard and
caused $300 damage. So don't
feel too badly, Velma and Tom.
OF COURSE, Wayne Ball had
something of a legitimate ex
cuse for being nervous, since his
accident had happened just be
fore his wedding last week. He
had taken his car to Fulleton's
garage for repairs so it would
be all ready to go after the
wedding.
The Fulleton's had almost
finished work on a car that had
been damaged and traded in
to them, and it was parked out
side. As Wayne backed his car
out in a rush to go to a wedding
rehearsal, he did not notice the
parked car, and crumpled the
fender again. His car was' not
damaged.
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NOT AT ALL funny was the
experience of Jim Phegley,
who rolled over out on the Hin
ton creek road recently, 12 miles
from Heppner. In recovering
from the accident, he left some
$200 worth of tools scattered
about. They were thrown out
when the car rolled over. Next
morning when he came back to
the scene, the tools were gone.
They are listed in a lost and
found ad on the classified page.
FLASH just comes in that the
Rev. Melvln Dixon caught a
33-inch fish, weighing about 15
lb in the Columbia river Wed
nesday. He thinks it is a steel
head but Howard Bryant rather
reserves the opinion that it is a
chinook. Howard says it is about
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Coming Events
LEGION MOVIES
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ATTEND ALL THE BIG
WEEK-END EVENTS!
Wrangler Horse Show All
day trutay from 9:1)0 a.m.
No admission
Street Parade 10:00 a.m., Sat
urday, downtown Heppner.
County Picnic Courthouse
lawn, noon. Saturday.
Rodeo Events Saturday, Sun
day, 1:30 p.m., Saturday
night, 8:00 p.m., followed by
Rodeo Dance.
Cowboy Breakfast, Sunday.
7:00 a.m.
EAT THIS WEEK-END
AT THE "SNACK SHACK"
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the nicest fish he ever saw from
the Columbia.
ONE OF OUR residents who
seems to have discovered the
real secret of living, is Mrs.
Zetta Brosnan who has a place
out Butter Creek way, some 19
miles from Heppner. An admir
able lady, she has something of
a little Shang-ri-la in her place
with nice lawn, flowers and
yard tucked away and almost
hidden from the road.
Mrs. Brosnan may rank as an
oldtimer but she seems to be
one of those ageless persons
who never loses a sense of
humor and pleasure in living.
We went out with the Gontys
on a television repair call to her
place the other night and en
joyed visiting with her.
She spends some time in town
but can only stand it so long.
"I can sometimes make it un
til about March, but then I have
to get out in the country where
I have some room," she said.
Mrs. Brosnan lives all alone and
enjoys it, although her son,
Jerry, is on a place nearby. She
nas several bobbles, including
TO THE
EDITOR. .
Dear Editor:
Thank you kindly for sending
me the Gazette-Times. I am en
closing subscription fee, a check
for $4.50. I would miss the news
as well as the reminiscences of
bygone days. I was in Heppner
from 1940-1955 so I know most
of the people. Some day I am
coming up there to play golf.
Sincerely, Francis McCormack.
P. O. Box 247, Redmond.
To the Editor:
Every supporter of fair rep
resentation in Oregon's Legis
lature, based upon people
rather than area, should be con
cerned that the Associated Ore
gon Industries area representa
tion plan, variously described as
the "Annala Plan," the "Citizens
Committee Plan," or "Ballot
Proposition Number 9," is being
presented to the voters at the
November 6 General Election.
While I am confident that the
collection of coral and sea shells
sent by relatives who enjoy skin
diving.
It is refreshing to visit with
a nerson like Mrs. Brosnan. (And
making afghans, and has a fine she makes very good cake, too).
voters will defeat this vicious I DaJ... U u .
proposal, if they understand ,wu3 nams nome
From Korean Service
what it is intended to accom
plish, unfortunately, Oregon's
Supreme Court refused to ap
prove a properly descriptive bal
lot title.
In view of all the national
publicity on reapportionment,
many voters, unless they are
informed to the contrary, may
think that a more representa
tive rather than a less repre
sentative proposal is being sub
mitted to them. This is not the
case.
The people's best recourse is
to support the efforts of the Bi
partisan Committee to Retain
Equal Representation to defeat
this undemocratic proposal. No
one but the selfish special in
terests is ever benefitted by the
destruction of grass roots de
mocracy which this amendment
proposes.
Fortunately, on the question
of the adoption of this proposal,
every man and woman in Ore
gon will have an equal voice,
with each being entitled to cast
one vote, without regard to how
much land he owns, where he
lives, or how wealthy he is. I
cannot believe that the people
of Oregon will knowingly give
up their sacred right to an equal
voice in government. Oregon has
the most representative legis
lature of any of the United
States. Let's stay in first place
and not take "9" steps back-
unrrlQ t ! !
Rodger Harris, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Max Harris of Heppner, was
discharged from the Air Force
on August 10 after serving 13
months in Korea. He has been
visiting his parents here after
arriving back stateside.
Harris, who served as a civil
engineer in the Air Force, plans
to enter Idaho State College at
Pocatello and expected to leave
this week. He graduated from
Heppner High school in 1958.
Winter Schedule Set
At Methodist Church
Services at the Methodist
church Sunday will continue on
the summer schedule with morn
ing worship at 9 a. m., but re
turn to the regular schedule on
Sunday, September 9, the Rev.
Melvin Dixon, pastor, announces.
At the change, Sunday school
will be at 9:45 and morning wor
ship at 11 a. m., he states.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Johnson
and family and Ronnie Creswick
were in Seattle August 9 through
the 12 to see the World's Fair.
They were guests of Clarence'.
aunt, Mrs. Agnes Nelson. During
the time they were there the Fair
had record attendance of 71,000
' Sincerely, Vernon Cookand 79,000.
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