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HEPPNER GA other four by three to one. Under the proposed reapportionment,
...K.v4 in jucasuie a, Morrow Would sharf its rpnrpsen-
tative with just two counties-Gilliam and Sherma P
Some persons cling doggedly to the "one person one vote"
theory but ignore the fact that the Federal .sys cm which we
have enjoyed since our government was first foSFv organized!
allows two senators per state regardless of ' size' an sets up the
House of Representatives on the basis of Douulation
One representatice to five sprawling coiinties means that
may actually have little representation at all
Morrow county voters should strongly favor this measure.
Measure 10
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Review of Ballot Measures
Confronting voters on ballot measures for the general
election, Tuesday, November 6, are nine state measures. A
tenth the one which would restrict commercial fishing was
removed from consideration by Supreme Court ruling.
There has been considerable publicity on several of the
more important measures but some persons may not under
stand some of the ones that have not stimulated so much
attention.
Voters should take the time to read their Voter's Pamphlets
before going to the polls. Arguments for and against most
of the measures are included, although some apparently do not
have opposition.
The first five measures on the ballot have been referred
to as "housekeeping" measures. Each would amend the state
constitution via the referendum, having been referred to
the people by the legislature.
Measure 1
Measure No. 1, entitled, "Reorganize State Militia," would,
if passed, authorize the legislature and governor to shape and
direct the Militia as is necessary for the changed times, in
cooperation with Federal authorities. It would make possible
removal of archaic regulations dating back to Civil War times,
one of which is that conscientious objectors can purchase ex
emption. The proposal apparently has no opposition.
Measures 2, 3, 4
These three measures would amend the constitution by
changing the formula for fixing debt limits on forest reha
bilitation (No. 2), roads (No.3 ), and power development (No. 4).
As now provided, the limits are fixed on the basis of assessed
valuation. Under the terms of the measures, the formulas would
be changed to a percentage of tiue cash value of the state's!
taxable property. The change appears to be in the interests
of all taxpayers for under the present laws, the debts limits
could be changed by merely changing the assessment ratios.
Although county ratios have been fixed by the legislature at
25 of true cash value (except in Multnomah), it still would
be possible for the legislature to alter the debt limits by chang
ing definitions of assessed values or by changing ratios. By
amending the formulas to true cash values (and this does not
increase the authorized debt limit), a safeguard Is therefore
written Into the constitution.'
Measure 5
Measure 5 would amend the constitution to permit the
legislature to pass special laws as well as general laws creating
lower stale courts and defining and regulating their jurisdiction.
Tli is measure was proposed because a general law, passed to
provide one county with what It needed in the judiciary, also
applied to another county (Clackamas) and gave it more
judges than needed. This measure also apparently has no op
position. Measure 6
Uniform daylight time throughout Oregon from the last
Sunday in April until the last Saturday in September is pro
vided in this measure. When the legislature gave Multnomah
and adjoining counties the right to have daylight time, even
.though the state voted against daylight generally, confusion
resulted. For the past two summers time turmoil has been
apparent.
Many have opposed daylight time for reasons that they
felt to be good and sufficient, and there has been some bitter
ness because of the fact that the legislature made the special
provision for Multnomah and adjoining counties in the face
of the statewide vote.
In tills measure, an opponent for daylight time has an
unenviable choice he can either vote "yes" for uniform daylight,
or vote "no" for continued confusion. Proponents cite the
alleged necessity of being in conformity with neighboring states
and this point has some merit. However, there are some types of
businesses (such as drivein theaters) who will be hurt by day
light time. Regardless of the strength of their views, those who
favor remaining on standard or "God's time" seem to be fight
ing a losing battle.
Measure 7
This measure prevents loss of tax base by a taxing body
even though a tax is not levied for the three immediately pre
ceding years. It is called the "constitutional six percent limi
tation amendment." Measure 7 is the "sequel" to a measure
that was on the primary ballot that had three provisions, two
of which were questionable and one of which would work to
the best interest of the taxpayer. It was offered with the
provision that, should it be defeated in the primary, it would
automatically be submitted to voters in the general election on
the third point only. The primary measure was defeated, and
so it comes up with the first tsvo points deleted and the worthy
one remaining.
Under present laws, a taxing unit which does not levy a
tax within its base limitation at least once in each period of
three consecutive years loses its base and cannot thereafter
levy a tax, except for bonded debt service, without voter ap
proval of a specific levy or a new base.
Ballot measure 7 would permit an existing taxing body to
preserve its base without making at least one levy in every
three consecutive years. The base would be computed on the
highest levy made in the last three years in which a levy was
actually made.
Present law encourages a taxing unit to levy a tax whether
it is needed or not in order to hold its base. Measure 7 would
change this, and it should get the approval of voters in the
interests of true tax economy.
Measure 8
Because the measure to restrict commercial fishing has been
ruled off the ballot, it is of no immediate concern, pro or con.
However, it probably will come up at an ensuing election, per
haps two years hence. This was a measure proposed by init
iative petition. The title is printed on the ballot in Morrow
county but should be marked out before the voter receives his
ballot. Any votes marked on this measure will not be counted.
Measure 9
This proposed constitutional amendment is on the ballot
as an initiative petition. More than 5b(X)0 registered voters
signed the petitions seeking to change the apportionment of
slate legislators. In previous issues of this paper its pros and
con have been discussed at some length. It incorporates some
changes on the basis of area in the state's House of Repre
sentatives but maintains the Senate on a strict population
formula.
It is our feeling that this "all-Oregon plan" Is a measure
of utmost importance to Morrow county, for under ttie apportion
ment formula that goes into effect in 1963, we share our
Jone representative with four other counties Sherman, Gilliam,
Wheeler and Umatilla. Umatilla can outvote the total of the
hP SSh hv ?Ldlstr,ct reorKf.nization law of 1957 would
be repealed by this measure which is also on the ballot bv
virtue of initiative petition. In a previous issue this measure
was discussed fully, and this paper is opoosed to i s Sassaee
holethCaktn?hWle,dKinE, thf?ince"ty of VRo'ents WpS
to us that the repeal of the act would undo a great deal of
good work done around the state and would be a backward
step in education with our children suffering as a Sit
hllyrPvfn, y.rtnX organizations, it has primary backing
the 1957 law? organization, dedicated to repealing
In this modern time when academic competition is so keen
and advances are coming at an almost incomprehensible rate
in the world, a student needs the very best eduction that
flhndCirwoulHnhSma11 J,Cal dis(tHcts J"8 cannot meet the need
and it would be a sad error to retrogress to them
toll nf tahnp0tJ?fnHPfhn0f ,thi? PaPeilare a number of' letters that
tell of the stand those In favor of repeal of reorganization and
some rebuttal to the recent editorial. These were orought to
us Tuesday (a late date in the publication of our paper) and
we have had our staff work overtime in Ler that they may
be included and their sides fully presented
i nn5 Inl Mfrr0W C0Uniy situatin we believe that there
is only one way for our good people to go forget past troubles
and animosities, however justified they may seem Ld work
hf hpennf0i? Mi1 3nd lWn ProbI''ms in a united spirit for
the benefit of all our children.
to d8 bG achieved if our citizt?ns will resolve themselves
Chaff and Chatter
Wes Sherman
WITH ELECTION just around
the corner, a quotation taken
from the Industrial News Review
of Portland is in order: "A pol
itician tninKs only or the next
election a statesman of the
next generation."
FROM OUR daily newsnaDor
neighbor, the East Oreeonian.
we can't help but repeat a bit
from the column of "Cabbages
and Kings" as referred to us by
Beverly Gunderson.
A reporter from a big city
newspaper stopped to visit a
friend who ran a little country
weekly.
"He asked his friend, 'How can
you keep up your circulation
n a town where everyone al
ready knows what everyone else
is doing?'
"The editor grinned: 'They
know what everyone's doing all
right, but they read the paper
to see who's been caught at it.' "
Aw, now! How about the ones
who get away with it?
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WELL! Hearty congratulations
are in order for Martha Do
herty, winner of the Heppner
Soil Conservation district speech
contest, who this week zoomed
clear to the state finals to be
held in Eugene November 8.
She won in the area runoff
here Monday night and then
took first in the semi-finals at
Arlington Wednesday afternoon.
The local district has been doing
very well in getting speakers
to the finals. Last year Bev Da
vidson went all the way to state
and took third there.
Morrow county folks will be
rooting for Martha to take the
championship on November 8.
Martha wore one of those
raggedy straw hats in her first
speech here, thinking that cos
tume mignt give a loiKsy toucn
to the talk apparently, but
iudges thought it a bit dis
tracting. So, in ensuing speeches
she eliminated the hat and still
won. Perhaps they were right.
DON'T KNOW when we ever en
joyed a football game so much
as we did the Heppner-Burns
eame. The only thing that would
have made it better would have
been for the Mustangs to win
but whether they got the victory
or not, it was inspiring to see
the Heppner gang at work.
They came into the game fired
up and intent on winning, and
they just about turned the trick.
It is not one whit to their dis
credit that they failed by one
touchdown of upsetting the in
landers for the visitors came
with a far better record, and
they fielded a team that looks
like a humdinger.
When a team comes along like
Heupner's has this year, it re
flects the very best on the coach
ing staff as well as the players.
They display a renewed spirit,
and quite a number of the boys
have developed remarkably. Con
trast the opening 2J-U loss to
Enterprise (which wasn t a bad
game for Heppner) to the Burns
game at 20-13, the inlanders
having beaten Enterprise, 14 -G.
One thing that tickled us was
how well Burns had been scout
ed. Their "weirdo" spread of
fense is designed, no doubt, to
panic an opponent as it snaps
uu to the line in its unbalanced
spread, either right or left, and
then swings into piay oeiore
the opponents have a chance to
get set.
Heppner met this, in a system
devised by the coaches, with a
single file line from center po
sition. When they saw which
way Burns was going to line
up. they quickly Drone out oi
the single file formation and
met it. The Mustangs were never
aught napping and they never
faltered.
It was one of those games
where the home team deserved
ictory on the basis of their
super-charged play, but the vic
tory somehow doesn't seem so
important when they displayed
the spirit they did.
we think Burns has a fine team
with speed, the unconventional
offense, good passing, size, and
good running, lhey have some
fine individual players, and
we'd like to see them nab a
state title,
ahead!
But Vale looms
MEANWHILE, at lone, friend
Glenn and his boys are really
knocking them over. Freshmen
really got tired in the game
against Echo because they play
ed so much of the game. Yet the
score ended 70-6 for the Card
inals. This means that the Cards are
in the state playoffs again and
will meet Crane in the opener
on November 16 or 17. In their
five games the undefeated lone
team has piled up 195 points
to 26 for the opposition. No
team has scored more than once
against them.
It is getting so that lone is
to 8-man football in Oregon as
the Yankees are to baseball in
the nation. They return peren
ially to the playoffs and either
win the title, as it was two years
ago, or are knocking on the door
for it, as last year when they
were runnerups.
Southern Morrow county has
had some real good football this
year. An undefeated league
championship at lone and a 5
game winner at Heppner, with
Two Green Guards
Squelch Fire Here
Two Portland boys, mem
bers of the Green Guards of
the Keep Oregon Green assoc
iation, may have prevented a
forest fire by suppressing a
camper's forgotten fire in the
Heppner district on September
29, according to Albert Wiesen
danger, executive secretary of
KOG, in a report to the Gazette-Times.
The boys, Gerald Wibies, 16,
and Randall Swibies, 15, filed
a Green Guard report to Keep
Oregon Green saying that they
were hunting with their dad
near Ditch Creek Guard Sta
tion when they came upon a
fire at the side of the road.
"It was smoldering with
little flicks of flame," Gerald
wrote. "It was next to an open
grass pasture that was very
dry. We put it out by covering
it with dirt."
The report was confirmed
by the boys' father, and each
boy has been presented a
"Service Under Fire" award,
Wiesendanger said.
Maybe this little fire never
would have turned into a ma
jor holocaust like the Ditch
Creek fire last year, but who
knows? Maybe the thought
ful action of the Portland boys
prevented another bad one.
Ski Club Plans Booster Nigh!
Arbuckle Mountain Ski club
has set a Booster Night for Nov
ember 13, and all interested in
the sport are asked to reserve the
date.
one game yet to go for each
squad in regular season.
THE TOWN of Hardman is feat
ured in the November issue of
"Northwest Ruralite," magazine
published by consumer-owned
electric untilities. Front cover of
the magazine has a full-page
picture, and two pages inside
are devoted to a story and pic
tures by Web Allison. There are
photos of Hoot and Marie Les
lie, John Stevens and Guy Cha
pin. There is also a picture ta
ken by Chapin of the town 50
years ago. The author tells of
his interviews with them and
some history of the town and
it has quite 5" history.
Extra copies may be obtained
through Harley Young of Col
umbia Basin Co-op for those in
terested.
Incidentally, Frank Weather
ford of Olex who will retire a
the end of this year as repre
sentative for this legislative dis
trict, was in Wednesday talk
ing about Hardman's history
He had been chatting with Dave
Duniway, state archivist, and
said that Duniway was quite in
terested in the town of Hardman
because of its colorful history.
X-Ray Date is Set
Monthly free chest x-rays will
be given at Pioneer Memorial
hospital Wednesday, November
7, under the sponsorship of the
Morrow County TB and Health
Assoc., according to Mrs. W. W.
Weatherford, pr e s 1 d e n t . All
county residents are eligible for
the x-rays. Hours will be from
7:00 to 8:30 p. m.
Defense Bulletins
Issued As Response
To Emergency Move
Over 1000 Civilian Defense
bulletins were mailed out of the
county agent's office to Morrow
county residents last week as a
result of President John F. Ken
nedy's message to the nation on
October 22.
"We don't want to alarm
the people," says N. C. Ander
son, county extension agent,
"But we feel, like the President,
our people should be ready for
any crisis."
Bulletins on "Family Food
Stockpile for survival" were de
livered to all the grocery stores
in the county. Fallout and first
aid bulletins went out in the
mail to the general mailing list
of the County Agent's office.
"If anyone is missed," con
tinues Anderson, "We have a
few bulletins available in the
office."
Cooperative Extension has the
responsibility for the Rural De
fense information program.
It pays to
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Monday Morning
November 5th
Gonty Has Hearing Aid Batteries.
Feature of the meeting will bo
a motion picture film taken at
the 1960 Winter Olympics at
Squaw Valley, Cal., by Miles
Lodmel of Walla Walla, Wn. He
will be on hand to narrate the
film personally.
In addition, another good
movie on skiing will be shown,
according to Ken Peck of the
club.
The meeting will be preceded
by a potluck dinner, and it will
be held at the fair pavilion an
nex. The club is trying to create
more interest in skiing in this
area to spur further development
of the skiing facilities on Ar
buckle Mountain. 4
Drawing will be held for a Po
laroid camera at the meeting.
COMMUNITY n
) BILLBOARD K
Coming Events
LEGION MOVIES
Friday Night, 8:00 p.m.
Legion Hall
This week "Fighting Trouble"
featuring the 3owery Boys.
Plus one-half hour cartoons.
FINAL FOOTBALL GAME
Heppner High versus Sherman
County High school.
Friday night, 8:00 p.m.
Moro High School Field
Support the Mustangs
FALL RUMMAGE SALE
By Heppner Civic League Fri
day, Saturday, Nov. 2, 3.
Old Central Market Bldg.
Come in early for Good Buys!
PUBLIC CARD PARTY
Sponsored by Legion Auxiliary
Bridge and Pinochle
Prizes for men and women
Legion Hall, 8:00 p.m.
Monday, November 5
This space will be used
each week to announce com
ing events of a public service
nature at no charge.
SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC
SERVICE BY
C. A. RUGGLES
Insurance Agency
Heppner
P. O. Box 611 PH. 676-9625
Democrats and Republicans Agree :
VOTE- Y
LET'S RESTORE
O
N
FAIR
REPRESENTATION
ALL OF OREGON
MEASURE NO. 9 MEETS THE NEEDS OF ALL OREGON
FAIR AND EQUAL REPRESENTATION FOR ALL
GUARANTEED MINIMUM REPRESENTATION TO ALL
ASSURE MAJORITY RULE IN BOTH THE HOUSE AND THE SENATE
RESTORE THE INTENT OF THE ORIGINAL CONSTITUTION AND THE
1952 AMENDMENT OVERWHELMINGLY APPROVED BY OREGON
VOTERS.
O ELIMINATE ANY POSSIBILITY
MANDERING POSSIBLE UNDER
O
O
O
O
OF THE GROSS POLITICAL GERRY
THE PRESENT SET-UP.
ENDORSED BY:
Morrow County Farmers Union
Heppner-Morrow County Chamber of Commerce
Portland Chamber of Commerce
Portland Junior Chamber of Commerce
Democratic & Republican Central Committees
Oregon Coast Association
Oregon State Grange
Oregon Farm Bureau Federation
Associated Oregon Industries
Oregon Cattlemen's Association
Many other Chambers of Commerce, County Court, Pomona
Granges, County Farm Bureaus, and other Civic and Business
Organizations.
VOTE - YES - 9
Td. Ad. By Morrow County Citizens Committee For Representative Government,
Mrs. Verner Troedson. lone, and Fred Gimbel, Heppner, Co-chairmen