HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday, November 1, 1962
Citizens Voice Opinions On General Election Ballot Issues
To The Editor:
The election controversy over
the repeal of our reorganization
laws would be amusing u it con
cerned something other than
education. Would repeal be a
step backward? Continuing on
our present merry way 01 con
sohdation might make us a
spoke in the Umatilla system. I
suppose you could call this pro
cress?
We Americans pride ourselves
on doing things in the democra
tic manner and have found our
selves in almost every field of
endeavor to be in the number
one position. The public schools
deserve the credit but our pre
sent reorganized schools can
hardly share In this. I doubt if it
is wise to have so much power
in the hands of such a few peo
pie.
Facts bear out that we have
passed our local control out of
our hands. We have retained the
right to vote on the budget and
our tax money is still acceptable.
Oh yes, we can elect our board of
directors. How many directors
have resigned because the pres
sure on their business made it
impossible to continue? How
many good men have refused to
ue a candidate Because 01 me
time, expense and the unpopu
larity which goes with a board
membershiD? Are our present
board members retaining a good
relationship with their friends
and neighbors?
Morrow County has been
hounded by law suits since its
Inception. For instance Schools
Vs. Lexington patrons, budget
election failure (Note lone elec
tion results), communities are
up in arms (present Boardman
Irrigon site squabble) and of
course communities are divided
among themselves ( He p p n e r
school site). Also I recall a parent-
student strike over on the
river getting that group reorgan
ized. The laymen and the pro's have
spouted enough legal opinions
and law since 1957 to do for the
whole 50 states. Of course, these
usually are uttered to fit a given
situation or prove the orators
point. Reorganization has awak
ened a lot of people to the degree
that they are expensive.
As a native of Morrow County
it distresses me to see things
continue in the present vein at a
time we should stand united. I
hope the voters will remember
that civil law can and does err
and that moral law should al
ways reign supreme. May the
majority continue to rule with
wisdom.
Very truly yours,
Charles O'Connor
any authoritative decision or
statement to support their posi
tion. While the supporters maintain
this measure would be more
democratic, they fail to consider
the fact that the passage of the
measure would change the ad
ministrative structure of Hood
River county School District No.
1 and Morrow Count v School
District No. 1, regardless of the
wishes of the voters in tnese
counties.
Our reorganized school district
has fostered the development of
various improvements in educa
tion In Morrow county, such as
more economical op e r a ti o n ;
greater variety of courses, remed
ial reading program, retarded
children's program, expanded
counselling program, district
wide testing program, more effi
cient financing system, and
many other improvements.
Let's give our children the best
education we can and think of
them rather than our local pride.
Very truly yours,
Clarence Rosewall,
Dr. Wallace Wolff,
Homer Hughes,
Kenneth Peck,
Dr. L. D. Tibbies,
Fr. C. Bruce Spencer.
Dear Editor:
We feel that repeal of the
school reorganization act, pro
posed in Initiative Measure No.
10, would be an expensive, con
fusing and discordant step back
ward for education In Oregon.
While a great deal has been said
as to this measure In returning
local control to the schools, a
close examination of the mea
sure indicates that its passage
would lead to chaos In our
schools. The supporters of this
measure have made numerous
statements as to what will hap
pen to Morrow county in the
event this measure passes; how
ever, they have never produced
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To the Editor:
I read your editorial a couple
weeks aeo and vour comment
on one of the letters to the editor
of this past week. You believe
we turn the clock back on edu
cation if we vote for measure
No. 10.
You mention confused uncert
ainty and inability to make edu
cational advancements if we re
vert to a county unit system.
I do not agree with you in
any way, shape, or form.
It is against my better judge
ment to support any law that
would allow 10 people and the
State (appointed) Board of Edu
cation to move school units
around like dominoes to suit
their convenience.
Mrs. Hintz gave you a good
example in her letter. I would
like to make it a little plainer
if her explanation wasn't enough.
Suppose 10 voters in lower Butter
Creek of Morrow county decide
it would be advantageous to
merge with the Hermiston unit
and thev succeeded in convin
cing the Board of Education that
they should merge, tor a various
logical reasons. They would be
merged. Then we would wake
up some morning and find we
had no voice, recourse, control,
or opinion whatsoever. We could
be attached to Pendleton or tne
whole of Umatilla county, where
the city of Pendleton alone has
three times our whole county s
voting power. Your representa
tion would be nil. Adjustment
for our facilities against theirs,
buses, supplies, etc. would break
the property owneis of Morrow
county. The recent adjustment
here at Lexington, shook us up
a bit.
I would like to know if you
realized where the original re
organization plans originated
from? Why the NEA, the OEA,
and School Administrators tried
to snow ball this bill and suc
ceeded In getting it into law?
That all of Oregon has been
resisting reorganization as of
December 31, 1961 after four
years of the law, out of 137
plans approved by the state,
that only 32 plans have been
approved by the voters, (several
under the GO-40 provision re
quired no vote as they did not
get their petitions in on time.)
57 were rejected by the voters,
and 46 were formed without a
vote. The districts daily atten
dance varied from 92.8 to 5,902.8
yes we could stop further re
organization but we would have
to petition and petition and
petition. I would like to bring
to your attention that Measure
No. 10 was sponsored by four
Senators and six representatives,
plus several prominent and in
telligent people, and the pet-
To Our Friends
In Morrow County ...
Hob Chandler, our good friend and next door
neighbor here in Bend, is a candidate for U.S.
Representative from the Second District. We
urge you to vote for him on November 15.
We know Bob and his family very well. He
is an exceptionally well-informed, courageous
newspaperman, and he is the kind of forth
right, honest congressman Eastern Oregon needs
in Washington, D. C.
He is a hard fighter who doesn't pull any
punches. Congress will know there is an Eastern
Oregon if Bob is "our man in Washington."
(Pd. Adv., by Brad and Dagmar Fancher, Bend.)
ition was filed with the approval
of some odd 43,000 voters.
Wouldn't this make you think
something might be wrong with
the reorganization law as it now
stands. Ten members of the leg
islature think so. The voters
pamphlet is misleading in their
statements and the basic issue
is carefully ignored. I also was
not surprised to note that one
of Morrow county's local school
board members is on the other
side of the fence and signed as
a sponsor of the argument in
opposition.
I do not wish to exchange my
right to a ballot and a vote for
a right to petition.
Under the present law there
is no restriction on how many
times a new plan can be pro
posed, nor any restriction to size.
Don't say it can't happen here
because Eastern Oregon could
be tacked onto Portland and no
representation would result. I be
lieve we are seeking some rep
resentation in Measure No. 9.
As for confusion and uncert
ainty if we adopt Measure No.
10, how can there be more than
we now have? I might remind
you that our School Board re
cently finished selling the need
for a building program for a
stipulated sum, the money to
do and complete the proposed
plan, and then we learn the
new that this, that and a whale
of a lot of something else is
to be excluded and not be there.
They intend to pick up the loose
ends on the next go around. Just
a few more mills, is this un
certainty? Is it confusion at the
north end of Morrow county
when we pit Boardman against
Irrigon? Is it confusion if we
should put lone High into the
new school building at Hopp
ner? I believe it is.
Repeal could bring better edu
cation benefits. Certainly the
money and efforts now spent in
fighting this measure and the
yearly appropriation of $70,000
to enforce the reorganization law
would go a long way towards
betterment. Problems of schools
and units could be considered
on their merits without hover
ing under a shadow of continued
forced centralization.
I have one son in the service,
one daughter in High school, a
daughter, and a son in grade
school. I expect them to obtain
the best education possible, cost
be high but not excessive, but I
intend to reserve the right to
vote, criticize and require a def
inite dollar value for a dollar
spent.
Ellwynne Peck,
Lexington
To the Editor:
Many persons have asked us
for an example showing the
need for the degree of local rep
resentation which will be assur
ed by the passage of ballot
measure number 9 for legisla
tive apportionment. Thr o u g h
your newspaper I'd like to give
such an example.
First, do officers of labor or
ganizations, headquartered as
they are in Portland, truly rep
resent their members in upstate
communities? Their recommen
dations are often contrary to the
best interest of their members
in small communities.
But does this mean that all
union members will be best
served?
As one of 350 growers oper
ating a cannery in Hood River
that processes 25 of Oregon's
Bartlett pears each year, I am
interested in marketing our fruit
profitably and in doing so pro
viding hundreds of jobs for lo
cal people. But here's what is
happening. Returns from Bart
letts for four consecutive years
have been less than that paid
by California based canners.
We cannot meet their kind of
competition because we don't
have the diversity of pack.
When they lose on Bartletts,
and they do, they are able to
absorb that loss by making it
up on some other line outside of
pears. We only pack a few apples
and by-products, so our loss Is
direct.
Impatient with a continuing
loss operation, can we continue
indefinitely? The answer is ob
vious. Should we cease operat
ing, a local payroll of $600,000
annually will be lost!
Will the "labor bosses" think
of a situation like this when
asking the Legislature to in
crease unemployment compensa
tion benefits? They've never
done so and it is highly un
likely in the future. That's why
working men and women in
We Will
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WyM Heppner,
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lone,
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CUSTOM SLAUGHTERING
SCHEDULE:
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Cattle Wed., Thurs.
Sheep Anv Day
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Hermiston, Oregon
Ph. JO 7-6651
On Hermiston-McNary
Highway
Hood River need a local repre
sentative in the Legislature.
Our people are no different
than people anywhere else. They
are interested in employment,
not unemployment compensa
tion. A further increase might
well be the straw that breaks
this camel's back.
This example undoubte d 1 y
exists in many communities
throughout the state.
Ballot Measure No. 9 will es
tablish a degree of local rep
resentation that will consider fac
tors, including the diverse in
terests that exist between "big
labor" and local labor.
Working men and women, un
ion or non-union, will best be
served by voting "Yes" for
Measure No. 9.
Sincerely,
George Annala,
Secretary
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Lewis, Mad
ras, were week-end guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Cal Sumner. The men
enjoyed an elk hunting trip.
Scotty Applegate and son,
Steve, Hood River, were Saturday
night houseguests of Scotty's
uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs.
Lincoln Nash.
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Jensen,
Bend, visited his sister and fam
ily, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Palmer,
lone, Sunday and spent Monday
with his parents, Mr. andMrs.
Lincoln Nash.
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MARK HATFIELD for Governor
Your Governor has made an excellent record during his first term in office and deserves re-election.
SIG UNANDER for Senator
"Oregonians who want effective representation of their interests in Washington, who want a senator who will have
; f;'iH.1 f". ,resPect of his colleagues, who want a senator who will be tough on the issue of world peace,
should cast their votes for Sig Unander." (The Oregonian, October 28, 1962)
HANDLER for Congress
3,1htin,TofE?n,'r0rcROP1aj5?amomentto consid(r t"e two candidates for our Congressional seat on
,i VJ ,cn(Lup wh Bob Chandler as the best long range investment in good representation and good
government. (C. Allen Tom, The Dalles, President Oregon Wheat Growers League)
am 1'',gist-0,'e(1 ,J?(0C1'at and don't like Socialism. I am voting for Bob Chandler." (Pat Cecil, Burns, Oregon.
Retired Appraiser, Northwest Production Credit Association.) , ' ",CBU"-
PAT BLAIR For Labor Commissioner
Fair and impartial arbitration of all labor matters, regardless of political party.
GAYL0RD MADISON For State Representative
Will work for the Interests of our district, make every tax dollar count, and will not be taking orders from the
Portland Labor Temple.
HERMAN WINTER For District Attorney
Herman's name will not be on the ballot. Please write in the name of this fine young Republican, then mark "X"
before it.
ROD THOMSON FOR COUNTY ASSESSOR
Always on the job to serve all the people of Morrow county.
GENE FERGUSON FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER
In the best interest of the taxpayer.
GAR SWANSON FOR PORT COMMISSIONER
Who will protect the interests of Morrow county.
E. F. HIIGEL OF BOARDMAN FOR PORT COMMISSIONER
Write in the name of this candidate for the Tort Commission and be sure to mark "X" in front of his name Con
servative, wants to protect interests of sports fishing.
J. O. HAGER FOR JUSTICE OF THE PEACE
Absolutely fair and impartial justice to all, regardless of party.
This advertisement paid for by the
Morrow County Republican Central Comm
Don Turner, Chairman