HEPPNEH GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday. March 7, 1963
Salem Scene
Activity in the Legislature is
placing up. in ine weess
ahead, an increasing number
of bills will be returned from
committees usu ally after
lengthy discussion and public
hearings to the House and
Senate floors. There, the issues
will be debated and voted
upon.
Final hearings have conclud
ed on a number of bills; a good
many more will be heard early
this month.
Nearly 400 persons attended
a public hearing last week on
the controversial Sunday-closing
bill (H. B. 1256) before the
House Planning and Develop
ment Committee. Most witness
es spoke in favor of the propos
al and urged the legislators to
take action rather than refer
ring it to a popular vote of the
people. Lack of time prevented
many people from testifying.
As a result, a second hearing
has been set for Wednesday,
March 13, in Room 6 of the
CaDitol Buiidlns at 3 p. m. Per
sons planning to attend should
arrive early. Many late-comers
at last week's crowded session
were unable to get in.
The House Taxation Commit
tee is spending long hours In
discussion and puonc nearing
on the many tax proposals,
Meeting each afternoon, as
well as two evenings a week,
this important group will ulti
matelv shape a program to
raise uo to $50 million in addi
tional state revenue over the
next two vears-
Most observers predict the
final form will be a broader
based income tax and a clga
rette tax of about four cents
per pack. Chances for a sales
tax seem dim because: (D ore
gonlans traditionally have op
posed It, and (2) it would not
produce enough money by It
self. This means the income tax
could not be eliminated even if
a sales tax were adopted.
On the subject of protests, al
most 350 logging truck opera
tors turned out for a recent
public hearing on a bill to in
crease highway use taxes on
some trucks. The mob, which
overflowed the hearing room
into the hall, cheered as 14 wit
nesses charged that the propos
al discriminates against log
trucks.
The witnesses claimed that
they operate on secondary and
often poorly-maintained roads,
yet must pay the same license
lees as trucks which operate on
primary highways. They also
complained that log trucks are
denied use of 'highways on
week-ends and holidays, while
busses and other trucks operate
anytime. Log trucks, it was
voiced, pay the same federal
use tax as trucks driving many
more miles per year over im
proved highways.
No witness testified in sup
port of the bill.
Another crowd in excess of
300 turned out for a public
hearing on the "Liberty
Amendment," which would for
bid certain activities of the
Federal Government and abol
ish the personal tax.
This throng, too, was vigor
ously one-sided In support of
the measure. Most testimony
favored it. One witness who
opposed it was booed. But the
House State and Federal Af
fairs Committee, by a 6-3 vote,
killed the proposal at least
for this session by tabling it.
A pair of bills, II. B. 1463, re
lating to property taxation
were introduced last month.
One would exempt labor union
halls and labor temple associa
tions from taxation. The other
bill would remove present tax
exemptions from churches and
benevolent, charlt able and
by Robert H.Eisner
scientific institutions.
What makes it even more in
terestingor confusing is that
both bills have the same prin
cipal sponsor, Representative
Richard Eymann (D-Marcola).
It raises the theory of a pos
sible "double standard," if
nothing else.
And a daylight savings time
bill saw light in the Senate
last month. It would extend
DST to the last week-end in
October, to conform with the
surrounding Paci f i c Coast
states. Oregon's voters readily
approved DST in last year's
elections, only as accepted
then, the cutoff date was to be
the final week-end in Septem
ber. The bill's 40 sponsors be
lieve Oregonians will agree
that daylight savings time
should begin and end uniform
ly in all Pacific Coast states.
With more and more deci
sions facing Oregon's 30 Sena
tors and 60 Representatives in
the weeks ahead, the import
ance of correspondence from
the people "back home" cannot
be overemphasized. Legislators
are elected by the people, and
these lawmakers want to know
what the people are thinking.
Citizens who don't express
themselves to their legislators
have no room to complain
when an unfavorable law Is
passed.
Student Chosen for Institute
By MARY LEE MARLOW
BOARDMAN Allyn Hobbs,
Riverside high school junior, and
an honor student, has been ac
cepted as one of eight boys in
the state to attend the junior
engineers and scientists summer
institute at Oregon Slate Uni
versity at Corvallis June 9-22.
The course puts the pieces to
gether what college courses,
what in science, how many years
of training, "Am I interested in
science?", "Am I interested in
engineering?", what is research
in the sciences, which high
school courses, which college?
February Report
Shows No Snow
General outlook for stream
flow in Morrow county can be
expected to be extremely short
due to no snowpack in the
mountains, Ralph Richards, Soil
Conservationist says. This year
the snowpack equals the record
low of 1934. However, the ground
is saturated which will help
maintain streamflow during the
early Irrigation season.
february snow report depth of
snow is as follows: 10 year av
erage, 29.5 inches; high (1956),
51.2 inches; low (1963), nrae;
(I960), 34 inch; (1961), 23.96 in
ches; (1962), 37 inches.
Water content: 10 year aver
age, 9.27 inches; high (1956),
15.2 inches; low (1963), none;
(1960), 8.6 inches; (1961), 6 in
ches; (1962), 9 inches.
Soil moisture: 1901 was 83
per cent of capacity; 19W was
74 per cent of capacity; 1963 is
90 per cent of capacity.
"Moisture may not be as short
as in 1934 even though we
measure no more snow, but the
water that was lost to the Colum
bia River this winter will surely
be needed," Richards said.
Churches To Observe 4-H Week
March 10 will be observed as
4-H Sunday at both the Com
munity church and the Good
Shepherd Lutheran church. Ser
vices will be at 11 a.m. at the
Community, and at 7 p.m. at
the Lutheran church. Club lead
ers and members will attend as
a group.
"Underwater Wonders," a Nat
ional School Assembly, was pre
sented in the school gymnasium
last Friday morning by Mrs.
Jean Kauanui, who is assoc
iated with Scripps Institute of
Oceanography at La Jolla, Calif.
She showed SCUBA diving tech
niques, and her diving equip
ment, and told of thrilling ex
periences in marine life.
The Cool Cooking Cats 4-H
foods club entertained with a
Mother's Tea last week at the
home of their leader, Mrs. James
Harper, with Dewena West, jun
ior leader, assisting. Special
guest was Esther Kirmis, coun
ty extension agent of Heppner.
Club members demonstrated how
to make sandwiches. Mothers
present included Mrs. Melvin
Rayner, Mrs. Lyle Williams, Mrs.
Wayne Miland, Mrs. Roy Ball,
and Mrs. William Crews.
In honor of 4-H Week March
2-9 the club made posters to dis
play at a local service station.
Boardman News
John Summers and son Ronnie
were recent visitors in Weiser,
Idaho at the home of his mother,
Mrs. S. L. Summers, and in Hunt
ington at the home of his broth
er and sister-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. lien Summers.
Riverside High school and
Boardman Grade school w'i' be
dismissed March 20-22 for spring
vacation.
Mrs. Ted Talbot, second grade
teacher at Boardman school,
took 13 of her pupils on a tour
of the local post office last
ThnrsHav. Postmaster Flossie
Coats demonstrated to them the
different phases of operating her
office. Each one was allowed to
cancel a facing slip to take home
as a souvenir.
Henry Gantenbein went to
Portland to attend the annual
meeting Tuesday of the May
flower Farms (formerly Dairy
Co-operative Association) at the
plant auditorium. Gantenbein
has been elected to a three year
team as a member of the board
of directors from district nine.
Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Ely were
hosts for a farewell party at their
home Satuday evening in honor
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Wednesday soup and sandwich
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Thursday turkey, potatoes and
gravy, spinach, rolls and fruit;
Friday potato soup, tuna fish
sandwiches, cheese sticks and
pineapple upside down cake.
Bread, butter and milk are serv
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WHOLESALE MEATS
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Cattle Wed., Thurs.
Sheep Any Day
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On Herrnlston-McNary
Highway
of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Zivney,
who have moved to Portland.
The Zivney's were overnight
guests at the Ely home. Other
guests included Mr. and Mrs.
A. R. Fortner, Mr. and Mrs. E.
J. Moore, Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Anderegg, Mr and Mrs. Arnin
Hug and Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Rash and daughter Diane.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Woosley and
son Armen of Willard, Wn were
week-end visitors at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Otto Munger.
Mrs. Keith Ferguson was ser
iously ill in the Good Shepherd
hospital in Hermiston last week.
She is recuperating at home.
Mrs. Earl Briggs returned
home last Thursday from a
week's stay in St. Anthony's hos
pital In Pendleton.
Frank Marlow was ill with
pneumonia at his home last
week.
Mrs. Louise Earwood was
honored on the occasion of her
birthday Sunday afternoon when
a group of friends surprised her
with a party. Present were Mrs.
Cecil Hamilton, Mrs. Lowell
Shattuck, Mrs. Don Downey, Mrs.
Nathan Thorpe, Mrs. Frank Mar
low, Mrs. Claud Coats, Mrs. Zearl
Gillespie and Mrs. Florence Root.
Mrs, Joe Tatone went to Sal
em Monday where she was to
attend a day in Legislature rep
resenting the 7th District of the
Oregon Federation of Women's
clubs. The day was to include
a tea with Mrs. Mark Hatfield,
wife of the governor of Oregon.
The Home Economics club of
Greenfield Grange will meet
March 13 at the home of Mrs.
Claud Worden, with Mrs. Earl
Briggs as co-hostess.
Greenfield Grange will meet at
the hall March 14, starting with
potluck supper at 6:30 p.m. Hosts
will be Mr. and Mrs. Claud Wor
den and Mr. and Mrs. Earl
Briggs.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Woolley
of Pasco, Wn., and their son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and Mrs.
Danny Lathim of Kalohtus, Wn.,
visited bunday at the home of
Mrs. Woolley's brother and sister-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Dale
Eades.
Week-end visitors at the home
of Mrs. Bob Miller was her
granddaughter, Roberta Phil
lips of The Dalles, and her
brother-in-law and sister, Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Gaede of Gresh
am. Monday visitors were Mrs.
Miller's nephew, Allen Chase, and
Ralph Stone of Gresham.
trank Jones of Vancouver. Wn.
visited at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Allen last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter gee of
Umatilla visited Sundav at the
home of ,Mr. and Mrs. Jim Agee.
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HELPS US BOTH--AS
WELL AS YOURSELVES
We Congratulate 4-H
on its fine work and
know that we can
count on you-the pub
lic for continued dili-
gence on conservation.
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