Letters Argue For
And Against Recall
To the Editor:
We would like to enlighten
Mr. Alonzo Henderson on some
of the points contained in his
letter published In your April
4, 1963 issue.
On the charge of failure to
reflect the will of the majority of
the voters in the zone he rep
resents, 167 voters of the lone
precinct signed the Fred T. Mart
in recall petitions of their own
free will. Perhaps they are bet
ter qualified to evaluate how
they are being represented than
you are, Mr. Henderson.
On the charge of failure to
reflect the will of the majority
of voters in Morrow county, over
400 voters from Irrigon, Heppner,
Lexington, Boardman, Cecil, and
Hardman also signed the pe
titions. We doubt if the petitions
were presented to every register
ed voter in the county. If they
had been presented, the total
might have been much higher.
We doubt if any circulator held
a gun on anyone to obtain their
signature therefore, we think
that one answer covers both
charges. Voters from every sec
tion of the county concur In the
truth of the charges.
On the charge of failure to
maintain adequate physical
standards at the lone schools,
we would like to know if Fred
Martin and the rest of the board
are complying with all of the
state fire marshal's recommen
dations on lone Grade school.
We know that two fire escapes
have been removed from the
building in recent years that
there are no visible replace
ments for.
About the heated pool you re
ferred to, Mr. Henderson: You
say that this is doing real well
for a community that votes no,
Etc. That pool is not there by the
efforts of Morrow county schools
or the combined taxpayers of
this county. Unless you donated
to its construction, it did not
cost vou one cent. It was built
by the citizens of lone School
District No. 35 in 1953-54 before
reorganization at their own ex
pense. $20,000.00 or more of the
cost was defrayed by the pat
rons of lone schools through the
lone Memorial Improvement as
sociation who also built and do
nated the first turf athletic field
in Morrow county, the lone Mem
orial Field. Furthermore, lone
School District No. 35 at that
time constructed over 23 of the
present lone High school, includ
ing the gym, cafetorium, band
facilities, kitchen, shop and
woodworking classroom, draft
ing classroom, and heating
plant, and this construction was
paid for by the citizens of lone
School District 35. The new of
fice, five classrooms, and library
are all that was built under the
recent $130,000.00 serial levy, and
that only represents about 13 of
the cost of the complete plant.
The aluminum plaque bearing
the names of Supt. Robert Van
Houte, Fred Martin, and the
other directors might lead the
uninformed to believe that their
regime Is responsible for the
complete plant, but we of this
community know who built it
and who paid for it.
Before you infer that lone vot
ers are obstructionists, compare
their building record with other
localities who had the same op
portunity to build needed space
and refused to do so until re
organization forced the rest of
the county to share in the cost.
By the same token, check the
records; when the lone school
district administered Its own
business, there was never much
question of the passage of op
erating budgets because the vot
ers believed them to be reason
able, containing no deception of
any kind, and adequate to the
best educational needs of the
community.
The lone High school shop
classroom was fully equipped
by lone district 35 with lathe,
drill press, arc welder acetylene
welder, exhaust system for en
gines, and many tools and wood
working equipment. Under the
present regime, this shop is used
for two woodworking classes a
day; one for seventh and eighth
graders and one for high school
junior and seniors. Under the
direction of our local board,
there was no question that shop
classes would be conducted and
they were. Supt. Van Houte's of
fice in its unsigned letter re
lating to the savings to be ef
fected by closing the less than
10-year old lone high school,
published a list of courses offer
ed by Heppner High school
which were not offered by lone
High school, among them shop
classes. We believe that Supt.
Robert Van Houte and Director
Martin and the rest of the board
are directly responsible for this.
The money was in the budget
for the instructor, the shop was
there and equipped, and no mat
ter what their alibi Is, they did
not produce the teacher or the
course. In Mr. Sherman's "Whip
ped Cream" editorial next to
your letter in the April 4th G-T,
there are several paragraphs re
lating to the shop program in the
new Heppner High school. In
one, Mr. Sherman states, "Di
rectors declare, however, that the
board has no intention of scut
tling the shop program and re
alize the value and importance
of this part of the educational
system." Evidently, this is a vi
tal program. Would you say, Mr.
Henderson, that Director Martin
has served his commu n 1 1 y
school well in this instance? Per
haps classes In shop are more
necessary in one location than
another.
On the charge of sanctioning
duplication of transportat i o n
routes, we believe that the only
qualification needed to observe
the validity of this charge is
good enough vision to recognize
large passenger vehicles painted
Highway Yellow, labeled Mor
row County schools, meeting,
passing, going opposite direc
tions on our county roads.
If you want to do something
worthwhile for our schools, work
for the legal return of control
and administration to the dis
tricts that existed before the
county unit system and the Mor
row countv administrative dis
trict. We feel that that would
be a direct improvement over
the mess that now exists. Look
elsewhere in the issue of Mr,
Sherman's paper your letter ap
peared in, and read the delin
quent tax list. We do not be
lieve in denvinc education its
just due and needed revenue,
Page f Thurs., April 11. 1963
GAZETTE-TIMES
HEPPNER OREGON
still operating in outdated school
plants and they, too, need some
funds for building purposes. It
would seem that we must re
member that all the problems in
the county are not centered in
one zone. The Board of Directors,
working as a team, is responsible
for solving all the problems, not
just the ones in their zone.
The last charge, that of dupli
cation of bus routes in the coun
ty, would seem to be in direct
conflict with the charge of fail
ure to represent the will or the
people. Any duplication of bus
routes has come about as a re
sult of requests from the people
and was approved by the entire
board not just Fred Martin.
First the charges against Di
rector Martin accuse him of not
representing the will of the
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Paper Interview Talks Boeing Plans
(Editor's Note: The follow
ing story was sent to the
Gazette-Times through the
courtesy of the Capital Journ
al, Salem, after Chuck Grell,
one of their reporters, had
gone to Seattle and interview
ed the Boeing company on
plans for the Boardman site).
By CHARLES GRELL
SEATTLE The huge Boeing
Company is schooled in patience
by its many contacts witn tne
touchy United States govern
ment, to which it looks more
and more for business.
So when somebody brings up
the subject of the Boardman
Space-Age Industrial Park, Boe
ing officials shudder slightly
and speak in generalities.
Like Robert Jewett, a vice
president and assistant general
Director Martin could be mad
against any of the school direc
tors. This brines to mind the
question, Why Director Martin??
It mieht also raise the question,
Why did Irrigon have more sign
ers on the recall petition than
any other area in Morrow coun
ty? The answer to this would
appear obvious. Director Martin
voted to place Riverside High
school in the Boardman area,
but then so did five other direc
tors.
It would appear to this writer
that Director Martin is being
made a scapegoat for all the dis
satisfied people in the district
regardless of the cause of their
dissatisfaction. Reeardl ess of
whether or not one agree3 with
That quotation, we hasten to!
admit, was pulled out ot con
text but the company has been
going about its affairs, making
do with what it has in order to
compete with other aero-space
firms in pulhne In business,
What Jewett didn't say, but
probably meant, was that hed
very much like to have the
Boardman site.
The Corps of Engineers an
nounced this week that it ap
proved plans for development of
11 miles of riverfront.
Four miles was set aside for
recreational use.
The other seven were reserved
for lndusrtial purposes (Boe
ing's). And Gov. Mark Hatfield
said that the Corps is studying
all the decisions made by Di-Boeing's plans for the riverfront
rector Martin, one must respsct ine company nas Deen wau
him for making an impartial de- ing in the wings for two years
cision based on what he feels ;wnne tne state oi uregon diock-
is best for education in Morrow
county. If we make Director Mar
tin a scapegoat for all our ois
satisfactions, it will certainly
make the other dlrecnrs won
der if the hard work and time
ed up 100,000 acres of Morrow
County land for the industrial
park.
The land now is in one parcel.
The state, as it wanted, can
promise access to the Columbia
they are putting in is really ! River, a transport route neces
1 but on the other hand we do
not propose to sign a check for
Supt. Van Houte, Director Mar
tin and the rest of the board to
fill in. We resent being asked to
vote on bond issues that do not
hnllrl lhf huilrlinrs that thpv nrp
supposed to. Whether this was
inadvertant or not, it was de
ception. If we continue to fur-U
nish education the increases
Supt. Van Houte and Director
Martin and the rest of the board
present every year for our con
sideration, that delinquent tax
list could in time fill a full
issue of the Gazette-Times.
In conclusion, Mr. Henderson,
we realize that you obviously
feel that Director Martin repre
sents your views. We do not
know who he represents; we are
certain he does not represent us.
Sincerely,
Ray Boyce, lone
Lloyd Morgan, lone
Dick McElligott, lone
Gene Rietmann, lone
Alfred Nelson, Jr., Lexington
George G. Griffith, Cecil
worthwhile.
At the present time, Director
Martin is serving on tae legis
lative committee for the Or.sgon
School Boards Association and is
recognized as a leading layman
in education in the state of Ore-
eon.
ttn conclusion I ask the voters
of Morrow county to weign heav
ily their decision before voting.
To blame one man for every
thing you are dissatisfied with
would certainly be an injustice.
I feel we should get behind our
School Board and support them
when they make impartial de
cisions instead of crying because
they wouldn't try to gain favors
for our zone.
Respectfully,
Margaret Thorpe
Boardman, Oregon
To the Editor:
I am writing this letter re
garding the recall petition on
Director, Fred Martin.
First, I would l&c to discuss
the reasons behind the recall
petition and comment briefly on
each.
The charge that he does not
represent the will of the people
and that he does not represent
his own zone could be interp
reted several ways. It seems to
me that a director could not
possibly represent all the people
in a zone. Certainly the wishes
of the people would, in many
cases, be divided. In this respect
the director could represent part
of the people, but not all of the
people. Also this district is now
an administrative unit and a
school director should make de
cisions that are educationally
sound for the entire district. In
my opinion, Fred Martin has
been doing this very satisfac
torily. The charge that Director Mar
tin failed to provide adequate
school facilities in his zone
would seem very trivial in view
of the new high school plant,
gym and cafeteria. I'm sure that
Director Martin would like to see
a new elementary school built
in lone and would be glad to
do so if someone would explai'i
where the money could be ob
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sarv to the shipment of large
missiles. When the chief of the
Army Corps of Engineers signs
a memorandum of agreement
between the state and the Corps,
the state will be in the last lap
of putting the industrial park
together.
There may be more trying
times ahead, for the state will
have to come up with some
money to pay the Navy for re
location of its bombing range,
now a part of the Industrial park.
The state, in piecing the park
together, bought 50,000 acres
comprising the old bombing
range, gave up other land to
the Navy, provided for flight cor
ridors through the industrial
park.
Oregon still came out on the
short end, and will owe the Navy
an amount to be determined in
negotiation.
Gov. Mark Hatfield's admin
istrative assistant, Warne Nunn,
says the money probably can
be loaned by the State Land
Board and recovered from rental
of the industrial park.
There will be no appropriation,
but the legislature will be asked
for the law enabling the Land
Board to loan.
Hatfield said Boeing may start
development of the site before
negotiations with the Navy are
completed.
Boeing has been attracted to
the site for several reasons:
' The 150 square miles offers
plenty of buffer to contain the
harshest noises from bellowing
rocket engines, the possible rad
iation from testing of nuclear
engines, the toxic residues of
burnt exotic fuels, the secrets
of space-age research.
It's fairly close to home less
than 180 airline miles.
"The Columbia River will be
backed up behind John Day
Dam in a few years, offering
slack water for transporting
bulky cargoes.
Boeing chiefs haven't had to
bother packaging the land be
cause the state of Oregon is
doing it for them.
Boeing has been tied up in a
remote corner of the United
States while the aero-space in
dustry roared into the Age of
Space.
The old Navy pilot, Bill Boeing,
settled on Seattle to found his
company in 1916. There It pros
pered through two World Wars,
a leader in aircraft development.
Times have caught up with
the company, which has strug
gled successfully to compete
with firms in more strategic lo
cations. Only recently was the
word "airplane" dropped from
its original name, Boeing Air
plane Co.
Needing a field test site, Boe
ing three years ago leased four
square miles of land north of
Everett from the Tulalip Indians.
The land had been used as a
central ammunition dump for
military installation around Pu
get Sound during World War II.
Soon it was apparent that the
site wasn't large enough. It be
came jammed with areas set
aside for hazardous testing of
one kind or another. Brush
grows quickly in the soggy
ground, which borders the Sound.
Colonies of beavers dam creeks
and ditches.
Worst of all, Tulalip is too
small to carry out the ex
periments and tests that could
be done at Boardman.
Either by coincidence or by
the urging of one party or the
other, Oregon's Boardman plan
and Boeing's Interest in it de
veloped. Jewett indicated Boeing will
move demurely onto the test site.
Surveyors and construct i o n
crews first will make site prep
arations. One of the first instal
lations will be a test rocket
engine stand perhaps a couple
of them an engineer's study,
ordered by the City of Boardman,
reports.
Then research teams, two to
eight men on most will arrive
for their diverse work as it is
set up in the home offices. Their
tasks generally will be complet
ed within weeks, and they 11 re
turn to Seattle.
Some Morrow and Umatilla
county men can expect to find
jobs as maintenance men and
might work in construction. Boe
ig will maintain a security force,
ment at Tulalip.
It also has its own fire depart-
What kinds of testing and research?
Boeine rarely knows what's
ahead, at least within a few
short years.
Manufacturing eventu ally?
Jewett wouldn't discount the
possibility.
The most important program
underway at Tulalip provides an
insight into what's in store im
mediately at Boardman.
The Tulalip operation is or
iented toward Dyna-Soar, the Air
Force's grand scheme to orbit
a winged capsule, manned by
a pilot who would glide it back
to earth.
Dyna-Soar research probably
will be carried to the end mostly
at Tulalip. Installation include
a $1.5-million environment a 1
chamber in which a full-size
model of the glider will be
placed for simulated re-entry
and actions of the machine in
space.
But tests of the system which
separates Dyna-Soar from its Ti
tan III booster could come off
at Boardman. The tests would be
done on the ground.
Len Bonifaci, a rangy engin
eer who manages the Tulalip
test site, is well-acquainted by
the restrictions imposed on ex
perimenting in his tiny domain.
"We've been hampered in the
past by not having the Board
man site," he said.
Still there have- been static
firings of model rockets. Even
a plant for batching and shap
ing solid propellant ingredients
was built.
The big one that never went
off at Tulalip, another engineer
explained, was the silo test of
a tethered Minuteman. A two-
second blast of Its engine roisted
it several hundred feet in the
air. Its nylon tethers tumbled
it immediately back to earth.
There was feeling that the
Minuteman test could have been
done at Boardman, instead of in
the Mojave Desert, had Boeing
occupied the uregon land two
years ago.
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