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HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday, April 16, 1964 Republican Meeting Hears Candidate Platform Talks More than 50 persons turned out for a Republican party rally at the multipurpose room of the high school Friday afternoon. Those in attendance heard Re publican candidates for local state and national offices pre sent their platforms. Don Turner, Republican Cent ral Committee chairman for Morrow county, opened the meeting and presided. First in line to speak to the gathering were the candidates for the non partisan office of justice of the peace for Morrow county. Mrs. Avon Melby asked for the support of the voters by saying that she was available for the job and had always been interested in the type of work that the office would entail. She said she felt she could work at the job in addition to her job as a correspondent for the East Oregonian but if the day came that she couldn't handle both tasks, the justice job would come first. The Rev. Earl Soward, a sec ond candidate for the position, said that he felt that a justice of the peace should use common sense in his job. He said, how ever, that the person elected to this office can do only as much, as the people will let him. If he is elected to the post he will en deavor to observe other J. P.'s In their work and would attempt to learn from them, he said. "The justice of the peace is dependent a great deal on the district attorney for guidance," Soward said, "he is the man I would turn to for advice." The third of the candidates for the nonpartisan office, Jim De vine, promised equality and common sense if he were elec ted. He said that, if elected, he would treat everyone equal, "re gardless of political affiliation, race, religion, or status." Turner then introduced Mrs. Sylvia McDaniel who is unop posed in her bid for reelection as county treasurer. Mrs. McDan iel was cited for her excellent record as treasurer in the coun ty. Turner then Introduced Sheriff C. J. D. Bauman who is running unopposed for another term in his present capacity. Bauman pointed out some of the advan ces that have been made in the sheriff's department in the coun ty. He said that a project of his during the next term of office is to establish a teletype com munication system between the county and city governments. Turner commended Bauman for the "fine" job he did at the Boeing dedication this year when the county received little recog nition from the state govern ment. He said that Bauman, who, at a dinner meeting following the ground breaking ceremonies, deputized Lysle Wood of Boeing Company as an honorable dep uty of Morrow county "carried the ball" for Morrow county and gained some recognition for the county and its people. Next on the agenda were the candidates for the nomination for county judge. Berl Akers, lone, first of the candidates to speak, said, "1 entered this race to win. I am not a hand-picked candidate." He said that although he hop ed to win the nomination for the job, he would back any nominee from the Republican party. He said the county judge should work for the unification of the county court. He said that although the court should be unified, there should be room for individual opinion among its members. Ambrose Chapin, a second as pirant for the office, said that he felt there should be more unification between the commis sioners and the Judge. He is pre pared to work full time at the job if he is elected he said. Oliver Creswick, a third nom inee, said, "I have filed for this office fully realizing the prob lems encountered." He said that he feels ids qual ifications for the office are ample but that he would learn while in the office. He pointed out that "the man who makes no mis takes does nothing." Following Creswick's speech, Turner announced his candida cy for the two-year term as port commissioner. Turner also urged support for Walter Hayes who is seeking re election to his present position us county commissioner. Larry Lindsay, Morrow cam paign chairman for lrvin Mann, Stanfield, who is a candidate for the state legislature from the 28th district, introduced Mann, declaring that he is exception ally well-qualified for the pos ition and is prepare! to give freely of his time if elected. Mann lashed out at the Demo cratic leadership in the state, saying that they are under the control of organized labor. He said that the Democrats are in favor of regressive taxes, such as taxes on cigarettes and sales taxes. He pointed out that the Republicans are opposed to such taxes and would rather see a broadening of the tax base to relieve the tax burden on the agricultural community of east ern Oregon. Mann said that the Republican party is the best hope for this base-broadening tax. He stated that the excessive taxation on land "cripples the economy of eastern Oregon and all of Oregon." Democratic leadership "wants change for the sake of change while the Re publicans seek change for the sake of progress." Mann criticized the federal government for its stand on beef imports. He said that the Aus tralians could produce beef cheaper than the American cattlemen and that if beef im ports are not cut, they can crpi ple the American cattleman. Gene Pierce, local campaign chairman for Tom McCall, can didate for the office of Secre tary of State, spoke in behalf of McCall who was unable to at tend the meeting. Pierce ex pressed McCall's regret and urg ed the voters to support the can didate. He spoke of him as a "courageous and upright per son" and said that the voters are fortunate to have such a great humanitarian as McCall on the ballot. Turner also urged people to support state treasurer Howard Belton in his bid for re-election. Giles French, Moro, candidate for the nomination for state sen ator from the 28th district, said that a member of the legisla tive body in the state needs help to be successful in his job. "I am among those unhappy with the job that the last state legsilature did," French said. "They took too long, did too little, and cost the taxpayers too much." French said he was unhappy with the tax situation. He stated that the problems of the sparsely populated counties can t be solv ed by the same laws that govern the more densely populated areas. He stressed that the state is "doling" out too much in ser vices. He said that Oregon is one of the highest ranking service states in the ocuntry and that we should stop giving so much away. French pointed out that a leg islator has a duty to the people who elect him and to no one else. Bob Abrams, local attorney, spoke for the candidacy of Judge I Edward H. Howell who aspires to become supreme court justice through the May primary elec tion. Abrams cited Judge How ell's experience and dedication In the field of judicial work. Everett Thoren, Elgin, candi date for the Republican nomi nation for the U. S. Congress from the second representative district, said that the negative attitude of the Democratic ad ministration in the past has al lowed the advance of commu nism to the very shores of or country, citing Cuba as an ex ample. We must stop giveaways to the communist countries and must take a much firmer stand against them, he said. Changing subjects, Thor e n charged that Congressman Al Ullman is a servant of select groups rather than of his con stituency as a whole. He said that the Republicans can win the election if they get the Re publican voters out to the polls. Williard Cromwell, a second candidate in the race for the Republican nomination for the second district, told the gather ing that everyone is afraid to get Involved in government but that they are involved whether they like it or not. He said we are at the crossroads in our country's history that will de termine whether we will survive as a democracy or succumb to tyranny. Every citizen should work to preserve our fredeom. Cromwell said that our people need jobs more than welfare or doles. He said that the emphasis should be more on opportunity than on charity. "Let's get in vloved," Cromwell said. "We have enough politicians. What we need is more statesmen." Preceding and after the meet ing, coffee and cookies were serv ed to the candidates and guests by Mrs. Oliver Cresweik, Mrs. ;," ""M fi ll fag bv7 I,? A A JU j College Director Tells PTA Of Building Bonds Need GENE PIERCE (left) accepts appointment from Tom McCall as Morrow county chairman of Mc- tans campaign xor secretary oi. state. Fierce, Don Turner and bashful son were included in a delegation that welcomed McCall at Lexington airport Friday. The Republican candidate arrived in a plane donated by his supporters to aid in setting up a statewide organization. Tom McCall Visits On 'Whirlwind' State Air Tour A 2,000 mile plane tour of Oregon has enabled Tom Mc Call to set up a secretary of state campaign committee in every county, with Gene Pierce of Heppner named to serve as his chairman in the Morrow county area. A whirlwind swing through rain, snow, ice, fog and Eastern Oregon sunshine took McCall in to 22 cities in 36 hours. An enthusiastic delegat i o n headed by Pierce and County Republican chairman Don Turn er met McCall at the Lexington airport. The Republican cand i d a t e from Portland long time radio and television news commenta tor told his greeters that more than 700 volunteers already have offered their services and the campaign is "off and swinging." Pierce announced shortly after meeting with McCall that he will name local chairmen in all major communities throughout Morrow county within the next few days to "carry this cam paign into every home in the area." Importance of the state bond issue for college buildings to be voted upon in the primary elec tion of May 15 was stressed by Bob Hawk, director of the tech nical school of Blue Mountain College at the PTA meeting at Heppner High school last Wed nesday night. Among other things, an affirm ative vote on the proposal would provide desperately needed building funds for community colleges, including Blue Moun tain, which serves Umatilla and Morrow counties, he said. million for college buildings, and this would go to another state. Blue Mountain has lost the old OGW building in Pendleton that it used for part of its shop pro gram, and indications are that it may lose its quarters on the second floor of a junior high school building, which adjoins the present main college build ing. Proposed budget of the college for 1964-65 will require a tax of an estimated 1.3 mills In Mor row county, an increase of .3 mill over the present year. The At the present time there are budget, thus, would cost tiie av- nine community colleges in the state offering college transfer and technical and vocational training, Hawk said. These schools serve a total of 21,745 students, including those attend ing full time, those attending part time, and those taking adult education courses. Full time stu dents total 3,081, and this is an increase of 20.4 over the prev ious year. The total is expected to climb at an accelerated rate for the coming year so that by 1064 65 the total will be approximately 4820 full time students register ed. By 1970 it is anticipated that 23,000 students will be enrolled in community colleges as full time students. Students now attending the state's 4-year colleges total 21, 270, and it is expected that this will climb to 48,000 by 1370, based on the present growth in Oregon and upon students al ready here who will have to be educated as they reach college age. In 1961, the state provided $850,000 for community college buildings, but the college at As toria was the only one to receive aid from this sum. A figure of $1,300,000 for community college buildings was lost when 1ho state tax program was defeated last October. This left the Blue Mountain college in a consider able plight and stalled its build ing plans while enrollment was climbing sharply. Under the proposed bond issue, matching funds would be receiv ed for community colleges on a 2 1 basis. Five million dollars would come from the state level to be matched by $10 million from the Federal level. 1C tae bill is defeated, Hawk said, the State of Oregon will lose $10 erage taxpayer about $1 each in Umatilla and Morrow counties, he said. In the coming year, the college will have its first sophomore class in the college transfer pro gram, which was just started in the 1963-64 year. However, there are presently second year students in technical and voca tional classes. Hawk was introduced by Mrs. Robert Abrams. At the business session of the meeting, which, attracted about 25 persons, the! group voted in favor of one resolution of the state PTA conv e n t i o n and against another. Favored was a proposal where by school boards would be em powered to use funds to dissem inate information to citizens re garding the programs and needs of schools. At the present time schools are largely dependent on the discretion of news media and generosity of interested individ uals to provide information of concern to its citizens. Rejected here was the reso lution that would provide free text books for high school stu dents. It was suggested that leg islation be passed to permit school districts to use tax money to purchase books for rental to students. Under this program the money would, in time, be repaid and would prove more econom ical to the students, it was point ed out in discussion. Because of the continuing de mand here for a polio clinic the ITA is continuing its endeavor to start a program that would provide free polio protection through shots. Slate of nominees for next Service Saturday For E. Bleakman Funeral services for Ella Bleakman, Heppner, age 76, will be Saturday, April 18, at 2:00 p.m. at the First Christian church. The Rev. Mel Dixon will officiate and interment will fol low in the Hardman IOOF cem etery. Mrs. Bleakman died this morning, (Thursday), April 16, at Pioneer Memorial hospital from an illness which had con fined her since January. Obit uary will be printed next week. year's PTA officers remains in complete. It was voted to add past presidents to the nominat ing committee in order to have a larger committee to work on the problem. Mrs. Ola Mae Groshens' sev enth and eighth grade chorus sang as the entertainment feat ure at the meeting. Hostesses at the meeting were Mrs. Don Evans, Mrs. Howard Pettyjohn and Mrs. Bud Peck. Dean Hunt, Mrs. Don Turner, and Mrs. Verner Troedson. Mrs. Gena Leonard was chairman of the committee. Butyl Ester6" ac,d $4.05 GAL. Fence Row Spraying All Types of Farm Chemicals and Dry Fertilizers Compare Our Prices at Bi-County Chemical Ph. 422-753 1 lone, Oregon 8RKN1' ' TOUCH rjJtjTil m CARPETS Full selection of wools, acrilans, nylons and the new HERCULON. Many new samples. 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Posted ratio for the 1963-64 tax year was 25, but the State Tax Commission ruled that the ratio was to be set at 19 in view of the low farm property assess ments. This resulted in public utilities being assessed on the 19 basis. One effect of the blanket in crease on farm valuations will be to restore the public utilities assessments to the 25 ratio. Urban property in the county has been placed on the rolls at new assessed values as a result of the reappraisal program com pleted in 1963. Assessor Thomson pointed out again that the blanket increase of 50 will not mean an increase in taxes to the farmers by that amount since the tax load will tend to be equalized proportion ately among them. Third Son is Born To Jack Sumners A son, Jeffrey Steven, was born Tuesday, April 7, to Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sumner of Cor vallis. Parents of the new baby were incorrectly reported as the Jack Lovgrens in last week's paper. The young man, who weighes 8 lbs., joins two brothers and one sister at home. 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