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.
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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.
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Rural Property
To Have Blanket
Assessment Raise
Apparently many farmers in
the county are unaware that a
blanket 50 increase on assess
ed valuation of farm properties
will be made on property tax
rolls for the" year 1964-65, Assess
or Rod Thomson said Wednes
day. This is evident in contacts
made by appraisers currently
working on the farm reappraisal
program.
The blanket increase of 50
on farm values, based on assess
ments for 1963-64, wlil be effec
tive for one year only, in the
interim before values of the cur
rent farm reappraisal are placed
on the rolls in 1965-66, Thomson
said.
Recommendation for the blan
ket increase was made in No
vember by the county board of
equalization.
Purpose of the move is to re
store the county's property tax
ratio to 25 of true cash value.
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. The baby's
grandmother, Mrs. Cal Sumner
of Heppner, has been visiting the
family since his arrival and oth
ers in the family plan to visit
there this week-end. Mr. Sum
ner's brother, Jay Sumner, is ex
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