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a HEPPNER CAZETTE -TIMES. Thursday. October 20. 1966 L''ttJtiai,ji urn iWn. t inniii til imihw ! -r.ii.ifijW:j I ROBERT STRAUB. Democratic candidate for governor, shakes hands with Dr. A. D. McMurdo in a visit following the appear ance of Straub at a dinner meeting here Monday eveninq. (G-T Photo) Pledge to Work 'Twice as Hard' Given by Straub (Continued from page 1) ponorosity. gave the company "eight or nine" miles of water front. Offshore Dealings Hit The candidate directed more criticisms at Governor Hatfield than he did at his Republican opponent, Tom McCall. He said that the governor and the state land board tried to lease off shore oil lands to one company secretly, but as a result of Straub's protests it is now out for bids and the state is get ting three times as much for the leases as it would have re ceived under the lease to one company. He stressed the need for bus iness management in state gov ernment and declared that neither Governor Hatfield or Mc Call have the business experi ence necessary to cut costs In state goverenment. "My opponent is a very good man. a very decent man, and a verv likeable man," Straub said, but he added that McCall's principal training has been in the field of reporting. "It isn't this kind of back ground we need in the gover nor's office," he declared. "I want to make it more than a ribbon cutting office. I've had 20 years of managing, operat ing and owning small busi ness." Straub also pointed out that he has had 10 years of exper ience in holding elective office and said that this is import ant in maintaining contact with the legislature. 'Monoply' End Asked Stating that Republicans have been in the governor's office in Oregon for 26 of the past 28 years, interrupted only by two vears' service by Robert Holmes, Straub said that it is time that the Republicans' 'monoply' is broken. , Pointing out that he wants to be governor in order to serve the people and not so that his wife can wear "big, fancy hats," the aggressive candidate said, "McCall wants to go in on a quiet campaign. He feels he can be elected on his television pop ularity and he may be right." As state treasurer, Straub said, he has been instrumental in the state's earning Si's million more than any previous treas urer. He said that it is not his intention to perform a "house cleaning" on those in various departments who are doing good work, but he expects to keep an eye on costs and de termine whether or not various jobs are really necessary. "Let's do things that really count for the people of Oregon." he said. "I think I can cut costs in government for Oregon." He said that he isn't making the campaign with any false hopes. "It is an uphill battle all the way. But we are mak ing progress, and the campaign is unfolding. '"I go to the millworkers to convince them I am one of them," he said. "I go to the markets and con v i n c e the housewives I am one of them ' and that's a little harder to i do!" he said with a laugh, i The visiting candidate paid j compliments to Orville Cuts i forth as his campaign manager I in the county: to Mrs. Clarence i ( Virginia ' Rosewail, county Democratic Central committee chairman; to Mayor Rosewail, who presided at the dinner; to County Judge Paul Jones, point ing out that county government i is the "center and heart" of gov ernment; and to others. In a question and answer per iod, he stated his views on property tax limitation. The con stitution should be amended, he said, so that the 6 limitation is amended. This, however, should be done district by dis trict, the people in each adopt ing a fixed ceiling based on their wants and needs. He also is in favor of the state assum ing more of the costs of local service. State Tax ReUef Needed State basic school support went to its highest point 38 when Holmes, a Democrat, was in office, he said. But the state's share has been getting smaller and smaller since Governor Hat field took office. "The state has to pick up a larger share of the costs of ed ucation and other government casts," he said. Asked about reapportionment to the legislature because of Eastern Oregon's "thin repre sentation," Straub said that it is in the constitution that one person shall have one vote and that the U. S. Supreme Court has affirmed this. "All legislatures are moving in this direction," he said, point ing out that he didn't think it would get any better for the thinly-represented less-populated areas. The alternative is to elect the best possible officials, he said. Before introducing the speak er, Cutsforth commended the Rosewalls for their good work and then said, "We haven't had a governor interested in East ern Oregon since Governor Pierce," and he further staled, "Oregon probably is the most backward state in the union when it comes to reclamation." After the meeting, which con cluded shortly after 8 p.m., the Democratic standard bearer and his wife left for Pendleton to continue the campaign tour. Accident Injures Heppner Couple What was to bo a happy oc casion for Mr. and Mrs, Charles N. Jones of Heppnor turned in to a rather sad event when they were involved in an auto pics up collision Friday at the junc tion of Airport Road with High way 30. Mis, Jones, 78, suffered a broken leg in the accident, and Mr. Jones. SI. sustained bruis es and minor injuries. They were taken to the Community hospital in Pendleton. Mrs. Jones is still confined there but Mr. Jones was disnn.--od aw?x treatment. The couple was eimntto to the airport to moot a daughter, Lo ma Mae Jones, who came by airplane from Indianapolis to moot them. The throe then plan ned to go by auto to Mountain Homo. Idaho, to visit the Kev. and Mrs. Charles Gra heal. Mrs. Ciravteal il.ois' is another dau ghter of the injured couple. An Jones attempted to make a left turn to the airport mad. the auto was involved in a col iiMon with a pickup truck driv en by Paul K. Sohmiikley. 73, of Hood River. His wife. I.innie Sohnuckloy, t!. was also in the pickup, and each of them was injured. The Gr.iyboals. learning of the accident, came to Pendleton Friday afternoon to be with the Joneses. County Judge Paul Jones, a sort, said Wednesday that his mother is "coming along fine." The father is remaining in Pen dleton during the time she is hospitalized. The Joneses are also parents of Marcel Jones and Floyd Jones, both of Heppner. Shoe Representative To Show New Lines I.co GruobMo. factory repre sentative of Air Step Shoos, will be at Gonty's store tonight (Thursday) at 7:30 to show the new l!H!7 spring lino of shoes, Mr. and Mrs, Gouty announce. The public is Inv ited to come to see the new lines and visit with Gruebble and the store owners. Persons View New BMC Buildinq Continued from page 1 i taught In the structure with 1 I'onnld Pedigo as Instructor. Aj display In this room was par- j ticularly Interesting to the crowd attending. j Next project In view for Blue Mountain is the construction of a library and Instruction mater- ' lals center, which would com prise the third building on the campus. This is to be located north and west of the phase I building, but, with finances not yet In sight, there is no sched uled date for construction as vet. camp nmnager for the Mission ary District of Eastern Oregon. The Rincharts returned for church service on Sunday. 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"Much more convenient and considerably cooler than the old wooden stove," she reflected. INSIDE THE POWERHOUSE R. W. Pot ter examines the remainder ol tha control panel of his former power supply. 17th ANNIVERSARY WITH 110 AC!! Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Potter arc sold on electricity, and have been for nearly 50 years. The 14th of October marked the 17th Anniversary of 110 volt AC power for the Potters. Columbia Basin made this connection back in 1949, and it was a pretty big thing with them, too. Ralph Potter became the first rural customer on the Columbia Basin books. The Potters have had electricity for 47 out of their 52 married years. Their first electrical system was an old 32 volt Delco system that was run off batteries and charged with a small gas engine and dynamo. Later on the "Wind Charger" came out and this device was add ed to the system. With the addition of a few more cells, they could go for about a week without recharging the batteries with the gas engine. Through the years many of the latest electrical ap pliances were added to their system. Among these were: lights, (usually only one bare bulb per room), re frigerator, iron (each time the iron was used the gas engine would have to be started to avoid running the batteries down), radio, cream separator, and washing machine. Mrs. Potter exclaimed, "Before we were lim ited on how much, or how long we could use our elec tricity; now all we have to do is push a button, or turn a switch on, and things will go all day." Things have progressed a long way since the Potters first got electricity, but the cost has been reduced con siderably over what it was back in the days of the Delco 32 volt systems . . . YOU LIVE BETTER ELECTRICALLY With BASIN ELECTRIC CO-OP Serving Wheeler, Gilliam and Morrow Counties