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Advisory Meetings Open
Through some misunderstanding there are apparently
some In the county who believe that advisory board meetings
tn the Morrow county school district are closed meetings
and are not open to the public
This is not the case, and any parent or Interested per
son is invited to attend any or all of the meetings. The
Heppner committee meets the first Wednesday evening of
every month with the meetings alternating between the grade
school or high school buildings. The lone committee meets
the first Monday evening of each month in the lone High
school library. The Irrigon-Boardman committee meets the
first Tuesday of each month alternating between A. C Hough
ton school at Irrigon and Riverside High at Boardman.
Another matter that might well be called to the attention
of the public in this connection Is that time is coming soon
for the district board to consider teacher contracts. Any par
ents who wish to express themselves pro or con on any of
the teachers should do so now to members of the advisory
committees, to the district school board members, or to the
administrators.
If the parent does not know Barnes of members of the
committees, he may learn them by calling the district school
office (Ph. 969 8123).
Shall We Tax to Cut a Tax?
Most important matter facing the 1967 legislature at least
the one getting most of the attention is the matter of de
veloping a tax plan that will cut property taxes around the
sUte.
The situation comes about from the cries for help for
many yean from property taxpayers who feel that they are
paying a disproportionate share tn supporting public agencies
and local government
Dramatic attention was focused on the matter by the en
deavor of Portland homeowners to get the 1H property tax
limitation measure on the ballot last year. Through techni
cality, the measure wasn't on the ballot but because of the
support of this measure, some sort of relief on property tax
appeared to be a mandate to the legislature.
Now that the legislature Is in session, it appears that
there will be considerable controversy before agreement is
reached on the way to go.
Republicans in the House are lining up for a sales tax
and expect to put it before the voters in April, although the
plan may hit tough going In the Senate.
Governor Tom McCall favors a broader-based Income tax
instead of a sales tax.
There Is a good chance that deadlocks, confusion and com
promises will nullify the good Intentions of the various leg
islators. This paper has expressed itself opposed to a sales tax.
Ultimate decision lies with the voters, and the Gazette
Times would like to give its readers a chance to express their
feelings. We noted that the Hood River News has started a
straw ballot and we think it a good Idea
To this end a short questionnaire is printed In this pa
per. The reader is invited to fill it out and send it back
to the Gazette-Times. Results will be compiled, published
and sent to Rep. Irvin Mann in the House.
What do you think?
Do you favor a state tax of some sort to reduce a prop
erty tax?
If so, do you prefer a sales tax? A broader base state
income tax?
If you favor neither, what do you propose?
We invite you to fill out the questionnaire.
WHAT KIND OF TAXES?
What is your recommendation to
the Oregon legislature in its efforts
to ease the property tax load?
Do You Favor: yes no
1. Some sort of state tax to
reduce the property tax? Q rj
2. If so, do you favor a
state sales tax? Q Q
3. Or do you favor a broader
base income tax? Q
Othe proposals or comments:
Sign your name only if you wish to
do so:
Clip this out, and send in your rec
ommendation to The Gazette-Times,
P. O. Box 337, Heppner. We'll pass
your thoughts along to Irvin Mann,
State Representative, 28th district.
HEPPNER
March 30. 1SS3. The Hepprver
1S37. Consolidated frebruary 13,
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About Those Parking Meters . . .
Just about the time comparative peace wmi to reign In
regard to the perennial problem about pestiferous parking
meters. something comes along to focus attention on them
again and re open an old controversy.
Even though shoppers may be conditioned to regard the
meters as a necessary nuisance, their subconscious opinion is
that the "nickel grabbers" were designed as Instruments of
Irritation for them and the price they have to pay for the
privilege of shopping In a town.
Officers, who have to write the tickets for violations snd
hold their peace during the harangue of harassed humans tn
Heppner who are caught, must feel that sadness is a parking
meter.
Well. sir. the matter came up again at the city council
meeting Monday night Chief of Police Dean Cilman said
that many of the parking meters are haywire. They are er
ratic. Put a dime In the slot and one may get no time on
the meter. Put In another dime, and he may get too much.
There appears to be no rhyme or reason, and two appeals to
the company from whence they came have not helped.
Cilman "laid down the law" and said that he and other
officers cannot enforce the parking ordinance in the face of
such erratic treatment In fact It appears that tickets have
not been written for some time now.
This discussion opened oher avenues of thought one being
that the two-bits charged for a violation Is not enough
that it should be a dollar or a dollar and a half on the theory
that if the violator is going to be mad. he might as well be
good and mad.
It didnt appear that anything constructive came out of
the council's deliberations, and whether the meters are fixed
or can be fued in the near future remains to be seen.
(Maybe the problem lies with the new copper-centered dimes).
Now. this whole thing was fully chewed over about three
years ago. This paper took the position that the "one-armed
bandits" should be tossed on the scrap heap. But when It
came before the Chamber of Commerce, most of the business
population took an opposite view. This wasn't so much be
cause they felt the modest revenue the meters bring to the
city is of uppermost Importance, but appeared to be because
they didnt trust themselves and their neighbors to keep their
cars off the street Of course, if the business people use all
the space, there Is no place for the shoppers to park their
vehicles.
It would seem, though, that In a. community of Intelligent
people, businessmen should be able to work out a voluntary
plan of cooperation that would keep their cars off main
streets. There Is quite a bit of space tn the rear of buildings
where many cars can be parked about the same as they
are now.
It seems strange that Heppner, miles away from the near
est town and surrounded by wide open spaces, has to endure
these Iron monsters. Other towns have seen the light and
Junked them. Meters tend to discourage shoppers, we con
tend. Communities which do not have them can capitalize on
the fact that shoppers can come without pungllng up nickels
and dimes.
In a sense, too, the meters are discriminatory. The con
scientious parker puts his nickel In the slot every time. The
guy who wants to "beat the rap" seldom parts with a nickel
He knows the odds are In his favor, and in the majority of
instances here, he gets by without a ticket
One thing that the city might consider, now that many of
the meters are on the fritz, is to have a trial period of a
couple months where the meters are disregarded. The mat
ter could be well publicized and signs could be posted on
each meter. During that time It could be observed how prone
business people are to commit economic suicide by monop
olizing the city's parking space.
It Just might be that Heppner, with a little conscientious
effort by downtown denizens, could achieve new parking
peace and serenity.
If the city decided to get rid of them maybe they could
be sold to Bliss, Idaho; or Mampawah, Borneo; or Reykjavik.
Iceland. These cities may be looking for a new source of
revenue. :
Ag Committee Without Farmers
National Association of Wheat Growers' report from Wash
ington of January 27 points out an interesting fact about the
new members of the full House of Representatives agriculture
committee. There Is only one man in the group who quali
fies as a farmer, and he is a fruit grower, George A. Good
ling, of Pennsylvania.
New Democrats on the committee are: John Rarick, law
yer, Louisiana; W. S. (Bill) Stuckey, Jr., candy manufacturer.
Georgia; G. V. Montgomery, insurance man, Mississippi; Bill
Nichols president of Parker Fertilizer Co., and Parker Gin Co.,
Alabama; Frank Brasco, attorney, New York; and John Dow,
systems analyst New York.
New Republicans are: Wm. C. Wampler, carpet merchant,
Virginia; Goodling, fruit grower. Pennsylvania; Clarence
Miller, electrical engineer, Ohio; J. Herbert Burke, attorney,
Florida; Robert B. Mathias, owner of a boys' camp, Califor
nia; Wiley Mayne, lawer, Iowa; John Zwach, teacher, Minne
sota; Tom Kleppe, retired investment banker, North Dakota;
Robert D. Price, farmer-banker, Texas; and John T. Meyers,
banker, Indiana.
Al Quie, a farmer from Minnesota, a Republican, was re
moved from the committee when his party adopted rules
which prevent members from serving on more than one ma
jor committee.
"It is self-evident that the wheatgrowers have a lot of
missionary work to do in the committee to develop under
standing of wheatgrower problems," the report said.
Honor Students
Named at lone
The junior class of lone High
school placed the largest num
ber of honor students on the
honor roll of the past term, re
leased by Harold Beggs, princi
pal Students must average a
g p a. of 3.C or better to be listed
on the school's honor roll.
Those named from the senior
class are Bernlece Matthews.
Deniece Matthews, Karen Nel
son and Mary Nichols.
Seven were named from the
Junior class. Theu were Will a
Johnson, Kathy Keene, Maureen
wcciiigorr, lhuck Nelson, Terrie
O'Connor, Janet Palmateer and
Janice Snider.
Sophomore honor students are
Bonnie Akers, Charity Beg;;,
Linda Nichols, Earl Pettyjohn
and Jodl Snow.
Listed from the freshmen
class are Joy Beggs, Ron Chris-
lopnerson, Kristin Nelson, Linda
Pettyjohn and Deborah Warren.
Meetings Changed
Members nf tho Fnitvmal
Church Women of All Saints'
EDiscoDal churrh aro mooting
on the first Wednesday of each
month at 7-.V) n m fnllmilno
the KerviCA nf Pvnncnr.tr Vf
ings were changed from the
second Wednesday to avoid
conflicts with other organiza
tions, according to Mrs. Eddie
Gunderson, president.
High School Boys
Undergo Operations
Frank Lovgren, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Jim Lovgren, and Bob
Dobbs, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bob
Dobbs, Sr., both underwent knee
operations in St Anthony hos
pital. Pendleton, Friday.
They were reported to be re
covering satisfactorily this week
and were expected to be out of
the hospital by mid-week. The
two are Juniors at Heppner
High school.
The operations were as a re
sult of injuries sustained dur
ing football season and Involv
ed torn cartilages. They enter
ed the hospital last Thursday.
Friends who visited them
Sunday reported that they were
feeling pretty frisky and were
able to be about In wheel
chairs.
Methodists Slate
Speci
ial Services
A week of special evening
services is scheduled In the
First Methodist Church from
February 27 through March 5,
the Rev. Melvin Dixon, pastor,
announces.
The Rev. Walter Gilliland of
Corry, Pa., will be here to
speak at the special services.
He Is the pastor of the Meth
odist church at Corry.
Arrangements for the services
are being made by the evan
gelism commission of the
church of which Jay Wheel
house Is the chairman.
Charles Gilliland. son-ln-law
of the Rev. and Mrs. Dixon, is
son of the Rev. Walter Gilli
land.
Chaff nd Chatter
Wes Sherman
THERE'S NOTHING like the
logic of a woman. Marion Ab
rams read our editorial sugges
ting removal ot the parking
meters.
'.' . . And leave all those holes
In the sidewalk?" she ex
claimed In consternation.
Well, maybe some of them
could be used for flagpoles and
encourage display of the flag
on appropriate occasions.
SOMETIMES we wonder how
there can be so many contro
versial problems when the
weather to so bright and sunny
outside. Maybe it has to do
with sunspots or something.
Perhaps some advanced student
some day can do some research
to determine the effect of at
mospheric conditions on human
behavior.
Today, many of the people
who came In the office had
some problem Irritating them,
either to do with schools, the
city, taxes, or something else.
You'd think everyone would
have broad smiles when the
weather U so nice like Cattle
man Larry Lindsay who was
beaming the other day. The
grass was coming on nicely.
prompted by good moisture and
sunshine.
It's the first time I've
smiled In three years," said he,
falsifying.
At the close of the day. Prin
cipal Al Martin of Heppner El
ementary school dropped In.
We waited to hear of his prob
lem alter a lull day of others.
"wnats your controversy 7
we asked.
"Well." said he soberly. -I
can't decide whether I should
walk to the post office and pick
Pioneer Resident
Bert P. Bleakman
Taken by Death
Bertram Percy (Bert) BleaK-
man. 84. who came to Oregon
as an 11 day old baby in 1MN2,
died In Good Shepherd hospital.
Hermlston, on Thursday, Feb
ruary i.
Funeril services were Sunday.
February 5, at the First Christ
Ian church in Heppner at 2 p m.
with Al Boschee. pastor, offic
iating, interment was in the
Heppner Masonic Cemetery.
Bleakman was a rancher in
the Hardman area until 1928,
and for the next 24 years he
was with the U. S. Forest Service
in the Hrppner Ranger district.
Umatilla National Forest. In
1952 he retired and moved to
Hermlston where he lived since.
He was married to Hattle Em
ry on November 2. 1903. In Hep
pner. and they observed their
63rd wedding annlverary last
November.
Born July 27. 1882. In Boise.
Idaho, he was the son of George
and Elvira Bleakman.
He was a charter member of
the Golden Age club In Hermls
ton. Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Hattie Bleakman of Herm
Lston; a daughter, Mrs. Art
Schlief of Portland; three sons,
Kenneth Bleakman of Rufus.
Owen Bleakman of Baker, and
P. B. Bleakman of Denver, Colo.;
three grandchildren; eight great
grandchildren; and one great
great grandchild, as well as a
number of nieces and nephews.
Burns Mortuary of Hermlston
was in charge of arrangements.
Klinger Service
Set at Mortuary
Chapel Thursday
Charles Klinger, 78, Lexington,
a retired wheat farmer and tur
key rancher, died Monday, Feb
ruary 6, in Heppner. He had
been a resident of this area for
43 years.
A veteran of World War 1, he
was born October 23, 1888. at
Tonawanda, N. Y. His wife, Hil
da, preceded him in death In
1939.
Services will be today (Thurs
day. February 9, at 2:30 p.m. at
Sweeney Mortuary chapel with
Pastor Don Pederson of Hope
and Valby Lutheran churches
clficiating.
Burial will be in Mulino at
Clarkes Cemetery on Friday,
February 10.
Surviving are two nephews,
Kenneth Klinger of Lexington
and Wallace Flke of Tacoma,
Wash.; snd five nieces, Bertha
Fike of Tacoma, Hanna Moenko
of Molalla, Vivian Thompson,
also of Molalla, Nina Hanhart
of Mulino, and Rita Tarrant,
Euphrati, Wash.
Harris Takes Post
With Chemical Firm
Renne Harris, son of Mrs.
Mike Saling, has taken a posit
ion with Chipman Chemical Co.
In Portland as a chemist, his
mother said Tuesday. He and his
wife and baby son returned to
Oregon from Cambridge .Mass.,
about two weeks ago after going
east to study.
Harris has a master's degree
In chemistry and has two years'
work towards a doctor's degree.
The Harrises' address in Port-
ltrnd is 6833 N. Rochester.
up the mall and leave the car
here, or whether I hould drive
It around there and park In
front of the pt office-'
Now. that's the wrlous sort
of problem we like to consider.
WE ALSO noticed a smile yes
terday on the face of Claude
Cox who obarrved his birthday
Tuesday. We wouldn't want to
tlve away his age but he was
Im (hi that Statu f)f
t.ltvrrtv ill dedicated, and that
was long enoush ago to total
the age of two jaca eennys
plus three year.
Congratulations to one of the
best Orrgonlans that Virginia
ever produced'
YEP. this spring weather does
strange things. M'lke raroee.
who has been getting quite an
exposure to It burring In and
out as legman for the G T.
dropped in to demand that we
write something about the tree
budding and (he flowers stir-
Well, what do we say? The
panslcs are panting The daf
fodils are going daffy? The
tree an- tremhlingT The u
woods are barking? The petun
ias are petting?
Heck. It Isn't time to get
spring fever yet.
MA YE this weather phenome
non manifests Itself In other
ways. too. Mary Ulrlch appear
ed at the city council Monday
nifiht to seek action on a aog
problem, about which she was
quite Indignant.
She got a sympathetic ear
from the city dads, and after
some discussion they decided
on a course to pursue.
Mrs. Ulrlch was apparently j
satisfied, but stayed on a while
loneer to listen to proceeding. j
Then she got up. and as sne
left the city hall, she turned to
the counciimen and admonish
ed. Take some action!"
IT TAKES sturdy stuff to be a
councl I m a n. When every
member of the council attends
a city meeting on the night of
a world's heavyweight cham
pionship fight, that's real dedi
cation. They had a full coun
cil here Monday night and they
stayed a long time to ponder
perplexing points.
THE PREFAB Union Pacific
Railway depot that is suppos
ed to be erected here eventual
ly Is still in the railroad car
down by the station, Ron Bish
op, agent, says.
We suggested to him today
that if they don't Kpt " out and
up pretty soon, the railroad will
have to start paying demur
rage to Itself on the car. But
he didn't think so.
HEPPNER'S School Reunion
Books have been going out
fast, but there still are quite s
few left for those who want to
get copies. A good many have
been sold at the G-T office,
but there Is still a supply here.
We expect to have them avail
able, as an accommodation to
Carl and Betty Marquardt, edt
tors of the book, until the sup
ply is exhausted.
WE NOTICE in the new Oregon
Blue Book that Heppner's pop
ulation is now listed at a nice,
round 1700. In the previous ed
ition, it was set at 1691. Don't
know Just how the new figure
was arrived at. but It Is much
easier to remember anyway. If
you want to get right up to
date on Oregon, you can get a
copy of the new Blue Book. This
edition even has the state rock
in it. Do you know what It Is?
. . . AND THE sun sinks slow
ly in the West while the per
meating odor of printer's ink
beckons from the back shop.
IF
YOU
HAVE
been on a trip
nttrtained guests
celebrated a birthday
married ywu secretary
caught a big fish
moved
had a baby
old your cows
bad an operation
bought a car
painted your house
had company
been married
cut a new tooth
died
sold out
been robbed
been shot
Or Done Anything
Telephone or Drop a Post
card, or Come In, or In Any
Convenient Way Inform the
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E-TIMES
Phone 676-0228
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MISS KARCM CRZ5HAM
IFYE to South
America to Talk
Here Next Week
ly MARJORIE WILCOXIK
County Ea-traaloa Agent
Oregon's International Farm
Youth Exchange to Colombia,
South America. Karen Cretham
of Silrm, will b a gueat in
Morrow county next week. Feb
ruary 1.1, 14. and 13. She will
speak al the nhoulu, to the
lone Lions (tub. and at the
llrppnrr Morrow County Cham
ber of Commerce meeting.
Her school schedule U as fol
lows: Heppner Grade school,
Feb. 13; Heppner High school,
Feb. 14- lone High scnuoi.
Feb. 14; Irrigon 10:13 am..
Feb. 13. and Boardman 13.43
pm, Feb. 13
Karen left Washington, D. C
June 30, 1966, and returned to
Oregon on December 10. A
graduate cf Oregon Stats Uni
versity in elementary education.
Miss Gresham is studying for
a master of education degree in
guidance. She Is the daughter
of N. E. Cresham of Salem
She was a member of 4 H
sewing and cooking clubs for
more than seven years and has
served as secretary and 4 H su
perintendent of the Polk Coun
ty Fair Board.
Miss Greaham taught one
year In Bend before leaving for
Colombia She was supported by
county contributions. Sears Roe
buck of Colombia, and Interna
tional Minerals
While In Colombia. Karen
stayed with many different host
families. She covered two states
in different parts of the coun
try. She also visited In differ
ent types of homes m cities,
and on country farms and
ranches
To go into detail might spoil
the program which Karen is
going to present Will have
more Information after she has
visited here.
The purpose of the IFYE pro
gram is to have a better un
derstanding of other people, to
earn new cultures, exchange
Ideas, and promote Internation
al understanding.
Coming Events
BASKETBALL
Heppner vs Burns at Burns.
Friday. Feb. 10.
Heppner vs. Grant Union at
John Day, Saturday. Feb.
11.
Heppner vs. Sherman. Hepp
ner High Gym. Friday,
Feb. 17.
FOOD SALE
Friday. Feb. 10. from 10:00
a.m.
By Dorcas Society of Seventh
day Adventlst church
Next door to Cardner's Men's
Wear.
Saturday, Feb. 11, from 11:00
a.m.
By Relief Society of LD.S.
Church
Next door to Gardner's Men's
Wear
ANNUAL MEETING
Lexington Oil Co op Meeting
Tuesday, Feb. 14. 10:30 a.m.
Lexington Grange Hall Free
noon dinner.
POMONA GRANGE
Saturday, Feb. 11
At Willows Grange Hall,
lone
All day meeting, dinner at
noon.
ANYONE FOR BASKETBALL?
OSU BASKETBALL. 3 00 pjh,
Sunday, Feb. 19. OSU vs.
UCLA. KATU Channel X
OSU BASKETBALL, 3:00 p.m..
Sunday March 12, OSU vs.
OREGON. KATU Channel 3.
Meet the man from NORTH
WESTERN during breaks
In the games.
SPONSORED A3 A PUBLIC
SERVICE BY
C. A. RUGGLES
Insurance Agency
Heppner
P. O. Box 247 PR. 676-9625
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