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KLirXLM CATTTTE THE .V GAZETTE-TIMES Beptpoax. Orswysw fTtX KCtscw cuts it 1 3rrruAra T. Er?rr GaJeTe esiaiaifted March 3& ISvl Ts Eepsrjer T: escahlahed Sweg-ber 13. 13ST7. Corcia:ed February li WvVL rulliiNiii WESLTT A. fUJXIl ETUI C SETXMAJI ECO SPIXX PACES Advertassr Masager Ptjeeograpcer MAEG5 AAM5 Society Ores latino JIM SKTEMAN Pressjsaa GrTa-e Birv 8 l. to C Frr ertU boob Saturday. Every Tisrviay and Entered at J Seoarid CUs Miner The REAL Tax Problem Focus if OfforuAMi and tie legislarare on property la re!f and ora;s;l.Ty of a sales ux or expasded tacorae tax. diverts arserrtica tors what we believe is the primary tax problem tscirg tie people today the federal Income tax. It in Mis area where expenditures are ruanisg rampaat and us. lerked. and where the texpayer is taking the real beating. Corif these items taxes trots Use newsletter of Eep. Ona Cwrxizghara. B 5eb The adrnirustrarioe: 'S proposed budget Is $135 bClkn. Eere as a few stmple statistici whaca show exactly wtt the sper.d'g rate wl be under saca a budget: "SlEl eery seoood of evtrj KiEute erf every bom. - ns minion eery boar c every day. -t279 milljco every day ia the year. These fizBres take on added signify? ivg when traiss lated lino bow reach it win cost you as taxpayer. A nsaa makir.2 S2X0Q0 a year, who Ela a )occt return with his wife, w-Hl pay Just about VOttX So the money he Pr la taxes 13 run the roverraaect for about orse second. -Arwher example: It taxes the taxes of approximately 66 thociard people to ma the jovemrsect for a day. This is based on average taxes paid on an average Income and average exemptions and deductions. One of the smaller items la the Administration's hnge spending budget is 5280,000. That is the cost of printing the r25XXjr.0,'X0 budget-" Or consider some of the grants and federal aid programs in the Johnson administration as reported by Rep. Richard L. Eoudebush, B ind, at a time when we are told that econ omy must be the key word to fmance the "conflict in Viet nam: "A 120,600 research grant by the 5atior.il Science Foundation for the study of German cockroaches. -J1QX) to study phases of Chinese life from the Uta to 17th centuries. 79 for the study cf comic strips. S3300 to study British and French fur trade between 1770 and 1523. "515X) for preparation of a dictionary of popular be liefs and superstitions, in the field cf folklore, magic and witchcraft. -J10300 to microfilm manuscripts written in European monasteries before 1600. "330,000 to catalogue manuscripts from Eussia, E an gary and Poland. "S2L500 for a list of French prose and fiction from 1700 to 1750. T&Sffi lot paper entitled, "Did Edmund Burke Write the 18th Century Journal The Annual Eeglster?' -13;X) for aa index to Victorian periodicals from 1S24 to 1300. "11.6.&"j0 for a study on the political thooght of W3 liam of Ocfcham. 14th century theologist and philosopher." Or consider the millions of dollars wasted on the NASA program as reported in a special television program Wednes day, April 5 building mammoth structures that never have been used and win never be used, building a beautiful IW0 seat auditorium for 5 ASA officials to receive the press, which is very seldom ttsed, and many other things which wOl not speed op getting a man on the moon by one second. April 17 was income tax deadline These kinds of examp les didn't make a fallow very happy as he started to write his check, which many do at considerable sacrifice. And if he starts to think about paying Adam Clayton Powell's wife for work she never did and with which he absconded; or if he starts to think about that monstrous House Office Build ing that was constructed ia Washington at an exorbitant figure of many millions of dollars, it becomes real painful to sign that income tax check. It is at times like these that we wonder if we're very smart to advocate shifting the tax burden from property to some other source farther removed from us. The local per son has some local control over property tax. When he shifts the burden to the state level he has far less control, and when the federal government exacts the tax, he has virtual ly no control at all, except his vote and complaints to his elected representatives. To bring the point home, what would our local ranchers and business people do if they learned the county court was going to provide a $20,600 research grant for the study of German cockroaches? There would be some delegations at the next county court meeting. But the federal government gets away with it because h is so far removed from the people. County School Calendar April 20 Reppner High speech class play 8:00 PJ4. Heppner Bern. 8th grade testing April 21 Heppner High speech class play 6:00 TIL Baseball Irrigon at Heppner EXem 2:00 Pit Baseball Riverside at Umatilla High Baseball lone High at Echo April 22 Riverside Jr. Sr. Prom Track meet at Bums Baseball Sherman at Heppner High 10:00 ?JL Aprfl 25 Baseball Stanfteld at Riverside April 27 A. C Houghton Whitman Mission 3-4 Grades April 2S A. C Houghton 8th Grade Tour Baseball lone High at Stanfield lone 8th grade tour Baseball Heppner Elem. at Condon 1:00 FJC Aprfl 29 Wheat league tour lone Operetta Track Heppner Invitational Baseball Heppner High at Bums 1:00 PJi. April 29 8th Grade Tour TTXTi. Ttesdarr. April XX 17 HEPPNER NATIONAl NEWSPAPEt cjfel 1ASC6T'7W fc!li'MlBHMil rrrrc ajtd mi associate run A250LD EATMOJO Prater EXCC3 PASCAL Liaceype Operate Apretac liccdiy tirocgh Friday; t e-a. Sirg Ccc-y 10 Cents. Published tie Post OCtx at Kepcer, Oregco, Chaff " Chatter Wes Sherman ANY WEXX is always orrj Bat seal we cf cr kicl or Cher, sorb a "arseI Ctoeit !B.'e the Do? Wee. " For feat ;.. ti Its act ally ttewwer Ararrv-a Pia&.-.":f e. tjoo 1 Ci--: . . B.e Safety Wee, atjce:ai Ubrary Wee I ar:e2 Grare Wee, asd jNataceal VCA Wt Makes a :: wcsuier cw te a "xng ': t a;rc?nit-;y ceerve tiers r a-i. Start: g cet A;r-.l 12 i St i:eJ Xrxtfjte Wee. as4 well i'bt yaa iiiat cr tiirij to pay SacctAfe fc tbe i"Srtte Proicr Sat we wtU pro- t'tiiJy ii3scea ycs try .r.g. e' yea ciso. t.t yo '-.aT. so t2 etc will be CO tiers. &st Emaa Wirrter. presiJecl of tie Cia:i of CciEraeroe, he always bas some wstty re mark cr -f to start cC r.;it at C of C metiEgs e trirwjjh w3h a cassse arJscvoFsect ilm- l wish to anrxKioce." said he. That itr-iJ Prrwastiriatxo Wee was last wee- IF TOC DO.VT Cad enough tur moil to deexsrsstrate a boat, to ssirch about, or to pckt a&owt. sa"se you caa take on the cause reported in "Background" a publication of cctes on cur rent subjects from Pacifcc Jiorthwet Bell Trns tmie mimeogr a p h e d sheet reports that a certain Cen tral Orr-n newspaper was con cerned a boot the fact that there are no longer hos in the corn er of phone books. This paper offered to punch the hoies ia the books (for the convenience of hanging the books on naiX we presume! -for one thin dime donation to the pressnsen s rev-eL-y fund." Now, if you're one who need ed the hoit in the book to hang i: on I book in your office, may be you better prepare a sand wich sign and ptcket one of the telephone office. But before you do. listen to the corspanys explanation: ". . . according to researchers in our directory department, most people never used the hole any way, at least in recent years. "Undoubtedly, there was a time when many people found the hole convenient la hanging their phone book on the back oi the pantry door or ia a hall closet. Sow, however, most dir ectories are found beneath the pbone on a kitchen counter or ia the drawer on the bedside table. . . . Interestingly, the old square, black wail phones which had hooks on the side for hanging directories now com prise only one-tenth of one per cent of the 767X100 PNB teie pijones ia Oregon. "Our directory researchers al so emphasize that another very What's New . . . From Salem IT IT. XSTTJr KAJfX. IX With the major concern of the legislature being a search for meaningful, permanent proper ty tax relief often beclouded by arguments for and against a sales tax it is easy to lose sight of some major efforts and major accomplishments that are in the making in this legislat ive session and I propose to touch on two of them in this message. The first is that for the first time in eight years of trying. the two houses of this legislat ure are close to agreement on the form that a revised consti tution might take. I voted against the House ver sion because it eliminates the elected board of control by eliminating an elective state treasurer, and I think this in stitution has a lot to do with Oregon's historically having the cleanest state government in the nation. However this constitutional proposal has many fine provis ions which would make Oregon a better governed state and In the conference committee I hope most of these provisions will be retained. One of the best is the crea tion of a controller to control the spending of money in a manner directed by the legis lature, and to audit expendi tures. This would fill a real vacuum in Oregon's govern mental structure. I have made a major effort on HB 1279 which is nearing perfection. As amended this bill requires that the Fish Commis sion and the Game Commission agree and this is a big won) on escapement levels In the Columbia river, of all anadrom ous fish to provide both a sports recreational fishery as well as a commercial fishery in the riv er. Those of you who have ob served the fish wars on the Col umbia are aware of the magni tude of that word "agree" when applied to these two commis sions on this particular subject If successful, it is my firm belief we will have seen the last fish war on the Columbia, and the emotion, the bitterness and the wasted resources of past wars will be no more. The bill can do nothing but enhance the fish resource of the Colum bia river, and this would appear to me to be a major accomplishment terpcru.-l txrirr'yfi if. the i t's d:ppra.'v sirsyly! aML Th ct t4 anliiTig fellies : ia kter:Jr kur. at tiwxa I ns ct Orryjc pfese bocS" erti year bo tr.irg unre.- s cr-ab Asd. the r-eie dr.:.:.-x created ufJiecesaAry pJiirtjot ) Oelays." Weil, that seetTiS to be a sa'js- i fictory e&o,h eipU-ata Bt ! U you rata use bo in the can j rr c your tesepfcer tsc. brtrj ' t to the C T and eH dr.il a boie ia the ecraer fnr a nackei tt that other Cer.tr 1 Otrn paper wiU do It titt a a doeulion to otr 5la Pep for Thirsty Prj!t-r f-rwt Mearmfeiie. we ur.-ie-n and tat there is torse Si;fcvm:v cfgar.aa'-e that rhreatnusj ' ovj- Arcertcaa way of hfe by re- i trxnisg feoies irca docghcats. Jtcw triere's a caa.e worth dem- ', omtraang for. t s POETET usually fmds tough; sieddir.g feea it is prejetsted fo- publication in a weekly pa- j pr. but we had to relent when; Cliff Williams bfoiijfct ia t"ie? work of Vajerie Boer, daughter ' of Mr. arl Mrs. Mel Boer of Lixir.ftorv. foe her wcrx shnr i scrne talent She is an eighth grader. Judge fee yourself: ! YANKEE CUPPEB A sleek, swift ship on ocean water. Perfect ia each mast and! par. Son of speed, and beauty's daughter. Outward bound for gold fields far. Wide bright stripes on her paint ed hua High on the ocean swells she ndes. Her white sails shine Lke the wings of a And fcer bow through the clear blue water slides. TO THE EDITOR. How Not To ... ? To the Editor: Ia reference to the picture on page 8 of the April 13, 1967, Heppner Gazette-Times: I wish to thank you for one cf the best pictures of how not to ride a horse, that I have ev er seen. I am using it as ex hibit A for-jnir 4-H riding in struction. It aiows clearly that the rider is riding behind the horse, the rider has the horse on incorrect lead for turning, rider has reined horses head out of balance with body of horse and any horseman can tell by the picture that the horse could do nothing but fall. All is the fault of the rider. The picture of the girl on the pony is in good contrast as she is riding in balance with the pony and not handicapping it You can be proud of her and I expect to hear more of her ex cellent riding in the future. Well hope someone is teaching her the horses leads. Mrs. Edwin Brostea Bovill, Idaho Remembers Sunsets To the Editor: Ia a letter from Ellis Thom son, a former Heppner resident but in New York City for the past 30 years, he says he hopes to see someday the new Arling ton. He also reminisced a bit about the sunsets from the Heppner Hills where can be seen Mt Hood, Mt Adams, Mt St Helens. Ellis said they had perfect weather for Easter, and he strolled in the Easter Parade on Fifth Avenue for over an hour. On December 22, Ellis was suddenly stricken with pneumo nia and spent Christmas and New Years in the Veterans Hos pital. He said the Doctor scared him so badly about smoking that he smoked his last one on that same day. He also said he witnessed some "sobering events" while in the hospital. I felt Ellis' many friends would be interested In hearing about him. Josephine Mahoney Baker 2545 S. W. TerwUliger, Apt 525 Portland, Oregon 97201 SCHOOL LUKCH MEWS BsppasT High School eavd Elementary School April 21-28 Friday, April 21 Toasted cheese sandwiches, macaroni salad, spinach, cake with fruit, topping, milk. Monday, April 24 Pork goul ash, sweet potatoes, cole slaw, fingerbread and applesauce, read and butter, milk. Tuesday, April 25 Fried chick- en, potatoes, green uw, bread and butter, fresh fruit and grahams, milk. Wednesday, April 26 Pizza, carrots and celery sticks, fruit salad, milk, cookies. Thursday, April 27 Chill con came with crackers, roiis, un tuce wedge with dressing, pudding with raisins, milk. Cancer Society Devotes $378,000 Towards Research A.-TV. i C"v I t j teoifcr jr.S2? t mwt irt ttacrt nurax-ft Jyr,a thrcNaut Orr-rc t't t" pt r. aocwiirtx to Clarx P. M-lr, Pcniarsd tcK,r-v eic utre asd era :.-- a ef the Ar.l crjsaSe for the woetj't Ore psti dnitnon. Eeses.Tti grants were tn ef frt at tr.:r.ry of Oepx rri-l arid CVrtsi jetjaoi. Cf joo State yMversity ar4 Pw"t- cSrxe f ia PWOaaO. Mler ad Use JVTKXS' la c! jO-J frws the Ara lean Cancet Sonny's r.atjoral l.-.irat30fi and $::l:4 from the Ore-son d-irtsion of ACS. Ertearrrh preyrtj xnrr many areas of Irrvettigatfcjn by set er.tists cer the state Projects rar.re fr-xa a stady of the bx chen:ecl charges dur-ig em bocc dr-elccfner.t to an in st:gatioa of the mectanam of horrrsore action. MJier poirt.rd out that a to tal of '.S rr.diwn In ACS funds were alkcated for researeft tfcroufhout the Cniled States last year, afcing with many racee milltorss from the fJeral gmemrcer.t He Quoted Pr Chark HeiVlber?er of the V'n-tsers,;t- cf Wssconsin. developer of a powerful anticancer drut as to the need for cancrr so orfY fund- "Orly a free voluntary group like the Amencan Cancer Soci ety has the Kexibihtv to take raks arid to finance 'long shots' m research." Vr Heidelberg rr stated. This flexibility, this wiilmzress to support new ap proaches, new techniques, new scientists, has made ttif ACS an enormously creative force in cancer research. Gambles on research underta ken bv the American Cancer So ciety have helped develop pro cedures like the Pap test which has saved thousands of lives from uterine cancer. Miller ex plained. Thousands of Crusade volun teers are participating in the April campaign la Oregon, and Miller said it is hoped that ev ery person will be reached to receive copies of the 7 warning signals and to have an oppor tunity to support the society. Pioneer Ponderings By W. S. CAVTKHTT I. I remember Heppner best when it was the end of a freighter's trip from the John Day country. Perhaps a review of such a trip and the circum stances incident to it will re vive memories among the old er readers and be informational to the younger. Most of the hauling was done with four, six or an occasional eight horse team. The driver of an eight guided them with a Jerk line. Most of the freight ing was done after shearing season when the hauler could take a load out for the sheep men, and return with a load of merchandise tor stores in the interior towns. Each horse was expected to drae a load about equal to its own weight except where road conditions required the freight ers to "double up." One such place was on Wall Creek, anoth er was the Schoolhouse Hill be tween Monument and Hamilton. The road was steep and the fos sil soil when wet was slippery as soap. Old timers claimed that a wagon there would begin slid ing three days before a rain. That road prohibited the use of wide tired wheels. The work horses were pastured at night and supplemented with a gal lon of oats, each fed from a nosebag. The wagons were greased daily. Most drivers had a vile vocab ulary all their own but their horses understood it Freighting was rugged work. Not many of their breed are left The only living "long-line skinner" is Tom Harryman of Long Creek. His father was a freighter be fore him and lost his life in the Heppner flood. Heppner Teacher Tours West Point Mrs. Violet Lanham, girls' counselor at HHS, left April 17, for a tour of West Point Acad emy sponsored by the Federal government Mrs. Lanham was ivited earlier this year along with other teachers and coun selors on the annual tour. The teachers will get an in side view of the facilities and programs offered at the acad emy. She will be returning Fri day, April 21. Among the others on the tour is Gordon Pratt former HHS principal who is now at Central High near Monmouth. When you patronize Gazette Time advertisers, you help make a better paper Tell them you saw It la the Gazette-Times. Salem Scene irr ityf,f trio iisvn, rr.at t qa;-'t.vd f . . . - . . 1 K rM-fill- 1 stat J-r thrr re trr of A.-rr-a!! fOM'Taai of other r ry i." , That" a er-airi t. i"f! of on U! signed into law by Gov. MiCall this fmKn lit ar.trd. 1 rjee diwe a mince ccnidt a!x. foe rxt r:Ur.i. but it its irr.portart to triirpr and ptrr.al!y fee anyoc enjoying ! bfeakiait honey. i Skjrh lrjs;SMl is ini-siv of tbe many cVtaiU to be m-jd-rrd m a iwrrr.al imicii :re. Sw 1.60 bilU have Ibwrn trtoe5Kd bv lawmakers ith vear. Oaiing with sublet. 'all the way from bre colony iquararitinr to rr.aK Us reform uf ihne. fewrr than one trnth 1 have p.d rxrth houes and teen .R-d bv the tmvmof as l the trwion passu- Its l'h tal iendar day Four rww are in con ference committee, working out ISerate and Houe difJ'frnor; ! or.iv a handful have faikd or bren indefinitely postponed. This leave a great majority tui under at-tive consideration tn various committee. A the pace qulrkrn on getting these out for floor debate, here is a brief rundown on the tatu of tome bill of interest previous ly noted in Salem Scene: Taatton Bib one here is the three per cent retail tales tax proposal, key measure In a House approved tax reform package intended to provide property tax cut of about 33 per cent. The Senate Taxation Commit tee now has completed public hearing on the sale tax bill; this week it is studying details with a consultant from Califor nia, as Oregon's proposal U modeled after that state's law. If the Senate concurs with the House, the people will get t vote on property tax relief through ale tax revenue. New Constitution Often ov erlooked is the significance of a bill to overhaul Oregon' 108-year-old Constitution and re varr.D many aspects of state government structure, function and procedures. Senate ana House disagreements have sent the amended proponst to confer ence committee: again. If agree ment can be reached the wsue will be put to a statewide vote. Elections Speaking of vot ing, many of the bills already signed Into law this session re late to elections and filing pro cedures. Included are bills pro hibiting filing for more than one public elective office with out first withdrawing earlier filing in writing, and Including candidates In the definition of persons who cannot publish fabie statements under Oregon's Corrupt Practices Act. No longer will it be neces sary for a voter to make a mark before a write-in candi dates name or to puzzle over voting squares on blank ballot lines. But he will have to re register before future elections if voting on a "proof of name change." Register of voters In the future will be purged be tween primary and general elections. Highways Bills to require periodic drivers' reexamina tions and motor vehicle inspec tions still are in their first com- Erbie Lee Kirk Dies Here Friday Erbie Lee Kirk. 83, son of parents who came to Oregon by wagon train in 1871, died in Pioneer Memorial Hospital Friday after a long Illness. Graveside services were Mon day at Heppner Masonic Ceme tery with the Rev. Al Boschce officiating anrt u.-lth QuMnou Mortuary in charge of arrange- menu. He was born October 16, 1883, la Heppner, son of J. C. Kirk and Marv Con noil irtrlr unA worked on ranches In this area ail or his lire. He was a mem ber of Willows Lodge, IOOF, and of the Methodist church. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Juanita Wilson, Milton Freewater, and Mrs. Hazel Gates, Junction City; a son, Les ter Kirk of Medford; a sister, Mrs. Emma Jones, Heppner; a nephew. A. W. Jones, Heppner; and 12 grandchildren. RANGE. AIRPLANE SPRAYING CO. Owned and Operated By PAUL N. HANSEN Available for assistance with your spraying problems. Eighteen years' experience in this area. Personal service. lake apt wa i nt-m--mm HEPPNEH by Cfrtt L CwKw mlttee The House last week ap proved a measure to inrrr gasoline taxes from sis to sev en rent per gil'i and to chanjre the apportionment of revenue to rl'te and rounllr A bill permitting the use of metal tuiled tire during ret. tain month has pauted both house and awaits the gover nors signature. Air and Water Quality A bill to create regional air qual Ity dutrtrta, aa per federal guideline, has been paatsrd by Senate Air and Water Ouatlty Control Committee. The mmmil tee mil to considering leglla tton to Improve water quality and to offer tax Incentive to Individual or Industrie Instal ling anti pollution equipment. Labor Management The Huum has adopted a measure providing for a state minimum wage of $113 per hour. Bills to revise benefit schedule for workmen and unemployment compensation still are being ttudicd tn committee, and are expected out presently with amendments. Some other bill already re ceiving Gov. McCall's signature include the authorization of ra dio and television broadcasts of public notice to supplement present publication require ment, a revised state appren ticeship program, and a provis ion to permit hospital districts to provide ambulance service. Most of them, however. Concern budget appropriations to contin ue smooth operation of state government bod lea. In the final weeks of the 1967 session, we can expect to see hundred of measure come up for final debate, voting and consideration of the governor. Bills signed by the governor au tomatically become law 90 days after the legislature adjourns, unless they contain an emergen cy clause. In which ca they tH-come active either upon sign ing or upon the date specified In the bill. (lOMMUN ) BILLBOARD Coming Events HEPPNER HIGH BASEBALL Saturday, April 22, Sherman at Heppner, 10 a.m. Saturday, April 29, Burns at Burns, 1 p.m. HEPPNER HIGH TRACK Burns Invitational at Burns, Saturday, April 22 Heppner Invitational at Heppner, Saturday, April 29 LITTLE LEAGUE TRYOUTS Saturday. April 22 and 29 Little League Field, fair grounds Boys 9 12 years of age PLANT A FOOD SALE By lone Garden Club Friday, April 21. lone Build ers Supply Bldg., 1:30-5 p.m. Varieties of flowers, plants and shrubs. Home baked food sale. Cofflee and pie served. IONE RAINBOW DANCE Saturday, April 22, 8:30 12:00 lone Crade School Gym Music by "Changing Times" GRANGE BUFFET DINNER Lexington Grange Hall Sunday, April 23, 1:30-4:00 p.m. Auction sale to follow SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE BY C. A. RUGGLES Insurance Agency Heppaer P. O. Box 247 PH. f7-M23 AERO
