Thoughts on the Election
HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thunder. May S3. 1968
THE
Tills pnKr doc not preiiume to make six'Clflc recommenda
tions fur the primary election, coming Tuesday, but perhaps a
fw thought and Impressions aro In order.
ThU In an unusual presidential year, and Oregon's primary i
n key election In setting the national trend again. The three can
didates on the Democratic ballot (with one Johnson not now
a true ranclldute but the one listed as a vlcc-presldential candi
date Humphrey now a presidential candidate) give an almost
unprecedented choice for the pnrty. The Republicans have two on
the ballot, Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan, and Nelson Rocke
feller, who was late in making up his mind, is a wrlteln candi
date. As ot this writing, Kennedy may have the edge In the
Democratic free-for-all, and Nixon seems to be pulling away on
the GOP ballot.
Another top Interest getter Is the U. S. Senate race. If we
were a Democrat, we'd vote for Senator Morse, although he it
often unpopular with the press and Is one of the most severely
criticized men In public office. Through the years, however, Sen.
Morse, in our oolnion. has been scrupulously attentive to the
needs of his constituency and has responded to "calls for help" HELEN E. SHERMAN
from the "small people." Ma Is a strong voice, and although one! ARNOLD RAYMOND
may often disagree with him, he does not equivocate ana la not
afraid to let his position be knowa This is a quality needed in
politics today. On the practical side, Sen. Morse has seniority In
the Senate. Should Robert Duncan win, and Duncan undoubtedly
Is a high caliber man, Oregon would have two senators with lit-
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to be making little headway,
On the Republican ticket, Robert Packwood, a state reprcscn
tative from Multnomah county, seeks the Senate nomination
and his opponent is John S. Boyd of Medford. Packwood carries
considerable respect as a young, resourceful and energetic man
and should win the nomination,
For Congress, 2nd district, AI Ullman is again unopposed on
the Democratic ticket, and he seems to' be getting stronger with
every term he serves. With his position on the Ways and Means
committee and the place of respect he enjoys among his assort
ates, Ullman has been called one of the most Influential men In
Congress,
Three Republicans seek the znd district nomination on meDID you ever sce sucn jub
primary Danot. uaimng grouna iasi is jviarv nooi oi raauras i nation as that which came
who could develop Into a strong challenger for U. S. represent-1 this week? The rain was the
tive. William Quigley of Baker, which Is also Ullman's home answer to prayers and upholds
tnusn tins honn r-nnrliirtlnir in prrlvn ramnnlirn. vtsltlnir In lleni). I acaln the 01(1 aaaee, KUin
ner last week. Running again, despite two previous defeats, Is
Everett Thoren of Elgin. Root would seem to have the upper hand
In this race.
Generating considerable attention In Morrow county Is the
contest for secretary of state with focus being on the F. F. Mont
gomery-Clay Myers battle on the GOP ticket. Both have strong
followings. One thing the voter should think about is that in
Oregon the Secretary of State position has almost traditionally
been the stepping stone for governor. Our tendency at this mo
ment despite the fact that we disagree with Montgomery on
some matters (such as the sales tax) is that he might be a
stronger man in this Important office and would lend strength
to the board of control. Myers, the Incumbent, has been criticized
(and some will say unjustly so) for inefficiency and lack of or
ganizatlon In some of the departments under his jurisdiction
Montgomery has been criticized harshly, too, for the legislature's
failure to accomplish action on the tax matter. He takes the
brunt because he was Speaker of the House.
However, Democrats have a very strong candidate In George
Van Hoomlssen, Multnomah county district attorney. He Is ex
pected to be a rather easy winner over M. A. (Cap) Yegge for
6 p.m., Monday through Friday; 9 a.m.
Chaff and Chatter
Wes Sherman
The Rhyming Philosopher
PUSH
NOW ITS JUNE. AND GRADUATIONS
CALL FOR WARM CONGRATULATIONS
SINCE COMMENCEMENT MEANS THAT SOMETHING HAS
BEEN FINISHED:
AND THE ENDS ARE JUST BEGINNING.
WHILE THE GIST OF THEM IS WINNING.
YET THE PROBLEMS UP AHEAD ARE UNDIMINISHED.
IF YOU THINK THIS MEANS CONFUSION,
THEN WE'VE REACHED THE SAME CONCLUSION,
FOR THERE'S NOTHING MORE DECEIVING THAN
DIPLOMAS.
NOW THEY'RE CAPPED AND GOWNED IN EARNEST
BUT THAT'S ALL THAT HAS BEEN FURNISHED,
SINCE THE GAME'S NOT ALWAYS WON BY HITTING
HOMERS.
WE CONGRATULATE THE SCHOLARS,
WHICH MAKES SENSE BUT HARDLY DOLLARS,
FOR A SHEEPSKIN ISNT PASSPORT TO A PENSION.
THEY'RE ALL STARTING SCARED AND SADDER
AT THE BOTTOM OF THE LADDER
WITH AN AWFUL LOT OF FEAR OR APPREHENSION.
SO. REMEMBER, DADS AND MOTHERS.
UNCLES, SISTERS. AUNTS AND BROTHERS,
WHILE YOU PRAISE THEIR PAST ACHIEVEMENTS, HERE'S
A NOTION:
DON'T JUST WALK AWAY AND LEAVE THEM
THEY'VE GOT GOALS, SO HELP ACHIEVE THEM;
CERTAIN ENGINES NEED A PUSH TO GET IN MOTION?
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And it was a dandy!
Now who gets the credit? Is
it the Derson who says tt ai
I ways rains when he washes the
car? Is it Richard Nixon who
is quoted as saying that it was
coiner to rain in Eastern Ore-
eon in five days? Is it the per-
Ison who said he brought it from
Seattle? Is it L. R. Babb who
says he brought it up from Ari
zona? Or is it the Episcopal
ians who prayed for rain Sun
day at their Roeation service
and got real quick results?
One of the most likely candi
dates for credit is Mrs. Walter
(Doreen) Jacobs, according to
Birdine Tullis. Doreen painted
hex sign designed to brine
rain, Mrs. Tullis says. This is
in keeping with the superstit
the Demo secretary of state nomination, and the campaign against ion of the Pennsylvania Dutch.
Mrs. Tullis and son Mark
back in 1965 in a dry spell
painted a hex sign, and a wa
terspout came to fill their base
ment full of water. Mrs. Tullis
told Mrs. Jacobs about this and
Doreen gave it a try. Seems that
she had overwhelming success,
By gar, that is pretty strong
medicine, Doreen!
the Republican winner in the fall election should be a great con
test
On the purely local level, there Is only the contest between
Bert Corbln and John Mollahan, Democrats, for sheriff. This was
a very quiet campaign until late, but has intensified in the
past few days. Voters here know them both well and will weigh
their respective merits In making a decision. Sheriff C. J. D. Bau
man, the veteran office holder, Is without opposition on the Re
publican ticket.
Bill Weatherford added some Interest late in the campaign
by tossing his hat in the ring for state senator, Democratic ticket.
His, of course, is a wrlteln campaign, since there is no candi
date on the ballot. He could well generate the interest to get J her son, Don, enjoying the rain,
the nomination and this would assure a race In the fall against I but they brought in an artes
Kenneth Jernstedt. Republican, of Hood River. The latter is not ian well on Mrs. Evans' ranch
well known here, but he is said to be well qualified. Perhaps his (opSratf,d.by ?on)L R2l Frencn
lack of opposition has made him a little too confident, since Lfwfth lZXZ
there is no announcement in the Voters Pamphlet and not even ti0n at the start, then decided
CUP OF SOME of our citizens
is running over this week.
Not only are Millie Evans and
a ballot slogan beside his name to help acquaint the voter with
mm. Morrow county has rather suffered from an "absentee" rep
resentatlon In the State Senate. Sen. Ben Musa seldom came to
this county. It is hoped that this will not be true In the future.
Consideration should be given to those who hold the bulk
of spaed on the ballots the candidates for the national conven
tions. Demos have the job of picking 25 at large and two from
the second district. They have a wide choice 83 running at
large and six from the second district. The GOP has 42 candi
dates for ten at-large positions (they don't have as many dele
gates at their national convention) and 13 for two 2nd district
openings.
We think Irvln Mann deserves support in seeking a 2nd dis
trict delegate position. He is our representative in the legisla
ture and has attained a veteran's ranking In two sessions there.
He well represents Eastern Oregon's interests and is a logical
person to elect to help in choosing a presidential candidate. Rep.
Mann has his work cut out because only two are chosen from
13. Those from this part of the state will need to give him their
full support to get him to the convention.
Many names on the two ballots for delegates are very well
known and some will be complete strangers to voters here. We
feel Inclined to say one more word for another Eastern Oregonian
on the Demo ticket because he is In the same position as Mann.
He can give good representation for his party and is prominent
in Eastern Oregon. This Is C. L. (Buck) Smith of John Day, who
nas a long record or civic achievement In that city. He is active
in seeking the position, has yisited here, and should do his party
a good jOD. bmitn is on the ballot as a candidate to the Demo
convention from the second district,
That's about all the contests of interest on the party ballots
Looming in the fall is a battle between Robert Thornton, incum
bent for state attorney-general, Democrat, and Lee Johnson, un
opposed on the GOP ticket for the same post. There is little
action now, but it will be a battle in the general election.
MEASURES
Three measures are on the nonpartisan ballot, and we plan
to vote yes on each of them. Probably the most Important is
Measure 3, which provides for bonding for state college construc
tion over a long term. Bonding limit is fixed at 34 of 1 of
the state's true cash value. For each dollar of money spent on
buildings from the bonds, a matching dollar must come out of
the general funds of the state. We like the "pay as you grow"
comDined witn the state's traditional "pay as you go policy
since students now will help pay back for the educations through
the bonding at a time when they become contributors to the
state's general funds as productive citizens.
There is some opposition on the interest costs, but the ad
vantages of the plan seem to us to outweigh the disadvantages.
Measure No. 1 on the ballot would change the constitution so
that state Common School Fund money could be used to improve
state lands under its jurisdiction. Long range effect would be to
increase principal fund and interest distributed each year. At
the present, income can only be distributed and not invested.
Measure 2 would change and stabilize the number of names
needed to get initiative and referendum petitions on the ballot.
This measure would save money and confusion. It is a sensible
step and deserves support.
Mrs. Mary Bailey returned Fri
day from a two-weeks visit with
members of her family. In Port
land she was present for the
golden wedding anniversary cel
ebration May 5 of her brother-in-law
and sister, Mr. and Mrs.
Calvin Guy Husbands, held at
the home of their daughter, Mrs.
William E. Hickok. All six sis
ters in Mrs. Bailey's family
were together for the occasion.
Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Swanson
and family are expected to move
from Minneapolis, Minn., to Se
attle during the coming week,
following his transfer to a per
manent position with Northwest
Orient Airlines. He will begin
his schooling June 1 in Seattle,
and his family is accompany
ing him west.
to go another few feet. Thtis
made it come in Saturday as
an artesian well. Its true ca
pacity is a little hard to deter
mine for it has been capped.
YES, WE KNOW Kay Corbin is
a boy, not a girl. We just do
stupid things some times in the
heat of battle on the paper. We
made the error in writing up
the story on Bert Corbin and
John Mollahan last week, the
Demo contestants for sheriff.
The subconscious takes over
sometimes, and one of a report
er's problems are those names
which can either be a boy or
girl Shirley, Pearl, Cecil, and
in this instance, Kay. Sorry,
Kay!
SPEAKING of names, this is
the time of year that is the
moment of truth for high school
seniors when their middle
names are announced. We've
been real mean this year and
used all the Heppner High
grads' middle names under their
pictures in section 2. Now we'll
batten the windows and bar the
doors to keep the brick bats out!
THIS IS sort of an unusual
graduation time for the Gazette-Times.
It seems as if all
our present and former appren
tice crew is coming of age at
the same time. And we're proud
of them! Ricky Gimbel is grad
uating with honors at Taft and
is going to go to the University
of Oregon. He got baptized with
printer's ink here when he was
still in grade school. Kit Ander
son is another honor student
and another apprentice who be
came a reporter for us. Kit
graduates at Albany High and
will go to Oregon State Univer
sity on a scholarship.
Our present "printer's devil,'
Randy Stillman, graduates at
Heppner High. Randy probably
has the longest tenure with us
and is a real part of tne u i.
He is one of the best athletes
ever to work here and was as
good a backfield man for Hepu
ner High in 1967 as Greg (Red
Dog) Pierce was in the line a
few years ago.
We were delighted when Greg
came knocking at our door tne
other evening. He's another of
the G-T boys who spent many
hours in the back shop. It was
with real gratitude that we saw
him return whole and looking
fit from 18 months' service in
Vietnam. Our thinking is that
the NVA and the Viet Cong are
as happy to have him out of
the war as we are to have him
home, judging by the way he
used to red dog the opposing
football backs for Heppner High.
Also graduating is son Jim
who will be heading for college
in the fall and leave us with
out a pressman. He has helped
mother and dad ever since he
was tall enough to see above
a composing stone.
Say, we're proud of this gang
of young men who have earned
their stripes in a country news
paper and print shop!
TO THE EDITOR
WHILE TALKING about being
proud, we're proud of the
Heppner High Hehisch staff for
the excellent rating thev got
from the Scholastic Press asso
ciation. It was great! We wish
On Those Pamphlets
To the Editor:
Last week in your Chaff and
Chatter appeared the comment
that some Montgomery backers
were hoping to blame Clay My
ers for the failure of Republi
cans to get primary voters
pamphlets in Morrow county
within the twenty-day period
preceding the primary election
as required by statute. First, let
me say that I think our own
county clerk was very generous
in blaming the entire problem
on machine failure, and while
this would seem to relieve the
secretary of state from respon
sibilitv for the error, the fact
still remains that Myers' office
did call back to get the list ot
independent and "other" voters
which was not included in the
first tabulation. In view of this
it seems altogether reasonable
to conclude that the state office
should have noted that Morrow
county could not have a total
registration of Democrat voters.
Further, there were literally
thousands of voters throughout
the state who received pamph
lets late, in clear violation of
the statutory requirement.
speak In La Grande; at least
everyone should pay careful at
tention to Senator McCarthy's
views as they are reported by
television and the press.
The McCarthy candidacy fi
nally has made opposition to
our Involvement In Vietnam re
spectable and legitimate; one
no longer has to feel afraid to
speak his concern for fear of
being labeled as a traitor. The
grass-roots, spontaneous sup
port that he has gained, with
out any political machinery to
depend on, revives a feeling of
a true democratic process mov
ing in tne land.
Having now seen and heard
him in person, I feel more than
ever that he can be trusted; that
he Is consistent in his beliefs
and his statements: and that
he offers the best chance avail
able for a fresh spirit of hope
and a new unity and sense of
direction lor America.
M. T. Merrill, M. D.
John Day, Oregon
Mrs. Elmer (Wanda) Parks
and four children of Colfax.
Wn., spent from Friday through
Sunday visiting at the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lyle
maueson.
We COUld print the Whole thing. .nnrtnnf hnnnonmoc nnrl nor
?r!Luia!L0Ji, !, 'SIX? sonalities of our time. But this
sian aim iu ivuo. itaiiiei iiviv,
advisor,
We're proud of the staff of
the lone High paper, The Card
inal. Through the enorts oi
Janice Snider, editor, primarily
they got out their first printed
paper, since 1942, last Thursday.
This was a very fine job. Janice
really had things organized as if
she had been at it lor years.
JOHN CEGLIA, about whom we
have the story elsewhere this
week, made additional news
Sunday. He was trucking a load
of squashed car bodies to Port
land when his truck exhaust ig
nited one of the bodies that
hadn't been burned. The uphol
stery caught fire. Things were
getting really hot by the time
he got to Lexington. Firemen
and volunteers came to his aid
and saved the day, as well as
the truck, and John's hide. Don't
ever think those old car bodies
don't make hot fires.
IN NOTING THAT the Heppner
Branch of First National is
holding open house today, Harry
U uonneii gave us a Keport oi
Condition of the First National
Bank of Heppner as of Decem
ber 29, 1922, which he found
among things at the Abstract
and Title Co. Capital was
$100,000, deposits $646,120, and
loans totaled $628,503. Over
drafts were listed at $4,750!
Wuite a far crv from todav
but a going concern even then.
M. S. Corrigall was president,
Don Turner .f? ? OI
I u xvirs. nerDerr, k. Kstrom, re-
r- ii . turned home Tuesday, May 14,
rOVOrS McCarthy after completing basic training
. uiu, voiu., who ine t,a
Grande unit of the National
Guard, in which he entered
training in January.
Mr. and Mrs. Eltwyne Hale
traveled to San Jose, Calif., on
Wednesday. Mav 1. where thev
spent ten days visiting Mrs.
Hales son-in-law and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Sulivan, and
family. j
To the Editor:
One of the disadvantages in
living in the "remote" areas of
eastern Oregon is the lack of
direct contact with some of the
week Senator Eugene McCarthy
came to eastern Oregon. I wish
that everyone in this part of
the state could have heard him
Frank Gilliam vice president
T. J. Mahoney vice president,
W. P. Mahonev cashier, and W
E. Moore assistant cashier. Oth
er directors included J. B. Nat
ter, W. O. Minor and John Kil
kenny.
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DONT FORGET TO VOTE
TUESDAY, MAY 28
POPPY DAYS
Friday, Saturday May 24 &
25
Memorial Popples on sale,
downtown Heppner
By American Legion Auxil
iary members
Honor the servicemen and
veterans "Wear a Poppy"
TRAVELING FOOD SALE
Wednesday. May 29, 4:00
and 7:00 p.m.
By Ruth Assembly Rainbow
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Place your order early with
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Saturday, May 25, at Cal's
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By Heppner High Cheerlead
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Will pickup and deliver
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