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HEPPNER
2 KEPPNER CAZETTETIMES. Thursday. Korebci I. 1968 j
GAZETTE-TIMES
Heppner. Oregon 7BJ
phone 676-8228
MORHOW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
The Heppner Caatte established March 30. lHivi The Heppner
Time, established November 18. 181)7. Consolidated rebruary 15.
1912.
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It's Beginning to Add Up
Al the recent convention of Inland Empire Waterways
Association, Oscar Peterson, former Morrow county Judge, was
Instrumental In securing unanimous passage of a resolution
he proposed which calls for expediting the study of thermal
nuclear power plants in Morrow county, using effluent water
from llu plants for Irrigation.
A recent editorial in The Tri City Herald, Kennewiek,
points up the need for such plants to supplement hydro
electric projects and states the case for locating them east of
the Cascades. The editorial follows:
Publisher Glenn C. Lee of The Trl-City Herald had
many things to tell the Inland Empire Waterways Asso
ciation Monday about the power situation in the Pacific
Northwest. But he summed it very well In one sentence:
"We are running short of power, and we are run
ning short of time."
You don't build power plants over night. The Paeiric
Northwest must turn to nuclear plants and the delay in
getting them started could grow more formidable than
the toadblocks that delayed some of our hydro projects.
In the past when we have argued for construction
of nuclear plants east ol the Cascades the reasons for
suggesting such construction were drowned out in cries of
"provincialism."
But now, as the time schedule for supplementing reg
ional power demands grows shorter, a close look must
be taken at the alternatives.
Bonneville Power Administration has had a study
group looking into nuclear power sites but last year Mr.
Lee was urging that a "second team" be established to re
search alternate sites in the event there was any de
lay in getting started at what were considered the "prime"
sites.
This whole power picture has been backwards. The
proposals have been to build nuclear plants near popu
lation centers.
But the whole experience with nuclear plants has been
resistance and controversy whenever an attempt has been
made to build them by population centers.
An added complicating factor has been what to do
with the water once It has been used as a coolant In the
nucle ar process.
Pollution experts have already legislated against re
turning the heated water to the river. If you can't return
it to the river, then you must either place it in gigantic
cooling ponds several thousand acres each or hurl it into
the air through cooling towers about 30 stories high and
more than the length of a football field wide.
These are tremendous problems as witness the plight
of Portland General Electric company which has been try
ing vainly to construct a million-kilowatt nuclear plant
at the Trojan site on the Columbia river. Its announced
plan to use cooling towers has already brought public
outcry from the Longview-Vancouver area.
We don't take any satisfaction from the problems and
the delays. What Mr. Lee is proclaiming is the increas
ing threat to the Pacific Northwest from our decreasing
power supply.
Work out the problems if you can, he has said, but
in the meantime, let's build nuclear plants where it is
possible to build them and get the power on the line
while the haggling goes on.
Eastern Washington and Eastern Oregon can utilize
the heated water for irrigation. We also have the land
area available for cooling ponds.
We have the sparseness of population to surmount
another of the prime objections to such plants.
Eventually some plants will be constructed on this
side of the Cascades. Even the experts agree to this. Mr.
Lee is urging that these be built first and the postage
stamp rate be used to freight the power to load centers
just as Is done now with our hydro plants.
He isn't saying anything new but people are begin
ning to listen more now as they begin to realize he isn't
being provincial; he's jurt talking sense.
School Bells
COLLEGE ENTRANCE
REQUIREMENTS AND
PROCEDURES
College entrance requirements
are basically the same for all
of the 4-vear stale colleges and
universities. Oregon residents
being admitted to a first-year
(freshman) standing must
have:
a. Completed the following
uniform entrance requirements
approved by the institutions of
higher education in Oregon:
Graduation from a standard
high school with the required
number of units, including 3 un
its in English, 2 units in social
science, 1 unit in mathematics, 1
unit in the natural sciences, and
2 in health and physical
education.
b. Achieved one of the fol
lowing: (1) For fall term only, a 2.25
(C plus) grade-point average or
above in all high school sub
jects taken toward graduation;
fur winter and spring term, a
2.00 (C) average. (Some colleg
es require only a 2.00 GPA (C)
for fall term,) or
(2) A combined score of 887
points fall term (880 points win
ter and spring terms) on the
verbal and mathematical sec
tions of the Scholastic Aptitude
Test (SAT) of the College En
trance Examination Board, or
(3) A minimum grade-point
average of 2.00 (C) on J2 terms
9 term hours in a prescribed
program in a regular collegiate
summer session, including a
course in English composition
and two or more courses from
the areas of humanities, social
science, or science-mathematics.
For early confirmation of ac
ceptance, a high school senior
may apply for fall term admis
sion at any time following com
pletion of the seventh semester
of high school. Resident appli
cants with a grade-point aver
age of 2.50 or higher or with a
combined score of 950 or high
er for the verbal and mathe
matical sections of the Scholas
tic Aptitude Test (SAT) of the
College Entrance Examination
Board are notified immediately
r acceptance for the fall term.
For regular admission a high
school student with a grade
point average of 2.25 with a
combined score of 887 for the
verbal and mathematical sec
tions of the SAT may apply for
college admission at the end of
the seventh semester, but he
will not be notified of his ac
ceptance until the final high
school transcript has been re
ceived by the college of his
choice.
To apply for admission a stu
dent must do the following
things:
1. Complete the required en
trance tests.
2. Fill out an application
Ami! THE Intense pressure !
the election campaign, wnu
was telling on u all. the am
tude of Die presidential camll
!,.. ufii.r i ln division wit!
made, was encouraging ami
welcome.
Richard Nixon look his victory
with humility und had words o
nraixe tor his Demut-rallf op
IMinent, stilting that Hubert
Humphrey would have a place
in eovernment during Nixon's
presidency, If he Wlslies 11.
On the other hand, Humphrey
while undoubtedly disappointed
touk his loss gniciouslv and
showed no bitterness towards
Nixon. He said that he would
continue his efforts towards the
causes In which he believes.
Then this week President
Johnson and Mm. Johnson wel
corned the Nixons to the White
House and accorded them every
hospitality. It seemed evident
that the principals are cleterm
ined to make the transition
smoothly.
For the public, which under
goes the throes of the campaign,
this is gratifying ending ana
seems to reveal democracy at
its best. While partisanship
flares high during a campaign.
a person feels hapoilv Inclined
towards them when they show
their colors as they have when
the results were known, iso mat
ter what the feelings were dur
Ing the campaign, one now Is
inclined to conclude that these
are truly big men. and they give
us hope for the future.
THE BALLOT Is a cold, object
Ive thing. When one goes to
the polls, he casts a vote for
one candidate and thereby re-
Iects the opponent or opponents.
Or, he sav-s "yes" to one prop
osition, or "no," whichever is his
choice.
There are no "ifs" nor "buts."
One can't say, "1 have decided
to vote for Joe Doakes but I
also think John Doe is a very
fine candidate." Nor can he
make any other qualification. It
is one or the other.
We believe that in the case
of Sheriff C. J. D. Bauman a
lot of Morrow county voters who
mav not have cast ballots for
him still admire and appreci
ate him. We are inclined to
think that some voted for a
younger man thinking the sher
iff had earned a deserved retirement.
But when the results are in,
there is no way to show this.
Hence, a person might surely
get the idea that he was "kick
ed out" of office. Thus, an elec
tion can seem to be a cruel
thing. Some of us learned this
early at a school class election
perhaps. It was a pretty tough
thing to think perhaps mistak
enly, that one wasn't as popu
lar as a classmate.
As we said editorially prior
to the election, we think Sher
iff Bauman has a spotless rec
ord, and this is quite an achieve
ment after nearly 40 years. His
integrity and honesty are ex
emplary. He has served this
county admirably.
Like many others, we look at
him with appreciation and grat
itude. We know he will find
satisfaction in the knowledge
that he has done a fine job.
And like the presidential can
didates, he will show every
courtesy to the incoming sher
iff. John Mollahan, who as Sher
iff Bauman says, will do a real
good job for the county.
SATURDAY was one of the most
exciting days that the Sher
mans have had in recent years.
We enjoyed seeing the thrilling
Oregon State victory over UCLA
with all the color and glamour
of a homecoming game and
with more than 41,000 persons
present (and no traffic snarls,
thanks to the good work of Jim
Barratt). Ordinarily, when a
Beaver fan sees OSU clobber the
Bruins, 45 to 21, this would be
enough to make his cup run
over for one day.
Incidentally, Jim must have
called upon some dryland hocus-pocus
from out of his youth
at Heppner to get that blue-sky
day sandwiched between the
torrential days of Friday and
Sunday at Corvallis.
But the appearance of Doc
Severinsen at the game and at
an evening concert was equally
thrilling. Johnny Carson de
clares that Doc is the best
trumpet player in the world, and
he certainly gets no argument
from us. He is magnificent.
Frosting on the cake for the
day was en.ioying the hospital
ity of the Barratts at their love
ly new home in Corvallis after
the game. They were hosts to
a buffet for east Oregonian
friends, including some former
Heppnerites, all of whom en
joyed visiting with the Severin-
sens. By the wav, the Barratts
really do have Beavers carved
on their front door.
Doc and Evonne are great
goodwill ambassadors for East
ern Oregon. He told the crowd
at the evening show Saturday
that thev khou d be proud to im
OregiinianK lor there is no place
like it.
And Doc know what he h
talking alMiut.
TO THE EDITOR
Appreciation
the college of his choice. (A
processing fee of $10.00 must be
sent with most applications).
3. Request housing accommo
dation forms from the college.
4. See that his completed high
school transcript is sent to the
Director of Admissions.
5. Have a physical examina
tion before entering college.
Requirements for regular ad
mission to the community col
leges are very similar to those
for admission to the 4-year col
leges. There might be one ex
ception and that concerns the
grade-point average. A student
interested in admission to a
community college should check
of college-level course work or form which will be mailed to the catalog from that school.
Dear Wes:
I want to take this onportu
nltv to extend mv appreciation
to l he voters of Morrow county
for their vole on the Prop
erty Tax Limitation and their
support of Dr. Dale Parnell as
State Superintendent of Public
Instruction.
I realize that voting against
the 1 '. Property Tax Limita
tion must have been especially
difficult for many people when
the need for property tax re
lief is so great.
I do not Interpret tne no vote
on the 1 measure as an In
dication that the people do not
want or need property tax re
lief. The no vote was a vote
against the chaotic effects this
limitation would have created
in schools and local Government,
and not a vote of satisfaction
with the present tax structure
In Oregon.
The message seems to lie very
clear that the people want a
change in the tax structure in
Oregon. I feel that it is up to
(he 19 legislature to provide
some choices for the voters.
As chairman of the OtA
School Finance Committee. I
have talked to several legislat
ors and they have indicated that
the tax dilemma will be the
number one item on the agenda
for the 1969 session.
Thev hope to have a new tax
program ready to present to the
voters at a special election as
early as April, 1969.
I personally feel that a
change is very necessary and I
ntend to do everything 1 can
to see that the voters at least
hnvo a crtai.'V t. Vol oil a Ian
alii limine that Would provide
Mime needed prnwtty las fr
I J-f.
Sincerely,
lion Daniel
'Chinee' Sullivan
To I lie Editor:
In rttviu letter from our
old friend and former Heppner.
He. Ui.i M. Yeager, of Castli
hock, Wn . he asked me if
li-nn-mtieii-d "l'hlnis Sullivan."
Well, lo our many tender w ho
niiiv never have had I he idea
uit? of knowing tins Interesting
I'hniaeter from Ihe Celestial
Kingdom) In tar Cathay, let nn
sav that "Chinee Sullivan was
a w ood saws it (saw buck and
buck awl In Ihe pre Hood era
Qtotind the lurn of the century
and himself a victim of Ihe
Heppner Flood of 11HJ3. Physic
aHv he was a small, wiry-type
man who had perhaps more
than his share of Ihe hearts of
his fellow man. Many gave him
a lob of sawing when they sac
lit iced this much-needed exer
cise for their own well being.
"Chinee Sullivan sawed the
wood In a ihvthmle but Jerkv
fashion and was blessed with
a good sense of humor, else he
could not have withstood Ihe
pranks and mostly poor jokes
IH-rpetraled uion him by some
of us youngsters.
One of our favorites was to
take a barrel hoop t wooden).
sneak up behind Sullivan, time
his movements with precision,
and then drop the hoop over
Sullivan and his saw, thus par
alvzing his entire operation.
He would feign great anger
which faded out, and then his
laughter would become as
strong as ours.
He reallv was a great Utile
guy. He seemed lo give some
thing more than his labor at all
times. Another Heppner charac
tei in the passing parade. Hepp
ner has had many of them
through the years.
Sincerely,
Art Crawford
4S52 Kingston Way
San Jor.e, Calif.
Pioneer
Ponderings
Bv W 8. CAVERH1LL
Mrs. Cornett Green U spend-
Inn time this week at the home
of her son and daughter-in-law.
Air. and Mrs. Sieve Green, In
Pendleton while caring for the
Green's older son while the par
ents are in Portland for med
ical care for their younger son.
Why Not WagontlreT
There seems lo lw some eon
lenlion that the Navy tioinliiii"
range al Boardman is In 'he
wrong place,
ivtlums it is. but Ihe sugges
tion thai It be moved out of trr
stale Is ill advised when we
have Waeontlre available. If
we want lo get It removed from
people, Wagontlre Is me piace.
It is out In Reub Long's coun
try where a horse has lo graze
at thirty miles an hour or starve
lo death; where a line of sur
veyor's stakes and a few bound
ary monuments would be a
major development. It would
double the population at (he
cas station. There are two year
round residents Ihere now. Any
enterprise that will do that for
an Eastern Oregon seuiemeni
should be encouraged if It is
tolerable. The people at Wagon
lire would welcome the Navy
Sheridan Wyman and her fi
ance, Ed Tarnaskv, traveled
from Portland during the past
week end to spend lime visit
ing her mother, Mrs. llene Wy
man, and her brother and sis
ter in law. Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Loughlin and family. Tamasky
and his brother-in-law, Earl
Mattson of Portland, stayed at
the Laughlin home and enjoyed
a week end of elk hunting. Tar
nasky was on two week's leave
from' the Army, having recently
finished his basic training at Ft.
Lewis, Wn. He was to report to
Ft. Sam Houston, Texas, Octo
ber 7, where he will receive fur
ther medical training in the
field of pharmacy. Muss Wyman
is in her junior year of train
ing at Emanuel Hospital School
of Nursing in Portland.
COMMUNITY
BILLBOARD
Coming Events
OES RECEPTION
AND FRIENDSHIP NIGHT
Saiurdav. Nov. 16. 8 p.m.
Grand Reception for Virginia
Wilkinson, grand as
conductress
High School Gymnasium
Public Invited
SPAGHETTI FEED
lone School Cafetorlum
mmurflnv. Nov. 16
Following lone vs. Crane
Football Game
CARNATION CLUB DINNER
Annual Thanksgiving Dinner
Degree of Honor members
and families
Sal.. Nov. 23. 6:30 p.m.
Episcopal Parish Hall
BAKED FOOD SALE
Friday, Nov. 22, from 9:30
a.m.
Bv Heppner Legion Auxiliary
Next to Gardner's Men's
Wear
THANKSGIVING DANCE
Turkey Hop, Sat., Nov. 30,
9:30 p.m.
Heppner Fair Pavilion
Sponsored by Soroptimist
Club of Heppner
SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC
SERVICE BY
C. A. RUGGLES
Insurance Agency
O. Box 247 PH. 676-9625
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