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HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES. ThuiidaY. wb.t . IKS tm I ' w-i nrnnilirtl TUP m ,cu 'x- mjf" GAZETTE-TIMES HcDpntr. Oregon 9783S Phon 678-8228 NATIONAL NIWIPAPi" WWlHIIMIBMI .111.1 EDITOR AND PUBLISHER ZZZ'L ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER REGGIE PASCAL Linotype Operator KKLLY CKKE.N Apprentice Single Copy 10 Cent. Publlsh-d the IW Olfu t Heppner. Oregon. i., Monday through Friday; 9 a m. NIWIPAPII UtHltl tOCIATION WESLEY A. SHERMAN HELEN E. SHERMAN ARNOLD RAYMOND Shop Foreman Printer CAIL Bl'RKENBINE Society Circulation Subscription Kates: SIM year Every Thursday and Entered nt ... c.rmii rinss Matter. Office Hours: 8 a.m. to 3 p.m unlil nn Mnuroay. Knowing How Your Money is Spent Th. ro is considerable Indication that when the IWffl Ore- Nummary o. the proceedings of the county court. This was one item that was considered it i wrt n ii fwt Morrow county officials have generally evl- and on" of them called the matter to our attention. vwsn-iners traditionally have taken the lead In uphold- ,ng e P'i "Sht to know," but m .F 1 u.iuo nlwavs contended that public omc fsTho aS in f ufnd have nothing to hide should hoarinv subscribe to the same principle. When they move to heart ly suhscrioe xo i consideration, it smacks Ksh1nS To sr.da the public's money without the scrutiny of the people's eye . Papers eel paid for printing the county claims and pro- how their agencies plan to spend, or are spending, their """we can go back through our file for the past year and point to hundreds of inches of news space devoted to the budgets of city, county and school district to promote this pub He understanding, as well as stories on taxes, tax assessrnents and all manner of items that concern the public poeketbook AU of this was done without payment of even one cent of PUb'ACta dnccrting to think that any public official would consider trying to lessen the degree of understanding on the End ing of public funds. Don't they know that if the public Soesn't Understand, or is suspicious of handling public : funds, they will balk and refuse to support budgets and public ex- Pe" Thirplper, like virtually all local newspapers, works dll igently towards keeping government close to the people. We decrv movements that woud consolidate counties and take govrnS farther from the taxpayer who pays hea v.ly to Support his government; we work constantly for better com mur&on between the people and their governmental units. That!s why we go to every 'school board meeting and every citv council meeting and write stories about them. The enlightened public official-the one who earnestly seeks to serve the people-leaves nothing undone to promote understanmng, which includes reporting how public money iS ThJs, wc strongly oppose this Impending proposal on re Dealing the law to print claims and proceedings. We think that rlther, it could well be expanded to include printing of Senses paid by municipalities and school , districts as we L Probably many persons never read the list of county claims paid (the list for last month is printed in this paper on pTge 4, section 2), but we are sure that many do Whether they are completely read or not, the proceedings, by being pub lshcd are on the record, subject to scrutiny, and this certain ly must promote diligence on the part of public officials hand- llnEIfhourUreadrsrugree with us, we would appreciate hav ing them tell County Judge Paul Jones, other county officials, as well as Rep. Mann and Senator-elect Jernstedt. But if they feel ve are wrong, and if they are not con cerned with how this money is spent, we'd like to i know that, too It would save us hundreds of hours work through the course of a year-that we devote to attending public meetings and writing the stories that concern public finance. This is time that we would be happy to use in leisure. Lest we be misunderstood by local officials, we reiterate that at all local levels of government we have found nothing but 100 cooperation in reporting on public expenditures. The move towards the legislative proposition comes from other areas. We wish we had the names of the advocates at hand to print. Hail to the Cardinals! It was evident even three years ago when a fine crop of sophomore athletes developed at lone High school-that some good things were on the sports horizon for the Cardinals. Now that these boys are seniors-and bolstered by some underclassmen the big year has arrived. Coach Gordon Mayers' football team has showed tremen dous power in bowling over all opposition to date, running through nine games undefeated. At this writing, thoy are just two games away from tl.e state championship and going strong. However, the men are separated from the boys, so to speak, from this point on. n now becomes a case of champion against champion, and it is hard to measure the strength of a foe from another area. Huntington is at Io-ie Saturday in the semi final game of the 8-man competition. About the only thing known about the visitors is that thoy have a record probably as impressive as Ione's. Thus, it lcoms as a great game. This is the year for lone, and we think they have the goods that will not be denied. If they win Saturday they will be host to the stat? championship game a week hence, with either Mohawk or Arlington furnishing the opposition. But the Cards are taking it one game at a time. They must first win over Huntington. They're going great, they know they have a tough one facing them, but they are a fine bunch of athletes. Everyone In Morrow county who has any interest in foot ball and who can possibly make it should be out Saturday afternoon to root for the Cards. Fitting Mcmoriol PiobaMy f.-w nun In Ih field of agriculture in thin have li-H-n o wU known and popular a the lute K. K. J "K mn who ud l't ar at ,ie of 73. He was a former county agent and later an OSU exn i. ion farm flop MH-lalM until hi retirement In J DM. J-i'K-man ma te tmfc .-nt a Ulevimenl In agriculture by pioneer-in- iiroiTcnw which brought Improvements in wheat. MtV iiim.. and ranne mamipment practice for tattk ii nd i-hecp. In nt years. he rchlevcd distinction as an author and l.t ti rrr lie co authored several hooka, among them being Thtf Oregon D.-M-rf with Rcub Lung of Kort Rock as the co outlior. . .ii Now underway aero:. J the Mate la a movement that would ix rii-tuiii. the memory ut thU man whose life meant no much to m many, and Lm l Oialrman of the movement. Aim if to establish the E. R. Jaekman Institute for Agri cultural Resoun.H, seeking an Initial $150,000 for the pur ptM', and ventually the ho is to build an endowment of more than tl mil. Ion to sustain the Institute. Objectives of the Institute would be wldp, Including tlm ulating youth in the area of natural resources, working on research, ciwouraglng M Jdie in the field of agriculture, and prumotinp public understanding of agriculture. This Ik doutly significant at a time when the state Is on the threshold of ra'her amazing developments In agri culture, as Waller Leth. d I lector of the State Department cf Agrieuliurt. pointed out on his recent visit here. The fait that so many in the state are getting behind the project is testimonial to the greatness of the man that the institute would comircmoratc. In view cf Jaekman' dedicated interest In helping others through his chosen field, no memorial could be more fitting than this. It will continue the type of agricultural activity in which he was keenly interested and broaden into areas that he undoubtedly dreamed of. Frank Anderson and Ktn Smouse are co-chairmen of the Morrow county committee on the Jaekman Memorial. They will welcome gifts for the project, and these may take several forms cash, securities, leal estate, or deferred gifts, such as through wills, trust r-g-vements or life insurance. They will be glad to provide more information to those interested. Chaff and Chatter Wes Sherman iL Salem Scene rJJj by Ivaratt L Cutttr TAX REFORM. BEACH RIGHTS I ed measure would seek to light . iminM I , n 1 ) .Irit.,i.H l. iivni; hu rill'. AWAIT LEGISLATIVE ACTION Legislators convening in reg ular session two months from ..i..nrlu haw their work cut out for them on two important issues, thanks to tne recent oe feat of Ballot Measures 6 and 7 at the pells. On the tirst oi inese, inu pio r,.:.i m nilnw the state to pur chase beach property, the legis lature could face more work than if the measure had passeu. Had voters approved the meas ure, a gasoline tax would have been written into the Constilut fr.r thr. pvnrpss Duroose of saving sand areas In question. Oregon voters, nowevei, uubc to resolve the question througn legislative action. Such a course, incidentally, was recommended by many responsiuie uigai'' io irv,.iiiHinr tho fiovernor's Advisory Committee on a Liv able Oregon. The "beacn Din passua oy last legislature has been upheld in one circuit court decision, now ih tn thp Orezon lit II IK " Supreme Court. That bill retains public rights to all Oregon beaches up to a lo-iuoi above the mean high tide, pre senting a rather wavy line up and down tne coast as ine sleek ness of beaches varies. n.it tho last legislature also directed the State Highway De- parment to survey me cnmc coastline and recommended mod if!;K,c. tn thp law if needed. These recommendations will oe made by January, ana me new legislature will nave guidelines, and probably furth er court decisions, with which Want Beaches Open Legislators assureoiy aware that Oregonians want the beaches kept open. One suspects that Rep. Norman Howard (D Portland), long time member of legislative highway committees and interim highway commit tees, speaks for the majority when he observes that what the voters rejected was a gas tax increase, not the concept of sav ing the beaches. On the other issue, the lVtrc property tax limitation, the work and worry of the legislat ure was greatly reduced by the voters' decision. The measure was defeated by a nearly 2-1 margin, averting financial diffi culties for local governments ..t,i. .i.hih wniild have forced legislators to act under the gun before effects of the revenue loss would be felt. The message, however, should be clear: property tax relief is needed, less reliance should be placed upon local taxes for i onH rvrounn nroDertv owners definitely want property tax relief, rne tact uiu. uii-6" voters chose to achieve this re i:t i.. o .irWlv wav. in effect 111 CXll - , giving the legislature another ckmIis well auain for the discretion of our citizenry. Tax Reform etiance oeiier Chances for tax reform may well be better in the coming sess ion. In 1P67, in regular and spec ial session, the issue repeatedly bogged down in disagreements between Democrats and Republi cans, Senate and House, liberals and conservatives. Now there will be new faces in the House, although the 38 Republicans-22 Democrats make up is the same count as in Jan uary of 1967. But the nature of the Senate will change; with U Republicans and 13 regular Democrats, only three of the con servative Democrats remain. A new lineup in the Senate could help smooth the way for refer ral of a responsible tax reform measure to the people. Such a measure could take the form of a sales tax. It could propose an income tax increase or a net receipts tax a tax, es sentially, which is levied on in come from the first dollar earn ed. Almost certainly any reierr- rn local property taxes by rail ing more money on me wic l..-ol tn nrnvlrlp more oasic school support. The high cost of nronnn'c niialitv eHiir-af ion. and shifting that cost, may be ex pected to be tne Key 10 tax a- term. Some self-appointed "legislat ive psychologists" have said that defeat of Measure 6 and 7 would i.-.iia.0 tn mir lawmakers that Oregonians do not really want the beaches saved and do not really want lower property tax es too badly. This ooviousiy would be dangerous tninKing on the part of the legislature, and most of its members should know it. Lest there be any doubt, pnarlarc nf thic rCWSOaOPr m3V well choose to write their sena tors and representatives, reiter ating their desires on these two issues. Now that we have passed Ihese important problems to the 1969 legislative body for reso lution, the least we can do is to give all ; the guidance and support possible to those we elected. Di:ATH of E. Markham Baker of lone In Arizona Monday night comes a a (.hock to all hin friends and relatives, the word being received here Tuesday in cheating that he suffered a heart atta. k. Ironically, we had met the Bakers' son, Ron. ol Ihrmlston. for the first time Sunday although we had heard much of his achievements. Ron Is vice president of the Oregon Cattlemen's association and made the regional news re cently at the OCA convention as a result of the talk he made ihere. it being reported on tele vision. Ron came to the Methodist church here Sunday to speak at Laymen's Sunday In his capac ity as subdlstrict lav leader. After the service, a number of local members spent a few min utes visiting with him, talking about his parents, his back ground and interests. None had anv thought at that time of the saddening news that would come the next day. F Markham Baker was one .. KfPi.., .mintv'ti nrnmlnent rotMnnts. and all members ol the family have brought credit ... i, ..,niu IVn sv-moathizc with them at this time of sor- row- . . . THE TIME when computers play an important pan in inc me of our school children may be closer than we realize, accord ing to an interesting report brought to the meeting oi uie school board Monday night bv Principal Harold Beggs of lone. He told of the "Otis" program, which stands for "Oregon Total Information Service." This is a data processing system that In volves public schools with a computer centered in Eugene. By the end of this year, Beggs said. 200.000 Oregon school children will be connected to "Otis." It will store records of students, make up their report cards (even to addressing the envelopes), correlate IQ's and student grades, set up inventory controls for schools, make school district payrolls, and do many, many more functions. All man ner of school information can be stored in its electronic mem ory bank. . Pendleton Is now working through the Otis plan, at least partially. Teletype connections enable the Pendleton system to send information to the compu ter directly, and in turn, the computer can feed back desired Information. This comes in a fi action of the time that the computations or work could be done manually. Presently the system is financ ed largely as a federal project, but cost must soon be borne lo cally. It is expected that with in a couple of years some 400, COO school children will have ties not only to their teacners and to their mother's apron strings, but also to Otis. ti.. M,,rr.iw mumv scnuot u- miiiiKirminn is keeping an eye r.n -oils" to we how It works. cut. It is reported thai iney Be having some proniems mi ... system some "DUgs yei iu I mil 111)11(14 V II ' . c... u.,n riiinieis savs that he doesn't think it would save n. ,i,iri, mn monev. but 1 n.neeivMhlv could widen the .,.,, nt ihlm's that could be done to improve education. tit iii.ia m.int me euuu r.n ...... ...r.. --- ... ,iiuiri,.i i lust pciiniz to keep In touch with Otis, but the time may come when this computer knows more about our kius uuu we do. AFTER SPENDING several hours over the week-end cleaning on the vard at our abode we are moved to remark that the year of drought didn't appear to hun the leaf crop any. WE WONDER if many students at Heppner High school watch tUn TV nrniiram "Thp ChOSt and Mrs. Mulr." Some strange things have been happening up med iately. One report says that when some students went to get a drink of cold water this week, it came out hot. And Principal Dick Carpenter said Monday that the fire alarm went off all by itself, and the ounuing was evacuated. hp doesn't attribute these things either to student mischief ho uiinnrnatoral. The Drin- Ul IV IHV -'"1" cipal said that he believes the confusion ol not ana com wao-i came from a malfunctioning check valve in the system and the fire alarm went off because of some sort of short circuit. m m w "THESE THINGS We Note" in Giles French's weekly columo of the same title In the Sher man County Journal of Novem ber 14: . ,. vivnn'c Drpnlest handi cap is the people who expect all their troubles to melt away up on his inauguration. There's too much ice accumulated to expect such thawing." "Doesn't it beat all the per sistence of miniskirts right into cold weather?" "Voters disapproved about half of the bond Issues at the recent election. It takes a Ion? time to make a voter smart, but it eventually happens." "The defense unit of the Foi-ty-Niners did a lot of playing iii Sunday's game, and did they need the practice!" Charlie Daly Home After Back Surgery Charlie Daly, chairman of the Morrow couiiiv rodeo commllt.-. '. i ...... ... r.,ili.wlnu recent surgery at .M. Anthony hospital, pendlelon. He underwent an op eration October 2i for removal of a ruptured iwc in nu Dalv svs that he can now assume only two positions, hose of standing up or lying down. However, he saya mm ie ...ru well and IS walking two miles a day to help speed recovery. TO THE EDITOR Root Says Thanks To the Editor: May I express to m sunnorted me for election as 2nd District Congressman my sincere word of thanks. The ex- perienee of rieing a taiiumu.. for public office has been very satisfying. , . At the risk of leaving many people out, I w;ould like o hank particularly Red and Gena Leonard, Terry Thompson. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Jepsen and Mr. and Mrs. Herman Winter. I would also like to thank The Gazette-Times for the continued coverage of my campaign in or der to bring a more informed choice to the people of Morrow county. . .., Again, thank you all xery much. . Sincerely, Marv Root School Bells PROPERTY TAX FAX Pioneer Ponderings Br w. s. caverhill HEPPNER HIGH SCHOOL LIBRARY By MRS. MADGE THOMSON Operating a library is essen- o .winnrativo pntemnse. The Heppner High school library serves zio stuaenis hou teachers for study, reference, and for recreational reading, it is open betore ano aiier stuuui urinrr tho nonfl hOUT. in addition to the regular school hours. Mrs. Mauge inumu" " II,.. librarian nnH SlldiO-VlSUal coordinator. Gary Thompson is the macnines coorainaioi, mis. Sue Jones is half-time librarian aide, and the following students receive one credit for the library science class: Martha Pierce, Dan Sweeney, Valerie Boyer, Norita Marquardt, Julie Ayers, Teresa Harshman, and Debbie Bennett. Approximately 7,000 different titles of books can be found in this library, 45 different Period icals, six newspapers, and 900 filmstrips. Due to some gift do nations by lnterestea peupie, wc are able to have this fine selec tion of books and periodicals. In addition, the vertical files con tain a wealth of information such as pamphlets, maps, charts, newspaper clippings and information about Morrow coun ty. A picture file is also main tained, as well as an author file. Center Furnishes Materials Additional materials are de livered twice a week from the I.E.D. Center located at Pendle ton and include films, filmstrips, tapes, models, maps, charts, rec clique anA ctiirlv nrints. Selection of materials is made bv the librarian and teacher, and recommended guides for high school libraries are used for these selections. The ability to use reference tools is an indispensable aid to the gaining of knowledge by all serious students. At the begin ning of the school year, the freshman class is given a two week's training period by the librarian for learning how to use these reference tools. In ad dition, the students are also in structed how to use the 25-vol-ume index from the Oregon Slate library which is available in this library, and from which the students and teachers can order books from Salem. The paperback rack is very popular with the students, and additional titles are being add ed from time to time. Resource Center Developed A resource center for Social Studies and English is being de veloped this year where stu dents can go and find books and other materials, in addit ion to the main library, and each period a teacher is there to help students. Classroom li braries are also set up in the various classrooms for student Repairing bibliographies for teachers, compiling lists of new ly catalogued books, and indi divual help in finding material are some of the services offer- edA few rules and regulations are necessary such as maintain ing quiet so that others in the room may work undisturbed, help keep the room, books and all materials clean and neat, and return books promptly as others may be waiting for the same book. This assures equal opportunities for all students, and all students and teachers can thus be served efficiently. We would like to encourage all parents and interested com munity members to visit and use Ihis library any time. You are welcome t Viaim q mipstion con- 1. yuu I'"''' " --- .nol nr nprcnnal DrOD- erty please state all the facts as briefly as possible ana man it to Mrs. Joyce Ritch, Morrow county special assessor, or to P. O. BOX 418, MCMinnviue, uic- gon, 97128 under the name "PROPERTY TAX FAX". Please ask only one question per sheet. Then watch this column for the answer. ATTrCTTrtH I am a local merchant and a short time ago a man called on me, identified himself as being an auditor for the State Tax Commission and asked to see my books. He said he was checking personal property re turns. Is this legal? ANSWER O.R.S. 306.129 provides that the State Tax Commission shall audit about 25 of all taxable inventory accounts each year; and audit every account at least once each 5 years in each coun ty. Guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rod Murray and fam ily are Mrs. Fran Yackey and son David of Newburg, who drove up to spend a few days visiting. Mrs. Murray and Mrs. Yackey are sisters. John Day' Ghost Not every hunter who roamed the Blue Mountains for elk this season brought home a wapiti, but any hunter with a fraction of imagination (two fifths or better) could tell a story worth hearing. Many of them did. One was about a phantom mountain man, John Day, dress ed as the Indians left him. There is some variation in the stories but enough in common to iden tify the ghost. One camp saw him flit across a meadow riding a bull elk us ing a rattlesnake for a quirt, nnp nprvous nimrod swears shade passed his campfire lead ing a torn cougar by a shoe string. Two nuniers caiiipt-u . P.onita IncictpH thpV SBW him searching the old mines for rus ty scrap iron, and using it for chewing gum. lie was seen yy moonlight at Granite, Arbucklo Mt. and Catherine Creek at ex actly the same time, mldnigni. That isn't too surprising. If a haunt can appear anywhere anytime, there is reason why it coiildnt' appear everywhere at the same time. It is a good thing the hunters put this story to gether. That might have been Day's last trip. The Rhyming Philosopher PERSEVERANCE IN POLITICS, BUSINESS AND LOVE AFFAIRS wuc-np- t AnY LUCK OFTEN WILL IN lh.KVr.iNr., WhIn RESULTS T FALL SHORT OF OUR PLANS AND WHATSYTHE USE TO REPINE ON WHAT MIGHT HAVE FORBHgARDLESS OF TRENDS YOU MIGHT HAVE ?mNrEHAS BEEN DONE AND THE MOLD IS SET. PU? THE FUTURE REM AINSWrrH ALL fAN MEAN TO THE ONE WHO CAN SAY "I'M NOT BEAT YET. WHFN YOUR WAY GETS LOST IN THE TRAPS AND SNARES OF OPPOSING i FORCE OR A SECRET SCHEME; WFN IT SEEMS YOU'RE ALONE AND NO ONE CARES, THE ITS TIME TO REPLENISH YOUR WORTHWHILE WIETHE BOLSTERING STRENGTH OF YOUR SELF- ESTEEM wttVa5? WHILE YOU TRY FOR THE GOAL LONG OVERDUE. WHEN YOU VIEW WITH DISMAY THE PRESENT-DAY ANDSTHEEYEARS GONE BY AND WHAT HAPPENED WITHEMO?FvES YOU HAD WHICH JUST SLIPPED IN ONERTh!nGEIN YOUR FAVOR - IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN WORSE. HARRY W. FLETCHER 2 COMMUNITY If ) BILLBOARD K Coming Events CARNATION CLUB DINNER Annual Thanksgiving Dinner Degree of Honor members and families Sat, Nov. 23, 6:30 p.m. Episcopal Parish Hall 4-H ACHIEVEMENT PARTY Friday, Nov. 22, 7:30 p.m. Heppner High Multipurpose Room All So. Morrow County 4-H club members, leaders and parents urged to attend BAKED FOODS SALE Sat., Nov. 23, 9:00 to 12:00 noon By Methodist WSCS Next to Gardner's Men's Wear All types of baked goods for Thanksgiving PUBLIC CARD PARTY Sat., Nov. 23, 8 p.m. lone Masonic Hall By lone Bunchgrass Rebekah Lodge Bridge and pinochle, drawing for afghan. $1 person Everyone welcome 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 P. a Box 247 PH. 678-9625 Heppner
