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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