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J HEPPNER GAIETTE-TIMEJ. Thundat. Mawh tu, I6t THE Tr i1.? IIEPPNEu GAZETTE-TIMES Heppner, Oreqon 97838 Phone 676 1228 MORBOW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER The Iliimner Cai-ette -latl.hfit March 30. 1KK3. The llippn. Times ckialillshed November 18. 1PJ7. Consolidated February 15, 1!U2. MLMBlR AMOctttoA - founded 1885 WESLEY A. SHERMAN EDITOR AND PUBLISHER HELEN E. SHERMAN ... ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER ARNOLD RAYMOND REGGIE PASCAL Shun Foreman Linotype Oiwrator Printer DALE COOPER GAIL BI RKENBINE Pressman Society KELLY GREEN Circulation Apprentice Subscription Rates: $5 00 Year. Single Copy 10 Cent. Mailed Single Copies 1.) Cents in Advance.; Minimum Billing do cems. i-udiimh-u Every Thursday and Entered at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon. as Second Class Matter. Office Hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday; 9 am until noon Saturday. 4 J-ASIOCUTION Bar Favors Judge Kilkenny A secret poll of Oregon State Bar members revealed that U. S. District Judge John Kilkenny, Portland, and formerly of Morrow county, is highly favored for appointment as Judge of the U. S. Appeals Court for the 9th District, comprising mainly the 10 western Males. An Oregon man Is supposed to be chosen for this position. Many In other walks of life have favored Judge Kilken ny's appointment. It Is now clear that he has the clear en dorsement of attorneys and fellow Jurists. With this strong following, it is to be hoped that he will at long last receive the appointment that so many feel he Is so highly qualified to perform. Work 'Em-or Take 'Em Out Parking meters in Heppner are getting to be a big Joke. Few of the natives pay for parking any more, realizing that they will not receive a ticket If they don't. Some business people pork all day, generally In front of someone eLse's business. On Tuesday a transient businessman set up shop on the street to conduct his service work and paid no attention to the meters. The innocent visitor is the only one who pays not knowing that he won't be fined if he doesn't. Revenue from the meters has nose-dived, and the situation is getting a bit ridiculous. Many of the meters do not work properly. We say again that the meters should either be worked or removed. TO THE EDITOR Best Reading Dear Helen and Me: Your paper continues to be the best readmit material that comes into our house. We still mi you all! Two years in Burns now. It la home. Wilt hate to dig up root when we have to leave here. V.V eel over to fiend and Bach elor Ilutte once In awhile ski ins but not like having Ar buckle "at our door." Mr. and Mrs. Bob Henry Burns, Ore, 3ff YOUR SENATOR REPORTS . . . Today we have entered the Goth day ... a point at which many claim la the mid way point of this sc&xiiin. However, as we enter this milestone, we do it on a sorrowful note with BY KEN JERNSTEDT. STATE SENATOR Hth District Including Morrow county Chaff " Chatter Wes Sherman THE TRIP to Coos Bay Is a lone one, hut It can be fanner coming home. This is something that followers of seven of the Ight participating: teams at the A 2 tournament find out, and only a few can go back to their ome towns Joyiully nappy. nils wasn t our year to win, but it was a great achievement to net there. Heppner lllch. with its little student body of 200, commandea a vast amount of territory It. its basketball king dom as far north as Enterprise, as far south as Burns, as far east as Vale and as far west as Chenoweth The Dalles. That's more than any other of the state entrants commanded by a long ways. Ronny Brisbois Aboard Eldorado Boatswain's Mate Third Class Ronny L. Brisbois, USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Brisbois of Spray, Is serving aboard the am phibious force flagship USS El dorado at San Diego, Calif. The Eldorado has recently re turned from an eight-month de ployment In the Western Pacif ic. The ship supplied the mater ial and manpower to repaint a school building in Bajac Bajac, Philippines, and donated money to provide tuition and other nec essities for deserving Philippine school children. Visiting Mrs. Ralph Thompson this week Is her niece, Mrs. Gail Gronewald of Vancouver, Wn., remembered to friends here as Jean Hays. During the week she has also visited her uncle, Mr. Thompson, while he is under medical care at Pioneer Mem orial hospital. Relative visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Kolkhorst last week, were his brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Le Roy Kolkhorst from Paradise, Calif. The couple enjoyed a tour of Morrow county and the sur rounding areas with their hosts before returning to their home by way of Bend. This was their first trip to Eastern Oregon. Senator Hatfield Asks Opinions The attached questionnaire was designed to give Sen. Mark Hatfield a general consensus of the views of Oregon voters on ten of the most significant public issues currently before Congress. All of the questions raise difficult and profound issues which cannot be finally decided by a simple "yes" or "no" answer. Nevertheless, the response to this inquiry will be helpful to the senator when these issues come before the U. S. Senate for debate. Senator Hatfield does not send out a poll himself under the franking privilege to all the post office boxholders in the State of Oregon because the Senate is not given the privilege. The House of Representatives has authorized Congressmen to poll constituents by the boxholder method but the senate has not. Those who cut out the questionnaire, state their pref erences and mail to Senator Hatfield will help give the senator the pulse of feelings of the public. Opinions of all Republicans, Democrats and Independents are requested. CUT OUT AND MAIL TO: Senator Mark O. Hatfield 6327 New Senate Office Building Washington, D. C. 20510 Dear Senator Hatfield: Here Is my response to your public opinion poll: 1. Should the temporary federal 10 per cent surtax be continued.' 2. Should the Congress abolish the draft and create a volunteer, professional army?- Yes No 3. Should the nation approve a Presidential primary election? uniform 4. Should the Congress vote for an anti ballistic missile (ABM) system? Should the Constitution be amended permit 18-year-olds to vote? to Should the Congress press for an honor able withdrawal of American troops from Vietnam? Should the Congress welfare programs? reduce federal 8. Should the Congress cut back foreign aid? 9. Should non-elective federal employees be permitted to engage in partisan politics? 10. Should the Concress exert more effort to achieve racial integration? Name Address Zip THOSE OF US who stayed home were glad that the games were broadcast and we suffered the same agonies as those who were watching In person. We could hear the cheering section and the band, never letting up In support of the Mustangs, even when the outlook was gloomy indeed. The announcer said that he had researched the pronounclat lon of Coach Bob Clough's name and declared that it was pro nounced "clow," to rhyme with "plow." He said If he was wrong. he'd head for the hills. We hope he has a nice camping trip in this late winter season. But Tuesday he came back with "Cluff," and we felt bet ter. Incidentally, the information in the box scores in this paper for the Dayton game is from the radio broadcast, as we piec ed It together. We won't guar antee 100 accuracy. Mrs. Ed (Rachel) Dick called the Sutherlin game box score to us from Coos Bay, and we appreciate her help. Who knows? If the Mustangs had found themselves in that first quarter against Sutherlin, things might have been differ ent. The way thev came back against Dayton was reminiscent of the "Clutch Kids" we have seen in action so often, but they just couldn't survive the terri ble burden of those fouls! DEATH of Charles Sprague, pub lisher of The Oregon States man, takes Oregon's foremost elder statesman. He served the state very well as governor but some of his greatest contribu tions and achievements came later, when he served in the United Nations and other capac ities. Few achieve the almost unan imous respect that Charles Sprague held. He was without peer in Oregon journalism, and whenever he spoke or wrote, everyone heeded. He had a vast knowledge, born of keen interest, on many subjects, and thus, his daily column, "It Seems to Me," had a great lollowmg. Years ago, at a press conven tion. I somehow found myself seated directly between the late Marshall Dana, then editor of The Oregon Journal, and Gov. Spracue. I felt as if I were be tween the President of the Unit ed States and the King of Eng land. When we left the Salem area (Stavton, Dallas) to come to Heppner, one of the first to send us a nice letter to wish us suc cess was Charles Sprague. We have often thought that if every man In government had the wisdom, the depth, the sin cerity, the character and pur posefulness of Gov. Sprague, this nation would far more nearly achieve Its ideals. VIC GROSHENS and his city crew deserve hearty praise on their good work in cleaning the downtown streets. When the snow melts, an aitermatn oi fine eravel. dirt, dust and as sorted debris is left. Snow looks clean and pure, but it leaves a mess. Not having a power street sweeper, Vic and crew pitcned in and did the street sweeping the hard way with stiff fibre brooms. The plan was to wash the streets after the accumula tion of gravel and dirt was gone, but maybe the rain came along to help them. Perhaps the job isn't complet ed yet, but it certainly makes an improvement in the appear ance of our town. AFTER OPERATION EGGDROP was over the other day (see story elsewhere in this paper) Jack Sumner wandered around to see if he could find any pack ages that the kids had failed to find. He located several. One was a one gallon can with a lid on it. When he pick ed it up, he thought it looked familiar, so he opened the lid. It was the survival kit from his airplane! Terry Llncecum, the "bomb ardier." had the kib of dump Ing out some GO packages and cartons of all descriptions. The one gallon can looked like what one ktudent might have rigged up to house his raw egg for the drop, and so she shoved it out, too. In It, Jack had several pack ages of Lifesavers, compass, matches In plastic bottle, light er fluid, and a bunch of other stuff. The Lifesavers didn't come through it as good as many of the eggs. The candy was pulverized The plastic bottle for the matches was shattered to bits. The lighter fluid container was dented and leaking. But the compass was intact, including the glass face. Now. noting that his survival kit might not survive a crash landing, mavbe Jack better study some of the kids' packing methods and redesign it. A former school roommate of Mrs. Marilyn Helloes. Mrs. Joy Veloni, and her two daughters, Kochelle and Rhonda, of Port land spent a week-end visiting at the Kellogg home earlier this month. Mrs. Veloni is employed in the office at the Consolidated Frelghtways Co. in Portland. the news of the death of former Governor, Charles A. Sprague. If vou will recall, Governor Sprague wu Oregon's chief ex ecuttve from 1939 to 1943. These were trying years for Oregon and for the Nation, for they were the troubled times prior to the Second World War. But, because of his leadership and foresight our state was prepared for any crisis. In his personal and pub lic life he exemplified Integrity, Intelligence, and Industrious ness of the highest order. He not only wrote history, but made history every day of his lite. It truly can be said about this man, that during his 81 years, great ness walked among us. Turning a moment to the busi ness of the Legislature, I would like to reflect back on what has been accomplished during the first half of this session. EDUCATION There are indications that the state may Improve Its support to local school districts to some 30't, thus relieving the tax load on property owners. A state-wide kindergarten pro gram is in tne mm. u imple mented, this program would ex tend educational facilities to an additional 40,000 youngsters. I personally cannot see such a move at this time because of the hich property tax that would re sult. HIGHWAY SAFETY In the area of highway safe ty, the legislature is working on programs to provide annual safe ty Inspection of motor vehicles, driver re-examination, expan sion of driver training, emergen cy roadside medical service, fur ther motorcycle safety, and tighter restrictions on drunken driving. ANTIPOLLUTION Steps have been taken to as sure us of clean streams and lakes, free from thermal nuclear pollution. We have strengthen ed our field burning codes. We have reurganUed local unitary authorities to make them more functional. CONTROVERSIAL LEGISLATION Mandatory fluorldstion Is all but dead. Sex education Is re reiving a muKh go In commit tee. Gun control received Ita end by being tabled. It is not the In lent of the Legislature to deny these proKrama to the people, but rather to place the respon sibility on the local level where It belongs. A hurl ions may become legal under certain situations, if ien ate Bill 193 passes. The bill, now In the Senate Judiciary Commit tee, has good chance of com ing out. Zoning The Senate took action to In sure that agricultural land stays as such for our future genera tions by passing a zone-usage bill. The bill would tone coun ties, through their own direction. to stop the acreage erosion of our agricultural land. Social Problems The Legislature Is also giving consideration to such social problems as Increased crime, rapid urban growth, housing. state-wide transportation, and city annexation. Drug control and Its effects on our youth is also receiving close Inspection. Both social and law enforcement programs are being developed to combat this problem. Taxation We have taken action to en courage homeowners to keep their homes In good condition. This has been done by allowing a tax-break to homeowners that Improve their homes. Also, in the area of tax-breaks, farmers who failed to apply for their property tax referrals for 19C7 will get a second chance under action taken in the House. And, lastly, we have taken ! several steps to achieve proper- ' . . i;. . i. - i .. .,1. i.y iba iciii-i. die Dnita iha javn age, increased state support of welfare, thus relieving the tax burden on property and the pos sibility of placing more money In the property tax relief fund, trimmed from the General Budg et fund. Although this Is an Impress ive list of accomplishments this is only a brief summary of the over 1,800 pieces of legislation that are before the Assembly this year. It is my hope that the next 60 days will be as pro ductive as the first 60 days. COMMUNITY BILLBOARD FOOD SALE Saturday. March 29. 10 a.m. By St. Patrick' Altar Society Central Market PROFESSIONAL GIRLS BASKETBALL Professional "Royal Maids" vs. lone-Heppner Fuculty Men Tuesday. March 23, 8 p.m. Inn School Gvm Sponsored by lone Lions Club Admission 51.NJ ana i Special half-time show CowBELLE LUNCHEON Wednesday, Mar. 20. 12 noon Larry Lindsay Ranch Potluck luncheon, special pro gram of European pictures BAND BENEFIT DANCE Saturday. Mar. 22. 9 P.m. to 2 a.m. Il:irrlmiin Community Center Music bv Burnt Sleep and Countrv-Western band Proceeds to Heppner Band Fund Admission $155; midnight lunch, 75c IONE GARDEN CLUB Omar Rietmann home, lone Thurs., March 27, 1:30 p.m. Special program by Mrs. Wm. Sipfle of Hermiston Guests welcome SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE BY C. A. RUGGLES Insurance Agency p. o. Box 247 PH. 676-962S I.H.C Presents The All New No. 55 Chisel Plow WING TYPE OR TRAILING m IP - ;A . .Aj .- A ' - A - - WIDELY SEPARATED CENTER WHEELS, LOCATED OUTSIDE MAIN FRAME, PLUS FAST-CONNECTING WING LOCKING BARS, PROVIDE SAFE, SMOOTH WIDTHS FROM 22' to 35' 8' and 11' CENTER SECTIONS TRANSPORT AT ROAD SPEEDS. 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