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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,
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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
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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-
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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
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