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HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. May 1. 1969 THE GAZETTE-TIMES Heppner, Oregon 97836 Phone 676-9228 morrow courmrs newspaper The Heppner Gazette established March 30, 1883. The Heppner Times established November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 13, 1912. MEMBER NIWSPAPII PUtLlIHIll ASSOCIATION PER A&toclatlon Founded 1885 WESLEY A. SHERMAN EDITOR AND PUBLISHER HELEN E. SHERMAN ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER ARNOLD RAYMOND REGGIE PASCAL Shop Foreman Linotype Operator Printer DALE COOPER GAIL BURKENBINE Pressman Society Circulation Subscription Rates: $5.00 Year. Single Copy 10 Cents. Mailed Single Copies 15 Cents in Advance.; Minimum Billing 50 cents, pubiisnea 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 a.m. until noon Saturday. Counties Debate District Plan After reading the editorial page of The Gazette-Times two weeks ago, Judge Paul Jones has brought out informa tion to Indicate some of the thinking of county officials on the administrative districts plan for the state as proposed by Governor McCall. We had not realized that officials of eastern Oregon counties had given so much attention to this matter and present excerpts from the materials submitted by the judge to bring the public here more up-to-date. In a letter dated April 4, Judge Jones wrote to Gov. McCall in response to a request for an evaluation of the proposed plan. Excerpts from the letter: "The geographical area (of district 12, of which Morrow county Is a part) is quite large. When the meeting of the group was held here, the Grant County people came 135 miles; Wheeler County 70; Umatilla County 70; and Gilliam Coun ty about 45 miles. "I agree that the district may prove to be a very val uable tool in the establishment of priority areas for bloc grants, mental health, law enforcement, etc. "It is Imperative that In the operation of these districts safeguards be established which will prevent the formation of ill will and petty jealousies in the district. "May I cite an example. The accompanying list of the newly created 'CAMPS' committee illustrates my point. It is true that many of those underlined are State people. Never theless, the Umatilla County residents far outnumber the to tal of the other four counties. I do not make the statement to raise an issue, but only to point out that it leaves the door wide open for such an accusation. "May I also point out on the attached district map that Heppner is very close to the geographical center. If the dis trict is to be permanent I would urge that consideration be given to placement of some of the State offices in this and other counties of the district. '"I would like to recommend that additional time be given to the evaluation of the district. It is my belief that we should proceed slowly In order to prevent some of the possible results that I have mentioned." The Baker county court wrote to Judge Jones on April 7, stating that it Is "very much concerned with Governor Mc Call's action in setting up the State Administrative Districts." It continued, "The community leaders requested a meet ing with Gov. McCall to discuss with him some of the reas ons why we were opposed to his districting plan. Governor McCall was In Baker on September 15, 1968, and we pre sented our objections to him. We asked the Governor to take this matter to the Legislature. We still feel that district ing of the State is a proper function for that branch of the government." In a letter to the governor, dated April 3, 1969, the Baker county court said, "We have not changed our position from that which was stated to you on September 15, 1968 . . . In substance, our position is still that such districting is a threat to local government, removing power from the peo ple, and that the legislature is the proper body to cope with the matter. "We still believe that you should request legislation as contemplated by ORS 184.020, which requires the submission of recommendations with respect to executive and legislative requirements for the improvement of . . . administrative con ditions, and then after the bill or bills were introduced, the people all over the state could have their full say in com mittee hearings, and make up their minds after public de bate." At the Sept. 15, 1968, meeting in Baker, some of the points brought out by Judge Lloyd Rea to Gov. McCall were: "We do not feel that you have the constitutional and statutory power to subdivide the state into fourteen admin istrative districts, or any other number for that matter. . . "We feel that it is of the utmost importance, when the trend is to centralize decision-making in Washington, D. C, and in Salem, that every effort be put forth to maintain and promote strong local government. While it is true that the state furnishes many necessary services to the people, lots of these are presently administered on a county basis. . . "As you have so aptly pointed out in the executive order, These districts do not meet every specific need.' It would be immediately apparent that while districts for timber oriented endeavors might somewhat coincide with certain game conservation problems, these areas would be entirely different from local and agricultural districts where irriga tion, flood control, and water pollution would be problems. Many, many examples of the need for districts of different shapes and sizes can be given. . . "While you and your planning committee have made the value judgement that these districts will reduce the expense to the taxpayV-r;, YYe here in Baker county think, that thia ex periment u'CUlS most expensive. . . And, judging by news stories and editorials Irt the Blue Mountain Eagle of John Day, Grant County has been con cerned and active in regard to the administrative district pro posal for some time. Last week's Eagle reprinted parts of Lowell Chally's let ter from the G T and our consequent editorial. Editor John Moreau, who has previously commented at times unfavorably on the districts, adds this note on the favor able side: "The governor and his aides argue persuasively on be half of his plan in one big respect. Almost every federal program first Involves a 'planning grant allocated on tha basis of population. This sum, usually modest, ia jUttt too thin to cover adequate planning In sparsely Wttled counties. "It makes much more sense, the McCall-men argue, to organize groups of counties and, with the greater funds avail able, attempt to solve problems on a regional basis. Realign ment of state administrative patterns follows roughly the same thesis." Like Giles French, Moro, whose comments were reported in this column last week, Moreau comments on the recent Oregonlan editorial, "Counties Out of Date." Moreau replies: "This could be true in populous areas of Western Oregon, but not here. The county is a natural service vehicle for sparsely settled areas of Oregon areas like our own where incorporated municipalities are just too f nail to tackle programs alone. "We don't think adequate attention has been paid lo- 1 Chaff Chatter Wes Sherman SWITCH to daylight time eems to have been accomplished with a minimum or ineonven lence this year. Few complaints were heard and also very lew wisecracks, But the first week day of daylight time Monday brought a minimum or the extra light, what with the rain storm and dark clouds. Probably most ranchers would rather have the rain than the longer evenings anyway. We had planned to take pic tures of the new Columbia Ba sin building and did on Mon day afternoon but were hard put to find a time that we could snap the photos without getting drenched. However, in doing so, we gained a distinction that of be ing the first person (and may be the last) to tour the new building in our stocking feet. Rock is yet to be applied to the area around the new build ing (or was as of Monday), and thus, when it rains as it did Monday, there is quite a bit of mud. We got a goodly portion on our snoes. When Harley extended the invitation to take a tour of the new building, we couldn't see getting that mud all over the bright new floors and so left the shoes outside. It is a mighty nice building, and the design Is truly tune tional. We'll have more on that at a later time. YOU'D think that when the switch Is made to daylight ume, spring should be here. and all the elements should point to this fact. But what was that stuff loming down for a while Tuesday? Snow! A person can hardly believe it, when it is almost time for May Day. BUT SPRING IS on the way. We know it. One way we can tell is when people start brineine little curios to the newspaper on ice. Last week it was a three-inch egg laid by a hen oi Kooert Pogue, br. This week it is a black widow spider, brought in by John Brandenburg. This menacing- looKing female about 1ft in ches long with legs extended is just about two ieet away watching this being written, She's just waiting for one of our "friends" to come along by it but ho thinks that Der haps the electrical storm, which occurred In short duration, was responsible lor it. WE OFTEN get involved in dis cussions with folks about good English, spelling and so on. Just today we were visiting with Jane Rawlins about grammat ical errors and the fact that one often finds some bad error in a respected publication. We al ways try to keep our paper as grammatically "clean" as possi ble, but some declare that it is the sense, or the results, that counts. Maybe It is like this story: A newly hired traveling sales man wrote his first report to the home office. It stunned the brass in the sales department because it was obvious the new man was almost comDletelv 11 literate. Here Is what he wrote "Dere Bos "I seen this outfit which ain't never bot a dimes worth of nuthin from us and I sole them a couple hunerd thousand dol lars of cuds. I am now poin to Chicawgo." Before the illiterate could be given the old heave-ho by the sales manager, this letter came irom cnicago, "I cum hear and sole them a half a millyun." Fearful if he did, and fearful if he didn't fire the illiterate, the sales manager dumped the problem in the lap of the presi dent. The following morning the ivory tower members were amaz ed to see the two letters posted on tne bulletin board . . . and his memo from the president aDove: We ben SDendins two much time trying to spel insted of trying to sel. Let's watch thoes sails. I want evervbodv shud reed these leters frum Gooch, who is on the rode doin a erate joo ror us, and you shud go out and do like he done." Welcome First Child , SCH00L L0NCH MENUS Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Wilson of Pendleton are announcing the birth of their first child, a dau ghter. born Friday, April 18, in Pendleton. The little girl welch ed 9 lb., 6 oz., and has been named Jamie Lynn. Maternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Glen Co rile Id of Tendleton, and maternal grandmother is Mrs, Eddie Wilson of Lexington. Ron Leonnig of McMinnville returned to Heppner last Sun day evening for a few days of visiting with friends here while staying at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Erwin. Mr. and Mrs. Francis Rea of Portland made a recent visit at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clell Rea of Lexing ton, over the past week-end. Heppner Elementary School and High School Mav 5 9 Monday May 5 Spaghetti, cheese sticks, green tossed sal ad, rolls and butter, pudding, milk. Tuesday, May 6 Sloppy Joe with homemade bun, green beans. Jell O fruit salad, cook ies, milk. Wednesday. May 7 Ham burger gravy, mashed potatoes, cabbage salad, apricots, mux, rolls, butter. Thursday. May 8 Baked ham, pork and beans, rolls and butter, celery sticks, miiK, ap plesauce and graham crackers. Friday. May 9 Fish sticks, peas and carrots, hot rolls, but ter, fruit cobbler. COMMUNITY BILLBOARD HEPPNER HIGH BASEBALL Heppner at Pilot Rock, Sat May 3 Final game of season MEETING CALENDAR Monday, May 5 Chamber of Commerce, 12 noon, Wagon Wheel Dining Room South Morrow Ministerial Asso ciation, 1 p.m. City Council, City Hall. 7:30 p.m. and screw the lid off the glass Ruth Assembly No. 50, Order of lar in which she is a Drtsoner. iwunuuw lor uiris, masonic Thon cho'rl trot ovnnl Hall. 7 D.m But John llgures that there ""CM-B" Iui! H,lu auxiliary, may be a lot of black widows u wo- P-m- v , . out this sorintr. This is the sec- HeT.houAe .. Bridles. Lexington City Hall. 1:30 p.m, Tuesday, May 6 A.F. & A.M. No. 69. 8 p.m. Catholic Altar Society, 8 p.m. LDS Relief Society, Legion Hall, a.m. The Rhyming Philosopher COMPENSATION YOU MAY WIN AWARDS FROM NATIONS AND ACHIEVE THE HIGHEST STATIONS, YOU MY EVEN BE ENSHRINED IN HALLS OF FAME. THOUGH IT SEEMS THE WORLD ADMIRES YOU AND MOST EV'RY GIRL DESIRES YOU STILL THERE'S ALWAYS SOME WONT LIKE YOU, JUST THE SAME. YOU EXCEL IN SPORTS OR LETTERS AND ACKNOWLEDGE NONE AS BETTERS, OR YOUR VOICE SELLS RECORDS FAST AS YOU CAN WINK. YOU MAY EVEN BE A HERO, BUT ON SOME COUNTS YOU GET ZERO FOR THERE'S JUST AS MANY PEOPLE THINK YOU STINK! THESE ARE FACTS SO WHY NOT FACE THEM, GOALS ARE MADE SO WE CAN CHASE THEM BUT WE CAN'T EXPECT SUPPORT FROM EV'RY SIDE. THERE'LL BE LOTS OF FOLKS TO BAIT US AND AMAZING LOTS TO HATE US SINCE YOU CANT PLEASE EVERYBODY, THOUGH YOU TRIED. SO WHATEVER FIELD YOU WORK IN KEEP ON GOING, NEVER SHIRKIN' AND BE HAPPY WHEN YOU WIN EACH MINOR GAIN. MAKE EACH DAY A NEW REVIVAL AND BE GLAD FOR YOUR SURVIVAL; WE APPRECIATE THE SUNSHINE AFTER RAIN. HARRY W. FLETCHER LEGION & AUXILIARY ! Monthly Meeting, Monday, May 5 I Potluck family dinner, p.m. 1 Business meeting following All members urged to attend ELEMENTARY PTA by Special Music Program Grade School Students Wednesday, May 14, 8 p.m. Grade School Gymnasium PTA Business meeting before program TO THE EDITOR ond one he has found this spring, both females. He found No. 2 on the curtain in his bed room. John theorizes that the hard winter might have something to ,iT- do with the black widows being 1;, Z-Wi"? KtZr 1',, 1 L"'""- Ish Hall, Potluck dinner, 7 iiicu wax oiiiaii iiibtrtis uii i m l?..Jhfy lg.hL teeA a1d they Evening Group, I Home Exten- pic uui in Bcaiia ui iuuu. sinn 7-Xfl n m He suggests that folks micht w.... m. inspect old buildings where they willow Lodge, IOOF- Hall, 8 may uc nesting ill uie muung I p m season ana aavises cniiaren, Rhea particularly to beware of them The female is easily Identifiable because or the small red "hour glass" on the underside of its body. Black widow bites can be fa tal, but we'd guess that this would be a rare thing. However, a bite could surely make a per son mighty uncomfortable, When we lived in Nvssa years ago, we round that black widows were in abund a n c e there. You could find one in your garage any time and paid little attention to them. But they aren't desirable pets, either, rrobably most ioiks m these parts have seen plenty of black widows, but if you haven't and want a look, come on in! But do it before she hatches a bunch of tinv ones and thev crawl out through the vent holes. SO YOU NEVER know what spring may bring to a news paper office. Next week some one might come in with a paper sack containing a rattlesnake, Someone did bring in a rattle snake once, but not in a paper sack, fortunately. They had us looking for a chandelier to climb as it was! This is one thing that they don't teach you in J-school that you are going to get a lot of "gifts" each springtime- DONT KNOW that you can blame this OH spring, but the Rev. Rudolph Mensch couldn't believe his eyes the other day. He looked at his electric clock and it said 2:30. He looked 15 minutes later and it said 2:15. Then he discovered that the thing was running backwards! He stopped the clock, started it again, and it tooK on run- Creek Extension Unit, Grange Hall. 10:30 a.m. County Court, 10:130 a.m. Jaycees, 8 p.m. Thursday, May 8 Lexington Three Links Club, p.m. i Soroptimist Club, 12 Noon, Wagon Wheel Dining Room, Program Meeting Morrow County Port Commis sion, Boardman City Hall Friday. May 9 Rhea Creek Grange, 6:30 p.m., Potluck dinner. Meeting Saturday, May 10 Lexington Grange, 8 p.m. Pioneer Ponderings By W. S. CAVERB3LL "Big Foot" vs. "Snollygoster" If you have been alarmed by recent stories about Big Foot peowling around the Northwest's mountains, you may find con solation in the report that no tracks have been found in the Blue Mountains and that Big Foot is not a Snollygoster, the beast that is the terror of the swamplands in the South. It is built like an alligator except it is covered with long silky iur, has a sharp three foot spine on its back, and a propeller instead of a tail. It lives on poachers, and moonshiners. It hunts con tinually and impales its vie tims on the spine until it has three. Then it finds a clay bank, digs out a hole, shoves his prey into the hole and churns them into a soud. When the meat is ning clockwise, just as all good ready, he inhales the soup. This clocks should. I description was given me by a Rev. Mensch Is still puzzled poacher who left that country, rally to-aS the PR men like to call Itthe 'big picture. Those who believe in local initiative and local control will have tb be evef on guard to preserve it. "We don't happen to think that just because something is bigger it Is better." So! There are caution signs flying all over Eastern Oregon on this district plan. We concur with Judge Jones. The plan needs more evaluation and more study. More peo ple should become concerned and give this matter thoughtful consideration. If this is not dore, perhaps some day John Citizen might discover that hU county seat is suddenly 100 miles away. Then he might weU stand around and ask in his bewilder ment: "What happened?" Attention Sportsmen April 28, 1969 To the Editor: The Morrow County Rifle and Pistol club would like to invite anyone interested in good out door movies to come to our monthly meeting on May 7, at 8:00 p.m. in the county court house. There will be two movies shown. First is "Wyoming Wealth of Wildiue. it snows ov er fifty kinds of wildlife in Wyo mine, from birds to big game animals and fish. The need of wildlife for food and shelter is stressed as their only means of survival. Second is "Big Game in the Rockies." It shows the great ani mals of the West plus the ac tual shooting of a top record Elk, These fine movies will be shown following a short busi ness meeting of the club. Several items of business that may interest sportsmen in this area are as follows: There will be a discussion on whether the club should change its name to include anglers. If you nave an opinion on this matter, the club would like to hear from you. It may be that the club could go on record as supporting anglers and sports men in Morrow county and ac complish the same effect as a name change. The rules for our first tourna ment shoot will be outlined and discussed. This is planned for June 8 and will be open to the public. Entry fee will be Sl.00 for each rifle in each class. There will be three such shoots this summer. The best average for the three shoots will be giv en a trophy in each class. Watch for posters explaining the rules. Something else that is new for Northeastern Oregon is the for mation of the Blue Mountain Elk Conservation Club in Pen dleton. The main objective of the club at the present time is to propose and support legisla tion for the conservation of our Blue Mountain Elk. This group hopes to become strong enough in membership to support all outdoor sportsmen and recrea- tionists. Their meetings are on the fourth Monday of each month in the Vert Auditorium in Pendleton. Membership is $1.00 per year. The Morrow County Rifle and Pistol club feels that anyone interested in the welfare of Oregon's outdoor sports should look into the pos sibility of joining this organi zation. Their address is P. O. Box 1313, Pendleton, Oregon. I have membership cards for anyone interested in joining. Hope to see you at our next meeting, May 7. I would also like to call at tention to a meeting of the Game Commission in Pendleton on May 8. Thursday, at 8 p.m, in Vert auditorium. At that time the commission will hear the public's views on birds, big game and fish. This is one of the first such meetings in this area, and all sportsmen inter ested should attend. Sincerely yours, Wayne Hams M.C.R&P.C. President GOLDEN AGE CLUB Tuesday, May 6. 7:00 p.m. Potluck dinner, followed by entertainmeent Guestts welcome PUBLIC CARD PARTY By Holly Rebekah Lodge, Lexington IOOF Hall Saturday. Mav 3. 8 p.m. Last in series of six pinochle parties. Prizes given. SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE BY C. A. RUGGLES Insurance Agency P. O. Box 247 PH. 676-3625 Summer Dress Carnival & Mrs. Lowell Cribble enjoyed the past week-end in La Grande, where she was a guest at the home of her son and daughter-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. Doug Cribble. mm I I Li CAREFREE POLYESTER KNITS Like giving Mom a month in the country! 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