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HEPPNEH GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday, May 29. 1969 THE Ty HEPPNEH GAZETTE-TIMES Heppner, Oregon 97836 Phon 676-9228 MORHOW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER The Heppner Gazette established March 30, 1883. The Heppner Times established November 18, 18'J7. Consolidated February 15, 1912. A 0 NIWIPAPII PUIUIHIII ASSOCIATION MEMBER PER Association Founds 188S WESLEY A. SHERMAN EDITOR AND PUBLISHER . ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER REGGIE PASCAL Linotype Operator DALE COOPER Pressman HELEN E. SHERMAN ARNOLD RAYMOND Shop Foreman Printer GAIL BURKENBINE Society Circulation Subscription Rates: $5.00 Year. Single Copy 10 Cents. Mailed Single Copies 15 Cents In Advance.; Minimum Billing do cenis. i-udiishcu Every Thursday and Entered at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon, as becond Class Matter. Office Hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday; 9 a.m. until noon Saturday. A Package at Too High a Price The question of whether Oregon will have a sales tax will be decided Tuesday when voters go to the polls at the special election on the "tax package." One thing that probably everyone can agree on Is that a large number of voters should take time to ballot in order that the wishes of the majority are clear. This is a very important matter, and probably by now, most persons have made up their minds how they will vote. The choice is one that each will have to make for himself as he determines what is best for himself, the state, and all Its people. We remain unchanged In our position although the pro ponents of the tax package have sought to plug loopholes that have made the sales tax a tough pill for the public to swal low. We will vote no Tuesday for many reasons. We are con vinced that the sales tax is basically unfair and discrimina tory against those with need for larger amounts of consumer goods (such as large families). True, food (to be eaten off the premises) and drugs are exempt, but clothing and other family needs are not. We do not believe that the sales tax will reduce the aver age person's total tax bill. Studies have Indicated that the opposite Is true that the "average" person will pay more total tax. (See the chart in the Voter's Pamphlet). The tax payer's problem is not what the particular tax Is called it is the amount of the bill he has to pay in proportion to the amount of money he has to pay it with. Proponents seek to refute this argument, but we are not convinced that they are right. We believe that the tax will be costly to collect, that it will impose additional burden on small business, that it will require additional bookkeeping to harass people already over worked, that it will hurt the farmer, that it will be a nuis ance in making sales transactions. The 1 of the taxes that the retailer will be allowed to Tetain to compensate for his costs would only be a small token of the time, expense and bother that it will require of him. We believe that greatest recipients of the relief will be large business and private utilities, which will benefit the most from the property tax reductions for which the sales tax is earmarked. The sponsors have sought to equalize this by increasing the corporation excise tax, as one provision of the "package," to 9 from the present 8 for financial insti tutions and to 7 from the present 6 for other corporations. What will the latter do to bank interest rates? We are fearful that opening the door to the sales tax will set the stage for higher sales tax in the future this despite the fact that this bill earmarks all receipts for reduction of property tax and despite the fact that the rate could not be Increased without another constitutional amendment. Is any one so naive as to Deiieve there will not be another "emer gency" a few years hence when such an additional constitu tional amendment will be proposed? All one need do is to look at the State of Washington where the sales tax has gone to 4 and the state Is still seeking other means of revenue. The proposal would provide for new tax bases for school districts, which would eliminate their need for budget elec tionsfor a time. However, the budgets could be increased only 5 per year, and chances are that many would have to submit their budgets to vote again before many years passed. This would be more difficult for them under the bill because it also limits the number of elections that may be held on the budgets. Property tax relief is needed, true. But the crying need Is not for a sales tax. The crying need Is to reduce the aver age taxpayer's total tax bill. We reiterate that there is too much waste In government. The average person sees dozens of examples every day. He sees the federal and state governments spending money care lessly and needlessly. It has come to such a place that many government employees have a badly distorted idea of what is essential and what is non-essential. The small businessman knows. So do the farmers. They see their tax money wasted every day in a manner that they would never even consider in the operations of their own bus inesses. They sweat and toil to pay the taxes for this care less stewardship of public funds. The majority of the legislature has not correctly read the signs in doggedly proposing this tax package. We believe that the people will demonstrate next Tuesday that they don't want it. What they do want is more solid, real economy. Both the state and federal government should hire some hard-nosed efficiency experts to delve into every facet of government and cut out the non-essentials. A few Morrow county ranchers could serve well in that capacity! The real crime remains at the federal level where billions are being wasted. It's just too bad that the people don't have the opportunity for popular vote on some of these things the billions proposed for the ABM system, for Instance. You might remember, too, when you cast your vote at the election Tuesday that a vote for the sales tax is also a vote to take more of your voice away from you. When the expen diture comes from the state or federal level, you as John Q Citizen have no direct vote on it Chaff and Chatter Wes Sherman YOU MIGHT SAY that this week's column is concerned with the future of journalism for we propose to dedicate it to kccond graders at Heppner tie mentarv school. They have been studying about newspapers and have published their own pa per. "Sifond Grade Headlines.' On Thursday of last week, Mrs, Luciie Peck brought her second traders down to The Gazette Times for the "cook's tour." Al though the Youngsters were lm oressed with what they aw and showed enthusiastic interest, I think our staff was more Jm pressed wilh them than they were with us. Since their visit, we've been reading their paper, and we find considerable news in the community that we had not known. Here are some of the stoiles from "Headlines : Craig Robi.son and C. J. Balfe will be new shoe shiners at Dick's Barber Shop. Maybe in the summer or fall." MIKE BRINGS TICK TO SCHOOL Well, it all started when my Father came home from the woods. When he went into the bathroom, the tick fell off. Then in the morning my Mother found it. When I got up, she gave it to me. So I took it to school and that is where H Is now." "SECOND GRADE VISITS NEW BUILDING. The Second Grade went to the new Colum bia Basin Electric Co op build ing on May 9. The new build ing is beautiful. In the confer ence room there was a carpet and a movie screen. If you want the garage door to go up or down, all you do is press a button. The rock on the out side is very pretty. It is sand stone, I think." "WEATHER REPORT May 20, 1969 Wet Cloudy Windy 60 degrees It looks as if it might rain Tomorrow it will probably be nice." SPORTS: Kickball. We have kick ball teams. The Blue Team beat the Red Team by 22-0. The Red Team beat the Blue Team by 6-5 and 9-4. Today Ron Young slipped on base. He fell into a mud puddle. Was he muddv! So was Richard Schmidt He tried to kick the ball and fell on his back in the mud." BLACK TOP ON PLAY GROUND. The man took the ground out. One tractor was used and some trucks were used too. And there was one steam roller. Our class watched the big tractor pick up the grass. It was real noisy. It took three days to do it. They put a black top under the swings. We now play giving us the maps and metal leads. Very truly yours, Maur een Healy, Dear Mr. and Mrs. Sherman, I like the metal names. And the folding machines. And the press. I like the Fairchild. The rollers was neet to. When the metal when It was hot boy it hurt. The Ink was stinky. Very truly yours, Ron Ward. Dear Mr. and Mrs. Sherman, I like to go to the machines to wach it operat. I like the folding machines best of all. The thing I didn't like was that ftink house. Mr. Raymond, thank vou for showing us around. Very truly yours, C. J. Baue. phthank you. WE MIGHT explain that the stink" which left an impres slon with the kids was the odor of burning plastic from the Fairchild Scan-A-Graver. which makes the picture engravings for the paper. And they're right, the printer's ink is stinky, too! Well, out of a gang as lively as this bunch there should be at least one who will be on the New York Times staff some day. Churches Announce Summer Bible Study St. Patrick's Youth Enjoy Lehman Outing Forty members of the high school catechism classes of St. Patrick's Catholic church and their guests were treated to a day of picnicking and swim ming at Lehman Springs on Saturday, May 17. Taking the catechism stu dents to Lehman were Mr. and Mrs. Earl Ayres, Mr. and Mrs. Harry O'Donnell and Mrs. Har old CurnutL Altar bovs who have served In church throughout the past year were also treated to a pic nic at Lehman Springs on Sat urday, May 24. Plans Last Meeting Members of the American Legion Auxiliary, Post No. 87, will meet Monday evening, June a ar a p.m.. at the Legion Hall. This is to be the last meeting of the year before adjourning ior ine summer season. All members are invited to attend. Enjoying a few days at Ws- come Beach near Lincoln City last week were Mrs. Rod Mur ray with her two young child ren. John and Ann. and Mrs Olive Hughes. The visitors stay, ed at the home of Mrs. Mur ray's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Barnett during their vacation at the beach. They returned to Heppner on Friday. games on it." www EACH OF the second graders wrote us "Thank You" letters after visiting here. Their honest appreciation is bountiful re ward for any time taken to show them the newspaper plant. Here are a few letters at random: Dr. Mr. and Mrs. Sherman, Thank vou for mv name In lead. Thank you lor showing us around. I like the machine very much. Very truly your, Randy Worden. Dear Mr. and Mrs. Sherman, Thank you for the Morrow County map. I liked the ink ma chine and linotype and press and roller. I liked the saw and Fairchild and the folding ma chine. You might get hurt by the big machines. If you got your hand cot you wood' get hurt. That 200m stinks a lot. Very truly yours, Bobbi Schiller. Announcement of summer daily vacation church school plans and changes In worship schedules, effective through the summer months, are made by some local churches this week Starting on Sunday, June 1, morning worship services at Hope Lutheran church in Hepp ner will be at 8:00 a.m.. and at 9:30 a.m. at the Valby Lutheran church. No Sunday School class cs are planned for the three months of summer vacation, an nounces Pastor Rudolph Mensch. Hop Lutheran Bible School Vacation bible school at Hope Lutheran will be held from Monday, June 9, until Friday, June 13, from 9:00-11:30 a.m., daily, with youngsters from kin dergarten age through eighth grade invited to attend. There will be a small registration fee of $1 per family. Theme chosen for this year's bible school program is "Be God's People", and in conjunc tion with the theme, a film strip will be shown daily. Superintendent in charge of the program Is Mrs. Len Ray Schwarz, and teachers assisting her are Mrs. Amy Mensch, Mrs. Mildred Rauch, Mrs. Janice Cuts forth, Mrs. Margaret Evans, Mrs. Pauline Mathenv, Mrs. Delores McLachlan, Mrs. Doris Gollyhorn SI YOUR SENATOR REPORTS . . . BY KEN JERNSTEDT. STATE SENATOR 18th District Including Morrow county Dear Mr. and Mrs. Sherman, Thank you for letting us come. I liked the folding ma chine. How did you ever get so much ink? I liked the linotype, too. I hope every thing goes well. Very truly yours, Michelle Cutsforth. Dear Mr. and Mrs. Sherman, Thank you for showing us all around. The machins all were fantastic. I wish I had the fold ing machine. Thank you for Mrs. Dick Initiated Into Phi Kappa Phi Mrs. Ed (Rachel) Dick, Eng lish and journalism teacher of Heppner High school, has been initiated into Phi Kappa Phi, national honor society, at Ore gon State University. The honorary recognizes out standing scholars in all branch es of knowledge liwval arts, sciences and professional skills. Membership Is limited to the top 10 per cent of a class. Mrs. Dick was chosen as one of those from the graduate school and is among 144 OSU seniors and graduate students to be initiated into the society. Dr. J. K. Munford, director of publications at OSU. is the cur rent national president of the honor society's 105 active cam pus chapters and two alumni chapters. ArriTing horn last Friday evening from LInfield college in McMinnville was Nonda Clark, who has completed her sopho more year of studies at the col lege. Accompanying Nonda was Hal Sunday, who remained as a house guest at the Clark home for the week-end before return ing to his home in San Jose, Calif. Sunday is also a student at Linfield. Before each Legislative Ses sion informal goals are set for the lawmakers to accomplish. These goals are set by opinion makers, editorial writers, legis lators and the citizenry of the state. With the end of the 55th session, I believe the 90 lawmak ers can boast of a most product ive session. Probably the only major cas ualty of the entire session was the failure of the Legislature to pass legislation aimed at pro viding better facilities, staffing and salaries for itself and its employees. Executive Reorganization Executive reorganization has been the pet project of Oregon's governors over the last few dec ades. However, the success of previous reorganization was limited. This is, not the case this session with- six of the sev en of the governor's proposals being accepted by the lawmak ers. These proposed changes in elude: . . The abolition of the member Board of Control, which administers the state's 11 insti tutions. This board will be re placed by the Division of Hu man Resources which is direct ly responsible to the governor for Its activities. . . The creation of an en vironmental quality control de partment. . . . The executive department which lumps several depart ments together, to create a co ordinated but flexible central management pool of specialists to bring about a more effective management of state affairs in its relations with federal and local agencies. . Department of Transpor tation and . A revenue division to re place the tax commission. Taxation Property tax relief was again the key issue of this session. This problem was dealt with virtually at the beginning of the session with the referral of a 3 sales tax to the people for their approval or' rejection June 3. Also the Legislature is put ting the finishing touches on a proposal that will give business its long awaited inventory tax relief. Education One of our primary concerns each year is education. Again this session we have added ad ditional funding amounting to $20 million to our basic school support to the state's 356 school districts. This will bring the budget up to S15S million for the biennium. We have taken steps to aid our private colleges and univer sities by providing a $100 grant per student. This is an attempt to maintain our fine private higher educational system which provides instruction to 5,703 Oregon residents. Also, we have appropriated $165 million to op erate our state's 10 universities and colleges. Urban Affairs To aid in some of our urban problems, the Legislature has produced a mass transit bill which would provide for a sys tem to handle our growing pop ulation difficulties in Oregon's metropolitan areas. Also we have created a Metropolitan Service District. This super dis trict will be able to coordinate the services necessary for the functioning of the metropolitan area. These services include water, sewage, air pollution, and solid waste. To aid in annexation of one area to another we have creat ed a Boundary Board Commis sion. Ccurt System To insure that every person has the right to receive fair treatment by our judicial sys tem, according to our constitu tion, the legislature remodeled our court system by creating an appeals court. The court will consist of five judges and will direct its attention toward re lieving the Supreme Court of 45 of the current work load in criminal, probate, domestic relations, and state agency ap peals cases. This change is nec essary because of Oregon's in crease in population; its 68 in crease in the number of appeals filed over the last four years, and the expanded work loads on the courts because of recent Federal Supreme Court rulings that provide greater protection to individuals charged with a crime. Land Usage The legislature took action to insure that agricultural lands stay as such for our generations by passing a zone-usage bill. The bill would zone counties, through their own direction, to stop the acreage erosion of our agricultural land. Probate Code This session the lawmakers completely revamped Oregon's laws pertaining to wills and set tling of estates. This was the culmination of four years work by a committee set up by the Legislature, and will greatly help the citizens because of the tremendous reduction of red tape in probates. Drug Abuse Through action of the closing days, the Mental Health Divis ion is now able to beef-up out patient care to provide for vol untary treatment of drug ad dicts. One of the biggest break throughs was House Bill 1691 which allows the state to fur nish users of hard narcotics a synthetic drug. This treatment allows the addict to drop expens ive narcotic habits, usually sup ported by thefts, robberies and prostitution, and to go on doses of methadone costing only ten cents and having none of the ill effects of heroin. Also legislation was passed to stiffen the penalties of mari juana and LSD pushers, and re duce the punishment on those who use the two drugs. This is to get at the pusher, rather than the user. This summary is only a small portion of the legislation pass ed by this year's assembly. But, believe from this summary you can see that the lawmakers were busy during the 124 days of the 1969 session. and Mrs. Gladys Alderman. As sitting the teachers as helpers will be Tana Rauch and Terry Pcttvlohn. Following the week of bible school study, a program will be presented by vacation bible school pupils on Sunday, June 15. with a luncheon planned ai ter the service. Valby Lutheran Vacation bible school at Val by Lutheran church will begin on Monday. June 2. through ir day. June 6. from 9:00 to 11:30 a.m.. daily, and includes nurs ery school pupils through eighth grade students. A film strip will be shown daily in conjunction with the theme ' Be God s People". Superintendent will be Mrs. Barbara Peterson and assisting her will be Mrs. Betty Carlson, Mrs. Donna Bergstrom, Mrs. Rikka Tews. Mrs. Dorothy Stef an! and Sandy Carlson. Helpers will be Shauna and Carley Berg strom and Cherl Carlson. In charge of music for the bible school program will be Martha Peterson and Kristin Pe terson. The church will furnish mid-morning snacks for all pu pils attending. On Sunday, June 8, a special program will be presented dur ing the morning worship serv Ice by vacation bible school pu pils. " All Saints' Episcopal Vacation church school pro gram planned for the youth of All Saints' Epscopal church will begin on Monday, June 2, and will run until Friday, June 6, from 9:30 a.m., until 12 noon daily. Children of pre-school age from 4 years through sixth gra ders and of all faiths are in vited to attend and participate in the week of planned activi ties, which will include handi crafts, music and dancing as well as regular class time. On Saturday, June 7, pupils will go on a picnic to Bull Prairie, and on Sunday, June 8, a special awards program will be held during regular morning worship. St. Patrick's Catholic Church Religious vacation school class es will start at St. Patrick's Catholic church in Heppner on Monday, June 2, through Satur day, June 7. Class time will be from 9:00 a.m., until 3:00 p.m., daily, and youngsters from first grade through eighth grade are invited to attend. Four Catholic Sisters will come to conduct the school. Worship schedule of masses at St. Patrick's will remain the same throughout the summer months. United Methodist Rev. Melvin Dixon, pastor of the United Methodist church, an nounces that summer worship schedule will start on Sunday, June l, with Sunday school classes at 9:00 a.m., and wor ship services to follow at 10:00 a.m. Mrs. Bruce Griffith, Sunday school superintendent, announc es that daily vacation bible school will not be held at the church until about the first week in August, so as not to co incide with swimming lessons. lone United Church of Christ Summer worship schedule for the lone United Church of Christ will be in effect this Sunday, June 1, with morning worship scheduled to be held at 10:00 a.m. No Sunday school rlasses will be held during the sum mer, but a nursery will be pro vided during worship for pre schoolers. First Christian Church First Christian churches of Heppner and Lexington will combine for their vacation bi ble school program at the Hepp ner church beginning on Mon day, June 1, until Friday, June Classes will be held daily from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m., and Mrs. Opal Cook, program director, extends an invitation to all children from kindergart en age through the sixth grade to attend. Theme of the bible study pro gram will be "Jesus Leads Me", and assisting as teachers will be Mrs. Betty Marquardt and Mrs. Rena Marquardt. MEETING CALENDAR Monday, Jun 2 Chamber of Commerce, Wagon Wheel Dining Room, 12 noon South Morrow Ministerial Assoc., 1 p.m. City Council, City Hall, 7:30 p.m. Ruth Assembly No. 50, Rainbow for Girls. Masonic Hall, 7:00 p.m. American Legion & Auxiliary, 7:30 p.m. Hen House Biddies, Lexington City Hall, 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, June 3 Golden Age Club, Episcopal par ish hall, 7:00 p.m. Evening Group, Home Extension, 7:30 p.m. Wranglers Meeting, Fair Dormi tory Catholic Altar Society, 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 4 Willow Lodge, IOOF Hall, 8:00 p.m. Rhea Creek Extension Unit, Grange Hall, 10:30 a.m. County Court, 10:00 a.m. Morrow County Jaycees, 8:00 p.m. Thursday, Jun 5 Holly Rebekah Lodge, 8:00 p.m., Lexington Hall Soroptimist Business Meeting, 12 noon. Wagon Wheel Friday, June 6 Sans Souci Rebekah Lodge. No. 33. IOOF Hall. 8:00 p.m. Saturday, June 7 OES Social Club, 1:30 p.m., Ma sonic hall TO THE EDITOR. . . Airmen Say 'Thanks' May 21, 1969 To the Editor: I would personally like to thank you for your cooperation in publishing our Armed Forces Day program in your newspaper. This gesture is very deeply ap preciated. William T. Pelesky, A1C USAF Information Clerk Pioneer Ponderings By W. S. CAVERHILL A Novel Idea One morning recently, when our coffee club was in session, a stranger approached. We in vited him to join us. Conversa tion turned to taxes. That shook him loose. He startled us with a novel idea and presented fig ures to support it. "Have . you fellows noticed how many people in public serv ice are basing their claim for compensation on their capital investment in education? For example, if a qualified special ist has invested $30,000 in prep aration for his line of work, , Kerhaps he should pay taxes on is investment. Cert a i n 1 y a farmer who has invested $30,000 in land and equipment has to pay taxes on it whether he makes or loses." The fellow didn't ask our opinion. He didn't want it. COMMUNITY BILLBOARD The Rhyming Philosopher MEMORIAL REMEMBER HOW OFTEN YOU'VE WAVED A GOODBYE TO A FRIEND OR A WELL-BELOVED KIN, AS THEY JOURNEYED AWAY, WITH A MISTY EYE THOUGHT YOU MIGHT NEVER SEE THEM AG'IN? SO MAYBE THEY SENT YOU A LETTER OR CARD, WHILE THERE'S SOME NEVER BOTHER TO WRITE, YOU'RE STEELED MORE OR LESS NOT TO TAKE IT SO HARD FOR THE ONES WHO JUST DROPPED OUT OF SIGHT. BUT YOU ALWAYS HAD FAITH THAT LIFE STILL SURVIVED AND YOU SENT THEM YOUR LOVE IN YOUR THOUGHT, AND NEVER ONCE DOUBTED THEY SAFELY ARRIVED AND HAPPILY GAINED WHAT THEY SOUGHT. WE OFTEN REMEMBER THE DAY THEY SET SAIL OR A BIRTHDAY OR SOME SUCH EVENT, BUT CERTAINLY NEVER FELT CALLED TO BEWAIL THAT THEY LEFT US BEHIND WHEN THEY WENT. SO TREASURE YOUR MEMORIES DEEP IN YOUR HEART OR DISTRIBUTE BOUQUETS ALL AROUND; BUT WHEN COMES THE DAY ITS MY TURN TO DEPART, PLEASE DONT LOOK FOR ME UNDER THE GROUND! HARRY W. FLETCHER MEMORIAL DAY, MAY 30 CONSERVATION TOUR Monday, June 2 Tour of Bergstrom Ranch in Gooseberry area Buses leave bowling alley corner, y.w a.m. Everyone welcome. No charge SPECIAL ELECTION Vote on State Sales Tax Bill HJR 8 Tuesday, June 3, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. All Heppner & Hardman pre cincts vote at County judge's office in courthouse OES SOCIAL CLUB Saturday, June 7. 1:45 p.m. Heppner Masonic Hall All those interested in keep ing the club going, urged to attend. PIONEER MEMORIAL DAY PICNIC 16th Annual Pioneer Picnic Friday, May 30, County Fair .Pavilion Registration from 10:30 a.m., potluck dinner at noon All old-timers invited to at tend REGIONAL INTER COLLEGIATE RODEO Heppner Rodeo Grounds Fri., Sat., & Sun., May 30-31, June 1 Cowboy Breakfasts, Saturday and Sunday mornings SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE BY C. A. RUGGLES Insurance Agency a Box 247 PH. 676-9625
