HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday, August 62. 1971
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GAZETTE-TIMES
Salem Scene
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Heppner, Oregon 97836
Phone 676-9228
MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
The Heppner Gazette established March 30. 1883.
Special Measures Promise
Extra Election Fireworks
Next year promises a renewal
of Oregons biennial battle be
The Heppner tween "legislative wisdom" and
Times established November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15, the will of the people.
MEMBERS OF NATIONAL NEWSPAPER ASSN. AND
OREGON NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSN.
CHARLIE & DOROTHY HEARD,
Editors & Publishers
ARNOLD RAYMOND, REGGIE PASCAL
Plant Foreman Linotype Operator
ANN TONEY MATT WARREN
News Apprentice
Circulation Pressman
The former refers to legisla
tion enacted by state lawmak
ers at Salem during odd-year
legislative sessions. The peo
ple's will means ' the popular
vote. And the so-called battle
invariably occurs during even-
year elections following legis
lative adjournments.
The stage was set for these
every-other year squabbles in
1902 when Oregon became one
aftS M thC P0St 0m 8t HePPne'- SSi. 2 St theyangiveretehre
Hours: 8 a m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday; 9
until noon Saturday.
Heppner Needs Another Doctor
In order to keep Pioneer Memorial Hospital open and
up-to-date, there will have to be more use made of the fa
cilities. To insure this Heppner needs another doctor, pref
erably a surgeon.
Concentrated effort by every individual and organization
win dc caiiea upon, Jtie effort may have to include finan
cial assistance in several forms.
Last week the Soroptimists heard two medical students
explain the Preceptorship program arranged by the head of
me tamny Practice Division of the Oregon Medical School.
i wemy-mne sopnomores spent their vacation terms with phys
icians in larger and smaller towns which included Bandon,
John Day, Prineville, Burns, and Mountain Home in Idaho.
So they can be attracted to smaller towns.
Their's was a duo-program: Extern program at St. An
thony in the morning and Preceptorship program in the af
ternoons in the doctors' offices.
Hopefully Heppner's two doctors and Pioneer Memorial
Hospital could become interested in a similar program for
next summer.
Another Tip
How to Bring a New Doctor
To a Rural Community
CHICAGO Here's a tip for the rural community that
doesn't have a physician and wants one: "Look for an MD
who grew up in a small community, perhaps even In the
same part of the country," suggests the current AMA UP
DATE (JulyAugust).
Some 132 rural counties in 26 states are presently with
out a nonfederal physician. "Paradoxically, most MD's who
live and practice in rural areas enjoy their work," says Dr.
Bond L. Bible, secretary of AMA's Council on Rural Health.
By Jack Zimmerman
ful, 1972 would see voters bal
loting on at least 24" issues as
well as trying to decide who
will occupy some mighty im
portant offices. Several times in
recent history voters have faced
a dozen or more such issues in
a single year. But the greatest
number of statewide measures
was established in 1952 when
the ballot listed a total of 18.
Next heaviest recent year was
1970 one less, for a total of 17.
Chances are slim, however,
that all petitioners will succeed.
Since its inception in 1902, the
people have used the initiative
petition only 219 times. And the
referendum has been invoked
only 48 times in the same period.
The battle between legislative
wisdom and the people s will is
really a pair of confrontations,
The first skirmish obtaining
sufficient signatures, now is
under way. The second, the ac
tual fight at the polls, is more
than a year away.
Whatever the outcome, each
will play a significant role in
an Oregon election year already
promising campaigns for Presi-
on their own and to repeal acts
by elected Legislators as welL
The cheek-and-balance sys
tem is further refined by a re
quirement that legislated Con
stitutional Amendments must be
referred to the voters.
All of this tends to expand
citizen participation in the Dem
ocratic process. And it abso
tends tfl KlJStjiin thnco n
bcdsheef ballots so familiar to dent and oUler offices-
Oregon voters,
A review of legislative activ
ity and word from the Secre
tary of State's office combine to
lead election buffs to believe
19(2 could be the year for bal
lots in the kingsize cateeorv.
ine 19 (i Legislature has refer
red 11 Constitutional Amend
ments to the people. Five will
be voted upon durine next
Mays Primary Election and six
will appear on the ballot in
November '72.
At the same time an addition
k Tu , oclng msu- burned grass on the hill back
! hi!.h X 5 PrplG r mne y of East Hag Street last Thurs-
.....v... MJi.auy liQVC Ut-CIl UCfLl- Motr ". trn. 1 . ! Jw
fied and proponents are busvL v,,. ;v kwi.. u
cm.Hnrr l, ! "Ul ,la kJlKJUaulJ ""l 111UW1
; :"fh ""6" a.sniiu es 10 fun fighting fire on a hot af
place them before General Elec-Uprnnnn. Thankc ,n ,,r onnA
nnn untorc I . te
I InlJ nn
uie legislature nas uie pow-
voters i 'h ; r Ed Hunt thought he'd relieve
ments it refers. But initiatives Tt. wlfe of her truck driving
! ' 'lVsT ' -' .V. :;-,
WORLD CHAMPION Saddle Bronc Rider for 1970,
Dennis Reiners, is making a successful nae
on "Stranger", part of the Double R stock com-
ing for the Morrow County Rodeo thW An
28-29.
TO THE
EDITOR. . .
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A fire of nearly a half acre
those insticraforf k duties on the final load of
Once he has established his practice there, a doctor isn't dealing with both Constitutional wheat recently- Truck hit a soft
likely to leave.
Nearly half the physicians polled in a Council survey who
were practicing in towns smaller than 2500 said they were
brought up in a small town, Dr. Bible says.
AMA is helping smaU communities solve their medical
care problems in several ways. The Association's Physicians'
Placement Service helps communities find a doctor, and vice
Versa.
Particularly in sparsely-populated areas, "we urge groups
of communities to establish a centrally-located medical cen
ter with a group practice, together with mobile health units
or srtellite health stations," Dr. Bible says. "Thanks to to
day's automobiles and roadways, a doctor may be 15 or 20
miles away In distance, but only minutes away in time."
In one 4000-square-mile area of Washington State, with
' a population of five persons per square mile, AMA is sup
porting a pilot project to extend the capability of medical
services in such areas. "It's a team approach, basically, in
which the area's eight doctors coordinate their own efforts,
and those of physician's assistants (called Medex), nurse
practitioners, social workers and community health people,"
Dr. Bible explain.
, (Medex are former medical corpsmen, returned from the
armed forces, who have been retrained to serve as physician's
assistants).
All About Horses
By D WIGHT STEWART
Bill Morse of Beaumont Texas asks
My partner and X bare a double horse trailer. His horse
' hauls fine. My horse climbs the outside walls. I hare tried
him on both sides of the trailer, but he stiU does it How can
I stop thii?
You didn't tell me what kind of divider you have in the
trailer. If it is, as I suspect, a solid one, this is probably your
troublemaker. Many horses will climb the wall when hauled
next to a solid partition. Most trailers and many horse vans
have a divider, made of pipe. This lets the horse take a
small step sideways on the turns, and so he stops the waU
climbing.
In the case of an extra large horse, it is sometimes nec
essary to give him the whole trailer or at least move the par
tition over, so that he has more room.
Jennifer Jones, Shreveport La wants to know
What can be don about warts on a Yearling's nose? Are
they contagiousT W1U they do any harm?
Many young horses from a year through two years get
warts. They don't seem to cause much trouble except in rare
cases or when they are bumped or scratched; at which time
they bleed quite freely. The veterinarian tells mo they are
contagious to other young horses.
Regular applications of mineral oil will remove most of
them. However, if you can't get rid of them this way, your
veterinarian can give them an injection with a needle and
the warts disappear. In rare cases a second injection is need
ed. Colts or young horses seem to outgrow them in most
cases, but if you plan on showing your colt, you should get
rid of the warts.
Amendments and new statutes,
appear on General Election bal
lots only. The same applies to
shoulder and turned over. This
was a close call but he was un
hurt. Gene and Don Maieske
the referendum helped Ed right the truck with
by the people, which could be he .helP of the Iori:ow Snty
expressed as the Dennlc Grain Growers derrick. Didn't
Concerning
Kindergarteners
Ten new Kindergarten moth
ers attended the meeting held
Aug. 6. The main purpose of
the meeting was to explain the
4 C program of Federal Aid for
kindergartens. This is operated
under the social security pro
gram. For every 1.00 contribut
ed locally, 3.00 Is received from
the Federal Government. The Is
sue had to be voted upon, and
was accepted, therefore an ap
plication was sent in.
If the Heppner Kindergarten
is acceptable for Federal aid, the
money will be used to enlarge
the budget and format There
would be 2 classes of kinder
gartens, one coming In the
morning until 11 then given the
option to cat or not, in the cafe
torium. The second coming in
at 11, with the same option
and class that afternoon.
Kindergarten registration will
be held the same day as grade
school registration. The first
day of school will be Sept 7.
There will be another kinder
garten meeting Monday, Sept
20. This meeting is primarily
to select new officers.
Kindergarten
Registration is Sept. 3
The Heppner Kindergarten reg
istration will be held Sept. 3
from 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. in the
Kindergarten room in the Jun
ior High Building. The Kinder
garten is open to all 5 year olds.
lose much wheat after alL
Dorothy has written an editor-
expressed as the people's power
w veio legislation.
All three actions necessitate
petitions signed bv
voters prior to sDeeified riri. I ial on the need for another doc-
lines. In each case the number tor here- Nationally, one doctor
of signers is a percentage of needed fr every 700 residents
the total votes cast for all gub- DUt many places like Morrow
ejuaionai candidates during the "'"J' tan 1 approacn mis ng
preceding election of a governor ure- Quite a few places are much
An initiative amendment cur. worse off! We're grateful to
rently requires 53.312 signer two doctors and a dentist and
and a statutory amendment. 39 . optometrist
984. The figures are eight and ;
six per cent, respectively, of the Umatilla County officers have
total vote lor governor in 1968. discovered several small "farms'
And in both cases, proponents recently producing marijuana
nave until next July 7 to ob- Some of these farms were in
tain the signatures in order to remote areas. Morrow Countv
quaiuy ior me -12 General Elec- Sheriffs Department, the Oregon
on. State Police and Citv Police in
r ... ... .1... . "
iifii it comes to tne DODuiar inis county are cooDeratme in
referendum, however, those who the State-wide drive to ferret
wouia overturn a legislative act out isolated plots of this high-
mu.si complete their challenge priced weed
before the act becomes la
W aays following adioummpnt Cites Frnrh. vrlKiu, In th
of the Legislature. It takes four Sherman County Journal, made
per cent of those voting for gov- a remark last week pointing up
uius peuuon re- tne vital importance of "Legal
quirement and current referen- Notices". Here's what he said:
dum promoters must ohtaln 2fi.l"svr von twtin,i itri
b56 signatures by Sept. 8. have tried to reduce the notices
..w,u,ui-,s rwerrea ty the given in newspapers to those
(.muiuic io nexi IUV'i Pri. onnrrmri u.-fth son eff-o
mar deal with eliminating vo- Some have been discontinued
ter literacy requirements and therefore. Now Portlanders have
lowering the voting age, repeal- discovered the value of giving
ing the decennial stt wnK Wai nnH
u , ...v.., , . J Mituicua were
allowing Legislators to call spe- having their homes sold with
ciai sessions, provide bonds for nut knourW whv tihr.
ctoln : 7 . o "
voiiai construction and I wnat ior."
oonus ior irrigation and water
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Aug. 23, 19727
Camas, Wash,
To the Editor:
I wish to Thank three girls
from lone for helping my moth
er and my two children take
me to a hospital at The Dalles
These girls so graciously gav
of their time on a very hot day
to help us. One girl drove our
car and the other two followed
in their red VW. They disap
peared so quickly we did not
get to thank them.
Also a thank you to the serv
ice station man at Union 76 at
The Dalles for his concern and
help.
I had a sun stroke and stayed
in the hospital 24 hours. I do
not want anything like this to
happen again, but if it should
I hope there will be willing
people to help as these people
did.
THANK YOU so much.
Sincerely,
Audrey L. Lasater
(Mrs. Neil)
834 N. W. 19th
Camas, Wash.
"l&UlUllOnS OUtSide Xfnrinn
County, set standard qualifica
tions ior snerins, amend county
purchase and lease Hmitnt
change Constitutional provisions
regarding religion (with special
reference to providing state funds
to denominational schools), per-
ai-wni-moer juries and
broaden eligibility for loans to
eierans.
On the initiative fmnt
ioners would prevent property
tax funds from bein?
finance education, prohibit un
ion security contracts, invoke a
two per cent residential proper
ty tax limitation.
half per cent limit on all dtoo-
erty taxes, enact a net receipts
ioa, mange me line of succes
sion to the office of governor,
repeal the ban on lotteries, ner.'
mit sale of alcoholic beverages
to those 18 and older and reneal
gubernatorial pensions.
Kererendum petitions would
repeal 1971 city countv consoll.
dation enabling legislation, re
peal tne clgaret tax, repeal ob
scenity provisions in the new
Criminal Code and repeal the
city-county power to levy a mo
tor vehicle registration tax.
If all petitioners are success -
A budget is a derice for going
into debt in an orderly manner.
"Our dog is Just like one of
the family."
"Really Which one?"
Science has produced so many
substitutes, it's hard to remem
ber what we needed in the first
place!
Quickest way to make a toss
ed salad is to feed vegetables to
an lS-month-old child.
Class reunions are ' going to
be real confusing 25 years from
now when everyone has a haircut.
The Ole Swimmin' Fool!
I read about its many troub
les and hope the floods are fin
ished starting in Shobe Canvon
wnicn runs into Donaldson Can
yon and into Heppner.
But the pool has been a life
saver for the youth (and more)
for lo, these many years.
And the memories. I particu
larly remember the glorious
summer when I swam every day
ana Bernard McMurdo was life
guard and Kay Ferguson was
assistant and after swims Jean
ette Blakely and I lay in the
sun after a swim acquiring a
tan.
And what close friendships
were maae there.
Josephine Mahoney Baker
Terwilliger Plaza
PROPERTY TAX
FAX
If you have a question con
cerning real or personal prop
erty please state all the facts
as briefly as possible and mail
it to your COUNTY ASSESSOR
Joyce Ritch, under the name
PROPERTY TAX FAX". Please
ask only one question per sheet
Then watch this column for the
answer.
QUESTION:
We hare a water ocntrol din.
trict in our county that annu
ally certifies special assess
ments to the assessor for exten
sion on the tax roIL This year
the assessor discovered an error
in the certification to him. Does
the assessor hare the authority
to correct this error?
ANSWER:
No. The assessor acts as an
agent of the board of supervis
ors in making entries certified
to him and cannot act independ
ently of them except to correct
a clerical error made by the
assessor's office. If the board
of supervisors finds that an er
ror has been made in the cer
tificate, the board should file
an amended certificate with the
assessor correcting the error.
RALPH THOMSONS
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Thompson
of Portland were here for the
weekend with his folks, Mr. and
Mrs. Ralph Thompson. They
came to celebrate the Ralph
Thompson's 59th Wedding An-niversary.
Pioneer
Ponderings
By W. S. CAVERHILL
Responsibility Is Needed
It appears that organized la
bor and other pressure groups
have taken over our economic
destiny, and so far have not
shown much concern for the
general stability needed in our
fiscal behavior. Geographically
and politically we are a union
of fifty states, but our economy
is dominated by a platform of
unrelated unions. That being
the case, perhaps Congress
should be abolished and a un
ion of unions be set up to ex
ercise the responsibility that
they are asking for.
Sharon C. Winters
Here to Visit
Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Winter
were here last week visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Merlin
Cantin. Mrs. Winters is the for
mer Sharon Cantin and was a
favorite at the Wagon Wheel
when she worked there. They
have been living at .Marysville,
Calif., while Mr. Winters is sta
tioned at Beale Air Force Base.
He has 2Vt years left in the service.
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COMMUNITY
BILLBOARD
Home on Leave
To Wed
An Aug. 14 wedding date
brought David Wright, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Wright
home on a 30 day leave from
McConnell Air School in Wich
ita, Kan., where he is stationed.
David and Linda Pettyjohn were
united in marriage and have al
ready left for McConnell base
where he has been restationed.
Bill Rawlins' Have
First Grandson
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Rawlins
went to Portland Sunday for a
quick trip to see their new
grandson. Their first grandchild,
he is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Bill Brewster of Canby but who
will be in Corvallis for the fall
term. His name is Mathew Alan
and he weighed 6 lb., 10 oz. The
other grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Herbert Back of Sherwood.
Mrs. Rose Rawlins of Anoka,
Minn., is his great grandmoth
er. Mrs. Rawlins expects to be
with the family for a few days
when Mrs. Brewster and the ba
by leave the hospital.
AUG.
Fair Activities.
23-27
AUG. 26
Awards program at 7:30 ,t
the fairgrounds, Auction
and Pig Scramble
AUG. 27
Morrow County Open Hecse
show, all day, starting at
9 a.m.
RODEO
AUG. 28-29
AUG. 28
Street Parade, beginning at
10:00 a.m.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Becker,
Gard and Chris came Friday
evening to pick up their No.
son, Mike who had been vis
iting his grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Heard, for the past
three weeks. The Beckers live
at Gold Beach where they both
teach.
AUG. 28
Special night show beginning
at 8:00 p.m.
Dance to follow, music by
the Western Gentlemen.
AUG. 29
Cowboy breakfast beginning
at 7:00 a.m.
SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC
SERVICE BY
RUGGLES-BOYCE
Insurance Agency
228 Main
P. 0. Box 247 ph. 676-925
If no answer caU Bay Boyea
676-5384 "
Heppner
HERMISTON
LIVESTOCK AUCTION. INC.
Sale every Saturday
12:30 p.m. sharp
Carson Vehrs Emmett Rosrera
567-5139
567-6644
Bill Bowden
567-50S2
Sale Yard
567-3149
Notice of Supplemental Budget Hearing
City of Heppner, Oregon, for the fiscal year 1971-1972 wOljW
held in the Council chambers in the City Hall at 8 PM. on -SeTK-ember
3, 1971. Copies of the supplemental budget are available
without charge at the office of the City Recorder. The budget
may be inspected by interested persons at the office of the CM
Recorder during regular office hours. Any person may appear
the public hearing on the supplemental budget and discuss .fle
budget or any part of it.
CITY OF HEPPNER
SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR 1971-72
UTILITIES FUND
Resources
Loan from City Reserve Funds
Anticipated Grant from Farm Home Admuitration
TOTAL RESOURCES
.4 7,500-00
7,500-JO
Requirements
Materials and Labor for Water Line replacement
on Cannon Street . ....
Materials and Labor for Sewer line replacement"
on Cannon Street
TOTAL REQUIREMENTS
700
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