IIEPPNKK (ORE.) GAZETTE-TIMES, TIiuik.Ih.v. January I. IM73
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JAN SCHLICHTING is shown here with Rep. Jack Sumner.
By STKVK I.IMKSTKO.M
Miss Jan Schlichting, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Richard
Schlichting of Heppner, is serving as a page in the House of
Representatives during the current Oregon Legislative Assembly.
She is a 1971 graduate of H11S and attended Blue Mountain
Community College in Pendleton during the 1971-72 school year.
Taking time out from a very busy first week. Miss Schlichting
explained that she was excited and happy to be working in the
Legislature, and went on to say, "I am still not completely
rganized, with all of the activity and the remodeling in the Capitol
Building, it will be a few days before I get oriented."
Her primary duties include acting as a messenger, both on the
House floor during the daily sessions, and throughout the Capitol
during the rest of the day. In addition, she assists in the distribution
of correspondance, copies of pending legislation, and other
documents and reference materials as required by the legislators
or her supervisor, Mr. William W. Wooten, Sergeant at Arms of the
House. Other miscellaneous duties occupy tiie remainder of her
time, and as a result, her work day leaves little time for relaxation
or reflection.
"I'm so busy most of the time that time just flies. Even though
I'm tired every evening, it seems that the day went by very
quickly," Miss Schlichting commented. She continued. "I'm able to
observe most of the proceedings and events that I come in contact
with and find them to be fascinating. I am really glad that I got this
job, and think that it is a great experience."
Miss Schlichting applied for the job with the sponsorship of State
Representative Jack Sumner (D-Heppner) Thanksgiving time.
Competition is keen for the page positions, as she is one of six
selected to work in the House for the session. There are also
honorary pages who work for a day under the sponsorship of the
various legislators. While in Salem she is living with
Representative and Mrs. Sumner.
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RITA SUMNER is secretary to her
Sumner, and are shown at his desk
of Representatives.
Sen. Kenneth Jernstedt
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By STEVE LINDSTROM
State Senator Kenneth A. Jernstedt (R-Hood River), has slipped
quickly back into the hectic routine of the Legislature. He is serving
in his fourth session in the Capitol, his third as a State Senator.
Representing the Twenty-Eighth Senatorial District, which
sprawls over nine counties from the Cascade Range to the Blue
Mountains, he commutes weekly from his home in Hood River to
Salem and then back home on the week-ends. This enables him to
stay in touch with both his family and his constituents. "My wife
and children find it more difficult to adjust to the Legislative
sessions than I do," he stated, "I get so involved with the matters at
hand in Salem, that I don't have time to think about how the change
of pace affects me. During the interim period, I stayed in
near-constant touch with events transpiring in Salem while serving
on two commissions and three interim committees. So, I was able
to slip quickly back into things here in the Senate."
Senator Jernstedt is proficiently assisted by Peggy Mann-wife of
Irvin Mann, former State Representative, and current Director of
the State Department of Agriculture-an old hand at dealing with
the pressures of the Legislature herself.
Expecting a fairly long session, Senator Jernstedt, explained,
"Usually the pace of the session is set by the Ways and Means
Committee-by how quickly they move the ever-important money
bills-and this year they seem to be starting at only a moderate
pace."
Pleased with his committee assignments, Senator Jernstedt feels
that the Economic Development Committee is of major importance
to the people of Eastern Oregon and goes on to say, "The Land Use
control problem is one that I am reluctant to jump into headlong. I
am really afraid of a State Zoning Agency for control of regional
planning and development. A lot of careful work must be done to
effectively control planning, zoning and development, but I believe
that it should continue to be done at the local level."
Just prior to the opening of this Fifty-Seventh Oregon Legislative
Assembly, Senator Jernstedt and State Representative Jack
Sumner (D-Heppner), held twelve "town meetings" during which
they heard constituents explain their feelings on various important
legislative matters. The priority issue was that of property tax
relief. How to provide schools with adequate funding and at the
same time allow for relief of the inequities of the present burden on
homeowners and farm owners. "I disagree with Governor
McCall's proposed 100 percent state financing for the schools. I am
more inclined to support about 50 percent state funding. Three
reasons for this position were brought out at the "town meetings":
first, property owners are afraid of a STATE Property Tax;
second, community members fear a loss of local control, which
could easily happen with complete state funding; and third, there is
a great deal of community pride-people feel that they are capable
of providing monies for quality education, without the proposed 100
percent state financing," Senator Jernstedt explained.
Senator Jernstedt feels that the Senate will have a sympathetic
ear for many of the programs proposed by Governor McCall in his
opening day address to the Legislature, but feels that "The Senate
will also pay close attention to the concept of fiscal responsibility,
and will not allow reckless spending or over-extension of the state's
ability to raise capital bonds. Caution must be exercized before
plunging into new spending programs, because oftentimes such
programs create more problems than they are able to alleviate."
Senator Jernstedt welcomes any correspondence from concerned
citizens and can be reached by writing to: Room 408D, State Capitol
Building. Salem, Oregon 97310.
By STEVE MNSTKOM
"I got out of my car and looked up at the Capitol Building and was
struck by a feeling of great pride-pride in my state." In this wav
did State Representative Jack Sumner (D-Heppner) start his
career as a Freshman legislator, representing the 55th District,
which encompasses all of Morrow, Gilliam, Sherman, and
Jefferson Counties and parts of Wasco. Clackamas. Marion and
Linn Counties.
But time for reflection has quickly given way to not enough time,
as this Fifty-Seventh Oregon Legislative Assembly swung into high
gear during an extremely busy first week. With party caucuses.
House sessions, committee assignments and settling into a new
office. Rep. Sumner is eagerly working to develop a feeling for the
Legislature and establish a pattern of activity which will allow him
to cope effectively with the intense pressures that are brought to
bear on our state's lawmakers.
"I have been very grateful to find that the other legislators,
members of both parties, have been extremely helpful in my efforts
to orient myself to the requirements and demands of the
Legislature," said Rep. Sumner when asked how he was able to
become acquainted with the procedural intricasies of such a
complex system.
When asked about the diversity of the district that he represents,
Rep. Sumner replied, "The 55th District is basically oriented
arouna agriculture and forest products. The largest employer in
the whole district is a school district in Jefferson County 509J),
with the exception of the federal corporation at the Warm Springs
Reservation. This clearly demonstrates the rural nature of the
district and provides a common bond for the constituents."
Discussing his committee assignments, Rep. Sumner said that he
was very pleased with his position on the Transportation
Committee and the State and Federal Affairs Committee, but was
particularly pleased with his selection as Vice-Chairman of the
Agriculture and Natuaral Resources Committee. He said further,
"I found that I am able to talk very well with the Chairman. ReD
Bernard Byers (D-Lebanon), and believe we have a basic
compatibility that will be significant and advantageous because the
Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee is extremely
important to the people of the 55th District."
I think that with so many newly elected legislators this session,
we will have a very active, flexible body of lawmakers. The youth
and newness of many of Representatives and Senators is by no
means a liability to the potential effectiveness of this Legislature,"
maintained Rep. Sumner when discussing the appearance of so
many new faces on the Salem scene.
When questioned about the most popular and emotional issue
before this session, that of Property Tax Relief, Rep. Sumner
answered, "It seems to me that the request of Governor McCall for
100 percent State funding for education will not be supported by the
Legislature, rather, I look for legislation that will provide about 50
percent State funding. This limit, coupled with the potential surplus
during the next biennium, could lead to property tax relief in the
way of refunds to property owners. I believe it is possible to
increase the services provided by the state and still hold the line on
taxes, without major tax system reforms."
Another pertinent issue developing is that of a proposed State
land use and zoning plan. When asked about his ideas for a solution
to the current land use inequities and uncertainties in this area
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Rep. Sumner said, "At this time, I tend to oppose the concept of quarters
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taic iciu luihiui iui panning ana zoning, i Deneve tnat local
agencies should continue to be responsible for planning, developing
and zoning regulation. This sort of local regulation, done by the
people who use the land, without yielding to special interest groups,
can lead to the sort of orderly developement that we all desire."
With his wife, Rita, as his secretary, and Bob Dobbs, a former
Heppner resident as his Administrative Aide, Representative
Sumner is quickly settling into a style of life that enables him to
cope readily with the many pressing aspects of being an Oregon
Legislator.
Interested constituents can reach Rep. Sumner by writing to:
Room J8K, State Capitol Bldg., Salem, 97310
U.S. Air Force Captain Ken
neth A. Daggett, son of Mr.
and Mrs. A. L. Daggett of
545 Minor St., Heppner, Ore.,
has graduated from the Air
University's Squadron Officer
School at Maxwell AFB, Ala.
Captain Daggett was spec
ially selected for the 14-week
professional officer course
which prepares junior officers
to perforin command and staff
duties required by the Air
Force.
The curriculum covers
communicative skills, leader
ship, human relations, nation
al security, management re
sources and international re
lations. The captain is assigned at
Pittsburgh AFB, N.Y., as a
munitions officer with the
Strategic Air Command, A
merica's nuclear deterrent
force of long range bombers
and intercontinental ballistic
missiles.
He was commissioned upon
completion of Officer Training
School at Lackland AFB, Tex.,
and has completed 19 months
of duty in Vietnam.
Captain Daggett, a 1962
graduate of Heppner High
School, received his BJS. de
gree in 1966 from Oregon
State University.
Turkey
Applications Due
Oregon bird hunters are
reminded that a spring gobbler
turkey season is scheduled
April 28 through May 6, 1973
which will be open to a limited
number of hunters.
A drawing to determine to
whom the 250 available tags will
be issued will be held at 10 a.m.
February 23 at the Game
Commission's Portland head-
By STEVE l.I.MhSTItOM
Bob Dobbs, formerly of Heppner, is currently serving as
Administrative Aide to Representative Jack Sumner (D-Heppner)
during the 1973 Oregon Legislative Assembly. Mr. Dobbs, who is a
Senior at Eastern Oregon College in LaGrunde, is majoring in
General Studies-Lnw Enforcement and minoring in Community
Service. This position of Administrative Aide is an extension of his
studies in the form of a practicum. The Community Service Degree
program at EOC provides a very flexible program, allowing a
student to specialize in areas of primary interest, while at the same
time the academic program establishes a broad background in all
of the Social Sciences:
Mr. Dobbs is very pleased with his position. "Primarily, I hope
to be of some help to Representative Sumner,'' He says, "In
addition, I find this position to be an opportunity for tremendous
exposure and experience in the fields of state government and
legislative process. This practical work, encompassing such a wide
range of activities, complements very well the academic aspects of
my education and contributes substantially to a worthwhile
degree."
Most of Mr. Dobb's time will be utilized in research-research
that is necessary for Rep. Sumner to make well-informed decisions
on the many issues and measures facing him. In addition, Mr.
Dobbs will be working on correspondence and other facets of the
daily office routine.
All in all, he is looking forward to a very busy, interesting
experience in the Fifty-Seventh Oregon Legislative Assembly.
Assessors Post
Livestock Prices
main concern this year. The
committee worked it out that
pumps and motors would be
put on the tax rolls at 20
per cent of first cost. The
depreciation is on a seven
year schedule at 5 per cent
a year to 50 per cent and
would remain at 50 per cent
while it is in use.
the evening were Pat McMlnn,
Sharon Bell, Virginia Sitton,
Barbara Ileim, Melba Mitchell,
and Cindy Weaser.
Mrs. Vic Wallis and Mrs.
Raymond Reid traveled to The
Dulles Wednesday for medical
cure for Decna and to do some
shopping.
Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Mitchell
and daughters Windi and Cindy
went to Hermiston Friday for
medical attention for Melba.
They were weekend guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Reid.
Birthday Party
Cindy Bowman was the guest
of honor at a party at her home
for her tenth birthday. Bingo
was played, then Cindy opened
her gifts. The children then
enjoyed ice cream, punch and
birthday cake which was baked
by Mrs. Larry O'Neal. Those
attending the party were
Andrea Campbell, Belinda
Burch, Dianne Samples, Na
nette Carey, DeRina, Lana,
Dana Reid, Kena Wright, Robin
Miller and Jeannette Bell.
Joyce Bergstrom, Morrow
County Assessor, was re
elected secretary of the East
ern Oregon Assessors Asso
ciation at their mid-winter
Conference and Livestock
meeting in Prineviile last
week.
Schedule of Livestock
prices that will go on the tax
roll were determined. The
Department of Revenue is
phasing out livestock and in
ventory tax with 25 per cent
off this year (20 per cent
off last year).
Mrs. Bergstrom worked on
the Machinery Committee. Ir
rigation equipment was their
Mr. and Mrs. Boy Dyer took
Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Muzzy and
children to Portland Friday to
leave from Portland -International
Airport for their home
in Thorn Bay, Alaska.
State Wide Project -
The Assessors are working
in an educational program that
will have slides and other ma
terials that will help people
understand the different forms
of taxation.
Forms are being prepared
to send to all lodges.
A certified appraiser com
mittee is working on an ex
amination that if passed would
allow an assessor to appraise
for county and statepurposes.
Morrow County Assessor has
filed an application to take
the exam early in February.
Lexington Grange Views Slides of Colorado Boat Trip
Lexington Grange met on
James Dunbar has been re
leased from Pioneer Memor
ial Hospital, where he was a
patient following a recent car
accident.
Twins Honored
Scrap Age magazine reports, "Standard Oil (Ohio) has come up
with an idea reminiscent of the legendary St. Bernard and his keg.
For the last two years the company has operated a fleet of courtesy
cars along Ohio's major interstate highways, equipped with gas,
oil, water, etc., and patrolling for the motorist in trouble."
Here's a defensive driving tip from the Portland, Oregon, Traffic
Safety Commission: "Leave plenty of elbow room around your car
in traffic. A space cushion will leave you room to stop or swerve in
case of emergency.
To be eligible for the drawing.
nimrods must file an applica
tion on the "Controlled Hunt
Application" card available at
license dealers. One or two
individuals may file on the
same card. Applications are
due at the Portland office of the
Commission by 5 p.m. February
14. Applicants are reminded not
to submit the $2 fee with the
application. Only applicants
successful in the drawing will
be requested to do so.
Open area for the spring
season is that portion of the
state north of U.S. Highway 26
and east of the Cascade
summit. Bag limit is one male
turkey.
For more detailed informa
tion, hunters should check the
1972 upland game regulations
booklet on page 5.
OCCUPIED WITH THE BUSINESS OF LIVING
A small boy found a bright copper cent glistening in the grass. He
seized it eagerly; it was his, and it had cost him nothing.
Thereafter, wherever he went, he walked head downward, eyes
glued to the ground, searching for further treasure. During his
lifetime he found 313 pennies, 61 nickles, 22 dimes, 14 quarters, 7
half dollars and one lonely paper dollara total of $16.38.
The money cost him nothing-save that he missed the fiery
splendor of 25,550 sunsets; the glow of millions of stars on
innumerable nights; the singing of the birds in the trees; the smiles
of friends he could have had if he had not passed them by. He spent
a lifetime missing the handiwork of God.
How many people do the same?
How often do men and women become so occupied with the
business of living that they fail to appreciate the beauty of nature,
the love of family, and the companionship of friends.
-LILCO News
Pollution is really getting bad. Yesterday I shot an arrow in the
air and it stuck.
TIIE RED PLAGUE
Communism is like a disease; people get it not because they're
attracted to it but because they fail to protect themselves against it.
Art
Survey Class
Starts Soon
Three hours of transferable
college credit will be given
for an Art survey course that
will begin in Heppner January
24 by BMCC. The Survey
of Visual Arts will meet Wed
nesdays from 7 to 10 at Hepp
ner High School.
The class will be an intro
duction to art forms. The in
formal class will be lecture,
slide pictures and movie pre
sentations. The only test will
be identification from slides
of forms studied, Gothic, Ro
man, Early West, etc.
Cal Hempel of BMCC will
be the instructor. Ten peo
ple will be required to reg
ister for the course in or
der to hold it. The cost is
$15.
Monday night for the regular
meeting starting with a pan
cake supper prepared and ser
ved by the men of the Grange.
Following the business meet
ing conducted by the Master
Joe Yocom, the group saw
the slides of Mr. and Mrs.
Orville Cutsforth taken while
on the boat trip on the Col
orado River. During the meet
ing the Grange draped the
charter for Mrs. Bertha Nel
son music provided by
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Marquardt.
The next meeting will be on
Monday night, Feb. 19. It
was announced that Pomona
Grange will meet January 27
at Willows Grange. Let's not
forget the attendance contest
and try and be present.
Irene Padberg, Florence
McMillan, and Mrs. A. F.
Majeske were recent callers
in Pendleton at the Cool home.
Mr. and Mrs. William J.
VanWlnkle and Mr. and Mrs.
C. C. Jones were Yakima,
Wash., visitors at the Bonita
Stitts home on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Dee Cox of
Heppner were visitors at the
Edna Munkers home on Sun
day. BABY BOY -
Mr. and Mrs. Vic Klinger
of Hillsboro are the proud
parents of a son born Satur
day in that city. The young
man has been named Shane
Kenneth and tipped the scaled
at 6 pounds and 14 ounces.
Grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Kenneth Klinger of Lex
ington, Art Warren of lone,
Mrs. Joan Kane of Pendleton,
great-grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. C. A. Warren and
Bruce Bothwell of Heppner,
and Alean Calvin of Lexing
ton. Mr. Klinger and small
daughter, Sheridan, were Lex
ington and Pendleton visitors
where the young lady will re
main for a few days with
grandparents.
William P. Klinger and
bride were recent visitors
with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Kenneth Klinger. The
bride is the former Bonnie
Leong of Portland. The cou
ple were recently married
in the Peace Lutheran Church
In that city.
MEMORIAL SERVICES -Private
Memorial Services
were held at the Episcopal
Church Chapel in Corvaliis
in December honoring Robert
Mathews of Toledo, Ore. Mr.
Mathews was born January 2,
1925 to Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Mathews at Toledo, and
passed away there on Decern,
ber 9, 1972.
He leaves to mourn his
passing his wife, Marjorie
Lucille of Newport, a son,
Kirk of Portland, Robert Jr.
of Los Angeles, a daughter,
Jan, at home, who is attending
OCE at Monmouth, his moth
er, Mrs. Frane Bengtil of
Newport, and one granddaugh
ter, Jennifer, of Portland.
He was employed as coach
from 1955-1959, was named
Oregon Teacher for 1963. In
1965 he was selected by Mau
rene Newberger to attend the
summer seminar forteachers
in Washington, D.C. He re
ceived his Bachelors degree
in teaching from Lewis and
Clark in Portland and Mas
ters from the Oregon State
University. At the time of
his death he was employed
in Lincoln County as teach
ing counselor.
THREE LINKS CLUB -Three
Links Club met at
the home of Mrs. Catie Pad
berg on Thursday. Plans
were made for the dinner
to be held on the Presidents
visit to Holly in March, and
the decorating committees
were appointed. Refresh
ments were served by the hos
tess to Eula Bloodsworth,
Florence McMillan, Mrs. Ar
chie Munkers, Mrs. Frank
Robinson, Mrs. C. C. Jones,
Mrs. A. F. Majeske, Irene
Padberg. Mrs. Jones won
the door prize. Next meet
ing will be held at the Hall.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hunt were
Pendleton and Richland visi
tors on Monday.
Alonzo Henderson of Hood
River was a recent busines
caller in Lexington.
Mr. and Mrs. Jess Jones
of Pinehurst, Idaho were re
cent overnight visitors at the
C. C. Jones Ranch.
Mrs. Art Warren was hos
tess at a coffee hour on
Monday honoring her moth
er, Mrs. Pearl Green, and her
aunt, Miss Merle Brannon, at
the Green home In Lexington.
This was to honor the twin
sisters on their 77th birth
day. Visitors during the day
were Mrs. Lola Breeding,
Joan Smith, Lola Smith of
Irrigon, Mrs. George Steagall
and Tom of Heppner, Mrs. W.
W. Weatherford, Mrs. C. C.
Jones, Mrs. Florence McMil
lan and Mrs. Warren. Ice
cream and birthday cake was
served.
Mrs. Smith and her daugh
, ter, Lola, accompanied Mrs.
Breeding to Lexington Mon
day to get the rest of Mrs.
Breeding's household goods.
An old-timer remembers
when it cost more to run a car in
the city than to park it.
From
Tygh Valley
Robert Clark, accompanied
by Jean Kuhlman of Tygh Val
ley, visited in Heppner Tues
day. They were here last
summer exploring up on John
son Creek and Big Butter
Creek. Robert Clark was 10
years old when he left Mor
row County. His parents,
Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Clark,
lived on the French ranches.
Mr. Clark will celebrate his
75th birthday today.
He treasures a picture tak
en in 1886 on Heppner! Main
Street. It is a picture of his
grandfather, Hezekiah Tip
Pett. on a combine. Some
where In Heppner there is
twin to his picture. He
would very like to locate the
person who has this same
old picture. Hezekiah Tippett
is buried In the cemetery .
out on Butter Creek.