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J I IIEPI'NEK lOKK.I (iAZFTTF TIMUS. Thursday, July J. I'ITU tiie GAZETTE-TIMES MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER Th Heppner Gazette established March 30, 1883. Th Heppner Timed tuiahlished November 18, 1897. Consoli dated February 15, 1912. MEMBERS OF NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS ASSN. AND OREGON NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSN. FRNFST V. JOINKIl. Publisher Kubsrriplion rates. 13.00 a year in the mate. fti.tMl elsewhere. Single ropy, IS cents. Mailed tingle copies, 23 cents. Minimum billing, f.u. Jack Sumner cow POKES No more game if you please U.S. Senator Mark Hatfiefd has approved the Willow Creek Dam. Cong. All Ullman has approved the Willow Creek Dam. Gov. Tom McCall has approved the Willow Creek Dam. Morrow County's judge and commissioners have approved Willow Creek Dam. The Heppner-Morrow County Chamber of Commerce, representing the business community , has approved Willow Creek Dam. and has sent various delegations to Washington to lobby in its behalf. Generally, the people of Morrow County and the people of Heppner in particular have endorsed Willow Creek Dam, either in person or through their legislative representa tives. the Willow Creek Dam and urged its construction. It is not know in this newspaper office that any person, quick or dead, has opposed Willow Creek Dam, either openly or surreptitiously. In spite of this exhaustive, over-powering display of public support, we are now advised by the Corps of Engineers that there is not yet enough public interest to permit the federal government to forge ahead with funding Willow Creek Dam. What else is needed? a referendum? A plebicite? A mob made up of every Morrow County resident to march on Washington and plead for relief under the legislative balcony? For eight long, suffering years residents of Morrow County have begged for Willow Creek Dam. It has been promised them by every politician who represents this area. It is absurd to ask the people of this county to grovel any further in this matter. It is time, however, for them to demand of their Congressman and their Senators that they make good on their promises with respect to Willow Creek. Our Congressman and our Senator certainly vote on other appropriation measures in their respective houses, all without taking a poll of the citizens. For them now to drag their feet casts great doubt upon their sincerity in the first place, and makes a voter wonder whether these men in office really are representing them. Morrow County residents who support the dam should hold Congressman Ullman and Senator Hatfield personally responsible should funds fail to be allocated for Willow Creek. One thing is certain: If funds for the dam are not allocated, it will be nobody's fault but our representatives in Washington. They have kept the ball thrown to Morrow County citizens for eight years. Now it s time to throw the ball back to our representatives. It is time for them to "fish or cut bait". A lt of problems literal ly hit home. I'm talking uImhiI the problems of putting and keeping - a decent roof over your head. Maybe you, personally, have never experienced this kind of difficulty, but a Knocking number of Oregoiuans have A 197u survey revealed that 9:i,0t)O Oregon homes were substandard, and another H.otm were severely overcrowded. These farts, among others, have prompted the Oregon legislature to open new doors to increasing numbers of our fellow citizens - not only for better housing, but for greater protection against illegal or unfair practices. One of the most sweeping measures is House Bill 2398, which authorizes a $Joo million bonding program to provide housing for moderate income persons. ' This bill cleared the Joint Ways and Means Committee June 23 and two days later passed the house by the healthy margin of 49 tl. Senate action is expected More adjournment. Under its terms, the Housing Division of the Department of Commerce is authorized to carry out a program for the construction, rehabilitation, purchase, leasing, financing and refinancing of housing projects. A second measure, the "Residential Landlord and Tenant Act," at long last defines the obligations of both parties in rental or lease agreements. It goes so far as to provide remedies to either landlord or tenant if the other fails to comply with terms of their agreement. Among the more important obligations of landlords are maintaining dwelling units in a habitable condition, as spelled out in great detail in the act. and returning security deposits w ithin :o days unless claims of extraordinary damage or rental default are presented to the tenant in writing. A third bill. HB 2184, increased the maximum amount that a veteran can borrow from $24,500 to $28,500, and increases the loan-to-value ratio for a home from 90 to 95 percent. A companion measure, House Joint Resolution 12, will, if approved by voters at the next general election, increase the Oregon W ar Veterans' Fund loan limit from 4 to 6 percent of the true cash value of all Oregon property. One of this session's most important pieces of consumer legislation swept through both houses last week, on votes of 55 - 4 and 28 - 2. It's the "Land Development Consumer Protection Act." and it will assure that buyers of land and new homes in subdivisions know exactly what they're getting before they sign a contract. And ev ery fact stated in the disclosure statement they receive will be an absolute guarantee. If they're told they'll get sidewalks, sewers or what-have-you, they'll get them. Not only that, consumers will have a three-day "cooling off" period in which to make sure they made the right more. If they change their minds, they'll get their money back. If a developer fails to give them a disclosure statement - or misrepresents the property - he can be held liable in either criminal or civil proceedings. In addition, so-called "sagebrush subdivisions" and other promotional land developments will have to be registered with the real estate commissioner. Yet another bill, HB 2295. includes real estate dealings within the scope of the Unfair and Unlawful Trade Practices Act. All of these measures are designed to aid homebuyers and renters, whether simply to get into decent housing or to shield themselves from deceptive or harsh treatment. They're also designed to save a lot of people a lot of money. And for most people, that really hits home. If I can be of any assistance contact me by phoning 378-8817 or writing Rep. Jack Sumner, 18-H Capitol Building, Salem, Or. 97310. DR Bl.l I iOrin mis -x AYf " Hojjf llllllin,,. fmB...r,, By Ace Held Cupcr-elcutha brcco fcr flro socscn "How do you Cica hScf, my doctor tolls ma to xartsa mora, wotch my diar, and quit drinking', than ho drops dmad . caning hit mony to hSa bank!" Employment News The Cooperative Rural Man mwci Project, with Ihe help of Ihe secretaries in the Extension oil ues in Morrow, Gilliam, Shei man and Wheeler counties, have the following job open ings: MOItltOW COUNTY: Kxper iet i ed cattle man. permanent farm employee. Harvest Cook; OH.t.lVM COUNTY: Two full time farm jnlw. one Combine Driver; UIIKF.l.KK COUNTY: Two Choker Sellers, two Log Truck Drivers, summer haying job nine 18 year oldi. There are also many young people looking for work at the YnuMi Employment Services in the Kxiension Offices of Mor row. Gilliam. Wheeler and Shei man Counties. These young leopie are. available for many kn.ds of chores. People with Ihe following exei icnce are looking for work: Fossil Area: Students socking summer employment; Condon .Area: Students seeking summer employment; Moro Area: Students seeking sum mer employment; lleppner Area: Clerks, lots of students seeking summer employment, bar lender. Iiookkecpcr and farm workers. LETTERS editor The Sherlock Holme' of the Otcgon Slate Department of Foresiry Maud prepared for what has every indication of Itcu.g a severe fire season. An elite corps of 25 specially limned Fire Investigation So cialist will he examining causes of forest fires this summer with an eye toward preventing future fires as well as recouping Ihe stale's fire fighimg costs in cases of IH-ople-negligence. When Department of Fores try fire suppression crews respond to a fire call, an immediate attempt is made to determine Ihe cause of Ihe fire. If the cause cannot he found, a Fire Investigation Specialist is immediately called in before evidence can le destroyed by curious sight -seers. A sH'cialisl begins his inves tigation of a fire by slowly circling the edge, noting the way in which the weeds have been bent, the angle at which the tree trunks have been marred by fire, tell-tale cupping on brush and grass, and other indicators, until he determines the paiiern Ihe fire has taken. Narrowing in towards the origin of the fire, it becomes a hands and knees job. Slowly moving around the origin, the investiga tor hunts for the cause of the fire. A small piece of carbon found at the origin' along a logging road might indicate the cause as a logging truck with improper fire safeguards; a small cylinder of white ashes, a cigarette-caused fire. If a fire is determined to be nun. -caused, the investigator preserves all evidence and licgins in work on his clues. Sometimes the "clues" are nothing hut a few cigarette ashes and the investigator takes to the road scouting for wit nesses. Grocery store clerks, area campers, local farmers; all are questioned. As witnesses relate a story describing the pnsence of a "family of niinM'is" or a "strange blue and white pick-up" Keen in the area prior to the fire, Ihe investigator may begin to prepare a criminal case. If all evidence Indicates the "camper family" started the fire by not putting out their rtimj'ftre properly r that XQ lagging caused it by not having required a spark arresters on their equipment, the case could go to court. If the investigator has done his Job properly, the court may find the campers or XQ Logging guilty of criminal negligence and require them to reimburse the slate for fire suppression costs. Investigation does not always lead to criminal prosecution. Sometimes it can reveal trouble spots to the fire prevention arm nl ihe Department of Forestry. Last summer. Southwestern Oregon had a large number of fires determined to be caused bv children playing with matches. An intensive fire education program carried out by Forestry personnel in coop, eratiou with the local schools was the result of these investi gations. When Ihe fire season is over, investigators will have a com plete catalog of causes of fire on lands protected by the state. If lightning-caused fires prove predomintate in an area, in creased aerial surveillance alter storms may he called for. If fires at active logging sites become a problem, increased insM'clion and earlier industrial close-downs may be necessary. Public education may he called lor where a rash of fires is caused by local homeowners. " The Department of Forestry's Investigation Specialists com bat fire with scientific investi gative techniques. Determining the causes of Oregon's forest fires is the first step towards preventing them. Ken Jernstedt At 1 1 .. & n ... . . V A proposal to limit the length of legislative sessions failed in a senate committee this past week. A Republican Senator, citing high costs, chaos and a non-productive session, asked for all legislators to support his proposal and restore the public's confidence in the legislature. The proposal calls for all legislators' monthly salary, expense money and per diem to cease at the end of 160 days in a regular session and at the end of 30 days in a special session. This would also apply to legislative staff with the exception of the permanent year round staff. This session is estimated to cost the taxpayers over $3 million which is almost double the 1969 legislative session and is also setting a new record in length. The pace of the legislature picked up this week as it moved into the closing days. Combined, the two houses are passing close to 100 bills a day in an effort to finish. Legislative action was completed on an emergency bill to allow state agencies without new budgets to keep spending after June 30 as leaders gave up hope of finishing before July. The 1971 - 73 biennium officially ended June 30 and some of the state agencies whose budgets were not approved by then would have had no legal authority to keep spending money without this action. This is the first time in the history of the state the legislature will run into the start of a new two-year budget biennium. Collective bargaining for Oregon's public employees was approved by the senate after considerable debate and setbacks. House bill 2263 was passed by the senate with a 16-14 vote. The bill makes collective bargaining mandatory for public employers and employees. It provides for certification of labor organizations to act as exclusive representatives of public employee groups. The bill eliminates the prohibition against public employee strikes, except for policemen, firemen and guards at correctional and mental institutions. The final approval was the end of a long battle over whether to include all employees of school districts, community colleges, higher education, cities, counties, other political subdivisions and state government. Some senators announced that they will start a movement to refer the subject to the voters and let them determine whether public employees should be able to strike. A measure allowing acupuncturist to practice in Oregon has gained house approval. Acupuncture is a treatment in which needles are inserted at certain points of the body to relieve pain and treat some illnesses. The bill requires a physician to supervise and control the treatment. It also directs the State Board of Medical Examiners to set qualifications for acupuncturist. The senate has approved the formation of an Oregon Transportation Commission to replace the present Highway Commission and Board of Aeronautics. The commission will develop a transportation plan to include highways, mass transit, aviation, pipelines, ports, rails and waterways. The bill now goes back to the House for consideration of minor amendments. A compromise agreement on the proposed Oregon Criminal Procedure Code was finally reached by a legislative conference committee. The problem arose over a provision in the new code which would virtually eliminate the use of the commercial bail bond system. It was learned however that the legislature's rules on conference committees limits discussion to the differences between the two houses. If you nave written letter please excuse my delay in answering, as many bills are being considered during these final day, and we are meeting from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. much of the time. I will try to answer Jthem in the next few days. 1 ( I i ' I i Mimmmm-n ill A EDITOR: Enclosed is my check in the amount of $6. for my subscription to the Gazette-Times. A brief background of my interest and activities in your area of Oregon might be somewhat surprising to you. In our lumber operation we operated as Evans Lumber Company then changed to Valley Lumber Company, operated a concentration yard at Long Creek, Mt. Vernon and Seneca. We also operated the sawmill with Chet Waterbury in Fox Valley. Our primary shipping point for that area was Seneca. However, we did do a small amount of shipping from Pendleton. Our office was in the second floor of a building across the street from the Ford Motor Company in John Day. At the same time, we owned and operated a lumber mill in Prineville and a concentration yard. We also did some shipping from Redmond. All of our lumber activity was during the years of 1943 to 1950. An item of interest involved what is presently known as Sunriver, Or. I came into possession of this property through an option in 1960 and finally sold out to John Gray in 1967. I feel personally responsible for doing the research and the necessary things that resulted in one of the world's finest recreation communities (Sunriver). My wife's brother and his family now operate the mill at John Day as a part of San Juan Lumber Company with headquarters at Durango, Colo. They also have a lumber operation in Prineville known as Hudspeth Pine, Inc. When you run across this name please remember that Goldie (my wife) is one of the Hudspeth family. Without question, you have chosen one of the finest spots in the world to work and live among some of the finest people in our country. They deserve you and your talents, and I believe both you and they will fit together like a hand in a glove. With kindest personal regards and best wishes for a most successful future, I am, Helmstras home from California Mr. and Mrs. Ed Hiemstra are enthusiastic about the Africa Wild Life Safari at Winchester near Roseburg. They stopped there enroute back to Oregon after a visit to California. Visitors drive their own cars through the reserve to see the animals in a wild state. A tape recorder explains where one is and what one should be seeing. brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and N.C. Camp, at Roseville near Sacramento. While they were there they saw the results of the recent explosion of a carload of bombs. The Camps, who live five miles from the scene, had one of their windows broken. A wheat field one-half mile away was covered with so much metal, the field was burned rather than harvested. Occasional cattle guards keep The owners were cautioned that the animals within areas. Win dows may be rolled down a short distance except while in lion and tiger country, then they must be rolled all the way up. Observers on high towers alert a live bomb might have fceen thrown on the field. The Hiemstras went on to San Francisco. This was the first time that Mrs. Hiemstra had ridden the famed cable car. "I LEE EVANS Santa Rosa, Ca. those who have forgotten to roll .was surprised that people used them up. them to get where they had to While they were in California go. I thought they were just the Hiemstra's visited Ed's a tourist attraction," she said. Hot stove league hits Hard man EDITOR: Some of Patty's other duties, besides working on the ranches, include babysitting her two younger sister, Carolyn and Jennifer. Garden credit bill sought A unique piece of legislation allowing a tax deduction for a homegrown garden was intro duced this week by the First District's Congressman, Wen dell Wyatt fR-Ore.. The bill would allow a deduction of up to $50 for the cost of planting, raising, and harvesting ol vegetables to be consumed in a taxpayer's own home. In commenting on the bill Wyatt staled. "During World War II. fMHl shortages prompt ed Ihe American public to grow "Victory Gardens" in both a practical and patriotic res)onse to the problem." "Toflav." Wyatt continued, "food puces are at an all-time high, and even the possibility of rationing is not inconceivable. I would hope that this bill might act as an incentive for people to do Mime money -saving growing of their own. And if it does nothing c!m it should stimulate Mime thought oi, the subject of how each of us used to be a little more imaginative in Milving our piohli-ms instead of wailing for the Fileral Government to ciiine In oiii rescue. Real estate BARGAIN & SALE DEEDS Moe. Elmer M.-Rosalie to Ployhar, Jack A. - Descr. tr Blk. 2 Ayers 5th Add., Heppner WARRANTY DEEDS Bothwell. Bruce D. to Ma jeske, Frieda A. - Lot 3 Blk. 1 T. W. Ayers 4th Add., & descr. tr, Heppner Horn, Edward H.-Mary E. to Cannon, Harold J. -Edith M. -Frl. Lots 6.7. Blk. 7 E Sec. 19 T5N R 27 Lloyd, R. C.-Wilma R. Van Buskirk, L. H.-et ux to Camp bell Ranch, Inc. - Frl. Sec. 24, all Sees 25.26 T2N R26 Mason, Ruth Bernice to First Natl. Ore.. Trustee - Lnds in Frl. Sec 1 T2S R24; Frl. Sees 6,7, T2S R25 Morey. Paul A. to Smith, Willard K. -Eleanor K. - Lots 2.3. Blk. 17 orig town Lexington Mohr, Margaret to Burbank, Robert C.-La Verne J. - Lot 30 Blake Ranch Add. plat 2 Sec. 11 T4S R28 Port of Morrow to Desert Magic Inc. - Lot 4 Blk. 2 Port of Morrow Food Processing Park site in Sec. 10 T4N R2S Enclosed is $6. for a year's subscription to your new Gazette-Times. Good luck up North. Glad to see you go back to running and editing a newspaper. Stick with it. DAVID CHAPNICK Sebastopol, Ca. EDITOR: Congratulations to you two Ernies from former Oregonians -of Portland, Enterprise, Baker and Pendleton. It is a great country. JACK AND HILDA FRIDDLE - Sebastopol, Ca. EDITOR: Plese send me the most recent edition of vour newspaper. And also send me the name of anyone we can call or write about securing housing in your area. LEE MITTS Albany. (ED. NOTE - Anyone wishing to discuss housing possibilities with Mr. Mitts should writ" him at 321 W. 12th Ave., Albany, Ore. 97321.) EDITOR: Enclosed is my check for $6 (inflated, of course) for a subscription to the Gazette-Times. I do hope you will have an editorial each week, as that is my reason for subscribing to your new venture. So, don't fail me, please, in this new venture. LULU H. BRAGHETTA. Sonoma, Ca. (ED. NOTE -1 shall not fail, but give me a couple of weeks to find out where the press is.) DEAR MISTER EDITOR: Welcome to Heppner and I'm glad you asked me to keep you posted on our discussions around the Hardman hotstove. So we'll git right to the Knitty-gritty. When folks 200 year from now read our history, I wonder what they'll think of our way of celebrating. Ever time we have a national holiday I am remind ed of them hethern tribes that pick somebody to throw off a cliff in honor of some special occasion. Except that we pick hunderds. The fellers was setting around the country store Saturday night and they got to thinking of Ihe Fourth coming up this week. They was asking first if the Fourth had been moved to Monday by act of Congress, then they'd have to call it the Second or go back to Independ ence Day, which is to long to say fer today's country in a hurry to git on with the celebrating. Ed Doolittle said from what he sees in the papers, the Fourth will be held on the fourth, which means folks got a weekend in front to get ready and. if theyre lucky, a weekend to recover. Either way you count it. declared Ed, the Fourth will break up the week and a lot of people in the bargain. It was Bug Hookum that said the American way of celebrat ing takes two basic forms. If your celebrating in hot weather, you usual choose between second degree burns over your body or running your 300 horsepower car wide open down Ihe businesl road you can find. Whuther you cook under the sun on Ihe beach or in your backyard is some of the personal touches you can add to your celebrating, and you can pick between wrecking your car drunk or sober. Ever day in this country, went on Bug, 150 people die in car wrecks, and 11,000 is hurt. On holidays you can multiply this number by four or more, and you can blame most of the accidents on drunk drivers. You don't have to get drunk to kill yourself on the road, said Bug, but it helps. Actual, Clem Webster said, Americans have got some kind of sick love affair going with cars. He said all the trouble they had running the Memorial Day Indianapolis 500 was the hole country's feelings in a nutshell. Some folks truly love cars and car racing fer the beauty of the machines and the skill of the sport, but most of us drive, and watch cars as a excuse to do somepun else, was Clem's words. Ed was agreed with Clem. He said his daughter that works in the city is alius talking about her season ticket to the football games. Ed said she don't know the first thing about football, and she don't want to learn. She goes to the games to have a reason to be with her friends, and probable to see what the other wimmen is wearing. Ed said when some folks want a excuse to be with their friends they play on the highway. Mister Editor, the gas short age could be a blessing in disguise. It looks like the only way to stop us. Yours truly. Uncle Roy