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GAZETTE-TIMES
MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER
Th Heppner Gazette established March 30, 1883. Th
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dated February 15, 1912.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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