Page Z, THE GAZETTE-TIMES, Heppner, OR. Thursday. Mar.
11. 197S
ByEftMECERESA
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When the pioneers came to this area they searched for a
parcel of land that would offer them and their families a
meager living. L . iU
After enduring many hardships and combating the
weather conditions they somehow managed to survive. Some
homesteaded parcels of land, others started small business
and some took an active part In community and state affairs
forming the cities and the states as we know them today.
One thing one was in their favor, they did not ha ve to worry
about citizen involvement or have to worry about the plans
they implemented and the input it would have of on todays
citizens. If they had been faced with todays problems ofUie
Land Conservation and Development Commission (LCDC),
the Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) and the
EnvironmenUl Protection Agency (EPA), chances are they
would never have left their home states and traveled west
Recently the LCDC denied the City of Condon's request for
an Acknowledgement of Compliance with the statewide land
use goals and guidelines. Here are the reasons for the denial;
There is not a committee for Citizen Involvement; No
indication was given as to how officials will notify the
community of land use decisions and the rationale upon
. which these decisions were based; The basis for the
determination of an urban growth boundry was not
documented, nor was there an indication that the boundry
had the concurrence of Gilliam County; A subdivision
ordinance needs to be adopted; a Listing of those
governmental agencies and special districts that must
coordinate with the City when the City is developing its plans
needs to be made and procedure established for such
coordination to take place.
A planning extension must be applied for followed by a
planning grant application, showing the schedule of the cities
activities and what the individual cities propose to develop
under its comprehensive plan.
PEOPLE REBEL
(From the Sbermaa County
JwnaL
Maro, Ore.,
By Giles L. French
Petitions are being signed
for a vote on (he reapl of the
Land Conservation and
Development Commission.
Headquarters of the repeal
are in Eugene although much
of the discontent with the
commission and the
department is in Eastern
Oregon which has but one of
the seven members although
two-thirds of the land.
The LCDC was passed
through an inexperienced
legislature which was not able
to see behind the common
words in the preamble,
"orderly development, the
environment of the state, the
health, safety, order,
convenience, prosperity and
welfare." Men of more
experience would have shied
away from a bill that
promised so much.
LCDC takes away from toe
land owners control of their
land. Landowners are usually
the most concerned over
proper use of their land and
certainly do not want to give
control to some state body of
unknown ambitions.
Certainly the farmers of
Sherman County have long
made proper use of their land
and they produce from it
wonderfully. Carping
criticism could find details but
of no consequence.
Another objection to LCDC
is its methods. There must be
planning commissions, and
now we have been sent a
personable young man to help
ours. It seems that the only
kind of planning LCDC
considers proper is the kind
engendered by its members
and theorists.
LCDC is an example of the
effort by city people or those
without real property of
greater size than a city lot to
manage the farm land and
pasture lands of the state far
their own convenience. Rural
residents fear that the best use
of land will be found in the
picnic spots spaded and
watered at public expense,
open land dedicated to the
production of game;
recreation may become more
pressing than agriculture.
LCDC is a bureaucracy and
our memory is that it obtained
an appropriation of half a
million dollars from the last
legislature with which to
pursue its program which was
generally distributed and
which makes no , sense
whatsoever. It is a very
expensive toy for government
to have. It is not for those who
believe government is too big
already.
We urge those who are
asked to sign the petition to do
so with haste. We do not need
this additional monster to
fight in our battle for
responsible government.
OREGON LEGISLATION
Oregon Senators Mark Hatfield and Bob Packwood
recently mere to join Sen. Hubert Humphrey in sponsoring
legislation to permit modern forestry practices, including
circuiting, on Federal lands. The legislation is needed
because two recent court decisions have severely limited all
modern forestry techniques. The court decisions have cited
the 1897 Organic Act s requirement that trees be
phvsiologicallv mature and individually marked prior to
harvesting. This new legislation follows months of discussion
between the two Senators and Forest Service officials.
Legislation to be introduced would allow modern
silvaculture practices, including clearcutting The Secretary
of Agriculture also is directed by the bill to develop
regulations to strengthen and coordinate the land resources
planning process and to develop guidelines for timber
harvesting and forest growth.
It is estimated that if trees must be left uncut until they are
250 to 300 vears old. the allowable cut of present old growth
stands in Oregon and the West will be reduced by roughly w
lo 30 per cent the Oregon Senators pointed out.
This would result In a substantial increase in the prices to
be paid for wood used in homebuilding." Sen Packwood said
Prices for single-familv homes are high enough as it is. and
a drastic reduction in the allowable cut would guarantee that
many more families would be precluded from owning homes
Thai situation would be intolerable."
These court decisions, if applied nationally, could reduce
limber sales as much as 75 per cent, thereby creating a far
more serious wood fiber shortage than any in recent
history." Sen. Hatfield said. "If economic catastrophe is to
be averted, we must enact legislation now to deal with the
present and potential problems of these court decisions.
I --gisUlion lo amend the Organic Act must encourage the
practice of modern forestry without tying the hands of
professional foresters."
Because of the two recent court decisions interpreting the
antiquated 1897 Act. we are left with two options." Packwood
Mid In his Senate statement. "The first is Inefficient
replenishment of our vital and beautiful natural resources
coupled with shutting down Ihe timber industry The second
is mod.fving thai Act and encouraging Ihe Forest Service lo
mme in responsible management. As a forward thinking
environmentalist. 1 lake ihe second option."
Tn guard against Ihe kind of highly publicized abuses of
clYamitling f have seen In Ihe past. Ihe Forest Service I
prrwnilv operating under protective guidelines developed
over three vears ago by Ihe Senate Public Und
Subcommittee." lUtfield said In his Senate slalemenl. "Our
k-glsljiion should no! proscribe silvaculture practices.
cWferrnl levhniqurs must be used for different situations.
Controlled clcarcutling is an example of how we can and
Jxnild pl.n for our future while protecting our past.
I'iH'kwwKl said. "Following nature s pattern, professional
fmwlrr Iwve successfully used controlled clear cuts as one
of srvcnil lls lo besl manage national forests "
W Mh all Ihe various studies and data cm Ihe problems of
the forests, we still see whal was only called second rate
m.m.igrmrnl of our public resources." Hatfield said -The
nirf truth Is thai all users of Ihe forest lose when Ihry are
Improperly managed, and Ihts Is Ihe present cae in Ihe
N.iIhmI Forests."
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BY BY. BAYH
The mail pouch
SDITOR:
In ihe Congressional Record, page K 29 of Jan. !9, 1976. we
irst learned from an address by Hun Marjorie Holt,
ongresswoman from Maryland, that members of Congress
lad been invited to sign a Declaration of Interdependence.
he said that it "calls for surrender of our national
overetgnty. It declares mat our economy should be
regulated by international authorities. It proposes that we
inter a "new world order" that would redistribute the wealth
-rested by the American people." Congresswoman Holt then
isked "How do you like the idea of 'international authorities
rontrolling our production and our monetary system.
i nf foreien influence the ieolousv of a free people ought
we O ii!5! T nuinaTr vrnis aiSo opposes mis rauicai
Jeclaration and quote Its author. Henry Commager. as
iaying under persisitent questioning. "Of course there's
lational sovereignty now What the declaration says is that
here must be an abatement of it if we're going to solve
nternational problems, that's all."
Perhaps Commager should read George Washington's
Farewell Address that says in pari, "Against the insidious
Ailesof foreign influence, the jeolousy of a free people aught
o be constantly awake, since history and experience prove,
hat foreign influence is one of Ihe most baneful foes of
republican government " Even to this day Americans have
.ertainly found this so. But doubtless if Commager did read
it. he'd want to invoke an abatement, iendi to this warning
along with our Declaration of Independence and our
Constitution.
Much as our present script. Federal Reserve Notes, are
made lo look like real money, omitting only the backing of
gold, silver or anything else of intrinsic value, the new
declaration is made, when possible, to resemble our own
Declaration of Independence.
This foreign new declaration is too long to be quoted here
but it is a parody of our own Declaration of Independence
with paragraphs'starting like this: "When in the course of
human events, two centuries ago our forefathers brought
forth a new na'ion Now we must join with others to bring
forth a new world order: we hold these truths to be self
evident . . ." etc There all similarity ends
Our Declaration of Independence states thai "All men are
endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights."
The new declaration advances no such idea.
Ah. but they must indoctrinate the children and the World
Affairs Council sas ihe most important step "... is the
development of Interdependence curricula for schools. The
Council will expand its already well established school
program, and work to insure that the declaration and its
precepts will he included in Ihe curricula and Ihe text of
schools " (National Spotlight -Feb 2. 1!T6'
In that same issue of the Spotlight, we read the Declaration
of Interdependence as well as information that Ihe National
Education Association "is studying how best to utilize the
new declaration in ils bicentennial programs."
The Feb 2. t76 Oregon Grange bulletin. Slate Master's
Commens. pane 4. had material on the Congressional bills to
allow the government responsibility for raising our children.
House Hill and Senate Hill f,2f are related to Government
Child Control Two of the endorsers of the Declaration of
Interdependence. Representative John Hradeinas and Sen
Waller Mondale also sponsored the bills for government
control of children The- bills even interfere with a child's
religious training Your Congress seems to want today's
American kids lo become indoctrinated, landless. Commu
nist serfs tomorrow.
Now that the (hie Worlders have our gold, all they waul is
Ihe people's guns, land, children, constitution and any other
wealth.
Many people don't like any part of it and those who
observed what they considered treason, let it lie known. The
National Spotlight. Feb Ifi. Ii7. tells how the crowd yelled
trailer" a? Congressmen signed the Declaration of loler
depenrirncr It also tells Ihe names of 124 senators and
representatives who endorse it and plan In sign il formally on
Independence Day in Philadelphia Hep Kotwrt Duncan and
Senators Mark Hatfield and Rob I'ac kwomj. are lis'cd among
the 124 who plan lo sign the new declaration on July 4. I'CB
The stales that formed our Federal government will be
grouped into Regions c alled Republics and then follow the
Flecloral Branch. the planning Branch, (he President and
the Senators who will be chosen lo "serve" lor life, clr
The 124 ( ongiessmen did no! win to fear Ihe penally lor
(reason Perhaps thev all plan to "serve" for life In ny
rase it might be well for parents to have their children Join
thrm in a stiidv of our own M Uatmn of Independence and
Cn.slitulicn.liow AfterJuKs it could be loo late
G HACK A I.JEN
F.starada
EDITOR:
When you give government the power to lax and regulate
. your money and life, you are subjugating yourself to possible
tvranny.
Our forefathers had enough of tyrannical government lo
choose death in preference to tyranny.
These men who set up the American government tried to
tie down the powers of government with our Constitution, Bill
of Rights and our checks and balances type government.
Those men were not a bunch of shallow headed dummies,
thev were judges, lawyers, and people with extensive
v governmental experience. They knew that to make this type
S of government permanent would require considerable
vigilance on Ihe part of the taxpayer. The one and the only
one that makes this government run! The price of liberty is
' eternal vigilance You learned thai in school unless the
enemy got to your school books and took it out.
The Internal Revenue is an example of how government
' bureaucracy can and do abuse power. They set themselves
up as accuser, jury and hangman, all illegal by American
law They swoop in like a bunch of vultures and pick your
bones clean while you still have some use for them.
To tell me you saw my letter to the editor and you agree
with me is no! enough. If America is going to survive, people
will have to organize and fight with all their mights to save
, her because she is in very grave danger. Our clubs need you
i desperately.
HAZEKGl'DGER
Brookings. OR
Almost everyone
wants a CB radio
Breaker one-nine, this is Rubber Duck. Ten four!" So go
the lyrics from a popular record which glorifies one of
America s newest fads-citizen band (CB radios.
Literally thousands of these receiver-transmitter units
have been purchased in Oregon in the past six months by
truck drivers, camper owners, boat owners, all terrain
vehicle drivers, home owners, business owners and many
others
Almost everyone wants a CB radio-everyone. including
thieves. In one northwest city alone. 300 units have been
reported stolen in January. The cost of a CB unit averages
from $IM to $250 which adds up lo a sizable chunk of money
out of the pockets of consumers and into the pockets of crooks
each month.
Here's how a typical "hit" goes: A thief goes to a large
public function such as a basketball game, walks through the
parking lot until he sees a CB antenna. He spends two and a
half minutes opening a locked automobile (if II Is not locked,
he just makes himself right at home!. Once In the car. he
uses a boll cutter and a screw driver to remove the unit,
taking less lime than it took for Ihe owner to make the first
pavmenl.
BINGO-He's got the unit, and he's on his way lo the next
contributor. The thief takes Ihe unit home, removes the serial
number-he may insert a phony one-pushes II lo a "fence
and makes a fast IjO.
Firsl. when you buy your unit lake down the brand name
serial number, dale and place of purchase. Keep that
information where you store your valuables.
Second open the back of Ihe unit and inscribe your driver
l.cense number or social security number on Ihe m-ul n"
of Ihe unit with an electric engraving tool or any sharp
object Also Inscribe your Initials In some secret corner of the
unit and write down where you have made the Inscription
Third, buy a unit thai can be taken out of the vehicle If you
plan lo go lo a basketball game or other public function
w here you will leave your car unattended for a length of time,
lake Ihe unit out of Ihe vehicle before you leavt home If you
don't leave II al home, at least lock II In the trunk of Ihe car.
Fourth, know who you are buying your unit from. If you
buy a previously stolen unit, the polic can confiscate il. and,
if il can be proven that you knew It was stolen, you could be
convicted as an accessory lo Ihe crime. If Ihe seller will ml
give you a sales receipt DO NOT buy (he merchandise our
best M Is lo buy from framhlsed dealer.
m (dentally. It is against tht law lo operate (B radio
unless the operator Is licensed by the FCC. If you gel caught,
he penalty could be two years In the federal penitentiary or
llirooo fine or both. Contact your local FCC for additional
information and forms.
Lkyor of Hardnan
DEAR MISTER EDITOR:
SSSSSSSSfa
"CScrcS
need everthing that all they had and all everbody else had
.orp or swaUered up. So what good b money U
there ain't nothing there, what can they buy? And witn
Amedcan money at that. I real '- JJ"
Savings Bond folks would put on a driver fer the little fel er to
S ev. The only time he can save money is when there
ain't nothing to buv. like during Ihe war So he bought
Savings Siids cause that was the only way he could spend
BnT.hen all a feller had to do lo keep up with the Jonses
was to w alk as fast as they did. If they hud a car they couldn I
gi iasct line or tires to run it, and they couldn't gel any more
sugar than a pore family with the same number of ration
b.ks Shortage fell on the rich and the unrich. and a feller
IS a pickup setting on blocks under the barn sheher was no
tetter off than the feller without . pickup. It 'em lo me
Mister Editor, that this is a situation In Guatamaller The
folks there need somepun to buy. not somepun to buy nothing
' I mentioned this situation to the fellers at the country s tore
Saturdav night, and Clem Webster su.d the money they wa,
asking fer was to rent the airplanes that was hauling the stuff
, ; Iks cH.d. Which wasn't no help a. all in showing why we
got to give money instead of w hat the folks need hat is being
hauled on the airplanes. It looks to me like another cm of
f.ggering that it den t matter how bad the problem is. Ihe
onlv sure cure fer it is the good old American dollar
Ed DoolilMe was of a mind that we give money cause that s
the easv and simple wav lo feel we re doing good, We give
mnnev iosave whales, we give money to cure cancer, so we
give monev to help earthquake victims. Ed said we use the
same line of thinking in other matters. For instant, he said he
sees ads fer ever kind of camp there is, fron tennis lo
reducing to editorial writing. Ed said it's our way of taking
the wasy way. ,
We pav our monev to the camp or conference, and we
expect the experts that are running it to make us into
whatever we re paying to be. Ed said, which may be why we
drop a big bill in the church collection plate.
Fd's idees reminded me of the tune Ihe hotel waiters got
their orders mixed up and served the w atermelon filled with
rum to Ihe convention of Baptist preachers. The preachers
didn't know what they got. but they took the easy way to git
more They all saved their seeds.
Yours truly.
MAYOR ROY.
Gleanings
Many of ou are aware b
now that I am on my way to
Texas My wife and I have
purchased a ncwspaer in
R.Kkport. TX We will be
leaving for thereon March 13
Our stay here in your midst
has been short but most
beneficial, at least to me The
people here are great The
area is nice
You and ou alone can keep
it that way Every day there
are those who would remove
your freedoms, little by little,
and turn our country into a
complete welfare state Be
vigilant
Freedom is hard won and
lost The number of
who lived in freedom
last vear is much larger than
the number who live in
freedom this year.
I776scemsalongtimcago I
read a little story Ihe other
day something like this . . .
"Mommy do all fairy tales
begin with once ujHin a lime"
Nu dear some of them begin
with "II I am elected "
More truth than fiction
Examine carefully all of the
fads before making decisions
Regard the following -"Food
retailing profits am
ount to less than one per cent
of total sales Distribution
costs use up more than 20
cents of each dollar taken in at
easv
people
R.A. Maxwell
the check st and
of the 20 per cent gross
margin that most retail food
stores must use to operate,
two thirds gnes to labor This
amounts to roughly 14 cents on
every dollar Ihe shopper
spends lor grocery Items
Would you accept a one per
cent return on your money.
This story is true and is used .
loshow thai not everything we
hear is true.
Government is regulating
rimre and more making It
harder and harder for free
enterprise system to operate
In Russia 3 out of every 100
acres is sel aside for a
farmers own use Whatever he
can produce there he can do as
he wishes with it It Is
interesting to note lhal Ihe 3
acres is almost as productive
as the other 97
That in itself should tell us
that Iree enterprise and Ihe
incentive that il gives is by far
the liesl way
As my family and I travel on
our way. through life, we wish
all Ihe choice blessings of life.
W e encourage you lo protect
your precious heritage, earn
ed Ihe hard way, by those who
have gone before us, so that
you live a full and happy life
tion this earth which Lord
God hath given you '
TOWN HALL MEETING
Friday March W, 7:30 p.m.
County Courthouse
Subject..,
WILLOW CREEK
DA173 PROJECT
All interested persons are
urged to attend this meeting to
express their views with the
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers