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chool board hires new instructor
The Morrow County School
Board accepted one resigna
tion, hired one staff person
and okayed a civic proposal to
. put a track in lone Monday
night
! The school board accepted
, the resignation of Mary Fish-
er, an English teacher at lone.
; They also hired Leanne Wil
kes, a title I instructor for
A.C. Houghton Elementary
school in Irrigon. Wilkes will
replace John Shimp, who has
moved to a first grade post
there to take on increased
enrollment
The Cardinal Club, a boost
er organization, requested an
okay from the board to go
ahead with a proposed $22,000
project for a track at lone. At.
present there is no track
facility, at lone. The project
would entail fund raising and
volunteer work.
In other business the
board:
approved Kansas City
life, insurance tax shelter
annuity plan, if the salesman
could get ten interested persons.
accepted a resolution
from Greenfield Grange,
Boardman, for the school
board to look into possible
sites for future school build
ing. approved a Spanish field
trip. Heppner, Boardman stu
dents will be traveling to
Mexico during spring vacation
at no expense to the school
board. Students granted ex
tra day for recuperation if
necessary.
approved a leave of ab
sence to Ines Meader for one
year from her fourth grade
post at Heppner.
decided to increase main
tenance and repair on older
district vehicles for continued
use. The next budget will
THE
GAZETTE-TIME
FHitprinl & Viewpoint
McCoy endorsed
William McCoy receives the Heppner Gazette-Times endorsement for Morrow County Com
missioner for various reasons.
McCoy, the incumbent Republican, has a history in politics, from school board to his present
commissioner role.
He has the ability and know how that is necessary to perform the duties of this office. His op
ponent, Willard L. Miller, does not have the experience or know how. His only political background
concerns plumbing associations.
Although in four years with some study Miller may be ready, we believe that he is not suited
for this position this year. McCoy, on the other hand, with a couple years as commissioner behind
him, has worked will with the county court as a check and balance type guy.
We support McCoy as the people's choice for Morrow County Commissioner.
wcp
Tail wagging dog ?
Will the tail start wagging the dog
That's a questioa that could be answered at the outcome of the year s election for county judge.
Two me. are running. Both have Integrity and fortitude. Both are solid men with the capabilities of attaining and presiding over this
particular governmental body.
There is bo questioa there. The question lies in the voter turnout.
Voters know what happened to the school budget last year. The south end dumped the budget try. but voters in the north end saved it.
Will it happen during this Judgeship election? ..,.,
Dan Creamer to a man who wiU stick to his norms. If elected, he would probably run the county efficiently.
JPanl Jones ha. experience. He ha. consistently, for 1 years, been at the steering wheel of the county and ha. bad no major
accidents.
"dviteVtbeitio. that he has kept the county budget within the six per cent limitation. He's prouil I of that
Creamer says that maybe staying within that budget to not relevant In the 1970s. Maybe more county services wold be better, he says.
"ttere qualified. Both me. are capable. And both men will have voter clout behind them: Creamer in the north. Jones in the
south.
The question is. which one will have more? wcp
Total voter turnout will tell the tale.
Letters
Parrish endorsed
Editor:
I regret the fact that on November 3 I will not be a
registered voter in Morrow County, and therefore will be
unable to cast an additional winning vote for Sadie Parrish,
candidate for County Clerk. Unfortunately, I must remain
in Portland and elect Che proper candidates here.
I wish Mrs. Parrish a good campaign, and the best of luck
during her new term in office.
Sincerely,
Greg Davidson
3230 S.E. Morrison
Portland. OR 97214
LCDC Bill not unique
Gazette-Times, Editor:
Oregon's L.C.D.C. (S B. 100) is not unique as some would
have you believe.
It stems from Public Law 90-577 90th Congress. S 698
passed October 16. 196. This act gave the President (Nixon)
the authority to establish rules and regulations In providing
federal revenue sharing assistance to state and local govern
ments In order to control (1) land use. 12) conservation of
natural resources, (3) all methods of transportation. (4)
outdoor recreation, (S) scenic protection. (6) community
facilities (garbage and sewage disposal, etc.). and (7) design
standards for all structures.
Nixon yielded these law making powers lo his appointees in
the Federal Regions per section 403 of the Act.
The states or communities which refuse lo go along with
mandated goals are lo be denied Federal Revenue Sharing
r uitu
This is economic blackmail and to add insult to injury
they're using our tax dollars to force us into submission.
All fifty states are under tremendous pressure lo adopt
Identical Federal goals. This is Regionalism in action, the
centralitation of Federal control over ail property and its
development, regardless of location, anywhere In the United
States. Its (Federal land control) authority would supersede
state and local laws.
The greatest treasure you and I can leave our children is
freedom of choice.
Free men can vote themselves Into slavery; slaves cannot
vote themselves free.
Vote yes on ballot measures 10 and 12 on November 2nd.
Ed Taylor
90937 Alvadore Hd
Junction City, OR I74U
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GAZETTE-TIMES
The official aentpaper W the
C It r of llrponer and Ike ('mint
G.M.Reed.PublWlier
4 Mare Weed, t antliber
WUC.I'alaeev. rnilae
Punched ecr Thursday and entered a a
second cla wslter al the e at Heppner.
In-egim. under the art of March 3. I7t. Herond Ism
pna(e paid ( llepnner. Ihen.
include money for two, 68
passenger buses and one, 30
passenger bus.
accepted bids on three
buses. Western Bus Company
of Gresham had the bid on a
66 passenger bus for
$17,594.72. Shetky Bus of
Beaverton had the low bid on
a body for a 54 passenger bus
at $6,215.86 and the body of a
30 passenger unit at
$4,787.94. Morrow County
Grain Growers had the bids
on the chassis for the 54
passenger bus at $10,015 and
on the 30 passenger at $8,840.
There were 34 bids.
Bank
Names
Manager
John L. Van Winkle, Her
miston, will be the branch
manager of the new offices in
Boardman and Heppner of
First Federal Savings & Loan
of Pendleton, announced Rob
ert W. Reese, president.
Van Winkle, a long time
resident of Heppner, comes to
First Federal from the con
sumer finance industry. He
John Van Winkle
previously worked at Rose
burg and has attended South
ern Oregon College at Ash
land. "We are very enthusiastic
about John coming to First
Federal." Reese said. "He has
the solid background in fi
nance we need as well as being
a citizen of the area for many
years. These are the neces
sary ingredients for First
Federal to serve the area in
the manner consistent with
the company's goals."
Reese said the offices should
be open for business by early
December. "Until that time,
business can be conducted
through our Hermiston of
fice," he noted.
Van Winkle ia married and
has one child. He assumed his
new duties with First Federal
on Monday.
CBEC
Checks
sent
Checks are being received
by many Columbia Basin
Electric Coop members this
week.
The payment represents
patronage credit refunds for
the year of 194 on currently
active accounts. These pay
ments will total $18,794 30.
Those members who have
moved away or have "dis
connected" certain accounta
will be paid the patronage
credits on these Inactive
accounts In 1977.
A lotal refund has been paid
the members In patronage
credits of $172.8.77 over the
years Of this amount. $'M.44I
was paid In 1974 and 1973.
Much of the 1964 patronage
credits has previously been
paid to decedent estates. The
1SWV4 patronage credits repre
sents stout II 2 per cent of the
total revenues of that year.
For lho members served
by another company prior lo
May of 1964. only billing from
May through December Is
ccmcrroed with the refund.
The refund has the effect of
further redwing the "net"
paid the (W-p by the mrnv
iwrs fp thargf per kh
jjrni t rtl rair !it luiet
reached an all time low the
past fiscal year for II CVp
salr to members
Dennis Doherty
District Attorney
Editor's note:
The Heppner Gaiette-Tlmes recently published an
Informative article calling the public's attention to many
of the problems associated with the lack of a Jail or lockup
facility In Morrow County. That article spsrked the public
Interest and has led to a call for answers to several
questions. .
Why are we not able to use the Jail facility we have?
Does the absence of a Jail facility adversely affect the
public and law enforcement? If a Jail facility Is desirable,
what alternatives do we have?
The Gaiette-Tlmes has Invited Dennis Doherty, Morrow
County District Attorney, to address these questions. The
following article Is the first of several which will appear In
this paper on these subjects.
WHY ARE WE NOT ABLE TO USE
THE JAIL FACILITY WE HAVE?
Authority to provide and operate Jails hss always been
vested in local city and county governing bodies. The
cities in Morrow County, so fsr as I know, have always
utilised the county's Jail facility rather than operating
separate municipal jails.
Historically, the legislature and the Judiciary did not
interfere with the local governing bodies where jails were
concerned. For the most part, the only check and balance
was provided through the periodical Inspections which the
Grand Juries were expected to make of the jails. Upon
finding shortcomings, the Grand Jury would Issue a
special public Jail report and It was assumed that the
responsible officials would then make necessary cor
rections. ..Needless to say. these corrections were not always
made. As a result, prisoners began pressing lawsuits
against officials responsible for Jails. These lawsuits were
based upon constitutional due process claims and upon a
provision of FEDERAL law which imposes civil liability
upon officials who conspire or otherwise act to deprive
persons of constitutional rights under the color of local
law. The federal law in question was enacted shortly after
the Civil War and was designed to provide a legal remedy
to blacks who continued to be deprived of rights which the
Civil War and 14th Amendment to the Constitution should
have secured.
II should not be surprising that the prison and jail
rrform efforts were Initially concentrated la the South and
that they correspond In timing with the Civil Rlghta
movement' of the I96's.
As a consequence of the lawsuits, a body of court law
was developed. The constitutional rights of prisoners were
delineated, including their right to safe and sanitary jail
facilities. Since the rights were found to be traceable to
the United States Constitution, the jail reform movement
quickly spread to the other states In the Union, Including
the State of Oregon.
The Legislature, as Is often the case, entered the act
and. in the 1973 Session, enacted what Is commonly know,
as the Minimum Jail Standards Bill. This BUI requires
every Jail in the state to comply with ten minimum
standards. These Include: 24-hour supervision; hourly
personal Inspections: three meals a day to be served at
reasonable Intervals within the Jail; no physical
punishment at any lime; a facility safe and secure In
accordance with the Uniform Building Code of the
International Conference of Builders, etcetera.
The Bill also authorised the state Corrections Division
to inspect Iocs I Jails "...to Insure compliance with the
standards...." and set forth a procedure to enforce
compliance.
At the present time. In addition to the Grand Jury and
Corrections Division, the county health officer and the
county courts are alio charged with duties to Inspect the
Jails for beslth and sanitation compliance with all laws.
Morrow County's jail facility has bee. found by the
Corrections Division to be deficient In a large number of
particulars. These deficiencies relate chiefly to prisoner
health and safety, to non-compliance with the minimum
standards, and to the lack of safety features for the
officers who hive to handle the prisoners. They do NOT
relate to prisoner comforts beyond those which the
legislature has esUblisbed as a legal minimum. These
deficiencies were previously elaborated I. the article I.
the Gaiette-Tlmes edition of October 1.
Armed with newly defined constitutional rights, federal
law and, now. the Minimum Jail Standards Bill, prisoners
and Ihelr spokesmen have launched what sm mints to a
forceful and determined offensive to enforce their new
status. The Board of Police Standards and Training has
advised us that a new spate of lawsuits to snaking the
rounds In the stale and thai these bode further 111 for as.
Lorsl officials, for many years, stood firm against
prisoner demands for better Jail facilities and mere
liberal Jail privileges. We are not happy about the legal
developments which make It Impossible to continue to
tlllie our Jail. Neither art we pleased with the federal
courts. Congress or eve. the Sisle Legislature, all of
whom have made their determinations In a sterile
academic environment far removed front tht reality and
the people whom their decisions adversely affect
Obviously, however, officials al the local level art not I.
a position to disregard the law, a or does It appear thai we
art In a position to change K. It should be equally obvious
that If e lasUted an Msing the present Jail facility we
would be assuming an unjustifiable risk of liability. This
liability would attach personalty to tht ffklals
tctponsible to OPERATE tht Jail and publicly to the local
government responsible to PROVIDE AND MAINTAIN
the jail. Neither risk Is arrestable.
In summary, federal court interpretations nf the
constitution and Congressional and stale legislative
enactments have brought the law to the point nhert It Is
nn longer possible toutitiie our jail. Thus, we art forced to
being our Jail ap In legal standards or to continue to use
alternative to a fecal jail ftrlllty.
M XTMH Ki loe the atxeart nf a jail facility ad
tersely effect law enforcement and the
jmiMIc?
Ienni I). Doherty
tMitrkt Attorney
Moerew fnnaty