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Heppner may be on its way toward the establishment of a
community theatre. "Culture is coming to Heppner," I heard
someone say?
While community theatre does not spell overnight culture,
it could give an edge to anyone wishing to argue cultural
merits with Hermiston residents. On a percentage basis, I
am sure both towns have their share of actors.
If the first production of this new group has merit, we will
be armed with at least one opportunity to look down our
artistic noses at the "Boom City." Boom City is the name
given to Hermiston by a tired headline writer on the East
Oregonian.
Heppner, however, remains Heppner, if you know what I
mean. Thank goodness the big town press hasn't picked up
opportunities like "Hep City Council" or "Hep city officials"
or "Hep Hep Hooray."
Speaking of headline blues, we must take a few lumps of
our own. Last week we had an article about an Elks' Club
poster contest for grade school students. The headline came
out "Feb. 13 last judging day for Elk's prostors." In a panic,
we rushed to Webster's and sighed with relief because
"prostors" isn't a word. If it were a word, it would fall
somewhere around prostate and prosternum which was
why we were afraid to look in the first place.
February vacation
Valentine's Day has generated some extra interest this
year. Since Oregon was admitted to the Union on Feb. 14,
1859, there has been talk of making Valentine's Day a state
holiday. If the action is taken, Oregon would be on holiday on
three of four Mondays in February. Counting weekends,
administrative offices would operate only 17 days during the
month and have 11 days off.
Lock and Key
Morrow County officials are considering steps to establish
a holding facility for prisoners.
A look at costs paid to other counties for holding prisoners
can be seen in part by looking at the list of county warrants
published in this issue of the Gazette-Times.
Establishing a local "jail" is not going to be cheap, but the
money spent would not be going out of the county. As we
mentioned last week, the amount of travel involved in trans
porting prisoners could be cut down a great deal. The motto
of most merchants is shop at home. I have enough
community spirit to make most of my purchases here. If I am
ever arrested, I think it is only fitting that I spend my time
here, too.
Dog gone it
Several families on Fairview Way in Heppner have lost
pets in recent weeks. The pets, both cats and dogs, were
apparently killed by cars. While the residents are concerned
about the pets, they are more concerned by the presence of
fast moving vehicles which could endanger children who are
also on the street from time to time.
I don't know everyone by the car they drive, but I have
personally seen a couple of hot late model cars take up
Fairview Way at a pace which would catch even an alert dog
by surprise.
There is something to be said for common sense speeds in
residential areas and keeping pets off the streets.
Liberation
For years I have been attempting to sort out the conflict
presented by women's liberation or libber disease. It never
seemed to me that the problem was planned by male or
female. I have finally come to the conclusion that the basic
problem is one of social morals. Some place in the dim past,
we have assigned a number of human virtues by sex. Men
were taught to the "virtue" of freedom and bravery. Women
were taught the "virtue" of being kind and faithful. It doesn't
take much thinking to see the mess you can wind up with if
you try to reassign virtues by sex.
My contention is that both sexes should have all the virtues
suggested by human experience. Liberation certainly cannot
rest in dumping one set of virtues for another. The idea as I
see it is to keep what you have and claim the rest. If you
consider the simple division of virtues given here, you can .
quickly see that liberation is as much of a challenge for men
as for women.
Pastor's
Bruce Barton wrote a book about Jesus Christ, calling it
The Man Nobody Knows. Many claims have been made for
and against and by Christ. Millions of words have been
spoken about Him. An almost endless chain of books has been
forged to link His day and life with ours. In fact, more books
have been written about Jesus Christ than about any other
person who ever lived. Though born of Jewish stock, He is
loved and worshipped in every nation. He is the universal
Christ.
History itself centers in this unusual Man. Every time you
write a letter, the date testifies of His birth. Every check,
every dated document says, "Christ divides the centuries."
All time is either B.C. (before Christ) or A. D. (year of our
Lord, or after Christ). He splits the centuries.
He is the recognized master teacher of all time. The
common people listened spellbound to His simple
presentation of divine truth. Officers sent to arrest Him
returned saying, "Never man spake like this man" (John
7:46). Of Himself Jesus said, "I am. ..the truth" (John 14:6).
Christ was the master character of the ages. From Simeon
Stylites, who spent thirty years atop a sixty-foot pillar in
Syria, to Mahatma Gandhi, who fell a martyr to an assassin's
bullet in India, seekers after holiness have pointed to Christ
as the most Godlike of all men. He has influenced the world
more than any other man, and all from only 3Vi years of
simple ministry.
A Nazi youth of Nazi heyday said, "Hitler looms so large,
and Jesus Christ seems so little." Yet the name of Hitler has
gone down in infamy, whereas the name of Jesus Christ rises
higher and brighter with every passing year.
Surely a man who has so affected human lives as He
deserves your careful investigation. Do you know Him? Sure
you have questions, but You Can Find The Answers and those
answers will change your life.
Lloyd W. Perrin, Pastor
Heppner Seventh-day Adventist Church
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Sunset Law
may curb
gov't growth
One of the main concerns
expressed by my constituents
last session and this has been
the growth of state agencies
and the increasingly larger
budgets devoted to this bur
, eaucratic proliferation. About
the only way to curb the
growth of state government is
to cut the purse strings.
I am one of the sponsors of a
measure which has been
nicknamed the "sunset law."
Should it pass the legislature,
Legislature eyes touchy
Certainly the 1977 Session
will not be looked upon by
posterity as a dull session.
There are enough controver
sial issues floating around this
session to satisfy anybody's
desire for good hot debate.
Public kindergarten ok
Letter to the Editor,
This letter is written in support of public kindergarten for
all children. Only two states, Mississippi and Oregon, are
without this foundation of basic education. Even in Oregon
101 of the 310 school districts have recognized the absolute
necessity of this experience for their children. The children
in the 209 remaining districts do not have equal educational
opportunities. As they move within the state and nation, they
will already be one year behind. House Bill 2331 seeks to
correct this.
Research verifies that early childhood education programs
raise I.Q.s by as much as 10 to 15 points. A child develops 80
per cent of his or her mature intelligence between birth and
age 8.
As the House and Senate Education Committees begin
defining basic education, we urge, public support for
recognition of kindergarten as the foundation of basic
education. .
Sue Pifer Chairman
Prineville Branch
Oregon Division
American Association of
University Women
Traffic speeds asked
Citizens of Hardman
Dear Editor,
We are writing to address a serious local problem. With the
closing of the railroad from Kinzua, Hardman has witnessed
a tremendous increase in the amount of truck traffic through
town. Besides the log truck and chip and bark dust traffic, we
now have lumber being shipped through town both ways.
Daily we witness truck traffic barreling through town at
speeds approaching fifty mph frequently passing each other
as they go through. Just during this last period of fog we have
lost two dogs to the highway. In the past year we have lost
several dogs and cats and a horse to the highway traffic. We
have several children living on both sides of the highway and
the school bus stops on either side, and there is a lot of
arterial traffic here also. At the same time there is little
enforcement of even the basic rule, such as passing through
an intersection. So we wish to have a 35 mph speed limit set
from the crest of one hill to the other, thus inconveniencing
traffic for less than 34 of a mile and hopefully making life
safer for all. We, also, wish through this letter to let everyone
know the nature of the problem and thereby alleviate some of
the danger.
Sincerely,
Scott Mason
Michael Stickney
Mary Lafferty
Jim Lafferty
H.C. Lesley
Marie A. Lesley
William A. Rees
Alexis Harkbroad
Perry Adams
SamMcDaniel
Judge Concurs on speed limit
Editor's Note:
Paul W. Jones, Morrow County Court Judge, in a letfer to
Harry Oswald, district engineer, Pendleton, has concurred
with the petition from Hardman residents. "...Drivers of both
autos and trucks have a tendency to increase speed,
particularly from the south, in order to 'get over' the grade
out of Hardman without shifting down. I recommend that
whatever steps are necessary be taken to reduce speed
through that area."
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GAZETTE-TIMES
Wil C. Phinney,
Advertising Manager
Tom Franks,
Editor
sixty-one state agencies may
find their sun setting in the
west if their existence cannot
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be justified. Before termina
tion, continuation or reestab
lishment of an agency, legis
lative committees reviewing
agencies would hold public
hearing and receive testimony
from the agencies and the
Some of these issues, how
ever, will probably not go
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beyond the committee hear
ings level. There is one mea-
Sandy Farley
Jackie Adams
Judy Farley
Merey Mclntyre
Sara E.Wilson
Wayne R. Wilson
Helen Stevens
Harold Stevens
Ethel Robinson
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Published every Thursday and entered as a
second-class matter at the post office at Heppner,
Oregon, under the act of March 3, 1879. Second-class
postage paid at Heppner, Oregon.
nt official newspaper of the City
of Heppner and the County of
Morrow.
public. Agencies would have
the burden of demonstrating a
public need for their continued
existence. Such reviews would
be made every six years.
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Each session the legislature
would study one-third of the
agencies listed in the bill. This
bill is also good from the
standpoint that the state
agencies, which get only a
cursory study by the legis
lature at present, would also
get a good looking-over during
the interim.
Another proposal which
would promote economy and
efficiency in state government
is the zero base budget
concept. The Joint Ways and
sure in particular adoption
of the death penalty that will
receive its due share of vocal
testimony from those in favor
and opposed to its passage. In
addition to this issue, the
Oregon Legislature is begin
ning to consider emergency
measures that would mitigate
the potentially disastrous ef
fects of the drought currently
plaguing the western states.
The death penalty was
originally established by Ore
gon voters in 1864, abolished in
1914, reinstated for first-degree
murder convictions in
1920 and abolished again in
1964. An attempt to reinstate
the death penalty has taken
the form of HB 2321.
Under HB 2321, a person
convicted of first degree mur
der would not necessarily be
sentenced to death. Though
the U.S. Supreme Court has
said that in order for a death
sentence to be constitutional it
must be uniformly applied for
certain offenses, the proposed
Oregon death penalty would
give considerable discretion to
the sentencing judge. The
judge must have a separate
sentencing hearing for the
defendant if he is found guilty.
The judge would consider
whether the defendant acted
intentionally and whether it is
probable he would commit
further criminal acts of vio
lence. In addition, the de
fendant would receive an
automatic review by the Ore
gon Supreme Court of his or
her death sentence and the
Governor would have the right
to commute any death sen
tence. The current drought affect
ing Oregon has potentially
disastrous effects not only on
our economy but also on the
many amenities water has
provided us. This problem is
especially critical in our dis
trict. The Oregon Legislature is
taking action on measures
that will help to conserve our
scarce water reserves. One of
the proposed laws being
considered is SB 337. This bill
would require all toilets in
stalled after Jan. 1, 1978 flush
only 3'2 gallons per flush. The
average toilet currently uses
between 5 and 7 gallons per
flush.
In addition, the Governor is
looking into the various im
pacts the drought could have
upon agriculture and certain
businesses that may be af
fected and how the state
through various agencies
could help in emergency
situations.
I have introduced legislation
that will establish a Small
Business Supply Commission.
This bill is HB 3058 and it
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G.M. Reed, Publisher
Dolores Reed, Co-publisher
Means Committee is experi
menting with this idea by
asking the Department of
Transportation, which in
cludes the Highway Division
and the Motor Vehicle Divi
sion, to develop a brand new
budget, starting from scratch.
The purpose of this technique
is to emphasize program
performance. In the past state
agencies have added new or
expanded programs without
enough in-depth analysis and
have tended to automatically
expect at least as much, if not
more, funding as had been
granted previously. Under
zero base budgets, programs
would be examined closely
issues
would authorize a three mem
ber commission appointed by
the Governor to determine
whether small sawmills are
purchasing appropriate
amounts of state timber, ac
cording to prescribed for
mula, and to develop small
business "set-aside" program
for state timber sales if small
business timber purchases are
inadequate.
I have introduced HJM 10 to
memorialize Congress to en
act laws providing for legal
entry by aliens to perform
needed seasonal labor. This
could be a means by which the
seasonal labor supply would
not be under duress by the
immigration authorities and
allowing for the complete
harvest, without waste, of all
our perishables. A labor sup
ply is not currently available
to do this task.
Another bill I have intro
duced would allow the State
Superintendent of Public
Schools to allow a special
election for a school budget
after three election failures.
The purpose of this bill would
prevent school districts from
closing for want of a budget
because one of the uniform .
voting dates would not be
available before the school
had to close.
If you have any questions
concerning legislation I have
introduced, please feel free to
contact my office anytime.
Phone 378-8815 or write H276,
State Capitol, Salem, Oregon
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The Local Government and
Elections Committee held a'
hearing on SB 354 this week.
This bill is part of the
Governor's plan for correc
tions. It would provide con
siderable monetary and ad
visory help from the state in
having local communities deal
with second and third class
felons, especially the first
time offenders. Testimony is
running heavily in favor of the
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there are some constructive
criticisms to be evaluated. I
favor the bill, but am con
cerned about the very definite
problem with the many "re
peaters" that we have to
handle in our corrections sys-
Heppner Elk's Calendar
Thur., Feb. 17
Election of new officers
Lodge 8 p.m.
frl, Feb. 18
Happy Hour, 5-7 p.m.
Dinner, 6:30-8 p.m.
Nelson Duo
Sat., Feb. 19
Nelson Duo
Dancing 9-2 a.m.
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Sunday Breakfast 8-12
Luncheon Buffet 12-4
Package orders to go
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tern.
Senate sessions are getting
' more lively as time goes on.
We are acting on an average
of about eight bills a day now.
At least, one-third of the
sixty-odd bills sent on to the
House have been budget bills.
The legislature has gotten off
to a fast start, with more than '
1,200 measures introduced in
the first month. This amounts
to nearly half of the total
number introduced during the
153-day session two years ago.
There are bills on all kinds of
subjects. There is a bedsheet
bill, repealing a law requiring
bedsheets in Oregon hotels to
be at least nine feet long.
Another one would make
every registered voter in Ore
gon a notary public. And then
there is the bill that would
require a dentist's prescript
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tion for the purchase of an
electric toothbrush!
Please contact me at any
time about your concerns. The
office phone is 378-8850. My
office is S317, third floor of the
new Senate wing.
Toes., Feb. 22
Senior Citizens, 4:30
p.m.
Work Night
Wed., Feb. 23
Senior Citizens, 4:30 p.m.
Pinochle, 7:30 p.m.
Indoctrination, 7:30
p.m.
Boy Scouts. 7:30 p.m.
Thur., Feb. 24
Lodge, 8 p.m.
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