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TWO The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Ore., Thursday. June 30. 1977
EDITORIAL
LETTERS
COMMENT
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The move was a long time coming. But towards the end of
the current monster session, HB 2059 made its way through a
tight floor vote in both chambers of the legislature and on to
the desk of the governor.
Opponents clamored for a referral to committee but it had
the support to clear the challenge.
Other challenges still loom.
Because the vote was close and the bill involves a potential
loss of state revenue, indications emanating from Salem
point to a possible Straub veto.
Again HB 2059 is in need of support this time directly
from the Oregon voters.
The issue at question is the Oregon Inheritance Tax. As it
stands, 2059 would phase out the tax over the next ten years.
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The debate both pro and con has been intense. v
Opponents of the measure see a loss of state tax dollars if
the tax is discarded, along with another clear path for the
wealthy to avoid taxes.
Sponsors of the bill claim the tax is unfair and can be easily
avoided anyway through manipulation of tax advantages
already available to the wealthy. They claim the great
burden of the tax is shouldered by the small family-sustained
business many of which are located here in Eastern
Oregon farms. Statistics of the Oregon Farm Bureau show
that 90 per cent of the revenue raised by the tax comes from
very small estates.
One supporter of the bill in the House cited the fact that
small family farms frequently have to be sold to pay
inheritence taxes.
So now the bill sits on Straub's desk.
He hears input daily from the legislators and more than a
few have said they will urge a veto. He rarely hears directly
from the voter, the one who tries to continue a family
enterprise in the face of the tax.
We feel the tax is detrimental to the established pattern of
the family-owned business that has served as the backbone of
this area and the nation whether oriented toward
agriculture or commercial trade.
We urge all concerned citizens to contact the governor,
directly by phone, and present your opinion on HB 2059 and
the Inheritance Tax.
The dicision will be made soon. The time to act is now.
Sifting through the TIMEg
Gracing the Times front page this week in 1967 was the
Fair and Rodeo Court led by Queen Verine French and
backed by Princesses Bernice Mathhews, Maureen Doherty,
Linda Tatone and Rubianne Fullerton.
And while the royalty posed, others in the county kept in
action. Ron Daniels was chosen superintendent of the
Morrow County School District after completing six years as
principal of Riverside High and Boardman Elementary.
Heppner got a new Police Chief in Glen Kolkhorst who came
from Coos Bay while Dean Gilman took a break. Gov. Tom
McCall appointed Henry Kaye to the Circuit Court Bench in
the Sixth Judicial District.
A decade earlier, the Times main headline read... "Wilkin
son Ranching Operations Win Grassman Award for 1957."
Pictured on the front page were Heppner farmers Frank
Wilkinson, his son-in-law George Rugg and son Dick after
receiving the award sponsored by the Morrow County Farm
Bureau.
According to this week's 1947 edition of the Times, there
were to be some hot times in Lexington during the upcoming
independence day celebration. .."Lex all set for Eagle
Scream."
"We may have to close up the town a few days to get
everything done but come 10 o'clock in the morning July 4 the
big celebration will be all set to go," said Mayor Alonzo
Henderson.
"The little Wheat City is a beehive of activity as
preparations are being made for the two days of fun and
excitement," read the accompanying story. An inside ad for
the celebration touts a "Big Smoker several fast bouts by
boys who know thier stuff and more of that swell music for
you to dance to."
There wasn't much in this weeks 1937 edition to top that
kind of excitement people were too busy watching the
thermometer as it climbed into the upper 90's.
Digging back to the 1927 edition we find that Arthur
Brisbane always seemed to cme up with some pearls of
wisdom for the front page.. ."Deeds of individual courage still
arouse the world more than any other achievement.
Lindbergh's welcome proves that men feel today, as they did
about Grillon, Duguesolin or Perseus. The individual fighter,
going it by himself is the man adored by the crowd."
Contemporary philosopher Jack Ramsey, along with the
Portland street crew, might tend to disagree with that
assessment.
Shannon Farley
OSU graduate
Shannon Farley, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. James Farley of
Heppner, graduated June 5
from Oregon State University
with a B.S. in Psychology.
Attending the
commencement exercises were
the Farleys', Mr. and Mrs.
Mark Halvorsen and family of
Hermiston and Mark Miller of
Lexington.
Important
Wrangler
meet set
There will be an important
meeting for all Wrangler mem
bers Thursday, June 30, 8 p.m.,
at the dorm building on the
fairground. All Wranglers are
urged to attend.
CHRIST
HAS RETURNED
HIS NEW NAME IS
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INVESTIGATE HIS CLAIM
JULY 510 NIGHTLY 7-9 p.m.
4-H ANNEX
MORROW COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS
Hospital Notes
Activity at the Pioneer Mem
orial Hospital from June 21
through June 28 included the
following patients discharged:
Rose Pemberton, Spray; Wilbur
Gourley, Lexington; Susan
Mael, Monument; Maxine
Smith, Heppner and Bernard
Lyle Cox, Lexington. Sitll hos
pitalized are: Nellie Mahon,
Heppner and Wayne Menden
hall, Condon.
Lola Stillman dies
Mrs. Lola Irene Stillman of
Milton-Freewater, and a former
resident of Heppner, died
Tuesday, June 28 in Walla
Walla. Mrs. Stillman was 86.
She is survived by one son,
George Stillman of Heppner; a
sister, Hazel Jackson of Lucille
Bay, California ;four
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grandchildren and two great
grandchildren. Mrs. Stillman was born Sept.
6, 1390 in Dexter, Kansas and
moved to Elgin in 1916 where
she lived for over 50 years. She
was married to Sol Stillman in
Hermiston on May 31, 1928. Mr.
Stillman preceded her in death
in 1952.
Mrs. Stillman moved to
Heppner in the late 1960's to be
closer to her son and has been
living in Milton-Freewater for
the past four years.
Funeral services will be held
Friday, July 1 at 2 p.m. at the
graveside in the Elgin Ceme
tary. Munselle-Rhoades Funeral
Home, Milton-Freewater, is in
charge of arrangements.
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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.
The official newspaper of the City of Heppner and the County of Morrow.
G.M. Reed, Publisher
Dolores Reed, Co-publisher
Terry M. Hager, Business Manager
Jim Summers, Editor
Eileen Saling, Office Manager
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Heppner attorney Mike Sweeny discusses a point with attorney Bill Schroder during groundwater hearings for
. . a. Butter Creek and Ordnance area farms. The hearings were held in Hermiston this week. Related story on Page
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