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Republican gubernatorial candidate Roger Martin spoke
to about 35 county residents on a campaign stop in Heppner
last week. Martin favors reduced state spending and
decentralized state government as priorities if elected.
Library volunteers
blast board's
'weeding 9 actions
Volunteer workers of the
Heppner Library contended
Monday at the council meet
ing that members of the
Library Board of Directors
were overstepping their au
thority by permanently re
moving books on a selective
basis from the library shelves.
Irene Anhorn, representing
at least seven volunteers who
had signed a letter of endorse
ment, told the council that at
its January meeting, the
Library Board had eliminated
34 books from the Philosophy
and Psychology ; catalogue
without having formally adop
ted a book selection policy for
weeding out 'unneeded' books.
Mrs. Anhorn showed the
council a letter dated Feb. 18,
of last year, addressed to the
council from the Library
board. The letter stated the
Board's stand concerning
structure and duties in rela
tion to the library as follows:
"(The Librarian) executes the
administrative and book se
lection policies of the Board.."
Further, she pointed to the
Board's Book Selection Poli
cy, not formally adopted until
after the first weeding was
completed, which reads,
"Weeding the collection is the
responsibility of the librarian.
..although. ..final responsibi
lity for building and maintain
ing the collection rests with
the Board of Trustees."
The librarian was not pre
sent at the January meeting.
Mrs. Anhorn said at least -half
of the 34 books were sfilf
listed in the Slate library's
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catalogue as satisfactory and
added that many of them were
gifts presented to the library
in the last two years.
Representing the Library
Board, Bill Kuhn said the
Book Selection Policy was
designed to aid the librarian.
"The librarian is responsi
ble for most of the selection
and weeding," Kuhn said.
"But she doesn't have the time
because she works limited
. hours. What we're trying to do
is work together."
Under the recently adopted
policy, two basic criteria are
used to eliminate a book poor
physical condition or no circu
lation in the past five years.
Regarding non-fiction mater
ial, Kuhn said the Board tried
- to determine if the books were
still "current and reliable".
Mrs. Anhorn objected to the
circulation criteria, saying
that students often come to the
library in the afternoon or
evening to use the reference
books without checking them
out. She suggested the Board
members visit the library on
occasion to see what the
patrons are reading.
After hearing the discussion
and being assured that the
Book Selection Policy had
been adopted by the Board,
Mayor Jerry Sweeney told
Kuhn, "I think you've solved
the problem or at least 99 per
cent of it is solved by the
drafting of the policy."
"The Council is hesitant to
tell the Library Board how to
run the library. If we did that,
we wouldn't need a library
board," Sweeney said.
"The things that are good
for Multonomah County are
not necessarily solutions for
the problems of Morrow
County or the other counties
in the state," said Republican
gubernatorial candidate Ro
ger Martin to more than 30
persons attending his 'meet
the people' luncheon at West
of Willow last Thursday.
Steve Peck, Lexington, Mar
tin's co-chairman in the coun
ty, said in introducing the
District 24 Representative:
"He's the rare kind of
politician who talks straight...
He's earned the respect of
both parties..." Martin, 42, a
Lake Oswego businessman,
has served in the state
legislature 12 years and is
currently minority leader of
the Oregon House of Repre
sentatives. Martin stressed decentra
lization of state government
and "holding the line on
spending" as his priorities if
elected governor.
"I am firmly convinced that
the incumbent is not providing
the kind of leadership that
Oregonians expect from their
governor," said Martin.
In his campaign travels
around the state, Martin said
the most important thing he
has realized, is that Oregon is
a unique and very diverse
state. "Our state government
Handicapped student
information sought
The Morrow County School
District is now updating
census information on handi
capped children and is seeking
assistance from the communi
ty. The census is conducted
twice each year, in February
and -October, and includes al&
children in the 'county with
handicapping conditions from
birth to age 21. State and
federal laws relating to the
education of handicapped chil
dren require that free and
appropriate education be pro
vided to them in a normal
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requires an approach that
recognizes that diversity," he
said.
Martin cited an increase in
the state budget from $1
billion to $2 billion in the three
years Gov. Bob Straub has
held office. He promised to
reduce state bureaucracy by
20 per cent if elected governor,
a promise he said was "a
realistic goal, not 'pie in the
sky."
The Republican candidate
said Oregonians did not feel
they were getting twice the
help from Salem with twice
the budget, just "more har
rassment, more hindrance."
"Big Brother Salem is
telling us more and more what
we have to do. Nothing riles
Oregonians more. I'd like to
turn that around," said Mar
tin. He proposed to diffuse the
centralization of state govern
ment by placing one-third of
his staff permanently outside
of Salem to deal with prob
lems 'in the field'. Martin
himself plans to spend at least
one week out of six outside the
state capital, keeping close
touch with the people of the
state.
"Unfortunately, govern
ment gets insulated from real
people and real problems. ..I
want to see some changes in
our state government," Mar-
school environment.
Some federal money is
provided to help school dis
tricts meet the full needs of
the student and the census is
used to determine the amount
of federal funds to be made
available to the Morrow
t.County District .
Anyone having questions
about the handicapped child
census or anyone knowing of
a handicapped child not in
school and receiving special
education services is encour
aged to contact the School
District Office in Lexington.
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tin said. He describes himself,
jokingly, as a 'moderately
liberal conservative'.
In a short question-answer
period after outlining his basic
political philosophy, Margin
responded to a question about
getting the Navy off the
Bombing Range: "The gover
nor should be the voice of the
state in dealing with the
federal government.. .1 would
like to see the land put back
into production..."
A question about the man
dates handed down by the
federal government increas
ing state budgets prompted
Martin to expand his position:
"The time has come for the
state to draw the line and tell
the federal government to get
off our back."
Candidate Martin left Hepp
ner after the luncheon for a
campaign stop in Hermiston.
Many persons leaving the
West of Willow were wearing
one-word campaign buttons:
"Roger".
Court hears
of senior
programs
At their regular meeting in
the courthouse on Wednesday,
Feb. 1, members of the
Morrow County Court were
given information about a
fairly new program set up to
provide employment for sen
ior citizens, 55 years and
older.
Wilma Hanks, in charge of
the Title IX senior employ
ment program under the
Comprehensive Employment
Training Act (CETA), and
Lillian Douglas, new coun
elor and contacf person' for
the program, were introduced
to the court by Suzanne
Jepson, director of Tri-County
Homemaker Service.
In other action, the court
redesignated the Heppner Ga-ette-Times
as the official
newspaper of Morrow County.
AAUW book review
group meets Monday
An organization meeting for
a book review and study group
will be held Monday, Feb. 13,
beginning at 7:30 p.m. in the
home of Chloe Pearson on 10
Canyon Drive.
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