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Steven A. Powell. News & Sports Editor
Forestry Industry Labor
The steep employment dip several U.S. Forest Service and
university researchers have predicted for Oregon's wood
products industry over the next 20 years as private timber
stands shrink might cause less chaos than some people think if
it occurs.
Many of the industry's veteran workers are in their fifties,
or are older, and will retire before the year 2000, and a sizeable
number of less experienced loggers and mill workers are
accustomed to "floating" in and out of wood products jobs, says
Joe B. Stevens. Oregon State University agricultural economist.
But that does not mean no hardships will result from a
decline if it occurs, speculated Stevens. He recently published
an article in the Journal of Forestry on his study of a 1972 survey
of 189 wood products workers and various Oregon mill closures
and hirings from 1971 to 1975.
"There really are two labor forces in the wood products
industry the older people whose jobs generally are secure and
the younger workers who make less money and are fairly
adaptable.. .because the industry is so cyclic they have to be,"
he said.
"The extent of the problems, especially for the more
vulnerable younger workers would depend on how fast the
decline occurred plus other factors like the state of the
national economy and the number of other types of jobs
available in various geographic areas."
The OSU researcher said several of his findings "seem to
contradict" commonly held views of Oregon wood products
workers.
He explained that in 1972 the 110.000-person Oregon wood
products labor force was made up of two general types of
workers about 60,000 "core" workers who had dedicated their
careers to the wood products industry and about 50,000
"peripheral" workers or "floaters." including many who had to
"splice wood products and other jobs together to make a living."
Among Stevens' observations:
The frequently expressed opinion "everyone would be
better off" if wood products workers did not change jobs so often
makes sense from the bosses' vantage point'. But peripheral
workers in particular can make more money by changing jobs
regularly (about once a year) and their pattern "seems to be
rational economic behavior."
The view that wood products workers are unemployed a
lot is misleading. In 1972, the unemployment average among
core workers was extremely low 3.1 percent for loggers and 1.8
percent for plywood and sawmill workers.
The view that workers are "locked into" wood products
jobs because they lack the skills to hold other jobs also is
misleading. Among 1972 core workers, half the loggers and
three-fourths of the mill workers had held other jobs. Most
remained in the wood products jobs because of higher earnings.
The peripheral workers, who made less and had less seniority,
were extremely mobile, the researcher said.
Age does not help or hinder workers, even older ones,
seeking new jobs after a mill shuts down. Seniority does.
Stevens said employers search for "stable" workers they can
hire.
Hem izer-Observer,
Dallas, Oregon
Potent Medicine
President Carter dished out some potent medicine when he
reveaied his plans to battle inflation. On the face of his actions
and proposals, we would say Carter's remedies may be heading
in the proper direction. However, we will wait and see on his
report card until we learn the final details and ramifications of
his inflation-slowing operations.
Carter alone did not get our economic system to the brink of
disaster. Our present situation has developed from more than 40
years of our government's economic policies. Don't expect these
problems to be solved quickly.
We expected to hear cries of irreparable harm from various
special-interest groups. These cries have already started. We're
convinced, however, that to beat our current economic
problems that everyone will have to feel the effect. It won't work
if only some of us sacrifice while others don't.
Our one complaint, at this point, with Carter's plan to beat
inflation is his tax on oil imports. We could understand the tax if
we had not already cut down on our use of gasoline. We could
understand the tax if we had another type of fuel with vast
distribution points throughout the United States. But since we
have conserved gasoline (we can't conserve down to zero) and
we don't have another type of fuel ready for immediate use, we
don't understand the purpose of his new tax on oil imports. The
tax will be regressive and it will hit those persons and those
areas which can least afford it.
President Carter's attempt to battle inflation has been
needed for a long time. We, as a country, must act now. If we
wait much longer, it may be too late. However, patience is
needed. Results won't show immediately. It will be a long and
hard fight. We only hope that the President of the United States
has charted the right path for our nation.
Lake County Examiner
Lakeview, Oregon
Blue Mt. enrollment climbs
Spring term enrollment at
Blue Mountain Community
College totaled about 950
students by the second week of
spring term according to
Truman Baily. registrar.
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, April 19, 1IN
This total is about 90 higher
than last spring term at the
same time, he indicated.
Evening division enrollment is '
at about 1.800.
ISo$e pollution expert at work
Can you describe the smell of cow manure? Ron Miner can.
That's the start of a news release from Oregon State
University about the "nose pollution expert" at Corvallis, who
was a most entertaining after-dinner speaker in Heppner last
autumn at the annual meeting of the Morrow County Livestock
Growers. Ron Miner, head of Oregon State's agricultural
engineering department, spoke then about his specialty, which
is agricultural pollution.
In a recent interview in Corvallis, Miner said:
"The trick is not to even try and describe how offensive an
odor is. I usually just say something like, 'A detectable odor is
probably going to drift into town 5 to 10 percent of the time' and
then let their experiences and imagination do the rest."
The approach works for Miner, who built his reputation as
an authority on agricultural pollution with studies of how to
collect and reuse swine, chicken, cattle and other animal wastes
and with several environmental impact studies of agricultural
operations he has conducted for the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency.
In January, the OSU professor traveled to High River,
Alberta, a Canadian farming community about 40 miles south of
Calgary, to participate in his first foreign pollution case.
"I started studying climatic conditions wind directions
and rainfall patterns and tried to learn enough about the plans
regarding a feedlot firm, so I could make some comparisons
with similar lots I'm familiar with." he said.
"Then I attempted to objectively quantify the amount of
manure that would be in various places and potential runoff into
streams and groundwater." said Miner of his several
appearances before an appeals board in a packed hearing room .
Weighing the pros and cons, the board decided to grant
permission for construction of the feedlot. And. as you might
expect, many were not pleased. Miner said recalling in
particular a couple who had recently built their retirement
"dream home" near the feedlot site.
Others were delighted, he said, adding that he sympathized
with the feelings of both sides and did not envy board members
who had to make the decision.
In support of the boycott
Wheat growers in Morrow County have had the opportunity
this week to sell their crop directly to the federal Commodity
Credit Corporation all as a result of the government's grain
boycott against Russia.
Offers were to be made to Judy Buschke of the Heppner
office of the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation
Service. She announced Monday that the government's price
was $3.87 a bushel. However, farmers were to make offers,
either at that price or something different, from Tuesday
through Thursday. The government will know by April 15 in
what volume it will be able to purchase wheat in this area, she
said.
Farmers whose offers are accepted must make deliveries to
a commercial warehouse, where the wheat would be held for at
least six months. If more wheat is offered than the government
is willing to buy. then percentages will be determined for each
farmer.
Warehouses to which deliveries may be made include the
Morrow County Grain Growers. Pendleton Grain Growers,
Jordan Elevator at lone and the Condon Grain Growers.
OBITVARl
Henry Delameter
Graveside services for
Henry Joseph (Joe) Delame
ter, 74 of Heppner, took place
Tuesday at 2 p.m. at Pine
Grove Butte Cemetery in
Hood River.
He died April 2 at his home
in Heppner.
The Rev. Edward Tubbs
officiated at the service.
Sweeney Mortuary in Hepp
ner was in care of the
arrangements.
LETTER TO WE EDITOR
Write laws in simple,
understandable English
Editor:
An idea proposed in initia
tive form by Mad Oregon
Property Owners. Inc. is one
whose time has come.
The Willamina based orga
nization wants legislative bo
dies not administrative bo
dies to approve statewide
rules, and it wants our laws to
be written in simple, under
standable English.
Initiative backers are seek
ing to collect 72.891 signatures
by July 3 in order to place the
proposal on the November.
1980 general election ballot. It
is a simple plan that would
have far-reaching effect on
our state laws.
Many administrative rules,
regulations and standards are
written by governmental a
gencies, and have the force of
law to implement goals of
more broadly worded sta
tutes. This initiative would
mandate that such rules, once
written, would have to be
approved by elected represen
tatives before taking effect.
The proposal makes sense.
We elect people to establish
Delameter was born Oct. 15,
1905 in Mill Grove. Mo. He had
resided in the Heppner area
since 1928 and was a retired
farmer.
Survivors are a son. John of
Idaho Springs, Colo.: a bro
ther, James of Princeton.
Mo.: two sisters, Ara Kirk of
Spicard. Mo.: and Ada Stokes
of Independence, Mo.; and
two grandchildren.
our laws, and they should not
be able to delegate that
law-making responsibility to
agency employees.
The initiative also proposes
that all laws be required to be
written in simple, specific
English, easily understand
able by the majority of voters.
Many laws defy interpretation
by the average citizen, and
even cause considerable prob
lem among those trained at
reading "legalese."
This kind of requirement
would benefit all citizens by
making it possible for them to
understand the laws that
govern them.
If sufficient signatures are
obtained, we suspect that
Oregon voters next year will
see the benefits of this
proposal and vote overwhelm
ing support for it in Novem
ber. Roy E. Durham,
President
Mad Oregon Property
Owners, Inc.
P.O. Box 302
Willamina, Ore.
Sifting
18.10
Fifty years ago Heppner
City Council begnn action to
upgrade the sidewalks in
town. Property owners were
ordered to repair sidewalks in
poor condition, which was a
menace to pedestrians. The
council also decided to build a
crosswalk at the corner of
Main and Baltimore streets.
"Slow" signs were going to be
put up around the area to warn
motorists of the school zone.
Doris Klinger, seventh
grade pupil at Strawberry
School, won the silver cup for
winning the county-wide spel
ling bee contest. Cleo Duncan
of Heppner was second and
Clifford Yarnell of lone third.
Thirty pupils participated.
They first had to spell at least
of 100 words correctly in a
preliminary round. Nine
dropped out that round and
nine more after a second
similar round with the score
rising to 98. Another nine
spellers were out after a third
rond with the score needed
being 99 or better. Up to that
point, the 300 words were
taken from a list of l.ooo each
pupil had to study. The three
students left then had to spell
50 words from a sealed list of
200. Klinger misspelled chim
neys and surprise. Duncan
missed Chilblain, all right,
shining, chimneys and aspar
agus. Yarnell missed incor
rectly, protein, Multonomah,
bathe, decimal, cannery, car
rot. Chevrolet, library and
asparagus.
Mayor W.G. McCarty pro
Regional primaries
The 1980 presidential primary campaign has been long and
costly. It has seen fortunes rise and fall. Before rolling nut of a
mere caucus in Iowa the Reagan campaign showed signs of
financial fatigue. A month later, and $10 million poorer, the
Connally camp threw in the towel. The $10 million had earned
but a single delegate and that was just too costly.
The national press has alternately written off or renewed
interest in the Kennedy. Bush and Anderson campaigns,
former President Ford rose to some unspoken challenge, then
faltered and withdrew.
Dark horse John Anderson, of Illinois, has drawn a
cross-over vote in states with open primaries that promises to
sap the strength of the two party system and hints that he may
yet be an independent candidate for the presidency if he fails to
win delegate strength.
A series of regional primaries provided for in a bill
introduced by Senators Packwood and Hatfield has real promise
in bringing an end to the "campaign fatigue" most candidates
must be feeling now.
The Presidential Regional Primaries Act, introduced by the
Oregon Senators, would provide for only five regional primaries
to be held on the second Tuesday of the month, one a month for
five consecutive months, starting in March. The order of the
vote would be chosen by lot, so who goes first would depend on
the luck of the draw. It would bring an end to the unrealistic
influence of those bell-weather contests in Iowa, Vermont and
New Hampshire: eliminate the hazards of physical exhaustion,
danger and inordinate expense: and. it would reinforce the
two-party system.
While there are some debatable aspects to the bill as it
stands, we think Congress should move affirmatively on the
Regional Primary Act. and soon.
TV editorial, Channel 2
KATU. Portland
Schools lose
Oregon schools will lose $13
million in basic school support
in 1980-81 if Congress elimi
nates federal revenue sharing
to states. State School Sunt.
Verne A. Duncan said.
Duncan said he will ask the
1981 Legislature to make up
the difference if revenue
sharing funds are lost. "Other
wise, local school districts will
have to ask voters to raise
property taxes or cut educa
tion programs," he said.
"I support a balanced bud
get." Duncan added. "We all
must quit looking to Washing
ton for federal dollars. I can
only hope that any cuts in
federal aid will be followed by
equal cuts in federal regula
tions." Last week in Washington,
the House Budget Committee
recommended that the states'
share for revenue sharing be
eliminated.
Oregon put its entire state
share into the basic school
support fund. More than $27
million, or 6.5 percent of the
fund, was expected for 1980-81.
Most of the revenue sharing
pays teacher salaries. More
than 7 percent, or 1,780
through
claimed April 21 Clean-Up
Day.
Fish were being planted in
Willow Creek by game warden
Barney Tillotson.
195S
Twenty-five years ago' the
dedication took place for the
Umatilla, Oregon to Ply
mouth, Wash, bridge across
the Columbia River. It re
placed the Umatilla ferry and
was built by Umatilla County.
An election took place to see
if the kindergarten In Heppner
would Join into the regular
school system or remain a
privately-owned Incorpora
tion. Results showed 90 In
favor of having the kindergar
ten join with the school and 202
against.
Glen Ward of the State
Game Department spoke to
the Chamber of Commerce
and told members that 2.800
hunters had killed 1.800 deer in
Morrow County that year.
Seven automobile accidents
within four days left one
person in Pioneer Memorial
Hospital with a serious injury.
Maxine Sams was thrown
from her car and pinned
underneath it and received
third degree burns from the
exhaust pipe. Ralph Marlatt
and Ed Thorpe were reported
as falling asleep at the wheel
causing two other accidents.
Russell O'Donnell. Clarence
Buchanan and Stanley Doe
were the drivers in the other
minor accidents.
Marilyn Munkers was
crowned princess for the fair
$13 million
teachers, are paid by revenue
sharing dollars.
Because state and federal
fiscal years overlap, schools
will still get half of the $27
million if revenue sharing is
eliminated, Duncan said.
Irrigation directors
to increase?
The West Irrigon Irrigation
District voted Tuesday on
whether to increase its board
of directors from the present
three to five members.
According to Marie John
son, secretary of the boardt
the special election was adver
tised by posting notices in the
post offices in Boardman,
Irrigon and Umatilla and in
the district office in Irrigon.
The election was called as a
result of a petition being
presented by a group of
irrigators on March 12. By the
district bylaws, said Mrs.
Johnson, an election had to be
set immediately March 24
was the last day for persons to
file for positions on the board
to be filled by the election.
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and rodeo by the Lexington
Grange. She was the editor of
the Heppner High School
paper the "Hehlsch."
A Sunrise Service took place
in Lexington and EaHter Egg
Hunts were abundunt In
Boardman.
1975
Five years ago District
Attorney Dennis Doherty
spoke to the Heppner Mer
chants Association on how to
handle "bad checks." There
was a concern by the associa
tion alMtut the number of "bad
checks" that were being
written in Heppner.
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BUSINESS
MACHINES
Chevron
McDnniel reported that Inter
est earnings on county funds
were up $14,000.
Rill Kli'tzer and Rill Phillips
reappraised 27 sales of pro
perty In the area and found
that their original appraisal of
$271,080 for the properties was
off 45 percent as the properties
sold for $392,700 combined.
The location for a new city
reservoir was in doubt as the
city council was discussing
where to put It.
John Kilkenny had four hits
In four at hats to lead Hef
ner's baseball team to a 26-8
trouncing of the Riverside
Pirates.
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