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A threewny race for the
office n sheriff of Morrow
County is developing, with one
of the two write-in candidates
actively seeking the Republi
can nomination al the May 20
primary election to face
Sheriff Lurry Fet.se h in the
Nov. 4 general election.
Felsch, a Democrat, has
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only one for sheriff to appear
on the primary election ballot.
The Republican is W.J
(Bud) F.nglert, a Heppner
businessman, who is asking
write-in support for his party's
nomination.
The third candidate is
Heppner policeman Douglas
Rathhun, an independent, a
declared candidate for the
November general election.
Kathhun's posters are being
displayed in local store win
dows. County Clerk Barbara
Bloodswnrth cautioned, how
ever, that he could not
actively seek write-in support
in the primary election for if
he lost, he would lie disquali
fied from running as an
independent in November.
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independents would have to
file in June, she said
F.nglert, a former police
man and municipal judge in
Hermiston, has lived in Mor
row County for five years. He
would have filed to have his
name appear on the Republi
can primary ballot, he said,
except that he had not
transferred his voter's regis
tration from Hermiston.
Under the state elections
code, he said he was told, a
candidate filing for any office
must have been a registered
voter locally for at least 180
days prior to the election.
In Heppner, Englert is
owner of a snowmobile distri
butorship at his Black Moun
tain Repair, and president of
Thompson Bros., a downtown
grocery store.
He said he has accepted
earnest money from prospec
tive purchasers, so that these
business interests would not
interfere with his duties as
sheriff, should he be elected.
F.nglert said there were
"several reasons" for his
candidacy, but he did not go
into details exeept to state that
By Steven A. Powell
Congressman Al Ullman's
message in his visit to
, Heppner last week discussed a
(wide array of topics but the
importance of balancing the
federal budget in an effort to
control inflation was his main
concern.
Orville Cutsforth introduced
Ullman at Heppner High
School as one of the "most
powerful men in the country
today as chairman of the
Ways and Means Committee."
Ullman explained what he
calls the "Three Big E's" at
the town hall meeting : exces
sive government, energy and
expectation.
"A person cannot pay 20
percent interest rates and run
a farm." he said. "But until
we get inflation down, we
can't get interest rates down
because hanks can't loan at
less than the inflation rate."
Ullman said the U.S. is
running out of domestic oil
and depending on foreign oil
for 45 percent but right now,
cost of alternatives still is
more.
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"i cun set up a proper budget
and save the taxpayers mon
ey." He said he would put the
emphasis of the sheriff's
department into patrolling
"the back roads" where
farmers often leave expensive
machinery and equipment
unguarded in their fields.
Englert said he was solicit
ing "as many votes as I can
obtain" from both political
parties.
Now 48 years old. Englert
served for three years on the
Hermiston police force. He
has had an additional two
years' experience as the
Hermiston city judge, a posi
tion he held while operating a
new-and-used furniture store.
He has also driven for the
Silver Wheels Freight Lines
for 12' a years, and feels he is
well acquainted with prob
lems in the north county area.
He drove in the Boardman
area frequently, during that
city's relocation, while being
based at the Hermiston office
of the freight line.
He is married and has a
daughter still living at home.
The daughter attends Heppner
High School.
Rathbun, in a statement,
clarified that he is not seeking
the nomination of either major
party at the primary election.
"As a registered indepen
dent voter of many years," he
said, "it would not be fair for
Denny Smith
due in Heppner
Denny Smith, Republican
Congressional candidate for
the 2nd District, is coming to
Heppner April 26.
A no-host luncheon will take
place in the Heppner Elks
dining room thai Saturday
from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Smith, a 41-year-old busi
nessman from Salem, will
meet and talk with everyone
who is concerned about the
national economy and other
fiscal problems.
Ken and Jean Ann Turner,
local campaign chairmen for
Smith, invite everyone to
come and visit with the
alternative to incumbent Al
Ullman.
He said Americans have to
take a look at the tax system
and get back to more saving
and investing rather than
spending.
"Government has to take
the lead and produce Incen-
tives to save," he said. ,
"People buy today thinking It
will be more expensive tomor
row and we have to change
that around."
He said the government hat
to try desperately to balance
next year's budget but that is ,
going to take away some
services and it will be difficult .
and controversial to cut $20 .
billion from the federal bud
get. Ullman said cuts can only be
made from one-quarter of the
budget because big items like
social security, $75 billion that
has to be paid on the national
debt, unemployment and mill- ;
tary defense cannot be cut.
With the critical world prob
lems of today, he said the
defense budget cannot be cut,
but must be increased.
He said government needs
to get a handle on the retire- -t
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me to seek the write-in
nomination of either the
Republican or Democratic
parties at the primary elec
tion." However, he will file on
June 4 as an independent
candidate for sheriff, with his
name to appear on the general
election ballot. He said he
would seek to improve the
efficiency of the sheriff's
department.
Rathbun's qualifications in
clude 12 years' service as an
Oregon police officer, includ
ing four years in Heppner and
seven years as a police chief,
in Powers. He has been a
lifetime resident of Oregon.
His other qualifications in
clude five years' employment
as a bookkeeper, induing his
four year stint in the U.S.
Navy. In the Navy he earned
the Good Conduct Award,
Sailor of the Month Award,
two letters of commendation
and an honorable discharge.
He is a graduate of North
Eugene High School, Oregon
Police Academy, Blue Moun
tain Community College and is
trained as an emergency
medical technician.
He served a two-year term
as chairman of the Morrow
County Peace Officers Asso
ciation. He is married, with three
children.
"I feel it high time that the
office of sheriff be treated as
nonpartisan. Law enforce
ment officials must be nonpar
tisan in the performance of
their duties.
"Hence, I do not expect the
fact that I am not a member of
either major party will affect
my Republican and Democra
tic friends or detract from my
election.
"I cannot file as an indepen
dent candidate until after the
primary election this is the
law. I will formally do so on
June 4 and my name will
appear on the general election
ballot."
Fetsch is in the final year of
an elected four-year term. He
had been the senior deputy
sheriff, and succeeded to the
top position in September of
1976, when Sheriff Don Molla
han resigned.
ment program but that is very
difficult politically.
"We can't afford to have
40-year-olds retire with full
pensions after 20 years of
service In the army." he said.
"What about postmasters
retiring after 20 years of
service?" Orville Cutsforth
asked. "We have had two in
Heppner and if that has
happened in every small town
in the country, that adds up."
Ullman said he favors
culling down federal revenue
sharing to states but not to the
county or city levels because
"that is too critical right now.
But in the future, we may have
to. Most states are better off
than the federal government
anyway. It is going to hurt
Oregon though because that
money went to education," he
said.
Ullman said when most
candidates run for office, they
say they will give the people
what they want. But that costs
money. Government is put
into too many things and there
is too much regulation.
"The 80's are going to be the
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Tell us what you want'
Port chief boosts south county
By Steven A. Powell
With the number of lumber
mill closures increasing
everyday, many people in the
" Heppner area are concerned
about jobs in south Morrow
County if Kinzua Corp. is
forced to close its doors.
J The answer could be in the
Port of Morrow, Manager E.S.
"Buddy" Toadvin told the
Heppner Chamber of Com
merce Monday.
"The port is a county-wide
district." he said. "We can do
anything in the south that we
do in the north if you tell us
what you want and show some
interest. Whether its a manu
facturing plant or a steel mill,
we need ideas from local
people."
Boardman man convicted
Kenneth Plant of Boardman
was found guilty of robbery in
the first degree last Thursday
in Circuit Court in Heppner
after the jury deliberated for
only 10 minutes, according to
Dennis Doherty, district attor
ney. A pre-sentence investigation
is underway with formal
sentencing to be made in
approximately six to eight
weeks.
Plant was convicted of
armed robbery of the Texaco
Service Station in Boardman
Jan. 25.
Testimony at the trial
showed that he had robbed the
station with a shotgun for
more than $900 and then was
involved in a high speed chase
with policemen from Board
man to Plymouth, Wash.,
where he wrecked his truck
Kinzua log supply
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Even though the number of
logs is diminishing on the
Kinzua Corp. site in Heppner,
General Manager Harry Ken
nison says the company has
enough lumber to last until
July l.
"But after that, we will have
to take a good hard look at it,"
he said.
Kennison said by then he is
hoping the market will firm
up.
"Maybe the other lumber
mills closing down will help
Kinzua" in getting better
prices on its lumber, he said.
Decade of Recognition," Ull
man said. "Programs like
welfare have been pushed to
the federal level to take the
burden off the local govern
ments but you can't run all
programs from Washington
D.C. We have to reverse it
back to the local level."
The Congressman said he
favors a beef import bill that
can be used by the U.S. to fits
its situation when the market
here is weak.
On the draft, Ullman said he
supports a standby to get
machinery ready but he does
not support at this time
registration for the draft.
A high school student asked
if war is inevitable.
"I hope not. It would tear
apart the country and drain
the economy," Ullman said.
"We need to strengthen our
defense to back up our foreign
policy but we must have a
steady hand."
Ullman said the Willow
Creek Dam project for Hepp
ner is still "on for construc
tion" and he is trying to keep it
there but with the squeeze on
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Toadvin said if someone in
south Morrow County comes
up with a project, he will work
to see if it can qualify for port
bonding.
Port of Morrow has issued
Industrial Revenue Bonds to
taling more than $50 million,
second only to the Port of
Portland in Oregon with more
than $61 million.
Contrary to a bonding mis
conception. Toadvin said, the
Port of Morrow is not respon
sible for the industrial bonds.
The bond holders who pur
chase the tax-free, high-interest
bonds take the risk.
"We have a bond attorney
who is a walking textbook and
I am glad we have him to
protect us," Toadvin said.
after not being able to make
the turn.
The defense did not dispute
the facts but instead stated
that Plant could not be held
responsible for his actions
because of a mental disease or
defect.
Years before, Plant had
worked at the same Texaco
Station and had been convic
ted of third degree armed
robbery after entering a guilty
plea when he robbed the same
station Jan. 13, 1978.
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federal spending and the cuts
that are still being made, it
will be hard to get the money.
He said some good bills In
Congress have been "watered
down" and some have not
passed so he is "critical of
some of my colleagues" but he
thinks the government has
had some good bills like
incentives in the tax system
for alternative energy and
standby rationing programs.
On President Jimmy Car
ter, Ullman said he is in a "no
win" situation.
"Carter's demeanor may
not be as forceful as it could be
but he is moving in the right
direction," Ullman said.
"People 'bad mouth' him and
I am beginning to wonder if
this country is governable."
On the Value Added Tax
favored by Ullman, he said, as
chairman of the Ways and
Means Committee, he has to
look at the tax structure and
alternatives to it. The V.A.T.
will not be able to come into
effect until people understand
it. Each manufacturer is
taxed only on the value that is
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Toadvin said there are
limits to the port bonding
including a $10 million limit
per project.
"The port issues the bonds
but is not financially responsi
ble." he said. "The port does
hold the title until the bonds
are paid off. It is like a
mortgage. Somebody else can
lose money but not the port."
Alcohol Plant
Toadvin also talked about
the $5 million, four million
gallon a year alcohol plant
that is being proposed to the
port.
He said the alcohol plant is
going to be built using private
capital rather than port bond
ing or government grants.
The plant will use starch
wastes from the two potato
processing plants in Board
man that used to just go down
the drain. It will ferment the
starch to make the alcohol.
"It will not be fit for human
consumption," Toadvin said.
"It will be used to mix and
make gasohol.
"It takes a lot of grain to
make gasohol," he added.
Wastewater
treatment system
Toadvin explained that the
redone wastewater treatment
system, which was made
possible by a $425,000 loan
from the Port Revolving
Fund, is nearing completion.
A 30 inch in diameter pipe
has been replaced with a 20
inch line. The fiberglass 30
inch line that has broken 22
times in the last 4' years has
been removed. There is
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win awards
Three Heppner High School
women received local scholar
ships last week to use for
post-high school training.
Debbie Paustian. won a
scholarship from the Lions
Club to attend a vocational
technical, trade or community
college school. It is to be used
for the duration of the
schooling.
Paula Heinrichs won a $200
vocational-technical scholar
ship from the Soroptimist
Club.
A $200 Soroptimist aca
demic scholarship weajt to
Marie Van Schoiack to use at a
four-year university or college.
added to the finished product.
"it is not regressive because
it does not tax food, shelter or
medical supplies," he said.
"We can't cut taxes in the
present system and still bal
ance the budget. And we can't
cut taxes regardless of the
budget as government has in
the past or there will be more
inflation."
Ullman said the V.A.T is
used in other countries and it
is an alternative revenue
system to the "excessive high
income tax" system now.
"The income tax system
awards imcompetence," Ull
man said.
Ullman said the military is
wasteful and it needs to
tighten up and they are
unhappy but they have to
realize they cannot give
everything to recruits any
more. As to a national health
program, Ullman straightfor
wardly said, "No way. We
cannot have any new spending
programs. That is the facts of
life."
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enough water to serve three
more plants and there is no
water pressure problem,
Toadvin said.
Pumps for the wastewater
treatment system, wear out in
five tonine months costing the
plants, not the port. $30,000 a
year to replace them. They
wear out so quickly because of
the sand in the sedimentation
basin. Bids are currently
being taken to change the
basin with that work projected
to be completed by June.
"You can grow edible crops
with the wastewater," Toad
vin said.
He added that pumps distri
bute one million gallons of
wastewater from the two
potato processing plants over
900 acres of port property
every day.
Sewage Sludge
The most talked about topic
Monday was the concern
about sewage sludge from
Portland being barged up the
Columbia River to Port of
Morrow property.
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