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PFSSJE WET2ELL U OF 0 h E NEWSPAPER LID EUGENE OR 0 7 4 Q 3 6 o Smith attacks Ullmans tax spending record Bv Steven A. Powell Republican candidate for the 2nd Congressional District Denny Smith attacked Incum bent Al Ullman and especially Ullman's value added tax (VAT) during his visit to Heppner Inst Siilurday. Smith spoke to a group of about 25 persons nt the Elks I-odgc in Heppner. "We (the Uniled Stales) have spent our way to prosperity for 5(lyenrs but this deficit Kiending is going to lead to the destruction of our way of life." Smilh warned. "(AD I'llman is the chief taxwriler in the country (as chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee ) and he is reswmsil)le for all these mixed up taxes "He talks one way in Oregon and votes another in Washing ton 1 1) C ), We need n change in leadership." Smilh said he hns collected $115,000 from 4,000 contribu tors while I'llman has large doners from out of state. Smilh has been campaigning VOL. ! NO. IK Heppner runner takes 1,200 place in Boston Although he dues now know his official standing. Heppner tirade School teacher Andy Clark said Monday that he finished alxuit 1.211 out of Ihe 5 official runners at the Boston Marathon April "21. "When crossed the finish line 1 liHiked up and saw 2 57 whiili is slower than my qualifying time 12 42 by quite a til but under Ihe circum stances. 1 was pleased." Clark said The circumstances included tt'i decree weather, a hillv mrse. crowded running con- lit ions and a million and-one- half sjiei'tators "It was extremely hot on Ihe course." he said "The heat with the sun beating down was m v main worry The end of the race was a bad scene with many injured and sick." Clark said the spectators were "great" bulh they did cause some problems. "It was really crowded Ihe lasi in miles," he said "The runners literally had lo almost walk single file whim Ihe crowd pushed its way onto Ihe course." One asHct of Ihe crowd. Clark really enjoyed. "Kvery two feet they would have water or oranges for the runners." Clark said "That was neat I ate far too many oranges though. I usually don't cat anv during a race if- ? - 'ft S'VJ y. V ' K --nt. -, it "; Df s llriM'r s Swim (his picture (left lt-i' fun i Hw since August 1 full time In the 21 -county district. We do not need new taxes like the VAT but less spending and involvement from govern ment. Smith said. Taxes have doubled the Inst four years and the amount of paperwork in government is tremendous. Smilh said the VAT is complicated but it is like a national sales tax on the value added to a product by each part of industry. The last time Oregon voters voted on a sales tax. they voted it down eight to one so I'llman is not listening to his home slate. Smith said. Smith added that he won ders why Ullman is voting to balance the federal budget in this, an election year. He had a chance to vole for a balanced budget last year and he voted Ihe other way. The only time the budget has balanced in Ihe last 20 years was in Y.m. "The rale of inflation at 1H percent is killing us." Smilh said. "We have to learn we (G AZETTE-TEME Till ItSHW. V ?lf ! Andy Clark And yes they did peel them." Clark said "Heartbreak Hill." which is actually four hills in a five-mile span, was the toughest part of the course. He said he did not stay for the crowning of champion Bill Kodgcrs, who ran the 26 miles and 3H5 yard course in 2:12. because he wauled lo spend most his time there with his relatives, Clark qualified for the Boston spectacular by running the Portland Marathon last vear in "2 42 v 1 -'j ' ii. VtJ. ' Vv.-, " .' ' '. 1 Team Carnival during (he Moonlight Sale Friday netted about $400 to right) Duane Ball. Travis Harrison. Terry Chinen, Cynthia Piper rnf ob cannot just manufacture money on the printing press." Smith has not been Involved in politics before because he said he has been busy as chairman of Eagle Newspa pers. Inc. based in Salem. Smilh favors more limita tions on Ihe terms of govern ment officials. He said Ihe president should serve one six year term, senators two six-year terms and representatives up to four two-year terms. "If we change Ihe terms, we will have more citizen involve ment and fewer professional politicians." Smith said. Smilh said he thought "Fort Fumble and Mr. Carter" would eel the interest rale down "in time for Ihe elec tion" but Ihev even "blew that " "We are number one in Ihe world and people forget how we gol here." Smilh said "Excess paperwork is not needed and deregulation is needed in a lot of areas The Morrow County's Home . 'ma IIP Voters A S4Hi.nno water project luind In tic paid back during a 4n-eur period will lie on the balloi for Cilv of Heppner voters Mav 2n Cilv councilman Clifford Green explained the need fur Ihe prop-el at the Chamber of Commerce meeting Monday. Green said the bond will he purchased bv Ihe Farmer's Home Administration at 5'i percent interest. He said plans have not been made on how Spending By Steven A. Powell A "freeze" on spending for the U.S. Corps of Engineers may delay the land acquisition phase for the Willow Creek Dam project. Dug Dugger. Corps public affairs officer, said Monday. Bui despite Ihe expected delay. Ihe Corps of Engineers was in Heppner last week gathering rock samples to use to make concrete for a model dam of Ihe one scheduled to be built in Heppner. The model is being built at the Corps' Troutdale lab near Port land. It will be 600 feet long and w ill lie built from the same materials from the Heppner quarry site that Ihe real dam will be made of. "We have to have the right mix to make sure the dam . -iV Hi II " imiii.i m uim i ijUfyi ' V 'It - i A IP" "That Is the problem with government. People on the eastern seaboard are trying to run things out here." On the subject of agricul ture. Smilh said Ihe "best think lo do is to get govern-" menl out of it. Why was the VS. government involved in selling wheal lo Russia? Why ; isn't it the decision of the free private enterprise market? ' "1 jim not going to solve nil the ills of Ihe past but we have got to change the people involved in Ihe law-making process." Smilh rnncluded. Morrow County Republican Committee Chairman Steve Peck of Ix-xinglon said Smith will return lo Heppner In a few months. M Ihe luncheon were Merle Cant in and Jim Brooks, count v commissioner hope fuls: Pauline Winter and Alice Vance, count v clerk nomi nees;. Marv Martin, county treasurer candidate: and Rud Knt'lerl. who is running ns a write-in candidate for sheriff. mm Heppner - Owned Weekly C.YS 2 to pass Ihe cilv will pay back Ihe debt hut if will probably involve a com In nation of raising water rales and city taxes. "The timing is lousy be cause we will be voting on the schools and county budgets hut Ihe water project bond is iusi as important as Ihe icily budget to us (the city coun cil!." Green said. The water line from the Dick Wilkensnn place on Willow Creek to town is more 'freeze9 may delay Willow dam does not fall down." Dugger said with a chuckle. Dugger said shot blasting will begin this week to break up rock. Trucks will haul the material to Troutdale. Surveying was also being done last week to aid the land appraisals. Dugger said. "We were ready to purchase some land when we got this temporary freeze." Dugger said. He said the Corps country wide is overspending its appropriations for what has been budgeted. "Everybody is having bud gel problems and so are we," he said. Corps contractors across the United States have done rush jobs hiring an extra work for the club. In and Lana Held Newspaper CENTS on $430,000 water project than 4(1 -years-old and it needs to be replaced. Green said. He added the eight inch line will he replaced by a 10 inch line that can handle more pressure and volume to meet, the greater demand for water that is expected to be needed within the city. "We have plenty of water '(in city wells)." Green said. "The trouble is getting it here." Another part of the project force in an effort to beat inflation, he said. With the Corps money left in the budget, priorities are being made on how it is going to be spent. The Corps can currently spend up to $25,000 for a real estate transaction. "We can buy some land but not much for that." Dugger said. He added that not much land will probably be purchased committee cuts Heppner budget request The City of Heppner budget committee cut the city budget $45,187 and will submit a request to the Heppner voters for $74,050 outside the six percent limitation at the June 24 election. Voters turned down a re quest for $122,842 outside the six percent limitations at the March 25 election. Because of the cuts, street lighting in all residential areas, except intersections, will be eliminated. It will cut that portion of the budget from $12,000 to $9,000. Kinzua shelves power plant over tight money' A $45,000 study done by a Seattle consulting firm shows that construction of a wood-waste-fired electricity and steam cogeneration plant in Heppner is feasible. But Kinzua General Mana ger Harry Kennison said, "With money as tight as it is at the present, it will not be pursued. If money gets cheaper to borrow, we will take a look at it." The Schuchart and Associ Denny Smith (left) is welcomed to Morrow County last Saturday by his county chairman. Ken Turner in front of Smith's plane. HEPPNER. OREGON is to have a high pressure line under the city reservoir by the cemetery across town to above the hospital. Green said. That area is currently being served by an old well that has low pressure and volume. In fact, the one fire hydrant in the area has only 18 pounds of pressure to it. It will have a pressure reducing valve so it will not blow the plumbing in the area. The third part of the $4.10.000 until Oct. 1 when the new Corps budget is formulated. "When the new money is available, we will Co like heck in making purchases provid ing the money is available." Dugger said. Dugger said the Corps cannot forecast how President Jimmy Carter will prioritize the federal government spend ing. But he did say people in (Continued on page 3) Also cut were materials and supplies for all city depart ments, repairs and street paving. Committee member and city councilman Clifford Green said because of in creased electricity rates that portion of the budget had a high percentage increase so they decided some of it should be cut. He added that police and other city employees will have a reduced gas allowance. Green said the committee did not make its cuts in time to ates study, paid for by Kinzua Corp. and Columbia Basin Electric Cooperative locally and also Bonneville Power Administration and the Elec tric Power Research Institute, states that the cost of power from mill residue from the Kinzua lumber mill in Hepp ner would be competitive with other alternative sources of electricity. Cost of producing power would range from 43 to 51 project is $60,000 to renovate or replace the Thorpe Well on Balm Fork. "If we suck it drv. it will fall Htm-.. 1-4- A l: Clifford Green ponders about water system. certify it al the county clerk's office by the deadline so it will not be on the May 20 primary ballot. The budget committee has now cut the budget $101,155 since it was first formulated in the budget requests. Committee member George Koffler said cuts were made that the committee did not want to make but felt it had to because of how badly the first budget was defeated. Koffler. Green and City Administrator Marshall Lov gren stressed the point that all mills per kilowatt-hour de pending on the size of the plant, according to CBEC Manager Fred Toombs. A six-megawatt plant would cost about $14.3 million to build, a 12-megawatt plant would cost 26.5 million and a 24 megawatt plant $40 million. "The project is go as far as I am concerned," Kennison said. "It needs to be done. Finances just have to be worked out. There are many l. ; Weather by Don Gilliam Hi Low Pre. Tues.. April 22 63 48 Wed.. April 23 64 40 Thurs.. April 24 65 45 Fri. April 25 67 33 Sat.. April 26 74 40 Sun. April 27 82 47 Mon.. April 28 77 52 .10 in on us." Green said. He said city engineers are studying to see if it is more Continued on page 3 . " " i(M " ii'. f the holes in the pipe of the city by $45,187 of the committee members agreed that no more cuts should be made. Members of the city budget committee are Koffler. Green, Frank Pearson, Ronald For rar. Warren Plocharsky, Joe Miller, Robert Laughlin, A.K. Felt. Glen Ward, Allen Nistad, Ken Miller and Rita Hedman. According to Lovgren, an updated estimate from the county treasurer added some funds to the estimated cash forward as of June 30, which will help to reduce the tax levy. ways we could do it. It could be a joint agreement between Columbia Basin and Kinzua. But financing is just not available." The legislature is looking at BPA to use as a vehicle for federal grant money for the transmission of power from alternative energy sources. Kennison said if that goes through, money may become available for the project at an attractive interest rate.
