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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
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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
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since August 1 full time In the
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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
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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
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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
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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
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"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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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in on us." Green said.
He said city engineers are
studying to see if it is more
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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.