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U.S.P.S. 240-420
Published every Thursday and entered as second-class
matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the
Act of March 3, 1879. Second-class postage paid at
Heppner. Oregon.
Office at 147 West Willow Street. Telephone (503)
676-9228.
Address communications to the Heppner Gaiette
Time P.O. Box 337. Heppner. Oregon 97836.
$8.0 Morrow, Umatilla. Wheeler & Gilliam counties;
$10.00 elsewhere.
Jerome F. Sheldon, Publisher
Steven A. Powell, News & Sports Editor
Out of the Ashes
; In the wake of disaster, entrepreneurs often
. find needs to be filled.
So it has been with Mt. St. Helens, the "killer
t volcano."
A rubber-stamp manufacturer has issued a
: series of novelty stamps that people may use
on their letters. A typical message reads:
I "This letter survived Mt. St. Helens, (Your
Town), Washington," or "This is official Mt.
; St. Helens ash. It fell in my front yard."
j And speaking of ash, northeastern Oregon
v has received a dusting of volcanic ash
i following the most recent eruption last
Sunday.
Areas closer to the mountain, in particular
the Columbia Gorge and Portland itself,
'. received a shower that cut visibility and left a
heavy coating over everything. Many people
; took to wearing surgical masks or gas
. masks,for the volcanic matter in the air can
: cause serious respiratory problems.
: The volcanic fallout is a novelty that won't
go away. In Yakima, we have been told, some
people waited for it to melt-like snow.
The post office complained that samples of
ash sent through the mails would leak out and
jam the sorting machinery.
Even in Heppner, where the fallout has been
. minimal, an entrepreneur has seen the unique
marketability of volcanic ash. Reportedly, he
has been selling one-ounce souvenir packets at
$1 apiece.
Of course the greater market would be for
the protective devices for the eyes and nasal
passages-especially if Mt. St. Helens keeps on
: blowing.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR
'Heppner is our home9
Editor:
.' During the past two weeks I
have been astonished to be
asked by friends and custom
ers "when are you
moving? "-"is your house for
sale? "-and "is your business
for sale?"
We cannot imagine how this
misinformation has come
about, but Heppner is our
home, we are not moving and
our business is not for sale.
When economic conditions
are as they are right now it is
much better if we can main
tain an optimistic and positive
attitude rather than one of
negativism.
I would like to close with a
quotation from an article by
Hank Crawford entitled
"Small-Business Owners in
Oregon" in the Oregonian,
dated May 14. 1980. These
Thank you for a wonderful
birthday party to all my
friends who arranged it, the
Elks for the use of their hall
and to everyone else. I was
overwhelmed!!!!!!!!!!
Orville Cutsforth
F1ZZA West of Willow
Made by Jim
Large Combination $6.75
j Large Ham & Pineapple 16.25
Large Beef & Onion $6.25
Wednesday & Saturday
Kvenings Only
Food Is Our Only Specialty
Bring the Family
Our Beverages Are Coffee. Tea,
Nwtpapr of th
words say it all.
After a White House confer
ence on Small Business:
"Oregon small-business own
ers are uniting with the
purpose and resolve neces
sary to make their views
known on the critical econom
ic issues that now face them
and their customers.
"Consumers in Oregon
should take heart for it is
because of this growing small
business awareness that buy
ers of goods and services will
continue to have a wide choice
of quality products at a
reasonble price.
"SUPPORT YOUR
HOMETOWN SMALL
BUSINESS NEIGHBORS. IT
IS JUST PLAIN GOOD
BUSINESS."
Dianna M. Fifield
"Dianna 's This & That"
Heppner, Ore.
Seafood Buffet 4, 95"
Fridays, 6:00-8:30
New York Special A QtZ
Saturdays Crab( Louie 13.75
Shrimp Louie $3.75
Friday. Lunch & Dinner
Milk and Sou Lrinks.
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Salem Changes due in Legislature
SC6ne BY JACK ZIMMERMAN
Makeup of the Oregon
Legislature is of great interest
to those close to the scene in
Salem.
And speculation about the
composition of that body of 90
lawmakers begins to grow
following each primary elec
tion. Results of balloting on
May 20 this year are no
exception.
The 1981 Legislature will be
different than the group of
solons which convened in 1979.
The potential difference is
interesting to contemplate.
One possibility emerges.
That is the November election
might produce the smallest
percentage of turnover in
some time. As a result of
resignations, incumbents fail
ing to file for re-election and
primary defeats, there are
certain to be 15 new faces in
the 1981 Legislature. Two will
be members of the Senate and
13 House freshmen will be
seated.
What makes those figures
significant is the fact legisla
tive ' membership usually
changes by 25 percent or more
each biennium. Fifteen new
comers would be only a 16
percent change and produce a
lawmaking body much more
experienced than usual.
Another factor ripe for
speculation involves the ques
tion of partisan power speci
fically whether Democrats or
Republicans will have num
bers sufficient to hold posi
tions of leadership. Two condi
tions, however, combine to
quell speculation over the
majority question. They are
the ability of incumbents to
achieve re-election and the
significant number of GOP
lawmakers who chose not to
become candidates to succeed
themselves. ,
For those reasons, most
observers believe Democrats
will again control both House
and Senate. From a mathema
tical standpoint. Republicans
can't possibly overturn long
standing Senate rule by Demo
crats. And although Republi
cns made inroads in the
Democrat House majority in
1979. only 19 GOP incumbents
will be on the ballot in
November and it takes 31 to
rule the 60-member House of
Representatives.
That puts a lot of pressure
on GOPs running for the first
U
"They talk of professional
women. Personally I havo
novor mot an amstour."
Sir Winston Churchill
REA loan okayed for Boardman phone firm
The federal Rural Electrifi
cation Administration has ap
proved a $9.5 million loan to
Telephone Utilities of Eastern
Oregon. Inc., Congressman Al
Ullman has announced. The
money will be used to upgrade
telephone service in Board
man and other towns.
The loan, made at 2 percent
interest, will be used to
construct facilities to connect
1.193 additional subscribers
and construct 778 miles of new
line.
In addition, the firm will be
upgrading service not only in
Crews removing
forest windfalls
VA
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H.B. Rudolph. Forest Super
visor of the Umatilla National
Forest, announced that main
tenance crews are busy re
moving windfalls and slides
that happened during the
winter on Forest Service
roads.
National Forest users are
cautioned to drive carefully
and watch out for fallen trees
and large rock on the roads.
time in districts that for the
most part have more regis
tered Democrat voters than
Republicans.
But there is another possibi
lity that evolved during pri
mary balloting this yenr.
largely overlooked so far by
political pundits is the likeli
hood the 1981 Legislature will
include a record number of
women.
Women first attained seats
in the Oregon Legislature in
1915. shortly after voters
approved Abigail Scott Duni
way's initiative providing
women's suffrage. And we
have had distaff members in
either the House or Senate
every session since.
The Senate in 1979 was the
first all-male Upper Chamber
in some time. But 14 women
served in the House last
session. Their numbers grew
steadily throughout the Seven
ties. The 1971 session boasted
only seven women. The total
was 10 in '73. eased upward to
11 in '75 and hit an even dozen
in '77.
There is every reason to
believe voters will seat more
women this coming election
than they did in the 1979
Legislature. Three incum
bents and one newcomer are
virtually assured membership
because they are currently
unopposed.'
Opposition could surface
between now and Aug. 26 in
the form of independent candi
dates or if partisan write-in
campaigns develop. Both
eventualities appear unlikely
however, and successful cam
paigns against the individuals
involved seem even more
remote.
Of the 14 women who served
in the 1979 House of Represen
tatives, two failed to seek
re-election and one incumbent
was defeated during the May
20 primary. Of the 11 incum
bents seeking re-election,
eight face opponents in No
vember. Altogether. 22 women are
seeking House seats and two
are going after seats in the
Senate. One Senate candidate
already eliminated a veteran
male incumbent during the
primary and only six women
will be up against male
incumbents in November.
5P
Boardman but Lakeview,
Long Creek. Mitchell. Pau
lina. Pilot Rock and Ukiah.
y Roundup Grounds
lJ North Grandstand
0 Pendleton
v Friday, May 30 4
Saturday and Sunday, May 31 and June 1 1:30 p.m.
Blue Mountain Community College Rodeo Club
The Current No. 1 Team in the Region!
Adults- $3.00
Students-82.0Q
vomlior
Incumbency is no guarantee
of re-election A total of eight
incumbent lawmakers lost
positions In the legislature in
the I97H general election and
two were women.
Three races next November
have women opptaing each
other, so women are virtually
certain to win those contests.
Add the four now unopposed
and you get seven positions
almost cinched. Six incum
bent women face male oppo
nents in November. If two are
defeated by men as were a
couple of women incumbents
two years ago. that would
produce a total of 1 1 women in
the House.
And only three of the ,
remaining candidates would
have to win to produce the
same number that served in
'79.'
The likelihood more than
Sifting through
i!i:in
Fifty years ago the Heppner
Library Association member
ship drive was underway and
$151) had been collected.
Dr. D C. Poling, director at
radio station KOAC. spoke at
an American legion program
on Memorial Day. The legion
firing squad honored dead
soldiers at the Heppner Ceme
tery with a gun salute. Camp
Fire Girls decorated the
graves. Heppner businesses
were closed in observance of
the day.
A farmer's field day and
picnic sponsored by the Wil
lows Grange was planned at
the Hvnd Brothers ranch.
Captain Charles W. Smith's
winning team of the crow and
magpie shooting contest was
guest at a dinner provided by
the losing team headed by
C I. Sweek The dinner was
prepared by the women's
auxiliary at the Episcopal
Church.
James Howell of Boardman
was one of 489 students who
were scheduled to receive
diplomas from Oregon State
College.
Dr. L.E. Griffin Of Reed
College in Portland spoke at
lone's high school graduation.
Seven students graduated that
year.
Thirty seniors graduated
from Heppner High
Hepper baseball team,
which had not won a game all
season, had a bright spot in its
season by beating the first
place team from Arlington in
the final game of the year 7-5.
1955
Twenty five years ago Clyde
Beard, principal at The Dalles
High School, spoke at Board
man's graduation on. "Can
Termites Chew?"
A dry kiln building al the
The loan also will be used to
construct new central office
buildings at Mitchell, Long
H PK lTh iCK
Northwest Region
Collegiate
Finals
p.m.
Bring the Whole Family
See the Rodeo Stars of the Future in Action !fi
three will be victorious is
strong. A total of nine women
were victorious over male
candidates two years ago
while men prevailed
nmiinsl female opponents. If
the same odds develop this
fall. Ifi women will be mem
bers of the 19R1 Legislature.
And if all female candidates
this year win their November
contests, the total number of
women lawmakers would
equal all freshmen of both
sexes who served in 1979 two
dozen. That's more than 26
percent of the entire Legisla
ture. A number of the 14 women
serving in the House in '79
managed to unite an effective
caucus on several occasions.
And as their numbers grow,
only the most calloused chau
vinists will ignore the poten
tial of a new voting bloc
capable of exerting profound
influence in Salem.
the TIME
Heppner Pine Mills plant was
being moved as part of a
remodeling project,
A new dentist. Bob Bliss,
was starting a practice in
Heppner.
Free swimming lessons
were to be given at the lone
swimming pool
More than 200 persons
attended the second annual
Memorial Day Friendship
picnic at the Heppner fair
grounds. About 70 persons
signed the guest register as
being from nut of the area.
The Gazette-Times said it
did not have some of its
weeklv news items liecause
the mail service was closed
Memorial Day which caused
some of the news to be late for
deadlines.
Five years ago the Morrow
County Rodeo Court made its
first appearance at the Pio
neer Memorial Picnic. On it in
1975 were Princesses Donna
Ken. Barbara Palmer. Mary
Ann Proctor and June McLean
with Queen Mickey Hoskins
The county sold some of its
equipment at an auction for
the first time in 10 years.
Michael Mills of Heppner
received a $:tH scholarship
from Oregon Stale Jerry
Gentrv was presented the Jim
Barrett trophy as the top
athlete in the school
Heppner City Council al
lowed Orville Cutsforth to
move a one-room schoolhouse
onto the city park off Main
Street
Carolyn and Don Cole pur
chased Klma's Apparel and
Flower Shop.
Dick Sergeant replace Clif
ford Green as president of the
Heppner Lions.
Creek, Ukiah, and Paulina
and an addition to the central
office in Pilot Rock.
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Billy Stevens, Stock
Ron Chambers, Announcer
and Enjoy the Fun !
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Against Social Security
taxation. Ullman says
Oregon Congressman Al
Ullman hits told senior citi
zens he is absolutely opposed
o the taxation of Social
Security benefits.
"Basic Social Security will
remain unchanged." he said.
"You've worked all your lives
for these benefits and the
Congress has an obligation to
maintain them.
"I intend to see that you
keep those benefits." Ullman
said in a speech at the new
Senior Center in Milwaukie.
Referring to the recommen
dation of a Social Security
advisory commission, Ullman
said. "As long as I'm chair
man of the Ways and Means
Committee, those benefits will
not be taxed.
"Where would an elderly
widow on Social Security get
the money to pay income '
taxes''" Ullman asked, citing
a woman in Baker who told
him she had $1'0 left over each
month after paying for rent,
utilities, medicine mid food
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"Inllalion is the tnosl insi
dious of taxes," he said. "II
strikes hardest at the elderly
and poor.
"The first steps toward
easing inflation Involves cut
ting federal spending, but
these reductions cannot be
accomplished at the expense
of the poor and the elderly,"
Ullman said.
"Cutting benefits for. those
least able to afford it is not the
solution to our inflationary
problems We just can't lei the
wrii'lil of inflation, as well as
the cure, fall on senior
rilicns."
Ullman told the seniors that
lie opposed the in-cent tax on
gasoline because American
consumers already have suf
fered loo much
Another in cents on the
already liu'.li cnsl of gasoline is
not uninu to produce much
additional conservation, hut it
will be a particularly hard
burden lor the senior citiens
and oilier nil fixed income in
tins vaM slate." be said
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