TWO-The Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, June 5, 1980
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Steven A. Powell, News & Sports Editor
Bureaucratic Nonsense
The state Employment Division has started
a new effort which is actually only a thinly
disguised affirmative action program.
Labled the "targeted jobs tax credit"
program, (bureaucratic promotions bathe in
elaborate names), the program is designed to
motivate employers to hire members of
traditionally hard-to-hire categories. They
include low income veterans of the Vietnam
era, handicapped individuals, youth aged 16-18
in cooperative education programs, mdTvTd
uals aged 18-24 from "economically disadvan
taged" families, individuals receiving Supple
mental Security Income, or on welfare, and
low income ex-convicts hired within five years
of their release.
Under the program, employers hiring
individuals from those categories will be able
to take off a tax credit deduction from his
income tax. The exact amount of the deduction
is determined by the employer's income tax
bracket and the wage paid the employee.
Now, we aren't against the hiring of
individuals included in the above categories.
But, we are against the government trying to
manipulate private enterprise, which is what
. is basically happening with the tax credit
push. As one individual phrased it, "If an
individual is worth hiring, he's worth paying.
If he isn't worth paying, he isn't worth hiring."
Thre are several deceptions to the
government's concept of trying to legislate
employment for individuals. The first lies in
the concept of "economically disadvantaged"
and implies that all individuals, regardless of
what they do , deserve to receive a certain
level of income. True, there are hard-working
individuals in the above classifications who
don't get an even break in the employment
market. But, it's probably truer that
government legislation and assistance has
produced more social freeloaders than would
have otherwise occurred.
Furthermore, the tax credit breaks may act
on private enterprise as CETA programs have
for local governments. The employers may
begin to rely on the tax credits (even though
the program is aimed to last only two years
per employee) to have a prospering business.
If the government decides to fold up the
program, as it has done with the CETA funds,
the business may find it difficult to operate.
Finally, the tax credit program may result
in a reverse discrimination. In that case,
individuals who are less qualified may be
hired over those more qualified simply
because of the tax break offered employers.
The one positive thing we found about the
program is that if employers have already
hired employees who may possibly fit into
fhose categories, they should take advantage
f the tax breaks. But, they shouldn't rely on
them, or hire individuals because of them.
Relying on the state's goose, may result in
no golden eggs. -Central Oregonian,
Prineville
Energy report due
After more than eight
months of research, Oregon's
Alternate Energy Develop
ment Commission will take its
preliminary report on renew
able resources to the people in
a series of five formal public
hearings.
The first hearing will be in
Pendleton on Tuesday, June
17. at 7 p.m. in the Pioneer
Newspaper of thm
Reiser
Hall Theater at Blue Mountain
Community College.
Following the public hear
ings, the AEDC will prepare
its final report and submit it to
the governor in September.
The AEDC recommendations
will be the basis for Gov.
Atiyeh's 1981 legislative pack
age for renewable energy
resources.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
'Expansion of state planning agencies frightening9
(The following was submitted
for publication.)
TO WHOM IT MAY
CONCERN
SUBJECT: Local Planning vs.
State Planning
If you are of the opinion that
the Land Conservation and
Development Commission
(LCDC). and the Department
of Land Conservation and
Development (DLCD). should
be continued and expanded
into a super agency you do not
need to read the balance of
this letter.
However, if you have any
concern over the State of
Oregon LCDC. DLCD. and the
Courts continuing:
1. To promulgate dictatorial
policies, and play the role of a
policeman ;or
2. The usurpation of local
authority and judgement on
local planning; or
3. The continuing endless
litigation, frequent court ml- -ings.
with planning results
'TFhy 3 men to wash
Editor:
I am wondering why it took
three men to wash the crushed
rock off the bridge on Chase
Street Friday. They were
there several hours. Two
pickup trucks were parked
close by as well as the tank
truck.
Why couldn't one man have
used a hose attached to the
water direct and done as well?
Pre-school
readiness
plan lauded
Editor:
I would like to take this
opportunity to commend Pat
Edmundson. Betty Rietmann.
Linda Shaw, and the North
west Foundation for making
the pre-School Readiness Ses
sions available to the parents
of children in the Heppner and
lone areas. I personally feel
that these sessions have been
very beneficial and enlighten
ing to me as a parent. The two
sessions which have already
occurred have not only given
parents the opportunity to
learn ways by which they
could help their children in
preparing for school, but also
a means by which they could
vent some of their frustrations
as parents and realize that
they are not alone.
I would also like to recom
mend that if at all possible the
final session be attended. One
of the guest speakers will be
Bill Miller, who is a registered
physical therapist. Bill works
for our Educational Service
District. In my personal
acquaintance with Bill, I have
found him to be a person who
cares very much about child
ren and their problems, big or
small. It is my understanding
that Bill's appearance at this
final session is not to discuss
children with severe handi
caps, as much as to discuss
the problems many children
encounter with coordination
and the likes in their normal
growing process.
Again, parents, I encourage
you to attend this final session
to be held June 4 in Heppner
and June 5 in lone. Both
sessions will be held at 7:30
p.m. If you have not attended
either of the first two sessions,
please find the time to attend
this final one.
Thank you again, Pat, Betty
and Linda.
Appreciatively.
Sheridan Tarnasky,
Heppner
36,000 towns
depend on trucks
More than 36,000 American
communities now depend en
tirely on trucks for delivery of
goods and services.
being based on who can pay
mast for attorneys: or
4. Undue restrictions on
private property: or
5. Red tape, delays, the
constant threat of challenge,
to any planning decision: or
6. Unreasonable and im
practicable definitions such as
what constitutes commercial
forest lands, economically
viable farm lands, needs
versus desirability: or
7. Continual public misin
formation on objectives, im
plementation, and adminis
Mud and rock were washed on
my sidewalk, and after having
it dry there as well as being
tracked into the house, I
turned my water on and pro
ceeded to clean it off. One man
came and did the cleaning. I
believe it would have been
more important to have been
cleaning the creek of weeds an
d cattails. If they can't be
sprayed why not burn them
Sifting through
1930
Fifty years ago Dr. D.V.
Poling of Oregon State College
gave the commencement
address at Heppner High
School. He told the students
that "The purpose of educa
tion is to build character and
personality to develop man
hood and womanhood."
Also at the graduation. 17
girls and 13 boys were
presented their diplomas.
Earl Thompson was presented
the Norton Winnard Memorial
Cup. which was given each
year to the outstanding stu
dent in the junior class.
Pupils of the Willow Creek
School were going to be
transported to Heppner the
next fall so they could attend
that grade school. A bus would
transport the students so the
Willow school could be closed.
A $25 per year tuition charge
was made to the parents of the
new pupils in Heppner.
A Farmer's Field Day
sponsored by the Willows
Grange was attended by
almost 400 people. Partici
pants took a tour of the wheat
country north of lone, observ
ed a hay-cutting machine in
operation, ate a potluck lunch,
and had athletic events. There
was competition with a tug of
war. sack races, races, discus
throw, javelin throw and high
jump. Floyd Jones won a .22
caliber rifle for placing first in
the 100-yard dash.
A Heppner man was
sentenced to three years in the
state penitentiary for obtain
ing money under false preten
ses. Heppner Library above the
Humphreys Drug Store was
being painted and was almost
ready to begin operation.
1955
Twenty five years ago the
lop judging team at the 4-H
and FFA fat stock show and
sale at The Dalles consisted of
three boys from lone: Dick
Ekstrom, Phil Emert and Bill
Brannon. Eckstrom was also
the grand champion in the
steer competition and second
in the Herford competition.
Brannon was the reserve
champion for hogs. Dennis
Doherty was first in the sheep
competition.
Reservations were being
taken for use of the Cutsforth
Park. The park was open to
the public except when reser
vations were made for special
tration of the LCDC and the
Dl.CD versus actual practice;
or
8. Implementation of re
strictive zoning practices that
drive up land prices 100 to 1000
percent and makes housing
and developmental costs pro
hibitive: or
9. The institutionalizing of
an agency whase real obvious
intent is to bring to kneel
individuals, local govern
menls. state agencies, and
federal agencies: and finally.
10. The return of feudalism
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Quote
"Where I was brought up we
never talked about money be
cause there was never enough
to furnish a topic ol conver
sation." Mark Twain
bridge?
out with flame throwers
before we have another flood?
The men didn't act as if they
were interested in cleaning
the sidewalk. It would only
have taken a jiffy to have
cleaned it when they put the
dirt on the sidewalk.
Martha Van Schoiack
Box 457
Heppner. Ore.
the TIMESfp
occasions.
Heppner City Council was
sending out notices to prop
erty owners in town who had
bad sidewalks and requested
HWt the walks be repaired in
60 days. City Superintendant
Vic Groshens asked the coun
cil to urge residents to not use
,as much water. With the
warm weather, Groshens sard
city water customers used
425.000 gallons a day and he
was afraid the reservoir could
go dry.
Ray French. Howard Cleve
land, and Harold Wright were
the only persons who filed for
three openings on the school
board.
In the big news of the times,
a Portland attorney was shot
to death in a local restaurant
by a Heppner woman. The
attorney was in Heppner
discussing with the woman
about the custody of her son.
Her ex-husband in Portland
had presented a proposal to
take custody of the son and
when they got into a heated
argument in the restaurant,
she shot him.
1975
Five years ago Roland
Bergslrom was named "Con
servation Man of the Year."
The Democrat Gulch School
House was moved to Heppner
and set up near the library
where plans were made to
paint and repair it as pari of a
Historial Society and Bicen
tennial project.
A planning committee for
Morrow County Schools rec
ommended six new classes be
built at A C. Houghton Grade
School in Irrigon at a cost of
$225. 000 and four classrooms
added at Riverside High
SchodI in Boardman for
$110,000.
A variance was granted for
a mobile home in Heppner so
new doctor Richard Carpenter
could live in it
Oregon students outscore
contemporaries scholastically
Oregon high school juniors
and seniors last year outseoE?
ed their national contemp
oraries on all four tests
administered by the American
College Testing Program,
Slate School Supt. Verne A.
Duncan has announced.
Nearly 1.600 Oregon
where only the very rich and
powerful large corporations
can own and control land.
II you are sincerely
concerned and would like to
restore planning controls to
the Cities and Counties please
reply to this letter. I should
have in my possession early
next week copies of petitions
that would accomplish this
needed reform, These peti
tions need to be actively
circulated, signatures obtain
ed and returned bv June 25.
'Vandals
Editor:
On Monday, May 19. a
helicopter owned by Ever
green Helicopters, Inc., of
McMinnville was attacked by
vandals who cut electrical
wires, smashed instrument
panels, and painted "ban
spraying" slogans on the
windshield. The helicopter was"
parked near Toledo, for use by
Evergreen in its forest man
agement spraying contracts
with the U.S. Forest Service.
The vandals also shot out the
tires of an Evergreen tanker
truck, smashed the radiator
and interior with an ax and
poured sugar into the fuel
system and crank case. On
Wednesday. May 21, vandals
broke into a locked storage
building near Myrtle Point
and poured 800 gallons of the
herbicided Tordon K and 2.
4 1) onto the ground. The
chemical was owned by Re
forestation Services. Inc., of
Salem, for use in its spraying
contracts with the Bureau of
Land Management Approxi
mately one week earlier an
. anonymous phone call was
placed to the BLM office in
Coos Bay. warning that plan
ned spraying in the Myrtle
Point area should be monitor
ed closely because it would be
made "extremely hazardous
for the pilots."
The persons responsible for
these crimes apparently feel
that their opposition to the use
of herbicides can best Ik-
$13 million
to be asked
for schools
State School Supt. Verne A.
Duncan said he still plans to
ask the 1981 Legislature to
make up the $13 million
Oregon schools will lose in the
last half of the 1980-81 school
year if federal revenue shar
ing to states ends.
Gov. Vic Atiyeh announced
last Friday that districts will
lose $13 million because of the
end of revenue sharing and
less than expected revenue
from income taxes.
"Passing the $13 million loss
onto local school districts sets
a dangerous precedent for
revenue shortfalls in future
bienniums," Duncan said.
"Schools have already set
conservative budgets for next
year."
Another problem, Duncan
said, is that the $13 million loss
, will hurt 70 percent of Ore
gon's 311 districts while others
"won't lose a dime."
Under the basic school
support formula, the districts
that will get hurt are the
equalization districts, those
which are defined as poor
districts under the formula.
Duncan said if the Legisla
ture doesn't make up the $13
million loss, he will ask it to
change the formula so that all
districts share in the loss.
college-bound students were
tested for their general edu
cational development and
ability to complete college
level work in English, math,
social studies and science.
The Oregon average on all
tests was 19.3 The national
average was 18.6.
1980.
Time is of the essence and
only those that feel a strong
committment to returning
laud planning authority to
local governments should re
spond. As n recent past
Chairman of the Umatilla
County Planning Commission
I have personal first hand
knowledge of the frustration
uhd futility of elective, ap
pointive and staff personnel
attempting to provide respon
sive and reasonable local
endanger pilots' lives'
demonstrated by illegal scare
tactics and by risking the lives
of pilots and persons on the
ground by vandalizing air
craft. We trust the danger of
such acts is evident to all
responsible people, whether
they are opponents or propon
ents of continued herbicide
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planning that reflects the
realities of each sub-area,
which Is unique In Its own way.
The planned expansion of this
agency is frightening and
would msko many of the
present dictatorial bureau
cratic federal agencies com
paratively a "piece of cake,"
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President
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