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fo l K The Hrppnrr (> n r ttr T lm n . Ilrppnrr Orrgon. T ll« r » 0 ), Ortobrr îi, IS* 4 A look at O lir candidates Sheriff s Assoc, offers scholarship for state representative Morrow County Sheriff Drago an nounced recently (hat the Oregon Slate Sheriffs Association is giving thirty 1500 scholarships to students in law enforcement and corrections in Oregon The scholarships are provided as a result of a fund raising drive by the sheriffs through the honorary sheriffs membership pro gram Scholarship* will be 1500 each and will be provided for second year students in law enforcement and corrections Sheriff Drago said that students interested in applying for the sc hoi arship should apply through the financial aid office of their local community college or university In mouth. Portland State University and the University of Portland have programs where students can apply for the scholarships The Oregon State Sheriffs Associ ation has now develop«-d a perman ent endowment fund for scholar ship* and encourages persons inter Oregon, all community colleges ex iept Mt Hood and Central Oregon, have programs in law enforcement and corrections In addition. South ern Oregon College tn Ashland. Western Oregon College in Mon ested in making donations and re quest to contact Gall Heenan Kxec utive Director. Oregon State Sheriffs Association. 2023 25th Street S K . Salem. OR »7302. Phone 364 4204 Crop insurance deadline soon Himmelsbach Jesse Himmelsbach. 61. of Maker ii the Democratic candniale for Slate Representative 59 Himmelsbach lx-gan public ser vice an appointed deputy district attorney in Maker »here he moved in 1755 He was then elected to the office for m * consecutive term * until 1981 »hen he »ent into prtvalr la» practice full lime Himmelshach describe* a full background before hi* move to Maker a* including being a clerk for J 0 Denny, hi* first job out of high school He worked in the shipyards in f’orllund, served as an Air force Navigator from 1942 to I'M? and then fie» planes commercially a* a crop duster in Texas liefore returning to the University of Oregon to finish college Himmelsbach and his »ife, Kathleen have five children and two grandchildren “ My top priority is jobs Getting the people in Oregon fully employ ed," says Himmelsbach "To use an old proverb If we build a bigger mouse trap, we ll have people heating a path to our door " He explains that because of Ore gun's red tape, businesses »ho are looking Oregon over, will go to Texas or perhaps California “Oregon * high property taxes are keeping potential businesses from moving to Oregon and businesses already here are leaving," he con tinues Himmelsbach state* that he is against Measure No Two hut if it is passed by the voters, " I will propose an experimental package for a five percent sales lax for only four years and then the voters must vote it in again if they like it " He continues with his stand on gun control saying “The place to enforce gun control is at home You leach young people how to handle fire arms and not to hurt others tin the subject of Kajneesh puram, he states. " I am very strong on separation of church and state I believe that the Kajneesh problem needs to lie addressed to the legisla live assembly Oregon's residency- should tie returned to six months, but I'm afraid it's like locking the barn door after the horse« is stolen " "The state legislature should ere ate a cause of action which would hold corporations, such as Kajneesh puram. libel for the public burden that is occuring at present,” he continues " I intend, if elected, to hit the ground running " concludes Him- melsbach Ray French Ihie to the fact that Eastern Oregon has such a large land base and scattered population, we need someone who can voice our prof) lerns. " and Kay French says he can do just that as state representative for District 59 Morn into ranching in the Mutter Creek area. F'rench. age 57. says he is still active on his ranch, now on Hinton Creek For that reason, he is for a shorter more productive legis lalure "I want to go down and get the Job done " F'rench says he feels very strongly at mu I Oregon's economic develop men! and providing jobs for Oregon lanx "Lumber and agriculture has rertamly taken it on the chin.” he adds, "Government should be pre pared to make it easier for business es who want to come to Oregon I don't like the government to be in business They need to provide enabling laws or cut red tape to help small businesses They need more flexibility and that's where local administering comes in, and local land use." F'rench explains that laind Use laiws should tie administered by local people w ho are more aware of area problems than someone in Salem In relation to Kujnecsh puram. our land use laws should be looked at there also, he continues "I think we ll also have to look at our election laws I ’m not for registering and voting the same day I t ’s not fair for people to just move in and dilute the vote* of people already living there " On sales tax. he says, " I ’ve been against sales (ax especially the sales tax proposed by the last legislature There were loop holes where it provided the legislature to change exemptions In other words, there were ways to raise property taxes back to where they were And then the sales tax would have been just another tax " Should a new sales tax be intro duced, F'rench says " I'd Just have to take a look at it That's where the common sense in the legislature comes in Tile only way I'd bo for one (sales tax) is if it permanently locks down or replaces property tax." Kay F'rench, Kepublican candid ate for State Kepresentative. Dist rict 59. was born on May 18. 1927 in Pendleton He married Norma Denton in 1946 They have three daughters and six grandchildren F'rench is a graduate of Heppner High School, he attended Montana School of Mines and Colorado, and served in the United Stall** Navy in . . . Tri-County Home Health staff views film T n County Home Health Agency's staff viewed a slide series entitled “ Sensory la » * in the Aging", Thurs day. October 18. 1984. at the Agency office in Heppner. reported a spoke* person Attending were Pat Hond. Staff K N from the Mitchell area. Klotse Mortimore. Staff K N from the Condon Fossil area Marie Waters. Staff K N from the Condon-Fossil area. Joyce Hickerson. Staff K N from the Arlington area. fame Sullivan. Staff K N from the Hoard man Irrigon area. Kohanai Disque. Staff K N from the Heppner lone U'xington area. Blanche Collins. Supervising K N from the Spray area Pam Minster. Clerical Km ployee from lone and Sandra Kill. Administrator from Heppner Wednesday. October 31 is the last day to apply for Crop Insurance for wheat in Morrow County, says the U S Department of Agriculture Crop Insurance covers unavoidable loss of production resulting from adverse weather conditions di sease insects or fire "Many farmers are not aware of the newest changes in the F'ederal Crop Insurance program, reports Andy Itak District Director for the F'ederal« rop Insurance Corporation F'CIC The F'ederal Crop Insur a nee Corporation is an agency of the U S Department of Agriculture (USDAI "Today's Crop Insurance can be tailor made to meet protection mails against adverse growing con ditions for a variety of individual farmers My choosing Crop Insur ance protection, farmers may close the gap between planting and har P iilystvrrn r Inani o rn i win • r» keep hot thing« hot and m id thing» cold longer than a n y other typ r of di»pn»ahlc cn iitain ri according to the Suriety o f the Plastic* Indu» try W hat « mort the tup« d*ill I gel «*igg> nr Lea- I heir .h .q ir Thai m at tie w hy no vest by minimizing problems which prevent completion of a successful growing season," continues Rak As m a n y f rea farmers remember the widespread crop disasters of the 1970* drive home the need for greater risk protection Now marketed through private ■asurance agents and companies, the Crop Insurance program has beeen renovated to be more res pons ive to the needs of today s farmers Insurance needs can be tailored to meet a specific financial obligation, allowing the producer to cover out of pocket expenses states Kak F'or more information about the program, producers should contact an authorized Crop Insurance agent To select an agent, producers should check the list of agents available at their county ASCS office Application* must tie made no later than October 31 mans la«t re«taumnts art la»l «» lit hing Inirn paper to foam imp« R E TA IN State Senator GENE TIMMS * E X P E R IE N C E D * D E D IC A TE D * Reduction requirement announced for IQHû fm i grain program Set rotary of Agriculture John It block recently announced a 10 per cent acreage reduction requirement for participants in the 1985 feed grain program Signup period for the feed grain program will be October 15 through March I Producers may request 50 percent of their projected 1985 defi ciency payments when they sign up CSDA estimates that per bushel deficiency payment rates will be corn 47 cents sorghum. 46 cents, liar ley, 44 cent* and oats, zero cents Advance deficiency pay merits Ineligible farmers w ill lie half these rates A producer who accepts an ad vance payment, but who later does not comply with program provis ions must refund the amount of the advance payment with interest plus liquidated damages Price support loan and purchase rates and target prices will be the same as ill effect for the 1984 crops l»an and purchase rate* for Mor row County, per bushel, will be corn. 12 60 barley. 12 22. oats. It 47 Target prices, per bushel, will be corn *3 03. barley, 12 60. oats. It 6u Other 1985 feed grain provisions include To be eligible for program benefits a producer must agree to limit corn, sorghum, oat* and barley acreage planted for harvest to not more than 90 percent of tfu* farm ’s feed grain base and devote to acreage conser vation reserv e an acreage of eligible cropland equal lo l l II percent of the planted acreage As under the 1984 program, two bases will be estab lished for determining permitted acreages one for corn and sorghum, and one for barley and oats The 1985 acreage has«* will tie the average of the acreage planted and considered planted to feed grains in 1983 and 1984 I-and designated for the acreage conservation reserve must have been devoted to row crops or small grains in two of the last three years except for a summer fallow farm In the case of summer fallow, the cropping requirement is for one of the last two years The land must lx* protected from wind and water erosion throughout the year Offsetting and cross compliance will not apply to the 1985 program Haying will not he permitted on the acreage conservation reserve land However, the acreage may be grazed except during the five prin cipal growing months a* designated by county A.SC committees Morrow County April I thru Sept 1 block also approved a standby measure authorizing in the event of a natural disaster, implementation of em er gency haying and grazing privileg es Approval of the emergency priv ileges would be made as needed on a county by county basis There will be no immediate entry in the farmer-owned reserv e for the 1985 crops of feed grains USDA intends to review the size of the reserve before regular price support loans for the 1985 crops reach maturity At that time it will be determined whether entry into the reserve will tx* permitted Contracts signed by program par ticipantx will lx* considered as bin ding and will provide for liquidated damages for failure to comply with program requirements Gen«- Timms .1 Uttht-t husband, businessman <*nd State Senator Edna .rut Gt-ne son Tobi manages their family busm«*ss while da ghter Trine completes her studies at Willamette University Her hither is a graduate of Willamette University VOTE NOVEMBER 6 ^ if m m s s ta te s e n a te for Oregon WE NEED SOMEONE TO STAND-UP FOR CENTRAL AND EASTERN OREGON INSULATE WATER METERS NOW ... Insulate your water meier for the winter months. ★ 25 YEARS DISTRICT A T T O R N E Y A N D C O U N T Y C O U N S a Y ou may use gunny sacks, insulation, old rags in a Out of today's circular the following items did not arrive: ★ If you have had frozen pipes in the past, it is advisable to let a faucet run at a fast drip during Page 1 Halloween Party Balloons 39‘ Halloween Cut Outs 1 49 4 1 99 Flocked II VETERAN plastic bag, etc. Mease Jo noi use sawdust or bark 2/t 00 extremely cold weather. Any damages resulting OPf N DAI| V 9 to 9 SUNDAY 10 5 MF H M IsioN P. A/A read again in mid March. Thank you. la r i P apineau C ity forem an H A R D W O R K IN G JESSE HIMMELSBACH insulated will lie repaired at the owners expense. Y ou will be billed a minimum until the meters are HONEST CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, GRANGE, LIONS CLUB, SHRINERS, N .R A , Etc. from frozen water meters that have not been We sincerely apologize and hope this does not in convenience you our valued customers TOUGH DEMOCRAT FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE IS THE DIFFERENCE ’ ^ J id fo r by Jesse H im m e lsbocti for 5*a te Virginia K osiol Tre o tu r» r I B epresen’a iiv e Com m ittee 3115 N orth Second Street B olter Lloyd Rea O iow m an O regon 77814 i
