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MM K - liir llrppnrr C»/rtle-Time», Hrppnrr. Orrgon VSrdnrsd*», (Kluhrr I. P*M 6 L ^ CM PA The O fficial Newspaper o f the City o f Heppner and the County o f Morrow .»T T .^ iT T L TW Heppner J H P English should he (J.S. official language G A Z E T T E -T IM E S Morrow County*! Home-Owned Meekly Nrwspaprr U S P S 24 0-420 C u M I i M n m H n l n n d i < »m l n l r n d •• w cun d (l a w m a t in at th* K a l I XTV t i t Heppmcr. l»rf* o n under Ih r 4(1 at M a rth I, i n S n u n d M a a »* -< »* » paid ml llrp p n rr . I 4 (| < a (IfTWe at 147 W r*l M lh u a Street I rWptamr iM U l »1** 21* \ d d rrm m itu n u n lia llu m to the llrp p o rr t .a r rllr -1 U n r* . P t». H..t *37, It rp p n n . th »* «m »7**4 S u t > « r lp t lx » ! I 3 In M u r r u a . M t ir r lr r . lilllta in and (.ra n t * taunt lea. 113 r h r a h r r r »Ile rn salln« Sand* Mohr M ade S tru th n * ............................................................ tilgte l a i n Jll.te H u g h « It H m hke «»PtVe Managet s , . , »4 «"' tu ra p h h » U rp a rtm rn l ttra p h k* Ik p a rlin e n i 4d Salta * I <peae1llng Ihndrlluuliiin David and April Sykes, Publishers Letters to the Editor Remember those who served To the hdilor Twenty sonic years ago my fine young friend was just beginning the prime ol his life Me solunteered. he ssjs a Marine Mis life was lost on a numbered hill Last Saturday a Memorial was dedicated honoring his and the others (rom ( n utilia County's supreme sacrifice I would ask your readers to honor their gilt by a thought for all who served, that died and especially lor those injured or handicapped veterans Possibly, we could spend an hour or an afternoon at a Veterans' Hospital iW alla Walla), with a local handicapped veteran or in some small service to those that we owe so much (v)Tcd l. Sampson Kt 2. Bos 621 Irrigon. Oregon *»7X44 Measure No. 3 changes unenforced law To the laJitor A stale lottery, which is similar to a rattle, is now legal in Oregon, hut church, school, d u h . organization, lodge, and grange rallies remain illegal Ballot Measure V il passed, w ill amend ( fregoli's Constitution to per nut the legislative Assemble to authorize rallies operated by certain charitable, Iratemal. or religious organizations and foundations The voters o f this state have given their support to the concept o f a state lot lery to support economic develop ment It scents unlair that people can legally buy tickets for a state lottery hut it is against the law to purchase a local church or school ralfle ticker Article 15, Section 4 o f the ( Iregon Constitution absolutely pro / hibits rallies lor any reason Present ly rattle, or "d o n a tio n " tickets arc still being wild, most for benevolent purposes, and most people do not realize they arc in violation ot state law We need to either enforce ex isling law or change it Mils Measure offers reasonable and lair change Measure So * is designed to pro tret the public against possible abuses from organized crina: The Legislature is to regulate which groups are eligible, how often rat fies can he held, and the size ol prizes If you believe in this traditional method ot raising funds lor needy causes and special purposes, vote " y e v " on Measure No I Sincerely. (slLiz Van Iccuwcn .> » » Sale S t a r t s O c to b e r I V Continuas thru OcUNr II Bins sizo 21 to l»g Ixiyv 14 P la id Bovs F lan n e l S h ir ts . A . /2 1 N C S im ft le Hlu«-s* size 4 16 6 . Je a n s .................... Vi Price ,W ■ [7 m i£„ Ciirls Km kv M ountain* A Seattle Blues* M /e 4-16 A / _ _ _ Jeans................... 30 /o OFF A ll Aerobi» VWar in Sto» k I allies' A Carls rights & Izcotards . Vl Price ladies' M ohair blend. 4 »«»lore, 2 styles ip Gloria VbndetoiN" Sweaters ..Keg $4000 nka \ Short Sleeved SOflOO ZU , Vi PTICe P u r s e s ............................. V i Price Blouses & T-Shirts. The Country Rose No charges or lay a ways on wie items (»"(>‘> 12(1 ^ Heppner To the I d itor M aking hnglish the o ffic ia l language o f the U S is an idea whose time has come It is something that generations of immigrants have taken tor granted when coming to the Cnitcd States, one learns Lnglish In fact, those im migrants were proud to have learn cd l nglish If an American were to naive to France. Germany »>r Spain he or she would expect to learn French. Gentian or Spanish The American taking up residence in a foreign country would expect to learn that language, hut would not exped to fuse street signs ami public services nude available to him in Fnglish It seems u n tjir tor foreign speak ing groups to come to the U S and demand a right from their country to not only have their language pul on street signs and used in the delivery o f government services, hut als*> to have their children taught in their own languages, rather than in I nglish The sons and daughters ot the previous »lex.nil’s ol immigrants have objected to the demands ol the cur renl crop o l newcomers who have the audacity to insist that their own languages he used as public languages in their new land I hose objections have been met by a surly gathering o f 24 Hispanic and Asian groups who recently denounced their hosts for wanting to have l nglish as the official language ol the land Those who want to have a com mon language so that communication can he facilitated, national harmony promoted and economic prosperity maximized are denounced hy the Hispanic Asian coalition as anti immigrant and xenophobic They claim that these xenephobes object to people who are bilingual Well, let's take a look at the charges I am bilingual, having learned Spanish during the 2 1 years I have been married to my wile who was horn in Panama and whose first language was Spanish Vis wife is a naturalized American who passed her c itizenship examination using the Lnglish which she has mastered quite well In this respect, my wde ls no different I rom the millions ol immigrants who came to America and learned 1 nglish as a matter ot course I r t 's fact it The drive to nuke Lnglish the official language ol the country cann<4 he characterized fair ly as an effort to stamp out other languages and cultures It is an et tort to have a common language, even to have hihngu.il people, but to have one plane ol communication on which all can meet Countries such France. Germans and Spain which have an ofTiclal language ccr tainly have no lack o f bilingual peopk- Secretary ot Iducation W illiam Bennett has put this matter well " There ought to he no confusion or embarrassment over our goal The rise in ethnic consciousness, the resurgence- ot cultural pride in recent decades is a healthy thing ihc tradi lion we bring with us, that our forelathers brought with them to this land, arc loo worthwhile to he discard»*] But a sense ol cultural prulc cannot come at the price of proficiency in l nglish. our common language " The word bilingual has come to mean contradictory things In Canada, the bilingual laws resulted in a French only policy in the pro since ol Quebec The divixivencss that resulted became so oppressive that businesses tied in droves to On tarn* F in a lly , the economic downturn was so severe that the French speaking voters ol touches decided that they were tired ol star sing in French, and wanted to get hack to work in l nglish They threw the Anglophohe government out The kind o f rhetoric that we hear about bilingualism from some ol the Hispanic groups espec lu lls . sounds much it* much like the rhetoric that was heard in Canaila that resulted in the disisiscncss that so »lanugc-d that nation • Better control ot the 20 cloy deadline for changing parts a ffilia tion before Primary Flections Bet 1er control o f timely notification to other counties o f voter registration transfers thus eliminating the chance o f siging in two places Better con trol of uwtusKm m the p ilin g places with tewer Voter Certificates issued and more names in the Poll Books To lop it off. the bilingual eviuca lion programs adsixatevl hy the non I nglish speaking extremists are quite different from what they v*und like The "tra n sitio n a l" approach to teaching Fnglish to nun Fnglish speaking kids turns out to he a way ot not learning Fnglish Pic instruc lion is not unlike the way I was taught Spanish in high school an hour at most a day . and then I spoke I nglish the rest ot the »lay . not only at home hut at school as well It was not until I happened upon another method o f studying Spanish that I was able to master the language From all of the teachers who have contacted Fnglish First, it is clear that an intensive period o f instruc Hon. perhaps as much as a semester. should he pros ided so that a student can study Fnglish lu ll time during that period l"hcn the student is reads to study the other c«»urscs in the curriculum in Fnglish Lhc goal o f bilingual education should he to nuke the stuilent hil ingual Bilingual should not h<xome a »ode word for refusal to speak Fnglish To continue with the current fail ed policies characterizing much of bilingual education w ill produce a growing number o f high school graduates who cannot speak Fnglish Pies w ill not he bilin g iu l. and they w ill not he employable For the sake o f our nation's unity and economic pmsperity . let's nuke I nglish First The voters of Califor- ma have a great opportunity to take the lead in this effort because this November they get to sole on nuk ing I nglish the official language ol their slate Ibc eyev o l the country w ill he upon them (siluw rcncc I) Pratt President l nglish First SM i i cciburg Pike Falls Church. Virginia 22<MI day to a one day cutotf shows that Oregonians w ill respond lo a registration deadline At the Primary election, very few voters attempted to register on election day. even though they had Ixxn allowed to tor over a decade I am o f the opinion that our citizens are much smarter and more aware than the opponents o f this measure give them credit ft»r " "Oregonians in A cth'n" the spun s»*rs o f Ballot Measure I .' are lo be commended for their supp'rtise et torts in upholding integrity within the Oregon elections process by en ding voter registration 20 »lays before elections (siGlona MeFwen I incoln County Clerk Flcstions The l»*nger lime frame for process ing registrations w ill eliminate the need for extra part time perwmncl thus cutting I lection Costs "these reavins |ust staled w ill supj*<rt cost cutting and impnise compliance with laws, both ot which arc extremely important and are why I vigorously reject claims hy opponents o f Measure 11 that county elections ol Director fioals support the measure priman ly to nuke election administration more convenient " F lig h t In s tru c tio n Also rejected is the notion that Private Pilot License large numbers o f voters would he denied the right to vote because ol the cutoft requirement "O u r recent 422-7550 eves change from registration on election ► o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o ► ooo (ÍAR Aviation S u n d a y Special l hartir'% r m A \ Video »tórli/ Bring in the Family After Church or the Long Weekend A n y Large Pizza $ £ 1 5 676 5210 Supports Ballot Measure 13 k o * > © © o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o © o o * o o © o o o o o o <> oo© o© o© © < i CERTIFIED lo the Lditor In my position as County Clerk I lections Director ot Lincoln County. I strongly support Ballot Measure I V which proposes a con sdtutional cutoff ol voter registration 20 dass he tore an election Some reasons and comments lor supporting this proposed measure are Passage ot this measure w ill close an avenue ot opportunity" tor elec lion fraud that exists under current law which allows voters to register up to V p m on the das before an election Pie legislature, not the Counts Clerks, established the 20 »lay residency requirement in this state "There is no way Flection Directors can conclusively prove that a voter registering that late has lived in Oregon lor 20 days as the law requires Ms point is that the current law prevents me fromenfor cing that law hy not providing me with a means o f »letermining a fraudulent vote until alter the elec- tion which is too late SCIO FALL BARLEY Biff Yields!/ 50 + Test Wt. Lots of STEPHENS left! Everything treated with.. VITAVAX 200® & LINDANE ERIC ANDERSON 422-7204 -Harvest these Fall Food tallies Parkjy Vegetable O il ‘»mss * Z i ^ C i a r l i C h tm d e r V 1 ’ 2^7__I l M a r g a r i n e i u> Keg h s * Wpsh-rn Fumilv Ih m ......... M e a ts 2 ' »>/ a k . * .«»* Kt* I logg s Raisin Bran Cereal 20 0 / K.-g » 21 *1» Fresh Celen Rutabagas or Turnips ( 'ucumbcrs Whit«* Dry Onions Mr How Dry Onions Su iööööööööirööö^ööööö'ööööftööö^öftflrtMöftööftöööööö'öööMö'öö^öiöö^ 676,4,i Tarkett NO-VVAX VINVI. FLOORING M l v to Jo .. W stern Family Ramin Noodles oz Of A 1 Potables ; ib bag Ham Hoiks «Lri stl *,am Slt‘ak HH* in R«*g 27» lop Sirloin Steak Prices Good October 2-6 Open 7 tlays a week, 7 a m to 6 p.m ?==r=T =T=T=T rt Kite Receive a $2.00 per sq. yd. rebate on I itetime Inlaid Flooring and Celebrity v Inlaid Mooring. M in im u m rebate I WO 00 tV> yds i M in im u m p u r « h j « r O ffe r end% N o ve m b er 1$ 1 ‘riUs 12 yds I ¿Mmmmmvimm M&R FLOOR COVERING m ^ m n m qqqqq q omo o wjj < =T=1 ED GOODS SAIE Thru October Special Prices Court Street Market III N Court Heppner 676-9643 » DM OO O O tO OO »O I O OOI I O I M |» » » t»
