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The Official Newspaper of the
City of Heppner and the
C«Ninty of Morro»
Letters to the Editor
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Oregon’s great possibilities
discussed
tatives of industry, communities,
To the Editor
Governor Victor Anyeh's Coun
cil of Economic Advisors and the
Portland branth of the Federal
Kesersc Bunk have mailed 2.V 1100
invitation* to Oregon's business and
community leadership, inviling them
to take part in an ma)or conference
this month ((At 23-24) that »ill
lotus on Oregon's tulure potential
Die conference »ill discus* the
significance of our basic industries
in shaping not only our economic
future hut our cultural quality of life
Creating a climate of ideas and op
timism to entourage growlh and ex
pansion of our slate's economy »ill
he hitch on (he agenda Represen
latxir. cdutalion. gosemment. media
and the arts are being called together
to help shape an outline for our
state'* future
The conference »ill focus pnmari
ly on Oregon * forest industry,
our basic moneyearner the accounts
for 43 cents of every dollar (hat
comes into the state We intend to
explore the full range of »hat a
strong economy means to us in
edutalion. music and the arts and (he
overall livability that wc have come
to pn/e in Oregon
Very truly yours.
(slPal Amedeo
Conference Co Coordinator
‘Yes* on property tax limitation
To the [-alitor
I need help I'm buying a home,
a building tor my small business and
a rental Taxed as though their value
increases every year, truthfully.
lame of my properties appreciated or
earned income enough to keep pace
with lax increases Money saved for
my family’s future is siphoned to
people and programs unaware of our
needs Sometimes I feci like a dying
pattern, examined, then charged for
every treatment except the one that
would remove the potato stuck in my
throat
Ten years in Oregon has shown
that investing in property here made
a mess of my retirement plan I
underestim ated the crushing
economic power o f Oregon's
cumulative property tax
W ith your help, there's reavin to
continue investing my life here If
Measure 4 passes, I will fairly con
sidcr each levy - two per year I will
support schools and other public pro
grams that make sense Hut I need
to know my neighbors agree that
property taxes will he reduced and
that automatic increases can he stop
ped Passing Measure 4 com
municales that no one has money to
pay automatic annual increases
Candidly, the education lobby would
do well to acknowledge and accept
the benefits found hy other stales
who have approved property tax
limitations
Hunks to whoever hav voted for
property tax limits Will you help
now ’ Reduce Ihe total lax burden,
reduce unemployment, increase per
sonal income and productivity
Irarn about its benefits for everyone
and vote "Y es" on Measure 4
(s)Ryron Baker
824 Martin
Eugene. OR 47403
Re-elect McKlligott as Even county
judge
To the Editor
in the lean years the Stale of
I am not a resident of Morrow
County, but av a concerned taxpayci
of aforesaid county I leel it is to
everyone's interest that Don
McElligott be re elected as Morrow
County judge
I have known IXm since our
school days in lone, and have scrv
ed on many boards and committees
w ith him His scrv ice and dedication
is exemplary
Oregon has been through. Morrow
County has forged ahead with a giaxl
economy Ihc roads arc in good
shape and taxes are low in com
parison to the balance of the State
I feel I Am is the man for this of
lice and urge you to cast your ballot
for him on November 4. I486
(s)l-ostcr A (Atom
I 100 Smith Main
Arlington. Oregon, 47812
To the Editor
I wonder it everyone in U.S Con
grevsHtnal District 2 shares my
frustration It is my firm belief that
voters should have the right to see
Congressional (or any other) can
didales lace to-lace, yet Hoh Smith
has refused to publicly debate l-arry
Tuttle again
Hoh Smith has spent three times
as much as l-arry Tuttle to get the
vote, which leaves voters with
nothing more conclusive when
one of them has the slickest ad
campaign
lari's get politics hac k to elections
that are based on issues and not
Madison Avenue sell I call on Smith
to accept futile's challenge and give
us the opportunity to decide lor
ourselves
Sincerely.
(s)Rohert Collins
1 2 " North Mountain Avenue
Ashland. Oregon 47320
I am trying to reconstruct my
family tree and history and my
searc h leads to Heppner I would ap
predate it if you could publish tny
letter in the paper
I am searching for realtivcs on my
lather's mother'* side (grand
mother's) Her name was Mahlc (--
—) Wright and she was born in
Heppner in the mid late I840'\ and
lived there until her lather < ? name)
was killed in Ihe Hood She then
moved to l ake City, California
where she remained until she died in
I never knew that until this past
weekend when I was searching
history w nh my sister in the I .okc Ci
ly Alturas area That is really
strange as I lived in Heppner from
1438 |4M when I graduated from
high school
Any information can be sent to
LCDR John F Cole, P O Box 4 b l.
Ft Ord. CA 43441 or Anna Q
Jelley, 3(A) Plum St No 32.
( .ip.llol.i C A 93010
Thank yim,
(s)John F Cole
Challenges Smith to deciding
debate
Tuttle
who to vote tor than which
Tracing
family’s history
To the Editor
Alturas, California in |4r>2
From her loft in the State Capitol.
Roberts is tar removed from the pnv
blemv faced by the county clerks and
election hoards The recent p*>ll
show mg 74* of ( Xegomans support
Ballot Measure I 3 indicates that the
people strongly disagree with
Roberts on this issue
It is possible that this »ill prose
to he a political albatross around her
neck »hen she comes up for
reelec t ion
(»»Barbara Grey
13 s Foothill Road
Medford. OR 47304
To Ihe Editor
Measure 7 the 3* sales tax is just
another tax Measure 11 guarantees
tax relief for homeowner* and
renters Measure 11 exempts from
taxes $25 (tllo l the value of owner
occupied home This would reduce
the average Oregon homeowner's
property lax bill by 3300 to V 40 per
year, renters would receive
equivalent relief
Measure 11 also stops the sales tax
by prohibiting the legislature from
ever enacting or putting a sales tax
on the ballot
Mcasuie 12 makes income taxes
lair Measure 12 raises additional
revenues to fund the properly tax
relief by (Closing Ioopholcs) and
rclormtng Oregon s income taxes so
the
wealthy pay their fair share But.
Measure 12 is not a general income
tjx increase Over two thirds of
Oregon families and 4 0 * of
businesses would see their income
taxes reduced Only (be wealthiest
would pas more And isn't it about
time?
Stop the sales tax. Vote "yes" on
measures II and 12
According to the Oregon
legislative Committee the vales tax
will shift more than $34 million on
Oregon families, and big corpora
lions will pay S31 million less
Margaret Wilson
Chairman, C.O S T
223 Conestoga Way
Eugene. Or 47401
Measures 11 and 12 that stop
sales tax
large corporations and
Measure 14 will close someplace
Trojan
in the U S The storage
To the Editor
I would like to comment regarding
measure No 14. which we will vote
on election day November 4
It we vote in measure 14. we will
essentially shut down the Trojan
power plant at Rainier This plant
furnishes as much power into the
electric system as Bonneville Dam
for a cost of 2 h‘ per killowatt hour,
which is very little more than hydro
power produced at one of the dams
This is really low cost energy for our
Northwest use To replace it with
coal power such as at Roardman
would cost three times as much per
KWH
There is no use worrying about
storage ol spent rods tor the future
They arc already there and will be
until the f ederal (iovernment comes
up with a central storage area
To the Editor
Oregon Common Cause urges all
Oregonians who arc not registered
to sole or who need to update their
registration to do so for the upcom
ing eleciton We remind those who
want to register that they have until
Monday, the »lay before election
day. at 3 p m to do so Anyone
registering in the 12 days belore
election dav must register in person
at their cininty elections office and
must provide some identification
w ith their current address on it. such
as a driver's license, rent receipt, or
utility bill receipt
Oregon law provides that in order
to vole, a person must he a U S
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Measure 9 will force tax cuts
To the Editor
Buck in 1484 when the property
(ax limitation was known as Ballot
Measure 2, our sljte's officialdom
predicted ruin it I voted tor the tax
cut Jobs would he lost, industry
would flee the stale, and I would we
homes being repossessed Yep.
that's what they said
I have to admit (hat I ignored their
cries of doom and gloom and voted
for the properly tax limitation
anyway Much to my dismay it tail
ed by a whisker
The thing that really contuws me
Vote for McKlligott is a vote for
Morrow county
To (he Editor
w
In light of the impact of the new
government farm conservation pro
gram that would reduce our local
economy by some $3.000,000
(Gazette Time*. Sept 24. |486iwe
need to ccamme the collection of
other county resource* w ith respect
to the future In particular we need
to examine the condition of our
forest and our wildlife Well
managed they can help support our
county's economy and be preserved
for future generations laving in
these beautiful mountains we have
opportunity to experience the
priceless blessing they are to those
that »all Morrow Counts home No
such mountains outside of the Pacific
Northwest offer such magnificent
tall pines and firs giving sanctuary
to elk. deer, bobcat, bear, eagles,
tniut in Ihe streams and numerous
wild animals The history of other
land* (even in the U S A ) is they did
not apprec iate their heritage and they
used it up Unless many current
governmental industrial, and private
practices arc reversed our forests
and wildlife are in danger of ir
reparable damage (Xir forests arc
being destroyed by pestilence (Air
forest service growv larger and
larger yet our forests gmw smaller
and smaller The coyotes proliferate
(because of gosemment restrictions)
while in our area (Madison Butte)
the tew surviving deer are pummcl-
ed by hunters from September tar
chcry) to late October (doe hunting)
So many doe hunters (out of coun
ty I seek the lew remaining deer that
the wet does arc killed also leaving
Ihc fawns to go through the winter
alone The only bucks left to the
hands of out of county hunters are
a few immature spikes and forked
horns One Jay we nay need these
precious animal* for our own
families (Air elk arc pursued |ust as
relentlessly from September through
November giving them scant time to
build strength to get through the
winter Clear-cutting logging prac
tices takes more and more of their
sanctuary laical hunting practices
further endanger our elk Many
of these spent rods i* under strict
supervision of the Federal (iosern
merit and are not a hazard to anyone
A vote in favor of this measure
will eventually raise considerably the
cost of our power The closure of
Trojan. I feel, would be a step
backward on the road to Oregon's
economic recovery. since it is one of
our most inexpensive sources of
electricity.
Closure of Trojan. I am convinc
ed. would be very damaging to the
wcll being of the people of our stale
I believe it is only common sense to
vote "no” on ballot measure 14
Sincerely.
(siHcrb Wright
P () Box 4bb
Fossil, OR To the Editor
As one who surv ived the Sixties.
I find the argument that there is no
relationship between maniuana use
and other drugs both deceiving and
citi/cn, IK years of age. and a rest deadly Twenty years of watching
' dent of Oregon II anyone is denied friends and relatives give up produc
the right to register to vine for any tivc life styles and life itself is
reavin. they should immediately call enough for me. it's tune to stop it
any one of the following for inform
Please Jon'l try to tell someone
lion about their registration rights
the elections division of the Sec of
Stale\ office, Phone '78 4144, the
American Civ il l iberties Union of To the Editor
fice in Eugene, phone (43 6162. or
(Air vote for Morrow County
in Portland, phone 227-3186. or the Judge
will he cast for Louts Carlson
Oregon Common Cause office in We have
known Louis for over 14
Salem, phone 371-1106
years
[Airing
that time wc have seen
Sincerely, hts ability to lead
many times
Executive Director
Louis
is
a
strong
leader
in church
Oregon Common Cause W’c find that whether planning
for a
84(1 Jellervin NE lOOycar celebration, which takes
Salem OR 47303 numerous hours, or planning for
smaller events. Louis will he there
to provide the leadership necessary
to get the job done, and get it done
is that despite ballot measure 2's right
failure at the polls, many of these
Wc appreciate Gnus' leadership
political and bureaucratic predictions ability
We also appreciate his sup
came true anyway
port
of
the
system here
I guess I'm going to have to ignore in Morrow educational
County
Although
there
their scare tactics once more and
vote for the only measure that would
force tax cuts instead of shitting To Ihc Editor:
taxes. Measure 4 Should it pass.
Come all you editors if you want
I'm willing to guess that just the op
hear, the story about a man with
posite of what thew official* predict to
a
great
career
will come true
Now you know wc have trouble
is (Samuel R Mortclettc getting
the people out to vote on
1367 City View
day. because they don't
Eugene. OR 47402 Election
know who to vote for. so they go to
town the next day and do their main
street voting after (he election i*
over, so please lake note of what I
Judge McFlligott has raiwd II have to say
children and his understanding and
Gnus Carlson is a mighty fine
discipline of the youth in trouble is man. with a great luturc He is
really outstanding Being IXrector of honest, upright and square, a leader
the Summer Youth Employment with the right spirit and attitude The
Program. I found out first hand how dream of his childhixxj has been,
he handles the kids am' their parents "what he can do for Morrow Coun
and I feel he is doing a great job Die ty . and not what Morrow County can
kids like him but. believe me. they do for him".
also have much respect for him
He come* from a strong, hard
He's fair, and he's compassionate working family with lots of energy
Alvi. I know of many other projects
that the Judge is working on and tru
ly hope the voters re-elect him to
give him a chance to complete them
1 feel a vote for IXin McElligott i* To the Editor
a vote for Morrow County
The 1484 campaign for IXstrict 54
Sincerely, Representative wav conducted hy
IvlCharlcnc Papineau Ray French and hts opponents in an
Box 461 honorable manner, based upon the
Lexington. OR 47834 issues of the day
As a life long Democrat and rest
dent of Eastern Oregon. I am
angered and embarrassed by the
children
campaign
being waged by Sian
Gnus has four children of his own Rasmussen now Obviously,
and has always supported their ef has been unable to Rasmussen
any
forts and interests Rccauw the Mor legitimate issues to argue find
Hts recent
row County Judge is also Juvenile mailing
to District 54 voter* i* load
Judge wc feel confident thai he is ed with halt
truth* and innuendo and
well qualified to serve in this reek* of the dirtie*t
of campaign tac
capacity
Interestingly, the mailing wa*
(s)Dick and t.ynnea Sargent tic*
Heppner. Oregon not sent to voters in Morrow Coun
Register to vote in upcoming election
I'm writing this letter to voice my
opinion about a man that I found I
was wrong about So many turn's we
gripe about people in office because
we arc on the outside looking in and
never get in and gel involved to find
out the real inside story I admit I’m
guilty of griping about our Judge.
IXm McElligott in the past But.
after this summer ot working v>
government hav to raise taxes to clowly with this nun. my opinion of
cover their costs, but rather that they him has totally changed
He is a very brilliant and hard
spend too much
I came from Massachusetts in working nun. working all hours of
|4f>t because of high taxes Politi Ihe day. night and weekends to help
cians tried a 3* sales tax to supply solve Ihc problems in this county I
state government with enough feel he is doing a good job on all the
money they increased that lax to things I was involved in ami is work
.'ll Still not enough [hen they put ing for the good of the people in
in a li*ttery W hen even the lottery Morrow County
didn't provide enough cavh for
government, that's when people
brought their tax question to a vote To the Editor
They passed property lax limits in
We want to take this opportunity
1480 and Unlay. Massachusetts has
tell you a little bit at»ut the can
a vigorous economy and a budget to
didatc
we \upf*>rt for Morrow Coun
surplus We need Measure 4 in ty Judge.
Units Carlson
148b Please s ote ves on Measure 4
l.out*
was
club leader for
(* »Carmen Antosh many years and a 4 he H enjoyed
408b2 Glcnsplacc Ln. with young people He working
devoted
Junction City. OR much of his time to this work
and
helped mold the lives of many of our
Measure 9 is by and for the people
To the Editor
I'm writing to reach the heartc of
people who love freedom People
who don't want to tell other people
what to do and alv> don't want
anyone deciding what should he done
with (heir money [here are things
we need government to do for u\ but
government hav gone loo far there
arc too many politician*, loo many
public services and too many laws
Ballot Measure 4 is strictly hy the
people and lor the people of Oregon,
we want to reduce taxes Please open
your mind and heart to everyone, not
|Uvt your special interest group
If you live in Oregon, you pay our
high property tax This i* true
whether you rent or own If every
piece of property in the state can't
be taxed enough to tund one year s
slate budget, the problem isn't that
To the Editor
The recent incident in which Bar
hara Roberts chastised the county
clerks for suppirting Ballot Measure
13 will not set well with Oregon
voters
Hall'4 Measure 13 will require
voter registration cut off 20 days
before elect urns Dtis measure has
been cnck»rsed by 3 3 of the «6 »mints
c lerkv of (Xcg< m . me luding 2 3 of the
24 elected counts clerks of the same
party as Barbara Roberts
The county clerks know the prm
blemv with the present registration
process thev work with it first hand
management
Forests
need
good
hunters use one lag (cow) to claim
To the Editor
Supports Louis C arlson for judge
many animals Increasingly
airplanes arc used lo determine the
location of elk herds espec ially when
ihe snow drive* them into accessi
ble area* Sulking game i* the heart
of hunting and to do *o from a plane
is dishonest and unfair Hunters must
police themselves and lake respon
sihiltiy to respect and protect as well
as harvest these magnificent animals
Wc apprec iate our local game com
mission hut question state policies
that appear more interested in sell
ing lags (700 doe tags for Heppner
unit) than nunaging our wildlife
Wc also question the vast amount
of timber that is pouring out of our
mountains F.sery day the streets of
Heppner are lined with Washington
plates taking our timber out of sute
We also question the prudence of
burning up to 240 cords of wmxi per
day for electricity that isn’t even
needed with our current power
vurplus It the fores« were on fire wc
would save it at all cost yet tens of
Ihousandv of cords of limber go up
in smoke each year to feed the local
dectncify generator
Wc believe God has given Mor
row County a priceless heritage to
enjoy, maintain and preserve If
man's laws violate God's laws which
must we serve ’ When nun's laws
and regulations violate our forests
and wildlife are wc hound to obey
tlicm’ Tliesc forests and wildlife are
essential for our serenity, recreation
and livelihood (Xir timber is meant
to he harvested (at maturity not five
inchevlnot stripped in a few genera
tions In like manner our wildlife is
meant to he harvested not stripped
by those that do not even live here
The decision our generation makes
will determine the future of our
greatest heritage Man's laws may
allow this desecration hut that docs
not nuke it right Wc are not against
logging or hunting or our mill or
wood cutting Jl's our heritage let's
enjoy it. maintain it. take control
over it, use our fair share and pass
something on to the next generation
(s)Rev Stuart and Julie Dick
Heppner
Vote ‘no’ on marijuana initiative for
all our sakes
who has been personally touched by
nearly 15 deaths from murder,
suicide, hepatitis and other drug
related maladies (hat there is no rcla
tionship between weed and other
drugs because I know better
I urge your "no" vote on the
Marijuana Initiative for all our sakes
Sincerely,
(siArt Oakes
Grants Pass. OR 47527
Carlson is a strong leader
have been no Carlson children alien
ding schools for some years now,
Louis continues to he a strong schtxil
supporter He is concerned about,
and works toward quality education
for the young people of our county.
W'c are confident that a vote for
Gnus Carlson will be a vote for the
betterment of Morrow County.
Please join us in voting Louis for
Morrow County Judge
Sincerely,
(s)Steve and Nancy Brownfield
Rt 1. Box .3440
Heppner, OR 47836
Carlson, a fine man, for judge
to do things on time He has a long
case-history of sucevsful activities in
the community, county and state
He will work to keep Morrow Coun
ty united, prosperous and growing
That also means he has a good wife
by his side She is a leader also
They arc not strangers to the in
tricacies of doing business in
Washington D C , or at home.
You know it is time tor a change,
and Gnus Carlson can handle thal
change, so let's all give him our vine
on Election day,-mH the day after
Vote Yes--G>ui» Carlson for
Judge
Respectfully yours.
(s)Ralph S. Crum
Box 67
lone. OR
Re-elect Ray French Dist. 59
ty were Ray French i* especially
well known and respected
Ray French t* an honest, hard
working man whose vi<ing record a*
a freshman leffislator can certainly
stand up to the closest scrutiny Hts
only loy» e* and obligations are to
the vi8crs of District 59 Tiiii «
tempt by Mr Rasmussen to smear
Mr French'* reputation and impugn
hi* integrity prompt* me to urge
Derm>crats and Republican* alike to
ne elect Ray French on Novemher 4
Your* truly.
(s)Pat McClintock
P O bo* 158
Boardman. OR 97818
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