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. • m '.* • • • ». » -* * • ' . A V »x , z , ' ' ' T O U R - H e pp n er G azette-T im es, H e p p n e r. O regon W ednesday. June 17, I9 « 7 Claims harassment by judicial system The O fficial Newspaper o f the City o f Hcppner and the County of M orrow GAZETTE-TIMES »«JZ7.. T » 7 " y . T he H eppner M o rro w ( o u n ty s H om e-O w ned M eekly Newspaper U S P S 240 420 P ub tislm l r > i r ) H t d i m d i t i n d m l t r r d a* w >un4-itaw i m a llrr at IK» h u t (M f k r at H rp p n rr . O rrg u n under I h r C rl o i M a rc h .1. 117» Srcund i l » « puWagc paid al Ik p p n r r . Orcgun. O fTVr at 147 W rsl W B u » S l n a . I rirp h u n r i«A3l 4 7 4 -9 2 9 \d d rrs a t «.nitnufiX altun« 1« I h r H rp p n rr l.a z r t t r I Mars. P .O . Rue JJ7, H rp p ( h l gua 97134. SutncripO..«» SI 2 In M u r r n » . W h r r tr r . <>1111401 and <>rant l u u n d rv $13 r l w a W r t . J tttc * H u a h r s ................................................................ O fT Irr M a n a a rr. 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I r, V 1 «»V ; Ì r ■ • i> Congress a b o u t T o the Editor The disposal o f the nerve gas stored al the C niatilla Arm y Depot is receiving consideration by Con gress. the press, the public and hy the world's worriers A 1994 deadline lor destruction ol the nation's stockpile of aging and deadly chemical weapons still exists, hut the manner ol destruction has not been decided nor funded to date The safest way to destroy the stoc kpile is one o f the less puhliuz cd and still undecided issues In cinenrtion appears to he the safest way to totally destroy the gas, the containers, and the dunnage This method clears the air o f any pollu tion as well Incinerators should he built at the site ol nerve gas storage Some are not to he built, or improved, at such places as A labam a. Arkansas. Johnson Island (under construction). Kentucky. Oregon and Utah Transporting the munitions in '<■ » '* ■ ;» » ? .’ T T j r nerve gas disposal for escorting and safeguarding the items, as well as. notification ot all concerned Not only docs the act ot handling and transporting increase the likelihood o f a possible accident and the release o f the agents, hut the non military controlled properly would he vulnerable to acc idem or detonation I write not only as a concerned citizen hut also as the project officer o f the first shipment o f nerse gas to. at that time, the Um atilla Army Depot Members of the first toxic crew still living in this area can testify concerning the success ol receiving and storing the material No inc idents or accidents were ex pcricnccd. it was an excellent opera lion tor the» first ever o f its kind The present status ol the inanera lion program is being debated al senate and house co m m itte e meetings Please write to Senator H a tfie ld . S e n a to r P ackw o o d . Representatives Boh Smith and other members ol the Congress and ex press your opinions concerning ihe problem o f getting rid o f the 1961 stockpile Twenty six years is a «.on sidcrahlc time store, handle and transport agents (s| Don Hansen 575 West Highland Hemuston. OR 9 creases the hazard and creates addi tional expense The agencies involv cd requite appius.il from othci in volved agencies The list reads like a menu of alphabet soup. I F. F P A . D O T . I f V IA . IX > |). D A . IX ) I Federal, state, county and local Transportation ot chemical muni lions must he accompanied hy a large number o f security measures •*.* *' ;** - i < V# W r ite Parents need to begin college financial planning early T o the Fdilor W ith the graduation season upon us. many graduates am) their parents arc completing final requirements for future cduculional plans One of the greatest concerns, obviously, is money to finance those educational plans As a high school guidance counselor, one o f my responsibilities is to advise parents and students on the availability and process o f ac- quirmg financial assistance for col lege Unlorlunatcly, I am starling lo see a irend emerge among students and particularly parents concerning (ion) W e would all like to think out children arc the imes who w ill receive these awards, but the reality is that for the vast majority of us. they w ill mu I am not discouraging worthy students from applying foi scholarships, on ihe contrary, in M orrow County for example we have a l^jge number of line county and local scholarship programs These programs, however, w ill not come close to covering the cost of a college education Ih e average cost per year for an Oregon college w ill range Iron) approximately i5 U N ) at a community college to as high as S I4 .0 0 0 at a private, lour year el>1 lege The problems that are encountered hy many pjrcnls and students arc simply this grade and achievement records arc good, hut not good enough, family income and assets are too high for the desired grant loan, and work study awards under needs analysis, and finally, savings and investments tor education are in adequate oi nonexistent What is the solution ’ The inienl ot (inane lal aid ha> always heen lo sup plcntcnt. not eliminate the cost ot higher education The n u in respon sihility ol educational financing lies with the parents and students Parents need lo begin the financial planning process early The need lo save and invest on Ihe p jrl ol both parents and wage earning students is not only necessary, it is essential, educational and financial priorities need to he established M y concern is shared hy other high schi«»l counselors and hy the Oregon Slate Scholarship Commission, which will he shortly addressing the issue o f long range financial planning The commisison plans to distribute intor mation in the tall of I9H7 In addi lion to the State Scholarship Com mission, other excellent resources and publications arc available through high school counselors and college financial aid directors (s) M ik e W'cthcrcll. Counselor Riverside High School their outlook on the availability ot financial aid Fateh year we hear or read about the millions ol dollars in grants and scholarships that go unus cd simple because students don't apply lor them This. I believe, con tributes in part lo a false sense ol security concerning Ihe need lor realistic financial planning on the part ol families The fact is that educational funding for college is tight, and hy most indications w ill become tighter in the near future How about the availability ot State and Federal financial aid programs ’ W e all need i' he aware that federal and stale financial aid programs for Ihe most part are tied into a needs analysis form ula, in other words, students and parents must prose a need to he considered eligible lor financial assistance This now in cludes loan programs as well as col leg e work study and grant programs (verification o f need is shown by submitting the Financial A id Form to the College Scholarship Service and a copy ot your income tax return to the school you plan to attend) Consider again all tN*se scholarships we hear about’ True, there are thousands o f scholarship programs available, however, keep in mind that there arc literally hundreds o f thousands ot students applying lor those awards These awards arc cx trcmcly competitive (many require a CiPA o f 3 ' and S A T scores in the 12 0 0 I M») range |ust for considcra IAL! Seafood Platter - '6 '° Great Steaks! G txxi Selection of Seaftx>d! Banquet Facilities *r The Wagon Wheel Resturant C Lounge 67B-S032 Heppner /Main Street For Good Food - Give us a Try! T o the Fdttor I would wish lo know why the Morrow County Judicial System and its team o f officers, arc continuing to harass me in my right lo travel in this county ’ TheO regiw Department of I ransporation has withdrawn its charges against me and I quote. "F in a l order withdrawal by motor vchic les div ision After considering the available evidence, the Division lacks a pnma tacie case The Notice o f Suspension, effective June 3. |U87. is hereby withdrawn No fu r ther actum w ill he taken Dated the 4ih das <>l June , 14« Sigtud Brad ford T Knapp Hearings Referee " This actum had originated in Mor row County Justice Court, in spile o f the defendant'» attempt to show clearly hy documents that a legal withdrawal had heen made from the dc facto hazardous contract system and that the defendant had no con tract with the state which hound me to their system A hazardous contract " is where the performance of that which is one o f its objects. dcjN-nds on an unccr tain event Id art 1769 " Bouvurrs f j w Dictionary. V ol I . pg M)7 (IK 5 9 ) pre 14th law dictumary l In other words unlike a contract with a local business man where you each agree on the terms and no one can change those terms without the agreement o f the other party, in a hazardous contract (drivers license etc ). one party (generally govern men!) can change it at w ill, without agreement of the other party How would you like your hank mortgage on your home that way ’ The terms of the loan could he changed at w ill. their w ill. In spue of this. Justice court fuss determined to continue its attack upon me by continuing lo attempt hi either force me to jail for one year and a S 2.500 fine plus assessments (how you exceed the S2500 limit of the court) This all for a legal challenge of laws that disagree with the Organic Constitution o f The United Stales (1787) In the pamphlet passed out for the re election o f Charlotte G ray, in it is » W orking to save your justice system. Judge (iray believes m pro fcssionalism within the judicial sy stem " It there is a desire for pro fcssionalism. then why has she thrown out all of ihe Constitutional claims (a Constitution that in her oath she swore to uphold’ ), to violate the rights ol the defendant, who is given a choice-pay or pay How does a person ever win in this court? W ho makes the laws in govern ment? “ Only the legislature can make laws and they must he within the limits set forth in the Constitu tion T o assume that every hill pass cd is a law would he giving power to the legislature that they can not have T o accept an illegal law would he accepting depotivm even if it was said to he for the public good "Sometimes when the public g<*xl is pretended, a private benefit is in tended ' (C oke. 10 Rep 142 h ) Constitutionally yours (si David K Hudson PO Box 277 lone. Oregon 97H 4t is judicial system interested in justice? To the Editor Is the judicial system ot Morrow County interested in justice'1 They hjse had their tiskcl writers hard at work siampine out tic kets even while the first ease is in The ( >regon Court of Are they so sure that the Constitution w ill fa il’ Do they think they can heal us hy caus mg suvh a great load o f paperwork that we w ill crumble under the weight ’ It doesn't seem lo bother them that thev are out ot their jurisdiction, that we have changed our status, and have requested a dismissal ol corn plaint, as the District Court did not have jurisdiction, hut Ihe " A ltirn ia lio n " was denied, thus it would ap pear that the jilain lill has a jiniiia lacic ease, except, that the statutes the court was to u|Xioki. were from the < iregon Department of Transpor tut ion. M otoi Vehicles, which in charges brought hy D O 1 against M r Hudson, they quote. » Final order withdrawal hy motor vehicles division A lter considering the available evidence, the Division lacks pnma t id e case* ITie Notice of Suspension effective June V I9 X 7 . is hereby withdrawn No further ac Appeals lion w ill he- taken Dated the 4th day ol June 1987 Signed Brudlord T Knapp Hearings Releree Now if my affirm atio n was denied, because the- District Attorney and District Court believed that they had pnm a la a a evidence, based on the ( Xcgon I X-j« ol I ransjkirtations Traffic Codes, except D O 1 is dismissing all action because they lack prmia taeia case, then what has the District Attorney or the District to operate from ’ It would appear that (he Court has operated coram non ludicc. as defined hy Blacks l.aw D ie . 5th Ed. " In presence of a per son not a judge When a suit is brought and determined in court which no jurisdiction in the mat ter. then it is said to he coram non ludicc. and the judgement is void The court they arc using against us. is tec hnicully unconstitutional to operate in the slates, ns a District Court was developed only lor the 0000« District ol Columbia (Washington D C ) or its territories, as its name implies "D is tric t C o u rt" Could it he that we arc wrong and that ( fregon is no longer a stale, hut a ter ritory ’ Oregon has removed it definition ol the state boundaries to join into the regional layout with that ot the Histone U S Territories In State Coles, the District At tom ey's "response to defendant's A ffirm atio n', pages two and three, quote. Nk he re fore, the State has mg p ro v id e d com p eten t au th ority establishing (2t the territorial limits ot the court Did they just admit that this is a territory court? (In either case there is a problem ) Fuhcr the District Court is out of place operating de facto in M orrow CiHinly. or the Constitution of the l nited States has heen replaced, aixl they lorg«4 to tell us So why arc we celebrating it's second centennial’ Constitutionally yours (s) L a m Coles PO Box 52 lone. OR Heppner Police Report Chamber By Claud« Chatter Hugn«« Heppner is truly one o f those towns in North Central Oregon where the sun and smiles are free, where a person can relax and enjoy our country feelings How ’ •W alk, hike, or drive to the C ou r thouse or Museum-tourists do. have you? The library can he an adventure at honx»-relax with a good hi<ok under a tree -la k e an mdiv idual or group tour o f Kinzua Play a round of golf, if you're so inclined I f you're not. there's a golf hall inscribed to tit your expertise in one o f your local stores In five minutes you can he fishing, boating or swimming In 20 minutes you can he enjoy mg the mountains What child doesn't love gathering pine cones or playing in a c re e k ’ Visit the Oregon T rail ruts .it \kclls Springs Oregon's Tourism I hen«' tor 1987 is "O regon T ra ils " , and we should know our own Take your family on a wood i ut ting excursion Take on one community project Challenge a trtend to a tew lines ol howling It doesn't nutter that your approach is like a drunken sailor •Visit your local stores ami discover new items they have to o t for It's fun to shop at home Think ot ihe tim e. gas. and tnistration you save Poke your head in a door and compliment local merchants on "perking u p " their store fronts Visitors remember towns that take pride in appearance Just climb a hill ant) watch a Mor row County sunset They’ ve heen beautiful lately W hat have I led «nil ’ Many things I'm sure, and I challenge you to shaic them with the editor Hepp nor's home, and has much to offer Get to your town and the other towns in our county Bloom where vou'rc planted and sink in roots The Heppner Police Dcp< reports handling the following business dur ing the past week June 8 tw o atations issued- Failure to display operator license and Driving uninsured June 10 wiven citation issued No turning signal, three for Failure to Display Operator License, three for Driving Uninsured, assist M orrow County S h e riff s Department June I I tw o citations issued Failure to Display Operator License. D riving Uninsured. Assist Morrow County Ambulance June 12 six citations issued two for Failure lo Display Operator License, one for Failure lo Display Registration, two for D riving U n in sured. one for No Vehicle I icensc June 13 citations issued Failure to Display Operator License. D m ing Uninsured Theft o f Services, obscene phone calls, dog complaint June 14 Motorist assist Births J e n n ife r M a r ie W h a le n -a daughter. Jennifer, was horn June 2 at Go««! Shepherd C om m unity H«»spital in Hemuston to Christy and Ronald W halen of Heppner The baby weighed 5 lbs 13 oz K a y le e n M a r ie Y o s b e rg -a daughter. Kayleen. was N irn June 11 at St Anthony Hospital in Pendleton to Tammy and Randy Voshcrg of lone I he baby weighed 7 lbs 4 oz Grandparents are Don and Tanura Norton o f Hcrmiston and Keith and D ovie Voshcrg o f Goldcndalc, W ashmgton Meeting Notices M erchan ts ro m m itte e The Heppner Merchants C«»mnut- tec w ill meet this Friday. 12 m xw . at Charlie's Pizza in Heppner says committee president David Sykes All Heppner business people are urged •«* attend C reative A rts and C ra fts Morrow County Creative Arts ansi Crafts A sm « w ill meet M onday. Juix- 22 in the Wagon Wheel Cafe dining room A no-host dinner w ill he al 6 JO p in.; a business meeting w ill follow at 7 p.m . know ss A squirrel has no color vision, it sees only in black and white HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES & CHARLIE’S PIZZA Trivia Contest WIN ANY LARGE PIZZA AND A PITCHER OF POP! FROM CHARLIE’S PIZZA. Marriage License Question: W hat was the Heppner M ustang’s football record in 1973? Die Morrow County Clerks office lice at the Courthouse in Heppner reports issuing marriage licenses to the following M v Answer: _____________________ Name: Ph: C h a r l e s \k il lia m V N a i n w r i g h t . 2 8 and Stacey I yn Kennedy. 18. both ol Heppner: D arw in Vincent Vnsotegui. 2C and Jackie Diane Gentry, 25. both ol Kcnai. Alaska, and Steven le c Curtis. 21. Heppner. and Kimberly Kay Rcnzcl. 21. Weston has j - '» « é t 'i n V | Last week's answer I was Janice Heals 197V Round up princess from H eppner i ! Rules: I I) E nter at ( harlie's Pizza o r al H epp n er G azette-lim es. | 2) First correct entry d raw n each week wins prize. | 3) E ntry Deadline is M onday. j I 4) One vvjrm e^jx'^w xek^_________________________________________ J STEAK a POPi Fresh Western family/ Soft Margarine 1 lb. tub **»H. 79* « / ea lb w i - - --. — C e le ry 1st 3 49 E x p e rie n c e G reen Beans C u c u m b e rs Fresh MIRACLE,. HEARING C a u liflo w e r In H e p p n e r at C a n ta lo u p e G O N T Y ’S Roma Tom atoes Ribeve Steak Boneless R ound Steak // H ills _____ 1 2 Ot. 30*<>, o *la°° 40: 15*o, 59* o •la— o Doggies X Lean (■ ro u n d Beef ( h u b s Thursday, June 25 10 a.m. to 1 p m. Call for Appointment 6769264 FREE HEARING EXAM S Bettv / \ j j Fryers 7 O re g o n aoooooooooooo* ». »,* < V J lb average kef IH 1, 0 / C ake M ix * » w * •I.** 0 •9* • Velveeta lx»af c u t-u p \9 9 *J Nearing AIR S ervice t1 I.W . Oerlen, V a n ila la a r r e -jiii ( " > < reg vu* Open 7 days a week. 7 a m to 6 p m C o u r I 111 N C ourt ■ Heppner H la r k o t b 7b-9b43
