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Oregon W ednesday, i ■ ■ ■ ■ J A H fA The Official Newspaper of the City of Heppncr and the County of Morrow “w* •w « > » • The Heppner A u g u st 9, H R Stay informed on state legislation To the Editor We have just finished celebrating the 4th of July We enjoyed our vacation, set off some fireworks, went on a picnic and maybe even stopped for a few moments to ponder the real meaning of the holiday The birth of our great nation and the Constitution To know what happen ed in Russia or China can't happen here The Constitution of the l nurd States has protected us for two hun dred years from the merciless onslaughts of European money- barons and traitors from within We are-and will always be - free Not true What we didn't know the horror that has hern hidden from us-is those who would destroy the Constitution have been working quietly, secret ly. witfiout widespread public notice lo destroy the very document which has been held up before the entire world as the greatest document ever written Since 1975 the states, in cluding Oregon, have been secretly passing requests for a Constitutional Convention. Last session our legislators attempted to remedy the situation, at least here in Oregon, by passing SJM 10 However, al thé last minute word was sent down by the Republican party to kill the bill It passed the Senate, but was defeated in the House by a 30-30 tie vote (almost entirely Republican) If this doesn't outrage you. it should We have witnessed wide spread in dignat ion about someone burning the flag while our elected officials are ahout to endanger the very founda tion of our great nation without so much as a whisper A Constitutional Convention will throw open the doors to those who wold destroy our most basic freedoms, as well as every special- interest group in the world The Rockefeller and Ford Foundations spent approximately $25 million through the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions in Santa Bar G A ZETTE-TIM ES Morrow C ounty'» Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper U S P S 240-420 PuMMwd u r n M r d w u l« and rnlcrvd a* w w »d d —i n a t l t f at lb* Foal (M ika al Heppner. 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DM rthutton David and April Sykes, Publishers __Letters to the Editor Forest Service is here to stay To the Editor: i would like to take this opportuni ty to set the record straight concer ning the future local win of the Hepp ner Ranger District office Many rumors have surfaced since our need for additional office space was publicized The Forest Service has never had any intention o f leaving this community and certainly has no intention of leaving in the future At no time did I give anyone the idea we would leave town if our current office could not be expanded The process we will use to secure needed office space will include the issuance of a prospectus outlining our space requirements Interested individuals will then he given an op portunity to show how these re quirements can be met Following a detailed evaluation process, a pro posal will be selected and new office space will be secured The entire process could take approximately one year to complete I am a firm believer that the Hepp ner Ranger District is an integral part of this community Employees have been encouraged lo participate and become involved in community af fairs. I cannot over emphasize the fact that the Forest Service is not planning to leave the town of Hepp ner; we are pleased to he a part of this community. (s)Roger W Williams District Ranger Heppner Lexington By News D elpha Jo n e s, 9 8 9 8 1 6 9 • :-Word has been received by Pat Wrighi that her daughter and hus band Jim and Sandt Putnam has been tranvfcrrcd to Wichita Falls. Texas Jim is with the U S Army. • -Gar Leyva was a caller at the Lexington Airport on Tuesday He accompanied his son Greg Gar and Helen were visiting with the Greg Leyva's at their home in Wilbur, WA -:-Lcita Messenger is a paiient in in Good Shepherd Community Hospital in Hermiston She had been recuperating from surgery at (he home of her daughter Betty Mar- quardt She was taken ill and return ed to the hospital -:-Bill and Bonnie Klinger were callers at the Bill Padbcrg home on the weekend -:-Kenncth and Frances Sntouse entertained their harvest crew with a lovely dinner on Sunday at the Hi- Way House in The Dalles. Present were Carl Smouse from Hermiston; Kenny Lyn and Cherlyn Smouse, Cecil and Delpha Jones, and Helen and Orlaw Martin from Moro hnroute to The Dalles the Jones's visited al the Jim Baucn home in Goldendale. -:-A large crowd of friend* and relatives gathered at the V & G on Thursday evening to help Alta Culsforth celebrate her birthday. A fun evening was enjoyed with eating, visiting and renewing acquaintances -:-Eldon and Barbara Gilbert have had a house guest recently. His daughter and family visited from Silverton -:-Jack and Audry Mounts from Gresham were business callers in Lexington and Heppner on Monday PUBLIC NOTICE EXCESS The V B R Education Department placed orders in anticipation of large school sales Due to budget cuts these sales were unclaimed These machines must he sold These new Singer Open Arm machines sew all fabrics. Levi's, canvas, upholstery, nylon, stretch, vinyl, silk EVEN ON LEATHER. Machines are designed to zig /ag. overcast, buttonhole, and much more With 25 year warranty. Now *148. regular *329 Credit Cards. C O D We ship U P S Call 1-800-433*9088 Ext. 100 C o a st to C o a st YOUR SOURCE FOR PAINT Value - Quality - Selection E xterior Flat Latex House Paint Ready Mix Colors 9 " /g a l kYour Choice of 1100 ) Colors Mixed in Store 11 " / g a l Prices Good Through Aug. 12 We W ill Be Closed Saturday Afternoon Aug. 12th Coast to Coast We Can Help You! h eppn er Albert Faye Rurkenbine Albert Faye Burkenbine,54. of Wilkesboro. N C. died Sunday, Ju ly 23. at Wilke* General Hospital Mr Burkcnbine was bom in Heppner. OR .O ct 6, 1934,10 Ar thur Edwin and Mablc Marie Hut chins Burkcnbine He was a super visor in the manufacturing depart ment o f Abitibi Price He wa4 u veteran of the Korean War Surviving are his wife, Sharon Daisy Beckct Burkenhme at home. two daughters, Mickie VanMetcr of July a.* ai m . raui s episcopal Church The Rev. Frank McKenzie officiated Burial was in the church cemetery. Pall bearers were the department heads of Ahmbi Price Memorials may be made to the Heart Fund. cJo Linda Gorforth. First Union National Bank, 210 West Main Street. Wilkesboro. N C 28697 Richard (*arland Rowe SINGER SEWING MACHINES AND SERGERS r~ Obituaries \ 11 Richard Garland Rowe. 48. of Grants Pass passed away Satur day .July 15, 1989 in Bend as the result of a motorcycle accident Funeral serv ices were held July 19 in Gray'* West & Co Pioneer Chapel The Reverend Eugene Lull man of the Peace Lutheran Church in Bums officiated Concluding ser vice and interment followed at Ml Hope Cemetery Mr. Rowe was bom January 29, 1941 in Baker to Richard Eldon and Glenda Jean Blize Rowe He was united in marriage to Cyn thia Boling in Baker on July 2, 1984 He aticnded school in Baker and was employed with the Bureau of Land Management in Grants Pass at the time of his death He had been with the BLM for 23 years, moving to Grants Pass only 6 years ago from Baker He worked as a heavy equip ment operator for them He had served eight years with the National Guards He enjoyed hunting, fishing, outdoors and photography Mr Rowe is survived by his w ite at home, mother and step-father Glenda "Jean” and Paul Atcucna ot Pendleton; father Richard "E ldon" Rowe of Baker, son and daughter in-law. Richard Lee and Donna Lynn o f Baker; son Donny Joe of Baker, daughter Garla Jo Rowe ol Albany, stepchildren Terry. Renac and Paul of Grants Pass, sisters Glenda Shankle of Galiton. Ten nessee and Cheryl Lee Hull of Baker, grandchildren Richard Rowe Jr and Tannia Lee Rowe hoth of tsaker and numerous nieces and nephew*. Friends who wish may make con tnhutions m memory of Garland Rowe to the Shrmcrs Hospital for Crippled Children and this may be done through Gray's West A Co Pioneer Chapel hara. California to write a new Con slitutKin called the "Newslates of America” . This Constitution turns our beloved country into a virtual slave-stale more restrictive than the USSR (I have a copy of this docu ment (Before you say "It can't hap pen here” remember the secretive legislation Why weren't we told'.’ Why was this sneaked behind our backs? Why don't they think our Constitution is good enough’ This action, coupled with legislation puss ed by the U S Ixgislaturc on Oc tober 16. 1968 (PL 90-577) calling for the total disarmament of the United States and turning over our military to the United Nations, (he INF treaty implementing the first stages of that disarmament agree ment and the Moscow Summit (1988) which requires (he replace ment of the U S Bill ot Rights with Human Rights and elimination of citizens' guns in order to comply with the agreement, scare the heck out of me Find out for yourself what happen ed during the last legislative session Request (free) copy of SJM 10 and the Senate Legislative Calendar from Distribution Center. Room 49. State Capitol. Salem. OR 97310. Read the measure for yourself and see how your rcprcsenativc voted (For a list o f representatives ask for a copy of the Joint Ixgislative Guide-free from the same address ) Then, if you don’t want anyone destroying our beloved Constitution, demand a special session and a re vote in the House to pass SJM 10 Hold your represent.« ivc accoun table for his her vote and don't he fooled by "w ell, after all. it has to he ratified by the states” It this is a legit mute undertaking, do you think it would be hidden from the public ’ Did our brothers, husbands and lathers tight and die for nothing ’ Sincerely, (s) Velma M Hart wig Eddy stile. OR 97341 Chamber Chatter By Claudia Hughe* Oamb«» Manager "Stars on Parade” , theme of the Morrow County Fair A Rodeo, of fers a wide variety of booth and parade ideas. The real stars are all of the behind thc-sccnes people in our community who make this csent possible' Use your creativity and join in all of the festivities next week Heppner Chamber members will he visible and invisible as they work on the parade, rodeo gate, attend the ntton Jazz Musical presentation on Thursday, August 17, at the fairgrounds, and conduct bingo on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 3 to 5 p m at the fairgrounds All arc invited to "take a bingo break” while visiting the fair A variety of games from Bingo Baseball to Blackout will keep you entertained fhis is one of the wavs Chamber o f Commerce raises money to meet their budget needs throughout the year Your partKipa lion means dollars back into your community for br«*churcv. signage, scholarships, and community ac tivities Join the fun' Remember No Chamber August 15 Catch the shuttle bus to the fairgrounds August |7 tor iazz enter lammcnt and lunch of vour choice THOUGHT FOR THI WEEK "It matters not how long we live, but how ." It Is In Shambles Not long ago I read a letter to the Editor somewhere that claimed the legal system was in shambles The author claimed it was all the doing of the lawyer* I bristled a little And came to the system's defense A natural reaction, Í suppose, for having spent a number of years on the inside How can anyone really be critical of that profession he has himself pursued for so long'* After all. lawyers and the legal system are only a reflection of society’* demand for a means of resolving disputes short of shooting it out at high noon But now there is new evidence Or rather, there is evidence that has come to my eyes recently that may have been visible to others for a long time. I just spent a term on jury duty For those of you w ith similar experience, this may he old hat For those who have not. consider this a bit of evidence that the system is in shambles You get the notice of »election in the mail together with instruction* lo call this KtN) number for instructions on when lo refxsrt I did and the recor ding said I should be there on Friday. Dam. I had some other plans on Friday Bui jury duly it important part of living in America, a cornerstone of Ircedom. an essential part of our entire system of justice I remembered how disappointed I had been trying to select a jury from a jury panel of left overs It's really easy to get off jury duty All it takes is v>me kind of song and dance for the clerk (and if she won’t buy it. the judge will) Anybody with only half a brain can Figure out some way to get excused So the only people left on the panel when it comes to tnal day are the left-overs Í didn't want to serve, hut 1 considered it my duty to remain available I changed my plan for Friday According to instructions, a prospective juror must continue to check the recorded message on this 800 phone number for any change in the schedule None occurred until Thursday even mg when the message was. "N o trial on Friday, report on the 14th By then I could not restore my former plans, so Friday turned out to be a lost day. Oh well. I knew from experience that trials don't happen as scheduled for a whole variety of reasons A last minute settlement, a postponement because new evidence is discovered, a key witness dies, all manner of things But when it happened several more times the jury is scheduled on particular day, jurors change their plans to accommodate that schedule and then al the last minute the trial is called off I never did have to even show up at the courthouse during my three month term. And I received not a dime of compensation for the disruption to my life A person couldn't help but wonder about a sy stem that worked like (hat Then last week I got a "retainer agreement" from some lawyers in a lawsuite in which I'm kind of a nominal party Basically it said I would hire them to represent nie. they would work hurd at it and soon. On Perry Mason it would be the simple words “ I’ll take the case Bui this agreement went on for eleven pages and on the last page it reminded me that I had the right (and they advised me to exercise it) to consult mdcjx-ndcni counsel before signing Say now. this is a wonderful state of affairs. To hire a lawyer A. you base to hasc the retainer agreement reviewed by lawyer B But of course, before lawyer B reviews lawyer A's relamer agreement, you have to have lawyer B s employment agreement reviewed by lawyer C And so on ad infinitum If one iollt>wcd the advice of lawyers these days (specifically to have the employment contract reviewed by independent counsel) one would neser bo able to hire a lawyer We know folks who have said for ycars that that is just the way it ought to be laXs of other evidence has surfaced lately. Maybe most of it has been there for a long time. I'sc just begun to notice what a lot of others have seen all along I read about a lawsuit brought by the Quinault Indians against the BI M for the way they handled timber sales on Indian land Seems the Indians only got a third as much for their timber as other BLM sales nearby Ihc case was just recently setteled for some $20 million And that was the gixxl news The bad news was that the case was filed 21 years ago and most of the plaintiffs arc now dead We have all read about the Berstein case in Umatilla County Some say Judge Olson was wrong, some blame the District Attorney’s office, some blame the defendant We all know the result stinks, and the confusion about the source of the smell is more evidence about the nature of the system As I sec it. most of the problem lies with us. you and me If we would be more agreeable with each other, more inclined to com promise our disputes in the interest ot getting on with other things, more trusting ot our fellow man. we would he less inclined to pressure the system to be what it cannot be rational, logical, timely, inexpensive and always reach the results we want “ Buck To School Special * 1 0 . 0 0 ot! 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