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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
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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
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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
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Obituaries
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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
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