POUR - Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon Wednesday, October 10. 1990
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The Heppner
To the Editor:
1 am writing this letter in support
of Dave Frohnmayer as Oregon’s
next governor.
As I compare the two candidates
for governor, 1 am impressed with
the broad range of experience which
Dave has gained in the last nine
years as attorney general. He has
dealt with the drug problem by
assisting local prosecutors. He has
helped pass legislation dealing with
drug dealers, including a tough new
civil forfeiture law.
Barbara Roberts just does not have
this broad experience. I am concern
ed that she will not have the fiscal
restraint necessary to get Oregon
G A Z E T T E -T IM E S
Morrow C ounty’s Home-Owned Weekly Newspaper
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April Sykes ............................................................................................News Editor
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Frohnmayer has experience
David and April Sykes, Publishers
Letters to the Editor
Thanks for welcome
To the Editor:
My family and 1 would like to take
the opportunity to thank the com
munity of Heppner for giving us a
warm welcom e. We recently
relocated here so tha tl could teach
science at Heppner High School. As
you all know, rentals are very
scarce. We were impressed and de
lighted with all the assistance given
to us during our home search. We
had to do some looking on the
weekend of Cycle II and even though
it was a hectic time, people were
always willing to stop and give us a
hand. Our first two weeks have been
just as pleasant and we look forward
to the months to come. Once again,
thank you one and all.
The Sagely family
(s) Bob Pam, Olivia and Kaitlyn
Re-elect Hatfield, Smith
To the Editor:
With an upcoming election for
U.S. Senator in the State of Oregon,
1 must write to you regarding my
friend Mark Hatfield who is runn
ing for another term.
I believe that Mark Hatfield is by
far the most qualified person for this
very important job. He is well aware
of our needs in Oregon. He will con
tinue to use his knowledge, clout,
expertise and seniority to fight for
crucial legislation that affects our
great Northwest area.
Being involved in Columbia Basin
Electric Co-op which supplies elec
tricity to three counties, I am well
aware of how important Senator
Hatfield has been in keeping our
revolving fund available for rural
electric loans. Without his influence
and knowledge we would probably
lose our government loan funds and
would have had to borrow our
money from the open market at more
than twice the interest we pay. Stop
and think how much more our last
three million loan would have cost
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the rate payers.
I have also spent two years work
ing on the underground storage tank
problem and Mark was one of the
first people interested enough to
meet with me about the upcoming
problem. He has been one of my
main helpers in Washington, D.C.
Each time I go there he asks to be
updated on this problem and he
makes his office staff available to
me.
I might add Representative Bob
Smith has also been most helpful and
between them have set up meetings
with the top people in the En-
viromental Protection Agencey for
me. and sent their top aides with me.
Both Mark Hatfield and Bob Smith
should be kept in Washington D.C.
for another term. They are outstan
ding legislators to represent our
area.
Sincerely,
(s) Herb Wright
P.O. B q ^ i 466
Fossil, Oregon,£7830
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To the Editor:
The upcoming election for gover
nor is an important one for Oregon.
We are facing a slowdown of our
timber economy due to the spotted
owl. We are looking at a possible
reduction in irrigation for agriculture
if the salmon are put on the en
dangered species list. We need to cut
down on the cost of government, and
get more for our tax dollars.
I am supporting Dave Frohnmayer
for governor. Barbara Roberts simp
ly does not have the depth of ex
perience required to deal with the
problems our next governor is go
ing to have to deal with. She does
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Consider French’s experience
To the Editor:
When you cast your ballot for
County Commissioner, remember to
consider the experience and
qualification of Ray French.
Ray has been a dedicated native of
our Morrow County with his leader
ship and participation in numerous
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‘Blankets’ story
hour topic
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Come to HHS Booster Club’s
RENO NITE
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(P u blic o v e r 21 in vited )
Bank of E.O. Kah-nee-tah Golf Getaway
cords of wood
Airplane flights
ton of hay
Gas Barbeque
V2 Beef
Skill Saw
HHS sports passes
Gas and oil
Many more & bigger items than ever before
Friendly dealers and waitresses
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Company Town
Remember the old ‘Company
towns?’
They are mostly gone now, but there
were logging towns, mining towns and
railroad towns all across the nation.
Kinzua was one of recent memory.
In most company towns there was
one industry and only one company in
that industry. The company provided
jobs, housing, owned the grocery store
where everyone had credit, a medical
clinic, school house and sometimes the
bus that went to somewhere else.
Company officials could be counted
on to make a lot of decisions beyond
the usual business ones. Like whether
the kids could fish in the mill pond on
weekends, whether an employee could
add a room on his rented house and when to grade the roads in town.
Somewhere in the company there was what we’d call an executive who
looked after the welfare of employees and their families. He was a friend
to everyone. He was the one you went to when you wanted something
that wasn’t related to the job directly. Sometimes he’d say ‘no’ alright,
but he was still everyones friend.
To most people who lived in company towns, the company was the
benevolent despot. Most recognized that the company wanted to treat them
right, otherwise they’d move on. The selfish interest of the company in
getting the work done worked to the benefit of the folks who did the work
and lived in the company town.
But in the real towns, where folks owned their own home and elected
a mayor and all, somehow they got the idea that the company was the
enemy, not a friend. Very popular is the idea that timber companies just
want to rape the mountainsides and leave them all bare. Lots of people
think mining companies are in the business of pure plunder and pillage.
Big corporations of all kinds are subject of hate campaigns from the anti
pollution to the pro-health groups.
As I see it, every time we try to gouge a big company, or a small one
for that matter, we are only driving the spike in our brother. If we dump
a little tax on a downtown merchant, his only choice is to hike prices a
little so we pay it. Because you see, most merchants try to keep prices
as low as possible to give themselves a competitive edge. Those low prices
work to our benefit while at the same time they are low becuase of his
selfish interest.
There’s another example afoot. Not long ago I wrote about how Kinzua
Corp had joined up with the Port of Morrow to make a South Morrow
Industrial Park.
Well, they’re at it again. In their own selfish interest in wanting to stay
in business in this time of rising timber prices, Kinzua has partnered up
with another company to further process what timber there is. That new
partnership will require employees just like the sawmillers who work at
Kinzua. They might be new employees or they might be the same fellows
that can look forward to a layoff soon.
In any event the whole town of Heppner will be the benefactor. A stable,
if not growing, work force, a stable business community, stable real estate
market, all those things.
Folks in Heppner and all of Morrow County ought to be going to the
business community and asking how can we help you? Because we know
that when a big company is best off, so too is the town.
Jean Nelson
was ‘ 'full o f it ’ ’
at one and still
is at 75!
She turned 75
this week - call
989-81i88 and
wish her "HAPPY
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organizations. He also successfully
represented our county as state
representative.
Ray French does a good job no
matter how large the task.
Sincerely,
(s) Jean Bennett
limitation, even if the local voters
wanted to tax themselves for local
improvements or services, we could
not do so. Funding sources would
shift to the state, invoking the golden
rule: He who has the gold makes the
rules. Control of our local programs
would shift to the state legislature.
If you want to continue to have a
vote on your local schools, city and
county services, join me in voting no
on ft 5.
(s) Mike Persons
1213 N.W. Horn
Pendleton
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sure of Ray’s proven abilities and all
of us will benefit by electing him to
the County Court.
Sincerely,
(s) Ken Turner
Heppner
To the Editor:
Ballot Measure 05, the property
tax limitation, is one of the most
deceptive measures on the ballot this
November. Under the guise of pro
perty tax relief, this measure would
drastically
cut revenue for schools,
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cities, counties, police and fire pro
tection, and all other locally-
determined services.
Coupled with this cut in local ser
vices would come an equal loss of
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not have the support of the law en
forcement community.
Dave Frohnmayer has both the ex
perience and “ know how” to get the
job done. He has the overwhelming
support of law enforcement. As we
head into the next decade, he has a
broad range of experience in state
government which our next gover
nor needs.
Please join me in voting for Dave
Frohnmayer for Oregon’s next
governor.
Sincerely,
(s) Norma French
Heppner
For Ray French
To the Editor:
Ray French has many strengths
and his energy and willingness to
work hard are keys to being a strong
Morrow County Commissioner.
Fulltime dedication to our county
government will be his priority. I’m
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through the challenges it faces in the
immediate future. She has already
stated that she wants to repeal the
state spending limit.
1 feel that Dave Frohnmayer has
the qualities which we need in a
governor. He wants to bring Orego
nians together and solve our pro
blems in a calm, deliberative man
ner. He has shown those qualities as
attorney general. He will be an even
better governor.
That’s why I am supporting Dave
Frohnmayer in his bid to become our
next governor.
Sincerely,
(s) Corabelle Norene
Heppner
Heppner Police
Report
The Heppner Police department
reports handling the following
business during the past week:
October 1: 7:24 p.m.-citation
issued for Careless Driving; 11:10
p.m.-report of Loud Party; 4:05
p.m.-Accident.
October 2: 2:40 p.m.-Dog Com
plaint; 6:32 p.m.-motorist assist;
7:17 p.m.-motorist assist; 9:22
p .m .-assist M orrow County
Sheriffs department; 8:25 a.m.-
courteous driver award to Ken
Wallace; 12:40 p.m.-assist Morrow
County Sheriff s department.
October 3: 8:40-citation issued for
Dog Complaint; 12:13 a.m.-assist
M orrow
C ounty
S h eriff’s
department.
October 5: 2:26 p.m.-report of
Theft; 3-assist Morrow County
Sheriffs department; 6:05 p.m.-
assist Morrow County Sheriffs
department; 8:31 p.m .-citation
issued for Violation of the Basic
Rule, 40 mph in a 25 mph zone;
11:39 p.m.-report of Loud Noise.
October 6: 11:20 a.m.-report of
Theft; 7:59p.m.-Motorist Assist;
ll:4 2 -a s s is t W heeler County
Sheriffs department.
October 7: 9:59 a.m.-Returned
Property; 5:25 p.m.-assist Oregon
State Police; 6:25 -assist Oregon
State Police; 9:03-Parking Citation
issued.
“ Blankets” will be the topic at
Heppner’s Public Library storytime
Monday, Oct. 15. Kay Proctor will
be story teller at 10:30 a.m. All
children are welcome to come and
may bring their favorite blanket to
show.
Singspiration
planned Oct. 14
The second singspiration spon
sored by the Ministerial Association
will be held at the Heppner Seventh
Day Adventist Church, 560 N.
Minor, on Oct. 14 at 7 p.m. All par
ticipating churches are encouraged
to bring special music. Refreshments
will be served following the
singspiration.
Please come to
a birthday celebration
Sunday , Oct. 21st from
12:30 - 3:30 p.m. at lone
United Church of Christ.
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Two-Trackers
The Two-Trackers horse club will
not meet Sunday, Oct. 14. The cluh
will meet again Oct., 21 and con
tinue the work with the trot. “ There
will only be a few more weeks this
year before the weather gets bad so
members are encouraged to attend,”
said a club spokesperson.
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