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MAIL TRIBUNE, MeoTer, Or. Sundiy, Nov. 22, 19S9 McSalls Tear IHlome ESuDe Means County Manager Form Br JOE COWLEY .fice? Who appoints him?", the processes in county Mail Tribune Staff Writer Portland A fear that coun ty home rule might mean a county manager type of gov ernment seemed to prod many under the home rule charter ox me county omciais ai- another wanted to know. Three Typ of Government - A number of the audience insisted that at least three types of county government tending a session on county home rule during the annual convention of the Association of Oregon Counties in Port land Friday. One of the county judges or commissioners attending the convention Thursday and Fri day, remarked that he doubt- be designated. What fits some counties might not fit others, it was pointed out. Sam R. Haley, legislative counsel, answered that the home rule charter amendment does not specify the type of county government which would have to be adopted. The ed if charter government or county court system could be home rule government 'win continued; he emphasized. be used extensively in Ore- County Judge Raymond La gon." Less than 25 per cent throp, Josephine county, gave of the counties in California the background of the county have tried it, he remarked. Another of the audience re marked that a dictatorship could be established in the county by the county charter committee through appoint ment procedure to name the county's administrating offi cer or body. Initiative and referendum powers carried within the charter would pre vent this, it was pointed out. Who s to say how long a county manager stays in of- m 2 I CO o 2 8 c 35 s home rule amendment, as one of the panel speakers on coun ty home rule Friday after noon, t Separate Government Counties should be" defi nite and separate form of gov ernment . outside the cities Now there is no guide for sub urban development, he point ed out. The counties have no authority in this state for de velocment of any suburban area. Counties also have in adeauate legal authority, Studies made by the inter im committee on local gov ernment showed that county government is not equipped to meet the demand for these suburban services. It has an "By speaking to the various structure and proceedings to meet suburban needs. Grant ' county started study of home rule charter nine years ago, County Judge O. L. Dickens, a member of the panel, said. "This study was made only as it atiectea our county, he said. "Two certified pub lic accountants were hired to recommend changes to shorten NATO Heads Wind Up Conference Washington-flJPD-NATO par liamentarians wound up a five- day meeting today by recom mending that a NATO "Sum mit" conference of the 15 al lied nations be held every year. The annual meetings of the chiefs of state were advocated in one of a series of resolu tions adopted unanimously at the closing session of the I fifth annual conference of members of NATO parliamen tary bodies. Another major resolution urged Free World leaders to exert "more initiative" in bringing about a workable disarmament plan with effec tive controls and inspection, Adoption of the resolutions submitted by the Political Committee completed the for mal program. Grange Notes Bellview The regular meeting of. the Bellview Grange was held Tuesday with Master Lloyd Hoadley, presiding. Committee reports were made by George Nichols, agri culture; Clint Boughman, community service; Frank I Malin, dances; and -Leonard Johnson, insurance. Mrs. How ard Gillette, home economics chairman, announced plans for a bazaar to be held Dec. 5. Visitors for the evening were Mr. and Mrs. E. N. Van derlip, formerly of Shady Cove and low living in Ash land. During the lecturer's hour, pictures were shown by Mrs. Ray Clary and Henry Enders I of their trip to Alaska last July. . During the social hour re freshments were served by Mr. and Mrs. Owen Osborne, Mr. and Mrs. George Nichols and Mr. and Mrs. Earl Hoadley.- Doris Johnson, Reporter House - flies become fully developed winged insects within two weeks after leav ing the larva stage. courts." The study of various coun ty offices revealed that two different offices were keeping a duplicating set of books. "This was eliminated volun tarily by the offices concern ed," he said. Trouble With Proposal "One trouble with a propos- j al like county home rule is i i lack of information given the county citizens," the county judge said. "You must spend so much time in educating the people as to various terms used such as the word ratio." By speaking to various groups the Grant county court was able to find out what the people wanted in the way pf information," Judge Dickens said. "This enabled us to get the thinking' of the people." "You couldn't sell the coun ty manager form of govern ment to the people in a thous and years. They want some body they know Can come and talk to. If you don't have that information, you'd better get it quick!" Judge E. E. Larkin, of Ben ton county, told of how a run ning argument between the Benton county court and the Corvallis Gazette-Times got the court started on an ap proach to county home rule. Following enactment of the 1958 amendment, we didn't appoint the commit tee. We considered it ignor ed," Larkin said. Establish Committee "However, the editor of the Gazette-Times and one of the heaviest tax-payers each came out with a plan of its own. The editor insisted we had the money to finance the commit tee. He was wrong about that, but we passed an order estab lishing a committee. This committee was to in vestigate home rule and, ac cording to the law, we have 60 days in which to appoint committee. We are still rest ing on our laurels after the 60 days." If the editor is so ambi tious why doesn't he come up with a petition to set the com mittee? But, guess we will appoint one in 60 days. Any way, the editor will be out of our hair for awhile." Dri Pomeroy Named To Fairview Home Salem-dJPD-Dr. J. M. Pom eroy, a physician witn many years experience in Oregon Tuberculosis hospitals, was appointed by the State Board of Control today to be the new superintendent of Fair- view home. Dr. Pomeroy, 44, will suc ceed the late Dr. Irvin Hill, The appointment is effec tive Jan. 1. Pomeroy was born in Loui siana and graduated from the Louisiana State university and that institution's medical cen ter in New Orleans. He worked as resident phy sician at lireenweu springs TB hospital and at Charity hospital, both in Louisiana. He also worked at TB hos pitals in Portland, Salem and The Dalles. 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