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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1961
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THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL. NYSSA, OREGON
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A. Yturri Explains Reapportionment
Law; Sees It as Most Controversial Nu Acres News
Problem Facing Present Legislature
1 Miss Linda Moncur of Boise ADRIAN LIVESTOCK GROUP
• Mi and Mrs Her b Cox who re­
| spent the weekend with her par- TO VISIT NEW COURTHOUSE cently moved to Nyssa from Ala­ RESIDENCE CHANGES NOTED
Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Gnffitts and
I ents, Mr. and Mrs. Mark Moncur.
mosa, Colo., left last week for •Eugene moved Friday from their
Adrian
Livestock
club
members
____
met Feb. 9 for their third session I Hugoton, Kan., to attend the 50th former home on route 2 to 711
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Armstrong with junior members meeting in! wedding anniversary of his par­ Emison avenue in Nyssa.
By firmar»ties Club
and Jimmy of Wilder visited Sun­ the high school and the senior ents.
Another couple recently mov­
day afternoon with Mr. and Mrs. group meeting in the ag building
ing into Nyssa from route 2 is
Mrs. P. M. Jorgenson who had George McKee.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar J. Kurtz. They
At the junior meeting members BROWNIE TROOP MEETS
Offers His 'Modified Federal Plan,' Based been ill all winter returned to
AT CLARENCE CLAPP HOME
are now living at 302 South Fifth
judged
dairy
cattle
and
appointed
work Monday at Ore-Ida plant ed an MYF youth rally Sunday at
On Population, Area as Aiding E. Oregon in
Brownie troop 120 met Wednes­ street, the home formerly occu­
Mark Stringham and Clinton
Ontario.
Ontario First Methodist church
day
at the Clarence Clapp home pied by Mr. and Mrs. Fred Guth­
By SENATOR ANTHONY YTURRI
Sunday afternoon guests at the
Friday evening guests at the Chamberlain to attend "Know for their regular weekly meeting rie. The Guthries have moved to
Your
County
Government
”
day
Reapportionment is a subject of vital importance to East­ P. M. Jorgenson home were Mr Omar Betts home were Mr and
when a 4-H group will visit the with eight members present Fol­ a home on route 2 where the
ern Oregon.
and Mrs. Grant C. Peterson and Mrs. W. O. Unwin.
lowing the Brownie pledge, the Ward C. Lundy family was p re-
new courthouse in Vale.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Conner and
group sang songs and played
That area east of the Cascades comprises virtually three- daughter. Donna of Nyssa.
Pauline Butler and Gene Wor­ games. Mrs. Clapp served re­ viously located.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Franklin and family called Saturday evening
fourths of the geographic area of our state. Despite this large
Mr. and Mrs. Lundy and two
den
were
named
delegates
to
vis
­
family of Caldwell were week­ at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Del-
freshments.
sons
are now residing on the
percentage of territory, Eastern Oregon is represented in the end
it the courthouse, during the
at the Bert Richesin vin Conner at Nyssa.
—Joyce Jennings, Reporter. Frank Jayo ranch on route 1.
legislature by only six (6) senators and thirteen (13) represen-1 home. guests
meeting
of
the
senior
group.
They
Their daughter, Vicki,
Sunday visitors at the Omar
tatives. The remaining 24 sen-f
I stayed the remainder of the week
Betts home were Mr. and Mrs. also judged dairy cattle.
ators and 47 representatives task of reapportionment, by Aug. with her grandparents.
Refreshments were served.
A. P. Chesney.
come from that part of Oregon 1. If he, in turn, fails, then the
Mrs. John Wolfkiel has return­
Miss Carol Jennings of Fruit­
—Mary Laan, Reporter.
which lies west of the Cascade Supreme court is bound by the ed home from the hospital greatly land was a Sunday guest of Miss
constitution
to
make
the
appor
­
improved.
mountains.
(SELF-SERVICE LAUNDRY)
Barbara Howard. A guest of Da­
Evelyn Kabow of Lebanon, Ore.,
Mr, and Mrs Kenneth Hawks vid Howard that afternoon was was a Tuesday overnight guest of
The grim fact is that we may tionment. These successive man­
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have even less in the very near dates of the constitution are and family were Thursday even­ Hal Hunt of Fruitland.
Mr. and Mrs. Willis Bertram fol­
future. This may result from the known as "automatic «apportion­ ing visitors at the home of his
Sunday visitors at the Quentin lowing a meeting in Ontario.
Relax While You Do Your Laundry!
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Speas home were Mr. and Mrs. Mrs. Kabow is secretary of Ore­
legislature’s action at this ses­ ment."
This situation is causing con­ Hawks at Ontario.
sion.
Carl Moss and family of New gon State Woman’s Bowling asso­
First and Main Street
Nyssa, Oregon
siderable alarm. The legislators
Katie and Patsy Hawks attend- Plymouth.
ciation.
Present Law Discussed
are running about with all sorts
The constitution of Oregon pro­ of fancy schemes! Those east of
vides that the apportionment of the mountains are fearful of los­
both representatives and senators ing representation, while those
will be based upon population. No on the western slopes and the sea­
consideration is accorded to the coast insist upon full constitu­
extent of territory. The constitu­ tional representation. Fortunate­
tion further provides that there ly, my request for a seat on the
shall be only 30 senators and 60 Elections and Reapportionment
representatives, and to determine committee of the senate was gran­
TOTAL
the number of legislators who ted and I shall have a voice,
shall come from each county or though perhaps a small one, in
POOD
‘district, there exists a constitu­ the final outcome.
tional formula. This formula is Compares With National Problem
applied by dividing the last fed­
6/U
The founding fathers who draf­
eral census by the number of sen­
ted
the
constitution
were
faced
ators and representatives permit­
ted by law. In the case of sena­ with this same problem and in
tors, if we divided 30 into our their wisdom deemed it prudent
population of approximately 1,- to recognize both territory and
760,000, you will see that there is population in deciding represen­
«
to be one senator for each 58,900 tation questions in the United
of population and one represen­ States Congress. As a result, we
have two U. S. senators from each
tative for each 28,500.
state whether it be large or
A provision in the constitution small. Surely then the privilege
MAXWELL HOUSE
states that if a single county has of representation in the U. S. sen­
enough population to justify a ate is jealously guarded.
senator or representative, then it
I have posed the question: How
shall have one. On the other would the densely populated
hand, if a county does not have areas of Oregon react if it were
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enough population to justify a now proposed to allocate U. S.
senator or a representative, but senators on the basis of popula­
does have more than one-half of tion to the exclusion of territorial
the population required, then it representation? Such a plan
may be entitled to a senator or would enable the combined states
a representative as the case may of Oregon, Washington, Idaho,
be.
Wyoming, Utah, Arizona, Nevada
The constitution also provides and New Mexico to one, or per­
that if a county does not have haps two, senators. On the other
sufficient population to justify a hand, the populous states of New
senator or representative, it can York, Texas, Illinois, Pennsyl­
be added to an adjoining county vania and California would be en­
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or counties and a district created titled to possibly three-fourths of
for representation.
all the U. S. senators.
Some Counties Grow Rapidly
Yturri Outlines His Plan
The truth is that Multnomah,
It is my contention that the
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Clackamas, Lane and Marion federal situation is in principle
counties have grown rapidly in parallel to the situation that ex­
population and as a result are en­ ists in the state of Oregon. Many
titled to more representation than states adopt the rigid federal plan
they now have, if the strict con­ which grants one senator to each
• •
stitutional interpretation is fol­ county, and there is abundant
lowed. The additional represen­ precedent for my plan. It is my
tation for those counties can only intention to devote full effort to­
be provided at the expense of ward retention of the present ex­
sparsely populated areas of East­ tent of representation in the leg­
1 Lb. Can
ern Oregon. This, in turn, means islature at least. In addition, I
SNOWY-WHITE HEADS
that the districts in Eastern Ore­ mean to introduce a resolution
gon may be enlarged by adding which will ask the people of Ore­
more counties to a district and gon to vote on a constitutional
reducing the total number allow­ amendment.
ed for Eastern Oregon.
I would propose that this con­
Consequently, it is not only con­ stitutional amendment would
ceivable but probable than an ef­ cause to increase the number of
fort will be made to reduce rep­ senators to 45, while the House
resentation from Eastern Oregon of Representatives’ membership
—both in the number of senators would remain at 60. Under my
and representatives. For example, plan, Multnomah county would
for senatorial purposes, Baker, be permitted to retain its present
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Lake Crook, Wheeler, Morrow seven senators and the counties
and even Wallowa counties could of Marion. Lane and Clackamas
be added to the 21st district be­ would each retain two as is now
cause the total population of these the case. However, every other
counties, including Grant, Mal­ county would be entitled to one
heur and Harney counties would senator.
not be more than one and one-
This would constitute a total
half times the magic figure of 58,- of 45 senators and would actually
900 people.
A ., __ increase the number from East­
In the case of representatives ern Oregon from the present six
Malheur, Hamey, La_ke^ Gran 1 to 18 Still the area west of the
Liquid
Regular S1.49
and even Wheeler could be joined 1 mountains would have 27 so they
as one district, with one repre-1 I should not complain too bitterly.
sentative. And the resuit could . This plan would propose that rep-
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well be to reduce the number of ! resentatives continue to be elect-
senators to three (3) and the rep­ 1 ed in proportion to the population
rese ntatives to nine (9) or even | , of their counties.
less!
"Modified Federal Plan"
Sees Inequitable Situation
I refer to this plan as the “Mod­
Wouldn’t it be a
“JJ ified Federal Plan." Obviously
tion for three-quarters of thecate the only reason 1 am not suggest­
to have three out of the 30 sena ing a strict federal plan or system
tors and only nine out of the 60 is for the reason that the heavily
representatives? This appears W populated counties would raise
beP highly inequitable from the
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Clover Club
Being realistic, I recognize that
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the proposal for a strict federal
b^Hgraphically brought home system would never pass because
of the fierce opposition from
VleS tu* ?n¿-gon affects. counties now having more than I
one senator and those hoping to
have more than one.
On the other hand, I feel that
my modified federal plan will not
lands,
lions, your dulcen, an
theiess meet the degree of opposition and
your
Ration that ex.sts it may have a chance to pass this
legislature, Actually, from the
nli ismy mtent.on to alleviate standpoint of logic, equity and
“r^oflr ^ it ts in my power to
fa.rness, I do not believe that
anyone can offer more than grud-
do so.
ging opposition if good co.ts: ¡ence.
Legislature Action Imperativa
sincerity and honesty have any
part in forming a judgment.
lature act at this session
f
1 will endeavor to keep >ou in­
the constitution^^ census, this formed upon the mp ... it re-
following the *
reapportion apportionment p.obiem which in
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legislature does not*«
my judgment will become more
controversial than any other pro-
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, gram to be considered by this ses­
Nyssa, Oregon
:ÚÍlV^uÍed to ^rformjhe sion of the legislature
- ANTHONY YTURRI
• State Senator»
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