Th« Nyssa Gat« City Journal, Nyssa, Oregon
Thursday, Jun« 14, 1973
Litter Cleanup Tip*
Offered on Hot Line
A Salem Scene
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There’s a discouraged ml-
[ norlty In the Oregon Legislature
| at Salem these days.
It isn't partisan. This mi
nority is agrarian.
For decades following its in
ception,
farmers made up a
natural majority in Oregon's
Legislative Assembly.
This
situation began to erode shortly
after the turn of the century and
had fallen completely by the
wayside by the middle of the
present century.
As the 57th Assembly begins
to consider adjournment of what
most observers believe will be
the longest session on record,
the relative handful of bonafide
farmers and ranchers among
that 90-member body appear
frankly disappointed In achieve
ments favorable to their rural
constituency.
This viewpoint is expressed
Individually by chairman of Ag
riculture 4 Natural Resources
Committees of both Senate and
House.
Freshman Sen. Mike
Thorne (D-Pendleton) reports
his seven-member panel from
the Upper Chamber has consi
dered 111 measures and could
probably wind up its business
within
a
week of receiving
notice to do so.
Sophomore
io p Bénard (Bed)
i (D
Lebanon) heads the 11-member
House committee that has con
sidered some 93 measures re
lated to agriculture and be
lieves that panel could finish Its
work within a week also.
But with adjournment rela
tively Imminent, both believe
farm legislation Is a misno
mer this session, Rather, most
new laws relating to agricul
ture are more closely akin to
cixisumer, environmental and
recreation interests.
In a period when the Federal
Government
Is withdrawing
from
it
traditional farm-
support role, when small farms
are becoming a thing of the
past and when producers of
foodstuffs are taken for gran
ted -- except when rising food
prices provoke public ire-- the
farmer In and out of the Le
gislature feels like the for
gotten man.
Thorne and Byers tend to per
sonally
epitomize Oregon's
agricultural plight. The thirty-
two-year-old Senator is a third-
generation wheat and livestock
rancher involved in a family
operation on one of the 10
largest ranches in Umatilla
County.
But he divides his
time between ranching and real
estate to attain economic sta-
blllty.
Byers, a former Western
seed grass grower,
Oregon
who grew up on a Linn County
farm, now looks to electrical
engineering to sustain his fa
mily.
Thorne’s extra occupation is
a typical situation among Ore-
Jon
farmers and ranchers.
’, Byers’ shift from farming is
; indicative of what has happened
; to Oregon’s traditional basic
•'.occupation. By headcount, the
^present Assembly contains no
imore than seven fulltime far-
; mers and ranchers -• one in
the Senate and six in the House.
Statewide some five per cent
of the population Ilves on farms
and derives the bulk of its
substenance from those farms.
From a percentage standpoint,
one might say farmers have
more than their share of re
presentation in the Legislature.
But
Oregon's agriculture
problem involves more than
those who actually till the soil.
Many thousands more are de
pendent upon farmers for the
payrolls they recieve from the
food processing Industry.
Bigge st complaints from both
ROrM ami B v ' |<rot>at»lv in
volve the negative aspect from
the farm-ranch point of view
regarding current legislation.
It’s predominantly regulatory
and restrictive, Both men would
like to see a more positive
thrust.
The point out agriculture is
a siteable contributor to the
state's general fund -- second
only to the timber industry.
And they believe the state should
be more actively involved --
not just in protection of agri
culture — but it’s vigorous
development. They look upon
agriculture as another prover-
tn.ll golden egg laying «00 I
tn tlanger of extinction unless
a more positive legislative
stance is adopted.
They cite the need for agri
cultural research and market
development. Thorne, for in
stance, believes wheat produ< -
lion could be doubled and beef
production quadrupled.
Byers beleives scant fiscal
attention paid to soil conser-’
vatlon Is an insult to agricul
ture -- compounded by the
monetary generosity bestowed
upon land use planning.
Farm interests are not happy
with movements this session
and last
that would further
change the Agriculture Depart
ment to one dedicated even
more strongly to consumer in
terests. They are disappointed
this Legislature will probably
fall to enact meaningful farm
labor legislation.
And both Thorne and Byers
speak
for
all agricultural
interests when they deplore the
lack of knowledge about the pro
blems of farmers and ranchers
-- not only among their legis
lative peers -■ but the public
In general.
So what is the outlook for
legislation favorable to Oregon
Lums in the 57th Assembly?
No good, according to the far
mer-rancher delegation. Not
bad, according to the only size
able farm lobby. But the latter
statement, although far from
optimistic, is tempered by the
fact the farm lobby primarily
is holding action -- forced by
circumstance Into an attempt to
preserve what the farmer now
has and compromise proposi
tions that make more difficult
his ability to make a living off
the land.
Farmer lawmakers generally
are bitter that major farm
legislation doesn’t become an
issue until It involves a pro-
blem of scandalous proportions.
Establishment of an envi
ronmental "hot line” and data
bank has been announced by
Keep America Beautiful, Inc.
The new, nationwide serv
ice offer» information on
environmental improvement
programs recorded in KA B’s
Inventory of Litter Preven
tion and Related Environ
mental Improvement Pro
grams in the United States.
It will be available to citizens
everywhere by calling a sin
gle telephone number and is
ex|iected to be in full opera
tion by mid-summer.
KAH is a non-profit, na
tional public service organi
zation supported by 103 U.S.
companies, trade associations
and labor unions.
The volume of food eaten
| ht ;>erson will hit a new high
in 1973, according to General
Foods, up 7 |>er cent from 10
years ago.
Examples this session could in
clude tansy ragwort, coyotes and
the tussock moth.
The farm delegation believes
this attitude can be changed
only through long term public
education -- backed by a posi
tive thrust on the part of state
government dedicated toward
until oviui’ tto lot Of agri« ultuf
not just sustaining it because we
all have to eat in order to live.
Sen. Packwood Asks
Opinions on Eight Issues
Oregonians are being asked
for their opinions on issues
ranging from amnesty to log
exports by Senator Bob Pack
wood in his latest newsletter
The newsletter is sent to ap
proximately 580,000 Oregon
Homes.
Results will be ta
bulated by county and released
later this month.
QUESTIONS INCLUDE
--Do you believe the United
States should provide economic
assistance to North Vietnam?
-•Do you believe the United
States should provide economic
assistance to South Vietnam?
--Do you believe that the use
of poisons should be allowed
to control animals such
as
coyotes?
--Would you favor national le
gislation making 18 the age of
majority?
--Do you favor abolishment of
all farm subsidies?
--How would you rate the job
performance of Congress?
--How would rate the job per
formance of the White House?
--Do you favor amnesty at this
time for those persons who
fled this country in order to
avoid the draft?
--Would you favor use of ca
pital punishment for certain
crimes?
--The United States is now
exporting some 3 billion board
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Labor and Industries Building,
Salem and furnishing their name
and present mailing address.
Those writing about compensa
tion benefit checks should also
include their social security
number, date, time of injury
and name of employer at time
of injury.
SAIF
is anxious to give
all checks to the rightful ow
ners. Please act promptly as
these checks are due for cancel
lation in 90 days.
Persons with a Nyssa address
who have not received their
checks are O. Ochoa and K. C.
Perkins.
♦IP.
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The State Accident Insurance
Fund is trying to give away
$13,532.67. The money belongs
to over 100 persons who haven't
cashed their workmen's com
pensation benefit, dividend, or
refund checks.
Paul Hedeen, SAIF Cashier
who released the list of names,
said that 26 checks have been
returned and are being held in
his office for lack of a for
warding address. Another 99
were mailed but were neither
cashed nor returned.
Those persons listed below,
should identify themselves by
writing SAIF, located in the
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"The best years of a man's
life are when the kids are
old enough to help shovel
snow but too young to drive
the car.” Dale Holdridge,
The Langford (S. D.) Bugle.
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Phone 372-2653
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"Politics is the art of mak
ing yourself popular with
]>eople by giving them grants
of their own money.” Rex
Goldthorpe, Tri-County
(Wia.) Press.
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Richard Joe Nelson, Route 2, of Golden Rule Lodge of Masons
Nyssa has been awarded the m 1970; High Priest of Zadoc
designation of Knight of the York Chapter, Royal Arch Masons in
Cross of Honour, it was repor 1962, Master of Baker Council,
ted today. This honorary degree, Royal and Select Masters in
highest in the York Rite of Free 1972, Commanderof BakerCom-
masonry, is conferred only on mandery, Knight Templar, in
those who have held the highest 1969. He was elected to mem
office in each of the four bo bership in Oregon Priory and
dies of the rite. Mr. Nelson his election confirmed by Con
becomes one of the comparative vent General of the Order on
handful of about 400 of the over June 1. A certificate of mem
four and a quarter million Free bership has been mailed to him.
There are sixty-five Prio
masons in North America and
the Philippines to qualify this ries of the Order in North Ame
rica and the Philippines with
year.
Mr. Nelson served as Master a present membership of 9,100.
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Bill 4 Ruth Looney
♦HAND TOOLS
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•FISHING TACKLE
Nyssa 372-2722
Df parimi nt | b E A'S
feet of raw logs, primarily to
Japan. The so-called Morse
Amendment places a limitation
on the export of Rigs from
federal lands, but places no
limitation on logs cut from
state-owned or private lands.
Do you favor:
(a) Retaining the present law-
(b) Phase out all log ex
ports except when surplus to our
needs
(c) Impose no limits on ex
ports
(d) No Opinion
A special summer art pro
gram for junior and senior high
school students which is de
signed to accomodate vacation
plans, will be offered soon at
Treasure Valley Community
College.
The students may select
either oil painting, water color,
drawing, or ceramics for fif
teen classes of Instruction.
Class sessions will be avai
lable at three different times
per day, on Mondays, Tuesdays
and Wednesdays for a period of
five weeks. The student may at
tend any fifteen of these class
sessions to satisfy the course.
As a result of this flexibility,
a student may complete the
course infive weeks by attending
one class per day, or in five
days by attending all three daily
sessions.
Meeting times are
8 00 a.m. to noon
1 00 p.m. to 5 00 p.m.
7 00 p.m. to 10 00 p.m.
For further information con
tact Pete Stark, 889-6493, ext.
53.
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Richard Nelson Receives
Highest Masonic Degree
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