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PAGE 4 -- THE DAYTON TRIBUNE -- DAYTON, OREGON -- THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1981
by Rep. Bill Rutherford
1 don't think legislators can any
longer hide from the fact that we
need a State Reapportionment
Commission, as I have proposed in
H JR 41. After long hours of work-
ing on a legislative reapportion-
ment plan as a member of the
House Elections and Reapportion-
ment Committee, it appears that
the entire redistricting issue may
end up in the hands of Secretary of
State Norma Paulus.
The Senate Government Opera-
tions Committee this week sent to
the full Senate a proposed legis-
lative reapportionment scheme that
contains significant changes from
the provision we adopted in the
House. If the House rejects the
Senate's proposal -- which it will
-- the issue will go to a House-
Senate conference committee to
iron it out.
As evidenced by the political
tension that exists in the Senate
regarding reapportionment, and
the prolonged stalemate between
the two chambers, the conference
may not be able to reach a plan on
time. (The Legislature has until
July 1 to reapportion itself.) There-
fore, Paulus may very well get the
entire job.
Every ten years, reapportion-
ment becomes one of the hottest
issues in the Legislature. But
equity and time are at issue. We
are spending far too much time on
such a political issue in the in-
terests of our own districts. And,
time costs money. There is other
legislation that is just as important
to the people of this state and
requires our attention.
The Legislature is institutionally
unable to deal with the issue of
reapportionment because, in order
to pass, the plan must have the
vote of a substantial majority of the
Legislature. That means, of course,
that each legislator must be satis-
fied.
The House Elections and Reap-
portionment Committee is current-
ly working on H JR 41 in order to
move it to the full House.
A bill that would streamline and
simplify the bureaucratic red tape
that has inundated small business-
es for years is expected to reach the
House floor sometime next week.
HB 2664 would require state agen-
cies to make available in a central
location a collection of their per-
mits, licenses and other regulatory
requirements. Agencies also would
be required to report annually to
the Legislature recommendations
on how to improve the efficiency of
their regulatory practices.
In the world of obtaining per-
mits, licenses, and other regulatory
requirements, businesses have had
to deal with agency after agency to
meet the mandates of state gov-
ernment. It is no wonder that the
average small business loses in-
centive to start up or expand when
faced with a mountainous, often-
times duplicative barrage of paper-
work.
Should the measure be ap-
proved, the Executive Department
will routinely identify ways state-
mandated paperwork, permits, in-
spections, and related activities can
be simplified, consolidated, and if
necessary, eliminated. Its role will
be strengthened in the mediation of
conflicts between state agencies
and small businesses.
Bills like HB 2664 will make a
much-needed contribution toward
improving Oregon's business en-
vironment. In doing so, state gov-
ernment will be encouraging small
businesses in their natural incli-
nation to improve and expand their
products and services. This is an
effective means of enhancing our
state's economy as well as creating
new jobs, ultimately benefiting all
Oregonians.
Money-saving tip. Save
syrup from canned fruits
(store in freezer). When you
have enough, thicken with
cornstarch and use as top-
ping for pancakes, waffles.
Pastor's Corner
Dear Pastor Skip,
Could you please tell me a little
bit about the Sermon on the Mount
and where in the Bible it can be
found'?
The Sermon on the Mount is
found in the Gospel of Matthew in
chapters five through seven.
Throughout the ages many expla-
nations have been given to this
passage. It is plain to see that the
Sermon on the Mount deals with
the Kingdom of God. But what
does that mean? By careful study I
believe that we can understand the
purpos.e of fhis great sermon.
The Old Testament is full of ref-
erences to the coming Messianic
Kingdom. This is also called .the
Millennial Kingdom because of its
1000 year duration. The Jews were
looking forward to the day that
their Messiah would come and
deliver them. At His coming they
believed He would set up His
Messianic Kingdom here on earth.
This would be a kingdom charac-
terized by the absence of poverty,
famine, hunger, evil, etc. Jerimiah
25:31-33, Ezekial 36:22-29, and
Matthew 25:31-46 give a fuller
description of what this Kingdom
will be like.
Jesus Christ came as the Mes-
siah that the nation of Israel had
long awaited for. This sermon
comes at the beginning of His
earthly ministry and is connected
with the offering of the kingdom to
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His people. The Sermon on the
Mount, then, is a discourse which
presents to the disciples the con-
ditions for the entrance into the
Millenial Kingdom being offered
by the Messiah. The sermon must
be interpreted and understood in
light of this basic purpose.
As we know, the Jews rejected
Jesus as their Messiah. Since-He
was rejected the kingdom was not
established at that time. Its es-
tablishment is still a future event.
This does not mean though that the
Sermon on the Mount does not
contain principles that we should
live by today. There are many
eternal principles throughout these
chapters that we would do well to
learn and apply in our lives.
If you have a question that you
would like Pastor Skip to answer
please mail it to:
Pastor's Corner
First Baptist Church
P.O. Box 176
Dayton, Oregon 97114
County farmer
named to state
ASCS group
Secretary of Agriculture John
Block has appointed Frank L.
Nims, of Cove, as chairman of the
Oregon Agricultural Stabilization
and Conservation (ASC) Commit-
tee. Named as committee members
were Glen E. Brogoitti, of Helix,
and Waldron A. Johnson, of Yam-
hill. The committee administers
federal farm programs in Oregon.
Mr. Nims, 63, has farmed in
Union County for the last 20 years.
Most of that period he was owner-
operator of 900 acres on which he
produced beef cattle, timber and
sweet cherries. He holds a B.A.
degree in Education from the
Western Washington College of
Education, and has been president
of the Union County Farm Bureau,
a regional director of the Oregon
Farm Bureau Federation and is a
past member of the Oregon Cattle-
men's Assn. He served as an
officer and pilot in the U.S. Army
and later the U.S. Air Force from
1939 to 1961 and retired with the
rank of Lieutenant Colonel.
Mr. Brogoitti, 53, has been
farming since 1949 and presently
has approximately 5,000 acres in
Umatilla County on which he pro.
duces wheat, barley, peas and beef
cattle. He is a member of the
Oregon Wheat Growers League,
the National Assn. of Wheat Grow-
ers, and the Oregon Cattlemen's
Assn. He has served as both an
ASC county committeman and
community committeeman. He was
a member of the State ASC Com-
mittee from 1973 to 1977.
Mr. Johnson, 63, has been farm-
ing for 35 years and presently has a
1,000 acre operation in Yamh_ill
County on which he produces
wheat, clover hay and timber.
Since 1974 he has been a partner in
Valley Ford Tractor, lnc., of Me-
Minnville.
He has been a member_~
of the Oregon Farm Bureau for 28"~
years and served as state president •
from ,1973 to 1979.
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