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Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon
Thursday, Feb. 8, 1940
Heppner
Gazette Times
THE HEPPNER GAZETTE,
Established March 30, 1883;
THE HEPPNER TIMES,
Established November 18, 1897;
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Official Paper for Morrow County
United Action Needed
REQUESTS by the county court
and individuals for completion
of the Oregon-Washington highway
from the end of the present paving
at the Hanna ranch to Lena have
been received with indifference by
the state highway commission. Not
that the commission is to be cen
sured too severely, either, for there
are factors which mitigate strongly
against the expenditure of highway
funds for further improvement on
this stretch of state road. Yet, it is
a child of the department and as
such is entitled to some considera
tion. In the first place, after the road
passes the Lena district there is no
more traffic than is to be found on
an ordinary country road. That is
not the fault of the highway itself,
for when first built it carried a fair.
ly heavy traffic burden. Following
construction of the Lexington-Jar-mon
highway, which offered a bet
ter all-year route and a shorter dis
tance to points east, practically all
county traffic to Pendleton and else
where across the county line took
the lower road. The Heppner-Nye
Junction section has not been aban
doned and maintenance has been
retained, at a reduced schedule, to
be true, but always passable.
Now comes word that the state
highway engineer is giving this
particular stretch of highway con
sideration. A study is being made
to determine whether paving cost
compared with maintenance is jus
tified. Mr. Baldock has stated that
he will report his findings at the
June meeting of the highway commission.
Local authorities express the op
inion that the paving is justified
There is no thought of asking for
more paving than to Lena, but there
is a strong feeling that the job
should be completed that far. The
condition of the grade from the end
of the paving to Lena is such that
to hard surface it now may prevent
the expenditure of greater sums in
the not far distant future to rebuild
some of the roadbed and otherwise
improve the road.
It looks like action is needed on
the part of Heppner business inter
ests affected by the road. A move
ment started right now would go a
long way towards bringing the de
sired improvement and result in ce
menting friendly relations between
that district and the town. There
is a reasonable amount of pay-load
hauling over the highway now and
with the resumption of logging op
erations the volume will be greatly
increased.
Possibly nothing will be gained
by demanding this improvement,
but a proper amount of urging will
do no harm. This project and other
improvements sought by the county
court could well be given the sup
port of the business men and other
agencies.
Statement of Taxes
LEVIED IN MORROW" COUNTY, OREGON FOR THE YEAR 1940
(ASSESSED MARCH 1, 1939)
General Taxes Levied for State and
County Purposes
Character of
Tax Valuation Levy Tax
General County $9,136,423 3.056 $27,911.75
State (Elemen
tary School).. 9,136,423 1.8775 17,153.63
General School.. 9,136,423 1.2675 11,580.42
General Roads .. 9,136,423 4.8 43 854 83
Market Roads .. 9,136,423 1.1 10,050.07
Bond Sinking
' Fund 9,136,423 3.1 28,822.91
Bond Interest
Fund 9,136,423 1.1 10,050.07
Rodent Control.. 9,136,423 0.1 918.64
Total 16.4 $149,837.32
(These levies are included in General County
levy below)
Special Taxes Levied in Union High
School Districts
Dist. No. Valuation Levy Tax
1 $ 486,609 2.6 $ 1,262.58
Non-High School
Districts 5,229,932 2.3 12,028.84
Special Taxes Levied in Towns
Town Valuation Levy Tax
Heppner .....$704,747 16.3 $11,487.38
Lexington 103,241 13.5 1,393.75
lone 129,604 9.2 1,192.36
Boardman 25,703 37.0 951.01
Special School Bonds and Interest
Dist. No. Valuation Levy Tax
1 $910,741 4.9 $4,462.63
12 443,412 3.6 1,596.28
25 929,600 6.4 6,949.44
27 144,524 3.8 549.19
85 749,231 4.2 8,146.77
69 82,013 3.1 254.24
Total $15,958.55
SUMMARY OP LEVIES AND TAX BY DISTRICTS
District
Number
1 ..
H 1
2 ..
3 ..
4 ..
6 ..
6 ..
8 ..
9 ..
10 ..
11 ..
12 ..
L 12 .,
14 ..
15 ..
16 ..
17 ..
18 ..
21 ..
UH 19 ..
23 ...
24 ...
25 ...
B 25 ..
26 ...
27 ...
29 ...
31 ...
32 ...
83 ...
84 ...
35 ...
I 85 ....
36 ...
39 .
UH 40
41 .
42 .
48 .
49 .
60 .
UH 51
63 .
69 .
0 .
Valuation
205,994
... 704,747
... 232,662
186,626
... 124,816
... 318,764
197,907
133,503
... 127,171
... 873,607
93,697
... 840,171
.... 103,241
... 191,528
... 124,539
60,226
... 121,762
81,623
... 104,945
86,846
105,842
93,863
.. 903,897
25,703
.. 319,383
.. 144,524
67,722
.. 138,142
.. 123,377
14,790
160,600
.. 619,627
.. 129,604
.. 113,138
.. 113,120
.. 308,495
..: 237,751
194,973
143,571
63,489
44,276
.. 144,296
161,012
90,364
82,013
. 188,576
School Union Hi
General Special Honda Union Bonds
County School & Int. High & Int.
16.4
16.4
16.4
16.4
16.4
16.4
16.4
16.4
16.4
16.4
16.4
16.4
16.4
16.4
16.4
16.4
16.4
16.4
16.4
16.4
16.4
16.4
16.4
16.4
16.4
16.4
16.4
16.4
16.4
16.4
16.4
16.4
16.4
16.4
16.4
16.4
16.4
16.4
16.4
16.4
16.4
16.4
16.4
16.4
16.4
16.4
19.8
19.3
2.1
3.4
13.3
23.6
3.9
15.6
15.6
3.
7.1
15.6
3.8
8.8
3.9
4.7
20.2
20.2
9.
1.9
6.1
4.
9.2
4.7
8.1
8.1
4.
1.3
6.8
5.2
4.6
2.2
3.1
1.6
1.7
4.9
4.9
8.6
8.6
2.6
6.4
6.4
3.8
4.2
4.2
2.6
2.6
3.1
Non- Total
High City Levy Tax
40.6 $ 8,363.36
16.3 66.9 40,100.10
2.3 18.7 4,350.78
2.3 18.7 3,489.91
2.8 18.7 2,334.06
2.3 20.8 6,630.29
2.3 18.7 3,700.86
2.3 22.1 2,950.42
2.8 32.0 4,069.47
40.0 84,940.28
2.3 22.6 2,117.55
35.6 12,110.09
13.5 49.1 6,069.13
2.3 21.7 4,156.16
2.3 25.8 8.213.11
2.3 34.3 1,722.75
2.3 22. 2.678.76
2.3 27.5 2,244.63
2.8 18.7 1,962.47
2.3 21.3 1,849.82
2.3 22.6 2,392.03
2.3 23.4 2,196.39
43. 88,867.57
37. 80. 2,056.24
2.3 27.7 8,846.91
2.8 24.4 8,526.39
2.8 24.8 1,679.61
2.8 22.7 8,135.82
2.3 27.9 3,442.22
2.3 18.7 276.57
2.3 23.4 3,758.04
28.7 17,783.29
9.2 37.9 4,911.99
2.3 18.7 2,115.68
2.8 22.7 2,667.82
2.8 20. 6,169.90
2.3 28.1 6,680.80
2.3 23.9 4,669.85
2.3 23.3 8,845.20
2.3 18.7 1,187.24
2.3 20.9 925.37
2.3 21.8 8,145.65
2.3 22.9 8,687.17
2.3 18.7 1,689.81
2.8 23.6 1,927.31
2.3 18.7 3,626.37
$9,136,423
Gain
TOTAL TAX LEVIED BY COUNTY
$282,556.14
.01
.$282,555.15
Special Taxes Levied in Other Taxing Districts
WeBt Extension Irrigation District .
Forest Fire Patrol
..$ 6,203.15
.. 1,970.39
$290,728.69
GENERAL SUMMARY
State, County and General School .$ 56,645.80
General Roads 43,854.83
Market Roads 10,050.07
Bond Sinking Fund 28,322.91
Bond Interest Fund 10,050.07
Non-High School Districts 12,028.84
Towns 16,024.60
Union High School Districts 1,262.68
Special Schools 88,443.86
Special Schools Bonds and Interest 15,958.65
Rodent Control - 918.64
West Extension Irrigation District 6,208.15
Forest Fire Patrol 1,970.39
Gain - .01
Total $290,728.69
Collected by Assessor 870.28
I HEREBY CERTIFY, that the foregoing is
a true and correct statement, according to the
records of my office.
THOMAS J. WELLS,
County Assessor.
Dated this 4th day of January, 1940.
TO SET ANGLING RULES
Angling regulations for the en
suing year will be determined by
the State Game commission when
it holds its annual hearing for this
purpose on February 16 and 17 in
Portland. Sportsmen's organizations
and other interested groups or in
dividuals are invited to submit their
recommendations regarding seasons,
bag limits and open or closed wa
ters. No action can be taken by
the commission on methods of fish
ing or license fees, regulation of
which comes under the jurisdiction
of the legislature.
SHEEP SHIPPED IN
Harlan McCurdy received seven
carloads of sheep Sunday morning
at the local yards. The sheep were
brought here from Baker county
where they had been on feed for the
last four months. The band was
fed at the Parker ranch before be
ing moved to the McCurdy place.
Frank Wilkinson moved one of his
large bands to Rhea creek the first
cf the week, stopping at the Parker
ranch for rest and feed. Sheepmen
are preparing for the lambing sea-
ADS ARE NEWS
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KEEP BRAKES DRY
Brakes should be set tightly when
the car is being washed, suggests
the Oregon tSate Motor association
By keeping the brakes on brake
linings are less likely to become wet
enough to affect braking after the
car is washed.
OILING DOOR BUMPERS
Rubber door bumpers on cars will
deteriorate rapidly when lubricated
with oil, according to service officials
of the Oregon State Motor associa
tion. Various wax and graphite pre
parations are available for use on
the bumpers.
Thirty-seven different mammals
and 120 kinds of birds in the Hart
mountain refugge, an oasis in a des
sert is cause for interest in the dis
trict by geological survey. The sur
vey's interest in making this a na
tional refuge has resulted in nation
wide publicity for Oregon.
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