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Farmer Assistance
In Tax Reappraisal I
Area Committees
lo Establish
Local Land Values
Farmers will be asked to aid in
setting land valuations in the
county under a plan proposed by
Morrow county assessor Mrs.
Joseph Hughes and two men
from the state tax commission,
Edwin Walker, deputy assessor
and Lawrence Michael, commis
sion field man. The proposal is
part of the recently started tax
reappraisal and equalization pro
gram for the county.
Walker said Wednesday that
it is hoped that the county can
be divided into districts approxi
mately equaling the size of the
nine PMA zones, and if possible
it is hoped that the nucleus for
a committee in each district can
be formed from the PMA zone
officers and member, however all
residents of the districts are
asked to participate.
The purpose of the plan is to
arrive at new valuation figures
for dry-land farm lands in the
county. At the present time such
land lieing south of the baseline
has been appraised at $15 an
acre, with lands north of that
line being variously appraised at
$10, $8 and $6 depending on lo
cation and value. The assessor
said that it had been known for
several years that the appraisal
figures were faulty, as some of
the greatest, and most sustained
wheat yields in the county have
come from some of the lands ap
praised at low value. When the
reappraisal is accomplished, the
effect will be to raise evaluation
on some of the previously low
valued lands, where it is justi
fied, and probably to lower it on
some of the former high-valuation
acreage.
Farmer Help Asked
Walker -spoke at Tuesday
night's Farm Bureau meeting at
lone and explained the plan, and
he reported that there was con
siderable interest shown in the
proposal by those present at the
meeting.
Walker said that as the plan
progresses, the final valuation
figures will not necessarily fol
low PMA zone lines, but that it
was felt that by dividing the
county into smaller areas, the
fanners in those areas could get
together more easily and work
out what they felt was a fair
evaluation of the various lands
within each district. The PMA
committees will be asked to serve
only as a nucleus around which
a special farmer's committee can
,be formed. After the individual
committees have established
such figures, they will be coordi
nated by the assessor's office and
a new overall county land valu
ation base can be established.
The proposed plan is similar to
one tried in Gilliam and other
counties, which reportedly worked
out very satisfactorily.
Work To Start Soon
Walker said that he will per
sonally contact the various PMA
zone chairmen and ask their aid
in arranging local committees
and meetings. It is hoped that
most of the work by the com
mittees can be completed within
the next month or six weeks as
work on setting up this year's
tax rolls will start on March 15.
The nine PMA zones into which
the county is divided are Board
man, Irrigon, Morgan, Alpine,
lone, North Heppner, South Hepp
ner, and Eightmile.
CHILI SUPPER
PLANNED SATURDAY
The annual Heppner P-TA chil
supper is to be held at the Hepp
ner school cafeteria Saturday
from 5 to 7 o'clock it was an
nounced this week. It will pre
ceed the Ione-Heppner basketball
game.
INJURED IN ACCIDENT
Glen Parsons and Kenneth
Keeling, both employees of the
Heppnr-r Lumber company were
injured last weekend near Walla
Walla when their car collided
with another on ice covered
roads. Parsons was treated for
an injured arm and cuts and
bruises and Keeling suffered cuts
about the head. Both were treat
ed at a Walla Walla hospital and
released.
The two men were returning
from a business trip to Canada.
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, January
Date of Bloodmoible
Visit Here Changed
To February 8
The date for the Heppner visit
of the Red Cross Bloodmobile has
been changed to Monday, Feb.
8, it was announced this week
by Jack Edmondson, chairman
for the following day, Feb. 9, but
a conflict In schedules made the
change necessary.
The Bloodmobile will be set
up at the Methodist church,
where it was held last year, and
the time has tentatively been set
for 1 to 5 p. m., though this may
be changed, Edmondson said
Wednsday. .
Edmondson also said that he
is endeavoring to get two special
Red Cross films telling the story
of the donated blood and how it
is used, and he hopes to have
them here next week so they can
be shown at organization meet
ings wishing to see them.
Last year's drive obtained 121
pints of blood and it is hoped
that figure can be exceeded in
February.
Fancher to File
For DA Position
Bradley D. Fancher, Morrow
county district attorney, said
Wednesday that he plans to run
for the office again, and though
his petition has not yet been
filed, that he expects to have it
in to the state next week.
Fancher has served as district
attorney since October 1, 1949,
when he was appointed by gover
nor Douglas McKay to fill the
unexpired term of Ralph Currinj
who had resigned. He was elect
ed to the position in 1950 and has
served a full term since that
time.
Fancher came here from The
Dalles, and last year joined with
another Heppner attorney, P. W.
Mahoney, in the law firm of Ma
honey and Fancher.
The county clerk's office re
ported Wednesday that no one
has yet filed for any of the three
county offices in which terms ex
pire this year. They are county
judge, treasurer and assessor.
Filing deadline is March 12.
Heppner Boy Hurt
In Head-on Wreck
Dean Graves, the son of Mr.
and Mrs. John Graves of Sand
Hollow was hospitalized for sev
eral days last week following an
auto accident on the Sand Hollow
road south of the Graves ranch.
He suffered a concussion and an
injured leg, and a passenger in
the other car, whose name is un
known, suffered an injured nose.
The Graves car and one driven
by Floyd Rea, Walla Walla, col
lided head-on on the icy road last
Thursday afternoon. Both cars
were badly damaged. Rea was
unhurt.
RALPH L. fcENGE, well-known
Saturday celebrated h's 90th
Loire. Mr. Benge, who was
1930, came to this area over 7S
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health, which he attribute;; to
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Farm Bureau Talks
Water Resources,
Meat Grading
More than 100 persons attend
ed the Morrow County Farm Bu
reau meeting Tuesday at Willow
Grange hall in lone to hear Bd
ureau livestock chairman, Bill
Weatherford report on the state
meat conference and representa
tive Allen Tom discuss the com
ing public hearing of the state
Water Recources committee at
Arlington.
Tom announced the public
hearing will be held at the Ar
lington grade school gym, Feb.
15 at 1 p. m., and said there are
seven questions which the people
of the state are being asked1 to
consider and prepare statements
on it to be presented at one of
the various hearings.
The questions are: (1) The
water resources act charges the
committee with making speeilic
recommendations regarding the
formulation of a state-wide co
ordinated system of water re
sources development. How can
this best be done? (2) Should
the state be authorized to assist
in technical and financial assist
ance in the development of water
resources? If so, how? (3
What should be done relative to
protection of ground water re
sources? (4) How should the
state provide for minimum stream
flow during dry seasons to pro
tect fish life and public health?
(5) What are the local problems
in connection Willi water resour
ces? (6) What Oregon streams
are over-appropriated and what
should be done to protect sup
plies for future development?
(7) What provisions should be
made for recreation, sports fish
ing and commercial fishing in
the development of Oregon's
water resources?
A committee to study the ques
tions was set up at the meeting
and it will meet at the Garland
Swanson home Feb. 4 at 8 p. m.,
it was announced. Members of
the committee are Kenneth
Smouse, Kenneth Peck, John
Wightman and Irvin Rauch.
Tom also spoke briefly on the
northwest power situation and
urged residents to give the prob
lem careful study.
Meat Conference Report
Weatherford told the group of
the state meat conference which
he, Orville Cutsforth and N. C.
Anderson recently attended and
he gave figures which he had
worked out and presented at the
meeting on the margin of profit
made on meat by packers and
retailers. He said his figures
did not bear out the statements
by packers that they are losing
money. He also said that on the
whole, consumers are satisfied
with meat supply but would like
a better system of grading.
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retired Heppner rancher who last
birthday with a family party at his
Morrow county judge from 1926 to
years ago, and has been a rancher
his philosophy of "Never worry,"
(Photo by Alen Thompson)
28, 1954
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LIONS CLUB PROMOTOKS ore shown following their organizational
meeting lost Thursday evenim; at O'Donnell's cafe. Lelt to right
is Morris Kennedy, extension chairman of the Pendleton Lions
club; Jack Cooper, special representative for Lions International,
Victoria, B. C; Loyai Paiker, temporary secretary of the Heppner
club; Cy Perkins, Hood River, district governor; and Lowell Crib
ble, Heppner, temporary president of the newly formed club.
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NOT A STRIP-TEASE, but a March of Dimes benefit auction result
ed in these two visiting Lions losing their shirts at the organi
nional meetinct of a new Heppner Lions club last Thursday,
Arlo Fielland, center, president of the Pendleton club went
through the same ordeal a week previously at his home club,
though there he lost his pants end had to leave the meeting In a
barrel. The other shirt-less Lion is Cy Perkins of Hood Rover.
The auctioneer was John Ernsdorff, who is shown, right, deposit
ina the $40 raised during the funfest in a March of Dimes con
tainer. , (GT Photos)
New Heppner Lions Club
Is Organized Thursday
A new Heppner Lions club was Lions disliict governor. Included
formed last Thursday evening among the delegation from the
following a dinner at O'Donnell'st Pendleton club were Arlo Fje
cafe and temporary officers were' Hand, president, William Scham,
named to lead the group until it
receives its charier and a regular
election can be held. Lowell drib
ble was namer temporary presi
dent and Loyal Parker tempor
ary secretary-treasurer.
The new Heppner club was or
ganized under the sponsorship of
the Pendleton club and many of
its officers and members were
nrocrmi .it 1 1 h ii rln vs nk'ht din-
ner to help make arrangements,
Also here was Jack Cooper, Vic-
toria, B. C, special rcpresenta-i had indicate! a desire to join
tive for Lions International, and; I he club, but were unable to at
Cy Perkins, Hood River, who is j lend I he firsl meeting.
Twice-Cancelled
School Meeting Now
Set for Next Tuesday
The meeting of the Heppner
school board, which was an
nounced last' week for Tuesday
evening, was postponed until
next Thursday, Feb. 2, H. C. Reed,
Heppner school superintendent
announced today.
The meeting had originally
been set for last Thursday, bul
A. L. Beck and Stewart Tufft,
state department of education
executive and architect who were
to be here for the meeting, were
unable to get up the Columbia
river highway because of road
conditions at that time, so that
meeting was postponed until last
Tuesday.
Later it was found that a con
flict in schedules prevented Hie
two men from making the trip
early this week so they will try
again to be present to discuss the
site and building program next
Tuesday. The meeting will be
at the school at 8 p. m.
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Guns Stolen From
Local Hardware Store
The Gilliam and Bisbee hard
ware store was broken ito some
time last Thursday night or early
Friday morning, police report
,n,i hnrdaN remove,! three!
foms and a Quantity of ammuni -
tion from the store. Entrance was
eained bv breaking a back win-
dow In the building.
A check showed that only two
rifles and one pistol and srvwtl
'boxes (A shll vtn mtoifts.
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Morris Kennedy, extension niau
man, Joint I'arKcr ano uooen
Vogel.
Among the charter members
taken into the new organization
during the meeting were Gribble,
Parker, John I'rnsdorff, Jeff Car
ter, Kd Gonly, Robert l'enland,
Bill Farra, Roseoe Kelly, Mal
colm O'Brien, ('. J. 1). liauman,
and Russell O'Donnell. The Pen-
j dlcton officers said there were
several oilier Heppner men who
It is lenl.Mlively planned to
hold ('veiling meetings, probably
twice a month, but a definite
schedule has not yet been worked
out, the new piesident announ
ced. A charier night is also plan
ned for the near future, but a
definite date has not yet been
sel.
Ilemmer at one time had a
Lions club, but it was discontin
ued in the early HMOs and 'many
of its activities were taken over
by Hi'' chamber of commerce.
March of Dimes Aided
Following' the regular meeting,
I two of the visiting Lions, Arlo
Fjelland and Cy Perkins were the
victims of a special March of
Dimes benefit auction conducted
by John Krnsdorl'f who auctioned
off I lie isilors shirts for the polio
drive. Slightly more than $10
was raised for the fund, and, be
cause of the temperature that
night, the purchasers of the
shirls' turned them back to the
original owners for a price, with
all the proceeds going to the
Dimes fund.
liegular meeting dates will be
announced shortly.
Heppner UO Student
Gets ROTC Post
UNIVERSITY O V OREGON
Eugene. Robert Allen Bennett,
son of Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Bennett
of Heppner has been appointed
cadet major on the University of
! Oregon Army ROTC staff.
The cadet staff is in charge of
compiling and executing the drill
I programs for iheir units. Bennett
a senior in business at the uni
1 versity, is a gijKiuate of Hepywr
high 'nui
6-DAY MAIL SERVICE
GOES INTO EFFECT
HERE NEXT SUNDAY
Chamber of Commerce to File
Formal Protest Against Restriction
Heppner, Lexington and Ione's
soon-to-be-restricted mail service
came in for considerable discus
sion Monday noon at the cham
ber of commerce meeting when
local postmaster. James Driscoll
explained the postal departments
reasons behind the change i"
service.
Starting Sunday. Jan. 'M, there
will be no Sunday delivery or
dispatch of mail. Previously all
Willow creek towns have received j
and dispatched mail every day of
the year. All national holidays
are also excluded in the new post
office plan.
Driscoll explained that the re
duction in mail service to towns
lieing off the main rail lines, is
part of a nation-wide plan to re
duce expenses in the post office
department. He also said that it
had been proposed for this area
previously, but at that time he
had been able to convince postal
officials that the seven day ser
vice was needed and used here.
New Mail Contract.
Driscoll also announced that
Orville Gentry had been awarded
the new contract to carry mail
between Heppner and Arlington,
stating that his bid was the low
est of the four persons entering
bids for the route. Flail's Truck
service has held the mail con
tract for several years, but that
it was forced to ask for a cancel
lation of its contract because
it was not able to make the run
Mother's March
Tonight to Aid
Polio Fund Drive
The Mothers' March on Polio
will he held in Heppner tonight
(Thursday) as one of the last
big fund-raising projects of the
current March of Dimes cam
paign. The Heppner Boy Scouts
will do the soliciting.
Residents who wish to aid Hie
fund during this special drive
are asked to leave their porch
lights on between 7 and 8
o'clock tonight, it will indicate
that the resident has a donation
to make. The Scouts will stop
at only those houses where the
light is showing. Mrs. Jack
Loyd, Heppner chairman of the
Mother's March, also asked that
anyone who Is missed who wishes
to donate, if they will phone
6-9187 someone will call for their
donation.
This is the third year the
Mother's March has been carried
on, and the past two years' drives
resulted In considerable addi
tional money being raised for the
fund.
Drive chairmen in other sec
tions of the county are: Mrs.
Robert Davidson, Lexington; Mrs.
Robert Jepson and Mrs. Elmer
Holtz, lone; and Mrs. Gene In
skeep, Irrigon.
There is also a large group of
telephone monitors working for
the March of Dimes, each of
whom telephones all residents
of their area. They include; Mrs.
Zoe Bauernfiend, Morgan; Mrs.
George Currin, Butter-creek; Mrs.
Dallas Craber, Hinton creek; Mrs.
Sam Turner, Sand Hollow; Mrs.
Dee Cox, Blackhor.se; Mrs. Freida
Sloeum, upper Rhea creek; Mrs.
Ed. Albert, Hardman; and Mrs.
Elsa Leathers, Ruggs.
The Morrow county drive has
shown good results, according to
reports, but 50 percent more
money is needed this year than
previously due to the added ex
pense of manufacturing Gamma
Globulin, a polio serum.
WEATHERMAN SMILES ON HEPPNER AS
OTHER SECTIONS GET MORE SNOW, ICE
The weather gods definitely
had the immediate Heppner area
under Iheir wings this week, for
while most of the rest of the
state was getting a continued
dose of winter that piled up drifts
of snow higher and higher even
in the Willamette valley, local
residents basked in comparative
ly warm weather practically free
from snow and ice.
The about face in the weather
came around noon last Thurs
day, when for about two hoiui
a cold front and a warm front
fought a battle wheh nearly con
founded anyone who was watch
ing the thermometer go through
its gyrations. During that period
the mercury went up from 12
degrees to about 42, then drop -
ped to 10 In some sjxits within
a few minutes, only to jump up
J3ln to 40 where it finally
at a profit. It was disclosed that
some of the reason for this was
i hat Flatt also handles freight
and express for the Union Pacific
and because of conflicting train
schedules into and out of Arling
ton, the company was forced to
run two trucks to handle the mail
and oilier shipments, whereas
one truck could easily serve the
area if schedules would coincide.
Flatt rehid for the contract, but
Gentry's bid was lower which re
sulted" in him being awarded the
bid. Manuel Easter and James J.
Farley also submitted bids for
the mail haul contract.
The chamber has had a com
mittee investigating the mail re
striction since it was first an
nounced several weeks ago, and
at the Monday meeting the group
voted to order the committee to
prepare a formal objection to
the change and send copies of
the resolution to the post office
department and to representa
tives and senators. It is also
planned to ask the support of
other organizations in the area
in filing protests.
The new restrictions will mean
that no mail will be received
in this area on Sundays and holi
days, nor will any be dispatched
on those days. Previously it has
been possible to get Sunday-received
mail from post office
boxes on those days. No mail will
leave Heppner for the outside be
tween (i p. m. Saturday and 6
p. m. Monday, nor on holidays.
Post Office Closed Sunday
Driscoll said Wednesday that
starting Sunday the post office
lobby will he closed all day Sun
days. In the past, though the
windows have not been open,
residents have been able to get
their mail from the boxes at any
time.
Gentry took over the hauling
contract this morning (Thursday)
and Flatt made his last trip to
Arlington Wednesday night.
Condon Area Mail Service
Cut To 5-Day Week.
A further indication of how the
new restrictions will affect mail
delivery and receipts from near
by areas was revealed Wednes
day when the new postal dis
patching schedule was received
at the Ilepper post office. It can
under certain conditions cut mail
service between Heppner and
Condon, Fossil, Kinzua, Spray
and oilier communities in that
area to three days a week.
The new order stipulates that
pouches will be exchanged be
tween the above mentioned
towns five times a week, but not
on Saturdays, Sundays, holidays
or the day before holidays.
An example of what this will
mean can be illustrated on the
next national holiday, Monday,
February 22. Mail for Condon,
for example, which Is deposited
in the Heppner post office on Fri
day night, February 19, will not
leave this office until Tuesday
niglil Feb. 23, and will not bfl
delivered in Condon until Wed
nesday, February 21. It will lay
over in the Heppner office for
four days before being dispatch
ed. Heppner Bakery Sold
To Portland Man
The Heppner Bakery, owned
and operated for the past seven
years by Mr. and Mrs. Steve
Aalherg, has been sold to Arnold
Ootle of Portland, Aalbergs an
nounced today. Grotto plans to
move to Heppner over the week
end and will take over operation
of the business next Monday.
The Aalbergs are planning to
move to Portland within the
next few days.
stayed.
Even Lexington and lone felt
the breath of winter for a much
longer time than did Heppner,
and as late as Wednesday, the
roads in the Cecil area and along
the Columbia were still covered
with snow and ice.
The thaw locally removed
nearly all traces of snow and.
ice from the ground within 12
hours, and while there has been
a few snow showers during the
week, none lasted for more than
a short time. Rains have fallen
at various times.
The cold front, which sent tem
peratures down to 4 below here,
continued to hang in the Colum
bia basin and to the north
though there were indications
1 that a break was also in sight
j for that section. Heavy snows
j blanketed many valley areas
during mast of Mm waeU,
t