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2j HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday, May 3, 1962 ijjppptipr fepttp-tmpB MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER PHONE 676-9228 The Heppner Gazette, established March 30, 1883. The Heppner Times established November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15, 1912. IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIIIIIUIHIIHIIIMMUIimiMIIIIIIBIIIIIMllI WESLEY A. SHERMAN Editor and Publisher NEWSPAPER PUIUIHIRS ASSOCIATION HELEN E. SHERMAN Associate Publisher NATIONAL EDITORIAL Subscription Bates: Morrow and Grant Counties, $4.00 Year; fflse where $150 Year. Single Copy 10 Cents. Published Every Thursday and Entered at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon, as Second Class Matter. office HOURS: 8 a. m. to 6 p. m.: Saturdays, 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. iiiu.m iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiilHIIIIIIIIHIHIHIIHIIIMIHIIMIIIIIItHIHISN nmmmmmmi""" Road Tax Base Proposal is Reasonable On May 18, when voters of Morrow county cast ballots on candidates in the primary election and on two state measures, they will also express their preference on the county measure to establish a road tax base of $115,000. If the county is going to maintain much of a road program, some such measure is a virtual necessity. For the past 14 years, the county road program has been dependent upon the serial road levy which was approved by substantial majorities in three separate elections 1948, 1953 and 1958, each for 5-year periods. However, complaint of Union Pacific, a large taxpayer in Morrow county, pointed out that the 10-mill levy in 19bl-o2 brought in more money than was legal. County officials had overlooked the fact that the change in assessment ratio resulted in a higher valuation for the county, and the 10-mill levy consequently brought some $17,000 more than the amount allowed by 'statute the limit being 6 per cent above the total proceeds of the previous year's levy. When this came to light it was also discovered that a recent state statute prohibits a serial levy on a fixed millage basis but requires that a certain sum be established. In such a case, the millage necessary to raise that sum is levied. Thus, the county cannot legally levy the tax for roads for another year without another vote of the people. The county court has chosen to ask for the road tax base, and its proposal is reasonable. The amount it seeks, $115,000, is $50,000 less than the 10-mill levy brought or the year 1961-62. Kesult will be a decrease in levy for the taxpayers, dropping from 10 mills to about seven mills for the coming year. If the tax base is established, the county will not have to vole periodically to provide operating funds for roads, but will have the $115,000 for a base. Under the law, it may levy up to that amount the first year. In the second year, it may levy that sum plus 6 if it is needed, and the 6 limitation will apply thereafter unless it is altered by a new state law. A vote would be necessary only when it was felt that a sum was needed beyond the base plus the increments of the 6 per cent limitation, and a vole would have to be taken in any such instance. , , Maintenance, improvement and construction of roads is not a passing problem. These are things that must be faced this year, next year and the next. Everyone farmer and businessman alike needs roads for his economic good. The county needs a good road system for an orderly development. Everyone enjoys tlieni in pleasurable pursuits. The sum of $115,000 asked as a base is $20,000 less than the lowest amount raised by the annual serial levy during the past live years. These amounts, year by year, in round figures were us follows: 1957-58 $110,000; 1958-59, $135,000; 1959-60, $138,000; 1960-61, $139,000; and 1061-62, $165,000 lot' which some $17,000 was above the legal limit). , Thus, it seems only reasonable that a fair base be estab lishedas it is in most other counties as a foundation for a good road program without the necessity of tossing the matter up for vote every few years. Should there be proposals for greater road development, calling for expenditures well beyond I he base, then it is only fitting and proper that the public vole on the mailer, und it could not be otherwise. TO THE EDITOR. . . To the Editor: Enclosed Is money order for subscription to the Gazette Times. Thank you for the copy you sent inc. 1 was surprised and delighted when I opened it and saw my old friend Claude Cox's picture and account of his busi ness. 1 knew the Cox and Hamp ton families in Virginia. They were two of the most respected and finest families in the Galax section. Claude was such a fine young man at school. I felt he would make good any place. 1 did know Clara but knew her fine family in Grayson county. I went to Heppner from Galax, V:i Mnn h H 1S'I7. Claude went in 1905 after working on ranches four years. 1 went back to Vir ginia, married Mae Dobyns, re turned to Heppner after working on ranch, later leased Ed Day's sheep and ranch on Butter Creek. When 1 left there, 1 sold my sheep to Wigelsworth. After leaving Heppner, I lived at Ontario, Ore., a few years, then Twin Falls, Idaho; Virginia; Tennessee; and been in Florida 13 years. My wife is a teacher. She plans io retire next year. 1 have been employed by the Town of Largo, retired last year. So much has happened since I lived at Heppner it would take a book to tell. We are planning to go to Phoenix. Ariz., by plane June 19, from there by bus through Grand Canyon. Salt Lake, slop at Twin Falls, stop at Ontario, Heppner, then to Seattle. We were in Heppner one day lour years ago. Paul Hisler and 1 were good friends. We stopped to see Paul, Jr. They, along with Kniile Groshen were so wonderful to us. 1 did not know about Claude. It was sad for me as 1 thought of all of my old friends who were gone. I lost so many friends in 1903 flood. 1 had just started to the mountains with sheep, got to Jones Prairie when they notified me. This is gooil for your scrap basket. Thank you for the paper. 1 am looking forward to seeing Claude. Sincerely. John P. Housman 612 4th Ave. S. W. Largo, Florida Dear Sirs: Am sending you $5.(X) to add on mv subscription for the Gazette Times. I've taken it for 10 years, and it isn't home without it. I'm too far out from the P. O. Io walk and get a money order, so hope this will keep it coming now. and thanks for your Services In Portland For John Skuzeski Funeral rites for John Skuzeski, u.-iri IwlH Mniulnv in Port land with burial following in Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Mr Kkiri'ski was horn in Poland Mav 10. 18!)0. and came to this country in 1905. He has lived in or uround Portland most ot his lite, except tor the years between 1923 and 1915 when the f ; 1 1 i i I v lived in lleimner and the children attended schools here. During the 1930s he operated a tailoring shop here and in stalled the first div cleaning establishment, operating it un til 1915. lie returned to roruana and had made his home there since that time. Surviving him are his wife Jeaniutte, who resides at 9400 S. E. Sunnyside ltoad, Portland 66; three sons, John of Portland; Walter of Yamhill, Ted of llerm iston and nine grandchildren. Memorial Mass was read Mon day at Christ the King Church near Milwaukie. Chaff and Chatter Wes Sherman THIS WAS one of the very few days tnat a reader migni nave tnlH inv rino nf thp flazpttp- Times staff that he was "full of prunes " and not cause some resentment. A friend of many vonrc' ctanrlincT F.rnip .Taeohson. came from Dallas and brought a A) pouna dox oi luscious uneu prunes for us, and most of the G-T gang had some to munch on. Prunes are not abundant, to say the least, in Morrow county, un',1 it l Uinrf nf pnnd to pet some of the genuine Polk county truit occasionally, nau we ueeii on our toes, we would have pro ferred Ernie a real good cut of Eastern Oregon steak in return but were too busy to tninK oi it. This visit was quite an ex npripnrp for our friend. He was in Heppner once before in 1899! He made tne trip, iour years tn tho flnnrl. via covered wagon as he traveled with his family from Spokane en route to Coos ' County. They spent the night in Heppner. ine Lianas ran cava that Hpnnner has al ways been one of the most fas cinating spots in the state to him. W W T HOLY CATS! We have often heard this term, but we are not sure if a cat that belongs to a ministerial family ins in this category or not. In any event, the cat of Father and Mrs. C. Bruce Spencer must have some kind of divine guidance. The Siamese feline was lost last week, and it seemed hope lessly so. But Mrs. Spencer (June) didn't give up hope and took the logical course she in serted a want ad in the G-l. Next day, a call came from Hardman, which, it must be ad mitted, is some distance irom t tie tho rat nrowls. The ,: ' fgmllu ronnrtpd a cat J1II1 IliUUO lew,.., - answering tne uescnpuuii nau appeared at tneir piace. n the Spencer cat, all right, and rv,nra tho Siamese has SU UILUC ill..- w . assumed its angelic place on the Spencer hearth. The oniy explanation aa n. a ant tn Hardman is now o'- h -- that it hopped through an open car window, unnoticed, and tooK tho free ride mere. BRANDS are important in Mor row county, tvery nvesim-n. grower has his own. But there arc others who have brands, too. Among them are the golfers of the Willow ureeK cumin '"; They brand their golf balls with red paint. When one is lost and another player finds it, he duti fully picks It up and dropa it really hits a mean drive to blast one all the two miles from No. 1 at the course to our back alley. THE EDITORS were guests at the Rockhound meeting at the George Millers near Cecil the other night and had a very enjoyable time. They didn't feed us rock candy, either, even though we had made a facetious crack some weeks ago about them throwing rocks at Burns basketball Dlavers. The Millers have some wonder ful collections of arrowheads, guns, colored glass, minerals and other very unusual items. When you walk into their home, it is as interesting as going into a museum. Mrs Millar fRnhv tnlH nf their trip to Texas and Mexico recently (see Betty Wagners Rockhound column this issue). and up have tn arimirp thplr fortitude. They struck off alone ahead oi the guiuea iour, through some rugged and arid rnnntrv In thp land south of the border and couldn't speak a word of Spanish. Later they con nected with tne main party ana had enmp nHvpntlirPsnmp PYDPr- iences, including the time their bus drive vamoosed and leit the party, tired and dirty after a r av's rnrk huntine. in a not and desolate Mexican town. Thus, when you see the Miller mllprtinn vnn uill rpalizp that a good part of it wasn't easy to come by. AT. T.AMR vuhn tnnk off on his Trade Mission to Central Africa Wednesday, said tnat the com merce Department bad cautioned the party not to drink any water in Africa, and that really poses a problem. The group will have some bottled water with them, but if some other arrangements aren't made, a stranger would be able to spot Al Lamb upon his return by picking out the fellow with his tongue nanging out. He'll really appreciate good old pure Heppner water when he gets back. WE CAN'T HONESTLY report to Manager Dale biusner or pa cific Northwest Bell that the change to 7 digit dialing went off without a hitch here but everything seems to be straight ened out as the kinks are taken care of. Wrong numbers were quite frequent, and sometimes the phone would start ringing at the other end before a guy could run through the seven digits. But one thing nice about getting a wrong number in a erally you have something to talk about to them, too. FRANK BATES of Boise won the cutting contest of the Wrang lers for the second year in a row over the week-end, and he seemed pretty happy about it when we took his picture at the conclusion. "It costs me more than I win to come," he said. "But I get a lot of fun out of it. These are real nice folks here, in tact, they're the finest people on earth. But don't tell 'em I said so," he added hastily. . JOE HARTLE came back to his printer's job at the Gazette Times this week after a long siege in the hospital, major back surgery and recuperating irom it. Ray Smith, who obligingly gave us a hand for the past couple of months, saved the day for us while Joe was away. It's nice to have Joe back on the team, and we hope he can now sever his membership in the Bad Back club. At the same time we want to express appreciation to nay iui pnuiuiiK in u wiiiuiKij while Joe was gone. Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd H. Stearns, Puyallup, Wti visited Mr. and Mrs. Tom Hughes over the Easter upplr.pnH Mr Rtparnc Iq thp father of Mrs. Hughes. He show ed slides ot tne myanup valley daffodil parade held recently. LEXINGTON LOG The Diane of the Kinzua Lum ber Company gave the people of Lexington a bit of excitement last Tuesday when it came in for a landing, getting down De twppn eusts of wind and dust during the storm. After a short visit in Heppner, the plane de parted safely again, still between eusts of wind and dust. Allen Huston, a pilot from The Dalles, Is spending some time at tho T.pvincrtnn nirnnrt. where he is helping wnn ine sprayim;- Services At Hardman For Marie Stephens Graveside services for Marie E. Stephens. 76, were held to day (Thursday) at 2 p. m. at the Hardman cemetery, ttev. Homer Wolfington officiated and Creswick Mortuary was in charge of committal arrange ments. Mm 5tpnhone dipH Anril 25 in Porterville, Calif., where she had made her home since tne death of her husband here in 1955. Survivors inelurle fivp daugh ters, one step-daughter, one son, two stepsons, 12 grandchildren and one sister. STAR THEATER Phone 6-9278 If no answer call 6-9452 nnTPttp.Times is authorized dealer for Moore Business Forms in this area. Call 6-9228 for your needs. r COMMUNITY BILLBOARD tl Kr ? period of "urne small town. You more than like n d ikm. wu o c u;llv pan rppowniyo thp voirp a quite a few of the little white balls are coneuieu. A whole box of found balls has been placed in the window of Turner, Van Marter and Bry ant, and any member of the club mav drop in and identify his brand. It's quite an honor sys- teComing in the alleyway off Gale street the other day, we noticed a ball lying In thegravel bearing the brand "WB . On cheWing at T. Van M and B we find that is for Willard Blake. The only comment we have to make is, that fellow District Co-op Leader To Install Officers Mrs. Ada Sacnsson, Pilot Rock, district representative of the Co op llomemaker's groups of the Walla Walla district, will be a guest at the regular meeting of the Lexington Co-op Biddies Monday, May 7, 1:30 p. m. at the Lexington City Hall. Mrs. Saerisson will bo in charge of installing new officers. Mrs. Millard Nolan will serve as president of the group for the coming year, and will be in stalled at this time, Those attending are asked to bring items to make up a craft display. Dr. Hubcr Attends Dental Convention Dr. H. S. Hubcr will leave Sundav for the seventh annual Oregon State Dental Convention in Portland, to be held in the Masonic Temple. He will return to Heppner Tuesday night. Because of his absence, his office here will be closed Mon day and Tuesday. Mrs. Lena Kelly returned to Heppner Saturday alter being coniined in the Pendleton Mem orial hospital following major surgery. Immediately aftei her release she stayed at the home of her son, Robert E. Kelly in I'matilla, and will be convales cing at the home of her daugh ters in Heppner for three or four weeks before returning to her own home. trouble. Very truly yours, Mrs. Mae Warren Ml S. Mth Street Redmond, Oregon Spelling Contest Held For County Grade Students Students in grades five through eight in four Morrow county grade schools were en tered in a spelling contest at the A. C. Houghton Elementary school, Irrigon last Wednesday. Two representatives were chosen from each room in the four grades at each school, with a total of 42 pupils finishing as gold, blue or red award win ners. Gold ribbon winners, indicat ing a perfect 100 score, were Cheryl Edwards, Heppner, fifth grade: Theresa Thorpe, Board man; Frances Abrams, Heppner, and Kathy Kenne, lone, sixth graders; and Malcolm Hoskins, Heppner, Den ice Matthews and Patrick McElligott, lone, seventh graders. Blue ribbon winners for those getting between 80 and 89 cor rect, totaled 11 in the fifth grade, eiht in the sixth, seven in the seventh and six in the eighth grade. Fifth graders getting blue rib bons were Bobby Skoubo and Marv Boothman, Board man; Verla Herschell, Dan Leathers. Sara Miller, Steve Munkers, Bettv Henderson, all of Heppner; Teresa Tucker and Linda Nich ols, of lone; Terri Senn and Anna Sue Lesley, A. C. Hough ton school. In the sixth grade were Linda Tatone, Boardman; Amanda Smith, Norita Mar quardt, Helen Anderson, Marsha Lovgren, Jennifer Blake, all of Heppner; Maurine McElligott. lone; and Darlene Gollyhorn and Betty Eppenbach, A. C. Hough ton. From the seventh grades were Marsha Ann Sowell, Kay Dag gett, Martha Peck, Barbara Bloodsworth, Maralee Murray, all of Heppner; Patricia Jean Davis and Linda Carol Senn, both of A. C. Houghton. Blue ribbon winners were tops in the eighth grade. Included were Maureen Doherty, Marg aret Green, Karen French, Gail Batty, all of Heppner, Susan Lindstrom. Cherilyn Smouse. lone; and Chuck Jackson and Tout Olln of A. C. Houghton. lv pan rpporni7o thp voirp at the other end anyway, and gen- LIVE LONGER 217 N. Main Guard your health! Follow your physician's instructions to the letter ... we do! The prompt, accurate filling of his prescriptions is our business. HUMPHREYS REXALL DRUG STORE Mr. and Mrs. Rod Murray Ph. 676-9610 We are At Your Service Around The Clock Coming Events Heppner High School SENIOR PROM Friday night, 9 p. m. Multi purpose room. O.E.S. SOCIAL CLUB CARD PARTY Masonic hall, Saturday, 1:45 p. m. MOTHER-DAUGHTER LUNCHEON Lexington Rebekah hall, Sat urday, 1:00 p. m. Adults $1 Students 75c MOTHER'S DAY BAZAAR Following the luncheon 2:30 p. m. This space will be used each week to announce com ing events of a public service nature at no charge. SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE BY C. A. RUGGLES Insurance Agency Heppner P. 0. 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