2j HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday, May 3, 1962
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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.
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WESLEY A. SHERMAN
Editor and Publisher
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ASSOCIATION
HELEN E. SHERMAN
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NATIONAL EDITORIAL
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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
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answering tne uescnpuuii nau
appeared at tneir piace. n
the Spencer cat, all right, and
rv,nra tho Siamese has
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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.
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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-
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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.
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