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HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday, April 25. 1963 Local Landowners Testify For Bill to Lower Patrol tax Representatives of the cattle sil, testified nf ever increasing and wool growers associations, the timber industry, fire protec tion groups and individual tax payers, attended a hearing of House Bill 1477 by House Ways and Means Sub-Committee No. 3 at the legislature in Salem on Thursday, April 18. Committee Chairman was Rep. Stafford Hansell. Representative Jack Smith, a sponsor of the bill, testified the measure would recognize the ever increasing public use of private lands and would place a ceiling of 5c an acre for fire patrol tax on grazing lands and a 7'2C per acre ceiling on timber lands. He said grazing oper ations now pay 5c an acre for protection but those in timber ed areas pay up to 15c an acre. Rep. Smith cited 1962 fire sta tistics which showed 705 fires over 8,542 acres. Of these, 127 fires were caused by lightning, 638 were man caused. The gen eral public was responsible for 38 of these fires, the land owner 36, lightning 16, rail roads 6.8 and miscellaneous causes totaled 3.2. Wm. H. Steiwer, Sr., of Fos- costs of fire patrol tax to the landowner and the need for more fiscal control of the bud gets. Allen Nistad, of Kinzua Corp oration, representing Eastern Oregon Timber Owners, said landowners paid 1.5c fire patrol tax per acre in 1934, 3.5c in 1944, 7.5c in 1954 and 15c in 1962. Nistad furnished statistics to show the Central Oregon Fire District, headquartered at Prine ville, employed 38 men from three to 12 months to furnish fire patrol protection at a salary cost of $98,671.00. An additional $18,512.00 is charged for sup pression crews and any addit ional fire fighting crews and expenses are charged the fol lowing year. He suggested that, if the general fund gave assis tance, these personnel could be assigned additional duties by the State of Oregon in adminis tering forestry and tax laws. He cited increased use of private lands by the public and men tioned the 17,000 people who traveled to Bull Prairie reservoir, adjacent to Kinzua lands, in its first year of operation. LONGER ENGINE LIFE Diesel and heavy-duty gasoline engines get maximum protection with RPM DELO Lubricating Oils, Special compounds prevent piston and ring deposits, hold down crankcase sludge. And parts don't wear out as fast bo cause of RPM DELO's anti friction additives. RPM DELO HEAVY DUTY... SUPER RPM DELO SPECIAL ... or RPM DELO SUPERCHARGED-3. One of these oils Is ust right for your equip ment and operating conditions. For any Standard Oil product, call L. E. "ED" DICK Phone 676-9633 Heppnei wmmmwiMWtiiimM The Oregon Cattlemens as sociation, represented by Larry Williams of Canyon City and Earl Smith of Mitchell, testified landowners are paying more for fire patrol tax than they are for ad valorem tax on the land. They spoke of the great finan cial responsibility placed on the landowner lor fire protection and the additional costs Incurred by t-he late hunting season. George Rugg, Heppner, Presi dent of Oregon Wool Growers association, confirmed the testi mony of other witnesses and presented his own tax state ments to the committee for study of the effect of fire pa trol tax on his grazing oper ations. Glen Parsons, chief forester for Boise-Cascade Corporation at La Grande, testified the 100 payment of fire patrol costs by Oregon landowners was a sit uation unique in the western part of the United States. Par sons recommended favorable ac tion by the committee and urged follow-up by the State Forestry Department in creating better defined fire districts and elim ination of duplication and over lapping of fire districts by State and Federal agencies. Jim Corlett, Oregon Forest Pro tective association, endorsed the measure and testified the same ceiling is now in effect on lands in Eastern Washington. Other witnesses appearing before the committee were C. V. Schott, Larry Wade and Grant Wade of Condon, Wheeler County Com missioner John Collins of Mit chell, David Don of Salem, Thos. J. Orr of Klamath Falls and Steve Eyman, Western Oregon Livsetock Growers association and the Oregon Farm Bureau. 'After hearing the testimony of the witnesses, the chairman announced he would call in State Forestry Department of ficials and fiscal officers to de termine the financial impact of the bill on state funds. Following the hearing, some members of the croup were ad vised by State Forester Dwight Phipps that $380,000.00 had been included in his budget for assis tance by the general fund in recognition of public use but that it had been stricken by the Department of Finance. He said this action caused additional personnel to be charged to local fire patrol taxes. Cleanup Week! ivv,l,1.ni,.,vnti NAflONU tOAtO Of Ml WDttWtmi Country Cutters An afternoon meeting of the Country Cutters 4-H club was held at Linda Pettyjohn s home or April 20. Sandra opened the meeting by asking Molly Beck ett and Mary Campbell to lead the flag salutes. Roll call was answered by each member nam ing her most difficult part in making her skirt. Betty Carlson had the members divide up into teams and judge buttons and seams. Our leader had us sign a thank you note to the Morrow County Grain Growers for the 4-H calendars they gave us. We had five visitors. Linda Pettyjohn, reporter Extra Special Ofle r illlillllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!llllll!lllllllllllllllllllIHI . j 5 -Foot ljM I rjo&jxTra lm1 1 Cost! 1 fl Ml 17 i BnCeMhnw diidc ii - - i ...WHEN YOU PURCHASE GALLONS of any of the BOYSEN Paints Listed ... You May Choose Any Combination . . . Boyitn SHAKE ' ! 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"Its objective dur ing the two-month period will be to sell one or more extra bonds to every American family. "Buying a bond for the Free dom Bond Drive may seem to some as a minor contribution to vital Issues our nation faces to day. Collectively it is far from minor; the widespread sale of Savings Bonds plays a key part in the strength of our economy, which in turn support our de fense efforts." April 29 Deadline Set For 4-H Applications 4-H Summer school applica tions are due in the county agent's office on Monday, April 29, reports Joe Hay, Morrow county extension agent. Nearly ninety 4-H members in the county have met require ments making them eligible to apply for the week-long event June 10-15 on the Oregon State University campus in Corvallis. Morrow county has a quota of 27 delegates that will be attend ing this event. Four-H members must send in their 4-H Permanent Record Sheet and a Local Leader Report Form for a completed applica tion," Hay said. A committee of 4-H leaders and parents will meet April 30 to select the 27 delegates from the applications sent in. Club members will then be notified if they have been selected as a delegate for sum mer school. Irrigon Extension Plans for Festival IRRIGON The April Ho m e Extension Unit meeting opened with the chairman asking each of the 23 ladies present to give ner name and where she attend ed school. Mrs. Vern Dillon re quested the ladies to save MJB and Folger coffee bands for the Irrigon Grange. Mrs. Paul Slaughter reported on the coun ty committee meeting, and she and Mrs. Cliff Anderson were appointed to take charge of the Irrigon display at the County Homemakers Festival at Hepp ner, May 15. May 22 was announced as the county committee meeting at the John Graves home in Hardman, with all alumni officers being invited. The drawing was held for the clothes hamper, stocked with linens and household ar ticles, for which the unit has been selling raffle tickets, and Mrs. Elmer Zehner was the lucky winner. Irrigon delegates to the State Homemakers Convention to be held In Corvallis April 30, May 1-2, are Mrs. Mary Adams and Mrs. Perry Pummel. New officers to be installed at the County Homemaker's Fes tival May 15 will be: Mrs. Mary Adams, chairman; Mrs. Dean Acock, vice chairman; Mrs. George Sawyer, secretary; Mrs. Perry Pummel, treasurer. The project for April, "Care of Your Sewing Machine," was present ed by County Agent Esther Kir-mis. Club Studies Patterns The Busy Bees 4-H club met at the home of Mrs. Joe Haus ler on April 11. We discussed our patterns and materials. Betty Hausler demonstrated how to pin the pattern to the ma terials. Maureen McEll i g o 1 1 gave a report on safety in the home. Mrs. Hausler w-as our vis itor. By the next meeting we are supposed to have our pat terns and material. Maureen McElligott, reporter Boxed typing paper reason ably priced at the Gazette- Times. The Phil Mahoneys, Eddie Gundersons, Lowell Gribbles, Clint McQuarries, and Maurice Browns drove to Hood River Fri day to play golf at Welch's but due to the snow they went into Portland for the week-end. Monument MONUMENT Mrs. Helen Brown and daughter, Mrs. Norma Waiter of Boise, Idaho, arrived Sunday afternoon, April 14. They will return to Boise April 29 for Mrs. Brown's checkup after having had surgery last month. Mrs. Clifford Howell and son Sam, and Gene Hunt drove to Heppner Monday for seed grain. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Boyer drove to Arlington last Wednes day on business. Mrs. Doris Vinson was In Pen dleton last Thursday on a busi ness trip. Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Dulaney and three daughters returned home last Thursday night from Fresno, Calif., where they at tended the wedding of Mrs. Du- laney's niece, Miss Elaine Key nolds, on Monday, April 15. The bride is the daughter of Mrs. Stella McCarty. Mr. and Mrs. Mead Gilman spent Easter Sunday with their son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Donald Gilman, at Condon. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Sweek of Ridgefield, Wn., were recent vis itors with their son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Sweek, also with Earl's mother, Mrs. Claude Sweek at Prairie City and with another son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Sweek at Mt. Ver non. Mrs. Vera Gardner and Mrs. Murd Stubblefield drove to Port land to attend a wedding in the family a week ago. Maynard Hamilton has receiv ed word that his sister, Mrs. E. Banta, has returned to her home from Boise, Idaho, where she underwent surgery three weeks ago. Oregon Beef Council To Consider Budget The regular meeting of the Oregon Beef Council will be held Friday, May 3, at the Beef Coun cil headquarters, Imperial Hotel, in Portland, according to Rich ard Westerberg, chairman. At this meeting the council will consider the recommenda tions of the budget committee for the proposed 1963-64 Oregon Beef Council budget. Also on the agenda, for consideration of the council, will be the beef carcass display case which the public relations committee of the Beef Council will recommend. The meeting, which starts at 1:30 p.m., is open to the public. Father and Mrs. C Bruce Spencer were In Baker over the week-end. Dennis Dick is visiting here and will report to San Francisco, May 2 for submarine duty with the U. S. Navy. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Springer and Lincoln Nash were dinner guests at the Lee Palmer home in lone last Wednesday. We Will Deliver Your Processed Meat Free Of Charge To Heppner, Lexington lone, WHOLESALE MEATS CUSTOM SLAUGHTERING SCHEDULE: Hogs Tuesday Cattle Wed., Thurs. Sheep Any Day Follett Meat Co. Hermlston, Oregon Ph. 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