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.
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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.
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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
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Savings Bonds
Sales Show Gain
"Purchases of United States
Savings Bonds in this county
for March amounted to $8,635,"
according to a report issued here
today by County Savings Bonds
Committee Chairman Jack Bed
ford. "Sales of E and H Bonds
for the entire state totaled $2,
943,438, bringing first-quarter
sales in Oregon to a total of
$9,777,677. The State had a 9.5
increase for the first quarter of
the year, with 22 counties ahead
of their sales at this point a year
ago."
"Our national Freedom Bond
Drive opens May 1," the chair
man reported. "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
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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.
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