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RErTHEl CAICTTt TlMES. Thndt, Dcmb( M. 1HJ Church Presents Cantala on Air; Residents Travel IT UVELUC fARTLOW IRK!GON-.The Irrlgon Am- blv t4 CUd rhurch presented a tJ.iMma tiai "ir Trtna rending" at thlr rhurrh Sun lay evening. and alo present ed the cantata over the llwm wton radio station Sunday morning. Solo pataaget were by Mr. IVrrv lMmmel, Mn Harvey Warner. Ronald Berg. lavlt Kennev, Anita Pummel, and Bob Buchanan. Services Slated For Condon Man Funeral aenlfe for Kenneih C. Juhnon. tej, Condon, will be al the I'Mted Church of Christ, Condon, Friday, iHs-emlN-r 31. at lo:. am. He died Wednesday. mvemer 2".. In a hospital at iYmUelon after a long lUne. j.Jm-H-n was born in thtf lUrdm.in area on February .M. VXkk He worked on ranvhea ami also w.i rmtled by Condon Motor and Implement Co. pilot to hi lUin-km. He went through m-hoo at Condon. The Rev. Walter a Crow ell, pastor of the lone I'nlied Chunh of Christ, will oftuiate at the service. lonciuttlng service will be at the llardinan cem etery Friday at 1 p.m. jonnton. mho was unmarried. U survived by two brother. Aloee .Vortuary U In charge ol arrangement. Personal Property Benefits Depend on Prompt Filing ure because of an Increa decrease tn ell her lnventry value or taking district levle. It will aUo vary from county to county. The 2 million appropriation for the first ear of relief wa AM-or Rod Thornton. Me ld merely an etlmate of what It that hl office mailed out ome,uol. take to provide a 10 personal uroperty return J reduction. The amount appro forma this week. prlated In future )car will, of The law. panted bv the I!W course. Influence the ue of Legislature, definitely t a t e a I further reduction, the Vron and firms wanting to make sure of mt-lvlng the ben elit of new legudallott reducing property taxe on Inventories hould file their personal prop erty returns not later than March 2. according to County Mustangs Defeat Host 5 in First Round at Condon Mr. and Mr. Vernon Stewart, Sharon and Tom and Mr. Stew art' mother. Mr. Floyd Reed rr. drove to La Grande Saturday and pent Chrlstma with his folk Mr and Mr. Frank Stew- art. and Mr. StewW aWer QQr n Skid Hitf Tliey returned to Irrigon Sunday TrUCK Ot Bridge rvrnmiE. Christmas dinner iruests at the home of Mrs. Myrtle Mark ham and Mr. and Mr. Albert Part low were Mr. Markham alster. Mlsa Snow McCoy of Hermlston. and Mr. Markham' aons ln law and daughter. Mr, and Mrs. Eugene Berg and Ron aid of Vancouver. Wa&h., and Mr. and Mr. Ford Mills. Ricky. An auto ow ned and driven by j cRoy Gardner. Jr, sustained ' that omitted property added to the roll because it was not prop erly reported hot receive the reduction In asae! value provided by House BUI U'.w, whose puriKvie I to give inven tory owner some tax relief. It Is intended that this relief will approximate 10"t the firm year. -V-V the second vear. the third year. 4i the fourth year, and M" the fifth year and succeeding year. The aovsor Hints out. how ever, that the actual percentage is determined by a formula which distribute state appro priation for Inventory relief. truck on the east side of the John Day river bridge detour on the Columbia River highway on Christmas morning. Gardner, student at Eastern Randy and Steve of Hermistoa Oregon CYlloge. was driving be- Mis Clara Fav toy of Port-1 hind his parents who were trav- land spent Christmas with her I el linn in their car ahead, bound parents. Mr. ana .Mrs. w. r. v.oy lor The Dalles. The son had ex- and her brother and slster-ln- rn-cted to continue on to Salem Th legislator appropriated SJ LeRoy Gardner. Jr, sustained ' million for VA' to be given to damage principally to the front! the countte on the basis of the end when It skidded and col- tax on Inventories levied In lided with a large commercial leach county in lifCA. Relief to the taxpayer In each county will be on the basis of their portion of the tax on Inventor ies In 19". This makes It unlikely that the percentage of relief ever law. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Coy and family. Mrs. William Vigil and sons Glenn. Paul. Dale and Clifford of La Porte. Colo., are spending the Christmas holidays with her son-in-law and daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Coy and family nd thus took his own car. a lii5 model The young man had slowed down for the first turn of the de- j tour, going off the main high- way, and was in third gear The car hit a slick spot and went out 1 or control, colliding with a cab- and her son. LeRoy Vigil who over-engine truck that was Just left for Induction Into the Ma-1 coming ui the hill from the de- rin Corps on Tuesday. Dec. 28. tour. Mr. and Mrs. Nell Lampoon I Some damage was done to the and family of kennewtck. I truck, which was carrying n- Wash. drove to Irrlgon Tues- other cab-over-engine truck would be exactly 10. It could arv considerably from this fig- BOWLING Commercial day evening to visit her aunt, Mrs. Myrtle Markham. Joan Gasser. 4-year-old dau ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Alton Gas ser. underwent eye surgery ai St. Anthony hospital In Pendle ton last Tuesday, and is conva lescing at her home. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Rucker and family of Arlington spent the Christmas holidays in Irrl gon visiting Mrs. E. L. Rucker. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Bentley and Mr. and Mrs. Don Adams and family. Scott Adams. 3-year-old son ol Mr. and Mrs. Donald Adams. Is convalescing at his home fol lowing surgery at St. Anthony hospital in Pendleton. A ham dinner was served to lirigon Grange members and their guests at their annual Christmas party. Singing, gift exchange and games were en joyed by all prseent. Mr. and Mrs. Mae McCoy. Jim my and Judy of Long Beach, California, spent Christmas with his mother. Mrs. Ruth McCoy and his brothers and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Mc Coy and family and Mr. and Mrs. Ben McCoy and Terry. Mr. and Mrs. Russell McCoy of Vancouver drove to Irrigon over the week-end and visited his sister. Mrs. Myrtle Markham and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Part low and Sheyl. While in the area they also visited her moth er, Mrs. True, a patient at Valle Vista Home, and her brothers Piggyback. Two tires of the (ruck were ruined. Gardner said. So one was hurt in the accident. The mishap occurred at about 9 a.m. before highway crews had a chance to sand the slick approaches to the detour. The young man's mother observed the accident from their car ahead. Tlu damaged auto was towed to Pendleton, and the Team W L St. Patrick's Church 50 14 I A. L. Daggett, Dist. 40 23 IBank of EO 33 26 i Willow Creek CC 3 26 iHeppner Studs 2t 38 rirsi national can 41 'a I.O.OF. 21 Gardner's IS High Ind. Game Gene Doher ty. 216: High Ind. Series Hu bert Wilson. W9; High Team Game Willow Creek CC. 1023; High Team Series First Nation al Bank. 2S22. The Legislature Included all livestock as Inventory, Also at Iccte are material, supplies. containers, goods In process. finished goods, and other iter son I property owned bv, or In poftscs&ion of, the taxpayer which re or will In-come part ol nta mock in trade. Item which are not now. or never will be, part of the stock in trade will not receive the reduction and must be rcjorted separately from other items that meet the test as inventory, ac cording to the assessor. One difficult category Is sup pile, pecause some, sucn as packaging Item, are deemed to become part of the stock In trade and thus Inventory, while otners used in plant malnte nance an not properly Inven tory. As the years go by and the Inventory value reduction rate approaches 50;. the mat ter of whether a certain Hem Is Inventory or not becomes In creasingly important. ' Under the new law. the State Tax Commission U required to check the classification of per sonal prowrty on the assess ment roll to make certain each taxpayer receives his correct r duction. For this reason, the Tax Com mission will be making field audits of persona! property re turns during the first seven month of liKHJ. Each return will be subject to a check by Com mission auditors to determine whether the taxpayer has re ported all his personal proper ty, including Inventory, live- 43 stock, furniture and equipment. 46 Thursday Nlt Ladle Ifarm maphlnnrv flthr m;l4-hln ery and equipment, boats and vessels, and any other taxable personal property. Siecial atten tion will tc given to determine whether the property reported is in the right category. The county assessor invites anyone with questions to con tact his office. L 13 25 264 28 Mi 31 32', 35 1 45 reporting that they had arrived High Ind. Game La Vonne there safely after leaving by Bloodsworth, 218; High Ind, auto from here Sunday. The two 1 Series Jo Ann Hughes. 514: girls, Marti and Sharon Dixon. 'High Team Game-C. Ed Cole, were accompanied bv Chuck men learn beries t. fcd with his parents. Students Arrive The Rev. and Mrs. Melvin Dixon received a telephone call from thMr daughters Wednes- ,Team W C. Ed Cole 45 Rugglts 34 S L. E. Dick 334 MiLadies 314 Columbia Basin 29 First National 274 Murrays 244 Wishing Well 144 With tl.etr fast break rxUI Ing early in the first quarter, Hctpitcr Musiangs roared to a 21 to 8 lead over host Condon Tuesday night In the Condon In vilallonal b-Hrtba!l tourna ment and then coasted to a 5M 41 victory. Jim tKdieity and Gene Heliker were Hey figures In the fast break that scaled the doom of the Blue Devils, IVtherty potted tour Held goals ami a fret throw tn the first period for nine point, but this was his total storing for the evening. Condon gained Its comxsurc In the second quarter and ac tually outH)lnted the Mustang In the period. 13 to 12. but the Mustang neld a 33 to 21 lead i:oing off the floor at the half The game n on the rough side win two from each team retiring on personal. Going out for lleppner were Jim Jacobs and Tim Drlscoll. while Rhine hart and J. Logan were whistled for five foul each by the offic laU. Mac Hoskins' 12 point, com ing on two field goals and right free throws, wa good for game honor, while Heliker was sec ond with 11. David Clark of the Mustangs had 10. along with Kim Logan and LaRue for Condon. Coach Bob Clough said that Clark played a good game for the winner after turning in an other good contest In the prev ious game with lone. Wheeler County downed Sher man county 51 fx), In the oihmi ei Tuesday night, setting th stage for the Whcclcr-llcppncr Una) Wednesday night. Score: HEPPNER 5S Mrs. VUn Ctoaa, format Moirow county health nurse, re turned to her home In Browns, burg, Ind thla week after visit ing friend her during the Christmas holidays. She and her son. Tom Glass, now on the faculty of iVrtland Slate College, were guest at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Mervln Leonard tn lxlngton. she has continued her work In public health nurs ing In Indiana. Mr. and Mi. Terry Blevtns, son In law and daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. Ed Gouty, nd fnmlly and Terry's brother and sister In law, Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Klevin. all of t'kUh. visited I hrlstmaa eve with the Gontys, returning home Inter that night. CONDON 41 Ftf Ft Tf Tp l.aKuc 4 2 2 10 Finland 0 I IT I ICInchart 2 0 5 4 Crahcnhorst 1113 K. Logan 2 6 4 10 Mlnrhtleld 2 0 14 llollen 0 0 2 0 Wood 0 0 2 0 Humphrey 0 0 0 0 Bennett 3 0 0 ti Johnson 3 0 2 6 J. Logan 0 0 5 0 Total 17 10 26 41 Score by Quarter: 12 3 4 lleppner 21 12 12 13 .Vt Condon K 13 9 1141 Mr. and Mrs. Ervta Adtsi enbived the Christmas week end with their daughter and their families In Salem and Portland. They wore guest of Ihrlr son In law and daughter. Mr. and Mr. Al Parent and family In Salem, where another aon In law and daughter. Mr. and Mr. C. A. INuter of Corvallta Joined them. In Portland they visited another daughter ami granddaughter. Mr. lw Martin and Siuanne. They returned home Tuesday, Mlsa Lorn a Mm Jonas will leave by plane late thU Week to return to her mission work In Indianapolis. Ind., afler attending a Christmas vacation at the home of her imrents, Mr, anil Mr. C. N. Jones. Her en their annual "Christ. mas visit" are Mr. ami Mrs. Harold Hill of Coo Hay. They came Friday to end Christmas with Mrs. mils parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Harris, and plan to return on New Year day. They missed the peak of the storms In coming tn lleppner but have been Interested In re. (tort of some damage from high wind along the coast. Hill, who was reared In lleppner, left here In 1JMM. Fg Ft Pf Tp Jacobs 12 3 4 Clark 3 4 1 10 Hoskins 2 K 0 12 Heliker 4 3 0 11 Doherty 4 10 9 Drlscoll 2 2 5 6 Wagenblast 0 0 2 0 ODonnell 0 0 0 0 Flalz 10 0 2 Warren 0 0 10 Gray 0 4 0 4 Kilkenny 0 0 0 0 Totals 17 24 14 5S Wo Will Deliver Your Processed Meat f9 p. Tn Win Of Chora Wnj I i jyVS I f Lexington WHOLESALE MEATS CUSTOM SLAUGHTERING SCHEDULE! Hogs - Tuesday Cattle Wed.. Thur. Sheep . . Any Day Follctt Meat Co. Ph. 567-6651 HcrmLiloa. Oraoa Oa Hcrmlstoa-McNary Highway $50 REWARD To Anyone knowing or haying any art dene as to who nor hart stolen my SUN TACHOMETER AND TOOLS mOM MT 195 rORD TRUCK AT THE TO? Or CASON CANTON. ANYONE Having any Information CALL MARCEL JONES Heppncr, Ore. Ph. 676-5321 Gilliland of Carryr. Pa, who spent Christmas here with the Dixons. The three are studenU at Ashbury College, Wilmore. In view of the severe weather con ditions at this time, the parents were paricularly concerned about their safe arrival. Club Has Dinner Meeting on December 12 was the Rhea Creek Livestock 4-H club. The club met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. William Raw lins for the annual dinner and Christmas party. After the din and sisters-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. ner there was a short meeting of the club. Those present at the party were Mr. and Mrs. Hall, Mr. and Mrs. Harris, Mr. and Mrs. Rawlins, and the ma jority of the club members. Thomas A. Rawlins, reporter Cecil Goodwin and girls and Mr, and Mrs. Alfred Goodwin and Gary, Hermlston. Trailer Ordinance Upheld Irrlgon Council met last Tues day evening and voted unani mnnsiv tn uDhold the trailer or dinance which provides that trailers within the city limits must be narked in the trailer court, unless parked on land owned by occupant of the trail er. The council renewed pack age beer licenses to the Com plete Food Grocery store and Clark's One-Stop Grocery store. The council accepted a letter of resignation from Attorney Wil liam Belt, who is moving to Sa lem. A new attorney has not yet been selected. A street report covering a 5-year development program was approved. Mrs. Beulah Pummel of Port land spent the Christmas holi days with her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Perry Pummel, Anita, Donna Kay and Darrel. Sunday afternoon tney were all dinner guests of Mrs. Beulah Pummel's son-in-law and daugther, Mr. and Mrs, Obern Standerfer of Hermiston. Mrs. Perry Pummel attended an Avon Christmas party and sales meeting at Pendleton last Monday. The luncheon ana meeting were at the Tapadera banquet room. A3C Allyn Hobbs, who re cently completed schooling at Sheppard Air Force Base, Wich ita Falls, Texas, is home on leave with his folks, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Hobbs and family. Hobbs will be stationed at Mathers Air Force Base near Sacramento. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Jorgen sen spent Saturday in Spokane, Wash Mrs. J. W. Bunnell of Clarks ton. Wash., is visiting her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Don Estes and family. The Busy Knitters 4-H club 'Debbie Keith, Sharon Stewart, met at the old school last Thurs- j Sheryl Partlow, Cheryl Hinkley, day and watched a movie on Robert Acock, Bonnie Bush and knitting. The girls worked on reporter Linda Reed. Mrs. Mary their hot-dish holders and were, Adams is the girls' leader, and served refreshments after the 'she is assisted by Mrs. Louis meeting. Girls present were Da-j Shade and Mrs. Donald Leigh nette Leighton, Debra Huwe, I ton. HOSPITAL NEWS Patients who were admitted to Pioneer Memorial hospital dur ing the past week, and are still receiving medical care, are tne following: Richard Robison, Heppner: Virginia Grosh ens, Heppner: Gary Van Blokland1 Heppner: Leta Ledbetter, Hepp ner: Clara Strecker, Spray: Lew is Halvorsen, lone; Lillian Ries, Condon, and Sheridan Sweek, Heppner. Those who received medical care, and were later dismissed, were the following: Jennifer Johnston, Heppner: Irene Huit, Boise, Ida.: Edna Turner, Hepp ner: James Marvin, lone, and Edwin Heidlage, Kinzua. Mr. and Mrs. David Bryant of Kinzua are parents of a daugh ter, Elizabeth Colleen, born Sun day, December 26. Her birth weight was 9 lb., 1 oz. She joins a family of five other children, Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Gamroth of Hillsboro became parents of a first child, a daughter, on Sun day, December 26. The young miss weighed 6 lb., 8 oz., and has been named Sherri Lynn. Mrs. Amanda Duvall had as her guests for the three-day Christmas holidays her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Waid and their son. Jim; her granddaughter, Miss Lois Wickersham, and her cousin and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Les ter Tubbs, all of Portland. Her nephew and wife, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Waid of Ukiah, joined the group as dinner guests on Christmas Day. Cole, 2694. Father Critical In Hospital Here Stanley Dixon, father of the Rev. Melvin Dixon, was reported to be in critical conditon and sinking in the Pioneer Memorial hospital Wednesday night. He has been bedridden in the nurs ing home at the hospital for the past 24 years, having suffered a paralytic stroke prior to his confinement. Mr. Dixon is 78 years of age. Arriving lost Wednesday for several days visit here with rel atives were Mr. and Mrs. Herb Case of Poulsbo, Wn. They en Joyed the Christmas holidays visiting in the home of her mother, Mrs. Jessie Griffin, and also in the Forrest and Archie Burkenbine homes. Mr. and Mrs. Wes Sherman and family enjoyed Christmas dinner at Stayton Saturday af ternoon with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Samek and family. The Sameks are parents of the Shermans' daughter-in-law, Mrs. Richard Sherman, of Salem. On Sunday, the Heppner family went to Forest Grove to have another Christmas family gathering with Wes Shermans mother, Mrs. Harry Sherman, Sr., and his bro ther and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Sherman, Jr., and family. Some of the group also went to Reedville to visit anoth er brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Sherman. - On the trip Mrs. Sherman also renewed a lifelong friendship with Mrs. Kathryn Middle brook, . now of Stayton. The two attended col lege together at Linfield in Mc Minnville and were sorority sis ters there. Joining the Shermans at forest Grove was another lifelong family friend, George Barkley of Tracy, Calif- who expects to come to Heppner to day (Thursday) for a New Years visit with the Wes Shermans. POWER CONTROL ELECTRIC MOTOR SERVICE WE REPAIR: Electric Motors Power Tools Hydraulic Jack Alemlt Equipment 421 8. E. 4th Pendleton Fhona 276-5862 I . ; I if if i w i r if jpr:- ,v v rwixmf i I I tVI ll II . rV I V. VV f7XX - V I II II I "J I It s r.T-tt f 1 XX ' ,11A II Al I II l- l V I'a-. ,.vr. v ..II Iff I I ( 1 rl UJ L MSm , x II II II III I IJ V " V ,C -v X V St- " lim I j i if v - y ww--' s ' VI. ii y a. . w -v ,v t II ' . AAV I r yy i: 1 1 ' s & jf A Walk in tpace . . . A walk in the park . , . Big v 'A things Little things , , . All part of a year which brought I yj moments of achievement and exhilaration to the world, J I fjjf to the country, to our community. IjfjJ! Now we look to 1966, confident that the progress wM we have made and the friendships we established will l f continue to grow and mature. .cr'..:--.- I i f ' You, our citizens and patrons have contributed I m $ A Walk in space . . . A walk in the park . . Big things Little things , . . All part of a year which brought moments of achievement and exhilaration to the world, to the country, to our community. Now we look to 1966, confident that the progress we have made and the friendships we established will continue to grow and mature. You, our citizens and patrons have contributed much to keep our community ever moving forward toward a better life. We are proud to be a part of this civic-minded spirit. May we take this opportunity to extend to all of you our heartiest good wishes for a healthy, happy and prosperous new year. 1 OBTOW Cyiity raei 'iroweri
