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Zone Plan Rea
Crowd
At City
It win l)lllid an hearing, but
the crowd was absent Tuesday
night when the proposed city
zoning ordlnnnco wan dint-united
tit mo city Hall.
No one cams to remonstrate,
Mini no oni from the cltl.cnrv
came to speak on Ix-half of the
proposal.
me hearing was limited to
a discussion of the ordinance
v the city council, with explon
ittlim by Itlehnrd Ivey. consult
nut lor lorncll, Howland, Hayes
mid McrryflcliJ, cnglincrs who
conducti'd tin' zoning study and
ucvrioiM'd the plan.
wniy otnern present were
( utility Judge Paul Jones, Weil
Miermnn of the Goctte-Tlmes,
Avon Mclhy of the Kust Orei'on-
Inn, City Recorder Elaine
f.corne, and W. ( Drlscoll, night
dispatcher for the city.
Representing the council were
Mayor W. C. Roscwall, Harlan
McCurdy, Jr.. chairman of the
planning commlH.slon; Council
man Hill Collin and Council
man Carl Spauldlng. both mem
ber of the com mission.
ivey presented a base map
mat nacl lieen drawn by the en
clneem, together with a map of
existing land use, anil a com
prehensive plan of recommend
ed jtonlng. He went over the zon
ing ordinance which In Included
In a bound booklet of 50 pages
ami called attention to the pre
llmlnary draft of a proposed
subdivision ordinance.
Zone 'Nicely Separated'
"Actually your commercial,
residential and Industrial areas
aro nlcelv separated." Ivey said.
"You don't have a lot of land
left, though. Any new develop
ment would probably take to the
hillsides or spread out along the
highways."
Adoption of the zoning ordi
nance Is ckc'ti-d to be accom
plished at furthcoming council
meetings.
It sets tip zones, within the
rltv limits, for residential, cen
tral commercial, limited com
mercial. Industrial and agricul
tural areas, none of which
would be retroactive. In other
words, any existing non-conforming
uses may continue so
long as they remain In use In
such areas without expansion or
change.
One of the principal reasons
for developing the zoning plan
Is the prospect that the Willow
Creek dam and reservoir will be
constructed with considerable
Impact on the cltv.
Obectiv LUtod
Objectives of zoning, ns out
lined in the comprehensive plan,
are: 1. To maintain the gener
ally well-ordered pattern of
land uses that now characterize
the city. 2. To protect llcppncr's
resident Inl neighborhoods from
encroachment by uses that con
flict with residential values. 3.
To maintain and strengthen the
present business center by en
couraging the upgrading of
commercial properties and min
imizing the spread of business
development to areas now In
residential and other uses. 4. To
maintain n high standard with
resitect to public services wa
ter supply, sewerage, police and
fire protection, sanitation, etc. 5.
To set reasonable minimum
standards for new construction,
In the interest of public heultn,
safety, convenience, and appear
ance. ,,, .
The ordinance will require
residential lots to have an area
of at least 7,000 squnre feet.
Minimum width of a lot at the
building site will be 70 feet, and
at least 20 feet for both front
unrl rear yards must be provid
ed hetween the residence build
ing and the lot lines. At least
five feet must be provided for
side yards. Accessory buildings
may bo within five feet of the
rear lot line.
Trailer Provisions Made
Standard trailer parks will be
encouraged In the city, In com
pliance with state standards; ac
cording to the comprehensive
plan, but until there Is an ade
quaey of such parks, permits
would be Issued for conditional
use on Individual lots.
"Mobile homes are becoming
more common," says the com
prehensive plan, "and cities
need to provide for their loca
tion. In Heppner, certain parts
of the cltv aro better suited to
the location of temporary dwell
ings, and these locations are In
dicated in the comprehensive
plan. In the future each mobile
home In the city should be con
nected to the city sewer, to city
water and so located and es
tablished that It does not con
stitute a nuisance with respect
to neighboring properties."
In tho area of commercial
land use, the plan states, "Ma
lor objectives of the plan aro
to maintain and enhance Hopp
tier's attraction as a regional
commercial center and at the
same time to provide a conven
ient shopping center for Hepp
ner residents . . . Pressures for
outlying business locations that
are associated with larger, fast
er growing cities are not likely
to occur In Heppner, although
from time to time new business
locations on the outskirts of the
.city may be proposed. The plan
ning commission will consider
such proposals as they affect the
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public interest In the develop
ment of a convenient downtown
business center and In avoiding
unnecessary conflicts between
different type of land uses."
Parking Adequate
The study reported that on
street parking appear adequate
during all but the busiest times,
hut the ordinance also lists re
quirements for off-street park
ing In both residential and com
mercial zones when develop
ments may occur that would ov
ertax on street parking.
The plan states that the In
dustrial area, which In zoned for
the north side of town, Is well
liH'ated. It provides for new In
dustrial or reluted activities to
be located In the area and res
idential and business uses arc
excluded.
"This portion of the commu
nity docs not provide a suit
able environment for homes, nor
In most cases is It a suitable
location for retail business," the
plan states.
The Willow Creek project will
result in "substantial physical
changes" In the cltv and affords
opportunity for Improvements,
the plan pointed out. These In
clude the landscaping and fur
ther Improvement of the creek
channel through the city, the
development of recreation facil
ities, and the placing of homes
in location that take advant
age of the lake. The Willow
Cn-ek channel would be used as
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Committee Fails
Jo Allow Funds
For Dam Project
Appropriation committee of
("impress did not recommend
funds for the Willow Creek
nrolect In a bill approved for
House action this week. Con
gressman AI Ullman advised
the Gazette-Times In a telegram
received late last week. Coun
ty Judge Paul Jones also re
ceived a cupv of the telegram.
"Crowing pressures for antl
Inflation budget cuts have
"imsed "S215 million Teductlon
from last year's public works
appropriation level," the wire
laid.
"Committee recommended $."16
million less than administra
tion's 17 budget request. Will
i-ontlnue to make every effort
'o obtain approval of funds by
House and Senate. Am strongly
supporting addition by Senate
appropriations committee."
A concerted effort had been
made by Oregon's Congression
al delegation to get the pre
construction appropriation this
year at the urging of local sup
porters of the project, Including
the Chamber of Commerce, but
little hope had been held that
It would be forthcoming this
year,
So. while some disappoint
ment has been expressed upon
receipt of the telegram here, In
dications are that emphasis
will be turned towards next
year In seeking to obtain the
appropriation.
WEATHER
By DON CILUAM
OR
dy;
Lacking
Hearing
week of September 15-21 is as
follows:
HI Low Prec.
Thursday 7ti 1X
Friday 7S !!
Saturday 82 48
Sunday 72 5-1
Monday 70 42
Tucsduy 80 45
Wednesday 80 51
Many Morrow County Students Head
By HELEN SHERMAN
According to reports of par
ents and school administrators,
over 85 per cent of last year's
class of 52 graduates from Hepp
ner High school are enrolling
this year In colleges or voca
tional schools to further their
education. Several are entering
military training.
Some of the returning stu
dents left early for rush week
at state colleges, but the ma-
iorltv took ud camnus residence
the past week-end or late this
week. Registration at state col
leges was the last part of this
week, with regular classroom
schedules to start next week.
Oregon State University at
Corvallis claims this year's ma-
orlty of freshmen from this
area. Entering are Gayle Batty,
Mike Bunch. Susan Drake,
Trlsha Farley, Susan Lindstrom,
Karen French, Dick Flaiz, Mark
Murray, Tom Rawlins, Joan
Stockard and Cherilyn Smouse.
Returning for further study at
OSU are Chris Brown, Margaret
Marks. Shannon Mahoney, Le-
ann Joynes, Patty Alsup, Wayne
Evans, John wagenbiast, Eric
Anderson, Mike Sweck, Lee
Daggett and David Anderson.
Astorians Urge Cooperation to Solve
Cooperation Is the key to sol
ution of fish and water pollu
tion problems on the Columbia
Itlver, said Russell Brlstow and
George Kadlch, both of Astoria,
represent I n g the commercial
fishing Industry In a talk to the
llcppncr-Morrow County Cham
ber of Commerce Monday.
Drlstow said that all groups
need to unite to work towards
alleviation of the problems, In
cluding business people, com
mercial fishermen, sports fish
ermen, farmers and others.
"Cooperation Is needed to
solve such problems as pollu
tion so there will be fish for
all for many years to come,"
Brlstow said.
He said that the commercial
fishing Industry Is Important to
83rd Year
THE dm ' T
GAZETTE-TIM
Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, September
Reception Set
To Host Teachers
"School Bells Rlngln' " Is the
theme chosen to usher In a new
year of acquaintanceship be
twii'n teachers and parents of
Heppner Elementary school stu
dents at the reception Friday
evening, September 23.
Heppner Grade School PTA
will serve as hosts for the re
ception, beginning at 8:00 p.m.,
with several members working
on committees, under the dir
ection of Mrs. Clyde Allstott,
president.
Teachers will be escorted to
the reception by parents of stu
dents, and all guests will re
ceive name tags at the door.
Planned as a social evening
to get Bcqulnted, plans for a
program will be held to a min
imum, with Harlan McCurdy
serving as master of ceremonies
and Father Raymond Beord
leading In the Invocation. The
program will consist mostly of
informal Introductions.
Mrs. Forrest Burkenblnc, pub
licity chairman for the PTA, re
leased names of committee
heads who have been working
on the reception plans during
the week. These include Mrs.
Jim Prock, hosts and hostesses;
Mrs. Lynn Pearson, Invitations;
Mrs. Bob Jones, corsages; Mrs.
Randy Lott, name tags; Mrs.
Bill Johnson, refreshments; Mrs,
Wallace Wolff and Miss Terry
Llncecum, decorations.
Walla Walla Firm
Gets Duplex Job
Keith Walker of Walla Walla,
Wn., low bidder on the Job of
constructing a duplex residence
for the Morrow county school
district at Board man, was
awarded the contract by the
board of directors of the district
at a special meeting Monday
night.
Basic bid was $21,037 for the
structure. The board also accept
ed alternates that Included $200
for rough siding, $118 for Insu
lated glass patio door and $100
for Insulation in the walls, mak
ing the total $21,455.
Fair Meeting Set
President Ron Currin has call
ed for a special meeting next
Tuesday. Seotember 27. at 8:00
p.m. at the dormitory building
at the Fair Grounds. Topic for
discussion will be the past
year's fair and how It can be
Improved for the coming year.
The public is encouraged to at
tend. Second highest in number of
entering freshmen is Eastern
Oregon College of Education, La
Grande. Starting their first year
are Barbara Gribble, Jean Marie
Healy, Judy Jones, Sandra Mc
Donald, Theresa Munkers, Erna
Winchester, Sh 1 r 1 e e Erwln
Clark, Mike Pierce, David Clark
and Bill Snyder.
Those returning to EOC are
Thomas Green, Bruce Thomson,
Stuart Dick, Ron Jones, Tony
Doherty, Patti Collins, Don
Munkers, Ginny Moore, Jill
Cline, LeRoy Gardner, and Jen
nifer Brlndle.
Several will enlov the added
new facilities of Blue Mount
ain Community College in Pen
dleton. Enrolling for their first
year are Paul Hisler, Ray Jones,
Greg Johnston, Mike Kindle,
Loru Lee Stotts, Simon Winters
and Dean Lovgren. Entering for
further training at BMCC are
Ken and Judy Wright, Dale Van
Blokland, Dan MeQuarrie, Frank
Osmtn, Ron Becket, Mitch Ash
beck, and Dale Vance.
Those enrolling for the first
year at the University of Ore
gon in Eugene are Margaret
Green, Brenda Young, Maureen
the state and Is well worth pre
serving. The fishermen have not only
had problems with dam con
struction, pollution and low wa
ter but have had problems In
their own Industry, Brlstow said,
and the organization, "Salmon
for All," was formed to work
on these problems.
But even with the construc
tion of dams on the Columbia
that meant losing 75 of the
spawning area, there has actu
ally been an Increase In the
number of fish, Brlstow declar
ed. Sllverslde salmon were giv
en as an example.
A pellet feeding program, de
veloped by th State Fish Com
mission, has proved very good,
and 217,000 silvers were taken
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i'limiiiMiii i n n i LL- n..... ii rtM,
GENE FERGUSON, county commissioner and senior member of
(Doc) Sherer, county roadmaster, with a bonus check lor $175
Friday in recognition of 30 years' service with the county road
tation an commissioner waiter
PTA Workers Due
PTA workers from three coun
ties will meet In Heppner Wed
nesday, September 28, for a
School of Instruction. Mrs. Jesse
Herbert, first vice-president of
the Oregon Congress of Parents
and Teachers, and Mrs. L. J.
Burns, bulletin editor, will con
duct the session, which will be
held in the Heppner High
school cafetorium at 1 p.m.
During the forenoon student
leaders from high schools In the
three counties have been invit
ed to a special session on par
liamentary procedure, to which
PTA leaders are also welcome.
This part of the program will
start at 10 a.m. in the cafetor
ium and will be supervised by
Mrs. L. E. Dick, Jr., regional
vice-president of the Oregon
(ongress of Parents and Teach
ers.
All guests of the school may
eat at the cafeteria at 12:15 for
"sunt cnarges or 25 cents
for students and 30 cents for
adults.
PTA units in Morrow, Gilli
am, and Wheeler counties are
organized as Midland Council,
io wn' resignation oi Mrs.
Doherty, Mark Brown and Tim
Drlscoll. Returning as sopho
mores or upper classmen are
Jean Slewert, Jean Stockard,
Carl Buuman. Bill Sherman,
Dick Potter, Ray Nichols, Bill
Cox, Martha Doherty, Doug An
derson and Laura Lee Hudson.
Three 1966 graduates will en
ter the University of Portland.
These are Shirley Norton, Jim
Barclay and Theresa Monahan.
Sheridan Wyman will enter
Marylhurst College, Lake Os
wego; Tim Tullis, Lewis and
Clark College, Portland; Gene
Heliker, Willamette University,
Salem; David Matheny, Pacific
Lutheran, Tacoma, Wn.; Ken
Morgan, Oregon College of Ed
ucation, Monmouth, and Steve
Warren, Ricks College, Rexburg,
Idaho.
Leslie Meador will start her
first year at Northwest Christian
college, Eugene. Entering his
junior year there will be Dick
Struckmeler.
Three girls are training at Pa
cific School of Beauty, Portland.
These are Janis Baker, Dianne
SChaffitz and Rogenia Wilson.
Lee Grissom is training at Pen
dleton Beauty school.
Karla Luciani is a student at
by sports fishermen off the
mouth of the Columbia In 1965.
In the same year, glllnetters
took 232,000 silvers In the river,
and the commercial troll land
ings were 45 million pounds,
greatest total since VJQS.
At the present time water is
low and oxygen content Is down.
Problem Is to keep It high
enough for fish life to survive.
Industrial waste was blamed
by the men for much of the
pollution of the river, and they
told of their efforts to obtain
cooperation, particularly from
pulp mills, to stop dumping of
solid wastes Into the river.
'The Sanitary Authority
doesn't have enough encourage
ment fro.n the public to take a
firm stan.t," Bristow said. "We
22, 1966
'w";m
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Hayes (leit), rcrs. snerer ana
For School Here
Lovena Palmer, president, a
short business meeting will be
held during the afternoon ses
sion to elect her replacement.
Mrs. Herbert and Mrs. Burns
will instruct and enthuse offi
cers and committees, and will
answer questions concerning lo
cal problems and procedures.
They will be in Grant county
and Baker on September 29 and
30 for Schools of Instruction
while Mrs. Dick will go to Cul
ver and Bend on September 29
to conduct instruction for PTA
workers In those areas.
Four Cheerleaders
Elected at School
Four Heppner Elementary
school girls were elected as
cheerleaders for the Heppner
Ponies during the 1966-67 sea
son, Principal Alan Martin an
nounces. They are Patty Luci
ani, Denise Bloodsworth, Julie
Ayres and Susan French.
The regular grade school foot
ball season opened with a game
between Heppner and lone at 2
p.m. Thursday (today).
for College
Bassist School of Fashion in
Portland.
Cindy Smith has been ac
cepted into the Women's Mar
ine Corps. David Grey left this
month for U. S. Marine train
ing. Among returning college stu
dents are Don Majeske, Pacific
University, Forest Grove; Shan
Applegate, Carroll College, Hel
ena, Mont.; Dean Robinson,
Treasure Valley Community col
lege, Ontario; Mike Warren,
Brigham Young University, Salt
Lake City; Ginger Springer, Ore
gon College of Education, Mon
mouth, and Marti Dixon, Asbury
College. Wilmore, Ky.
Steve Peck expects to enter
military service soon.
Recent Heppner High gradu
ates who are reported to be
among those now serving ' ffilrSweheduleS
the armed forces are Doug Du-1 n x""r h" f, wK
buque, Larry Heath, Jay Ball, I one i loss and lone tie, .both take
Greg Pierce, John Pfeiffer, Har-, to the roa- this week-end.
old Grey, Dick Clark, Bill ! Coach Gordon Meyers' Card
Weatherford, Aaron Smith, Mike 'nals go to Mt. Vernon to play
Smith, Dick Springer, Fred an afternoon contest Friday,
Harnden, Larry Monagle, An- while Coach Ed Hlemstra's Mus
thony Crooke. Gary Van Blok-tang squad has a Saturday
land, Gary Struthers, Dan Mc-
Bride, Jim Farra, Sherill Mc
Donald and Dennis Doherty.
Fish and River Problems
feel
I new Industries should eo
'clean'."
in clean
They spoke of a lagoon sys
tem used by the mill at Camas
to hold wastes during a period
of oxidation before discharging
the effluent Into the river. A
new mill at Wauna is not going
to dump water directly Into the
Columbia but will take most of
the solids out. However, the rest
will be dumped, Brlstow said,
by spraying through a system
of dispersal nozzles. He does not
believe this will be effective In
pollution control.
"We hear so much of all the
bad things happening to our re
sources on the river," Radich
said, "but little about the fine
work of the very fine agencies
working hard to repair damages
Number 30
2PPNER
10 cents
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the county court presents Harold
in a ceremony at the courthouse
department Watching the presen
county juage Paul Jones,
Ceremony Honors
Harold Sherer
On Long Service
Harold (Doc) Sherer's 30 years
of service in the county road
department was recognized with
a ceremony and presentation at
the county courthouse Friday.
A bonus check for $175 was
given to him by the county
court in appreciation of his
work, and he and Mrs. Sherer
are now on their first full
fledged vacation during his
long tenure with the county.
Sherer was a road department
employee until his appointment
as county roadmaster by Gar
net Barratt, county judge at the
time, some 14 years ago.
Until this week he had never
had a full vacation, although
on various occasions he has
taken three days off at a time.
Last fall, upon the insistence of
the county court, he took time
off to attend the association of
Oregon Counties meeting.
With his wife, Beulah, and
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Palmer,
Sherer left Sunday afternoon on
a trip to Springfield, Mo. They
planned to visit Noah Pettyjohn,
father of Mrs. Sherer and Mrs.
Palmer, in Springfield and ex
pect to return by the middle
of next week.
At the courthouse ceremony
Friday, cookies, coffee and pie
were served while officials and
employees extended congratula
tions. Sherer has served the county
the longest of any non-elective
employee. Sheriff C. J. D. Bau
man, an elected official, has
the record for continuous sher
iff, having been in office since
January 1, 1929.
Mustangs, Cards
Slate Games Away
Heppner High and lone High
football teams, whose records
evening date at Hermiston with
the Bulldog Jayvees, starting at
8 p.m.
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mulirfc-nj tain.
done by the ravages of civiliza
tion. These agencies are doing
a tremendous job."
He told of the development
of spawning channels as one
example. This has proved to be
very successful.
As to the commercial indus
try, he said, "We are agents for
those who do not or cannot
catch the fish."
He said that the sports and
commercial fishermen should
work together instead of fight
ing each other.
In a question and answer per
iod, Bristow said that he felt
industry was the biggest factor
in the pollution problem, al-
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Petitions to Seek
To Form County
Parks District
Petitions calling for the form
ing of a county parks district,
exclusive of those already form
ed at Irrigon and Boardman, are
expected to be circulated soon
as a result of a meeting held
Monday night in the courthouse.
A number of persons were
called from various groups to
meet with the parks commis
sion to gain their opinion on
the matter, which was first pro
posed some months ago.
It was decided that time Is
too limited to get the matter
before the public on the Novem
ber 8 ballot, but a show of
hands among the 20 persons
present indicated that they were
in favor of forming the district
whenever it is feasible ' to do
so.
Orville Cutsforth, parks chair
man, presided and said that the
district Is necessary as a vehic
le for obtaining matching funds
from the state and federal gov
ernments for park purposes.
He suggested that budget of
the district be kept at a mini
mum with proceeds going to
such projects as that at Swale
Creek, the Anson Wright park
and Cutsforth park develop
ment. Considerable discussion cen
tered around the possibility of
including Arbuckle Mountain
Ski development in the district
with ideas pro and con being
expressed. Cutsforth said that
he was opposed to the inclus
ion at this time.
To form a district, petitions
must be circulated to obtain the
names of 200 freeholders, ask
ing the county court to form
the district An election must
then be called and directors
elected if the district approved.
Directors set the budget at the
first of June.
To be included, cities must
pass resolutions indicating that
they wish to be a part of the
district. Winter pointed out.
At the meeting were Chair
man Cutsforth, Roy Lindstrom,
Vern Russell, Kenneth Lamb
and Mrs. Walter Wright, all of
the parks commission; County
Judge Paul Jones; Commission
ers Walter Hayes and Gene Fer
guson; District Attorney Her
man Winter, Ken Peck, Barney
Malcom, Marion Green, Glen
Ward, Gene Orwick, Wes Sher
man, Bob Henry, LeRoy Gard
ner, Harley Young, Jack Van
Winkle and Jerry Sweeney.
Signal Lights
Now are Blinkers
Traffic signal light at the
crosswalk between the Heppner
Elementary and Heppner Junior
High schools has been changed
to a blinker from the alternat
ing red and green signal, Prin
cipal Alan Martin announces.
Cars approaching from either
direction will notice a flashing
red, which means that they
must stop and then may pro
ceed when the crosswalk is
clear.
Children going between the
schools will face a flashing
green signal, which gives them
the right to cross while traffic
is stopped.
Martin said he felt the change
was advisable to prevent waits
both" on the part of the vehic
ular traffic and on the part of
the pupils. Motorists' patience
is tried when they must wait
for the signal's full cycle when
no one is in sight, and child
ren who must wait when no
cars are coming get pretty cold
on chilly days.
The principal stresses, how
ever, that cars approaching the
crosswalk during school hours,
or at other times when the
blinker light Is in operation,
must come to a full stop and
may proceed only when the
crosswalk Is clear.
Pettyjohn's Sponsor
Big Buck Contest
Pettyjohn's Farm and Builders
Supply will sponsor a Big
Buck contest for the forthcom
ing deer season, Mr. and Mrs.
Howard Pettyjohn, owners, an
nounce. First prize In the contest is
a .300 Winchester rifle and sec
ond prize is a .22 Remington
rifle.
Contestants need only to buy
a box of ammunition, sign their
names and return a card with
the weight of the deer they bag.