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HEPPNER GAZETTE County Sets Value Of $2,200,790 On Boeing Lands (Continued from page 1) values as required bv state law. The valuation of $2,200,T90 will co on the tax rolls lor the 1967-bS fiscal year. In arriving at the figures, ixiin jonnson and uwoert con sidered thi market values of various types of rural lands In ranges within Townships 3, 4 ana 3 riortn. included were some 770 acres of tilled land, some 840 acres previously farm ed and now reverted, 4700 acres equal to the tilled dry farm land, 73,000 acres that are class ified as "fair to good range land." and 13,530 as "poor range land." Notices To Go Out Johnson said that the assess or's office will send out notices of valuation increases early next week The extensive appraisal re ports brought out some interest ing information on the lands. Gilberts report said that of the 73.000 acres considered "fair to good" range land, 19,000 acres are considered to have potential for development under irriga tion. Of the 19.000 acres, 16,540 acres lie in one tract located in corners of four townships, 2 .North 23 and 24 and 3 North 23 and 24, with soil depths up to and beyond four feet Boeing lands comprise 7.3 per cent of the entire area of Mor row county, Gilbert's appraisal report said. Relative to the reappraisal, juage Jones issued this state ment: "The first Morrow county re- appraisal cycle, which was just completed and which is in a current condition, marks the end of the first six-year cycle. The reappraisal of the north end lands is the first step in the second six-year cy cle. This must be done it the county is to stay current "A report just released by the State Tax Commission states that Morrow county under the present law would require three additional appraisers. This is due to the requirement that one appraiser is needed for each $30,000,000, or part thereof, of true cash value in the county. With a true cash value of around $100,000,000 in Morrow county, this would show that four appraisers are needed. Johnson Commended "The fact that we have been able to keep our appraisals cur rent with only one qualified ap praiser reflects the high caliber and ability of Bill Johnson." The judge, who is chairman of the board of equalization, al so expressed the opinion that both Johnson and Gilbert sub mitted excellent reports. "Both men are well qualified appraisers and have done an outstanding piece of work," he said. The other members of the board, which includes Marion Green, who represents the coun ty budget committee, and Jim Farley, both of Heppner, ex pressed appreciation for the completeness of the work by both appraisers. The Johnson report was ac cepted by the board after thor ough review. While the two ap praisals were in general agree ment, there was a major differ ence in the value of the water front lands. The Johnson ap praisal in this respect was con cluded by the board to more nearly minor the sales of the land in the upper Columbia River area, indicating a value of $330,670 for 3707 acres of water front lands. The Gilbert figure of $841,590 was thought by the boarl to be too high. Facts Brought Out "Both reports reveal many facts and figures which have been hotly argued over the past several weeks. Both show, for instance, an estimated acreage of from 19,000 acres to 23,000 acres of potential irrigable lands," Judge Jones said. '"Both reports show also that between 4000 and 5000 acres could be dry farmed profitably." He added, "By far the largest acreage of the total tract about 68,000 acres would be for graz ing as its highest and best use, and this is the purpose to which the land is presently devoted. "Because of the intense inter est in this appraisal it was also thoroughly studied and approv ed by the Morrow county com missioners, Walter Hayes of Ecardman and Jack Van Winkle of Heppner," the judge conclud ed. Gilbert's report included these excerpts in the way of comment, "Industrial growth looks certain for the area due to two major factors. Industry is demanding more and more space for expan sion and development and there are very few usable and poten tial industrial sites available on the Columbia River. The eight mile frontage on the subject property is one of the prime in dustrial locations left on the Columbia River. "It is relatively level open land with rock near and on the surface, relatively easy to devel op. There are highway inter changes at each end of the site. The railroad is adjacent to the property. "There is presently barge ac cess to the west half of the site and dock construction is considered economical. Bonne ville Power transmission power line Is close and water may be ! - TIMES. Thuwdor. April 27. 1967 Merchants to Hold Breakfast Meeting Meeting of the merchants committee of the Hcppner-Mor row county Chamber of Com me-ree will be Thursday, May 4, in the Wagon Wheel Cafe at 8 a.m.. Bill Hust, chairman, an nounces. At that time, plans will be made for coming promotional activities. All members of the committee are urged to attend, and all business people are welcome. Conservation Man For '67 in County Is Louis Carlson (Continued from page 1) ter Conservation District since I9.i The farm plan made bv Soil Conservation Service tech nicians show three soil series predominating on the Carlson owned and leased land. The cropland soils of the Condon and Morrow series are placed in land capability classes 3 and 4. Slope and soil depth are the principal limiting factors for these soils. The rougher, shal lower rangeland soils are clas sified as Lickskillot series hav ing a land capability class of 6. Grass-alfalfa seedings were made on cropland. The pasturing program for the small cow herd consists of rotation in three different im proved pastures until stubble is available after harvest. Each year parts of the rangeland are permitted to set seed and re new vigor. Livestock water de velopments and crops fencing round out the range program for the farm. A small wildlife habitat im provement program is underway I wun rne Mate uame Commis sion. Two bird guzzlers have been built. A shrub and tree bird cover planting is Drooosed. Third Generation Farmer The need for conservation farming in this area is not new to Carlson, the third generation of his family to live on the farm. In fact Louis and Betty (Graves) Carlson's home in cludes a part of the house built by Andrew Carlson, a Swedish immigrant in the 18S0s on the original homestead. Louis was born on the place where he now lives and farms. He attended Rocky Bluff school and graduated from lone High school in 1948. Betty graduated rrom Heppner Hrgh school in 1950. Her father. John Graves. was Conservation Man of the Year winner in 1960. The Carlsons farm Is a fam ily farm with Louis doing all the farm work except that at harvest time. Betty is the farm bookkeeper in addition to her other homemaker and mother ly duties for the family of 4 children. Sandra, 15, Cheril, 13, Phil, 11, and Clint 7, are fol lowing in their parents foot steps in 4-H Club activities. The three older ones being members. Betty and Louis each lead 4-H clubs with their week-ends us ually full with such youth ac tivities. Both are active in the Valby Lutheran Church and are members of the Willows Grange. Louis is on the lone school advisory committee. He is also an official weather observ er, a responsibility his father, Leonard Carlson undertook in the early 1930's. Ex-Wheat President louis is immediate past president of the Morrow County Wheat Growers Association. Bet ty served with the Association's Wheat Utilization Committee last year. Members of the 1967 "Conser vation Man of the Year" selec tion committee are Bob Riet- mann, lone, vice-president of the Morrow County Wheat Growers Association; Bill Mc Clintock, lone, 1966 Morrow County Conservation Man of the Year winner, and Al Fetsch, Lexington, chairman o f the Morrow County Agricultural ASC committee. Assisting the committee were Ralph Richards, work unit con servationist, and Gene Winters, county extension agent. Carlson will compete against county winners of several other counties for State Conservation Man of the Year award, spon sored by the Oregon Wheat Growers League, to encourage better land use and manage ment. This year, for the first time, there will be a contestant from the Willamette Valley wheat growing counties. available from wells." Gilbert also said that "it is reasonable to assume that irri gation projects will continue to develop in this area." r HEPPNER TALENT SHOW i (Must be submitted to I Heppner, or to Harley Sager, First National I ' Rank Ilnnnnnr Nfl T ATPP 4Von Motr 1H 1GC7N I Title or Nature of Act: Name of Performer or Performers: Name and address of person in Telephone No. County Extends Warm Welcome To City Youths (Continued from page 1) Boforo lunch an outline of ac tivities for Friday, Saturday and Sunday will be given. A barbe cued lunch will be prepared by the Krebs Brothers and the county wheat utilization com mittee. The afternoon program will be centered in the Cecil area. The Krvbs Bros, sheep opera tion will be seen throuch the use of slides presented bv Mrs. H. R. Krebs The slides will be viewed in the shop building on the Krebes Bros. Ranch. The next stop on the tour will be the ranch of the Hvnd Bros. There the boys and girls will see what makes up a beef oper ation, including the irrigating ana production ot nay and pas rure, ns well as the actual work ing wun cattle and shooing a horse. Saturday morning the bovs and girls will visit the D. O. Nelson wheat ranch operation on the Bombing Range Road, There an inspection will be made of the equipment neces sary for the operation of the Nelson ranch. A visit will also bo made to the windstrips, bird guzzlers and wild life plant ings to show the results of such conservation practices. At the North Lexington Ele vator the tourists will watch the unloading of a wheat truck. Loading a truck may also be shown at the elevator. Next stop will be at Fritz Cutsforth's Ranch where he will demonstrate moving his large sprinkling system. Gene Wint ers, county extension agent, will explain the grass seed crop being grown there. Luncheon will be served at the Lexington Grange Hall. Re freshments will be provided by the Morrow County CowBelles. During the lunch period boys and girls will see a wheat spraying demonstration by Mel Boyer. After a short walk Pat Cuts forth will demonstrate a com bine harvester and a large four wheel tractor. The last portion of the tour will be at the Lindsay ranch. Larry Lindsay will describe the feed -lot operation and show the different lots of animals fatten ing for market. No organized activities have been scheduled for Saturday evening. This time is being left for host families and visitors to become better acquainted with each other and farm life. After church and starting at 1:00 p.m. in Heppner the Port land boys and girls will load on the buses for their trip home. Those working on the tour be lieve that these activities will give the boys and girls an in sight of agriculture not only in Morrow County but elsewhere. This brief view should also make them aware of the agri cultural activities in the area in which they live and perhaps make them more aware of what is involved in producing food and fiber for the peoples of the world. The host participants in the 1967 program are: Stanley Kemp, Homer Hughes, Gene Cutsforth, Roger Campbell, Gene Majeski, and Irvin Rauch, all of Lexington; A. C. Warren, Ro land Bergstrom, Dick McElli gott, Don McElligott, Terryl Benge and L. A McCabe, all of lone; H. R. Krebs of Cecil; Tad Miller, Ray French, Gene Hall, Jim Bloodsworth, Clyde Petty john, Ron Currin, Don Greenup, Bill Weatherford, Doug Drake and Bernard Doherty, all of Heppner; and Weldon Wither rite of Echo. Chaperones will stay at the Ken Turner and Paul Tews res-i idences. CALL THE GAZETTE-TIMES FOB Wedding Invitations Announcements Flatt's Truck PHONE 989-8420 For Fast and Dependable FREIGHT TRUCK SERVICE Daily Overnight Service From Portland including Saturdays MOVING? CALL US Service GENE ORWICK n JAYCEE ENTRY FORM i Gail McCarty, Box 266, Address: charge J Heppner Lumber Workers Strike (Continued from page I) out the bargaining rights grant ed us bv law." The statement said that the employees last vear made a plea to the International Wood workers of America tor help. "We organized In a National Labor Relations board election and selected the 1WA as the rareainini.' m-.-nrr r,,r nil ii. employees under the bargaining umi. "A negotiating committee was set UD to noi'ntl.it.i a ninlnut with Heppner Lumber Company mi mm we, too, count enjov some of the benefits that art enjoyed bv fellow workers of local 3-312 and employees of the Ktnzua Corporation." The statement said that the committee was given the right by a majority vote to call a strike and did so "after months of fruitless negotiating." Malcoin said Wednesday mor ning. "We have to operate so that we can stay competitive. We have offered all we can of fer at this time to stav compet itive." The general manager said that Heppner Lumber plans to operate as much as it can des pite the strike ami added that all employees who report to work will be put to work. some -hi men are employed at the two ttlnnts T)i. !trik. also affects some not directly involved, including truckers, loggers and others. Malcom pointed out that the company has never signed a contract with a union. Pettyjohn Girls Win Junior Rodeo Events Patti Pettvlnhtv lyt.vonr.nld daughter of "Mr. ami Mrs. Lee Pettyjohn of lone won the all around cowgirl honors at a two day Northwest Rodeo Associa tion junior rodeo, sponsored bv the Pendleton Mustangers at the Mustanger grounds in Pen dleton Saturday and Sunday, April 22 and 23. Patti, a student at Blue Mountain Community College, won the barrel racing and pole bending and placed in ribbon dogging and goat tying for her age group both days of the ro deo. She received a trophy and a halter nnri hr.iiilnH hririln reins plus Individual event priz es. Marianne Pettyjohn, M, Pat- ti'c sistpr a1si HiH woll nt Iho week-end rodeo, winning In the pole bending and placing In ribbon dogging, goat tying and barrel racing in the 13-13 year old age group. RJ wnta 1W!T Got Church Group Plans for 5th Annual Auction KINK A planning meeting of committee chairmen and oth er workers fur the lone United Church of Christ's fifth annual Auction and pit -cooked hoof barbecue dinner was held nt the home of the chairman Mil ton Morgan last Tuesday even ing. Three hundred fifty pound of delicious beef have lovn or dered for the dinner and IXm Winks, of Hcrmlslon, has vol unteered Ms services as auc tioneer. This annual event, which was I begun in has become most successful program and is looked forward to each year. Many antiques have boon col lected by Mrs. Pete Cannon, chairman of the committee, and anyone with articles to donate is requested to get In touch with her. A special nttrnctlon this year will be n Country Store with manv handmade articles of clothing and for household use, tilus boutique articles. This liooth Is rhatrmanncd by Mrs, Carry Tullls. Her committee and helpers are lust finishing quilt ing a handmade quilt. Fun for the children and per haps manv adults will be fur nished bv Norman Nelson, who is bringing his Model T Ford to the auction to provide free rides to the youngsters. Bill Rietmann, EUlon Tucker, Don Bristow, and Lindsay Kin- caid are the committee collect ing items for the auction. These may be listed with them at anytime ami they may be brought to ('rum's Klevator op posite the Grange Hall, where thev will be stored until auc tion time. A table with articles for children to shop for and a fish pond, plus a snack bar, are planned for the young people during the auction. Prices for the barbecue din ner will be $1.75 for adults; $1.00 for children; and children under 12 will eat free of charge. This will bo served at 12:30 on haturday, June 3, at the Wll lows Grange with the auction beginning at 10:30 that morn ing. Indians Set Tryouts Little League tryouts have been announced for boys In the lone and Lexington areas by Lindsay Kincald, roach of the Indians team. First tryouts will be held Thursday evening at the lone high school field at 5:30 p.m., followed by second try outs on Saturday, May 6, at 1:00 toiG New Ranchero 500XL Sports Pickup See yon? Eager Beaver Northwest Ford Dealer today! Heppner Auto Sales, Inc Heppner, Public Notice IN THE COUNTT COURT FOR MORROW COUNTT In the Matter ot the Guard ianship of the IVrson and Es tate of EDWARD I.AGAKPK. NOTICE Or GUARDIAN'S SALE OF REAL PROPERTY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to and by virtue of an order made and entered In the above entitled Court and cause on the 3rd day of April, 17, signed by llm Honorable Paul Jones. Judge (if said Court Ihe undersigned as Guardian of the Estate of Edward Lngnrde, an Incompetent person, will on and after the 5ih day of May, l!Hi7, at the hour of 10:00 o' clock A.M. proceed to sell real property of said estate at pri vate sale for cash, subject to the confirmation of tliu ubove entitled Court said real proper ty being situated in Morrow County, State of Oregon, and being more particularly describ ed as follows, to wit: North Half of the Northwest Quarter and the Southeast Quarter of the Northwest Quarter of Section 6 In Town ship J North, Range 2-1. East of the Willamette Meridian. Bids will be received by the tiiiderslgned guardian nt 222 S. E. Dorian Avenue. Pendleton. Oregon. r KrJJ A. JOHNSON, Guardian of the IVrson and Estate of Edward Lngarde, an Incompetent person Date of first publication: April 6, 17. Date of last publication: Ap ril 27. 11HJ7. 6 9c NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE IS HElil-HY CIVKN that the undersigned have Imth appointed executors of the Last Will and Te.stamoVt of Hertha I). Hunt, deceased, by the Coun ty Court of the Slate of Oregon for Morrow County and have qualified. All persons having claims against said estate are hereby notified to present the same, duly verified as by law required, to our attorneys. Is amlnger & Hanen, 123 S. E. Court Avenue, Pendleton, Ore gon, within six months from the date hereof. Dated this 27th day of April, 17. ARTHUR DEAN HUNT and DONALD LEE HUNT, Executors of the Last Will and Testament of Bertha D. Hunt, Deceased 913c p.m. Boys between the ages of 9 and 12 who live In lone or Lexington, even If they attend school In Heppner, and did not play last year, are urged to turn out. EMs 5te All-new '67 Ford pickup (above) is tougher than ever, with heavier clutch and frame ... yet its two-front-axle suspension floats you over bumps like a car. New Ranger model has most luxurious cab and trim of any full-size pickup. Oregon NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE Is hervby given that tho undersigned has been duly appointed by thr Probato e,Hirt of Morrow County, tulo of Oro. gon, Joint exeeutrlx executor of tho est a tit of Sophronn Thompson, Deceased, and all persons having claim against the estate of said deceased are hereby required to present the same with proper vouchers duly verified to the Joint exooutrlx & executor at tho officii of Ma honey A Abrnms, Heppner, Ore. gon. within six months from the date hereof. DATED and first published this Ellli day of April, HHi7. Helta Blbby R. 8. Thompson. Joint Executrix k Executor of the Estate of Sophrona Thompson, IVeceiiKed MAHONKY A ABRAMS Attorneys at I-nw Heppner, Oregon 7-10c NOTICE Or MEETING Or BUDGET COMMITTEE Or THE PORT Or MORROW The Budget Committee of the Port of Morrow has scheduled n public meeting at R:00 p.m., tin Thnruilnv Xlu 11 -1 .i... - - J , ni ilia City Hall In Bonrdman, Oregon. or inr purKwo 01 receiving and considering the budget doeu. ments and budget the fiscal year 1!H'.7 llHW. This Is a public meeting where deliberations of tho Budg et Committee will take place, and any erson may discuss proposed programs of the Port of Morrow with the Budget Committee nt that time. WAYNE XHDE3 Budget Officer 9c Wo Will Deliver Your Processed Meat WHOLESALE MEATS CUSTOM SLAUGHTERING SCHEDULE! MONDAY AFTERNOON ALL DAY WEDNESDAY KK1DAY MORNING Follcrr Meat Co. Ph. 567-6651 Harmlaton. Oregon On Hermliton-McNarf Highway gill ooo Heppner. J-L Lsxingtoa
