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
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- 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
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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."
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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.
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Heppner Lumber
Workers Strike
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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