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LIBRARY ' U OF 0 r im F M F . Johnnie Hill Again Denied 'Stock Permit Johnnie Hill, accompanied by his wife and two children, came to the Heppner city council meeting Monday night to pre sent has case again for a per mit to keep chickens and a cow at his place within the city lim its. But he met defeat again. The council voted unanimously to deny the permit, even though he had reduced his "livestock" to 15 hens and a cow. He had applied twice before for the per mit, once some two years ago and again a month or two ago. A council committee, after the second application, went to the place to view the situation and reported that on the place were rabbits, chickens, ducks, and does. The committee then recom mended that the permit not be granted, and It was denied. Eighteen Heppner High school students, who came from history and social science classes to see municipal government In action, were interested speviaiwa iviun- dav night. Making the situation particu larly difficult is the fact that Councilman Carl Spaulding's nrnnortv nrlinlns that of Hill. and as a citizen, Spaulding has complained oi me nursaiite. When the matter came up Monday night, Spaulding said that he had sought to abstain from discussion on the matter because of his position on the council. However, he had to break his silence to reply to Hill's questioning. Hill said that he could not understand why he wasn't al lowed to keep one cow when 12 cattle, owned by another par ty, were allowed to be pastur ed lust across the creek from Spaulding's house. This moved Spaulding to re ply, "Because your cow is Just too close to my bedroom window-" . tu t At one time It appeared that a compromise might be reach ed by permitting Hill to keep his hens and cow 30 or 40 yards away at another part of his property, but this broke down when the argument warmed up. The discussion was ended when a councilman moved that the permit be denied. The mo tion was passed, and Mrs. Elaine George was instructed to notify Police Chief Glen Kolk horst that Hill is In violation of the ordinance. The city ordinance on the matter forbids a resident to keep poultry and livestock with in the city limits without a permit. It has been the policy to grant permits when there are no complaints from neighbors and to revoke them when there are complaints. . , ,k High School PTA Plans Open House For December 13 Parents of high school stu dents and townspeople are In vited to the Heppner High school Open House, sponsored by the PTA, at the school on Wednesday, December 13, start ing at 7:30 p.m. This year five departments 01 the school will each present one-half hour sessions for the visitors, and those attending may attend three of the ses sions, since three periods will be planned. Included will be those for English, mathematics, science, social science, and vo cational. . . The evening will start with a short PTA meeting in the ; cafe torium at 7:30 with Bill Weath erford, president, in charge. Refreshments will be served at the conclusion of the even ing program. . This is designed as a 'get acquainted" meeting for the parents with their childrens classes and teachers. Students are invited to attend with their ' parents. Postal Service Extends Hours for Yule Season Additional hours of postal window service will be provided on Saturdays, December 9 and 16, at the Heppner post office, the Lexington rural station and the Hardman rural station, ac cording to James H. Driscoll, postmaster. On Saturday, December 9, windows will be open from 8:30 a.m. until 1:00 p.m., and on Saturday, December 16, from 8:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Mail will be received for dis tribution to lock boxes on Sun days, December 10 and 17, at Heppner, and patrons with box service are urged to pick up mail on those dates. There will be no star route or general de livery distribution on these dates, however. Beginning Monday, December 11, and extending through Fri day, December 22, the parcel post and stamp window will re main open until 6:00 p.m., how ever, the money order window will close as usual at 5:00 p.m. Postmaster Driscoll urges all patrons to pack all parcels care fully in strong containers, to ad dress carefully, using appropri ate zip code of destination and ORE . 97403 Hill said that he plans to write to Attorney-General KOD ert Thornton on the matter. Street Estimate Given The matter of Improving Mor gan Street extension to the high school was opened again when Supt. Vic Groshens submitted estimates that the work could be done by the city for $13,291. This would include resurfacing the street, adding curbs, instal ling a 5 ft. sidewalk, putting in culverts, doing iron work and Installing a guard rail. Two 11 M ft. lanes would be provid ed on the street, he said. The $13,291 estimate Is less than one-third the estimate of the State Highway Department which said the Job would cost $15,000, although perhaps their estimates included some im provements that are not includ ed in Groshens' report. The Morrow county school board had budgeted $8,000 for Its share of the lob, and the city applied for the state to do the balance of the work under a statute that permits the state to make im provements on city streets where greatly Increased use causes a problem. It was decided that Groshens' estimates would be submitted to the school board for considera tion with the thought that a cooperative plan might be work ed out to get the Job done. Permit Granted Building permit for repairs was granted to Matt Hughes, $4000, 460 Morgan Street, to re move back porch and remodel kitchen. (Continued on page 8) Elementary School Program Monday To Feature Music Annual Christmas program of Heppner Elementary school will be presented Monday, December 11, at 8 p.m. in the multipurpose room, and all parents are in vited. Principal Alan Martin an nounces. The program will be staged in the multipurpose room in stead of the gymnasium for many reasons, all of which con tribute to a better presentation and comfort of the audience, the principal said. Since seating ca pacity is limited, parents are asked not to bring their child ren. A special program for pu pils and pre-school children will be on Friday, December 8, at 9 a.rru. and high school students will attend the program on Monday morning. Vnr-ai musip will comprise the first part of the program with Mrs. Ola Mae Groshens in charge, and band numbers will furnish the second half of the program with Arnie Hedman, director, conducting this por tion. First vocal presentation win be a group of numbers concern in? Christmas in songs from several countries, including Germany, Spain, tngia n a. France. Huron Indians and America. : Other numbers will illustrate the spirit of Christmas in five groups, including "Christmas is Bells," "Christmas is Snow, "Christmas is reparation, "rViriotTViao is ("living." and "Christmas is the Look of Won H or rn a rhilri's Face as He Hears His First Story of the Sa vior's Birth." . In the band presentation, the horvnofc:' hailH ( fifth Grade) ULlllllv.' J n - will present the first group of three numDers. ine uueimeui- on fnivlh Ofrarlpl will IllaV B. crrnnn of five numbers, and the advanced band (seventh and eighth) will complete tne pro gram with four selections. The program is designed to be only about an hour in length, the principal states. "It is our aim to have a beau tif.,i fVirictmns nropram one ViiUl i.a..j.... . i-i that vou will eniov seeing and hearing," he said. to mail as early as possible. It is suggested that a slip of pa per with address of addressee and list of contents be placed inside each parcel, in case the outside label should become damaged in transit and is nec essary to examine or repack contents. Unsealed Christmas cards may be mailed to any point , in the' U. S. with 4c postage, with 5c carrying them first class. To expedite delivery, first class mail is given priority in all dis tribution processes. It is recom mended that valuable articles be insured. Before shipping per ishable articles, it is advised to consult the postmaster or win dow clerk in regard to feasibil ity. To expedite delivery of any class of mail, it is recommend ed to send it "special delivery." In the Northwest Region of the post office, all mail is now be ing handled through sectional centers for relay distribution, as the use of railway mail cars has been discontinued. Trains continue to handle some of the bulk mails, but this does not provide for distribution en route, it is pointed out. Voters to 84th Year THE GA mil, i ill ' r V . Heppner, Oregon 97836y Thursday, December i -. Mf , , ' i - ' i N ; S U) M " S t I ' M I . -- ' si. m,u, ..., LOUIS CARLSON, shown .tor.. Chosen Oregon conservation man m " ' r. V -':A at the meeting of the Oregon Wheat League in Portland Friday night This picture was taken ert the time of his selection as Morrow county Conservation Man of theYear. , Louis Carlson Chosen For State Honor; ue Meet Lauded Leag Called "one of the most suc cessful conventions in years , the Oregon Wheat League's an nual meeting ended at noon Sat urday, December 2, at the Sher aton Hotel in Portland. It was an especially fine con vention for Morrow county be cause Bob Jepsen of lone, was in charge of the meeting as president; Louis Carlson, also of lone, was chosen Oregon Con servation Man of the Year; and more than 40 Morrow county ranchers attended the conven tion. Carlson was presented as state conservation man at the ban quet Friday night. He will re ceive a large plaque for the hon or, and he will host the annu al state conservation tour next June. Mrs. Al Fetsch of Lexington, Lighting Contest Entries Invited Entries are invited for 1QK7 rhristmas lishting the and decoration contest in Heppner, Al Rncfhop. ohairman of the Heppner-Morrow county Cham ber of Commerce committee, an nounces. Serving with him on the com mittee are Mrs. Avon Melby, Or ville Cutsforth and Harley Young. Again this year, $60 has been donated by an unidentified giv er for prize money in the con test, to be distributed in two categories. Prizes will be as follows: Out door residential $15 first; $10, second; $5 third. Residential window or interior $15 first; $10, second; $5 third. Judges will use a point sys- fom ao frtllrrtxc 4A nninta for carrying out a theme; 20 points for simplicity; 20 points for or iginality; points ior general appeal. Out-of-town judges will hi uspd. and the iudeing will be done between 5 and 7 p.m. on Tuesday, December 19. inose wisning lo compete aie Times by 4 p.m. Tuesday, De- cember 19. This may De aone . .1 i n it t L. hv teleDhone entrant 11 U1C wishes. Lagnts are xo oe Kepi uii eauii evening through Christmas Day. I Lights are to be kept on each Decide on Road Levy at Election Friday stte-tim: wlth his we. Betty, has been county cake baking winner, competed in the state cake bak ing contest. Mrs. Lois Kennedy of Wasco county was declared the winner; second went to Mrs. Carol Wulff of Wallowa coun ty; and third to Mrs. Clara Pic anso of Umatilla county. . President Jepsen said all of the cakes this year were of un usually high quality, and ad mitted to a bit of prejudice in saying he would have judged Mrs. Fetscn s cane a winner. 13. i Jepsen continues as president Jl Tor.iiarir hilt Rill Hlllsp Of until January, but Bill Hulse of Dufur was elected at the meet ing as president for 1968. Oth er officers chosen are Tom Vaughan, Jr., Pendleton, first vice-president; Dick Skiles, Wasco, second vice president; and John Welbes, Pendleton, ex ecutive vice-president. Tommy Thompson, county extension agent in The Dalles, will serve as assistant to the president. Sherman county was official host to this 40th annual conven tion. Some of the many out standing speakers included Sen ator Milton Young of North Da kota who discussed "What's Ahead for Wheat?"; Floyd Cor bin of Los Angeles, "Are You a Winner or a Whiner?"; Jim Dyess, chief, wheat subsidy and marketing branch of ASCS, Washington, D. C, "Subsidies and How They Function"; Sec retary of State Clay Myers, "Roll of Agriculture in Oregon's Fu ture"; Don McKinnis, develop ment specialist, State Dept. of Agriculture, Salem, "Irrigation and Total Development"; R. K. Baum, executive vice president, Portland, who gave the West ern Wheat Association report; Dr. Joellene Vannoy, Wheat As sociates Asian home economist, "Nutritional Problems in South east Asia"; Glen Hofer, execu tive vice president, Washington, D. C, "National Association Re-Port"- . , . . Committee meetings started Friday and reports were Satur day morning at the annual bus iness meeting. Welbes gave his report as executive vice-president at the meeting. One of the interesting resolu- ; ,ckH uraa that In inves- J V . " " - tigate the sponsorship of a ro tating tropny ro De given i" winner of the annual Oregon winner ui me annum .w.. ball game. It was recommended by tne punnc reiauuns i-uuiuui- , U - 4.un laairiia nffpr Rllph tee that the league offer such a tropny. , jviany umei icwim..u passed by the wheat growers Many other resolutions were mm1 7, 1967 Mustangs Open Here Against Grant Union iinnnnor Mich's basketball team will open its season here Friday night against tne urani Union Prospectors, rated as one 4hA A. 9 tpamq in Enst- em Oregon. This will be the first of two weeK-ena games, second of which takes the Mus- tanrra tn RlimS SatllfdaV nlht for a battle with the Hilanders. TTniiUa loot venr. however. neither of these games will be Innmia unrnuntprs. since both Burns and John Day are now in the eastern division oi me Prnotn. Orotrnn T PH Pllf HOWeV- er, it will be an early test of strength for the participating clubs. Tunlni. vnrciitv camps will ctart at fi-3(1 with varsitv con tests to follow. A near full house is exoected for the triday nignt opener here. led bv Chris Labhart, 6AM tall fir of the quintet. Coach HanK laius has three other veterans, in cluding Ken Stevens, 6-1; Bob Gienger, 5-10; and Bill Diest, who is nearly as tall as Lab- hart at 6-4. rnnnh Pnh Plniiph Ot the MUS- tangs has five veterans for his varsity club, but some oi inose up from last year's Jayvees are .-, t-bam fnr starting 11 n- sitions. The vets are Dave Hall, 5-10V4, guard; Bin MCL,eoa, a-u, guard; Randy Stillman, 5-10, ..a. cim,a Pottvinhn. fi-1. forward; and Russell Kilkenny, 6-4, center. All are seniors. Up from the Jayvees are some strong candidates, includ ing Calvin Ashbeck, 6-2, junior; Gary Kemp, 6-1, Junior; Jon O'D'onnell, 5-11, junior; Jerry Healy, 6-0, junior; and Larry Pettyjohn, 5-7, junior. Also on the varsity is Bob Dobbs, senior, whose height matches Kilkenny at 6-4. Dobbs has jayvee experience but did not play last year. John Mc Cabe, who played as a fresh man last year, rounds out the varsity squad. He is 5-9. At Burns, the Mustangs will Car Shears Pole; Driver Fined $150 A car driven by Rex Boggs, 40, formerly of Portland and now living in Heppner, went off the Heppner-Lexington highway and sheared a telephone pole near the Mollahan place about three miles north of Heppner Saturday afternoon about 5 p.m. i ij-he driver apparently susiaui- ed oniV mjnor injuries, but he I I tnn luctipo rnlirt was rited into lustice court Monday where he was fined $150, received a 90 day suspend ed jail sentence, and his driv er's' license was suspended. He was charged with driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor. , , The car was extensively dam Rep. Mann Says P2 Could Result in State Paralysis Rep. Irvin Mann, discussing the "What now?" possibilities after the special session of the legislature failed to solve the state's property tax dilemma, made it clear to the Heppner- Morrow county Chamber oi Commerce Monday tnat ne doesn't favor the "meat ax ap proach" of the proposed 1 per cent property tax limitation. The proposal, which is now being circulated for signatures in the form of an initiative pet ition, is almost certain to be on the ballot, Kep. Mann sam in a talk before the organiza tion. "We should bear in mind that it may very well pass," he add ed. "jt thta nrrtnprtv tn v limita tion should pass, it might very well paralyze tne siaie. And he currently is attempt inr to enlist aid of his fellow legislators to be prepared to meet the proDiem u ana wnen it comes. Tr wiA that hp la writin? others in the legislature to sug gest tnat steps De taKeii iu yie sent a constitutional amend- tha Nnvpmhpr. 1968. ballot to empower the legisla ture to proviae ior some lyye ui Number 41 HEPPNER es 10 Cents see some familiar faces among the veterans back. Lynn Losee, 6-3 senior, and Mel Barnes, also 6-3, a junior, are the tall men on the' squad. Jack Smith. 6-2, senior; Doug Stott. 6-1, Junior; Bob Cole, 6-1. Junior; Scott Miles, 6-0, senior; and Benny Cordova. 6-0, senior, are other spires on the squad. Thus, Coach Don Persinger has seven men who are six feet and over. Mike Revak, 5-10, senior, and Miles are co-captains of this year's Kilander quintet. Rounding out the traveling squad are Gary Shelton, 5-9, Junior; Gary Peterson, 5-9, Jun ior; Tom Howard, 5-10, senior; and Martin McManus, 5-6, sen ior. Cards, Mustangs To Play at lone Heppner and lone High school basketball teams will play the first games of their 1967-68 series at lone High's gym Tuesday night, Decem ber 12. Heppner's freshmen will play the lone Jayvees in the opener at 6:30 after which varsity teams will play. The Cards are fresh from two good wins, over Arlington and Wishram, Wash. Last year's sophomore team is an other year advanced this year and looms as a very strong quintet. The Mustangs are yet to face their first, "baptism of fire" against Grant Union and Burns this weekend, and it is 'yet to be determined whether the team, with five veterans, will jell into the high-powered quintet which appears pos sible. A good close game Is ex pected in this first meeting of the two squads, and the gym is sure to be crowded with interested spectators. Car Fire Reported Heppner firemen were alerted Monday evening at 9:05 p.m. whpn thpv ware called' to the Jim Lovgren residence where a car was reporiea to ue on Two trucks and about 14 men answered the call to extinguish the fire which started in the wir ing in the car belonging to Frank Lovgren. Loss on the 1960 Corvair was covered by insur ance, according to Forrest Burk enbine., fire chief. WEATHER .r nnv fiTTJJAM Official weather report for the week of Nov. 29-uec. o is as iui- lows; ' Hi Low Prec. Wednesday 49 32 .08 Thursday 43 29 Friday 45 30 Saturday 53 33 Sunday 54 38 .07 Monday 53 22 .03 Tuesday 46 31 -04 to-- that would earrv the state over during a period of adjust ment if services are greatly cur tailed by passage of such a limitation. At this time, he could not say just what type of ax might be enacted, indicat ing that it would be a matter that would have to be explor ed. The 28th district representa tive said that property taxes in Morrow county "aren't the crushing problem they are in much of the rest of the state." Millage for all purposes in the highest code area in Morrow county, he said, Is not as high as those for schools alone in some parts of the state. However, this county's levy went up an average of seven mills In its code areas, he point ed out, and added the predic tion that property taxes here will increase 10 annually. Mann said the property tax situation is hurting the econ omy and "hurting the state as a place for investment." He took issue with those who criticized the governor for call ing a special session. "The governor acted responsi bly, I think, in calling the spe cial session," he said. He took issue with the daily County Asks To Continue Serial Plan Polls will open at nine poll in nlafws in th muntv at S a.m. Friday for the special elec tion on a roaa serial levy ior the county. Registered voters may cast ballots at any time until 8 p.m. A list of the polling places la contained in the display ad vertisement on page 4 of this nrnwr Th list was also Dub- lished In last week s paper. At the election the voters will decide on a levy of $150,000 an nually for five years to con struct, improve, maintain and repair Morrow county roads. This is a continuation of the serial levy plan that has been in-effect in -the county since 1948. The $150,000 annual levy would be an increase of $25,000 per year above the $125,000 lev led for each of the past three years. Voters approved the last serial levy for a three year period in the early part of 1965. Morrow county's road . Im provement committee points out that this is not a new tax nor an additional tax but contin ues a plan used here for some 19 years. The amount needed to Ann.atA 4Via rntiii cvtttpm pannnt be Included in the regular coun ty budget because it wouia bring it over the 6 limitation. In 1962. the county sought to place before the voters the proposition of broadening the tax base to provide funds for road dveelopment and mainten ance without the necessity of holding a periodic vote, but it was declared illegal prior to the time of election by the attorney general. Thus, the county re turned to the serial levy meth od of sustaining the road pro gram. The increase asked in the levy, amounting to $25,000 per taav urniilri nmmint tn 29c Der $1000 of true cash value of prop erty owned. The total tax levy to raise the stau.uuu annuauy would amount to $1.57 per $1000 nr trna nach vnltip as enmnared with the present $1.28 per $1000 to raise tne $iza,uuu. The road improvement associ ation points out that the serial levy Is vital to the county's road program and that future development hinges on passage of the levy. Through ' several successive county administrations, Morrow county roads have been improv ed to the point where they rank high among eastern Oregon counties. One goal Is to place virtually every farm on a hard surfaced road within the next 10-12 years. Road improvements in the north end of the county are nlannaii onii nnnstriprahle DrOB ress is being made in improv ing roads to recreational areas as well as to farms. A portion of the tax collected is apport ioned to cities for their use. AH county taxpayers share in tha cost of the levy. - Highline Trouble '.1 Results in Outage A pole fire on a transmission line near Kennewick resulted in a general power outage that hit the area early Sunday after noon, Harley Young, manager of Columbia Basin Electric co-op, said. Morrow county was without electrical service for about 45 minutes. Also affected by the outage were Hermiston, Stan field, Irrigon and the north end of Gilliam county. Limit press which said the governor t" in hanrilinff tha session and failed to "put the force of his office" behind it. "The governor did a beautiful and forceful job in handling the legislature," Mann said. "He said that he would stump the state to assure passage of a program the legislature passed. On the accomplishment side, the representative said the leg islature passed a farm tax bill that prohibits using speculative land sales, or sales with urban influences, in fixing the values of farm lands. - - He said the session was pro ductive in air and water pollu tion control, aiding community colleges and making budget cuts judiciously without serious ly impairing state services. The legislature was cautioned not to "raid" the Veterans' fund he said, but the $15,000,000 tak en does not affect the ability to loan to veterans and does not impair the cash position of tha program, he declared. Mann said that $800,000,000 can be loaned in the next 10 years from the fund, and com pared this to $551,000,000 that has been loaned by the fund In the nearly 20 years that it has been operating.