HEPFNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thunday. Ttbtwwr 83, 1968
Snowpack Wafer
And Precipitation
Far Below Usual
Streamflow Is forecast much
below the usual amount for the
spring and summer of VMM in
Umatilla, Morrow ana unnam
counties, according to a report
released today by A. J. Webber,
State Conservationist, boll Con
nervation bervlee. Portland.
Reservolred water supplies are
unusually low for this date,
snowpacks are far below their
usual water content, and sons
In the higher watersheds are
drier than Inst ypar.
Water content of the mount
atn snowpack Is only 45 per
cent of the 15 year average
(1918-62) for February first and
only 52 percent of. the amount
for this date last year. Remain
ing winter storms will need to
produce more than double tne
usual snow to provide adequate
water supplies in 1908.
Winter precipitation, Novem
bcr to February 1, has been on
lv 48 percent of the 15-year ave
race (1948-62) according to the
V. S. Weather Bureau.
Watershed soils under the
snowpack are wet to 77 percent
or capacity but still dry enougn
that they will soak up from
two to seven inches ot snow
melt water In the spring.
Stored water In Cold Springs
Reservoir Is up to the 26,000
acre feet level compared witn
35,600 acre feet at this date last
year. This Is the same amount
of water held In 1966 when to
tal storage climbed to 49,200
acre feet by April. 1.
McKay reservoir now holds
only 18,000 acre feet compared
with 25,500 acre feet on hand
at this time last year. This is
the lowest storage amount since
1964 when only 10,300 acre leet
were on hand. There is reason
to expect a pack total of less
than 60,000 acre feet in this
reservoir since the February
July flow of McKay Creek is
forecast at 70 average or 43,
000 acre feet assuming normal
winter conditions from this date.
Statewide, Oregon's 1968 wa
ter supplies are forecast to
range from poor to near aver
age in the coming spring and
summer months. This is the
outlook If the balance of the
winter has normal temperatures
and precipitation. But if the
present trend of abnormally
most of any precipitation that
warm temperatures continues,
occurs will fall as rain, not as
snow, and the summer season
streamflow will be further re
duced by the lack of snowmelt
water.
About two-thirds of Oregon's
irrigated lands, without storage
water, will have "short" water
supplies or even very deficient
supplies this year. The remain
ing irrigated lands will have a
near average water supply be
cause of available reservoired
water. Serious shortages of wa
ter are probable for lands serv
ed from McKay Reservoir in
Umatilla county, Bully Creek
Reservoir in Malheur county,
and most of Crook county, up
stream from major reservoirs
plus Hay and Trout Creeks in
eastern Jefferson county and
Mountain and Bridge Creeks on
the John Day River in Wheeler
county.
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Council Names Budget Members
Property Owner
Tax-Saver Tips
Toid by Expert
Oregon property owners may
be missing some tax-saving op
portunities, according to Marion
D. Thomas, extension public
policy specialist at Oregon State
University.
Thomas said that it is not un
usual to find property owners
billed for taxes on property that
no longer exists. Such property
would include buildings which
nave been removed or destroy
ed, or timber which has since
been harvested.
Assessors try to eliminate
such property from tax rolls, but
tnese changes may be overlook
ed. Owners can be helpful and
save themselves some money,
Thomas said, by being sure that
these changes come to the as
sessor's attention.
Likewise, he added, part of a
parcel of real estate is some
times sold without adjustments
being made in assessment rec
ords. Again, Thomson urged the
owner to can this to the assess
or's attention.
Many property owners are re
ceiving exemptions, partial ex
emptions or preferential assess
ments under Oregon property
tax laws, but some are not
aware of the opportunity for tax
savings. these savings are
available for senior citizens and
disabled veterans as well as
owners of timber and timber
land, farmers and others who
qualify.
Thomas said it would pay
property owners to check with
the county assessor -to see if
they qualify for savings.
He stressed that taxpayers
who feel that assessed values on
their property are higher than
intended by law can appeal to
their county board of equaliza
tion. This appeal must be filed
by May 20 this year. The as
sessor cannot make changes in
assessed values after April 30,
Thomas added.
Br MARY LEE MARLOW
(Held over from last week)
BOARDMAN The City Coun
cil met last Tuesday night and
new members of the budget
committee were appointed for
this year as follows: Andrew
Jones, Bud Michels, Delbert Ball
and Cecil Hicks. Old carry over
members include Mrs. Zoe Bill
ings, Mrs. Leo Root, Leonard Be
dord, Walter Hayes and Wayne
Kuhn. Shirley Zielinski was ap
pointed budget officer, and will
announce the meetings as soon
as they are set up.
The new auxiliary engine for
the city water pump has been
installed, so that in the future
when the electricity is off for
any reason, residents will be as
sured of water.
The city has purchased a new
fire truck from the U. S. Fire
Equipment Company at Stayton,
Ore., and it was delivered Feb
ruary 7. No disposition of the
old truck has been made at this
time.
Mrs. Seth Russell was hostess
for the Ladies Aid Society of
Community Church Wednesday
of last week at her home. Year
ly reports were read, and the
following committees appointed
for this year: Sunshine Mrs.
Glen Carpenter; poster Mrs.
Leo Potts; publicity Mrs. Frank
Marlow; good neighbor, town
Mrs. Hazel Miller, west end
Mrs. Willard Baker, east end
Mrs. Ralph Earwood. The fi
nance committee for the year
are: Jun.-Mar.. Mrs. Frank Mar-
low, Mrs. Arthur Allen, Mrs. Leo
Root, Mrs. Leo Potts; Apr.-June,
Mrs. Seth Russell, Mrs. Elmer
Messenger. Mrs. Glen Carpenter,
Mrs. Ralph Earwoodj July-Sept.,
Mrs. Rollin Bishop, Mrs. Hazel
Miller, Mrs. Bernard Donovan,
Mrs. Guv Ferguson, Mrs. Arnin
Hug; Oct.-Dec., Mrs. Emery Ly
ons, Mrs. Willard Baker, Mrs.
Harold Rash, Mrs. Chub Warren.
The next meeting will be held
at the home of Mrs. Bishop
March 6.
ter won the pinochle prizes.
Members of the Home Eco
nomics Club of Greenfield
Grange who attended the coun
ty HEC conference at the Lex
ington Grange hall last Wednes
day afternoon included Mrs.
Chub Warren, chairman, Mrs.
Arthur Allen. Mrs. uonam ua
ker, Mrs. Rollin Bishop, Mrs.
Glen Carpenter, Mrs. Walter
Hayes and Mrs. W. G. Seehafer.
Mrs. Leo Root went to Wasco
February 2 to attend the wed
ding of her grandson, Curtis L.
Root, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ver
non Root of Wasco, and Julie
Farmer, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Julius Buschhold, Jr., of Or
lando, Fla. The ceremony was
held at 9:30 a.m. in the Mem
odist church. At the reception
following Mrs. Root cut and
served the cake. The couple will
live In Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. Max Deweese of
Grandview, Wash., were visitors
Wednesday of last week at the
home of Mrs. Deweeses sister,
Mrs. Leo Root.
Mrs. Jeanne Kent of Stockton,
Calif., visited last week at the
home of her brother and sister-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard
Donovan.
Mrs. Ronald Black was In
Tooele, Utah last week, called
there by the illness of her mo
ther, Mrs. M. I. Oveson.
TYPEWRITER RIBBONS for
most makes on sale at The Gazette-Times
98c each.
There were three tables of pi
nochle in play at the card party
at the grange hall February 6,
sponsored by the Home Econom
ics Club of Greenfield Grange.
Mrs. Arthur Allen was hostess.
High prize was won by Mrs. W.
G. Seehafer and low went to
Mrs. LaVern Peterson. Mrs. Chub
Warren and Mrs. Glen Carpen-
James Partlow, son of Mrs.
Roy Partlow, has enlisted in the
U. S. Navy and is in training
at Treasure Island near San
Francisco, Calif.
iy Neighbors
"Hold it pop the scouts
have decided to sell candy
bars instead . . ."
More Fun,
Always... eugene
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RESTAURANT WITH
24-HOUR COFFEE SHOP
Bottlers Launch
Drive to Combat
Litter Nuisance
A state wide campaign
against littering on the high
ways was launched last week at
the annual meeting of the Ore
gon Bottlers Association, it was
announced by Leroy Iianna
president.
The Oregon bottling industry
drawing on the manpower and
equipment of the slate-wide or
ganiatlon. has D odged a ma
jar effort to help control road
side littering. The bottlers are
coordinating a state-wide clean
up program with CLEAN ana
Beautiful, the business Industry
sponsored litter-prevention and
bcautnication agency lor ore
gon and Washington.
Public awareness Is a major
factor In litter control, and the
bottlers plan to make maximum
use of their "rolling stock" to
spread their litter prevention
message to the greatest number
or people via the CLEAN truck
decal.
"Reminding people not to lit
ter has the best effect on peo
ple when thev are closest to the
act; or in this case, driving
along the highways in their
cars," says fcugene a. Kasper,
LLLAIV!) executive director.
The large size truck decal
features a colorful anti-litter
message asking motorists to
Deposit Litter Keen your
btate Clean." This sign will be
come tne symbol ot the bottlers
roadside clean-up campaign.
The Oregon Bottlers Associa
tion plans to place this truck
decal on all local and inter
city vans operating in the
state's bottling industry.
Hanna estimates more than
350 trucks will become "rolling
billboards" for litter-prevention
by June 1, of this year. The
campaign is not only aimed at
Oregon residents, but also for
the many tourists who travel
the state highways during the
summer season.
See or call The Gazette-Times
for all your needs in Moore
Rediforms.
Sprague Praises, Criticizes Press At Eugene Meet
Charles A. Sprague, editor and
publisher or the Oregon btates
man, told delegates at the 49th
annual Oregon Press Conference
in Eugene, Friday, February 16,
that "there must be an upgraa
Inc in the contents of the Amor
lean press If it is to fulfill its
function.
The former Oregon governor
delivered the 22nd annual Eric
W. Allen Memorial Lecture at
a noon luncheon In the Erb
Memorial Union. This is the
first time an Oregon editor has
been Invited to deliver an Al
len lecture.
Sprague summarized both
negative and positive aspects of
today's press coverage and then
gave some suggestions for the
future.
Press critics complain that
advertising dictates news, pa
pers support the wrong potitlcal
candidates, and reporting is su
perficial, according to Sprague.
The critics tend to forget, he
said, that a paper must be tail
ored to a budget and meet the
interests or varied reauersmp
while handling the over-whelm
ing "volume of news pouring in
over the wires, through the air,
off the news beats."
In view of these . demands,
"The remarkable fact Is that the
Job is done daily, punctually,"
Sprague stated. He also said to
day's papers are better printed,
handle the news more object
ively, and "contain more news
and far less junk."
There are some real criticisms
which the editor did acknowl
edge, however. One of these is
that "the press la often delinq
uent in recognizing situations
and conditions that merit atten
tion." Papers failed to recognize the
growing pressure for civil rights,
he commented, and "are un
aware to the extent and degree
of poverty."
His second criticism was that
members of the press in Oregon
and other states are essentially
conformist and few editors have
ability to innovate, In addition,
he noted the lack of competit
ion among the news media. "I
think that the monopoly situ
ation is going to continue be
cause of the realities of news
paper economics," he comment
ed.
Sprague also acknowledged
that journalists can't brook crit
icism. They have always vigor
ously defended press freedom
and rejected any proposal tori
requirements In the profession,
he said. The result, Sprague
added, Is that "many who en
gage in newspaper writing are
poorly prepared."
The former governor listed
three major areas needing re
form. First, he said there should
be zeal on the part of publish
ers to improve their product.
Newspapers should exercise
leadership and be the voice of
the community.
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