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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 27, 1969)
Empire Builders Work in Service Projects Br BIRDINE TULUS County Extension Aid The Morrow County Empire Builder In an active group of 27 young is-ople of high school ui from lone, Heppncr and Lcxlng Ion. Any boy or girl from ninth grade through 19 years of age may belong to an Empire Build ens i lull without ra Trying any other 4 II club proiTt, The Empire Builders program provide activities lor (levelop lug responsible citizenship, lor leadership development, anil for Improving social skills. Our lo cal group plans Its own proj rets and is responsible for com pleting them. Most activities or the group . are community service projitMn. This year the young people have planned, prepared and served the 411 leaders' banquet were responsible for a Christ' mas party for young children at the Neighborhood Center. They give officer training to younger 4-H club officers from both. North and South Morrow county, help at the county fair, and assist any civic group that requests ineir help. These are the very busy young people of our county, active In tncir schools, churches and com munities, who still can make time for helping others and preparing to be good citizens of the future. Officers are president, Keith Nelson, vlce-prcsicnt, Larry Pet tyjohn, and secretary, Darlene Warren. Every member of the group is active in the planning and completion of his proj ects. Advisor to the group is Mrs. Bernard (Jerry) Dohcrty. Any young person of the ag es mentioned above is welcome to become a member of the Em pire Builders by contacting the advisor, a member of the group, or the county extension offce. t l MORROW COUNTY EMPIRE BUILDERS or shown completing plans for 4-H officer training, to b scheduled soon at Hepp ner Elementary and A. C Houghton Elementary schools. Pres ident Keith Nelson, left, presides over the meeting, assisted by Larry Pettyjohn, vice-president. Becky Doherty, and Deanne Pettylohn. standing to present her opinion, Darleen Warren is secretary and Mrs. Bernard Doherty, advisor. allow adequate time for the training. Recommendations must be made by the county office and submitted to the state office im mediately. Dates of the training to he given In Corvallis are April 2-3. Training School Scheduled For Clothing & Knitting Judges Any clothing or knitting lead er interested in attending a training school for judges should contact the county ex tension office at once. The num ber of participants is limited to Extenson News Due to conflicts with school activities on March 1, the 4-H officers training will be resched uled to a future date. The Home Economies Advis ory Council met February 17 at the Lexington school with all members present. Plans were made for the Homemakers A chievemcnt Day to be held at the Rhea Creek Grange hall on April 15. Date of the mid-Columbia Ex tension Council at Arlington was announced as March 27. State Council will be held in Corvallis on May 6, 7 and 8. The State Council theme for this year is "For In This Way Our Greatness Lies". Reservations to attend the State Council meet ing must bo made at the Coun ty Extension office. SCHOOL LUNCH MENUS Heppner Elementary School and High School Week of March 3-7 Monday, March 3 Spaghetti, cheese sticks, hot bread and but ter, spinach, fresh orange and milk. Tuesday, March 4 High school Chili, corn bread, butter and honey, coleslaw, fruit Jell O with topping and milk. Ele mentary school Beans and ham, corn bread, butter and honey , coleslaw, fruit Jcll-0 with topping and milk. Wednesday, March 5 Hot dogs with rolls, green beanr, chopped vegetable salad, pine apple upside-down cake and milk. Thursday, March 6 Baked, chopped ham, baked potatoes, hot bread and butter, carrot sticks, applesauce, graham crackers and milk. Friday, March 7 Vegetable beef soup, tuna fish sandwich es, Jell-O, vegetable salad, cake with frosting and milk. Easter Seal Sale Gelling Underway To Aid Crii v.kurli m hnlf mlllinii Hntimn. la un will re-t'lve Faster Seal in the mails during the next fev days, and J. Clinton Davis of Portland, president of the Eas ter eal Socielv, has expressed Initio Hint "io mle will resoond an generously as possible." Tit, l:iwtttr Sen! &:ile Is the nrltu'imil source of funds for the society, Davis explained. Davis pointed out that the so ciety has a multiplicity of pro)- ml. 111, -In, Unci ('liilflriMl'a Itiwiii. tal school in Eugene, Camp Eas ter Seal on tne uregon coast, f.ttir m,,hlll tltlTAnv plinlr'tt A ,-fititlnuli v rare nroornm and a special equipment pool. 'The society aim," he said, la . m,ul the nmnot muHa nf the Dhvsicullv handicapped in Oregon, children and adults. We do not duplicate tne serv ices of any other agency, either public or private." Children's Hospital school pro vides special education and therapy to children from pre school tn 15 vears of aee. The i .tnnaulnra rnme from nil nflrts of Oregon, and are offered an Integrated program or speech, occupational and physical ther apy, along with special educa- ion. i 'till, nnal with Ihocn nhvcle. ally handicapped children Is to make It possible for them to at tend regular school someday," Davis stated, i r.mn Vaetnr 3pal lrwnteri nn Vnpih Inlra rt Ton InWp. near Reedsport, Is Oregon's only summer camp especially de signed for the use of physically handicapped youngsters and young adults. Youngsters from 30 Oregon cities attended last year. "Every Easter Seal you buy helps a crippled child. That's our motto," Davis staled. When you tell the advertiser that you saw it in The Gazette Times, you help to make a bet ter paper for your community. linm lit i i -in SECOND OF A SERIES- The Nation's View of Rural America and Rural Electrification (From a national study conducted for the National Rural Electric Cooper ative Association by International Research Associates, Inc., of New York . City The study is based on 1394 personal interviews, sampling the adult public, one third in major cities, one-third in suburban areas satellite to these cities, and one-third in small towns and rural areas). The Image of Rural America The overwhelming majority of Americans state they have some contact with the small towns and rural areas of the country and hold an extremely favorable image of rural Amer ica. When life in the big cities and the rural areas are hypothetically compared, rural life seems to hold all of the classic virtues and few, if any, faults. People who live in rural areas are believed to be much friendlier, much healthier, much more honest and much harder working than their city counterparts. They are thought to be free of the tensions and pressures of city living. To a slightly lesser degree, they are believed to be more active in community affairs and to care more about the needs of communities other than their own. Contrary to the standard stereotype, they are felt to have more fun in life than the city dwellers. In terms of his "open-mindedness" the rural resident is ranked on a par with the resident of the big city. Only in the sense of knowledge and sophistication are the city residents given a decided edge; they are believed to be much better informed about the affairs of the world. Percentages of the American public who choose either the "people who live in big cities" or the "people who live in rural areas" to fit each description. "Thinking about the people who live in the big cities and in the rural areas which do you feel would be more likely: BIG CITY RURAL NO DIFFERENCE NO OPINION "To be warm and friendly to other people 7 81 12 "To be in good health 8 75 17 "To be very honest in their business dealings 6 65 29 "To be the most hard-working 15 56 29 "To get real fun out of life 29 53 18 "To work actively in community affairs 27 52 21 'To be concerned about the problems and needs of people outside their own communities 30 4'2 28 "To be open-minded about other people's opinions 35 36 28 "To be well-informed on what is going on in the world 54 19 28 'To have a lot of tension and pressure in their daily lives" 83 5 12 Percentages in tables may not add to 100 due to rounding. .olumbicS) EBasin Eloctfic Co-oi 'Serving Morrow, Wheeler and Gilliam Counties' THE m HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, February 27, 1969 Sec. 2 Phone Company Files for Rate Increase In State Pacific Northwest Bell filed Kiidav, February 21, for the lirst time since ltliS with the Oregon Public I'tilitv Commissioner at Salem for an increase in tele phone rales within the slate of Oregon. The proposed Increases, ac cording to Dale Slusher, PNB Manager, would net an estimat ed $3.1 million additional an nual revenue to the company after taxes. The total amount soiiL'ht is S11.8 million. If approved, the Increase for one-party service in Heppner would be 60 cents a month and for one-party business service SI .00 a month. Slusher cited the continuing Inflationary pressures on oper ating costs and Increased cost ol capital money as the prime reasons behind the company's decision to seek Increased rates. Invests S333 Million "While growing with Oregon during the past 10 years." he pointed out, "Pacific Northwest Bell has Invested $333 million in new telephone plant and equip ment. At the same time, the plant investment required for each main telephone has In creased from $633 in 1958 to $822 in 1968." "In addition." he said, "our annual payroll In Oregon last year was $51 million. Ten years ago it was $32.6 million ... a 56 increase. Yet our work force has increased only 9. Wages are going even higher "n a re suit of the three-year coirtracM negotiated last year." Also, It was stilted, the com panv's taxes have gone up like everyone else's. In V.W. PNB's tax bill In Oregon was $Ui mil lion. In l!HiS, it was SlUH mil lion, including the Increase from the Federal Income Tax sur charge. Capital Costs Hiqher PNB's manager said the cost of money for capital Improve ments which must be raised from Investors has increased sharply during the past few years. He pointed out that a $50 mil lion bond Issue sold by the com pany in December of 1967 Ls costing the company 6.7 percent In annual Interest charges. Four earlier $50 million bond Issues sold between 1961 and 1963 cost the company-an average of 4.4 percent. A recent issue by a Bell System company sold at an in terest rate of 7 percent. Other factors pointed to as af fecting the company's revenues have been five reductions since 1961 In long distance rates with in Oregon that save customers $6 million annually on today's calling volume. There has also been an additional $1 million annual savings from various service improvements and ex pansions. Effciencies Mads 'To offset the effects of Infla tion on the costs of providing telephone servli-e," Slusher stat ed, "we have developed numer ous operating efficiencies and service model nidations. For ex ample,' we have computerized our customer records and bill ing, and provided Direct Dist ance Dialing of long distance calls to 94 percent of our cus tomers." "In our opinion," he conclud ede, "with these pressures the only way left to us to meet con tinuing cost Increases and de mands for new communications services is through Keeking a general repricing of basic tele Phone service." Plans Plant Sale The Irrlgon 4-H Community club met February 13 at the A. C. Houghton cafeteria. We dis cussed having a plant sale. On the committees are Cheryl Hlnk ley, Peggy Hinkley, Debbie Gro chowisky, Debra Huwe and Peg gy Brandt. Leaders that are in charge are Carta Leighton and Marge Acock. The date will be decided at the next meeting. An officers training session was announced for March 1 at the school. A dance was set for Friday. March 7, 7:30 to 11:30 p.m., with prices of 25c single and 35c per couple. Cheryl Hinkley, reporter f f VffSs mv 1 J ' Maybe you've been a little hesitant to ask a bank for advice. Because you've always thought of a bank as being cold. And im personal. Well, lately, we've had the same feeling. That, maybe, most banks are about as stuffy as people think they are. But maybe, if we knew you a little better you wouldn't think that way about us. Which is why we'd like to get to know you. Chances are the only person you know in your bank is your favorits teller. At the First, we'd like you to know more of our people. Then, if you have a question about savings or loans or mortgages, you won't hesitate to ask. So stop in. At any First National Branch. While you're in the bank, you'll see boxes of "We'd like to get to know you" buttons for you or your children to wear. Take some along. They represent the many little things we'll be doing in the next few months that are going to make a big difference in the way you bank. You see, we're the largest bank in Oregon. And we figure you made us this w ay. H So, the least we can do, is make your banking : 1 jjj a little easier. A little nicer. And a lot less bankey. FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF OREGON Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
