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.
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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.
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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
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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