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KEFfNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thurdciy. March 13. !.
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The Heppner Gazet'e established March 30. 1883. The Heppner
Times rktablbhed November 18. 1KT7. Consolidated February 13,
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Good Luck to the Clutch Kids
Its hard to find adequate words to express the feelings
of the community towards its Heppner High Mustangs, who
have overcome the odds once more to win their way to the
state A-2 basketball tournament at Coos Bay.
The word, "proud," doesn't fill the bill. It "a true that
Mustang rooters are as proud as they can be, for sure, but
it seems that this year's team Is entitled to a new dimen
sion. At the start of the year, prospects didn't seem too bright
for the Mustangs since they were hit with some stiff losses
by graduation. But it soon became evident that Coach Bob
('lough had another contender as the holdovers and the young
sters came on strong and started cutting down opponents
whose rasters looked better.
Then Heppner became the "team to beat" the rated team
of the Greater Oregon league. However, towards the end of
the regular season, they hit a stale spot and slumped. They
dropped from the ratings and others climbed above them.
Soon it became a matter of do-or-die. If they didn't win
the last pair of games, they woudn't get to the district tourna
ment. Faced with this prospect, the boys showed their stuff.
They wouldn't accept defeat at Pilot Rock and emerged with
a one-point victory on a memorable comeback. They finished
with a win over Sherman, which had downed them In an
earlier meeting, and went to the district as second place win
ner of the western division of the league behind Wahtonka,
the champions.
Vale and Grant Union were co-champs of the east, and
so Heppner entered in an underdog role, which is not unfa
miliar to the Mustangs. They are getting so used to it that
they like it.
Other Heppner tournament teams have been called "Cin
derella" clubs. The 19G8-69 edition, though, is of different
bent. It isn't a "rags to riches" gang but one that comes
through in the clutch. It is the "extra effort" team the co
ordinated unit lhat won't quit and that puts forth that extra
bit above a top performance when It is needed to do the job.
Thus it was against Pilot Rock (in both games); thus it was
against Vale at the district; and thus it was against Wah
tonka. The title, "Clutch Kids" more nearly typifies them.
Certainly the Mustangs have drawn the very toughest
route In the state tournament, first meeting No. 1 Sutherlin,
and, should they upset them, take on Myrtle Point, No. 2 in
most rankings, In the second round. But the Clutch Kids
aren't overawed by th3 rankings. They weren't when they
bumped into No. 1 Rogue River in the first round last year
and about upset them.
We wish them the very best of luck in the state tourna
ment, but in saying so, we realize this doesn't express the
true sentiment we feel. These Clutch Kids don't go on luck.
They go on grit and the extra effort. If It is possibly in them
to win, they'll do it, for that's the stuff they are made of.
Importance of Water
It takes about 1,300 gallons of water each day to pro
duce the average person's food and fiber. That, says the Agri
Business Council, is how important water is to both farmers
and consumers.
Oregon farmers use over 1.G6 trillion gallons of water
each year for irrigation, while Oregon consumers utilize 97.9
million gallons for drinking, cooking, bathing and watering
the lawn.
Despite the fact that the average farmer uses 819 times
as much water as the average consumer, only 32 percent of
Oregon's cropland is under irrigation.
Don McKinnis, development specialist for the Oregon De
partment of Agriculture, notes that the state's farmers have
invested $165 million to irrigate their cropland. He observes,
also, that farmers pay $22 per acre a year to irrigate their
crops with sprinklers excluding the cost of water. Water
costs vary from zero to as much as $50 per acre foot.
Despite this, says the Agri-Business Council, food is still
the best bargain in the American housewife's budget, actual
ly costing less of the family income than ever before.
'loneer
Ponderings
By w. s. CAVERHILL
MEETING
CALENDAR
The Road Problems
Our "Club" has been mulling
again, pondering on the broken
condition of our roads, and how
to remedy it. Since automotive
traffic caused it, perhaps the ve
hicles should help pay for it.
Why shouldn't the legislature
impose a modest increase in the
license tax on automobiles grad
uated on "book value" and ded
icated to market road and street
improvement, and distributed
equitably between the cities and
counties? Such a program if
carefully managed should re
duce road and street levies on
property. If we are looking for
a precedent for such tax, turn
to Washington and California.
They have it in their revenue
structure. Maybe it is too sim
ple to be acceptable.
Mrs. Elmer Moe was able to
return to her home last Satur
day from St. Anthony hospital
in Pendleton, where she was
confined for two weeks while
recovering from complications
of the flu.
Monday, March 17
School Board Meeting, Budget
Hearing, Regular Meeting,
Lexington, 7:30 p.m.
Ruth Assembly No. 50, Order of
Rainbow for Girls, Masonic
Hall, 7 p.m.
Civic League, Kindergarten
Room, 8 p.m.
Morrow County Fair Board, Fair
Dormitory, 8 p.m.
Chamber of Commerce, 12 Noon,
Wagon Wheel Dining Room
Advisory Board, Heppner Neigh
borhood Center, 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, March 18
A.F. & A.M. No. 69, 8 p.m.
LDS Relief Society, Legion Hall,
9:45 a.m.
Wednesday March 19
Carnation Club, home of Mrs.
Lincoln Nash, 8 p.m.
Willow Lodge. IOOF Hall, 8 p.m.
Jayeeos, 8 p.m.
Thursday, March 20
Jaycoo Wives, Heppner Neigh
borhood Center, 8 p.m.
Women's Activity Club of Rhea
Crook Grange, home of Mrs.
Emma Drake, 10:30 a.m., all
day potluck
Women's Activity Club of Lex
ington Grange, 2 p.m.
Soroptimist Club, Program Meet
ing, 12 Noon, Wagon Wheel
Dining Room
Friday. March 21
Sans Souei Kebekah Lodge No.
33. IOOF Hall, 8 p.m.
Technical Action Panel, Heppner
Neighborhood Center, Confer
ence Room, 1 p.m.
COACH BOB CI.OCGH fuid last
week tlldt team in the dis
trict tournumiiit were "tibout a
lo-vsup." and tin four tames at
La Grande showed tliat he was
ixrrect. Ili-iiiier's ii tor ie
Kiuliln't haw teen mure than
oiii- iMilnt closer and still have
tin- MuMnng come mt on top
V 47. 51 .V). Wahtonka and
(Want Vnlori wire mu and tuck
with the Funic winning only
iv three alter truilim: all the
I fir: t half 33 5J. The right,
I i ints (tilterenie or the consuia
turn tamo. 55 to 47 for Vale ov
er ('.rant, was the ot.lv spread
at all. and this could he con
sidi-rtd a "letdown" game.
Average margin of victory for
the four contests was only 3 5
points.
WHILE HKPJW'r R'S IS G record
for the season doesn't put
them with the high flying con
tenders in the state tournament,
such as .Myrtle Point, undefeat
ed in 21 games, it isn't the poor
est record, which is something
new for the Greater Oregon en
try. Last year, Heppner went to
the tournament with a 16 8
mark, which was the poorest of
the eight. But they were un
daunted and just about knock
ed Rogue River off its No. 1
mdastal. Probably the scare
thev threw into the Rogue River
team had something to do with
the No. 1 boss bowing in the
second round because they
really had to put forth an ef
fort to trip Heppner.
Thp Must an its' record rank
about fifth this vear. ahead of
Newport's 14-8, Vernonia's 15-7,
and Gladstone's 17-7.
But doesn't it beat all how
the Mustangs draw the king of
the mountain every time! Last
year it was Rogue River with
Gary Shontz. This year it is No.
1 Sutherlin. If Sutherlin can't
bowl over the Mustangs, Myrtle
Point, No. 2 (or Dayton) will
take a crack at them in the
second round.
Nobory around here is going
to sell the Mustangs short. If
thev do trip the kingpins, they'll
be able to say they made it the
hard way!
on of the team' top point pro-
diners?
But it goes to show that if i
one doesn't do it. the next fel
low ran and will. That 1 part
of what makes a real ball club.
WE SAID a couple of weeks
ayo the district tournament !
might answer the question of
the Juhn Day mmiMsw riter who
couldn't understand whv Hepp
tier remained In the rankings.
It liiok hs if ihe tournament
results make it clear enough. In
cidentally. Heppner bounced up
to seventh in Ihe Oregonlan
poll this week idler being Ig
nored last week when Grant
L'nion. Vale and Wahtonka
were mentioned in the also runs.
But phooey cm the polls! If
thev were accurate, there
wouldn't be anv sense in hav
ing tournaments.
THE REPORT IS that the Hepp
ner contingent won't be slay
ing in the old moth-eaten fire-
trap hotel In which they were
housed at the state tournament
last year. Apparently it Is con
demned and no longer in use.
Team, pep band and pep club
all have good housing this year.
Mate tournament what a
nice way to spend a spring va-
ition!
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STATE CAPITOL
THROUGH the school year we
have appreciated the work of
Heppner High Journalism stu
dents and their teacher. Mrs,
Rachel Dick, who have helped
so much with coverage of sports
stories and other school events.
They performed a most valu
able service for us at the dis
trict tournament. We couldn't be
at the Saturday night games
and Mrs. Dick took care of the
coverage for us. Ihe photogra
phv of the tourney in this pa
per was all done by Heppner
High students every picture
including those on page 1 of
section 2; on page 4 of this sec
tion: and on the front page.
We appreciate their help and
extend our thanks to them.
EVERYONE TALKS of the team
effort put forth by the Mus
tangs Saturday night. A good
illustration is that of the work
of John McCabe, who didn't
dent the scoring column, but he
made a phenomenal 22 assists
that helped pave the road to
victory. Isn't this amazing in
view of the fact that John is
PROPERTY
FAX
TAX
QUESTION:
In 1944. my real estate taxes
were S1S6.66. This year, on the
same identical real estate, my
taxes were $1,203.10, or some
thing over 6 times greater dur
ing the 24-year span. On last
October 1, I purchased adjoin
ing land at $100.00 per acre, yet
I am assessed at a value of
$125.00 per acre. The land pro
duces but slightly more and
sometimes less than it did 22
years ago, and the price of
grain is less than it was 20
years ago. The ever soaring
prices, the farmer's low income
and tax inequities, are forcing
him to financial frustration.
with many leaving the farm;.
What methods are available, or
in the offing, for his relief and
recovery?
ANSWER:
In many cases the market
value of farm land does not
represent the ability of that
land to give an annual rate of
return comparable to that re
ceived on an investment in oth
er business properties, uncier
Oregon law, the assessor is re
quired to value property at
what it will bring on the mar
ket. In arriving at his estimate
of value he will look at all sales
in the area and attach most im
portance to the most compar
able sales.
A new law was passed in
1967, providing for special as
sessment of farm land. This
law. O.R.S. 308.370. states that
any land that is being used and
has been used during the pre
ceding two years as a bona fide
farm shall, upon compliance
with certain statutes, be assess
ed at its true cash value for
farm use and not at the true
cash value it would have if ap
plied to other than tarm use.
This procedure amounts to a
tax deferral and potential ex
emption up to one-third of true
cash value.
Additional information will
have to be obtained from your
county assessor.
Judicial System
Changes Talked
By Legislature
FOUR OF A KINO? Not quite. Pacific Northwest Bell has pub
lished separate directories for communities in Umatilla and
Morrow counties with local calling interest. PNB's Pam Maguire
holds up the new phone books to dillerent designations on each
one. Copies of the directories were placed in the mail March
13 for PNB's customers in the two counties.
Hardmon to Sponsor
Band Benefit Dance
Resident of the ll.irdinan ar
ea have announced plans for a
benefit claneo on Saturday,
Marc h 22. at the llardman Com
munity Center.
Ta duiur Ih being given to
aid Ihu Heppner school band de
partment, unci all prooecdi
raised will be donated toward
the cost of the new gold blazer
recently purchased for the high
sch mjI bund.
Music, provided for the eve
nlng by the "Burnt Sleep" band
of Heppner and by a Western
band, will apix al to both young
and old alike. The two bunds
will plav alternately throughout
the evening from 9 p m. to 2 a.m.
Admission to the dance will
he $125, and ladies of the com
munity will serve a midnight
supper for 75c.
State Fire Marshal
Schedules Meeting
Deputy state fire marshal
Stan Phillips of John Day will
be In Lexington on Monday
night, March 17, where he will
conduct a school at the Lexing
ton fire hall on the proper use
of small tools and forcible en
try. The meeting will begin at
7:30 p.m. and volunteers of the
Heppner and lone departments
are encouraged to attend also.
As dcoutv state fire marshal.
rhilllps is in charge of conduct
ing training sessions for fire de
partments in the eastern half
of the state.
For anv kind of printing, call
The Gazette-Times.
By ROBERT F. SMITH.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
It is specified in the State
Constitution that every person
has the right to receive fair
treatment by our judicial sys
tem. Fortunately, for all Ore-
gonians, this guarantee has
been carried out to the highest
degree, making Oregon s iudic
ial system among the better
ones in this nation. But, there
are very few things in this
world of ours that cannot stand
modification. Likewise, Oregon's
fine judicial system is showing
some signs that a change is
needed.
The reason for change, at the
Supreme Court level, comes es
sentially from three sources: 1)
an increase in population, mean
ing a heavier use of the courts;
2) a 68 increase in the last
four years In the number of ap
peals being filed; 3) expanded
work loads of the courts due to.
recent federal Supreme Court
rulings that provide greater pro
tection to individuals charged
with crimes.
To correct this ailing system.
the Legislature is considering a
plan, introduced by the Judicial
Council, which would siphon off
a portion of the Supreme Court
workload. According to the pro
posal, the court would consist
of five judges who would sit
in panels of three, with the
chief judge sitting in both pan
els. This proposed court would
relieve the Supreme Court of
nearly 45 of its current work
load in criminal, probate, do
mestic relations and state agen
cy appeal cases. The cost of this
service will be $275,000 per year.
The strong point of this plan
is that the Appeals Court is not
merely an intermediate step to
the top, but rather, it is a plat
eau that would dispose of 90
the cases it considers. Also,
this court could travel, allowing
it to move where it is needed.
'his is important to Eastern
Oregonians.
A Senate Judiciary Committee
is giving this plan careful con
sideration.
for
Pa
A bill has been introduced to
expand the educational program
throughout the state to include
kindergartens. This bill would
let any school district have kin
dergartens and would provide
for reimbursement by the state
through its basic school support
rate of $125 per pupil per year.
Presently, only about 25 of
our children are participating in
a kindergarten program in Ore
gon. This plan would extend
this program to an additional
40,000 five-year olds.
A memorial has been adopted
that urges the Secretary of Agri
culture and the Secretary of In
terior, to refrain from imple
menting recently proposed in
creases in fees for grazing lands.
It is the intention of this mem
orial to maintain the present fee
of 33c per animal unit, rather
than letting the charge be in
creased over a ten year period
to $1.25 per animal unit. The
legislature feels this increase in
fees is very harmful to our cat
tle industry, especially during
the present price squeeze.
Mrs. Jack Lovd was an over
night guest at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Lillv in Her
miston last Monday. Mrs. Lilly
is a sister of Jack Loyd.
Free enterprise has been flog
ged again this week, with the
introduction of a measure, Sen
ate Bill 419, that does away with
paid toilets. A biU introduced in
the Senate, outlaws this giant
of money making businesses in
Oregon, by prohibiting charges
for use of public toilets or wash
rooms at terminals, depots or
public waiting rooms used by
air, rail or bus passengers, trav
eling to, from or in Oregon.
During a time when the leg
islature is considering property
tax relief, this cannot be con
sidered as such, but to those
caught without the change, it is j
a relief in a much more basic !
form. '
New Directories
Going into Mail;
Format Changed
New telephone directories
the communities served by
cific Northwest Bell in Umatil
la and Morrow counties are go
ing into the mail starting
March 13.
"In contrast to last year's dir
ectories, we are again publish
ing four different directories
this year," says PNB Manager
Dale Slusher.
'The change to the former for
mat is being made on request
of many of our customers to re
flect local calling interest in the
first alphabetical section print
ed in each of the four director
ies," Slusher added.
As reflected on the cover of
the different directories and the
listings in the first alphabetical
section, the directories are be
ing published as follows:
Pendleton, Athena and Wes
ton, 11,000 copies.
Heppner, lone and Lexington,
1,595 copies.
Hermiston, Umatilla, Stanfield
and Echo, 6,425 copies.
Milton-Freewater, 3,400 copies.
Each directory will have a
common Call Guide section at
the very front, and listings for
the other communities in the
area will follow the Yellow Pag
es.
Pictorially, the directories will
feature water color sketches of
three Oregon scenes by PNB
directory artist Dick Ferris. The
scenes are the Ashland Shakes
pearean Theatre, Warm Springs
Indians in full regalia for a
social dance and a fast dwind
ling silgh a covered bridge.
In addition to listings of
emergency numbers, the inside
front cover of each directory
contains the revised law on ob
scene telephone calls.
Numbers for city, county and
state law enforcement agencies
are also listed in the white pag
es under the main heading po
lice departments.
Government offices listings
have a main heading in the
white pages with subheadings
for the level of government and
the location.
For further convenience, there
are classified listings in the
Yellow Pages for fire and po
lice departments. Also added to
the Yellow Pages classified list
ings are numbers for govern
ment offices by level of govern
ment and location.
YOUR
SENATOR
REPORTS . . .
Nearly all of Oregon's legis
lators campaigned last fall on
pledges to provide meaningful
property tax relief, while at the
same time maintaining our
state's present standards of ser
vice to the public.
In recent days the legislature
has taken two dramatic steps
toward their goal. The first came
last week when the two presid
ing officers. Senate President E.
D. "Debbs" Potts and House
SDeaker Robert F. Smith, an
nounced that $35 million had
been identified in the State's
General Fund budget, that could
be trimmed. They then announc
ed that thev had ordered their
co-chairmen of Ways and Means
to direct this financial find to
ward basic school support, in
order to assure some relief on
property taxes throughout the
State.
The second step came March
6. as the Senate voted 1811
to accept a House proposal that
would direct some $23 million
of State revenues back to local
welfare programs. To insure that
this boost in welfare support did
not become a windfall, the
measure instructed the local
taxing agencies to reduce their
property assessments by the
amount donated from the State
thus bringing about the relief
desired.
A bill was introduced that
would expand the educational
program throughout the State to
include a kindergarten. The bill
would let any school district
have a kindergarten and would
provide for reimbursement by
the State through its basic
school support rate of $125 per
vear.
Presently, there are only about
25 of our children participat
ing in a kindergarten program
in Oregon. This plan would ex
tend this program to an addit
ional 40,000 five-year-old youths.
It seems to me that this is a
poor time to introduce such a
measure. We should get our
present financial problems solv
ed before we take on any addit
ional programs.
The House Natural Resources
Committee heard a bill March
5 that would shut a polluter
down when the State Sanitary
Authority says so, unless a
judge finds that irreparable
The Rhyming Philosopher
INDUCEMENT
THERE ONCE WAS A BEAGLE WHO RACED WITH AN
EAGLE
TO PURSUE A FAT RABBIT AND STOP IT;
WHILE THE BIRD SOARED SO PROUD WITH HIS HEAD
IN A CLOUD, BUT WITH FEET ON THE GROUND
THE DOG GOT IT.
IT'S SO NICE TO HAVE FUN AND JUST PLAY IN THE SUN,
AND EXPECT THE WORLD OWES YOU A LIVING;
BUT YOU'RE ON THE WRONG ROAD IF YOU CARRY NO
LOAD OR YOU'RE TAKING MUCH MORE THAN
YOU'RE GIVING.
IT TAKES EFFORT AND WILL TO GO CLIMBING UPHILL,
BUT NEVER TO START IS MUCH EASIER;
YOU CAN CLAIM THAT YOU'RE STUCK WITH SOME
AWFUL HARD LUCK LIKE LEAD IN THE PANTS OR
AMNESIA.
THOUGH THE TOP OF THE HEAP MAY SEEM FAR
AND SO STEEP, IT DOESN'T LOOK FAR,
RETROSPECTIVELY:
TAKE A HITCH IN YOUR SLACKS AND GET DOWN TO
BRASS TACKS.
AND YOUR BOOTSTRAPS WILL LIFT MORE EFFECTIVELY!
HARRY W. FLETCHER
BT KEN JERNSTEDT.
STATE SENATOR
18th District, Including
Morrow county
damage to one's business or an
individual outweighs the public
interest.
A new bill by the House High
way Committee would permit
driver licenses for youths under
18 only if they have completed
approved driver training courses.
I am against this measure be
cause, in my opinion, it would
place hardships on rural areas
where such training is hard to
come by.
In closing I would like to re
mind you of the importance of
your participation in the law
making process. For it is only
when you voice your opinions
that we get good representative
legislation. You can do this by
coming to Salem to talk with
me, appearing before a commit
tee, or participating in your
home by writing a letter to me,
in care of Oregon State Senate,
Senate Chambers, Salem, Ore
gon 97310. This will be a great
help to me. The public is need
ed in politics; do your part, vour
state is depending on you.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Davidson of
Lexington received word Tues
day that their son. Soec. 4' Herb
Davidson, arrived in South Viet
nam last week. He is serving
with the artillery division at
Nha Trang, a short distance
north of CamRanh Bay.
COMMUNITY
BILLBOARD
HEPPNER BASKETBALL
State A-2 Tournament, Coos
Bay, March 17-18-19
Heppner vs. Sutherlin, 3:30
P.m.. Monday. Mar. 17
Live radio broadcast, channel
3 TV or Station KUMA,
Pendleton
Band and Pep Club projects
an day Saturday, car wash
ing, window washing, can
dy selling
BAKED FOOD SALE
Friday, March 14', from 9:30
a.m.
Peterson Building, next to
Gardners
Sponsored by Heppner Moth
ers Club
PUBLIC CARD PARTY
St. Patrick's Day Card Parly
aturaay, Marcn 13, p.m.
Heppner IOOF Hall, Sponsor
ed by Triple Links Club
Bridge, Pinochle, Prizes and
refreshments
BAND BENEFIT DANCE
Saturday, Mar. 22, 9 p.m. to
2 a.m.
Hardman Communitv Center
Music by Burnt Sieep and
Western bands
Proceeds to Heppner Band
Fund
POMONA GRANGE
Sunday Mar. 16
Willows Grange Hall, lone
Potluck dinner at noon, pro
gram at 1:30, pictures of
European tour by Dick
Krebs
SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC
SERVICE BY
C. A. RUGGLES
Insurance Agency
O. Box 247 PH. 676-9622
Heppner