HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday, MT 1970
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GAZETTE-TIMES
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HaDoner. Oreaon 97836
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it .1 i .jn Saturday. ,
Two Words May Save Your Life
The Morrow County Community Shelter Plans were dellv
c -, d to all homes In Morrow County last week. Judge Paul
J.-ros urges each family to read the plan and check the map
u determine where to go In the event of an emergency. The
Community Shelter Plan should be kept in a safe p lace i and
frequently reviewed so each member of a family will know
the action to take should there be a disaster affecting Morrow
County residents.
Local shelters for residents of the County are very scarce
which means most people will have to travel to the dams
for shelter. Officials of the County are concerned about this
and would be interested In knowing how much shelter could
be provided In the County for residents as evidenced by the
National Home Fallout Shelter Survey that was conducted
two years ago. In an effort to reach a determination, if each
householder will compete the form printed in this Issue of
the paper and mall it to Judge Paul Jones, Morrow County
Courthouse, Heppner. Oregon, this will assist the Court and
Emergency Planning and Operations Director in knowing how
many Individuals can be taken care of in private home base
ments or shelters. If you have a basement that will serve as
a shelter, if necessary, for your family and if you intend to
share that shelter with some other family, will you p ease
so indicate on the form how many people will be sheltered
therein and the town in which you live. Judge Jones advises
that the County Court has no desire to encroach upon anyone s
privacy nor to even suggest they might have individuals oth
er than family members in a shelter; therefore, addresses and
names are not being requested only the number of individ
uals to be theltered and the area where located.
The name of your local emergency service organization
Morrow County Emergency Planning a nd Operations-is, in
itself, very significant when it is analyzed. The "Planning
Is what your County Court and Director are doing now to pro
tect the lives of Morrow County residents in event of any kind
of a disaster. It has been said "not to plan Is to p an to fail .
Morrow County people can be thankful someone is planning
to care for them should the need arise. The "Operations por
tion Is the action your local government will take if and when
necessary to protect property and save lives by means of the
well-prepared plans they are now developing. YOU can as
Blst them by giving them your support and if possible, vol
unteer your services.
Remember, by the simple action of clipping the short
questionnaire and inserting two words, THE LIFE YOU SAVE
MAY BE YOUR OWN.
CLIP AND MAIL TO: Judge Paul Jones
Morrow County Courthouse
Heppner, Oregon
Number of Persons to be Sheltered:
In or near which town:
A New Constitution for Oregon?
On May 26, Oregon voters will decide whether to trade
the present state Constitution for a new Constitution as pre
sented by the 1970 Legislature.
Several active organizations have come out against the
change and for good reasons. They include the Oregon
Grange, Women's Legislative Council and the Oregon Voter.
The new Constitution would give Legislature more con
trol at the expense of the voter. Transfers many vital laws
from the Constitution to Statutes. Constitutional Law may be
changed ONLY by voters in a state-wide election. Statutes
may be changed by the Legislature, any time, any session.
Specific Omissions
The following safe-guards are Included in the present
Constitution and are specifically omitted in the proposed
Constitution:
1. Omits two-term per 12 years limit on the office of Gover
nor, Secretary of State and Treasurer.
With the Board of Control abolished and State re-organization
what it is, it places tremendous power in the Governor.
It opens the office of Governor to unlimited consecutive terms.
2. Omits Biennial session limit on Legislature.
3. Omits Specific formula for apportionment.
4 Omits power to recall public officers who are appointed.
5. Omits ban on anyone holding more than one paid public
office at a time.
6. Omits need for every tax law to state specifically what it
may be used for.
7. Omits requirement that county clerk, treasurer and sheriff
be elected officers.
8. Omits requirement that Legislature publish statement oi
receipts and expenditures of public money with the laws
of each regular session.
The Big Ax
It endangers the Veterans' Home Loan fund.
It transfers entire Vets Home Loan Program, State Refor
estation, bonds for building and maintenance of roads and
projects Involving higher education and community colleges
from Constitutional to Statutory. STATUTES MAY BE
CHANGED BY THE LEGISLATURE, ANY TIME, ANY SESSION.
Constitutional Law may be changed only by voters in a state
wide election.
It requires that referendum petitions be in 90 days after
passage of a law. (Now It is 90 days after end of session.)
The new constitution has further added to the powers of
the Legislature by shortening the time for a law to become
effective. Laws now become effective 90 days after the reg
ular session in which they are passed. In the new Constitu
tion they take effect 90 days after passage. (This could be
months sooner.)
We do not like to vote on a package of 13 entirely dif
ferent bills with no chance to approve some and reject oth
ers. (The new Constitution consists of 13 separate articles.
Take one, take all).
Certainly the Basic Law of Oregon should not be so ma
terially changed as this Measure changes it, in the hurried
fashion in which it passed the Legislature in the closing
hours of the 1969 session.
Vote No on Measure 3, is our opinion.
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ABOVE PICTURE show Mr. Pat Wonsor accepting the garel
from Mr. Clyde Allstott, past president of the Joyce Wire.
Mr. Woner i the newiy-eieciea presiaeui.
(G-T Photo)
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LETTERS EDITOR
Charlie Heard
Dorothy Heard
Heppner Gazette-Times
HenDner. Ore.
Dear Charlie and Dorothy:
The Morrow County Jaycees
would like to take this means
nf savins Thank vou for your
support. Without your support
the previous year, we wouia
have a harder load to pull.
Atza n the Morrow county
Jaycees say Thank You.
John Privett, president
May 10, 1790
To the Editor:
State highway 74 between
lone and Heppner seems to have
many traffic mishaps which we
believe could be avoided.
We realize state funds are not
in abundance and construction
costs are high, but lives of citi
zens cannot be measured in dol
lars. Improvements have been
made and others are in the pro
cess but one of the major haz
ards has been overlooked. This
section, approximately one mile
south of Lexington, near mile
post 37, has been the scene of
numerous mishaps in the past
and more will occur in the fu
ture unless it is brought to the
attention of the State Highway
Commission. We, the Morrow
County Jaycees, therefore urge
all interested groups and indi
viduals to write Forest Cooper,
State Highway Supervisor, Sa
lem, Oregon 97310, advocating
the improvement of State High
way 74 near milepost 37.
Who nows who will be next,
you, a relative, or a friend?
Sincerely,
Morrow County Jaycees
Heppner, Oregon
McMlnnville, Oregon
May 10, 1970
Dear Folks;
We would like for you to put
an article in the Gazette-Times
on Lindy's new record release,
the title is "Stand-in Girl" and
"Don't Waste A Dime". She
wrote the music and words to
it.
She is booked on a Summer
tour, will be leaving sometime
in June.
Thank you and hope to see
you folks in June.
Sincerely,
Agnes Leonnig
The Heppner Gazette Times
Dear Editor:
So many thanks for the article
regarding my charity work with
the unfortunate Navajo Indians
which was sent In by Mrs. Lois
Winchester. The most beautiful
part of this work is the gener
ous unselfishness of our people.
The young ones, (Campfire
Girls, Grade School and High
School students and Boy Scouts)
have been a big help. In any
project to assist others, it takes
a big heap of help. I sincerely
want to thank all the people
who have assisted me to assist
them.
The Navajos did not ask me
to help them; but after touring
their reservation I decided some
one must do so. This area is one
of the worst poverty areas in
this great country. It's a dis
grace to see small children suf
fering from malnutrition, lack of
proper shelter and clothing. I
realize that foreigin aid is im
portant, but so are these people
and do believe that they need
help first.
In August of this year, a trip
is being planned to haul a load
of donations to Navajoland.
Last year there were a few it
ems of food, toys, clothing and
household goods enough to fill
a pickup truck. This year we
are hoping to fill an entire box
car. However, It takes people
like you to make this trip
worthwhile.
My sincere thanks for your
support to the poor in Navajo
land. If interested please contact
Mrs. Lois Winchester in Hepp
ner, Ore.
Sincerely yours,
Howard L. Day
P. O. Box 419
Hermiston, Oregon 97838
PROPERTY TAX
FAX
If you have a question con
cerning real or personal prop
erty please state all the facts
as briefly as possible and mail
it to Mrs. Joyce Ritch, Morrow
County Special Assessor, Box 742,
Heppner, Orge.
QUESTION:
A city annexed some land in
our county this year. The prop
erty description as contained in
the annexation ordinance is
somewhat different from the
property description used in the
notice of public hearing on the
ordinance. The map submitted
by the city to the assessor's of
fice does not fit either descrip
tion. Question: Is our assessor
bound to accept a faulty des
cription? ANSWER:
No. ORS 308.225 ( 2) as amend
ed by the 1969 legislature by the
use of the phrases "legal des
cription of the boundary
change" and "an accurate map",
implies that the map must faith
fully follow the property des
cription. The assessor can de
mand an accurate, legal descrip
tion before he orders a change
in the city boundaries to be
shown on the tax map.
Info on the New
School District
Tax Base
The procedure for Implement
ing a new tax base for any tax
ing apency is really a very slm
: r The covernlng
pie up iuiiu... .
body must adopt a resoiu..u
approving tne riecuon ut -t.
hase. The law then requires
... . .wiinn nri a new tax
inai a" ...- --- -- , ...
base be held in connection wu
either a statewide biennial pri
mary or general election. The
ballot must state In dollars and
cents the amount of the cur
rent tax base and the proposed
new tax base. If the ballot then
receives a simple majority of
"yes" vote the new base is ap
proved and becomes the new
tax base for the next budget
year.
To assist voters in reaching a
sound decision on how they
wish to vote, it should be worth
while to review the affect a
new tax base would have on
the Morrow County School Dis
trict. Thn nirrent School District tax
base of $310,024 represents only
27 of the actual loiai lax lev
led. The new tax base request
ed by the School District is $1,-
199,870. This is tht amount ai
ranAv o nnmuprt for the 1970-71
cohnni vi'sr. Therefore, approval
of the new tax base would not
atfet whnol taxes for next
year.
The following year, however,
1H mean that the $1,199,
swn mulrl he increased by 6,
providing the budget committee
felt it was necessary. Here again
it should be pointed out that the
6 increase is in tne tax levy,
not fho tntal hudeet. A 6 in-
rrease in the tax levy would
amount to S71.992. while a 6
increase in the total budget
would amount to $87,646.
When the School District was
reorganized in 1959, the tax levy
for the first year of operation
was $618,404'. If this amount had
been established as the bcnooi
District tax base, and the budg
pt rnmmittee had taken the 6
innrpase each vear. the total levy
for the 1970-71 school year would
be $1,173,908. In actuality tne
annroved lew is $1,199,870,
whirh indicates that voters have
approved budgets in excess of
the 6 limitation.
The average tax levy increase
since the 1959-60 levy has a-
mounted to a 6.6 increase. This
nntnts lin the fact that a tax
hase in 1959-60 Plus a 6 in
prpnsp pach vear would have
resulted in a lower tax levy
than we now have.
Ron Daniels
Mother's Club
Elects Officers
. . Mathers' Club
Kellhley. uuesx -Jveunuy.
y pointers
rCuylnnS-aUap-
Twno daslng-
blOffkrers elected for the com
Ine year: Barbara Jumes. presi
dent; Frances Privett, vice pre
sident; Tat Jensen, secretary'
program committee: Pcsgy
Johnson. Linda Hager and
Frances Privett
nthnr cuests of the group
were Diane Gerklng and Arlenc
Malcom. The next meeting will
be June 1 at Barbara James.
. un. I R. Babb hare
. h,.ir home In Hepp
ner after Pending the winter
in Arizona.
REMEMBER THIS?
....REMINISCE!
Poppy Day May 22-23
The American Legion Auxil
iary has set May 22-23 as Pop
py Days for Heppner.
The poppy, as the memorial
flower for American War dead
is a tradition which began in
the years following the first
World War. Veterans returning
to their homes in this country
remembered the wild poppies
which lined the devastated bat
tlefields of France and Fland
ers, and the soldiers of all na
tions came to look upon this
flower as a living symbol of
their dead comrades' sacrifice.
At the first National Conven
tion of the American Legion
Auxiliary in Kansas City, Mo.,
in October, 1921, one of its first
actions was the adoption of the
poppy as the American Legion
Auxiliary's memorial flower.
The Poppy Window Is being
arranged this week in Gardner's
by Mrs. Frank Hamlin, poppy
chairman.
MEMBERSHIPS INVITED
in
WILLOW CREEK COUNTRY CLUB
FEATURING
Golfing and Family Fun
LOW COST
CONGENIAL
CALL 676-9465 DAYS
676-9612 NIGHTS
Antiques Coming in
For lone Auction
Preparation's for the lone Unit
ed Church of Christ Auction and
Barbecue are in full swing. A
variety of merchandise and an
tiques Is accumulating for the
sale on Saturday, June b.
A few of the articles which
will be of interest to antique
collectors are fruit jars, lamps,
pressed glass, iron beds, antique
jewelry, old picture frames,
treddle sewing machines, a but
ter churn, old trunks, books, and
a silver baby cup embossed with
nursery rhymes. A large print
ed list of auction merchandise
will be on display at Bristow's
Market.
Women of the community are
busy preparing articles for the
Country Store. This popular at
traction includes food (the good,
old-fashioned kind), a New-to-You
section, a Sewing Depart
ment, Arts and Crafts, a Child
ren's Corner, and a Fish Pond.
There will be something for ev
ery member of the family at the
Auction and Barbecue. A barbe
cue dinner will be served.
DINNER TO HONOR
REV. AND MRS. MIKE LDEDDE
A Farewell Potluck dinner
c.,n,tnv at the Community
Church in lone will honor the
Rev. and Mrs. Mine Luedde,
Colt and Mark who are leaving
soon for St. Louis, Mo. The Rev.
Lucdde has accepted a call to
the First Presbyterian Church
there.
The dinner will be served at
12:30 and all friends are Invit
ed. Mrs. Helen McCabe Is din
ner chairman.
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Boner,
Brian and Tracl were In Joseph
for Mother's Day weekend. They
report 4" of snow Sunday morn
ing. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Heard
went to Mllton-Frecwater Satur
day to visit his mother, Mrs.
Tom Young.
THIRTY TEARS AGO
May 16. 1940
c..,iton,innt Alden Blank-
enshlp will take Don Bennett,
Hugh Crawford, Bob Pinckney
and Howard wray io ru'""
to represent Heppner tK
School in the tennis tour
nament to be held at Keea col
lege next Thursday.
Gerald Cason landed a 24
inch steelhead in Potamus creek
last Sunday. Dr. L. D. Tibbies
landed a 22',i-inch steelheaa
there the same day.
inionH Fdmondson has been
selected as winner of the Union
Pacific $100 scholarsnip ana
will attend Oregon State college
this fall.
Mrs. Evelyn McDowell of Port
lnH has nnened a beauty par
lor in the Roberts building next
door to the Gazette Times.
Miss Lucille Vale, county
hpalth nurse, concluded her sec
nnri civ weeks in Morrow coun
ty and left Wednesday evening
for Moro where sne win De em
ployed until July 1.
The spirit of improvement
that has prevailed in Heppner
this snrine seized the Masons
the past week with the result
that the u. A. wiison ana v. u.
Dix store fronts are glistening
with fresh coats oi pami.
Miss Frances Inskeep was the
onlv graduate of Hardman un
ion hffh school this year. Ex-
. . . u
ercises in her nonor were neiu
last Friday evening.
Earl McKinney of Rhea creek
will leave next week for Det-
School Lunch Menus
Presented
Through Courtesy of
Heppner Branch
FIRST
NATIONAL
BANK OF OREGON
Heppner Elementary and
High Schools
Monday, May 18 Sloppy joes,
corn, carrot and raisin salad,
peach pie with topping, milk.
Tuesday, May 19 Baked ham,
mashed potatoes, rolls, green
salad, berry cobbler a la mode,
milk.
Wednesday, May 20 Salis
bury steak, baked potatoes,
green beans, cabbage salad,
rolls, milk, graham crackers.
Thursday, May 21 Beef stew,
cold tomatoes, rolls, or bread,
apple crisp or pudding, milk.
Friday, May 22 Do-it-yourself
sandwich, soup, hot veget
able, milk, cake.
mif Mich., where he plans to
purchase a truck and a passen
ger car.
Wool buyers were active in
Mnrrnw and Umatilla counties
this week, resulting In the pur
chase of 500,000 pounds of wool
in this district. Prices ranged
up to 27 t cents a pound, with
the average better than 26 cent.
Henry Aiken, Harlan McCur-
Av and E. O. Ferguson were
Heppner men motoring to Pen
dleton this morning tor me
cowboy breakfast, a regular
feature of the annual conven
tion of the Oregon Horse and
Cattleraiser association.
COMMUNITY
BILLBOARD
MAY 16
Methodist Church Lawn Sale
10:00 a.m. Pie and coffee
served and sandwiches
IONE HIGH SCHOOL -Baccalaureate
May 17, 3:00
p.m.
Cafetorium
RIVERSIDE HIGH SCHOOL
Baccalaureate May 17, 7:00
p.m.
Boardman Community Church
SOROPTIMIST TEA for Hepp
ner High Senior girls and
mothers, May 18
Spray Rodeo May 16-17
May 22, 23, 24 Blue Moun
tain College Rodeo
Morrow County Fairgrounds,
Heppner
SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC
SERVICE BY
C. A. RUGGLES
Insurance Agency
P. O. Box 247 PH. 676-9625
If no answer call Ray Boyce,
676-53454
Heppner
As Morrow County Commissioner
CHARLES O'CONNOR
will assure you of having a geographically balanced
County Court
He will work for a road modernization program
16 years in public service have given him exper
ience in Budget, Street Construction and a wide
acquaintance with State and Federal executives
Charles O'Connor promises a vigorous representation
for ALL of Morrow County.
(Pd. Pol. Adv. by Charles O'Connor, lone, Ore.)