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I I 8RARY u or o r y $ e n e , 07403 Price 10 Cents 87th Year GRAIN PRICES ft (F.O.B. Lexington. doe not la- dud warehouio chgj.) (Courtesy oi Morrow County Grain Growers) ETTE-TIME Soft whito wheat I.66V Bard red winter wheat .. 1.65Va Barloy 7-w TUTI7 A SANTA CLAUS was deluged with happy visitors when he arrived last Saturday by Heppner Rural Fire truck. The Jolly man from the North Pole handed out 550 tacks of candy to the big crowd of children and relative and friends who had come to ' Heppner to shop. Many Winners at Christmas Opening The annual Christmas (Open ing presented last Saturday In a city-wide promotion by Hepp ner stores, saw many winners. A guessing contest had many entries. In this event, stores had window diplays which the con testants were to guess and en ter what they thought was the retail value of merchandise there by displayed. In several places, they guessed number of. beans in a jar. There was much valuable merchandise given away includ ing many gift certificates to the lucky winners: At Gonty's, Paul Van Marter; at MiLadies, Jerry Gentry; Pe terson's Jewelers, David Schwar zin; at Pettyjohn's Farm and Builders Supply, Pam Everhart; Heppner Gazette-Times, Mildred Padberg; Western Auto, Daniel James; Murray's, Diana Ray mond; Case Furniture, Floyd Ev- Cattlemen-Assessors Seek Common Ground Morrow County Assessor's of fice will' host "the annual East ern Oregon Assessor's and Cat tlemans' Cattle tour on Dec. 9 and 10. The first day will start with the Don Bennett's place and sheep; the Justus place for Dick Wilkinson's cattle and then to Larry Lindsay's feed lot. Wednesday noon lunch will be at Thel's Cafe in lone. In the aftenroon, the group will see more good cattle and the Roland Berestrom. Ru dy Bergstrom and Louis Carlson ranches. The ranch visits were arranged by Gail McCarty, Mor row County Extension agent. Wednesday evening there will be a no host social time and barbecue steak dinner at the Heppner Elks Club. Charlie Da ly will be Chef. The tour will end Thursday with a noon luncheon put on by the St. Patrick's Altar Soci ety at the Parish Hall. This will , be followed by reports from the livestock growers and the as sessors. This is an aid in ar riving at the assessed value of livestock that will be on the tax roll. The final adoption of values and prices will be at the mid-winter conference in Boardman Jan. 7 and 8. Ahnut 25 assessors and live stock growers are expected to be present for the tour. Joyce Ritch is president or me r.asi Oregon Assessors Association. Appointments Made - ;n- has announced the fol lmuSnor rnmmirtee arjDointments and their counties: Livestock, Dick Hartsock, Union; Cub Beg ley, -Wallowa; Bill Tabach, Klamath: Mae Wood. Wasco; N. J. "Ike" Donat, Deschutes; Hi Langslet, Lake; Dick Page, Sher man. Machinery: ,Ken,Kirby, Hood River, Ralph McCrea, caKer; Glen Horn, Jefferson, Curt San ders, .Crook; , John Koopman, Malheur. Timber: Rod Esselstyn, Uma tilla; Gordon Dunn, Wheeler, Mary Ann Culp, Harney; Jim Allen, Grant; Judy Griffith, Gil liam. Ruby Elected Racing Director Ruby Fulleton recently at tended the Oregon Barrel Rac ing Assn. meeting in Rufus. She was elected director of the As sociation for the Northeast sec tion of the state. In awards, she was 8th In the state for 1970. She received a fine Navajo saddle blanket an alarm clock and horse grooming equipment prizes. Ruby attends Blue Mountain College. .... . J . km , - e ; " erhart; Elma's, Arlita Brannon. (Elma's Flowers had an open house and the door prize went to Mrs. Tom Wilson, a lovely flower arrangement); Knox's winner, Opal Cook; Evans Lum ber Yard, Pat Brindle; Gardner's Men's Wear, Daniel James; Heppner Auto Parts, Mildred Padberg; Central Market, Ann Melland; Gray's Repair, Anita Davidson. Dec. 5 Begins HHS Hoop Season The Heppner Mustangs start their 70-71 hoop season this Saturday when they travel to John Day to meet the Grant Union Prospectors. Starting time for the game will be 6:30 p.m. Grant Union's Varsity con sists of three returning letter men and members of last year's JV squad. "They (Grant Union) might not be too tall but they'll probably muscle a lot of re bounding," Mustang Coach Bob Clough said, "and rebounding might tell the story." LaVerne Van Marter, a two year letterman and Steve Kemp, a one vear letterman will lead the Mustang's rebounding. With eight returning lettermen, the Horsemen are the more exper ienced team. Coach Clough said, "We should be able to run well but so should the Prospectors." Neither team has much height, so hopefully experience will be the deciding factor. Open House Slated For Inland Chemical Manager Gene Trumbull in vited ranchers to a free break fast Satnrdav at the new Bor- lex Plant on the Bombing Range Road. The breakfast will be served from 7 to 10 a.m. as an opener for an all-day open House at the plant. Hp said vou are cordially in vited to come out and inspect the facilities that are orrerea Dy the chemical company in Mor row County. They also have an office here in Heppner. Thanksgiving Service Is Well Attended There were about 75 in at tendance at the Community Thanksgiving Service held Thanksgiving eve at All Saints' Episcopal Church. Pastor Don Burwell of the Assembly of God Church chose for his sermon topic, "Thanks to Calvary". Oth er ministers having a part in the service were the Rev. Ed Cutting who . acted as leader, Pastor Don Johnson read the scripture ' and Father Dan Thompson gave the Thanksgiv ing prayer and benediction. The Rev. Bill Arthur of the lone Church and Pastor Don Hall of the Seventh-day Adventist Church both attended. Education Com. Hears Several Topics The Education Committee of the Long-Range Planning Study met Nov. 16 at the lone High SchooL Chairman Mrs. Roy W. Lind- strom called the meeting to or der with 12 members present including Ron Daniels and Den nis Brandon. They elected ad ditional officers, Fred Martin, vice-chairman and Mrs. Lindsay Kincaid, secretary. j Topics discussed were urug Education, Counselling, Kinder garten Programs, Adult Educa tion, Special Education and Ca erer Clusters. The next meeting date, Mon day, Dec. 7 at 3:45 p.m. at the District Office Building in Lex ington was selected. Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, December Legislators At Chamber Meet Monday's Heppner County Chamber of Commerce luncheon was held at the wag- o,,i,i Hani iinoc reported that directional signs for the two county parks are to be provided. He said that obtaining signs on the Freeway naming direc tions to the three cities in the south part of the county appear- ed almost impossible. However, he Is hopeful that this may be a reality when construction is done soon on the Bombing Range Road. Legislators Visit Rep. Irvin Mann and Sen. iffn Jrnstpdt were accompa nied by Rep. Stafford Hansell of Umatilla County. Rn. Mann said there were new trends and changes in thoughts of Oregon taxpayers. Sen. Jernstedt of Hood River told about reapportionment which will be painful for most of Eastern Oregon, iie saia me Legislature will have to do it themselves or the Secretary of State will do it. It is a very sticky situation. Ren. Stafford Hansell of Uma tilla County said the Governor comes out Dec. 1 with his budg et. Growth of income in this state has not been high this year. A deficit in welfare of 9 or 10 million dollars win nave to be taken care of and money taken by general fund "borrow ed" from the Department of Vet erans Affairs housing funds must be returned to the De partment. He added that expenses for the next biennium must come from current income rather than from a surplus as enjoyed in the past, iniiation poses a ser ious problem as tne legislature has to provide money for all budgets passed. Tinea use of impaired income. he said limitations may be im posed on higher education and community colleges. Alterna tives are very limited. Income tax, he said, looks like the only substantial way fnr inrreasert revenue. In spite of proposals for a high income i" wt"-"" rr,- . ; ia, uiuoc piuiiie i.M- ions in the past have not been m tArntA TJa rvrarliVQ tin new 1C-U1.1.1CU. i". tv... major tax program coming from this session He said .the Federal govern ment welfare is virtually an op en end budget, very inappropri ate for this state. He feels states must band together to get this changed. The real problems, in his way of thinking, are in education and in welfare. He believes some program of imnmvpmont will he in envir onmental control for programs or water ana air ponuuon. He said there are only four farmers in the House this year. Ren. Mann listed mines tne legislators are discussing this trip: Environment. Consumer Pro tection, Reapportionment, Prior ities tor educational iunas, Home owners orooertv tax re lief plan, new criminal law re vision, farm land deferral, ad ditional income tax. . . President Paul Jones reported that the county court had gone on record as stating they will definitelv not sell dynamite to anyone they do not know. Wheat- League Has State Convention Several Morrow Countv resi dents are attending the Wheat Leacue State Convention at the Sheridan Hotel in Portland. Competing in the Cake Bak ing Competition is Mrs.. Roy W. Lindstrom. Mrs. Don Peterson is on the Wheat Utilization Com mittee and Is in charge of the Bread Table display in the Ho tel lobby. Merchants Group Meets Friday The Merchants Committee will meet Fridav noon for lunch at the Wagon Wheel. Chairman Sharon Gorman says Christmas promotion plans will be wrap ped up at this important meet- ing. All merchants, whether vtv.Kj,0 nf f-l, q vi K a rf HICI11UCI3 Ul UJC UlaitlUCI yJX I I 1 I'll. ,iuo I1IU11.UII.U viiwv - Commerce or not, are cordially feels a real interest in the ac welcome to attend. I tivities of this new community. Dale Baker Honored For Saving Man's Life A lifesaving award was pre sented to Dale Baker of Lexing tnn at a safety meetine of the I k-in7na Corn.. HcDDncr nlant last Wednesday afternoon The piaque rcu, plviner Charlie the help ne so desperately needed Sept. 2b, 1Q70. The accident occurred when Charles McConnell, electrician, jumped away from an electric shock and fell 10-12 feet to the concrete. Mr. Baker was work ing with him. Immediately his many sessions in First Aid paid off. He applied mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and in a few min utes Mr. McConnell came to and was rushed to Pioneer Memorial Hospital. He returned to work Oct. 19. The award was presented by Lee Robertson, Pendleton district manager for the State Accident Insurance Fund. Fellow em ployees agthered for a Safety meeting witnessed the presen tation as did Dick Sargent, Kin zua personnel director and Bill Bohlender, SAIF Safety repre sentative. Survey Sheets Mailed to Readers Selected readers of the Hepp ner Gazette-Times this week have received questionnaires for participating in a state-wide Weekly, Newspaper Reader-Interest Survey. Thirty-nine newspapers in various parts of Oregon are con ducting the survey by sending questionnaires to a scientific sample of ; their subscription lists. "We, at the Gazette-Times, urge each reader who gets a quest lonnairato fill it out and mail it promptly because we think the information requested in the survey will help us to give you and other subscribers a better newspaper," said Pub lishers Dorothy and Charlie Heard, in commenting on the study. As the completed question naires are received In the Port land office of the Oregon News- paper ruuuaiieia nMur-iauun they will oe turned over to ur. James Weiss, Director of the I t . . t r I- i uenter ior ropuiauun nescuaii nd census, Portland State Uni- versity, who will supervise the analysis of the study. REV. and MRS. WILLIAM ARTHUR lone Welcomes New Minister The lone United Church of Christ welcomed the Rev. Wil liam Arthur as the new pastor at a coffee hour following the morning worship service Sunday, Nov. Z. Kev. ana Mrs. Artnur arrived here from - the Grace Community Congre g a t i o n a 1 Church (UCC) where he has been pastor for the past 4 years. William Arthur is a graduate of Whitworth College, Spokane, and Fuller Theological Semin ary, Pasadena, Calif. He served as Minister of Youth at the Hillsdale Community Church in Portland between his years in college and seminary and is Darticularlv interested in vouth work. Mary Arthur graduated from pasaaena community col lege with a Music Major. She did additional study at Biola College. Pastor Arthur was an active member of the Jaycees and Min isterial Association and a Bov Scout leader during his last pas- t.itfi 1 7fi hac in1 iso that he 2 3, 1970 OLJL CHARLIE McCONNELL gives a the left who saved his life. lifesaving plaque. Holiday Decorating Prizes totaling $120 will be awarded again this year to Heppner residents for the an nual Christmas Lighting Con test. Columbia Basin Electric Co-operative and Heppner-Mor-row County Chamber of Com merce have combined resources to match the $60 given each year by an anonymous donor. Prizes will be given in two categories: (1). Outdoor decorations. (21. Window and interior decorations which can be seen from the street. In each group the prizes will be: Court Looks At Festival Licensing This nast summer and tail there was a serious threat of a sort of "invasion" of people to -- x - a nrnnnsed rock festival in Wheeler County. The threat aia- n't come off. However, counties r i .. . . . are studying the situation wnicn may well come up again in the future. " Jndce Paul Jones said yester day there is no legal way to prohibit such things as rock fes iiwnic Hnwever. the Morrow Countv Court is intensively sinrt vine sample ordinances f,T,m several other Orecron coun tie Jnde-e Jones emphasized that anything adopted here will have to be speciiicany raiioreu tn this nrea. The Morrow County Court is considering licensing tnat wouio require a bond, it would De nee essarv that individuals in charge of large gatherings meet certain requirements oi propos ed zoning ordinances u passeu Thev would be reauired to pro vide funds for any extra law enforcement onicers ana meet a number of other requirements. District Attorney Herman Win ter is assisting the county court in their study of this knotty problem. Midnight or Noon? How about this? The clock is oninir tn sav midnight . . . or noon, whichever you decide, for about two more months. Randy Lott who is trying to run down the parts for the motor called Chicago to learn that that com pany had sold their sales or ders to a firm in Massachusetts. A call there supplied him with disappointing Information. Like us the University of North Caro lina tower clock is waiting for the same part and they wanted it yesterday, too! They told Randy that they had 10 iden tical motors on order and we would receive ours as quickly as their order was filled and that we could expect delivery in ABOUT eight weeks. WEATHER By DON GILLIAM Nov. 25 -Dec. 1 Hi Low Prec. 46 30 .14 40 30 .01 47 37 .06 40 32 .07 35 30 .02 48 31 .10 45 31 Nov. 1.74 in; Nor- Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Total Prec. mal 1.55 in. Number 41 hearty shake to Dal Baker on Lee Robertson holds Mr. Baker's . Prizes, Rules Set First $30; Second $20; Third $10. In addition, the merchant Judged to have the best Christ mas display will receive recog nition from the Chamber. Out-of-town judges will use a basis of 40 points for por traying the Christmas theme, 40 points for originality and 20 points for all-over effect. Winning displays must be kept lighted each night through Christmas Week. All residents of the city are eligible, regis tration is not necessary. If you live in Heppner you're in it! Judging will be started at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Deeember 20. Be sure your lights are on! . Memhers of the Christmas t.iirhtintf Committee are Elaine George, Harley Young, Orville Cutsforth, Ray Boyce. unlMMr. 171 oinn tanrtro cave i ltrr,u aw invniv i i i in it w i; i kj tiv iiiuii.t ' fcj trees on display in the window lm petltion tne judges suggest competition, the Judges suggest more background or frfUTiewoik for oriinaiity. .ct nr,, Vh-Kt nrl-ze winners from each year eliminated; we do hope their beautiful displays will be in evidence again for the en joyment of the community." Santa to Bring Candy Canes Santa Claus is coming back in Hennner on Saturday. He is expected to arrive about 1 p.m. lil uuwiKunu in It .'-' ...... have a load of nice candy canes to give away- . - There were some 550 sacks of candy given away, last Satur dav. exhausting Santa's entire supply. A great many kids and many mamas, aunts, grandmas and others were thrilled when Santa was spotted waving his jolly arms to everyone riding up Main Street on tne lire truck, . . Santa Is expected to come back to Heppner Dec. 19. On Doc. 12, there will be a movie for the kids and visitors at the Elks Lodge here. 1970 HEPPNER CHRISTMAS LIGHTING CONTEST Now's the Season To Be Jolly! So Let's Deck Heppner Out in Holly! And Bright Lights, Sugar and Spice, And All Things Nice! AH Residences Eligible No Registration Six (6) prizes will be given JUDGED ONi Christmas Theme, Originality, Over-all Eff't TWO CATEGORIES i 1. Outdoor Decorations 2. Window and Interior Decorations which can be seen from the street Two First Prizes $30.00 each Two Second Frizes $20.00 each Two Third Prizes $10X0 each Recognition to Merchant having best Chri5tmai Displ-; Judging starts at 5 TM. Sunday. Dec 20 out of -to-1 Judges. Winning display must be kept lighted each night thr.u .i Christmas Week. Tudaina based on Christmas Spirit. Originality, Orer-all E fleet 1 W . ... ..., i iw-t-yt-AWMWiwyw :-'-wW.?r ' '" - State Vets Dept. Loses Boardman Tax Cut Bid The Associated Press at Salem last week reported the State De nmtment of Veterans Affairs has lost its bid to try to get a reduced tax a.sessment on the Boardman Space Age In dustrial Park. Circuit Judge William W. Wells of Pendleton who heard an appeal brought by the Mor row County assessor, said the Boardman land aoesni in uw qualifications provided in the I.- nn fariru use assessment. Wells was sitting as Oregon Tax court judge in place oi (.anisiu Roberts, who disqualified him oi heenucp of his former as sociation with the D partment of Revenue. Thn state Department of Vet erans Affairs owns Boardman Park. It is leased to tne uoeing Co. of Seattle for research pur poses. Reduction Sought r nut vear the department a.sked for farm use assessment on most of the land in an ei- f.M't tr tret a reduced tax bill. The Morrow County Assessor de nied the appeal, ine uepui ment of Veterans Affairs then appealed to the Department of Revenue, which overruled the assessor. But now Wells has overruled I he Department of Revenue. The case was brought con cerning the 1969-70 tax year. Under the Morrow County as sessor's appraisal, the state's tax bill will be about $31000. Had faim use assessment been approved, the bill would have been about , one-fourth as much. The assessor also has recent ly - reappraised the Boardman Park, and this appraisal is un der appeal. If the market value listed for the property Is uphold, then the Department of Veter ans Affairs will have to pay more than $61,000 in property taxes. Appeal Undecided Under terms of the lease to Boeing, the aircraft firm was to pay rent starting at $60,000 a year, with an escalator clause built in. The rent for this year was $66,820. The Department of Revenue has not decided whether to ap peal the Tax Court decision to the Supreme Court. The Boardman lease was a political issue in the 1963 Leg islature. The Legislature oraer- ii.ii.iv.'.' - - o ed the Department of Veterans . . Me ; v.,,., thd Inn1 Ann Affairs to buy the land and lease it to Boeing. Some Democrats have been saying for some time that the state eventually would lose money on the deal. That could come true as early as 1972, if the assessor continues to reap praise the Boardman Park land. The new appraisal is up about 63 per cent over previous mar ket value figures. Morrow County's District At torney Herman Winter repre sented the county in the hearing.