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County Officials Sworn In
GRAIN PRICES
(r.OJL Lexington, does not In
dud warehouse chgs.)
(Courtsiy of Morrow County
Grain Growers)
Soft whit wheat lX7t
Bard red winter wheat .... lVi
Baxter
87th Year
Price 10 Cents
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HEPPNER
GAZETTE-TIME
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Appeal Taken on
The Boeing Tract
The State Department of Vet
erans' Affairs bid for a reduced
tax assessment on the Board
man Space Age Industrial Park,
which It leases to Boeing Com
pany of Seattle for research pur
poses, has been kept alive by
an appeal to the Oregon Su
preme Court. Involved were 94,
366 acres of land in Morrow
County.
The appeal follows a recent
decision by Circuit Judge Wil
liam W. Wells, sitting as Ore
gon Tax Court Judge pro tem
pore In place of Tax Judge Car
lisle B. Roberts, who disquali
fied himself because of the for
mer association with the state
Deoartment of Revenue, who
ruled the Boardman land does
not fit the qualifications previa
ed in the law on farm use as
sessment. Judge Wells' decision
overruled the Department of
Revenue, which has appealed to
the higher court.
The case involved the 1969
70 tax year. Under Assessor
Joyce Rltch's appraisal, the tax
bill was about $31,000. Had
farm use assessment been grant
ed, the bill would have been
about one-fourth as much.
The Assessor also has recent
ly reappraised Boardman Park
and this appraisal is under ap
peal. If the market value listed
for the property is upheld, the
Department of Veterans' Affairs
will have to pay more than $61,
000 in property taxes.
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 1970 was
$68,820.
In his order upholding the
assessor, Judge Wells said the
terms of the lease, are subject
to the condition that the lessee
will make use of the premises
primarily for industrial pr in
dustrial research or for develop
mental purposes, permitting,
however, grazing and other ag
riculture uses in areas where
the company's activities were
not concentrated. .
The Judge said the subleases
for agricultural uses contained
severe restrictions, allowing
Boeing the right of exclusive
possession of all premises it
might require from time to
time, and the right to terminate
the leases at any time without
notice provisions not found in
customary farm leases.
The Judge concluded the pres
ent farm use was merely inci
dental to that which it is pri
marily devoted and that it was
apparent the restrictions con
tained in the written conveyanc
es and leases clearly fall within
the exception contained in ORS
308.370 (2) which prevents farm
' use classification to that "land
with respect to which the own
er has granted, and has out
standing, any lease . '. . for oth-
er than farm use."'
Morrow County's District At
torney, Herman Winter, has rep
resented our county hi both
1970 hearings. ' . "
Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, January 7, 1971
Number 46
Mew CEi(lbir Piresodeoitf Dmsvcollee!!
Frank Anderson
Heads Branch Fed
Reserve Board
Annual appointments to the
Boards of Directors of the Fed
eral Reserve Bank of San Fran
cisco and its four branch offices,
effective Jan. 1, 1971, were re
cently announced.
The San Francisco board des
ignated Frank Anderson, Hepp
ner rancher, as chairman of the
branch board for 1971. Mr. An
derson has served on the board
for several years.
RC&D Annual
Meet Date is Set
Jaycees Sponsor
Drug Meeting
- People of Heppner and the
surrounding area will have an
opportunity to hear a former
addict tell of his experiences
with drugs on Jan., 29 at 7:30
p.m. at the high school cafe
torium. Lt. Lyle Earlly will be
the speaker. He will have with
him a former drug addict.
The Jaycees are anxious that
many will turn out for this
meeting.
Chairman Ed Hoeft has an
nounced the Annual Meeting
date for the Columbia-Blue
Mountain RC&D will be Jan. 18
in the Hermiston Junior High
School, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00
p.m.
The morning's program will
include a business meeting and
election of officers. Also, the
RC&D Resource Committee
Chairmen will give reports on
1970 accomplishments and out
line 1971 goals. The Resource
Committee Chairmen are:
Ralph Saylor Community De
velopment & Nuclear Siting; R.
Ed Irby Cropland; Martin Bu
chanan Publicity; Raymond
French Rangeland; Glenn
Thorne Recreation & Wild
life; M. R. Johns Water;
James E. Nelson Woodland.
Guest speaker from the Upper
Willamette RC&D will round out
the morning session. Mr. Dale
Munk, Project Coordinator, will
discuss the "Functions of an Op
erating RC&D." Since it is ex
pected that the Columbia-Blue
Mountain RC&D Project will be
come operational during Janu
ary, 1971, this affords an excel
lent opportunity to obtain an
swers from Mr. Munk on any
questions one may have per
taining to RC&D operations.
Clarence Parker, Community
Development Specialist, will dis
cuss the "Area Beautification
Program" that the Upper Wil
lamette RC&D is sponsoring in
their area. This program has
created interest and improved
the economic situation among
several small Willamette Valley
towns.
A "No Host Luncheon" will
be held at the Elks Club.
The afternoon's program in
cludes two speakers on resource
development. Harold Cantrell,
Walla Walla Area Manager,
Bonneville Power Administra
tion, will discuss the "Energy
Needs of the Region," also, how
nuclear power fits the present
situation and transmission pos
sibilities to load centers. John
Mangan, Area Engineer, Bureau
of Reclamation, will speak on
"Irrigation and Nuclear Powered
Thermo Plants." The use of
coolant water from nuclear
plants for irrigation is of vital
interest to the people of this
area.
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NEW OFFICERS of the Heppner-Morrow Count? Chamber of Com
merce are Gene Pierce, president; Joyce Bitch, secretary; Pat
Wonser. treasurer; and LeRoy Gardner, second vice president
I E. Dick, the new first vice president was unable to be pres
ent for the picture taking. j
Larry Rietmann
Services Saturday
Funeral services will be held
for Larry Rietmann Jan. 9 at
2 pjn. at the United Church of
Christ in lone with the Kev.
Wm. Arthur officiating. Inter
ment at High View Cemetery in
lone. Sweeney Mortuary is in
charge of arrangements.
Rhea Creek. Grange
Meeting January 8
The Rhea Creek Grange will
meet at the grange hall Friday,
Jan. 8 at 6:30 pjn. There will
be a potluck supper followed by
a business meeting.. A short pro
gram is also scheduled.
Another Cut Up!
Mr. and Mrs. Len Ray
Schwarz of Heppner are the par
ents of the first baby born in
Hermiston on Jan. 4, 1971. He
makes three sons at the
Schwarz home. Ronnie is 9 and
Pat is 5. The new one has
been named Ted Raymond and
he weighed 10 lb., 1 z.
Grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Leland Schwarz of Hepp
ner and Mrs. Ida Coleman of
lone;
If this young fellow follows
in the footsteps of his grand
father and father, he, too, will
be a cut-up! They are both
meat cutters!
Advanced First Aid
Class Meets Ton ire
An American Red Cross Ad
vanced First Aid course will be
given this winter. Those with
an Advanced First Aid card or
a Standard First Aid card may
take the course. The first meet
ing is tonight at 7:30 at the
Gilliam t Bis bee conference
room. The 10-week course will
be taught by Bettie Doherty,
Chuck Rause and Norman Clow.
Notice to All Fair
Superintendents
It doesn't seem possible, but
that TIME is here again when
we must begin working on the
1971 "Morrow County Fair Pre
mium Book". In order to get it
re-typed and to the printers ear
lv in the spring, the secretary
is requesting that all Open
Class Superintendents have
changes , and recommendations
to her by March 17, l7.
Following is a list of Open
Class Superintendents listed in
the 1970 Premium Book: Beef-
Donald Robinson; Sheep k Wool
Don Greenup; Poultry & Rab
bits Mrs. Johanna Wood; Sad
die Horses Art Vance; Hay,
Grasses & Grain William Raw
lins; Fruits & Vegetables Rev.
Edwin Cutting, Mrs. Doris cut
ting, Mrs. Fredrick Martin.
General Superintendent
Mrs. C. J. D. Bauman; Comma
nity Booths Mrs. James Lind
say; Clothing Mrs. Jerry Bros
nan, Marilyn Bergstrom; Need
lework Mrs. John Bergstrom,,
Mrs. Pearl Wright; Mrs. Frieda
Majeske, Mrs. Ann Bergstrom;
Knitting Mrs. Kenneth Wright;
Hobbies Mrs. William Heath
Mrs. L. E. Ruhl; Canning Mrs
Rilev Munkers, Mrs. Omer Hus
ton; Foods Mrs. George Currin.
Flowers Mrs. Bob Clough,
Mrs. Harold Huber, Mrs. Delpha
Jones. Mrs. Fannie Griffith, Mrs.
Clell Rea, Mrs. Annetta Kling
er, Mrs. Barbara Cutsforth; Pet
Show Mrs. Colleen Galliher;
Collector's Corner Mrs. Jo Hus
ton, Mrs. Pete Cannon; Child
ren's Corner Mrs. Glen Ward,
Mrs. Anna Schwarzin, Mrs. Jer
ry Rood, Mrs. Randy Lott, Mrs.
Norm Clow, Mrs. Darlene Ar-
rington.
Again, the Morrow County
Fair Board and Morrow County
Fair Committee wish to thank
you for a "Job Well Done in
1970". We are looking forward
to working with all of you again
this year and if you know of
anyone who wishes to work in
any of the many different div
isions of the Fair, please call
the Fair Secretary, 676-9143.
Merchants Will
Meet Friday
An important meeting is to be
held at noon Friday at the Wag
on Wheel Cafe. The Merchants
Committee, according to chair
man, Sharon Gorman, will have
a number of things to discuss
during the luncheon.
All merchants are strongly
urged to be present for the
meeting.
Interested in
Gun Control Laws
There will bo a meeting,
Wednesday, Jan. 13, 7:30 p.m.,
at the Lexington Grange Hall
featuring A. J. Hollowell, Dir
ector. National Association to
Keep '& Bear Arms, and Rus
sell Struve. Director, National
Justice Foundation as the guest
speakers. Subjects to be cover
ed are: 1. The proposed Legis
lation for Firearm Registration
& Licensing in Oregon. 2. A
Self Defense Law for Oregon. 3.
The Nebraska Self Defense Law
and the National Justice Foun
dation.
The public is invited to at
tend this meeting, sponsored by
the Morrow County Arm of the
National Association to Keep &
Bear Arms.
Junior Rodeo
Meeting Soon
Darrell Dooney, chairman, has
announced a meeting next week
at the Gail McCarty home. This
is for the Morrow County Jun
ior Rodeo committee and will
be at 7:00 p.m. Jan. 14.
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Chamber Hears of
Express Close
George Gutierrez, Union Pa
cific agent here and at lone,
appeared at the Heppner-Mor-row
County Chamber of Com
merce luncheon Monday at the
Wagon Wheel. He read a state
ment from Sam Haley, public
utility commissioner, on a hear
ing to remove the Railway Ex
press Agency here. The hearing
will be at the County Court
house at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Jan.
12. REA agency has not oper
ated here for about a year. Lo
cal people have been going to
Pendleton to get their packages.
The Chamber voted to go on
record opposing the closure of
REA service and will send a
representative to the hearing.
Installation
Jerry Sweeney presided at an
installation ceremony for the
new officers. New president is
Gene Pierce. First vice president
is Ed Dick and second vice pres
ident is LeRoy Gardner.
New secretary is Joyce Ritch
and treasurer is Pat Wonser.
Directors Introduced were Har
old Kerr, L. E. Dick, Bob Ab-
rams, Sharon Gorman, Harley
Sager, LeRoy Gardner, Ron Dan
iels, Elma Harshman, Dr. Wall
ace Wolff and Paul Jones, the
outgoing president.
Judge Jones had thanked the
Chamber members prior to the
installation ceremony, for their
fine cooperation during his term
of office.
Mr. Sweeney presented Judge
Jones a plaque in appreciation
of his year of service to the
city and county area.
Merchants Meeting "
An important merchants meet
ing will be held Friday noon
at the Wagon Wheel Cafe.
Membership
A raise was approved by a
vote on the price of meals for
the members' luncheons. Charge
will be $95 a year on full mem
berships, associate and special
memberships remaining the
same as in the past.
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COUNTY OFFICIALS are given the oath of office by County Clerk
Sadie Parrish. right Officials are from left: Commissioner Ho
mer Hughes. Assessor Joyce Ritch. County Judge Paul Jones.
Justice of Peace Charles O'Connor and District Attorney Herman
Winter.
New City Officials
Take Oath of Office
(See additional details and
pictures on page 2)
Newly elected city officials
took the oath of office to open
the first meeting of 1971 of the
Heppner Common Council Mon
day evening. Taking office were
W. C. Collins, mayor; Mary jean
McCabe, treasurer; Elaine S.
George, recorder; Rita Hodman,
Robert Jones, Clyde Allstott,
Jerry Hollomon, councilmen. At
torney Phil Mahoney adminis
tered the oath of office.
"I do solemnly swear that I
will support the constitution of
the United States of America
and the constitution of the State
Heppner Students
Conduct
Annual Bird Count
CAPT. KENNETH DAGGETT
Capt. Ken Daggett
Awarded Medal
WEATHER
By don git.i.iam
Kl Low
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Friday
Saturday
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Prec.
.10
Total Prec. for December, 1";
Normal Is L38". Total Prec. for
1970, 13.16"; Normal 13.25".
Prec. 1969 14-54". 1968 1431".
U. S. Air Force Captain Ken
neth A. Daggett, son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. L. Daggett, 545 Minor
St., Heppner, has been decorat
ed with the Bronze Star Medal
at Pittsburgh AFB, N. Y., for
meritorious service while engag
ed in military operations
against Viet Cong forces.
Captain Daggett was cited for
his performance as wing explos
ives safety officer of the 35th
Tactical Fighter Wing while as
signed at Phan Rang AB, Vietnam.
He now serves as a munitions
officer with a unit of the Stra
tegic Air Command at Pitts
burgh. The captain was commission
ed in 1967 upon Completion of
Officer Training School at Lack
land AFB, Texas.
A 1962 graduate of Heppner
High School, Captain Daggett
received his B. S. degree in 1966
from Oregon State University.
Defensive Driving
Starts in Boardman
By BIRDINE TULLIS
Boardman residents will be
driving defensively after com
pleting classes sponsored by the
Extension Homemakers Advis
ory Committee.
Classes begin Jan. i2 at River
side High School in Boardman.
A series of four classes com
plete the course with classes
scheduled for Jan. 12, 14, 19
and 21. Drivers are awarded cer
tificates on completion of the
course. Interest has been great
in the defensive driving courses
sponsored during the past year.
Instructors are trained Forest
Service personnel who are do
nating their time to promoting
safe driving on our crowded
highways.
Mrs. Mel Allyn, chairman of
the Boardman Extension unit
has assisted in enrolling those
interested in the class and mak
ing other arrangements for the
popular course. Refreshments
will be served during "break"
by members of the Boardman
Unit. Call Mrs. Allyn 481-4045
for information on attending or
676-9642. A fee of $1.00 is neces
sary for cost of workbooks and
materials.
Queen Chooses Blue
The blues have it! Queen
Michele Miller has selected an
electric blue for the outfits of
the Morrow County Rodeo Court
A color that will go well with
the natural coloring of those on
the court and a perfect back
ground for the lovely blond
queen who wears white. The
blue will include hats and
boots with white gloves and
blouses. The last Court to wear
blue was in 1966. -
With Queen Michelle, Princess
Dovie Alderman. Princess Jan
Schlichtlng and Princess Jeanne
Daly met at Gardner's Mens
Store Thursday. Marj Gardner
measured each one and later
Princess Jeri Snow came in to
be measured. The order has
been mailed in for the custom
tailored suits.
Forty-three Jleppnerites comb
ed a 15-mile diameter circle in
the Ruggs area on Dec. 22 from
daylight to dark for the annual
National Audubon Society
Christmas bird count. The cir
cle centered just south of Ruggs
on Hwy. 207 where Porcupine
Road junctions with the high
way. Kirk Horn, biology instruc
tor at Heppner High School dir
ected the count.
The area was selected because
it shows a typical cross section
of biological niches used by
birds in the area. There's farm
lands with heavy and light ag
ricultural use, sagebrush habi
tats, riparian, mountainous hab
itat ecosystems.
Mr. Horn has been active in
bird counts in the Willamette
Valley and while he was in
graduate school at the univet
sity of Arizona. He said, "I es
pecially appreciate the out
standing cooperation from the
community. It would not be pos
sible in anyway without their
help and cooperation. I would
especially like to thank Orval
Matheny and Bill Rawlins for
their help. There were a lot of
college returnees who were a
tremendous help. I would also
like to thank the private land
owners who gave us permission
to trespass during the Christ
mas count".
The area was first platted and
then submitted to the National
Audubon Society for approval.
A team was assigned to each
of the seven sections. If a bird
could not be identified it was
not to be counted.
The same circle will be used
year after year. Comparing the
figures will show a possible
trend in bird population.
The 1970 Bird Count
There was an estimated 3346
individual birds counted this
Christmas bird count with 52
species accounted for. Two were
new on the Morrow County bird
list. They were the Slate col
ored Junco and the Bohemian
wax wings. The most common
ly observed were Homed Lark,
Blackbill Magpie, California
Quaiil, Ringneck Pheasant. Star
lings, House Sparrow and Ore
gon Juncos.
This is the 4th Bird Count in
Morrow County and it is begin
ning to reveal some interesting
points of observation. Since the
1968 count the Golden Eagle
has shown a continual decrease.
The Marsh Hawk and Sparrow
Hawk which are both mouse
feeders, have shown a steady
Increase.
Mr. Horn observed "In regards
to the Increase in Hawks and
the decrease In Eagles, it might
of Oregon and that I will faith
fully discharge the duties of the
office of .... of the City of
Heppner according to the best
of my ability."
Jerry Sweeney was elected
chairman of the council.
Appointments Made
Mayor Collins named tht fol
lowing non-elected officials:
Glen H. Kolkhorst, Chief of Po
lice; Dr. W. H. Wolff, Health
Officer; Mahoney & Abrams, at
torneys; Vic Groshen, superin
tendent; Forrest Burkenbine,
Fire chief and Elaine George,
utilities clerk.
At a special meeting of the
Council on Dec. 10 an applica
tion for dancing at Cal's Lounge
was disallowed.
The official figure for Hepp
ners 1970 census was given as
1429 by Gary Barnes of the Cen
ter for Population Research and
Census. This is two above the
census that the Jaycees took.
Council expressed gratification
to the Jaycees for their efforts
which brought the census up
from 1388. The addition of 41
increases the revenue from the
state based on a per capita ba
sis. Building Permit
A permit to remodel a resi
dence at 360 Union Ave., was
granted to Merle E. Loyd of St.
Helens. They expect to add a
wood frame 24x24 addition at
a cost of $1500. Mr. Loyd will
do the work himself. The Loyds
will move to Heppner when the
remodeling is completed.
No action followed the dis
cussion of the removal of the
REA Express Agency from
Heppner. Members of the Cham
ber planned to attend the hear
ing to protest the closure.
Rita Hodman will serve as the
Heppner Representative on the
Blue Mountain Economic Devel
opment Council.
1971 Committees Named
Mayor Collins named council
men to the following commit
tees t
CITY SERVICES (Library,
pool, parks, street lights) Jerry
Sweeney, David McLeod, Jerry
Hollomon.
FIRE DEPARTMENT Clyde
Allstott, Jerry Hollomon, Bob
Jones.
FINANCE (Fees, licenses,
budget, personnel) Jerry Swee
ney, Clyde Allstott, Bob Jones.
Services Friday
For Carey Hastings
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Funeral services will be held
Jan. 8 at 2 p.m. at the Heppner
United Methodist Church for
William Carey Hastings with
the Rev. Edwin Cutting offici
ating. Interment will be in the
Heppner Masonic Cemetery.
Sweeney Mortuary is in charge
of arrangements. He died Tues
day at the Pioneer Memorial
Hospital.
Mr. Hastings was born Oct. 24,
1899 on the ranch at Hardman.
He was the son of Charles M.
Hastings and Edith Luelling.
He was a lifetime resident of
the area.
On Oct. 4, 1922 he was mar
ried to Alice McDaniel at Hepp
ner. They moved to Heppner in
1942. Mr. Hastings had worked
as a logger and sheep shearer.
He is survived by his wire,
Alice; two daughters Yvonne
Connor of Forest Grove and
Clarice Henry of San Antonio,
Texas; two brothers Guy Hast
ings of Hood River and Elwood
(Red) Hastings ol Heppner;
five grandchildren and one
great grandchild. One brother
and two sisters preceded him in
death.