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u or i out 07403 Board-Teachers Agree. Salary Hikes Up Budget $52,725 The Morrow County School Board, ( a regular meeting held on Dec. 6. oftuUlly adopted consultation agrt-cmrnlji lhl had been previously reached with rrprvtM-nlaUvwi of the clans Hied and certificated employer The agreement reached on Murmw County teacher aalarle provld for a b lucre of $150 a year. Thla lnwr Marling al.trlc from $6,900 lo $7,050 per year. The agreement also provide for minimal In crease in wmo coaching salar ies, a $1.00 per month Increase In health Inourance, extra pay of $150 H-r year for annual and drama advisors and a change in tuition reimbursement that makes V Instead of 15 of the teacher eligible each year. ThU agreement reflect a to tal budget Increase of $23,205. which Ih a 3.1 Increase in thU budget Item. The agreement with classified employees was established on the basis of a minimum salary of at least $2.00 per hour for all employees. Increase's vailed from group to group, but aver aged about 7. Classified employees were al so granted a $i.w increase rx month in health insurance and activity bus driver pay was raised from $2.00 to $225 per hour. The largest percentage In creases occurred In the areas of Retirement and Social Security due to changes In the law gov crning these two areas. Retirement costs will Increase approximately 30 with Social Security Increases averaging a bout 8. All Increases in classified and certificated salaries, plus the Increases In Retirement and So cial Security will Increase the budget by $32,723, an Increase of 3.4. The agreements were reached after four separate meetings with each group. GRAIN PRICES (r.o.a. LtAjto. 6m Mt to citida wateee cfeft.) fCwutMT f Merrew Ceuary Grata Grn) Soft whit wheat ...... UJ'.'i 114 wbot -.....,,.... Bnktl oiley ...... .......... O40 loa 88th Year THE i Price 10 Cents HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, December 9, 1971 Number 42 Annual Awards Night to Highlight Farm-City Banquet Friday, Dec. 10 v Heppner Xmas Lighting Contest Prizes totaling $120.00 will be awarded again this year to Heppner residents for the an nual Christmas Lighting Con test. Columbia Basin Electric Co operative, Heppner - Morrow County Chamber of Commerce and an anonymous donor pro vide the funds for the prizes. Prizes are given for Outdoor Decorations and for window and interior decorations which can be- seen from the street. There are so many lovely trees on dis play in windows, the Judges suggest more background or framework for originality in the interior category. In each group the prizes will be: First $30; Second, $20; Third, $10. Also, the Merchants judg ed to have the best Christmas display will receive recognition from the Chamber. Judges will use a basis of 50 for Christmas theme, and 50 for originality. Winning dis plays must be kept lighted each night through Christmas week. All residents of the city are eligible, registration is not necessary. If you ilve in Hepp ner you're in it! Judging will begin at 5 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 19. Be sure your lights are on! Members of the Christmas Lighting Com mittee are Nona Sowell, Chair man, Elaine George and Vel Robinson. First prize winners from the last two years are eliminated from prizes in their winning category, they may win in category in which they have not won. It is hoped the winners will repeat their beautiful dec orations. A PIN OR A CHAIN NECKLACE? tlma Harthman and Maxlene Bergatrom finally decide it 1 a chain necklace that's needed to go with this blue double knit that mcry be teen modeled at the CowBelle'a Style Show this friday at 1:30 at All Saints' Episcopal Church. Council, Engineer Study Bridge Costs County Gets Road Money The State Highway Commis slon has approved allocation of Federal-aid secondary funds for fiscal 1973 to the counties. To tal, including state and county matching money is $5,090,000. Federal money is 60 and the county and state match with about 20 each. Morrow County will receive $76,000 of which $45,317 is fed eral funds. Sheep Hurt by Dogs Dec. 5, Oscar Shoemake, Board man, reported to the Sheriffs office that he has suffered re cent damage to his sheep from dogs. He said one lamb was killed and several of his ewes were badly damaged. The Heppner City Council heard projected plans and costs oi new bridges and swim pool repairs by Larry Voungman of Clark & Groff, Engineers. Total estimated costs will run $82,600 to $98,000, he said. From this we will subtract the amount of the Federal grant of 50 of swim pool refurbishing costs, If application Is approved. The City of Heppner will op en bids for purchase of $94,000 general obligation bonds next Monday at 2 p.m. Award of the ale will follow at 8 p.m. License James Phegley had applied for a City liquor license. It was approved by the City. It will have to be approved by the State Liquor Commission, too. Mobile Home Requests Buddy Batty said he would like to buy a lot from Joan Hughes to place a mobile home there. It would be 24 x 65 feet on a 100 x 305 foot lot. Mayor Collins explained that the Coun cil could take no action until a formal application had been made. Mr. Batty explained that ho had no intention of install ing a trailer court. An application was read from R. G. watkins to place a 12 60 ft. mobile home on a 66 x 131 ft. lot at 655 North Elder. Val ue $8000. Recorder will write abutting neighbors to see if they are willing to have a mobile home there, as per city ordin ances. Mayor read third and final reading of Ordinance 380 to va cate an unnamed alley. Passed Mr. Youngman explained de tailed cost estimates of the new bridges as follows: Main Street bridge is longest and most ex pensive. A precast slab of doub to Skiers Hope to Be At Arbuckle by Xmas Two weeks ago Bill and Bob Rietmann set two additional poles for the Arbuckle rope tow. This is a safety proedure. This will widen the separation of the up-down ropes so skiers go ing up on the tow can't catch their skis in the down-rope. Dick McElligott is working on the motor replacement for the tow. He anticipates having it ready to be placed at the top side this weekend. Getting it up there will be something of a problem. Anyone wishing to help might give him a ring. Along with other changes at the site, these improvements are the last two before the final in spection for approval for the special use permit from the For est Service for Arbuckle Skiing. If things go as expected, there should be skiing by Christmas vacation. Boardman Cattfe Lost Joe Tatone. Boardman. report ed to the Sheriffs office that two steers were lost from his ranch near Boardman. Joe told the sheriff of this loss on Dec le T sections would run $22,400 to $27,380. Precast box sections would cost $33,400 to $38,500. Laminated wood over steel beams would run $37,640 $44,300. The Chase Street bridge, pre cast would be $18,090 to $20, 730. Laminated $23,500 to $28, 700. . - . . The Kirk Street bridge would run precast $12,300 to $15,000 or laminated $16,300 to $20,000 Mr. Voungman says the pre cast slabs are preferred by i great many project people now days. The Main Street bridge would be 67 feet long. The footbridge on Willow Creek would have a 48 foot span and to rebuild and straighten the three bays would run $2100 to $2500. Swimming pool repairs are es- timated at $19,000 to $22,000, Two contractors had made esti mates of the costs at $16,000 by one and $20,000 by the other. A steel guard railing on Can non Street would cost about $750. The City Council passed a res olution to apply to the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation for a grant of $22,000 for swimming pool repairs. This would be a case where the Government would furnish one half of the project cost, or $11,000. The ap plication would have to be ap proved first by the District 12 Council of Government. Judge Jones has offered to expedite this application all possible. Shobe Creek Work Council voted to accept the Shobe Creek project work done by the U. S. Corps of Engineers. It is the desire of the Corps that the City take over the maintenance and the Citv will appoint a, superintendent to make a twice annual report. The Heppner Water Control Board will be advised of the matter and Council would like to have them take charge of maintenance when they get going. A resolution was passed crea ting a Department of Emergen cy Services. The County also has a Dept of Emergency Services which replaces the civil defense group for the County. The Chief of Police was auth orized to call for bids for a new police car. All radios of city and county offices are on the same wave length, tied in with Umatilla County, too. Council voted to pay the $14. 300 balance of costs of moving utilities, water and sewer pipe on the Shobe Creek project. To tal cost was $17,475.00. It's a super Mcrvt who the Stockman of the Year U. The announcement of the winner of this annual award will be one of the highlight tf the annual Farm City Banquet this Friday at 7 p.m. at the Heppner High School Cafctorluni. The Morrow County Conservation Man of the Year will be Introduced. The Chamler of Commerce selection of the outstanding business will y I dc announcea. new mis year is ITV T the tribute the Heppner Soroptl- misi nuo is muKing. ine ciud has selected a line from the Soroptimist pledge to designate this award, "The Dignity of Ser vice" to be presented to an out standing young woman of the community.. Gene Pierce will act as MC. Musical entertainment will be provided by Mr. and Mrs. Den nis Cass. The banquet speaker Is Dr. R. W. Henderson, assist ant director of Oregon Agricul tural Experiment Stations. Each guest present will be presented with an envelope with a '"jewel" In It. One will con tain a real $100 diamond, a gift of Peterson's Jewelers. The banquet follows an af ternoon meeting of the Morrow County Livestock Growers Assn. 22nd Annual Meeting Tom Currin, president of the Assn. will open the meeting at 1 p.m. at the Heppner Elks Lodge. The program will include talks by Gene Kunkle of the State Brand Inspection Board and a discussion of Livestock Thefts. Jim Wilklns on the range staff of the Umatilla National Forest and Ernie Liibart of the Oregon State Board of Forestry at Fossil. . The afternoon break will be the courtesy of the Bank of Eastern Oregon. The social hour termed "the Readjustment hour" following the close of the meet ing is the courtesy of the First National Bank. Tickets for the banquet will be on sale at the door as well as at either bank, Extension of fice and Turner, Van Marter and Bryant. Friends in both town and country are urged to attend the banquet and the meeting. CowBelles Meet Too The Morrow County CowBelles will meet for their fall lunch eon and meeting at noon Fri day at All Saints' Episcopal Church. The business meeting which will include election of new officers will follow the luncheon. Mrs. Ned Clark has served as president this past year. Open to anyone interested is the Style Show to be presented at 1:30. Models will be present ed by MiLadies, Gardner's and Elma's. Jewelry from Peterson's Ron Daniels Accepts Only One-year Contract Morrow County Board of Kdu cmlon approved a one-year con tract for Supt. Ron Daniel at the Monday night meeting. The one-year contract was at Inn re quest. This came in an executive wsslon that ended the 3'i hour meeting at A. l Houghton School at Irrigon. In his financial rcKrt, Supt. Daniels noted that the district had received $735,908.45 In tax es this month. The hoard with one opposing vote sold two 23'- xlOO' building lots In lone to Mrs. Hazel Ellis for $2.'0 which is the appraised value. Mr. Daniels gave some back ground on the Trane Co, before he board approved a service contract with them on the Riv erside School hent pumps. Trane o. has a contract on the Science Building at Whitman. This building has a similar system as Riverside. In talking with those In charge of the building, Mr. Daniels learned that they feel the service contract has sav ed money for Whitman. They feci that this type of contract is a necessity. The contract in cludes an opcrtfng check at start of school and start of cold weather as well as other per iodic maintenance checks. The board felt this would be good preventive maintenance and suggested the head custodian might work with the company representative to learn more about the system. Principal Dan Daltoso says when It's working "It is a marvelous even distri bution of hent or cooling." At the special board meeting on Nov. 29 attended by board members and also attended by Kirk Robinson, Heppner High School student body president, the board adopted the Student Conduct Code as revised with the exception of the section on Search and Seizure. At the Dec. 6 meeting the board reviewed the revised sec tion on Search and Seizure and adopted it to be a part of the 1 i:,-- '. - ? ; - a '.. ' -'""V? 1 ; '" -j - - -' ...i-i' Susan French Susan 1972 French Chosen Rodeo Queen Susan French, 18 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray mond French, Butter Creek ranchers, was chosen Queen of the 1972 Morrow County Fair & Rodeo at Monday night's Rodeo meeting. Queen Susan Is a freshman at Blue Mountain Community College, majoring in secretarial science. Grain and Alfalfa Meetings Soon WEATHER By DON GILLIAM HI Low Prec. Wednesday 47 26 Thursday 46 33 .25 Friday 38 27 .07 Saturday 38 30 30 Sunday 54 37 32 Monday 45 25 J5 Tuesday 26 12 T Snow; .7 snow; .1 snow will be worn by the models. Unemployment Office Location Changed To Courthouse The Oregon State Employ ment Service representative from the rencueton onice will handle the unemployment Insurance claims in the basement of the Morrow County Courthouse rath er than at the Neighborhood Center. The change will begin with the Dec. 16 visit which is the next visit. The representa tive, Hugh Hamley, will contin ue serving this area and Is here on alternate Thursdays. Boeing Pump Plant Coming (Continued on page 8) Santa To Cheer Heppner Shoppers Dec. 11 and 18 Santa Claus seems to be keep ing up with orders at his shop and just let us know he can get away for two more visits to Heppner. He expects to wander around town and through the stores from 2:00 until 4:00 on Saturdays, Dec. 11 and 18. There will be free parking for shop- ers In Heppner on these two days. Stores of members of The Heppner Merchants' Association will be open evenings until 8:00 for four nights, Dec. 20, 21, 22 and 23. Larry Mills and Gene Trum bull are announcing two meet ings for next week of interest to grain and alfalfa growers. Both meetings will bo held In the conference room of tho new headquarters building of Mor row County Grain Growers in Lexington. Starting time both days is 9 a.m. The meetings will conclude about noon. Grain Meeting First meeting Is on grains and will bo held Tuesday, Dec. 14. Featured at this meeting ill bo representatives from a chemical company to discuss new chemicals, application, weed problems and seed treat ment Alfalfa Meeting The second meeting will be held on Thursday, Dec. 16 on alfalfa, Representatives will discuss alfalfa production - In cluding water supply, fertility, harvesting, disease and Insect problems and seed varieties. Free coffee and doughnuts will be served. The meetings are being joint ly sponsored by Morrow County Grain Growers and Heppner In land Chemical Co. She gi.-uluuted in fivm Heppner High. In high ncho- 1 she was a cheer leader ai d was cho: en "Gill of the Yer ' when she was a senior. An Ho or Student for three years, h received n plaque award as o. e of five top students of her cla .-. She received the Oregon Stat.. Unlversliy Dad's Club Award. Queen Susan was a prince ! l ... r C-l t t...... in ivm I'll ur'ii oiH'in O'Brien's Court. Her sister, Vi Ina, was Queen of the Morrcw County Fair and Rodeo In 19'7. Try-Outs Try-out for the Princesses t Queen Susan's Court will I . held Sunday, Dee. 26 at the Mv low County Fairgrounds. Willow Creek Dam Study 12 Taxpayers Pay Fourth of Local Taxes Engineer Gene Norton said Boeing's big pumping plant near the mouth of Willow Creek will be built in the near future. It will be constructed near Lee Majors' pumping station. Mr. Majors plans to irrigate 12,000 acres of alfalfa. Boeing will irrigate 1800 acres to start with but have not yet competed leasing arrangements on their ground. It is expected to be planted to pasture grass - Ies. Mr. Norton said there were nine bidders for the station. Tecples & Thatcher, Inc. of Port land are the apparent low bid ders. After award of the bid It will take 90 days for construc tion of the pumping facility, an access road and 32 inch pipeline. The top dozen property tax payers in Morrow County this ear have paid nearly one fourth of the county's taxes for 1971-1972. The 12 firms or per- ' i i . . , a m a c( sous nave yum a toiai ui o",- 734.24 or nearly 25 of the to tal county tax bill, according to figures released by the Sheriff s Dept. Total taxes to be collected In Morrow County this year a mount to $1,999,478, less the re bate made for payment of tax es by Nov. 15 or earlier. This tax rebate amounts to 3. Seventy-one percent of the county taxes are used for the schools ($1,419,262.38) and the remaining $580,215.62 is used by the County general fund, parks, roads, hospital, Port of Morrow, cities, West Ext. Irrigation Dist., Rural Fire Patrol District, Ceme tery District, State Fire District. Six Largest The six largest taxpayers of the county who paid their tax es by Nov. 15 and the amounts of their tax bills are as follows: Pacific Gas Trans $168710.68 Union Pacific Railroad . 90,377.05 Veterans Admin 68,654.20 Morrow County Grain Growers 33,553.52 Pacific Northwest Bell 30,297.86 Boeing Co 20,3-19.78 The total of these half-dozen firms Is $411,943.09 which a mounts to about 21 of the to tal tax for the county. Individuals The six high Individuals paid a total of $70,791.15 for about 4 of the total county tax bill. The high individual amounts paid are by ranchers. The high est tax paid by a single Indl vidual was $14,439.88. The other top five paid: $13,133.45. $12,- 704.92, $11,947.79, $9,742.59 and $9,325.52. The amount of tax paid by the deadline for the 3 rebate has been down for the past two years. By Nov. 15, 1971 78.78 of the taxes for the county had been paid and in 1970 78.46 was paid by Nov. 15 in previous years It has run over 80. Topographical survey wor! has started by the Army Engin eers on the Willow Creel; Di.m project The announcei.ient w,;s made today by Major Carlos ', .' Hickman, Walla Walla Distiv t Deputy District Engine! r. Survey crews on th; ground and by helicopter are working In the reservoir area ana win bo also covering the Willcwr Creek channel downstream fronv the proposed dam site, The Walla , Walla District is undertaking a formulation study that will be a comprehensive review of all of the prepara tory study and analysis that hrs gone into the project. $300,000 has been appropriat ed for this fiscal year for this study. Willow Creek Dam was auth orized for construction In 196i. The project would consist of a rockfill . dam about 155 feet high and an over-all length of about 1,700 feet. The dam would be located on Willow Creek upstream ."from Heppner and downstream from the junction of Balm Fork and Willow Creek. The lake will have an 11,500 acre-feet storage capability and will provide flood control, Irri gation water, sports fishing and other outdoor recreation. Plans are also being developed to use the reservoir for waUr quality control and municipal and industrial water supply. The re-evaluation formulation study will examine changes and needs in criteria that have tak en place since the project w.ia authorized.- An environment 1 impact statement will bo p; pared to reflect the views the public and other govei mental agencies in the proj plan. This phase of th ! pro study Is scheduled for comple tion next fall and the gene: I design studies should be co. pleted by the summer of 19V. It will take about three yo. ; to construct the dam and f!i ; depends upon Congress at.)"3 priating funds. The current - timated cost of the prolix t U tll.6 million. f it