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EUGENE, 0E. 07403
Kinzua Favors Balanced
Use of Forest Lands
This Is Hie talk given by
A lluii Nlstad it (he lloppner
Morrow County Chamber of
Commerce Monday noun.
Kinzua Corporation wishes
lo explain Its position on the
current Forest Service study
of roadless areas. Twenty
percent of the total lands
within the National Forests
of Oregon and Washington
are Included In this category.
We enclose a brochure show
ing existing limited use areas
In Northeastern Oregon and
listing theundt'velopedareas.
We do not objt'ct to the For
est Service proposal to add
eight Eagle Cap additions, to
taling 58,830 acres, to the
Eagle Cap WUdernnss area
of 221,056 acres. Other Wil
derness areas in North
eastern Oregon are the An
thony Lakes study area and
the Hells Canyon-Seven De
vils area. Starting In 1964,
the National Wilderness sys
tem has grown toapproxlmat
ely ten million acres.
Locally, the UmitlUa Na
tional Forest has 21 areas
under study, totaling 500,900
acres. This is 36 percent
of the Umatilla National For
est. The Texas Butte and
Kelly Prairie areas are list
ed hut have not been named
for study as Wilderness area.
We want to give you the
economics of these twoareas
and our recommendations for
development.
Texas Butte Is a 11,600
acre parcel containing 10,735
acres of commercial forest
land and 161 million board
feet of timber volume. It
Is included in the Texas Butte
Planning Unit and is present
ly receiving local study.
Kelly Prairie is a 10,000
acre parcel with 8,550 acres
of commercial forest land
and 85.5 million board feet
of timtuT volume. The en
tire area is in the principal
forest resource zone of the
Heppner Ranger District.
These two areas are an
Important part of the Heppner
Ranger District and contri
bute heavily to the allowable
annual timber harvest of
approximately twenty million
board feet. Elimination of
the two areas, by their in
clusion in any national study,
would mean a 20 percent
reduction in the allowable an
nual timber harvest or four
million board feet. We lave
computed this loss to mean
the elimination of 36 jobs in
the local area a payroll
loss of $360,000.00. Based
on current stumpage pay
ments. Morrow County's for
est receipts would be reduced
$35,000.00 each year. Inaddl
tion we compute the loss of
28 more jobs by reduction of
plywood, particle board and
paper byproducts from lum
ber production.
IN MAKING OUR RECOM
MENDATION, we want to re
view our recent activities in
forest management. We re
cently announced a watershed
development program for
3,500 acres of Kinzua' s for
est land on Butte Creek, above
the town of Fossil, Oregon.
For two years, City, County,
State and Federal agencies
will assist us in studying and
measuring quantity and qua
lity of water flow, grazing
capacity, game habitat and
use. timber growth and re
creational use. Following the
study, the area will be log
ged In strict compliance with
the Oregon Forest Practices
Act, that has had the Input of
industry, local citizens, fed
eral and state agencies, re
garding the latest forest man
agement techniques and en
vironmental safeguards.
Areas containing heavy brush
cover for game habitat will
be left undisturbed. Follow
ing logging, the entire water
shed will receive further thin
ning, reseeding and stream
Improvement work. All tem
porary roads will be reseed
ed and taken out of use. Camp
grounds will be provided at
entrances to the area and the
balance of the land will be
closed to camping. Results
of the project will be care
fully monitered and reported
to the public.
For the past two years,
we have been cooperating with
the State Forestry Depart
ment and the Soil and Water
Conservation Districts in
Morrow, Grant and Wheeler
counties in range rehabili
tation work, water develop
ment programs, tree planting
and tree thinning projects.
Experience gained by State
forestry crews, prompted
them to seek additional work
of this nature from the Na
tional Forests. Recently,
it was discovered that fed
eral regulations prohibit the
contracting with States for
work of this nature. Repre
sentative Al I'Mman haa In
troduced H.B. 12387, co-apon-aored
by Rep. Wendell Wyatt
and Rep. John Dellenback, to
allow contracts of thla na
ture. Passage of the bill
would mean that badly needed
Improvement programs could
commence on Federal land
with resultant Increased em
ployment opiwrtunltlet for
our young people. We urge
you to write to Rep. U 11 man
In support of this legisla
tion IT IS OUR BELIEF that
we can reconcile the needs
of the environment to the
need for Jobs. Kinzua has al
ways opened its lands to the
public for recreational use
and the Game Commission
and Fish Commission have
froe access and permission
to employ their management
techniques. This past year,
our company set new all time
records in the following
categories:
Employment 396.
Payrolls $3,387,563.76
Contractors $700,739.12.
Total payrolls -$4,088,302.88
Property Taxes -$175,044.36
Severance Taxes 46,694.90
Total Tax Payment -$221,739.26
From now on, for the next
ten years, there will be fifty
percent more Job-seekers on
the labor market each year.
Locally, a great need for Jobs
exists. This past week, the
average Insured unemploy
ment figure for Feb. 1972
for Wasco, Sherman, Gilliam
and Northern Wheeler coun
ties was announced at 11.2
percent - compared to the
state average for the same
period of 6.8 percent. Our
investment of over two mil
lion dollars In new plant and
equipment at Heppner will
provide seventy new em
ployment opportunities for
young people of this area.
This opportunity, along with
our present investment and
employment opportunities,
would be put in jeopardy by
the inclusion of Texas Butte
and Kelly Prairie in any na
tional study.
TO SUM UP, we have out
lined the type of local par
ticipation and cooperation de
sirable on Texas Butte and
Kelly Prairie. We favor
full input from every con
cerned citizen and group of
citizens interested in the pro
per management of our for
ests for water, wildlife habi
tat, recreation, forage, and
commercial timber harvest.
We do not favor inclusion
of these two areas in any
national study that would have
a disastrous effect on our
local economy through loss of
the resultant tax shifts.
Little League
Still Breathes
At a special meeting Tues
day night 25 people attending
decided to keep Willow Creek
Little League alive.
Elected were Pat Wonser,
president; vice president is
Ray Boyce. Marv Sumner is
secretary-treasurer. Dan
McBride and Larry Heath will
coach one of the teams.
Dennis Martin will head up
the umpires. Another meeting
will be Mir. 28. Hope to get
started soon after with actual
practice.
Landfill Meeting
Mayor Bill Collins called
a special council meeting
Mon. for a joint get together
with the area landfill commit
tee and two State people.
The committee is composed
of the mayors of Heppner,
lone and Lexington, Judge
Jones for the County, a re
presentative of the U.S. For
est Service, all of whom
would expect to use the fa
cility of a new landfill in
a cooperative manner.
Several tracts in different
locations have been looked at
Before they could be purchas
ed, approval would be re
quired by the State Dept. of
Environmental Quality. The
committee was formed last
year. Group Monday discuss
ed requirements and stan
dards laid down by the State.
Other tracts will be inspect
ed. Civil Aeronautics people
cancelled out use of a pro
posed landfill site adjacent to
Lexington airport for fear
of danger to planes from
swarms of birds. This pro
Dosed site had been looked
upon with great favor as it
is centrally located in re
gard to the three towns to
be served. Committee hopes
to secure a good site In the
near future.
89th Year
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THE
GAZETTE-TIMES
Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursdoy, Morch 16, 1972
Search Is On
For 'Father of
The Year'
Oregon Cow Belles are or
ganizing their posses to find
the most wanted man in Ore
gon, " the 1972 Father of the
Year", according to Mrs.
James Lyons, State Chair
man. Mrs. Lyons went on
to say that the Oregon
CowBelles annually sponsor
this activity along with the
Oregon Beef Council to re
cognize one of Oregon's out
standing fathers.
Morrow County, as every
county in the state, is eli
to send their entry or
candidate for consideration
for this distinctive honor.
The winner receives an
all-expense trip to Portland,
press conference, T.V. ap
pearance, $100.00 worth of
Beef Certificates, and is host
ed by a number of Portland's
civic clubs. A $25 cash prize
will be given to the youth
group submitting the winning
entry.
Any youth or adult organi
zation is eligible to submit
an entry, Mrs. Lyons stat
ed, but she emphasized that
all entries must be submit
ted to the Morrow County
CowBelles by April 15, 1972.
entry blanks are available
from the County Extension
Office and the Gazette Times.
Complete instructions are
supplied with entry forms.
The local CowBelles will
judge entries and send the
winning Morrow County entry
to Mrs. Lyons by May 1,
1972, for consideration In
determining the state winner.
The organization submitting
winning Morrow County en
try will receive $10.00, and
the local winner will be hon
ored with an annual com
munity barbecue. If two or
ganizations nominate the win
ner, the $10 will be received
by the organization submit
ting the earliest entry.
The State Father of the
Year will be announced in
June.
Beef promotion is one of
the main objectives of the
program along with recogniz
ing Oregon's Father of the
Year, Mrs. Lyons concluded.
MARCH 17
ANP MAY THE
LUCK O' THE
IRISH
ALWAYS BE
WITH YE !
THE FIRST STEP in the easy and entirely harmless giving
of blood by a healthy person is shown by Pat Wonser. He
is at the first table where the receptionist takes down
his name and other historical data. The Bloodmobile will
be in Heppner April 4.
CLEO SIMPSON suffered
painful bruises Friday when
run over by his own car.
He was working in the yard
when the car apparently slip
ped its brake and headed for
Hill Street.
WEATHER
BY DON GILLIAM
Hi Lo Prec.
Wednesday 50 29
Thursday 53 29
Friday 66 42
Saturday 64 44 .06
Sunday 60 46 .21
Monday 58 46 .61
Tuesday 59 35
Amount of rainfall record
ed for the May, 1971 flood
was .53.
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New Sirens Being
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Fire Chief Forrie Burkenbine described
the Tuesday siren tests as a success. He
says when all three sirens sound at once,
the sound will amplify. He believes the
warning sound will cover the entire town.
One of the new sirens will be located near
the swimming pool. The downtown siren will
remain where it is and the north end siren
will probably be in the vicinity of Beckers
lone Principal Rejects Contract
Dennis Brandon, principal
at lone for the past two years
has rejected his contract for
next year. He is looking for
another position and notified
the board at this early date
to allow them time to find
a replacement.
Following the Monday even
ing budget hearing at which no
delegation appeared for or
against the budget, the total
budget requirements were es
tablished as $1,603,533. The
amount outside the 6 percent
limitation is $938,145.
The first publication of
election notice will be print
ed in the G-T on Mar. 16,
the second publication on
March 23 and the election on
the amount outside the 6 per
cent limitation will be April
3.
Mr. Daniels announced that
four teachers are retiring at
the end of this year, Alena
Anderson, Heppner; Gladys
Ely, lone; Lester Leroux, Ri
verside and Zoe Billings, Ir
rlgon. Also retiring this
spring are Mike Matthews,
custodian at lone and Ida
Coleman, cook at lone.
Two leaves of absence were
granted. One was to Marion
Abrams beginning with spring
vacation. Mrs. Abrams will
complete her requirements
Barbara Cutsforth
To Chairman
Bloodmobile Visit
Barbara Cutsforth will
: airman the April 4 visit of
the Red Cross Blood Mobile,
unit here. Two members
of this community who under
went heart surgery are proof
that blood is a living tis
sue and its transfer ti om one
to another is a gift of life.
At the last visit of the
unit, there were 17 first time
donors. It is the hope of
the committee that this year
the first-time donors will be
increased and the standbys
will be recovered from flu
and colds so Heppner will
be able to meet ifs quota
of 90.
I
Erected
for her degree by doing her
student teaching at Hermlston
spring term. Kathy Wahl
will finish out the year here
as teachers aide. The se
cond leave was granted to
Katherine Hosklns.
Ed Hiemstra was voted a
one-year contract without
coaching duties.
Robert Smith architect
from Ontario was given a
three year extension on his
.contract to serve the dis
trict. He serves on a no
building-no pay basis as long
as he is retained as the dis
trict's architect.
The board heard the Fire
Marshal's report which Mr.
Daniels said was "the best
one we've ever had". There
were fewer large items in
this year's recommenda
tions. BOARD 4 ADVISORY
VACANCIES
The board would encourage
anyone interested in the edu
cation program to consider
filing to serve as a mem
ber of the school board or
the Advisory Committee in
his or her area.
The 3 year terms of Pau
line Winter and Jack Sum
ner both expire this June.
Both have filed to succeed
themselves. The petitions
for these positions may be
secured from the district of
fice. Twenty-five signatures
are required and the peti
tions must be filed by 4 p.m.
on Mar. 31.
On the Heppner-Lexington
Advisory committee, the
terms of Albert Wright, Judy
Buschke and Virginia Grieb
expire. Albert Wright is
not planning to refile. There
is a petition out for Ron Ha
guewood for his position.
Judy is expected to file for
the one-year term and Vir
ginia Grieb is expected to
file.
lone Advisory Committee
has one vacancy that of Ce
cil Jones. He doesn't plan to
file.
VACANCIES
Those terms of
Kenneth Broadbent and John
Matthews are expected to re
file. Johns terms is for
one year. Kenneth Lamb does
not plan to refile.
. . Petitions for these posi
tions nay be picked up at any
of the schools. Ten signa
tures are required and they
must be filed by 4 p.m. Mar.
31.
Mr. Daniels reported that
the District's Title II appli
cation has been approved for
the Library. The district
received $1805 this year.
This is clear funds and no
matching funds are required.
Principal Don Bier re
ported that the football field
had been leveled. The dirt
on top has been bladed out.
Fertilizer has been applied.
Reseeding is expected to be
finished this week. Baseball
practice is being held on the
Lexington field and the sea
son's earlier games maybe
played there.
Mr. Bier also reported on
Heppner"s Ecology Week
HEPPNER
Machine Shop. The sirens sound In cases
of flood, earthquake or other disaster. The
horn sounds for fires.
Loft's Electric and Columbia Basin Electric
are helping with the Installation. The civil
defense sirens are war surplus values at
$3200. Only cost to Heppner was cycle charge
of about $250.
Anril 4 to 7. Field trips
are planned to local areas.
Because of the jump In
insurance rates, a move
ment is underway to provide
a state wide Insurance pro
gram. This could drop the
rates as much as 40 per
cent. In regard to the Joining
the Intergovernmental unit,
Mr. Daniels was advised by
Judge Jones to defer action
until the walk-out of Uma
tilla County is resolved. The
board agreed to bring It up
again some time when Judge
Jones can be present to an
swer questions.
Request for an unsche
duled Field Trip to Portland
by the French class was re
fused due to improper pro
cedures and asked that it be
submitted to appear on the
agenda for the April meet
ing. A letter from Merlyn Ro
binson was voted to become
part of the minutes of the
meeting. The point was made
by the board that no offi
cial action is taken at an
executive meeting. Action is
taken only at an open meet
ing. All school board meet
ings are open to the pub
lic. The next regular board
meeting will be April 17 at
8 p.m. at Heppner High Scho
ol. Fine Performance
Given by Heppner
High Choir
The Heppner High School
Choir participated in the
Small School Choir Festical
on March 7 held at the Her
mlston Jr. High School. The
choir, 27 members, sang two
songs; "My Dearest, My
Fairest" by Purcell, and
"Sunshine in My Soul" by
Coates, as well as three songs
as part of the massed choir.
The choir was one of four
groups selected to perform
individually in the assembly
given for the student body
in the afternoon. The judge,
Dr. Lvnn Bishop of E.O.C..
commented especially about
the choir's fine overall ba
lance and its good precision
and rhythmic feel. Accord
ing to the choir's director the
group gave a very fine per
formance and had an en
joyable time as well as a
real learning experience.
Per Walthinsen is the direc
tor. Sopranos Kathy Arrington,
Lynda Baker, Shannon Kelly,
Lolita Marquardt, Sheryl
Massey, Lisa McCabe, Jo
Lynn Morris, Diana Ray
mond, Barbara Sherman, Lin
da Shu man, Marie Shuman.
Altos Kristi Haguewood,
Susan Healy, Pat Hughes, Bil
lee June Marquardt, Glenna
McLachlan, Diane Mills, Ro
banat Riddle, Janet Gentry,
Michele Evans.
Tenors Andy Johnson,
Jack Unrein, Richard Wad
holm. Basses Rick Drake, Don
Papineau, Steve Rhea.
Price 10 Cents
Number 4
lone Creates
Commission
ION E The lone City coun
cil met March 7. The first
reading of a city ordinance
for creating a City Planning
Commission was read. The
second reading will be on,
March 28 at 8:00 p.m.. The
public is urged to attend.
Parade Theme
Is Centennial
Reflections
There were many more
parade theme suggestions sub
mitted this year than In any
of the last two years.
The Soroptlmlst vote went
to "Centennial Reflections"
submitted by Ida Farra. This
will give a wide range of float
possibilities from the hilar
ious to the sublime. Every
organization is urged to start
now planning to enter. In
dividuals and families too.
This Includes kids and fami
lies, bikes and pets, cowboys,
comics, cowgirls, trlkes,
cars and surreys.
Three Plays In
One at Heppner
High Tonight
The Heppner Drama Club
will present three one-act
plays tonight and tomor
row night at 8 p.m. at the
Heppner High School Cafe
torium. Included are three
flavors; a drama, a comedy
and a fairy tale. The drama
tic one is 'The Frosted Glass
Coffin" directed by Dennis
McKay the comedy, "The
Proposal" directed by Jane
Rawlins and the fairy tale,
Rumpelstilskln, directed by
Liz Abrams.
A preview of the coming
attraction, "The Proposal"
will be played at the lunch
eon meeting of the Heppner
Soroptimist Club Thurs.
noon.
Go early for a good seat.
Board Positions
Up for Grabs
Two County School Board
positions and several Ad
visory Committee positions
will be open in the Morrow
County School District at the
end of this year.
Directors whose terms ex
pire this year are Jack Sum
ner from Zone V and Pau
line Winter from Zone VI.
Both positions will be for 4
year terms and anyone in
terested in being a candidate
for these positions should
contact the school district
office in Lexington, or Mr.
Bier at Heppner High School
to obtain a petition. Twenty
five signatures are requir
ed on the petitions.
Advisory Committee pos
itions open are Cecil Jones,
lone, Albert Wright, Heppner
Virginia Grieb, Heppner,
Kenneth Broadbent, Board
man and Kenneth Lamb, Ir
rigon, for three year terms.
Judy Buschke, Heppner and
John Matthews, Irrigon, for
one year terms. Ten sig
natures are required on the
petitions.
Any person interested in
being a candidate for any of
the above positions should
contact the local school prin
cipal or the school district
office for a petition.
All petitions must be filed
in the school district office
in Lexington not later than
4:30 p.m., on Friday, March
31, 1972.
The election will be held
on May 1. 1972.
Register
For Drawing
The Morrow County Grain
Growers big free drawing is
to be Saturday there. You re
invited to register now.
Prizes are a half Inch drill
press for first prize. 2nd
is 500 gallons of gas. And
third is a 9 piece Revere
Ware set.
CoUft OK'S
Soil Maps
For County
Oar Swanson and Dale
Boner met with the Court
March 8 In the Interests of
the new soil maps for the
county. The Court author
ized the printing of the 4
color coded maps which will
show Irrigation suitability of
Morrow County Soils. The
maps will cost $1423 for 500
copies. A total of six hund
red dollars Is being donated
by the Bank of Eastern Ore
gon, Columbia Basin, Morrow
County Grain Growers, First
National Bank and Umatilla
Electric.
Gar said the Port was In
terested in going half with the
Court on the balance upon
which the Court agreed.
Ways of distributing the
expensive document have not
yet been decided upon. It
may be sold for as much as
$5.00 a set.
John Phillips, Portland,
was interviewed for the posi
tion of Morrow County
planner. Funds for the 8
month position are available
under an Emergency Employ
ment Act grant.
Because the county has no
private enterprise to supply
rock and gravel, the count s
portable rock crusher is used
to supply rock and may be
used to provide short hauls.
Chet Bond of Pacific Gas
appeared at the Court ses
sion Wed. relative to the con
dition of the road to their
micro wave tower onGleason
Pk. The Umatilla County
IED has an educational TV
installation there and Colum
bia Basin reads meters up
there.
The court didn't feel there
was enough use of the road
to make it a county road but
felt the portable rock crush
er could probably be moved
in to a crusher site as long
as clean gravel wasn't re
quired. Judge Jones added
"If we can find the time".
Mr. Bond said they need
ed about 5 miles gravelled.
Mr. Bond thanked them for
the oiled road to the compres
sor station at lone which Is
on a county road. He also
asked about land fill facili
ties that they might use.
Judge Jones told him about
plans for sites being inves
tigated which must meet the
approval of the Environ
mental Control board. Plans
at one time called for a
site that could be used by
the towns of Lexington, Hep
pner, lone and the County.
Long distance hauling is not
feasible .
New Rules
Listed for
Forest Lands
Mar. 9, 1972 - The State
Board of Forestry approved
a newly-revised draft of pro
posed regulations governing
forestland operations under
the 1971 Forest Practices
Act at its March 8 meeting
in Salem.
The revisions came as a
result of some 2,000 copies
of the rule proposals which
had been sent to interested
parties through-out the state.
The rules will now receive
a final public airing at a
hearing to be scheduled in
Salem during the later part
of April. Following any fur
ther revisions which may re
sult from the hearing, the
Board will give its final app
roval at its June meeting,
and the rules will go into ef
fect as law on July 1.
The regulations specify
minimum standards for five
major areas of forest prac
tice including reforestation,
timber harvest road con
struction maintenance ap
plication of chemicals, and
slash disposal. Three se
parate sets of proposals were
developed to meet the regio
nal conditions in northwest,
southwest and eastern Ore
gon. Their purpose is to pro
vide protection for all forest
land resource values.
In further business the
Board authorized the State
Forestry Department to pro
ceed in developing adminis
trative rules which will con
trol the use of motorized
vehicles on state forest lands.
With the increase in use by
the public of state forest
roads, and particularly in the
off-road use of motorcycles,
there have been problems
with soil erosion and other
damage in some areas. Pro
posals which have been sug
gested would regulate but not
ban such use of public lands.