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Irvin Mann Will
Speak at
Chamber Meet
At tlx April 3 meeting of
the lti'nT-Morro County
Chamber of Commerce, Irvln
Mann, State Agricultural
Director, will speak on the
"fink out" of the recent
Asian trip as It affects agri
culture. County Planner
Gets GO Sign
pelU-rt Smith, toe new
county planner, Is setting up
fur business In the basement
of the court house In the
surveyor's office. With tlie
adoption of the Compre
hensive Plan, the county must
lie ready for the lonlng or
dinance as required by State
La. It lll be the plan
ners work to determine the
land use of each rural par
cel of land according to the
8 categories of land use set
up In the Comprehensive
Plan. He will also inves
tigate sites for a sanitary
land-fill.
Mrs. Mclvln Allyn of Lex
ington will be Mr. Smith's
secretary.
The Smiths will move to
Heppner from Condon when
school Is out and housing
becomes available. They
have a daughter, Debbie, a
hii;h school student.
Postmaster
After Lex Bid
Postmaster Jim Drlscollls
asking for bids to conduct
the Lexington Rural Branch of
the Heppner Post Office.
Hid forms and Information
is available at the Heppner
Post Office. Forms must
be completed and submitted
to Heppner post Office by
Apr. 1. Proposed facilities
must be ready for occupancy
no later than April 16.
RCtVpRLZE
AT BAND CARNIVAL
Some lucky one will be
awarded a 15" PCA TV at
the Eland Carnival on April
15 according to Mary Mc
Leod, Carnival chairman.
Other fun booths will be
the Fish Pond, Dunk tank,
Jewelry booth and Baseball
Thro.
The committee is still
anxious for more White Ele
phants. For pick up call Anita
Davidson 989-8402, Todd Cox
67C-9497, Diane Mills 676-
5546, MarvAbrams 676-9789.
HarvAbramsbb-soa.
Easter
i i i th FRAN CHURCHES
Sermon message "A Dead
or a Living Christ?" by
Pastor R. Mensch.
Hope Lutheran Church
11:00 a.m.
Special Music: Junior Choir
"One Way to Jesus" and
"A Cowboy for Jesus". Adult
Assembled: "The Master's
Touch" by Lucia Cutsforth,
Liz Curtis, Millie Rauch,
Diane McLachlin and Pau
line Matheny. Piano and
GIVE!!!
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The drop of blood that used to be taken from a prick on
the finger is now taken from the ear lobe. The blood is
dropped into a solution. If it drops to the bottom of the
test tube, the donor is not anemic and is perfectly able
to give the pint of blood that he won't miss and will help
somebody.
Give your pint of blood April 4 from 2 until 6 p.m. at the
Elks. Don Munkers just before the sample!
Bloodmobile Here
The Red Cross Blood Mo
bile will be in Heppner Apr.
4 from 2 until 6 p.m. at the
Elks Bldg. The late after
noon hours were set to al
low the Kinzua employees and
the school staff to give blo
od. The area had two persons
who ha1 open heart surgery
this past year. Many pints
of blood were required for
these operations. It takes
89th Year
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Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, March 30, 1 972 Number 6
ioeoeiei Otfffocoffll Talks 8e Uoinis
The lone Lions Club had
a Ladles' Night dinner and
a full house Monday night at
the Wagon Wheel here. Ar
rangements were by Ray
Boyce. Club President, Lar
ry Prock, was master of cere
monies for the event.
BMCC Election
Next Monday
Polling places lor the
Blue Mountain Community
College budget election April
3 have been established and
voters will cast their ballots
at the same place they cus
tomarily vote on school elec
tions. The college Is asking voters
to approve a tax levy of $797,
868 for operation of the col
lege during the coming school
year. The college has no
tax base, therefore the full
amount from local resources
must be voted each year.
The levy required is es
timated at $1.79 per $1000
true cash value, of which 19
cents Is for retirement of
bonds and payment of inter
est. The levy this year Is
$1.69 per $1000 true cash
value. The increase is about
six per cent.
Total budget for the col
lege would be $1,967,850 for
the coming year, an increase
of 3.2 per cent over the cur
rent figure.
Morrow County voters will
vote at the same time and
place as they vote on the Mor
row County school district
budget. Polls will be open
from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
FIRST BOAT .
LAUNCHED
Orville and Barbara Cuts
forth launched the first boat
on Penland Prairie reservoir
this week! They took their
boat in on snow mobiles. The
water was slushy and half-
fills the basin.
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Services m
Organ Duet by Lucia Cuts
forth and Liz Curtis.
Valby Lutheran Church
8:00 a.m.
Special Music: Junior Choir
"There is a New Song in My
Heart." PianoandOrganDuet
Kristine Peterson 4 Rikka
Tews. 9:00 Easter Break
fast. Condon Lutheran Church
2:30 p.m.
Easter Service and Con
firmation. Susan J. Houston
Tuesday
about 17,000 units of blood a
vear to meet the needs of
the
the
j
14 county area servea oy
Columbia River Red
Cross
Blood Program Re-
gion.
Red Cross board members
are asked to meet Friday
pvenintr at 7:30 P.m. at the
First
National Bank conter-
ence
room to worn out u-
nal details with Barbara Cuts
forth, Blood chairman.
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Nominating committee
chairman, Bob Drake re
ported nominations of offi
cers; President, Ray Boyce,
1st vice president, Don llel
iker, 2nd vice president,
Lloyd Morgan, 3rd vice pre
sident, Darrtll James.
A j V I
: MEN
rk WORKING
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It
was Stash the
Club when these
and picked up litter to the top of Heppner Hill.
Brian Thompson with Mark Schlichting behind him, Mark
Sargent, Rhonda Sargent, Shelly Thompson behind Donna
Bellamy.
EASTER SERVICES
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
Easter Services at the As
sembly of God Church will in
clude -Sunday School at 9;45
a.m., followed by Easter Morn
ing service at 11:00 a.m. A
program will be presented by
junior age and younger after
which the Teen Choir will pre
sent the cantata" Love". Even
ing service will be held at
7:00 p.m.
County
and Jill Houston will be con
firmed. AREA YOUTH PLAN
EASTER SUNRISE SERVICE
The youth of the communi
ties of Heppner and Lexington
are
again planning an Easter
Sunrise
Service. The tirst
service
will be held at 6:00
a.m.
on the hill next to the
cemeterv until 6:15. The ser
vice will continue at the Luth
eran Church at 6:30 to 7:00
when breakfast will be served
at the FirstChristianChurch.
The portion of the service
held on the hill (picked for
convenience to cars) willbe
coordinated by DenaStruth
ers. Richard Wadholm, rep
resentative from the Assem
bly of God Church, will have
devotions. The opening
prayer will be given by James
Marquardt, representative of
the First Christian Church.
Representatives of the Luth
eran Church, Diana McLach
lan, and of the Methodist
Church, Molly Pierce, will
read scriptures. The closing
prayer will be offered by
Becky Stillman.
At 6:30, the service will
continue at the Lutheran
Church where Rev. Cutting
will be the coordinator. Rev.
Mensch will be the speaker.
Scriptures will be read by
Rev. Johnson. Rev. Burwell
will offer the prayer. Organ
ist will be Mrs. Lucia Cuts
forth. Ham and pancakes will be
served at the breakfast at
7:00 at the First Christian
Church. Donation of $1.00
will be accepted.
Irrigon Plans Easter Sunrise
Service
A
community sunrise ser-
vice
is planned lor taster
morning at 6 a.m. in Irrigon,
at the school baseball field.
There will be an Easter
breakfast in the basement of
the Baptist Church following
the sunrise service. Pastor
Charles Ashby of the Com
munity Baptist Church, and
Pastor Wesley Cronk of the
Assembly of God Church will
conduct the service. Accor
dion music will be provided
by Mrs. Al Partlow. Every
one Is welcome.
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tte-tim:
Lion Tamer, Charles
O'Connor, Tall Twister, Herb
Ekstrom, Jr., Secretary
treasurer, Bill Siewert, Dir
ectors for two year term:
Robert Drake and Don Bris
tol. Irrigon Lions were guests.
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AT I
r :
Trash Sunday for the Hoof and Horns 4-H
six started from the Van Winkle Motel
Hoof and
4-H Club
Stash the
Horn
Trash
Six members of the Hoof &
Horn 4-H Livestock Club as
a community Pride Project
cleaned up the roadway from
Heppner limits to the top of
Heppner hill.
Those participating were:
Shelley Thompson, MarkSar
gent, Donna Bellamy, Mark
Schlichting, Brian Thompson,
Rhonda Sargent and Mr. Dick
Schlichting.
Three pickup loads of litter
were accumulated. Pickup
drivers were Dick Schlichting
and Dick Sargent. Beer cans
led the list of any one thing
picked up. Plans are for the
group to go out again. The
group appreciates the "Men
Working" signs given them to
use by the State Highway
crew.
Students would involve
community in environment study
Heppner High School is
staging an "Environmental
Awareness Week" April 3-7.
Students have had a choice
of many fields. Teachers
and out-of-town speakers will
lead the various study areas.
The public is cordially in
vited to check the list of
studies and feel free to at
tend any or all of them. The
list will be posted in the
office to provide room num
bers for location.
Monday:
Regular classes will orient
toward environmental aware
ness. Tuesday:
Opening assembly at 8:45
with Karl Urban, BMCC as
the speaker followed by a
film at 10, "Pollution a Mat
ter of Choice". Group dis
cussions on what has been
seen and heard until lunch
time.
Afternoon: Group Sessions
Community Survey, Geodesic
Dome, Landscaping, Creek
Study, Recycling, Clean up,
Kinzua, Sewage disposal,
Beautification, FHA Girls
banquet preparation, News
Bureau, Water Testing.Grade
School teach-in, film "Mul
tiply & Subdue the Earth",
film, "What is Man Doing
to the Earth?"
Wednesday:
All Day sessions will con
tinue on many of Tuesdays
projects with these addition
al ones: Garden Plot, Micro-wave
cooking, water test
ing and treatment. Field
trips: County Extension, Soil
Conservation and State For
est Service.
Thursday:
Thursday will be divided in
to three 2-hour sessions;
8:45, 10:30 and 2:20 each on
the same format.
These should prove espec
HEPPNER
Irrigon Lions President Vern
Christiansen Invited the
group to participate In the
charter night ceremonies
April 29 for Institution of the
new Boardman Lions Club at
A.C. Houghton School at Ir
rlgon. Friday is
Last Day
Friday is the last day for
completing absentee ballots
for the School Budget elec
tion on April 3. To date
two college students have vot
ed absentee ballots.
Polls will be open April
3 from 8 to 8 at Heppner
Elementary School, Rhea
Creek Grange, lone School,
Riverside High School, A.C.
Houghton and Lexington
School Bldg.
Petitions:
Friday is also the last day
to return petitions for the
school board and Advisory
council positions. They must
be turned into the District
office by 4 p.m.
Schlichting vs
Bergstrom Case
The Schlichting vs Berg
strom case was dismissed
Monday when attorneys for
Mrs. Bergstrom raised
different and additional points
of law that had not been raised
at the first argument in Nov.
5.
Jjidge Kaye said the plain
tilf has been given an addi
tional 15 days to file an
amended complaint to over
come the objections that were
raised by the defendant in this
last argument.
Mr. Schlichting s services
as an appraiser were term
inated by the Morrow County
Assessor last October. He
was seeking reinstatement,
retroactive pay and damages.
CONGRESSMAN AL ULL
MAN is expected in the county
on April 14. Tours in the
Boardman area are planned
and he will speak in Pendle
ton that evening.
ially interesting to adults.
The list of topics and par
tial list of speakers: Corp
of Engineers; Boeing, Elton
Weeks; Nuclear Energy, Dr.
Jim Witt OSU; Wildlife ma
nagement, John Kurtz, Um
atilla Wild Life Refuge; For
est Products; Pesticides
Herbicides, OSU; Micro
Wave Mini Course; Comm
unications Role & Responsi
bility Jim Earclley East Ore
gonian; Organic Foods, Mi
riam Carlson, Home Econo
mist; Forest Conservation;
Architecture& Landscaping;
Wilderness Area, Glen Ward;
Water treatment plant; Tech
nology, Careers.
Friday:
Regular classes and evalua
tion of weeks program. Clos
ing speaker George Reed
Portland, representative of
the National Wildlife Federa
tion. All week: Photographic
Exhibit; Landscape of Ore
gon by U of O students loan
ed by Prof. Bernie Free
messer. GRAIN PRICES
(FOB Lexington does not
include warehouse chgs)
Courtesy MCGG
Soft White
Wheat 1.5iy2bu.
Red Wheat 1.52'2bu.
Barley 48.75 ton
WEATHER
BY DON GILLIAM
HI LOW PREC,
Wednesday51 42 .03
Thursday 52 34 .10
Friday 59 34 .01
Saturday 44 27 .16
Sunday 46 26
Monday 47 25
Tuesday 50 '9
.4 in. snow.
IRS
HOLING PROJECT
Elton Weeks, assistant pro
ject manager of the Boeing
Company, gave a graphic talk
on Boeing's multiple land
use development.
He Illustrated his talk with
graphs and pictures. This
portrayed a huge agricultural
development. He told of the
irrigation revolution possible
with circles (center pivot sys
tems). They are starting the first
phase of the operation with
development of pasture lands.
This is the result of a study
by Cornell, Howland which
showed lands on the Boeing
tract capable of producing all
kinds of agricultural crops.
They believe best thing is
for cattle production and re
lated Industrial development,
including processing plants
and many other related ac
tivities. The Boeing Com
pany plans to be landlords
and will lease out the area
to farmers. The company
w ill also assist in some cases
In a financial way. They
expect there to be some
25,000 acres of dry land graz
ing grounds; some 60,000
acres or so in cropped land;
5,000 acres In the Carty re
servoir. There is still to
be done engine testing in the
tract. No residences will be
on the tract but will be built
in the south part of Board
man. The company will
manage the development of
the Boardman community.
He explained that nuclear
power plants are a key to
the irrigation development of
the area because of altitudes
and elevations. Theyareput
ting in 18 one hundred acre
circles in their Phase 1
sprinkler layout.
They expect Boardman to
have a population of 12,000
by 1985. Boardman has adopt
ed a comprehensive develop
ment plan for 800 acres on
the south side of the free
way. Boeing Company will
be the master developer.
Housing development grants
are expected in the near fu
ture. Mr. Weeks told of the ur
ban waste disposal experi
ment. This is being under
taken by Oregon State Uni
versity on a 6-acre site with
solid wastes. 80 percent of
the solid waste is paper.
Barge costs they believe will
be some $1.50 a ton. In
their recycle operations they
are applying some 200 tons
or four inches per acre which
is tilled into the soil to 12
inches.
Chemical disposal would be
by vats and evaporation
ponds. Evaporation rate
there is 40 inches per year.
Primary object at present is
to haul the wastes from Port
land after it has been
ground up there. Portland
landfill costs are $4.66 per
ton. Seattle's is $4.26 . Pro
ject at the Boeing site is to
be $5.10 per ton. Develop
ment would cost them two
million. The material in
creases the water holding
capacity and helps prevent so
much wind erosion. Plastic
is the biggest problem. Win
ter wheat planted there will
soon be put into fescue.
He explained that it would
take 4 acres a day with
application of 200 tons per
acre and 30,000 acres would
be completely covered in 40
years.
Inland Empire Bank
handsome stone and
no
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at Boardman with its
wood front. The rail
Interim Group Eyes
New Tax Version
Superintendent of Schools
Ron Daniels told the Heppner
Morrow County Clumber
Monday of an alternate sys
tem of financing schools.
The Interim committee Is
looking at one plan that would
raise enough to substitute for
the $300 million now raised
exclusively through the pro
perty tax.
In this plan, commercial,
Industrial and Income pro
ducing property would pay one
percent property tax (or $10.
per thousand of true cash
value.)
Homeowners would not be
included In this.
The homeowners' share
would be replaced by a Z
to 2.S percent payroll tax,
paid half by the employee
and half by the employer with
the money withheld from pay
checks and collected from
employers In the same man
ner as Social Security taxes.
The business industrial
property tax would raise $100
million. The payroll tax would
raise almost $100 million for
each percentage point of rate,
meaning a two percent tax
could produce about $200 mil
lion. Mr. Daniels said he thought
this plan would have more
chance of being accepted In
Eastern Oregon than other
plans being studied.
Studies are being in
tensified due to the Sernano
Case In California In which
the Supreme Court declared
the way in which California
uses property taxes to finance
Its schools Is unconstitutional
because it denies equal pro
tection of the law to child
ren living In poor neighbor
hoods. There is a test case now
in Oregon challenging its
method of financing ele
mentary and secondary edu
cation. The only factor that
is different in Oreeon is the
lact there is an equalization
tax within each county.
Mr. Daniels reviewed the
resources and requirements
of the budget. The budget
increase is 5.46 percent over
last year. The tax levy In
crease will cost 79c per 1000
TCV. The amount inside the
6 percent limitation Is
$369,242. The amount ot be
voted upon at the budget elec
tion Apr. 3 is the amount
outside the 6 percent limita
tion, $938,145.
Due to the school district's
unrealistic tax base, the tax
base plus the 6 percent limi
tation wouldn't even run one
Boardman
Bank Makes
Big Move
A western mood prevails in
the new Inland Empire Bank
building at Boardman. The
exterior is of deep-stained
wood and rock. The wide
flagstone walk leads to a
broad front patio. The yard
is enclosed by a rail fence.
Tha all-gl'-J front doors
op .n into uie red-mix wall-to
wall carpeted bank. The panel
ing and the tellers counter are
barnwood oak paneling.
Wagon Wheel light fixtures
add more western atmosphere.
Later a Navajo rug in reds
will hang on one wall and a
blue one on the wall of the
lounge just off the lobby. A
seat from an old wagon an
tiqued blue Is one of the con
versational pieces in the lounge
as is a spool table also an
tiqued blue.
The check writing table Is
yet to be installed and other
installations and furnishings
before the GrandOpening sche
duled for early in the summer.
Marty McDowell Is branch
manager and Mrs. Rodney (Pat
ricia) Flub is teller.
Mrs. Doris Bounds is pres
ident of the bank.
fence in the
the landscaped
school for year, let alone
the four attendance areas In
the county", Mr. Daniels
said.
In mentioning theUnlversal
Gyms that are In the bud
get for all three school areas,
Mr. Daniels noted tlat adults
have been encouraged to use
ttie school buildings for vol
ley ball, basketball etc. and
If a person would volunteer
to be responsible, the Uni
versal Gyms would be avai
lable to adult groups for body
building and conditioning.
There are 15 stations on
each one and will be used by
the PE classes, boys and
girls, as well as by the ath
letic teams.
Mr. Daniels summarized
the cash carryover and De
partment of Veterans' Re
fund. He said, "There has
been no Information on the
pay-back procedure or the
amount ot interest that Is to
be paid."
In speaking of the cash
carryover, Mr. Daniels said
"The auditor recommends a
$60,000 cash carry-over for
a budget of this size".
Other budget info: The en
rollment has remained fairly
stable for the last several
years 1100 to 1150 students.
Staff has dropped from 90 tea
chers to 79. Sheets listing
the pupil-teacher ratio for
districts similar to those in
size were distributed. Hep
pner High School has a 12.8
staff-pupil ratio. Lowest In
the group of 15 schools list
ed were Pilot Rock with 11.4
and Enterprise with 17.6.
Heppner Elementary 16.9
in the list for grades 1-8
was low with Pilot Rock high
in the group of 17 with 24.7.
lone High has a staff-pupil
ratio of 11.1 and low In this
group of 21 was 7.6 at Cul
ver and 17.1 at Pilot Rock was
high. Riverside High and A.C.
Houghton have a ratio of 13.1.
Don Peterson announced the
nationally known NFO speak
er who was to be In Pen
dleton Mar. 29. Ray Boyce
announced the lone Lions Club
meeting Monday evening at
the Wagon Wheel with Elton
Weeks as the speaker. Doro
thy Heard announced the
Blood Mobile would be here
April 4 and asked everyone
to "bring a pint". Direc
tors to meet Wednesday.
Pat Wonser won the pot.
Bob Gerlach was a guest.
Centennial Meet
This Wednesday
The Centennial Planning
Committee will meet at the
courthouse Wednesday even
ing, April 5 at 7:30 in an
effort to organize for the
upcoming celebration. All
members are requested to
attend.
WILDERNESS
MEETING
SATURDAY
A public meeting is to be
held at 1:30 p.m. at Blue
Mtn. College in Pendleton
on Saturday to discuss the un
developed roadless areas of
5,000 acres or more.
The meeting is in connec
tion with eventual formal
hearings on submitting wil
derness proposals to Con
gress. WRANGLERS TO MEET
TUESDAY
The regular monthly meet
ing of the Heppner Wranglers
will be held April 4 at 7:30
p.m. In the dorm building
at the fairgrounds.
All committees will report
on their projects. Important
business to be discussed con
cerning work day, play days
and over night or day rides
and horse show. All members
are asked to attend.
process of construction encloses
area.