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U OF O E V 1 n '.' L , 0 h E . 0 7 4 0 3 Fifth of Morrow property Tax Exempt What if nil Im-rxrmpl projierly tn Morrow County were lo lie placed on (hp lax rolls? How much would pro perty lax bilk he cnf lroMrly tax would lie nil 20 percent according In the Assessor deport prepared hy Morrow County Assessor Joyce Hitch Bcrgslrom shown lam-xmipt property in Ihe county totals $I9.317,.Y The nine of all property on the lax roll tin year is $91 70,R2H Mrs Bergstrom said Ihr true value of much of Ihr lax -exempt property in even higher than listed in the report That's ln-cause once the proKTly is placed on the tax-exempt list, it is not reappraised regularly as is taxable proerly "It is up dated by a icrcciilage through the years". The cities and towns in Morrow County appear lo he the largest class of tax exempt proH-rty. $H.Hi;2.4!(i The value of the land owned hy the Federal government is $5,347,200 The next largest class of tax-exempt proerty is that owned by school districts It amounts to $3,05n.(io(i The County itself owns property valued at $948.1.40 to tic the 3rd in line Churches and religious organisations own lax-exempt property valued at $5W.H(KKl Fraternal organizations account for $.113,100 in tax exempt property Veterans widows exemp tions amount to $158.5(l. in real property and $7500 in personal property. Veterans exemptions are $14(i.B70 The state government con trols property valued at $.-2,550. The Cemeteries property tax exemption total $4-). 525. the Irrigation districts own property valued at $:i5.:!2(i. and last the Port has lands valued at $2,340 Mrs Bergstrom noted thai much of the Port land has Im-cii leased to Desert Magic 89th Year THE 15 Cents 4J .1 '"v?. Ski Work Day THE amf m$' HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, October 12, 1972 Number 34 II IFEEE BOEING TO IMCT Demos Lead In Registration The County Clerk's oil ice reported that wilh the close of registrations lor voting in the Nov, 'election there were 1297 registered Democrats, 1046 Republicans and Wi others Strung backs and willing hands are needed (or Hie annual Wotk Day at Arhui kle Ski Area tins Friday Ski enthusiasts u ill prepare the course or Ihe first coal of snow due In fall any time l.oalen will be on hand lo direct the work of clearing brush, puking up sinks, check out the ski shack and Ihe ski low There Mill be no school that day us it is In Service Day for the teachers Student will he Ini lo go up and work. Klwayue and Joyce Berg siroin are leader lor (he lone Ski Cluh Anyone having quest mns is asked local! Ihetti or the Extension office. 1 Imisc who can are also invited to help Saturday. Denver Grigsby ol the Boeing Company said tins week Pioneer Livestock ol Oregon. I nc , had leased a tract ol Kim acres ol the Boeing block lor a lecdiiig oeration We understand this is east of the test stand Mr Grigsby said a hearing by the County Planning Com mission on Nov (1th would be held and would consider a use permit for Ihe new feeding operation. I.ocal ranchers told us this week the big teed yard would no douhl grow Irom a plant o Sii.ooo head to alwut .Vi.ihki Mr (irigsby said this might take something like lour years and that figure would he required to supply a meat packing plant there Other land, he explained, must tie put under irrigation The Hoeing Company is following a planned program ol development, of which this is an important segment Handlers we talked with this week were enthusiastic atiout the new hig foerilot as it would provide a ready market for grain and hay and a chance lor some fairly large scale corn silage production Ol course, the fcedlol would lie u customer of other ranchers in a wide area Many other benefits would accrue lo the local economy. There has been talk of the possibility ol using the old Navy landing strip as a shipping muiiI for live cattle exHrt to Korea and Japan Mr Grigsby said a study was underway to determine whether to expand their big pumping station at Ihe mouth of Willow Creek They are considering development of a possible ;!oo acre storage reservoir which would pro ide irrigation for ,'loon acres, using the present pumping plant Heading the Pioneer Live stock ol Oregon. Inc. is J II Davis, now of long Creek who owns two California feed lots. The other directors of the firm are Tom Maganas of Man hattan Heath. Calif . and Michael Huckley, El Centro. Cab! Because of the location of the big leodyard and avail ability of feeds, ranchers who talked to us tins week feel it may grow to become one of the largest such operations in the nation. Lexington Phone Project Starts X X 5?' 1 Pacilic Northwest Bell has named a contractor lo begin construction ol a new Com munity Dial Office building in Lexington, according to Dale Slusher. PNH manager. Mid State Construction Co. of The Dalles submitted the apparent low bid of $117,704 ihi for construction of the one-story concrete blink building on Kast Street near "C" Street. Slusher. say s the building is part of a more than $400,000 service improvement project scheduled for the Heppner. lone and Lexington telephone exchanges. The project also includes a microwave relay tower at Lexington, plus the elimina tion of some 44 miles of open telephone wire between the three exchanges and Pendle ton. Slusher says the project, subject to the approval of tlu? Federal Communications Commission, will transmit lonu distance calls to and from the Heppner. lone and Lexing- lo ton area bv microwave Portland operators Presently, these calls are routed over telephone lines lo operators in Pendleton. The re-rout mg will not affect (he number of (crators in Pend leton The present Community Dial Office building in Lexing ton adjacent to the new site, will be lorn down. The new building will con tain I.. 'no square leet. Addi tional telephone equipment will lie installed for transmit ting long distance calls over Ihe microwave system. The tower at Lexington will beam calls to another lower already at Condon which is linked to a microwave route to Portland. Construction is scheduled to begin in mid-October and be completed early next year. Other bidders were The Timber Company. Inc.. Hermiston. with $78,820 (Ml and MeCorniack Construction Co., Pendleton, with $79.4(il on. The brick veneer and Ihe roof mark this week's progress on the new Forestry Service lildg. The red brick contrasts w ith the bull brick panel above and below the windows on Ihe loft end of Ihe building lone to Fill City Posts County Building Permits Needed Buck Deer Kill Told While the deer kill reported locally and brought into local butcher shops last year re flected a sharp drop- about hall- the butchers this year report hunters more than holding their own Frnie McCabe at Central Market on Tuesday had 53 bucks lo process He said the largest so far was brought in by Louis Carlson. It dressed out at I HI pounds U-n Hay Schwarz of Court Street Processing reports (id bucks brought in Monte Evans had the largest buck which weighed 123 pounds dressed. The buck deer season closes next Wednesday. Rain Needed Some ranchers have com pleted their seeding, some have part ol their seeding done and some haven't started. Gerald Swageart from out Butter ( reek way was in the GT Tuesday and he said his seeding was all dune. Jack Sumner was in Monday from the Kight Mile country and he said it was powder dry I'sually the areas along the creeks and the high land have more moisture and can get their seeding in early. Don Gilliam. ollicial weather man. said he measured .2:i ol precipitation at 7 p.m. Tuesday It rained steadily into the night. Larry Mills, manager ol Morrow County Grain Growers said, "As dry as it is we'll need at least an inch to do us any good. Ordinarilly this is the rain that we get in September". When asked about seeding in the dust he said. "It just lay s thereuntil there's enough rain and then it comes up. Some times the rain will form a crust and the wheat can't come through." Ideally he explained that it is good to let the fields sit a week altera good rain, get the weeds killed and then plant. He said as late as its getting the farmers probably won't get to do it that way this year iiiiiiiiiiiiHwmwimuimiinimiMiitim Warning! A dangerous practice is showing up on our Morrow County highways. Cars are passing school busses while the red lights are flashing. This is a direct violation of the State Law and is very danger ous to the students using the busses Please watch it in the future. ttiiiiiiuHiimiwiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiHiii The lone offices of Mayor. Treasurer. Hecorder and three councilmcn will he vot ed on at the Nov 7th election. Three positions are uncon tested: Mayor. Hubert Drake: Treasurer. Marilyn Riet mann: and Hecorder. June Crow I'll The three council positions will be tor lour year terms. Hunniiig are Dorothy Stelam. Don Bristow. I W.Asiuirst. Bill Nichols. Larry Fetsch and Marv Dabbs Carl Troedson Passes John Kennedy and Astronaut Shirrar. He would sometimes paint until 3 or 4 in the morning. He lived on his farm all his lite, and alter retiring from farming he kept busy with b hcuutilul vegetable and (lower garden -much of which he shared with his friends. Services were held Oct. 11 at 2:Hi p in. at the lone I'nited Church of Christ w ith the Rev. Mark Johnson and Hev. William Arthur officiating. Vault internment was at High View Cemetery in lone under direction ol Sweeney Mortuary . He is survived by one brother, Venter Troedson. of Pendleton and one sister, Linea Nottage. of Portland. The family requests that any contributions be made to the Cancer Fund. Casket Bearers were: Kenneth Smouse. Paul Tews. Fred Martin. Charles Doherty. Joseph llalvorsen and Hoy A. Lindslroiii. Honorary Bearers were: Willie Smith, Karl Morgan, Harold lloltz. Arthur ('raw lord, Lewis llalvorsen. Hubert Lnvve. Hoy W. Lindstrom. Harney Doherty, Leo Gorger and Richard Lundell. The Morrow County Plan ners oflice said Tuesday that building permits are required tor new construction or re modeling any place in Morrow County under the zoning ordinance adopted last June. This was according to inter pretation by the district at torney's oflice No lees will be charted for permits at the present time. Plans for structures will have to come within the requirements of the zoning ordinance. Permits may be obtained at the county planning oflice in the courthouse. Information on the new requirements will be mailed w ith tax statements next month R.B. Cogburn checks the splints that Don Heliker on the left, and Leonard Toll have applied to victim, Bill Brannon, at the Red Cross Multi-Media course given for members of the Morrow Search & Rescue Posse. Grain Prices Carl William Troedson, age (W. passed away in Portland early Monday morning He was a lile-time resident of the lone Community. Born Sept 2. l!ln:i. in lone, he was Ihe son of Thilda and Johan Troedson. pioneer Morrow County ranchers He was a member ol the Valby Lutheran Church As a retired wheat rancher he was a member of the Pomona and Willows Granges. He also was secretary-treasurer and a member of the Hoard of the lone Lexington Cemetery District Carl is well remembered by his neighbors and friends for his many kindnesses. He checked on all the elderly people in town and whenever needed he was there He carried car-loads of people to the annual Morrow County picnic held in Portland Mr. Troedson was an avid painter and has completed many lovely pictures ol old land marks around lone: the Klla Grade School where he went as a child; the lone Grange Hall; the lone Community Church; the Valby Lutherai Church and old lone Depot. Hi also painted portraits of Pres. Boardman's Mayor To Run Again White wheat Hed Wheat Barley 2.23 bu 2l7bu (Jan. delivery) (i0.2:? ton By Mary Lee Marlow Mayor Dewey W. West Jr. has changed his mind about running lor mayor in the coming election Nov. 7. and w ill again be a candidate. He had made an announcement about two months ago that he would retire as mayor alter ten years on account of his health. Also announced at the council meeting last week was that three councilmcn whose terms expire this y ear will file for reelection. They are Vernon Russell. Zearl Gil lespie and Cecil Hicks. Mayor West is vice-president of the League of Oregon Cities, and is slated to be named president of the organ ization at its November meet ing in Portland. WEATHER By DON GILLIAM Wed. 63 37 Thurs, fil 28 Fri. f( 33 Sat. 71 311 Sun. 78 4(1 Mon. (Mi 5(1 Tues. 55 4 42 .23 Search & Rescue Posse Sworn In FLASH if you're p'an- ning to work at the Ski Work Day Friday take your tools, axe, chain saw, hammer, hoe etc. Kenneth Nelson, president of the newly organized Mor row County Sheriff's Search and Rescue Posse said Mon day that Sheriff John Molla han w as expected to attend the Tuesday night meeting of the organization. He would swear in tho.e present as posse members. Dues to join the organization are $10. i$,3 initiation and $5. annual duesi Anyone wishing up at an the to join may pick application blank Sheriff's office in the Court House. Membership is limited to 50. At the present time the group is meeting the 2nd Tuesday of each month with meetings alternating between the County Court House and school house at Lexington. Doug Holland Wins Punt, Pass Kick, On to Seattle Wheat Growers Date Workshop The annual fall workshop of the Oregon Wheat Growers League will be held at the Pendleton Flks Lodge. Wed nesday. October 18th com mencing at 9:30 a in. accord ing to Willis Naitz. president. The purpose of the meeting is for the nine standing commit tees to meet and to discuss various wheat problems under their jurisdiction. These then will be referred to each county for action during their fall meetings From there, they will send their recommenda tions to the slate meeting, December 4,5. and (i where final action will be taken and the League's position on Ihe various problems will be esta bhshed Besides the committee meetings there will be three speakers w ho will cover topics ol interest William Fisher. Cargill Regional Manager, will discuss "Supply , Past and Future Sail's ol I S Wheat with emphasis on white wheal". Another topic ol interest will be "Subsidies and Their Operation." Many a small hoy is the kind ol kid his mother wouldn't want him to play with. KMPLOYKHS TO IIKAR ABOt'T OS1IA ACT Ranchers as well as all other employers should be aware ol the Occupational Safety and Health Act and how it will affect their mode of occupation. State agencies will be in Heppner Oct. 24 at 7 ::i(i p.m. at the American Legion Hall to explain the present state law and the proposed plan for adminis tering the federal rules. Films will be used as an aid in answering questions. According to James F Wiles, administrator of the Accident Prevention Division, "one ol the least known features of the new law is the system lor reporting ol in juries All should familiarize themselves with the require ments of the lederal law so they will not he cited tor non-compliance." Doug Holland. 9 y ear old son of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Holland, will represent Fasten) Oregon at Seattle this weekend in Division competition of the Ford Punt. Pass and Kick contest. Doug, for whom the number 9 seems to be a winning combination, just turned 9 vears old on Oct 9 and is competing in the 9 year old division He successflly com pleted his punt, pass and kick at Hermiston Sept :io to take the first place trophy in local competition with a score of 1(13. Red Cross John Schag field director of the Inland Division at Spokane with other olficials will be in Heppner to meet with the Morrow County Red Cross chapter on Oct' IX All Red Cross families arc invited to the potluck supper at the American Legion Hall at (i :io p in. All ollicers and chairmen are urged to attend and others who have contributed to the Red Cross lund drive are cordially invited. Meat and col tee w ill l' provided G-T Want Ads Pay Moving on to Area competi tion in The Dalles on Oct. 7, Doug improved his score tr 1(17 'i- to take first place in his division. This Saturday, Oct. 14 Doug will compete with his age group in Seattle at the High School Memorial Stadium for the Division Championship with representatives of four states. These states include Washington. Oregon. Alaska and Idaho. Should Doug be successful in his bid for first place he w ill then move to Regional com petition in San Francisco FIRST AID COLHSK COMING LP Red Cross Multi-media First Aid course instructors II I! Cogburn and Chuck Rouse have just completed the two-nights of instruction for the new Search and Rescue Posse They are now making plans to give Ihe course again in Novonilx'r Anyone inter ested in taking the course is asked to have his or her name put on the list by calling the Gazette-Times. North Morrow 4-H Family Nile Oct. 19 North Morrow 4-H families and 4-H leaders will get together for a potluck and awards nite at fi:00 p.m. at the A.C.Houghton School Thurs day, October 19. the "4-H Family Nite" replaces the traditional end of 4-H year achievement night. It is hoped that the entire family of the 4-H'ers will attend and join Ihe fun. ' 'io j .-'mm-(-jLm- - 'z '-- I v-; NEEDED FOR RUMMAGE SALE The annual Heppner Com munity Kindergarten Rum mage Sale has been announc ed for Oct. 27 and 28 in the Fair Pavilion. The hours will be from 8 a.m. to (1 p.m. . The sale will include many household items; a T V. set; a radio; vacuum cleaners and other appliances; clothing; etc. Mrs. Kit George, President, says: "This is a very good opportunity for everybody to all clean out our attics, garages and closets. Let's all gel busy." The co-operation of many people is needed to have this rummage sale run smoothly. We hope all the mothers will come help. The funds received from this sale go towards financing our children in kindergarten. For free pick-up please call : In Heppner: Shirley George (17(i-.87l Linda Hager (i7(i-9443 In Lexington : Linda Padberg 989 -8150 Dale Holland has just been presented this Forest Fire Prevention certificate by the Keep Oregon Green Ass'n. R.B. Cogburn made the presentation. Dale spotted the beginnigs of a lire near Madison Butte and was instrumental in guiding fire fighters to the scene. In addition to the certificate he received a knife and letter of commendation from Keep Oregon Green. Smoky the Bear patch, Service under Fire award, and other momentos of the occasion. Prior to the presentation Fire Control officer Cogburn gave an educational talk to the 5th grade on safety measures to follow while in the woods. Each student was presented with a Smoky the Bear pin, rulers, cutouts and other fun things having to do with Prevent Forest Fires and Keep Oregon Clean and Green. Red Cross First Aid Course Grads Chuck Rouse, instructor, has announced the names of those who have completed the Standard First Aid Course offered by the Red Cross. Receiving their cards aie: Joe R. Vocom. William Nichols. George E. Tucker, John W. Jepsen, Stanley Cos. Bob Laughlin. Edward Tar- nasky, Gerald Bunch, R.G. VanSchoiack, Archie Ball, Jr., Donald K. Stroeber, Glen Ward, Wayne Hams, Kenneth E. Nelson, Leonard Toll, Martin R. Potter, Simon B. Winters.Jr., Donald E. Hel iker, Bill Brannon, Bob De-Spain. Hunter Safety Course Grads The recent Hunter Salety Course sponsored by the Morrow County Rifle & Pistol Club had 44 graduates. Chairman Glen Ward an nounced the graduates: Group I: Bruce and Teresa Anglin. Jerry Baker. Mike Brandhag en. Kenny Branham. Bill Campbell. John Bier. Eric Clow . Carl Christ man. Randy Cole. Tim Daly. Jay Devin. Judy Farley. Cathy Garrett. Scot I Groshens. Mark Lcliny Giolz. Mike Jones, Steven Marlatt. Don and Scott Mc Ewen. Rita Mcliobei ts. Jack ie Mollahan. Ken Howard (roup II: Sam and Wendy Myers. Cathy . Karl and Larry Palmer, Dennis and Debbie Peck. James and Phillip Raymond. Ricky Rea, Ron Schwarz, Clayton Thomas, Delhert Turner, Kathleen Van Schoiack, Ronald Ward, Kathy Wolff, Handy Worden, Marie Yocom, Ronald Young Chris and Charles Kiddle. II II Cogburn was first aid instructor lor Ihe course. Mr. Ward said the club would like to thank the school for their participation and use of the classroom Thanks lo Mr Agcc and Mr Cole lor then- supervision. And thanks to the instructors and the ' young students for their co operation. Mr. Ward said to remind all parents that children under 14 cannot hunt bv themselves.
