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HEPPNER ORE.) GAZETTE-TIMES. Tharsday. February 1, :j With Jack Sumner GAZETTE-TIMES wo ow ctnnrrrt mtwtfirtm The Hrppner Gazette established March SO. 1883. Ttw Repnner Time estsblwhed November 18, 1897. Consoli dated February IS, 1912. MEMBFRS OF NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS ASSN. AND OREGON NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSN. CHARLIE 4 DOJtOTBY REARS. Rditm nd Pwbltaaots Juhannc Wood. Phil Strandvold. Plant Supt. Ann Toney, Reporter. Book- keeper Ernestine Messick. Reporter Operator Justine Heatherford. Features Cliff Wood. Photo Lab Single Copy 13 Cents. Minimum Billing SI 00. Subscription Rates. 5500 Year. Mailed Single Copies 25 Cent. Published Every Thursday and Entered at the Prat Office ut Heppner. CHvgo.i. as Second Class Matter Wanted Someone lor two Scholarships: one lor S200 and on for $1000 High school seniors in Morrow County are eligible to ap ply lor a $200 scholarship offered bv the Morrow County TB and Respiratory Disease Ass'n. This is open to any senior interested in following a health career. This is paid to the school the student enters. Application blanks are at all three high schools and the health office at the Court House. Soroptimist Training Awards Program The $1000 scholarship is open to any woman who needs to meet changing demands in employment cr wishes to enter the job market or upgrade skills for advancement in her career. The application requests: Information on occupational experience if any. Previous education (activities and achievements). Community interests. Study plans. Career goals. Two personal reference letters. A physician's evaluation. This is a Soroptimist Foundations Training Awards Program. A woman living in an adjoining community where there is no Soroptimist Club may apply by writing to the Heppner Soroptimist for an application blank. Time is the essence. If you're interested In either of these two scholarships, move fast. The Scholarship Committee members for the Health Ca reer scholarship winner will meet the first week in Mav to make their selection. Marv Margaret McElligott, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don McElligott was the 1H72 recipient of this scholarship. The Soroptimist applications must be in by Feb. 10th. Write Heppner Soroptimist Club in care of -Mrs. D. Gilman. chairman of the Services Objectives committee for an ap plication blank. Open Spaces Are Great hocse or representatives, saixm ore. This week the newsletter shall deal exclusively with Governor McCall' property tax proposal A high volume of response would be appreciated. Write to me at 18-K Caplitol Building. Salem 97310 or Phone 378 -8S17. " School funding and property tax relief have generated lot of conservation around the Capitol and a lot of head lines around the state, but there has been suprlslngly little Input from citizen and taxpayers. The House Revenue Committee's first hearing on lesla latlon patterned after the Governor's proposal drew testimony from only three persons. When you contrast this with the first hearing on the Equal Rights Amendment, which at tracted 500 spectators and scores of people eager to sneak you have to wonder why. . Its entirely possible that people are waiting In the wings until they have a better understanding of the pro posal. This would seem to be the case, since even a number of organized groups and large associations which have a , stake in the plan were slow in coming forth to testify and they have paid professionals who've worked lone hours on the issue. Basically, the plan calls for removing the burden of school operating costs from homeowners and others who pay property taxes. Instead, the state would pay about 95 percent of these costs with dollars gained through higher personal income taxes and business taxes. The proposal is divided into two sections the revenue portion, which establishes the formula for shifting the tax burden, and the distribution portion, which determines how funds will be a 1 loon ted to schools. Separate revenue and distribution bills were introduced in the Housee and assigned to the Revenue Committee. The Senate put its own number on the distribution bill and is aLso tackling this phase of the plan, but only the House can originate revenue measures. The final public hearing on House Bill 2005. dealing with revenue, was held Jan. 25. Hearings on the distribution bill. KB 2004. may take more than a week. Work sessions will follow, and House Speaker Richard Evmann expects a vote on the issue in early February. Both bills will probably leave the committee as one all inclusive measure. This would prevent alternations in one that might throw off related provisions in the other. If the measure should pass our of the House ih.. iimmo on the Senate side will become a major concern. In order to place the measure before the public prior to the April 7 ueaiuuie ior completion nt local scliool budgets, a statewide election will have to he scheduled and announced by Feb. 22 at the very latest. The law prescribes an interval of -10 days between the time an election is set and the actual day when ballots are cast. Theres another major concern on the Senate side. Op ponents of the plan can he expected to bring their heavy guns to bear when the final House version is assigned to the Senate Revenue Committee. The Oregon Education As sociation has said it cannot support the proposed constitu tional limitation on property taxes of S2 per SI.ftH) of val uation. Representatives of commercial and industrial inter ests have announced their intention to fight the shift from property to income as the principal source of tax revenue. The alternatives that have been proposed to an ap proach along the lines of the Governor's plan do not provide the same signifirnM degrtv of nropom- tax relief. However, consideration shmid be given to these proposals. The intent is to let the voters of Oregon decide for them selves, as working partners with the Legislature, rather than to pass legislation which would almost certainly wind up involving people in the costly and time-consuming process of a referendum. One thing is absolutely certain: members of the Demo cratic majority are firmly committed to property- tax relief. That's the mandate we've been given and working hand in glove with the voters of Or. ion. that's what we re going to achieve. Even so. I would like to see some significant chan ges in the McCall plan. S Gates have baby girl Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Gates, Lexington, are par ents of a baby girl born Jan. 30 at Pioneer Memorial Hos pitsl. She weighed 6 lbs. lm oz. Her name had not been selected at press time. She has a little sister at home, Melissa, 4. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Ray Papineau, Lexing ton and Mrs. Lillian Gates, Heppner. Great grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Archie Munk- Grcln erf ict White Wbaat Rod Wheat Barley (Aua. ajtHi dtUmr) DO bid BO bid BORN FREE MOVIE WELL ATTENDED 7S1 loo people attended last Sunday's movie "Born Free" sponsored by the Morrow Jaycees. The proceeds were $3.00 above expenses, reported ers and Mrs. Bettv Orwick, Bob DeSnain who serves as all of Lexington. projectionist. His wife, Linda a. l takes tickets and Don Cole has TWO arrested been assisting them. Marion L. Griecs. Route Cat Ballou, the classic com 1. Box 340. Hermiston. has edy will be shown Sunday, Feb. been charged with theft by n at the grade school multi- oecepuon. He was served a bench warrant out of Circuit Court as the result of Grand Jury action. Bail was set at $1005. He is In Umatilla County tail in lieu of ball. On Tuesday Fred Bunten, Hermiston, was arrested and chirged with larcenv by bailee. He is in tail in Hcpp" nor on a Justice Court war rant. Heppner. He has been arraigned and bound over to the Giand Jury. purpose room. lone blasts Wheeler R.B. Cogburn, with the pencil, confers with Chuck Rouse, as they make plans for the Feb. 21-22 Multi Media First Aid Course. This course will be the first one open to the public. Anyone wishing to take the course is asked to call Mr. Cogburn at his home after 5 p.m. or Mrs. Charles Heard at 676-9228. More Multi-Media Red Cross First Aid Courses Coming 989-8582 after 5 p.m. or Mrs. Charles Heard at 676-9288. Mr. Cogburn is planning to be in Pendleton March 6-7 to take instruction to be able to teach the Advanced First Aid course. This is open to anyone who holds a valid Standard First Aid card and an Advanced First Aid Card. Also of interest to First aid people is the Mulil-Media Inst ructors course to be given in Pendleton all day March 8. Anyone holding a Multi-Media first Aid card is eligible to take this instruction. JOBS R.B. Cogburn and Chuck Rouse of the Heppner Range District have set up a schedule for teaching the Red Cross Multi-Media First Aid Course. January 30 - Feb. 1 they will give instruction to Pioneer Memorial Hospital staff and ambulance drivers. February 21-22 is not filled and will be open to the public. Anyone wishing to sign up for the course on these dates is asked to call Mr. Cogburn The Coojerative Rural Manpower Project with the help of the secretaries in the extension offices in Morrow, Gilliam, Sherman and Whe eler counties, has the fol lowing job openings Morrow Countv: Experien ced saw filer. 2 babysitting jobs, one live-In one keep ing 2 children two days a week, plowing, general "farm work. The lone Cards played the Wheeler Falcons for the second time this season to beat them 50-37 on Jan. 13. The game was held at Heppner HS rather than lone gym because of problems with the water pump. The varsity team held the lead throughout the game but 4th quarter was the deciding quarter. lone scored 16 points while holding Wheeler to 12. Scorers for lone were Warren 14, Gutierrez 14, Snider 14, Wilson 4, Carlson 3, McCarty 1. High scorer for the Falcons was Mahar with 15. JVs Paul Peterson netted 14 points REAP HALT HI RTS ROW COl'.VTY From Pege 1 Friends may have noted in a Dec. 29 editorial in the Oregonian that the MetroDolitan Parks Foundation had ac cepted a gift of an Open Space This was a five-acre tract of trails and trees astride Johnson Creek at 122nd Drive. Mrs. Li Ha Leach and the late John R. Leach originally had planned to leave the tract. Sleepy Hollow, as a bequest in their wills. Mrs. Leach, a botanist, decided to make the gift in her life time. The lone Garden Club has made an annual pilgrim mage to Sleepy Hollow-, the guests of the Leaches. The par advise has been planted with plants from all over the world. As the Leaches traveled extensively, they brought back plants for their beloved Sleepy Hollow. To see Sleepy Hollow turn on 122nd St. off S.E. Foster. Johnny Leach was a subscriber to the Gazette-Times and he was known to send up some pretty pithy letters. His kind is sorely missed. Heppner needs Open Spaces that can be developed into park and play areas. If Cemetery Hill is developed, one should be left there and on Hospital Hill. There should be an Open Space left in the Rasmussen-Lott Addition as it is developed. They have to be provided as we go because coming back is impossible or too expensive With Ken Jernstedt LETTERS j WORD from Joseph Mason, Jr. says he's living at Calaroga Terrace, a real nice place. He say's there are 275 people living there, 80 percent nice old ladies, all very pleasant. He said the cold weather up here prevented his getting up here for Mrs. Kincaid's 98th birthday. His address is Apt. 1718. 1400 NE 2nd Ave. Portland 97232. won't cross her path. Mr. Hook was used in the opera, Hamlet but when the opera left he took up residence at The Old Church where he sleeps in the basement and is loved and cared for by the church personnel. The "Sack Lunch" Concert is each Wednesday at noon where each one eats his own thing from salami, oranges, apples, doughnuts to Bach, Brahms etc. played on the famous organ. The Old Church is at the corner of S.W. llth and Clay and is considered a land mark of the city. Mr. Hook is a guide of sons and often has his picture in The Oregon Journal along with a graphic story. Rt. 7. Box 2009A - No. 38 Apache Jt.. Az. 85220 Jan. 8. 1973 Dear Mr. & Mrs. Heard: We received our Dec. 21 paper on wc. 3 we never Josephine Mahoney Baker and we received the Jan. 4 issue this morning. We would sure appreciate the one for Dee. 28th. We enjoy being able to .sort of keep up on what peo ple are doing there while we are away. We get letters but you would be surprised how many times each of them think another has told us a story and only mentions it in passing - enough to really excite our curiosity. Sincerely, Josephine Twewilliger Plaza 97201 Sincerely. Charles L Helen Ruggles Dear Editors: There is a coal black cat at The Old Church who lives there bag and baggage. His name is "Mr Hood" named for the Hook and Hastings organ which was brought from Boston around The Horn to San Francisco and transplanted to Portland by ox cart in 1883, a year after the cornerstone for the church was laid. He is everybody's friend, bouse mouser and knowledge able music lover (believe it or not i. When he enjoys the performance he stretches out in the church aisle and goes to sleep. He attends weddings while a nervous bride hopes he P.S. Mrs. Emma Peck in Pendleton writes to Hortense Martin "I enjoy Josephine's column or notes to the Gazette. She must never have changed much." Those are warming words. Josephine Pioneer Ponderings BY W.S. CAVERHJLL WASTE) ANXIETIES Over the years that our "coffee club" has been in existence, it has been a part of our activities to review the events of the day. Very little is K. - Lot 19 Blake Ranch Add overlooked. The result is that Plat 2 Sec. 11 TJS R 28. we are so stuffed with informa- Brandt, Ronald J.. Janelie R. uon, speculation and rumor, to Harrison, Lawrence that we are plagued by anxiety, Lottie M. - Descr. tr Beg '4 cor and apprehension that would comm Sec. 22.23. TSN R 26 not have haDoened if we had also a non-exclusive. swallowed our coffee in silence and ignorance. That conclusion was brought home to us recently when a recluse from the "hillbilly" country came to our table. He paused and inquired. "I hear we got a war on somewhere in Asia. You fellows know anything about it?" WEEKLY REPORT Taxes, land use and women's riirhts occupied the center stage of the 1973 Oregon Legislature during its third week. The House and Senate Revenue Committees met jointly this week to hear detailed explanation of Gov. McCall's plan to remove school operating costs from property taxes. The committees spent the entire week listening to testi mony on property tax relief measures. The committees will now begin work on the details of the plan hoping for some early decisions on it in February. The Senate Environment and Land Use Committee op ened hearings on SB 100, a bill to establish specific stale level controls over planning and zoning in certain areas. The bill which has proven to be quite controversial, is the product of a special task force which worked on the question for over a year and a half. Again. 1 would like to point out the importance of this measure to our area. The Equal Rights Amendment to the L'. S. Constitution has again attracted a large public reaction at a hearing this week by the Senate Juuiciury Committee. A number of prominent women's organizations have endorsed the am endment but it has encountered vocal opposition in recent weeks from conservative groups that feel the amendment is neither needed or desirable. A bill introduced in the Senate this week would make both male ar.d female jartners equally responsible for an act of prostitution Under the present time-tested law, only the woman is guilty o' a crime cf prostitution when she is is paid for engaging in sexual conduct Another bill introduced in the ?en;:te is aimed at slowing the soaring costs of hospital care. Thr bill requires hospitals and other health care institutions to gain approval from a state agencv before raising its price. This would make hos pitals justify the need for an increase in fees charged by them. Although I deplore the rising hospital costs I am questioning the ability of a state agency in this field. The topic of "conflict of interest" for members of the legislature has been discussed by various editors of news papers. The Senate received a bill requiring members of the Legislature who have personal interests in a matter before a committee or house to which he is a member, to disclose existence of the interest before Voting on the matter. Similar bills have failed in previous legislatures. The House of Representatives received a bill to amend the Oregon Constitution and establish a one house legisla ture with annual sessions. The bill, if passed by the Leg islature, would be voted on by the people at the next gen eral election. It would abolish Oregon's bicameral the Senate and House of Representatives and create a unicameral legisla tive body. All of the members would be elected to four year terms. Alter three sessions in Salem. I am still in favor of our present sytem of two Houses, with the advantage of checks and balances. Another bill would increase the membership of the State Board of Education from nine to twelve to include three stu dents from state institutions of higher education. The three students would be nominated by student governments and serve for a term of two years. I am in favor of student "input" on the Board, but would not like to see them as voting members. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS Bargain & Sale Deeds Marick, Henry to Ekstrom, Herbert R., Pansy Mae - Frl. Sec. 8 T1S R24. Warranty Deeds . . Blake. Earl J.. Margaret C. to Sknzeski. John M.. Marjorie ..Buchanan. Orville. Kikae to Brandt, Ronald J.. Janelie R. -Descr. tr beg U cor comm to Sees. 22.23. TSN R2S. Deed & Easement (Warranty) ..Burlington Northera to U.S. America Frl Sec II TIN R2S -Boardman Sua station. Warranty Deeds ..City Boardman Urban Re newal to Parris. Daniel B.. Sarah B. - Lot 5 Blk. 5 W. Boardman. Hams, Vester to Ekstrom, Herbert R., Pansy M.-Lots 3,4, Blk. 2 Sperry's 4th Add.. lone. Hinds. Rowan C, Barbara S. to Acock. C.W., Helen B. - Frl. Sec. 14 T4N R2S. Sheadel, Jackson L. to Ready Mix Sand 4 Gravel Inc. -Descr. tr Frl Sec 11 T4N R25. West, Fred, Nadine M. to Acock. C. W., Helen B. - Frl Sec. 11 T4N R25 . Weekend Services Scheduled Niels Jorgenseni and L. M. Byrd said tnis week. "We are glad to be in the Heppner community seeking to bring the true gospel of salvation progressing with their projects, they went over into the next year. Last year 83 farmers part icipated and added tree thin ning and morning glory control to the usual conservation prac tices. Paid out $44,000. "The program was consider ed necessary 30 years ago and cutting the program is a great step backward. The real need is still here. "Dave said and then answered questions and mem bers made timely comments. Dave went on to say, "The closing means a loss of $'s to this community. One half of the staff in this office will go. The state office staff will be cut :from 18 to 12 by April 1." This in addition to the soil that will be lost as conservation practices are curtailed. There are 2700 offices in the United States. Dave said 800 of these will close this year and 400 next year. The Heppner office is 1810th in the list in volume of business being done. It has been estimated that only about 20 per cent of the conservation work that needs to be done in the county has been done. Even though the program is an old one, farmers didn't catch on to participate in the earlier years and the work has moved along quickly the last few years. Even though the program is Dave said "I don't want to tell you what to do but let your conscience be your guide." In the discussion that fol lowed, it was noted that personal letters provided congressmen with the feeling of their constituents more than letters from organizations. It was learned that Dale Boner's position will be filled when he is transferred to Pendleton next month. The Soil Conservation Service will continue doing engineering on conserving projects. Harold Kerr won the pot. mor- Twelve SS Teachers Gain Certificates Twenty-two Sunday school teachers registered for the Evangelical Sunday School Workshop conducted by Rev. Ulphin Davis and Mrs. Dav is at the Methodist Church on Jan. 22, 23. 24. -1-At the close of the Wed nesday evening classes Rev. Davis awarded certificates of achievement to twelve who had attended every class. Those certified as having satisfactorily- completed the Leadership Training Course are: Dorcas Stewart, Annetta Klinger. Eunice Pettyjohn, Maxine Rietmann. Judy Go chnauer. Vivian McConnell, Doris Gollyhorn. Ruth Maat ta. Edna Struthers. Mary Ni kander. Gus Nikander and Justine Weatherford. Few Facts A few of the interesting facts that Rev. and Mrs. Da vis presented included the information that there are about 4 million Sunday school teachers in the U.S. Most public schools provide about 1.080 hours of instruct ion annually: Sunday Gilliam Countv: Plowing against Wheeler JVs when lone lost 45-49 on Jan. 13. Other scorers for lone were Warren and Rietmann both 11, Peterson 6, McElligott with 2 and Hamlett had 1. C TEAM The C teams of lone and Wheeler faced each other at Heppner at the first game of a triple header. The Cardinals lost the game 35-21. In the first quarter the score stood at 2-13 but the team scored eight points to the Falcons 5 to put the half time score at 10-18 for Wheeler, in the second half lone only put in 11 points while Wheeler put in 17 to finish the game 21-35 for the Falcons. (1st of March). 1 general farm job. Sherman County: Ware houseman with experience in farm stored grain, job for a retired couple to live on a ranch In own trailer to do odd jobs with utilities paid, one general farm worker. People with the following experience are looking for work: Heppner Area: Truck drivers, nurse's aide, dry clipper operator. teacher, loggers, beautician, sales men, store clerks, clerk typ ist, secretaries, general farm workers; Sherman County: Carpenter; Wheeler County: Housekeeper, bartender, off ice clerk, cook or barmaid: Gilliam County: Cashier, bookkeeper, secretary motel maids, ranch worker, electri cian's helper, sales clerk, bartender, clerk typist, nur se's aide. For further information, contact your local extension office: Heppner, 676-9642; Condon. 384-2271: FossiL 763 4115; Moro. 565-3230. This is a mutual effort of the Extension Service, Em ployment Service, and the people of this area. Big Sky Basketball -G-T Want Ads Pay Big ''! lone As of Jan. 22, lone was up on top with a 3 to 0 record in the Eastern half of the Big Sky Conference tied with Gnswold (Helix) also with a 3 to 0. Scoring in the 200 bracket are Jeff Spike of Echo with 259. schools can onlv offer less John Roberts of Cascade Locks than 52 hours usually. th 217. Chris Marsfrm nf The Davises came here rivr n.ifh nne. j r- a from Portland. Thev have ulver W,t,V a"d Gunder presented workshops for Sun- erln of Gnswold 213. day school teachers since Listed on the scoring sheet for 1956, and have conducted lone are three of their players : about 2.000 sessions in which David Warren 186 points with a about 6.000 have registered, season nign of 24 Dick Snider 143 and Greg Wilson 114. On the Rebonds column: Greg Wilson has 126, David Warren 121 and Dick Snider 88. Riverside Riverside as of Jan. 22 had a 0-2 record. Riverside has 4 listed in the Scoring column: Dave Richards with a total of 161 points, Randy Baker with 113, Jerry Zielinski with 109 and Mark Mesteth with 101. Dale Iindell has 117 rebounds to his MOVING?? Loco I or Long Distance Fro Estimates , Call Gene Orwick 989-8586 . or Condon 384-2292 Agents for United Van Una. I COMMUNITY 1 I BILLBOARD 1 Thursday Nite Ladies Team Standings Team won... Toyota Murrays Ruggles Elmas Kinzua Columbia Basin High Ind .game-Betty Aldrich 185; High Ind. Series-June Bellenbrock, 511; High Team r.amo.Tnunta OO - Xti Ta4m ... . X1" "" "-6" creait and Dave Richards 90 Series-Toyota, 2643. ..Lost 7 1 6 2 6 3 2 0 that has brought peace and joy into the hearts and minds mankind from the beginning of time and is still bringing the same to honest seeking souls today." The two leaders are not in Heppner every day but any one wishing a visit from them is asked to call the Ray Grotz home 676-5317 who will be in touch with them. "We have been preaching for many years and like to assure every one we use only the Bible, going the way the first apostles came. We'have nothing to Join, nothing to sign." Services will be held in the American Legion Hall on Sundays at 3:30 p.m. and Fridays at 7:30 p.m. At last week's services, friends came from Pilot Rock. Pendleton, Stanfield and Echo to join with local believers. Columbia Basin Conference Basketball As of Jan. 22 standings of Columbia Basin Conference are: won. lost 3 1 3 1 3 1 2 1 2 2 1 2 1 3 0 4 was high for School Lunch Menus Presented Through Courtesy Of Heppner Branch 00 FIRST NATIONAL BANK McEwen Umatilla Condon Wasco County Heppner Sherman County Pilot Rock Stanfield Lloyd Wilson Heppner with 131 and Dale Hedman had 77 in the Rebound column. John Boyer was high in the conference totals with 227 points and Allan McCabe was listed with 150. Heppner Elementary and Heppner High School Monday, Feb. S - Pizza, seasoned Pren twnn lott wedge with dressing, fruit at Thel's. Roast Febl Heppner Community Drama Club's three one-act plays at HHSstage, 8:oo p.m. Echo vs. lone Jr. High at lone, 2:00 p.m. Umatilla vs Riverside Jr. High, 1:30 p.m. at Riverside Feb 2 McEwen at Heppner. Heppner Jr. High at Pilot Rock, 2:00 p.m. lone at weston. Echo at Riverside HS. Feb. 3 Three one-act plays at HHS, 8:oo p.m. lone vs Heppner Frosh, at Heppner, 6:30 p.m. Helix at Riverside HS Feb 9 Soc. Security rep. at Neighbor hood Center 10-12 a.m., 1-2 p.m. Feb 10 lone PTA Traveling Food Sale at 2:00. Members please bring food to school cafeteria at 1:30 p.m. Feb 12 lone Lion's Ladies nite and G-T Want Ads Pay Big crisp. Tuesday, Feb. 6 - Meat loaf, baked potato, cold tomatoes, frosted cake, bread k butter. Wednesday, Feb. 7 - Chili beans, commeal rolls, vege table salad, fruit. Thursday. Feb. 8 - Fluffy rice with chicken gravy, cabbage salad, fruit jello, rolls with butter and jelly. Friday. Feb. 9 - Peanut butter sans., soup, vegetable salad, ice cream slices. Milk served with all meals. beef dinner and program by Del Smith on Turkey trip. Sponsored As A Public Service By RUGGLES BOYCE Insurance Agency 238 Main P.O. Box 247 676 9625 Y TO 76 5304 Heppner
