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HEPPNER (ORE.) GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday, February IJ. 1973 With Jack Sumner GAZETTE-TIMES THE mouow coorm hiwimki t The Hoppner Gaietle enublwhrd March 30, 1883. Tht Heppner Times fMHbliMhril November 18, 1897. CuhmjII dated February 15. 1912. MFMBFRS OF NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS ASSN. AND OREGON NEWSPAPER PUnLISHERS ASSN. CHARLIE DOROTHY HEARD. Editors and Publishers HVPOIIT FltO.M SU.E.M The Equal Rights Amendment passed (he House last week. I voted negative because it nuiy create more problems than now exist. More important, though, it would delegate the states responsibility of enforcing the amendment lo the U.S. Congress. By the time you read this I he House may have voted on McCall's tax plan. There have been daily changes occurring, some of which are good and some not so good. This depends on how it affects you. I shall report more on this next week. The Transportation Committee is studying the change in High Ind. Game. Phyllis Cole -245; High Ind. Series, Phyllis Cole 577; High Team Game, Whizzers 57; High Team cries. Weary Wives 1642. REMARKS: On Feb. 1 India ?antin bowled a 243 game and a 185 series. MUSTANGS GAMES Continued Prom I'g. 1 7 2 and MeEwen on lop with aii 8-1 record. Heppner will try for two more wins this weekend as they meet Sherman here Friday and Stanfield there Saturday night. Clarence Held Phil Strandvold. Plant Supt. Ann Toney, Reporter. Book keeper Ernestine Messick, Iteporter Juhunne Wood, Operator Justine Weatherford, Features Cliff Wood, Photo l.b SubMTiptton P.ates. $5 00 Year. Mailed Single Copies 2" Cents Published Exerv Ttuitsdav and Entered ;t the at Heppner. Oieeo.i. ts Second Class Matter Sinsle Cop 15 Cents. Minimum Billing $1.00. Post Ottiec Social Security Slaves The cost of soaring social security benefits may stir a new kind of taxpayers' revolt-a revolt of younger voters who see an ever-bigger tax bite taken out of their paychecks for social security. That bite has been increasing at a staggering rate. According to figures of the U.S.Department of Health. Education and Welfare, the maximum tax on a worker and his employer amounted to $30 annually on each in the years 1937 to 1949. Through the years, the tax has escalated as benefits have risen until by 1972 each worker paid a maximum of $468, and the upward trend goes on. The question is. how long before younger people will realize that in the name of "security" they are gradually becoming slaves to the State. For what else are they when, during their most productive years, they must submit to a level of taxation that at the end of their working lives makes them wards of government. The original theory of social security was fine. It was intended to supplement the savings that people ordinarily accumulate in a life-time. It was never intended to be a primary means of financial support in old age. Funeral services were held ast Wednesday in Hermiston Aeronautics Division emphasis from small to intermediate-size for Clarence Fteid, 80, who died airports. A request has been made that Ways and Means hold up eurly Sunday morning at Her action on HB 5046 and 5058. funding The Transportation miston. Department and the Aeronautics division, pending preparation of He was born at Bradley, S.D. the House Transportation Committee's recommendations. Nov. 10. 1892, the son of Mr. and The Committee on Labor and Industrial Relations is hearing HB Mrs. James Reid. They moved 2079 which will raise the minumum wage of agricultural workers to to Heppner In April 1901. The $1.60 per hour. family operated Reid's Mill on The House Committee on Consumer and Business Affairs is Thorn Creek for many years, discussing introduction of two bills. One designates a consumer Clarence didn't work at the mill interest in proceedings conducted by stale agencies. The other after he was grown. He was limits retail installment contract interest rates to 15 percent per married Nov. 10, 1921 at John annum. Day. The House Agriculture and National Resources Committee has Survivors are the widow, agreed to introduce the controversial Farm Labor Bill vetoed by Viola; three sons, Robert C. the Governor during the last session. The chances of it getting Perry J., both of Hermiston and much actum may be slim. Russell G. of Gates; three The Local Government and Urban Affairs Committee has sent daughters, Mary V. Johnson, favorable recommendations to Ways and Means on the possibility Clara M. Whitney and Lola L. of keeping the Motor Vehicles Division open on Saturdays and Houchin, all of Hermiston; a studying new formulas for distributing highway funds to local twin sister, Clara Reid Gertson, governments. HB 2126 will be amended to eliminate "freeholder" Heppner; 21 grand children and and "taxpayer" requirements from Supervisory Board and the 10 great grandchildren. Conservation Commission as well as local Budget Committees. The Services were held at Burns Committee will introduce a bill granting broad ordinance-making Mortuary Chanel with the Rev. authority to general law counties. Serving of liquor, without food, in Jack Naff officiating. Music public auditoriums (HB 2112) has stirred much controversy and was by Merill Womach. Bearers will be heard again on Monday. were Clarence Graham, Roy HB 2123 requires State financial Assistance to libraries. It defines Skarloken, Emery Rogers, eligibility for and the amount payments and limits the purpose for Concluding services were held which funds may be spent. It also provides for incentive grants to at the Hermiston Cemetery, libraries ineligible for state financial assistance. It authorizes Irene Anhorn of Central Point libraries to apply for special project grants and creates an advisory came to be with her mother, council to be used for advising State Library Board of Mrs. Clara Gertson. Mrs. Trustees. This bill is worth consideration and passage. It's ultimate fate will be with the Way and Means Committee as it appropriates General Funds. Many people who visit the Capitol early in a session leave with the impression that because only a few major bills have been passed out of the House, not much is being done. Nothing could be Anhorn and Mrs. Gertson were accompanied to Hermiston to attend the services by Lois Winchester, who is a niece of Mr. Reids. Joseph D.-Ruth Nadine - Lots 6,7.Blk. 18 City Lexington Towery, Billy J. -Donna L, to Aluminum Co. of America -Umliv 'a int Sec. 10 T4N R26 Wheaton, William to Jones, Douglas D. - Lot 1 Rlk 12; Lot 10 Blk. 12 town Lexington COUNTY DEED Morrow County to Goodvear, Kent S. -Carol Lots 3,4, Blk. 3 Adams Add., town Hardman PERSONAL . REPRESENTEE DEED First Natl Bank-Leach. James L. -Miller, Virginia to Orum, Montie L. - All Sec. 1, Frl. Sees 2,3,12, T1S R25; All Sec. 6 T1S R26 WARRANTY DEEDS Curmichael, C.C.-Juunita to Bushnng, Doyle-Betty - Lot 35 Blake Ranch Add., Plat 2 Sec. 11 T4S R28 Hadwick, M.E.-Eldora to Johnson, Frank H.-Celia D. -Descr. tr Frl. Sec. 24 T5N R2C Heimbigner, Ray-Ruth to Ekstrom, Herbert R.-Pansy May - Frl. Blk. 18 Will's Add., lone Johnson, Frank H.-Celia D. to Buchanan, Orville-Kikue -Descr. tr Frl. Sec 24 T5N R26 BANKRUPT BENEFACTOR further from the truth. The 92nd Congress passed legislation providing that $30 billion of During the first several weeks of every session, legislators are federal revenues would be turned over to state and local kept busy drafting and submitting the bills most important to them governments over a five-year period. The idea was that these and their constituents. These bills are added to the hundreds no-strings-attached grants would bolster the independence of lower suggested by the Executive Department, as well as those prepared levels of government by enabling them to exercise their own by legislative interim committees. initiative in solving local problems without waiting for federal This flood of bills is poured into House committees which must intervention. then wade through the sometimes tedious process of hearing This all sounds like a good idea. The only problem is that the testimony on each measure, changing what needs changing, and revenue sharing program no longer makes any sense-state and taking action. local governments don't need a handout nearly as much as the Anyone can find the status of any bill by calling Toll free federal government. As a matter of fact, they ran a budget surplus 1-800-452-0290. of about $3 billion in the year ending June 30, 1972, and it is I would appreciate you passing along to me your views and invite estimated that they may roll up a surplus of $5 billion or so in the anyone to drop by my office. Jack Sumner, 18 K Capitol Building, fiscal year ending June 30, 1973. By comparison, the federal Salem, Oregon 97310. government in the same period is expected to run a $25 billion LETTERS (Editors Note: The following is a letter written by Mike Wells of Spray in regard the cancellation of the 2 percent Loans to Rural lone Church to Host EO Caravan On the weekend of February 2,3 & 4. Helen Bynnes, Carol Holtz, John Rietmann, and William Arthur attended the Mid-Winter youth retreat spon sored by the Oregon Conference of the United Church of Christ. Musical Minister Coming to Nazarene Rev. Herschel Thornburg, of Ncwberg will conduct a Spirit ual Life Crusade at the Church of the Nazarene, beginning Feb. 14, continuing each evening through Feb. 18. According to Rev. Forest Godin, Sunday services will be held both Sundays at 11:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., and ftieh week night, including Saturday, at 7:30 p.m. ' Pastor Godiu stated that the "Gospel presentation" by Mr. Thornburg will have special interest for the whole family because of the various means used to tell the "Good News". Exceptional music, outstanding artistry, and Gospel magic will be included as a part of the Crusade. The public is invited to all of the services. The Rev. Mr. Thornburg is an accomplished singer, com poser, and instrumentalist. As he travels by faith in inter deuom i na t iona I evangelistic work, he takes all of his instruments with him in a lurge travelhome. These include his concert harp, vibraharp, chimes, trombone and a specially arranged Hammond extravoice organ. He uses two professional-type tape re corders to reproduce his own music in each service, which permits the playing of all his instruments to his own accom paniment. He has written many of his own songs and poems and is also an accomplished chalk artist and professional magic ian. These talents are also dedicated to the Lord and are used in each service to illustrate his Gospel messages. JUDGE JONES TALKS ON LEVY Continued From Pg. I a meeting of the Centennial Committee for Tuesday night at the Bank of Eastern Oregon. O.W.Cutsforth called a meeting of the Recreation and Roads. committee for Wednesday at the Bank of Eastern Oregon. There will be a Chamber of Commerce board meeting Fri day noon at the Wagon Wheel. O Mr. Cutsforth also announced an Important meeting with the Forest Service on Feb. 27 at 7:30 at the elementary school multi purpose room. He urged all Chamber members and friends Interested in forest service roads and roadless areas to attend. Coops by presidential action. He " This annual conference center- deficit this year. All things considered, and distasteful as it might be to mayors and governors throughout the 50 states, it would make a lot more fiscal sense if the states shared the federal deficit rather than nonexistent federal revenues. Federal budget breakers have the fiscal integrity of a pack of riverboat gamblers. Until this changes for the better, the only thing we can figure on for sure is higher taxes and more inflation. ? wj)f0UfffjpL, committee and County Court will give full consideration to the suggestions. REMEMBER THIS? REMINISCE! 55 YEARS AGO 1918 The Smileage Book Campaign will soon be under way in Morrow County, according to the announcement of W.W.Smead of this city, who has been asked by the State Council of Defense to take charge of the campaign here. It amounts to you buying a ticket for some soldier boy so that he may have the opportunity of attending the high class entertainment which is being provided at specially built theaters at all the big army training camps. Heppner will observe National Father and Son week February 11 to 17. H.A.Noyes, pastor of the Federated Church has been appointed chairman of the committee on arrangements as a result of a meeting held last Tuesday evening. The entire week will be given over to the observance of this event and on Tuesday a banquet will be held. News has reached Echo of the death of her first son in the service overseas, when word came telling of the death of Manuel Monese, in France, from pneumonia. A large number of Morrow County boys are now in France and we may expect to hear some big things from them before long. Some of the boys now "over there" are Emery and Francis Hiatt, Alva Jones, Lee Notson, Sam Stevens, Henry Peterson, Chas. Avers and Linus Judd. Will Morgan is now with the American Flying division somewhere in Italy. 37 YEARS AGO 1936 Robert "Bob Notson who received his early journalistic training' as "devil" in the Gazette Times office, was advanced to city editor of the morning Oregonian the first of the month. He has been on the night desk for some time, as well as special writer for the Portland daily. The cars of two automobile dealers locked horns at the intersection of Gale and Baltimore streets shortly after noon Sunday. Walter Blackburn's Ford and the Shaw-McMillan Pontiac from Lexington were involved, and each was damaged slightly. Painful injuries were received by Miss Jessie French and Miss Dol Morgan when the flying toboggan on which they were riding Sunday evening jumped twenty ft. out of the track and collided with the parked automobile of Lowell Turner. Spectators, including a large number of young people enjoying winter sports on the golf course hillside, estimated the speed of the toboggan at between 60 and 70 miles an hour. January 1936, was the wettest January since 1929, and one of the wettest Januaries of record in the last 26 years, with total precipitation of 1.85 inch, reports Len. L. Gilliam, local government weather observer. Operations at the Hottman mill are at a standstill at present because of cold weather, reported John Hottman when in town Tuesday. He estimated the ice to eight inches deep on the mill pond, though little more snow than here. 1 YEAR AGO 1972 Many different styles of popular and folk music will be presented at the "Pops Concert" in the lone School catetena on luesaay, February 15, at 7:30 p.m. Under the direction of Darrell James, vocal and instrumental music instructor, music students from grades 6 -12 will participate. Senator Ken Jernstedt of Hood River announced Monday that La Verne VanMarter, Jr., would be his campaign manager in south Morrow County. As a result of a meeting held this past week with Deputy State Fire Marshall Dick Small, the City of Ione's fire truck will no longer leave the city limits unless ordered by the State Fire Office in Salem. The Heppner City Council Monday night voted to accept the low bid of Ross Bros. Construction Co., Salem, to build two bridges here across Shobe Creek for $56,630. A 60 ft. bridge across upper Main Street will cost $31,050, the 40 ft. bridgeon Chase St. will run $25,580. Sidewalks costing $1200 on Main and $570 on Chase St. bridge had been deleted. These are prestressed concrete slab decked bridges, described by Clark & Groff -Engineers as "good forever." St. Patrick's Altar Society was responsible for the Mother's March at . Boardman this year. They collected more than twice what was collected last year. The Blue Mtn. Eagle at John Day reported last week that an explosive issue in Salem was helicopter hunting or game spotting, Charles Otley, Ore. Cattlemen's Assn. president, told Harney County Stock growers that Harney stockmen destroyed more than 250 coy-otes-about one every three minutesin a recent helicopter rental of 12 hours. The cost: $95 an hour. Probably the greatest boon doggle ever suggested in the State of Oregon is the sugges tion in a legislative bill that Oregon's counties be combined into regional conglomerates. Morrow would be wed to Umatilla, Union, Wallowa Counties, and would be known as Nez Perce. Morrow County, having the smallest population, would get the small end of the potato. What Salem needs most is a good fumigation. As stated here last week, newspapers are being advised to cancel mailing newspapers to Vietnam. The G-T, like other papers, has a problem: Viet nam addresses are not readily apparent in the many APO San Francisco address stencils on our mailing list. If anyone knows of a Vietnam serviceman whose subscription should be stopped or changed, please drop us a note. Thanks. wscs Cookie Lift The Methodist women are getting their annual Cookie Lift off to the servicemen from the congregation. Mrs. Ida Farra is packing and mailing the con tributed cookies. Only two un-married servicemen are on the receiving end this year. They are Alfred Drake, USN, and Craig Cutting, U.S.Alter nate Service, bpth of whom are on duty in the U.S. THURSDAY NITE LADIES TEAM STANDINGS Team Won lost We would again like to warn our readers of some ads -usually want ads - asking for investments. We have no way of screening ads although we will not accept ads we believe are doubtful. Problem is, most ads are from honest businessmen and we do not like to be in restraint of trade. So, we ask that anyone interested in ads asking for investments of any nature, please check them out with your banker or lawyer. Murrays Ruggles Toyota Kinzua Elma's Columbia Basin 11 10 10 8 7 2 5 6 6 ,8 9 14 High Ind. Game, June Bellen brock - 202; High Ind. Series, June Bel len brock - 562; High Team Game, Kinzua - 941; High Team Series, Kinzua -2779. KOFFEE KUP KEGLERS TEAM STANDINGS sent the G-T a copy of the one he sent to Hatfield, Ullman, Humphrey, Talmadge and Butz(. Sky Meadow Ranch Spray, Ore., 97874 February 1, 1973 The Hon. Senator Bob Pack-wood Senate Office Bldg. Washinton, D.C. 20510 ' Dear and Hon. Sir: I wrote you a short time ago relative to the Administration's arbitrary action in cancelling or curtailing many programs di rectly affecting rural America. Among them I mentioned the plight of REA. I would like to expand briefly my thoughts about this pro gram. There would seem to be more than adequate precedents to justify the 2 percent loan rate to Rural Co-Ops.'Does the gov ernment not, in fact, subsidize private enterprise in the form of oil and gas depletion allow ances? And what of Lockheed? And Penn Central? Next week -Litton? Cancellation of low cost loans to Rural Co-Ops comes to us by presidential directive in con travention of an act of Con gress. (Pace Act, 1944). This is but one of many such recent actions. REA today - Tomorrow The World? All at the whim and fancy of ONE man! If we had wanted a Monarchy we could have kept the one we had. May I most strongly urge you and your associates to make every effort to reverse this insidious trend of the usurping of congressional power? Thank you, Mike Wells, member Columbia Power Co-OP ed its program around the theme "What do you believe?" featuring talks and discussions aimed at helping the youth to formulate their own statsments of belief. While there the state United Church Youth Council was invited to hold its caravan for eastern Oregon churches at lone March 30,31 & April 1. A great interest in coming to lone seemed to be expressed by youth from many churches. ADULT CLASSES TO START At the request of a couple of families, the lone United Church of Christ is discussing the starting of an adult church school class. We are seeking ideas from interested persons concerning topics to be studied and time to hold the class. If you are interested and have any ideas to help the Christian Education Board please convey these to Pastor Arthur or Mrs. Jean Nelson. Gresham, Oregon January 5, 1973 The Oregon Thermal and Nuclear Council agreed at their Tuesday meeting to delay dicision for a month on Portland General Electric 's application for a permit to build a nuclear power plant at the Carty Reservoir site in Morrow County. The Nuclear Council has agreed that they need more answers from the U.S.Navy concerning various aspects on practice bombing runs at the Navy Bombing Range in upper Morrow County. . Team Last Drops Weary Wives Three Holers The Dregs Whizzers Screwballs Won 10 7 7 6 4 2 Lost 2 5 5 6 8 10 REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS BARGAIN & SALE DEEDS The Editor Heppner Gazette Heppner, Oregon Dear Mr. and Mrs. Heard, Am writing to tell you how much I enjoyed and profited from the article you published in your last issue of the Gazette by Mr. David Mitchum. - Coping with loneliness is a real problem today - no matter where one resides. That along with such articles as Orville and Barbara Cuts forths river run make the Gazette truly big time. I hope you continue to call on more of your local people for articles - I find them very enjoyable and I know from having lived there for years that you have an unexhaustable storehouse of untapped infor mation. Keep up the good work. County to Have Immunization Clinics The first of the Morrow County Health Department immunization Clinics is sched uled at Heppner Grade School on Tuesday, February 13 at 8 :45 a.m. with a clinic immediately following at Heppner High School. The clinic will be under the direction of Morrow County Health Officer, Dr. L.D.Tibhles, assisted by Mrs. Jerry Swee ney, R.N., and volunteers. Parents of the second session Heppner Kindergarten children who wish their children immun ized are asked to come at 9:00 a.m. on the morning of the clinic at Heppner Grade School. Other immunization clinics to be held in the county are scheduled as follows: Riverside School at Boardman February 20 at 9:00 a.m. A.C.lIoughton School at Irrigon ....February 20 at 10:15 a.m. lone Grade and High Schools at . ..lone - February 27 at 9:00 a.m. Immunizations to be offered include D.P.T., D.T., Measles, Rubella vaccines and Trivalent Oral Polio vaccine. Preschool children are wel come at the clinics. Lions Vote Road Levy Support At Monday's lone Lions Club Charter night, the club unani mously voted to support the proposed Morrow County Road tax levy which will be vqted on Feb. 27th. The vote followed an expla nation by Judge Paul Jones on the need for the tax levy which is not a new tax. The levy is virtually the same as similar levies that have been used for road work for a number of years. Morrow County has nearly 1200 miles of county roads. This winter has been extra destructive to many of the roads. lone has sent a petition to the County Court asking that one of the first roads to be built, be constructed from the Carty Nuclear power site to lone. At Monday's dinner, two members were honored and presented pins: Don Heliker for ten year membership and Paul Pettyjohn, Sr., for membership involvement. President Ray Boyce read names of charter members at the charter night for the club Jan. 8 1961. These men are still active members of the club: Charles O'Connor, Paul Petty john, Gene Rietmann, Oscar Peterson, Darrel Padberg, John Jepsen, Don Bristow, Jim Barnett. The program was provided by Del Smith, Morrow County Planner. He showed colorful slides of a trip to Turkey last fall. He was a member of a group with the Agency For International Development which went to Turkey on an agricultural trip. Mr. Smith narrated, telling of the very crude farming meth ods used in much of the country. Average size of wheat farms is about ten acres. Climate is somewhat similar to Eastern Oregon. Rainfall at Ankara averages 14 inches. Population of the country is 40 millions, increasing a million a year. P.O. Holiday February 19, Monday next, will be observed by all federal offices and the United States Postal Service, as a National Holiday in honor of George Washington, first president No mail will be received or dispatched rorcea to New Skiers Eight new members of the Miskitow 4-H Ski Club were on th Arbuckle slope Sunday for the first time. Before the end of the session, they were using the rope tow. Skiing were Mike Jones, Brian Thompson, Jackie Gentry Valerie Bolander, Kyle Buschke, Mike Buschke, Tami Brannon and Lori Dunlap. Giving instruction were Phil Carlson, Tom Wolff and Don Peterson. John Messick put in a day operating the tow. Mr. and Mrs. Elwayne Bergstrom leaders for the Ski Club were also skiing. Move rake over on dt 12 GENTRY. payments x 64 ft. Set up In Pendleton CALL 276-3611 Dealer i School Lunch Menus Presented Through Courtesy Of Heppner Branch I COMMUNITY J BILLBOARD 1 Breeding, Lola Henry Maxwell B. -Breeding, to Worleim, Yours truly, Pat Wright 815 S.E. 214th Gresham, Oregon. II FIRST NATIONAL BANKoromca G-T Want Ads Pay Judge Paul Jones recently said that citizens have made a number of suggestions as to disposition of the revenue sharing Morrow County has received. County has received about $90,000 and suggestions for spending the money total $200,000. Nevertheless, Judge Jones says he welcomes more suggestions and that the advis ory committee, the budget Refrigeration Service Available IIWIM ELECTRIC Earl Trudeau Boardman 481-5371 Electrical Heating Air Conditioning For Refrigeration Service Contact - George Bender 922-3070 cumuli - uuuiyc uciiuti i&rwvfv HEPPNER Elementary and Heppner High School Monday, Feb. 19 - School's choice. Tuesday, Feb. 20 - Spaghetti with ground beef, buttered spinach, celery and cheese stix, peach cobbler, French bread with butter. Wednesday, Feb. 21 - Beef stew with vegetable, cold to matoes, frosted cake, rolls with butter. Thursday, Feb. 22 - Tacos, shredded lettuce, whole kernel corn, cherry crisp. Friday, Feb. 23 - Creamed Tuna on toast, buttered peas, lettuce salad, jello with topping. Milk served with all meals. Feb. 15 Riverside Jr. High vs Arling ton, at Riverside, 1:30 Feb. 16 Riverside vs lone at lone, 6:30 Heppner Jr. High at lone, 2 p.m. Heppner vs Sherman, Here Feb. 17 Heppner vs Stanfield, There lone vs Helix, at Helix Heppner Frosh vs Echo, there, 6:30 Weston at Riverside Feb. 21 lone School play, "Take Three Girls", 7:30., lone High School. Sponsored As Service A Public By RUGGLES BOYCE Insurance Agency 228 Main r.O. Box 247 676-9625 If no fOMWT coll lay Te 676 5384 Heppner AAA ArA
