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i IIKI'PNKK ORH. GAZKTTK TIMKS, Thursday. February 22. n tone's Locust Chapter 119 Enjoys Friendship' Night Friendship" written on It. There were little gifts of friendship passed out to all. WANTED all cancelled post age stamps for the tone's Woman's Fellowship and the World Gardening Program of the lone Garden Club. These should be in good condition with a '4 Inch margin, or we'll except the envelopes These may be left with any member, with Mrs. Wilson, Chairman of the Woman's Fellowship, or Mrs. Fanny Griffith, Chairman of the Garden Club, or they may be pul inlo a box left in the church for this purpose. Hy l AnNANiiiiAl llAl rX Putrons Mr. and Mrs. Dun nuinlHTi, accompanied by their instructor, Miss Bahr, Frances Locust Chapter No. 119 had friendship night on Feb. 13. Mr. and Mra. Roy W. Lindstrom presided In the East. The following guests were escorted and introduced: Lester Lang don, Worthy Grand Patron; Virginia Wilkinson and Flor ence Jeager, Past Worthy Matrons; Iris Landon, Grand Marshall; Worthy Matrons and Brown, Loyalty No. 65, Milton Freewaler; Marion Steinke and Clark Van Gassbeck, Jasmine No. 74, Arlington; Ruby Deckel and Marion Hayden, Ruth No. 32. Ilepner. The Worthy Matron Katherine Lindstrom gave a nice little message to each as they were Introduced. The program Included the high school chorus singing 3 Smouse played 2 selections on the violin accompanied by Linda Prock. The officers pul on an addenda, "The Book of Friendship". After the meeting everyone retired to the dining room where cake and coffee were nerved. The cake was made in the shape of a book and had the words "The Book of Women's Fellowship Woman's Fellowship will meet Feb. 22 at the home of Mrs. Roy Lindstrom. Mrs. Darrell Wilson will have charge of the program. Final plans will be made for Worlu Day of Prayer. This meeting will be held March 2 at the lone United Church of Christ. to all r.ionnow COUNTY VOTERS: YOUR ATTENTION IS CALLED TO THE IMPORTANT (Ml ELECTOR on the ostou Counfly Booc! Setrial Levy Tuesday, Feb. 27, 1973 POLLS OPEN 8 A.M. to 8 P.M. This measure would provide $145,000 annually for five years to continue the county's road improvement and maintenance program. Cost would be levied against all taxable property in the county. THIS IS NOT A NEW LEVY - NOT AN ADDITIONAL TAX - BUT CONTINUES THE EXISTING ROAD LEVY PURPOSE Purpose of this election is to submit to the voters the proposition of a $145,000 annual serial levy which would be levied against all taxable property in the county. Its approval would empower the county court to levy up to $145,000 per year, and collect taxes for that amount, for a period of five years for repairing, constructing improving, maintaining, replacing county roads. The funds would be used for no other purpose. NEED- s, Tle major part of the county's road program depends upon this serial levy. Although the county receives some receipts from other sources besides taxes, these provide far less than needed to give the public the kind of roads that it wants and needs, and to main tain them. This is not a new proposal. The Morrow county road program has been dependent on serial levies of this type since 1948, when a 5-year levy was voted. Five-year levies continued until 19(52, when a 3-year levy was voted. The public has continued to vote road funds in special elections since that time. HOW IT WOULD BE USED- These funds would be used In all phases of the road maintenance and improvement program. Since 1948 the county has developed a continuous program of road improvement and hard surfacing that places it high among Eastern Oregon counties in this respect. It is planned that practically all mnjor county roads will be hard-surfaced within 10-12 years, and many miles of oiled roads are being added each year. Con siderable road work has been done in the northern part of the county as well as in the central and south ern parts. A fair share of the serial levy is also appor tioned for road use within cities, whose taxpayers also share In the cost. WHY A SERIAL LEVY- The county must call upon voters to decide upon a serial levy for the road program every three to five years because the cost cannot be included in the coun ty's annual budget without exceeding the 6 limita tion. Amount to be expended above the 6 limita tion must be approved by voters. The forthcoming election is necessary to determine if voters Vish to give the county court continued power to levy the funds needed up to $145 000 per year. Since 1948, some of the annual levies approved have been more than $145,000 per year; some have been less. The last levy approved in December 1967 for a 5-year period was $150,000 per year. COST TO THE TAXPAYER- Cost of the $145,000 would not exceed $1.58 per $1,000 true cash valuation annually. Cost of the $150,000 levied each year for the past five years was $1.57 per $1,000 true cash valuation. Thus, the rates per thousand would remain the same as voted five years ago. POLLING PLACES- There will be five polling places, as follows Board man, Greenfield Grange; Irrigon, Old School Bldg.; Lexington, City Hall; lone, City Hall; Consolidated: Heppner & Hardman, Food Stamp Store. QUESTIONS- Members of the Morrow county court (Judge Paul Jones, Commissioner Walter Hayes and Commissioner Homer Hughes) will be glad to answer any questions on this proposed serial levy between now and Feb. 27. They will also welcome the opportunity to speak lo any organization on the levy as time permits. YOUR VOTE IS IMPORTANT-FUTURE OF MORROW COUNTY'S ROADS DEPENDS ON THE OUTCOME OF THIS ELECTION This advertisement endorsed by the following: HAROLD C. BAKER WILLARD BAKER KENNETH BATTY RUDY BERGSTROM PAUL BROWN COLUMBIA BASIN ELECTRIC COOP FRITZ CUTSFORTH RONALD L. DANIELS GARY CRIEB DENVER CRIGSBY HEPPNER-MORROW CHAMBER Or COMMERCE CECIL KICKS KINZUA CORP. ED KUHN LOUIS LeTRACE LINDSAY RANCH FRANKLIN LINDSTROM & SONS GEORGE LUCIANI CHARLES MARQUARDT RANCH MORROW COUNTY GRAIN GROWERS GENE MILLER D. O. NELSON FRED NELSON WILLIAM E. NELSON FRED NISHIMURA DON PETERSON HOMER PRITCHARD VERNON L. RUSSELL OSCAR SHOEMAKE ROBERT STEVENS GARLAND SWANSON PAUL TEWS EARL D. TRUDEAU KENNETH TURNER JACK VAN WINKLE CARL M. WICKLANDER HERMAN WINTER Mr. and Mrs. Ken Thompson and son spent the weekend with Mrs. Mable Ring. Anita Harris and daughter were also visitors of Mrs. Ring. They were on their way to attend the funeral of Mr. Arther Fletcher. , .Ail r t, t . iif ft Ui T Photo Mr. and Mrs. James Cochran and family of Salem were weekend guests at the home of Mrs. Cochran's sister and brother-in-law, the Rev. and Mrs. William Arthur. While visiting they went to Pendleton for a shopping trip. ..Head table at the 4-11 Leaders banquet: from the right. Andy l.andforre speaker of the evening; Hirdlne Tullis. Extension Aide: Mrs. and .Mrs. Steve Rrownfirld. Kmpire Builder leaders; Jan Kkslroni. emcee. Mrs. Harold Kerr and Pastor Mark Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. Harold Fox, Sr. and children, Rebecca and Marshall, of Morris town, N.J., spent last week with Mr. and Mrs. Perry Morter. Mrs. Fox is Mr. Morter's sister. Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Craw ford and family of La Grande visited with his parents Mr. and Mrs. Wate Crawford, Feb. 11. Home From Arizona Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tews and family recently returned from a trip to Phoenix, Ariz, where they attended the wedding of Mrs. Tews' brother, Jim Trangsrud. While in Phoenix they visited with Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Vierson. Points of in terest on their trip were Death Valley, Los Vegas, Hoover Dam and Grand Canyon. At Salt Lake City they visited Mr. Tews' sister and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. Sherman May. McNarys , Grand Squares 'Royalty' of Lloyd and Shirley McNary were selected King and Queen of Hearts at the lone Grand Squares dance, February 16. The new king and queen were crowned by Darrell and Bev Wilson, last year's royalty, during the evening's intermis sion. Couples from Pendleton, Hermiston, Kinzua and The Dalles came for the annual Valentines dance. The hall had been gaily decorated. In charge of the dance were Bob and, Suzzane Jepson. Vera Cooley to Okla. Mrs. Vera Cooley was called to Moreland, Okla. due to the illness of her mother, Elnora Aborgast. She first traveled to Scapoose, Ore. on Sun. where she joined her sister at her home. On Mon. they traveled together by plane to Okla. Irrigon Planners Grant Land Use Variance The next Grange Card party will be at the Willows Grange Hall, March 24. WAC MEET The WAC met at the home of Mrs. Lee Palmer, Feb. 16. There were eleven members and three guests present. The guests were Mrs. Herbert Imel, Vera Rietmann, and Mrs. Clell Rea. Regular order of business wa held. Plans were made for the , Elk's Annual Donations were made to the Home Ec Scholarship fund and to Care. The Door prize was won by Mrs. Doc Sherer. Meeting adjourned by Mrs. Lewis Halvorsen. Melvin Martin and son of Othello, Wash, were weekend guests at Melvin's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick Martin. Mr. and Mrs. Al Brazell from Castle Rock, Wash, were week end guests at Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick Martin's. Royal Rangers Meet The Royal Rangers met for their first meeting of the year at Umatilla on Feb. 12 and at Irrigon on the 19th, at the Assembly of God Churches. The Royal Rangers are a boys club of A of G churches throughout the nation. The Umatilla and Irrigon churches are cooperat ing in leadership, with meetings alternating in the two commun ities, on Mondays at 6:30 p.m. The Royal Rangers combine teaching bible principals with recreation geared to meet the needs of boys ages 8 to 17. Ekstrom's Anniversary Mr. and Mrs. Herb Ekstrom, Sr. celebrated their 41st Wed ding Anniversary at Beecher's. Those present for the dinner were: Mr. and Mrs. Herb Ekstrom,' Jr. and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Greenup. Bv FRANCES ROSE WILSON A land use variance was granted to Majestic Acres Corp. for 120 acres by the Irrigon Planning Commission at a hearing on Feb. 12. The request was for half acre plats for a housing development in an (FR) Farm Residential zone. The minimum area in this zone is normally 1 acre. The area is located East of Ordnance Rd., and South of the present business and residential settle ment. About a dozen interested people attended the two hour hearing which generated no protests to the variance request. Cecil Cooley who will over-see the project represented the Corporation at the hearing and answered pertinent questions. Glen Parham, construction foreman, was also present. Associations stand for a cross ing of 1-82 at Umatilla but favoring the proposed C corri dor as the best route to eliminate the hazardous high way 32 section between McNary and Stanfield Junction. It was found that a provision of the Water Operating Ordin ance was being violated and Mayor Wilson was instructed by the council to see that it was corrected. It involves water to a mobile home park through a single meter, with one monthly minimum being charged. The ordinance formula requires that a minimum be charged for each unit served through a multiple use meter. The council was assured that the court, owners would be notified and future billing would follow ordinance requirements. ZONING ORDINANCE HEARING A hearing on a text amend ment to the Zoning Ordinance was set for the March 13 Irrigon City Council meeting at the Tues. night Council session. The proposed text amendment had been approved at a Mon. night meeting of the Planning Com mission and recommended to the council for adoption. The proposed amendment would provide for multi-family dwell ings, under conditional uses in the farm residential zone. In other business the Council : Deferred hiring an engineer on an extension water line to a later date, as the development to be served will be delayed. Adopted a resolution support ing North East Oregon Roads Wedding Margie Garner, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Garner of Scio, Ore., became the bride of Ronald Ford, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Ford of Irrigon, when they were marri ed in Kennewick on Feb. 5. Their attendants were Mrs. Rodney Tarter, the groom's sister, and Don Irwin. The bride wore a lavendar gowrt which she made. After a' wedding trip to Scio and Salem the couple will live in Irrigon. Ford is employed by Dunn and McClannahan, potato growers. Mr. and Mrs. David Rand and family were guests of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Batie Rand, in Irrigon for the week-end. Rand is a pharmacist in Portland. FACSIMILE Mr. and Mrs. Fredrick Martin visited their son, Ralph and sister Marie Martin at Oregon City, while on a business trip to Portland. STUD The annual street tree prun ing will be Tues. Feb. 27. There will be a pot luck at noon. No. TO BE TORN OFF BY ONE OF THE CLERKS Sandra and Melissa Turner visited their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Garland Swanson, one day last week while Mrs. Turner was on jury duty. WAC will have their March meeting at the Grange Hall starting at 2:00 with Mrs. Wilma Martin and Mrs. Art Dalzell as hostesses. On Feb. 14 Mrs. Blanche Sheelar and Mrs. Leo Crabtree went to Caldwell, Idaho to visit Mr. and Mrs. William Gelinas. The occasion was the Gelinas' 10th Wedding Anniversary which was Feb. 16. Mrs. Crabtree came home Saturday, and Mrs. Sheeler stayed for a longer visit. Mrs. Gene Lancaster and son and Mrs. Al Marick visited relatives at Hood River Sunday. Potluck The Willows Grange met Sunday with a potluck dinner at noori. .For the program Mrs. Lewis Halvorsen showed pic tures of her recent trip to Hawaii. The Kenneth Smouses were guests. The Willow's Grange will not have a card party in February due to the Elk's Annual. SPECIAL ELECTION BALLOT FOR A FIVE YEAR SERIAL ROAD TAX LEVY Precinct To Be Held Tuesday, February 27, 1973 From 8 :00 a.m. fo 8 :00 p.m. Mark a cross (X) or check mark () Inside the voting square preceding the answer Toted for. If you wrongfully mark, tear or deface the ballot return It and obtain another from the election officer. PROPOSAL 1. Shall the Morrow County Court be authorized to levy and collect taxes serially outside the limitations imposed by Article XI, Section 11 of the Oregon Constitution, in the amount of $145,000 annually for a period of five (5) con secutive years beginning with Fiscal Year 1973-74 to provide funds for county road purposes, the outlay for such purposes not to exceed $725,000 for the five year period? EXPLANATION OF BALLOT QUESTION Funds for construction, maintenance, replacement and repair of county roads and related services and equipments are provided by a special road tax which may be levied only if authorized by the voters. The most recent five-year serial levy authorizing $150,000 annually for roads, expires June 30, 1973. At this election, the voters must decide whether the county road program will be funded at the level of S14r000 annually for the next five fiscal years. I YES, I rote for the tax levy 1 NO, I vote against the levy Mr. and Mrs. Rav Heim- bigner went to Yakima over the weekend to visit Ray's brother, Ben. Mr. and Mrs. Mark Halvorsen and family of La Grande visited with their parents Mr. and Mrs. l-wis llalvorM-n hi F'l I". Published pursuant to provisions of ORS 310.330 Sadie Parrish, County Clerk of Morrow County
