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rvv E3TNEB T1IE GAZETTE-TIMES HOUOW coorm wcwvAFxi The Heppner Gnu-M wublwhed March Heonner Ttmi"M eMi Wished November 18. daied February l.V 1912 MEMBERS OF NATIONAL NEWSPAPERS ASSN OREGON NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSN CHARLIE DOROTHY HEARD. Idltor and PublUhm 30. 1883. Tht 1877. Consult- AND HEPPNER tORE.I GAZETTE-TIMES. Thurda. March 1. W3 To give you n idea of the variety of legislation proposed o far during Unit aession, there are bills seeking to: -License liieycles -Prohibit disposal of environmentally haiardous out-of-ttate waste in Oregon. -lYevent Nuclear power plants from further building In Western Oregon, . -Permit governing bodies to spend tax monies to explain revenue measures. -Limit campaign expenditures in state wide races to five per voter. Permit senior citiiens to use stale parks during the week at half the usual rates. -Cxtend Fair Dismissal practices to all school districts. Not all of these or the more than 1900 bills introduced so far In the 1973 session will attract the attention given the ERA or tax reform measures. However, all bills will be given the same consideration, and virtually all will have their public hearings. This intense interest and serious attention to every proposal, major and minor, is perhaps the least understood facet of the legislative process. Unless a citizen has more than a passing interest in a bill, he or she is apt to pay no attention to the progress of that bill and. in fact, you may never know if It's passed Into statutes or into oblivion. What results is a separation of the tremendous work load Into "visible" and "invisible" categories. As with an iceberg, only about 10 percent, however, are no less important because they may lack the glamour or public appeal-or, at the opposite end of the spectrum the heat of controversy. IPs the sum of all this activity, plus the sincere dedication of everyone involved that makes your legislative system visable. Or, as our imaginary football writer nutht out it.'"There's a lot of fine individual effort involved, but IPs r ... !..;.... n n sf tho ctnHonte uhn h.ive been awarded immnrli th.it shows on the score board." V. "IIEI tliuiuuuua iu an . ...v . - - ... .u : C..IAm signal honors this week. Please do not forget to write or drop by the office when in Salem. Heartiest Congratulations to the Betty Crocker Homemakers of iup. Jack Sumner. 18-K State Capitol Building, Salem, Oregon the Future: Tracie Norene of Heppner High school, Kathleen 97310. McElligott of lone High School and Casey Kuhn of Riverside High jjjjnmmmammaBB3M3 School. Best wishes to the winners of the United Nations essay contest: Cassandra Chapel of lone High School and Greg Davidson of Heppner High School. They will both compete in the District Speak-off at Pendleton on March 11. We rejoice with Kathleen McElligott, winner of the Union Pacific scholarship. We join the lone coach in being proud ot me two lone piayers t nmmnnn I f I' . t I ' , - "JL. wnts..y (mj V Phil Slrandvold. Plant Nupt. Ann Toney, Reporter, Ilimk- keeper Ernestine Messirk. Reporter Juhanne Wood, Operator Justine Weatherford, Features Cliff Wood. Pholo Lab Subscription Rates; S3 00 Year. Smsle Copy 13 Cents. Mailed Single Copies 23 Cents Minimum Billing $100. Published Kveiv Thurt.iv and Entered hi the Pcwt Otticc at Heppner, Oioeo.i. as Second Class Matter This Is Congratulations Week REMEMBER THIS? .... .... REMINISCE! 55 YEARS AGO 1918 The Ixineton Red Cross has been very active in the last few 1 11 r a 11 ou.:.A nnmn XT'A Wink ail m an Ol i:ir"H anH .1,, rokiniPU 1 ft n sh inmpnt was sent out containing fifteen named 10 me r,asi-vvei amine gumc. t-u ..mixv. ...u.., e, - wrra. - - , , . . . r Kent Gutierrez, alternate halfback. sweaters, ten coats and pajamas, three bed shirts, six pairs of Grand honors to the Elk winners: Mary Abrams and Jim socks, twelve dish towels and two packages of T bandages. Tne Cutsforth who won the Leadership Awards. Butch Taylor and Heppner Gun Club shot in competition with the Wenatchee team Kathleen McElligott Elks Scholarship first place winners and Mary .ast Sunday, the first shoot in a series which is being conducted by The result of last Sunday's meet proved . J: . 1 m l,nl Mnh Wpnatrhee winning bV a SCOre Ot ctralivo Assistant.; Resource A round of applause for the top two students at Riverside Hign a u ... iamnS .Ip is on in earnest in V"Lu.t. aa i,. mm. LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Gilliam County dropped out of the ECOAC to preserve the existence and integrity of local government. If a public official took taxpayers' money and went to Portland Meadows and bet on the horse races, the people would rightfully be concerned. Public officials contribute to and promote quasi-official organizations and create staff positions within their structures w hose only reason for existence is to obtain Federal funds. (Really the odds at the track are more favorable.) It is time we recognized that the only thing the Federal Government has ACTUALLY given us in the last decade, besides zip code, has been Ulcers and Inflation. The foundation of the Ameri can system has been the strength of local government. Dedicated and concerned citi zens attuned to Economic Reality have volunteered their time, judgment and resources to make this possible. Where there has been sacrifice there has been service. Local government is getting too professional. In so doing, it is moving away from people, wasting tax dollars and delegat ing decision making duties. It grieves me to see our local governments deteriorating into an Expense Account Society, run not by locally elected officials-in fact not run by anyone-but manipulated Dy Executive Secretaries, Admini- School: Debbie McCoy, valedictorian and Susan Ball, salutatorian. A GOOD BUY A good buy is buying something you want tor half price. That's just what Homesteads and Heritages are now at $5.00. This history of Morrow County is something every family in Morrow County should have. Morrow County like all Eastern Oregon counties was a stock county at first. This is a story of the beginnings to the 1970 s. Th men who took advantage of this fortuitous situation were as ambitious, as anxious to get ahead as could be found. They were generally no rougher or tougher than the conditions required-but enough. Morrow County was remarkable because it remained sheep country long after other counties became wheat counties. Growing wheat came on as the country settled in the 1880's. Wheat had to be a permanent occupation, sheep could be fleeting. The farmer was required to have some semblance to permanence: a house where the sheepman had a tent, hundreds of dollars in equipment (in early days) in contrast to sheepmen whose equipment was a saddle horse and a pack string for the packer. Author Giles French says, "An analysis of the history of any county is an interesting task for it contains many factors that have influenced the trends that soon become ingrained habits. Men quickly recognize success and emulate it; they discern failure more slowly and some will hang onto out of date methods and crops long after they should have been abandoned. History condenses a whole generation-or several-of activity in a few words and, like a signboard, points to the direction being taken. Any traveler can chart his course more easily thereafter." The book is for sale in Morrow County: In Heppner Petersons' Jewelers Ruggles-Boyce Insurance Turner, VanMarter & Bryant Gazette-Times Elks Club First National Bank Columbia Basin Electric Coop Morrow County Court House Murray's Drugs Gardner's Men's Wear Bank of Eastern Oregon In lone Bank of Eastern Oregon In Boardman Boardman City Hall In Hermiston East Oregonian office . . Padberg, Catie J. to Simpson, Cleo A., Virginia - Lot 2 Blk. 12 town Lexington. CORRECTION DEED Cutsforth, O.W., Sr., Barbara A. to Orwick, Gene D., Dona M. - To corr. description in deed dtd 1-22-73 M 5373 WARRANTY DEEDS Pelton, Lillian chanan, Orville, Descr. tr Frl. Sec A. to Bu Kilkue -. 25 T5N R26. With Jack Sumner REPORT FROM SALEM A football writer sent to sum up the legislature's progress to date might come back with this report: "The game plan is going well, with freshmen as well as veterans chalking up impressive straight ahead gains. The new majority leadership is allowing committee chairmen to call their own signals in sharp contrast to past seasons when most plays were sent in from the bench." What the football writer would mean is that most of the action right now is taking place in committee hearings. Now that the House Revenue Committee has passed on from the tax reform legislation they have more than 100 bills for consideration. This week they will hear bills on Hotel-Motel tax, exempting livestock, mint and mint oil from Ad Valorem taxes, inheritance tax modifications and others. The reason for this particular committee's whirlwind of activity is found in the constitutional directive that all revenue measures shall Originate in the House. In the House State and Federal Affairs we have jumped from the "Equal Rights Amendment" fryng pan into the "Highway funds for Mass Transit" fire, but between hearings on these two measures the committee has managed to accumulate more than 60 others. The proposals for mass transit would divert funds from the State Highway Division's revenue for this purpose. I feel this is very serious because ifallowed the state would not have any funds left for state highway construction. After the State Highway division would pay to the counties and cities 35 percent as required and pay for other expenditures which are fixed such as bonds and interest payments, parks, bicycle paths, maintenance, state police there is not 8 percent left. At any rate this amount would only be a drop in the bucket to solve the financing problems of Mass Transit, therefore, why jeopardize our secondary highway system? Environment and Land Use committee has had close to 50 bills funneled to it, among them a sizeable number relating to pollution nt.-ni ThP committee has gained considerable attention as a result of hearings on tourist advertising, field burning and the purchase of Cape Kiwanda. Forest Godin was called to At the same time the Ways and Means Committee with 90 bills for Michigan this week because or consideration has a sub-committee which accepted the the serious illness of his Transportation Committee's recommendation not to purchase grandfather. He is visiting in Cape Kiwanda. I wonder how this will come out in the end. the Detroit area and will be The House Agriculture and Natural Resource Committee heard ck in Heppner on Sunday. the Game Commission and hunting bears with dogs bills again and held a hearing on the Tussock Moth problem in North Eastern umitkd TIME ONLY Home Oregon steads 9 Heritages only $3.. 113-111. The War Savings and Thrift Stamps Sale is on in earnest In Morrow County now and once the people are learning me vdiueu. these saving and thrift stamps they are investing readily. The stamps make a special appeal to children and older people of small means who want to start saving at a modest rate. Thanks to the efforts of the Echo Commercial Club the road from Echo to Uarman's place on the Pine City road is in better condition than it has been at any time since it has been in use. 37YEARS AGO 1936 As the last cold snap went into its third week Sunday night Uie official government thermometer of Len L. Gilliam at Heppner registered 7 below zero for the season's record. Listed as one of 12 projects in Oregon which may still be eligible for PWA assistance is Heppner's proposed $37,706 street paving project. The list was just given out by C.C.Hockley, state PWA director, on returning from Washington, and he declared that it allows of no substitution. Hockley further said that communities which do not accept at once offers already sent them by PWA state offices are likely to lose their projects through revocation of allotments by the Administrator of Public Works. Mr. and Mrs. Foster Collins made a trip to town Saturday from their home on Camas prairie. It was necessary for them to dig out of three feet of snow, after having been isolated for a month, and it took them from 5 to 9 o'clock that morning to make the mile and a quarter distance up the hill from their home to the Heppner-Spray road. The Lexington High School basketball team was defeated twice on their home floor last week end Friday night they met Boardman in a good game with the final score being 26-15 in favor of Boardman. Saturday night they were defeated by Condon by a score of 27-16. 1 YEAR AGO 1972 ' Ted Bellamy is awarded the State Farmer Degree. Mr. and Mrs. Phil Mahoney celebrated their 36th wedding anniversary on Valentine's Day at the Wagon Wheel banquet room with friends and relatives. A wildlife sanctuary is being developed from 14th St. in Irrigon east to the Umatilla County line, along the Columbia River, by the Corps of Engineers. The area will eventually be open for regulated hunting and fishing. The lakes have been stocked with bass and crappies and gambusia. The gambusia, sometimes called mosquito fish, feed on mosquito larva and its hoped will decrease the mosquito population in the area. Gary Fredrickson was pulled into an icy pond, by his 8 month old German Shepherd puppy, when he tried to help him out Saturday afternoon. The dog goes for a dip in the Columbia River everyday and had jumped in but was having difficulty getting footing on the icy ledge, when Gary went to his rescue Then Gary had trouble as the ice kept breaking. He was assisted by his friend Darrel Pummel, who managed to keep dry. GREG DAVIDSON was named the Heppner High School United Nations essay contest winner. Heppner Livestock Judging Team took the Championship of all championships at the PI. Members of the team were Ted Bellamy, Kirk Robinson and Kyle Robinson. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS BARGAIN & SALE DEEDS Specialists. Ad Hoc Com mittees, and, in Oregon, TASK FORCES, none of which are directly accountable to the voters. Some of these might possibly have a place in local government; however, elected officials have been, lax in keeping them in their place and in proper perspective. It is in support of these convictions that the Gilliam County Intergovernmental Agency withdrew from the East Central Association of Counties (COG) (ADM DISTRICT 12) and Gilliam County Court withdrew from the Association of Oregon Counties. For 30 continuous years 1 have been a volunteer in local government service at every level, and I have always found that monumental tasks were the ones that needed my attention and were worthy of my efforts. For 58 years of this century, members of my family have occupied the position of Gilliam County Judge. As the three of us have in the past, I pledge for the future to provide Gilliam County residents with the Con stitutional, Statutory and His toric services that my people Want, that my people Need, and the services and Economy of the area can afford. In fulfilling this pledge, I will associate with strength, but I will not com promise with weakness. Sincerely, James O. Burns Gilliam County Judge CtidtK f p )l Cake winners at Friday's game here were Jim Bier, Bill Jepsen Sue Vinson, Susan Healy, Tracie Norene, Ray Curnutt, Cindi Gochnauer and Howard Pettyjohn. CIRCUIT COURT Bergstrom, Susan A. vs Berstrom, Robert C.-PETI-TION: Dissolution of Marriage; pet. prays custody 1 minor child; judgment vs resp. child suppt; judgment vs resp. on accts & debts; judgment resp atty fees, etc. State of Oregon by & through Dir. Vets Affairs, vs Cain, Darold W. Beulah - John Doe & Mary Doe - COMPL: Fore Closure. ATTY: Lee Johnson bv Toisto A. Pesola. If my hair disappears any more, barbers will probably quit charging for cutting. In stead, they'll charge a finder's fee. We're encouraged by the proposed building here. It now looks like Heppner may soon acquire a large trailer court on the edge of town. John Messick and Dick Cal vert went to Anthony Lakes skiing last weekend. They said the skiing was great and the roads clear on the trip over and back. FROM CIIILLAWACK Mrs. Harry Storey of Chilla wack, B.C. is here this week visiting her sisters Mrs. R.D. McMurdo and Mrs. Sybil Bran. Chamber Favors Corridor J for Interstate 82 Continued From Pg. 1 Fish Bioligist Speaks Mike Golden, district fish biologist from Pendleton gave an exciting report on the fish possibilities at Penland Prairie. The shallow lake all sunlighted provides ideal conditions for excellent bottom production for food. He estimated there was 250 to 270 pounds of bottom food per acre. Last year they stocked the lake with 25,000 4" fingerlings. They grew to an average Of 8 V by fall. The lake was closed to winter fishing to try and develop larger fish. He said there was no question that it could handle more and if it is all fished out by the middle of August they would put in more. They plan to move slowly as they overstocked Jubilee. He said the stocking of a brand new lake was challenging and exciting. They would be checking the water quality and sample for dissolved oxygen in the water, temperature and alkalinity. The Forest Service would also check on water quality often because there's so many cabins and drainfields in the vicinity. He reviewed the fish planting schedule which puts 3000 legal size trout in Willow Creek, Rhea Creek and Cutsforth Park. He mentioned the possibilities that might occur with the construc tion of Willow Creek dam. He also discussed sc-ne of the problems at Tumwater Falls in Phillipi Canyon and in the Umatilla River. 1 i .... 11.. ..r r.A In m Tim This is some of the kids getting oil tne Assemmy i v.. ' bus was started two weeks ago for Sunday School. The bus leaves lu church at 9:20. The first stop is at Gale and Baltimore. It hen circles through town stopping at Cornell Greens, the Grade ScIkmii Court Street Market and other stops. If you have children, you would like to have picked up. please call 676 5581. MCGG Still on Top Morrow County Grain Grow ers basketball team protected their league position by winning from the A& W on Feb. 13, 82 to 4(1. Frank llalvorsen was high with 24. Calvin Ashbeck 16, Max Hoskins 15, Lee Padberg 14, Marvin Padberg 8 and Gordon Meyers 5. M('(i(i VS SIllK'klllilllS This was a bruiser with a final score of 43 to 39 for MCGG. Calvin Ashbeck was knocked out with a whack across the head. He was taken to the hospital for emergency care. John McCahe was top scorer with 16, Frank llalvorsen 11, Del La Rue 10, Gordon Meyers 4 and Marvin Padberg 2. The MCGG team was to play Meads Tuesday night and their next game is tonight with Inland Bank at 8 p.m. in the Jr. Hi gym at Hermiston. They will have five more games after this. They have an 18 -1 season record and are tied for first place with Eastons whose record is 18-1. THURSDAY NITE LADIES Team Sttimlings Won Lost Murrays Rexall 15 9 KinzuaCorp H 1" Toyota H 10 Ruggleslns. 13 11 Elmas 12 12 Columbia Hasin 4 20 High Ind. Game, Marge Eckman --187; High Ind. Series, Marge Eckman - 542; High Team Game, Kinzua - 953; High Team Series, Kinzua -2fil')8. Forest Forum Well Attended. About 70 people attended the public forum sponsored here by the U.S Forest Service Tuesday evening. Sam Miller, Forest Ranger, stated that it was primarily an informational meeting mid they accepted many statements from individuals and groups. Main topics and questions were about Forest roads with much concern about the quality of forest roads, financing and timber sales and related subjects. 11 Boys Turn Out For Crafts Club Eleven boys appeared last CLARENCE R Al MAN RECEIVES WELL EARNED RKCOGMTION Continued From Pg. 1 As a veteran ot two World Wars and 30 years as Morrow County Sheriff he is well qualified for the job. Vere A. McCarty of the Department of Veterans' Affairs was, here to make the presentation. Following the presentation, Mr. Bauman reviewed some of his World War experiences. While riding the trains as an SP, a very expectant young woman sent for him "because she'd been told the SP could do anything." Clarence was equal to the situation. He scoured the train until he found a nurse. Then radioed the next town for a doctor and ambulance to meet the train and then prayed nothing would happen until they could arrive there. During World War I he served in the Marine Corp. He was at a torpedo station in Rhode Island when he was sent to Utica to the Savage Arms where he trained as a machne gun expert and then the war ended. During World War II he was in the Navy. As a Chief in the Shore Patrol he covered the streets and taverns in Seattle, then he rode the trains for one and half years. Along his travels he tells of a murder on one of his trains that occurred inside the Morrow County line near Boardman. While he was running the brig for the 15th Naval District in Seattle, he had 55 drunken sailors in there one evening. He had a special detail in the Cheyenne depot where he met all transcontinental trains to keep servicemen out of trouble and moving in and out on the right trains. He was aboard the War Hawk and went into Okinawa, Japan and China. Even though Clarence could retire, he is dedicated to helping his service men with questions about pensions, compensation, hospitalization, training pro grams and helping the widows and orphans. Alcoholics can now be treated in the Walla Walla Veterans Hospital. A ward in the Vancouver Hospital has been turned over for those with a drug problem. Clarence is in Boardman every 2nd Friday at the City Hall. Mrs. Bauman accompanies him on his jaunt. It always just happens that he manages to have business in any town where there's a football game going on. Thursday to siun up for the crafts 4 H club that Forest Godin is starting. The boys decided they would rather have their meetings on Monday than Thursday, so the meeting time will be from 3:30 (immediately after school) to 5:00 every Monday at Mr. Godin's home, 545 Pioneer Drive, Heppner. Any boy who could not be at the meeting last week is welcome to attend on Monday afternoon. March of Dimes Time is getting short for contributions to be made to the March of Dimes. Many resi dences have either been missed or there has been no one at home when the mother called. If this has been the case at your house, you may still send your contribution to the Bank of Eastern Oregon, Heppner. To date $529.89 has been collected by the Mothers' March in Heppner, Lexington and lone; and $1075 has been collected in the whole county. This is quite a lot short of Heppner's usual goal, so let's get those contributions in for this worthwhile cause. Nazarene Services Well Attended The special gosel meetings held at the Church of the Nazarene last week were very well attended and enjoyed by everyone there. Rev. Herschel Thornburg of Newlierg was the visiting minister and his music and drawings were a special highlight. The audiences were enthusiastic and Rev. Godin reports that several received spiritual help. The church was presented with an organ, a gift of Rev. Thornburg. Each evening Rev. Thorn burg gave one of his chalk drawings to the person who brought the most guests. Some of those winning pictures were Cheri Sager, Sherry Marquardt, Ron Young, Mrs. Don Bellamy and Kathy McConnell. With as many divorces 41s we have nowadays, it seems that more parents are running away from home than children. Forced to Move Tdk over on my it County Gets Railroad Money f gentry. The Department of Revenue W Set up in on January 25 distributed pay- 4 totaling $60,950.97 to 25 d payment x 64 ft. ments counties in which private rail road car companies operate. This is the proceeds from administration of ORS 308.640 under which the Department levys "and collects the ad valorem tax on those private railroad car companies whose property value in Oregon is less than $300,000. The taxes collect ed each year under this law are distributed to each of the counties in proportion to prop erty taxes paid each county by private car companies having property value greater than $300,000. The money goes into the county general fund. Morrow gets $1318.72. Gilliam received $1675.10 and Sherman $704.82. Pendleton CALL 276-3611 Dealer I community! BILLBOARD 1 March 2 vs McEwen, at School Lunch Menus Presented Through Courtesy Of Heppner Branch FIRST NATIONAL L BANK crew Youngsters do brighten up a home. Ever heard of one who turns off the lights? LIMITED TIME ONLY Home slearl A Heritages only l-VMI. Kr. and Mrs. David Black aller were in Portland for the ordination of Renne Harris. From there they went to Seattle lo visit Mr. Blackaller's daugh ter Mrs. Bill Johnson. She teaches art at EnumClaw. On Sundav they visited his son. Mike I5lackaller. He is attend ing Evergreen College at Olvmpia and doing an intern ship in Social Work in Seattle. Heppner Elementary and Heppner High School Monday, March 5 - Pizza buttered green beans, fruit meddly, cookies. Tuesday, March 6 - Turkey supreme with gravy, cabbage salad, '2 orange, rolls with butter. Wednesday, March 7 -Tacos, shredded lettuce, whole kernel corn, fruit crisp. Thursday, March 8 - White beans with ham, celery & carrot stix, cornmeal rolls with butter, apricots. Friday, March 9 - Creamed tuna on loast, green vegetable salad, chopped egg dressing, peach halves, cookies. Milk served with all meals. Heppner McEwen. , World Day of prayer, United Church of Christ in lone, 2 p.m. Heppner and Lexington women invited. Baked Foods Sale at Murrays drug beginning at 10:00 a.m., sponsored by Heppner Com munity Kindergarten. March 4 Wranglers Potluck, 5:30 p.m., Annex. March 5 Golden Agers meeting, Elks Club Dining Room, 6:30 p.m. Masons potluck dinner, 6:30 p.m. Visitation of grand Master. All Masons and wives invited. March 6 Shrove Tuesday - Pancakes at lunch and dinner at All Saints Parish Hall. March 9 Social Security representa tive. Neighborhood Center, 10-12 a.m. and 1-2 p.m. Sponsored Aa Service A Public By RUGGLES BOYCE Insurance Agency 228 Main T.O. Box 247. 676-9625 If m Mwr coll oy tc 676 5384 Heppner
