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L I SRARY u or 0 EUGENE, ORE &7403 Special Merchants COth Yoer! Meet Friday Randall Peterson has an nounced a special meeting of the Merchant Committee, to be at the Wagon Wheel tomorrow, Friday, at noon. Several important matter are to be discussed at this meeting. SADDLES STOLEN Saddles and riding gear were reported atolen over the week end from High Mountain Mead ow Ranch at Cecil. Little League Work Day There will be a work day at the Little League field in Heppner on Saturday, March 31 at 10:00 a.m. The March 21 date which appeared in last week' paper was in error. There is a lot of work to be done on the field grounds: fences to be repaired, trees need trimming, etc. All little league fathers and mothers are encouraged to bring rakes, shovels and other tools for cleaning and repairing and be at the field on Saturday morning set to work. Johnsons To Remodel Apartments Mr. and Mrs. Robert Johnson of Venice, Calif, have been here this week. They purchased a ranch up Hinton Creek last year from Earl Blake. They also have purchased an apartment house on Court Street from the Phegleys. They expect to have contractors do considerable remodeling there very soon. John Wagenblast Has Basketball Injury John Wagenblast, student at Willamette Law School, severed his Achilles tendon while play ing basketball recently. His leg !r in n full cast for six weeks and then a shorter cast for 3 weeks. This happened jusi before he was to come to the ranch for spring vacation when he plan ned to get many chores done. Edward Schmidt Passes Edward Schmidt of Lewiston, Idaho passed away March 23. At one time he was a well known body and fender repair man in Heppner. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon in Lewiston. Among surviviors are daugh ters, Mrs. Clyde Allstott of Heppner and Mrs. R.D.Allstott of Hermiston. Blue Mtn. College Honor Roll On the winter term honor roll and winning grade points of 4.00 were Terri D. White of Irrigon and Roy R. Peterson of Monu ment. Terry Leback of Board man is on the honor roll. On the Dean's List are Garry L. Bellon of Boardman; Donna R. Bergstrom, Duane G. Cana- day, Gwendolyn M. Drake, Rebecca J. Fulleton, and Kirk L. Robinson, all of Heppner; Teresa M. Forrest, Monument; Mary K. Hughes, Paul A. Martin and Craid W. Munkers, all of Lexington; Ture E. Peterson, Monument; Ben Riekkola, Boardman. WQII Unnnr WOU nOnOr nUII PULLMAN, Wash., (SpeciaD A total of 2,362 students are listed on the first semester (fall 1972-73) honor roll at Washing ton State University, the Regis trar's Office announced today. To be listed on the honor roll a student must have attained a grade point average of 3.30 or better in at least 14 hours of course work, 12 of which must carry grades. The list of students from states other than Washington includes Rick C. Marquardt of Lexington. Wranglers Work Day coming Sunday. Starts al 1 p.m. at the Wrangler Grounds. Heppner, Oregon t r I I 1 I C O II I OREGON TUBERCULOSIS AND 1 1 I Of I I I ksmaw ostASt assocwtw; II I I fM i I - I., m I, m mi -inn m i ririr--niii-irufiMirti rt hit- -gmMirn- mt , A new health education vehicle in the tradition of the mobile chest x-ray unit will be in Heppner Friday. The Christmas Seal Breath mobile will be used by the Association throughout Oregon in working with the medical profession and the general public in a variety of educa tional programs aimed at the prevention of respiratory dU seases such as emphysema and chronic bronchitis. "The Christmas Seal Breath mobile is the first unit of its kind in the nation," Dr. Robins said, "and is a pioneering effort against respiratory disease by the Oregon Tuberculosis and Respiratory Disease Associa tion." Respiratory diseases rank fifth in cause of deaths in Oregon, with cigarette smoking generally accepted as the major cause of the disease, according to Dr. Robins, who is also a member of the Oregon Thoracic Society, Medical Section of the Association. The Breathmobile is funded entirely by Christmas Seal contributions, memorials, be quests and special gifts. "The breathing test consists of blowing air into a measuring device that tabulates the indi vidual's jerformance and prints out the results," Delpha Jones, Morrow County OTBRDA Chaiman said. DEADLINE to register for the May 1 special election is March 31. The county clerk's office will be open Saturday 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. for those wish ing to register. City Okays Lounge Transfer Heppner City Council Friday night at a special meeting, approved transfer of a liquor license from the Ron Palmers to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Johnson of Portland. Sale of the Wagon Wheel Cafe and Lounge is pending as transfer of the liquor i,nse6 is not valid until onnmvoH hv thp Orpuon Liauor Commission. orobablv some- time in April. At the monthly Pioneer Memorial Hospital meeting last Thursday, it was decided that Phase II would be put into effect. Employees would re ceive a 5.5 percent cost of living increase in salaries. Additional monthly cost will be $935. In order to meet the rising costs, room rates and services raised 5.5 percent. Nursing Home downstairs would be raised from $360 to $378.50. Nursing Home upstairs would be raised from $600. to $633. per month. Two bed ward to $52.75 and pediatrics to $48. Lab and 97836, Thursday, March 29, 1973 Breathnobile Search & Rescue Sheriff John Mollahan an nounced today that the 1973 Pacific Northwest Search and Rescue Conference will be held May 19 and 20 at Camp Rilea, Oregon. v Those groups expecting to attend may contact the Sheriffs office for registration forms. Pre-registration will be re quired. Eight hours of instruction and three hours of demonstrations Early Morning Cliff Wood Photo All paths appear dead in solving the breakin that occurr ed in the early hours Thursday morning at Murrays Drug's. A young citizen met Bert Corbin, night patrolman, at the Hotel and told him he had seen two males walk from their car parked by the Assembly of God Church to the alley behind Murrays. They both wore gloves and their actions looked suspicious. Carl King, student in Police Science at BMCC was riding with Mr. Corbin. They radioed for help and then went to the alley. Police feel that the men were scared away after they e w"!w Pe1lore they could getinto the building. lly ponce, oneriu s uepan- ment and State Police respond- ed to the call. '-".'. "'K I i, t r v . ...A 4 u -v Hospital Rates x-rays would be raised 5.5 percent. The board agreed with Chairman Harriet Evans when she said, "I hate to see it. There's no way to fight it. Drive In Shower Because it is so difficult for some of the patients to get into a shower, a "drive-in" shower will soon be installed in one of the present rest rooms on the lower level. This will be used by those who can't shower them selves but are able to do so as they sit in a wheel chair. O.W. Cutsforth donated $1200. for the More Friday Conference Dated have been scheduled. A three hour leaders course will also be offered. Items to be covered include: Aircraft in Search and Rescue, Radio Communica tions, and out door survival. Demonstrations planned are sea rescue and bloodhound search. Registration for this confer ence must be completed by May 4, according to Sheriff Molla han. Breakin Attempt Shown here are Deputy Larry Fetsch, Assistant District At torney Dennis Doherty, Carl King. In background is Chief Kolkhorst. Believing that they might have been after drugs, the Hospital was kept under sur veillance for two nights in the event it might be the next place they might try to enter. The car believed to have been used by the culprits is still parked where it was left. The olive green 1966 Lincoln was fingerprinted, and everything checked and filed as it was searched. Some materials have been sent in for testing. It has been reported stolen by a north Portland man. Upped to Meet installation. Carl Ritchie is the new janitor at the Hospital. Nurses and Aides recently were given in-service training. Dr. Wolff was the instructor lecturer. Ilene Wyman, hospital ad ministrator reported she was investigating again the possi bility of signing up at Enter prise, John Day, Nssa and Grande Ronde at La Grande had signed up. With more using the service, the cost may have gone down since she investigat ed the last time. EH2PFMEO TTT? YLLlCr DEL SMITH got as far as Portland on his way to Turkey last Saturday when he received a cablegram halting his depar ture. His departure was delayed due to "internal problems". They asked him to keep his bags packed. Del Smith, Morrow County's planner was on loan last fall to Turkey to give technical assis tance in some special agricult ural projects. He was returning this spring to do the season's work required on the same projects. at Murrays Mike Benge Coming Soon Mr. and Mrs. Terrel Benge have returned home from Washington D.C where they met Mike. Mrs. Joan Hughes and Teresa returned home earlier. The doctor has put Mrs. Benge to bed for a week as she is still suffering from the flu. Mike is expected back here in 10 or 12 days. She says he'll be about a week and then will go to California with the State De partment. She says she is very pleased with Mike's condition and in a call to her Tuesday contem plated surgery will not be necessary. Increased Costs' Vel Robinson, member of the board noted that Condon was seeding a two-year doctor on the government program. He wondered if the hospital had any equipment that wasn't being used that could be loaned to Condon if they were success ful in their bid for a doctor. Mrs. Wyman indicated there was nothing that could be made available to them at this time. She reported an average patient load of 12. "Since a year ago, there has been a good patient load summer and winter. Last year was the best the hospital 15 cents Number 6 On Saturday, March 31, there will be a double treat In Heppner for movie-goers. The matinee for the kids at 1 :30 p.m. at the Grade School multi purpose room will be "Treasure Island", shown along with a cartoon feature. The evening movie at 7:00 p.m is "The Reivers" starring Steve McQueen. Admission for all movies is 11.50, aauus; si.uu high school stents; $.75. sth m.R4a onI vniin0pr gi auc aim j v Dlood Wanted: Tuesday The Bloodmobile will be at the Elks Gub in Heppner on April 3 from 12:30 - 5.00 p.m. Be there. Calling Scout Supporters If you are a Boy Scout supporter and want to make your annual contribution, do so as you attend the breakfast that the Elks Lodge officers are serving March 30 from 7 a.m. until 8 a.m. at the Elks Temple. This is the "kick-off" for Sustaining membership in the program that supplies the operating funds to support the Scout Council budget. Glen Ward, Institutional Represent ative said, "The Scout Council is the 'backbone' of all the scouting programs in the area and funds are needed to provide professional and office staff to counsel and serve our volunteer leaders." It costs about $15.00 per year to provide Scouting service to each Scout and Cub. Anyone not able to attend the breakfast but wants to donate to the Scouting program may send a check to Mr. Ward in care of Heppner Elks who sponsor the Scouts in Heppner. ABSENTEE BALLOTS For those voters not planning to be in the county on Apr. for the school budget election, absentee ballots are available at the School District of fice until this Friday at 4 p.m. WEATHER .By DON GILLIAM Hi Low Wed. Thurs. Fri. Sat. Sun. Mon. Tues. 53 52 56 61 61 51 49 37 35 27 30 35 28 34 School Budget Reviewed Budget Election Monday Making up a school budget is always a problem during the years the legislature is meeting because the districts never know what the basic support money will be. This year Governor McCall's Tax plan providing a sweeping change in the states tax structure has made budget time even more unpredictable. Sup't Ron Daniels in his review of the district budget Monday at the Heppner-Morrow has had in 15 years. There are more heart cases". She said she was still writing to secure another doctor for the area. Members of the board present were Mrs. Evans, John Pfeiffer, Nona Sowell, Vel Robinson, and LeRoy Gardner. Grain Market ( FOB Lexingtoa does not include warehouse cogs) courtesy MCGG White Wheat Red Wheat Barley 2.364 bu. 2.354 u. C8.5toa Waterways People Visit Land Complexes in North Morrow County Port of Morrow hosted the spring meeting of Pacific Northwest Waterways last Fri day. The business meeting held during the morning centered around a general discussion of river transportation. Change in barges and port facilities that have occurred In recent years were noted and the possible future changes were discussed. River shipping may go to containers as sea going ship ping has. Some talked-of charges that government may make to the water ways were also discussed. UHS Chorus to Present Pop Concert Friday The Heppner High School Chorus will present a Pop Concert this Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the High School cafetorium. Spray Rocoivos r A $278,250 loan has been approved through the Rural Telephone Bank for Blue Mt. Telephone, Inc. in Spray, Con gressman Al Ullman announced today. Ullman said the com pany plans to construct 52 miles Bill Landc Is Easter Seal Chairman Bill Lande will serve as the 1973 Easter Seal Campaign Chairman for Morrow County, it was announced here today. Mr. Lande, who is active in Easter Seal work, will begin area-wide organization immed iately for the 1973 campaign. During the drive, a statewide appeal for funds will be made by the Easter Seal Society of J ... Oregon to finance treatment and rehabilitation services for crippled children and adults in Oregon. Last year more than 2,900 handicapped persons received help from the Easter Seal Society. Increased needs of the handicapped and rising costs have placed new demands on Condon Ranchers Win Degrees March is a big month in the lives of Roger E. and Linda Jo Smith of the Condon area. At the conclusion of winter term at Portland State University, Mr. Smith received his Bachelor of Science in Psychology degree and Mrs. Smith received a similar degree at the conclusion of fall term. This might not seem so remarkable except for an interesting fact: they manage an 8,000 acre ranch with several hundred head of cattle near Condon. As you know, this is Vranglers Cutting llorso Show The annual Wranglers Spring Cutting Horse Show is slated for April 7 and 8 at the Heppner Fairgrounds. The competition will begin on Saturday at 5:00 p.m. and continue for the Junior Rodeo Plans Bob Van Schoiack announced last week that plans for the June 9-10 Junior Rodeo are progress ing at great speed. Ronnie Raymond of Prineville will again furnish the horses. The Snack Shack will be manned by county cnamDer oi commerce said, "The Oregon State De partment of Education advised local school districts to proceed with a normal budget process just as they have in past years. If the Governor's Tax plan passes at the special election scheduled for May 1 then all budget elections scheduled for May 7 or later would be cancelled and no general fund budget elections would be conducted. If the Governor's program fails then all budget elections would be held as scheduled. In the event that the Gover nor's Tax plan is approved then districts that have already conducted successful budget elections would readjust their budgets to fit the governor's program. However if the Gov ernor's program fails then the budget approved by the local voters would be the effective budget for the 1973-74 school year. The only adjustment would result from an increase in the appropriations to the basic school support fund by the Legislature. This increase would be used to reduce the In the afternoon the group was taken on tour by the Port of Morrow commissioners. They toured the Irrigation circles on the Boeing land. They viewed the progress that is being made on the feed yards. The fencing and lots are going up. Cement feeders are made up and laid in place. They went to the Carty site for the proposed nuclear plant. They next visited the new port Processing Park. The Port recently leased land for a new fresh potato pack facility. The facility will process the Desert Magic harvest. They will sing rock opera and other popular music. Bob Jes persen is the director. TIL I Tolopnono loan of new lines, to build additions to the dial central offices in Spray and Monument, and to finance new micro-wave toll equipment. President and man ager of the company is Robert Ashmead of Spray. the Society. Funds will support the programs of Children's Hospital in Eugene, Equipment Loan Service, Mobile Therapy Clinics, Camp Easter Seal in Lakeside, the AID program in Portland and the Pre-School Speech and Hearing Clinic in Grants Pass. In addition to the mailing drive, the Morrow County i ...tit : fct nA.. appeal will include Coffee Day 1 and a Lily Sale. "I haven't a question in my mind that when our neighbors know what Easter Seals are doing to make this a better world for crippled children - and crippled adults as well - that they will be as generous as their means per mit, Mr. Lianae saia. surely a full time job for them. Their procedure, as we understand it, had been to come to Portland State, register, obtain necessary books and supplies, then make arrange ments for an independent study program in wnicn mey suumii ted reports at specified times, return to Portland State for necessary tests, then back home again to fit their home work in with running this big ranch. All we can say is "Whew!" And, Congratulations! second phase on Sunday at 9:00 a.m. Each horse participates in both day's events., About 50 or 60 horses usually participate with people coming from all over the Northwest for this event. the North Morrow 4-H Leaders Ass'n. Rainbow Girls will take tickets. Boy Scouts will handle the parking and clean up the stands before and after the show. Curt Robinson will again be the announcer. approved local tax levy. School districts that choose not to proceed with normal school budget elections until after . the election on the Governor's Tax Plan on May 1 will then be faced with the need for a special election in late May or early June if the Governor's Tax plan fails." , Proposed Budget Handouts distributed provid ed each member with pertinent facts about the proposed budget that will be voted upon by the district on April 2. The polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. The tax levy increase of $42,295. equals 3.2 percent. This increase will cost 47 cents per $1000 TCV. As the county's evaluation increases the cost automatically decreases. The amount on the ballot will be the amount outside the 6 percent limitation which is $958,286. The tax base for the county is low and is about a million short of enough to operate the district's schools. Mr. Daniels pointed out several interesting facts. The Cash on hand in this budget is $70,000. which is considered Cont. on pg. $
