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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.
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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.
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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
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they could getinto the building.
lly ponce, oneriu s uepan-
ment and State Police respond-
ed to the call.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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. $