I! Off AST v or o EVCtVC, ORC. 97403 4; Rodeo, Au Coumty Fsiic x-xx-xx-xxx: ! THE. P7 8 ! I III w I iUMl ( 5 ol. W, No , Aug -7T73 FTRFTr T7N I I A II II I . . TT" V V I t If ' 'I 1 "l J V V v i iirmiiirr. ore.. I humility jihv t. t.t mm L ! Tram work. Rich Schmidt stand on the shoulder of Mike Lott as the two youth try to reach the top of the greased pole for a 15 reward. They split the money. Sarah Adkins enjoys a cup of coffee and piece of home made pie at the Heppner Hotel. The Elk s sponsored the pie sale. V Steve Messick dmirr some of the merchandise during HepfMtff's Sidewalk Sale Pays. A WIS t ft, .JLlli-l Lia .i4 1 T r. I f ; 1 - WXWXXXW Sidoivalh Scales rosulfls goodl Heppner merchants report ed this week that the 10th annual Sidewalk Bazaar held last weekend was a good one, with sales as good or better than last year. The cooked food attractions was popular with shoppers. Heppner High School cheer leaders probably became the envy of some businessmen. Five girls set up shop on the sidewalk and sold more than Price freeze doesnt affect VC insurance Workmen's Compensation insurance rales are covered hv the current pike freeze, but assessments are not. This has resulted in con siderable confusion among Oregon employers, according to Charles B. Gill. Jr.. general maiager. State Accident In surance Fund (SAIF). The 1973 Oregon Legislature authorized the Workmen's Compensation Board to assess employers three-cents-a-day for each worker employed. In addition, it increased the employee's daily assessment from two to five cents. Both changes took effect July 1. Gill said these assessments are to be collected quarterly by the insurance carriers, and forwarded to the board. How ever, since the legislation establishing an assessment against employers was no! passed until the closing days of the session, many firms are not yet aware of it. Others, he said, falsely believe the as sessment does not take effect until the price freeze is lifted. ' SAIF is now contacting its 40,000 policyholders.'" he said, "to make sure they are aware of the new five-cent-a-day employee's contribution. Instant market reports on new toll-free line " " : s .i hO m ices by dialing 1-567-2583 in Farmers and ranchers pro ducing bee(, sheep and wool, hay, eggs and other com modities are using specialized market reports tailored espe cially for them to keep up on current prices, according to agricultural economist Step hen C. Marks. Oregon State University Extension Service. "The producers are keeping track of current markets simply by calling pre recorded market reports on the telephone," Marks said. "Frequently, a few minutes of - ... ,: x , i f I - ' - 60 high school booster jackets and at least $50 worth of snow cones. The girls, Marjie Roberts, Toni Toll. Mary and Judy Healy and Donna Bellamy, were raising money to help pay their way to cheerleading school in Seattle, July 15-19. Randall Peterson is chair man of the Heppner Mer chants Committee, who spon sor the annual event. and are adequately reserving for their own assessment of . three-cents-a-day for each employee." Out of the total eight-cent-a-da assessment, the Work men's Compensation Board will use six cents to bring benefits paid io previously injured workmen closer to cm rent lev els. One cent will go into the Second Injury Fund to promote the hiring of handicapped workers, and one cent will be used to help establish the board's new rehabilitation facility at Wil-. sonville. Century-old ( farms honored The Oregon Historical Society and the State Department of Agriculture have opened regis tration for Century Farms in 1971. The original idea was to honor century farms every five years but. due to 197:1 being the 100th anniversary of the Oregon Historical Society, plans were changed to honor 100 year old farms this year, reports Harold E. Kerr, Morrow County Exten sion Agent. time on the telephone has meant the difference between making or losing hundreds of dollars on a sale." Oregon livestock producers gel instant current price information by dialing 1-289-7220. A two-minute re cording summarizes local, regional and national live stock market trends and prices. At the close of the report, the caller has. 45 seconds to make comment or ask a question relating to the market report, Marks noted. i '-''X ' - i. . . frWCWX Columbia Basin lets engineering contract A committee of the Co lumbia Basin Board of Direct ors approved an engineering proposal on Julv 13 for the lone-Olex 69KV line. Some preliminary engineer ing has been completed two years ago by Co-op personnel on selection of the route of 20.3 miles. Dick Krebs. Randall Peter- sot., Dick Wilkinson. David Harrison, and Bill Gentry heard proposals from three firms. Proposals received were $6,140 from Hittle and Brown; $14, 788 from Robert Welly; ai.d $16.4:58 from Ke mal Satir. The work covers rcstaking cetiterline, eleva tion work, pole slaking, ease ment niapF'ing. substation design and line design. The firm of Hittle and Brown was selected for the project. Easement work is the first phase of activity to require attention. On the recent Ruggs 9 KV line, the project was completed at $16,000 under the Deposits, loans up at First National Bank First National Bank of Oregon reported sharp in creases in deposits, loans and earnings for the first half of 1973 compared with 1972's first six months. ' ' The Heppner Branch re ported deposits of $8,568,896 ai d loans of $8,040,190 as of Jure 30. Comparable totals for the branch a year ago were $6,945,897 in deposits and $6,625,297 in' loans. Statewide deposits increas ed 11 percent to $2,106,061,575 on June 30, compared with $1 891,354,822 recorded at the end of the first half of 1972. Loans at First National's 134 statewide offices rose to Questions will be answered by a return telephone call or Dy letter, provided the caller leaves his telephone number and mailing address. Sheep and wool producers gel current market informa: tion on lamb and wool prices by dialing the toll-free num ber, 1-800-525-3566, This ser vice, in Denver, Colo., is provided by the American Sheep Producers Council. Oregon hay growers and users alike get information on hay market conditions and -vN . . i . The forms are up and concrete is about to be poured for the foundation of the nw solarium at Pioneer Hospital. Heppner. The contractor performing the work is Mcformack C onstrue tion. Pendleton. Ore. When completed the new addition will allow e Iderlv patients to sit in the glass enclosed area on the first floor. hill the second floor will b reserved for regular hospital patients. budget estimate. The primary purpose of the new lone-Olex 69 KV of 20.3 miles was to serve projected irrigation load in the Shuttler Flat area and as a result of the fuiure Rock Creek project. In addition, much old former P.P. & L. Co. 22 KV transmis sion line will be replaced--it is 47 years old. Belter service to existing members in that area is also a desirable part of the project. The Olex substation and 69 KV line is budgeted at $41X1,607. Manager Dave Harrison reported that he had worked with the REA field engineer to fully explore the various fuiure possible methods of serving that area as well as talks with B.P.A. No workable alternatives .were apparently possible. The lone-Olex 69 KV has , been proposed for some time, and was the major item in the last REA loan application. $1,381,556,538, up 14 percent from the $1,216,840,538 report ed for the first six months of 1972. Resources were $2,456,339,855, " ' up""" from $2,245,072,205 last year. Income before securities transactions for the first six months amounted- to $8,403,051, or $1.58 per share, up 25 percent from $6,732,211 or $1.27 per share, compared with 1972. Net income was $8,403,030, or $1.58 per share. First National Chairman Ralph J. Voss attributed part of the strong increase in earnings to the present heavy loan volume--up over $150,000,000 since last June 30. prices by dialing 1-567-2583 in Hermiston. There is a toll for such calls. In addition to telephone hay market reports, updated as significant changes occur, the association also publishes a weekly printed hay market, A unique feature of these telephone market information services is that the numbers may be dialed day or night, seven days a week. Only the 800 number is toll free, Marks noted. n fi X:-XXX:XXXXrX:XX!X f At" Rod Murray looks over the shoulder of Ed Gonty as Ed checks the price of some item. 7: i 7 . i i Ottilie Hunt shops for shoes during the two day sale in Heppner. Negotiating check charges against two Kenneth Dale Cutsforth, 38, Heppner, was arrested July 14 for negotiating a bad check. Cutsforth posted $500 bail and was released. James Clarence Hedgecock, 45, 7720 S.W. Miner, Portland, was arrested in Portland for negotiating a bad check. Hedgecock was arrested on a Morrow County warrant. He went to trial before Justice of the Peace O'Connor July 17, was fined $105, given a 30-day -I suspended sentence with the stipulation that restitution be made. He was released Wed nesday after posting $505 bail. Linda Orr Kay Shuman, 19, 280 South Gilmore, Heppner, was apprehended by the Heppner City Police for care less driving, July 17. She was scheduled to appear in Hepp ner Municipal Court, July 18, 10 a.m. Bail has been set a. $53. 1