Heppncr, Ore., Gazette-Times, Thursday, Dec. 19, 1974
Page 12
Columbia Basin
expands lines
Several major projects have
been completed by Columbia
liiisin Klectric Co-op .in the
lleppner urea.
A new feeder line out of the
lleppner Substation to East
lleppner has been completed.
The new line has many
purposes. The line will replace
a smaller line which was
routed from the golf course
area, then up Blackhorse. and
terminating near Orval Math
em's. The heavier, new line
was run from the east edge of
lleppner directly to Matheny's
which will replace the longer
mule and smaller wire size
line, which then serves Willow
Creek. Iltntnn Creek. Gurdan
area. Little Mutter Creek and
Duller Creek areas.
In addition, the line along
Fuirview Way was rebuilt to
larger capacity.
Another project which has
been completed is a complete
rebuild nl the lines on Gilmore
Street
Yet another project com
pleted by the local utility was
the new major installation to
the housing development in
Kast lleppner. There are
services to 30 new dwelling
units provided.
Another advantage of the
new East Heppner feeder line
will be to loop feed for
emergency needs in the town
area or adjacent rural areas.
Crews completed a project
this past week of revamping
lines and facilities serving the
Morrow County Fairgrounds.
The size of existing area
liuhting fixtures units was
enlarged and some additional
$50,000
for CB
members
Columbia Basin Electric
Co-op has advised thai current
"active" members who were
power users and members in
twil. W2 and 1963 will be
receiving checks this week.
The amounts received are
based on "margins" from
those years for electric power
used, and the payments
represent patronage credits
aligned on the basis of
electric energy billings. The
pavmeiiN will amount to
$IH liHt .V) at this time and
SI4.2fi.V7l in be paid later on in
a tew month when the
adiliee of the "inactive"
member can be determined
Thei puvnteiiU are in
addition to payments of
pa'rmtage credits to decedent
estates which are paid month
lv In 1973 the total payments
made by Columbia Basin to
decedent estates were $18,212
The board of directors had
npprmcd the payments of the
three years margins at their
meetina on Nov, 27.
As the Yuletide bells ring out
their message of good cheer, we
would like to extend best wishes
to all our wonderful patons. It's
been a pleasure to serve you!
E 'ma's Apparel
lighting was Installed to cover
dark spots of concern in the
"Annual Fairground Rating."
Some larger services were
installed, several new poles
were installed and several
"meters" were eliminated by
consolidation of services.
Grain
exports
heavy
Grain exported from the
pons of Portland and Astoria
in November reached the
4ll.nofi-tnn mark, making the
month the seventh In the
history of the grain program
of the Oregon Department of
Agriculture that exports
pushed past the 400,000-ton
mark.
Major purchaser of grain in
November was Japan, which
took 13 shipments. Korea was
second, with seven shipments,
and Iran was third, with six
shipments. The only other
grain exported was one ship
ment to India.
The November exports
broucht the total for export
grain from the two ports for
the first 11 months of 1974 to
3.889.427 tons For the same
period in 1973 the total was
3.986.580 tons.
Incoming grain at those
ports in November reached
the 385.015-ton mark. The total
through November for the
year was 3.949.883 tons. This is
141. 821 tons below the total for
the same period in 1973.
A! Pendleton. Oregon De
partment of Agriculture grain
inspections covered 12,490
tons of incoming grain weigh
ed and inspected in Novem
ber, down 97 tons from the
previous month.
NO CHVRC.F FOR
DEC. n CONCERT
There will be no charge for
admission to the Winter
Christmas concert to be held
at Heppner High School. Dec.
19, at 8 p.m.
It had been previously
published that there would be
an admission charge of SI for
adults and 50 cents for
children,
Donation, however, will be
ftrcepled
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T HE M TU OFFICE
Mary fa I Lande i.Mr
William Landei is the new
secretary of the Morrow
County Mental Health Ser
vice. She assumed this
responsibility on Dec. 10.
filling a position formerly held
b Patsy Tom (Mrs. David
Tom whose resignation was
efiective Dec. 6.
Higher income levels for local families
Because Morrow County
families as a whole are
earning more money now thun
In previous years, many of
them have moved up. as a
result. Into new and higher
income brackets,
Whether they are able to
buy more with the added cash
is another question.
Locally there has been a
progressive shift upward.
Some families, who were in
the $8,000 to $10,000 category a
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few vears ago, are now to be
found in the Sio.ooo to $15,000
group. Their former positions
on the income ladder have
been taken over, in turn, by
families who had been earning
less than $8,000.
The gratification of being in
a loftier bracket is somewhat
dampened, however, by the
realization that tax rates are
higher on the upper rungs
The facts and figures cover
ing the local area and other
At v f ' y
parts of the country are
contained in a report released
h the Standard Hate and
Data Service. It indicates, for
each community, the number
ol families in the various
income divisions,
The purpose of the study
was to obtain a clearer
financial picture of each
locality's purchasing power
than was revealed by its
average income figure
Does that average comprise
n small proportion of families
with big incomes counter
balancing n much larger
proportion with low incomes
or arc earnings more evenly
distributed?
In Morrow County, it is
shown, no less than 66.9 per
cent of the households had
disposable incomes of $8,000
or more after payment of their
personal taxes.
Compared with the propor
tion at that level three years
ratfo. 55.8 per cent, this was
high.
The increase, 11 1 per cent,
was greater than that In the
United States, 84 per cent,
and than the 7 fi per cent in the
Pacific Stales.
The breakdown figures for
the local area list 18.6 per cent
of the households with net
incomes of $5,000 to $8.000, 11.5
per cent at the $8,000 to
Sio.ooo, 22.2 per cent between
$10,000 and $15,000 and 33.2 per
cent higher than that. The
others have $5,000 or less left
after taxes.
The bigger Incomes have
not Improved the buying
power of the average family,
however. The cost of living
has been rising at a faster clip
than incomes in the last year
or so.
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