Court house notes
DurinK lull Thursday
Judge I'oul Jonei talked a
lllllo aboul the county coats
per capita. He was comment
ing on an article In lout week's
(Jnzetle-Tlmeg pointing out
thiil Morrow County govern
ment costs toil per capita,
well iiIkivc the average for the
hIiiIp of $511 per capita. He
pointed out that Morrow
coiinly needs to maintain
more miles of roads per
resident than do most counties
mid that road building and
mnintennnce has Increased so
much recently. He also men
tioned that much of the
HitpfMirt of the Pioneer Mem
nrinl Hospital has been falling
on the county because resi
dents want to keep the hospital
here and because It has not
been able to meet Its own
ensls,
Junes also explained that
the county court hud trans
ferred $VI7t from the county
contingency fund to the sher
iff's department for three
items: $1800 fur additional
exxnse for the sheriff's and
deputy's cars; $2500 for jail
ensix. which must be paid to
I'mntllln County for the care
nf prisoners; and $878 for tax
collection cost, which has
increased considerably,
lie also announced that the
court has granted an ease
ment ac ross county roads to
the City of lleppner so that a
w.ilrr line could he extended
from the well on Carl Thorpe's
to the city limits.
Asked about the matter of
the 3,000 pounds of surplus
food which the sheriff's office
controls and which has been
held as an emergency supply
fur about 10 years, the judge
nd the court has recom
mended that the sheriff con
Mill with the Stale Depart
ment of Kmergency Services
m Salem The sheriff is to ask
tor a decision as what to do
with this food. mostly
cracker, special biscuits and
annus rartiohydrales. He is
, ;ilui In ok if the stole depart
JHHjnepi will be nhle to replace
this toml Inter if on emergency
should arise
At leaM 25 nfficiuls. includ
ing the court and County
Planner David Moon and
Planning Commission Chair
miin Ihirris Craves met Feb,
J 2 to discuss matters related
No the Oregon Stale tand
Conservation and Develop
ment Commission This group
will meet again on Feb. 24
County Jmemle Officer
Ciirolvn Davis was not able to
attend the meeting sponsored
,Jv, the Oregon Juvenile Court
'""sludge's Association at Kah
TN.ee Ta resort because of bad
mad conditions She says that
the stale police told her they
fell it would tie very unwise for
her to try to travel between
lleppner and Warm Springs.
The juvenile department is
meeting with interested youth
a talk about the preparation
T jf ; an annual report on
mm ihes in the county during
I'd The Juvenile Advisory
J Committee will discuss some
ol the statistical information
m-eded for this report at five
meetings. The first of these is
set for Feb 27 in the county
oltice at Irrigon.
The County Health Depart
ment is continuing immuniza
tion clinics. This department
has found in ears past that flu
epidemics me usually a little
slower in reaching the county.
In their talks with school
lonplo reeenlly they found
that more students and tea
chers were absent at Hoard
man and Irrigon than at lone
and lleppner. They predict,
based on past years, that the
illness will reach lone next
and then lleppner. as these
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things usually creep south in
Ihe county.
The county clerk says only
three more dog licenses were
sold last week-bringing the
number of dogs with 1975
licenses to 13. It seems that
there is not much concern any
more about the "sheep
damage" fund that the licen
ses provided for. "When there
is no enforcement people Just
don't worry about buying
licenses."
The appraiser, Charles Pat
ching, says work In his office
Is "up to date," Assessor
Kverett llarshmon and his
assistant, Doris Flynn, are
bracing for the big last -minute
rush In personal tax pay
ments. They feel sure they will
be swamped about Monday,
March 3. 1) Day.
$5
BIRTHS
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Wright,
lleppner , are the parents of a
daughter, Stephanie Michelle,
7 lbs. 12 oi., born Feb. a, at
Good Shepherd Hospital in
llermiston.
Grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs Albert Wright, lleppner,
and Mr. and Mrs. Dave
Harnett, lone.
Great grandparents are
Mrs. Pearl Wright, lleppner,
Mrs Esther Havecosl. lone,
and Mrs. Hazel Jackson,
Kinzun.
Mr. and Mrs. I.eon Magill.
Pendleton, are the parents of a
daughter. Slefunie Eileen, 8
lbs. 7 or... born Feb, 9, at
Community Hospital.
Grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Stanley Magill. Cecil,
and Mr. and Mrs. Creston
Robinson, lleppner.
Great grandparents are
Mrs Eva Robinson and Mrs
Una Kelly. Ixilh of lleppner.
and Mrs. Blanche Perkins.
Siin Jose. California.
Mr, and Mrs. Hal Sunday,
lleppner. are the parents of a
daughter. Danielle Beth. 7 lbs.
3'j nr. born Feb. 11. at Good
Shepherd Hospital in llermis
ton. Grandparents are Mr, and
Mrs Darwin Sunday. San
Jose. C.i . and Mr and Mrs.
Barton Hark, lleppner,
Great grandparents are the
Rev, and Mrs Thomas Kil -Patrick.
San Jose. Ca.. Mrs,
Daniel Sunday. Iowa Park,
Texas, and Mr. and Mrs
Raymond Wright, lleppner.
Mr. and Mrs Orville
Eugene Shorts. Spray, are
parents of twin boys, born
Feb 12. 1975 ul ' Pioneer
Memorial Hospital. Jason
l.ee, born at 816 a.m.,
weighed 3 lbs. 12 oz James
Iav. horn at 8:30a m. weighed
t lbs. 4' i oz
Thev have a sister at home.
Crystal Dawn. 5'j years old.
Crandporcnts are Mr. and
Mrs Frank Shorts, Cascade
l,ocks. and Mr and Mrs.
David 1. Williams. Warm
Springs,
Great grandparents are
Mrs. Fay Hmighlaling. Muh
ion. Wa . and Mrs. Winnie
Poor. Spray.
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Feb. 16 -22 I ji V
I f n ; j l THE FFA HAS ALWAYS BEEN A LEADER IN
I dtMs. 2Kd.rAL I 1 a ' FORWARDING TECHNIQUES FOR THE IMPROVEMENT
I WVvk ''" '"-lr efforts to make I fift Jif 0F AGRICULTURE. WE THE PEOPLE OF THE
fSfrXSl our tomorrows even better 8 I; 1 I COMMUNITY ARE PROUD TO HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY
?wtl"SrW 8 :; TO SALUTE THE MANY ACCOMPLISHMENTS OF THE
C I f y I FFA. PROGRESS IN VOCATIONAL AGRICULTURE IS A
' JSzt ) MAJOR CONTRIBUTOR IN KEEPING OUR NATION
j ': j-f'r STRONG.
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BARRAKA SHERMAN picks another lone winner, Mrs.
Marv lloltz. in last week's Who's Who Contest
Mary Holfz
a winner
Mrs. Mary lloltz. lone, won
$27 50 last week for identifying
Police Chief Dean Gilmon as
the Mystery Person, and for
hsling Ihe six clues to his
identity
Ust week's clues: King
Arthur imembcr ol the Hound
Tablet; Aries 'iMiin April 20 1;
Nixon ma he hales eggs);
lea lotaler i doesn't drink I;
loiiner i wife's a bank loan
olliceri. Watergate 'John
Dean i.
This week's prize is $20 plus
$7 ri jackiKit if Ihe correct
number of clues is listed
SCS annual
meeting al
Pilol Rock
All fanners, coopcrniors.
iidxerlisers. interested mt
sons olid their families are
united lo Ihe annual meeting
ol Ihe Cmatillii County Soil
;iihI Water Conservalion Dis
trict. Feb. 25. at Ihe Com
munity Center in Pilot Hock.
James Mitchell, slate con
servalinnisl of the Soil Con
servation Service. Portland,
will sM-ak on the work ol Ihe
Soil Conservalion Service
Sinn Chrislenson. NACD
area director. McMinnville.
will present plaipics lo county
winners
Dick McP.lligntt.OACD pre
siilenl and director for Area 9.
will give a short report on Ihe
national convention
It will begin with a pollock
supper at fi :IO p in . with (lie
llleelilig lo follow
Wheeler SWCD
annual meet
at Fossil
The Wheeler Soil and Water
Conservation District will hold
its I lib annual meeting.
Thursday. Feb 27. 1HT5. I
p m . in the IsoIm-I Edward's
Hall. Fossil
The program will be of
'interest to ranchers in the
area There will he a panel ol
hankers who will discuss the
financial outlook for the agri
culture sector
There w ill also lie a lion
nnlal well demonstration and
discussion by A W. "Bud"
Smith from Crestline, Ca
Sniilh develoied Ins horizon
tal well drilling rig and has
drilled several horizontal
wells lor livestock in Arizona,
California and Nevada He
plans In dull some horizontal
wells for livestock while he is
here The public is invited In
at lend
ON IhlMMt IIOI.I.
William It JepM-n. llepp
ner, has Iwen named lo the
Inst semester honor roll at
Washington Stale I'mversity.
Pullman
Irrigon
The engineers evaluation of
construction bids for water
system improvements was
considered by Ihe Irrigon City
Council at their regular meet
ing Feb, II, No action was
taken although a recom
mendation had been made for
an award to the apparent low
bidder. Clarification of time
elements relating to financing
caused the delay.
A special council meeting
was called Thursday when
ordinances were passed con
cerning issuing and advertis
ing of general obligat ion bonds
for sale.
Mayor Chester Wilson
appointed Pauline Johnson.
Robert Judd. and Warren
Prouty on a Citizens involve
ment committee for land
planning and updating a
comprehensive plan and zon
ing ordinance. Other appoint
ments will be made for a
six-member group to work
with Ihe planning commission
and Ihe council.
Informal ion concerning
housing and urban develop
ment was presented by Mayor
Wilson, who attended a county
meeting concerning grant
funds. An initial move for a
sewer sy stem was suggested
and that a preapplication form
be filed lor available grant
funds.
The council moved to apply
for a position of utility man
trainee under Ihe Comprehen
sive Employment and Train
inn Act
Mayor Chester Wilson and
members of toe Citizens
Involvement Committee and
menitieis of the City Council,
including .Robert Judd. Mrs.
Earl Sanders. Mrs. Vestie
Elgin and Ruth Bentley,
attended;) I .and Conservalion
and Development meeting lor
planners in lleppner Feb. 12.
representative of Ihe slate
office of I.CJiC ;is present to
answer questions relative to
land use planning.
The Womens Handcraft
gionp in Irrigon have com
pleted 10 lap rolH's for Ihe
nursing home in llermiston
and eight for Ihe lleppner
Hospital
' Edna Mulkins said Ihe to
women who have liecn work
ing on these will be starting a
new project soon but they plan
to make more for the Veterans
Hospital in Walla Walla.
The women meet on Thurs
day at I p m. al the I. ions
Cluhbouse. Everyone is wel
come Anyone wishing to
contribute material for linings
may contact Edna Mulkins.
phone 922-3tVi7.
Page 5.
New phone
books out
Pacific Northwest Bell
started delivering 24.400 new
telephone books in Pendleton,
Athena. Weslon. Helix. Her
mislon. Umatilla, Stanfield,
Echo, lleppner. lone. Lexing
ton and Millon-Freewater
areas. Feb. 18.
"This ear there w ill be only
one directory delivered to
each residence." said Dale
Slusher. PNfi manager. "This
is an eflorl by PNB to save
paper and money, and to
eliminate as many unneces
sary phone books as possible."
Special inserts in the books
explain that anyone needing
more directories should feel
free fo call the number listed
on Ihe insert to request
additional hooks.
"As a result of this new
policy, PNB expects to deliver
some .t.oon fewer books in this
area than were handed out
last year." Slusher noted.
Most of the new phone books
will lie hand delivered by a
private contractor. Product
Ivvelnpment Corporation,
lleppner customers will re
ceive theirs by mail. A few
directories also w ill be mailed
lo remote locations.
The new edition features a
new directory assistance
number for Pendleton. Cus
tomers are instructed lo dial
"411" instead of "113." Slu
sher explained this is part of a
lone -term plan to phase out
"113" in Oregon.
llermislon's D A. number
still is listed as "113." But that
number w ill change in March
when a new electronic tele
phone system goes into ser
vice there.
"Several emergency num
!er listings on the emergency
page msnle the front cover
have been changed." Slusher
said "Phone customers
should check the page for the
emergency numbers in their
area It would be a good idea
PETERSON TR VINS
IN 1.SK
Mountain Home. Ida Sgt.
Kerry I). Peterson, son of Mr,
and Mrs. iKui.dd E. Peterson
of lone. Ore., recently partici
pa led 'in Oeration Jack Frost
"7"i. a joint service winter
training exercise conducted
near Fairbanks. Alaska.
Sgt Peterson is an aircraft
mechanic al Mountain Home
AFB. Idaho, with the :i66th
Tactical Fighter Wing thai
flew missions in support of
ground maneuvers.
Sgt. i'elerson is a 1968
graduate of lone High School.
THE GAZETTE-TIMES, lleppner, Ore., Thursday. Feb. 20, 1975
fo make a note of those
numbers in the blank spaces
iit Ihe fop of the page."
Highlighting the cover of the
new phone books is a colorful
photograph of a field and trees
near Colfax. Wa. The picture
is irrlended to depict a typical
Northwest scene. The same
cover is used throughout
PNB's exchanges in Oregon,
Washington and portions of
Idaho.
Burglaries
reported
' in Feb, 7. unknown persons
stole an air conditioner from
R. A. Chambers, contractor
for Evergreen Terrace. The
air conditioner was si ill crated
and the estimated value is
hsled as Sl'P.ii
Michael Dunham reported
to City Police that while he
w as shopping w ith his parents
in Pendleton, someone enter
ed the house at :ifi7 Linden
Way and stole $73.80. Police
are investigating the theft.
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Safety rules,
legislation, '
to be explained
Confused about Ihe Oregon
Safety Code. OSH and other
farm safety legislation?
A program. "Understanding
Federal and Slate Safety
Rules and Regulations," will
be held Feb, 2fi. 7:30 p.m., al
lleppner High School. Room
Id.
Iee Ream, assistant area
supervisor. Workmans Com
pensation Board, will explain
Ihe legislation, from first aid
requirements to what an
inspector looks for when he
insKTts a shop He will also
explain violations and fines
for non-compliance.
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