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Pago 4, THE GAZETTE-TIMES, Heppner. Ore., Thursday, Mar. 6, 1975 Hearing on banning high volatile 2,4-D Hifih volatile ester forms of 2, 4D, commonly used by some wheat farmers for eradieat ion of weeds, would be prohibited from use in five Oregon counties along the Columbia River by regula tions proposed by the Oregon Department of Agriculture. As proposed, the regulations would prohibit the use of the high volatile ester forms during the period April ! to Oct. 31 of each year. During the remainder of each year restricted use of the chemicals would he permitted for the control of sage brush and rabbit brush, only. No restrictions are proposed on other forms of 2, 4-D. Bill Kosesan, director of the department's pesticide pro gram, said the move by the department to place controls on 2, 4-D is being done as a par! of a two-slate investiga lion into sources of severe damage to grape crops in the Yakima Valley of Washington. Grape farmers in the region believe the damage is being caused by airborne, 2, 4-D drifting north from Oregon. Others theorize the chemicals may be coming in from other areas Oregon's reririctions would help isolate the source of the contamination. The period of April to October is when the grapes are in foliage and susceptible to the high volatile esters. Public hearings on the I don't fool around wrtJi ik is f! ' J I HIGH VOLTAGESW j j o children " 7 Columbia Basin I Electric Co-op 1 A "Serving 3010 square miles in Morrow. Gilliam, i f Wheeler, L'matijla Counties" 1 I Heppner, Oregon C SPAGHETTI FEED for John Ekstrom Sunday, March 9, 5-7 p.m. lone High School This event is sponsored by the Cardinal Club and lone High School Student Body Girls Basketball, 4 p.m. White Elephant Sale, Silent Auction and Cake Walk Music by the Depot II during the afternoon Families $7.00 Adults 1.50 proposed regulations have boon scheduled in each of the counties to be affected. They are: 10 a.m.. March 11. in the Vert Little Theater, Pendle ton; 2p.m.. March 11, Willows Grange Hall, lone; 10 a.m.. March 12. County Courtroom. Gilliam County Courthouse, Condon; 2 p.m., March 12. Circuit Courtroom. Sherman County Courthouse, Moro; and in a.m., March 11 Pacific Property tax refunds amount to 109,903 418 County homeowners and renters had all of their l(7:i-74 property taxes refund ed through the Stale Home owner and Renter Property Tax Refund program, accord ing to County Assessor Ever ett Harshman. Harshman said statistical tables depicting the results of Ihe tax refund program re ceived from John Lobdell. director of the State Depart ment of Revenue, revealed that 881 homeowners and renters in Morrow County had an average of 58 5 per cent of their total property taxes refunded in ll74. Morrow County home own ers and renters received $!M.oo:i in refunds, with homeowners averaging Benefit This is a community service advertisement brought to you by iliorrow C rain rowers. Pow er and Light Building, 2nd and Court Streets, The Dalles. Anyone wishing to testify orally or in writing may do so by attending one of the hearings or by writing to William Kosesan, program 'director. Plant Services Divi sion. State Department of Agriculture, . Agriculture Building. Salem. Or.. 97310. 1. eiters should reach Kosesan before the hearings. $148 21 and renters $79.54, Harshman said. The maxi mum refund for homeowners is $4W and $245 for renters. The assessor said the state wide average refund to house holds with less than $6,000 incomes was 71 6 per cent of their total taxes As this group includes a high proportion of retired and elderly people, it is apparent thai the Homeowner and Renter Refund program provides a greater tax break for elderly homeowners than the Senior Citizen's Home stead Tax Deferral program or the now defunct Senior Citizens' Property Tax Relief Law Harshman said home owners and renters have until April 15 to file a claim for a reti:nd on their 1974-73 proper ty taxes He said the refund claim forms were distributed as a part of the stale income return packet, and that claims for refunds must be sent to the Department of Revenue, Salem. Ore . .C:!n8. Open house Kinua Corporation is hold ing open house at its new o'fice Friday. March 14, 11 a m. to i) p m. Tours of the plywood plant will leave from the office on the hour, from 12 to 6 p m. If lame groups wish to arrange for a lour they may contact Monte Stookey'. 676-9183. Ext. 42 There will be a 5-minute movie on Kinzua's new tree harvesting machine. This will le .shown at intervals during ;he day. H A Chambers, contractor lor Evergreen Terrace will be available for questions. Some of the foresters w ill be present with maps of Kinua tree farms. Rotreshments will be serv- 12 and under 75c. Pre-schoolers Free .ounfy Trustee position is open One position on the Blue Mountain Community College Hoard of Education will be on the ballot in the college's budget election. May 6, Presi dent Hon Daniels announces. Daniels told the board that the term of board member Brent Morn, Hermiston, ex pires June 30 and that Horn had not yet decided whether he would seek re-election. Horn has served on the board since July 1963. Persons interested in run ning for the position are asked to contact Daniels or the college business office for further information. Candi dates must be residents of Morrow or Umatilla County. Term of office is four years, and deadline for filing is April 1 Arrest report Kenneth Ray Davis, 18, Irrigon, and three juvenile companions were arrested by Oregon State Police Feb. 11 and charged with theft in the second degree. They are accused of having in their . possession stolen copper wire, beer kegs and a motor taken from a storage shed owned by Ruben Wetherall, Arlington. Francisco Lepe Ramarez is accused of Ihe unauthorized use of a vehicle without the consent of the owner, Felipe Roman .Sogura. The Segura vehicle was stolen Feb. 12 and reported to the sheriff's de partment. David George McNary and Robert Leslie Humphreys are accused of theft in the second degree Both men are charged with the theft of gas caps at lone, the property of the Morrow County School Dis trict Two juvenile girls were arresled by Heppner City Police for shoplifting last week The girls were arrested for theft from a store on Main Strcol. Heppner. Dykstra Construction Co. rejHirled Ihe theft of a portable arc welder from the Kinzua Plant, The theft was reported to the sheriff's department Feb. 2fi. Estimated value of the welder is placed at $1,500. o9? "He's a veterinarian!" ruin liinJ I A Property as much Valuations on residential property in Morrow County will be increased on an average of 141 per cent for fiscal year 1975-76. Land values will be increas ed for tax purposes from about 170 to 200 per cent. This was the news given members of the Chamber of Commerce at Its Monday meeting by Bill Kletzer, appraiser. (It was Inter explained by Charlie Patching, county ap praiser, that the percentages were calculated by using this year's valuation as a base of 100 per cent. This means an average of 41 per cent raise on residential property to a high of too per cent on certain farm land. Deduct 100 per cent from any 1975-76 valuation to deter mine the increase over this year.) Kleter said the state has sent a directive to the Morrow County Assessor's office through the Department of Revenue to raise residential values throughout the urban areas of the county by 141 per uuuuuunnnnnnr 3 lbs. Folgers yoooooon Family Pac Loin End 4g Hormej Pork Pork Canned Chops Roast SI1,? $R9 $2.99 Nabisco Premium 1 lb. Salfines 59 Krusteaz 7 lbs. Pancake Hour $2.19 Kraft 8 oz. Salad Dressing 59 3 lbs. CRISC0 Prices effective V -V. -V I B values 100 as cent. The order is based, Kletzer said, upon the slate's ratio studies of sale prices to assessed values. The raises In Morrow County is to equalize values statewide. Kletzer said Ihe results of appraisals in Heppner to date indicate that the raises in values in town range between 1:15 and 150 per cent, with variations under that figure due to age deterioration of improvements and variations over due to additions or extensive remodeling. Main tenance variations seem to stay well within the averages, he said. Land value increases range from 170 to 200 per cent, but there have been a few instances where sales in an area indicated that land YOUW- ART MONTH -n PRICES GOOD FRIDAY, SATURDAY mwmm Coffee $1.99 March 7-8 MARKET fo rise per cent values there had been over estimated in prior appraisals, and corrections have boon made. March 23 PAT ROBERTS Popi.liu CoMi.try.UVMrrn Singer Miid THE COUNTRY BUGS MuUmI Family tiroiip Entertainment for the Entire Family advance tickets on naif at ( m,st lo Omst (.ardner' Men's Wrr IVIei s..n Jew rlry Mutiny's Drug Sponsored by Heppner Lions Club Columbia Basin Electric Co-op Heppner, fouuKMooouuoPOOOo "VI J1 Snows m w Clam Chowder 49t Western Family 18 oz. PRESERVES 89t 2 lbs. Velveeta CHEESE 1 Carrots 2 ibs. 490 Celery 4 stalks $1 Red or White 6 Ibs, New Potatoes $1 Red Delicious, Apples 4 ibs. $1 Phones: (Groc.) It's nice to save twice low price and S&H Green Stampa I I.IItK Alt V KXIMHITING t : ,f The small display cases at the Heppner Public Library are now filled with "What Nols" These small Items of Ivory, china, stone and straw were collected by the librarian, Mrs, W. W. Wealherford. Some are American, some KuroX'an, some Asian. Oregon QOtfOOOOOOOOl Picnics $1.69 Ill W W i-3 676-9614, (Meat) 676-9288 w7 UPI ' W A QWtOMtototctQ9ooaooooo I