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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (March 27, 1975)
BESSIE U OF ORE WET2ELL NEWSPAPER LIB EUGENE OR 97403 $119,992 within 6 limitation budget to council Gity .... y--g- -vif ' i-ti v' iT fr f&z V fp'r PAT ROBERTS entertained residents of the Heppner area for nearly an hour Sunday with a performance at the Heppner High School gymnasium. The program was sponsored by the Heppner Lions Club. S;;.v - """ - ( .. ' ' - . "S . ." " v. r:" ' -.isa-tr.-..-..; j-.r.-I7R:f3,:.;;.7A. v- ilfed III ff S, til tMLL- ...".'' .' . ' ,,.;k,',' "; . . a . -. '..........,..., HEPPNER LION Dick Sargent talks wilh a member of I the Evergreen Drifters, the musical group with the Pat ' Roberts Show. 1 FIRST DAY OF SPRING? Yes. Snow was "all over" on March 21, the beginning of spring according to the calendar. This scene was repeated at midday Tuesday (March 23 whi'ti heavy snow covered the town. It a No put from 8 to 10 inches of snow in the higher elevations English professor elected TtioiiKis Munck. chairman of the Hlue Mountain Com munity College Fngllsh department, has been eltried to the executive ecmmillee of the American Association of Departments of Fnglish. Mis apminlnient was antiotinced last week in New York where Munck attended a meeting of the national or ganization The association, made up of colleges and universities Martins tell of Holy Land tour Mr. and Mrs Fred Martin, lone, showed slides of their trip lo the Holy Land, which they visited in April. IH71. at Ihe Chamber of Commerce Monday. The Marlins took a series of tours from Jerusalem lo neighboring areas, visiting most of the places related to the travels of Christ. The Martins saw many relics of Ihe Israeli w ar of 17 along the road. Some were gun mounts left on the spot and which today are monuments to fallen soldiers. Pictures of their slides revealed forests, where a few years ago no trees existed. "The forests are man-made, with virtually every tree planted by hand." There is a Cancer Crusade opens April 1 Mrs. Lenna Smith and Mrs. Mary Bryant have been nam ed co-chairmen of the Ameri can Cancer Society's l!i"5 educational and fund-raising Crusade for Heppner in April when the theme will be; "We Want to Wipe Out Cancer in Your Lifetime." . Approximately 22 volun teers of Ihe Soroptimist Inter , national, will visit friends and neighbors and businesses in Heppner. They will promote public awareness of ways to protect against cancer. These volunteers are part of an army of 2,300,000 American Cancer Society volunteers '. ' . ( I lit iK' lioi tf the I'mleil Slates, is a branch o( the prestigious Modern l.,(iu;ii.ii;e vmh uiI ion ol inei'na II is concerned I'll ei'iuniuim atloiis Ix-lw cen all levels of l.iiiyii.ule !e,n hei s in Ihe counlrx and oilier problems, such .is i cilsn; slup Munck. v ho has been on the !M( f stall for to ears, was named to a special commillee to pioitiole public lilci,ii He is the onlv coniimimly college meiiiber ol Ihe executive coiiiiiiitlee ureal i eloreslaiion program Ihroughoiii most ol Israel IimI.iv. The Martins visited 1'ales time. Jericho, (ialilee, Ihe Dead Sea. and the Jordan River, as well as main oilier places in their travels Palestine is a rugged count ry, with plentv ol mountains in the area Wherever possible Ihe Is raehs have terraced the land in an cllort to retain Ihe moisture in Ihe soil for grow itig crops In some areas (hey grow ebal. grains and giapes. Fred Marl in explained. "The ones used lo make wme are grown along the ground as the v ines receive more heat Ihan those grown on trellises " mobilized for the 1!75 Cru sade. This is probably one of the greatest volunteer forces in history. They want to take cancer out of the medical books and put il into the history books. bical volunteers will attempt lohelp teach families how lo protect themselves against cancer. They will ask for support of the society's programs on behalf of re search, public and profession al education and service to the cancer patient. The local Crusade will begin in Heppner on April 1, and continue every day until May 1. The budget commillee for the City of Heppner Monday night approved the following budget for (he fiscal year l75 76: Tolal requirements:, 119,992 Total resources: 88.163 Ad valorem taxes required to balance budget ; 31.829 Estimated taxes not to be received. 5.093 Total ad valorem tax to be levied: 36.992 l-evy within the 6 per cent limitation:' 36.992 The budget is within the 6 THE Vol. 92. No. 6 City council Variances, permits approved A sHcial meeting of the lleppncr Common Council uas held Wednesday to consi der variance applications, building permits and bids for Phase 3 of Ihe city's water prie-i Variance applications were jramed to Richard Olson for a mobile home at 635 N. Shobe S . Bruce Clement. 595 S. Couii St.. lor a mobile home 'Mi his properly: Gary Wal-km- Cm Klder for a mobile home on his property: Farl S"uckinicr. to place a mobile Iioiih on the properly at 570 Vperi Si h ilh Ihe stipulation Oi.i' proof of the property Senator introduces shoplifting bill Sen Ken .lernsledl has ni'i oilin ed a measure which would le a significant deler lao' lo shoplifting in Oregon T!' measure would allow met chants to detain a possible sli.iplilter m his establishment il Hie merchant has a rea sonable iK'hef" thai shoplift in j has occurred, withoul hem;! subjiTt lo criminal and evil liability. Ciincnllv. merchants in the s'a'o are vvarv of approaching a siispericd shoplifter for fear In some areas of Israel, modern apartments have been bud!, leaiuiing solar heating dev ices mounled on the roof, which is a far cry from some ol ihe nomadic villages the Marlins saw on their trip. In nianv of the primitive villages, no one seems to be present However, the Martins were told that many of the peasants were not far from i heir villages. The Martins encountered many Jews riding donkeys, making the pilgrimage to Jerusalem along the same mule Jesus had taken. Among places of interest the Mai l ins visited were the Mount of Olives, St. Stephens or Ihe Lions Gale, the Wailing Wall site of the Last Supper, Garden of Gelhsemane, the tomb in the Holy Sepulcher, Garden Tomb and the site of the Empty Tomb. Reckless driving charged Russell Wellman, 22, Hepp- ner. was placed under a citizen's arrest, March 19, for reckless driving. Jerry Daggett, also of Heppner, made the arrest. Wellman was charged after driving his vehicle between school busses and children while the children were attempting to board busses at Heppner Elementary School. Wellman asked to be repre sented by counsel at his trial scheduled for April 3. percent limitation and will not require a vote of the people for its passage. However, it will be submitted to the city council for its approval. Any changes will be made at the next regular city council meeting. April 7. The proposed budget was approved by the budget com millee with the recommenda tion that the council consider the possibility of raising both water and sewer rates. If the council adopts the rate in creases it will bring an GAZETTE-TIMES Heppner. OR.. deeded to Siruckmier from Hill Scott be submitted to the ct' hall, alona with a letter from a neighbor rescinding her objections to the mobile Inline Ma vor .lorry Sweeney read ait application from Morrow Coim'v requesting a building wi mil on lois2and 3 of Valley View F.sia'os Subdivision for a piiiMisod medical clinic adja ceni lo Pioneer Memorial lloopital P was approved. M'er the ariances had I oon approved, buildinti per nii's were issued to the .ilipheniiK Merman Winter's ai'i'hea'ion for a new home on ot leual act inn if the individual has not committed any theft of merchandise. .lernsiedt says, "shoplifting is ueoinu lo be more of a problem ihan ever before. All dial is needed under this proposal is a reasonable assurance by the merchant thai shoplifting has occurred lor the merchant In detain the individual and call for a peace olbcer. The proposal gives more protection to the Oregon merchant. " I ; f : ..' 1 I i - V' '.' ! f " . ! " iV - K' ;-- " ; f rKr i c v- A fen $M-v n'" "1 ,Y ' I j .tei;- 1 1 estimated $12,600 in revenue to the city on the water rate increase only. The last time Ihe water rate was increased was in 1959. Although employees will receive a 10 per cent wage increase, the budget commit tee wanted to slay within the 6 per cent limitation of the budget. Il considered the (Htssibility of raising water and sewer rales rather than submit a higher budget to voters of Ihe city. The committee felt that with Mar. 27. 1975 , In' 2 block 3 of Valley View KsM'es a also approved. In o'her business the council ,)iproxcd Schedules B and Cof I'hasi :; of the water system. eiialiliiiL' contractors to order he necessary materials for 'he project Schedule A was del;ied. siibjfH't to obtaining 'lie necessary easements for he resenoir site. an sentenced for assault on Cory Scott Davis. Heppner. was fined si.ooSand sentenced 'o ,t year in jail Thursday - Mbnvr.g a plea of jtttlty to a cliarje of thu d degree assault !ipn a 9-month-old infant. Charles O'Connor, justice of he ieace. handed out Ihe seiiieiice. The senle've was made ciindoional. however, when Dav is inld the court he plans o ii to work in Alaska and perhaps remain there per manently. O'Connor, w ith the approval of Ihe district attor ney, said he would be released il and when ihe job in Alaska nia'eriahed. and upon these conditions: that the defendant make arrangements to be come gainfully employed in MR. AND MRS. FRED MARTIN re-appraisal of property in the city limits and the passage of the school budget, voters might reject another tax increase for the city's budget a! this time. Present at the budget com mittee meeting were Ken Belcher, chairman: Gene Pierce. Larry Mills. Glen Ward. Carl Spaulding: council members Ray Boyce. Warren Plocharsky. Leece Martin and Ernie Teresa: Marshall Love gron. city recorder: and Chief of Police Dean Oilman. 13c In the discussion for the hinnt; of an inspector for Phase 3. Sw eeney staled that S'ove Anderson would furnish an inspector at Sll per hour for a 40-hour week. The required length an inspector would be needed was estimat ed a' 2o weeks, it was passed with the stipulation that the cfst for the inspector not rvceed S8.on. infant laka: thai he notify the eouniy clerk of such employ ment and go immediately to ha' place of employment: 'h.o he shall not return to or en'ec Morrow County withoul las' havint! notified the coun ty clerk and receive permis sion to return: that he refrain bom the use of all alcoholic beverages: that he abide by die law and commit no further violations, and that he keep 'he court advisea of his whereabouts at all time, including filing his telephone mimlwr with Ihe court. Davis is now in the Umatilla County Jail pending employ ment arrangements in Alaska. II such employment does not develop. Davis will serve out ihe court's sentence.
