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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 16, 1975)
Ulhiian in he ynofe address giia.M LA 1 1 - 1 1 m. ii , 11 1. f mm 1 man 1 '1, .'iimiili 1 Wiwr. ,. ( " ioti i -;rr..j, rjj:'.rjv' J TheBarnclt Motel stood on the corner of Main and C Streets, Lexington, OR. On the steps are It ul h and Charles Barnett, while the woman standing at the left on the balcony is Claudia Windsom, Mrs. Eliza Bcymer purchased the hotel in 1903 and renamed it Motel Lexington. The building presently houses Del's Market. Picture was taken In-fore 1906. (Courtesy of the Morrow County Museum) Oregon Congressman Al Ullman was the keynote speaker at the dedication ceremonies which included the dedication of the Port of Morrow's $15 million water supply and sewer treatment system and the recently completed Gourmet Foods Inc., potato processing plant, Boardman, Saturday. "We arc dedicating here today a product of a series of events, both for private indus try nnd a new way of life in Oregon," said Ullman. He continued, "As we look over this beautiful country, we are thrilled at the sight of circles and the pumping facilities." He called the Boardman area, "One of the most dynamic areas in the world today." Me also stated that he was totally dedicated to the proposed construction of the Alwnax plant and the nuclear power plant. He stated "New industry will bring problems to this area, however, with the proper management and planning the people of Oregon will be able to cope with the problems and preserve what they now have and keep the natural beauty of Oregon." He praised the Gourmet plant and the Port of Morrow's food processing park as an example of cooperation and coordination between differ ent agencies working togeth er. 'Today's high interest rates are hindering future expan sion," said Ullman,"and pri vate industry can't do any thing until we get back to sound interest rates." He also stated that environ mental regulations can cause problems for growth, and Congress will have to look at them and do some correcting. "In some cases we moved too far, and there is a need for reasonable regulations," he said. Ullman stated he represents one of the largest and the most beautiful districts in Congress and he expects to see more and more development in his district, "After all isn't this what America is all about," he concluded. Norman Hyder, president of Gourmet Foods Inc., who acted as the emcee of the dedication program, paid tri bute to the late Garland Swanson. who was the chair man of the Port of Morrow He stated, "A few years ago the drop in potato production prompted us to explore the Boardman area. We saw the potential of this area and it looked like the place to expand." "The climate and the soils are not only suited for potato production, but it has the longest period for out-of-field processing in the entire count ry, an average of 100 days per year. All of the potatoes processed at the Boardman plant are produced on farms in the general area, from both sides of the Columbia River. Projection for this year's crop is about 72 million pounds of product. The huge sub freezer storage which is part of the plant has a capacity of 8-'j million pounds ol finished product. The ultra modern processing facility was de signed to process and freeze up to 100 million pounds of french fries and hash brown potatoes per year. Port of Morrow president Oscar Peterson, lone, praised Ullman for his help in starting the Port of Morrow in 1965. Peterson said, "Ullman saw the need to develop a site for industrial work. ALL ULLMAN' THE TIMES Vol. 92, No. 35 Heppner, OR, Oct. 16, 1975 15c heat growers to hold meeting Co op board opposes welfare rates The annual fall meeting of he Morrow County Wheal Irowers League will h held tiursday, Oct. 16, 1975. at the me Grange Mall, lone. The committee meetings ill be held from 2 5pm at he Grange Mall. The dinner vill begin at 6 p.m. Mr. Matt Holding. Feed Grain Researcher from the Columbia Basin Research Center, Pendleton will be the principal speaker. The dinner will cost Jl W per person ih ihe mi. hiring cost provided by the Oregon Wheat League, and will be served by thr lone Grange Auxiliary This is our opportunity to have a say in the revolutions and programs for the Oregon Wheal League. The Board of Directors of Columbia Basin Electric Coop went on record as being opposed lo "social welfare" rates. The concern of the board is th raU"s and policies should reflect the cost of service to classes of consumers such as small business consumers, residential consumers, irriga tion consumers and large business consumers. Some Public Utility Com missions and some groups of You're invited ( . h i r you art cordially invited to attend the Retirement Dinner, honoring Dr. L.D. Tibbies, on Wednesday, Oct. 22, 197S, 7p.m. at the Heppner High School Cafetorium. Persons whose sur-names begin with A-M are requested to bring salads and persons whose names begin with N-Z are requested to bring desserts. consumers have expressed feelings that utility rate struc tures should provide subsidies to certain low income groups. Two years ago, the Colum bia Basin Electric Coop stud ied low usage levels and minimum usage levels to determine the effects of an increase in rate at these levels. It was determined that revisions in low usage areas of the rate structure had very, very little effect on older age members or lower income members. The Board passed the fol lowing resolution at their September Board Meeting: Resolution Utility Rate Design Certain groups of the public are requesting that utility rate structures be designed lo bring about conservation of energy resources and accom plishment of social welfare goals. We agree that new concepts in rate design and company policies should be studied and implemented as appropriate lo assure thai there is no discrimination of costs within and between classes of cus tomers and our members We believe, however, that attempts by utilities lo ach ieve income redistribution Rodeo court selected Mem tiers of the Morrow County Rodeo Board recently selected Patricia Van Scho iack as Ihe 1976 Fair and Rodeo queen Sunday, mem bers of the board selected the princesses to round out the court. Princesses selected to serve on the 1976 court are Kate Evans, Taml Otlmar, Janice Spaulding and Kimee Hague wood. Kate Evans, 16, is the daughter of Mr and Mrs. Vern Evans, Irrlgon. She is junior at Riverside High School and enjoys swimming and sewing as her hobbies. Taml Otlmar, 17. is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Alsup, Boardman. Tumi is a junior at Riverside High School and lists sewing and 4 H as her hobbies Janice Spaulding, 16, Is Ihe daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Spaulding Jr., Heppner. She is a junior at Heppner High School and says her hobbies are drawing, macrame and bike riding. Kimee Haguewood, I?, Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ron Haguevtood, Heppner. She Is a senior at Heppner High School and enjoys swimming and sewing. through arbitrary pricing of electricity is inappropriate, and such social programs must be the functions of prrper social agencies; and ha' electric rates and policies r ' he fairly based on the costs of service to classes ol consumers and members We believe electric systems should review their costs and methods of allocation of such costs to assure that rates and policies are, as closely as practicable, in accordance with costs of service to each customer class. We further believe that utility price subsidies for any class of customers through rate design ur.d policy are improper; and if subsidies for low income people are requir ed they should be programs for food and health services to those persons identified as requiring assistance. The Board felt the monkey ing with rates to utilize income status for ability to pay electric costs could only result in higher record keeping costs and higher administrative costs of the Cooperative. NOTICE The regular monthly meet ing of the Morrow County School Board will be held Monday, Oct. 20, at the A C. Houghton School, Irrigon, 7. 30 p m. New maps of cities available A revision of the city maps of ten Oregon Communities has just ben completed by the Slate Highway Division in cooperation with the Federal Highway Administration, it was announced by Fred B Klahoe. administrator. The communities affected are Echo. Elkton. Heppner, Jefferson. Juntura. Myrtle Point. Powers. Sodaville. Til lamook and achats These maps are drawn to a scale of 8no feel to the inch and are plotted on a 17-inch by 19-inch sheet and sell for 30 cents per sheet Reductions of these sheets to size 8'.. in. by II inch at a scale of 1.600 feet to Ihe inch are available at 10 cents per sheet. The cost of the map of a particular city may be deter mined by multiplying the number of sheets indicated for that city by either 30 cents or locents. depending on the size of Ihe map desired All of the communities listed are single sheets These maps may be pur chased by writing to Ihe Photocopy and Map Distri bution Unit. Room 17. State Highway Building. Salem, 97310. Checks should be made payable lo the Oregon Stale Highway Division. PNB offering phones for sale For the first time in its history. PNB is offering tele phones for sale, says Pacific Northwest Bell manager Dale SI us her. Not just any old telephones, though. A selection of ten new Weather brings fire relief Oregon's typical fall, rainy weather has finally relieved fire conditions throughout the state. The rains come as a welcome relief to Dept. of Forestry fire fighters after one of the driest Septembers on record. The weather has resulted in the removal of many forest use restrictions throughout the state. Fire season has been officially over as of 12:01 a m.. Oct. 9. in Benton, Clatsop. Clackamas. Columbia, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Marion. Mult nomah. Polk, Tillamook. Wa shington and Yamhill coun ties. Oregon's fire record on state and private lands this season has been excellent. The 1.360 fires reported is just slightly above average. The 3,270 acres burned is half of the 5-year average. instruments, called "Design Line", combines old-fashioned glamour with new-as-tomor-row efficiency. The new collection of decor ator telephones includes sleek low-profile sets with leather and metal trims, an elegant ivory and gold "French phone", hide-away sets in carved wooden boxes and an old favorite of the 1920s-the candlestick with the separate receiver. The candlestick in its rein carnated form is much more colorful than when grandpa had one on his desk. Instead of solid black, it now comes in red. white, or red-white-and blue with stars and stripes. The housings, or shells, of the phones will become the property of the telephone customers who order them. The working parts remain the property and the responsibi lityof the company, explains Slusher. All maintenance and repair of the equipment inside the housing will be done without charge by PNB. notice The Heppner Band Parents will host a dinner prior lo the Home -Coming game at the Heppner High School Cafetor ium. Oct 24 'v l't V'" V ,"H :-' 5? -s.:f -A'- 1 -rO f " - P 4 . ' ' , . . ' . - V I-'-.!'---. ' . . JF . . . "j i-v i t 1 " - ' t - - . ' ' ' i The 1976 Morrow County Fair and Kixleo queen and her court. From the left. Kate Evans, Janice Spaulding, gueen Patricia Van Schoiack, Kimee Haguewood and Taml Ottmar. 1
