1975 food bills higher
If you are the record keep
ing type of homemaker, you'll
probably find (hat your 1975
fix) bills are about nine per
cent higher than they were in
1974.
Molly Saul, extension home
economist, say the nine per
cent figure would agree with
the average Increase in retail
food prices predicted for '75 by
the U.S. Department of Agri
culture. Food prices advanced shar
ply during June and July
following a period of relatively
stable prices during the winter
and early spring Prices again
stablized during the late
summer leaving the third
quarter average about four
per cent above the previous
quarter and about a tenth over
Bicentennial Forum
a year earlier.
Rising prices will continue
next year, too, Mrs. Saul
reports. Under the "most
likely" conditions, food prices
may show modest quarter-to-quarter
rises in the first half of
1976. In the first quarter,
output of meat and poultry
may decline slightly while the
second quarter may see small
seasonal price increases for
beef, fruits and vegetables.
Strengthening domestic de
mand and increased market
ing costs will also place
upward pressure on prices,
For the January-June per
iod of 1976, food prices will
likely average around seven
per cent above the previous
year.
Pioneer
Profiles
THE FLORENCE FAMILY
fly Justine YVrathrrford
Christmas Tree Permits
Umatilla National Forest
Heppner Ranger District Office
will be open on Saturday,
December 13, 1975
from 8.0 a.m. until 1.00p.m.
to sell Christmas tree permits.
Permits are $1.00 per tree and
maps with designated
cutting areas and
cutting regulations
are available:
1
is
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Lasts all year long
Is occasionally educational
Often humorous
Sometimes infuriating
Doesn't cost very much
Gets the adrenalin running
every Thursday for 52
consecutive weeks
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gXzette-times
(A nice Gift Certificate will
be sent to the "gif tee" in
your name. A wonderful
way to be remembered
the whole year long for only
16 in Oregon, $7 elsewhere)
Three generations of Flor
ences have proved up on
homesteads on Upper Willow
Creek. First were the brothers
Sterling P, (called Price) and
Umi Albert (called AJ who
ran cattle from their home
steads to the Columbia River
before there were any fences
at all.
The present -day Florences
are Al's son Norman and his
wife Beulah (formerly Miss
Cammell from Iowa ) who also
hotnestcaded on land ad
Joining his parent's place.
They live on this beautiful spot
where Norman was born in
1893 and has never left.
Norman's mother, Ella Kim
sey Florence, and her husband
Al boughf a claim from a
Keithley that joined the Price
Florence place and enlarged
the family holding.
The Florence family was
important in Oregon History
before Price and Al came to
Willow Creek Their father.
Norman's grandfather, Albert
Burn Florence was the first
senator from Lane County in
the first state legislature. His
wife was Katherine Skinner
for whose family Skinner
Butte near Eugene is named.
The town of Florence on the
coast in Lane County is named
for this pioneer family.
Norman and Beulah cele
brated their 601 h wedding
anniversary this fall in their
attractive, modern home sur
rounded by its lovely yard and
a tremendous vegetable gard
en. Beulah has decorated their
home with her needlework,
unusual, colorful pictures for
med in many special stitches
and needlepoint tapestry
clmirseats and pictures. A
very special feature is a
hand-carved hanging clock
that belonged to Norman's
grandparents Beulah says
she cares for their flowers, but
Norman is the vegetable
gardener and he always
insists on planting a very big
garden.
Among the many, family
treasures is an account ledger
dating back into the ItWOs that
was kept by Norman's father.
It contains the names of many
families that are still repre
sented in the county who
purchased farm products
from Al Florence. It also
shows that he paid helpers $1
per day for their labor.
The Florence's son Eugene
Louis died in August 1967, His
son Gary and Gary's two sons,
the greai grandsons of whom
the Florences are so fond,
lived in Eugene for many
ears. Gary has moved to
Klamath Falls where he is
working as a C P A (corpor
ate controller) for Jcld Wen.
Inc. The great grandsons are
David Norman. 8. and Mark
Eugene 4. who proudly carry
their grandfather's names
The Florence's daughter,
Mary Eleanor iMrs. Dean
Gilmani an officer of the
Heppner Branch of the First
National Bank is well known
in Morrow County.
The life and death of a
government agency; Lyndon
Johnson creates the Office of
Economic Opportunity in 1964
to wage his "war on poverty."
Richard Nixon virtually dis
mantles it in 1973. scattering
its surviving functions among
other agencies.
TAXPAYERS RECEIVE
REDUCTIONS
Jl DGE JONES RECEIVES
AWARD FROM AOC
Morrow County Judge Paul
Jones received a plaque
Monday at the Chamber of
Commerce. The plaque was
presented to Judge Jones by
County Commissioner Warren
McCoy, on behalf of the
Association of Oregon Coun
ties for his many years of
service to the community and
the AOC.
l-ess than 65 per cent of
Morrow County's taxpayers
paid their taxes in time to
receive a three per cent
reduction given for paying the
full amount.
After all payments received
at her office, including those
mailed were tallied, Elvira
Irhy, tax collector, released
the figures, Thursday.
Last year the discount
totaled $4ti.8o. The main
change was in the public
utility payments In the past
they have been paid in full by
the Nov, 15 deadline.
SPRAY NEWS
Government
The Growth of
Bureaucracy
"Government, even in its
best state, is but a necessary
evil; in its worst state, an
intolerable one." Thomas Pa
ine. "I saw the Civil Service
debauched and demoralized. I
saw offices distributed to
incompetent and unworthy
men as a reward for the lowest
ot dirty partisan work. I saw
many men employed to do the
work of one man. I saw (he
money of the people shame
fully wasted to keep up
electioneering funds , , ."
George H. Pendleton, 1883.
"I don't make jokes; I Just
watch the government and
report the facts." Will Rogers.
Little more than a century
ago, 51.000 civilians worked
for the United States. Today
3.000,000 do so. This vast
bureaucracy administers and
enforces laws, collects taxes,
pays pensions, insures bank
deposits, operates dams, reg
ulates farms and industries,
busts trusts, investigates cri
mes, prosecutes offenders,
gathers intelligence. Is this
what we mean when we talk
about "the Government"?
How did this un-elected Gov
ernment grow up? Does it in
fact wield excessive powers?
Certainly it can irritate us
with its red tape and its
remoteness. But it also ad
ministers programs that rea
ch practically every Ameri
canfrom the widow on Social
Security and the indigent on1
Medicaid to the college stu
dent in need of a loan and the
airline in need of a subsidy. In
effect, it implements the laws
and policies of the nation. Can
we do with lessof it? Or should
we accord a higher standing to
the "bureaucrat"? Should we
be paying more attention to
recruiting good people into the
government and to reward
ing those who are there? Can
government take care of the
common good without people,
offices, agencies with which to q
do it?
Loyally and party service
are at first (he chief qualifi
cations for government posi
tionsthe "spoils system."
Under the Pendleton Act in
1883, competitive examina
tions are required for branch
es of the public service that
are "unclassified" by the
President or the Congress.
The act establishes a Civil
Service Commission and a
merit svstem.
By MARY A. WILLIAMS
President June Troxell call
ed a meeting Monday evening
of the Ladies Auxiliary of the
American Legion and plans
were made for a Christmas
party to include members and
families of both Auxiliary and
legion. There will be a
potluck supper, gift exchange
and, hopefully. Santa Glaus
will accept his invitation.
Diane Petersen attended the
meeting and gave an enjoy
able report on her trip to Girls'
State.
The Auxiliary ladies have
thirty dozen cookies prepared
for mailing to Medford's
While City Domicile.
Spray Grange held a busi
ness meeting Tuesday evening
for election of officers and
those seated include Bob
Troxell, Master; Clara Stre
ckcr. treasurer; Ceclia Reed,
lecturer. Eddy Cress. Over
seer; Gus Slrecker, steward;
Alta Spaulding, assistant ste
ward; Ella Munjar, Chaplain;
Martina Warren. Gatekeeper,
and Edith Chapman, Ceres,
with selection of the two
remaining graces pending.
A television board meeting
was held al the Roby Chappell
home Monday evening. The
annual meeting will be Dec.
16. 7.30 p.m. at the Grange
Hall.
The weekly Senior Citizen
group met Thursday and
dinner was served to approxi
mately 40 people. The usual
Bingo playing ensued and
furnished Ihe afternoon's en
tertainment. Illness is prevalent in our
community with Rene Fisher
hospitalized at Prineville for
observance and treatment.
Marie Britt reports her
mother. Edna Hopper of
Heppner. progressing rather
slowly at St. Anthony's. Pen
dleton and Ethel Simmons, a
former Spray resident is
recovering at Good Samaritan
following surgery, Nov. 28.
Mr. and Mrs. DeWayne Sim
mons have been in Portland
visiting her through the week.
Christmas shopping, busi
ness and medical appoint
ments took Spray people to
John Day through the week
and included Tuck Jackson,
Alice Deitz. Laurel Kelsay.
Mrs. Don Troxell and Mrs.
1-arrv Brisbois,
And in Prineville were (he
Bob Ashmeades and Mr. and
Mrs. Odell Adams.
Harry and Ruth Phelps
were business visitors at the
county seat from the Corn Cob
Ranch in the Winlock area on
Thursday.
Juanila Fisher was plea
santly surprised when unex
pected visitors arrived from
Bend to share the recent
holiday with her. They were
Elhel Livingstone and her son
Edward. Ethel's granddau
ghter and family, the Steve
Shaws and daughters Juanita
and Marcie.
The Livingstones and Fish
ers were neighboring ranch
ers through many friendly
years in the Kahler Basin
section where Juanita, alone
now. still maintains and
operates her ranch. With the
able assistance, she com
ments, of her dog Taffy. Upon
asking to what breed Taffy
may lay claim Juanita re
plied, "mixed. Love and
know-how." And assured me
ranching could become an
impossibility without this fai
thful canine companion.
May I refer the younger set
to the local post office for a
viewing of the attractive
Santa's Letter Box. Placed
there. I am informed, by one
of Simla's helpers. Mrs. Doug
Hosken
Page 7. THE GAZETTE TIMES. Heppner. OR. Thursday. Dec. II. 1975
Hew Oregon Drivers
Licenses in July
Although the effective date
is still more than a half a year
away, the Oregon Motor Vehi
cles Division is hard at work
preparing to provide Oregon
drivers with a color photo
driver's license beginning in
July 1976.
A new law. passed by the
1975 legislature, authorized
issuance of color photo licen
ses, the type of license already
issued in more than 30 other
states. Oregon, in fact, will
become the last state in the
west to issue photo licenses as
a more positive way to
identify drivers.
Here's how the conversion
to a photo license will occur:
During the first two years,
any driver born on an odd
numbered birthdate. such as
the 1st. 3rd. 5th or 25th will be
required to appear in person
to renew a driver's license.
The renewal notice sent by
the division will be placed in a
camera and a picture of it and
the driver will be taken
together. This process actual
ly produces the license itself.
When drivers leave the office
they will take with them their
new licenses, valid for four
years, instead of two years.
The fee will be SO. actually $1
more than would be paid for
the same length of time (four
years i now.
Since the renewal notice is
an important part of the
process, drivers should be
sure to keep DMV informed of
any address change so their
renewal notices wili be sure to
reach them. There is no fee for
a change of address on a
driver's license.
While people born on odd
numbered birthdates are gett
ing their new style licenses,
those born on even-numbered
birth dates, such as the 2nd.
4th. 6th or 26th. will be
encouraged by mail, just as
most people now do. They will
receive old-style licenses
without photos and their
licenses will be valid for only
two years. The fee will be $4.
Ihe same as at present.
The law provides that dri
vers with even-numbered bir
th dates may request a photo
license during the first two
years of the program, but
their licenses will be valid for
only two years and the fee will
be $5 an extra dollar to cover
the cost of the photo license
and the other costs involved.
During the final two years
July. 1978 to June 1980 dri
vers with even-numbered bir
th dates are scheduled to get
photo licenses, valid for four
years, and pay the new $9 fee.
By mid-1980 all 1.6 million
drivers in the state will be
converted to the photo license,
valid for four years, with
approximately one-fourth of
the licenses being renewed
each year.
If experience in other states
is duplicated here, the division
expects the photo license to be
very popular. Motor vehicle
officials in other states indi
cate wide public acceptance
because the photo license
provides a much better identi
fication and because it is
issued right at the office
instead of being mailed.
The photo license will prob
ably make it easier to cash
checks, but the Motor Vehicle
Division points out that it has
important law enforcement
and traffic safety benefits as
well, such as making it more
difficult for suspended drivers
to borrow or steal someone
else's license It also makes it
more difficult to counterfeit or
alter a license. In case of an
accident, a photo license also
helps to correctly identify
victims.
WHO
DOES IT? HAS IT?
Service Directory
Automotive
SIIERRELL CHEVROLET,
INC.
Drugs, Prescriptions
Insurance
Complete Sales Sen ice
3rd. Main llermiston
HERMLSTON DRUG
Free prescription
Mail Service
Open9a.m.to7p.m.
Gifts fur all occasions
Snack Bar
DONALD L. TOWING
1035 N. 1st. llermiston, OR
56" 5743 Home 567-2397
For all your insurance
needs, evening appointments
available
Building Supplies
SEE US FOR ALL YOUR
BUILDING SUPPLIES
We feature Roysrn Paints
Tl'.M-A-LUM LUMBER CO.
Tim Muore. Mgr.
432 SE Dorion 2764:21
PENDLETON
Cafes, Lounges
Cal'S LOUNGE CAFE
Specialist in mixed drinks
and fine foods.
Heppner t:i.mi
MEDICAL CENTER
PHARMACY
Free mailing service on
prescriptions
-Hospital Supplies
Open Mon-Fri.9-6p.m.
Sal. 9-1 p.m.
Located in the Medical
Center. 1100 Southgale
Pendleton
276 1331
Floor Covering
RAY BOYCE INSURANCE
AGENCY
Health. Fire. Auto. Marine
Group Plans
Ray Boyce. 676-5384
676-962.1 Heppner
Construction
Special j
5
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Saturday, Dec. 13
Get your lubcoil filter and tune up
now, and have your engine steam
cleaned FREE.
Reg. Gasoline 59.9
Open 8 to 8, 7 days a week
THE LEXINGTON CHEVRON STATION
VlcKlinger,Mgr.
Lexington, Oregon
NOTICE: Traveling Bake
Sale, lone, Dec. 19, 10:30 a.m.
Heppner
B.P.O.E.
No. 358
FOR ELKS ONLY
Thurs,,Doc. 11
Reg. Lodge 8pm.
Fri.,Dec.l2
Dinner by Jim
Dance for all Elks
by the Harvest
2a m.
Sal .Dec. I?
Pinochle 7:30p.m.
CIRCLE "D" TRENCHING
Guaranteed Performance
Irrigation Drain Tile
Power Cable
Bonded and Licensed for
Sewer and drain fields
Trenching of all kinds
Robert Duncan Heppner
PH. 676-555
RIVERBEND
CONSTRUCTION CO.
Coi.rrele Aggregate
Crushed Rock
Drain Rock
Asphalt Paving
Excavating Grading
Umatilla, OR.
22-4223
UMATILLA READY-MIX
Open every weekday,
and Satui days and
Sundays if necessary.
PH. 176 MM ar WM467 .
KEIMIG Fl.OORCOVERING
Carpels, draperies, linoleum
counter tops, ceramic tile,
flooring, sundries
Sales installation
SOON. 1st St.
llermiston. Or.
o;ily
MR FLOOR COVERING
Carpet, linoleum, ceramic
Tile, kitchen cabinets
Free estimates
All work guaranteed
Matt Hughes
422 Linden Way
676 94IH
Heppner
Furniture
RICK'S HOUSE OF
DISCOUNTS
New Used
Furniture Appliances
Aulhorlied Norge Dealers
::oo V First, llermiston
567-0
WILCXIX FURNITURE
AND APPLIANCES
See as before you buy your
color TV or iterea system
254 W. llermiston Ave,
$67-2201 llermiston
Laundromat
HEPPNER LAUNDROMATT
Monumenlo
SWEENEY MORTUARY
Cemetery, grave marker
Granite, Marble, Bronte
24-Hr. phone
676-1606 r 676-1226
Also serving lone Lexington
Heppner, P.O. Box 7
Optometrist
DR. E.K. SCIIAFFITZ
Optometrist
Next to Hotel Heppner
entrance.
676 946S
Heppner
Saw Sharpening
ED S PRECISION SAW
TOOL SHARPENING
SERVICE
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Ph. 676-9913 or 676-9281
Alfalfa St. Heppner. OR.
Physcians-Surgeons
GERALD A. JONES. M.D.
Physician and Surgeon
116 E. Ilurlburt. Hours:
Mon. thru Thurs., 9 a.m..
11:30 p.m.; 1:30 pm. -5 pm.
Fri.,9a.m.-I p.m.
llermiston. OR. J7X3S
Radiator Service
JONES RADIATOR
SERVICE
Now is the time to get your
harvest equipment ready
before the rush season
1315 N. 1st. 567-6916
llermiston, OR.
Sewing Machines
SINGER
Sales & Service
We repair all makes
and models
GROGANS
Approved Singer Dealer
243 S. Main
Pendleton 276-2352
Steel Siding
NORTHWEST ALUMINUM
Aluminum and steel siding
awnings, carports, patios and
skirting
Pendleton. OR
2734354
276 3737
Title Insurance
MORROW COUNTY
ABSTRACT AND TITLE CO.
Title Insuranca
Office In Petert Bldg.
Heppner