Image provided by: Morrow County Museum; Heppner, OR
About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 25, 1975)
- i BIN lands turned over to Vildlife Service lone accepted for flood insurance Heppner man Taxes to increase injured igr 9. TIIK CAZKTTK TIMKS. Heppner. OH. Thursday. IVc. 25. 1375 A hill which would protect I he nution's wildlife preserves from hcing caught up in an (idininislrutive noose und tur ned over to the llurcau of Und Management, un agency Ihut is historically more ul tuned to mining und grazing interests Hum to conservation, hus been approved hy the Senate Com-im-rce Commit lee. Sen. Itttti I'uckwond i H-Oll i vtlm inlriMluced this lull with Sen, IxH-Metculf lU MTt.lust M.n-rh. said the legislation should reported out of the ifiinmillee to the Senate floor early next yeur. Tlie proposal specifically (Musters management ol three wildlile rcliiges from Ihe Hun mi of Lund Management (Aer lo the Klsh und Wildlile Service, und Rives the Fish ,ini Wildhle Service sole jurisdiction over the entire National Wildlile Itcluge Sys lent which reaches Into W of llie VI stales. ; The three ranges include the diaries Sheldon Anlelojie He luge lying In the southeastern mi ner ol Oregon und stretch iDU inlo Sevuda. the Charles Hussel Nutionul Wildlife Kan Re in Montana und Kofa Game H. i nue in Arizona "The Hureuu of Lund Muna Rcmcnt has publicly admitted that H I per cent of the range- I. iikI it manages is In fair, jxMir. or hud conililion. and no aiiarenl elfort is being inude lo improve it." Sen, Packwood said, "These three preserves constitute more lhan 2 million acres of the mil ion's most iiiiiortant wildlife conserva tion ureas that are essential lo the preservation of several rare anil endangered spe cies." he said. "I don'l iM-licve we can Jusiily lurninR these lands oxer lo HI.M knowing the history of this ugency's inter ests in RrainR. mining and oil and Rax leusiiiR. If we do, we might as well say the hung man's cominR." Sen. Pack iinkI said, The Kish and Wildlife Ser- ice has the professional ex perlise and a Ioiir history of dealing Hh wildlife problems and would Ik1 heller utile lo manage these lands, he said. The U.S. Department of HousinR and Urban Develop ment announced recently that effective Nov. 11. 1975. lone. OU hus been accepted inlo the Nutionul Flood Insurance ProRrum. This mean that Individual property owner are now eli'ible'to buy flood Insurance protection at affordable federally-subsidized rate, offer Iiir more extensive coverage under the expanded program authorized by the IS73 Flood Disaster Protection Act. Under the emergency pro gram us amended Dec. 31. lo;:i. flood insurance at subsi dized premium rates will be mailable on structures in amounlH up lo H5.000 for sinRle family dwellings and up lo SHMi.oooon multi-family and non-residenlial properties and up to Jio.ooo per unit on residential contents and SIIHi.ihhi on nonresidential contents. After a rale study hus been completed in the community, coverage up to double the above amounts w ill be uvailuble at actuarial rates. As provided under the 1973 Act. buildinRs that are newly constructed or substantially improved aHer the areas having special flood hazards are identified may be insured under the National Flood Insurance Program at subsi dized rates until the rale study hus been completed tor Dec. .11. 1974. whichever is later). Once a building is eligible for such Insurance it continues to Ik eligible for such insurance as long us the community continues to participate in the program. The 1973 Act also provides that all buildings located within the special flood hazard ureas of a community partici pating in the program must tie covered by flood insurance after Mar. I. 1974. in order to be eligible for any form of mortgage loan from a Federally-insured or bank or savings and loan association, or from any Federal agency. AfU r June' 30. 1975 no such loans may be approved in communities that are now participating in the flood insurance proRram. eJ IvO 7r m jw run -i ' a i . i mm VilMlhiKiU y mm TTTTTTl Turner, Van Martcr & Bryant Insurance Heppner, Ore.,. , 1 V 'A f A 1 OTT'S ELECTRIC Randy & Bernice Bob Rcavis, Roger Schoonover ' , and Pat Dougherty VlM. iiiienl iilliinu SEASON'S I -VPS' MILES TIRE SERVICE s Heppner, Or. i Q I sfi j AHe-l. Ster tini-iliier V Wayne Ball. Heppner. suf fered multiple cuts and brui ne in a single car accident, last Wednesday afternoon. The accident occured as Ball was traveling toward Heppner and Ins pickup truck left the highway and rolled over an embankment. First aid was rendered at the scene of ihe accident by Morrow County Health Nurse Pal Wright and another mo torist. Karl Avers. Ball was taken to Pioneer Memorial Hospital and re leased from Ihe hospital Saturday. A passenger in the vehicle. David Gene Owen. Heppner. was lodged in the Hcrmiston City Jail following the acci dent on charges Of disorderly conduct and resisting arrest. Owen appeared before Jus tice of the Peace Charles O'Connor Thursday and pled guilty to the charges after refusing counsel. Justice of the Peace Charles O'Connor postponed sentenc ing Owen until Jan. 2. Owen is to rejHirl to Ihe mental health clinic before Jan. 2: mean while he is free on his own recognizance. Some Or egon wage earners will find a bigger bile taken from their January pay che cks, while others will think they've had a small pay increase. The reason for the changes is Ihe new withholding tax tables which become effective Jan. I. 197B. reports Oregon revenue department director John J. 1-nbdell. "Oregon's tax tables have not been revised since 1964 and federal taxes, upon which the Oregon tables are based, have been changed several limes since then. We believe ihe overall effect is that a person will have less addi tional cash to pay when filling his or her tax return in 19." he says. For example, a single tax- oaver with no exemptions earning between $I.ono-l.o: a month will have S4 more a month withheld. While a married taxpayer earning the Mine amount will get an additional $." a month. A single taxpayer claiming two exemptions and earning between ll.ooo-l.o:Rt a month w ill have SI I more withheld. Whereas the married person ilh two exemptions and earning the same amount will receive an extra $2 in the pay envelope. Tlie table are designed lo withhold even dollar amounts. WELL DRILLING ATTENTION FARMERS & RANCHERS Of EASTERN OREGON Mm ! BiSBm C. ! Pinms hmmm, MfMt to D ta. M h. to. 1 tf Mtr. enmM, Btflfct M MM ft. "WE CAN CUT IT" WALLACE WELL DRILLING Coll Pnditon 2-w Heppner Elks Lodge B.P.O.E. Ho. 358 1 New Year's Eve Crab Feed & Dance LEATHER COATS Cleaned QUALITY CLEANERS 421S.Maln Pendleton 276-2142 Music by y DEPOT II j 1J 9 - 2 a.m. Crab Feed 6:30 - 8:30 .J For Elks and Out ol town guests only Wed., Dec. 31 .: vv. 1 "Qv. .4:.' , , ,v 55 11. .-s ... ..V. -1 Of,. 1JSM&. Christmas has changed greatly since the time of Dickens but there's one thing that's still the same-the heartfelt greeting of friends to one another as they celebrate the festive season . . . "Have a very merry Christmas!" C3 o 3 nun IE?
