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Change in Irallic laws Oregon drivers, pedestri ans, bicyclists and motorcy clists will be faced with learning .nany new or chang ed traffic laws on July 1 when the state's new traffic code takes effect, but police agen cies already have launched a training program on the new code. The 7 hour training pro gram, sponsored by the Board of Police Standards and training, started Jan. 12. Training sessions are schedu led in over 30 cities throughout the state between now and May 25. The training sessions in clude a sight -sound program, developed in cooperation with the Department of Justice and supplemented with instruction by selected District Attorneys, Deputy District Attorneys and representatives from the De partment of Justice. The Oregon State Police also has launched a training program for its officers with a 12 hour class conducted at its training center near Red mond. Approximately half of the State Police officers will receive training on the new code at the center during a six week period and the remain ing officers will be trained MTtnJTJ 01 Standard 276-0330 6 ft or 7-ft. Stretch SPECIAL Farmore Pump & Irrigation Dept. is having an introductory sale on pumps What kind of pumps do we sell? Name a Kind! jets submersible sand centrifugal turbine 25 percent off on all domestic models Give us a call ; we'll be glad to give an estimate, or send a representative to appraise your needs. Call 276-3160 A Printing with a later in their district offices. The 1975 legislature approv ed a major revision of Oregon's rules of the road and changed laws governing adju dication of traffic offenses following an Interim study. The effective date was set for July 1 to allow adequate time to revise procedures, train police, court and motor vehi cle personnel and acquaint the public with the new laws. A public education pro gram, conducted by the Motor Vehicles Division and parti ally financed with federal funds, will begin in June. FARMKK.8 HOME AI). MOV ES The Farmers Home Admi nistration office, Pendleton, will be closed Thursday and Friday, Jan. 22-23, while they move to their new office in the US DA Agriculture Service Center. The new address will be 1229 S.E. 3rd, south of Hwy I80N, adjacent to the Indian Hills Motor Inn. Telephone numb ers will remain the same. The agency plans to open at the new location Monday, Jan. 26 to serve the rural residen ces of Umatilla, Morrow and Gilliam counties. .We have a fine selec tion of used trucks, pickups and car. Contact: Dan Hays l.ylr SprlKRl Ijirry Brown l.rnr Rrnvkfl Marbro Datsun 515 S.E. Dorian Prndlelon NOTICE Let us help you with your printing requirements. Years of experience in the printing industry will be directed to solving your problems. From planning to the completed product, the Gazette - Times printing plant and personnel can do it all. Call 676-9228 for assistance. f Enrollment at Blue Moun tain Community College is continuing the steady climb started last year, according to President Ron Daniels. Winter term enrollment of day students is three per cent over last year's winter term and, for the second year in a row, exceeded the previous fall term enrollment. BMCC now has 985 day students enrolled, Daniels said, an increase of 29 over winter term 1975 and up five students over last fall term. Enrollment growths started in the fall of 1974 when the figure was two per cent over fall 1973. Fall term 1975 enrollment showed a three per cent increase over fall 1974. Although final figures are not yet available, enrollment in the college's evening pro gram appears to be slightly ahead of last year's, Daniels added. "This is a healthy trend." Daniels said, "indicating the college has not only reached maturity but also a desirable level of staility. I'm very happy with this kind of growth." REPAIRS COMPLETED Repairs to Blue Mt. Com munity College's new indoor swimming pool have been completed and the pool will open Monday, Jan. 19. The pool was approved Friday for public use by state inspectors. Several cracks developed in the pool last fall shortly after it was first filled with water. Repairs were made by the contractors, with no addition al charge to the college. Neither the pool nor other facilities of the MeCrae Acti vity Center have been accept ed by the college. Although the pool was built primarily as a teaching sta tion, the following times have been set aside for public use of the facility: Adults8a.m.. week days; noon to 1 p.m. week days; 7-10 p m. Thursdays. Family swim-5:30-7 p.m. Mondays & Wednesdays; noon to 5 p in. Saturdays. Public swim 2-5 p m. Sun days. , Children under 16 must be accompanied by a parent. There will be no charge for individuals using the pool. Towels are not available at the college. College President Ron Dan iels said he 'encourages public use of the pool and other facilities in the McCrae Activity Center when not being used for college pur poses. I would like to see people from Milton Freewat er, Heppner. Hermiston. and all other areas of our district take full advantage of these facilities." In addition to the pool, the MAC includes a gym. handball courts, weight training and wrestling room. Schedules for all the activities are available at the MAC. Irail aaV "aim, The Oregon State Highway Division's new Oregon Trail brochure was presented to the American Revolution Bicen tennial Commission of Oregon at the State Capitol, Wednes day. The brochure, a new version of a past Highway Division publication on the historic pioneer route, was presented to Commission Chairman Da vid L. Davies by Stale Travel Information Officer Victor Fryer at a Commission meet ing in the Governor's office. The revised edition was pub lished as a contribution to the celebration of the nation's bicentennial in Oregon. Resembling the Highway Division's Lewis and Clark brochure in size and format, the new Oregon Trail folder features a detailed map of the trail in Oregon. Significant geographical and historic Columbia Basin reports revenue Columbia Basin Electric Coop has reported on the 1975 calendar year revenues. Total revenues from electric power sales were $1,315,540 in 1975 compared to $1,131,781 in 1974. The major surprise was in the area of irrigation sales where revenues showed no percentage increase. The re venues were $320,747 in 1975 compared to $319,298 in 1974 for slightly more than only a $1 ,000 increase. The Kwh sales to irrigators were 32,929,999 Kwhs in 1975 compared to 30,493.159 Kwhs in 1974. The average cost paid by the irrigators dropped from 1.05 cents in 1974 to .97 cents per Arrested Four men charged with butchering a bull on Boeing land, last week, were arraign ed in Justice Court Thursday on charges of theft in the first degree. Charles Clestus Thompson, 45, Charles Scott Thomason, 19; Kenneth Wayne Thoma son. 22; and Harland Neff. 47, all of Boardman were arrest ed by Oregon State Police. They were bound over to the grand' jury and taken to jail in lieu of bail. Robert Perry Risley. 17. Irrigon, was arraigned on a charge of burglary in the second degree. A trial date will be set. Forest officers in the I'kiah Ranger District discovered two men, Larry S. Larkin of Harrisburg and Herman J. Rosenberg, Junction city, cutting live and dead lodge pole pine without a permit. The trees were being cut into eight-foot lengths for sale to the Lousiana Pacific Mill. Pilot Rock. The men appeared in the nearest Forest Service Court at Bend. OR. Magistrate Harry A. English fined them $7080. On the same day that Rosenberg and Larkin were cited, Edmund E. Warner. Slanfield was fined $25 for cutting trees outside of his permit area and was billed for 67 pieces of kxlgepole taken Both incidents took place in early December near Granite Meadows. THK OI NTY HEREFORD Range Bull Sale Si llrrrford Bulln-SJ Horned A Polled dear PrdlRrfrd Rungr Hulls Reing Offered re the lops from In llrrrford llrrds of Oregon Clear Pedigrees guaranteed b Consignors Thrrt will ben tale In the Northrlwhrrr there mill be th selection ffrrrd such Mlbl. F AIRGROINDS l.tCrande, Oregon t.unrb will be served by I'nion County Cow Relies WEDNESDAY. 1KB. 4 Sale I p.m., Show l:M a.m. Free delivery central point oo highway up tn Otmllrs at buyer rlh For further Information write or rail Da ve Shepherd P.O. Rn 711. Elgin. Or. ,7S rb.43J-31M landmark! and Other DOintS of interest are indicated on the map, as are the locations of today's major highways along the route. An account of the obstacles, hardships and adventures that confronted the Oregon Trail migrants as they crossed the state accompanies the map. Much of the account, which includes descriptions of the journey in the words of the pioneer travelers, is based on research performed by Steph en D. Beckham, associate professor of history at Linfield College. Brief summaries concern ing the origination of the Trail and its path from Indepen dence. MO, to the Willamette Valey also are included in the folder. Photographs show por tions of the route in Oregon as they appear today. 3 . Kwh in 1975. The large commercial sales showed the largest gain with an increase from $120,060 in 1974 to $186,936 for 1975. Sales to residential farm users were increased from $215,611 to $266,130. Sales to residential-town users were increased from $284,737 to $326,285, and this is now the largest class of sales area for the local utility taking over the top sales position from the irrigators. Sales to small business users went from $176,731 in 1974 to $199,720 in 1975. Sales for public street light ing increased from $15,344 to $16,416. The average cost paid by the membership was 1.24 cents per Kwh for 1975-down near ly 5 per cent from 1974. Consolidated Report of of ArUn4ton butJneM n....DeeberJW..".r..T.:.t 17 ASSETS 1. Ck and du. fn bank, (mdudint 1 ffl.MS.W unpwd rtit) ,33 ,.1 it o Tamr aaruritiea I (b) Obligation of Faderal Financing Bonk ; ObliptioM of otto VS. wtnimwi age Obbgition of Stauo aad political Otto taeuriti (Including I Trading account acuritia rdrJ fund (old and KuritM n.k Uaaa Baak arm-, furoitur and 10. Root ouu ownd otto tkaa bank pranma 11. Iarartmart ia mbatdiarioi not eoaaoudatod - li. Cuatomar'a Babibty to tai baa 1$. Othr aaaota (item of "OfW Att") (.including I 14. TOTAL ASSETS LIABILITIES 11 Domaad dvpoaU of Individual, partnarahipa; aad torporatio II, fin d naving dopoaitt of Individual. prtarabipa, and corporation IT. Dopodtt of Unlud Suit Gorarnmant 11 Dopoaitt of Stat and political aubdivWona 1. Dopcaita of fomgn grrBmt aad official iatfiuition SO. tl. 3. Dopoait of commarcial banks Cartifttd aad onVara' chart. TOTAL DEPOSITS (a) Total domsad oapoaita .Li T.l ti .wlA .avlnn FxWi luad. pufcK-d aad wcurili. old W gTrmt rpurch Otto kabUitk for korrowod monoy If ortiut iadobudnaa U. 14. XS. m i..M.nKdhar tor V. Otto tUbilitiaa tl TOTAL LIABILITIES . . t. MINORITY INTEREST IN CONSOLIDATED SUBSIDIARIES RESERVES ON LOANS AND SECURITIES t0. Rrv lor Ud W6t k on loan, (a p punua.t to l.umal Rrn- Sarric ruhni) tl. Otto law 00 loan 13. TOTAL RESERVES ON LOANS AND SECURITIES CAPITAL ACCOUNTS H. Capital aota and dabontur (apacitr louraat rat and maturity of one outataadiag) tl Equity capital, total 11 FWarrad otock-loUl par alu (No. tkara utounding It Common atock -total par jalu (No. akana autnorlaaduQQU. tl Surplta a VtkAliAmA antu 4! Raoam for ewnganetni and 41. VOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS tl. TO.'AL LIABILITIES, RESERVES, AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS MEMORANDA n 735 97l 67 , 1. Avar of total loan fcaMkoll oadar day. aading arttk oatt dato , 1. Uaaamad dtacount InaUlmont loan mdudad total capital aocoaatt " , L. ." .H lJ 1 ftaadbir kittra of mJiL ' - mil I . . - A Jaws H. Wis hart, to tn tad mm, at lJ a f s Arthur a. Allen hi Poy . Lindatrom s A. Daid Chilis iwtn Mt me HuTaat aaaU Page 3. The brochure is available at chamber of commerce and government visitor informa tion centers throughout the state and from the Travel Information Section of the State Highway Division, 101 Highway Building, Salem, OR 97310. U j d 4i2 THE PUBLISHER'S COPY Condition of "... Bank of in the State of Oregon wDCwnaoo .corporal stock) purchaatd undor agramna w " - - " . . n fUtuna, aad otto aaaat rpraating oa accopuaca ngnt. W. anait account of tki bank and oatatanding ) (No. aaara outstanding otto capital 1 Vice-President ai fcW. s Howrd Brytnt $ R.B.Ferguson Oregon . Saw oad OaiarnaW ktar W I oirhi tto I aaf " ' THE GAZETTE-TIMES, Heppner. OR, Thursday. Jan. 22, 1978 Joiner admitted to bsr Word has been received from Sebastopol. CA, that Vicki Joiner, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest V. Joiner, has recently passed the Florida state bar examination and has been admitted to practice law in that state. Vicki attended high school at Sebastopol. She graduated IraBnw Tan S ervice will be in Heppner every Thursday, starting February 5, in motor home at Cal's Arco. Hours 10 a.m. 5 p.m., later appts. taken. More information contact Hermiston Off ice, 567-8498 IHCOUE TAX FOrU 1025 North First St. Hermiston Eastern Oregon - and Domestic SuUidUrie. .t the cloee of I Total (item I(a)(b) .direct lcaat financing-) " ' $LU102a43- .W-- . da nJa! $ Janes H.JishaTt if Kenneth 'aHrs if D.L. Lewon s Cene Pierce .Couaia 13th , at W ayW m Mm U4. ,i ary . from the Columbus School of Law. Catholic University of America. Washington. D.C. last une. after receiving her bachelor of arts degree from the University of California at Berkeley in 1970. Her father is the publisher of the Sebastopol Times and the Heppner Gazette-Times. n, ELI Stat Bank No. Doluum Cra. I I Ubb I XX 83 38 Si 968 778 none none 500 073 2S6 000 991 731 none none none 121 Hi SI -Li 355 384 38 623 213 883 915 603 006 XXX XXX XXX non to tl tt an xu XXI XXX XXX XXX (a) (b) non nonet nonoi 501 29 15 I 125 hT nonq 141 270 22 nona 141 21 none M ts M It tt t 40 41 41 96S 632 81 none 150 000 85? 00 10 jDone !7?ll t IH aaara. Morrow d.,v J,r,u,r7 .'76 Pryan.