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"It's discouraging trying to
make a city budget without
money," Glen Ward told
almost 30 people at the
Heppner-Morrow County
Chamber of Commerce meet
ing Monday.
Ward, along with other
Heppner budget committee
men, discussed the pros and
cons of the city's proposed
$32,138 levy over the six per
cent limitation, set for voting
June 14.
After some discussion at a
Unemployment
rise in Morrow
"Employment gains were
less than would normally be
expected for this time of
year," the Employment Divi
sion said in their monthly
"Labor Force Trend," refer
ring to the month of April.
Morrow County saw its
seasonally adjusted unem
ployment rate jump from 5.7
per cent to 9.6 per cent,
considerably above last year's
5.9 per cent. "Even though
total employment increased
during April, due primarily to
intensified construction acti
vity at PGE's coal-fired plant,
the unemployment increase
was even larger due to a
major lay-off at Kinzua Cor
Don't panic,
just smile
If your driver's license is
due to expire in July, don't be
alarmed if you don't get a
renewal notice as early as
usual.
The state just wants to see '
your smile.
The Motor Vehicles Division
has changed the mailing
schedule for renewal notices
because the state's new color
photo driver license program,
which takes effect on July 1,
will bring a new way to renew
licenses for half the drivers
due to renew after that date.
Here is the mailing schedule
for July renewals:
Renewal notices for drivers
not scheduled to get a photo
license in July (those with
even-numbered birthdates),
will be mailed by the Division
about June 4. These drivers
are urged to renew by mail as
soon as possible so that field
offices can concentrate on the
photo license business during
July.
Kinzua
grabs
top bid
H.B. Rudolph, Forest Sup
ervisor, announces that the
Notch timber tale was sold
May 26, 1976 to Kinzua Cor
poration, high bidder, for
$1,076,674. This was the ap
praised value for an estimated
28,300,000 board feet plus an
unestimated volume of older
dead ponderosa pine.
The sale area is on the
ItepptHT district In Wheeler
county, located in the extreme
west end of the district. It is
approximately 10 miles airline
east of Kinzua. Oregon in the
Rock Creek and Minor John
Day tributaries drainages.
Final bid prices per thou
sand board feet were: Pon
derosa pine, (except older
dead ponderosa pine), $58 82;
Douglas fir and western larch,
$30 50; white fir and other
species, $33.19; older dead
ponderosa pine, $1.00.
budget meeting two weeks
ago, the committee decided to
come back to the voters with a
levy proposal of $32,138 out
side the six per cent limita
tion.) Ward said the lowered levy,
cut from the original of $93,866
would "cut out livability of the
town." But, he said, "if we've
got to do it, we've got to do it."
Members said they had to be
"optimistic" to even think the
first levy would pass. "We had
two chances," Gene Pierce
poration's plant at Heppner,"
the Employment Division not
ed. The construction workforce
at the PGE project jumped
from 101 persons to 211 in
April. But, at the same time,
Kinzua layed off about 160
persons. The plant was ex
pected to return to full opera
tion last Monday.
Gourmet Foods of Board
man reported a slight increase
in employment. This was
attributed to the decreasing
quality of cold storage pota
toes and an increasing need
for hand labor to prepare
potatoes for processing.
Morrow County's employ-
Renewal notices for drivers
scheduled to get photo licenses
in July will be mailed on a
staggered basis. Those for
drivers with odd-numbered
birthdates with licenses ex
piring between July 1 and July
9 will be mailed about June 15.
Those with licenses expiring
between July 11 and 19 will be
mailed about June 22. and
those expiring between July 21
and July 31 will be mailed
about July 9. These drivers
must
DMV
renew
office
in person at a
or examination
station.
The staggered mailing
schedule will help spread the
workload over the initial
weeks of the conversion to
photo licenses. Drivers with
odd-numbered birthdates who
renew before July 1 will be
issued old-style paper licen
ses. The division says drivers
should be sure to read the
instructions printed on renew
al notices. Renewal proced
ures and fees differ for those
scheduled to get photo licenses
and those who are not sched
uled to get the new type "of
license until they renew two
years from now.
SWIMMING
-FREE SWIMMING ON OPENING DAY
OPENING HOURS:
Weekdays 2-5
Weekday evenings
Saturday & Sundays
CLOSED ON
Pool available for Private Parties
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told the audience, "slim and
none."
Pierce, with a tone of
disgust in his voice, said that
the city employees this year
will have no sick leave pay, no
vacation pay and no overtime
pay.
This means he said, that if
an officer puts in his 40 hours
at midnight and an accident or
burglary takes place at 1 a.m.,
that officer cannot be called to
investigate. The officer cannot
work overtime if he is not
rates
County
ment picture improved with
3,450 persons on the job in
April compared to 3,370 in
March. A total of 340 persons
were without jobs compared
to 210 in March.
Contract construction was
the big gainer in Morrow
County with 120 new jobs. The
major portion of this was due
to the PGE project about iq
miles south of Boardman. The
workforce there is expected to
reach 800 in 1977.
Commenting on agricultural
activities, the Employment
Division said it appeared that
some mid-Columbia Basin
potato growers have cut
acreage this year in anticipa
tion of a nation-wide surplus
due primarily to a large
carry-over from last year and
the resulting decline in prices.
Oregon Potato, Boardman,
one of the major Pacific
Northwest fresh potato ship
pers, is cutting plantings from
6,000 to 5,000 acres.
TimTag Farms, Boardman,
the region's largest potato
grower, is planting between
8,000 and 9.000 acres, the same
as last year. Its newly culti
vated acreage is being planted
in wheat instead of potatoes.
Previously cultivated land
planted to wheat costs $300 an
acre in production cost com
pared to $1,000 an acre for
potatoes.
Weekend
wrecks
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The one-car wreck left Jim
Loilen, Condon with a large
gash in his head but he was
treated and released. The car,
police said, apparently missed
a corner. The truck was
driveable by Loilen after he
was treated.
There were no citations
issued. Gorman was treated
as an out patient.
About fifteen minutes before
the McCabe accident, another
one-car accident occur ed less
than three miles away from
the McCabe wreck
POOL WILL OPEN TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 1976
p.m.
7-9 p.m.
1-5 p.m.
MONDAYS
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payed for it.
"That's all there is to it,"
one committeeman said.
"We've done it before and
we're hoping we can do it
again."
Pierce was the major pro
ponnet of raising the city's
water rates. Water rates are
now $3.50 per first 1,000
gallons, $.50 for the next 2,000,
$.15 more for the next 10,000
gallons and just $.10 per 1,000
after that. According to rate
charts, 80,000 gallons of water
will cost $12.70, that's $9.20 for
79,000 gallons of water after
the initial first 1,000 gallons.
"The ones that are using
less, pay the most," Pierce
said. "I think they ought to be
raised," he said emphatically.
Pierce was also a propon
nent for raising swimming
pool charges to double their
present rate.
"That pool is the best baby
sitter in town," Pierce said.
"It should carry its own way."
One member said he spent
$4.25 in Baker last week at the
swimming pool for three
youngsters. In Heppner the
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MAE DeKTT TIIKOOP IIINTON
Area teacher
honored
A gala Bicentennial event
was held in the Monument
School Cafetorium, May 30, in
honor of Mrs. May DcEtt
Throop Hinton, who retired
from teaching after 31 years.
She began her teaching
career at the Top School, on
the Mountain in 1934 moving to
the schools in Monument in
1936 for a five-year period. She
taught at Dayville from 1943
44, Prairie City 1945-46 and re
turned to teach at Monument
in 1949.
During the afternoon there
were approximately 20 gu
ests, including former and
present students, school ad
ministrators and friends who
signed the guest book.
Wayne Leathers read a
history of May DeEtt and
related some of her teaching
experiences mentioned by
former students and friends.
Sharon Livingston present
Mi her with a flowering quince
money tree. She will use the
SEASON TICKETS ON SALE AT
CITY HALL, June 14, 1976
Family $40 Adult $20. Student $15
Single tickets on sale at pool
Adults $1 Children $.50
Swimming Season ends the last
week In August.
Certified Red Cross Swimming classes
will be announced at a later date!
same three youths fee would
be 75 cents.
The members discussed
more levy information from
street paving crews to sewer
maintenance to a part time
police clerk.
There was no voiced oppo
sition to the levy at the
Vice-President
Boeing names Norton
V.E. (Gene) Norton, recent
ly appointed vice president of
Boeing Agri-Industrial Co.,
has been named resident
manager of the firm's deve
lopment at Boardman.
He replaces Jack McFad
den, who is leaving the com
pany. Norton will be responsible
for the continuing develop
ment of the 100,000-acre tract
which Boeing leases from the
State of Oregon. Boeing began
by 200
money to take a visit to Alaska
to visit her younger brother
and his family.
Mildred Goe presented May
DeEtt with a Bicentennial
quilt made by the ladies of the
community. The quilt has 321
autographed stars, represent
ing 52 former and present
teachers and 2J6 students.
The cake in the form of a
little red schoolhouse was
made and decorated by Jean
Murphy with the help of Trissy
Murphy.
Sharon Livingston assumed
the responsibility for the
reception with the able assist
ance of Hank Dahill, Sylvia
Cockrell, Loiselle Duhill.
Mary Alice Rulifwn. Rilla
Livington. Peggy Murphy,
Jean Murphy, Trissy Murphy,
Cora Stubblefield, Oleta Far
rens. Becky Stewart, Lois Hill,
F.lla Kenton, Mary Ella Neal.
Ethel leathers and Mildred
Goe.
meeting.
"There is not any fat,"
Pierce said of the levy. "We'll
about give services . . . with
some curtailment." Pierce
said workmen's compensation
costs have Increased 25 per
cent this year, as an example
of inflationary means that
this development in 1971 with
the objective of demonstrating
that the desert land of north
eastern Oregon could be
turned into productive farm
land. With this objective achiev
ed, the company recently an
nounced its withdrawal from
direct involvement in farming
operations. It will focus Its
efforts on further industrial
Library sets
story hours
All children between three
and eight years of age are'
invited to come to the Child
rens Room of the Heppner
Public Library for a story
hour each Monday morning at
10 a.m. The first storyteller
was Jeanne Howell on June 7,
who has assumed much of the
responsibility for organizing
this summer program. The
program is again being pre
sented by the American Asso
ciation of University Women's
Heppner Branch.
Next Monday. June 14, Mr.
L.Dee Lorengle, the teacher
from the Heppner Child Deve
lopment Center, will be the
storyteller. Others who will
entertain the children are:
June 21, Anne Doherty ; June
28. Lora Broderick; July 12,
Marion Abrams; July 19, Mike
and Kathy Anderson ; July 26.
Kathy Wolff; August 2. Julie
Angermeyer and Auaust 9.
Mike Howell. There will not be
a story hour on July 5 and the
library will be closed that day.
Each Monday the library
will be open between 9:45 am.
and 11:45 a m. and children
You can cull Mesquite, Farmer's
Branch, Richardson or anywhere
around Dallas, and talk for a full CO.
minutes for only f 8.70, plus tax.
have hit the city.
"I don't see how a town this
size can function without
going over the six per cent,"
Pierce said.
The budget committee has
recommended to the city
council that sewer rates
increase $1 and water rates $2.
and agricultural development
of the site through subleasing
land to other firms,
In January Boeing subleas
ed its 8.300 acres of developed
land to SIM-TAG Farms. This
brings to 24,000 acres the land
subleased and operated by
SIM-TAG.
Norton, who served as
project engineer during the
initial irrigation development
at Boardman, returns to the
and their parents may check
out and return books during
those two hours.
COMMUNITY
SINGSPIRATION
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
"ALLELUIA"
A Cantata by Bill & Gloria Gaithere
Performed by
Pendleton Church of the
Nazarene Choir
Sunday, June 13 TIME: 7:00 P.M.
Heppner Church of the Nazarene
335 N. Gilmore
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Pacific Northwest Dcil
There has been no council
action on these recommenda
tions. Mayor Jerry Sweeney told
the audience that "this Is not a
threat . . . it's a statement of
fact."
The levy vote Is Monday,
June 14.
area after an assignment in
the Middle East for Boeing
Aerospace Company, parent
of Boeing Agri-Industrial Co.
A civil engineering graduate
of Kansas State University, he
has held numerous positions in
the Boeing engineering or
ganization during a 20 year
career with the firm.
"Since I left Boardman In
1974, much has happened in
eastern Oregon," said Norton.
"During my travels In the
Middle East, I encountered a
great many people who knew
of Boardman and what was
happening here to make the
desert bloom. I'm glad to be
back and hope to be a part of
the continuing growth of this
area."
Norton and his wife, Fern,
' will make their home In
McNary, OH. He is a member
of the McNary Golf Club and
the Hermiston Elks.
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