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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 12, 1976)
THE CAZKTTK-TIMKS. Hepprwr. OR. Thursday, Augot 12. I97S. Pag 3 j rdu' $1 17, oursY rec ove U Congressman Al Ullman, D-OR, said the House "has taken an overdue step toward solving a problem that pla gues Oregon and many other states" by passing legislation to provide new federal pay ments to counties where tax Immune federal lands are located. ; The county-by-county bre akdown showing what am ounts Oregon counties would have received this year under the bill lists Morrow County's total amount due at $117,213. The bill entitled the Pay ments in Lieu of Taxes Act was adopted in the house last Thursday by a vote of 270-125. It authorizes up to $117 million in payments to more than 1,000 counties In 48 states, where federal lands are ex empt from local taxes, Senate action on similar legislation and a subsequent appropria tion would be required before payments could actually be made. Ullman reported that every county In Oregon's 2nd con gressional district would re ceive additional funds under the bill, and that all but two Oregon counties would be eli gible for new payments. Speaking in the house in support of the bill, Ullman said population growth re lation to development of federal energy resources, In creasing use of federal lands for recreation and other factors have "created and will continue to create overwhel ming demands on local gov ernments to provide services. "Since these lands are a national resource, there is a federal responsibility to mini- City closer to dentist . One way or another, it looks as if the city of Heppner is closer to gaining another dentist. But it might take some time. The Tri-County Health Ser vice met with representatives of the Eastern Oregon Dental Society and the National Health Service Corps Tues day night to try to gain support from the two agencies. The TH County Service has conducted a survey in the three counties of Morrow, Gilliam and Wheeler and found that the counties are lacking in dentists. : Dr. Harold Huber, a part time dentist in Heppner, wants to curtail his operation to half time. And, two more dentists in Condon that live in Bend and commute a couple days a week, leave the area practically dentistless. There are 9300 people in the three counties. Many travel to Hermiston and Pendleton for dental care. If there are more than 5000 people per dentist, the NHSC can designate the area as "critical dental manpower shortage area." That designa tion would help the city with federally funded dentists. This is not the only option the city is taking, just one of many. They would prefer to see a private practice dentist. And that is the support the E.O.D.S. gave them Tuesday night. Earlier, in a letter, the E.O.D.S. cited four reasons why they would not support ' the idea that the area needed dentists. i Among those reasons wss that the Hermiston dentists draw many patients and Heppner's federal acts would interfere with their private practices; Dr. Huber was trying to find a private practitioner and that was being interfered with; and people shop in Hermiston and Pendleton and it was not an inconvenience to see a dentist during the trip. The E.O.D.S. finally agreed that the area needs dentists. The federal program would insure a dentist's salary for two years but the city would have to come up with the facilities for him. Although the E.O.D.S. fin ally agreed, the Tri-County Health Service says it may override the agency through Washington, D.C. letters so that federal involvement, if that is what is needed, can be used. mize the financial burden placed on these jurisdictions," he said. Payments on the bill would be made on the basis of a formula that compensates local governments for the tax immunity of national forests, national parks, wilderness areas, Bureau of Land Mana gement lands, and major fed eral water resource projects. Under the bill, counties would receive either 75 cents per acre of so-called entitle ment lands, minus current receipts under existing pro grams for timber harvest, mineral development, grazing and the like, or 10 cents per acre," whichever is greater. 'These additional payments would be limited, however, by a population factor. Counties with populations of 5,000 or less could not receive pay ments totaling more than $50 per person, and the amount per person slides downward as population increases. Morrow County with a population of 1485 falls into this category. Counties with more than 50,000 or more people would receive a maximum payment of $20 per person. Finally, the bill would provide annual payments of one per cent of the fair market value of lands acquired after Dec. 31, 1970, for wilderness areas and new units of the National Park System. These payments would be made annually for five years follow ing acquisition of formerly taxable land by the Federal government. They are intend- ed to cushion local govern ments against sudden drops in local tax revenues resulting from such acquisitions. :: m ::: m Markets Losses were narrow to wide in grain markets for the week & ending Aug. 5, according to ' Grain Market News, from the U.S. Department of Agrl f culture. ' In the Pacific Northwest i summary, the news said wheat futures slipped to new contract lows following soy- bean futures that worked at j limit lows several sessions ' during the reporting period. Schools slote opening 1 All schools in Morrow Court (ty will begin the first day of school September 7, the day ; after Labor Day. School will dismiss at 1:30 p.m. on the first day. Lunches will be served in all cafeterias on that day. School lunches I are 30 cents and milk Is served 'at all meals with extra milk Costing an additional five cents. School buses will run at the f egular time in the morning of Sept. 7, unless special ar rangements have been made frith families by the driver. I Morrow County school ours are between 1:30 a.m. nd 3 IS p.m. each day with only a slight variation from building to building. Kindergarten students at tend school one half day with afternoon and morning ses sions at Heppner Elementary and AC. Houghton in Irrigon knd morning session only at lone. w e'll See You There At The inflow Gomtiy Fair M Family F un 6-7:30 p.m.-dinner at $2per$on 7:30-8: 15 p.m.-Mmrty DavU Show 8:50-11 :30 p.m.-Dance with Davit Wednesday Demonstrations Evtry day you 7 tee - apinning, uwaving, wool drying, painting, technique, us of whemt and beef productt and more. 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