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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 25, 1976)
ESSIE ET2ELL B U CP OR PAPER L1B 1fc .v- OR d03 urn sunt may DS1VO CO y Morrow County could be involved In a suit for more than $100,000 because of alleg ed inadequate road main tenance. In August of this year, a complaint was filed and a summons was issued by John Ledbetter, Personal Repre sentative of the Estate of Logan Bergen Ledbetter, de ceased, against Ituth E. Moy er. The suit follows an accident that occurred on Aug. 8, 1973. According to reports, this Is what happened: Ms. Moyer, traveling on Blackhorse Can yon Road, a county road, struck a power pole and knocked It down. Ledbetter came along and stopped to help. He parked his pickup in a way that caused It to come in contact with the power line and when he stepped from the pickup, he was electrocuted and instantly killed. Ledbetter, represented by Kottkamp and O'Rourke, At torneys from Pendleton, Is sued their complaint that alleged that on or about Aug. I, 1973, Ms. Moyer operated her vehicle in a negligent manner, causing It to leave the road and strike a power polo. The complaint alleges that an electrical line was thereby placed on or near the county road, and that L B. Ledbetter then drove to a place where the wire contacted his vehicle fta r S t ' V V t'fl :'j ..- For the hopplneii in u. For ih friendships ww'vw mode For thw laugher, ond thr difficult timoi that havo helped us grow. For tho food on ouf tables. And for oil the year, let us foin In the thanks In prayer. The Meppner Gaiette-Tlmes wishes the ci'nens of Morrow County and all thf world a happy Thanksgiving. Thank you. and died. All this allegedly occurred on Blackhorse Can yon County Road, about five miles south of Lexington. Ms. Moyer, the defendant, and her insurance company, A JTJLJL- VOL, 93, NO. 41 1st ontirecessionary check Heppner is $2,3fiO richer this week. The first antirecessionary fiscal assistance checks auth orized under Title II of the Public Works Employment Act of 1976 were mailed last week to 223 of the 2t units of government in Oregon which are eligible to receive general revenue sharing. The Title I program dropped MS ... a time for prayer our families feday. for blessings we have received in the post tradition of the early Grange Insurance Associa tion, notified Morrow County of the accident and alleged that it was a direct and proximate result of the coun ty's failure to adequately fill? nCTV vj'"'7 wamaa awM K IT 11KPPNER, OR. City receives $2360 check a small bundle of 12,360 on the Heppner city government. It can be spent "anyway we want," according to Mayor Jerry Sweeney. The program is designed to stimulate state and local economics forced to cut back on their basic services under pressure from national eco nomic problems. A total of $8,735,773 was allocated to tho beauty crcund pilgrims and give maintain the road, and a cattle guard thereon, and to provide adequate notices of dangers associated with the road and cattle guard. Ms. Moyer has been sued by v Thursday. Nov. 25. 1976 Oregon with $3 million going to the state and remainder distributed among units of local government. The checks, which were mailed on Nov. 17, are for the July and Oct., quarters Three additional payments will be made in Jan.. Apr. and July. Unlike general revenue sharing, which is allocated annually and then distributed Ljl Hundreds of skim from elk and deer Una fence near O. VV. Heppner. Skins are PGE chimney climbs past purtUnd Gener! Mwtnc has hurdled er . the Navy has hurdiod . A tty by IS tVprtmtnt of TrsruporUtwn. r etkrsl Autixxi Aitmintttfiiwrt. h concluded that propued ifrurturrt would hv little effect. cXNt than pi.N mH4ie of Saty and Air Force aircraft tn the twnbn f " ar i;r. I tmhtral buiUintf cotnpies b 174 feet high htJe an left chimney will reach 454 feet. T prrd rv tyre wtwld be located about 10 miles .!'. h! 4 lWfit,'n. aNxit five miW outhwet ol the mai Uf et of the Nl 5ysietn Training Facility. A ivf.Mml. th chimney euM tireed the standards of letter si Avialwm KrHliKn tn thl H womM tC4 a height el Irrt fTal cwtulaf tied to the pMfcJc foe comment on Au R I Cmmnu were received from the fVpertmrnt M th Sii and the Itryafini f (N Air Farce The Navy M. $m to the pnfnal, pro. fcl h$,h intensity fft) Im." ( d and tifMing feforted Tv A.r , kt to ih wfm"' tfv c-w.t ihM f-4 f"H cfumney mxd4 renlrnt thetf range in tiihiN w etjr, Kiatir refxiM el tM irM4 t tht ". TVry farther stated V an ,t4 w,tT. tKat A.r Forte uruta ertstlng ft M" titj. $ ft rewmty and the chimney .. ff'e a MiafA"" luaipi. rvjwrtrMI reed wrwr :- y mnh Ibm Ae Ft reW thai ft l ae fcv a S tt i rwM rirrtd $ er fwrwf'l m r Km pf rf4f "i'h an irrr r. I l M t4 Nif ad 0 rv ct Aif the Ledbetter estate for a sum exceeding $100,000, the exact amount being unknown at this time. Through a letter from Sam Tucker of Kottkam and KQEPFBIEEZ E-TIME quarterly, antirecessionary payments are determined quarterly and can vary each quarter because they are based on unemployment lev els for the quarter that ended three months earlier. Those cities, evidently lone and Lexington, that did not return the required assurance forms to the Office of Revenue Sharing by the deadline of m.t t--"- for Veteran's Hospital. Glen Ward Is In Air Force doubts O'Rourke, Ms. Moyer and her insurance company have noti fied Morrow County of the claim against her and re quests the county to indemnify her and her insurance com 15 e Nov. 12, will not receive a check even though they may be eligible to receive funds under the program. Instead, they will receive a letter ad vising that they have until Dec. 13 to submit the assur ance forms or they will forfeit any entitlement to funds for the first three quarters of the program. 1 J. - i -v The Navy suted they would adjust their altitude for operations upward to 1.W0 feet to accommodate the structure. The requirement of "see and avoid" will be satisfied by conspicuous marking of the buildings and chimney with high intensity strobe lights. Air Force operations In and near the range area art rssentially similar to those of the Navy. Both services e common ranges and Navy target equipment, and yth employ low level, high speed maneuvers. In regard to civil traffic, the structures would be located sufficient distance from any natural or manmade flyway and (Continued Palmer A llrftr mii, Raw aid Palme. el Ike Hum Vtkeel Cafe a4 taeege. sarfered erfeet la Jury FrMay iM la a car archival. Palmer was traveling taard llepeaee, a cr4ia le Ure re fml. ae Meviera ftaete Stead. Rrfartt aahl Pal mer hrte KM a tmUtl el ke, caiag Ita )t l rlt. pany for any Judgement rendered against her as well as any expenses thereby in curred. Failing this, the letter said, Morrow County will be im pleaded as a third party de fendant in the case. County well represented by Artifactory work A number and variety of artists and craftpersons have arranged to show and sell their wares at this year's Artifactory. Persons repre senting most areas of the county will begin selling at 10 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 4, in the Gilliam-Bisbee building. So far, the following or ganizations have made plans to participate: the Lexington Tole Painting Croup, decor ated articles; Heppner Lions Club, popcorn; Neighborhood Center, a variety of seasonal items; Heppner Garden Club, Christmas Green decorations; the Blue Birds, baked goods; Alpha Theta Sorority, bazaar items; A.A.U.W., used books Cufsforths In charge. on Page 2) injured Palmer's frp weal If lt rtm) a ad title Ute caaya. 9teve Besrda tey, drivtag by. saw tke tlgtiU fraos Palmer's Wep m U caaye a ad w4 dawa la ge Pal mer. Heardnley traatfart H Pslmer la Pmaeee MvmarUI HateHal. kere ke I aa taf ttrlag tram a . Vac k sad aeverely lacer aled ear. Dennis Doherty, Morrow County district attorney, said Monday he did not know what kind of position the county would take. He said that the position would be determined after seeing the state's suit charges. and homemade pie and cof fee; Morrow County Exten sion members, demonstra tions. Individuals listed to sell include: Linda Johnson, mold ed candles; Jeanne Howell, straw wreaths; Opal Cook, dolls; Alberta Johannes, stuf fed animals; Ken Curtis, applehead dolls; Martha Do herty, wood carving; Shirley Connor, Artex paintings and decoupage boards; Mrs. Lin coln Nash, wooden bowls; Jan Beitel, oil paintings and cro cheted articles; Ruth and Marilyn Bergstrom, needle work; Sandy and Dan Rich ardson, breads and bagels; the Evans Girls, recycled denim. These and others will be putting their goods into place on Saturday morning between 8:30 and the 10 a.m. sale opening. The sale will end about 4:30 p.m. with the drawing for contributed door prizes. President Linda Johnson lists the A.A.U.W. committee chairmen who are carrying responsibilities for this year event as: June O'Connor and Debby Sheirbon, general chairmen; Ann Doherty and Monica Swanson, publicity; Liz Curtis, demonstrations; Linda Johnson and Mary Pat Lande, refreshments; Marion Abrams and Jeanne Howell, location; Jeanne Howell, Deb by Sheirbon, Birdine Tullis, decorations; Ruby Shear, San ta da us, Karen Beck and Justine Weatherford, used book sale; Pat Edmundsoa and Jane Rawlins, space-use by sellers. Next week's paper will list the names of those who will present demonstrations and the time schedule for their demonstrations. Counfy I spua producer Morrow County has become the number one potato grow ing county in Oregon. From a mere beginning a few years ago, thia county's spud acreage has grown to 30.000. Just four years ago, the county could boast of only I. 000 acres. For years. Malheur County was the top potato produrer in the state. But Oregon State University Extension Service commodity sheets for irr Indicate that Marrow County has taken ever that numere uno status. While Morrow County has Jumped from 4.000 lo SO.em acres la four years, Matheur County has fluctuate.! be tween 10.000 and 11.000 acres. This year. Morrow County leal the statewide ecreafe list, followed by MaLnrur wi II. onQ acres, fmatilla Cu!y wfta more than l.ooo. Klameth County with mwt than I. and Jefferum and Crae countiae with more than l.m acres ewcti.
