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Betty GaySegren
George Rex
seminar'
to start
The 1977 Oregon State Uni
versity Wheat Production and
Marketing Seminar will be
held in nine eastern Oregon
counties from Jan. 31 through
Feb. 4, according to Norman
Goetze, OSU Extension agron
omist. Seminar topics will include
a discussion of how grain is
graded and an in-depth review
of the seed size studies com
pleted by Don Grabe, OSU
ag -onomy professor. Grabe's
studies show that large seeds
give better yields.
Also on the agenda is a
discussion of eastern Oregon
wheat insects with special
emphasis on the recent build
up of green bugs. Another
presentation will deal with
soil-borne diseases such as
Fusarium and Cercosporella.
A general discussion of Yellow
Dwarf virus will also be in
cluded. Local county Extension
agents will give wheat variety
performance descriptions and
recommendations for their
respective areas.
The seminar is offered free
of charge; no pre-registration ,
is required. It will be con
ducted by OSU Extension
specialists, county agents and
OSU Agricultural Experiment
Station personnel.
In addition to Goetze, other
specialists who will take part
are Glenn Fisher, OSU Ex
tension entomologist, and
Paul Koepsell, OSU Extension
plant pathologist.
According to John Hesketh,
Extension area supervisor for
eastern Oregon, the annual
. seminar has become a tra
dition. "It is one of the most
valuable parts of the Exten
sion cereals program in this
part of the state," he says.
Goetze points out that the
real strength of the seminar is
that it provides information of
current interest.
In this area, the seminar
will be on Feb. 1, 10 a.m., at
Willow Creek Grange Hall,
lone.
Further information is
available from county exten
sion offices.
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HEPPNER, OREGON
County gains
health nurse,
The new psychologist for the
Morrow County Mental Health
Service is George Rex, who
recently received his master's
degree in counseling psy
chology from Oregon State
University. Dr. Janice Green,
director of the program, said
that having someone with ex
perience and training in both
school psychology and com
munity mental health will be a
real asset in providing a broad
range of services to the coun
ty. George and his family are
relocating from Corvallis. He
has a daughter, age 6, named
Molly and his wife's name is
Melissa.
Before returning to grad
uate school at Oregon State
University in Corvallis,
George was working for the
State at Dammasch State
Hospital. While at Dam
masch, he worked one year.
City honors Boyce, Peterson
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REHEARSAL TIME-Part of the cast for The Monkey's
Paw rehearse for an evening of one act plays to be presented
at Heppner High School Saturday, Jan. 29. From left, Judy
Ledbetter, Charlie Rawlins, Ty Lucas and Bob Miller.
Curtain time is 8:00 p.m. (G-T Photo)
THURSDAY, JANUARY 27, 1977
with a general psychiatric
population and another year
as alcohol counselor.
Part of his duties as an
alcohol counselor consisted of
working at a local mental
health clinic .George also has
had experience with a crisis
center and in schools.
Two primary professional
interests George holds are
learning disabilities and alco
holism. He also enjoys speak
ing to groups about different
aspects of mental health.
Since his arrival in Morrow
County, George says he has
grown fond of the country and
its people. He says he has
found the community most
friendly and is looking for
ward to working within the
county. George says that he
would hope that if the clinic
can be of service to any
. individual, family, or group,
: they would not hesitate con
Ray Boyce, Mayor Jerry Sweeney.
Rod Olsen, vice president of
the Federal Land Bank of
Spokane, will be the featured
speaker for the annual meet
ing of the Federal Land Bank
Association of Pendleton, ac
cording to an announcement
by Robin A. Fletcher, man
ager of the association.
The annual stockholders
meeting will be held on Feb. 2,
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professional
psychologist
tacting the service.
Betty Gay Segren, 37, of
Sewickley, Pa., joined the
Tri-County Health Services
office in Heppner this week.
She will be working to develop
and maintain a home health
agency, according to Bob
Ewell, director of Tri-County
Health Services.
Betty and her husband
William moved to Heppner
from Miami, Fla. He was
working as a credit analyst for
Ford Motor Credit Company.
With their two children, Kari
lynn, 10, and Billy, 1, the
Segrens decided to move to a
rural area. The move was
made on the strength of the
experience Betty had in home
maker service. She worked 10
years as a visiting nurse with
the Miami Health Depart
ment. Their thinking that
health skills would prove
1977, at the Elks' Lodge in
Pendleton, beginning at 2.00
p.m.
Other activities will include
a report on association pro
gress during the past year,
election of three directors, and
a report of the board of
directors on important actions
taken during the year.
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useful in finding rural employ
ment was correct.
Ewell said that Mrs. Segren
will work from Heppner to
develop the home health
agency. This will be her
primary and continuing work.
The program should be self
supporting, Ewell said. Mrs.
Segren will also provide Con
don and Fossil home health
nurses with relief.
William and Betty were
childhood sweethearts in Se
wickley, Pa. William Segren
went on to obtain a business
degree. Betty attended Se
wickley Valley School of
Nursing for her RN, gained
her nurse practitioner's cer
tificate from the University of
Miami and has hours from
Florida International Univer
sity toward a Bachelor of
Science in nursine.
Public service awards were
given to two Heppner men
Tuesday in recognition of
community service to the City
of Heppner. Recognition
plaques were presented to
Randall Peterson and Ray
Boyce by Mayor Jerry Swee
ney. "The City is grateful for the
unselfish service of these two
men. Their contribution of
both time and talent have been
a great benefit to the City of
Heppner," Sweeney said.
Boyce was recognized for
four years of service as a
councilman. He served from
1973 through 1976.
Peterson served 11 years on
the Heppner Planning Com
mission and was chairman of
that body from 1972. He also
served as a member of the
Heppner Library Board from
1971 through 1976.
(G-T Photo)
Directors of the Federal
Land Bank Association of
Pendleton are Milton Morgan
of lone, chairman; Bill Etter
of Pilot Rock, vice-chairman;
Richard T. Wilkinson of Hep
pner; Edwin "Tad" Miller of
Heppner; Don Hawkins of
Pendleton; R. Royal Ray
mond of Helix; and Frank
Tubbs of Adams.
FairRodeo
dinner
re-scheduled
The Fair and Rodeo Ap
preciation Dinner scheduled
Saturday, Jan. 29, in Heppner,
will be held at the West of
Willow restaurant beginning
at 6:30 p.m., according to Liz
Curtis, secretary-treasurer of
the association.
An article in the paper last
week incorrectly stated that
the dinner was scheduled for
the Elks' Club.
The annual appreciation
dinner is sponsored by the
Morrow County Fair Board.
Following the dinner at 9 p.m.,
there will be live music fea
turing Tim Mensinger.
Sand Hollow farmers
score water victory
The Oregon Court of Ap
peals has reversed a State
Water Resources Department
order declaring a 270-mile
area in Morrow and Umatilla
counties to be a critical
ground water area.
The court reversed the
order on grounds that land
owners were notified by or
dinary mail when the Ad
ministrative Procedures Act
requires notice by certified or
registered mail in contested
cases.
Plaintiffs in the suit were
Campbell Ranch Inc., Taylor
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Two McElligott autos crashed Saturday night, leaving this
1965 Corvair in two pieces. Martha McElligott, 16, remains in
the hospital with injuries. - - (G-T Photo)
McElligotts escape death
in two car-family crash
Three lone residents were
injured Saturday evening,
Jan. 22, in a collision just
south of lone on Gooseberry
Road about 5:15 p.m.
According to the sheriff's
department, a 1974 station
wagon driven by Donald
Charles Joseph McElligott, 58,
Star Rt., lone, was south
bound. A 1965 Chevrolet Cor
vair, driven by Danniel Mc
Elligott, 16, Star Rt., lone, was
northbound. The vehicles may
have locked bumpers after
coming too near the center
line, officers speculate. The
Corvair was somehow swung
First National Bank
lists moderate increase
Robert F. Wallace, chair
man. First National Bank of
Oregon, reported that 1976
earnings improved moderate
ly from 1975 and deposits and
loans increased over the pre
vious year.
For 1976, income before
securities transactions was
$21,802,000, up 8.3 per cent
from the prior year's
$20,125,000. Earnings amount
ed to $4.10 per share compared
with $3.79 a share for 1975. Net
income after securities trans
actions was $21,016,000 or $3.96
a share. This compared with
$19,664,000 or $3.70 per share
last year.
The bank reported income
before securities transactions
for the fourth quarter of
$6,320,000, or $1.19 per share,
up 26.3 per cent from
$5,002,000, or 94 cents a share,
a year earlier. Income after
securities transactions was
$5,603,000 or $1.06 a share,
compared with $4,524,000 or 85
Brothers Farms and Far-West
Farms of Oregon Ltd. Farm
ers and ranchers objecting to
the order contended there was
no basis for the state's con
clusion that the water supply
is in danger. This contention
was made on the basis that it
is not known how much water
is available underground.
The order of the State Water
Resources Department was
issued in April 1976. The order
restricted drilling of new wells
and further appropriation of
water because of declining
levels in 24 wells along the
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about and cut in half during
the impact.
Passenger in the Danniel
McElligott vehicle was Mar
tha McElligott, 16, Star Rt.,
lone. She was most seriously
injured of the three, sustain
ing facial injuries. She was
taken to St. Mary's Hospital in
Walla Walla.
Danniel McElligott and his
uncle, Donald, were hospital
ized in Heppner. Dick Mc
Elligott, of lone, said Tuesday
afternoon that all three were
doing well. Danniel McElligott
was enroute to a basketball
game in Heppner when the
cents during the fourth quar
ter 1975.
Earnings improvements re
sulted from strong inflow of
demand, savings, and other
consumer time deposits; the
continued growth of non
interest revenue; and control
of non-interest expenses. Ad
. ditionally, a refinement made
in December in First Nation
al's procedure for calculating
monthly interest accruals on
certain loans and deposits
resulted in a one-time in
crease of $929,000 or 17 cents
per share.
First National continued to
experience modest net loan
losses, with 1976's total of $2.4
million, or 0.17 per cent of
average loans.
Deposits at year-end totaled
$2,518,241,000 compared with
$2,312,881,000 reported at the
close of business in 1975, an
increase of 8.9 per cent.
Loan totals at the end of the
year were $1,534,121,000 up 8.4
Butter Creek area.
The water department's
order called for importing
water from the Columbia or
Umatilla rivers and said
existing wells should be equip
ped with meters.
After giving adequate no
tice, the water department
can hold another hearing on
its order.
A number of attorneys were
involved at various stages of
the development of the suit,
including Jerry Sweeney of
the firm of Herman Winter
and Sweeney of Heppner.
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accident occurred.
Early the next morning, a
second accident totaled a 1973
Chevrolet sedan driven by
James Lucian Cason, 33, Rt. I,
Heppner. Officers said the
Cason vehicle apparently
caught a right wheel in the
ditch, hit a bank, flipped on its
top and slid 20 feet. Cason
sustained no apparent injury.
The accident occurred about
2 : 15 a .m . at the intersection of
Rhea Creek Road and Keck
Canyon Road.
No citations have been is
sued in connection with either
accident.
per cent from $1,415,827,000
reported on Dec. 31, 1975.
Total assets were
$3,265,411,000.
The Heppner branch report
ed deposits of $11,643,000 and
loans of $8,773,000 as of Dec.
31. Comparable totals for the
branch a year ago were
$12,614,000 in deposits and
$10,404,000 in loans.
WEATHER
High Low
Wed., Jan. 19 49 35
Thurs., Jan. 20 39 29
Fri., Jan. 21 45 29
Sat., Jan. 22 , 36 30
Sun. Jan. 23 32 28
Mon.,Jan.24 34 26
Tues.,Jan.25 30 25
No precipitation for the
week. Record high is 70 on
Jan. 1, 1918. Record low that
year was -7. It was 60 degrees
in January last year.
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