BESSIE WET2ELL
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County voters turn thumbs down
College
budget
wins
The Blue Mountain Com
munity College proposal for a
levy of $1,858,367 to support a
$3,318,707 operating budget,
passed 4,646 to 3,902 in Tues
day's election.
The vote in Umatilla County
was 4,187 in favor and 3,365
against. In Morrow County,
the vote was 459 in favor and
537 against.
By precinct in Morrow
County: Boardman voted 130
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Two persons escaped serious injury in this collision on Highway 74 west of Heppner Thursday
evening, April 14. Car at right collided with the overturned truck. Impact at the truck gas tank
spread gasoline across the road. Firemen cleaned up and a 930 log loader from Kinzua
Corporation set the truck upright, cutting more than one hour from a traffic jam which
completely bottled traffic for 45 minutes. (G-T Photo)
Car truck smash injures
two, stalls traffic rush
A car-truck accident on
Highway 74 near Heppner
Thursday, April 14, sent two
men to Pioneer Memorial
Hospital and blocked traffic
west out of Heppner the better
part of an hour.
The accident, involving a
light station wagon, driven by
Earl Dawson Bonner, 61, of
Heppner, and a Pendleton
Bottling Company truck, driv
en by Donald Eugene Erick
son, 35, 115 N.W. 6th, Pen
dleton, took place about 5:15
p.m. one-half mile west of
Heppner, during rush hour.
According to State Police,
John DuPont cuts
Workmen
Workmen started this week
to dismantel the old Morrow
County Jail in Heppner. The
steel lock box which, along
with door lock units, will be
placed in the museum by the
Morrow County Historical
Society.
The jail lock was patented in
Sept. 15, 1874, and the cells
were patented in 1878, both by
yes, 32 no; Irrigon 77 yes, 55
no; lone 110 no, 65 yes;
Lexington 87 no, 25 yes;
Heppner 253 no, 162 yes.
The race for director in
Position 6 on the BMCC board
went to Harman D. Springer
of Hermiston. A complete
tally of votes in both counties
on the race for director was
not available at press time.
Springer took Morrow County.
Barbara A. Wright of the
Pendleton area was the sec
ond highest vote gainer among
four candidates in Morrow
County.
the Bonner station wagon was
eastbound when it crossed into
the westbound lane in front of
the westbound truck. The
truck crossed into the east
bound lane and was struck on
the right side as the station
wagon returned to the east
bound lane. The truck over
turned in the eastbound lane
and the station wagon came to
rest in the westbound lane.
Bonner was cited for driving
while under the influence of
intoxicants. He was fined $300
and $5.00 costs in Justice
Court at Heppner Tuesday.
Both drivers were taken to
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into holding cell erected in Heppner in 1902.
dismantel
B.J. Pauly & Brothers of St.
Louis, Mo. The jail was
erected in Heppner in 1902.
The doors are 2-inch and
inch flat bar. There were no
welded seams in the entire
jail.
The jail may be renovated
to meet modern plumbing and
electrical standards. When
complete, there will be two
Morrow budget
defeated (nixed)
The Morrow County School
District budget was defeated
by an 80 vote margin. The
school district budget com
mittee is expected to meet
before the end of this week to
consider alternatives.
Boardman and Irrigon vot
ers favored the proposal,
which called for a 1977-78
budget of $3,085,373, up
$425,853 over the current year.
the hospital. Erickson was
treated for minor injuries and
released. Bonner was treated
for minor cuts and abrasions
and kept overnight for ob
servation. Trooper Victor L. Groshens
said equipment provided by
Kinzua Corporation put the
truck back on its wheels and
allowed the road to be cleared.
No equipment large enough
for the job was available
locally.
Traffic was blocked both
ways for about 45 minutes or
more as ambulance crews,
firemen, ' police and ' others
worked to clear the highway.
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old jail
general holding cells and a
special cell for juvenile con
finement. Television monitor
ing system and other extras
now required by law will be
incorporated.
Work on the jail is being
done by MACC Builders of
lone. John DuPont and Cliff
Aldrich of MACC Builders in
lone are doing the work.
Boardman voters cast 134
ballots in favor of the budget
and only 31 against. Irrigon
cast 85 votes in favor and 49
against.
In Heppner, lone and Lex
ington, vote was heavy
against the proposed budget.
The unofficial totals in Hep
pner were 268 against and 152
in favor. In lone, 105 were
against the measure and 72 in
favor. Lexington voters cast
93 votes against the budget
and 23 votes in favor.
The tally for the county was
546 against and 466 in favor.
GAZETTE
VOL. 94, NO. 16
New utility foreman
finds plertty to do
April 1, the City of Heppner
got a new foreman, Don Pen
ney, and along with Don,
Morrow County gained four
other new Penneys, his wife
Ruth, their sons Donald and
Bart and their small daughter
Patricia.
Although the Penney family
came to Heppner, they are
living at suburban Ruggs in
the double-wide home beside
the Wright Store. The boys
attend Heppner Elementary
School and Don spends long
hours catching up with work
for the City of Heppner. Ruth
and Patricia have been some
what more homebound, fol
lowing the recent move.
They came from New York
State via Kennewick, Wash.
Mosirdma.m LID pl&muv&d
It will take a $273,500
payment to meet the cost of
the proposed Boardman water
line local improvement dis
trict. That figure was reveal
ed to the city council Tuesday
night by city engineer Steve
Anderson.
Anderson gave a full report
to the council concerning the
project including property
Blood drawing set Monday
A blood drawing will be held
at the Heppner Elks' Club
from 2:30 until 6p.m. Monday,
April 25. The goal of the
drawing is to fill 115 pints
needed to meet the Morrow
County quota, according to
sponsors of the drawing.
Sponsors of the blood draw
ing are the Soroptimist Club of
Heppner and the Heppner
Ministerial Association.
Donor requirements include
all healthy persons between
the ages of 18 and 66. A person
over 66 years of age may
donate at the discretion of the
medical director in charge
and with written consent of the
personal physician dated with
in two weeks of the date of
donation.
Minor consent slips are no
longer required and donors
must weigh at least 110
pounds.
Te ws
Billings in
In elections Tuesday, mem
bers were elected to three
Morrow County school district
advisory committees. Con
gests in the lone-Lexington
district and the Irrigon-Board-man
district were won by Paul
Tews and Zoe Billings.
In the lone-Lexington elec
tion, Wilma Cheney won the
Cecil position with 201 votes.
Pat Wright won the Lexington
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Don says, "We like it here. It
is quiet, the people are friend
ly and our family enjoys
fishing, hunting and camp
ing." t . Don Penney finds plenty to
do for the city. A big project
now is fixing broken-down
water meters. Don hurried to
brighten the city park on Main
Street before last weekend
when many children hunted
Easter eggs there. He per
sonally saw to the painting of
all the tables, the trash re
cepticles and the playground
equipment. Last week, when
he had a school holiday,
13-year-old son Donald came
to prune the rose bushes that
border the park.
description and anticipated
cost per property owner.
Some 800 to 900 acres will be
involved in the LID.
The 18-inch water line was
initially proposed from the
Ranney water collector sys
tem, south across the I-eON
freeway and into the Board
man South development It
was to be left open for hook up
Eight weeks must elapse
between donations. Donors
are advised not to come to the
drawing hungry and to avoid
fatty foods.
Persons should not become
donors within six months after
major surgery or receiving
blood or blood products. Per
sons receiving immunization
Packwood office
Senator Bob Packwood's
mobile office is scheduled to
visit 17 communities in 11
Eastern Oregon counties dur
ing the week of April 25 to
April 29. The stop in Heppner
is scheduled Monday, April 25,
at 3:30 p.m.
Area residents are invited to
present their comments and
questions regarding Federal
government matters to a staff
position with 256 votes, both
were unopposed.
Paul Tews defeated Jerry
McElligott for the lone posi
tion. Tews gathered 193 votes
to 86 for McElligott.
In the Irrigon-Boardman
committee race, Zoe Billings
received 171 votes to 111 votes
for Karen Peck. Bob Byrd,
running unopposed, received
266 votes.
In the Heppner-Lexington
Advisory Committee race,
Jim Wishart took the Heppner
position with 460 votes. Sharon
Harrison won the Lexington
position with 394 votes. Gale
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THURSDAY, APRIL 21, 1977
Asked about hobbies, Don
says he fancies scuba diving
which he enjoyed in the At
lantic Ocean and in the Great
Lakes. Ruth's hobby is home
making. Donald is interested
in marine biology, and Bart
collects rocks.
Don says that both his sons
seem to be mechanically in
clined, which pleases him, as
this is where his vocational
interests have been.
Don remarked that he was
surprised that the people of
Heppner seemed to show little
interest in the management of
their city, evidenced by the
fact that so few of them turned
out to vote in the recent city
election.
by private parties.
That plan was altered to
direct the line to an existing
hookup at Kinkaid and S.
Main streets. The 8000 feet of
12-inch and 18-inch pipe will
cost each effected property
owner $310. "That's about
$110 more than we anticipat
ed'state city manager Jim
Thompson. "But we did add
for smallpox, measles, Ger
man measles, mumps, yellow
fever, or Sabin oral polio,
should not come in.
Donors must be free of acute
respiratory disease at the
time of donation and diabetics
controlled by diet alone should
not donate.
Other qualifications for don
representative during the vis
it. The scheduled time and
location of the mobile office in
Morrow County and neighbor
ing Gilliam, Wheeler and
Umatilla is as follows:
Monday, April 25, 11 a.m.
until noon, Condon City Hall; 1
p.m. until 2 p.m., Wheeler
County Courthouse, Fossil;
Hughes captured the second
Heppner position with 429
votes.
Port nod
to Carlson
In the contest for the Port of
Morrow, it was Gene Allen
292, Louis Carlson 427, Mich
ael Conley 301, Oscar Peterson
344. Carlson was the decided
winner. He farms in the Eight
Miles district.
In the Heppner area Water
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Don
about 1000 feet of pipe to the
line."
Josephine Rands' property
was eliminated from the dis
trict by the council. Council
opinion held that Mrs. Rands'
property was already suffic
iently serviced by city water.
A June 7 public hearing will
be held on the proposal at 7:30
p.m. in city hall. All property
ors will be explained at the
drawing. Donors with haz
ardous occupations should not
expect to return to work for at
least 12 hours.
These and other Red Cross
standards will be observed in
protecting the health of donors
and providing a safe unit of
blood for use in transfusions.
to visit
3:30 p.m. until 4:30 p.m.,
Heppner City Hall, 188 W.
Willow.
Tuesday, April 26, 8:30 a.m.
until 10:00 a.m., corner of
First and Main, Hermiston; 11
a.m. until 1 p.m., Union
Pacific parking lot, Pendle
ton; 1:30 p.m. until 2:30 p.m.,
Community Center, Pilot
Rock.
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Control District election, Don
aid Bennett gathered 1471
votes. Robert Laughlin re
ceived 31 votes to capture the
two slots on the ballot. One
and two votes each were cast
for Marcel Jones, Gordon
Blackburn, Bud Marshall
Dick Wilkenson, Al Osmin
Don Evans, Jean Bennett
Clyde Allstott, Jewell Hager
ancfllaude Graham.
There were no contests in
any of the county cemetery
and fire protection districts.
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Penney
owners that are effected will
be mailed a detailed report
prior to the meeting.
The LID will be funded
through Bancroft bonds. The
10 year payment is expected
to run around 5 per cent,
according to Thompson.
Jim Whitney, Whitney
Trailer Court, Boardman, re
quested that his court be
hooked up to city water.
Currently the city is leasing
water from the I.M. Docken
Desert Springs Estates Mo
bile Park development.
Whitney's hookup was ap
proved contingent cm comple-
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Weather
High Low Precip.
Wed.,
Apr. 13 58 41 .02
Thurs.,
Apr. 14 58 26
Fri.,
Apr. 15 67 37
, Sat.,
Apr. 16 55 40
Sun.,
Apr. 17 54 25 .
Mon.,
Apr. 18 54 29
Tues.,
Apr. 19 58 27
Precipitation through Tues
day, April 19, .07 hundredths,
about 1.25 hundredths of an
inch below the norm for April
to date in previous years.
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