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L .gt-.'i('s(s.,,;"i,,')t" The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, December 15, 1977 NINE ft Livestock growers The Morrow County Live stock Growers unanimously re-elected Ray French, Char lie Daley, Merlin Hughes and Ned Clark as directors at their afternoon business meeting on Friday, Dec. 9. . Judy pushke, ASCS county executive director, discussed different aspects of the new Emergency Feed program and urged any livestock grower who might qualify to apply for the program. Ray French talked about the affect that the contract be tween Iowa Beef Packers and Northwest Cattle Feeders, a conglomerate of six major feed lots in the Northwest, could have on the cattle growing industry. The feed lot group is contracted to supply cattle to Iowa Beef plants in Boise and Pasco, sharing the profit and loss from lot to kill. French said his main concern is that this concentration of power in the industry could dictate prices in the Northwest "up and down the line" and expand to all parts of the Lexington City Council discusses garbage pickup At the regular meeting of the Lexington City Council Dec. 6, Cliff Green, Heppner, met with the council on providing garbage pickup ser vice to the town. About 30 persons have signed up, but more are needed in order to obtain the service. Interested persons are asked to call Morrow County considered for sludge disposal location The feasibility and advisabi lity of barging digested sludge from Portland to Morrow County was discussed at an information gathering meet ing between the county court and a group including repre sentatives from the City of Portland, the Environmental Protection Agency, Depart ment of Environmental Qua lity and Planners Deane Seeger and Dave Moon on Dec. 7. The sludge is being used on an experimental basis in the Eugene area for use as a fertilizer, containing approxi mately four per cent nitrogen and an equal amount of phosphorus. Several other Eastern Ore- . gon counties are being consi JUL jV iia lCsO aw s 1 Make a long-winded, long distance call anywhere with in the state. A ten-minute call costs $1. 00 or less, plus tax. Dial direct, without operator assistance, any time from 10 p.m. to 8 a.m. United States, French said one aspect of the situation not discussed in the media was that, since Iowa Beef dealt with the Amalgamated Union instead 'Mexican Standoff" Sumner negotiating for gravel site rights Calling the situation a "Mexican standoff," Rep. Jack Sumner last week told Port of Morrow commission ers he is working with the state Department of Trans portation to transfer rights to a 40-acre gravel mining site on Port Food Processing Park land from the DOT back to the Port. Through a series of deed transfers, the DOT was given a permit to remove gravel Green, any council member or Lois Allyn, city recorder. Marie Hall, ECO AC, Pen dleton, met with the Council concerning "911" phone ser vice, which is a method of using a single phone number to call for all emergency services, fire, police, etc. The dered as sites for the sludge disposal. Preliminary envi ronmental impact statements are planned to be completed by Feb. 8, followed by public hearings and brochures to explain procedures and bene fits of sludge disposal and to gauge public reaction in the counties under consideration. Shannon Kelly selected to Linfield choir Shannon Kelly, Heppner, has been selected as a member of the Linfield Col lege A Capella choir for the 1977-78 school year. The choir - has approxi mately 45 members and 0 !lfc2 I! . Pacific Northwest We'd like to save you money. re-elect directors of the Meat Cutters, it paid its., employes about $3 less per hour than other plants, and was able to undercut prices, tending to drive smaller packers out of business. from land before the area was purchased by the Port. Accor ding to Port Manager Ruppert Kennedy, the land deed ob tained by the Port did not show the gravel encumbrance which happens to be located directly in the middle of the Food Processing Park. The DOT is presently not mining any gravel in the area and has no plans to do so in the next six years. council has not made a final decision. Hall also presented a preli minary comprehensive plan map for the town. The map may be altered by several annexations and a public hearing on the changes will be held later in the winter. After the meeting, Judge D.O. Nelson said that while an initial negative reaction to the idea of Portland waste being disposed of in Morrow County had changed, there were still a lot of questions that have to be answered concerning the pos sible step. performs at church services and concerts throughout the Portland area. In addition, the choir will travel to Montana this spring for a week long recruiting and fund-raising tour. Bell "If the Iowa Beef -Northwest Cattle Feeders combination is opposed, it should be attacked on the basis that it is a monopoly and bad for the industry." French said. "I feel very strongly it would be in the public's best interest to transfer the land to the Port," Sumner said. "But all the DOT can see is all those potential yards of gravel that will be there in the future when they need it." Kennedy said Sumner has been working on behalf of the Port to secure a settlement. "We've done everything we've been asked to do as a community as far as setting up an industrial park and now they want to dig a hole in the middle," Kennedy said. We'll just have to rassle this one out." in 1974 1 T0H 1973 DATSUfJ 1966 JEEP 1966 CMC Cab and chassis.4 speed power PICKUP VAGOliEER 43(4 PICKUP steering.SUper low miles j" IW H W T G"""Zo? 6 cyl 4 "peeTcamTer shell Good stock8054A 4 speed.low miles.Good truck Great family car speea.camper sneii.Good stock 8019B stock aojsB clean truck . Stock8028B stock p273A 2995 1998 1S98 995 OPEN 7 DAYS 25SS.Hwy. 335 Hermiston Court decides to try trench disposal Dail Turner and Robert Schultz, co-owners of the Turner Landfill site, met with the county court and Cliff Green, manager of the land fill, on Wednesday, Dec. 7 to discuss problems connected with the site, including its longevity or lack of it. The feasibility of using a trench rather than pit method of solid waste burial was discussed as a possible way to Senior December 20, Tuesday Chicken and noodles and cheese topping buttered asparagus molded carrot - pineapple salad rolled wheat muffins lemon delight cake w topping coffee, tea or milk ww uu Un Lira 0 BdW M MLm mm discount ON THESE NEW 1977 CARS 1977 P0MTIAC GRAND SAFARI Power antennea, power steering, power brakes.door locks, AMFM 8 track stereo, air conditioning. trailer towing package. Tilt wheel. luggage carrier.electric rear window defrosting. OUR STATEMENT OF POLICY It will be the policy of this dealership to operate on a volume basis, so you can expect BIG SAVINGS, large trade-in allowances and easy financing. You will always find us willing to deal., and do just about whatever it takes to earn your business. Tlvfi r in rrMi rr I Fry Hi R I S extend the life span of the site and also to control the litter problem caused by wind blown paper. The court deci ded to try the trenching method to see how it worked. Judge D.O. Nelson said that the old Lexington Dump is now covered and will be open a couple of times a month for white goods disposal as soon as another gate is installed and a caretaker found. Menu December 21, Wednesday Hamburger and gravy over mashed potatoes baked squash cabbage apple salad all bran muffins rice custard and topping coffee, tea or milk r Sigurdson graduates from Police Academy Steven J. Sigurdson of the Morrow County Sheriff's Of fice will participate in gradua tion exercises at the Oregon Police Academy Friday, Dec. 16, in Monmouth. Sigurdson, one of 38 gradu ates of Law Enforcement Basic Class No. 71, has been a deputy in Morrow County since February. The Law Enforcement Class is part of Pettyjohn's Supply 676-9157 1977 Vi TON SUBURBAN Aulo transmission.air conditioning, power steerlng.aux. tank. AMFM stereo, radio, special wheels and tires Custom paint. Axe the certification process re quired of all first year law officers. CLASSIFIEDS WORK FOR YOU 676-9228 Great Christmas Ideas Heppner Monday - Friday 8:30-8:00 Saturday - Sunday Open 'til 8:00 567-6115
