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EIGHT The Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday December 7. 1978 County well represented on State 4-H foundation Morrow County is fortunate to be represented on the Oregon 4-H Club Foundation Board of trustees by two very interested and capable indivi duals. Allen Nistad, General Manager, Kinzua Corp., and Louis Carlson, rancher, have accepted positions on the board. Louis serves as chairman of the Eastern Oregon Develop ment Committee, with Allen as one of his committee members. Allen is also a member of the Center Capital Development Committee. Several members of the 4-H State Advisory Committee serve on foundation commit tees. Francine Evans is a member of the important funding committee which makes recommendations as to how foundation monies are spent. The three are our "con nections" to the Oregon 4-H Club Foundation. Anyone with ideas or questions relating to the Foundation may contact them. Many Oregon indivi duals and businesses make donations yearly to the Oregon 4-H Foundation, to be used for a wide variety of 4-H pro grams throughout the state, as well as the 4-H Center development. 4-H ROLLER SKATING PARTY 4-H Fun... on Skates! Remember the 4-H Family Roller Skating party at the Holiday Rollerama, Hermis ton, Sunday, Dec. 10, 4:30 6:30! It is for all the family, so if you haven't tried skating for awhile, join the fun and give it a try! VFW Auxiliary The Heppner V.F.W. Auxili ary Post 4184 thanks everyone who participated in the Patio Planter Drawing held recently to raise money for the Veterans' hospitals - through out the state. First prize was won by Betty Christman and second prize went to Joe Carr. FARM-CITY BANQUET... LIVESTOCK GROWERS, COWBELLES DAY We hope everyone has circled Saturday, Dec. 9 as a day to remember. Livestock Growers and Cowbelles will be UNION PACIFIC SCHOLARSHIP APPLICA TION FORMS AVAILABLE This is the time of year when high school seniors begin to think seriously of applying for scholarships. Union Pacific Extension Events.... ByBirdine Tullis meetings, followed by the Farm-City Banquet at 7 p.m. at the Catholic Parish Hall. A full program is lined up for the banquet, including a very special guest speaker, county agent Arley Isley. While his topic is serious, I would bet he will entertain you, too! Awards of merit will be presented to 4-H and FFA members. One of the big drawing cards for the banquet is the "pre cious gem" door prize given each year by Peterson's Jewelers, Heppner. The gem has been a diamond in the past wouldn't that be a nice Christmas gift? Special entertainment for the banquet will be a fashion show, courtesy of Cole's House of Fashion, LeBush, Gard ner's Men's Wear and Kroll's Department Store, plus a quick look at fashions over the years past. The fashion show was such a hit last year, and is repeated for the enjoyment of everyone... by special request! Of course, everyone is welcome to all events of the day. lueiuui'ia cue dvaiiouic ext. me Extension Office now. They should be filled out and returned to Ext. Office by January 15. RECORD BOOK AND COUNTY MEDAL WINNERS We congratulate the follow ing 4-H members on their records. ..and achievements! Record books: Junior Apri culture Kim Wright, Junior Home Ec. Kimberly Hughes: Intermediate Agri culturePaula Palmer; Intermediate Home. Ec Diann Morter; Senior Agri culture Krynn Robinson; Secretary Book Marie Van Schoiack. County Medal Winners: Achievement Krynn Robin son; Horse Tara Mahoney; Beef Ann Van Schoiack; Home Environment Diann Morter; Style Revue Erin Evans, Natalie Tews, Janet McElligott, Angie Evans, Ann Lindsay, Diann Morter, Anita Palmer. Jan Peterson. County medal and record books contest winners were selected from records submit ted earlier this fall by 4-H members. The awards will be presented at the leader's banquet later this year. ALL YOUR BUSINESS PRINTING NEEDS UNDER ONE ROOF 676-9228 Chevron Serving Heppner Area With A Complete Line Of Petroleum Products Glenn Devin Chevron USA, Inc. Commission Agent For Service Call Dick Devin 676-9633 i' y THRU DECEMBER ;j&jy-tjL V Mil LIMITED TO STOCK ON HAND taMH iimJ BMa 989-8221 LEXINGTON VFWpost launches newspaper recycling I program A newspaper recycling drop, sponsored by the Heppner V.F.W. and Auxiliary will open Sunday, Dec. 10 at the home of Darlene Arrington. Mrs. Arrington's home is located at 280 East Matlock in Heppner and will be open to receive bundled newspapers between the hours of 12-noon and 4 p.m. this Sunday and the first Sunday of each month. Newspapers only are wanted and the V.F.W. asks that newspapers be kept free of contaminants such as metal objects, wax paper, and aluminum foil. The papers should be bundled or folded and put in grocery bags. Door-to-door pickup will be provided for senior citizens who have no transportation on Sunday only. For more information contact: Doris FLynn, 676-9259; Welma Mabe, 676-9611 ; Jean Ball, 676-9666; or Beverly Launer, 676-5290. f REE SERVICE WILL BE WORKING IN THE HEPPNER, IONE AND LEXINGTON AREA THROUGH THE MONTH OF DECEMBER Topping, Trimming & Removal We Have A Stump Machine cau 276-7724 today piv jZ- ' ,,r r- Corps r-v ton8 6 fndplain8t .atin i figures for lone jred , be taken emu. - . ... Sire the lne ",noodP'"'-'-.1,i. pated flood Pln . an "rJ use the P38 . throws a " 0anning 'u,rtn.l"...rt happen"1 morehens.ve P whai . ,he three Stu :"T- J danders are" .. ... A. Sym ' future. lhe flood 1 fwoesSedin. fXiT Jt -a. J-e - 1 J LMureswouldbea A Floodproo. ... LsiWe. mmm ft Eh rare , communities- .rang .nnarentiy .,0n B ".n studies too-- . J"" u.nive V'"" M 'compre'-- lom iCrpoatedlonei Since the upo . so :,dv. ilh ' "reVexfor" re"r. "nuestingth'ffl itiesu , the mr ,eln in revi Tarent-teacher group organt Dec. 1 at I p in. for a I business session at wh I the antjgutK-emenl otl Drue abuse. eimmunie;ilmn between parents and teachers, (ruancy and nttendance were major concerns voiced by those attending an organizat ional meeting of Concerned Parents and Teachers Mon day evening at Heppner Ele mentary School. Barbara James and Paul Sumner, organizers of the group, told the audience ot more than XS persons thev isioned "a parent-leacher group to work on all problems iffecttng the school system." Mrs. James said primary reas of concern were "a lack f discipline in the schools and drug abuse" which included oth consumption of alcohol ind marijuana. Sumner was elected presi dent of the organization, with Mrs Jellies Si president and ers. secretary tees were also t begin work on I problem and a with the Sen advisory con Southern Mot schools. Hod Aho. ch, drug abuse co arrange a prod next meeting at administrators, orities and a 1 will be presen questions. The next mt group will be Tufl at 7:30 p.m. i tne eiementaryw Heppner. The pu aged to attend ICQM ONE YEAR'S SUBSCRIPTION TO THE HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES FOR s6 FOR 52 ISSUES Please start my subscription to the Gazette Times immediately for usf s6 per year! PAYMENT ENCLOSED BILL ME Name: Chamber outlin lighting contest Heppner residents and churches are participate in the Chamber of Commerce Christn Contest but those interested in having their dis; must return a coupon that appears in this wee First, second and third place cash awa presented by the Chamber lo winners in a category and the same for three area churches. The cash u wards, are $30, $20. and $10 respectively for first, second and third place. To be eligible for a prize, interested persons should clip the coupon that appears on page 10 of this week's Gazette-Times and return it to the Chamber at the address given oh the coupon. Judging will be done on Sunday evening, Dec. 17 and entry forms should be returned to the Chamber before Friday, Dec. 15. Displays in the residential division should be on the exterior of the home or in plain view of the street if displayed in a window. Entries will be judged on originality and uniqueness as well as overall attractiveness, l City: H Mai Couoon to ----- i reijiueruiai State:. Zip:. Gazette-Times, P O Box 337, Heppner, Oregon 97836 ager will be I si on Chair n iner said en uinance aut liquet . t Growers a I ihold afternol lugs that d kers will mtl Ifall at 1 p I Ired talk ir of Portland Itate planniil I managemeii I the afterno'E lregon Cattll lion Preside! Id Executi I loslensoe. BI I Oregon Bel 111 also be is sponsor altlemen ai the cockt; y the Nort ifeton Produ joe iat ions ai Sandbank urganize a! ration wo ill d that the trimmed frc poaal. siati be difficult er package ed to inclu posal as pi et commit! Sumner wins election suit; general election questioned Weather Tue., Nov. 21 Wed., Nov. 22 Thu., Nov. 23 Fri., Nov. 24 KaI Nnv 9; by Don Gilliam sun , Nov 26 Mon , Nov. 27 Tue.. Nov. 28 High Low 25 19 Precip. .11 T 2B Defeated District 53 Kep. Jack Sumner last week won his lawsuit charging Demo cratic rival Chuck Bennett with making false campaign statements Sumner's victory in Marion County Circuit Court has opened the door to a bid by the Heppner Democrat to invalidate Bennett's pri mary nomination, possimv November general election as well Legal and political observ-. ers can only speculate on whether Sumner may be able to retain his seat in the Oregon House of Representatives, since there is no legal pre cendent for the issue. The, matter would likely have to be settled in thp Oregon Cniirl of Although the Marion County jur ruled in Sumner's favor last week, the Morrow County politician did not receive as sweeping a judgement as he was seeking. Sumner had filed for SliUMK) in general damages and $2r.0K) punitive damages from Bennett, who defeated him during the May primary. Thejurv awarded only $147 in money in punitive damages. According to the Salem Statesman-Journal, the jury deliberated for more than seven hours on 12 statements Bennett was alleged to have made before ruling il it two of them constituted vi 'ions of election laws. Tne t. state ments involved Benn t's un- cook. and half-time bus in order t driver, lhe Irngon junior high perform pre would require hiring three Dohertv stre teachers, a principal, clerk- wasnofattot secretary, head custodian, ne staffing f custodian, librarv aide and fwl i' won assistant cook. give vou a ch The proposal calls for food The board lo be transported into the two he staffing new schools during their sented for bu 1 Farm-City coming on Ban DecJ dit shows loss charges to patients covered only 54 per cent of the expense: involved. Lab charges covered 92 per cent of costs, and nursing service charges covered 88 per cent of costs, Hospital services showing profits included x-ray work which made 20 per cent above costs; drug sales, 27 per cen above costs, and emergency room service, 19 per cent abov costs Finch's accounting firm recommended seven points ol change that would serve to improve hospital financi operations and controls. The recommendations includt steps to avoid duplication in patient accounts records, th bonding of all business office personnel, and requinni supervisors to initial payroll records. Byrnes told the board While revenue taken in for patient services rose 20 per cen from the previous year, rising health care costs and othe considerations resulted in a net loss of $45,782 for Pionee Memorial Hospital at the end of fiscal year 1978 on June 3C The financial information was made available Tuesda; night by accountant Glen Finch of Beaverton, in presentini the annual audit report to the hospital's board of trustees Hospital services cost patients a total of $366,600 durin; FY 1978. up from $344,497 the previous year. Nursing horn care cost $88,292 during the fiscal year recently ended, U from $69,746 Costs for providing services totaled $387,533 a the end of FY 1978, up from $323,367 the previous year. The financial report showed that the hospital's nursinj The Heppner GAZETTE-TIMES 1 47 WEST WILLOW 676-9228 HEPPNER, OREGON KM I 1 1 wm "A cover expenses, accounting for a deficit of roughly $22, mi The daily base charge needed to break even for nursing home care was estimated at $29 41. Finch estimated that at the end of the 1979 fiscal year, the daily break-even rate would rise to $31.79 per day. The hospital 's nursing home rates have come under fire for being too high during recent meetings of the hospital board Finch indicated to the board that it would make sounder financial sense to raise rates to come closer to meeting costs, Welfare agencies currently pay a maximum of less than $23 per day for nursing home residents of the hospital Hospital administrator Bob Byrnes reported thai admissions to Pioneer Memorial were down 46 per cent from a year ago, with the average rate of occupancy down from 43 per cent to 2fi per cent "the lowest it's been in years " The audit noted that the hospital's "accounting, statistical and reporting procedures have shown considerable improvement over the prior year," and -that "our review disclosed no weaknesses that we considered significant in relation to the audit of the financial statements." In other developments Tuesday, the hospital board voted to approve a grievance procedure for employes, that would include establishing a "hospital relations committee" consisting of three non-administrative employes. The committee would attempt to resolve disputes between workers and management that cannot be handled at the supervisor employee level. The committee would also be charged with meeting periodically with the hospital board to advise management on employee sentiment on various hospit:il issuer The annual Farm-City Banquet bringing together city folk and their country neighbors will be held Satur day, Dec 9 at St. Patrick's Parish Hall The banouet is snonsnrpri hu the Morrow Countv Livestock Growers Association and the Heppner Morrow Coiiniv Chamber of Commerce. The banquet will be at 7 p.m.. preceeded by a social hour at 6 put. Awards for Conservation Man of the Year. Cattleman of the Year. 4-H and FFA carcass winners, and Cham ber of Commerce awards will highlight the banquet. Keynote sneaker for thp jjanquel will be Arliegh Isley, niamath County Extension I Agent, who will give a talk on I the "absurdity of government I regulations." ? Birdine Tullis. home exten- sion agent for Morrow County, is organizing! featuring H ses for the I The Livestt Cow Belles wi business med Livestock Grl at the ParisH with a fea Michael Hefli dealing with and insurant fn attendant session will b man's Assoc Bill Ross Secretary Di Johns of th Commission attendance. The dinnei jointly by th Chamber hour is hoste west and Pe tion Credit ? the Federal Pejidleton 1 I Port expected to na new manager Thi' Fori of Morrow Com-