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Th Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner. Oregon, Thursday, December 6, 1979 THREE &&&&&&& -X fe-l Christinas Liahfinq Contest t i'S Ctit if Residences Churches I y::L I Li''iJl 1 f . f 1 ""VV -' Judging will be Dec. 2:? by a committee of the lleppner-Morrow County Chamber of & ""1. " " , f Com merer. " $ 'mm-mmK.: I r ' yA ,r( Cash prices in each category will be awarded as follows: $30. first place; $20. second, jjft a' , , f and $1(1. third. X V j$ , - , $ , I i W Yes, I wish to have our display judged in the Christmas Lighting Contest. J . . o I I I - 4:- o-ir j i $ Name t Fc - ) - rV" 4 street Location : 3ij ? 'i!-If ' ' , Mailing Address Jf Please mail to Heppner Gazette-Times. Box 337. Heppner. or $ bring to our office. 147 West Willow Street. Santa & friend (unidentified) at the Artifactory. L . . FHt '. i I .. I I J. I I' i 1 W - I If if- I Morrow DA named head of drug overseer group Sandi Campbell's protrait sketchings made a big hit with the young and old at the Artifactory. A group of youngsters peek over her shoulders here to admire her work. Christmas tree permits only $2 At the Oregon District Attorneys' Association con vention in Lincoln City, Mor row County District Attorney Dennis Doherty was appointed to head a committee that will keep the state's district attor neys informed on the progress of the proposed Controlled Substances Committee (CSC) changes. Doherty has publicly de nounced the CSC's changes in the classification of drugs and at the convention, he and Jack Frost of Linn County drafted a resolution. The two district attorneys presented the reso-. lution to the convention and it was endorsed by the associa tion. As the new committee chairman, Doherty can ap point other DA's to the committee. He said his duty is to "stay on top of this and keep the others informed." At the convention, Doherty said information was received from many public officials in government that showed great disfavor for the proposed down-scheduling of drugs made by CSC. "The more information I receive the more devasta ting I think it (the down-scheduling) will be to law enforce ment," Doherty said. "It will be bad for all the people in the state." The resolution presented by Drugs.. (Continued from page one.) of amphetamines, an illegal drug comonly known as speed, according to testimony. Hash ish and marijuana were also confiscated. The street value of the drugs was estimated at $6,000 and $10,000 in U.S. currency was also seized from the residence. Testimony at the trial indi cated that Gaehring felt he could put together a transac tion involving as many as 100,000 tablets of speed with his connections. The whole sale price of the amphetimine tablets is approximately $110 per thousand. Doherty and Frost at the annual winter conference ob jected that a non-elective, seven member committee was given the authority to change a law of such magnitude. The proposed changes made by the committee would depart significantly from the Federal standards, which are now in use in Oregon. The resolution that was adopted at the convention goes on to state that the Oregon District Attorney's Associa tion believes the committee reclassified the drugs ignoring the realities of illegal drug use and abuse. The changes in the drug schedules would affect the criminal justice system and the people of Oregon adversely. The resolution continued to state that the down-scheduling of drugs as proposed by the Controlled Substances Com mittee would reduce the penalties for drugs so that Oregon would become an attractive site for illegal drug trafficking; diminish the det errent effect of Oregon's drug control laws; and gener ally degrade the credibility and integrity of the criminal justice system in the eyes of the public. For these reasons, the association opposes the pro posed changes of the Con trolled Substances Committee and requests a moritorium on further drug reclassifications by the committee until the Road dept. reorganized The Morrow County Court accepted two resignations last week. . One was from County Clerk Sadie Parrish, which will take effect Dec. 31. and the other was from Tax Collector Elvira Irby. effective Dec. 1. Mrs. Parrish. who has been the county clerk for 36 years, is resigning because of a request made by her doctors. Trby is resigning for health reasons. Margot Sherer, who has been the temporary tax collec tor for the past month since Mrs. Irby's illness began, was named as the replacement. No successor has been named for the county clerk position. The county court members have also agreed to create the position of a director of public works, effective Dec. 26. The director will reorganize the road department and super vise the public parks opera tion, the county landfill and the courthouse grounds main tenance. The court is publicizing the opening and accepting appli cations until Dec. 2fi. An engineering degree is hopeful but experience may be substi tuted. The pay scale is open. "We decided to reorganize the road department by hiring a public works director," Judge McElligott said. "The problems with the roads is all I have heard about since I took office. This position is really the old roadmaster's position with additional responsibili ties." Don Ball is the acting roadmaster. The county court decided to transfer its emergency ser vices responsibilities to the sheriff's department because it can monitor any emergen cies on a 24-hour-a-day basis, according to Judge Don McEl ligott. McElligott also said the court has decided to combine ( the offices of tax collector and county treasurer in an effort to save personnel money. Persons interested in the position must run for election by filing with the county by March. The new official will take office in January of 1981. The court also decided to send out a letter to irrigators in Morrow County because of some complaints the court has received. Some irrigators are running their sprinklers across county roads, which is a violation of Oregon statute 368.930. The violation is pun ishable of a fine not exceeding $100 or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than -60 days, or both. II N,-ie L....... .17 II R.W Office II L fied Office Jj- Agricultural Part Time Farm Rural Housing Brondi Office' t I Mom Office TitoT Rock UMATILLA MILTOM-FRIUWTIRi J r ) L, hi mm 111 II i -lw-l lmi .. .1 :v r Hermiston Open Every Wednesday 567-7176 Heppner Open Every '2nd -4th Tuesday 676-9912 Main Office Pendleton 1 S.W. Nye (West of Red Lion Inn) 276-7361 I Oregon State Legislature can reconsider the delegation of authority it gave to the committee. The DA's said the Legisla ture should re-evaluate the role and function of the committee; the criteria to be used by the committee; the process the committee uses in discharging its statutory func tions; and the process by which the committee viewed. decisions of should be the re- Christmas tree permits are now available in the Heppner Ranger District of the Uma tilla National Forest. Permits are $2 each. Permits will be sold at the office only during regular hours, Monday through Fri day, from 7:45 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.. and on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 15 and 16. from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The entire Heppner district has been designated as a cutting area. A spokesman for the Umatilla forest said trim mings or limbs must be removed from roadways. Stumps must be left no higher than 10 inches. Any green limbs must be cut off the stumps, and these may be used for "trimming greens." Cutters also must not "long butt" over 6 feet. The maxi mum size of tree to be cut is 14 feet. Furthermore, there are to be no commercial Christmas tree sales or cutting in plantations. Permits may also be ob tained from the forest super visor's office in Pendleton. I jUJjlP Ihbm I I Ham Clocks 65. Bakina Ijp1 f I -St Potatoes IT"'; r i SNP. -.7711b. I Turkey Bologna CJ ,A"2 i . ft M Western Family - fT 'S SS. W Individual Sliced 1177 I f American Cheese $1 - Celery W I P Kara LightCorn 3 St a!fS$l0 f I p Syrup $l29qt Red & Golden Dclicious 1 wXD : fsr- Apples f X Bakers q$ 11 1 V ffk M 1 Premium .fev. 3 lb799 XJM 1 U 16 oz. jST7j I. r r i; Kraft Marshmallow Create 7oz. Betty Crocker Pie Crust Mix $119- 22 oz. Pink Grapefruit 5$l em powered or Brown Sugar 2V lbs. 95 k - V r Eagle Brand Mills Canned 14 oz. Western Family Mandarin Oranges 11 oz. Nestles Real Chocolate Chips 12 oz. v. ,- 1. I79 1 Prices Effective Dcc.6,7,G MARKET
