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FOURTEEN The Heppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday. December 20, 1979 1 j Heppnef's reaction to Kinzua Morrow Fair represented at state association's meeting (We thank the East Oregon ian editor, Mike Forrester, for permission to reprint the following.) By Avon Melby Of the East Oregonian Reaction to closure of the Kinzua Plywood Plant this week was varied among laid-off workers and Heppner businessmen. Rumors that the complete operation would close have been prevalent for at least four months. In interviews Friday many seemed relieved that the sawmill and wood operations would continue when Georgia-Pacific purcha ses the sawmill and timber holdings. ' "But it will," as one millwright said "be a pretty sad Christmas," for his famiy and many others of the 150 workers who will find them selves out of a job at the end of this week. Average pay of employees at the plant is $1,200 per month. Gene Pierce, president of Bank of Eastern Oregon, did not think the closure would have too great an effect on the town. He expressed confi dence that Georgia-Pacific would not permit that large a portion of the plant site it was purchasing to lie idle. He said that possibly a smaller log operation would be installed. His optimism was repeated by Mark Murray, of a family corporation owning drug stores in Heppner, Condon and Arlington. Murray said when Kinzua moved from Wheeler County everyone there said a serious effect would result in Condon. "But we didn't notice it that much." He said Christmas buying has been normal in all stores this year. "It might even help our business creating a buyer's market in houses," John Van Winkle, manager of Western Heritage Savings & Loan, said. He noted that the loss of income to other local busines ses would be noticable and "is bound to hurt." The ripple effect from this he said might affect their business but he didn't expect it. "With high interest rates we anticipated some curtailment in the near future anyway." Foreest Burkenbine, co owner of Central Market, the city's only supermarket, dis agreed, he said "I expect it is going to hurt the whole town and curtail services of the county because of a loss in tax money." Morrow County Judge Don ald McElligott, thinks "there will be a serious effect," but wants to know more about plans of new owners before making any predictions. With workers moving away, school enrollment is expected to go down. John Edmundson, assistant to the district super intendent thought it was too early to make any predictions. Mayor Jerry Sweeney said he expected "a lot of houses to ,be empty." He said he was planning to form a committee to attract some diversified industries to settle in the area. He mentioned possibilities of a small electronics plant. One of the couples who will lose thier job Friday, Ken and Janet Beal, lived in Hermiston until their move here five and a half years ago. Both are working, both will be unem ployed Friday, but they moved back to Hermiston because of the rumors. "They started cutting back the number of people in each section. ..in November," Janet Beal said. She said one shift was eliminated in the plywood plant "in the green end" about that time. Kinzua had been bringing in plywood veneer in November, too. All of these things gave her and her husband reason to believe rumors. Ken Beal enlisted in the Air Force in October and will report in March. Some work ers are natives of the area, they will probably leave and find other employment. But the majority came j Heppner only to work in ine plywood plant. Most of these are expected to leave town. Among the are many husband and wife teams. Bankers, business owners and some of the workers said they were deeply in debt or had not saved money and were living from paychek to pay check . The Oregon rair Associa tion hold a convention in I'orl land at the Thunderbird Motor Inn Dec. 5, fi and 7. Those attending from Mor row Countv were committee rx l l... T 1 rnairmfin weipna joiu-m aim her husband. Cecil, and fair board member Pete Richards and his wife. Lois. Mrs. Jones attended meet ings on lire prevention, pumic relations and advertising. Fire Prevention presented ways of installing electrical wiring plus other methods of "When the wine goes in, strange things come out." Schiller safetv for the fair. Mrs. Jones also learned new ideas on advertising the fair and ro deos. Richards attended meet ings on interpersonal commu nications and merit rating workbook, which will be beneficial to the fair commit tees. 'Both families found the convention to be beneficial to them in working with the fair. 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