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U.S.P.S. 240-420
Published every Thursday and entered as second-clau mailer ! the Post Office
al Heppner. Oregon under the Act of March 3. 1179. Second-clau pottage paid at
Heppner, Oregon.
Office al 147 West Willow Street Telephone. (503 1 676-9228.
Address communications to the Heppner Gazelle-Times. P.O. Box 337, Heppner.
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Jerome F. Sheldon, Publisher
Sloven A. Powell. News Editor
A Good Step
The Morrow County Court has appointed
a "blue ribbon group" of 19 persons to be
concerned with the area's natural resources.
The group's responsibilities have not been
wholly defined, at least publicly. Generally its
members would act as a diverse lobby on
issues of public concern before the county
government.
In his recent "State of the County" report
to the Heppner-Morrow County Chamber of
Commerce, County Judge Don McElligott
commented on the appointment of the
committee.
He said the court would look to the group
for economic input. Considering the various
interests of the members, the recommenda
tions could cover a wide range, from matters
of agriculture and forestry to outdoor
recreation. It could focus on specific matters,
like the suitable location for a landfill site for
garbage dumping.
The judge's report was informally presen
ted and he skipped from point to point. He
mentioned that "every log truck" hauling a
load from the Umatilla National Forest
resulted in $30 in revenues being added to the
county treasury. He meant the in-lieu-of-tax
funds that the U.S. Forest Service allocates to
the counties from timber sales. Hence, it
would be within the sphere of the new
committee to encourage utilization of the
forests in whatever way would be feasible.
The Natural Resources Council, as it has
been designated, would be as interested, they
say, in the development of farm wood lots as
in the cut from publicly owned forests.
Likewise, the council could turn its
attention to agriculture and concerns over
irrigation and the use of insecticides. These
matters might deal with environmental
questions as well as the economic effects.
For example, how would spraying for
grasshoppers affect crops for consumption?
To what limits should the Willow Creek
watershed boundaries be drawn? These were
questions suggested by one of the county
commissioners as appropriate for considera
tion. The Natural Resources Council seems to be
an excellent way to draw public participation
into the decision-making process, utilizing the
expertise of many people. The appointment of
the group is a step forward for Morrow
County.
Editor's Notebook
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, OLD ACCIDENT Vir
ginia Meek of Hermiston is
seeking information of a fatal
accident that occurred almost
47 years ago.
Her interest has developed
from a conversation she had
with a couple she met on a
Greyhound bus a couple of
months ago. They asked her if
she had ever been in Heppner.
As a matter of fact, she said,
she had lived at Rhea Creek,
now called Ruggs, and atten
ded the second, third, fourth
and fifth grades there. In a
letter to the Heppner Gazette
Times, she writes:
"Well this lady (on the
Greyhound bus) said her
brother came into the area in
the early '30's and worked on a
sheep ranch. That was the last
they had heard of him. They
understood he had been killed
in an automobile accident and
they thought the time was
around April 23, 1933."
The name of the accident
victim was Vernon D. Salter,
and the story of the accident
takes up a front-page column
in the issue of the Heppner
Gazette-Times of April 27,
1933. He was a passenger in a
car that overturned a mile up
Willow Creek from Heppner.
The time was at 2:17 in the
morning, as indicated by his
wrist watch that apparently
had been stopped by the
impact.
"Slim," as he was called,
was 29 years old, and known
as a good, steady worker on
farms where he was employed
as a sheep shearer.
Alcohol fuel information
Oregon residents now have
a toll free number to the State
Alcohol Fuels Clearing House
at Eastern Oregon State
College. La Grande. A variety
of alcohol fuel information is
available. The line is open
from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday
through Friday. For alcohol
fuels information call 1-800-452-8630.
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Two caterpillars were crawl
ing across the grass when a
butterfly flew over them . They
looked up. and one nudged the
other and said: "You couldn't
get me up in one of those
things for a million dollars!"
Sifting through the TIMESf7
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Fifty years ago. the faculty
of the Heppner schools put on
the comedy play "Smile
Rodney Smile" to raise funds
to he used to buy hooks for the
library. There were only three
male faculty to play the five
male parts so two men from
the community had to perform
too. Miss Irene Riechel direc
ted tho piny.
Boardmnn edged Heppner
in a basketball game 23-20.
Wicklander of Roardman and
Robertson of Heppner tied for
high scoring honors with 12
each.
The fire siren was sounded
everyday at noon as long as
the weather was cold to keep it
in good operating condition.
The Heppner Lions Club
invited the Eastern Oregon
Wheat League to have its
annual convention here and
the board of directors of the
lenttie favored the idea.
The home of Mr. and Mrs.
Stacy Roberts was damaged
by a fire that started from a
defective flue. Improper con
struction around the chimney
was also a cause. Damage was
estimated at $400 and it was
covered bv insurance.
Mni fi Oiiiniv v;is hi' with
CNtremelv rnM u r.i'lwr and 15
influx "I snow 'IViniMMVifuros
were ;i 1! below zero for one
week strait'ht. Radiators were
froen and plumbers were
busv thawing pipes.
Sia'ar was on sale at
MacMarr grocery store in
Heppner for $0.19 for a 100
pound bag and $1.85 for a 25
pound bag. Bacon was 31 cents
a pound and ham 30 cents a
pound. An eight-ounce bottle
of Purex was given away free
for every quart bottle pur
chased. Twenty-five years ago nine
firms made a bid to build the
new Heppner Elementary
school consisting of in rooms
and a multi-purpose room. A
Portland firm was the low
bidder with $257,497. The
school board did want 12
rooms but it only passed a
bond of $290,000 and none of
the 12-room bids were that
low. The alternate 10 room
huildinc plan was accepted.
The high bid was $303,334.
The post office for Morgan
closed after 73 vears of
service.
A stirvev was being taken in
the city of Heppner to see if
citizens wanted TV service by
a co-op. a private company or
the city. The cost of service
was $135 hook up fee and $3.50
a month.
The National Forest Service
celebrated its 50th anniver
sary. The Heppner Shamrocks
city basketball team was
planning a benefit game for
the Marrh of Dimes.
The Morrow County Gun
Club raised $125 for the March
of Dimes with a shooting
contest.
The Mother's March on
Polio was taking place in
Heppner, Lexington and lone.
Persons interested in donating
were asked to leave their
porch lights on and boy scouts
from the cities would come to
collect .
Heppner's oldest business,
Gilliam and Bisbee Hardware
founded in 1RR7. was sold after
having the same family as
owners for 68 years.
Coach Larry Dowen started
his second string in the game
with Wasco but found the team
behind 5-4 so he sent in the
first string. Neil Beamer led
the starters with 16 points as
Heppner won 57-26. The Mus
tangs also beat the Honkers of
Arlington by a large margin.
65-39. Jerry Haguewood set a
season record scoring 18
points for Heppner.
HITS
Five years ago Mike Swee
ney was appointed by the
County Court as the bicenten
nial chairman, replacing Mar
lene Peterson who resigned.
The Heppner Christian
Church had a new minister,
the Rev. Ed Sikes. Prior to
coming to Heppner, he had
been in Snohomish. Wash, for
10 vears and in churches in
California for 23 years.
Two school board positions
were up for election. - Don
McFllieofl of lone decided not
to run aeain after serving on
the hoard for 20 years. Irv
Ranch, who had been on the
hoard for 12 years, had not
decided if he was going to run
or not .
The lone Cardinals beat
Echo 70-48 .
3 political parties get taxpayers' money
Three Oregon political par
ties are receiving checks from
the Oregon Department of
Revenue for taxpayer contri
butions. Oregon income tax
returns have a "check-off"
box that allows a taxpayer to
donate $1 to an Oregon
political party.
SALEM SCENE
Checks, mailed January 10
are the fourth quarter distri
bution of contributions from
1978 income tax returns. The
Democratic Party of Oregon
received $962: the Republican
Party of Oregon received
$664: and the Libertarian
Partv of Jackson County
received $8. A fourth party,
the U.S. Labor Party of
Oregon, did not receive any
money for the quarter.
The latest mailing brings
the total distributed for 1978
returns to $163,989 for the
Democratic Party; $90,899 for
the Republican Party; and
$634 for the Libertam.i Party.
The U.S. Labor P.'rty of
Oregon received a total of $89
during the year.
Money for the contributions
comes from the state's Gen
eral Fund and does not affect
an individual's tax payment or
tax refund.
BY JACK ZIMMERMAN
Employers paid for hiring 'disadvantaged'
Since last May, an estima
ted 500 private employers
have provided jobs for more
than 1.000 deserving Oregon
workers and saved nearly
three million dollars in the
process.
The employers and their
workers are participating in a
state-administered federal
program aimed at providing
jobs for specific segments of
the work force. Part of the
federal Revenue Act of 1978. it
was signed into law in
November of that year and
implemented in Oregon six
months later.
Known as the Targeted Jobs
Tax Credit program, it is
administered here by the
Employment Division of the
Stale Department of Human
Resources.
Kxpressing pleasure with
the manner in which the
undertaking has progressed so
far. TJTC Supervisor Gary
Lorenz in Salem declared:
"It shows that the private
sector can be a prime force in
helping people needing special
assistance in obtaining work."
Actually, the TJTC concept
was conceived in the private
sector and initiated through
activities of the National
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
'Heartfelt thanks'
for hospital care
Editor:
The purpose of this letter is
to convey to the doctors and
the entire staff of the Pioneer
Memorial Hospital and to the
residents and friends of the
Heppner community the
heartfelt thanks and deep
appreciation for the profes
sional medical care received
by my loving sister, Mrs.
Georgia Gitchell, during the
period 29 November 1979
through 4 December 1979.
Because my family and I
are aware of the total dedica
tion and overall competency
of your medical staff we deci
ded to transfer our sister from
the North Lincoln City Hospi
tal in Lincoln City, Oregon. A
small hospital dedicated not
Unhappy over
'misquote'
Editor:
Earlier this year you inter
viewed me on my nomination
to the Air Force Academy.
There was a misquote that
didn't make me happy. There
must have been a misunder
standing of what I meant.
At any rate, the Air Force
Academy is still on my mind
and I hope I am selected.
Sincerely,
Dale Holland. II
Heppner
only to the finest medical
practices but to the caring for
the individual was an answer
to all our prayers.
I am a registered nurse and
was actively engaged in the
field of nursing for forty-three
years in various medical
facilities throughout the State
of Oregon and can unequivo
cally state your care is among
the finest and you should be
proud of this outstanding
accomplishment. I think it is
important for the members of
the Heppner community who
have not used the medical
facility to know that the
doctors are excellent, the staff
is courteous, conscientious,
and considerate of the patient
and the family members and I
sincerely hope and pray that
the hospital will receive the
support necessary to keep it
functioning. It's easy to close
a facility, particularly during
times of inflation and decreas
ing resources, but please
remember once it's closed it is
almost impossible to reesta
blish. Again, plase accept my
personal thanks and the
thanks of my family for
providing loving care to my
sister during her time of need.
Sincerely appreciative,
Ms. Tazie Welds, R.N.
700 West llth.
The Dalles. Oregon
Alliance of Business, an inde
pendent, non-profit corpora
tion providing a cooperative
effort on the parts of business,
labor, government and educa
tion to reduce unemployment
problems of the disadvan
taged. TJTC is one of several
programs launched and ex
panded since the National
Alliance of Business was
founded in 1968.
Specifically. Lorenz reports.
1.044 workers have been
certi-fied under the program
since May 1, 1979, producing a
potential tax savings for their
employers of $2.7 million.
Any private employer, large
or small, is eligible to partici
pate and participating work
ers consist of students, youths
from economically disadvan
taged families, veterans, the
handicapped, persons receiv
ing public assistance and
ex-convicts.
Employers hiring people
from one of the eligible groups
can claim a tax credit based
on 50 percent of first-year
wages up to $6,000 and 25
percent of second-year wages
up to the same amount.
Oregon employers so far
have hired 425 students in
cooperative education pro
grams, who attend school part
time and work in related jobs
part time. This, according to
Lorenz. is the largest segment
of TJTC workers to date,
about 43 percent.
The next largest group, 240,
representing nearly a fourth
of those certified, are young
people between the ages of 18
and 24 from economically
disadvantages families.
Third largest group consists
of handicapped persons refer
red from state vocational
rehabilitation agencies and
the Veterans Administration.
They represent 220 place
ments. Lorenz described participa
ting employers as nearly
"ecstatic" when they discover
the virtual absence of red tape
that usually accompanies
such incentive programs.
Certification of an eligible
worker consists of a single,
simple voucher, which the
employer files until it's time to
give it to his accountant when
filing taxes. An employer
seeking certification for an
individual needs only to tele
phone Lorenz at a toll-free
number (1-800-452-7813. Ext.
4390). He contacts the appro
priate agency. The agency
reports the individual's eligi
bility and Lorenz certifies the
employer. People from Lo
renz' office will even visit a
work site to fill out the
voucher and most of the
information is supplied by the
worker.
Another feature being favor
able received by employers is
the fact TJTC applies to a
portion of the existing work
force as well as new hires.
Employers who have hired
people meeting the criteria
any time after Sept. 27. 1978
may obtain certification and
receive the appropriate tax
credit.
Lorenz reports the program
is scheduled to end at the
conclusion of 1980 but a bill
before the present Congress is
expected to extend TJTC at
least through 1981.
Further, he said, a study of
the program this year may
result in legislation that could
sustain it for an even longer
period.
Any economic conditions
might prove to be a factor in
long range application. Lorenz
believes a sagging economy
may prevent some employers
from using the program
simply because they are not
expanding their work forces
during such periods. But as
conditions improve, utilization
of TJTC workers will in
crease. Oregon has a goal of 3,275
TJTC hires by Sept. 30 this
year and Lorenz believes the
state will meet this figure if
experience continues at its
present level.
Meanwhile, employers also
are participating in similar
programs available through
WIN (Work Incentive Pro
gram) and CETA (Compre
hensive Employment Train
ing Act). Persons seeking
information on any such
programs should contact Lor
enz or the National Alliance of
Business office at 921 S.W.
Washington St., Portland
97?(I5 ( 226-4063).
Community college enrollment up
At the end of the first day of
winter term classes at Blue
Mountain Community College,
there were 923 students en
rolled. This figure reflects the ?
number of day students en
rolled as of Jan. 3, according
to Truman Baily, BMCC
registrar. The number in
cliirlos both nrW find full-time
students, he added.
Last year at the same time,
there were 859 students en
rolled at the college.
"We think we are going to be
up in enrollment in all areas,"
Baily said. Enrollment figures
have not been compiled for
evening division courses or
off-campus courses.
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