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The lleppner Gazette-Times, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday. January 31, 1980 THREE L 4 ).. ! J. - r 1 15 Saving good-bye is always sad so it's no wonder W.P. Byrne's eves are a bit moist because he and millions of other Americans will be missing a long-time deduction if they file an itemized federal tax return this year. As if there wasn't enough trouble at the gas pumps, there'll be no deduction on the federal income tax return for state gasoline taxes this year. 3 young New Zealanders shearing area sheep Three young men from New Zealand stopped off in Hepp ner Sunday while on their way to sheep-shearing jobs on a ranch near lone. They were Ross Watson, 28, his brother, Trevor Watson, 23, from Morrinsville, N.Z. and Reuben Knight, 25, from Bay of Islands, N.Z. The trio were staying at the Northwestern Motel and utiliz ing the Heppner Laundromat before set ting off for the Krebs ranch, where they expected to shear the wool off about 4,000 sheep. They have been traveling about the Pacific Northwest as sheep shearers, a trade they learned in New Zealand which they described as one of the greatest sheep raising countries in the world. They were in Oregon last year too, the Watson brothers working on a ranch near Hermiston and Knight at John Day. Using power shears, they said, it takes a person three or four minutes to take the wool from an animal. They expec ted to handle about 1,200 sheep a day. Knight said that last year, in a demonstration at John Day, he sheared a sheep in 54 seconds. From Morrow County, the New Zealanders are expected to travel down the Oregon coast to California wielding their shearer's tools along the way. Logging safety meeting set An informational meeting on Oregon's new logging safety code will be held Feb. 4 at the Morrow County Court house in Heppner, by the Worker's Compensation De partment. The meeting will be from 7 to 10 p.m. in the Circuit Court room. The meeting will be open to all logging operation employ ers and employees, including log truckers. QBIWMiiS Grover Earl Morgan Grover Earl Morgan, who lived most of his life in Morrow County, died last Friday, Jan. 25, in Heppner at the age of 88. He was born in Tangent, Ore., the son of Alfred Morgan and the former Addie Bar rows, on Jan. 29 1891. The family moved in 1891 to Morgan, Ore. In recent years lie lived in lone. He was a member of the lone United Church of Christ, charter member of Willows Grange, and a member of the Odd Fellows and Masonic Lodges. In 1908 he weas married to Mattie Palmateer. Survivors include his wife, Mattie, of Portland; sons, Lloyd W. Morgan of lone and Billy J. Morgan of Long Beach; two daughters, Ear lene Sanders of Portland and Mildred Eubanks of lone; one brother, Carl Morgan of Portland; two sisters, Lottie Morgan of Spokane and Lillie McKay of Eugene; 14 grand children, 21 great-grandchildren and two great-greatgrandchildren. A son, Bobbie, and daugh ter. Thelma, preceded him in death. Funeral services were held Wednesday, Jan. 30, at 1 p.m. at the lone United Church of Christ, with the Rev. Cathy Barker officiating. Concluding services and interment were held at the High View Ceme tery at lone. Wilma Cheney sang "How Great Thou Art" and "Amaz ing Grace," accompanied by Rikka Tews at the organ. Casket bearers include grandsons Stanley Sanders, Jeffrey Reuter, Tom David son, Jr., Virgil Morgan, Gre gory Sanders, and Todd Earl Morgan. Sweeney's Mortuary of Heppner was in charge of arrangements. Elbert C. Carpenter Elbert C. Carpenter of Irrigon died Jan. 25 at the Uma t ilia Hospital at the age of 62. The funeral took place Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. at the Burns Mortuary Chapel in Hermiston with interment at the Desert Lawn Cemetery in Irrigon. He was born Oct. 18, 1917 in Oklahoma. Survivors include six daugh ters, Sarah Adams, Louise Unruh and Janet Stinemity, all of Garden City, Kan., 1 Virginia Gray of Santa Clara, Calif., Mary Bryant in Mexi co, and Jackie Carpenter of Oregon City; six step-daughters, Vivian Cameron, Rita Irwin, Karen Medel and Kim Carpenter, all of Irrigon, June Frederickson of Hermiston and Janet Stevens in Arizona; two step-sons, Vernon Sucky of Albert, Kan. and Larry Sucky of Irrigon; three sis ters, Ruth Murray of Burns, Leta Bronson of Lake Elsi nore, Calif., and Dorothy Smith of Lamed Kan. There are 16 grandchildren and 12 step-grandchildren. 1980 committees appointed by Chamber Heppner-Morrow County Chamber of Commerce com mittees were announced Mon day at the noon meeting by President Bill Kuhn. The Merchants Committee consists of co-chairpersons Doris Robarge and Jerry Holloman and member Ran dall Peterson. The Program Committee consists of Avon Melby. chair person. Jerome Sheldon and Allen Nistad. Chairman Harold Kerr heads the Agriculture Com mittee with members Frank Anderson. Oscar Peterson. Irvin Rauch. E.H. Miller Jr.. Rov Lindstrom and Judv Buschke. The Membership, Atten dance and Hospitality Com mittee is headed by John Maas with members John Edmundson. Ray Boyce and Boh Harris. Jim Wishart chairs the Float and Parade Committee with members Matt Doherty, J.J. Farley and Jerry Swee ney. The Development Commit tee is chaired by Herman Winter with members Ray Boyce. Allen Nistad and Rod Murray. The Fair Booth Committee is chaired by Birdine Tullis with Harold Kerr as the only Timber sales Membership dues are going up ! $5.2 million 3 for county Recent timber sales with a value of $5,295,359 have been reported by the Heppner Ranger District of Umatilla National Forest. Warren Plocharsky, timber sales officer, said most of the sales in the past three months have been at prices much higher than the advertised minimums. "The largest was the rough timber sale near Sunflower Flat, with 19.300,000 board feet of Ponderosa pine, Douglas fir and other species," he said. "The sale was appraised at $2,795,131. with the sale going to the Harris Pine Mills of Pendleton, "which submitted the highest bid of $5,177,600. "Kinzua Corporation of Heppner was the second highest of the four bidders." Plocharsky said Kinzua was the successful bidder, at $30,500. in the Porter cull sale, near Bull Prairie, which consisted of 2.000,000 board feet of cull logs. The sale had been appraised at $1,000. Plocharsky explained that cull logs are logs that are not suitable for sawlogs because of excessive rot or other defects. These will be chipped and used for pulp. Several sales of dead and inset-infested lodgepole pine were recently sold in the Ditch Creek and Swale Creek vici nity. The Mai lory lodgepole salvage of 1.700.000 board feet was appraised at $39,726. and was sold to Louisiana Pacific of Pilot Rock for $70,550. The Scattered lodgepole salvage of 1.300.000 board feet was also sold to Louisiana Pacific for the appraised price of $13,299. The Groshen lodgepole sal valge was appraised at $433 and sold to Forest Recovery Inc. of Vancouver. Washing ton for the high bid of $4,862. The Mallory pole sale con sisted of 520.000 lineal feet of post and poles which was appraised at $3,050. It was sold for $3,410 to Charles Morris of Lexington. Area couple aid Smith campaign Ken and Jean Ann Turner of Heppner are serving as Mor row County chairmen of Denny Smith's congressional campaign. Smith, a businessman who grew up in eastern Oregon and now lives in Salem, is running on the Republican ticket against Al Ullman in the second congressional district. The Turners are lifelong residents of Morrow County. They raise cattle, wheat, and dry peas. "I'm enthused about Denny Smith as a conservative. He definitely presents a very strong alternative to our present congressman," Tur ner said. "The success of our cam paign will depend on the quality of loci people working for better representation in the second district. I am pleased to have Ken and Jean Ann Turner on board," Smith said. "In serving their community in farming and ranching, the Turners know the importance of fiscal re sponsibility. With the support of people like Ken and Jean Ann, I can help bring that sense of responsibility to Washington," Smith said. Like almost everything else, membership dues for the Heppner-Morrow County Chamber of Commerce are going up, it was announced at the recent business meeting. Chamber President William J. Kuhn said membership dues have not gone up for some time but that it is necessary now because the chamber is not .breaking even on the chamber lunches. Dues were $110 a year with $90 of that allocated for meals. That would only pay for 30 meals a year at the current prices and since the chamber meets about 45 to 50 weeks a year, the chamber was losing money. Two proposals were presen ted by the chamber board of directors. The board proposed that all chamber memberships be $55 a year with each member paying for his own meals everytime he went. Indivi dual, as compared to a business, memberships were to be raised from $20 to $25. The members of the cham ber, however, decided on an alternative. This was to raise the full membership from $110 to $150 to include meals. Associate memberships, without meals, will be $55 and individual memberships $25. In favor of the second proposal, attorney Hermann Winter said it would be better for tax purposes. Don Cole, a school principal, said the "tremendous atten dance at the chamber meet ings" can be attributed, in part, to the fact that the members pay for the meals before hand. Cole said the chamber actually makes money when someone does not show up for a meeting because the chamber does not have to pay for the meal. Dr. L.D. Tibbies said if the members pay for the meals in advance, they are going to go more often because people are "all a little stingy, like I am." Other members said it would take take too long to pay for the lunches if all 40 individuals had to get in line at once. The chamber members, and President Kuhn, decided to push for new memberships from the business community in Morrow County. Some chamber members said non members have just as much say in the business community as the chamber members and that is not right. They said non-members should not be given some of the privileges members have. other member. Dr. Wallace Wolff is the chairman of the Awards and Recognition Committee with ' members Don McElligott and Ernie McCabe. Matt Doherty is the chair man of the Taxation and legislation Committee. Also on that committee are Her man Winter, Don McElligott, Jerry Sweeney and Ron Dan iels. The Youth Activities Com mittee is chaired by Don Cole with members Jim Bier, Glen Ward. Birdine Tullis. Dr. L.D. Tibbies and John Maas. The Brochures Committee is chaired by Justine Weather ford with members Randall Peterson and Charles Hutch inson. The Flood Plain Committee is chaired by Bill Kuhn with members Dick Sargent and Forrie Burkenbine. John Van Winkle is the chairman of the Boardman Merchants-Chamber Joint Ac tivities Committee with Bill' Kuhn. Randall Peterson and Ernie McCabe serving as members. Fred Toombs chairs the Fair Roard Committee. Mem bers are Jim Wishart. Harold Kerr and Birdine Tullis. Jerome Sheldon is the chairman of the Willow Creek Water Shed Committee with members Mike Sweeney and Dick Boerger. The Rodeo Board Commit tee has Mike Sheridan as the chairman and Jim Hayes as the only member. Leroy Gardner is the chair man of the Christmas Decora ting and Lighting Committee with members Randall Peter son. Avon Melby and O.W. Cutsforth. Gene Pierce heads the Homestead and Heritages Committee with Oscar Peter son as the only member. The Parks and Recreation Committee is chaired by O.W. Cutsforth with members Jack Van Winkle. Dr. L.D. Tibbies and Ben Siminoe. Forrie Burkenbine is the chairman of the Banquet and Picnic Committee with mem bers Jim Bier and John Maas. Officers for 1980 of the chamber are Bill Kuhn. presi dent; Fred Toombs, 1st vice president ; Bob Harris. 2nd vice president : Ken Miller, secretary: and Dick Boerger. treasurer. Directors whose terms ex pire at the end of this year are Ernie McCabe. Bob Harris, Fred Toombs and John Ed mundson. Directors whose terms expire at the end of 1981 are John Maas. Bill Kuhn. John Van Winkle and Justine Weatherford. Prices Effective Jan. 31 , Feb. 1,1 MARKET Family Pak ftfirT" 1 111 WmSmmmmm III , . t00a - rilf in.t.ii.,-i,. .i.h.iiiiiiii, .m 11111,1,,., .,. ,,., , mn.,,,,,,,., 11 mm, -.-,, tor" MKSte 111 rvif,n? v 1 1 mm m fi-M as., sejv- . ' if-"1 If 4 . W thi n ip) 1802 Grocery Dept. 676-9614 Meat Dept. 676-92S3 Oregon Chief Slab Bacon $1 09 lb. Mi ... 1 II fciiiii,i,nf, i Ij U,l ..,., H III "ClL. -J ,.i'JW Country Stvte W Spare Ribs Pork Chops $1 29 . Tony's Reg. Pizza Only 4c off regular price 1 Skippy Peanut Butter Creamy or Chunky $119 Smuckers Grape Jam $1 32 Kraft 01. ft? XZS Campbell's Chicken Noodle Soup 4$l00 Hamsco Premium Crackers nb. 79' Macaroni & Cheese Dinner ?tioo 7V IL.... '4 01. Hunt's Tomato Sauce c 29 oz. Lettuce 2 Heads 59 m - . Snoboy Pink Grapefruit Tomatoes 5C E. f
