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The Heppner Gazelle-Time. Heppner. Oregon. Thurndav. June S, I'tHfl-TIIRFF
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Volcanic ash causes machinery problems ; locally it's being sold for $1
by Sloven A. Powell
When the inilinl whoek of the
eruption of Ml St, Helena
begins to milwldo, people
bein to renlize the many
problertiN the nh will cUHe
and the many opportunities
for commercinliHm.
Morrow County received u
Bmull iimount of volcanic nh,
even though the county 18
about 2iK) rniU'H away from the
mounlnin while other nrens
Jimt an far awny (like Spo
kan) received much more.
The county can thank the wind
direction for that.
Hut commercialism about
the volcano ih already ram
pant ax HhlrtK are being sold
that sav "Ml. St, Helens
OBITUARY
Kathryn S.
VanSchoiack
Funeral xervicra were held
for Kathryn S. Van Schoiack
on Saturday, May 31, at St.
Patricks Roman Catholic
Church in Heppner.
The recitation of the Rosary
was Friday, May .'Ml.
Mrs. Van Schoiack died in
f leppner May 2!l. She had been
born May 24, 1931 , to Patrick
and Kathryn Campbell of
I aw Hock, Ore. She attended
Lone Hock Grade School and
St Mary 'b Academy in The
Dalles for two years. She was
graduated from Heppner High
School and Maryhurst College
in Portland.
She was married to Robert
Van Schoiack on Sept, 25, 19.r5,
in Heppner where she made
her home.
She had taught at West Park
Grade School in Hermiston for
a year before her marriage.
She was substitute teacher in
the Heppner schools.
She was leader in the
Gooseberry 4 H Livestock
Club, and u member of St.
Patrick's Roman Catholic
Church
Survivors include her hus
band. Hubert; sons, William,
Daniel mid Michael: (laught
ers, Patriciu, Kathleen, Marie
and Anne; sislers. Patricia
CamplM'll of Lone Rock;
brothers. John of Condon,
James and Peter of lone
Rock. Thomas of Kimberly,
Ore., and Malachi of Hermis
ton. She was preceded in death
by a sister, Martha Haily.
Casket bearers were Tom
Huddleston, Bernard Marsh
all, James Farley, Wilbur
Warden. Larry Lindsay and
Jack Healy. Hikka Tews was
the organist.
The Rev John O'Brien
officiated Concluding servic
es and interment were at
Heppner Masonic Cemetery.
Sweeney Mortuary, Heppner,
was in charge of arrangements
Lexington
budget
discussed
City of Lexington had a
budget committee hearing
May 27 al the city hall,
according to Lois M. Allyn,
budget officer.
Voters within the city do not
have to vole on the budget
because it is within the six
percent increased limitation
allowed by law, said Mayor
Ia'v Padborg. The budget is
for the liillo-Bl budget year,
year.
The total budget is for
$IR(Mr. up from $107,2(17 last
year. With an increase in
revenues from 107,2(i7 to
114,Oor. the total properly tax
to be totally funded by local
taxpayers will be exactly the
same as last year. $7,400. The
Stale of Oregon will help
witli$l.:m of the budget.
Lexington city funds not
requiring a properly tax
because they are self support
ing include the TV Cable
Service Fund for $H.(II4. the
Road Fund for $4,1.422. the
Stale Revenue Sharing Fund
for $2,500. the Water Fund for
$2!U8t, the Federal Revenue
Sharing Fund for $750 and the
Water Bond Principal and
Interest Payment of $8,522.
Survivor" and some people
have collected the ash parti
cles and are selling them.
In Heppner, Dale Holland is
Helling ash for $1 for a small
bag and Central Market is also
selling Holland's ash for the
same price.
But there Is a more serious
side to the ash problem.
An Oregon Wheal league
spokesman, Ivan Pack wood,
said the closure of the
Columbia River could bring
alioiil problems for all of
Kaslern Oregon.
"We have a lender wheal
issue," he said. "Some
countries that are our custom
ers for wheal cannot wail and
may have to start buyirifi from
other countries.'.'
The U.K. Army Corps of
Engineers has begun a dredg
ing program to clear areas of
the Columbia River. When the
Tootle and Cowlitz Rivers
flooded May la. birco (iiiinti-
lies of ash and wood debris
were washed into the Colum
bia. The river is usually fiofl
foot wide and 40 feet deep but
in some areas, the, debris
mass made Ihe river only 14
feet deep
The Corps dredging ha
cleared Ihe channel to 200 feet
wide and 25 feet deep By June
:i0. Ihe Corps hopes to have il
r(KI feet wide and 3:" foot deep
and il hopes to have it to its
original specifications by
Si -pi :;u.
Another phase of the dredg
ing is to clear out five miles up
stream of the Cowlitz River to
decrease chances of flooding
in fliai area
An Army Corps news relea
se stales thai costs for the
clearing of the Columbia and
other flood control measures
could cost as much as $219
million.
Packwood said the dredging
of the Columbia should relieve
some of the pressure on
Eastern Oregon farmers.
He said when the new crop 13
harvested, the old crop should
be disposed of. If it cannot be
sold because the river is
closed, some of the now crop
will have to be dumped on the
ground.
Packwood said there has not
been a problem in Fstern
Oregon with the weight of the
ash smashing crops.
Packwood said he does not
know how much wheat is in
storage but if it is above
, normal "We could have a
serious problem."
An Oregon Wheat League
release says the damage done
to agricultural production is
"enormous." It slates that the
first priority should be to open
up the Columbia River to
shipping because the river
closure could be "disasterous
to all segments of our econ
omy. "
Packwood said Eastern
Oregon may have a problem
during harvest season even if
just small particles of ash are
still on the wheat. He said
farmers will probably experi
ence problems with their
harvesting equipment with oil
fillers and bearings because
the ash dust is abrasive. '
"We are fortunate in East-
t
ern Oregon at the present
because we don't have too
much ash." Packwood said.
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