TWO-The Heppner Gette-Time, Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, May 14, 1981
Obituary
Thelma Smethurst
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' County of Morrow
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Published evwy Thursday and entered as second-class
matter at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon under the
Act of March 3. 1879. Second-class postage paid at
Heppner. Oregon.
Office at 147 West Willow Street. Telephone (503)
676-9228.
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Times. P.O. Box 337. Heppner. Oregon 97836.
$8 00 in Morrow. Umatilla. Wheeler & Gilliam counties;
tio 00 elsewhere.
Dtvid and April Hihoo Syke. PoblMien
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Fes, yes, reluctantly yes,
Some controversial issues, critical to
Morrow County not only economically, but in
determining our county's future are facing
county voters next Tuesday.
Drumming up the least controversy, and
justifiably so, the Pioneer Memorial Hospital
1981-82 budget - a bare bones $108,565 outside
the six percent limitation.
PMH Admisitrator Lucky Felt provides
needed services, runs a taut ship, lays all
expenditures on the line and deserves a vote
of confidence May 19. Vote yes on the hospital
levy.
Generating a great deal more controversy
with a staggering tax rate of $4.93 per $1,000
valuation, the three-year road serial levy
proposes to assess $8,568,000 ($2,856,000 per
year) to "reconstruct major arterials and
heavily used secondary county roads." '
At first glance this levy seems to be
weighted against city dwelling tax payers for
the benefit of farmers and ranchers.
ButjMorrow County is wheat, is cattle, is
sheep. Better roads for Morrow County is, in
me long run, an economic benefit for all. It's
f got to be done and it's not going to get any
; cheaper.
Don't make this a city vs. country battle.
Vote lyes' on the three year serial levy.
However, what many voters don't realize is
that the outcome of these two levies is
dependent on passage of the county budget.
If either passes it would still fail if the
county budget goes down.
Passage of 'B' levies, such as the hospital
and road levies, are hinged on passage of an
'A' ballot, in this case a Morrow County
$1,927,583 levy outside the six percent
limitation.
THE DALLES Thelma
Smethurst, 77. The Dalles, a
former area resident, died at
her home Monday, May 11,
1981.
She was born on Feb. 5, 1904.
at Hamilton. Ore., the daugh
ter of Nickolas and Daisy
Franklin Hall.
In 1916, she moved with her
family to Heppner, where she
grew up and attended school.
She was married to William
Smethurst in March. 1925.
They farmed at Heppner and
at Lexington until retirement,
when they moved to Pendle
ton. They lived there until
Mr.Smethurst's death in Dec.
1979.
Mrs. Smethurst then moved
to The Dalles to be near her
daughter and family, Betty
and Herman Zeigler, and their
children. Bill, Tom and Pam.
Mrs. Smethurst is survived
by her daughter, Betty Zieg
ler. The Dalles: four sisters,
Velma Phillips, Heppner;
Charlotte Gordon, Portland;
Pearl Stevens, Santa Rosa,
Calif.; Opal Countryman, Ger
ber, Calif.; one brother, Guy
Hall, Vallejo, Calif.; and three
grandchildren.
Graveside services will be
held today (Thursday) May
14. 1981 at Willamette National
Cemetery, Portland.
Those who wish may contri
bute to the Heart Fund in
memory of Thelma
Smethurst.
Hospital
Notes
Pioneer Memorial Hospital
in Heppner reports the follow
ing patients admitted and
dismissed over the past week :
Annie Krebs, Arlington, ad
mitted May 6, dismissed May
8.
Charles O'Connor, lone, ad
mitted May 6, dismissed May
9.
Patients still receiving care
at the hospital are:
Maxine "Smith, Heppner,
admitted May 4,
John Haacke, Riverton, ad
mitted May 7,
Oren Brace, admitted May 9
and
Ryan Thomas, admitted
May 10.
SHERIFF'S
REPORT
The Morrow County Sher
iff's Department handled the
following calls during the past
week:
May 7, James B. Hart
reported the theft of fishing
poles. A Morrow County
Sheriff's Deputy responded to
the call.
May 8, Edward Shook,
Boardman, reported theft of
tools from his pickup. VA
Morrow County Sheriff's De
puty responded to the call.
Also on May 8 Larry
Douglas. lone reported theft of
shaft coupling, collars. A
Morrow County Sheriff's De
puty responded to the call.
On May 10 a one vehicle
accident was reported on
Hwy. 74 in Lexington. Driver
of the vehicle was Catherine
McAuliffe. No injuries
reported.
JUSTICE
COURT
Justice Court at the 'Morrow
County Courthouse In Heppner
handled the following cases
last week:
Merna Maxine Campbell,
P.O. Box 621 Condon. Exceed
ing maximum speed (65 mph
in a 55 mph zone) $24 fine.
Patricia Louise McMinn,
P.O. Box 920. Heppner. Ex
ceeding maximum speed (65
mph in a 55 mph zone) $6
suspended fine.
Ray Steelman, P.O. Box 595,
Arlington. No operators
license. $55 fine,
Karen Lynn Palmer, 325 E.
Matlock, Heppner. Exceeding
maximum speed (65 mph in a
55 mph rone) $12 fine.
Robin Don Scott, 675 Rock
Street, Heppner. Offensive
littering. $12 fine and minors '
in possession of an alcoholic
beverage. $34 fine.
Melanie Ann Seitz, Rt. 1 Box
3079, Heppner. Careless driv
ing. $29 fine.
Patrick Ross Cutsforth, Rt.
1, Lexington. Exceeding maxi
mum speed (72 mph in a 55
mph zone) $29 fine.
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levy is manipulative - a clever maneuver on
behalf of the county to take a ride on the
coattails of more popular concerns.
In other words, if you want the hospital and
the roads you'd better take the county too.
We feel the roads, the hospital and the
county budgets should be able to pass or fail
on their own merits.
So it is with reluctance we say - vote yes on
the county budget.
Saving the best - or at least the most
heatedly argued - for last we urge a yes vote
on the Willow Creek Dam advisory question.
Again it is a question of long term
economics - a dam will benefit downtown
Heppner residents in terms of insurance costs
and will enable building, renovation and
'urban renewal' to a much greater extent.
Although we empathize with the pain that
those who are being forced off their land must
feel, the. dam is important to the vitality,
perhaps even existtnce, of the downtown
core.
Although only an advisory and not a
binding vote, a 'yes' vote will mean a vote of
confidfeice for our city.
Stand by the people who stand by you, the
Heppner mayor and city council - vote yes on
the Willow Creek Dam.
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