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BESS I C WET2ELL U OF ORE NEWSPAPER LIB EUGENE OR 97403 r GA VOL.99 Courthouse has distinguished visitor Heppner and the Morrow County Courthouse had a distinguished visitor lust week, when U.S. District Judge James M. Burn, Port land, arrived in town to preside over a trial. While federal cases in Eastern Oregon are some times held in Pendleton, no one can remember when a federal judge has traveled to the Morrow County Court house to hear a case. The judge rame to hear a case between Iirry Angell. Heppner, and the Army Corps, of Engineers. The Corps and Angell are at odds over the amount of money Angell should receive for the land the Corps is buying in connection with the Willow Creek Dam project. Angell says the Corps has not offered him enough for his land. His land was subse quently condemned by the corps when the two could not agree on a price. "The attorneys thought it would be useful to hold the Deputy D. A. sworn in to U.S. District Court By MARY ANN CFKl'LI.O Last Wednesday, Dec. 2. U S. District Court convened for the first time in record at the Morrow County Court house. "Today may not be a major historic occasion, but it is certainly a mini historic occasion," stated U S. District Court Judge James M. Burns. Santa to phone area kids, hear wishes I KTZ . r:A v Lion Lonny Watne assists Amber Peck, 10"- months, as she mails her Christmas letter to Santa at the Heppner Post Office. Miss Peck is the daughter of Allen and Patty Peck, lone., t Write a letter to Santa The Heppner Lions Club is sponsoring the annual "Santa Claus Calling" beginning De cember 8, Lion Lonny Watne told the Gazette Times. Santa will be calling all children who have written him a letter by Dec. 16. Calls will be made by Santa himself, Morrow County's NO. SO THURSDAY, Judge Brown case here." Judge Brown, who has been on the Federal Bench since 1972. said in a Gazette Times interview. The non-jury trial was held last Wednesday, and the judge said he expected to have a ruling "by the first of the year." ....... during the formal swearing in of Deputy District Attorney Harold McLean to the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon. Burns had come to Heppner from Portland to preside over a property condemnation case brought against the Corps of Engineers by Larry Angell of Heppner. Burns heard the case later that day. (see related story, this page) '" S.VNTA MIL J l v o o Dec. 16, 17 and 18. Santa requests that all letters include the child's name and phone number. Mailboxes to the North Pole have been placed in the Heppner, lone, and Iexington post offices. " j w- i 0 The Heppner Home-Owned DECEMBER 10. 1981 Willow Creek Dam generator study being conducted , A study to determine the feasibility of installing a "low-head" hydro generator on the Willow Creek Dam. is being done in Portland. Don Johnson of the' U.S. Army Corps, of Engineers said Monday. Kuhn guest speaker at lone Topic Club Attornev Bill Kuhn was guest speaker at the lone Topic Club meeting held November IR at the home of Siirlev McNary. Rose Baker was co-hosless. Kuhn spoke to the group on the bankruptcy laws of Ore gon. He told the club that not many individuals file for bankruptcy because it is damaging to their reputation. Kuhn staled that the purpose of filing bankrplcv is to Ktipp'v a means for an individual or corporation to be relieved of debts which thev cannot possibly pay. Some except ions, he told the group, are taxes, income taxes, child support and alimony. The Co. Mental to receive By MARY ANN CKRl l.l.O Because of a new driving under the influence of intoxi cants (DUU) law. the state of Oregon will be granting $702 to Morrow County Mental Health, reported Dr. Terry Templeman to Morrow Coun ty Court last Wednesday. Dec. 2. The money will go toward the mental health treatment of minors charged with posses sion of alcohol during the budget year of 1981-82. Tem pleman continued. In other mental health news. Morrow County Court passed a modification to a contract for community mental health services with the state of Oregon. According to Templeman, the slate is threatening to cut Blasting to begin in Willow Blasting of rock in the Willow Creek Dam area will Ix'gin this Thursday, and on the average blasting will occur every four days, a spokesman for the dam con tractor told the city council Monday night. Bill Roberts, general super intendent for the Eucon Corp. building the dam, told the council that his company plans to notify people living near the construction site before each blast occurs. He says houses in the area have already been checked over for cracks and damage to protect the company against lawsuits that could arise. Thursday, 54 holes were drilled 30-feet deep and filled with powder that will be set 1ST' il UFiliCS Weekly Newspaper 10 PAGES . 20 CENTS Many local residents have been urging that such a study be undertaken to determine if a small generator could be attached to the dam. The generator would pro duce only a small amount of electricity, and had not been considered as a possibility by person filing must list-all dchls and nntifv all those to whom he owes monev so that creditors mav have an oppor tunity to challenge the filing Kuhn also reported that bank ruptcy courts have the right to attach hank accounts and sell assets to get monev to settle the debts. However, the court must leave the individual or corporation enough income to carrv on practices in a manner similar to that before filing. . i V The group was also told that Oregon bankruptcies are un der federal jurisdiction with the court in Portland They also learned that there is some variation in administration from state to state. Health $702 a minimum of ten percent in his department's budget which may cancel the services of a consulting psychiatrist. Should the cut occur, Tem pleman said he hopes to work something out with the local physicians concerning any necessary medication. In other business, County Court did the following: discussed thermal pane windows to replace the crack ed and broken ones in the courthouse. approved orders to trans fer funds into the General Fund out of circuit court and justice court in both Irrigon and Heppner. heard the road report from Don Briggs of the Public Works Dept. reviewed an audit report with department heads. off. Roberts said the blast is designed to split rock that will then be crushed and used with cement for construction of the dam. "We want to split the rocks, not blow everything up in the air," he said. The split rock will te transported to a crusher on the dam site, he added. Roberts told the council that there will be problems during the dam construction, but that his company planned to work with townspeople to solve them. "We're going to do everything we can to keep the people happy." He said the first problem that has come up is dust blowing from the dam site onto nearby houses. An irrigation specialist from HEPPNER. OREGON the Corps, previously. Johnson said the study would be completed in five months. Construction on the dam has already started and is schedu led to be completed in July of 1983. Census to collect data in Heppner Information about farm work done for pay during the past year and about migratory farm work will be collected by the Bureau of the Census in the Heppner area during the work week of December 14-18. Leo C. Schilling, director of the bureau's regional office in Seattle, has announced. The farm work questions are in addition to questions asked regularly in the month ly survey on employment and jwtweitptoyrnent.. conducted by 4 the bureau for the U.S. Department of Labor, said Schilling. Results of this survey pro vide data on conditions in the labor force, prime indicators of the economic health of the country. About 71.000 households across the country scientifi cally selected to represent a cross section of American households, take part in this monthly survey. All informa tion provided the bureau is confidential by the law and can be published only as statistical totals in which no individual or household can be identified. Schilling concluded. Flue fires prompt advice from fire chief A flue fire was reported at the Chuck Marquardt resi dence in Heppner on Sunday, Dec. 6 at about 6:15 p.m. The fire was caused by creosote build-up in the chim ney, said Heppner Fire Chief Forrie Burkenbine. However, he added, the fire caused no damage. Burkenhine savs "wood Creek Dam Hermiston was supposed to be on the site Tuesday to design a sprinkler system for dust control. During construction the company plans to run two shifts of eight hours each, and that will cause problems Roberts said. "The noise from that crusher will be terrible, and the illumination (for the night shift) will be a pro blem." He said the company plans to start laying the concrete for the dam on Feb. 15. "It's quite an impact on your community-50 guys coming in here with lights dust and blasting, but we want to work with you any way we can, "he said. Resident Engineer with the By Burns man runs for congress, speaks to Heppner group "My philosophy is coming into vogue now. and I think this is a chance to change the course of this country." These were the words of Bob Smith, who told a group gathered at the Wagon Wheel Restaurant in Heppner last week, why he is running for congress. Presently a state senator who lives in Burns. Smith is seeking the Republican nom ination for the Second Con gressional District, which was created through the redis ricting plan drafted by the 1981 Legislature. The Fifth District includes portions of Salem, where Congressman Smith makes his home. Bob Smith, a 21-year veter an of Oregon politics, was first elected to the state legislature in 1960. He served five terms there, two as speaker of the house, before being elected to the state senate in 1972. where he has served for three terms. Mainly a rancher in the Burns area. Smith is a . life-long rident jrrfHawy County and has been involved with several business enter prises over the years. A graduate of Willamette University. Smith told the gathered Heppner residents last Wednesday that the country has been with a "cradle to the grave" philoso phy for the past 50 years, and "we're paying the piper." He said the country has to get back to the free enterprise system, and rely less on government to do things for people. "It's going to be difficult. I have 20 years experience in the Oregon Legislature spend ing your money, and that's easy to do. It takes more strong willed people to change, and I think I can do this." stoves should be burned out, dampers opened up. for a minimum of 15 minutes twice a day. Burning out helps prevent creosote build-up said the fire chief, and should be done first thing in the morning and the last thing at night, or even during the evening if possible. area Corps.. Don Johnson told the council his department will be monitoring the noise to make sure it stays within acceptable levels. In other business, the council : -heard from city engineer Scott Kvandal. who said the city should start looking for an in town well site to be used in case of emergency. He pointed out Hinton Creek and the fairgrounds as possible sites for the well. He estimated it would cost over $100,000 to put a well in service. Mayor Cliff Green ap pointed Peggy Fishburn to a citizen's advisory panel to study a county jail proposal. City of Heppner High Low Precip- Tues., Dec. 1 55 42 .11 Wed.. Dec. 2 47 28 Trace Thurs., Dec. 3 55 30 Fri, Dec. 4 60 35 Trace'. Sat., Dec. 5 57 43 .71 Sun., Dec. 6 56 37 Trace Mon., Dec. 7 50 35 V Bob Smith Smith said he offers no surprises in his campaign, and would go to Washington with a Teft""1 ttiicurnented poll! Scat' philosophy. "After 20 years in the state legislature. I'm predictable, and on record. I'm not anything you don't see." he emphasized. Some of his stands of various issues, include: -"I'm not going to vote for a VAT (value added taxi or a sales tax of any kind." -If the inflation rates can be lowered to 12 percent, "you are going to see a housing boom next March." -On farm subsidy. Smith said he couldn't bean idealist. "I would support a target price for wheat." He said he would not favor price support for peanuts or tobacco, how ever. "Wheat is the staff of life, you can't live on peanuts and tobacco." On using grain as a weapon in foreign affairs. Smith said he didn't think the govern ment should encourage farm ers to plant and produce more, and then turn around and deny them export markets. On the Sagebrush Rebellion, or a plan to turn most federal lands over to the states, he said ideally it is a good idea, but "practicaly it isn't pos sible." "Eighty percent of the congressmen are from the east, and they aren't going to let go of that land." On the Federal Reserve, he says it should be kept out of. the control of congress, or it would become a political tool. -About foreign policy. One dead, two injured in Saturday ear erash A Saturday night, Dec. 5 car accident left one person dead and two others injured when the car they were riding in, a 1980 Chevrolet Z-28 crashed into a rock wall on Highway 207, three miles south of Hardman, at about 10 p.m. Killed was passenger Ger ald W. Cox, 24 of Hermiston. Driver of the vehicle, LeRoy Keith Rea, 24, lone was transported to Pioneer Mem orial Hospital in Heppner and transferred to Kadlec Hospital in Richland, Wash. Rea was listed in good condition Tues day morning, Dec. 8, said a ) Smith said the defense de partment should come under scrutiny for waste. "We are strong and are going to remain strong." -His stand on abortion is. he is "personally opposed to it." -He favors the death pen alty, and thinks the last session of the legislature turned its back on the people of Oregon. "I think we should have had a cleaned up death penalty coming out of the last session." -On Social Security, Smith says there has to be changes made. "We will have to raise taxes to make it viable, or make some changes. I don't favor higher taxes, but we have to make it actuarily sound." He said he won't deny those people w ho are on Social Security now. -In response to a question on natural resources. Smith said "We have to make sure we have a reforestation pro gram that plants a tree when we cut one." Concerning his contact with the people of the second district, should he be elected. Smith said he plans to set up branch offices in Pendleton. Klamath Falls and Medford. "If you don't have a contact in the Northeastern Oregon wheat country, that's an error." "I will spend a good deal of time in Morrow County put ting together a good (cam paign) organization." said Smith. "It's been a very productive and enjoyable stay, and I will be back." hospital spokesperson. A second passenger, Lori E. Pemberton, 19, Umatilla, re portedly received minor in juries and was treated and released from Pioneer Mem orial on Sunday, Dec. 6. The accident is under inves tigation said a spokesperson from the Morrow County Sheriff's Office in Heppner. No further details were avail able at press time. Funeral arrangements for Cox were pending as of Monday, Dec. 7, at Burns Mortuary in Hermiston.
