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BESSIE WET2ELL V OF ORE NEWSPAPER LIB EUGENE Oft 07403 25c VOL. 100 County to present operating levy before completing budget By MARY ANA C'EHl'I.I.O On March HO. Morrow Coun ty will present (in operating levy to the voters before the budget process is completed, it was announced at Morrow County Court Wednesday, January 27. Since Ktnle law allows a Kennedys honored at luncheon ... Morrow I l . .1 t: Iliqrt Kcnraxly Ity JUSTINE WEATHER! Oltl Tuesdav noon, February 2, Rupert and Dorothy Kennedy were honored guests at the Heppner Morrow Chamber of Commerce luncheon. The Kennedys came to this county in 1'.! when he took full tune work with the Port of Morrow, which he headed until 1978. The couple recycled the old Hoardman Railroad Depot into a fascinating home where 5.000 persons clime to visit them. On Sunday, Janu ary 24, a final parly was attended there by u large group of Kennedy friends. The D.-Mit building was recently purchased by the port to house its office. Rupe and Dorothy have purchased an older home at Astoria and have been busily packing their treasures n that they can he settling on Astoria's Grand Avenue by February in. The couple say they have enjoyed having the thousands visit their home and that they know they "are leaving a lot of fine friends in Morrow Coun Fire causes rural home minimal damage Sunday A fire broke out at the Rruee Wallis residence (the old Monagle place! about four miles from Heppner Sunday night. Heppner Fire Chief Forrie ISurkenbine said the fire started when the stove flue Two arraigned in Morrow County January 22 Morrow County Deputy Dis trict Attorney Harold McLean reported the following cases handled at the Morrow County Courthouse in Heppner: - Robin Leon Rogers, 19 of Kofirdman was indicted on January 19. He was charged with two counts of criminal mistreatment. Rogers was arraigned and pleaded not guilty on January 22. He was released on his own Morrow County's NO. 5 THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 4. W2 budget levy to be voted on before, during, or after the budget process, county offi cialN would like to delay publishing the final budget summaries until April or May With stute finances confu sed, figures for programs supported by the state, such as mental health, could be de laved for months, explained ty At the urging of several folks, Rue wrote out some of the developmental activities he has watched here. One of the highlights of his writing stated that the Port of Morrow was formed and a tax base funded in 11 at $3.uoo annually by Judge Oscar Peterson Peterson received help from Herb West of the Inland Waterways Association and other fine Morrow people. The Charter Commission, appointed by the governor, included Garland Swanson of lone and Dewey West of Hoardman, among others Later, Oscar Peterson joined the commission when he finished his eight years as county judge. The group placed all of the tax base money for five years into land purchases for the port's 4.000 ' acre waterfront industrial park. The Port of Morrow has more waterfront land than all the other port districts east of Portland, and it was all paid for by l(Ni5. It has been Rtie's job in state government to help work at development in the eighteen counties east of the Cascades. He wanted to get where the development ca pa bilit ies were best , so bo left the state in lttf'4 and was hired by the Mid-Columbia Development Corporation which is made up of five ports under their county courts. He helped the Port Commission publicize the waterfront park in HXiH in the developmental brochure pub lished and sent across the nation and abroad. During the 11170's 85.000 acres of pivot irrigation was developed by private parties and corporate farms without one government dollar. The Port Commission developed a :i,"( acre food processing park and potato storage facilities. ignited the ceiling rafters. Rurkenbinc said the fire, which did minimal damage, was almost out when the firemen arrived. . The fire chief said hImuiI 13 firemen responded. recognizance pending; trial. John Thomas Kindley, 22 of Hoardman was arraigned on charges of criminal mis treatment. No plea had been entered as of Monday. Janu ary 25. Douglas Allen Grant, 33 of lone, pleaded guilty last Thursday to serving an alco holic beverage to a minor. Grant was fined $207 and ordered to pay restitution for lurv costs. The Heppner Home-Owned 8 PAGES Judge Don McElligott. According to Commissioner Dode Krebs. the county bud get might be more' likely to pass if presented with other levies. Morrow County schools will also be presenting an opera ting levy to the voters on March 30. Morrow County became the second largest producer of potatoes and the eighth rank ing in income per capita in the US in 1976 "Although the north end of Morrow County did attract much development in the 1970's, somewhat amazingly it lost at least four billion dollars in energy plants to Pebble Springs in Gilliam County, thence to Hanford when the bombers didn't get moved." ' Kennedy states. It had been agreed by our congressional delegation and others that the Navy Bombing Range would be moved to Washington State to save millions of gallons of energy. However, the Navy didn't get moved, and PGE had to be satisfied with a $525,000,000 coal -fired energy plant at Curly Reservoir in 1976. Navy bombers are not allowed to operate where nuclear plants are sited. Kennedy fort-casts that all the business that could have been attracted to Morrow County in the past will be coming here in the future, such as several more energy plants, another lOO.OOO acres of irrigation and industrial development of great magni tude "after the inflation breaks and the environmen talists decide we really will need more energy, better livability and more jobs for our young." Presently citizens are being told that Morrow County is among a number of counties in the state that have acceptable types of plans for development and land usage. It is being pointed out that the foresight of the first port manager. Rupert Kennedy, of Judge Oscar Peterson and the original port commissioners has been of great value to the whole area. Federal Land Bank Assoc. slates stockholders meeting The annual stockholders meeting of the Federal Land Bank Association of Pendleton w ill be held Feb. 18, announ ced Robin A. Fletcher, man ager of the association. A luncheon will open the meet ing at 12 noon at the Red Lion Motor Inn. A highlight of this year's meeting will be a report on the association's progress and accomplishments during the past year. The scheduled Former Heppner A former Heppner man. Darrell Blake, has been named manager of SAIF Corporation's Clackamas Dis trict. The district provides workers' compensation insur ance to about 4,200 employers Weekly Newspaper 25 CENTS Chamber 1 slates banquet By Jl'STINE WEATHEREORD Monday evening. March 8. . the Heppner-Morrow Cham ber of Commerce will host its first annual banquet at the Heppner Elks Lodge. Every one is invited to attend and a special invitation is extended to the business people of the five county communities and the agri-business folks. Chamber President R W. (Bob! Harris and Vice-President Ron McDonald have helped the banquet commit tee: Justine Weatherford, the Rev. Ed Watts. Doug Smith. Avon Melby and Mary Go heen. with plans for the coming occasion. A social time will begin at 6:30 p.m.. a turkey and ham dinner will follow at 7 p.m. and the program is slated to start about 8 pm. The evening's' speaker will be Oregon State Director of the Economic Development Commission " . John Groupe, whose home base is LaGrande. Invitations will be presented to the mayors of each com munity and business people of Boardrnan and Irrigon are encouraged to come to this banquet, as one of President Harris's goals for this year is to work toward a closer relationship between the peo ple of the south and north reaches of the county. Planning Com. to meet Mon. Heppner City Planning Commission will meet Mon day, February 8 at the Heppner City Hall, a study session will begin at 7:30p.m.. followed by a regular session at 8 p.m., announced Dick Bigelow. Warren Phx-harsky is City Council representative for the month of February. A variance application to allow a 24' x 30' pole type metal building on the property at 340 '2 South Hill Street will be considered. Applicant is William L. Sowell. program also includes the election of two directors and a nominating committee, and a report from the board of directors on important actions taken since last year's stock holders meeting, said a spokesperson . Directors of the Federal Land Bank Association of Pendleton are Richard Wil kinson and Edwin Miller of Heppner; Royal Raymond. Helix; Bill Etter. Pilot Rock: man named SAIF in Clackamas and Multnomah counties. Blake supervises a staff of 12. including claims, insurance, safety and health, and nursing personnel. SAIF Corporation is Ore gon's largest writer of work HEPPNER, OREGON 1,000 Friends of Oregon rep. visits Heppner One Thousand Friends of Oregon is not against growth in the state, only unplanned growth, a representative of the group said in Heppner last week. Taking a swing through Eastern Oregon on a recruit ing and public relations drive, Portland Attorney Robert Liberty, who works for 1.000 Friends, tried to dispel some of the images Oregonians have of his group. ' People think 1.000 Friends of Oregon is some kind of left wing environmental group, but we're not," emphasized Liberty, who is one of four attorneys employed by l.OOO Friends. He said the group, which has 2.300 members, is not against growth in the state, only unplanned growth. First Citizens of 1981 contest gets underway By Jl'STINE WEATHERFORD The Honors and Awards Committee of the Heppner Morrow Chamber of Com merce is eager to have county organizations and individuals turn in the names of persons whom they consider worthy of being named First Citizens of 1981. MCGG to hold Appreciation Day The Morrow County Grain Growers will hold its annual Customer Appreciation Day next Saturday, Feb. 13. The day starts off with a free pancake breakfast at 9 a.m. Factory representatives will be on hand for discus- Mustangg win two more! See p. 4 & 5 for sports details Frank Tubbs, Adams; Rotxrt Peterson. lone: Don Hawkins of Pendleton. The Association makes long term loans to farmers and ranchers in Umatilla and Morrow counties. There are two field offices, one in Hermiston. . open every Wed nesday and one in Heppner. open the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month. The association is entirely owned by the members it serves. manager ers' compensation insurance, with headquarters in Salem and 15 district offices throughout the state. A public corporation, it insures ap proximately 40.000 Oregon employers. Weather By City of Heppner , , . , , ' ' High Low Precip Mon.. Jan. 25 47 35 trace Total January precipitation Tues.. Jan. 26 50 34 was 1.03. Normal is 1.41. Wed.. Jan. 27 4(5 30 January 1981 precipitation Thurs.. Jan. 28 43 33 was 1.34. Fri.. Jan. 29 50 37 Sat . Jan. 30 55 35' 30 Sun.. Jan. 31 45 32 .03 Mon.. Feb. 1 44 40 .04 A - v -.j Kyi Robert Liberty An independent group fund ed through private business donations. Liberty says 1.000 Friends reviews all county comprehensive plans turned Organizations and indivi duals should get the names of their nominees to committee Chairman Dr. Wallace Wolff or to committee members Ray Boyce or Don McElligott very soon so that the committee can determine the outstanding man and woman who will be honored at the chamber's "Pot of Gold" banquet on March 8. sions. and new farm equip ment will also be set up for inspection. Customer Appreciation Day will be held at the Morrow County Grain Growers head offices in Lexington, and is open to everyone. Heppner Post Office houses new bench 0 (T) p )( Jr ' A w A new bench was placed in the Heppner Post Office lobby as a combined effort of the Heppner Chapter of Future Farmers of America and the Heppner Lion's Club. The Lion's Club donated all needed materials for the bench and HHS junior, Marty Britt constructed it. Pictured from left to right are John Stevens, HHS junior who assisted Britt with construction, Roger Records, FFA instructor, Britt and Lion George Koffler. into the Land Conservation and Development Commis sion, for compliance with state land use laws. If the group feels something is wrong, it will go to court something it has done loo times already. "We're a land use watch dog group." he said. Liberty said 1.000 Friends is presently watching the Wil lamette Valley closely be cause of phenomenal growth in that area of the state. But it has also reviewed Morrow County's comprehen sive land use plan, and recommended it not be ac cepted by LCDC. "Morrow County's plan has some policies that are strong on agricultural land protec tion, but the standards for land development in farm AAUW offers scholarship to Morrow County women By MARY ANN CERULLO The Heppner - lone branch of the American Association of University Women is offering a scholarship to a qualifying Morrow County woman. This is the fourth year the award has been offered. The scholarship is intended to serve women of the general community rather than those graduating from high school. Requirements for consider ation are that she be a Morrow County woman already invol ved in a course of study. She may be at a college, profes sional or trade school with a minimum of one year of study behind her. Because the AAUW treas ury was able to support it, last year two women were each awarded with a $200 scholar ship. They were Patti Lott Mohn, Monmouth, and Luella said Liberty. He said 1.000 Friends has also criticized the county plan for "vague" definition of lot size. "But I don't think Morrow County's plan has any more criticism than anyone else's." he pointed out. , "Planning is designed not to thwart growth but to make it more efficient." he said. "We actually recommend to the city of Salem that it have more industrial land included in its plan." he said. Liberty .came to Heppner after a stop in Pendleton. He met with county commission ers Dorothy Krebs and Don McElligott before going on to the Morrow County Chamber of Commerce weekly luncheon where he was the featured speaker. Taylor of Lexington. Mohn, a Heppner High School graduate, is currently attending Western Oregon State College working on a bachelor of science degree in psychology. Taylor was scheduled to graduate last July from BMCC with an associate degree in nursing. She was intending to continue her studies to become a registered nurse. It is AAUW's hope that the club will be able to award two scholarships again this year. Scholarship applications may be obtained by calling Bonnie Templeman, 676-5187; Mary McCoy. 676-5129; or Mary Ann Cerullo, 676-9635. AAUW asks that the appli cations be submitted to: AAUW Scholarship, P.O. Box 1053, Heppner, OR 97836, by February 28. lobby zones are unclear.
