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LETTERS
Spirit of
To the editor:
The spirit of Christmas was
really abundant this year in
the Boardman area, in spite
of, or because of tough times
and was shown in the great
response of donations for the
Christmas boxes.
Many families in our area
who were finding it hard to
come up with the means to
provide the traditional dinner
and-or gifts for the children in
the home were recipients of
these boxes. Each box was
complete with turkey, canned
goods, bread, margarine and
fresh milk, and gifts for the
children.
Much thanks to the Child
ren's Services and to Morrow
County Search and Rescue for
delivering the boxes and the
following businesses and
groups for their help with food
and cash donations. All the
kids and staff at Riverside
Economically impossible
To the editor:
The Oregon Land Conserva
tion and Development Com
mission (LCDC) is consider
ing a new administrative rule
for forest lands this month in
Salem that will make it almost
economically impossible to
build a new house on much of
Oregon's privately owned
rural land.
The LCDC's proposed For
est Lands Rule will destroy
most of the value of small
tracts of rural land.
The new rule states a resi
dence "may" be built on land
zoned "mixed agriculture and
forest uses" only if the owner
"assures forest management"
on the private property.
Forest management is not
clearly defined: nor does
LCDC differentiate clearly
between mixed agriculture
and forest uses; predominant
, forest uses; and developmen
tal uses.
For land predominantly in
forest uses, the rule reads,
"For the purpose of approving
Lutheran churches to
hold Christianity class
U JUSTINE
WEATHERFORD
Hope and Valby Lutheran
Church congregations are
sponsoring a study of the basic
beliefs of Christianity. The
class is designed to use ques
tions that members of the
class have about Christianity,
as well as printed materials,
said the Rev. John Maas,
pastor of the two churches.
"This class offers an excel
lent introduction to Christian
beliefs and is open to anyone
who wishes to attend," said
Maas, the class leader, adding
that the view of Christianity
will be a Lutheran view be
cause of his training.
The richest, most health
ful, most perfect food in the
world is bee pollen, say
leading health authorities.
It's impossible to duplicate
in all the laboratories in all
the world. Loaded with
vitamins, minerals, proteins,
mino acids, and lecithin,
bee pollen also is nature's
workhorse for your hair. In
fact, people say, when it
comes to your hair, all the
great brains in the world
can't equal the genius of
one bee.
Htppner
EDITOR.
Christmas
High, United Way of Morrow
County. Lions Club, the Tilli
cum Club, St. Paul's Catholic
Church, Good Shepherd
A.L.C.W., Caring Center,
Eagles Aerie 3714. Boardman
Pharmacy and Hardware,
Sentry Market, and Thrifty
Foods.
The following allowed us to
put food collection boxes and
cash cans in their businesses:
Inland Empire Bank. Board
man Pharmacy and Hard
ware. Hitchin' Post, Nomad,
Sharlene's Dept. Store, Sentry
Market. Circle K. and Thrifty
Foods.
A big thank you to all who
gave, and some very gener
ously. It all added together to
make a happier Christinas for
several families and their
children in our area.
Sincerely,
Boardman 's Eagles
Auxiliary No. 3714
dwellings, 'commercial pro
duction' means growing and
harvesting sufficient to pro
vide full time employment for
a family or head of household
or the primary source of
household income.
This requirement is imprac
tical. With high interest rates
and knowing that it requires 50
to 90 years to grow merchant
able commercial timber, a
family or head of household
could not qualify for a resi
dential building permit under
this LCDC rule.
Rural landowners should
obtain a copy of this proposed
rule immediately from LCDC
by calling Salem, 378-4926, or
1-800-452-7813 (from other
Oregon areas), and those af
fected should promptly chal
lenge this further erosion of
their private property rights.
Sincerely,
Thomas J. Murray
5844 S. W. Ralston Drive
Portland, Oregon 97201
(503 ) 245-2233
A planning meeting with
people who had indicated in
terest in the class was being
held this week and decisions
will be announced soon about
where and when and how long
the class will be meeting.
Anyone interested in sitting
in on the sessions may contact
Maas at 676-9940 or 676-5069, to
find out where and when the
first meeting will be held.
4-H sledding
party planned
for Jan. 16
By BIRDINE TULLIS
Morrow Co. Extension Service
All 4-H families are remind
ed of the 4-H sledding party on
Sunday, Jan. 16 at Cutsforth
Park. Whole families are wel
come to attend the party,
which will end with a wiener
roast that evening.
Those interested in car
pooling, or members needing
rides are asked to meet at the
extension office by 1 p.m.
Those who plan to attend
should bring a sled, skis,
tubes, or whatever for fun in
the snow.
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Legislative Report from the State Capital
EXCLUSIVE to Oreg on 'i Weekly Newspa
per from Associated Oregon Industries.
If you believe taxes have
been a subject of concern in
the past for those who pay
them 1983 is liable to send
that concern skyrocketing to
new heights.
And the increase in tax
awareness is being enhanced
by a grassroots tax repeal
campaign of a magnitude ri
valing the efforts of those
supporting the Equal Rights
Amendment. In essence, this
new campaign backed by the
nation's financial institutions
seeks repeal of a law requiring
withholding taxes on divi
dends and interest.
A Catch-22 proposition at
best, the new law threatens to
cost more than the revenue it
is aimed to capture and penal
izes Americans who practice
thrift.
And it's in this atmosphere
than the 62nd Oregon Legis
lative Assembly began deli
berations in Salem that focus
largely on raising some $600
million in new revenue to
match spending proposals.
Actually there's little real
connection between the tax
repeal campaign and the work
of Oregon lawmakers. The
similarities are the general
subject of taxation and the
time period involved.
The tax repeal campaign is
national in scope and seeks to
overturn a federal law. And
repeal proponents must win
their case before July 1. Ore
gon lawmakers will be strug
gling during those same
months between now and mid
year with prospects of in
creasing state taxes if present
levels of government services
are to be maintained.
The tax repeal campaign
can't help but make their job
tougher.
The repeal target is a pre
viously little understood part
of tax legislation enacted by
congress last summer. The
part people beard the most
about was a 10 percent cut in
taxes effective July 1. What
they didn't hear about was a 10
Justice Court
Justice Court at the Morrow
County Courthouse in Heppner
handled the following cases
during the past week :
James Rodney Weimers,
Heppner - Exceeding the Max
imum Speed Limit (65 mph in
a 55 mph zone), $12 fine.
Steven Dale Lankford, Hep
pner - Careless Driving, $55
fine.
David Eugene Piper, Lex
ington - Exceeding the Maxi
mum Speed (69 mph in a 55
mph zone), $28 fine.
Reid Lytell Miller, Lexing
ton - Exceeding the Maximum
Speed (65 mph in a 55 mph
zone), $12 fine.
John Frederick Mollahan,
Lexington - No PUC Permit,
$12 fine.
Jerry Riley Lair, Hermiston
- Exceeding the Maximum
Speed (67 mph in a 55 mph
zone), $28 fine.
Shannon Dell McDaniel,
Kennewick, Wash. - Exceed
ing the Maximum Speed (69
mph in a 55 mph zone), $28
fine.
Robert Dallas Nairns, Hep
pner - Expired Vehicle Li
cense, $6 fine.
Claudia Jo Huston, Pendle
ton - Exceeding the Maximum
Speed (70 mph in a 55 mph
zone), $28 fine.
Tara Mahoney, Heppner -Disobeyed
Stop Sign, $14 fine.
Robert Clyde Britt, Lexing
ton - Exceeding the Maximum
Speed (69 mph in a 55 mph
zone), $12 fine.
Lewis John Thompson, Jr.,
lone - Exceeding the Maxi
mum Speed (68 mph in a 55
mph zone), $28 fine.
Noah Webster spent 20
yeari working on his famous
American Dictionary of
the English Language.
by Jack
percent withholding provision
against interest earnings on
savings and dividends from
investments.
At stake for the nation's 80
million savers is a sum of at
least $15 billion that will be
lost because it will go to the
government instead of being
available for reinvestment
and interest compounding.
There are exemptions.
Senior citizens and others with
low tax liabilities can apply
for exemptions. But they must
make application to every
institution on each account
from which they receive in
terest or dividents. And in the
process they share the limit of
their tax liability with a third
party something heretofore
unrequired by law.
Financial institutions have
successfully opposed such
legislation in the past until
last summer. And their con
cern now is apparent when one
considers becoming a tax col
lector for the federal govern
ment is going to cost them
something in the neighbor
hood of another $1.5 billion.
The added cost, of course, will
have to be passed on to their
customers and clients.
They not only become
agents of the government,
they will probably be blamed
by their savers and investors
for the fact interest earnings
and dividends are smaller
than anticipated.
From a practical stand
point, the new law is excep
tionally confusing It is sup
posedly aimed at cracking
down on tax cheaters But the
Internal Revenue Service re
ports a 96.7 percent compli
ance rate for payment of taxes
on interest and dividends now.
Further, the new law contains
reporting procedures that vir
tually eliminate evading those
taxes.
IRS also reports 75 percent
of all taxpayers receive re
funds each year, so withhold
ing on interest and dividends
probably won't net the gov
t '
Hospital Notes
The following patients were
admitted and - or released
from Pioneer Memorial Hos
pital in Heppner during the
past week:
Leonard Kummerland,
Heppner - admitted December
19. released January 8;
Maude Pointer, Heppner -admitted
December 27, re
leased January 5;
Katherine Hoskins, Hep
pner - admitted January 4,
released January 8;
Margaret Healy. Heppner -admitted
January 4. released
January 9: and
R.G. Watkins, Heppner -admitted
January 7, released
January 8.
The following patients were
still receiving care at the
hospital as of Monday, Jan.
10:
Clarence Warren, Heppner -admitted
January 4;
Wallace Matthews, lone -admitted
January 7;
Robert McMurty, Heppner -admitted
January 5:
Richard Hencricks, lone -admitted
January 7; and
Isidoro Sanchez, lone - ad-
mitted January 8.
Sheriff's Report
The Morrow County sher
iff's office at the Morrow
County Courthouse in Heppner
handled the following calls,
cases and reports during the
past week:
On January 7. John Thomas
Findlay, 23, of Boardman, was
arrested by the Boardman
Police Department for alleged
First Degree Burglary and
Arson.
On January 9, a Boardman
ambulance responded to a
Boardman residence for a
patient who was possibly hav
ing an alergic reaction to
medication. The patient was
not transported.
Salem Scene
Zimmerman
ernment much new revenue in
the long run.
What it really looks like is a
$1.5 billion interest-free loan
to the government at the
expense of those whose sav
ings and investments fuel the
economy that produces tax
able payrolls.
The new scheme is actually
a disincentive to save and
invest. And considering the
fact savings and investments
are an integral ingredient in
the recipe for recovery from
the current recession, its imp
position now is extremely ill
timed. Savers and investors need
only call on their bank, sav
ings and loan or credit union to
obtain more detailed informa
tion about the law and
plenty of ammunition with
which to bombard members of
Congress.
Marriage
A Marriage License application has been accepted at the
Morrow County Clerk's office at the Morrow County
Courthouse in Heppner from:
Scott Russell Bauska, 32, of Boardman, and Kathleen Ann
Peterson, 35, of lone.
P.M.H. Auxiliary to meet,
elect officers Jan. 20
The Pioneer Memorial Hos
pital Auxiliary will meet
Thursday, Jan. 20, 1 p m., at
the hospital. A business meet
ing and an election of officers
will be held; said an auxiliary
spokesperson.
At 2 pm.. members will
move to the nursing home for
visiting, and refreshments,
which are to be prepared by
ladies of the Heppner Christ
ian Life Center.
The spokesperson reported
that Lillian Boyce of Heppner
had won the "nurse doll" and
wardrobe in an annual raffle
the auxiliary holds to raise
funds for nursing home pro
Soc. Security
visit January
By NEOLA MAC'KEY
A Social Security represen
tatiave will make a regular
visit to the Heppner Neigh
borhood Center on Friday,
Jan. 14, from 10 a m. to 12
noon.
The next free blood pressure
clinic at the center will be held
Tuesday. Jan. 18, from 2:30 to
4:30 p m.
Adult and Family Services
counselor Janet Phillips will
be available at the center on
January 19. from 9 a.m. to 12
noon.
Anyone with questions re
garding fuel assistance is
asked to call the center at
676-5873. Applications will be
THE REAL THING
There are several man-made gems that
try to imitate diamond's brilliant beauty.
You might fool others ... but you
can't fool yourself.
Wouldn't you really rather
have a diamond?
j jff " 11 -
Peterson's yffi Jewelers
feHeppner J
MEMBER AMERICAN GEM SOCIETY
What is sought is enough
public pressure to induce the
current Congress to repeal
that part of othe law before it
goes into effect July 1. The
campaign was said to rival
that of ERA supporters in
scope. But it's different in one
important way. It has to be
achieved in the space of a few
months instead of years.
And the heat of that cam
paign is going to be felt by
local and state governments
throughout the country
wherever governments are
seeking additional revenue.
Oregon lawmakers can take
little solace from the fact they
have company across the
land. The situation can only be
taken as another condition
that will tax their ingenuity.
And it's questionable if that
kind of tax will produce much
spendable revenue.
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Licenses
jects. The dolls' wardrobes
are made each year by Erma
Keithley of Heppner.
Ticket sales netted about
$125. and were used to offset
the cost of a stereo system for
the nursing home. The unit
was installed before Christ
mas, the spokesperson said, so
residents could enjoy Christ
mas music.
Lake Superior is our nation's
largest lake with a total area
of mora than 31,000 square
miles.
rep. to
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mailed and appointments
made for those who meet the
requirements. The center
staff is happy to help anyone
needing help. It is becoming
increasingly more difficult for
many elderly people to meet
utility costs, and perhaps the
center can help. Posters and
pamphlets concerning the
program are available at the
Turner, Van Marter and Bry
ant Insurance office and at
Central Market in Heppner.
They are also offered at
Bristow's Market in lone.
Anyone who feels he might be
eligible for assistance or who
needs more information, is
also asked to call the center.
676-9200.
Health Dept.
Friday, Jan, 14 free blood
pressure cliic and immuni
zations, Lexington Health De
partment office, 8 a.m. to 12
noon and 1 to 4 p.m.
Tuesday. Jan. 18 free blood
pressure clinic, Heppner
Neighborhood Center, 2:30 to
4:30 p.m.
Wednesday. Jan. 19 free
blood pressure clinic, lone
Bank of Eastern Oregon kit
chen, 3 to 4 p m.
Friday, Jan. 21 free blood
pressure clinic and immuni
zations, Lexington Health
Department office, 8a.m. to 12
noon and 1 to 4 p.m.
Tuesday, Jan. 25 free blood
pressure clinic and Immuni
zations, Irrigon county offices,
1 to 4 p m.
Friday, Jan. 28 - free blood
pressure clinic and immuni
zations. Lexington Health De
partment office. 8 a m. to 12
noon and 1 to 4 p.m.
No sign of
1st baby
The first baby to be born at
Pioneer Memorial Hospital in
Heppner in 1983 had yet to put
in an appearance as of Mon
day. Jan. 10 Twenty-one area
businesses are offering gift
certificates, merchandise and
cash of over $130 to the lucky
baby.
No one, not even hospital
staff, have any idea who the
first baby of '83 will be. but
everyone hopes he or she will
arrive soon.
BUSINESS
DIRECTORY
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D.As Report
A grand jury handed down
six Indictments last Monday,
Jan. 3, reported Morrow
County District Attorney
Richard J. McNerncy. The six
charged are:
Thomas W. Westmoreland
III, 20, of Umatilla, charged
with alleged Aggravated
Murder, Murder, First Degree
Robbery and First Degree
Theft.
Terrance Lee Jones, 22, of
Raymond, Wash., charged
with alleged Criminal Negli
gent Homicide.
John Thomas Findley, 23, of
Boardman charged with al
leged First Degree Burglary
and First Degree Arson,
Duane A. Epping, 19, of
Lexington, charged with al
leged First Degree Theft and
Second Degree Burglary.
Randy S. Greene, 18, and
Paul Johnson, 18, both of
Irrigon, charged with alleged
Second Degree Burglary and
First Degree Theft.
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