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Obituaries
Amanda S.
Duvall
HEPPNER - Amanda S.
Duvall, a longtime Heppner
resident, died at her home
Thursday, Jan. 20, 1983, at the
age of 90.
She was born July 20, 1892 at
Aurora, Mo., to James and
Thersy Waid. The family
came to homestead in the
Stanfield area in 1906.
She married Harry Duvall
in 1910 at Echo. The couple
raised wheat in the Black
Horse area near Heppner be
ginning in 1916. When her
husband's health failed in
1952, they moved to Heppner.
As a young girl, Mrs. Duvall
joined the Methodist Church,
and was active in the United
Methodist Church in Heppner.
She also took active part in the
Democratic party, was an
honorary member of the So
roptimist Club and a lifetime
member of the Order of Eas
tern Star.
Mrs. Duvall was preceded in
death by her husband. Harry,
in 1955, and a daughter, Erma,
in 1957.
In memoriam to her hus
band and daughter, the Mor
row County Museum was cre
ated and built in 1960. Since
1958, she served as chairman
of the museum commission.
For many years, Mrs. Du
vall displayed a large nativity
scene in her front yard on
Terrace Dr. in Heppner,
which was enjoyed by the
entire community.
Funeral services were held
Monday, Jan. 24, at United
Methodist Church, with the
Rev. S. Michael Sheridan of
ficiating. Musical selections
were by Carley Drake, organ
ist and Ron McDonald, soloist.
Casket bearers were Doug
Drake, Cliff Green, Burke
O'Brien, Steve Rhea, Larry
Kennedy and John Ledbetter.
Honorary bearers were Jim
Thompson, Herman Green,
Dr. L.D. Tibbies, Arnie Hed
man, Howard Bryant and Dr.
Wallace Wolff.
Concluding services and in
terment were at Heppner
Masonic Cemetery.
Survivors include a brother,
Vernon Waid, and a grandson, ;
Loren Wickersham, both of
Portland; a granddaughter,
Lois Oringdulph of Lake Os
wego; and five great-grandchildren.
Contributions, for those who
wish, may be made to the
Amanda Duvall memorial
fund, through the United
Methodist Church in Heppner.
Sweeney Mortuary, Hep
pner, was in charge of ar
rangements. Senior News
Leo Crabtree of lone will pre
vent a movie on Mt. St. Helens '
following the noon meal at the
Heppner Senior mealsite on
Wednesday, Feb. 2.
' Also at the mealsite on
February 2, Tri-County Home
Health Agency nurse Karen
Thomas will conduct free
blood pressure testing begin
ning at 11:15 a.m.
wFamily and friends are cordially
invited to an
Sunday, Feb. 6 from 2 to 4p.m.
at Robert Harrisons Ranch, to
Heppner, Oregon. Thursday, January IT, 1983
Nwpopar of the
Heppner
Betty A.
Lieuallen
HERMISTON - Betty A.
Lieuallen of Hermiston, a
former Heppner resident, died
Saturday, Jan. 22. 1983 at
Pioneer Memorial Hospital in
Heppner, at the age of 81.
She was born Aug. 27, 1901,
in Oklahoma Indian Territory,
the daughter of Robert E. and
Mary Wardwell Allstott. She
moved with her family to the
Eightmile area near Heppner
when she was three years old.
She and her husband were
owners of the Victor Cafe in
lone during the 1940s and 50s.
She had been a resident of
Hermiston since 1966.
Mrs. Lieuallen was a mem
ber of the Hermiston Eagles
Lodge.
Graveside services were
held Tuesday, Jan. 24, at
Heppner Masonic Cemetery,
with the Rev. John Maas
officiating.
She is survived by a daugh
ter. Aloha DeSpain, Heppner;
a son, Fred Painter, Berkeley,
Calif.; sisters Tessie Wilcox,
Gladys Burnside, and Mary
Bray, all of Hermiston, June
Meek, Portland, and Doris
Spencer, Brookings; brothers
Robert E. Allstott Jr. and
Donald Allstott, both of Her
miston; ai d Otis Allstott,
Stanfield; three grandchild
ren and one great-grandchild.
Memorial contributions, for
those who wish, may be made
to a charity of their choice.
Sweeney Mortuary, Hep
pner, was in charge of ar
rangements. Former
priest to
return
Monsignor Raymond Beard
' has been assigned as pastor of
St. Patricks and St. Williams
Catholic churches in Heppner
and lone, it was announced in
a Catholic news bulletin. The
Rev. David Hazen, who had
been serving the churches,
will serve a church in Wasco.
Monsignor Beard, presently
of Wasco, is not new to the
Heppner area, as he served
the two local churches for
more than 14 years, beginning
in 1959.
Bertha's Busy
Bakers meet
By KATHLEEN ERAZELL
Bertha's Busy Bakers 4-H
Club held its second meeting
on Saturday, Jan. 15, at 10:30
a.m. The meeting was called
to order by President Jana
Marquardt. Bertha Sager of
Lexington is club leader.
Members Kim Sager, Kath
leen Brazell and Jana Mar
quardt enjoyed making choc
olate chip cookies.
The meeting ended over
cookies and milk. The next
meeting will be held January
29.
Open House
LETTERS
Irresponsible
To the editor:
Recently the Morrow Coun
ty School Board took the re
sponsible action of supporting
the Associated General Con
tractor's (A GO request to
repeal the Oregon State Pre
vailing Wage law, more com
monly referred to as "The
Little Davis-Bacon Act." Sub
sequently, upon the initiative
of Mr. Kenneth Broadbent, a
former board chairman, the
board rescinded their
previous action. Mr. Broad
bent's reasoning was that the
School Board should not be
taking sides on this issue. To
the contrary, the board has
the responsibility of prudent
stewardship of the taxpayers'
dollars, and to waffle on such
an issue of this nature is
irresponsible.
What is the Little Davis
Bacon Act, and why does it
affect every taxpayer?
The Oregon State Prevailing
Justice Court
Morrow County Justice
Court at the Morrow County
Courthouse in Heppner
handled the following cases
during the past week:
Linda Sue Rigby, Boring -Exceeding
the Maximum
Speed (67 mph in a 55 mph
zone), $28 fine.
Todd Wayne Harrison, Lex
ington - Operating Snowmo
bile on Public Road. $14 fine.
Paul Peter Peek, Portland -Exceeding
the Maximum
Speed (65 mph in a 55 mph
zone), $34 bail forfeited.
Joe Lewis Halvorsen, lone -Truck
Speeding (65 mph in a
55 mph zone), $24 bail forfeit
ed. Jessie Aaron Whitmore,
lone. Expired Vehicle
License, $24 bail forfeited.
Hugh Davidson Harris,
Baker - No PUC Permit, $28
fine.
Joseph D. Morris, WasiUa,
Ark. - Exceeding the Maxi
mum Speed (65 mph in a 55
mph zone), $24 bail forfeited.
Harley Bruce Young, Hep
pner - No Taillights on Trailer,
$24 bail forfeited.
Wallace Delbert Terry,
Hermiston - Exceeding the
Maximum Speed (68 mph in a
55 mph zone), $28 fine.
Keiwayne Oliver Hague
wood, Heppner - Defective
Equipment, $6 fine
Wade Merle Padberg, Lex
ington - Exceeding the Maxi
mum Speed (65 mph in a 55
mph zone), $12 fine.
Helen Mary Veenkent,
Boardman - No Operator's
License, $55 fine.
Luke Padberg, Heppner -Violation
of the Basic Rule (46
mph in a 25 mph zone), $55
fine.
Charles Leroy Dillion, 33, of
Boardman - Public Indecency,
$525 fine and 30 days in jail -all
but $207 suspended and one
year probation on the condi
tion that he have no further
violations of the law (exclud
ing traffic), or must serve
remaining sentence.
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EDITOR
Wage Law was enacted in
1SU: ORS 279.348 specifically
states the "prevailing rate of
wage means the rate of hourly
wage including atl fringe
benefits, under subsection (4)
of this section paid in the
locality to the majority of
workers employed on projects
of similar character in the
same trade or occupation, as
determined by the Commis
sioner of Labor and Indus
tries. Under State Statute, then,
the Commissioner of Labor is
charged with determining
trade specialties (crafts) in a
predetermined socio-economic
area determined by statute,
and then surveying the trades
to establish a "prevailing
wage.
The statute further provides
that such survey will "be
made upon forms furnished by
the bureau" and that the
bureau is charged with per
forming said survey everv
Slierif Fs 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 16, Maryanne
Bateman, 25, of Boardman,
was arrested (citizen's arrest)
for alleged Fourth Degree
Assault and Second Degree
Criminal Trespass after an
incident occurring at Desert
Springs Estates, Boardman.
On January 17, Thomas
Marvin Maechtle, 30. of
Boardman, was arrested by
Boardman Police for alleged
ly Driving Under the Influence
of Intoxicants. He was lodged
at the Umatilla Police De
partment. On January 19, Charles L.
Dillion, 33, of Boardman. was
arrested by Boardman Police
for alleged Public Indecency.
On January 21, Calvin Clay
Papineau. 20, of Lexington,
was arrested by a Morrow
County sheriff's deputy on a
Hermiston Police Department
warrant for failure to pay fine
on a Driving While Suspended
charge. He was transported to
Hermiston.
Also on January 21, a 17-year-old
escapee from the
Oregon State Correctional In
stitute was taken into custody
by Boardman Police on a
felony escapee warrant. Ar
rested at the same time were
two Boardman juveniles, ages
14 and 17, for alleged Proba
tion Violation, First Degree
Criminal Trespass and Hin
dering Prosecution.
M.C.G.G. to
honor customers
Local farmers will have an
opportunity to meet indivi
dually with representatiaves
of four different chemical
companies on Feb. 12 from 8
a.m. to 12 noon, during the
Morrow Co. Grain Growers'
Customer Appreciation Day.
The chemical dealers will be
at the head office in Lexing
ton. 1
year on or about July 1.
Why is all this necessary?
Who knows? No preamble to
the statute exists. Any reason
has long since been lost to
history. However, it has adop
ted its moniker from the Fed
eral Prevailing Wage Act,
introduced in 1931 by two
senators, named, appropria
tely enough, Bacon and Davis.
The act was a blatant piece
of special interest legislation,
introduced at the behest of
Northeast Atlantic State Con
tractors, who at the beginning
of the Great Depression, were
suffering from the greatly
reduced Federal Public Works
budget. Its intent was to pro
tect these contractors from
the use of. "cheap," presum
ably unskilled labor by "itin
erant" contractors (i.e.
Southern), bent on winning
federal construction jobs by
underbidding usually local
competition. Lacking any
minimum wage rates, which
4-H sledding
party a success
By HIRIMNETl'LLIS
Morrow Co. F.Uension Service
More than 90 4-H members,
leaders and family members
enjoyed fun in the snow Sun
day. Jan. 16, at the sledding
party sponsored by the 4-H
leaders council.
While snow is scarce on the
lowlands, ample white cover
ing was found at Cutsforth
Park to provide fun and ex
citement for all involved
Snowmobiles, sleds and tubes
were included to make it a
successful frolic in the snow.
Topping off the afternoon,
everyone enjoyed a cook -out
before returning home.
Maker Bakers
meet, prepare
dinner
By CAR R I BROWNFIELD
At the last meeting of the
Maker Baker 4 H Club, mem
bers made beef corn dandy.
For dessert they ate chocolate
chip cookies.
Before dinner, a business
meeting was held and it was
decided who would bring what
to the next meeting.
Mrs. Pearson, the club lead
er, gave the girls their new
books and discussed them.
The next meeting will be
Thursday. Jan. 27, from 4 to 6
p.m.
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the Fair Labor Standard Act
addressed in liMR, the legisla
tion was embraced to shore up
the construction Industry,
particularly hard pressed in
the Depression.
Why, after a Minimum
Wage law was enacted seven
years later, does the construc
tion industry continue to enjoy
its own "Minimum Wage
Ijiw?" And how do these
"prevailing" (minimum)
wages sound?
Landscape laborers -. 15 97
nr.. roofers - 19.40 hr., soft
floor layers - $13.56 hr brick
layers - $19 40 hr.( plasterers -$18.38
nr., painters $15.B9 hr.
and tile setters - $16 60 hr.
The above sampling in
cludes the lower paid crafts
and is from a one-year old
wage determination. Contrary
to a number of people who
have accepted pay ruts or
freezes, one can be assured
that many of the "prevailing"
waee rates have Rone up.
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D.A.'s Report
John Paul Johnson, 18, and
Randy Sterling Greene, 18,
both of Irrigon, pleaded not
guilty to charges of alleged
Second Degree Burglary and
First Degree Theft in Morrow
County Circuit Court on Jan
uary 20. reported a spokesper
son from the Morrow County
district attorney's office.
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Hospital Notes
The following patients have
been admitted and released
from Pioneer Memorial Hos
pital during the past week:
Jana Scott, Heppner - ad
mitted January IB, released
January 20;
Nadine Bailey, Heppner
admitted January 18. released
January 19;
Donna Troxell, Heppner -admitted
January 19. released
January 21,
Marjorie Wright, Lexington
- admitted January 19, re
leased January 21; and
James Jewell. Monument -admitted
January 21. released
January 22.
The following patien'a were
still receiving care at the
hospital as of Monday, Jan.
24;
Roby Chappel, lone ad
mitted January 19;
Alvira Landwerr, Lexington
- admitted January 20; and
Martha Stockton. Spray
admitted Januarv 21.
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How Is the Oregon taxpayer
assured these rates are, In
deed, prevailing? When a
number of us in the industry
attempted to scrutinize this
statute In the mid 70's, the
bureau responded by introdu
cing legislation that states,
paraphrased, "not withstand
ing the Freedom of. Informa
tion Act, the bureau's survey
and findings are confiden
tial!" I submit they are more
than confidential - they are
non-existent! Nowhere in the
administrative rules does a
sample of the survey form,
that by statute has to be
supplied by the bureau exist.
How then, does the bureau
survey? Very simply, by pick
ing up the phone and calling
the trade unions, then publish
ing the latest collective bar
gaining agreement.
Besides determining artifi
cially high wages to be the
"prevailing" rate, other infla
Heppner woman honored
on 80th birthday
Doris Ball of Heppner was
honored on her Both birthday
Sunday, Jan. 23, at the La
Verne Van Marter home in
Heppner.
Guests included Annie
Sehaffer of Pendleton, Frank
and Hazel Hamlin, Bob. Sheri,
Tara, Trisha and Mike Maho
ney, Archie, Diana, Andrea
and Duan'e Ball, Gene and
Harriet Hall. La Verne Van
Marter MI. Mary, Marie,
Jackie and Kenny Lane, Paul
Van Marter and Abhie and
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PRHfTlilS
tionary costs of this law result
from unreasonable work re
strictions, featherbeddlng,
show up time, standby time
due to trade Jurisdiction, ad
nauseum, all Inherent in the
law. Of course, It goes without
saying these costs are passed
onto the construction user,
who in the end is the taxpayer.
Isn't It ludicrous that our
public servants bury their
heads in the sand on this
issue?
The Morrow County taxpay
ers should be indignant at the
lack of the board' fortitude
while bending to Mr, Broad
bent 's demands. And all Ore
gon State taxpayers should be
Indignant at the cavalier way
this law Is administered.
Sincerely,
Douglas A. Anderson
General manager
Maintain, Inc.
P.O.Box 1711
Boavcrton.Ore. 97075
Sherie Carmargo, and the
hosts Iji Verne and Laurel Van
Marter. all of Heppner; Herb,
Nancy and John Fkstrom,
Cindy. Travis, Truit and Tony
Greenup, all of lone; Herb
Ekstrom III and Brenda,
Marc and Katy of LaGrande;
Jim and Beth Zimmerman of
Echo: Scott and Donna Wilson
of Boardman; Kent. Rene,
Dustin and Joey Gutierret and
Dave, Doreen and Amber
Doran. all of Hermiston.
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