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VOL. 101. NO.
Bank of Eastern Oregon
purchases computer system
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Pom Mob port check on bonk' new compirter.
The Bank of Eastern Oregon
has entered the computer age
with the recent purchase of
NCR computer with a Banker
80 software system. The sys
tem is presently being instal
led and it is expected to be
fully on line and operable by
the first of May. Lonny Watne,
Pam Mabe and Barb Watkins
of the bank staff are the
persons responsible for the
settinR up and the operation of
the computer.
The Arlington and lone
branches will be directly con
nected to the computer which
Pendleton woman wins logo contest
Cathy Christensen of Pendleton was the lucky Second place winner was Judy Laughlin of
winner in a St. Patrick's Day logo contest Heppner. She received a $50 award from Kinzua
sponsored by local Heppner merchants. Her Corp. Tom Simonton of Pendleton won a $25 third
logo, shown above, earned her the $100 first place place prize, also sponsored by Kinzua Corp.
prize. The Heppner Merchant's Assoc., the Christensen has also won several other logo
Heppner Gazette-Times, Hutch's Printing and contests, including the Morrow County Fair &
the Heppner-Morrow Chamber of Commerce Rode0 Io8
donated the award.
I Time is running out
By DELPHA JONES
Time is running short to
submit stories and send in
money for the Morrow County
History book.
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THURSDAY. MARCH
will allow each of the branches
to get information for their
customers almost instantly.
The computer will contain
information on all customers
of the Bank of Eastern Oregon
and all aspects of each cus
tomer's banking relationship
will be kept on computer
records. In addition there will
be many reports available to
assist management in the op
eration of the bank.
G H. Pierson. executive
vice-president, stated that in
addition to the improvements
to the service for customers
Vithout sufficient stories
and book orders the Morrow
County Historical Society will
jiot be able to get the book
printed.
Many people have great
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that the computer will render,
it will also be a great help with
the evergrowing number of
burdensome reports that must
be made available to regula
ting agencies.
Lonny Watne. conversion
coordinator for the installa
tion, stated that this system
will enable the bank to assist
customers with up-to-date in
formation which they were
previously unable to do.
Watne said the new computer
will also enable the bank to be
more cost effective.
stories and it is hoped that
they will take the time to get
them to the committee. There
is much work to be done yet to
present the book for printing
and everyone's cooperation is
needed so that the deadline
can be met.
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Sign up period for P.I.K.
program ends Man 11
Farmers have only a few .
weeks left to sign up for the
Payment in Kind (P.I.K.)
program. The signup period
ends March 11 and will not be ;
extended, according to Judy
Buschke, county executive
director for the Morrow Coun
ty Agricultural Stabilization
and Conservation Service.
"Farmers will not have the
opportunity to change their
minds and sign up after this
deadline. However, those who
have already enrolled and
those who enroll before March
11 will have the option of
withdrawing or changing their
enrollment without penalty
provided it is done before
enrollment ends." Buschke
said.
Severe weather conditions
may have caused some prob
lems for farmers around the
country. However, recurring
storms or any other problems
will not change the signup 1
deadline, she explained.
The P.I.K. program is de
signed to bring supplies more
in line with demand to im
prove the farm economy. It
Farley Motor Company to celebrate 35th anniversary
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Original home of Forley Motor
James Farley, owner of
Farley Motor Co. in Heppner,
will be celebrating his 35th
anniversary in the automobile
business this March 17. He
plans to hold an open house
and everyone isinvited.
Jim started out in the car
business back in 1948 when he
was awarded the Pontiac
franchise for this area. He set
Lake to rise
The Walla Walla, Wash.
Corps of Engineers office has
announced that the pool level
at the Willow Creek Dam will
be raised 15 feet over the next
Willow Creek Dam to be
featured on TV Sunday
Area residents may want to
tune in to "Northwest Illus
trated" on KOIN-TV channel 6
Sunday at 6:30 p.m.
A cameraman and crew
were in Heppner two weeks
ago gathering information
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HEPPNER. OREGON
encourages farmers to further
reduce 1983 crops of wheat,
corn, sorghum, upland cotton
and rice from the previously
announced acreage reduction
and land diversion programs.
In return for participating,
farmers will receive an
amount of the commodity as
payment for reducing planted
acreage.
All farmers for which a 1983
acreage base and yield has
been established for wheat,
feed grain upland cotton and
rice under the previously an
nounced farm programs are
eligible to participate in P.I.K.
The A.S.C.S. official said
farmers who would like to see
an improvement in the market
situation should seriously con
sider the program and do their
part toward reducing the sur
plus that is hurting the econ
omy. "We urge farmers to sign up
now and not miss the oppor
tunity by waiting or expecting
the deadline to be extended.
The signup perod will end at
the close of business on March
11.
Co. was in service station next
up his dealership in a service
station which was next to his
present location.
Called the Lundell station,
Jim purchased it in 1946 just
after being discharged from
the army following four years
of service. He was appointed
Shell distributor for the area
at that time.
After adding on a show
15 feet
two weeks. The closing outlet
gates were to be closed slight
ly, Monday, allowing the
water level to raise about one
foot per day.
about the Willow Creek Dam,
and asking local residents how
they feel about the dam. They
also covered the closing of the
dam's diversion pipe on
Wednesday, Feb. 16.
Weather
by the City of
C.B.E.C. to provide permanent
service at Willow Creek Dam
The Columbia Basin Electric
Co-op Board of Directors
accepted an agreement with
the Corps of Engineers for
permanent service at the Wil
low Creek Dam site at a board
meeting last Thursday, an
nounced Fred Toombs, co-op
manager.
In other business, the
board:
held discussion on a new
rate structure for irrigators.
Toombs said rates were devel
oped for horsepower charges,
demand charges and energy
charges. He stressed that the
rates were only revised and
will not reduce revenue.
- reviewed a cash flow state
ment that showed the revised
rates for consumers after the
1.1 cent per kilowatt hour
increase was dropped. The
increase was levied to cover
the co-op's involvement in two
terminated Washington Pub
lic Power Supply nuclear
plants. The co-op is involved in
n
to present location.
room, parts department and
service area to the station,
Jim began selling Pontiacs.
"The first new car I sold
was a deluxe four-door sedan,
automatic transmission,
straight eight, with radio and
directional signals, a top of the
line auto for $2,800," says Jim
in comparing prices now, and
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Co. Wheat Growers Assoc. to
hold annual spring meeting
The annual spring meeting
of the Morrow County Wheat
Growers Association will be
held Monday, Mar. 7, 7:30
p.m., at St. Patricks Catholic
Church Parish Hall in Hep
pner. Local bankers and a Her
miston brokerage firm will
discuss short term invest
ments, possibly discuss long
High LowPrecip.
Tues., Fef. 22 63 54 .02
Wed iFeb. 23 61 38 Trace
Thurs.. Feb. 24 50 33 .01
Fri.. Feb. 25 57 35 .05
Sat.. Feb 28 . 52 33 .02
Sun., Feb. 27 46 36 .33
Mon.. Feb. 28 J L M.
Total precip. for Feb.
Heppnc.
a law suit claiming they are
not responsible for the debt
and agreed recently to drop
the increase since the board is
Local Search & Rescue
Posse hosts meeting
The Morrow County Search
and Rescue Posse hosted the
winter meeting of the Eastern
Oregon Posse Association at
the Heppner Elks Lodge, Sat
urday, Feb. 26. It was well
attended by members from
seven Eastern Oregon
counties, reported President
Bill Nichols, Lexington.
The meeting was presided
over by President Nichols.
Items of business on the
agenda included different
ways to make Search and
Rescue teams more efficient
when working in conjunction
with other posses of the as
sociation. There were several
Jim Farley at grand opening
in 1955.
back then.
In 1949 Jim also took on the
Jeep franchise. "They were
selling for about $1,700," he
recalls.
Jim dropped Jeep and took
on the Ford franchise in 1971,
and also added General Mo
tors and Buick in 1951.
Finding the service station
building too small for his
term investments, budgeting
and long range financial plan
ning, said Mark Miller, asso
ciation president. Judy
Buschke of the Agricultural
Stabilization and Conserva
tion Service in Heppner will be
on hand to answer any ques
tions. Also, the 1982 Conservation
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was 1.97; normal is 1.12.
optimistic about the suit, and
directors believed that con
sumers could no longer afford
to pay the increased rates.
methods adapted and they
will be put into practice during
the ensuing year, Nichols said.
Also, some bylaw changes
were made at this time.
The following new officers
were elected for this year:
President - Bob Lemkc of
Grant County; Vice President
- Jim Warren of Malhuer
County and Secretary - Bob
Hunt of Baker County.
Dinner was served in the
evening and drawings for door
prizes were held.
At the conclusion of the
meeting slides were shown of
the Mt. St. Helens eruption
and were enjoyed by all.
of present dealership building
needs, Jim built his new build
ing where he is now, in May of
1955.
The open house will be held
in the showroom of his dealer
ship on Thursday, Mar. 17.
Cake and refreshments will be
served from 2 to 5 p.m., and
champagne punch from 4 to 5
p.m.
Man of the Year will be
announced.
Door prizes will be awarded
to lucky winners.
The meeting is being spon
sored by the Morrow County
Wheat Growers Association
and the Oregon State Univer
sity Extension Service, Mor
row County.