VOL. 101 NO. 28 Tlll'KSIMY. JULY 14. I93
The crop looks good
Wheat harvest gets underway in
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George and Nancy Miller began wheat harvesting early
thii week on their place north of lone. George estimates his
yield at around 45 bushels per acre,
Several Morrow County
farmers bgan wheat harvest
early this week, and although
It's too early for precise fig
ures it looks as though the
county will experience a good
crop this year.
Morrow County Extension
Agent Bob Costa said ihe hot
weather over Memorial Day
weekend may have pinched
the heads on some stands, but
overall he said it looks pretty
Boardman man sworn in by
Governor Victor Atiyeh
swore in two of his three most
recent appointments to the
Land Conservation and De
velopment Commission
(L.C.D.C.) last Friday in a
brief ceremony in the gover
nor's office.
The three new commission
ers are Stafford Hansell of
Boardman; Clyde A. Ham
street. Newport; and Torn J.
Walsh of Portland, who was
unable to attend the ceremo
ny. Hansell's and Hamstreet's
appointments will run through
June 1987; Walsh's, through
June 1985. Hamstreet's ap
pointment was confirmed by
the Oregon Senate July 5.
Hansell and Walsh were con
firmed by the Senate earlier .
this spring, and they were
certified to serve at L C D C.'s
April and June meetings, but
had not been formally sworn
in by the governor.
In commenting on the ap
pointments, the governor
stated, "Oregon's Land Use
Program will be well served
by the experience, dedication
and intelligence which these
three outstanding citizens will
bring to what is probably the
most difficult and thankless
assignment In state govern
ment." "I am pleased that their
tenure on L.C.D.C. will coin
cide with the land use reforms
of House Bill 2295 which the
Senate will soon be acting on.
My office, many interest
groups and citizens and the
Legislature have worked hard
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good.
"I feel the yield is going to
Ik- better than last year but not
as good as the record yields of
1981." he stated.
Morrow County Grain
Growers general Manager
Ijirry Mills says the crop does
jok good this year, and added
that barley harvest has
exceeded his expectations.
Mills said some farmers
to streamline the process
L.C.D.C. uses to acknowledge
locally adopted coordinated
comprehensive plans and to
eliminate many of the poten
tials for delay which critics
claim characterize the pro
Car rolls near Lexington
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A dozing driver whose vehicle was traveling in
the wrong lane was the reported cause of an
accident at 7:50 Tuesday morning near
Lexington. Helen Proudfoot, 57, of lone was driving along
Highway 74 when she encountered the roaming
vehicle and swerved to avoid a collision and
rolled her 1978 Lincoln sedan.
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Pictured above are Cameron Miller driving the combine,
Justine Miller riding and Denny Starr driving the wheat
truck.
were cutting one to one-and-a-half
Ions per acre in some
areas. "That's pretty darn
good, it's better than I thought
would happen." said Mills.
He said the hot Memorial
Day weather also "took its
toll" on some barley stands.
Mills said even though the
co-op's grain storage facililies
are fiO percent full from last
year going into the 1983 har
vest, he anticipated no prob
Atiyeh to L.C.D.C.
gram.
"With the combination of
new commissioners and the
virtual certainty of major re
forms in the enabling legisla
tion. I am confident that
Driver of the other vehicle was Bryce E.
Logan, Jr., 26, of Condon.
A passenger in the Proudfoot vehicle, Scott
Buschke, 14, of Heppner, was taken to Pioneer
Memorial Hospital in Heppner where he was
treated for minir injuries and released. No other
injuries were reported.
Logan was cited for alleged Careless Driving.
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lems with storage of this
year's crop.
"We have grain on the
ground at the river, but North
Lex is empty." He said he
expected to store grain on the
ground there also.
If the weather continues to
be warm and sunny, more
farmers are expected to begin
harvesting by the end of this
week.
L.C.D.C. can complete the
acknowledgement process
quickly and with greater sen
sitivity to the interests of the
participants who are affected
by the process."
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HEPPNER. OREGON
Abuse of
"Hello. 911 Emergency. Is
this an emergency?"
This may sound like a
strange or even rude question
to a person on the other end of
a telephone line requesting an
ambulance or the fire de
partment, but due to exceed
ing misuse of the emergency
number, dispatchers at the
county sheriff's office will be
answering incoming calls on
the 91 1 line in that manner.
Recent complaints by citi
zens who report calling the
number and then being put on
hold, or "hassled" by dispat
chers prompted an investiga
tion of the number, the people
who handle the calls, and the
reasons for using the number.
County Sheriff's Sergeant
Greg Tullius and dispatcher
Barbara Jones estimate the
number of true emergency
rails coming in on the 911
number at between 60 and 100
per month. However, they
report that approximately 75
percent of the incoming calls
.on the 911 number are not
" rmerencies. Tullius cited
calling about road closures,
asking where the fire is. and
kids making prank calls on the
number as examples of recent
misuse. He also added that
most of the legitimate emer
gency calls have come from
the north end of the cpunty.
while most non-emergency
calls have been coming from
the south end.
As for being put on hold
before even stating the na
ture of the call, Jones says
when a dispatcher is taking a
report on the 511 line, and
someone else dials the num
ber, she must put one of the '
callers on hoid.
Sheriff Roy Drago even
admits calling the number to
report an emergency and
being put on hold. He also
admits getting very upset un
til he found out that a burglary
was being reported on the
other incoming line.
Another problem arises
when more than one person
sees a fire or accident and
calls in at the same time to
report it. The dispatcher must
obtain enough information
from both callers to determine
if both callers are reporting
the samem-ident, or happen
ings that occurred almost
simultaneously which has
happened. Jones recalls.
Nonemergency calls that
do come in from the Board
man area (Irrigon emergency
calls are handled by Umatilla
County) include Boardman
law enforcement personnel
who call on the 911 line so as
not to charge a long-distance
call to the county, or citizens
who call the sheriff's office for
other reasons. Drago said he
feels that someone in the
Boardman area should not
have to pay for a long distance
phone call to talk to their
county sheriff. Also, no collect
phone calls are allowed to be
accepted by the sheriff's of
fice, he explained. The sheriff
said the county is considering
obtaining a line that would
enable callers from that area
to place calls to the sheriff's
office at no charge, thus leav
ing the 911 line open more of
the time.
Why do people call 911 when
the reason for the call is not an
emergency?
Weather
by the City of
91 1 causing problems
"It's easier for people to dial
three numbers than to dial
seven." Tullius said. It's also
easier to remember just three
numbers.
The sheriff's office advises
that if a person or property is
in danger, a crime is being
committed or an accident is
witnessed, call 911. For all
other information, call the
sheriff's office business num
ber. 676-9910. or 676-9006.
When reporting an emer
gency. Jones advises that the
callers stay as calm as possi
ble. Many times, she says, the
caller will only say. "Send an
County considers purchase of
polygraph machine
By MARY ANN CERULLO
Morrow County may be
come the first county in Eas
tern Oregon to have a poly
graph, should the purchase
discussed by- Morrow County
Court last Wednesday go
through.
Concern over finding the
needed funds for the lie detec
tor was shared by Morrow
County Sheriff Roy Drago and
Detective Sergeant Verlin
Denton. Denton, who is a
certified polygraphed told the
court he had access to a new
lie detector directly from the
manufacturer for $4,125.
It was proposed by Judge
Don McElligott that money be
taken from capital outlay
under the sheriff depart
ment's vehicle allowance for
1983-84. Instead of buying a
new vehicle after two years of
, use. the sheriff's department
would rebuild to extend the
car's life another two years.
Drago estimated this would
save the county approxi
Heppner Swim Team wins
sportsmanship trophy
Heppner Swim Team members and coach with
the sportsmanship trophy they brought home
from a Prineville swim meet that was held July 2
and 3.
Outstanding swimmer for the meet was Eric
Connor of Heppner. He took medals in the
butterfly, breast stroke and free style.
High Low Preclp
Tues.. July 5 86 52
Wed.. July 8 78 45
Thurs.. July 7 67 46 Trace
Frl.. July 8 70 42 .05
Sat.. July 9 72 48
Sun.. July 10 82 53
Mon.. July 11 94 57
Heppner
ambulance." and then hang
up.
"It seems like an awful long
time when you're sitting here
waiting for that second call to
come in." Tullius says.
Jones said the dispatcher
needs to know the type of
emergency, the address, the
name of the person calling,
and a number to call the caller
back at. Jones stressed that
callers give the address of
the emergency, at least the
name of the road. She says, for
example, if the person report
ing the emergency describes
mately $5,000 per vehicle,
making the purchase of the
lie detector possible.
According to Denton, the
polygraph would be good for
over 10 years.
. The court agreed unofficial "
ly to the purchase of the
polygraph and to work out a
Soroptimists set up fund
forE.V.Blevins
Soroptimist International of
Heppner has opened a savings
account for E.V. Blevins at
Western Heritage Federal
Savings and Loan Assoc. in
Heppner. announced Gail
Burkenbine. club spokesper
son. The account was opened
with a check for $270, which
was raised during various
activities held throughout the
year.
Mrs. Blevins. daughter of
Ed and Eleanor Gonty of
Heppner. had one leg ampu
tated earlier this year as a
result of diabetes, a disease
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Coach Scott McEwen reports that new mem
ber Robin McRoberts has shown much improve
ment and says he is pleased overall with the
team's performance.
The next competition for the Heppner swim
mers will be at a John Day Invitational on
Saturday, July 16.
the location as "Out at the old
Smith ranch," it is often hard
for the responding agency to
find it. and it takes a lot more
time if that agency is not
familiar with "the old Smith
ranch."
If you need to contact the
sheriff's department, call 911
if it is an emergency, other
wise, look up the sheriffs
office business number and
use it instead. It could save
someone, even you sometime,
from getting a busy signal
when help is needed and nee
ded quickly.
contract with Denton.
"We're blazing a new trail
in Eastern Oregon with this,"
said McElligott. "There isn't
another county in Eastern
Oregon that has a lie detector.
Usually it's the. state poJ'jceH
responsibility."
she has had since childhood.
Her husband. Terry, died of
cancer last November. She
has two college-age daugh
ters, and lives in Ukiah.
The club is planning to raffle
off an afghan in the fall, and
also hopes to ' have another
fund raising activity to benefit
the Blevins fund.
Burkenbine says the Sorop
timist Club invites other or
ganizations and individuals to
make donations to this ac
count, which will be turned
over to Mrs. Blevins at the end
of the year.
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