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VOL.101 NO. 45 THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 10. 1983
Chinese dignitary tours Willow
A delegation of nine mem
hern of the Ministry of Water
Resources and Electric Power
from the Peoples Republic of
China visited the Willow Creek
Dam on Thursday, Nov. 3. One
member of the group was
Madam Quianm Zhengylng,
minister of the ministry. Her
position is comparable to the
United States Secretary of
Interior, explained Dug Dug
ger. public affairs officer of
the Army Corps of Engineers,
Walla Walla, Wash. District,
officer of the Army Corps of
Engineers, Walla Walla,
Wash. District.
Dugger said the delegation
is in the U.S. under the offices
of the U S, and China Hydro
power Protocol Agreement.
The agreement, he explained,
which was signed in 1979,
offers China assistance from
the U S in developing their
water resources. The ministry
members are visiting the
Northwest to tour hydropower
and flood control projects.
The group visited San Fran
cisco, and then Portland
where they met with the Corps
North Pacific Division 'office
to get basin development In
formation. Dugger said. Then
Die delegation toured Bonne
ville and John Day dams.
They arrived by helicopter at
the Willow Creek Dam site at
8:40 am. and left about one
hour later. Col. Robert Wil
liams, district engineer from
the Walla Walla District, and
Brigadier General James W.
van Loben Sels, commanding
general of the North Pacific
Division, conducted a reur for
the group
After leaving Heppner, the
delegation was to tour Dwor
shak Dam in Idaho and then
go on to Washington State for
more tours, Dugger said.
P.M.H. administrator leaves post, reason unclear
A.K. "Lucky" Felt is no
longer administrator of Pio
neer Memorial Hospital.
According to hospital Board
Lity Jfolice
Heppner City Police Chief
Dean Oilman handed In his
resignation to Heppner Mayor
Cliff Green Monday night at a
City Council meeting. Gilman,
62, will retire January 1, 1984.
A police chief for 24 years,
Oilman started as a city Po
lice officer in 1946 and later
served as chief for 12 years.
Then for two years, in 1967 and
18, he worked for the Mor
row County Sheriff's Depart
ment, but then returned to the
City Police Department, and
became chief again in 1971.
Gilman recalls that when he
started in 1946. he was the only
police officer for 14 months.
He worked without a firearm
or a city car, as most patrol
work was done on foot. He
explained that a pipe was
attached to a post on top of
what is now Murray Drug
Store, which contained a red
light, wired to the Heppner
Hotel. The light could be seen
from a distance and when
someone needed him, they
contacted the hotel, and
someone in the hotel would flip
a switch, turning the light on.
He would then check with the
hotel and find out where he
Col. Robert Willlomt (R) loodt
Modom Quianm Zhngyirg
Chairman Fred Martin, Felt
quit. According to Felt, he was
fired.
Martin said Monday the
chief resigns
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Dean Gilman
was needed. The first City
Police car, he said, was pur
chased in 1956. Until that time
officers used their own vehi
cles and were paid mileage.
"I've seen a lot of changes in
our town, in law enforcement,
in equipment and in people,"
Gilman said. "Naturally, I
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board had met last week,
"advised him (Felt) of their
feeling, and he resigned."
Martin would say no more
view this (his retirement)
with mixed emotions.
"We (he and his wife, Mary
Eleanor.) still have a deep
interest in this town, and want
the town to continue to do well.
"It's time a younger person
takes it (the job as police
chief)," he said.
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except to comment that the
resignation took effect Im
mediately. Contacted Tuesday, Felt
said the hoard met twice last
week, once on Tuesday and
again Thursday. He said an
executive session was held
both times, during which he
discussed "some Issues" with
the board.
Following the Thursday
meeting, which was held at
the law offices of Abrams and
Kuhn in Heppner, "I was
advised I was terminated
This occurred without fore
warning," Felt said.
He said Boardmembers
Fred Martin, La Verne Van
Marter III, Ron McDonald
and Gail Grill were present at
the Thursday meeting, along
with County Judge Don McEl
ligott. Felt stated Grill informed
him about 9:30 Thursday
evening that he was "termi
nated." Asked why Felt is no longer
administrator, neither Felt
nor Martin would comment.
The board has a consulting
contract with St. Vincent Hos
pital in PorUand, Martin said,
and an interim administrator
may be available for the hos
pital by next week.
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HEPPNER, OREGON
Heppner City Council says no to
sending sales tax measure to voters
The Heppner City Council
voted Monday night against
putting a proposed sales tax
measure before the voters on
a March or May 1984 vallot.
The proposal includes a sales
tax measure and a spending
limitation measure (both sep
arate measures). Both must
be passed before either one
may take effect. Another
measure included in the pack
age is a tax rate freeze. A
majority of the taxing dis
tricts must vote in favor of
putting the proposal to the
voters before it can be placed
on the baliot.
County Landfill rates to raise
By MARY ANN CERULLO
County Landfill fees are
going up effective January 1,
1983 was the decision made
last Wednesday by Morrow
County Court. ; ,
A motion was made by
Commissioner Irv Rauch to
charge $2.50 a compacted
yard or garbage and to in
crease the fee for a pickup
load by , 50 cents, Commis
sioner Warren McCoy refused
to second the motion stating
he wouldn't vote on anything
less than $3.
According to McCoy, the
landfill advisory committee
recently met and agreed to
recommend a landfill increase
of $3.75 per compacted yard.
'There's no way we can run
that landfill and have it pay
for itself or even break
even ..." stated McCoy during
a discussion period.
"Anyone who's in business
can see there's got to be a
change in fees," said Linda
La Rue, mayor of lone.
Judge Don McElligott
seconded Rauch's motion and
it passed with McCoy standing
by a no vote.
In response to the fee in
crease, Heppner Garbage Dis
posal Service owner Cliff
Green later stated that he
would request the Heppner
City Council to allow him to
raise his rates by 37 percent.
This would bring his cost of $4
for the first can up to $5.50.and
from $2 to $2.75 for each
additional can. Green expec
ted to make his request at the
city council meeting on No
vember 7 (See related story).
The Court also noted in the
public minutes that they re
ceived a petition opposing
user fees at the landfill.
"Some people saw all this as
a shot at Cliff (Green) and
maybe a cheap shot but it
wasn't intended to be," said
Judge McElligott during the
Wednesday meeting, "I'm
sorry we can't run one landfill
up and down this valley with a
good, modern truck. We could
charge people with their water
bill and if a house doesn't have
water, they wouldn't get a
can," concluded McElligott..
In other business, county
court :
signed a five-month lease
agreement with Dr. Clare "
Koznek for the medical clinic
in Heppner at $450 per month.
learned that Dr. Koznek
would like to continue discus
sing a possible purchase of the
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"To refer it to the voters
gives implied approval...
we're just going to waste more
money than the state has now
to hold this election," said
council member Warren Plo
charsky. In another issue before the
council. Cliff Green, owner of
Heppner Garbage Disposal
Service, requested a collection
rate increase after action
taken last Wednesday by
Morrow County Court which
will increase rates at the
county landfill. Green will
have to pay a fee of $2.50 per
compacted yard of garbage
clinic building.
discussed making La
Trace Street in Heppner a one
way street going down the hill
from Heppner High School
with Kent Goodyear who re
sides on the street.
discussed "forming" a
Templeman resigns as Mental
Health Services director
Terry Templeman, director
of Morrow County Mental
Health Services, announced
he will resign from his position
effective January 1, 1984.
Templeman, 33, who came
to Heppner in September,
1979. will go into a joint
private practice with two
other clinicians in Pendleton:
Bruce Barnes, a licensed so
cial worker, and Dr. Richard
Johnson, M.D., psychiatrist.
The three will share office
space and a clerical staff, and
will provide a full range of
professional services, Tem
pleman said.
Some changes in the local
program since Templeman
has been director include ex
panded services which now
include clinicians in Board
man who provide 24 hour
emergency coverage; expan
ded services to the schools
from 15 hours per week to 30;
and amalgamated Gilliam
M.C.G.G. shows profit despite
drop in income
Morrow County Grain
Growers, Inc. showed a profit
in fiscal year 1983, despite a
drop in income of over 24
percent during the same
period, members were told
during the annual meeting
Monday night.
The co-op did almost $10
million less in business than
last year, but still showed a
net savings, or profit, of
$313,486.
The drop in income was due
mainly to lower sales in the
farm supply department, and
less commodity handled in the
grain department, explained
co-op General Manager Larry
Mills.
Mills said the co-op's fertili
zer department did well last
year, however, showing an
increase in sales of about 36
percent, or $485,788.
"Your co-op has a sound
dumped at the landfill, an
increase of almost 35 percent,
he said. He is asking the
council's okay to raise his
customer's rates 37 percent;
an increase of $1.50 for the
First garbage can, for a total of
$5.50 and a 75 cent increase for
each additional can, for a total
of $2.75. Green said he was
requesting the two percent
cushion because he feels he
may lose some customers
when the increase takes effect
January 1. 1983.
Green also said that he feels
that his new rates are not out
of line, stating an article ap-
budget for weed control. The
proposal included funds for
chemicals, spray equipment,
a four-wheel drive truck and a
parttime employee to control
weeds along county roads. No
action was taken.
and Wheeler counties into the
program to provide better
continuity of care across the
counties.
While in Heppner, the clini
cal psychologist has been a
member of the Pioneer
Memorial Hospital staff and a
member of the hospital Plan
ning Committee.
"One of the reasons I have
chosen to leave at this time is
that there are no licensed
psychologists practicing in the
Pendleton area," Templeman
said. 'This will allow me more ,
time to spend with my family
with less traveling.
"I have really enjoyed
working with the mental
health board and county court.
I think the most difficult part
of the job has been relating to
the state mental health divi
sion in Salem."
He and his wife, Bonnie, and
sons Kharis, four, and
Samuel, one, plan to move to
financial picture and a sound
base for future growth," said
auditor Bob Green. "The
board of directors and mana
ger should be commended for
maintaining a profitable pic
ture even with a 24 percent
decrease in income."
The drop in income was
attributed to a $9 million
reduction in grain sales due to
the large amount of grain that
was entered into the govern
mente reserve program, and a
decline of over $1 million in
the farm supply department
due primarily to decreased
demand for farm equipment.
Mills said unless there are
more exports the co-op could
expect to see a carryover of
wheat in July of "around three
and a half million bushels."
He said with an average crop
next year, there could be four
million bushels in storage af
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Thurj., Oct. 27 68 40
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pearing in a December 1982
issue of the "East Oregonian"
listed the average collection
rates in Eastern Oregon at
$5.51 for the First can and $2.78
for each additional can.
A committee of council
members Plocharsky, Les
Paustian and Butch Laughlin
are to consider Green's re
quest. In a related matter, the
council passed a resolution
condemning the court's "un
just" action in raising landfill
rates. "This is just a step of a
long stairway," Paustian said
of the court's decision. A copy
of the resolution is to te
mailed to the court.
In other business, the coun
cil: accepted the resignation
of Heppner City Police Chief
Dean Gilman, who will retire
January 1 1984 (See related
cont. p. 3
Pendleton after the first of the
year.
The county's Menial Health
Administrative Board is
presently working to recruit a
new director, Templeman
said.
ter harvest.
Co-op President Gene Ma
jeske introduced the guest
speaker for the evening, who
was Steve Burnet of Moro, a
director on the Harvest States
Board.
Burnet presented a slide
show and spoke on the Harvest
States Cooperative, which was
formed through a merger of
North Pacific Grain Growers
and G.T.A.
Burnet said the merger will
be of benefit to Northwest
farmers because Harvest
States is large and has more
assets and resources to benefit
the farmer.
"There will be more gain to
the farmers, and more gain to
the Northwest farmers. They
will have a stronger base and
a larger base to work from,"
cont. p. 5
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Terry Templeman