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Hob Miller of Irrigon was names]
acting Port of Morrow msnsnsr ml m
Port Commission meeting Tuesday.
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A delegation of 10 or so Heppner
residents attended Monday night s
city council meeting to ask the city
to start doing something about the
dogs
which are running in packs
throughout the city . said Ikiug Hath
bun spokesperson for the delegation
which included senior citizens and
representatives from the schools
The itogs running in packs all over
town are mostly big dogs and have
knocked children down at the school
grounds Their barking keeps peo
pie awake and there is the underly
mg fear one of the dogs might bite
someone
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manager for the oort since Mav Patt
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Citizens have ‘bone to pick ivith
H eppner City Council
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dogs in this pack do not seem to
have owners who claim them The
only permanent solution to solve this
problem would tie a licensing pro
gram or a pound which would cost a
"lot of money "
Cntil a more effective means of
dealing with the problem can be
found. Green said that the city w ill
try to more v igorously enforce the
existing law if a dog is causing a
problem anyone can (lie a complaint
in municipal court and the dog's
owner is fined progressively for
each offense City police w ill file the
complaint themselves, if necessary
This method of dog control only
works if a "responsible owner"
claims or cares about his dog,
explains Green The usual case w ith
dogs which be< nine nuisances is that
no one claims them
the engineering firm of Seaton,
The dog packs are not just a city
Johnson and Odell He was man
problem Green says that neighbor
ager of live office here while the
mg farmers also report having
overpass on Cllman Hoad was lieing
trouble with them If dogs bother
lunlt
livestock he continues the farmer
Miller and his wife Judy have two has the right to shoot the dog and lo
daughters at home, Holly and Jody receive restitution from the county
and two grown daughters, Laurie (or hi* expenses
Green cautions city residents a
and Tammy
Wayne Schwandl. current port gainst vigilante action in town
manager has accepted a position in Kven if livestock is bothered, it is
still against statutes lo discharge
Hellingham. Washington, as direc
any firearm within the city lim its
tor for Fourth Corner Develop
City Attorney Hill Kuhn said the
merit He will coordinate activities "to do something now the city must
with public and private entities in a involve the county " Hecuuse dog
Port Facility
control is under the county's author
ity , the city would have to act as an
agent of the county W ith Morrow
County's bai king the city of llcpp
ner could start picking up stray dogs
as soon as the city could arrange to
"borrow " a dogeatcher and pound
facilities Kuhn said thul the city
The Heppner Gazette Times office
has said that thev would lx* w tiling to
will la* closed Monday. Nov 12 in
share costs with the county, for
observance of Veterans Day The
picking up and Ixiardmg dogs al a
newspaper will, however, lie mailed
pound
on Wednesday as usual with a
A permanent solution lo the dog
Thursday publication date
problem would require enforcing the
Because of the Monday closure,
1931 slatute which requires that dogs
we ask contributor cooperation in
in Morrow County tx* licensed The
submitting news and classified ads
County Clerk's Office has the auth
before 5 p m F riday. Nov 9
only to issue dog licenses but once
these licenses are issued, the city
could act as the county's agent in
enforcing dog control
There is a log problem That's
obvious, replied lie ppner City Ma
"The solution,
yor. Cliff Green
however, is not so obv urns ' ' Hy
statute dog licensing and control is
under the authority of the county
and not the city . therefore, the city
has authorized a delegation to ask
the County Court to exercise their
authority in controlling the dog
problem
If that doesn't work we
will look into other possibilities." he
said
There is one particular pack of
dogs which is causing the problem in
Heppner. Green continued
The
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He said language is often a barrier
to effective trade, and making sure
buyer and seller understand each
other is important to maintaining a
good trading relation with foreign
countries
He said Japan is constantly look
ing for stable markets from which to
buy raw materials, insuring a con
slant flow of goods hopefully unin
terrupted by weather conditions,
government embargo» and other
complications
He also spoke of the personal life
of Japanese people working over
seas saying that Japanese schools
are more competitive than Amen
can. causing some Japanese to leave
their families at home when trän»
ferred overseas, rather than risk
their children s falling tx-hind when
thev return
Boardman
A Japanese trailing expert based
in Portland says the l S is the
largest supplier of grain to Japan,
shipping nearly 3 4 million tons or
125 million bushels a year to the
Asian country
Takenobu Sato, manager of Nich
imen America Inc Cortland, a large
Japanese trading house spoke at the
annual meeting of the Morrow Coun
ty d ra in (¡rowers Monday night
Hi- talked about the role of the
trading house in the Japanese* eeon
omy, and gave insight into how
trading houses operate
Sato pointed out that because
Japan, which is roughly the size of
California with a population of 140
million has few natural resources, it
must import nearly all its raw
materials
Sato said nine trading houses are
operating in Japan and across the
world, buying and selling everything
from food to textiles to cual Ills
area of expertise is wheat, which is
why he is working out of Cortland,
near the wheat markets
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G-T closes for
Veterans’ Day
Property taxes due Nov. 15
Property taxes are due Thursday,
Nov 15 To avoid fines and late
payment charges, the Morrow Coun
Businesses close
for Vets’ Day
Many area businesses w ill be
closed Monday. Nov 12 in obser
vance of Veterans Day, Sunday,
Nov 11
Among the businesses to close
their dixirs for the holiday are the
post office. Itanks. the Courthouse
and county offices, federal, state
and c ity governm ent offices.
Schools, Peterson s Jewelers. Sears
Catalog Store, Gonty s 'and the
Heppner Gazette Times
Some of the businesses which will
remain open for the day are Coast to
Coast Murray 's Drug Store, and the
local grocery stores Central Mar
ket and Court Street Market in
Heppner. Del s Market in la*xington.
and Hristow's Market in lone
ty Tax Collector's office urges pro-
|>rrty owners to mail or tiring their
payment to the tax office at the
Morrow County Courthouse in Hep
pner Kesidents of north Morrow
County may make their payments at
the Inland Kmpire Hank in Hoard
man
A spokesperson from the tax
collector's office emphasizes that
this year s tax forms are different
from last year s Tax payers are to
return the lop stub with their pay
ment and keep the Ixitlom portion of
the statement for their own records
Property taxes may lx* paid for
the full year (or a three percent
discount of the total amount of the
tax If property owners prefer they
make a two thirds payment for a two
percent discount with the additional
one third payment due Muy 15. or
pay one third of the amount Novem
ber 15 with additional one third
payments due February 15 and May
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Election Day
Flection (xiard mem tier Kdilh Matthews registers early morning voter
John Jepsen at the lone precinct polls, in the Tuesday, Nov ft general
election