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■mO-Th* Hrppnrr { . i t t U r T I l i n n J a s m r Hrpparr llrrgoa Mrdnrvda«. Orcrmbrr S. IHM Justice Court Report The Official Newspaper of the City of Hrppner and the County o' Morrow lb « N«ppa«f G A Z E T T E -T IM E S * * • * » • • Cwwat* • H . « . O a a .d W ..k lv Nawapap«« USPS 240 420 Published every Thursday and entered as second-class matter at the Post Office at llrppner. Oregon under the Act of March J, 1879 Second (lass postage paid at Meppner. Oregon Office at 147 West Willow Street Telephone SWi «7* 922« Addrrri < ummunications to the Meppner Oatette Times P O Bo« 137, Heppner. Oregon 97836 flu in Morrow. L'matilla , Wheeler A Gilliam counties SI2 elsewhere David and April Sykea, Publishers Letters to the Editor Return to hand counted ballots To the editor Does your vote really count' Don't be too sure of It. say James and Kenneth Collier. Miami based investigative Keporters. when fraud activities were captured on video A women's national organization <S0in number I were caught red handed on camera poking holes in unauthor Ized ballots on election night in Dade Co Florida i spotlight 11 2 82 > Votes and elections were being stolrn by the use of computers The government's case against wide spread vote tampering in L' S election* is keyed to the Vote Scam Video that was viewed In a special meeting on July 4. r**4 by two ranking Justice Department offi cials The meeting was authorized by the Attorney (ieneral William French Smith with review by Sena tor Mawhms of Florida After having read this "disserta lion" I began to mull over a few piwsibillties I I I Computer experts can easily enter secretly programmed compu ter rooms during the evening and tamper with the results It has been done before • 2> Certain controversial candi dates fall behind imysterous break down i it would tie very easy for a "hacker" with a fingers touch alter the "expression of the people " Who would be the wiser’ 13 > If in the event of a recount by- computers it would be impossible to verify an election if there had been voter tampering Special referen dum* in West Virginia have been launched to do away with computers and go back to hand counting votes It is less expensive, but I'd hate to think that my vote could be rendered as a political empty ges lure Computers on election night in our political system could be a mortal threat to the sanctity of the voting process, and our Freedoms (SI M.ir> K Hit krv «12 Beacon Drive Kugene.DR ***<*21 District Court Report District Court at the Morrow County Courthouse in Heppner han died the following business during November Floyd Charles Deardorff, lone No PUC permit. *29 fine; Defective Kquipment. *12 fine Road Report Morrow County Public Works D i m -tor Otto Burden, ha* released the follow ing work report on the depart ment's activities The County rock crusher now located at Clarks Canyon began production of V road rock Mon day. Dec. J Road grader* have Iw'en blading gravel roads from the hills toward the northwest They are currently located in the follow ing areas Fast Baseline. Nolan. Harlow Canyon, and Valby The shop has been rebuilding the undercarriage of the department's D 7 Cat. along with other mainten ance needs Other county operations have in eluded sign maintenance, patching, snow plowing and culvert cleaning laist summer's activities includ «•d L illi« Butter Creek widen lower five mile* with cold mis, reclaming and treated base on upper five miles with asphalt and cement, and patch ing the middle seven miles Plans for next summer are to overlay- middle seven miles Patterson Ferry Road was widen ed Shoulders of I S miles south of Highway 730 and 3 S miles north of Highway 730 were oiled Plans are to overlay the five miles next summer Or«*gon Avenue Widened and ap plied 2 shots of oil to a w idth of 24 feet Striping ha* been completed on the following lone (looaeberry Road, lone Boardman Road. Base line. Bombing Range Ruad. and Clarks Canyon Ruad Death Notice Sheriff s Report The Morrow County Sheriff's Off Ice at the Morrow County Court house in Heppner handled or dis patched the following business dur mg the past week On November 26. a Boardman ambulance responded to U 4 I Corp and transported a woman with an injury to Good Shepherd Hospital in Hermiston On November 27. a Boardman ambulance i e*ponded to U 4 I Corp and transported a male with breath ing problems to Good Shepherd Hospital On November 29. a Boardman ambulance responded to U 4 I and transported a female with a back injury to Good Shepherd Hospital Also on November 29. a Boardman ambulance responded to Gourmet Foods and transporter! a female whose arm had been caught in the rolling machine* to Good Shepherd Hospital On November 30. a Boardman ambulance responded to U 4 I and transporter! a male with an injury to Good Shepherd Hospital Also on November 30. the Morrow County Sheriff 's office arrested Ron aid I-ee Toney. 24. The Dalles, for allegedly Driving While Suspended He was lodged at Umatilla City Jail On December I. the Boardman Police Department and the Morrow- County Sheriff's office responded to a two vehicle no injury accident on Wilson and Mam in Boardman The parties involved were France* Stan ger, Boardman. and Oscar I. Shoe maker. 55, Boardman Slloemaker was cited for Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants and releas ed on his own recognizance On December 2. the Morrow Coun ty Sheriff's Dept the Boardman Police, and a Boardman ambulance responded to an injury regarding a male subject in Boardman He was transported to Good Shepherd Hos pital Permanent Hair Removal Anna Schwarzin, \Certified Electrologist 676-9248 Open Tues. • Wed. or by appt. Health Dept. Justice Court at the Morrow Coun ty Courthouse in Heppner handled the following business during the past week Matthew Dean Greenup Heppner with criminal negligence Violation of a Co-operative Road Closure Restriction driver *38 fine Tracy Clark W ilson Heppner with criminal negligence Violation of a Co-operative Road Closure Restnc lion passenger. *38 fine Kldon Ray Sampiey. Monument. Violation of the Basic Hule 1 3* mph in a 2S mph zone), *30 fine William Paul Klinger. l-a Center. Washington Driving Without Head lights (IS fine Ross Carson Greenfield. Ckiah Wanton Waste of a Game Mammal cow elk (107 fine Robert L Ulrich. The Dalles with criminal negligence Hunting a Prohibited Area to wit roadway. (38 fine Nicole Dian Jones Heppner Ille gal l Turn *15 fine Tharley Banks Haskett Hermis tun Violation of the Basic Hule <3S mph in a 25 mph zone* *13 fine la Tears Ago December 5. 1974 Congressman At Ullman reported to the Gazette Times that the U S House of Representatives had pass ed and sent on to the president legislation authorizing construction of a flood control project and reser voir on W illow Creek upstream from Heppner The parallel parking issue on Main Street "died for lack of a motion to either accept or reject the idea" at a Heppner City Council meeting Stafford Hansell was the principal speaker at the 25th annual Farm- City Luncheon held at the Heppner m i« i iub 25 Tears Ago December 3. 1959 "Actions of the Morrow County administrative school board were upheld, and charges that certain Oregon revised statutes relating to the formation of administrative school districts were unconstitution a I were denied in a memorandum opinion handed down this week by circuit judge William W Wells "The verdict has the effect of clearing the Morrow County school board nr charges filed against it in circuit court by a group of residents of Boardman. Hardman, and I>ex ington " The special Christmas gift... Hospital in Pendleton He expected to return home to lone Wednesday . Dec i He welcome* cards and visitors -------- ------------------ Paul Petty john Sr is recuperating following surgerv at St Anthonv Friday. Dec 7 free blood pressure clinic and immunizations. Morrow County Health Department, school district office. Lexington. 8 a m noon and I -4 p m Tuesday, Dec I I free blood pres sure clinic and immunizations. Irri gon county office* 1-4 p m Friday. Dec 14 free blood pres sure clinic and immunizations. Mor row County Health Department school district office, Lexington 8 a m noon and 1-4 p m Tuesday. Dec 18 free blood pres sure clinic. Heppner Neighborhood Center. 2 30 4 30 p m Wednesday, Dec 1» free blood pressure clinic, lone branch Bank of Kastern Oregon kitchen. 34 p m Friday. Dec 21 free blood pres sure clinic and immunizations Mor row County Health Department school district office. Islin g ton 8 a m noon and 14 p m The Health Dept office will he closed for Christmas vacation De cember 24 through January 1. 1985 The Heppner post office announ ced extended hours for window service during the holiday season M Tears Ago December «. 1934 The Heppner <lty Council negoti ated an agreement with Morrow County for the county to furnish water from its new well to the city at cost, in case of emergency, in exchange for a franchise permitting the court to lay a pipe line across Gilmore street from the well to the Courthouse grounds This was assumed to be the last official act of the council before the new mayor and council were sworn in Januarv 7. 1935 The Socratic league's discussion presented before the Lion s Club Monday noon luncheon inferred that present statistical trends showed that the proportion of births to deaths in the United State* indicates that "by 1956 deaths will exceed births in the United States The United States district engin eer's office in Portland announced that *4<x) ixxi PW A appropriations would be available for the channel improvement program on the Col umbia River between Celilo and Walula Completion of the open river work was expected to permit barge where "today only river strea mers are plying " ¡¿.Friends and relatives are cordially invited to the marriage of Larissa Mae. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald H. Morton and tim o th y Edward Hedman. son of Mr. and Mrs. Arnie Hedman S Saturday, the eighth of D ecem ber at two o clock in the afternoon Presbyterian Church 204 S W. Dorian 8 Pendleton. Oregon * I t : i V ¥ : : V t t * : t 8 8 : : •» fmlto+rthip R ooffi « i:* ::* ::* ::* ::* : ♦ “ * * - ’* Income Tax and Accounting Services. No charge for first visit. Please call 676-9144 for an appointment. B A R N E T T , D E N N IS & M O R R O Certified Public Accountants 2b9A N. Main, Heppner BUSINESS DIRECTORY AUTO PARTS HEPPNER AUTO PARTS 234 N. 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