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• • .• .• . • 4 .• . . / V f ? - • • t , * •# F . • • * . * - J *■ I' J s». w jÿZ • * K K K - H eppner (.«/effe-Tim es. Heppner. O regon W ednesday, September 2 , 19*7 IkâÊ Sheriff’s Report The O ffic ia l Newspaper o f the C ity o f Hcppncr and the County o f M orrow ... . - The Heppner G A Z E T T E -T IM E S M o rro w C ou nty'» Hom e-Owned Weekly Newspaper USPS 240-420 PuMtUtmJ r««rt VV r d i x v l o am i r n lc frtl at w t.wwDUv» i m l l r t al Ih r Pud tHTWr X llc p p n r r . < M r*"" uixtrr (hr 4 rt a f 'D r e h J , l«74 S n u n d cta*> paid al H rp p n rr. Ornt<w OfTVr a( 147 W rd W i l u . S ir r r l I rirp hu n r lM .ll »7*-»22a Schirre. .om m unkalM o « I» «h* Hcppncr ( a m i r t l a n . P O . Hu« M 7 . H rpp r*cr. O rn tu ñ 4''»»* W * m npltoiw r »12 la M u rro « . V SK cckr, I.U Ilam and (.r a m ( o M l I n ; 123 rtarwfcrrc. J u t r r t l u f h r c .................................................................... « H N * M anager. 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P u b lis h e r s L e tte rs to th e E d ito r Asks forest users to explain needs To the Editor The Umatilla National Forest is an jrc a that sees a great deal o f use Many groups and individuals par tK ipatc in what this lorCst has to o f fer sportspcople. rccrcationists. naturalists, industry and agriculture It is hahiial lo r many birds and animals, both game and non game species It is watershed for the en lire area from Dayton. Washington, south to Austin. Oregon From Maker to Weltmore What goes on in this forest and how u is developed is o f concern to many people people The Um atilla Forest Resource council is a group of individual-, who believe the entire forest is the n-source and not any one part o f it We realize (I k - nuny different groups and individuals who use ihc forest might not always sk - w it in the same light Mut each has a concern that the forest he- maintained so that the par ■ ■4 i Restrictive gun laws don't save lives Li • • » ' F. C * !►* * ' > v.V Í * - i- 5 , B IT * r E . ■ l ' . A ; - . ’ / . -¿ r -• - ■ • IrC. * ' .1 B * _ 1) * • I 1 "1 -V V *- 1 C 'il * t V. : f 1 l- 'î ' 1 •V i * +-;r ' V j ; « ; - * i a , V • % * titu la r use that they put it to can con tinue On November I. the Forest Service w ill he ivvuing its new forest management plan We are concern ed with the ways in which this plan w ill clleci the residents o l the area Realizing that there arc nuny in dividuals and organizations who arc equally concerned, we would like to gather as much in fo rn u lto n as wc can to adequately and mosi effective ly respond to the plan when it comes out We would appreciate hearing from those w ith specific concerns and interests as they relate to the use o l the Umuiilla Forest Any in to n iu tion tti help us better understand the needs o l the people who use Ihc lores! w m ilii he greatly appreciated Please write to Um atilla Forest Resource C ouncil. P<) Bo* 1141. W alla W alla. Wa *3*3(62 Sincerely. ts) Douglas ( arisen Secretary Um atilla Forest Resource ( o u ir i I A v ' A •« v T o the Editor I he recent tragedy in a London suburb in which a nun shot and k ill ed 14 people is vad proof that strict gun laws do not and cannot slop determined crim inals and crazed persons in any country from com m itting murderous acts It is internationally acknowledged that Fngland's gun laws are among the most restrictive in the world Autom atic firearm * only may be possessed with authority from the Hom e S ecretary, w hile rifle s , pistols lor com petition only and shotguns w ith barrels o l less than 24 uis hes require that a certificate he issued by a police chiel »inly to per sons who can show “ good reason" tm possession F.ven long barrelled shotguns require a certificate. W hile horrible incidents such as the one that occurred in Hungertord are rare in F.ngland. it is widely acknowledged that gun related crime has been increasing over the past several years despite the ccHintry s tough gun laws According to former C hief Inspec lot C olin Greenwood o l the H alita*. I ngland. Constabulary. “ The use of firearm s in crim e was very much less when there were no controls " In tact, fn ati 1*36*3 to 197*3 Great Bn tain s gun related crimes rose from I . MIX to 6.S47, according to a rc|»>rt by the l S I ihiary ot Congress till ed '(iu u C ontrol la w s in fo re ig n Countries " A IM71 Cambridge t nivcrsily study ot Fngland's gun laws suggested “ abolishing or substantially reducing controls Most scholars agree that Fnglish customs and culture are the deter m ining (actors in crim e rates, not gun control An<*lher rnaior factor in the low c M»lenl crim e in the country is its system «'I junsptudense C rim inals are sw iftly and severely punished tor their crimes (1,'scol a gun m a huiglary calls lot imprison mem lor hte ) 11 k - answer to reducing violent crim e and gun related crim e in the United Slates is liHigher penallK-s tor crim inals Hut our crim inal iusiicc system doesn't seem to he doing the g>h In many places in the United States Texas. Oklahoma and the D istrict ot Columbia arc jm o ng the leaders hundreds of prisoner» arc being released from |.nl before scr sing then lull terms because ol over crowding Others are turning more and more to probation T wo recent cases o l s lolcncc show the real problem in Am erica W illia m Cruse, who in A p ril shot and killed si* people in Palm Bas. Fla still is awaiting tria l Cruse prohahly w ill plead not guilty hy reason o f insanity, and may never serve iiiik - in prison, and a V irginia man who murdered a V irgin ia Slate Trooper and another man |ust last year could he eligible tor parole in only seven years There are approximately 20.000 gun laws m this country . yet violent crim e continues to clim b And is no coincidence that crime rates, which fell Irum I*3H(i to 1*3X4 when the prison population was reaching an all iiiik - high, now arc on the rise as crowded prisons turn prisoners loose hy the hundreds or refuse to accept new criminals I t ’ s a shaiiK- wc have to he remind ed ot the truth hy such a paintul in cident occurring so tar away It s tutu." we learned the lesson To reduce the abuse ot firearm s, wc must certainly and severely punish the abusers No law can ever eliminate access to firearm» to those intent on indicting evil on good and decent people no nutter where they live Sincerely. (si J Warren Cassidy National R ille A ssck Fxccutivc Vice President P e rfo rm a n c e an d 4-W heol D riv e A c c e sso rie s •Tube Grills •Grill Guards •Roll Bars •Tool Boxes •Hood Scoop •Chrome Oil Pans •Sliding Rear Windows •Custom Steering Wheels 676-9123 148 E Center Heppner Justice Court Report M orrow C ounty Justice Court at the Courthouse Annex in Hcppncr reports handling the fo llo w in g business during the past week Jondell I r e Allison. Heppner IX-lc-cticc Hquipm cnt. S26 hail forfeited Robert Lee Botctuhr. Heppner I xceedtng the M axim um Speed (68 mph in a 55 mph zom-l. S '6 fine M e rry E liz a b e th Do.Spa in. Heppner F.xcceding the Maximum Sjx-cd (73 mph in a 55 mph zone). 5 '6 fine /a rita Marie Powell. Hcppncr Detective hquipm cnt. 513 tine Cilcnna D iane L o m b a rd i. Pendleton Exceeding the Maximum Speed (6*3 mph in a 55 mph zone). 530 fine Patricia Lucille Bachr. Hcppncr Failed to Drive Righi ol Center line. 5 17 fine John A rthur Cain. Irng on Iruck Spx-eding (65 mph in a 55 mph /one). 526 hail forfeited i • ,v — * August 24-September 4 The Public Works Road IX |u r t meni has heen busy completing Seal Coating and beginning the Big Bui ter Creek Pnqeci lu s i week six miles o f ihc Vafby road i Barlow C j nyon) were completed and ' m ile o f Rattlesnake C anyon < lone (•oi>M.'hcrry Rd i was re construe led fo llo w in g d rillin g and shooting e a rlie r th is year T h is re construction involves w id e n in g , leveling, refusing and com paciing lo r I H S I surfacing The B ig B u iic r creek protect has progressed very w e ll I he o ld w o rn out asphalt is being ripped crushed and re-graded as base to r an I H S I (Seal coal n r ( h i rock) sur lacing thal w ill follow Ih c road w ill he lim iic d to one lane durin g por lio n s o f the job w h ile the have is be ing priKCsscd and the suhgradc com pacled and. at titiK-s. the road w ill he scry rough w ith heavy graded h a w m aterial p rio r lo the placemen! o f V, inch surface* roc k rhe re fo tv. Ihc- patience and unde-islanding o l those using this road is apprec iated This week ripping, grinding, blading, compacting, ami leveling ol Big Butter Creek w ill continue Also. one mile o l the road to V jlb y w ill complete that seal coating pro K*ct <hber projects include, land scaping at the- ('«Hirtlxnise Annex building in Heppner ami construction ot a fishing wall and path at Cutslorth Park completion o l Iciue building ami picnic table construe non hy the I raining ami Gtnd.-mc program at C utslorth ami Anson W right 11 k - Public Works DepurtmcM lus contracted with Don Graham D u ll ing ami Blasting tor HO.tttNt solid yards o f roc k to he prepared at three sites in various Usations in the ooun ty to he* completed by next A p ril I his work w ill he- preparation lot the ciH inly's rm k crushing opcraia*n which w ill provide suttiCK-ni rock lor the coming year's protects (40 60.0IKI hauled yards! ami con linuc sine kpiling tor use* at sites throughout the ciHintv elim inating iimisi o l the excessive haul distances required m years past On the North I m l road crew has been working on asphalt patching in Ihc Soulh Boardnun area I ollow mg ihc Oregon IX-pt o l I ranspoi i.it in n s overlay protect <>n Highwas 7 (0 into Irn g o n . Blue Mountain asphalt w ill he placing a 2 ' inch overlay on First Street up to R. n I s M arket I his wotk w ill fv done coinciding w iih sim ilar projects lor the City o f Irngon. hv Blue Moun tain Asphalt company W ils»>n Road Right <<l Way continues to he a priority tor the North end crew and the Public W o rks adm inistration Anv questions or comments .m- wc Iconic- at the Public W orks iH-partim-nt in I exinglon oi call r>7p u o m cxii-nston I 7 The Heppner Police IX-j8 rej»»rts handling lhe lollow ing husim-ss dur mg the past week August 24 2 11 p m citation served lo r Dog Complaint Augusi 25 < |x a m responded to l al-<- A la nn . I 47 p m report o t Juvenile Ruling MiHorcvcIes in IXy < irass .7 IX p m respi imkxl u »C irass Fire started hy three Juveniles. *3 (»2 p m assist M o rro w C ou nty S h e riffs (H ik e August 26 I p m report «»• Tresspasser* al (he Dam Augusi 27 3 a m rcspomled lo I annl\ Disturbance Auirusi 2X X 21 a m received August I .xjnd ProfK-nv ime revotva I2 :2 t p m returned found property. «*ne hike August 31 12 4 0 a m rcspiHKled lo Disturbance-one male taken into cuctody. 4 4*3 a m citation issued lo r V iolation o f the Basic Rule (50 mph in a 25 mph /one); X 20 p m Report o f Loose Horses. 10 22 p m Report o f l.rratic D river, one male siihjcd warned F m ils Jean B e rg s tru m a daughter. F.mily Jean was horn August 26. 1*3X7. to Hal and Rita B crgsinw i She weighed X lbs *3 1 (»/ Em ily joins a brother. Adam. 2. at home in Heppner M x i I n u i Miav Bailev-a daughter Madison Shjy was horn August 2<t to Kaedcne and ken Hailey o l Hepp ner The hahy was N u n at St An thorn Hospital She weighed 7 |bs oz Grandparents jr c Jerry and Joyce kay H olionion and Dw>«thl and Janell Bailey, all o f Heppner ( ireal gr andp.uenis are I clear and Irene Schroeder o l Hebo, Paul and Nadine Bailes o l Hernuston and Ians Hollom on o l Hemuston Great great gtandmother is Hazel Hargis <i| Poiilaiul ------------------ The | hj a p o p u la r E n y lis ti fo lh d a n c e g e ts its n a m e fro m th e o ld F rench w o rd g l^ u r r , " t o da nce i Mr. and Mrs. Douglas ( Rathhun request the honor of your present e .it the marriage ot their daughter Carllena Kay to Mr. Kandy K 'smith von of ferry and Sonia Smith on Saturday. Sept. S. at 2:00 ¡i.m ( hureh ot the Na/arene. Heppner. ( )regon f s iti Kneption immediately following terenions • a r : -- M r. R o b e rt Vim S c lio ia c k ¿ re q u e sts the h o n o r o f s o u r p re se n t e a t th e m a rria g e o f h is d a u g h te r K a th le e n ta M r S e o tt A la n K e rb s so n o f M r a n d M rs C a r l K e rb s S a t u r ila ). S e p te m b e r 12. N S 7 a t 2 :0 0 p .m St. P a t r ic k s C a t b o li i (.liu r e li 5 2 5 S o r t i i C a le , H e p p n e r. O reg o n K c t r p l i o i f n l li n t i n g i m n n i h ( i l c l \ ill I I I /*/*/!« r / Ik \ /a v/e « I BARGAINS OF THE MONTH 1 o “RELY O N • kuiikset A C R Y L IC LA TEX CA U LK Correction i5 y e a i w a n a n ty In te n o r e x te r io r use fle x ib le p a tn ta b le resists c r a c k in g 6 c h a lk in g P aintable IO 5 o t W hite 1020 (4) <S1) "TYLO" JayletK' PapiiK'.iu placed sc - coik I iii mutton Nisting at the Morrow C ik iii ty Rodeo Corey Fhcnnantraut plac ed third ( ikx second as reported in last week's paper 1 EN TRY LO CKSET 1 K am i.i Me B ride and Sugar plac ed fo u rth in the age liv e and u ik I ci al the M o rro w County Horse Show Augusi 15 D anielle M cB rid e and Sugar placed sixth iii the age eight and under w alk trot Horse show results in Iasi week s |vapcr tid e d the g irls ' horw.- as Mis-. I ancy ( o iik t o . the Nusc- was sc ratched the m orning o f the horse show W rong in fo rm a tio n w a \ supplied to the Gazette I lines I LOW PRICE Foi • n * n o t as« w here keyed lo c k in g is desired In clu d e s d e a d la tc h lo t e * lra »ecuriTy r a il easy in s ta lla tio n B right brass, tim sti 4 00T USJCPlA) US iRX B)(S2) IONEfsOHARDWARE Open 8 a m. • 6 p m Monday - Saturday t ^ w d rrn l am ily M i i c i i r o n i »K: ( hi'csi* D in n e r K(‘g 4 5 * oa 9 9 'm Mam Street. lone C o i u r i ? iu r iii'C K o h i IM tK IS v o i « n o n .v ie v io iii : c r v i n v iv h u s f n-sh C o rn C ^l C't'lcrv fire ri-st ( iit-u j) f i ono-P.K k F rv e rs 99* * IU X X \S X » U X » S S » S » \S J ssst < tor » DAP Phone: 422-7211 ( ir e e n O n io n s o r R a d ish e s I Mill« l l I N t i l l Local III C a n ta lo u p e Hospital Notes M ake rt NAT* H U M ) « * iH ^ s k jP -4 » Pioneer M em orial Hospital in Heppner reports adm itting and discharging the follow ing patients during the past week W illia m H ickcrson. Arlington admitted August 28. discharged Augusi 2*3. and James Boor lone admitted August 2X. discharged August 2*3 Day lord Davis, Heppner. who wav admitted to the N*spital Augusi 31 was still a panent Tuesday '« • r A • • B , T P h . i A>m PutWc Works Director I ro /i- n Heppner Auto Parts A *6» -___________________________________ The M orrow County S h e riff s O f fice reports handling or dispatching ihc follow ing business during the past week August 24 the s h e riffs office dispatched the Boadm an ambulance to a residence in Bnardman A male w ith an unkn ow n illness was transported to Good Shepherd Hospital in Hcrmiston August 25 the s h e riffs office dispatched the Heppner Fire Dept to a fire above Barratt St. The fire was started by three juveniles p lay ing with a lighter August 26 the s h e riffv office dispatched the Boardnun Fire Dept to a vehicle fire by the pellet m ills on havtem Oregon Farms at Potter win Ferry Rd Depot personnel helped extinguish the fire August 26 the s h e riffs office dispatched the Boardnun ambulance to a two vehicle accident at milepost 172 in the westbound lanes o f I-H4 August 26 the s h e riffs office dispatched the Heppner Fire IX-pt to a transform er fire at Columbia B js in Electric Co-op Augusi 26 a deputy backed up < Xcgon State Police on a three true k accident at milepost 171 on Interstate K4 The s h e riffs office dispatched the Boardnun ambulance to the a» cidem Two persons were w ith in jurK-s transported to (iood Shepherd Hospital August 27 the s h e riffs office received com p ljin i ot an am nul pro hlem Investigation is pending Augusi 2H the s h c rilfs office reccived report regarding a male juvenile lost from the M artin Prairie area He was later l«K.itcd in good condition in the Ritter area August 2*3 a deputy responded to a one vehicle accident on H wy 730 near Fourth St in Irngon August 2*3 a deputy responded to a one vehicle- accident on Bombing Range Road the Boardnun am bulance was dispatched to the Board man Police IX-pt from where three people w ith unknown injuries were transported to C mkk I Shepherd Hospital A deputy arrested Daniel M PayiiK-nt. 21. lh e Dalles on charges o l D rivin g Under the In fluence of Intoxicants He w j\ released on his own recognizance Augusi 2*3 the s h e riffs office dispatched the Boardnun amhulancc to a residence on Wukvo W ilson Rd A Iciiulc* w ith an illness was transported to Good Shepherd Hospital August 2*3 the s h e riffs office dispatched the Boardnun Fire Ik p t to a report, later determined un founded, o f a vehicle on lire near nulc-posi 153 on I 84 August 2*3 a deputy investigated reportof a possible intoxicated driver in the Irngon area August 2*3 a deputy investigated complaint o l an animal problem in the lone area During the week o f August 24 V). the s h e riffs office assisted tw o disabled motorists Augusi 30 a deputy responded to assist Oregon State Police attempt to kxa te a possibly intoxicated person operating a vehicle Augusi 30 the s h e riffs o ffice dispatched the Heppner Fire dept to a grass tire near Clark Canyon Road, six miles SF ot Lexington August 3 1 a deputy responded to assist Boardnun police after reccis mg report ot subjects on the root at a Boardnun apanment building Births Heppner Police Report Road Report 3 Jf P u r keys U to 14 u>s lb (scorteli ( uts P o rk ( hops lb W i-s lc rn fa m ily Best f cmn I s I* ti p er T ow els reg H* 3 * M a y o n a is e (2 0 / ea Sept ( )|K *n 7 (l.iy-N .1 w t f k , 7 ,).m reg *2°* - - - - - - - - 6 9 P ru es g(K m | s«-pj Dil iO .. 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