Thursday, July 27, 1939
School District Reorganization Law
5 35-5501 Title of act
This act shall be known as the
school district reorganization law.
$ 35-5502 County reorganization
committee created.
There is hereby created in each
county of the state not subject to
the provisions of Chapter Vm, Title
XXXV, Oregon Code 1935 Supple
ment, commonly known as the coun
ty school law, a county reorganiza
tion committee composed of the
county school superintendent as
chairman, the county judge, the
chairman of the nonhigh school diS'
trict board, the county assessor, and
three (3) members of the district
boards of education within the
county chosen by the four (4) des
ignated members of the committee;
provided, that in counties not having
a nonhigh school district board, a
fourth member shall be chosen to
serve on the committee in lieu of
the nonhigh school district chair
man from the district boards of ed
ucation within the county. At the
first meeting of the committee as a
whole, a secretary shall be elected
from its membership.
35-5503 State reorganization
commission created Director
The state board of education shall
act as a state commission for school
district reorganization and shall ap
point to asisst it in the performance
of its duties, under the superinten
dent of public instruction as direct
or, such employes and assistants as
it may deem necessary to carry out
the spirit and purpose of this act by
providing the local county commit
tee with technical assistance, the
necessary forms, statistical data.
maps, and other services.
J 35-5504 County reorganization
committee Duties
The county reorganization commit
tee shall, within thirty days after
this act becomes effective, organize
and begin the examination of exist
ing school district boundaries within
the county and determine what
boundaries stand in the way of pro
viding satisfactorily for the support
and operation of the schools and
the education of the children. It shall
prepare plans for the revision or
elimination of boundaries and the
adjustment of all contiguous districts
so that the boundaries of all schoo.
districts, including those which are
not altered, shall fit together and
form a comprehensive school dis
trict plan as determined by stand
ards established by the state com
mission; provided, however, this act
shall not apply to union high schoo
districts, but shall apply to elemen
tary districts within a union high
school district.
The county reorganization com
mittee shall, through the standards
established by the state commission,
give due attention to the conve
nience of children attending school,
the educational necessities includ
ing the weiiare or teacners ana
school officers, the economies of
. transportation and administration,
the use of available buildings, tax
able resources including reduction
in disparities m valuation per pu
pil, local governmental boundaries,
the needs and reasonable desires of
local communities, the suggestions
of the state commission, and any
other matters which, in its judg
ment, are of importance.
Each county reorganization com
mittee shall prepare and file with
the state commission not later than
September 1, 1940, a plan for the re
organization of school districts with
in the county. This plan shall in
clude:
1. The description of the boun
daries of the proposed reorganized
school districts together with maps
showing the entire county as it is
now organized and as it would be
under the reorganization plan
2. A statement showing the rec
ommended adjustment of assets and
liabilities of the existing districts as
provided in section 35-904, Oregon
Code 1930.
3. A statement setting forth the
views of the county reorganization
rnmmittP with respect to school
Vmilrlinf? utilization covering both
present needs and future construe
tion requirements, transportation
needs, and attendance areas.
Heppner
35-5505 State commission
Powers and duties
The state commission shall have
the following powers and duties:
1. To receive, examine, and ap
prove or reject the plans for school
district reorganization submitted by
the county reorganization commit
tees and to determine if such plans
tees ana xo determine u suca pians
conform to the requirements of this
act and form a sound school district
arrangement for the several coun'
ties and for the entire state.
2. To order the adoption of the
plans submitted by the county re
organization committees whenever
they are found by the commission Eugene where she will attend sum
to meet the reauirements set out in mer school for four weeks.
this act, and such adoption shall
become effective at the beginning
of the ensuing fiscal school year,
Whenever the plan submitted by a
countv reorganization committee is
not in accordance with the reauire-
ments of this act, the state commis-
sion shall so notify the committee
and on request of the county reor-
eanization committee it shall assist
in the revision of the plan. Said re-
vised tlan must be completed and
resubmitted within sixty (60) days
after such notification.
3. To take over and discharge all
thf functions of anv countv reor-
eanization committee if such com-
mittee fails to file, not later than
September 1. 1940, a plan which is
in accordance with the requirements
nf this art
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meet jointly and evolve a satisfac-
tory plan for the areas concerned.
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committee automatically dissolv
ed March 1, 1941
The county reorganization corn-
mittee of any county shall be dis-
solved by the state commission
whenever a plan presented by such
county reorganization committee is
approved by the state commission
and, in any event, it shall be auto-
matically dissolved March 1, 1941.
35-5508 School districts Hear
ing and review at request of pe
titioners
Within thirty (30) day after the ren and Elwood Hastings went
filing of an order of adoption by the to Vale to visit an uncle, Abe Lew
state commission, appeal therefrom elhng. They found him in the hos
may be taken by petition in writing Pltal in no- He was in3ured
signed by ten per cent (10) of the last Mav when a team ran away
legal voters of any school district and dragged him
affected and presented through the , Joe, Edna and Lura Stephens are
county school superintendent to the huckleberrying at Ditch creek,
stat onmmiion: provided, that in Clayton Wright was visiting in
lieu of such petition to the state
commission, petitions directed to the
countv boundary board may be used
rt nail a sral Rrh1 matins in
anv vricrirQl cnVinnl r1iarHft. in a rp-
organized district to vote on the Mrs- W?1 hn U enter"
question of reorganization as pro- tam Birthday cfcib at her coun
virlH in sprtinn 9 of this act. Such try home August 2.
petition shall state wherein the.pe-
titioners object to -the plan and re-
quest a review of it. The state com-
mission shall either affirm, modify,
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its decision shall be final, except as
is otherwise provided in this act.
Upon receipt of the final order of
the state commission respecting the
vonrfoniainn nlnn tno fmintv
wi cnintonnt cnall irr,m.
diately notify the district school
unrA of en1i 1istript. ronrpmpd.
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on rejection rcorgaiuuon
Upon petition or ten per cent o:
the legal school voters, residing with-
in any original school district of a
reorganized district, provided such
nptitinn has been filed within sixtv
days after the state commission's or-
oer ot adoption, uie uisinci ooun -
dary board shall submit to the legal
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school voters of such original school
district within a reorganized district
from which the petition comes, the
question of rejecting the order of
adoption. Within ten days after re-
ceiving such petition the district
boundary board shall notify the dis-
trict school board of the petitioning
district and fix the date for a special
school meeting In said original school
district within a reorganized district
to vote on the question of rejecting
the order of the state commission,
The district school board upon re-
ceiving such notice shall cause its!
Gazette Times, Heppner,
district clerk to publish a notice for
a special meeting to be held on the
date so designated to vote on the
question of rejecting the state corn-
mission s oraer or aaopuon so iar
as. Pcul" or-
iginai scnooi district in a reorgan
ized district as named in the pe
tition. (Concluded next week)
HARDMAN NEWS
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HardlTICin Man
Hurt in Run-Away
By HARDMAN HIGH SCHOOL
Bill Reynolds was quite seriously
injured by a run-away team.
Miss Ho Merrill left Sunday for
Mrs. Dewey Britts was in town
Friday, phoning to Heppner about
her father who is ill at the Albert
Schunk home in that. city. August
ocnunk was taicen to ileppner bat
urday to a doctor and it was found
he had .pneumonia. He is 83 years
f age. A brother, Willie bchunk, is
here visiting Irom Uregon City, we
with wife and son Roy will visit in
Heppner and at Boardman before
returning home.
Mrs. Frank McDaniel returned
Friday from the mountains where
she has been visiting with her hus-
band who is with the Ball and Ma-
honey sheep.
Miss Pat Bleakman is visiting in
Heppner lor several days at the
home of Victor Johnson,
Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Leathers and
son Junior left for Snowboard look
out for two weeks to take the place
JVoJ PorricV. wnn, 5s serious v ill
rp, . , pmv- 9lmmnani
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ied fc leaderg Mrg Marvin
B n Mrg Neal Kniteil(
are on m tf to BuU
prairie
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Mrs. Golda Leathers is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Lewis Knighten. Mrs,
Knighten and Mrs. Leathers visited
at the Jim Burnside home Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam McDaniel, Sr,
and Ed McDaniel spent the week
end with Orin McDaniel in the
mountains,
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie McDaniel
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs.
Raymond McDonald at their camp
in the mountains.
Mr. and Mrs. Carey Hastings and
Hardman lday.
Vera McDaniel has returned from
the Roy Robinson ranch where she
had been visiting for the past three
l John McDonald and son Lewis
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10 narveix,
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Barlow were in
Hardman Saturday,
Mrs. Blaine Chapel entertained
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mcwamei ana on xcuis t uiu
ner luesaay.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Hazeltine of
Port rford are visiting at the Sabin
Hastings home.
eW1S LaSOn WaS C3UinS 1X1 nara
man this week.
. Hastinff hag -eturned from
Ashland where he has been to con.
sut a doctor,
IRRIGON NEWS
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rriCjOn Watermelons
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VJOing On Market
By MRS. W. C. ISOM
Frank Fredericksn picked about
two tons of ripe melons the past
few days. He motored to the Hepp.
ner vicinity with a load of melons
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Kenny and
family and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Colter
and family spent the past week in
the Wallowa country, returning on
Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. James Arnberg mo.
tored to Meacham Sunday,
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Isom visited
friends and relatives at Heppner
Oregon
and Monument from Saturday until
Monday.
Clair Caldwell and Walter Grider
have opened their road stands with
ripe watermelons on sale.
Bert Dexte, Jr., spent Sunday with
l"
Considerable work is being doner0"' "
on the interior of the school build
ing. Mr. Smith has the contract and
is staying at the Caldwell home.
Mrs. Marshal Markham left Sat
urday to attend camp meeting at
Turner.
Miss Dusenberry, primary teacher
who has taught here several years,
has handed in her resignation so
will not be with us another school
year,
Russell McCoy has purchased the
Emery Bediwell' place. The Bedi-
wells will move to Boardman tol
make their home.
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The parsonage is being painted
and new linoleum laid during the I
absence of Rev. and Mrs. Harness.
Want Ads
Early Crawford peaches ripe now.
All kinds ripening earlier than usual.
The price until Aug. 10 is 80c and
$1.00 an apple box of forty lbs. Bring
boxes and pick at 80c. Higher price
exected. Edmonds Orchards, Uma
tilla. 20-21p
Spinet type piano. Beautiful case.
TWvrii?ar... Kariroin Tormc if f?p-
iA pi0 Mcio Wa,i 2ft-22
A good five-room house, close in,
full plumbing, with Flamo stove, re-
f rigerator and water heater, $1050
cash. See J. O. Turner. 19tf
Two trailer houses for sale; one
Covered Wagon at a bargain; one
good home-built for $250, worth $350.
Inquire this office.
House and garage for sale; nice
location; well imprved. See Mrs.
Wm. LeTrace at Judge Campbell's,
PIANO BARGAIN A beautiful
small size piano like new, also larg
er piano must be taken up. Will sell
for unpaid balance. Easy terms. Write
Tallman Piano Store, Salem, Ore.
18-20
1931 Chev. coupe, good tire3 and
runs good, ifiza.uu, terms. Kaipn
Jackson, Lexington. 15tf
4 used new style McCormick-
Deering Rod Weeders with trans
ports, 33 off; good as new. Jack
son Implement Co., Lexington. 15tf
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
on the second Monday in August
(Monday, August 8th, 1939) the
board of equalization of Morrow
County, Oregon, will attend, at the
Courthouse in Heppner, Oregon,
and publicly examine the assessment
rolls of said County for the year
1940, and will correct errors in val-
uation, description or quality of
land, lots or other property, assessed
by the Assessor of Morrow County,
Oregon, as of March 1, 1939.
All persons interested or having
any complaints against their assess-
ments for the year 1940, should ap-
near at that time. Petitions for the
reduction m assessment must be in
writing, verified by oath of appli-
cant or his 'attorney and must be
filed with the board the first 15 days
it is in session. Any petition or ap-
plication not so made, verified and
filed shall not be considered or act-
ed upon by the board.
Dated at Heppner, Oregon, July
25, 1939.
THOMAS J. WELLS,
Assessor,
Morrow County, Oregon.
20-22
NOTICE OF SALE OF ANIMAL
of the laws of the state of Oregon
that I have taken up the hereinafter
described animal at the Wm. u inley
place, 16 miles north of Lexington,
and that I will on baturday, August
12, 1939, beginning at 10:30 A. M.,
at said place, sell said animal to the
highest bidder for cash in hand sub-
ject to the right of redemption of Messrs. Teal, Winfree, McCullock,
the owner thereof. Said animal is Shuler and Kelley, Portland, Ore
described as follows: eon. will be furnished th RUCCPSS-
One fleabitten gray horse, no
brands, aged between 12 and 15 years.
E. EBSEN,
Lexington, Ore.
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least $500 for land owners, Marshall
estimates.
CALL FOR WARRANTS
Outstanding warrants of School
rust - in - Nr 1 Morrow Pmmtv. Or.
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sive, will be paid on presentation to
the district clerk. Interest on said
warrants ceases July 20, 3939.
EVA BALDWIN, Clerk,
School District No. 1,
Heppner, Oregon.
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT
Notice fa hereby
undersigned administrator de bonis
nQn of estate of John R
as. dpppased. has filed with the
r-1Inf rnurt nf thtk RtJltn of oon
for Mn rmin nis finni ac
of administration of said
onA a ,,-f i,Q mt uinn.
CtltUbC R1IU v Altai? V
. Aav , A-.1rf -moo
A,D nt m nn nVWW in th
forenoon at the County Court room
at the Court House at Heppner, Ore
gon, as the time and place for hear
ing objections to said final account
and the settlement of said estate,
and all persons having objections
thereto are hereby required to file
the same with said court on or be
fore the time set for said hearing.
Dated and first published this 13th
day of July, 1939.
J. J. NYS,
Administrator de bonis non.
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned administrator with the
will annexed oi tne estate oi ivioiue
Johnson, deceased, has filed his final
account of his administration of the
estate of said deceased with the
County Court of the State of Ore-
Morrow County and that
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ner, Oregon, as the time and place
for hearing objections to said final
account and the settlement of said
estate, and all persons having ob-
jections thereto are hereby required
to file the same with said court on
or before the time set for said hear
ing.
Dated and first published this
13th day of July, 1939.
JEFF JONES,
Administrator with will annexed.
NOTICE OF SALE OF COUNTY
PROPERTY
By virtue of an order of the Coun
ty Court, dated July 7, 1939, I am
authorized and directed to advertise
and sell at public auction, at not
less than the minimum price herein
set forth after each parcel or lot:
Lots 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 and 22,
Block 18, in the Town of Irri
gon. Minimum price $15.00 cash.
Lots 3 and 4, Block 1, Cluff s 7th
Addition to the City of lone.
Minimum price $105.00, cash or
terms.
Therefore, I will, on the 5th day of
August, 1939, at the hour of 2:00 p,
m., at the front door of the Court
House in Heppner, Oregon, sell said
property to the highest bidder.
C. J. D. BAUMAN,
Sheriff, Morrow County, Oregon.
NOTICE OF BOND SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
sealed bids will be received until
the hour of 7:30 o'clock P. M. on the
22nd day of July, 1939, and imme-
diately thereafter publicly opened
by the Council of the City of Hepp
ner, Oregon, at the Council Cham-
1 bers in said City for Heppner Swim-
ming Pool Bonds in the sum of Three
Thousand Dollars ($3,000.00); said
bonds bearing date of July 1, 1939,
to mature July 1, 1945 bearing in
terest at the rate of not to exceed
fnnr nor pnnt fA? rvsr annum nav.
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and interest cavable at the office
0f the Treasurer of the Citv of
Heppner, Oregon.
AH bids must be unconditional and
be accompanied by a certified check
for One Hundred Dollars ($100.00).
The bonds will not be sold for less
than par and accrued interest,
The approving legal opinion of
ful bidder.
The Council reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
E. R. HUSTON, Recorder.