Thursday, August 4, 1939
School District Reorganization Law
(Continued from last week)
$ 35-5510 Method of voting
The vote on the question of reject
ing the state commission's order of
adoption shall be by ballot, and the
ballots shall have written or printed
upon them For reorganization
yes"; For reorganization no"; and
the chairman of the meeting shall
appoint two tellers who shall receive
and count the ballots; provided, that
in districts of the first class the
judges shall be appointed in the
manner now prescribed by law. The
district clerk, or a person authorized
by the board to act as such, shall
keep a poll list and record thereon
the name of each person voting upon
such question at such meeting before
such vote is received by the tellers.
After all legally qualified school
electors present have voted if they
so desire, the chairman shall declare
the vote closed, and the tellers or
judges shall proceed to count the
votes in the presence of the chair
man. $ 35-5511 District clerk to send
results of election to county
boundary board
The district clerk shall keep a tally
sheet of the votes as counted by the
tellers, which tally sheet shall be
certified to as correct by the clerk,
and signed by the chairman and tell
ers. The tally sheet, poll list, and
ballots shall be placed in a sealed
package by the district clerk, who
shall indorse thereon the number of
the district, the name of the county
in which it is situated, and the date
on which said election is held. Such
sealed package, together with a
statement of the result of said elec
tion, signed by the chairman and the
district clerk, shall be forwarded by
the district clerk within five days
after said election to the district
boundary board, directed to the
county school superintendent as a
member thereof. The district boun
dary board shall, within ten days af
ter the receipt of the sealed returns
of such election, open the same and
proceed to canvass the votes.
35-5512 Canvass of votes by
district boundary board Noti
fying districts or results Rear
rantnnz and reorganizing re
maining territory
If the district boundary board shall
determine from the returns that
majority of all votes cast in the
original school district voting is in
favor of the reorganization, it shall
immediately notify the district school
board of the dstrict concerned of the
result of the election and the order
of the state commission shall be
considered affirmed insofar as it
pertains to the district. If the dis
trict boundary board shall deter
mine from the returns that a ma
jority of all votes cast in the orig
inal school district voting is against
the reorganization, it shall imme
diately notify the district school
board of the district concerned of the
result of the election and the order
of the state commission so far as it
pertains to the district voting shah
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be considered as rejected and nuin
fied. After such district boundary
board shall have canvassed the votes
on the proposition of reorganization
the county school superintendent
shall preserve in his office the bal
lots, tally sheets, and poll lists in
their original envelope for a period
of one year. The state commission,
through the local reorganization
committee, shall assume jurisdiction
in rearranging and reorganizing the
territory remaining after the with
drawal of an original school district
or districts from a reorganized dis
trict.
$ 35-5513 Classification of school
distncts
All districts formed under the pro
visions of this act shall be classified
as districts of the first, second, or
third class, according to the provis
ions of section 35-902, Oregon Code
1935 Supplement,
35-5514 District school boards
of first class districts
If such reorganized school district,
at the time of its reorganization,
shall contain enough children of
school aee. as shown bv the last
school census, to be classed as a dis'
trict of the first class, the district
school board of said reorganized diS'
trict shall consist of five (5) mem'
Heppner
bers, each of whom shall hold office
for a term of three (3) years, to be
chosen as follows: The directors of
the most populous of the districts of
which said newly reorganized dis
trict was formed, as shown by the
number of children of school age,
according to the last school census,
shall be the district school board of
such newly reorganized district un
til the first annual school meeting
after the reorganization, when there
shall be elected five (5) directors to
hold office, two (2) for a term of
three (3) years, two (2) for a term
of two (2) years, one (1) for a term
of one (1) year, the term of each to
be determined by lot at the first
regular board meeting after elec
tion; provided, that the board mem
bers of any district that was a dis
trict of the first class prior to re
organization and to which only parts
of districts have been added shall
continue in office to the end of their
elected term of office. When but
four districts have been reorganized
into a single district which takes
the classification of a first class dis
trict, not more than two of the five
board members may be elected from
any one of the original districts in
eluded in such reorganization, ex
cept as otherwise provided in this
act, and when more than four dis
tricts enter such a reorganized dis
trict, then not more than one of the
five board members shall be elect'
ed from any one of the original dis'
tricts; provided, that in any election
if no candidate is nominated from
a district from which a board mem
ber is entitled to be elected and if
no person in such district receives
one or more votes, the candidate, or
candidates in cases where there is
more than pne vacancy on the board
of directors, coming from any other
district, and receiving the greatest
number of votes, who would not
otherwise be elected or eligible to
the office of school director in the
district, shall be declared elected.
35-5515 District School boards
of second and third class dis
tricts
If said reorganized district, at the
time of reorganization, shall not con
tain enough persons of school age,
as shown by the last census, to be
classed as a district of the first class,
the district school board of said re
oreanized district shall consist of
three (3) members chosen as fol
lows: The directors of the most pop
ulous of the districts of which said
reorganized district was formed, as
shown by the number of children of
school age, according to the last
school census, shall be the district
school board of said reorganized dis
trict until the first annual schoo.
meeting after reorganization, when
there shall be elected in each such
reorganized district three directors,
who shall hold office one (1) for a
term of three (3) years, one (1) for
a term of two (2) years, and one (1)
for a term of one (1) year, the term
of each to be determined by lot at
the first regular board meeting after
the election; provided, that board
members of a district, the boundaries
of which are unchanged by reorgani
zation, shall continue in office to the
end of their, elected term of office
When but two districts have been re
organized into a single district which
takes the classification of a second
or third class district, not more than
two board members may be elected
from any one of the original districts
included in such reorganization, ex
cept as otherwise provided in this
act, and when three or more dis
tricts have been reorganized into
single district which takes the class'
ification of a second or third class
district, not more than one board
member may be elected from any
one of the original districts included
in such reorganization; provided,
that in any election if no candidate
is nominated from a district from
which a board member is entitled to
be elected and if no person in sue!
district receives one or more votes,
the candidate, or candidates in cases
where there is more than one va
cancy on the board of directors, re
ceiving the greatest number of votes
coming from any other district, who
would not otherwise be elected or
eligible to the office of school direct
or in the district, shall be declared
elected.
Gazette Times, Heppner,
35-5516 Further of district
boards and officers
After the election of members of
the board of directors as provided in
this act, a director or directors shall
be elected each year, and all vacan
cies in the board shall be filled as
provided by law.
The terms of the school officers of
all districts included in a reorganized
district shall expire on the date of
reorganization except those in the
most populous district in the reor
ganized district, whose term shall
expire at the next annual school
meeting except as otherwise pro
vided in this act.
35-5517 General laws to apply
to reorganized districts Trans
portation All laws gverning regular school
districts and officers shall apply to
districts reorganized under the pro
visions of this act; provided, that in
any reorganized district taking the
classification of the second or third
class the board of directors in said
district may provide transportation
for pupils when it is deemed advis
able by the said board without the
necessity of being so authorized by
the legal voters of the district as
provided in section 35-919, Oregon
Code 1935 Supplement. The district
board may and upon petition of ten
(10) legal voters or one-third (1-3)
of the legal voters of said district
shall call an election for the pur
pose of voting upon the question of
furnishing transportation as pro
vided in section 35-919, Oregon Code
1935 Supplement.
35-5518 Determination of at
tendance units
The district school boards of re
organized districts shall have power
to define and determine attendance
units within their districts irrespect
ive of units recommended by the
county reorganization committee or
the state commission.
35-5519 Appropriation for
county reorganization committee
from county school fund
For the purpose of carrying out
the provisions of this act, there shall
be appropriated by the district boun
dary board from the county school
fund for the expense of the county
reorganization committee, an amount
not to exceed three hundred dollars
($300) in each county affected by
this act. (Chapter 468, Oregon Laws,
1939, H. B. 321.)
Automobile accidents killed ap
proximately twice as many persons
as lost their lives in industrial ac
cidents during the year 1938, Earl
Snell, secretary of state, said today.
Industrial fatalities totaled 16,500
while automobile accidents took a
toll of 32,500 lives.
MID-SUMMER SALE of Hats,
Coats and Suits. Special stock of
cotton voiles and silk dresses to sell
at $1.00 while they last. CURRAN
READY-TO-WEAR. tf.
Livestock, cats, dogs, horses and
other animals, caused 44 traffic ac
cidents, two of them resulting in in
juries, on Oregon highways during
the month of June, Earl Snell, sec
retary of state, said today. He urged
drivers to keep a sharp watch while
NOTICE TO TAXPAYERS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
on the second Monday in August
(Monday, August 14th, 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
pear at that time. Petitions for the
reduction in 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
Oregon
approaching cattle crossings or live
stock alongside the road.
CALL FOR WARRANTS
Outstanding warrants of School
District No. 1, Morrow County, Ore
gon, numbered 5365 to 5419 inclu
sive, will be paid on presentation to
the district clerk. Interest on said
warrants ceases August 4, 1939.
EVA BALDWIN, Clerk,
School District No. 1,
Heppner, Oregon.
Want Ads
Used Car Bargains
1935 CHEVROLET SEDAN, $375.00
This car shows exceptionally good
care by the former owner.
1937 NASH LAFAYETTE $575.00
This car has just been recondi
tioned in our shop.
1933 FORD SEDAN $325.00
Completely reconditioned and
ready to give miles of happy mo
toring. 1930 FORD COUPE $175.00
New paint, reconditioned motor,
new rubber.
1929 CHEVROLET COACH $99.00
1936 FORD TRUCK $495.00
Reconditioned motor, new paint,
good rubber.
1931 CHEVROLET LONG WHEEL
BASE TRUCK $150.00
Dual wheel, four-speed transmis
sion. The large number of trade-ins on
the new 1939 Ford gives us the choice
of good used cars to sell.
ROSEWALL-GENTRY
MOTOR COMPANY
Phone 1092 Heppner
Bring Your Ford Home for Service
J! or sale Uood Monarch range
and coils $22.50; Howard heater,
board, shield, pipe, $10.00; twin beds
Simmons, coil springs, mattresses,
$20.00. Mrs. Carrie Vaughn, city.
For sale or trade, 2 milk cows, 2
brood sows, young saddle horse,
model T Ford pickup with Chev
trans., trailers, chassis for all pur
poses, engines, auto parts, wood
sawing any time. Max Schulz, city.
Found, small sum of money. Owner
may have by telling amount, when
and where lost. Call at P. P. & L.
office.
Will accept small place close in
on trade for 6-acre tract with large
house and all improvements. Mrs.
Rosa Eskelson. 21
Team of mares, weighing about
2500, bred to good jack, to trade for
cattle. W. H. French, Hardman. 21tf
For Sale Milk cows, Jersey sire
with papers, heuers, calves, and
weiner pigs. A. V. Wright, Rhea
Creek, 3 mi. above Ruggs. ltp
Lost, lady's small gold wrist watch
Sun. eve. between Lucas Place and
bank; reward, return to Bobbe Fort'
ner, Lucas Place. ltp
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,
Demonstrator; bargain. Terms if de
sired. Pendleton Music House. 20-22
A good five-room house, close in
full plumbing, with Flamo stove, re
frigerator 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,
1931 Chev. coupe, good tires and
runs good. $125.00, terms. Ralp
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 OF SALE OF ANIMAL
Notice is hereby given by virtue
of the laws of the state of Oregon
that I have taken up the hereinafter
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described animal at the Wm. Finley
place, 16 miles north of Lexington,
and that I will on Saturday, August
12, 1939, beginning at 10:30 A. M,
at said place, sell said animal to the
highest bidder for cash in hand sub-N
ject to the right of redemption of
the owner thereof. Said animal is
described as follows:
One fleabitten gray horse, no
brands, aged between 12 and 15 years.
E. EBSEN,
Lexington, Ore.
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned administrator de bonis
non of the estate of John H. Thom
as, deceased, has filed with the
County Court of the State of Oregon
for Morrow County, his final ac
count of his administration of said
estate and said court has set Mon
day, the 14th day of August, 1939,
at the hour of 10:00 o'clock in the
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 of the estate of Mollie
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
gon for Morrow County, and that
said court has set Monday, the 14th
day of August, 1939, at the hour of
10:00 A. M., in the County Court
room at the Court House at Hepp
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
ess 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
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
four per cent (4) per annum, pay
able semiannually; both principal
and interest payable at the office
of the Treasurer of the City of
Heppner, Oregon.
All 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
Messrs. Teal, Winfree, McCullock,
Shuler and Kelley, Portland, Ore
gon, will be furnished the success
ful bidder.
The Council reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
E. R. HUSTON, Recorder.