2 Heppner Gazette Times, June 6, 1946
Orego(n)Nlj
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PUBLISHjERS SIIATIOH
EDITORIAL
Wt All Have Our Troubles
The scries of strikes that have beset the coun
try since the cessation of hostilities have in one
way or another affected every line of business.
We grew accustomed to shortags necessitated by
war demands and took our handicaps cheerfully,
comforted by the thought that when the war is
over we will be able to get the things we need.
But it appears that the end of the war was but the
beginning of domestic troubles which to date
have not been sufficiently ironed out to permit
resumption of a normal trend.
In all this turmoil the printing and publish
ing industry has carried on philosophically. Cur
tailments have been instituted to keep the ma
chinery in motion. Newspapers have narrowed
margins, limited advertising space, reduced the
number of pages, omitted special features in an
effort to keep going. During the war period al
lotments took care of some of the trouble, par
ticularly in the case of the weekly newspapers,
few of which approached the limit of their quo
tas. In recent months this situation has changed
and the word coming from the best informed
sources is to look well to your newsprint supply.
As stated elsewhere in this issue, the Gazette
Times is trying to conserve on newsprint The
larger pages may not be as convenient in the
matter of makeup ad readability. Some of our
readers have expressed a preferance for the tab
loid size, while advertisers have shown a liking
for the larger page. Under normal conditions it
will seldom be necessary to expand to the ex
tnt of two or four extra pages because of the
possibility of handling a larger vlume of adver
ting to the page. It is hoped that the change
will permit of more news coverage, too, for af
ter all a newspaper is published primarily for
the purpose of disseminating the news of its
community-
Rood Improvement Needed
This newspaper is not fully informed on the
highway improvement situation in Morrow coun
ty but it is recalled that when the highway com
mission last visited here the matter of complet
ing the Heppner-Spray road at least as fa- as
Hardman was discussed and that there was some
assurance given that this would be done when
road work could be resumed on a general scale.
Mention was made that the improvement should
extend as far as the Kinzua Pine Mills company s
Camp Five road in order to preserve the grade
already established.
Since the commission's visit three years ago
timber activity in that area has increased and
there is a heavy volume of traffic between the
Wall creek timber region and Heppner. The nar
row, crooked route from Ruggs to Hardman
poses a problem for trucks meeting at some
points, especially if the one coming this way is
loaded with logs, and people in passenger cars
feel a bit uneasy when meeting one of the big
carriers.
At present a construction crew is engaged
in completing the Heppner-Condon highway. It
is recognized that this is a link in a route that
will lead either to central Oregon or the Co
' lumbia river through Gilliam and Sherman coun
ties. This will be an excellent road and place Hep
pner on a through route.
Our next concern, and in some respects our
first concern, is completion of the road over the
mountains to the south. With the opening of a
second camp by the Kinzua interests and the
cutting of an extensive belt of timber by the Hep
pner Lumber company in the Wall creek area,
there will be still heavier traffic out of here.
Added to this development is the Monument area,
for which district Heppner is a natural outlet,
and attention should be given to the matter of
obtaining a highway directly into that district. Re
establishment of trade with the northern Grant
territory will not hurt Heppner. It is possible, to
combine several interests in obtaining a route
down Little Wall creek to the main creek and
thence into Monument by water grade. This
should be looked into and followed up. Talking
and dreaming about it will not get results. No
doubt the lumber companies and the Forest Ser
vice would be interested in such a route, and
urely Heppner, if our business people are look
mg beyond the horizon of the surrounding hills
should be interested in extending its trade
territory.
In the years to come there will be much re
routing of highways to better serve districts no
more or less remote from such traffic arteries.
It has been evident almost since construction
of the Heppner-Spray route that the road was
more of an accommodation to certain individuals
than to the public at large and while it is nice to
have it, so far as this community is concerned
it has not been a developer of trade with the in
terior country. If this condition is to be reme
died we will have to formulate a program and fol
low it up. We will have to collect and prepare
factual data to present to the commission and
stir up interest in the territory to be served. It
will be work but will be worth the effort.
NOTICE OF SCHOOL MEETING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the legal voters of School District No.
(. 1. ot Morrow County. Stat, of Cgcft tUt a WftotfS
a . s nVlnck m for the purpose ot discussing tte
. . .. .! i r t msC a 9 'lnslr m tnr tTist DUTDOM
oi the said district will be held at the Uity Hau on me nin cay 01 june, i-, - - - ,vVwitiri id Uvria a
fiscal school year beginning July 1. 1946 and ending June 30. 1947. hereinafter set forth, and to voU on the proposTOon urvynw -
district tax.
BUDGET
Schedule I
Estimated Receipts and Available Cash Balances
A Munificent Rain
Abundant rainfall since the first of the month
has improved crop conditions in this section and
removed some of the gloom that has beclouded
farmer countenances. Added to the 1.70 inches
which fell in late May this puts a reasonable
amount of insurance on a fair crop in 1946.
Varying reports come in from over the coun
ty. Some farmers say their prospects are good,
others take the opposite view. It is true that
stands are not up to the level of the past few
years, yet it is difficult to accept the view that
crop failures are on the calendar for this year.
Some of the marginal territory will be poor. In
some of the better districts weeds will cut down
the yield and the over-all picture is that stalks
are short and the heads small. The present rainy
spell and reasonably warm weather following
should improve the filling out process and raise
the general average.
ITEM
Estimated Receipts from
2. County School Fund
3. Elementary School Fund.
4. State Irreducible School Fund...
5. Vocational Education
6. High School Tuition.
7. Elementary Tuition ,
8. High School Transportation..
10. Sales of Supplies, Property
13. Rentals
15. Estimated Total Receipts.
or Equipment...
16. Estimated Available Cash Balance or Deficit (Add Cash Balance Deduct Deficit).
17. Estimated Total Receipts and Available Cash Balance or Deficit - -
Total AH
Funds
t 5.00008
1,000.00
450.00
00.00
MOO 08
,000.00
1,800.00
50.00
400.00
$2500.00
I 3,009.00
7,50000
General
Funds
MO0.0O
3JN9.0B
450.00
moo
, MO0.O0
0,000.00
i.ooo.00
50.00
400.00
fZUOO.00
$ 1.000.00
127.500.00
Vj HUNTING
BUSINESS
Dr. C. C. Dunham
CHIROPRACTIC PHYSICIAN
Otti u stairs L O. 0. F. Bld
Housi calls made
Office and House Phone 2572
JOS. J. NYS
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Petal Building. Willow Street
Heppner, Oregon
Town Growing Younger
Changes are taking place in Heppner at a
rapid rate these days and gradually the picture
is becoming one of youth along Main street.
Younger people are buying out the old estab
lished places and setting about to make their po
sition secure in the community.
it might be said that the ball started rolling
when M. D. Clark decided to retire and sold his
business to Harry Van Horn and Roy Quacken
bush. Later on Mr. and Mrs. Hanson Hughes dis
posed of their stock and retired. The Earl Gor
dons, altogether too young to retire, decided to
sell and brought to town a younger cuuple, Mr,
and Mrs. John Saager. In recent months the pic
ture has changed faster and we find James Thorn
son Jr. succeeding James Thomson Sr.; Alien
Case and Gus Nikander taking over management
of the Case Furniture company; Reynolds &
Hubener succeeding Edward Chinn in the Elk
horn restaurant, and numerous other changes.
Now comes the sale of the Noble Harness and
Saddle shop, one of the oldest established busi
nesses remaining in one family since its begin
ning. E. G. Noble has bowed to the inevitable and
from here on the Business will be operated by
Thomas Lloyd with the assistance of his brother
Jack.
There remains one firm name which has been
in the hands of two families from its establish
ment, Gilliam & Bisbee. Next to that it looks like
the Gazette Times falls in line for long success
ion of family name, excluding, of course, the
Thomson Bros, store previously mentioned.
There is an opportunity for these younger
business people to cash in on the experience of
their predecessors. Perhaps they can see where
their elders were a bit too conservative, or on
the other hand, not conservative enough, ana can
steer their ship on a safer course. At least, Main
street has grown younger in recent years and if
the young fellows have not been satisfied with
the way things have been going they are in a
position to do the steering from here on.
What Can Be Done About It?
One of the problems facing the small town
these days is to provide entertainment for its
people. This is more especially true in regard to
returned service men who had no special employ
ment or perhaps a business of their own before
entering the service. The remark is heard from
time to time that "I don't want to return to Hep
pner. There's nohing for a young fellow to do in
his idle time."
This poses a problem for communities such
as ours, for there appears to be little the small
town can do to provide excitement such as some
of the returned veterans think they crave. The
average small town, such as Heppner, with a pic
ture show every night in the week, a dance either
in town or a nearby community practically every
Saturday night, the lodges, pastimes and other
centers all these features which once had appeal
no longer suffice for the youth who has been is
the midst of some of the greatest excitement the
orld has ever known.
Perhaps there is another side to this question.
Just as there are many youths who got "hopped
up" on excitement during the war, there also are
as many others, and doubtless more, who sought
only to get the war over and return to their homes
and resume a normal life. Thes boys for the most
most part have returned home and gone to work.
Many of them have married, others have return
ed to school. They have not been contep ! ac
cept the allowance made by their government for
a period of idleness. Work is the surest way of
forgetting the horrors of war and when properly
employed there is less time to fhink about the
lighter side of life.
This does not excuse the home town from try.
ing to provide entertainment, and Heppner does
reasonably well, and it will take time to build up
a program of this nature. In the meantime, some
of the war "hop" will have worn off and the reg
ular commercial entertainment channels will take
care of most of that type of business.
Schedule II General Fund
Estimated Expenditures
J. 0. TURNER
Expenditures
Preceding
for Three Fiaeal Yean Next
the Current School Year
ITEM
Elementary
Schools
I. GENERAL CONTROL
1. Personal service:
(1) Superintendent
(2) Clerk
(3) Stenographers and
other oflice Assts
(4) Compulsory educa
tion and census.
(5) Other services
2. Supplies
3. Elections and publicity
4. Legal service (clerk's
bond, audit, etc.)
5. Other expense of gen
eral control:
(1) Travel
$1,114.50
300.00
593.75
10.00
50.00
75.00
50.00
75.00
100.00
6. Total Expense of Gen
eral Control $2,368.25
High
Schools
$1,114.50
300.00
593.75
10.00
50.00
75.00
50.00
75.00
100.00
2.368.25
Estimated
Expenditures
for the
Ensuing .
School Year
' in Detail
$2,229.00
600.00
L187.50
20.00
100.00
150.00
100.00
150.00
200.00
$4,736.50
Estimated
Expenditures
for the
Ensuing
School Year
by Totals
Budget
Allowance
in Detail
for the
Current
School Year
J.527J4
600.00
$ 4.736 50
950.00
20.00
100.00
150.00
100.00
150.00
200,00
$ 5,527.14
Detailed
Expenditures
for the Last
Year of the
Three-year
Period
2,816.66
360.00
753.23
10.00
252.58
465
191.T0
243.01
I 4,441.83
SeeeM Tear Vint Tear
Give Yearr Give Yearly
Totals Totals
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Phoae 173
Betel Heppner Building
Heppner, Oregon
P. W. MAHONEY
Attorney at Law
GENERAL INSURANCE
Havener Hotel Building
Willow Street Entrance
J. O. PETERSON
$ ISTtJO MTTMT
n. INSTRUCTION
Supervision
1. Personal service:
(1) Principals 300.00
(3) Smith-Hughes
3. Supplies 40.00
5. Total Expense of
Supervision 340.00
OK Rubber Welders
FRANK ENGKRAF, Prop.
Tint class work guaranteed
Located In the Kane Building
North Main St. Heppner, Ore,
300.00
230.00
40.00
570.00
600.00
230.00
80.00
910.00
600.00
230.00
80.00
600.00
236.30
25.51
$ 910.00 $ 910.00 I 668.81 170.P t U11T
HI. INSTRUCTION
Teaching
1. Personal service:
(1) Teachers . 21,640.00
(2) Handicapped Chil
dren - 270.00
(3) Retirement 1,152.00
(4) Music 50.00
2. Library supplies, re
pairs . 25.00
3. Supplies (chalk, pa
per, etc.) .
400.00
300.00
4. Textbooks
6. Other expense of
teaching 150.00
7. Total Expense of
Teaching $23,987.00
17,111.00
942.00
50.00
25,00
400.00
300.00
150.00
$18,978.00
38,751.00
270.00
2,094.00
100.00
50.00
800.00
600.00
300.00
$42,965.00
$42,965.00
33.572.88
270.00
200.00
50.00
600.00
1,400.00
300.00
$39,392,86
29357.93
21238
D3.08
12.14
574.84
L850.68
283.47
$32,885.64
Jewelry and Gift Goods
Clocks, Diamonds
Watch it Jewelry Repairing
Heppner. Oregon
HEPPNER
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
baas Every Monday Noon at the
Lucas Place
Veterans of Foreign
Wars
Meetings 2nd and 4th Mondays at
8:00 p. m. in Legion Hall
tart a faerw
IV. OPERATION of PLANT
1. Personal service:
(1) Janitors and other
employees
(2) Retirement
2. Janitors' supplies
3. Fuel
4. Light and power..
5. Water
6. Telephone
$ 2,130.00
106.50
500.00
500.00
310.00
75.00
100.00
$ 2.130.00
106.50
500.00
500.00
310.00
75.00
100.00
$ 4,260.00
213.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
620.00
150.00
200.00
3,600.00
1,000.00
1,000.00
620.00
120.00
200.00
8,094.4a
L000.M
660.21
665.75
154.15
205.64
8. Total Expense of Op-
eration -. $ 3,721.50
V. MAINTENANCE AND
REPAIRS
1. Repair and mainten
ance of furniture and
equipment
2 Repair and mainten
ance of: (1) Buildings
(2) Grounds
$ 3,721.50 $ 7,443.00
$ 7,443.00 $ 6.540.00 $ 5.761.95 HOMO $ jUTO
4. Total Expense of Main
tenance and Repairs. ..
250.00
500.00
1,000.00
250.00
500.00
1,000.00
500.00
1,000.00
2,000.00
1,000.00
1,500.00
500.00
U44.TJ
2J69.03
$ 1,750.00 $ 1,750.00 $ 3,500.00
$ 3,500 00 $ 3,000,00 $ 3 513.75 t LOW J t 1001 81
VI. AUXILIARY AGEN
CIES 1. Health service:
(2) Supplies and other
expenses 80.00 80.00 160.00
2. Transportation of
pupils:
(1) Personal service 1,600.00 1,600.00
3. Other auxiliary agencies
(3) Hot Lunch 400.00 100.00 500.00
4. Total Expense of
Auxiliary Agencies 48000 1,78000 2,26000
$ 2.260.00
160.00
1,600.00
500.00
$ 2,260 00
L874.K
. 507.41
$3.381 93
$ 1HHB $631110
VII. FIXED CHARGES
1. Insurance 113.40
3. Other fixed charges:
(1) Northwest Associa
tion 4. Total Fixed Charges....- $ 113.40
113.40
5.00
118.40
226.80
5.00
23130
$ 23130 $
243.00
5.00
248.00
448.20
$ 453.20
t 149.40 14S.4
VIII. CAPITAL OUTLAYS
3. Alteration of buildings
(not repairs) 500.00 500.00 . 1,000.00
4. New furniture, equip-
ment and replacements 1,000.00 1,000.00 2,000.00
6. Other capital outlays: . ,
(1) Library books 150.00 275.00 425.00
7. Total Capital Outlays . $ 1,650.0.0 $ 1,775.00 $ 3,425,00
$ 3,425.00
200.00
1,000.00
30000
$ 1,500.00
1,327.52
268.51
$ 1,596.09
$ KK3S $ 453 M
X. EMERGENCY
$ 1,400.00 $ 1,400 00 $ 1,400.
i4oq.
$ 1500.
Total Schedule II General I und Total estimated expenses for the year
-sum of items 1-6, H-5, I1I-7. IV-8; V-4; VI-4: VII-4. VJU-7. IX-3. X $66,871.30
$60,778.00
$51,903.14 $42 77.70 $34 419.70
Schedule V Special Improvement Fund (Serial Levy, Etc.)
A. D. McMurdo, M. D.
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
Trained Nurse Assistant
Office In Masonic Building
Heppner, Oregon
Dr. L D. Tibbies
OSTEOPATHIC
PfcysiciaB A Surgeoa
first National Bank Building
tea. Pk. U62 Office Ph. 482
O. M. YEAGER
CONTRACTOR & BUILDER
All kinds of carpenter work.
Modern Homes Built or Remodeled
14S3 415 Jones M.
HEPPNER. OREGON
Blaine E. Isora
Ail Kinds of
INSURANCE
Heppner, On.
Our Fur Policies
Cerer loss against Fire, Theft, Ac
aUontal damage and many other
kasards, anywhere, at ail times.
nmNKR, VA MARTEB & CO.
Phelps Funeral Home
Licensed Funeral Directors
1332 Heppner, Ore.
Heppner City Council
SPECIAL IMPROVEMENT
FUND
2. New buildings
4. New furniture, equip
ment and replacements 1,500.00
7. Total Schedule V $ 4,000.00
$ 2,500.00 $ 2,500.00 $ 5,000.00
1,500.00
$ 4,000.00
3,000.00
$ 8,000.00
$ 8,000.00
Schedule Vl-Summary of Estimates of Expenditures, Receipts and Available Cash Balances, and Tax Levies
ESTIMATION OF TAX
LEVY
. , . Sp. Impr'vm't.
Total all General Fund " F(md ,
Funds Tot. Sched. HTot v
Total estimated expenditures
DEDUCT:
Total estimated receipts and
available cash balances
(Schedule I)
Amount necessary to balance
the budget
Balance to be raised by
taxation
Total estimated tax levies
for ensuing fiscal year
$74,871.30 $66,871.30 $ 8,000.00
27,500.00
47,371.30
47,371.30
47,371 30
Levy to he extended .
47,371.30
Analysis of estimated tax
levies
Amount inside 6 limita
tion 24,787.06
Amount outside 6 limit- ,
ation 22,584.24
Dated this May 8, 1948
Signed: Bonnie B. McCHntock
District Clerk
C. N. Jones
Chairman Board of Directors
Approved by Budget Committee.
Signed: June L, Smith
Secretary, Budget Committee
i. J. Hy
Chairmen, Budget Committee
First Monday Each Month
OMaaas having matters for discus
sion, ple.ise bring before
tin Council
J. O. TURNER, Mayor
Morrow County
Abstract & Title Co.
INC
ABSTRACTS OF TITLE
TITLE INSURANCE
Office In Peters Building
NELSON & BARGER
Public Accountants
Room 214
First National Bank Building
Heppner, Oregon
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