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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 30, 1952)
L I DFAR Y" U OF 0 EUGENE, ORE. nterest in Tuesday Election Highest: in Many Years Story Columns 6 and 7 n 9 Single Copies 10 cents Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, October 30, 1952 Volume 69, Number 33 otitis Council Awards Sewer Contracts; Reduces Amount of Bond Sale Work to Start Immediately on Plant Construction Construction of the Heppner sewer system and sewage dis posal plant can be expected to start within the next few days following the final decision on the awarding of the contracts by the city council. Low bidder on the treatment plant was the Atlas Construction company of Portland with a bid of $84,190 for the plant and $22, 426 for equipment to bring the total cost of the disposal facili ties to $106,636. The contract with the Atlas company was signed early this week and according to provisions in the contract, work will start within 10 days. It will be built on property recently pur chased by the city at the West end of town near the Standard Oil company plant. The Charles R. Schmeideskamp company, Portland was awarded the bid for construction of the sewer collection system with a low bid of $132,904.85. This con tract has not yet been signed but all details are expected to be com pleted within the next day or two. Work on this part of the project is expected to start very shortly and will take 360 calendar days to complete. According to the Atlas company contract the treat ment plant will be ready for oper ation within 250 calendar days. Total combined to the city for the two contracts will be $239, 540.85. This does not include charges for engineering fees and other contingencies, however with all the extras taken into consider ation, the total cost will be well under the engineer's estimate of slightly over $318,000. I Work by the.two companies will in all probability continue through the winter unless hampered by exceptionally bad weather, but the treatment plant will be completed well ahead of the sewer system so that use of the plant may be obtained as quickly as residences and busi ness houses can be connected to the sewer. This will eliminate the need to backtrack to hook in the individual users. Reorganization Plan Of Women's Chorus A reorganization meeting of all past, present or prospective mem bers of the Heppner women's chorus has been called for Mon day, November 3 at 8:00 p. m. at the Heppner high school, ac cording to Mrs. C. A. Ruggles, past president of the group. The singing group, which has been inactive for the past two years, again has a director avail able and the former officers are asking all of the former members and all other women of this area interested in singing to attend this meeting. Mrs. Ruggles stated that Mrs. Mary Bates, of Lexington high school teacher, will be the new director and that an accompanist and meeting place have been arranged for. Interested women are asked to contact Mrs. W. J. Warren or Mrs. Ruggles, Heppner, or Mrs. C. C. Carmichael, Lexington. v jL.. -, . -ti y . --- i i -n L.. SOME BIRD This group of bird hunters from Portland and Heppner got more than they were after Saturday when they shot and killed this Lynx while hunting for pheasants on Balm Fork above Hepp ner. The big cat which weighed nearly 70 pounds was flushed by the dog and shot by Lew Wallace of Portland. Shown with their kill are left to right. Dr. Rollo Banks. Portland; Fred Lynch, Hepp ner, Lew Wallace, and holding the cat Elmer Peterson, Portland and C E. Lynch. Heppner. (GT Photo) Grain Growers Set Date of Annual Meeting For Nov. 10 Notices of the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Morrow county Grain Growers are being sent out this week announcing the meeting to be held at the fair pa vilion in Heppner starting at noon Monday, November 12. Included in the business sche duled for the meeting is the elec tion of three directors to fill the three vacancies created by the expiration of the terms of Terrel L. Benge, Henry Baker and Lloyd L. Howton. The names of five persons will be presented by the nominating committee for the three open po sitions. They are Donald Camp bell, Delwin O. Nelson, Frank Wilkinson, Lloyd L. Howton and Alec C. Lindsay. The meeting will start with a dinner at noon. Chest Drive Off To Good Start The Heppner Community Chest drive got under way with a fly ing start Monday at a kickoff breakfast which was attended by nearly all of the local workers, James Farley is drive chairman for Heppner and Leslie Grant is county head. Many of the workers started their collections from business houses at the completion of the breakfast and the drive chair man expressed the hope that the part of the campaign could be completed before this weekend. Drive treasurer, La Verne Va'n Marter said that several-workers had indicated good response but that not enough of them had yet reported in to him to give any indication of how collections were comparing with previous years. Heppner's quota 'is one-half of the 4,000 budget for the county. Other areas in the county are expected to open their drives within the next few days. o 4-H Achievement Observances Planned Plans are well under way for the annual 4-H achievement parties which are the high points of 4-H club work. They will be held November 7 and 8. The first party, November 7, is to be held at the Greenfield grange hall in Boardman and the party for the South Morrow 4-Hers will be held at the fair pavilion in Heppner on the following day. Both are to begin with pot luck supper at 6:30 followed by the program. Main feature of the parties will be the recognition to 4-H members and leaders who have completed successful club projects. All 4-H members, their parents and families are invited to at tend. Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Mahoney had as their weekend guests his sister and husband Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Beaver of Portland. Jack Hynd of Pendleton visited in Heppner Monday with his brothers, Will and David. Crrl Only $250,000 Bonds Required For Financing The city council this week an nounced plans to reduce the amount of bonds It will sell to finance the new sewer system from $300,000 to $250,000. The re duction was due to the actual bids for the project running con siderably under the engineer's original estimate. The contract cost of the treat ment plant and sewer system will amount to $239,540.85. Added to this will be the engineer's fees, an emergency contingency fund and the cost of one man to be employed by the city to oversee the work. The city has however, nearly $50,000 in a sinking fund for sewer use, and council mem bers felt there was no need to sell more bonds than would be neces sary to pay for the entire job. The council also pointed out that in addition to a saving of interest on the bonds, that it was probable that the city would re ceive a better bid on the smaller number of bonds. Should addi tional money be needed, the coun cil still would have authority to sell the extra $50,000 worth of bonds, or any part of that amount up to the $300,000 voted by resi dents last June. Mayor J. O. Turner and council members expressed the belief that the $250,000 would be ample for the project which will mean a considrable saving to taxpayers. Heppner Women To Hear College Head Dr. Ross J. ' 1 Griffeth J I dent of North west Christian IfSH 3 ri t college, Eugene C 3E Jiirjll cnnalf TTri 1 i , I day, November 7 at the unior I missionary wo mens' fall meet ing. On the same I day Dr. Griffeth will meet several students at a buffet supper at the Christian church parsonage. He will remain over until Sunday morning to speak at the Christian church. Dr. Griffeth is recognized as one of the most outstanding ed ucational and religious leaders of the northwest. While a stu dent at Yale Divinity school he spent considerable time in Pales tine and the Near East. He held a professorship at Phillips Univer sity for a short time and was dean of the undergraduate school at Balor university when called to the Northwest. Fair Board Position On Racing Bill Told Directors of Oregon's county fairs are not attempting to in fluence the vote on pari-mutuel betting "one way or the other", President Steve Thompson of the Morrow county fair board said this week. "Our interest in the matter is to let the people know what they may expect if pari-mutuel reve nues are abolished,' Thompson said. "We are not urging the people to retain pari-mutuel bet ting, and we are not asking them to abolish it." Pointing to $12,800 which was received this year as Morrow county's share of pari-mutuel racing funds, Mr. Thompson said a comparable amount must be raised by other means in future if voters abolish dog racing Novem ber 4. "We realize there are other sources for this revenue," the fair doard president stated. "Chances are it would have to be raised by taxation, and we want the peo ple to realize that in advance of election." Loss of the annual revenue, which is earmarked for fair prem iums, new construction and main tenance, will lower the quality of county fairs throughout the state, Mr. Thompson pointed out. o Mr. and Mrs. John Bergstrom were in Pendleton Wednesday to be with their daughter, Mrs. R. D. Allstott, Jr., who underwent minor surgery at St. Anthony's hospital. 1 Mini mmmmrnKpmilt.Qmit 9 .nmTipwwp w - ... frS h , . , .... y h '-Y I - I '''' 1 L i fcl ,4-. w ' .v LMMMii!!iBMaL mini ) 11 SOME SHEET Mrs. Fred Parrish, deputy clerk, is shown pointing out the size of the bcllot that voters will receive when they go to the polls next Tuesday. Holding the "bedsheet" is C. W. Barlow, county clerk. The clerk's office has prepared the man-sized ballot and all necessary tabulating supplies for the election and count ing boards and it will be distributed over the county this weekend by sheriff C. J. D. Bauman. In addition to this ballot, voters in Heppner and lone will also be handed a city ballot but It is much smaller in size. (GT Photo) WHERE ' Precinct Boardman Hardman North Heppner South Heppner lone Irrigon .'. Lexington MANY PARTIES TO PROVIDE KIDS WITH AMPLE HALLOWE'EN FUN All of Heppner's youngsters, from pre-school through high school age should find plenty to entertain them on Hallowe'en night without having to resort to too much mischief. Many parties are being planned to provide entertainment for Fri day night, induing the annual Soroptimist Hayride or all boys and girls from the 7th grade through high-sch(ol. Trucks will be provided for transportation and the party will be held at the Cutsforth Lodge park on Willow creek. Mrs. Ida May Zinter Dies Here Monday Funeral services for Ida May Zinter will be held Friday at 2:30 p. m. at the Methodist church with the Reverend J. Palmer Sor lien officiating. Mrs. Zinter, who had spent the past 40 years in this community, died suddenly of a heart attack Monday, October 27. She was born in Blue Earth, Minnesota, November 13, 1883, the daughter of Emanuel and Margaret Sailor. She was a member of the Wil lows Grange. Surviving are one daughter, Irene Zinter of Heppner; one son, Sidney Zinter of lone; one fosteJ son Gene Empey of Reno, Ne vada, and one grandson, Sidney Zinter, Jr, Burial will be in the Masonic cemetery. Phelps Funeral i Home is in charge of arrange ments. o : Hearing Tests to Be Given Grade Pupils On Friday Oct. 31, a traveling team from the Oregon State Board of Health will conduct audiometric tests for all grade school pupils. This health program has been arranged in collaboration with the State department of educa tion and through the local ad ministration and the public health office. The purpose of these tests Is to discover children with hearing disturbances so that they may be rofprrpfl tn nhveiptana fnr Avnml. nation and recommendation and m? construction costs were to give the teacher a better un.re"oc,fd 'n n"w es ma,os ?f Ul(: derstanding of handicapped pu- c"st ,','f th I,lan,nc'f Pansion of pjjs the Heppner school system, pre- ''. . u.u .,, sented by Charles Miller, Pendle- It is hoped that .all children will , arcnitect ln fl-urps -,VPn t0 m.- . au r..ua, ... i... 0 Mrs. Edward Putnam of Seattle and Mrs .W. P. Williams of Walla iiinlln ... .. u. .r : ,14mnrai1uol,11)oar(j tQ invesjga,e the S(.hOOl Mr. and Mrs. Charles Vaughan j blpm , .ppnor last KJ)rinR Mrs. Putnam will be remembered .stll,,fl . vari,u iia. f locally as the former Winnie Gil- liam and is a cousin of Mrs. Vau- KndI1, Dr. and Mrs. Frederick Birch offer's revised estimate placed the Coos Bay were over night guests, cost at approximately $305,000. Sunday at the home of Dr. and, Mrs. Edward Schaffitz. 8 r0om elementary school, re-1 ing the street relocation are corn- Mr. and Mrs. M. R. (Slip) , modeling of the present school pleted, the plan will be sent to Wright of John Day visited Mr.' building, equipment for the newthe state board of education for and Mrs. Owen Leathers Sr. at'grade school and construction of: its approval, then the local board Rhea Creek Sunday October 19. 'a new street to replace D street will set the election date. TO VOTE Grange Hall Grade School Empire Machinery Co. Court House lone City Hall School House I. O. O. F. Hall Also scheduled are parties for nearly all ages at most all Hepp ner churches and a pot luck din ner and party at the Oddfellows hall for Oddfellows, Rcbckahs and invited guests. Regardless of the amount of entertainment on tap, most store owners are expecting the usual, display of soaped windows by Saturday morning. Most of them would probablv be a little disao-' . .... thing, mischevious damage how ever, was something else. Ballot Folding Tips Given Tuesday Voters Do you know how to fold your ballot? The properly folded ballot will save the election board members a lot of time, which they are going to be short cf on election day. Here's how to do it. Fold forward so that all the print ing is covered except for the stub section. Then double fold twice so that you have two folded edges plus the single bottom edge at the base of the stub. Now bend it double, like a book, and hand to th clerk. Practice on your sample ballot and you'll be an expert folder by November 4. o Mr. and Mrs. Joe Way (Betty Lovgren) are here from Alaska to visit relatives in Heppner and Lexington. Mr. Way who Is with the u. S. Navy got leave to come to Heppner to visit his mother, Mrs. Dan Way, who is seriously ill in Pioneer Memorial hospital. Mrs. Hilma Anderson Is spend ing some time in Portland where she is undergoing medical attention. pointed anyway, . tliey. didn't' lye loiai tax 10 oe cunecieu 111 1 construction of a new highway find some evidence of Hallowe'en county for the 1952-53 fiscal; maintenance building at Hepp but said good clean soap was one year is $823,479.47 which Is an'ner ncreased Costs Seen Estimate For School th t.rhool a(Jvlsory committee at a meeting Monday evening of that group. The 12 member advisory com mittee, requested by the school . . ... .j.. trJ ,,,,, hoar(i.s nIan anfl rP(.(imm.in,.f, projects which at that time were estimated to cost $300,000. Mil- included in the prolect is a new Long List of State Measures to Give Voters a Workout A record number of voters are county commissioner; C. VV. Bar- expected to cast their ballots In the city, county, state and na tional elections to be held Tues day, November 4. Interest in the 18 state meas uies and two local measures ap pearing on the ballot account in part for the heavy registration in the county. The two county meas ures include extension of the 10 mill road levy and the five mill levy for the Pioneer Hospital ex pansion. On the state level voters in the 22nd district will choose two of the three men running for the state legislature. J. P. Stelwer of Wheeler county and Charles Allen Tom of Sherman county are run ning on the Republican tocket and Robert E. Smith of Gilliam county is the Democratic candidate. The only opposition for a county office is between Oliver W. Creswick, Republican, and Dr. A. D. McMurdo, Democrat, for county coroner. Unopposed are Russell K. Miller of Boardman for Tax Statements To Be in Mail By Next Week All Morrow county taxpayers will soon receive their tax state ments, the tax collector's office 'announced Wednesday. They plan to place them in the mail some time next week. The deadline fr payment in order to get the discount is November 15. ! mi. i.un 4 1 11 nerease over last year or $m,- 319.04 with most of the Increase going to the schools. The overall county levy drop ped this year from 17.3086 to 17.- 0002 mills however an increase ln'ct,0 u,m ho h.,iit r,r., county valuation from $14,099,664, to $14,455,555 will bring in slight ly increased revenue for this pur pose. The big Increase in millage Is attributed to the jump from 23.7 mills to 31.6 for the rural school district. Mrs. Frances Mitchell, deputy tax collector stated that most statements were ready and that they could be picked up at the courthouse whenever desired prior to the mailing next week. She also said that $53,018 has already been received from pro perty owners even before any announcement was made. A complete statement of the taxes and millage will be In cluded with all statements mailed from the office. o Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Lichtgarn and daughter Joyce of Portland were in Heppner over the week end for the opening of the bird hunting season. While here they were guests of the W .0. Georges. Mr. and Mrs. V. C. Holden and daughter of Vancouver, Wash., were weekend guests at the H. G. Settles home. which bisects the school property and must be closed to allow room for the new building. Miller told the group that the Increase in his estimate is due to an advance in material prices since last April and that labor has had a 15 percent Increase since that time. The committee and the school board members discussed the plan and felt that all parts of it were necessary if the Heppner schools were to be brought up to standard and decided that the plan should be presented to the voters of the district through an election ask ing approval of a $3G5,000 bond issue to finance the plan. As soon as the necessarv details reeard- low for county clerk; C. J. D. Bau- man for county sheriff and Harry Tamblyn for county surveyor. On the city ballot J. O. Turner is unopposed to succeed himself as mayor. Running for the three city council positions now held by Dr. L. D. Tibbies, E. E. Gonty and W. C. Rosewall are the three encumbents, Jeff Carter and Frank Andresen. Polling places will be open from 8a. m. to 8 p. m. in the following county localities: Boardman, the Grange Hall; Hardman, grade school; North Heppner, Empire Machinery Company; South Heppner, court house; lone, lone City Hall; Irrigon, school house, and Lexington, I. O. O. F. Hall. County offices and the state liquor store will be closed during the election hours. A total of 2,509 voters are regis tered in the county; 1,533 Repub licans, 932 Democrats, and 44 Non-Partisans. All voters who can are urged to cast their ballots as early as possible because of the heavy registration and the time it will take each voter to mark his bal lot. The counting boards In the larger precincts are expected to make a night of It before the last vote Is tallied. o Heppner Highway Building Approved The state highway commission at its meeting last week awarded to Swendlg and Son, Redmond contractors, the contract for the ' 1 Tho now hulhtinir whirh will hnMKl nfll,inmnt ' P.nrn, fr n rented quarters behind the Heppner hotel, will be a masonry hlnrlf hnilHinor 3fi hv 01 font In recenMv mirchnsed hv tho mm. mission adjacent to the highway north of the Union oil compa"ny plant. It will cost $18,510. No details are given but it is understood the building will be completed by next spring. o Grade School To Hold Election on Nov. 4 The grade school is conducting an election next Tuesday Nov. 4. Campaign committees and regis trars have been selected and vot ing lists are being prepared. Other preparations such as se lecting an election judge, and pre paring ballot boxes and voting booths will be underway soon. Next Monday Nov. 3, all grade school students from the fourth grade up will conduct a political rally and listen to the speeches of the campaign committees. The purpose of these activities is to give the children a thorougli background of information as to methods of conducting elections by free people. In this . process they will get an idea of how the American democracy works. in Revised Expansion The committee also discussed the possibility of a new location for the grade school, where more space was available, but most of the members felt that if the state board would approve the plans, that the present site was satisfac tory and offered some advantages in economy of construction of the planned new school. A breakdown of the architect's revised estimate show: new ele mentary bulldling, 8 classrooms and multipurpose room, $165, 680; Remodeling existing gym nasium, 168,140; modernizing showers ln gymnasium, $13,074; Remodeling existing high school building, $70,716; equipment for grade school, $25,950; for a total of $343,560. This does not in clude the cost of the street re location which has been estimat ed at $20,0000.
