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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, October 30, 1952
Volume 69, Number 33
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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Mrs. Edward Putnam of Seattle
and Mrs .W. P. Williams of Walla
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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-'
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Heppner Highway
Building Approved
The state highway commission
at its meeting last week awarded
to Swendlg and Son, Redmond
contractors, the contract for the
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hnMKl nfll,inmnt ' P.nrn, fr
n rented quarters behind the
Heppner hotel, will be a masonry
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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.
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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.
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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.