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Tum-A-Lum Receives
Consideration As
New School Location
Straw Vote Shows Cason Area
Back in Running for Consideration
Heppner's school board, assist
ed by nearly 30 interested visi
tors, Tuesday night dug deeper
into the problems of choosing a
site for a new grade school, and
though no definite decision was
reached as to what location to
place before the people at a
special election, the members did
obtain further information on
costs and some indication of
what the public's wishes might
be.
At last week's regular meeting
the board asked for appraiser's
figures on property included in
the Tum-A-Lum site, and though
they had one set of such figures
Tuesday, some members felt the
figures were high and asked that
another appraiser be obtained in
an attempt to establish more
definite possible costs. The one
set of figures presented on the
Tum-A-Lum' Lumber company
property set the value at $23,
917.04. This was far under the
price the company set, $42,000,
but the board still felt that the
appraisal was high and asked for
another set of figures. The pro
posed plan for the use of the
Tum-A-Lum property would in
clude also all of the city-owned
land adjacent, and a part of the
Bishee, Noble and Chaffee lots on
the opposite side of Willow
creek. The appraiser's figures on
these three small pieces of pro
perty was on the basis of $500
per acre which would cost the
school district about $100.
The appraiser also presented
figures on the Cox-Anderson site,
totting the value of the Ander
son property at $12,000 (asking
price $10,500) and the Cox pro
perty at $1,365. The asking price
for the latter is $10,000.
Much discussion was held on
the possibilities and hazards of
the Tum-A-Lum location for a
school with the main topic of
dissention being the flood prob
lem. The board was asked if it
could control the construction of
buildings along Willow creek
above the site and if some way
could he worked out to require
property owners to clean out the
trees and brush on the banks.
The board pointed out that it had
no control over any land except
what it might own and that any
zoning or brush control would be
up to the city.
Excavation Costs Questioned
The board was questioned con
siderably about the figures pub
lished last week on the cost of
moving rock and dirt on some of
the other sites which have been
considered previously, with some
persons expressing the opinion
that the figures were high. This
was answered by Fred Huffman
an engineer with Freeman, Hay-
slip and Tufft, architects, who
verified the quantity figures anu
also said that the estimated costs
of 30 cents per yard for dirt and
$8,00 per yard for rock removal
were, if anything, slightly low
compared with recent contracts
with which he has been connect
ed. He said the exact percent
age of dirt and rock could not be
determined except by test drill
ing, and that such work was ex
pensive. Straw Vote Taken
A little indication of how the
feeling of the general public has
changed since the previous spe
cial election on the Cason pro
perty, which was defeated 207 to
101, came when the board asked
all visitors at the meeting to ex
press their opinion in a straw
vote, They were asked to name
their preference for a lite in the
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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, January 14, 1954
light of the figures which were
then available. The tally of the
ballots showed the Cason site
preferred by a majority of those
present at the meeting with the
Tum-A-Lum second. The vote
was: Cason 14; Tum-A-Lum 10;
Cox-Anderson 2; Prock-Devin 1.
The Dick-George and the Hospi
tal hill sites received no votes.
The vote had no meaning except
to give the board an indication
of the feeling of those present.
There was also some discussion
as to whether the Tum-A-Lum
site was acceptable to the state
for a complete elementary school
which would mean the first six
grades, or whether the state
building consultant, who made
the report on the sites, meant pri.
mary only. This would mean
only the first three grades could
be located there. Arrangements
were made to have the state rep
resentative, and the architects
here next week to meet with the
board to discuss the questions
further. The meeting will proba
bly be held next Thursday night.
All board members expressed
the opinion that they wanted to
hold a site election as soon as
possible, but that they wanted to
make every effort to choose a
location to put to a vote that
would be approved by the peo
ple. They pointed out that an
other defeat at a site election
would only delay building plans
even longer.
Bloodmobile Due Here
Again in February
A second visit of the Red Cross
Bloodmobile to Heppner has been
scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 9, it
was announced today by officers
of the Elks lodge, sponsors of the
visit.
All arrangements have not yet
been completed nor have' all
committees been named, but
they will be announced in the
near future. Last year's blood
mobile visit was very successful,
the Red Cross receiving 121 pints
of blood from local donors.
City Employees
Settle Job Trouble
Two city employees, Harry
Tamblvn. recorder and Mrs.
Charles Gomillion, water depart
ment clerk, remained in their
jobs this week after meeting
with the council at a special
meeting Monday night to iron
out difficulties that had arisen
over a division of duties.
At the regular council meeting
a week ago the two had said that
they were dissatisfied with ' the
office methods currently in use at
the city hall, but in the interven
ing week a satisfactory change
in the system had been worked
out.
The council had considered
comhinins the two part-time
jobs into one full time position,
but, for the present at least, drop
ped the idea.
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IMPORTANT LEGION
MEETING CALLED
Forrest Thornburg, commander
of the American Legion post 87
announced there will be a very
important meeting Monday, Jan
18 at the Heppner hall.
The post will show pictures of
the Heppner hcho Armistice day
football game and Sgt. Shopshire
of the Condon airbase will also
show some Airforce pictures. All
members are requifd to be pre
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Dimes Drive to
Be Aided by
Dance and Party
March of Dimes money began
to roll in to drive treasurer Jack
Marshall, this week when he re
ported that mail returns have
brought in $543.80 up to Wednes
day. The county drive is now in
full swing and numerous special
events planned during the rest of
the month to help the drive gain
an increase of 50 percent over
last year's returns.
Among the special events
scheduled for March of Dimes
benefits are a dance at the Hepp
ner fair pavilion on Jan. 23 and a
benefit card party at Cecil on
Saturday night.
The dance is to be sponsored
jointly by the Jay Cees, Jny Cee
ettes, American Legion and its
auxiliary, the square dance club
and the Soroptimist club. There
will be no admission charge, but
donations will be accepted. It
is planned to start at 8:30 and a
cake auction is scheduled during
the evening.
The Cecil card party is being
given by Mrs. Fredrick MeClin
tock and Mrs. E. R. Schaffer, the
drive committeewomen in that
area.
The Heppner Campfire Girls
group under Mrs. Brvin Ander
son are now making door to door
solicitations here as their part
of the over-all campaign. The
girls are doing the work as they
find time.
The heavy demand for Gamma
Globulin, recently developed
polio preventive serum, the use
of which is to be widely expand
ed, is the reason for the 50 per
cent increase in funds the nation
wide March of Dimes drive hopes
to raise this year. Gamma Glo
bulin has been effective in com
batting the disease, but its cost
has prevented wider use during
the past year.
1953 Births Exceed
Deaths by More Than
5 to 1 Ratio
If the parents of all the babies
born at Heppner's Pioneer Me
morial hospital during 1953 had
resided in Morrow county, the
county would have shown a
healthy increase in population
during the year, according to the
figures just compiled by the
county registrar, Miss Lulu M.
linger. There were 22S births and
43 deaths recorded during the
year, better than a five-to-one
ratio.
A breakdown of the home ad
dresses of the babies was not
available, but the He,rpner hos
pital serves a wide section of
Grant, Wheeler, and Gilliam
counties as well as Morrow and it
is known that many of them will
reside there.
Former Heppner
Teacher Passes
Word was received early this
week of the death at Rocky
Mount, North Carolina, of B. J.
Michaelson, a former Heppner
teacher. He had been seriously
ill in a San Diego, Calif, hospital
for some time, and had been sent
back to North Carolina just be
fore Christmas. He died Jan. 8
in a veteran's hospital there.
Mr. Michaelson taught science
in the Heppner high school last
year, but illness presented his
return. He is survived by his
wife Marie, and a son Lance.
Funeral services were held on
Jan. 10.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Anderson
left Tuesday evening by train for
Denver, Colorado. They expect to
be gone about two weeks.
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C of C Chairmen Are
Named; Groups Hears
Of Power Troubles
New Chamber of Commerce
president Jeff Carter, Monday
announced committee appoint
ments for the new year and
members heard Ed Collison
manager of Columbia Basin Elec
tric Coop tell of the seriousness
of the present troubles the Coop
is having with its main power
line feeding the area and what
it was doing to remedy the trou
ble. Committee chairmen named by
Carter included program, Mary
Van Stevens; merchants, Phil
Blakney; highways, roads and
streets, Dr. E. K. Schaffitz; mem
bership and attendance, Leslie
Grant; agriculture and resources,
Newt O'Harra; public relations
and puhlicity, Robert l'enland;
youth activities, Rev. Karl So
ward; industrial and housing de
velopment, Ed Collison; recrea
tion, wildlife, Orville Cutsforth;
special activities, John Kmsdorff;
legislative and government, Gar
net Barratt; athletic field light
ing, W. C. Rosewall; swimming
pool improvements, Dr. L. D,
Tibbies; budget, Robert Penland;
safe driver commi'lee, Jack Bed
ford. Collison explained to the group
about the recent line breaks that
have occurred on the Heppner
Hermiston power line and told of
the plan to strengthen the line to
present reoccurance. He said the
plan is to do the work at night
when the load is light and the
area will be served from the new
PP&-L substation at Fossil. The
line must be put out of service
while changes are being made.
CCC Wheat Loan
Deadline Near
Morrow county wheat farmers
are warned this week by Miss
Cecelia Carty, acting office man
ager of the county Agriculture
Stabilization and Conservation
office (formerly called PMA) that
January 31 is the deadline for
filing applications for CCC wheat
loans,
Miss Carthy said that the of
fice has been buried with appli
cations and she asks that any
one wishing to get loans bring in
their warehouse receipts as soon
as possible to give the office time
to get the necessary forms pre
pared ahead of the deadline.
Public Meeting on
Local Water Problems
Set for Wednesday
A public meeting for the dis
cussion of water problems in this
area will be held at the court
house Jan. 20 at 1:30 p. m. with
W. W. Weatherford, chairman of
the county conservation commit
tee and Marvin Wighlman, land
use head in charge.
State representative Allen Tom
met Monday with heads of local
farm organizations to discuss the
coming public hearing at Arling
ton Feb. 15 and to point out the
need for representatives from this
area to piesent a water use plan.
The state water resources in
terim committee is attempting
to determine the needs of the
state in the matter of water re
sources control.
Farm organizations are expect
ed to participate and the next
Farm Bureau meeting, Jan. 20 at
lone will consider the problem.
FELLOWSHIP TO MEET
The Christian men's fellowship
will be hosts next Monday even
ing to the men of the district for
the bi-monthly meeting of the
organization, William (Tom)
Piper, pastor of The Dalles
Christian church will be the
speaker of the evening.
Newly Completed lone School Building
OUTSTANDING !atures ol Ion'
new gymnasium-cafftorium
builriing are shown in adjacent
photographs. Far left is the
ryipdiinir,tic front entrance to
the buil'Jing which is located
immediately behind the other
ichool hiiilding. Center is the
regulation size domed gym
naiiu:n which has folding type
bleacher seals clong the sides,
and right, the larg? modern
thop section of the bir.lcling
showing soma of the new
equipment end work benches
which have been made by the
students. Many visitors fro;n
the county and neighboring
areas attended Tuesday's dedi
cation of the building.
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70th Year, Number 44
I Aid Money Seen
Assured For New
Hospital Wing
A slight modification of pre
sent plans for the addition to the
Heppner Pioneer Memorial hos
pital, resulted in tentative ap
proval of the new bedroom wing
and virtual assurance that th
project will get $11,050 federal
match-money from Hill-Burton
funds, county judge Garnet Bar
ratt said Tuesday following a
Monday discussion here with
state and federal officials.
Larry Conway, regional archi
tect of the Public Health Service
in San Francisco, made the trip
to Heppner to look over the plans
and examine the present build
ing. He was accompanied by
George Sh i f for, director of the
hospital and facilities section of
the state board of health; Jay
Cole, state board of health engi
neer; and Walter Schmeer of the
firm of Roald Schmeer and Har
rington, Portland architects who
have prepared the plans. Tlu
group suggested some minor
changes in the plans, which had
recently been disapproved, which
would qualify the hospital for
the federal aid money.
Barratt said the changes were
minor and were confined to the
lower floor nursing home area,
including the establishment of a
health center on the lower floor
which would include offices for
the county health nurse. The ap
proved plan will add 15 regular
hospital beds on the upper floor
and 10 beds in the lower nursing
section. There will also be 4
additional rooms which can be
used in emergencies. This will
give the hospital a total of 30
general hospital beds and 1(5
nursing home beds.
Early Start Seen
Barratt said it will take about
30 days for the architects to get
plans and specifications pre
pared and approved and that the
county hopes to be able to call
for construction bids by March 1.
Local money for the project comes
from a special one year 5 mill
tax levy voted a year ago.
Vestrymen Chosen
At Church Meeting
All Saints Episcopal church
held their annual parish busi
ness meeting Wednesday even
ing January G at the parish
house.
Repairs to the church and the
parish house were discussed and
a five year plan was accepted by
which the repairs and improve
ments would be made.
Reports were given by the aux
iliary, altar guild, Yl'F, choir,
vestry, church school and treas
urer. Alex Thompson, Howard Reed
and Robert Penland were chosen
as new vestrymen. The other
vestrymen are Dr. A. D. McMurdo,
senior warden; M. R. Wightman,
junior warden; W. C. Rosewall;
Frank Baker, Frank Davidson;
David Hynd and W. E. Hughes.
About Ii0 attended the potluck
dinner which proceeded the busi
ness meeting.
WORD OF DEATH
RECEIVED HERE
Word was received today of
the death Wednesday at Ocean
Lake, Oregon of Ray Ovlatt. Ac
cording to available information,
funeral services will bo held Fri
day at 2 p. m. at the Sheridan
Funeral Home in Sheridan, Ore.
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PHEA CREEK M. E. C.
TO MEET
The Rhea Creek H. E. C. will
meet January 21 at the grange
hall with a pot luck lunch at
noon, all members are urged to
attend,
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SWIMMING POOL which adjoins the new building is situated so
that dressing rooms are available both to the pool and the gym
sections. Heating and chlorinating equipment was installed
when the pool was built.
Gymnasium-Cafetorium
One of Most Modern
Well over 300 persons from all
sections of Morrow county, in ad
dition to visiting school officials
from neighboring counties at
tended the formal dedication
Tuesday evening of Ione's new
$255,000 gymnasium-cafetoiium
building and viewed the modern
facilities offered in the new
school plant.
Main speaker on the program,
which was held in the cafetor
ium of the building, was Ed
ward Elliott, Portland, state rep
resentative of ttie Oregon Educa
tion Association who. using the
letters of the name lone as inl-
Big Steclhead Caught
Sunday in John Day
A Redmond, Oregon angler,
John K. Paikey, Sunday caught
the largest steclhead out of the
John Day river that has ever
been checked by state police and
stale name commission employ
ees, state natrolinan Bill Lab-
hart reported this week. The
whopper was 33 '.i- inches long
anil weighed 1 2' i pounds.
I.abhart said Ihe catch was
made between Alder Creek and
Service Creek and was hooked
with eggs. Both eggs and dare-
levil lures are reported to be
bringing good results on the
river and fishing, both on Hie
John Day and the Columbia has
Im'ch fair during recent days.
The Columbia rived has pro
duced larger steelheads than
arkev's, but as far as is known,
his is the largest from the John
Day. If there have been bigger
ones caught, the game commis
sion would like to have reports
on J hem, Labhart said.
Many Attend First
Vocational Ag Class
The first and organizational
meeting of an adult vocational
agriculture class in livestock di
seases and sanitation was held
Tuesday night at the Ag build
ing at Heppner school. 32 per
sons were present.
The proup set the fees at $1 for
each person with a special rate
of $2 each additional person in
a family after the first. The at
tendance of women was also en
couraged. The class is open to
anyone over the ago of 10 years
and will be held every Tuesday
at 7:30 through January and Feb
ruary. N. C .Anderson will serve as In
structor and there will be out
side speakers called in later.
Tuesday's meeting covered calv
ing troubles ami a film on Bangs
disease was shown.
New Hospital Board
Member Appointed
The county court this week ap
pointed Mrs. Mervin Leonard of
Lexington to the Morrow county
hospital board to replace Mrs
Evelyn Smith of Eoardman, who
has moved out of the county
Mrs, Leonard's appointment is
for a five-year term.
Other board members are P.
W. Mahoney, chairman; Harry
Duvall, Heppner; Garland Swan
son, lone; and John Krcbs, Cecil.
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tials for the main points of his
talk, pointed out the apprecia
tions that should be expressed for
such a modern plant. Ho empha
sized the necessity and value of
having proper facilities.
lone school superintendent
Chester L. Ward accepted on bo
half of the school board, the
challenge of putting the new
building to its most complete
use, and Garland Swanson gave
the history of the services per
formed by the lone Memorial
Improvement association which
supplied some of he funds with
which to build Ihe swimming
pool that is included as a part
of the new school plant.
Others on the program in
cluded Earl McKinney, chairman
of the lone school board and Les
lie Grant, county superintendent
Following the main dedicatory
program, the P-TA hospitality
and refreshment committee ser
ved refreshments and visitors
toured the new building, visiting
the band room and practice
rooms, the modern shop facilities,
the gymnasium and the swim
ming pool. Students and in
st motors in shop, boys and girls
physical education classes and
band were on hand to show the
visitors through the various de
partments. During the evening
the band presented a concert.
PCA Annua! Meet
Set for Saturday
The Pendleton Production
Credit Association is celebrating
its 20th Anniversary this year,
and the annual meeting of the
association is being hold at Pen
dleton, Saturday, January 16th,
announced Ralph I. Thompson,
Morrow county director and vice
president of the association.
The association began its oper
ations with a capital of $105,000
furnished by the federal govern
ment and this stock has now
been retired in full and the asso
ciation is fully owned by the
members.
There are 18 farm fvnilies in
Morrow county who have been
members for the full 20 years
the association has been in oper
ation, and they will be honored
at the Pendleton meeting.
The terms of Glen E. Storie of
Umatilla county and Myron C.
Hug of Union county on the
board of directors will expire and
an election will be hold to fill
these vacancies.
The meeting starts at 11:00 a.
m., a banquet is scheduled at
noon and a program in the after
noon. A largo delegation of Morrow
county farmers and stockmen,
who are members of the associ
ation plans to attend this meet
ing. Social Security
Representative Due
To help residents in this area
obtain social security informa
tion and apply for benefits, a
representative of the Social Se
curity Administration will be at
the city hall in Heppner on
Thursday, Jan, 21, between the
hours of 9:00 a. m. and noon.