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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (March 11, 1954)
L I BR AS Y U OF 0 T-Alf SCHOOL SIT VOTER APPROVAL Story Col. 1 NATIONAL 4-H CLUB WEEK MARCH 6 TO 14 70th Year, Number 52 GIVE TODAY TO THE RED CROSS Copies 10 cents Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, March 1 1, 1954 TOURNAMENTITUS" TAKES OVER GETS eppner, lone Slim Margin of 9 Votes Gives OK to lum-A-Lum Voters of Heppner school dis trict No. 1 last Thursday gave their approval by a slim margin of nine votes to the Tum-A-Lum site for the Ideation nf a now . . ',',,, lpr Crawford, former owners elementary school. The vote was, tho leppwr Gazotte Times. km io and the outcome was . uncertain until the last two dozen or so votes were counted, so close was the divided opinion of the 331 voters. Estimated costs of the property, which includes the Tum-A-Lum Lumber company land, the pre-l sent city park and small portions of lots owned by E. L. Bisbee, A. J. Chaffee and Gene Noble, is slightly under $10,000 and con tains approximately 4.7 acres The land fronts on Heppner's Main street and is bisected by Willow creek. It adjoins the present school property on the west. Ten tative plans call for a slight re location of the creek channel to give more playground space on the new plot. At the regular monthly school board meeting Tuesday evening, board members canvassed the vote and then ordered the board's attorney t0 start negotiations of building plans so an estimate of the total cost of the project can be obtained. As soon as the esti mates are completed, the board will call for a special bond elec tion to provide funds for the pro-- First Site Voted Down I he rhursday election, which settled the siie problem, was the second special election held in the district within the past vear. Last summer the board asked for approval of the Cason property in north Heppner as a school location, but it was voted down by more than a two-to-one ma jority. Six other sites had re ceived much study by the board during the past year, and a com pilation of preparation and pur chase costs prompted the board to choose the Tum-A-Lum loca tion as the most feasible. The land could not be purchased without the approval of the peo ple. Voter approval of the site gives the board an OK on the first of a series of steps necessary to start construction of a new building to relieve badlv overcrowded condi- tions in the Heppner school sys- tern. During the first part of the school year, three first grade classes have been housed in the Heppner churches, and at the present time one still is being taught in the Episcopal parish house The other two tirades u-n mm pH intn torn 1 ters. a newjy constructed band! room wing on the gymnasium, which the state board of educa tion has indicated can be used only this year. The new building will be part of an overall plan to bring the Heppner school up to standard, so that it can continue to receive the more than $10,000 annual state school support money. The school has been rated as conditionally standard, which in effect means that unless a move is taken to improve the buildings, and other requirements, within a reason able length of time, the state aid money could be withheld. The board indicated Tuesday night, that as soon as the archi tects' estimates are ready, which will probably take from one to two months, it will immediately call for the special bond election. o Final U. N. Contest To Be Wednesday lilt- wnai tuiiifm iui ntputi ? high school students for the I. O. I"" 0. F. United Nations Pilgrimage ' , tour will be held Wednesday fc' - evening March 17 at 7:30 at the'?. 1. O. O. F. hall, it was announced , today. j The public is invited to hear the1 f lour io six siuuems wno are com- peting for the award. The winning student will then compete March 26 at Echo in the district meet against students from other Morrow and Umatilla county schools. The winner there will be awarded the trip. William V. Crawford Taken by Death, Services Tuesday Funeral services were held on Tuesday afternoon at the Hepp ner Christian church for William Vawter Crawford 53, who died suddenly March 4 at San Fran cisco. He was a former Heppner resident but left here about 28' years ago immediately after his graduation from high school. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Vaw- of Mr. Crawford was born in Hepp ner March 19, 1900 and received his early education here. He had lived in San Francisco for many years. He is survived by his wife, Gladys, two daughters, Mrs. Rich ard Ziesler, and Mrs. Richard Hor ton, both of Santa Barbara; one brother, Arthur, San Francisco; Five sisters, Mrs. LeRoy Jones The Dalles, Mrs. Everett Hayes, Joseph; Mrs. J. O. Turner, Mrs. Leonard Schwarz and Mrs. R. B. Ferguson, all of Heppner and one granddaughter. Services were conducted by Rev. Earl L. Soward and burial was in the Heppner Masonic cemetery. Active pallbearers were Frank Turner, Sam Turner, Wil lard Blake, Bill Barratt, Loyal Parker all of Heppner, and Cres ton Maddock, Portland. Phelps Funeral Home were in charge of arrangements. Here for the rites were Mr. and Mrs. O. 0. Crawford, Gearhart; Mrs. Hayes, Joseph; and his wife and one daughter, Mrs. Ziesler. o New Hearing Called For Formation of Rural Fire District A public hearing has been set for Wednesday, April 14 at the courthouse for the formation of an lone-Lexington rural fire pro tection district, it was announced this week. The new hearing and possible formation order was called last' fall when it was found that thel former lone rural fire district had! been illegally formed and the; court ordered the district's funds held mi The dil'ficnltv nrnspl from the fact that when the first district was formed it included the incorporated town of lone, which is contrary to law. The boundary of the new district ex cludes both Lexinton and lone. If the district is ordered formed, an election will be held to elect directors of the district who can levy up to a 4 mill tax to pro vide fire protection for residents of the area. o ST. PATRICK'S DANCE POSTPONED ONE WEEK The annual St. Patrick's Altar Society dance which was origi nally scheduled for Saturday, March 13. at the Hennner fair pavilion has been postponed until March 20, officers said this week.i The change was made because' of the local interest in the state! basketball tournament this week end at Salem. triiiiif' in MORE WATER FOR DRY FIELDS Shown here during test pumping is a new well which was recently brought in on the V. R. Fulton ranch west of Ordnance in northern Morrow county. It was pump tested for 17 hours at 820 gallons per minute with uo draw-down.! all of the land adjoins the bomb Water will be used to irrigate a desert claim. Well was drilled! ing field on the east side and are by A. M. Edwards of Lexington. I under the direction of the BLM. Start Federal Money Allocated For Hardman J D Road WASHINGTON A five million dollar increase in national forest highway funds, won by Sam Coon on the floor of Congress last week, is expected to bring nearly $700, 000 additional money to Oregon for forest highways next year. The total allocation to Oregon will be slightly over $2,000,000. . By voice vote last week the House passed an amendment pro posed by Congressman Coon to increase Department of Com merce funds for forest highways from $10,000,000 to $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1955. Forest highways in Morrow, Grant and Umatilla counties in clude sections of the roads from Hardman to Spray, from Pendle ton to John Day, from Ukiah to La Grande, and from Tollgate to Elgin. The Columbia River high way and the Hood Loop were also financed in part by forest high way money. Passage of the Coon Amend ment climaxed an effort by west ern congressmen to restore a re duction from last year's forest highway appropriation, made by the Department of Commerce. Congressman Coon said he was optimistic about the Senate ac cepting the House-passed figure. In defending his amendment on the floor, Congressman Coon stated that the $10,000,000 figure by allowing only a little money for new construct ion, would in ef fect stop the forest highway pro gram. "Good forest highways", he said, "make possible more timber production at lower cost, will mean greater economic sta bility for the communities of the west, higher employment, and more prosperity." Lions Charter Night Plans Set Plans are nearly complete for the charter night banquet and program of the new Heppner Lions club to be held Saturday evening, March 20 at the Legion hall, C. J. D. Bauman, chairman for the event told club members Tuesday night at the regular bi monthly meeting of the new or ganization. According to advance informa tion, large delegations of Lions are expected from Pendleton and Umatilla clubs, and others are expected from La Grande, Hood River and other nearby communi ties. The program will be under the direction of the Pendleton club, sponsors of the new Heppner club - The group also voted Tuesday night to change the meeting dates from Tuesday to the first and third Thursdays of each month. They meet at O'Donnell's. 4 s wa t 4t - - - 1 State l ' . ' ' I fV ft. , - ' ' X -, r. " !; .... v". v.' JP:. P - g-, nfain'iriir'-fiili TuiiMiiiiOi-i f J"-",-iiiiiriiiiiiiii in TRIP TO SALEM is nssurod members of the Heppner high school band by this check for S550 that is being presented to band direc tor James Wikiou by Leslie E. Grant. The money was raised from residents of Heppner by members of the chamber of commerce committee shown in the picture. They are Frank Turner, La Verne Van Marter, Jack Loyd and Jeff Carter. More than 28 individuals and business helped send the musical organization to the state basketball tournament where the Heppner team is competing. The lone Cardinals are also playing at Salem and lone residents and business also raised a similar fund to send its high school band to the tourney. (GT Photo) Clerk's Office Declared Vacant; Filings Due Soon ThP office of Morrow county clerk was declared vacant at 1 p. in. Wednesday following the signing of a bond cancellation for Charles W. Barlow, former clerk, by county judge Garnet Barratt Wednesday morning. The can cellation of the bond, according to law, automatically vacates the office, and makes it possible for persons seeking the office to file for the position before the filing deadline, 5 p. m. Friday, March 12. The court expressed regret at having to declare the office va cant, but the physical condition of Barlow, and the requirements of the law governing operation of the clerk's office made the move imperative. Barlow was injured last fall and shortly afterward suffered an illness that left him almost completely paralyzed and incapable of carrying on the duties of the office, or even sign ing his name to official papers that would make it possible for him to resign the position. The county court has been faced with the problem of keep ing the office open, and since Barlow's accident, Mrs. Sadie Par- Assessor To Obtain Valuation Figures On Trailer Houses The county assessor's office an nounced this week that all person;- owning trailer houses lo cated in the county wil be con tacted within the next two weeks by a deputy for the purpose of ob taining the tax valuation figures on such trailers. The f i liner can be made by the owners at the assessor's office if they desire, it was pointed out. In most cases trailer houses are classified as personal property and a reduction of from 15 to 30 percent of the cost is allowed for furniture which is not taxable. Owners must have size, make and model number of the trail ers available for filing. Owners will be allowed 30 days after the deputy calls in which to file and a normal deprecia tion will he allowed on the pro perty, it was said. Many Desert Land i Claims Filed on N. Mcrrow Property The Bureau of Land Manage ment revealed in a letter to the county court this week that dur ing the past year there have been 33 desert entry claims and two homestead claims filed on gov ernment owned lands east of the Hoardman bombing range in north Morrow county. Only 4 of the claims have feen processed to date, it was said. Each of the desert claims com prise 320 acres: and the homestead claims are for G10 acres. Nearly etb asK risb, the only bonded office de puty, has carried the entire load of the office. This has been necessary because only the elect ed Hoik has the power to appoint a deputy, and Barlow's physical condition has made it impossible for him to write or to speak. The court is requir ed by law to keep the office open, yet it ' has no power to appoint a deputy or a new clerk unless the office is de clared vacant. Should Mrs. Par ri.ch become ill, no business could be handled through the office, the court pointed out. The court said that in its re quest to the bonding company, it explained that Barlow was un able to carry on his duties be cause of his physical disability only, and not because of negli gence or any similar reason. Two After Job. Two persons have already filed for the position and their names .will appear on the May primary ballot They are Harold Beckel and Bruce Lindsay, both of Ilopp. tier. There have been stories that one or two other persons are in terested in the job, but if so, they have not yet filed. The only other Political activ ity in the county, since previously announced filings, has been for the assessor's office. A third per son, Kenneth Blake of Heppner, has obtained papers and has indicated that he intends to seek the post. Two bad previously filed, Mrs. Joseph Hughes, pre sent assessor, and Harry Hinges. Both arc Kepublicans as is Blake. Blake is a native of lone and spent more than 20 years in the county in the elevator business. He recently spent seven years in Hedmond as manager of a farm supply company. Other filings 'include Garnet Barratt, for county judge and Mrs. Lucy Hodgers for treasurer. Lradley Kaneher has filed with the secretary of state to succeed himself as district attorney. ( Unemployment Comm. Representative to Be in Heppner A representative of the state i unemployment compensa t i o n ; comniiv-ion will be in Heppner Thursday March IS to handle un-; employment claims from this area, it was announced this week. Office hours will be from 10 to 12 j a. tn., and he will be located at; the city hall. The opening of the part-time office in Heppner will Inaugurate ihe st.wt of regular bi weekly visiis of the commission repre ' entative which has been done to facilitate the filing of claims by i residents here. In the past it has been necessary to go to Pendle ton to file for unemployment. The agent plans to be in Hepp ner every other Thursday. Mr. ond Mrs. Delmar Jordan returned Monday from spending the weekend in La Grande. all Play Today Heppner, Hanisburs In First Game iom, ill City Play Tonight Politics, the weather, farm prices, and in fact, practically everything else, ran a poor se cond to basketball for general conversation Ibis week in this section of Morrow county as both Heppner and lone high school basketball squads are now in Salem competing for top honors among the state's B hoop teams. lone defeated Ml. Vernon a! lone last Friday night 57 to 1(1 to win the district 7B spot, and Heppner won Saturday night's game from St. Marys of The Dalles, -It; to 37 to give them the right to represent district GB at the state tournament at Salem. Heppner Plays First As the Gazette Times goes to City Still Working On Mud Problem At a special meeting Tuesday night the Heppner city council re iected an offer from Frank Par ker to accept $125 a year rental to take his wheat field, which borders residential and business property on the west hill, out of production. The council has been attempt ing to find Mime means ol pre venting recurrance of the mud bath that west sid; streets re ceive periodically. It has been the opinion of most persons that the only way the mud flow could be prevented would he for the land to be taken out of wheat production and planted to grass or a cover crop. In turning down Parker's offer, the city made a counter offer to give him a small plot of city-owned property near the, old reservoir in trade for taking his land out of production. It is not yet known whether this offer is acceptable to Parker. The flow of mud has been fair ly regular occuranee during years when Ihe field is in summer fal low. The council also received infor mation from one company on the cost of a water filler plant for the city swimming pool. The cost of the equipment was said to be about $7,0(10, but other offers are expecled shortly. If money can be found to install the equipment it will provide much more pleas anl swimming since the same water will be used over and the temperalure will be much warm er than the regular city water. The need for a filtering plant or a beating system became apparent last year when the new city well was brought into use. The water from this well is about 10 degrees colder than that from the other wells and swimmers last summer made many complaints about it. No action was taken but the council will investigate the prob lem furl her. 4-H Awards Given at Chamber Meeting Seven girls, all top 4 II club winners at the Morrow county fair and the stale fair, were presented with awards by Mrs. Maud Cass well, county extension agent, at Monday's chamber of commerce meeting. The girls, Sally Palmer, Patsy Wright, Jean Marie Graham, Sharon Hill, Shirley Peck and Diane Grant received checks in varying amounts for their win nings. Two other girls, Judy Thompson and Janice Martin, also had awards coming but were unable to be present to receive them. The awards were given for can ning, judging, sewing, clothing judging, clothing, food demon stration and breadmaking. The scope of 4-H activities in the county, and ihe nation, was explained briefly on Ihe eve of national 411 week March G to 11. There are 204 members, and 38 leaders in the county, who last year held more than 3S0 meet ings. There are over two million 4-H club members in the United States. press. Heppner is playing in the first game ol the state meet, to day at 2:30. They drew Harris burg as their first opponent. lone will play tonight (Thursday! at 8:15 and drew Mill City as their opening opponent. There has been much soecuhi. Jion around the county about the I fact that if both teams can con tinue their winning ways, they i could wind up in the finals on .Saturday night playing each (other for the top spot in state B basketball, Should that happen, jibe game could well be dubbed "the battle of Morrow county." The oilier four teams in the state meet are Powers, Knappa, Elgin and Talent. The only repeaters j from last year at the tournament are Heppner, Knappa, whom Heppner beat for the consolation spot last year, and Elgin. Teams Leave Wednesday Both the Heppner and lone teams and their coaches left Wednesday morning for Salem where each team will have an opportunity to practice on the s'-alem floor. Both schools are taking their bands and indica tions were that both teams will be well represented hv student. j i.ooy memtiers, parents and ar dent supporters. lone has taken reservations for 85 persons for the games and has reserved an entire large Salem moie to house sup porters of their team. Just how l many persons were planning to attend the tournament from Hepp. nor was unknown, though at least 100 have indicated they will go. Both the lone and Hepp. nor hands left early Thursday morning, their trip being made possible through volunteer trans porlalion and donations from residents of the two towns. Superintendent Chester Ward said Wednesdav th.ir th high school would not even at tempt to hold classes Thursday and Friday, hut that the grade school would continue as usual. The Heppner high school will not le dismissed, but many sludents, who received parents permission, will be excused to make the trip. As far as is known none of the games will not be broadcast but Frank Andresen, owner of Andre sen's Sporting Goods in Heppner has made arrangements to have the scores of the games called to him as soon as they are over. In formation on the games can not be obtained from the Gazette Times this weekend as the pub lishers dan to be In Salem for some of the games and the office will he closed. March Brings All Kinds of Weather Nearly everyone in Morrow county knew it was March this week the weather more than lived up to what it is normally expected the month will produce, Blustry warm winds covered most of the area with dust Sun day and Monday, then they turned cold Tuesday afternoon and shortly after dark snow be gan to fall in Heppner. Wednes day saw a wide variety too, with wind, rain, hail and snow coming in relays. Enough snow fell to whiten the ground to a depth of nearly a half inch Wednesday afternoon, but it soon melted. The usual fog and rain was re ported from ihe lower Columbia gorge area. Former Heppner Man Dies in Portland Funeral services were held Wednesday at Davy Sunnvside Funeral Home in Portland for Henry S. Taylor who died at Port land March S. He was a former resident of Heppner, having worked for several years on the county road department. He left here over five years ago. Surviving are his wile, Marian E.; one son Lester; two daughters, Mrs. Linda Morrison and Mrs. Irela Baxter; four grandchildren and one great grandchild. Inter ment was at Lincoln Memorial park, e
