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Page 2 Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, June 24, 1954 HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER ...... . ri! ,ni,i:uA Tli Heppner Gazelle established March 30, 1883. The Heppner limes, rswu., November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15, 1912 NEWSPAPER PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION ROBERT PENLAND Editor and Publisher GRETCHEN PENLAND Associate Publisher NATIONAL EDITORIAL ASSOCHTLON eehex this hospital desired that I re sign my present position at Pio neer Memorial Hospital and ac eept the offered position in less than 60 days. In all fairness to( dates of seeding wheat the Hospital Board or noneer Me-j por tms (jeid day you are in monai Hospital x couia nor. nor would not accept the newly of farm On this tour you will see1 were beginning to have a more percent of Brucellosis reactors. SaTs nurseries w heat nUr eriesj optimistic view of the future and was also made of Ore- eron re due trials fertilizer! somewhat different conception of Ron's program on controlling V E, trials tillage nractices. rates and the worth of our surplus agricul tural commodities. He felt mere. was more of a spirit of optimism the new swine disease. Leekla' tion enacted last year provided that all garbage being fed to the ,i pd hnn vm.r lunch and the than pessimism now. I." .L" of! efforts have been bearing qun now. He said our swine must be cooked. Oregi on appeared to be ahead in this re spect in enforcing the garbage cooKing law. wruie Mr. OHarra "uu,u I group will eat on me lawn oil- --- . . nnar. fered position without giving a 90 tho Pendleton Branch Experiment! a lot of fruit, both in the uepan i a ; . . j. i ,.nf r,A rn trip Hi I . uay nonce oi iL-rmiiiaiion ui my stat on. These are excenenw"' " ; Droud of Oregon from ma present position. fMA to learn about the Second insert: 'We may have was proua oi The unfortunate part of the, latest farm production develop- Published Every Thursday and Entered at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon, as Second Class Matter. Subscription Rates: Morrow and Grant Counties, $3.00 Year; Elsewhere $4.00 Year. Single Copy 10 cents. The School Bonds .... What Will We Get for Them, WhatWillltCostUs? Probably the greatest single phenomena which contributes to the workability and effectiveness of our democracy is the sound and broad viewpoint taken by many voters when they are called upon to vote themselves into debt to provide some sort of public service or improvement. It no doubt is pretty much of a mystery to the leaders of the totalitarian states why an American voter will go to the polls and vote his own money, as a voluntary act, to provide highways, schools, public buildings, sewers and the many other public services that are used largely by others. It is this unselfish attitude on the part of so many that has helped our country to grow and to become the greatest in the world .... and, at the same time, give us a standard of living unequaled by any other peoples anywhere. On July 6 the people of school district No. 1 will bo called upon to continue this great Ameri can phenomena. They are being asked to ap prove the spending of $325,000 for the construction of a new grade school building that their child ren, and their neighbor's children, may receive a better education. Thai a new building is needed, is questioned by practically no one; where it is to be placed caused considerable discussion in the past, but that question was settled several months ago when the Tum-ALum location was approved by the people. The question now is money. Ileppner's school board has struggled with the problem for nearly a year, finally coming up with the $325,000 figure as the amount necessary to do a good starting job of bringing our badly neglect ed school system up to date. They could well use more, but they felt they would rather ask ap proval of that amount and show the public by their actions and resulting new building, that they were giving the taxpayers full value for their dollars. This point, to us, is much more Important than tho total amount of the bond issue. We have sat in on numerous board meetings and listened to the lengthy planning discussions on how to get the most school for the money, and we feel the board's final decision reflects some clear think ing and planning. What will we get for our money? The first plans prepared by architects called for 12 classrooms, a multipurpose room and neces sary office space and a library. This was to cost about $375,000 not including site etc. The plans as tentatively approved now (subject to minor revisions and changes) will provide 10 classrooms, necessary offices and a library which can, if necessary, be utilized as an 11th classroom. The multipurpose room was dropped from the plans, but it can be added at some time In the future when funds are available. The cost of the build ing today, under the revised plans is estimated at $250,000. That is a difference of $125,000, most of which has come simply from insistance by the board on better utilization of space. No one can say that the schoool board doesn't have the tax payer's interest at heart, and at the same time, their demand that proper classroom space be pro vided by the district shows that they have our children's interests in mind too. Let's take a look at what this requested $325, 000 bond issue will cost each of us in additional taxes, for that is where it hits closest to home. The board does not yet know just how long the bond issue will run, because it is attempting to ascertain the best and most practical period for interest reasons. But a reasonable and probable period will be about 15 years. A probable inter est cost on such a bond issue will be something in the vicinity of two and one-half percent which will add approximately $61,000 to the total cost bringing it to $386,000. (2'2 percent of $325,000 for 15 years is $121,875, but redemption of the bonds will be started immediately, cutting the interest cost approximately in half.) Dividing $386,000 by 15 years means that flight ly more than $25,000 must be raised each year by taxation to meet the bill. The assessed valuation of school district No. 1 is very close to $5,000,000 which means that one mill tax levy will bring in $5,000 per year. In other words'a 5 mill levy will build school district No. 1 a new school. Our figures quoted above are generalities, we must admit, but they can, and probably will, come very close to the actual figures when all informa tion is in the hands of the board. To allow leeway then for estimates, on a 15 year plan, SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1 CAN HAVE A NEW SCHOOL FOR NOT MORE THAN A 6 MILL TAX LEVY. Each taxpayer in the district can dig out his last year's tax statement and figure for himself, in dollars and cents, how much additional a new school will cost him If his assessed valuation is $1,000, it will cost $6, if $10,000 it will cost $60. We feel that that is certainly a small enough price to pay to provide our children with the facilities for a better education. The bond issue should be approved. ' circumstance turned out to be that the executive board of the hospital that offered be the new ments in our area. forgotten to mention that in a recent news story in the New vnrk Times. John Deer Plow Company stated that their sales An.ntw H.itp von mieht like to position postponed giving me i keep open is July 7. On that date, j for 1954 were down &tvo vimui.b their answer until after July 5.Jthe Sherman Branch Experiment with the International Harvester My "hat remained in ;he School: Station field day will be held at people we find their sales are Board election ring" only because j Mora We will give you further, d0Wn exactly the same, 34.we I had expected an answer before; particulars as they are received; have been using this Mormi election day and that answer concerning the field day. We tion in our discussions pointing could have been "NO" based on1 think that farmers will be espec-out to people that this is an ex the 90 day requirement. ially interested in attending this; ample of the ramifications in an iieia aay inis year miicc uieie ai. ; agricultural H'ufi,ul" several new crops being grown at cses controls and which does not the experiment station that might; permit 0ng range planning by hold promise to diverted wheat the individual farmer." acres. i ' I Newt O'Harra Lexington ranch- Last week we commented on an(1 presjtient of the Morrow the work that Marion Weather- County Farm Bureau was in the ford and Jens Terjeson were do- office a few days ago. Newt had ing in Washington D. C. in just roturned from Reno, Nevada, gards to the new farm program ( where ne attended the Farm Bu and legislation which would be school and training session. ! favorable for Morrow County: n , n(T thp session , with all the i . , Thus, the possibility, and it is only a possibility, still exists that I might move within the next three or four months. Realizing this and based on the premise that I might have been elected to the school board, the only alter native was to Withdraw as a candidate now, even though I might remain in Heppner indefinitely. To those of you whom I might have disappointed by this action T ...t..U 11 . T . Un..! W S II irt V I H I It'VIt'l IMV ' n had to withdraw and add, I'rp! I9 re',or,s fm ff" I "Jjf view was made of states accomp sorry. I do hope that those who! Some LI? j laments. Newt was very proud would have supported me will Farmers. To date they have made; western states represented, a re- now give their whole-hearted fupport to Mr. Ed Collison and to the school-board in the develop, ment of improved school facili ties so that an improved educa tional program may be planned I extend my th,;nks to you who had and would have supported me and I offer all good wishes to the old and new directors of the school board of School District No. 1. Sincerely, John B. Ernsdorff TO THE EDITOR . . . To The Editor: I wish to take this opportunity and these means to explain my County Agent News By N. C. Anderson An Interesting program has been arranged for the Pilot farm and experiment station field days to be held at the rendleton Branch Experiment Station on June 28th and 29th. On June 28th at 1:30 p. m. a tour will be held at the Crow Pilot Farm. This is located one mile south and one half mile west of Weston. On this tour with superintendent Merrill Oveson in charge, those present will see fertilizer trials on peas, seeding wheat on rough fall i tillage as compared to smooth seed bed preparation, grass nur- I sery, fertilization of wheat fol- position and reasons for having of children in school, a member of lowing peas, fall and spring seeded recrop, winter and spring wheat nurseries, tillage practi- to withdraw at "the 19th hour" as a candidate for the three year term of School Director. When the announcement of my candidacy was made It was done so in good faith and by reason of the obligations I felt as a parent citizen of this the PI A and as a community, After the original announce ment of my candidacy had been made I was offered a position as administrator of a 130 bed hos pital. The executive board of ces on peas and crop residue prac tices. On June 29th, starting at 9:30 a. m., the group will visit the Lester King Pilot farm, will then go to the Jim and Fred Hill Pilot fay flnghw pasnr! no mm BflffS ;;.- - r " mj ;:r l 1 ..JTty. t mi ii mnA in nf iiiiirnT '" rvn an V Vv.;..XWv.. rrrnnn 4 "7" J i o o o cfo more work per day . . . more work per dollar! You iav hours on fhe road. Thanks to greater ac celeration and hill-climbing ability, you can save. time without increasing your maximum road speeds. '' ' You love exrra trips. That's because of entr.ai XcqJ space. New pickup bodies are deeper, new stukq-iinJ platform bodies wider and longer. ,,j You save time on deliveries. Now truck Hydra-Mutic transmission saves time and clTort at every stop. Op tional at extra cost on 3i- and 1-ton models. You save on operating costs. The "Thriftmaster 235" engine, the "l.oadniaster 235," and the "Jobmaster 261" nil li-'i;) dT ift oi : 1 (ojiffoti.iron 2-ton models at extra cost), deliver greater horsepewet plus increased operating economy. Lit, -lit (-! You sov with lower upkeep, loo. There are heavier axle shafts in two-ton models, bigger clutches in light flfhu" htfcvyuiry. models, stronger frames in all models. I' i-.'l '! :( And your savings start the day you buy. "Chevrolet,,! you know, is America's lowest priiiad line of trucksl Come in and see all the wonderful new things you get in Americans number one truck. 1 Now's the time to buy! Get our BIG DEAL! Save with a New Chevrolet Fulleton Chevrolet Company mism for legislation which Uould; 0j Oregon's record in many ways, be favorable for our farmers It Snorted that Oregon was while others indicate they arejright at ,ne top of tne nst in running into proverbial red tape Brucenosjs testing and that Mor that is found in Washington. Evi-, rQW County was mentioned as one cientiy tney nave not convmceu q( the counties with less than one me secretary oi agriculture mm a further reduction in wheat acres for 1955 would be disastrous for our farmers, as in todays paper we note the secretary has made his official announcement of a 12.8 percent additional wheat acreage cut. We note however, that he is asking, in accordance with the law, since the law speci fically states that when wheat reaches in excess of 20. of nor mal supply that acreage allot ments and marketing quotas shall be declared. We have a 79. increase in wheat over a normal carry-over on hand in the United States now. Regardless of the outcome, we: know that Mr. Weatherford and; Mr. Terjeson are working hard! and have made many influential people in Washington realize the, Pacific Northwest wheat growers' plight. A couple of paragraphs from report 18 from these men is worth repeating. Insert number one "John Locke told us that he felt the top men in the Department of Agriculture aspects, he felt that there were some things we were lacking in and especially here in Morrow County. One thing that he made special mention of was recreation facilities which we are quite far down on the list. o MARVIN SOWARD GIVES TWO MORE CONCERTS Marvin Soward and Gene Han cock, who recently presented a concert here, gave a concert at Halfway last Saturday and fol. lowed it with another at the La Grande Christian church Sunday night. While in that area they took time out to visit with the Lewis Lairds, relatives of Mr. Soward, who took them to see the upper, part of Hells Canyon. Mrs. Mar vin Soward, whose native state is Indiana, also made the trip and expressed much apprecia tion of the beauty of the country. o EXAMINER COMING A drivers license examiner will be on duty in Heppner Tuesday, July 6 at the court house between 9:30 a. m. and 3:30 p. m. the sec retary of state's office announced. From where I sit ..Jy Joe Marslt No Sale! geous figure! I guess I just like people," she said. From where I sit Granny can be excused for her little ruse. She may be in her eighties, but her mind is young and open. She's the kind of person who's made this town so wonderful. Granny not only likes people but she re spects them and their preferences and opinions. Come to think of it, "liking" and "respecting" mean much the same thing, don't they? Right in front of Granny White's beautiful old house on Maple Avenue there's a brand-new sign: "Antiques. Inquire Within." Now don't get excited. Gran ny explained it all the other night after we settled down in her parlor, me with my temperate beer, Granny with her tea. I asked her if she was really going in the antique business. "Oh, no," says Granny, "I wouldn't Bell anything. I put that sign up so folks would come in and talk and look around. If they insist on a price, I tell them some outra- Copyright, 1954, United Statei Brewers Foundation s racse f FREE! FREE! HEPPNER FREE! CLEAN UP PAINT UP SHINE UP PHONE 6-961S OR 6-9652 FOR Free Pick Up of Trash Volunteers from the Heppner-Morrow County Chamber of Commerce will call Saturday afternoon or Sunday to remove your trash if you wish. emember- Saturday afternoon and Sunday last chance for this FREE service . Phone NOW to let them know where to call. DO YOUR PART DRIVE SPONSORED BY Heppner - Morrow County Chamber of Commerce
