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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (March 29, 1956)
LIBRARY U OF 0 EUGENE. Neppner Business Being Hurt by Condition of - "----tUmi it- - Copies 10 Cents Ruling To Keep Clerk In Office An attorney general's opinion given this morning eliminated the need for voting for one county office yhich it had been thought would have to be filled this year. Attorney general Robert Thorn ton today advised district attor ney Bradley Fancher that regard less of when a county clerk is elected, it is for a full four-year term. It had been' thought that Morrow county clerk Bruce Lind say had been elected for two years, to fill out the unexpired term of the late Charles Barlow, and that voters would have to choose again this year for a full term. The ruling however, gives Lindsay another two years in office. Lindsay had filed for re-election to the job as a. Democrat and Mrs. Sadie Parrish, deputy clerk, was also seeking the post on the Republican ballot. Lind say was elected clerk in the 1954 election and took office at the start of 1955. Election notices and ballots for the primary were already in the hands of the printers when the ruling was made, but the position will be eliminated from the ballot before they are com pleted. o Edgar Denton, 74 Taken By Death Edgar Denton, 74, passed away at his home March 27 after a three months illness. He was born in Scotesville, Kentucky and came to Heppner about five years ago, from Con- don, to make his home at the Raymond French ranch. Surviving are his wife, Nettie of Heppner; sons, Harlan, Prine villc; Frank, Kinzua; Howard, Richland, Washington and daughters, Mrs. Eula Fisher, of Springfield, Oregon; Mrs. Thelma Henderson, Greybull, Wyoming; Mrs. Lorida McBride, Cle Elub, Washington; Mrs. Norma French, Heppner and Mrs. Sharon Peter- son, Condon. There are also 19 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren. , Services will be held Saturday, March 31 at 2:00 p. m. at the Christian church in Wallowa, Oregon with Burns Mortuary of Pendleton in charge. Interment will be in the Wal lowa cemetery. lone High Band Wins Top Rating at Music Festival The lone high school band under the direction of Gary Stephenson received a top rating of a'T" at the Eastern Oregon music festi val held last Saturday at Pen dleton. The band was entered in the class D division but played class C music. A concert was presented Sat urday evening in the Pe'rtk-:on armory by the all-Eastern Ore gon selected bands, choruses and orchestra. Students taking part in the evening program were se lected from the schools that par ticipated in the contest. In the class C and D festival band, eight lone students wer chosen. They were Ernest Drake, cornet; Gerry White, bass clarinet; Neil McKay, baritone; Gary Brenner, Drums; Bill Salter, bass horn; Jean Ann Swanson, Mardine Baker and Sue Coleman, clarinets. 4 i ORE. 1 Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, March 29, J M 9 - MRS. LOUISE HUMPHREY, exe cutive associate with Oregon Tax Research, will be the main speaker at the chamber of commerce annual banquet next Wednesday evening. Last Immunization Clinic Scheduled The third and last immuniza tion clinic of the year will be held in Morrow county schools this month, it was announced today by Mrs. Velma Glass, county health nurse. Those children who will have incompleted immunizations will be given a record and be asked to go to their private physician for their remaining shots, it was said. The schedule follows: HeDDner and Hardman schools and preschool children, April 12, 9 a. m. Lexington school and preschool April 19, 9 a. m. lone school and preschool, April 19, 9:45 a. m. Irrigon school and preschool, April 23, 9 a; m. Boardman school and pre school, April 23, 10 a. m. Two Receive Webelos Awards At Cub Scout Pack Meeting Tuesday About 60 were present at the day night to see Ronnie Keeling, son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Keeling and LeRoy Gardner, son of Mr. and Mrs. LeRoy Gardner receive their Webelos awards. This is the highest award given in Cub Scouting and is received only after much faithful and hard work. Other awards given were Wolf badge, Simon Winters, Teddy Turner, Ronnie Becket, Ray Ni chols; Lion,' Donnie Keeling; Gold Arrow points, Johnnie Pfeif fer, Donnie Munkers. Jerry Wag ner; Silver Arrow points, Ronnie Jones, David Anderson, Douglas Anderson, Stewart Dick, LeRoy Gardner, Raymond Nichols. A film on fishing was shown and a game played in which Mike Smith won first prize and Wayne Evans, second. Kenneth Keeling won a live rabbit as a prize in another game. Den 2, with Mrs. Kenneth Keeling as den mother, had the most parent representation at the meeting. The den mothers of Den 4, Mrs, LeRoy Gardner and Mrs. Marvin Smith, served refreshments and Mrs. George Terrell and Mrs, Ray Ayers, den mother of Den 5, furnished the entertainment. Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Connor of Forest Grove visited this week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Connor. i It i Li Jf : I ' J- Tax Specialist To Be Speaker at Chamber Banquet Mrs. Louise Humphrey, Port land, executive associate with Oregon Tax Research, the state taxpayer's organization in Ore gon, will be the main speaker at the Heppner-Morrow County Chamber of Commerce annual banquet next Wednesday even ing, it was revealed this week by Phil Blakney, chamber president. The annual banquet, which will replace the chamber's regular Monday noon meeting, will be gin at 6 p. m. with a social hour followed by the banquet at 7 p. m. It will be at the Legion hall. Mrs. Humphrey, who is known as one of Oregon's top experts in the tax field, will speak on Ore gon State Tax Structure. She has been associated with Oregon Tax Research for the past 15 j years and had covered seven sessions of the Oregon legislature as a special reporter. She has served on three legislative tax study commitjees , by appoint ment xt Governor McKay and the late Governor Patterson.. She is a member of the National Tax Association and was on the pro gram for that group at the na tional meeting in Detroit last fall. Mrs. Humphrey has served as legislative chairman of several women's organizations and is current legislative chairman of the Portland Business and Pro fessional Women and the Fede ration of Women's Organiza tions. She has spoken at several re cent county farm policy plan ning conferences and will be a panel member on the Oregon Tax Clinic to be held In Salem April 6. Other high points on the ban quet program, which will be under the direction of La Verne Van Marter Jr. chairman will be the drawing of names for the re demption of 2o field lighting bonds in the amount of $1,000, the awarding of certificates of recognition for past year's ef forts, and a report of the cham ber's activities during the year just completed. The banquet is open to the public and tickets may be ob tained from president Blakney or various other members of the or ganization. Heppner High School Band Gets 2 Rating At Music Festival Under the direction of Norman Peters, the Heppner High School band received a 2 rating at the Eastern Oregon music festival in Pendleton, March 24. Other class C bands receiving 2 ratings were Pilot Rock, Union, Umatil la and Condon. The Baker jun ior high band was the only C band to receive a 1 rating. The Heppner high class B mixed chorus received a 2 and the grade school band received a 3 rating. Both of these are directed by Mr. Peters. LOCAL PASTOR TO EE ON TV PROGRAM Saturday evening at 6 p. m. the Heppner Church of Christ will be represented by Rev. Charles V. Knox on the fifth television pro gram on channel 19 sponsored by the Christian churches of North eastern Oregon and Southeastern Washington. The theme is The Meaning of the Resurrection. Houseguestg for the week of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Cason are their 'daughter Betty Estberg and Ro alette I bert D. Fickhardt of Los Angeles. it v - III! I II I 5" II I Eimesi 1956 Red Cross Returns Climb to $1500; Still Short of Goal Fifty-Four percent of the Mor row county Red Sross drive goal was reached Wednesday, it was reported today by Dick Brunner, county dvive chairman, This amounts to $1,516. With only three days left of this year's drive, there are still 15 areas in the county that have not turned in their contributions, Brunner said, but these are ex pected within the next few days. Eighteen workers representing areas in Heppner, Lexington, lone, Cecil, Irrigon and several rural sections reported in during the past wek to bring the fund to its present level. The urgent need for Red Cross funds for the coming year was again stressed by Brunner who pointed out the heavy drain the organization suffered during last years many disasters. o Cancer Crusade To Open Monday The Morrow county cancer cru sade gets underway Monday, April 2 when families throughout the county will receive letters from the crusade asking for their contributions. Heppner Mayor Mrs. Mary Stevens has proclaimed April as Cancer Crusade month and ur ges residents to send in contri butions early to help the county be first to reach its quota for the sixth consecutive year. The county crusade Is spon sored by the Heppner American Legion Auxiliary and members Mrs. Richard Meador, Mrs. Mike Saling, Mrs. Don Bellenbrock and Mrs. Preston Robinson recently met at the home of Mrs. How ard Pettyjohn, chairman and ad dressed 1300 envelopes to send out. Monday evening the jun ior auxiliary met at the Petty john home to fill and stamp the envelopes.Helping were Beverly and Barbara Blake, Patricia Van Winkle, Cheryl Hartman and Cheryl Bellenbrock assisted by Roseann Ayers, Mrs. Jack Van Winkle, Mrs. Bellenbrock and Mrs. Pettyjohn. The letters will be mailed Saturday. Business houses will be so licited by volunteer workers, it was announced by Mrs. Petty John, who with Mrs. Phil Blak ney will work in Heppner. Mrs. C. C. Jones will serve in Lexing ton and Mrs. Walter Corley and Mrs. Gordon White in lone. O-i Smouldering Fire Brings Two Alarms Heppner fireman made two runs to the same residence Mon day afternoon before flames caused by a faulty fireplace were extinguished. The fire started in a wall around the fireplace in a house on south Main street owned by Floyd Worden and occupied by Robert Becker. The blaze was confined to a relatively small section of one wall, but after the second call which came shortly after firemen had returned to the hall, a considerable amount of plaster and wall was removed to prevent the smouldering fire from spreading into the rest of the house. Damage was estimated at sev eral hundred dollars. o Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Ban of Redmond, were overnight visi tors Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Barr's brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Clive Huston. Miss Nancy Adams, student at Mills College, California is spend ing spring vacation at the home of her mother, Mrs. Floyd Adams. Highway South-Said HARCLY WORTHY of the name highway is the 2S miles of state secondary highway 207 between Keppner and the John Day highway nesr Spray. These pictures were taken last Sun day and show the gravel-sur-laced road to be soft wet, rough and so badly rutted in spots that a normal c:r could easily get high-centored in many places. Old-time residents have reported the road to be in the worst condition they have ever seen it, yet it is the only direct connection residents along sections of the John Day river have with Heppner and the north. Photo on the right shows the height of one of the "heaves", half way up on wheel of car. Additional comment in editorial column. 73rd Year, Number 3 Slight Drop in County School Tax Seen Possibility The rural school board, at the first of a series of special bud get meetings, Tuesday night adopted two of the six district budgets and returned one to the local board for correction. The remaining budgets will be con sidered at another meeting next Tuesday at the court house, county school superintendent Jack Flug announces. The budgets of the Heppner and Hardman districts were ac cepted and returned to the boards. The Heppner budget will be published in the Gazette Times in two weeks. The budget of the lone school district was considered by the board but was ordered returned to the local board for some cor rections. Flug indicated Wednesday, that though it was too early to be able to establish definitely what the total county school budget -and tax will be, it is hoped and expected that the overall school tax will be slight ly lower than last year. Some of the budgets show a slight in crease over 1955-56 figures, but it is expected that cash carry overs and other receipts will make possible the reduction. Cost of operating all county schools dur ing the current year was $644,515. Total budget expense for the coming year for the Heppner schools, the largest district In the county, will be $240,564, an in crease of only $5,500 over last year thouth a new building has been placed in operation. Ex pected receipts and cash carry over will however reduce the amount necessary to be raised by taxes to slightly under last year's tax figure. ' The Hardman budget showed an increase of $200 over last year to bring next year's figure to $9,655, but again, carryover moneys will result in a reduction of the necessary tax. Remaining district budgets will be considered next week and all rural district budget work will be cleaned up by April 20 by which time most districts will either publish or post their in dividual budgets. o Boardman Given Flood Warning Joe Tatone, city mayor, urges the residents of Boardman to keep in mind and prepare for a potential flood condition, possi bly in the month of June. A very dangerous situation exists in the volume of snow banked in the mountains. If cool weather con ditions hold this snow until in early June, or until there is a sudden warm period, the result may be a much greater flood than that of 1948. Most of the city of Boardman could easily be caught In a destructive lake of water. There is no protection In view for the town by means of diking or pumping. Everyone should be prepared to move objects subject to float ing to a safe area. The town must be cleaned of rubbish and debris before the situation arises. The 1948 flood was high enough to form an 18-inch pool on most of the downtown area. o LEGION AUXILIARY TO MEET The American Legion auxiliary will meet Tuesday evening, Apr. 3 at 8.00 p. m. at the home of Mrs. W. C. Heath and Mrs. Rich ard Meador, assisting hostess. V I - , J. . . .- " ' ' " . 1 , . . ( Ti,i ' .J i , 4 : v 1 ' . , - - irmiiiii '-in iii ri )"-'-'-' iitrnr-'iiii ry ) rr Special Good Friday And Easter Church Services Scheduled Special pie-Easter services are scheduled at nearly all Heppner, Lexington and lone churches during the remainder of this week with special emphasis placed on Union Good Friday services to bo held from noon to 3 p. m. at the Heppner Christian church. The Union service will be di vided into 20 minute periods for the convenience of those who will be unable to attend the entire service. Four ministers, Rev. Charles Knox, Heppner Christian church; Rev. Willis Geyer, As sembly of God church; Rev. Les ter Boulden, Methodist church and Rev. Norman Northrup of the Lexington Christian church will participate in the union ser vice. Holy Week and Easter is being observed at All Saints' Episcopal church with Holy Communion this morning at 10 and again this evening at 8 p. m. Good Friday services will be from 12 noon to 3 p. m. and the rector, the Rev. George R. S. Little will speak on the Seven Words from the Cross. This service will also be divided into periods. Easter day there will be a celebration Nurses Aide Training Classes to Start A two and one-half months series of weekly nurses aide training classes will be conduc ted at Pioneer Memorial hospi tal starting this week, it is an nounced by Jack Angel, hospital administrator. The classes will be held from 7 to 8 p. m. on Thursday even ings and anyone interested is urged to take the training course. Registered nurses will conduct the classes and there will be no charge. 52-YEAR-OLD ARBOR UNCOVERED AT IONE i - ,H r-nym -R s.v-JIJJ THE IONE SCHOOL a couple of years alter the trees referred to in the story below were planted. This old picture postcard showed the school and its students In 1907. One of the trees! shown in this photo is one that was removed last week and had a bottle entwined in its roots telling of the planting ceremony. A lot of history came to light at lone last week .when, during the process of removing some old trees on the lone school grounds, a bottle was found entwined in the roots of one of the trees. The bottle and its contents was placed under the tree at the time of its planting, Arbor Day, April 8, 1904. Though they had been in the grounds almost 52 years to the day, the papers were In excel lent condition and they gave a list of all the students of the lone school as well as the recitation given by "Little Marie Cason" at the time of the planting of the tree and the bottle. Since the bottle has been un covered, old timers in lone have remembered that there were Worst Ever' of the Holy Communion at 8 a. m., a children s service at 9:45 ana at 11 o'clock a Choral Eucharist with sermon. On EaskT Tuesday there will be Holy Communion at 10 a. m. and 8 p. m. St. Patrick's Catholic church will observe Good Friday with confessions at 5:30 and Mass and Veneration of the Cross at 6 p. m. Holy Saturday schedule calls for afternoon and evening confes sions at Blessing of the Baptismal Font and Paschal Candle at 10 p. m. Easter Sunday will be ob served by high Mass at Midnight and low Mass at 9:30 a. m. Good Friday services will be observed at St. Williams church in lone at 8 p. m. and there will be Easter Sunday Mass at 8 a. m. Cantata to Be Given The Church of Christ and the Methodist church choirs will pre sent their annual Easter cantata at the Christian chuich at 8 p. m. Friday. It is being directed by Norman Peters accompanied by Mrs. J. O. Turner. Good Friday services will be held at the lone Church of the Nazarene at 8 p. m. Friday and Easter Sunday will be observed with a special Sunday school program at 10 a. m. and worship service at 11 a. m. The church will also participate In the union Sunrise services scheduled in the lone city park at 6 a. m. Sunday. The lone Community church will hold a special Sunday school program Easter morning and ser vices at 11. Other churches are scheduling special Holy Week services and many Sunday services call for special music and programs, It has been announced. ' Heppner stores will not be closed during Good Friday ser vices, but employees who desire will be given time off to attend the services. DAY PROGRAM SCHOOL GROUNDS .i'iidl other bottles planted with each tree. So far, continued search has failed to reveal them, how ever. The entire list of pupils In the lone school in 1904 is reprinted elsewhere in today's paper In the lone school news "Cardinal Cor ner." The dedication speech found In the bottle we quote: "Little tree we plant thee here this Arbor Day. We plant thee be. cause we love thee. We plant thee hoping that some day we may enjoy thy beauty and thy shade. May the breezes fan thee, the rain bathe thee, and the sun shine upon thee. We name thee John James Audubon. Recited by Lit tle Marie Cason." The recovered papers will be ' put under glass in the school.
