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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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.