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61 Missing From
High School Monday
Flu, colds and other related ill
nesses last weekend laid low
such a great number of Heppner
high and grade students that
school officials, after taking one
lock Monday morning at the
empty seats called a halt to clas
ses and dismissed all studtents
until Tuesday, Nov. 12.
A count of drippy noses in the
high school Monday morning
showed there were only 52 stu
dents present out of an enrollment
of 134 an absenteeism of over 61
percent, and many of those who
showed up shouldn't have been
there, it was reported.
Across the street in the elem
entary school 112 students were
missing out of an enrollment of
365, not such a heavy percentage
as in the high school except that
in some of the 5th and 6th grade
classes there were only five or
six students.
Joining the students on the sick
list were four teachers, Mrs. Roy
Kirk, who has been in the hos-
SLANTS FROM
THE SESSION
By Nicky Tom
Special session, second week.
I don't think anyone took Gover
nor Holmes seriously when he pre
dicted that the legislature could
wind the session up in five days.
Most of us are still hoping to be
through by the end of this week
but some feel that even this is
wishful thinking.
The House last Thursday pas
sed the Governor's tax relief bill
on an almost straight party line
vote. The Republican minority
held out for a 25 reduction in
taxes rather than the 10 in the
bill.
The Senate tax committee has
amended the bill to an even grea
ter extent, however, rolling taxes
back to the level of 1953. The bill
in this form will almost surely
pass the Senate, since Democrat
ic Senators Ben Musa of The Dal
les and Harry Boivin of Klamath
Falls are both voting with Re
publicans on the issue.
Sentiment is strong among
some senators that they should
delay action on the tax bill un
til the House considers the mea
sure passed by the Senate last
week to take away the state's
power to levy a property tax. The
bill passed the Senate 29 to 1 .but
it is feared that it will be clob
bered in the House, as it was dur
ing the last session.
The opinion shared by many
in regard to the automatic state
property tax (the law giving the
tax commission the power to levy
a state property tax in the event
of a shortage in the general fund
for that biennium) is that it actSj
as a psychological Sword of Dam
ocles over the heads of legislat
ors. The theory is that fear of what
a state property tax would do to
to local communities causes the
tax committees to write, and the
individual members to vote for, a
much higher income tax rate than
is necessary to run the state.
Hence the surplus.
So at this point it remains to
be seen which bill will be en
acted first. Perhaps both of them
will be taken care of before this
reaches print.
The third legislative item of
major importance is the bill to
increase basic school support by
$10 per census child. This also
passed the House last Thursday
by 42 to 17, and was approved by
the Senate tax committee 7 to 2.
It came to the floor of the Senate
for final action today but was
sent back to committee for am
endment. There apparently will be an ef
fort to make sure that any in
crease given to basic at this point
will be given definite property
tax relief. I wish I could explain '
how they plan to go about it but
this one is truly beyond me, In
view of the distribution formula
which has been so hard on our
part of the state.
In making the motion to send
the bill back to committee for
amendment Senator Lowry salff
this morning, "In the past the
philosophy has been that educa
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pital for several days with pneu
monia, Mrs. Lester Boulden, Larry
Dowen and Gordon Pratt.
The Heppner schools had been
lucky during past weeks in dodg
ing the flu epidemic which has
struck in many parts of the state,
but last Friday the disease began
to make inroads on attendance.
That morning over 50 students
were absent, but by afternoon an
other 30 or more had given up
'he fight and went home to bed.
The Friday epidemic seriously
affected the high school's annual
homecoming celebration and led
directly to Stanfield's 30 to 0 shel
lacking of the Mustangs that
night at the rodeo field. Only 18
football boys were suited-up for
the game and two or three of
those who did get to the field
probably shouldn't have been
there. The normal football turn
out is about 34 boys.
School officials said this week
that it will not be necessary to
hold classes later in the spring to
make up for the five days which
will be lost this week inasmuch as
the state allows schools 10 days
off their regular planned sched
ule due to emergency.
Monday Game Tentative
High school football coach Jim
Mallon said this week that he
plans to call a football workout
for today (Thursday) in an effort
to see how many members of the
team are in condition to practice
for the season's final game next
Monday against Echo. It is plan
ned now to play the game, which
will be in the afternoon at Echo,
if there are a sufficient number
"of players recuperated. It will not
definitely be known until late
this afternoon or tomorrow, how
ever. The epidemic has not been con
fined just to school youngsters
during the past several days as
there have been a great many ad
ults stricken since last weekend.
There has still been no labora
tory report received here as to
whether the disease is actually
Asian flu or some other variety,
but whatever the type it has tak
en its toll in the Heppner area.
At the present time no other
county schools are reporting any
great number of cases, county
health officials reported. Lexing
ton and lone schools report only
a normal absentee list for the
past week or 10 days.
HEPPNER-ECHO
GAME MONDAY
STILL IN DOUBT
Heppner coach Jim Mallon
raid at noon today (Thursday)
that it still is not certain wheth
er hte Heppner-Echo game will
be played next Monday.
Practice was c-lled at 10 o'
clock this morning and only 13
boys showed up. but Mallon
said he knew of about six
more who we;e absent for reas
other than flu. Another pract
ice is set for this afternoon and
if c sufficient number of play
ers do not turn out then, the
game will undoubtedly be
cancelled.
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Spray Girls Injured
When Car Overturns
In John Day River
Elsie Jenkins, 16, and Sandra
Younce, both of Spray were injur
ed Saturday when the car in
which they were riding missed a
turn and overturned in the John
Day river a short distance below
Spray.
Miss Younce managed to escape
from the car and climb to the
highway where she stopped a pas
sing car, the driver of which
dove into the river and extricated
Miss Jenkins who was unconsci
ous and nearly drowned. She was
given artificial respiration for
nearly two hours before she re
gained consciousness. Dr. C. M.
Wagner of Heppner flew to Spray
to give aid to the girl who was
later brought to Pioneer Memorial
hospital for treatment. She had
a cerebral concussion and a fract
ured vertebrae. Misss Younce suf
fered only bruises.
The name of the passing mot
orist who saved Miss Younce was
not known here.
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EMPTY CHAIRS greeted teachers in Heppner schools Monday as the
widespread flu epidemic descended upon 'this area This photo
was taken after classes were dismissed Monday morning, but
th picture would have been little different in many rooms had
the classes still been in session. Some rooms had only a half-dozen
youngsters in attendance. All Heppner schools, were dismissefl
until next Tuesday morning. Monday being a regular holiday.
(GT Photo)
FLU CASES IN OREGON DURING WEEK
HIGHEST IN HISTORY OF STATE
The state board of health an
nounced Tuesday that 5,815 cases
of flu were reported in Oregon
last week, the highest number
for a one-week period in the
state's history.
The report erased a 39-year-old
record of 4,615 cases reported for
hte week of November 2-9, 1918,
and raised the total number of
flu cases reported in Oregon so
far this year to 22,434. The largest
number of cases ever recorded
during an entire year was the
28,651 tabulated in 1918, which
state officials predict will be top
ped within the next two weeks.
Dr. Samuel B. Osgood, state epi
demiologist, said last week's re
ported incidence was 55.6 percent
higher than the 3,736 cases re
ported the previous seven-day
period, and 135.3 percent above
the 2,471 cases two weeks ag.o
Asian flu is believed primarily
Soil District Heads
To Attend State
Association Meeting
The ninth annual meeting of
Oregon Association of Soil Con
servation Districts will be held at
Tillamook November 21 and 22.
Ralph Wilson, president of the
association states this may be
the largest and best meeting yet
held by the state association.
Highlights of the meeting will
include a banquet address by Dr.
A. L. Strand, president of- Oregon
State college; a luncheon address
on the 21st by Mrs. Armas Jakku
of Hood River, who recently re
turned from travels in the middle
east; a luncheon address on the
22nd by Mr. Robert McClelland,
program advisor of the National
Association of Soil Conservation
Districts; and a panel of soil con
servation district supervisors who
will discuss the topic "Promoting
Soil and Water onservation."
R. L. Harriman of the Goodyear
Tire and Rubber company will
present the winners of Goodyear's
contest with their awards, and
the Industrial Forestry associa
tion will present tree farm certi
ficates to newly certified tree
farmers. Preceding the convention
on November 20 will be a soil
judging tour held for supervisors
and farmers from sail conserva
tion districts. Cash awards for the
winners will be presented during
the convention.
Among agency speakers will be
Dr. A. L. Hafenrichter, plant ma
terials technician of tht Soil Con
servation service, Portland; a rep
resentative of the state forester's
office, Salem; and William Sauer
wein, woodland specialist for the
Soil Conservation service, Alb
any, j
The ladies auxiliary has sched
uled an active program for the
wives of t h e supervisors and
farmers attending the convention.
The Oregon Association of Soil
Conservation Districts is compos
ed of farmer supervisors of the
55 soil consercation districts in
Oregon. Attending from the Hepp
ner Soil Conservation District will
be Mr. and Mrs. Raymond French,
Mr. and Mrs. Newt O'Harra, Mr.
and Mrs. Tom Wilson, and John
Wlghtman. Raymond French Is
chairman of the local district
board.
Holiday
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responsible for the sharp rise in
cases.
He emphasized the report in
cludes only those cases certified
as flu by a physician and report
ed to the state by a local health
department. The report may rep
resent only "five or ten percent"
of the actual Incidence last week,
Dr. Osgood said, because most
people do not consult a physician
for flu. In addition, four counties
failed to report any communic
able diseases last week, and the
city of Portland only reported 17
cases of flu.
Malheur county appeared hard
est hit with 710 cases reported out
of a population of 23,380, follow
ed by Yamhill with 754 cases out
of a population of 30,700.
Dr. Osgood said the only two
defenses against flu are vaccina
tion and the maintenance of
good health habits. Oregon's to
tal allotment of the new vaccine
now stands at more than 200,000
shots, which can be obtained only
through private physicians. If a
physician is temporarily out of
vaccine, persons wanting the pro
tection should ask to be placed on
a waiting list, he said.
Oregon counties where Asian
flu has been confirmed by labora
tory tests so far include: Mult
nomah, Tillamook, Washington,
Yamhill, Clackamas, Hood River,
Marion, Lincoln, Linn, Lane,
Douglas, Coos, Josephine, Jack
son, Klamath, Jefferson, Grant,
Umatilla and Malheur. .
Dr. Osgood said 23 counties
have already had outbreaks of
suspected Asian flu.
About one out of every five per
sons in Oregon is expected to
have Asian flu before the present
epidemic runs its course some
time after the first of next year,
Dr. Osgood said.
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Council Approves
Building Permits
The. Heppner city council Mon
day night approved building per
mits totaling over $17,500. I
The largest permit was issued, the following Monday, with inter
to James Healy for the construe-1 ment at the Redmond cemetery.
tion of a new residence on Green
street to cost $15,000. Other per
mits were to J. G. Barratt, addi
tion to building on Main street
occupied by Ford's Tire Service,
cost $2,500; and to Burton H. Peck,
enlarging room on house, $200.
In other business the council
approved the renewal of liquor
licenses for Bucknum's Tavern,
Elks Club and Heppner Market.
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Mrs. Milton Loney and Mrs.
Mary Davis of Walla Walla spent
the weekend with their sister,
Mrs. F. E. Parker and Mr. Park
er. WEATHER
The Heppner
reports:
Thurs.
Fri.
Sat.
Sun.
Mon.
Tues.
Wed.
weather station
Hi
59
53
48
47
44
46
53
Low
38
31
24
23
22
25
31
Pr.
Rainfall for the week, a trace;
for Octobeh, 3.02; for November, a
trace; for the ytar 14.50 Inches.
Kick-OffloBe
Wednesday For
County Planning
Plans have been completed by
the Morrow county town and
country planning conference
for a kick-off meeting to get con
ference committees under way.
The kickoff will be held in the
county court room at Heppner on
Wednesday, November 13, begin
ning at 1:30 p.m. Assisting with
the program for the day will be
Jean Scheel, assistant director,
Oregon State college, and Art
Kins, conservation specialist,
Oregon State college.
Dining the day some 200 mem
bers of the seven committees and
others interested are expected to
formulate topics which are of Int
erest to the county and will be
considered during the winter
months. Background material will
be presented which will include
changes in Morrow county and
Oregon occurring over the past 10
years. A look into the future will
be made. County judge Garnet
Barratt will review county acti
vities for the past 10 years.
While chairman for all com
mittees have not yet been found,
it is thought that chairmanships
will be filled and committee
members appointed this week.
Those who have accepted chair
manships are Gerald Swaggart,
livestock committee; Mrs. E. M.
Baker, youth activities commit
tee; Frank Anderson, farm crops
committee and Kenneth Peck,
conservation and land use.
Committees left to fill are pub
ic education, family and commun
ity living and development of off
farm resources. Letters will go
out this week to all committees
appointed at this time, however
the public is invited to attend.
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Heppner Schools
Make Plans For
Education Week
In observance of National Edu
cation week November 12 through
15, the Heppner schools are mak
ing plans for visitations to schools
by many of the parents.
The high school will have a
contest to see which class will
have the most parents visit dur
ing the week.
Slips will be sent home to the
parents, the first of the week, so
that they may sign up to eat
lunch one day during the week,
at school with their children.
Superintendent Joe Stewart
says parents are urged t0 visit
any ( lasses they wish during the
week so they will become famili
ar with the school procedures,
teaching system and faculty. It is
only by the parents knowing and
understanding what their child
ren are doing at school that they
can help them be better students.
Funeral Services For
Raymond M. Rogers
Held In Redmond
Word has been received of the
sudden death of Ray Rogers at
his home in Redmond on October
23. Death was the result of a
heart attack. Funeral services
were held from the Redmond
Communitv Presbvterian church
Raymond Minor Rogers was
born July 16, 1892 at Heppner, the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rogers
and the grandson of Mr. and Mrs,
Ellis Minor, Morrow county pio
neers. He grew up and attended
school in Heppner and in 1923
married Gwendolyn Darbee of
Heppner. Soon thereafter they
moved to Redmond where they
have since resided.
Besides his widow, he Is surv
ived by one daughter, Mrs. Mer
rltt A. 'Dorothy Ann) Boone of
Clernson, S.C.; one son, Donald
D. Rogers of Redmond, and fouf
grandsons. He also leaves one
brother, Max Rogers of Salem.
He was a cousin of Stanley
Minor.
Besides being active in other
organizations, Rogers was a 40
year member of the Heppner Elks
lodge of which his fahter was a
charter member.
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EXAMINER COMING
A drivers license evaminer will
be on duty in Heppner, Tuesday,
November 19 at the court house
between the hours of 9:30 a.m.
and 3:30 p.m.
Heppner Doctors Say
Two Asian Flu Shots
Better Protection
At a staff meeting 0f the Pio
neer Memorial hospital on No
vember 4, the Heppner doctors
discussed the Asian influenza
program and after thorough con
sideration it was decided, in ord
er to increase the protection ag
ainst the influenza, a second shot
should be given two weeks after
the first shot.
A stronger shot is now in the
process of making but when it
will be available no one yet
knows. When the stronger vac
cine is available the experts be
lieve it will give much better
protection than the present vaccine.
PP & L Completes
Heppner Project
Pacific Power and Light com
pany has completed a power line
conversion project in the Hep
pner area which will raise dis
tribution voltages from 2,300 to
12,000 volts, it was reported here
by J. R. Huffman, local PP&L
manager.
The project cost nearly $17,000
and 'will greatly strengthen and
improve electric service in the
local area, he said. The project
called for the stringing of more
than 34,000 feet of new conductor
and the installation of 116 new
transformers.
Huffman also pointed out that
the power company plans no fur
ther service interruptions which
were necessary during the volt
age conversion work.
Included in the conversion was
the installation of a new system
of "fuse coordination" which will
minimize the effect of lino troub
les and provide increased service
continuity. The new system, Huff
man explained, will "pin point"
the location of any line trouble
and automatically Isolate that
section from the rest of the cir
cuit. -o
Offices, Stores to
Close On Monday
All city, county, state and
federal officees, banks and
most local businesses will be
closed on Monday, November 11
in observance of Veteran's dory.
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Civic League Sale
Helps Kindergarten
The Civic League rummage sale
held last Friday and Saturday at
Rosewall Motor Company cleared
around $300.00 for the kindergart
en fund, it reported by Mrs. M. C.
Huggett.
Selling chairman for the event
were Mrs. Howard Cleveand and
Mrs. Stanley Holm.
NOT TYPE LICE, BUT FLU BUG
UPSETS GAZETTE TIMES SHOP
The flu bug, wanting to be
imparticl, took a swat at the
Gazette Times shop too this
week, putting the linotype op
erator and the printer out of
commission at various times.
With the crew cut short there
are many usual features miss
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LEXINGTON HOMECOMING QUEEN Pat SteagalL daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Wilbur SteagalL Is being crowned by Tommy Martin,
president of the freshman class at Lexington high school.
Howard Morgan To
Speak Saturday
At REA Meeting
Howard Morgan, state public
utilities commissioner of Salem,
will be the afternoon speaker at
the annual meeting of the Colum
bia Basin Electric Cooperative,
Inc., Saturday at the fair pavilion.
Registration will be at 10:30 a.
m., .with dinner served at 11:30
a.m. by the ladles of the Rhea
creek grange.
In the afternoon officers reports
will be heard and election of dir
ectors held with Guy Arbogast,
Condon; Henry Baker and Ken
neth Srnouse of lone, whose terms
have expired, being nominated to
replace themselves on the board
and others nominated are James
Logan, Cecil; Ralph Eakin, Cond
on; George Miller. Cecil; V. L.
Carlson lone, and George Currln,
Heppner.
Besides Morgan's address, there
will also be an address by Henry
Alderman, publisher of Ruralite,
and Harley B. Young, manager of
the cooperative, will give his an
nual report.
After eight years of progress the
cooperative reports 40 miles of
transmission line and 86 miles of
distribution line and an operat
ing revenue of $165,405.76, with a
net margin of $3,365.33.
Total assets of the cooperative
amount to $1,920,917. 01, accord
ing to the annual statement, cop
ies of which will be given out to
those present.
Officers are Kenneth J. Smouse,
lone, president; Walter Jaeger,
Condon, vice president; Jack
Hynd, Jr., Cecil, secretary-treas.';
and directors are Wayne Ander
son, Condon; O. E. Peterson, lone;
Henry Baker, lone; John Hanna,
Heppner; Guy Arbogast, Condon;
and James Hoag, Blalock.
It Is urged that all members
and their families attend the
meeting Saturday and there will
be door prizes awarded.
Oakridge Hunter
Dies Here Sunday
Carl B. Mumpower, 63, Oak
ridge, Ore., died early Monday at
Pioneer Memorial hospital. He
and his wife and a third person
had been in a hunting party In
the mountains near Heppner.
An attending physician report
ed that Mr. Mumpower was In
an advanced state of diabetic co
ma when he was brought to the
hospital Sunday night and had
been ill for two or three days.
Creswick Mortuary took the
body to the Willamette valley
Tuesday for services.
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Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cohn left
Wednesday to attend the Oregon
Woolgrowers' convention in Port
land. ing from this week's paper and
stories that had to be left out
It is hoped that everything will
be back to normal next week
and that no one feels neglected
because some stories were left
out.
Mr. Flu Bug Is one person
you don't argue withl