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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (March 20, 1958)
L I BRARY U OF 0 EUGENE. ORE. rrn Copies 10c Lex Group Urging Joint High School A large group of Lexington community parents and taxpay ers met Wednesday evening, March 12, at the Jack Barak ranch to organize an Educational Betterment committee. Officers elected were Kenneth Peck, chair man; Gene Cutsforth, secretary; and Tad Miller, treasurer. The newly activated commit tee has as its goal an improved educational opportunity for the VALEDICTORIAN of lone grad. uating class is Mardine Baker IONE HIGH school Salutatorian. Grace McCabe. lone High School Reveals Top Honor Students The lone high school this week named their two top honor stu dents among the senior grad uating class. They are Mardine Baker, daughter of Mr and Mrs E Markham Baker, valedictorian, and Grace McCabe, daughter of Mr and Mrs L A McCabe, salu tatorian. In addition to her top grades, Miss Baker has been very active in school and outside activities. She is editor of the school an nual, participated in the music in May festival at Pacific Uni versity, has been active in band and athletics, and was recently named a winner of an Elks scholarship. She has also been active in 4-H club work and is presently a junior 4-H leader. She plans to attend the Uni versity of Oregon this fall where she will take a nurse's training course. Miss McCabe has also been very active in 4-H club work, has taken an active part in school athletics and has been a cheer leader during her years in high school. Both girls have held offi ces in school and members of the Girls' League. Awards will be presented at graduation late in May. MCMUHDOS HAVE GUESTS Dr and Mrs A D McMurdo had as their guests over the weekend their sons Mr and Mrs Charles E McMurdo and three children, I Peggy, Charlie and Loulie of! of Portland and Scott McMurdo. : X." y ""jjyv ' I : I . . ' -W i. .J . Heppner, young people of the Lexington community. The first report issued by the committee states that since it has been ascertained from reliable sources that school reorganizat ion of the county will not take place for at least three years, and possibly five years, it is felt by the group that steps must be taken to fill the immediate needs for a better education until, and if, reorganization is realized. It was expressed by members of the committee that students of Lexington high school are an exceptionally fine group of young people both mentally and morally and that they are de serving of the very best educat ion possible. The committee has stated that a complete report on its find ings will be sent to every resi dent in the Lexington area and that it will outline in detail how such a betterment program might be put into effect. It also gives a comparison of courses of study offered in the Lexington, lone and Heppner high schools dur ing the present school year. The report continues, "The ul timate aim of this committee is consolidation of the high schools. The present school reorganizat ion law provides for administrat ive reorganization and not a physical consolidation of school plants. "The next meeting of the Ed ucation Betterment committee will be held Monday, April 7 at 8 pm at the Lexington Grange hall. We sincerely urge you to bring your questions and con structive suggestions to this meeting. These are open meet ings, and it is hoped everyone will feel free to express their thoughts on this vital question of the secondary education of our children." lone Rehires Teaching Staff All lone school teachers have been rehired for another year, except two who have resigned at the end of this year, the lone school board has announced. Dallas Shockley, superintendent, has been rehired for two years. The two teachers who resign ed are, Mrs Charles Hudson, girls' physical education instruct or, and Mrs Lmma Dally, Eng- lish teacher and librarian. WEATHER Hi Low Prec Thursday 44 22 Friday 45 30 .04 Saturday 48 33 .17 Sunday 44 26 . .18 Monday 50 32 .09 Tuesday 51 31 .17 Wednesday 55 30 Precipitation for the week .63 rain and snow; for March .84, for the year 4.65 inches. TUESDAY NIGHT SPAGHETTI FEED TO BENEFIT RED CROSS DRIVE A spaghetti feed, with all pro-1 each diner may pay whatever he ceeds to go to the Morrow county j Red Cross drive has been announ- ced for next Tuesday evening, March 25 by Dan Wagner, man ager of O'Donnell's cafe. The restaurant will start serv ing the spaghetti dinner at 6 pm and will keep going as long asinounced today that only $447.50 customers come after the meal, 'has been reported to date by vol- Wagner said. No definite charge will be made for the feed, but SPECIAL CITY PARKING FUND GETTING SHORT; BETTER 'GIVE BACK' NEEDED The chamber of commerce this week gave warning to car driv ers who forget to deposit nick- les in Heppner parking meters that unless more attention Is paid to the "give-back-a-nickel" envelopes that they receive in stead of overtime parking citat ions, it may be necessary to drop the plan and return to the old $1 fine. The reason for the threat is that the special fund set up to feed nickles into meters with the idea that they will be returned in the bright orange envelopes, is going in the hole each week. The envelope-instead-of ticket plan was started about two years ago by the chamber and for some time it held Its own or gained slightly because of dime or quar Gazette Oregon, Thursday, March 20, 1958 ASC Announces Higher Payments For Deferred Acres A change in conservation re serve payment rates was announ ced this week by the Morrow county ASC office. The committee has adopted a more realistic con servation reserve arrnual pay ment rate based upon average production rather than on a flat county rate of $12 per acre for cropland placed in the conser vation reserve program. A 10-year average wheat yield has been established for each wheat farm in the county, and the new rates are based on these acreage yields. They are: $9 per acre for an average of 19 bush els or lower; $10 per acre for an average of 20 and 21 bushels; $11 per acre for a 22 bushel average; $12 per acre for 23 bushel; $13 for a 24 bushel yield; and $14.25 per acre for an average yield of 25 bushels or higher. Also, to compensate for the ad ditional land laid out to balance land in the conservation reserve on summerfallow farms, a non diversion paymen of 30 percent of the annual rate is also available. Under the new rates a producer with a 25 bushel average or up may receive as high as $18.50 an acre for diverting barley acres into grass and legumes for a five or 10 year contract under the pro gram. The county committee has a dopted the changes in hope of increasing participation of the higher producing areas in the conservation reserve for 1958 and future years. The deadline date for signing up in the program for the 1958 year is April 15, and the ASC offiee urges anyone interested to take advantage of this change for the 1958 year or to plan a head for 1959. Two-County Meeting Held Here Tuesday On Civil Defense Over 40 interested residents of Morrow and Wasco counties met Tuesday evening at the court house in Heppner to learn of their part in State Civil Defense and what they will be asked to do during the nationwide "Oper ation Alert 1958 to be held May 6 and 7 as a test of civil defense preparations. Six members of the State Civ il Defense agency presented the Operation Alert plan and explain ed how each division of , the county organization could use the alert to test its own pre paredness. Speakers were Col Maylon E Scott, state operations officer; Leo White, state communicat ions officers; Jack Bartlett, eng ineering and rescue; Franklin Witherall, medical; Anthony Car diello, emergency welfare officer; and Don Dill, state public in formation officer. The meeting was held under the direction of Norman Nelson, Boardman, county CD chairman. The group of state officers are currently covering the state ex plaining the Alert program and also the overall state Civil De fense plan. desires with all the money to go to the Red Cross. Preparations will be made for serving a large- number of per sons. Robert Abrams, county Red Cross drive chairman, also an unteer workers. This year's goal is $1800. ter repayments by overtime park- ers who appreciated the service. Local police put a nickel in each meter whose time has expired and leaves an envelope on the windshield of the car asking the owner to put a nickel in the en velope and leave it at the near est store. Its a pretty simple program if the nickels don't come back, the fund runs out, and no more envelopes. Parking tickets in stead. It is also asked that car own ers not only return the nickel, but also the envelope to a near by store for the envelopes are costly and are used over many times thus cutting down the chamber's cost in offering the parking service to residents and visitors. In UN Contest LINDA HEIMBIGNER, lone TOM DRISCOLL, Heppner Kenneth Keeling Heads Heppner P-TA For Coming Year Kenneth Keeling was named president for the coming year of the Heppner P-TA at thei reg ular meeting Wednesday even ing, March 12 in the multipurpose room. Other officers elected were Mrs William Rawlins, vice president; Mrs Harold Laird, secretary and Victor Kreimeyer, treasurer. Mrs Boulden's sixth and sev enth grade girls gave a tumbling demonstration with Jennifer Brindle, Sheiron Bunch, Pamela Cochell, Diane Fulleton, Judy Groshens, Gail Hoskins, Mary Ann Johnson, Martha Peterson and Linda Stewart, the girls from the sixth grade. Those from the seventh were Jackie Brindle, Carole Burkenbine, Barbara Hut chens, Patty Mahon, Shannon Mahoney, Ginger Springer, Laura Sumner and Marie Pettyjohn. The announcer was Judy Hamil ton. Five students who were par ticipating in the speech festival gave their pieces. These were Mike Smith, Judy Hamilton, Mar ie Pettyjohn, Shannon Mahoney and Teddy Turner. Joe Stewart, superintendent of schools, concluded the program with a discussion of the proposed school budget and the building levy for improvement of high school facilities. He placed on display an architects plan show ing the proposed, improvements and he also presented petitions to place on the ballot a law per mitting teachers to serve in the state legislature without resign ing their jobs. At the business meeting their was a discussion of a teenage center proposed by Dan Wagner of O'Donnell's Cafe and a com mittee consisting of Mr and Mrs William Labhart, Mr and Mrs C E McQuarrie, Mr and Mrs Lowell Gribble and Mr and Mrs P W Mahoney was set up to discuss the offer. Refreshments were served by a committee headed by Mrs Ray Massey and Mrs Oliver Cres wick. NADINE WADDILL. Lexington t . J V'v"'"' hi v"j l - 5'i 1 , , , X 4 f i M 75th Year, Number 2 Jhree Students To Compete For UN Trip Chance Three high school students from this section of Morrow coun ty will compete Saturday even ing, March 22 at Pendleton, in the finals of the Odd Fellows United Nations Youth Pilgrimage contest. The final judging will be held at the Pendleton IOOF hall starting at 8 pm. Local winners in the UN con test are one student each from Heppner, Lexington and lone schools and they will compete against 12 other contestants from Morrow and Umatilla schools for the chance to take the summer trip to New York City and view the United Nations in action. Selected as winners of the lo cal contests were Tom Driscoll, Heppner; Nadine Waddill, Lex ington; and Linda Heimbigner, lone. Driscoll is the son of Mr and Mrs James H Driscoll and is a sophomore in Heppner high.. He is an honor roll student, a mem ber of the National Honor Soc iety and the Science club, has played football and basketball and is a member of the H club. Miss Waddill, a junior at Lex ington high, is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Dale Waddill. She is also an honor student, a mem ber of the GAA and school Pep squad, has been assistant edi tor and editor of the annual, feat ure editor of her school paper and has held class offices. Miss Heimbigner, the daughter of Mr and Mrs Ray Heimbigner of lone, is also a sophomore and an honor student. She has been a member of the school annual staff, a class officer, a member of the school band, and is active in volleyball, tumbling and tram poline. The Morrow-Umatilla county district will be allowed one dele gate for the national trip which last year was won locally by Miss Joann Brosnan. The tour lasts nearly a month and is made by special bus carrying winners from this section of the United States. HHS Student Paper Wins Top Award The Heppner high school paper, The Hehisch, late last week re ceived word that it was awarded a Medalist top honor rating by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. It is the first year the paper has received the a ward, and was one of only six student publications in Oregon and Washington to be honored. The other two Oregon papers to get the top rating were the Pendleton High school Lantern and the Madras White Buffalo. The Hehisch is the only mimeo graphed paper of the three. Co-editors of the Hehisch iss ues which were used in the judg ing were Judie Spaulding and Jim Morris. Additional Information on the award can be found in the high School Scoop column elsewhere in today's paper. Results Given For March of Dimes Drive; Officers Named A total of $2277.91 was collect ed in the Morrow county March of Dimes drive which was recent ly completed, chapter officers an nounced this week. Of the total donations, $569.48 was sent to the National Found ation for its regular fund, and a like amount has remained in the county treasurer's hands for lo cal needs. A breakdown of receipts shows the following amounts were re ceived from the several county communities: Heppner, $1431.80; Boardman, $144.96; Hardman, $20; Cecil, $70.97; Lexington, $183.87; lone, $413.46; and Irrl gon, $53.11. New officers for the Morrow county chapter were elected at a meeting held last Thursday night. They are Mrs Jack Lloyd, president; Gordon Pratt, vice president; Mrs Earle Bryant, sec retary; and Gerald O'Malley, treasurer. NEW STOP SIGN UP Motorists are warned that a new stop sign has recently been installed at the junction of high ways 206 and 207 at Ruggs and violators run the risk of ap prehension by state patrolmen. A "Prepare to Stop" sign has also been placed some distance back of the Intersection. Port Development to Be Subject of C of C Banquet Speaker A program of special interest to residents of all sections of Morrow county is scheduled for Monday evening, March 24 at the annual banquet of the Hoppner Morrow county Chamber of Com merce. Guest speaker for the occasion will be Herbert G West, Walla Walla, executive vice president of the Inland Empire Waterways Association, and manager of the port of Walla Walla. Mr West will speak on port development and how it can aid a county or an area in develop ing a greater business and in dustrial potential. His talk will be a stop in carrying out the recommendations of the recent town and country planning con ference that a port commission be established in Morrow county with an eye toward greater de velopment of the north etui of the county. The speaker has been assoc iated with the Inland Empire Waterways Association since its formation over 25 years ago and recently saw his work in behalf of the Walla Walla port commiss ion materialize in the form of a new paper plant now being con structed on port property on the Columbia river near Wallula. In addition to the main speak er, the program will include a drawing for the repayment of Thomas H Lowe Taken By Death Funeral services were held Monday, March 17 at the Gables Funeral Home in Portland for Thomas Henry Lowe, 85, who passed away March 13 in Port land following a short illness. Mr Lowe was born April 12, 1872 in Durham, England and came to Morrow county October 20, 1913. While a resident of Morrow county, he was employed for sev eral years with the highway de partment serving as highway in spector for the road from Heppner Junction to the top of Jones hill, the first highway in the county. He was a Mason in England and helped lay the cornerstone of the Heppner Masonic building. For 12 years he owned the Cecil store and served as postmaster during that time. He moved to Portland in 1925 where he had worked until his retirement a rel atively few years ago. He is survived by two sons, Robert and T William Lowe, both of Heppner; two daughters, Mrs Henry Krebs, Arlington; and Mrs E V Lehman, Tacoma, Wn; four grandchildren and four great grandchildren. His wife proceed ed him in death by seven months. Burial was in the Lincoln Mem orial Park in Portland. List of County Registrars Given A story in last week's Gazette Times stating that the last day to register to vote in the May 16 primary election was April 16, was slightly in error, the county clerk revealed this week. The (leadline fro registering actually is one day earlier, April 15. The clerk also announced a list of registrars for all commun ities in the county. Persons not now eligible to vote In May can register with any of the follow ing: Heppner, county clerk's office. Lexington, Don Hatfield, lone, Doris Gollyhorn. Boardman, Walter Hayes. Irrigon, Marguerite Houghton. Mrs Rod Murray Heads TB and Health Group For Year At a luncheon meeting Tues day of the Morrow County TB and Health Association at the Wagon Wheel, Mrs Evelyn Hard man, state health education as sistant, was the guest speaker, She spoke about education in tuberculosis and especially a mong the migrant workers in Oregon. New officers for the association for the coming year are Mrs Rod Murray, president; Mrs Robert Abrams, vice president; Mrs Vel ma Glass, secretary and Mrs W W Weatherford, treasurer. The annual meeting for Morrow county has been set for Tuesday evening. April 8, at Boardman. Mr and Mrs Ralph Thompson and Alex Thompson are in Port land today (Thursday) to attend the funeral of Mrs Thompson's aunt. Mr and Mrs Austin Chaffee of Spokane, Washington visited over the weekend at the Mabel Chaffee home. Claud White is a patient in St Anthony's hospital in Pendleton. another group of rodeo field light ing bonds, special awards and a report of activities of the chamber for the past year. The special committee in charge of the banquet has an nounced that an excellent prime ribs of beef dinner will be serv ed to all visitors. The banquet will start at 6:30 with a social hour. The entire affair will be held at the Heppner Legion hall and is open to the general pub lic. Tickets are now on sale for $2.50 per person and may be ob tained at the First National Bank, the Bank of Eastern Ore gon, Phil's Pharmacy or Turner, Van Marter and Bryant Insur ance. HERBERT G WEST, manager of the Walla Walla Port Commis sion, who will be speaker at the chamber of commerce an nual banquet Monday even ing in Heppner. lone Grange Selects Anne Belle Coleman As Rodeo Princess Miss Ann Belle Coleman, dau ghter of Mrs Ida Coleman of lone, was chosen Morrow county fair and rodeo princess at the Willows Grange meeting Sat urday evening, March 15. She is the first princess to be named to Queen Patricia Steagall's court. Ann Belle is a senior in the lone high school and is an ex cellent rider. Elks Slate Teen-Age Party Friday Night The Elks teen-age party, can celled recently because of con flicts with basketball games, will be held this Friday night, March 21 starting at 8pm at the Elks temple. Dancing will be part of the evening's entertainment with music to be furnished by Gene Rietmann's orchestra. There will also be games and prizes and special entertainment will in clude a floor show by Null and Void, professional entertainers. Members of the Heppner Sor optlmist club will serve refresh ments during the evening. Fertilizer Specialist To Speak At Farm Bureau Meeting The monthly meeting of the Morrow county Farm Bureau will bo held Tuesday, March 25 at 8 pm at the farm home of Jack Barak, near Lexington, it was announced today by Harold Beach, Bureau president. Howard Cushman, extension soil specialist from OSC will be the guest speaker. Mr Cushman is in charge of the fertilizer test plots and will discuss the latest results of these tests. He will be prepared to discuss Uran and oth er new fertilizers and answer other questions pertaining to soils. O'Harra To Head Conservation Week Observance in County Newt O'Harra of Lexington this week received notice of his appointment by Governor Robert D Holmes as Morrow county chairman for the annual Con servation Week observance to be held next May. O'Harra has serv ed in the same post in two prev ious years. Mr O'Harra said that he will soon announce a special com mittee who. will aid him in working out plans for the local observance. FORMER RESIDENT VISITS Oness Gibson of Yakima has been visiting this past week, with his cousin, Mrs Harry Duvall and renewing old acquaintances. He lived for several years in Morr ow county, leaving here about 1925. His wife passed away recently.
