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The Heppner Gazette, established Maroh 80, 1881. The Heppner Time. eetakllihed
November 18, 1897. Consolidated February 15, M12
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ASSOCIATION
ROBERT PENLAND
Editor and Pvibllsher
G RETCH EN PENLAND
Associate Publisher
NATIONAL EDITORIAL
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Published Every Thursday and Entered at the Post Office at Heppner Oron - condss Mat,
Subscription Rates: Morrow and Grant counties, i.u year; aisi-vmcc . , " -
What Is The County Unit School Plan?
One of the most important measures that
Morrow county voters will decide upon Novem
ber 4 will be the measure seeking the creation
of a county unit school district (or system)
within the county. The action on this plan
is being taken to assist with the required school
reorganization law which was passed by the
last legislature.
The law under which such a district can
be formed is somewhat complicated, and it
Is further complicated by the fact that the re
organization law takes precedence over the
first one in many points. This fact may bring
some minor changes in the operation of a county
unit district In the future, but they will not be
of great consequence.
There are many questions that voters are ask
ing about a county unit system and they should
ask them and know as many of the answers
as possible before they vote. It would be al
most an impossibility for us to go Into all facets
of the plan here, but we will attempt to clarify
some of the main points.
The county unit system would create within
Morrow county one county school district com
prising the complete area of Morrow county.
One county district school board composed of
five directors (probably later enlarged to seven
directors under terms of the reorganization act)
would be elected from five zones to be estab
lished In the county.
All real and personal property and uncollected
taxes belonging to all districts (in existence at
the time of the formation of the county-wide
district), joint districts, county or district high
schools etc would become the property of the
county school board and would be subject to .
the control of said board. Also all Indebtedness
of the original districts would become an obli
gation of the county unit district.
The county school board would have the power
to employ the superintendent and all necessary
assistant superintendents, supervisors, teachers,
etc. It could sell and convey such lands and
other district property it deemed not necessary
for school purposes. It could designate the high
school which the pupils of any part of the county
school district shall attend, enter into contracts
with other school districts for admission of pupils
from other districts (in effect, on a tuition basis.)
It could consolidate schools and arrange nece
ssnry pupil transportation when deemed advis
able. There would be created within the boundaries
of the county district, sub-districts (probably
where existing schools now exist) and each sub
district would have a local school committee of
three members. They shall care for school prop
erty and report to the county district superinten
dent on the wishes and needs of the sub-district
school. They may also reject teachers assigned
to the school by the county school board.
That, basically is the meaning of the county
unit school plan. Its establishment and opera
tion is o course implemented by many other
points of the law which fall largely into the
classillcation of the administration and manage
ment. One very big point in favor of the county unit
school district is that automatically Morrow
county would gain between $800,000 and $1,000,
000 in taxable valuation which now goes to
other schools in Gilliam and Umatilla counties
because of joint districts which lie in both Mor
row and the adjoining counties. At the present
time students living in these Joint districts go
to school In Arlington or Echo and in all prob
ability they would continue to do so, but they
would go under a tuition plan (with the tuition
paid by the county district) rather than under
the tax plan which is now in effect and has re
sulted in school districts in this county losing
THIRTY YEARS A50
From the files of the
Gazette-Times
October 11, 1928
!.lnnV.li ammint nf monOV.
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The county unit system can be established in
Morrow county by a majority voie 01 uk vmn, ...
.v. .i owtinn Nnvpmher 4. Each individ
ual present district does not have to approve It
just a majority voie 01 an tuumj
bring its formation.
taxDavers is the ques
tion of how existing indebtedness (or lack of it
in some districts) will etiect raxes in any 6i
Tkn oneuiPF tn this nuestion is a compli-
cated proceedure which we doubt that we could
explain in understanaame language, um ... c.
na for an annralsal of all
school property by the county school board and a
credit (or debit) to individual districts for their
n !i roHinn in rpiation to the district as a
illiauiiaj waiiiun ...
Other residents are worrying about whether
a present district could find itselt witnout a scnooi
v, ,,., unit nian Is anoroved. It Is possible
that the county school, board in the interest of
economy and Improved educational opportunities
the closure of a school
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and transport its students to an adjoining school,
. . ill .......1.1 n.UKlu n(Vlir.
however, in most cases mis wuu.u f'uuu,j
only in the case of high schools. The county
district board would have the power to consoli
date present schools if deemed advisable, or to
build ne,w ones where needed, but such action
is not an arbitrary part of this measure. If such
action were taken in the future it would be
after due deliberation and consideration by the
board which would represent the whole county.
Should the county unit system be approved in
Morrow county, no changes could be made in
any school until the completion of the present
school year.
It is our understanding from persons who are
closely concerned with the school problems of
the county that there would probably be only
a small dollar saving in school cost under the
county unit system, at least for the present. There
would however, be the chance for better educa
tional programs and opportunities for all stu
dents In the county.
A big complaint of the county unit plan Is the
that the individual present dis
trict will loose its control of its own school. Some
of this fear Is offset by the requirement tnai
0i,nh iii..ntiipt. which would loeicallv be the
present districts, will have its own local school
rtimitt Thor is also another point to con-
ui.i. n,i tht i thp npcess'.tv for some sort of
thp vcrv near future. If this
lan't rionp voluntarily, it will be
done by the state and it might then be done
in a manner not to tne HKing 01 anyone in me
email. Hiutricu Thprp is also a decided move
ment to get an even larger percentage of total
frnm Hip state (basic school sup
port), and as this percentage rises, so will the
ich comes from the state
the two always go hand in hand. To offset this
possibility, a county unit pian is seemingly -
r...ntahio tn thp state as a reorganization measure,
and it is one in which the voters of the county
.iw... rnn.l itrl 1 1 hVf a SUV. We believe that is
much better than having the state eventually
tell us what to do with our scnoois, wnemer we
mm th.iir ihp.is nr not and it must be remem-
h,.r..,i that nrpspnt laws. even, make such a
thing possible merely by withholding state funds
if we do not comply with requirement.
It u Ihiu nanp r's hplipf that the proposed county
unit school plan would work to the benefit of all
education in Morrow county, ana evemuany iu
the taxpayer's benefit. There will be many com
petent discussions of all phases of the plan be
tween now and election day and we urge every
one who can to attend one or more of them to get
a better understanding of the overall picture.
Memorial Little Theatre build
ing. According to Miss Frances
Harvey, local arrangements
chairman, the school .begins at
7 PM and ends at 10 pm.
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A nartv of seven, consisting of frnm th National Livestock and
Ed Bennett, Austin Devin, Law- Meat Board will conduct the
rence, Harley, Delvin, Lyle and school assisted by Dorothy M
T nrln MattftonM onH Flflnn CflVf ot 111 n.niAti Gtqia vOlotra PV .
were deer hunters who had good tension service. Roblchaud will
iuck wis weeK. show how to get several cuts
from one cut of meat, demon-
Among those noted at Hermis- strate attractive ways of cook
ton Saturday for the project fair jngi serving and carving and
were Gay M Anderson, wife and Offor money saving Ideas that
daughter, Mrs Fred E Farrlor, Mr can be passed on to consumers,
and Mrs R W Turner and son, Both extension agents; Mrs Kath
Mr and Mrs Vawter Crawford, Mr erine Hager, home economics in
and Mrs Harrv Turner. Mr and ctniptnr. HenDner hieh school:
Mrs Chas Jones and family be- t, L Robbins, vocational ag in-
sides all the members of the foot- structor, Heppner; Mrs N C An
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oau squau anu mcir auenuauis. (jerson, meat promuuun uwu
I . . nnliA
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rnall, iviuiiuw .wi4.tj i-w " " '
The Peoples Central Market Heppner and Mrs John Graves,
was opened for business again on beef promotion chairman, Ore
Saturday, the business having gon state Cattleman's Associa
been purchased by Henry tion, Hardman are planning to
Schwarz and his son Leonard. 1 attend. Retailers, restaurant op-
lerators, and chefs who are in--
Mr and Mrs Glen Jones are pre- j terested In attending this school
paring to move to their new home ' can get more information from
nearing completion on the Hepp- this office,
ner Flat ranch of Mr Jones. I
- ' T lnA " nhanna in .An A lot
George J Currin and hisson, - - ia the! uesaay rne
nugn uumn came over uum tne h Morrow range area last nsj-t of everal numbers by the
latter ranch near Pilot Rock on .... ,i,ii. ,oiu. i-u"!lhl ul M-vau 1 1 t. ...
Tuesday.
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two feeder steers from the John
Kenney herd which he will feed
out.
HEPPNER GAZETTE -TIMES. Thursday. October 8-. 1958
CHURCH
ANNOUNCEMENTS
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Charles V Knox, minister
Bible school, 8:43 am.
Worship, 11 a m.
Choir practice, Tkursday, 7:30
p m.
LEXINGTON
Mr and Mrs Don Hatfield had
as their dinner guests Sunday
secretary of State Mark Hatfield
and wife and George McMurphy
of Salem.
Those from Lexington attend
ing the reception for Mark Hat
field at the school house In Hepp
ner were, Mr and Mrs Jack Bar
ak, Mr and Mrs Ken Peck and
Don Hatfield.
Irene Nolan was teacher In the
3rd and 4th grade rooms a couple
of days last week in the absence
of Mrs C C Carmichael.
The seniors motored to lone
on Thursday where they heard
an instructive talk on college by
Francis Nickerson.
Lexington Jackrabbits motored
o lone on Friday where they
met the lone team in a most
exciting football game of this
season. The score was 31 - 18 in
Lexington's favor.
Lexington P-TA will meet on
Tuesday at the school auditor
IONE CHURCH
OF THE NAZARENE
Charles Wilkes, Pastor
Sunday school at 10 am.
Morning worship 11 am.
Young People's meeting at
7:00 p m.
Evening worship at 8:00 pm.
Prayer meeting at 8:00 pm on
Thursday evening.
GO TO THE STAR THEATER
TONIGHT!
Tnpsdav afternoon while walk
ing several miles to get help to
be pulled out of tne sana. un
over the past few years. All al- the Alec Lindsay range where
falfa growers were extended an Alec has done a considerable
Invitation to attend the aphid amount of seeding from time to
control tour at xne Andrew Bro
thers, Echo Meadows farm Wed
nesday afternoon of this week.
Their damaee will be observed
and a resistant variety Lahon-
tan will be compared witn otner
varieties for damage. Spray dem
onstrations by airplane and
ground applicators will also be
a part of the program. If inter
est warrants we will plan to
do further demonstrational work
here in the county on the con
trol of this new insect and ac
quaint people with its damage.
We have a new bulletin "The
Spotted Alfalfa Aphid - how to
control it" which interested per
sons can have by caning at tne
office.
Professional people who service
consumers with meat informa
tion and want to know more
about meat are invited to a
time during the oast seven years,
at least a part or tne seeaings
are paying off with much im
proved foraee on the range. Cat
tle were found to be working a
seven year old seeding or crested
wheat grass quite thoroughly
and from the looks of the cows
and calves they are not wanting
for something to eat. A new seed
ing made last fall of pubescent
wheat grass is looking excellent.
We might also add that Aiec nas
recently added four top quality
bulls to his herd. These were
nurchased a week ago at the an
nual Lakeview sale. Alec has
consistantly bought the top bulls
available in the state. His calf
crop reflects this quality with
thick, deep kind of calves that
any range man would be proud
to market.
Billy Doherty is picking out
one of Alec's top steers this year
as a 4-H project. During tne past
second grade under Mrs Alyce
Waddill and some other special
number and retresnments in tne
cafeteria.
I'AVY SQUADRON
RECEIVES AWARD
C J Bevan. son of Mr and Mrs
L E Bevan of Hardman, who is
stationed at Whidbey Island,
Washington Naval air station in
an attack mining squadron, re
ports that his squadron recently
received a Safety and Efficiency
award for 1958. It was presented
by Rear Admiral John Perry to
Commander John P Wheatley,
commanding officer of Attack
Mining Squadron 10.
Bevan is currently in a flight
crew on one of the P2V Lock
heed patrol bombers of the squa
dron.
maor rtf nrm tlnn cnhnnl at PptI-
dleton, October 21 at the Vert week Billy has also purchased'
IF YOU DON'T MIND stumbling
over those treasures you've
been saving for the Civic
League's Fall Rummage Sale
for lust a few davs loneer,
we'll pick them up soon! Call
Mia Boneers, 6-9437 or Gwen
Healy, 6-9929. 30-31c
ON A NEW 1958
EVINRUDE
While they last prices re
duced on all jo bvinrudei!
Cnw kin 9M(( iittiUrl
I-712 h.p., was $278 .... now $220
1- 3S h.p., was $515 now $355
2- 35 h.p., electric, was $608
now $450
1- 50 h.p., Four-Fifty, was $768
now $530
2- 50 h.p.. Starflite, was $868
now $600
15 discount on Fibreglass Boats
BUILDERS
SUPPLY
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County Agent's News
By N. C Anderson
A recent reminder from Robert
Every, Oregon State college ex
tension entomologist was that
this is the time to be making
application of the new systemat
ic treatment for cattle grub con
trol. There are two of these In
secticides sold under the trade
names of Trolene and Co Ral.
Properly used these kill the grubs
within an animals body before
they encyst in the back region.
Trolene Is administered in the
form of a bolus (by mouth) and
Co-Ral applied as a spray. The
bolus" contain 15 grams of act
ive Ingredients and one bolus
can be used for each 300 pounds
STAR
THEATER
Thurs, FrU Sat.. Oct 9. 10. 11
SAYONARA
Marlon Brando, Red Buttons,
Patricia Owens.
Sun Mon., Oct 12, 13
Morjorie Morning
star
Natalie Wood, Gene Kelly,
rinire Trevor ana many more.
Sunday at 4, 6:20, 8:40.
Tues Wed.. Oct 14. 15
rom Here To Eter
nity
Burt Lancaster. Kfnnffromerv
Cllft, Deborah Kerr.
of animal body weight. Co-Ral
comes as a 25 wettable pow
der Sixteen pounds of this is
used to prepare 100 gallons of
spray. It will require about one
gallon of spray to treat each ani
mal. A thorough wetting is im
portant as the spray must come
in contact with the skin to give
control. Now is the time to make
these treatments which can be
done up to November 15. It is
expected that there will be a lot
of cattle in Morrow county treat
ed with these new treatments to
aid in the recovery of some of
the 155 million dollars that re
sults in the United Slates an
nually In hide damage, meat
trim and loss of weight due to1
heel fly annoyance. Tests con
ducted by some of our state col
leges show that cattle treated
with these grub killers gained
1 10 to i pound more a day
than untreated cattle on the
same feed. They returned $1.23
to $6.42 more per head when they
were marketed.
A new insect pest which we
predict will be number 1 pro
blem In alfalfa production in
1959 has been, found in the al
falfa fields which have to date
been inspected on our creek bot
toms here. This new insect is the
spotted alfalfa aphid that many
alfalfa growers have read about
in the many farm magazines
4th'rHjentMt
From where I sit ... Joe Marsh
Dad Knows
His "A-Bee-Cs"
fQ
Quite "to do" on Main
Street yesterday lucky that
Dad Blake waa on the scene.
Seems a swarm of bees ap
peared from some place and
hovered low over the sidewalk
between the-bank and Post
Omee. Everybody got sort of
panicky. Then Dad appeared...
He. borrowed a woman's
purse-mirror and flashed a
beam of sunlight into the
swarm. Then he swung the
beam slowly across the street
into the eaves of Allen's ware
house. Right! The bees followed
the light and roosted there.
From where I ait, every
problem needs just on good
solution. And it occurs to me
that in living with our neigh
bors, our Founding Fathers
gave us the ri$ht idea. It's
railed "tolerance." In practice
it means that your choice of
tea or buttermilk should be as
honored as my preference for
a glass of beer. Makes for a
"hive" of good neighbors.
Copyright, 1958, United Stale) Breu ert F oundation
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