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Proposed County
School Budget
Suggests Savings
A proposed county-wide school
budget which could result In an
overall saving of nearly $61,000
over the current year's spending
was explained to the Chamber
of Commerce at its Monday noon
meeting by Ellwynne Peck, clerk
of the Lexington school board
and a member of the Lexington
P-TA. The P-TA prepared the
proposed budget.
The proposed budget called for
an overall outlay of $644,546 for
the coming year as compared
with $705,490 for the current
year for all schools in the coun
ty. Savings were suggested In
nearly all departments of school
operations which, It was explain
ed, could reflect from the estab
lishment of the county unit
school system In the county.
Peck explained that savings
could result from the closure of
the Lexington high school and
the consolidation of the Board
man and Irrigon high schools,
both of which have been announ
ced for the coming year. He also
indicated that the elimination of
superintendent's positions In all
schools, with just one county
school superintendent, would
save considerable money.
The proposed budget, by divis
ions showed the following with
the figures listed in this order:
present year's expense, proposed
needs, and savings:
General control $44,778; $25,
800; $18,978.
Instruction $401,686; $378,277;
$23,408.
Operation of plant $78,594;
$76,697; $1,897.
Maintenance and repair $32,
170; $17,500; $14,67(5.
Auxiliary agencies $96,325 ;
$90,608; $5,717. ' ' '
Fixed charges $36,238; $32,
664; $3,574.
Capital outlay $7,172; $2,500;
$4,672.
Debt service $1,300; $500;
$800.
The proposed budget showed
an increase in one category, the
emergency fund, which was rais
ed from $7,225 to $20,000. It was
explained that because of the
uncertainties that are bound to
accompany as complete a change
nvpr in school svstem as the
rnnntv Is facine. a sizeable emer
fund should be made
j
available.
The budget as suggested will
not necessarily be the one even
tually adopted by the county
board, but Peck explained that
the recommendations did show
what savings could be effected
under the county school system,
75th Year, Number 51
CHAMBER ASKS SINGLE CONTRIBUTION
TO FINANCE CITY-WIDE PROGRAMS
hdrori 'Culstartb
Chosen m 1959
Fair, Rodeo Ctoeen
The help of all Heppner busi
nesses in solving a weighty fi
nancial problem of the Chamber
of Commerce, is being asked this
week through letters sent out by
the merchants committee.
Numerous solicitations are us
ually made throughout the year
by the group to finance activi
ties which are city-wide, and it
Is proposed that if agreeable,
each business make one contri
bution each year of sufficient
size to cover all projects. This
would eliminate the neea ior,
UIMaMjM4MI iiiid in in i
BLOOD STORAGE Harry Bongers. Pioneer Memorial hospital ad
ministrator, and county Red Cross drive chairman stands beside
the special human blood refrigerator which was recently donated
to the hospital by the Morrow county Red Cross chapter. The
hospital is serviced weekly by the Red Cross blood truck and
ample supplies for normal needs are provided through the Red
Cross blood program. The annual Red Cross drive will start
in the county March 1 and a part of the funds from this cam
paign are used to support this blood program. (GT Photo)
NED CLARK WINS STAR CHAPTER
AWARD AT FFA ANNUAL BANQUET
received
The Heppner chapter of Future
Farmers of America held its an
nual parent and son banquet
Tuesday evening with the parlla
mentarv team handling the open
ing and closing ceremonies. Ned
Clark served as master of cere
monies.
The banauet was prepared by
Mrs Jessie Lovgren and Mrs Elsa
Leathers and served by the Rain
bow Girls.
The reeular officers put on the
honorary degree ceremonies mak
ing Cornett Green, Dr A D Mc
Murdo and Barton Clark honor-
Early Return Asked
Of Rural Fire
District Petitions
Polled Hereford
Show, Sale Set v
The Columbia Empire Polled
Hereford association will hold
one of the largest all-polled
Hereford shows and sales ever
to be held in America at Walla
Walla, Feb 28 through March 3.
Approximately 200 head or cattle
have been consigned with over
100 head of pen range bulls to
be shown loose on Saturday, feo
28.
The second annual Western
Polled Hereford conference will
ho hold Sundav. March 1 ana
will feature discussion and
speaches on all phases of the
cattle industry. The open halter
show is slated for March 2 with
the presentation of awards to be
given at the banquet Monday
evening. Starting Tuesday, fol
lowing the selection of a grand
champion and reserve sale bull
and female, the classic sale of
top herd sire prospects and re
placement females will start at
10 a m. The pen bull sale will
follow.
a tntol nt 34 head Of Sh0W
Persons who are presently cir- . , ..uu m cnnslened bv
.k anu ocm- - - " -
culatlng pennons caumg iuj breeders of this county. They win
ary members. Each
gold FFA pin.
Chanter advisor L L Robblns
presented awards to the follow
ins; boys:
Ned Clark, who received the
Star Chapter Farmer trophy a
ward donated by the First Nat
ional Bank of Oregon. He also
received the Farm Mechanics
award from the Oregon associa
tlon of the Future Farmers of
America.
Cliff Green received a trophy
for public speaking donated by
the Rhea Creek Grange.
Jerrv Anderson received the
dairy farming award pin from
the Oregon association of FFA.
Dick Robison received the soils
award for his ability to Judge
soils. The pin was donated by
the Heppner Soil Conservation
district.
Bill Monagle received a pin
for catching the largest fish on
the annual fishing trip last May.
William Rill received an FFA
belt and buckle donated by Em
pire Machinery company for hav
ing the outstanding greenhand
project under way.
Ned Clark, Cliff Green, Mike
Gray and Al Osmin each receiv
ed a plaque for outstanding
achievement in FFA. These were
donated by the Bank of Eastern
Oregon.
Chapter Farmer Degree pins
were presented to Jerry Anderson,
Bill Monagle, Tim Yackley, Rich
ard Vinson and Tom Hayward.
New Owners Plan
Start of Stud
Mill Operations
Resumption of operations of
the stud mill and planer at Hep
pner formerly operated by United
Studs, was seen in the announce
ment this week that the plant
is in the market for logs and
hopes to start cutting within a
short time.
The new operators are Roger
Qulrin, Vernonla, who has been
in the stud business for over 12
years in that area and in British
Columbia; and Barney Malcome,
stud mill operator in both Ore
gon and Washington. Quirln will
oDerate the mill on Hinton creek
under the name Quirln Lumber
company; and Malcome, as Mai
come Lumber company, will op
erate the planer located just be
low Heppner.
The men announced that nego
tlations are now in progress for
the purchase of the entire oper
ation from the former owners,
United Studs; and that the mill
will beeln work as soon as logs
can be obtained. It is planned to
buy log9 if possible, bv the com
pany may do its own logging if
necessary to keep the plant run-nine.
Quirln stated Wednesday that
it is planned to use local labor
whereever possible and a crew
of between 15 and 20 men is
anticipated.
The sawmill will be left at the
Hinton creek site for the time
being, but it is planned to even
tually move it to the site of the
planer about a mile west of Hep
pner.
and disagreeable Job of, asking
for several small financial contributions.
Following is the committee's
letter which this week went out
to all Heppner businesses:
It has probably been brought
to your attention that members
of the Merchants Committee
have not called on your firm for
your donation for Christmas dec
orations put up on Main street
last year. The chamber has ad
vanced the funds for the cost of
these decorations of approximat
ely $420. We wish to take this
means to ask your help in ue
fraying the cost of the decora
tions and of putting them up
and taking them down. Part or
the money was spent on new
decorations, which we think you
will aeTee added much to the
beauty of the decorations already
purchased.
"We would like to prepare a
budget for this annual item as
well as the rodeo decorations
each year and make one drive
for funds to cover expenses of
both. If all businessmen in Hepp
ner were members of the Cham
ber of Commerce, these two an
nual affairs could well become
a project of the chamber. Since
all business houses are not mem
bers we think that the fair way
Is to allow all the merchants
of Heppner to help defray the
cost of decorating tne streets,
The Merchants Committee
would appreciate any ideas
which you might have as to how
thev micht finance these worm
while enterprises each year with
nut havine to solicit donations,
In as much as these benefit all
businesses this seems to be the
only fair way to handle it at
the present.
"If you have any ideas that
vnn would like to submit, would
vnn he so Kind BS to suuiuu ureiu
inn? with your donation. Just
send it to The Heppner-Morrow
County Chamber of Commerce or
leave it at eltner Dan.
Miss Sharon Cutsforth, lone, a
sophomore at the University of
Oregon, will reign over the 1959
Morrow county Fair and Rodeo.
The announcement of Queen
formation of a Heppner rural fire
district, were urged this week to
complete the obtaining of names
as soon as possible so tne yru
posal can be submitted to the
county court for hearing and
subsequent election.
The need for speed is due to
the fact that if the district is
formed in time to provide the
area with anv fire protection
within the next year, it must be
in operation In time to get its
budget requirements Included in
the 1959-60 county budget which
ic nrpnared in May and June.
Interested persons have been
in Vinnps that the petitions could
be presented to the county court
at its March i meeting.
he comine from the herds of Her
bert Ekstrom, Jack Sumner, i.eo
Barnett and Kirk and Robinson
PONTIAC WINS AWARD
James J Farley, local Pontiac
attended a two-day meet
ing in Portland this week, where
th announcement was made
over closed-circuit television that
the 1959 Pontiac had won the
Motor Trend magazine award as
the "Car of the Year.
The prize-winning cars are
now on display at Farley Motor
company.
2 Heppner Students
On Concert Band
OREGON STATE COLLEGE
James H Hayes and ueraia v.
Sumner of Heppner have been
selected as two of the members
of the concert band at Oregon
State Colleee this year.
Hayes is a senior in the school
of agriculture. Sumner is a sopn
nmore in engineering.
The concert band is composed
of outstanding student music
lans. selected in auditions oe
fore music department faculty
members. This year, the band
will participate in the annual
campus music concert, February
25, and on April Zd win piay
for the OSC Centennial concert,
The Face of Oregon." The con
cert will feature original music
and story on the theme of the
Centennial. Some 300 students
from the college choruses and
band will take part.
Future Homemakers
Set Annual Meeting
OREGON STATE COLLEGE
The Future Homemakers of
Amorlita nhontor of TTonnner hioh
school will be one of the 106 that the Kea cross ciuuum.j
Blood Typing
Program Cancelled
The two blood typing meetings
scheduled for Heppner and Pine
ntv in March have been can
celled according to Miss Esther
Klrmls, Morrow county extension
agent.
These extension unit sponsored
meetings were cancelled because
the county agent was informed
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O
QUEEN SHARON CUTSFORTH
Hundreds Attend
Elks Annual
atUUUl 11 WW v. Vi. vw- wih v n A
iri hA mmincr to Heppner ana
the annual state meeting March Ordnance on June o au
6 and 7 at Oregon State College, blood typing couio db uui.c ol
that time, it was oeueveu ui
March gatherings would be a
rlnnUcntlnn of effort.
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The Pioneer Memorial nosimai
of Heppner is now receiving
weekly shipments of Red Cross
blood. This is stored under spec
ial rpfrlfrpration and is used by
their patients. The walking blood
donor is now only canea in iae
Future Homemakers of Ameri
ca is composed of high school
girls taking home economics
classes. State membership now
totals 3,904 girls. Approximately
400 chapter representatives and
advisers will take part in the
meetings at the college.
Shirley Van Winkle is presi
dent of the local chapter. Advis
er is Mrs Katherine Hager.
This year's fourteenth annual
meeting will feature special Cen
tennial highlights including a
pageant, "Oregon, My Oregon",
presented by the various chap
ters. Theme for the meeting will
be "Preparing for Tomorrow."
One of the meeting features
will be awarding of state home-
maker degrees, the top honor
for hieh school home economists.
To qualify, girls must complete
reauirements in school, home,
and community service.
Standard First Aid
Training Classes
To Start Monday
The Heppner fire department
is sponsoring a standard first aid
course for fire department mem
bers and friends, it was announ
ced this week by fire chief C A
Ruggles.
The course consists of 10 hours
of basic training on how to save
a human life when persons are
injured. The class will start on
Monday, March 9 at the Heppner
city hall from 7:30 to iu v
and will be held each Monday
for four weeks.
The class will be taught by an
instructor-trainer from the indus
trial Accident Commission of
Oregon and Is being conducted
with the authority of the Ameri
rnn ton1 Cross through the Mor
row county chapter. Any male
the training is welcome
to attend. The minimum age Is
15 years. The class is ior men
only and requests for admission
may be made by Chief Ruggles.
varh Rtudent Is asked to bring
a 2 inch gauze roller bandage to
the class.
One of the largest crowds in
the history of the event were In
Heppner last Saturday to attend
the Heppner Elks Annual Anni
versary. Over 560 persons were
served dinner in the evening at
the fair pavilion.
The annual opened with 8
special lodge meeting and lnlt
iat on in the afternoon, ionoweo.
by dinner, floor shows at the
Star Theater and dancing in the
evening.
Manv national and state off!
cers from other state Elks lodges
attended the affair including E
V Bulger, Portland, grand es
teemed lecturing knight; A I
Veneelen, chaplain of the Ore
eon State Elks assoclion; Ben
Harlowe, esteemed leading
knlzht of the Portland lodge
Wrex Cruse, Portland, chairman
of the Oregon Hawaii tour; Jack
Baker, chairman of the Doard
of trustees of the Portland lodge;
Doug McMurdo, Portland; Fred
Stefani, Canby, third vice presi
dent of the Oregon State Elks
association; Orville Miles, Baker,
district deputy.
A big group attended from the
Pendleton lodge including Bill
Brown, chairman of the state
ritualistic committee; Harold
Kirk, esteemed leading knight;
Gene Harover, esteemed lectur
ing knight.
Officers of the Condon lodge
put on the initiation for a class
of 19 which included three from
Condon.
The lone Grange HEC put on
the dinner In the evening.
Sharon's selection was made
Wednesday.
Queen Sharon, who is the
daughter of Mrs Don Hellker,
lone and O W Cutsforth of Lex
ington, is a stately blonde five
feet, five inches tall and an ex
cellent horsewoman. She was a
princess of the fair and rodeo
two years ago as a member of
Queen Christine Swaggart's roy
al court.
The new queen is a graduate
in 1957 of lone high school where
she took part in many activities
which Included serving as editor
of her high school paper and an
nual, a member of the Girls
League, chorus, and volleyball
and baseball teams. She was an
active 4-H club member and pre
viously had served as rodeo par
ade pennant bearer.
Her summertime activities in
clude helping out in almost any
capacity on her parents' ranch
near lone.
Queen Sharon has two sisters
who also were members of Mor
row county's royal court in years
past. They are Vesta who was
a princess in 1948 and Faye, who
was on the court the following
year- ... ..
Miss Cutstortn's motner, airs
Hellker, will serve as chaperone
for the court
Other members of the court
will be named In the near fu
ture by their sponsoring organi
zations.
of emergency.
Miss Gladvs TIDDett, iteu wuss
field worker from Yakima, met
with the local Red Cross chapter 6
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last wee Patients tyntnia uarsin, ney
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HOSPITAL NEWS
New Arrival To Mr and Mrs
Monte Chamberlain, Heppner, a
5 lb 4 oz girl born Feb u, nameu
trrnun that the YaKima
hoped to line up 140 blood donors
in the Heppner vicinity for the
June blood drawing. Local Red
Cross workers are planning an
extensive publicity program in
May to enlist volunteers.
EXAMINER COMING
A drivers license examiner will
be on duty in Heppner at the
court house on Tuesday, March
10 from 9:30 a m to 3:30 p m.
dismissed: Lawrence Mat
toenn Hennner: David Miller,
rnnHnn- Michael Williams, Hepp
ner. dismissed; James Keys, Con
Klncald. lone, dis
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mied; Ethel McQuillln, Fossil
Lincoln Nash, Heppner, dismiss.
ed; Jennie Steers, tossu; wu
Ham Van Winkle, Lexington.
Little League Ball
Meeting Scheduled
There will be a meeting of
parents and others interested in
Little League baseball on Mon
day, March 2 at 7:30 p m in room
14 at Heppner high school.
Plans are to be made for the
coming season and all interested
persons are urged to attend.
RETURN FROM VACATION
Mr and Mrs W C Rosewall re
turned Monday from a four week
vacation trip to the Hawaiian Is
lands. They left San Francisco
on the liner S S Lurline and spent
five days on the sea. They re
turned home by air after spend
ing 10 days in Honolulu and
several davs on the Island of
Hawaii.
Questionnaire Seeks
Information on Farm
Fire Equipment
One result of last week's meet
ing of rural residents concerned
with the formation of a rural
firefighting organization in the
county, is the questionnaire
printed elsewhere on this page
which seeks to determine what
firefighting equipment is avail
able on farms In case of need.
A similar questionnaire has al
so been sent out by the county
agent's office.
The group plans to seek the
aid of the county in obtaining
regular fire equipment for county-wide
use, but it was also felt
desirable to get a list oi wnat
eaulpment was available on
farms in case of emergency.
Residents are asked to 111! out
the questionnaire as quickly as
possible and return It to the
county agent's office.
Harshmans Purchase
Norah's Dress Shop
Announcement has been made
of the sale of Norah's Shop, Hep
pner women's apparel store, to
Mr and Mrs Everett Harshman
of Heppner.
The seller was Norah Rasmus
who opened the business in 1946
and has operated It continuously
for the past 12 years. The sale
was effective, January 1, and the
Harshmans took over operation
of the shop early in February.
They plan to retain the 'same
name for the present
ATTEND MEETING
OF PEACE OFFICERS
Bill Labhart and C J D Bau-
man were in wnu vcuucuj
night to attend a monthly meet
ing of Oregon and Washington
Peace Officers. Sheriff Bauman is
president of the organization
which comprises officers in Mor
row, Gilliam, and umauiia coun-
ties of Oregon, ana waim,
and Franklin counties oi
ton
Washington.
Echo chief of police Tex Wil
son was host for the evening.
Mr and Mrs L D Myers and
daughter of Portland were week
end guests of Mr and Mrs John
Venard.
GRANGE TO HAVE
CARD PARTY
wu DtAi "Vats P.ranoA wilt
have a public card party Satur- Mr and Mrs Fred Coleman oi
j.. 90 at a-nn n m Pnrtianrt visited with Mr and Mrs
at the grange hall. Pinochle and 1 Al Mattoon over the weekend
and attended tne r,iM
WEATHER
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Rainfall for the week .13; for
February 1.50; for the year 4.12
Inches.
Hi Low Prec.
32 25 Tr
31 27 -
32 29
35 25 -44
34 -07
48 29
48 40 -06
MATHENYS VISIT
IN HERMISTON
Mr and Mrs Orval Matheny
and family were in Hermlston
Sunday. They visited at the home
of Mr and Mrs Joe nizer ana
enjoyed a family potluck. Mrs
Pitzer is the sister of Mrs Math
eney. Their mother and father,
Mr and Mrs Fred Rauch of Lex
ington, and their sister and bro
ther-in-law, Mr ana jvits uoug-
laa Watson of Hermlston were
also there.
bridge will be played and there
will be prizes and refreshments.
INFANT DIES
Mr and Mrs J O Hager received
word last week that their daugh
ter and son-in-law, Lt Col and
Mrs Clayton Shaw of Park Forest,
Illinois lost their infant son. In
terment was at Fort Sheridan, Illinois.
Mr and Mrs John Bennett and
children of Beaverton were week
end guests at the home of her
mother, Mrs Anna Q Thomson,
Mr and Mrs Bill Kilkenny of
Pendleton attended the Elks an
nual and were overnight guests
at the home of Emile Groshens.
Bill Flatt of Condon and Exalt
ed Ruler of the Condon Elks
attended the Elks annual Sat
urday night and was a guest
at the home of his brother and
sister.ln.law. Mr and Mrs Bob
Flatt
Mr and Mrs Claude Buschke
left Sunday morning for Portland
on a business trip and will re
turn the end of this week.
OUT OF TOWN GUESTS
FOR ANNUAL
Among those attending the
Hennner Elks annual from Pen-
Hietnn were: Mr and Mrs Steve
Thompson, Mr ana mrs r.im
Pahl, Mr and Mrs jacit umi, im
Mn Rnmev Doherty, and
Calvin Wlsenfluh, Mr and Mrs
Jack Bailey formerly of Heppner
were here Saturday also for the
annual from Condon, ana rete
Farley was here from The Dalles.
WINS PORTLAND TRIP
Johnny Pfelffer, son of Mr and
Mrs John Pfelffer and Billy Sny-
nor snti of Mr and Mrs Wayne
Snyder, spent the weekend in
Portland. They won the trip,
along with other Eastern Oregon
Journal paper carriers.
FIRE EQUIPMENT SURVEY
The followine information is needed to effectively plan a
n.rai fire organization. Rural residents are asked to fill out
this questionnaire (or a similar one mailed to most ranchers)
and return it as soon as possible to: u Anaerson, vuum,
Agent, Heppner, Qre.
I have the following equipment or materials which will
be available for a rural fire control program.
Tanks (No.) (Capacity)
On Truck , trailer neither -
Pressure sprayers , (No.) Gas engine powered .
Power Takeoff Powered jr. , Portable pumps (Including
Irrigation pumps) (No.) Gas engine driven
tja-L. naif mimns (No.) Cat and dozer (No.)
AJU.ra v ffM.ofw --
Roadgraders (No.), Plows, discs, etc.
Other
Name