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Heppner,, Oregon, Thursday, June 18, 1959
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HOSPITAL RECEIVES PROJECTOR Mrs C C Jones, left president
of the Pioneer Memorial hospital auxiliary is presenting a 16
mm movie projector to P W Mahoney, right, president of the
hospital board at last Tuesday evening's ceremony at the court
house. The projector is to be used for educational purposes by
the hospital as well as for entertainment for the nursing home
patients. Others in the picture from left to right are Mrs Velma
Glass, Morrow county health nurse; Harry Bongers, hospital
administrator and Mrs Cecil Thome, seated.
LEX POST OFFICE TO BE
CHANGED TO RURAL OFFICE
The post office department has
revealed in a letter to Senator
Richard L Neuberger that It is
planning to convert the Lexing
ton post office to a rural station
of the Heppner post office.
The post office letter said that
a recent investigation has dis
closed that it is advisable at this
time to convert the Lexington
Oregon post office to a rural sta
tion tributary to the post office
at Heppner. Mrs Marie Steagall
was installed as acting post
master on May 31.
Nine Local Music
Students Attending
Summer Courses
Nine Heppner high school mu
sic department students are now
attending summer music camps
on two university campuses, Arn
old Melby, music director has
announced,
The course at Washington State
College runs for one month and
attending are Bill Cox, bass horn;
LeRoy Gardner, alto sax; John
Cleveland, cornet; Laura Lee
Sumner, flute; Norma Fergeson,
French horn; and Stuart Gribble,
trombone,
Attending a two week course
at the University of Oregon are
Mike Healy, cornet; Beverly
Blake, clarinet; and , Donald
Clark, French horn. .
Tuition for the courses was
raised by concerts pufon by the
music department and the stu
dents were chosen on the basis
of musical aptitude and interest.
It is the first time such a pro
gram has been tried by the de
partment. Two other students, both vo
calists, will leave July 1 for a
two week course at the Univer
sity of Oregon. They are Fern
Albert and Elaine Laird.
Two From Heppner
Place in Jr Olympics
Two HeDDner vou n e s t e r s
placed in events at the recent
Oregon Junior Olympics track
and field meet held at Grant
Park bowl In Portland.
Gail Hoskins won second place
in the girls 50 yard dash in the
12 and 13 year age division; and
Mike Koenig took third In the 12
inch softball throw in the 12
and 13 age group.
A total of 2748 youngsters from
all parts of the state took part
in the meet
A Centennial Year
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CORNERSTONE LAYING A sizeable crowd gathered on a dreary,
the laving of the cornerstone lor tne new neppner masonic wiuy "' -j -
looking south and the camera was probably looted on the roof of the building which now houses
the Gazette-Times and the J J Nys law office. It is not known who the dignitaries are at the cere
mony but it is obvious from the number of umbrellas that a good rain was coming down. This
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Rural stations are established
when considered necessary to
facilitate the transaction of pos
tal bus ness in communities
where a considerable number of
people would be seriously incon
venienced if reauired to trans
act postal business with rural
or star route carriers only and
where it is not deemed advisable
to maintain an independent post
office.
Rural stations provide facili
ties for the sale of stamp sup-
nlies. the transaction or money
order business, and the accep
tance, delivery and dispatch of
crdinary, registered, Insured and
COD mail. The community serv
ed bv a rural station retains its
Identity and residents may con
tinue to use their present mailing
address.
There are only 24 families re-
ccivins mail through general de
livery and 66 post office boxes
are rented. There are 25 families
in the community receiylng mail
i,v star route carrier. The cost
nf operating the post office a-
mounts to $6,969 annually.
The deDartment said investi
gation disclosed that equal post
al service could be provided by
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the estaDiisnment oi a ruiai op
tion and an agreement in the
amount of $3600 a year for oper
ation of the station has been re
ceived for Mrs Steagall. The dis
nnntinuance of the station as a
post office would result in an
annual saving oi u, wnue
providing identical postal service
without detriment to the com
munity identity.
The change of status is expec
ted at an early date, according
to the letter.
Hereford Tour Due
In County Thursday
Cattlemen of this area, and the
general public, are invited to
participate in the four state
Northwest Hereford Breeders
tour which will come through
Morrow county next Thursday,
June 25.
The traveling group will arrive
first Thursday morning at the
Frank Anderson ranch, coming
here from the Madras area. Later
that morning the tour will con
tinue to the Kirk and Robinson
ranch. The group will have lunch
at noon at Heppner and then pro
ceed to the Herbert Ekstrom and
Sons ranch near lone and to the
Earnett Hereford ranch at Board-man.
Historical Feature
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Board Approves Plan Of Special Levy
Designed To Keep County Schools 'As Is'
Further Paving
of Spray Road
Seen in Offing
It was understood this week
in Heppner that a contract will
be let sometime this summer or
fall for the continuation of the
Heppner-Spray highway im
provement program started last
year. The project is a joint de
velopment by the Bureau of Pub
lic roads, the Forest Service and
the state highway commission.
No definite information Is pres
ently available, but the local
Forest Service office said they
had understood that an addit
ional section of slightly over
eight miles is being planned for
improvement during coming
months. Several Bureau of Pub
lic Roads surveyors are currently
working in the area.
If present information Is cor
rect, the rtroiect will " result in
the reconstruction and paving of
the cross-mountain highway
rrom the end or tne present pave
ment, eight miles above Chapin
creek, to a point close to the
highway's junction with the Kin
zua road near the summit of the
mountains.
Two vears aeo eieht miles of
the road was relocated and paved
unaer a program mat was to
eventually see improvement of
the highway clear across the
mountains.
No Federal" bureau official is
presently available to give fur
ther Information.
City Offers Free
Weed Hauling
If You Cut 'Em
The city of Heppner this week
reminded residents that right
now is the ideal time to cut
weeds and tall grass from vacant
lots and offered the services of
the city crews in hauling away
the cuttings if desired.
. It was pointed out that If
weeds are cut now before they
go to seed it helps to stop future
growth. The city said If the cut
weeds and grass Is piled on the
lot where it can be handled eas
ily, a city truck will haul it
away when notified.
EXAMINER COMING
A drivers license examiner will
be on duty in Heppner Tuesday,
June 30 at the court house be
tween 9:30 a m and 3:30 p m.
Mrs Frank W Baker left Wed
nesday for her home in Kenne
wick after a visit of several days
in Heppner.
rainy day early in 1916 to witness
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WHEEL BARROW LOAD OF
DOLLARS Walter Roberts,
lone. Monday morning trudged
up to the front of the new lone
branch of the Bank of Eastern
Oregon with this wheelbarrow
load of silver dollars and de
posited $1,000 of them in a new
account Marion Green is help
ing to hold some of the cart
wheels. Load of Cartwheels
Greets New Bank
At Monday Opening
An lone man, Walter Roberts
gave the officials of the new lone
branch of the Bank of Eastern
Oregon an unusual present Mon
day morning when he walked
u n to the front door of the bank
pushing a wheelborrow load of
silver dollars to open a new ac
count. There were over 1000 or
Via hrlofVlt POrtwVlOPls Bnd he
deposited $1,000 to open his ac-
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The dollars were all wrapped
and stored in cigar boxes and the
oldest date on any of the rolls
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The new branch held open
house Saturday, afternoon at
which time over 200 persons vis
ited. When the bank opened for
business Monday morning many
residents ODened accounts with
the honor of being number one
on the list going to Noel uooyns.
lone has not had a DanK since
February 2, 1926.
Adult Swimming
Class to Start
Adult 'beginners swimming
classes will start Tuesday, June
23 it was announced this Week
by Mrs Tom Hughes, Instructor.
The classes will be for one
hour each evening and will start
at 5:30 p m. They will last for
two weeks. The classes are open
to both men and women and
the only charge Is $1.00 regis
tration and regular basket fee.
Children's swimming classes
began Tuesday morning at the
Heppner pool with a large num
ber of youngsters taking the les
sons. Mr and Mrs Paul Brown and
sons spent several days vacation
last week boating and fishing
'at the Pelton Dam and uchoco
i Reservoir and visited with Mr
Brown's cousin, Mr and Mrs Roy
D Johnson at Madras.
HEPPNER NATIVE
TOWN FIRST TIME
A native of Heppner who had
not been back to his home town
for 61 years, was here Wednes
day to look over his old home
town. He was Carl Locknane,
who now lives in Seattle.
Mr Locknane was born in Hep
pner, the son or Jonn u ana
lone Locknane, early settlers In
this area who came here from
Kansas -before 1878. His father
nnerated a sheep ranch about
45 miles from here In 1878 at
which time he ran 3400 sheep.
Water System
Costs to Increase
Heppner Budget
The budeet for the city of Hep-
Dner for the comine fiscal year
will reflect a total expenditure
of about $14,500 more tnan last
vear. but it has been kept well
within the six percent limitation.
The new budget calls for total
expenditures of $116,612.5o com
pared with last year's figure of
$102,102.50. The bulk of the in
crease will come in the water
department where a special vote
of the people approved a bond
issue for replacement of six
miles of the city's main water
feeder line. Onlv about half of
this amount, $14,902.50 for bond
redemption and interest will
come from taxes, as rouehly half
will be obtained from Increased
water rates which will go Into
effect July 1.
Added in the fire department
budget for the coming year Is
an item of $5,700 for rural fire
enuiDment but this will be off
set bv a like income from the
rural district tax which does not
aoolv to citv residents. The ex
act amount of taxes that will be
received from this source has
not yet been determined but the
maximum amount was put In
the budget.
The city's emergency fund for
the comlnsvear was Increased
from $2,000 to $5,000 with the
extra $3,00o slated for the start
of construction of a new fire hall
which is badly needed to house
present equipment and that
which will be purchased for rural
use.
Small wage Increases for em
ployees were approved by the
hudcet committee and in most
other city departments expenses
remained about the same as last
year. Some even showed reduct-
ions,
The total tax to be levied for
city operation will be $35,060.50.
Of this $15,458 is within the six
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percent limitation, inree special
levies which were previously ap
proved by the voters will bring
in $19,602.50. Of this latter a
mount, $5,302.50 is for water
bonds. $13,000 for sewer bonds
and $1,300 for a park levy. The
park levy was a special five year
serial levy of one mill and next
year will be the last year for
this tax.
The complete budget is prin
ted elsewhere In today's paper
and the public hearing on it will
be held at the city hall July b.
Wranglers Planning
Overnight Ride
The Wranglers are planning
an overnight trail ride June u
and 28 from the Bow Brindle
ranch to Johnson creek, it was
announced this week.
Three meals will be furnished
for the triD at a cost of $2.75
for adults and $1.75 for children
and persons who plan to go are
asked to pay their money to
Fulleton bv June 20. It
was stated however, that there
will be plenty for any extras
who might wish to make the ride
and they can pay at the ride.
Mrs Anna Q Thomson is now
in Beaverton for an extended vis
it at the home of her daughter,
Mrs Beatrice Bennett. Mrs Ben
nett was visiting in Heppner this
week.
VISITS HOME
IN 61 YEARS
The son had with him a news
naripr cliDDlnz from an 1884 pa
npr telline- of the fatal shooting
of his father on June 18, 1884 in
the Tuttle and Ruark saloon in
Hpnnnor hv a man named Stull
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He also owns a letter written
hv his father in 1878 to his par
ents in Kansas telling of his
mnrh here and how during the
winter he would not receive mall
for two months at a time.
Carl Locknane moved to Amity
from here in 1898 and now lives
in Seattle.
Hearing Shows Most
Residents Don't Want
Cut In Facilities
The people of Morrow county
will be given the opportunity
to approve a special supplemen
tal school levy of $24,950 which
would provide the necessary mon
ey to return the school program
for the coming year to the same
status as provided under the or
iginal county school ouaget
which was defeated early in
May.
That decision was made by
the school board Tuesday night
following a budget hearing and
a meeting of the school budget
committee.
The supplemental special levy
will be voted on Saturday, July
11. The second election on the
school budget will be held on
Monday, June 29. '
The Idea to resubmit to the
voters at another special election
a plan to provide money to re
instate the Hardman school, the
5th through the 8th grades at
Lexington and the 7th and 8th
grade at Boardman came as a re
sult of numerous protests put up
at last Friday night's budget
hearing at which time delega
tions from Hardman, Lexington
and Boardman protested the re-
rluotinn of school iaciuties in
their areas. The board and the
buderet committee In lopping a
bout $25,000 from the first bud
eet which was defeated, had
removed money which would
have meant the closing of the
Hardman erade school and tran
sportation of the students to
Heppner. the elimination of the
5th through 8th grades at Lex
ington and the transportation or
those vounesters to either lone
or Heppner, and the combination
of the Boardman ana trrigon
7th and 8th grades in the Irri
gon school.
Reduction Not Wanted
The manv persons present at
the Friday budget hearing made
it plain that they am not want
a reduction in the original bud
get if It meant that their school
facilities would be closed or re
duced and It was nearly the
unanimous opinion of the al
most 75 persons present that if
the board would eitner resuD-
mit the oricinal budget or a
supplemental levy (which would
be the equivalent mat, iney
would vote for both of them and
actively work for its approval.
The board explained tnat oe
cause of the necessity of having
to withdraw the budget, to be
able to make any change in it,
which has already been adver
tised and dated for election, the
only way to get the additional
money would be to submit the
special levy which would be vot
ed on at a later date, July 11.
The budget must be turned over
to the county assessor by July
15 to be able to get it on the
tax rolls for the coming year.
Should It not make the deadline,
the county schools would then
be forced to eventually go on
a warrant basis and the levy
made ud the following year,
which would cost additional In
terest and, In effect, require near
ly a double tax levy tne ioiiow
In? vear.
Tn exnlatninz to those present
at the budget hearing, the board
emnhas zed that it wouia tane
an affirmative vote for both the
re.siibmitted budget and the
$24,950 special levy to put
evervthlns back as it was orig
inally planned, it was ien inai
ovprvnna nresent at the hearing
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understood the complications
and the reasons for them, and
nparlv evervone present express
prl their approval of the plan.
Several persons who spoke at
the hearing Friday nignt saia
that the first budget was re
jected largely because of objec
tions to the teacher salary sched
ule, but when it was made plain
by board members that the con
tracts had to be honored, or if
they were recalled and renego
tiated that the county would un
doubtedly lose a sizeable num
ber of teachers, most agreed that
it would be better to submit the
special supplemental levy wim.ii,
if aDoroved. would retain the
teacher pay scale and keep all
grade schools operating as at
the present.
A delegation from Irrigon
Tuesday night asked that If oth
er reductions were to be put
hack, the hudeet committee also
consider putting money back In
the budget for the Irrigon nign
school. The committee explain
ed that the combination of the
Irrleon hleh school with Board-
man and the closing of the Lex-
ncton hieh school had been
agreed upon long before the pre
sentation of even the first bud
eet and could hardly be consid
ered at this late date.
Summary of Events
As a result of the past week's
action by the school board and
budget committee as explained
in detail above, here is a sum
marv of what voters will be call
ed upon to do in coming weeks.
Vote on Monday, June 29 on
the revised school budget call-
ng for general expenditures oi
5773,693.
Vote on Saturday. July 11 on
a special levy of $24,950 to sup
plement the above budget.
If both are approved scnoow
will operate as planned under
the original budget which waa
defeated May 4.
Stream Flow
Information Asked
A discussion of water needs
and problems In the county was
held duriner a meetine last week
of the county water resources
committee and efforts will be
made to obtain more complete
Information on stream flow and
other facts.
The crouD passed a resolution
which asked for stream flow In
formation and copies have been
forwarded to appropriate agen
cies. The resolution asked:
Whereas, definite action has
boon taken in the consideration
of a flood control and multiple
use storage dam on Willow creek
near Heppner, and,
Whereas, uses of this stream
and others in Morrow county are
important, including the irrigat
ion of over 7,000 acres oi land
with water rights, and
Whereas, a determination of
future water supplies and their
conservation is difficult, if not
Impossible, without correlation
of stream discharge, and
Whereas, only one gauging
station is presently located on
Willow creek, Morrow county,
or its tributaries, and
Whereas, the Morrow county
water resources committee meet
ing this 5th day of June, 1959
acknowlege this situation.
Be It resolved that a request
be made asking for installation
of stream gauging stations on
upper Rhea and lower Willow
creeks.
Missionaries Dua
At Assembly of God
Mr and Mrs Richard Mammer-
sla, missionaries to Malaya In
southern Asia, will speak at a
special service Sunday evening
at 7:30 at the Heppner Assembly
of God Church. Mrs Hammereia
is the former Dorothy EMs of
Heppner.
They will show films and
speak on Asia and Korea.
WEATHER
Hi Low
69 48
81 50
76 45
72 50
70 39
71 48
70 43
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wwtnesdav
Rainfall for the week, none:
for June .77; for the year 7.39