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LIBRARY U OF 0 tu"t, ORE. b Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, July 2, 1959 TTc-Tl M O 1333 Copies 10 Cents 76th Year, Number 17 r Mm If . ; 1 n r f 'i Second Ballot Sees Reversal Of Original Vote Morrow countv votprs nnnrmr ed the school budget by better man a two to one majority Mon day. The vote was 458 yes to no. This was the second time the budget had been voted on, it having been defeated early in May by a vote of 470 to 297. The revised budget which was approved was for $24,950 less than the original budget and it calls for a general fund expen diture of $773,693 of which 54,i!8b.l8 is outside the six per cent limitation. Following the defeat of the first budget, the school board and budget committee at sub sequent meetings and hearings trimmed the nearly $25,000 off school costs by planning the closure of the Hardman grade school, the elimination of the top four grades in the Lexing ton grade school and transpor tation of students to lone and Heppner; and the combination of Irrigon and Boardman 7th and 8th grades in the Irrigon school. This proposal brought loud pro tests from voters in all effected communities with the result that the board agreed to submit the $24,950 needed to keep those schools operating as during the past year as a supplemental levy to be voted on in the county on July 11. If this levy is also approved the county's schools will be operated next year in the same manner as was plan ned under the first budget with none of the closures to be put into effect. All communities in the county except Lexington approved the budget at last Monday's election. There the vote was 35 yes to 69 no. The vote by precincts was: Yes No Heppner ' 149 105 lone 1 86 24 Lexington 35 69 Irrigon 62 10 Boardman 111 8 Hardman 15 13 The new county administra tive school system went into ef fect July 1 and the recently elec ted seven man board has now taken over the operation of the county schools. Contract Awarded For New Telephone Relay Station Pacific Telephone announced today that Teller Construction Company, Portland, is the appar ent low bidder on a contract to construct a radio relay building at Blackhorse Mountain, ten miles northwest of Heppner, ac cording to manager Dallas Short. The winning bid was $25,689. The building will house radio relay equipment used to provide additional long distance facili ties. The prefabricated metal building on a concrete slab and a 100-foot metal tower which will 'be furnished by the Tele phone company. Other bidders and their bids were Mid-state Construction Company, The Dalles, $28,334; Mann Construction Company, Hermiston, $46,845. Construction is scheduled to start in July and be completed by December, 1959, Short said. Contributing Charge Brings FiVe Years Glen A Bowman, Heppner, pleaded guilty to a charge of contributing to the delinquency of & minor in circuit court Tues day and was sentenced by judge William W Wells to five years In the penitentiary. He had been arrested about three weeks ago and had been held in the Uma tilla county jail pending trial. Mr and Mrs Mike Sallng were in Long Creek for the weekend visiting at the home of her bro ther and his family, Mr and Mrs Bob Kelly. Mr and Mrs Ned Sweek and sons, left for Yellowstone Nat ional Park Saturday for a vacation. i . 'p : RECENT VISITORS to the Nation's capital were the Oregon delegates to the national 4-H conference. Pictured above with Congressman Ullman, are (from left to right), Mrs John Schmid, Suzanne Lozier of Enterprise, Representative Ullman, Kristine Hansen of Bend, Mr Schmid, Karl Beach of Lexington, the Schmid's daughter Elaine and Dale Anderson of Portland. Mr Schmid is the 4-H extension agent in Redmond. Karl Beach to Tell Of Washington 4-H Trip Sunday at Park Karl Beach, national 4-H club conference delegate from Oregon, will show colored slides and re port on his recent trip to Wash ington, D C at a 4-H family pic nic to be held at Cutsforth Park on Sunday, July 5, according to Esther Kirmis and N C Anderson, Morrow county extension agents. Potluck dinner will be served at 12:30 P M which will be followed by Karl's program. This will be the only opportunity for Morrow county people to hear of this outstanding 4-H member's activities as he leaves Sunday evening for West Point where he has received an appointment The picnic is held in connec tion with preparations for 4-H summer camp which will be held July 9 12. Sunday morning, beginning at 10:30 A M, will be used to set up the camp. 4-H parents are asked to bring hammer, shovel, saw and axe. It is believed that if everyone pitches in to help camp can be set up in a couple of hours. Banks Announce Interest Increase A higher bank savings deposit Interest rate of 3 percent became effective July 1 at all offices of the First National Bank of Ore gon and all three branches of the Bank of Eastern Oregon, it was announced this week. At both banks deposits made on or before July 13 will -earn the new increased rate from July 1, local managers stated. First National president C B Stephenson said "the increase re flects the generally rising trend of interest rates and it continues to be the policy of First Nat ional to pass along such increas es to savings depositors as per mitted by bank earnings. Hospital Auxiliary Sets lone Meeting The quarterly meeting of Pio neer Memorial hospital auxiliary will be held July 6 at the lone Legion hall. All members and the general public is urged to attend, officers announced. Mrs Neely from the hospital license section of the Oregon state board of health will be the speaker and a movie on the care of nursing home patients will be shown. The movie will give some good pointers on home care of the sick, it was stated. 35 COUNTY YOUNGSTERS ENJOY 4-H SUMMER SCHOOL AT CORVALLIS Thirty-five Morrow county 4-H'ers, Included in a total of 1900 youngsters from all parts of the state of Oregon, partici pated in the annual 4-H Summer School held on the Oregon State College campus, Corvallis, June 20-27, according to Esther Kir mis and N C Anderson, Morrow county extension agents. While most of them traveled in busses or cars, Jackson, Doug las and Curry county delegates came in seven covered wagons. The wagon train left Jacksonville June 8 and traveled 225 miles in 13 days when they arrived at OSC on Saturday, June 20. Highlights of this year's sum mer school was a Centennial pa gent on Friday evening at the OSC coliseum. Nearly 450 boys and girls took part in the two hour program. Kenneth Smouse, of the lone Livestock club, ap peared in a prominent part in one of the scenes. The pagent, written and dir ected by Jessalee Mallalleu, OSC extension recreation specialist, included life in the pioneer home, early school days, and boys and girls club work. The first Ore gon 4-H summer school was held in 1915 with 33 youngsters. To day the attendance has hit 1900. During the week, youths at tended four to seven classes each day, took part in afternoon as semblies and special evening programs, elected house officers, and conducted 4-H church ser vices. Dancing, outdoor sports, swimming, band and chorus were special activities available for all 4-H members. Evening programs included the boys traditional "smokeless" smoker, girls pajama parties, Oregon Bankers night entertain ment, parties and dances, 4-H talent show, and the 4-H pag eant. While on campus, club mem bers lived in dormitories, coop erative houses, fraternities, and sororities. Marilyn Morgan, mem ber of the Cookerettes 4-H club of lone, was elected vice-president of the Alpha Omicron Pi house where she resided. She was also chosen as one of the five outstanding girls of her house. Four other Morrow county girls were housed in this soror ity home. A staff of 85 counselors, most ly college students, served the 38 living units during the week. One extension agent and 4-H leader were quartered at each house to advise the counselors. Mrs Walter !Corley, Morrow county chaperon,, was an adult advicor in the Alpha Omicron Pi house and Esther Kirmis, Mor row county extension agent, act ed in the same capacity at the Delta Zeta house. This year's 4-H faculty came from the OSC staff members, state board of health, state pol ice, and a number of commer cial firms. There was a total of 2250 class hours with 139 in structors. Esther Kirmis, taught a class entitled, "Let's Sing for Fun," and aided in directing community singing. New classes for both boys and girls included a series of film forums on "How We Live" and classes in "Leader ship". All boys at the 4-H school took classes in nearly every depart ment of the school of agriculture in addition to classes in forestry, science and physical education. Lessons in foods, clothing, home furnishings, buymanship and other home economics subjects were offered girls. All young sters took some health and safe ty classes. The Morrow county delegation returned to the county on Sat urday, June 27, via the Kilby buses of Pendleton. Closure General Over 4th Holiday Nearly all local stores, busi nesses and offices will be clos ed Saturday in observance of the July Fourth holiday. About the onlv exceptions will be some service stations, restaurants and taverns. City, county and federal of fices that are normally closed on Saturdays will not be effected by the holiday. All postoffices are also closed Saturday. Veterans Home Loans Now Available Jake Brown, district represen tative of the department of vet eran's affairs, stated this week that veteran's loan funds are currently available for new con struction, 'remodeling, purchase or refinancing of purchase money mortgages and contracts on homes. Brown is in Heppner about once a month or can be reached at his office in the Umatilla county court house, or word can be left for him at Turner, Van Marter and Bryant Insurance in Heppner. Mr and Mrs Del Jordan left Sunday evening to drive to Chi cago to attend the national con ference of the Elks lodge. They plan to return in about three weeks. July 11 Kickoff Dance to Open Fair, Rodeo Events Preparations are well under way for the Centennial year Mor row County Fair and Rodeo and the first event of the fair season is only two weeks off. It is the annual Kickoff dance and it is scheduled for Saturday night, July 11 at the fair pavilion in Heppner. In announcing the opening dance, Al Fetsch, dance chair man, this week said that prin cess and queen's dances will follow each weekend up to the opening of the fair. There will also be one rodeo dance to be held on Saturday night, August 29. Dates of the fair and rodeo have been set one week earlier than usual because of the late ness of this year of Labor Dav which falls on September 7. In past years the Morrow county Fair and Rodeo has always been scheduled for Labor Day week end, but the time was set un this year to give local exhibitors a better ODDortunltv to enter the state fair which opens on Labor Day. Fair dates are August 26 through August 29 with the ro deo scheduling three performan ces August 29 and 30. There will be a night show on Satur day night. All popular regular rodeo events are on the program ex cept for the flag race which will be replaced this year with a pony express race which Is ex pected to create much Interest Holding the rodeo stock contract is John Van Belle of Outlook, Washington. Johnny K's orchestra of Pas co, Washington will provide the music for the Kickoff dance, chairman Fetsch announced. This is the same orchestra which proved so popular at several of last year's dances. Following the Kickoff dance, the princess and queens dances will be held in the following order: July 18 Boardman; July 25 Lexington; August 1, Rhea Creek; August 8, Lena; August 15, Queen's dance, and the rodeo dance Is set for August 29. Appeal Made for Deathless Holiday F A Dresslar, president of the Highway Lifesavers Committee of Oregon Citizens, Inc, a state wide committee working to re duce traffic accidents, has Issued the following appeal for safe driving on the Fourth of July holiday: "Last year death did not ride Oregon's highways over the Fourth of July weekend. There were no fatal accidents. "It is true that later one death occurred due to an accident dur ing the holiday period. "It was a splendid record and contributed much to the happi ness and success of our great National Independence Day. "Can we repeat? I think so. "With the same cooperation as last year. With the same care in driving. "It can be done. "And the stirring thought which dwells upon this possibil ity is that with a deathless Fourth you and I will still be alive. "But a deathless Fourth which lets us live, is, we must remind ourselves, up to you and to me not to a few of us nor even a majority of us, but all of us." The appeal has been Issued state-wide through county High way Lifesavers chairmen. Be cause of the steadily increasing number of traffic accidents and deaths In Oregon thus far in 1959, every chairman has been asked to alert the public to safer driving in his county. Guests last week on Tuesday and Wednesday at the home of Mr and Mrs Harry Bongers were Mr and Mrs Harold Mc Eowen and children of Kingsville, Texas. NEW LAW MAN TAKES GAVEL Morrow county sheriff C J D Bauman, right, out-going president of the Oregon-Washington Peace Officers, hands the gavel of office to R L Barton, under sheriff of Benton county, Washington of Prossor, new president of the organization. Thirty-seven officers from cities and counties along the Oregon shore of the Columbia river, and from Walla Walla Benton, Douglas and Franklin counties of Washington attended the meeting held last Wednesday night at Stefani's In lone. Membership includes sheriffs, chiefs of police, patrolmen, state police, special agents and deputies. (C A Ruggles photo) Farm Bureau Offers Unusual Campaisn Plan For Sales Tax A program designed to even tually force the enactment of a retail sales tax in Oregon which would take some of the pressure off of property taxes was kicked off recently at a meeting of the Morrow County Farm Bureau. It calls for the deferring of pay ment of all property taxes until a retail sales tax is enacted. The plan was presented in the form of a resolution which was approved at the Juno 23 meet ing of the Farm Bureau held at Cutsforth's cabin on Willow creek. The resolution states: In this Centennial year of 1959 the state of Oregon is using the real property tax base In much the manner as it did in its first year of 1859 when the wealth of Oregon was principally land. Property taxes have be come unfair because of the in ability of land to earn for the owner the taxes demanded, An entirely new conception of tax atlon is past due and is essential for future growth and develop ment. Whereas: everyone should feel and know that they have to pay for the services they demand. Whereas: the past legislature failed to broaden the Oregon tax base. Whereas: property taxes have almost trebled in the past 10 years and the trend is expected upward at an even faster rate; Therefor, be it resolved that the Morrow County Farm Bureau favor a movement to defer pay ing all property taxes until a re tail sales tax is enacted; which shall be limited to a direct off set of real property taxes and shall be earmarked to cover the cost of education and welfare andor the income tax is made more equitable. Howard Fujuli, commodity dir ector for the State Farm Bureau spoke at the meeting and dis- Dr Darrej Martin To Open Dentist Office Here Soon Dr Darrel Martin of Loma Lin da, California, will open an of fice July 6 in the Heppner Clin ic building for the practice of dentistry. Dr Martin graduated in June from the College of Medical Evangelists at Loma Linda where he won an award for children's dentistry. He has an nounced office hours of 8 to 5 Monday through Friday. Mrs Martin will Join her hus band here in the near future. Shrine Football Tickets on Sale Tickets for the annual Shrine East-West All Star football game to be held in Pendleton August 22 will go on sale July 1 in many communities throughout the state. They will be available in Heppner from Dr L D Tibbies in the First National Bank Build ing. All proceeds of this game go to the Shriner's hospital for crip pled children in Portland. WEATHER Hi Low Prec. Thursday . 75 48 Friday 70 51 Saturday 72 45 Sunday 68 46 Monday 68 47 .01 Tuesday 72 45 Wednesday 85 52 Rainfall for the week .01; for June .89; for the year 7.51 inches. I -i Ik . l mi . I 'hd t Hi' " 1 j ... cussed a recommended program that would make the Farm Bur eau more effective in meeting the needs of agriculture in the state. The recommendations made included the development of a program to establish offices for all county Farm Bureaus; more participation through or ganized discussion groups to make decisions; make more ser vices available to Farm Bureau members; and more expanded and effective activities by coun ty Farm Bureau committees. The program would be carried out by adding a staff of three fieldmen and a research depart ment at the state level. Farm Bureau members are be ing asked to vote by mall on the now program. The meeting was preceeded by a potluck dinner. Fire Restrictions Nov In Effect In Forest Lands The Umatilla national forest, and all other national forest lands in Oregon, were closed to unregulated use July 1 by proc- amation of Governor Mark Hat field. Constantly Increasing fire danger is the reason for the closure. The closure order Includes re strictions on smoking and travel in the forests without having tools in possession. Smoking is prohibited while traveling in timber, brush or grass areas ex cept in vehicles on roads and tools required while traveling or camping in a forest area are an ax not less than 26 inches long with a head weighing two pounds or over; a shovel not less than 36 Inches long with a blade at least eight Inches wide; and a water container with a capacity of at least one gallon. The closure is in effect from July 1 through October 31.. The closure order does not mean that forests are restricted to entry, but that persons using the forest areas must observe the restrictions and fire regulations. No fires have .been reported this year in the Heppner ranger district of the Umatilla Nation al Forest, but warmer weather is rapidly drying out the tim bered areas and every care Is urged on persons camping, fish ing or traveling in the moun tains. Dick Kononen Gets Research-Aid Grant OREGON STATE COLLEGE Richard L Kononen of Heppner is one of six Oregon State Col lege students in pharmacy sel ected to receive research-aid grants for the summer. He will serve as a research assistant this summer to Dr Leo A Scluchetti, professor of phar maeognosy, on a study of effects of gibherellic acid on the growth of medicinal plants.- For his work, he will receive a grant of $328 along with 12 hours of credit for pharmacy re search. The program of research-aid grants is sponsored by the Nat ional Science Foundation to en courage Interest among top stu dents in research development and careers. Sciuchettl received a grant of $5,580 from NSF to conduct the research-aid program.
