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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 14, 1960)
L I 8RARY u CP 0 r r i r APPEALED SDN SCHOO Basement Full of Gasoline Closes lone Restaurant A part of downtown lone was literally sitting on a powder keg over the weekend one which, if It had been touched off by a spark of nnv kind could ensilv have blown up an entire block of the town. Last Thursday, A E Stefanl owner of Stefanl's Fine Food restaurant discovered gasoline or some similar type of petroleum product seeping into the base ment of the restaurant. Needless to say it was immediately shut down and all power and cooking facilities shut off while an at tempt Is being made to discover the source of the leakage. The leakage was discovered Thursday after employees and customers had complained of headaches and an odor In the building. Complete examination of the premises showed the pet roleum product standing in the dirt basement. In an attempt to discover the source of the leak, a hole was dug near the rear of the building near the Standard Oil company bulk plant and service station, and from this hole about 650 gallons of what Is thought to be largely gasoline was bucketed. It still continued to flow in how ever, and Standard and other nearby oil storage facilities have recorded no loss of stored petrol eum products. Whatever the source, and ef forts are still being made to find it, the restaurant remains closed and will until the extremely I dangerous condition can be rem edied. Some sidewalk superinten dents have suggested the possi bility that Stefani has discov ered an oil well, but if so, it puts out a much more highly refined grade of product than do most wells. Future Homemakers Name New Officers Sandra Harshman, sophomore at Heppner high school was elected president of the Future Homemakers of America at their annual election Tuesday, Jan 5. Other officers elected were Laura Sumner and Ann Jones, first and second vice presidents; Rose Nash, secretary; Linda Val entine, treasurer; Libby Van Schoiack, reporter; Shannon Ma honey, parliamentarian; Ronnie Belsma and Jackie Brindle, de gree chairmen; and song leaders are Elaine Laird and Gloria Ole son. The regular monthly meeting is scheduled for Monday night, Jan 25 at the Heppner school homemaking department. Fire Pumper Used to Supply Hospital Water it-,ii rHIMV TOB It was 12 degrees above zero early Sunday when this photo was taken of assistant fire chief Robert Penland oper ntina the Heppner fire depaitment pumper used to ful the counrv-owned reservoir which supplies water to Pioneer Mem orial LspitaL It had run dry when a gauge stuck or froze, and deprived the hospital of its vital water supply. See story below. Th Hepcner fire department about one and one-half hours waV called early Sunday morn- of pumping at pounds pres- tn nprfnrm an Unusual ser- '"8 l" . . I..- t vire. uui w.iw . v,.. rtrt rnai was ut vital as putting out fires. It sup plied bv means of a pumper, water fJr Fioneer Memorial hos pital when the county-owned reservoi". which supplies water for the hospital and court house. ran dry The department receiu i for he D at o a m sunuaj in wea her that dipped down ifdeees above zero, laid to 12 degrees ,n f.., hnln at 5 a m Sunday avi ft rf -i ir.ch lire nose f'th civ mains into SS? Sr hSpSl! In jf3 P P Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, January 14, 1960 G AZETTE -Tl M Copies 10 Cents W ton County Cattlemen Expecting Good Crowd For Annual Meeting About 200 county cattlemen are ex Dected in Heopner Friday nd Saturday for the annual meeting of the Morrow County Livestock Growers Association, nd the Morrow County Cow Belles. A full two-day program is slated. Friday's oronram will feature the popular "Bull Day", started three years ago, where stockmen can bring their bulls for a trad ing session with their neighbors, or sell them at an afternoon sale. Committee meetings are Iso scheduled for that after noon. Saturday's program will fea- I i J I I - ainj v vs r I L Q An "What the beet for vou." by a nrpsentative of the Oregon Beef Council; "What your state association is doing," by Kent Magruder, president of the Ore gon Cattlemen's Association; "What does 19G0 have in store for the livestock producer," by Steve Marks of Oregon State College. The Saturday evening banquet speaker will be E R Jackman, OSC range spceialist, nnd alwavs a popular speaker. Jackman is well known through out the county and his talks al ways attract many persons. Cow Belles Program A nart of the two-day meeting will be the annual meeting of the Morrow County Cow Belles, and they have lined up a pro gram for both days that is ex pected to attract many women. Friday at 1:30 there will be a nuhlic demonstration of meats and meat cookery conducted by I John Landers, animal husbandry ..... i specialist Irom (JSU, ana JV115S Esther Kirmis, county extension agent. It wi'.l be held in the fair pavilion and is open to the pub lic. Saturday the Cow Belles will hold their annual meeting start ing with a coffee hour at 1:30 ;bure, diuAima..j Ions of water was pumped into the cour.tv reservoir to provide a supply tor tne nospitai. Hose was laid from a fire hy drant on North Gilmore street to a hydrant bonmd tne nospuai : restrict tramc ana give tne Kias which is connected directly tola reasonably safe place for their the main from the reservoir, favorite winter sport. i. "" . ... , . ., u... " t w.c - r r-- .- 'pumped from the lower hydrant 'through the 90q feet of hose ic i -H-:tinral 9'TOfl feet of J; me cn s ..u nu an 'water main into the reservoir. I (Continued on Pag. 8) This will be held in the fair annex building. A public social hour is sched- iiWMUmiiiimniL wi'mni ii" 'nw 11 11' n "m i n ; "Kf l R JACKMAN Well known OSC crops man. who will speak at the Morrow County Livestock Growers banquet Saturday night Demonstration on Meat Scheduled for Livestock Meeting "Boning up on Meat" at the meat demonstration scheduled for Friday. January 15, at the Heppner fair pavilion, starting at 1:30 P M, according to Mrs Ray mond French, president of the Morrow County Cow Belles. This J ... . I . . . . . 1 1 n nni4 n ueniuiisuauun ui uc a the program of the Morrow County Livestock Growers Assoc iation annual meeting scheduled for Friday and Saturday. On hand to demonstrate Fri day will be John Landers, Ore gon State College extension an imal husbandry specialist, as sisted by Esther Kirmis, Morrow county extension agent A meat quiz, in which every one participates, will begin the meeting with a special prize of fered to the winner. The demonstrators will discuss such things as how to select meat, how to care for meat, how tn cook meat by various moist and dry heat methods, and how to develop flavors. A roast shoulder of lamb and beef stroganoff will be prepared for sampling by Miss Kirmis, with Mr Landers doing the car ving. A special film, "Over the Back Yard Grill" will also be shown give tips on outdoor meat cookery. The Cow Belles have secured several good bulletins on beef, lamb, and more meals from meat which will be distributed. Several cuts of meat will be given away as door prizes. Coffee and cookies will be ser ved at the close of the meeting by the Cow Belles. The public is invited to attend and "bone-up" on Meat! 2 Areas Designated For Kids' Shdding The City of Heppner has again designated two streets as special sledding areas for youngsters while the snow lasts. The south end of Court street and the west end of Baltimore street has been blockaded to CIVIC LEAGUE TO MEET A meetir.z of the Hepcner Civ ic League will be held Monday, E XJ . ...-.v Hughes. Ail members are urged Ito attend. - ulod for 5:30 Saturday to be fol lowed by the banquet at 6:30 at the fair pavilion. Tickets for the banquet are on sale at both Heppner banks, and this affair Is also open to all interested persons. Numerous door prizes will be given away during the various sessions. Board Rehires All Administrators The Morrow county school board, at its regular monthly meetine Monaav nieht. re appointed all present assistant superintendents and principals for the 1960-61 school year. The superintendents are Joe Stewart, Heppner; Jack Flug, Riverside; Dallas Shockley, lone. Principals are Jess Young, Irri-e-on. Gordon Pratt. Heppner high school; and Hillard Brown, Hep pner grade school. The board nanvd Turner, Van Marter and Brvant agency of Heppner as Insurance agent of record for all county school in surance with all presently par ticipating agencies to continue their participation In the pro gram. A report was read from the state department of education giving the Heppner high school a standard rating. The report was presented In detail. Daughter of Former County Judge is Taken by Death Funeral services will be held Monday at 1:30 p m in Estacada, Oregon for Mrs F E Dooley (Eva Bartholomew) 78 years of age who died Tuesday evening at Estacada. Mrs Dooley was a long time resident of Morrow county, her father bcinz former county judge Bartholomew who was In office when the present county court house was built. She is survived by her hus band; one son Ted Saling, Esta cada; a daughter, Mrs Frank Morrow. Portland; a sister, Mrs Jennie Saling, Corvallis; a bro ther, Fred Bartholomew of Esta cada; a sister -In-law, Mrs Charles Bartholomew of Butter Creek. She also leaves sev eral nieces and nephews includ ing Mrs Jasper Myers and Mrs Marion Finch of Morrow county. Mrs Eddie Gunderson and son to visit relatives for a few days. I Registered Hereford Spread at lone . b J 1 n CATTLEMAN AWARD ANNOUNCED Herbert Ekstrom. right this week was named Morrow Covnty Cattleman of the Tear. He U shown with his wiie. right and one ol their ona. Roland, and two of theur registered Hereford. (Photo by N C Anderson) 76th Year, Number 45 Over 6 Inches Falls Here; Cold Weather Follows Almost another Inch of now fell early Thursday morning In Heppner to bring to slightly more than 7 In ches the fall during the past week. A slightly warming trend followed the mow Thursday m r n i n g. but weather forecasts didn't call for any general break in the cold spelL The first real storm of the win ter came to Morrow county dur ing the past week dropping from 6 inches to a foot of snow on dry fields and hills which contained .80 Inches of welcome moisture. Snow fell in parts of the coun ty Thursday and Friday, but late Sunday and Monday the major storm struck the area bringing nearly one inch of snow (and .25 Inch of moisture In Heppner) the first day, and better than four inches of snow and .32 inch of moisture the second. Total snow layer on the ground late Tuesday was a little over six Inches In Heppner and as much as 10 to 12 inches In some of the higher elevations. The white layer, the heaviest here In over three years, was welcomed by farmers as a pro- tecive covering, for clearing skies Tuesday night hmiidht rapidly dropping tomnoratiiros 1 (V J 1 J L11,-'i't-"'fc ..w., which dipped to an official low of 6 above zero at the Heppner weather station. In other nearoy . . areas below zero temperaiures were reported. The storm started Sunday evening with sleet in many daces, but this turned to snow by Monday and the fall con tinued unabated until early Tuesday. Wednesday was the coldest day recorded this winter In Hep pner. When the weather reading was taken at 9 a m Wednesday the temperature was 12 above, though it had dropped to 6 ear lier. Later Wednesday the mer cury dipped to 5 degrees and never did reach higher than a bout 15 above. Cloudy skies Wed nesday afternoon warned of an other approaching storm that the weatherman said could possibly bring more snow to Eastern Ore gon. The snow was generally wel comed bv all wheat growers who have been needing moisture and a nrotective cover over fall seed ed eralns. Cattlemen who were forced to start feeding, weren't so happy about the snow, though they know it means range grass in the spring. Motorists who had to drive on icy streets and high ways didn't think too highly or the white stuff either, but, down tnougni 11 was wonuenui. Any Bonding for Building Program Said Stymied by Suit An appeal In the court suit against the Morrow county ad ministrative school boara Dy groups of residents of Boardman, Lexington and Hardman. was filed last Thursday with the county clerk which will send the debated Issues to the Oregon Supreme Court. In the meantime, because of the aDneal. any plans the school board might have had, or might have developed, for a building program In the county will proo- ably be delayed at least 18 months to two years, because 01 a decision by the board's attorn eys. Mahoney and Abrams 01 Heppner, that no bonding for bulldincs. or any other purpose, can be undertaken until the case Is settled. The attorneys' opuv Ion was also agreed with by a firm of Portland bonding attorn eys, who must approve all bond issues In the state, If such bonds are to find purchasers. The suit contests the consti tutionality of the state school reorganization law and questions the leeality or the county scnooi board's actions under the law. Early In December, circuit iudee William W Wells handed down a memorandum decision in favor of the school district in the suit, but the appeal now means that the question must be de cided by the state supreme court. The original complaints charg ed that the Orecon revised stat utes whieh provided for the for- March of Dimes TAP Head Named Miss Marlene Griffin, a Jun ior at Heppner high school, will head the Teen Age Program (TAP) of Morrow county's new March of Dimes for 1960. It was announced today by Gene Pierce county campaign director. As TAP chairman, she will lead the county's voune people in a lund-raisinc drive to sun- " port the National Foundation's attack of birth defects, arthritis ana pouo, inree major cnppiere I Jiff A n ... I. Unn 1 -U . . "TAP work gives healthy teens chance to helD those who aren't so lucky", Miss Griffin declared. "It offers us a part In building a healthier America. TAP work is not only exciting It Is fun. Our fund raising efforts are mainly dedicated to the National Foundation's health scholarship program, which offers more than 500 scholarships a year, each paying $500 a year, to help high school graduates and col lege stdents prepare for car eers that count in the fields of medicine, medical social work, nursing, occupational therapy and physical therapy." Miss Griffin, the daughter of Mrs Jessie Griffin of Heppner, is a member of the Hehlsch staff and a yell leader for Heppner high. WEATHER HI Low Snow Prec. Thurs 53 34 ' Frl 42 24 1" .19 Sat 38 17 .5 .04 Sun 38 12 Mon 34 14 .8 25 Tues 34 18 4" .32 Wed 35 6 Precipitation for the week .80; Wed I for January .83 inch. A well known registered Here ford cattle operation on the out skirts of lone using both polled and horned breeding stock has earned for Herbert Ekstrom and Sons the 19G0 title of Cattleman of the Year for Morrow county. Mr Ekstrom, who was born In Parkrose, Ore, came to Morrow county In 1943 as a farm hand and soon recognized an oppor tunity which he started to ful fill by renting a ranch which he later purchased. His operation now consists of 1080 acres, owned and operated by the partners, on which he runs 54 registered Herefords. They are grazed on 50 acres of Irrigated pasture, 80 acres of stubble and 400 acres of rented stubble. The irrigated ranch has won for the Ekstroms the I960 title, and it provides the main feed for the successful purebred busi ness. It was leveled and. seeded matlon of an administrative school district without an flec tion of the legal voters were un constitutional. Judge Wells' op inion stated that the county ad ministrative board had the right to close certain schools, and transfer students front one school to another. This was the basis of some of the objections stated In the complaints. The county school board has appointed a citizens' building committee which has already started working on the student housing problem, but any sol ution it might have found for an upcoming serious classroom problem by next year now ap pears hamstrung by the filing of the appeal. According to the attorneys, the county school dis trict can not now sell any con struction bonds, even if they were eventually approved by the voters, until the case Is decided by the supreme court. The school hoard has foreseen a serious classroom shortage In Heppner by next school year. Boardman School Effected Robert Abrams, a member of the law firm, said Tuesday that he had been Informed by the Corps of Army Engineers, that until the current legal question is settled, the Corps will deal with no one on the matter of the ownership of the Boardman school property which will have to be moved because construction of the John Day dam. There hA been a Question of who owned the property, the school district or the government, De cause of loss of certain papers by theft, but the district had hoped for congressional assistance in establishing Morrow county's ownership of the property which would mean the government would be required to replace the building at its cost, rather man at county expense. This problem will also apparently remain un resolved until the supreme court decision Is pending. One of the persons named as plaintiffs In the suit. Dewey West Jr of Boardman. has stated that the residents there have no fight with the Morrow county school board or any member thereon, but are questioning the authority under which they are operating. Boardman residents are said to feel that it Is diffi cult for people 60 miles away to he familiar with problems at Boardman and that thev feel the schools are a personal and com munity problem that they want the control of their schools re turned to them (at a local level). 2 HcDDner U of O 8 Students Get Honors UNIVERSITY OF OREGON Three hundred and seven stu dents made honor roll grades of 3.50 or higher during fall term at the University of Oregon. The honor roll, just released by the registrar's office, lists 51 with perfect grade scores of 4.00 or all A grades. Listed on the roll from Hepp ner are: Donald D Casteel and Lance Tibbies. Mr and Mrs Ralph Tbompsoa and Mr and Mrs Garnet Barratt were in Boardman Sunday after noon to attend the coiiee hour given for Mr and Mrs Russell Miller honoring their thirtieth wedding anniversary. Wins Title to Improve pasture and has been fertilized each year which pro vides the highest forage possible. The seedings of alta fesque, In termediate wheatgrass, orchard grass and alfalfa are flood Irri gated and are ann.ag the high est producing pastures found in the county. A strict weed con trol program for perennial weeds Is carried out annually on ditch banks and other likely spots. In the cattle operations, calves are weaned in about eight months and average 510 pounds. The majority of heifer and bull calves are sold as registered breeding animals. Through the selection of high gaining herd sires and dams the weight of weaning calves has been increas ed at least 60 pounds during the past five years. Quality is constantly Improved by culling. Herd sires are picked by pedigree (Continued on Page t)
