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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 11, 1960)
X r L 1 t ft ARY u or o EU5ENE. 0.1 E . iard (Refuses Hardman School Reopening Hardman residents mad atlon report hlch omderni edthc concerted effort at the county building and one 7n school board meeting Mday ye.r of the on night to win approval for the Uwt-tt can U u.t Wd o reoncnlne of their closed grade its expense or iw... Bid D II uE u3- tf j Lexington Youth HroSSSTfSrsdoy. FebruoryiTW Killed Saturday a- f ' mi i i . ii Near Hardman -TI Ml PS 10 Cents " " 76th Ycor, Number 49 school, but the board stood on Its previous; decision to keep the school closed and transport the student to Hcppner. The vote on the question was 5 to 1. Hardman residents had prev iously offered to donate the nec essary labor to put the building in repair and had asked the budget committee to Include $S475 for its operation next year. During the discussion, .whclh at times got quite heated, Hard man spokesmen pointed out that the district provlies over $11,000 in taxes to the county, far more than they are asking for oper ation of the school. They also claimed that roofing and siding repair to the building would be minor, In contrast to the board's statement that extensive repairs would be needed. Board members pointed to a state department standardiza- i A nldA al program." ine ooaiu .tressed that the quality of edu cation provided In larger classes and Individual teachers had h to do with their aecuw- A Boardman delegation again asked that their 7th and Mn . ...inrnAil 111 fhlMf nliinAn school (they now are at Irrlgon). but tneir requ". was tabled for the time being until further Information on de velopment in tne ouum bombing range area can . talned. A report of the Lexington hool advisory board was pre . . t-. vjaiii rtlrwtor sentea oy u a.v...., - from that district. They asked that 5th and 6th grades be re turned to Lexington next year; that fine City area students not attend school outsiue tne cuumj at county expense; and that .horc nnt be reauested, or rec ommended by the board to be w. of the OEA. The board tabled the recommendations for study. nrJmgn rpDrcsentatives tola the board they wanted their complete school in operation be cause they feared that when the federal government replaces their school, when it is arownru out by the John Day dam. that they will get oniy wnai r Hpnderson. board member from Irrigon resigned from the board, ana ud, Irrtiron was appointed to serve until the next election. The resignation oi joe u aiew art, assistant county school sup erintendent for Hcppner. was ac cepted by the board, and act on was taken to uu by expanding the duties of Gor don Pratt, high school principal and Hillard Brown, elementary principal. Other supervisory per- sonnei win w- In policy action, the board vot ed mileage for budget committee members and against providing budget money for the purchase of band uniforms. The board wi 1 meet later this month with at- rnnrerninc me . "HT"- . ( Damage Held Down to $12,000 In Sunday Might Hotel Fire i h greatest, such an occurence and expressed teas u h- - uesirov w.r !; :oniVk ..... ciittmt nuilmntiH al l,v,w -- ... . ... ..rm ta control HOSE UKES Mk?f "''.I," .,J,rt.n " 0T building, smoke poured from ell io- Stewart Gets Baker Position ino H Stewart, superintendent of the Heppner schools for the past five years, last wcck re citmprt his nosition to accept the post as school superintendent of district R-61 In Baker county. Stewart will take over his duties in June as superintendent of the second iirgest school dis trict in Baker .ounty which in cludes two high schools and five grade schools. He will have high schools at Richland and Half way, and grade schools at Rich land, Halfway. Oxbow, Brown lee and Pine. There are 50 em ployees in the seven schools. Stewart came to Heppner in 1956 from Coburg as school sup erintendent and servea in capacity until the recent school reorganization in the county, when his title was changed to assistant county superintendent, In addition to his school work, 1,00 knpn active in chamber Heppner i-unauon ... I caused before the fire was con- trolled. The alarm was sounded about 9:30 p m Suniiay nu Ing firemen lounu sni lng from all oHn doors and win dows in the building. As soon m hose lines could e iiu . pumps put Into oiHratlon a sec ,nd alarm was blown to sum- .1,1 And as a precaution both the Lexington and lone fire departments were called to assist. ti, riamra started near tne top of stairs leading to the base r . . . Lnr con- ment ana oeioie - lied they had louoweu uV a . . ii .i w.lla Into Anr sinir wt-ii anu - the third floor. They broke out Into adjacent rooms on doui a onrt third floors and a- "iW' . ..... bout six rooms, In aaamon hniivinvs and stairs were tenslvcly damaged by fire. The fire was stopped oeiore it broke through the celling of the third floor Into an open attic. Firemen were airaiu. HEPPNER DEPARTMENT PUMPER supplied wasompeteVf firemen for nearly three hours before el Mmj w , c p i extinguished. City's other truck and firemen worked at of the building. district, but made it plain that thev will not dicker over any settlement of the question. They will also hold a hearing in Pine City on Feb 16 concerning u approximately 20 students in that area who are now going to Echo schools. Two lone 4-H'ers Attend State Club Conference at Salem Mardine Baker and Kenneth Lynn Smouse. both of lone, re turned Saturday evening from attending the annual Oregon 4-H club conference, loosen as w , row county delegates, they par Sdpated in this "Know Your State Government" conference with boy and girl delegates from all counties throughout Oregon. They were selected as top 4-H club members here. . Members attending the confer ence gathered at the Marion Ho tei conference headquarters for a group dinner Thursday even fnf February 4. Conference plans and operations were an nounced with a get acquainted party following. v -u ononinp conference Mi- 1I1C - ... t the iLer07ReVeT..ves cV 0,ef S,,.e Col. be, ,t the state capi o. lege. He -- the two day s o lone Army Man Receives Promotion CRAILSHEIM, GERMANY (AHTNC) - Rudolph W Berg- strom, son oi Mr ana W Bergstrom, lone, Ore., recently was promoted to specialist four in Germany, where ne ber of the 4th Armorea uivi ... inTad u rt: company" of'Vhe released payroll and taxures combat command C in for its two opera ions in Wheeler Area Lutheran Pastors Meet Here Th nastors of the Spokane conference of the Northwestern nf the LUtneran tnun-n Uisil'v . l. wn flaVS OI mcriins CUlll-luuc ,,raA. at Hope Lutheran cnurvn A crisis arose Sunday night when the Hotel Heppner was threatened by a smoK " 50 of the 52 visiting pastors were slated to stay In the hotel. The church office and many mem bers of the Hope Lutheran con gregation received calls from residents of all denominations in the area offering emergency housing. Rev John Kydgren, pas tor of Hope, reported that he and the pastors in the confer- nA the com- ence were muvtu j -imunity response. In one of the (business meetings the coherence rn lire went on recoru iu . Trr-nMn ALARM brought help trom wun.- ----- n ho offered to open AepamentsSg Heppner Hotel ""Sunday night Here he hank all re lel lH LMinaton trucks ore parked bes do o Heppner ng. in hQuse the ylg. 4 l -r tAr ff-" ' "1 n v 1 . V . 1 lone and Lexington trucKs axe V?" had tne lire broken made however to Their help lortunawiy baW have itors at tne no - . . . M)tlx vll avauauio cuuiwv. u I Anner tnP (ll L! Illia -J b. ..leased. . 5 Varner o Columbus. Ohio. Mr trnHnnc la rnniieticu stewardship and finance at the headquarters or me ....v... Lutheran church. The pastors had all their meals at the churches with meal Reparation divided between Hope and Valby. A banquet and communion service was held at .r-.u.. T,,ocHav n eht. A smor- gasbord was prepared by the Hope church on Wednesday. t,-.. T.,(rron reDorted tne isiting ministers enjoyed and CraE the Army in county and in Heppner, October 1958. completed basic at Fort Hood, Texas, a orrivpd overseas last April. The 24-year-old soiaier is proximately iw cmyj 1953 graduate of lone high school ssion the groups ' before entering the Army. particated in conferences deal- vJfth the executive, leglsla- Unn KJnmed On I960 "'6 , t..j;1o1 Hranrhes OIv" " Af.r initial iurey of the fire md and the extent of the flames was determined. oep- ffi..rs derldea to sounu a second aiarm - i.viniMon and lone, ixjwi the neighboring departments sent trucks and men. our ,. K.Mn .-onfliuHl by the time they arrived and they stayed on standby for neany n fore returning home. i-ir..mnn were lorced to ui- .. . . -m..kl miiKks avauaDie ga ' " to make their way through the building and as windows were opened to ventilate me w.. story structure i frntn all ODenings. Bi'B appearance that the ai spreading throughout the hotel. About a dozen guests were in v.ti when the fire started, but all left hurriedly and there were no Injuries, though one or LnArllMA rwit from two nremen -,v, smoke. At the peak or tne Dia; v limmnM fire rlfis had seven IWU 'Ml'"". - . - .JJ.. hose lines in piay m hulldine lines. Smoke l ....v- - U.. a was eenorai xnrouB" the building, but water damage was pretty well connnea iu u i wiiatA area and to me u-- iinrnt-u- - . ... , .la ment, where the note, system was put out oi . noorlv a daV. i dlUSierS piuveu damage at about $12,000 nearly oil r.f which was covereu u surance. Faulty wiring was thought to be we cause. . -ri, .mnba and sirens attrac ted a large crowd or oniw". and several persons who had offices and businesses in the building moved out Important records and equipment " was feared the entire building micht be lost. Some minor smuw: ...-,-lso occurred In the Heppner which adjoins the hotel on the south. Smoke wp ' " store and was first noticed com ing out of the ventilators at the front of the store. It was not damaged by fire. nf To compound me Mr and Mrs Darrell Shel, own ers and operators of the hotel convention oi aooui Bernard rhlllp Puberty. 14. . killwl lut before midnight Saturday when the car in which he was riding overturned on the wet hlghwav about four mues north of Hardman. lie was the .,f Mr and Mrs William J Duherty. Sand Hollow ranchers. Bernard, who wa a frekhman at IVho high whool. was return lng from a dance at narximan unh hl older brother Billy at the wheel. Investigating !ol!ce Id the car apparently mi turn nr nosslble a tire blew out. It overturned pinning Ber nard beneath It. ruilv was hospitalized over- Ight at Heppner with contus ions and shock. Rosary was recited at 7:30 P m Tuesday at Folsoms rum-. hawl In Pendleton ana requiem .... 1 Uil B ?t mncs was ctini-nunj - Mary's church in Pendleton, with Kev Raymond ueara oi uri-.. fficiaiing. Interment was m Olney cemetery'. Tenaieion. Bernard Is survived by tus par- ents, orouier " Lexington: and maternal grand parents. Mr and Mrs James of Heppner. KINZUA REVEALS PAYROLL AND TAX FIGURES FOR TWO OPERATIONS ation last weeki Even prior to . qu urivci i i.iiiua - t,.,.ii fr 1159 at the Klnzua plant totaled $2,261,716.53 and uiatToc were paid to ap- nd Judicial brancnes - . government, bpeaneis . QUniy wiy live, a were Howell Appling, secretary r,f state; Waiter f Elsewhere in today's Gazette Times mra nrrmortv taxes paid by the corporation exceeded $120, 000 and the breakdown showed $77,934 went to Wheeler county, $39,680 to Morrow, $2,413 to Gil- liam, and $1,591 to uranL u,.., Nnt included in the above fig- anvthine for the Heppner plant and operations which were r . . i.i. i.oi vpar from Heppner Pine Mills, Kinzua was Morrow county's second largest tAvnaver inasmuch as a large part of its timber holdings are in the county. Maurice Brown, Kinzua man ager, said early this week in Heppner tnat me cuiuyanjr ndustrial Park Plans Seen For North Morrow County Judge Oscar Feter. ton add today that bo Just received word that a pub lie Information meeting on the bombing range develop ment has been set for Thurs day. March 17 at 7:30 p m at the Boardman gym. Gover nor Mark Hatfield will take part In the discussion. t, Acuv-lated Press reports that Governor Mark Hatfield and Morrow county officials review ed Monday preliminary pi for a 100,000 acre space industrial park on the Columbia river In Morrow county. Warne Nunn, executive assis tant to the governor, said the main purpose ot the Monday meeting was to clear up mis understandings. He said the misunderstanding was that a large missile company has atrreed to locate in tnat area. a s4 A not agreement nas Deen nmuc j, he added. v,nn Asserted that the group discussed plans to get access to the area. State officials now are negotiating with the department of defense and the bureau of land management. Knnn said the proposed parK would be used by several space oriented Industrie?, and that It offers the advantage oi oem flat and with access to river, . i I i .n frononnrtAtlon. ran ana nignway a convene.. . eran ministers were xo oe for three days starting Monday 1 ...uV In efforts Monday got SsTn usabfe condition .nd ' i.. n h visitors cared for, even 'though the smell of smoke was till strong. Insurance adjusters "8' th. HAnoner fire depart- Tl control of the blaze nieui , v,na -j rrpnnner aepaiiincin expressed its appreciation to Lexington and lone departments for their assistance. vicuna " ,aH hv w Carrying on a study of appreciated ne e ;tV o'roducts at the Heppner members h fl"v "meet- If the lnstaiiaiiun w uuiw Is the 1960 jury panel purchasec i lat X i 1 1J " . wnrpn uui 1 j uiif - . a.. ; tt nnn r- . m t uuiinf; speate ra.i l" A drawn last month by tn. coun,y -'0r.Uon. Ied a blect to jury can ilu v. - 6 '....j Tsitrvn statp treas gon; "wu ; William 'panel are subject xo jL r'.ana. L ":LJ:r,; erne court. 'during the coming year McAllister oi me uy"-"- 'to Morrow county. ni in Kpe a barker and chipper nere is ic- . ible. He also reaffirmed a prev-1 ious statement that Kinzua plans ,.f I r Cfnrmr a continued year-arouna opei- rjTj J Jiumw ation of the Heppner mil and that other developments will be p MnrP iVaill Gas Leakage Again Closes Businesses In lone Block studied in the future. Two-Shift School Basis Seen Near " . ri .v, frinlon at the re- Some Days You Just Can't Win CTi-n- fino vood. the Stan aiemiiia a...- - . rnmnanv plant anu net. Chevron Station at lone are all closed down ana ine area roped off while assistant state fire marshals and Standard rL,nnv engineers continue w.r , ii. nrcp .H.mn 9 tO I1I1U Uieu " . has of gasoline leaKage ri.ntv iudee Oscar Peterson, who with members of the county court and the morrow wu ,., port commission, attended the Monday meeting, said Wednes day that the state is now wu- lng on a transier or bww i" for the federally owned bomb ing nnge area. He saia noum . f..A. m.tfttt rtlrl Ls definite yet, out that in addition io ueicic- allgned industry, inquiries nave been received by the state from other Industries. A public Information raeeuin is being planned In the near future. It will be held at Board man, and Governor Hatfield Is expected to take part in explain ing what the state is trying to accomplish In the north end of the county. The Heppner P-TA Wednesday j The Heppner hiirlin(T com- caused mucn n-w.. v hnildins committee made three recommenda-1 M that time many from i nieht heard school oinci.iS -,. .. - nrpsented to - th9t Heonner wanted " . cv,nr,l! are tne.tions uwi ' lone iac-- . that the nenci , ones 5 soon as: The P-TA group was tola mat , be even-' Heppner grade students face the ; Kington- chance of attending two sh ft, 2-Vote amasses and of havir.? one gr de , er-hool'the school Doara. a-i-m"-- - , xo uiliuuc , facing the greatest school the sen unit, Heppner high schl. . . . ,i-mran space ax new s.ie, - was tola ,,. nffih pm 1UI v."-- - ; t..- .inanrV &OU11 l'iv . ... . .... ;-irr.-.a;ecl en- , on u iui uiiui-.-j ,h!f e that next year possible, the building to ne roum.-.- students tually canen i..e mc adM - r ,h i- rrrram. fr .... nt " - . c.r.u-irf t; i iiitai ti-J .'i- " Lost Saturday evening Ed ward R Simmons. Bt 1. Hep pner had a Hat tire on his car while driving down Hardman hilL That alone was enough trouble in the rain and wind Simmons got the flat off and the spare partly bolted on the wheel when his luck got even worse. A strong guct of wind blew the car off the Jack and it rolled nearly 200 feet over the steep bank. Net result: S1000 damage to his 1955 Buick, Improper Parking To Be Checked stated six classrooms , vpf in the H'T 11 c:ll-h a pro rlar.t are r.t------.-- --, . t. in the Posal was recer.t.ye - - suggestion county building con:m.nee. Hrrr.er the li the re ! rrr.cr u . . .. a a r-.-'v r.r.e hlzh ' t J..J-.J l.'-r . ,'Vart SOU.n r .A -- . , , .rf which 721 are expecieu . - figures. was told, s-howed a ,.n h.ir.ess. Accompanying him from Pendleton was Pat Healy. ,year. A continuing series of storms, this time the warm and wet type, blew across Morrow county during the past week and added ..uuinnai fi incnes ui ui an duuinw.. ,f ture. The better man , inch of rain was measured at the Heppner weather station, v. sections of the county ! received close to that amount. I The Oregon coast and Wil lamette Valley was battered by !two storms Saturday ana Iday. both of which also brought ! fairly strong winds and rain to i Fasten. Oregon. An additional I six or more inches of snow has 'fallen in the Blue Mountains ! during the week. i The moisture was generall I welcomed by most farmers ex- 'cept those who are in tne miuuic Sif. lamhins and now have to Heppne police warned motor ists this week that citations will k u,iPd to those persons who 50l,ne leaK-ge T---r-petiy during the been saturaxms. hours around Heppner opened some time ago when It, The police off. rn 1 stored 1 butr-ft te business' hors to accommodate S H?vePshown the entire area show trade, but man, ' P 'sunsaturated with petroleum - Thomson's Grocery reported to chef of poUce Dean GUman ,11 Mondav that the store . ,d ut,w c..n-, - was broken inxo piuu., ---- , day night ana as iar be determined. Just a half case ( of beer was stolen. i Fntr' was Ea ined by breaKing Thursday a rear window wun a Friday Saturday DATE WRONG Sunday WEATHER t McRoberts of Portland fight muddy pens. A total of oyer John MeRoDer. oi of moisture has fallen of 489. was in HTP'' ' f "him i Hpr.oner since the first of the a ia - - - I IS 616. Last week's G-T story; about Monday HI Low Prec. 54 40 Tr 55 45 -01 b7 31 57 37 -1 54 35 .21 52 39 46 32 .. J llina Bit TllPSdaV voter registration -- "'Aav the wrong date as me -j , -f th week ; for o register for the May pr imary IWnW 11 election. The correct is April 19. not April 9. inches. 0
