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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 25, 1960)
1 1 IFAftY u or o EU3ENE. ORE Boardman to Regain School Classes; Budget Nearing Completion Money will bo Included in the 1900 CI M'hool budget to rinjH' the ih ami bth grade cUe at Boardman as a renult of action taken last week by the county school budget commute ai meeting at lrrlgon. The committee Indicated that it decision to return a full eljiht year program to the Boardman elementary school wn based on the belief that there will be In creased enrollment due to high way construc tion and the possl bllity of an Influx of people to the Boardman bombing range Study of Cancer Prevention is Made in County A cancer prevention study of Morrow county was completed February 15, according to Mrs Harlan McCurdy, Jr, county can cer chairman. The survey covered selected counties In 20 states. Ten re searchers enrolled 10 families in which at least one member was over the age of 45 and known personally by the researcher. The questionnaires were strictly confidential and each partici pant sealed his questionnaire in an envelope that was transmit ted to the scientists who are con ducting the study. The families enrolled will be followed for a period of six years and cancer cases which occur will be studied In relation to information sup plied by the questionnaire. Researchers enrolling families were chairman, Mrs McCurdy; Mrs Jean Bennett, Mrs Elizabeth Daggett, Mrs J O Pettyjohn, Mrs Sue Valentine, Mrs Shirley Loyd, Heppner; Mrs Gena Leonard, Mrs Eileen Padberg, Lexington; Mrs Margaret Morgan and Mrs De loris Barnett, lone. Plans are now under way for the opening of the annual can cer drive here on April 1. area IxHauiw of forecast devel opment of that la nil. Lat year, following the board's division to clos1 the two claxwet In the Boardman school and combine them with tlawes at Irrlfion. resilient of Boaid man filed a law suit seeking to regain their full school operation. That suit 1 now landing before the state supreme court. There has been no indication that the return next year of the two classes will result In dis missal of the suit. Pending legal action, by the residents of Boardman, and also of Lexing ton and Hardman, makes It Im possible for the school district to float any bond Issue to fin ance a Dunning program in me county. The only present meth od of raising money is through serial levy. Previously Hardman had also asked that money be Included n the coming Duogei ior me hiring of an elementary teacher at that school, but the board last week refused that request. A final budget committee meeting Is scheduled for tonight (Thursday) at Lexington and It Is expected that the county bud get will be completed so that it can be published starting next week in the Gazette-Times. One major point of the budget re mains to be settled, it was re ported, and that is whether money should be Included In the regular budget for the pur chase of needed school sites, or hether the Item will be placed in n special serial levy on which the people of the county will be asked to vote at the same time the budget. The public hearing on the bud- eet will be held sometime late in March and the election will be held early In April. IT- t?J Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, February 25, I960 G AZET 0 M 10 Cents 76th Year, Number 51 as Cemetery Care Payments Now Due Members of the board of the Heppner Cemetery Maintenance District call attention to patrons of the annual care method of lot maintenance, that payments of $10.00 must be made to Mrs Elaine S George, secretary treas urer, Heppner, on or before March 1 to make it possible for the work to be assured of com pletion by Memorial Day. Should the payments not be received by April 1, annual care will be discontinued on those lots which have previously been purchasing this service. Requests for information re-' garding annual and perpetual care should be directed to the secretary. Curious Cat Cuts Current, Causes Catastrophe Columbia Basin Electric customers on Willow, Hin ton and Butter Creeks suf fered a 45 minute powr out age last Thursday because a curious cat climbed onto one of the big transformers at the REA Heppner sub station. Fire flew and fuses blew. Damage was minor, except to the cat. WEATHER Hi Low Thursday 42 26 Friday 41 30 Saturday 48 30 Sunday 54 33 Monday 47 23 Tuesday 43 19 Wednesday 46 24 Prec. .02 Tr Rainfall for the week .02; for February .70; for the year 2.12 inches. Music Clinic to Be Held Saturday At Heppner School The school music directors of the county will sponsor a wood wind clinic Saturday, Feb 27 in the Heppner high school band room. Bob Henson, a woodwind specialist from the Pendleton schools will conduct the clinic. He is a graduate of the Univer sity of Colorado and has been at Pendleton for 9 years. About 40 students are expected to attend. The schedule calls for high school students in the morning with clarinets from 9 to 10; saxophones from 10 to 11 and flutes and others from 11 till 12. Grade school students will follow the same schedule in the afternoon. Barbara Siewert Named Local UN Contest Vlnner Barbara Siewert, Heppner high schcK) Junior, last week was named the winner of the local nlted Nations contest and will represent Heppner high school a the district contest In Pendleton arly next month. The district Inner will receive an all ex oense paid trip to tne uniieu Nations In New York. The contest Is sponsored by the Oddfellows and Rebekah lodges. Miss Siewert is an assistant editor of the Hehisch, a member of FBLA. Pep club and Rainbow In the district contest she will compete acainst local winners from other Morrow and Umatilla county schools. County Cattle Top at Shows Several Morrow county cattle breeders won a sizeable share of the honors at two recent sales held at Pendleton and Redmond. The Barnett Hereford ranch of Boardman had the champion bull, the reserve female, reserve champion pen of two bulls and won premier exhibitor trophy at the Oregon Polled Hereford sale Feb 13 at Redmond. Kirk and Robinson of Heppner had champ ion female, two blue and one red ribbons with three entries and was runner-up for premier exhibitor. Kirk and Robinson were the only county exhibitors at the Oregon Hereford Blue Tag Sale at Pendleton where the top bull brought $3500, a new record for this event. Several local cattlemen were purchasers at the Blue Tag sale including Herbert Ekstrom who purchased the champion female from Chandler Herefords, Baker; it x v.- - --r- rr- it 1 1 MORE WATER FOR RESIDENTS City of Heppner crews last week started laying several thousand feet of new six inch water main which ultimately will give residents along the Condon highway and cemetery hill a greatly improved water supply. Here the plp Is being laid on South Main street and will extend to the south city limits. New fire hydrants on the line will also Improve fire protection In the area. (GT Photo) BLOOD BANK PROGRAM JUST ONE MANY RED CROSS ACTIVITIES OF One of the Red Cross's most vital activities In Morrow county Is Its blood bank program, county Red Cross drive chair man. Rev H A Wolflngton, Hep pner, stated mis ween. He reports that last year pat ients in Pioneer Memorial hos pital received a total of 65 pints of Red Cross blood, and that county patients In other hospit als received an additional id pints a total of 78 pints charg ed to the county. During last years blood donor's campaign In Morrow county only 49 pints of blood were received although the goal was set at 90. This year the Red Cross unit will be In Heppner March 28 and prospective donors are asked to keep the date in mind. The chairman said there has also been much misunderstand fnpr ahout the Red Cross blood not allow the hospital to charge more than these basic fees. It was also pointed out that in hospitals where there is no Red Cross blood bank costs may range from $25 to $50 a pint. The blood bank Is Just one of the many activities supported by the Red Cross fund drive which will start here March 1. Area Bank Debits Show Business Increase Here UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, Eugene. Bank debits for the Ten dleton area Including Morrow and Umatilla counties increased by 7.5 per cent in December 19.r9 as compared with Novem ber, 1959 and Increased by 16.0 per cent over a year ago. Debits for December. 1959 to taled S37.7S5.780; for November, 1959 the total was $35,158,323; and for December, 1958 the total amounted to $32,565,249. Oregon, with 185 banks report ing, had an increase in bank debits in December, 1959 of 4.0 per cent over November, 1959 and 10.4 per cent over December, 1958. Total debits for Oregon In December. 1959 came to $2,201, 943.905; November, 1959 totaled $2,116,600,776; and December a year ag- reached $1.99-1,384.113. Bank debits represent the dol lar value of checks drawn a gainst the deposit accounts of individuals and business firms. Bank debits are considered good Indicators of current business activity. Each month the Bureau of Business Research at the University of Oregon collects data on bank debits from Ore gon banks and branches. riarvov Smith Aftdpd two ton bank program In connection with bulls from Chandler and Francis, the fees charged to patients for rorc v blood. According to Hary Bongers, hospital admin lstrator, the fee is broken down as follows: $5 is charged by the hospital for administration and an average cost of $7.50 per pini Is rhareed for blood. The cost is slightly more when the blood has to be crossmatched. This cost is to cover laboratory fees and the cost of drawing blood from donors. The Red Cross contributes another $2.50 toward this ex pense. The hospital and the Red Cross have a contract which will and Powers, Baker. The Lind say ranch or Lexington aiso bought two of the top bulls for their commercial herd. Kirk and Robinson also plans to show 12 head of cattle at the Columbia Empire Polled Here ford Association show March 1 and 2 at Walla Walla. Mr and Mrs John Williams were houseguests from Pendle ton over the weekend at the Paul Koenlg home. Heppner Student Member of OSC Singing Group The Squires quintet of Oregon State College, one of the mem bers of which is Jay Sumner of Heppner, will appear on the Hi Time program Friday, Feb 26 at 4:30 on KPTV, Portland. The group will also sing Fri day, Saturday and Sunday at Timberline Lodge during the an nual winter ski carnival. SKI REPORT At the Cutsforth Park ski area there is two feet of packed snow and four inches of new snow. The road is passable with snow tires, but should carry chains. T- , , i - A K ! - , :: - -H-tt tvJp ? ;U-. i, . V ,w CATHOUC DICNITARIES who came from all parts of Eastern Oregon and Washington for dedi cation rites Sunday of St Patrick's new parish ball in Heppner. They ore, left to right front row: Revs Francis McConnack. Ontario; Timothy Collins. Pilot Rock; Charles Skok. chancellor of the Spokane diocese; Frederick Simoneau. S J. Pendleton; Right Rev Msgx Michael McMahon. The Dolles- George Purdy. S J. Pendleton; Thomas Moore. Hood River; Raymond H Beard. Heppner. ceJ rcw. jehn Phelan. Milton-Freewater; John O'Brien. St Anthony's hospitaL Pendleton; Paul Walla Walla; Patriclt uaire, eaxer; ci&nop nontu r iipiiy. vv. oo. -" u.i.Mii CmoKa Condon. London; autea risner. is juaues; iopoia j Coergen. Duffy. O F M. Cap. (Mejy Photo) Catholics Dedicate New Parish Hall The new St Patrick's parish hall was dedicated Sunday af ternoon by the most Rev Fran cis Leipzig, Bishop of Baker. There were 17 visiting priests including two from the Spokane diocese, and 10 Sisters of St Francis from Pendleton present. The Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus from the Pendleton council formed an honor guard for the Bishop. Following the blessing of the building, a potluck dinner was held for visiting clergy, sisters, parishioners and guests. About 400 persons signed the guest book. Msgr Michael McMahon of The Dalles introduced the priests and called on former pastors, Rev Francis McCormack of On tario, and Rev Patrick Gaire, Ba ker for short talks. Bishop Leipzig spoke on the purpose of the new hall and brought out the need for relig ious instruction for the children and how the hall would assist priests and parents in taking care of tnis neea. ne sires."vu f"T W "" f M f I ? i !' i V)f i M UitWMj.iifViT 1 if t,t wm i i inn m i IFYE DELEGATE Miss Myra Mc Bride of Lebanon, who spent a year under the program In Japan, has spoken recently be fore several groups In Morrow county on her experiences in that country. The IFYE pro gram is sponsored by the 4-H clubs and the extension ser vice. Crew Leaders Are Named For Census Appointment of Mrs Rose Nel- . M . 1.1 t son, conaon, ror ine position oi crew leader for the 1960 census of population and housing In Morrow, Gilliam and Sherman counties was announced today by supervisor Homer E Ralney of the census bureau's temporary district office 1n Bend. Mrs Nelson will supervise 14 enumerators in the big nation wide census which begins April 1. Crew leader training will be gin on March 7 in tne district office in Bend. All crew leaders will return to the Bend district office for a 4-day technical training session, beg Inning March 14th. Topics to be covered in the training sessions include procedures for recruiting of cen sus takers, how to train their census takers, canvassing meth ods, preparation and submission of reports, and the supervision of census takers to insure a com- Chamber Urged to Start Planning Chamber of commerce mem bers were told Monday by Robert Penland, publisher of the Ga zette-Times, that pending devel opment of the Boardman bomb ing range area as recently made public by state officials, has ap parently reached the point where serious planning should be start ed by the chamber and other groups in Heppner and the county. He stated that state officials have recommended that Heppner and other county communities start making plans for housing a great number of new families which will eventually be drawn to the county by the develop ment. Al Lamb, a member of the Morrow county port commission, stated that the commission Is carefully eyeing the develop, ment, but that it is vital that its budget of $32,000 be approved at the primary election so that the commission will have some funds with which to work. The commission was approved last year by voters, but no tax base was allowed at that time and It must be approved by voters before a tax can be levied. It was announced that the chamber's annual meeting will be held March 28 at the new Catholic parish hall. Miss Myra McBride, Lebanon, and IFYE delegate to Japan, showed slides of her visit to that country and explained many of the customs of the Jap anese. Neuberger Tells of Hearings On Bombing Range Hearings regarding the future of the Boardman bombing range will take place In the near future by the real estate and construc tion subcommittee of the House armed services committee It was announced today by Senator Richard L Neubreger. The Boardman bombing range Is located In eastern Oregon and occupies some 90.0(0 acres In Morrow county. The range was established In 1941 during World War II and has been operated by the Air Force and Is currently being used by the Navy for the training of crews of heavy attack aircraft. The Navy department has ad vised Senator Neuberger that the Boardman bombing range pro vides the best Instrumented range on the West Coast and the Navy plans to continue us of the range for Its heavy attack bombers operating at high alti tudes. The Navy also said that no live ordnance is used or In tended to be used. In conclusion, the Navy told the Oregon Sen ator that "the range Is consider ed essential to the combat ef fectiveness of the Navy's heavy attack aircraft of the Navy Air Force, Pacific, and there are no plans to terminate operations of the range." Earlier this year Senator Neu berger met In Washington with Robert Tarr, director State De partment of Planning and De velopment, who urged that the Boardman bombing range be turned over to Oregon as the potential site for a large missile Industry which could be brought to the State. Tarr told Senator Neuberger that the Boardman range repre sented an Ideal location for a vast new missile Industry for Oregon and negotiations were then In progress for this site with a number of large industrial con cerns. Senator Neuberger also re ceived correspondence from the Morrow county court urging that the property be returned to the county tax rolls and emphasizing the growing value of this land due to the construction of John dam nearby. Senator Neuberger has promis ed cooperation with state and county officials so that this land might be used to Its fullest ca pacity and provide new produc tion and payrolls for our state. Last year the Senate armed services committee conducted hearings on the future of the Boardman range. At the urging of Senator Neuberger and other members of the Oregon Congres sional delegation the Senate committee told the Navy to re view its requirement for the range when the John Day dam is completed. The committee stated "this range Is In close proximity to the entire Colum bia River development area and lies Immediately adjacent to the reservoir pool of the John Day dam now under construction, which changes considerably the economic value of the land." the parents obligation to bring kte and accurate count. ud their children so that they I The crew leader is one of the might return them to Ciod. i Key people in ine nem uy:i- iatlons of the I960 census of pop- N D, lulation and housing. It Is his eW Boy iCOUfr J responsibility to assist in re- Commissioner Named cruiting and training the census takers; plan aid allocate worK assignments; review the work of the census takers and take remedial action where necessary, and to handle problems of dif ficult enumeration Gun Club Schedules Benefit Shoot Sunday The Morrow County Gun Club will hold a shoot Sunday, Feb 28 starting at 10:30 which will be a benefit for the Oregon State Elks Association children's eye clinic, club officers announced today. SDeclal cames. prizes and a lunch are scheduled. O'CONNOR BUYS INSURANCE AGENCY Charles O'Connor this week re vealed his purchase of the Swan son and Hamlett Insurance Agency of lone from Mr and Mrs Adon Hamlett He will oper ate his downtown office. Rites Held Tuesday At The Dalles for Agnes L Curran Mrs Agnes L Curran, 80, for many years a resident of Hep pner, died February 19 at Port land. Services were held Tues day In Portland and burial was that afternoon In the Catholic cemetery at The Dalles, Mrs Curran was the widow of Michael Curran, a long time res ident of Heppner, and for sev eral years following her hus band's death operated a dress shop here. She Is survived by two daugh ters, Mrs Helen A Green, Port land; and Mrs Maria Reno, Los Angeles; two sisters, Mrs Angela Grant, Santa Monica, Calif; and Mrs Elizabeth Groshong, Seattle. Attending the graveside rites at The Dalles were, Mr and Mrs James Daly, Mrs Mary Doherty, Mrs Jerry Brosnan, Mrs Henry Happold, Mr and Mrs W R Kil kenny and Mr and Mrs P W Ma- i honey. The Rev Walter Smith, pastor of the lone Christion church has been named neighborhood com missioner for the Boy Scouts, and has assumed duties of aid ing the scout troops of the area. He announced this week that there will be a class in swim ming instruction for merit badge and advancement held Marcn BLUE AND GOLD BANQUET The Heppner Cub Scout annual blue and gold banquet will be held Friday evening, Feb 26 at 6:30 p m at the fair pavilion. EXAMINER COMING A drivers license examiner wiM be on duty in Heppner luesnay ' CALLED TO HILLSBORO I Mr and Mrs Nels Anderson and Mr and Mrs Calvin Yackley were called to Hillsboro this week by : the death of Mrs Mabel Yackley, 19 from 12 noon to 1 p m at the March 8 at the court house from mother of Mrs Anderson and Mr Walla Walla YMOA. 9:30 a m to 3:30 p m. (Yackley. Episcopal Church Names Vestrymen The annual meeting of All Saints Episcopal church was held recently at the parish house, with ten new vestrymen being elected. They are Barton Clark, Bob Lowe. Hillard Brown, Gerald O' Malley, Marion Hayden. Bill Blake. Bob Abrams, Loyd Bur kenbine, Paul Webb and Robert Penland. The outgoing vestry men are Earle Gilliam, James Driscoll. Jack Bedford and Allen Case. The senior warden is Jack Loyd and the new Junior warden is Alex Thompson. Riordsn. Q F M, Cap. Hermiston.
