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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (March 17, 1960)
I I BRAKY u or o t u 3 c u r . ORE Late Filings Bring Two Local Contests Lt minuii? t.'ii'c I'dili) brought muI tnri ..-.ii.i vtthV MTri who will jrt4 otrm with con ten ( r to county jtuUun, They HI fnn Job. Thmnai J Writ tf Hrppnef filvd Jui tfre the deadUn Friday fir the IVmo.r.Me isom Inatlon fur county clerk, He will ilI Mr Sadie FarrUh. In ru ir ir P n-Iri H H H Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, March 17, 1960 Sets Water Meet SutM'n fur of the Ifeppatr Soil ConurViitlon DMrlci nun ing rwently mad plant fr a special water meeting open to the public for their next regular supervisor's meeting April 5. Marvin Shearer, Irrigation iec lalist from Oregon Slate College, will discuss the Importance of water t farm and city, water rights and laws. The film -Water fr Farm and City" will tie shown. Supervisors wkmN Bob Jep w, lone a-s a rocontly eliHlvd miponlsor t fill the place of John Wl'-htmnn and reeloetod all officers. Raymond French. Ileppner Is chairman; Dn Peter on, lone, vice chairman; Ray mnnd Lundell. lone, treasurer. County npent, N C Anderson was electod as secretary. flans were mad for observing Oregon State Conservation Week and National Stewardship Sun day. Oregon Is observing this week May 22 through 29. Planning the program for the " year, Alvin Wagenblast was ap pointed chairman of publicity and education: Raymond Lun dell, chairman of finance; Newt O'Harra, Lexington soil steward ship; and John Wightman as chairman of the fair booth com mittee. Mr Wlghtman retired at the end of his term this year after serving as a supervisor since the organ I z a 1 1 o n of the Heppner Soil Conservation Dis trict In 1911. The supervisors asked that ho be continued as an ex-office member so that they might share his experiences. Demand for the district owned grass legume arm is running high this year and almost 300 acres of grass and alfalfa have been planted by early March. Other conservation work which has been carried out is surveys for 96 acres of land leveling on 6 farms; 5,280 lineal feet of permanent ditch; one stock pond and 800 acres of wind strip cropping. Asked to serve as advisory supervisors during the year were Jasper Myers, O W Cutsforth, Jr, Andy Van Schoiack, Heppner; Newt O'Harra and Kenneth Peck, Lexington. iu!!it-r.t. ului uu amf. the fa -i t f.! Wr!U r!..j! w.ik.d in th county iffke, though t ha nut he 1 4 ! i,s;l tiu-w? wt fr ?! The t.thrf vf;trt drM-h-lnsl In 10 Cents the Mi for -ne fouMy com miin-r wal whrn Milton Ciii'rl if In!gn filed Friday fi the lt utlican rumination. He ill t.piH.Mf i:un Miller Eoardman. hu has n n nl In the Hkition f.r 12 )ar and had filed a few days earlier. Filing for other main vlltiv on Whlill Voter WHI ilixlUi at th May SO primary ar: khrrlff, C J D Biiuman, lneumUM; treas unr. ?)hla MtDanKI, liuum bent ; port com ml slonera. Al Lamb, lU-ppner; D-wy Vt, Jr. Boardman; Paul Slaughter. Irrl- con. G AZETTE-Tl M S 77th Year, Number 2 School Board To Seek Special $130,000 County Building Levy Report Received From Special Site Committee Frank Munkcrs, 71, Dies March 12; Rites Tuesday at Lexington Funeral services were helJ Tuesday afternoon at the Lcx Ington Christian ihimh for Wll 11am Frank Munkcrs. 71. who passed away March 12 at Pioneer Memorial hospital Mr Munkers was born March IS. 1SSS at Eight Mile, the son of Anna and William Riley Mun- kers, and he had lived most of Ids life In this area. He was ,h . VMr., flpil si.m.mn. married if .iary e. l aimt-r. .iov go tha. ,f the .1.1 iew u .n Sulvors include his wile can be used during the coming (Mary; throe sons, ernon and year to start the county's build Leonard of Lexington, and 1 ing program. Arrhle of Hennner: three sisters. I Th hnnrit nlost nnmil fAn Mabel Ward. California; Myrtle year building program which Is Development Plans T t 1. t..1.. tl-.lkt I . t . 1 . I iifiiu', ruiuonu, i-uiu 1 110. 1 aimosi laenucai ro me one re The Dalles; two brothers. Roy jected about a month ago by Riunkers. J no uaiies. and itarry 1 the county school planning com The Morrow county school board Monday night approved a four year aerial levy of 1130.0001 per year to be used for school building construction throughout the county. The special levy will be voted on by all county voters at the same time as the school budget. April 12. The county school budget fori the coming year has Included gi I ''mmto-'3 V Car Accident Takes Life of Mrs Roberta Espy Funeral services were held In Palouse. Wash March 11 for Ro berta Ann Espy, who died fol lowing a car accident near her (home at Potlatch, Wash Friday. March 11. She was the daughter of the GOV. MASK HATFIELD Hatfield to Tell Of Industrial Munkers of Heppner. He also leaves five grandchildren and two great grandchildren. The Revs Don Campbell and Walter Smith officiated at the rites and burial was in the Lex ington cemetery. Creswick Mortuary had charge of arrangements. Central Market Sets Opening Celebration The grand opening of the new Central Market In Heppner will be held this weekend, it Is being announced by Mr and Mrs C E MoQuarrle, owners of the modern store. The McQuarries last winter purchased property immediately north of the former store loca- mittee, but which the board felt placed the construction In the order of greatest need. It was also decided to resubmit the plan to the county-wide plan nlng group as being the recom mendation of the board. The program calls for six rooms to be built In the Heppner area the first year on a new high school site, the rooms to be used for grade school purposes tern porarlly; five rooms and a 11 brary would be built at lone the second year; two rooms and multipurpose room at Irrlgon the third year; and replacement of Boardman facilities the fourth year, or when needed due to moving of the town. The board also approved a mo tion to publicize the budget by means of a direct mailing pro- inn An f a I rt cf rnaf an A nnm pletely remodeled the building Sm VnT le e,IectIon " I Tha tMiKll hnnrlMnr - into a modern 40 by 100 hearing on the budget will be held font P""'"-- 1 nen ct cimor marW tha larffoct in 1ar. . 13UU A pner. Many new lines of mer-lMarch ,23 mult,PurP?e chandise have been added and ,rn, ' Heppner grade numerous opening specials, free fcno'- ana ";m" nearing Pifts. and demonstrations nre "aa iv" planned for Friday and Satur- Hundreds of Morrow and Umatilla county residents axe expected to attend a meeting tonight (Thursday) at th Boardman school gym. when Governor Mark Hat field will tell of the state's plans for the development of the Boardman bombing rang and adjacent property Into a pace age Industrial park. Tha Governor will arrive in Boardman about 3 o'clock and will tour the area. The public meeting will start at 8 pm. . - Cutting Horse Show To Be Held Here April 9-10 A Northwest Association ap proved cutting horse sMw will be held In Heppner Saturday and latt. RoU-rt A Thompson and Mrs i Sunday. April 9 and 10. It was Thompson and was born May 18. revealed this week by officers 1915 at Heppner where she lived of the Wranglers Riding club most of her life. sponsors of the show. A cutting In 1936 Roberta Thompson was horse contest Is a new event te married to Earle Bryant and to this area, but It Is hoped that this union were born two child- It will become an annual affair. ren. Sharon and Robert. In 1952 The show has already been ap she married Wallace Espy of proved by both the Northwest Potlatch. I Cutting Horse association and Surviving are her husband; the Oregon Cutting Horse assoc four children. Mrs Kenneth Cuts- lation, and rules of the national forth and Robert Bryant, Hep- association will be used. Points pner; Mickey and Lynn Espy of earned at the Heppner show will Potlatch; six stepchildren, Mrs count for the world's champion Richard Wllhelm, Lewlston; Mrs ship cutting horse. nicnara rspy, wrs jacK nygaara. tj,. Khnu, .ln h. on hv r r v j 1 . r I Mrs uarry jones anil csoy, th Wranglers .nit i, helnir non. Potlatch, Mrs Herman Furchten- hv lh mrrhnnt of Hen- Icht, Spooner. Wisconsin; and 11 pner who have put up morc than grandchildren. She also leaves ,200 ln prlze money, jaCkpot her mother, Mrs Robert A DUrse .nd trophies will consist Thompson. Heppner; a brother, of ?100 purse and trophy for Stephen Thompson, Pendleton; ,h ntun rlass. .nfl . v) nurse two sisters, Mrs Paul Webb and an(1 tronhv for hoth novlc and Mrs Luke Blbby, Heppner; and iuriior novu classes. Entrv fees many other relatives. will be adcid t0 the purses. Officiating at the services In ..,.. oqM tu. Palouse were the Rev Charles ,. .. ". .n . ... they expect 40 or more entries :,?rlClr..lth:iIe.LPnp" 'rom Oregon. Washington. Idaho. California and Arizona. Tim Ber nard. Loomls, Washington has Additional Road Paving Being Planned by County The county court this week revealed I luiu f. r the com pletion of the oiling of the bom bing range road, and county Judj;e 0cr IVterson tald that the work would he done this summer. The project will be Jointly fin- a need through the Federal aid program which provides &) per cent of the cot. In addition the state puts up another 20 percent of the project. The county road crew will move into tne area shortly to start placing base on the road nd crushing the oil rock and ggregate. which will be furn- ihed by the county. The project calls for hard sur facing approximately 10 miles of the road, which will complete the oiling from the North Lex Ington elevator to Highway 30. Last year the north eight miles as oiled. The project will be handled by the state highway department and It Is expected that they will call for bids In the near future. The county has an appropria tion of S51.000 In FAS funds for the current year and has also received donations from the Morrow County Grain Growers and residents In the area for the work. The county also announced plans to start work this summer on the Improvement of the Rhea Creek road from Ruggs down to the end of the present pave .nent. The county crew will do the grading work and crush rock this summer so the road will be ready for oiling by next spring, when additional FAS funds be come available. When complet ed, the Rhea Creek road will be surfaced from Ruggs to the Jor dan connection with the Willow Creek highway. been selected to Judge the show, Christian church, and the Rev Harvey A Ruegsegger, Palouse, Graveside rites were conducted at the Heppner Masonic com etery by Rev Knox. Kimball Funeral Home was In charge. In addition to the family, others attending the services in Palouse were Mr and Mrs Ed Garner and Ed Garner, Jr, of Th nnmiAi Fnster Seal sale Cheney, Wash; Mr and Mrs ta- The Chamber of Commerce an of the Oregon Society for Crip-IE" Morris, Doris and Florence; nuai banquet will be held Mon Blood Drawing Due March 28 Easter Seal Sale Under Way 'Chamber Banquet Speaker Named Mrs E K Schaffitz and Jimmy and Diane and Mrs Raymond Ferguson left today (Thursday) for a few days in Portland. day. store which will be completed as soon as weather conditions permit. psjgsjBa .-Fi'-r'.-1':"'" :w" f tfc I , r I .-J ! ! LJ-- , 1 va'i , ,2 MARKET SETS OPENING Interior view of the new Central Market which will have its grand opening this weekend. All new fixtures and stock are being featured for the opening event which will present to the public the largest market in the Heppner ara. (GT Photo)) 1 . X - night, March 24 at the Irrlgon gym for the benefit of residents a tar nnrHna. it aHinina ih t the north end of the county. Van Schoiack, Heppner on possl ble building sites ln the Heppner area. The special committee sub mitted Information on 11 possi ble sites in, or near Heppner. The report, and board discussion pretty well eliminated all but three from further consideration, but no definite action of any kind was taken by the board. The three locations which the board seemed to Indicate as fav orable for their needs, were the Lucy Peterson property Just east of the county road shops on Hinton creek; a location on the hill behind the hospital; and Frank Parker property Just be low Heppner on Willow creek. All discussion as to the sites was merely tentative. The board discussed the prob lem of Butter creek students who are presently going to school in Echo and for which the county is paying tuition to the Echo district. The board recently held a meeting with parents In that area, and will hold another in the near future to try to work out a solution to the question. In other action the board ap proved the issuance of contracts for five new teachers, three for Heppner, and one each for Lex ington and lone. its ' v i '"TV u- -v - - r i j pled Children and Adults will , Maynard be opened today in Morrow county and the rest of the state, and officials aimed at a "record response to help meet the unmet needs of Oregon's crippled child ren." Chairman for Morrow county is Mrs E E Gonty of Heppner, who Struthers and Jack Strut hers, and Mrs Charles Knox of Heppner. Heart Attack Claims Lee (Red) Morgan day, March 28 at the Catholic parish hall, It was announced this week at the organization's Monday noon meeting. John Sell, vice president of the First Nat ional Bank of Oregon, will be the featured speaker. The Chamber also accepted an Invitation from Joe Stewart to held Lee (Red) Morgan was found Hoar) nhnnt 11:40 Frldav nleht pointed out that the sale of fh ...! car iot or Heppner hold Its March 21 meeting at Easter Seals Is the prime source Auto Sales He was discovered the school. The group will eat of revenue for the society. b two youths who immediately at the school cafeteria Mrs Douglas McKay or baiem, ' tltt(v1 nniicp and summoned A short discussion was widow of Oregon's former gov-' nhvslelan Death was attrlb- on future development plans ernor and Secretary of the Ir-1 uted to a heart attack. around the mouth of Willow terior. is the state chairman. Her i w inrtian wn hnrn Nov 24. creek upon completion of the late husband was the first pres-1 18gg ln Michigan and had lived John Day dam and a 4-H week ident of the society. The 1960 , i7Prinnpr for 18 vears. He was film program was presented by a nnrnonror hv trade. He was county agent, n o Anuerson The Red Cross this week Issued its annual call for blood donors nd announced that a blood drawing will be held Monday, March 28 from 1 to 5 p m, prob ably at the Elks temple. The quota for the coming drawing has been set at 90 pints, and county Red Cross officials expressed the hope that it could be met, or bettered. Last year the drawing had a quota of 100 pints, but received only 49, and during the past year, county res idents have used considerably more than they have given. Further information on the drawing will appear next week. Chamber Membership Drive Adds 16 New Names to Roster Dog Poisoner Claims 3 Victims Easter Seal girl is Susan Philip of Eugene, a student at the soc iety's children's hospital school. "The society caters to no one disease," Mrs McKay explained. "Its help and assistance is a vailable to all who are crippled, whether by disease or accident. There Is no duplication of service offered by any other agency, either public or private." The state chairman urged per sons who do not receive Easter Seals in the mail to send their contributions to Easter Seals, care of their local post offices. In her letter accompanying the Easter Seals mailed to more than a half million Oregonians, Mrs McKay urged persons not to approach the state's crippled children as mere statistics. They are not mere statistics," she has written, "they are child ren who need your help, and need it very much if they are to overcome their handicaps. Please think of these children as you would the children in your own block." a veteran of World War II and a member of the American Legion. He had no known relatives. Services were held Wednesday at the Creswick Mortuary chapel with the Rev Earl Soward offic iating. Burial was in the Hep pner Masonic cemetery. Heppner chief of police Dean Gilman reports that three dogs have been poisoned early this week in the water street area of Heppner. All three were vic tims of strychnin. The chief also issued a warn ing against such action, pointing .Thursday out that state law prohibits in- j Friday tentional poisoning of dogs and Saturday imixjses heavy fines upon con- Sunday Mr and Mrs Volney Hare (Mrs Arthur McAtee) of Canyonville, Ore, were visiting in Heppner the first of the week. WEATHER viction. Oilman also expressed Monday MARKET OWNERS. Mr and Mrs C E McQuarrie. who recently j concern that small children Tuesday moved their Central Market into new, greatly expanded quarters miRht get tne polson and be the Wednesday on Main sireei iu nepput-r. mcy uio iu u"v ' - . . -,.- than a dosr modern dairy foods case, cne of many new display cases in the! ' ' - tore. Numerous prizes and gifts wiU b given during the grand I Police are continuing an in evening Friday and Saturday. (GT Photo) vestigation. Hi Low Prec. 46 26 .03 50 25 44 28 46 34 .07 48 31 .03 46 38 .04 46 29 Rainfall for the week .17, for March 1.36; for the year 3.42 inches. State Income Tax Assistance Due Here On March 24 Assistance in preparing Ore gon state Income tax returns will be eiven by state commission personnel at the court house In Heppner between 2.00 p m and 4:00 p m on March 24, It was announced this week. Taxpayers wishing help ln filing their returns are asked to bring earnings slips and other information needed to determine the correct tax, including, If possible, a copy of their federal return for 1959. The tax commission points out that in order to be eligible for a refund a taxpayer must file a return. Refunds are Issued on a Iirst come, nrsi serveu oasis. It is also emphasized that if . . . . i V, , . u a joint return is in, uum spouses must sign it. Deadline for filing Is April 13. RECRUITER COMING Acting gunnery sergeant Thomas O McGhee, Marine Corps recruiter for this area, will be at the Heppner post office Friday, March 25 from 4 to 6 p m. Any one desiring lniormauon auiui the Marine Corps may contact him there. North Morrow 4-H Council to Meet An Interesting program has been planned for the March meeting of the North Morrow 4-H council, county agent Joe Hay announces. Mardlne Baker and Kenneth Lynn Smouse of lone will report on their trip to Sa lem for "Know Your State Gov ernment, and a series of slides on how to prepare a demonstra tion will be presented by Esther Klrmls, extension agent. The meeting Is to be held at the Boardman school, March 22 at 8 p m. Hostesses for the meeting will be Mrs Earl McQuaw and Mrs Delbert Carpenter, Boa rdraan; Mr and Mrs Wlllard Lepper and Mr and Mrs Elmer Zehner of Irrlgon. A concerted drive the past few weeks to gain members ln the Heppner-Morrow County Cham ber of Commerce has resulted In the addition of 16 new names to the orga n 1 z a 1 1 o n ' s roster, membership chairman James Farley said this week. The greater membership will greatly assist the chamber in its many activities and officers hope to eventually sign up all local business and professional firms. The recent members are: Hep pner Auto sales, inc; timas Apparel, Heppner Hardware and Electric, Gonty's, Wilson's Men's Wear, Peterson's Jewelry, Hagers' Dairy, Morrow County Creamery, Gilliam & Bisbee Hardware, Western Auto, Heppner Nor-Gas, Thomson Bros Grocery, Court Street Market, David McLeod, County ASC office manager; Ralph Richards, conservationist, Hope Lutheran church. Mr and Mrs Carl Spaulding were in Eugene on Friday to get their daughter and grand daughter, Judie Brannon and TamI, and bring them home for spring vacation. Judie Is a stu dent at the University of Ore gon. AREA BANK FIGURES SHOW BIG BUSINESS INCREASE OVER JAN., 1959 Bank debits for the Pendleton area Including Morrow and Umatilla counties decreased by 4.6 per cent In January, I960 as compared to December, 1959 but Increased by 17.7 per cent over a year ago. Debits for January, 1900 to taled $36,047,240; for December, 1959 the total was $37,785,780; and for January, 1959 the total amounted to $30,614,407. Oregon, with 190 banks re porting, had a decrease in bank debits ln January. I960 of 6.4 per cent over December, 1959 and an increase of 4.7 per centi over January, 1959. Total debits for Oregon in January, 1960 came to $2,061,867,516; December, 1959 totaled $2,201,943,905 and Jan uary a year ago reached $1,968,845. 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 Uni versity of Oregon collects data on bank debits from Oregon banks and branches. r
