L I I ft A K r
u or o
i ' vcckt .
cfc.
Annexation Mee!
Attracts Most
Residents of Area
Jkf.iW than l lti(rrttn rt-
n ho ar rridcrit tf the
fiarratl Addition rl tf t -. ll .
pner lty limit rort with the
city council Mnday nlM i.i
dti-u4 pSb!e r.nra!Un J
lh rr to the city.
Mayor V C Cuilin and c.un.
rllmen -li!nt hw knncii
Hon could be rrr1Hl out If the
resident there deir la ci'inc
Into th city. It w rjblnrd
that te would be imrw ha!
higher lnsl.1 the city, but that
thl wa offset by lower lnur-
Knee rate, additional fir and
police protection, car of atresia.
street light, etc.
The main uhjct of diculon j
wa the xtfhUlty of extending
the city iu'Wi-r Into the area. At;
the present time all home In!
that aectlon are served by septic j
tank, and many are having
trouble because of poor drain
age. The council explained that
the area must come Into the
city If Its resident want sewer
service, and. under city ordln
ance, any sewer extension oust
would have to be born by all
property owners affected. The
city offered, however, to help
the residents In financing the
cost of the extension, and ex
plained that It would probably
cost each property owner about
" $700 for the sewer. An engineer's
estimate of the project placed
the total cost at about $12,000.
but the city probably would lay
the line with Its own crew and
mayor Collins said this could
possibly save some money.
One resident asked about tax
ation In connection with the
rural fire district, saying he un
derstood that even though the j
area was annexea 10 me cny,
residents would have to continue
to Dav the rural fire tax for
several years. Fire chief C A
Ruggles and assistant chief and
councilman Robert Penland ex
plained that under the law, no
group can be taxed twice for the
same service, saying that as
soon as the area became a part
of the city, it was automatically
taken off the rural fire tax rolls.
Many persons present at the
meeting expressed the desire to
come within the city limits,
though no actual vote was taken
at the time. The council explain
ed that if 100 percent of the
property owners would petition
for annexation, it could be done
with very little difficulty and
red tape. If less than 100 per
cent sign a petition, it would be
necessary for the area to hold a
special election to vote on the
question. In the latter case only
a majority vote is necessary for
approval.
It was announced tnat a straw
vote would be taken among res
idents of the strip to determine
if all were in accord with the
move and the annexation could
be accomplished by petition.
V
CAROL X ANDERSON
t
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TOM DRISCOLL
Mr and Mrs Jack Sumner and
family are at their ranch to do
their spring ranch work. Jack is
a student at Oregon State Col
lege in Corvallis.
Census Count Can
Be Valuable for
Social Security
One of the many reasons why
it is so Important to be counted
In the U S census, as well as
supplying correct and complete
information about yourself and
each member of the family, was
Illustrated today by Vernon A
Welo, district manager of the
La Grande Social Security office.
Mr Welo said that of the 43
claims for social security ben
efits forwarded from his office
last week for payment, five of
the claimants used old census
records to establish their age.
One of this group using old cen
sus records was Jeff E Thomp
son of Hermiston. Mr Thompson
submitted a census record or
June 1. 1900, which listed him
as five years old at that time.
The information was furnished
the census enumerator by his
parents, Burt and Annie Thomp
son, residing then in Elk Town
ship, Clarion county, Pennsyl
vania.
I Carol K Anderson,
Tom Driscoll Gel
Top HHS Honors
cirwl K Ari.tf.-n and T-m
r-.t taWid.-jian and aalut
t.4Utt ft ti f Urp'Wf
huh .hM.l Kfluauf cim ry
t.t..4 liffnialt. Mi Arvdrrutt
U ih daufitslrf f Mr ami lrt
I n in AncU'inMO, and Tom la th
v.n if Mr and Mr Jamr II
In addition ' having 'he
hU;hrt grade point average In
h-r cUml Carvl ha served a
thU jcar' editor of the Hrhlacn.
t a mrmtn-r a tne auonai
Hinr !oclety and th Qui!! and
S.ndl, She ha been active in
Chi Athletic Atnoclatlon. the
IVp Club. Kutur Fulne Lrad-
rrt or Amenc. nw
l.-ader. a homecoming prince
In and homecoming queen
lat year. She ha served on thf
tud-nt eoumll for three year
and U preently secretary.
Carol' hobble include cowec
ling opular record, playing the
rlano and carrlng on corre
... . - ...i.
nonttenc lin j ivn !'.
She ilan to enter Oregon
State College In the fall where
she will study nursing.
Tom 1 a member of tne rai-
Honor Society. Science
Club. If Club ana memocr i
he student council. He I iu
lent hKly president and ha
,.!,! nff ce in several ciamse
and organization. He ha been
very active In football. oasKei
hall and track and ha earned
nine letter in hi four years of
high school. He wa co-eaptain
an. i most va uabie DacKiieiu
mn of the 1959 football team
and has been selected to play
u-ifh the East team in me
Shrine East-West All Star foot
ball game this fall.
He attended the annual stu
dent council worKsnop ai me
University of Oregon last sum
mer and the regional workshop
at Ontario. He has been active
encouraging better stuaeni
government
GAZ
Hcppner, Oregon, Thursday, April I960
ETTE
10 Cents
77th Year, Number 6
fl
Meff Mi Lcsv
Cancer Crusade
Reaches Over Half
Ol County Quota
The Morrow tvunty lancer
'Annual Elks
Easier Egg Hunt
WEATHER
Hi Low Prec.
Thursday 76 46
Friday 73 42
Saturday 73 40
Sunday 57 36
Monday GS 38 .04
Tuesday 54 31 .13
'Wednesday 53 36 .01
Rainfall for the week .18; for
1 April .19; for the year 4.18 In
ches.
MILWAUKIE HORSE TAKES TOP
HONORS AT CUTTING CONTEST
A good crowd watched Sun
day as Lucky Boy A, owned and
ridden by Nels Smith of Mil
waukie, won the open class com
petition In the final workout at
the Wranglers cow cutting con
test. He won from last year's
Oregon reserve champion, Miss
Flex owned and ridden by Jim
Stevenson, Bonanza, who took
second as a result of a workoff
following a tie for first place.
Curley Southern of Redrrond
on Soto Bailey placed third in
the open class.
Latigo Mount, owned and rid
den by Dutch Starzman of New
port, Wash, took top honors in
the novice class f t horses wi'h
winnings of less than $300. Sec
ond went to Paul Easter, owned
by F L Watkins, Wasco and
trained and ridden by J L Bart
lett of Wasco. Third place was a
tie between Robbins Juliet, own
ed by Nels Smith of Milwaukie
end Soco Bob, owned and ridden
by Bill Hayes of Redmond.
Winner of the junior novice
class horses was Luck Pass, r'd
den and owned by Mannie Was
son of The Dalles. This class
was for horses that have won
less than $25.
Wranglers officers and mem
bers who sponsored the show,
expressed pleasure with the re
sults of its first attempt to puf
or such a contest here. Large
trowels watched during both
days, and the club hopes to
make the contest an annual affair.
School Honorories
Hold Initiation
The National Honor Society
and the Hcppner chapter of Quill
and Scroll recently neia a joint
initiation In the multipurpose
room of the elementary school.
Those initiated into the local
hapter of the Honor society
.pre tuniors. Lydia Van Houte,
Kathleen Spencer, Doris Morris,
Sharon Kelthley, earoara aie
wert and Roger Doherty; seniors,
Shirley Nash and Dennis Doherty-
Those who gained member
ship into Quill and Scroll were
juniors, Tom Glass, Don Craber,
Jeanne Schmidt and Barbara
Siewert; seniors, Connie Ander
son, Roseann Ayers and Shirley
Nash.
Gordon Pratt is the advisor for
the National Honor Society and
Mrs Roy Kirk for the Quill and
Scroll.
CtuS' ha leached better than T-i f Vnflirnatf
.VI percent vl Ha goal. Mr liar- jC ) Jul III UdY
tald Wednesday, but the urged
donor to wnd their donation
in a oon oJble to help
put the county tver the top.
For the past teveral year.
Morrow ha beii either firm
All area youngster from pre
mhcH.l r through 5th grader
are extended an Invitation to
participate in the Hcppner Elk
annual Eauter egg hunt, uhlcn
will tx held Satunlay morning
or one of th flmt cuuntle In h L,artlng j0 o'clock.'
state to reacn ll quuia. nu mr
local committee hoc to con
tinue the record.
Donations may b aent to the
treasurer. Mr Jim Valentine.
Hcppner.
Hcppner High Honor
Roll Shows Four
With Perfect Scores
Don Pyle, general chairman
for the event, atate that all
ore school youngster will be
welcome at the court house park
to hunt for prize egg, and that
those from the first through the
fifth grade are to gather at the
fair ground. The fair ground
group will be divided Into two
groups, to ease the pressure,
with 1st and 2nd grader In
one area, and Jra, nn ana sin
graders In another section.
Several year ago It wa found
Four Hcppner high school ttu
dent made perfect grade core
during the third nine-week necessary to separate the age
period Just concluded, and In all PrflUD, wi,en the number of
44 made the honor roll, school vouncster outcrew available
officials revealed today. area for the popular event and
Those on tne nign nonor rou lne Rmaller children came out
with perfect 4 00 grades are secon( best In the wild scramble,
Mickey Van Scholack. Carol K I pje said there will be more
Anderson, penni rergeson ana than $15 In prizes given away
Ann Jones. Two others on the ,0 xe finders of special prize
high list were Larry Tibbies ana PCgS n flll three groups.
Martna uoneny.
On the low honor roll were,
Roseann Ayers, Jean Collins,
8 Heppner Stores
To Shorten Hours
Eight Heppner stores are an
nouncing new closing hours ef
fective May 1, an advertisement
in today's paper reveals.
The businesses have agreea to
close their doors at 5:30 instead
of 6 o'clock in the evening but
it is understood that morning
opening hours may vary among
the stores, depending on tne type
of business.
The eieht stores who will ob
serve the new hours are Elma's
Apparel, Miladies' Apparel, Pen
ney's, Heppner Hardware & Elec
tric, Gilliam & Bisbee Hardware,
Wilson's Men's Wear, Case Fur
niture Co, and Western Auto
Store.
Tractor Driver
Dennis Doherty, Carolyn Carter, Dies While Working
Clifford Green, Tom uriscou, 0 . n . . U
Shirley Nash. Fern Albert, John a-BAingiuii u..w..
Cason, Donald Craber Tom , h gaul RlRCin9t 64 of
Glass, Sheryl "arrln, Sandra Alhona wa9 found de.ad on his
Jones. Elaine Laird, Doris Morris, .
. r.i u. I 1""-1"' "
wancy woyer. joanne ociimiui, fl b hU employer Darrell
Barbara Siewert, Kathy Spencer, c cR Atnena wno ranches
jviary iuiivii, " oKm.t in nnrfh or Lexintr
Leitoy uaraner, uynn 1 ton. He apparently died of
Mike Koenlg, Bin cox, nonnie neart attack about two hours
Belsma, Don CiarK, i.ennein earjer
Daggett, Beverly Davidson, juay r.,llinlf,v wafl workinir on
r 1 Ui rAMM Tavvaoam Can. I It ...
scnmiui, inoiino tnS.ii, nnnthnr nart of the rancn. start-
dra Harshman, Mary Shannon, I d Jooklng for Riggins when he
noa Ayers, jacqueiyn oiiimic, f.Po,, fn .hnu, ,ID tot lunch. The
jonn cieveianu, wneryi mwn urnrtnr wlth its motor stll: run
and Laura Sumner. i linA nnlllni? a rod weeder,
had traveled out of control for
nhout a mile, going through
several fences. It finally stopped
In a ditch
Riggins worked during tne
summer at Ainena aim bjjci.i
hi winters with a sister, Mrs
m.- ti 1 k., tann F.va Bleelow. Loom Is, Calif.
iiie iiiiai ijicinuci nit avw 1 " - .
... T-i- j r I Vimprsi services were iiku
Morrow county run uuu iwu ---- nhrie
1 ..,- hn v,ia MrooV Wednesday at the Athena urns
by the Rhea Creek Grange. She tian church with Creswick Mort
Is Miss Marlorle recK, daugn- uary m .iia.6C(
ter of Mr and Mrs Harold Peck,
Heppner Library
Readies Move into
Its New Quarters
Saturday will tx moving day
at the Heppner library, announ
ces librarian. Mr Blanche
Brown, and the library UI be
ti.e first to occupy the new mu
scum library building on North
Main street.
Because of the sizeable task
of transporting and re torting
an cntlw room full of book, the
library will be cloned from now
until Saturday, April 23 when
It will reopen In l' quarter.
The librarian ask that anyone
havlna books to return, leave
them at the city water office.
For the present, the library
hours will remain the same as In
the past.
Marjorie Peck
Named Princess
residents of ipper Rhea Creek. 4 Heppner Science
Mr and Mrs Clayton Slyter of
Seattle brought their three sons
to stay with their grandparents,
Mr and Mrs Ambrose Chapln,
while the Slyters go on a vaca
tion. They will return to Heppner
Easter Sunday.
at Heppner high school and she
loins three other members of
Queen Susan Partlows court
TB And Health Group
To Meet At lone
At State Fair
Vnur HeDDner school entries
in the d'trict science fair held
last weekend at Pendleton won
special district awards, and their
entries w.J : be taken to the state
The annual Morrow County sdence fair later this month at
lis ana rieaitn Association meet
ing and dinner will be held
Tuesday evening, April 26 at
Stefanl's in lone.
Portland.
Winning the district awaras
were uan vvaiuwcn n -in
chamhpr: Sheridan Wy-
Dr Ambrose Churchill, tuber-1 .th n isnlav of a "milk
culosis control officer for the ,,... varn French's display
State of Oregon will give a talk of structure; and Jim Bar
on, forecast 01 iuucauiosn 1,1 riav with a mode steam engine.
Oregon 1960 to 1965. Clay
The dinner will begin at 7:00 Mf and Mrg Baymonl Parrlsh
P m- and family of Portland spent last
i nt the home of his
Mr and Mr Earl Blake went .f Mr and Mrs Fred Par-
to Pendleton on Wednesday to h
Health Dcpt Urges
Polio Vaccine Use
In a letter received recently
by the Morrow County Health
Department, the members of the
Oregon State Board of Health
expressed grave concern over
the low level of Immunization
for all disease among botn
children and adults In Oregon
and they plan to Initiate a co
operative program with Oregon
medical organizations to remedy
this serious gap In health de
fenses.
The local health department
also wants to remind anyone
who may have delayed getting
the Salk polio vaccine in the
hope that the widely publicized
live polio virus vaccines (to be
taken by mouth and with oniy
one dose being necessary) might
soon be available that there is
no prospect of live virus vaccine
hecominir available before tne
1960 polio season.
Therefore, it Is still of primary
Importance that children and
adults receive their series of
Salk polio vaccine plus one or
two boosters as recommended by
the family physician. The esti
mated effectiveness of four doses
of Salk vaccine is now rated at
"90 or better."
P-TA Volleyball Team
Wins Six Games
The P-TA sponsored women's
volleyball team of Heppner trav
eled to Boardman Monday night
and won all six of the games
they played there.
Members of the team are Mrs
Howard Pettyjohn, Mrs William
Labhart, Mrs Pat O'Br'en, Mrs
Ronald Haguewood, Mrs Al Par
e;nt, Mrs Ben Stenkamp, Mrs
Mike Whitesmith, MM uonaia
Bennett and Mrs Creston Rob
inson. . . .
The team was accompanied by
Dr and Mrs Robert Pfelffer.
On April 25 there will be a
four town Jamboree of women's
volleyball teams from Irrlgon,
Boardman, Lexington and Hep
pner at the Heppner gym at 8:00
m.
Bolh Measures
Win But Community
Ideas Differ
Nearly one half of the county"
registered voter went to the
poll Tuesday and a majority
of them approved both th
county school budget and the
special 4 year building levy.
The vote on the budget waa:
e 571; no 424; and on the
building levy, ye 552; no 412.
A breakdown of the vote show
ed a wide varlity of opinion on
both measure among the var
ious communities In the county.
Only three town. Heppner. Irrl
gon and Boardman, voted In fa
or of the budget, and Board
man voters, though agreeing on
that measure, turned thumb
down on the building levy.
lone, Lexington and Hardman
voter didn't approve of either
measure, though at lone the
No'" for the building levy
could come up with a majority
of Just two votes. 87 to 85. There
the budget was defeated nearly
to 1.
Hardman voters expressed
their opinion In no uncertain
terms, being nearly unanimous
ly against both measures. The
vote there was yes 2, to 28 no.
Irrigon gave exactly the same
vote In favor of both meaures,
63 to 45.
The vote by districts showed:
BUDGET
Yes
Heppner 326
lone 66
Lexington 50
Irrlgon 63
Boardman 64
Hardman 2
571
No
126
107
85
45
33
28
424
SPECIAL BUILDING LEVY
Heppner
lone
Lexington
Irrigon
Boardman
Hardman
307
85
58
63
37
2
552
145
87
77
45
60
28
442
meet their son-in-law, Kenneth
Singer, who will visit them until
Saturday.
Churches Schedule Easter Week Services
All churches in the area are
planning special services for the
remainder of Holy Week and
Easter Sunday.
A community Good Friday ser
fessions from 3 to 5 p m and at
11:00 p m the Easter Vigil be
gins. There will be a Maunday
Thursday Euth a r i s t at All
vice will be held at the Heppner! Saints' Episcopal church -start-
Vofhodist church from 1:00 to:
2:45 P m. Churches participating
will be the Methodist, Heppner.
Christian. Lexington Christian, '
lone Community and the Luth-
irjr at 8:00 p m tonight (Thurs
day 1. On Friday the service.
Meditation on the Hours of
Aror.y and Stations of the Cross,
will lerin at 12 oVlotk noon.
Tho Horror OrUrtan fhurfk
At St Patrick's Catholic church" will have a 9:13 car.-lIeH-ht corn-
services will be Sta- rr.ur.jon service to-.r.i una.-v
riav.)
Sur.ioy st-rvi.vs will be S:30
m at Valty Lutheran church.
with t.-eskfs.-t t.j f.IIiw. At this
service. Mr a-.i Mrs Paul Tews
the Friday
tions of the Cross at 2:3o p
Confessions from 3 to 4 p m
and Adoration of the Cross and
Holy Communion at 5:30 p m.
On Saturday there will be Con-
will become members of the
church. At Hope Lutheran the
service is at 11:00 a m and those
joining the church will be Mr
and Mrs Ray Heimbigner and
daughter Linda and Mr and Mrs
Wes Marlatt. Melody Marlatt
will be baptized.
At St Patrick's, Easter Mass
will be at 7:30 and 11:00 a m
and at St William's in lone Mass
will be at 9:00 a m.
Ea'-'cr services at All Saints'
Episcopal will be at 7:30 and
J a m. The Christian church
wi;i hold their service at the
rogular time of 11.00 a m and
the Methodist church will have
two identical services at 9:00 and
11:00 a m, with church school
held with classes only, Immed
iately after the first worship ser
vice. The high school youth groups
of the Methodist and Christian
churches will hold a Sunrise ser
vice at 6:30 a m at the Christian
church on Sunday. The Meth
odist will have the worship ser
vice the Christian high school
clas will be In charge of the
breakfast at 7:00 a m.
Other area churches are plan
ning (x'-cial Easter observance
at regular times or as announ
ced to the congregation.
Mrs Charle Barlow returned
men
to her home nere irom mu
waukie where she had spent the
winter. Her son-in-iaw, cecw
Warren, brought her home.
The daughter of Mr Gien
Nyman of Seattle are visiting
their grandparents, Mr and Mrs
Harold Evans.
CAR FLIPS. MAN HURT
Wilfred J Thomas of Hermis
ton suffered minor injuries Sun
day evening when his car struck
a rock in the road about a mile
south of Lexington and over
turned. He was alone in the late
model foreign make car which
was damaged extensively.
Mr and Mrs Robert Ptnland
and son Neal visited over the
weekend In Bend at the home
of Mr and Mrs Kenneth Cale.
Mr and Mr Boyd Stanliy of
Salem visited over the weekend
with her parents, Mr and Mrs
Fred Butterfleld.
IONE AND HEPPNER MUSICIANS
CHOSEN FOR MUSIC FESTIVAL
Teenage musicians from lone
and Heppner high schools will
take part in the 13th annual
Music in May festival on the
Pacific University campus In
Forest Grove, May 13-15.
Delegates from lone Include
Phil Emert, Melvin Martin, Lin
da Heimbigner. Karen Lundell,
Brenda Townsend and Mary
Emert. Heppner' representatives
will be Mike Healy. Sheryl Har
ris, Lydia Van Houte, Judy
Schmidt, Stuart Cribble, Judy
Cochell and Elaine Laird.
They will Join some 550 dele
gates from 107 Oregon and
Washington high schools for the
three-day event.
Hen-laa McCurdr. Jt and Jam
Healy spent the weekend In Las
Vegas, Nevada.
VUiting from RedTill. Ore
gon are Mr and Mr W E Smith,
parents of Mr Terrel Benge.
The county-wide budget
calls for total expenditures of
$1,090,750, but carryover, out
side funds and taxes Inside the
6 percent limitation reduced the
amount approved at Tuesday's
special election to $-197,340.
The special building fund levy
will provide $130,000 a year for
four years to be used for con
struction of new buildings or
additions to present school
plants throughout the county.
Heppner Is scheduled to get new
classrooms out of the first year s
money, followed In order by
lone, Irrlgon and Boardman.
Tuesday Last Day
To Register
Next Tuesday, April 19 Is the
last day to register to vote In
the May 20 primary election,
county clerk, Mrs Sadie Parrlsh
reminded residents today.
On the final day the clerk's
office In the court house will
remain open until 8pm and
through the noon hour for the
convenience of last minute reg
istrants. FORMER HEPPNER MAN
TOP CHESS PLATER
James Popham, former Hep
pner high school teacher, who
now lives in Pittsburg, Penn, Is
a member of a Pittsburg chess
team which has won many
games in that area. Recently
Popham, playing number 1
board for the Pittsburg team,
twice beat Bert Brice-Nash, five
time chess champion of Kansas.
Mr Clara Gertson. Mr Mabel
Chaffee and Mrs Ethel Zeimantx
have returned to Heppner after
spending several days In Port
land. Mr Herb Hynd and Mr Ew-
ing Hynd of Cecil were In Hep
pner Thursday visiting David
Hynd and Miss Nellie Doney.
Mr and Mr Paul HUler are
leaving Friday to spend Easter
with their daughters and fam
ilies. Mr and Mrs Edward Hie and
baby of Seattle were in Heppner
last week visiting his parents,
Mr and Mrs R B Rice.