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GAZETTE
City of
lone Slates
Election on
Special
Two Tax Measures
lone city voter will go to 'he
polls Wednesday, May IS at a
special election to vote on two
special t;ix measure that are
of lmpottance to city resident.
The city council at a recent
meeting approved the placing of
both measures before the voter.
One measure, which the coun
cil has recommended be approv
ed, seeks to continue for an
other 10 years, the special 10
mill serial levy which will be
used to Improve the city's water
system. The council pointed out
Heaviest Rainfall
Of Year Welcomed
By Area Farmers
The heaviest rain to fall at
any time during the past winter
or spring decended on all sec
tions of Morrow county last Fri
day night and Saturday morn
ing bringing smiles to the faces
of ranchers who were getting
mighty worried about dry grain
fields and grazing lands.
Rainfall varied from about .60
inch along the Columbia to near
ly an inch in the higher ele
vations, but all sections of the
county shared in the good
drenching. The Heppner weather
station reported .70 and even
heavier fall was reported In the
Sand Hollow and North Lexing
ton sections.
Nearly an Inch fell In the Kin
zua and John Day valley sections
around Spray and many moun
tain roads were nearly impass
able over the weekend, though
nobody but loggers and a few
ardent fishermen who had
trouble reaching favorite holes,
were heard to complain.
Farmers got a double shot of
good luck when the weather
turned warm as soon as the
weekend storm was over and
brought temperatures early this
week up to the 80's the first
warm growing weather of the
spring. The results were immed
iately apparent in grain fields
and grasslands.
Bill Monagle To
Head HHS Students
Bill Monagle was elected pres
ident of the Heppner high school
student body for the year 1960
61 at an election this week.
Other officers for next year
will be Roger Doherty, vice pres
ident; Mary Evelyn Tucker, sec
retary; Jeanne Schmidt, treasur
er; Judy Schmidt, assistant treas
urer; Libby Van Schoiack, his
torian and Donald Clark serg
eant at arms.
The new president, vice presi
dent treasurer and Tom Driscoll,
tutc t.-onr's nresident. went to
Union Tuesday for a meeting.
House guests of Mr and Mrs
Lawrence Becket for a few days
were Mr and Mrs Charles Long
of Milwaukee, Wis, who are on
their way to Portland where they
are going to make their home.
MISS GREEN STREAK READY
FOR BIG PENDLETON HOP
"Miss Green Streak of Morrow
County" will leave about 12:15
Saturday by plane for Pendle
ton where she will enter the
Oregon State Championship Frog
Hop that afternoon.
The county's top hopper will
go in style, too! She will make
the trip sitting comfortably on
a plush pillow in her own plastic
domed copper throne the creat
ion of her custodian. O V Cuts
forth who is flying her to the
hiT affair. According to advance
ana nfi
a the Pendle-
laKers f- " - .
,irrrt hv a cadiilac. lnas
much as Miss oreen
a -Cadillac-type" frog not a
compact model-though she
does have her motive power in
the rear.
The Morrow county entry,
thai the present water main
are 40 year old and that the
repair of leak I becoming a
major problem. Average life of
such main are about 30 year.
If the measure I approved, the
council has stated that It wishes
to initiate a program of replac
ing the water mains.
The council also explained
that the proposal docs not call
for an Increase in taxes,
measure could call merely for
a continuation of the present 10
.1. -1-1 lru ht U'lll
year, 10 mm seni
run out this year.
The other measure on which
city voters will pass Judgement,
calls for Increasing the city tax
base by $7,500 to allow ior me
employment of a full time police
officer. The council has made It
plain that It is presenting this
measure without recommendat
ion but that it has been petit
ioned to do so by a group of
lnne citizens. Members also ex
plained that approval of this
measure would increase taxes
for city purposes by 150 percent,
and that in addition to a salary
problem, there is an expensive
insurance program besides pro
viding a car equipped especially
for police work.
The election will be held from
8 a m to 5 p m on Wednesday,
May 18.
Heart Attack
Claims Life of
William Van Houte
William Van Houte, 93, father
of Robert Van Houte, Morrow
county school superintendent,
passed away early Tuesday
evening at Pioneer Memorial
hospital. He had suffered a heart
attack about two hours earlier
at his home.
Mr Van Houte was born May
2, 1867 In Kappelle, The Nether
lands. He and his wife came to
the United States in 1906 and
to Oregon in 1912. He had been
a teacher for many years prior
to his retirement in 1938. He was
superintendent of schools at
lone, Wash from 1916 to 1918;
Poland 1918 to 21: Twist, Wash
1921-26 and from 1926 until his
retirement he taught in a Daly
ritv. Calif hieh school, upon re
tirement he made his home with
his son. moving to Stanfield in
1950 and Heppner last year. Mrs
Van Houte died in ism.
Services will be held Saturday
9 n m at the Heppner ennsr.
io rhnrr-h with Rev Charles
inn - -
ifnnv officiating.
The family has requested no
finwprs and that if desired con
tributions may be sent to the
Heart Fund.
ii to survived bv one son
phort Hemmer: one daughter,
ivjro Maude Shields, Willow
Creek, Calif; nine grandchildren
and eight great-granacnuaren
VISIT IN BOARDMAN
ir and Mrs James Driscoll
and family and Mr and Mrs W
C Collins and family were in
Boardman Sunday for a family
gathering and potluck dinner at
the home of Mrs Driscoll's par
ents, Mr and Mrs A R Fortner.
They celebrated Mrs Fortner's
birthday and Mother's Day.
sponsored by the chamber of
commerce, got into the show by
winning honors in last Fridays
local jump off at Heppner. She is
one of the three longest jumpers
entered by Johnny Pfeiffer, Ruby
Fulleton and Tom Laird.
Miss Green Streak has been
training all week for next Sat
urday's contest and is said to
be in top physical shape. With
luck she hopes to hop her way
clear to Angel's Camp. California
f..r the national title.
It is understood that her care
takers are taking along a spare
entry, just in case Miss Green
,
Streak should
t-et stage fright1
( ':sf nh refused to identify her
,.r.Hprtudv. however.
She is due to Jump about 1:30
Saturday in Per.aieron ana
sizeable crowd of local rooters
is expected.
Heppr.er, Oregon, ThursdoyJvoyJ2,
f'.
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pit ruP 1NIORES PILOT-Paul Hansen, well known Heppner prajf
PILEUP INjUKt. rji.w numerous bump and
plan pilot sultered a era
u hosoitalized but r
in knocking off th. motor, shown
the fuselage. Th plan fell horn an Fuggle.)
abov. ground. '
HILARIOUS OPENING PERFORMANCE
GUARANTEED AT MINSTREL SHOW
Minstrel show fans are prom-
Ised a "live" snow mis
and Saturday evenings at the
gymnasium. Curtain time is ap
proximately s:w.
This year's show is expected,
like the one sponsored by the
P-TA last year, to be on the
spontaneous, ad-lib side on Fri
day night with a more polished
production Saturday night since
these entertainments are put on
with a minimum of rehearsals.
In fact Friday night will prob
ably be the first time the show
Is run through in its entirety
since it is a combination of sep
arate rehearsals of a number of
groups.
'jrue to the tradition that "the
rhow must go on" the chairman
and directors have recruited sub-
30 4-H Youngsters
Win Scholarships
For Summer School
Thirty Morrow county boys
and eirls have been selected to
attend the I960 4-H club summer
BpVmnl on the Oregon State col
lege campus. Selected from 83
piicrihlps. thev were picked on
their participation in the 4-H
club program projects ana extra
curricular activities.
Those chosen must have been
13 venrs of age by January 1;
must have completed at least
two vears of club work ana an
projects enrolled in during the
last club year. The dates of sum
mer school are June 18 through
25. The delegation will travel by
contracted bus leaving the 18th
lnt ret.iminff the 25th. The
week will be filled with classes,
ranPinf? from wildlife manage
ment, safety and grooming to
judging livestock. Special assem
blies, parties, group living, and
sports rounds out the week long
program.
Those selected to attend are:
Sandra Davis, Barbara uavis
Sharon Franke, Susan McCoy,
Penny Jones, Irngon; Dorotny
Pvash. Linda Daniels, Patty Part
low, Pat Miller, Brenda Billings,
Boardman; Ronnie Belsma, Ken
neth Wright, Dan waraweu,
Julie Pfeiffer, Vickey Barratt,
Bernice Thomson, Judy Smith,
Martha Doherty, J-ioDy van
Schoiack, Roger Doherty, Hep
pner; Steve Lindstrom, Marilyn
Morgan, Linda Hams, Jo Ann
Turner. Arleta McCabe, Karen
Lundell. lone; Stephen Peck,
Barbara Davidson, Billy Doherty,
Lexington; and Richard Willard,
Echo.
Selections were made by a
committee of Mrs Roy Davis, Mrs
Elmer Zchier, Mrs Nathan
Thorpe. Bob Sicard and William
Parker for the north Morrow del
egates, and Mrs Walter Corley,
Lloyd Morgan, Alfred Nelson, Jr,
and Mrs George Luciani for the,'
south Morrow delegates. These
were approved Y-y the two county
rouncils.
Mrs E C Daniels. Boardman
... ...
4-H leader, will ac. .rr.; i.y u:e
group as cnaperone.
nance the ct t living ex-
J peases
durir.g the summer
hoo'. The l:t or scnoi-rsr.ip
donors will be published next
week.
1960
-TIMES
77th" Year, Number 10
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Hv.. - - -
stitutes for substitutes in various
key spots. Knowing from past
experience that mness aim
rmercencles Invariably arise at
the last moment no guaramtt-
is extended that quartets may
not sing as trios or that some
one may not be recruited from
th audience to fill a vital role.
At this writing interlocutor
Gene Pierce will Introduce as
end men Max Barclay, Clint
nHver Creswick, and
Wavne Snyder. Koy Vfuai-neu
"f,-. --- -- -
bush, Al Buncn, t.aoie mui,
and Clarence Johnson win com
plete the minstrel cast.
Arnold Mel'y. nslc director,
An s.pral changes In
,.uioi trrnnns to be used In
the show since a number of his
Instrumentalists will be out of
town this weekend. However,
most of the music will be fur
nished by students under his
supervision.
Music by adults will include
soios by Bill Kenny, a women's
quartet, Mrs Fred Gimbel, Mrs
Ben Stenkamp, Mrs Darrell Shel,
and Mrs Harold Laird and a
men's trio (Oliver Creswick, Vic
tor Kreimeyer and Arnold Mel-
by).
Between the acts of the min
strel show second graders will
do a clown tumbling act and
Stephen Warren will play accor
dion numbers.
Mrs Margaret Kirk is in charge
of programs and make-up and
has helped with advertising. Mrs
Gene Orwick made posters; Mrs
Ken Keeling is properties man
ager; Fred Gimbel and Alex
Thompson are managing the
curtains and lights. John Cope
land is director and Betty Gim
bel Is pianist. Mrs Jim Angell
is in charge of ticket sales and
has had a busy crew of young
stprj enthusiastically recruiting
an audience through aavance
ticket sales,
which have neen
excellent.
Proceeds will be used mainly
fr the P-TA scholarship fund,
both local and state, from which
a growing number of Heppner
high school graduates have had
their tuition paid at state schools
for teacher training.
Primary Ballots
Published in GT
Elsewhere in today's paper
will be found reproductions of
the three ballots voters will re
ceive at the May 2 Primary elec
tion. Samples may also be ob
tained at the county clerk's of
fice or at the polls on election
dav.
Because of the unusual size of
the Democratic ballot, (38 Inches
I'-rigl, it was necessary io uit-an.
it "over onto two newspaper
pages. The
Renub lean rjauoi
takes up nearly a full page,
Members of bom parties win
also rereive the special ballot
,n measures which aNo is re-
; j,rinr(.j in today's paper.
CUN CLUB SETS
I SFRIN'G SHOOT
Ti Morrow County Gun Club
1 "e ' ' .
u. 1 !,e its annual spring
(,,,, Fur.dav, May 15. Everyone
will be welcome.
Formation of Area
Planning Council
Discussed Here
M,.re than iepieeitatWr
tt county tvuiu and ) anJ
tvonty planning ;r.up from
!.tr..w 1'mailll.i. and
H.l rtler our.tien met In Hep
pner Tued.iy t diM'UM th fur
mikn f a Inter Cunty Retf
iotinl I'Unning tnimiion.
Murmw rountv Judse (War
rvi.-r-..! I.-,! i he iliM-uulon ul
he wax tnu.iUti by Sm Malll
ct.at and KMhel J tU-nner of the
State Department 'f Manning
and IVvelopment. and Kenneth
J Ttdlenaar, rHUtU mvrHary
of the Adulation of Oregon
Countlen.
Talk centered around the
minim development of the
Board man Bombing Rane a a
sua.-. L'e industrial patk and
how the entire area from I'ma
tilli to MikkI River counties
would Ih effected by the enor
mous growth that can be expec
ted to follow.
How the growth would effect
surrounding communities was
explained by Mallteoat, who
stated that residential area
would have to be kept at a dls
tance from any actual missile
plant and that at least a two
mile buffer area will be required
around test locations and lines
of transportation. He told the
croup that all communities in
the area would feel the effects
of the development.
It was also explained that the
projected missile plant, was only
one of the many concerns that
nre expected to eventually estab
lish operations in the area.
The group discussed a pro
posed budget for the planning
commission and it was explain
ed that it could be eligible for
federal and state assistance.
Malllcoat made a tentative com
mittment that the state Depart
ment of Planning and Develop
ment would assist with about
$1,000 in the first budget.
Thn eroUD elected judge Peter
son oermanent chairman and
set another meeting for May 25
at Heppner after representatives
had had the chance to take the
proposal back to their respective
counties for consideration by
courts and planning groups.
Attending the meeting were
representatives from county
courts, city and county planning
commissions, and the Morrow
county port commission.
Legion Poppy Days
Set May 20-21
The American Legion Auxil
lary announced today that 1960
Poppy Day will be observed on
May 20 and 21.
Mrs Frank Hamlin, American
Lecion Auxiliary Poppy Day
chairman said the annual ob
servance is held to honor the
more than half-million Amer
leans who died, and the nearly
one million Americans who were
wou nded. in both World Wars
and the Korean conflict.
The memorial poppy is a crepe
paper replica of the wild Euro
nean uonpv which bloomed a-
midst the devastation of World
War I battle grounds. Soldiers
returned from Europe In 1918
remembered the poppy from the
war years. The flower bloomed
along the trenches and In the
cemeteries and had been com
memorated in the poem by Lt
Col John McRae entitled, "In
Flanders Fields."
The first memorial poppies
were worn in this country about
the time of the Armistice. Fol
lowing World War I one of the
first acts of the newly formed
Legion and American Legion
Auxiliary was the adoption of
the poppy as the official mem
orial flower, Mrs Frank Ham
lin said.
She explained that millions of
the familiar red crepe paper pop
ples have been made for the
American Legion Auxiliary by
disabled veterans of three wars.
Volunteer workers from the Aux
iliary and other groups will offer
these flowers to the public on
Poppy Day.
Poppy making provides em
i.invmcnt for thousands of vet-
ians durlne the winter and
.spring months. The work in this
area has been directed by the
state organizations of the Aux
iliarv with the Oregon Depart
ment in charge of the work at
Camp White hospital, Mrs Ham
lin said.
Auxiliary officials report that
all money received from Poppy
Day goes directly to either dis
abled veterans or their families.
Mist Eleanor Ric. of San Fran-
Cisco and Mrs Edward Kice oi
Kent v. asn canea
Ictirra r,n UindaV tO Wish
kj-'s u...w .
'her
a nappy
birthday and
! Mother's Day.
lit!
To Trcaimsfer
tab Rme Gets
Coraittce OK
Ron,, to the Stat, of O.on wo. appro Wodaeaf tT
S.ot. Arm S.,.c Commits. G.n.o Ma.k HatfUld waa
lBMmd bT tho olllc. ol ienotoi. WTM Mo... od Hall Laak.
Th. Illation. Mctio JOt of the mlUtatr coo.tructloo oathot
Lotion bill will bo teportod to the Mnoto bT th. eommlttoe to
day (Thuitday.) 8U octlon U .Kpoclod la a 681.
Tbo moa.u.e outhot Iim tbo Naf t oacbanao tho MXOO oxto
oa.dmon Hana la Moriow county lot on oJLrnote alto in Laka
county, in Southooat.in Oregon. .
Tho atoto. through Ita Dopartni.nt of Harming end Dorolop
m.nt U currontly working to d.T.lop tho Boardman Hangt d
omo odl.nt tonltocy into a Po ogo Induitital park wL .
would attract many typai of indu.try to thl. moo.
A m.mbo, ol th. department .aid Wednoaday afternoon, that
pa.Mg. ol th. legUlatlon will allow th. .tato to "
negotiation, with th. Nary to .fleet th. .pdy tranal.t ol tbo
Bombing Rang..
Tbo Ca..tt. Tlm.. wa. inlormed lot. Wednwday ol th... d.
.lopm.nt. by th. AMociotod Pr. and th. D.patt.nt ol Han
ning and D.ylopm.nt.
County Polling
Places Listed tor
Primary Election
r.umiv elerk. Mrs Sadie Par-
rlsh this week announced polling
places to be used at the May
20 Primary election. They will
be open from 8 a m to v
They are:
Boardman Grange hall
Irrlgon -School house
lone City hall
Lexington City hall
NE and KW Heppner Former
Central Market building on
Main street.
SE and SW Heppner Court
house.
Hardman IOOF hall.
All eligible voters for the Hep
pner rural fire district election,
regardless of which precinct
they may live, will vote at the
former Central Market building
In Heppner.
10 New Teachers
Hired For County
Th Morrow county school
board has announced that the
following new teachers have ac
cepted contracts for the 19G0-61
school year In the county.
William White of Frultland,
Idaho, Riverside and Irrlgon
band; L Darrell Calhoun of
Adams, Oregon, Lexington grade
school; Joyce Ball of Nampa,
Idaho, Heppner grade school;
Luclle Peck, Lexington, Heppner
grade school; Inez Meador, Hep
pner, Heppner grade school;
Joseph Hausler, returning to
lone after year's leave; Richard
Haworth Grandview, Idaho, Hep
pner high football coach; Violet
Lanham, Heppner, Heppner high
English; Margaret Williamson,
Heppner, Heppner high commer
cial and foreign language;
Michael Tolar, Echo, Irrlgon
grade school.
Positions still open are the
fourth grade at Lexington, home
pronomics at Riverside, first
crrarie at Irrlcon and at lone the
and high school
V.neWsh.
Resignations received in the
rountv system are Barbara De-
klotz, third grade teacher at lone
and Ann Reynolds, teacner jn
the lone high school.
P-TA Names Two
Award Winners
Mrs Douglas Drake, Heppner
P-TA scholarship chairman, an
nounced today that this year the
committee has awarded a dup
licate scholarship. Recipients are
Dennis Doherty, son of Mr and
Mrs B J Doherty, and Clifford
Green, son of Mr and Mrs Her
man Green.
Each will receive $150 for col
lege next year.
The scholarships are awarded
on the basis of the applicant's
desire to become a teacher, fin
ancial need, scholarship ability
and leadership, and citizenship.
Both winners are planning to
attend Oregon State College.
Nazarenes Slate
Revival Series
The Church of the Nazarene
announces that lt will have spec
ial nightly revival services from
May 12 through 22 at 7:30 each
evening at the Heppner Amer
ican Lecion hall.
The Rev Robert C Whybrew,
pastor, states that Rev Hugh R
Jordan of Boise, well known gos
pel singer and preacher, will be
the guest speaker.
School Board
Mulls Student
Transport Question
A delegation of more than 20
residents of the Pine City-Butter
Creek area met with the Morrow
county school board Monday
night to express tneir ieeun
on possible plans to transport
youngsters In that area to Hep
pner and Lexington scnooia.
Most of them now go to Echo
schools with the county paying
the tuition.
Most of those present at the
meeting apparently wanted their
children to continue to go to
Echo, though a survey conducted
previously by the board Indi
cated a difference of opinion a-
mong the residents. The uoaru
had considered that it could
educate the children cheaper by
transporting them this way. than
by paying the $550 tuition to
Echo as has been done In the
past. ,
The board made no final de
cision on the question, though
it ua discussed at length, but
Indicated that lt would be
settled before June 1.
In other business the Doara
accepted a contract offered by
Stewart Tuft, of the firm of Hay
slip and Tuft, Portland archi
tects, for consultation and plan
ning for the planned new nep
pner school. Board members and
Tuft viewed several duuuiub
sites Monday and authorized the
getting of options on several
suggested locations.
Several plans were aiscuaacu
for temporary housing of Hep
pner students next year until
the new building can be com
pleted, but no final decisions
were reached.
Rummage Sale
Shows $368 Profit
Mrs Bud Collins, president of
the Heppner Civic League, re
ported today that the rummage
sale held at Heppner Auto Sales
May 6-7 by the League netted
$368.67. , 4.
This money is used for the
support of the Heppner kinder
garten. Business houses contributing
to the success of the sale were
Jack's Chevron Station, Gilliam
and Blsbee, Heppner Cleaners,
Andersons Builders Supply, Hep
pner Auto Sales, Elks lodge,
Gene's Chevron Station In Lex
ington. Many thanks are also
due to kindergarten parents.
It is worthy of note max me
kindergarten has oeen main
tained in Heppner for 12 years.
Few Oregon towns or mis size
hv mien a urogram. League
officers praise Mrs Ray Tabor for
her high level of teaenmg worn
in the kindergarten.
Cruising up th. Columbia riw
Sunday were Mr and Mrs Ver
non Munkers and Mr and Mrs
Earl Evans. They were on the
Munkers boat.
WEATHER
HI Low Prec.
63 38
71 45
70 47 -70
59 39 -03
64 40
73 46
83 46
Thursday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Rainfall for the week .73; for
May .87: for the year 5 98 Inchea.