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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 16, 1961)
I I 8 ? A R Y v or o PI Ad h ami vaoce 0)0 D oo High Sc b 77th Year, Number 50 iV rA rtkM 10c Copy Heppner. Oregon, Thursday, February 16, 1961 0 m es Boeing Contract Would Provide Taxes For Morrow County Morrow county and Heppner city offlrUU were busy thli week Investigating the Boring contract offer for the Boardman Bombing Range and at latest report all were enthusiastic about the proa- i-t for development of the Space Age Park. Adequate protection haa been aupplled In the contract for tax ing of both the land and any Im provements with the tax money to go to the county. The land and Improvement will be a scssed by the county assessor. The quoted value of Si.000.000 for the land la not binding; pro visions are made that when the land is leased the county la to set the value In comparison with adjacent land valuation. Crowth will be gradual If Boe Ing obtains the site and the com pany Is aware of the problems of supplying services for Industry and personnel It is expected that the county will be able to pro vide these extra amicus with in come provided by taxes on the sit and on the improvements. Boeing's announced plans for the site are fir manufacturing, research, or development. The company has the right to sub lease up to 50 percent of the land, with the rentals going to Boelne. The contract calls for use of the land within five years. These details of the contract were outlined to Heppner Mayor Al Lamb. District Attorney Ro bert Abrams, County Judge Os car Peterson and Port Commis sioner Garland Swanson In an hour-long audience with Gov ernor Mark Hatfield In Salem Monday. The Governor said that his main purpose was to provide di versified Industry for the state and that the plans of Boeing, as they were known, could only Improve the lot of Morrow county tatnaver. The group which met with the Governor was representing the itonnrwr. Morrow County Cham ber of Commerce which had gone on record as "wanting to know more about the proposed con tract" It was originally felt that a sodden Influx might over tax ih facilities of schools and roads of the county without providing any tax money to the county to compensate for the expense Involved in supplying additional services. Manv persons from the Hep pner lone area also attended the nubile hearlnc at Boardman Sun h.iv uhon Sam Malllcoat dlrec tor of the State Department oi Plannim? and Development, out lined n ans for the site at a joint meetinir of th House and Senate Ways and Means Com mittee and the public. Expect 500 Elks For Anniversary Here Saturday Arrangements are In full swiner for an anticipated 500 people who will convene here Saturday to celebrate the 64th anniversary of the local Elks Lodge, reports Everett Kelthley, exalted ruler. The full day's projrram in eludes an afternoon card party at the Catholic parish hall for the ladies with entertainment provided for non-card playing visitors. The party will start at 2 p. m., coinciding with the after noon regular lodge meeting for Elks at the temple. A six o'clock dinner will be served at the fair pavilion by the women of. Willows Grange. At 8 and again at 9 floor shows will be presented at the Star Theater followed by dancing at the club for all Elks and their ladies. Dignitaries from all over the state are expected to be In at tendance, Including Jack Jud son, Ontario, Esteemed Lectur ing Knight for the Grande Lodge. Chamber Hears Bill Reviewed Chamber of Commerce was told Mnndav that taxes on Kinzua Corporation timber holdings in Morrow county had increased 43 percent last year, by Allen Nis tad, Kinzua. Nistad reported on legislation proposed at this session of the Legislature which would provide a severance tax. The bill, No. Ill4, would further Increase the taxes for Kinzua, he said, but would promote a fairer distri bution of tax and would lower other taxes in the countv. Under the bill the county would also receive a percentage of the tim ber taxes collected. In other business the chamber heard rermrt on the Boardman hearing by the joint Ways and Means Committee of the House and Penate Sundnv. A deration of chamber members had attend ed the meeting and reported that people of the north end of Mor row county were in agreement that the Boeing contract would be good for their area. A World Day of Prayer will be Friday afternoon at the Christian church start in? at 2:00 p. m. This is sponsored by the Union Mis sionary Society, which is mad up from several denominations. Allen Tom Addresses Farmer's Union Allen Tern, The Dalles, vice president of the Oregon Wheat League, told the Farmers union meetlni? Tuesday nleht that there would be a referendum on anv new farm proposal made un der the Kennedy administration He outlined a farm legislation plan expected to be backed by President Kennedy which would reauire co-operation In a land re tlrement program by the farm er In order to participate. He said under this three-price system the hulld-uD of surpluses would be stopped and a reduction of pres ent surpluses would result. Bills which affect farmers corninn up in the state legisla ture were reported on by mem bers present and action was tak en to oppose some and support others. Women's Cancer Show March 13 The Oregon division of the American Cancer Society will snonsor a film on uterine can cer at the Star theater at 7:30 p. m., Mfrch 13. Mrs. Harlan McCurdy Jr.. county chairman of the Cancer Society is In charge of arrange ments. Dr. A. D. McMurdo will be present to answer any ques tions in the discussion period following the showing. All women of the area are urg ed to attend this free showing, one of a series being carried out all over th state. Jail And Welfare Pass Inspection The Grand Jury, as a part of its regular duties, investigated the condition of the Morrow county Jail and the county poor when it sat February 9. The Jail was found to be ac ceptable and the county welfare administrator was commended. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. McQuarrle took Wayne Soward and Roberta Strickland back to E.O.C. in La Grande and visited their daugh ter, Susie. MCGG Elevator Storage Lowest In 10 Years Al Lamb, manager of Morrow County Grain Growers haa an nounced that it now appears all MCGG elevators will be empty prior to harvest this year. "If .his la the case. It will be the frlst time that this condition has prevailed for around 10 years," Lamb said. A surplus of wheat does not exist in the Pacific Northwest according to Lamb, and he In dicated we are rapidly moving into a shortage position In Ore gon, Washington and Idaho. Only the normal carry-over noi Deere Day Set For Friday, February 24 Farmers attending John Dec re Day In Heppner Friday, Feb. 21. are going to sec the latest In modern equipment on the city street, report Dave Townsend manager of Trl County Equip ment Co.. sponsor of the event Lined up In the parking area in front of Try co will b a bright new John Deere baler, a self nmnolled awather. 24 Inch tool r i carrier. Featured also win be a new wheel tractor equipped with a front-end loader. Deere Day is celebrated na tlon-wldc by all dealers with the purpose of getting farmers together to talk over their prob lems and providing an opportu nity of viewing the spring dls- play of newest advances In equipment used on the farm. All farmers and their families of the area are Invited. Regis tration will begin ct 10 a.m. and through co-operation of the Bank of Eastern Oregon and city officials free parking will be provided for all who register. Souvenirs are planned for chil dren and adults and prizes will be elven. Free coffee will be served during the morning dem onstration. From 12 to 1 a free luncheon as been planned. Seating will be provided In the showroom 1th WInn-Dee s Snack Shack in charge of the food. Following the luncheon at 1 m. a freA movie will be shown at the Star Theate?7Jepieiirig the extensive testing given John Deere tractors for five years be fore they are put Into production and released lor sale. Anotner feature will be "Harvesting In the Northwest." "We anticipate a crowd and we John Honna. Sr.. w - w Funeral Last Monday SerU for Juhn It lUnrt 75. ho died At I'Umerr Mem orUI hi Hal Ftlday f f m Injur U rtwtvrd In a fall from the ruf of a hay hUer were hrl at 2 P. m. Monday at the He piwr M'ihiiat church, the IU-v Auottn Mi-Ghee offUlatlng. Mr. Hanna and two other were putting tin n the r f a hcd at the Hanna rani eight mile eat of Heppner a hen the naffoldlng collapsed about 530 Sunday evening. All wcr brought by ambulance to Pioneer Memorial hospital where It was found Mr. Manna had broken back. Avery Taylor tuf fered a cerebral cncuNlon and laceration. His condition Is re ported a good. Taul Wachter was treated for badly bruised elbow and thumb and relented John Ira Hanna wa born May 2. 1SS3. at Smlthport. Ta. He married Lula Ann Brickell. Aug ust 19. 1904. In Pennsylvania and thev moved to Independence Oregon In 1903. He operated I honvard and hardware store ther until 1023 when they moved to Heppner and purchased the Tom Matlock ranch east or town on Hlnton creek. He oner ated the ranch until his death. Mr. Hanna was a member of B.P.O.E. No. 358. A F.AA.M. Na C9 and the Methodist church, all of Hennner. He was preceded in fleam py his wife who died Pec. i, iv:m Survlvers are two sons. WII ford, Dcpoe Bay, and John Jr Hennner: three daughters, Mil dred Bercstrom. Genevieve Cor bin and Jean Bennett, all or Heppner; 12 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Interment was In Heppner wa- sonic cemetery. Honorary pallbearers were Emlle Groslicn. Jack Bedford. Roscoe Cox, Walter Beckett, Ben Cox, John Wightman. Pallbearers were H a r 1 e y Young, Dallas Crabcr. BUI Bar rait. Charles Monacle, Don Greenup, and Raymond French. I There will be a weather modification meeting at 10 a. m. Saturday at the fair annex. Colored slldos of In terest to the whole famUy. wlll be shown. The public is welcome. Burglars Enler Two Schools, Bristow Store Two Morrow county athooli were bii'Krn Into Monday night t ut no motiey was taken. At lone entry wa made by re moving a gin panel In a door. The offio ife wa locked and a heavy liiktrument wa ued to attempt to force It open. The wtfe was rei'orted battered quite ex tenkively. but wa not oened. At Riverside high school In Boardman It was believed the thlia hid heen frightened away. No attempt had been I was adopted by the voters in a made to force oien the locked j apeclal election last year. At that lime wie proposea iniiiuini; schedule for schools of the coun ITwo Committees Give Recommendation A rt.l to build the com plete Mfh -hid at Heppner flew wa made at the Mon day nlfc-ht meeting tf the county chtH'l board. Gene Pierce, m-caklnn for the Heppner building committee and the Heppner arhool advisory coin mil tee. (aid that me active urvev rccardinif bulldimr the complete new hool khnuld be made a soon a poKnible and that thee committee were recommending to the Inwrd such a survey be made, with construction planned at an early date "not three or four xear from now." A four year aerial levy In the amount of $130,000 each year safe, which contained $100. Entry wa made by prying oen a cafeteria window and forcing open the locked office door. No attempt at vandalism wa made at either school. School officials of both town were In Hennner attending a board meeting at the time the entries were thought to be made. Kdmon and Donald Bristow. lone, reported Sunday morning that a forceable entry into their store at lone had been made ty called for a four to six room unit belnc built at Heppner this year, to accommodate upper elementary grade and later to serve a the first unit of a com plete hlch school plant to verve Lexlnrton and Heppner. Work was to be done In constructing more facilities at the lone riant the second year; Irrlgon the third year; and Boardman the fourth, or at such time as the backwater from the John Day dam made a new school there necessary. The l" -' ' - " I III W H IKI'I I i J I (V IH V . mil J. . V sometime during the previous Heppner high school was to be niLMii. uimu n v was iimvit.- t?uu- i f-nmnit-ien miiou'ini? inn uro day when Bristow went to me Zram. store. Entry was gained through I perCe ald that the combined side window. committees had reached a decl- The owners said that unless slon that a larce amount of romnlete inventory were taken monev could be saved by build- it would be Impossible to deter- Ing the whole school at once at mine how much was lost. How- Heppner and stressed that the ever, a check showed that some need was nere now. ue proposea 13 cases of beer were taken, but that the building be financed by the cash register was not both- bonds and said that these would ered. State gating. police are invest!- Kinzua Corporation o Add Chipper And Barker VI Uj iiwi .w.7 - - exceeding 40 million bushels is have some excellent equipment ovnuntnH this vear In these ' with new features to snow states. This carry-over is needed to meet demands during tne year for seed, mills and export. Frank Young Services Held Frank Youne died Feb. 7 at Hermiston where he had lived for 17 years. He formerly lived in the Gooseberry section out of lone. Mr. Youne is survived by his wife. Cecil. Hermiston and three sons, Walton, Hermiston; Clair, Portland; and Leo, Roseburg. Services were held at tne Methodist Church in Hermiston on Friday, Feb. 10 at 10:00 a. m. with graveside services at 11:45 m. at the lone cemetery. Members of the lone Odd fellows lodge were pallbearers. Mrs. D. B. Harshman, Portland is here for a stay with her daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Williamson. them." Townsend stated. He in dicated that activities would be arranged so children, too, would be interested. Dave Townsend has been man ager of the Heppner branch since early Fall and moved his wife and young son here In late December from their previous home in Arlington. He has been associated with the machinery business for 12 years. Elaine George Wins Award Mrs. Elaine George, operator of the Star Theater, has been named winner of a special $50.00 prize in the national showman ship contest conducted by Motion Picture Herald and the United States steel Corporation. The Drlze was awarded in con Junction with a showing of the short subject, "Knapsody or Steel." Man Charged In Circuit Court f t i r a James Smith, 22, Irrigon. was arraigned In circuit court Tues day and charged with taking and using an automobile with out the consent of the owner. fie pled not guilty In front of Judge W. W. Wells. He was or dered returned to the custody of the sheriff to await trial. He was taken to the Umatilla county Jail. Chanqe In Date Of Social Security Visit Because Washington's Birth day Is a national holiday, the so- cial security representative wiu be in Heppner on Thursday, Feb. 23, instead of on the usual Wed nesday. The hours on February M win be from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The place remains the same at the Heppner city hall. Joe Hay. extension agent spent the week end in Salem with his folks. not have to be paid simultane ously with the serial levy but could be carried at Interest only until the four year levy had been paid. The nroposed plan Is not a change In building plans for the schools of the area, but merely a change In timing. It was brought out by the board that the new program, if adopted, would not Interfere with con struction and alterations at other - t.y in o.nnrmv nf locations In the school district. - vuilliuniw .11 ... i . ., - t - " - the Heppner area was expressed which would continue to be ful- by Maurice Brown Monday wnen iuiea unaer me i.iui urvy. nhomhnr nf rnm. Bondln? capacity or tne ais- merce that Kinzua Corporation is trict Is adequate to take care of Installing new chipper and oar- Dunuing huuus uum (i.-t'i"" ker machines at the Heppner and the north end without add mUj Ing too great a load In taxes. Brown said the new additions I '"Be P""'" r PS will employ a few additional oi uu0uK u.e ou.u,,,,. ... men and will be In production "..D" Jf"5" " D "! ...1.1,1., en I Army cnmcL-i;,, mcium-ia ui mo Wlllllll una. The machinery Is being ac quired at a cost of "in excess of $100,000," Brown said. The barker will be located on the pond at the mill and the chipper will be adjacent to the mill. The product will be shipped from the area in the form of chips. LEGION JOINT MEETING State officials of the Amer ican Legion and the Legion Auxiliary will attend a Joint meeting of the lone and Hep pner posts at the American Legion hall In Heppner Feb ruary 23. A 6:30 social hour will be followed by a 7 p. m. pot luck dinner, before the meet ing. All Legionnaires and their wives are invited. STATE BASIC FUND DISTRIBUTION REVIEWED BY VAN HOUTE The ntwly-won wing of a second lieutenant In th U. S. Air Force ax pinned on Lowell Turner. 19S6 Heppner high school graduate, by hi wife. Edith. In a pedal commiitiontng ceremony held at Willamette Unireriity. Lieutenant Turner 1 the ion ef Mr. LoU Wlacheiter. F.astern Oreeon and Mult nomah county school adminis trators have developed a new formula for the distribution of state school funds, which will be presented to the legislature. Robert Van Houte, chairman of th rnmmlrtee that drew up the bill said that the basis of the nlan is that state money would he distributed In equal propor tion to every school district in the state according to the num ber of students in attendance. The proposal provides that the total amount to which all dis tricts in a county are entitled would be distributed as follows: S3 percent of the county's share would go directly to the district in a county; the remaining 15 percent would be divided among rnr.se districts having a lower than average assessed valuation per pupil than the average of the c-.unty in which that district Is located. ?."o county would be penalized. Each county would be guaran teed that it would receive the total money which the school districts in the county received in 1959-60. The total amount of money to the state for distribution would be divided by the total weighted resident students In the state. For example, if 60 million dol lars Is available and is divided by 400,000 students the amount per pupil would be $150. Any school district could then deter mine how much money it would receive from the state. By count ing each elementary student as one and each high school stu dent as 1.3 the actual amount to be received could be deter mined. Van Houte said this formula, In contrast to the existing pat tern of distribution, would bring some Increase In state money to the schools of Eastern Oregon. The proposal of the legisla ture's interim committee on edu cation would make substantia! reductions In the amount of money available to Eastern Ore gon schools, Van Houte said, and explained that this bill would be proposed in opposition to that of the Interim committee. The same amount of money 1 Involved In both plana. j board indicated. The district board took the recommendation for the Hep pner building under advisement. At a continuing meeting Feb. 21 the architect's plans for the unit which will be built this year will be reviewed. An ear lier request that the unit be expanded to eight rooms has been provided for with $20,000 being included In the proposed 19G1-62 school budget of $888, 559. Teacher contracts were review ed and It was announced that one administrator and two teach ers were retiring, having reached retirement age. Out of the 76 administrators and teachers in the system a total of 12 empty positions will exist because of re tirement, resignations, or other causes. A review of proposed legis lation which would affect the schools of the state was made and the board went on record officially opposing House bill 216 which would restrict buses to use only for transportating stu dents to and from school; Senate bill 13 on tenure; Senate bill 6 on teachers duty free lunch period (as an administrative problem not legislation) and a bill providing for collective bar gaining for public employees. Mrs. Roy Kirk, Mrs. Claud Gra ham, and Mrs. Jim Thomson were in Corvallis during the week end. Mrs. Kirk attended the principal's and guidance dir ector's meeting and visited with the Heppner students attending O. S. C. Mrs. Graham and Mrs. Thomson visited their daughters, there. WEATHER Hi Low Friday 63 44 Saturday Z2 43 Sunday 58 32 Monday 49 39 Tuesday 55 35 Wednesday 54 36 Thursday 58 33 Prec. .32 .17 .04 .11 Mlninum, 32. Rainfall for the week is .64 of an Inch. Total for the year Is 2.79 Inches.
