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Heppner. Oregon, Thursday, February 16, 1961
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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
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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..
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.