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LIBRARY or 0 I V HEPPN 78th Year, Number 2 10c Copy REA Gels School Bid; Teacher Conlrads Approved g ui niMt - - - . , ... . - Jdcr the now sporsorshlp of the Columbia Basin Electric Co op . K s.wlrtv. ..ill nr..il.(. .twirl aj-rvlr fori ......... i me new nKi ue in n-'--. The decision wn retched at the Morrow County School DIs trlct Board meeting Monday night. The site U partly within and partly outside of the city limits, with most of the build- ing to be Inside the city. Last week the city council re fused a franchise for REA. The Monday night offer of the Co-op was to bring the service to the city limit portion of the she, the school board to extend the service from that point to the building. The vote was four in favor, two against and one abstaining. The board was told that a sub stantial saving to taxpayers in the cost of electric service to the new site was Involved. Bidding also on the contract to furnish service was Pacific Power and Light Company. Condition of the access road extending from Morgan Street to the site was extensively dis cussed. The school board recent ly placed a retaining wall along the road and did some repair . . ... l . . -till In ... . j i JIJ enm rnnntr me roau ..u u.u ... .-r --- wor.k bu. e dyt i S r,rnd watV line, to the site until a permanent base is made. Attorney for the board reported that as far as ne couia neicnimie mr . a county road. A decision to I meet with officials or the county Suit and I the city was made by . j . if tha mail ran me Douru iu B " I . ...till i be developed on a co- opera ivC basis. That meeting Is expected to be held early next week. 9 r .uimiitinn wore re- celved and accepted by the board ceiveu ana Haxi-cu j from Francis Williams, Heppner, vi - UAnnnai flTIri I tr-rt Flmvprs. HeDDner, William McKlnney, lone. W 11 1 1 vl I - v ' - - vnnam ivicMiincjr, Contracts for teachers of the V.J II 1 1 tn. I J v. ronrt and anDroved COUJll wilt -- A total of 15 vacancies out of 76 exist ln the system for next year. Names of those teachers not returning will be released after they have been notified. Contracts were offered by the board to Phyllis Nolan, Nina Smith, and Janet Groves as new teachers in the system for next year. Robert Van Houte gave a re port of his week's attendance at the national convention of the American Association of School Administrators in San Francisco recently. Daniel H. Bass Services Set Services for Daniel H. Bass, 65, will be held at the Mt Scott Fu neral Home in Portland at 11 a.m. Monday. Mr. Bass died at Pioneer Me morial hospital March 14. He was born Sept. 16, 1895. at Wynnewood, Okla., and had moved to Heppner about 10 months ago from Portland. He was a member of Ameri can Legion post 146 at Portland. Survivors are his wife Ruth, daughters. Marga- ret R. Sawyer, Vancouver, Wash., and Vivian Penwell, Portland; a . v..uar Tank t.. Darrow, U.b. Air Force; one brother. Ed Bass, Portland. i,, Interment will be in Willam ette National Cemetery, Port land. Truck Damaged In Fire Thursday tt fir rtenartment was called to the Merritt Gray home on Morgan street shortly after 10 .... rhpr a truck had caught fire. Gray and his sons had movea me vemi.: from buildings and had the fire out before tr.e acp-i -i j i.rohia fiamaee to tne UIlSlUClcw.v -J truck resulted. ADVENT1ST CHILDREN Children oi me ;e-r..c. , Adventist school presented a program for their parents and friends last Saturday night at the church school. Twelve children gave readings of the Sons of Methusela. They had been trained by Mrs. Leo Likev. home nd school leader, assisted by Mrs. Harry Ring. n3 t? Scouts Plan Court of Honor TrMp KS of the Boy Scout A Mrl.-a Kaa twwtn art 1 1' 0 un- Hojy Jame .xhh-i. po you Know wn c written on -Aavmape At a meeting March 8 two cnapter t)f the American Red whl.t (n the Ever)ilBy Dnf or training films were shown and cn,ss did with your contributions pufHon and Marketing of a Junior leaders training course , 11H)0? Oregon Wheat was planned. The six week Vem class, county health Kntrtea may be made any time course will end with an over- haa ,utpd tom(, ot thcie .n March 1 and midnight ., . . . i. a ...... ai miM'uni? niann a wu ir.tit- Kimiiinff trin for-those i k. l..v A ftnnf!(! At Soast 75" p-rcent of the training ses- slons. A Board of Review was held Wednesday night and a Court of Honor Is planned for the near future. Heppner High Baseball Opener March 24 Br NEAL PENLAND Coach Bob Cantonwlne will of ficially open the 1961 baseball season on March 24 wnn me Riverside Pirates on the noara man diamond. . i 1 .1 il.nl hn hnt t-amonwine sum n t f the K wlthMx of them being returning Iettermen from last year s squad. ars squuu. i Heppner had scheduled eignt iicppnw . -u , .hed games and Is waiting to sched ... ...-!,, n n During -g ttan Can ronwme Vi - squad game if the weather per mits. . rt. I lit; BtUWUIvi March 24 Riversiae, mere. March 31 Riverside, here. a 1 1 o PnnHnTl thprP. April 14 Stanfield (night), there. Anr Aii iq 5tnnfipld. here. ApHl 25 Umatilla (double- "i---- -- header), there. April 28 Condon, here. Mav 2 Umatilla (double- header), here. Additions Made To Facilities At Fairgrounds Morrow County Fair and Rodeo boards received the cooperation of many in building a bridge across Hinton creek at the fair grounds recently. The city oi fieppnei uunai. cement blocks for pilings and the city crews delivered and placed them. Both the city and county aonaiea umucw, wn.... were put in place by the crane belonging to REA. . - U . fall Volunteer laDor irom me " h miion pommittees finished nnnctr,,tinn in two days. The 1 . ...... -.in it- heavy duty Driage wm moc .v tn tnmlr animals to the uuoaiic new barns to be built across the creek. r!fv,,tinn nf ! ho bOX Stalls UllOliUl-HUI. for the horse exhibits in the new location will be oy voiumeer i.i.. tha twn hnaras. XauJi v The local chapter of the FFA has agreed to put a roof on the building. Hager Milk Truck In Accident trunk -tractor t nagd and tank was involved in a one ...v.ii ,.iHint nn the Prosser hill in Washington Monday aft ernoon about 1 p.m. Frank Payne, driver of the big rig, lost control in loose gravel. The outfit climbed a bank, cross ed the highway ana jacK-Kimeu into a ditch. Both the driver and Jack McTimpeny, a passenger, were shaken up and bruised. Mc- illlilrnj n A ...ao avnnpii to run ijainngc v. - into several thousands of dollars and was not coverea uy uou. ance. The truck was towed the bo miles from the scene of the ac cident to a local gargae. Mrs. Ed Conry and son. Doug las, have returned from Beaver ton where they had gone to help hr mnthpr. Mrs. Stella Hemrich, move into her new apartment. Mnppnrr OfeQonJPhursdoy, MorchJ6J961 Red Cross ProqramlWheat League In 1960 Reviewed By Health Office .iuiii... and exiendltures: r-i... .1,1 i..l unm nlsced lnl....ri ,f S7!S.f)0: second. &50 00 ruai i a v. t i v - - - - . t lit.. ..I... mnA first alitl.v.i.. iirtt. an.l finirlh IIMK). nil M'nUUI liuianra biiu I cabinets were supplied to the high school health classes in Heppner and lone lu-wika u'pre Dur- chas'd for use In the water safe ty program. Over 200 persons benefited from the Red Cross water safety program In Heppner (Heppner has the only Red Cross trained instructors In the county). Life saving certificates were Issued to 10 Juniors, five seniors and 15 Intermediates. Over 100 youngsters and 10 j..ti innlr atvantsee of the swimming Instruction In Hepp ner. First aid classes were conduct ed in Cecil and Heppner upon request of Interested citizens with 25 receiving Beginners' First Aid cards. Rlverside high school neaim students received Red Cross first Riverside high school neaim sium iiia I 1 1 a., cinKa thlr tparhor was I aid cards since thel. ' teacher was aiu Laius oiiiv. i o nnoiifioi T?d Cross first aid H"""- instructor. The Mobile Red Cross Biooa Unit was in Heppner iur vnc blood drawing. Pioneer Memorial Jlospltal ob- tainea over oo der tne arnaii waw:":ua vw fmm the Red Cross blood bank.Lnfi Ronald B. Elmes, watershed Gamma Globulin, Fibrinogen on Eornm albumin were among the blood derivatives available .,r iWtnrn uDon request. but not used. Over $600 was spent in eiv- ioe t 94 members of the armed forces or their families. Three women from North Mor- row county received training at the Red Cross Gray Lady train- in rr nrncrr m ill Hermiston. First aid films have been sup- plied upon request. pueu n ,, ,,n. Triangle Danuagea - bleached muslin were made by volunteers for use in first aid classes. Remember, the Red Cross Bloodmobile will be at the Catholic parish hall March 27, to collect your blood do nations. Pheasants, Fish Supplied For Area Sportsmen worH rirpcrnn State Game rpnorts tnat ow adult pheasants have been turn , ...x j.. oct in all drain ea out reauj w ,f age areas of the county, and that 600 additional young birds will be released later. Those already turned out will this soring and raise )uu''6 - . .t j that thpro Is a pret waiu iiuicu v.."v - - j k.aodinii ptoud in tne nr n rarrv-over. He said that bird population hit a 1 .,nars ncrn in tast- llow cycie iwo -o . that there should 1 ern ureKu cw.v - r1 6 tv,ls enr nef as be a gooa nuitu ---. the population is un "- -- Plans call for 3.00C Ifish to be released in Willow Creek 3,000 in Rhea creek ana . . ... r.l, nnnrl Ward Said. They will be released In three llDClttUUlia - runoff goes out and before the water gets low. Slides of Jerusalem To Be Shown At Christian Church , 1 .lij f u-pmi within loiortu ojiuco - " the city of Jerusalem will be shown at the Fisrt Christian Church in Heppner Sunday eve ning at 7:30. t-u c.nitiv uvpniri? Droerams i 1 ltr ijuiiuj 1 - have been in progress for several weeks with Miss Leta Hum phreys showing pictures 01 tne Holy Land taken on her recent trip. These pictures of Jerusalem conclude the series. P.efreshments will be served following the program. The public is invited. Sponsors Contest The Oregon Whrat Growers League U sponsoring a eonteM open to any high school student in th state for newspaper r- licit written on "Advantages of rw-t 31. First prize Is a cash IIUIU, -.w, --- - The articles are not to exceed nW words. i. t, l mailt-d to the Oregon Wheat Growers League. Box 43H. penaieion. The articles will be Judged on originality, research. subject matter, spelling ana companion and conclusion or summary. The winning articles will be published in various publics tlons. Watershed Tour Planned, Progress Report Given The monthly soil supervisors' . rnM r.AM i ne .i t f Via lTonnnr Knil Con meeting - - - j r - -orvatinn District was held last r1 .. . . . week which resulted in a dec! sion t0 determine the feasibility 0f developing tne waiersneas oi Willow, Rhea and Butter creeks. ; development .would be un- work plan party ieader with the Cnii mnsorvation Service In Port- i . wui be asked to come here tn conducted on a tour of the can De aeveiopeu uuui-i ir ne repons Ktvumuijr, hie tour will be arranged with the promotion of this develop- ment as the aim. Conservationist Kicnaras saiu work progress for January and February at his office included: one field trial grass planting, 75 acres of land levelled, 600 acres . ,in o,,iorl out 24.400 0I sudsuhuii; , ------ (eet of permanent Irrigation dUch lnstalled, one stock pond built, and w.8uu ne u v - channel cnanges moue y on three iarms m ic Everett Keithley Wins Recognition As Ford Salesman tt. riihlou Wpnrmer Ford r-VGJCl fttni".Ji . Inc . car and truck salesman, will be presented tora xvioior v,u- oivi koo r"iuh nward at a pany " - , banquet in Seattle honoring hleh-ranklng Ford dealership car and uuck saicsni in the Seattle rora suie u.a trict. , , C. J. Powell, district sales man 1 j onn m rinh member ager, saiu - ship awards are presented for excellent reiau rr vm. ?nn Club was ance. me 7 founded in 1950 to recognize the performance 01 ouu.iouuai.6 r . u...n,,t tho nation. salesmen uuuum- v.. . t n oHHpH that the ave Mr. ruwcu raee 300-500 Club member sold nearly $4uu,uw wu. mhnndis In Qualify muuvc ing for the national honors. The Easter cantata has been called off and there will be no further practice, according to Gordon Pratt director. City Streams Being Cleared , tho flmv for serine 10 iniiJiuvc --- - .nnff and remove obstacles . t.s. lhf r-ailQA flooding Wil wnicn line'"- -" j low and Hinton creek beds are being cleared Dy ciry crews. The men are presently working ...m... nruili hoturppn the on vYiiw" . - bridge at the north end of Main street and the one on north Gale street All brusn is Dting -ui and burned and trash removed from the stream bed. Plans call for clearing above each bridge in the city with ad ditional clearing completed as soon as possible. Tibbies - Fergeson Valedictorians Lydia Van ... . - .. Glade imli.t ai-rafra tf tTuuiht W.itr huiiwii gritua!ir H-i "r h w-h't er.r this crK hatif.g the honor and each giving an addrets wl!J be IVn tils Krrfirn n. IS. n tf Mr. and vt r a l tVrL-i-Min. and I..irr' Tibbie 17, m of Dr. and Mrs. L. D. TtbMea. t U"k I I-na van II....- ..I,. fll ,.f 1 tit MU. Van Houte, daughter tt Mr, and Mrs. Robert Van Houte. will te sAimatomn. rv....i ..I. J II,.; k linlar. 4 111, l.ni.'t. - - htp award fnm lh Ial Klk DENNIS FERGESON club this spring and a $200 schol arship. He enters regional com petition at The Dalles next Sun day. He placed first ln local com- x fcon's Grand Opening, lone, This Weekend . L ... sir. ana jirs. wi t itiasuu no i have . announcea me omcioi ,.a..u 0.nng 0f their new general merchandlse store ln , one Friday innounced the official Crana , . . Mnrrh 17 and 18. "d Saturday, March 17 ana i. The store will be known as Mason's General Merchandise. A M Mason are well I. . .. ,.u thov Rodeo Date Changed; Fair Date Same At a Joint meeting of the Mor- ruw tuuiu; " w ' Committee, and Rodeo Commit . rnnnti watr Mr ih rii . ran tee held Monday evening, u wa decided to cnange tne uaiea u the rodeo from August 26 and 27 to September 2 and 3. The fair dates will remain tne a Anmici 95 throueh Aucust zauic, . . " 0 w ok v,at a. it mpmhers and open au 1 . - - - . .. 11 . ILI . n .InfA class exhibitors engiuie iui Dia,. fair may get men place in time to dc juubu fore state fair begins on Septem 1 i ucr a. .... j It was also decidea to noia the Open Class ivvranKiei n shnw n coniunction wnn liui -J . . il. tentntlveiV set lur August 31 and September 1, with the roaeo DegnuimB - . n mu- ni, snH rodpo parade Der . ine . will be held on Saturday morn ing, September 1. Mnrrnw county Because i"' 'j - residents will be attending the Shrine football game in r ton on the night of August 26, the conflict wnn uie e" . ..... n i.rAnlr .j -1 kaiic nf Morrow ena, ana aiu u.v--c county's participation in state fair, it was thought these changes of dates were n.- , HatM were necessary re best Interests of both the lairn and rodeo. Elks Awards Winners Compete Everett Keithley, exalted ruler of Heppner Elks, will take Lydia Van Houte and Dennis Fergeson to The Dalles Sunday where they will enter district competition for Sie ElS scholarship. Both are winners of the local district con test, and have been awarded $200 i uufl scnoiar..- . . .,. The local peopie . . i ennnsored by tne at a iuit"" "e - . State Elks Association be ore he interviews wnicn win uCw aisirici wiui;t- Winners at The Dal es wil compete at the state level at ..l Tarrh 25. for a $500 award and winners there will en ter national competition Tor a $1,000 award. Houte Is Salutatonan .. . ... ....!. ..I Ih ,x,ai .-hi 1 i;u inawir mat ft iunim hjhli Jailf and itdur rm a I. U4 and adu, and . , ta lake Uie Stanford SvlvanU ciiirtuive amlnatu,n n Lne irtrntlv i i.- mrmt, mathrmallrl At trying for a fur year . hilar ..... , c . . In the K.uon.1 .mr Society pucra in ine upicr pn per rrm ...a . . ... . . . ti.i. OI iui-ru in iriv iiain'ii. inu niA.t him elifitMe to lake tne nimi iom wnxn win acicrmine lir.Uivkln imAm lt fcltt kill. m 1 1 I . 1 1 ' finH.i.w ... . dents out of 2t. He Umk this ieti 1 .in Naiurtiay. IVnnls Is wnlT cl.iwi presi dent this term: a member of the Mudt-nt muncU: of the rU'aker Breaki-rs, the 4-htv uienre rlub; the literary clu), and the Na tional llnnor MH-Iety. He also played cm the frehmn basket ball team and had the lead In Lady I Good, the Junior class Play. pt inilt plans to t.ike up civil em?lneerlmr at Orecon State College next fall. Larry Tibbies. 17. has In-en an . , 1 1 KtlitMlM n m u.i.11 Ik uulfliaiKiiHK nun'" ..... a, top student during his school years. In grade school he receiv ed three-year letters In band and baseball and two year letters In basketball. In his high school career he earned one year letters In band and track, three year letters In football, basketball a m 1 lAra In letters In base- ball. t - d M.iintu chairman nf the March of Dimea drive for all n i Mason s father was ueorge wc r..., ... Mr,n,., rnnr.iv mnn - ""'?'"' To"'""' , iff until 198. sn"ur unut lJ J'Sd terlff until 1928. The building they will occupy was built In 1916 by Mason's father, Bert Mason, who was 1 In business mere umu o wnw. ha sold out to uot jwanson. The Masons have five chll dren. Janet who Is Mrs. Jack Brink and lives In Portland; John who is with the U. S. Army I . irllnlKnrir flnrm .1 n V Jllflv 111 ilflMl-IWVIfil ...... 'J . who is teaching the second grade r. . T. . r1 1 r-nllf . AtilAA in sania rc oinuig, v-um., mhn la tr Rlrhnrd Roa and lives in Portland; Jerry who is four years oia ana uiv vmy uuc at home. from Burns 1 lit J WIUV syj aw.. ' . . S where they had a general met startinir from a variety store and expanding. . . l . l ......... t rninaro Here mey win muj -""" ll nrninrloe mpfltS. DrodUCC and various gift articles, house hold utensils, and many other items. $522,947 For Schools Outside Limitations tr. ...Ill AaMAa nn 522.947 V U LCI a TYA v-v.w for school operation which Is out side the 6 per cent limitation at the school election March 27.. Reasons for the increase were v... ohnnl fllSt.rlCt given uy o.-..w. board as: additional teachers, In creased cost of operation, ex- ... i.i-Iam MAota tm. yanucu ijciioiv. v . provements in school program ana tne iow iux uaoc The additional money Is for operating the schools for the fls- cal year lsoi-o nu In the total general iunu cac. ditures of $888,559. Tumbling Exhibition Next Saturday A lO.momhpr exh bltion turn ... t-, nnnear at a performance Saturday Dling icoin -rr - ..v.n 9n Saturday at 8 p.m. at the recreation hall of the Seventh - day Adventist church. r-rxncaA f.f VOlinffStCrS 10 tO 1 l.'-'V v. v j 1. . . . . . . 1. n n m Oflffl rP . 14 years 01 age wnu quired to be able to do 15 sepa rate fc- vv- - - i f iiortnictnn . ana nas AMn T M O IPH1M 1 trlCll Li T f peartru a i . iir.nl,lMn AY. toured eastern wmiuubw" tensively mis winter. 1 He lean o "",v dents of the Brookslde Academy . . ... t 1 l fnln. at Yakima, wasn., nu .J V... 1?rAr1 T-TaM. CU ujr . The program is open iu Kii at no charcre. An offering win De uw -f -punch and popcorn will be sold . IkA .pt ... nn oni to raise expenses iw m. S 3c Boy Hughes U noma a leave visiting ms pmciica, Huehes. Roy Is UI1U " J ' - - - with the Coast Guard stationed aboard the Blunta neei tl Ship Oir tne cailiorma huh .i.U of the ouumy m i'..i.mv M.titri drlrsate ! " en and Yinilh at Kal-m. He u mrir.br r tt tn i' ""T'9- NH'is "1'' Srtrty and the Ulrrmrii'l tlub. And ifriial ditinc. Hon. he la tvow amlng as pre. u JJ f (hwf ,hrt 1- I I Arrv. kui Larn'. son of a doctor, plana a career In medicine and will attrnd the University t Ore gon this fall. v3 s . LA BUT T1BBLES Lydia Van Houte, salutatonan, I.. 17 tnra n1 nAS IliQ M aiOVT it a varied program in scnooi. sue iirwnf ner iirsi two ytura ui Ki of Qtttnfloltl. As a fresh- man she was student councu representative, played ln tne girls' sextette as freshman and sophomore and in the school band, knronea ai m-pi'mr school in her Junior year, she has continued her music and nlavs first clarinet In the high i - . . . . . . . school band ana me com.cn i . , , "7 " m. , of the band, and was a member 01 xne 'All State Band last year. She at ""r.T,." Vr 7fav at Pa- " ITni.,.rBitv . . tunlor. She ,w cbc'r of the girls' trio ,or 8nd na9 scrved a8 8ecretary for two years. LYDIA VAN HOUTE ..ji. una fhnson Homecom- LiyUM ine princess her Junior and sen- lor years ana wa v last vpar. She was a delegate to the Pacific Slope Press Conrerence mis yi a. avi iha has worked as a repoi u.-i Hehisch as a senior. She nas been elected to class office three times by her schoolmates. She is a school cheerleader and a member of the National Honor Society, Future Busines Leaders of America, yum " Pep Club, Pep Band, Girls League, and the Girls' Athletic Association. Lydia also received the schol astic award from the Elks Foun- datlon in the recent iocui u trlct contest with a $200 schol arship and will compete In the regional contest in March 19. She will attend the University of Oregon next fall where she will major ln business 9 ft K Af Ml IIMrf and will specialize m BUDGET ELECTION School budget vote for county voters will b held at the regular polling places March 27. School officials have stated that a large vote is needed to show the wishes of the taxpayers WEATHER HI 52 50 51 60 59 68 Low 31 36 35 42 48 45 Prec. .06 .04 .01 .06 23 Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesray 57 36 56 Thursday Maximum temperature, 68. Minimum, 31. P.alnfall for the week .96 of an inch. Total for the year U 4.92. (A-
