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Newspaper Page Text- 4 1961-62 School Budget Vote Monday Heppner Heppner, Oregon, Thursdoy, Morch 23, 1961 gaz ETTE iScience Fair April 7-8 Dt ff the Struml Science Fair hue bwn wt lor April ? & The Fair will be held at th fair pavilion and Mill be April 3 Set for Annual C. of C. Banquet 10c Copy 78th Year, Number 3 Blood Drawing March 27 Ministerial Group Plans Good Friday Services A Good Friday wrvlce will be The quota for the Red Cross blood drawing next Tuesday la 90 plnta for Morrow county, ac cording to Mr. Orvllle Cutsforth. ippnilorwt bv the South Morrow county blood program chairman, county Ministerial Association at The drawing will take place the Heppner Christian church at the Catholic parish hall be-1 from 1 to 3 p.m. March 31 twccn me noun oi i ana a p.m. wrvlce will be divided In Many organizations of the to 15-mlnute Intervals with community will co operate in the fVe minute break between each program. Women of Pioneer Me- during which worshiper may ar morlal Hospital Auxiliary will rive or leave the sen ice ao me canteen service, nurses oi The theme of the wUl me county win w on nana io CoriSCCnce t the Cross assist me ciocior wno win come with the Bloodmoblle. Girls from Cooperating pastors and their null I ht: uiuvtiiiivuiiv uu ia a i vi i . . . s t . .. -.ii churches and the theme of each Heppner high school commercial . . .1 . . ...Ill A (,!. UU-M will ur. mc ill . inu and record keeping, and high MacKenzle, lone Community school boys will help with the '.,7" . " rVri-t i custodial work. The Altar societies of the Catholic churches of South Mor row are In charge of donor recruitment. Mrs. Cutsforth stressed the ne- Nazarene. The Conscience of Bar cesslty of meeting the quota and abbas; the Rev. Austin McGhee, stated that last year more Diooa Methodist church. The Con was used by residents of Mor- science 0f Peter; the Rev. Joseph church. The Conscience of Judas; the Rev. Walter Smith. Lexington Christian church. The Conscience of the Dying Thief; the Rev. Robert Whybrew, Church of the row county than was donated. Riverside High Student Wins State Farmer Degree Jim Miller, Riverside high school senior, was awarded the State Farmer degree of the Fu- Groschoupf, Hope and Valby Lutheran churches, The Con science of the Centurian. Boy Scouts Receive Awards Receiving badges at the Board of Review last week for Troop 86 ture Farmers of America at the of the Boy Scouts of America state convention in Salem last were six boys who had fulfilled week. qualifications lor ine nonors The decree is Given to two Der Larry Wildmen was presented rent of the FFA bovs in the state his First Class badge. Awarded for work of high standing during Second Class badges were Urey the hleh school years. Jim is Howell, btopnen Bauer, Kicnara Heart Fund Collects $631.25 A total of $631.25 was contrlb uted to the Morrow County Heart Fund according to Mrs. Cecil Thorne, lone, county chairman, and Marlon Green, Heppner, county treasurer. Chairmen for the various com munitlcs and the contributions of each were: Heppner, Mrs. Alice Soward, $233.40: lone. $239.14. with the Beta Omega Epsilon Sigma Al pha sorority collecting $132.61; Lexington, Delpha Jones, $94.03; Boardman and Irrlgon, Mrs. Bill Seehafer, $37.26; Cecil. Mrs. E. R. Schafer, $27.42. Mrs. Thorne expressed her thanks to all those who gave so liberally and to all the people in the county who helped In the drive. president of the Riverside chap ter. He accompanied Ronald Black, FFA Instructor, to Salem for the convention, along with other members of the class, who were Richard Watts, Bill Getz, Keith Gronquist, Larry West, Johnnie Partlow and Jim Hoffman. Clark, David Morris and Earl Ayres, Jr. Charles McLean, Scout adviser, took the first class scouts on an outing Friday through Sunday to Bull Prairie guard station where they passed qualifications for their cooking merit badges, School Bid Opening To Be Tuesday Bids will be opened Tuesday night at the courthouse by Mor row County District School Board for the six to eight room unit of the new high school to be built on the Parker site. The board anticipates begin ning of construction early next month. "COMMUNISM ON THE MAP" TUESDAY, MARCH 28 First showing of the documen tary film "Communism on the Map" will be Tuesday, March 28, 8:00 p. m. at the Lexington Grange hall. This film is being sponsored by the Morrow County Farm Bur eau and will be available for showing to any group by contac ting Don Turner or Mrs. Jack Barak. Grade School Music Concert Set For Wednesday A spring concert will be pre scnted next Wednesday night by students of vocal and instrumen tal music at the Heppner ele mcntary school. The 8 p.m. pro gram will be held In the high school gym. Miss Joyce Mesler will direct first and second graders In a vo cal and rhythm band number; fifth grade students will sing; solos will be given by Susan Proudfoot and Kathy Melby; and a duet will be sung by Kathy Melby and Judy Jones. The sixth grade intermediate band will play several numbers followed by the grade school honor band, both under the di rection of Arnold Melby. Proceeds from the concert will be used to provide scholarships for graduating eighth grade mu sic students for a summer four week course at Pullman this Christian Church To Have Services Preceding Easter open to th public both night ti Judging mIH be In four claw t with qualifying winner entering competition at the dlitrlc Science Fair at Pendleton later In the month. The primary group covers first throuch third graders' projects Intermediate Includes fourth through tUth; Junior group is seventh and eighth graders: sen lor group Is for high school stu dents. Tills Is the highlight of the year for science students. Parents Mr. Henry L. Searle. executive the general public have ' I M k ..... secretary of the Christian iwuna many exnion oi worn churches of Oregon will be the by these students exciting. guest speaker at the Heppner Christian Church beginning Palm Sunday and concluding Easter Sunday morning. Mr. Searle will speak each evening. Sunday through Friday, at 7:30. His Easter topic will be "Christ Triumphant" Thursday evenings sermon is based upon The Lord'a Supper and the service will conclude with the observance of the Com munion. There will be a nursery at tendant each service. The public Is cordially Invited to each of the services. There will be no service Saturday evening. LITTLE LEAGUE Little League meeting on Tuesday. March 28. Heppner High library adults only. Election of officers lot this season. Special Holy Week Services At Catholic Churches Apiil 3 w mI the jie U the unnual lltiiiti-r Morrow our.ty Chamber of IVmmerve banquet at the tmntU-r meet Ing Mnta Tom Pridraux vlie pfeIlrnt f the V. S Na tlonat Bank. IViil.m.l, Mill be the main .ckcr. rrldcauv who li a!o public n-Uiion and eilura Hon chairman -f the Oregon Rankers' Association. Mill teak n The Magic of Tomorrow. A decision to continue citing awards a they have twen In the past on the bais of Improvement to buklncMi building was made. A committee wa Inotructcd to develop a program of giving awards for outstanding citizen ship. A motion was made that the mayor be requested to proclaim clean up, paint up week for the city, and wa pasned. A com mittee was apKiinted to carry out the program. It was agreed that merchants should clean the Idewalks in front of their stores regularly, and pick up trash rather than sweeping It Into gut ters. Holy Week services at St. Tat rick's Catholis church will begin with Palm Sunday mass at 7:30 a.m. Before the 9 a.m. mass palms will be blessed in the hall and a procession will follow to the church, Holy Thursday confessions will summer. Morrison-Knudsen last night was awarded a contract fox construction of the earth fill dam at the site of the pro posed Bull Prairie Reservoir on Wilson Creek. The bid was reported at $53,000. Action Mapped By Mid-Columbia Planning Council Judge Oscar Peterson attended meeting of the Mid-Columbia De heard from 3 to 4 D.m. with running council in Arlington mass at 5:30. Adoration of the Tuesday. blessed sacraments will follow He reports that organization of I until mldnlcht. the group is progressing, witn Good Friday services will start representatives of Umatilla, Was- with stations of the Cross at 2:30 co, Sherman, Gilliam, Hood Rlv- p m. Confessions will be heard er and Morrow counties In at- from 3 to 4: at 5:30 there will be i tenflance. Innvollintr rif fho rrn5 a mm The Ebasco study, which Is to munlon 8ervlcc. and other rites. be underway soon, win be co- I!oiv Saturday Is a dav of fast SI a. J t 1 1 I rf " " " orainaiea wun me jocai pian- and comDlete abstinence: con nmg commissions oi ine six fpssion. wni be heard from 3 to counties, Peterson jsald. , 5 D.m. The Easter vieil service Rupert Kennedy, Eastern Ore- Lni h hpM at 11 n m. consisting gon representative oi ine state f the blessing of th new fire. Department or rianning ana lk- blessing of the paschal candle, veiopmeni, ami iyu Aiiucraoii, Mossing nf the bflDt smal font. cniei planning counsellor jor me it. will horln t miHnlirht same organization, aaaressea me E,ster Sundav mornine mass will be held at 7:30 and 11 At Saint William's Catholic church In lone mass will be said at 11 a.m. Palm Sunday. Good Friday stations of the cross serv ice will be at 7:30 followed by confessions. Easter Sunday mass will be at 9:15. group. New Ski Area Requested By Club James H. Hayes, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Hayes of Heppner was commissioned a Navy Ensign in ceremonies held Feb. 3, at the Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Fla. He was commissioned after completing six weeks of pre flight training and has been as signed to the Saufley Field Auxi llary Air Station in Pensacola for primary flight training. He is a graduate of Oregon State College at Corrallls. House Passes Boardman Legislafion Early Senate Action Anticipated Legislation to make it possible for Boeing Airplane Company to sign a lease for the Boardman Bombine Range passed the House of Representatives yester day by a wide margin. The vote was 53 to 7. The measure to appropriate $900,000 to make it possible for the state to acquire the land was passed 56 to 4. The Senate Is ex pected to act on both measures today. Of the $900,000 the first $400, 000 would pay the costs of mov ing the Navy bombing range from Boardman to Lake county in the Wagontire area. The next $400,000 would pay the differ ence between the higher cost of Boardman and the lower value of the Lake county land. The re maining $100,000 is earmarked for appraisal costs. Over a five-year period Boeing is to repay $250,000 of the cost of moving the Navy. The lease is for 80 years, with Boeing to pay an annual rental of $60,000. The amount Is sub ject to periodic re-negotiation. Under terms of the lease the state is to pay taxes on the land and Boeing will pay taxes on the improvements on the property. Members of the joint House and Senate Ways and Means Committee were first told of the terms of the Boeing contract at; a meeting in Boardman Feb. 12. Sam Mallicoat, director of the State Planning and Development Department outlined details of the proposed lease and told of its effect upon the state. Show ing a large map of the Space Age Park, Mallicoat said that consid erable effort had been put forth to obtain diversified types of in dustry and that Boeing had pre sented the best offer. At that time the state department had been negotiating with various companies for over a year. Mallicoat said that Boeing will be under commitment to use the land for industrial development or research within five years. Following a trip through the Boe-1 ing plant last week members of the legislature have indicated that they expect immediate con struction on the site, following completion of legislation and signing of the contract. Some said this would occur even be fore the Navy was moved to the Southern Oregon location. Company officials at Boeing have stated that the land would be used for "testing and re search." At the present time Boeing is bidding on the contract to manu facture boosters for the Saturn satellite, which Is to be powered by a cluster of eight rocket cham and others on the planning board, will be used in space flight. Big expanses of uninhabited land are necesary to test such rockets. Huge test stands are built where captive tests can be made with the engines tied down to measure all-round perform ance, Including heat and thrust Boeing has announced that a firm of engineers specializing in such facilities had been employ ed to search all possible sites for areas best suited to these tests and had found nothing meeting their needs as well as the Board man property. No commitment by the com pany has been made as to how many people might be employed on the Boardman site nor that any use would be made of the land other than "for testing and research." Some objections have been made to the lease. Some legis lators have called it a "land grab," other people have raised doubts about the 80-year term. However, the contract calls for re-negotiation periodically, and the great majority of House members voted overwhelmingly in favor of the Boeing offer. In the words of Rep. Clarence Bar bers. The thrust developed by : ton. there may be some risk in these chambers will reach 1.5 i volved but It la the kind of risk million pounds. These rockets, of which dreams are made. Members of Baldy Butte Ski Club have voted to apply for use permit for a ski area on Ar buckle Mountain. Kenneth Peck and Donald Peterson motored to Ukiah where they presented the application to Ukiah District Ranger F. G. Whitney, In whose district the tract lies. Located at about 5400-foot ele vation on the northeast side of Arbuckle Mountain, the site has had excellent snow pack all sea son witn eacn new measure ment showing an Increase in depth. March 19 it was 37 Inches. The summit of the mountain Is about 6000 feet, which gives 600 foot drop in one-half mile. If the club Is granted a use permit from the Forest Service, members will develop the area under a tentative five-year plan, The site offers several distinct advantages. It Is easily reached by the improved Shaw Creek" road and is only 200 feet from Chicken Spring, a good source of water. Lower terrain is suitable for beginner skiers and advanced ski trails will be cleared using the natural clearings on the mountain. A good ski lodge location is available near the spring. Ample parking space can be built by widening the road. Snow records for the past eight years Indicate the site Is in a reliable snow zone. The snow coursp is located a mile south on Jones Prairie. Members plan additional clear ing of lodge pole timber from the site and will erect a 500 foot rope tow with safety gate. Little earth moving will be nec essary so the new area should be ready to ski by next winter. DRIVERS' EXAM TUESDAY A drivers license examiner will be on duty in Heppner Tuesday, April 4, 196L at the court house between 9:30 and 3:30, according to information received from the Department of Motor Vehicles of Oregon. Boy Scout Court of Honor Wednesday. March 29 at 7:30 p. m. Heppner legion halL Elks Easter Egg Hunt April 1 Rural Fire District Proves Worth Its Cost The annual Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by Heppner Elks lodge for children of the area will be held at 10 a. m., April 1. The hunt is divided into three divisions, with numerous prizes provided In each. Small fry, aged two to xour years, are to report at the City Park. Rules allow parents to par ticipate fully If accompanied by a child. Kindergarten through second graders, five through seven years, are to report at the courthouse lawn. Here parents can remain at perimetors of the park and are limited In participation to vocal instructions. Children aged eight through ten vears: 3rd, 4th, and 5th gra ders: will report to the Wrangler section of the fairgrounds. Par ents are requested to remain in the graveled parking area out side the hunt zones. Hoopster Banquet Set For Tuesday The high school basketball awards banauet will be held next Tuesday night at 7 p. m. in the high school cafeteria. Don Campbell, assistant bas ketball coach at Eastern Oregon College at La Granae win De main speaker of the evening. Awards to upperclass basket ball players will be presented by Clint Agee and Robert Can ton wine. Grand Master to Visit The Grand Master of the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows of Ore eon. Stanley Oldham, Lake Grove, will make an official vis itation to the local lodge Wed nesday night Lodge No. 66 will hold a reg ular meeting at the IOOF hall at 7:30 p. m. The Heppner Rural Fire De partment has answered seven calls In the Rural Fire District involving buildings at an esti mated value at risk of $71,460. Estimated loss In all fires was $4,5G0. These figures were given by Fire Chief C. A. Ruggles in a re port covering the period from July 15, 1959, to the present. "Es timates of value to buildings at risk are on a conservative basis," Ruggles said. Most of the calls answered have Involved grass or grain fires. No estimate has been given of the risk or loss on these. Actual alarms covered during the period are: all grass fires in 1959. They were fought by a jeep built and furnished by the city until the rural truck could be purchased. In 1960 eight more alarms were answered by the jeep. One fire outside the seven mile radi us was a highway bridge. Of the eight calls two Involved build ings with $14,760 at risk, and a loss of $760. In early September of 1960 the newly purchased fire truck for the rural district was delivered, tested, and placed in operation. On Sept. 9 the first call came on which this was used, with $35,- 000 at risk and an estimated loss resulting of $2,500. At the time of this fire, Ruggles said, with out the new equipment it would have been impossible to control the fire. Durlne the balance of 1960 seven more rural calls were an swered, five grass and stubble and two buildings, estimated at $11,700 risk and loss totalling $600. The rural rig also answered the distress call for help at the Emmert elevator fire in lone. In 1961 two house calls have been answered, estimated risk $1,200 and actual loss $700. The Rural Fire District was ap proved by voters in May, 1959, and costs those in the district a 3.5 mill levy. Polli Opn From 2:00 To 8:00 P. M. KelJeM of Morrow county will vote on the VX,1 C2 tihool budget next Monday. The budfc-t-t ltkt gpiieral fund espetuitture of $i.553. The In errae to taxpayer over lait year budget i about U5.5M. At the me time Voter will deride on which la out- !d the 6 per cent limitation Balloting will tie at the cafe teria in Ili-t pncr; and at school f Lexington, lone, Irrlgon and Boardman. and the Rhea Creek Grange hall between the hour of 2 and 8 pm. Ld Dick, chairman of (he school board which worked with the seven man budget commit tee making up the budget, said. It I my opinion that passage thU budget Is necessary to guarantee full service and cur riculum for operation of our school. " The Heppner-Lcxlngton School Building Committee has outlined some important fact relative to the school budget. This Commit tee I composed of Frank Ander son, chairman. Gene Tierce, Her man Green, Mrs. Marcel Jone. Jerry Brosnan, Raymond French, Claud Graham. Clarence Rose- all. Mr. John Pfelffer. Mr. N. C. Anderson, Dr. Wallace Wolff. nd Orvllle Cutsforth. Member of the committee ave agreed that the budget 1 sound with no provision for lux uries or frill. They further stated: Eight new class rooms will be needed next fall If the grade school multipurpose room Is to be returned to the uses for which it was constructed. That portion of the first year of the three-year serial levy which remains will be adequate for six or more rooms but defi nitely not for eight rooms. An additional $20,000 Is needed to provide adequate funds for eight rooms. This money Is In corporated In the budget. Construction Is expected to be gin In Heppner In April. Initial construction will In clude only one finished road to the school site. Additional access Is needed but will have to be provided at a later time. The new rooms will initially be used by the upper grades. They are basically designed a hlch school rooms, and therefore, are better adapted to Junior high than primary level. All pupils using the new rooms will have to be transported by hus between them and the pres ent school for lunch, gym and band until the new high school can be completed. Elcht new class rooms at Hep- Dner represent the most urgent school need in Morrow county. The additional $20,000 neeaea for eight rooms could be taken from other funds, but not with out slowing construction else where in the county. The overall program can best be promoted bv including $20,000 In the cur rent budget for new construction. It was felt that heat pumps with supplementary electrical re sistance heating would provide the most useful, the most adapt able and the most economical form of heat for the new rooms if suitable electrical rates could bt obtained. The school budget was made by the following budget commit tee members: Howard Bryant, chairman, Ralph Skoubo, Frank Anderson, Mary Ann Barclay, Warren McCoy, Jerry Daggett, Gar Swanson, and the school board. The abbreviated form In which the budget appears In the offi cial county newspaper notice Is determined by state law. Detail ed breakdown of any item may be secured from the county school office. Palm Sunday dinner at Ion Cafetorlum, March 26 at 12:30 p. m. Arlington Rodeo Court To Be Named The Arlington Rodeo has been scheduled for May 6-7 with se lection of the court to take place next Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at the rodeo grounds in Arlington. Entrants will be judged on rid ing ability, appearance, and cos tume. Five girls will be selected with the queen to be chosen from this group at a later date. WEATHER HI Low Prec. Friday 56 42 .09 Saturday 51 40 .07 Sunday 57 34 Monday 60 37 .10 Tuesday 53 27 .05 Wednesday 56 40 13 Thursday 52 39 58 Maximum temperature, 60. Minimum, 27. Rainfall for the week .72 of an Inch. Total for the year is 5.64 Inches.