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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (March 30, 1961)
I I tKARY ti cr o z v z t r: r . School Hcppncr, Oregon. Thursdoy, Morch jOJlgG n ru Cmitot Awarded mmim 10c Copy Ayres Purchases Heppner Auto Sales, Inc. Earl Aviv, manager of Hepp ncr Auto Sale. Inc., announced today that he has purchased the bu&lnew from Griffith Enter prises Corporation. Avres. who for the past 16 month has btnn manager of the local automobile agency for Griffith, Mid he does not plan anv Immediate chances In the over all operation of the com pany, with the exception that more emphasis ulll be placed upon customer relations and shop sen Ice than was possible under the former operation. Ayres came to lli-ppner In De cember of 1959 from Milton-Free water where he was the sales manager for another Griffith enterprise. He has built a home here and has been exception ally active In community affairs during his residence. C. of C. Banquet To Be Held Monday Tom Trideaux, vice president of the U. S. National Bank, Port land, will be the main speaker at the Chamber of Commerce annual banquet at the Legion hall next Monday night. Frl deaux Is public relations and education chairman of the Ore gon Bankers Association. The lone championship bas ketball team members and coach will be guests of honor. Festivities will begin at 6 p.m. with dinner for members and their wives served at 6:30. Tickets are available at either bank, or from chamber mem bers. J.rol Boiler- Klnzua ai - " Meadows, shop foreman at Kin- . fivo rtav motor Tf rm or I lI'DIIIlt I . Uliu vv ed a five day motor intenance conference zua. aufiuiu v. vehicle ma at the University of Washington at Seattle last week Mayor Al Lamb has pro claimed the week of April 10-15 as Cleanup-Palntup week for the City of Heppner. A full-scale cleanup cam paign will be waged by the city, chamber of commerce, businesses, and residents. Bull Prairie Will Begin nrPMn anglers will caaic... - - A nave a iicn ' their angling skin oeiore : other year is out as a result of the game commissions reaction last week in accepting a bid by Morrison-Knudsen Co. for con struction of Bull Prairie reser voir located on the headwaters of Wilson creek in the Umati la national forest about 4d miles south of Heppner. The Bull Prairie impoundment tivi undertaking by is a i-wyc.- -- . .mwi ccmn ana me the game . . U S. Forest bervice created specifically for recrea tion. Construction costs of the dam and maintenance of the Sshery will be borne by the eame commission. The Forest lervice will develop camping Vvea. pcinic sites, and other im provements for the use of camp ers and anglers. The Heppner of- f for T. (EAUTtfUL 6 Azr Airplane Spots Little Lost Boy Thrre -year-old Ricky Andcr ton. son or Mr. ana Mrs. Anderson, wandered from the family home on Morgan Street about 11 a m. Monday ami wa not futind until 1:30 p.m. The chl Id had decided to pick some flowers, he told his mot net and after crossing the new school site Just kept going. Mrs. Anderson and their daughter, Carol Ann, hunted for the boy both on foot and by car and were unable to rind him Andi-rson was out of town so Mrs. Anderson called the high school where about 50 boys were excused from class to take part In the search. About 11 o'clock Gar Aviation was called and Gar Leyva spot ted the child from the air ana directed searchers to the spot where Ricky was filling his pockets with flowers. rvsnlte all the excitement Rlckv has promised his mother that he "will not do It again." Varsity Letters Awarded Team At Banquet By NEAL PENLAND Donald Campbell, assistant nmfossor of physical education and assistant football and bas ketball conch at Eastern Oregon College at La Grande, was guest speaker at the basketball ban quet Tuesday night Campbell's topic for the night was "Do You Want To Be A Champion". He covered many points about training, conditioning, practice and thinking like an athlete. The mothers of the boys pre pared the banquet and the FHA eirls assisted by Mrs. timer given by coacn cum ftgn;. c- letters were: Larry Tlb- ( - elvI"K t, r.o . Tom Green Ron Gray stu. r,hhiA Dave Creswick, Den- nis Dick, all seniors; Bruce Moyer, Sonny Biddle, Kit George, vo wohh iunlors: LeRoy Gard ner, sophomore; and a manager's letter to Neai renianu. Coach Bob Cantonwine presen ted eight Junior varsity letters, these going to snan nyyiai, Rod Ayers, Bill Cox, Archie Ball, Dick Springer, Eddie Howard, Mike Lesser, and a team man ager's letter to Gary Van Block land. GOOD FRIDAY SERVICES Good Friday services spon sored by the South Morrow County Ministerial Associa tion, will be held at the Heppner Christian Church beginning at 1 p.m. and con tinuing until 3. The services will be in 15 minute intervals, with a dif ferent pastor speaking each 20 minutes. Those attending need not stay for the whole service. Construction In Summer and toilet facilities finished by i tr. Tnlu 1 mans will ho huilt through tne camp ground by the Forest bervice, with the west side road being re-located to move It above the high water mark of the new When completed Bull Prairie dam will impound a lake of some 25 acres in extent and will provide lake trout angling in an area where no other lakes exist. Knudsen will move onto the site as soon as possible to begin construction. Cost of the impoundment will be $53,315. It is not anticipated that the lake will be usable this year as the boggy ground in the area, which contains many natural springs, prohibits moving m haw MiuiDment until the area has dried out. By the time the 25 acre tract TTE Red Cross Given 63 Pints of Blood rv.i.u-nu J the Heppner ares donated 63 pints of llwd to Red Ctu at the Dlootl arawmg Monday at the Catholic parish hall Mrs. Orvllle CuUforth. county chairman, said she wished to thank all those who gave of their blood and added that she hoped the need for blood wouia noi ovi'inh! the amount available t.irinn ih next car. Though we did not reach our quota of 90 pints we always hope for a iwiier response next year. Mrs. fiiitfiirth said. Manv organizations helped with the work Involved in me .inuinn rohimbla Basin tlec trie Co-op donated the use of their truck and put the banner in r,i.ic at the narlsh hall. Judy Brlnda. Shannon Kelthley, Joan Rnhinson. Nancv Moyer ana nrU Morris of the high school commercial department acted as receptionist and registrational, donatlne their services were Irene Jacklcy. Leona Mc Lachlen. Alllene Ring. Mrs. D. R. Martin. Mrs. W. J. Kenny, Mrs. Phii Rinknev. Mrs. Mervln Leo nard and Mrs, Sam Nagel. They ...or aacUtod bv Barbara Me- ..pf Ppm Albert. Edna Fetsch and Mary Slocum. of the high school. Pioneer Memorial hos pital Auxiliary members oper ated the canteen with Velma Glass, Mrs. Clarence Rosewall and Mrs. Cecil Thome In charge. o RMHlo and Nat Webb of iJVIH'J " " . the high school helped unload and set up the equipment. Vniii ntoora were lined up by members of the Altar Societies of the Catholic church at iiep o T nvinirtnn and lone. These ..n.m'n rnUpd everyona listed In the phone book In these three communities in tneir euoru w get enough to fill the quota. Will uiaKncy " - rrv of their blood Wer Vemer Troedson. Beverly Gundcrson, Mimrea Robert Abrams. Charles Ruggles Elwayne Bergstrom, Beard, Jeanne eerry, Josephine Fox, Eddie Cuijtejon Jr Elizabeth Van Scholack, Ber nard Marshall. Gena Leonard, Sliver Creswick. Cecil Ott. Daisy McDaniel, Ruth Hogue . Barbara Cutsforth, Earlene Miller, Ralph Richmond, Doris w"". Carlson, Riley Munkers, Glenn Ward, Jean Bennett .John Keg- fer William uaonan, Doherty. Lola Ann Pettyiohn, Marie Steagall, Kooen Louis Dick. Alfred Nelson Ger ald Bergstrom, Alien .ss-' Donald Bennett, uiaaya v - . Winkle, Patricia oemry, Tews, Joanne warn ... t TatviAC liriSCOll. Tta-"- Viall, LeRoy Garaner, ; Leonard, William v. ""- Clifford William Wallace Lamb, Clinton Agee, rminp Art Warren, Gordon Pratt, Paul Brown, Clarence jonnsou. a, Marlorle Eckman, David Eckman, Marion Green, D. H. Jones. Thomas j. Creston Robinson, iran. ww.- son. Little League Sets Important Meeting The Willow Creek Little League met Tuesday night for the pur pose of electing officers and dis cussing the plans and problems of the coming summer season. D.c thp rjarent turnout was so small, the business was postponed until tne nii.. r . inHi a at 8:00 p. m. lne set L'-L t' - . . at the hign sen'- Fred Glmbel, urges all parents of boys between the ages ot 8 through 12 to be present at this time and neip get u.e oc underway. . .triii h piven enroli- ment cards soon, and tryouts will be the first part or may, exact date to be set later. Injured In Wreck u. tHrmr HpnDner. was In jured in a head-on crash on high way 207 near Hermisiun day evening. pital at Hermiston where she is reported to have suffered leg and Korf lapprations and a fracture of the right arm. Her condition today was re ported as satisfactory by mem bers of her family. 78th Year, Number 4 Students Place High In Nationally Recognized Tests Rraults of recently given Calif nrn li Achievement Tts show students of Heppner elementary school placing far above their age groups. Thc tests were given students in the second, third, fourth, sixth nd elchth trade cUsrs Feb. 13. They covered the iubxls of reading, arithmetic and Ung uac. Not all cl!Mi In each grade participated but no effort was made on the part or the authorities to give the tests to hotter students only, and a true picture of the rating of students of the local schools against stu dents on a national average Is the result. Grading In the California Achievement Test Is made to the time of year when the stu dents take the testa. Results of those students graded at the lo cal schools show a much better than average placement In the three subjects tested. Of 40 second traders who should have been placed at sec ond year, sixth month to be averace. 43 placed above the average In reading. The highest score rated the student In the fourth year, fourth month level. In arithmetic, this picture was repeated with the same ratings. In language, these second gra ders showed 42 above the nat ional average and the highest at the fourth year, ninth month level. Flftv third traders took the tests. They should have had a grade placement of 3.5 or third vear. fifth month for normal. Out of the 50, 49 placed above the of the 50, 49 placed above the Lar Monday morning while drlv national average In reading with , to HeDDner on hlehway 207 the high being on the sixth grade level. In arithmetic, o IzlZZ: ,nr ...no mi tne hum tiaut nth IovpI. In laneuaee 49 were lliumu . above, the highest placed at the fifth grade, ninth monin icvei. tuo. attorn of doubllne-their normal level in reading contin ued in the fourth graaers. iney received a 4.5, or fourth grade fifth month, rating to be average. Actual wuk In reading were, 53 of the 55 taking the test placed above av erage. The highest placed at the eighth year, second month level. Fifty-one were above average In arithmetic, highest was on the seventh year, first month level, in language, 53 were above av erage, with the highest at eighth grade sixth month level. In the sixth grade, 51 took the tests. Their expected place ments were 6.5 or sixth year, fifth month. Actual placements 4uA0a cttirtpms were iwm grade, ninth month In reading and language; leruu ' u in nrithmetlc. Of the 51 taking the tests, 44 placed above average in reacting anu lit- OH" . . , - . ,u. i- a Bhove in laiiKOKt. Eighth graders raKing teSlS snuuivj ,i.u .,.r fifth month for nor placed above with the highest 1 n oiorripni. ill i cauinhi at the iweiii" --- month level. In arithmetic, 51 m?n., il., with the highest at the same twelfth year, ninth month level. In language, Kr nnd the highest piaceu ,v, was at the eleventh year, ninth month level. Seventy-eigni nu thu test. smtun nrinclDal OI Hinaiu ,r eipmentary s c,h o o ... hat these tests were glv- ii etnrients in me no" taKing nr . nm , . it. tnete ino eiiori IU " " r i -La ctnrtpnts. in the opinion of their teachers, was made. The California Acnicvenmu ar. one of the three main nationally to measure how well students are doing in their class work, iney are uu ,i.,.iti nn the west coasi ttiiu are kept up to date by revision every , . .."- .'oars Students Ot Heppner m-i are given these tests each year and have continually made high ratings in the tests, according w principal Hillara crown. T h Hospital Auxiliary meeting scheduled for April 3 has been postponed to Ap ril 10. 8:00 pjn. at tha Lx lngton city hall. Morrww count v uter re kvtd the pn. ttMd 11M 62 hool j:a tiM budk'rt ty a majority of 170 at the boll Mondav. The turned down budget had reneral fund expenditure of S.vSA.VJ. with 4VUJ,W7 ouuld the 6 pt cert limitation. This was a total tnrreak to tax payers of 33.M over thla year'a budget, as the addl'.ional Increase was offset with Increased re ceipt. S all areas voted against the measure. It passed by nlna votes in HfDoner: bv flvt In Boardman and by 52 In Irrlgon. Ruggs, Lexington and Ion turn ed It down with 3U8 against and 71 In favor. Actual votes by area wer: Heppner. 181 yes. 173 no; Board HHS MATHEMATICIANS RATE HIGH IN STATE CONTEST Students of Heppner High School placed above all enter Ing schools In Eastern Oregon in the 19Gi high school mathe matics contest sponsored Joint lv hv the Mathematical Asso ciation of America and the So ciety of Actuaries. Twenty-five students or the local school took the test. Hrrp- ner rated tenth among the top 17 in the state, witn ail tnoae above belne laree high schools In the Willamette Valley. Dennis Fergcson, Heppner hlch senior, placed fifth In the state on Individual scoring. Mrs. William Weatherford. Heppner mathematics Instructor, said that a total of 4.200 par- Monument Man Dies While Driving To Heppner Edwin M. Gienger. 66, Monu ment, died at the wheel of his Tne death occurred eight miles thvif0mi f.tmmm...fUmmmmm m.. pronounced aeaa ai me w-r.io uj medical examiner, Dr. L. D. Tib bies. A passenger, Mildred Warren, Monument, was shaken up but otherwise unlnjurea wnen me auto plowed Into a barrow pit following the auacK, nu iu " ed over with the driver's side down. Mrs. Warren was unauie to open the door to gei oui i the vehicle. Mrs. Viola Springer came by shortly, driving to work in Heppner from ner nome i Ruggs, and opened the car door and helped Mrs. Warren out, then drove her down town, where an ambulance was seni w n Gienger. Neither woman realized he was dead at tne ume though he had told Mrs. Warren that he "had pains uu.m heart" just before tne atx-iuci. The car was aamaijcu el VlV :tnt nolice said the accident would not be listed as a traffic fatality as Gienger was vv" ently dead before the car was wrecked. Funeral arrangement made through the Drlsklll Mor tuary, John Day. EASTER EGG HUNT Tht Elks Club Easter Egg hunt Is scheduled for this Saturday, at 10 a. m. Cbil dren 2 to 4 years, city paxk 5 to 7. courthouse lawni 8 throijh 10, Wranglers sec tion of the fairgrounds. Lt James Dominie wonaau son of Mr. and Mrs. James Mona- han, Heppner. was recently c- a in ih Air Fore ana UUMWum - n U now stationed at ntum '-2 ----- , . Mmmamltf OBa aa minlmtratlTS officer. Uautsnant UMihmi frraduated from Happ nr high school In 18M and from Portland unnrarsiry m i l t - ; . man. ?9 )c. 24 no; Inigun. vea. 13 no; Rues. 16 yes. no; U-kington, ?J yes. 103 no; lone. 71 ). 1"0 ho, Robert Van lluute. county ad mlnUtrator, aald. "I am afratj th pec-ple didn't have a com tdrt tuiur ot the needs ft the srhonls. We hope that all lho? with euestlons will cxme to thur qualified to give accurate answers about tha budget An amount tf UO.000 to com plete two additional rooms for the new unit which Is to t con structed this spring w as Included In the budget. Van lloute said th school board otened bids Tuesday night and Bechtcl Bros., La Grande, were awarded the bid for the first unit of the new school. Their basic bid was .tlclpated In the contest, state wide, and entries were made by 105 schools. The score for a school Is ob tained by totalling the scores for the three best contest ex amlnationa In the school Re ceiving top scores here were Dennis Fergeson, senior; Bever ly Blake, lunlor and John Ca- son, senior. Their total points were 152. Schools who won top ten rat ings were: 1. Central Catholic (Portland), 23125. 2. Lincoln (Portland). 192.00. 3. CorvallU. 185.50. 4. South Salem. 183.50. 5. South Eugene. 178.75. & Lebanon Union, 177.75. 7. Grant (Portland). 166.75. 8. Lake Oswego. 163.25. 9. Wilson (Portland), 153.00. 10. Heppner. 152.00. Cordon Pratt, principal of Heppner high school, stated "I am enthused concerning our rating In this math contest and I feel that this placement re fleets the fine teaching being done by the mathematics In structors in the Heppner school avstem. We recoenlze the out- standing efforts put forth by our students, many of wnom were able to Dlace so hleh. This type ment. Easter Services Planned In City rh.irohpa of the Heppner area will hold special services in oo- servance of Easter sunaay. Min isters of all churches have issued an Invitation to the public to worship on this special day. Easter celebration will start at the Methodist church at 6:30 a.m. with a special worship serv Ice for the Methodist and Chris tlan young people, followed by a breakfast. Hours oi me iw. lng services will be 8:30 and 11 a.m. with both services being identical. Special music will be provided. The Rev. Austin Mc Ghee will speak on Gods Tri umph and Man's Salvation. Services win pe nnu " anri 11 a.m. at tne iii3 .u....h iith the Rev. Henry L. Searle. Portland, oringing u message on Christ Triumphant i.i ...oi. uUi he Dresented . ...ill ranoiVfA New lamuies wm into the church Easter Sunday T nthomn at the regular ai nui : , ... . . hMi. vnpria l inuatw li, a.m. nvu. r . planned and the Bev. wose.i Groschupr win give u "-'" a ah Saints' Episcopal there ...in h Fast of the Resur- rectlon with early tucnansi m.nn. - Mmn hleh mass win Will - i;OM B.iii. - ------ - . be at 10 a. m. The sermon will be Who Comes Here, at Acolyte and Servers Boy's choir j , v a n I rDTTinn ui uuuw KDeclal music, rran " . Vfllll . hurrhpn will oe nuiuine tnr mpmbers Oi xneu SC 1 v iLca AV. - -' faiths and visitors. SDccial Holy Weekend Services At All Saints' Ices at All VJWU luiJ Saints' Episcopal church will be Sllln.-- . . - Hours of Agony ana wjr the Cross will be at 11:30 a.m. m 2-30. n.m.. with a recitation oi U1C itl-.v ... ,l Holv Saturday is tne vign Expectation, a continuous serv ice of meditation, Holy Penance and Preparation. Anyona Interested In Join L09 Morrow County roping club, contact Cornett Green or Jim Farley. 7 ,S1X1.44. l'utnitur and arthitnt Utet- would make this total $111,300 far the complete -lght rtwrns and paved roadway. Tti choiil tMard aecrted a contract for eli;ht nn.ms. six cf which will be completed. The u-naln-Ing two will b flnUhed on the Inside when additional funds be come available. Work on the new school Is expected to start April 5 and be completed by the end w Aug ust. Van lloute said a achoot hoard meeting has been called for 8 p. m. Friday night at the court house at which time the budcet will be reconsidered by the board members. Ha emphasued that the meeting Is open to the pub lic. Sandra Eubanks. 1961 Morrow County Fair and Rodeo princess. selected by Willows Grang. Miss Eubanks. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Eubanks. is a Junior at lone High SchooL Easter Seal Drive Underway past four vpara. ' The drive Is annual and sponsored locally by the Soroptlmlst CluD. nf nthor south Morrow i. mil j - . county organizations are help ing with the fund collection, Mrs. Gonty said. Members of Fu ture Business Leaders of Amer- i tmm TTinnnpr hleh school it. a -xi " t...,A raran of collection in tne schools. Cannistcrs In which the public may deposit money ior hnpfit of crippled children were placed In business houses by members. oi ine Rainbow for Girls. Epsllon Slg- Ainha anroritv members have charge of collection in the lone area. Soroptimisr, memuei have a manned collection sta tion in the Bank of Eastern Ore- gon on Fridays and memocrs oi .u m,,. nirrts Are scheduled to sell Easter lilies next Saturday. "All women of tne area nave been wonderful in offering their help," Mrs. Gonty said. She add ed that a lot of benefits result from the Easter Seal program and mentioned especially the school of Eugene for crippled children of Oregon ana xne sum mer camp at Ten Mile Lake In Coos county where crippled chil dren enjoy outings eacn sumni. "I urge the public to give gen erously to this cause which needs their support so much," she said. LOCAL NEWS -a ufrm Pnlnh Richard JVlt- UM . Jr. and daughter Kimberly, of Belllngham, Washington wei guests of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Richards for a week. Another son, Paul and wife and Hautrhter. Tammy ot renaiewi. were week end guests. ha been received by Mrs. Letha Archer that her son, a..i t smith is In the Port land Sanitarium recovering from major surgery. WEATHER HI Low Prec. 53 34 -04 53 38 -07 56 34 -16 51 33 -12 50 31 60 34 62 35 Friday Saturday Sunday Monday. Tuesday . Wednesday Thursday Maximum temperature. 62. Minimum, 31. Rainfall for the week was .39 of an Inch, for March is 3.44 Inches, and total for the year Is 6.03 Inches.
