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L t UNARY U OF 0 t v 3 c r j c , 0.1 c $H3IS Dei HEPPN sir Heppner, Oregon, Thursdoy, April 6, 1961 G AZETTE ONES City Council Meeting Has Full Agenda Music Students Enter Competition 10c Copy CM rrow Couniy Te He Zoned Plans lo zone that portion oMlae tk Merryfleld who ar. as- Morrow county lying north of tne Base Lin were made at i meeting In Board man Tuesday The county court transferred funds to the Morrow County Manning and Zoning Commit- Hon to be used tot mapping and zoning of the area. The base line rum about five miles north of lone, straight east and west across the county and takes In a large portion of the Butter Creek land. All land adjacent to the Board man Bomb ing Range is Included In the por tion of the county which will be zoned. Taking part In the decision were members of the County court, the County Manning and Zoning Commission, the Port Commission. Also attending the meeting were members of the Space Age Industrial Park De velopment Association; Holly A Cornell. Seattle, of Howland, soclates of t:b.ico Company; and Rupert Kennedy and uya An derson of the State Department or Planning and ivveiopment. and officials of the city of Board man. Anderson and Cornell will as sist In preliminary' maP making and zoning. Agreement General Judge Oscar Peterson report that the group were In complete agreement that zoning should be done now to avoid any haphaz ard development. Joe Tatone. Boardman mayor. said that there had already been many Inquiries from prospective property buyers In the Boardman area as to what zoning regula tions might be made in the fu ture. Some people are waiting to see where they can build such thlnes as motels, housing devel opments, lumber yards. Some re- nuest land inhere there "will be no zoning rcgulatlona." Judge Peterson ald that he had also received requests for zoning In formal on from prospective buy era and pointed out that lack of zoning Is already holding back sale of land. Anderson, planning chief In the state department, told of ways In which the county can adoot zoninc regulations. Auth orization by a vote of the people railed to rtass at the Ecneral election last November. At An derson's suggestion the court authorized a preparatory -study to be made by the County Plan ning and Zoning Commission. Hi-oommendatlons from this study will be presented to the court, which can then order the zoning Into effect under an in .rim ordinance for three years. Professional help can be hired to work with the County Planning and Zoning Commission with the IJu ttcmcnt Is running high In the mule department at llepp- ,.. I.,..,! In anlliliiatlim of Kuklrwu at Tni-ulav nlirht's I tt. j.,n.ratiil..n mt RnVxr atur - - - - - - - f - . 111.' I . f 1 1 f V It'.. - - ctiy counc il meeting rani'ea trom I day, reports Arnold Melby. mil widening alley, changing opera- director. lion of the city dump, acquisition I NinHv - nine students hav , v Kf K C I 1 equipment, mroucn com-1 pern chosen lo maKe tne trip lor out i tui, nuiiiyti j plaints on tucycie riaing on tneithe annual rating contest. Stu- city streets. I dents and instruments will be I na It!! mtA faun Rtinnull I lr...l..,i Kit... stiih m j rt a ill a u (TO illiU till .-fJ vum vi I til requested the cliy to grade the J drivers furnished by the school alley adjacent to their property.! district. It l tMStM tuil I 1 If an4 I ft f V. . . k. . .... i. 1 is shown on the map as 20 feet chorus will leave Heppner High wide. Council members agreed I at 1:30 a.m. with Melby as io H-nnu inr mjr new 10 lurn i cnapcrone. incy Will sing the alley wtih the property own-1 Baker at 9:20 a.m. ers paying for the graveling ofl The high school band will iso re-1 leave at 6. with Gordon Pratt as The IrhatxTiinc. and will olav at council turned the request over! 11:30.. to the lighting committee fori The grade school Honor Band study. I leaves Heppner high school at r l' I vni'li u.aa prunlnl a ri. Ifl Vl Illllanl Rmu n -j. il I art a nrM K ik quw,t (gr transfer of license to chaperone on this bus. The chil the city Tins grant , )ew locntkm for hl8 tavern, dren will play at 2:30. ke possible an econ- Mavor Al Lamb announced! Th occasion Is the northeast. funds allowed by the county. Booidman to Be Zoned The city council of Boardman (h, jy, Mrg. K,.M. , met Tuesday night and adopted quoM.d a j,Kn, ,n ,hc .Hey. a resolution to give the mayor ,,, r4u,.K. , authority to sign a torm resoiu- t0 ueMng ,mmttee for Hon submitted by the Bureau of , ... Municipal Research for the pur pose of receiving a planning grant for would make possible an econ-i . i w a I -n. .u .v.---. omlc study reappraisal or the ex- th t , . , f. marghai has em Oreeon district music comoe Istlng townslte, and drafting of , d present burning titlon where ratines are award a atlon for the city . , ... (nal lne slale llre lnarbIlai iibs ern vregon aisirici music compe- itlng townslte, ana dramng or con(!,mnod the prcsont burning titlon where ratings are award- building ordinance for prepar- fof ,he cy dump and read ed by competent Judgea chosen Hon of subdivision regulations . fmm lh(t offlrl.i ...i,. inatniem of ml. The c ty also pieagea an un- contlnucd ,mmedlately. disclosed amount oi money wnn . dlscusslon foUowed universities of the stating that burning must be dii-1 leges and . northwest a. a a I I.,. t a pi IIdnMta Knat ( 11 the understanding these funda . t be bcst melhod ,eave Baker by 4 school of- would be matcnea oy tunas irom l.-jh.. -i... , .l. .u " . .w- -...j : - . . .. , ioi nanuiins ciiy rciuse in uic i uiitus aaiu, o iiib aiuuviua the Housing ana tiome tinanc- ........ custions wer made should be home bv earlv eve- lne Agency for earning on this . ., i I WOrK. I I M rw UA rB -Kn fTA nil. tin nrl I Tne city council aiso appoint- ..." , , ,.. . n,.k a m ed HoUy Cornell as city engineer V.J" 'LI' .7. f I A 10 reOfUfe for the City of Boardman. a (A r: Pre-schoolers happily display eggs found during the Elks Easter egg hunt. Parties took place at three locations last Saturday. Elks Egg Hunt Draws Small Fry The Elks annual Easter egg hunt again this year proved to be a successful event, with about 250 children taking part last Sat urday morning. The committee headed by Dr W. H. Wolff bagged the candy eggs some of which contained various amounts of money up to 50 cents. Each child was entitled to not more than three bags. The three nunts, located at the court house lawn, city park lawn, and Wranglers lawn, were all started at 10:00 a.m. The children were lined up and turn ed loose to scamper about look ing for the bags of eggs, r Others helping who hid the eggs were Margaret Green, Kar en McCurdy, Patricia Van Win kle, Tana Valentine, Barbara Blake. Supervising the hunts were Bill Labhart, Bob Flatt, and Dr. Wolff. Talent Show Try-Outs Next Tuesday Try-outs for the PTA Talent Show will be held at 7:30 p. m. in the music room at the high school April 11. ' The talent show will replace the minstrel show this year and lt is hoped that those who can entertain in any way will enter into the spirit of the occasion and come to this try-out. All res idents of the area are welcome, whether from Heppner or not, ac cording to Gordon Pratt, PTA chairman for the show, which is scheduled for April 29. . The Heppner Parent-Teacher's Association annually raises all funds for its many projects with a spring entertainment. The minstrel shows have been very popular but PTA officials thought a change might be wel come and they have asked co operation of the public in ob taining a good program. Pratt reported that many acts have registered but additional numbers are needed to make a well-rounded show. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Doollttle and sons. Dennis and Ronald, of Portland, were visiting his moth er. Mrs. Lester Doollttle, over the Easter holidays. Leaders Urge Participation In CleanupPaintup Week Heppner Mayor Al Lamb has proclaimed the week of April 10 through 15 as Cleanup-Paintup Week. To promote interest in getting all residents to participate in this cause Heppner - Morrow WEATHER Hi Low Prec. Friday 64 43 .03 Saturday 60 37 .06 Sunday 70 49 Monday 69 45 Tuesday 59 45 Wednesday 53 24 Thursday 55 27 Maximum temperature, 70. Minimum. 24. Rainfall for the week was .09 of an Inch. Total for the year is 5-76. There was an error in last week's totaL County Chamber of Commerce announced today that a ten dol lar prize will be awarded the merchant or resident making the greatest improvement to his property during this drive. All residents are eneouragea ua weeds, and make all repairs pos sible to their property to give it a fresh, clean look. "I would certainly say that anything we can do to spruce up our town would give us a good kickoff for our spring and sum mer. I would like everyone to cet behind this program," said Mike Whitesmith, chamber pres ident Working on the committee for Cleanup-Paintup Week are co chairmen Allen Case and Ed Gonty. assisted by Hillard Brown and Tim Moore. Science Fair Anticipates Large Crowd The annual Science Fair will be held Friday and Saturday at the fair pavilion, with over 200 separate entries from grades one through 12 on display. Students of the local schools have worked hard on their en tries and many interesting ex hiblts will be on view. Part of the requirements are that the student be able to explain his work, so the public may ask all the questions they wish or ex hlbitors. Five business and professional men of the community will be judges, grading the exhibits on scientific thouEht. creative abil Ity, thoroughness of covering the subject, technical skill, clarity and dramatic value. Gold seals are awarded the too 10 percent of all entries. Winners of these will enter the regional fair in Pendleton later this month. Silver seals are awarded the next 20 percent. Other en tries receive an award of merit certificate, which Is designated by a red seal. The fair will be open to grade school students during school hours Friday and to the public from 4 to 9 p. m. Friday and all day Saturday from 10 a. m. to 10 p. m. Members of the science club will sell refresh ments during the hours the fair is open. Special Nazarene Church Services Robert C. Whvbrew. pastor of the Church of the Nazarene an nounces special services Sunday evenings, April 9 and 16, at 7:30 m. in the Seventh Day Advent- ist church. There will be a report and pic tures bv Ralph Crum of his tour with the "People to People Pro gram" last year, which Included trip through eight countries oi Europe and the U.S.S.R. Farm Bureau Sees Morrow County Farm Bureau as nosi luesaay evening, xviai.i . for the first showing to the All residents are eneourageauHs, xor tne ursi wiuwuig w 24 to remove trash, take care of general public of "Communism j bJ( the Map." a documentary film strip deoictins the progress of Communist conquest and point ing out what patriotic, Christian Americans can do to strengthen the structure of American free dom. As a part of the Farm Bureau citizenship program for 1961, this film strip is being made avail able, along with tape recorder and film strip projector, to any group wishing it. Anyone inter ested may contact Mrs. Jack Ba rak, citizenship chairman, or !Don Turner, education chairman. Installation of officers will be held at tha Elks club to- niabt at 8 p-m. Ladies night will be observed with special fried chicken dinner. Elks Club : To Host Grade School Party from an announcement that bicvele pedestrian a c cl d e n t had occurred near Central Market Saturday. Concern was expressed bv the city fathers that . . someone would be seriously In- The annual party sponsored oy K d lf h, condmon ls alJowed Heppner Elks Club for Morrow " rnnflnu. was DO,n,ed out " a month or of chanelne to a burial type FoShlOn SnOW appeared Immediately satac The annual fashion show put . ... .i. ..... a Ion bv home economics students lory anu inc inaiici "lu . .1 ...m v.- u.u over to a committee to study and neppner acnooia w uc make recommendations. Appoint- tncPT,A meeting at 8 p. m. .1 ..-, urilnAelitr nlont at tha , A .1. I . . ...... r'n.1 I IlL'Al IICUI UUdl 1 1 . k ...V o , nun m.i.n... micn scnoot tvm. Allen Case I AU "" ' A lenethv mulllnn over of the wnu mis popular program EH'M IHCMtUU IU lUllltu rl,lor nn tli rltv streets resulted FARMERS UNION MEETING county sixtn, seventn, ana ... o . , voara B!rn th. .ouncl eighth grade students will be sted tat all blcycle rlders held at the club rooms Friday f. sldewalks on the nleht. beginning at 7:30 and ' u.A.... .nlim n endin? at 10 p.m. The high school dance band two main blocks of the town and ride in the street or walk the The high school oance i na on those ma,n blocka will prov de music for dancing. , ordinances Games will be piayea ana 100a . . lt , will be served by the Soroptl-I" llnlawfu, tn ride a bl- lnK nf Hnnnnpr . .a-w...,, Chaoerones will be members of the Elks club. Bob Flatt is in rharpe of arrancements. All students from sixth thru eighth grades of the area are in vited to attend. Farmers Protest Bills At Salem Clarence Rosewall, and Har old Beach, Heppner and Tad Mil ler and Orvllle tutsiortn, i.ex ineton. appeared Thursday be fnro thA House agriculture com mittee hearing on House Bill 1391 u,Mnh would limit the use oi ester 2,4-D. They were among chnnt 75 farmers from five wheat-raising counties to attend the meeting speaKing against the bill. Thw offered to assume a tax on the use of ester 2,4-D to pay fnr nnv damase to vegetable nrnno r-nncri hv its use and also to finance research to determine the control of such damage. They also suggested extending tne present 10-mlle butler zone around vegetable crops w a m mile zone. Tha ntrHculture committee ta bled the bill and indicated the suggested changes would be con cMorori in thp present program. The Ways and Means commit tee will be asked to supply money for the research and po licing program. If it is turned down the tax will be considered, Cutsforth reported. ; " . . while in Salem tne men ap- CommuniSm On Map neared at the highway commit- I : , , pin 17 tee neanng on ayu .t which would limit the gross loads farm trucks on highways to 000 pounds. This also was ta bled by the committee. Carnival Plans Laid Plans are progressing for one of the biggest and best yet band carnivals to be held April 15, according to those working on pvHp on anv sidewalk In the city. The council Instructed city at torney Joe Nys to draw up an ordinance restricting use of bl cvcles In the city, outlining where they may legally be rid den, and providing penalties for violations. Possibility of licensing all bi cycles in the city and of con fiscating those belonging to of fenders of the city ordinances was gone into at length. No ac tion will be taken on this until the new ordinance has been drawn uo but officials warned all children to be considerate of pedestrians. The recorder was instructed to issue bids for a new police car All Farmers Union members are urged to attend an Important meeting April 11, 8:00 p.m. at the Fred Mankin home, according to officers of the organization. i Al Lamb will give a report on the National Farmers Union con vention In Washington, D. C. Will Explain Action To Public The buiU-et committee ahaved a total of $13,405 from lh 1!01- 63 school budget in a meeting last night. The larcrt cut was V irom ih ravoon for completion two addition"! rooms to the new building at llrppner. ThU ' sld to be jMtsaible due to tne favnratilo bid received by the board !nc the flrat budget was made up. Budget committee members said the two rooms would be finished "though not as adequately as originally plan ned." Informal meetings will be held In each community In the dis trict for the purpose of explain- ng the budget to the public. Following publication a public hearing will be held at the courthouse In Heppner. Ballot ing on the new budget will be held sometime around May 20, the board Is expected to set the exact date at its regular meet ing April 10. The new budget shows an in crease over last years budget. based on present property val uation, of 1.6 mills- Total budget Is $875,155. First action of the budget committee last night was to ac cept the resignation of two mem bers of the budget committee. They were replaced by appoint- enL Howard Bryant, chairman, resigned and his place was filled by Dr. Wallace Wolff; Jerry Daggett resigned and waa renlaced bv Gene Pierce. Frank Anderson was elected chairman of the group. Board chairman L. E. Dick stated that the committee went over the budget Item by item and made several cuts which had been recommended by the public to arrive at the new figure. JACK FLTJG ILL Jnrk Flu?, superintendent of Riverside High School and the P.nnrrimnn crrado school. has been critically ill In the Good Shepherd hospital In Hermlston since Thursday of last week. He ls not allowed visitors. and Vic Groshens was authorized to purchase a new lawn sweeper not to exceed $172. Groshens was also authorized to purchase 600 yards of oil rock for $2300. Recorder Ted Sm th was auth orized to rent a car for use of the police until a new one can be purchased. Farley Motor Co. was grant ed a request to install a revolv ing sign to replace the present Shell sign at its place of bus iness. Building permits were granted for alterations and repairs to: Mrs. Leon Ball, 480 Water Street, $2000 to a residence. Terry D. Blevlns, 275 Aikens St., $750, residence. Permits for new structures were granted: Farley Motor Co., May sr. $ouu for a carport. George Stlllman, 610 sperry Street $1000, new garage. Len Ray Schwarz, 140 Chase St., $10,000 for a new residence. RED CROSS DRIVE LAGGING , Goal '$1500 $741 CallM-tad wm mlim To Date Send your contributions to Mor row County Red Cross, Mrs. Ver ner Troedson, lone, or Mrs. Les lie Moore, Heppner. . it "V mmiM& VMtBs7si1Nssaatj ., , Si 11 S Phil Blaknev receives Red Cross Galloneer award from Mrs. O. W. Cutsforth. "Leadership Makes Magic" Speaker Tells Chamber Group the event. ival is used to purchase band fend individual freedom, private "The mas-ic of tomorrow will be determined by the quality of leadership right here at the crrass roots." Tom Prideaux, vice president of the U. S. National Bank. Portland, told those at tending the Heppner Morrow County Chamber of Commerce banquet Monday night. Prideaux. main speaker at the annual dinner, said that the life of the ordinary American is such today that at almost any time in the past it would have been considered "magic." Even the ancient kings with all their wealth could not come close to the standard of living we take for granted, he said. h rnv credit to the Ameri can public when he stated that "ihp secret of the miracle of America is the personality traits of the people who have built hat we have." He warnea aooui losine the traits of national thrift and self-reliance. The really free man will de . cturioni. prooertv and individual enter Ullliuiuia ivi ..i-. I - -- - ... . , A . . Many valuable prizes will be prise, he saia, in stressing uiai awarded, the dunking tank will 'these have contributed to our na be In operation, games and tlonal development booths will offer a variety of en- j Though the word "profit" ls in tertalnmert ' some circles today considered a dirty word, it is the Incentive to accumulate, the principal source of funds to acquire tools, and maelc in that through it even mm netltors will cooperate for the good of the community be cause it is mutually profitable, he said. Equality and Justice through out history have been commen surate to each In accordance with his contribution, he remind ed his audience, and said that leadership is necessary to gam our goals. "America won her In dependence through the volun tary grass roots leadership of her people. We need this today. Leaders select leaders in Amer ica and we must dispel delu sions that there is an easy way. Inner motivation will win the cold war. It Is the Job of all who would help to Judge every deci sion as to how lt will influence the things we believe in," he said. Prideaux is nubile relations and education chairman of the Oregon Bankers' Association. Robert Van Houte acted as master of ceremonies In the ab sence of chamber president Mike Whitesmith. He Introduced Charles Hudson, basketball coach at lone, who In turn introduced the members of the championship team, special guests of the chamber, ana uai las Shockley, administrator at lone. It was announced that Mr. and Mrs. Claude Buschke were the winners of the 1961 Civic Im provement award for business improvements to their building. "They have provided much needed office space for offices of the area," Fred Gimbel said In announcing the decision of the committee. The actual award will be made at a later chamber meeting, as the Buschkes were unable to be present, nene Pierce eave a report on progress of the chamber and the program achievea aurmg we past year. Entertainment was provmea by a duet by Judy Jones ana Kathv Melby, solos by tsusan Proudfoot, Glnny Lou Turner and Miss Joyce Mesler A crowd of close to 100 persons attended the annual banquet which was prepared by the So- roptlmist Club or Heppner ana served by members of the home economics classes of the Hepp ner Junior and senior high schools.
