Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current, May 18, 1961, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Text1 1 s r a j? t Heppn 10c Copy Pioneer Picnic At Fairgrounds Memorial Day The annual Pioneer Picnic will be held at the fair building at noon Tuesday. June 30, Memor ial Day. Registration will begin at 11 a. m. with Mra. Cene Fer guson, secretary, in charge. This U the annual occasion when local people are hosts to visiting ex-resident of the coun ty. The number attending has steadily risen and last year 275 ttrned out. Many old friends look forward to meeting each year at this picnic, which has been held annually for a num ber of years. It was originally held on the courthouse lawn, but because the weather on Mem orial Day cannot be depended upon It was changed to the fair grounds building several years ago. Gurnet Barratt. chairman, has announced that the committee decided against any program this year. The picnic is held as an occasion for old friends to meet and the time will be spent In talking and visiting. The committee Is furnishing the meat, coffee, Ice cream, bread and butter. Local residents at tending are asked to bring vege table dishes, salads or desserts. Those who wish can make a contribution to help defray ex penses of the food provided by the committee. The general public is cordially Invited. Administrative Cost Of Schools Reduced, P.T.A. Is Told Reduction of costs of operating the administration of the Mor row district schools was outlined at the Heppner P.T.A. meeting last week by school district board member Fredrick Martin. Using figures taken from the auditor's report for the last year before consolidation,, 1958-59, Martin said the amount spent by the many districts in tha county for clerks was $9,933.81 and the proposed 1961-62 school budget calls for $4,400.00 for this purpose. Administrative secre taries in tho county were $3,394.85. the new budget shows 9Km Th travel fund was $2,841.91; the new budget shows $2,600. One administrative sal ary was taken out; the new bud get shows $11,000 for county school administration, the fig ure at the 1958-59 period was $17,000. A panel discussion of the bud get was held with Bill Barratt acting as moderator. Dick Wilk inson and Fred Martin, both school board members, and Frank Anderson, budget chair man, also took part. Mrs. Lena Kelly, who has taught in the county for 43 years, was honored and presented a traveling bag by Mrs. L. E. Dick on behalf of the P.T.A. member ship. Historian, Mrs. Douglas Drake gave a resume of Mrs. Kelly's experiences as a teacher in the early days of the county. Robert L. Hopper, newly elec ted president, was installed. Hopper, who moved here in De cember, 1957 from Spray, was a two-term president of P.T.A. there and held that position at the time he moved here. He also served on the school board at Spray. He is employed by Mor row County Creamery, and is a member of the Spray Baptist church. Other elected officers for 1961 62 installed were Mrs. Ray Mas sey, vice president; Mrs. ?els Anderson, secretary; and Mrs. Lew Robbins. treasurer. Vernon Flowers' fifth grade room won the room count. Refreshments were served in the school cafeteria by first trade room mothers, Mrs. Clyde Allstott. Mrs. Darrel McLachlan, frc rimer Bern- and Mrs. Stan ley to. Mr. and Mr. P. W. MahoneT aa Doranta' Week-end at Pacific University In Forest, Grove. They were appointed on J the Parents' Board for 1961-6-:.; G AZETTE TRASH tlCXVT The city crew will pick up trash el the curb May 22 and 29. os a part el the cleanup campaign. Expect Big Crowd For Class Reunion Class member of the Heppner hlch school classes of 1923 through 1930 will hold a re union at the Terrll Benge ranch on Rhea Creek Sunday, May 2tf. A pot luck dinner will be held at 1 p. m. and en house will bo held after 3 for any non class members In the area who might like to visit with old friends. Approximately 150-200 are expected to attend. Main dishes will be furnished by classmate of the Heppner area, Harold Erwln, chairman, and Irma Kelthley, secretary treasurer, announced. Arrangements for sleeping quarters are being made for out-of-town guests by the committee. A check of records shows that a large number of each class remain in the Heppner vicinity. In the class of '25, six are still living here; in class of 26, 9; In class of '27. 13; class of '28, 7; class of '29, 7; and class of '30, 4. City Zoning Discussed At C. of C. The possibility of zoning the city of Heppner was discussed at the Monday meeting of the Heppner-Morrow County Cham ber of Commerce. The chamber umnt tn rpftird as favorlnz the 'action by recommending that the chamber planning and dev. elopment committee make rec ommendations to the mayor and city council. Elmer Schmidt, chairman of the planning and development nnmmiitM rpnnrtpd that the lo cal trailer court was full and that additional trailerhouses are coming Into town with no place set up for them to park. The com mittee has recommended an or ganized effort be made towara locating trailer houses coming tho ommnnltv In one loca tion, with facilities for trailer house living provided. 1961-62 P.T.A. Committees Named Robert L. Hopper, newly in stalled president of Heppner Parent-Teacher Association, has announced the committee groups for next year's program. They are: Parliamentarians, Mr. and Mrs. L, E. Dick. Historians, Mr. and Mrs. Hillard Brown. Scholarship, Gordon Pratt, chairman, Mrs. Roy Kirk, Dr. Wallace Wolff, Mrs. Charles Knox and Dr. E. K. Schaffitz. Legislation, Robert Van Houte. School board repre sentative, Andy Van Schoiack. Program, Mrs. Arnold Melby, chairman, Mrs. Marshall LoV gren. Hospitality, Mrs. Robert Abrams, chairman, Mrs. Wilbur Worden, Mrs. Calvin Sherman and Mrs. Gene Hall. Study group, Mrs. Bill Barratt, chairman, and Mrs. Dick Wilkinson. Room v,tVior rpnrpsentatives, Mrs. Rob ert Hopper, chairman, and Mrs. William Brinda. Public relations, Mrs. Howard Pettyjohn. Ways and means, Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam Siewert, and Mrs. Toussent n.,h,,o,,o wealth and safety, Velma Glass. Membership, Mrs. Glenn Smith, cnairman, anu iua. Bill Olson. The first meeting of P.T.A. in iUr fall JL'l 11 he the reception me ...... held for teachers, which has been set for September 13. Methodist Minister In Auto Wreck Austin McGhee lost r,tfni of his car in eravel Fri day afternoon and the auto went over a bluff, turned over and headed back in the opposite di rection before coming to a halt. Rev. McGhee was shaken up and slightly bruised. The accident occurred on high way 74 about 11 miles south of Heppner. The car was extensively damaged. Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, Moy 13, 1951 $50 First Prize For Next Lucky Buck Drawing Twenty dollars was won In Lucky Buck at the Lucky Buck day last Saturday In Heppner. Sara Adkln won $10. the second prize; Blanche Barlow won third prize of $5.00; and Vivian Hague wood won fifth prize of $5.00. Mrs. Haguewood wa In the hos pital so her prize was delivered to her by member of the com mittee. rirwt ami f mirth prize winner were not present to claim their money. Joan Moe. nrsi prize ulnnAr U'lt h $25.00. was out cf town being fitted for her Mor row County Fair and Rodeo queen' outfit. Her prize will be added to the first prize for the next drawing, making a uni first prize of $50.00 on May 27. Fourth prize winner, Kelthley L. Blake, was also not present for his $5.00 prize. i ..iru Rnrk rfava are the sec ond and fourth Saturdays of each month. Anyone who ha not signed up for them may do so In any of the 61 participating business houses of the city. 4-H Livestock Field Day Saturday, May 20 a.u livpstork leaders of Mor row county have set Saturday, May 20, as the annual 4-H live stock Field Day, according to Joe Hay, county agent. The field day will again be held at the Alfred and Norman Nelson farm north of Lexington. All 4-H mem bers, leaders and parents are Invited. A Ma nrnrrnm for the day is scheduled to start at 9:00 a. m. (rhirid nf livestock. Dem onstrations on fitting and groom ing animals for show demonstra tions will be given by several members. At 10:30, 4-H leaders will help club members with grooming of their animals In preparation for the Junior Live ctnrir Show sDonsored by the Oregon Wheatgrowers League at The Dalles, June 4-7. All who attend are asked to bring a sack lunch. Tne nel sons will furnlsn tne reiresn- monts The afternoon program will start at 1:00 p. m. sharp with a movie titled, "Your Lamb Goes to the Fair." Following the mo vies, 4-H members will be given Instructions on showmanship and judging of each class of livestock. The program is expec ted to wind up about 3:30 p. m. Champion Coach Resigns At lone Coach Chuck Hudson, lone, has resigned his position at the lone high school to accept a position at Rpnri hi eh school, where he will be head basketball coach and assistant football coach in the A-l school. it had earlier been reported that Hudson was going to Battle ground, Wash., but he said the Bend offer was received while he was considering the Battle ground contract and since it was - . . i - S Ma. a better position ne accepted . Hudson has been coach at lone for four years. He coached the Cardinals football team to a state championship last fall and won the district hoop champion ship this year. His teams have won the district football title thp last two vears. won two di vision basketball championships and tied for another. Ho is a Pendleton high school and Lewis and Clark College graduate. He taught at Milton- Freewater five years before going to lone. BREAKS WRIST Mrs. Walter Wright slipped and fell while fishing Sunday breaking her right wrist She was taken to Pioneer Memorial hospital where she was kept as a patient until Tues day. 78th Year, Number 1 1 Karen French Wins Science Fair Medal Karen French. 13. daughtrr cf Mr and Mr. Raymond French. Heppner. received a silver medal for her Science Fair exhibit at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry- ThU U part of the Northwest Selene Fair being held In Portland from May 6 through May 27. Karen' winning exhibit was The Body. Including free hand drawing of the body and the organ and gland. It will be on display at the Fair until May 27. 100 Growers Attend Striped Rust Meeting Here Approximately 100 wheat prower attended a meeting last night at the fair annex to de termine the extent oi damage from striped rust to the 1961 wheat crop. Striped rust In tne county is not as prevalent a at first thought. Last night' meeting showed that though some fields are badly Infested, others are in hptter condition. It Is thought that this spotty infestation may Indicate a difference in suscep tihiiitv tn the rust snores due to wheat varieties. N. C. Ander son, county agent, said that this possibility will be investigated and plans are to watch carefully those fields which show less in festation. A record of wheat var ieties will be made, showing both those whtcn are most sus ceptible and those with greatest resistance. Anderson said that with the continuation of warm weather, which arrest tha rust, only about a 25 per cent ;oss wouia be shown in those fields most affected. "Dr. Robert Powelson, Oregon stt University, reported that the infestation was worse than usual this year all over the Pa cific Northwest. It appears to be lant in Washington, where much loss Is anticipated to the crops, ana in Morrow f-nnntv la heaviest in the north end. He said that normally the rust spore is killed by the cold winter weather, but the past mild winter enabled the spores to live on stubble and wild grasses. It is known that about 10,000 spores develop In one pos tule, which creates quick lnfes-. tatlon. , There Is no chemical control known, except sulphur, which is prohibitive because of the ex pense involved. It would cost about $60 to treat one acre for (ho hni season with sulphur. Pnconrph is belne carried on and a meeting of research men from Oregon State University, univer citir nf Idaho, and Washington State University is planned for later this week at Fuuman. iney will speed up the program at the three schools to find a chemical control and to develop new wheat varieties which It is hoped will be more resistant to the spores. Following Dr. Powelson s talk the evening was spent in Infor mal discussion and a question npriod. No further meetings are anticipated at this time. The county agents ouice will keep ranchers of the area informed on developments. "All we can do right now is hope the sun shines brightly," Anderson said. CONCERT AT IONE A combined concert by the lone grade and high school ha been announced for Fri day. May 19. 7:30 P-" the lone gym- No admission will be charged. Refresh ments will be served by the band mother. Mr. nd Mrs. William E. Smith are living In lone where he is wnrkine for Gus Jannsen. Mrs. Terrel Benge Is the daughter of Mrs. Smith. BUI Hecly and hi mother. Mrs. Annie Healy, were in Portland over the week-end to visit his daughter, Susan, in the hospital. Mr. and Mr. Phil Blakney took Mrs. George Blakney to Adams Sunday to stay with her sister, Mrs Lee Carlson, for a few days. budget Preliminary Zoning Plans Presented Preliminary plan for ronlng the county north of the Base Line were presented the county court and th county planning commission by Lloyd Anderson, chief planner for the State De partment of running and Devel opment at a meeting here last week. Member of the court and the county planner went over the suggested ue In each rone, re viewed the limitation on uses allowed, and looked Into the pro cedure for variances, condition of use, and zone chance. Agree ment was reached on the pre liminary report. Final plan for th Interim zoning ordinance will be drawn up by Anderson and presented to the group with in two week. This i to be fol lowed by a public hearing and the zoning Is expected to go Into effect Immediately after. Poppy Day Will Be Observed Here May 26 and 27 The American Legion Auxil iary announced today that 1961 Popdv Days will be observed here May 26 and 27. Auxiliary Poppy chairman, Mrs. Loyal Parker said the an nual observance is held to honor the more than 500,000 Americans who died, and the nearly 1,000,000 Americans who were wounded, In both world wars and the Kor ean conflict. "Memorial popples, made by Hisahled veterans of this coun try's past three wars, will be worn both as a memorial to our twor iload. and as a tribute to the disabled," Mrs. Parker said. She added the red paper poppies supplied in this area were maae at the Veterans hospital in Rose- Kiirrr Tha American Lecion AUXUituy ka Bnnnv Tinv ha one basic saiu i t J .r - . purpose to provide a personal i tua nation's means oi "- war dead. Volunteer worKers frm fho Auxiliary and other groups have donated their time to hold tnis annual prugiam. Anviiiarv officials said that al- .i..,v. ail funds received from uiuuk" " - , , , Poppy Day go either to disabled veterans or their families, the in ruirnnso of the observance is to honor America's war dead. Dennis Fergeson Wins $500 Scholarship Allen Dennis Fergeson, age 18, senior student at Heppner high school, has won a $500 National Honor Society Regional Scholar ship, provided by the National Association of Secondary School Principals, Washington, D. C, it was announced today by Gordon R. Pratt, high school principal. This scholarship was won In a national scholarship competlt ion of 65,000 high ranking sen ior members of the National Honor Society In over 8,700 schools throughout the nation. The scholarship winner is the cn of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Fer geson. He Plans to enter Oregon State University, majoring in civil engineering. Dennis is tied . . . 1 . . AO for first in nis ciass oi to mem bers. Lutheran Pastor Suffers Mild Heart Attack The Rev. Joseph Groschupf, Spokane, who has been acting as interim minister at Hope and Valby Lutheran churches, suffer ori heart attack last week. He is recuperating at his Spokane home and is expected to De aoie to resume his duties here in about a week. There were no Sunday mcrn incr services at Hope Lutheran last Sunday. Services next Sun day, May 21. will be hell at tne usual hour with John Hartman acting as lay leader. Kenneth Robinson has been chosen by the congregations as th npw minister for the two churches. He will be graduated In June from the seminary at St. Paul. Minn., and will report for his duties here about the first of July following his ord ination at his home church In California. Outmoded School Tax Boio No Longer Realistic; Needs Revision f.it ru- r.iumv s.hm.1 DiitiUliihe lessl basis for borrowing." buiU-et, which will be voted on Friday. May 19. discussed Heppner Morrow County St Chamber f Commerce Monday noon. I Duk. Jr.. school board chairman, presided at the dl russlon and told the member that the tvai her pupil ratio In the county-wide district ' pood. In the Heppner school there I one teacher for each 20 ktudents: In the rest cf the county there I one for each 12 students. The kind of schools you want. the kind of program you pro vide. Is up to you." itotcrt van Houte. administrator, said. The people should be aware of their resMinslbilltle. It Is Impossible for the schools to operate with out a budget, reopie sttouu know where they stand and what the choice Is." he added. In outlining the alternative if the budcet I turned down again. Van Houte stated that a hudeot must be approved by July 15 in order for the money to be Included on tne tax rous. "No tax for school purpose hove the 6 percent limitation can be on the tax roll unless it Is in tho assessor hands by July 15." he stated. He explain ed that warrant cannot oe is sued until a budget ha been approved by the voters, and stated that there wouia De onnueh monev within the 6 per cent limitation, plus Income from other sources, to operaie me schools only until the middle of November. A warrant can be Is sued only when the money is borrowed, and money cannot be borrowed until a budget na been approved, he said. "The school msmcr coum find Itself in the position of not having enough money to oper ate the schools, and not having Clean-up Paint-up Results Noticeable Many property owner in rais0 the tax base alter tne Heppner are taking advantage present budget has been adop of Cleanup-Paintup Month of ted Dick stated the board will May to change the appearance definitely have to consider this . i. . . 1 1 J I nn Ortsvi a a fa iLiiu.. of thnir hulldlnes. home are going in for bright colors, some are repainting tne same wwi, h.it nil look briehter and cleaner and more attractive. Phir Pharmacv painted tne inforinr nnrno time ana and the woodwork is now being finished. Heppner Auto sales, inc., is redecorating the showroom and the shop. Th rinTPttP.TImes front has hon romodpled and painted out side and repairs made on the Interior. Tho nHiflPont citv fire hall front has also been painted. HeDDner Variety atore nas a new metal awning. wiionn'a Men's Wear is redec orating the inside of the store and the upper part of the out nf fho hiilldlne is being re furbished, with plans to paint it later. Lott's Electric Is putting new sldlne and trim on the outside of the building. All Saints' Episcopal church is being painted a lighter shade of grey. Some rooms at Pioneer Mem orial hospital are being re-decorated. , Many alleys and vacant lots are being cleared of rubbish. The city crew will continue pickup of trash on Mondays, May 22 and 29. Pipeline Right-of-Woy Completed In Area Charles O'Connor, mayor of lone, has reported that the right-of-way crew clearing the road bed for the gas pipe line fin ished work in the lone area yes terday and will be leaving the location. He said he understood the right-of-way Is now cleared to the Columbia River, and that the crew had completed this con tract Approximately j.u xommca i cinai mpn had lived In lone for a short time wnne empioyeo. on this work. Earlier another small crew had laid the Jackets for the pipe under the roadbeds and bridge. The pipeline Is part of the Pacific Gas Transmission Com pany's Canada-California natur al gas line. No information as to when the actual laying of the pipe will take place has been available. O'Connor said a spokesman for the right-of-way crew said they expected the fol lowing crew would be working this section "soon." 1MR Van Houte Hated. About $. u will U nee- f ry beyond the fl percent Urn. nation. If the budget U passed loo late to get on the tx roll this year the Interest for thl amount wuM be added to next yeaf taxe. I retceat limitation Explained Questions from the audience Indicated that there 1 a wide- spread misunderstanding about the u percent limitation ana what It mean. ome even saia that they were under the lm- .rt.iin that thl meant if the budget Is not passed the school will have the ame amount of money, plu 6 pet ,h,t theV had for operation last year. Thl I not true. Dick stated. tt,.hrt Abrams. attorney tor the school district, explained the . six per cent limitation. He au a tax base was established for district when they were orig inally organized. These tae were carried on during the ex istence of the district. Tax law say that no tax can be levied more than 6 per cent higher than the highest tax base m tne pasi three year. Because the original base Is so much lower than the ..fu.ni roots nf operating the .-hrtnia Hue to Inflation, heavier student loads, and similar caus es, we no longer have a realistic nlrture of school operational cost In the old tax base. Some school districts in tne state have raised the tax base for their school. Thl Is done by a vote of the peP'e budget committee can then have figures within which they must build a budget. They are restrlc ted to not going beyond the tax base plus 6 per cent, in uioi case the public no longer must vote on the school budget each year. However, If the budget com !,! wishes to eo beyond the 6 per cent limitation the vote W ...... - 1I.,Ia (.V 1 necessary, w nn a reni. h.. hrs U more Incentive to atempt to make the budget with- out putting tne aisinci i w expense of a vote. ... Abrams suggesxeu uii " would be better for the school district and for the taxpayers to nnoclhllltV. Van Houte said that the cost of holding a school election was i.f Awn hv uslnflr the schools as voting places, but still ran tvi for each election held. This year we will have two votes on the budget, last year was one, and the year oeiore mere . rn.ti of crpttlncr a budget LWU. vuaw o " passed could be avoided If the tax base were raised by a vote of the populace, iirttt. 4h unrealistic tax base which Morrow ounty School Dis trict now has an Item oi Dtra,wo is outside the 6 per cent 11ml otinn. and it is this amount on which the vote is held. Mrs. Elaine George, a member of the school board who worked on the budget, said, -u w good budget, there are no uu in it." She stressed tnai would be necessary to pass this u.,,of tn nrovlde an adequate education for the children of the county. Vote on the budget win De held at schools of the county on Friday, May 19, between me f o. nd S d. m. At Hepp- ner the voting place has been changed from the high school to the stage oi tne jmumpuiyvac room in the elementary school. Heppner TV, lnc.f Holds Annual Meet HonnnAr TV. Inc. has 417 mem- occota nf S62.351.28 ac- cording to the financial report given at the annual meeting re cently. $23,368.01 Is reserved for depreciation and $17,392.40 Is held as an operating rcseivc. vu- ligations amount to ;ou.oi. Conley Lanham, Heppner, was elected president with E. E. Gontv to serve as vice president. Haskell Sharrard, last years board president, was eiectea to the vacant five-year term on the board of directors at the annual i meeting WEATHER HI Low Prec. 60 37 62 37 65 40 .04 63 43 .02 67 40 73 45 69 41 Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Maximum temperature, 73. Minimum. 37. Rainfall for the week was .06 of an Inch. Total for the yar Is 7.72 Inches.