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HtttHt GAZCTTtTWEi. Thm4y. May It. 11 Crowded Conditioni Create Problcmi In Heppncr Schoolt By AVON MCLBY T)icl t-f hn U Mi'Knlnr In crowded schools f tft n Hon W the situation at ll-jp-lirr F.iemrrtary Sdiutd. uhcre more than 1 children and four trathert hold els- daily In tne large "' wlglnally In tended a a multl urj"K nx.m To meet the demand for class room rsre Marruw county school district board at wmmrf auth- tlcd the construction of four lemrxjrary rooms In the multl- t,tirtne room. IWf vr-nxii uivn three nuarter-lnih i.lywood was used lo divide the moms. This I tMd by four foot canvai -in cut down on noise." Circu lation l promoted by the install ing vl air vents atove eacn room. Since the alternative was to hold classes In church base menu or some other outside school location, or going on double shift basin, the decision seemed the best possible solu tion at the time. Kvcn the addition of these four rooms did not provide all the space necessary to care for the enlarged enrollment. Elemen tary sinclng classes are taught on the multi-purpose Mngc, di vided from the classrooms below only by stage curtains. Nobody is satisfied wiin tne set-UD. Teachers and students alike are doing the best they can under adverse conditions only hern imp thev know the situation could not be helped this year. There Is no ceiling over the Conservation Tour Planned For May 24 l!uu this year for Morrow lountv farmers and a croup from the Central Wimd and Southern L'matilia SSI Cew-rvatUn IM iric-i the jtH-rvlfrt cf the Jlej jr.rr S'U Conservation Dli trirt biuk f.rward to a biff even f,.r their annual conservation tour Wednesday. May 21. report N. C. Anderson, secretary for the tistflH and county extension agent I!icauMt cf the outntandln atlon work In the district these two neighboring districts have indicated a desire to unng a delegation of their f um people to Morrow county to see some of the work bring done. The two districts expect a delegation of over 100 jeop!e which will come bv chartered bus. Arrangements have been made for this same means of travel by farmers in the Ilennncr district who choose to attend the tour. The croup will meet at the Fairgrounds In Heppncr at 9:30 where buses will be loaded. The group will return at 3:30. The tour will visit a treat var kty of conservation practices es tabllshed in the Heppncr Lex incton. and lone areas through out the day. While five stops arc scheduled for the day. guides on each bus will explain prac tlces as the tour progresses. Con servatlon practices to be seen during the day will be strip crop ping, grass waterways, stubble mulch farming, grass secdlngs, farmstead windbreaks, diversion ditches, farm ponds, and contour seedlncs. Those participating In the tour are asked to bring a sack lunch which will be eaten at the Ver non Munkers ranch at noon. Hosts, Vernon and Faye Mun kers. will nrovlde coffee and cold drinks. Mary Ethel LaTrace Dies Monday Services for Mary Ethel La Trace, 58, who died May 15 at Pioneer Memorial hospital, were held at 2 p. m. today at All Saints' Episcopal church, the Rev. Bruce Spencer officiating. Mrs. LaTrace had been a pat- Maxlne Van Dusen, Monu menr. was killed Instantly Tues dav afternoon In a head-on col lision with a loaded logging truck one mile north of Mon ument. Her three small sons were in lured Two of the oldest boys were flown to Blue Mountain hospital in John Day, the youngest was taken there by car. Keports Wed nesday were that two were to bo released today, the other sur fered a head injury which would confine him to the hos- oital for some time thouch his , w condition was not considered ser Ions. Tho bovs are John, Fred nd RalDh. One Is 7 years old, r, . Tilinini Tnmrrlfll hnq. Iiha riUnr twrt vniinfer. Nnthini? JCIll (1 L . 1 - J I V , . ' . ' I 1 1 1 V. i-lin I , w o - " a pltal for 10 months prior to her could be learned here or vvnicn death. She was born June zj, one was the most seriously nun 1903 at South sioux city, neo. A fieup ef IK tew IMM f leae are la ttve pre ! MaaUlaf bote bail teat b4 wU U 11 vary OA la ticttd know that m Sunday. May SI they will t lon School turf at I 00 p, m. lo cjt things underway. Any one inUrtd ta ploying bo boll is urged ta attend. ruom to cut nol tf the ad jjrriit tliuii and Ultlntf there is rntdnlM-rnt cf the did fash ior.i mi rwm ho4 where eefi students Here reciting to monitors tn different subject at once. Ijth class attempts to kcp lis disturbance t.f othrrs at a minimum but In many cases kiudent simply cannot hear their leathers. No physical sol- ution can be provided because adding a celling to rach room would cut down further on ven hkh Is already bad with no outside windows to help the air vent. There are two slxtn grade classes, one fifth, and one r.n,tini reading class, as well as the stage singing classes, all using the one room wttn mixea .i ih too. Tills Is a long way from the air conditioning recommended lor mociern class rooms by health authorities. The children attending these classes are not the only ones affected. The multi purpose room was originally meant for Indoor play in inclement weather; no such area now exists and when weather Is bad children all must play in the high school gym or be returned to tneir cianjuin immediately following lunch. There Is no recess, because there Is no play area. The nign senooi gym must also serve 18-1 high rhv.i students as their only covered area for active play dur- n.r tho noon hours, and is oc cupied with physical education Mrs. Van Dusen's husband, She and her husband had lived -Lyle, was killed when dragged a . -. I . . ... e 11.. nnnu In tlif HenDner area for 36 years, where he had farmed until his recent retirement. She was a member of All Saints' Episcopal church and Ruth Chapter No. 32, Order of Eastern Star. Survivors include her husband, John E., Heppner; one daughter, Mrs. Beverly J. Buchanan, Her mlston; one brother, James Heath, Missoula, Mont., and three grandchildren. Interment was In the Heppner Masonic cemetery. Justice and Municipal Court Charles Robert Ramsey, restric ted U-turn, fined $15.00. Ray W. Unger, reverse U-turn, fined $5.00. John S. Akers, reckless driving, fined $75.00, ten days suspended jail sentence, recommendation of suspension of driver's license. bv a horse at the family ranch home near Monument last July 25. His parents are old time pio neers here. Mrs. Van Dusen has a mother and father and married sister living in California. She also has a small daughter. Her body was taken to Dris coll Mortuary, John Day. Services will be held at the Monument Community church at 2 p. m. Friday with the Rev. Kenneth Thomas officiating. MODERNIZE YOUR HOME NOW! Atf LOW PRICE! ttiYJir ALUMINUM Lf l 1 PRE-HUNG i - jl COMBINATION DOOR fj TV f Cuarame ti byS , . V wood nuusKpir J wmun H m .... iiiu ii. TllTi . 1 Hr l fu(til. 'l lunnum iorm K.rin Joor. prccivon built anj ovf l-mch it .k. CompU-i 'h 'rl"'c- "'l"l'n Pu maoc door hk r.d oumdt .lum.nun, tioot imb. MLa.ani iiaaai . 1 a "Materiallf Yours" Maxlne Von Dusen Killed In AutO Wreck classes curing Mil U ' lower erades Thus the health of all children i. the HenDner schools is aavers- ely affected by the lack of use of the multi purpose room as originally Intended. The crowded conditions in Heppner are the result of In creased pupil load, thougn u mav have been aggravated oy Idatlon. The children are here now, and there is no letup in Kiaht: exrjectatlons are lor more first graders next year than ihu venr. The increase, accord ing to school authorities, can be expected to continue iiAnnner elementary school was completed in 1956 at a cost of $258,000 and was tnougnr i thir time to nrovlde ample class room space for many years to mo That such has not Deen la the fault of no one, as contributing factors could not be determined at the time oi construction. The present school hoard has started construction of ifriit.rnnm unit at a new school site west of Heppner, to rnro of students next year. Eight rooms are considered nec essary as the seventn ana eignui crrnrif hAve been using part of tlic high school building for the past several years ana win no lr,ntrtr hp able to do SO Dwrause the large number of students In high school next year win pro hihit thnr use of the building. a civ room unit was planned out of the $130,000 Included as the first vear of a special rour-year levy for building purposes pass nA lnsr vear. Bv this spring school authorities realized that six rooms would not provide the necessary space, and they ar ranged to complete the six rooms and build the shell oi two more rooms for the budgeted $130,000 The 1961-62 school Duagei in oi,int smooo to finish the in side of these two rooms, making the eight-room unit complete. The budget was rejected at the polls by county taxpayers ana hia hPfn revised to include $15,000 for completion of these two rooms. Construction nas al ready started. Voting on the budget will take place throughout the county- district Friday, May iv whotvmr nr not students of Hepp ner elementary school will again be using the multi-purpose room for classes, or whetner it win h nvaiiahle for its original pur nose, will be determined by the vote of the people Mrs. Robert Pfeiffer and her mndinr T Tr JamPS MUlTaV OI Portland, visited Mrs. Pfeiffers daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Howard. Thursday and Friday. M. and Mrs. David Peterson and family, Condon, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond French over the week-end. They spent Mother's Day at the home of Mrs. Edgar Denton, Heppner, mother of both Mrs. Peterson and Mrs. French. Gayle James Cox. son of Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Cox has been elected secretary for Kappa Kap pa Tsi, a National Honorary music fraternity organization on tlie Oregon State University campus. Gayle is a sopnomore majoring in business. Mr. and Mrs. Ned Sweek and boys were in Portland Saturday and returned Home bunaay hm lotto M t w-Mi mum co. Some from Heppner who at- it Mother's Week-end fes tivities at Eastern Oregon col lege were Mr. and Mrs. Hillard Brown. Mrs. N. C. Anderson, Mrs. E. MoQuarrie. Mrs. Earl Sow- tendo COUNTY COURT PROCEEDINGS County Court met In regular -ion on April 5. The minutes uf the previous term were read and approved. The Morrow County Budget Commit tee will men on My I. 19CL An agteemenl was made be tween Ihe Courtly i4 Morrow and Cat Lryva at to the Lexington Airport. The Court ordered the bond pted by L. D. Unday. in the matter of the vacation of certain road, returned to him. An agreement was made be tween the County of Morrow, by and through H County Court, and the Stale T Commission, as to a prof-rty appraiser for the appraisal maintenance pro gram. The following warrants were Issued the Ceoefol Fundi K. O. Ferguson. County Court ., 500 Milton Blegel. County CI. 3392 rub. F.mp. Ret. Bd., Sc. See. 40311. Sal. 157.10 , 5C2.21 State Tax Comm. Sal 3G1.70 St. Ind. Act. Comm.. Sal. 2L82 First Nafl Ilk.. Sal 655.23 N. W. Hosp. Serv.. Sal. KKUO. DA 950. Ins. !i2.00 161.80 Heppner Auto Sales, Sher. Car 4-49 Texaco. Inc.. Sher Car 40.22 Standard Oil Co.. Sher. Car 55.14 Heppner Gazette-Times. Off. Pub. 23.74. Sher. Inc 15.55, Tax Coll. 27.75 .... 69.04 HOSPITAL NEWS Clarence Leonard, Drain, dis missed; Vivian Haguewood. Heppner; Kenneth Blake. Hepp ner; Eddie Thorpe, Sr.. Heppner; Beulah Shook, Klnzua; Mary Umphrey, Condon; Mildred Wright, Heppner, dismissed; Roger Asher, Spray; Tacle Park er, Heppner; Ronnie Sherman, Heppner. dismissed; David Hynd, Hepnner: Nettle Denton, Hepp ner; Matthew Mueller, Heppner, dismissed; Richard Struckmeler, Heppner, dismissed; Maude Rob Lson, Heppner; Henry Happold, Heppner. To Mr. and Mrs. Roy Erickson, Heppner, a 7 pound, 5 ounce son, Robert Dean, born May 12. I'hil'i Harmo. Sher. Int. 233 llslold Xcful Inc, Shrf Inc 112 U Inc. 214 Sadie Psrrl.h. Ca Clk. Clk Inc ftudnWk Tbomn. A Inc. .. Phil's Pharmacy, A-- inc Wm. Labhart, A-fc Fid Work Humphreys lrug. Ac Inc. .- - - R. B. Rands. Jut. Ct. J. O. Turner. Clr. Ct. Thorn wm Brut, Jail Ep, ... I'nlon Oil Co.. ure ir 4ta US'. 300 19M 2 17 into 294 23 00 30 00 12 XH 3.33 J. K. GUI Co.. II. Nure . . it 63 Ford's Tire Srrv., II. Nuive's Car - 3M Standard Oil Co.. H Nume's Car . 34.59 Humphreys Drug Co. II. Nurse 12 07 Pacific Power & Light. Cthse 109 41 Verd-A Ray Corp.. Cthse Repairs , R251 Central Mkt. 1 flroe.. Jail Exp. 1.14. Cthse. 1.78 292 City Water Department. Cthse 7-ao Case Furn. Co.. Cthse. Repairs 11-72 Herman Green. Cthse .. . 3.00 Tum-A Lum Lbr. Co.. Cthse. Rep. . 14.70 Bruce Bothwell, Cthse. Rep 78.00 Packer Scott Co.. Cthse Inc. 23 M Oregon St. Bur. of Labor, Cthse. Inc - 4 W) Ma honey It Abrams. D. A 15.03 Mahoney & Abrams, D.A. 4U.do Wallace H. Wolff. M.D. Mentally 111 7-50 Turner, Van Marter & Bryant. Ins. 2085.17 Ore. Blue Print Co., Cur. Exp 1253 Vernon C. Pethers. Treas. Inc 42.50 Roy Johnson. Sher.. Jail Exp -M-n Economy Mkt. & Lockers Jail Exp 3-it Velma R. Glass, R.N.. H. Nurse 21.50 Herbert W. White. Jr., Clr. Ct 20.21 Turner. Van MarteT & Bryant, Bonds 25.00 H. J. Stroeber, Cthse. Rep 10.00 Richfield Oil Corp., Sher. Car 6.66 Pac. Tel. N.W., Civ. Def 15.00 Oscar E. Peterson. Co. Ct 4.00 J.iPOO 150 111 3d CM The I laa Cu. Oa a ! !arnet Harnett, Muwuro Fund ----- rcri i Tire h' Car - - - - - W, C. nmrt Ca. Inc. 12 44. A"--, 1.74 - - Marshall A Steven Cn. ,U- rw. Oregon St Ta Cmm . rid.wk 3k Columbia Bin. Fl Co op . Civ. lrf - aM Pac, Tel. N W. Cur lP l9l l'nderwtd Corp . Sher New Fqulp. 2,J The lcilewta wnaata ' iaaued Ihe General Rood fundi Sadie Parrlkh. Co. CU PC. l"uwer It LlKht City Water ivpt. .... Pub. Emp. Pu-I. Bd St. Tax fumra St. Ind. Ait. Comm. . Firt Nat l Bank .. Plrl L. Howell - Paul Pettyjohn Co. Umatilla Kiev. Co-op AhMtC - Tryco Equip. Co. Heppner Auto Part Gilliam It BUbee Hdwe. Pendleton Heppner Fr. Line. - 44.2 Columbia Basin F.lif. Co op 26 32 . 16.53 . 15 24 ., 4 23 , 2W01 4aiw 29 33 JO2 40 1K1J0 . 7.92 1.00 .. 93 .. 60 93 .. . 3 41 Akent M $tU Jahn A Itriffrf Prfl KM Union uu Co SW. lfd WO , ward Cw lr Cfp. Fernaughty .Mach, Ci Otrguti M. ti-r JU-rvW-e Buratt Sale Co led Air Plod- A W. lal Supply Ca- Knclurt 4 Co Clyde F-ijuip. Cu Ixklngton lmP Co !kie llwy, Ccir.m Standard Oil Ca. f Cal i4d a Tire Service I'nt.-n Pac l!ailrai t)tie-n St iu-y. Hri-I. Columbia Pin Flee Co op Pac. Tel. N W. Shell Od Co The following warrants wet i....y m. the Miac Fuadst Commerce Clearing House ... hi fii Ijw unrary ilow ard H Fegeit, Ig . 22 30 Jjme W. N'orene. DVM. Dog Fund A. C. Barnekidf It Sn. Alitdiol Knfonvment 91 HO plonevr Mem. Hosp, llop. Malnt. Fund 4SI.W iw ,, - 2 30 ii.73 4 W 1.37333 7 12 rii3 I01T7 20 33 1W 2279 273 (M 45717 77241 .. vjoxo 21614 1717H 376 (M 13 V itHM 3!K4 10.3O 3074 Rom where I sit ... ly Joe Marsh Teacher Learns a Lesson Fatty Goodwin may hold a half-dotrn Important positions around town chairman of the school board Ineloded bat he's still the same modeat fel low that I rrtw op with. At the last PTA meeting. Fuzzy made a point of getting together with some new teach ers. One of them, a lady with some strong ideas about edu cation claimed that none of the others had gone to the right college hers. "Well, Miss, that Isn't ao bad," Fuzzy told her. "One of our board members didn't even go to high school, let alone college." "So! Who?- she said. "Me." he said. From where I sit, some of as want people to be carbon copies of ourselves. But that Just Isn't the American way. Our her itace of freedom Implies the richt to be different, even In little thin like yoor choice of tea or coffee and my prefer ence of a f lass of beer. I say "be yourself' and no "studying up" to be like each other. Copyright, iVbl, I nurd Utatei Hitwtr$ Anocwlwn, 7i v w " & r mi l'i 1 i I E i Tv Tin Billfolds 3.50 to 7.50 GIFTS for RADUATE from WILSON'S Right in style and of a quality that is most worthy of the occasion! DRESS SHIRTS by Arrow Newest, fashion-wise collar styles. Luxury-soft fine quality fabrics. Beautiful whites or colors. 4.50 t0 6.95 SPORT SHIRTS by LEE. ARROW, JOCKEY AND LANCER Premium tailoring evident in every skillfully crafted detail. Fashioned in the newest, up-to-the minute styles. 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