Image provided by: Morrow County Museum; Heppner, OR
About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (July 13, 1961)
LIBRARY U or 0 tuacfir, one. R-1 Board Eyes Muvn.f ut Vue office of the i ur.ty -h-l uprrtntendent to a central location in the tur' uat coiitidcrvd by dtree luf i. Muituw county m hool dls ifui . 1 at their regular nicet ies in the courthou Monday L'un tevrlv tng mut .ittfni'i.n at pukklbtlny la that f tii two .ml lluor of the Le. wgtuu nhtKil, Supt. Robrtl Van l'uttf atl that this would fur nit.li more room than the preaent quarters in the county court h(HiM and would utilize pace that I mt being used in the 'k. i:Mm (or Murage of bock a and other ru-ede would be ample. 1 Oc Copy HEPPN let ffor SiJiyirdltQiy Queen Joan Moe and her court attended the lleppner-Morrow County Chamber of Commerce mooting Monday and Issued a special Invitation to chamber members to attend their dancea, beginning with the klckoff dance Saturday night In the fair pa vilion. The girls are Introduced to the public at the klckoff dance and then each Is honored at her own dance in ensuing weeks. The queen and princesses were Introduced to chamber members hv their official chaperone, Mrs. John Eubanks, lone. Each girl named her sponsor and the date of her dance. princess Marlene Fetsch, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Al Fetsch, Lexington, will be hon ored at the July 22 dance at the fairgrounds. She is sponsored by Lexington Grange. Princess Ronnie Belsmi, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gor don O'Brien, Heppner, Is spon sored by the Lena community. Her dance will be July 29 at the fairgrounds. Princess Pat Partlow, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Part low, Boardman, will reign at her dance August 5, at the fair grounds. She is sponsored by the Boardman Tilllcum club. Princess Sandra Eubanks, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Eubanks, lone, will be honored at a dance at the lone Legion hall August 12. She Is sponsor ed by Willows Grange. The Queen's dance, honoring Winners Claim 41 Lucky Bucks Mrs C. N. Jones was the Lucky winner of $25 in the Lucky Buck drawing Saturday in downtown lleppner. Others who were pres ent when their names were call ed and the prizes they received were: Snoda Blake, $10; Mrs. Edgar Morris, $5.00 and Grace Nickerson, $1.00. A total of $55.00 was listed for claiming in this drawing. Those who would have won had they been present in any of the 61 participating business estab lishments at 2:30 p. m. were: Jim McGhee. The Dalles, $5.00, Roberta Evans, $o-00; Edith Munkers. $1.00; Lawrence Wil liams, $1.00; Kathryn Webb, $1.00 and Fred Hoskins, Sr., $1.00. Hospital Room Rates Increased Room rates at the Pioneer Memorial hospital will be in creased effective July lo, Vvill O Harra. administrator, announ ces. Rate in a 2-bed ward w 11 be $20 per day as compared with the previous $18. and a private room will cost $2150 per day as compared with $190- The ircrease was ordered by the hos pital board of directors. Portland hospital rates were raised to $22.50 on July 1. for a semi-private room 2bed ward). O Harra said. The raise here was necessi tated bv a general wage Increase requested by the Oregon Nurses scQociation. I? contemplated in the pioneer hospital nursing home.; ard directi agreed that thia luretioti would be mure central to patrvrm of the UUUUrt, Tl.e board a iked the aupef inte'tdertt to che-k on eoata fur thla uae before making de claion on the nutter. In tU "routine" areaion that cvnl Vred a wide satiety of bua lnew and extended until mid ii'pht. the board elected D. O. .-Uon if UnirRt"n aa chairman ami lianey Warner of irrigun vice .halm.an for the cumin year. Noiaon succeeds L. 11 Dick, of lleiM-r aa chairman. Direclot a leara to Two r eleiled directors. War IK ff the 1961 queen, Joan Moe, will h hold Ancust 19 at the lleppner fairgrounds. Queen Joan, spon sored by the Rodeo Association, la the daughter of Mr. and Mrs, Elmer Moe, lleppner. Because of the Shrine Game In Pendleton on August 26 there will be no dance here that night. The Rodeo starts with a horse show Friday, Sept. 1. The big parade will be held Saturday, Sept. 2. There will also be an afternoon show and an evening show at the rodeo arena. A Ro deo dance will be held at the fairgrounds following the even ing show. Qnnrlau flftornnnn the final ro- Aon ihrnv will ha held. City's 2-Way GAZ Speeds Emergency Calls A two-way radio system which ties in the city police car, the county sheriff's car. a deputy sheriffs car and the ambulance went into effect here this week. The cars can talk to operators either at the city hall or the courthouse. A day and night operation from the city hall is now in effect. An emergency number, Loyal R. Parker Dies at Home Loyal R. Parker, 66, died Wed nesday morning at his home fol inuinir a Ion? illness. Parker was owner of Heppner Hardware and Electric store. He was born Jan. 26, 1895, at Gold Hill, the son of Curtis P. and Matilda A. Parker. They mMforl tit a Vinmpcrpari tlPflf L.X II1UVCU vw ai Ington when he was five. Parker graduated from Lexington nign school and worked on his father's ranch. He was a fireman first class in the U. S. Navy in World War I. On June 1, 1929, he married Etta Devin, at Heppner and soon after worked for the U. S. Forest Service for about five years. He later was manager of Lexing ton Oil Co-op until 1945 when he went into the hardware and electric business In Heppner. Parker was a member of the First Christian church of Hepp ner, past master of Heppner lodge No. 69, A.F. & A.M. and at the time of his death, was secretary of Heppner Chapter No. 26, Royal Arch Masons. He was a member of Ruth Chapter No. 32, Order of Eastern Star, past exalted ruler of Heppner Lodge No. 358, B.P.O.E., a member of American Legion Post No. 87 at Heppner, and of the Lexington Grange. He is survived by his wife, Etta, Heppner; three brothers, FTank E., Heppner; Lester C, Gold Hill and O. C. Parker. San ta Rosa, Calif; one sister, Imo gene Harris, Pendleton; and sev eral nieces and nephews. Services will be Saturday at 10 a. m. at the Christian church with the Rev. Charles Knox of ficiating. Military commitment will be at Heppner Masonic cem etery. In lieu of flowers contribution may be made to the Christian Church Memorial Scholarship Friends are invited to call at, the mortuary Plan to Move School Office to Lexington . , . . . u. i. ... i. th- ..i,t- lih ftiai IMannin and CVrloD- I Pnne budget n4 let being wr and DUk Wilkin U Hepp wr. each tf hucn were prev. . y .j.j.lt.il to arrve out trrf.t t4 rt-:gne4 rnembera. were ewrn in, and a third. Robert Vaid 4 liuardman. h waa elit tett at the anuual nll elec tion h'l repUrea Harold Baker, alxi t..k the oath aa a directur. t oiher Itema of butnea. the b.wr.1 conaidered the owning of H.t on rtmtruitlin of a new high ih'l at lune. aet ft July 35; ierd a report frm Attorney fob ANama on an opinion from Attorney. Oneral BoD Thornton regarding dutilct which fail to approve budgeia for a flacal year: Heppner, Oregon, Thursdoy, July 13, 1961 II REV. KENNETH ROBINSON, naw pastor of Hop and Valby Lu theran churchaa. arrived In Heppner with his family June 30 to begin tarring tha church a. Police Radio fi.o.fil3. has been listed. Any po lice call or emergency call In the cea should use this num ber. Officers stated that It will be listed as an emergency num ber in the new telephone book hni until the book is out, It 1 J 1 ....litnM In presentj telephones for use i . . T f rn nncworl in nnv omerpenev. If no answer is received 6-9622 should be dial ed. The new radio coverage will provide faster police service as well as help in any emergency. The night operator at the city hall is the only new employee needed in operation of the equip ment. His salary is financed equally through city and county funds already ouagetea ''Ml ft If f " if i i ' Z7:?1 ' m . y a'.y y f PASTOR DAVID BAUER. Heppner; Jean Martin, and Bob Rice. Icne, conducted a special 4-H Sunday service at the Morrow county 4-H camp held July 6 through 9 at CuUforth Park. The serrlco was conducted for the 54 campers In the newly-erected log council ring on the camp grounds. Memorial Flag Ceremony Impresses A large delegation of friends, relatives and 4-H campers at tending a service in memory of former 4-H member, Bernard Do herty were impressed by the cer emony dedicating a flag pole. American and 4-H flags and a memorial plaque Sunday. The service was held at the conclus ion of the 11th annual 4 H Sum mer Camp at Herron Creek. The flag pole-plaque mem orial was provided by friends of Bernard an active 4-H member who was killed in an auto acci dent in February. I960- An eight le aoivinteJ Mr. Berrly Cun drrkort. cleik, at a aaUry of li mo per ear and Mm. Shirley iLavd mm NirUr' cf tr.e district at a aaUry of huu: auuiojiej tleik'a bond of $TUm); aocep led the resignation of Richard Waymlre aa 7th and Sih grade teacher at Boardman; teiuiered contracta to five new teachera; heard of six vacanrlea yet re malnlng on the county's achool ktatf; coiialttered adding a teach er to the tfoardman achool irf; heard a report from Supt. Van lluute on the pri.re of the new at houl building at lleppner; con frittered problem concerning 78th Year, Number 19 Ranger Declares Fire Danger High Due to the extreme hot. dry weather, safety precautions are necesHary by those going Into the woods. Sam Miller. U. S. Forest Service ranger, says. City Water Users Urged to Conserve City water uaare thla weak war urged to uaa car with water because of the warm atbr and demands on tha water ayitem. Vic Croahena. auparlntandant of tha watar deportment aaid. "W or approaching a crit ical period in our water sup ply, and all users are asked to uae water wisely. Pleae do not wast it" "Individuals who wish to re move firewood, posts, poles, or other forest products from the national forest lands must nave a written permit frm the Hepp ner msinct ranger, ne poimeu out. r The fire danger Is now critical and will be extreme if the present hot weather continues. Regulations require that anyone operating a power saw or any power equipment in woods must carry a fire extinguisher, an axe and a shovel. People camping overnight must carry an axe, a shovel and a water bucket Miller said he would greatly annrlatP rooneratlon In abld I V. . . ,1,... .anulaltnnfl TVlAV are made to protect the woods ur.d for the safety of the people involved. Swim Team to Meet Members of the Heppner swimming team arc asked to meet with instructor Mrs. Bill Labhart at the pool on Mon day. July 17. at i:oo p. m. year member he was active in all 4 H activities ana carriea oeei, sheep, swine and saddle horse projects. Participating in 4-H and many other school, church and community activities he left a host of friends who wished to erect this memorial. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Do herty. Lexington. Participating In the ceremony. Father H. Raymond Beard em phasized that some people live a simple, satisfying life leav ing a host of friends to be re membered by. Bernard, while M!rr tlrMltted o the dlattlct ' by the city council reUtue to .' ti.e new building; talked of lm ' prjfr;cft t t-e id t tha J . h.l at Itru-on thla aummer: ! (ti'4-iikked (enln of achuot bua btU et for i riday at 2 p. m : i railed a iHxul meetlnj: for ; 1'iiitdV rtlitht to review the blda and niileied the non certified taff i the dutrlii; dlacuaaed (toiuiible replacement of aome of the (luitu t a amaller and "older Unlace" rhtclea; approved call for bida f.ir a tar for the auper Interuletifa oKlce; appointed pick aa contact man to repreaent the brd In tranaacilna with fc , ' "'",..'.. 1 I . , . ' ' ' f-' ' ' - -v., - : , , ' I t , , ' i .4 . J : - - . ' i i ' " - . ., i , "-., tVJ.'t " . ,a - -'. ' J,"i ' " . "' t : T r- r J . , ' . , ..... . . . t wripiNr rtwiSM earlier than expected la tha now school at Heppner which gore thla appearance h LJSnSM Apia 10 bt ht.I tojiootroctors. the achool now point. New Building Ahead of Schedule; Completion Construction of the new achool at Heppner is proceeding ahead of schedule and It now appears that It will be completed before the previous expected aaie ana will be finished by August 15, Robert Van Houte, county achool superintendent, reports. The name of Unlt-A has been aitnntorf fnr the nfesent by the board tor the new school which Slot Machines Seized in Raid Members of the state and city fnrpp and the county sher iff's office investigated reports of gambling at the Elks club at Heppner Wednesday morning. Six slot machines were seized as evidence and Cliff Lawrence, manager of the club, was Issued a citation for possession of gamb ling devices. Citations also were issued to Mary Cohn and Lucille Wilson for gambling. The cases will be held in the Heppner Justice court at a later date. only 15 at the time of his death was one of these. Others taking part in the simple ceremony were buglers Bob Rice, lone, and Ken neth Nelson, Lexington; flag raisers Howard Califf. Irrigon, and Kenneth Nelson, Lexington; American flag dedicator, Kenneth Lynn Smouse, lone, and 4-H flag dedicator, Martha Doherty, Hepp ner; 4 H Club Council President Mrs. Robert Davidson, Lexington; Memorial flag committee mem bers Weldon Witherrite. Echo, County Extension Agent, N. C Anderson and Rev. Father Beard. the Slate Planning and Develop ment CmrUlon; conaldered the matter of tranapottmg atu denta ta the new achol at Hepp- Inaf rA lM-li1nt fa rail the nrw building "t'nit-A" lempo.'ariiy Mblle It aenea aa a grade aihooL Hate Opiate Gives Attorney Abiama aaid that un der the opinion of the attorney, genefal which waa aought rel alive to the plight of the die trlit earlier thla year when the budget waa twice defeated be fore being approved, a dlatrtct might be placed In the puaitlon of not being able to operate It echoola bee a uae of failure to ap- May Be August 15 will be used for elementary children until such time as It Is completed as a new high Grain Elevators Near Rush Season; Crop Damage Seen All Morrow County Grain Grower elevators are now operat ing with the harvest season nearing full swing, according to Al Lamb, manager. Lamb said the peak In grain deliveries is expected to hit nhmit the middle of next week. Grain is now coming in lightly i t .a- at all stations except ine norm Lexington elevator, which Is at its peak. Damage to tne goiaen narveui from last month's extreme dry heat has been noted at North Lexington. Barley Is running a Kcrht test weieht and yielding about three-fourths ton to the acre. wheat Is also running a light tt.Kt ivflcht and is yielding not over 20 bushels to tne acre The nlnched Brain comes from 1 thJarea age at the time of the unusual' heat swell, due to the stage of I damage may have been suffered to the total crop," Lamb said. He Indicated that there is a good chance some areas may not have been adversely effected at all by the heat wave. Because of the smaller crop, less employees are needed at the elevators. Ample storage is ex pected for the harvest at the elevators. Most government grain has been shipped and the crop Is not expected to tax the space available. The normal barley crop In the county brings in i,uuu,uw. Wheat runs, In a normal year, about a $4,000,000 crop. Twirling to Start Youngsters wishing to start ba ton twirling are reminded to re port to the high school music room at 9 a. m. Saturday. Gor don Hutchins, Champion Ameri can Legion drum major, will be Instructor. WEATHER HI Low Ptec. 76 42 78 44 84 52 91 40 92 55 96 58 100 65 - Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Maximum temperature. 100. Minimum. 40. No rainfall for the week. To tal for the year Is 9.87 Inches. Droa a budget and let being liable fur lament of teacher contract which, under law. tnut be tendered earlier In the artng. Tl.re r,uA U paid rv-rn thcrvgn the teachera do not teach In the hypothetical altuatlon con ildered. Teachera who will be eateud ded contracta Include Jamea Sutherland now of Montana aa aortal atudlea teacher, football coach and Jayvee bakketball euach at lleppner high achool; Donald McClure. who haa taught In Douglaa county and In Cal ifornia, who will teach bloloty (CaoUauad roa ) school to serve student from Heppner and Lexington. A name for the high school will be cho sen later. Annroxlmatelv 180 students from the 6th, 7th. and 8th grades in Heppner will use the building for classes beginning with the new school year. Transportation tor students needing It will be provided from the Heppner Ele mentary achool building at 8:30 a. m. daily during the achool year, board members decided Monday night Buses will take students to the new building following discharging of pupils from their regular runs. Unlt-A Is an eight room build ing of wood frame with brick veneer. It Is set on the hill west of town. Two access roads are being constructed and will be In use before the beginning of h rail torm. A new road west of the school will connect with the county road near the siaugn ter house. This Is under construe tion by the county and is ex ms.twi tn ho in use bv the end of this week. The road from Mor gan street la to be changed, as the 17 per cent grade was Judged too steep. Clark and Groff, en gineers, Salem, surveyed a new approach about lu days ago, ior Aa anon as specuica- struction. The old road will be further west making a lnwiwreh "d wWer turn, as well as a lower graae . house. A shorter route walk with as- phalt covering win ue for children walking to school. A feature of the new building is the heat pumps whicTr will provide air conditioning and heat. There is no other heating plant in conjunction with the building. Auxiliary heat Is pro vided by electric units, but is not necessary unless the temper ature falls to 20 degrees. The reverse pumps are Inexpensive to operate, automatically pro vide filtered air and steady tem no.niiim .nntrol to each room. If a room becomes overheated the Individual control snaps on the air conditioning so that body heat generated by occupants of the loom will not raise the tem perature beyond a healthiui point Conversely, If a room Is unoccupied for a time, the heat ing unit keeps a level temper in that room without ef fecting adjacent rooms. Ed Dick, boaid member, saia mai xne neui pumps are expected to add to the general educational program by pioviding the best possible con trolled temperature. Architects for Unit-A are Hay slip Tuft, Portland. Bechtel Brothers, La Grande, are con tractors. The building Is being constructed at an approximate cost of $145,000. Of this $130,00 comes from a special serial levy and $15,000 from budgeted school funds.