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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Feb. 1, 1962)
LIBRARY u or 0 EUGENE. ORE Group Formed to Give Facts on Proposed Issue At a meeting F'lday night at Heppner Wjih school step were taken to iorm an organization huw i)urxis u to reach the public throughout Morrow coun ty with fact on the proposed 'ssTO.OtiO sthool bond Issue. Dr. Walla Wolff wan named chairman of the croup, which : will be railed "Morrow County Committee for Better Schools," and V. C. iloM'wall was chosen Mere! a ry -1 reusu rer. It Is planned to enlist mem tier of the committee from all parts of the county, and they will seek to present Information aUiut tin pruK)sal to as many organizations and Individuals as can be reached, and to answer question) about the projHJsal. The croup, which was formed through school advisory and building committees, Is prepar ing a biochure designed to an swer as many questions about I lie proposed bond Issue as poss idle, telling of costs, needs, plans and effect on the taxpayer. This brochure is expected lo be out tiirly next week and will be nude availalle to anyone in the county who wishes a copy. It will U? paid entirely by voluntary ( i nt ri hut ions anil at no expense to the district. Included In the brochure will lie floor plans of the proposed f-chool construction at Riverside pchool Boardman , Irrigon and lieppner. These floor plans will iJ so be included in the paper, I ut engravings of architects' sketches were not completed in time to be included In the Gazette-Times this week. It was brought up at the Fri day meeting, attended by some 20 interested persons, that some P'ellng Is prevalent that the p'esent serial levy, which would be displaced by the bond issue, might be levied by district di rectors in addition to the bond issue. P.obert Van Houte, county school administrator, said that trie board Is aware of this feel Pig present in some quarters and, vpon the advice of Attorney Bob Abrams, will pass a resolution to be entered in the minutes guaranteeing that the serial kvy will not be invoked. Committee members this week Pie making contacts with others throughout the county who will ne willing to present facts of the proposal to others. Among the first who have agreed to serve pre Dewey West and Ralph Skou lo of Boardman and William Parker and Andrew Skiles of Irri gon. Of the issue proposed, some S'iOO.000 would go to construction ot the Hcppner High school, finishing the plant started at Lnit-A; and $130,000 each would po to Irrigon and Boardman for construction there. Expanding n-hool enrollments causing crowded conditions 13 principal leason for the proposal, together with necessity of relocating the Riverside school and bringing Hie Irrigon school up to standard. At the meeting Friday, the r roup studied figures brought up 1-v the proposal. They heard that the 7.9 mills now levieu iui .. serial levy would come off under (he proposed plan, and the bond issue together with interest would require a levy of 4.6 mills lor the first year, assuming an interest rate in the neighbor hood of 3.7. This would mean that taxpayers would see a f.i rt.ill reduction in their taxes for the first year of the issue and a like amount the second year. It was brought out, too, that the millage rate would decrease through the 20-year paying per iod as the principal balance dec-eased, thus cutting the interest. The final year of the paying per iod would find a levy of about 2 7 mills as compared with the 4. mills of the first year If the county valuation climbs in College Drama Troupe Schedules Play For Feb. 10 First Christian church, Hepp ner will sponsor the Christian n-o'ma Trminc from Northwest ern Christian College, Eugene, in its presentation of the unique i.. Tha rnmwiian" here on yiiay, " v February 10. ThP two hour play is centered around a troupe of Roman actors in the year A. D. 306, who are i-iv Caesar to do a play about a Christian martyr. In this way the early Church is objec tively seen in its dynamic ctriionio ncainst a Rome of cor- motion. It offers top quality acting, sets which portray an riont urandeur. lavish Roman costumes, and complete lighting and sound systems. This is the fourth western tour for the drama troupe, developed in order to provide professional quality religious drama. It has become so successful and the de mand for its services so great that it is now touring through- nut the western United States on week-ends, vacation periods, and during the summer. Th Comedian" will be pre sented in the High school gym at 7 30 D. m- Saturday, Feb ruary 10. Advance tickets are on sale at Heppner Hardware and Elmas Apparel. They will also be sold at tne aoor. the meantime, the millage would dn'p rven more. Dr. Wolff .Ud that the newly, firmed commute ull seek t (resent the needs it the school vitem to the eple, together with fact pertinent to the Issue In order that they may be well Informed by the time of the special election. The election is ei for M-ni-'.. February IV.. fiem 2 to S r. m. In the pollinj; places of tic district. These will Ik listed in a later iv-ue ot the paper and l.i the brochure. All registered eter In the count may cast ballots In the election. Dinner Notes Electric Co-op Safety Record Recognition of achieving 150,- 000 man hours of work without a disabling injury was one ol the features of the employe, director dinner of Columbia Ba sin Electric Co-op at the Wagon Wheel Cafe Thursday night. Harley Young, manager, an nounced that the cooperative w ill receive a Certifieale of Merit from Kmplovf rs .Mutual of Wausau willed insures Columbia Basin for Workmen's Compen sation coverage. As well as the certificate, the cooperative will also receive a National Rural Klectrlc System Award for the achievement. "A sifety record of this mag nitude In your industry Is not ace idental." It. M. Dinwiddle accident prevention manager wrote in a letter of recognition. "It can only tie reached by care ful planning under your good management direction. It is also significant of excellent selection of cooperative and trustworthy fellow emplovees, which invar iably results in improved public relations. Those are only possible under the enlightened company policy set by your Board of Di rectors." The informal dinner, which is the first of what promises to be an annual affair, had a mini mum of speech-making. Besides the talk by Manager Young, President Walter Jaeger of Con don was the only one to speak. A social hour preceded the din ner. In all 30 were present. Among officers and wives were President and Mrs. Jaeger, Vice President and Mrs. Dick Krebs, Secretary-Treasurer and Mrs. Jack Hynd Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Ken neth Smouse. Mr. and Mrs. Dick Wilkinson, Mr. and Mrs. YValter Wright, and Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Palmer. The men are all direc tors. Among the employees were Manager and Mrs. Young; Judie Brannon, stenographer-cashier; Mrs. Gertrude Applegate, book keeper; Bill Gentry, forman, and Mrs. Gentry; Art Vance line man, and Mrs. Vance; Doyle Key, truck driver, and Mrs. Key; Jim mv Procker, truck driver, and Mrs. Prock; Bud Marshall, power use advisor, and Mrs. Marshall. f1 1 A2c KAY I. CORBIN Airman Corbin On Special Show A2o Kav I. Corbin, son of Mr and Mrs. Bert Corbin of Heppner made his TV screen debut last Wednesday evening before mil- l nns of Rob HoDe ians ana aiso incidentally, before his surprised parents, relatives and friends here. Tha roving TV camera picked out Airman Corbin for a poon me-siieu tiuacuu uunn Bob Hope's special Christmas nrntrram telecast at the U. S. Air Fnrrp Base at Sondes trom Greenland. Of course the phone at thf Corbin home Degan ring ing immediately by those who recognized tne laminar iace. Airman loroin lias uecii aiai innori at the Greenland base since last May, attached to the ir police divisions. He expects to return to the states this May unless conditions require him to ctov innwr. He will have com pleted four years in the service in September, having graduated from Heppner High in 1958. In itttprs to his parents, he tells nf tamwraturps there down to 30 degrees below zero, and at this time of year, they have only of davlieht to reports, tfhile tj ani hia trouDe were enter taining the several thousand Air Force soldiers at Sondestrom, the klaxon horn warning signal sounded for an alert and hun dreds of crew members of the air corps walked out on the show to take up their assigned duties. 10c Copy Boardman Relocation Site Chosen By MART LEE MARtOW BOAJID.MAN At a special meeting of the Boardman City Council lust week Mayor Joe Ta tone and George Wiese, city con. sultant, presented a report on an other meeting they had January la In Portland with the Bureau of Municipal Research and Holly Cornell, city planning consultant, regarding the chosen townsite for moving the city when water is backed up by the John Day dam. The Army Corps of Engineers hnd indicated, said the Bureau of Municipal Klsearch, that the present site may not oe sunanie as a small lane nearoy mum cause a severe drainage uruu- lem. The council decided mat further study would have to be made and a decision reacnea soon. At a meeting of tne council two weeks previously tney naa voted to retain the present site and continue with plans until they were proven unfeasible. Last rrtday jviayor laiune. Wlese, together with council members, and the city planning commission met with the Army Corps of Engineers in walla Walla, Wn., to discuss proced ures to select a specific site for the new townsite, and com. nlete nlanninc to the stage re quired to permit signing for an agreement Detween uie ciry oi Boardman and the Corps of Engineers. It was brought out ahat at least part of the new town will have to be built on a different site than the one Boardman has been planning on the last four and one-hlaf years. It will be in the same general area where the earlier site was, but about a half mile east, and will be south east of the present town. It is planned that grading and struetton of streets and Util ities bv the engineers will be commenced early in 1964 so that construction of new buildings or moving of homes from the present townsite can be started late that year and continue Into 1965, according to Col. J. H. Bed dow, district engineer, Walla Walla district. The new site will be adjacent to the new four-lane highway which Is to be completed in 1965. Grading for the relocated Union Pacific Railroad will go through the present city limits of Board man and south of the present highway. This is one of the chief factors in the need for early re location of Boardman even though the pool back of the dam will not be raised until the spring of 1967. Following the conference Fri day, all persons present were of the opinion that the change in plans would be worked out very well, and that residents of the rdman would not have to worry about water in their hasements at a time when the water level would be high Mercury Zooms Up! (Leonard Gilliam, observer) Hi Low Free, Thursday 53 54 5S 66 61 54 57 4t 40 34 32 29 30 31 Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday He Couldn't Get Out Judge Speaks in Arizona; Has Bad Time Judge Oscar Peterson ap peared as scheduled on a Com munity Development Work shop panel at a meeting spon sored by the National Assoc iation of County Officials at Phoenix, Ariz., Friday. There was a good attend -dance at the meeting, consid erable interest in the Plan ning Machinery workshop in which he took part, and his talk on "Development of a Six County 'Space Age' Industrial ParkA Case History," went off in good shape. He left the conference feeling that it had boon time well spent. However, trouble developed soon after the airplane on which he was a passenger Sat urday took off and headed home. Judge Peterson looked out his window and saw that one motor of the two-motored plane had conked out Few on the plane realized the difficulty until a stew ardess came hustling through the passenger compartment and admonished to everyone. "Don't panic!" Then they did start to get concerned, the judge said. 6 AZHTT irilli.iU.lli in, . .n ...I II Wtl ' - " rmm-" in" n." """ 11 " mi. ' ' i v 'A i. -"t -s -"-V 1 -v r. dent: and Harlan MO-uray. astutant managi. upv " " m ir-T now nearlnq completion at Kalama, Wa.hin,ton. Th. new North Pacific terminal wUl b cam. Dieted in March at a cost of $6 million and wlU haw a storcrga capacity of 3.326,000 buahela. pietea in lva't" ul " . tu. m i,vi mmber associations through- North Facillct poara oi oukioii ana uw biii - - out Oregon. Washington and Idaho were tn Portland January 18 - County Seal Sales Total Below Goal; April 1 Closing Date A shortage of $41.85 stands between community Christmas Seal sale chairmen in Morrow county and their goal of match ing or exceeding last year's sale proceeds, reports Mrs. L. E. Dick, Jr., county seal sale chairman. A total of $236 has been collec ted bv Mrs. Garry Tullls, lone chairman, and $129 by Mrs. Gene Orwlck, Lexington cnairman. Rnfh Boardman nJ Irrigon communities have exceeded last year's sale proceeds, with 9i reported by Mrs. Kuth Coy at Boardman and $86 collected at c.oan MrXov served as student chairman at Irrigon and Sandie Thorpe at Boardman. Returns In Heppner, reported hv Mr. Harrv T. O Donnell, chairman, assisted by Mrs. Annie Healy, total $to4b.ou xo aave. Official books for the drive do not close until April 1. At this time 26 of the money received from the seals Is mailed to tne state and national TB associat ions for their work, and the re maining 74 stays in the county for work carried on by the coun ty association. The biggest expenditure out of the county's share buys and maintains equipment used at Pioneer Memorial hospital for rhost X-ravs. Davs the hospital for taking the x-rays (which are free to the public) and pays for the reading of the X-rays. Free X-rays are given the first Wed nesday evening of each month onH nften diagnose other ail ments besides those of TB. Each1 X-ray costs the association near ly 9 hut the association Is hope ful that more people will avail thomspivps of the program. Anv who have not yet made his donation to the battle against TB and other respiratory dis eases, are urged to do so before April 1 to local or to the county chairmen. and Walk on HomeTrip Pilot feathered the propeller and the plane flew back to the field. On the second try of the plane, northbound, all went well until it neared Salt Lake City. There it was found that the city was fogbound, and the plane couldn't land. So It headed back to Cedar City and put down there. Passengers were advised to wait, but the Morrow County judge, im patient to get home, rallied some of the other passengers anH together they hired a U- rent car to get them to Salt Lake Citv. They arrived lata at night and found that one bus was yet to depart. With onlv a few minutes to spare. Judge Peterson hopped on the bus and maue u nome sun- day. Hp appeared bright and cheerful Monday but said he was Dretty well fagged out Sunday night. Because it will h of "interest to county resi dents, the pajer he presented at the national conference will be reprinted in this paper next week. Hcppner, Oregon, Thursdoy, 17 i ui-i Tnmkn At Lamb. manaaMl Paul lonva. prtMl Baby Girls Rule Roost At Memorial Hospital Girls, baby girls, that is, are ruling the roost at Pioneer Memorial hospital this week as a new lively trio has the nursery to Itself. The girls are to take advantage of the at tention, no doubt a good begin ning for more years to come! The first young miss to ar rive on the scene was, Marie, the 8 lb. 5 oz. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Van Schoiack, born at 11:48 p. m. January 29. This little cowgirl joins two other cowgirls and two cowbovs on the Van Schoiack ranch "south ot town. KfmhrJv Annf, 7 lb 12 oz. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cantonwine, made her appearance at 6:58 p. m., Jan uary 30. This little gal put a halt to Coach Cantonwine's budding basketball team, but how about your own yell leader? Those young basket ball players at home are Scott, age 5, and Robert, age 3. Completing the singing trio, was Janice Irene, 7 lb. 8 oz. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. cai- vin Sherman, born at d.id a. m., January 31. sne joins a brother, Ronnie, age 8. and sis ter, Barbara, age 6. Right now, Calvin will have to settle for one "Cat" mechanic while Bev gets the little "Housekeeper." Banks Point to Good Eastern Oregon E arnings High Tho annual meeting of the stockholders of the Bank of East ern Oregon was neia in uie vet erans hall in Arlington on Jan uary 17. The meeting was wen attended both in person and by proxy. The directors of tne Dann were presented to the stocKnoiaers and praised for their conscien tious attention to the affairs of the bank as partly evidenced by the fact that there were only three absences at directors meet ings during the year oi iw. The directors' report showed a slight drop in deposits during " i . nlMo luara the past year uui ;' " o in n other categories, es pecially in earnings, which were again an all time high. After paving a dividend in the middle of December of $10 per share there was added to undivided profits and reserves $28,976.00. Gross income amoumea iu little over $200,000.00, out of which some $140,000 was added to the economy of the area in payment of savings and time deposit interest, dividends, sal aries, real estate taxes, rent, do nations and other items. The following were elected di rectors for the coming year: D. L. Lemon, Earl P. Hoag. John w irrohi M- L. Bradv ana L. c Bu'chner, all of Arlington; Arthur A Allon. Boardman oananu Swanson, lone; and Howard Bry ant and Gene Pierce of Heppner. a mwHn? of the directors immHiat.iv following, officers oiwtt for the coming year: r T lmon. ch airman or the board: L. C. Buchner, president; d Unatr vice president. eGne Pierce, vice president and manager; Wm. F. Siewert, assis ,. onaopr. James F. Green and Marion C Green, assistant cashiers. Fcbruory 1, 1962 78th Year, Number 48 - - -- - , , 20 for their annual meeting. Injured Boyf 4, Making Progress Danny Donald Akers, 4, son of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Akers, lone, was reported making "sat isfactory progress ' in tne 1'ioneer Memorial hospital Wednesday after suffering a serious accident Thursday in the Akers garage. The youngster unaerwenx pmereenev sureerv Thursday nicht for ruptured liver and other Internal inluries. He show pd Immediate Improvement ana hn heen oalninE steadily. His Hnrtnr nald Wednesday that he had been in considerable pain Tuesday nicht but that his con dition is satisfactory. Barring complications, he may be able to leave tne nospitai witnin a week, the doctor said. Danny was pinned between a wall and a car that rolled accidentally off the grease rack at Akers' Motor Service. He had come to the garage and slipped In unnoticed. Free Chest X-Rays Set Free chest X-Rays will be taken at the Pioneer Memorial hospital Wednesday, February 7, from 7 to 8:30 p. m., it is an nounced. The free clinic is spon sored as a service by the Morrow County Health and Tuberculosis association. First Aid Classes To Organize Tuesday An important meeting to or ganize a course in Red Cross First Aid classes has been called for Tuesday evening, February 6, at 7 p. m. in the courtroom at the Morrow county courthouse. Those wishing to enroll for the course are asked to make a spec ial effort to be present for this first meeting. A definite meeting night must be chosen for the classes, and divisions will be assigned between the two in structors, Bob Cantonwine and Bill Crook. Textbooks will also be available at this meeting. Three Men to Attend Principals' Meeting Three high school principals of Morrow county left this after noon (Thursday) to attend the Oregon Association of Secondary School irincipais meeuus Eugene Friday ana saturaay. Mnittnff ino inn are uuiuuu Pratt, Heppner High school prin cipal, Kon jjanieis, wvraiuc High principal, and Darrel Reisch, lone High principal. They are making the trip in Daniels' car and expect to re turn home late Saturday night Mary Pierce Doing Fine After Operation Mary P 1 e i c e, 12-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gene lierce, Is coming along fine in the Good Samaritan hospital, Portland, after undergoing a ma jcr operation there Wednesday, her father said Thursday morn- Inn Surgery, for an ailment that KB hwn troublesome for several ired about four hours, he said. Mrs. Pierce is with the daughter. It is expected that Mary will remain in the hospital foi about two weeks. City Eyes Reserve Wafer Plan At an Informal meeting with representatives from tne u,.,n Army Corps of Engineers, " State Board of Health and san itary engineers last week, mem bers oi uie city count-it .- preliminary figures on possible iiKrt of stored water from the !ropotnd Willow Creek dam pro oct as a reserve source of mun cipal water supply. The Army Engineers are now working on a study o the Willow Creek project lor inuuipurpow; use, including irrigation, rec reation, flood control, coiiaerva tlon and wildlife use, and are seeking to determine if the city Is Interested in using part of the stored water. - W. E. Slvely of the Corps or Engineers indicated that It would cost the city appioxl mately $l50.0u) over a 40-year period lor reserving the water Uutt it might need. If it were used for human consumption, a filtration system and chlor Inator would also have to be provided. However, the city is giving some consideration to using the water for Irrigation and sprink ling only for such large users as the cemetery, the schools anil the hospital. It is emphasized that at this time costs are very tentative. No report has yet been forthcoming on whether the Willow Creek project is feasible, and this possible use Is being considered in the exploratory process. The peak for a 24-hour period of water use In Heppner last year was 880.000 gallons, accord ing to Recorder Ted Smith. The system oi wens nas iiunuicu Job to this point, but a growth In population and Increasing use of water might send the city looking for other sources. Some consideration Is being given too, to additional wells at different locations. At the present time none of the city water is chlorinated. fltv Sunerlntendent Vic Gro- shens says that as long as "we can keep it underground we won't have to chlorinate k. we don't want to chlorinate any sooner than we nave to, ue declared. The matter will be thoroughly discussed at the council meet ing Monday night Central Slates Free Breakfast Free breakfast Saturday from 9 a. m. until noon is offered by Central Market as a feature of a special sale for the week end at the market. At the same time the store Is announcing a contest in which the grand prize is a years sup ply of food, a part of a pro motion featuring Standby foods. Everyone is Invited to come and Join the fun Saturday. Clint McQuarrie, owner, announces. There will be free cotton candy for children. x . Full page announcement oi the sale and special features is on page three of section 1, this paper. Gains Here First National , Deposits Climb First National Bank of Oregon posted a new all-time high de nosit total and a resources figure of over one billion dollars when the statewide institution reported its December 31, lbl statement of condition figures to the Comp troller of the Currency, it was announced today by J. H. Bed ford, Heppner branch manager. The Heppner branch of First National Bank of Oregon report ed vear-end deposits of $5,307,074 and loans totalling $2,760,509, according to Bedford. At the same time he released comparable totals for the branch for December 31, I960. On that date, deposits were $5,202,072 and loans were $2,641,194. Total deposits at year-end were at a record high $932,499,010, an increase of $52,159,321 from the 1960 year-end high. Loans ifor the 87 offices decreaseu to $488,423,207 compared u uie $503,484,790 at tne Close o j" Total resources were $1,09,242, 783 compared to $979,730,087 in 1960. Net operating earnings after taxes In 1961 were $6,755,683, a reduction oi Pi, or ozt per cent from tne earnings ugure a year ago. Earnings per share were $3.73 compared with $3.95 In 1960 after adjustment ior a stock dividend paid In February, 1961. The decline in earnings re flected reduced loan demand and generally higher operating costs during the year. Ralph J. Voss, president of First National Indicated that while some businesses establish ed sales records In 1961, the lum ber Industry experienced some decline from the previous year. Employment of wage and salary workers in nonagrlcultural pur suits averaged about the same as in I960.
