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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.
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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
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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.
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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,
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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
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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.