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4-H is a Family Affair . . .
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, March 8, 1962
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March 3 to 10. under the theme. "4-H it a Family Affair." Section three oi thle paper and page
tour oi tection two are devoted
Spring Carnival Slated
Sunday at
By KEN PECK
Spring carnival of the Ar
buckle Ski club will be at the
ski area beginning at 1:30 p. m
Sunday, March 11. In previous
years the carnival has been
called off for lack of snow, but
this year there is four feet of
snow at the course.
A ski carnival consists of fun
races and festivities, including
dress-up costumes. Each club
family should come to the area
dressed In their very best cos
tumes in order to take full part
in the days fun. The costume
should be such that you can
still ski in it. A rotating trophy
goes to the winning family.
Sien up for the races starts
at 12:30. First race over an ob
stacle coursa. begins at 1:30. Two
relay teams will carry a pack
sack to a point and return in
the following race. The Fresi
dpnt's cup race, for club men over
30, is a modified slalom race
and will be limited due to the
short hill. All entries shouid
have a real chance to win the
trophy.
Hearing Favors
College District;
Boundary Okayed
Only one man of some 20
speakers voiced opposition to the
formation of the proposed Blue
Mountain Community college at
a public hearing by the State
Board of Education in Pendle
ton Monday night. More than
100 attended the hearing, in
cluding a busload from Morrow
county.
In view of the response at the
hearing, the Statt Board acted
promptly at its meeting in Pen
dleton the next day and approv
ed the boundaries or the Uma
tilla and Morrow county as com
prising the Blue Mountain dis
trict. Next step in the formation of
the college, scheduled to be set
up in Pendleton, will be an elec
tion to be held in June to estab
lish the boundaries and elect
a seven-man board at large from
the district.
The permanent location will
be determined by the board, but
it is pretty well understood that
in the Blue Mountain district
the college will be at Pendleton,
taking over the Pendleton tech
nical school.
Lone dissenter at the meeting
Monday night was Kirk Casper
of the east end of the Umatilla
county who objected to his sec
tion being included in the dis
trict on the grounds that most
of the attention in that area
turns to Walla Walla.
Gene Pierce presented a res
olution from the Heppner-Mor-row
County Chamber of Com
merce endorsing the proposal,
D. O. Nelson, chairman of the
Morrow county school board,
spoke in favor, and Judge Oscar
Peterson also talked in support
of the plan.
Dr. Leon Minear, state super
intendent of public instruction,
presided at the hearing.
Source of funds for the first
year of operation, say propon
ents of the plan, is as follows:
State aid. $92,662; student fees,
(at the rate of $200 for each
nf 214 students) $42,800; and
local area support, $14,338. This
latter sum would be raised by
a district tax throughout Morrow
and Umatilla counties and on
present valuation it figures at
about 2 mill.
It is anticipated that by 1967
68 the college enrollment would
reach 538. at which time the
district s share of the cost would
be S22.59&
the ret of tho Stockard family how
"Sparklet" 4-H club. (Everett Stroeber, leader). Jeanne Stockard
Mrs. Anita Stockard. Joan Stockard alto In clothing and foodt
to 4-H.
Arbuckle
Probably the most spectacular
race of the dav will be the
running of the first annual Ar
buckle downhill, a race open to
juniors 10 to Is years of age.
This will be a race for both
speed and control in going
through gates. A perpetual
trophy will be awarded the win
ner by Peck's Ski Shop.
Last race will be a cross
country run over a distance not
to exceed a third mile. Open to
all ages, the contestants will
start at one minute intervals
and travel a course laid out so
as to give one third uphill, one
third downhill, and one third
level.
Climaxing the activities of the
day will be the annual meeting
and election of officers for next
year. A committee is in Charge
of the potluck supper to be serv
ed at five.
There is no charge to view the
fun races and this may be a
good opportunity for those who
haven't been up the mountain to
see some fun skiing. Members
are especially urged io come as
a quorum is needed to trans
act club business.
Curtain to Rise on PTA
Talent Show
Ed Sullivan may not be the
master of ceremonies for the lo
cal Amateur Talent Show on Fri
day evening, but it looks as if
there will be at least an equal
variety of talent on hand to com
pare favorably with his popular
program.
Interest has been growing the
past week and the committee
feels there will be enough entries
Court Approves
Zone Ordinance
A county zoning ordinance for
the area lying north of the base
line in Morrow county and ex
eluding a portion of the north
east corner of the county was
adopted by the county court at
its regular meeting Wednesday,
Judge Oscar Peterson said. In
corporated cities are not Includ
ed in the ordinance.
Public hearings had been held
recently on the ordinance which
was prepared by the county zon
ing committee over a consider
able period of time. Vernon Rus
sell of Boardman was appointed
to the zoning committee to suc
ceed Art Allen, also of Board
man, who has resigned from the
committee.
The court also went ahead
with plans to call an election on
the matter of establishing a tax
base for county roads, seeking
$115,000 as the base. Since the
serial road levy, which has been
voted every five years since
1948, has been determined to be
illegal under a new state law,
the court has determined this
method of attempting to finance
its road program. Some $165,000
was raised by the serial levy last
vear. although it is expected
that approximately $17,500 must
be refunded to taxpayers. The
$115,000 sought by the county
as a base for roads is consid
erably less than the amounts
raised during any of the past
several years for roads, the judge
pointed out.
The election will be held at
the time of the primary on May
18.
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Cow Snaps Guy Wire,
Causes Power Outage
A Hereford cow In Black
horse Canyon was only trying
to enjoy the comfort of a back
scratching in the wee hours
Tuesday morning, but the Inci
dent caused widespread
trouble in the southeastern
part of Morrow county.
The cow broke a guy wire
that it was rubbing against,
causing a power pole to snap,
severing the power lines and
thereby bringing an outage on
Columbia Basin Co-op lines
throughout a large section of
southeast Morrow county, liar
ley Young, manager, said.
The incident happened about
1 a. m. Parts of the area were
out until 2:15 and others un
til 4:35 a. m. while crews roust
ed out to repair the damage.
Some farmers, in the process
of raising baby chicks, got
up to do what they could to
keep the chicks warm.
Such was the cause with
Jerry Brosnan. Other farmers,
had different Inconveniences
from the outage.
Young and his men were
sleepy-eyed throughout the
day Tuesday.
At last report the guilty cow
was innocently chewing its
cud.
Friday Eve
to make up a full two-hour show.
Still somewhat light on pre
school and adult entries, the pro
gram will still offer a good var
iety in high school and grade
school participation. Winners
will be awarded cash prizes in
the four divisions.
In addition to the invitation
to appear on the TV show, "Teen
Time," winners will also par
ticipate within the next week or
two in the Amateur Show in
Spray, sponsored by the Amer
ican Legion auxiliary.
The local show, under the
sponsorship of the PTA, will be
staged in the Heppner High
school auditorium, starting at
8:00 p. m., Friday. Sixth, seventh
and eighth grade students are
conducting a ticket sale, and
they may also be purchased at
the door. Admission prices are
25c for grade school students,
50c for high school students, and
75c for adults.
Arlington Fires Bring Emotions
(Ed. Note: The following ar
ticle was contributed by
Charlie Kendall of Hermiston,
who explains, "The building
burning by about 400 firemen
from all over Oregon at Ar
lington Saturday and Sunday
impressed me. I witnessed it
Saturday, could not refrain
from jotting down the feeling
it all gave me. Thought you
might like my impressions of
it. I have followed both the
dam and Arlington with great
interest during the past five
years. While it all makes Its
impact felt, the burning of the
church has hit me hardest)
By CHARLES KENDALL
Hermiston Writer
The multiplicity of details in
volved in the building of the
John Day dam had left me numb
until Saturday when firemen
burned the Methodist church for
practice. Heretofore, tne details
had been a clutter mat was
necessary in getting the huge
job done. Saturday this one de
tail seemed to sum up the whole
job. The passing of time sud
denly hit me. something like
the sound of a bell tolling the
Smith Enters
Race; Filing
Ends Friday
" (AUo see story page 6)
Entry of Jack L Smith of Con
don into the race for state rep
resentatlve from the 2.sth dis
trlct Thursday enlivened the rxl
it leal scene her that otherwise
had been serenely quiet. Smith
a Democrat, will oppose Incum
bent Frank Weatherford In the
primary election on May 28. Rep
Weatherford, whose home is at
Olex. filed some time ago for
reelection.
On the Republican Ride of the
representative race, Gay lord
Madison of the Echo area is the
lone entrant to date in the dis
trict which now embraces Uma
tilla, Morrow, Sherman, Gilliam
and Wheeler counties.
Otherwise, little activity was
apparent on the political scene
In Morrow county, even though
the filing deadline for the pri
mary is Friday, March 9, Mrs.
Sadie ParrLsh, county clerk, said.
Incumbents have riled for re
election for local offices but in
none of these has any opposit
ion developed. Latest filings
were by George Wlese, Board
man Democrat, for reelection to
the Port of Morrow commission
on March 1 and by J. O. Hager,
ustice of the peace, on March
Hager runs on a non-partisan
ballot for reelection.
Gar Swanson, Republ lean,
previously filed for reelection to
the other Port of Morrow com
mission post on February 26.
Oliver Creswick, Republican,
will seek election to the position
of assessor, which he has served
by appointment since last year.
No opposition has developed for
this Dost either.
Gene Ferguson, Republican,
will seek to succeed himself as
county commissioner, having
filed some time ago. As of Wed
nesday he was the only candi
date. District Attorney Robert Ab
rams. Republican, announced a
month ago that he would not,
seek reelection as district at
torney. To this date, however,
no one has filed and no other
candidates seem to be on the
horizon.
He reiterated Wednesday, "I
am not running." However, if no
other candidate files he must
continue in office until a suc
cessor is appointed or elected.
City offices in Heppner are
not on the ballot In the pri
maries, but four councilmen and
Mayor Al Lamb have terms ex
piring this year, and if they seek
reelection, must run in Novem
ber. Absolute deadline for filing
for the primaries is 5 p. m. Fri
day. County office seekers file
in the office of the county clerk,
and those seeking state positions
file with the Secretary of State
in Salem.
VEATHER
(Leonard Gilliam, Observer)
Hi Low Prec.
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the week was .45
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Rainfall f
of an inch.
hour. The time had come. This
was it.
The 400-odd firemen represent
ins ei departments in Oregon
and three in Washington were
there to learn methods or con
trolling fire. This was a big mo
ment for them; they were at
tending school. Some were new
at handling a fire in a build
ing. Their instructors shuttled in
and out, setting thermometers
with long extension cords that
led to a control panel on the
sidewalk beside the building.
They escorted teams of firemen
wearing masks and carrying
tanks of air strapped to their
backs. They lighted fires inside.
Smoke and flame belched
through windows and around
door jams.
'Mike' Tells Heat
A fireman with a mike an
nounced the rise in Interior tem
perature as the flames licked
at the ceilings, partitions, door
casings, etc. He announced it
bv degrees as the needle on the
dials on the control panel in
front of him jerked sharply up.
Firemen in bright helmets.
water canvas coats, trousers and
boots
stood around watching
ANN JONES, daughter of Mr.
president oi Oregon Future Homemakers of America at the
FHA conTention in Conrallis last week.
Ann Jones
State FHA
Ann Jones, 16-year-old daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Jones,
was elected state president of
the Future Homemakers of
America at the state -convention
in Corvallis, March 2-3.
In her capacity as state presi
dent, Ann will preside over an
organization of more than 4,000
girls in 110 chapters throughout
the State of Oregon. She will
meet with other state officers
in July and August at DeLake
to plan and prepare for next
years FHA activities. Her main
duties will be to attend the var
ious district meetings in the
state and to preside at the an
nual meeting of the organlzat
ion in Corvallis next spring.
Ann, a Heppner high school
Oh, Joy! School's Out
Tuesday for Vacation
Come rain, snow, hail or
sunshine, school children will
look upon the coming Tues
day as one of the best days
of the year to date. For it
is on that day that school
dismisses in Morrow county
for spring vacation.
It will be a short vacation,
to be sure, but it will be a
cherished time. Administrator
Robert Van Houte said that
schools will dismiss at about
1:40 p. m. Tuesday around the
county, and classes will not
take up again until Monday,
March 19.
Some of the teachers will
attend Oregon Education As
sociation convention in Port
land. Some families will take
trips with their youngsters,
and some may even attend
basketball tournaments In pro
gress although no local teams
are entered.
while the team got final instruc
Hons. The needle swung to 1500
degrees; they pushed in the door,
crouched low to keep below the
heat and vanished into the
smoke and flame, meanwhile
spraying a path of fog before
them. The announcer explained
the fog would turn to steam on
contact with the hot gases and
the steam would extinguish the
flames. He read the downward
curve of the needle to represent
the work of the men inside to
the waiting crowd. At 200 de
grees the fire was considered as
being out. Pulling their hoses
with them, the team emerged.
When they had peeled off
their masks and removed their
helmets, they revealed sweaty
and reddened faces. They ex
changed experiences and report
ed to instructors. The fire was
rekindled and another team took
its turn. Little by little the build
ing was consumed.
By the time the Interior had
been gutted and the roof and
floor were about to come tumb
ling in, the instructors called
off fhe trips Inside. They direc-
tt thf men tn kwn the fire
under control by fighting It with
and Mrs. D. H. Jones, was elected
Elected
President
junior, won over Jean William
son, Aurora", at the state meet
with 350 girls present represent
ing all the chapters. In high
school, she has held offices of
secretary of photography club,
treasurer of freshman class, stu
dent council representative, sec
retary and vice president of the
FHA. This year she is secretary
of the junior class, student body
historian and concessions chair
man, besides maintaining a 4.00
grade average. She plans to en
ter the University of Oregon af
ter graduation and study for doc
tor of medicine.
Heppner FHA chapter boasts
of another state officer, Sandra
Harshman, state parliamen
tarian, who completed her term
of office as she presided over
two sessions at the state meet.
She conducted the nominee In
troductions on Friday and acted
as toastmistress at the luncheon
on Saturday. She was recently
named valedictorian of the
Heppner High senior class.
This year's theme was "FHA
In Today's Changing World,"
which was carried out during
the meetings. Other girls at
tending from here were Laura
Sumner, local chapter president
elect; Shannon Mahoney, and
Jackie Brindle. Adults accom
panying them were Mrs. Cal
Sumner, Mrs. Elmer Schmidt, ad
visor, and Mr. and Mrs. Jones.
Ann presided at the closing
session of the state meeting.
When questioned about her re
action as top state officer of
such a large organization, she
said, "It is wonderful, but I
would not be in the position
without the help I have received
from my advisor, Mrs. Schmidt,
from my own club's members
and from the many others who
have made this possible."
six streams of high pressure
water directed from around the
building. Alternately they let
the building catch fire and then
they worked it over with the
hard hitting hoses.
Techniques Taught
In the course of burning the
church, three residences and the
Masonic hall, the instructors
taught the latest techniques In
the use of chemicals as well as
water. The director of it all,
Cecil Dill, state fire marshall
and a member of the vocational
division of the Department of
Education, viewed his firemen's
school with approval. !
This was a calm, orderly scene
which was witnessed by an esti
mated 1000 people including the
firemen. Noticeably absent were
the shouts and excitement of a
routine fire. No one rushed, ex
cept perhaps the Instructors in
keeping the work going. No one
raised his voice. Light wet flakes
drifted lazily down in the quiet
air; late in the afternoon a light
drizzle fell. Old residents harken
ed back to the old days with
considered thoughtfulness. Flre-
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Hearing Set
March 26;
Vote in April
A gain In estimated receipts
will offset a slight increase in
estimated expenditures in the
l2 t3 school budget for Mor
row County School District 111,
and tax levy will be no great. .
than that for the current year,
a review of the proposed budget
shows.
The budget, prepared by the
school district's budget commit
tee, is printed for the first of
two times this week and may
be found on pages 2 and 3 of
section two of this paper.
Public hearing on the budget
Is set for 8 p. m. on Monday,
March 26, and any resident has
the right to appear at that time
to remonstrate against or speak
on behalf of the budget. Elec
tion will be April 16.
Total expenditures in the gen
eral fund of the budget will
be $)5,238 as compared with
$H70,T74 for the current year.
The $25,000 increase is due
largely to additional teachers
asked for by various schools and
advisory boards in the county.
Kicured in the budcet Is an
other teacher for Riverside high
school to cover girls' physical
education, commercial and li
brary. An additional teacher is
also planned for lone with the
Intention of providing for shop
instruction. At Heppner, two
more teachers are asked to take
care oi fc.ngn.sn, matnemancs
and French.
Some of the additional cost in
the $28,000 increase shown in
the Instruction section is due to
the normal increments provided
for teachers under the nystem's
salary schedule.
School Support Up
An increase in receipts from
th hosic school supoort fund,
climbing from $141,000 for the
current vear to an estimated
$160,000 for the coming year is
nrnhablv the bleeest factor off
setting the expected increase in
expenditures. Coming from the
Federal government under Pub
lic Law 874, too, will be $8,000
as compared with $7,000 this
year. Under the provisions of
this law, the government helps
defray cost of education for stu
dents brought in as a result of
government projects, in this case
for those whose parents are em
ployed at Ordnance and at Mc
Nary dam.
Added to the receipts Is an
estimated $15,000 in the form of
cash carryover, $5000 more than
the $10,000 that was on hand at
the beginning of the 1961-62
year. Total estimated receipts,
other than taxes, for the 1962
63 year are placed at $22j,ikjo,
as compared with $200,000 fig
ured for the current year.
Transportation Climbs
The total provided for trans
portation services for the coming
year is set at $94,795 as com
pared with $85,160 for 1961-62.
The increase is largely due to
an item of $7,515 for contracted
services, providing for contract
transportation of students. At
the same time, salaries for trans
portation show a decrease from
$45,900 to $41,000. Offsetting this,
though, is a larger sum allowed
for supplies and repairs, climb
ing to $25,200 as compared with
$20,900 for 1961-62. Replacement
of vehicles for 1962-63 is set at
$14,000 as compared with $12,500
for the 1961-62 year.
Lending some distortion to the
transportation expenditures for
tho wiminff vpar is the fact that
some of this expense was includ
ed in other categories last year,
Administrator Robert Van Houte
said. , , .,,
Under "operation- of plant an
ofiHiHnnol .eiisrodian is provided
for, and greater expenditures for
fuel and electricity are taken in
to account because oi ine new
facilities in the county, includ
ing Tnno hleh school, and the
structures that are expected to
be ready for at least part of
the fiscal year at Irrigon, Hepp
ner and possibly Riverside.
Total expenditures provided in
"operation of plant" are set at
$92,800 as compared with $87,300
for the current year.
Maintenance Down
Th rnteenrv of "maintenance
of plant" shows an estimated de
crease tor tne coming J
down to $20,200 from $23,650.
Materials and supplies are cut
from the $10,600 for the year
1961-62 to $6,500 for 1962-63.
Fixed charges are also down
from the current year. The to
tal provided is $45,500 as com
pared with $47,294 for the cur
rent year. Principal decrease is
on the insurance item, dropping
from $6,900 to $4,600. This is one
area that the county consoll
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