City Dads
Authorize
2nd Burner
Miscellaneous matters ranging
from a muscle-building bar for
the city park to a second burner
for the city dump were covered
at an hour-long meeting of the
city council Monday night with
Mayor Al Lamb presiding.
Acting on a motion by Council
man Ed Gonty, the city dads
voted to authorize construction
of the burner at a cost in the
neighborhood of $895. It was
pointed out that the burner is
needed to alleviate fire hazard
and to handle the volume of
debris hauled to the dump.
Noting that insurance coverage
on the swimming pool building
is inadequate at only $1000, the
council voted to increase insur
ance on the structure to $5000,
calling for an added premium
of about $53 for two years left
to run on the original policy,
A letter was read from Man
ager Jerald Rea of Tri-County
Equipment Company expressing
appreciation to the council for
their permission to use the
street and sidewalk for equips
ment on John Deere Day recently,
As a result of Leonard Schwarz
calling attention to a dangerous
situation at the foot of the hill
on Chase street, the council voted
to install a stop sign at the
northeast corner of the lntersec
tion with Cannon. Stop signs
previously were erected on the
west side of the intersection and
on the south. Several councilmen
noted that the spot was scene
of several accidents and more
"near misses.
Mayor Lamb called attention
to the fact that budget time is
approi hcang danau lm
approaching and authorized the
finance committee, composed of
Councilmen Carl Spaulding, Le
Roy Gardner and Ed Gonty, to
start work on the preliminary
budget. He asked that city de
partment heads have estimates
of their needs for the coming fis
cal year by the time of the May
council meeting.
A request by the Heppner-Mor-row
County Chamber of Com
merce to block Willow street
near Hotel Heppner for "Salute
to Spring" festivities on April
14 was approved, and the coun
cil also gave permission to hood
parking meters for that day.
Request to install no parking
signs on the alley near Creswick
Mortuary was considered by the
council. After discussion it was
decided that the councilmen
should go look at the situation
and decide on the matter later.
Proposal to add to playground
equipment at the city park was
considered. City Superintendent
Vic Groshens proposed that some
type of horizontal bar for child
ren to climb on be installed. The
matter was left to a committee
composed of Councilmen Earl
Ayres, Gardner and Conley Lan
ham for decision.
Building permits were author
ized as follows; Paul Doherty,
348 North Main, to alter and re
pair living quarters in the Hepp
ner Laundry Building, $8000;
Stanley Cox, 560 E. Cowins, al
teration of residence, $5900; A, L.
Daggett, 545 Minor Street, alter
ation of residence, $2000; and N.
D. Bailey, 280 W. Water, repair
burned out area in apartment,
$2800.
Two Days Left
On 2-for-1 Sale
Both new and old subscribers
of the Gazette-Times have only
two days left to take advantage
of the 2 for 1 plus lc offer, the
publishers state.
Final date of the sale is Sat
urday, April 7, and the offer will
not be repeated after that time.
Until then a person may take
out a new or renewal subscrip
tion at the regular rate and re
ceive another year's subscrip
tion for lc (plus postage out of
the county).
Many new subscribers have
been added since the start of the
campaign two weeks ago, ex
panding the Gazette-Times "fam
ily" considerably.
Final First Aid
Course Starts April 9
Third, and last, in the series
of standard American Red Cross
First Aid classes is scheduled to
begin April 9, at the home of
the instructor, Bill Crook,
Anyone interested in taking
advantage of this last course
is asked to contact Mr. Crook
by Monday noon, April 9, so
names can be placed on regis
tration. Two and one-half hour
classes will be held on April
9, 13, 20 and 27, with certificates
given on the last night. Response
has been very good to other
classes held during the year.
Judy Brannon Tries
Monorail, 'Needle'
One of the first in Heppner
to ride the Monorail at the site
of the forthcoming Seattle
World's Fair was Judy Bran
non who was a visitor in
Seattle from Friday through
Monday. She also went up to
the observation platform of the
space needle. Both experiences
were thrilling, she said.
Judy made the trip from
Pendleton by air and visited
with her friend, Robert Laugh
lin, while in Seattle.
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Community Opens Hearts To Danny
Benefit Dance
At lone Legion Hail
People in the area whose
emotions have been touched by
concern over the well-being of
four-year-old Danny AUers of
lone following a freak accident
DANNY AKEHS
Al Lamb Back
From Trip East;
Eyes Farm Plans
Prospects are that the national
farm program will be a "con
tinuation of what he have," Al
Lamb, manager of Morrow Coun
ty Grain Growers, said upon his
return from a trip of nearly three
weeks that took him to Wash
ington, D. C. He left March 15
and was back over the week
end and reported on the trip to
the Heppner-Morrow Cou n t y
Chamber of Commerce Monday.
"It is hard to say what will
haDnen." he said, but . pointed
out that only 84 representatives
in the House are from truly farm
areas and only 30 in the senate
are considered true representa
tives of farm states.
He said that there is consid
erable unhappiness in Congress
with the present program as be
ing too costly. The administra
tion's wheat program is similar
to the Wheat League's proposal,
but Lamb said that he doubts
if it will go through.
In Washington, he attended
the directors' meeting of the
National Association of Farmer
Cooperatives after stopping at a
meeting of the National Feed
and Grain Dealers in Denver, ,
Colo,
He said that he was interested
in the new tax bill that will tax
patrons on earnings of coopera
tives, which in effect is a tax
on cooperatives. The bill has
been passed out of the House,
and Lamb said that he feels it
is a "pretty fair method of hand
ling the matter."
In Washington, he visited with
Congressman Al Ullman, Sena
tors Wayne Morse and Maurine
Neuberger, and Congress man
Walter Norblad. Rep. Ullman is
now back on full time work in
Congress after a serious auto
accident that resulted in loss
of a leg. Mrs. Ullman, who has
been wearing a cast under her
right arm, has now discarded
it in favor of a brace.
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Heppner High To Host
Invitational Trade Meet
Probably the biggest track
meet ever to be held in Heppner
will be Saturday when the Hepp
ner Invitational is staged, Ath
letic Director Bob Cantonwine of
the high school here said Wed
nesday. Field events start at 1
p. m. and running events will
be at 2.
Eleven schools have sent en
tries for the meet, and some
outstanding competition is ex
pected in running events partic
ularly. Besides the host school,
the following will be represen
ted: Weston, McEwen, Arling
ton, Umatilla, Riverside, Condon,
Wheeler, Stanfield, all B schools;
John Day and Pilot Rock, A-2
schools. Host Heppner is A-2.
lone, which is not featuring track
this year, may also send some
competitors.
One race that looms as a clas
sic is that between Lee Padberg
of Heppner High and Terry
Smith of McEwen in the mile.
Smith won the mile at the Mac
Hi Speed Carnival Friday, but
Padburg was close on his heels.
Ron Carnes of Pilot Rock and
Eddie Howard of Heppner will
stage another duel in the 100.
Howard turned in a time of 10.2
at Mac-Hi Friday for a new
school mark.
All Morrow county high schools
Gazette-Times
aturday
in January will have a further
opportunity to show it Saturday
night at the lone Legion hall,
A community sponsored dance is
planned in his behalf with many
of the organizations joining to
gether to make it a big affair.
Little Danny, son of Mr. and
Mrs. .Libert Akers, has shown a
tremendous spirit through all
the medical treatments connec
ted with surgery and time spent
in hospitals in Heppner ana fen
dleton during the past three
months. He is showing marked
improvement but must still visit
his doctor each week.
Music for the dance will be
furnished by Rietmann s orches
tra. Organizations are donating
cakes for a cake walk and food
for the supper served with the
lone Garden club in charge.
Tickets have been on sale for
some time for $1 per ticket, The
dance is set to begin at 9:0U
p. m.
Danny suffered serious Intern
al injuries in a freak accident
January 25 when a car being
serviced in his father's garage
in lone rolled on a hoist and
pinned the child against the
wall. Surgery has been necessary
twice and his parents have been
most appreciative of the help
toward meeting medical expen
ses. He was four years old last
Christmas,
Red Cross Total
Hits $925 Here
Annual campaign for the
American Red Cross in Morrow
county has reached $925 in total
donations to date, Mrs. H. J.
Stroeber, publicity chairman,
said.
This is still far short of the re
vised goal, now set at $1021,
Work of solicitation is contin
uing in Heppner and throughout
the county in an effort to reach
the quota.
Mrs. Stroeber reminded the
public that the Red Cross in Ore
gon, tor the year ending June
30, 1961, gave help to 11,064 ser
vicemen or their families and
assisted 4,681 veterans or their
families. Red Cross disbursed
$54,100 either in interest-free
loans or in outright grants.
J he regional blood center, In
Portland, collected 61,330 pints
of blood in Oregon and south
western Washington, and a total
of 46,959 pints 'of blood Was
provided for patients in 77 hos'
pitals serving 31 counties in Ore
gon. Absentees May Vote
On School Budget
Registered voters who will not
be in the county at the time of
the annual school budget elec
tion, to be held April 16 from
2 to 8 p. m may cast ballots
by absentee, Administrator Ro
bert Van Houte points out.
To qualify for an absentee bal
lot the registered voter must ap
ply more than five days prior
to the election, making the dead
line April 11. Application should
be made to Beverly Gunderson,
clerk of the school district, at
the county courthouse,
will be in the meet and most
of the teams in the Morrow
Umatilla B league will be par
ticipating. Representing Heppner in the
various events will be: 100 yard,
Bill Weatherford; 220, Howard
McBath; 440, Bruce Moyer and
Larry Muessig; 880, Padberg,
Gene Wallace, Dean Robinson;
mile, Padberg, Alvin Wagenblast,
Doug Anderson; low hurdles,
Archie Ball and Don Munkers;
high hurdles, Ball and David
Proudfoot; broad jump, Mayer,
Weatherford, Howard; high
jump, Doug Dubuque; Pole vault,
Ball; discus, Moyer, Dubuque,
Merlin Hughes; javelin, Du
buque, Munkers, Lovgren; shot
put, John Porter, Bruce Spencer,
Hughes.
Cantonwine said that the host
school is hoping for a good day
for the invitational, which has
been held here for several years
but in the past has not attrac
ted so many entries as this year,
The public is invited, and no
admission will be charged. A
good turnout would be apprec
iated, Cantonwine said.
The Mustang eindermen will
travel to the Arlington invitation
on April 14 and will hold the
Willow Creek relays here on
April 21.
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DARREL REISCH
lone Principal
Takes Boise Post
After Year Here
Darrel Reisch, administrative
principal at lone High school
for the current school year, has
accepted a position as vice- prin
cipal of a Boise, Idaho, junior
high school and will leave after
the close of school in June.
Announcement of his decision
is expected to be made at the
school board meeting Monday
night. He had been tendered a
contract for the coming year,
along with other administrative
principals in the system, but he
said this week he believes the
new position will attordi greater
opportunity in the educational
field. It is possible that it may
ieaa to a pnncipaiship in the
large system within a reason
able time. About 800 students
will be In the school that he
will serye,
Reisch came to lone from
Kuna, Idaho, where he was high
school and junior high principal.
He-is a graduate of Northwest
Nazarene college, Nampa, Idaho.
Mr. and Mrs. Reisch have four
children.
County Administrator Robert
Van Houte said that he regretted
that the system is losing Reisch.
Four Young People
In One-Car Accident
Four young people were
shaken up and two of them re
ceived lacerations in a one-car
accident 12 miles south of Hepp
ner on highway 207 near the Ray
Wright home early Sunday
morning.
Mike Lessor, 17, Heppner, driv
er of the car, and Fran Heath,
16, Heppner, were treated for
cuts my a doctor and released.
The other two passengers, Pat
Mahon, 16, Heppner, and Joe
Taylor, 24, Cecil, were shaken
up but required no medical at
tention. Wednesday morning
Miss Mahon was receiving treat
ment on her back, she reported.
The older model Ford sedan
turned over once and landed on
the wheels in the Ray Wright
field as Lesser lost control on
the curve. The car was badly
damaged In the accident.
Gates, Signs Stolen
On Bombing Range
Theft of a number of gates,
signs and electric fencing on
25,000 acres of land in South
east Parcel B, Boardman Bomb
ing Range, was reported to Sher
iff C. J. D. Bauman by Van Hub
bard, lone rancher, Wednesday,
Hubbard has offered a $100 re
ward for arrest and conviction
of those responsible and extends
the offer to include anyone
found guilty of destroying prop
erty or trespassing on the land
in the future.
He said that he is leasing the
land and will be running cattle
on the property. Removal of the
gates and fencing can cause ser
ious loss to him, Hubbard said.
He believes that the damage was
done sometime Sunday or Sun
day night.
Kid Costume Winners
To Receive Prizes
Prizes will be given to the
three kids in the funniest cos
tumes in Spring Salute parade
on Saturday, April 14, Chair
man Randall Peterson announ
ces. First prize will be $5, sec
ond $3, and third $2.
In addition, each child in the
parade will receive an ice
cream bar, 100 to be furnished
by Morrow County Creamery
and 100 by Hager's Dairy with
their compliments. If more are
needed, the Chamber of Com
merce will make arrangements
to provide them, Peterson said.
All children are urged to
plan now to take part
79th Year, Number 5
Laird Men Members
Of '25-Year Club
Death of John F. Laird in
Hermiston March 26 at the
age of 91 brought to light an
oddity on the masculine side
of the Laird family tree.
The elderly Mr. Laird was
just 25 years older than his
only son, Floyd E. Laird, who
lived with him at Hermiston.
In turn, Floyd is exactly 25
years older than his only son,
Harold Laird, of Heppner. And
to complete the "25-year slub"
of only sons, Tommy Laird,
only son of Harold Laird, is
just 25 years younger than his
dad.
Blood Bank Visit
Due Here Soon;
County Quota Set
Organization of the annual
American Red Cross Blood Bank
program is now underway in
the county, headed by Mrs. Or
vllle Cutsforth, chairman.
A quota of 90 pints Is set as
this year's goal when the mo
bile bank makes its visit here
the afternoon of Monday, April
23. It has been a year since
the last visit of the unit. It Is
hoped that at least 120 possible
donors will be registered by the
date of drawing.
To fulfill donor requirements,
one must be between the ages
of 18 and 59. Lengthy require
ments include: donor should not
have had a blood transfusion or
surgery within the past 6 weeks
before drawing; must not have
had vaccination, allergy shots
or antibiotics within two weeks
before; must be one year after
pregnancy, full-term or mis
carriage; two weeks since a cold,
flu, sore throat or fever, 1 week
since dental surgery or tooth
extraction; 24 hours since dip
therla, tetanus, polio, typhoid or
tick shots, and 24 hours after
vitamin or liver shots.
Registration can be made any
time between now and April 23
with Mrs. Cutsforth, or she will
be happy to answer any ques
tions regarding the program.
Need is great in our hospitals at
all times. She encourages every
one to "make a pint investment
in your Blood Bank if you ever
need a 'dividend,' It will be
ready for you to withdraw."
School Paper Gets
National Honor
The Hehisch, Heppner High
of'Vinnl ctllrlont TlPWKnnrMT. hns '
reCeived First Class Honor Rating
in the National Scholastic Press
association competition, the
staff and Mrs. Margaret Kirk,
advisor, have been advised.
Approximately 1000 papers
were entered, and only four in
the same classification ranked
higher than the Hehisch. They
attained Ail-American ranking.
The Heppner High paper was one
of only six mimeographed papers
in the nation to receive First
Class Honor rating.
This Is the second such honor
to come to the staff this year.
The Hehisch also received a first
class rating from Columbia Scho
lastic Press association, one of
very few papers in the state of
Oregon to be so recognized. Ed
itors are Bob Irby and Don
Hughes.
'Salute to Spring'
Style Show Set
Five Heppner firms will co
operate in presenting a style
show of spring apparel at the
Merchant's "Salute to bpnng"
on Satorday, April 14, Chairman
Randall Peterson announces.
Some 30 high school girls and
boys will participate as models
in the show which will be held
near Hotel Heppner on Willow
street, weather perm 1 1 1 1 n g.
Among those wno win iurnisn
clothing are J. C. Penney Co.,
Elma's Apparel, MiLadies, Wil
son's Men's Wear and Gonty's
Shoe Store. Sportswear and
spring lines will be featured.
Esther Kirmls Is making ar
rangements for the show and
Beverly Davidson will be com
mentator. This will be just one feature
of the gala day planned by the
merchants committee of the
Chamber of Commerce.
The downtown spring parade
will start at 2 p. m. with both
Heppner and lone high school
bands and the Heppner High
First National
Buys Bond Issue
With an effective interest rate
of 3.22, the First National Bank
of Oregon was low bidder on
the Morrow County School dis
trict R-l bond isuse of $870,000
when bids were opened at 2
p. m., Monday. Sale of the bonds
was awarded to the bank at a
meeting of the school board
Monday night.
U. S. National Bank submitted
the only other bid on the bonds,
and its ettective interest rate
was 3.3685, just slightly high
er than First National, Admin
istrator Robert Van Houte said
The bond issue was voted in the
Gala Carnival
Slated April 14
Annual Band Parents' carnival
is set for Saturday, April 14, at
the air Pavilion complete with
supper, band music and fun
games throughout the evening.
Starting off the gala event is
the supper at 5:00 p. m. with
musical entertainment during
the 5-7 p. m. serving time pro
vided by the school bands.
A full evening of entertain
ment planned to please all from
6 to 60 will continue with lots
of excitement. Back again is
the ever-popular dunk tank, fish
ponds, dart throw, and added
this year are the cork gun shoot
and cotton candy stand.
Bud Peck, club president, stat
ed the committees have worked
hard on the project and every
thing is nearing readiness for
the expected crowd.
Funds raised from this annual
event are used to purchase uni
forms for the Heppner bands
and for scholarships to send de
serving band students to a
month's summer school at Wash
ington State university.
Science Fair Set
This Week-end
School science fair, with" ex
hibits from science departments
of both grade and high schools,
will be In the elementary school
multipurpose room Friday even
ing, starting at 7 p. m., and on
Saturday from 9 a. m. until noon,
Don Cole, science teacher, an
nounces. Many different models and
science projects will be on dis
play at the fair which is held
In cooperation with the Oregon
Museum of Science and Industry.
The local fair is preliminary to
the regional science fair in Pen
dleton next week.
Students of Willard Staley,
physical science teacher at the
high school, Don McClure, biol
ogy, and Cole will participate
locally. The exhibits will be
judged' and certificates awarded
for the best ones. The public
is invited to the fair.
Skiing Still Good
On Arbuckle Course
Skiing is still good at Arbuckle
Mountain course with about
three feet of packed snow on
the run and four feet of un
packed snow In other places,
Ken Peck of the Arbuckle Mt.
Ski club states.
It is expected that ski en
thusiasts will still be able to
pursue the sport until later this
month, he said. Road condition
to the course is much improved,
although thaw may make it
pretty mushy in spots.
WEATHER
(Leonard Gilliam, observer)
HI Low Prec.
Thursday 58 29
Friday 60 29
Saturday 66 35
Sunday 67 30
Monday 63 31
Tuesday 63 39
Wednesday 68 39 .11
drill team participating. Queen
Ronnie Belsma, "Miss Salute to
Spring," accompanied by her
princesses, Rose Nash and Julie
Pfeiffer. will lead the parade and
reign over the event. Car dealers
will supply new 1962 autos to
carrv them In style.
Cub Scouts and Bluebirds will
be in the line of march together
with all kids of the community
who wish to dress in costume,
Chairman Peterson said. Oene
Pierce will be parade announcer.
The style show will be after
the parade, and the trampoline
and unlcycle acts of Mark, Joe
and Frank Halvorsen and Tom
Heimbigner will be a special
attraction on the downtown
street.
Parking meters will be hooded
for the day by special permission
of the city council. Merchants
throughout the community will
have new spring lines on dis
Plav, together with goods for
Easter. Many will offer special
bargains throughout the week
end.
district by a narrow margin on
February 26.
The interest rate was consider
ed favorable by the school board.
In estimates made at the time
the bond issue was proposed to
the public, the board had used
the tentative figure of 3.7 in
terest. The actual interest to be
paid to First National over the
20-year period will be approxi
mately $37,000 less than that fig
ured In the early estimates.
However, under terms of the
bid, interest will be paid on the
redemption of the bonds at the
rate of 4 for the first four years
(1963-66), then drop to 3y4 for
the next 14 years (1967-1980).
The final two years (1981-82)
will be paid at the rate of 3
interest.
Incorporated in the effective
interest rate is a premium al
lowed of 6c per $100 of the bond
issue.
It is expected that sale of the
bonds will be culminated some
time this month, Van Houte
said. Funds will be placed In
savings accounts at interest un
til needed, he said, bringing
some return back to the district.
With the bonds sold, the
school board lost no time pro
ceeding towards construction of
buildings at Heppner and Irrigon.
The members met with Archi
tect Stewart Tuft Monday night
and went over the plans for the
Heppner-Lexington High school
and the Irrigon grade schwI
addition In detail.
Plans for the high school
building were approved but
those for Irrigon had been ap
proved previously. The architects
were advised to proceed with
detailed plans and specifications
and to have them ready as soon
as nossible so that call for con
struction bids may be expedited.
Call for bids on the A. u
Houehton school addition may
be ready by early May, and that
for the Lexington-Heppner High
school may be ready by later
the same month, Van Houte saidi.
The Irrigon addition will In
clude cafeteria, library and
classrooms, while the Heppner
Lexington High school will be
a complete high school unit with
physical education plant, class
rooms, library, science rooms, vo
cat ional shop, homema king
room, multipurpose room and
other facilities. The present Unlt-
A will form one part of the new
building. .
Seniors Place
Most Students
On Honor Roll
Honor roll of students in Hepp
ner Hum scnooi acnieving a
grade point average of 3.25 and
better have been announced for
the first nine weeks of the sec
ond semester.
Seniors topping this average
Include Beverlv Blake. 3.50: Don
ald Clark, 3.33; Ronald Creswick,
3.33; Cheryl Crist, 3.33; Kenneth
Daggett, 4.00; Beverly Davidson,
3.33; Norma Fergeson, 3.57; San
dra Harshman, 4.00; Rose Nash,
3.33; Nancy Peck, 3.33; Judy
Schmidt, 3.80; Mary Shannon,
3.33, and Linda Van Winkle, 3.66.
On the list from the junior
class are Shan Applegate, 3.66;
Jackie Brindle, 3.50; Ann Jones,
4.00; Shirley Carlson, 3.33; Mar
tha Doherty, 4.uo, ana i.aura
Sumner with 3.83.
The three sophomores making
top grades were Jennifer Brindle,
3.33; uall HosKins, j.jj; anu
Bill Sherman 3.83.
Freshmen honor students in
clude Carl Bauman, 3.66; Barb
ara Blake, 3.50; Lee Daggett,
3.50; Stuart Dick, 3.0b; Tony
Dohertv. 3.33: Jean stocKaru,
3.66; Mike Sweek, 3.50, and John
Wagenblast, 3.&U.
Two Cars Damaged
In Collision Sunday
A two-car accident on a city
street here Sunday morning re
sulted in slightly damaged cars
and no Injuries to persons In
volved. The accident happened at an
Intersection on the Heppner
cemetery hill road when a late
model car, driven by Tom Wells,
Vancouver, Wn., hit the left front
side of a car driven by Mrs.
Leonard Schwarz. Mrs. Schwarz,
alone in her car, was going south
on the hill road and Wells, ac
companied by Mrs. Wells, was
traveling west on tne cross roaa.
Wells had lust purchased his
car from a local dealer, it was
reported.
Ads Needed Early
For April 12 Paper
Because of the extra work
involved in publication of the
"Salute to Spring" edition of
the Gazette-Times, early ad
vertising copy is needed.
Any merchants who are able
to get material ready Friday
for next week's ads will find
an appreciative response from
the staff. They are asked to
call the paper when ready if
they are not contacted by a
staff member previously. Help
will be given gladly on layout
or other problems.
It is planned to publish a
special Spring Salute section.
Extra copies of the paper will
be sent to boxholders in out
lying communities near Mor
row county.