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HEPPNER GAZETTE School Board Hears Bus Charges; Riverside Site (Continued from page 1) "I am sure that if you had seen what I saw that night, you would understand why I am here," Van Schoiack said, referring to charg es that he had made in last week's letter when he allegedly found brake system and other parts of the Hardman bus In an unsafe condition. As a result of the letter, the Hardman bus came down empty Monday morning and parents brought their children in cars to meet another bus that hauls them the rest of the distance. The board took note of the rec ommendations but Director Dick Wilkinson pointed out that it would take more time than avail able on the single meeting night to study the recommendations. He moved that they be placed on file for study and action. This was apparently agreeable to Van Schoiack and the Hardman resi dents present when the assur ance was made that the bus had been fully cheeked and will be checked every two weeks. Cecil McDanlel of Hardman (old the board that he had in spected the bus Saturday and found "several little things- nothing very serious but all (hat were hazardous for it to be on the road." Among them were inadequate tail light, insulation on wiring about to short out and in one place twisted together where it had been broken, nyu raulic hose not in hangers but "just flogging" against the frame, and slack in front wheels that would make the bus diffi cult to drive. "I heard all the rest of the buses are in top shape, Mc Daniel said. "I want to ask you fellows why bus No. 4 was no elected." Chairman D. O. Nelson replied, "I didn't know It was. Also speaking briefly on the matter was Junior Leather who asked about Insurance on child ren who ride the buses. Hillard Brown, who is In charge of the buses in addition to his duties of being admin istrative principal of Heppner and Lexington elementary schools and Unit-A, said that the bus was placed in the garage the next night after the com plaint was made and said, "I had the garageman's assurance that the bus was safe." Director Wilkinson opened the matter of a supervisor when he said, "We have been talking about a bus supervisor for some time. This might be the time to consider it. This is not against Hillard Brown, but he Is snowed under." Van Schoiack replied that school bus drivers should "be a little more responsible" and should take buses to the garage when needed. Director Fred Martin replied, "That won't work. Some drivers will have them in the garage all the time. Others will run them until they lay down." Brown pointed out that under the present system the bus driver does have responsibility for maintenance of the vehicle he drives. Each is furnished wan n comnlalnt sheet. "None of their requests have ever been turned down." he said Mrs. Irelta Dooney, driver of the Hardman bus, told of inci dents of things going wrong with her bus In the past. On one oc casion when a car started to en ter the road ahead of her bus, the horn wouldn't honk, she said. Another time the lights would dim every tune the ve hide hit a bump. It was thought that the generator had become loosened and was about to fall off. Jim Farlev brought up tin: view of the garageman in re marks to the board. "I've been watching this sit nation closely," he said. "We're forced in on bids, and we can't do the work as cheap as you force us to. We must pay our mechanics a living wage. "You say you've been running the buses for 30c per mile, true hut you are running thorn in an awful cheap way. The garage owner said that In- did not believe any of the srhool employees should be blamed for the situation. He said that private car owners cannot operate their own vehicles on the same cost that the school district pays for bus maint enance. Director Martin strongly agreed with Farley's point and added, "This Is one place where we have been penny wise and pound foolish." He emphasized however, that pressure has been constantly on the board to cut costs. "When we have to put up the budget three or four times per year we are forced to make cuts," he declared. Director L. K. Dick said that he had talked to a number of bus drivers after the matter was brought to public attention and said that there Is general satis faction with the condition of the buses. However, he pointed out that No. -1 travels the roughest roads with more low gear work and that "something special should be done right away to see that it is properly maintain ed." This resulted In the suggestion by Chairman Nelson that the bus be checked every 1,000 miles, but Mrs. Donnev, the driver, sug gested that this is not often enough because it requires a month to reach 1,000 miles on the run. It was then ordered that the thorough check be made every two weeks, and the Hard man residents present expressed satisfaction with that arrangement. - TIMES. Thursday. April 12. 1965 In later discussion, the board decided to hire the director of special services who would have as one principal duty the respon sibility and supervision of the district's 33 buses and vehicles. Administrator Robert Van Houte said that there is a need to have buses for their proper mainten ance which no one is now able to supply, such as "How far does each bus travel? How far does each tire travel? What type of bus gives the best servicer Studies of routing of the buses need to be made, he said. In agreeing with the proposal Director Martin said, "It's the price we're going to have to pay for safety. Director Robert SIcard moved that Darrel Reisch, who had re cently announced that he would not return as administrative principal at lone, be ordered contract as director of special services at a salary to be deter mined at a later date. The mo Hon was passed unanimously. but Reisch has not yet inui cated whether he will accept Director Sicard, in regard to the Riverside site, told the board that he felt that the board should not delay selection of site for the school and presented a letter from Ron Daniels, River side administrative principal pointing out that teacherages must be vacated by July, 19b3, and that the school must be va cated by July, 1964. Construction of new teacherages should be started "within a matter of months" and selection of a site for Riverside would have to be completed within a year from now. he pointed out. Daniels said that a delay of one or two years will not give a more complete picture on the population injures tor Boarclman Although the new townsite for Boardman is scheduled to be se lected by May 1, 1962, this will not determine the population tig ure that seems to be "the stumb ling block," he stated. He sug gested that the board refer to population studies that have been made in North Morrow county. Daniels said that Boardman residents who backed the bond issue on the theory that it would facilitate an earlier selection of the Riverside site may now have the loeling that thev will be lg nored until the Heppner plant is completed. "My only personal concern with a delay in site selection is that the present school is sub standard and cannot possibly do the best job under present circ umstances, he said. At this noint in the meeting Director Martin said that it is his feeling that the advisory committees should have every opportunity to pick a site. The deadline dale of April 30 was then set by the board with tne special meeting of the directors ca ed at Riverside lor May i. The Daniels letter and bieards comments touched on a short debate between the Boardman director and Director Harvey Warner of Irrigon, who said that there is some feeling that "no townsite will be approved tor boardman. " "Certainly there will be no un due delay to wait until May 1," lie said. Director Sicard responded to the "no townsite" comment by promptly replying that $10,000 had gone into research on the new townsite. Don McElligott of the lone ad visorv committee brought up the matter of a state fire marshal's report asking for corrections on the lone elementary building. "They took our building apart,' he said. He asked Hie board to have an architect look into the sit nation to see what changes might be made on a long range basis and give an estimate of costs. Election boards were approved for the budget election Monday and a short presentation by Cecil Warner of Horace Mann insur a nee Agency was made asking board consent to contact teach ers on a tax-sneiterea annuity program. It was decided to con sider the matter after hearing recommendation from the county teachers' association. Kenny Services Call Many Relatives Here Funeral services for Joseph B, Kennv were held Saturday, April 7, in St. Patrick s Catholic church, with the Rev. Raymond Beard of ficiating. Mr. Kenny, a lifelong resident ot the Heppner area, died April -1 in Pioneer Memorial hospital. Active pallbearers for the ser vice were J. r. French, Barney Doherty. Oscar Schultz, Eddie Sheridan, Emile Groshen and Jerry Brosnan. Out of town nieces and neph ews attending the funeral were lutward M. Kenny, Spokane; Mrs. Hone Richards, Areata. Calif.; James Kenny, Oswego, John M. Farley, John Day, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Monahan and family, Con don; Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Kenny and Susan, and Cecilia Healy, all of Portland; Mr. and Mrs. Fmmett Kenny and Kristine, Mr. and Mrs. James Farley and George, all of Pendleton; Mr. and Mrs. I harles Erwin and Mrs. Mary Jean Moon, all of Kenne- wick, Wii.; Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Clark, Mrs. Rosanna Applcgate. Air. and Mrs. Joe Farley and family, all of Hood River, and many other relatives. Mrs. Denton Better Mrs. Nellie Denton, mother of Mrs. Raymond French, returned U I if it tox raws win Year in Business (Continued from Page 1) as a stock company, and began as manager. At that time the creamery was located on Willow street, present site of Economy Market. He continued to buy stock in the business as fast as he could to expand his interest. The creamery was moved to the corner of Center and Main streets in 1922, and in 1930, Mr. and Mrs. Cox erected a new building on the present location, Center and Chase streets. It wa sin 1938 that the old corporation was finally dissolv ed and Mr. and Mrs. Cox formed their partnership that has been in effect since. The creamery today is the old est business in Heppner that has been under one continuous man agement, Cox said. During his 46 years in busi ness hundreds of things have happened that fill Claude's mind with memories. His stories might fill a book. One incident was the flood of 1934, not nearly so damaging as the 1903 disas ter, but which nevertheless hit the creamery hard. Water was about four feet deep in the creamery, and some $2000 worth of supplies were lost. Although one of the most ar dent boosters of Heppner and this part of the state, Claude remains fond of his native Vir ginia and has many friends and relatives there. But as he looks back on his 46 years in business here, he is grateful for the success with which he and his family have been favored. They have paid thousands of dollars to patrons for butterfat and claim "thous ands of satisfied customers." The congenial josher wasn't kidding when he said, "We want to thank the public for their faithful patronage that has made our success possible." Scoring Soars As Heppner High Edges lone learn Tuesday afternoon at lone the Heppner Mustangs edged the Cardinals in a real slugging duel and scoring marathon, 17 to 16. Heppner opened the scoring in the first with three runs high lighted by Ladd Dick's triple and Bill Cox' single. lone bounced back with eight runs in their half with Ron Crabtree hitting a grand-slam home run alter Ileppner's Smith hit four lone batters. In the third Heppner picked up three runs with the help of Bill Cox' home run. lone tallied five with three hits including Nelson's double and two errors by the Mustangs. In the fourth inning the Mustangs pushed five runs home with three hits, two walks and two errors. lone had three singles in their behalf but a double play by Dick Springer and LeRoy Gardner pre vented any scoring. The last of the fitth the Cardinals racked up three runs on errors to push the score to 16 to 11 after five innings of play. In the sixth inning Heppner teed off on Ken Klinger for five runs and five hits, two going for extra bases by Dick and Smith. lone was shutout with the help of a double lay started by pitcher bmith to Shan Applegale to Bauman. Finally the seventh inning ar rived and the Mustangs started with Green walking. Dick sacri ficed Green to second. He stole lird and came home with the winning run while the Card inals had a mental lapse. lone started their last base with Akers single. Wayne Hams flied out, Rome Lkstrom struck out and Klinger grounded out to end the game. lone. leppner 303 505 1 17 13 7 805 030 0 16 11 6 R H E lone Fridav the Mustangs go to Condon and on April 19 lone will play here at 3:30. Health Association Sets Special Meetings Mrs. W. W. Weatherford, pres- dent of Morrow County TB and Health Association announces hat Kenneth Ross, executive sec- tarv of Oregon TB and Health Association, will be in Heppner on Thursday, April 12, to meet with officers of the local assoc- at ion regarding new program policies which have recently been adopted by the National .uberculosis Association and which may affect our county pro- ram. The annual meeting of the Morrow County TB and Health Association will be held on April I in the Methodist church base ment. The meeting will be pre- eued by a potluck dinner at :3l). Guest speaker for the even- ng will be George C. Dimas, xecutive Director, Alcohol Edu- itum Committee for the state f Oregon. Anyone wishing to ttend will please contact Mrs. Weatherford or Mrs. Herman recti, secretary of the assoc- ition. to St. Anthony's hospital, Pen- lleton. Saturday after suffering relapse tollowing major surg- ry two weeks previously. She emed to have developed an Infection In her lungs. Mrs. tench visited here as late as Wednesday and said that she showing fine improvement and Is expected to be home in a few ays. Mrs. Denton lives with the rench family. Host Tracksters Win Invitational Cinder Meet Scoring six first places in the 14 events and setting two new meet records, the host Heppner High school track team Satur day won its invitational over seven other schools of class A-2 and B size. Led by Archie Ball, who won three first places in the meet, the Mustangs racked - up 56 points to edge second place Pilot Rock with 51. Third was Athena with 35, followed in order by Arlington, 23 Mi, Stanfield 17, Umatilla 12, Riverside 8y2, and Grant Union 8. Ball scored new meet and school records in the 70 yard high hurdles at 9.2 and in the 120 yard low hurdles at 13.9. Gilliland of Pilot Rock high jumped 5 ft. 8 in. for another meet record. Eddie Howard of Heppner set a school record in the 220 at 23.9, although he came in third in the event, behind Games of Pilot Rock who was first at 23.7 and Hemphill of Pilot Rock, sec ond at 23.8. Dan Brosnan form erly held the 220 record at Hepp ner high in 24.0. Howard turned the tables on Carnes in the 100 yard dash, barely edging the Pilot Rock speedster in a near-dead heat. They were so close that each was timed at 10.3. In addition to his win in the low and high hurdles, Ball won the pole vault as he crossed the bar at 10 ft. Lee Padberg copped the half mile for Heppner in a time of 2:10.3, edging Smith of Athena at 2:11.7, but Smith gained the nod over him in the mile at 4:41 with the fourth meet record of the day, while Padberg was second at 4:44.4. Bruce Moyer broad jumped 18 ft. 9 in. to win that event for Heppner. Ellis of Pilot Rock won the javelin and his team mate Carnes took the discus event. Pilot Rock had five first places in all, including the relay, and Athena took two with Smith's win in the mile and Moore taking the 440 in 56.4. Arling ton's Gettle won the shotput with a heave of 43 ft. 3 inches. Despite the raw day, a good crowd was on hand and an esti mated 140 trackmen took part. Results: 70 yd. low hurdles- Ball (H), 9.2; Gilliland (PR), Welp, (Ar), York (U), Hamilton (PR). Broad jump Moyer (H) 18'9"; Pambrum (AT), Banker (S). Obermeier (R), Weatherford (H). Shot put Gettle (Ar) 43' 3", Partlow (R), Porter (II), Shields (AT), Youncs (AT). 10()-yd. dash Howard (H), 10.3, Carnes (PR), Banker (S), Hemphill (PR), Weatherford (H). High jump Gilliland (PR), 5' 8", Clark (S), and Ellis (PR), Youncs (AT) and Dubuque (II), three way tie for third. Javelin Ellis (PR) 110 5", Du buque (H), White (U), Davidson (Ar), Richardson (U). Mile Smith (AT) 4:41, Pad berg (II), Grant (Ar), Estrada (PR), Peal (AT). Discus Carnes (PR) 121', Sin- mtitd,. 'X, MJIMD SUM PAIS AT YOUR CHEVROLET DEALER'S NEW CHEVY II NOVA STATION WAGON Here's a wagon that sells at a compact price, yet totes in a big way with a longer load floor than any compact over 9 ft. with second scat and tailgate down. See the netc Chevrolet, May 4 Main St. tay (GU), J. Gettle (Ar), Moyer (11), Phillips (PR). 440 Moore (AT) 56.4; Phillips (PR), Hudson (GU), Whitney (AT), Moyer (H). 120 low hurdles Ball (H) 13.9; Davis (Ar), York (U),.Ham ilton (PR), Blackwell (AT). 220 Carnes (PR), Hemphill (PR), Howard (H), and Ober meier (R) and Pambrum (AT), tie for fourth. 880 Padberg (H) 2:10.3; Smith (AT); Peal (AT), Grant (Ar), Wallace (H). Pole vault Ball (H), Banker (S), Clark (S), and Ashcroft (AT) and Davis (Ar), tied for fourth. 880 relay Pilot rock 1:40.8, Heppner, Umatilla, Athena, Riv erside. On Friday the Mustangs go to Arlington for the invitational meet there, competing with seven or eight other schools. The Mustangs won this meet last year and are favored to repeat. McMurdos In Nevada For Medical Assembly Dr. and Mrs. A. D. McMurdo, accompanied by Mrs. Frank Turner, left Hinkle station by train Saturday for Las Vegas; Nevada, where the McMurdos are attending the Fourteenth An nual Scientific Assembly this week, Monday through Thurs day. The national convention, spon sored by the American Academy of General Practice association, is being held in Convention Cen ter and offers a full four day program to physicians attending trom all over the nation, twenty seven outstanding medical lec turers and panelists, many scien tific and technical exhibits and di.sulavs offer the latest in scien tific medical study. Several chapter social functions have al so been planned in the West's leading entertainment center. Auto Parts Salesman Joins Heppner Firm Chuck Starks, formerly of Camas, Wn., has joined Heppner Auto Parts as parts salesman, R. G. (Pete) McMurtry, owner, announces. The new man moved his fam ily to Heppner Friday in a house owned by Mrs. liene wyman. Mr. and Mrs. Starks have two daughters, Susan, 12, and Linda, 10, both in grade school. Ralph Taylor, who formerly was associated with McMurtry as parts salesman, is now in Moses Lake, Wn., working as an electronic technician. HOSPITAL NEWS Patients this week at Pioneer Memorial hospital are: Mary Potter, Condon; Robert Dobbs, Heppner; Joseph Cornelison, Lex ington; Barbara Nichols, lone; and Ed Sanders, Spray. Those dismissed for the week were: Grace Drake, Heppner and Sherman Stanbery, Portland. ( where you'll find the nicest ways to get away!) You won't find a vacation brighteningvarietylike this any where else. And now that spring has sprung, the buys are just as tempting as the weather. Your choice of 11 new-size Chevy II models, fourteen spacious, . spirited Jet-smooth Chevrolet NEW BEL AIR 4"D00R STATION WAGON And a nifty, nimble crew of Jet-smooihie that rides just right, loaded or light rear-engine Corvairs. Three with 97.5-cu.-ft. cargo cave and Full Coil suspension. complete lines of cars and we , , mean complete to cover just ' i i. i . ituuuL any Kina oi going you could have in mind. And all under one roof, too! You just won't find better pickings in size, sizzle and savings anywhere under the sun. And you couldn't pick a better time than now durmgyourChev rolet dealer's Fun and Sun Days. Chcry II and Corvair at your .---ss; FULLETON CHEVROLET COMPANY Phone 6 - State, Assessor Reach Agreement On Range Taxes Property taxes will be paid to Morrow county on lands leas ed to the Boeing company by the State of Oregon, using appraisals of the Bureau of Land Manage ment on valuation, Assessor Ol iver Creswick said after conferr ing with Governor Mark Hatfield and Legal Advisor Loren Hicks in Salem Friday. The 78,000 acres under lease to the company probably will be added to the rolls for the 1962-63 fiscal year. This land has not been on the county tax rolls since World War II because of the fact that it was under federal ownership as the naval bomb in" range and Bureau of Land Management lands. Eventually, as final land deals by the state with private owners are culmi nated for the Boeing project, the total acreage will increase to ap proximately 100,000. An original plan that had been set up would have paid the county $8000 annually from the state in lieu of taxes from the $60,000 in rental that the state will collect from Boeing. Creswick sought the confer ence with the governor to point out that state-owned lands leas ed to private corporations must be returned to the tax rolls, as provided in state statutes. He asked that the Boeing company pay taxes directly to the coun ty rather than for the county to receive any part of the rental. Creswick said that the governor agreed to the request. Although some of the bomb range land has been classified as desert land and has been in cluded in the county's valuation as low as 78c per acre, the val uation will be considerable high er under a recent Bureau of Land Management appraisal, the as sessor said, running over $10 per acre. Reason for the difference is that conuty appraisals have not been kept up to date because the land was off the tax rolls. The state purchased private land in the area at a price av eraging $20 per acre, Creswick said. Because he does not have all ihf valuation ficrnrps at hnnrli as yet and because the land lies in : at least four different code areas for tax purposes, each calling for a different millage levy, Creswick is unable to state at this time what the total amount of taxes from the lands will be. He said, however, that it will far exceed the $8,000 figure in the original plan. He predicted that in five to 10 years the state will not receive any of the ren tal figure from Boeing because it will go to the county for taxes. The land should go on the roll when the leasing company takes possession, Creswick said. Boeing is scheduled to turn the first shovelful of dirt on July 1," he pointed out. Sunday visitors of Mrs. Loyal Parker were her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Har lan Devin, Condon. CORVAIR MONZA 4-DOOR SEDAN From snappy interiors to sure-footed scat, this one's got the gift of making sport of most any trip. Chevrolet dealer's One-Stop S921 Committee Named For Rummage Pickup Heppner Civic League is stead ily gaining a good assortment of clothing and useful articles for the spring rummage sale, set for April 27 and 28 in the old Central Market building. Anyone having donations they would like picked up may con tact Mrs. Loyd Burkenbine, 6 5333, Mrs. Roy Erickson, 6-5517, or Mrs. Mike Whitesmith, 6-9254. Clothing needing cleaning must be in no later than April 16. The sale will start at 8 a. m. Friday, April 27. Heppner Man Flies Supersonic 'Talon Wins Pilot Wings (Continued from Page 1) and Glenn received their initial pilot training in similar aircraft. When considering the type of equipment these astronauts are now using, it is fairly easy to project the future these T-38 trained pilots, like Lieutenant Turner, will have in this nation's forthcoming space ventures. The T-38 was designed to bridge the critical speed gap be tween trainers and the first-line fighters. The tandem-seat Talon provided, for the first time in Air Force history, Lieutenant Turner and his fellow students with a chance to explore the realms of supersonic flight even before they had won their wings. It provided its students with ex perience in high-performance take-off and landing techniques peculiar to the Air Force's century-series fighters, as well as unprecedented experience in supersonic multi-jet operation, aerobatics, formation flying, night and cross-country navi gation. A tribute to the quality of these pilots, as well as to the T-38 itself, can be seen in the Talon's flight safety record. More than 7,400 hours Hying time nave been logged in the Randolph based T-38's without a single accident. The aircraft has been lauded by both veteran and stu dent pilots for its exceptional stability and handling qualities throughout its perfo tmance sphere. The graduation of Lieutenant Turner and his classmates also marked the end of the T-38's test phase. Now the worlds first supersonic jet aircraft designed specifically for use as a trainer will become standard equipment at each of the Air Training Corn- Rand's eight undergraduate pilot training bases. Lieutenant Turner is now as signed to Luke Air Force Base in Arizona for advanced train ing In the Air Force's supersonic F-100 fighter. A 1956 graduate of Heppner High school and a 1961 graduate of Willamette University, Lieu tenant Turner is married to the former Edith M. Morris, also of Heppner. Mr. and Mrs. LaVerne Van Marter returned Monday from a three day business trip to Port land and Oregon City. 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