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County, City Budgets
Within 6 for '62-'63
Tax Levy Set
At $162,000
For Morrow
Morrow county budget for
1962-63, adopted by the budget
committee on May 23, calls for a
total tax levy of $162,213, hold
ing within the six per cent limi
tation. Total estimated expenditures
of all funds are figured at $314,
647 as compared with $460,811
in the 1961-62 budget. However,
not included in the estimates for
the coming year is the serial
road tax levy that has been de
clared illegal and cannot be
levied. Roads thus are shown in
the budget for the coming year
at $80,090, exactly the amount
of receipts expected from sources
other than taxes, while last
year's budget had a figure of
$233,200 for roads, including the
proceeds from the serial levy.
Unable to turn to the people
to set up a road tax base, which,
too, was declared illegal on the
grounds that it would provide
two bases (general fund and
roads), the county court will set
up a special election on a new
and acceptable form of serial
levy for roads with election com
ing early in July. If this is ap
proved by the people it will be
added to the budget in the form
of a supplement. It is expected
that the court will ask for a sum
of $115,000 for roads in the serial
levy. Previously, the levy was
stated in terms of 10-mills which
has been ruled illegal. Last year
this millage levy provided more
than was needed because of an
increase in the countv's assess
ment ratio with consequently
greater valuation.
The tax levy for the 1962-63
budget is placed at approxi
mately $9000 more than that for
1961-62, $162,213 as compared
with $153,182, all of which is
within the six per cent limitation.
Published for the first time
this week (on page three of sec
tion two), the budget will have
its public hearing on Friday,
June 29, at 10 a. m. at the county
courthouse, and any taxpayer
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Swim Pool Opens
Saturday at 1;
First Day Free
That glorious day that all kids
have been waiting for opening
of Heppner's municipal swim
ming pool will be Saturday,
and the first day is "on the
house." There will be no charge
for swimming on the opening
day, but after that, everyone will
have to pay admission either in
the form of a season ticket or
by the daily fee to get in.
Regular schedule will be from
1 p. m. to 4 p. m. and from 6:30
p. m. to 8 p. m. on Tuesdays
through Saturdays. On Sundays
it will be open from 1 until 5,
and it will be closed on Mon
days. Tom Hughes will be regular
lifeguard again this year, but his
brother, Bill Hughes, just home
from service, will relieve him
while Tom is gone next week
for summer school and again
later in the summer when he
will be gone again for four weeks
for additional schooling.
Girls will be hired to take
tickets and take care of the
"bookkeeping" chores.
Swimming classes will start
en June 19, and four two-weeks
lesson sessions will be held, run
ning into August. The classes
will be from 9 a. m. until noon,
and will be open to beginners,
intermediates and swimmers.
The lessons will cost $1 in ad
dition to a season ticket. There
is no age limit for those who
wish to take the lessons, Hughes
said.
Rules at the pool will be the
same as last year, Hughes said.
No "rough housing" will be per
mitted, and penalty for violations
may be expulsion from use of the
pool.
Ted Smith, city recorder, again
urged those planning to use the
pool regularly to buy tickets at
the city hall now.
Prices for season tickets are
as follows: Family ticket, $18;
individual adult. $9; high school
student, $6; grade school stu
dent, $4.
Prices on daily swims are:
Adult, 50c; high school student
25c; and grade school pupil, 15c.
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Elks lodge No. 358 will re
build in its Main street building
that was gutted by fire on Fri
day, May 11, Jack Van Winkle,
chairman of the board of trus-t.-es,
said Monday.
However, no definite plans will
be completed until the future of
the Star theater is determined,
he said. . ,
Insurance adjustments will al
low $82,000 to the Elks for dam
age to the building, the lodge
has been advised, with addit
ional settlement yet to come for
equipment lost. The insurance
includes damage to the theater
on walls and ceilings as a part
of the building owned by the
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MICHELLE MORRISON
Lions Pick
'Miss lone'
For Fete
Michelle Morrison, 18, dark
haired daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Jodie Morrison of lone, will par
ticipate at the Miss Oregon con
test at Lloyd's Center, Portland,
June 29 and 30 under the spon
sorship of the lone Lion's club.
There she will compete for the
right to enter the Miss Universe
contest in Miami, Fla., July 6
through 16, Jim Barnett, Lions
president, said.
Michelle was chosen "Miss
lone" by directors of the club
at a special meeting Monday
night after they had decided to
participate in the event for the
first time.
Their candidate for Miss Ore
gon honors was co-valedictorian
of the 1962 class at lone High
school and has been both prin
cess and queen of the Sweet
heart Ball at the school. She
served as president of the Girls
League, was editor of the school
paper, the Cardinal, and was
also a cheer leader. She played
in the band for four years, and
was majorette for two years.
The contest is being sponsored
at Lloyd Center, Portland, for the
first time this year. It is not
to be confused with the Miss
Oregon pageant at Seaside which
splprts the state entrant for the
Miss America title.
Winner of the Portland contest
will receive a $1000 scholarship
and an all-expense-paid trip to
Miami for the Miss Universe
contest, Barnett said.
The Lions president said that
if cnffiniont intprpst Is shown
the club may expand the local
selection next year to make it a
competitive event.
Aitnn Yarnpll. nast Dresident
of the club, went to Portland
one day last week to obtain de
tails on the contest.
Smith lo Speak
Before Farmer's
Union Tuesday
Jack Smith of Condon, Demo
cratic candidate for representa
tive in the five county area,
will be the main speaker at the
meeting of the Morrow County
Farmer's Union next Tuesday
evening, June 12., in the old li
brary room of the city hall.
Mr. Smith has just returned
from Washington where he was
called by the agriculture depart
ment as consultant in the sale
of wheat to Brazil. Mr. Smith has
a wide acquaintance in South
America where he spent two
years for Western Wheat Assoc
iates promoting the sale and
use of wheat products to South
American countries and making
his home in Peru.
Anyone interested in the new
Agriculture and Food Bill is in
vited to attend. The meeting
starts at 8:00 p. m.
WEATHER
(Leonard Gilliam, observer)
Hi Low Prec.
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
68
71
77
58
62
63
69
39
44
34
33
40
37
40
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Plan
Elks.
Mrs. Elaine George, theater
owner, is still uncertain ol ner
plans and is awaiting insurance
adiustments. Five different com
panies share the theater loss.
Should the theater not ne re
opened, the lodge mav consider
taking the downstairs space and
include it for facilities of the
lodge. If the theater is reopened,
the lodge probably will rebuild
essentially as it was prior to the
fire.
Contract has been let to
Lorentz-Bruun Co., Portland con
struction firm, for replacing the
roof on the building, and Kin
zua Corporation will cut the fir
for Rebuilding
Figures Show
Slight Gain
For Heppner
' City of Heppner's 1962-63 bud
get, adopted by the budget com
mittee Tuesday night, calls for
total expenditures of $123,356.50.
Estimated receipts, other than
taxes, are figured at $100,497
and the amount to be raised by
taxes is set at $23,554.50, of
which $17,934.50 is within the
six per cent limitation, and $5,
620, representing indebtedness on
water bonds that were approved
by vote of the people a number
of years ago, is outside the limi
tation. The budget thus holds within
the six per cent limitation. The
amount to be levied to property
tax is up approximately $1500
from last year from $22,044.50
to $23,554.50.
Public hearing on the budget
will be Monday, Julv 2, at 8
p. m. in the city hall, and any
person subject to the tax may
appear at that time to discuss
the budget.
The budget was prepared by
Recorder Ted Smith and a coun
cil sub-committee and was pre
sented to the council Mondav
night. After reviewing each
item, the budget was accepted
by the council, and then it was
discussed and reviewed at the
budget committee meeting Tues
day night.
On the budget committee are
six citizen members, appointed
by the council, and the council
men. Mrs. Glenn (Alvira) Irby
is chairman of the committee
and C. E. McQuarrie is secre
tary. Other citizen members are
Gene Pierce, Pirl Howell, Glen
Ward and Jim Myers.
Councilmen members include
Conley Lanham, Ed Gontv. Carl
Gardner, John Pfeiffer and Mayor
Al Lamb, who is now on a trip
to Africa.
The budget provides for $10 Der
month raises in salary for the
citv superintendent, city recoider,
chief of police and patrolmen.
Fire Chief Charles Ruckles, who
received only $10 per month
compensation to this time, will
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Tony Doherty Gets
Grand Champion
At Junior Show
Tony Doherty, 15, of Heppner,
exhibited the grand champion
FFA steer at the Junior Live
stock show, The Dalles, Tues
day. Reserve champion ribbon was
nlaced on a steer shown by W.
Bryan Wolfe, 17, Wallowa. Both
steers were 960-pound prime
Herefords finished to market
weight with wheat comprising
30 percent of the non-roughage
portion of the ration.
It was a second purple ribbon
for Tony in the 16-year-old show
sponsored by the Oregon Wheat
Growers league. The Heppner
High school freshman had the
grand champion 4-H lamb here
in 1959. He still has lambs as
an FFA project and has a 4-H
dairy project.
It was a repeat performance
for Bryan who had the reserve
champion FFA steer here last
year. The busy young farmer
who graduated this year from
Wallowa high school rents 129
acres of cropland, has 15 sheep
in addition to his beef project,
and three beavers. The latter
hobby is a real challenge. Only
one other person in the United
Slates is known to have raised
beavers in captivity, since they
will not normally reproduce out
side their native habitat.
Ken Minnick, Benton county
extension agent, was official
judge.
Summary of winners by breeds
and weight divisions:
Aberdeen Angus: Steven Dum
di, Yamhill, first; Mel Chase,
The Dalles, second; and Pat
Jefferies, Grass Valley, third.
Herefords (heavy weight):
Tony Doherty, Heppner, first;
Bryan Wolfe, Wallowa, second;
and Stephen Wolfe, Wallowa,
third.
Herefords (medium): Dennis,
Warren, Heppner, first; Eddv
Martin, The Dalles, second; and
Larry Heath, Heppner, third.
Bill Struthers, Heppner, ex
hibited -the best pen of three
steers; and Pat Jefferies, Grass
Valley, had second place pen.
beams for the roof. Cleaning out
Die debris on the second floor
has been done by Avondale Con
struction Co., also of Portland.
Van Winkle said that the
lodge plans to consult an archi
tect for a preliminary report of
costs of rebuilding when it is
determined whether the theater
will remain in the building or
not. Mrs. George holds a lease
from the lodge for the theater
space.
More time is taken for insur
ance adjustments on the theater
loss because projectors and other
relatively technical eciuipment
must be carefully checked for
water and smoke damage.
Community College Election
B" P P P P f 79th Year, Number 14
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10 Cents Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, June 7, 1962
IOI Register at School Reunion
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CLASS OF '31 (Left to right): Alyce Cason Bender, Portland; Frances
White Moon, Pendleton; Winifred Thomson Cox, HepDner; Gay
Anderson, Medford; Jeanette Turner Huddleston, Valdez, Alaska;
Lucille Beymer Massey, Howton, Wash; Mary LaVelle White,
Portland, and Ella Fell Blake, Portland.
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CLASS OF '32 (Back row): Jessie Palmiter Berry, Corvallis; Ireta
Taylor Sternweis, Portland; Blanche Howell Wise, Heppner; Mary
Gammell Beamer, Heppner; Lola Hiatt Eardley, Baker; Faye
Frock, Heppner; John Franzen, Salem; Aley Peck, Willits, Calif;
Evelyn Schultz Larsen, Portland; Alma Wehmeyer Becket, Port
land; Florence French Green, Heppner; Adele Nickerson Hayes,
Hillsboro; Jeanne Huston Dobbs, Heppner; Claude Hill, Red
mond. (Front row): Ed Kenny, Spokane; Lucille Moyer Owens,
Heppner, and Bill Cox, Heppner.
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CLASS OF '33 (Back row): Vivian Stout Hayes, Heppner; Beulah
Eskelson Hynd, Ukiah; Nancy Jane Cox Holden, Project City,
rldendale. Wn; Herman Green, HeoDner; Bill Becket, Portland;
Edmond Gonty, Heppner, and Paul Franzen, Myrtle Point. (Middle
row): Beatrice Thomson Bennett, Beaverton; June Anderson
Roller, Los Altos Hills, cam; Mary ounmngnam meiieu, ione;
Viola Brown Mendenhall, Portland; Gladys Cason Prock, Heppner,
onH Winifred Case Evans, Lake Grove. (Front row): Lyle Cowdney,
Stavton; Jim Furlong, Port Orchard, Wn; Marcel Jones, Heppner;
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HeDPner; Jessie Palmiter Berry, Corvallis, and Madge Coppock
Thomson, Heppner. (rroni row;
Vinson, Kimberly; Beth Wright
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Registration at the close of the
afternoon Sunday, May 27, show
ed 101 classmates, teachers and
others directly connected with
craduates of Heppner HiRh
school in the years 1931, '32, '33
and '34 had signed the guest
book at their reunion here. Many
had come hundreds of miles for
the gala reunion, the first time
that many had seen each other
since graduation.
The reunion started with a
luncheon at the fair pavilion
building at 12:30 p. m. under di
rection of the local committee.
Herman Green acted as official
host and master of ceremonies
during the informal introduc
tions. Several letters were read
nnrl ninturnc slinwn nf Hassmates
and teachers who were unable
to be present. Mr. ureen still wis
them on hand for those wish
ing to read them.
Ctri S.'itiirHnv nlrrht Mr. and
Mrs. Marcel Jones and Mr. and
Mrs. Cornett Green entertained
at their homes for those who
wore able to come for the week
end.
Those coming from the farthest
distances were Mrs. Jeanette
Turner Huddleston, '31, coming
by plane from Valdez, Alaska;
Jones Anderson Roller, '33, of
Los Altos Hills, Calif., and Aley
rwlr '.TO rf Willits fnlif. Five
classmates were registered from
Washington and the rest from
over the state of Oregon.
Among the teachers attena
intr weip Mrs. Edna Turner, first
grade teacher; Edward F. Bloom,
first superintendent and retiring
tliiu vonr hk siiiierintenflent of
tho K7nnfulrk. Wn.. schools and
Mrs. Madge Thomson, Heppner,
commercial leacner.
n.ieemntn hush a n d s and
wives in the Heppner area work
ing on the reunion were Mr. and
Mrs. J. J. Hayes, Mr. ana mrs.
Ilrm;in f.renn. Mr. and Mrs.
Marcel Jones, Mr. and Mrs. E. E.
Gonty, Mr. and Mrs. Fay Prock,
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Blettell,
Mr. and Mrs. Cornett Green, Mr.
and Mrs. Armin Wihlon, Mr. and
Mrs. Barton Clark, Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Wright, Mrs. Henry
Stotts, Mrs. Clarence Wise, Mrs.
Kay Cox, Mrs. Jim Thomson,
Eddie Kennv, Mrs. Lorna llor
man, Mrs. Lucille Owens and
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Cox.
Five Lost Hunters
Rescued With Aid
Of 'Horn' Operators
Five tired and weary mush
room hunters walked into the
mountain cabin of Mr. and
Mrs K.irl Rlnke on east Willow
Creek Thursday afternoon after
being lost while scouring me
mountains for mushrooms.
They had left their camp at
Cutsforth's park, became con
fused and traveled some seven
milps over Black Mountain be
fore coming to the cabin.
Included were two women
and a small boy of Irrigon and
an elderly couple of Portland.
Mr. anil Mrs. Don Bunkers
of Portland were occupying tho
RlnWo rnhln at Iho time as
guests of the owners. Bunkers'
amateur radio operating aniniy
came into play, and he used
his "ham" set that he had with
him to call for directions.
He reached Haskell Sharrard,
Heppner TV repairman and
also a "ham" operator. By co
incidence, Earl Blake was with
Haskell in the shop when the
call was received. They de
cided it better for Bunkers to
drive the five to town rather
than attempt to give them di
rections for return to the park
where their camp was located.
Sharrard later took them back
to Cutsforths in his car.
The camping group was
grateful for their "rescue," and
had praise for the "ham" op
erators who helped them.
lone Class
Honors at
With a crowd of some 375 par-
nnt nnrl friends attending. lone
iiiirh school's class of 1902 grad
uated with honors at commence
ment exercises in the high school
gymnasium last Thursday nignt.
Wavnn Ilnrrw ri'pelved a full
tuition KfhnlarshiD to Western
Montana college and one to East
ern Oregon College for $275.
Michelle Morrison received the
lone ITA scholarship of $75, and
scholarships of $50 each were
given to Linria naivorsen ami
Kenneth by the lone Lions club
as winners of their citizenship
awards offered for the first time
this year.
Award pins also went to the
nn.ua Inrllr-tnria ns. T.lnda ltalvor-
sen and Michelle Morrison, and
to the saiutatorian, wayne
Hams.
Sportsmanship award was pre
sented to Kenneth Nelson.
Speaking on the theme, "It's
Not What You Gain but What
You Give," Dr. Frank Bennett,
president of Eastern Oregon Col-
Friday
2 Counties
Would Be
In District
Decision on the formation of
the Blue Mountain Community
College district, embracing all
of Umatilla and Morrow coun
ties, will be made Friday at a
special election in the two coun
ties. All registered voters may cast
ballots at any time from 2 until
8 p. m. and five polling places
will be open in Morrow county.
They are: Heppner Elementary
school, Irrigon Elementary (A.
C. Houghton) school; Riverside
High school, Boardman; School
cafeteria, lone; and Lexington
school. Pine City voters will vote
in Lexington, and those of Hard
man and Ruggs will vote in
Heppner.
Voters will ballot on two
things in the election: 1. Whether
they are in favor or opposed to
the formation of the community
college. 2. Elect seven directors
at largo for the board of direc
tors of the district to serve if the
college is approved.
There are 10 candidates for
directors as follows: Robert Ab
rams, Heppner; Oren Allison,
Pendleton; Anna Marie Dale,
Helix; Russell Dorran, Hermis
ton: Bill Etter, Pilot Rock; Jack
Hodgen, Pendleton; Michael J.
Kilkenny, Echo; Warren McCoy,
Irrigon; Ralph McEwen, Jr.,
Athena; and Floyd A. Triplett,
Milton-Freewater.
Most of the candidates have
backgrounds in school matters
with experience on school dis
trict boards or other service in
the field of education. Both of
the Morrow county candidates,
Abrams and McCoy, have been
active in school matters for years,
Abrams having served on the
county reorganization committee,
and he is presently attorney for
Morrow County School District
R-l. McCoy formerly served as a
member of the county school
board, is a member of the Irri
gon advisory board, and is chair
man of the 19G2-63 school dis
trict budget committee. Abrams,
an attorney, is also district at
torney for Morrow county. Mc
Coy is employed by the U. S.
Army Corps of Engineers as a
crane operator.
It formed, it is expected that
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Kinzua Golfers
Coming Sunday
Willnw Prnnk cnlf elllh will
he host to visiting golfers from
Kinzua Sunday for play in the
mnrnlnn nnd a two-ball four
some in the afternoon, President
Clint McQuarrie announces.
Unce postponed oecause oi a
conflict with the Elks' picnic, the
match was re-scheduled when
the Elks' picnic was called off
by the chilly weather.
Pl.iv will start between 9:30
and i0 a. m., and the two-ball
foursome tee-off time will be
about 2:00 or 2:30.
T nu( Rnnrl.-iv (hp lnffil rluh was
host to golfers from McNary and
a bumper turnout of 53 was on
hand, 26 from McNary and 27
from the local club.
Elks Coll Off Picnic
Chilly at Cutsforths
With the temperature hold
ing cool in the lower altitudes
and downright cold in tho
mountains, the Elks lodge has
postponed its picnic that was
originally set for Cutsiorth
Park Sunday, Bob Brindle of
the special events committee
announces.
He said that the temperature
dipped as low as 32 degrees
at his place early Wednesday,
and he estimated that It might
be 10 degrees cooler at Cuts
iorth. No luture date has been set
as yet for the picnic.
Receives
Exercises
lego, gave the principal address.
Principal Darrei ueiscn presenieu
the awards and Delwin O. Nel-
nn chairman of tho Morrow
County School Board, presented
mo diplomas.
Welcome was extended to
those attending by Saiutatorian
Wayne Hams, and the co-valedictorians,
Michelle Morrison and
Linda Halvorsen, gave addresses.
Mrs. Glenn Biehl sang the sen
iors' class song, "Moments to
Remember." Invocation was de
livered by Father Raymond
Beard ,and the benediction was
by the Uev. Hod MacKenzie, pas
tor of tho lone community
church. ...
The lone High school band
played the processional and
Arleta McCabe played the reces
sional. In the class were Geraldine
Morgan, Joe Palmer, Jerry Da
vidson, Sharon Benson, Tom
Pointer, Dianna Pettyjohn, Bruce
Rigby, Wayne Hams, Michelle
Morrison, Linda Halvorsen and
Ken Nelson.