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I I 3RARY U OF 0 EUGENE, ORE. HEPPNErV Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, June 21, 1962 ... s ., Gazette-Tim is ...':v:W' I1 ; i l'i All,' Ii, :.::!!ijNi:i.i "' mmmw ST'''11'"' t ' P' ''';:V.-V'"''.,,i :IL,, ff"' J Budget Set $246,979 For College Total estimated expenditures of $246,979 are called for in the 1962-63 budget for the newly approved Blue Mountain Com munity college that will serve the Umatilla-Morrow district. The budget committee, of which John Mulligan, Pendleton, is chairman, approved the budget at a meeting last week. It is printed on page two of this paper and calls for a public hearing on July 2, 7:30 p. m., at the Pendleton Technical School, S. E. Third St., Pendleton. Special budget election will be on Friday, July 20, in the two county district. Voters will approve or reject the $103,704 that is to be pro vided by taxation. Receipts for the year are estimated at $143, 275 of which $88,775 would come from the state's community col lege fund. Fees and tuition are expected to bring $35,000 and sale of textbooks and supplies $8,000. A total of $11,500 is bud geted to come from the National Defense Education Act. Using a tentative figure of $88 million for the total assessed val uation of the district, the tax levy would figure out at about 1.18 mills, somewhat higher than original estimates. Reason for the higher figure is primarily due to capital outlay that is considered necessary for purchase of equipment, rental of buildings and expansion of the adult education program. Expen diture for capital outlay is listed at $52,560, including items for professional service for site and building, remodeling and new equipment. Administration cost for the year is listed at $15,600, instruc tion at $143,769, operation of plant $8,350, maintenance of plant $3,000, fixed charges $12, 500, non bonded interest $1,200, and emergency $10,000. During the first year of oper ation of the community college, it is expected that 200 students will attend and the budget is based on that figure. Any persons who have ques tions' or remonstrances on the budget may appear at the July 2 hearing. The college was approved by vote in the district recently by a 4 to 1 margin. Fair Premium Lists Printed for Event Premium lists for the Morrow County Fair have been printed by the Gazette-Times and have been delivered to Mrs. Glenn (Lenna) Smith, fair secretary. She set about immediately this week to mail them out. The 52-page booklet contains all rules, divisions, superinten dents for the fair, including 4-H, FFA and open classes. Also in cluded are events of the Wrang lers Horse Show. The fair will be August 21-24, and the Horse Show will be on August 31 with the rodeo follow ing on September 1 and 2. Anyone interested in obtain ing a premium list should con tact Mrs. Smithy WEATHER (Leonard Gilliam, observer Hi Lo Prec. Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday 70 81 81 79 81 84 84 51 49 44 68 44 49 47 v gjjjgj' im3s&. DARK-HAIRED and vivacious "Miss lone," Michelle Morrison, shown here in a portrait and in formal dress, will enter the quest for Miss Oregon title next week in Portland in the first step of the Miss Universe contest. She is sponsored by the lone Lions club. (Also see picture on page 1. section 2). (Coles Studio) 'Miss' lone to Start Quest for Michelle Morrison, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jodie Morrison of lone, will plunge into the fes tivities and fanfare of the Miss Oregon contest in Portland next week carrying the banner of "Miss lone," sponsored by the lone Lions club. She will be com peting with some 18 other comely candidates for the state title and the right to enter tne Miss Universe contest in Florida. First event for Michelle, who has completed a week's course Six Budget Hearings In Next Twelve Days Six budget hearings of con cern to Morrow county tax payers are scheduled within the next twelve days. All of these budgets have been pub lished in this paper. Any person who pays taxes for any of the budgets has a right to appear at the hearing on that budget. Here's the scheduler" June 21, Thursday (tonight), Port of Morrow budget hear ing, 8 p.m., county courthouse. Budget lists expenditures of $66,604 and a total tax levy of $28,100, all inside the 6 limitation. June 25, Monday, Heppner Rural Fire Protection District, 8 p.m., fair building annex, Heppner. Total estimated ex penditures, $6,095; total tax levy needed, $6,245 (including estimate of $150 that will not be collected), all within 6 limitation. June 27, Wednesday, Hepp ner Cemetery Maintena nee district, 7 p.m., at district of fice, 630 N. Main St., Heppner. Total expenditures, $14,849.39. Tax levy needed, none. June 29, Friday, at 10 a.m. Morrow county budget, in courthouse. Total expenditures, all funds $314,647. Total tax levy needed $162,213, all in side 6 limitation. July 2, Monday, 8 p.m., Heppner city budget, city hall. Total estimated expenditures, $120,365.50; total tax levy needed, $23,554.50, all inside 6 limitation. July 2, Monday, 7:30 p.m., Blue Mountain Community col lege budget, Pendleton Tech nical School, Pendleton. Total estimated expenditures $246, 979; total tax levy needed $103,704. July 4 Vacation Week Cancelled at Kinzua Kinzua Corporation mill will not close for a vacation for all employees over the Fouth of July this year, it has been an nounced. Rather, employee va cations will be rotated this year and the mill will continue in operation. The mill at Kinzua also will continue operation through the holiday, it is reported. The va cation over the Fourth has been the practice in former years at the Heppner mill. Paper to Publish Series of Pictures Beginning next week, the Gazette-Times will print a special picture feature, "Amer ica's Future," consisting of pictures of Morrow county children. The pictures were taken sev eral weeks ago by Jack Fixter of Woltz Studios, Des Moines, Iowa. Engravings have been furnished by the studio to the paper. Printing all of the pictures will extend over many weeks because of the large number taken, but all whose pictures were taken will ap pear in print at some time during the course of the feature. ' V5',;, Si;., v ...... 3'W "'!!1'-:.i,,.':s State Title in charm school in preparation for this exciting pageant, will be a press conference Tuesday at the Thunderbird Motel, Portland. She will be accompanied there by Mayor and Mrs. Charles O'Connor of lone. With the Lions club backing her in force, Miss lone will re turn to Portland Friday for the bathing beauty contest that will be held at the Continental Mo tel. Lions and wives, number ing 23 in all, plan to go to Port land for the event. They will have special jackets and badges bearing Miss Ione's picture. Parade of the pageant will start at 10 a.m. Saturday from Lloyd Center, and an lone Booster band, the Sagebrush Six, will also be in the line of march. In the band are Marvin Padberg, Wayne Hams, Tass Morrison, Roland Ekstrom, Bobbie Lee De Spain and John Swanson. Finals of the judging will be Saturday and Oregon's winner will be announced Saturday night with appropriate ceremon ies. Herb Ekstrom Jr. is chairman of the Lions committee in charge of this project. Movies Draw Well; Second Bill Set First showing of Friday night pictures to the public by Hepp ner post, American Legion, drew a capacity crowd at the Legion hall Friday night, Glen Ward of the post said. More than 100 children and adults were present to enjoy the bill. Because of the response, an other feature is, on tap for Fri day night, "Abbott and Costello Meet Captain Kidd. ' A cartoon will also be included. Show time this Friday has been moved to 8 p. m. in order to permit those attending to go swimming at the pool during the evening period prior to the show. Concessions are on sale at the show, including candy, gum, pop and popeprn, Ward said. The post is providing the movies dur ing the time the town is with out a theater following the Elks' building fire. Youth Service For Jobs Eyed Possibility of forming a youth employment service in Heppner for the summer months is being considered by the Heppner-Mor-row County Chamber of Com merce after the idea was pre sented at the meeting Monday by R. G. (Pete) McMurtry. He told of the operation of the service elsewhere. A secre tary is hired and students may register for work for any of a number of different types of jobs. Businesses and residents of the area are encouraged to place orders for workers wanted with the service. McMurtry was asked to ob tain more information, and Mrs. Avon Melby and Mrs. Gene Case were named by President Fred Gimbel to serve on a committee to consider the matter. Douglas Gunderson Home For Two Weeks Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Gunder son brought their son Douglas home from Emanuel hospital, Portland, on Sunday, where he had undergone bone surgery on his left leg during recent weeks. Even though still in a cast, he enjoys being up and around in a wheel chair. He will return to the hospital in two weeks for a repeat of the same type of surgery to his right leg. 10 Cents Board Okays Plans For High Building Plans for the new Heppner- Lexington high school were given approval uy tne Morrow County School District R-l board of directors at a special meeting last Thursday night after several hours of reviewing the plans. Architect Stuart Tuft of Hay din onH Tuft was nresent tn en over the plans with the board and Administrator Kooert van Houte. The building is essentially the same as that presented in pre liminary design when the bond issue was voted in February. One Sudden Illness lakes Wightman; Funeral Today Funeral services for Robert C. Wightman, 89, were held today (Thursday) from All Saints' Epis. copal church at 2:00 p.m. Rev. Father C. Bruce Spencer offic iated, with interment following in Heppner Masonic cemetery. Creswick Mortuary was in charge of arrangements. Mr. Wightman would have reached his 90th birthday June 24. He was born in the year 1B79 thA snn nf John and Jessie Wightman, in Schomokin, Pa. He had lived in tne Heppner area for 57 years where he engaged in wheat and cattle ranching, and formerly operated a dairy. He was never married. Mr. Wightman died at 9:40 a m Tupcrlav. June 19. In thp Pioneer Memorial hospital from an apparent strone. tne uociy layed in state at the mortuary until Thursday noon. He was a member of the Pres byterian church; Paxton lodge jno. bzu luut, uaupnin, ra.; AF&AM; Heppner chapter 26, kam; umatnia council xno. d, R&fiM. Ppndleton.' and Ruth chapter 32, OES, Heppner. He is survived by two brothers, Tnhn nf Hunntinr nnri William of Dauphin, Pa., one sister, Agnes wigntman, uaupnin, i-a., aiso one nephew, Marvin, Concord, Calif., a niece, Mrs. Claude fAnnn Graham. HpDnner. and several grandnieces and nephews. Court Pays Visit To Umatilla Event Morrow county's rodeo court went to the Umatilla Sageriders' annual rodeo Saturday night and Sunday afternoon. Queen Mar lene Fetsch and Princess Diana Fulleton entered barrel racing, and on Sunday afternoon the girls entered in a royalty event. Competition consisted of the girls racing to a goat tied on a long rope. They then milked the goat and raced PacK to tne judge. Princess Diana won the event and received a nice head stall for her horse. Next appearance of the court will be in the Miss Universe parade in Portland next week-end. Michelle Morrison, "Miss lone," is entered in the Miss Universe contest under the sponsorship of the lone Lions club. Touring Mayor Now Homeward Bound After Completing Mission Mayor Al Lamb, touring in Central Africa with a U. S. Trade Mission, was due to start his homeward trip today (Thurs day), Mrs. Lamb said Wednes day. However, it is not known how many stops he will be making en route nor how long they will take, she said. It is possible that she may meet him in Pendleton Saturday night. Another letter to friends of Morrow county arrived from Mayor Lamb from Pointe Noire, Congo, written June 11. T am here at Pointe Noire, Congo, spending time in the American bootn at tne Inter national Trade Fair," he writes. The booth has pictures of Nat ional Park scenes, pamphlets, pictures of Washington, Lincoln and Kennedy and runs a reel of movie film telling and show ing the John Glenn globe en circlement story. The crowds simply swarm the booth so that they have roped it off to spare it. "These people of all classes are simply fascinated by the or bit movie and certainly the pres tige of America is very high as a result of the successful flight into space of Glenn and bhepard. They can't understand why we change made at the Thursday night meeting was to provide for heavier concrete floor in one portion of the shop to provide for working on heavy equip ment there. No changes at all were made in the exterial design of the building, the administra tor said. The structure will be located on the present site of Unit-A, and the existing unit will be come one part of a classroom wing. Gymnasium, home ec onomics room, science rooms, classrooms, library, multipurpose room, shop, offices and other fa cilities will be provided in the structure. Cost is expected to ap proximate $500,000 exclusive of architects' fees and furnishings. Van Houte said that the archi tects are now preparing final specifications and plans and call for bids on the structure will be issued perhaps as early as next week. Construction is expected to get underway shortly after bids are opened perhaps a month hence. The structure could be completed, by the second semes ter of the 1962-63 school year. Timber Severance Tax Meet Billed Timber reappraisal and the new Eastern Oregon timber sev erance tax law, passed by the 1961 legislature, will be discuss ed by State Tax Commission rep resentatives at a public meeting in the Umatilla county supreme court room, county courthouse, Pendleton, at 7:30 p. m. Tuesday, June 26, the commission announ ces. Umatilla County Ass e s s o r Lloyd Stafford said that all tim ber owners and others interested are invited. Timber revaluation is one phase of the county-wide reap praisal of all classes of prop erty now in process by Umatilla county and state appraisers. New timber values, based on information gathered in the in ventory of all private timber and timberlands, will be the basis on which Umatilla county's share of receipts will be deter mined under the new severance law. The new law will com pletely replace ad valorem (value) taxation of timber throughout Eastern Oregon after July 1 when it goes into effect. In Morrow county, funds have been provided, $45(X) annually for three years for the county's share of cost of reappraising all timber in the county, but work has not vet started. It must be done by January 1, 1964. Service Station Work Started Teller Construction Company of Portland has started work on the remodeling of Jack Van Winkle's Chevron Service Station here after being awarded the contract for the job by Standard Oil company. The project will in clude construction of a new of fice and renovation of the lubri cation building, Van Winkle said. The construction company took out a permjt from the City of ' neppner estimating cost of tne project at $10,680. Men were on the job Wednesday to start on foundation work., were worried during the flights for after all, the rockets and capsule were made by Americans to encircle the earth. So much for their confidence in Americans' ability to do things. "They seem to only know of three American presi dents Kennedy, Roosevelt and Lincoln. Of the three, Kennedy is the best known with Roosevelt run ning him a close second. We hear the Voice of America and the Voice of Moscow almost every day on the radio. Both are quite similar in that each present the news very factually. Both have good music and singing but now and then the difference shows by way of emphasis. As far as Central Africa is concerned, I would say we are winning the battle for men's minds. "I went swimming in the At lantic ocean yesterday and to day. The water was fine and so is the weather here. Tomorrow I am going with one other man by train through the jungle for about 100 miles to visit some cooperatives started among the natives and to see a sugar fac tory. The other man is a timber expert and will look at logging and mill operations. This jungle is Inhabited by Pigmies, ele if ?j f! REV. MELVIN DIXON Methodists Plan Reception Picnic For New Minister Members and friends of the Heppner Methodist church will meet in the picnic area on the courthouse lawn Sunday after noon following church services for a get-acquainted reception and picnic in honor of the new minister and family, Rev. and Mrs. Melvin W. Dixon and daughters Sharon and Martha. The informal occasion will start with a potluck dinner at 12:30. with coffee, punch and ice cream furnished by the church committee. Those attending are asked to bring their own table service and prepared food. An invitation has been ex tended other ministers in the area and their families to be present and enjoy the fellow ship. ) The Rev. and Mrs. (Nancy) Dixon and family, arrived in Heppner last week to begin their tenure of pastoral service at the Methodist church. They lived in Medford for the past five years where he served St. Luke's Meth odist church. During the past year he was president of the Medford Ministerial association. Before going to Medford he serv ed four years in the ministry in Michigan and five years at Sliedd. Mr. Dixon has served in the ministry since 1945 when he re ceived his master's degree in theology and Biblical literature from Pasadena College seminary. He earlier earned the bachelor of arts degree in philosophy and religion. The older daughter of the par sonage family, Sharon, will leave for Asbury college, Will more, Ky in September. Martha is a junior in high school. Sharon is a licensed amateur radio (ham) operator and plans to take psychology in college. Martha is particularly interested in music, both instrumental and vocal. Hobbies of the Rev. Mr. Dixon are hunting and fishnig. Emergency Meet Set For 4-H Leaders South Morrow 4-H leaders are urged to attend an emergency meeting of their council on Tues day evening, June 26, at the N. C. Anderson home in Heppner at 8:00 o'clock. The Ways and Means com mittee has formed a plan to build a food concession booth on the fair grounds which will necessitate drawing on the coun cil's savings. Approval or dis approval is needed by the group. in Africa phants, rhinos, baboons, etc. I hope I get to see some of them but not too close. I have been instructed to wear old clothes and will stay over one night before returning here by air Wed nesday. "We leave for Libreville, Gab on, Thursday where I end my journey by starting home the 20th. This has been a thrilling and satisfying trip. It also has made me more satisfied with Heppner and the good old USA. "In Tchad the men did most of the work but in most of the other countries its the women who do the work. If a man is working, he will get up to a dol lar a day American and prices are higher here than In America. That doesn't give them an in centive to work, so usually they will work not over a year or two, then return to the tribe in the interior where the women do the work. "I met with boys from the Agriculture college yester day and they appeared very bright and asked intelligent questions, so it seems that education is the thing most needed by the masses. If they have a chance, they can do all right but their know-how is very limited," 79th Year, Number 16 Road Serial Levy Vote Due July 2 Special election on proposed three-year serial levy for Morrow County roads will be held on Monday, July 2, in the nine pre cincts of the county. The measure would authorize the levying of a tax in the amount of $115,000 annually over a three-year period, begin ning with the fiscal year 1962 63 for the purpose of construc ting, improving, maintaining, re placing and repairing county roads. This proposed levy would sue ceed the previous 10-mill levies voted for 5-year periods three separate times, the last in 1958. It was discovered this year that the 10-mill levy could no longer be Imposed because of a change in state law that requires the levy to be expressed in terms of a specific amount of money rather in terms of millage. The 10-mill levy for the year 1961-62 brought proceeds in ex cess of the 6 limitation and thereby was illegal. More than $17,000 must be refunded to tax payers by the county as a re sult. County Judge Oscar Peterson has pointed out that the $115,000 that the county would be em powered to collect annually un der the proposed levy Is con siderably less than the proceeds brought by the 10-mill levy and this will not require as high a millage levy. Without any tax support for the road program, the county would have to depend entirely on sources other than taxes. This would be adequate only for minimum mainte nance, the judge said. Voting places will be the same as for the primary election, and the list of these polling places will be printed next week. New Car Stolen, Wrecked Tuesday A new Galaxie 500 with only about 25 miles recorded on the speedometer was stolen from the lot at Heppner Auto Sales some time Tuesday night and was found wrecked and abandoned on the highway near Lexington just after midnight. Sheriff C. J. D. Bauman said that he was called about 1 a.m. Wednesday by City Police Officer Floyd Hutchlns after Larry Prock and John Piper, who had come by the scene, reported the wreck to Hutchins. It had plowed into a bank on the highway near the entrance to the Lex ington airport. Sheriff Bauman said. Skid marks showed that the auto had gone out of control on a curve and weaved back and forth across the road before hitting the bank. Indications were that it had been driven at a high rate of speed. It was abandoned with the rear stiking on to the highway in such a manner as to be a bad hazard to traffic, he said. The front was rather severely dam aged but there were no signs of blood inside the car or other evidence that any occupants had been hurt. Few clues were avail able that might lead to the thief. The car apparently was stolen after 11 p. m. because a mech anic was working at the garage until that time. The auto had been shown to a customer by Sales Manager Dave Barnett about 10 p. m. Keys apparently were left in the ignition. They were still there when the car was found abandoned. Three Youths Unhurt In Tuesday Wreck Three youths were shaken up but unhurt following an auto accident in Clark's Canyon about six miles west of Heppner Tues day evening. The old Packard auto, driven by Chris Burken blne, went into a ditch and through a fence after the driver lost control of the vehicle. With him were Burton Peck and Gay lord Sampson. At first it was feared that Sampson sustained a back in jury, according to an account they gave to Police Officer Floyd Hutchins. They borrowed a pick up from a place nearby and came to town to contact Hutch ins and report the accident to him. It was reported that the auto was badly damaged. Little League Meet Scheduled Friday President La Verne Van Marter has called a meeting of all man agers and board members of Little League basbeall for Fri day, June 22, at 8:00 p. m. In his offices. He asks all above personnel be present for this important business meeting.
