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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 17, 1963)
L I BFARY U OF 0 f z ?. :; r , o ?. e . Wolew Crook Mm Breiw Strong Paver it Hearing District R-l Board Talks Of Budget ,J,Ieii.minarv Planning for the j.oj-m scnool budget and a wide variety of other matters were considered by the board of directors of Morrow county liiuui uismct k-1 at its January meeting Monday night. The meeting followed b hud. get committee session held last week at which time possibilities 01 smiting some school enroll ments in the interests of econ omy and better school efficiency were consiuerea. These matters were discussed again at the board meeting with alternative proposals offered for me Lexington grade school and elementary pupils at Boardman and Irrigon. (See editorial, page Proposals under consideration on a tentative basis for Lexing ton are: 1. Use two teachers, shift fourlh and fifth grades and first grade or sceond grades to Heppner, have each teacher han dle 20-22 students, use the two remaining teachers in the Hepp ner elementary. Consider clos ing the Lexington cafeteria. Part-time custodian. 2. Close the Lexington school, transfer all students and teach ers to Heppner elementary, giv ing a net gain of two teachers to Heppner. Keeping all teachers for places in other parts of the system would mean no savings in this department, but savings on closing the plant, less cost of transporting the students, would mean savings of about $2500. If teachers were not trans ferred, an additional saving of $17,500 would result. 3. Make no changes in teach ing staff. Part-time custodian. Consider cafeteria operations. After short discussion on these points, Director D. 0. Nel son moved that nothing be done until the board arranges a meet ing with school patrons at Lex ington and with the advisory committee. This was approved. As to the Boardman-Irrigon problem, there were also three proposals on the agenda: 1. Send all elementary students to Irri gon, using teachers for replace ments in Irrigon, Heppner and lone. This would result in sav ings of about $15,000. 2. Move fifth and sixth grades to Irrigon, transfer one leacher to Irrigon. Net saving of about $6,000. 3. Make no changes. Director Bob Sicard stated the opinion that no move should be made with the elementary children there until the new Riverside high school is built. "We would be sacrificing more than we save," he said. He added that he was afraid that Boardman people would vote almost solid!?' against the 1963-64 school budget if the change were made now. Both Riverside and A. C. Houghton administrators, Ron Daniels and Don Olmscheid, said they, felt the fifth and sixth grades would benefit by a better educational program if classes in the two towns were combined. The district approved sale of the Hardman school and prop erty to the newly-formed Hard man Community Center at the token price of $1. The property is to be used for civic purposes. H. C. Lesley is chairman of the new center and other officers are John Graves, Mrs. Percy Ce cil, Mrs. H. C. Lesley, Esley Walker, Mrs. Esley Walker and Dean Graves. Herman Winter, attorney, was there to represent the center in completing the transaction. He also represented Paul Brown in asking transfer of deed to a small parcel of property on Brown's ranch back to his client. The deed was niven in 1892 for the 120x80 ft. plot and was des ignated to be used for school purposes only, or to revert back to the property owners. A motion approved the transfer. The board voted to exercise its " option on an alternate under the contract with The Timber Co., (Continued on Page 6) Morrow Cities Show Some Growth Four of five Morrow county cities showed population growths during the period April 1, 1960, to July 1, 1962, according to a report trom tne uregon Mate Board of Census. Heppner gained 30 persons fliiririCT thp nprinri. and climbed from 1661 to 1691, the report showed, an increase ot l.sv Irrigon registered the best gain with 6 although only 12 npw residents were added, climbing from 232 to 246. lone climbed from 350 to ibo, an in crease of 4.3, and Boardman picked up four residents, from 1W tn 157 for a 2.67c growth. Lexington was the only town to decline, dropping to 236 from 240, a decrease of 1.7. whilp the urban DODulation climbed to 2,695 from 2,636, the residents outside incorporated areas decreased to 1.991 from 2,235, a decrease of 10.9. As a rpsult of the rural de crease, total population of the county dropped 10 "J.ooo irom 4,871, or a 3.8 decline. Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, January 17, 1963 j . , , ,-., i mhumo , -' , .. T- -r T- - . 'M""S'!UStuiUS '"!)"!! mi j.i m ... .. , . -r . -v. " -r"ll" LOCATION of the proposed Willow Creek dam and an idea of the magnitude of the $6 million project are shown in this aerial photo of Heppner with the outline of the dam superimposed. The photo shows how the city is susceptible to floods in time of heavy runoff from Balm Fork, extending to the right, and from Willow Creek to the left. Relocated highway is shown. It would cross the top of the earth- Stock Growers Panel On Dislike of Property Taxes Seven panelists who partici pated in a discussion of "Taxes- Today and Tomorrow" Friday in a highlighting session of tne Morrow County Livestock Grow ers association annual meeting agreed at least on one point: They had few good words for the property tax. Fifty-five ranchers and busi nessmen heard the discussion that lasted about four hours. Panelists were L. E. Dick and Jim Farley, representing local businesses; Allen Nistad of Kin- zua Corporation; Fred Hoefke, member of the State Tax Com mission; Senator Lloyd Key of Umatilla county; Dr. Grant Blanch, department of agricul tural economics, Oregon State universi ty; and Raymond French, rancher, who also acted as moderator. The Friday afternoon meeting at the fair annex here followed the morning's colt training dem onstration put on by Jim Gor man, Gorman Training Stables, Walla Walla, Wn. Thirty-five in terested persons braved sub-zero weather to watch the event and agreed that Gorman had an un canny way with colts in getting them to respond to his training procedure. Many ranchers were forced to stay home to attend calving herds Saturday, but despite this, a fair attendance was on hand to participate in the sessions at the Elks temple. Balloting during the afternoon resulted in election of Frank An derson, Bob Peterson, Ron Currin and Bob Van Schoiack as direc tors to serve for three-year terms. Peterson was elected to replace Jerry Brosnan, and the others were reelected. Officers will be chosen at the first meeting of the executive committee to be Janu ary 22. President Ron Currin presented the Livestockmen of the Year award, the traditional Hereford statuette, to Hynds Bros, of Ce cil at the climaxing annual ban quet at the fair pavilion Satur dav night. Again the cold tern peratures reduced attendanc e , with about 100 present. Enter tainment was by Lorraine Leon sdj -""- All But Two theW heppner Give Talks C A- OTTTF-TMIR ForProject nig and Judy Hamilton, playing and singing a duet. Jim Hill, manager of Pendleton Grain Growers, was featured speaker. Animal industry and agricul ture are predicated on natural resources," he said. "Your 'critter' i a factory that makes grass in to meat." Hill said, "We cannot continue to ignore, waste and use re sources we have in our hands." Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Ekstrom, lone, were honored as Premier Beef exhibitors at the 1962 Mor State Highway Crew Finds Skull, Bones On Hinton Project A state highway road crew uncovered a human skull and other bones Tues day while widening a curve on the Hinton creek highway near the Albert Connor place about six miles from Heppner. They brought the skull to Dr. L. D. Tibbies, medical ex aminer. His opinion is that it is that of an Indian being so identified by high cheek bones. He apparently was a very old man at time of death. All teeth had been gone for some years before his death, for bones in the mouth were smoothed over. The skull was not damaged, indicating no blow to the head, and the doctor surmises that the man had been buried for many, many years. Dr. Tibbies said that this is about the fifth such skeleton that has ben uncovered in the past 10 years. Dr. McMurdo Heads Staff at Hospital Dr. A. D. McMurdo was elec ted president of the medical staff at Pioneer Memorial hospital at a meeting of the staff De cember 26. Dr. L. D. Tibbies is vice president and Dr. H. S. Huber is secretary-treasurer. Dr. Wallace Wolff is retiring president of the hospital. 79th Year Agrees row County fair and also receiv ed a Hereford Statuette. Mrs. Pat Brindle, outgoing president of the CowBelles, pre sented Mrs. Mary Doherty as new president. Raymond French was toastmaster at the banquet, which was served by the Lex ington grange. In the panel discussion on taxes Friday afternoon, French opened the session by declaring that "property taxes are most unfair," and he found little ar- (Continued on Page 6) Mustangs Depart On Crucial Trip Powerful bid for a division title in the Greater Oregon bas ketball league will be made by the Heppner High Mustangs when thev leave Friday at noon for a crucial week-end trip to John Day and Burns. If they should succeed in win ning both of these games, the Mustangs shall have overcome one of the big hurdles towards a championship although the league season is just beginning for them. They have defeated Sherman county there, and all tnree teams will have to come to Heppner later in the season, not discounting Pilot Rock, of course, which has the only vic tory of the year over the Mus tangs, a non-league fray in De cember. Coach Dob Cantonwine's boys take oti Grant Union Friday night and then play Earns Sat urday night. Sherman county has defeated both of thew clubs, but just squeaked by Grant Un ion, and the Mustangs know they have their work cut out for them. The Mustangs will depart at noon Friday and expect to re turn some time Sunday. On the trip will be Lee Padberg, John Porter, Shan Applcgate, Dick Springer, Fred Harnden, Ken Wright, Ken Smith, Bill Sher man, Ray Nichols, LeKoy Gard n r and Richard Clark. 10 Cents fill dam and continue up Willow creek, with a branch (center, right) going up Balm Fork. Spillway of the the dam would be 300 feet wide and would feed back into the Willow Creek channel. The photo, by the way, was taken In December, 1962. Wave of Breaks Beset Residents; Left Arms Jinxed A rash of broken bones took the area by storm over the week-end. As physicians got one patient taken care of, an other one was waiting in line. To start the whole thing off, Gladys Beckett entertained her pinochle club and slipped ' while getting up to get coffee. She fractured a small bone in the ankle in the mishap Friday afternoon. Thinking she had only a sprained ankle, she continued to play and won high score! Saturday afternoon Thelma Smethurst was helping hus band, Bill, chase calves on their Thorn Hollow ranch when she slipped and fell, breaking her left arm at the wrist. And waiting in line, with a fracture of the left arm at the wrist, was Steven Lane, 10-year-old son of Mrs. Robert Cossitt, Lexington. The young fellow was sliding down a hill when the accident occurred. As the "disease" spread, Sunday morning the Pirl How ells went to Bull Prairie to do some ice skating. Mrs. Howell (Verna) put on her new skates and took off, for a spill that is, which caused a fracture of the arm at the wrist. She was determined to learn to ice skate and even borrowed her granddaughter's (Marsha Sowell) roller skates to practice on her kitchen floor the week before. She even was heard to say she was going to learn if she had to "break an arm in the attempt." Note that this "disease" ap peared only in the left arms at the wrists until Nancy Ann Pettyjohn, 7-year-old daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. James Pettyjohn, lone, fractured both bones below the elbow of the right arm. The accident happened as she was running during the noon hour at the lone school Wednesday. WEATHER Hi Low Prec, Thursday 13 -11 Friday 6 -8 Saturday 18 0 Sunday 40 18 Monday 46 33 Tuesday 43 30 .01 Wednesday 48 24 One inch of snow fell Number 46 Entries Urged For Soroptimist Citizenship Award The second Soroptlmlst Foun dation Citizenship Award Con test is announced by Mrs. Jim Hager, president of the Soroptl mlst club of Heppner. She says that this International contest is open to all high school seniors who will graduate In June, 1963. After qualifying for the prelim inary citizenship awards to be presented by the Soroptlmlst club of Heppner, the students may win one of the Soroptimist district citizenship awards; one of the Soroptlmlst regional citi zenship awards; and then vie with candidates chosen by other Soroptimist regions throughout the nine nations comprising the Soroptimist Federation of the Americas, Inc., for the grand prize of $2500. The Soroptimist Foundatl o n Citizenship award is given in recognition of outstanding ser vice In the home, in the school, and in the community. Each candidate must be of good moral character, and must submit sub stantiating evidence in the form of letters from three adults. In addition, the student Is to write a short essay of 250 words on "My Responsibility as a Citizen." Applications with rules govern ing the contest may be obtained from Mrs. Roice Fulleton. All entries must be in the mall not later than January 31. They are to be mailed to Mrs. Fulleton. Heppner. For further information telephone her at 676-sa21. Lamb Back Home Al Lamb returned from the balmv climate of Florida Frl day after attending the meeting of the National Farmer Coopera tives at Miami during the week. He had left the previous Friday. It was quite a change to come from 75 degree temperature In Florida to the sub-zero weather being experienced here, but per haps he brought some warmer weather with him lor the mer cury shot up here soon after. Lamb reports a very good meet' ing with the cooperative organi zation. Strong support from all but two persons was given the Wil low Creek project at the public hearing of the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers in the elementary school multipurpose room here Monday. Only Steve Thompson, who with his son Terry Thomp son, owns land on which the clam and reservoir would be lo cated, and Dick Krebs, rancher whose place is on Willow Creek in the northern part or the coun ty, testified against the project. Some 22 others, ranging from those whose memory dates back to the 1903 flood to represent atives of governmental agencies, Dam Photo Displayed In Courthouse Lobby A large area view of Hepp ner, with drawing of the pro posed Willow Creek Dam and reservoir superimposed on it, is on display in the lobby of the courthouse for all to see, Judge Oscar Peterson said. The enlarged photo, some 5x7 feet in size, was shown at the public hearing Monday. Army Engineers left it for the public to view. appeared to testify in favor of the proposed $6 million project or submitted statements which wore read at the hearing. Many other written statements were turned In at the hearing and others had been sent directly to the Army Corps. Among speakers at the hear ing were W. S. (Sam) Miller, Heppner district ranger, U. S. Forest Service; Judge Oscar Pet erson, on behalf of the county; Mayor Al Lamb representing the city and Congressman Al Ull man; Oliver Creswick, who pre sented a Heppner-Morrow Coun ty Chamber of Commerce reso lution, read a letter from Mrs. Frank S. Parker, eyewitness to the 1903 flood, and gave his own statement ; Orville Cutsfo r t h, bringing supporting statements from the Lexington Grange, the Morrow County Pomona Grange, and the county parks commis sion; Krebs, who said that a poll of potential water users among the farmers that he had conduc- favor. " Robert Van Houte, Morrow county school superintendent, who said that he feels the pro ject would provide more occu pational opportunities for stu dents completing school here; Ken Peck, rancher, who sup ported the project as a citizen; Thompson, who said that the 63 flood protection to be offer ed by the dam would not be sufficient to eliminate flood threats and that the dam would engulf the ranch that could not be replaced; Clarence Kosewan, who supported the project on behalf of the Morrow county Planning and Zoning commis sion, on the basis of flood con trol, irrigation and recreation benefits. Bob Corthell, biologist, Ore gon State uame commission, who said it would have much value for fish runs and popu lation and said that the com mission would cooperate in de veloping its fish potential and wildlife to the lullest extent; Ronald D. Ogden, biologist, Bur eau of Sports Fisheries and Wildlife, wno told of studies on wildlife taken in connection witn the project; Mrs. Bill Heath, who brought a supporting resolution from the American Legion auxil iary; Frank S. Parker, who told of floods that had occurred ot threaten his home in the past 60 years; Herb Hynd, represent ing Hynd Bros., or nortnern Mor row county who said that the company is very much in favor of many aspects oi tne aam dui is concerned about their water rights and other points in con nection with irrigation. Russell Doran, Her m l st o n Chamber fo Commerce, who said that recreation and irrigation would be of benefit not only to Morrow county but also to the west end of Umatilla county; D. C. Mahoney, executive secretary, Izaak Walton league. Pendleton, who supported the project but asked for ample access to me lake line and sufficient water level be maintained for wildlife protection; William F. Sipfle, (Continued on Page 6) Cards Face Two Games This Week Now in gear with four straight victories in league play, the lone High school basketball team has two games away from home this week-end. The Cards go to Umatilla Fri day night for a league contest there, the first meeting of the teams this year, and Saturday night they travel to Arlington for a return game. The Cardinals defeated Arlington earlier in the year. This is a non-league battle. Currently lone has a 4-3 rec ord in the Umatilla-Morrow B circuit, having lost to Weston, Riverside and Athena in a row before hitting the victory trail.
