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Petitions Ask Recall;
Martin Tells Position
513 Persons Sign
Documents; Four
Charges Listed
Petitions carrying the signa
tures of 573 persons asking for
recall of Fredrick T. Martin of
lone from his position as a Mor
row county school district direc
tor were filed last Thursday with
Mrs. Beverly Gunderson, clerk
of the district.
Four reasons for the action
were listed in the petitions:
"Failure to respect the will of
the majority of electors in the
zone he represents (lone); fail
ure to represent the will of the
majority of electors of the dis
trict; failure to maintain ade
quate physical standards at the
lone school; and sanctioning
duplication of school transporta
tionV routes."
Legal notice of the filing of the
recall petition is published, as
required by law, by the clerk
and is printed on page nine of
this paper.
Vote on the recall will be Mon
day, May 6, which is also the
time of the annual school elec
tion, and all registered voters of
the county are eligible to cast
ballots.
Signatures on the 31 separate
petitions, which have been circ
. ulating for some time, came from
fall parts of the county. They
included names of 172 from lone,
and 119 who listed Heppner ad
dresses. The balance were from
Hardman, Cecil, Echo, Boardman
and Lexington.
Mrs. Gunderson said that the
petitions had been checked and
of the 573 names, 16 were fount
not to be registered voters.
Martin told the Gazette-Times
Wednesday that he does not
plan to resign in the face of the
petitions.
"I didn't run for the office in
the first place, and any removal
should come by the ballot,'' fii
said. "I think resigning would
deny the democratic processes."
The director said that he
would "bear no ill will" against
anyone if the voters choose to
recall him and added that he
could use the time that he now
devotes to school business for
other purposes if he is removed
from office.
Martin's term of office does
not expire until July 1, 1965. He
was chairman of the county's
school reorganization committee
prior to the formation of the
county unit system which later
became the county administra
tive system. He served on the
county's rural school board prior
to that time, and was first chair
man of ti'iv. cunly schooi ooarcl
after reovgi ligation. He was
elected a.'xia to the boairl in
96u for a five-year term. Martin
also served on the lone schcol
board prioi n ltorganizatia:;. He
,.s a meirb'T of the legislative
committee of the Oregon School
Board association.
Should the director be remov
ed by recall, the school Doard
would appoint a new director to
fill the vacancy until the time
of the annual school election in
19'4 when a director would be
elect' 6 to the posiucn.
Tach of the recall petitions in
addition to listing the four reas
ons lor the action, said, "We,
the undersigned citizens and le
gal voters of Morrow County
School District R-l in the County
of Morrow, State of Oregon, re
spectfully demand that Fred T.
Martin, holding the office of di
rector, be recalled by the people
for the following reasons," and
the charges were listed as above.
WEATHER
During the week of March 14
21, which was not reported last
week, maximum high was 69,
minimum low was 27, with pre
cipitation of .12 inch on Sunday,
March 17,
Hi Low Prec.
66 34
65 39 .05
60 28 .04
60 38
68 31
58 37 .02
58 38
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Second Article Explains 12 Parts of School Budget
By ROBERT VAN HOUTE
County School Superintendent
How is the school money used?
The school district budget is a
guide of the school board, esti
mating how the money avail
able should be spent. There are
12 parts to the operational bud
get and these will be examined
one by one.
Administration
The area of administration is
shown in the budget in the
amount allocated for the school
superintendent's office and op
eration. During the current year
and for next year the amount
involved is less than 3 of the
budget. The present budget al
lows $25,850, the new budget
request is $26,650. The salary
of the superintendent, the school
district clerk, and secretary are
in this section as well as legal
services, travel expenses of the
superintendent and school board
members, printing, postage,
audit and other expenses of ad
ministration. In Oregon, 3.8 of
the average school budget is for
administration. The 1963-64 bud
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DOROTHt HASH
Riverside High Valedictorian
JANICE PARKER
Riverside High Salutatorian
Riverside Names
Two Top Seniors
BOARDMAN Dorothy Rash
has been named valedictorian of
the graduating class of River
side High school, and Janice
Parker has been named salut
atorian. Miss Rash is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Rash of
Boardman, and has a GPA of
3.46. Miss Parker is the daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. William Park
er of Irrigon, and has a GPA
of 3.30.
Miss Rash has been active in
many school activities. She has
been editor of the annual, cheer
leader, president of GAA, held
office as class secretary and
class secretary and class treas
urer, and a member of the band.
She plans to attend Northwest
School of Commerce in Portland
after graduation.
Miss Parker has been cheer
leader, student body secretary,
secretary of GAA, assistant
newspaper editor, member of the
band, majorette, and class sec
retary. She plans to attend Ours
wald's College, Northwest Court
Reporting School at Seattle, Wn.
this fall.
Hehisch Gets First
Class Honor Rating
The Heppner High school He
hisch has received notice of
being awarded a first class honor
rating by National Scholastic
Press in competition with other
papers in its class over the na
tion, according to Mrs. Roy Kirk,
advisor.
The highest rating of "all
American" went to only three
high school papers in the nation.
get allows no increase in the
superintendent's salary, and he
is not on a salary increment
schedule.
Instruction
The largest budget expendi
ture is for instruction. For 1962
63 it accounts for 62.9 of the
budget; the proposed budget for
1963-64 allows 63.6 for instruc
tion. In Oregon, the average is
71. The instruction item of the
budget has been increased from
$548,572 to $603,492. Teachers'
salares, including three addit
ional, account for almost $506,
000. Principals and supervisors
receive $41,650 for administra
tion. An additional $21,000 for
teaching times goes to princi
pals who also teach. Six of the
seven principals work full time
except for four weeks vacation
during the summer. Their con
tracts are figured on the basis
of 11 months pay. Other items
included in instruction are teach
ing supplies, textbooks, library
books, periodicals, substit u t e
teachers, secretarial help, and
other expenses of instruction. For
example, the district purchases
Director Affirms
Stand for Entire
School District
Dircetor Fredrick T. Martin of
lone, whose recall is asked on
petitions submitted to the olfice
of Beverly Gunderson, Morrow
county school district clerk, Wed
nesday night issued the follow
ing statement on his behalf':
"This is a statement in re
gard to the petition to recall me
from my position on the Morrow
County School Board.
"Charge No. 1: 'Failure to re
flect the will of the majority
of electors in the zone he rep
resents.' "In answer, I am convinced
personally and believe it the in
tent of the school law that school
boards shall function in a non
partisan, broadly representative,
team-spirited manner. Ev r y
member of a school board shall
represent open-mindedly the en
tire school district, and, in con
sequence, must let his consider
ation for the entire district take
precedence over every form of
partisanship and special inter
est political, racial, religious,
geographic, economic, soc i a 1,
civic, or other. To do otherwise
would violate the oath of office.
"As a member of my local
Board of Education, representing
all the citizens of my school dis
trict, I recognize:
"1. That my fellow citizens
have entrusted me with the edu
cational development of the
children and youth of this
county.
"2. That the public expects my
first and greatest concern to be
in the best interest of each and
every one of these young people
without distinction as to who
they are or what their back
ground may be.
"3. That the future welfare of
this county, of this state, and
of the nation depends in the
largest measure upon the qual
ity of education we provide in
the public schools to fit the
needs of every learner.
"4. That my fellow board
members and I must take the
initiative in helping all the
people of this county to have
all the facts all the time about
their schools, to the end that
they will readily provide the
finest possible school program,
school staff, and school facilities.
"5. That legally the author
ity of the Board is derived from
the State which ultimately con
trols the organization and oper
ation of the school district and
which determines the degree of
discretionary power left with the
Board and the people for the
exercise of local autonomy.
"6. That I must never neglect
my personal oblgiation to the
people of the county and my
legal obligation to the State, nor
surrender these responsibilities
to any other person, group, or
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Trapper Gets 28
Coyotes in Month
Carl McDaniel, government
trapper, reports that he has
killed 28 coyotes in Morrow
county this month, a time of
the year that they are espec
ially bad because of lambing
and calving season.
Noting news reports from
Benton county, Washington,
about killing of some 100
young calves by coyotes, Mc
Daniel says that he feels his
efforts are rewarded by the
good record here.
The trapper said that he
wants to keep the use of
poison control although some
effort is being made in govern
ment to eliminate use of pois
ons. Constant work in keeping
coyotes under control has paid
off in protection to farmers'
sheep and cattle, McDaniel
declared.
"It saves them seve r a 1
thousands of dollars in loss
each year," he added.
about 1800 reams of duplicating
or mimeograph paper. New
textbooks for 1963-64 will cost
about $9,000. The new budget
provides for 85 teachers and prin
cipals and five secretaries.
Three smaller sections of the
budget provide for the follow
ing: a. Health services, which
allows for student insurance and
first aid supplies, $4500. b. Stu
dent body activities, which help
meet some of the expenses of
the three high school student
bodies and include payment of
game officials, some equipment
and paper for the school papers,
$3800. c. Tuition payments to
other districts. At present some
students near Ordnance attend
school in Hermiston and we pay
the tuition, current cost $3600. It
is proposed that next year these
students attend Irrigon and
Riverside, the school district to
transport them, $2,000.
Transportation
Transportation is important
in Morrow county schools. A
large item in the budget is for
Bloodmobile Due
80th Year
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GAZETTE-TIMES
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, March 28, 1963
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GEORGE BENT, Portland machinist and press erector, is shown putting finishing touches on the
installation of the Miehle newspaper press in the Gazette-Times shop Saturday. With all equip
ment in place the press weighs approximately 1 0 tons. As soon as final adjustments are made, the
Miehle will print the paper by automatic feed. (See additional photos on page 2) (G-T Photo)
Agreement
On Waterfront Plan
A preliminary plan for the de
velopment of waterfront facil
ities for the Boardman Space
Age Industrial Park in Morrow
county has been prepared and
submitted to the Corps of En
gineers, the Oregon Department
of Planning and Development
announced today.
Preparation of the plan was
called for under the understand
ing reached at a recent meeting
among representatives of the
Corps, Governor Mark Hatfield,
Senator Wayne Morse and Sam
Mallicoat, director of the Depart
ment of Planning aniTDimielop
ment. The agreement "provides
for the state to acquire S miles
on the John 'Day darrg pool for
industrial use, and the Corpoo
acquire 3 miles for public nd
recreational use.
County Judge Oscar Peterson,
In. Portland to attend a meeting
of "the Mid-Columbia Planning
Council executive committee, tel
ephoned Thursday morning to
say ttjat the waterfront agree
ment Would mean "definite as
surance" Mliat the Boeing Com
pany would be going ahead with
plans at the Boardman Indust
rial park.
He had conferred with Sam
Mallicoat of the State Depart
ment of Planning and Develop
ment. The eight miles of water
front is adjacent to the indust
rial park and just east of 3:f
Mile canyon.
"This should end the long
drawn out negotiations, and the
industrial development should
now become a reality," the judge
said.
He planned to continue on to
Salem this week to appear at
hearings at the legislature rel
ative to apportionment of racing
funds to county fairs and on the
Small Watersheds act.
The waterfront development
plan was prepared for the State
by Holly A. Cornell, Seattle, and
James Howland, Corvallis, part
ners in the regional engineer
ing firm of Cornell, Howland,
Hayes & Merrifield, after con
transportation, about 10 of the
budget, and $94,795 is in the
current budget for this purpose.
The state average is 6.4. The
new budget is down slightly to
$94,000. The regular bus runs
total 1,500 miles per day, a total
of 270,000 miles during the year.
Added trips bring this total to
about 300,000 for the year. A
total of 629 students are trans
ported daily. The district uses
about 55,000 gallons of gasoline
annually. Some students are
brought to the bus lines or to
school in private cars; the cost
of this, $9,580. Generally, buses
are replaced after seven years
and two or three are purchased
every year. This year $11,500 is
allocated for this purpose. This
is for one bus and two station
wagons.
Operation of Plants
Operation of school buildings.
Another large segment of school
money is needed to pay for the
operatioa of the school plants.
In Morrow county this takes 11
of the budget; statewide aver-
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N earing
sultation with interested parties,
The proposal calls for barge
docks, tuel storage areas, as
sembly facilities, rail and other
utilities required for develop
ment of the 100,000-acre site as
a testing and development cen
ter for large rocket engines.
Special School
Board Meet Set
A special meeting of the Mor
row county School Board will be
Wednesday, April 3, at 8 p.m. in
the Heppner Elementary multi
purpose room to officially receive
the petition of Irrigon residents
which ask to remove part of the
county school district to Uma
tilla School District No. 6, Uma
tilla, according to information
from the county school office.
The board will accept written
statements and petitions for in
clusion in the record and will
allow five minutes oral comment
for each written position state
ment, it is announced.
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JOHN WAGENBLAST, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Wagenblast,
shown here with some of the awards he won at the recent banquet
of the Heppner chapter. Future Fanners of America, last week
won first place in the state on his first year record book at
the state FFA convention at The Dalles. (G-T Photo)
Wagenblast lakes First at Conclave
John Wagenblast, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Alvin Wagenblast of
Heppner, won first place in the
state on his first year Future
Farmer record book in compe
tition at the state FFA conven
tion In The Dalles last week. He
had previously won first in the
district.
Five boys of the Heppner FFA
chapter attended the convention,
together with their advisor, Ger
ald Jonasson. Included were
Wagenblast, Ken Wright, Chris
Here Wednesday
Number 4
HEPPNER
10 Cents
Conley Lanham
Files for Post
Conley Lanham of Heppner
has filed as a candidate for di
rector Of the Morrow county
school board from Zone 7 (with
in Heppner city limits), Beverly
Gunderson, clerk of the district,
said Wednesday.
The filing was by petition
bearing 28 names. Lanham seeks
the position that is now held
by L. E. (Ed) Dick who has an
nounced that he will not seek
reelection at the conclusion of
his term June 30.
The directorship is for a five
year term. Lanham Is a member
of the Heppner city council and
has served for the past year as
the exalted ruler of Heppner
Elks lodge.
Mrs. Gunderson said that sev
eral other blank petitions have
been issued from the school of
fice but no other completed pe
titions have been returned. April
5 is the deadline for filing for
the office. Eighteen names of
registered voters are required to
enter a person's candidacy.
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Brown, Harold Gray and Dean
Robinson. All but Gray alter
nated as delegates to the con
vention from the local chapter
at the 2-day session. The boyy
also served as members of the
courtesy committee and In ol.ier
capacities.
Wagenblast received a banner
for the honor he won.
One of the highlights of the
trip for some of the boys was a
tour through The Dalles dam.
Need Great;
Quota Set
At 90 Pints
Quota of 90 pints of blood is
sought at the blood drawing
when the American Red Cross
bloodmobile comes to Heppner
on Wednesday, April 3, at the
Catholic parish hall from 2 to
5:30 p.m., Mrs. Orville (Barbara)
Cutsforth, blood program chair
man, states.
Age limits are 18 to 59 in
clusive, and single minors, 18 to
21, must have written consent
of a parent or guardian on a
form provided by the chapter.
Those making donations may
do so in the names of those
who have had occasion to use
blood through the Red Cross pro
gram. Among them is Dean Lov
gren, who was seriously injured
in an auto accident near Hepp
ner on December 29 and has
used blood during his hospitali
zation. Dean expects to undergo
a second operation soon in Good
Samaritan hospital, Portland.
The family would appreciate
any blood donations given in
his name.
Mrs. Cutsforth points out that
during the calendar year 1962,
81 pints of blood have been used
through the program in noneer
Memorial hospital, helping 38
patients. In addition, 13 people
of Morrow county used 29 Dints
for treatment at places out or
the county.
Since June. 1958. the Heppner
hosnital has used 387 pints of
whole blood at the hospital, and
Morrow county residents used
96 pints elsewhere. This does not
include blood derivauves inai
were also used under the pro
gram. If whole blood is not used
within 21 days, it is processed
into one of four derivatives:
serum albumin for shock and
burns, fibrinogen for certain
childbirth hemorrhages and ex
tensive surgical procedures, fro
zen plasma for heophiliacs, utid
gamma gioDunn to ngm
measles and hepatitis.
Mrs. Cutsforth said that one
unit of fibrinogen, for instance,
requires eight pints of whole
blood. One Heppner woman re
cently used two units of fibrin
ogen. During the time since June,
1958, a total of 424 pints have
been donated here, closely ap
proximating the amount used lo
cally, except for derivatives. If
the program is to be continued,
it Is vital to meet the blood
quota at the drawings.
Canteen service at the April
3 drawing will be furnished by
the Maranatha club, lone.
Donors must weigh at least
110 pounds, and eight week3
must have elapsed since his last
donation. It is necessary to wait
six months after receiving a
transfusion or undergoing suiir
cry before donating, wait two
weeks after vaccination or treat
ment with antibiotics and o,e
week after taking allergy shois.
Tiie donor should wait 24 hours
after immunizations or vitam'n
Infections and women should
wait for one year after preg
nancy. '10 make a successful blood
drawing we must have protec
tive oonors present themsewos
at the place of the drawing," Mrs.
Cutsforth said. "I know this Is
a busy time of the year for most
people, but it takes such a little
lime to give so much."
Appointments may be made
by calling Mrs. Cutsforth at 989
8473 but it is not essential to
have an appointment to donate.
April 13 Date Set
For Band Carnival
Fun and prizes for all will be
featured at the annual Band
Carnival Saturday, April 13, at
the fair pavilion. The supper will
be at 5:30 p.m. with the Heppner
Junior high band entertaining
during the supper hour.
The "Fun-Way" will begin op
erations at 6:30 p.m. with such
favorites as the dunk-tank, fish
ponds, dart throws, gold fish,
cork guns, door prizes and the
king and queen crowning cere
monies. Another popular spot is
the Country Store which will dis
play many bargains.
Band students will sell tickets
on the Marlin Lever-Matic .22
rifle with scope and the chaise
lounge with pad. The winners
need not be present to win. Stu
dents participating in the ticket
sale contest are vieing for prizes
given for selling the most tickets
on the gun and lounge.
Proceeds from the carnival are
used to buy band uniforms and
scholarships to send deserving
band students to a summer
school at Washington State Uni
versity. FHA Members Sell
New Dessert Book
Heppner High school chapter
of the Future Homemakcrs of
America is now selling the des
sert edition of the cookbook,
"Favorite Recipes of Home Ec
onomics Teachers."
Copies of this new edition may
be secured by contacting any
member of the chapter or by
calling Mrs. Elmer Schmidt, ad
visor, at 676-9280.