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LIBRARY U OF 0 E U G E N F , ORE. Kids Don Funny Costumes to Win ... Kins TAKING oor in tha oaradft nt the Sorino Festival $5 prize. He is shown at left with his "Keep Oregon Green" Hopper (not shown) won third with his horse costume, black eye. Bob Dobbs. in picture at the right, had the ct...,i. .iLSr iJnXtinn t,a i h nnirit of fun as entrv and fire-fighting getup. In the picture second One of the very funny entries who did not receive an- champion frog in the frog Jumping contest and is shown tt &r&3 iofLlvISt First placS ffilwatodw? plump hill billies trying award was Mark Wise, second picture from right, who receiving his first prize from Queen Joan Healy. just i!L. i ILfHlISSL. ? t w Rorv to act like Marv Kathryn Campbell (left) and Becky looked as if he had about as bad treatment as a skiief named queen of the Shrine football game in Pendleton llt tJyl Fulton (right)?They took second place and $3. Lrren could get with broken pole, broken ski. bandages and in August. Dr. L. D. Tibbies. Shriner. looks on. Recall Vote, Annual School lections Every voter who goes to the polls in school elections Monday afternoon and evening will have opportunity to vote on at least four separate ballots, and most of them will have five. Coming before the voters will be: 1. The matter of whether Director Fredrick T. Martin of school district R-l should be re called. 2. Selection of a direc tor for the Heppner zone with the race between Andy Van Schoiack and Conley Lanham. 3. Balloting on the budget for the Blue Mountain Area Education district (community college). 4. Selection of a director for the one term expiring on the com munity college district board. 5. Selection of . . advisory board members in most of the areas in district R-l. The movement to recall Direc tor Martin was initiated by pe titions circulated throughout the county, with 573 valid signatures listed on the petitions. Reasons listed on the petitions were: Failure to represent the will of the majority of the people in the zone (lone), Jie represents; fail ure to represent the will of the majority of the people in the district; failure to maintain adc quate physical standards at the lone school; and sanctioning duplication of school transpor tation routes. Martin's experience in school matters includes service on the county rural school board, ser vice on the lone school board prior to county reorganization, chairmanship of the county school reorganization committee, and chairmanship of the coun ty school board. He was elected for his current 5-year term in 1960, and his term normally would not expire until July 1, 1965. In answer to the charges against him, the director issued a statement earlier in which he said, "I am convinced person ally and believe in the intent of the school law that school boards shall function in a non partisan, broadly representative, team-spirited manner. Eve r y member of a school board shall represent open-mindedly the en tire school district, and, in con sequence, must let his consid eration for the entire district take precedence over every form of partisanship and special interest political, racial, relig ious, geographic, economic, soc ial, civic or other. To do other wise would violate the oath of office." Should the recall measure be approved, it would be effective immediately, and the school board would have the responsi bility of appointing another member to serve until the next school election, in May, 1964. As the measure is written on the ballot, those who vote "Yes" are in favor of recalling Martin, and those who vote "No" are opposed to his recall. Van Schoiack, a present mem ber of the Heppner advisory committee, and Lanham, immed iate past exalted ruler of Hepp ner lodge, B.P.O.E., No. 358 and present Heppner city council man, are in the contest for the Heppner zone post on the school board to replace L. E. Dick, long time board member, who is not a candidate for reelection. Al though they represent the Hepp ner zone, all voters in the dis trict (the entire county) may cast votes. Each candidate issued a state ment to the Gazette-Times. Lanham said, "At the present time I honestly feel unqualified to make a general statement of policy about what I will or will not do if I am elected to the Morrow County School Board because I feel that much thought and study should be given all questions before I could intelligently make any de cisions. "However, I can say that I am cognizant of the needs of education and of the importance of offering to our children in Morrow county the best curric ulum possible and a curriculum taught and guided by the best teachers available." Lanham is a graduate of St. Slated Monday Thomas College in St. Paul, Minn., with degree majors in accounting and economics. He formerly served as mayor of Heppner. Van Schoiack, who is a ranch er, said: "We must continue to do all we can for those students going to college but at the same time we must provide more vocat ional training for those who will not go on to college. "I do not want to cut our ath College Budget, Director On Blue Mountain Area Ballot Budget election for Blue Mountain Area Education dis trict, embracing Morrow and Umatilla counties, will be on Monday, May 6, from 2 to 8 p.m., George H. Unternahrer, clerk, announces. Hearing on the budget was Thursday, May 2, at 10 a.m. in the Umatilla county courthouse. At the time of the budget elec tion, one director will be chosen for a five-year term, according to Wallace McCrae, president of the college. Term of Jack Hod gen, Pendleton, is expiring and he is a candidate to succeed himself. Also running for the position is Brent Horn of Herm iston. Horn visited in Heppner Tues day in the interests of his can didacy. For the past seven years he has been manager of Beef City, Inc., one of Eastern Ore gon's largest feedlots, and he also operates his own ranch and feeding operation in the Herm- New Park Meters Installed Here New parking meters blossom ed on Heppner streets over the week-end as the city installed a shipment of automatic Park-O-Meters. Seventy-five were ord ered to replace a large segment of the old meters that are worn out or ailing. Sixty-nine were installed on the week-end, but one case of six meters was de layed in shipment and was in stalled later. Another 25 meters are coming from the Traffic Appliance Co. to be installed later. The Park-O-Meters are automatic, and it is not necessary to turn a han dle to make them operative. The other 25 are manually oper ated like the old ones. At the same time the new meters are more foolproof, not so easy to jam as the old ones, and much easier to repair. City Recorder Ted Smith said that the new envelope system on parking tickets seems to be working very well. Since the in ception of the system, only seven violations have accumu lated that will require future appearances in court, and two of these are the same person. Meanwhile, the police depart ment has intensified its activ ity on checking violations after quite a moratorium while the old meters were in a state of disrepair. Flowers to Honor Mothers of Area Heppner merchants will honor all mothers on Satur day, May 12, the day prior to Mother's Day, Randall Peter son, chairman of the merch ants committee of the Hepp-ner-Morrow County Chamber of Commerce, announces. Among the special recog nitions to be given will be flowers in the form of car nations to be presented to each mother coming to the lo cal stores on that day. Peter son said that 900 carnations have been ordered to give the mothers in their honor. letic or music programs as they are very important, but I do believe that we could reduce the cost of establishing these facil ities and at the same time main tain a standard program of in struction. "I was against the proposed budget because there were num erous items that were too high. "I support the efforts of those lone people who want to main tain the lone High school. I sup (Continued on page 8) iston area. Horn was reared on a ranch in Pilot Rock and graduated from Pilot Rock High school. He graduated from Oregon State University with a bachelor of science degree in animal hus bandry. , He is on the advisory committee 5f the -Umat ilia Branch Experiment station and has served as parade chairman for the Umatilla county fair for two years. Horn is a director of the Oregon Hereford association and a director of the Pendleton Grain Growers. Recently he was re-elected president of the Herm iston Junior Chamber of Com merce. The candidate states, that his primary objective is to help make Blue Mountain college "do the most good for the most people." "I have a great and sincere interest in education," he said. "I believe it is one of the great est advantages of our society. I want to do whatever I can to make Blue Mt. College one that will really benefit the area." Total expenditures in the bud get for 1963-64 are listed at $392,193.25, of which $244,510 will come from receipts other than taxes. Amount necessary to balance the budget is $147, 633.25. A slight increase over last year is due to the expanding pro gram, including an $18,043 to be paid for a building site. In clusion of the transfer program, which will provide for students wishing to attend the commun ity college prior to attending one of the state's institutions of higher education, brings about some increase in cost. McCrae pointed out that an item in the budget providing for transportation of students offers 2c per mile to students driving to and from the college beyond a 25 mile radius. This is in keeping with the policy to pro vide equal educational oppor tunity for all students in the two-county district, he said. Those who pool transportation can about pay for their gaso line and travel costs on this basis, he said. A reappraisal and increase in ratio in Umatilla county this year will help ease the cost of the college for Morrow county because the budget is spread over the two-county district, Mc Crae pointed out. Polling places in Morrow coun ty are as follows: Heppner High cafeteria, A. C. Houghton school at Irrigon, Riverside High school, lone High school, Lex ington Elementary school, Ruggs polling place and Pine City school. All registered voters may cast ballots in the election. Student Burns Hands Dan McBride, freshman at Heppner High school and son of Mr. and Mrs. Nate McBride, suffered burns to his hands at the high school Monday when he dropped a match in jet fuel in the chemistry lab and it ex ploded, Principal Gordon Pratt said. McBride was taken to a doctor for treatment and has been confined to his home since. Exact degree of the burns can not be ascertained until ban dages are removed, but one hand was rather seriously burn ed. Pratt said. Prizes in Heppner's Spring Festival Saturday 80th Year GAZETTE-TIMES Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, May 2, 1963 -1 lit Kin' "MISS SPRING." Laura Lee Sumner, congratulates Don Turner who won a straw hat for Mayor Mervin (Red) Leonard of Lexing ton in the Spring Festival hat tossing contest for mayors here Saturday. Turner was called on to fill in for Leonard at the last moment, and was the only one of the three contestants who was successlul in tossing his hat into the ring. Mayor Al Lamb of Heppner and Mayor Charles O'Connor were the others. Sun Smiles; Crowd Enjoys Spring Fete Sunshine blossomed Saturday to provide the necessary ingred ient for a successful Spring Fes tival in Heppner, and with its warming rays on an otherwise chilly day, the annual event turned out to be a very pleasant and successful affair. "Miss Spring," Laura Lee Sumner, and her princesses, Carol Tholbcrg and Shirley Carlson, all Heppner High sen iors, presided over the day's fes tivities that included an in formal parade, a hat throwing contest, and a frog jumping contest. The parade included the first appearance of Queen Sandra Eubanks and her Morrow County Fair and Rodeo Court. Heppner High school band. 4-H, Boy Scouts, fire truck, and Shriners surrounding little Queen Joan I of the East -West Shrine game, all joined a good assembly of children, dressed In all manner of humorous costumes, in the parade. There were five entries in the frog jumping contest, but two of the croakers refused to cooper ate and wouldn't even jump in the right direction. Winner of the contest was young Bob Dobbs and his entry. Frank Turner gave a big assist in this event by helping to supply the frogs. Mayor Red Leonard of Lexing ton didn't show up for the straw hat tossing contest, so another Lexingtonian, Don Turner, was handy to act as his representa tive. Turner joined Mayors Al Lamb of Heppner and Charlie O'Conner of lone on the third ?,Vt I floor fire escape of the Heppner Hotel in the contest to see who could come the closest to the bullseye in a circle in the slreet below. The straw hat used in the trials, a nice looking chapeau at the start, lost. It was ripped and battered by the end of the event, but only Turner was able to toss his hat in the ring. On behalf of Mayor Leonard he re ceived a new hat as a prize and delivered it to tUe Lexington mayor. Randall Peterson, chairman of the merchants committee and sparkplug of Spring Festival, said that a good crowd of vis itors came from neighboring towns, though probably not as large as last year when weather was better. He said many helped make the event a success, including, LaVcrne Van Marter announ cing the parade, Gordon Pratt for arranging the speaking sys tem, Harley Sager for helping with the frog jumping contest., Hager's Dairy for donating the Carnation ice cream bars for the kids, John Eubanks for taking care of details with the rodeo court, Mrs. Clint (Marie) Mc Quarrie for painting signs, Larry Cook Sr. for arranging for the Shriners and Queen Joan, Patti Collins for arranging for 4-H club riders, and those who ac ted as judges of the costume contest. Miss Spring and her court took carnations to the hospital to help bring some of the festiv ities to those unable to be out in person to view it. Board Okays Contract With Army Engineers By a vote of 5-1, Director Har vey Warner dissenting, the Mor row County School board agreed at a special meeting Tuesday night to complete a contract with the U. S. Army Corps of Student Plays Ready for Stage Friday Evening Four one act plays, ranging in variety of plots from farce comedy to the highly dramatic and suspence-type entertain ment, will be staged by students of Heppner High school Friday evening, May 5, at 8:00 p.m., under the direction of Mrs. Janet Groves, speech and drama instructor. After several weeks of re hearsals, plays ready for pre sentation are "Roughly Speak ing," "Mr. Vincent," "Sun Stroke," and "Sorry, Wrong Number," which won an uward of merit at the one act play festival in Forest Grove April 20. Plays will be given on the stage of the high school gym nasium, with admission prices set at 75c for adults and 25c for students. At least 25 students will take part, either as actors or act resses or as behindthe-scene workers on stage settings, sound and lighting effects or promp ting. An outstanding actress and actor will be judged from char acters portrayed in the four plays. The public is urged to sup port the school activity Friday night and assured of an evening of good entertainment. Queen Joan Due For Coronation Coronation ceremo n i e s for Queon-elett Joan I for the Shrine Hospital East-West game in Pendleton on August 24 will be Saturday evening, May 4, at 8 o'clock in the Ma sonic hall, Heppner, Larry Cook, Sr., of the Gilliam-Wheeler Shrine club announces. The girl who will reign over the annual football game is Joan Healy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Ilealy of Heppner. A suitable program has been arranged by the Shriners of the area, and they will be assisted by the Rainbow Girls, DeMolay, and Daughters of the Nile. Father Raymond Beard and the Rev. Charles Knox will have parts In the program. R-l School Budget Meeting Called Meeting of the budget com mittee of Morrow County School District R-l has been called for Tuesday evening, May 7, in the multipurpose room of the Ele mentary school, Heppner, Mrs. Beverly Gunderson, clerk, states. Frank Anderson of Heppner is chairman of the committee, which is composed of citizen members and the district school board. The committee will consider what steps to take following the defeat of the proposed school budget at an election recently. Number 9 HEPPNER 10 Cents Engineers for relocation and construction of Riverside High school on a 31-acre site within the new Boardman townslte. Norman Mann of Walla Walla, Wn., representing the Engineers, was present at the meeting and urged action on the contract, saying "This has been going on for three years. Every delay is that much more. We have to schedule our work and must keep it on schedule." He said that while selection of the site is the board's Der ogative, the Chief of Engineers finding was for the Boardman site and if it were changed, "we'd have to start all over." Mann said that the govern ment is obliged only to replace the facility that exists and said he could not say if the Chief of Engineers would approve a dif ferent location. While minor changes may be authorized at the Walla Walla office, the Chief of Engineers in Washington, D. C, would have to approve any major change. Responsibility traces back directly to the Secretary of the Army, he said. The engineer said that be cause the Corps has so many projects, everyone must be kept on schedule and declared that (Continued on page 8) Band Carnival Grosses $1198.62 Several hundred persons crowded into the Fair Pavilion Saturday night for the annual Band Carnival, which broke all records for proceeds taken, gross ing $17'J8.C2. The evening began with the supper served at 5:30 p.m. with Honor Band music for an hour followed by several selections by the high school boys' en semble. Meanwhile in the other section of the pavilion, children and adults were throwing darts, spinning wheels, fishing, or throwing baseballs in hopes of dunking the uneasy volunteer and having great fun. , Door prizes given during the evening were won by Jerry Schubert, Fred Gimbel, and O. W. Cutsforth. The .22 rifle was won by Lyle Cox and the chaise lounge with pad was won by Harley Young. Teresa Harshman and Jimmy Bloodsworth, representatives of the sixth grade band were crowned King and Queen of the carnival. Named prince and princess were the second place winners, Peggy Snyder and John Dubuque, representing the Hon or Band. The two bands had each turned In over $140 and the total proceeds for the King and Queen contest were $349.94. Total gross of $1798.62 came from the carnival ticket sales, kitchen, king and queen con test, and raffle tickets. This money is used for new band uniforms for the Heppner schools and to send deserving students to a 4-week summer school. Band students competed in a ticket sales contest and winners are: Fifth grade Jimmy Healy, first; Bobby Peck, second; Larry Bellenbrock and Marcia Young, tied for third. Sixth grade Larry Pettyjohn, first; Sherl O'Brien, second; and Mona Marshall, third. Seventh and eighth Erin Dick, first: Peggy Snyder, sec- lond; and Kathy Melby, third.
