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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.