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Marim Recalled; Van Schoiack Wins Election
MOTHER'S DAY
SUNDAY
MAY 12
Free
Carnations
Saturday
To Mothers
From
Heppner
Merchants
School Bands, Choral
Groups Bill Concerts
Springtime is concert time!
Putting final touches to ac
complishments in Heppner band
and chorus for the year are
members of the 5th and 6th
grade bands, the 7th and 8th
grade honor band and vocal
groups in the 4th, 5th, 6th, and
7th grades. All these will be
heard in spring concert Wed
nesday, May 15, starting at 7:30
p.m. in the high school gym
nasium. A variety of band numbers
under the direction of Arnold
Melby, will combine with chor
us groups under the direction of
Mrs. Ola Mae Groshens for a
full evening's program.
On Friday evening, May 18,
the high school band and chorus
will entertain in a public con
cert, starting at 8 p.m., featur
ing soloists and small groups.
A special feature of the even
ing will be a piano number by
Mrs. Groshens.
A single admission price is
good for both concerts and is
75c for adults, 50c for high
school students.
Terry Peck will be trombone
soloist at the grade school con
cert and a trumpet quartet, com
posed of Ricky Gimbel, Ricky
Johnston, John Dubuque and
Dennis Carlson, also will play.
At the high schooj. conceit,
Spring Concert
At lone Friday
(See picture, page 1,
section 2)
lone Schools' annual spring
band concert will be Friday, May
10 at 8 p.m. in the high school
gym with students playing un
der the direction of Arnold Mel
by. The beginner's band, the in
termediate band, and the high
school band will perform.
The high school's mixed
chorus will present numbers un
der the direction of Joe Haus
ler. To be featured during the
evening will be two soloists,
Jerry Stefani on the saxophone
and John McElligott on the bar
itone. There will be no charge for
admission and the public is invited.
Business Drop Predicted
Price of wheat will go to some
where between 90c to $1.30 if
the 1964 wheat program is de
feated at the May 21 referen
dum vote, Milton Morgan of
lone, vice president of the Ore
gon Wheat League, told mem
bers of the Heppner-Morrow
County Chamber of Commerce at
their luncheon meeting Monday.
As a consequence, wheat
ranchers' income will be down
about 30 and business will be
seriously hurt here, he said.
Morgan told how average pro
duction has gained from 12
bushels per acre from the time
of the 1938 act to 25 bushels at
the present time. Record crop
was in 1958 at 27 bushels for
the national average.
He reviewed how the wheat
league has been trying to get a
two-price plan through for years,
being vetoed by the president in
1956 and this time being passed
by Congress and signed by the
president.
"We produce more wheat than
we can feed, seed, market or
give away," Morgan said. At the
beginning of the 1962 market
year, the nation had a carry
over of 1.2 billion bushels of
which will also be in the gym
nasium, Richard Clark will be
instrumental soloist on his bar
itone. Various ensembles, choral
and instrumental, also will be
featured.
These concerts are the only
ones for which any admission
is charged, Director Melby states.
Proceeds are used for paying for
pins and awards to be given
in the music department and to
go toward scholarships.
It is hoped that a large crowd
will be on hand because an ex
cellent program is planned for
each concert. The public is urged
to take advantage of the "2-for-1"
admission ticket.
Dean Morris Due
At Annual C of C
Banquet Monday
Dean Victor P. Morris of the
University of Oregon will he the
principal speaker at the annual
banquet of the Heppncr-Morrow
County Chamber of Commerce
Monday night at 6:30 in the
American Legion hall, Hillard
Brown, banquet committee chair
man, announces.
Dr. C. M. Wagner, chamber
president, will present the final
check for $600 to Exalted Ruler
Bob Flatt of Heppner lodge No.
358, B.P.O.E., from the Cham-,
ber to the Elks on the field lights
at the rodeo grounds.
An intsrumental group from
the high school, seven in the en
semble, will present musical en
tertainment. A certificate of recognition
will also be presented to some
one who has rendered a partic
ular community service during
the year. Dr. Wagner said.
Past President Fred Gimbel
will review accomplishments of
the Chamber of Commerce for
1962.
American Legion auxiliary
will prepare and serve the din
ner, and it will be preceded by
a social hour starting at 5:30.
Tickets to the dinner, $2.25 per
person, may be obtained trom
Phil's Pharmacy, the Bank of
Eastern Oregon, or the First
National Bank. Guests are in-
vited.
wheat. A "safe" carryover is
considered to be between 600 and
700 million bushels.
The Secretary of Agriculture
based his figures for the current
proposal on 600 million bushels
of wheat for feed and domestic
use and an equivalent amour
for export. Of that exported,
only 220,000,000 bushels goes
through commercial channels
and the rest is "giveaway"
wheat, Morgan said.
Storage of grain now costs the
government about $1 million per
day, he declared.
The 1964 program has two
main advantages over the 1962
program, he said. 1. It is a more
flexible program. The rancher
can overseed his allotment and
put the overage under bond. If
he has a poor year or partial
crop failure, he can take it out
of bond and fulfill his certifi
cates. 2. It stabilizes the price at $2
on export and domestic wheat.
Morgan declared the 1964
program would provide for ord
erly reduction of surplus to bal
ance supply and demand; it
would maintain adequate re
serves; it would yield a fair
80th Year
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, May 9, 1963
Carnations Given
To Honor Mothers
Heppner stores will give
free carnations to mothers
who call in the stores Satur
day, May 11, Randall Peterson,
chairman of the Heppner-Mor-row
County Chamber of Com
merce merchants committee,
announces. Some 900 carna
tions are ready to honor the
mothers as a feature of the
merchants' Mother's Day ob
servance. The carnations will be given
away at the following stores:
Central Market, J. C. Penney
Co., Gilliam and Bisbee, Peter
son's Jewelers, Farley Motor
Co., MiLadies, Gonty's, Phil's
Pharmacy, Elma's Apparel,
Case Furniture, Wagon Wheel
Cafe, Fred's Cafe, Hotel Grill,
Humphreys Rexall Drug, M&R
Company, Lairds', Economy
Market, and Heppner Red and
White.
Fire Burns Out
Ion Springers;
Levels Building
Fire that broke out while they
were visiting in Heppner destroy
ed all the household goods and
personal belongings of Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Springer, Ruggs, ex
cept for the clothing that they
were wearing and the car they
were driving.
Bakery Sale Set
To Aid Springers
In benefit to the Tom
Springers, who lost all of their
possessions in a fire Satur
day night, a bakery sale will
be held at Economy Market
Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m.,
with proceeds to go to the
Springers.
Donations will be accepted
through the day Friday and
until 2 p.m. Saturday, when
the baked items will be auc-v
tioned off by Bob Runnion.
The blaze leveled the building
in which they resided, a struc
ture owned by Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Wright that formerly was
a schoolhouse.
Wright said that the building
was valued at between $8000
and $10,000 and was partially
insured. The Springers' belong
ings, which carried no insurance,
included a quantity of television
and radio equipment, guns, cam
eras, clothing and household
goods and loss was placed in
excess of $5000.
Springer, who is employed by
Wright, devoted part time to ra
dio and television work. Mrs.
Springer works at Pioneer Mem
orial hospital and formerly was
employed by Economy Market.
Origin of the fire is unknown.
Because of dense fog, the
Wrights and Wilbur Van Blok
lands who live close by did not
notice the blaze until a motorist
traveling the Heppner-Condon
highway stopped to notify them.
At that time the building was
about one-third engulfed in
flame, Mrs. Wright said. It ap
peared to have started near the
front of the structure.
Because of its advanced stage,
the fire department was not
summoned. A cylinder of pro
pane gas was moved away from
the side of the house and a
pickup truck, owned by Wright,
was removed trom the area.
Otherwise nothing was saved.
Mr. and Mrs. Springer are now
living in the Wrights' bunk-
house.
if Vote Loses
price to producer and consumer
(in Morrow county the grower
would receive $2.02 per bushel);
it would prevent wheat acreage
from adversely affecting other
commodities; and it would re
duce government storage costs
with 150 million to 200 million
going out of surplus.
If the referendum is defeated,
40 million bushels of "hot
wheat" will go on the market,
he said.
Should the program not be ap
proved, little hope was held by
the speaker for any alternative
program to be passed by Con
gress. He quoted Senator Allen
Eilender, Chairman of the Sen
ate Agriculture committee and
Rep. Harold Cooley of the House
of Representatives that nothing
more will come out the agricul
ture committees if the program
does not pass.
The referendum vote is for
one year. If the program doesn't
work as planned during that
year, it may be voted out, Mor
gan said.
The speaker was introduced
by Harley Young, program
chairman. Thirty-five members
and guests were present.
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NEW STUDENT BODY officers of Heppner High school will have the honor of being the first to
serve in the , new building here next year. They were elected Friday after a week's campaign
ing for the election. President is Bill Sherman (seated, center). Vice president is Steve Peck
(seated, third from left) and secretary is Gail Hoskins (seated, third from right). Other officers
are (seated, from left), Jean Stockard, historian; Vickie Barratt, assistant treasurer, Jennifer
Brindle, treasurer and song leader (second from right), Stuart Dick, sergeant-at-arms. Back row
(from left), Barbara Blake, yell queen, Diana Fulleton, Karen McCurdy, and Ginny Moore, all
yell leaders; and Anna Marie Brindle, song leader. Not present for the picture was Pat Van
Winkle, another song leader. (G-T Photo)
10 Cut on District R-l Budget
Proposed as 'Starting Point'
A 10 per cent "down the line"
cut of the Morrow County dis
trict school budget was agreed
upon as a starting point prior
to re-submission of the once
defeated budget at a meeting of
the district budget committee
Tuesday night in the Heppner
Elementary multi-purpose room.
The plan of Roing "down the
line" and cutting 10 in every
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MARTI DIXON
Legion Auxiliary Chooses
Junior Girls for State
Two Heppner High school jun
iors, Jennifer Brindle and Marti
Dixon, have been selected by
the local chapter of American
Legion Auxiliary as delegates to
the 22nd annual session of Girls
State on the Willamette Uni
versity campus, from June 10
16. Jennifer is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Brindle, and
Marti's parents are the Rev. and
Mrs. Mel Dixon, all of Heppner.
Tlie girls were chosen as most
nearly meeting the important
qualifications of leaders h i p,
character, courage, hon e s t y,
scholarship, cooperativeness and
physical fitness, displayed in
school and private life, as set
up by the sponsoring organi
zation. They are both active in school
functions, as well as being honor
students in their studies.
Miss Brindle was recently
elected student body treasurer
and a song leader for the com
ing year. She is on the commit
tee in charge of preparations for
the junior-senior prom, and has
been active in class and student
council activities, girls' league,
and sports. Her Girls State ex
penses will be paid by the aux
iliary unit.
Miss Dixon entered school
here this year as a transfer from
Medford High school where her
father had previously been min
ister of a Methodist church. In
her three years of high school
she has been active in speech,
on debate teams, is accompanist
for the girls' chorus, band per
formances and other music func
tions, is an honor student, and
is taking a second year German
course under instruction of Mrs.
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place possible with the excep
tion of capital outlay was sug
gested by Jim Driscoll, citizen
member of the committee. He
pointed out that this could re
sult in a reduction of some
$35,000, and moved that the
action be taken. It was second
ed and passed without a dis
senting vote.
Others on the committee and
it.
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JENNIFER BRINDLE
Ray Williamson. The auxiliary
sponsors her as a delegate, with
expenses paid by the Heppner
Soroptimist club.
Through the Girls Slate pro
gram, the auxiliary seeks
through actual practice, to bring
into realization the responsibil
ities, rights and duties of Amer
ican citizenship, to arouse the
love of democracy and sense of
freedom.
Also attending the conven
tion will be Mrs. Frank Hamlin,
local auxiliary president. She
will serve as an advisor to the
delegation of girls.
Alternates selected were Gail
Hoskins and Phyllis Nelson.
Chamber Urges
Airstrip Paving
Heppner-Morrow County
Chamber of Commerce at its reg
ular meeting Monday passed a
resolution asking the county
court to use $2000 from its gen
eral fund to pave the runway at
the Lexington airport, which is
county owned.
Orville Cutsforth, who pro
posed the action, said that the
project would be of great bene
fit to air traffic and encourage
more use of the airport. Some
pilots shy away from it because
of the unpaved strip, he said.
Cutsforth said that the county
has the $2000 available from
revenue that has accumulated
from us of the airport.
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10 Cents
some in the good-sized audience
agreed that it was a starting
place, and other cuts might be
made at another meeting sched
uled for Thursday, May 16, at
the new Heppner high school at
7:30. The meeting was called for
the new school in order that the
committee might have a first
hand look at what was planned
in the way of expenditures from
the 1963-64 budget for complet
ion of the new school.
Driscoll said that the $35,000
reduction, while not a sizeable
amount in view of the proposed
$1,028,000 budget that was
soundly defeated in the April
22 election, would bring the to
tal below $1 million.
Prior to this action, however,
members of the audience had
brought out many points that
they considered were factors in
defeat of the budget.
Bob Rictmann of the lone ad
visory committee listed eight
factors that he said played a
part in the defeat. 1. General
dissatisfaction of the county ad
ministrative system. 2. Dissatis
faction with the county school
administrator. 3. Dissatisfaction
with the employment of a spec
ial services director. 4. Includ
ing a sum for transportation of
students in the area of one
school to another school in the
district. 5. Duplication of trans
portation. 6. Capital outlay In
the budget for completion of the
Heppner school. 7. Failure of ad
ministrators to justify the bud
get to the people of the county.
8. Budget too high "all he way
through."
Budget Committee Chairman
Frank Anderson said that some
of the reasons cited are not in
the power of the budget com
mittee to correct.
Don McElligott, who said that
his children were among those
riding the activity bus, pointed
out that his family would be
willing to forego the activity
bus. He also said that the cap
ital outlay included in the bud
get for the Heppner school com
pletion should have been pre
sented to the people in the form
of a serial levy.
Driscoll first proposed that the
largest item in the budget, that
for teacher salaries, might he
reduced by expanding the class
room load for teachers to 30 stu
dents in the classrooms, which
he understood to be state stan
dard. Administrator Hillard Brown
of Heppner Elementary school
said in reply that state stand
ard for elementary schools is
25 per classroom and that teach
er load in the Heppner school Is
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School Vote Results
RECALL
Yes No
HARDMAN
44 I 21
PINE CITY
12 13
LEXINGTON
lONE
74 46
229 45
BOARDMAN
IRRIGON
32 121
178
18
HEPPNER
154
324
TOTAL 723 588 !
College Post
Goes to Horn;
Budget Passes
By a vote of 723 to 588, Fred
Martin of lone was recalled from
his position as director on the
Morrow County school board in
school . evictions Monday. Five
of the seven areas in the coun
ty voted in favor of the recall
and Heppner and Buardman
polled majorities against it.
Andy Van Schoiack of Hepp
ner was elected to the one board
position open to begin with the
coming fiscal year, defeating
Conley Lanham, also of Hepp
ner. 784 to 532. Tile successful
candidate, who at the present
lime is on the Heppner advisory
board, won in five voting areas
and lost in Heppner and Board
man. Budget on the Blue Mountain
Community College, calling for
a tax levy of $11 !. 683.25, polled
a majority in Morrow county,
682 to 541. In Umatilla county
the count was 2,liS,i yes to 1,949
no, making the total vote 3,067
yes to 1,949 no.
Elected to the Blue Mountain
college board was Brent Horn of
Hermiston who defeated incum
bent Jack Hodgen of Pendleton,
2180 to 2198. Horn won in Mor
row county, 529 to 441.
Chosen for advisory boards
around the district were; Hus
ton Lesley, representing Hard
man on the Heppner advisory
board; Homer Hughes represent
ing Lexington on the Heppner
board; Gene Maleske to the
Lexington elementary advisory
board; Cecil Jones representing
Lexington on the lone advisory
board; Orville Buchanan who de
feated Bill Schmeder for a po
sition on the Inigon advisory
board; and Ralph Skoubo and
Mrs. Dewey West, both elected
to the Boardman advisory board
on writeln votes.
Martin's recall becomes effec
tive immediately under the law,
and he did not appear at a
budget committee meeting,
which Includes members of the
school board, Tuesday night in
Heppner.
No announcement lias been
made of a possible successor to
the position. It is the board of
directors responsibility to make
the appointment to be effective
until next year's school election,
and the successor must come
from the lone zone.
In balloting on the recall,
which was main factor In the
heavy turnout of votes through
out the county, Martin lost
heavilv in lone and Irrigon.
lone, from where the recall pe
tition initiated that charged that
he failed to represent the will
of the majority on the board, ran
more than 5-to-l in favor of the
recall with a tally of 229 to 45,
but in Irrigon the majority was
nearly 10-to-l at 178 in favor
to 18 against.
On the other hand, Boardman
voted nearly 4 to-1 to retain
Martin, 32 yes for the recall to
121 no, and Heppner voters sup
ported him more than 2-to-l, 151
for the recall to 324 opposed.
In defeating Lanham, Van
Schoiack ran up big majorities
In Irrigon, at 172 to 23; lone,
at 232 to 45; and Lexington, 90
to 31, bpt Boardman went solid
ly for Lanham, 134 to 18, and
Heppner gave Lanham a 60-vote
margin, 270 to 210.
With more than 1300 votes
cast, the total turnout was
among the heaviest, if not the
heaviest, to be recorded in a
school eleclon here. Percentage
of voters to registration was
high in all areas of the county
with the exception of Heppner
where the total was less than
50. Turnout in Heppner was
486 as compared with a regis
tration of approximately 1000.
The balloting brought out more
than 300 more than recent
school budget election.
Director Van Schoiack will be
gin his 5-year term of office
at the first meeting In July.
Martin had served three of the
five years of his term, and thus
was recalled with two year3 to
go.
Heppner IV Sets
Annual Meeting
Annual meeting of Heppner
TV, Inc., will be Tuesday, May
14, at 8 p.m. In the American
Legion hall, Carl Spaulding,
manager, announces.
One board member will be
elected for a 5-year term and
financial report will be given.
All members are invited to at
tend. COLLEGE COLLECF
Van BUDGET DIRECTOR
Scho- Lan- Hod
lack ham Yh No gen Horn
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18 II 21
36 l 11 I 32
14 11 l 14 F 10 I; 8 17
90 31
49 I
57
48 40
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18
45
106 154
98 94
134
90 45 i 67 42
172 23
98
82
57 I 89
152 I 215
210 i 270 II 304
157
784 532 682 541 ! 441 1 529