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Good Crop Forecast
With Harvest N earing
If weather continues to coop
erate, a good crop of wheat will
be harvested in Morrow county
this year, Al Lamb, manager of
the Morrow County Grain Grow
ers, said Wednesday.
There has been some rust dam
age but the cooler days of late
June seem to have enabled most
of the county's grain to over
come much of the expected rust
loss in production, the ware
houseman said.
Harvest is expected to begin
shortly after July 4 in most
areas with the North Lexington
area starting first and probably
having the best crop.
Lamb said that he expects no
difficulty in handling this year's
production, with one exception.
Because of planting changes, the
makeup of Western White wheat
will likely run heavy to non
club varieties this season in the
Pacific Northwest. Therefore, in
order to keep present markets,
he feels all wheat should be
stored by varieties so that as near
satisfactory blends as possible
may be maintained. This need
is also shared by officials of the
Oregon Wheat Growers League
and others interested in expand
ing markets as a result of the no
vote in the recent wheat refer
endum, Lamb said.
There is a possibility that club
varieties may be at a premium
this year if the protein content
is satisfactory and if they are
not shipped too early in the sea
son, the Grain Growers' manager
said.
At present there is no prem
ium offered on the Portland mar
ket but Seattle, which shows as
"coast" on the list, is now offer
ing at 4c premium. The addi
tional freight to Seattle more
than offsets the Seattle prem
ium, Lamb pointed out.
"These conditions may change
during the coming marketing
year and because of this possi
bility, the local cooperative will
try to separate white wheat va
rieties as they are returned," he
said.
"Cooperation of the area's
. farmers is asked," he concluded.
"It may be to their financial ad
vantage." 'ZIP Code' Due
For Postal Use
Starting July 1
A five-digit "ZIP Code" is due
to be inaugurated throughout the
postal system of the United
States as of July lr Postmaster
James H. Driscoll announces. In
Heppner and Lexington the ZIP
Code will be 97836.
"Everyone in Heppner and
Lexington will use this ZIP Code
on all their correspondence to
speed mail deliveries and reduce
the chance of mis-sent mail,"
Driscoll said.
He stressed the importance of
all citizens learning this city's
ZIP Code and using it in their
return address on all correspon
dence. In answering mail, ZIP
Codes taken from return ad
dresses on incoming mail should
be used.
In the revolutionary new sys
tem that is expected to improve
mail dispatch and delivery, the
ZIP Code number should follow
the city and state on addresses.
Postmaster Driscoll cited this
example:
John Jones
P. O. Box 926
Heppner, Oregon 97836.
The new plan for the first
time will permit the Post Office
department to short-cut repeat
ed address reading. The address
on mail must often be read as
many as eight or ten times by
postal employees, to get it to the
proper destination. Each hand
ling slows the process of mail
dispatch and adds to the oppor
tunity for human error.
With ZIP Code the clerk will
need only to glance at the code
to know immediately to what
national area, state and post of
fice the letter is addressed and
to speed it on its way, cutting up
to 24 hours off the time between
deposit and delivery.
Gary Van Blokland
Hurt in Accident
Gary Van Blokland, 18, is re
covering from a freak accident
that occurred on the Frank An
derson place Monday while he
was working with haying.
Gary slipped and fell in front
of a moving truck as he was at
tempting to go around to pick
up a bale of hay. The driver,
Steve Anderson, did not realize
that Gary had fallen, and one of
the wheels of the truck rolled on
to Van Blokland's leg.
The direction of the truck was
parallel to the position of Van
Blokeland's leg as he fell, and
the tire missed the bone, so no
bones were broken. He emerg
ed with a very sore leg and
possible pinched muscle that
will require him to be on and
off crutches for a few days.
Van Blokland was taken to a
doctor in Heppner for treatment
and was released.
WEATHER
Hi Low Prec.
Tuesday 92 64
Wednesday 82 60
Thursday 72 56
Friday 65 56 .03
Saturday 70 53 .01
Sunday 67 60
Monday 77 57 .07
Tuesday 74 60
Raintall for the week was .11
of an inch.
Leonard Wise, 28,
in
Services Thursday
Leonard E. Wise, 28, of Hepp
ner died in an automobile acci
dent east of Echo about 2:30 a.m.
Saturday When the car he was
driving missed a curve. A pas
senger, Lucille Judy Privett, 25,
also of Heppner, was injured in
the accident and is now recover
ing in Pioneer Memorial hospi
tal with two broken ribs and
contusions.
Wise, who came to Heppner
about 15 months ago, was em
ployed by L. E. Dick as televi
sion nad appliance service man.
He was born March 15, 1935, in
Tillamook and came here from
Redmond.
Funeral services will be held
today (Thursday) at 11 a.m. at
Prickett Funeral Home, Forest
Grove. His mother, who died
about seven years ago, is buried
in a cemetery at Forest Grove.
Surviving are the widow, Mrs.
Vivian Wise and three small
daughters, all now of Spring
field; a brother, Don Wise of
Heppner; and the father who
has been employed at the
George Griffith place at Morgan.
State police reported that the
car failed to negotiate a sharp
curve to the left just outside of
Echo on the cutoff to highway
30. It was theorized that the
driver had fallen asleep at the
wheel.
Mrs. Privett was first taken to
Good Spepherd hospital, Hermis
ton, but was removed to the hos
pital here Monday. Her doctor
said her condition is good and
that she may be released in
three or four days.
Among those from here going
to the funeral were the father,
the Don Wise family and Mr.
and Mrs. Carl Spaulding.
Sheriff Earns Tie
In Chess Tourney
Sheriff C. J. D. Bauman par
ticipated in The Dalles open
chess tournament in that city
Saturday and Sunday and tied
for first in class C for play
ers rated under 1200 points..
He won four and lost one
game to gain the tie with a
boy from The Dalles with a
similar record.
Attending with Sheriff Bau
man was Joe Winslow of Pen
dteton, his good friend but arch
chess opponent Winslow won
three and lost two in the meet.
Players from Washington,
Oregon, Idaho and British Co
lumbia were in the competi
tion with seven participating
in class C. Class A brought
out the highest ranking play
ers in the northwest with 20
competing and 16 took part in
class B.
Mothers Death Calls
Shermans to Idaho
Mrs. Ella Rose Stevens, moth
er of Mrs. Wes Sherman, died in
Buhl, Idaho, Sunday. She fell
on the steps while leaving a
church service and died shortly
after in a hospital. Mrs. Stevens
was 86 years of age and had
lived in Buhl for more than 50
years.
Mr. and Mrs. Sherman and
Cathy Jo left Wednesday eve
ning for Buhl to attend services
there Thursday afternoon. They
expect to be back in Heppner
Friday atternoon.
Mr. Stevens preceded his wife
in death in 1943. Besides Mrs.
Sherman, survivors include sev
eral sons and daughters in Cali
fornia, Oregon and Idaho, to
gether with many grandchildren
and other relatives.
Girl's Arm Broken
Sonja Goodrow, 5, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Goodrow,
lone, suffered a broken left arm
when she was bucked off a horse
last Wednesday. She was treated
at Pioneer Memorial hospital
and remained overnight before
being discharged. Both bones in
the arm near the wrist were
broken. Her father works for
Delbert Emert.
Farewell Hour
A farewell coffee hour will be
held Sunday, June 7, following
morning services at the lone
Community church honoring Mr.
and Mrs. Glen Biehl.
The Biehls will be leaving soon
for La Grande where he will
teach in the fall. All friends are
invited to attend.
Morrow Grain Growers Show Earnings over $114,000
Completion of the audit of
Morrow County Grain Growers
shows earnings for the crop year
1962 as exceeding $114,000, Al
Lamb, manager, announces.
Ten per cent of these earnings
will be paid the patrons in cash
during 1963 with the remaining
90 per cent going to the patrons
in the form of capital reserve
cretificates. In addition, Series
10 and 11 of the capital reserve
certificates are being called in
for cashing during the month of
July. These series cover the
1951 and 1952 crop years.
Earning on crops delivered
during 1963 and later years will
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80th Year
GAZETTE-T
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, June 27, 1963
Budget Passes by
FIRST PRIZE winners in the Rose Festival parade in Portland recently were the queen and prin
cesses of Morrow county's 1963 Fair and Rodeo. The photo shows them as they were in the process
of assembling for the parade. From left are Princess Shan Mahoney, Princess Louise Pointer,
Queen Sandra Eubanks, Princess Sharon Donovan, and Princess Nancy Cleveland.
Condon To Hold ,
Fourth of July
Celebration
An old-fashioned Fourth of
July with modern touches will
be observed in Conday on Thurs
day next week as the Commer
cial Club attraction gets under
way at 7:00 a.m. with a bucka
roo breakfast.
A patriotic program will take
place at 10 a.m. at the athletic
field with a speech by State
Representative Jack L. Smith. A
" flyover of four F-102 jets will pre
I cede the parade which begins at
ill a.m. Some 12 floats have en
tered the parade and special
guests will be the Morrow Coun
ty Fair and Rodeo Queen Sandra
Eubanks and her court, Shannon
Mahoney, Nancy Cleveland,
Louise Pointer and Sharon Dono
van. Afternoon fun and festivities
will include a Pee-Wee baseball
game between Condon and Ar
lington at 2 p.m.; tennis, archery
and horseshoe contests; skydivers
performing; and free swimming
all afternoon compliments of the
Condon Elks.
The evening will be highlight
ed by a giant fireworks display
after dark and a variety show
and street dance on the tennis
court early in the evening.
Elks Picnic Draws
Optimistic Families
Despite inclement weather last
Sunday morning, some 150 per
sons, Elks and their families,
gathered at Cutsforth Park for the
annual Elks picnic.
A potluck dinner was held at
noon with the Elks furnishing
the wieners and buns, ice cream
dixie cups, and beverages.
This was followed by racing
games for the youngsters and
the adults got into the act in the
egg throwing contest with their
son or daughter. And through it
all, the weather-man cooperated
by holding off the rain with
some sunshine in the afternoon.
be disrtibuted on a basis of 25
cash and 75 capital reserve
certificates with total earnings
allocated being taxable to the
individual patron receiving the
same, Lamb said.
This change in payments comes
into being as a result of the Re
venue Act of 1962 pertaining to
tax treatment of cooperatives
and their patrons, he said. The
1962 act imposes a single cur
rent tax liability on income from
farmer cooperative operations
taking those returns once cur
rently, either in the hands of the
cooperative or its patrons.
The major effect of the new
n
July 4 Next Week;
Early Paper Slated
Much to the dismay of
weekly newspapers, this year's
holidays are tending to fall on
Thursdays publication day
and July 4, coming next week,
is no exception.
This means that the Gazette
Times staff has the job again
of getting the paper out early,
and it is expected that it will
be in the mail late Wednesday
afternoon, July 3.
All advertisers are asked to
bear this in mind, and their
cooperation is sought in get
ting material ready early.
Correspondents and others sub
mitting news items are also
asked to get their items in as
soon as possible. In any case
that the material can be in
the hands of the paper Mon
day it will be appreciated if
this consideration is given.
Van Houte Takes
Post With OEA
Robert Van Houte, who recent
ly resigned his position as sup
erintendent of Morrow County
School District R-l, has accept
ed a post as placement director
of the Oregon Education associ
ation, it was announced this
week. He will also be in charge
of the OEA office in Portland.
With his family, Van Houte
moved to Portland Tuesday, and
their address will be 17923 S. E.
Lincoln, Portland 23.
Van Houte served as superin
tendent of the Morrow county
district for the past four years,
during which time construction
of several new schools marked
educational progress in the dis
trict, including the new high
school at lone, an addition to the
A. C. Houghton school in Irri
gon, Unit-A in Heppner, and now
in progress, the new Heppner
High school, which encompasses
Unit-A.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Clement,
Portland, were week-end visitors
at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Hartle.
laws provision is to make co
operatives subject to federal in
come tax currently on all net
earnings which are not distrib
uted to patrons in cash or under
other required conditions to im
pose the tax liability on patrons
in their individual tax returns.
This is exactly the same treat
ment accorded all corporations
doing business on a cooperative
basis.
All income which belongs to
the corporation is subject to fed
eral income tax, but funds which
are distributed to partons on
patronage basis are taxable to
the patrons.
While provisions of the new
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Summer 4-H Camp
To Use TV Theme
For Coming Week
The annual Morrow County
4-H summer camp will be held
at Cutsforth Park, 20 miles
southeast of Heppner, June 30
July 3, according to Joe Hay,
county extension agent. The 4-H
camping program in Morrow
county is designed for younger
4-H members, 9 to 13 years of
age,
"TV Land" was the theme
chosen for this year's summer
camp, by a group of older 4-H
members who attended a re
cent camp counsellor training
session at the Cutsforth Camp
site. The theme will give con
tinuity to the camp program and
provide a framework for many
of the camp activities as well as
being a lot of fun for the camp
ers. The tent groups will be
named for various TV programs,
like the Jetsons, Flintstones, and
the Beverly Hillbillies. The
camp theme will also be car
ried out in camp decorations
and evening programs.
Campers will assemble at the
Heppner fair grounds at 2:00
Sunday afternoon, where they
will be transported to camp by
trucks. Campers will also re
turn to Heppner on Wednesday
afternoon by truck. They will
arrive at Heppner between 2:00
and 2:30.
A number of interesting camp
activities are planned for this
year's campers. There will be
classes and free choice of activi
ties on first-aid, outdoor skills,
wildlife, survival, forestry, rock
hounding, crafts, rifle safety,
birds and bird feeders, bridge
building and uotdoor cookery.
A well-rounded sports pro
gram will also be available to
the campers.
Mrs. John Hartman and daugh
ter, Cheryl, Toledo, arrived here
Mondty and are house guests of
her mother, Mrs. Tillie Rauch.
law may impair slightly the
ability 6f cooperatives to accu
mulate capital, their right under
the law to expand remains un
impaired, Lamb pointed out. The
mandatory payment of cash up
to 20 per cent of earnings may
cause financial hardship on
some cooperatives but the new
tax treatment should not affect
the ability of a cooperative to
borrow from banks for seasonal
operating funds.
In preparing for this eventu
ality, the Morrow County Grain
Growers have reduced their out
strip obligations to banks and
others over the past few years to
the point where all banks and
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HEPPNER
7
10 Cents
1 Margin
Vote Reverses
First Election;
Board Named
Morrow county school district's
revised budget for 1963-64 Sat
urday won approval by about
the same resounding margin as
the original budget was defeat
ed on April 22. But the total vote
was 200 less throughout the
county than it was in the pre
vious election.
The vote Saturday was 540 yes
to 216 no, about 2 '4 to 1 margin
in favor. On April 22, the vote
was 274 yes to 697 no, about a
2Va to 1 margin against the bud
get. Every area of tke county voted
in favor of the revised budget
which calls for general fund ex
penditures of $991,662, of which
$184,431 is in excess of the 6 per
cent limitation.
The latter figure is $69,979 less
than the amount in excess of the
6 limitation in the original
budget.
Only one area of the county
Boardman had voted in favor
of the budget that was submit
ted on April 22.
By areas, the vote Saturday
was as follows: Heppner. 2C6 to
58; Lexington, 35 to 25; lone, 71
io uu; irrigan, 74 to 2X Board-
man, 48 to 21; Rugg. 33 to 21:
Pine City, 13 to 3.
Four won positions on the
board of directors at the special
election held for directors con
currently with the budnct elec
tion Saturday. Roy Partlow of
Boardman defeated Ralph Skou
bo, 395 to 285, for the position
from that zone; Howard Cleve
land defeated Elmer Heath, 515
to 200, for the rural Heppner
position; Ken Batty was unop
posed for the Heppner City posi
tion; and Irvin Rauch was un
opposed for the Lexington posi
tion.
All the new members were
sworn in at a special directors'
meeting Tuesday night.
Swim Classes
Start July 2
New two weeks swimming
classes will begin at the Heppner
pool juiy i, Tom Hughes, Red
Cross swimming instructor.
states.
All youngsters interested in
the beginner, intermediate, or
swimmers class are asked to
sign up at the pool at 9:00 a.m.
on July 2. The fee i3 $1.00 which
is used for pool maintenance.
Those wishing to take interme
diate instruction must have
passed a deep water test before
they can enter the class.
Hughes says the swimming Is
down so far this year from last
year by 2,000 swimmers. For the
month of June he tallied 2,950
swimmers compared to 5,000 last
year. Weather conditions the
latter part of June has held the
swimmers out of the pool.
Hours are 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Tuesday through Saturday; 6-8
p.m. evenings and 1-5 p.m. Sun
days, closed Mondays.
Christian Churches
Combine for Picnic
The annual combined picnic of
First Christian churches in Hepp
ner and Lexington is planned
for Thursday, July 4, at Cuts
forth Park. Members of each
church are asked to bring food
and table service for a picnic
dinner at noon, with games and
hiking to follow in the after
noon. Friends are also invited
to attend.
in full, the manager said. The
other obligations are now paid
present balance sheet shows only
minor current business bills as
being owed with no other obli
gations applying against its fac
ilities and assets. The ownership
of the cooperatlye is therefore in
the hands of holders of capital
reserve certificates, which were
accumulated from profits, and
the preferred stock owners.
Preferred stockholders have
first claim on the unobligated
assets of more than $1,450,000 in
case of sale, with the remaining
going to capital reserve certifi
cate holders. -The preferred stock
amounts to $109,770.
Board Holds
Long Meet,
Eyes Work
Five new directors took the
oath of office for the Morrow
County School District R-l board
at a meeting Tuesday night fol
lowing the election of four of
them the preceding Saturday
and the appointment of the fifth
by the retiring board recently.
The newly-elected directors are
Howard Cleveland, representing
the rural Heppner zone; Ken
Batty, Heppner; Irvin Rauch,
Lexington; and Roy Partlow,
Boardman. Milton Morgan, lone,
is the appointee who replaces
Fredrick T. Martin who was re
called in an election earlier this
year.
A sixth new member, Andy
Van Schoiack of Heppner, who
was elected before the others at
the regular school election in
early May ironically will be the
last to be seated as he docs not
take office until the term of Ed
Dick expires on July 1. Dick and
Director Harvey Warner of Irri
gon were the only ones of the
"old" board to participate in the
Tuesday meeting and Van Scho
iack watched in the audience.
But the neophyte board lost no
time plunging; Into the heavy
volume of business that it faces
in the wake of the mass of resig
nations, including those of the
administrative staff who have
quit.
Accumulated business occupied
four hours of their time, after
which they went into an execu
tive session to consider candi
dates for a new district admin
istrator. Those reviewed applica
tions from some 18 candidates,
and the post-session lasted until
the early hours Wednesday morn
ing. In the process, they screen
ed the field to five, including
lour from various parts of Ore
gon and one from out-of-state.
Acting Superintendent Gordon
Pratt was asked to notify the
five to come for interviews at a
later time, and it is expected
that further attention will be
given to this matter at the regu
lar July 8 meeting.
Director Warner was called
upon to serve as chairman of the
board, pro tern, but a regular
chairman will not be elected
until after Van Schoiack is ad
ministered the oath of ottice at
the July 8 meeting.
In opening the meeting, War
ner said, "We certainly appreci
ate the things that the other
board has done, and we solicit
the help and cooperation of the
district. We're going to forget
any hard feelings and are going
to put forth our best efforts for
the district and the county."
An official canvass of election
results was postponed until July
8 because total tabulation of all
votes for director had not been
completed.
Pratt was named to continue as
acting superintendent of the dis
trict until a new superintendent
is chosen, and it was decided to
continue regular meetings at the
same time as in the past the
second Monday of each month,
starting at 7:30 p.m. in the win
ter and 8 p.m. in summer.
The board considered whether
or not to continue the position
of director of special services in
the system, a post vacated re
cently by Darrel Relsch who has
accepted a prlnclpalship in
Homedale, Idaho. A decision,
however, was postponed until a
later date. Both pros and cons
were expressed.
It was decided to authorize
$1500 to continue land leveling
work by Dick Meader behind the
new Heppner High school, and a
board committee was chosen to
review the work and check on
what more needs to be done on
this project.
A request to move the community-sponsored
Heppner kin
dergarten from the George house
to the basement of the Junior
high school was approved, sub
ject to space available.
The board authorized Pratt to
purchase capital outlay items
essential to the operation of the
school program for the coming
year, and it awarded the bid for
a 48-passenger school bus to the
low bidder, Lexington Imple
ment Co. The International bus
will have a Carpenter body.
A 3-year contract was offered
to Michael Tolar as administra
tor of A. C. Houghton school, Ir
rlgon, to succeed Don Olmscheld,
who has resigned. Tolar has
been at the Houghton school
three years and carried the re
commendations of the Irrigon
and Boardman advisory boards
as well as that of the retiring
administrator.
Considerable discussion cen
tered on the teaching personnel
at lone. It was agreed to hire
Eugene Dockter of Rupert, Idaho,
to teach and coach one sport,
subject to receiving his proper
credentials. Dick Strait who
taught at Heppner during the
past year will handle other
coaching duties there and teach.
However, it was pointed out that
with only one English position
yet to fill, there are no woman
teachers on the staff, and this
brought some questions from
Director Milton Morgan. Richard
Correa, formerly of Echo, was
hired to teach in the Houghton
school.
Pratt told of the pressing need
to fill other teaching positions
in the district. Yet to be filled
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