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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 29, 1963)
U OF 0 E 'j Q E N E i 0 P. E , Mm, Urn M(S fifl(o County Tax Millages Show Slight Gain Property taxpayers in Morrow county will find that their mil lage rates, on the average, will be slightly above those for 1962 63 when they receive their tax statements in the fall. Assessor Rod Thomson has re leased figures to show that 16 of the county's 20 code areas will have moderate gains in mil lage, but the remaining four are down. Some of the increases, how ever, are not as much as had been expected in view of the budgets approved for the various taxing bodies. In Heppner, for instance, the total millage will be 82.9 for 1963-64. Last year it was 80.7, thereby showing a climb this year of 2.2 mills. Some had feared that it would reach 90 mills. Taxpayers living within the city limits of Boardman will no tice the greatest millage hike going from 74.4 mills last year to 87.6 for the 1963-64 year. This is largely due to the fact that only about $10,000 worth of real property remains on the rolls there because the Corps of En gineers has purchased the major part of the property for relo cation. Balance of the $72,305 valuation listed for Boardman is comprised largely of personal property. In other incorporated cities of the county, the total millages for the coming year are as follows (with last year's millage in par entheses): Irrigon, 71.9 (64.0); Lexington, 74.3 (69.5); and lone, 82.0 (76.7). Principally because the coun ty's public utilities assessment was decreased this year from $2,760,457 to $2,135,395, a drop of $625,062, the county's total tax able value is down. Last year the figure was $17,400,042, and for 1963-64 it is $16,854,365, a drop of $545,667. However, the county's real property valuation shows a slight gain, going to $12,087,710 as compared with $12,027,415 last year. Land inside corporate lim its is up about $23,000, reaching $276,630 as compared with $253, 720 last year. Land outside corp orate limits shows about a $30, 000 increase, going to $8,331,500 from $8,303,840 last year. Im provements inside corpo rate limits are placed at $1,760,400 for 1963-64 and Improvements outside corporate limits are set at $1,719,130. . . . In the area of personal prop erty, merchandise and stock in trade is down somewhat, to $299,680 as compared with $323, 235 for 1962-63. Furniture, fix tures and equipment is down from $84,435 to $75,885; farm ma chinery and equipment is up to $1,024,460 from the $1,008,050 of last year, and other machinery and equipment is down to $384, 375 from $415,150. In the way of livestock, cattle show a substantial gain in num bers climbing from 26,318 head to 29,252 head. However, sheep and goats continue to decline, from 19,761 last year to 16,884; swine is down from 620 to 299; and horses and mules show a slight drop in number, from 786 to 758. Poultry is up to 14,685 from 13,199 last year. Of the taxes to be collected for county purposes, $127,511.70 will go to the county's general fund: $17,439.21 to the county school fund; $113,950.68 to the county road fund; $5,959.70 to the county rodent fund; $5,991.73 ot the weed control funds; $8,710.33 to the hospital main tenance fund; and $291.11 to the law library fund. Taxes to be collected for the Morrow county school district will be $662,997.56 as compared with $667,473.46. Valuation of property in the Portland Woman In Auto Accident Mrs. Dorothy Robertson of Port land, a lumber buyer, escaped serious injury Friday morning when her car went out of con trol near the Kinzua Corporation mill, spun around on the high way and clipped off a power pole at the side of the highway. Mrs. Bill (Nona) Sowell wit nessed the accident from the Kinzua office and immediately called the Heppner ambulance. Mrs. Robertson apparently suf fered no injury other than shoe's and was released after treatment at Pioneer Memorial hospital. The' car was severely damaged on one side. The woman was leaving Hepp ner for Portland after spending the night in a motel here on the business trip when the accident happened. Mrs. Sowell said that she believes seat belts that Mrs. Robertson was using prevented serious injuries. Stores to be Closed For Coming Holiday Stores in Heppner will be clos ed Monday for Labor Day, last holiday of the summer, and many will be closed on Saturday afternoon during the rodeo per formance, it is announced by Randall Peterson, chairman of the merchants committee of the Chamber of Commerce. Customers are reminded to shoD early for the Labor Day week-end and be prepared to en joy the events of the rodeo. city of Heppner shows an in crease, going to $1,705,989 from $1,651,633 last year, and the mil lage levy for city purposes is down slightly, to 13.9 mills from 14.3. In lone, valuation shows a slight drop, to $367,567 from $377,335, and the millage levy for the city purposes is up slight ly, to 15.9 from 15.1. . Valuation of Lexington is also down about $10,000, going to $257,278 from $267,904, and the levy is up a whisker, to 5.7 mills from 5.5 for city purposes. Irrigon shows a slight valua tion decrease also, dropping to $138,889 from $139,295 with a slight increase in levy to 8.1 mills from 7.8 for city purposes. Boardman's valuation, with the Corps buying property there, is less than half that of last year, plummeting to $72,305 as compared with $151,190. The tax levy consequently soared to 33.9 mills for city purposes as com pared with i6.5 last year. Two Men to Open Skate Rink Here Roller skating will come to Hpnnnpr hpeinnins Fridav. SeD- tember 26, when Glen Ward anl D. E. (Shorty) Hudson will open the fair pavilion as a roller rink. They have obtained 140 pairs of shoe skates and 75 pairs of rlnmn-nn skatps for use in the rink, which they will operate un der lease trom me Morrow County Fair Board. According to their plans, they will operate the rink on Fridav and Saturday nights from 7 to 10 p.m. and on Sundays from 2 to 5 D.m. through the wincer months. A nominal admission will be charged and $5 and $10 tickets will be available to those who wish to purchase them for skat ing over a period of time at re duced rates. The rink will cater to private Darties and will offer special features for birthday parties. snack bar will also be in oper ation. The skates will be rented io those who participate. Ward and Hudson have been in charge of showing the Friday evening movie at the Legion hall. Whether the movies will be con tinued depends upon whethei some others will volunteer to show them. The pavilion was improved during the summer with a new floor laid to accommodate thr. skating rink and new lighting was also installed. Auxiliary to Offer Eats, Pop, Candy American Legion auxiliary of Heppner has the food and soft drink concession at the 1963 Ro deo and will operate from the 4-H Snack Shack building near the fair pavilion, Mrs. Frank Hamlin, president, states. Added to their menu this year will be foot-long hot dogs. Tuna and ham and cheese sandwiches will also be served, as well as hamburgers. Pop, ice cream, candy bars and gum will be on sale at the Snack Shack. The auxiliary also has the concession in the rodeo stands and will have boys circulate through the crowd with refresh ments. The Snack Shack will be open all day Friday, all day and into the evening Saturday, and from 10 a.m. until the rodeo's con clusion Sunday. Swim Pool to Close Here Saturday Night Heppner's swimming pool will close for the season after the swim Saturday night and will not be open on Sunday or Labor Day. It will conclude a light season because of the cool weather. Number of swimmers was down from last year except for the warmer month of August, which was about on a par with previous weeks. Call Proves Dry Run Heppner firemen Wednesday morning answered a call that took them to the Phil Mahoney place, only to find that it was a "dry run." Harold Evans and Mahoney had burned some stub ble for a fire guard, and some one saw the smoke and reported it. A number of men responded to the alarm with the- big rural truck and the Jeep, leaving their work to go. They said that they would appreciate it if those burning stubble would call the department and report it in ad vance to save the time and in convenience of a false alarm. WEATHER By LEONARD GILLIAM Weather report for the past week is as follows: Hi Low Prec. Thursday 78 52 .14 Friday 70 45 .05 Saturday 77 43 Sunday 75 46 "nnv 78 45 Tuesday 79 45 Wednesday 84 51 80th Year THE mB GAZETTE-TIMES Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, August 29, 1963 if .jt it. n .a STUDENTS WILL pass through the doors of th new Heppner High school on a regular school day for the first time Tuesday when the fall semester starts. Except for finishing touches, the new school is ready and will provide spacious and initing quarters for those attending there. (G-T Photo) Tuesday Day for Ready or not, it will be back to school for students through out Morrow county Tuesday at 9 a.m. after they have enjoyed the last holiday of the summer Labor Day on Monday. Wayne Brubacher, county school superintendent, announ ces that teaching staff is now complete with 87 instructors on the county roster, including ad ministrators, and 88 including himself. At Heppner, high school stu dents will go to their brand new Principal Writes Greetings From New High Schoo Principal Gordon Pratt has written greetings to students who will be the first to attend school in the new Heppner High school building, just completed. He announces that students who drive to school must leave cars parked all day, and they may not be driven during school hours. At the same time, he an nounced that school lunch per iods will be increased to 55 min utes. Text of his message to the in coming students follows: "To students of Heppner High school: "As our school year begins, the students of Heppner High find themselves in a unique and en viable position of occupying a brand new building. Many of you have already professed much interest In the building by com ing to inspect it. What a great and wonderful challenge there is for all of us! "The people of Morrow county have provided for you a place to work and to learn a place with many new features to fa cilitate the learning process. We all must meet this challenge and repay these citizens by setting our goals high and by doing the very best we are able to do to meet these goals. Remember, stu dents, that this building repre sents a sacrifice on the part of our county citizens. You in turn must make the most of that which you so generously have been given. "We all, I know, are approach ing this school year with much enthusiasm. Let us hope that this enthusiasm permeates every project we attempt. You will oe interested to know that our lunch period has been lengthen ed to 55 minutes. During the lunch time we shall run an in tramural program for both girls and boys. Other events such as chess, checkers, bridge, etc. will also be held so that all students who wish may participate in some program during the lunch period. I1 If nh p I illy I . " ' - ' . - r -o-. . Back - to Morrow building while upper elementary grades will convene in the old high school. High school students living in side the Heppner city limits may ride to school on a bus. To do so, they should be at the city library where pickup will be made at approximately 8:30. In driving to the new high school, buses will go up the new road off the slaughter house road and come down the Morgan street ex tension, thus observing a one way pattern. Private vehicles "On the minus side for some of you comes the announcement that cars must be parked all day and may not be driven dur ing school hours. Those of you who drive to school will please observe a 15 mile per hour speed limit on the school grounds and also while approaching the school on either road. Please drive in front of the building and around the end to park on the level behind the upper level wing. "I welcome you back to school with the hope that this year proves to be, for each of you, a golden year m your life. A hope, too, that at the end of this year you find yourself better able to cope with the many prob lems that you face by living in the fast-moving, sometimes precarious 20th century." Local Cow Riders To Open Rodeo Shows Morrow county's rodeo shows Saturday and Sunday after noons will open with a new punch this year. Nine local men, most of them Heppner businessmen, will participate in a cow riding event to kick off the afternoon shows, Floyd Jones, rodeo chairman, an nounces. Listed as participants are the following: Bill Siewert, banker; Jim Myers, pharmacist; Wes Marlatt, service station opera tor; Herman Winter, district attorney; Fred Gimbel, power company manager; Dave Bar nett, auto sales manager; Bob Mahoney, rancher; and Don McClure, teacher. Inspiration for this event Is a little vague. It may have started as a dare. One of the r'ders remarked confidently that the cows will be "gentle old bossies" but this is not con firmed. At any rate, friends agree that this event alone will be worth the price of admission for the entire program. Number 26 HEPPNER 10 Cents ,U..i': I i'Vi - , : J i ' - Sc hool Kids going to the school are asked to observe the same one-way route, although signs have not yet been placed to designate it. A regular schedule of classes will be conducted in each school of the county on the first day and for each day ensuing. Hillard Brown, elemen t a r y school administrator in Heppner, said that hot lunches will be Served beginning on the first day at the regular price of 25c per meal. Gordon Pratt said that hot lunches will also be served at the new school at 25c per meal beginning on the first day, although new tables in the mul tipurpose room may not be com pletely installed by that time. Teachers in the county system are as follows: Heppner Elementary: Hillard Brown, principal. Mrs. Juanita Duffy, Mrs. Wayne (Betty) Cacek (pronounced Saw-sick), and Mrs. Hillard (Lucile) Brown, all first grade; Mrs. Ken (Lucile) Peck, Mrs. Peter (Jackie) Glennie, and Mrs. Anita Stockard, all second grade; Mrs. Adrian (Velva) Brchdolt and Mrs. John (Mild red) Hanna, both third grade; Mrs. Floyd (Lorena) Jones and Mrs. C. C. (Juanita) Carmichael, both 4th grade; Mrs. Wayne (Sara) Wilson, Miss Marguerite Glavey and Mrs. Don (Lois) Kirk, 5th grade; Mrs. Dick (Inez) Meador and Mrs. Harold (Inez) Erwin, 6th grade; Donald Cole, 7th and 8th science; Donald Clark. 7th and 8th reading, lit erature, spelling-writing; Clint Agee, 7th and 8th social studies; Mrs. Frieda Slocum, 7th and 8th English; Tom Hughes, 7th and 8th math; Mrs. Clint (Janet) Agee, girls P. E. and health; Mrs. Don (Louise) Clark, librar ian; Mrs. Elmer (Grace) Schmidt, home economics (2 periods); Mrs. Harold (Arolene) Laird, re medial, grades 2, 3, 4; Mrs. W. S. (Pauline) Miller, remedial readine. grades 5. 6, 7. 8; Mrs. Emil (Ola Mae) Groshens, music all grades, Heppner and Lexing ton; Mrs. Fred (Kathryn) Hos kins, special education; and Arnold Melby, band (2Mt per iods). Heppner High School: Gordqn Pratt, principal. Robert Canton wine, world history, boys' P. E. and health, basketball coach; Peter Glennie, commercial, social science, baseball coach; Mrs. Maurice (Janet) Groves, English; Clarence Johnson, librarian; Gerald Jonasson, vocational agri culture and shop; Mrs. Roy (Margaret) Kirk, English, coun selling; Roy Kirk, social studies; Rex D. English, English; Miss Margaret McCarter, science, girls' P. E. and health; Mrs. Ed (Rachel) Dick, development al reading V4 time; Arnold Melby. band and commercial: Mrs. Emil (Ola Mae) Groshens, chorus: Donald McClure. science, math, track coach; Mrs. Elmer (Grace) Schmidt, home econom (Continued on page 8) i EWrt i! Morse Show Opens Event; Parade Set Cowboys from throughout the West wiil come from all directions this week-end to join home talent in the 1963 Morrow County Ro deo, the show that dates back 41 years to its inception in 1922. Starting with the Wranglers club Horse Show at the rodo grounds, Heppner, Friday, events in the action-packed week-end will con tinue through the afternoon Rodeo show Sun day afternoon. On Saturday will be the colorful Street Parade in the morning, starting at 10 a. m,. the opening Rodeo performance at 1:15, special night show at 8 p. m. and the Rodeo dance at 10 p. m. Wranglers Cowboy Breakfast, beginning at 7 o'clock Sunday morning and continuing until Parade Due To Start At 10 Sharp At 10 a.m. Saturday, the big street parade for the 1963 Rodeo will get underway and travel south on Heppner's gaily-decorated Main street, Fred Gimbel, chairman, states. ' Those who plan to be In the parade must be ready to go at that time for it is planned to start the line of march without delay, he said. All entries are advised and urged to be on hand by 9:30 a.m. General assembling point will be on Main street between th oltv nark and Tum-A-Lum Lumber Company, and from j there different types of entries will be dispersed to different areas. - t . Kiddies In costume and those with pets are requested to as semble in the parking lot of Ford's Tire Service. Floats will group on Church street, west from Main, and this includes both those for adults and child ren, Gimbel said. Farm machin ery and family groups will be on Gale street, and riding groups will be on Baltimore, west of Gale. Grand Marshal Bill Smethurst, who was in charge of the parade for years, will be at the corner of Baltimore and Main to lead the long procession. Assembling behind him on Baltimore will be the Morrow County Fair and fti deo court, visiting courts, form er queens and courts. Indications are that there will be a bumper crop of entries in all divisions this year. It is hard to enumerate them because of the fact that the parade requires no advance entry. However, some of them known to be coming are the Hermiston Chamber of Commerce float, the Umatilla Ordnance depot float, Pacific Power and Light Com pany float, the Western Star lettes of Pendleton which is a girls' marching group sponsored by VFW auxiliary, post No. 92, representatives of Happy Canyon (Continued on page 8) HORSE SHOW RODEO SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Friday, August 30 9 am. Wranglers Horse Show opens. Rodeo Grounds, all day. 5 p.m. Rodeo entries close. Drawings made. Saturday, August 31 10 a.m. Downtown Street Parade. Forms in vicinity of city park on side streets. En trants should be on hand at 9:30. Judging of floats, 9:30. 11:30 a.m. Luncheon for Mor row county Rodeo Queen and court and visiting queens and courts in Elks club. 1:15 p.m. First performance of rodeo. Admission: Adults $2, students SI. No reserved seats. 8 pm. Special night show at rodeo grounds. Admission: Adults SI, children, 50c. 10 pan. Rodeo dance in fair pavilion. $1.50 per person. Sunday, September 1 7 to 10 am. Wranglers Cow boy Breakfast at clubhouse near fair pavilion. Everyone invited. Adults, S1.50 per pate; students, 75c; children. 50c. 1:30 pjn. Final show of the rodeo. Adults, S2; students, SI. Comical will play through out the week-end in grounds beside the fair pavilion. American Legion Auxiliary will operate Snack Shack with food and soft drinks throughout the horse show and rodeo. 10, will open proceedings on Sun day, and the afternoon Rodeo show, getting underway at 1:30 p.m., will complete the 1963 cele bration. Bronc busters from far and wide will compete again for the coveted Hamley saddle in the Northwest Amateur Bronc Rid ing championship, one of the top features of the rodeo. Last year Buzz Seely of Arlington walked off with the prize. Morrow county amateur calf ropers will vie for another prized saddle, also made by Hamley and Company, but given by Kin zua corporation. Jim Farley copped this prize last year. As in the past, the rodeo pro grams will be jam-packed with thrilling events with humor mix ed in. The rough and ready stock of John Van Belle, Outlook, Wn will again provide Ihe rip-roaring challenge for the cowboys and Chuck Blaylock, aided by Benny Bidwell, both of Redmond, will be on deck to provide mirth as clowns for the shows. A group of plucky and un initiated Chamber of Commerce volunteers will add some fun and zest to the afternoon shows this year in a special cow riding event. Calf roping, bareback rid ing, bulldogglng, bronc riding, team roping, Morrow county amateur calf roping, wild cow milking, bull riding, girls' bar rel racing, 2-year old futurity for Morrow county owned horses, pony racing, and flag racing will be on the Saturday afternoon program, and the Sunday show will have similar events as the finals. Morrow county derby will also be on Sunday afternoon. At the Saturday night show will be Wranglers' wild cow rid ing, team roping, Vi-mile cow boy race, exhibition bucking, cowgirl race, Morrow county calf roping, and wild horse race. Besides the saddles to be pre sented, other trophies Include handmade western boots made and presented by Del Brown, Pendleton, for second in the am ateur calf roping; a Stetson hat by Wilson's Men's Wear, Hepp ner, for third in the amateur roping; a pair of chaps from Severe Bros., Pendleton, for see on In saddle bronc riding; $25 certificate by Claude and Marg aret Buschke of Gilliam and Bis- bee for girls' OBRA racing; and trophy buckle by Herman Green, Heppner, lor first in cow riding. Rodeo Chairman Floyd Jones declares that his committee has things well in hand for the Ro deo. Working hard this week on last minute preparations are Bert Huff, secretary; Bill Smethurst, veteran on the rodeo committee who is in charge of the queen and court; John Eubanks, in charge of races; Fred Mankin, new member but old hand at the Horse Show, working on tro phies and awards; Al Fetsch, in charge of dances; Everett Struck meier, Wrangler representative; Gerald Swaggart, who is In charge of the grounds; Raymond French, in charge of the barns; Wes Sherman, working on pub licity and advertising; and Fred Gimbel, Chamber of Commerce representative who is working on parking as well as being chairman of the parade. Huff said that entries by mid week totaled 50, an unusually high number for this early. Last year's total entry list was 147, but most of them came in on the last day. This may top prev ious records. Entries close at 5 p.m. Friday at the Wranglers clubhouse, rodeo office. Huff will be there to accept late entries, aided by Mrs. Bill (Thelma) Smethurst. The Wrangler Horse Show Fri day will bring out the finest horses In the county for both conformation and halter and performance classes with Man kin, superintendent for many years, in charge once more. After starting at 9 a.m. the event win continue throughout the day with a stop only for lunch. Little Leaguers will sell pro grams in the stands throughout the rodeo and will share in the proceeds. Cascade Amusement Company carnival Is already on hand and will offer additional entertain ment for crowds attending the rodeo. (Continued on page 8;
