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LIBRARY U OF 0 EUGENE,' ORE . 80th Year Number 28 f HEPPNER GAZ: -TIME Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, September 12, 1963 10 Cents gjl2s- - THE ETTE Leidngfon Parents Teachers' Reception Scheduled All parents and patrons of the Heppner-Lexington area are in vited to attend the annual PTA teachers' reception which will be Wednesday evening, September 18, at 8 p.m. in the new Hepp ner High school building. "Housewarming '63" will be the theme of the reception which will also feature tours of the new building following the meet- . ing, according to Mrs. Fred Gim bel, hospitality chairman for the ' PTA. Those attending are asked to assemble in the multipurpose I room (cafeteria) at 8 p.m. for ' the reception. Gene Pierce will . be master of ceremonies, and introduction of the teachers will comprise the bulk of the pro gram. A short Parent-Teacher as sociation meeting will follow -with Mrs. Ed Dick, president, in charge. Dessert and coffee will be served as refreshments after which the tours of the building will be in order. School board members will be special guests of the evening. The committee in charge is composed of Mrs. Gimbel, Mrs. Bob Abrams, PTA vice president and program chairman; Mrs. El don Padberg of Ixington; and room mothers, Mrs. Barney Mal com, fifth through eighth grades; Mrs. George Stillman, first through fourth grades; and Mrs. Ray Massey, high school.'.. Memberships for the PTA will be taken during the evening from those who care to join or pay dues for the current year. Extension Fund Drive Needs The drive to restore the county extension budget in order to re tain all three agents is Just $300 short of Its $3400 goal, Kenneth Smouse, lone, treasurer, said Thursday. He is anxious that the cam paign be completed this week ; and said that it would be very helpful if any who have not contributed, and who are in terested in assisting, will mail ' checks to him as soon as possi ble. Checks should be made pay able to "Extension Emergency Fund." Jerry Nibler, state extension agent, said that In view of the fact that it appears the drive will go over the top, the state service i3 proceeding on the as sumption that Morrow county will retain its three agents. Smouse said that some on the committee's list of prospects had not been contacted and others who pave said that they would give more if needed. However, voluntary donations by mail would expedite the matter. No School Friday Due to Round-Up Morrow county schools will have a one-day holiday Friday because of the Pendleton Round up. Many students in the county will participate in some of the festivities on that day, and oth ers will have an opportunity to attend as spectators. The Round-Up holiday is al most a traditional thing In schools here. FRIDAY W5 Your Lucky Day ! Heppner Merchants offer bargains that will make your Friday the 13th your Lucky Day this week. To make it even luckier, their special prices will prevail on Satur day, September 14. Check their advertising in this paper and shop in Heppner Friday and Saturday for Lucky Days bargains. FREE PARKING on hooded on that day! K&&, 'Y y w V' 0 4 DR. FRANCIS B. NICKERSON. who has been assistant to the chancellor oi the State System of Higher Education, has been named associate dean of stu dents at the University of Ore gon. He will assume his new position September 11. Nickerson Named Associate Dean On U of 0 Staff Dr. Francis B. Nickerson has been named associate dean of students at the University of Oregon, President Arthur S. Flemming has announced. The appointment will be effective September 11 and is subject to confirmation by the State Board of Higher Education. Dr. Nick erson, a Heppner man, is son of Mrs. Grace Nickerson. Dr. Nickerson has been assis tant to the chancellor of the State System of Higher Educa tion and chairman of the High School -College Relations commit tee. Before joining the State Sys tem, he was a social science teacher at Westfir High school from 1954 to 1955, and a statis tical economist for Commodity Appraisal Service in Chicago from 1948 to 1952. He received his bachelor's de gree from the University of Ore gon in 1940, and his master's degree in 1954. In 1959 he re ceived the degree of doctor of education from the University. He was born in California and his family moved to Heppner in 1926. He is 47 years old, is mar ried and has four children. His wife is Margaret and one of the children, Lisa, 16, entered the University of Philadelphia this year as a sophomore in arch aeology under a full scholarship. Other children are Alice, 14; Eric, 12; and Patrick, 9. During World War II he served with the U. S. Army in Australia, New Guinea, and the Philip pines. He is a member of the National Association of Secondary School Principals, Phi Delta Kappa edu cation society, Psi Chi psychol ogy society, and Phi Alpha Delta law society. WEATHER By LEONARD GILLIAM Weather report for the past week is as follows: Hi Low Prec. Thursday 90 53 Friday 91 60 Saturday 86 65 .05 Sunday 92 59 Monday 95 57 .02 Tuesday 85 49 Wednesday 88 58 SATURDAY. Meters will be Petition They Make the Rain Fall Cloud Seeding Group Claims Good Results Reports that grain crops in Morrow county were especially good in the areas north of the city of lone and around the North Lexington elevator have brought encouragement to the Weather Research association of Morrow county, Ken Kamerer of Hermiston, who ranches in the Sandhollow district, said Wed nesday. These areas are included in the large strip of land whose owners for the past eight years have been cooperating in cloud seed ing projects through Water Re sources Development Corporat ion of Denver, Colo., headed by Irving P. Krlck. Thousands of acres of land are encompassed in the block which extends roughly 10 miles north and south and 20 miles east and west. It follows Willow Creek from Lexington approxi mately to Cecil, then goes east erly to Butter creek and back south to a point east of Lexing ton, then over to the place of beginning. The association, formed in 1955, has been engaged in cloud seeding since then and has had projects each year during the crop season but desisting during the summer months when rain might be damaging to hay, Kamerer said. At a meeting Tuesday night at Lexington, a program calling for an expenditure of several thousand dollars for the ensuing year was approved and officers were elected. The program will be started when collections are made. Harry Proudfoot is chair man, Kamerer is secretary-treasurer, and Harold Beach, Nor man Nelson and Glen Campbell are directors. Assessment among the mem bers is made on the basis of 10c per acre for the ground un der production. Contrary to some popular be lief, cloud seeding is no longer done by airplane, but by gener ators located on the ground at strategic points. In non-technical language, these generators pre cipitate silver iodide into the air in the form of millions of particles. The particles are caught by prevailing winds and accumulate, under proper weath er conditions, so that moisture clings to them. When they be come heavier than air, the mois ture falls to the ground. "We do not contend that we can make it rain," Kamerer said. "The purpose is to get the clouds to drop moisture." This year, Krick, whose de velopment corporation has blos somed into a tremendous ven ture across the country, has in troduced a new type generator that may be started instantly. Formerly, it was necessary to ignite coke fires in the generators to get them functioning. The new type may be activated by a farmer pushing a button after he receives a call which may come any time that conditions are right for "planting" the sil ver iodide particles. Particles emanating from one generator can cover a large area. It may be located at a farm place, a country store, or any other lo cation. Each is placed strateg ically so that the prevailing An unusually busy agenda faced city councilmen Septem ber 3 at their regular meeting, and they ran the gamut of a number of problems, foremost perhaps being the matter of water supply to the new Heppner High school. The school at present Is served off a four-inch main with a two inch line to the school and only one fire hydrant is nearby. This is not considered adequate for fire protection nor for irrigation needs at the school. Among proposals offered was one that would run a 6-inch main from two four-inch mains to the school. City Superintendent Vic Gro shens said, "Our mains are far behind the growth of the town. Sooner or later we are going to have to come to a main from the reservoir to serve the lower end of town." It was his think ing that an 8-lnch main should be laid along the hill on the west side of town from the res ervoir to the new school, thereby also serving residences below. However, the question of fin- City Council ancing the mains came up, and I for Activity Bus winds will carry the particles to the desired location. Leaders of the association in Morrow county definitely believe that the program has helped them and point to increases in yields since the start in 1955. One effect, Kamerer declares, is that the rains that come, when cloud seeding is done, are those of the more gradual and steady type, as contrasted with the sud den or cloudburst variety. "We have actually seen the good results," Kamerer said and told of good crops that have been taken from soli that is of marginal quality. As a part of the benefits of the association, the members enjoy a weather forecasting service that they find invaluable to them. They are advised what temper atures to expect, when freezes will hit and other pertinent in formation. Kamerer said that he held off planting barley in a recent sea son on the basis of the pre diction that a freeze would come on a certain date. Some of his farm neighbors had gone ahead with their planting. The freeze came exactly on the predicted date. Others lost their plantings, but he didn't. While leaders of the associa tion recognize that there is a tendency by some to scoff at cloud seeding as a "phoney idea," they have become believers by watching the results and ex pect to continue for even greater results in the future. 'Full House Out For Rink Opening "We couldn't have held any more." This was the statement of Glen Ward following the open ing of the Morrow County Roller Rink at the fair pavilion over the week-end. On Friday night, the floor was jammed with skaters. On Satur day night, the crowd tapered down some, but on the- very warm Sunday afternoon it was back to "standing room only" status, despite the heat. Ward, who operates the rink with D. E. (Shorty) Hudson, said that they were highly pleased with the response and said that everyone seemed to enjoy the new recreational facility. Close supervision was main tained on the floor with a floor man on the job to prevent any rowdyism or stunting that might cause accidents. Mike White smith, who formerly operated a skating rink for a number of years, offered assistance in help ing the management get started and Ward said that he gave them appreciated advice and tips. It was found that some sizes of shoe skates were in short sup ply and it is expected that this situation will be rectified by ord ering perhaps 75 more pairs of skates, Ward said. The rink will maintain its schedule of skating from 7 to 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday nights and from 2 to 5 p.m. on Sundays. Works si Schoo councilmen agreed that they could find little place in the budget from which to get the funds. Mayor Al Lamb requested the water committee to study the matter, come up with plans and costs, after which the council will ask for a joint meeting with the school board in the hope of working out a financial agreement that would provide for the needed water service. School Superintendent Wayne Brubacher was present through out the meeting. He expressed appreciation to the council for its cooperation on the water problem and for other help with the schools. He especially com mended Superintendent Grosh ens and the city work crew. Attorneys Named Because of the fact that Jos. Nys, city attorney, has been un fble to work for several months, the city agreed to a contract with Mahoney and Abrams to act as city attornfys while Nys Is convalescing. He has served the city for many years In this capacity. Directors Accept Bids On Gas, Oil To run or not to run activity buses a familiar but difficult problem was confronted by di rectors of the Morrow county school district once again at their meeting Monday night. The matter came to their at tention in the form of a petition, presented by Mrs. Bob (Vesta) Kilkenny of Lexington, asking that an activity bus be run from Heppner to Lexington to carry those of the Lexington area par ticipating in football at Heppner High school. Twenty-one names (counting husbands and wives in the same family in some cases) were on the petition. Each of the signers had at least one son participa ting in the sport, Mrs. Kilkenny said. Milton Morgan, chairman of the board, pointed out that to allow the bus would once again open up the whole matter lor the rest of the county, and u one is iurntsned tor Lexington, it would be necessary to furnish another for those going to lone High and taking part in the foot ball program there. Mrs. Kilkenny replied that the Lexington people believe they are entitled to the bus in view of the fact that the Lexington high school was closed and the district should have the respon sibility of bringing them to the point where they would other wise be attending school. Principal Gordon Pratt of Heppner High school also said that he felt the district should be resnonsible for taking the students to Lexington in view of the fact that the high school there had been closed. The petitioners, Mrs. Kilkenny said, understand that the stu dents would not be delivered to the rural areas. Allowance for activity buses generally had been cut from the 1963-64 budget, although one operates between Boardman and Irrigon. Principal Ron Daniels of Riverside remarked at the meet ing that the football program at that school could not be un dertaken without the activity bus. However, in view of the Impli cations involved the board tabled the matter for further study. Oil Bids Received Fuel oil and gasoline bids for the district and lubrication and tire repair bids for district ve hicles were received at the meet ing. Awards were made as fol lows: Oil, lubrication and tire repair for vehicles at lone, In dependent Garage; for the bus at Lexington, Lexington Imple ment Co.; and for vehicles at Irrigon, Don Adams. Gasoline: Standard Oil Com pany, .2127 per gallon at lone, .2127 at Heppner, .2097 at Board man, and .2097 at Irrigon. Fuel Oil: Guy Jeppe, Hermis ton, 3.68 per 42 gal. barrel, F.O.B. Umatilla. Contracts Aproved Teacher contracts which had not been approved at a previous board meeting were approved at this meeting. The teachers had been hired late in the summer and are now teaching but there was no previous opportunity for board confirmation. Some ad justments were made in the sal aries for coaches at lone to con form to their work loads as auth- (Continued on page 8) Odors Bring Complaint Mrs. Carl (Sylvia) McDaniel appeared to point out thit odors from the sewage treatment plant are so offensive that they are al most intolerable to residents liv ing near the plant. She is con cerned because she has rental properties near the plant, and she asked the city to consider purchasing her properties if they are unable to quell the odors. Councilmen were at a loss to nropose a solution, but Recorder Ted Smith was Instructed to write the League of Oregon Cities for a possible answer, drawing on similar experiences by other cities in the state. Petition Presented A petition for formation of an imnrovement district, growing out of action taken at the August council meeting in connection with damage done by flood waters, was presented on behalf of William M. Mahon, Verle Green and Iva Booker. The wall would prevent flooding across other places. The matter was 'urnrd over to the city attorneys for advice. I 1 Jl Vl V'; f 1 u ;-. I . I A ( ' 1 Em. U. i ii in mi aMftAiitfiWiw (See also stories on page 2) NOTHING COULD please a Morrow county cowboy more than winning the handmade saddle presented by Kinxua Corporation to the champion Morrow county call roper each year. This is evident by the smile on Bill Healy'i face as he receives con gratulations from Queen Sandra Eubanks September 1. Bill wasted no time getting the new saddle on his horse and is shown mounted on it immediately after the presentation. Bill topped the field this year in a close and exciting contest (G-T Photo) Mustangs Face First Test at Enterprise Coach Jim Sutherland's 1963 football team will take to the field against Enterprise High school there Friday night In the season's debut for the Heppner High Mustangs. After a full scale scrimmage Saturday night under the lights on the rodeo grounds here, the coach commented, "We appear to be behind last year in our progress." However, he was able to find some reasons lor optimism as he pointed for the upcoming season. The game at Enterprise will start at 8 P.m. under the lights, and a good-sized contingent of Heppner fans is expected to loi low the team on the long trek to the Wallowa county school. After drilling for the past two weeks, the team had its first stroke of ill fortune when Lee Padberg. senior, suffered a pulled muscle In practice. Padberg, who has been an athletic star for Heppner High in his first three years, shows great strength tills Special Election Signup Deadline Set September 14 will be the final date to register for the special election on the income tax re ferral, Mrs. Sadie Parrish, county clerk, advises. The special election Is sched uled for October 15. All those who have changed addresses or did not vote here in recent elec tions should check their voting status at the county clerk's office. To accommodate late regis trants, the clerk's office in the courthouse will be open until 8 p.m. on the deadline day, Sep tember 14. Firemen Called Heppner firemen received a call just before 8 a.m. Wednes day to the Charles Phegley home where grease had ignited on the kitchen range. A general alarm was sounded, but the Phegleys succeeded In putting out the blaze within a minute or two, before the firemen reached the home. I Wafer Supply Building Said Hazard The council passed a resolu tion declaring the old metal building behind the Heppner Ho tel to be a hazard and a nuis ance. This was done on advice of the attorneys as the first step towards removal of the structure. The council also acted on side wains ieit to be in need of re pair. Maintenance of the side walks is the responsibility of property owners. When walks are lound to ce in a sta e ot rl m repair, the owners have 10 days after being notified by the chief of police to start repairs. If this Is not done, the city may pro ceed with the work and cost is entered in the lien docket against the property. A motion was passed that Jack W. Cox e notified to repair curbs in front of the City Center Motel building. Library Report Given Marion Green, president of the library association, presented the annual library report to the city an c tnanked the council for Its nf'ii eiipnort nf the library. He pointed out that li year as a linebacker. It is hoped that he will be ready to go Fri day night. On the optimistic side, Coach Sutherland points out that he has a good-sized turnout of 43 men, Including freshmen. How ever, many lack experience. He said that Richard Clark. senior, has been showing up well as a defensive and offensive end, and Greg Pierce appears to be a hard tackier. At the quarterback position, the coach states that Don Munk era seems to be adapting to the job and is passing well. , Other backs show promise. Larry Muesslg, a veteran grid der, is running hard this year, as Is Stuart Dick and Padberg. Tim Drlscoll is showing well as a defensive halfback and Is also doing a good job running. Bruce Spencer, one of the squad's big boys, has been sttitted from end to tackle to help solve the manpower prob lem there. Paul Swaggart has been ham- Kered by a cut knee that he urt before the season started but should be ready for the first game at his guard position. The coach could not announce a starting lineup for the opener against Enterprise, saying that he expects to "look at them all" in the game to determine their qualifications under fire. Second game on the schedule is another non-league contest, that against Condon there at 2 p.m. on Friday, September 20. Leonnigs to Play Again at Round-Up When the Ron Leonnig fam ily goes to the Pendleton Round-Up to play for street shows Friday and Saturday nights, it will be the 10th year in succession that they have been Invited and played. They will perform as a part of the shows staged by the Main Street Cowboys and will be heard from 7 to 8 and from 9 until 10 each of the nights. The six Leonnig children and their father form the or chestra that is so popular here and has gained attention over a wide area. brary users are gaining in num ber and some problems are looming In the future. At the present time the library lists 1179 borrowers as compar ed with 1137 at the start of the year. Total circulation for the year was 9327 books borrowed. Volumes In the library now to tal 5063 as compared with 4,845 at the start of the year. Receipts totaled $1235, ot which $800 was contributed by the city. Firemen Covered Councilmen acted to put vol unteer firemen under State In dustrial Accident coverage on a monthly basis, which will cover them both at fires and on drills. Fire Chief Ruggles recommend ed that with this step the present Insurance carried by the cuy on the firemen be cancelled upon its expiration. The council agreed to this action. Permits Approved Building permits were approved as follows: R. J. Flaiz, 310 Union Ave., storage room on house, $200; J. G. Barratt, 990 Fairview Way, utility and storage room, (Continued on page 8)
