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f L 1 8RARY U OF 0 EUGENE, ORE 80th Year Number 46! wMMrat " i . . A AXJU WW MP HEPPNER gaz 5TTE-TIME Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, January 16, 1964 10 Cents Lexington School Closure Proposed Board Plans Mailers Out For March Of Dimes March of Dimes campaign in Morrow county will actively get underway tomorrow (Friday) with the distribution of mailers to boxholders throughout the county, Pete Glennie, campaign chairman, announces. Recipients of the mailers are asked to make their contribu tions in them and place them back in the mails. Abuot 700 will be sent through the Hepp ner office, 250 In lone, and 250 in the Irrigon and Boardman areas, he said. An event that is scheduled to raise funds for the March of Dimes is the basketball game Deiween tne Blue Mountain Col lege team and Morrow County Grain Growers squad on the night of January 30 in Heppner. Fifth and sixth grade teams will piay the same night, prior to ana during halftime of the main attraction. Another event planned for the campaign is a skating party at the Morrow county roller rink. Shorty Hudson and Glen Ward, operators, are donating use of the rink that night for the party. High school classes will be in volved in competition to see which one can bring the most participants to the skating party for the March of Dimes benefit. Regular admission will be charg ed, and those attending will credit their presence to, the class of their choice. ' There is no definite goal for the March of Dimes campaign in the county, but all are urged to give generously. Jos. J. Nys, Attorney More Than 50 Years, Dies Monday Sen. Musa Coming For Tax Talk Here Senator Ben Musa of The Dalles, president of the State Senate, wlil speak at a meeting in the Lexington Grange hall Tuesday, January 21, following a potluck supper there at 6:15. The session is under the spon sorship of the Morrow County Farm Bureau, according to Her mna Blettell, president. Sen. Musa, who represents dis trict 18, including Morrow coun ty in the senate, will speak on taxation, including the property and sales taxes, and will also discuss the proposed cigarette tax, Blettell said. The public is invited. The talk by Sen. Musa is scheduled at 8 p.m. and a question and an swer period will follow. His wife, Katherine Musa, representative in the state legislature from Hood River and Wasco counties, will accompany him. Joseph John, Nys, 81, a prac ticing attorney in Heppner for 50 years and city attorney through most of that time, died at his home Sunday after being in failing health over a period of many months. Funeral services were at 10 a.m. Wednesday morning at St. Patrick's Catholic church with Father Raymond Beard offic iating. Members of the Heppner city council attended in a group, including LeRoy Gardner, Ed Gonty, John Pfeiffer, Earl Ayres, and Carl Spaulding. Mayor Al Lamb, now in Texas, was un able to attend and Councilman Clarence Rosewall was among the honorary pallbearers. Other honorary pallbeare r s were County Judge Oscar Peter son, Henry Baker of lone, Fred rarrish, Frank Parker, John Wightman, Frank Turner and Ted Smith. Active pallbearers were Her man Winter, Victor Groshens, Harley Young, Harry O'Donnell, Roy Quackenbush, and Howard Bryant. Recitation of the rosary was Tuesday evening at Creswick Mortuary. Interment was in the Heppner Masonic cemetery. Mr. Nys, though in failing health, continued active in his law practice until October and also maintained his work as city attorney until submitting his res ignation recently. Althuogh con fined to his home most of the time, he would make periodic trips to the office. He was born near St. Paul on February 25, 1882, the second youngest of 14' children of Flor ence (Garrow) and Joseph Nys, He grew to young manhood in the Salem area and attended Mount Angel College and Pacific College at Newberg (now George Fox) before entering Willamette University where he took his law degree in 1910. He was entirely self-educated, If : J I JOS J. NYS Electric Shock Faial to Girl, 15 Bob Eggers, U. S. Forest Ser vice employee here, was stun ned last week to hear of the death of his daughter, Kathy Eg gers, 15, at Yakima, Wn., last Tuesday. She was electrocuted in the bathroom at the home of her mother, with whom she was living. The girl was apparently taking a bath and reached out and touched an electric heater. Funeral services were Monday in Yakima. Eggers, a crew fore man for the Forest Service here, was back at work Wednesday. Kathy was a twin, and her sis ter is the only other child of Eggers. having worked through all his school years in order to continue his studies. After practicing law for a short time in Madras and The Dalles, he came to Heppner in 1913. Since then he was ac- (Continued on page 8) Harryman Resigns From Position As lone Principal Two Give Clues, Shed Light On Mayan Stone Sepulcher Some light was shed on the "ancient Mayan sepulcher," said to be located near Lex ington, by two persons during the week who responded to an item printed in this paper last week. A woman representing a San Francisco firm, which is en gaged in printing a booklet on Mystery Spots in the West, inquired about the sepulcher through the Heppner-Morrow County Chamber of Commerce, but none of the members present at a recent meeting could supply any information. A letter arrived at the Gazette-Times office Tuesday from Sam McMillan, formerly of Lexington, and now of the history department at Cen cennial High school, Gresham. He writes: "The 'ancient Mayan sepulcher should be known to the old timers around Lexington. I am surprised that no one recalled the old burial mound which is about one mile downstream from- Lexington where Clark's Canyon empties into Willow Creek. "I am almost positive the burial mound pre-dates the Mayan civilization which was centered in Middle America and the Yucatan Peninsula. Many historians have written about the burial mound and the paintings on Rock Creek, and have linked them with the ancient sun worshippers who inhabited the area before the modern Indians." Mrs. Charles Starks of North western Hotel, who expresses a fondness for such historical items, brought in a book, pub lished by Binfords and Mort, "American Guide Series Ore gon," which states "At Lex ington, State (highway) unites with State 74 and turns L. to Clark Ranch, where are the remains of an ancient stone sepulcher, one of several in this region. Found nearby are pictographs and artifacts. An thropologists have surmised that these graves contain re mains of a Mayan people, an tedating the American Indians, who left a trail from the Col umbia River to Central Amer ica." (See editorial page) Gene Harryman, Tuesday nignt suDmitted his resignation to tne board of directors of Mor row County School District R-l. The resignation was accepted at an "executive session" that was held by the directors with Superintendent Wayne Brubach er and Clerk Beverly Gunderson attending, after the regular meeting. At Harryman's request, Chair man Milton Morgan read a letter at the regular meeting which the resigning administrator ask ed to be made open to the pub lic. In the letter Harryman said that the chairman of the lone advisory committee (Don Mc Elligott) had shown him a letter on January 10, advising that "I was being rejected for the forth coming school year." Several intangible and vague charges were listed as reasons for rejection," Harryman said, adding that he was told that if he would resign the letter would not be presented to the board of directors. "I am not ashamed of my ad ministrative record at lone High school. I feel that the charees are insignificant, biased and un justified, and that I could not work effectively with this com mittee another school year." Harryman said that the ad visory committee letter came as a shock to him. He was not given a copy of it, and the contents have not been released. The resigning administrator said that he called a faculty meeting Wednesday morning and advised his staff of the matter. Harryman came to Morrow county from Parma, Idaho, where he was high school principal. Previously he had served as prin cipal at Kuna and Middleton, Idaho. His plans for the future 3re indefinite, but he said Wednes day that he will be submitting his application for other posit ions. Three other administrators, whose contracts expire this year, were acted upon favorably at the executive session and will be offered contracts at a later time. They are Ronald Daniels, Riv erside High administrator, eligi ble for a 3-year contract; Gor don Pratt, Heppner High admin istrator, due for a new three year renewal; and Leonard H?r rick, lone Elementary admin istrator, due for a one-year con tract. No salaries were stipulated at this time, Supt. Brubacher said. Discussion on administrators' and teachers' salaries will be held by the board at a later date, he said. To Act Later On Decision Proposed closure of the Lex ington elementary school, which was recommended by patrons who met with the Lexington ad visory board Monday night, was placed in the hands of the board of directors of school district R-l at the regular meeting Tuesday nignr. The matter was not discussed by the directors with the excep tion that Chairman Milton Mor gan acknowledged that the minutes of the patrons' meeting had been received. He said that it would be studied by the board and considered at a future meet ing, probably in February. Lack of enrollment and sav ings in cost to the district were the reasons behind the recom mendation. Indications are that only three first grade pupils will enter school from the Lexington area next year. However, the vote of the 32 who attended the meeting in dicated that the recommendation was made with considerable re luctance. Fourteen voted for the proposal, two voted against it, but 16 did not vote. The recommendation asks that the school be closed for two years after which the situation would be reviewed. If an in crease in school population seemed to warrant, the school then could be reopened. The group asked that school grounds, buildings and play ground equipment, be maintain ed, that supervision be furnished if the Lexington school is used as a bus loading zone, and that an activity bus be scheduled with a 2:30 bus to return pupils to Lexington. Mrs. Bob (Vesta) Kilkenny said that closure of the school would save the district about $11,500. The 36 now attending school at Lexington would at tend in lone or Heppner. The recommendation also ask ed that the Lexington advisory board continue as an active unit. The three teachers in the school could be placed in other schools of the district, Hillard Brown, who is administrator of both Heppner and Lexington elemen tary schools, said. Music Room Eyed Director Howard Cleveland re ported to the board Tuesday night on a meeting that he had with Architect Stewart Tuft con cerning the completion of the Heppner High school music room. Bids that were called for on the project recently were all rejected (Continued on page bj rite- " av iljr Yh . hfr- Lt;. .".f:--I , : - -v - MM""''' mi-iift'iiMiiii'iilinimiinliii .mim ra,MBiaMsai m FIRMLY ENTRENCHED among the Top Ten A-2 teams in the state are the Heppner Mustangs who downed Sherman County here Friday. 55-51. They are rated fifth In the Oregon Journal poll this week, sixth in the Oregonian and ninth in the A. P. poll. The squad has two tests at home this week-end, against Grant Union and Burns. Back row, from left axe Ken Wright (32), Lee Pad berg (24), Bruce Spencer (44), David George (40), Doug Dubuque (42), Carl Bauman (22). Coach Bob Cantonwine. Front row Wayne Evans (10). David Anderson (34), Stuart Dick (12), Sam Strait (30), Bill Snyder (14), Ken Smith (20), Richard Clark was not present when the picture was taken. Carnegie Course Meeting Slated Tuesday Night Demonstration meeting of the Dale Carnegie Course, sponsored here by the Heppner-Morrow County Chamber of Commerce, will be Tuesday evening, Jan uary 21, at 8 p.m. in the multi purpose room of the Heppner Elementary school. At the meeting a memory dem onstration will be given by Bob Marsh of Parkdale, associate sponsor for Blanche Pettit and Associates, Portland. He will ex plain the purpose of the course and what it seeks to accomplish. Both men and women are in vited to attend the Tuesday meeting, and no cost or obliga tion is Involved. Marsh several weeks ago pre sented a portion of the memory demonstration at a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce and at that time the organization voted to sponsor the course here. Since then, Marsh has been making plans for the demon stration meeting and the ensu ing class with a Chamber of Commerce committee composed of Wayne Brubacher, Harley Young, Ralph Richards, Ed Dick, Herman Winter and Wes Sher man. The course is licensed by the State Department of Education and is approved for Oregon Kor ean veterans. Those wishing further infor mation on the demonstration meeting or the course are invited to call any of the committee members. The Tuesday meeting is open to the public, and ail will find it worthwhile to at tend whether they have any in tention of taking the course or not, Marsh states. (G-T Photo) Cagers Face Another Big Week-end Here Basketball fans will love this week-end in the Heppner High school gym. They have the chance to see two topnotch ball games, since the Mustangs are hosts to Grant Union of John Day Friday night and to the Burns inlanders Sat urday night. Currently the Mustangs are kingpins in the western division of the Greater Oregon league, un defeated in conference games to date. However, both teams on the agenda this week will be gunning for them, and the home five will not be able to let down if they hope to maintain their good record. Coffee, Soda Pop Verboten in Gym School rule at the new Heppner High forbids taking of pop or coffee into the new gymnasium, Principal Gordon Pratt states. A number of persons have either failed to notice signs calling attention to this fact or have disregarded them at recent basketball games. This has irritated others who feel that if one is allowed to drink pop or coffee inside, all should be allowed to do so. The rule was made, Princi pal Pratt states, because liquids are often spilled on the floor, and they are hard to clean up. Also, there Is some hazard of accidents to players who may slip on liquids spilled on the play ing floor. The high school sells these Items at the concessions stand but requests the public to re spect the rule. They may be consumed in the hallway out side the gym. Martin Buchanan to Run for House Martin Buchanan, a native of Eastern Oregon and a man long active in public affiars in Uma tilla county announced today he will be a canddiate for the Dem ocratic nomination for state rep respntative from the 28th dis trict. The district includes Gil liam, Wheeler, Sherman, Morrow and Umatilla counties. Its cur rent representative is Jack Smith of Condon, also a Demo crat. This will be Buchanan's first bid for elective public office. He said he is making it "because I believe the 1965 session of the Oregon Legislature will be one of the most important in the state's history and I would like to participate in the solution of the problems that legislature will face." Buchanan resigned last month from the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, to which he was appointed in 1957, in order to make the race for the legislature, he said. Expanding on his view of prob lems facing the next legislature, Buchanan said, "Oregon must overhaul its tax system. There must be a broader tax base so that the tax burden is more equi tably distributed and so that some of the burden on property is reduced. 'The legislature must find ways to properly take care of the flood of boys and girls who will JO 't ' ' -1 MARTIN BUCHANAN want education after high school. Room must be found in the com munity colleges and four-year colleges for all who can profit from education after high school in vocational and technical training and in formal education. "The legislature should do all it can to encourage the Boeing Co. to use the Space Age Indus trial Park near Boardman to the fullest advantage. "The district which I seek to represent is unique in that all of the counties but one borders the Columbia River. This means that with the development of the resources of the river those coun ties stand to benefit tremen dously. As a legislator I would want to assist the port districts on the Columbia to achieve their fullest potentials. "Water is eastern Oregon's most valuable resource, I am In terested in every phase of water resource development. I partic ularly want to see all possible assistance for all small water shed projects in this region." Buchanan said that as a mem ber of the Liquor Commission (Continued on page 8) County Officers File for Posts Mrs. Sadie Parrish, county clerk, said that she has filed as a candidate for county clerk for another term. She completed her petition this week and will seek nomination on the Demo cratic ballot in the May 15 elec tion. Sheriff C. J. D. Bauman, Re- publican, said Wednesday thai he expected to file his candidacy for sheriff this week also. He has the longest tenure of any Morrow county official. Only losses for both of the visiting teams, each of whom has 1-1 marks in league play, were to Sherman. Burns shellacked Wahtonka of Chenowith, league newcomer, while the Mustangs, it is to be recalled, had a close squeak in gaining a victory over the newcomers. Burns Is rated as a snappy, fast-passing ball club. Grant Un ion lost heavily by graduation and has only three seniors on its squad. Neither team is tall. Grant Union has two standing 6-0 and one at 6-1, Jim Her, center. Burns has four seniors, and only two men that reach or top the 6-foot nark. Doug Berg, junior center is 6-3, and Larry Kesscl, junior forward, is 61. Jayvee games start at 6:15 with varsity contests to follow. Good crowds are expected both nights, and programs will be furnished by Heppner merchants, as they will for all the rest of the home games this year. Cards Face Games At Home and Away Now standing fifth in the Urn- atilla-Morrow B league lone High's basketball team has a good chance to climb higher in the standings in two games on the upcoming week-end. Coach Dick Strait's team will entertain Echo at lone Friday night, and then go to play win less Umapine Saturday night. Echo currently has a 1-3 mark In league play while lone Is a notch above at 2-3. After a slow start this year, the Cardinals have been coming on strong and have been getting some good scoring out of the starting five. The team Is show ing balance and has a good chance of racking up a pair this week-end. Jayvee games will be played prior to each contest. Rep. Jack Smith Declines to Run L. an- State Representative Jack Smith, Democrat, Condon, nounccd today that he will not seek reelection from the 28th district. Smith served as vice chairman of the agriculture com mittee and was a member of the education and taxation com mittees for the 19G3 session. He is currently on the taxation in terim committee. Smith, who serves on Secre tary of Agriculture Orville Free man's advisory committee on wheat and feed grains, and who has wide experience in Latin American affairs and market de velopment, stated that other in terests and commitments do not afford him the time necessary to campaign and serve in the 19G5 session. He forecasts the 1965 session as being a critical legis lative year, especially for edu cation and welfare in view of the tax crisis facing the state. "I am appreciative of the ad vice and counsel given me by the constituents of the district. I will continue to work for the Democratic Party and I pledge my support of the Democratic nominee." I
