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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,
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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-
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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
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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
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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
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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."
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