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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, February 20, 1964
Appraisal
Of Wheat
Lands Eyed
Reappraisal of wheat and
range lands in Morrow county
was discussed at a meeting in
the courthouse last Thursday
with Bill Johnson and Bob
Fielder, Appraisers, in charge.
Johnson opened the meeting and
Fielder discussed various aspects
of the subject.
Seven members of the county's
wheat-range committee were
present, including Dick Krebs,
Ken Smouse, D. O. Nelson, Paul
Hisler, Dick Wilkinson, Frank
Anderson and Paul Tews. O. W.
Cutsforth, Jr., the eighth mem
ber was absent.
Others in attendance were
Assessor Rod Thomson, Oliver
Creswick, Ken Peck, N. C. An
derson, Judge Oscar Peterson, O.
W. Cutsforth, Sr., Paul Jones,
Earl Sorensen, farm supervisor
of the State Tax Commission,
and Art Jenkins, State Tax Com
mission, working in Gilliam
county.
Fielder explained the purpose
of reappraisal: 1. to equalize
value between like properties. 2.
to equalize value between types
of properties. 3. to equalize value
between areas.
He said that appraisal is made
on market value according to
law as ' the highest price in
terms of money which a property
bring if exposed for sale in the
open market, allowing a reason
able length of time to find a
purchaser who buys with know
ledge of all the uses to which
it is adapted and for which it
is capable of being used."
The different value classes for
different types of land were dis
cussed. It was brought out that
the market values on these class
es is not definitely fixed, and
another meeting with the com
mittee will be held within the
next two or three weeks to con
sider the matter farther.
Basic wheat land classes here
will be those of Class III and
IV, with values tentatively set
at $125 and $80 per acre with
plus and minus variations.
Recent sales of land were also
discussed at the meeting.
Fielder also described the
methods of appraisal (improve
ments and land), and the need
for a new appraisal.
The meeting evoked consid
erable discussion among those
present and lasted for approxi
mately four hours. It is expected
that reappraisal of wheat and
range lands will start right after
the next meeting of the commit
tee. Fielder will do most of this
work. Now underway in the
county is a reappraisal of farm
lands in the northern part of
the county.
Committee Formed
For College Support
Formation of a Morrow Coun
ty committee of Colleges for Ore
gon's Future, a statewide organ
ization for creating better under
standing of the- significance of
higher educaton to the future of
Oregon and its citizens, was in
itiated Tuesday at a meeting in
the Gilliam and Bisbee building.
George Diel, assistant direc
tor of public services from the
office of the Chancellor of the
State System of Higher Educa
tion, and Ralph Steetle, director
divisional relations of the State
System, were present to imple
ment the organization and lell
of its purposes.
Mrs. Nels (Esther) Anderson
was elected chairman of the
Morrow county committee and
Frank Anderson was chosen vice
chairman. Others present at the organiza
tion meeting were Bob Abrams,
Esther Kirmis, Hillard Brown,
Gordon Pratt, Mrs. Douglas
(Grace) Drake, and Wes Sher
man. The state College for Oregon's
Future committee is headed by
former governor Charles Sprague,
who has outlined a 2-fold pur
pose: 1. To serve as a continuing,
active lay group to provide more
comprehensive public under
standing of the higher education
requirements of Oregon youth,
Speaker to Talk
on Bad Checks
Paul Jones, a deputy in the
office of the Umatilla county
sheriff, will speak at the reg
ular meeting of the Heppner
Morrow County Chamber of
Commerce in the Wagon Wheel
Cafe Monday on the subject
of bad checks.
Sheriff C. J. D. Bauman said
that Jones has specialized in
criminal work on bad checks
and has become an expert on
the subject. He said this sub
ject should be of particular in
terest to local businesses be
cause of the number of bad
checks which have been passed
here recently.
Students Propose
City Cleanup Day
As Civic Project
With the idea of "doing some
thing for the community," Hepp-
ner High school students have
offered to stage a "cleanup" day
in Heppner at a date to be cho
sen. Lee Padberg, chairman of a
committee from the student
council, proposed the idea at the
Monday Chamber of Commerce
meeting, and it met wtih wel
come and grateful response.
In telling of the plan, Padberg
said that any cleanup work felt
needed around town could be
done on the day set aside with
out charge. He stressed that this
is not a "money raising" plan,
and the students are volunteer
ing their services as an express
ion of appreciation to the com
munity. President Al Lamb said the
Chamber of Commerce welcomed
the idea and would be happy
to cooperate with the students.
In the past, the Chamber of
Commerce has staged a spring
cleanup day and has offered
prizes for the most improvement
shown. President Lamb turned
the matter over to the merchants'
committee, which previously has
had charge of the spring clean
up, to coordinate plans and work
out a date with the students.
Padberg was introduced by
Principal Gordon Pratt.
Hillard Brown told the mem
bers that 35 school pupils from
Portland will visit here on April
25 under a plan -sponsored by
the Morrow County Wheat
growers' association. The pupils
all eighth graders, will visit
farms as guests of local farm
families.
Brown asked the Chamber to
provide someone to welcome
them here and tell them some
thing about Heppner, Morrow
county and the surrounding
area.
President Lamb asked Pratt,
the responsibilities, challenges
and needs of higher education
thereof to the future of the State
of Oregon aid its citizens.
2. In keeping with the intent
of the CFOF state committee,
the immediate concern of the
county committee is directly re
lated to the bond measure which
will be voted on at the May
election. The measure will ask
for a bond issue' of $30,000,000
of which $25,000,000 would be
for higher education projects and
$5,000,000 for community college
projects. The measure was auth
orized by the 1963 legislature
and will be on the ballot at the
time of the primary election,
May 15.
Leaders of CFOF point out that
although some informational as
sistance can be provided by high
er education, the role of advo
cate in issues which are related
to the education of our youth
and benefits thereof to the state
can best be, and should be, per
formed by dedicated lay citizens
who are well informed.
The small group assembled
Tuesday discussed some of the
increasing enrollments in state
problems facing higher educa
tion and considered the rapidly
institutions of higher education.
It was decided to proceed with
the committee organization, and
Mrs. Anderson was chosen to
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as youth activities chairman, to
be responsible for this duty.
At the meeting, Orville Cuts
forth asked the Chamber to sup
port a request to the county
court that the road to the Ar
buckle Ski area be cleared. He
said that he had attempted to
clear it with his own rig Sunday,
but it broke down. Cutsforth said
that if it were cleared of snow
once, it probably would hold
for the rest of the season. Many
are using the ski area on the
week-ends, he said.
The Chamber approved a mo
tion to send a delegation to the
county court meeting Wednes
day and ask for the road to be
cleared.
Columbia Basin
Loan Approved
The Rural Electrification Ad
ministration has approved a loan
to Columbia Basin Electric Co-op
of Heppner in the amount of
$976,000, according to a telegram
from Senators Wayne Morsa,
Maurine Neuberger and Rep. Al
Ullman to the Gazette-Times.
The loan is to finance the con
struction of 127 miles of distri
bution line to serve 98 new con
sumers, six miles of high line
to make extensive improvements,
and acquisitions from Pacific
Power and Light Company of
90 miles of distribution line and
related facilities serving 831 Pa
cific Power and Light consumers.
This loan expedites the ex
change of power facilities be
tween Columbia Basin and Pa
cific Power and Light. Hearings
on the proposed exchange were
held in Heppner and Condon re
cently and decision is now pend
ing by the State Public Utility
Commission.
Episcopal Bishop
Coming Sunday
Rt. Rev. Lane W. Barton, Bend,
bishop of Eastern Oregon and
diocesan of the Missionary dis
trict of the Episcopal church,
will make his annual visit to
All Saints' Episcopal church Sun
day, February 23, for confirma
tion services at 10:00 a.m.
Father C. Bruce Spencer will
present a large class of children
and adults for the Sacrament of
Holy Communion and Laying of
Hands, with Bishop's blessing.
Confirmation in the church is the
act of confirming baptismal vows
after instruction, and made in
the presence of the Bishop and
the congregation. The congrega
tion is urged to be present for
the services.
WEATHER
By LEONARD GILLIAM
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Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
George Washington's birthday
is Saturday, February 22, and
marking this event will be Hepp
ner's annual George Washing
ton Birthday Sale.
Special bargains and hot buys
are offered by many merchants,
and a wide variety of them are
listed in advertisements in this
paper. Page five is devoted to
these specials, and other ads list
bargains throughout this issue.
Ed Dick, chairman of the mer
chants committee of the Cham
ber of Commerce, says that park
ing meters will be hooded Sat
urday, eliminating charge for
parking for those who come to
shop.
Copies of this paper are being
sent to the Kinzua, Spray and
Monument areas as samples to
invite folks in those areas who
are interested to come and shop
for the day. .
The merchants committee met
Wednesday and laid plans for
other promotional events through
the year, including Spring Open
ing on March 20-21 with Chair
man Dick in charge of the event;
Spring Festival to be in April
with Randall Peterson in charge;
a Mothers Day promotion in May
with Jim Myers in charge; Fath
er's Day promotion in June; an
other special event to be de
termined in July; Back to School
promotion in August; Hunting
Season event In September; an
other special event in October
and Christmas Opening in late
November.
Bob Henry, Clint McQuarrie and
Ed Gonty were designated as a
committee to check on the poss
ibility of holding a Sidewalk
Sale here sometime in the summer.
Dick Enters Plea
In Circuit Court
Kemp Dick of Heppner plead
ed innocent to a charge of tak
ing an auto without authority
when he appeared in Morrow
County Circuit court Friday. He
had been indicted secretly by the
county grand jury earlier the
same day.
Dick is accused of taking an
auto belonging to Vaughn Waite
on November 12, 1963. He posted
$1000 bail in circuit court with
Judge William W. Wells. Date
of trial has not been set.
Mustangs Face Crucial Game
In Final League Title Chase
It should be an interesting
week-end, win or lose, for the
Heppner High basketball squad
as it entertains the Pilot Rock
Rockets in its final leauge game
of the season.
The Mustangs defeated the
Rockets in an earlier encounter
this year and will try to turn
the trick again Friday nignt
when the two teams face off
on the Heppner court.
The Rockets are still smarting
from the pasting they took fr-n
the Grant Union and Burns lives
on their last outings and will be
in an ugly mood this Friday.
The game is a must for the
Horsemen. They must win the
scrap in able to claim at least
a share of the western division
Greater Oregon loop crown.
Should they lose the encounter,
the Mustangs stand a chance of
finishing as low as third in the
league
As of this writing, the Mus
tangs are deadlocked atop the
league with the Sherman Hus
kies. Both teams sport identical
7-2 records in league play. The
Huskies will play the Rockets
Saturday evening and they too
must win in order to stay In
contention for the title.
There are many Interesting
possibilities that depend on the
outcome of this final week of
regular action.
Here are some of the possibil
ities. Should Pilot Rock defeat
Heppner and Sherman in succes
sion and if Burns should topple
Grant Union in their Friday
game, the league will be in a
three-way tie for the champion
ship with Heppner, Sherman and
Burns sharing the honors.
Should Heppner and Burns
both win and Sherman lose, then
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Candidates
Enter Race
For Justice
Three candidates have filed
for the non-partisan office of
justice of the peace, Heppner dis
trict, according to information
from the office of Mrs. Sadie
Parrish, county clerk.
They are Mrs. Arnold (Avon)
Melby, who filed on February
13, William James (Jim) Devine,
who filed on February 17; and
the Rev. Earl Soward, who filed
Wednesday, February 19.
Each of the three seeks the
position now held by Oliver
Creswick, who was appointed by
Governor Mark Hatfield to fill
the vacancy left by the death
of J. O. Hager.
The candidates will run on the
nonpartisan ballot and election
will be at the time of the pri
mary, May 15, since no runoff
between parties is necessary.
All three candidates are well
known here. Mrs. Melby is wife
of the Heppner Hieh school
band director and instrumental
music instructor and works pait
time for the East Oregonian and
other daily papers.
The Rev. Soward has lived in
Heppner for 13 years and is form
er pastor of the Heppner Christ
ian church. He is now supply
pastor of the Lexington Christ
ian church.
Devine lives on a small place
south of Heppner on the Condon
highway and is employed by
Lexington Implement Company.
He formerly was employed by
Tri-County Equipment Co.
Two other recent filings were
Dick Krebs, Republican, and Joe
Tatone, Democrat, for port com
mission. Other earlier filings for
the commission were Al Lamb,
Democrat, Dewey West, Repub
lican, and Ron Turner, Repub
lican. Tatone is the lone candidate
for a 2-year term. There are
three 4-year positions open. Thus,
if no more file on the Republi
can ticket, all three Republi
cans will be nominated, and if
no more than three file for 4
year terms on the Democratic
ticket, all present candidates will
be nominated. The winners, then,
would be decided at the Novem
ber election. If Tatone is the
lone candidate for the 2-year
term, he will be elected.
Burns and Sherman will meet in
a playoff to determine the sec
ond and third place teams.
If Sherman and Burns win
their games and Heppner should
lose its game then the Mustangs
and inlanders would have to
play the Burns club to deter
mine the second and third place
winners In the league.
If Heppner and Burns lose
while Sherman is winning, then
the Huskies will finish in the
first position, the Mustangs in
second and the inlanders In
third. If Heppner should win
while Burns and Sherman are
losing, then the Mustangs will
Heppner will be the champ and I
Players Dropped From
Heppner High's hopes for
league and district basketball
championships took a severe
blow Wednesday when six
players were suspended from
the squad for the rest of the
year in action by Principal
Gordon Pratt with concurrence
by the school's entire coach
ing staff.
The six include four of five
starters In recent games. In
the group are Lee Padberg, Ken
Wright, David Anderson, Dave
George, Stuart Dick and Doug
Dubuque.
The players were dropped
for an infraction of training
rules that occurred on last
week-end's trip to John Day
and Burns. All six admitted
being involved in drinking
beer at a motel following the
game with Grant Union, which
they won.
According to a report by
Coach Bob Cantonwine, the in
cident happened after 2:30
The Timber Company of Herm
iston, low bidder, was awarded
contract for completion of music
rooms in the new Heppner High
school building at a special
meeting of the board of direc
tors of District R-l Tuesday
night.
The low bid was $18,469. Two
Irvin Mann Files
For 28th District
Legislative Post
Irvin Mann, Jr., 45, Stanfield
rancher, filed in Salem today
(Thursday) for the Republican
nomination as representat i v e
from the 28th Legislative Dis
trict which consists of Gilliam,
Morrow, Wheeler, Sherman and
Umatilla counties.
Mann, a former Port of Uma
tilla Commissioner, past presi
dent of the Oregon Cattleman's
association and pioneer cattle
feeder, had announced his in
tenlion to file last month.
"Re-arrangement of Oregon's
fiscal structure will be an essen
tial task of the next legislature.
With eastern Oregon's repre
sentation decimate by re-apportionment,
it will be a challeng
ing task requiring all the fore
bearance and wisdom we can
muster for eastern Oregon leg
islators to see that as the tax
base is broadened, our area is
treated fairly," Mann said. "Bo
cause property is bearing too
great a share of the burden, I am
sure we are generally agreed in
eastern Oregon that new bases of
taxation must be found."
"I am acutely aware that I am
asking to be elected to serve five
counties and not just one," he
continued. "I see no conflict of
interest between the five coun
ties. I do know, however, that
each of the counties has prob
lems peculiar to itself. As presi
dent of the Oregon Cattleman's
Association, I covered this area
intensively and am well aware
of many of these local prob
lems." Mann was born in Pendleton,
received his . grade and high
school education In Adams, and
attended the University of Ore
gon's schools of journalism and
law from 1936 to 1942. He is a
non-practicing member of the
Oregon Bar Association.
Mann and his wife, the former
Peggy Lee Reavls, have five
children. His father, Irvin Mann
of Adams, represented Umatilla
county in the 1954 session of the
legislature until his death in
1957. Irvin Mann, Sr. was one
of the original members of the
Umatilla Port Commission who
served on the commission from
the time of its inception until
1954'.
finish in first and the Huskies
in second.
Another interesting possibility
is that if Heppner and Sherman
both win, they will have to play
off for the championship of the
league. That would be the fourth
meeting between the. two teams
this season.
If the teams come to a show
down for the league title, they
will both go to the district play
off in La Grande, March 6 and
7. If this is the case, it Is poss
ible that they could meet again
in the championship or consol
ation round of the district meet.
Almost any way you look at
it, it appears that Heppner hasn't
seen the last of the Huskies yet.
Mustang Squad
a.m., long after coaches had
believed they were asleep for
the night. The matter did not
come to the attention of school
authorities until this week, and
after the boys admitted their
implication in the affair, Prin
cipal Pratt suspended them
with the concurrence of Coach
es Cantonwine, Jim Suther
land, Pete Glennie and Don
McClure.
The team lost its game with
Burns Saturday night follow
ing the incident.
Principal Pratt said that the
school is investigating the
possibility of filing a com
plaint against an adult alleg
edly involved in giving the
beer to the players.
Heppner High had been rated
high in A-2' polls all through
the season, and until this in
cident occurred had shown the
best possibility of becoming
a state tournament team In
recent years.
other bids were submitted with
the high being $19,088. The Tim
ber Company is the firm that
constructed me nign school
building. .
It is expected that work will
start soon, and it is figured that
it 'will take about two months
to' complete. Included will be
a larce band room, a room fnr
storage of instruments, two sep
arate practice rooms, and office
that can also be used as a prac
tice room, and a hallway to the
rest of the school building.
Bids on the iob were releoted
at an earlier call, but revisions
of the heating system made It
possible for the lower bids. Runt.
Wayne Brubacher said.
Also discussed at the special
meeting were pros and cons nn
the high school vocational shop.
rreseiu to discuss advantages
and disadvantages of placing
me snop unaer the school gym
nasium, where a large space
s available, were Leonard Kunz-
man, state supervisor of aeri.
cultural education, State Depart
ment or Education, and Leno
Chrlstensen. teacher-trainer, ntr.
ricultural mechanics, Ore g o n
State University. The board made
au decision on me matter.
A letter was read from Ar.
buckle Ski club, pointing out
mat me ciud nad decided that
it could not accept the house
for razing because of lack of
iinances.
The board wont on record no
allotting a maximum of $2000
towards getting water through
from the city mains through a
pump and to the practice play
ing neiu ior a sprinkling sys
tem witn me stipulation that it
will later decide on an approp
riate sprinkling system. Howard
Cleveland, chairman of a sub.
committee, was given authority
to proceed with plans towards
development of the system to
me maximum approved.
One-Act Drama
Awards Given
At Heppner High
"Drag Race," a drama of teen
agers in court, won the best play
award as one of three one-act
plays presented by the drama
department of Honnncr hlrrh
school In the multi-mirnose
room Thursday night. About 200
persons turned out to view the
three plays. "Bevond tho Dnnr "
a mystery; "Why I am a Bach
elor," a comedy; and "Drag
Race," a drama.
The winnlnc olav will ho nrp.
sented at the One. Art Plnv Poo.
tival at Pacific University in Fnr.
est Grove on March 7. Students
in the play will make the trip
to Forest Grove along with Mrs.
Janet Groves, drama and English
Instructor at Heppner High.
High schools from all over the
state will enter the competit
ion at the festival.
Some of the original cast mem
bers of the play will be unable
to make the trip to the festival
because of the district basket
ball tournament in La Grande
and college entrance exams In
Pendleton on the same week-end.
Others have been chosen to take
their parts in the play.
Those who will make the trip
are Doug Anderson, Marcia
Rand, Nancy Cleveland, Daryl
Dick, Larry Muessig, Tana Val
entine, Bill Sherman and Vickl
Barratt. Those in the original
cast who have other commit
ments and are unable to make
the trip are Leo Padberg, Mary
Johnson, Dean Robinson and
Karen McCurdy.
Also the winners of the in
dividual prizes for performan
ces during the evening have
been announced. There were ties
for both the title of best actor
and best actress.
Larry Muessig and David
Clark finished in a deadlock for
the title of best actor. Clark won
support for his performance In
"Drag Race," while Muessig was
acclaimed for his role of Alger
non in the "Why I am a Bach
elor." Nancy Cleveland and Marcia
Rand tied for the best actress
award. Miss Cleveland portrayed
the part of a crazed lady in
"Beyond the Door." Miss Rand
was outstanding as Henrietta in
"Why I am a Bachelor."
Karen McCurdy, who was out
standing as Mrs. Rush in "Drag
Race," was chosen as the best
supporting actress.
Doug Anderson played the part
of a lecturer in "Why I Am a
Bachelor" and was awarded the
title of best supporting actor for
his fine individual effort.
Mrs. Groves stated this week
that the students are continuing
to work on the play to polish
it for the presentation at the
contest next month.