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L I BRARY U OF 0 EUGENE, ORE. I 81st Year Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, April 30, 1964 School Elections to be Held i i. ' ; V v fci X VSwkS - V. . v Mf f J V Chi JlJp E- . , ;- Mil 8 v yd 1 & ' IrS. TTOTnrt wwwrww . Th x i j . ,"ul" "iy oi ne louring youngsters and host kids. ;J "P" Judged an outstanding success, was sponsored by Oregon Wheat League, County Live stock association. 4-H Leaders association. Soil Conservation district and State Extension Service. (G-T Photo) 35 Young Portlanders Prove Fine Guests on 3-Day Visit Thirty-five keen and inter ested eighth grade pupils from Portland schools received a down-to-earth tour of Morrow county ranches and enjoyed vis its with host families in the county Friday through Sunday. N. C. Anderson, tour director, said that their visit the first in Morrow county proved to be a fine success. There were no mishaps, no serious illnesses, and the visitors proved to be congenial and . apprec i a t i v e guests. They were a part of a group of 140 children who visited in four counties on the same days. Other groups went to Gilliam, Wasco and Sherman counties. Rain threatened to dampen proceedings early Friday morn ing, but it cleared by noon, and sunny skies smiled throughout the rest of the period. Only factor that prevented full cooperation by the weather was a strong raw wind that blew on the trip south west of lone Saturday. The youngsters were greeted at lone High school Friday up on arrival in a Morrow county, school bus an hour earlier than scheduled. They received orien tation instructions from Direc-1 Tuesday evening, May 5, in the tor Anderson, were greeted by! old high school gym, starting Gordon Pratt, representing the j at 7:30 p.m., and the high school Heppner-Morrow County Cham-1 groups will usher in Maytime ber of Commerce, and they were with a band and vocal concert introduced to children of the on Thursday evening, May 7. Ad host families. They had lunch mission tickets purchased either in the school cafeteria and then , at the door or from students saw the motion picture film, (ahead of time will admit the "Give Us This Ray," showing in- i holder to both concerts, formation about production of j Chorus groups in grades five wheat and its importance to the through eight have prepared nation's people. ! songs from other lands, and will ravuis aiiu ouuvciiiia wcic uxo- tributed as gifts from local busi-, nesses and sponsoring organi- j zations. 1 In the afternoon, the group 1 went to the Dick Wilkinson ranch where they saw a cattle operation first hand and were given demonstrations in vacci nation and branding of calves. Some of the visitors gamely took advantage of the opportunity to i brand calves themselves. While buses were en route to , points around the county, spon-, soring committee m em b e rs 1 pointed out features of ranch and : industrial operations that they j Dassed. After staying overnight with host families, the eager young sters were ready to go again Saturday. Their first stop was at the Paul Tews ranch where they were intrigued by a combine and ' were given a aemonsiraiion oi its operation, although, of course, there was no wheat to cut at this early date. They saw fields that showed strip cropping, and at the Gar Swanson grain bins, saw wheat being loaded into a truck. Swanson told them how plowing and rod weeding was done. At the Walter Jacobs place, they saw a demonstration of weed spraying and of plowing and rod weeding. They also tour- the mf cipsf GAZETTE V?d J.!" ed the Jacobs' farm shop and witnessed a demonstration of a fire tank truck used in fighting field fires. At Valby Lutheran church they ate their sack lunches with women of the church providing punch for the youngsters and coffee for the adults accompany ing them. The Rev. Ken Robin son extended greetings, as did County Judge Oscar Peterson, long time member of the church. One of the most interesting stops of the trip was near Valby Band Concerts Slated In Schools Next Week Music will be in the air next week when the band and chorus departments in both Heppner grade and high schools will be heard in public concerts. Elementary band and chorus will entertain with a concert appear in costumes representa tive of the countries, Germany, France, Czechoslovakia, Ireland, England, Wales and Mexico. A group of several U. S. favorites will also be sung. Children par ticipating will be the general music classes in the four upper grades, under the direction of Mrs. Ola Mae Groshens, vocal instructor. A group of six numbers will be played by the fifth grade band, followed by a variety of marches and novelty numbers by the sixth grade band. All di rected by Arnold Melby, band in structor. Featured will be "Fin landia," played by a sextet com posed of Sheila Healy, Susan Melby, Linda Cooper, Sandra Flaiz, John Harris and Molly Becket. A more difficult variety of marches, waltzes and popular numbers will be played by the seventh and eighth grade band. The number, "Old Refrain" will feature a French horn solo by John Rawlins, and the waltz, "Caprice," will feature a clarinet solo by Jenny Blake. On Thursday evening, May 7, the Heppner High band, under the direction of Mr. Melby, and the high school chorus, under the direction of Gordon Pratt, will present a program in the high school multipurpose room, HEPPNER -TIMES 1.ntri?uin' machi stop at the where Paul Hansen flew in with his spraying plane and told them how it was done. Then he gave a demonstration of his low flying spraying operation. Headed back for lone again, the youngsters stopped at the Henry Peterson ranch where Bob and Herb Peterson described their feed lot operation, showed them how to mix feed and gave a demonstration of weighing cattle, which gave a record of (Continued on page 8) starting at 8:00 p.m. Piano ac companists will be Marti Dixon and Shirley Erwin. Opening the concert, the band will play a group of five num bers ranging in mood and diffi culty. Richard Clark will be featured in a baritone solo. Three numbers, "Praise Ye the Lord," "Shine on Harvest Moon," and "Blue Tango" are on the program by the mixed chorus. A group of five band numbers will close the program. Soloist will be Jennifer Brindle, playing a tenor saxophone solo. Money received from ticket sales for the concerts will be used to send students to summer music school and to add to the scholarship fund for graduates to continue their music training in college. Parents and friends are urged to support the music depart ments with their attendance. C of C, Wheat Men Hear Proposed constitutional amend ment of the Oregon Agricultural Tax association is not a sales tax measure in itself but establishes guidelines in case a sales tax is enacted in the state, Loren J. Smith of Corvallis, chairman of the sponsoring association, told a joint luncheon meeting of the executive board of the Oregon Wheat League and the Heppner Morrow County Chamber of Com merce Monday. Smith was principal speaker at the meeting which was attended by some 40 men and women here for the all-day executive meet ing of the Wheat league and 27 members of the Chamber of Commerce. Chamber President Al Lamb presided at the meeting and Milton Morgan, state president of the Wheat league, introduced officers and guests of his group who were present, including Mel- Number 9 10 cents Monday Directors, Budgets On Ballots . Voters of the Morrow county school district will cast ballots Monday, May 4, in the annual school election, electing five dis trict directors, seven advisory committee members, and decid ing on the district budget for 1964-65. At the same time the voters will cast ballots for directors of the Blue Mountain Community College district, Iwo to be elec ted for four-year terms, and upon the college budget for the coming year. The budget calls for a tax levy of $195,988. In all instances, polling places will be the same for the county district and for the coIIp op Hie. trict. They are as follows: Hepp ner Elementary school cafeteria; Riverside High school, Board man; lone schooj cafeteria; Lex ington School cafeteria; Rhea Creek Grange hall, Ruggs; Pine City school; Irrigon School Mul tipurpose room. The election will be from 2 until 8 p.m. Directors for district R-l are all elected at large every eligi ble voter in the county has the right to vote on each dirprinr. regardless of the community he represents. But with the advis ory community members, only those registered in the .particular zone have the right to vote on those who seek to represent that zone. Only one contest is on the bal lot for a county directorship. This is at Boardman where in cumbent Roy Partlow is opposed Dy Kaiph bkoubo lor a 5-year term. Others around the countv are runnine without onDositinn. all incumbents. Tiwy are: Irvin tcaucn, Lexington; Milton Mor gan, lone; Ken Batty, Heppner; and Howard Cleveland, Heppner. The lone and Lexington posit ions are for one-year terms and the Heppner positions are for three-year terms. Two advisory committee con tests are on the ballot. At lone, four candidates are seeking the two positions open. They are Bob Rietmann, incumbent, Louis Carlson, Bryce Keene and Mrs. Lloyd Morgan. Mrs. Earl Mc Cabe, who has been serving on the committee with Rietmann, did not seek reelection. At Irrigon, William Parker, in cumbent, is opposed by Howard Gollyhorn. Other advisory candid a t e s around the county are unoppos ed. They are Mrs. Paul (Betty) Brown, Heppner; Clarence Baker, Heppner; Eldon Padberg, Lex ington; and Earl McQuaw, Boardman. Vote on the county district's school budget will be on the question of whether to authorize expenditure of $508,367 above the 6 limitation. Two candidates for director ships of the Blue Mountain col lege district are running unop posed, and each is an incumbent. They are Mrs. Verne Dale, Helix, and Oren Allison, Pendleton. The terms they seek are for four years each. WEATHER By LEONARD GILLIAM Hi Low Prec. Thursday 46 37 .02 Friday 57 40 .07 Saturday 61 40 Sunday 55 37 Monday 64 32 Tuesday 70 40 Wednesday 67 33 .03 That wind sun? was cold! vin Pace, Enterprise, first vice president; Floyd Root, Wasco, chairman of the Oregon Wheat Commission; Ralph McEwen, Pendleton, executive secretary of the commission; Harold Beach, Hermiston, state president of the Oregon Farm Bureau; George Dewey, Salem, executive secre tary of the Farm Bureau; and Pat Kaseberg, Wasco, past presi dent of the wheat league. Morgan also introduced the speaker. The proposed constitutional amendment fixes a limit on a sales or use tax at three per cent, except for liquor, cigarettes and gasoline. To be exempt would be foodstuffs for home consumption, drugs sold on prescription, and raw materials used in produc tion. Foods sold in a restaurant could be taxed. As to distribution of the monies collected from the sales Parade, Contest Billed For Festival Saturday i:v':Vh'v NX A' r-i bitv' j.i THESE THREE attractive and seniors will reign as Heppner's Spring Festival court Friday and Saturday. Queen is Diana Fulleton (seated), daughter ol Mr. and Mrs. Roice Fulleton. Princesses are Ginny Moore (left), daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tim Moore, and lennifor Brinrti-. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Variety of For Friday With Bill Barratt as master of ha j iuhu annual ri sijonsurea laient snow win start at 8 p.m., Friday, May 1 on the stage of the old high school gym. As in the past two years, an applause meter will decide the winners of the show. with cash prizes to be awarded in several divisions. Interest is mounting. Appli cants rehearsed Wedn e s d a y evening their entries in singing, pantomime, skits, dancing and instrumental musical selections. A good variety-type program is in store to provide entertain ment for all ages. Ticket sales are being stimu lated by boys and girls hoping to win the gifts offered for those selling the most tickets. A tennis racket will go to the winning girl and a baseball mitt to the boy. Ticket prices are $1.00 for adults, 75c for high school stu dents and 50c for grade school students. Proceeds of the Talent Show go toward providing PTA schol arships for Heppner High grad uates who plan to enter the teaching field. The club recently voted that the scholarships can also be made available for stu- Carnegie Course Sets Final Meet Final session in the 14-wccks Carnegie course in human rela tions and effective speaking will be in the Odd Fellows lodge hall Tuesday evening at 7:15, Bob Marsh, instructor, announces. Visitors are cordially invited to the meeting. Coffee and cake will be served. Each of the 25 persons who have been taking the course will give two short talks at this last session, one impromptu and one a prepared talk. of Tax Plan tax, not less than 15 of the annual net proceeds would be required to be used to reduce personal income taxes. The leg islature would be required to appropriate to local school dis tricts not less than 60 per cent of the current expenditures of all local school districts, for grades one through 12 for the fis cal year two years previous to the fiscal year for which the appropriation is made. Any balance from annual pro ceeds could be used for purposes of state government generally. It is further provided by the proposed amendment, Smith said, that the legislature shall provide by law that appropria tions made to school districts shall be distributed to equalize educational opporulnity. By aiding local school districts, property taxes would be reduced 'Continued on page 8) vivacious Brindle. (G-T Photo) Talent Set Night Show dents already in college, as well i as graauanng seniors from Thl3 voar'S class, according to flpcordlncr tn IVTro dick, president. A success ful Talent Show will enable the committee to heln several stu dents. Mrs. Bill Blake is' serving as general chairman for the event and Don Clark is in charge of the ticket sales. Boeing to Open Bids on May 20 On Test Stand Development of The Boeing Company's two new multimillion-dollar aerospace facil ities in the Pacific Northwest is progressing rapidly and Is on schedule. Construction of a $1.5 million rocket test stand and support ing facilities at the Boardman Test Site will begin late in May, the company announces. Site preparation work at the company's proposed space cen ter in Kent, Wn., near Seattle, is in progress and construction of the first facility, a space sim ulation building, will start ap proximately June 1. An initial investment of more than $15 mil lion in the center is planned. Both space-age facilities are being developed by Boeing's Aero-Space Division. Bids for the Boardman rocket test stand will be opened in Seattle May 20. Boeing plans to begin space propulsion system testing at the 100,000-acre site late this year. First static testing will be of a system using1 high energy liquid fuels. The double-decked test stand will measure 46-fect square at the base and rise 41 feet from the ground to upper deck. An es timated 440 tons concrete, 60,000 pounds of reinforcing steel and 90,000 pounds of structural steel will be used in stand construc tion. The stand will be capable of handling a 100,000-pound thrust engine firing vertically from the upper level, Anchoring provis ions in the substructure will al low for engines developing high er thrust to be fired horizontally at a point 10 feet above the base slab. Support buildings and equip ment in the test area will in clude a blockhouse with instru mental racks and a test control console, pumphouse, small office trailer, and a large water tank with a one-half-mlllton gallon capacity. Workmen are complet ing a 550-foot-deep well near the rocket test stand area. A 10-mile crushed-rock access road leading from a short exist ing road to the proposed test stand area at the vast Boardman site was completed last week. About 35 Boeing engineering, technical and support personnel are expected to be working at the test site when the stand is completed. Queen Diana Due to Reign At Event A parade Saturday afternoon and a hat throwing contest with candidates for county judge as participants will add interest to the annual Spring Festival to be held here this week-end, Randall Peterson, chairman, announces. All candidates for judge are invited to take part in the straw hat throwing contest to see which one is the best at hitting the target, Peterson said. May ors of the area competed in this event last year. The contest will follow the spring parade, which is set for 2 p.m. Saturday. Queen Diana Fulleton and her court, Princess es Jennifer Brindle and Ginny Moore, will be featured in the parade. The Heppner High school band will play. Morrow county's newly-formed Jaycee committee will participate with some type of entry designed t0 stir up in terest in the new organization, and kids are invited to don cos tumes and march in the parade. Prizes are Offered For Kids' Costumes Prizes of $5, $3 and $2 are offered to youngsters for the best costumes in Saturday's Spring Festival parade, Ran dall Peterson, chairman, states. Judging will be done on the basis of those considered most appropriate for the spring event with special attention to the humorous. Advance entry is not required. Children need only to appear in front of the library at 1:45 Saturday to enter. ParacU,. starts at 2 p.m. Y There will be free ice cream for all who take part, Peterson said. "Rig up a costume and come for a lot of fun," he tells the kids. Out-of-town entries are welcome. New cars will be entered by local dealers, and politicians are In vited to take part, making ap pearances in the interests of their; respective campaigns. A special entry will be Robin Dugger of Athena, young oueen of the forthcoming East-West Shrine game, and she will be escorted by Shriners. Ice cream treats will be given to all the children participating in the event through the courtesy of the Morrow County Creamery, Peterson said. The band will play several selections following the parade. There will be free parking in the downtown area through the day, and meters will be hooded. Friday night's talent show will provide a timely kickoff for the spring event, and out-of-towners are invited to come for this pro gram and stay over for the fes tivities Saturday. Stores will have bargain buys and spring goods on display, and all comers are invited to take advantage of these offers. Meet Set Tonight To Talk Colleges Under the auspices of the Morrow county committee of Col leges for Oregon's Future, a statewide organization, a meet ing will be held tonight (Thurs day) at 8 o'clock in the Heppner elementary school multipurpose room to hear talks and see slides on the state measure on college ouiiuings oonos. voters will cast ballots on the proposal at the primary election. Mrs. N. C. (Esther) Anderson, chairman of the county com mittee, said that Bob Abrams, a director of Blue Mountain Com munity College, and Fred Mar tin of lone will speak on the subject. Gordon Pratt, high school principal, also will talk briefly on the number of Mor row county students attending or planning on attending, the state's colleges. The public is invited to the meeting and urged to come to obtain information and ask ques tions on the bond issue. Chamber to Hear Of Bond Proposal A presentation on the college buildings bond issue upon which voters will cast ballots around the state on May 15 will be made at the Monday luncheon meet ing of the Ileppner-Mornow County Chamber of Commerce, Avon Melby, progTam chairman, announces. Wallace McCrae, president of Blue Mountain Community col lege, will be present to discuss features of the proposed bond Issue that relate to community colleges, and slides will be shown through the local commit tee of Colleges for Orcgons Future, of which Mrs. N. E. (Es ther) Anderson is county chair man.
