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l i or a n y U OF 0 F. u 5 c u r . o a r . School Brubacher Takes Post In Boise Wavn A. Mtuhacher, ucr-liitrruli-fit of Morrow Cminty School IHstrlrt It 1. tin resigned his iMiHlllun effective July 1. Mil ton Morgan. Imiird chairman, an mm net. Although Brubachcf had a yrar remaining on M contract, he a.ked that he might lx re It-aMHl In order that he roultl ac cept a M.HIuit In the IloUe CHy Schd of Holse, Idaho. Chairman Morgan aal1 that he wii reluctant to Hrubarher leave, but he wished him uc mi and happiness In the new vrnture. "It haa long been our denlre to live In ItolMc ami when the offt-r came we felt that we Just couldn't tai It up." aatd Uru bachcr. ".Not only U Bo I a fine Utile cltv with good all-season climate, It haa wonderful whxla, Including a rapidly developing Junior college, and we do have two daughter who will soon Legion Auxiliary Announces Two For Girls' State Paul Collins and Lcora Van Winkle. lxlh of whom will be senior at Heppner High school next year, have been chosen as delegate to the 23rd annual session of Girl' .State by the local chapter of American l-eg-, Ion Auxiliary, according; to Mr. I)n Bennett, chairman. Tlie convention, held annually on the Willamette University campu. Salem, will b In w on 'mm June 15 to 21. putt! I the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Colli na. Heppner, and I-eora's parent are Mr. and Mr. William J. Van Winkle of I.exlngton. Chosen a alternate wa Jean Slewert. daughter of Mr. and Mr. BUI Slewert, Hcpp ner. , , Both girl were chosen for their participation and leader ship In achool activities, for dis playing; Rood character and ctt fzermhlp and powtng physical fltr. a set up by the sponsor ing organization. Ml.vi Collins has attended 4 II summer achool the past two years and last year served as counselor at the summer camp at Cutsforth Tork. She Is mem ber of the Hchool'a pep club, la a member of a 411 riding c ub, an-herv club. Wrangler c club, and hna much Interest In all out door sports. The auxiliary spon sors her as a delegate, with expenses paid by the Heppner Soroptimlst club. Miss Van Winkle Is active In many school functions. She was a member of Future Home mnkcrs of America her fresh man and sophomore years, has been active on Girls' League committees. Junior-senior ban rjuet and prom committees, and has been a member of a 4-n sewing club for the past nine yenrs. She has attended the Stute 4 II convention In Corval lis the past two years. Both girls are anxiousiyawu i int th convention, which socks through actual practice, to bring Into realization tne respon.Mum ties, rights and duties of Amer knn citizenship. ChiefDrges Slow Speed on Detour r-nr nt Police Dean Gllman nil motorists using the detour around the Main street bridge to travel at a maximum of 15 miles per hour on the de tour. It Is expected that the bridge will be closed for 3tt months while a new one Is being Traffic is now routed via Church and Gale streets, bring ing It through a normally quiet residential area where many children live and Plav-. Drivers should constantly watch out for children in the area and proceed with caution, th chief said. Air Force Station To Give Program Motion pictures showing the tremendous firepower of new weapons for defense will be shown by Sgt. Jim Chauncey of the Condon Air Force Station at the meeting of the Heppner Morrow County Chamber of Commerce Monday. Another Him on the station at Thule, Green land, may also be shown. Set. Chauncey, who Is in charge of publications of the Station's award-winning monthly newspaper, "The Scope," which lopped all other papers in Its category in the Air Defense Command, will speak briefly on the station. At the June 15 meeting, Queen Shannon Mahoney and prin cesses of the Morrow County Fair and Rodeo court will be guests. Head Resigns ln-m-llt fiorn such." The kiiiH-rlnti-ndi'iit said that he nrid hl family had learned lo like inui h atniut Oregon and Morrow count v. 'There are many mighty fine (etiple on the school staff and amonit the patron. Wever have I woiked with a grcp of people, a the Morrow county school dlMrlct M-riMintiel, who are so Jk mi m . - WAYNE BRUBACHER Leaving for Boise Jaycees Push Youth Activities Morrow County Jaycee com mittee met W-dneslav night at the Wagon Wheel Cafe and or ganized plans for hummer ac tivities of the. club. General agreement among members was that the summer month will be devoted towards netting up a program of recreat ional activities for the youth of the community. Along this line, Don McClure. external director of the club, said that members of the staff at the high school have been contarted by hi com mlttee concerning the posslbil It v of having the gym at the hlr-h r-htfil riiu-neit a fiiv nlcht earh week for both vouth nnd adults In the community. This .......t V. - ...... A ,( I w.. . U . fna, cees. He said that the staff seemed ravoranie towaras me plan and Gordon Pratt, princi pal at the achool. has said he will take the matter before the school hoard for Its consider ation. The club feels that th rec reational activities for the youth of the community are at a min imum during the summer and that the opening of the gym would greatly Improve condit ions along this line. The executive committee an nounced that the name of the organization, which Is now in the process of being chartered hv the state chapter, will be Morrow County Jaycees. New Building Started for Fair Old Wranglers' building at the fairgrounds has been razed to make way for a new structure that will be erected on the site. The new building will provide living facilities to accommodate 21 iM-rsons, to be used as a tlorm liory for voung people attending the fair from the northern part of the county, Orville Cutslortli of the fair board said. There will also be a room to bo used as a general meeting ulaee. The Wranglers, who had a lease on the old structure, will use this as their headquarters. Two toilets will be constructed in the building for public use. Tim structure will bo of fire- nroof block and will be 21x56 feet. Howard Keithley Is the con tractor, and cost is expected to be about $12,000. An office will be Installed in the fair pavilion to replace the office lost in the old structure. It will be located back of the kitchen in the pavilion. The new building will also have kitchen facilities and a general storage room, Cutsforth said. Sidewalk Bazaar Meeting Slated All merchants, organisations and others interested in Hepp ners first annual Sidewalk Bazaar are urged to bo present at a meeting Monday night at 8 pan. in the old city library. Bob Henry, chairman states. Further planning for tho event which is heralded as the biggest promotional event in tho history of Heppner, will bo done at that time. Ed Conty will show colored slides of a similar Sidewalk Baxaar held at Ronton. Washington. At the event which will bo July 10 and 11. merchants will display wares on the sidewalk with outstanding bargains to be offered. Various organiza tions are in-Hed to participate with food sales, car washes or any other idea that will con tribute to the event Special entertainment will be planned for the Bazaar. Henry urges all merchants and organizations to participate with enthusiasm and partic ularly urges all to attend the meeting Monday night If Y congenial and capable. I will mis thnn very inuh. Lat but not haul, our two teen age daughter will be aid to leave thilr l..t ut voui.tf ffl.-n.U." Ilruharher will terminate lit year mid June, leaving an earn ed tw week vacation the latter half of June. will make a ronrcrti-d effort on tx-half of the iMwird to M-cure applicants to auirced him. The family hopes to be able to have housing In Boise by around the first week In July. 8 1st Year THE 0 GAZE Heppner, Oregon, Thursday; June 4, 1964 Hail Storm Rips Through Area Conservation l'- 'El ;K if, I mzj K - -'-, v-vi - ; jf. . t, i ., , . a . 1 '.v: - . ;.' 'i - ' - i i i , . , M - ' , .".. .4,M0 - f rr", 't If '4'. " if "l'i . 5 I MORROW COUNTT'S Conservation Man of the Year for 1964. Ken Turner, is shown with his family in the flower garden beside' their home in the Sandhollow district. Flowers provide a hobby for wife. Jean Aton, who U flanked bt daughters Chi Ann. (left) and Lorie Marie. (G'T Fhoto) HEAVY TRASHY fallow illustrates one of the good conservation practices that brought Ken Turner the title of 1964 Conservation Man. (G-T Photo) Ken Turner Chosen For County Honor (Also see pictures and story on page 4, section 1). By WES SHERMAN Kenneth Turner, young Sand hollow rancher who has spent all of his 29 years on the peace ful and quiet place that was first homesteaded by his great grandfather, has been chosen as Morrow county's 1964' Conserva tion Man of the Year. Dedicated to consorva 1 1 o n, Turner is the youngest to re ceive this honor since the pro gram was started here 15 years ago. A visit to the ranch, which he leases from his mother, Nora C. Turner, makes it apparent why he was selected for the honor this year. He practices virtually every conservation measure that Sunday 'Free Day' At Swim Pool Opens Ih-ppner' municipal swim ming p"l will open Sunday, June 7, from 2 until 5 pm., Kcfordrr Ted Smith ald Thursday. The first day will be a "free day" arxl H re Invited to come ,"! wim without charge. Season ticket are now on sale at the city hall. ETTE Man At Home he could use on the place and is dedicated to conservation principles. Although the operation covers 2,694 acres, he treats it almost as meticulously as a fastidious housewife cares for her front room rug. He knows every spot where the, capricious wind threatens to blow away topsoil and every place where heavy rains might gouge ditches. "This is my life. It has to be this way," he said. "When I lose soil by erosion, it is as bad as if someone threw a monkey WTench In your newspaper press, Ifs even worse." " Ken, member of a prominent family with a highly respected name in Morrow county, is son of the late Samuel J. Turner (Continued on page 8) City and T Stay Taxe to be levied bv both Morrow county and the City of Heppner for the year VA oS will be only slightly Increased, ac cording to budget estimate that are publlhhed for the second time In the Gazette-Times this week. The county budget shows total TIME Some Farms Take Heavy Crop Loss A selective hall and rain storm ripped through the east central section of Morrow county Monday afternoon wreaking havoc to crops, buildings and fences as if Old Mother Nature were angered by all the criti cism for lack of rain In Eastern Oregon. Damage to crops hit by hall ranged in estimates of 10 to 100. depending upon the area. Alfalfa fields, particularly in the Butter Creek section, were flat tened. The freakish storm lambasted some farms with hail as "big as hen's eggs."- passed by others, and some around the fringes got only a good welcome rain. The storm completely by passed Heppner. but Orville Cuts forth, who was driving a trac tor just a couple pf miles north of town, "near bis new home site, was drenched., . "Even my pockets were filled with water," he said. Among those who suffered heavily was Ray Dolven In the Swaggart Butte area. The storm washed a hay bailer down and crashed it through the side of his barn. A truck also was car ried along for some distance by the runoff water. Munitions boxes that had been collected for use on the place were scatter ed over a mile's distance. Reports came in that plies of hailstone "drifts" remained the following day some two or three feet high in places. In one in stance, they were piled up in front of a truck higher than the bumper. Roads were washed in some side canyons of the Blackhorse Canyon area and big boulders were carried down the canyons. Bernard Doherty, on the south edge of the area hit by the storm, took rather heavy hail loss and fences on his place were washed out. Basement of his house was flooded. Precipitation of .94 inch was recorded. Both Don Evans and Ken Turner suffered hail loss as heavy as 75 to 100 to crops on parts of their places, but their neighbor to the south, Doug Drake, was not hurt and had no precipitation. Fritz Cuts forth, farther north in Sand hollow, had hail loss estimtaed at 25 to 35. Frank Turner, Heppner insur ance man, said that some fields he cheeked in the Sandhollow area had damage of close to 1007c. Charles Ruggles said that 'Continued on page 8) Fourteen By KATHERINE LINDSTROM IONE Commencement ex ercises for the graduating class of 1964 were held in the lone High school gymnasium Thurs day evening, May 28. Guest speaker of the evening was Ewald Turner, vice-principal of Helen McCune Junior High school in Pendleton, and past president of the National Edu cation Association, and also past president of Oregon Classroom Teachers Association. He emphasized five points, which he considered being im portant for young people to de velop to become good citizens in the world of today. His talk was preceded by Tom Heimbig ner, who delivered the saluta torian address. Teresa Tucker, seventh grade student, sang "Graduation Day," accompanied by Cheryle Lundell. Gene Harryman, principal of the high school, presented the citizenship plaque awards to Arleta McCabe and Stephen Lindstrom, whose names will be insrribed on a permanent plaque in the hall of the school. Merrie Jo Morrison was the recipient of CewiJy Tax S3eflir '6344 requirement almost Identical to Iat year's budget; In fact, yi les. Jn the 1W3 61 budget the total Mpendlture were placed at VAl.'SIH. and for the coming year they are estimated at $311, i71. However, budget resources (re ceipts) will be down about $J. Number 14 HEPPNER 10 cents DON GREENUP Father of the Year Sunday Barbecue To Honor Greenup As Year's Father Don Greenup. 19&1 Father of the Year, will be honored at a "Do-It -Yourself- barbecue Sun day at the county fairgrounds, I starting at 5 p.m. Greenup was named for the honor in April by the Morrow County CowBelles after he was nominated by the Hoof and Horn 4-H Livestock club. All are welcome to attend the barbecue, and each family is asked to bring steak or ham burger for its own needs, as well as tossed green salad, a loaf of garlic bread and table service. The CowBelles will furnish des sert. Grills will be ready for cook ing at 5 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. Greenup, engag ed in ranching on Hinton creek nine miles from Heppner, have five children: Terryl Ann, -Sue Ellen, William Donald, Gregory Price and Mary Ann. The father has always taken a keen interest in 4-H work and other activities that benefit youth of the area. He has served on the county fair committee for seven years, has been a 4-H leader and assistant for six years, and superintendent of sheep and wool at the county fair for four years. Greenup is a member of the American Legion, Elks, Wrang lers, Morrow County Farm Bur eau. American Suffolk Assoc iation and the Morrow County Livestock Growers association. He was selected Cattleman) of the Year in 1962. Mrs. Don Robinson is chair man of the CowBelles committee on the Father of the Year pro gram. Graduate the local PTA $75.00 scholarship awarded to a student majoring in education. The Lions Club citizenship awards of $50.00 each were giv en to Kenneth Klinger and De lores Emert, and the Elks $100.00 scholastic and citizenship award was presented to Arleta McCabe by Milton Morgan, representing the Elks Lodge. The Dad's Club of OSU Cer tificate of Excellence award was presented to Tom Helmbigner and Judy Sherer and the Uni versity of Oregon honor and rec ognition certificate for high school achievement went to Ar leta McCabe. The salutatorian honor was awarded to Tom Heimbigner and the valedictorian honor to Arleta McCabe. The parents of these two students were also recognized by Mr. Harryman for their efforts and were presented small trophies commemorating the occasion. Arleta McCabe gave the vale dictory following the awards. Mr. Harryman presented the class to Milton Morgan, chair man of the board of education, who complimented the seniors and presented diplomas to the ; . . , ' . J J -"". " i $ V ' -' Levees Level 000 (from J.m31f lo .Ti0..T3n, accounting fc an approximate SIQ.'JOO lnrrea In the proposed ta levy. Tl tp to lx levied are set at fjOl.H at compared with' t2X,yi. In forming the budgH. tho committee did nt go to the lull extent of the 6". limitation, Judge lcar Peter-wri One rean for the lower bud get resuorces this year Is the fact that the county lat year received money from the federal government for the fair build ing at the north end of the coun ty. Budget requirement for the city for the coming year are et at Sl't.7ti5 as compared with $1j01O for the prefw-nt year, but estimated resources are up sl moftt as much, going to S171JW7 as compared with $127378 last year. Total tax levy is placed at S2tyjO tot the coming year as compared with S23.7M for the present year, an Increase of only $836. Hearings on both budgets are set for Monday. June 15. the county hearing to be at 2 p.m. at the courthouse and the city hear ing to be at 8 p.m. in the city hall. Neither budget will require a vote since neither Is In excess of the 6 limitation. The pub lic, however, Is Invited to attend the hearings on June 15 and give expressions, either pro or con, on the budgets. In general, expenditures in the county budget are quite com parable to the current year. There is an item of $11,000 In the fair fund for construction of the new dormitory and meeting building at the fairgrounds. Salaries of the assessor, coun ty clerk, county Judge, and sher iff have been raised $300 per year, each going to JtiOOO. Treas urer's salary is Increased from $3,900 to $-1,020, and that of the county health nurse, listed at 23 time, is up $180 per year, from $4800 to $49X0. Office clerk in the assessor's office will re ceive a $200 raise for the year, from $3600 to $3S00. and deputy county clerk will be increased $100. from $4200 to $4300. Jus tice of the peace salary will re main the same at $3000 in Hepp ner. Cut in expenditures Is notice able in the welfare budget, drop ping from $14,594 for the cur rent year to $9,969 for 1964-65. Much of this Is due to economies effected in the consolidation plan with Gilliam and Wheeler coun ties, i A sum of $1500 Is allowed in the budget to support the Mid- Columbia Planning co u n c i 1, which many consider very im portant to the economic future of the county. Expense for water master and helper are increased from $300 to $1500 as Morrow county joins with other counties In employing a fulltime water master. An ambulance sinking fund for replacement of present equip ment has been set up at $1200, and the hospital maintenance fund has been increased from $8000 to $9000. A sum of $11,330 is provided for the county extension office as compared to the $8,250 allow ed last year. While the county has lost its third agent, some of the increase will go to paying one-fourth of the salary of a full time weed control man, shared by other counties, and for ad ditional secretarial help to free the county agents for more out side work. The museum, fund has also been increased by $200, going to $1000. Few major changes were made in the city budget. One, however, was to establish a sink ing fund for improvement or eventual reconstruction of the municipal swimming pool, with $8000 set aside for the fund this year. Donation to the city library was doubled, going from $800 last year to $1600 for the coming year. The budget also shows mod erate salary increases for some of the city employees. Ah lone following: Cherolyn Be n s o n. Barbara Bishop, Eulenna Corley, Dallas Daizell, Deiores Emert, Tom Heimbigner, Richard Hynd, Kenneth Klinger Jr., Stephen, Lindstrom, Arleta McCabe, Mer edith Morrison, John Rea, Judith, Sherer, and Sue Townsend. A musical selection, "The Halls of Ivy," was sung by a girls' trio consisting of Sue Townsend, Deiores Emert, and Cheryle Corley accompanied at the piano by Cheryle Lundell. Rev. Kenneth Robinson deliv ered the Invocation and the Rev. Walter B. Crowell gave the ben ediction. Gene Rietmann played the processional and recessional on the organ. The class motto "Every Man is the Architect of his Own Future." the class flowers, white glad ioli and green carnations, and the class colors of green and -white were used in the decor ations, which were done by the junior class. A tea table with a centerpiece of red and white, the school colors, was arranged in the cafe torium by the PTA social com mittee. Several mothers of sen iors poured punch, and cookies were also served.