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81st Year
Number 15
THE
HEPFNER
GAZETTE-TIME
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, June 1 1, 1964
10 cents
College Serial Levy Vote Slated Monday
ll-Mill!Tax
juiii uearora
Promoted;
Venard Here
FAMIER
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JiJm Iledfnrd. nianarer of llir
Jl-Iinnr tirnnrh of First Nat
ional Hank of Oregon, will nu
llum new duties during July
at the bank's head office In
Portland, It was announced by
lUlph J. V. pn-nliliia of the
statewide banking system.
Voss natil Bedford will be In
volved In l he adminlMration of
all First .National branches ciut
of the Cascades.
fUslfurd'a replacement In Hepp
ner U John Venard. who his
wrved a manager of the First
JNu'loruil tiiricp Iti M.wlrm since i
the branch ictwd It) July of
YM'2. Venard was central loan
officer In ifeipnrr !m-iv"'T April,
y:i7. and April. 1'rV.l.
A FIrf National employer
Mncv r.i7. hViiford unikcil at
te banking offlre In I'endleton
until apiMiintment a IN-ppner
manner January, J ...!. He
mil promoted to pro assistant
rashler In l'.MO and to assistant
I'lohli-r In 11M5. after returning
from military service.
Bedford It pnt ireldtnt of
the lleppner Morrow County
ChamlxT of Commerce and him
served a treasurer of local chap
ter of both the Oregon United
Apix-al and te Oregon Srlcty for
CrllKded Children. In addition.
lie lias acted as Morrow County
chairman of U. & Savings Bond
Sale. .r I ri rN l I . iL!.
He ha Ixen active for n num- dCC 3DCCIQI rainCT S UOY OQS inrouqnour iniS
lcr of years In the Morrow Coun-
SHOP FOR FATHER'S DAY
Coming Sunday, June 21
IN HEPPNER THIS WEEK-END
Proposed
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for Duiiamg
Vote on a twb year aerial levy
in Umatilla and Morrow coun
ties that would make It possible
to construct a classroom uu!W
Ins for Blue Mountain Urnimun
Ity College In Pendleton is
scheduled for Monday from 2 to
H p m. at polling places In two
counties.
The levy would provide a to
tal of $240,000 in the two-year
period. $120,000 per year. This
money, together with $2-18,260
that has been approver py me
State Department of Education
following passage of the col
lege bond Issue In May and ex
pected Federal matching money
of an additional $210,000, would
irlve the college a chance to
start construction on its new site,
according to Wallace McCrae,
college president.
Proposal to ORk for the serial
levy was authorized at a recent
meeting of the board of direc
tors. McCrae said that they kept
the levy proposal as low as they
could to provide for needed fa
cilities without imposing hard
ship on property taxpayers.
Spread over the 2-county dis
trict with total valuation of
Boardfiian kshs Decision
On School Site in Mew Tows,
Need for a decision as soon as
posMblo on plans for the school
silo owned by the Morrow Coun
ty school district In the new
Boardman townslte was Impress
ed on the board of director by
Molly Cornell, engineer for
Boardman. and Mayor Dewey
West at the regular board meet
ing Monday night.
t ornell explained In consider
able detail the plans for the
new city and stressed the fact
that, size of the sewage tem
to be Planned will depend to
some extent on whether a school
will I? built on the site.
"We can't build a lot of ca-
paelty on a hot for the city.
he aald. "We must build what
the city can afford."
Cornell pointed out that th
ty Livestock (.rowers Associat
ion and the Oregon Farm Bur
eau. Venard joined First National
In 194H an4 served as Install
ment loan officer at several
branches prior to coming to
Idvpner In 1!7. 1U left the lo
cal banking office to become
manager at Merrill.
Ills banking career began In
19.W. when he went to work for
the National tank of Chehalls
In Washington. ll served with
the U. S. Army btween Feb
ruary. 1941. and April. 1916. and
worked for another Washington
bank before Joining First Nat
tonal. Whil in Madras he served as
director of the Jefferson County
Chnmter of Commerce. Beef
Club leader for the Jefferson
County 4 II and member of the
Madras Volunteer Fire Depart
ment. Jefferson County Livestock
Association and the Central Ore
gon Banking Group. He belongs,
to Elks, ltotary, Masons, Order
of te Eastern Star.
Bert Huff will be transferred
from the lleppner branch to
Klamath Falls beginning July
1. His last day in the local bank
will bo Friday, after which he
will be on vacation for two
weeks. Replacing him I. Jack
Locke, assistant cashier and gen
eral loan officer, who comes
from Portland. Locke and his
family have already moved to
Ilopnrtcr. Formal announcement
tit this chance hns not yet been
mado by the head office of the
bank.
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CtC "aerial 'levy would i MATOH DEWET WEST of Boardman Is shown signin, $380)00
FREE PARKING SATURDAY
Plans Move Forward
For Sidewalk Bazaar
Some 25 persons representing seemed high for the coming
lleppner businesses and organ
izations were present" at a meet
Ing in the city hall Monday
night to discuss plans for Ilepp
ner's Sidewalk Bazaar, sched
uled for Friday and Saturday,
July 10 and 11.
Several organization represent
atlves told of their plans for the
Bazaar, and from the number of
Ideas presented, enthusiasm
Welfare Services
Reflect Savings
A continuance of the consoli
inrinn of the Morrow-Gllltam
Wheeler Welfare services that
has been In effect the past year
was approved by me maiviuuai
nniv nnhlio welfare commis
sions last week. Substantial
B!.vin(r in the program have
been Indicated with a recom
mended decrease of approximat
ely $25,000.00 In the 1964-65
fiscal year budget for public
assistance. In addition admin
istrative costs have been cut
as a result of a reduction in
staff. , .
The commissions also endors
ed the surplus commodity pro
gram presently in effect! which
makes surplus foods available
to low Income families at no
cost
Amtnietrntor of welfare ser
vices is Lowell Chally. Secretary
for the- lleppner office te Betty
McDonald and Janet rhiUlps Is
secretary for the Condon-Fossil
offices. Food store managers are
Nancy Dixon In Heppner for
Morrow county and Margaret
Grabenhorst in Condon for Oil-liam-Wheeler
counties
Doctor in Virginia
In a post card written from
Charlottesville, Va., on June 8,
Dr. A. D. McMurdo writes: Had
a nice fast trip out to Virginia
and to my dellcht have had It
cool. It is very dry as In Hepp
ner but the whole country is
onH honutiful. Have been
on the co at the University of I to an announcement received
Virginia and visiting relatives from the Department of Motor
mrif r tne lime. ...
Red Cross Needs
$48 to Hit Goal;
Annual Meet Set
Only $13.59 is needed by the
Morrow county chapter, Amer
ican Red Cross, to reach the
fund drive goal of $1287, Mrs.
Matt (Joan) Hughes, drive chair
man, Males.
Being this close, the chapter
would appreciate it very much
If anv who were not contacted
for membership would send their
contributions to Mrs. Hughes in
order that the goal might be
achieved. Thev may be mailed
to her in Heppner or may be
left at the M&K Company here.
"We would verv much like to
make 100," Mrs. Hughes said.
Annual meeting of the Morrow
countv chaoter. which was re
juvenated at recent meetings of
a pro tem board of directors,
will be June 22 in Heppner, ac
cording to plans made at the
last board meeting.
Narce Caliva of Yakima, field
representative, Is expected to bo
present It Is planned to nave
as sneaker a nurse who has been
working in Alaska following the
earthquake, and It is nopea mac
she will have pictures to show
of the disaster.
All of those who have con
tributed In the fund drive are
members of the Red Cross and
are invited to attend the annual
meeting. They are eligible
vote on the directors to
unique went.
L. R. (Bob) Henry', chairman
of the Bazaar, was In charge of
the meeting and Ed Gonty show
ed slides of a Sidewalk Sale that
he took some time ago in Ren
ton Wn.
It was decided to use- a western
theme In order to help stimulate
interest In the fair and rodeo
and because the rodeo klckoff
dance will be on the same Sat
urday night.
Henrv displayed a chart and
told of plans of each of the
merchants who have agreed to
participate and tentatively mark
ed snots selected bv various org
anizations for setting up their
displays and booths.
Some of the booths planned or
considered by organizations are:
A book sale, white elephant sale,
selling faces painted on rocks,
sidewalk cafe, food sales, car
wash, cotton candy sale, coffee
break stands, and others.
Among groups who are plan
ning to participate or who have
expressed interest are Lexington
Altar Society, Jayceos, women
of the Episcopal church, Women's
Society of Christian Service
(Methodiat), Christian church
women, Soroptimlsts, American
Legion auxiliary, and women of
the Elks club.
Henry says that virtually all
merchandising businesses in
town, as well as many of the
service establishments are plan
ning to take part with sidewalk
sales and other festival ideas.
amount to about one mill in
taxation each year.
The building to be construc
ted would be phase I of the pro
posed development plan. It
would Include classrooms, lab
oratories and one of the rooms
would be used temporarily as a
library.
It would be hoped that con
tract for the construction couM
be let this fall, and when the
structure is completed, it would
allow the college to move Its lib
eral arts sectlor. our of John
Murray junior high school where
it has been occupying the secona
floor under a temporary arrange
ment with the Pendleton school
district.
In Morrow county, polling
places will be at five locations:
Heppner Elementary school, Irri
gon Elementary school, Lexing
ton Elementary school, lone
High school and Riverside High
school.
There will be no polling places
at Pine Citv and Kuggs for this
special election, but voters who
reside In those areas are xo voie
in the same towns that they
voted for the primary election,
Beverly Gunderson, clerk of
Morrow County school district
R-l, said. This would be in either
Heppner or Lexington.
In addition to the construction
of the building, funds would be
utilities contract with the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers whil
Major E. J. Williams. Jr.. district engineer pro tern, looks otw
Contract was negotiated Monday. (See story also on pag 5)
Cleveland Heads R-l Board;
Teacher Contracts Offered
Howard Cleveland of Heppner
was elected chairman of the
Morrow County School board at
its regular meeting Monday
night. He succeeds Milton Mor
gan of lone and will serve in
that capacity for the coming
year. Roy Partlow, director from
Boardman, was elected vice
chairman.
Mrs. Beverly Gunderson was
re-appointed as clerk of the district.
The board honored the resig
nation of Supt. Wayne Brubacher
who has accepted a position with
the Boise, Idaho, public schools.
Applications are now being re
ceived for a successor.
Contracts were offered five
teachers. Mrs. Conley Lanham,
back after a year in Europe, was
offered a contract to return to
the Heppner High school fac
ulty to teach English.
Marv Lou Bare, who taught at
Maupin last year, was approved
oc a fifth m-arla toarhpr at HPDD-
provided for an access roaa, ner Elementary school, and Mary
a number of years, was offered
a contract as sixth grade teacher
and coach at Irrigon Elementary.
The board accepted th resig
nation of Clarence Johnson who
has taken a position in Eugene.
In other matters the board dis
cussed the sprinkler systems for
fire protection at Heppner Jun
ior high and lone Elementary
schools and authorized contin
uance or efiorts to lease lana
from the Corps of Engineers at
Irrigon.
A meeting of the curriculum
committee has been set for next
Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Hepp
ner High school, and a special
board meeting will be Tuesday,
June 23, to take care of bus
iness at the end of the fiscal
year.
sewer connections ana wani
system.
Although the state money has
h.n definitely committed to the
eolletre. McCrae said that teaer
al matching money has not been
authorized as yet by congress,
beini? delayed by debate on the
Civil Riehts bill. In addition to
the $248,2(30 granted by the state,
the college is hopeful of getting
some S20.000 to 5JU.U0U more
from funds which as yet have
not been committed.
WEATHER
By LEONARD GILLIAM
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Ann Reko of Minneapolis, Minn.,
was offered a contract as Eng
lish teacher at lone High school.
Harry McAllister, whose home
is in Idaho but who taught in
Vernonia last year, was approv
ed for a sixth grade class in
Heppner Elementary and James
O'Connor, Hermiston teacher for
High School Asks
Donations of Iris
Plans for landscaping the
bank by Heppner High school
are underway and iris is to be
planted there, Gordon Pratt,
principal, states.
Donations of more iris are
needed, and anyone who would
like to contribute any that they
may have are asked to contact
Mr. Pratt. Dr. W. H. Wolff has
given a sizeable quantity but
more are needed.
Jaycees Slate
Activity Nights
In School Gym
13 Lucky Number on England Trip
chosen. Bv-laws will also be
adooted at the meeting, and di
rectors will choose chapter of
ficers for the coming year.
Additional Information on
time and place on the meeting,
together with other details, will
be published next week.
Examiner Coming
A drivers license examiner
will be on duty in Heppner
Tuesday, June 23, at the court
house between the hours of 9:30
a.m. and 3:30 p.m., according
Superstition went out the win
dow when Bob Lowe of Heppner
and Mr. and Mrs. Henrv Krebs
and Jane Ellen Krebs. all of
Cecil, took their trip to England
during the past month. They ar
rived home Sunday.
Lowe, who was born on Aug
ust 13 and originally left Eng
land In 1913. said that he cot
to 'tickets for the trio in Pendleton
be on April 13, left on May 13. had
seat No. 13 on the jet airplane
for the crossing going over, had
apartment 13 on the ship, tjueen
Elizabeth, on the return trip, and
there were 13 decks on the ship.
None of this was by design
all by coincidence.
And the four couldn't have
had a more wonderful trip!
They visited the northern part
of England, went to Scotland,
spent a night in Dublin, Ireland,
saw the changing of the guard
in London, went to the rebuilt
city of Coventry and toured many
old churches and places of his
torical interest.
They went to the old family
place, High Buterby, where the
Hvnd famllv came from and
found it remaining in excellent
repair but considerably modern
ized from the old days. It no
longer is in family ownership.
The foursome visited many rel
atives, finding that they had
more trips and entertainment
planned for them than they could
squeeze in for the time they had.
On the trip to England, they
flew by jet over the polar route
requiring only nine hours to
make the trip. It was a great
thrill when they landed at his
birthplace, but just as great a
thrill when they landed back in
the U. S., Bob said. In England
they traveled both by air and by
car.
Their return was by the R. M.
S. Queen Elizabeth of the Cun
ard Line. They enjoyed the water
crossing more than the air flight.
"It took five days by ship but
it seemed shorter than the nine
hours by air," Bob said. 'There
are no strangers on the ship. The
food was great, the service was
wonderful, and it is just so lm
mense, it s hard to believe.
A great deal of entertainment
is provided aboard ship and a
daily bulletin is printed to ad
vise passengers of things sched
uled that day.
Weather was fine through
most of the month's trip.
"In England it is just like it
Is here now," Bob said. It was
foggy about a half-day aboard
ship when one couldn't see half
the length of the ship, but the
Queen Elizabeth, safeguarded by
radar, plowed on at full speed.
Lowe did say, however, that
the insulated underwear from
J. C. Penney's came in very
handy aboard ship. He noticed
Idaho potatoes on the ship's fare
but said he looked in vain ior
Claude Cox's "Pride of Oregon"
ice cream. Bob said he did some
advertising for the Morrow Coun
ty Creamery.
'There were 1100 crew mem
bers aboard so that alone would
use a lot of butter." he said.
On the next trio. Lowe saia ne
would change only one thing.
He wouldn't take so much lug
gage. "I had entirely Joo much,"
he declared.
School board advisory com
mittee has given its consent to
having the high school gym
open ior two nignts auring eacn
week for both adult and youth
activity. These activities will be
under the supervision of the
Morrow County Jaycees. The
Jaycees will set up various pro
grams and schedules for use of
the gym. according to Don Mc
Clure, chairman of the Junior
Chamber committee for the
gym.
McClure said that the gym
will be open to adults and
youths alike but that the Jaycees
will set up a program for the
activities to prevent some of the
younger youths from being over
run by the older persons during
the hours that the gym is open.
He said that this will probably
be done by setting aside a port
ion of each evening, possibly
earlier in the night, for the ac
tivities of the smaller youths and
leave the later portion for ac
tivities of older youths and
adults. Nights of the week that
the gym will be open will be
published next) week along witn
the schedule of activities.
Jaycees also announced that
they will sponsor a car wash
this Saturday, June 13, weather
permitting, at van Winkles
Chevron Station from 8 a.m. to
6 p.m. Price for a wash job is
$1.50 while a wax job for the
family buggy Is $5.00. Proceeds
from the car wash will be used
for community projects by the
club. Reservations may be made
for getting a car picked up and
washed by calling twb-xo.
One such project, which the
Jaycees have taken on within
the community, is to provide en
tertainment for the Sidewalk Ba
zaar. Jim Gordon and Jim Mor
ris, chairmen of the Jaycees com
mittee for this function, said that
work on providing entertainment
for the affair is now underway
and announcement of part of
the entertainment schedule will
be announced at a date in the
near future.
new highway Is trhedulcd for
completion by January, 19U5.
and commercial development
must r outlined for the relo
cated city by that time.
The problem is to develop
plana fur the new city feasibly
economically, and rapidly, the
engineer kald. and the city
needs to know If a school will
need to b serviced.
"Frankly, we're In a real
f'Hjgh position," Cornell said.
"We need to know what to do."
He pointed out that time sched
ule rails for advertising for con
struction bids on streets, drain-
age, water system and aewer
sytem by August of this year.
Const ruction of the utilities 1
to tie started by September and
it is necessary to know about
sewer loads by July.
Mayor West and Cornell as
sured the board that hookup
charge to the sewer system for
the school district If a school
is located there will be offset
bv the allowance of the Corps
of Engineers for Installation of
septic tank.
However, Cornell added, "It
may not be quite as blank a
check as that"
As a matter of Interest to the
board and audience at the meet
ing. Cornell explained that the
city will have 90 nsldentlal lots
of 15.000 square feet each. Total
cost per lot has been tentatively
figured at $1100. including cost
of sewer and other utilities.
Commercial lots, each of 15.000
square feet or more, will be
$o000 per lot Allowance has
been made for 20 such lots, and
there are already subscriptions
for all lots.
Mayor West said that because
of publicity on the Boeing pro
ject there has btt-n a great de
mand for business lots In the
new townslte and said that If
all applications had been ac
cepted, the town would need 80
more.
"But we have to kp our
thinking realistic," he said.
Lots in the new townsite may
be put up for sale after July 15,
he said.
Contract on a city well, water
system, streets, overhead struc
ture to the waterfront and legal
costs, totaling $380,000, was
signed with the Corps of Engin
eers' Monday.
The board did not act towards
deciding on the school plans,
having previously scheduled
date for a decision on the River
aide school in September. Cor
nell and West indicated, how
ever, that delaying until that
time will work a distinct hard
ship on planning for Boardman.
At the end of the meeting. Di
rector Harvey Warner of Irrigon
gave out copies of a letter from
the State Department of Edu
cation reaffirming its position on
recommendations made to the
district board In 1959 on location
of the school.
The letter had been requested
by the board as a result of a
motion made by Director Warner
some months ago.
Recommendations Included
these:
1. That consideration be given
to the formation of an admin
istrative subdistrict combining
the "North End" with the north
west corner of Umatilla county.
2. One high school plant lor
the "North End" area.
3. This plant should be locat
ed in the area of greatest sec
ondary pupil population. Certain
economies could be effected by
locating the building; on a new
site adjacent to the existing
Irrigon Elementary school.
4. These savings could be
made by a reduction in number
and type of facilities required
for the Irrigon Elementary build
ing. 5. Care to be taken to obtain
a site sufficient in size to ade
quately support a secondary
school program.
The letter of affirmation said,
"We believe that the above
statements are sound and we
will continue to support them."
It pointed out that responsi
bility for making a decision rests
with the school board.
"We can only advise," the let
ter, written by Leonard P. Min-
ear, superintendent or puoiic
instruction, said.
If the high school Is located
In Irrigon, it makes it possible
to use the facilities In the future
for junior high school purpose
if consolidation with Hermiston
Is effected. -This perhaps should
be considered in reaching the
decision."
Auction Proceeds
Total Near $2000
Proceeds of the Community
Auction, sponsored by the lone
United Church of Christ at lone
Saturday, totaled nearly $2000,
it was reported by Bob Jepsen,
chairman. Almost identical pro
ceeds were made at the event
last year.
Some 250 were served at the
barbecue dinner with Jack Loyd.
Garry Tullis and Fred Nelson
in charge of the pit barbecue.
Stage coach rides proved as
popular as the year before with
Buck Lieuallen furnishing the
authentic coach for the occasion.
At the auction a pony donated
by John Eubanks brought $100.
An old buggy lantern, freshly
sprayed with gray paint, proved
an article in demand and brought
$9.