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Voters Approve College Serial Levy In Monday Vote
TO PORTLAND
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81st Year
Number 16
JACK BEDFORD. monoji of ths
Hvppner branch of th Hist
National Bank ol Orjon lor
lh past 11 ywiis. will Uavo
In July to ouumi now dutUs
GAZETTE
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HEPPNER
TIME
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, h mc 18, 1964
10 cents
Rate Increase Voted
By Heppner TV Co-op
In I ho bank
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JOHN VENARD will tako Jack
Bedford's placo as mojtagor ol
tho Hoppnor Branch ol tho
First National Bank ol Oregon.
Vnard corns to tho Hoppnor
ofilc from Madras whoro ho
was manaaor ol that oftlco
loco It opouod In Julf ol 1962.
Youths Attending
Boys' State Meet
Four local boy an taking
part In tin American Lor Ion
Boy' Slate activities at Corval
1U thin wwk, Don Munkcrs, won
of Mr. and Mrs. Riley Munkcrs;
Carl Bauman, son of Mr. and
Mrs. C. J. IX Bauman; Stuart
Dirk, con of Mr. and Mrs. L, E.
Dick; and Lee Daggett, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Daggett, are
those who were chosen to at
tend Uu confab at Oregon State
University.
All four of the participating
Ikk will be seniors at Heppner
High school this fall and nil
are active In school activities,
h-h In athletics and eviaeni
body functions. Bauman Is rcs
i,'.nf rif the Hennner High stu
dent body for the coming school
vear.
This is the 28th session of the
Beaver Boys' State program, an
Intensive training in government
In which those selected "learn
by doing," and elect their own
city, county, and state officials
as a climax. ioys - "
tlcioatlng In the activities.
rttmnr Mark Hatfield has
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n, stnto affords an. unexcelled
opportunity to prepare for not
only cltizensnip dui iivm
! in democracy. Would
that every youth in Oregon
could have the experience."
Th American Legions pro
...in mnfiiiHA with a new
wrinkle this year, a ball which
will blend participants vi uum
Girls' State and Boys' State pro-
Amonir distinguished guests
slated to take part In this year a
exercises will be the Hon. W.
M. McAllister, Chief Justice of
the state Supreme Court; Sen.
Walter Leth, who will speak on
state government; Multnomah
County Commissioner David
Eccles, who will give an In
sight to his work; and Francis
Ivancle, a spokesman for city
government.
Dr. James Elllngson, state di
rector of secondary education,
will give the Inauguration ad
dress. Dept. American Legion
Commander William R. Stevens,
and President James Jensen of
OSU will also speak.
Munkers Is sponsored by Mor
row County Grain Growers;
Bauman by Willows Lodge No.
G6, IOOF; Dick by the American
Legion; and Daggett by Hepp
ner Lodge No. 358, BPOE.
Ili-ppnrr TV Inc. hoard of di
rectors and memfiers votiil at
their annual meeting. Monday
nlelii Ml the Legion hall In Hep-
pner. t Increase monthly scrvli-e
charge lo ertofin using hook
ii.s on the corHrat Ion's TV
cable. The nine rncmliers present
voted lo make the rate Increase
after reviewing the i-otporat ton's
fliuin. lal statement from tho
p.it several year. The rate In
crease Mill go Into effect July
1.
The r.ilse will Increase the
monthly rate from the present
charge of S-IWI per mor.th to
SI (xi iM-r month and will In-
it,:iu tiwmi-v taken Into the
ortMt .it Ion's Iri'as
SJ.'til ht month
Cml Sp.iuhllng. M-creinry treas
unT of the organlallon.
Spauldlng iil Weilnevlay
that the increase Is necessary in
orter to k- p the rompar.y sol
vent In the future and maintain
the system and service at Its
prsent uality.
llennner TV Inc. hn Ixi-n In
oneratlon slnf May. li5.
iiiik U tin- firnf liiereavc In rates
that It has voted. During this
'lime. It ha Increased Its signals
distributed from one channel to
five channels. I'lus KM radio
signals row In-lng received. Tills
expansion of oerations has In-cresi-l
operating costs and new
memberships on the line are at
a low ebb, thus, the Increase to
cover the cost, said Spauldlng.
Don Wl-se. technician for the
line, said that costs are also
tx-lng accrued by the roToraUon
through the gradual replacement
of main line cable throughout
the system and the Installment
of new amplifiers whoever they
are needed to keep the picture
quality at Its present level.
In other business at the meet,
members voted unanimously to
elect L. E. Dick to a five-year
term on the board of directors
for the corporation.
Wiese also gave a n-sume of
the eorjiorat ion's past year's op
eration. He stated that Heppner
TV Is now furnishing antenna
service for several FM radio sta
tions throughout the major part
of the system, and In approx
imately 30 days, upon the re
ceipt of some new equipment,
the radio signals will be avail
able to all members In the system.
In order to receive these radio
signals, a member must obtain
a radio with an r M tuner ana
attach the cable to the radio,
Wlese said.
The company
these FM t can be pun based
fr..m Hi, romtiaiiv at cost and
Ihe Installation will be md by
him. No extra monthly charge
Is contemplated for this extra
antenna service.
Present lard members l
Heppner TV are: Harry O'lxm
mil. president; Haskell Shar.
rard, vice-president; t"aM Spauld
lng. secretary treasurer; arid
(onley Ijinham, E. E. Gonty,
and L. E. Dick, all director.
Red Cross
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wrsiFund Drive Goal-
Sets Annual Meet
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chase of an FM cable tap which
will allow the radio ana tele
vision sets to be operated simul
taneously or separately as the
member desires. Wlese said that
Morrow county chapter, Amer
ican I.'ed Cross, has reached its
fund drive goal of $1287. accord
ing to Mrs. .Matt iJoan) Hughes,
drive chairman. Mr. Hughe
and! said that a check for $18,511, the
ixact amount nettled to reach
Ihe goal, came In the man
Tuesday morning. The name of
the donor Is being withheld up
on request.
The drive chairman also urges
that those persons having solicit
ing envelopes that have not been
turned In. do so by Monday,
June 22. These envelopes may
bo turned in at the 3a k of
Eastern Oregon or mall it to
Mrs. Hughes, Or, 1 they choose,
they may bring the- envelopes to
the Monday night annual meci
I iw of the chanter.
The Monday meeting will be
hold at the American Legion
hall. Heppner. at 8 p.m. At this
time, the by laws ol tue organi
zation, which WTee formulated
bv Its Dro tern board of directors,
will be voted on. Anyone who
has donated Jl or more to the
Red Cross this year Is automat
ically a member and has voting
privileges in the chapter, says
Mrs. Hughes.
Also, during the evening, a
(ward of directors for the local
organization will be chosen. The
temporary chairman of the group
has moved from the community
and It Is very important that
the new board be chosen In order
that business may be enacted
and policies made.
It was rioted that the group
Is striving for a more active
chapter and for the preservation
of the blood bank in this area.
All interested persons, members
or not, are urged to attend this
meeting.
Guest speaker for the evening
will be Mrs. Ruth Roff of the
Walla Walla, Wn. chapter of
The American Red Cross.
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LONDON BRIDGE mcrr hcrro fallen down. buL moro than UkelT.
it couldn't haro fallen in a much shorter tlmo than tho old
Willow Creek brldgo at tho north end of Heppner did when the
big crane from Schroder Construction Co. went to work last
week to tear it down and make room for a new bridge. As can
bo seen In these two pictures, tho 2.500 pound steel ball attached
at tho end of tho crano made short work ol tho old structure.
Boeing Signs
Conservation
Agreement
Boelr.if Co. of Seattle last
Thursday became the biggest
cooperator In the history of the
Heppner Soli conservation dis
trict. It signed a standard oper
ator agreement as a cooperator
In the district for the 100.WJO
acres In Its Space Age Industrial
rark.
Of the acreage, about 50.000
currently Is under lease to
farmers, according to R. J. Cole,
contracts and legal administra
tor for the facilities department
of the Aero-Space Division. Cole
r,i r. K. Harmke. project ad
ministrator for the test stand,
were here to complete the agree
ment, which was signed by Dave
Zcgal. field engineer for Boeing.
Representing the Heppner Soil
Conservation district were Ralph
Richards, conservationist, and
Ray French, chairman of the
supervisors.
Neil McCormick, dircetor of fa
cilities for Boeing, in a letter to
the district, said in part:
'The Boeing Company, as
lease holder of the former Board
man Navy Bombing Range, is
dtsirous of cooperating in the
program of the Soli Conserva
tion District in your area in
making use of our land at
Boardman.
"In addition to joining your
Consrevation District, the Boe
inn rvimrvjiiTv has reauested the
Soil Conservation Service of the
U. S. Department of Agriculture
to prepare for it a range manage
.r nim rovprfnc recommend
ed practices for future grazing
nt nr atmcuiiure on uie sue.
ThP Boeine Company will co-
ta u.-ith vour district In
pverv Dossible way consistent
with our business objectives in
the use of land."
Richards and French said that
on behalf of the district tney
are tlad to receive the cooper
ation from Boeing to keep the
land under conservation prac
tices. Tha Boeinz representatives
said that livestock could use the
major part of the land under
lease agreements with ranchers.
Kids' Activities
Planned For Bazaar
Plans for the Sidewalk Ba
zaar are progressing well this
week, according to L. R. (Bob)
Henry, chairman for the event.
Another activity pertinent to
the Bazaar and in the develop
ment stage Is that of having
both a swimming party and
a movie for the kids during the
two-day affair.
Family Escapes Without Injury
In Freak Accident Wednesday
Many Attend Banquet
Of lone Lions Club
Charles St arks' ifamUv of
Hennner narrowly escaped dls
aster late Wednesday night
where thev were Involved in a
freak accident near Arlington.
stark, his wife. Gene, and
their two daughters, Susan and
Linda, were returning from
Camas, Wn., where they had at-
tended the runerai or ivirs.
Ktarks' father. Park Wilson A
few miles west of Arlington they
met and were in the process oi
passing a tanker truck which
was headed towards rortiana.
As they passed the truck, a piece
of aluminum casting flew from
tho vehicle and struck their late
model station wagon. The object
struck the windshield oi ineir
rnr with such force and noise
that the truck driver, who was
then past them, stoppea nis
truck to investigate.
Tho nhlect crashed through the
windshield and hit in the middle
of the front seat between Mr.
and Mrs. Starks but did not lilt
iihpr of them. The daughters,
who were In the back seat, were
also untouched by the casting.
Stark said that the wimisnieia
seemed to explode and glass
.(.hnwered over the occunants of
the car, filling their hair, eye
brows, and ears with tiny bits
of glass. He said that for a few a gaping hole was much in. evi-
unsteady moments everyone in
the car thought tnat some ot me
the others had been hit by the
object.
When all the dust had cleared
it was found, very thankfully,
that none of the family had
been Injured seriously. Starks re
cevied a large cut on one of
hla finpprs and Mrs. Starks sus
tained minor glass cuts on her
legs. After the iamily and the
truck driver had swept most of
the glass from Inside the car,
tti had spewed all the way to
the rear of the vehicle, they pro
ceeded home.
Thursday morning Star k s
showed for work at Heppner
Auto Parts, driving the car. The
casting was still laying on the
floor In the front of the car and
Serves with Reserve
Sd 4 Laurance O. Rletmanru
son of Mr. and Mrs. Omar Riet-
mann, lone, is presently on two
vveekr, active duty with the U. S.
Armv Reserve at Fort Lawton.
Wrr. Ho is serving as a clerk in
the Adjutant Generals section
of the X U. S. Army Corps. He
graduated from lone High
school in 1955.
dence in the windshield, a re
minder of what could have been
a Prim storv but luckily was
not "We were very lucky,"
Stark said, "It could have been
a nt umrsp "
it mold verv well be that he
made the understatement of the
year!
Heppner Ford
Named for Award
Hennner Auto Sales, Inc.. has
been selected as one of the na
tion's outstanding Ford dealer
ships and will receive Ford
Motor Company s Ulstinguishea
Achievement Award, the Ford
Motor Company has announced.
The award is presented "in
recognition of progressive man
agement . . - modern sales and
service facilities . . . sound
merchandising practices . . .
hleh oualitv standards . . . and
continuing interest in rendering
superior service to rord owners.
Earl Avres has been a tora
dealer in Heppner since Decem
ber, 1959.
More than sixty members,
wives and guests attended the
annual Lion's club banquet in
inn, Saturday nicht at the Wil
lows Grange hall. Highlight of
the evening was trie presen
tation of the "Lion of the Year"
nuarri to Ron Bishop. Charles
O'Connor, president of the lone
Lion's club, made the award and
cited Bisthop's many contribut
ions to the club and the com
munity during the past year.
Two eoing away gifts were
nresented during the evening,
one to Mel Melina and the other
to Bert Huff. Both men are mem
bers of the lone club. Melina
will leave shortly to operate a
business in Haines and Huff, an
officer in the First National
Bank of Oregon, is being trans
ferred to Klamath Falls, July 1.
Paul Pettyjohn, another mem
ber of the club, was commend
ed by O'Connor for his work
in the organization.
Ted Palmateer, presiaenx-eieci
of the club, presented v,nari.
O'Connor with a Dlaaue from the
club in appreciation of his work
as Lion president ior tne pasi
year.
Several members were awara-
ed 100 attendance pins ior
their perfect attendance at Lion
meptines and nrolects during the
past year. Jim Barnett, Don Bris-
tow, Don Linnell, Mel jvieuna,
rhnrlpa O'Connor. Ted Palma
teer, Gar Swanson, Ron Bishop,
Harold Snider, Dave Baker, Har-
1pv Racer. Bert Hurl, ana ai
nrpsented the Dins
In behalf of Lion's International
by Charles Stewart, Pendleton,
nictrit ZR-Cl Governor of the
Lion's club.
The Heppner Gazette-Times
was recognized by the club for
its co-operation with the Lion's
in the past year.
Another high point in the
evening's activities was the in
stallation of officers for the
coming year.
Arlo Fjelland, Pendleton, In
ternational Counselor, was the
Installing officer. Installed were:
Ted Palmateer, president; Arnie
Hedman. first vice-president;
Don Bristow, second vice-president;
Don Linnell, third vice
president; Ray Boyce, secretary
treasurer; Harold Snider, lion
tamer. Dave Barnett, tail twis
ter. Milton Morgan, two-year di
rector: Gar Swanson. two-year
director: Marion Green, one-year
director; and Ron Bisnop, one
year director. Paul Pettyjohn
stood in for Milton Morgan and
Gene Rietmann stood in for
Marion Green. Both Morgan and
Green were unable to attend the
banaueL
Stewart told the gathering
thar the lone club has a very
good chance to win the state
wide award for initiating the
most) new members during; tne
year. The award is given annual
ly at the state convention. The
Lions will hold their state con
vention in Coos Bay, June 18,
19, and 20.
Ladies of the Willows Grange
prepared and served the meal.
Following the banquet, the
members, wives, and guests at
tended a dance in the Grange
hall.
Poll Shows
3-1 Margin
Of Approval
Voter turnout In Umatilla
and Morrow counties to on
thtt proposed two ear follego
serial levy Monday was rsth.-r
light but tho voters approved lh
meature by a three toono ma
jority. A total of 12 voters rat
their ballots In favor of the
measure whll 477 cast "no" bal
lots. Morrow county approved
the measure. 111 to 39.
Vote was extremely light In
Heppner and In other precincts
In the county. A t(tal of 71 vot
ers went to the po'hi In Heppner.
20 In Lexington, 28 In lone, 39
In Irrigon. and II In Boardman.
Passage of the measure will
provide a total of $210,000 over
two-year period. The fund
raised from the serial levy coup-
l.-d with state runris or im,ij
aooroved bv the State Depart
ment of Education and expected
Federal matching money of an
additional S240.0W will pave
the way for the construction of
a new classroom building for
Blue Mountain Community Col
lege in Pendleton. In addition to
the building, funds will be pro
vided for an access road, sewer
connections, and a water system.
Spread over the two-county
district with a valuation of
some $120 million, it Is expec-
ted that the serial levy will
amount to about one mill in tax
ation for two years.
The building to be construc
ted for the school will contain
classrooms, laboratories and one
room to be used temporarily as
a library. The building, when
completed, will allow the college
to move its liberal arts section
out of John Murray junior high
school where it nas oeen occu
pying the second floor under a
temporary arrangement with the
Pendleton school district.
It is hoped that contract for
the construction of the building
can be let this fall.
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Field Agent Due
Field representative from the
Social Security Administraiton
will be in Heppner at the City
Hall from 9 a.m. to 12 noon on
the following dates: July 9, Aug
ust 13, and September 10. Per
sons who are unable to visit
the district office may meet with
Arbuckle Area
Improvement Goal
Of Corporation
with improvement of facil
ities of Arbuckle Mountain ski
area as its goal, a new corpor
ation is in the process of being
formed, it Is announced.
The corporation, upon com
pletion of necessary legal steps,
will seek to sell stock to develop
the ski area, according to Ken
Peck, one of tho.se seeking to
promote the new corporation.
Among first improvements
that will be undertaken after
capital is raised by the corpor
ation will be to clear a mucn
lareer area, install a new tow
of some 1500 feet, and develop
a ski run of from one-nair to
three-quarters of a mile long.
At a recent meetine with the
Arbuckle Mountain Ski club, it
was agreed that the club's U. S,
Forest Service public use per
mit would be transferred to the
corporation when it was assuied
that the corporation is finan
cially responsible.
Another meeting was held last
Thursday night Named as in
corporators to draw up articles
of Incorporation ana proceed
with necessary steps are Clar
ence Rosewall, Ken Peck, Her
man Winter, L. E. Dick, Oliver
Cresvrick and Wes Sherman.
Eventual goal of the corpor
ation will be to make Arbuckle
a first rate ski run with the
thought of attracting; skiers from
a wide area in season.
After preliminary steps are
taken and some stock is sold,
a board of directors will be
chosen and officers of the corpor
ation will De electee.,
imnrovement of Arbuckle
Mountain is another step in the
development plan for southern
Morrow countv in the hope of
making it an increasingly pop
ular recreational area and thus
contribute to the economic sta
bility here.
WEATHER
Prediction: Weatherman is out
of town. He couldn't be reached.
whether this is a good Indica
tion or not, we ao noi Know.
However, we do guarantee that
there was weather last week
and there will be more in the
the representative at these times, coming week. (The fcditorsl