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u or q c u i c : r . ortr . cfoool Picks Architect Howard Leonard Glarrr of Cortland bat In-rn hwen lh architect for Iwo ihIkmiI build I nit t be constructed In north ern Morrow county. School direc tors picked V.laut at ccial meeting Monday til(ht. The selection wa mailt' after 0 arrhltecia b'l been Interview mI by Stlpt. David lttU-r. who reduced the number to five i"t riMisi.liiiilU.fi arid Interviews by the board At leat on hotil director viewed building for which each of the five hail been architect. Gbrcr wi anhltect for the Central Linn HU-h school between llrtlwy ami Hrownvllle. This m Ii.k,! I a l rar Junior acnlof hU'h. Mmliar to thai pro.ocd for the new Itivt-nlt whool to vrve Hoardnuin and Irrlgon. The Portland architect also de signed thf WhlltaKiT rlcmcn tary m-hool now under construe mm In Pottland. t,r" plans and mm If Icallona fT the all year elementary school pro mcd at Uoardman. Fund for th new Morrow lountv wh.wla Kill com large y from reimbursement to ! paid by the Federal government for relocation of the Ulvrrald school necrArY Iktum of the rising of the John Day dam reservoir. ITocced of a previous district Mrlal l-vv are also on hand for the 18. A meeting has een M-t for Januarv 27 In Walla Walla. Wn, with the t. S. Armv fori Fiiutnccr. Directors of the school district and the architect will m lirvwcnt. Sunt. Patter aatd that the meeting la designed to orient the architect and to bring the a-ecru-Ira Involved to common thinking on the project . Budott Meet Set A ludk't meeting of the dis trict has been set at llonrdman for Monday, February 1. at 7:30 in the school cafeteria. Tills will I, a planning meeting with di rector and budget committee In attendance. Sunt, potter said that a Mate meeting on curriculum In small hli;h schools has been scheduled at the Hilton Hotel In Portland fi.r Wednesday and Thursday. February 3 and 1. as a renult of work done by a committee of the State Department of Public In struction. The superintendent plans to attend because the meet ing la iM-rtlnent to tho Monow cunty district, and he haa In vited district directors to no also. Supt. letter said that he has cancelh-d plans to attend a meet- Chamber Members Hear Ski Report, See Movie Film "This Is one venture the com munity can be proud of. and It will pay off." Herman Winter, u director of Arbuckle Mountain Corporation, told members of the Heppner-Morrow County Cham ber of Commerce In a report on the venture Monday. He told of plans of the corpir atlon to proceed on negotiations for a Poma-Llft. a ski lift manu factured In France and popular at winter resorts lit this country. He also told of plans being form ed to develop a lodge at the area which might accommodate skiers interested In spending the night or which would give non skiers a chance to relax while others In their parlies were on the slope The Coriorntlon Commission hn urinrovcrt Kate of securities In the corporation which have been offered at $10 per share. Much of the first Issue of $r()00 has been sold but a few shares are left and are now offered for sale. Plans hove been made for four weekly ski reports from Arbuckle over TV station, KEI'R, Hob Henry, another director, told the chamber. He said that a largo group was on the mountain Sun day, the most ever on a single day. KJmer Schmidt brought up the matter of rodeo decorations for the streets and suggested that this matter be considered now. It was discussed following fair and rodeo last year with the thought being that the decora, tlons might be purchased locally without hiring an outside firm to come in to decorate the town. Orvllle Cutsforth pointed out that the county's two parks have not been included on state parks maps and suggested that this be called to the attention of those issuing the maps by letter. A motion to this effect was passed. P. W. Mahoney said he believ es It Is time that the chamber gives some study to a proposal, coming to the fore again, that some Oregon counties be con solidated. This study would pro vide Information that might be important If and when the mat. ter becomes a real issue, he sug gested. Morrow county Is in one of the areas where consolidation is proposed, he said. Rod Murray provided the pro gram feature of the meeting, showing a motion picture film from Upjohn Laboratories on how drugs are prepared and com pounded by large pharmaceuti cal companies and what care is taken to safeguard consumers. Extensive research being done by the companies was also Illustrated. Board Irjr of the Amrrl art A"'1,1', of N-liool AdmlnUtrators In the -nt February 13 It, to which he had In-rn iclven a cclal In vitation to 4i-M In a atudy on application of tho administra tion'! iMivcrty program. The iMiard previously bad u rianlinoukly voted to authorize lil attendance, but letter ld TueMlav. "There are Jut too many thing K,,ln 'n l"'n' make the trip. My first respon MbllltV l bere." AIho at the Monday meeting the IMiard considered eronnrl In the district In planning for not year but announced no de- Islona. Airman Buys Horso From lone to Ride Homo to Nevada By KATHCniNC LINDSTROM 1U.N V. A young man with an adventurous H'lrlt led la! Wednesday for his home In Verlngton, Nev., by horse bark. The horse he was rid ing was the sorrel named "Joy" purchased from Leo Crabtrce of lone. It had be longed to Crabtree'a daught er. Sharon, who bad made her official appearance on the horse a princes of the Morrow County Fair and UiMteo. Airman George CooM-r re received his discharge Jan uarv 12 from the bVtt.th Radar Squadron at Condon after four year ncrvlce and de cided to ride the horse home. He Is leading a pack horse purchased from Joanne Fro man of Condon and carries a supply of food for himself nd the horses, as well as . ... I -l..U H tent, ueuuing aim i min ing. Although not an ex iKTleticed horseman, Cooper lias done some riding In til home Mate and quite a little around Condun. lie planned on making the "(si mile trip in 40 days find was going via Fossil, Spray. John Day. Hums. Mc Dcrmllt, Nev., and Wlnne mucca. He has contacted t handlers of Commerce in these localities for board and room for himself and the horses. Mustangs to Play Sherman Friday; lone Faces Pair Hope of going to the district tournament rides with every game that the Hefner High basketball team plays in the Greater Oregon League from now on. They can afford to lose only one more league game to make "'This Is the pressure that they f .. .. uu tUnv nl. iv Sherman coun- ty's Huskies here Friday night, i . vv,.,. nnmo will be at 6:30 and the varsity contest starts at 8:00 p.m. . . The Huskies have had un up and down season to date Al though defeated by Condon, they have knocked over some of the better teams In the area, and the Mustangs realize they have a tough one on their hands. How ever, the home five does hope to break into the league coiunm m this one. The Mustangs have a full slate .1 .uuu..ihnii m Pilot Kick on Saturday, but all of these are non- counters in league piuy. Frosh play at 2:30 In the Rock cts" lair. Jayvees play at 6:30 p.m. and the varsity concludes the day s program in tne a p.m. game. . ., Meanwhile, Ione's tiurdlnals, running in a tie at the top of their league, have two counters on deck this week end. They go to Kcho Friday night and will host Umaplne on Saturday night. Coach Gene Dockter's boys are favored over both teams, but can"t afford a letdown or they could be bumped by the opposi tion. Meeting Slated On Mental Health Some 40 persons In the area have been Invited to attend a no-host dinner meeting Tuesday evening, January 26, to discuss the possibilities of developing a mental health nrocram. Father C. Bruce Spencer announces. The meeting win be at i p.m. at the parish hall of All Saints' Episcopal church. Thrw invitori include leaders In the community who have evi denced or may be interested in developing a mental health pro gram, Father Spencer said. Four persons from the Mental Health Division of the State Board of Control will be present nt th meetlne. Including R. E. Stevens, director of planning and facilities; Dr. John Waterman, director of community services; Robert L. Prario, phychlatrlc so cial worker consultant; and Dor othy Collard, psychiatric nurs- ing consultant. The will seek to acquaint the local persons with some of the ways that other Oregon com munities have approached the problem of getting local mental health services. 8 1st Year GAZETTE-TIMES m . Mi ? v Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, January 21 , 1965 ,1 j . s. ,- r 11 QUEEN JUDY SHEREH Oueen Named At Fair, A pretty brunette who served as a princess In the 196-1 Mor row county fair and rodeo court has been chosen as queen of the 1W5 events. ci, I In, I.- Clmrnr rinuphter of' Mr. and Mrs. Harold (Doe) Sherer of lone and graauaie 01 lone High schwl with the class of l!Hil. She Is now attending Kastern Oregon College, La Grande, as a freshman. Eighteen-year-old Judy was an honor student In her graduat ing class, achieving a grade point average of 3.67. She re ceived the Dads' club award from Oregon State University at com mencement. She was a princess of the Paclf lc International Livestock Ex position in October, 1963; was Sweetheart Princess at lone High in kw:i u.-na Homecnminer Prin cess in 1963 and was Prom Queen at the high school In 1964 Queen Judy I Is an excellent rider, as was evident In her pub lic performances as a rodeo princess last year. She has been active in the lone Saddle Horse club and In the Wranglers. With her quarter horse gelding, "Rock et." and former Shetland, "Rus ty," Judy has won many fair and horse sliow ribbons Riding, reading and dancing are among the new queen's fav orite hobbles. She helps her parents on their ranch, four miles northwest of lone, drives tractor and trucks and assists with gen eral farm work in the summer time. Mann Heads Study On Fire Costs Representative Irvin Mann, Jr., f th osth legislative district was appointed chairman of a committee of interested laymen and legislators to study per acre ceilings on private landowners' participation in fire protection costs by Don McKinnis, chair man of the Joint Ways and Means subcommittee on natural re sources in the legislature in Salem Monday. Others appointed on Mann s committee were Charles Ogle, fnrnct nrr5PntfltlvP. James Cor- lett. Forest Protection association representative, Senator K. k. Raymond of Helix, and Rep. Bob Smith of Burns. Mr-KMnnia thon nHiourned hear- infQ nn thn flrp nrotection nortion of the State Forester's budget un- til Mann brings nack ins report. Mann advised he felt his com mittee would have a report for Ways and Means before the weekend. A eoiliniT nn fire brotectlon costs hs been long sought by eastern uregon owners oi com bination timberland and graz ing land. IP" V.." i Judy to Rule Rodeo The 1965 rodeo will be Aug u.st 28 and 29 with the fair start ing earlier the same week. Four princesses to fcomprise Queen Judy's court w ill be chos en from various sections of the county at a later date. The new queen was elected by the rodeo board at their recent January meeting. Don Greenup, a new director on the board, will be in charge of arrangements for the queen and her court through the cele bration and in events preceding. New Directors Chosen for Rodeo Two new directors of the Mor row county Rodeo Board were chosen at the January meeting of the board to replace Floyd Jones, chairman for many years, and Charlie Daly of Butter Creek was appointed to fill the unex pired term of Fred Mankin. Greenup will have the assign ment of being in charge of the arrangements for the fair and rodeo court and Daly will be Hirfptnr in charce of troohles and concessions. Jerry Dougherty and Archie Munkers previously were chosen to fill posts on the board, Munk ers by reelection and Dougherty coming on for the first time. Chamber President Names Committees President Randall Peterson Monday announced committees to work on Heppner-Morrow Chamber of Commerce activities for the current calendar year. They are as follows: Merchants Bob Henry, chair man, Ed Dick, Ed Gonty, Elma Harshman, Clint McQuarrie, Jim Myers, Randall Peterson. Rodeo, Parades-Elmer Sch midt, chairman. C. J. D. Bauman, Orville Cutsforth, Jim Farley, Randall Peterson, Dr. Robert Todd. Legislative and taxlation Her man Winter, chairman, Bob Abrams, Joe Balfe, Dick. Farley, Paul Jonest Oscar Peterson, David Potter. . Program Wes Sherman, chair man, Avon Melby, John Venard, Harley Young. Christmas Lighting and Street Decoration Mrs. Melby, chair man, Cutsforth, Young. Development Oscar Peterson, chairman. Farley. Herb Hynd. Al Lamb, Harry ODonnell, Gene Number 47 HEPPNEn 10 cents Jack Farris Dies In Auto Accident J.k Farris. 72. for many )eai barber and tavern op-r-frtor In lone, was found dead i-arly Thursday morning I today Ix-pidr hU wrecked auto about iw. mile north of Lexington by the Willow Creek highway. Apparently tr.e tmall poit frio.lt I had cone off the highway after hitting a hpry spot. It trashed tic-don Into a power loIe. and Farris evidently was thrown out of the car by the Im part. Tin- accident was dl-overed about 7 a m by Bruce B-ithwell who reported It to official. Jeny S-'weniey of Sweeney'" Mortuary .aid that Farris apprared '- hate died Instantly from In Juries kustained In the crash. Vt. L. D. Tibbies. Morrow county medical examiner, ano. Sheriff C J. D. Bauman went to the scene to Investigate the accl- r.i. Friends said that Farris had l-eert In lone for about 40 year. Ii BpM-ared that be was return Hg in lone from the south when tiie accident happened, but it Wi.s not learned where he had been He Is survived by a dauhte-, Mrs. Karllne Bailey, of ChchalU. Wn. Funeral arrangement are t ending and the body is at tJie i Swe-rev Mortuary. Arbuckle to Join In Observance Of National Week tv a rKnrif la Mountain Cor poration and the Arbuckle Ski Patrol will loin in me nation wide observance of National Ski Week from Januarv 22-31. To gether with similar groups ' iiirouuiioui lire v. ! skiers will mark the salute to ' the nation's fastest growing wint j er sport, emphasizing the theme, "Ski Fun lor everyone. In a simultaneous program, at 6:00 p.m. on January 22 ski in r,.r n malnr American ski .in uvivi j ui . i . i - - - ' - - areas will stage torchlight parades, initiating the 10-day celebration that will include ski ing demonstrations, jearn-io-cri" nrncnmi for hepinners. open house at ski shops and ski clubs, and televised ski compeu tAna i swaiR- nrtiviti will center around a special ski patroi aem- J - onstratlon at tne AroucKie ski area on Sunday. January 24. Fun races will be conauctea ior young skiers. In addition a mid week free ski day will be held at the area Thursday. January 28, particularly for adults. On this day no charge will be made for use of the tows or for equipment rnnta la hir Parks' Ski ShOD. "Ski Oregon" "posters will be prom- f .1.. jL.1a..a4 1m lAinl Kite. in. roll attention to the excellent skiing facilities provid ed in uregon. National Ski Week Is sponsor ed by member associations of the National Ski study group, nai- Innal SH Patrol. United States Ski Association, Ski Instructors of America. Federal Recreation Services, and Ski Industries of America WEATHER By LEONARD GILLIAM Official weather report for the j week of January lo-Zi is as 101 lows: Hi Low Prec. Friday 49 23 Saturday 35 2b Sunday 32 28 Monday ol i Tuesday 33 26 Wednesday Thursday 41 30 .lb Pierce. Schmidt, Venard. Banquets, Picnic Hillard Brown, chairman, Nels Anderson, Jones, Ralph Richards. Civil Defense Bauman, chair man, Rod Murray, Jerry Sweeney, Dr. L. D. Tibbies. Youth Activities Gordon Pratt chairman, Abrams, Rev. Ken Robinson. Nona Sowell. Agriculture Frank Anderson, chairman. Cutsforth. Jack Hynd, Terry Thompson, Ken Turner. Awards, Kecognmon ur. k,. M. Wagner, chairman. Dr. Archie McMurdo, Dr. Wallace Wolff. Wildlife, Natural Resources, and Recreation Dr. Tibbies, chairman, Barney Malcom, Glen Ward, and U. S. Forest Service representative. Publicity Sherman, chairman, Mrs. Melby. Membership Jack Locke, chairman, R. G. McMurtryl, Sherman. Mrs. Sowell. Special Events Pierce, chair man, Abrams, Sherman, Dr. Tib bies. Frank Turner. Rmi Serial Levy Ft-erlal election on a aerial read levy of $125,0 per year bar been called by the Morrow county court for Wednesday, February 21. It U announced by County Judj;e I'aul Jones. Iiectolon was made by ire rr.urt In ieclal session Monday. January 11 "In view of the diatrou flood of ChrUtmas week, it wa felt necessary to ask our people Friday Deadline For Registration Tomorrow Friday) is the final day to register for the npe"UI election called for Wednesday, February 21. on the county serial road levy, Sadie Parrlsh, county clerk, advises. This, of course, applies to only those who are not al ready duly registered. Any who have moved from one precinct to another, those have come from another county, and women whose names have been changed bv marriage must re-reglst- Registration may be com pleted at the county clerk's office In the courthhouse. Heppner. Any who have Questions may phone the office 676-&15. Engineers Slate Study of Floods At lone and Lex Study of flood problems of Lexington and lone Is scheduled bv the U. S. Army Corps of En gineers as a result of requests made bv the Morrow county nniit-f onH nther. CoL Frank D. McElwee of the Engineers has ad vised County Judge raui Jones. The colonel said that a survey team would be in the county this week to survey channels in the flood-damaged streams. Complete text of his letter Is as follows: -in jwrrlane with the re quest in your letter of 8 January, 1905, we will soon scneauie a reconnaissance study under Pub lic Law 685 of the flood prob lems of Lexington and lone. We ha-a nuiivpH a number of re quests for flood protection stud ies since the Christmas 1964 rinsui nnH u.-UI work un a sched- ule for accomplishment of these .. ,ru-e 11'. ; 1 1 studies in i-eoruary jaw. ve m keep you informed on this mat ter. "Af tha roniioct nf th Office of Emergency Planning, we are making a survey of channel con ditions in counties declared dis aster areas as a result of the Christmas 1964 flood to deter mine if there are any conditions nt Hphria dpDosits and channel clogging which present a poten tial ior additional iiooa uamKe from high flows anticipted this winter and spring. "A complete survey or au channels in the many flood damaged streams Is not possible with my limited staff, so I am asking each county court to id entify problem areas for my sur vey teams. I will have a survey team in Morrow county during the week of 17-23 January 1965. 1H annrpciate it If VOU would have someone direct my crew to damaged areas. "This crew win determine u the problem is eligible for cor rection with funds provided by the Office of Emergency Plan ning under PL 875. Any channel cleaning or debris removal found eligible may be performed by the local entity on a reimburs able basis with PL 875 funds, or if they desire, the Corps of En gineers will perform the needed work. My field survey team will contact you by telephone to make an appointment" Morrow Business Gains in Number Business population of Morrow County increased 3,2 per cent during 1964, according to statis tics released by William T. O' Connell, district manager of the Portland office of Dun & Brad street, Inc. rvrvmnAll rfnnrts that in 1964. 93 businesses were listed in Mor row county and tooay yt Busi nesses are listed. The Dun & Bradstreet Refer ence Book lists all manufac- A rptnilers who seek or grant commercial credit. It does not mciuue ioiue of the service and professional businesses such as beauty and barber shops, security dealers and real estate brokers. There fore, the figure for businesses in Morrow county would actually be higher than the number quot ed above. , , Hepner is listed as having 57 businesses, lone 14 and Lexing ton 8. fm a levy of fllS'"." the Jud,; !! in a statement. "AhhiiiiL-h ur ui:l reiilw Limr f.-li nl he!n un r-ont,' riMidf and un Uiom n-oK unii r the r As system I Federal vm.p. lh court ilte no! believe tlit ou present elfictive road pro-i-frtfii of oilino and maintenance of eslitlng road as well as con irutin of new roan ran ! maintained at the present level," he continue!. "lie nti!n rnii-rt tf nv t it our roads d-imr d by the flood vvoulo te at tiiinimum siana- srti, below that even t.f our ev t-ting road nystem. II we are to repair and rrplace our road and continue mm a planmd road program, then It is Imper ative that we ask the people of Miirrriw Countv for a vote of confidence on this special levy" Cxir.plclion or the roai acra Ciir;(,u..-r Flat to meet the Grant County road from Monument at the Morrow-Grant line Is plat.- ni-o. Tnl route wouiu oe n u winter all-weather road, th juilge said. In addition, some 32 mlic of oiling Is scheduled f x the summer of 19-3. These pro jettj are among those which r contingent on parage of the serial levy, the jude aid. While the annual sum a-keJ U more than that proposed in th serial levy tnat wa vote! down In November $100.0uO, the amount Is less than that which was voted In the pa.t years with the exception of the years 12 63 and 11-63-64 when the levy was reduced to $115,0'A). Tiit. vot In November, of cc-urv, came ahead of tr.e dam aging December stormi. "Thl U not a new tax that U being asked for." the Judfcf sald. -Morrow County has had a road levy or, mis naiure Mine 19-iS and before that we oikh--ated on road bonds." TVo mil nf w VMI rt Ynr-SS4'd Its appreciation to residents of the county ior ineir extreme al ienee and consideration uuiuu the weeks after the flood. "Our crews are working long hours in an attempt to open and repair all roads, but there are still many miles of unopened country roads," the Judge said. The engineer team here thU week to make a survey of dam age for federal aid was out the first three days of the week on the job. Judge Jones was alsj in the party making the check Report of the findings of the team will be mailed from Saleni some time next week with ail figures computed on the basis ot contract bids. First National Makes New Gains First National Bank of Oregon has begun its Centennial year by announcing new record figures In earnings, deposits and loans. DncMsnl TJalnh 1 VosS Said ItOIVlV. 1'. w- the bank's net operating earn- ings increased to 50,00,1 v wi in: a oin f 1.1.1 rwr cent over the previous year's revised total Of $7,4bW3. inis 13 cquivaicoi. to $3.93 per share, compared with the revised $3.44 per share in 1963. This revision of 1963 in come, undertaken to make the 1963 and 1964 figures compar flhir pivps effect to accounting changes adopted in 1964. Voss also revealed that de posits at the end of December ; v,i ein9Q7QQSS and loans of $679,829,126 were reported by the bank's iui oiuces. win the highest ever in First Nation al's 100-year history. Comparable figures for a year ago show deposits at $1,048521, 239 and loans at $636,084,036. First National's total resources rose to $1560,256,615 from the previous record of $1,161503,444 in 1963. The Heppner branch of First National reported year- end deposits of $5,974,517.16 and loans of $4,352,315.01 according to Branch Manager John Venard. Comparable totals for the liranfh a vpar APT) were $6,018,- 159.51 in deposits nd $3,937, 445.50 in loans. Voss attributed the substan tial earnings increase and deposit and loan growth within the bank to favorable business conditions and economic expansion through out the state. Conservation Unit Sets Annual Meet Annual meeting of the Hepp ner Soil and Water Conservation district will be Wednesdy, Feb ruary 3, at 7:30 p.m. in the Lex ington Grange hall, N. C. Ander son, secretary, announces. A film on conservation and an address by Verle G. Kaiser, Spo kane management agronomist will be highlights of the pro gram. Annual business will also be conducted. ' Additional details will be printed in next week's paper.
