I I DKARY
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to
Applies
$402,000 Ay
Flood taioge
mm
Foir
Application for federal alt on
IIihhI damat' lu road and
alructure In Morrow county will
total lHU.Uil, Including lm
auittalned In the M-o.nd flutx!
County Judge I'aul June aald
Aa a result f the engineer
tirvey. an etlmate of I2T7.
7MM hat been art on damage
In the hrUtma flood. Thl In
rlude lll.lii) fur Federal Al1
S-condarv road, of which the
nHinty atanda to recover HO4.
Of the balance, fltl.UK) U car
marked for the one protect fr
whlh the county U permitted la
request an approtrlate Federal
agency to come In ami do the
work of rentoratlon. Thl U that
on the .n rHk roar), Including
a bridge that wa taken out In
the ChrUtrna flotxl. Remainder
of the $277,110 total la $2H.UK.
of which S17.V0II) would e far
marked for cruhed rock and the
truck coata to damaeed arras.
Waahout Meat Damojlnj
It la estimated that 73". to
KVt, or the damage to the 1.223 1
miles of county roada waa that
of wanhouU and lona of travel.
More than lOiiO ml Ira of the
roada auntalncd damaee. accord
In to the court'a entlmate. Thla
account for the earmarking of
SITTMMIO for the 33.0U) yard of
rruMhfd rock. Without the aerial
levy, there might be little In the
way of fundi available to apply
It. If federal aid doea not pro
vide aufflclent funda to do the
Job. the fudge aald.
"We need to let the contracts
fur the rock Jut aa quickly aa
ponMhle ao It la available to get
the ercwa operating on a normal
baals." Judi'C Jonc ald. "How.
ever. uncertainties of the road
levy and of the amount to be
turning from the government
make It difficult to go ahead."
He pointed out that there Is
no awiurance of how much the
county will actually get from
the federal government and n
way of telling how soon It will
be In hand, although It Is hoped
that It will he here by the start
of the new fiscal year. July 1.
Second Survey Bat
A team will be In the county
acaln Monday to aiseiui damage
of the January flood, which alto
U eligible for disaster relict un
der the program. This figure Is
tentatively set at $125,000,
Which, added to the $777,000,
complete the $102.(W total.
Judge Jonc aald that he had
been advised that It will take
a considerable time to get the
aid applications processed. Mor
row county was one of the la.st
to get In an application since
It was one of the last that the
survey team visited. After the
state approves. It will take an
estimated four to six week be
fore the federal government will
have It processed. None of the
counties' applications have been
processed to this time.
Judge Jones said that he has
heard of some misconceptions on
the proposed levy. One report
was that $30,000 In unexpended
funda had been turned Into the
general fund at the end of the
last fiscal year. The Judge said
that this Is not true. There was
an unexpended balance of some
$30,000 which was held in the
road fund as a cash carryover
to start the current year. This
kept the department opeational
between the end of the fiscal
year. June lift, 1964, and the first
tax turnover after November 15.
However, at the end of the cur
rent fiscal year, June 30, 1905,
rood funds will be exhausted be
cause or the heavy oram on
them occasioned by the emcr
gencles.
Coats S20.000 Par Month
Normal operations of the road
department require expenditures
averaging $20,000 per month,
Judge Jones said. If the serial
levy Is not approved, only about
$80,000 will be available from
sources other than taxes. At the
average rate of expenditure,
this would carry a normal road
program only four months. Ob
vious alternative would be an
extensive curtailment, he said.
The county does not antici
pate any new construction in
1965-60 but it is hoped to do
some limited oiling, the Judge
said. The oiling, however, will
be undertaken only after present
roads are repaired and brought
to a standard condition.
Among the early major Jobs
anticipated is the erection of
temporary spans on Butter
Creek to assure one-way traffic
there. Others Include immediate
replacement of headwalls on
culverts In various areas of the
county. This must be done be
fore fills can be restored to full
road width.
Work to Restore Roads
At the present time all avail
able equipment and sources are
focused on the repair and re
placement of the roads towards
normal condition.
"This can only be accomplish
ed by the county funds, contin
gent upon funds which may bo
forthcoming from flood relief,"
the Judge said.
There has developed some
misunderstanding on the Sun
flower Flats roads, the Judge
added. Crushed rock for this
road has been purchased and
stockpiled since the summer of
1904. Completion of the road to
the Grant county line Is only
one small part of the contem
plated program for the year, he
said, and spreading the rock
would require a relatively small
expenditure.
In a ktatement from the coun
ty court the )udite aald. "The
Morrow county court wthe to
rira Ita sincere appreciation
to the many farmers In Morrow
county who have furnished
equipment and men to auUt the
county In putting some of our
roads back Into shape. We have
had wonderful cooperation from
triune whom we have railed on
to give ua help where needed.
Some of our roads probably
would not have had even one
way traffic had we not uwd our
farmer' equipment."
8 1st Year
Number 50
THE
HEPPNEII
GAZETTE-TIME
Hcppner, Oregon, Thursdoy, February 1 1, 1905
10 cents
Chamber to Hear
Nunn at Banquet,
To Award Honors
Crowd of some 100 iN-raona la
expected at the annual banquet
of the Hcppner-Morrow County
Chamber of Commerce Monday
nlk'ht at 6:30 In the parlnh hall
of St I'atrlik'a Catholic church.
Members, and their wives or
huatiands, and guests will be
pretent.
Warne Nunn. anUtant to Gov
ernor Mark Hatfield, will be
seaker at the banquet. Iteal
dent Itandall Peterson Is In
charge of arrangements.
Tuikey dinner will be served
by the Soroptlmlst club and
musical entertainment will be
furnished by pupils of Mrs. Ola
Me Groshens.
Hevlew of the previous year's
actlvltlea and achievements will
be presented, and certificates of
recognition will be awarded to
those showing outstandl n K
achievement.
Al Lamb, last year's president.
will he awarded a plaque as
outgoing president. This custom
of presenting a plaque to the
retiring president was started
lat year.
Tickets to the banquet are on
sale at Peterson's Jewelers, the
drug stores, and the banks at
$2 per plate.
Merchants to Mark
Gcorgo Washington's
Birthday Next Week
fr'lr! merchants promotion
In lleppnrr of l'3 will be
next week end, February 19
and 20. when Ooree Wah
Ingiona birthday will be ob
arrved with barraln and spec,
lal eventa In the stores. Hob
llrnry. chairman of the mer
chant committee, announce.
Parking meter will be
hooded on Saturday, February
20. o that all shoppers may
en toy free parking.
Ilareain will be Included In
neat week" edition of the Ga
let te Time, which aka coop
eration of all participating
merchant to submit copy
early.
I:
Chamber Approves
Road Levy Support
Heppner Morrow Cou n t y
Chamber of Commerce voted at
Its Monday meeting to support
the county road serial levy,
which Is coming up at a special
election February 21.
Much of the meeting was de
voted to discussing legislative
bills, and the members voted to
go on record ns opposing some
of the bills. Among them were
House Hill 1297 providing for
automatic exemption for garn
ishments from wages of $200 per
calendar month and House Bill
13.13 which exempts from exe
cution or other process the earn
ings of a debtor who has been
a recipient of public assistance
for the period of six months suc
ceeding the payment of such as
sistance. These bills would make it ex
ceedincly difficult for a cred
itor to collect bills In many In
stances, Joe Balfe said In pre
senting the matter to the Cham
ber. Pros and cons of proposed
traffic laws were discussed. One
would state a specific speed
limit, another would provide for
periodic inspection or motor ve
hicles, and a third Is the "1m-
Senior Citizens'
Tax Exemption
Forms Available
Senior citizens of Morrow
county who wUh to claim prop
crlv tax exemption on their
residences under the state law
paused by the 13 legislature
have until April l'to file appll
cation for lii5 66, Rod Thorn
son. county assessor, aald wed
nesday
Application forms are avail
able at the assessor's office In
the courthouse.
Last year was the first time
that such older citizens were
permitted to seek the exemption
under the law. which allows
partial exemption from taxat
ion of property used as a per
sonal residence by a person
whose "gross receipts are
$2'M0 or less during the previous
calendar year.
A person Is eligible to apply
If he I B5 years of age or older
on March 1 of the year In which
he files. The exemption provis
ion defines a "principal per
sonal residence" to Include the
private house and land equiv
alent to a single family accom
modation used by the taxpayer
as his principal or permanent
dwelling place In which he lives
with a spouse, unmarried minor
children, or blood relatives ac
tually supported by the tax-
f layer, owning the property as a
ife estate on In fee simple, or
purchasing the fee simple under
a recorded Instrument of sale.
If he qualifies, the taxpayer
Is allowed an exemption or a
i i , . f
r 4 j
i
Directors Adjust
Salaries, Talk Budget
Salaries of custodians, rtx.k. i a fourth year of work. Top prey.
coache and band Instructor
mruplrd the attention of the
dirrcior of Morrow county
School IHstrlct R I at their meet
Ing held In lone Tuetday night.
Budget matter and policy con
sideration also shared the lime
light. A new custodial salary sched
ule was adopted with pay on
step one art at $12 p-r year
as compared with the previous
step one of t-yjtn. Top for steo
five Is now placed at $UK as
compared with the previous high
of $lJ0.
One additional level for cafe
teria employee wa added for
Bomber Crash
Kills ThreeMen
At Boardman
Crash of a Navy Jet bomber
on the Boardman Bombing
iunge Monday afternoon claim
ed the live of all three of Its
crew. Dead are the pilot, Com
mander Frederic Walton Smith,
111 tmlr If a r-. UL'n I It r,
John Allen Lbers, 25, bombardier-
Conn.; and Aviation Fire Con
trol Technician 3c Jack Everett
Gardner. 20. crewman-navigator,
San Antonio, Tex.
The plane apparently crashed
tnu-irHfl rha nr bIHa fit th
HONORED AS a champion at the BaTward Banquet I Champion rjmEe ag lt was comin. in Cn
la Portland Monday night wa Dick BahL co-captain of th . rractice run. Cause of the
OSU football team and outstanding linebacker. BuhL boo of crash had not been determined
Mr. and Mr. L. E. Ruhl of Lexington and son-in-law of Mr. and . at last report but a survey team
Mrs. C C McQuarrle, Heppner. was one of 12 finalist among
the athletic champions. Swimmer Don Schollander was named
Oregon' Outstanding Athlete of the Tear. Other finalist among
Oregon's athletic elite were ex-OSU basketball player Mel
Count, now with the Boston Celtic; ex-Oregon Mel Renfro.
now with Dallas Cowboy In pro football; Olympic skier Jean
Saubert and others.
Mustangs Travel To Play
Sherman and Enterprise
CREATER OREGON STANDINGS side and Weston, and Is now in
W
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1
2
3
3
4
5
Pilot Rock
Grant Union 4
Burns i 3
Heppner - 3
Wahtonka , 2
Sherman 1
Still to be considered In the
Greater Oregon basketball title
nlrture are the tenacious Hepp
ner High Mustangs who travel
to Moro Friday night for a sec
ond meeting with the Sherman
rw-rcentace of the first $10.000 1 Countv Huskies. A victory In
of true cash (market) value of .' this eame would keep Coach
the principal personal residence.
The exemption ranges from a
10 percent deduction for persons
from G5 to 68. to a maximum
of 100 per cent for those 80 years
of age or older.
piled consent" bill for
drivers for Intoxication.
testing
Central Market
Has Anniversary
In observance of its fifth an
niversary, Central Market Is
holding a "Can O Rama Sale"
Friday and Saturday, Clint Mc
quarrle, manager, announces.
Anniversary cake and coffee
will be served Saturday. Free
boxes of groceries will be given
at various times during the sale
and there will be drawings for
other gifts.
Canned goods and other Items
are featured In the sale, which
is announced In detail in an
advertisement on page 3.
fourth place with a 6-4 mark.
Coach Gene Dockters team
travels to Stanflcld Friday night
In the first of . Its week-end
games and then plays at home
Saturday night against McEwen
of Athena. The- Cards took an
early lead against Weston Sat
urday, running 30-20 at half
time, but faltered in the third
quarter and lost, 61 to 56. The
lone five ran Into a hornets nest
the night before in playing Riv-1
erslde at lone and were defeat- one there knew there had been
would make an attempt to de
termine tne cause.
The plane was a twin-engined
Douglas A3B Skywarrior from
Whidbv Island Naval Air Sta
tion. Fire from the crash black
ened a considerable area on the
range. It was reported that
three parachutes were found
near the scene, two unopened
and one open. Low level runs
of the bombers normally would
make it impossible to eject safe
ly. Nearest ranchers and residents
to the range apparently did not
hear or see anything that would i
have caused them to believe a
plane crashed.
D. O. Nelson said that he saw
black smoke issuing from the
range as he watched from his
place to the south, but thought
little of it because the planes
sometimes drop smoke bombs on
their runs. He did comment at
the time, however, that the
smoke seemed blacker and heav
ier than usual.
Mary Lee Marlow, Gazette
Times representative at Board
man, said that apparently no
2 Youths Represent County
At State 4-H Meeting
Bob Clough's lads hot on the
heels of Pilot Rock and Grant
Union, current league leaders.
With their two big league
games against the Rockets and
Prospectors still ahead of them
on the Heppner floor on Feb
ruary 20 and February 26 the
Mustangs still have a chance of
knocking them over and tight
ening the pennant picture.
First, though, the Blue and
Gold has to score the second
win over Sherman. This may be
touch even though the Heppner
five won at home rather easily.
The Huskies have been on the
upswing recently, defeated Wah
tonka and clipped Condon, af
ter previously having been sock
ed by the Blue Devils. Another
mad trin is ahead, too. this
against Wahtonka on February
Id.
After playing Sherman Friday
night, the Heppner team has to
come all the wav home and then
take the long trip to Enterprise
in a non-league return game
Saturday nlcht. The Mustangs
topped the Savages here earlier
in the season.
lone took two setbacks in the
Umatilla-Morrow B league over
the week-end. losing to River-
ed. 71 to 56, with five of the
Pirates scoring In double figures.
a crasn until tney neara oi u
on television newscasts.
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Two 4-H club members, Jean
Stockard, Heppner, and Mitchell
Ashbck, Echo, attended the
eighth annual Oregon 4-H Club
Conference In Salem this week,
representing Morrow county
clubs.
Thev were among more than
70 4-H club members, 16 years
and older, who spent three days
studvlng how their state gov
ernment works. A part of this
study Included a chance for
question and answer sessions
with such officials as Governor
Mark Hatfield. The program is
developed In cooperation with
the executive branch of the gov
ernment and opportunities were
given for the club members to
visit with key state officials.
At the three day program
which started Sunday afternoon,
February 7 at the Marion Motor
Hotel, the members traced the
path of a bill through leglsla
ture. Conference delegates at
tended committee hearings in
the capitol and attended sess
ions of both the house and
senate.
At the Monday noon lunch
eon they heard House Speaker
F. F. Montgomery, Eugene, and
Senate President Harry Bovin,
Klamath Falls, explain the role
of presiding officers. There was
a panel discussion on the role
of a lobbyist at the legislature,
and Mrs. Sam Johnson, Redmond,
member of the State Board of
Higher Education, spoke at the
Monday night banquet on the
Importance of public affairs ed
ucation for youth.
Chief Justice William McAllis
ter explained the role of the
judicial branch of government
on Tuesday morning. During the
conference, delegates were inter
viewed by committees who sel
ected four of the young people
to attend the National 4-H Club
Conference in Washington, D. C.
Mitch and Jean were selected
to represent Morrow county clubs
on the basis of years in club
work, club, school and commun
ity activities and their Interest
in state and national govern
ment. Jean, daughter of Mrs. Anita
Stockard, Is an 8-year member
who has carried 14 projects In-1
eluding cooking, food preserva
tion, child care, flower garden,
and sewing. She is one of the
advanced sewing girls this year,
carrying a Phase 7 project. She
has been active as a 4-H Sum
mer Camp counselor, recreation
leader, and has attended 4-H
Summer School.
Mitchell, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Leo Ashbeck, Is enrolled in his
ninth vear of 4-H club work
which has included projects of
saddle horse, sheep, swine, and
beef, in 20 projects. He has at
tended 4-H Summer School and
was county winner in the Nat
ional Achievement program In
1964.
Bus to Arbuckle
To Haul Skiers
Skiing enthusiasts may make
the trip to Arbuckle Mountain
by bus Saturday. It will leave
Heppner at 9:15 and leave from
Arbuckle on the homebound
run at 4 p.m
STUART DICK. 5-8 sparkplug of
the Heppner High basketball
team, will be with the Mus
tangs Friday night as they
seek a second league victory
oyer Sherman county at Moro.
Dinner to Boost
Scouting Program
In observance of National Boy
Scout Week, local troops and
cub scout dens will join Satur
day evening for a Blue and Gold
banquet at the high school cafe
teria. The no-host potluck dinner
will start at 6:30, with the pub
lic and all those interested in
the scouting program invited to
attend.
Don Wike, Pendleton, Scout
leader of the Blue Mountain
Council, will be present to talk
to the boys and their parents
1 and promote scouting in this
area. Marion Green will serve as
master of ceremonies and Arnie
Hedman, cub master, will lead
group singing. A flag ceremony
is planned by Troops 661 and
600 and skits presented by Dens
1 and 2. Awards will also be
given out.
Coffee, punch and rolls will
be furnished, and those attend
ing are asked to bring their own
silverware.
Wheat Men Back Bill;
Plan Eighth Grade Tour
Officers and committee chair
men of the Morrow County
Wheat Growers association at
a busy meeting recently voted
The bus, engaged through ar- i unanimously to "aggressively
rangement with Bill Flatt of support a bill of 100 parity or.
Condon, will also haul skiers
from Condon to Arbuckle.
Cost for a round trip from
Heppner will be $1.25, or four
week-end trips for $5. Thirty
two passengers are needed for a
busload, and the ski corporation
will provide the service at cost
in order to bring more skiers to
Arbuckle.
Those interested In making
the trip from Heppner are asked
to sign up at the J. C Penney
Co. store here.
WEATHER
Bv LEONARD GILLIAM
Official weather report for the
week of Februray 5-12 is as fol
lows: HI Low Prec.
Friday 60 41
Saturday 60 32
Sunday 42 28
Monday 51 32
Tuesday 48 28 .11
snow
Wednesday 37 26
Thursday 39 20
domestic consumed wheat," and
set dates of May 7, 8 and 9 for
the annual Portland 8th grade
tour.
They laid plans for a spring
meeting date which will hinge
on proposed national legislation
and on whether a wheat refer
endum Is held again this year.
They decided to hold regular
executive committee meetings to
consider state legislative mat
ters of importance to wheat
growers, and they will also meet
with the Oregon Wheat League
at quarterly meetings, the next
being April 26.
Plans for a finance and mem
bership drive to raise additional
funds to use in legislative ac
tivities were announced. Contri
butions are being solicited with
life members paying $3 plus
three cents for wheat acreage
allotment. Current and new an
nual members are to pay $4
with the three cents per acre
allotment contribution. Life
memberships on the basis of age
are still offered for sale for grow
ers In the 18 to 34-year bracket
at $25, 35 to 49, $18; 50 to 65,
S8: and 65 and over. $5.
Bob Jepsen, new president of
the county association, stressed
the need for a thorough under
standing of the workings of and
affiliations with other groups.
He explained that the Wheat
Commission is administrator of
the one-half cent per bushel tax
gathered from all wheat grow
ers to finance programs of state
wide value. The commission,
successful in its activities in
sponsoring research, market de
velopment and public policy
work, has a budget of $154,298.51
for the current fiscal year.
E. H. (Tad) MiUer, Jr., ex
plained that the Oregon Wheat
League was started in 1946 by
growers interested in trying to
solve some of the problems of
that time, quite unlike prob
lems of today. Present budget
of $69,875 largely comes from
special appropriations from the
Oregon Wheat Commission in
contracting special projects to
the league.
National Association of Wheat
Growers was discussed by Milton
Morgan. Their 1965 budget Is
(Continued on page 8)
touly wa ll'jft iter month for
rook, for the third year level,
but this wa extended to $21(1
for the fourth level. Aaalatanta
working 100 hour per month
also had the fourth level added
to $11) month a the top a
compared with $175 for the prev
ious third level top. For assis
tant with U0 hour per month,
the fourth level will be $210 per
month as compared with $223
on the third level as the previou
maximum.
Index for grade school coache
wa chanced o that the maxi
mum Index figure for any one
coach may be 1 12 (multiplying
this time his bae teaching sal
ary I as compared with the
present maximum of 1:08. The
Index for each port In school
over 200 student was not
changed, but for those under
2( student It wa Increased a
follow: Football, from 1.03 to
1.01; b!iketball. from 1.03 to
IM; and spring sports, from 1.02
Only change on the high
school level for coache was
that the Heppner High school
athletic director's additional pay
for this purpose wa raised to
$300 from J2.V).
Coacblnq Cost Low
The board decided that a com
plete study should be made of
coache' salary Indexes by next
year. Supt. David Potter pointed
out that only about $7,200 an
nually is spent by the district
on coaching throughout the
county for both grade and high
schools. All of the coaches have
teaching loads, and their coach
ing duties are extra, he said.
The superintendent aald the cost
figure Is very low for a system
of this size.
Extra pay for band Instruc
tors was held to the ame
amounts. $550 In Heppner. and
$500 each for lone and Board -man
lrrigon. However the length
of service on their annual con
tracts was cut by a half month.
Previously their contracts ran
for month extra and this was
reduced to V month. Net result
Is that they will get the same
amount of pay for less time.
Maximum Pay Set
Administrators' salary maxi
mums were set by the board as
follows: Boardman - Riverside,
$10,493: A. C. Houghton, $9,497;
lone Elementary, $9,497; lone
High schoool. $9,497; Heppner
Elementary, $10,493; and Hepp
ner High. $10,991. All are for
contract lengths of 11 months.
However, index figures on ad
ministrators new to the district,
effective July 1. 1965. would be
reduced to as low as 1.011 (at
Houghton and lone Elementary
and lone High school) to the
hieh of 1.17 at Heppner High.
Low Index figure for present ad
ministrators is 1.15 and the high
is 12.
Secretaries salaries were fixed
as follows: Irrigon, Boardman,
lone and Heppner elementary
(start August 23. 1965; finish
June 10. 1966; 42 weeks, seven
hours per day) $2,352. Heppner
High school and county office
52 weeks. 74 hours per day,
$3,315. District clerk, 52 weeks.
IVt hours per day. $5,362. All
work through Christmas and
spring vacations.
Discussion was held on tne
student insurance program and
it was decided to leave this
item in the budget for further
study. Budget schedule was
confirmed. First hearing will be
Monday night, February 15. Pub
lication will be March 4 and 11
and final hearing Is set March
22 with election to be April 13.
Budget Items Talked
The board authorized the fol
lowing to be considered for
possible Inclusion in the 1965
66 budget: 1. A proposed move
of the county office to Lexing
ton. 2. Driver education program.
Ell wynne Peck brought out the
insurance savings that would
accrue to parents of those en
rolled in this program. 3. Poss
ibility of opening to bids bus
runs which have less than 10
students. 4. Providing for an in
itial sum to study educational
TV. 5. A full time program for
mentally retarded. Supt Potter
pointed out that such a pro
gram is 50 reimbursable if
certified. The present part time
program is not certified.
Policy considerations discuss
ed were those concerning ma
ternity leave and husband and
wife teams in teaching. On the
latter, one recommendation has
been that husband and wife
teams are encouraged, but if one
is an administrator, the spouse
should not teach In the same
school. These will be studied
and considered again at the
meeting on Ftbruary 23, when
teaching personnel will be dis
cussed for offering contracts.
A committee was appointed to
consider a policy on fee sched
ules for use of school facilities
by those other than school
groups. On the committee are
Bob Rietmann, Irvin Rauch, Mil
ton Morgan, Everett Holsteln
and Earl McQuaw.
Officer Gordon
To Be Transferred
Jim Gordon, state police of
ficer in this area for the past
2V years, received word Monday
of his transfer to Baker. He will
report to his new position with
the state force there on April
1.
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon were
former residents in the Baker
area, and have several relatives
living there. They expect to
move as soon as a replacement
has been assigned here, and
now have their home on Water
Street for sale.