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ARBUCKLE SKI area U still a winter wonderland la late February.
aa thla air pnoio anowa. tine 01 v.i f
the photo ahow the line of the rope tow, knUlnq Into the timber
at the top. Upper portion of a ikl trail la out of the Photo at
top left Beginners' area, or "bunny alope" la at lower right and
wanning but U out ol the photo, being located below lower right
edge of the picture. Fhoto war taken In midweek when tow waa
not operating and no sklera were on the alope. A bua will leave
Saturday at 9ilS from Heppner for Arbuckle to accommodate
kkJera needing rtaes.
Firm Proposes Contract
Logging in Union Talks
Klnua Corporation hai con
firmeil Its dlseusMona with local
IWA Union 3M2 on tho com
pany'" !roxmal to ceane !KClnR
operation at Heppner, effective
the time that loir decking oper
allon were completed, which
w'ua February 12.
Beginning with summer fag
ging aeanon In May or June the
company plan to subcontract
It logging at Heppner complet
ely, It wo announced through
the office of Manager A. B. Cole
man. Klnzua. The company has
agnrd to place terminated em
ployee from the logging local
on a preferential hiring llt for
other Klnzua Corporation oper
ation anil credit past wrvlce
with the company for purpose
of vacation and holiday pay as
appropriate.
The company agreed to ndvlso
local 3312 of tho name or names
of aulieontrartor when they aro
selected, and It agreed to fav
orably recommend, to whatever
subcontractor I selected, the
former employees of Klnzua
Corporation, Heppner logging.
Tht statement pointed out
Wagenblasl Wins
First in District
FFA Competition
After placing second In Sub
District KFA public speaking
competition in Moro on Febru
ary 6. John Wagenblnst of tho
Heppner FFA chapter, went on
to win first plce In tho Blue
Mountain District contest held
here last Saturday. With the
win, ho will bo eligible, along
with second place winner Roger
Harris of McLoughiin high of
Mllton-Kreowatcr, to enter tho
regional meet in Madras in two
weeks.
Boys of the local chapter en
tered both parliamentary team
and public speaking sub-district
meets at Sherman High schoool
In Moro on February 6, com
petlng with four other schools. On
the parliamentary team were
Bobby Harris, Steve Wagenblast,
Dick Flalz, Dean Robinson, John
Wagenblast and Paul Swaggart
The top two In public speak
ing. Gene Swan of WyEast and
J. Wagenblast of Heppner, com
peted with winners from schools
in the other half of the district
hero on Saturday. Wagenblast
placed first; Roger Harris, sec
ond; Terry O'Connell, Umapine,
third, and Gene Swan, WyEast,
honorable mention. Parliamen
tary team of WyEast took first
place honors.
WEATHER
By LEONARD GILLIAM
Official weather report for the
week of 12-18 Is as follows:
HI Low Prec.
4IS 31
48 39 .04
54 33
42 29 Tt.
Snow
50 36 Tr.
Rain
60 40 .02
65 34
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
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that approximately the same
number of men would be em
ployed under the subcontracting
plan a has been done with com
pany logging. A shutdown In
Wk'lng operations I normal
ilnrlnir thl time of winter.
The company office reported
that service or 17 men term
Innted on February 12.
Eagles, John Day
On Mustang Slate;
lone Faces Pair
Standings
GREATER OKKCON LEAGUE
(Western Division)
Pilot Rock 5 . 2
John Day S 2
Heppner 3 4
Burns 3 4
Wahtonka 3 4
Shermnn 2 5
Hoping for their first league
win In games away from home
the Heppner Mustang basketball
team travels to Chennwlth Fri
day night to play Wahtonka's
Eagles In their crackerbox gym.
Having lost to Sherman on the
road last week, thy Mustangs
must come up with a victory to
keep alive their hopes for a third
place In the western division in
order to earn a playoff spot for
tho district tournament.
Coach Bob Clough's lads have
only lost one at home this year,
that to Pilot Rock in a non
counter, but they have vet to win
a counting game on the road.
The league's top teams, Pilot
Rock and Grant Union, have
both found the Wahtonka lair to
be a killer, each having tasted
defeat at the hands of the
Eagles there earlier this season.
lloppner has a home victory
over Wahtonka, but the Eagles
have been on a surge, and It is
sure that If the Mustangs win,
It will be a hard-fought decision.
Thev will find no rest after
returning home because the Blue
and Gold face Grant Union of
John Day here Saturday night.
A capacity crowd is expected for
this fray. ,
as i etanrfq now. three teams
Heppner, Burns and Wahtonka
are tied ior intra, unucr mu
district tourney setup, the two
top teams in the western div
ision and the champion In the
eastern division automatically
go to the district tournament at
La Grande on March 12 and 13.
However, the third team In the
west and the second team In the
east must play for the fourth
hnrth in ihp tournament. That's
why the Mustangs are hoping for
no less than a mira piace imisn.
The Mustangs close their
season against Pilot Rock here
Friday, February 26.
Ione's Cardinals also have a
pair of games this week-end,
meeting Echo at home Friday
night and traveling to Helix
Saturday night
Coach Gene Dockter's club
closes out the regular season
the following week-end with a
pAlr of league contests, against
Umatilla at lone on February 26
and Umapine there on February
27.
Minn GiVcs Optimistic
An uptlrnlntlc future for Ore
t'in ami IU cionomv wm pre
luted v Warm Nunn, !
tan! Ii (Jovrrnor Mmk llatflrM.
tn I In- iiiit iiil talk t lliff an
mint liiintiuti of !' Heppner
Morrow County Chamher of
tommi-m In .St. 'ntrlk' par
Mi hull Monday i-venlng.
Thi Uik iirn l I ! oiklu
n i.f the liaivjui-l whlih aaw
award f r-iriiMliii prcm-nt-ed
lo Harney Mulnm for hi
woik on ImliiHlrlal development
u ri't civic committee In
and lo Judge 0nar 1'Heri.on fr
work on prnjet of Important
In I hi county. preM-ntatlon were
made by lr C M. Wngnrr,
rhalrmnn of tho award commit
tee and a pt prenldent of the
chamber.
Lamb Cts Flaqu
Al Lamb. pri-nldrnt In 1904,
uai pron-nted pluqui In rec
ornlllon of hi work bv Herman
Winter, weond vln president,
and Si Sherman, wlm com
pleted 3'i yrnm a) wrretary at
I hi end of I'.avi, w ai given a
drhk -n M-t with llarh'V Young.
flrM vice prrHldent. making th
prem-ntatlon.
81st Year
Heppner, Oregon, Thursdoy, February 18, 1965
WIostow Rmi Levy
Proposed R-l Budget
Shows Levy Drop
Proposed budget for the Mor
row county school district for
l!HkS-ftC, presented bv David K.
potter as budget officer at a
meeting of the budget commit
tee Monday night, would re
quire a tax lew of $23,000 less
than that of 1964-65. he said.
This can be achieved despite
salary Increases to teacher and
other employees. The total esti
mated for Instruction In the pro
posed budget- Is some $62,000
greater than for the current
year, going to SG70.653. a com
pared with $608,950 for 1964-65.
However, thla is not all due to
salary Increase. Provision I
made for an additional staff
member at the growing A. C
Houghton school, for a full time
FRANK OSMIN
Chapter President
FFA
FFA Chapter Sets
Parent and Son
Banquet Monday
Marking National Future
Farmers of America week, the
Heppner High chapter, FFA, will
be host to parents and guests
at their annual Parent and Son
banquet in the Heppner High
cafeteria Monday night at 6:30
p.m.
Roger Harris, Milton-Free-water,
district president of FFA,
will be the principal speaker,
and his advisor will also speak
at the meeting.
Annual chapter report will be
given and a number of awards
will be presented.
Gerald Jonasson, chapter ad
visor, said that the banquet is
a means to show appreciation to
parents of the boys in the FFA
and to their sponsors in the
community.
"This community is unusually
responsive in supporting the
FFA program," Jonasson said.
Future Homemakers of Amer
ica will serve the meal under
the direction of Virginia Buch,
home economies teacher.
Businesses of the area pay
tribute to the FFA on the oc
casion of the national week, in
a display on page 3. section 2,
of this paper.
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f(
vut President I-anih gave a
review of work done ly the
ihnmlx'r In r.w.L atM-wiIng ftv
hU'hltithtu of the year: 1. -n-ilomlni
of the wheat program
arid ut'lort of th yoluntary
rcrtlflcate program that wa
cM-nttially approved ly Cong,
re, 'J Ki)nMrhlp of thi I'd!
( ..n.r lu ttiir hri. 3. Allv
nu.-rt of the Willow Creek
rnulniuno!M protect and send
ing of reprewntative t'i Wh
Ington. 1. C. lo MH-k Congrr
huial hdp f'r th projwt. 4.
Work with th htate lltirhway
('ornrnlln and attendant at
rrx-idlntr S''fn lo urne iK-tti-r
htk'liv In tti fountv. artlc
ulrtrlv th hldhwav to Sprav. the
Willow Cfik hlKtiway and the
propoM-d Kourrnll canyon r"Ute
lo Arlink'ton 5. Marine of a ry
KurcfNNful Sldrwalk lUor un
der pn'fllp 'f mcrchanu
committee.
prenldent Handall Peterson
waa toiiitmater of tho banquet,
presented wker. tcuesta and
IntnKluced th ufficrta and dlrec
torn of the organization.
Kntertalnment feature of the
urogram wa provtdi-! by upper
thf' eh
GAZETTE-TIME
art Instructor to be shared by
Heppner High and Elementary
schools, and for driver training
instruction.
The reduction of the tax levy
would mean that the average
taxpayer would pay about a mill
less for schools than he did for
the current -year, SupL Potter
said. ;
Total expenditures will be In
creased In the budget to $1,038,
295. aa compared with -$971,733
this year, but the tax levy de
crease Is possible because of the
Increase in anticipated receipt
other than taxes. Such receipts
are estimated at $330,032 as com
pared with $260,654 for the cur
rent year.
Levy Set At $708053
rtiutriot tav reouired to bal
ance the budget is set at $70853
for the coming year, as com
pared with $711,084 for 1964-65,
. Hirrnronro nf some $2800. How
ever. $20,000 that has accumu
lated in the Dona inieresr. ana
redemption fund in excess of
nvarlo Inr riMltl VTTIPnf of bonded
indebtedness has been declared
to be used as a tax offset, bring
ing the total tax reduction below
hn nin-ent vear to the approx-
V imate $23,000 figure.
coniriDuung xo wie "'k"
other than taxes are $190,000
from state basic school support
funds, an Increase of over the
$163,654 figure tn the 1964-65
budget. In addition, the district
will receive benefit for the first
time from several special funds
available through the state, in
eluding $4000 for mentally re
tarded children, $1200 for educa
tion of able and gifted children,
and $2000 for curriculum im
provement. Driver Training Included
At the request of school pat
rons and authorized for consid
eration at a previous board
meeting. Supt. Potter included
a drivers training program in the
budget. Ninety per cent of a
teacher's salary for this purpose
would be reimbursed by the
state. An automobile for the
training would be available from
any one of a number of manu
(Continued on page 8
HEPPNER MERCHANTS OFFER SPECIALS
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, FEB. 19-20
Commemorating WashingtonV Birth
day, Heppner merchants are conducting
their annual sale this week-end, offering un
usual bargains to the public.
A hearty welcome is extended to all to
come and shop, taking advantage of the
good buys.
Parking meters will be covered all day
Saturday, so there will be no charge for
parking. ....
Readers of this paper are advised to
check advertising throughout its pages to
note the bargains presented.
View on Oresoris Future in Talk
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warm: NUNN
ASSISTANT to Corernot Mark
Half laid ipeofci optimUUcoUr
of future for Oregon.
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PRINCXSS KARLA LUC1AKI PBINCESS VIRGINIA MAJESKE
2 Brunettes Chosen
As Rodeo Princesses
Brunettes will be In the major
ity on the 1965 Morrow county
fair and rodeo court. This be
came certain when Lexington
and Lena Granges announced
their choices for princesses.
Lena Grange last week selec
ted Karla Luclani. 5 ft 8 In.
brunette, as its princess, and
Lexington Grange Saturday
night chose Virginia iuajusivc. o
ft 6 in. brunette, for its rep
resentative on the court
n,,oAn Jnrtv Sherer of lone,
who was chosen earlier-to reign
at this year's festivities, also
has brown hair.
Karla. a Heppner High school
junior, is daughter of Mr. ana
l.iieianl. and Vir-
ginia, known popularly as Gin
ger,' is aaugnter oi iu.
rjino Mntoske of Lexing-
ton. Princess Virginia is also a
member of Heppner Highs jun
ior class.
In fact, the two new prin
cesses are quite similar in their
activities and interests. Ginger
is 17 and Karla will be 17 in
May. Each is active in 4-H club
work and each is a member of
the Future Homemakers oi
America, Pep club and Girls
League in high school. Ginger
is a member of Hope Lutheran
church in Heppner and Karla Is
a member of Trinity Lutheran
church in Hermiston. The Pine
City princess is secretary of the
junior class and vice president
l.rr.hef. lie rlnru of J 7 ty a'r t by the Ar.ucVl Mnuntain
and irirU '. ruirvNr at -plop- i ..ri itt.n Uunmf th l't
rlate to the orraion and theiTh but 11.1'l.ner earh
' (h arr.ivrr-.sry f the .ta(f Saturday at 9 "i a m. Ihmuirri
of tlrrtfon and a k it alo coin.! the imln-Ser of tie kl mwii
ruemoraleil the it!. hd anol The lirv. Mrhin )i'n uave
vrrrv a well a the ferrrittthe inv.iratlon at the banquet
nK 'and iwl-tH a tsk-.?f which was altrndrd bv wtr.e
on ahfoinia attemirta t aeeK .U I i M The p'l turfcev din-
; t i.lumt.ia luver water. A rp. '
ara'e rlorv In thla l--r teiu
of Ihe entertainment, whi.h re.
reived hearty apjdau frm th
audience.
1 The ent,rtalnnu-nt w.a Intro -
II lit Tt ' T ir-a-- j
lirown of the prade nhod.
Jud?e Taul Jon- told or w.e
need for tho rad aerial levy In
IO VOir. Ill- itm w...r i
. . ... t . kl .'I . i n
I'lUM""- "
inn ..nine i.riicram. noiilnff to
ita ekui
oil ome :w or 4i mil per year.
It will need considerable fund
to brinr flood damaged roada
to standard In addition to that
rxiifctcd to corr.e from the fed
eral government.
Ken Peck announced the new
bun mtv Ice to ArbuckU Ski area,
one of the Important buslnea
need for tho roal aerui wvy mi ..... M.row
. .h.1 talk .rt'rSrUWn
Slafedl Wednesday
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t-1 rlat
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of the Girls' League.
Ranch life Is second nature to
each of the princesses. Ginger
has spent her entire life In Mor
row county and was reared on
the family ranch. She drives
truck and does other farm chores.
(Continued on page 8)
Approval Given
On Rock Creek
Road Repair Job
Area civil defense administra
tor in Everett, Wn.. has notified
Judge Paul Jones that the Rock
Creek road to Lone Rook has
been accepted as a project to be
repaired at government expense
by an appropriate federal agen
cy, the judge said Wednesday.
Some eight miles of the road,
including a bridge, will be re
stored in the project, The road,
which has never been opened
since the December flood, will
be closed until iurtner nonce, me
judge said.
This prolect Is just one phase
of the federal aid. The county
was permitted to name one job
from the Christmas flood that
should be submitted for a fed
eral agency to undertake. The
Rock Creek road was chosen and
cost of the 1ob was estimated
at $19,000. This is separate from
aid that will be given under
public law 875 on other roads of
the county and also separate
from relief on Federal Aid Sys
tem roads. , t .
The county has submitted
restoration of bridges on the But
ter Creek road as a project from
the January storm to be handled
by a fedeal agency. This would
be under the same terms as that
on the Rock Creek road. At the
present time the county court
is waiting to hear whether this
will be approved.
It is not known at this time
when work will start on the
Rock Creek project
Bob Reynolds, representing
the state highway commission
and the Bureau of Public Roads,
was in the county Wednesday
surveying damage of the Jan
uary flood in order to make a
report for consideration of aid.
Judge Jones said that this as
sistance will tie in well with
the county's regular road pro
gram. "However, I can't stress too
heavily the importance of the
road serial levy," he said. "Our
whole financial foundation de
pends on the levy and our en
tire program of construction,
oiling and maintenance depends
on It"
ner wa prepare.! by trie .s.rp.
timii riuo aim -nrtu
,(iunif Kin, aevrrai or nm
were diiurhter i f memfMrra.
: County Alda tata
1 I" M talk. nnn .aid
ul rommunltir we fetd lt
truly a part of the utatca total
ih Nu.thln U farther from
,
.fr,titlv in iriK Ktatif'a tfruwtli."
OreRon'a rrwih l .rtelin
faiter than ttt neighboring
tatr. the l-eaKer aald. and he
predicted that the l'.a would
pjm-tl the VXi"
-It l roini? to approarh tho
level of the ft rruwth of the
lHf." he aald.
Since VXJi the atate ha gain
t Continued on pace 81
Number 51
10 cents
Need Held
Important
For County
When Morrow county voters
go to the polls at a special elec
iiah wstnLriav Fphruarv 24.
each will mark Just one cross in
his choice of the two spaces pro
vided on the small ballot furn
ished him. This will be either In
the square opposite the word
"Yes" or the ope opposite the
word "No."
How he marks those ballots
will determine whether the coun
ty will be permitted to levy
taxes of $125,000 per year for
the next three years for the road
department.
The election Is on the propos
ed road serial levy, which for
the past 12 years has iurnisnea
the foundation for road expen
ditures in the county.
A proposed serial levy for
$100,000 per year for three years
was defeated at the time of the
Special Election
Poll Places Listed
Polling places for the special
election on the road serial
levy In Morrow county Wed
nesday, February 24, are an
nounced by Mrs. Sadie Parrish,
county clerk, as follows:
S. E. Heppner county court
house. S. W. Heppner county court
house. N. W. Heppner Case build
ing on Main Street, across from
Wes' Richfield.
N. E. Heppner old city li
brary (next to city hall).
Lexington city hall, Lex
ington. lone city hall, lone.
Hardman Charlotte Walker
home. , ,
Boardman Greenfield
Grange hall. ,
Irrigon old high school
building, Houghton school.
general election early In No
vember, 1964, by a vote of 1028
to 865.
Since then have come two
serious floods which have laid
xxracta tn marts around the coun
ty, and the county court states
that the funds are vnai u me
road system is to be restored to
standard. The county has ap
plied for government relier
funds totalling swz.uuu, dui n
Is not expected that all of this
..,111 ha i-arolvpri. nnrt the aid is
designed only to bring the roads
to minimum stanaarus, juage
Paul Jones states.
Without the road serial levy,
the county would have only
some $80,000 from receipts other
than taxes for its 1965-66 road
program, aside from whatever is
received from the government
for flood relief.
"A day's drive around the
xAimtv urmilH ffinvtnoe anvone
of the need," the judge said.
The nine polling places in me
county will be open from 8 a.m.
until 8 p.m. on Wednesday.
While county officials would
like to have a heavy turnout of
voters for a true expression from
the county's residents, it Is fear
ed that the election may attract
only a light vote.
Sample ballot for the election
Is printed, as required by law,
on page 4, of section 2 of this
paper. No sample ballots other
than this were printed for distribution.