l i c r a n y
u or o
i u a n j. r . o
Wraragueir's
Calls Big
Another record numlxT of en
tri.- I likely for tl lleppner
Wrangler aprlng row rutting
uhli h la uheduled for Hal
unlay and Kundav a one of lh
prln hlirhlif M n lleppner.
jik year there wire 42 en
idt-a i Ida mrrt. but early In
rilcatln are Hint thl may be
toi.it in the tith annual meet
I Ma ur k rnit. On I'lcrre of
II. Wrancler Mid that cntrk
had lfn coming In good. In
cluitintf aome from Idaho.
The mM'l will irrt underway
at the county fairground at
7. 30 pm. .Saturday and will con
iinut until Sumlay afternoon.
Cinilntf event will be In the
new covered arena at the fair
ground. 12 fl. addition to the
aide of the building thla year
provide room lor bleacher eral
for ectalor liudde for the flrt
time. A fence aeparatr the a pec
taior area from the arena pro-r.
In cow rutting there will le
five divUlon Junior novlie,
registered, Junior rcgUtcrcd,
novice and oten each, with two
go round. Cutting event will
be at 7:30 p.m. haturday, 9:30
am. Sunday and I2.W) m.
Sunday In the covered arena.
Women' cutting I et for Sun
day with an H entry fee and
$2 office charge.
Thla year there will be $73
added money to the novice l tv
tsl.in and added money
to the oiwn pure. Home Man
kit trophic will ! provided
fur the Junior novice. reglntcred
and Junior reentered divllon.
Barrel racing and team rop
ing will Imi at the Wrangler
ground Sunday at 1:30. In the
bam I raring there will be two
K rnumli with $10 entry fee and
J'di cfflce charge. Thla U
OUHA approved. In team roping.
Wrangler only may participate.
Kntry will te $7.30 per man, iu
Board Employs
2 More Teachers
Two vacancies In the Morrow
county if hool system were filled
at Meclal meeting of the hoard
.f director of the ytcm Tu
dav night.
Two new tenrhcr hired were
Mm. Janet ttlchardflon Dock
weller of La Grande, who will
te aw. I i;nrl to the A. C. Hough
ton achool. Irrlgon, and Mr.
I'atrlcla Bushwav of Salem who
will tearh art at lleppner Hlk'h
school and lleppner Junior high
Mr. Dock weller. who ha a
B A. degree In elementary edu
cation from Eastern Oregon Col
lege, come with two year
teaching experience at Union.
Her huithand, who worka for Un
ion Pacific Ita II way, ha been
transferred to Hlnkle.
Mr. Bushway, who hold a
It. A. decree In art at I'ortland
State College, also has two
year' teaching cxerlcnce.
Mr. Richard Meador present
ed four pupil to the board In
an Interesting discussion on the
teaching of Modern Math. The
four are In an "Early Bird Math
class" which come to lleppner
Elementary schoool voluntarily
at 7:30 a.m. each school morn.
Ing to participate In the explor
ation of modern mathematics.
The four. Bob Peck. Terry Peck,
Robbie Abrams and Mark Lov
gren, assisted In explaining the
subject to the school board.
Mrs. Fred Hosklns talked to
the board on the need for a
special class in high school for
the retarded. She now teaches
such a class in the elementary
school.
Architect Howard Glazer was
nt the meeting to present pre
llminarv plans for Riverside
High school and an addition to
the A. C. Jlougnion scnooi, un
pun.
A tentative school calendar
for 1905-66 was presented but
was not adopted. It calls for
opening of school on September
7, 19Gf, and closing on June 3,
with Christmas vacation from
December 23 to January 3 and a
week for spring vacation, March
1418, 1966.
Baseball, Track
On Sports Slate
A doubleheader in baseball
here Saturday and a dual track
meet here Tuesday top the
schedule of spring sports events
for the week, lleppner High's
dlamondmen will play Grant
Union of John Day in the league
doubleheader starting at 1 p.m.
Saturday at the rodeo grounds.
Meanwhile, the lleppner High
track team will travel to Uma
tilla for the Athena Invitational
meet there Saturday, lleppner
has won the' meet in the past
two years and has two legs on
the rotating trophy which must
be won three years in succession
for permanent possession.
Grant Union trackmen will
furnish the opposition at the
dual meet here Tuesday. This
will start at 3 p.m. at the new
high school track.
lone High's baseball team Is
scheduled to play Riverside t
lone at 3 p.m. Friday and will
be host to Umatilla at 3 p.m.
Tuesday, May 4.
Today (Thursday) Heppner's
jayvee track team Is at Hermls
ton for a three-way meet with
Hermiston and Baker.
6sEi Spring iffleeff
Field f Cow CoStecs
Jack pot. and $) officii charge
N-r tram.
Titer U no admlln char go
for tertator, and all are in
vited to attend,
Kieclal entertainment I pro
vided IhU tear for the row
rutter. Wrangler and tht-tr
gueat with a dance at the Atn-r-lean
legion hall, starting at 9
p m. Mr. Iol Wlni heater I in
charge of arrangement.
Mie Mate that two grout
will furnlah live mimic, atartlng
with that of Roy Quackentuli,
a long lime favorite In thla
area: and to be followed by
TERRY LYNN McCOY
ROY RAYMOND OBERMEIER
Three Boys Top
Honor Students
At Riverside High
BOA RDM AN Terry Lynn Mc
Coy, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bcnne
K. McCoy of Irrlgon, will be val
edictorian for the 1M5 graduat
ing class of Riverside High
school. He has a grade point av
erage of 3.91 for seven semesters
of high school work.
Terry has boon very active in
school sports, and was named
Inspirational football player of
the year. He has held numerous
offices in the FFA. and wa
awarded the State Farmer's
Award, and received a scholar
ship award from both the Union
Pacific and the standard uu
Company.
IK has also served In many
class and student body oiflces,
this year as student body pres
ident. Terry plans to enroll nt Ore
con State University at Corval
lis, where he plans to major in
chemical engineering.
Co-saUitatorians for the class
of 15 are Lyle Dexter Hohbs
and Roy Raymond Obermeler.
Both boys have Identical CPA's
of 3.74. Lyle. the son of Mr. and
Mrs. Floyd Hobbs of Irrlgon, has
Clayed both lootbail and basket
all for four years. He has also
been active In many school ac
tivities, and served as senior
class president this year.
Roy, the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ernest Obermeler of Boardman,
has been active In sports, par
ticipating In basketball and
track. He has also been active
in FFA and has held various
class offices.
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J LYLE DEXTER HOlBS
.1 1
lmard Toll and M mualdan
Three old faahloned Kjuare
daiMe caller will le on hand for
thoae who enjoy njuare rtanrfng.
Mr. Wlnchealtf aaid. The hall
will be (Wurated In Weatern
ttyte and theme of the party
iliiiiD will te "Happlne.4
The party will ex tally
honor Kw new member of the
Wrangler who Joined the or
ganization In a recent member
kliln drive.
liud Kofktrr and John Tange
minn, twth of Yakima, Wn . will
be Judge fur the row rutting
event ihl year.
I Temblor Noticed
Hero Thursday Morn
A alight temblor, apparent
ly from the name earthquake
that ahook Seattle, wa no
ticed by er.me In llener
IhuMoay morning f today I.
J t Probably Ihe majority, how-
I j ever, never felt the quiver as
; ' they went about their dally
j I chore.
i City Sujerlntendent Vie
j Grofthcn wa at the M-wage
. j dlsMmal plant about 10:.K) a.m.
! when he nothed a wave form
j! on Ihe water In one of the
1! huge concrete tnnka. Another
I I city employee wa w Ith him.
' and aked. "What on earth
, j caused that?"
: Grohen replied. "If an
earthquake."
! Wave on the water were
prutuhly six Inches high,
Gn.hen aald.
"Nothing other than an
erthiuike could cause that
In Unit big concrete tank."
Grohhen ld
At the (;azette-Tlmes. the
temblor win not noticed. The
big pre apparently wa run
ning, and it create It own
earthquake.
, Boards to Hear
Taxpayer Appeals
Oregon property taxpayers
have until M.iy 17 to appeal this
year' assessments to their
County Boards of equalization.
Kach county board will con
vene on Monday, May 10. to be
gin It annual review of assess
ment. Under Oregon law a prop
erty owner may appear In per
son or be represented by an at
torney or other agent before the
board when it considers petit
ions for reduction of assess
ments. Taxpayers cannot wait until
receiving their tax statements
In the fall to appeal their as
sessments. If they do not know
the assessed value of their prop
erty at this time, they can learn
It at the county assessor's of
fice. By multiplying the assessed
value by four t except In Mult
nomah County I. they can de
termine the true cash (market)
; value.
i If a taxpayer feels that the
assessor's appraised value of his
property exceeds market value,
, he may appeal by petition to
j the county Board of EqualLza
1 tion. Forms for this purpose are
available in assessor's offices.
From the board decision, the
taxpayer may appeal to the
State Tax Commission (or, in
the case of real property, direct
ly to the Oregon Tax Court's
Small Claims Division if the
market value as determined by
the Board is not more than
$25,000).
WEATHER
By LEONARD GILLIAM
Official weather report for the
week of April 23-30 Is as follows
Mi
Low
Prec.
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
64
68
6S
69
72
82
68
37
45
40
40
41
53
37
.05
.02
Water Supply Excellent
Despite Post-Flood Drouth
Water users in Umatilla, Moi-
rov end Gilliam counties will
have excellent to average waicr
supplies In 1965 despite two
months of severe drought whl .n
followed two re cord-breaking
early-winter floods, according to
a leiKirt released today by A. J.
Webber, State Conservationist
lor the Soil Conservation Service
and prepared by W. T. Frost,
State Snow Survey Supervisor
representing co-operating feder
al, state, and private agencies.
The mountain snowpaeks are
near average and He on water
shed soils that are well welled
Morcd water supplies are excel
lent. Water content of the mou.i :
ain snowpack is 90 percent of
tne 15-year average 1943-62) on
the Walla Walla, 10-1 percent on
tht Umatilla, 119 percent on
McKay Creek and 125 percent
on the Birch-Butter-Willow
Creek watersheds. There Is iej
snow than last year at all sta
tions except at Arbuckle Mount
tin and Lucky Strike snow
counes.
wet under the snowpaeks but'
82nd Year
THE
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, April 29, 1965
A NEW BARBECUE grill 0t the Heppner City Park U presented
(a Mayer Al Lamb (rlqht) by John VenotnL manager f the
Heppner branch. Tint National Bank, on behalf of the bank,
while LeRoY Gardner, chairman of the city park committee (left)
looks on.
'Good Old Days'
Is Parade Theme
Theme of the 10i5 Morrow
county Rodeo parade will be
"The Good Old Days."
This idea was submitted by
Mr. Ralph Scott of Lexington,
and as the winner, fche will re
ceive two tickets to each after
noon perform am- of the "rodeo.
A number of entries were
submitted after announcement
was made of the contest two
weeks ago. A vote was taken by
members of the sponsoring
Chamber of Commerce here at
the Monday meeting, and "The
Good Old Days" proved to be
the most popular theme.
Unfortunately several Ideas
were submitted too late to be
considered. Deadline had been
announced as April 24.
Jaycees to Install
At May 5 Banquet
The local chapter of the Jun
ior Chamber of Commerce is
combining a banquet with an
evening program that will in
elude the installation of recently
elected officers, Wednesday,
May 5, at the Wagon Wheel
Cafe, beginning at 8 p.m.
Slate of new officers to be
seated are Charles McKlnnon,
president; Doug Gribble, vice
president, and Wayne Lamb,
secretary-treasurer. Don Hughes
and Lyle Jenson will be install
ed as directors. Pendleton Jaycee
officers will conduct the install
ation. Jerry Sweeney, life member
of the Jaycees and past presi
dent of the Ontario chamber,
will be guest speaker. Harley
Sager will preside as master or
ceremonies.
are drying rapidly on the siu
face elsewhere.
McKay Reservoir now coii
taiAs 63,380 acre feet compare.!
with 22,100 acre feet a year ago
in this date.
Cold Springs Reservoir is fi.ll
with slightly more than 50.000
acre feet which Is the same fig
ure as last year at this time.
Flow of the Umatilla near
Umatilla was about half aver
age in March but has been "'1
percent average from October 1,
through March 31, according to
prohminarry t d a t a from U. S.
Geological Survey, Portland,
Oregon. .
Forecasts of flow for the six
month season, April through
September, are all close to ave
rage with the lowest lorecast
for the South Fork of the Walla
Walla River where 70.000 acre
feet are expected for 92 percent
of the 15-year (1948-62) ave-
rage.
Flow or the umauna Kiver ar
Pendleton is forecast 190,000
acre feet or 104 percent of lue
average. McKay Creek dw
i
(Continued on page 5)
BUTE
I r
Bank Gives Grill,
Tree to City Park
On Anniversary
Heppner' city park has a new
barbecue grill and a new red
meplc tree, presented In com
memoration of the 100th anni
versary of the First National
Bank of Oregon.
John Venard. manager of the
Heppner branch of the bank,
made the formal presentation to
Mayor Al Lamb and Councilman
LcRov Gardner, chairman of the
committee on parks, Monday
The cast metal grill is set in
concrete near a picnic table In
the park, handy for those who
would like to use It for their
oicnics. A marker in the con
crete base explains that it was
presented by the first national
Bank.
Orieinal idea to mark the an
niversarv was that the bank
would Dresent a tree In every
community in the state where
it had branches. However, Man
ager Venard found that the most
expensive tree that he could buy
here still left enough money oui
of his allotment to buy the grill,
and he thought this would be a
fitting memorial that could be
enjoyed by many in the park.
Grade School Sets
Musical Program
All children in grades six,
seven and eight in the Heppner
Elementary school will present
a musical program for the ob
servance of Music Week on May
4 at 8 p m. in the junior high
gymnasium.
Mrs. Ola Mae Groshens and
Arnold Melby will direct the
young musicians. Admission of
50c for adults and 25c for stu
dents will be charged with the
money to be used to purchase
honor pins for general music
classes and letters for the band.
On the program, as well as
choral and band numbers, will
be solos and ensembles from the
music classes and the band.
Music Week is traditionally
observed the first week in May.
Plans Readied for 8th
Plans for the Portland Eighth
Grade Tour to Morrow county
were virtually completed at a
meeting of the local committee
last Thursday night.
On the tour, 36 Portland eighth
graders and their vchaperones
will be guests of host families
in Morrow county, and during
the three days the visitors are
here, they will see typical farm
operations, enjoy a party on Sat
urday night and learn of living
in trie rural area.
Assignments of host families
have been made, and a schedule
has been prepared for the tour.
It will get underway at 11 a.m.
Fridav. May 7. when the young
sters are due to arrive at lone.
Orientation, showing of a mm
on wheat, and luncheon will be
among the first items at lone
on Friday. Visits will be made
to farm operations Friday after-
- mr w i.
3
TIME
School and College
Elections Monday
Two school election are on election for a 4 vrar term. Alo
tap Monday in Morrow county
and all registered voter In the
county are eligible to cast bal
lot. Election of directors and ad
visory board member for Mor
row County School district will
be held, and at the same time
the vote on the Blue Mt. Area
Education district budget will
be held. In addition, two direc
tor of the two-county college
district will be elected.
Robert B. Abram of lleppner,
who ha served as a director of
the college district ince It In
ception. I a candidate for re-
Marion and Linn
Proposal Backed
J By Chamber Vote
I Proposal that the second Con
gressional diktrict be enlarged
bv the addition of Marlon and
Linn counties rather than by the
addition of a portion of Mult
jnomah county was supported by
: the . Heppner Morrow County
Chamber of Commerce at its
Monday meeting.
A resolution proposed by Her
man Winter, chairman of the
legislative committee, was pars
ed to that effect by unanimous
vote.
The Marlon and Linn proposal
is in a House bill In the legis
lature, while the Multnomah
proposal Is in a Senate bill.
Winter Dointed out that the pre
dominantly agricultural area of
the 2nd district has much more
in common with Marion- and
I inn rviiintifia than it HrwvB with
j Muitnomah county, a non-
agricultural area.
Charles Hoover of the State
, Employment Service, Pendleton,
wa speaker at the luncheon
meeting and discussed the Uma
tilla-Morrow Manpower . Re
sources study now. in progress.
He said that It Is a study
of employment problems to de
velop a plan for the future.
Among problems to be faced
are the oversupply of unskilled
labor, the undersupply of skill
ed labor, the lack of employ-
ment for youth, and changes
being made in the employment
picture with the Increased auto
mation. Manpower studies are now in
progress in four other counties
in the state..
Being considered are total la
bor needs for the next five years
and the amount and quality of
the labor supply in the next
five years. Communities may
seek to forestall occupational
shortages, encourage more to
prepare for jobs in occupational
growth fields, improve schools'
vocational training, improve and
expand community training fa
cilities, and improve and expand
in-plant training.
The study could be helpful In
attracting new industries, he
said.
Proofs of Pictures
Ready for Showing
Proofs of children's pictures
taken for publication in the Gazette-Times
recently will be
back for showing to parents on
Monday, May 3. Those who had
pictures taken in Heppner may
see them at the Heppner Hotel
on Monday from 8:30 a.m. to 3
p.m. Those who had them taken
in lone may see them at Stef
ani's Restaurant on the same
day from 5 to 9 p.m.
The pictures were taKen Dy
Woltz Studios, Inc., of Des
Moines. Iowa, and they will be
published in the Gazette-Times
over a period of weeks alter
finishing work is done and en-
gravings are made.
noon and again on Saturday
morning and afternoon. Lunch
eon Saturday will be at historic
Valby Lutheran churcn.
The party Saturday night will
be in the fair pavilion with
roller skating as the principal
entertainment All eighth grad
ers in the area will be invited
to attend the party.
As was done last year, bro
chures will be prepared and sent
to the visitors as souvenirs.
Other souvenirs will be given to
them from local frrms and org
anizations in a packet when they
depart Sunday. Identification
badges have been made for all
those on the tour with the com
pliments of the Gazette-Times.
Exnense of the tour is shared
by several organizations and as
sociations. Among those who
have already contributed to this
years tour are tne xviorrow
Number 9
EDHPPrNiEn
10 cents
running for reelection for a 4-
year term I Ralph McKwen of
Athena. Neither ha opposition
on the ballot
On the college budget, the
vote will be on the levy of $25v
193 In taxe for the lfM5 G6 fl
cal year. Legal notice on the
college election 1 elsewhere In
thi paper.
Three director of school dis
trict R l will be elected for Mor
row county, and there Is no op
position on the ballot for the
three position.
Donald MeElllgott aeek elec
tion to a 5-year term In Zone
III tlone. Mdton Morgan, pres
ent director from lone. 1 not a
candidate for reelection. Ralph
Skoubo of Boardman seeks elec
tion for a 4 -year term In Zone
I. He currently I filling the
unexpired term of Roy partlow.
d-ceased. Irvln Rauch eek re
election In Zone IV (Lexington)
for a 5-year term.
Advisory committee member
will be elected In zones where
some term are expiring.
The county school and college
district elections will run con-
currently and use the same poll
ing places. Folia will Be open
from 2 to 8 p.m.
Polling places are Heppner
Elementary school cafeteria, A.
C, Houghton School In Irrlgon.
lone Hieh school. Riverside High
school, Lexington city hall, and
Rhea Creek Grange hall at
Ruggs.
Awards Assembly .
Set for Wednesday
At Heppner High
- Heppner High school students
who have made achievements
during the year will be honored
at the annual awards assembly,
set for Wednesday evening, May
5. at 7:30 In the hieh school
multipurpose room, it is an
nounced by Mrs. Margaret Kirk
of the faculty.
Awards will be given in ill
areas of athletics for both var
sity olayers and jayvee, as well
as for speech and drama, jour
nalism, band, commercial suo-
jects, citizenship, attendance,
and others that will not be
announced the evening of grad
uation.
Parents of high school stu
dents are especially urged to be
present, with the assembly open
to the public.
Hillard Brown, principal oi
the grade school, is planning the
awards assembly for grade and
Junior high students for late
May.
Seven are Chosen
For Scholarships
Four Heppner High school
seniors and one lone High sen
ior have been chosen to receive
one-year fee remission and
state cash scholarships for 1965
66, it is announced by E. B.
Lemon, chairman of the Oregon
State Scholarship Commission.
These scholarships are award
ed annually by the commission
to graduating seniors to be used
at the institution of their choice.
Applicants this year number
5000, an all-time high.
Those from Heppner High In
elude Carl Bauman, Annamarie
Brindle, Alice Jean Stockard,
and Bruce Thomson. From lone
High is Cheryle I. Lundell.
Mary Susan Wheelhouse, Ar-.
lington High senior, and Mary
E. Herrick of Stanfield High will
also receive scholarships, the
commission announced.
Grade Tour
County Livestock Growers assoc
iation, the 4-H club council,
Heppner Soil and Water Conser
vation district, Heppner-Morrow
County Chamber of Commerce,
Morrow County Farm Bureau,
Elks lodge, First National Bank,
and ' Morrow County Wheat
Growers.
The visitors will come by bus
from Portland, leaving early
Friday, May 7. Refreshments
will be provided en route by
the Morrow County Wheat Grow
ers. Lindsav Kincaid Is chairman
of the committee In charge.
N. C. Anderson, tour director.
and Kincaid will outline plans
for the tour and show pictures
of last year's tour as the pro
gram feature of the Heppner
Morrow County Chamber of Com
merce luncheon meeting Mon
day.