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GAZETTE-TIME
Hcppner, Oregon, Thursday, August 5, 1965
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Dam Construction Could
Start in 3 Years at Best,
Engineer Tells Chamber
FRINCTSS SUSAN McCOT
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Feb
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Princess Susan
Honor for thla week's prlnct-M
f the M-rrk In the royal fair
and rodeo rourl move to North
Morrow county, represented by
mniTM sunan jmioy. ilu? ill
tractive, vivacious ml In the
daughter of Mr. and Mri War
ren McCoy of Irrlgon, and she
la gracioualy at home on the
regal court
Prince, Susan, chosen" 1v thd
Tllllcum elub ait It representa
tive, will It honored at the
fourth f the aeries of weekly
ttanrea for the crmrt at the Hcpp.
ner fair pavilion Saturday night.
"Die u.ual Rood crowd la expect
ed to be on hand, with another
good bond. "The Avonlea," of
Pendleton, scheduled to furnish
the mu.ilc.
Suaan Lorraine McCoy wa
born In Pendleton, but has lived
In Irrlgon all her life. Her fath
er Is employed by the U. S. Army
Corjw of Knglnecrs. Her family
Includes a twin brother, Larry,
who Just completed his fresh
man year at Kastcrn Oregon
College, and a younger slater at
home.
The princess possesses an en
viable scholastic and academic
record, graduating aa valcdlctor.
Ian of the class of 1964 at Klv
erslde High school. Last year
she waa enrolled at Oregon
State University and participat
ed In many activities of the
school. Aa a member of tho Col
lege pep band, she made the
trip to the Roso Bowl football
as a
game, and was chown
frrohman pep rally girl. She
plans to return to OSU this year,
where her Interests are in tho
field of homo economics.
Activities kept Susan busy
during tier nign school days,
excelling in nana for tour years
and chosen for all state band
She was a majorette and stu
dent band director, taught bo
ton leswtns. Mrved on the school
paper and annual staff, was Mu
dent body secretary, and active
In. Girls' Athletic Association
competition. .
Ah outstanding event In her
senior year came when she was
chosen as Betty Crocker a Home
maker of Tomorrow In her
school. The achievement . also
spoke well for her 10 years of
training in 411 cooking and
sewing clubs, once taking
state blue ribbon In cooking for
rolls which she had naked,
rrineess Susan Is fond of out
door sports, especially horseback
riding. Her favorite mount In
sorrel . horse, "Cinnamon," and
she also has a colt named "lep
With Queen Judy and the
other princesses, she attended
the Chief Joseph Days cclchra
Hon the past week-end. The
court's next official appearance
win he In llermlston at tho
Umatilla County Fair parade on
August 20. The queens corona
tion will follow the next day,
August 21, at the fairgrounds,
with hoc dance following.
On the tnot optlmUtlc hauls,
construction of the Willow Creek
,dam could be underway three
ar from now, Nle Meadow
croft, chief of the survey ami re
w.rt section of the Walla Walla
MMrlct, V. 8. Army Corps of Kn
Klriccrs. told members of the
I Icppncr Morrow County Chain-lH-r
of Commerce Monday.
He emphasized, however, that
tills would bo a "cloe and op
limlMIe" schedule.
Although reluctant to theorize
cn the future, in response to a
queMlon he said that he would
estimate that It would take
about 2' years to build the rock
fill dam and that several hun
dred men would be required to
do the Job.
Meadow croft said that the
Roaring Flames Engulf
Four Buildings Tuesday
Four old buildings were de
stroyed at the west end of Water
street by roaring flames Tues
day evening, punctuated by ex
plosion of an empty propane gas
tank that could bo heard over
much of town.
Two buildings used ns store
houses by Howard Kelthley,
building contractor, and two old
garages owned by Mrs. Katie
Currln were leveled In the fire.
Kelthley was also using the
garages for storage.
I A small house to the east of
the fire was damaged. It Is own
ed by Kelthley and occupied by
Mrs. Jane Mattalr. her mother.
and two children. Mrs. Mattalr I
was not home at the tlmo of the
fire, since she Is taking nurse's
training in Pendleton.
Window frames were burned
out of this small house, and
water and smoke damage was
incurred to the building and its
contents.
Mr. and Mrs. Tim Moore and
family occupy another house
owned . by Kelthley in front of
the structures destroyed. This
house did not sustain severe
damage, although some damage
may have been done to the roof
and exterior paint was blistered.
Mr. and Mrs. Moore, on vacation,
were not at home at the time
of the fire, but their daughter,
Glnny, was home.
Kelthley said that he lost a
considerable number of tools In
the fire, as well as a large quan
tity of building materials. How
ever, he had moved many of his
more expensive tools and
equipment to a new shop near
his present residence on Court
Street Included in the loss was
much mahogany and birch ply
wood, considerable quantity of
paint, electric motors, gas motor,
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CLAYTON NORTON
Principal Norton
Now at Work Here
Clayton Norton, new DrinciDal
of Hcppner High school, has
started work at the school and
moved here last Thursday with
his family. They are occupying
the new home owned by Earl
Ayres on Skyline Blvd.
Mrs. Norton is well acquaint
d with this area, having been
reared in Echo. Her maiden
name was Clara Correa. Child
ren are Bill. 11, and Shirley, 16.
The family came from Red-
mond where Norton was associa
ted with the school system for
19 years, starting there as a
classroom teacher in social stud-
es, world history and geogra-
hy.
He becamo vice principal then
assistant principal, and last year
was appointed interim superin
tendent for a year.
The new principal said he Is
busy making some changes at
the school and preparing for the
year ahead. He said he is im
pressed with the school and is
ooklng forward to serving as
its administrator.
planning for the dam haa oro
ceded so well to this Dolnt I hat
It "aeema almost as if U has
rx-en given priority." He theorlz
r! that thUjmay be partly due
to attention railed to need lor
tht protection of life, In view of
the J'K)3 flood dWaxtcr. in addit
ion to the L2 to 1 bcm-rU-cot
ratio on the proposed multiple
use project. ;
"We have ha. I the leant qun
Hons on this projm of any of
the pat two or three years." he
Mid.
In anwer lo another question,
the engineer said that if the
Irrigation feature were removed
from the project. It would be
very difficult to "m-U" to Cong
ress because the anticipated
cost a then would be greater than
the anticipated benefits.
Irrigation benefit Nedd
Average annual benefits from
the dam are figured at $279nw
and average annual cost are i
figured at $233,100. Of the bene
fits. $X.V.N) are 1 turd as !ho
from Irrigation. If this were re
moved, the annual benefits
would be well below the costs.
"All benefits are necessary
and desirable to JuMify the pro
ject." he said.
Meadow-croft iafd that while
original estimates on construc
tion of the dam figured cost at
about W.TOOjDOO. this has al
ready risen, because of Increas
ing eots, to, an estimated "!,
K).0()0.
Of the multiple uses, the flood
control feature would be non
reimbursable,- with the federal
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Board Agrees
To $108,000
As Local Part
Cott of construction of th
Riverside High school has in
creased considerably in the past
two years, but under a plan pro
posed by the U. S. Armv Cnro
of Engineers after negotiating
with the Morrow County School
District, cost to the district will
be down by some $13.0). David
Potter, superintendent of schools,
said Wednesday night
At a special meeting Wed
nesday night the directors sign
ed a letter agreeing to pay 8
of the total cost of construction.
Potter said.
At the time of an initial agree
ment in 193, the cost was fig.
ured at $305,000 of which the
district would pay $123,000 and
the U. S, Army Corps would pay
$782,000.
Under the new plan arrived
at when representatives of the
district met with the Corps at
Walla Walla Monday, the dis
trict will pay only 8 of the
construction cost, now figured
at $1.3r0.000. Thus, the district
cost will be about $108,000 and
the Corps will pay $1,240,000.
Because of a change In state
standards, the school will in
clude an area of 50.000 square
feet as compared with the in
itial plan for 40.000 square feet.
The original $123,000 to be paid
Dy tne district was to be lor
betterments above "replacement
In kind." Under the new plan
the Corps will absorb cost of
some of the httermenta but
MRS. DALE (JOAN) CEET has beta chosen nursing supervisor asks the district to pay the per-
or rionver Memorial noapucu, lureiwung aars. Marrm laaeDest l cent age as a share of Increase
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Joan Grey Heads
Hospital Nurses ;
Mrs. Dale (Joan) Grey has
been appointed nursing super
visor at Pioneer Memorial Hos-
ion Is scheduled for Saturday, liD,.)hi c
August 21. at the Hcppner high J to Bates wh(re hpr husband is
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Heppner School
Reunion Dated
A big Hcppner School Reun-
Hospital Engaged
In Improvements;
TV Sets Coming
school from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Marlene Bergstrom, secretary
announces.
It is for all students, teachers
and graduates and their fam
Hies. Registration will start at
9 a.m. and roll call of classes
and graduates will be at 11. A
family picnic will be held at
noon.
La Verne Van Marter. Jr.. will
give an address of welcome at
2:30 as master of ceremonies.
Gifts will be presented and
short talks will be given by a
few of the graduates.
A track meet will be at 3:30
prior to the conclusion of the
program at 5 p.m
A Heppner school reunion
book will be printed after the
reunion with pictures of de
ceased classmates and teachers;
group pictures of each class at
tending; group pictures of teach
ers, students, relatives and
friends attending; highlights of
the reunion; and names and
addresses of all students, teach
ers and graduates who can be
located.
Imnrovpmpnts at Plnnnor
nor nusDand is l I reservoir.
employed. Will O'Harra. hospital . ""'X ?nn aK. ",1
in costs' accruing during the
time the board held its decision
on the school in abeyance. -
This arrangement must be ap
proved by the Pacific Division
of the Corps in Portland after
which it will go to the Chief of
Engineers in Washington, D. C,
for final decision.
The new school is to be lo
cated at the new Boardman
townsite, now under construc
tion to be ready prior to the
rising of the John Day Dam
administrator, announces.
Mrs. Case beer had been nurs
ing supervisor for the past five
years and was employed at the
hospital for four years prior to
that. : -
Five full time nurses and 16
nurse's aides are on the hospital
staff.
Mrs. Grey has been employed
as a nurse at the hospital for
three years as of October, 1965.
She is a graduate of Heppner
High school with the class of
1955 and is a graduate of Dea
coness Hospital, bpokane, in
I960. Mrs. Grey is daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Wright of
Hcppner.
O'Harra said that patient load
at the hospital has been heav
ier this summer than the aver
age for this season of the year
with about 11 patients per day
as compared to five or six for
a normal summer. In addition
there are 18 in the nursing home
section of the hospital on the
lower level.
O'Harra said Monday.
Major improvement Is that to
the kitchen which had to be re
paired when floor sank because
of settling of the soil below.
The floor had dropped some
three inches and disrupted
plumbing- connections, the result
of a fill beneath at the time of
construction 15 years ago, O'
Harra said.
Back-lo-School
Event Next Week
Would you believe it? School
is only a month away, starting
in Morrow county on Tuesday,
,a k un.n..j n a . M I fay-
had to be removed and a small
utility room had been in use as
Heppner merchants realize
this fact and offer parents and
fJ",AS?n2!ie "J0! students the opportunity of get-
A ) ill ' V'i- - s " -f ' )
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MAJOR WINNERS in the Gazette-Times subscription campaign,
concluded Saturday, were these five lively young salesmen.
From left they are Frank Halvorsen, lone, who won the grand
prise; Alvln Vinson, Lexington, who won the district two cap
ital prize; Kelly Green, Heppner. who won the district one
capital prize; Tricla Prock, Heppner. who won fourth prize; and
Janet Gantry, Heppner, who won iifth prize.
Frank Halvorsen Wins Grand Prize in Campaign
Frank Halvorsen of lone won
the grand prize In the subscrip
tion campaign of the Gazette
Times, which concluded Satur
day, as he earned 1,594,750
points under the terms of the
campaign.
Capital prize winner in district
one (Heppner) was Kelly Green,
Heppner, with 754,500 points.
and Alvln Vinson of Lexington
won the capital prize in district
two (outside of Heppner) with
583,250 points.
Tricla Prock In the Heppner j
district followed Green with
626,250 points, and Janet Gen
try was fifth In the -campaign
with 375,000 points.
The winners had the choice of
taking bicycles as part of their
prize awards, but all elected to
take the cash.
Fifteen other salesmen in the
campaign received commissions
on the subscriptions they sold.
Halvorsen and Charlotte Hat
ter of Klnzua tied for a first ex
tra prize of $10 in cash civen
for securing the most points on
new subscriDtions during the
third and fourth report periods,
and duplicate cash prizes were
given. Halvorsen won a second
extra prize of $10 in cash for
securing the most points dur
ing the fifth, sixth and seventh
report periods.
Many new subscribers were
added to the list of Gazette
Times readers as a result of the
campaign, and hundreds re
newed their subscriptions, so
that the paper stands at what
is probably a record high in
readers during its 82-year his
The paper staff extends thanks
to all the young salesmen who
did such an excellent Job, and
to all those who responded witn
new subscriptions or renewals
in the campaign. Bud Weik of
Sandy was campaign manager
for Burton L. Denton Subscrip
tion Campaigns and the recep
tion by the public in the area
is appreciated. Thanks also go
to Randall Peterson who acted
as judge of the campaign.
Complete statement of the
judge is on page two of this pap
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poured in the kitchen and a new
type of floor covering was trow
eled on. leaving an unbroken
surface without seams. The re
sistant permanent surface re
quires no waxing.
The large electric range has
been completely gone over bv
Bob Lowe, hospital custodian.
One sink will be rebuilt, a
new refrigerator will be install
ed and a steam table will be
among the improvements.
Move back into the kitchen
started this week as paintere
completed their work. Shelving
and cupboards will be replaced
with open metal shelving to re
place old covered shelving: in
the adjoining store room.
About 120 meals per day are
served at the hospital, O'Harra
said. -
Meanwhile, work Is in prog
ress on installing a large emer
gency generator that would sup
ply electricity to the hospital
during anv prolonged power out
age. The generator will be
placed on a concrete slab out
side the building. It was pur
chased as surplus at very low
cost.
Television sets will be install
ed in each room of the hospital
sometime in the fall, made dos-
sible by a bequest from the late
Alfred Troedson. These will be
equipped with pillow speakers
and remote controls for the con
venience of the patients. There
are now only two television sets
in the hospital, O'Harra said.
ting ready for the school year.
They will stage their Back-to-School
and Friday, the 13th,
promotion on the week-end of
Friday and Saturday, August 13
and 14.
Back to School stocks are
ready, and some extra good val
ues will be offered for the pro
motional event
There will be free parking on
Friday, August 13, this time. Us
ually the free parking is on Sat
urday during the promotional
events, tout it was moved up a
day in keeping with the Friday
13th theme.
Good Shrine Tickets
Are Still Available
A few excellent seats are still
available to those who have not
yet purchased their tickets to
the iiast-West Shrine football
game in Pendleton on August
21, according to Larry Cook, lo
cal chairman.
The tickers are available in
the office of Dr. L. D. Tibbies.
The next order of tickets is ex
pected to be in second-rate seat
ing areas.
WEATHER
:BT LEONABD GILLIAM
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
HI
95
98
93
100
86
83
86
Low
59
59
60
67
55
52
50
Prec
.02
Total precipitation for month
of July was .76". same as that
recorded for July of last year.
Paper Asks Help
On Early Copy, Ads
Cooperation of advertisers
and the public is needed by
the paper in submitting adver
tising and news copy early for
the next few weeks.
One of the backshop staff
will be on vacation next week,
and this is also the edition for
the Back to School and Friday
13th promotion with a heavier
Workload than usual antici
pated. . .
- Cooperation on the early
copy will be appreciated. Any
advertiser who needs help on
layouts or other assistance for
the Back to School event is in
vited to contact the paper.