Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current, March 10, 1966, Image 1

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Newspaper Page Textu or o EUCJCNC , our. P7103 oped tf Umh BhM$ mm School Design n ill Doaro nears Approved; Acts on Many Items IValgn memo for Itu licw Riverside li;h whin. I was ap proved TiMiuUy by the Chief 'if the U. S. Army Corps of Kngln nn, Washington, l C, .Supt. Iavld It, Putter n( the Morrow County Shool syKtcm toll the board i( director uf the district lit their uniting Tuesday night. Tiii supcilnlcndcnt ail thut he would iinM-t with the h'ngln- ecrs Wednesday and thut a mcc lal meeting would Ih w 1 1-I mmri to proceed with the plan iilng (r the iM lux'l. Till win hut one linjMiilaiit matter to come to the nticntion of tiu (lii.(ior in a busy :v liour wmIuh. Coiuldor Contract After an executive eMloit to CoiiNldi-r ti (ii lirr contract, the board reconvened and lhr-yrtr rimtraii were approvrd (or Edith Pari low ami .Nancy ! roux of lUiardman On r' i.in nicndatlon of llu uchl.H4.ry com mittee, a I. mi, one year contrails were offered to all other eligible leathers ul Boardman and Irrl K"i. IVan SwriiHon of trrlgon could ri"l In coiiHldcrt'd for a contract Imh-bu-m' hi- In unable to cerllly with the Mate. Supt. Potter mi Id. Robert Uyrd. wlm will graduate from Eastern Oregon College In Iwt Grindo next week, was hired to replace Sweiimn as Kth grade teacher and coach for the bal ance of the school year. Mrs. Gene .(Leonal Winter wit hired to fill the position of ylrliH phytlcal education teach er In Ileppner for the balance of the year, replacing Mr. Wand.i Najar who has reMgncd. The hoard voted to offer a three-year contract to Hex Eng lish at Ileppner High im hool. Ac tion wan deferred on his con tract to this meeting from the previous meeting. The board voted 4 2 against a contract to Jim Totter, coach ot:d social Htudic teacher at Ileppner High. It reverted a previous action and offered a one-year contract to Richard Mc Intyre, Ileppner elein e n t a r y teacher. Mclntyre was alao as alined the duty of track conch when Clint Agee, who has leen coach of the sport at the grade school, Ma It! that he wished to be relieved of thU duty. At the request of student at lone ;Ilgh achool. track will be added to the f ports there and Gordon Meyers was named to handle the duty at the regular pay increment. Action was taken to correct a salary Inequity for Principal h'verett HolMeln. The board vot ed an additional $500 to him for his work this year. When the two prlnclpalships at lone were combined to one position last year, HolMeln became the lone principal, and his salary was less than he would have receiv ed had he continued under the system of two principals. Resignation of Charles Moor man (rom the A- C. Houghton and Riverside band position "for jH-rsonal reasons" was accepted. Spooks lor Norton George Luclanl of Pine City spoke to the board briefly, stat ing that he was sorry that the directors had not offered Clayton Notion, Ileppner high principal, anoihvr contract. "I feel that we are losing a real food man," he said. Basic May Be Up In connection with the (17 bud ;e, Supt. potter reported that the state has notified the district that basic school sup port fund-, are estimated at flW.txm. which would be $-V Y) more than the district estimate. I In Its forthcoming budget. The additional sum may he Incorp orated In the btid;:et at the hear ing and would reduce th amount of Inctcase In ey need ed, he s.ild. Alv III connection with the, budget the board considered the ' proposed l.i ii n I ry at llippner1 (Continued on page 8) Class on Fallout To Start Tuesday An important class In radio logical monitoring. snorcd bv civil defense, will start Tues day. March 22. at 6:30 In the old cltv library net to the lleppnec city hall. Stierlff C.J.D. liauman. civil defense coordlna tor, announces. The clavs will give training In nailing (iclger counters to determine Roentgens of radio active material In fallout. In case of a nuclear attack, the ability to measure the radioac tivity would he vital for sur vlval. Sheriff tiauman said. Needed equipment for the purpose will be Included In ev rrv civil defense fallout shelter. Unless someone using the shel ter knew how to use It In the case of an attack, It would be of no value, he said. James Johnson of Ordnance will teach the class. It Is open to men, women and high school seniors, and an appeal Is made fir all to at tend who can iiosslbly do so. 83rd Year Number 2 THE mm GAZETTE TIME Hcppncr, Oregon 97836, Thursday, March 10, 1966 10 cents SMe Commeiiids City's Poire WcaJeir --But Pool Gives Cause For Concern Man Found Dead At Boardman Charles Rav Fonda, 43, who had been working as a cook at the llltchln' Post. Boardman. was found dead In his house at a trailer court Wednesday. State police and Joe Balfe, deputy district attorney, inves tigateo, and the body was brought to Sweeney Mortuary Wednesday night. Jerry Sweeney said that Dr. Robert Connell of Pendleton, clinical pathologist, would per form an autopsy Thursday af ternoon to determine cause of death. Fonda, whose driver's license listed his home as being In Ari zona, had worked at the Board man restaurant since February 22. I 1 I I IT 1 V - ,-. LI .'3 ROD THOMSON Winter Files for D.A., Thomson for Assessor HERMAN WINTER Quiet continued to prevail on Winter, the pre-primary election scene with no contests apparent in filings to date, Mrs. Sadie Par rish, county clerk, reported Wed nesday. 'Roderick (Rod) Thomson, Re publican, filed his candidacy fox a second term as Morrow coun ty assessor. Ills first term ends this year. Thomson served as deputy assessor in the county office for four years prior to his election in 1962. -No oppos ition in either party has devel oped for the position to this time. District Attorney Herman Republican, has filed hl9 candidacy for reelection with the state in Salem. Win ter was appointed to the office shortly after he came to Ilepp ner from Salem, succeeding Robert Abrams who resigned. The district attorney was ap pointed by Governor Mark Hat field on October 1, 1962, and then was elected to the office as a writeln candidate In No vember of that year. He Is com pleting his first full term this year. Filing deadline Is Tuesday, March 15 In the office of the county clerk for positions of the county level. made lay-ins against it. Way WAHTONKA (52) scored 8 points In the last quar- Fg Ft Pf Tp ter and Hammel scored 6 of his Hammel 3 14 7 7 points. way 5 5 1 15 HEPPNER (42) Harmon 5 1 2 11 F(C Ft Pf Tp Proctor 5 0 0 10 Doherty 4 0 5 8 Ricketts 2 115 Hellker 8 1 3 17 Hobart 2 0 14 Hoskins 110 3 Emmons 0 0 0 0 Jacobs 3 8 2 14 Hall 0 0 2 0 TOTALS 22 8 9 52 Clark 0 0 2 0 Kilkenny 0 0 2 0 ,. Gray 0 0 0 0 IIePPn" 8 15 11 8 TOTALS 16 10 16 42 Wahtonka 7 15 11 19 Court Schedules 7 Appearances Seven out-of-county appear ances are tentatively scheduled for the Morrow county Fair and Rodeo court In the spring and summer, John venard, rodeo secretary, announces. Cjueen Erna Lynn Winchester and her court are scheduled to go to Arlington. Condon. Uma tilla, Spray and Joseph for ro deo events; to the umatuia ountv fair and to the Pendle ton Round-Up. Talk on Adoptions Set for Chamber And Lions Club SENIOR GUARD GENE HELIKER costs off with a shot for Heppnvr la tb Wahtonka qam la th finals I th district tournament on to Eastern Oregon Colieae floor. La Grande. Saturday night. The Eagles scored a 10-potot win to en d the Mustangs season despite He Liter's outsid shooting performance. All lire Eagles In the game at the time are In this picture. Including (far left) Lucky Proctor. Bill Hammel (44). Gary Ricketts (4). Jerry Harmon (32). and Terry Way (34). Heppner players Include Ruts Kilkenny (33) at far right Mac Hoskins (center fore ground) and Jim Jacob (background, visible betide Ricketts). (Lloyd Johnson photo). Eagles Scuttle State Tournament Hopes of Heppner Basketeers By JOHN COZ Wahtonka ended Heppner's state basketball hopes Saturday night In La Grande by beating the Mustangs. 52-42. to earn this district's berth in the state A-2 tournament In Coos Bay. The defeat was a tough one to take for the western division champions of the Greater Ore gon League and also brought some gloom to the hundreds of Heppner fans who followed the team to the district tournament, giving by far the best represen tation of any of the four towns entered. They found solace, though. In the outstanding sea son of the fast breaking Mus tangs and in the first A-2 league championship In the school's history. The Eagles, showing skill and balance which should make them a strong contender in Coos Bay, overcame a narrow Heppner lead at the end of three Quarters and powered their way Into the state tourney by out scoring the Mustangs 19-8 in the final stanza. Heppner managed a one point edge In the first quarter, 8 to 7, In the Intense, tight game. Scoring was exactly even through the next two periods with the Mustangs clinging to the one point at the start of the fourth. Wahtonka, which had profit ed from two previous meetings with the Mustangs, came up with an exceptionally strong de fense, never allowing Heppner to fast break and plugging up the key to drives and laylns. Gene Hellker, Heppner's flashy senior guard, kept Hepp ner ahead through three quar ters as time and again he made long pushers. He ended with hlg hgame honors of 17 points. Jim Jacobs added 14 to the los ing cause and Jim Doherty had eight. Terry Way led the Eagles with 15, after not scoring in the first quarter. Jerry Harmon dumped in 11 points, and Lucky Proctor added 10 to power Wah tonka. Throughout the game Hepp ner had to settle for the long shot as it could not work the ball In against the strong Wah tonka defense. Consequently, Mac Hoskins got only three points which really hurt the Mustangs. The Eagles also con trolled the boards all through the game which had a lot to do with the outcome. The fourth quarter really proved the difference in the game. The Mustangs could not find the basket while the Eag les scored 19 points. Doherty fouled out midway through the quarter and this all but sealed the lid on the Mustangs cof fin. Heppner used a press in the last quarter, but this didn't help as Terry Way and Bill Hammel New Owners Open Wishing Well Grand opening of the Wishing Well drivein will be Saturday. March 12. Mrs. Lavelle Cecil and Mrs. Betty Sadler, new owners, announce. They formerly operated the Kinzua Cafe together and have purchased the drivein, located north of Heppner on the high way to Lexington, from Mrs. Betty Hamilton. Their - policy will be to serve good food at reasonable prices, they said. Hours will be from 10 am. daily. On the day of the grand open ing, thoy are offering popcorn to children at 5c per bag and ice cream will be on sale at 95c per half gallon and 50c per quart. Sandwiches, soft drinks, coffee and short orders will be offered at the drivein, the new owners slate. By WEATHER LEONARD GILLIAM week of March 3-9 Is as follows: Hi Low Prec Thursday 41 20 Friday 50 39 Saturday 55 34 Sunday 52 32 .18 Monday 50 37 Tuesday 57 50 Wednesday 63 33 .58 Mrs. Jean Reed, case worker for the State Adoptions Unit in Salem, will speak to the Cham ber of Commerce in Heppner on Monday, March 14, according to Lowell Chally, welfare admin istrator. That evening she is to address the lone Lions club and will present a colored film. Persons Interested in adoption should make heir initial con tact through the Morrow Coun ty W'elfaxe Department, Chally states. This is located in the Case Building in Heppner. The mailing address is Box 175, or phone 676-9211. As an adoption agency, the State Public Welfare Commis sion plans adoptions for child ren from infancy to approxi mately 12 years of age. Homes are particularly needed for children over five years as well as those belonging to family groups needing placement to gether, minority racial groups and children with some phys ical handicap. Since the state's permanent concern is finding adoptive fam ilies to meet these children's needs of love and security, its requirements for applicants are reasonably flexible, Chally said. Adoption applicants should be within the normal age span found between parents and children and must have been married for at least two years. There are no rigid standards in regard to religion and financial standing other than that they have such income to provide ad equately for a child. There is no fee attached to a state wel fare adoption. Couples with children are also eligible. Certificate of merit from the Oregon State Board of Health on the purity of the Heppner water system brought happy smiles from city council men when It was read at the reg ular council meeting Monday night The certificate, signed by Richard H. Wilcox. M. D.. state health officer, commended those responsible fur the system for "safeguarding public health by meeting standards for bacteri ological purity." This was the third consecu tive year that the cltv has re quired such a certificate for meeting th exacting health re quirements with its water. Pool la Bad Condition Several other matters In con nection with state agencies were brought before the council, and two caused conslderbale con cern. Supt. Vic Groshens said that the state sanitary engineer came to inspect the municipal swimming pool &nd made recom mendations that would require an extensive remodeling Job. ."Some of them would be pro hibitive" Groshens said. Concrete on the bottom of the pool is rotten and the structure is full of cracks, the city super intendent said. No expansion Joints were provided in the buildine of the pool He said that he explained to the engineer that $8000 had been set up in a city sinking fund for a new pool. The engi neer deferred action at this time but said that he would return during the first Week of the pool's operation this summer for another inspection and then would report to the council on his recommendations. The council discussed briefly! the implications of constructing a new pool. Groshens gave an off the cuff" estimate . that $125,000 to $135,000 would be required for the Job. One idea presented was the possibility of building a pool with a plastic cover that might eet more use. New Dump Recommended Another matter of interest to the state that was brought to the council s attention by Grosh ens was the city dump. Stan Phillips, assistant state fire mar shal made an inspection of the city dump in connection with the burning being done there, the city superintendent said. The marshal s report is that burning is being done in a fire safe manner now but he recommended a remote landfill area for future city dump. W. C. Rosewall, president of the council acting as mayor during the illness or Mayor Al Lamb, said that the city had some land in view for possible purchase as a city dump. He pointed out that If the Willow Creek dam is constructed the present dump must be aban doned. A committee will go to check the property under consideration at 10 a.m. Saturday and will report to a forthcoming meet ing of the council. Highway Improvement Set Groshens announced at the council that the State Highway Department expects to call for bids in April on the widening and realigning of the highway coming into town from Lexing ton. The work is expected to link with the new bridges over Willow and Hinton creeks and will extend nearly to the Mol- lahan place three miles from the city. The highway is to have two 12 ft. lanes with four foot should ers on either side. Groshens said that the plan told by the en gineer is to acquire 10 xo i feet of property on either side of the present highway for the improvements. Harley Young, manager oi Columbia Basin Electric Co-op, who was present at the meet ing, said that the cooperative will move the power line now located on ne side of the high way. Rosewall announced tnat Joe Balfe, Jerry Sweeney and John irrigators Meet, Plan To Organize Willow Cxerk ranchers repre senting an estimated 851 of the acreage that could be Irrigated In the valley from the proposed WUkw (irrk dum have signed a paper Indicating their will ingneui to form an organization for Irrigation. County Judge Paul Jones said Wednesday eve ning. Quentln Bowman of the State Water Resources Board; W. C. RiAMwai:. chairman of the coun ty planning comrr.isoion; and Judge Jones had i-nt from Monday afternoon through Wed nesday contacting the ranchers in person. "I have the highest feeling of the fine attitude of the farmers and their willingness to assUt." the julge said. "I Just can't laud them too highly. They have cooperated very generous ly." He said that a meeting for those who wish to participate was set for the county Court house today (Thursday at 1:30 to continue discu sions towards the formation of the district. "1 f-l the irrigators are in terested in getting this district formulated and 1 have every reason to believe we will have their full cooperation," the judge said. The three men spent what ever time necessary with each rancher to answer questions and give as much information as they uld. This has meant working until 9 to 10 p.m. each night to get the Job done. Still by Wednesday evening there were some who they were not able to reach. They expected to make more contacts Thursday morning prior to the afternoon meeting. Since the irrigation feature appeared to be the only part of the- multipurpose project in doubt this response on the part of the ranchers will be greeted with enthusiasm by those who have worked hard for the proj ect Supporters are hoping that the Irrigation organization plans can be completed in time to ask Congress for pre-construc- tlon appropriation this year. i VI i MAC HOSKINS Hoskins Chosen To Star Five; Two on 2nd Team (Continued on page 8) Mac Hoskins, Heppner High's 6-2 high scoring basketball cen ter, has been chosen to the all opponent first team of the Greater Oregon League (District 7 A-2), western division, Coach Bob Clough announces. The team was chosen by coaches of the division who vot ed only on players on teams of their opponents. Hoskins is the only junior on the team. The other four are seniors, including Ray Eakin of Sherman county, Grant Gunder son of Burns, Steve Waterman of Grant Union and Terry Way of Wahtonka. Heppner's sparkling pair of guards, Jim Doherty and Gene Heliker, were selected for the second tenm. Seven were chosen from the division for this unit, and all are seniors except for Doherty and Gene Lanthorn of Sherman county, who is only a sophomore. Other choices included Jerry Harmon, Wahtonka; Ron Hill, Madras; Ron Vanek, Madras; and Brad Ward, Grant Union. Heppner was the only school to place three on the all-opponent selections. Grant Union. Wahtonka, Madras and Sherman each placed two, and Burns one.