HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. January 12. 1967
Six-Year Schools
Plan in Heppner
Receiving Study
(Continued from page V
high school has seven periods
daily ana the grade scnool nas
eight
There would he a better co
ordination of the athletic pro
crams, althoueh the old gym
nasium would continue to be
used by junior high teams.
Brooder Curriculum PossibU
The principals said they felt
there could be greater curricu
lum offerings for the students
of the junior high level. They
would have the facilities at the
high school for classes in home
economics, shop and industrial
arts. More able students could
perhaps start earlier than usual
in algebra, geometry, foreign
language, typing, biology and
speech and drama.
At the high school building
the lunch periods of the jun
ior high and senior high levels
could be staggered so that there
would be no contact between
the two levels at that time. The
junior and senior high students
would see each other only in
hallways at class changes." and
riding on the buses. They ride
together on the buses now.
The two administrators said
that they believe the system
could be implemented without
an increase in the school budg
et for this purpose. The pro
gram would benefit from a vo
cational educational building
on the high school grounds in
the future. Such a building was
included in planning at the
time the high school was built
but it was eliminated when
funds available were insuffic
ient to do the job.
The same six year plan will
be in effect in the north end
of the county when the new
Kiverside High school is built.
The first six grades will go to
school at A. C. Houghton. Ir
rigon. and grades seven through
12 will go to Riverside in Board
man. if the plan meets with favor
from the board and school pat
rons, it is possible to put it
into effect with the 1967-68
school year, the principals said.
Adult Ski Class '
To Start Sunday;
Arbuckle Booms
Skiing at Arbuckle Mountain
is reaching new peaks as the
season gets into full swing this
year. Bob Henry reports on be
half of Arbuckle Mountain Cor
poration. More than 100 persons
were at the course Saturday, and
an adult ski class will start
there Sunday afternoon at 2
p.m.
The class for beginning adults
will be given without charge on
a non-professional basis and
Henry will be the instructor. All
would-be skiers are welcome to
come and take part in the class.
Two buses brought 60 young
sters to the course Saturday,
making the first of their trips
that will continue throughout
the season.
The opening bus runs were
an "unqualified success." Henry
said. Five or six mothers from
Condon were on hand to see
what their children were doing
in skiing and they were "de
lighted," Henry said. Personnel
from the county extension serv
ices of Morrow and Gilliam
county were also on hand to
witness the start of the skiing
program in affiliation with 4-H
club work. They were also
pleased with the results.
Of the 60 youngsters going to
the ski course, 24 were "brand
new" skiers who had never
made an attempt at the sport
before.
Machinery operating the tows
has been functioning perfectly
and the rope tow had a busy
Saturday hauling the skiers up
the course. There was two feet
of snow at the warming hut
and three feet at the tow mo
tor. High school boys, acting
as instructors, are doing a fine
job, Henry said.
The season got going good
right at the start of the New
Year averaging some 40 pers
ons on the course on December
31, January' 1 and January 2.
It appears that revenue com
ing this year will just about
break even with operating costs.
However, those who have had
faith in the Arbuckle Mountain
project are optimistic with the
ever-increasing interest In ski
ing here.
Teacher Accepts
Sixth Grade Post
Thomas F. Caldwell of Van
couver, Wash., has accepted a
position as sixth grade teacher
in Heppner Elementary School,
David R. Potter, superintendent
of Morrow County Schools, an
nounces. Caldwell has six years teach
ing experience in Central Ore
gon and Washington. He is
married and has no children.
For the time being, his wife
is remaining at Vancouver due
to the fact that Caldwell's
mother-in-law fell recently and
broke her hip.
Wayne French, who formerly
taught this class, resigned sev
eral months ago for health rea
sons. Mrs. Don Turner and Mrs.
George Currin have been doing
substitute work while a new
teacher was chosen.
Ashbeck's Jumper
Gives Jayvees Win
By MAC HOSKINS
Calvin Ashbeck's jump-shot
with time nealy run out gave
the Heppner Junior varsitv its
first basketball victory of the
season here Saturday night.
They won over a determined En
terprise jayvee squad by a 50
55 count.
Victory did not come easily
for the Baby Mustangs in this,
their seventh start of the sea
son. As has often boon the case
this year, they racket! up an
early substantial lead and then
blew the margin in a weak sec
Mid ha'.f exhibition.
Dean Kindle gave Heppner an
early spurt with 10 first-quarter
markers. They stretched their
20 12 first stop margin to 32 -IS
t the half. Jon O'Donnell and
Mike Smith also supplied much
of the first half firepower.
Relying greatly on their abil
ity to sink free throws. Enter
prise narrowed the gap to 45
41 at the third stop.
In the final period Heppner
iooled off and near the end of
the quarter actually was behind
five points. The final few min
utes were tension-filled all the
way until a momentary Hepp
ner stall eventually freed Ash
beck for his victory clincher.
The scoring parade for Hepp
ner was headed by Kindle, who
cooled off after the first stan
za but still ended up with 14
points. Hot shooting Smith tal
lied 14 markers and hustling
O Donnell 9.
Church Sponsors
Lutheran Choir;
Public Invited
The Pacific Lutheran I'niver
tv a capella choir will make
me of i:s appearance-; of 'ts
concert season at the Heppner
Junior High school auditorium
at S p m. on Saturday evening,
".u iry JS. Tickets are now on
"ale to the public.
A pioneer among a capella
inging groups in the Pacific
Northwest, this famous choir is
in the school's 40th annual con-rc-t
season. Choirs have taken
"meert tnirs throughout the na
tion, and in the summer of 19t3
toured 11 European countries
and gave 41 concerts.
This is the third year the
choir is under the direction of
Prof. Maurice H. Skones, and
this season has given concerts
in cities in the states of Wash
ington. Oregon, Idaho, Utah and
r.evada.
The concert here is being
sponsored by Hope and Valby
Lutheran churches. Tickets may
he purchased from Mrs. Len
Ray Schwarz in Heppner, Mrs.
Raymond Lundell in lone, or at
the church office of Hope Lu
theran, according to Rev. Don
Pederson, pastor.
Maurice Balsiger
Dies December 31
Maurice Edw a r d Balsiger,
who was born in lone nearly
70 years ago. died December 31,
1966, according to information
from Gardner's Funeral Home,
White Salmon, Wash.
Funeral services were Wednes
day, January 4, at the Metho
dist church in White Salmon,
with the Rev. Mr. Alfred offic
iating. Interment was the same
day in Willamette National
Cemetery in Portland.
He was born in lone January
22, 18, to Fred W. and Agnes
Marguerite Balsiger, and in
March, 1903, moved with his
parents to White Salmon. Bal
siger attended schools at White
Salmon and joined the Bethel
Congregational church there in
1912. He was a member until
his marriage in 1922.
Balsiger was married to Miss
Marian Degman on August 20,
1922.
An active member of the
Methodist church, Balsiger was
a charter member of the
Churchman's Choir and partic
ipated in church choirs all of
his life. He was a seventh de
gree member in the Grange,
acting master of the sixth de
gree in 1961. He was an ardent
sportsman, a member of the
American Legion and World
War I veterans organizations.
Farming was one of his great
est interests.
Surviving are the widow,
Mrs. Marian Balsiger; three
daughters,, Mrs. Adeline Men-
zia of Ephrata, Wash., Mrs.
Winifred Schuman of Wilming
ton, Calif., and Mrs. Vivian
Munson of Portland; 11 grand
children; a sister, Esther Hen
dry x of White Salmon; two
brothers, William Balsiger of
White Salmon and George Bal
siger of Blue River, Oregon;
and numerous nieces and neph-
I'WS.
A son, MSgt. Arthur Edward
Balsiger died in May, 1945.
Sherron Brenner returned to
her work at Columbia Basin
Electric Co-op last week after
enjoying a 15-day vacation trip.
After visiting in Lewiston, Ida
ho, she traveled by car to Reno
and Las Vegas, Nev., and spent
several days with her great
grandfather, Dwight Misner, and
his wife In Phoenix, Ariz. She
returned through California, ex
periencing heavy snow storms
through the northern part of
the state.
Summer Science
Fellowships Now
Open to Students
The Oregon Heart Association,
as a means of promoting; the
early development of Indepen
dent creative thinking and In
vestigation among future young
scientists, announced today that
it is receiving applications for
Summer Science Research Fel
lowships. Mrs, C. Richard Wlntermute.
OH A president, said that 20
medical student fellowships and
10 college-student fellowships
will be available to students
who are genuinely Interested in
medicine and the basic biologi
cal sciences.
Applicants must bo residents
of Oregon or attending school
in Oregon to be eligible for the
SiXHi medical or $6W college fel
lowships. The student will work
under an approved Oregon re
search investigator in the field
M heart and Mood diseases,
-aid Mrs. Winternmte.
Instructions and application
'orrns can be procured now by
contacting the Oregon Heart
A- sociation. 1133 S. W. Morri
son Street. Portland, or through
;he office of the IVan after
January 1. 1!H7. Application
deadline is February 13, 17.
Medical students who receiv
ed the 1906 fellowships include:
John M. Ashton. Casey Blitt, Jon
C. Burpee. Robert J. Denton.
David F. Hagen. Albert D. Jac
obson. Darrell R. Lockwood,
Robert J. Martin, Richard Mat
teri. James E. Pennington. Mi
chael S. Quinn, Truma Sasaki.
Gary F. Temple. Ted J. Vlge
land. and J. D. Werschkul.
1SH6 college fellowships went
to: Phoebe Barbar, Richard P.
Fogdall. Cynthia Henderson.
Frank Lord, D. Curtis Mumford.
Paul Pennington, David Perl
man. James P. Eeott. Carrie Lou
Walters. Richard M. White.
Club Schedules
Month's Events
By VIRGINIA KELSO
KINZl'A The regular meet
ing of the Camp 5 Womens club
was .held last Wednesday at
the Camp 5 Community Hall
with President Marie Hiilett in
charge of the meeting.
New officers for 1967 were
hostesses and there were eight
members present. Mrs. Barbara
Mortimore and Mrs. Lola Ferrel
gave 'he audit report and the
books were found to be in or
der. A Safety Film will be shown
on January 11 at the hall and
the club will serve cookies and
coffee. Secret Pals were drawn
for the coming year and also
the monthly hostesses. The New
Years dinner will be held on
January 26 at Jesse's place in
Fossil. A community card par
ty will be held on January 28
with Nancy Hawk and Barbara
Mortimore as hostesses.
Of the yearly committee the
folio wing were appointed:
Cheer, Eva DeMeritt; coffee
tands and publicity, Carol Nor
ris; log: to be appointed later.
The door prize went to Ruth
Jordan and prizes for pinochle
went to Nancy Hawk for high,
Barbara Mortimore for second
high, Marie Hulett for low;
Eva DeMerrit for second low;
pinochle to Lola Ferrel and Car
ol Norris.
Mrs. Jiggs Bowman, Vic and
Cindy, went to Heppner last
Thursday to bring Mr. Bowman
home from Pioneer Memorial
hospital where he had spent j
several days. On Sunday, Mr. !
and Mrs. Bowman took Vic to 1
Pendleton where he will con- ,
tinue his studies at Blue Mt. Col- j
lege.
Mrs. James Walker was a
business visitor to The Dalles
on Monday.
Shower Honors Miss Murray
Miss Midge Murray was the
guest of honor Saturday after
noon at a bridal shower held
at the grade school. Several
games were played with prizes
being won by Nedeau Chase,
LaVelle Jeilick, Margaret Mc
Connell, and Marie Wall. Midge
then opened her many lovely
and useful gifts assisted by her
mother, Mrs. John Murray, her
sister, Mrs. Steve Conlee, and
Mrs. Charles Geer. Refresh
ments were then served to the
guests by the hostesses, Mrs.
Doris Stubblefield, Mrs. Linda
Rector, Mis. Betty Lorengel, Mrs.
VI Stinkard, Mrs. Sharon Bell,
Mrs. Georgia Loomis, Mrs. Pat
Mclnnes and Mrs. Rita Bowman.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ferrel
were business visitors to Prine
ville Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Hawk and
family spent Saturday in Prine
ville where they also ,visited
with the Willard Wilhelm fam
ily. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Flack went
to Portland Sunday where Mr.
Flack will have medical care.
Mrs. Victoria Bible of Port
land is visiting with her son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. J .E. Wall, and family.
lone Stitchers Meet
The Super Stitchers 4-H club
met at the home of Karon Crow
ell. The meeting was called to
order by the president, Cathy
Crum. Minutes of the last meet
ing were read and approved.
Wo started our scarves and
made plans for our next meet
ing. Our club sent get-well
cards. All members were pres
ent, except one who was sick.
Refreshments were served by
Melanie Ball and Teena Stef
an!. Cassy Chapel, reporter
Five Night Classes
Offered by BMCC
David Raynalds. director of
evening school at Blue Moun
tain Community College, an
nounces that a planning meet
Ing will be held t Heppner
High school, Tuesday. January
17, at 7:30 p.m. for possible
evening e urses to bo given in
the Heppner area.
Included In the list of pros
pective nurses are Tailoring
and Sewing. Welding. Develop
mental Reading, History of
Western Civilization and " Eng
lish composition.
Anyone who Is Interested in
any of these courses is urged to
attend tbs- planning session and
help organize the classes.
Clarks Visit Here;
3 Sons in Service
Mr and Mrs. Don Clark of
La Grande were visiting friends
in Heppner on Saturday, while
inelr daughter, Linda, was maK
ing preparations for Installa
tion of new Rainbow Assembly
officers the following day.
Two of their time sons wlv'
are in service joined them for
Christinas. Pvt. Don Clark, Jr..
was home from advanced train
ing at Fort Dix, N. J and Pvt.
David Clark was home from
t-asic training at Ft. Lewis, Wti.
He had boon studying for pre
dentistry at (X'E before enlist
ing the first part of IVoombor.
A third son. Sp-I Richard
Clark, has been serving in Viet
nam since fall. His wife, the
former Shirley Erwin, Is attend
ing KOO in La Grande.
L. Copenhaver Dies
At California Home
Lonnie Copenhaver. cousin of
Mrs. Ervin Anderson, died Sat
urday. December 31. at his
home in Orland, Calif., accord
ing to information received by
Mrs. Anderson.
Copenhaver furmod for many
years in Morrow County.
He leaves his widow, Terry,
two daughters, several grand
children and one sister. Mrs.
Dick Swift of Duarte. Calif.
A
Heppner
Mann Appointed
To Tax Committee
Representative Irvln Mann,
Jr.. of the 28th legislative dis
trict was named Monday one of
11 memlwrs of the Oregon
House of Representatives Taxa
tion commltce.
This committee Is generally
recognized n.i having the most
difficult job In the 1967 login
lative session because of the
strong public sentiment for
property tax relief Irani both
urban homo owners, small bus
inessmen and farmers.
Mann was also named a mem
ber of the Fish and Game com
mittee and Vice-chairman of the
Agriculture committee.
Mann Is the only state repre
sentative for Sherman. Wheel
er. Morrow and Gilliam coun
ties, ami one of two from I'mn
ulla county.
Pvt. David Gray
Trained for Combat
Marine Private David K. Gray,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Morrllt Gray
of Heppner, has completed four
weeks of Individual combat
training at the Camp Pendle
ton, Calif , Marine Corps Base,
according
to information from
Home Town News
the Fleet
Center.
During
hours of
his more than 2tX)
training, ho learned
about weapons and combat tech
niques from combat veteran In
structors. He will receive at
least four weeks uf specialist
training before being assigned
to his first permanent unit.
Harlan McCurdy. Jr took
their daughter, Karen, to Cor
vallis on Monday. January 2. to
begin winter term at OSU. She
was unable to attend fall term
due to injuries suffered In an
automobile accident August 27;
but now, completely recovered,
will be taking 16 hours of class
work and living In West Hall.
Also traveling with the MeCur
dys were Leo Daggett, return
ing to OSU after vacation, and
Mrs. B. C. Forsythe. returning
to Kvderwood. Wii.. from a visit
with the L. E. Dick family.
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Hoyt Recovering
From Leg Injury
Julius Hoyt, M, who Buffered
a broken leg In an accident
Deoombor 30, win transferred to
a Pendleton hospital Saturday
from Pioneer Memorial hospit
al and Is recovering satisfactor
ily from the Injury, according
to reports.
He had stopped his station
wagon to close a shop door on
the ranch of Mr. and Mr. Don
l.lnnell, where he worked. The
car. motor of which was loft
.nulling, rolled back anil pinned
him against the door, accord
ing to a report from the Lin
noils. He was not engaged In
work for Die Llnnclls at the
time of the accident, they said.
Bishop to Confirm
At Sunday Services
Sunday morning worship at
All Saint i' Episcopal church will
be a big affair this Sunday.
January l. due In the fact that
the Hi" Rev. Lane W. Barton,
D. D . Bishop of Eastern Oie
gnu.' will be present for Con
flrmalion ami to celebrate the
Holy Communion. Both sacra
mollis will bo conducted at the
regular It) a in. hour of worship
A coffee hour will follo.v
worship In the parish hall In
honor of lllsbop ami Mrs Bar
ton ami of the newly confirmed
n'ombers of the church
Cpl. Alan Coppock
Serves in Vietnam
Marine Lance Corporal Alan
It. Coppock, son of Mr. and Mrs
l'arrell D. Coppock of Lexing
ton, Is serving with the First
Engineer Battalion, First Mar
ine Division, at Chu I.ai. Viet
nam. according to n release
from the Fleet llomo Town News
Center.
Marines with the battalion
specialize In the handling and
laving of land mines.
In addition, they aLso disarm
and destroy land mines and
booby traps with which Infan
try units are constantly con
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Phone 676
Christmas Cheer
Given Families
Christ mux food basket or
presents were doltvorod to all
of the needy families In thfl
county which came to the At
tention of the Morrow County
Public Welfare Commlioilon, ae.
cording to announcement by
Lowell Chnlly, administrator.
Thank you letters to the many
organization, MudcnU and In
dividuals who participated, havo
been mulled, Chnlly Mid.
Gotfricd Hermann, 71,
Dies in Walla Walla
A 20 year resident of the Ion
community. Cot fried Hermann,
died at the Veteran lliwpltal
In Walla Walla on Thumdny,
January 5. afler a lingering 111
inns He was 71 years of ago.
Afler retiring from farming
In the lone urea, ho moved to
llerinlsion two years ago. Ho wni
a member nf Trinity Lutheran
church, the American U'glon at
llormlston, and a veteran of
World War I
Ho was born In Poland on
October 28. lWr.
Funeral services wore held
Monday. January it. nt 11:00
a.m. nt the Trinity Lutheran
cluiri h. Ilenulston, with Inter
ment In the Ilenulston cemetery.
Surviving are the widow, of
llerinlsion; a son. Dr. Ilelmuth
Hermann of Milwauklo, tire.; a
daughter, Mrs. Harlan tlngrldl
Crawford. La Grunde, and three
grandchildren.
HOSPITAL NEWS
Patients admitted to Pioneer
Memorial hospital during the
past week, and mill are receiv
ing medical care, are tho fol
lowing: I Van Graves. Ilonpnor;
Lots Walker, Fossil; Vivian
Moore. Mayvlllo; Jessie Sohonip,
Mavvllle; Carl McDunlel, Hepp.
nor; I.oulse Farley, Heppner,
and Patrick Sweeney. Heppner.
Those who wore admitted for
medical care, and woro later
dismissed were tho following;
Victor Itletmann, tone; Hay
Avers, Jr., Heppner; Joule May,
Condon: Ann Johnson. Condon,
deceased.
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