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Six-Year Plan
(See Editorial, Page 2)
TroiMwul to make lx year
Hch'MilN at llcnpner Elementary
ami Heppner illgh will be pre
sented lo I lie Morrow county
iH'hiKil dltitrlct Monday n1ht Ht
the regular January meeting to
be held In the llcppner High
library.
Under thi plan, grade one
through alx In the Heppner area
would go to school at the pres
ent primary and Junior high
chool building (the old high
whool). Grade seven through
12 would so to school In the
now Heppner High building.
Although (lie high Nchool
would contain the lx upper
grade levels, the proposal la
that grade aeven through nine
would compime a Junior hlKh
83rd Year
Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, January
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HERMAN WINTER (seated, center) took the gavel as president of the Chamber of Commerce for
1967 at Installation ceremonies Monday. Harley Young, retiring president (standing, center),
was presented a past president's award by Winter and will continue as a member of the board
of director. First vice president for this year is Wos Sherman (standing, right) while Judge
Paul Jones (standing, talt) will be second vice president. Secretary is Al Boschee (seated, left)
and treasurer Is Harley Sagor (seated, tight).
Al Boschee Installs
Chamber Officers
"Commi.nlly spirit doe ju'l
'Just happen." It happens be
cause we work at it. This is
what the Chamber of Commerce
li ICS to lll."
So said Al Boschee In a talk
at the Heppner Morrow County
Chamber ol Commerce Monda y
Iti Installing officers for 1907.
Officers of the organization
have a high responsibility, Bos
chee said, not only for their
work In the Chamber but for
their part In shaping the com
munity. Ho Installed Herman Winter
as president, Wes Sher m a n
first vice president and County
McDaniel Injured
As Horse Falls
Carl McDaniel, for many years
a government tranper here, suf
fered a broken right leg Tues
day when a hewse lie was riding
lost its footing on steep, rocky
ground and fell back over on
him.
McDaniel, accompanied by
Tommy Campbell, was In the
Uudio canyon area near Klmber
ly. Campbell had been having
coyote trouble and was taking
McDaniel to look at his sheep.
The horse McDaniel was rid
ing kHpihmI on an icy spot and
toppled back on the rider, break
ing both bones In McDaniel's
right leg between the knoe and
ankle.
The mi.':hap occurred before 3
p.m. and Campbell went back to
Ills runcli home to get a Jeep
to bring the Heppner man out.
It was about 8 p.m. before Mc
Daniel (reached IMoneer Memor
ial hospital for treatment. Mrs.
Campbell Is a nurse and was
able to assist In making the In
jured man more comfortable.
McDaniel is expected to be
confined to the hospital for at
least two weeks. He also com
plained of his back hurting
from the fall. But most painful
to the outdoorsman is being con
fined inside for a long period of
time, his wife, Sylvia, said.
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school and grade 10 through 12
would compose the aenlor high
whool.
The junior and high schools
would operate aa separate en
title although under the ame
principal, according to Rich
ard Carpenter, Heppner High
principal, and At Martin, ele
mentary principal, who told the
Gnzette-Hmcs Tuesday of do
tnilN of the propooal.
Advliorr Board Approves
lite six-year school plan haa
been presented to the Heppner
advlMory board and received
ununlmoua endorsement by the
lionrd. It wa to be presented
at the elementary ITA meeting
Wednesday night to determine
the reaction of the parent. It
will officially reach the county
Nchool board at the regular
the mmw he
GAZETTE-T
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Judge l'aul Jones as second vice
president. Winter took the gavel
from Harlev Young, retiring pres
ident, aim In turn presented
Young with a pait president's
plaque.
Boschee will become secre
tary fur the year, succeeding
Jerry Sweeney who asked to be
relieved after serving two years
Harley S;ger will continue as
treasurer.
Boschee spoke in both light
and serious vein In seating the
officers, acknowledging each
vith a humorous story.
"Each community has its own
personality." lie said, Contribut
ing to this "personality" are
people their value system,
moral eooc, ethical code, and
how they relate to each other
and Institutions, including
churches, lodges and civic or
ganizations. "A community Is nothing
more than a group of people
living together, and relating to
each other"
Boschee characterized Heppner
as having a warm and friendly
personality. Others are cold and
indifferent.
Tough Tilts Set
For lone Quintet
Two tough games are sched
uled for the lone Cardinals as
they rush Into the stiff compe
tition of the Umatilla-Morrow B
league on the basketball court.
They play Echo on the Echo
floor Friday night and entertain
Umatilla in the Cardinals' gym
Saturday night.
Already the league has turn
ed into a "dog-eat-dog" race.
Echo has beaten Pilot Rock,
which was heralded as a B team
power In the state, and Uma
tilla has beaten Echo.
The lone team, though, has
been Improving as rapidly as
any team In the league with the
sophomores that dominate the
squad getting more experience
In each contest.
Jayvee games start at 6:30
each night with varsity contests
to follow.
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Proposed for Heppner
meeting Monday,
The two princlpala state that
teachera In both achoola are
heavily In favor of the plan.
Benefit would Include a full
er uae of buildings and facil
ities here, better educational op
portunities for atudents, balance
the load between the achoola,
permit teachera to Instruct more
fully within their apeclallzed
fields, smooth the adjustment
from elementary school to high
school, Implement better fluid'
ance and counselling programs,
provide for Individual differenc
es and ability groupings, elim
inate problems between the
present primary and Junior high
levels, and eliminate congestion
In the present Junior high build
inc. While there would be no In
12, 1967
if
McCarty Chosen
For CD Position
Don McCarty, who Is serving
as Morrow county Juvenile
counsellor, recently was ap
pointed also to the position of
county Civil Defense director, it
was announced this week. He
succeeds Sheriff C. J. D. Bau
man who acted as Civil Defense
director for many years.
McCarty, who is pastor of the
Church of the Nazarene, Hepp
ner. says that he is working
now on a shelter survey and
with Sheriff Bauman's assist
ance Is working out details of
a Civil Defense program here.
Also In progress is the emer
gency operations center being
prepared In the basement of the
courthouse. Need for such a
center was demonstrated In the
widespread state flooding of
December. 1964.
The McCartys have been in
Heppner about 18 months. He
will receive $50 per month as
Civil Defense director.
JANUARY
In Heppner
It's January Sale time in Heppner, and merchants are
offering exceptional buys as they clear their stocks at the
start of the New Year.
Six firms are joining in a January Sale as advertised
in a full page display in this section. Those participating
are Tum-A-Lum Lumber Company, J. C. Penney Company,
Gonty's, Peterson's Jewelers, MiLadies and the Gazette
Times. Section two of this paper announces Murray Rexall
Drugs' "Cut Cost of Living Sale" with four pages of ex
ceptional bargains.
And not to forget that Friday of this week is that
Black Cat day, Friday the 13th, Central Market is adver
tising a "Friday, 13th" Sale on page three of this paper.
Those living out of town are Invited to come to Heppner
to enjoy shopping in a friendly atmosphere where bargain
prices prevail this weekend.
termingling of Junior and sen
ior high school students In
classes, present high school
teachers in at least some in
stances would also teach some
of the junior high students. This
would keep the teachers with
in their specialized fields with
out broadening out to cover oth
er subjects with which they are
less familiar In order to com
plete a teaching day.
Facilities Adequate
Carpenter and Martin said
that facilities are adequate to
handle the additional enroll
ment at the high school, and the
teaching staff la also adequate
to accommodate the change.
At the present time, at least
four classrooms at Heppner
High are not In use during any
period of the day. Carpenter said
PPNER
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Assurance
On Riverside High
Morrow county school officials
in Washington, D. C, Monday
received assurance from the
U. S. Armv Corps of Engineers
tthat a "favorable agreement
will be reached In the Immed
iate future" on the Riverside
High school project.
David R. Potter, superinten
dent of Morrow county schools,
and Irvin Rauch. chairman of
the directors, made the trip to
Washington, D. C. to contact
the Corps In the hope of reach
ing a decision on the school
They were accompanied by How
ard Glazer, architect, and Ivan
Luman of the standards divis
ion of the State Department of
Education.
The Walla Walla district of
fice of the Cons Tiad rejected
all bids recently received for
the construction of the new
school as being higher than ap
proved estimates.; Low bidder
was the Timber Company of
Hermlston at a basic bid of
$1,799,000 which Included con
struction of the school and land
scaping but not the equipping
of the school.
In the capltol city Monday,
Senator Wayne Morse and his
executive assistant. Bill Berg,
met with the Morrow county
school delegation and a General
Leber and a Colonel Pike of the
Corps of Engineers, as well as
other members of the Corps.
At the meeting the district
was assured that the Corps
would work with the district to
the "fullest extent of the law,"
and as reported by Supt. Pot-
ter In a telephone conversation
with Ron Daniels, Riverside
High principal, "the district re-
ceived every indication that a
favorable agreement would be
reached in the immediate fu-
ture."
Action of the district office Of
the Corps In finding the bids
unacceptable was In the face of ,
the fact that the design memo
oi tne school had previously
been approved by the Corps of
engineers.
Supt. Potter and Chairman
Rauch flew to Washington from
Portland Sunday on instruc
tions of the district's directors
who held a special meeting on
the matter January 4.
They were instructed to ap
peal the decision of the con
tracting officer to the Chief of
the U. S. Army Corps of Engi
neers. The board reaffirmed a
decision of December 12 request
ing Sen. Morse's assistance in
that five classrooms are not in
use during period A, six during
period B. five during period C,
four during period D, four dur
ing period E and five during
period F.
Meanwhile, at the primary
school, even the stage In the
multipurpose room has been
converted to a classroom. The
stage has been partitioned off
from the multipurpose room,
and the space, although unheat
ed, Is used for classes. Conges
tion is particularly heavy on
the second floor of the old high
school building where upper
grades in the elementary sys
tem go to school.
Martin envisions using some
of the space on this floor for
other needed purposes: A study
hall, audio-visual room, storage
Number 46,
10 Cents
Given
obtaining an adequate educa
tional facility to replace the ex
isting Riverside High building.
Delay on the school project
puts the district in a dilemma
time-wise. It is faced with meet
ing the Corps' schedule in aban
doning the old school building
but must have a facility to re
place it before the John Day
dam pool rises.
Potter told Daniels that the
Morrow county visitors in Wash
ington had received an invita
tion to attend ceremonies in
augurating Mark Hatfield as
U. S. Senator. They expected to
be back in the county Wednes
day. Burns, Grant Due
This Weekend
For Big Series
It's a big basketball week
end for the Heppner High Mus
tangs. Leadership in the western
division of the Greater Oregon
league will be at stake.
Currently, Grant Union holds
two victories in the circuit
against no defeats while Hepp
ner has one win and no loss-
es. Aithougn only one week of
league competition is over, these
. are the only two undefeated
teams in the division,
' The John Day five will play
. here Saturday night after the
Burns Hilanders have faced the
' Mustangs here Friday night,
i One of the two leaders is bound
tr fall if not in their Friday
I night games, one will trip the
otner Saturday night.
The Prospectors go to Wah-
tonka at The Dalles Friday
night, and although the Eag
les lost last week-end to Enter
prise, last year's state tourna
ment team could have some
surprises for the vaunted John
Pay outfit
In Burns, the Mustangs will
face a team that has lost to
powerful Sherman, 58 to 48, but
smacked Madras, 62 to 47, so
it appears that Coach Bob
Clough's team will have its
hands full each night. The Mus
tangs need to win these home
games in order to be prepared
for what might happen on the
long road trip later in the sea
son. It is tough to win against
both Burns and John Day on
the road.
A former Heppner lad, Chris
Labhart, whose parents are Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Labhart, could
well be the big gun against
the Mustangs for John Day. The
P-2 junior scored 28 point
against Madras and 13 against
Sherman. He and Mac Hoskins
should be a well-matched pair
in the Saturday night encoun
ter. Hoskins, at 6-3, put in 24
points against Enterprise in
Heppnor's first league game.
Top performance from a HI
lander has been that of Mike
Figg, 5-10 senior guard, vho
pumped in 21 against Madras.
While having trouble hitting
in the first half of their game
against Enterprise, the Mus
tangs showed the best team
play they have displayed so far
this year and appeared ready
to get into the tough compet
ion of the western division.
WEATHER
Official weather report for
ES
the week of Jauary 4-10 is as
follows: HI Low Prec.
Wednesday 57 33 .01
Thursday 38 29
Friday 43 25
Saturday 45 33 .01
Sunday 55 36
Monday 48 33
Tuesday 45 33
Snow
School
of equipment, and a reading
room. He would like to restore
the stage In the multipurpose
room to Its original purpose and
use the room for school pro
grams and presentations.
At the start of the current
school year, enrollment in Hepp
ner Elementary, including the
primary and the junior high
buildings, totaled 460 pupils.
Enrollment In the high school
was 184.
Would Balance Enrollments
Removal of the seventh and
eighth grades to the high school
building would bring enroll
ment In the Junior and senior
high schools there to 300 or 310
and would cut the enrollment
In the primary school to about
340, grades one through six.
The change would bring about
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QUEEN VEHINA FRENCH
Verina
Chosen
Verina French, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond French
of the Butter Creek area, was
chosen queen of the 1967 Mor
row County Fair and Rodeo by
the Rodeo board at its meeting
Wednesday, January 4.
Queen Verina will reign over
festivities of the fair and ro
deo August 23 through 27, and
with her court, yet to be cho
sen, will attend and participate
in other cities through the
summer.
Verina was a popular prin
cess in the 1966 court, repre
senting the Lena community.
She is a senior in Heppner High
school, where she participates
in many school activities. She
radiates pep and enthusiasm
among fellow students, complet
ing her third year as a popular
cheerleader on the pep staff.
She has served in several
club and student body offices,
is a member of the National
Honor Society, F.B.L.A., Girls
League, and Future Homemak
ers club. As student body treas
urer, she has served on the stu
dent council, and last year was
Chamber Proposes
History Committee
Directors of the HeppnerMor
row County Chamber of Com
merce, in their first action of
the new year, urged the forma
tion of a committee to raise
funds and plan for the publica
tion of a book on the history
of the county.
The action was taken by mo
tion after Oscar Peterson, former
county judge, appeared before
the directors to ask their sup
port. Directors felt that the size of
the project is such that coop
eration of every organization in
the county should be enlisted
to help. As proposed, the com
mittee would be composed of
representatives from each orga
nization, including the Cham
ber, farm groups, civic organi
zations, lodges and others.
Peterson will continue by
seeking committee representa
tives from these organizations.
Groups around the county can
help expedite the work by sel
ecting representatives who may
be interested. Names of the rep
resentatives for the committee
should be turned in to Peter
son, or if more convenient, may
be turned over to the Gazette-
Times.
System
more effective use of resources
and talents available, the prin
cipals said. The schools would
use their most inefficient plant
(the old high school building)
less and would use the efficient
buildings more. Teacher time
would also be used more effic
iently. If the proposal were adopted,
some of the teachers now In
the elementary system would
go to the junior high level in
the high school building. The
class period at the schools could
be synchronized with seven per
iods daily in each school This
would mean a better coordina
tion between the schools on
time schedules, including bus
runs. At the present time the
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French
wueen
chosen Girl of the Month for
Sportsmanship.
As a Girls' State delegate
Miss French represented the
Legion Auxiliary in Corvallis
last summer.
The attractive miss was cho
sen for the Homecoming court
both her junior and senior years.
The new queen is a native
Morrow County girl, living all
her 17 active years on her fam
ily's ranch along Butter Creek.
She has an older sister, Karen,
a student at Oregon State Uni
versity, and a younger sister,
Susan, an eighth grader.
She is an active cowgirl, rid
ing since she was four years of
age and helping her father
with farm duties on their large
rancn. She has been a member
of 4-H riding clubs and toas
competed in many horse shows.
She has won ribbons and tro
phies in horse showmanship,
and has competed in state fair
where she was second showman
and third in horsemanship.
County organizations who will
be represented on the fair and
rodeo court with princesses will
make selections at a later date.
Bluebirds Visit
Twenty-seven members of the
second-grade Bluebirds visited
the Gazette-Times at press time
Wednesday to see the paper
being "put to bed." There was
one little space left on the front
page. They wanted to help us
fill it, so we agreed to write
this little story about their vis
it. Leaders are Mrs. Judy Laugh
lin and Mrs. Donna Bergstrom.
Mrs. Ginger Keithley is assist
ant. Stork Still Absent;
Prizes Await Baby
If anyone spots a lost stork
flying around with Morrow
county's New Years baby for
1967, he is advised to notify
the Gazette-Times or Pioneer
Memorial hospital at once.
With eleven days of the
New Year gone, the hospital
reported Tuesday that no ba
by had arrived to claim the
bonanza of prizes offered by
firms here, and the hospital
staff knew of no prospects for
the near future.
Would you believe prizes for
the first Fourth of July baby?
But regardless when the
first baby arrives here, he or
she will get the prizes offer
ed even though he is a slow
poke.