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LIBRARY u or 0 EUGENE, ORE 97403 84th Yccr Number 2 From Joy to Sadness . . . HEPPNER -TIME Hppnr! 9,. onj 8 JIda y , March 9 1967 10 Cents City Points ond Vote on Poo! owor the mr mm1 1 mw-wmtam mm! mmmmrnvrmi GAZETl ' ( r,s- On dB r V- . ... ' 'VS'VS ' lifiI Cf-A . of the matter, at the name lime J , . , " f(fi''' l--.".i.-i , v -,r ' : determining what period of re- f , - ' J L ,'' ik" ' 4. . ....'"Z.- " ' payment for the bond would be I , 'HV" ' -K' -Ay. oJAV- V-' " . nt desirable. H will seek ' . , ' k ""krL "V '''v"-:'! counsel of professional men In ,, V.; V5 f v . "v the finance Held. . ' . , ' " V. 'lV''iL' J n,v Recorder Etalne George W i. V' i ' - k? t v'-'V- , ww U' -T"! worked out tentative figures Xo f.. .." , ' . i", . HKrf v. ' t 1 ?".' V V ' V 1 nhow that renavment of an Is. $'.. V J- "' ' - .&-'AHue of W.00O' over a 10-year Tt1 , -i- '- WORK IS NOW IN PROGRESS Jm"iJ r!?"T.!lr ,oward ,h hllUldo whtl. Wayno Har.in U icion to lh school and ottr Reservoir-School Pipeline Project At Halfway Point A four tnun cltv crew Is mak lug good progress laying an H Inch water main high on the hills above llcppncr to the west. C ity Superintendent vrc Grosh erw snld Monday night that the project, which will extend from one of the city reservoirs to the nigh school, is now about half completed, A total of 1700 feet of H Inch trnrudte pipe hnH been l.ilil and tesfpit by Monday. A total of 2.'W-I feet of the 8 Inch line will be laid before connecting with a I Inch main, already install ed, al the end of Water street. Abm at that point, a 6-Inch main will be laid to extend 17tM) feet to the school, which has hnd an Inadequate supply of water for fire protection ever since It was constructed. Working with (iroshens on the protect an" Hob Dobbs, Wnvne llursln and Hob Tierce. . The trench in which the main is being laid varies from 3 to 5 feet deep. ( Iroshens said that the crew has encountered no serious problem as yet, but has struck two patches of rock that slowed them down. They were hoping early this week that they wouldn t hit any more. The crew has been on the protect for only about 11 dayg. "Sidewalk superintended t s" would have to climb a pretty steep hill to offer their counsel and advice, but the crew s in full view of many parts of the ctly from a distance. Church to Hosi Musical Satire Here March 14 The cenlng of Tuesday. March M. will be a lively one at All Saints' Kplscopal church. fifteen I.Il'Ii school ine t-'nlu copal youth from all coiners of Eastern Oregon will arrive that evening to present a Broadway tK musical entitled "For Heaven's Sake." The theme of the musical Is a satire, from a Christian point of view, through costume and song, of modern apathy and non-Involvement. It Is only Indirectly of a religious nature and pokes holes In most ol mankind's excuses. The musical was such a suc cess at the Senior High Epis copal Camp at Cove, last sum mer that the cast decided to go on tour during spring vacation. Ml Salnls', Ileppncr, was chosen to be tho host parish for this area. Young people from Con don, llejniislon and Pendleton will be purl of the audience. High school age youth of All Saints' are presently making preparations for housing anil meals for (he musical troupe. The Kev. Dirk Rinehart ami All Saints' youth encourage all high school youth and Interest ed adults to attend the one night, hou:' and one-half perfor mance. There will be no charge for admission. Refreshments will follow the program. ... , ' 5A. . il I'-vy of a lOTina lh watsr tin nrr,nA K. hlh chooU Bob Dobb. U ihown operating the backbo on the at woik in lh ditch. Th new Una will glv better fir pro better water service to the northwest part al town. (G T Photo). OMSI Committee Slates Benefit Dinner, Auction OrgnnUailoiM of Morrow coun ty responded wholeheartedly to a call for a committee meeting for the Oregon Museum of Sci ence and Industry lust Wednes day night, uccordlng , to Gene I'lcroe, who called the meeting. Some 25 persons gathered in the Bank of Kastern Oregon to lay plana to help raise funds lor the OMSI building protect now in progress. The addition will be devoted to agricultural ami wn contain many exhib its, some of which will Im (in. signed so that they may be sent to such events as couiitv fairs. Virtually every county In the stale, with the exception of Mor row, has helped share in the cost of the iirolcct. It was divided that an auc tlon and dinner will he held on Saturday. May 13. at the county fairgrounds with all pro ceeds to go to the OMSI proj ect. Granges plan to serve the dinner, which will ureccde the Ski Event Brings Good Turnout- Winners Named Arbuckle Mountain was well covered with skiers on a beaut iful afternoon Sunday for the ski carnival held amuiallv mnr the season's end, Dick McKlll golt states. The facing events brought Keen competition with a good contingent of entries In each division. Many parents of youngsters were on the hill for the first time to watch their children ski. Snow conditions were good, and all performed In fine fash ion until the program got to the "old men'k event," McKlllgott said. "This turned out to be sort of a comedy routine," he said. Al Martin turned in the fastest t'me In tin event with Boh lien ry second, but the rest of the charlev horse hrhrade HI mil i ii t i . fled the two leaders. Others competing in this event were l-oren Lucore. J. C. iM, Stephens, Don Peterson, Louis Kucker of Arlington, Bob Wet mann, and McElligott. Jay Henrv. now of Rune t.wiir first In the kiddie race for child ren eight and under. Pat Mc Klllgott of lone won first f..r girls 9 11. Kevin Jnhnum ,f Gilliam county was first for I ovs 9 t.i 11: Ann H.T..V1 1 lrr.. t was first for girls 1214; and Tom Stockard and Joe McKlll gott each claimed the boys' 12 I I title. There was a protest on judging at the gates that appar ently was not resolved. Sandra Carlson won In tln division for girls 15-17, and Mark Tu'.lis topped the hoys of Jaycees hud a busy dav oner. ating the tow and taklne euro of concessions. With tho snow conditions still good, it Is probable that the ski course will he operated on week ends perhaps throueh Mareh. McKlllgott said. . - -tT.i 'eU!lli" first kill . tk .1 u auction, at 51.50 ier plate. Another meeting has been set for Tuesday, March 21, In the Bank of Eastern Oregon to con tinue Ijliinnine It will he lit 7:30 p.m. Clint Grulxr of OMSI was present to tell of plans for the agricultural section, and Loren McKlnley, director of OMSI. who had been at a meeting In llermlston, came later in the evening. Pierce and W. C. Rosewall were elected co-chairmen of the committee. Allen Nistad of Kin zun Corporation, Kinzua, was present to describe how $2800 had been raised at a communi ty auction In Fossil for Wheel er county's contribution to the project. The number of organizations represented and planning to particlnatc in the ntu-tlnn anil dinner here was very Gratify ing. Pierce said. Among them were the Ixlngton grange, Pomona grange, Rhea Creek grange, Willows grange, the MoriOW COUIltV Cow Relies thn Morrow county Livestock Grow ers association, the Morrow county Wheat League. Parent- Teacher associations, Chamber of Commerce, the schools. li lone Lions cluh. the .siir(mtlmis club, the Morrow county fair board, and the Morrow county Rodeo hoard. - rj 1 ? i I t -t - irirwiiMim Miiim S ':L2wi N If iC?J,EJkHS0N. Presiden Jn Elevator Company, holds 2 S LK!,1", rre'Ved irom skholders for 40 years service as fennt Jordan Elevator Honors Peterson President Oscar Peterson, who has served continuously on the board of directors of Jordan Ele vator Company for 40 years, was presented with a plaque and wrist watch at the annual stockholders' meeting of the company in the lone Masonic lodge hall Tuesday evening, February 28. Kenneth J. Smouse, secretary treasurer of the company, made the presentation "In honor of his faithful leadership as a board member." Alfred Nelson, Jr., was elect ed o the board of directors, re placing Millard Nolan, who wished to retire after several Election Before June Council Goal A motion to sei-k financing for r-luilding tif . the munic ilal Kwlmmlng pfxl by asking lleppner voter to approve a bond issue wan nassed unnnl. nmously by the city council at 'Ills meeting Monday nleht. C'itv Attorney Bob Ahr.imK win asked to check Into details valuation would cost taxpayers bout .l mills for ear. Second year 99 and third vear would be 7.97. However, a long Payoff period might be desira ble to leven the tax levy. The cltv presently has bond ed Indebtedness of $140,000, Mrs. George said. A recent letter fiom the State Board of Health which stated that the results of a bond elec tion should be available to the Board before it would Issue a temporary permit for summer operation of the old pool caus ed the council to move ahead on the matter. In the discussion it was point ed out that it will he nec essary to hold an election be fore June on the Issue if the Board of Health presses the matter. The nlteim.tivts might l;e no swimming In Heppner nuring me coming summer. It w'as decided that as soon as the city attorney has neces sary Information available, the council win hold a special meet ing to determine details on call ing the bond election. Permit Discussed Application for a building permit by Jim Haeer tn build two rooms adjacent to a trailer nouse on tne Hager property was tabled pending decision by the cltv attorney as tn whether the addition corrmlies with th city zoning ordinance. Under terms of the ordinance trailer houses may be oermit- ted in places other than an- proved trailer parks only on re newable six months rwrmlta The trailer house of Haeer's is understood to have been at the location nrior In the Hut., ths ordinance be c a m e effective. There is a question whether the ordinance applies to this pre existing situation and another question as to whether the ad dition may be built under thn ordinance. In discussion, it was pointed (Continued on page 8i years of service as a director. Paul Pettyjohn was reelected as a director. There was considerable dis cussion regarding an Increase in handling charges, and it was the opinion of the majority pres ent that the charge should be left at the present rate of four cents per bushel. It was felt that the acreage increase would bring In additional revenue and an increase in handling rates may encourage more from stor age to be built. A delicious turkey dinner with all the trimminrs that nm. ceded the business meeting was , f-, " nrenared and servprl K, tv, ------ "v. , ". ,J "lc women of the Rebekah lodge. would tye 7 THIS EXULTATION of the Heppner bench mirrors victory la the making aaainst cmi ni La Grande Friday night Among players visible are (from left! Calvin aSliT 22i S at School District Budget Published For First Time Budget for Morrow county school district for 1967-68 is published for the first time in this issue of the Gazette Times. It will be found on page 4 of this section. Principally because of an in creased salary schedule teachers and because of some capital outlay items, the budg et will be up from last year. Bwau.se it is unknown which way the legislature will go on school support at this time, the budget resources (revenue) can not be predicted accurately at this time. The budget will be published , for the second time next week, and the public hearing Is sched uled for Tuesday night, March 28. at the district office, Lex ington, at 7:30. Election on the budget is scheduled for April 17 through out the county. School patrons and all voters are requested to review the budget as publish ed. A story giving an explana tion of the estimated require ments and resources will be Published next week- Qinco tho final budget committee meeting was held onlv Monday nieht there has not been adequate time to review the budget and prepare a story for this Issue. Anyone with miestinne nn thn budget is invited to present them to David R Pottor rtlstrift superintendent; to anv member of the school board: or the budget committee. The blldpot mmmitliin in sists of members of tho nistrlct R-l board and citizen members. C. E. (Clint) McOuarrie of Honn. tier is Chairman nf thn hnnrH Other lav mnmhprc ara Prtk Ci- ard, Boardman; Charles Carlson, lone; rTanK Anderson, Heppner; Harlev Youni?. Hennner- FlHmi Padhere. Lexineton: and Mrs Warren McCoy, Irrlgon, who serves as secretary of the com mittee. Board memhers nf th tn. mittee include Irvin Rauch, Lex ington, chairman: Don McElli gott, lone; Maxwell Jones, Ir rigon; Dr. L, D. Tibbies, HeDD- ner; Kenneth Batty, Heppner; Jack Sumner, Heppner; and Ralph Skoubo, Boardman. The budget committee held several meetings and devoted many hours of work to the bud get. They cut estimated expen ditures in a number of areas be fore approving it Monday night. Spring Vacation To Close Schools Morrow enuntv sebnnlo itm be closed next week for spring vacation, running from th rtia. missal of school Friday, March iu, umn resumption Monday morning, March 20. Interest in the A-2 state bas ketball tournament for Heppner students and parents, which starts Monday In Coos Bay, waned when the Mustangs bow ed to Vale In the district tourn ament. Attracting interest -in Pendleton this week-end, how ever, is the state B basketball tournament, although there are no Morrow county entries. Pilot kock ana conaon are participat ing, however. Some of the teachers will go to professional meetings in Portland with the convention of the Oregon Education associat ion scheduled Monday and Tues day. The State A-l basketball tnnrnnmnnt in Pnr l.n.1 1 n i ....M..ivm in , uiviniiu Ittltr til ihn ,...mi, ...in i niu obu amaci some interest. for ' ! ' ' -. U 1 ft L7rJljJ THERE'S SOMETHING more in this photo than the mere presen. tation ot the game basketball to Captain Jim Dohertv for the runnerup i Heppner Mustangs at the conclusion of the district basketball tournament at La Grande Saturday night. Making the presentation is Principal Dick Carpenter of Heppner High, j . . ,. . jn;iiy loi we cusmct. Tne principal undoubtedly is concealing feelings for the Mustangs while Cap. tain Donerty also hides disappointment at losing to Vale. (G-T Photo by Pardee). Viks Trip Mustangs, Gain State Berth Heppner High's valiant bas ketball team was state tourna ment bound durinc the first quarter of the district 7 A-2 finals at La Grande Saturday ingm againsi vaie. am tne duo ble burst at that point, and the vmmgs went on to claim the championship and the state berth, 60 to 52. The Mustangs gained the fi nal round with a ftlnvinninir fi1 . 46 victory over Grant Union Fri- nay night while Vale smacked Sherman County, 56 to 40. A little R.7 hunrlla ,-f gtVilotl- annihilation administered the coup de grace for the Mustangs. Rick Johnson, who as tailback led the Viks tn a eniishlnir do. feat over Heppner in the state iooioan piayotfs last Novem ber, bombed tho Mncta 28 points from his guard posit ion and almost literally blasted the Heppner five from a trip to Coos Bay. His scoring spree came on 10 field goals, most of them net swishers from outside, and eight WEATHER By DON GILLIAM March 1-7 Hi Low Prec Wednesday 49 34 .06 Thursday 46 30 Friday 45 20 Saturday 47 21 Sunday 56 25 Monday 58 36 Tuesday 59 24 Total precipitation for month of February was .19; compared with average of 1.19. consecutive free throws. John son's point production was just two short of accounting for half of the total Vale output. At the opening horn, Heppner was off and running. Floor play sparkled as they lighted the scoreboard with eight points while holding the eastern dlv ision winners without a bucket until four minutes were gone. Jim Jaonhs. Jim TVvhi-fr,, anA Russ Kilkenny gave the Mus- iaiiK5 ineir opening uirust as they fired the ball through the hoon with nnorHrnT ovMiaf Exultation gripped Heppner sup porters as n Decame clear the Vale crew wasn't eoinir to de. molish HeDDner in the first quarter as it had Sherman County the night before. When Johnson hit for Vale With four minutes and nine see. onds remaining in the first quarter on a 20-foot pusher, it was an ill omen of things to come, hiu nn nrw ronli7arl If This diminutive sparkplug had' gone aimosi unnoncea tne nignt Derore wnen ne maae only 11 points against Sherman while his teammates, Pat Cammann, only 5-6, and lofty Randy Find ley, 6-3, mowed down the Hus kies with 18 and 17 noints re. spectively. Johnson was the only one to get Vale on the scoreboard In the first four minutes on two sinele free throws, and It Rfnnft 8-2 when he connected on his opening bomb. Hall countered 30 seconds later with a long pusher of his own, but Johnson 'vviuuiiucu uo page, o;