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2 HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. April 6. 1967 53 THE W HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES Reppnci, Oregon 97836 Phone 676-9223 MORROW COUNTY'S NEWSPAPER The Heppner Gazette established March 30, 1SS3. The Heppner Times established November 18, 1S97. Consolidated February 15, 1912. NATIONAL NEWSPAPER aSSl l,ic6"7'' tmiiTii'ii'im V"lASSOCIAT NEWSPAPER IIS ATION WESLET A. SHERMAN EDITOR AND PUBLISHER HELEN E. SHERMAN ASSOCIATE PUBLISHER ARNOLD RAYMOND Shop Foreman Printer ROD (SPIKE) PARDEE Advertising Manager Photographer MARION ABRAMS Society Circulation JIM SHERMAN Pressman Office Hours: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday; 9 am until noon Saturday. Subscription Rates: $4.50 Year. Single Copy 10 Cents. Published Every Thursday and Entered at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon, as Second Class Matter. REGGIE PASCAL Linotype Operator RANDY STILLMAN Apprentice School Image: An Inventory Last year at about this time great concern was evident over the school image in Morrow county. A PTA study group sought to determine what might be done to change this Im age, and a primary goal was aimed at getting and holding good teachers. It wasn't that our schools were "bad," but because of strife and unrest, together with a rash of problems, the county's educational system appeared to have the reputation In other parts of the state of being below par. Let's take inventory now. We can say with sincerity and enthusiasm that Morrow county is developing an outstanding elementary and secon dary system. It will stand scrutiny from nearly any point of view. There has been concern about the quality of instruction. This year appears to have set a new peak in instruction. One can look throughout the system and point to an excep tional number of superior teachers those working beyond the call of duty to give of their best to the students. Probably this fact has been responsible, more than any other, in bringing new "peace" on the county's educational front. Parental criticism of instruction is at a minimum, as mothers and fathers watch the progress of their children in school. Teacher turnover may be the smallest since schools joined in one county -wide system. Principal Dick Carpenter at Hepp ner High said as of Tuesday that he knew of only one high school teacher who is leaving and another "maybe." Contrast this with last year when two-thirds of the staff left for one reason or another! Let's take a look at the school administration the county superintendent and the principals. The school "climate" they have provided has made it possible to provide better instruc tion. The county is fortunate to have this fine corps of ad ministrators. They show character, competence, hard work, professional ability and interest in their students' develop ment. All are of top caliber Supt. Dave Potter and Princi pals Carpenter, Al Martin, Harold Beggs, Ron Daniels and Mick Tolar. A recent editorial in the Heppner High paper, the Hehisch, very frankly expressed admiration for Mr. Carpenter. We're sure that other students in the county share the same re spect for their principals, although not all of them have the printed mediums through which to express it. What a change of spirit this year! New in'er-community cooperation is manifest. Students show a renewed enthusiasm. Teachers and students work to gether and play together (note the photos on Heppner Ele mentary Dressup Day). Parents and teachers, too, are work ing together (witness the PTA-Band Carnival last week with students involved, too). Educational projects are going on in the system, above and beyond the textbook, to give the student development beyond the confines of the classroom. Under the guidance of administrators with a forward looking point of view, new plans are being made to provide an even better education for the youngsters. Carpenter Tues day outlined a plan to give students having trouble in a sub ject two class periods of work daily in that subject to pro vide additional opportunity for progress. lone schools and community are moving ahead towards a six-six program, and Heppner is investigating such a plan. Riverside will have it, too, when the new school is built. Physical plants, by and large, measure up to most sys tems. Within recent days, two outsiders have walked into this office with compliments about the fine-looking Heppner schools. One was Stan Federman, staff writer for the Oregon ian, who was much impressed with Heppner High school. When Riverside is completed, the county will have five new or fairly new school buildings and only two of the older var iety. We like the way students are now being encouraged to take responsibility for their own affairs, with sound guid ance and counselling behind them. We think of the school board's asking their help in working out a policy on drink ing, and of the excellent manner in which the student coun cils responded. This was more than a gesture because stu dent recommendations were worked into the district policy. The Riverside school problem has been an extremely dif ficult one but at this time it appears that it will be resolved with a satisfactory settlement between the Army Corps and the district. Parents and citizens of the north end who have been involved in a dispute over this school must resolve their differences and concentrate on giving their children the best possible education in the fine schools that they will have at Irrigon and Boardman. Progress in schools probably never came harder anywhere than it has in Morrow county. Problems often seemed insur mountable. Personnel on school boards have given "sweat, ' blood, toil and tears" in pondering these problems and dili gently working towards solutions. But they have stuck to the job, and the rewards for their thankless positions will come with the future achievements of students that emanate from Morrow county. What has caused such a remarkable change in school image during the past year? Maybe the best one word summation is: Concern. Par ents were concerned, and some devoted special effort and time to help out. Teachers were concerned, and those who didn't leave as a result of strife stayed to improve the situa tion. The administration was really concerned. Superintend ent Dave Potter "took a beating" in many ways but held fast with a singleness of purpose the best education for children. Much of the change of image achieved this year is due to this resolute man who has done a remarkable job for the Morrow county district. The community's concern was evident through the PTA study group and other organizations who sought to Improve the situation. As a result of this concern, the various segments needed for a first quality educational system parents, teachers, ad ministration, children and community are blending together with a unity of purpose and a spirit of cooperation. Negativ ism is passing from the school scene and the positive ap- Chaff Chatter Wes Sherman THIS DRESSl'P day staged by the grade school kids must have been catching. One might think that the picture accom panying this column Is the fa mous French hair stylist. Mad' ame Thomasina Howell. But an other version is that a certain H ppner grocery store owner got tired of being kidded about being a skinhead, and so he borrowed a high fashion ted hair wig from a relative. Frank McFaddon's camera caught him (er, her) In the elegant pose. Anyhow, It was pretty approp riate for April Fool's week end. WE HEAR that some of the fun at the PTA carnival Saturday evening was of the accidental or impromptu variety. The story goes and we deny every word tf it Isn't true that Mrs. Jim Bloodsworth tripped In the gold fish booth and fell backwards to do a sitdewn in the tub contain ing the fishes. This meant that for a moment there was a dunk tank at either end of the carn ival room. None of the goldfish was hos pitalized, and apparently Mrs. Bloodsworth wasn't hurt, but she hied away to a far corner to dry otf. SOMEONE was trying for the "meanest" title even on this fun night. Queen Donna Brad ley received a novelty clock as a prize for winning the queen honor at the carnival. She put it aside somewhere in the fair pavilion,' but when she went to get it later, it was gone. Some one surl must have done it as a prank. If they would like to make amends, we'd be happy to receive ii here no questions asked and give it back to the girl who earned it as the repre sentative of the class who sold the most tickets to the carnival. ABOUT THE only effect the TV strike has on most of us is to make us believe that this is an enrly summer. We're just seeing seme of the mid-year re-runs that much earlier. ' Some rf the newsmen who hrve walked out may have to look to their laurels. In some cases their replacement;; are do ing better than they were. The networks might find they can do a better job without the old standbys. just as the Oregonian found out a few years ago, that it could put out a good i.arx-r without the union men that went out on strike. Anyway, three cheers for Chet Huntley who sticks to his post through the strike. We enjoy his newscasts all the more for the gumption he shows. IN RECENT WEEKS we've heard a lot of words bandied about concerning the value of Morrow county land. If it were as good as some say it is, it would be Utopia, but if it is as poor as some say it is, the city council shouldn't have so much trouble finding a place to install a new city dump. Ihey are quite concerned about the- old appliances, car bodies and wire that are clutter ing the dumo and don't know what on earth to do with the stuff. In this vast county of ours, there just doesn't seem to be a single place to put it. Maybe an agreement could be reached with the Navy to haul it to the target area in the bombing range. That might give tiie flyboys an inducement as they come zooming in. If there were enough scrap piled there, a bomb hit might more nearly re semble a strike on a steel plant or factory. Or maybe they could get one of the planes to fly close to the present city dump, drop a bomb, and then dump the junk in the water. Then they could take a Cat and cover it over neat as cculd be. No charge for these helpful hints. a WE NEVER HAVE had any faith in chain Ipfrprc hut rha ntha. day we got one that required no Muiiey nur consideration. Just fcur copies, it said, and mail them to others within tu'niu. four hours, put your name at me Douom or tne list. In four days, it ccntinued, you will re- J. j i" MADAME THOMASINA HOWELLT iilJ ceive wonderful things In the mail. Usually when these things come, they are plopped right In the wastcbasket. But this kind of Intrigued us because there was no consideration Involved, and the list on the letter con tained names that are well known around the state. So we wensled some of the staff Into taking copies and they, in turn, did their duty. Then on the fourth day came the big news. One of our good advertising accounts said he had to quit be cause the firm was forced to curtail expenses. With good news like that, who needs bad news. Don't nobody never send us no more chain letters no more of no kind no how. REMEMBER the swarm of bees that Dr. McMurdo enticed into a hive oil top of the city fire oarn last :sovemner 11 7 Well, they are making honev for him now. He got them off that roof sometime somehow and they seem to like his hospitality at his place. We're right next door to the fire bam and never knew he got them down. What man among us, half Dr. McMurdos ege would pack a hive of bees down a ladder from the top of the fire hall? As the man said, "Count me cut. I'm an artillery nan my self." You'd tl ink that would be the kind of job for the younger gen eration those who' want to go where the action is. Their little buzzers should give them plen ty of action. LARRY SMITTON, highway maintenance- engineer, w h o must get pestered from all com munities on highway work that they would like to have done, keeps a keen sense of humor, as he showed in his Chamber of Commerce talk here Monday. He talked on highway beauti fication and told how roadside fees arj a hazard because cars ciash Into them and kill or maim the occupants. He sug gested that Harrison yellow ros es are bi-ttei for roadside beauti fication because when cars plow into them, the errant drivers might ge a good scratching but won't get killed. Someone asked the question as to hew far bushes or trees should be placed apart in a roadside project. "I clunno," answered Smitton, "I'm not Ladybird." Evening Course To Start April 13 The evening division of Blue Mountain Community College has announced that the second turn of western civilization will start April 13 at Heppner High school. Ron Rosbach will con tinue as the instructor. The era to be studied will be from the Crusades through the mid-nineteenth century. Students may enroll in this course without having taken the first term. Classes will be held on Thurs days from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. Fee for the course is $1500 plus text which costs approximately $10. Dog Obedience Club To Organize Friday A 4 11 doe; obedience club Is to be orgi.nled Friday, April 7, fit 1:30 p.m. at the home of the leader, Mrs. Norm mi Clow, at .125 Matlock St., Heppner. Any child from 9 to 1!) will be ellgi ble to Join who owns a dog of four nun. t lis or older. The dog does not need to be a pure bred. At this first meeting a film. "Training You to Train Your Dog." will be shown. Those coming to this organizational meeting are asked to not bring their dogs. The club will offer the op"'r tunlty for city children to be part of a 4 II animal project, mid can lead to many fun activities for both child and dog. even to competition with other -I Hers of different towns. Anyone who desires furl her Information Is asked to contact Mrs. Clow, the leader, by calling 676-92SW. Tom Conty. ton of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Gonty, began employ ment with the Umatilla Ordin ance Army Depot last week In the storage department. He Is making his home In Hermlston to be near his work. PK Salem Scene by Evtitlt E. Cutttr Sale Tax Tac Many Moie Huidle lloUSl Of If Hie Oregon resentiilives gets Its way ens will In less than thw eel lo vole on a Hep-rill-three ln le for the first time In sales tii x 120 ears. That hodv Thiusday voted 3.1 27 to refer a three per cent re tall sales tax bill " i'7"hI! f ,,l special Jan.' .') election. The bill Is ul the core of a nix point tax reform package ap proved bv the House In March filial hours. In the Republican controlled House Democrats generally i.' fer Gov. Tom Met'all's plan offset local property it.-..,,., 1 inentm1 tllX ll There still Is ileum wncimr .. Senate will concur with the House vole; If It does. It may well move the voting dale ahead to 1!XW. Rep Joe Rogers (R Indepen dence, chief proponent of the approved sales tax measure. ,..!.. It eleur 111 Ills floor pre- II IS UllCIlueu IIP proiMTtv Mx re to tuxes Increases sc illation that provide masslvi lief. County School Calendar No school for Mr. and Mrs. Lyle Jensen and three children were at Beaver, Calif., over the week-end visit ing her mother, Ava Baseel and her grandmother, Anna Har-wood. proach is evident on all fronts. No more problems? Oh, yes, there are problems! Sit in on any school board meeting and hear of these problems! And as long as there are problems as there always will be there will be some criticism. It will crop up In the coffee shops and on the street. But all signs point to the passing of an old and undesirable image to a new and inviting one. After we came to this community six years ago, we had occasion to wonder whether we had made a mistake, think ing that the education of our children, like others, might be in jeopardy because of the school turmoil. Today, we feel that we would be hard put to find better educational oppor tunities in any community, within the limit of course offer ings that a small system is able to provide. This is not written to "buy" votes for the budget, but we can't help but think of the remarkable progress being made in Morrow county schools. When we reflect on the res olution made last year to "get and hold" better teachers and the steps taken here to do so, the shifting image, and the type of educational program now being offered, we believe that the school district and system deserves resounding sup port, even in the face of some financial sacrifices by tax payers. Any relief that may be forthcoming as a result of legis lation will help that much. Meanwhile, last year's shoe is on the other foot. The dark cloud that seemed to hang over our school system has appeared to move on to other parts of the state, such as Portland where strikes threaten in the schools. And we can be happy that our children are in schools where the image isn't so bad! I'M I'M. April 6 Hetioner Elementary Daren t teacher conference grades 1-4 Baseball Umatilla at lone High Baseball Heppner at A. C. Houghton 2:00 I'M School board conference, Pendleton April 7 Baseball Stanfleld at Riverside High Track Meet at Milton -Firewater Music Festival at Umatilla April 8 Music Festival at Umatilla Baseball Wahtonka at Heppner High 1:00 I'M April 10 School board meeting at Rlveiside High school -8:00 A. C. Houghton home extension Old Building 1:00 April 11 Baseball Stanfield at lone Baseball Heppner High at Pilot Rock 3:00 P.M. Mobile X-Ray Unit at Boardman April 12 Heppner High PTA 8:00 P.M. April 13 Heppner High speech class plav 8:00 P.M. School board conference, Pendleton Irrigon 4-H Community Club meeting 7:30 P.M. Irrigon home extension 10:30 A.M. Baseball Arlington at A. C. Houghton 2:00 PM. lone PTA April 14 Baseball lone ut Boardman lone PTA Famllv Fun Night Heppner Elem. 8th grade science trip to Columbia and Deschutes Rivers Heppner High speech class plav 8:00 P.M. Heppner High Track at Heppner Grant Union and Sherman Oregon Elem. School Principals Assoc., La Grande April IS Heppner High Baseball at Madras 1:00 P.M. Elementary Principal's meeting nt La Grande April 17 OEA meeting Heppner Grade School 1:30 1 Budget Election A. ('. Houghton PTA meeting 7:30 P.M. Heppner 8th grade to high school orientation April 18 Baseball Stanfield at A. C. Houghton 2:00 Riverside HA Meeting Jr.-Sr. Banquet Riverside Baseball Echo at Riverside Heppner 8th grade to high school April 19 8th Grade testing Heppner Elem. April 20 Heppner High speech class play 8:00 P.M. Heppner Elem. 8th grade testing April 21 Heppner High speech class play 8:00 P.M. Baseball Irrigon at Heppner Elem 2:00 P.M. Baseball Riverside at Umatilla High Baseball lone High at Echo April 22 Riverside Jr.-Sr. Prom Track meet at Burns Baseball Sherman at Heppner High 10:00 P.M April 25 Baseball Stanfield at Riverside April 27 A. C. Houghton Whitman Mission 3-4 Grades April 28 A. C. Houghton 8th Grade Tour Baseball lone High at Stanfield lone 8th grade tour Baseball Heppner Elem. at Condon 1:00 PM. April 29 Wheat league tour lone Operetta Track Heppner Invitational Baseball Heppner High at Burns 1:00 P.M. April 30 8th Grade Tour ' M. P.M. "It In an answer lo the 1H per cent limitation eople," he said, lie noted that alter ad mlulstrattve iits and discounts to retailers for their collection costs, his bill will raise $I1'J!S million annually for the slate "Uv Mrange coincidence, thla Is approximately the Maine amount of revenue which would have been ht It the 1 per cent limitation had paawd," Hep. Roger nab!. Five other element of the tax reform package built around a state sales lax were approved In a full (lav of House debate: 1. An approximate 15 t cent Increase In corporation taxiw, planned to raise $0 million a year. 2. New formula for providing state aid lo local schools, ef filling property tax cut by u lug sales tax revenue to raise basic school mipport from 2'J per cent to almost 75 er cent in P.HkS till School district, In turn, would be limited In amount of local laxea Ihey could levy, to ensure permanent relief via mate aid. 3. Revised Mate penional In come tux form. In effect elim inating the federal tax deduc tion but rate change would keep the total state lax yield Die same. 4. Setting of June 20 a the seclal election date and appro priating $.W,000 for election ex peiises. 5. Appropriation of $3 million lo administer the sale lax. Although House pass ago would seem to wrap up ilio package nicely, aeveral more hurdles will have lo be over come before Oregon join the other 42 sales tax slate. Sen ale amendment are a certain ty." for example, and any aalea lax proHul which may pas that body will then have lo go to a conference committee. Then there Is the question of gaining voter approval. Time and time again this legislature has stressed I he theme that the slate has enough revenue lo op erate at existing and even ac celerated levels, that any "new" taxes will lie aimed purely at satisfying public demands for local tax relief. "This bill does not piwojmi a vote on a sales tax," Kcp. Rogers told his House colleag ues last week. "It provides for a vote on a Constitutional amendment, on limitations to make responsible voter solve their own tax reform problem." S.iles tax prosiieiilH argue that it would take a US per cent increase in ersonal Income taxes to achieve equal proiMT tv tax reduction, of about 37 per cent They point out that !.) per cent of all American now are suheet to aalea taxes Modeling their bill after the 31 year-old California sales lax. they exempt food consumed off premises and prescription drugs, therel y removing some objec tion to regressive feature. In effect. House action would put the whole tux reform Issue before the voters. It would ask Oregonlans Just how badly they really want property tax relief, and make them resiorisbIe for alternate fund raising method. i COMMUNITY ff BILLBOARD ', i TOM Heppner parking restric tions will be enforced start ing Monday, April 10. Meter adjustments are un derway and vehicles in viola tion will receive tickets. CITY COUNCIL HEPPNER Coming Events HEPPNER HIGH BASEBALL Saturday, April 8, 1 p.m. Heppner vs. Wahtonka, Hep pner High Field, 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 11, 3 p.m. Heppner vs. Pilot Uock at Pilot Rock BATTLE OF Friday, April 7, Ion, Heppner "The Phantoms,' Portland band, "The Henchmen ner Admission, $1.50 BANDS Fair Pavll- will ' of piece battle Hepp- per perxon WRANGLER COW CUTTING Saturday, April 8, 7:00 p.m. Sunday, April 9, 9:00 a.m. !'lvn M,-,tri,H. 'In ........ r " - I'U.ui- V llia.-H'." V1-l Morrow County Fairgrounds No admission wrangler 1 p.m., Plavdnv. Sunilav. Wrangler Ground LEGION DANCE Saturday, April 8, 10-2:00, Legion Hall Hoy QunckenbuKh orchestra Everyone welcome. Lunch served. SPRING RUMMAGE SALE Friday, Saturday, April 14, Sponsored by Heppner Civic League Gilliam & Blsbee BIdg. SPONSORED AS A PUBLIC SERVICE BY C A. RUGGLES Insurance Agency Heppner P. O. Box 247 PH. 676-9625