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H?ppncr, Oregon 97836, Thursday, May 11, 1967
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District Sets
Program
For Summer
Morrow County School District
It 1 for Hit' (mtoihI year will op
rule a summer school program
for pupil In tin1 district, hi id
Harold IIi-ck. lone principal,
will he In churgt an mipt-rvlitor.
Tin' school program will bo dm
ducted tit Heppner Klcmentnry
school.
Thin year the program will
emphasize rending, umthemat
lc nnd physical rducntlon,
IU'KKh niiUl. It will start June 12
Mini will continue through July
21 with Classen being conduct
ed from H:30 a.m. until 11:30
n m. on Monday through Fri
days. The progrum will bo op
erated on f iiiiiIh from l'ubllc
Law Hit 10 Title 1.
Student for the program will
bo selected by referral from tho
teacher!! and umiii requests from
parents. Tho program Is primar
ily for students who are in need
of special help In tho target
areas, IlcgK hu11. Classes will
be small and Itidlvlduut luip
from thp teai'tior will bo the
main feature of tho program.
"This U an excellent oppor
tunlty for boy and girls to grow
In these nroaii of academic or
physical nood," Bcggs said.
It la anticipated that there
will bo more referrals than there
are openings in the program. In
thin case, a coinmlttoo of teach
era and principal will deter
mine tho students who will
profit maul from the opportun
ity. A now feature of the program
this summer will be the addit
ion of a rlax In physical and
recreational aktlla. The program
U designed for students who do
not ordinarily do well In phys
leal education. This class will
eonHlHt of work In calisthenics,
Borlal exercises, tennis, swim
mine instruction, hiking, low
organized games, archery, bowl
ing, trampoline and body build
ing. The exact format of the phya
tcal education program la Mill
being prepared, but It will be
available to a few atudonta In
each attendance area. It Is for
both boys and girls. The pro
gram will not Intorfore with the
rending and mathematics pro
grams, thus making It possible
for a student to participate In
both programs.
Parents will be notified In the
next few days If their child has
boon selected to participate and
will nood to notify the school
by May 19 if their child will
attend.
ARTIST'S SKETCH shows the agriculture wing of the Oregon Mu
seum of Science and Industry, Portland, with planetarium In
the foreground. The existing building is that portion at the left
of the picture. The wing, now under construction, is being fi
nanced partly through donations from around the state. Mor
OMSI Auction, Dinner Due on Saturday Evening
Dinner for the public nnd nn
auction of nil manner of art
icles, both at the fair pavilion
Saturday evening, will raise
funds for the benefit of the Ore
gon Museum of Science nnd In
dustry, Portlnnd. Specific pur
pose of the fund-raising project
Is for this county to hnve a
share In the construction of the
Max Lehmann Memorial Agri
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MERRI LEE JACOBS
Two Juniors Selected
For Annual Girls' State
Two Heppner High school
juniors, Morrl Lee Jacobs and
Nancy Doherty, have been sel
ected by the local unit of Amer
ican Legion Auxiliary as dele
gates to the 2(ith annual ses
sion of Girls' State. The state
youth convention will bo held
on tho Willamette University
campus In Salom from June 12
17. Morrl Lee is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Jacobs,
lone, and Nancy'a parents are
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Doherty
of the Black Horse Canyon area.
Alternates are Sheila Luctanl,
daughter of Mr and Mrs. George
l.uclnnl of Butter Creek, and
Frances Abrams, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Abrams, Hepp
ner. The young ladles were rated
highly by faculty members on
citizenship and various charac
ter traits. Qualifications set up
by the sponsoring organization.
Include leadership, character,
scholarship, courage, honesty,
cooperatlveness and physical
fitness, displayed In school, at
home, and In the community.
Active In many student af
fairs, and at the same time an
honor student. Miss Jacobs Is
presently serving as student
council representative for her
Junior class. She was this year's
winner of the local IOOF Unit
ed Nations rilgrimmngc for
Youth Bpoaklng contest, and
rated highly In the district con
tost. She has been an active
member of tho school's pep
club, GAA, Girls League, Na
tional Honor Society, In 411
livestock clubs, and is present
ly n Junior leader for a 4 H
sewing club.
Girls State expenses ot MLss
Jacobs will be paid by the aux
cultural Hall at OMSI. The
$200,000 wing Is designed to pro
mote agriculture and to devel
op interest in the field.
Granges of the county are co
operating to serve the roast beef
dinner nt 5:30 p.m. and they
are preparing for a crowd of
300 persons. The beef is being
furnished by the Morrow Coun
ty Livestock Growers as a con
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NANCT DOHERTY
iliary unit.
Nancy, also an honor student,
holds the responsible office of
business manager for the stu
dent body. She Is on this year's
staff of the Hohlsch, official
school paper, and will be next
year's editor of the Mustang,
school annual. She has also
been active In the pep club,
Girls League, National Honor
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Memorial Picnic
Set for May 28
Morrow county's annual pio
neer memorial picnic will be on
Sunday, May 28, at the Morrow
county fair pavilion, Don Turner,
chairman, announce. It was felt
that It was better to hold the
picnic on the week-end rather
than to wait for the Memorial
Day holiday, which will be on
Tuesday, May 30.
Registration will start at 10:45
a.m. with the Soroptlmlst club
of Heppner In charge and din
i. or will be at noon with one of
the granges In charge.
There will be no speaker, but
guests will be introduced and
acknowledgments will be made.
There will be recognition for the
person coming the longest dis
tance, the oldest present, the
youngest present, and others.
It Is planned to have some
Fpoclal programs printed this
year with some historical Infor
mation to commemorate the
event. Turner said.
row county residents will participate through the dinner and
auction scheduled for Saturday,
fairgrounds. All oroceeds will
museum addition is Wallace
tribution to the event, Gene
Pierce and W. C. Rosewall, co
chairmen, state.
The entire family may enjoy
the roast beef dinner for a to
tal charge of $5. Those who
do not eat on the family rate
will pay $1.50 for adults nnd
50c for children. Mrs. Delpha
Jones of Lexington is In charge
of the dinner.
City Plans
Vote on Pool
On May 31
Official notice of election on
a city charter amendment to
authorize $110,000 In general ob
ligation bonds for reconstruction
of the municipal swimming pool
is given by the City of Heppner
In a public notice printed In
this paper.
The election Is to be held on
Wednesday, May 81. In the old
library of the citv hall on Wil
low Street between 8 a.m. and
5 p.m. Registered voters within
the city limits of Heppner may
cast ballots on the proposal
If the charter amendment
misses. It would authorize the
city to sell bonds In the amount
of $110,000 witn procceas to ne
used for reconstructing the pool.
The issue, as provided In the
resolution printed in this pa
per, would cover a 20-year per
iod. The bonds In denomina
tions of $1000, would mature
serially with some to be retir
ed each year from property tax
revenues. i
Clark and Groff, engineers, of
Salem, conducted a study of the
pool some time ago and esti
mated that cost to reconstruct
the pool to conform to state
standards wouia re jiw.uuu. a
new outdoor pool would cost
$140,000, the report said.
City Attorney Bob Abrams
said that the bond issue was
set at $110,000 to provide for
any possible increase In costs
during the time the study was
conducted, and for contingen
cies. It cannot be determined
definitely what the bids would
be on the pool Job.
The city faces an order by
the State Board ot Health to
take steps for reconstruction
of the present pwl or for con
struction ot near pool. Unless
such action la taken, a recent
letter stated, the state will not
Issue a permit for the pool to
be operated.
A committee composed of
council and citizen members
studied the Clark and Graft re
port and recommended that the
dty proceed with the recon
struction plan, rather than to
attempt building a new pool.
The recommendation was adopt
ed by the city council.
Included In the reconstruction
Job is not only the pool itself
but also most of the auxiliary
facilities, including the dress
ing rooms. Further information
on the need for the pool and
costs will be presented in en
suing issues of this paper.
May 13. at the Morrow county
ao to OMSI. Architect lor the
P. Hagestad.
Dozens of items have been
donated for the auction, and V.
R. (Bob) Runnion will be auc
tioneer. The sale will start im
mediately after the dinner, pre
sumably about 7:00 p.m.
Loren McKinley, director of
OMSI, is expected to be pres
ent for the event, and he- will
bring a pickup load of articles
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WITH SKILLFUL Leonard Munkers behind the wheeL Morrow county school district bus, loaded
with Chamber of Commerce passengers on a tour of the north end ot Morrow county, negotiates
a near 90-degree angle turn on a dirt road in Port of Morrow lands Monday. Rupert Kennedy
of The Dalles, executive secretary of Mid-Columbia Planning CoundL stands by to help guide
the driver. Kennedy volunteered as gateman on tho Junket (G-T Photo).
Chamber Takes North End Tour,
Hears of Port Plans and Progress
Work of the 9-year-old port.
Investment for county taxpay
ers In the Port of Morrow was
described in revealing and in
teresting talks by Dewey Vest,
chairman of the commission,
and Gar Swanson, treasurer, to
the Heppner-Morrow County
Chamber of Commerce at a
luncheon meeting in the Nomad
Restaurant, Boardman, Monday.
The talks followed a tour ot the
port lands along the Columbia
riverfront east of Boardman.
Starting with no funds after
the commission had been set
up by a vote of the people, the
port had a tax base establish
ed, also by vote of the people,
in May 1960. Since then, the
annual tax levy has been ap
proximately $30,000 per year.
'The commission set up a
land acquisition program while
values were at a low ebb. This
has been our activity," West
said.
To the present, the port has
expanded $84,500 for lands,
Swanson said. Another 119 ac
res on an old railroad right-of-way,
previously owned by the
commission and taken by con
demnation by the Corps of En
gineers, must be reacquired at
a cost of $11,900.
When all current negotiations
with the Corps are completed
and a complicated land trade
with the State Land Board and
the Bureau of Land Manage
ment is culminated, the Port of
Morrow will have 3500 acres.
The port now owns 2300 acres
Inland several miles south of its
riverfront holdings, but this is
in the process of being traded,
via the state and BLM, for lands
contiguous to those on the riv
erfront. West said that it felt there
is no doubt that Morrow county
taxpayers could realize 2 for 1
on every dollar spent if they
chose to sell these lands now,
due to the increase in value.
However, the port is looking to
the potential of the future and
feels that it has one of the best
sites for development along the
Columbia.
Of the total income of $227,302
in the time that the port has
been in operation, only $39,000
has been spent for operational
expenses. All the rest has gone
into land or is in the bank,
Swanson said. Present cash bal
ance is S98.316.50, but another
some S60.000 must be expend
ed to complete present land
deals.
The port commission was
first started in 1958 when a
number of north end residents
visited with Oscar Peterson,
then county judge, about the
matter, West said. The matter
eventually came to a vote, and
it was approved by a large
margin. First commissioners in
cluded West and Swanson, both
of whom have served through
the entire period, George Wiese,
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Mayor Calls
Students to
Mayor W. C. Rosewall by proc
lamation has declared May 14
to May 20 as Clean Up Week
in the City of Heppner.
In doing so he asked "the
cooperation of every citizen in
this important project now and
in the future in the continuing
care and maintenance of his
property for the beautification
of our City."
The mayor said it is neces
sary and proper that all citizens
work together in cleaning up,
fixing up and painting up the
building and grounds of their
homes, business houses and va
cant lots.
Principal Dick Carpenter of
Heppner High school said that
students at the school will be
dismissed Friday aftern o o n,
May 19, to participate in the
cleanup campaign as they have
one spring afternoon in each of
the past two years.
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NONDA. CLABK
Nonda Clark 1
Is Recipient
Of Two Awards
Nonda Clark, senior at Hepp
ner High school, has received
notice of scholarship awards
from two sources for the coming
year
A $500 B. L. Barnard scholar
ship has been awarded her by
the Grange Insurance Associat
ion. She is a member of Rhea
Creek Grange No. 669, Morrow
county. She ranked highest
among the 108 applicants for
GIA scholarships which are
awarded annually. In addition
to maintaining a high scholas
tic average, she has been par
ticularly active in 4-H club and
many school activities, with
speech and drama outstanding.
Nonda's parents are Mr. and
Mrs. Barton Clark. -
Nonda has also been announ
ced as recipient of a $150.00
Donald Parks Ward Scholarship
for one year to Linfieid College,
where she has been accepted for
entrance next year. There she
plans to major in either speecn
or in physiotherapy. This finan
cial assistance was also award
ed on her excellent scholastic
achievement.
WEATHER
Official weather report for the
week of May 3-9 is as follows
Hi Low Prec.
Wednesday 61 33
Thursday 65 36
Friday 63 41 .01
Saturday 73 46
Sunday 77 47
Monday 80 41
Tuesday 65 44 .04
for Cleanup;
Help Again
Various classes at the school
will be assigned different parts
of the city as their responsibil
ity in the cleanup, and inter
class competition will be held.
The campaign will be organ
ized similar to that of last year,
with more details to be an
nounced next week.
The campaign here also ties
in with Gov. Tom McCall's an
nouncement that the month of
May is designated as "Beauti
ful Oregon Month."
The governor has called up
on all citizens to combat litter,
beautify roadsides, improve cit
ies, parks and public areas "and
in general adding to tne attrac
tiveness of each area of our
state."
City crews will also work to
ward beautification of the city
next week in cooperation with
the announced program.
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On a seven-hour tour to the
Boardman area Monday, mem
bers of the Heppner Morrow
County Chamber of Commerce
viewed developments underway
in the north end of the county.
They visited the Boeing In
stallation, toured the lands of
the Port of Morrow, and listen
ed to speakers tell of plans and
piogress at a 2-hour luncheon
meeting In the Nomad Restaur
ant at Boardman.
Mayor Dewey West welcomed
the gVoup to the "town that al
most wasn't," and he and Gar
Swanson, both of whom are port
commissioners, told of the work
done by the Port of Morrow to
aate.
West, who is chairman of the
commission, reviewed the his
tory of the Port of Morrow and
described its progam to secure
land while prices were low.
Swanson, treasurer of the com
mission, gave a report on the
financial standing of the Port of
Morrow and cost ot lands secur
ed to date.
Don Doerflinger, manager of
the Boeing operations in . Mor
row county, was host for the
tour through the company in
stallations eight miles south of
the Columbia River. He asked
that any report or pictures used
in the paper be cleared through
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Talent Entries
Due by Friday
Deadline for entries in the
Morrow county Jaycees' Talent
Show is Friday, May 12, Gail
McCartv. chairman, states. The
show is scheduled for Saturday
night, May 20, in the Heppner
junior high gym at 8 p.m. and
proceeds will go to Jaycee civ
ic projects.
Prizes are offered in each of
five divisions of the Talent
Show, McCarty said. There is
plenty of room for more entries
in all of the divisions, including
those of pre-school, grades 1-5,
grades 6-8, high school and
adults.
As of early this week McCarty
said that 18 different acts or
performers had shown interest,
but not all of them had signed
as yet. To enter, a performer or
group should contact either Mc
Carty or Harley Sager. McCar
ty may be reached by telephone
in the daytime through the
county agent's office (676-9642)
and Sager may be contacted at
the First National BanK (bib
9163). When the entries are made,
information will be given on
auditions to be held sometime
early next week.
Tickets are now on sale for
the Talent Show, with the ad
mission charge being $1.25 for
adults and 7oc for children un
der 12.
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS it is for the best
interest and benefit of the cit
izens of Heppner that their
City present a clean and at
tractive appearance for the
better enjoyment and econo
my of the residents and to
create a favorable impression
upon our visitors, and
WHEREAS it is necessary
and proper that AT J, citizens
work together in cleaning up,
fixing up and painting up the
buildings and grounds of their
homes, business houses and
vacant lots;
NOW, THEREFFORE, I, W. C
ROSEWALL, Mayor of the
City of Heppner do hereby de
care the week of May 14th to
May 20th, 1967, to be Clean
Up Week in Heppner and ear
nestly solicit the cooperation
of every citizen in this import
ant project now and in the
future in the continuing care
and maintenance of his prop
erty for the beautification of
our City.
W. C. Rosewall, Mayor