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84th Year
THE" Mm HEPPNER
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Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, August 17, 1967
Superintendent Tightens
School Expense Controls
Hon Daniel, new ucrlntcn
dent of the Morrow county
school district, made It clear to
the hoard of director at their
regular meeting Monday night
that he cxiwct to devote some
of hi energies toward a tight
er ronlrol of school expenses.
Thin Is necessary, ho told the
hoard, because the 1967-6H
budget la expected to be a
"rlose squeeze." An anticipated
$7000 budgeted as a cash car
ryover has not materialized, but
instead lias turned nut to he u
minus figure of some $.HK0. If
i liln year's budget breaks "fair
ly even," the $13,000 deficit will
be noticed at tho start of the
1908 GU year.
The legislature, expecting
thai it will have to make up
for a (W.OOO.OUt) deficit because
of a lag In the state's economy
that has resulted In a decline
of anticipated revenue, may
make cuts In basic school sup
ort. This would not affect this
year's budget, Daniels said, but
would hit the l'.ttlS 69 budget.
In view of these circumstanc
es, Daniels reorted that he has
held n meeting with scliool ad
tnlnlstrators, Hilnttng out the
necessitv for tighter control of
expenditures and asking for
tlieir cooperation.
He noted that the school
board. In u previous ac
tion, has already taken' $ltXM
from lis emergency fund for
textbook and that it appears
the buditct will bo overexpend
ed on contract bus runs.
No Surplus Expected
In the 1!M"6 67 budget, there
was a $13,000 surplus in the in
struction budget, which made
up tor deficits In other areas.
However, Daniels said, "I am
sure there will be no surpluses
in the teacher salary area this
year."
lie has taken steps to imple
ment this planned tighter con
trol. Daniels said that ho plans
to continue giving a district
wide financial report monthly,
and In addition, expects to at
tempt to have an Itemized state
ment from each school.
Administrator have been
asked to keep an accurate rec
ord of this Information. Daniels
said that he hopes that this will
create an awareness of what
money is left for each school
Insulator Shot;
Reward Offered
Very few power users In the
area realize it, but Morrow and
Gilliam ccuntles Just missed a
general blackout over tho week
end as a result of malicious
vandalism of someone who shot
an insulator from the high volt
age transmission line serving
tho area.
Harley Young, manager of
Columbia Basin Electric Co-op,
said that the help of a telephone
company lineman prevented the
outage. The man spotted a high
voltage wire dangling nt a lo
cation near the Lexington city
dump. He notified the power
company before a short-circuit
occurred, und a crew was dis
patched to repair the damage.
Cost of the repairs was prob
ably $2U0 or more, Young said,
but this was light compared to
what It would have been if un
outage had occurred. The man
ager said that only a high
powered rllle could have shatter
ed the supporting insulator.
Columbia Basin has a stand
ing reward of $250 for Informat
ion leading to the arrest and
conviction of anyone who malic
iously damages the power lines.
Further details are on another
Page.
He said that the reward Is
offered to apply specifically to
cases like this and asks the co
operation of the public In sub
mitting Information-
(Cut Courtesy of
and will check a tendency to
overexpend sums available that
he felt previously occurred sim
ply because administrators did
not know what was remaining.
lli told the board that he Is
convinced (here are areas where
economies can be effected.
Drop Another S77
Hut at the same meeting tho
board reluctantly took action to
authorize an expenditure that
slipped them another $777 te
hind. Thcv had called for bids
on intercommunications sys
tems at lieppncr Elementary
school and A. C, Houghton
school. The budget committee
had approved a totul of $3400
$2500 for lloppner Elementary
und J'.HM) for Houghton for this
purpose.
However, the only bid came
In at $1177 for the total Job.
After considerable discussion
and upon the superintendent's
rather reluctant recommenda
tion, the bourd voted, 4 to 3, to
accept tho bid of the Manches
ter Company on tho work. It
was necessary for Chairman Don
McKlllgull to vote to break a
3-3 tie.
Daniels said that ultholigh he
was loath to recommend accept
ing the bid. he felt that wait
ing a year would find costs
higher. Principal Al Martin was
called upon to explain the need
lor the Intercom system, and he
pointed out some of the prob
lems involved in communica
tions between the three elemen
tary buildings here Including
the gymnasium as well as In
side each building.
Tho superintendent said that
he believed the $777 could be
picked up by curtailing other
budgeted Items.
(Continued on page 8)
School to Start
In Morrow County
On September 5
Classes In all Morrow county
schools will start on a full
schedule on Tuesday, September
5, the day following Labor Day,
Superintendent Ron Daniels an
nounces. A full day of school will be
held on the opening Tuesduy
with buses running their regu
lar routes on their usual sched
ules. Cafeterias In all schools
will also be In operation be
ginning with the first day.
At Heppnor High school a
counsellor will be available
from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on Aug
ust 21 through August 25 to
discuss scheduling and other
problems with those students
desiring help. Mrs. Violet Lan-
ham will give thus assistance.
Heppner Elementary school
will register new students and
first grade students on Thurs
day, August 2-1, from 9 a.m. un
til noon and from 1 until 4'
p.m., Al Martin, principal, an
nounces. All other schools will hold
registration on September 5
during the morning classes.
Parents are reminded that
first grade students must pre
sent birth certificates at the
time of registration to verify
age. Klrst and ninth grade stu
dents nre also required by law
to have physical examinations
prior to starting school. The ex
ams must be confirmed on Ore
gon Pupil Medical Kecord forms
provided by the school or the
county health office.
Teachers In the Morrow coun
ty district will begin work on
August 29 with a television in
stitute being conducted In Pen
dleton. Tho days of August 30 and
31 will find the respective
school faculties In their individ
ual school buildings where fuc
ully meetings will be held and
classrooms will be prepared for
the start or school.
Hermiston Herald)
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EAST SQUAD for the Shrine football game la Fondle ton Saturday night includes (top row, from
lr ft) Wm. Correll (68). Neil Knlskern (70). Nll McMillan (72). Tom Such (74), Tom Frazier
(76), Richard Rasmussea (78), Cordon Winters (80). Steve Cox (82), Kenneth Matlack (84), Store
Bonson (86). George Moody 88) center row) Shriner Ron Baker. Jim Doherty (34). Larry Clas
en (40), Neal Hammel (44). Lynn Schaier (SO), Wendell Kroder (52), Jim Recla (60V Roy Mow
er (62). Richard Richmond (64). James Batter (66). Assistant Coach. Pat Fleming; (front row)
Manager Jack McConneL Manager Kirk Brown, Craig Raecker (12), Dennis Davidson (20). Dan
Courtney (22). Head Coach Amis Lewis. Joe Ericluon (24), Gary Johnson (30), William Steber
(j2), and Trainer Archie Dunsmoor. (Turner-Jensen Photo).
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JIM DOHERTY. outstanding
Heppner High back, is sched
uled to play fullback on of
fense and halfback on defense
for the East in the Shrine A-2
and B All-Star football game
in Pendleton Saturday night
(Turner-Jensen Photo).
Mel Moyer Home Destroyed;
Monday Fire Hits Bunch Land
Two ranches of the Heppner
area suffered In destructive fires
that hit during the week's hot
weather.
Home of Melvin Moyer on a
ranch that he and his brother,
Ellis Moyer, own in Blackhorse
Canyon was destroyed by fire
last Wednesday afternoon with
loss estimated at $12,000. In
cluded In the fire was a truck
loaded with 180 bushels of
wheat and n shed.
Fire broke out Monday near
the Bob Mahoney residence in
the Clarks Canyon area and
wouldn't quit even though it
was thought extinguished after
burning less than five acres on
the Al Bunch place. The alarm
was sounded during the noon
hour, and Heppner firemen took
the rural truck and Jeep to the
scene. With neighbors who
came to battle the blaze, the
firemen soon had it checked and
apparently out. They returned to
Heppner. But a whirlwind fan
ned some embers and tossed
them in other grass and stub
ble, and the blaze took off
again. This time it swept over
some 500 acres on the Bunch
ranch, going clear to Cason Can
yon and taking an unused old
barn in its path.
Firemen hustled back out and
fought the blaze, along with a
large crew of volunteers who
came to help, until after 4 cm.
This time, the firemen stayed
ana waicnea ior anotner hour
or so.
Bunch had completed his har
vest, and so lost no wheat, but
he had expected to use the area
for winter range.
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Jim Doherty Spurs Interest
In Shrine AlhStar Game
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Spurred by the Interest In. school for the East and Coach
Heppner High's sparkling ath- jonn partanen of Harrisburg
lote, Jim Doherty. tickets to the High for the West
Shrine All-Star football game in!
Pendleton Saturday night have
h ciiin fnvt t.rc.
been selling fast, and a large
group of Morrow county fans
will be on hand to see the game
in Round-Up Stadium.
Dr. L. D. Tibbies, who has
been handling sales here, re
ported early this week that all
the choice tickets had been sold,
but he still had some avail
able at the going price of $3
each for those who had not yet
made purchases. Any who still
want to buy, however, will have
to hurry for heust turn in
his sales by nodiAloday (Thurs
day). All proceeds go to the
Shrine Hospital for Crippled
Children in Portland.
Doherty Is scheduled to plav
fullback on offense and half
back on defense for the East
A-2 and B squad, which is
coached by Arnold Lewis of
Vale High school.
Game time is at 8 p.m. but
most of those attending will go
early to watch the parade at 3
p.m. and to see the pageantry
beginning at 7 p.m.
"No man stands so straight
as one who stoops to help a
crippled child" and "Strong legs
run so that weak ones might
walk again" are the game mot
tos of the event which Is spon
sored by all the Shrine clubs of
Eastern Oregon. Harry A. My
ers of Condon Is general chair
man. Coach Lewis of the state
champion Vikings will pit his
stars from the best of the East's
nign scnooi seniors oi iywj-b ' in graphic illustration oi the
against Coach Marv Delplanch- J game's mottos.
e's West aces. Delplanche .coach- Haiftime activities will tea
es at North Catholic High in ture the Baker Elks Boy Scout
. n u jDrum and Bugle Corps, which
Assistants are Coach PatwiU perform several musical
Fleming of Wallowa High numbers on the field. Topping
The old barn was on the Bob
Jones place, he said. The fire
ran into the Marcel Jones place.
Although it started near Maho
ney's it didn't hit the Mahoney
place. Origin of the fire remains
undetermined.
The fire at the Moyer place
apparently started from sparks
from a trash barrel where ref
use was being burned. Melvin
Moyer and his son, Bruce, were
there at the time, but Heppner
firemen were delayed because
the person who relayed the mes
sage on the fire over the tele
phone failed to give the loca
tion. By the time the department
arrived, the house was gone.
Neighbors came when they
learned of the fire, but they,
too, were too late to be of help
and virtually all of the house
hold goods and personal be
longings were destroyed. Moyer
said that insurance partially
covers the loss. He is consider
ed buying a house trailer for
a residence on the place, he
said, since he lives alone there.
Moyer said that he tried to
drive the truck to safety, but
tires were ablaze and he had
to give up. Gusty winds swept
the fire through dry grass to
spread it quickly. About two
acres of grass and stubble were
also consumed.
Another fire in stubble was
reported by Ken Batty on a
ranch he operates at Hardman.
The fire occurred Saturday and
was confined to 20 acres through
the help of residents and Forest
Service men who happened to
drive by in a rig at the time
of the blaze.
WEATHER
By DON GILL LJ AM
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Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Continued dry and hot weather
persists, claiming to equal the
dry years of 1929, 1931 and 1919
when no precipitation was re
corded In the month of July and
August.
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teams have been in training
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with the East working out at
La Grande and the West in Pen
dleton.
In the 15 year history of the
All-Star event the West has ta
ken quite an edge in victories,
posting nine as compared to
five for the East One game end
ed in a tie.
Queen of this year's pageant
Is Darlene Kuehn, 13, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kuehn of
Milton-Freewater. She is in the
eighth grade at Milton-Freewa
ter. Darlene was first admitted
to the Portland Shrine Hospital
on June 2, 1966, for treatment
of curvature of the spine. She
wears a body brace and will
continue to receive out-patient
treatment at the hospital. Queen
Darlene was a distinguished
visitor In Heppner at the time
of the Sidewalk Bazaar in early
July.
Parade in the afternoon Sat
urday will feature more than 35
colorful bands and marching
units from the El Katif Shrine
Temple of Spokane, and Al Ka
der Temple of Portland. The pa
rade will go through downtown
Pendleton and will end at the
Round-Up grounds.
Pageantry will begin in the
Round-Up Stadium with the fir
ing of a sky bomb at 7 p.m.
Massed flags from all units
will lead the procession. When
assembled, almost 1,000 persons
will have places on the field
off the mid-game entertainment
will be a fireworks display con
ducted by the Pendleton Fire
Department.
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STUART DICK (center) received a Certificate of Recognition from the American Red Cross at the
. Monday meeting of the Heppner-Morrow County Chamber of Commerce with Bob Abrams. Mor
row county chapter chairman, making the presentation. The certificate cited Dick, lifeguard at
the Heppner municipal pool for "extraordinary personal action in saving the liife of Judy Devore
on July 13. 1967." The lifeguard pulled the young woman from the bottom of the pool and ad
ministered mouth-to-mouth artificial respiration until she regained consciousness. Mr. and Mrs.
L. E. Dick. Stuart's parents, witnessed the presentation and were honored at the meeting.
(G-T Photo).
Morrow Fair
Due to Open
Here Tuesday
Morrow county's 1967 fair will
open Tuesday morning at 9 o'
clock, and before Its four-day
run Is completed with the coun
ty open horse show Friday, Aug
ust 23. it is a certainty that a
large share of the county's pop
ulation shall have passed
through the new ornamental
gates.
Among them will be hundreds
of exhibitors and a large num
ber of spectators including vis
itors from out of the county.
Some 65 or 70 department su
perintendents have been work
ing on plans for the fair, along
with the fair board, the fair
committee and Secretary Le:ina
Smith.
Events which have been so
popular In the past will be on
the program again with one ex
ception. The Rhea Creek Grange
dinner, which In the past has
been held on the Thursday even -
ing of the fair, will not be held
this year. Illness and other prob
lems have cut the available
crew from the Grange, and it
w ri-idfi in rannoi it ihi
year. i vegetables, hay, and crops. At
But the 4 11 Dress Revue will ! the sam? tin 4-H Junior and
be back with some 50 girls par- intermediate Dress Revue judp
ticipating on a new stage in theine will start, as will 4-H live
Wednesday night event It will : stoek Judging,
be held at 8 p.m. on that even- Senior Dress Revue judging
Ing. The pig scramble, livestock will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday,
auction sale, and livestock At P-m. Wednesday, 4-H
awards program is sure to at- 'knitting Dress Revue Judging
tract a capacity crowd in the ; will be held. At 3 p.m., FFA live
livestock arena Thursday night 'stock will be Judged and rab
with proceedings starting at b"s and poultry will be Judg
7:30. ed. The event of the evening
The parade of pets will bewi11 e the Dress Revue at 8
earner on inursaay, starting at
11:30, and the pet show will be
from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m.
All manner of exhibits, in
eluding 4-H, FFA, open classes,
community booths and others,
will attract interest Tuesday , 'he Judging arena at 11:30. The
through Thursday. On Friday, ; all-around 4-H champion show
Morrow county's open horse j manship contest will be at 1
show for county horses only P-m- and open class livestock
will be the big event at the i will be Judged at 2 p.m. The
rodeo grounds with Superinten-1 evening program features the
dent Fred Mankin and his crew i livestock auction, youth awards
in charge. Like all events of the preram, and the pig scramble.
fair, this show is open to the
public without charge, and all
are invited to come and see Mor
row county's best horses.
At 9 a.m. on Tuesday morn
ing, 4-H and FFA entries open
at the fair, and they close at
10:30. Judging will then begin
immediately on all 4-H home
Grain Exhibits
Due August 22
All grain, hay and grass en
tries for the 1967 Morrow Coun
ty Fair should be at the fair
grounds by Tuesday afternoon,
August 22, according to Bill
Rawlins, division superintend
ent. Field crops judging is sched
uled to begin Wednesday morn
ing by Vance Pumphrey, Agron
omist at the Union Experiment
Station.
Grain exhibits will be one
peck. Entries should be more
than this to account for clean
ing losses, Rawlins said. Hay
entries should be about 10
pounds or a a to 6 inch bale
slice. Full bales will be accept
ed.
Grain, grass and hay sheaves
to be eligible for the state fair
must be 3 to 4 inches in dia
meter, cut near ground level
and tied with 3 strings. Small
er sheaves will be accepted for
local exhibit
economics exhibits. A special
food preparation contest will be
at 11 a.m.
At 12:45 on Tuesday a special
meeting of all 4-H members Is
scheduled, and all are urged to
attend.
Livestock Judging contests for
4-H and FFA begin at 1 p.m.
Tuesday. At the same time Judg
ing contests will commence In
4 H home economics, 4-H foods,
4 H clothing, 4-H knitting, and
4-H home improvement A flow
er arranging contest will be
held.
Open Class flower and veget
able entries open at 3 p.m. on
Tuesday, and at 3:30 p.m. 4-H
agriculture and 4-H home eco
nomics demonstrations begin.
Open class flower and veget
able entries close at 8 p.m.
Tuesday but open again at 8
a.m. Wednesday, when all open
1 class entries are open. Closing
will be at 9 a.m. except for
flowers, which will be open un
til 11:30 a.m.
Judging will begin at 9 a.m.
Wednesday on open class fruits.
Showmanship Judging in 4-H
will ytart the third day of the
fair, Thursday, at 9 a.m. after
which will be the pet show at
10. and the parade of pets in
Attracting keen interest is the
cake baking contest sponsored
by the Wheat League. Cakes
will be brought to the pavil
ion at 8 a.m. Wednesday and
Judging will be at 9. Cakes are
to te made at home, following
the recipe for both cake and
frosting printed in the fair pre
mium book. Winner will not on
ly receive the local premium but
will continue on to state compe
tition. Mankin Lists Prize
Donors for Show
Donors of prizes for the Mor
row Countj Horse Show to be
held Friday, August 25, at the
fair grounds were announced
Tuesday afternoon by Fred Man
kin, show superintendent
Those donating prizes for the
show include The First National
Bank, cow cutting; Bank of
Eastern Oregon, western pleas
ure; Cornett Green, pony class!
Gardner's Men's Wear, western
pleasure: Elma's ADDarel. trail
class; Murrays Rexall Drug, bit
reining; jacK van winkle's Fly
ing A Motel and Chevron Station,
hack a more reining class; Fred
Mankin, OBRA; Turner, Van
Marter and Bryant; Columbia
Basin Electric Co-op; Marv Mai
com, Heppner Lumber Co.; P. W.
Mahoney.
Helping Superintendent Man
kin to run the big show will be
Mrs. Frank Anderson, secretary"
Gene Pierce, announcer; and
Howard Bryant, ringmaster.