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84th Year
Number 47
MOTHERS working with the March of Dimes have gone into
training for the annual Mothers' March that will be Wednesday
evening, January 24, throughout Morrow county. Soaking their
feet in preparation for what they expect to be a long march
are (from left) Mrs. Cherry Hermann, Lexington chairman; Mrs.
Patty Kincaid, lone chairman; and Mrs. Donna Bergstrom, Hepp
ner co-chairman. Mrs. Annie Schwarz olf Heppner (not pictured)
is county March of Dimes chairman. Mrs. Ann Griffith (also not 1 details.
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HEPPNER
GAZETTE-TIME
Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, January 18, 1968
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Oregon State Game Commis
sion Friday approved purchase
of Penland and Kelly Prairie
sites for development as fish
Impoundments, County Judge
Paul Jones said Wednesday
morning.
The action was taken in Port
land with representatives of the
county meeting with the com
mission, and Judge Jones at
tended another meeting with the
commission in Portland Monday
morning to continue working out
pictured) is co-chairman for Heppner with Mrs. Bergstrom.
County Mothers to March
Wednesday in Dimes Effort
Mothers will call from home
to home throughout Morrow
county Wednesday evening, Jan
uary 24. as thev make their an
nual Mother's March on behalf
of the March of Dimes.
The goal: To turn over a sub
stantial contribution to the Nat
ional Foundation to add to
thousands of other donations
from across the country to com-
bat birth defects.
Under the leadership of Mrs.
Len Ray Schwarz, county chair
man for the March of Dimes,
the Mothers March is well or
ganized.
Every community in the
county will participate, and con
tacts in rual areas will be
made prior to Wednesday.
In Heppner the March will be
under the leadership cr Mrs. Ann
Griffith and Mrs. Donna Bergs
trom. Lexington s chairman is
Mrs. Cherry Hermann, and in
lone, Mrs. Patty Kincaid will
direct the March.
In Boardman and Irrigon,
members of the Riverside High
school Honor Society will wear
"Tonight I Am a Mother" but
tons or badges as they call door-to-door
in those communities.
Some 30 or 35 mothers in the
county will participate in mak
ing the contacts, in addition to Wednesday
tne nign scnooi students. Thursday
in announcing tne jwarcn, Friday
Mrs. Schwarz said, "On Janu- Saturday
ary z tne iront aoor or your Sunday
home will be the front line in Monday
the fight against birth defects Tuesday
for the volunteers enlisted in ( 1 inch snow)
this January's traditional Moth
ers' March for the March of
Dimes.
"In the past we conquered
polio, and in the future we hope
to contribute substantially to a
reduction in the number of
children born with defects.
"Every year 250,000 American
children are born with one or
more birth defects. However, the
risk of birth defects can be less
ened by careful pre-natal care
and intelligent, personal health
habits. This includes a well
balanced diet, good medical
care, avoidance of heavy drug
intake, extra caution of heavy
smoking, and avoiding exposure
to mtectious diseases during
pregnancy.
"The urgency of the situation
is clear. A quarter of a millon
new babies with birth defects
every year is an awesome waste
of human potential. Your con
tribution on Wednesday, Janu
ary 24, can help reduce this
waste.' '
WEATHER
January 10-16
Official weather report for the
week as compiled by Don Gil
liam, oDserver, is as lollows:
A third meeting was scheduled
for today (Thursday) at 9 a.m.
with the game commission and
Bureau of Outdoor Recreation of
ficials to work out plans for fi
nancing the purchase. The state
hopes to obtain matching funds
from the BOR on the projects.
Cost to the agencies would be
in the neighborhood of $45,000,
the judge said The game com
mission hopes to qualify so that
the BOR would pay half the
cost. BOR funds come from
"Golden Eagle" fees paid by
the public for using National
Forest recreational sites.
lone Lexington
Reappraisal Set
Hi Low Prec.
39 25 .15
39 26
4? 23
54' 22 .07
53 27 .07
53 34 .17
43 31 .08
Reappraisal of real property
within the city limits of lone
and Lexington will get under
way next week, according to
Bill Johnson, appraiser, working
through the office of Rod
Thomson, county assessor.
Bill Townsend of La Grande,
a State Tax Commission ap
praiser, will come to assist with
the work and will remain for
the next several weeks.
.Work of reappraising proper
ty in Irrigon was completed last
fall, and that in Boardman is
now being completed, Johnson
said. The reappraisal figures in
the four cities will be used for
the 1968-69 roll.
Reappraisal in Heppner will
be undertaken later this year,
and the new figures will be used
on the 1969-70 roll. Reappraisal
of property is required every six
years by state law, and work
in progress complies with this
law, Johnson said.
Plan is for engineering and
geological studies to be made
on the sites this year, and if
they prove feasible to start con
struction of long-awaited fish
impoundments in 1969.
Kelly Prairie is located about
25 miles southeast of Heppner
and about 30 miles northeast
of Bull Prairie and only about
five miles from Arbuckle Moun
tain. The reservoir would con
sist of about 490 surface acres.
At Penland, ihe reservoir would
be about 150 surface acres. It is
located about three miles south
of Kelly Prairie.
Judge Jones, who with Orville
Cutsforth of the county parks
commission. Glen Ward, state
game agent, County Commis
sioners Jack VanWinkle and
Walter Hayes, and others, has
been working towards the fish
impoundments for some time
said, "I don't foresee anything
that will change the picture
now."
It is expected that the addit
ion of the fish impoundments
will contribute greatly to the
recreational development of the
area and attract hundreds of
persons here, just as Bull Prair
ie has done.
A problem on mineral rights
In connection with Kelly Prair
ie has been . worked out, the
judge said. At one time, it was
feared that these rights, held
by private parties, might stall
the project, but a trade has been
effected.
The Wilkinson-Rugg interests I
own the sites, but other parties
held the mineral riehts at Kel
ly Prairie.
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"THE SKY IS FALLING." said Chicken Little. This is the way
the old elementary school reader story went But Heppner ele
mentary children had a touch of realism brought to the primer
tale. Plaster started falling off the celling ot tne auditorium
gymnasium, and it had to be closed while workmen took all the
plaster off. Principal Al Martin is shown in a pile of plaster
rubble in the balcony while exposed lath in the ceiling are
visible above. All ceiling plaster has now been removed.
(G-T Photo).
Riverside Moving Day 10 Weeks Away
Moving date from the old Riv
erside High school building at
Boardman to the new structure,
now under construction there,
is less than 2V2 months away.
Lawson Construction Co. is
racing against time to get the
new school ready for occupancy
by the deadline of April 1, but
it is almost a certainty that the
job will not be completed by
that time.
However, Supt. Ron Daniels of
the Morrow county school dis
trict is hoping that classrooms
will be far enough along to ac
commodate the students of the
northern end of the county.
The school district's contract
with the Army Corps of Engin
eers calls for vacating the old
buildings by April 1, in order
that they may be razed by a
salvage contractor before the
John Day dam is closed and
waters of the Umatilla reser
voir rise.
But Daniels has told both the
school board and parents that
a delay in the delivery of steel
now makes it questionable
whether the classroom portion of
the new building will be finish
ed on time.
In any event, moving prom
ises to be a close-coupled affair.
If the new structure is enough
completed by April 1 to accom
odate the students, school will
be dismissed on March 28 and
29, and the moving will start
on March 28, continuing through
the next week, which will be
scheduled as spring vacation,
even though it will be a differ
ent vacation time than that of
the rest of the district
Volunteers will be called up
on to assist with the moving.
"We would appreciate assist
ance from anyone who has some
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Politics Stirring Early;
4 Local Candidates File
It's still early in this presi
dential year, but some filings
for local positions have already
been made, and other candi
dates on the state, national and
judicial level have announced
tehir intentions to run for non
iation and election.
Four candidates in Morrow
county tossed their hats in the
ring this week. They are Sher
iff C. J. D. Bauman who will
seek the Republican nomination
in the May primary for sheriff,
a position he has held for 36
years; Mrs. Sadie Parrisn, Dem
IT LOOKS as if some mechanical spider monster wove a web of
steel in this photo of the new Riverside school now in the pro
cess of construction at Boardman. The picture, taken by Ron
Daniels, superintendent of Morrow county schools, shows the
area of the shop, which will be located in background of the
picture, and auditorium in central portion. The gymnasium is
to be foreground, right, extending out of the picture.
spare time on March 28 and
29," Daniels wrote in a letter to
parents. "A great deal of equip
ment must be moved, and we
will be short on trucks, pickups,
ana manpower.
If the classroom Dortion of
the building is not readv bv
April 1, two alternatives will be
considered: 1. To have an ad
ditional week of spring vacation
with classes resuming on Aprl
15, but meaning that school
could not be dismissed until
June 7. 2. To negotiate with the
salvage contractor to see if
there is a possibility of occupy
ing the present building past
tne April 1 deadline.
The present school year will
be completed with the grade ar
rangement as it now stands.
Next year, however, all pupils
in grades 1 through 6 will at
tend school at A. C. Houghton
in Irrigon and those in grades
7 through 12 will attend at the
new Riverside school.
ocrat, for nomination v county
clerk, a position she has held
since 1959 with another two
years by appointment previous
lyin 1954-55: Lowell Gribble,
for justice of the peace in the
Heppner district, (btnj, a posit
ion to which he was appointed
following the resignation of
Earl Soward, former justice of
the peace: and John Mollahan.
who will seek the Democratic
nomination for sheriff. Molla
han is a police officer for the
City of Heppner.
Sheriff Bauman has served
continuously since 1929 except
for three years he served in the
Navy during World War II
' Mrs. Sylvia McDaniel said
Tuesday that she is in the pro
cess of preparing petitions on
her candidacy lor reelection to
the position of county treasurer.
She will run on tne Kepuoiican
ticket in the primary election.
Mrs. McDaniel was appointed to
the treasurer's office in May,
1955, and has continued in the
position since that time.
Notice Being Given
On Tax Foreclosures
Notice is printed elsewhere in
this issue of The Gazette-Times
reminding those with delinq
uent real property taxes that
foreclosure proceedings are now
being prepared through the tax
collection office of C J. D. Bau
man, Morrow county sheriff.
Those with taxes unpaid for
the year 1964-65 or prior are
subject to foreclosure on the
property where such taxes are
unpaid.
Payment of the delinquent
taxes may be made by Febru
ary 15 in order to avoid fore
closure proceedings, according
to Elvira Irby, tax deputy.
Election to Be May 28
Primary election will be on
Tuesday, May 28. Deadline for
filing in order to be on the party
ballots or non-partisan ballots
is Tuesday, March 19, at 5 p.m.
Last day to register to vote
in the primary election for those
who are not already registered
is Saturday, April 27, at 8 p.m.
Indications are that ballots in
this presidential year will have
considerable interest by voters.
On the national level, besides
the presidential position, the
primary ballots will have can
didates for one U. S. senator po
sition from Oregon; candidates
from each of the state's U. S.
Congressional districts; those
seeking to be delegates to the
national Democratic and Repub
lican conventions; and candi
dates for national commiteemen
and committee women.
At the state level will be vot
ing on the office of secretary of
state, state treasurer, and attorney-general.
More locally, the position of
state senator, now held by Ben
Musa of The Dalles, will be on
the ballot, as will be that for
state representative, now held by
irvin Mann ot Stantield. The
18th senatorial district includes
Gilliam, Hood River, Morrow,
Sherman, Wasco, and Wheeler
counties, and the 28th represen
tative district includes Gilliam,
Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla and
Wheeler counties.
One circuit judgeship will be
on the nonpartisan ballot here,
that now held by Judge Henry
Kaye of Pendleton by appoint
ment of Gov. Tom McCall last
year when a second circuit judge
position for Morrow and Uma
tilla counties was created.
Judge William Wells, veteran
circuit judge in district 6, has
served since 1952 in the first
position and his current 6-year
Plaster Removed
From Old Gym;
Future Uncertain
(Continued on page 8)
Merchants Meeting
To be Held Today
Bill Hust, chairman of the
Heppner merchants' committee,
announces that a luncheon
meeting of the merchants will
be held at 1 p.m. today (Thurs
day) in the Wagon Wheel Cafe.
Plans will be discussed for
late winter and spring merch
ants' promotions. Representa
tives of all business firms are
invited to the meeting.
All plaster has been removed
from the ceiling of the Hepp
ner elementary auditorium
gymnasium, Alan Martin, prin
cipal of the school, reported this
week.
The bare lath are now expos
ed across the expanse of the
ceiling, but what the future
holds for the aging structure is
still uncertain.
The plaster was removed
when chunks started falling sev
eral weeks ago. In one part of
the building a section gave
way with 80 pounds of the
loosened plaster falling to the
floor. Fortunately no children
were in the immediate vicinity
ata the time.
Then other smaller pieces fell
in other parts of the auditorium.
Principal Martin, afraid that a
child might be injured, closed
the auditorium section of the
gym.
The school board authorized
the removal of the plaster from
the ceiling, and by Monday, two
workmen, Darreli Vinson and
Archie Padberg, finished the
two weeks' job.
They found that it takes a lot
of plaster to cover the ceiling
of a building that big.
Meanwhile, the school board
is pondering what to do about
the repairs. The ceiling may te
covered with sheetrock and cel
ing tile, or it might be covered
with plywood.
But either way will entail
considerable expense, and this
is a lean year for the school
district budget.
The newly-organized school
planning committee last week
toured the building and heard
Principal Martin state that he
felt the building should be re
placed instead of repaired. This
is one of the first problems that
the committee is working on.
Directors of Morrow county
school district R-l rejected an
Increase to 5200 per year as
the base salary for Morrow
county school teachers at the
January meeting of the board
n Lexington Monday night.
If) (prt They also rejected a proposed
I 10 I Inf'rnncn in h annual InrA.
ment on the salary schedule to
5 from 4 and turned down
three of four other points In the
teachers' proposals.
A list of five proposals had
been submitted to the board for
consideration at the December
meeting by the professional
consultation committee of the
district with Mrs. Violet Lan
ham as chairman.
After the board rejected all
but one of the asking points
Monday, the professional com
mittee held a short meeting at
a late hour and reported to the
board before the directors' ad
journment that it, In turn, un
animously rejected the board's
action.
Directors then decided to meet
with the committee to further
discuss the matter prior to a
budget meeting on Tuesday,
January 23.
Present Base $5800
Present base salary for a
starting teacher with a bach
elor degree is $5800 in the coun
ty. The teachers' proposal would
mean an increase of $400 per
year on the starting pay.
Also reiected were these
points: 1. That the school board
purchase health insurance for
each teacher in the district. 2.
That the board reimburse teach
ers for summer school work in
the form of a cost-of-living ad
justment at $2.50 per day tor
40 davs. 3. That the board adopt
a policy of three-year continu
ing contract for teachers.
Only point approved was tne
reauest that the board, when a
teacher's contract comes up for
review, take definite action on
the contract. The complaint has
been that on occasion the board
fails either to hire or dismiss the
teacher. In such an instance, the
teacher in question may return
automatically for a one-year
period.
The board had met in a worK
session on January 11 to con
sider the proposals. At that time
a motion was made to offer the
teachers a starting salary of
$5900 per year with a 4 in
crement (same increment as at
present) but this motion was
defeated by a vote of 3 to 2
with one dircetor abstaining.
The motion Monday night to
reject the salary proposal was
made by Director Maxwell Jones
of Irrigon who gave the follow
ing reasons for his motion: 1.
The declining ncome in the
county. 2. The $600 raise given
to teachers last year with great
er increases at higher levels
(teacher with more experience
and training). 3. The large de
crease in receipts, other than
from taxes, in the district.
Vote Margin Narrow
Three directors voted for his
motion, two voted no, and one
abstained.
Director L. D. Tibbies moved
that points one, two and four
of the teacher proposals (those
relating to health insurance,
pay for summer school, and
continuing contracts) be reject
ed. Four voted in favor of the
motion,- one voted against and
one abstained.
Estimates are that the Insur
ance would cost the district $100
per year per teacher and that
the pay for summer school
would cost $100 per teacher at
tending school.
If agreement is not reached
at the January 23 meeting be
tween the board and the teach
ers, the matter may be left to
arbitration.
In another action, the board
approved the purchase of a 54
passenger bus in the coming
year to replace the 48-passenger
bus on the Hardman run, and
the purchase of a 30-passenger
bus for the Ordnance run. Supt.
(Continued on page 8)
Highway Map Out
The 1968 version of the offic
ial Oregon Highway Map is now
available free of charge through
the Travel Information Division
of the State Highway Depart
ment in Salem or at the certi
fied information centers operat
ed by the various Chambers of
Commerce throughout the state,
it was announced today by For
rest Cooper, state highway engineer.
R-l Administrators
Offered Contracts
Five of the school adminis
trators in Morrow county
school district R-l, were offer
ed new contracts by the board
of directors at . its regular
meeting Monday night. The
sixth, Michael Tolar, principal
of A. C. Houghton school is on
a three-year contract which
does not expire until next
year.
Superintendent Ron Daniels,
who is serving his first year
in that position, was offered a
2-year contract at a salary of
$14,500 per year. This is an
increase of $1,500 per year
above his present salary.
All school principals are on
a salary schedule and their
annual increments are auto
matic. The four principals of
fered new contracts, all for
one year, include Dick Carpen
ter, Heppner High; Alan Mar
tin, Heppner elementary; Har
old Beggs, lone schools; and
Dan Daltoso, Riverside school.
Under district policy none of
the four has been serving long
enough to be eligible for more
than a one-year contract.