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LINDA JO TATONE
Valedictorian
GEORGE KENNEY
Co-salutatorian
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Linda Jo Tatono, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Tutone, lias
been chosen vulodictorlan of
the graduating class of River
vide High school. She has a CPA
of 3.51 during her tenure at Riv
erside. She has held several
class offices and most recently
has served as president of the
Riverside chapter of the Nat
lonal Honor Society, and is pres
Ident of the Riverside High
School Pep club. She was also
an active member of the school's
championship volleyball team
Linda Jo has also participated
In such community functions as
411 lunlor leader and others,
and was a princess on last year's
Morrow County Rodeo court.
Co-salutatorinns are Betty Ep
penbarh, d auditor of Mr. and
Mrs. Elbert Eppenbach of Irri
gon. and George Kennev. son of
Mr. and Mrs. Don Kcnnry, also
of Irrigon. Betty has a CPA of
3.4 and George also has a 3.4
average. Both are members of
the National Honor Society and
have been active in extra-cur
ricular activities during their
four years in high school.
Betty has been active in class
government and also was a
member of the championship
volleyball team this winter.
George has served in various
class offices and also served as i
treasurer of the Riverside Chap
ter of the FFA, and was the re
cipient of the State Farmer
award. He also received the Un
ion Pacific scholarship for his
work in the FFA organization.
The three honor scholars will
be recognized at graduation ex
ercises at Riverside High school
on Friday evening, May 24.
Disirici School Budget fteflerfs Increasing Costs
Figures List
$164,788
Tax Climb
85th Year
Number 4
GAZETTE-TIME
Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, March 21, 1968
10 Cents
BETTY EPPENBACH
Co-salutatorian
Diamondmen Face
Game on Saturday
By GARY KEMP
The Mustangs' first baseball
game is Saturday, March 23,
when they host Umatilla at 1:00
p.m. The following Tuesday they
go to Pilot Kock.
Many of the Heppner boys
started their baseball season
last Monday. This was the first
full turnout and practice of the
year.
Coach Dale Holland started
with 20 participants, but will
only have 19 as Mark Pointer
has a knee injured, Earl Ayres,
Earl Dickson, Larry Pettyjohn,
Jerry Healy, Mike Smith, Bill
Baker, Melvin Ashbeck, Pat Kil
kenny, John Mcuaue, .Lee uu
son. Tom Ledford. Mark Point'
er, Dave Gunderson, La Verne
Van Marter. Ron Freeman, Dal
las Harsin, Larry Bellenbiock,
and Ronnie Sherman.
Six of these are returning let
termen who played well last
season.
The pitching staff will be a
little behind as they all played
in the state tournament at Coos
Bay.
What! Just .01?
While the Willamette Valley
was being drenched in rain
during the week, only .01 fell
in the parched Heppner country,
according to the report from
Don Gilliam, weather observer.
This meager moisture came
Saturday. Complete report for
the week of March 13 through
i is as ionows
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Hi
58
58
62
58
52
51
56
Low
32
38
36
44
27
32
24
Prec.
.01
Programs Listed
For Chamber Meets
Programs planned far com
ing meetings of the Chamber of
Commerce are as follows:
Monday, March 25, Charles
Hodde, Vancouver, Wash., chair
man of the Pacific Northwest
River Basin Commission, speak
ing on water conservation and
development.
Monday, April 1, Union Pacific
Railroad film,, "The Inside
Track."
Monday, April 8, Ron Daniels,
Morrow county school district
superintendent, speaking on the
1968-69 school budget.
Dam Here Would Bring
Tourists, Merrill States
Central and southern Morrow
county are handicapped by lo
cation and access in developing
tourist trade, but construction of
the Willow Creek dam would
greatly magnify tourist attrac
tions here.
So said Warren Merrill of Sa-
lem, industrial representative of
Oregon s Division of Economic
Development, when he spoke to
members of the Heppner-Morrow
county Chamber of Commerce
on Monday, March 11,
"There is a good possibility
that properly developed and
managed, this new recreation
center could attract tourists, not
only from other areas in the
State of Oregon, but also those
on the mainline of travel on
Highway 80-N," he said.
Merrill the man who recent
ly helped locate the Paramount
motion picture company at Ba
ker for the production of the ma
jor motion picture, "Paint Your
Wagon" made the remarks on
the Willow Creek project In con
nection with his talk, "Indus
trial Development Begins at
Home."
He emphasized that many
communities seen to attract in
dustry from outside while over
looking the development of in
dustries and resources which
they already possess.
"The promotion of industry
from outside our state is a nec
essary part of a balanced indus
trial development job but it
must not be the major effort,"
he said.
80 Growth from Inside'
Merrill said that a study
made recently demonstrated
that 80 percent of Oregon's
growth in recent years has come
either from the expansion of ex
isting business or from new bus
iness started by people already
living in Oregon.
"We need to broaden our view
of industrial development and
think more in terms of total de
velopment," he declared.
"New factory payrolls are on
ly a part of the necessary pro
grams," he pointed out. "Devel
opment of wholesaling, educa
tional and recreational facilities,
business services, and transpor
tation, for example, brings out-
siae money in at less cost than
most industrial plants, as well
as directly increasing the possi
bilities of industrial expansion,
lhese and other types of eco
nomic actiyity are expendable
by the same methods that are
used in plant location efforts.
They all require good sites,
proper zoning, adequate nnan
cmg, area-wide cooperation and
suitable promotion. It has been
said recently that "any indus
trial development program that
neglects these . other types of
economic activity is a short
sighted program, with limited
prospects of success.'"
Tourism Stressed
Increases of per capita income
with a corresponding decline of
the work week means more tour
ism, more time for travel and
vacations and more tourist mon
ey to be spent, Merrill said.
'Tourism is our third largest
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Only 2 Local
Contests Set
For Primary
Candidates' filing deadline for
the May primary election pass
ed Tuesday, and only two con
tests are to be on the ballots
for county offices, Mrs. Sadie
Parrish, county clerk, said.
One contest is that for sher
iff on the Democratic ballot.
John Mollahan and Bert Corbin,
both now Heppner city police
officers, are candidates lor the
Democratic nomination. Sheriff
C. J. D. Bauman, incumbent,
will run unopposed on the Re
publican ballot.
The other contest is for a non
partisan office, justice of the
peace, fifth district (Irrigon).
Ernest Jorgensen, incumbent.
will be opposed by Zearl Gilles
pie who filed recently as a can
didate. Lowell Gribble, justice of the
peace, sixth district (Heppner),
is a candidate for election after
being appointed to the office
last year. He is unopposed.
Interest in local offices is un
usually light for a presidential
election year, which normally
seems to stimuate interest in
local politics, Mrs. Parrish said.
Mrs. Parrish herself is the on
ly candidate on the Democratic
ballot for county office, other
than the two candidates for
sheriff. She is seeking nomina
tion and reelection to the po
sition of county clerk after serv
ing in the office for many years.
Candidates will De similarly
sparse on the Republican bal
lot Besides Bauman for sher
iff. Mrs. Sylvia McDaniel is up
for nomination as county treas
urer, a nosition she has held lor
a number of years, and Walter
Hayes of Boardman is a candi
date to succeed himself as
county commissioner.
This year, for the first time,
the positions of port commis
sion are to be on the nonparti
san ballot rather than on party
ballots. All present incumbents
are seeking election, but no oth
er candidates have filed to op
pose them.
Those filing include uscar Pe
terson, John (Dick) Krebs, and
Dewey West, all for 4 -year
terms: and Larry Lindsay, for a
2-year term.
While there are few county
candidates on the pimary bal
lots, it is expected that the nat
ional, district and state contests
will make the party ballots rath
er lengthy. There will be a num
ber of candidates for president
on both Democratic and Repub
lican sides; vice-presidential
candidates will be included on
the ballots for the first time in
Oregon; there will be many
candidates for delegates to the
party conventions; and there
will be a considerable number
for such offices as attorney-gen
eral, secretary of state, and oth
ers.
Heppner city offices are not
on the primary ballot but will
be elected at the general elec
tion.
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HEPPNER'S "New" swimming pool was filled with water when this picture was taken. The March
day was warm, the pool with its new marble tile was inviting, and the water was crystal dear
all an invitation to jump right in I But maybe it wasn't that warm. Men were starting to in
stall fence around the pooL New bath house is at left Stands that will hold seats for life
guards are at pool's side. Note the wide concrete deck and the bleachers for sDectatora funner
ngnrj. tsee story page a) (G-T Photo)
College Vote April 2; Farley Motors
Marks 20th Year
Levy to noia Line
(See notice page 3, section 2)
Blue Mountain Community
College board of directors last
Wednesday night recommended
the college's operating levy for
the eomt-'g yervJx established
rat almost the lueiiudfli amount
approved by the voters last year
and placed the question on the
ballot to be voted on April 2.
Also on the ballot is a proposal
to approve a $1,250,000 bond is
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No High School
Classes Monday;
Grades as Usual
High school students in
Morrow county will have a
day off on Monday, March 25,
but elementary pupils will go
to school as usual through
out the county.
Reason for the high school
respite is that teachers of
Riverside, Heppner and lone
High schools will participate
in an inservice program at
Condon sponsored by the
Small Schools Program of the
state.
Joining in the workshop will
be high schools in Gilliam
county and part of Umatilla
county.
This will be a spring reg
ional conference, and the
morning session will - feature
a presentation by Julius Bial
ostosky, head of the social
studies department of the
State Department of Educa
tion. Following his presenta
tion, teachers will convene in
smaller groups for subject
centered sessions.
During the afternoon, new
developments in the field of
audio-visual aids will be pre
sented.
Two student representations
from each high school will at
tend and participate, attend
ing the general session in the
morning and convening in a
workshop of their own during
the afternoon.
JIM BARCLAY
Barclay Chosen
For Study in Madrid
Jim Barclay, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Max Barclay of Lexington,
was informed last week that he
had been selected for entrance
at the Marquette University
Study Center, at the University
of Madrid, Spain, for study
there during the coming year.
He was one of 50 students chos
en from the United States for
this honor.
Jim is completing his second
year at the University of Port
land, where he is majoring in
foreign languages. He will start
his study at the University of
Madrid on August 28, taking
first a four-weeks intensive
language course in Spanish con
versation. Requirements for admission
to the university include an
above average academic record,
two years college level Spanish
in which a B or better aver
age is achieved, and upon high
recommendation by the dean of
the University of Portland.
Participants are selected on
the basis of scholarship and
character, as well as the indi
cated likelihood that they will
prove worthy representatives of
their schools and their country.
At the completion of his stud
ies in Madrid next June 10, he
expects to return and reenter the
University of Portland to com
plete his college requirements.
Planned tours in Europe are ex
pected during the Christmas and
Easter vacations.
Jim graduated from Heppner
High school with the class of
1966. I
sue to construct a multi-purpose
building on the college campus
The budget levy would be
$389,921 to operate the college
for the next year, an increase of
only , $9,640 according to Presl
dent Wallace McCrae.
In Morrow county, polling
places will be as follows: A. C
Houghton Elementary school for
voters of the irrigon area; city
hall, Boardman; lone High
School gymnasium, lone; school
district office, Lexington; Hepp
ner Elementary school multipur
pose room, Heppner; and Rhea
Creek Grange hall, Ruggs.
Polling places will be open
from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. on the
day of the election, Tuesday,
April 2.
If property valuations determ
ined by the assessors offices for
Umatilla and Morrow counties
remain constant, the budget
levy would amount to only 75
cents per $1000 true cash value,
President McCrae said. He add
ed, however, that the tax defer
ral law passed by the last leg
islature has clouded the picture
somewhat and may result in re
ductions in valuations subject to
taxation. The board of directors,
anticipating the possibility of
such reductons in valuations,
voted to establish the levy at
90 cents per $1000 true cash value.
The tax that will actually be
levied. McCrae explained, will
be the lesser of two figures: (1)
The levy divided by the true
cash value as finally establish
ed for the two county areas, or
(2) 90 cents per $1000 true cash
value.
If farmers fail to apply for tax
deferrals under the new law the
levy would be very close to 75
cents per $1000 true cash value,
McCrae said. If, however, farm
ers do apply for tax deferral:?,
90 cents per $1000 true cash val
ue is expected to be adequate to
raise the $389,921 needed.
The second proposal on the
ballot at the April 2 election is
that for a $1,250,000 bond is
sue to construct a multi-purpose
building on the college campus
Facilities to be included in the
new building include a library,
agriculture wing, student center,
lecture hall, art-crafts area and
administrative offices. Several
teaching stations are also m
eluded.
The bond issue would not
raise local taxes. President Mc
Crae explained. "As a matter of
fact," he added, "building taxes
would be reduced by about 20
per cent for the first three
years."
The college has been allocat
ed $250,000 in state construction
funds, the president said, but
the local levy is required in or
der to qualify for the state
funds. If the levy is approved,
the state funds would be add
ed to the amount and, under
present state school financing
formulas. Blue Mountain College
would qualify for enough fu
ture state funds to fill all fore
seeable building needs.
Under these conditions, Mc
Crae added, "we can't foresee
any need to ask for any more
construction funds from our dis
trict taxpayers. As we see it
now, the bond issue presently
proposed should be the only one
we will need."
Farley Motor Co. of Heppner
this week is marking its 20th
anniversary in business here,
James J. (Jim) Farley announc
es. The firm started as Pontiac
dealer in March, 1948.
In November, 1949, the com
pany became dealer for Jeep,
and this association has con
tinued now for more than 18
years. Two more automotive
lines were added in August.
1952 Buick and GMC and Far
ley will soon complete 16 vears
as dealer for them. In Novem
ber, 1960, the Rambler line was
added, and so on the anniver
sary date, Farley Motor Co. has
been dealer for Rambler for
more than seven years.
Farley expressed appreciation
to customers on the occasion of
his anniversary and said that
he is looking forward to serv
ing the community in the fu
ture.
David Hall Wins
U. P. Scholarship
David Hall, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Gene Hall, has been chosen
for a Union Pacific scholarship
in agriculture, according to Ruth
Brasher, Oregon State Univer
sity 4-H Extension specialist.
Hall, senior at Heppner High
school, will receive $200 towards
a course of study in agriculture
at a state college or university
designated as eligible by Union
Pacific. The railroad offers a col
lege scholarship annually to one
4-H club member and1 one vo
cational agriculture student In
selected counties. The award to
Hall was one of 12 announced
from as many counties.
Budget for Morrow County
School District R-l for 1968-69,
as prepared and approved by
the budget committee, will re
quire a tax levy of $164,788
more than that for 1697-68.
The Increase Is due largely
to substantial Increases in ex
penditures estimated for instruc
tion, to sharply climbing costs
in fixed charges (Public Em
ployes Retirement System and
Social Security), to an increase
in operation of plant, and to a
substantial decline in receipts
from sources other than taxes,
according to Supt. Ron Daniels.
The budget is published on
pages 2 and 3 of section 2 in
this paper. Public hearing is
scheduled at the district office
in Lexington on Tuesday, April
at 7:30 p.m. Election on the
budget is slated to coincide with
the annual school election on
May 6.
The budget was prepared after
several work sessions of the
budget committee, which is
composed of the district's board
of directors and seven citizen
members. Elden Padberg of Lex
ington is chairman of the com
mittee. Other citizen members
are C. E. McQuarrle, Harley
Young, Frank Anderson, all of
Heppner; Bob Rietmann of lone;
Bob Sicard of Boardman; and
Mrs. Warren McCoy of Irrigon.
Members from the school
board are Don McElllgott of
lone; Dr. L. D. Tibbies, Mrs.
Eddie Gunderson, and Jack
Sumner, all of Heppner; Max
well Jones, Irrigon; Ralph Skou
bo, Boardman; and Irvin Rauch,
Lexington.
Committee Makes Cuts
Through the meetings the
committee scrutinized proposed
expenditures and made substan
tial cuts in areas where they
felt cuts could be made.
However, in the category of
Instruction, the budget shows an
increase of $39,000, primarly
due to an increase in the teach
er salary schedule, consistent
with those being adopted else
where around the state. Under
the new schedule, starting sal
ary for teachers with a bach
elor degree will be $6000 and
proportionate increases are es
tablished throughout the sched
ule. Starting salary under the
1967-68 budget was $5800. Total
for instruction for 1968-68 is set
at $799,129 as compared with
$760,419 for the current year.
However, part of the total
goes for supplies, textbooks, ma
terials and other needs inciden
tal to instruction. The total for
salaries in the upcoming budg
et is set at $747,379 as compar
ed with $718,509 for 1967-68.
Estimated expenditures for
fixed charges show an Increase
of approximately $28,000, going
to $100,500 from $72,675 for the
resent year. Social security
ikes account for $6,500 of the
increase and the amount for
Public Employees Retirement
over neither of which the dir
ectors nod budget committee
have any control requires an
increase of $19,800. Operations of
plant category is also up, going
to $126,790 from $104,200. Sal
ary increases account for a
sizeable portion of this, but the
increase appears exaggerated
because an insufficient sum was
budgeted last year to cover the
salaries, Daniels said. Thus,
while the increase in the sal
ary section of operation of plant
shows as $13,900, the actual in
crease in salaries to be paid
here will be but $7000 to $8000,
he said.
Plant Work Necessary
Maintenance of plant section
shows an increase of some $8600
(Continued on page 8)
Reclamation Men Tell
Of Feasibility Studies
(Also see story page 6)
It was Bureau of Reclamation
Day at the Heppner-Morrow
county Chamber of Commerce
meeting Monday, March 18.
Two speakers told of projects
underway in Morrow county in
which the Bureau of Reclama
tion is participating, and two
other Bureau officials were also
guests at the meeting.
wait Draper, sou scientist
from the Spokane office, told of
work he is doing on the feasl
bilitv study on the Willow
Creek project, and John F. Man-
gan, area engineer of the Lower
Columbia Development Office of
the Bureau, Salem, told of the
Columbia Southside study, now
getting started.
Rupert Spearman of the Spo
kane office was to speak, but
he was called to a meeting in
Boise and could not be present.
Draper told of the soil studies
he is making in connection with
the irrigation feature of the Wil
low Creek project and said that
it will be early in 1969 before
the entire feasibility study is
completed.
Economic gains that could be
expected from irrigation by the
project are being determined,
and this will be followed by a
water requirements study, Dra
per said.
He pointed out that landown
ers participating in the study
do not oblige themselves and
that he is seeking cooperation of
all to determine how the proj
ect might benefit the area.
Those who choose to irrigate
under the project would pay ac
cording to their payment capac
ity on the cost of the project.
Balance of the cost would come
from federal power revenues, he
said.
Landowners do not oblige
themselves for any repayment
costs until after contracts are
signed, he said. A contract with
the Bureau must be negotiated
however, before construction
starts.
Payment starts from the first
year water is delivered.
"I'm not here to sell an irri
gation project," Draper said, em
phasizing again that the pur
pose of his study is to deter-'
mine the feasibility of the irri
gation feature.
Mangan said that the South-
side project would include an
area from as far east as Butter
Creek and as far west as the
confluence of the John Day riv
er with the Columbia. It would
extend as far south as irrigation
could reach.
(Continued on page 8)