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Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, April 1 1, 1968
Two Seniors
For Class
John Rawlins, son of Mr. an
Mrs. Willium Kawllns, has been
chosen as valedictorian of the
Heppner High school class
1968, and Merri Lee Jacobs, dnu
ghter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Jacobs, has been chosen snluta
torlan for the class, Principal
dick carpenter announces.
Rawlins' accumulated grade
point average for his high
school years is 3.88, and Miss
Jacobs' average is 3.81.
The valedictorian Is student
body president at Heppner High
this year, and Miss Jacobs is
secretary of the student body.
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member of the National Honor
Society. Rawlins represented the
school at Boys' State last year,
and Miss Jacobs represented
Heppner High at Girls' btate.
The salutatorlan won local
Elks leadership and scholarship
awards and has won local and
district Soroptimist contests this
year, the first district winner
to be sponsored by the Heppner
club.
Rawlins has also received a
local Elks scholarship and was
third in the Elks' district schol
arship contest. He served as vice
f resident of the student body
ast year and has held a num
ber of class offices as well as
a place on the student council.
He has participated in football
and basketball, is photo editor
of the school paper, and is a
member of Quill and Scroll.
Merri Lee has participated in
the drill team activities, has
been a member of the pep club,
member or Girls League and
of the Girls' Athletic association.
She has also participated in the
speech club and in chorus.
The two will address the
class with their valedictory and
salutatory talks at commence
ment on Thursday night, May
23.
Rawlins plans to attend Ore
gon State University next year
and plans to major in zoology.
Merri Lee also will attend Ore
gon State and expects to major
in pharmacy.
MERRI LEE JACOBS
Full Evening
Of Carnival Fun
Due Next Week
An evening out for the whole
family, with something of in
terest for everyone is planned
for Saturday evening, April 20,
when the PTA units of both
Hencner Elementary and Hepp
her High school present their
annual band carnival.
Dinner will be served at the
fair pavilion between the hours
of 5:30 and 7:30 p.m., under the
direction of Mrs. Arnie Hedman,
Mrs. Riley Munkers and Mrs.
Ernie McCabe.
Booths will begin operating at
6:30 and will be open until 10:30
p.m. A dance will be held im
mediately following the carni'
val with music to be announc
ed next week. Dance committee
members are Mr. and Mrs. W.
W. Weatherford, Mr. and Mrs.
Clint Agee, Mr. and Mrs. Bill
Gentry, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Fol
lensbee, Mr. and Mrs. Syrll Gal
liher, Mr. and Mrs. Al Fetsch
and Mr. and Mrs. Bill Collins.
Among the game booths open
for enjoyment of both young
and old, are penny toss, shuf
fleboard, fish pond, dart throw,
hoop toss, roulette bowl-a-ball,
and the penny drop to name
just part of them. Other favor
ites are the country store, op
erated by band members and
the ever popular dunk tank.
Special attractive door prizes
will be awarded throughout the
evening, with patrons being
given a ticket for the drawings,
with every dollar's worth of cou
pons spent at booths.
Proceeds of the fund raising
event are used by the PTA un
its for special scholarships.
Anotheer popular contest is
the king and queen contest
with this year's chairmen, Mike
Hedman and Becky Doherty for
the fiign school, and Barbara
Allstott and Craig Munkers for
the grade school in charge.
Dohertys Offer
Highway Wayside
On Route 207
William J. (Bill) and B. P.
(Barney) Doherty have offered
to donate a one-acre site about
halfway between Lexington and
Butter Creek for a highway
wayside on Highway 207, Or-
ville W. Cutsforth announced at
the Monday meeting of the
Heppner-Morrow county Cham
ber of Commerce.
Cutsforth is chairman of the
Chamber's parks and recreation
committee which recently rec
ommended establishment of
waysides on the highway to
Hermiston and on the Willow
Creek highway.
The site offered by the Do
hertys would be located about
a mile northeast of the Bill Do
herty place at what was once
the "Doc" Condor place. There
is an old well on the place, now
sealed, that might be relocated
and restored for a water sup
ply. If it is found that this can
not be done, another site closer
to an existing water supply will
be offered.
The hope is that trees may
be planted on the site, a picnic
table or two set up, electric
plug-ins installed from power
lines there, and rest rooms pro
vided. At this time it is not known
who will improve the site. The
Chamber of Commerce made its
proposal to the State Highway
Department on the waysides,
but received a reply that lack
of funds would make it diffi
cult for the state to assist. How
ever, the reply stated that the
department would be willing to
consider any proposal.
The one-acre tract to be given
by the Dohertys will be long
and narrow to parallel the
roadside.
JACK HTND (left), secretary-treasurer of Columbia Basin Elec
trie Co-op, presents check or SS637 to Mrs. Sylvia McDanieL
county treasurer, and County Judge Paul Jones. The check is
a tax donation to the county given as a result of an agreement
made at the time transfer of properties was made between Pa
cific Power and Columbia Basin. (G-T Photo)
Annual Egg Hunt
Due on Saturday
Annual Easter egg hunt,
sponsored by the Elks lodge
of Heppner, will be Saturday
morning at three locations, it
is announced. Starting time is
10 a.m. for each of three age
groups.
Pre-school children will
have their hunt at the city
park; first and second grad
ers will take part at the
courthouse lawn; and third
and fourth graders will hunt
at the elementary school play
ground. Members of the Elks will
supervise the hunts.
All youngsters through the
fourth grade in school are in
vited to come and take part.
Annual Meeting
Of Resource Area
Set for Boardman
First annual meeting of the
Columbia-Blue Mountain Re
source Area will be at Board
man Grange Hall at 8 p.m. on
Monday, April 15, Martin Bu
chanan, Jr., chairman of the
publicity committee, announces.
The resource area includes
Umatilla, Morrow and Gilliam
counties. Original sponsors are
six soil and water conservation
districts, including Boardman,
West Umatilla, Gilliam, South
Umatilla, Heppner and East
Umatilla.
Mayor Dewey West of Board
man will extend a welcome,
and Stafford Hansell, state rep
resentative, will speak on "Re
source Development." Maxwell
Jones of Irrigon, chairman of the
Boardman SWCD, will describe
resource action by the soil and
water conservation districts.
Committee reports and discus
sion will follow. Chairman of
the various committees who will
make reports are: Ralph Saylor,
community deveopment; R. E.
Irby, cropland; Martin Buchan
an, publicity; Raymond French,
rangeland; recreation and wild
life, Glenn Thorne; M. R. Johns,
water resources; James Nelson
and Wayne Bowman, woodland.
Columbia Basin
Presents County
Check for $5637
Assessments Now Stated
At True Cash Value
Property owners receiving not
ices of changes of value this
year are reminded by the Mor
row county assessor's office that
assessed values are now stated
at 100 of estimated true cash
(market) value rather than at
the former ratio of 25.
The office points out that this
is purely a "bookkeeping"
change made necessary by the
1967 State Legislature's passing
of the so-called "truth in taxes"
law calling for the substitution
of "tax rate" for "millage rate"
beginning last year and 100
assessments starting this year.
As a result, taxes for the 1968
69 year will be expressed in dol
lars and cents per $1,000 of true
cash value for the first time.
It is emphasized, however, that
this mechanical change by it
self has nothing to do with the
amount of taxes involved. This
can only be determined after all
the county, city, school and other
budgets are finalized and deliv
ered to the assessor next sum
mer. He then, will divide the total
of true cash value of each dis
trict into the amount to be raised
in that district and the result
will be the tax rate. This will
be applied against each parcel
of property in the district.
The Legislature passed the
"truth in taxes" law in an effort
to make values and tax rates
more readily understood by the
public.
In the case of a bollot title
for any levy requiring voter ap
proval, the explanation must
give both the dollar amount of
the proposed tax levy and the
anticipated maximum addition
to the rate of levy, stated in dol
lars and cents per $1,000 of true
cash value, required to raise the
proposed levy.
Columbia Basin Electric Co-op
Friday delivered a check for
$5637.91 to Morrow county as a
tax donation for the year under
an agreement made at the time
the exchange with Pacific Pow
er Company took t place in 1964.
' Secretary-treasurer Jack Hynd
and Manager Harley Young of
the cooperative delivered the
check to Mrs. Sylvia McDaniel,
county treasurer, and County
Judge Paul Jones. The judge
said that he expected that the
tax donation will go into the
county road fund. It is not in
cluded as a receipt in the coun
ty budget for the year.
At the time of the utility ex
change, the board of directors of
the cooperative passed a reso
lution that there would be no
loss of tax revenue to any of
the counties affected. Pacific
Power, a private utility, paid ad
valorem property taxes, and the
cooperative pays a two per cent
gross revenue tax, which is con
siderably less than the proper
ty tax.
Thus, the difference is contrib
uted by Columbia Basin in the
form of the tax donation. This
year the tax donation to Mor
row, Wheeler and Gilliam coun
ties totals $16,305.11, including
the $5,637.91 to Morrow.
The two per cent gross reve
nue tax paid by the coopera
tive amounts to $13,518, and lo
cally assessed property taxes for
land and buildings of the co-op
is $1,005.81. In addition, the co
op pays city franchise taxes to
four cities in which it provdes
service, totaling $6,275.31. Thus,
total taxes paid by the cooper
ative for 1967 are $37,104, Young
said.
By counties, Morrow receives
$13,701.86: Gilliam, $11,461.33;
and Wheeler, $5,665. The city
franchise taxes are in addition
to these figures.
Young said that Morrow coun
ty has received more than
$20,000 in the past four years
from tax donations from the
cooperative as a result of the
agreement made at the time of
the exchange of utility proper
ties. Apparently the reason the
sum is not included in the coun
ty budget as an anticipated re
ceipt is because it is not legally
required for the payment to be
made; instead, it is made by
voluntary agreement.
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Some denominations will have
other services prior to Sunday to
observe events of taster week
On Friday, denominations in
cluded in the South Morrow
Ministerial association will pre
sent its annual community Good
Friday Service In All Snnts
Episcopal church from 12:30
p.m. until 3:00 p.m., and the
public Is Invited.
Seven ministers will partlel
pate with each speaking 20
minutes, and special music will
be presented through selection
of each church.
Ministers taking part Include
the Rev. Dirk Rlnehart, pastor
of All saints'; the Kev. 11. b,
Preston, Seventh-day Adventlst;
the Rev. Donald Pederson, Hope
and Valby Lutheran; the Kev.
Paul Tesch, Church of the Naz
arene; the Rev. Al Boschee,
Christian; the Kev. Melvin uix
on, Methodist; and the Kev.
Robert Wolfe, Assembly of God.
Mrs. Dirk Rinehart will be or
ganist.
Offering to be received in the
foyer of the church will be used
by the ministerial association
for religious community activi
ties.
Holy Week worship at All
Saints' Episcopal church will be
on Thursday evening and Eas
ter bunday moning, according to
announcement by Rev. Dirk
Rinehart. "Remembering the or
iginal last Supper when Jesus
and His apostles gathered to
gether for a final meal togeth
er, a very simple Lord's Supper
will be celebrated at 8:00 p.m.
on Maunday Thursday," the
pastor announces. Celebration of
Holy Eucharist will be at 7:30
a.m. on Easter Sunday, with
choral Holy Eucharist and ser
mon at 9:00 a.m.
A Maundv Thursday candle
light communion service will be
held tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the
Heppner Christian church, the
Rev. Al Boschee announces. The
choirs of the Heppner and Lex
ington churches will combine to
provide special musical selec
tions for the services, under the
direction of Mrs. Fred Hoskins,
Jr. Special scriptural readings
will be heard, along with de
votional readings by the young
people of the church. Youth will
attend a sunrise service and
breakfast with the Methodist
young people on Easter morn'
ing, followed by worship serv
ices at the individual churches.
Special services at the United
Methodist church start tonight
with a Maundy Thursday com
munion at 8:00 p.m. in the sanc
tuary. Devotions will be led by
Rev. Melvin Dixon, assisted by
John Maatta, lay leader, and
special music will be furnished
by the sanctuary choir.
Two Easter morning services
are scheduled, at 9:00 and 11:00
a.m., with Rev. Dixon speaking
at each on the message, "What
Have They Done With My
Lord?" Baptismal service will
be held for children at the sec
ond service, and special organ
and choir numbers will be
heard at both services. Church
school will have regular classes
at 10:00.
Easter will be observed at the
Church of the Nazarene with a
special Sunday School program
at 10:00 a.m., with Harold Beggs,
superintendent, in charge. Mrs.
Elmer Weitzel will present the
Easter story and Bible memory
work will be given by church
school classes. At the 11:00
a.m. worship service. Rev. Paul
Tesch will speak on "The Res
urrection Life," and the service
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THE
COAM4UNITY GOOD FRIDAY SERVICE
ALL SAINTS' EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Sponsored By
SOUTH MORROW MINISTERIAL ASSOCIATION
April 12, 1968
ORC.4NIST
12:30-3:00 p.m.
- MRS. DIRK RINEHART
(ORDER OF SERVICE)
12:3012:50 (1)
THE WORD OF INTERCESSION: "Father, forgive them; for they
know not what they do." (Luke 23:34)
(The Rev. Dirk Rinehart, All Saints' Episcopal)
12:501:10 (2)
THE WORD OF AUTHORITY: "Today shalt Thou be with Me
in Paradise." (Luke 23:43)
(The Rev. H. E. Preston, Seventh-day Adventlst)
1:101:30 (3)
THE WORD OF REMEMBRANCE: "Woman, behold thy son:
Behold thy mother." (John 19:26-27)
(The Rev. Donald Pederson, Hope and Valby Lutheran)
1:301:50 (4)
THE WORD OF LONELINESS: "My God, My God, why hast thou
foresaken Me?" (Matt. 27:46)
(The Rev. Paul Tesch, Church of the Nazarene)
1:502:10 (5)
THE WORD OF SUFFERING: "I thirst."
(The Rev, Al Boschee, Christian Church)
2:102:30 "(6)
THE WORD OF VICTORY: "It is finished." (John 19:30)
(The Rev. Melvin Dixon, United Methodist Church)
2:302:50 (7)
THE WORD OF REFUGE: "Father, into Thy Hands I commend
My Spirit." (Luke 23:46)
(The Rev. Robert Wolfe, Assembly of God)
Youth Group Plans
Sunrise Service
United Youth Fellowship of
the Heppner and Lexington
Christian churches and the
Methodist church will hold an
Easter Sunrise service Sunday
morning at 5:15 on Cross Hill.
The young people will gath
er at 5 a.m. at the Christian
church prior to going to the
hill. They will be in complete
charge of the service, and the
public is invited to attend.
Immediately following the
service, the youth will return
to the Christian church where
they will be served breakfast
by the UYF members from the
Heppner Christian church.
The service originally was
planned for 5:30 a.m. but was
changed to the earlier time
when it was found that the
sun is already up by 5:30.
District Superintendent
Explains School Budget
Early Summer?
Temperature climbed to a
balmy 75 degrees Tuesday, re
port of Don Gilliam, official
weather observer, shows. Resi
dents enjoyed the beautiful
weather but hoped for more
rain to end dry conditions. To
tal rainfall for the week was
reported at .08. Report for the
week of April 3 through 9 is
as follows:
Hi Low Prec.
Wednesday 56 36 T
Thursday 58 36 .01
Friday 51 23 .05
Saturday 54' 32 .02
Sunday 54 31 -
Monday 62 30
Tuesday 75 36
Sizeable reductions in budget
receipts other than taxes and
increasing costs in a few areas
are responsible for a substan
tial increase in the proposed
Morrow county school budget for
the year 1968-69, Ron Daniels,
district superintendent, told
members of the Heppner-Morrow
county Chamber of Commerce
Mondav.
He explained how the district
started the year 1967-68 with a
$15,000 deficit when a $7,000
cash carryover had been expect
ed, making a difference of some
$22,000 In the financial picture.
This will contribute to the fact
that the receipts other than tax
es will be down somewhere be
tween $60,000 and $80,000 for the
coming budget, he said. Some
sources of receipts have not met
expectations, including aid from
the state and federal govern
ments, and so smaller receipts
figures have been budgeted for
these.
Daniels said that the district
has realized for some time that
the situation would be tight for
the coming year.
"We have been attempting to
hold costs down in every way,"
he said. "School administrators
in the district have been ad
vised to use every caution on
spending."
The superintendent said that
the district budget committee
has tried to correct deficiencies
in the past budget by using
more realistic figures in the
coming budget.
On the expenditures side, in
struction will be up $38,710:
fixed charges will be increased
because or hikes in social sec
Tum-A-Lum Lumber
To Close Yard;
Sale Announced
Tum-A-Lum Lumber Compa
ny, which has been in the
building supply business here
for 48 years, has announced a
closeout sale and will close the
yard here, Tim Moore, mana
ger, said Wednesday.
The sale will begin Friday,
April 12. All stock on hand will
be sold at a 20 percent discount.
Buildings, land and fixtures are
also for sale.
The business has been In the
same location throughout its
long history here. At one time
the Tum-A-Lum firm had 55 or
60 yards, but most of the small
er yards in various towns have
been closed. The only other
small yard still in business is
at Pomeroy, Wash., he said, and
this is considerably larger than
the one here.
The yards have been consoli
dated into those at larger cities
and the company now operates
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Moore will become manager
of the Pendleton yard after the
Heppner yard is closed, me
family plans to remain here un
til school is out tnis spring.
urity and retirement fund, over , n Wnl -rAtarv fnr fanhn.
which the district has no con
trol: and operation and main
tenance of plant will be up to
cover costs of doing remodeling
work at Heppner elementary and
lone elementary schools. The
latter is required to meet state
standards.
As to instruction, Daniels said
that this part of the budget
would be considerably greater
for the coming year, but the
board and administration have
consolidated some teaching po
sitions so that four less teach
ers will be needed. The certi
fied staff thus will drop from
91 to 87.
"We can do this without sub
stantially affecting the school
program," he said.
borne categories oi tne Dudget
will be down somewhat, includ
ing transportation, improvement
of sites, health, instructional
equipment and non-instructional
equipment.
Overall increase on the budg
et Is $97,614, or 8 greater thaji
last year. Tax Increase will
amount to about 16, he said.
It is difficult at this time to
state the percentage of true cash
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nev and Abrams, attorneys.
The Moore family has been
in Heppner for more than nine
years. Moore grew up in Pen
dleton. Tum-A-Lum' Lumber Company
was founded by the Crawford
family in Walla Walla, Wash.,
Moore said, and ownership has
remained in the same family
throughout its history. It is now
in the third generation of man
agement.
April 27 Deadline
To Register to Vote
Saturday, April 27, will be the
last day that a person may reg
ister prior to the primary elec
tion on May 28. Mrs. Sadie Par-
rish, county clerk, reminds the
public.
Anyone who may be in doubt
as to whether he is registered
properly In Morrow county may
check at the clerk's office in.
the courthouse.
The office of the clerk is open
every week day, and it will be
open from 8:30 a.m. until 8 p.m.
on the Saturday deadline day,
Mrs. Parrish said.