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Judge Jones Tells
Road Oiling Plans
County Judge Tnul Jones told llevetl that additional work
of the county' plans for oiling would be done each year until
ronds In l'.HlH 69 In a talk at the the Willow Creek highway. was
Chamber of Commerce meeting
April 22.
rians call for olllne 19.0 miles
of ronds or as much as can
be completed, he stild. Inrluded
will be 5.3 miles on Hit? Buuer
creek. 3.0 miles on Little Butter
creek, 3.0 miles on Willow Creek
(nhtive the Dresent oiled road).
1.5 miles on the Valhy road, 1.5
miles on Hhea Creek, 1.5 miles
on Swaggnrl Road, 1.5 on the
road from Ken Turners 10 nonn
LexInKton, and 1.5 miles on the
Sandhollow rond.
In addition. It Is expected that
10 miles will be repealed.
Stating that the county Is ap
proaching the end of the budg
et year, the Judge predicted that
Indications are that the road
funds may be up for 1908-69
because some additional re
ceipts, other than taxes, are an
ticipated. "The road fund may go up to
$300,000," he said. However,
tending to offset the expected
Increase In revenue will be a
decrease In levy from the new
method of reappraising farm
land.
The Judge said that the coun
ty's assessed valuation, nearly
$1000,000,000 at true cash value,
may drop as much as $8 million
by the new method. Thus, the
approved road serial levy, fixed
by the special election recently,
will not bring as much.
Judge Jones said that the
amount may drop to $137,500 on
the serial levy from the $150,
000 that the levy was set to
bring. For practical purposes,
the county Is using the conserv
ative figure of $135,000 on which
to make plans for road work.
Adding to the receipts other
than taxes are a share of funds
from traffic fines. It has been
ruled that these are to go Into
the road fund.
The Judge said that he had
contacted Kred Hill of the State
Highway Commission to set up
an appointment for the county
and Chamber representatives to
appear before the commission
and tell of needs on state high
ways here. The appointment, yet
to be confirmed, will be some
time in May.
The Judge said tnat ne naa
been advised to concentrate
efforts towards improving the
state highways on extending the
improved stretch towards Lex
ington. A three-mile stretch
from Heppner was rebuilt about
two years ago, and it was De
n'huilt. but antiaremlv luck of
funds prevented continuing the
program for this year.
Judge Jones also reported on
an appearance before the leg
islature's Interim committee on
highways In Pendleton last
Monday, where he made a
statement on road conditions
and needs In the county on be
half of the Chamber of Com
merce and the county.
Also speaking at the Chamber
meeting April 22 was Orville
Cutsforth who showed Impres
sions of Indian carvings that
had been taken, using cloth and
paint, from rocks along the Col
umbia. Some were from the
area now flooded bv Lake Uma
tllla, located across from Bla
lock.
Mayor Rosewall
Urges Civic Pride
In Chamber Talk
85th Year
Number 10
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Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursdoy, Moy 2, 1968
10 Cents
Music Program
To Use 'Wafer'
Theme at PTA
A musical program featuring
ballads, folk songs and many
surprise appearances, will be
presented by elementary pupils
at the PTA meeting next Wed
nesday, May 8, at 8 p.m., under
the direction of Mrs. Ola Mae
Groshens, music instructor for
the HeDDner schools.
The program theme will be
"Water," and the group of songs
chosen for this particular pro
gram will be in keeping with
the theme, as the students have
studied the important roie it
plays in everyday living, espec
iallv in this area.
Soloists and ensembles will
appear throughout the program
and 4th graders win present sev
eral musical selections.
Nominations and elections of
'officers for next year will be
held at this meeting, and short
reports will be heard from dele
gates who attended the state
PTA convention held recently in
Portland. A brief report on the
financial outcome of the band
carnival will be heard, and
scholarship committee chair
man, Alan Martin, will report
on his committee activities. The
meeting will be held in the
multipurpose room at the grade
school.
Jaycees Select
New Officers
Selection of Jerry Hollomon to
serve as president of the Mor
orw County Jaycees was made
at the last meeting Wednesday,
April 24.
Other officers elected to serve
for the ensuing year are Bruce
Rigby, 1st vice president; Tom
Wilson, 2nd vice president; Pat
Wonser, secretary; Al Osmin,
treasurer; Lyle Jensen, internal
director; and Jay Dee Hudson,
external director. Outgoing
president, Clyde Allstott, was
elected to serve as a state dir
ector for the coming year. In
this capacity, he will attend
state meetings and report pro
ceedings to the local club.
Officers will be installed Sat
urday, May 4, at an installation
banquet to be held in the Wag
on Wheel banquet room at 7:30
p.m.
Announcement of Morrow
county's outstanding Jaycee of
the year will be made at the
banquet.
Paul Budke, Pilot Rock, recent
ly selected candidate for state
vice president from District 13,
is expected to attend the ban
quet, as are other guests from
clubs in the surrounding area.
Mavor W. C. Rosewall urged
all business people and the pub
lic at large to take more pride
in their city in a report oi ine
municipal development commit
tee of the Heppner-Morrow
miintv Chamber of Commerce
at the Monday meeting oi the
organization.
He said that he plans to pro
claim a Cleanup-Paintup day
sometime this montn ana re
nuosted whole hearted partici
pation of the community In the
program.
The mayor said that business
es might brighten up by paint
ing their store fronts. He also
pointed out that window dis
plays are the "eyes" of the store
and suggested changing the dis
nlava once each week at least
The importance of trading at
home was also stressed in tne
talk and he urged the business
people to follow the practice of
trading at home themselves.
In the matter of civic pride,
he suggested, "We all might try
shaving and putting on a ciean
shirt in the morning."
As a part of its work, the
committee has been working on
obtaining new retail businesses
for the community. The mayor
told of showing one such pros
pect the town recently and said,
"It is quite an experience."
He said that one inquiry has
come through the state's Eco
nomic Development Division
from a manufacturer seeking a
location in the Ponderosa pine
country. Gene Pierce, chairman
of the development committee,
sent a letter in answer to the
inquiry and Mayor Rosewall
followed up with a compilation
of facts and information on
Heppner.
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(Editorial on page 2)
Voters will cast ballots on the
19G8.G9 Morrow county school
district budget at an election
Monday throughout the county.
At the same time they will vote
for a district director for the one
position open and choose sever
al advisory committeemen.
Running concurrently with the
county election will be the Blue
Mountain Community College
district election with two direct
ors to be chosen. Ballots will
ONE OF THE MOST POPULAR stops on tha Portland Eighth Grade tour to Morrow county over tho
weekend was that at the George Currtn & sons iatue nancn. in un pnoio non .uma gie u
demonstration of marking and branding calves.
Touring Students
Learn of Wheat,
Cattle on Visit
Recreation Plan
For Summer Eyed
Some 110 students in upper
grades and high school m Hepp
ner have indicated a desire to
participate in a summer recrea
tion program here, Principal
Dick Carpenter of the high
school reported at the Chamber
of Commerce meeting April 22.
Carpenter made the report lor
the Rev. Dirk Rinehart, chair
man of the youth activities com
mittee of the Chamber, who
could not be present. Rinehart
had proposed the summer rec
reation program several weeks
aeo in a meeting with county,
city and school officials.
He proposed an evening pro
gram. 7 to 9. four nights per
week with gymnastics and var
ious games and athletic activi
ties to be offered for both boys
and girls.
The survey was taken through
the schools to determine the
amount of interset. Carpenter
said that most response came
from eighth graders and high
school students.
Tentative plans call for using
the high school gym on the rec
reation program and using col
lege students for recreation
leaders. Adults of the commun
ity may also be called upon to
help offer supervision.
Directors of the Chamber of
Commerce have pledged S100
towards the program if it proves
to be feasible and there is su
fficient interest to start it.
It is expected that $300 to $400
would carry the program
through June and until late July
by using the school facilities.
The survey results will now
be studied by the committee fur
ther to determine the next step.
Memorial Day
Picnic Planned
Memorial Day, Thursday, May
30, will be the date of the an
nual Morrow county Pioneer
Memorial Picnic, it was an
nounced this week by Harold
Cohn, this year's chairman.
The usual good attendance of
pioneer residents both within
and outside the county is ex
pected for the annual reunion,
to be held at the Heppner fair
pavilion, starting with registra
tion at 10:45 a.m. A potluck din
ner will be served at noon.
Thirty -four touring eighth
graders, all but one from Port
land, visited wheat and live
stock ranches In bright Morrow
county sunshine over the weeK,
end. accompanied by host stu
dents, a lew aauits and two
chaperones.
One of the group was a stu
dent from Oregon School for the
Blind, Salem.
When thev left Sunday alter-
noon. thev had a good picture
of the wheat and livestock coun
try in their minds, and there was
every indication mat tney naa
a thoroughly enjoyable time.
Gail Mccarty wno nimseir
had a touch of sunburn from
exposure to the weather, even
though he is used to it pro
nounced the fifth annual tour
another fine success.
As usual, some of the un
scheduled incidents provided
part of the interest. Deer came
by the road as the tour passed
near the Ken Turner ranch Sat
urday, and this tickled the city
kids. Perhaps they were impres
sed with the fact that this truly
is the country "where the deer
(but not the antelope) play."
Alone with the home kids.
they consumed lamb shoulder
chops with relish at a barbecue
lunch Friday at the ranch of
Jerry and Nancy Myers, 'lney
thought the steaks were delic
ious. But when they were asked
how many didn't like lamb,
most of them raised their hands,
not realizing that they had just
eaten lamb. The chops were fur
nished by the C & B feedlot of
Hermiston.
Manager is Chef
Tom Watson, C & B sheep
manager, was the chef at the
barbecue and nroved to be a
good one. Nancy Myers and the
Pine City home extension unit
prepared the rest of the meal.
Jerry and JNancy lease tne
ranch from Jasper Myers.
The youngsters saw the Walt
Wigglesworth hay ranch as the
first stop on the tour after ar
rivins Friday morning. After the
orientation meeting at the My
ers' ranch and lunch there, they
saw a film of the C & B sheep
feeding operation, then went on
to the George Currin ranch for
demonstrations of branding and
vaccinating calves that proved
fascinating to them. Ron- Currin
gave the demonstrations.
Mrs. Bill (Kite) Healy gave
the tourists some information
on horses and horsemanship,
and Patty Luciani and Jeanne
Daly rode to demonstrate tne
Doints she brought out.
Hack Bloom of Stanfield also
gave a demonstration of horse
shoeing at this stop.
This concluded the first big
day, and the visitors went to
the homes of their host families
for the night.
On Saturday morning they
started fresh, stopping at the
North Lexington elevator to see
wheat loaded and unloaded, and
then went to the Tad Miller
ranch where the chairman of
the Morrow county rodeo told
them about farm equipment and
machinery.
See Air Demonstration
Mel Boyer of the Lexington
Airport gave them a demonstra
tion of airplane spraying, al
ways a popular part of the tour,
and they then moved on to the
Fritz Cutsforth place to see irri
gation in operation and hear an
explanation of specialty crops.
They went across country in
the school buses to the Ken
Turner ranch where conservation
practices were observed, and
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be given at the same time voters
come for the county election.
Polls will be open from 8 a.m.
until 8 p.m. to comply with a
new law. Previously, the polls
were open from 2 until 8 p.m.
Polling places are at the dis
trict office In Lexington, at the
city hall in Boardman, at the
A. C. Houghton school In Irrl
gon, at the Heppner Elementary
school In Heppner, the lone
school In lone, and at the Rhea
Creek Grange Hall at Kuggs.
Budget Increased
The budget for 1DG8G9 will
require a tax levy of $16-1,788
more than that for 19C7-68. This
would mean that taxes for
school purposes would be up
about 16, although the total
budget is Increased only 8.
The difference is due to the fact
that receipts other than taxes
are expected to be down
sharply and because of a deficit
expected in view of the fact that
receipts were below those an
ticipated this year.
Increases In teacher salaries
mean that the amount budgeted
for instruction is up. However,
Supt. Ron Daniels points out
that elimination of several
teaching positions throughout
the district by combining as
signments has cut the increase
figure about in half.
Sharp increases in lixed
charges, over which the district
has no control, are also par
tially responsible for the higher
budget. Both Social Security and
Public Employes Retirement
Fund casts are up substantial
ly.
Necessary remodeling at lone
and Heppner Elementary schools
Is another factor involved. This
is necessary to comply with
state standards.
The amount of tax above the
6 limitation is $801,698 and
this may moan a levy of $9.85
per thousand dollars of true
cash value for that outside the
limitation, but it could be low
er, depending on the amount of
the county's assessed valuation.
This total valuation figure has
not been established definitely
as of this time.
Daniels estimates that if the
budget is approved, taxpayers
will pay a total of approximate-
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Blood Donations
Short of Goal;
55 Pints Given
Blood donations at the Red
Cross drawing at the Elks Tem
ple Tuesday fell 35 pints short
of the goal, despite work of
Heppner High school students
in recruiting donations, Mrs. Or
ville Cutsforth, blood program
chairman for the Morrow coun
ty chapter, reported Tuesday
night.
The students did a good job
contacting the public, but too
many just didn't appear," Mrs.
Cutsforth sa!d. "Quite a few
couldn't be here for various rea
sons." Fifty-five pints were given,
elcht would-be donors were re
jected because they had colds or
for other reasons, and one par
tial donation was given. Goal
was set at 90 pints.
High schpol students also
staffed the center. Only two
adults, other than nurses and
doctors, worked at the drawing.
These were Mrs. Cutsforth and
Mrs. Ted Smith.
"The students did a real good
job staffing the center. They
were exceptionally efficient,"
Mrs. Cutsforth said.
Steve Pettyjohn, co-chairman
with John Rawlins of the stu
dents' participation, said that
seniors won the contest for pro
curing donors. This wins them
TOM WATSON, sheep manager of the C & B ranch, is caught
in a cloud of smoke as he barbecues steaks for lunch of tour
ing Eighth Graders Friday. After 100 on the tour had consum
ed 150 steaks, the eighth graders were asked if they liked lamb.
Most of them said they did not but agreed that the steaks
they had Just finished were delicious. They were lamb shoulder
chops 1 Watson received many compliments on the barbecued
meat. (Gail McCarty photo).
IEW to Ask Congress
For Willow Dam Funds
A delegation from the Inland support, he said
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Empire Waterways association
will ask the pudiic worKS sud
enmmiltee of Congress for a
$225,000 appropriation for pre-
construction worn on tne wil
low Creek project, Bruce Cowen,
pxprntive vice president of the
association, told members of the
lone Lions club in a tain at
their meeting at the Wagon
Wheel Cafe in Heppner April
22.
"We are going after the Wil
low Creek reservoir," Cowens
said. However, he pointed out
that the project has not been
included in the President's
budget for the upcoming fiscal
year, and he pointed out the
Willow Creek project is one of
113 which the Inland Empire
association will support at its
appearances in Washington this
week.
Oscar Peterson, a director of
the association and a member
of its executive committee, went
on the trip, leaving over the
week-end, and will lend his
vnirv in SUDDOrt of the Willow
Creek project. He has made four
other trips to wusiuukiuu
support projects for benefit of
the county.
Cowen showed a thick plastic
bound book that he had pre
pared to support testimony of
the delegation.
The speaker pointed out that
Inland Empire Waterways rep
rpepnts more than the area of
the eastern parts of Oregon and
Washington. It extends as far
as Coos Bay and to Seattle. Ev
en Alaska has asked for its
Onlv about 40 of the projects
to be supported in Washington
have been approved by the Bur
eau of Budget. The Willow
Creek project is not one of the
40. However, the $225,000 will
be requested, nevertheless, to
get more preconstruction work
underway on the project which
has been authorized by Con
gress but has been held up by
lack of appropriation of funds.
Cowen spoke also of the de
velopment of the Columbia Riv
er and described the John Day
dam as "the largest single pow
erhouse in the world." He point
ed out that it is far from com
pleted, since work on the tur
bines will continue for four
years.
The Walla Walla man told of
the need for pollution abate
ment and control and for fish
and wildlife enhancement. He
discussed power needs and said
that the work of the last 30
years in building power poten
tial for today's capacity must
be equalled in the next 10 years.
In this connection he touched
on the necessity of going to nu
clear power plants.
In view oi continuously in
creasing population, more must
be done about recreation, more
power must be provided, a bet
ter transportation system must
be developed, and our water
must be taken care of, the
speaker said.
Ttte 11J proiecis muuueu in
the Inland Empire Waterways'
presentation represents 25.2 of
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Winning class will have a half-
day out of school to work on
the Heppner townwide cleanup
later this month.
Juniors are ahead on the over
all contest to date, Pettyjohn
said.
Last year, students pushed the
blood donations over tne top
with their recruitment work.
Pettyjohn said that he felt they
didn't work on it as hard this
year.
Moonlight Sale
Held Big Success
Hermner's second Moonlight
Sale, held Friday night for a
3 -hour period, proved to be an
outstanding success, according
to Bill Hust, chairman of the
merchants committee of the
Heppner-Morrow county Cham
ber of Commerce.
The first sale, held last Sept
ember, had surprised merchants
with the response, but the sec
ond sale brought even better re
sults, Hust said Store owners
were highly pleased.
"We want to thank everyone
for their participation. Response
of the public was tremendous,"
Hust said. "With this type or re
action, we know that the public
appreciates our efforts, and we
can use this as a guide in en
deavoring to stage even better
promotions in the future."
Shoppers came from a wide
area to join the crowds at the
Moonlight Sale. Stores were
busv from the time they re
opened at 7 p.m. until clos
ing.
A few stores said that re
sponse was less than the Sept
ember sale, but most did more
business and some reported
sales were "half again" as
much.
Jaycees to Hold
Auto Road-E-O
Plans are underway for the
county-wide teenage Auto Road-E-O,
sponsored locally by the
Morrow County Jaycees. Local
competition is scheduled for Sat
urday, May 18, at 1:00 p.m. at
the county fairgrounds, with
youth, 19 years of age and un
der, urged to compete.
This year's chairman, John
Privett, urges aiiy licensed girl
or boy driver currently enrolled
as a high school student, to sec
ure entry forms at their high
schools or from him, and turn
them in either to him, or to
Jerry Hollomon or to the Hepp
ner Auto Sales office.
Local winners will advance to
the state contest, to be held in
Milwaukie on Sunday, June 9,
with all expenses paid, and op
portunity to win trophies and
cash prizes. State champions re
ceive a 5-day, all-expense-paid
trip to the national finals at the
University of Michigan in Ann
Arbor.
i subject to the limitation.
Lower than Others
Some districts in the eastern
Oregon area will pay as much
as $21 per $1000 true cash value
for that portion of their budgets
outside the limitation alone, he
said.
The budget committee, com
posed of directors and lay mem
bers, have proposed the 1968-69
budget as a "realistic" one,
seeking to correct the deficit
situation that occurred when re
ceipts of the past two years did
not measure up to expectations.
"If this budget passes, we
hope for a cash carryover next
year," Daniels said.
He said that he nas advisea
administrators and teachers
that no more purchase orders
are to be written for the remain
der of the year unless they are
in the nature of emergencies.
Dr. Wolff Candidate
Dr. Wallace Wolff is a can
didate for the one director po
sition open on the ballot, that
for a Heppner city zone. Dr. L.
D. Tibbies, currently serving in
this position, is not a candidate,
and Dr. Wolff is running unop
posed. For many years, Dr. Wolff has
been keenly interested in school
affairs and has served on the
advisory committee and other
committees concerned with
school matters.
Voters around the county cast
ballots on the director even
though he is from the Heppner
zone. However, on the advisory
committee positions only those
in the area vote on the candi
dates for the advisory commit
tee serving them.
There is one candidate for
each advisory position on the
ballot, but all are running unopposed.
BMCC Directors
Up for Election
Two members of the Blue
Mountain Community College
board of directors wili be listed
on the ballot for reelection in
the May 6 school election. Both
are unopposed.
Mrs. Verne Dale, Helix, and
Oren Allison, Pendleton, busi
nessman, are candidates to suc
ceed themselves. Both have
served on the board since for
mation of the college in 1962.
Mrs. Dale, former elementary
school teacher, is presently serv
ing as chairman of the board.
Allison was board chairman in
1965-66. Term of office is four
years.
Daniels to Speak
Over Radio KOHU
Ron Daniels, superintendent
of Morrow county schools, will
speak on Morrow county and the
county school district Thursday
(today) at 9:30 a.m. over radio
station KOHU, Hermiston.
Daniels will appear on the
Odds and Ends Hour with Har
lan Springer, KOHU manager.