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LIBRARY u or e EUGENE. ORE. 07403 Budge? Approved By Wide Margin Morrow county's school budc et reversed Itself at the poll Monday with a resounding win. nlng margin on Its third try. 6-12 yes 10 ZiU no. The ratio or at Urinative votes, about 24 to was a surprise to even the mmi optlml.stlc supporters of the budget. In the second election, held on June 3, the budget was do foated by a substantial major ity. 497 yes to 610 no. ... w . . - 3- :s - , X ' ( - ' - . WILL OUAEEA Red Cross Unit Chooses O'Harra As New Chairman Will O'Harra was elected chairman of the Morro wcounty chapter, American Red Cross, at the annual meeting Thursday night, June 27, in the Bank of Eastern Oregon conference room. He succeeds Robert Abrams who served during the past year. Other new officers are Dick Carpenter, vice-chairman; Mrs. Rose Marie Stroeber, secretary; and Mrs. Paul Heinrichs, treas urer. Elected directors for two year terms were Dr. Wallace Wolff, Curtis Culp, Mrs. Ted (Ella) Smith, Carpenter, and Mrs. Or ville Cutsforth. Chosen for three year terms were Herman Winter, Rev. Mel Dixon, Mrs. Stroeber, Mrs. Caroline Skoubo and Mrs Heinrichs. Holdover directors are Abrams, Joe Balfe, O'Harra, Lynn Pear- son and Jerry bweeney. Mrs. Cutstorth resigned as blood program chairman after serving in that capacity for 11 years, and another person is to be appointed for that responsi bility. It was reported that the county achieved its fund campaign goal of $1429, and Norman Supple of the First National Bank was ap pointed fund drive chairman for 1969. Also in the way of the year's service were the following: More than 50 standard Red Cross cards and 30 advanced first aid cards issued, Nearly 60 swimmers cards will be issued. Expenses of three lifeguards paid to advanced instructor's courses in Pendleton for Bill Mc Leod and Marsha Lovgren both of Heppner, and Mrs. Laurel Cannon, lone. Handling of 11 cases relative to the Vietnam War, involving calls to Washington, D. C, or making contacts with service men in Vietnam. Supplying of 40 pints of blood through the Red Cross to Pioneer Memorial hospital for the year, and 67 pints to out-of-town hos pitals for Morrow county pat ients. At the customary cost of $35 per pint for non-Red Cross blood, this represents a savings of $4,095 in blood alone for the recipients. The patient is charg ed only for the administration of blood. At the first vote, on May 6, a three-vote yes margin was posted, 2W yes to 23 no. but thi dlstrld board voluntarily In validated the election because five voles were In question, Following the defeat on June 3. the budget committee Held two public hearings and pared cliwe to ru.ouu Irom tne pro Dosed tax lew. In the third special election all precincts but two posted sub stantlal affirmative majorities, Lex neton voted no. 38 to SI and Irrigon was narrowly against it, 56 yes to 58 no. How ever, at the June 3 election. Lex Ington voters were almost sol Idly opposed, 23 yes and 92 no; and Irrigon was similarly in op position. 37 ves and 98 no. As In the other elections, Boardman was the staunchest supporter of the budget. Voters there balloted 100 yes and 17 no. It Is the only precinct that went the alfirmutive route in all three elections. Heppner rallied for a more than 3 to 1 margin for the budg et on the successful try, going 262 yes to 81 no. lone also was 3 to 1 In favor. 156 to Si; and Hardman posted a 2 to 1 mar gin. 24 to 12. Indications were that the yes" voters turned out strongly but that many of the no vot era stayed away from the polls, for the total turnout on the third try was 195 less than at the June 3 election. Total vote in June was 1107, and on Mon day it was 912. Much of the Impetus for the affirmative vote Monday was credited to the Committee to Maintain Better Education in Morrow County. This impromptu organization sent out a letter to virtually all voters explaining the budget, made hundreds of personal contacts and promoted the pared budget through The Gazette-Times. An obviously relieved school official, Ron Daniels, county superintendent, said Tuesday morning that he was "highly pleased with the results." He said that he wished to thank the voters for their sup port and especially appreciated the work of those who worked so hard for its passage. 85th Year THE Number 1 HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, July 4, 1968 10 Cents . ...... ' ; . - - - ;- - I v 1 . V i . " ",.'. i - mt- fir m . j.. v v st 1 ... v. .- " j FOUNDATION of the new arandstand at the rodeo grounds was laid this week by McCormack Construction Co. and th all-steel structure Is axpected to b completed In plenty of Hni for ths Morrow County Fair and Rodeo August 20-25. Bob Zacklan. foreman, stands by the forms at the lower area of tha grandstand sit. The stands will seat mora than 600 persons and seats are expected to hare plenty of leg room. Thero will be no posts in front to block the Tiew, tm five metal posts to support roof will cross the center of the stands. Spectators will (ind Uiem- selves closer to tho action in the new stands with the front railing extending some five feet above the track. (G-T Photo) Kickoff Dance Saturday Night Rec Program Now Held to 2 Nights Summer recreation program, 'in progress on week nights at the Heppner High school gymnas ium, will be cut to two nights per week beginning Monday, ac cording to Stuart Dick, one of those in charge. The group will assemble on Monday and Wednesday nights. In the time since the program started under Chamber of Com merce sponsorship the program has been going Mondays through Thursdays. Competition from . the swim ming pool and from summer va cations is proving too great a handicap for attendance to hold sessions nightly, Dick said. City Hall Office Closed July 5 The Heppner city office will be closed on Friday. July 5, when City Recorder Elaine George will take one day of her vacation time, she said Monday. City police otticers win oe on duty and will be in and out of the city hall to serve the public in case of emergency. County offices will be open as usual. Judge Paul Jones said Tuesday. Banks, post office, and most business houses will also be open as usual. Opening of the 1968 Fair and Rodeo season Saturday night is the Kickoff Dance which will be at the Morrow county Fair Pavilion, starting at 9:30 p.m. and continuing until 1 a.m Queen Berniece Matthews of lone and her court, Princesses Kathy Hinton of Boardman, Sheila Luciani of Lexington, Sue Greenup of Lena and Marcia Jones of Heppner, will be pres ent in their comely cranberry suits, white hats and white boots, furnished through Gard ner's Men's Wear by special or. der. ' The Shamrock Trio of The Dalles will furnish the music for the dance, arranged by Ro deo Director Archie Munkers who is chairman of the dances. Admission is $1.50 per per son. Refreshments will be serv ed. In ensuing weeks the dances will honor each princess and then the queen. The season will be completed with the rodeo dances on August 23 and 24'. The dance on July 13 will honor Princess Marcia Jones and the Western Gentlemen of Con don will furnish the music. On Julv 20. Princess Sue Greenup will step into the limelight and Tommy B. and the Chain Ke actions of Hood River will play. On July 27 Princess Kathy Hin ton will be in the spotlight, and Heppner's Henchmen will fur nish the music. Princess Sheila Luciani will be honored at the dance on Aug ust 3, and the Miss Fortunes of I The Dalles will supply the mu sic. On August 10, her majesty Queen Berniece will be feted at the Queen's Dance with the Western Gentlemen returning to play. Rodeo dance on Friday night, August 23, will feature The Henchmen and the dance on Saturday night, August 24, will see The Shamrock Trio back to Play. All the dances will be In the fair pavilion, and all except the final two rodeo dances, will start at 9:30. Rodeo dances be gin at 10. There will be no dance on Saturday, August 17. Forty-Five Finish First Session Of Swim Course Mrs. Batty Back As Deputy Clerk Mrs. Ravmond (Harriet) Bat ty, until recently of Klamath Falls, is back in familiar sur roundings at the Morrow county courthouse. She has Deen cno sen as deputy clerk to succeed Mrs. Mary Bryant who resigned to become legal secretary for Mahonev and Abrams recently. Mrs. Batty served as Morrow county deputy clerk for two years during the term of C. W. Barlow as clerk, who was in the office from 1935 until 1954. The Battys moved back to Heppner from Klamath Falls af ter his brother, Ken Batty, pur chased Silver Spurs ranch near Hardman recently. Raymond Batty is working with Ken on the ranch. Mrs. Bryant worked as deputy clerk for nine years, all with Mrs. Parrish as clerk, before ac cepting the secretary position. After the vacancy occurred, Mrs. Parrish learned that Mrs. Batty was returning here. "When I heard this, I grabbed her!" she said. Directors Discuss I ED; Pick Mrs. McCarty Clerk Directors of the county school board met with the Umatilla county board in a special ses sion at Lexington Monday night to discuss the proposed Inter mediate Education District, and in an ensuing meeting chose Mrs. Gail (Duann) McCarty as district clerk to fill the vacan cy created with the resignation of Mrs. Art (Alice) Vance. The board approved contracts for two new teachers, installed Dr. Wallace, Wolff of Heppner and Gerald "Peek of Boardman as new directors, and authoriz ed driver training cars for the coming school year. They com pleted the meeting by canvass ing the results of the budget election, ending the evening on a happy note since the budget was approved. The Umatilla and Morrow boards were in substantial agreement that they favored a Umatilla-Morrow I. E. D. Tather than a 4-county or 3-county dis trict. However, they decided it would be difficult to make a firm decision until some ques tions were answered. Among them are these: 1. How the structure of the board would be made. 2. The efect of the V2 limitation, if it should pass at the general election in November, on the proposed dis trict. 3. Whether the IED equal ization would stay within pres ent county lines or be spread over the entire district. In the latter instances, Mor row county has more true cash value per student and would suffep- if the equalization were spread over the entire 2-county district. Both boards were agreed that they favored equalization staying within county lines. Hearing Set Some of these questions may be answered at a hearing on July 11 in Pendleton with Uma tilla and Morrow county board members present. Mrs. McCarty, the new clerk, has been secretary at Heppner High school for several years. Dr. Wolff becomes the board member for Heppner zone VII and succeeds Dr. L. D. Tibbies. Peck succeeds Ralph Skoubo as Boardman director (District I). Skoubo resigned at the last reg ular board meeting in order that he might accept a posit ion as custodian-bus driver at the Riverside school. Teachers Hired Carl Shackman was hired as social studies teacher and head football coach at Riverside. He has taught for two years at Mt. Vernon and was assistant foot ball coach there. He is a grad uate of Oregon College. Mon mouth, is married and has two children. (Continued on page 8) First session of Red Cross swim instruction at the Hepp ner municipal pool has just been completed. A total of 175 persons participated and 45 per sons successfully completed the courses in which they enrolled, Stuart Dick, Red Cross water safety instructor, said. Included in the group of 175 were 26 tots who were mother taught. They are not included in the 45 who finished the courses. Second session will begin Tuesday, July 9, and registra tion will be Monday, July 8, from 11 a.m. until noon. Bill McLeod, Marsha Lovgren and Lynda Orwick assisted with the lessons. Completing their respective courses were the following: Beginners Billy Kenny, Jim mv Kenny, Cindy Davis, Cheryl Skaggs, Karl Palmer, Patricia Van Schoiack, Tami Boschee, Craig Cutsforth. Advanced Beginners Bruce Young, Joan Ployhar, John My ers, Dwain Wolfe, Kathy Ken ny, Kathy Cutsforth, David All stott, Kim Cutsforth, Kathy Wolff, Andrew Wolfe. Intermediate Suzanne Cuts forth, Linda Pearson, Dan Dav is, Robert Wolfe, Diane Holland, Ron Ward. Tami Toll, Patti Sa- ling, Kim Lu Haguewood, Kev in Haguewood, Kerry Harsin, Karen Winter, Allen Boschee. Swimmers Debbie Holland, Toni Toll, Khristy Haguewood, Dirk Dunlap, David McLachlan, Lauri McCabe. Junior Lifesaving Barbara Sherman, David McLeod, Clyde Allstott, Lisa McCabe. Senior Lifesaving Bill Mc Leod, Raymond Nichols, Kay Huson, Marcia Young. Fun, Bargains Due July 12, 13 At Sidewalk Event Fifth annual Sidewalk Bazaar will be In Heppner on Friday and Saturday, July 12 and 13. At that time both merchants and organi zations will take to the Main street sidewalks with bargains in mercnanaise, exhibits, food and drink, and entertainment. Plans for the event were made at a Merchants Committee meet ing Friday at the Wagon Wheel Cafe. Virtually all stores will take part and those organizations wmch nave announced participa tion to date include the Metho dist WSCS, the Mothers club, Eastern Star, Sans Souci Rebekah lodge, the Morrow County Rock- nounas, the Morrow County Jay cees, Heppner grade school PTA, Royal Arch "Widows" and the Artist's club. Many others are expected to come forth with booths before the annual promotional event unfolds. Those wishing space on the sidewalks are asked to contact Mrs. LeRoy Gardner at Gardner's Men's Wear who is acting chair man of the Merchants' commit tee. Besides offering outstanding bargains, different merchants are planning grab bags, giveaways, and other attractions for the crowds expected. Also at the Friday meeting, the group discussed the possibility of expanding a Halloween pa rade in late October to offer more prizes for costumes to par ticipating children. They also raiKeo or using "Treasure cnests" containing prizes for Christmas Opening on the week-end after Thanksgiving. First Grain Shows Good Test Weight First county rancher to cut barlov in the very youna nar vest season of l!t"8 to deliver to n elevator of Morrow Coun ty Grain Growers was Sinn Kemp, according to Harlan Me Curdv, general manager of MCGG. lie started about week ago. and as of Tuesday of this week, five firmers were delivering barley, and wheat to the North Lexington elevator of the cooperative. Kov Martin was second to flart In barley, and Bill Doher- tvs operation then started cut ting. Ellis Pettyjohn was first to deliver wheut and Jack Barak followed. Both of the latter are harvesting Moro wheat. McCurdv said that test weight on both barley and wheat has been good, the Moro testing at 58-00 lb. and the barley at about 45 lb. It was too early Tuesday to determine any kind of an ac curate check on yield, but the County Accepts Bid on Radios For Civil Defense opinion was that It was run ning light. How the county average will f:o is still a matter of kimhu utlon, some thinking It might be below last year which was probably less than an average year. Some others are willing to bet that, with the central and southern parts of the county aided by lute rain, the county wide average might go above 1957. At this time the North Lex ington elevator Is the only one of the MCGG elevators In oper ation. However, doors are open at the lone elevator because some green north of lone ap pears "ready to go." McCurdy said that lie expects the Lexington elevator will get Into operation by Monday, July 8, and the county harvest will be in full swing soon. Advance Programs Ready for Events Advance programs for the Morrow county Fair and Rodeo have been printed and are ready for distribution. These give complete programs for the events, information on summer dances, amount of rodeo purses, entry fees, description of special events, rodeo prizes and trophies, and other infor mation. Those who can use copies to good advantage are invited to obtain them from John Venard, rodeo secretary, at the First National Bank; at the county extension office; or at The Gazette-Times. Brochures Updated A new printing of information al brochures on Morrow county has been completed as a coop erative venture of the county and the Heppner-Morrow county Chamber of Commerce, and the leaflets are now available for distribution. State Police Recall Traffic 'Slaughter' On Fourth in 1967 Twenty-eight persons died in Oregon traffic accidents during last year's four-day Fourth of July slaughter. There were 286 injuries and a total of 625 accidents in the worst holiday traffic toll in the state's history, according to a memorandum from Ore gon State Police. This Fourth of July holiday will again run four days from 6:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 3, until midnight Sunday, July 7. A study of last year's acci dent reports reveals some In teresting facts: Over half of the fatalities occurred because drivers lost control of their vehicles; they swerved into the opposite lane, ran off the road, or hit fixed objects. Two of the drivers lost con trol when attempting to pass. Nine of the 28 victims died in head-on collisions and nine in one car crashes. In ten accidents drinking was a contributing factor as indicated: 3 fatal accidents; 2 one-car fatalities; 5 one-car accidents. This clearly indicates that alcohol dulls drivers' senses, slows reactions and is the cause of over half of all holi day accidents, the State Po lice declare. On all highways where heavy traffic flow is antici pated added patrols will be used as a part of our select ive enforcement program. All violations will be strictly en forced. The unmarked car and radar units will be used In those areas where past ex perience has indicated a high accident frequency. Bid of Blue Mountain Com munications -of Hermiston to furnish and install radios for Civil Defense In Morrow county has been accepted by the coun ty court. Judge Paul Jones said Tuesday. The firm will supply six mo bile units and a transceiver for the base station in the base ment of the courthouse. In ad dition, it will supply a mobile unit for the City of Heppner and for the county deputy sher iff's car. purchased by the city and countv respectively. Total bid Is $7899.85, of wheih approximately $3000 is reim bursed to the county and $1686 is paid by the city and county from funds other than those for Civil Defense. Under the plan, each of five Incorporated cities in the coun ty will have a mobile radio mounted in a vehicle of a des ignated person. Civil Defense Director Tea Smith is designating those In the communications .system to ave the radios. In Heppner, Sheriff C. J. D. Bauman will have a unit in his car. At lone, the radio will be in the car of Police Chief Eldon Tucker, and at Irrigon, Perry Pummel has been designated. CD plans require that a radio be installed in the car of the county judge, and so this will be in Judge Jones vehicle. Remote control console will be in the sheriff's office, and all radios will tie in with the present police radios, operating on the same frequency. Morrow county is the only county in the state that has received per mission to do this, the judge said. The base station will be in direct contact wth the State of Oregon and will serve In any emergency, such as the floods of 1964 ar.-l 1965. It is expected that the radio system will be in operation within 60 days, and the CD sys tem plans to have a practice alert when the system is ready. Bob Jepsen of lone is com munications chief for Morrow County Civil Defense and Mrs. Etta Parker is assistant chief. Director Smith said that the Civil Defense organization is now complete here, and names of the heads of the various sec tions will be printed in an en suing issue of The Gazette Times. Smith also said that two CD men will be here soon to map the entire county for the emer gency system, work on public ity and mail their information to staff members. This is done at no expense to the county, ni. m -mmm- ' "" Mr- A BILL HUST Hust Transferred To Penney Store North of Seattle Bill Hust, manager of the J. C. Penney Co. store in Heppner for the past VM years, has been assigned by the company as manager of the Penney store at Arlington, Wn some 30 miles north of Seattle. Word of the promotion and transfer came as a surprise to Hust, his family and friends. He received a telephone call Mon day morning with no prior knowledge that a change was planned, and was enroute to the new location before the day was over. He is expected to be back here at the end of this week but plans to take the new po sition at once. No information was available as to the mana ger who will replace him here, but it was tentatively expected that a new man will come here by Friday. MRS. LeROY GARDNER TO HEAD MERCHANTS Mrs. LeRoy Gardener of Gardner's Men's Wear has agreed to act as chairman of the Merchants Committee in Heppner for the time being and was appointed to that po sition Monday by Wes Sher man, Chamber president. The sudden transfer of Bill Hust, J. C. Penney Co. mana ger and Merchants chairman, to Arlington, Wn created a handicap here with the Side walk Bazaar "just around the corner". Mrs. Gardner agreed to head . the committee to help through the Sidewalk Bazaar and named Mrs. Wil bur Van Blokland of Van's Variety as her assistant. Shelter Meeting Slated Wednesday The state director of the com munity shelter program of Civil Defense will be In Heppner on Wednesday, Julv 10. to discuss CD shelter needs in the county, County Judge Paul Jones said Tuesday. He will meet with Ted Smith, Civil Defense director, and the county court to consider how well the county Is prepared to shelter its residents in event of emergency, Cooler Than Many Temperature hit 94 degrees in Heppner during the week but it was cooler than many parts of uregon. une nignt dropped back into the 30's, according to Don Gilliam, weather observer. Precipitation for the month of June totaled .98, which is .34 inch below the normal of 1.32. Precipitation for Jan u a r y through June was 5.26 inches,, well below the normal nf 7 fil inches. Complete report for the week is as follows: Hi Low Prec. Wednesday 94' 59 Thursday 78 50 Friday 64 42 Saturday 67 37 Sunday 77 42 Monday 87 48 Tuesday 94 54 Arlington Is a town of some 4,000 persons, Hust said, and it serves a trading area of about 24,000. It is a considerably larg er store than the one here and is considered a fine advance ment. In the relatively short time that Hust has been in Heppner the Penney store here has made a fine record and at times has led the district in percentage of volume gain. The former manager at Ar lington, Wayne Coone, has been transferred to California, anoth er sudden move that prompted the quick decision here. The sudden transfer comes just before the Sidewalk Bazaar, one of Heppner's major promo tional events, which Hust was leading in planning as chair man of the Merchants Commit tee of the Heppner-Morrow coun ty Chamber of Commerce. Mrs. LeRoy Gardner will take over temDorarilv as chairman to con tinue with plans for the event on July 12-13. The Husts came to Heppner from The Dalles in late Janu ary, 1967. He has been with the Penney store there for 2 years after being with the company for four years at Yreka, Calif., and some four years at the store in Medford. Mrs. Hust has been teacher's aide and librarian at lone High school. The family has been ac tive in the Christian church here. Three daughters, Julie, Janie and Janette, have been students in Heppner Elementary school.
