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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 30, 1969)
HEFPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. January M- Future Endeavors Of Heppner Center Discussed by Board The advisory board of the Heppner Neighborhood Center met January 20 at Hits center to discuss and answer question. Kh ooard member wan aked to talk to group and organizat ion to which they belong to In form people of the work being done. The center haa been a meet ing place for children fr atorv hour, for elderly people to meet, for people to new or to read. Pro grama that are hoped to be M a r ted Include homo service aids for elderly persons, youth work programs, and others which will qualify for funding. During the previous week, three persons had found employment through the center, ana applications are available for others who wish to call for them and fill them out. Attending the January 20 meeting were Bob Slangier, co ordinator of Neighborhood Cen ters In the Blue Mountain Coun cil, Pendleton' Rev. Arden Frit, community action board chair man of Mllton-Krecwater; Mrs. Pat Brindle. coordinator of the Heppner center; Mrs, Bernard Doherty, chairman of the board; Mrs. Jack Loyd, representative of the county welfare board; Mrs. Barbara Jessmer, member of the CAP advisory board; Hubert Wilson and Don Bristow, hoard members; Mrs. Klolse Smith, center agent, Mrs, Snoda Blake, Mrs. Eva Griffith, Mrs. Con ley Lunham. school counsel or Mrs. Dick Borman and Mrs. Kd Gouty, appointed by Mayor Bill Collins as city representa tive at CAP meetings. Coll Unites Women After 57-Year Period A reunion by long distance telephone delighted Mrs. C). A. Devin earlier this week, when she was able to speak with a cousin, Mrs. Lizzie McDaniel Smith, who lives in Los Angeles. The two women had lust con tact with each other through the years whin Mrs. Devin moved to Oregon from Missouri in l'.12. when she was 13 years old. She had lived as a child with her cousin, and the two were to gether in the same family. Mrs. Devin acquired the address of her relative through her sister, who lives In Medical Lake, Wn. She reported enjoying quite a nice visit with her cousin in Los Angeles, whom she hasn't seen for 57 years. Farra Memorial Equipment Here A new piece of equipment fjt the Heppner Klre Department that wa purchased from donat ions h a memorial to the late J V. (Bill) Karra has arrived. Klre Chief Forrest Burkenbme mi Id Monday. It U a S'oit Alx Pack, breath ing niMurntua used by firemen to enter burning buildings and oiler protection against smoke and giisMS. M. 'initial plaque that will -or..r llio memory of Farra, as sistant ih.cf of the fire depart ment for many years, will be presented to the city council at its meeting Monday night, the tire chief said. Coxt of the new equipment was In ixess of $300. Donations from local organizations and In dividuals underwrote the cost of the memorial gift. The breath ing upptiatus, which was felt to be in most needed equip-iii'-nt in the department, may be instrumental In saving lives of volunteer firemen In the future. Assistant Chief Farra died of a heart attack In early December Immediately after battling a house fire here with other mem bers of the department for sev eral hours. Burns Services Held At Newberg Chapel Funeral services were held for Princess Harrison- Burns, sister of Mrs. George (Helen) Currin of Heppner, on Thursday, Janu ary 23. at the Brown Funeral Chapel in Newberg. Interment followed at the McMinnville .emeterv. Mrs. Burns, who had been a 20-year resident of N'ewberg. died at the McMinnville Hospi tal on Monday. January 20, af ter an extended illness. She was born October 16. 1902. at Pilot Rock, the daughter of Alonzo and Daisv Knotts. She resided there for many years, and attended schools in that ar ea. In 1915 she was married to Ted Burns in Portland, and the couple has lived at Newberg since 1918. Besides Mrs. Curnn, Mrs. Burns is survived by her hus band In Newberg; a son, John Harrison, Jr., Lake Oswego; two grandchildren; and two broth ers, Clayton Knotts, Cresswell, and Alonzo Knotts, Jr., Eugene. District Board Offers Contracts to Administrators . . . i I.. I., D . . n wA m a rt tit tllO I New contracts, were offered to tract He ha. n;;t MJ this P M.tminUtrttlor In the Morrow rouniv school system by direct or of the district at the reg ular meeting January 20. Hon Daniels, county superln tt ndeiil. was offered a new con tract fur two years. Four other administrators have qualified for three yeai contracts, and these have been offered to Alan Martin. Heppner F.lementarv principal; Dick Car penier. Heppner High principal; Michael Tolar. A. C. Houghton school principal; and Harold Hi-L'k-s. lone principal. Dan Dalto), Riverside prlncl pal. was offered a one year eon slltoii long enough to quality for a tliiee year coiurjc In another tmpoit"1' ll'm at the meeting, the board dis cussed the possibility of retain Ing an architect to consider long rente remodeling and building needs. Some time ago, a long rang planning committee wa named to consider the condition of building and plans for the future. Professional Study Eyd It Mas reported that thev now have gone as far a thev can In their deliberations without trie services of professional help. In the discussion Monday It was nolnted out that an architect could help "put a study togeth er." particularly In regard to the lone grade school and Heppner lunior high school, to consider the life expectancy of the build ing, consider future enrollment and to plan for the future. Sunt. Ron Daniel said that an Ontario architect would be willing to sign an agreement with the board for three year period. If building Is dune a a result of his work, he would receive a regular fee, but If there Is no construction, he would receive only a token pay ment of $500 for his work for the three year period. Reading Program Started at lone Br JOYCE HOWTON A student reading Improve ment program for grades 7 to 9 began on January 20 at lone High school. The purpose of the program Is to improve the read ing abilities of the student. Stu dents were given the opportun ity to drop out, but thev all agreed to stay in the program. Fifteen students have been sel ected to participate in the pro cram at this time. These stu dents will not be graded on 'heir work, tut each student will re encouraged to do his best work. The program will run frt.m 1:30 to 3:30 each day. Each student wilt participate from two to five hours per week. Money for the program was providede bv the Federal Gov eminent through the Public Law 89-10. The program will begin January 20 and run through Mav 23. The Instructor for 'his reading program In lone will he Mrs. Diana Klncaid. This program Is designed to Improve the reading speed, com prehension and vocabulary of the participants. Several new types of materials and methods will be used In the program. A similar program will begin at Piverslde High M-hool on Jan uary 27. Harold Beggs, principal of lone schools, is the PL 89 10 pro gram coordinator for the Morrow county schools. Some of the materials to be used In this program will be controlled readers for Individual use along with tape recorders with earphones. The tapes used for the recorders are called skill tapes which help improve the readers skill for reading. PTA Congress Sets Two-Day Conference The Oregon Congress of Par ents and Teachera Board of Managers will hold two day conference January 31 and Feb ruary 1 at the Mallorv Hotel In Portland. Mrs. Jesse E. Herbert will conduct the meetings which will be In the Crystal Room. The training session on Child ren's Emotional Health will be from 8:30 a m. to 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. February 1. This ses sion will be led by Mrs. Jen nelle Moorehead, immediate past president of the National Congress of Parents and Teach ers. Mrs. Paul Marlow, Baker council president; Mrs. Lester Cleaver. Nyssa; Mrs. Charles Heard. Pilot Rock; Mrs. Keith L. Young, La Grande; Mrs. L. E, Dick. Jr.. Heppner; and Mrs. James Conro of Haines will attend. The board advised Daniels to arrange for a meeting wnn ar chitect of the area to continue discussion on the matter. In hi superintendent1 report. Daniel told of the difficulty in providing home Instruction for students, who because of pro longed Illness, are unable to at tend school. The district is now providing Instruction for two such students, and two more should have It. he said. Cost U about $90 per week per pupil. He said that the board needs to review It policy on home In struction with the thought of setting a time limit on the In struction. He reported that school clog ure on account of the weather on January 2 and 3 still leaves the district within the 173 re quired days of Instruction. Since 177 days had been scheduled, 175 are left and tt was not nec essary for the district to apply for emergency approval for tho closure. Incineiator Authorized After the superintendent re ported on the Intricacies of ob taining permission for Installa tion of an Incinerator to burn trash at the new Riverside school under state pollution icgulations. the board approved purchase of a $1250 Incinerator fiom the Metz Engineering Co., with the provision that it com ply with all state regulations. Regulations are now very strict on burning trash, Daniels point ed out after consulting with slate authorities. Their recom mendation that the trash be hauled away to a dump in lieu of burning is not feasible at Boardman because of the Infre quent pickups and the fact that there la no way to store trash In the meantime. Open burning Is In violation of regulations, and If the district hauled the trash to a dump, It would cost considerably more than the ap proved Incinerator. DanleU said. He also reported on checking Into the costs of power consump tion at the new school and out lined ways In which the electric Ity cost can be reduced. Action will be taken to Implement these steps. The power cost has been running about $550 per month for heating and $350 per month for lights, according to figures arrived at after consul tation with the Umatilla Elec tric Cooperative. Reading Program RtUwod Principal Tolar of Houghton school reported on a reading program In progress at the achool where students of the fourth, fifth and sixth grades are combined, then separated Into groups according to read ing ability rather than by grade for the reading instruction. The program Is now In its 10th week and It appears to be work ing very successfully, he said. At a special board meeting on January 13, the board agreed to budget funds for an addit ional primary teacher at Hepp ner Elementary and for one at A. C. Houghton because of In creasing enrollments In lower grades. Directors also approved hiring a counsellor for Heppner Elementary for the coming year. The board also adopted a pol icy on determining what stu dents qualify for free lunches in the schools. Concert Cancelled Because of Snow The scheduled concert by the 70-piecc band of Pacific Luth eran University, planned for Sunday evening, January 2u, was cancelled clue to the bad weather conditions. Paul Tews, of the sponsoring Hope and Val by Lutheran churches, said. The hand was at Battleground. Wash., on Saturday and had planned to come to Heppner Sunday morning. Church lead- l ..Ft.... Ahnnl'. ers nere, nowevi-i, um-1 m-i. , ing road conditions, tcit tnai n should be cancelled in the in terests of safety for all concerned. Il .J'jr , n II I Is Iheyrc bile. X Vj IT I : .: I IT IH E9"l " Till HV V"n JC.Sii fgr II f B O Y , A JJ FRIEND VTI 1Z "-zA FATHER ft ' c f A' "' The men in your life mean a ior fa us, uiisrand too. That's why we've all the gifts to help you show you care, on February 14th. niff n sweetheart! k w 7 - DRESSY AND SPORT SHIRTS $5 to $7.50 TURTLENECKS $5 to $12.50 SPORT COATS $39.95 to $42.95 And Many Other Valentine Gifts For Him. Gardner's Men's Wear "THE STORE OF PERSONAL SERVICE" . . v r.isnsrit HEPPNER PH. 676-9218 lit) HOME LITE u o Ycu can expect a lot from the Explorer. This is the deluxe model. 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