HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday. February . 1969
Changes in Fair
Premium Book Due
Morrow Tountv Fair superin
tendent who ore in charge of
open class divisions r urKed
io hiive their I'.H.it I'ri'miuin
Book changes to the secretary.
Mrs. Clenn Smlih, Box 272.
Ili'iiicr. hv Monday, March 3,
ko ihnt typing of ruuKh draft
may bo completed early for pro.
Munition to hair Board me in
hers for final auriroval.
The above dm- not apply.
however, to nupprlntt'iicwnlii in
the Flower Division, who al
ready have presented their
changes to the fair secretary.
Two Delegates
Chosen for State
4-H Conference
Mr. and Mrv C. E. Nlkand.r
arrived home .Monday afternoon
after nearly a month's visit in
I'ortiand. The couple enjoyed a
holiday visit with their son and
familv. and, after a bout with
flu. assisted with caring for a
family friend who was recover
inn from recent eye surRerv.
While visiting in Portland, Mrs.
Nikander took art Instruction In
portrait pRintlng on china and
with pastels, and also tole paint
inn, which is painting on var
ious types of metals and wood.
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Announcement Is made by
Call McCarty, county extension
aent, of the selection of Sui-
(ireenup and Dave Hall of
lleppner, to represent Morrow
county at the Oregon 411 Club
Conference In Salem, on Kebru
ry 911. Selection of delegates
was made from scholarship ap
plications submitted by 411 club
members recently.
Delegates are selected on the
basis of their 411 club activi
ties, and other qualities of good
citizenship and school and civ
ic activities. Morrow county
may send one boy and one girl
delegate to the conference each
year.
Purpose of the conference Is
to provide an opportunity for
young people to see their re
sponsibility as citizens to gov
ernment, and to learn the re
sponsibility of government to
Its citizens.
While at the conference, del
egates will have the opportuni
ty to hear talks by state gov
ernment officials, such as the
governor, secretary of state.
Chief Justice of Supreme Court,
and president of the Senate and
speaker of the House of Rep
resentatives. They will visit
state departments such as tax
commission, house and senate,
supreme court building and li
brary, tour the capitol and Pub
lic Welfare Commission. Kach
delegate also participates in an
interview during the conference.
During the state conference,
two boys and two girls are sel
ected to attend the National 41!
Club Conference, which will be
held In Washington, D. C. dur
ing April.
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Teachers Propose
Return to Base
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est. starting salaries In the stale
for the ruining year.
"This problem will have to
le fueed by the school board
and also by the patrons of the
school district especially In
Irving to hue teachers, he con
tinued. Stat Action Eyed
The consultation chairman
said that the directors might
wlh to consider settling on the
current base with the provision
that if additional state funds
are made available through an
election this spring, relieving
the property lax load, a higher
salary base rould be negotiat
ed and Implemented through a
supplemental budget.
In relceting the SulOO base
$1'(XI Increment, the teachers
prepared a letter for the dir
ectors which stated that some
staff memlM'rs would actually
have a cut In salary, based on
heir position next year on the
current salary schedule.
It is very difficult for our
eachers to understand the
board's reason for presenting
his counter proposal, the let
ter said.
Because the cost of living is
rising at a rate of 4.7r. which
is less than the A'r annual in
crement, and because most
teachers tlepend entirely on
their teaching salary to support
their families, it is the desire
of this committee to seriously
confer with you. the school
hoard, In good faith to arrive
at a realistic salary schedule
and insurance program," it con
cluded. OEA Position Unheeded
In proposing the "hold the
line" salary schedule with the
$13 Insurance payments, teach
ers here did not observe the
Oregon Education Association's
recommendation that teachers
In no Oregon district accept less
than $6300 salary base for t In
coming year. The OEA has ad
vised coinc to impasse first.
Cook Tuesday emphasized
that teachers are conscientious
ly trying to avoid impasse in
this district and seek a settle
ment that will be acceptable as
possible to all concerned.
The negotiations Monday
night occurred prior to the sec
ond budget committee meeting.
The board planned to consider
the salary matter again Tues
day night (February 41 at a
meeting at Boardman which was
called to review penalty clauses
with contractors on the River
side school.
At the budget session Monday
night, which, delayed by the
salary deliberations, continued
until after midnight, the com
mittee reviewed the proposed
19(59-70 budget. At a meeting
on February 11 at Riverside the
committee will go over the first
half of the budget, item by
item, and on February 18, meet
ing at Hcppner Elementary, it
will go over the second half.
Sewing Club Meets
The Nimble Thimble Stitchers
4-H club met January 15, with
the first vear members meeting
at the home of Mrs. Kenneth
Wright and the older members
at the home of Mrs. Albert
Wrieht. The first year members
made potholders, and the older
members got a new booK ana
went through it. We are to start
making our skirts and fill in
some of our sewing books by
the next meeting, on February
12. Refreshments were served.
Kristi Haguewood, reporter
Contact Necessary
To Secure Dam,
Bowman Declares
(Continued from page 1)
heavy, It might be In the neigh-
hoih'iod of SlO.UtlO that would
te difficult lo meet unless prep
ar.ition Is made fur it, he said.
The speaker discussed the
number of wells drilled along
Willow Creek during the past
few years, and said that Wil
liam Bartholomew, chief of the
ground water division of I lie
State Kneineer, has urged that
landowners be cautioned that
the r.'ound waier in the Colum
bia basalts Is still declining in
wells deeper than 4i0 feet.
"He said that it would be
best lo use the ground water
jnlv to mpplement surface wa
ter to slow down the decline
and In Ihe final analysis, users
will have to use surface water."
Bowman cited figures from
gauging records on the Willow
Creek flow to point out the need
for carryover storage from wet
to dry vears.
Stream Flow Varies Widely
At Hcppner stream flow in the
six year tw-riod of 19(i2 68 var
ied from the low of 1S.SS0 acre
feet in V.W7 68 to 23.711 acre
feet in the "flood" winter of
1 '.)( -65. Other vears were as fol
lows: 192-63, 1K.2S0 acre feet
HMtf-64, 7,910 acre feet; 1965-C.6,
3,910 acre feet; and 19ti6b7
12,140 acre feet. Average for
17 year period Is 13,2;0 acre
feet.
The speaker reported that he
had been advised by David
Hall, chief of the State Engin
eer's watershed planning divis
ion, that core drilling is about
all that Is needed to finish the
Engineers Public Law 5G6 pro
ject report for Rhea Creek.
"He said the proposeed 7,000-
8.000 acre-foot reservoir on Rhea
Creek near Sanford Canvon
would provide water for Rhea
Creek only and no water would
be available for Willow Creek
lands."
Referring again to the Willow
Creek project, he concluded,
"Your project has been and pre
sumably will be well support
ed at the state level. If you
work with other local interests
in maintaining project support
during these difficult times, the
project will be built, and the
multiple benefits planned into
the project will be realized to
make your area a better place
to live in many significant
ways.
President Jerry Sweeney was
in charge of the meeting and
the speaker was introduced by
Judge Paul Jones. Harold Can-
trell. Walla Walla, area direct
or for Bonneville Power Admin
istration, was also a guest and
was introduced by Oscar Peterson.
Mercury Climbs,
Snow Goes Slowly
(Continued from page 1)
emergency system to help de-
fray costs here.
Later, the county court re
quested that the slate hold the
emergency application "In us
pension." It had been reported
that the slate would give low
Interest loans to counties In
need. Judge Jones said that he
protested to legislators that Ihe
loans should be without Inter
est, and he was advised that
tne legislature would seek lo
authorle Interest-free loans.
On Monday the Judge said
that every bulldozer and blade
In the county was In operation
but that there had been a "tre.
mendous amount" of break
downs.
He said that the county had
been unable to make repairs
from the estimated $25,000 dam
age done to roads In the first
slorm. since attention had to be
concentrated on keeping roads
open with ensuing snowfalls.
This will probably throw our
road olltng program a year be
hind." he declared. "Oil work
this year may be nothing but
patching."
Mercury Climbs Gradually
A look at the weather record
for the week shows why the
snow melt through Tuesday was
ideal, from the maximum of 18
degrees reported last Wednes
day by Don Gilliam, weather ob
server, the maximum has climb
ed gradually on succeeding days
until reaching the 45 degrees on
both Monday and Tuesday.
Tuesday was the first time since
January 10 that the minimum
temperature didn't dip below
freezing. It stood right at 32 de
grees.
With .20 inch of precipitation
on Thursday and Friday, the
last two days of January, the
total for the month reached 2.80
inches of precipitation, well
above twice the normal for the
month. January snowfall was
29.1 inches as compared with
the normal of 6.1 inches.
Complete report for the week
is as follows:
Hi Low Prec.
Wednesday 18 3
Thursday 31 6 .01
Friday 40 27 .19
Saturday 35 26
Sunday 39 26
Monday 45 31
Tuesday 45 32
("2.5 inches snow).
Mrs. Floyd (Edna) Hutchins
remains hospitalized in pioneer
Memorial hospital where she
was taken shortly after the hol
idays for treatment of a bro
ken back, which she suffered
n a fall while visiting at her
daughter's home. Prior to the
holidays Mrs. Hutchins spent
several weeks in the hospital
recuperating from a broken hip,
suffered in an earlier accident.
Parents to Lead
PTSA Discussion
On School Issues
"What's bugging you about
our schools, and what are
si-hools real!v for?"
This will be the theme of the
next scheduled meeting of the
Pnrent-Ti-acherSludent Assoc!
ation at Hcppner High school
on Thursday. February 13. at
8:00 p.m. Students presented a
panel discussion early in the
school year as their contribu
tion to better communication.
This second meeting will be
presented by parents. Teachers,
In turn, will conduct a program
In the spring.
The meetings are being con
ducted on the theme of commu
nication among student-parent-
teacher for belter understanding
of (all) school and related prob
lems. The first two meetings
held at Heppner High school un
der this new Idea, were given
coverage In the Oregon 1"ia
Newsletter. It was noted by this
publication that a renewed in
terest was obvious at lleppner
High by the Inclusion of that
very Important individual, tne
student, in the meetings being
held this vear.
All parents, students, teachers,
and other Interested individuals
are invited to these meetings to
freely express their opinions,
and ask questions on any sub
ject involving the school, fam
ily life, and any matter that is
of mutual concern to the teach-er-student-or
parent.
Welcome Committee
Idea Proposed Here
Mrs. Gail (DuAnn) McCarty
appeared before the Heppner
Morrow county Chamber of
Commerce Monday and asked
for cooperation towards forming
and supporting a "welcome
committee, purpose of which
would be to greet newcomers
and make them feel at home.
She said that she was mak
ing the request on behalf of the
home extension units which had
discussed the idea. Support of
the Chamber, other organiza
tions and businesses is sought.
Mrs. McCarty said that busi
nesses mignt wisn to provioe
certificates for small gifts in
helping newcomers become ac
quainted.
President Jerry Sweeney saia
that the chamber would sup
port the idea and requested Mrs.
McCarty to meet with tne mer
chants committee at an ensu
ing meeting to pursue the mat
ter further.
Enrollments Needed
In Evening Classes
Starting This Month
Those Interested In enrolling
in an evening adult sewing
class are urged to be present
for Ihe first meeting Tuesday
evening. February 11, at 7:(
pm. at Heppner High school.
Mrs. Roland Bergstrom of lone
will conduct the classes, offered
through the evening school ot
Blue Mountain Community col
lege, Pendleton.
A minimum of ten students
are needed to assure the course.
Anyone who Is interested, but
will be unablu to attend the
first session, is advised to call
the high school 670 91381 he
fore February 11.
A course In Account inj? 11
was also scheduled to start
Wednesday, February 5 at the
high school, for a 12-week per
iod, from 7 to 10 p.m.
Further Information may be
secured through the high school
office.
Lowell Cribble returned Fri
day from Walla Walla where
he had spent a few days at
tending Farm Chemical busi
ness meetings.
Mothers March
Receives Support
In County Drive
Mothers of Morrow county
who joined in the annual Moth
ers March for the March of
Dimes on Monday. January 20,
helped bring the National Foun
dation a little closer to Its goal
of winning the battle against
crippling birth defects and pol
io, bv collecting $713.57.
Total results are not all in.
with the Irrigon community yet
to turn over its collections, but
it appears that the county goal
of $900 will be reached, reports
Mrs. Bruce Griffith, chairman.
She also stated that other col
lections from cannlsters piacea
down town, teen-age programs,
grade schools and mail-ins are
yet to be collected, and these
amounts will be added to the
total already received.
Breakdown of the amounts re
ceived are Heppner, $447,27;
Lexington, $38.30; lone, $11S;
and Boardman, $110. Chairman
of these areas were Mrs. El
wayne Bergstrom and Mrs. Bob
Eergstrom, Heppner; Mrs. Ralph
Kincaid, lone; Mrs. Ed Baker,
Lexington; Mrs. Dennis Gron
quist, Boardman; and Mrs. LeKoy
Proctor, Irrigon.
Mrs. Griffith expressed her ap
preciation to the many mothers
who gave of their time ana en
ergy to help make a successful
march, and expressed her
thanks to the people of Morrow-
county who gave willingly w
their contributions io neip a.-
chicve the goal.
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