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LIBRARY U Of 0 EUGENE, ORE 07403 Fired Pfanif fi IPort Starts Cciisi!ir(!iJGflDo0iii Sifts Graduation Week Here for 80 Seniors This Is graduation week for seniors In Morrow county's three high schools at Heppner, lone and Boardman, and trib ute is paid to the seniors in section two of this paper, which gives details of commencement in each 6chool. Baccalaur eate and commencement programs are printed on page 6 of section 2, and pictures of all seniors are on pages 2 through 5 of section 2. Things are going to be considerably different at Hepp ner High's graduation this year. The class of 1969 has chosen to have a combined baccalaureate-commencement ceremony to be held Sunday, May 25, at 2:30 p.m. in the Heppner High school gymnasium. Instead of having the traditional receiving line in the hall following graduation, the class members will receive their guests at a reception in the cafetorium. By doing this, the class hopes to create a more casual atmosphere where people will feel free to congratulate those whom they wish without having to go through the entire line. 86th Year Number 13 4 THE ETTE-T Docfien Co. Tells Plans; To Mire 40 UEPPNEn MES Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, May 22, 1969 Price 10 Cents RedjC ross Issues Appeal for Blood Donors 90 Needed Pioneer Picnic Slated Memorial Day, May 30 Pioneer residents of Morrow county and surrounding areas are invited to attend the 16th annual Pioneer Memorial pic nic, planned for next Friday, May 30, at the fair pavilion. Former residents of the area are also invited to attend and join in greeting and visiting with old friends and former neighbors. Chairman of this years pic nic is Carl Troedson of lone and DICK CARPENTER Carpenter Resigns To Take Position At Central-Linn Richard L. Carpenter, princi pal of Heppner High school for the past three years, Monday nignt submitted his resignation to the Morrow county school board in order to accept a po sition as principal of Central Linn High school north of Eu gene. The resignation was accepted by the board with expressions or regret by the directors. Central-Linn High school serves the Halsey, Shedd and Brownsville areas. It presently has some 500 students, being a six-year school, and has pros pects for considerable growth particularly with the location of a large new industry at Halsey. In his letter of resignation, Carpenter pointed out that he has thoroughly enjoyed his work here, likes the area and appre ciates the cooperation that has been extended him. He felt the move is advisable, however, because it is in the nature of an advancement, will also put him closer to colleges where he can pursue his goal to obtain a doctor's degree in education field and will mean that he will be located near his parents who live in Eugene. His mother underwent a .heart at tack some time ago and current ly is convalescing from it Carpenter said that he and his wife and three daughters plant to move about the latter part of June. The principal has enjoyed popularity from both students and school patrons during his time here. He has made sev eral notable advancements in curriculum at Heppner High and other improvements. assisting him as secretary will be Airs. Wallace Matthews, also or lone. Registration will start at 10:30 a.m., with members of the Gold en Age club in charge. A potluck dinner will be serv ed at noon with main meat courses, rolls, ice cream and beverages furnished by the Memorial Picnic Association. Others attending are asked to furnish a variety of salads and other potluck dishes. The meal will be prepared by members of the Sans Souci Re bekah Lodge and members of the Ruth Assembly, Order of Rainbow for Girls, will assist with serving. Contributions to cover expenses of the picnic will be accepted at time of registra tion. A memorial service will hon or those of Morrow county who were killed in war action, or as results of action, with members of American Legion Post No. 87, Heppner, participating. Taps will be sounded by Gene Riet mann,. of lone. Mrs. Rachel Harnett, museum curator has announced plans to open the museum during the afternoon hours for those who might wish to visit. Chairman Troedson states that several door prizes will be awarded throughout the day's activities, with a special prize to be given to the oldest pioneer attending and a prize for the guest traveling the farthest dis tance to attend. Recognition of guests and ack nowledgements will be held to a minimum during the after noon program to allow more time for visiting and reminisc ing, promises chairman Troed son. Visitors may also want to plan on attending the Northwest College Rodeo, which will begin immediately following the pic nic at the fair grounds. Election Nearing; Public Meet Set To Discuss Tax Special state election on the sales tax referendum in Oregon is only 12 days away, being scheduled for June 3. The pub lie in this area will have an opportunity to become better in formed about the proposals in cluded in the "tax package" at a public meeting scheduled Frl day. May 23, at 1:30 at the Mor row county fair pavilion annex, Heppner. Marion D. Thomas, Oregon State University extension spe cialist in public policy educa tion, will appear at the meet ing personally to discuss the tax proposal. He has prepared a vis ual slide presentation to use in giving the facts to the public. Thomas has given previews of his presentation to legislators on both sides of the question and has their stamp of approv al as to its impartiality. The public is not only invited to the meeting but is urged to take advantage of this oppor tunity to become better inform ed about the proposals em braced in the "package." The meeting is under sponsorship of j the Morrow county Farm Bur-1 eau, and Herman Blettell, pres ident, is scheduled to preside, Thomas Is respected for his knowledge and work on the tax program in this state. The local sponsors said that they were fortunate in being able to sec ure him for this meeting. His presentation has been taped, and other parts of the state which did not arrange for his personal appearance early enough, are using the taped pro gram at other meetings. He will discuss both pros and cons of the issue. Following the tax meeting, a second part of the program will consider the matter of weed control. Harold Kerr, county ex tension agent, will act as mod erator for the discussion, and Herman Winter will explain weed control and the law. Gerald Swaggart is chairman of the county weed control ad visory committee and is expect ed to be present. Coffee and doughnuts will be served following the sales tax presentation at the intermission of the two-part program. ( hfcAihn I I r-' 1 ' UL .ita Warm and Damp Rainfall of .80 inch was re corded during the week while temperature was as high as 76 degrees. However, rainfall for the month of May is still be low normal with only .82 inch for the first 20 days, according to Don Gilliam, official weather observer. Complete report for the week is as follows: Full Program Due At Spray Rodeo Saturday; Sunday -THOUGHTS" This is the title of the printed magaalne con taining original poems, short stories and prose by members of Heppner High's senior composition class. Mrs. Jane Rawlins, teacher, and Sheryl Britt, essay editor, hold copies of the 40 page magazine which are now on sale at 50c per copy. (G-T Photo). Creative Writing Blossoms In New HHS Publication Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Hi 65 71 76 75 71 58 69 Low 48 40 43 47 50 48 48 Prec. .42 .10 .03 .25 Precincts Listed For June 3 Election There will be five polling places in Morrow county for the special state sales tax ref erendum election on Tuesday, June 3, Mrs. Sadie Parrish. county clerk, announces. All Heppner precincts and Hardman precincts will be combined for this one election, and voters registered in these precincts will cast ballots at the county judge's office in the courthouse. The election will be from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. on June 3, and only the one item will be on the ballot. The list of Morrow county precincts is printed in an of ficial notice on page 6 of this section. A full schedule of events is planned for the 22nd annual Spray Rodeo to be held Satur day and Sunday at Spray with rodeo stock being furnished by Jim Gibbs of Yelm, Wash., and Bob Howard of Deer Island. Performances start each day at 1:30 p.m. Events will include bareback riding, calf roping, saddle bronc riding, bulldog ging, wild cow milking, bull rid ing and barrel racing. In addit ion, there will be a kids' quarter-mile race, men's quarter-mile race, women's quarter-mile race, and a three-quarter mile relay race. Races will be post entries. All other events must be entered bv 6 p.m. Friday evening. May 23. There will be a parade both days starting at 11:30 a.m. On Friday evening the Queens dance will be held, and a ro deo dance will be on Saturday evening with music for both dances being by the Western Gentlemen cf Condon. The rodeo queen will be an nounced Friday evening with the following girls as candi dates: Becky Fulleton of Hepp ner, Vonda Hettinga of Dayville, Phyllis Linn of John Day. Deb bie Tippet of Monument and Barbara Cossitt of Spray. In conjunction with the rodeo. the 4th annual Eastern Oregon Half-Marathon will be held on Saturday at 8 a.m. The course of the run is from Service Creek to Spray. Top cowboys of the Northwest Rodeo Association are expected to compete in the Spray rodeo. and the community extends a welcome to all rodeo fans to attend. - "Huge1 tractor. sowing The seeds into rows That soon will be growing To wheat lush and low. "A great future's ahead For these little spears. '. They will make loaves of bread And dry nation's tears. "Far over the sea Where starvation prevails, They go willingly To mute Hunger's wails." This poem by Valerie Boyer of the Heppner High school sen ior composition class is just one of 46 selections of original po etry, short stories and essays in unique printed publication that made its debut this week. Published as a magazine, en tirely the work of the compo sition' class, it is entitled Thoughts" and Volume 1, Number 1, composed of 40 pag es, has just been printed for the students by The Gazette- Times. Students formed their own staff for the publication and made their own selections of the creative material in it. Contrib utors include some 30 students, some of whom have more than one selection published. Ten boys and 20 girls have their Residents Invited On Conservation Tour on June 2 All residents, including farm ers, townspeople and others, are invited to attend the Heppner Soil and Water Conservation District tour on Monday, June 2, 1969. Rudy W. Bergstrom, Morrow county Conservation Man of the Year, will be honored on the tour. Bus transportation will be fur nished by the conservation dis trict, leaving Heppner at 9:30 a.m. from the bowling alley. Lunch will be served at noon through the courtesy of the Bergstrom family. First stop will be at the pro posed site of the Rhea Creek storage dam. The tour will then continue to the ponds at the Laurence Beckett, Wilbur Wor den, Leonard Rill and John Bergstrom ranches. Arrival at the Bergstroms' is scheduled for approximately 11 a.m. Those on the triD will be taken around the ranch to view the winner's conservation prac tices, both before and after lunch. The bus will return to HeoD- ner by way of lower Rhea Creek. Al Bunch ranch, end Paul Brown ranch." Those planning to make the trip need only be present at the bowling alley in HeDDner at 9:30 on June 2. f work In print. Not are, sen I iors, but some are sophomores and juniors. The class is taught by Mrs Jane Rawlins who hopes that the publication may be issued (Continued on page 8) Chairman Issues Appeal for Help Norman Supple, chairman of the 1969 campaign for funds for the Red Cross in Morrow coun ty, has issued another appeal to the public to send in their con tributions for this cause. They should be sent to the Red Cross, in care of the First National Bank, Heppner. He said that many have re sponded generously, but the county is still less than half way to its goal of $1900. To date, about $800 has been re ceived. The Red Cross chapter sever al weeks ago mailed envelopes requesting the donations. They may be returned in the portion of the mailer that is addressed to the local office of the Red Cross. Supple said that cooperation of the public will be appreciat ed and pointed out the need for funds in carrying on the wa ter safety, first aid, service to veterans, blood program and other programs of the county chapter. At Drawing On Tuesday Once again a call has been issued for donors to appear at the visit of the Red Crass blood bank here on Tuesday, May 27. to help meet the need for blood and blood derivatives on both the domestic level and for use by the armed forces. Mrs. Gene (Fave) Pierce. blood program chairman, has sounded an appeal in order that the quota of 90 pints for the visit may be met. Jaycees and Jaycee Wives are assisting to secure donors and will helD with the blood bank. In the past, this area has of ten failed to meet its quota for the Red Cross bank, and Mrs. Pierce has asked for coopera tion of the public to change this in view of the great need. The blood drawing will be at the Elks Temple, Main street, Heppner, from 1 to 5 p.m., and all donors are asked to come sometime during the four hours. Virtually all adults in good health are qualified to give a pint of blood each. A minimum of time and effort is involved, ana tnere are no ill effects. None are taken who are not ab le to give by reasons of the fact that they have colds or other physical ailments. Anyone wishing information or who has a question about the blood bank is invited to call or visit Will O Harra, adminis trator at Pioneer Memorial hos pital. He points out that a contin uous emergency suddIv of blood, renewed every two weeks. is kept at the hospital here. "This gives us time to send to another bank for more blood or obtain walking donors in an emergency," O Harra said. Through the Red Cross blood bank, the hospital has a source of blood of types and quantity that would be obtainable in this area alone, he added. Some of the rare types, such are almost impossible to find locally." Donations of blood at the lo cal drawing assures local per sons of a supply of blood when they are away from home, it is emphasized. One may draw on this bank from any place in the United States merely by be ing a resident in the area serv ed by the bank. "This can mean a large mon etary saving in areas not serv ed by a Red Cross blood bank," O'Harra said. "There are many examples of blood furnished residents of this county while having major surgery in large hospitals. Blood derivatives are also available to patients through the blood bank. This includes fractions of both plasma and cells. "Like any bank, deposits are necessary before withdrawals," the hospital administrator said. I. M. Docken, president of the I. M. Docken Corportlon of Port land, announced Tuesday the start of construction of an al falfa cubing plant in thw In dustrial Park being developed by the Port of Morrow at Board man. Tills will be the first plant in the Park and through the cooperation of the Port Commis sion and its chairman, Dewey West, Jr., will be in production by the first of August The plant has been In the planning stages for the past two years with several local busi ness people assisting in the lo cation of the plant in this area, including a SBA loan to assist in the financing. The initial cost of the plant will be in ex cess of $300,000 and has been designed by James Bennett, de sign engineer of Portland. Gen eral contractors for the project are Shockman Brothers of Her miston. This plant will be the first of its kind in the Northwest. Principal ingredients of the cubes will be alfalfa and grain to produce a highly fortified food that practically "makes your cattle smile" but can also be used to feed horses and sheep, Docken said. This cube will eliminate much of the work required to feed hay, grain and additives separately. The new plant is capable of mixing as many ingredients together as necessary for any diet require ment in the cattle feeding in dustry. The cubes will be marketed to overseas customers and will be barged down the Columbia for shipment. Capacity of the plant win be 6,000 tons per month and will employ forty people when in full production. Port Establishes Policies, Sends Brochures to Many The Port of Morrow Commis sion set in motion several new policies tnd projects and con tinued to' retain Rupert Kenne dy to coordinate their projects and developments. A decision on leasing policy was made, rail lead lines and spurs were located, a waterfront service road was located with, the cooperation of the Morrow County Court and roadmaster and the Boardman City Council, and a decision was reached to establish boundaries on the Port's eight small waterfront shipping and processing sites on the Columbia River immediat3 ly east of Boardman. An orderly move of the navy, nuclear power siting and BPA bus-bar sites were also discus sed by the Commission. Dewey W. West, Jr., informed the commission that a ton of the Port's development brochures were shipped to New York last week for distribution to eastern finance and development firms. Another 200 brochures were mailed from Boardman to in- dustries in foreign countries, mainly in the shiDDing. nuclear and space field of endeavor. He said the brochure is having an exceptional reception. Talk Slated Monday Alan L. Stuvland of Pendle ton, representative of Edward DJ Jones and Co.. will be euest speaker at the luncheon meet-' ing of the Heppner-Morrow County Chamber of Commerce on Monday, May 26, Johnson to Leave Heppner for New Post in The Dalles Bill Johnson, tax appraiser in Morrow county for the past eight years, will leave probably later this year to take a posit ion with the State Tax Commis sion in The Dalles, County Judge Paul Jones said this week. The change appears necessary because the Ways and Means Committee of the 1969 legislat ure has instructed the State Tax Commission to discontinue the practice in Douglas county and Morrow county of employing appraisers whose full-time ac tivities are in county appraisal responsibility areas and are, in effect, paid by the counties through state payroll reimburse ment. C. H. Mack, chairman of the commission, notified Judge Jones of this in a letter dated May 15. The county and the commission had contracted on March 1, 1961, for Johnson, as a state appraiser, to be employ ed in the county. The contract provided that it may be term inated at any time by mutual agreement. In view of the legislatures action. Mack said the commis sion desires to terminate the contract. He suggested the ten tative date of January 1, 1970, for closing the agreement However, Judge Jones said Johnson may leave prior to that time, perhaps before f .1 BILL JOHNSON starts in the fall. In his new position, Johnson will be in charge of a new state tax office serving Eastern Ore gon. Bob Fielder, who also has worked in Morrow county for the State Tax Commission, may al so be in the office at The Dal- school les. The judge said that it may ; require the employment of two , appraisers by the county to do the necessary work here. They I will be employed directly by the county. Johnson is employ ed by the State Tax Commis- ; sion but has been paid by the county on the reimbursement agreement Judge Jones, Johnson and Harry Loggan of the commis sion met in Portland on May 17 and mutually agreed on the January 1, 1970, termination date. The judge said that there is no question but that the county court will have to honor the request of the Ways and Means committee. Johnson has agreed to help recruit and train a successor, Judge Jones said, and the coun- -t ty currently is looking for a re placement. The county has considered the possibility of hiring a pro fessional firm to come in, make appraisals as needed, and leave, but this appears to be too ex pensive, Judge Jones said. Both Mr. and Mrs. Johnson have been active in community affairs here, and Mrs. Johnson is a past president of the Sor optimist club. Both have said that they are sorry to leave ;, Heppner and have enjoyed be ing here.
