State Basic Hike
Of $23,159 Due
Morrow Schools
Morrow county public schools
will receive an estimated $215.
310 in state Basic School Support
Funds lor the 19G9-70 school
year. Dale Parnell, state school
superintendent, announced to
dav.
This represents an Increase
of an estimated $23,159 over the
original estimate of $192,180.
The increase is due to an ad
ditional $20 million appropriat
ion to Basic School Support
Funds for the 19G9-71 blennium
hv the 19G9 Legislative Assem
blv.
The appropriation for the bl
ennlum Is $177355.042. one-half
being available for each of the
two years.
In a memorandum to local
school district superintendents
and intermediate education dis
trict superintendents, Parnell to
day outlined the changes in
school financing made by the
legislature, and the budget tax
adjustments that the Increased
BSSF appropriation will bring
about if and when the bill be
comes law.
School districts which have al
ready adopted a budget must
decrease the net levy of the
school district to be certified to
the county assessor on the basis
of such ad lusted figures.
This means that the addition
al BSSF money in those districts
cannot be used to increase the
school budget, but must be used
to cut property taxes.
In 1967-68. the BSSF approp
nation totaled $77,785,920 and
was distributed to school dlst
ricts in general purpose grants,
transportation aid, and apport
ionment for growth on the ba
sis of formulas determined by
the legislature.
The Basic School Support Fund
is the principle source of state
funds for elementary and secon
dary education, but in recent
years the percentage of state
support in comparison to over
all school costs has been de
creasing. It dropped from a high
of 40.4 percent in 1951-52 to
23.5 percent in 1968-69.
Beginning in 1971-73, there
will be an annual appropria
tion equal to $178.65 for each
child between the ages of 5 and
17 as shown on the 1970 school
census.
Unofficially, the BSSF approp
riation will not be made until
the bill passed by the legisat
ure is signed by the Governor.
The state school superintendent
is required by law to furnish
each school district with a re
vised estimate of its BSSF re
ceipts for the 1969-70 school
year. '
Highway Engineer
Retirement Told
Retirement of A. F. (Doc) Par
son, Division 5 engineer of the
State Highway Department
headquartered in La crande
has been announced by Forrest
looper, state highway engineer.
Parson's division includes Mor
row county, and he is well
known here.
A noi host retirement party
dinner to honor his 34 years of
service with the highway de
partment was held Wednesday,
May 28, at the Sacajawea Hotel
Ballroom in La Grande.
Parson served as Division 5
engineer for 1714 years. He be
gan his career with the depart
ment as a resident brldce en
gineer on February 22. 19.15, at
Grants Pass, where he built the
bridge across Applegate River.
He has worked continuously for
the department since then, ex
cept for service in the U. S.
Navv during both World War
II and the Korean War. Mr. and
Mrs. Parson plan to make their
home In Pendleton In retirement.
(.Leaguers Schedule
Double Header Games
Double header games of the
four teams of Willow Creek Lit
tle League will be played Sat
urday, June 7. These will re
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MRS. SHIBXET McCARL
Stat Grange Sawing Winner
County Dress Winner
Judged 3rd in State
The dress which won first
place honors for Mrs. Morris
(Shirley) McCarl in the county
Grange Cotton Dress Contest,
has been judged one of the best
In its division in the state con
test, it Is announced by Mrs
Delpha Jones, District 6 chairman.
Judging of the cotton dresses
place those cancelled from last .. USV' l' o,ul ""d"
',1":"" at the State Grange headquart-
events of the college rodeo,
The first game, between the
Dodgers and Braves, will be
ers. There were ba dresses en
tered in the three classs, all
first place winners from the
?J3 t.3-?.5Jrdte counties throughout the state.
oui.u uiic, "- Mrs MxTir'i rtroce un A
third place winner in the con
test and her dress will be dis
played at the Oregon State
ans and Giants, is scheduled for
6:00, following the lone Commu
nity Auction, according to Lind
say Kincaid, coach of the In
dians.
Applications Taken
Grange session next week In
Ashland. She was entered In
Class A, over age 18 sewing for
self. It Is fashioned of white
cotton with green polka-dots,
manrlarln rnllar. vnkp. and but-
rtuuiiLauuns are now uuillfci I tnn tr m ShA ui II rprpivp a
taken at the Lexington otTice ot merchandise prize. Mrs. Jones
Morrow county iChOOl District was amnnc thnsj. attending the
n-1 IU llll a secretarial uusuiun, I lulaini?
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neauru leveiui.y uy uie lesiKUtt-
tion of Mrs. Bruce (Linda) Rig
by.
Applications for the position
may be obtained by phoning
the Lexington office, 989-8123,
or contacting Superintendent
Ron Daniels.
Henry Robertson
Dies in Toledo
Mr. and Mrs. George Steagall
and family enloved a recent
family reunion with relatives at
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Cora Burnside.. in Spray. Coming on Wednesda and sq
Funeral services for Henry C.
Robertson. 59. of Toledo, who
died at the New Lincoln hospi
tal there on May 26, were in
that city on Thursday, May 29
Office of the Rosary was said
at St. Patrick's Catholic church
irom caiuornia to visit were
Steagall's sisters. Mrs. Irene
Clark and children of Sacramen
uiem mass followed on Thurs
day at 10 a.m. Interment was
in Pacific View Memorial Gar
to anrt Mrs Rnniro Ktr.irWnn in Newport
of Granada Hills. The visitors Rev. Nicholas J. Dees conduct
left for the return trip to their ed the services with Bateman
homes on Monday.
For any kind of printing, call
ine Gazette-Times.
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Funeral Chapel at Newport in
charee of arrangements
Robertson was born in tcho
on June 22, 1909. He had been
a resident of Toledo for 36 years
and was a member of the Cath
olic church, the Knights of Col
umbus and the Elks Lodge No.
1664 of Toledo. He was a power
house foreman for Geogia-Pa
cific Corporation. He was mar
ried to the former Ann McDaid
of Heppner, and the couple lived
here for about two years in tne
1930's,
Survivors include his wife,
Ann: a daughter. Mrs. Myrtle
Hall of Toledo; three sons, Ralph
of Toledo. Robert of Renton,
Wash., and David of Corvallis:
a brother, Ben, of Portland; three
sisters, Mrs. Bercha Coxen ot
Toledo. Mrs. Bertha Neal of
Monroe. Wash., and Mrs. Delia
(Dee Dee) Wood of Hermiston;
and 11 grandchildren. He was
the son-in-law of Mrs. Mary
Johnston of Heppner, and brother-in-law
of James Johnston and
Mrs. Ed Wilson.
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100 COMBED COTTON
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STYLES AND COLORS.
SIZES 7 to 16
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House guests ot the home of
Mrs. Ida Farra last week-end
were Mr. and Mrs. Richard De
laney of Portland, who arrived
Friday to visit through the
week-end. On Sunday following
church services, they were join
ed for dinner by Rev. and Mrs.
Melvin Dixon. Mrs. Delaney is
a niece of Mrs. Farra.
Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Britt en
tertained several out-of-town
guests on the day of gradua
tion exercises of their daughter,
Sheryl, on May 25. Grandpar
ents here were Mr. and Mrs.
Glen Kelsay of Spray, and Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Birtt of Stan-
field; also, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin
Britt and girls of Spray; Mrs.
Vera Huntington of Madras;
Mrs. Maida Britt and Mr. and
Mrs. Ormond Britt, all of Hepp
ner. Friends coming from Mad
ras were Mr. and Mrs. Steve Ed
dins and Sherry- The group was
I entertained at dinner following
the graduation.
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Brooks and
their six children from Seattle
visited here last week-end, while
staying with Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Connor. Mrs. Brooks will be re
membered to friends here as the
former Marlene DuBois. a form
er local resident who attended
Heppner schooLs. The Brooks
family was accompanied to
Heppner by their nephew, Doug
las, son of Mr. and Mrs. Don
DuBois of Seattle. On Friday
evening the visitors enjoyed a
picnic to the Connors mountain
cabin, and on Saturday they at
teded the college rodeo, a 'first'
for the children. On Saturday
evening, they were dinner guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Louis Carlson
at their ranch home.
Visitinq Mr. and Mrs. We
Sherman and Cathy on Memor
ial Day were their son, Jim, and
his fiance, Cathie Cone, of Eu
gene. On Friday the group trav
eled to Richland. Wh.. where
they visited Mr. and Mrs. Dick
Sherman and Becky, where Dick
is employed as a senior systems
analyst with the Atlantic Rich
field Hanford Co.
BMCC fo Graduate
14 from Morrow
Fourteen students from Mor
row county are among the 141
at Blue Mountain Community
College who will receive certif
icates and degrees at gradua
tion ceremonies Sunday, June 8,
at 2 p.m. on the lower campus
lawn, Pendleton.
Those from Morrow county
are: Heppner Michael James
Bunch, associate of science de
cree in automotive technology.
Helen Marie Cooper, certificate.
practical nursing; Erin Dick, as
sociate of arts degree in liberal
arts; Linda Jean Heath, certifi
cate, general business; and
Kathy Rae Matthews, certificate,
dental assistantship.
Boardman Gloria Jean Part
low, associate of arts degree in
liberal arts; Richard Keith
Skoubo, associate of science de
gree in body and fender technology.
lone Rodney Donald Lin-
nell and Virgil Lloyd Morgan,
both associate of science de
grees in technical agriculture.
Irngon Howard Oliver Califf.
Jr., associate or science degree
In electronic engineering tech
nology; Shirley Ann Dixon, as
sociate of arts degree in liberal
arts; Joyce Virginia Jackson,
certificate, practical nursing:
Glenn William Schmeder, asso
ciate of science degree in ac
counting and general business.
Lexington Stanley Michael
Rauch, certificate in diesel technology.
Council Position
Firm at Well
Trade at home where
dollar? have more sense.
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cutting children's feet.
He also proposed that a wa
ter fountain be- installed closer
to picnic tables at the park.
These two matters were turn
ed over to the city services com
mittee for consideration. Supt.
Vic Groshens said that the
puncture weed at the park had
resisted all efforts to kill it.
being undertaken twice with
sterilants.
Wilson inquired about a foun
tain that is presently located
near the rodeo grounds but not
in use. He was advised that this
is on state propoerty and that
vandalism caused so much of
a problem In the past that the
state highway maintenance
crew is considering removing it
entirely.
The vice president also point
ed out that many ftouse num
bers are missing on homes in
Heppner and asked what the
club might do to hem restore
tnem. He was aavisea that the
city has a supply of numbers
that are available to the pub
lic for the asking. Wilson said
that the Jaycees would put them
up if the city will furnish them.
Mrs. Elaine George, recorder.
reported that Fire Chief Forrest
Burkenbine has supplied a list
of lots in Heppner that have
tall grass which will become a
fire hazard when it dries, and
the recorder win contact the
owners asking them to cut the
grass.
Councilman Jerry Sweenev
said that he has received cop
ies of ordinances from other
cities that define the grass as
a potential hazard before
dries and require that the prop
erty owners keep it cut. These
ordinances were turned over to
the streets, properties and ord
inance committee Councilmen
David McLeod, Clyde Allstott
and Joe Balfe for study.
Discussion on the possibility
ot raising the license for trans
ient magazines solicitors com
ing to town was discussed. Mrs.
George said that some cities
charge $10 to $25 per day per
solicitor. Heppner charges $L
Citizens have complained of the
solicitors as nuisances, it was
brought out at the meeting. This
matter was also turned over to
the ordinance committee for
study.
Groshens was authorized to
advertise for bids on street work
sealing and applying top
coat with the bids to be op
ened in July.
Building permits were grant
ed to Gene Pierce, 615 S. Alfal
fa, for a new roof and remodel
ing garage, and to Bruce Both
well, 335 August St., for build
ing a storm entrance, doing
work on a basement and in
stalling a fireplace.
Application lor a variance on
the zoning ordinance from Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Brandenberg, who
asked for permission to install
an 8'x40 mobile home at 475
West Water to be used for stor
age, was tabled pending more
information to determine if it
your complies with regulations re
quired for a variance.
Fire Destroys Home
Of Pascal's Parents
Reggie Pascal of Heppner re
ceived word Tuesday night that
the home of his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. I. H. Pascal, of Fruit
land, Wash., was totally des
troyed by fire Tuesday.
The fire, of undetermined or
igin, started while no one was
home, and all their possessions
were lost. Included were price
less Indian keepsakes which had
been handed down through gen
erations of the Spokane tribe.
me rascals are temporarily
living with a son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Fred
Flett, and family at Hunters,
three miles from Fruitland.
Reggie Pascal, linotype oper
ator for The Gazette-Times for
four years, grew up In Fruitland.
HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. Jum 1 1969
Mrs. Lena Kelly U(t on Sun
day for Salem, where she will
meet with her sister, Mrs. Har
old (Edith) Pfetl. From Salem
the two women will travel to
Murphys, Calif., where they ex
pect to visit with their sister.
Mrs. Ethel Gaarde, for two
weeks. They also expect to spend
some time visiting with other
relatives in the San Bruno area
before returning to Oregon.
Visiting with Mr. and Mrs. C.
E. Nikander over the past Mem
orial Day week-end were her
brother, Harold Case, and anoth
er former Heppner resident, Art
Slegenthaler, both from Mist.
Ore. Other visitors at the Nikan
der home included their son and
daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Nikander and family
from Portland, who came to get
their son, Robbie, who had spent
the past three weeks visiting
his grandparents.
Gardner, Wonser Named as Officers
Two new officers have been
appointed In the Heppner-Mor-row
county Chamber of Com
merce to replace two who have
resigned because they are leav
ing the community.
LeRoy Gardner has been ap
pointed by President Jerry Swee
ney to the position of secretary,
replacing Harlan McCurdv. Jr..
who resigned recently. McCurdy
expects to move to Portland to
accept a position with North Pa
cific Grain Growers.
Pat Wonser has been nnnolnt.
ed treasurer to replace Norman
Supple, who has been appointed
manager of the Mora branch of
the First National Bank of Oregon.
Both of the new officers have
started to serve Jn their positions.
Mr. and Mrs. Ned Clark and
family returned last week from
a two week vacation trip, dur
ing which they visited her par
ents. Rev. and Mrs. C. Bruce
Spencer at their home In Shaf
ter, Calif. Rev. Spencer serves
as Vicar of St. Marks Episcopal
church In Shatter. Enroute to
California, the family traveled
through Nevada, where they en
Joyed a visit to Virginia City
and other points of interest.
They had Intended to tour Yo
semite National Park while in
California, but were unable to
because many mountain passes
are still closed from the heavy
winter snows.
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