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LIBRARY U OF 0 07403 86th Year Number 22 WEATHER Br DON GILLIAM Tat wk of July 16-23 This is National i-mr KHEPFMEO THESIS HI Low Free Wednesday 82 4S Thursday 84 48 Friday 88 50 Saturday 83 S3 Sunday 91 56 Monday 87 48 Tuesday 90 53 Form Safety Week. See Pages 5, 6. Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, July 241969 Price 10 Cents Kinzua Corp. Mill Work Week to Four Slashes Days A "draught In lumber con sumption" has resulted In cur tailing production at Kinzua Corporation's Heppner mill, the company's general manager said Tuesday. Allen Nistad, head of the firm, said the mill Is in ltd sec ond week of operating four working days instead of five. Fifty employees are affected by the curtailment, according to Kinzua officials. Six men, three firemen and three watchmen, continue to work five days a week, Nistad said. I "Our mill, in line with other mills In the Northwest, is cur tailing production," Nistad said. "We are on a four-day week at all our mills." The curtailment Is Indefinite, the manager said. Production at the mill, cut 20 per cent by the order, "is more in line with our shipments," Nis tad noted. Other mills throughout the Northwest have closed because of the lack of adequate markets, the company manager said. "Our workers are part of us," Nistad said. "We owe it to our workers to keep the mills work ing." In making the announcement to workers at Kinzua, Nistad noted present housing demands in the country show an annual need for two and a half mil lion housing starts. "Starts are down to half that many," Nistad said. He said high interest rates made loans for building hard to get. Apart ment building loans are the most difficult to get now, he noted. At the Heppner plant, invent- ory had gone up drastically, Nis tad said, necessitating the cur- i t aliment. The six firemen and watch men have their week staggered to allow someone at the mill seven davs a week, Nistad said, This is the same as before the curtailment. Operations will be resumed to full production wnen snipments deem it necessary, the manager said. The company's mill at Kinzua has been working on a four-day week also, Nistad said. District School Board of Directors Names Teachers, Lets Bid Awards Heppner High school official ly has a new principal. Jim A. Bier, a native of East em Oregon and for three years the vice-principal of Hermiston Senior High school, received fi nal approval of the Morrow County School District R-l board of directors at its meeting Monday night Bier had earlier accepted the contract, but it was subject to the board's approval. Three other teachers for the county system were hired at the meeting. In other major Dusi ness, fuel, bulk gasoline, bus service and contract bus run . ...awards. ...were, made, and - repair of the gym roof at Lexington was approved. Besides Bier, teachers hired were Dennis Surmon, to teach band at Riverside High school; Karen McCurdy, to teach second grade at lone; and William C. McLarty, to serve as counselor and English instructor at Riv erside. Surmon holds a B. A. from Oregon College of Education and will start at a salary of $6,430. Miss McCurdy has a B. S. from Oregon State Univer sity, and will start at $6,100.1 McLarty has B. S. and M. Ed. degrees from Oregon State. He will start at $8,540. Bier has two degrees, a bach elor's and master's from East ern Oregon College, and a mas ter's from the University of Idaho. He will begin at $12,775 annually. Bid awards were given to Un ion Oil Co. for bulk gasoline, at a figure of $.228 per gallon at Heppner and lone and $.224 per gallon at Boardman and Ir rigon. Paul Pettyjohn Co. of lone won the diesel fuel award, with a bid of $.145 per gallon. A bid of $3.92 per 42-gallon barrel delivered won the bulk: fuel award for Western Fuel Co., Yakima, Wash. Pettvlohn also won the anti freeze award, with a bid of $1.35 per gallon. Bus service awards went to Wayne Kuhn's Union station in Boardman, to Lees 'iexaco m Irrigon and lone Chevron in lone. Four different awards were made on contract bus runs. Bryce Keene, lone, won the award for the HosKins-Knea Creek run with a bid of $1,800. Jim Barnett. with a bid of $4,209. won the award for the Kinzer-Linnell run at lone. The Peterson-McElligott run went to Bob Peterson, who bid $900. Lois Hunt, who bid $3,185.12, was awarded the Huber-Jepsen Harrison run. The directors authorized Kell er's Roofing, Hermiston, to fix the roof at the district office in Lexington. The firm bid $475. The gym is used for supply stor age and by children during the winter months. The board also decided to close the bridge over Hinton creek.. near the bus - sheds in Heppner to vehicle traffic, al lowing only pedestrian traffic. In the superintendent's re port, the directors heard Ron Daniels report on a bill passed in the last legislature that changes the title of superintend ent to county clerk. Daniels now has the clerk title, but the du ties will be retained by Mrs. Gail McCarty, who becomes dep uty clerk. Daniels also told the board of problems encountered at River side High school with the un derground Irrigation system there. New board chairman Jack Sumner appointed himself, Ir vin Rauch, Gerald Peck and Max Jones to meet on the prob lem. A sand blow problem at the school has been turned over to the contractor, Daniels said. In other action, the board: designated the deputy clerk to be bookkeeper and sole sign er of district checks, authorized personnel to or der surplus property equipment, designated; Mahoney and Abrams, Heppiier, as the dis tricts attorneys --designatea '- the Bank of Eastern- Oregon - and the First National Bank of Oregon as dis trict depositories for 1969-70, authorized the superintend ent to apply for federal funds for summer programs and im pact legislation funds, authorized a contract with Weatherill, Weatherill and Mor rison as district auditors. authorized Daniels as the budget officer for 1970-71, and authorized the deputy clerk to borrow up to $100,000 as need ed. Princess Janet Next for Honors New to the Morrow County Fair and Rodeo court, but well known by many residents of the county, is Princess Janet Palma teer of lone. She has appeared with the court the past two weeks, replacing Joyce Howton, and already feels much at home with Queen Sheila Luciani and other princesses on the court. Princess Janet will be honored at her own dance Saturday eve ning, July 26, at the fair pa vilion, and invites Iter Imany friends to join her there. She is sponsored by Willows Grange of lone. Music for dancing will be fur nished by the Spring Rain com bo of Pendleton, from 9:30 to 1:00. The attractive bright-eyed daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ted Palmateer has been enjoying a busy summer on the ranch of her parents north of lone. There she has developed her talent in her favorite sport, horseback riding. She has been a member and leader of the 4-H riding club in lone, and is a member of the Wranglers Riding club and served as pennant bearer. For two years, 1967 and 1968, Princess Janet had the honop of being a princess on the Arling ton rodeo court, and in her sec ond year rode with the court in the Portland Rose Parade. In public appearances she rides her favorite sorrel quarter horse, "Flicka". The honor princess has at tended grade and high schools in lone, and graduated there with the class of 1968. She was a popular leader in school ac tivities, and for three years was cheerleader. She entered Eastern Oregon College in La Grande last year and as a freshman was selected a varsity cheerleader. Janet plans to return to EOC for her sophomore year and is enrolled in secretarial science courses. Besides her parents, her fam ily includes a younger brother, Ronnie. Last of the princess dances, on Saturday, August 2, will honor Sherri O'Brien, and the Queen's Coronation and Dance for Sheila Luciani will be August 9. Rodeo dances are scheduled August 22 and 23. Sweeney's 'Hizzoner' Heppner has a new mayor, but he won't stay that way for long. City Council chairman Jerry Sweeney is acting mayor while the real mayor. Bill Collins, takes a t creation in Kansas. Collins is expected to return by August 1. Meanwhile, register your com plaints with Hizzoner Sweeney! 'jf' . V v t 7 1 1 County Fair Board Seeks Caretaker With Morow county's annual Fair and Rodeo less than a month away, the Fair's Board of Directors is in search of a care taker. That was one of the subjects discussed at the board's month ly meeting Monday night. The caretaker would replace Wayne Harsin, who has submit ted his resignation. Other items discussed bv the board will be brought before the rodeo board at the August meeting. i j i '- i tin;' a. ' fx ' M r v,v Z-r. , GST, . - - Vlj y, ... . .... ', ., ti t ; ' -si. J . : . -j p' p ; hf . . . - ' WHILE HIS "CUSTOMERS" wait, young Allen BurkenbJne. 11, son of Mr. and Mrs. Forrie Bur kenbine of Heppner, dips out a healthy scoop of ice cream for another free Ice cream cone given away by Central Market during last weekend's Sidewalk Bazaar. Young Burkenbine, whose foul er is the store's manager, was kept busy Friday morning as large crowds and hot weather com bined to make the free treat most welcome. Most stores reported good crowds during the two day event, during which Mrs. Eva Griffith won a Polaroid camera in a raffle sponsored by the Morrow County Jaycees. (G-T Photo). Wheat Crop Yields On As Grain Harvest Nears Increase Peak Firemen Find No Fire Heppner's Rural fire depart ment spent an hour Monday night looking for a fire but couldn't find one. Sanford canyon rancher Bob Mahoney reported smoke on Ridge road on top of Heppner Flat about 8:45 p.m., but two pickups and the rural fire truck which went to the scene found no flames. One pickup and the truck stayed out for an hour, then returned when they were satis fied there was no fire. Fire Chief Forrest Burkenbine said the smoke Mahoney saw was from the Kinzua mill at Heppner, which sometimes hangs in canyons, causing alarm when it is seen. Morrow county's grain har-1 potato harvest, at least in re vest will reach its peak in about cent years will get underway week, with yields Improving Monday at tne nelson-luaier rancn in tne county s norm ena. The new date is four days earlier than previously planned, according to co-owner D. O. Nelson. Nine truck drivers will be employed to haul the pota toes to Hinkle for processing. Nelson said. Defoliating of the crop has been completed, thus clearing the way for the harvest. a as higher elevations are harvest ed. That's the situation this week, according to Morrow County Grain Growers grain division manager Riley Munkers. "We're getting going good all over," Munkers said Tuesday. "Lexington is going real strong." Yields are improving as more wheat is delivered to the Lex ington elevators, Munkers said, after less satisfactory yields in the North Lexington area. "We hope the average there will be 18 bushels per acre," he said. At Lexington, early reports show an average of 23 to 26 bushels per acre. The county's first full-fledged E-0 Newspaperman To Visit Chamber Jim Eardley, managing editor of The East Oregonian in Pen dleton, will be the guest of the Heppner-Morrow county Cham ber of Commerce at its regular meeting next Monday. Eardley's topic will be "How the Daily News Gets in Print." The meeting is at noon in the Wagon Wheel dining room. Harvest will continue in the North Lex area for another two to three weeks, Munkers said, but the area has passed its peak One man will handle the load at the elevator there, in stead of two. Over 19,000 bushels of wheat were taken In at Lexington Mon day, in addition to barley, Munkers said. At lone, the cut ting is just getting started. Early deliveries of wheat have started at Ruggs, Munkers said, with preliminary reports show ing good yields. Some farmers were expecting an average of 30 to 35 bushels per acre in that area, he said. Little Leaguers Lose Pair Failing to hold on to early leads, the Willow Creek Little League All-Stars dropped two games in the Little League dis trict tournament in The Dalles last week. The local crew fell prey to Jef ferson County, 16-3, Saturday, after losing to Deschutes 12-4 on Thursday. In the Saturday contest, Wil low Creek led 2-0 through the third inning, but the Madras team scored three runs in the third to go ahead. Willow Creek tied the game up, but gave up three more runs in the fourth and 10 in the fifth for the final margin. Greg Christopherson and Joe Rietmann combined for the pitching chores, with Howard Green and Ray Curnutt doing the catching. In the earlier contest, the lo cal team stayed ahead 4-2 un til the fifth, when Deschutes went ahead to stay. Willow Creek came back with a single tally in the sixth, but it was to no avail. Jerry Gentry and Robby Eck man did the hurling for Willow Creek in the contest, with Green behind the plate. Daniels Tells Chamber of School Lav Changes f . 1 PRINCESS JANET PALMATE EB Two of over 600 bills passed by the 1969 legislature that af fect schools in the state were explained Monday at the Hepp-ner-Morrow county Chamber of Commerce by School District R-l superintendent Ron Daniels. The two Dins approved were House Bill 1458, allowing chang es in the existing Basic School Support Fund law, and Senate Bill 77, which provides for re organization of Intermediate Education Districts. The House bill, according to Daniels, increases the basic sup port funds by $20 million. This will give Morrow county schools $23,000 more annually than the existing law provides. The second major change the bill provides is the reduction of He said a major consideration the dollar amount set aside for the growth account of the basic support fund. At present, some $500,000 is carried over from this fund, and the new law would allow more distribution of funds in the year they were appropriated. The bill also reduces equali zation funds from the present level. Since Morrow county schools receive no equalization funds, this change also benefits the county system. Daniels told the Chamber the original bill had also provided for a phase-out of state reim bursement for transportation funds, but that several superin tendents had testified against the section, and that it was withdrawn. School District R-l receives from $50,000 to $60,000 annual ly for transportation, so this section's deletion also benefitted the county schools. The Senate Bill, Daniels said at the meeting, provides for re organization of the IED districts. At present, Morrow county buys services from the Umatilla county IED, and the new law places the two counties in one district. District R-l directors can pe tition to remove Morrow county from the district, however, Dan iels said. "The Board of Directors is going to take a close look at the services available and the cost of going into the district with Umatilla county," the su perintendent noted. would be the fact that Morrow county has one-fourth of the land in Umatilla county, but on ly one-tenth the number of pup ils. Thus, the local county share would be greater per pupil than would be Umatilla county's share. The matter will be discussed, he said. Speaking on district opera tions, Daniels said the district's auditor is now auditing the books. The district expects a $32,600 balance from the 1968 fiscal year. He also told of remodeling being done at lone Elementary school md at Heppner Junior High school In an effort to bring them up to complete state standards.