Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current, June 17, 1971, Page 8, Image 8

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PHOTO TAKEN o( the May 25 flood in uppci
Shobc Canyon. Photo waa taken by Mra.
Den Ecllamy from her yard. Water usually
a few inches deep in the small creek was sud
denly swollen by the sudden rains and mud
from fallow fields and creek was about ten
feet deep for a time.
Vacancies Diminish,
Board Hires Three
More Teachers
(Continued from page 1)
HiKh SIim1 its hns Arrow Mo
tors in lVnrilrtun.
The districts . refunding from
the state has been $T0 per stu
dent which amounts to nbout
&M00. At one time funds for
Driving Training were with
drawn hut have agnin been re
instated. The cost of the car in
surant of $.100 per cur is paid
by the district. The three cars
travel about 20,000 miles.
The board approved the 1971
72 meeting schedule. Meetings
were scheduled for the regular
3rd Monday except in Decem
ber and March where they were
moved to the 2nd Monday.
Meetings were scheduled for the
District office. Irrigon, Board
man, lone and Heppner schools.
Meetings are at 8 p.m. during
Daylight Saving Time.
Vocational Program
The board voted to participate
in n area vocational improve
ment program. Five counties of
Keg ion 12 may participate. A
consultant will run a survey for
Voters to Decide
Irrigation Bill
Kep. Irvin Mann's irrigation
finance bill went through the
House of Representatives 4614
last week. Senate had reduced
the total amount of bonds from
$370 million to $1K8 million.
Kep. Mann had first proposed
the bill in 19C9 but the Senate
buried the bill at that time.
Kep. Mann convinced some of
the opposition on a trip to East
ern Oregon, showing them how
the desert land could be made
lush by irrigation water. Some
of the opposition remains, how
ever, and the measure will be
on the ballot next May, 1972.
Agricultural leaders are look
ing to the future of an expand
ing population and a growing
per capita consumption of beef.
Besides row crops, consider
able expansion in irrigated pas
tures is seen, especially in Fast-
em Oregon.
work-study, employment needs,
and other student and area
needs to formulate a program
for the district. This will include
programs that the district
should be doing on its own, In
cooperation with Gilliam Coun
ty and cooperation with BMCC.
Cost to the district is 35c per
ADM. Through staff turn-over
the 210 series of the budget
should have enough to pay the
districts part of the initial sur
vey. John Mathews from Irrigon
was named to the Advisory
Committee replac i n g John
Brandt who was elected to the
school board.
Transportation committee, Don
McElligott, Irvin Iiauch, Bryce
Keene and One Hall will meet
June 29. Mr. Daniels will re
view a change of contract runs
that may save the district as
much, as $1200.
Plaques
riaques for 6 teachers and 1
Custodian have been presented
this year. The district has
plaques for members who serv
ed on the board since 1953 but
have not yet been presented.
These will be presented as soon
as possible.
Max Jones, Irrigon, was pre
sented with his plaque by Chair
man Jack Sumner. Max served
on the board for ( years with
four of them as vice chairman.
He admits he enjoyed working
with the members' of the board
and trying to represent the peo
ple of his community. His pri
mary purpose in running was
to help Ket the Rherside school
building established. Ho says it
was btormy but things are lev -tling
off,
Jerry Aebischer, candidate for
the Heppner Elementary 'Minc
Jnl's !KX,;'uon wa, n gU0t
'riie meeting adjourned at
9:45 p.m.
Cecilia McElligott
Passes in Portland
Mrs. Cecilia M. McElligott
passed on June 9 in Portland.
Rosary was said Sunday eve
ning at Holy Rosary Church in
TO THE
EDITOR. . .
Dear Readers of
the Heppner Gazette:
Recently I was in Heppner
and tried to find pictures of
Heppner when I went to school
Several I found at the Museum
and am making a copy of them
but they had no pictures of the
livery stable on S. Main Street
back of Gilliam & Bisbee store,
and they also wish to have a
picture.
If anyone has a picture that
might be borrowed, the Muse,
urn and I would appreciate it
You might contact me, my
mother (Clara Gertson) or the
Museum.
Irene Beamer Anhorn
4310 Old Stage Rd.
Central Point, Ore. 97502
Portland at 3rd and Clackamas.
The funeral mass was there on
Monday morning. Burial was in
Mt. Calvary Cemetery.
Mrs. McElligott was born Aug,
1, 1896 to Gerhardt and Anna
Holboke at Beaverton, Ore.
She lived in Morrow County
from 1917 to 1937, then mov
ing to Portland. She was pre
ceded in death by her husband,
Charles T. McElligott In 1953.
Survivors are sons, Donald C.
McElligott and Charles K. Mc
Elligott of lone; and Lawrence
McElligott of Fair Oaks,
Calif.; daughter, Mrs. Kathleen
O Leary, Summer Lake, Ore.
Three brothers, Bernard Hol
boke, Birkenfeld, Ore., Leo Hol
boke, lone, and Herman Hol
boke, Salem, Ore. There are 35
grandchildren and 1 great
grandchild.
Remembrances by those who
wish may be sent to the Ore
gon Heart Assn.
Ionian Graduates
From Oregon State
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Smouse,
Kenny Lynn and Carl attend
ed the Commencement Exercis
es of their daughter Cherlyn
from Oregon State on June 6.
Guests at the Smouse home on
Memorial weekend were Mrs.
Richard Baker and children
from Corvallis, Mr. and Mrs. Or
lo Martin from Moro and their
granddaughter Vicki Martin from
Kent, Wn., and Mrs. Anne
Smouse from Portland
Gene Pierce has announced
that a block of 100 tickets is
available at S3.00 a head for
Thursday of the Pendleton
Round-Up for Morrow County
Day. Seats are located In a very
trood center section of the
grandstand, sections G & H. The
tickets are available at boin
banks and at Turner, Van Mar-
tor & Bryant, on a first-come,
first-served basis.
This will be Morrow County
Day and residents of this coun
ty will be honored and entertained.
The new history of Morrow
County "Homesteads & Heri
tages" should be off the press
soon, perhaps before July l.
Giles French, who compiled the
historv with help of a number
of local residents, will do avail
able to autograph, the book.
Little boy: "Why do they rope
off the aisles at a wedding.'
Father: "So the groom can't
get away."
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CLINT McQUARRIE takes his turn on the hose.
There was still a mound of mud to be wash
ed from the pool Sunday evening. They found
Bob Buschke's pump in the pooL Dean Gil
man spent a busy "vocation" with the othet
volunteers cleaning the pooL
Are you tn an organization
that wants to make some mon
ey? The big annual Sidewalk
Bazaar will be held this year
on Friday, July 23. PLEASE if
you want to have a booth con
tact Marge Gardner as soon as
possible and she will arrange
for a good location for you. She
is available each afternoon at
Gardner's Men's Wear or call
676-9218.
Come on over next week to
the Fair Pavilion and have fun.
You can meet the Morrow Coun
ty Fair and Rodeo Queen and
Princesses at the big Kick-Off
Dance June 26.
City Council Will Hire Engineer
vcv
and estimate costs or relocat
ing sewer lines and water lines
that are now in the Shone cnan
At Tuesday's Heppner City loans. He explained that the
Council meeting it was voted FHA will pay up to 50 of the
to have Mayor Collins hire an cost of work proposed for mov
encineer. He is needed to sur- ing sewer and water mains In
to . . r. I "I - l,nnn)in rf tr XT nr.
the Shobe ireeK cnannei onouc wren, ui-pmun-ji
lous factors, ine riiA neau
ouarters first must have an en
gineer's report on total cost. Due
nel He will be asked to recom-.to me emergency, ua
mend changes that may be might make a small grant of
,.ri,rt on these lines when the $10,000 to $15,000 directly. He
flood control work is done on said such emergency grants go
Shobe creek here. The engineer I right to the top for considera
expects to be here Friday. Much tion. An answer as to whether
planning is to be done before1 this can be done here may be
moving pipes and building per- obtained within 10 days or two
manent bridges. weeks.
In other business, a variance The City Council discussed
was allowed Sam and Ruby the possibility of obtaining
Steers who will place a mobile funds for clean up work from
home on a lot at 260 West Bal-, the U. S. Corps of Engineers on
Heppner now has a popula
tion of 1430 people. And there
are 1431 committees.
See you In Church!
23 Kids from County
Are at 4-H
Summer School
Among the 100 Oregon 4-H
members gathering on the OSU
campus. Corvallis, June 14-19
will be 23 Morrow County dele
gates. 'Communicate to Under
stand" will be the theme of the
five days of classes and spe
cial events.
The New Oregon Singers will
Mrs. A. H. Nelson, Sr., and I perform at the Bankers night,
Mrs. Anne Smouse returned to sponsored by the Oregon Bank
their homes in Portland last ers Association
Ashbecks Have
A New Son
Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Ashbeck,
Echo, are the parents of a 9
lb., 15 oz. son, born June 14 at
St. Anthony Hospital. He joins
a sister, Angela. Grandparents
are Mr. and Mrs. Don Greenup,
Heppner, and Mrs. Leo Ashbeck,
Echo. He has been named Rob
ert Raymond.
Too Late to Classify
CARD OF THANKSS
Many thanks to all my
friends and neighbors who help
ed me clean up my mess after
the flood. It was greatly appre
ciated. Also my appreciate to
trlf Rod Cross v-hZ came and
gave aid when needed most.
Lvnda Dunlap
24p
Wednesday after visiting rela
tives and friends for a couple
of weeks.
From Alaska
Mrs. Janet Crabtree and son
Scott arrived from Juneau,,
Alaska on Friday. Saturday a
family reunion was held at the
Kenneth Palmer home in Lex
ington. Scott Crabtree will re
main for the summer visiting
with his grandparents, the Ken
neth Palmers and Leo Crabtrees.
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Spennett
from Canyon City visited with
Kenny Lynn Smouse last week.
Here for Reunion
Mr. and Mrs. Alvin McCabe,
Ashley, Kevin and Jim arrived
from Colfax, Wn., Saturday to
visit Mr. and Mrs, Leo Crabtree
over the weekend. Sunday Alvin
and Ashley attended the Old
en family reunion in Hood Riv
er. Ashley and Jim are staying
with their grandparents for the
summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Halvor
sen visited Mr. and Mrs. Henry
Halvorsen in Medford last week.
Ernest Lundell was released
from Pioneer Memorial Hospital
Monday. He is staying at the
home of his son-in-law and dau
ghter, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Pet
tyjohn, Sr.
tyjohn, SrS.
Judy Bochenki, member of
the U. S. table tennis team will
appear at a youth assembly to
tell of her trip to Japan and
China.
Karen Floyd, Sherman Coun
ty home agent and the delega
tion from Sherman County will
travel with the Morrow County
4-H members. Marge Shade, Ir
rigon, will be chaperone for the
group. Leonard Munkers, Lex
ington, will be the official bus
driver for the combined group.
Attending Summer School is
one of the big events in the
life of 4-H members. Summer
School offers members the op
portunity to make new friends
from all over Oregon, gain
new skills, and information on
careers, as well as become fa
miliar with campus living.
Attending from Morrow Coun
ty are:
Kathleen Bartlett, Shauna
Bergstrom, Cassy Chapel, Karen
Crowell, Joan Healy, Denise
Henkle, Barbara Hilling, Carol
Holtz, Jackie Howton, Pamela
Hug, Patricia Hughes.
Christine Lindstrorn, Lolita
Marquardt, John Myers, Sandra
Palmer, David Richards, Karen
Richards, Mark Schlichting,
ram Schmeder, Charlie Sum
ner, Patricia Van Schoiack,
Sharon Witherrite, Kelley Wolff.
timore St. an emergency basis, county,
Denied application of Carl City and the Chamber of Com-
and Sylvia McDaniel for mo- merce are sending telegrams to
bile home at rear of 240 West Oregon Congressmen in an at-
Water St. It was understood tempt to oDiain some emergen-
thev were to rent a house. cy funds for Shobe creeK worn.
Clarence Rosewall applied for! It was reported that the
building permit for a new Swimming Pool was emptied
home in the Lott Addition. This Tuesday of all the many tons
was turned over to the street of mud and debris. Pool is to
committee for study. ,be scrubbed down. The pool en-
Approved bill for $5625 for gineer suggested City obtain es
nnmn for well No. 5. (Vic stat- timates of repairs from about
ed well will Dut out 780 eal- three or four contractors, this ! Monday at the Courthouse.
Ions per minute and will be for repairing bath house and
used as soon as pump house is pool itself. Repairs are needed
completed). on motors on filters and heat-
Lou Baxter of the Farm ing plant there. Pool engineer
Home Administration spoke to said he guessed pool repairs
the Council on grants and might cost about $15,000 to get
it back In operation.
It was mentioned that the
Shobe channel work would take
precedence over the Swimming
Pool. There may need to be
wiring and plumbing work on
the pool, perhaps sand blasting
and other things that will be
determined by an engineer.
Councilman Sweeney paid
high compliments to all the vol
unteer citizens, County and
City people and employees and
to Columbia Basin Electric Co
op who helped remove the
many tons of mud and debris
from the Swimming Pool. It
saves the City thousands of dol
lars. Mrs. Elaine George read the
minutes of a Monday night
meeting on the flood and about
a water resource committee for
mation for Shobe Creek conser
vation improvements arid chan
nel work. The meeting was
Monday night. Mrs. Jim Hagcr
told about raising well over
$500 cash in two hours for a.
Flood Fund. This fund to be
used for Shobe Creek work.
Mayor Collins announced that
there will be a citizens commit
tee meeting at 7:30 p.m. next
La Verne Van Marter, Sr. left
Tuesday for Portland where he
is to go through the clinic at
Physicians and Surgeons Hospital.
here
a Wig
THE WAGON WHEEL
will be
CLOSED
JULY 3-4-5
Both Lounge and Cafe
Will Be Closed
Busy summer days are
again! Enjoy them with
or Hairpiece. Millie and Sunny
from Wig Fashions and Styling
of Portland will be back to help
you. Your Wig will be personally
styled for you at the time of
purchase.
Lois Beauty Shop
HEPPNER. OREGON
WEDNESDAY. JUNE 23
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