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L I 0 l A r r u or o ' EUGENE, Of.. 07403 Meeting Wheat Growers To Have Thursday, Nov. 18 Tli annual (all meeting of the Morrow Counly Wheat Grower Association will be held at the American Legion Hall In Heppner. Thursday, Nov. 8, at 6:30 p.m. Tlie m.nual meeting will fea lure a talk by Shelley Hubert fcon, a Pilot Rock wheat crow er, who will discuss marketing as It affects wheiit growers. Mr. Robertson Is an OSU grad uate In marketing, and (arms a 2200 acre wheat ranch In southern Umatilla County. In addition, he has managerial in terest In other businesses. Ralph McEwen, Administrator. Oregon Wheat Commission, will discuss the Alpha Amylase wet wheat problem In the North west. Committee chairmen will give short reports on their recom mendations to the Oregon Wheat League. Dinner will be served by the Legion Auxiliary, price will be $1.50 per place with the League picking up the additional cost Door prizes will be given, ac cording to President Ralph Crum. GRAIN PRICES (TO, I, tt?a, 4oe In clude ariDMiM cbas.) (Court My of Morrow County Grata Growers) Soft white wheat 141 bo. Red wheat 1.50 bu. Bailey , loo Price 10 Cents AV1 HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES 88th Ycor THE ,W Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, November 18, 1971 Number 39 Grain Growers pesi House Saturday Board Seeks Help On StudenfcConductCode Benefit' Dance For. Jan and Ken Saturday, Legion Hall Various friends and neighbors have arranged a benefit dance for the Ken Evans Family this Saturday night, Nov. 20, from 9 until ?? at the Legion Hall, The Roy Quackenbush group has volunteered to furnish gay, live music. A midnight lunch will be served. Tickets for 5 donated turkeys and 2 donated hams are being sold at 25c each ticket or 5 tickets for $1.00. Turkey and ham tickets are being sold in advance at Lyle Jensens and Jerry Hollomons barber shops in Heppner, at Der"s Market In Lexington, and at Bristow's in lone. Turkeys and Hams Donated The 2 hams were given by Heppner Lumber Co., and Kin zua Corporation. The 5 turkeys were donated by the Morrow County Rifle and Pistol Club, St "Patrick's Altar Society, Central Market, IOOF Lodge, and the Crisp Logging Co. Ticket purchasers do not need to be present at the dance they will be notified if they are winners. Considerable time was taken up at the Monday night meet ing of the District Board of Ed ucation to find meeting dates idaptcd to the members pres ent. Important Meeting Nov. 20 was set as the date for a special board meeting. Due for discussion and formation Is a Student Conduct Code which will include a dress code. This code will be based on guide lines as set down by the Oregon State Board of Education. Parents and others interested are urged to attend this meet ing to present their views on this important matter. Board members will incorporate par ents' thinking, those of the ad visory committees and their own under the Mates guide lines for the new code. Other dates set were Nov. 23 Consultation meeting, Dec. 1 provide all oieratlng costs of the bus and driver. District in surance covers the trip. One board member was heard to re mark. "I hope all the chaper ones aren t on the same bus . Mr. Daniels explained the service agreement on the River side heat pumps. Besides keep ing an operating log on each pump, the agreement would in elude periodic clunks whkh would hold down emergency calls. No decision was made. The board accepted the reslg nation of Mrs. Jacklyn Wag enblast as of Dec. 23. Supt. Dan iels said he would find a re placement by Jan. 2. Mrs. Wag enblast teaches Home Ec, Eng lish and Girls' P.E. at lone High School. Principal Don Cole reported on the !?peclal Education pro gram for lone and Heppner. The program started as a program Christmas Opening Next Week 'for the mentally retarded but it was discovered through the test ing program that there were more borderline cases that would benefit from the "Indl vidualized Instruction" ap proach. There will be some stu dents In the program full time but others will be on a half day temporary basis until such time as they have overcome the check for $250. This matter lneir wcaK fiPls na can De was fahiori until the notf mpet. directed back into the normal Transportation and Curriculum meeting, Dec. 6 Board meeting. Another lengthy discussion centered around the sale of two narrow lots In lone. Last spring the board offered them for sale at $250 which was considered a fair asking price. They turn ed down an offer of $100. This week the same party offered to buy them again and enclosed Red Cross Funds Solicited Locally The annual Red Cross Drive got underway in Heppner this week. Volunteers are providing an opportunity for people to give. The American Red Cross is supported entirely by volun tary contributions from the American people. A major cost to the Morrow County unit is its aid to mem- -ters of the military and disas ter services, the First Aid cours es, the Blood mobile unit visit, the aquatic school for the life guards at the swimming pool. Following the flood the Na tional Red Cross sent to the lo cal unit more than $10,000 that was used to buy washers, dry ers, freezers, refrigerators, fur naces and other emergency needs to enable the flood fam ilies to re-live In their homes. Later more than $3000 was sent to pay for the material for the bridges that individual families will need to replace. Judge Nixes One Demurrer Judge Henry Kaye upheld the demurrer filed Nov. 5 on behalf of Morrow County Court to the complaint in the Schlichting vs. Morrow County Assessor and the Morrow County Court case on the grounds that it didn't ap pear to state facts sufficient to constitute a cause of action against the Court. A demurrer was filed Nov. 17 on behalf of the County Asses sor, Joyce Bergstrom. The Judge overruled this demurrer. M The District Attorney will now submit a memorandum on points of law in the case. WEATHER By DON GILLIAM Hi Low Prec. Wednesday 64 43 .01 Thursday 48 38 PrkJay 56 41 .16 Saturday 53 37 .10 Sunday 45 36 .02 Monday 48 32 .13 Tuesday 47 29 ing. Supt Report Mr. Daniels noted that the final $1500 payment on the lone furnace had not been paid. The final payment will be made when a list of items Is com pleted to the satisfaction of the board. Herb Ekstrom has told the board that he would be willing to provide a rental for teachers at lone if the school board would guarantee a renter. The board felt that they could not guarantee a renter at a certain amount of rent. The Umatilla County School Board Assn. has asked the Mor row County board to meet with them on Nov. 22 at 6:30 at In dian Hills in Pendleton. The program will Include a report on legislation. LaVelle Cecil has resigned as cook at the Heppner Element ary School. Betty Christman who has been working as part time cook was moved up to full time and Shirley Cox who has been the No. 1 substitute will take the part-time spot. The auditor in his report rec ommended that the board up date the fire insurance on ' the buildings. . The board has a blanket policy of $4,632,000. In the event a building is destroy ed, there is " 100 ' replacement as long as it isn't more than the amount of the blanket policy. The engineering firm known as C H2 and M has developed comprehensive zoning plan for the county. A copy has been sent to the board for perusal. Mr. Daniels noted that areas around school property had been zoned for their protection.! Payments in lieu of transpor tat ion were raised from 10c a mile to 15c a mile this next year. The change was made af ter a survey was made of other districts in the area. Helix pays a flat $60 per month. Echo $750 per year, Umatilla 10c a mile, Pilot Rock 8c and 10c a mile, Athena 10c a mile. Arlington $150 a month plus 15c a mile and if other youngsters are transported $200 a month and 15c a mile. j Payments in lieu of transpor tation cost the district about $1300 a year. The increased pay ments will amount .. to $400 to $500 a year. Transportation costs are reimbursed from the state about 50 to 55. Field Trip OK'd The board approved an lone request for a one-time no-cost Field trip to the opera Hansel and Gretel by the Portland Op era Assn., on Dec. 12 at the Portland auditorium. Fifty-six students have signed up to go and 28 adults to act as chap erones. Two 66-passenger bus ses will leave at 9:30 a.m. and return at 9 p.m. The group will school room. Chairman Jerry Peck reported on the Oregon School Boards Convention. They heard reports of schools running for 12 months. One district divides the school year Into 4 terms and divides the students to attend three terms. Another district has a formula whereby students at tend school 45 days and off 12 and everyone has a 15 (school days) vacation. Mollala and Gresham follow this plan. Red mond is following a new sal ary schedule based on evalua tion. They use lots of aides. An other district follows "perform ance contracting". The meeting closed with a board discussion of the district consultation meetings. Heppner' Merchant Commit tee has Invited Santa Claim to come to Heppner" downtown on Saturday, Nov. 27. The big day will be marked by hi erect ing one and all and giving away sack of randy to nil the kill die. free Prim Just for fun tins year, the Merchants have devised a new guessing came. Each merchant will have a Jar or box or other receptacle which may be beans, fish hooks, nails or something else. The Gazette-Times will have a jar full of linotype slugs. The person guessing the near est number to the proper quan tity will be the winner of o valuable prize. Bargain. Toe - Heppner merchants have put forth every effort to have a wide selection of merchandise for their customers for Christmas shopping. You are cordially In vited to come and see: Remem ber, Saturday, Nov. 27. There will be free parking all day, too. The Morrow County Grain Grower will have a Gmnd Op ening for the public on Satur day, Nov. 20 at their fine new building In Lexington. Manager Larry Mills announc t-tl that n free hotcake and ham bteakfutt would be served from 7 a in. to 11 a.m. Free coffee and doughnuts will be served all day. valuable free door prize will be given away from tinto to time, first prize at thi gala event I an III Cadet 60 riding mower. 2nd prize, a chain saw, 3rd prize, 2 nice snow tire. 4th prize, a half inch size B & D drill. 5th prize, a Sunleam Vista blender. All this, say Mr. Mills, Is n happening on the edge of un- ny downtown Lexington. Re member the date: Saturday, Nov. 20. ? ' t 'V 1 ' ' 'yvv, X - A' Iks L m Lu;;. Rodeo Committee Election Held The Morrow County Rodeo Committee held their annual election last Thursday. Tom Currln was elected chair man and Don Evans vice chair man. Don will 'be publicity and advertising director. New mertrbet elected to the board of directors is Lee Palm er of lone. He will he grounds director. Pat O'Brien and Don Evans were both reelected to the Board for three-year terms. Charley Daly went off the Board this year, having served two 3- ear terms. The annual Morrow County Fair and Rodeo Princess tryouts will be held out at the Fair grounds, with the date to be announced later. Shell to Develop 15,000 Acres Senator Don Willner, a poten tial Democratic candidate for the U. S. Senate, has attacked President Nixon's nominee for Secretary of Agriculture, Dr. Earl Butz, as an opponent of the small family farmer. He spoke to the Wasco Coun ty Pomona Grange last Satur day: "When Professor Butz was as sistant Secretary of Agriculture under Ezra Taft Benson, he fa vored vertical Integration of farming and a smaller number of farmers. In 1957, when he left government he told the Na tional Press Club, There are. some people that just were not cut out to be farmers. It Is not at all cold blooded to suggest that they seek other employ ment.' Dr. Butz now serves us a director of DICK WELCH, key not speaker at the annual Columbia Basin meeting Friday, u chairman. Generating Resource for Portland General Electric. Columbia Basin Electric Annual Meeting Friday Walter J. Jaeger, president of Columbia Basin Electric Co-op., Inc., and the board of directors have issued a cordial invitation to attend the annual meeting tomorrow (Friday), Nov. 19 at 5 Delivered to County Last Wednesday, . Dan Vlera, field representative for Oregon Emergency Services delivered five mobile radio units for Mor row County and Heppner. Two of the units will be used by the county on snow plows. The three huge farm other throe for the city of Hepp Morrow County Fairgrounds in Heppner. Registration is at 10:30 a.m.. followed by movies. Luncheon Rhen Creek Grange will sine the luncheon this year at n-k,i. A number of valuable prizes will be awarded. Lisa Wan), a well known yodeler, will enter tain. Official meeting will open at 1:15 p.m. All are urged to come. Dick Sargent Heads Merchants Dick Sargent of Coast -to-Coast Stores here has been named chairman of the Heppner Mer chants Committee. The committee sincer e 1 y thanks Sharon Gorman for her service as head of the commit tee for the past year. Next meeting of the Merch ants Committee will be Dec. 3 at the Wagon Wheel Cafe . at noon. Early Paper Next Week! In order to allow the crew of the Gazette-Times to have a happy Thanksgiving with their families. the G-T will be out early next week. Please turn in news and ad vertising early as paper will be in the mail Tuesday evening, Heppner Merchants, please list your specials for your ad in the Christinas Opening edit ion next week by this weekend. Also .please list your Free Gifts for the prize, too. Thank you, DONNA RAYMOND. Heppner High School freshman ages fast lot ber part as spinster in the play. Bull in a China Shop, tinder the proficient hands of Judy Gochnauer. make-up artist. June Led better, student make-up director, picks up pointers. The make-up room with three make-up stalls was revitalised last year. The cast has had a new experience in being directed by a near-professionaL Fernando Lara, who has had much acting experience in college and the Little Theatre. Curtain time is Nov. 19 & 20 at t pja. at Heppner High SchooL suppliers, Ralston Purina, J. I. Case, and International Miner als and Chemicals." Willner continued, "We need policies on the state and na tional level that are dedicated to maintaining the small fam ily farm. In 1969 and again In 1971 I sponsored measures at our state legislature to prevent further corporate conglomerate farming in Oregon. These are the large nonfarming corpora tions that can farm at a loss, offset their farm loss against their corporate profits for a tax advantage, drive small family farmers out of business, and then control consumer prices "Shell Oil Company will start next spring to develop 15,000 acres for farming near Board man. Desert Magic, Inc., is de veloping a tract of farm land near Irrigon of 6,000 acres. Am fac, a Hawaiian based conglom erate, just absorbed Lamb Wes ton, an enormous food processor (Continued on page 8) Small Fire Reported Heppner folks were startled yesterday at 1 p.m. as the fire siren sounded. There was, for tunately, only some smoke clouding up things in Mrs. Lola Stillman's cpartment at the Schwars cabins. She said a sort of explosion had occurred in the heating stove. It blew the lid off the stove. Repairable Toys Being Sought by Jaycees and Wives ner will be used by the Police i Department and Fire Depart- The Morrow County Jaycees ment. The one for the police and the Jaycee Wives are eage r car will tie Heppner in with, to be working on tovs for Christmas giving to children of this area. Toy collection b,xes have been placed at the First National bank and In Lyle Jen sen's barber shop. Remember to bring toys to be repaired. other law enforcement through the Hermiston Safety Center in addition to the radio now in use in the car. The other two will be install ed In the Ford and GMC Fire trucks according to Fire Chief Forrie Burkenblno. Mr. Viera told the court of an ambulance which the state' has in surplus which could be purchased for $300 to $500. The' court authorized the purchase of, the ambulance if it is In the condition as described. It would I be placed lor emergencies in At the Nov. 3 meeting of the the Boardman and Irrigon ar- Morrow County Court, it was ea- voted to apply ngaln for 701 , A Civil Defease meeting will planning funds which are avail bo held at the courthouse on 1 anie on a 2 to 1 basis Dec. 14. judge raui jones is County Applies for Planning Funds - Turkey Hop Dated On Nov. 27, the SoroptimLst Club's annual Turkey Hop at the Fairground Pavilion Is de signed especially for vacation ing college students. The West em Gentlemen rrom ixinaon will clav a trood variety of dance music. Dancing from 9:00 to 1:00 will benefit the Soroptimist scholar ship fund. Civil Defense director. John Proudfoot met with the court on Nov. 10 relative to the Strawberry Road which he feels Is not wide enough for two trucks to meet and the turn on the Juniper Canyon Road from the Bom bin? Ranee Rd. is too sharp. Leota Martin met with the Court and asked that a notice be published for the County Planning Commission meetings. She also complained that neigh bors' cows have been coming in to her fields over county cattle guards. Doc Sherer said the cat tle guards probably need clean ing and the crew would get right on it. The Court voted to call bids for two new trucks, and chassis only. for cab Hamlin's Gleaning Contributions Judy and Jim Rogers of Ham lin's Tavern put out a "kitty" for spontaneous contributions to help the burned out Evans lam ily. This freewill collection has erown nicelv since It started soon alter tne lire last ween, on an Acmevemem waru in according to Mr. Rogers. I sored by Ford Motor Co. Brock Linnell To Chicago 4-H Meet The largest delegation ever to attend from Oregon will leave Friday, Nov. 26, from Portland for the 50th annual National 4-H Congress in Chicago. Oregon will be represented by 27 4-H members. The Oregonians will join some 1,500 4-H members from throughout the nation and Puer to Rico who are state, regional and national winners In 4-H projects and activities supervis ed by the Cooperative Extension Service. Among the Oregon delegation will be Brock Linnell of lone. Brock is attending the Congress Last year the county paid $1000 to the $8000 from the gov ernment for a total of $12,000. A portion of the county's share was contributed by the City of Boardman as Intensive plan ning had been done by Cornell, Howell, Hayes and Mcrryficld for Boardman as well as the proposed zoning ordinance f r the county. The plan for 1971 call-; for continuing work on the zoning and subfliv i' Inn ordinance for the counly and updating of com munity plans for Heppner, Lex ington, lone, Boardman and Irri gon. The amount of $0000 has been asked with the county supplying $2400 plus In-kind services to the amount of $t00. This is the first, time in-kind services have been allowed. A representative from C 112 & M was to present the Couijty Comprehensive plan to tlie County Planning Commission on Nov. 17. College Hoop Game Coming Jim Bier recently announced that there will be a college bas ketball game here at Heppner High School. The same Will be on Monday, Nov. 29, between Blue Mountain College and Clackamas Commu nity College. Part of the pro ceeds will apply on the purch ase of the new football score board at the Fairgrounds. More detaiLs of the game in next week's G-T.
