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Ictcst in Concrete Catch Plants
The latest In (mi'lable con
crete hatch plants Inn Nen wl
up tic-IP ul Heppner. The
Readynnx plant has JukI arriv
ed from Texas mid in being used
here fr the first tune. Ready
mix will supply the concrete lor
I he new addition ut Kinzuu.
Tin- struriure stands nearly
411 (eel into the air. It is self
cnniamcd with hoppers for the
aggregate, t cement and the
water. The material In measur
(.(I by electronic load cells
instead of beam scales. The
sand and gravel, water, cement
arc all weighed separately and
electronically.
The three measured ingred
ients are poured into the
revolving Keadymix trucks
where the mixing lakes place
enroute to be poured. The
number of revolutions deends
upon the specifications of the
contractor.
The batch plant has a
capacity of 8 cu. yds. which is
the capacity of the trucks. A
vard of cement weighs 2 ton.
The plant will Ik- ocrated by
Jiiek While. While he is a
Pendleton native, he is just
back from seven years in
Hawaii. Here he worked for five
years for a concrete company.
Footing Poured
The first 'cement was poured
at the new Kinzua addition on
Friday. However the concrete
came from the Readymix
Hoiirdman plant. The eight
yards was poured in five
footings.
Kinzua is in the process of
installing a 12" drainage line
beside the highway.
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filling. The cement hopper
ha bMn raid. The water
Jf hidden bT the upper
bopper AU three pour Into
trucks lor mixing.
Soroptimists
to The Dalles
A
group of Heppner Soropti-
mists
went to The Uaiies
Thursday evening to attend
installation ceremonies. The
candle light ceremony was also
al tended by Governor Dorothy
Berry of Northwestern Region
and Alice Rasmussen, regional
treasurer. Mrs. Berry plans to
attend Heppners' installation
and initiation on June 30 as does
a group from Goldendale, Wa.
Goii
g to The Dalles were Mrs.
Randal
Peterson, Mrs. Elaine
Mrs. Clara Gertson,
George
Mis.
Etta Parker and Mrs.
Clavton Sweek.
LARRY PETTYJOHN grad
uated from Oregon State this
spring with a bachelors in
Science Education. He will
teach Chemistry and Physics at
BurbanK, Wa. He will also have
some coaching duties. He is the
son of Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Pettyjohn of Heppner.
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Irrfcjon Youth
Junior Chcnip Showmen
at Union
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At l he budget hearing held in
eH.jM-tHHi with the June (My
Council meeting, the budget
was adopteil in the amount of
VMi.'liiti Taxes will he levied tn
(he ii mount wl l2MWt. which Is
wtiltii. Ihe 11 H-rcenl limitation.
No m e hm council members
appeared al the meeting.
Mayor Chester Wilson
brought to the jiltei;lion of the
Council some problems facing
the water vMem. Kxcessive
use u. spi inkling has resulted in
mi hmIs ol low pressure and
nddiiinnul hours ol pumping on
IhpiIi the well pump and the
secondary IhxisIci pump. Addi
tioi.nl storage is a need thai
must In- met mmhi. according to
Wilson.
A letter was read from Rita
aid Gerald Clark, petitioning
he City for annexation of some
2 ii'i acres into Ihe City. The city
boundary cuts through the
proK'il they have purchased
leaving this (Million outside. No
action was taken as a recom
mendation from Ihe planning
con i mission has not been made.
The mailer will be on Ihe July
ne.ci.dii.
A hearing on vacation of thai
purl ion of ttlh St. between North
Main and the highway is being
advertised and will also be on
Ihe agenda for Ihe July 10
meeting.
Recorder Mary Wilson was
excused from the meeting. Elva
Sanders and Al Eppeiibach
were on vacation, and wire
absent.
1KIMGON YOl'TII -CHAMPION
SHOWMAN'
ATI N ION
Hy FR ANCES ROSE WILSON
Robert Richards was the
Champion Junior Showman in
ihe K.F.A. division al the Union
Hospital Board Holes High Audit Cosls
The hospital board met
June 14 at Pioneer Memorial
Hospital. The cost of the
audit is 4200 dollars. Ilene
Wyman noted that 47 pages
have to be filled out There
are many rules and regula
tions that have to be com
plied with and the red tape
takes hours of time
The hospital administrator
noted that the liability in
surance for the hospital had
none up 1200 dollars. This is
due to more malpractice
suits. She said. "We have
none here but it's all over.
The hosptal employees, 21
of them, have agreed to ac
cept retirement benefits ol
Pacific Mutual which has a
better plan than the state
retirement plan. The county
and hospital pay over half
of the cost. ,
The County Court rejected
the hospital budget on its
first presentation bause t
hadn't been signed by the
president of the board, . was
not broken up in detail en-
is ;. n salary in-
creases naa
proved by the court
ap-
and
Qors
JOTS
A few kind souls have
mentioned that they had missed
my Jots. I've been busy busy.
More Birds
But I have noticed that there's
more birds around our yard.
Others have mentioned it too.
Another friend says "Do you
suppose it's because we aren't
using sprays anymore?" Any
way, I'm delighted to see more
birds. ..and kinds I've never
MR. AND MRS. ERNEST
ERTZ. Tim, Keith and Eliza
beth of Spokane will live in
Heppner for the next 3 or 4
months. Mr. Ertz will be
working on a forest service
road. They finally found an
apartment at the Hotel.
l.n e.tiM k Show He also look 1st
place in swine Junior Show
manship All 4 11 Desert Ridcis Club
iih ihIii i s and their families
wcie n.xiiiij to a bailMi'iie al
the home of Dale and Saudi
Roih iqiie, on June :l. A great
lin e was had b all and a "Hig
Ti;ii k". was expressed l Ihe
club.
ImlrpriMli'iit'C Sionlax
July I hits Imvii sel as
i tlcwi,dance Sunday by Pas
tor Robert Schmoll of Ihe
Imuon Assembly of God. An
authentic Declaration of lude-m-i
(liii.ee will Ih- gixeu an adull
who brings Ihe most people lo
Sm day School in the "Hump the
Slump-' Sunday School contest.
Cu dy bin s from I fool lo a yard
lot g will go lo children who
In i a more than 1, -
The Good News Singers will
piesent a program of gospel
music in Ihe evening service,
which hci;im. al 7 p.m. on July I.
The Rev. Schmoll attended a
Chinch Conference, in Sana
wa . Wash. June 11 -Y. Tommy
Hal n il of Davcnporl, Iowa was
the siecial SH'iiker.
Dewey West Sr. of Woodburn,
aid son Dewey West Jr. of
Hoai dman. visited at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. E.A. Stephens.
Siit . c ening. They were return
ii i from a trip to Alberta.
Canada, where they visited a
sister-in-law. Dewey West Sr. is
Mrs. Stephens' brother.
Visitors earlier in the week
were Martha Hoover, a former
teacher in Irrigon and Maude
Alexander of Hermiston. Miss
Hoover taught at Clackamas
Hus pasi year. She and her
moi her Mrs. Luna Hoover have
a summer home in Cannon
Bench. Miss Alexander has also
taught school in Irrigon.
was not in line with the in
creases given other county
employees.
The hospital has been paid
12,000 dollars in contribu
tions to meet the 44,000 dol-'
lars bid of McCormmachs
for the solarium. -
The board approved bills
totaling something over
10,000 dollars which doesn't
include pay roll. To be paid
before the end of the fiscal
year is 15,000 dollars to the
retirement plan which is the
hospital's share, the x-ray
tube, installation of the
wheel -in shower 1200 dollars,
two year supply of linens
1026 dollars and air condi
tioners 1368 dollars. The
hospital expects to have a
53,000 dollars cash carry
over. The hospital board will
ask for bids for carpeting
for the solarium and the
halls. The hospital employ
ees will have 7 holidays the
same as the other county
employees.
seen before. Of course by the
time I find them in my bird
book, they're gone. But so
beautiful they are.
New Music Man
Greg Davidson, working at
the G-T until he takes off for
New York on the United Nations
jaunt, could hardly wait to hear
who the school board had
elected as band director for
Heppner next year. James
Ackley was the board's choice
as well as Greg's. It seems he
was a member of the band that
played for the Junior prom as
lead guitar and vocalist. He
went over "he's really good".
That's good, we always look
forward to the concerts.
Fergusons
There certainly were a lot of
Fergusons at Fay and Gene
Ferguson's 50th wedding anni
versary Sunday. Ted Ferguson
was there from Gold Beach and
there's a lot of little handsome
Fergusons. Then there were
Fergusons who were double
cousins of Gene's. Another son
Dick with more Fergusons and
the Gene's brother Ray Fergu
sons... and some more Fergu
sons. It was a real fun affair.
Some Fun
George Steagall II taking
Helicopter flight training at
Fort Hood. Texas nearly drop
ped in his tracks when an officer
approached him and said, "Hey
Soldier, how are the Heppner
Mustangs doing?"
How about that. ..it was Scott
Barratt...Bill Barratt's son
Garnet Arratt's grandson.
George had worked on the
Barratt ranches when he was in
high school, and he was
delighted to see and hear from
someone who knew Heppner.
He has completed his basic
training and his helicopter
maintenance schooling.
HEPPNER ORE. GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursdsy. June XI. II7J
Dcartban Ccsalistcnsrs Hear Progress Report
II) MARY I.KE.MXKIOW
Al the meeting of Ihe Port of
Moi row last week Ihe commis
sioners heard a progress report
hi Ihe installation of rail and
water services in Ihe port's
industrial and food processing
park. The commission faces a
July I deadline in getting
utilities lo Ihe new Desert
Magic potato packing plant that
is under const ruction in the
laik.
Port Manager Rupert Kenne
dy stnb-d thai preliminary
estimates on the 48 foot well
that has been drilled are that
Ihe well will pump 1.500 gallons
M'r minute.
The commission approved a
pi-rposal to pui clu se a 5.000
gallon water tank Ihe cily of
Boardman has on hand. The
port agreed to offer the cily
Sirrno for the tank thai has a
coal iil interior and mcchnaical
controls. Kennedy said he
assumed the city would accept
Ihe offer.
The Union Pacific Railroad is
hiving Ihe rails for 2.500 feet of
lead track in the park thai is
costing Ihe port commission
over $:I5.0H). it was reported
Thursday.
IX'sert Magic will be con
structing two spurs from the
line lo the new potato facility.
No one appeared at the
budget hearing that was open
during the meeting, and the
commission adopted the budget
as proposed by the budget
committee with a tax levy of
$29,750.
SLICK TRICK
Buy terry cloth by the yard
for a colorful picnic or patio
cloth. Put an inch hem around
the cloth and run a drawstring
in it. No more having to weight
down the corners of the cloth to
prevent it blowing around.
Construction was to start
June 18 on the solarium with
90 working days to comple
tion. .
The hospital license had
been changed so that the
hospital is now operating
with 24 nursing home beds
and 20 hospital beds. This
brings a change In the cen
sus figure which was 7.9
last month. There was one
major surgery, out 102 out
patients and one baby.
This was the last board
meeting Vel Robinson would
attend as he is moving to
Portland. Nona Sowell was
absent as she Is in Europe.
Present were Harriet Evans,
chairman. John Pfeiffer. Le
Roy Gardner and Vel Rob
inson. Three teachers were approv
ed for contracts at the Monday
night meeting of the Morrow
County board of education
meeting. Virginia Liebertz will
fill the vacancy of Special
Education at Heppner Ele
mentary. She has her BA from
Portland State. Fay Ann
Bunker will teach Spanish and
Language Arts at Riverside.
She has her BA from the
University of Oregon and has
advance work at Eastern Ore
gon College. James Ackley will
be the band instructor at
.Heppner. He has his BA from
Portland State.
Two resignations were ac
cepted. Those of Dennis Cass
who taught language Arts and
was Jr. High Track Coach at
Heppner Elementary and
Harley Sager from the Heppner
Advisory committee and budget
committee.
Classified Employees
Four classified employees
were hired for lone. They were
Helen Gutierrez as assistant
cook, Paule Gates as kitchen
helper, Dorene Mansfield as
cleaning matron and laundress
and Scott Christiansen, assist
ant custodian and bus driver.
Sells Land
After discussion the board
agreed to sell a small parcel of
land in lone that belongs to the
school district to Elwayne and
Jovcc Bergstrom. It borders
and fills out the boundary lines
to the two lots that the
Bergstroms bought at the lone
Auction. The cost was $212.50.
This will give the Bergstroms
HUKK) sq. feel which is required
lo place a mobile home on the
plot and which they are
considering.
Jack Sumner registered a
negative vote and explained
that he just didn't believe in
SLICK TRICKS
Plastic pill bottles (1" in
diameter) are just fine for
storing sewing machine bob
bins. The bobbins fit one on top
of the other, and you can see the
different colors of thread.
Sr er Construe lion
.Sewer and water line con
struction Is under way In the
western section of the city of
Roardman In a $I,M7 project,
Utility superintendent Larry
Phillips said Ihe projects call
for I .aw feel of sewer line and
I .:t20 feel of six-inch water line.
Presler & Sharpe of Kenne
wick. Wash, is the construction
contractor.
Honor Roll
The honor roll for Riverside
High School for Ihe last semest
er has been announced as
follows: A roll; Seniors - Susan
Ball 40. Casey Kuhn 40.
Dolores Hilling. Debbie McCoy,
Darrel Pummel, David Rich
ards. Bruce Russell. Juniors -Ann
Gasser 4.0. Susan Schncll
4 0. Linda Ball, Debbie Huwe.
Dandle Leighlon. Sheryl Part
low, Karen Richards. Sopho
mores - Mary Dixon, Michelle
Graham. Denise Henkle, Pam
Hug. Greta LeBlanc, Pam
Schmeder. Freshmen - Peggy
Grand! 4.0. Donna Ziemer 4.0,
Lori Schnell.
B Roll; Seniors - Rob Adams,
Vicky Gaymon. Kittie Hixson,
Maril vn Pourier. Bob Ryan, Pat
Skoubo. Pal Witters, Eugene
Hodson. Juniors - Kathy
Jackson. Kathy Beal, Martha
King, Sharon Stewart. Sopho
mores - Edie Brasel, Grace
Hixson, Neta Phillips, Don
Russell, Keith White. Freshmen
- Kieron Haney, Susan Hulse,
Robert Richards, Danny Shoe
make. Vickie Sullivan, Jerry
Zielinski, Julie Zielinski.
Annual Picnic
The Women's Activity Com
mittee of Greenfield Grange
met Wednesday afternoon of
last week at the home of Mrs.
Bill Bates, starting with lunch
eon at 12:30. Mrs. Rollin Bishop
was a guest.
Plans were made to have the '
annual picnic together with
members of the grange July 15
in the Boardman City Park at
1:30 p.m., weather permitting.
The dinner for Pomona
Grange to be held here June 20
was discussed. The meeting will
start at 6:30 p.m. with dinner.
Each club member is to bring a
dessert .
Card party hostesses appoint
ed included: June 19, Mrs.
Bishop; June 26, Mrs. Walter
Haves; July 3, Mrs. Frank
Marlow; July 10, Hazel Car
penter. There will be no business
meeting in July, and the next
one will be held August 8 at the
home of Mrs. Hayes, starting at
1 p.m.
Board Fills Three Teaching Vacancies
selling school owned property.
However the board members
felt that the district would never
take advantage of this land
which is in no position to be used
with other school property.
Student Conduct ,
Each attendance area has
had a committee review the
student conduct code and Mr.
Daniels reported the findings of
the committee. lone came up
with the most conservative and
fell that dress and grooming
should be modified to delete
references to specific clothing
types and hair standards. This
should be left to the discretion
of the school principals and
school staff under guidance
provided by the preferences of
the general community.
Riverside and Heppner both
recommended allowing blue
jeans and-or blue denims.
However voted against wearing
badly faded or frayed blue
jeans.
The board accepted the
recommended changes and also
adopted a rewritten section by
Dennis Doherty in regard to
weapons or instruments that
could be used as weapons.
Well Trouble Al Riverside
The dry wells at Riverside
continue to fill up with sand.
The board approved as a
solution to install a direct line to
the city storm system thus
eliminating the need for the dry
wells. This must be done before
Ihe parking area can be paved.
Cost will run about $1800. and
would come from the Riverside
construction fund.
Driver Training Cars
The board authorized driver
training cars from the following
dealers: Farley Motors, Pear
son Motors. Arrow Chevrolet
and the FFA pickup from
Fulleton Chev.
The board authorized the call
for bids mi bus service, bulk
gasoline, fuel oil, anti-freeze
and contract runs. Call for bids
is lo be published Juy 5 and 12
with bid opening al 2 p.m on
July 23. Mr. Daniels said
unless there's some changes in
Hm- next 30 days. I anticipate we
will no! be receiving bids on
bulk gasoline."
Visitors
E4 Jim Parllow is on leave at
Ihe home of his mother, Mrs.
Roy Parllow, from a nine
mouths duly on the U.S.S.
Enterprise in Viet Nam.
Mrs. Bill Nelson, accompani
ed by her mother-in law, Mrs.
Juanila Nelson of Portland,
went lo Medford to visi! a! the
home of Mrs. Nelson's brother-in-law
and sister, Dr. and Mrs.
R. J. Urie. then went to Reno,
Nev. for several days. On Iheir
way home they visited in Bend
at the home of Mrs. Nelson's
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Gary Herauf.
Visitors for Ihe next two
weeks al the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Hilton Witters are Witters'
mother. Mrs. Elizabeth Witters
of Maple Valley, Wash., and his
niece, Tanya Witters of Kent,
Wash.
Mr. and Mrs. Chet Phillips
and son Dean of Monmouth
were weekend visitors at the
homes of their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John Phillips and Mr. and
Mrs. Pete Peterson.
Mrs. Clarence Thomas of
Pendleton visited Sunday after
noon at Ihe home of her sister,
Mrs. Frank Marlow. on her way
to Portland to visit another
sister, Mrs. Lafe Smith.
Mrs. George Sicard has been
a patient in St. Anthony's
Hospital in Pendleton the past
week, suffering with the flu.
Shower
Pal Witters, bride-elect of
Mike Edwards, was honored
with a miscellaneous shower
Thursday evening of last week
at the home of Mrs. George
Sicard. Committee in charge
was Patsy Skoubo, Debbie Hug,'
Dolores Hilling, Martha King.
Susan Ball and Vickie Gayman,
the latter of Irrigon. There were
32 present. In a game played,
Mrs. Dewey West Jr. received
the prize.
Top Golfers
Winners at Willow Run Golf
course on Ladies Day last week
were Dorothy Kennedy first in
group A in the Specs, with
Eileen Daniels and Kaye Trum
bull tying for second. In group B
Jeanne West was first and
Phoebe Hayes second.
Sunday winners for the men
for the front 9 were Chet
Phillips of Monmouth, first;
Bruce Wilkins of Arlington,
second; Dennis Gronquist of
Arlington, third. The back 9
winners were Jim Harper, first ;
Chet Phillips, second; and John
Paradiso, third. Closest to the
pin winners were Jim Harper
and Ron Daniels.
Willow Run will host the men
from the McNary Club on June
24.
Paving& Road Repairs
By reducing the square yard
age of paving at the Heppner
Elementary School and by
purchasing the gravel from the
county, the district will be able
to complete drainage repair and
paving at the high school and
paving at the elementary school
within the available funds of
$8500. Percy Jellum will do the .
work while they are in Heppner
doing the work for the city.
Ione's Furnace
Mr. Daniels contacted the
Johnson Service Co. who have
the maintenance agreement on
the district's furnace controls
who tell him, the district is not
covered for work on the
combustion control at lone. P S.
Cook has said they can keep the
control in repair as long as they
can get replacement parts. Mr.
Daniels said that he felt the
district could keep it going
through the summer and re
placement wouldn't be required
before fall.
Air Conditioning
The teacherage committee
decided to install an air
conditioning unit in the lone
teacherage at a cost of $987. and
lo increase the rent from $110. a
month to $130. The committee
recommended the purchase of
the two air conditioners in the
Boardman duplex for $250. each
and to increase the rent from
$90. to $100. on each unit. The air
conditioners are four years old
and are installed in the wall.
Mr. Daniels noted in his
financial that prior years taxes
are coming in good but that the
current years taxes aren't. He
anticipates having a $35,000
cash carry oyer into the new
budget on July 1.
Hoard meeting schedule
The board adopted a meeting
schedule for 1973-1974. They will
continue to meet the third
Monday with one exception. In
July, they will meel the 23rd
which is the 4th Monday. The
meetings will start at 8 p.m
until Oct. then at 7:30 p.m.
Bills paid through First
National account totaled
$12.458 64 and through Bank of
Eastern Oregon $23.901 .06.