MIKK SWF.
Davidson, Kilkenny
Elks scholarship
winners named
Anita Davidson and John
Kilkenny were selected Mon
day night as the top scholars
in the local Elks National
Foundation tor the Most
Valuable Student in both
scholarship and leadership.
Both students are seniors
iutd will graduate from Hcpp
ner High School this summer.
Both students have a high
grade point average.
Anita, 17. plans to further
her education by attending
Southern Oregon College.
Ashland, majoring in business
administration, with account
ins! ax her major field
She is president of the
ANITA DAVIDSON
JOHN KILKENNY
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National Honor Society; edi
tor of the Hehisch. Heppner
High School student paH-r;
president of the Thespians and
student body piesident
Anita is the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs Hob Davidson.
U-xiuglon
John Kilkenny plans to
attend the I'niversity of Ore
Hon. Kugene. majoring in
political science and later
plans to enroll at Willamette
College to study law,
John is co-captain of the
basketball team, president of
the student body and a
member ol the National Honor
Society. He has earned four
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Bicentennial plans moving forward
Because of conflicting activities and the illness of several
members, only five persons attended the Morrow County
Bicentennial Committee meeting at the courthouse, Feb, 18.
Chairman Mike Sweeney reviewed projects that are being
planned, lie is requesting a date when the U. S. National
Bank mobile display can visit here. This historical exhibit
will be presented in 70 cilies throughout the state.
He announced that a wagon train made up of 10 wagons, 50
horses and 100 men will be traveling backwards over the
Oregon Trail. The train will camp at Cecil and Sand Hollow.
A campfire and program may be arranged in Morrow County
on July 15, 1975. This will need committee work and support
by many citizens.
The llager Park development has been begun by the city,
which will maintain the park. Plans have been worked out
and the Junior Chamber of Commerce has raised $1,000 to
use for playground equipment. The first phase of the park
development will cost about $10,000. Construction must be
underway bv June 1 or the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
THE
Vol.
varsity letters in the past
three years; track, bast-ball,
football and basketball.
He is the son of Mr, and Mrs.
Hob Kilkenny. Heppner.
This is the first scholarship
awarded these students, and
(he $mi will be sent to the
college of their choosing.
The contest sponsored by
the Klks. was held on a local
level with the students eligible
to compete in the district
coolest to be held March 2 in
Milton Freewaier.
Oilier winners in the contest
were Sberri Wilson, lone.
Mike Mills. Heppner. who
placed second; l)ena ,.Slru
ther and Jerry Gentry, third,
Evening
classes
listed
Four evening division
classes are scheduled for
Morrow County during spring
term, and others may be
added if there are requests
and interest
Those scheduled are lole
painting, with Ph His Piper as
instructor; stained glass,
Mike Sweek. instructor;
woodworking. Kd Heimstra,
instructor; and china paint
ing. Mary Nikkandcr, instruc
tor. Additional information will
lx published soon. In the
meantime, those wishing to
enroll in any of the classes
should contact the instructor
of their chosen class.
School budget
hearing set
for March 4
The formal hearing on the
proposed budget for the Mor
row County School District
has been set for March 4 at the
Lexington administration
office.
The purpose of this hearing,
which will begin at 7:30 p.m.,
is to discuss the budget with
all interested patrons of the
school district.
The budget summary was
published in the Heppner
Gazette-Times on Feb. 13,
1975.
The proposed budget docu
ment is available in the
Morrow County School Dis
trict Office at Lexington.
IMMUNIZATION CLINIC
SKT FOR MARCH 4
The second immunization
clinic will be held Tuesday,
March 4, 8:45 a.m., at
Heppner Elementary School.
Pre-schoolers are welcome.
Children who will start school
next year should have their
immunizations brought up to
date as required by state law
before entering school.
GAZETTE-TIMES
92, No. 2
12.3 pay
For the first time the
Morrow County School board
has a two-year agreement for
salaries and related economic
benefits with its certificated
teaching staff.
The tioard and classified
No kidding!
Baby boom in Morrow County?
A new baby boom to be in
the nfting in Morrow County.
Thai is w hat is forecast for the
rest of the 70s
The indications are that
there will be a marked
increase in the number of
hnihs. locally and in most
areas of Jbe country, during -
the next few years, despite the
fad that women in general
s' ill plan to have smaller
families than their parents
and grandparents had.
The expectation of bigger
hab crops is based iixn the
sharp increase in the number
( marriages now taking
place That is due. in turn, to
the axalanchf of young men
and women, horn between 1950
and 19.Y. when birth rates
were at a moi d high, who are
now reaching marital age and
setting up their own house
holds. Compared with 1970 when
there were 2.179,000 mar
riages in the United Stales,
according to the Department
of Health. Education and
Welfare, there will be close to
2.45ti.iHNi this year.
In Morrow County, the
census bureau's figures show,
the number of people in the
prime marrying ages-21 to
24 -has reached 431. Ten
years ago. by way of contrast,
there were only 219 in that age
bracket
It represents a 97 per cent
New clinic opening
set for April 15
In a special session Thurs
day. Feb. 20, the Morrow
County Court accepted the
tentative proposal of the Boise
Cascade Corporation on a
modular medical clinic, the
cost not to exceed $42,000.
The proposed clinic mea
sures 60 by 28 feet and
contains 1680 square feet.
A representative of Boise
Cascade met with the court
and the county budget com
mittee Wednesday to review
the final blueprints and work
out details of the contract.
County Judge Paul Jones
stated Thursday that barring
complications, the clinic
would be ready for use April
15.
The clinic will be rented
from the county by Drs. Joe
Gifford and Dick Carpenter.
The two doctors volunteered
to pay an additional sum of
rent after reviewing the Boise
Cascade structure, which is
wider than a previously pro
posed modular clinic. The two
doctors will also furnish and
matching fund money cannot be obtained. Citizens must
raise $5,000 to qualify for this funding.
, The bicentennial committee is planning a ceremony at the
park site on July 4, 1976, which will include the planting of a
Liberty Tree, commemorating the famous tree around which
the patriots rallied in Boston 200 years ago.
Mike stressed the fact that this county has the best
preserved stretch of the Oregon Trail miles of trail that is in
"untouched" condition and which should be preserved as an
historical landmark. Work on access roads and on markers is
needed.
Fifty bicentennial medals have been ordered and will be
displayed and sold throughout the county. A patriotic booth is
planned for the 1975 County Fair, which along with several
other festivals will feature the bicentennial theme.
Mrs. Jane Rawlins is being consulted about the possibility
of a community-produced play or pageant.
The Seroptimist Club has a committee at work on the
production of historic maps of the county.
Harold Becket. vice-chairman of the Morrow County
Heppner,Ore.,Feb.27, 1975
hike, more benefits for teachers
employees had agreed to a
three-year agreement last
year based on cost of living
increases.
During the first year of the
contract the teachers base
salary for a BA degree w ill be
raised from $7,850 per year to
increase in the number ol
potential parents locally.
Elsewhere in the United
States, the increase amounts
o 37 per cent. It is 4G per cent
in the Slate of Oregon.
, There is a direct relation
ship, il is noled. between the
number ol marriages and the
number of births in any one
year.
In Morrow County's general
area, the latest figures show
that the ratio is 172 births in
proportion to every 100 mar
riages. And with more mar
riages locally, more babies
are expected in that propor
tion. Does all this herald a new
baby boom? According to one
statistical report, "projec
tions indicate that around the
end of 1975 the annual level of
births will rise above the
all-time high of 4.308.0(H).
which oecured in 1957. and will
remain at that level for
several years thereafter."
As the Planned Parenthood
Federation puis it: "Even
though people want small
families, even if they practice
contraception, even if they
avoid unwanted pregnancies,
they represent a tidal wave of
prospective parents."
The last few day support the
baby boom theory for Morrow
County.
A daughter. Hailey Dion
ne. was born to Mr. and Mrs.
equip the clinic on their own.
They will, however, be using
the laboratory facilities in the
hospital.
The county has made plans
to purchase two lots directly
across Thompson Avenue,
southeast of the hospital. The
Girls uninjured
in auto mishap
Two Heppner High School
students escaped with minor
injuries early Monday morn
ing when their car was forced
off the road on the Lexington
Heppner Highway.
Driver of the car was Kathy
Eilene Burcham, and her
passenger Oma Jane Roark.
The two girls were driving
toward Heppner when the
Burcham girl attempted to
pass two vehicles in front of
her. As she drove alongside
the first vehicle the driver of
SH.fiiKi. The lop salary paid tor
teachers with a bachelors
degree would be SI 1.221 after
in years of service.
Teachers who hold a mas
ters degree plus 30 or more
credit hours of training would
start at SS.350 without exper-
Doug Olsen. lone. Feb. 13. al
('odd Shepherd Hospital. Her
nnsion Grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. Harland Olsen.
Seattle, and Mr. and Mrs. Lyle
Feck. Heppner. Great grand
parents are Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Peck. Hermiston: Mrs,
IV.IIy Allslolt. Heppner: Mrs.
Florence Imry. Gresham;
and Mrs. Richard Cannon.
Oregon City,
- Mr. and Mrs. Uiuie Eng.
I'xinglon. have a son. Shane
l.cc. born Feb. 23 at Pioneer
Memorial ' Hospital. Grand
parents are Mr. and Mrs. Ray
I'apineau. Lexington. Great
mandnioiher is Mrs. Agnes
Nichols. Islington. The
couple have one other son.
-Mr and Mrs. Wayne
Maxani are parents of a
daughter. April Nicole, born
Feb. 24 at Pioneer Memorial
Hospital. Grandparents are
Mr and Mrs. Paul Maxam.
( iregon City . and Mr. and Mrs.
Kd Hiemstra. Heppner.
Great -grandparents are Mr.
and Mrs. E. D Soutar. Heme!.
Ca : Mrs Robert Polls. Port
land; and Mrs Ethel Saver.
Oregon City
Il is a daughter for Mr.
and Mrs. William Rill of
Heppner. born at Pioneer
Memorial Hospital, Feb. 24.
Grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Leonard Rill and Mr. and
Mrs Everett Harshman. all of
Heppner.
two doctors have indicated
that they might be interested
in purchasing the clinic at a
future date. The location of the
clinic off hospital property
makes such a transaction
possible and allows for expan
sion of the clinic facility.
the vehicle pulled out to pass
the lead vehicle, forcing the
Burcham car off the road. The
Burcham car was forced off
the road, overturned, causing
extensive damage. Neither of
the girls sustained serious
injury.
The girls were taken to
Pioneer Memorial Hospital
and treated for minor cuts and
bruises and released.
The accident was investi
gated by the Oregon State
Police.
Historical Society, reported on that group's progress.
Incorporation papers will be filed soon. A sub-committee is at
work writing society by-laws. Membership money has been
coming in. A meeting is being planned for the third week in
March at which membership cards will be given out. The
charter membership listing will be closed at the time of this
meeting. Membership coupons were printed in the Feb. 6
issue of the Gazette-Times that gave instructions for charter
membership dues payment.
Sweeney and others attending the meeting stressed the
importance of collecting, preserving and restoring historic
pictures. The county is fortunate to have the county museum
as a storehouse for pictures and articles from the area's past.
Mrs. Rachel Harnett was praised as a careful keeper of
materials and records. She has devoted many hours to work
among the old papers stored in the courthouse basement.
Before adjourning. Sweeney stressed that this county will
not have any successful bicentennial observance unless all
its citizens and all its various organizations cooperate and
get to work on planning and implementation.
ience and could reach the
district's top salary of $14,144
after 15 years.
This represents a 12.3 per
cent increase over last year's
salary schedule, according to
MaK Doherty. district super
intendent. The second year of the
agreement has a built in cost
of living increase based on
cost of living as published by
the Bureau of Labor Statistics
from October to October of
each year, he pointed out.
In other economic items the
teaching staff w as granted an
allowance to attend profes
sional conferences not to
exceed one per year and not to
exceed $4n in cost.
Sick leave benefits were
increased to include 10 addi
tional days and those may be
, applied toward retirement
benefits as provided under the
Public Employees Retirement
System.
Three days of personal
non-accumulative leave per
year was allowed each certi
ficated employee with the
understanding that if a substi
Archbishop to
visit Heppner
The Archbishop of Central Africa will be the visitor at All
Saints Parish on March 6.
The Most Rev. Donald Arden was ordained in 1939 and
served as chaplain to Charing Cross Hospital in London. He
went to Africa in 1943 and for nine years was in charge of the
Pretoria Anglican Mission. In 1961 he was consecrated
Bishop of Nyassaland. In 1971 he become Bishop of Southern
Malawi and Archbishop of the countries of Rhodesia,
Rhotswana and Zambia.
He is versed in the problems of the new emerging countries
of Africa and the tensions between the races in Central
Africa.
A potluck supper will be held Thursday, March 6. 6:30 p.m.,
after which Bishop Arden will speak.
Members of all churches are invited. Coffee, tea, rolls and
butler will be provided. Families may bring a salad or a
meat dish.
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tute is required the cost of the
substitute is to be borne by the
employee
In order to correct dis
criminatory policies with the
district's present practices,
the board agreed to a policy of
unpaid maternity leave up to a
period of to months.
All district employees re
ceived increases in insurance
and fringe benefits in the
amount of $22 50 per month to
bo applied toward insurance
or annuity programs available
within the district.
The district has also added
activities related to band,
chaperoning, chorus and jun
ior class advisor, which take
place after school hours, to the
list of responsibilities for
which the district will allow
ev'ra duty pay.
Teacher representatives
agreed to teach one additional
contract day under the new
salary agreement.
The board and the teachers
also agreed that when a
teacher breaks a contract
after July J. he will forfeit a
$2i hi penalty.
DONALD ARDEN