Front Page 10, THE GAZETTE-TIMES, Heppner, OR, Thursday, April 1, 1978
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HISTORIC LOOK AT MORROW'S SCHOOLS
By Justine Weatherfori
Very early schools in this county were operated only part of
the year, were not compulsory and thus irregularly attended.
They had pupils from 4 to 20 years old in a single room where
one teacher struggled with up to 40 or 50 pupils. At first
classes were held in homes, then often in abandoned cabins
and as soon as possible in school buildings.
At one time there were as many as 59 school districts,
about one to a township, and the residents of each district
assumed heavy responsibilities for its school. The school was
the community center pre-dating the Granges, and often
church services, special speakers, holiday programs and
parties were held there. The district residents erected their
buildings, kept them up, furnished the wood to heat them,
served on the board that made all decisions, and provided
low-cost room and board to the teachers who served the
schools at salaries from $18 to over $50 per month.
Parents substituted for teachers who were ill or called
away by family emergencies; they monitored during state
examinations (some for subject areas in the three upper
grades and especially for the most important state testing of
8th graders.) Parents helped with inter-school and
inter-county spelling bees and always assisted with
programs and parties. Teachers were usually the janitors of
their buildings.
The typical school was painted white (it is doubtful that
any in the county were any other color) as white lead paint
was the best and cheapest paint available. Heppner had a
school in 1873 and bachelor Henry Heppner gave very
generously to provide the first building and persuaded others
to join him in equipping it. This building is still in use on
Center St. as the home of Rachel Harnett. As ranchers
propspered they often bought homes in town where they
families stayed during the school year. A three-year high
school opened in Heppner in 1888.
The little school that has been moved to Heppner City Park
is typical. It is No. 22 Democrat Gulch School, which replaced
an older school. Idea School, Morrow No. 22 and Gilliam No.
27 which stood very close to the county line and served
families from both counties. Two of District No. 22's teachers
Delia Scrivner and Marguerite Glavey are able to tell about
early years there.
Schools nearest to No. 22 over in the southwest part of the
county were No. 21 Missouri Ridge and No. 36 Gooseberry a
little to the north. No. 29 Rocky Bluff and No. 31 Eight Mile
Center were to the east, and east-by-south were No. 59 Hale
Ridge and No. 19 Rood Canyon.
Higher in the mountains were No. 40 Hardman, No. 51
Burton Valley, No. 56 Parkers Mill, No. 7 Camas Prairie and
No. 59 Dee Cox schools. In the area west of No. 1 Heppner and
No. 12 Lexington districts were No. 15 Clark's Canyon, No. 38
Bunker Hill, No. 11 Liberty, No. 54 Social Ridge, No. 32 Rhea
Creek. No. 30 Shiloh, and even further west, No. 4 Davis and
No. 14 Pleasant Vale.
The two closest districts south of Heppner were No. 6
Golden West at Ruggs, and No. 3 Willow Way. East of these
were No. 13 Coplinger, No. 42 Twin Pines and Balm Fork, No.
34 Upper Willow Creek, No. 2 Lena and No. 33 Gurdane.
Three schools east of Lexington were No. 17 Blackhorse, and
out near Little Butter Creek, No. 48 Pleasant Point and No. 24
McDonald Canyon.
lone was No. 35 and to its east were No. 23 Devine, No. 50
Hodsdon, and No. 26 Pine City, where Little and Big Butter
Creeks join. The schools north of these, from west to east
were No. 52 Hardesty, No. 28 Four Mile, No. 18 Strawberry.
Still further north were eight districts, again from west to
east. No. 37 Fairview, No. 41 Morgan, earlier Saddle. No.
Cecil. No. 16 Ella, No. 9 Lone Tree, No. 20 Juniper, No. 27
Alpine, and to Alpine's northeast, No. 54 Matteson. The most
northerly schools in the county were No. 39 Willows, No. 25
Boardman and No. 10 Irrigon. Other district schools are
mentioned in various accounts including Galloway,
Pettysville. Juniper, Sand Hollow. Wilmot, and Green
Cottage.
By 1889 there were 29 teachers and the school cost was
$11,892. In 1892 the county superintendent received $40 per
month. There were 53 schools reporting an average of 4 and
four -fifth months of teaching: 12 of them reported having a
Webster's dictionary.
In Oregon's Centennial year, 1959, Morrow County was the
first county in the state to come under the County Unit
Administrative system.
JUST ARRIVED
4-bedroom 28 by 70
over 18,000 sq. ft.
2 full baths
large living room
with family room
unbelievable
spaciousness
Under $14.00 per sq. ft.
MADISON-PACIFIC
Mobile Homesof Hermiston
Hermiston
McNary HiWay
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CHEMICALS
Bronate $34.50
per gallon In 5's
Ouctrll $30.50
per gallon In 5's
Dutyl Ester 6 lb. $10.75
per gallon In 55's
Pettyjohn
OH Company
HEPPNER HIGH SCHOOL
197S-76
BASEBALL SCHEDULE
March 26 Scottie-Rocket
March 27 Invitational
March 30 Riverside
April 1 Adrian
April! Riverside
Aprils Echo
April 6 Umatilla
April 9 Umatilla
April 10 Umatilla
April 13 Sherman
April 15 Echo
April 20 lone
April 23 Wasco
April 24 Stanfield
April 27 Condon
April 30 Sherman
May 1 Stanfield
May 7 lone
May 11, Wasco
May 4 Condon
Pilot Rock, 12:30
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HEPPNER HIGH SCHOOL
GOLF SCHEDULE
April 8 Wahtonka
April 15 Riverside
April 22 Umatilla
April 29 Wahtonka
May 6 Hermiston
May 10 John Day( Boys)
May 13 Hermiston, Riverside
May 17 District (Boys)
May 17-18 State (Girls)
May 24 State Boys
May-25 Stale (Boys)
IONE HIGH SCHOOL
BASEBALL
March 26 Echo
March 31 Arlington
April 2 Adrian
April 5 Riverside
April 6 Arlington
April 8 Riverside
April 13 Condon
April 16 Sherman Co.
April 20 Heppner
April 27 Wasco Co.
April 30 Condon
May 4 Sherman Co.
May 7 Heppner
May 13 Wasco Co.
Heppner, 2:00
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John Day
Glendoveer
Glendoveer
Glendoveer
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RESULTS OF HEPPNER WOMENS CITY TOURNAMENT
TEAM:
1st Place Merry Makers
2nd Place Peterson's Jewelry
3rd place Fiesta Bowl
4th place Gardner's Mens Wear
SINGLES
lst-Hazel Kandle
2nd Barbara Morris
3rd Jo Pettyjohn
4th-Roberta Klaus
5th Darlene Klinger
6th Floss Watkins
7th Evelyn Coulter
8th Darlene Arington
9th Jean Ball
10th Susan Johnston
DOUBLES
1st Hazel Kandle
2nd-Pat Hyatt
3rd-Barbara Morris
4th Ann Schwanin
4th Roberta Klaus
6th Jo Pettyjohn
7th Dorris Graves
8th Darlene Klinger
9th Darlene Arington
10th Faye Ruhl
DOUBLES
1st Ann Schwanin k Susan Johnston
2nd Millie Hanna k Sue Greenup
3rd-Jackie Alstott k Ann Melland
4th-Melba Quakenbush k Faye Ruhl
5th Betty Galbraith k Marie Turner
6th-Jo Pettyjohn k Dorris Graves
7th-Delores Stewart k Barbara Morris
8th-Doll Campbell k Evelyn Coulter
9th-Marg Eckman k June Bellenbrock
luth-Pat Hyatt k Janice Paustian
Fiest Bowl won 3 games
from Morrow County Grain
Growers. Central Market lost
3 games to Gardners Men's
Wear and Peterson's Jewelers
defeated Coast to Coast in
their 3 games.
Janice Paustain. Fiesta
Bowl took high honors with a
196 for individual high game.
Inetia Canton. Petersons took
high honors with a 507 for
individual high series, with Jo
Pettyjohn with a close 500
series. Fiesta Bowl rolled an
897 to take high team games
and 2539 was rolled by Gard
ner's to take high team series.
Team w
Petersons 30' i 17'
Central Market 27 21
MCGG 26' s 21'i
Gardners 22 26
Coast to Coast 22 26
Fiesta Bowl 16 32
There will be a Hermiston
Women's Bowling Association
meeting April 7. Hermiston at
the Caravan Broiler. There
will be a no host dinner at 6: 30
p.m. followed by the meeting.
Please attend.
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HEPPNER HIGH SCHOOL
1971 GIRLS TRACK SCHEDULE
Aprils John Day Invite.
April 6 lone, Umatilla
Riverside
April 9 Pilot Rock
April 13 Wahtonka, lone
Wasco Co., Condon
April 20 Pilot Rock, Condon
lone, Wahtonka
April 24 JFK Invite
April 27 Sherman, Wasco Co.,
Condon, Wahtonka
Apeil 30 Pilot Rock Relays
May 7 Pendleton Invite.
May 15 District
May 21-22 State
There, 10:30
Riverside, 4:00
Here, 4:00
Condon, 4:00
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Mt. Angle, 11:00
Condon, 4:00
There, 1:00
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Pendleton
Portland
HEPPNER HIGH SCHOOL
1976 BOYS TRACK SCHEDULE
Aprils Willamette Relays
April 6 lone, Umatilla, Riverside
April 9 Carnival of Speed
April 10 Condon Invite
April 13 Wahtonka, lone
Wasco Co., Condon
April 17 Morrow Co. Invite
April 20 Pilot Rock, Condon
lone, Wahtonka
April 24 JFK Invite
April 27 Sherman, Wasco Co.
Condon, Wahtonka
May 1 Umatilla Invite.
May 4 Pendleton Invite
May 10 Pendleton JVs
May 15 District
May 21 State
May 22 State
Salem, 12:00
Riverside, 4:00
Milton-Freewater, 12:00
There, 11:00
Condon, 4:00
Riverside, 12:00
Here, 4:00
Mt. Angel, 11:00
Condon, 4:00
Umatilla, 12:00
Pendleton, 4:30
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Pendleton
Portland
Portland
rJIOKUWENT NEWS
Mrs. Bud Engle
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A panel discussion in re
gards to volunteer fire depart
ment will be held Saturday
night at the school cafe. Fire
chiefs from different fire de
partments will attend to help
answer questions pertaining
to a volunteer department. A
potluck supper will be served
at 6:30 p.m. with the public
invited. The fire truck which
the city recently purchased is
in Salem for a paint job.
Mrs. Mike Corley accom
panied Mrs. Carl Cox to Walla
Walla Monday to bring Mrs.
Corley's brother Johnny Cox
home from the Veterans
Hospital where he has been for
two weeks. He is visiting at the
Corley home in Hamilton at
the present time.
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Nick
ols spent Saturday at Nampa,
ID where they visited his
mother.
Miss LaVelle Boyer and
Miss Lorie Guerricogoitia of
LaGrande spent the weekend
at the Stanley Boyer home.
They spent last week at Lake
Tahoe.
Mrs. Stanley Boyer spent
Tuesday and Wednesday at
the home of her son and
family, the Jerry Boyers, in
Arlington.
Floyd and Mark Peterman.
Mill City, visited last week
with their grandmother. Mrs.
Katie Hinton. Hamilton. Mrs.
Hinton returned home with
her grandsons.
Mrs. Robert Cox and child
ren and Mrs. Darrell Farrena
spent Tuesday at The Dalles.
Mark and Michael Price, Her
miston spent last week at the
home of their grandparents.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dahill.
The Dahills took the boys
home Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Davis
spent the weekend at the home
of their daughter and family,
the Aaron Harris in Prine
ville. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Jewel
and daughters returned home
Saturday after spending sev
eral days in Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Caven
der went to Bend Friday
where Mr. Cavender had a
medical checkup.
Mr. and Mrs. M.C. Helms
returned to. their home in
Jefferson Saturday after
spending nearly two weeks at
the home of their daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Wil
liams. Mr. and Mrs. George Stub
blefield spent Friday in Hep
pner, where Mr. Stubblefield
had a dental appointment.
Vera Gardner. John Day is
visiting at the home of her
aunt. Mrs. Maltie Stubble
field. Mr. and Mrs. Gene Camp
bell returned home Saturday
after a week's trip to Hawaii.
lr. and Mrs. Don Griffel
and family moved to town last
week in the house where the
Arnold Beamer family lived.
The Gnffels recently sold the
ranch, the former Don Norden
place on the river, to Mr. and
Mrs Eldon Powell of Cheshire
who moved last week. The
Powells have three small
children. The Griffels plan to
move to Halfway when school
is out. where they purchased a
ranch.
Mrs. Bernard Fitze. Mrs.
Mickey Cox. Mrs. Marvin
Nickots and Mrs. Bud Engle
tied three quilts for the
M M M. Club at the home of
Mrs Henry Dahill.
Miss Sherrl Warren spent
last week at the home of her
aunt. Mrs. Gayle Engle.
Mr. and Mrs. Gary Englt
and children returned home
Sunday evening after spend
ing 10 days in Portland, Mol
alia. Bay City. Waldport and
Corvallis.
Mrs. Wanda Taylor recently
left for Reno. NV to be with
her father, Fred Miller.
LUBE SPECIAL $14.
Due to the good response to my' $14
lube special where I furnish oil,
filter, and give a complete lube Job,
I have decided to continue It
indefinitely. The only change will be
$15 for 4-wheel drives. Also see me
for new or used tires and recaps,
exhaust system work, shocks, sport
wheels, batteries, wheel packs, etc.
Competitive prices.
Last year some of our customers 1
enjoyed a 5-10 bushel per .acre
increase with early spraying of
Bronate over a late spraying of,
24-D.
Bronate can be sprayed early
while the weeds and grain are
small. The grain only needs to have
3-4 leaves. Early spraying Is the
one that helps. Bronate can be
sprayed In colder weather (any
weather that your nozzles don't
freeze).
Every day you delay In spraying
your weeds, is costing you money.
Kill them while they are small.
Act now, give us a call, 4227254.
We have a good stock of Bronate,
Buctril, 24-D, and other chemicals.
Pettyjohn Oil Co.
lone, Oregon
422-7254
Mr. and Mrs. Rubeun Pat
zer returned home Wednesday
after spending three days at
the home of Mrs. Patzer's
mother at Mosier. Mr. and
Mrs. Harold Wright, Heppner.
spent Sunday at the Patzer
home.
Mrs. Carl Cox and Allen
spent Saturday in Walla Walla
and enroute home they stayed
all night at Dale.
Gwen Geil, Weston, is visit
ing at the Grace Rice home.
The women visited Sunday at
the Bud Engle home.
The M.M.M. Club met
Thursday at the home of Mrs.
Rubeun Patzer with 7 mem
bers present. Absent were
Doris Tippett, Loiselle Dahill
and Flo Fitch. Members
approved to donate $150 for
the fund toward obtaining two
more TV channels. Refresh
ments were served and the
rest of the afternoon was spent
playing bingo. The next meet
ing will be April IS, at the
home of Mrs. Bud Engle.
Mrs. Jack Cavender. Mrs.
Paul Jewel. Mrs. Bill Gienger.
Mrs. Bob Cox. Mrs. Bob
Cockerel. Mrs. Phil Murphy
and Mrs. Gary Engle attended
the Home Extension Achieve
ment Day at Long Creek.
Thursday.
Fifty-nine persons attended
the potluck dinner at the
Grange Hall In honor of Mae '.
Mc Willis' 86th birthday. Mr."4
and Mrs. Bob Gienger and Mr.
and Mrs. Ivan Gienger. Bak
er. Mr. and Mrs. Archie
Gienger and Mrs. Sophie
Leasy. Mt. Vernon. Mrs.
Lllburn Hunt and children,
Halsey; Mrs. Will Martin and
Leslie; Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Splvey and Heather, John
Day. Mr. and Mrs. Arlle
Leasy. Fox; Mrs. Lester
Gienger and infant son. Fos
sil ; Brenda and Joanie Gieng
er, John Day; Mrs. Janet
Lewis. Pendleton; Mrs. Rick
Benson and son, Klnzua; Mr.
and Mrs. loyd Gienger and
family; Mr. and Mrs, Bill
Gienger and children; Mr. and
Mrs. Gayle Engle and child'
ren and Mr. and Mrs. Harold
Reynolds and daughters; Mr.
and Mrs. Marvin Nichols;
Gene Hunt, Long Creek; Mrs.
Reeta Hinton. Grace Rice,
Mrs Freda Tubbs and Ricky
and Mr. and Mrs. Bud Engle
attended.
A large crowd attended the
dance at the Cottonwood
School house Saturday night.
The music was furnished by
Gene Vaughan, Fox and
Dallas McDaniels.
Mr. and Mrs. Herman
Schick recently returned from
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The Spring Cotillion
April 3, 1976
lone American Legion Hall
Dancing to
Rod Esselstyn
9:30-1:30a.m.
Admission:
$12.50 per couple
$7.50 singles
Midnight Buffet
Happy Hour 0:30-9:30 pan.
sponsored by Beta Omega
Chipter. of E.S.A.
All proceeds will go to
the lone Volunteer Fire Dept.
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