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THE GAZETTE-TIMES. Hepfntr. OR, Tar4j. J!7 U . i X 3 1 rn""iw"tf' 1 1 1 Ipnj 1 1 i i o. 1 I r- fcr- - c r s .rm'inii.i ii i i " i i' " JES8B , T -Ttl- fiouae, feeore anci after, almost Left, the school arrives in Heppner one year ago. Right, The one room school 'Terry Campbell adds some paint to the school Democrat Gulch school ! dedication Sunday morn (G-T photo) City library lists changes The Heppner Library Association board of director held its final meeting of the 197V76 fiscal year at the library Thursday evening, June 24. Randall Peterson, board chairman, presided. Members Pauline Winter, Ed Struthers and Myrna Johnson along with Librarian Justine Weatherford were in attendance. After several reports and careful consideration of next year's budget, the board agreed to instigate several changes which become effective on July 1, today. The daily fee on overdue books was raised to five cents, from its historic two cents. Because the library is open two hours each Monday morning for the Story Hour and to permit children and their families to checkout and return books, it was decided to temporarily dgaway with the 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday afternoon opening until after Sunday, August 15. The library is still serving the public 15 hours each week. The librarian asked for these summer Sundays off until the Story Hour ends ort Aug. 9. Mrs. Weatherford reported that about 200 children's books have been loaned to the library by the Heppner t-iemeniary i This Sunday morning, on America's 200th - birthday, the dedication of the little, one-room Demoral Gulch School in Heppner's Main Street Park will prove that a good idea and I cooperative, contributed efforts can produce i a community shrine. Sj The idea came from Barbara Denslinger j Cutsforth who inspired much of the effort on ? the project put forth by her husband Orvllle W. Cutsforth. Jim Farley owned the building and offered it to the Culsforths when they I were looking for a little school to restore and : exhibit. ' The Morrow County Historical Society accepted the responsibility of assisting its parent body, the County Bicentennial : Committee in the restoration. The committee ; asked that representatives of the county, I cities, churches, and many organizations assist with the bicentennial effort. There are several experts on this old school . living in this community. The foremost is 1 Mrs. Delia Smith Scrivner who taught there, ; married former student and whose two sons attended the school located on their grandfather's and father's ranch. Marguerite Clavey of Rhea Creek did some of her early ; teaching there. : Democrat Gulch School is listed as Morrow : County District No. 22. It was its area's new ' school. Originally the area was a joint district i shared by Gilliam and Morrow Counties and t was known as the Idea District No. 22 and No. 27. There was also an Idea Post office nearby, : many yean ago. I Delia Scrivner tells. "We gave room and ' board to Joe Fanger, the carpenter who built ' that new school all by himself. Part of the lumber and nails used in it came from the old Idea School. I taught at Idea in 1915-18 when 1 was Delia Smith. I was paid $55 a month, i School was only held six months each year. I soon married Lee Scrivner whose father had ; settled there in 1885 and who had donated the land for the school. There were many families in the area when my husband attended the school. All the school's furnishings were 'homemade. Four generations of Scrivners lived on the ranch before it was sold to Mr. Farley.. "Lee told me that there were over 50 pupils in the old. larger school. This new school was much smaller as many of the settlers were gone when il was built." With a twinkle In her eyes she said. "I don't know whv it became known as Democrat Gulch-all the families I remember were Republicans." Mrs. Scrivner recalls that as a young mother out on the ranch she enjoyed watching her two boys as they walked from their home to the schoolhouse and that she could see the children during the day playing around the school at recess and lunch time. Most of the teachers had room and board at the Scrivner home. "Boarding the teacher was a privilege and a fine source of additional family Income. We got $20 a month for giving her room and meals, and several families wanted the income-$20 was so much then." Parents kept the school in shape, they chopped and hauled the wood to heat it. They took the responsibility for seeing that their children got there and carried adequate lunches. They served on the district school board and hired the teacher. They cleaned and repainted the school during the summer. Among the citizens who have helped with the restoration of the old school have been Albert and Millie Connor, W.W. Weatherford, Terry Campbell, the members of Ed Heimstra's Heppner High School construction class. Tammy Lucas, Dr. Janet Green and Cathy Green (new residents of Heppner). Two O.W. Cutsforth sons, Pat and Fritz and Ron Haguewood contributed the paint for tho restoration. Farmer-Judge Oscar Peterson pyed for the shingles that were put up by the shop class. , Amanda Duvall is paying for the cement block foundation which was partly the result of physical effort by O.W. Cutsforth. Many citizens are considering donating or loaning furnishings. Several persons have made cash contributions. Terry Campbell's efforts deserve special mention. He stopped some of the early vandalism of the property and rescued early school records and charts from the little attic before they were all completely destroyed. Mrs. Harnett is guarding them very carefully in the museum at present. Terry has also been one of the dedicated few who gave time and effort to the painting of the exterior of the school. The careful observers of early schools declare that in this part of Oregon they were always white. The "Utile Red Schoolhouse" was immortalized by citizens of some other area. Therefore, Heppner's Democrat Gulch School was repainted in its original white during the hot days preceeding the Fourth-of-July dedication. Sign Up For SWIM LESSONS i Bgninngrt Pre school water awareness Advanced Oeplnnen " " ' intermediate Junior Lllejavlno -(Requirement! are 1 1 yn of age and past competency test) To sign up during pool hours: . 2 5or 7-9 Tues. thru Frl., Sat. A Sim. 1.5 rf $2.50 for each class First Sessions Begins: . July 6-913-16 HEPPNER SWIMMING POOL ! nr"r ! Sidewalk Monday legal holiday Monday, July 5, Is the legal holiday for Oregon's 1976 Bicentennial 4th of July. Federal, state and county offices will be closed. Also all banks, retail stores and the post office will pot Is open for business. Morrow, Gilliam & Wheeler Area lacking doctors The tri-county area of Mor row, Gilliam and Wheeler has received the designation of a Critical Health Manpower Shortage Area for Dentist this past week from the National Health Service Corps in Washington, D.C. This designation was re quested by the Tri-County Health Services Commission on behalf of the counties so as to make the area eligible to apply for federal assistance in the recuirtment and place ment of additional dentists in the counties. The Director of the Tri County Health Services Com mission explained that now that designation has been re ceived, the necessary applica tions will be forwarded to the Seattle Region office of Heal-' th. Education and Welfare, who will review the appli-' cation and make the official grant award. Preliminary plans call for the location of one additional dentist in Heppner, initially, with other areas yet to be fully evaiuai u s m mux 1 jijqtr gmmi aw i if to ym Sssm 3G$gWiB& tsstfSH 3S9 Act novj! 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