11 f Page 6 Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, December 23, 1954 Mustang Wallowa Trip Nets Two Victories By Larry Mollahan The Mustangs made a 350 mile jaunt through the ice and snow in the high mountains of East ern Oregon a successful one. re turning with the bacon from two hoop contests. The Mustangs were successful in putting down Elgin Friday night 51 to 47 and Enterprise on Saturday night 42 to 38. Elgin presented the biggest threat to the Mustangs, losing only one member of their starting quint which won fourth place at state last year. Skip Ruhl, the only junior of the starting five scored high with 14 points for the Mustangs. Dal las Cason and Ron Miller each matched Ruhl with 14 points each for Elgin. Neil Beamer, 6' 4" Mustang center was absent from the traveling lineup with a slight case of the flu. Lyle Jensen did some beautiful faking and dropped in two field goals from the inner key. Ruhl was off to a good start with two dusklngs also in the first panel. Dick Kononen and Jerry Hague wood each dropped in one two pointer to end the first stanza 12 to 6 with Heppner ahead. Kononen set the pace in the second panel with three counters from the key, Ruhl was right be hind him with one foul shot and two field goals. The midway point saw Heppner maintaining a 23 to 16 lead. The third stanza saw Hague wood zero in and drop in four long ones. Kononen, Bob Grabill, Jensen and Ruhl each hit for two points, Jensen getting his on foul shots. With one quarter re maining Heppner held a 39 to 27 margin. Mi COLON AND STOMACH MLMfNTS kW UNDUE (Hinli) k6 Imlrf Without Knwilil (ln.,.li ftJ.Doaa.M.D. T -r-" ,aW FREE THE DEAN CLINIC Open 10 until 5 Monday through frldoy. Until I p.m. Monday, W.dn.idoy and Friday. Chiropractic Fhytlclant . . , In our 43rd yoor. 3 NOITTHtAST SANDY IOUIIVARD Telephone. I Ait 39 H Portland 13, Or, Jensen spent the last quarter at the foul line caging 5 out of 7 freethrows. Ruhl was the only Mustang that scored a field goal in the last period, Skip used the foul line for one point also, Gra bill hit two gift shots and Kono nen and Jim Hays each hit one from the foul line. Foul shooting seemed to hold the difference in almost every game the Mustangs have played. Enterprise Unsuccessful It was a great weekend for fouls-hooting, Enterprise made 32 of their 3N points on foul shots. Heppner collected only 2 of their 42 scores on the gift throw. Jim Hayes scored high for Heppner with 10 points, Wilson tallied 17, 12 of which were free throws. A quick 12 to 3 lead was estab lished by Heppner in the first quarter with Skip Ruhl and Lyle Jensen each hitting two field goals. Dick Kononen and Jim Hayes each si retched the nets for one field goal. Kononen demonstrated his cage knowhow sinking two goals and one foul shot in the second per iod. Boh Grabill and Jim Hayes each caged two field goals to end th half 25 to 18 with the blue and gold Mustangs ahead. Larry Dowen's cagers had a low scoring third period with Lyle Jensen and Jerry Haguewood each hitting one field goal. En terprise was ahead for the first time at the end of the third panel 31 to 21). Skip Ruhl dropped in two 'buckets and one gift shot in the final period of play. Jim Hayes canned two long ones along with Dick Kononen and Lyle Jensen who both hit one deuce. No game this weekend, the Mustangs next game will be Dec. 30 with Stanfield at Stanfield. Ponies Nip Condon with seconds remaining in the last quarter Dunne Alderman pulled the game out of the hole for the Heppner grade school Ponies dropping in three sensa tional hook shots that put the ponies ahead to win 28 to 21. The Ponies played host to the Condon graders Friday night. Alderman and Limber Jim Walker scored high with 8 points apiece for the junior horsemen. Walker and Alderman started Grandson of Heppner Woman on Orient Basketball Tour Richard Green, Gresham. Grand son of Mrs. Alex Green of Hepp ner and a student at Portland State college is now touring Japan and Asia with the school basketball team. The team left Seattle by plane on December 4 and before their return to this country on January ti they will have played games in Tokyo, Bangkok, Hong Kong, Formosa, Manila and Singapore. Th team record has been good, having won the first seven games played by wide margins. In a recent letter he told of sight-seeing trip in Japan, and of excellent hotel ' accommoda tions in Singapore. Portland State is the third bas ketball team to tour the Orient this fall, the University of Oregon and Harlem Globetrotters teams having recently returned from trips there. Coast Guard Exams Due in February 4444 The late Admiral Thomas L. Gateh', acclaimed the U. S. Navy hero of World War II is to be honored by a memorial statue, probably in Oregon's coast line overlooking the sea. Admiral Gateh executed one of histories boldest and bravest navy maneuvers when he ran his USS South Dakota between two charging Japanese battleships and put both out of commission. Friends of "Tarn" Gateh in his birthplace here in Salem are to call a meeting at the Capitol sometime In January when the group will organize to fulfill the memorial objective. OVERRIPE FEDERAL PLUM Allan G. Carson, former state senator from Marion county, has terminated his candidacy for presidential appointment to the federal bench position In Oregon vacated last spring by Judge f'rincressman Sim Coon an nounced today that competitive .James Alger Fee examinations for t admission to Several weeks ago Carson noti- he U. S. Coast Guard academy fied U. S. Senator Guy Cordon of will beheld throughout the coun-1 rns witncirawai out received no trv on February 28 and March 1, , answer irom me recenuy ueieai 1955. Eliminations in Oregon will be held at Eugene and Port land. ed senator. Now comes the grapevine from Washington, D. C. that Cordon is to be under the r mrr i rr forloral r1ilrvi MllOll it The congressman pointed out i , ' r that the Coast Guard Academy offers young men between 17 and 22 a four year course of college training leading to a bachelor of science degree in engineering, andalso a commission as a career officer in America's oldest sea going service. Applications for the examina tions must be postmarked on or before January 15, 1955, and Con gressman Coon urged all young men interested in an appoint ment to write immediately to Coast Guard headquarters, Wash ington, D. C. Candidates for the academy must be single and in excellent physical condition, Congressman Coon said. A high school dip luina is the minimum educational requirement, although high school seniors assured of gradu ation by June 30 are eligible to lake the examinations. KA l AY th iptrltual btauty of Chrl.tmai Bring moit wonderful bUitlngi to you, And may tht ptact and oy of God'i guiding hand MaU tht futurt happy and proiparoui. ED AND ELEANOR GONTY HOSPITAL NEWS New Arrivals To Mr. and Mrs. P.oirii'd Lamoriaux, Condon, a 7 lb. 3 oz. girl born Dec. 15, named Valeta Jo. To Mr. , and Mrs. Leonard Munkers, Lexington, a 8 lb. 8 oz. boy born Dec. 19, named Barry Ward. To Mr. and Mrs. Howard Crowell, Lexington, a 8 lb. 4 oz. girl born Dec. 20, named Karen Louise. To Mr. and Mrs. William Cox, Kinzua, a 6 lb. 12 oz. girl born Dec. 22. Medical George Melteer, Con don; Mabel Faris, lone, dismis sed; James Butler, Mayville, dis missed; Loraine Bewley, Condon; Bemice Lamb, Heppner. Minor Surgery Patricia Law lor, lone; Helen Croker, Monu ment, dismissed. i WW It is our sincere wish to everyone that this holiday season will bring joy and happiness and the fulfillment of vour ambitions and desires. i I ! ' For information about Standard Oil Company of California products, tall your local Slandmd man the game off with one basket each in the first period. Condon was unable to score in the first quarter of play. Walker tipped in 2 buckets in the second panel to lead the scoring, Larry Prock, Bill Petty john, Dick Robinson each hit a gift throw. The third period ended with Condon gaining steadily with a 20 lo 14 score. The fourth period was Alder man's big scene leaving Prock Pettyjohn to hit one foul shot apiece. Heppner won the preliminary 2U to 12. drops, ECONOMIZING HIS NAME There will be economy in the air when the legislature convenes at the Capitol, January 10, and Governor Paul L. Patterson will be strictly harmonious with that event. During his first elective term, beginning January 10, he will be called upon to sign his name to thousands of documents and has decided to shorten his name by ropping th? middle initial "L". He will he compelled to sign his name with 13 letters, Paul Patterson because he was elected with that name. Official records show that he was nominated and elected by the voters as Paul Patterson, at the primary and general election. MEDICAL FUNDS INCREASED Almost one hvllion dollars in federal funds for hospital pur poses came to Orenn this year. Allocation of $300,000 of it' will await completion of a new study of auxiliary health facilities, the State Board of Health announced recently. The board authorized accept ance of $325,000 more for costruc lion and rehahitilitation centers, chmnic disease hospitals, nurs ing nomes ann ertoagnostic or treatment facilities. RELIGIOUS FREEDOM RULING Oregon's public schools must xcit.se children to attend outside religious instruction classes, pro vided that such Instruction does not Interfere with school activi ties and that it doesn't take long er than two hours a week, Ore gon's Attorney General Robert Y Thornton ruled Wednesday. Before a child can be released to attend religious classes, his parents must request it. A school board cannot arbi trarily refuse such a request when properly made. On the other hand discretion is vested in the board to approve or disapprove in as far as the same may interfere with the regular work of the school. FOUR TONS OF CANDY About a pound of candy for each of the state's wards has been ordered for Christmas, almost four tons of it. The State Department of Fi nance bought the candy, which includes hard mixed, jelly beans Farm Census Job Now Completed Jack L. V. Halbrook Friday per formed his final act as field supervisor for the 1954 Census of Agriculture by closing down the temporary office which was es tablished at Bend, for taking the census. Farm census questionnaires collected locally are being ship ped to census headquarters for editing and tabulating. The re sults, when published, will pre sent figures for counties, states, regions and the United States. The first, of the preliminary re ports covering each of the na- RETURNS FROM CALIFORNIA Rev. Earl L. Soward, pastor of the Heppner Christian church, re turned home this week from a visit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Soward at San Diego, Calif, where his mother has been bedfast for several months. He also visited his daughter, Mrs. Marie Greenhalgh at Whit tier, Calif., where her husband is associate pastor of the First Christian church. o Bill Hughes is at the home of Ms parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Hughes for the Christmas holidays. Mr. and Mrs. Garnet Barratt will leave Thursday (today) for . n i 1 l Ill rnnn,-l tion's 3.068 counties is expected PalPm wnere uiey wu, f UnriSimas who his muuici, mi a. William B. Barratt and his sister to be published early next year. ,n a nridi Moment, me super- brother.in.law, Mr. and Mm. visor expressed his appreciation John mtxl ioi int.- spienuiu Luuif irtuuu lie and his enumerators received from farmers in the 18 counties in which he conducted the census. "This cooperation," he added, "enabled us to complete this im portant inventory of our agricul tural resources quickly and effi ciently." o Contributing Charge Brings 2-Year Term Roger Allen, lone, who had been charged with contributing to the delinquency of a minor, pleaded guilty in circuit court on Monday and was sentenced by judge William W. Wells to two years in the penitentiary. He was taken to the Salem institution Monday afternoon by Sheriff C. J. D. Bauman. At the Monday court session Orma Marlene Miller was grant ed a divorce from William Frank Miller and was granted restora tion of her maiden name of Fisk. i The damage suit of Loren Mat- j teson versus Patrick Doherty, scheduled to be heard on Monday was settled out of court. I Mrs. Clara B. Gertson left on Wednesday to spend Christmas with her daughter and family. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Anhorn of Central Point. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Feirell and children Nancy and Judy will drive to The Dalles Christmas day to spend the holiday with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hattenhauer and Mr. Ferrell. Wendell Connor, who is attend' ing Pacific University, is home to spend the holidays with his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Connor. Mrs. Beatrice Bedford of Port land arrived Friday to spend the holidays with her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Bedford. Larry Bedford, will ar rive Christmas Eve to be with his parents. Dr. Edward K. Scharfitz spent the first part of last week in Port land attending the Northwest Congress of Optometry. Represen tatives from nine western states and Canadian provinces attend ed. Mrs. Mary Carter of Portland will arrive Friday to spend Christ, mas with her daughter and hue band, Dr., and Mrs. E. K. Schaf fitz. Jim Smith, who is attending Stanford University, arrived at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Orville Smith, this week to spend the Christmas holiday. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kelly of Seattle arrived Thursday to spend the Christmas holiday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Ferguson.' Miss Sally Cohn arrived home Tuesday from the University of Oregon to spend the Christmas holiday with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cohn. Miss Nancy Adams, wh0 is at tending Mills College, arrived home Friday for the Christmas holiday with her mother, Mrs. Floyd Adams. chocolates and orange slices. The Oregon State Hospital pa tients will get 2,000 pounds, with 1,(175 for Fairview home, 1,600 for the penitentiary, and 590 fof the state sr-ho'il for boys at Wood burn. CAPITAL SHORTS Oregon along with five other Northwest states will celebrate the Lewis and Clark Scsquieen tennial in 1955. . . S. P.has or dered 16S diesel locomotives to go into service within six months on coast lines. . . Oregon teacher's salaries are lower than those of bordering states, average class room salary in California is $4, 925, in Washington $4,310, in Ore gon $4,150. HIM 4 ? I I 1 L. E. "ED" DICK HEPPNER PHONE 6-9633 L. F. "PECK" LEATHERS IONE PHONE 8-7125 Mr. end Mrs. Harry O'Donnell Sr., spent a few days last week in Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Jarvis Chaffee had as their guests last weekend, Mr. and Mrs. C. Q. Routh of Twin Lakes, Washington. Mr. Routh is the twin brother of Mrs. Chaffee. Mr. and Mus. Ray Smith and children will spend Christmas with relatives in Oregon City. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mankin have returned from a three weeks trip to the coast. I . fit I t1fiff i 1k. ... - 4A HEPPNER MARKET Loyd, Christina and Family Mrs, We sen 1 our sincere good wishes to all of o, r Li.mds and patrons ... we hope this uiletide finds you well and happy. . . The Publ ishers and Etaff of tin Heppner Gazette Times Ilotsrt nuJ Gretchen Penland A. W. Erownlow l!ay Suith Je:,jie mailvod Judy Collins CORRESPONDENTS Ruth Bedford Heppner Echo Palnateor lone Delpha Jones Lexington Mary Lee Marlow Bondman Vea.a Ilaes Lonerock Elmer Mjtteson Monument 4? 4jt JS 13