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Page 6 Heppner Loses in Seventh Ball Game By Larry Mollahon "Lucky number seven" turned out exactly opposite for the Hepp ner Mustangs in the second half of the Fossil series last Friday. Heppner lost the first game of the season on the Fossil field 8 to 4. A quartet of Jim Hayes, Skip Ruhl, Lyle Jensen and Jerry Dougherty scored the runs for Heppner. Scoring for the Falcons was Wood With two runs, Meyer two, and Shatton, Smith, Joyals and Berg each scored one. Honkers Vetoed 24 to 7 Arlington just couldn't cope wjth the batting power of the Heppner Mustangs, it was a run away from the first pitch to the last. Rained out the week before, Arlington found Monday's good weather not much help as they scored a poor minority 24 to 7. It was only after Heppner was ahead 20 to 0 in the fourth Inning that Larry Dowen pulled the hardhitting first string out of action and sent in the "bench cowboys" to finish the game. Skip Ruhl established some sort of a record when he was walked six times and scored four runs during the game. Jim Hayes and Lyle Jensen to taled three runs apiece for the Mustinngs. Jerry Haguewood smacked two runs, Ed Olson two, Lance Tibbies two, Burke Gentry two, Jerry Dougherty two and Dick Kononen one. Finley scored two for Arling on, Deen, Palmer Hartfield, Lo gan and Morgan each scored one for the Honkers. Week of May 7 to 14 Designated For lone Clean Up Drive The lone Garden Club in co operation with the city of lone this week announced plans to hold a city-wide cleanup week from May 7 to 14 and urged every resident of the town to remove or burn all unsightly debris during the period. Members of the Garden club made the suggestion that resi dents not forget parking areas, vacant lots and alleys around homes and do what painting and repairing of buildings that can be done. In urging participation of all citizens during the drive mayor Omar Rietmann made the follow ing proclamation: t "I hereby proclaim the week of May 7 to 14 be designated as spring clean up week and ask the citizens to cooperate with city in disposing of all burnable rub bish. What cannot be burned will be picked up by the city if placed in piles in the street. Any one having anything too large to move Into the street may have aid by calling Eldon Tucker, phone 8- 82." HOSPITAL NEWS HOSPITAL NEWS New Arrivals To Mr. and Mrs. William Lee Cox, Heppner, a 5 lb. 14'i oi. boy horn April 28, named Todd, Clifton. To Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Woods, Kinzua, a 9 lb. boy born April 21), named Max Allan. To Mr. and Mrs. Francis Stangel, Mayville, a 7 lb. 12 oz. boy born May 1, named Robert George. Medical Carl Linn, lone; Cleo Robinson, Kinzua, dismissed; Homer Schell, Fossil, dismissed; Newton Matteson, Heppner; Mel vin Gaarsland, lone dismissed; Jack Bedford, Heppner; Vera Happold, Heppner; Mark Hagen, Condon, dismissed; Ann Kimmell, Monument; Evelyn Dunn, Fossil; Charles Nelson, Jr., Fossil. Minor Surgery Mildred Mor ris, Heppner, dismissed; Marion Knapp, Condon. Local "Hams" Offer Help With Radio, TV Static Problem For many years Heppner resi dents have reported poor radio re ception due to various forms of "static" and now that TV has come to town local radio amateurs report that this condition can cause interference with television reception. Many forms of interference can be corrected, however a person without basic radio knowledge often is helpless to decide what the cause may be or how to ef fect a cure. , Several local amateur radio operators offer, free of charge, their services and advice in the correction of the problem. Name ly, when interference is severe, note the type, apperance and the sound and the exact time of day. The amateurs may be contacted by calling 6-9456. The local "hams" offering their services have the call letters W7UZI. WN7ZJQ, WN7ZMK, WN7ZIIL, and WN7ZJO. MERLIN ZIER, who will be the new pastor of the Hope Luth eran church will be organized here next Sunday. Major Surgery John Davis, Heppner; Duane Handle, Kinzua; Pirl Howell, Heppner. Out-Paticnts Howard Bird, Kinzua; John Buseick, Stanfield; Beverly Sherman, Heppner; Tho mas Hughes, Heppner; Wade Bothwell, Heppner. o Gazette Times Classifieds Pay I THE THING -AN D White Stag IS WHAT YOU'LL WEAR! With summer ahead and winter worries behind, switch to the White Stag COOL DUALS a new note in color coordination. These new White Stag Cool Duals will add fresh harmonies to your wardrobe and you can mix or match 'em as you wish. A Few of Our Newest . . . 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Merlin Zier, graduating from Wartburg Theological Seminary at Dubuque, Iowa, this spring, has accepted the call to serve this new congregation, and will begin his work here in July. A potluck dinner for members and friends will be held at the Legion hall at noon. SC District" Better Farming Tour Set The annual better farming field tour in the Heppner Soil Conservation district was set for June 13 at a meeting of the dis trict supervisors Wednesday night at the courthouse. Rental rates on all district equipment were raised on the re commendation of the equipment committee who pointed out that rental receipts had not kept up with expenses on equipment. District machinery includes a grader-terracer, rotary scraper, grass-legume drill, brillion packer seeder, noble sweep plow and a cultipacker. Ranchers wishing to use the equipment mav contact any of tne supervisors, N. C. Anderson or Tom Wilson. Exhibits on, display in connec tion with conservation week in clude a wildlife exhibit at Gil liam and Bisbee and model con servation farms, forest conserva tion practices and models of the Morrow county Grain Growers facilities in the bank building, Tom Wilson of th? exhibit com mittee reported. The model farms are those of Paul Brown and the Al Bunch-Fred Mankin ranch, recent county conserva tion award winners. A conservation film, "This Is Our Land" was shown and prize money voted for a conservation poster contest being held in the county schools this week. The monthly progress reported showed 2,775 acres of conser vation surveys completed, 786 acres of strip cropping establish ed, 3.200 feet of diversion' ditches staked, 26 acres border irrigation staked and 113 acres grass and legumes seeded. In addition a stubble mulch field trial using DON'T FORGET! Yon surely don't think that Grain crop will all fail! But, it still could if hit By a hard storm of Hail! Why take such a gamble, then Worry, fret, and fear? You may lose and have little To live on next year! hr It costs no more to get crop Hail Insurance now than later! For All Your Insurance Needs C. A. RUGGLES Heppner, Oregon Phone 6-9625 Box 611 Pilot Rock Takes Two Heppner Meets By Larry Mollahan It was a "Good Day For Pilot Rock" on two occasions this past week. The first, the seventh an nual Heppner Invitational track meet Saturday afternon. The second occasion Tuesday night was the initiating of the lights on th3 Rodeo field in the Morrow Umatilla County Invitational track meet. Taking both meets by wide scores the Rockets demonstrated a lot of power both in the field and track events. In the Heppner invitational Pilot Rock collected a total of 76 points, Heppner was poor se cond with 30'2. Moro ranked third with 30, Stanfield had 6, Lexington 5, and Helix 4. The two most exciting events of the day were the 440 and the team relay, Skip Ruhl was inches behind Suiste of Pilot Rock in the 440 and supplied a"photo finish" in the relay when Ruhl came in neck and neck with Horn of Pilot Rock. Heppner scored a single first place when Larry Mollahan tos sed the discus 112' 10". Heppner didn't lack as far as seconds places were concerned with a total of four. They were Lyle Jensen in the discus, and the hundred yard dash, Skip Ruhl, 440, Mike Monahan mile, and Dick Kononen in the 180 yard low hurdles. Heppner faired a little better Tuesday evening with three first places. Skip Ruhl won the 440 in 56.8 seconds. Mike Monahan took the mile with 5:14 time, and Dick Kononen went over the sticks in the 180 yd. low hurdles to win in 24 seconds. HERMISTON SALE HERMISTON Bulls brought a new high for the season of $17.80 cwt., 70c above the previous week, at the Hermiston livestock auction Friday, Delbert Anson, manager of the sale, reports. Bet ter quality, scarcity and active EXTENSION UNIT TO MEET The recular meeting of the Hep pner extension unit will meet on Tuesday, May 10 tor an an uay mpetin-7 at the home of Mrs. R. K. Drake with Mrs. Drake and Mrs. Rufus Piper demonstrating sweet breads and rolls. The meeting will open at 10:30 and the co-hostesses will serve lunch at noon. demand accounted for this in crease. Calves: Baby calves 7.50-32.00 hd.; weaner calves, steer calves 19.75-21.85 cwt, heifer calves 15.-20-17.70; singles to 18.20 cwt; veal 22.75-27.50. Steers: Stocker steers 16.35-17.-90 cwt.; feeder steers 18.10-20.30; no fat slaughter steers; fat hei fers 16.75-20.10 cwt. r-nus- Dairv cows 97.50-170.00 hd.; dairy heifers 25.00-49.00 hd.; stock cows 107.50 125.00 pr. Slaughter Cows: Commercial 14.10-15.60 cwt; utility 12.35-13.-80; canner-cutter 9.50-11.70; shells 7:50-8.35. - Bulls: 14.25-17.80 cwt. Hogs: Weaner pigs 6.75-13.25 hd.; feeder pigs 16.10-18.20 ewt.; fat hogs 17.90-18.70 cwt; sows 13.35-15.60 cwt.; boars 6.25-9.10 cwt. Sheep: Feeder lambs 12.25-14.-20 cwt.; no fat lambs; ewes with lambs 10.50-19.50 cwt; bucks 1.75 3.50 cwt. IES Til llai NEW RADIO CLASS Ray Smith, instructor for a free radio class which has been con ducted for the past several months, said this week that he is planning on starting a new class in one or two weeks. There is no charge nor any age limit except that interested per sons should be in the 5th grade or over. Furtrer information can be obtained by calling 6-9456. o- RHEA CREEK HEC TO MEET The Rhea Creek H. E. C. will meet Thursday May 12 at the grange hall. Everyone having old clothing is asked to bring it as a box is to be packed for the Indian mission. the skew treader was set up on the Mankin ranch in Eightmile and another demonstration plan ned for a later date. Those at the meeting were Newt O'Harra, Lexington, chairman; Donald Peterson and Raymond Lundell, lone; J. J. Wightman and Pat Doherty, Vinson; N. C. Anderson and Wilson, Heppner. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Koenia had had as their guests Wednesday of last week her parents Mr. ana Mrs. A. J. Mattison and her sister Mrs. Bob McKay all of Walla Walla, Mr. and Mrs. Jake Bos and Mr. and Mrs. Jackson of White. Swan, Washington. Mrs. W. C. Erther of Milton Freewater visited Friday with her daughter and son-in-law, Rev. and Mrs. Lester Boulden. She at tended the Union Missionary So ciety meeting held here. Called to Heppner because of the illness and hopsitalization of Jack Bedford were his mother Mrs. Beatrice B?dford and his sister Mrs. C. G. Hepner both of Portland. Mrs. Hepner returned home on Tuesday but Mrs. Bed ford will remain here for while. 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