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PageS Heppner Gazette Times, TKurs'day, March 1, 1956 Heppner to Play irsfc District Hoop Game Tonight Two Wins Over Stanfield Give Tournament Berth Heppner's two wins over Stan field (reported below) gave the Mustangs undisputed hold of second place in this division and another chance to go on to state honors. District playoffs started today in Pendleton and Heppner plays its first game tonight(Thursday) at 7 p. m. against St. Joseph of Pendleton. If the Mustangs win they will meet the winner of the Pilot Pvock-Mt. Vernon game at 8:30 p. m. Friday. Should they lose, they will play the loser of that game at 3 p. m. Friday. Other earns in the district playoff are Helix, Mitchell, Echo, and Dayville. The state B bas ketball tournament will be held in Baker March 8, 9 and 10. By James Monahan Coach Larry Dowen's Mustangs pulled the biggest upset of the month as they dumped the Stan field Tigers twice last weekend by 50-44 and 45-38 scores to cinch a berth in the District 7-B tourna ment. Already beaten on their home floor by the Tigers the Mustangs took the floor as definite under dogs the first night and looked just like that at the first half's end as the scoreboard showed a 22-16 total for the Stanfield Tigers. Heppner's blue and gold quint kept within shooting distance at the first quarters end but lost a potential lead at the free throw line as they connected on only 1 out of 5 attempts. "Skip" Ruhl and John riper scored 2 buckets apiece for all of Heppner's scor ing while Stanfield's scoring was more evenly divided to bring the first quarter score to 10-9. Six points separated the Mus tangs from the Stanfield hoop sters at the Intermission with a 22-16 score. Breaking loose with a basket barrage and filling the hoop with 18 points, two more than they had scored in the entire first half, the Musangs slowly started their comeback. Tibbies and J. Piper led the horses with 8 points each while D. Piper scored the extra two pointer. Stanfield didn't quite fall behind but held only a 3 point lead with a 37-31 score board showing. Heppner played a defensive game the last quarter, holding the "striped cats" to only 7 points while the Heppner hoopsters kept up their cannonade and rolled through 16 points for the final winning margin of 50-41. John Piper captured the high point laurels for Heppner with 16 points while Norm Evans took honors for the Tigers with 14. A flip of the coin decided the play-off site and lone was chosen by Ouaeh Dowen. The first quarter's end was vir tually a repeat of the night be fore as the buzzer rang at a 1010 tie with Tibbies leading the way with 5 tallies. Stanfield kept in the game the first period by hit ting 6 out of 7 attempts. Tibbies led the Mustangs In the second stanza with a 6 point burst on 2 tipins and a pair of it .lira ' ANOTHER PHOTO of the same McDonald Canyon stream below the Marcel Jones home south of Heppner shows it covering a big part of the bottom land. Channel normally is only a foot or so wide at this point. Where the creek flows through Heppner it was de positing a large share of its load of soil plugging the channel. (GT Photo) HOSPITAL NEWS New Arrivals To Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hoskins, lone, 6 lb. 7 oz, girl born Feb. 25, named Mary Maxine. To Mr. and Mrs. liar lan Schroeder, Kinzua, a 3 lb 15Vi oz. girl born Feb. 28, named Con nie Lea. To Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hairston, Fossil, a 8 lb. 5 oz girl born Feb. 29. Medical Molly Dyer, Condon; Ronald Robison, Spray, dismis sed; Sharon Mabe, Kinzua; De lores Thorpe, Heppner, dismissed; Delores Barnett, lone, dismissed; John Bergstrom, Heppner; .Alice Kincald, Fossil; Fredrick Garner, Condon. Minor Surgery Dorothy Clarey, Condon, dismsised; Frankie Lov gren, Heppner, dismissed. o EXTENSION UNIT MEETS The Rhea Creek extension unit met Friday at the home of Mrs. Barton Clark with Mrs. Kenneth Batty and Mrs. John Bergstrom as project leaders discussing, care of the skin. Fifteen mem bers were present. The next meeting will be on March 7 at the Rhea Creek hall. gift shots to add to the Mustang total of 15 for a 25-22 halftime score. At halftime the Tigers had scored 10 free throws out of 22 points. Heppners lead took a 1 point increase In the 2rd quarter with a small 9 point output to the "cat's" 8. The Mustangs edged ahead as much as 11 points in the last period but continued to lead throughout the eight minute final as they tallied 11 points and kept a tight lid on the Tigers to post a winning score of 45-38. Copping high point honors for the tilt were Ruhl and Tibbies with 11-13 points respectively. In other District 715 qualifying games, McEwen was bent out of a berth by Helix as Jolm'Stevens led the Grizzlies to a 61-48 win, wliile St. Joseph was edged out in a close 43-41 contest with Pilot Rock. Due to St. Joseph's loss, Hepp ner will meet the Bluejays in an evening contest scheduled for tonight at the Pendleton Armory in the 3rd game of the opening round of the District 7-B play. ATTEND CHURCH MEETING A Methodist Youth Fellowship conclave was held at Salem on Saturday, February 25. Mrs. Lester Boulden attended, accompanied by Carolyn McDan iel, Celia Boulden, Renn Harris and Jesse Smallwood. They were guests Saturday evening of St. John's Pioneer church in Portland, and returned to Heppner Sunday. o ACCIDENT INJURIES SLIGHT Two cars driven by Donald Hunt of Lexington and Hildred Zell of Wasco were involved in an accident at Boardman Satur day night causing heavy damage to both cars and slightly injur ing two passengers. Suffering minor injuries were Mrs. Mabel Haven and Mrs. Ethel Van Gil der, Wasco, passengers In the Zell car. o ATTENDING MEETING Dr. H. S. Iluber will be in Port land March 4 through 7 to at tend the Oregon State Dental As- socialion meeting. His office will be closed for the four days, o Mrs. J. A. Hattenhauer of The Dalles and" her brother Oscar Huf fington of Delta, Colorado are visitors at the home of her daugh ter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Ferrell. Mr. and Mrs. Robert McKay of Walla Walla were guests at the home of her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Koenig Sunday. i a ft I p 4 Two political announcements made this week had a stirring effect on several potential candi dates for top state offices who were undecided and awaiting de velopments in the filing of can didates. The first w?s Governor Elmo E. Smith's promise that he would make a vigorous state-wide cam paign for the Republian nomina tion for governor. This practically precluded a three-cornered GOP primary scope in the gubernator ial race. The Oregon Republican "Ways and Means" committee was still under shock from Rep. Norblad's announcement that he would not run for congress to succeed him self in the 1st District, but would file for governor. They were de pending on an undisturbed pro gram which included Elmo E. Smith as the one who would be just right for the form-fitting gu bernatorial chair. The other announcement was that of Terry Schrunk, Sheriff of Multnomah County, who came out for mayor of Portland. This pleased the state candidates who wanted the heavy vote getter to stay far from their campaigns. Secretary of State Earl T. New bry could have a free ride if he should file for congress in the 1st District. His term as Secre tary of State does not expire until January, His past service on the board of control with Sig Unan dor and his cooperative work with Governor Smith would keep him from running against either of them. He has stated that he would not oppose them on ac count of the warm friendship he feels for each of them. HISTORIANS ORGANIZE The Oregon Conference of His torians was organized in a meet ing at Willamette'University this week. The membership is persons in terested in the tracing of history. Present were persons represent ing the state, nine colleges in the state and one school. STATE EMPLOYEES GROUP The 14-year-old Oregon State Employees Association now has a membership approaching 6,000. James Daniels, new executive di rector, has a goal of 12,000 mem bers of the state's 21,000 employ- immmi. n ijimnuw immm m imiii m ; t;'V - ,YJ s ' h K- s ' k -Xi v : GOVERNOR ELMO SMITH of John Day last week announced that he will be a candidate for the Republican nomination for the position he recently assumed following the death of Gover nor Paul Patterson. 4 4 --L. I.. -V"v-- ,v, :7. 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I Officers of the association have ' consistantly held as their first motto, "The Good of the State" 1 A long-sought goal has been to secure for state employees wages and working conditions compar able with private industry. There are instances wherein such Is not now the case. A STATE LIQUOR HEADS GO When you are reading this piece Oregon may have two or three new liquor commissioners and its first director of the motor vehicle department all appointed by the governor. Governor Elmo E. Smith has been working on these appointments for several days. The 1955 legislature took the large motor vehicle department from the secretary of state and gave the appointment of its di rector to the governor. A "courtesy" resignation from the Oregon Stale Liquor Commis sion was received by Gov. Elmo E. Smith from commissioners J. H. Sroufe, Portland, whose term expires Jan. 1, 1960 and Lowell Seaton, Albany, whose term ex pires Jan. 1, 1958. Commissioner Lester Ireland, Hillsboro whose term ended Jan. 1, asked not to be considered for reappoint ment. CAPITAL SHORTS State engineers are probing two possible sights for a new million dollar steel giider bridge to be constructed across the Willam ette River at Newberg . . . The Porilaiid-Salem Freeway, one of the finest roads in America would be designated the Taul Patterson Memorial Highway. The idea is sponsored by Gov. Elmo E. Smith Boardman News Mr. ana Mrs. Allen Ely and children Renee and Rickie, Her miston, visited at the home of Flv's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Ely, Saturday. Sunday the Ely's and daughter Eileen went to lone to visit at the home of Ely's fa ther, H . O. Ely. Weekend visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Marlow ver2 their son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Mar low, Heimiston, and Mrs. Mar low's sister, Mrs. Clarence Tho mas, Riggins, Idaho. The Boardman Yellowjackets wound up the basketball season by winning a game from Lexing here Saturday night with a score of 60-44. Bill Thorpe of the Yel owjackets was high with 20 points. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mankin are spending some time at the Ore gon coast. Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Funk of Wasco were weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Kane. , A. G. Devore of Milton-Frse- water, former Heppner resident, was calling here on Friday. , Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Fergu son left Thursday (today) for j Everett, Washington to visit their j daughter and son-in-law, Mr. iand Mrs. Robert Kelly. Mrs. Ted Smith left Sunday for a weeks visit in Redmond, nrptnn. , Mr. and Mrs. Earl Blake have returned from a months vacation snent in Arizona. and Marion County's Sen. Robert L. Elfstrom. . . . Governor Smith has suggested study of a propo sal to determine an individual's state income tax by taking a per centage of his federal income tax. o Phone Your News to 6-9228. 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