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Page 6 Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, April 25, 1957 Grange Urges High Hells Canyon Dam The Hells Canyon dam bill came up for discussion at the recent meeting of Willows Grange and the group passed a resolu tion urging support for the con struction of the high dam. A letter was read from state Grand master Elmer McClure asking granges to take action on the measure. Copies of the reso lution will be sent to Governor Robert Holmes and senators Lun. don Johnson and Sam Rayburn urging their support of this dam in the interest of all the people of the Pacific Northwest. The Insurance agent Earl Mor gan reported on a meeting and banquet held at the Wagon Wheel in Heppner for grange In surance agents for Morrow, Gil liam, and Grant counties. George Murphy, manager of the Grange Mutual office in Salem was the speaker and he explained some of the new benefits in fire and car Insurance for grange mem bers. Sharon Cutsforth was selected as a princess for the Morrow county fair and rodeo. Marlene Griffin was elected to become a member with initiation set for a later date. n ! f. 4 v I : i j DR. J. A. LEE, who will open dental offices here May 2. Heppner Bank Shows Gain in Both Loans And Deposits Quarterly statement of condi tion figures released by the Hepp ner branch of First National Bank of Portland show that on March 31, 1957, deposits at the branch were $6,085,496 and loans were $3,233,047, according to J. II. Bed ford, manager of the local branch. Released at the same time were comparable totals for the branch for March 31. 1956. On that date, deposits were $5,640, 566 and loans totaled $2,801,238. Further figures show that on March 31, 1957, deposits at the First National and its 74 state wide banking offices were $764, 700,115, loans were $129,130,115, and resources were $849,815,416. In releasing the figures, C. B. Stephenson, First National presi dent, said the totals represent an increase in loans and a decrease in deposits over a year ago. Loans increased $21,213,140 since March 31, 1956, and deposits drop, ped $ll,113,871in the same per iod. Stephenson said the Increase In loans during the past year re flects a demand for credit arising from many segments of the state's economy and is coincidental with continued high level of business in most areas. The decline In deposits Is due to heavy consumer buying, a slowdown in the lumber business and higher taxes being paid by individuals and corporations, the bank president reported. New Dentist To Open Office Here Dr. J. A. Lee of Pendleton an nounces this week that he is opening offices in Heppner for the practice of dentistry on May 2. Dr. Lee is now practicing In Pendleton and plans to continue his office there, but will be in Heppner two days a week, on Tuesdays and Thursdays. His of fice will be in the Heppner Clinic building on Gale street. Dr. Lee is a native of Pendleton and a graduate of the University of Tennessee dental school. He will maintain his home in Pendleton. Annual Trap Shoot Set by Gun Club Morrow County Gun Clubs an nual trap shoot will be held Sun day, April 28 at the club grounds south of Heppner, club officials announced this week. There are two $25 cash prizes and one $50 cash prize for both 16 yard targets and a handicap shoot. There will also be a mer chandise shoot. The shoot starts at 11 a. m. and a free lunch will be served. Family Life Subject For Church Speaker Prof. Lawrence M. Bixler of Northwest Christian College at Eugene will present a series of four lectures on family lite at the Heppner Christian church this weekend. His first lecture will be Saturday evening at 7:30 on "Why should the church be con cerned with the family." At the Sunday morning wor ship hour he will speak on, "Lift up your eyes." This subject will be on the training of young peo ple in Christian vocations at the Eugene college. A potluck din ner will be servecl for members of the church after which Mr. Bixler will speak on "Do we dare talk about family prob lems." At 6 p. m. Sunday the young people of the intermediates and high school departments of the Bible school will gather in the parsonage for a combined meet ing with Mr. Bixler speaking on the subject, "When will you grow up?" HOSPITAL NEWS New Arrivals To Mr. and Mrs. Lucky Shumate, Condon, a 6 lb. 3 oz. boy born April 19 named Shane Dess To Mr. and Mrs. Norman Peters, Heppner, a 9 lb. 13!4 oz. boy born April 23, named Harold Lynn. To Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Holmes, Heppner, a 9 lb. 14 oz. boy born April 23, named Ronald Lee. To Mr. and Mrs. Ray Smith, Heppner, an 8 lb. 2 oz. boy born April 24, named Pat rick. Medical Luren Maley, Condon, dismissed; Margaret Northrup, Lexington, dismissed; Carl Smouse, lone, dismissed; Juanita Melena, lone; Louisa Anderson, Condon, dismissed; Dean Guyfon, Fossil; Vincent Adams, Spray, dismissed; Nora Greenfield; Roy Tripp, Kinzua; Deborah Kincaid, lone, dismissed. Minor Surgery Ricky Imus, Heppner. Major Surgery Eddie Olson, Heppner; Norman Ruhl, Lexing ton. SWARMS Phone 6-5330 SMITH APIARIES Junior High Ball Club Beats Condon By Neal Penland Tlie Heppner junior high won their first baseball game of the season by defeating the Condon grade school by a score of 9 to 5. Condon got off to a fast start leading In the first two innings by a score of 2-0. After the first two innings the Ponies started to roll, and at the end of the third inning the Ponies led 4-2. The starting lineup was pitcher, Tom Green; catcher, Neal Pen land; first base, Frank Harsh man; second base, Rodney Flug; third base, Larry Tibbies; short stop, Ronnie Gray; 1. field, Larry Angell; c. field, Jess Hunt and r. field, Dan Brosnan. There were no substitutes on the Heppner bench. The next game Is to be with Lexington Wednesday, April 24. Four Local Students To Attend OSC Senior Weekend OREGON STATE COLLEGE Four high school seniors from Heppner have registered with Oregon State college to partici pate in the senior weekend pro gram April 26 to 28. They are Shirley Kononen, Ger ald Sumner, Meredith J. Thom son and Janet Wright. Others may be included since all high school seniors have an opportunity to make the week end visits to colleges in the state system of higher education. The weekend at OSC is desig ned to give the seniors a chance to explore educational and career possibilities in the various fields of study. All seniors will meet together in general orientation assembly and then visit schools of their choice for qucstion-and-answer periods with staff mem bers. Special events are also plan ned to acquaint students with campus activities. Seniors are housed in student living organizations. Sale Prices Again Run High HERMISTON Warm weather brought out the consignors 97 of them at the Hermiston Live stock Commission Co. sale Friday that featured 456 cattle, 151 hogs and 119 sheep. The fast moving market was again sparked by exceptionally high prices including tops of $22.70 cwt on steer calves, $27.70 ewt on veal, $182.50 per pair for stock cows, $21 cwt for feeder pigs and $20.60 cwt for fat hogs. Fed steers were near the sea son's best mark with a high of $21.60 cwt while fat heifers were just under $20 at $19.80 cwt. While volume nearly doubled, cattle numbers were still short of demand with cows and calf pairs, feeder cows and steers es pecially needed for next Friday's sale. The market: CATTLE Baby calves, 8.50 to 24 per head; steer calves, 20.10 to 22.70 cwt.; heifer calves, 17.80 to 19.30 cwt.; veal, 22.40 to 27.70 cwt.; stocker steers, 17.30 to 18.70 cwt.; fed steers, 18.70 to 21.60 cwt.; fat heifers, 18.50 to 19.80 cwt with no fed heifers available; dairy cows, 105 to 142.50 per head; stock cows, 131 to 182.50 per pair; canner cutter cows, 8.50 to 12.20 cwt.; utility cows, 12.60 to 16.70 cwt.; shells, 6.40 to 8 cwt.; and bulls, 14.60 to 16.10 cwt. HOGS-iWeaner pigs, 10.50 to 14 per head; feeder pigs, 19.10 to 21 cwt.; fat hogs, 19.20 to 20.60 cwt.; and sows, 14.50 to 17.80 cwt. SHEEP Feeder lambs, 15.50 to 18 cwt.; ewes with lambs at side, 29 to 34 per pair; and bucks, 7.50 to 23 per head. Those earning top prices at the market included Charles Hoeft, Pendleton, 23 per head for five Suffolk bucks; Adams Livestock Co., Athena, 34 per pair for 29 ewes with lambs at side; Ed Burlingame, Touchet, 17.80 cwt for a 270-pound sow; Ronald Hoeft, Pendleton, 20.60 cwt for 20 fat hogs of 6085 pounds; C. J. Buhman, Hermiston, 21 cwt for six feeder pigs of 870 pounds; Eldon Peterson, Yakima, 27.70 cwt for a 245-pound veal; and Harold Walsh, Arlington, 16.70 cwt for a 1080-pound white face cow and 182 per pair for one cow and calf. County Savings Bond Sales Drop in March, First 3 Months High Sales of E and H savings bonds in Morrow county in March were $16,077, compared to the total a year ago of $25,557, ac cording to County Savings bonds committee chairman, Jack Bed ford. "While the sale of United States Treasury savings bonds was lower in March in the State of Ore gon than it was a year ago, our March sales In this state were almost one-half million dollars higher than they were in Febru ary", said Bedford. This climb back toward normal sales may be in part due to the increase in knowledge among prospective buyers that the new 3',4 inter est rate for E and H bonds will apply to all of them bought since February 1. Bedford said that May 1 of this yeas will mark the sixteenth an niversary of the savings bonds program. He said' the occasion will be the beginning of Minute Man Month, which will be suit ably observed all over the coun try. Though sales during March were down in the county, sales for the first three months of the year are well ahead of last year, $124,592 compared to $70,136. The county has already reached 45.8 percent of its 1957 quota, it is reported. oft ' v " 1 m THEY'RE OFF Youngsters took off as though they were shot out of a gun whon the signal "go" was given at last Saturday morning's Easter egg hunt at the court house lawn the one right In front of the camera was too fast even for the lens to stop for a clear picture. Abcut 400 youngsters enjoyed the hunt which was span, sored by the Heppner Ellts lodge. (GT Photc) Nazarene Church Sets Special Services The lone Nazarene church has set special meetings Friday, April 26 at 7:30 and Sunday at 10 a. m. and 6:15 p. m. it was announced this week by the Rev. Charles Wilkes, pastor. Speaker will be the Rev. Al Rodda and he will be accompan ied by a quartette of musicians and singers from the Northwest Nazarene college at Nampa, Idaho PARENTS OF DAUGHTER Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hope (Mil dred Carlson) of Eugene are the parents of a daughter born April 24 at Eugene. Grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Carlson of Gooseberry and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hope, Sr. of Eugene. Wheat Acreage Request Forms Due Before May 1 Farmers witli wheat acreage allotments should protect their allotments by signing a request to stabilize their wheat acreage history, advised Robert T. Lister, Prineville, chairman of the Ore gon agricultural stabilization and conservation (ASC) committee. Requests must be signed and filed in local county ASC offices by May 1, Lister said. Forms are available in the county offices, and farmers are advised to drop in soon to make sure they meet the deadline. One provision of the Soil Bank law states that a farmer may lose part of his wheat acreage allot ment if he underplants acci dentally or intentionally Lister explains. H? emphasized that any farmer in any part of the state can protect his allotment by signing one of the request forms. SOWARDS VISIT SON The Rev. and Mrs. Earl L. So ward returned Sunday from a two week tjjjj to Texas where they visited their son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Soward of Austin. They were in the Texas city in time to attend a recital j given by their son, who is a tenor vocalist studying at the Univer-i sity of Texas. On the return Irip they visited Mr. Soward s parents and sister at San Diego. o CHOSEN FOR HONORARY , Miss Nancy K. Anderson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ervin Anderson was initiated Into Sigma Alpha Chi, a scholastic honorary for women at Eastern Oregon college. She is also a member of Alpha Pi Epsilon, a secretarial science honorary. Annual Meeting Set By Polio Chapter The annual meeting of the Morrow county chapter of the National Foundation for Infan tile Paralysis will be held in the office of the Morrow county health department April 30 vat 7:30 p. m. Any resident of the county who contributes to the March of Dimes is automatically a member of the chapter and is urged to attend the meeting. Reports of the 1957 March of Dimes campaign will be given, officers for the coming year will be elected and plans discussed for increasing the present Salk vaccine program. Members of the nominating committee are Mrs. Olive Hughes, Jack Flug and Mrs. Glen Ward. Persons Interested in working in this community organization are urged to contact a member of the committee and offer his services. o- Lohrer Infant Dies Of Suffocation Graveside services were held Monday at Heppner Masonic cemetery for Linda Joy Lohrer, three-months old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Lohrer of Hepp ner. The infant died of suffoca tion April 19 at its home. The Rev. George R. S. Little officiated. The little girl was born in Heppner and is survived by her parents and three brothers and sisters. Justice And Municipal Courts Mildred F. Rauch, axle over load, $26 fine. EASTER GUESTS Mr. and Mrs. William Duran had as their guests over the Easter weekend their daughters and families, Mr. and Mrs. Joel Barnett and Randy and Roger, of Seattle; Mr. and Mrs. David My att and Jon, Coquille and Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Wyatt and Ken neth, Kinzua. Mj Neighbors ''Bureaucrat!" Dr. J. A. LEE Announces The Opening of DENTAL OFFICES IN HEPPNER CLINIC Tuesdays and Thursdays Starting May 2 PHONE 6-9953 85 ) r M m m m r - mi II 100's REG. 54' I..,,UIM H.I Ml II I II II ! Stock Up Now! F2 mm CHOOSE FROM Tucec iium tg for the price of V plus a pennv! vW T?ea JEL airosoi j&km l ASPIRIN Jflp Von finer made. fc?43UH3, r i i n-i .. . Vrubbing 1 Humphreys DRUG CO mm IRIN Soothing body rub Ideal tor sickroom Ml'BBIN'O AU'OIIOL COMPOUND 3fi'ft Rpcj ?7 3 fnr ORt 12's Reg. 12 2 for 13 neeas. in a - -x. ...T...I i w iispsjnxv ,t -i AEROSOL READY SHAVE Push-button lather for quick, close shaves. 10 oz. REG. 98' wm : i rififclfift, ,,, Kfi Mrs. Robert Walker of Eugene was in Heppner Tuesday to at tend funeral services for Clem Stockard. Mr. and Mrs. Sam McDaniel of , Hardman spent the weekend in Elgin with their daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Mahon.
