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Page 8 Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, May 2, 1957 Top Hog Prices Gained Locally HERMISTON Morrow county liogmen grabbed several "tops" at the Hermiston Livestock Com mission Co. Friday in a good snappy sale that saw 81 consign ors place 349 cattle, 121 hogs and 10 sheep on the auction block. Mary Glavey, Heppner, got a high price of $20.60 cwt for six feeder pigs of 815 pounds while Malt Hughes of Lexington scored with $16.10 cwt for a 330-pound white sow. Most cattle grades were up about $.50 cwt while hog prices were down slightly from last week. Good tops Included $22.80 cwt on steer calves, $28.25 cwt on veal, $21.60 cwt on fed steers, $22 cwt on fed heifers, $162.50 per head on dairy cows and $235 for a stock cow and two calves at side. Needed for next Friday's sale are fat cows and heifers. The market: CATTLE Baby calves, 8.50 to 27 per head; steer calves, 20.10 to 22.80 cwt; heifer calves, 17.90 to 19.60 cwt.; veal, 24.75 to 28.25 cwt.; stocker steers, 17.70 to 19.20 cwt; fed steers, 19.20 to 21.60 cwt; fed heifers, 19.80 to 22 cwt; dairy cows, 115 to 162.50 per head; stock cows, 126 to 235 per pair; canner cutter cows, 10.40 to 13.80 cwt.; utility-commercial cows, 14.30 to 16.80 cwt.; shells, 7.50 to 8.20 cwt.; and bulls, 15.10 to 16.90 cwt with no large bulls available. HOGS Weaner pigs, 10.50 to 14 per head; feeder pigs, 19.20 to 20.60 cwt; fat hogs, 18.90 to 20.10 cwt; and sows, 14.50 to 16.10 cwt. SHEEP Feeder lambs, 17 cwt. Others earning top prices at the market Included Frank Bensel, Hermiston, 20.10 cwt for 16 fat hogs of 3125 pounds; V. W. Neu mann, Hermiston, 14 per head for three weaner pigs; Jacob Baker, Walla Walla, 162.50 per head for a dairy cow; Fred Weatherford, Arlington, 28.25 cwt for a 225 pound veal and 235 for a stock cow with two calves at side; Richard Egg, Helix, 16.80 cwt for a 1065-pound white face cow and 140 per head for a registered bull calf; G. B. Marden, Walla Walla, 13.40 cwt for a 1025- Heart Fund Memorial Contributions Gain Memorial contributions to the Oregon Heart Association for a 9-month period through March 31 totaled $16,712 as compared to $14,786 for the same period a year ago, according to C. J. Cole man of Heppner, local memorial chairman. Coleman explained that all me morial contributions are ear marked for heart research. "This Is a clear Indication," Coleman said, "that persons who have lost a relative, friend or member of their family through heart disease are keenly aware of the need for continued re search in the field of cardivas cular diseases." The executive committee of the Oregon Heart Association agreed many months ago to allo cate all memorial contrbiutions for research in the belief that "this is the best way to honor the memory of persons whose lives have been claimed by heart disease." Dr. Herbert E. Griswold, Jr., Oregon Heart Association presi dent, reported that nearly every county in the state showed an Increase in Memorial contributions. Ed Groshens New Student Body Prexy Ed Groshens, Heppner high school junior, this week was elected president of the student body for the 1957-58 year. He headed up the Cadet party which walked away with a majority of the offices. Other officers named were Len Ray Schwarz, vice president; Phyllis Quackenbush, secretary; Susie McQuarrie, assistant treas urer; Marilyn Calvin, historian, all of the Cadet party. Sole win ner for the All Star party was Dick Ruhl who was elected ser geant at arms. Cheer leaders chosen were Norma Geyer and Susie McQuar rie of the Spiriteers party and Carol Kay Anderson and Kay Keithley of the Pepper-Mints party. There was a 100 percent vote cast by the student body except for those students absent from school, it was reported. The cam paign was carried on on a very high ethical level and all candi dates accepted the premise, "he who slings mud loses ground" "Some of our national parties could learn a lesson from these junior citizens," superintendent Oregon Heart Association will cncnH nnnrnvlmatplv $!V).00f) for " J .".'.. .. ?,. Ot,orf .nm9.t,l research at Oregon institutions J"'t this year. Projects are underway, ' 7 at University of Oregon Medical Ponies Take TWO school, Oregon State college, Uni- i versity of Portland, and Reed col..V3Cime$ trOm Lexington le8e' By Neal Penland 7i ... The Heppner junior high Ponies Mr. and Mrs. Hoy Orwicfc for-! Qn thc,f second game of the mer ncppner ' u m , "a year by defeating Lexington 17-5 been living In Walla Walla have yner ,ed first ,bnni moved to Condon where he will I, hfm starte(J to rolh Lexing. be associated with a machine shop, Mr. and Mrs. Haymond Fergu son returned home the first of ton got their first run in the fourth Inning, Pitchers for Heppner for the Now Available Here THE FAMOUS DILLABAUGH u ..,!, f-,, wvorotf wash..1 first three innings was Larry An- where they had gone to take their gell Ladd Dick took over for the Stcr.Mrs. Robert Kelly and fourth inn ng and Tom Green In children Luann and Shannon the fifth Inning. Catchers were home after a visit of two weeks iTm Glass firs four innings and ' On Tuesday the Ponies chalked ., I up another win in the third game pounu uuernsey cow; 0f the year by defeating Lexing- Simpson, Walla Walla, 22 cwt for ton agln 14;8 a 710-pound fed heifer and 21.60 1 Lexlngton rallied in the fourth cwt for seven feeder steers of )inning( ln the fifth inning Hepp 5515 pounds. Iner puied ahead and won. A home run was hit during the game, by Joe Palmer of Lexing ton. The Ponies have a record of three wins and no losses so far for the season. The starting lineup in the Tues day game was composed mostly of seventh graders. The team will meet lone here Wednesday afternoon. FULL V-BOTTOM Q) AT Save up to 50 BY BUILDING ONE YOURSELF Now you can get to know the fun and adventure of boating because the famous Dillabaugh Rockets are within the reach of everyenn. By purchasing your boat ln kit form and doing the assembly work yourself you save over $100. All parts precut . . . numbered . . . matched and guaranteed to fit per fectly . . . seams reinforced with miracle fiberglass for strong waterproof bond. See those boats now. A complete range of sizes to seled from. 12 TO 21 FT. BOAT KITS $7Q00 TO $ 729 OR CAN BE PURCHASED ASSEMBLED Claude Buschke AT GILLIAM Cr BISBEE HARDWARE HEPPNER Electric Dealers And Suppliers Meet Plans for the "Live Better Elec trically' program of the electric industry, sponsored to make it easier for householders to enjoy the conveniences of modern ap pliances, were detailed for elec tric trades at a local area meet jing Tuesday in Pendleton. The advantage of residential juse of more appliance-servants I working on low-cost killowatts I and how retailers and contractors can best supply these newer elec trical services to ease the chores of home-makers of the area were topics of the speakers. Representatives of the Pacific Tower & Light company discus sed local tie-ins by the trades groups with two national promo tional campaigns and the ac complishments of both activities during the past year, Tom Keenan, district manager for Pacific Power & Light com pany, was chairman of the Pen dleton meeting. He Introduced Wes Dunn, residential sales man. ager fr the company, who dis cussed the roles of the local tradesmen, dealers and lending Institutions, the community news paper and the power company ln the year-long campaign. Attending from Heppner were J. H. Huffman, FF&L manager, Allen Case, Loyal Parker, E. E. Gonty, J. H. Angell, John New man and Robert Penland. Former Boardman Youth Killed by Fall While Fishing Funeral services were held on Tuesday afternoon at 2 p. m. for Gerald Wayne Anderson, 16, Boardman resident from 1952 to 1956, who was killed Saturday when he fell down a 75-foot sheer rock cliff while on a fishing party on the Nestucca river near Willamina, Ore. Anderson, son of .Ray Ander son, high schoool principal at Willamina and Mrs. Eileen An derson, Pendleton, was with three other boys, including his stepbrother, Larry DeLaney. He became separated from the group in the late afternoon, and when the others couldn't find him they went for a search party. He was found about 9 p. m. on a gravel bar at the bottom of the cliff. He had struck the ledge about halfway down, and when found a huge boulder was on top of him. Anderson, a football player at Willamina high school, was born Jan. 4, 1941 in Springfield, Mo., coming to Paisley, Ore. at the age of four. In 1952 he came to Boardman where his father was superintendent of schools from 1952 to 1956. Other survivors include a bro ther, Ronnie, Pendleton; a sis ter, Mrs. Donald Gillespie, stu dent at O. S. C; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Irwin, Suther lin. Ore., and Mrs. Elizabeth An derson, Chadwick, Mo.; and great, grandmother, Mrs. Cena Wall, Sutherlin. Memorial services were held in Willamina Monday. Funeral ser. vices are at the Boardman Com munity church with Miss Jean Scott in charge. Singers are Don na Watts, Wanda Hug and Mar tin Shattuck, former schoolmates, singing "Beyond The Sunset" and "Does Jesus Care?" Mrs, Claud Coats was pianist. "In The Change in GOC Post Requirements is Seen in Offing Sgt R. D. Coleman, sector ser geant of the Umatilla and Mor row county area announced today that improvements and exten sions in early warning radar may make- it possible to reduce the Ground Observer Corps partici pation In the posts in this area from a 24-hour operational sta tus to a ready reserve status. The specific date will be announced later after a conference between Colonel Arthur M. Sheets, Oregon state Civil Defense director, Cap tain Walter G Andes, state GOC coordinator, and General Sam W. Air Division. Sgt. Coleman said. HOSPITAL NEWS that it is still necessary for post New Arrivals To Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Turney, Condon, an 8 lb. 7 oz. girl born April 26, named Cally Lee. Medical Ivis. Brooks, Condon, dismissed; Neva Wells, Heppner; Matt Halvorsen, lone, dismls missed; LaVelle Adkinson, Fos sil, dismissed; Glenn Irby, Hepp ner; Henry Ober, Spray; Merlene Hamilton, Condon; Thelmer Hall, Spray; Mabel Cox, Kinzua. Minor Surgery Virgil Grant, Condon, dismissed; Claude Bran dt, Kinzua, dismissed; Beatrice Smith Condon, dismissed; Flor ence Morris, Heppner; Dena Hoi lowwa , Condon. Major Surgery Charles Nel son. Fossil: Frances Grant, Con- nowever, ! don( dismissed; Frankie Sue sei by, Condon; Robert McMurtry, Heppner. observers to keep up their readi ness. What the progress in the Mid-Canada radar line and the Distant Earlv Warning (DEW) . line does is "to give sufficient; For McNorV Dam Tour training Lime mat ucau itc Chamber Makes Plans serve post observers and filter center volunteers can be called up. Sgt Coleman emphasized that this shift only applies to posts A tour of McNary dam has been planned by the chamber of com merce for its members and their families and other persons inter ested In making the trip, it was and filter centers in the interior revealed at Monday's chamber of the U. S. Along the east and ' meeting. west coasts, the northern border I The lour will be held on Sun and part of the southern border day, May 26 and will start at it is still necessary to maintain approximately 2:30 p. m. Prior the 24-hour status. Talk On European Tour Highlights Of Homemakers Festival About 125 Morrow county wo men attended the Homemakers Festival held Wednesday at the fair pavilion with Mrs. Gene Fer guson presiding in the morning and Mrs. L. A. McCabe in the afternoon. In the morning the Boardman, lone, Lena, Pine City and Rhea Creek Extension Units eavp de Garden", "bweet Hour of prayer , monstrations on the different and "What a Friend We Have In projects they had had during the Jesus". Pallbearers are Jerry year. The Rhea Creek unit, Peck, Dick Garner, Ivan Kress, 1 wh0Se demonstration was on sofa Bill Aardappel, Jim Aardappel of pillows, received the prize for Boardman, and Pat Pettys of Pen.tne best demonstration, dleton. Burial was in the Board- Mrg Ann Weigant actlng re. man Riverview cemetery. !creation specialist from Oregon o j gtate cojiege( spokg during the Episcopal Convocation morning session on arts and crafts 14 U .iTL- nll lin famiy ,ivinS- She brought neiu Ot I he UaiieS out how working together on I Hiffrkronf nrafto an1 Hinrr Vin(ro The annual convocation of the," ' , ,7 6 - ' Z to the tour, it is planned to have a potluck picnic for all those de siring to attend at the picnic grounds near the dam. Monday's chamber program in cluded two civilian defense films on the atom bomb and bomb tests shown by Norman Nelson, Board man, county civilian defense director. P-TA Urges Higher (Continued from Page 1) Mrs. Herman Howard participat ing. Judy Collins told the group of her trip last summer to the Na tional FHA meeting ln Chicago. Hostesses were Mrs. William Labhart, Mrs. Don Bellenbrock, and Mrs. Paul Hisler. Assisting with serving were eighth grade and FHA students and members of the adult Bishop sewing class who wore dresses made in the class. Installation of officers will be held at the next meeting, Wed nesday May 8. Justice And Municipal Courts Harland Arthur Polley, exceed ing bag limit of trout, $25 fine. Clyde Lee Vieth, angling in closed season, $25 fine. RECITAL PLANNED The public is invited to a piano recital by the pupils of Lucille Owens, Sunday, May 5 at 2:30 p. m. in the basement of the Hepp ner Methodist church. GUESTS AT MRS. DUVALL'S Mrs. Harry Duvall had as her guests over the weekend her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Wickersham of Port land; her nephew and family, Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Duvall and Michael of Vancouver and her niece and family, Mr. and Mrs. William Pedersen and Janet and 4 Perry of Seattle. Mrs. Pedersen and children remained here for a weeks visit. Oregon Cattlemen's Association Plans Annual Convention The Oregon Cattlemen's asso ciation and their Cow-Belles auxiliary will take a hopeful look at 1957-58 when they stage their annual convention, May 6 to 8 at Eugene. Agricultural economists say seven years of buildup in cattle numbers and lowering prices appear to be ending. Gov. Robert D Holmes and na tional cattle industry leaders head a list of speakers for the scheduled mixture of business and pleasure ranging from a 6 a. m. Buekaroo Breakfast to re ports on the cattle outlook, Garland Meador, Prairie City, association president, has an nounced a starting program of, special committee sessions at 1 p. ' m., May 6, at the Eugene hotel, I convention headquarters. The1 Cow-Belles will open with a! luncheon and business meeting i Episcopal missionary district of Eastern Oregon" was held April 26-28 at St Paul's church in The Dalles. It was the 50th anniver sary of the setting apart of Eastern Oregon as a separate jurisdiction from the diocese of Oregon. Convocation was presided over by the third and present bishop, Rt. Rev. Lane W. Barton. Also present were the Rt. Rev. William P. Remington, second bishop of the district, and the Rt. Rev. Ben jamin D. Dagwell, Bishop of Oregon. Attending from All Saints' church in Heppner were the rec tor, the Rev. George R. S. Little and Mrs. Little; Mr. and Mrs. Ro bert Ferrell, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Case, Mrs. R. B. Rice, Mrs. James Driscoll and Robert Lowe. with talks by Mrs. Mose Trego, national Cow-Belle president from Sutherland, Nebr., and Joy Hillsgubscr, Salem, assistant of public schools. The program moves to the Lane county fairgrounds audi torium, May 7, starting with the Buekaroo Breakfast. Main speak, ers for the day in addition to Governor Holmes will be Don Col lins, Denver, president of the! together as a family unit can help the juvenile delinquency problem. The buffet luncheon was pre pared by all the units and guests were Judge and Mrs. Garnet Bar ratt, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Miller, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Thompson, Mrs. Velma Glass, Mrs. Tom Wil son-and Mrs. Robert Penland. In the afternoon the unit chair men gave their reports of the work done during the year. Then Mrs. Armus Jakku of Hood River gave a talk and showed colored slides entitled, Highlights of My Trip to Europe, which included the Scandinavian countries, Switzerland, Holland, Austria, Germany, Italy, France and England. Her slides showed many well known historical points and her remarks were very pertinant. Mrs. Norman Nelson led the singing during the day, accom panied at the piano by Mrs. Earl Blake. The county committee in charge of the festival was Mrs. Gene Ferguson, chairman; Mrs. Milton Bieagl, vice chairman; Mrs. Jas per Myers, secretary-treasurer; and members Mrs. Orian Wright, Mrs. Walter Ruggles, Mrs. L. A. McCabe, Mrs. Dewey West and Did You Know FOR AS LITTLE AS $55 00 per month Printing Is Our Business) Call Us Now. Gazette Times Printing shop 1 .... T . . T- association; Carl Newman, Chi cago, National Meat Board gene ral manager; and Dr. Victor Mor ris, University of Oregon dean of business administration. Ed Coles, Prineville, associa tion secretary, says other out-of-state guests will inclure Rad Hall, executive-secretary, ' Amcri can National Cattlemen's association; and John McMinimee and Mil ford Vaught, presidents of the Washington and Idaho cattle men's associations, respectively. Afternoon events include a range conservation demonstration bv Bill Farrell, Grant county exten sion agent, and a tour for the Cow-BollPs at the Chase Gardens where more than 50,000 orchids and other flowers will be bloom ing in 12 acres of greenhouses. Closing out the day's program will he a 6:30 p. m. banquet fol lowed by the annual Buekaroo Dance at the fairgrounds audi torium. The convention ends at noon, May 8, following committee re ports and election of officers. Special breakfasts are scheduled May 8 for alumni of the Oregon State college Withvcombe Cluh nnimul hiichoriilm, ctn.lt., I county presidents of the Cow-Belles. 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