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5qe cT Top 4-H Hereford Brings $1 Pound At Auction Sale Kenneth Nelson of Lexington showed the grand ehamplon 4-H beef at the fair and his animal brought him $1.00 per pound at the 4-H and FFA auction sale Thursday night. It was a 965 lb. prime Hereford and was purch ased by the Morrow County Grain Growers. Reserve champion, a 1015 lb. Hereford steer shown by Connie Anderson, Heppner, sold for 80 cents a pound to the Heppner Pine Mills for $83G. Grand champ ' ion sheen, a Southdown cross 'weighing 100 pounds was sold by Karl Beach, Lexington to Hepp ner Pine Mills for 50 cents a pound and the Southdown shown by Rollle Ekstrom, lone, was sold for 35 cents a pound to the Pend leton Grain Growers,Jerry And erson, Heppner, showed the grand champion pig, a 161 pound cross breed sold for 45 cents a pound to Farley Motor Co. David Anderson, Heppner, showed the reserve champion, a 152 pound cross breed which sold to Alex Lind say, Lexington, at 45 cents. The Morrow county 4-H coun cil gained $164.51 from two do nated sheep at the sale, A total of $59.70 was realized from a sheep donated by Kenneth Nelson sold to the N. C. Anderson fam ily, turned in for resale and sold to Barney Doherty, Lexington. Ruggles-Insurance company do nated a sheep at the sale which in turn sold to Harold Wright, John Graves, Northwestern Livestock company and finally taken by Pendleton Grain Growers, Pend letoon for a total profit of $84.75. Other fat steers sold for 10 cents above market price all go ing for 28 cents a pound. Sellers and buyers Included Joe Palmer, Lexington to Al Lamb and Harl an McMurdy Jr.; Sandra Beach Lexington, to Empire Machinery Co.; Kenneth Smouse, lone to Bank of Eastern Oregon; Dennis Doherty, Heppner to H. G. Camp bell, Butter Creek; Bernard Do herty Lexington, to Barney Do herty Lexington; Tommy Martin Lexington to Alex Lindsay; Karl Beach, Lexington to Odd Fellows lodge; Jerry Anderson, Heppner, to Claude Buschke, Heppner; Wil liam Rill, Heppner to Cornett Green, Heppner; Roger Doherty, Heppner, to Ashbeck and Camp bell; Bill Doherty, Lexington, to Lexington Implement Co.; Gary Van Blokland, Heppner to Bank of Eastern Oregon; Russell Dolv en, Lexington to Harry Proudfoot, Butter Creek; Doug Anderson, Heppner, to Freddie Nelson, Lex ington. Fat pigs at 32 cents a pound were sold to Gary Van Blokland, Heppner, to Gerald Swaggart, Heppner; Doug Anderson, to Mar cel Jones, Heppner; Dennis Do herty to Alvin Wagenblast, Lex ington and Roger Doherty, Lex ington to Father P.J. Gaire, Hepp ner. Sheep sellers and buyers at 29 and 30 cents a pound were Jac queline Brindle Heppner to Tom Wilson Heppner; Sandra Beach, Lexington to Mrs. Pauline Hughes Heppner; Mitch Ashbeck, Echo to Harold Beach, Lexington, Eugene Campbell, Echo to H. G. There's a rugged 'Jeep' vehicle for your jobs! Hugged 'Jeep' vehicles have the extra traction of 4-wheel drive to deliver your payloads to areas ordinary trucks m't reach-shift easily into conventional 2-wheel drive for economical highway travel. And with power take-off, Ihey operate many kinds of special equipment. There's a 4-WlieeI-Drive 'Jeep! vehicls to fit your specific needs! Forward Conlrol 'Jee p'Trut unequalled combination of maneuverability and (yloau capacity LSD JJJ uors 'Jeep' l lililv Wagon., , (liinl purpose vehicle for business and family! 'IT ' The (J vC?p family of 4 Wheel Drive vehicles Wlim...worii"i lirptt nmuftctiirart of 4-Wbetl-Drtrt fiblclu 6rt Mtfii-Joi demonstration todijl FARLEY MOTOR CO. HEPPNER, ORE. ,iaaaaHaaaaaMMMBMMMHMHHHM V' 1 A GOLD AND WHITE BUGGY decked with Jewels and flowers at tracted much attention at the Garden club and received a blue ribbon. The buggy belonged to the Olaf Bergstrom family and COUNTY WELFARE OF 12 PERCENT IN Morrow county public welfare commission expenses increased more than 12 percent over last year the commission's annual re port shows. The Increase brought to $80,560.84 the total expendit ures for the 1956-57 fiscal year which ended on July 1. Old age assistance continued to require the largest portion of funds and expenditures for a to tal of $17,500.10. Other expendi tures by program included aid to the permanently and totally dis abled $5, 978.42; general assist ance, $1,538; all supplemental care, $12,565.36; and administra tion, $9,883.96. Again this year no aid to the blind or foster care was used. The break -down by source of funds showed $13,174.28 county; $37,852.65, state, and $29,533.91, federal. Numerous budget ad - justments were required because of the unpredictable 18 percent increase In expenditures for med ical care. An Increase of $1,612.11 In old age assistance payments over last year was due to Increased requirements for nursing home care. Total supplemental medic- Campbell; Roger Doherty, Hepp ner to Ray Dolven, Lexington; Mike Palmer, Lexington to Mrs. Frances Carlson, lone; Connie Anderson, Heppner to Ruggles Insurance Co.; Terryl Ann Green up Heppner to First National Bank; Dennis Doherty, Heppner, to Herb Ekstrom, lone. Kenneth Smouse, lone to Har old Beach; Kenneth Wright, Heppner, to Cornett Green, Hepp ner; Janet Palmer, Lexington, to First National Bank; Carol Ann! Palmer, Lexington to Turner, Van Marter and Bryant; Larry Mon agle, Heppner, to Roy Martin, Lexington; David'Anderson Ifepp ner, to N. C. Anderson; Jennifer Brindle, Heppner to John Hanna Jr., Heppner; Billy Monagle, Heppner, to Olex Lindsay; Doug- is Anderson to First National Bank; Anna Maria Bindle, Hepp ner to Bill Doherty, LexingTon; Martha Doherty, Heppner to Fa ther P. J. Gaire; Don MajesRe, Lexington to Paul Jones, Hepp ner; Dan Wardwell, Heppner to Melvin Moyer and Mrs. Laura Mover, Heppner; Jerry Anderson o first National Bank and Tony uoiierty, Heppner to Mrs. Bill Do herty. ki . X ... 1 MUM 1'iiivt'rsal 'Joep'. i .i i i i .. . . uuiKireiu oi jobsl Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, September 5, 1957 fair. It was the entry of the lone is known to be over 50 years old. (GT Photo) COSTS SHOW CLIMB 1956 - 57 YEAR al care costs were more than doubled over last year by an in crease of $6,297.19. Expenditures for supplemental medical care together with related medical costs totaled $30,136.03 or 43 per cent of the total assistance funds expended. This compares with about 25 percent of total expend itures for these purposes for each of the two preceding year. Aid to the permanently and totally disabled increased $263.42 and general assistance costs rose $100.63 over last year. Aid to the dependent children showed the only decrease which amounted to $255 for the year. Due to the purchase of a new state automo bile administration costs increas ed $1,758.88. The number of cases receiving financial assistance decreased to 1 approximately 64 per month from the average of 70 cases per month for both of the two preceding years. Lxclusiive of administrat ive expenses the average yearly cost per case increased $194.92 to a total of $1,104.33. The average monthly caseload Included slightly more than 51 old age assistance cases, between three and four aid to dependent children, between six and seven aid to permanently and totally disabled cases and almost three general assistance. The average number of persons receiving sup plemental medical care was just over 23 each month. A total of 141 cases, including child wel fare, social securitiy, vocational rehabilitation and selective serv ice matters, received services but not financial assistance. Expenditures in the fiscal re port showed old age assistance, $47, 500.10; medical, $10,675.98; aid to dependent children, $3,095, medical, $31; aid to permanently and totally disabled, $5,978.42, medical, $1,611.13; general assist ance maintenance, $1,538,. med ical $217.25, and administration $9,883.96. HOSPITAL NEWS MEDICAL Alice Cason, Hepp ner; Ruby Jones, Kinzua; John Glavey, Heppner; John Perry Wil son, Hardman; Margaret Rippee, Bonrdman; Robert Gertsen, Port land, dismissed; Boyd Hinton, Monument, dismissed; George McLaughlin, Lonerock; Michael Sears, Wheeler; H. F. Skinner, Heppner; George Nichols, Lexing ton. MINOR SURGERY Hazel Sch- ulz, Olex, dismissed. MAJOR SURGERY Mike To vey, Spray. NEW ARRIVALS To Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Howard, Fossil, a 7 lb. 5 oz. girl born Aug. 30, nam ed Marv Louise. BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT The birth of a new car the Ldsel, is announced by Ford Motor Company of Dearborn. Michigan. You are cordially in vited to see this newest addition to the Ford Family of Fine Cars at your nearest Edsel dealer. o ON FISHING TRIP Farl and Len Gilliam and L'ftrl Blake are in Astoria for some deep-sea fishing. Last week Noel Dobyns of lone, Howard Gilliam of Salem and Ted Blake of Port- and accompanied Earl Blake on a successful deep-sea fishing ex pedition. Mrs. Earl Blake is spending several days In Portland vlsitincr her mother. Long Distance Nation-Wlde Moving Service Mayflower Agents Padded Vans Penland Bros. TRANSFER CO. Pendleton, Oregon Phone 33? New Oregon Veterans Representative Servina This Area The Oregon Department of Vet erans' Affairs has appointed Aar on .1. "Jake" Brown as its district repiesentative for 10 Eastern Oregon counties effective im mediately Brown replaces Charles! W. Daum. who has been trans ferred to the department's head quarters in Salem. Most of Brown's duties will be in connection with the state vet erans' farm and home loan pro gram, involving inspection of properties under construction or improvement loans, and contacts with county veterans' service of ficers, department fee attorneys and appraisers, and real estate brokers. Brown comes to the state vet erans' department from Prine ville where he served since June, 1945, as Crook county veterans' service officer. Brown is a Navy veteran of World War II. His headquarters will be in Pendle ton where he will make his home with his wife, the former Marge Forrester of Prineville. Counties he will serve are Uma atilla, Wallowa, Baker, Union, Malheur, Harney, Grant, Wheel er, Gilliam and Morrow. Justice and Municipal Courts Robert E. Brindle, axle over load, $24 fine. Emily Mae Sadoff, reckless driving, $25 fine. Gerald Lee Haguewood, viola tion of basic rule, $25 fine. William F. Johnson, excessive motor noise, $10 fine. Thomas Dale Howell, no muf fler, $10 fine. Blanche Thomson, no operat ic s license, $iu line. Larry Ray Henderson, failure to stop at stop sign, $10 fine. Laddie Gene Henderson, fail ure to stop at stop sign, $10 fine. Asa Lee Way, failure to stop at stop sign, $10 fine. o Wheeler Fair and Rodeo This Weekend Purses of $130 each in six ev ents will be offered at the Wheel-1 er county fair and rodeo at Foss il Sept. 6, 7, 8, it has been an nounced. The fair is slated for Friday and Saturday, and the ro deo shows on Saturday and Sun day. A junior horse show will be held Friday night. Event's include bareback buck ing, Saddle bronc riding, calf rop ing, bull dogging, cow milking and. team tying. Curley Heath, clown and bullfighter from Em met t, Ida. will be a feature at- traction. The all around cowboy. an iirounii cnammnn power rl an t .. to awarded winners in each major event Members of the royal court, chosen by their riding ability in competitive contests, include Queen Sherrie Williams, Twicken ham; Princesses Patty Wehrli, Fossil and Mary Evans, Spray. o . Boardman Notes Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Veele, Sr. and son Oscar, Jr. of Estacada, were weekend visitors at fhe nome or their son-in- aw and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Bobble Stewart. Randy Stewart return. ed home with them after visiting u r.Mdcaaa tne past two weeks. o WINS RADIO Winner of the free Admiral table model radio given at the Electronic Service booth at thp Morrow county fair was Mrs. r a. Kuggies of Heppner. sST,!1101! Wm eacl,wlniThey returned to 'their home on saddles. Trophy buckles will be 1 Sahirdav REMEMBER - Ike, PHONE 6-9406 NOT QUITE HORSE AND BUGGY DAYS, but shortly afterwards, was the era from which came this ancient Model T Ford entered in Saturday's parade by Norman Nelson, Lexington. (GT Photo) Local News In Brief Mr. and Mrs. Conley Lanham of Hillsboro were guests here for over the Rodeo weekend. Mr. and Mrs. David Myatt and James Duran of Coquille and Mr. and Mrs. Hyatt and Kay Duran of Kinzua were recent visitors of Mrs. William Duran who is a patient in Pioneer Memorial Hos pital. Visiting over the weekend at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Spaulding were her mother Mrs. Jessie Simpson of Springfield and her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Larson of Eugene. Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Acklen and three children of Grants Pass visited over the Labor Day holi day with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dinges. Mr. Acklen is news editor of the Grants Pass Courier. Mrs. Dorothy McKenzie, Ukiah, was a guest at the Fred Parrish home during rodeo. Weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Eddie Gunderson were his mother, Mrs. Francis Troedson, and sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Schoonover. and Ricky of Portland; also TV artists Bert Wells and Bob Parn ell of Kennewick, Wash. Mrs. George Gertson left Tues day for Portland after spending several days at her home in Hepp ner. Mr. and Mrs. Antone Cunha of Stanfield were In Heppner on a business trip Wednesday. Rodeo guests of Mrs. Elaine S. George were her nephew, Boyd S. Sigsbee of Milton-Freewater, and Joe and John Kozelisky, members of Johnny K's Dance Band, of Kennewick, Wash. Mr. and Mrs. Howard Gilliam and two children of Salem visited last week at the home of his par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Earle Gilliam. Miss Rosemary Wilcox of Portl land spent the weekend at the home of her cousin, Mrs. William Labhart. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Nutting of Mitchell were here for the Rodeo and visited at the home of their daughter and son-in-law, Dr. and Mrs. James Norene. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hill, form, er Heppner residents, now of Pendleton, were rodeo guests of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Meador. Mrs. Slcan Thompson is spend ing two weeks at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. James Valentine. Mr. end Mrs. Roy Thomas of Walla Walla were in Heppner Thursday and Friday. Houseguests of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Creswick during the Rodeo were Mr. and Mrs. Leslie Grant and David of Arlington. The pre vious weekend the Creswick and Grant families enjoyed a trip to Agate Beach. 1Z WE GIVE WITH LJ&J JIM HEALY SHELL OIL DISTRIBUTOR Brucellosis Orders Affect Range Areas and P-D Dairy Herds The state department of agri culture has designated 17 coun ties east of the Cascades as range or semi-range counties and areas under the new program for con trol of brucellosis tuberculosis and paratuberculosis. Testing procedures in these counties will follow the pattern established in the general regulations for this type of operation. The counties are: Baker, Crook, Deschutes, Gilliam, Grant, Harn ey, Jefferson, Klamath, Lake, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman, Uma tilla, Union, Wallowa, Wasco and Wheeler. Another order in connection with the accelerated brucellosis program requires that all producer-distributor (raw fluid milk) dairy herds continue under the same program they have follow ed. This means producer-distributor herds wjll be blood tested at least two times a year for brucel losis and tested annually for tu berculosis. All other dairy herds will come under the testing requirements of the general brucellosis regula tions whicli permits use of the milk ring test at the discretion of the department. o Labcr Day visitors at the home of Mrs. Ellen Moore were Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Shamblin and Mr.! and Mrs. Arthur Devore of Port land. Weekend guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Nasi were Mr. and Mrs. Dan Nash, Eldon, David and Charlotte Nash, Mrs. Boyd Nash and Mr. and Mrs. Cloise Nash and children all of Hood River; Mr. and Mrs. Lee Palmer and daugh ter, of lone, and Miss Patty Ba sed, St. Helens. Weekend guests at the C. A. Ruggles home was their daugh ter and family Mr. and Mrs. Jack Fastabend and two children of Richland, Wash, and Mr. and Mrs. S. W, Searcy of Portland. MITCHIN' POST IS AVAILABLE FOR NOB CALL 205 RECORDED Orchestra Available YOU mm Mr. and Mrs. Walter Nesg (Maxine Devine) and three child ren of Seattle have "been visiting at the home of Mrs. Pearl Devine. They will return to their home Saturday. Mrs. Luola Bengtson and Hilda and Brent of Eugene were visit ing relatives and friends here over the Labor Day weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Springer and two children were dinner guests at the Lincoln Nash home Monday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Mike Baseel and Gary of St. Helens were visiting at the Lincoln Nash homt on Monday. Also guests were Mr. Baseel's sister Rose and pary's girl friend. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kelly. Lu ann and Shannon of Everett, Wash, were weekend guesft at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Ferguson. Luann remained here for a longer visit with her grandparents. ENCHANTING BAMBI and his twitterpated friends are back to delight you once more! Star Theater, Thursday, Friday, Sat urday. OLYMPIA wi'th pleasure! "IT'S THE WATER" THAT MAKES REFRESHING 8 S BOARDMAN MUSIC ONLY for Special Occasions .HEPPNER U5 IT SO BANQUET v
