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HEPPNEH GAZETTE v v :.m r- Is,. . APRIL 1st PRESENTATION of this remarkable telescopic gun sight was made Tuesday by a group of Heppner business men to Gene Pierce, manager of the Heppner branch of the Bank of Eastern Oregon who here is examining his "loot." The sight, made primarily out of an old beer can, came complete with sev eral unusual Innovations said to be of great help to a hunter These refinements, not found on usual sights, included a pro pellor (annemometer) in front to record the velocity of the wind, a wind direction guage, a compass, sun dial and a bunch of keys valuable for opening sardine cans, mountain cabins, etc. There was also a red light, which according to the lengthy instruct ions which went with the gift, would light up when the cross hairs were centered on a deer. The invention was thought to be the brain child of a couple of local hunting enthusiasts who re fused to divulge their names until the device is securely pat ented. After receiving the gift during a formal presentation. Pierce was so overwhelmed by the group's generosity and thoughtfulness that he treated the entire gathering to coffee and donut (1). The gunsight will be placed on display in the bank until hunting season. (Special April Fool's GT Photo) Track Squad Opens Saturday at M-F The Heppner High track squad will take part in their first meet of the season Saturday after noon when they go to Milton Froewatcr to participate in the Mac-High Carnival of Speed. . About 30 schools from Eastern Oregon and Southwestern Wash ington will take part. Twelve Heppner boys will make the trip and enter in the following events: Dan Brosnan, 440 yard dash and relay; Tom Driscoll, 100 yard dash, 440 re lay and broad jump; Gerald Bunch, 220; Neal Penland, 100 yard dash, 220 and relay; Bob Huffman, 880 yard dash; Tom Green, 880, high jump, broad jump, and alternate for relay; Renn Harris, mile; Sam Green, mile; Tom Howell, shot put, dis cus, javelin and relay; Doug Cribble, javelin and pole vault; Bob Mahoney, pole vault; Omer Huston, high jump. Len Ray Schwarz, who enters in the shot put and discus will be unable to make the trip. The track schedule for .this spring will include: April 12, Condon, Arlington, Fossil, Lex ington at Heppner. April 19, Pil ot Rock invitational, 1 pm. April 25, Heppner invitational, 7:30 p m. May 3, Eastern Oregon invi tational at La Grande, 10 am. May 7, county meet at Heppner, 7:30 pm. May 10, district meet atjlermlston if qualify in coun ty, 1:30. May 17, state meet at Springfield if qualified In dis trict John F Kiggins Enlists in Navy The enlistment of John Fred erick Kiggins Jr of Heppner on March 21 was announced today by chief Ray Baumnn, Navy re cruiter for this district. Kiggins was sworn in at Portland and then flown to San Diego, Calif for his basic training. Upon com pletion of boot camp, he will be given 14 days leave before going to a fleet assignment. Chief Baumann also stated that there are other vacancies still existing in most all the branches of the Navy including aviation for those qualified. In formation can be obtained by contacting at the Pendleton Navy recruiting station or by calling CR 6-2G-12. He also makes a reg ular trip through the Heppner area on the third Tuesday of each month and is at the Heppner post office at noon on those days. - TIMES, Thursday, April 3, 1958 FFA Members Place In Recent Contest The Heppner FFA chapter par - ticipated in the district skills and peace was sn0Wn and appli contest held recently at the new cations for identity cards were agriculture snop ar. ine Liaaes. Those attending and their re spective skills were Tom Currin, arc welding and agriculture math; Ned Clark, oxy-acetylene cutting; Dickie Robinson, oxy acotyline brazing; Cliff Green, rafter cutting; Mike Gray, tool sharpening; Al.Osmin, tool iden tification; and Robert Nichols in rope work. Mike Gray won fist place in tool sharpening; Cliff Green sec ond in rafter cutting and Dickie Robinson second in brazing. In the afternoon a soil judg ing contest was held In which Mike Gray, Cliff Green and Al Osmin participated as a team. County Cow Belles Plan "Father" Award The Morrow county Cow Belles, meeting March 2G at Heppner, approved the purchase of a sterl ing silver belt buckle for the county winner of the Father of the Year contest, and a door prize to be given at the state conven tion. Mrs Gerald Swaggart, pres ident, presided. Mrs N C Anderson was appoin ted chairman of the 411 beef demonstration contest and Is to contact the various cooking clubs on the project. A recommendation will be pre sented at the state convention at Ontario In May that entry blanks for the Father of the Year contest be sent to counties by the first of each year. A letter was read from Mrs Dave Camp bell, state Cow Belle president, on the presentation of "Beef Sweet Candy" to the senate mem bers in Washington D C, and a letter of thanks was also re ceived by the local group thank ing them for the gift given Mrs Campbell during the annual meeting of the Morrow county Cow Belles in January, The next meeting was tenta tively set for June 16 and will be primarily a social meeting in the evening at the Elks lounge. Mrs Don Robinson will be enter tainment chairman and Mrs George Rugg in charge of re freshments. Justice and Municipal Courts Ellis Edward Ball, excessive motor noise, $10 fine. Janice Beamer, parking restri cted zone $1 fine. INSURANCE TODAY! Don't rUk th coilly tragedy ot a ldoui hall itorm without lh protection ot Crop Hall Inin one. Com In today. C. A. RUGGLES INSURANCE AGENCY PH. 6-9625 HEPPNER '53 Mustang Football :edule Announced 1 j The Heppner Mustang's 1958 ! football schedule was released ! this week by school officials. ;Thrt rofrnlarQ uill nlau ninfl earn. ' f"J - fa""" es, opening at home Sept 12, aaint wsiWa anH thon tv. JV's will have four games. Sept 12, Wallowa, here Sept 19. Condon, there Sept 26, Fossil, here Oct 3, Pilot Rock, here Oct 10, Stanfield, there ct 17, Maupin, here Oct 24, Umatilla, there Oct 31, Moro, there Nov 8, Echo, here The JV's will play Hermiston there on Sept 23; Pilot Rock here, Sept 29; Hermiston here Oct 7; and Pilot Rock there Oct 14. Local GOC Group Hears Training Talk Members of the Heppner Ground Observer Corps met for their regular monthly meeting March 31 at the home of Mrs Nels Anderson. Mrs Ray Smith, Post supervis or, introduced MSgt Ralph a Bragg of Arlington, new sector sergeant for this area. He con ducted a short training course and spoke on Air Force base tours and radar trips. MSgt Ro bert D Coleman of La Grande gave a lecture on Organization of the Air Force, one of a series of lectures scheduled to be giv en on different sections of the Air Force during the coming months. A movie depicting the team- , work of the armed forces in war filled out by m0mbers. Refresh- ments were served at the close of the meeting by the hostess. I he next meeting will be April 28 at the home of Mrs Riley Munkers. Junior Rodeo Queen Tryouts Are Slated The Fossil junior rodeo, May 10-11, sponsored by the Bit and Spur club of Fossil, this week announced that all girls between the ages of 9 to 18 are invited to try out for the queen select ion to be held April 12 at 2 pm at the Fossil fairgrounds. Girls volve patrons in 50 Oregon cit must be on horseback and will; ies and augment the West Coast be judged on horsemanship, per-1 Telephone Company's annual sonality and appearance. A queen take $600,000. and two princesses will be select- j The suspension is for a per ed. iod of six months during which Judges will be Mrs Parr Norton, Investigation will be made by Ashwood, Oregon, Mrs Desmond Robinson, Spray, and Mrs Char les Lange, Fossil. AT AGRICULTURE MEET Attending the Eastern Oregon Agriculture conference Monday at Pendleton sponsored by the Oregon Bankers Association in ' ed the higher rates would affect cooperation with Oregon State 6n 898 cust0mers in the compan college, were Jack Bedford, man-' ys Ecavcrton, LaGrande and ager of the Heppner branch of Coos Bav districts, the First National Bank of Port-1 ATTENDING ATOMIC TALKS land; Gene Pierce, Heppner man-i Oregon's Attorney General ager of the Bank of Eastern Ore- !nobert Y Thornton left for Wash gon, and Garland Swanson of jngt0n, D C last Sunday to con- une. wrs uecuora accompanied her husband to Pendleton. ARCHIE PADBERGS HAVE DINNER GUESTS Dinner guests last Tuesday at the home of Mr and Mrs Archie Padberg were Mr and Mrs Lester Harrison of Condon; Mr and Mrs Edwin Tucker and family of Salem; Eldon Tucker, lone; Mr and Mrs Frank Cecil of Spray; Nora and Elvera Myers of The Dalles; Eddy Lewallen of The Dalles; and Mr and Mrs Mike Mcadlock of Spray. EXAMINER COMING A drivers license examiner will be on duty in Heppner at the court house Tuesday, April 8 be tween 9:30 am and 3:30 pm. Guests at the home of Mr and Mrs C H rrivett are their daugh ter, Mrs Allen Brown and son of LaGrande and their son Joe Privett from San Diego, who has just completed his basic training in the Navy, THE RI(ttE BULB COSTS JUST PENNIES MORE W Protect your eyesight B with the right light I Use 100 m watts or more in all working )l areas of your home. Good light n I saves sight and it costs N 1 so little to enjoyl I PACIFIC POWER &t LIGHT COMPANY Jf ! HOSPITAL NEWS New arrival To Mr and Mrs Richard Lawrence Feller, Hepp ner, a 7 lb boy, born March 29, named Richard Edgar. Patients Melvin Wham, Kin- ,, , ii tr. ' . ' v"lcire . ' Kinzua, dismissed; Hilma An- derson, Heppner; Ronald Rounds, Condon, dismissed; William E Ward, Heppner; Gerald Samples, Kinzua, dismissed; Lyle Kincaid, lone; Robert Ferrell, Kinzua; Al- lonzo Edwards, Lexington; Mar- jorie Angell, Heppner; Gladys Muzzy, Kinzua; June Ledbetter, (Lexington, dismissed; Marion j Marie Geer, Fossil; Ernie Ken nedy, Condon; Myrna Marie Lane, Heppner; Newton Matte son, Heppner. By MURRAY WADE SO RED THE HEAD The 1958 political campaign is going to be a 50 50 or fight show with the bad boys throw ing all they've got and those on the receiving end throwing more right back a rollicking show a whole series of them with the two party impresarios, GOP Jim Short and Dave Epps, the Democratic wonder boy, de- yeloping a new strategy program for each event. . . , . . , . Last Saturday night in Port- iami ine isjo uregun uemwiai- ic campaign kickoff dinner fill ed the Columbia Athletic club's immense dining room at $10 a plate to net the party almost $5,000. Lew Wallace, Democratic can didate for governor, introduced Governor Holmes, who introduc ed the speaker, United States Senator Wayne L Morse. The senator diagnosed the Eisenhow er administration in terms that .wowed the crowd HOLDS PHONE RATES DOWN A suspension of telephone rate increases was made this week by Public Utility Commissioner Howard Morgan that would in- the PUD staff, said Commission- pr Morgan, and a series of hear ings will be scheduled to determ ine whether the proposed rate increases are in the public inter est and are necessary to provide a reasonable return on the com- pany investment. i Commissioner Morean estimat- for witn the Atomic Energy Com- mission about possible needs for nuclear projects. Conferences with members of the Oregon congressional dele gation have been scheduled con cerning a suit filed by himself on Feb 28 to enjoin federal of ficials from "juggling" the form ula for approprloting federal -forestry highway funds. He indicat ed a possible compromise in the case which threatens to deprive the state of Oregon of $1,845,651 of federal forest highway funds this year. STATE'S USED CAR LOT A socialistic angle might work better for all the used car deal ers in Oregon, who just now are not too prosperous, if they could let the state sell their stock or if they could sell as fast and for prices the state gets when they have a sale. Last Friday used state vehic les sold at the rate of one every two minutes at the state fair grounds. The 67 vehicles, which ranged from 1956 passenger cars to ':' ''',' ' ' "' ' ' ""!' ' V ' " 1 '"'jtMl ' --tfrtiiiiiiiim.nHiii J QUEEN CANDIDATES for the Lexington high school Sweetheart ball, a yearly event sponsored by the Lexington P-TA. The girls were nominated by their classmates and are elected by popular vote of the townspeople through jars into which money is placed. The money is used to buy gifts for the queen and her court. Left to right are Barbara Steapall, a junior; Pat Steagall, senior, both of whom are the aaugnters ot . . . .... Joan FamcK, a senior ana ine The ball and athletic banquet at the school gym. heavy duty trucks and garden tractors sold at an average of 13 per cent higher than the of ficial whole sale price set by the National Automobile Dealer's Assn. The 250 who attended the sale left $32,645. STATE PARKS DRAW MORE A new record of 8,626,475 was set in 1957 for day visitors at state parks. This was the 10th brokcn I , , I Top attendance was drawn by iyaquina Bay State Park at New- nnrt wjth 7fioR4! Statp Pflrk near Coos Bay, was sec ond with 361,278. Fort Stevens State Park, at the mouth of the Columbia river drew 313,701, up 143,421 over 1956. World famed Crown Point in the Columbia River Highway, by-passed by the water level express route, de clined from 364,200 in 1955, drew only 193,197 in 1957. AVERT HAMBURGER LAW ' Sixty days after new standards went into effect 15 per cent of hamburger tested for ingredients were found to be in violation of the Oregon law. O K Beals chief of the State Department of Agriculture food and dairies division reported that 4 out of 41 samples analyz ed were found to contain ben zoate. One contained nitrate and one contained too much fat. Both benzoate and nitrate are preserv atives. Beals said the department is also examining labels on ham burger packages and checking placards used in bulk meat cas es for compliance with the man datory labeling orders. Farmers in Oregon To Plant 5 Fewer Acres This Spring Oregon farmers intend to plant about 5 percent fewer acres this spring than a year ago, ac cording to Mrs Elvcra Horrell, extension agricultural economist at Oregon State college. ' Studying results of a question naire sent recently to the nat ion's farmers by the USDA crop reporting service, Mrs Horrell found that Oregon growers plan to seed 18 percent fewer acres of iniiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiij (priced SPRING 1 TAKE OFF SNOW TIRES 2 PUT ON REGULAR TIRES SPECIAL 3 -BALANCE 2 WHEELS THIS WEEK'S LICENSE NO. IS- WIRE J Mr ana Mrs wimur sreagau; ana i , a . , J aaugnier 01 rars uiaays iouuy. will be held Saturday, April 11 spring wheat this year than in 1957. More acres were planted to winter wheat last fall, however, and this would still mean 8 per cent more land in wheat this year, she said. The state's farmers also indi cated they expect to plant 7 per cent fewer acres of oats than last spring, 3 percent less barley, 2 percent less sugar beets, and ex pect to harvest 3 percent fewer acres of hay. On the other side of the ledger, Oregon farmers said they intend to up their us ually small corn acreages by 11 percent, and increase fall potato acreages by 4 percent. Acreages of dry field peas will be about the same as last year, it was reported. Over the nation, small cuts in the acreaee of spring planted crops were indicated. If growers carry out their March 1 intent- ions, 'acreage of 16 major crops planted in the spring would be down 2 percent from a year ago, Mrs Horrell said. And, the way things look now, this means the total planted acreage of 59 prin cipal crops will be a shade be low last year but even this slight decrease would shrink the planted acreage in the nation to the smallest total in 40 years. Even though acreages should be cut this year, total product ion could hold up, Mrs Horrell reminded. Modern machinery, use of fertilizer, and all-around farming "know-how" have upped yields greatly in recent years. There is also the chance that farmers may change their minds before spring planting time is over, Mrs Horrell emphasized. The whole purpose of the spring questionnaire is to let each farm er know the thinking and tenta tive plans of other farmers. Aft er learning what other growers intend to do, each farmer may want to do some adjusting of his own planting plans. Price changes, labor supply, amount of available money, gov ernment programs, and the weather could also change the picture, Mrs Horrell added. Mrs Stan Daughtery and dau ghter Stanlyn of Cottage Grove visited over the weekend at the home of her sister and brother-in-law, Mr and Mrs W C Collins. PASSENGER CAR SI FRONTIER 287 Ford's Tire Service YOUR GENERAL TIRE DEALER 1 N. MAIN ST. HEPPNER I Findings of Winter Beef Feed Trials To Be Told April 9 Winter beef-feeding trials aim ed at lowering costs for animal gains will be reported to Oregon cattlemen April 9 at the annual Feeders' Day of the Oregon State college Malheur branch experi ment station near Ontario. Test lots of yearling steers have been on feed trials since last November to compare new methods of feeding designed to fit commercial feed operations, according to E N Hoffman, sup erintendent of the branch stat ion. The program will begin at noon (Mountain Standard Time) with a free lunch at the hranrh statjon farm fjve miles south i aKj west of Ontario, just off tne Vaje highway. The public is jnviteci. in addition to seeing re. ; sujts 0f tne winter feed trials, 1 rancners win get a report on use f nplleted feeds for beef cattle ' ' by Dr D C Church, OSC animal scientist. Pelleted feeds are slat ed for trial at the branch ex periment station next year. This year's feeding program tested 56 high-quality yearling steers receiving stilbestrol hor mone treatment and a new am moniated form of molasses dried beet pulp. Both materials were used in combinations with locally-produced Eastern Oregon feeds. The ammonialed beet pulp, still an experimental product, looked good in preliminary trials at the Malheur station last year and is expected to be on the market soon. The winter feeding trials com pared gains between feeding stil bestrol and implanting a small pellet of the hormone in the ani mal's ear. Comparisons will also be drawn between animals re ceiving the new ammoniated beet pulp, regular molasses dried jbect pulp, and protein concert- I trate. All animals-seven lots of eight each will be on display with liveweight grades. Animals will he slaughtered for market following the Feeders Day. OSC will publish a project rejort in cluding comparisons of slaughter grades and live grades. One lot of animals will re ceive only the basic feed ration without stilbestrol to measure any economic advantages of us ing the hormone. All animals have had free-choice alfalfa. The yearling steers are from the Squaw Butte-Harney branch ex periment station where long range breeding trials are under way to develop uniform fast gaining animals. Mr and Mrs C A Ruggles spent the weekend in Kennewick, vis iting at the home of their daugh-, ter and son-in-law, Mr and Mrs Jack Fastabend. Long Distance Nation-Wide Moving Service Mayflower Agents Padded Vans Penland Bros. TRANSFER CO. Pendleton, Oregon Phone 338 ZES 95 up Terms of Course $189 IF THIS IS YOUR LICENSE NUMBER COME IN FOR 1 FREE RECAP ii 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 i ii 1 1 1 1 1 ii mi ii t ii 1 1 ii 1 1 1 1 ii 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 t 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 j ( 1 1 1 1 : 1 1 1 1 1 1 j i j 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 f