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HEPPNER GAZETTE Pilot Rock Tops Area Track Teams By NEAL FENLAND I The Pilot Rock Rockets took I first place at the Heppner Invi tational track meet which was held Friday night at the rodeo grounds. The Rockets came up with a score of 56, whiie Uma tilla had 41 for second .Heppner had 23 for third, Stanfield 19, Helix 16'a, Fossil 16'6, Weston 1G Condon 6H. Prairie City 6, Lexington 4, Arlington 3H, lone 1. One record was broken. Kiep pie May of Pilot Rock hurled the discuss 132 feet 4 inches for a new Invitational mark. Gary Ames of Umatilla was high scorer with 13 34 points. Tom Driscoll was close behind with 13 14 Mike Remillard, Umatilla 11 , John Gordon, Stanfield 11, Dwain Suiste, Pilot Rock 10 14, and Dick Connor, Weston 10. Winners of events are as fol lows: 120 yd high hurdles (16.8) Remillard, Umatilla; Wayatt, Prairie City; Hicks, Prairie City. 100 yd dash (10.8). Connor, Weston; Young, Helix; Shaeffer, Condon. 220 yd dash (24.0) Connor, Wes ton; Young, Helix; Hall. Uma tilla. 440 yd dash (51.8) Driscoll, Heppner; Suiste, Pilot Rcok; Mabe, Fossil. 880 yd run (2:16.3) Driscoll, Heppner; Jones, Pilot Rock; Tas sie, Umatilla. Mile run (5:06.8) Ames, Uma tilla; Ulodman, Pilot Rock; Sam ples, Fossil. 180 yd low hurdles (22.4) Su iste, Pilot Rock; Remillard, Uma tilla; Green, Umatilla. 880 yd Relay (142.4) Pilot Rock, Stanfield, Umatilla. High jump (5 5") KcKeun, He lix; Martin, Lexington; Hicks, PR. Broad Jump (19' 5ViT) Ing ram,, PR; Lauch, Weston; Dris coll, Heppner. Javelin (149" lOMT) Howell, Heppner; McGowan, PR; Ames, Umatilla. Shot put (42' 4") Gordon, Stan field; Howell, Heppner. Discuss (132' 4") May, PR; Mc Gowan, rR; Gordon, Stanfield. Pole Vault (9' 9 34") Ames, Umatilla; Slinkard, Fossil; Hall, Umatilla. Tax Purchase Salic Program Terminated A total of 649,163 cc's of Salk polio vaccine was distributed through Oregon local health de partments under the recently terminated National Polio Vac cine assistance act of 1955, ac cording to provisional tabulat ions by Dr Samuel B Osgood, state epidemiologist. More than 563,000 injections of the tax-purchased vaccine had actually been administered as of February 23, and Dr Os good said reports reaching his office Indicate virtually all of the available supply now has been exhausted. The public supply accounts for less than one-third of all Salk vaccine shipped to Oregon so far, according to U S Public Health Service tabulations. Tax-purchased vaccine in Ore gon was distributed through private physicians and mass clinics, conducted through co operation of local medical so cieties, health departments, nur ses associations, schools, and lo cal civic organizations. Morrow county's share of the distribution since November, 1955, has been 1,737 cc's or dos es. Phone your newt Items to 6-9228. Gain money you uouMn't olherw ise have possibly from $1000 to $W00! let your Fquitabie man show you how you can put operating funds to ork and still keep them available for use. By setting up sueh accounts, he's helped farmers, ranchers, and other businessmen gain thousands of extra dollars. This program is backed by the association noted for safety since 1890. It's well worth finding out about: just ask your Equitable man, or send the coupon. 7 - TIMES, Thursday, May 1, 1958 GT's Lost Cr Found Department Plugged; Please Come Get 'Em Tho Gazette-Times enjoys serving as the lost-and-found headquarters for Hep pner, but things are begin ning to pile up a little deep for our storage facilities, so we here are running a list of the major items in the collection in hope that their owners will claim them. luviuucu uic uiv ... 5 paids of glasses, colored and nlain. 3 wrist watches in a variety of conditions. 1 big bunch of keys 1 single key 1 skate key 2 cigarette lighters (neither very good) New this week are: 1 pair women's blue leather gloves. 1 cowboy boot (small bey's size) We were also offered one lost dog recently but turn ed that one down. 125 Homemakers At Annual Festival Here Tuesday About 125 women of Morrow county gathered at the fair pa vilion in Heppner Tuesday for the annual Homemakers Festi val, with the Lexington unit as hostess this year. Mrs Milton Biegel of Irrlgon, county committee chairman, pre sided at the morning session. She gave a welcome to the group and Mrs Dewy West of Board man introduced Mrs Biegel as the county chairman and Mrs E M Baker as district direct or. Unit chairman Introduced were, Mrs Ben Anderson, Rhea Creek; Mrs James Pettyjohn, lone; Mrs Al Fetsch, Heppner; Mrs Weldon WItheriite, Pine City; Mrs Lee Gustafson, Irrl gon; Mrs Walter Ruggles, Lex ington; Mrs Bob Stewart, Board man and Mrs Gerald Swaggart, Lena. Irrlgon and Pine City exten sion units gave skits and N C Anderson, Morrow county agent Introduced 4-H leaders and gave a talk on 4-H work. In the afternoon, Mrs Jasper Myers of Pine City presided and all members with 100 attend ance at unit meetings were in troduced. The Rhea Creek and lone units iravc skits and reports were giv en by Mrs Baker on the Youth activity report of the planning committee and tho Home and Community Living committee with Mrs Norman Nelson, chair man and Mrs John Graves, Mrs Cecil Thome, Mrs Omar Riet raann. Mrs William Rawlins and Mrs Velma Glass, committee members. A luncheon was served at noon and group singing was en joyed at the beginning and end of the sessions, led by Mrs Nel son with Mrs Charles Ruggles at the piano. Two Appointed to County Fair Board The county court last week ap pointed two members to the county fair board to bring that group up to five-member status. Named to the new positions were Ron Currin of Heppner and Mrs John Graves of Hardman. Other members are R B Fer guson, chairman; Charles Carl son, lone; and Mack McCoy of Irrlgon. Jack Mulligan of Pendleton, and well known in this area, was visiting in Heppner on Thursday. KQUrrABLE SAVINGS & LOAN KipiiuUe Bldg., Portland 4, Oregon riM toll UM Uow oeiliug fund Name.. Add ' -'t f - HWW-W'WWWIiyWfWiM il h, ' t , MUli II I.1Li RESCUE GROUP members ef the Hood River Alpinees and their special radio-equipped mobile communications truck stopped shortly in Heppner last week during the widespread search for the lost airplane in which Mr and Mrs Bruce Davis of Fresno, California "ere injured. The group left Heppner for the John Day valley shortly after this photo was taken upon receipt of radio word that the plane might be in that area. The members names were not learned, but all donate their time to the res cue work and the equipment is privately owned. (GT Photo) LITTLE LEAGUE RECEIVES FRANCHISE; FIRST MEETING SET FOR SATURDAY The Willow Creek Little Lea gue this week received its fran chise from national headquart ers and officers are now com pleting plans for the coming baseball season. The Little League organizat ion has received excellent sup port, both financially and from persons who have donated time and materials to get the grounds and equipment in shape for play. All uniforms, playing and field equipment and insurance have been paid for and sufficient funds are now on hand to cover all expenses, it was said. There will be four teams in the league sponsored by the Elks, Morrow County Grain Growers, chamber of commerce Sand Carnival Very Successful The gross receipts of the Band Parents carnival Saturday night at the fair pavilion was $889.73 reported co-chairman LeRoy Gardner and Marcel Jones. They said expenses would be about $300. Over 400 persons enjoyed the concerts by the high school and grade school bands, the dinner and the games at the various booths. Mike llealy and Geraldine Swaggart, grade school students, were crowned king and queen of tho carnival. Tom Currin and Len Ray Schvvarz, high school students, were co-chairmen for the carnival for the school, in cooperation with the Band Par ents Club. Mrs Leltoy Gardner was in charge of the cafeteria during the evening. Justice and Municipal Courts James Edwin Webb, excessive motor noise, $10 fine. Volney Richard Williams drunk on public highway, $75 fine and 30 days in jail, sus pended. Paul Junior Willard, driving while under the influence of liq uor. $150 fine and 60 days in jail, suspended upon payment of fine. Drivers licenses suspen ded 90 days. Dora June Iluwe, failure to stop at stop sign, $10 fine. Milton Ray Boyce, defective equipment, $10 fine. Kenneth Russell Holt, viola tion of basic rule, $30 bail for feited. Oliver J Devin, reckless driv ing, $20 fine, drivers license sus pended 90 days. v r W 9, v your Equitable representative WILLLIAM K. MORGAN 39 S. W. Dorion Pendleton, Oregon Phone: CR 6-2421 ASSN. can make tr Jullart. !' a and Heppner Pine Mills. One ad ditional sponsorship was provid ed by the Heppner Odd Fellows with that money going in to the general fund to help defray expenses. The chamber of com-, merce sponsorship is one pro-1 vided by the now-defunct jun ior Chamber which turned over I its remaining money to the lea gue. The League will have a field i day Saturday, May 3 at 3 o' clock at the fair grounds Held and all interested boys are ask ed to be present at that time. Uniform schedules will be giv en out, and a player auction will be handled as in the big leagues. Play will be held on the small field at the fair grounds which is now being prepared for use with construction of field fences, dugouts etc. League officers are Lester Boulden, president; Wayne Sny der, vice president; Mrs William Sowell, secretary treasurer; La Verne Van Marter, press agent. Albert Connor is to be head umpire and Ray Massey will be in charge of team managers. HOSPITAL NEWS New arrivals To Mr and Mrs Robert Van Schoiack, Heppner, a 7 lb 7 oz boy born April 21, named William Clove. To Mr and Mrs Kessie Hall, Condon, an 8 lb 2 oz boy born April 24, named Kelly Wade. To Mr and Mrs Earl Whitman, Heppner, a 7 lb 7 oz boy born April 24, named Tracy Earl. To Mr and Mrs Roger Palmer, Heppner, a 9 lb 4 oz boy born April 26, named Karl Duane. To Rev and Mrs Charles Wilkes, lone a 7 lb 4 oz girl born April 28, named Camilyn Kay. Patients Stella McCarty, Monument; Lewis St Onge, Mi kkalo; Joe Bedner, Mikkalo; Mil dred Wellhousen, Fossil; Thom as Howell, Heppner; Avi Mc Roberts, Heppner; Warren Dis que, Condon; Delores Surratt, Heppner; Dee Sizemore, Kinzua; Ben Crouter, Spray; Howard Bird, Kinzua. Patients dismissed-Edna Mor ris, Heppner; Chester Burres, Condon; Delbert Sanlen, Kim berly; Pat Doherty, Heppner; Mary Ricard, Condon; Deborah Majeske, Lexington; John John son, Kinzua; Dorothy Cecil, Kin zua; Clinton McDonald, Kinzua; Johnny Payne, Heppner; Joanne Griffith, Fossil; Delores Barnett, lone; Jessie Jewel, Kimberly; Ce cil Bonifer, Weston; Grace Nick erson, Heppner; Wilma Barker, Heppner (deceased); Oliver Trent, Spray; Juanita Brock, Kin zua; Darrell Jones, Condon (de ceased). RETURNS FROM TRIP Mrs Harry Duvall has return ed from a motor trip to south ern California where she visited relatives including the Vivian White family at Anaheim. She also called on the Jim Vanovers while there. Both Mr White and Mr Vanover are former Heppner teachers. Mrs Duvall was accompanied by her cousin Oness Gibson of Yakima who visited with a bro ther and sister at San Bernar dino. PICTURES TO BE SHOWN The Rev Merlin Zier will show his pictures on the world's great religions at the monthly meet ing of the Christian Women's Guild at the Christian church. The meeting will be held in the fireplace room at 8 pm Wed nesday, May 8. The public is invited. Mrs Joan Mallorv and Mrs D H Jones Jr are program leaders, and Mrs Pearl Devine ana wrs Theta Stratton are hostesses. ALARM ANSWERED Hennner firemen answered a general alarm at 9 o'clock Wed nesday night to 108 Water street where an oil stove had become overheated. There was no damage. Arthur Bibby Rites Held at The Dalles Funeral seiviues were iieiu i rriaay at ine Danes ior Artnur Bibby, who died of a sudden heart attack at The Dalles on April 23. Mr Bibby was born at Grass Valley, Oregon, November 20, 1901, the son of Arthur J and Frances T Bibby. He had been a resident of Portland for the past two years, but had lived the greater part of his life in Grass Valley and was well known in Heppner. He was a member of The Dalles Elks lodge. He is survived by his widow, Velma of Portland; a son Steph en or San Francisco; a daugh ter, Mrs Gary Alden of Eugene; three brothers, Michael of Red ding, Calif; Luke of Heppner and Joe of Grass Valley; a sister, Mrs Lee Woolwine of The Dalles; one granddaughter and one ne phew. Interment was in the Odd Fellows cemetery at Grass Val ley. SUFFERS HEART ATTACK Thomas S Howell, operator of Central Meat Market, suffered a heart attack Monday morn ing while at work and was taken by ambulance to Pioneer Mem orial hospital. His physician re ported today that his condition is quite serious. HERE FOR BANQUET Mr and Mrs Guy Moore of Athena were at the home of his parents, Mr and Mrs Roy Neill on Monday evening. They were here so that Mr Moore could at tend the Father-Son banquet at the Christian church. Also ac companying Mr Neill to the ban quet was his great grandson, Billy Baker of Heppner. SPECIAL SERVICES Grant Reinhart, Eastern Ore gon Episcopal youth worker, will be at All Saints' Episcopal church Sunday for a corporate communion and breakfast at 8 am. He will be lay reader at the 10:30 service and will pre sent a sermon on youth work in the church. SPECIAL PLAY SET Special two-ball foursomes will be played Sunday afternoon at the Willow Creek Country Club, it was announced today. PARENTS OF SON Mr and Mrs Jack Schaffer of Brisbane, Calif, are the parents of a boy, David Hugh, born Ap ril 28. He is their first child. The grandparents are Mr and Mrs E R Schaffer of Cecil. DIVORCE GRANTED Circuit judge William W Wells Wednesday granted a divorce to Ottilie Hunt from Alex Hunt. EXAMINER COMING A drivers license examiner will be on duty in Heppner Tuesday, May 6 at the court house between 9:30 and 3:30 pm. Mr and Mrs Walter McFadden of Los Angeles, California were overnight guests Tuesday at the home of Mr and Mrs Carl Spaul ding, Jr. AND WE'LL COME RUNNING Don't let tire problems worry you at this time of the year when you are busy. If you need truck or farm equipment tires recapped, or require new ones, just phone 6-9491 and we'll come right out to take care of your needs. We're as close as your phone. Tire Sale Ends Saturday MANY MONEY-SAVING SPECIALS IF YOU HURRY mmkm TSRE I'- jfa s 1 If J jbJtt.h:ri.riimia Miti tt, mum iirmnnimj AUDIE JOE PRIVETT, son of Mr and Mrs C H Privett of Hepp ner, who has, recently finished basic training at the San Diego Naval base and is now sta tioned at the Great Lakes Na val Training station in Illi nois. He entered the Navy in December. PLEASE . . . Subscribers who request change of mailing address for their Gazette-Times are reminded that it is necessary to give BOTH their old and their new addresses. The circulation depart ment has no way of know ing where each subscriber lives, unless YOU tell us when advising of your new address. Failure to do so, can cause a considerable delay in receiving your paper. LOCAL OSC STUDENT NAMED TO OFFICE OREGON STATE COLLEGE Richard L Kononen of Heppner has been eleccted to the student senate for 1958-59 at Oregon State college. The senate is the student gov ernment body on campus. It is composed of 30 students, elect ed from various schools and headed by the student body president. Kononen was elected to repre sent the school of pharmacy. He is a junior this year. A 1955 graduate of Heppner high school, he is the son of Mrs Kay Cox of Heppner. George Ely of Salem visited Tuesday at the home of Mr and Mrs Alfred Troedson. MAN FOR A MAN-SIZE JOB i .... j'iiJf,t2l I . 1 -.1 jisij Paid Adv., Unandtr lor Governor CommilUt, ChorlM A. Sprague, Chairman. -94SI FOR sire enace ortl's Tire Service YOUR GENERAL NORTH MAIN ST. O'Harra To Aid in Ulimcn Campaign Newt O'harra of Lexington has been named co-chairman of Al Ullman's campaign committee in Oregon's second congressional district. O'Harra shares the top spot on the committee with State Representative John Kerbow of Klamath Falls. Other Morrow county residents on Ullman's district-wide com mittee are Mrs Paul Brown and Al Bunch, both of Heppner. Ullman, a Democrat, is seek ing his second term in Cong ress. He is unopposed in the May 16th primary election. SPAULDING LEAVES FOR CALIFORNIA R G Lent of Long Beach, Cali fornia arrived by plane Thurs day to drive his stepfather, Carl Spaulding, Sr back to California where he plans to make his home. UNION MISSIONARY SOCITEY The Union Missionary Society will meet Friday, May 9 at 2:00 pm at All Saints' Episcopal church. Rev Robert McNabb of Fossill will be the guest speak er and he will also show pictures of Hawaii. Mr and Mrs Jack Bedford spent the weekend , in Moro vis iting Mr and Mrs Robert Ferrell, former Heppner residents, who have moved into a new home. The Bedfords were accompanied by Miss Teresa Monahan who visited with Miss Judy Ferrell. A son, Michael Lee, was born Sunday, April 27th, to Mr and Mrs Wendell Connor of Forest Grove. The new arrival has one brother, Daniel. Mr and Mrs Frank Connor of Heppner are grandparents. Mrs Connor will go to Forest Grove Saturday to spend a week. Mr and Mrs Alfred Troedson. accompanied by Mrs Joe Loss of Arlington, drove to The Dalles last Wednesday to do some shopping. In the afternoon they visited at the home of Mr and Mrs Paul Balsiger, former lone residents. Sunday guests at the home of Mr and Mrs Claude Graham were their daughter and son-in-law, Mr and Mrs Bernard Damon of La Grande. Also here from La Grande on Sunday were Mr and Mrs Monte Carnes who vis ited with her parents, Mr and Mrs Cornett Green. Phone your news items to 6-9228. REPUBLICAN FOR Positive Experienced Leadership for Oregon TIRE DEALER HEPPNER