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.
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- 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.
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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.
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your Equitable representative
WILLLIAM K. MORGAN
39 S. W. Dorion
Pendleton, Oregon
Phone: CR 6-2421
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can make tr Jullart.
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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
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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 . . .
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for their Gazette-Times are
reminded that it is necessary
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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
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Paid Adv., Unandtr lor Governor CommilUt, ChorlM A. Sprague, Chairman.
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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.
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