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HEPPNER GAZETTE Giants Hold Lead In Little league By MRS HOWARD PETTYJOHN The Giants are still leading the race In the first half of Little League play. There are two make up games to be played and one tie game to be continued. Tonight (Thursday) will be the Giant Dodger game and tomor row, Friday June 26, the Indians and Dodgers will finish their tie game and play a make-up game. These three games can still make a difference In the top place standings. On June 18, the Braves added another win to their column as they took the Dodgers 7-4 In a close pitcher's duel. The Braves started things off in the first Inning with two runs on two hits, but the Dodgers came right back in the bottom of the first with 3 runs on two hits and picked up another run in the 2nd on one hit to go ahead 4-2. The Braves were held scoreless until the 4th inning where they gathered 5 runs on one hit to take the lead, which ended the scoring for both teams. Dick and Snyder pitched for the Dodgers giving up 7 runs on 6 hits, 8 walks, and 5 strikeouts. The Braves used David Anderson who allowed 4 runs on 6 hits, and struck out 8 men. Last Friday the Braves contin ued on their winning ways with a 10-6 win over the Indians. A very well played game with no errors although each team got a number of hits. The Braves pick ed up 7 runs on 7 hits in the first 2 innings and 3 more in the 5th Innings for their 10 runs on 9 hits, while the Indians picked up 1 run in each of the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Innings and this got in 3 more runs in the top of the 6th for 6 runs on 10 hits. Pitching for the Indians were Peterson, Ileliker and Robinson who fanned 7, walked 10, giving 10 runs. The Braves pitcher Do herty walked 1, fanned 3 and allowed 6 runs. In a wild game Monday the Dodgers clung to a 16-15 win over the Giants. The Giants picked up runs In every inning to got their 15 runs on 14 hits. The Dodgers were held scoreless in the first two innings, then started bancinc away to pick up 16 Tuns on 12 hits. Bolh teams played Tapped with numerous errors and overthrows allowing unearned runs. Penney! Elmd - of CLEANUP WOMEN'S SUMMER SANDALS All Leather, Assorted Styles Broken Sizes REDUCED THONGS Top Quality Foam Rubber, Imported Adult Sizes 66c ASSORTED SUMMER YARDAGE Closeout. Discontinued Patterns Better Quality , WOMEN'S SEAMLESS HOSE First Quality Summer Colors Sizes 8 Vi To II - TIMES. Thundery, Jun 25. 1959 Heppner FFA Boys Win Show Awards Members of the Heppner Fu ture Farmers of America chap ter entered seven steers In the recent fat stock show at The Dalles with several of the boys placing well in the event. Don Hughes had the grand champion shorthorn which grad ed high choice; Tim Yackley the reserve grand champion short horn which graded choice. Don also had another shorthorn steer which received a choice grade. Others showing were Mike Gray with a choice Hereford; Joe Yackley showing the FFA chap ter steers with two choice short horns, and Jerry Anderson with a shorthorn steer grading good. In the livestock judging con test Tim Yackley was 5th high individual out of approximately 100 boys. The chapter won the grand champion herd banner by show ing five shorthorn steers which had to be owned by at least three boys. Mrs Wallace Wolff and child ren Shelley, Kelly and Billy left for Portland Thursday morning of last week for several days. Mra Ale Green has returned from a visit to Portland and Woodburn. While she was gone she attended the Ice Capades and Centennial. The Dodgers used 3 pitchers, Bill Snyder, Stuart Dick and David Mathenv who fanned 6, walked 6 and gave up 15 runs on 14 hits. The Giants pitched Ken Smith and Don Munkers who fanned 12, walked 11 and allowed 16 runs on 12 hits. The Dodgers added another win Tuesday at the expense of the Indians by a score of 11 to 4. The Indians were held score less until the 4th when they nicked ud 4 runs on 1 hit in ai wet raining evening. The Dodg ers picked up their runs In each 1 of the 4 innings for 11 runs on 6 hits. I The Indians pitched Heliker and Doherty who walked 4, struck out 5 and gave up 11 runs on 6 hits. The Dodgers pitched Dubuque and Robinson who walked 6, fanned 8 and gave up 4 runs on 1 hit. Little League Standing W T L Giants 5 3 Braves 5 4 Dodgers 3 12 Indians 2 15 - Mon CI OO CHILDREN'S SIZES YARD Sandra Eubanks is Chosen Princess of Condon Rodeo Sandra Eubanks, daughter of Mr and Mrs John Eubanks of lone, was chosen princess of the Condon rodeo July 4 and 5. She was queen of the Junior rodeo at Fossil last year. Sandra is a member of the Heppner Wranglers, the Arling ton Saddle Club, the 4-H Saddle club and has completed seven 4-H projects. She will be a fresh man at lone high school this coming year and held offices In her eighth grade year. She also rode in the pony express. Linda Schaffer of Condon is the queen and Susan West of Mikkalo is the other princess. Second Series of Swimming Classes To Start Tuesday A second series of swimming classes for beginners and for swimmers will start next Tues day, June 30, it was announced today by Tom Hughes, instruc tor at tine Heppner pool. Registration for the classes will be from 9 to 10 a m Tues day and youngsters will go in the water that morning. There is a $1.00 registration fee plus the regular basket charge. There will be two classes for begin ners and one for swimmers be tween 9am and noon. Parents of children who are afraid of the water have been asked by the instructor to aid at home when possible by get ting the child to blow bubble In a pan of water to teach him to keep his head under water. About 40 youngsters were reg istered in the first series of class es. Congregational Meet Set at Hope Lutheran The semi-annual congregation al meeting of Hope Lutheran church will be held Sunday, June 28 with Gene Majeske, presi dent of the congregation and church council, presiding. During the past week the wo men's missionary group of Val by Lutheran met at the home of Mrs Donna Peterson. The La dies of Valby are contemplating measures to establish the designs and functions of the American Lutheran Women of the Church program ot the American Luth eran synod of which the congre gation recently became a mem ber. The Rev John Rydgren con ducted a Bible study. Valby and Hope churches will hold a joint picnic at Cutsforth park July 5 with the worship service conducted at the park. Consequently there will be no regular services or Sunday schools at either Hope or Valby that Sunday. The mountain ser vice will begin at 11 a m with the picnic following. Next Sunday, June 28, Sally Roseann, new daughter of Mr and Mrs Orval Matheny will be baptized during regular worship service. Mr and Mrs Don Evans will be sponsors for the child. 15 At Boardman Complete Course In First Aid Fifteen residents of the Board man area recently completed the standard first aid course offer ed by the Morrow county Red Cross. William Labhart, a mem ber of the Red Cross board of directors and a qualified first aid instructor conducted the classes. Completing the course were Irma Jean West, Carolyn J Skou ho, Hillie F Haas, Frances M Gauger, Harold C Gauger, Ron- aiu black, Larry D West. ran King, Jim Thorpe, Irene Higuera, Ruth Hoffman, Keith Gronquist, Carolyn Baker, Ella Mae Taylor, and Bill Getz. BOY SCOUTS Our Scout troop is not very large and we are asking boys 11 or older to come and ho nn. of us. Each month we go on a ampout.to wherever we want to go. ii you were to miss a camp out there is another campout the following month. Wednesday at 7:30 p m to 9:00 p m we have our meetines. rw Scout master is Avery Taylor and lie is a very good scout master. We are looklnc forwarH . doing more things when our iroop enlarges. To o n Soouta you pay 50c and you have your parents sign a slip of paper. Each ween you nave to pay 10c, for dues and at the end of Mrh month you receive a Boys Life magazine. The meetings are hold at the Legion hall. Gary Howell, reporter RAINBOW GIRLS TO MEET There will be a special meet ing of Rainbow for Girls on Mon day evening, June 29 at 7:30 p m, to plan for picnic and float committee. It is asked that all members be present 35 MORROW YOUNGSTERS ATTENDING 4-H SUMMER SCHOOL AT CORVALLIS The largest delegation ever to attend 4-H summer school on the Oregon State campus left Morrow county Saturday morn ing for the week long stay. Dur ing the week, the boys and girls attend 4-6 classes a day, take part in afternoon assemblies and special evening programs, elect house officers, and conduct 4-H services. Dancing, outdoor sports, swimming, band and chorus are special activities. The group is chaperoned by Mrs Walter Corley, lone, and traveled by bus provided by J L Kilby, Pendleton. The 35 boys and girls who are thirteen years of age or older were selected on general all around 4-H club act ivities and must have completed at least two years of club work and finished all projects enrolled in during the past year. Girls out numbered the boys almost two to one which is the trend state-wide as 607 boys and 1,293 girls are enrolled. Those attending from Morrow county are: Sandra ueacn, janei Palmer, Bernard Doherty, jimmy Martin, Kenneth Nelson, Tom Martin, and Russel Dolven, Lex ington. Jacquallne Brindle, Mar tha Doherty, Julie Pfeiffer, Ber nice Thomson, Llbby Van Schoiack, Shirley Van Winkle, Fern Albert, Dan Wardwell, Ken neth Wright, Roger Doherty, and Dennis Doherty, from Heppner, Cheryl Corley, Kathy Rea, Ger aldine Morgan, Marilyn Morgan, Brenda Townsend, Roland hk- strom, and Ken net n iynn Smouse, lone. Sharon rranke, Janice Lee Parker, Penny Jones, Ann Schmeder, Lynn Hobbs, and Gary Schaad of Irrigon. Patty Partlow, Chloe McQuaw, Irene Potts, and Richard Watts, Board- man. As in past years scholarships which provide expenses for the boys and girls while on the cam dus were provided by organiza tions, businesses, and persons in terested in 4-H club work this year making it possible for 35 members to attend summer school. The following were donors of full or part scholarships: Morrow County Farm Bureau and Morrow County Grain Growers; Lena ex tension unit, Wilson's Men's Wear; Mahoney and Abrams; The Walter Wrights; the Elks Lodge; the Soroptimist Club; Humphrey's Drug; Central Mar ket; Willows 1. O O F Lodge; Bank of Eastern Oregon; Hepp ner extension unit; Rhea Creek Grange; Bruce Motors Incorpor ated: First National Bank of Heppner; Turner, Van Marter, & Bryant; Empire Machinery Com pany; Inland Chemical, of Heppner. Willows Grange; Beta Omega Sorority; McCabe's Mar ket; Dick's Market; Mr and Mrs Herbert Ekstrom; lone P-TA; Bar nett's Chevron Station; Charles O'Connor, Rietmann's Hardware; Ekstrom Fertilizing Company; lone Shell Oil Distributor; Jor dan Elevator; and Bristows Mar ket, lone. Lexington P-TA; Pad- berg Machinery; Harold Beach, Lexington Implement Company; O W Cutsforth; Lexington Oil Co-op; Lexington Grange; of Lexington. Inland Empire Bank; Umatilla Feed and Seed, Uma tilla. Texaco Station; Mr and Mrs Boggs; Complete Foods; Irrigon Chevron Station; Irrigon exten sion unit; Irrigon P-TA; Irrigon Dairy Cooperative Association; Pendleton Grain Growers; Uma tllla Electric Cooperative; C C Frederlckson; Hermiston Branch U S National Bank; Hermiston. HOSPITAL NEWS New Arrivals To Mr and Mrs William F Barratt, Heppner, a 7 lb 12 oz girl born June 24. To Mr and Mrs Haskell Sharrard, Heppner, an 8 lb 2 oz boy born June 24. Patients Lena Kelly. Heponer. dismissed; Sam Esteb. lone, dis missed; Phillip Carlson, lone, dismissed; Peter FarleV, Hepp ner, dismissed; Ina Bell Adams, Condon, dismissed; Nancy Do herty, Lexington: Vireil Rey nolds, Monument, dismissed: John Wilson, Heppner; Louise F Clark, HeDDrier: Helen Ander son, Heppner; Estella Hough, Heppner: Susan Hoover. Fossil. dismissed; Roy Blevlns, Klnzua; George Elder, Klnzua; John Reeder, Pilot Rock; Lily Reeder, Pilot Rock; Ivan Strese. Jr, Fos sil. Justice and Municipal Courts William Lawrence Bethel, overwldth load, $10 fine. Douglas Lowell Gribble. ex cessive motor noise, $10 fine. Arthur Jackson Knight, exces sive overhang, $10 fine. William Melvin Alsuu. over- width load, $10 fine. Mn Dick Filler and children of Salem are visiting at the home j of her parents, Mr and Mrs Ed ear Albert anil also at the home of her sister and brother-in-law, Mr and Mrs Jimmy frock. Boardman P-TA; Boardman Gar den Club; Tillacum Club; Hayes Grocery, Boardman. Pine City ex tension unit, Echo. Safeway Stores, Portland. Highlights of this year's sum mer school will be a centennial pageant Friday night, June 26, at the OSC colloseum. Nearly 450 boys and girls have parts in the two hour program. All boys at the 4-H summer school will take a class in nearly every department of the school of agri culture in addition to classes in forestry, science and physical ed ucation. Lessons in foods, cloth ing, home furnishings, buymen ship, and other home economic subjects will be offered girls. The group will return by bus Saturday afternoon, the 27th. Music Certificates Won by Two Students OREGON STATE COLLEGE James H Hayes and Gerald C Sumner of Heppner have been presented special certificates for achievements in music at Ore gon State College. The music department an nually gives certificates to out standing students who have been members for either two or four years of the college band, chor us, or orchestra. Both have been in the band for two years. Hayes will be a senior in agri culture. Sumner will be a junior in engineering. Seven Receive Honors At Grand Assembly Four members of Ruth chapter No 32, Order of the Eastern Star and one member of Ruth assem bly, Rainbow for Girls, who at tended Grand Assembly of Rain bow for Girls in Oregon, at La Grande last week received the Grand Cross of colors. They were John Wightman, Harold Becket, Mrs Oliver Cres wick and Paul Jones of Ruth chapter no 32, OES and Mrs De bert Piper of the Rainbow Girls. Sandra Jones was appointed grand representative to Mississi- ppi in Oregon Budget Discussed At Soroptimist Meeting L E Dick was guest speaker at the Thursday noon meeting of the Soroptimist Club at Heppner at the Wagon Wheel. He explained the school budget which is to be voted on Mon day and also answered many questions asked by the group. Birthday cake was served in honor of Mrs Oliver Creswick. Other guests were Francis Nickerson of Eugene and Mrs Velma Glass. ALL SAINTS' EPISCOPAL CHURCH Morning prayer will be con ducted at All Saints' Episcopal church Sunday, June 28 at 10:30 a m. Mrs I A Mathers of Santa Bar bara is visiting at the home of her brother and sister-in-law, Mr and Mrs P W Mahoney, and at the home of her sister and brother-in-law, Mr and Mrs A C Ball. TIKIS 710x15 Tbls. Black Reg. List $31.00 NOW 2 For i i 760x15 Tbls. Reg. List $38.35 2 For $3835 i I ! i I I 800x15 Tbls. Black Reg. List $42.70 2 Far $270 ! f THE "A ! GERIERAL 1 .fc" i Pacific Telephone To Build Relay Station Near Here An invitation for bids on the construction of a one-story con crete block building at Black horse mountain, Just north ol Heppner was issued by Pacific Telephone today, according to manager D A Short Dimensions of the building are 17 by 39 feet Specifications call for a concrete slab floor, con crete block walls and wood joist roof. The new building will house radio relay equipment used to provide additional long distance facilities for SAGE. It will be located approximately on the site of the test tower that was erected on the top of the buttes about a year or so ago. The project also calls for the erection of an 8 by 12 foot prefab ricated metal building on a con crete slab and a 100 foot self supporting metal tower which will be furnished by Pacific Tel ephone. Bids will be opened at 2 p m June 23 in the office of C M Twelves, chief engineer for Pac ific Telephone in Oregon. Cur rent schedules call for construc tion to start in July and be com pleted by December, Short said. TIMELY BIRTH OF DAUGHTER WINS GIFT Mr and Mrs Bill Barratt and young daughter who was born June 24 will be the recipients of a gift of beef donated by Hynd Rrns and Dresented by the Mor row County Cow Belles, local beef promoting organization. The gift is to go to the couple who had a child born the closest to Father's Day and the Barratts voune daughter, who arrived Wednesday, won the prize for her parents. Hood River are visiting at the homes of their grandparents, Mr and Mrs Frank Connor and Mr and Mrs Carey Hastings. Mr and Mrs H L Wellman of Baker visited at the home of his daughter and son-in-law, Mr and Mrs Dick Meador on Friday of last week and brought with them Mrs Meador's neice Judy Wellman of Keating for a short vacation. Mr and Mrs Harry Bongers were in Pendleton Saturday to attend the wedding of Dennis Swanson. Jack Loyd is attending summer school at EOCE at La Grande and plans to be back August 14. Mr and Mrs Bill Turner and children left Friday to attend the Centennial in Portland and re turned Sunday. Bill Pettyjohn of Arlington is staying at the home of Mr and Mrs Allen Case and is now work ing at Case Furniture. Bill Is the son of Mr and Mrs Raymond Pettyjohn formerly of Heppner. Mr and Mrs Raymond Petty john and daughter Betty, were visiting in Heppner, during their vacation, with their daughter and her family, Mr and Mrs Ray Ayers, their son and his family, Mr and Mrs Howard Pettyjohn, and their nephew and his fam ily, Mr and Mrs Ellis Pettyjohn. Mr and Mrs Raymond Pettyjohn are formerly of Heppner and now reside in Arlington. Mr and Mrs Harold Conn left Friday to attend the Centennial in Portland. 2 FOR BRAND NAME RAYON TUBELESS TYPE WHILE THEY LAST Black ALL PRICES PLUS TAX Ford's Tire Service LaGrands Pendleton Heppner Mr and Mrs Hervcd Pettyjohn of Arlington were in Heppner for the day on Monday to visit friends and relatives. Mr and Mrs Bill Sowell and daughter Marsha, left Friday for Portland for about a week's stay and to attend the Centennial. Misa Sallv Conn left last week for Portland to attend Behnke Walker business college this summer. Mrs Elaine Georae and sons Kit and David drove to Halfway last Thursday for a four day stay. Kit and David were entered in the Junior Rodeo there. Mr and Mrs James Farley and Trisha and Shanny drove to the coast last weekend for a few days vacation. Mr and Mrs Elmer J Bucknum and their three grandchildren. Jimmie, Darrell, and Terrl Dietz, all of La Canada, California have been visiting at the home of Mr and Mrs W J Bucknum. Mr and Mrs Conley Lanham left for Portland Monday for a several days stay. Mrs Anna Stewart (former Heppner resident) and her son and daughter-in-law, Mr and Mrs Billy Stewart were guests last week at the home of Mrs Jeff Jones. Mr and Mrs Clarence Cox were in Sacramento, California last week where they went to attend the wedding of Mrs Cox's son, Dick Kononcn to Miss Barbara Barkhorn. Janice Beamer has returned from California where she visited with Mr and Mrs Larry Dowen at Placerville for a week and at tended the Kononen-Barkhorn wedding in Sacramento. Out of town guests at the home of the Rev and Mrs Austin Mc Ghee and family were Mrs Don Wood and three daughters, Kathy, Lynn and Laura, Miss Gladys Rogers and Miss Donna Rogers. Mr and Mrs Lowell Gribble went to Pullman, Washington Tuesday to visit their son Stew art, who Is attending music school at Washington State Col lege. Mr and Mrs Robert Penland were In La Grande over the weekend where"they attended the summer meeting of the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Associa tion. Mr and Mrs Archie Padberg had as weekend guests his son and family, Mr and Mrs Archie Padberg, Jr, of Portland. Mr and Mrs Leroy Neal of Coos Bay are visiting at the home of their daughter and son-in-law, Mr and Mrs Robert Penland. Carolyn McDaniel, daughter of Mr and Mrs Carl McDaniel, left June 15 from Pendleton for Glen Burnie, Maryland where she will work this summer . and attend the University of Maryland in the fall. DEBBIE REYNOLDS is the farm er's darling daughter in THE MATING GAME, Blue Ribbon winner for best picture of the month. Star Theater, Sunday-Monday-Tuesday. WIN YOUR RACEl u for BudntM Supremacy I ByAdmtMni gl SALE 750x14 Tbls. white SW Reg. List $41.00 2 ?41 800x14 Tbls. Black Reg. List $36.75 2 For $3675 850x14 Tbls. White SW Reg. List $49.35 2 For $()35
