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Thurs.. Feb. 28, 1963 GAZETTE-TIMES HEPPNER, OREGON THE Mustang Tourney Hopes Killed By Sherman Win (Continued Irom page 1) was a one-man gang despite his ailment and made 16, which was tied by Applegate. Considering his illness, Padberg was the out standing man on the floor al though he was unable to reacn the heights he had displayed in previous key contests. He was barely able to answer the buzzer to return to the game after half time intermission but made It and became a demon against the Huskies in the waning min utes. He was all over the floor on defense fighting for the ball and his versatile moves just mil Ul nnt he denied. His lasi two baskets were made on sheer determination as he feinted de fenders out of position and made h(a mnvpR tn score. Sherman county took command of the boards in tne eariy pari of the game, cut men springer wns Hermnpr'a salvation in that category, coming down with the ball time after time. He went out on five personals late in the game, the only one in the contest to rack up five although Kellogg, Bish and Doonn an naa iour on them hv th final buzzer. John Porter added 11 points to the Heppner cause Put naa some trouble on the free throw line. He had 15 attempts and made seven. Ken Smith who fought through the season to gain a place on the starting five came through with some timely bas kets to strengthen Heppner's cause. Doug Dubuque, still see ing limited action because of his old knee injury, took over for Springer and played a good game. Sherman county now faces Vale of the eastern division, Greater Oregon, for the right to go to the state tournament at Coos Bay on March 18, 19 and 20. First game with Vale will be Saturday night, at Vale. Score: Heppner 14 18 18 12-C2 Sherman 17 20 14 1566 HEPPNER 62 Fg Ft Pf Tp Applegate 7 2 3 16 Springer 3 15 7 Porter 2 7 3 11 Padberg 6 4 1 16 Smith 4 0 2 8 Harnden 0 0 0 0 Dubuque 12 3 4 Clark 0 0 0 0 Totals 23 16 17 62 SHERMAN Gfi Fg Ft Pf Tp Kellogg 1 0 4 2 Blagg 112 3 Bish 10 3 4 23 Lane 0 0 2 0 Johnson 5 4 3 14 Doolln 4 7 4 15 Kayon 3 12 7 Parker 10 2 2 Totals 25 16 23 66 Heart Fund Drive Gets Start Here Heart Fund Drive Is underway here, according to Robert Van Houte, chairman. Frank Turner has been con ducting a solicitation among the business houses and said Wed nesday afternoon that everyone he had conducted had coinnu uted. Honor Society of the High school will conduct a telephone campaign among residents in town In the Interests of the fund under the supervision of Roy Kirk, advisor. The callers will ask if the residents are willing to contribute, after which they will contact the residents ir the answer is in the affirmative. Youths' Hurts Minor In Auto Accident Four youths suffered relatively minor Injuries Saturday night ubout 11 p.m. when their auto failed to make a curve coming down the Blaekhorse canyon road near the Willow Creek highway and nosed clown towards an old road below. Eric Anderson, 16, was driving the car, a station wagon owned by his father, Frank Anderson Dale Van Blokland, 15, riding in the back seat, sustained a cut lower lip and had two teeth knocked out. Two others were loosened, his mother, Mrs. Wil bur Van Blokland said. Larry Heath, 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Heath, who also was in the back seat, received a cut over his right eye. Chris Brown, 16, son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Brown, had a bump on the forehead and bruises on the leg. The driver had a bloody nose. Front end of the car was rather badly dam aged, and the frame apparently was bent. Collides with Cor Phyllis Rasmussen, 8-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Olav Rasmussen of Lexington, was taken to Pioneer Memorial hos pital Sunday afternoon after she collided with a Jeep in Lexing ton while riding her bicycle. She received a checkup but appar ently suffered no worse injuries than being shaken from the ex perience. The Jeep was driven by Shirley MeCarl of Lexington, Sheriff C. J. D. Bauman said. Page 6 Tickets on Sale For AAU Hoop Meet Tickets to the state AAU basketball tournament to be held at Hermiston on March 8, 9 and 10, are on sale at the office of Turner, Van Marter and Bryant in Heppner, LaVerne Van Marter said Wed nesday. Season tickets are $2.50 for adults and $1.00. Top teams of the state will compete in the tournament, and Van Marter said that the area should feel honored to have it here. Play will be going afternoon and night through the three days of the meet. Entrant from this area will be the Business Men's Assurance team of Milton-Freewater which defeated Morrow Coun ty Grain Growers Sunday afternoon. Mustangs Defeat Rockets; Dropped By Athena Five In their last game of their regular league season, the Hepp ner High basketball team won a hard -fought victory over Pilot Rock on the Rockets floor rn day night, 67 to 55. The losers went all out to stop the Mustangs, but Heppner fired baskets at a 50 clip which the Rockets couldn t match. Half time favored the winners by a slim 28-23 margin. Lee Padberg poured in 29 points for the winners and Buzz Quaempts was high for the los ers with 18. The win gave Hepp ner two victories over Pilot Rock in three meetings. On home court Saturday night, Heppner apparently sagged from the rigors of the league season and the tough battle of the night before as they lost to the snappy McEwen team of Athena, titlists in the Umatilla-Morrow B league. The Mustangs couldn't get roll ing in the first half and at one time trailed by 21 points, 31 to 10. At halftirne they were 13 points behind, and then set about to pull victory from de defeat but they fell one point short. Bob McMillan proved unstop pable to the Mustangs as he drove in for basket after bas ket as the Heppner defenders faded away. He scored 25 on 10 field goals and five free throws. Dick Springer carried the scor ing load for Heppner as he play ed one of his finest games. His total was 23 on nine buckets and five free throws. Heppner's cause was hurt early when Lee Pad berg rolled up three personals early and sat out much of the second quarter. He picked up two more in the third stanza and went out with eight points contributed to the Mustang cause. The victory for Athena, a ten acious, hustling ball club, even ed the score between the two teams. Heppner defeated them there early in the year. HEPPNER 67 Applegate 10, Harnden 4 Springer 10, Porter 13, Padberg 29, Smith 1, Dubuque. PILOT ROCK 55 Quaempts 18, Spino 10, Mikel 10, Guillilund 6, Baker 4, Melz 6, Lon, Wilson 1, Slutz. ATHENA G2 Smith 8, Coppock 9, Shields 10, McMillan 25, Morasch 10, Alder man, Kellar. HEPPNER 61 Annleeatn 4. Harnden 2. Sprin ger 23, Porter, Padberg 8, Wright, Clark 3, Nichols, Smith 9, Du buque 12. Former Heppner School Head Dies Ernest M. Hedrick, 74, who was superintendent of Heppner schools from 1922 until 1925, died at his home in Medford Monday. He had been superin tendent at Medford for 30 years before his retirement in 1955 and was said to be one of Oregons leading educators. Funeral services were Wednes day at the First Presbyterian church in Medford. Among survivors are the wid ow, Helen, three daughters and one son. SIOO DOWN PAYMENT BUYS ANY New or Used CAR At HEPPNER FORD FFA Gives Honors, Makes Jim Hager Honorary Member (Continued from page 1) Gray; and dairy farming, Ron Beckett. Gerald Jonasson, advisor and vocational agriculture instructor, made the presentations. Hager, who with his wife, Jewel, owns and operates Hag er's Dairy, was selected as hon orary member for the assistance and encouragement he has given the chapter. The honorary degree ceremony was conducted by officers, headed by President Bill Struthers. President Struthers was mas ter of ceremonies at the banquet and presented Hollis McDonald of The Dalles FFA chapter and state FFA president as principal speaker of the evening. The fluent" young state pres ident declared that the FFA pro gram is attempting to develop aggressive agricultural leader ship, citizenship and cooperation. He gave some of the history and background of the organization, together with its objectives, and charged his fellow members, "It's not the opportunity you have that counts, but it's what you do with that opportunity." Chapter report was given by Bob Hager who reviewed high lights of the year, including $200 raised by a Christmas Tree sale, attendance at the national con vpntion hv Wasenblast. Wright and nan Robinson, work at The Dalles Livestock show and prizes won there, acnievements at me Morrow County lair, participa tion in thp Ranpp Conservation ramn. el evation of William Rill of tiie local chapter to State Karmer, wagenDiast s winning iirst niaee on nis record dook and other achievements. Amone euests introduced were honorarv members wno naa hfipn initiated in former vears Tho iit nf such members in cludes Frank Anderson, Everett Harshman, John Bergstrom, ur ville Cutsforth, Dr. A. D. Mc Murrtrv I.. L. Pate. John Wight man i.ipwpllvn Robbins. James Allen, BUI Barratt, H.D nugnes, L. H. Rill, Al fetscn, raui Jones MPiritt r.rav. Joe Stewart, Har- niH Frwin. Cornett Green. Barton Clark, Garnett Barratt, Dr. James Norene, George Kugg, dick wiik- inson, and tne new nonorary member, Hager. TTnlnrtalnmpnt featured Gor don Pratt, high school principal who sang two soios ana iurn ished his own piano accompani ment. Ken Wright gave the in The banquet, with Swiss steaK as the main dish, was prepared and served capably by girls of tho future HomemaKeis oi Amnrlna rhanter under the direc tion of Mrs. Elmer (Grace) QchmiHt tpnchpr and advisor. ntfirwe nartieinatine in the opening ceremonies and having other parts in the program were President Strutners; naroia uiay vice president; Dick Stuckmeier Kt.rrntarv ivan Robinson, treas urer; Bob Hager, reporter; Don Van Winkle, sentinel; ano Jon asson, advisor. Cancer Society Meeting Billed Amprifan Cancer Society wi!l hold its meeting for District 6 volunteers in Heppner isaturaay, March 2. Chairmen from the various counties of the district will attend. The meeting will be held in the Wagon Wheel Cafe begin ni nor with rpfistration at 9:30 a. m. The program win De irom 10:00 a. m- to j:ju p. m. nev. Ken Rnhinson. chairman of Mor- r.iur nnuntv's Crusade, will act as host at t ip uneheon ana will give the invocation. Mayor Al i.nmh will welcome the euests and bring a greeting on behalf of Heppner. Program theme is "Saluting ih Vnp nf tho Volunteer." The day's activity, prepared by the district program committee, win include a doctor's panel, intro f'ni'tinn nf nnhlin information material, business meeting and discussion periods. Some 35 to 50 persons are ex- rortol f-,r tho nrnendo mootinp- Preparations are in the making for thp Morrow countv Crusade which will be conducted in April. HOSPITAL Patients admitted to Pioneer Memorial hospital this week are: Jack Jenkins, Klamath Falls; Ray Cripps, Kinzua; Lynn Hague wood, Heppner; John Wilson, Heppner, Sara Adkins, Heppner; Michael Cina, Condon, and J. D. Harmon, Heppner. Those dismissed during this same period were: Betty Petty john, Arlington; Alice Scrivner, Heppner; and Edna Garrison, Heppner. Baby girls held the spotlight in the maternity ward this week. A daughtre, Lynn Dee, was born February 22 to Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Devin of Lexington. The little girl weighed 6 lbs., 6 oz. Mr and Mrs. Paul Wachter of Dale are parents of a baby daughter, born February 22. She has been named Shirley Paula, and weighed 8 lbs. Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Lesser, Heppner, are parents of a new daughter, Dawn Angela. She was born February 26, and weighed 7 lbs., 12'2 oz. PTA Talent Show Set for March 15 The date of March 15 has been set for the PTA-sponsored Ama teur Talent Show, Gordon Hut chens, general chairman has an nounced. The committee met Tuesday to make preliminary plans for the show, hoping to get talent lined up to top, both in quality and quantity, that which performed on last year's show. It is the desire of the commit tee that not only a larger num ber will sign up for audition but that a wider variety of talent from outlying areas, as well as Heppner, will enter. Cash prizes will be awarded in pre-school, grades, high school and adult divisions. Mrs. Emil Groshens is hand ling applications for the show, and they may be obtained at the schools in both Heppner and lone. An advance ticket sale will be conducted through school students. Handling the master of cere monies duties this year will be Gene Pierce. Serving on the gen eral committee with Hutchens are Mrs. Lowell Gribble, Mrs. Fred Gimbel, and Gordon Pratt. Grain Grower 5 Loses in Tourney Morrow County Grain Growers basketball team romped over Blue Mountain Community col lege In the opening round of the elimination tournament in Pen dleton Saturday night, 90 to 55, but their success was short-lived. They bumped into the event ual tournament champions. Busi ness Men's Assurance Co. of Milton-Freewater Sunday after noon, and were defeated, 87-65 They rolled to a 50-17 halftirne lead over the college five, and then coasted to victory. Ted Tal- bott was high point man with 18 for MCGG, followed by Clint Agee and Darrel Reisch, each with 15. Ron Daniels had 1J, Dick Strait 11, and Glenn Biehl 10, making six men in double figures. In the Sunday afternoon game, they found themselves against some red hot ex-college stars, including Bill Gray, formerly of Gonzaga. He connected for 19 against them, but was topped by Bergh, his team mate, with 27. For MCGG, Agee led with 18, followed by Bob Cantonwine's 14. Darrel Reisch had 10, Harley Sager 4, Ted Talbott 10, Pete Glennle 2, Dick Strait 2, and Glenn Biehl 3. Milton-Freewater held a 43-31 halftirne lead. The winners went on to take the championship in the Sun day night game and will enter the state AAU tournament at Hermiston March 8, 9 and 10. Buys Angus Bull Howard Cleveland, Heppner, recently purchased an Aberdeen Angus bull from Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gossner, Kimberly, Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. 217 N. Main Two Registered Pharmacists At Your ServiceAiound The Clock Nights. Sundays and holidays call 676-9611 or 676-5542 Welfare Help For Dependent Children Checked How well the Aid to Dependent Children program is living up to its requirements both in Oregon and throughout the nation, will be determined in an intensive study beginning this month. Both state and federal welfare officials will check eligibility of 146 Oregon Aid to Dependent Children cases over a 3-month period. This and similar studies will be conducted in all states and the District of Columbia' at the request of the Senate Ap propriations Committee, as a re sult of a preliminary investi gation last year, which revealed widespread question regarding eligibility in Washington, D. C. Morrow County Welfare De partment will make its records available for examination and field visits by members of the State Welfare staff, wtih spot checks by Federal representa tives. To control the possibility of influencing the findings in the cases under study, county staff have been ordered to limit their contacts with these clients to emergency situations. Since the study is being conducted at a period of peak activity, the year-round average is likely to be better than the sample shows, according to County Administra tor Lowell Chally. Mr. Chally stressed that cases for the study would be chosen at random. The inclusion of a case in the eligibility check does not imply that the family is un der suspicion in any way, he ex plained. The study is the first in pub- i lie welfare history conducted as a joint effort of Federal and 'State governments on the single subject of eligibility, and the ; first one in which field invest igations will be conducted of the entire review sample. Since Aid , to Dependent Children is the pro gram most frequently under fire, (from welfare critics), the find ings will be received with con siderable interest across the na tion. Preliminary reports to Con gress will be made in March. Final results, compiled state-by-state and summarized by the Bureau of Family Services, are expected to be ready for release by June. Ann Jones Leads FHA Convention Ann Jones, -Heppner high school senior, will preside as state president over the 18th an nual state meeting of Future Homemakers of America when it meets Friday aid Saturday March 1 and 2, at Oregon State University. Oregon now has 106 junior and senior high school FHA chapters with a total of 4.203 members. Also attending the convention are next year s local president, Jennifer Bnndle, and the secre tary, Phyllis Nelson. Mrs. Grace bchmidt, advisor, will accom pany the local officers and will take part in the meetings. Ann daughter of Mr. and Mrs. D. H, Jones, Heppner, will be instal ling officer for the new state otticers after their election at the convention. Dr. Hester Turner, dean of stu dents at Lewis and Clark" college. will be keynote speaker for the conference which has "Education Pilots the Future" as the theme Dr. Miriam Scholl, dean of home economics at Oregon State Uni versity, will review home econo mics career opportunities. Examiner Visit Set A drivers license examiner will be on duty in Heppner Tues day, March 5. 1963, at the court house between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., according to an announcement received from the Department of Motor Ve hicles of Oregon. Persons wish ing original licences or permits to drive are asked to file appli cations well ahead of the sched uled closing hour in order to assure time for completion of the required license test. YOUR LIFE . . . or the life of a loved one could depend on a prescription, promp tly and accurately filled by our registered pharm a c i s t s, and quickly delivered to your home. You can depend on us . . . all ways! All prescriptions promptly filled by registered pharmacists. HUMPHREYS REXALL DRUG STORE Rod Murray Ph. 676-9610 Justice Court February 1 James J. Flores, Pendleton, inadequate clearance lights, $10 bail forfeited. February 6 Robert Roy Quackenbush, Heppner, defec tive .equipment, $10 bail for feited. February 8 Mildred G. Mabe, Heppner, no vehicle license, $5 bail forfeited. February 8 Jim Lynch, Hepp ner, overwidth load, $15 bail for feited. February 13 Darwin D. Fis sell, Bend, no vehicle license, $5 bail forfeited. February 13 Lawrence J. An gell, Heppner, defectre equip ment on truck, $10 bail forfeited. February 14 Mrs. Hers h a 1 Townsend, lone, no vehicle li cense, $5 bail forfeited. February 19 Melvin W. Dixon Heppner, angling prohib 1 1 e d method unattended line, bail $25, $15 suspended on payment of fine of $10. February 20 Nels C. Anderson Heppner, failure to stop at stop signs, $15 bail, $5 suspended up on payment of $10 fine. Projects Talked At Waterway Meet Topics vital to the local econ omy were discussed at the direC' tors meeting of the Inland Em pire Waterways association at the Multnomah hotel, Portland, Friday, County Judge Oscar Pet erson, who attended as a direc tor, said. Among them were reports by the U. S. Army Corps of Engin eers on projects authorized or in the process of being organ ized in the division, intertie leg islation and the Canadian treaty in the interests of firming up our power supply for the Bonne ville grid, both ably reviewed by Maior General William W Lapsley and Charles F. Luce, administrator for the Bonneville Power administration. The association is an organi zation dedicated to the orderly and complete development of the Pacific Northwests water re sources, the judge said. "Although with labors on be half of navigation on the Col umbia and Snake Rivers par ticularly its objective, it goes without saying that the IEWA has been, and is, a tremendous force in the development of our vast power resources, reclamat ion potentials, flood control and recreational opportunities," he said. "Being keenly interested in the development of these resources and after having been along as a director with the IEWA for many years, I feel it was one of the most interesting and bene ficial meetings I have ever at tended," he added. "Under the leadership of such able men as Charles Baker and Herbert G. West, the association has turn ed out to be a powerful force in the Inland Empire as well as the entire Northwest. Far more has been accomplished in extending river navigation, flood control, developing of hydroelec tric dams, forming of port dis tricts than is being credited to the organization." Hospital Visits Cut If Flu Epidemic Hits In the event that current influ enza illnesses reach epidemic proportions in the area, it may be necessary to curtail visitation in Pioneer Memorial hospital, ac cording to word this week from Will O'Harra hospital adminis trator. A few influenza cases have been reported in the area. The visitation action would be a pre cautionary measure for protec tion of hospital patients and for the public. All Upholstered FURNITURE 20 OFF FRIDAY AND SATURDAY ONLY Sofas Recliners Sofa Beds Occasional Chairs All Polyfoam 4-Piece SECTIONAL save $66.96 Reg. $334.80 New Stock Of All Types Of Lamps REPEATED BY POPULAR DEMAND WHILE IT LASTS INLAID LINOLEUM $1 .69 Sq. Yd. WE INSTALL WE DELIVER CASE FURNITURE CO. HfPWt Ph. 676-9432 Chamber Tables Parks District Idea for Present A proposal recommended by the Heppncr-Morrow County Chamber of Commerce's develop ment committee that a survey be taken in the county to de termine feelings about formation of a parks and recreation dis trict was tabled by the organi zation for the present at the general meeting Monday. This action was taken after the county's new Resource, Plan ning and Development assoc iation had met the previous Wed nesday night and consensus seemed to be against setting up another taxing body in the coun ty at this time. Oliver Creswick brought the re port to the chamber as chair man of the development commit tee. He is also chairman of the new association. The development committee had recommended the study in an effort to move towards de velopment of parks and help solve other recreational needs. However, the county associat ion felt that the county should seek to find sources within its" present budget to provide for possible development of the Chapin Creek park and improve ments of Cutsforth park. Orville Cutsforth, chairman of the county parks committee, which operates without funds, said that he favored the latter idea. He said that a minimum of $500 and maximum of $1000 would be needed for the Chapin Creek site. The Chamber also passed a resolution to be sent to the legis lature asking that House Bill 2030 for watershed planning be approved without elimination of $100,000 in the appropriation. The Ways and Means committee has recommended paring that sum from the appropriation, but conservationists say that to do so will seriously delay water shed planning and eliminate from consideration at the present time embryo projects, such as the proposed Rhea Creek plan. Randall Peterson, reporting tor the merchants committee, recom mended that an envelope plan be used for parking meter vio lators in Heppner. He suggested that when officers find a car parked by a meter with time expired, the ticket be left with an envelope. The offender could square himself by placing 25c in the envelope within a 24-hour period and depositing it in one of a number of boxes to be placed on meter posts around the city. $75 Fine Assessed In Justice Trial Jean McGuire of Heppner was found cuiltv bv a justice court jury Monday of the charge of pretending to be a member oi a charitable organization and was fined $75 by Oliver Creswick, justice of the peace. She was arrested January 21 on the charge which involved the March of Dimes. Bail had been set at that time at $100 pending trial, and she was re leased on payment of the bail. Public Card Party RHEA CREEK GRANGE HALL Saturday, March 2 7:30 p.m. Bridge, Pinochle, Games for the Children Refreshments Served Adm. 75c, Adults Now 267.84 REGULAR $2.69 Sq Yd. LIBERAL TERMS