lone Tops Chiefs
Easily In Game;
Falls to Vikings
lone High's Cards split a pair
last week-end as they rounded
out their regular season's play
for the 1963-64 basketball cam
paign. Friday night the Card
inals traveled to Umatilla where
they played perhaps their best
game of the year in making the
Vikings go through two over
times before the Viks subdued
the Redbirds, 71-69. Saturday,
the Cardinals took their own
floor to host the Umapine Chiefs
and coasted easily to a 50-42 vic
tory. Friday, the Cardinals were in
position- to beat the Viks for a
good portion of the contest but
the Umatilla five wasn't in the
mood to let the victory go by the
wayside.
lone led at the half, 37-33,
after out-gunning the Viks in
both the first and second stan
zas of the tight contest.
The fourth canto was all Uma
tilla as the river crew out shot
the local club to pull into a
59-59 tie at the end of the game
and force the contest into an
overtime.
lone again made a strong bid
for the victory during the first
extra period, taking a three
point lead, but the Viks had
other ideas as they sped back
to knot the count and force the
tilt into another overtime at 65
all.
Saturday, the Redbirds return
ed to their home court to meet
the Umapine Chiefs, the last
place quint in the league.
: lone found the Umapine club
to be an easy opponent as the
Cards sped to a quick 19-4 first
quarter lead and then coasted to
the victory with reserves playing
a large portion of the contest.
The win left lone with a sev
enth place finish in the Umatilla
Morrow league.
Mark Halvorsen and Joe Haus
ler led the lone surge as they
each connected for 12 points.
Score:
UMAPINE (42) Hodgen 16,
Schubert 4. Bing 4, Krumbah 4,
Warren 2, Wallace 8, Harris 4.
IONE (50) J. Halvorsen 7,
Klinger 3, J. Hausler 12, M. Holv
orsen 12, Lindstrom 4', Ball 4,
Rea, 3, Palmer 5, Ortez, Baker,
Emert.
UMATILLA (71) Barber 15,
Lewis 10, Thonstad 11, Eisele
15, Corder 3, Carollo, Moore 7,
Durand 5, Kelly, Young 5.
IONE (69) Klinger 11,
M. Halvorsen 23, J. Halvorsen 3,
Emert 8, Hausler, Ball 10, Lind
strom 14.
Memorial Rites
Held in Monument
For Helen Brown
By MARTHA MATTESON
MONUMENT Funeral serv
ices for Mrs. Helen M. (Chris
tenson) Brown, 68, were held at
the Monument Community
church Tuesday afternoon, Feb
ruary 25, at 2:00 p.m. Interment
was in the Monument cemetery.
Mrs. Brown died Friday after
noon, February 21, here at her
home. Her son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Vow
ter of Boise, Ida., were with her,
taking care of her during her
illness.
She was born May 9, 1895 to
Mr. and Mrs. John David Bau
man at Ritzville, Wn. She had
been a member of the MMM
club, American Legion Auxil
iary and oMunment Grange. She
was also a member of the Hepp
ner Degree of Honor Protective
Assoc.
Survivors include three sons,
one daughter, two sisters and
one brother, C. J. D. Bauman
of Heppner, also step children
and grandchildren.
Leo Osmin Dies;
Services Tuesday
Leo J- Osmin, 47, resident of
Heppner almost all of his life,
died in Pendleton Saturday after
being hospitalized in the Com
munity Memorial hospital there
since January 5.
Funeral service was Tuesday,
February 25, at 2 p.m. in the
Creswick Mortuary with the Rev.
Charles Knox officiating. Burial
was in Heppner Masonic cem
etery. He was born in Heppner Oc
tober 28, 1916, and was reared
here. Mr. Osmin never married.
He devoted his time to working
on ranches of the area.
Survivors include his mother,
Mrs. Ella Moore of Arlington;
two half sisters, Rose Lawrence
of Carlton and Mabel Cox, liv
ing in Missouri; two aunts, Lena
Knowlcs of Hermiston and
Bessie Sandlin of Drain; and two
uncles, Charles J. Osmin and Al
ton L. Osmin, both of Heppner.
Projects For Grange
Is Topic Of Meeting
By DELPHA JONES
LEXINGTON Home Ec club
of the Lexington Grange met at
the home of Mrs. O. W. Cutsforth
last Thursday afternoon for its
regular meeting. Reports on serv
ing of the Lexington Co
op dinner were given. It was
decided to try and purchase a
hot water heater for the grange
building, and estimates are to
be obtained.
It was announced that there
will be a potluck dinner next
Grange meeting, starting at 6:30
p.m. It was also announced that
the HEC chairman is planning
a dress contest, with the dresses
to be ready by the meeting in
April. This is the all-cotton dress
contest and those interested are
asked to call a member of the
grange.
Those present for the after
noon were Mrs. Alfred Nelson,
Sr., Mrs. Norman Nelson, Mrs.
A. F. Majeske, Mrs. Martha Van
Schoiack, Mrs. Norah Turner,
Mrs. Edna Turner, Mrs. Ola
Ruggles, Mrs. Ed Hunt, Mrs,
Florence McMillan, Mrs. Ella
Burgoyne, Mrs. Kenneth Smouse,
Mrs. Alonzo Henderson, Mrs. C.
C. Jones and the hostess, Mrs.
O. W. Cutsforth. The March
meeting will be at the C. C. Jones
ranch with Mrs. Ed Hunt as hos
tess. Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Munkers
were recent Portland visitors.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Jones re
turned from a business trip to
Portland.
IOOF Members Meet in Heppner
Last Wednesday evening sev
eral ladies met at the home of
Mrs. Florence McMillan and
played pinochle, while members
of the Odd Fellows lodge and
their candidates attended lodge
in Heppner and helped with the
initiatory work. Those men going
to Heppner were A. F. Majeske,
Oris Padberg, E. E. Peck, C. C.
Jones and the following candi
dates Marvin Way, Armin Win
Ion, Frank Robinson, Charlie
Padberg, Joe Yocom, Edward
Hunt, Charles Colley and Gene
Cole. The ladies playing pin
ochle were Mrs. Charles Colley,
Mrs. C. C. Jones, Mrs. Florence
McMillan, Mrs. Joe Yocom, Mrs.
A. F. Majeske, Mrs. Bertha Hunt
and Mrs. Frank Robinson.
Mrs. Charles Colley, Mrs.
Alonzo Henderson, Mrs. Bertha
Hunt, Mrs. Florence McMillan
and Mrs. A. F. Majeske were
The Dalles visitors on Wednes
day. Mrs. Kenneth Palmer has re
turned to her home after major
surgery in Pioneer Memorial
hospital last week.
Mrs. Gene Majeske is a pat
ient in Pioneer Memorial hos
pital after undergoing surgery
there this week.
Holly Rebekah lodge met on
Thursday night with two visitors
present, Mrs. Altha Kirk, dis
trict deputy president and Mrs.
Earl Eskelson, both of Hermis
ton. Games were played and
prizes awarded. Each member
was asked to bring a Valentine
and these were judged on orig
inality and humor. Secret Sis
ters were revealed and names
for the coming year were drawn.
Refreshments were served fol
lowing the meeting for both the
Odd Fellow and Rebekah mem
bers. Mr. and Mrs. Art Keene, Mr.
and Mrs. Roy Campbell and Mr.
and Mrs. William C. Van Winkle
were among those attending the
Golden Wedding Anniversary re
ception and birthday party hon
oring Mr. and Mrs. Earl Eskel
son of Hermiston on Sunday.
Mrs. Pearl Green fell near her
home on Friday breaking her
shoulder. She was taken to
Heppner to a physician who set
the arm and she is now at her
home.
Mrs. Armin Wihlon is spend
ing a few days in Hood River
where she was called by the ill
ness of Mr. Wihlon's uncle,
Charlie Lattourelle who is in
the hospital there following a
car accident on Sunday. Mr. Latt
aurell was a former Heppner
ite, having been in the car busi
ness there.
Mr. and Mrs. George Irvin and
children of Rufus were Friday
night visitors at the C. C. Jones
home.
Callers recently at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Steagall
to visit Mrs. Emma Breshears,
mother of Mrs. Steagall who has
been ill there, were Mrs. Vera
Whillock of Portland and her
daughter, Mrs. John Hentze of
Junction City, Mrs. Everett
Crump of Corvallis and Mrs.
Malcolm Richelderfer of The
Dalles.
Mrs. Howard Crowe 11 of lone,
Mrs. Gerry Dougherty, Mrs. Bob
Steagall and Mrs. Wilbur Steag
all motored to Pendleton on
Thursday evening where they
attended a cradle shower hon
oring Mrs. Roger Brandhager, the
former Deanna Steagall.
Mrs. Emma Breshears was
taken to Pioneer Memorial hos
pital on Sunday evening where
she is a patient
Scott Crabtree, small son of
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Crabtree of
Portland is visiting his great
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Ken
Marshall, and his grandparents,
Mr. and Mrs. Ken Palmer.
Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Rea have
been spending some time at the
Palmer home and at the Rea
home while visiting Mrs. Palmer
who has been ill and Clell Rea
who is a patient in the hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Olsen and
children of Pasco have been re
cent visitors at the Cutsforth
cabin in the mountains. Mrs. Ol
sen is the former Faye Cuts
forth. Millie Yocom, small daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Yocom, was
taken to Pioneer Memorial hos
pital Friday evening where she
is a patient.
Pat Baker, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Ed Baker, underwent an emer
gency appendectomy at St. An
thony's hospital in Pendleton on
Tuesday of last week.
School History Needed
Anyone having early school
annuals of the Lexington school
or other information which
would help in preparing a his
torical record of the school is
asked to contact Mrs. C. C. Jones.
A history is being assembled to
accompany trophies, plaques and
other mementos placed in the
Morrow County Museum.
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Oregon Editors
Hear Top Speakers
At Press Conclave
Mr. and Mrs. Wes Sherman re
turned Sunday after attending
the 45th annual Oregon Press
Conference, sponsored last week
by Oregon Newspaper Publish
ers Association and School of
Journalism at the University of
Oregon, Eugene.
Sherman, as chairman of this
year's meeting, presided at sess
ions of the all-day program on
Friday and at Friday and Sat
urday luncheons.
Speakers included Howell App
ling, Jr., Secretary of State, on
"More Accuracy and Speed in
Vote Counting;" Dr. Sioma Ka
gan, professor of international
business, U of O School of Busi
ness Administration, on "Oregon
Newspaper's Stake in World Pro
gress;" Barry Bingham, editor
and publisher of the Louisville
(Ky.) Courier-Journal and Louis
ville Times, and 18 annual Eric
Allen Memorial lecturer, on "The
One-Ownership Newspaper
Town;' Dorothy R. Powers, col
umnist and feature writer of Spo
kane Spokesman-Rev lew, on
"Our Town For You and Me,"
and Grady Clay, real estate ed
itor of the Louisville Courier
Journal. Dean John Hulteng and
other professors of the School of
Journalism, U of O, were on the
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AT YOUR FAVORITE
Boeing Man Visits
On Tax Matters
Vito Chiechi of Seattle, prop
erty tax administrator for The
Boeing Company, was in the
Morrow county assessor's office
Wednesday to discuss with Rod
Thomson, assessor, Bill Johnson
and Bob Fielder, appraisers, tax
matters of interest to his com
pany. Chiechi ascertained facts about
property tax rates and appraisal
plans in the more than two hours
that he spent in the courthouse.
program.
Of interest was a panel dis
cussion on "Press Conference In
terviews," by Pres. Arthur S.
Flemming, U of O; Tom Mc
Call, KGW-TV news commen
tator; Harold Hughes, Oregonian
reporter, and Frank Sterrett, Ore
gonian photographer, moderated
by Dean Hulteng.
The conference was attended
by some 250 editors and pub
lishers of daily and weekly news
papers over the state and by pro
fessors and students of journal
ism at the university.
University of Oregon faculty
joined the newsmen for lunch
eon Friday, and joining the pub
lishers at Saturday's luncheon
were architects and newsmen at
tending a conference being held
in Eugene at the same time on
"The Press and Growth of Ore
gon Cities."
Bob Ingalls, publisher of the
daily Corvallis Gazette-Times
was elected chairman of next
year's convention.
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HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. February 27, 1964
Fire Protection
Meeting Called
A meeting for all persons in
terested in fire protection costs
on private forest; lands in Oregon
will be held in the Supreme
Court Room in the Umatilla
county courthouse, Pendleton, on
Thursday, March 5, at 7:30 p.m.,
Rep. Stafford Hansell announces.
"Friction between owners of
forest and grazing lands and the
State of Oregon has been aggra
vated over the responsibility of
each party in fire prevention
costs," Hansell said.
At the meeting, representa
tives of the State Department of
Forestry will explain the law.
Seed Cleaning
and
Treating
HAROLD ERWIN
HEPPNER
HOSPITAL
Patients admitted to Pioneer
Memorial hospital for medical
care during the pasfweelrJn
elude Bonnie Lawrence, Fossil;'
Emma Breshears, Lexington;
Joseph J. Hughes, Heppner; Joyce
Holloman, Heppner, and James
Edwards, Fossil.
Those dismissed during this
same period were Mildred Yo
com, Lexington; Raymond Gates,
Spray; Lewis Ball, Heppner;
Sandra Hudson, Heppner, and
Barbara McBath, lone.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Dockter
of lone became parents of a
daughter on February 25. The
little girl weighed 7 lbs., 11
oz., and has been named Tammie
Jo.
PH. 676-5806
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