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HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. April 30. 1964 . ' ' -4, - " ' - '''''' ' ' J Rockets, Cards Fall To Mustangs I V AMONG THE many interesting demonstrations on the field trip of the Portland eighth graders to Morrow county Friday and; Saturday was that by Paul Hansen on airplane spraying. Shown by his plane in a field near the Valby Lutheran church are the tw0 Portland chaperones. Miss Alfa O. Bang of Rigler school and Mel Johnson of Peninsula school. On the plane are some of the local and visiting students. (G-T Photo) BEARING down on a wheat field like a giant mo3quito is the airplane of Paul Hansen, giving a spraying demonstration to eighth grade pupils from Portland and host youngsters. Hansen, who operates Ranch Aero, has been applying spray in the county for 14 years, having probably the longest tenure here at this work. (G-T Photo) Visiting Pupils From Portland Enjoy 3-Day Stay (Continued from page 1) the results of the feeding pro gram. At the Morrow County Grain Growers elevator in lone they saw how wheat was dumped from trucks and elevated for storage with Hugh Salter igving the demonstration. ' During the evening Saturday. the visitors and hosts, joined for a party at the county fair pa vilion, enjoying skating 'and dancing. Next morning, Sunday, entertainment was up to the host families, and many went to church at denominations: of their choice before boarding the bus again to head back to Port land in early afternoon. Chaperones for the tour were Mel Johnson of Peninsula school and Miss Alfa 0. Bang of Rig ler school. Sponsoring the tour here were the Morrow county Wheat Grow ers association, the Morrow Live stock Growers association, the county 4-H Leaders association, Heppner Soil Conservation dis trict, and the county extension service. Committee who was in charge of arrangements and assisted during the tour here, besides Di rector Anderson, was composed of Hillard Brown, Walter Jacobs, Louis Carlson, Paul Tews, Bob Jepsen and Leonard Ilerrick. Visiting eighth graders and their schools wore: Mt. Tabor Virginia Clausen, Linda Lewis, Sherry Turk, Robert Chamber lain, Rod Jenkins, Greg Smook. Riger Steve Thompson, Lelanu Webber, Fawn Brantner, Shelley Warren, Judy Brunke, Dan Kealey, Cathlecn Cavin, Mike Irwin. Chapman Susan Ham ilton, Ronald Hawthorne, Mary MeCalley, Bonnie MeGi n n i s, George Rinker, Tom Tyler. High land Pat Busscy, Bruce Smith, Donnia Smith, Mary Stephens. Jason Lee Bob Suva, Mike Mor rison, Janis Bums, Leslie Blake. Couch Michael Norton. James John Sunny Dayton, John Huobner, Ann Fischer, Patrick McGill, Susan Crogan and Dale Hunter. Host families included tiie.se: B. J. Doherty, Walter Jaehos, Bob Lovgren, Douglas Drake, Bob Kil kenny, Howard Pettyjohn, Ora F.vans, Roice Fulleton, Don Mc Elligott, Don Peterson, Ted Palmateer, Gene Hall, Bryce Keene, Norman Nelson, Ever ett Struekmeier, N. C. Anderson, Dlek McKlligott, Willard French, Kllis Pettyjohn, Ernest Clnis topherson and Raymond French. Little League Teams Picked Little League tryouts have boon hold for the past two Sat urdays and the teams are picked ior tiio coming season, according to LaVorne Van Matter Jr., chair man of the league. Four teams will compote in Little League this season, three from the Heppner area and one Irom the lono-Lexington area. Those from Heppner are the Giants, sponsored by Kin.ua Corp., the Braves, sponsored by the K.lks, and the Dodgers, spon sored by the Odd Fellows. The lone-Lexington entry, the Ind ians, is sponsored by the Morrow County Grain Growers. League opening is slated for May Hi with a douhlchcndcr kli'Uim' ntf ! ht jirfinn hut ht'lnn that time, Van Mailer said, the field has to be put into shape. For this stason, a work parly lias boon called for Sunday at 2 p.m. Everyone who is interested in helping with the proioct is urged to bo at the Little League field Sunday afternoon. At this time, the fences will be oroeted and the grounds cleaned up and lined. t . - I . : -.Van 'h-h&M' yMm i iff I Jit i ikv Heppner High school's base hall Mnstancti nut rn cnliH npr- formances last week-end as they swept a three-game stand at the expense of the lone Cardinals, 15-2, and the Pilot Rock Rockets, 4-3 and 5-6. Friday, the Mustangs traveled to lone where they turned 11 hits into a 15-2 victory over the Cardinals. The Mustangs scored freely in every inning but the fourth as they sped to the non conference win. Bill Snyder and Tom Green, Mustang hurlers, combined to pitch a two-hit ball game at the Cards. Each of the flingers gave up a run. Snyder worked the first four innings of the con test and gave up both hits be fore Green came on in the fifth to throttle the Cards from that point. Snyder was credited with the win as he struck out four and walked only two. Stuart Dick and Carl Bauman had good showings at the plate for the contest as each collected two hits. Only one of the Mus tangs failed to hit safely in the game. Saturday, the Mustangs return ed to their home field to take on the Pilot Rock Rockets in a doubleheader. The Hors e m e n continued in their winning way as they won the first contest, a seven inning affair, 4-3, and took the second game, 6-5, in extra innings. Ken Smith, stalwart of the Heppner mound corps, pitched a two-hitter in the first contest to get the win. Smith fanned six and walked four en route to the victory. The Heppner nine collected all its runs in the fourth frame of the first game as Carl Bauman walked, Lee Daggett singled and Jim Doherty lifted a long fly, which was dropped, to bring them home. Smith then knocked in the tying run with a boom ing triple and scored the win ning run as he came home on a passed ball. Snyder, Green, and Smith com bined their efforts to pitch the second win of the day for the Horsemen. Smith worked the last three innings of the game to PORTLAND EIGHTH GRADERS received a real working demon stration on branding and vaccinating calves at the Dick Wilkin son place Friday. One or two of the touring youngsters actually branded calves. Here Wilkinson explains vaccination procedure to the eighth graders from Portland and their host eighth graders. Dick Paine, son-in-law of Wilkinson, is at left. All of the visiting students were present but most are not in the picture. ( G-T Photo) Corbin On Force Kay Corb'in, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bon Corbin, Heppner, will begin his duties with the Oregon State Tolioe force June 1. Corbin will bo stationed in La Grande. Until recently, he was a police man on the Pendleton City force but ho resigned to take the po sition with the state agency. 20th Annual Milton-Frecwater PEA FESTIVAL AND JAYCEE SPONSORED Junior Livestock Show 3 BIG DAYS, MAY 7, 8 & 9 featuring WENATCHEE YOUTH CIRCUS 2 Performances SATURDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 9 Kiddies Parade, Fri., May 8 10 a.m. Grand Parade, Sat., May 9 10 a.m. GIANT BAR-K-CUE FOLLOWING GRAND PARADE CENTRAL SCHOOL TEEN-AGE HOOTENANNY FRIDAY EVENING. MAY 8 OLD GYM Queen's Coronation and Talent Show MONDAY. MAY 4. 8 P. M. MAC-HI AUDITORIUM Pea Festival DANCE Saturday Nite Davis Shows Carnival All Week Ernest I. Gerard Dies on April 22 Ernest I. Gerard, 74, of Hood River and a former long time resident of Lexington, died in Hood River on Wednesday, April 22. Funeral services were at the Lexington Christian church Sat urday, April 25, at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Earl Soward officiating. Interment was in the Lexing ton cemetery. Gerard was born October 20, 1892, in Gage county, Nebr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter T. Ger ard. When he was 16, he came to Lexington with his parents and the family engaged in rancning there until moving from the area in 1947. Gerard was married to Wilma Morris of Norton, Kans. Surviving are the widow, Mrs. Wilma Gerard, Hood River; four sons, Clarence, Lawrence, Walter and Robert, all of Hood River; a sister, Myrtle Gerard, Park dale; and 10 grandchildren. pick up his second win of the afternoon. The teams fought to a 5-5 deadlock at the end of five inn ings and the game went into the extra inning stage. The lo cals won it in the bottom of the sixth as Green walked and Sny der brought him in with a double to end the game. Pete Glennie, Mustang mentor, had high praise for Bauman and Doherty for their play over the week-end. He said that Bauman was especially sharp in his role as first sacker and pointed out that Doherty hit .500 for the three games. The first contest of the Sat urday stand counted in Greater Oregon league standings. The win gave Heppner a 1-2 record in league play. Saturday, the Mustangs will travel to John Day to meet the Grant Union Prospectors in a doubleheader, the first game of the series counting in league standings. Tuesday the Mustangs play host to the Condon Blue Devils in another double bill. The first game is slated to start at 3 p.m. Plenty of action is promised in the Tuesday encounter as the Condon club is consdiered by many as a top contender for state honors in the B ranks. Scores: lone 100 000 1 2 2 8 Heppner 441 021 3 15 11 1 Ball, Davidson (3) and Lind strom; Snyder, Green (5) and Daggett; Johnston (5). First game: Pilot Rock 000 200 1 3 2 2 Heppner 000 400 x 4 4 4 Slate and Winks; Smith and Daggett. Second Game: Pilot Rock 101 30 0 5 6 2 Heppner 200 30 1 6 5 3 Mikel, Bond (1) and Case; Sny der, Green (4), Smith (4) and Johnston. Heppner Spikers Win Cinder Test Heppner High school thinclads traveled to Pilot Rock Saturday where they dominated a triang ular meet with Pilot Rock and Umatilla and walked off an easy winner. The Mustangs captured seven first place finishes and tied for another as they racked up 97 points to 49 for the Pilot Rock squad and 27 for the B Vikings. Lee Padberg was a double winner for the Mustangs as he clocked a 4:37.4 to win the mile and swept to a new Heppner High record in the 220 in a time of 23.6, knocking .3 of a second off the old standard. Winners: Witrh hnrHlps Drisenll. Henn ner; 100 yd. dash, Hughes, Pilot Rock; mile, Padberg, Heppner; 440, Hughes, Pilot Rock; 220, Padberg, Heppner, lu-ya. row Vinrrtlpe Wpatherford. HODDner: 880, Estrada, Pilot Rock; shot put, Benson, Umatilla; discus, Wilson, Pilot Rock; pole vault, tie, Hamilton, Pilot Rock and Niphnls Hennner: broad iumo. Anderson, Umatilla; high jump, tie, George, Heppner ana luck, Heppner; .lavenn, Lewis, uma tilla; two-mile, Brown, Heppner; 880-yd. relay, Heppner. Saturday, the Mustangs tra vel tn .Tnhn Dav tn meet the Grant Union Prospectors in a dual meet which will count in the standings of the Greater Oregon League. Ed Gonty Home After a two weeks stay in Pio neer Memorial hospital where he underwent major surgery, Ed Gonty returned home Monday. He will be confined there for several days, but is looking for- urarH to rptnrnind tn work at his shoe and appliance store. Ed said Wednesday that he was feeling very much better and was happy to be home although ne appreciated the excellent care at the hospital and thoughtful ness of friends while he was there. AL LAMB Candidate For Delegate To National Democratic Convention Al Lamb Morrow County Democratic chairman since 1954; delegate to State Platform Conventions, 1960-64; will represent Eastern Oregon Democrats at Convent ion. Al Lamb is Mayor of Heppner, experienced in public affairs, active in Democratic political affairs for 25 years. Elect Al Lamb, Delegate To Democratic Convention (Pd. Adv. By Al Lamb, Heppner, Ore.) VOTE! I f : i.:. 5 ; ,r i WEATHERFORD FOR COUNTY JUDGE DEMOCRATS - YES! I ASK THE VOTE OF THE PARTY. I GUAR ANTEE TO REPRESENT AND SERVE ALL OF MORROW COUNTY. REPUBLICANS - PLEASE GIVE ME YOUR WRITEIN VOTE. I SHALL RESPECT IT AS A VOTE OF CONFIDENCE. LET ME HELP ADVANCE MORROW COUNTY W. W. (Bill) Weatherford (Pd. Adv. By Weatherford For Judge Com., Irvin Rauch, Sec, Lexington, Ore.) Reasonable prices on business cards at the Gazette-Times. 10,000 SETS OF 4 GENERAL DUAL 90s! 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