HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. April 30. 1964
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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
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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.
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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.)
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(Pd. Adv. By Weatherford For Judge Com., Irvin Rauch, Sec, Lexington, Ore.)
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