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u or o out I I t Heppner Stores Schedule Evening Opening Free Parking and Movies for Kids Offered f A CtTHf I (r ill 2 A i I. -lA i i w. r , . . w ae ' aw l .... a a ar a, ft' si a vi Twenty Heppner bulnriM-t 4 I announced thu Wink U.t II, win m ojwn live evenings Iwein n'w una fhriktma ft llir convenient of Id alioj.pirig uiiir. Tney will oe p-n umil 9 p m on Friday. l-rrriifer 11: Friday. in-imiMT in; inn on .Monday, Tii wly and .Wednesday, l. tcrnher 21 through 21 At thit wrnii" lint it wan an nur.v. that free movie will ! ihown fur children on Satur day, 1-tiiiNt end on Satur day, lrrrober JJ. The movie will tf In the Lik temple, each tailing at 2 p m. Jayre- of Heppner will b In charge of the howing. i will hr the '"H-.-wrry &.. Hrvt (f f(fflmnr meeting Mm the Morutier and f rir.a On U . . , lrn l- r 1 h, feature will I K '- was Ih.t thl. .1 "AUddin and Ills Lamp-' ,n m. although It has not nolo.. A rart-n will al be It'll 'Iff?.'1 .V '""ff. On Irnir 12, the f. a lure . ruwd at length at the Chamber nty. should been fluiit f(if several year her. It hoped that thl action will fjlv in outlaying ar-a better han ta rome and da their shopping, and the free parkins an 'I free rnovle are oflrrrd a addilional ft-Murr to make llcppnrr a more attractive pla' for hopdns- An advrrtlwrm-nt on pag 4 and 5 of thla pajwr explain more ditalU aluut th lhrlt mat fthoppini; itointUm an J thoM who ar prtitij4ttnij In It fly Wrdwday th tuMn-wi ah own. by MiUI it-rmllon of th (Itv rounrll. frrr prklnj will or .fffri-d In llrppurr on th two .Saturday. ! nritx-r 12 and 1, ind on Tuday and Vdf)fday, Iwnl Ti nd 2J. Tw t muxjon wa crantrd to K'ndail 'H-rwin, vu-t orpldfnt of the (lumber f C oinmrrr-, at lh mwtlnjf Monday night. Thf fnatfr of the loncpf hourt for fonvrnli-nr of th" ahopplng puti Ik- wa hfoujjlit up and Whl-h had annninrtl plsns tj tay oit on lh rvr nin M htnl ulo wrr tVnlral Markrt. J. C. r-nniy Co., CaMnrr'a Mfti'a Wear, Gonty'a, Vrttmm' Jrwrl en. Farlrv Motor Co., Mll-adli Aparrl, Klina'i Apparrl. Ixn omy Market. Laird a. ptk' Sal Shop. MAR l ornpany. Hill I'hartnay, Thomaon Bron, (;rc. fry. Jlumphrrya lirxall Iru. C Kurnituri Co, llcppm-r (JrUI. Wagon Vh"l. ' llrppncr Auto Salri. L. IL Iuk, and thf Cia'tlr-Tlmca. In addition, -rvL tation and other entahllhmfntt whlih normally are op-n evening will be ojen. 81st Year THE W GAZE HEADY FOR ACTION In lh boikatboll aaaaoa that ( underway thla wmIc or thaaa Ion High Cardtnala. la th bork row (Iron Mt) ar Coach Cuaen Dock ter and varalry players Bob Emert (II). Mark Halve (23). Lon M09III ()l). Rodney UnnIl (43). Herb Darldaoa (35), lo Halvofsen (211. We HoUteln (131. John McEUIaott (311. Stan Holiteln Mi and Iannr Coach Cordon Merer. Second row Bob Baker (41). varalty; Jare player Monti Crum. Lon Magill HcnnnPT OrCCIOn ThursdaV DcCCmbor 10 1964 (23). Vlrall Morgan (34). now on var.lty; (run Bolla (21). Wayn Bedard (22). Chris Lovqren I r''MMr r inuiauuy, uuunw.1 IV, 1 7Jt ii). Ifeal cnruiopnerton, and jay Ball (2)). varsity, rront row Jayve pliryrs Bob Crum (34). tat McElllgott J tin McEUIaott. Da Carpenler. Bruc MUlr, Krry Peterson and Chuck Htrrtck (U). HEPPNER TTE-TIMES Number 41 10 cents Hoop Fives Bill Action Mustangs Travel To DeSales; Host Savages, Cards n,isk-llnl charge- on to the wlntrr Krts with a cop- ttal "ir hfto thl Wi'Ok. Coah B Clouch'a f5 llrppnrr lllrh lakrtffrn will travel to ivSnk at Wnlla Wall.t for tht'l s-an'M oikrrirr Friday rili'ht and then swine rlt'ht hark Into aitlnn at home Saiurunv nu:ti ajialnst the Knlcrprlic Savant In the llcppnrr High Km. With only three clavi rent they will tarkle the lone HlKll Cardinal In the llfppner Rm Wednesday nlk'ht. -fmlrr 1. All enmes will le doublehead vi wlih prellmlnnrles Martini at fi:.'U) and main event romtnu at 8:IM). In the prelim with lone. the Hcppner frosh will play the lone Jayvees. Conch Hob Clmich. maklnu hi. debut for the MtiNtariRS. has I aaund of 12 on hi vanity. In eluding five lettermen. They are Dave Anderson. 5 10'i, senior. forward: Carl Hauman. 61. wn lor. forward; Stuart Dick. 5-8, arnlor. guard; Bruce Spencer. Bl. senior, center; and BlU Snyder, 5 9, junior, guard. . Otheni arc Wayne Hvans. 5-10, senior, Ruard; John WacenblaHt, 6 0. senior, forward; David Clark, 5-im. Junior, forward; Tim Drlscoll. 60, Junior, forward; Gene Heliker. 5 H. Junior, guard; Jim Doherty. 5-9, aophomore, guard; and Mac Hoskins, 6 2, itophomore, center. Coach Clouch has named as Htartcrs for his first game An derson, Ba urn ar, Scnccr, Snyer and Doherty. It can be seen readily that the team will be far from the aky ncnipor variety, but the coach believes that he will have a hustling squad that will make a good showing during the sea son. He will play a fast break and use a pressing defense much of tht time, both half and full court. Looking particularly good in early drills is Carl Bauman, Rharpshooting veteran of the Mustangs, and now one of the taller men on the squad. The DeSales Irish are also handicapped by lack of height as basketball teams go. Their tallest are Dave Nelson and Roger Gage, both at 6-2. They list Dennis McGowan at 61, and John Levens and Mike Mora mnrco, both at 6 0. DeSales took a rapping at the hands of Central Catholic in its : v j I 7 V ' Jamboree First For lone Team, Wishram Coming Coach Eugene Dinkter's lone High basketball squad opens Its Mirir3w Holiday Contest Prizes Increased Bigger prize will be offered in this year's Christmas lighting contest sponsored by Heppner Morrow County Chamber of Commerce, the, chairmen announce. hoop season. Friday night In the U -,afT,H,. , ik r.t -ni annual amhoree at Umatilla L. usod Ior Iout prizcs instead ..-.e i earns win rompe.e. of ,nl pr(.viouS nlr r-. tn squaci wui pjay wo ju; Residential i him hmme Bedims 21 FilLighf Gram Crop, Low Prices Hurt COACH BOB CLOUCH Heppner High Varsity Rcscrvo Parking ' Duo Ticket Holders Those who have purchased season tickets to Heppner High asketball games will also en joy the privilege of reserved parking space at the high school grounds for games of the season. Principal Gordon Pratt announces. Space above the high school and nearest the upper entrance to the gym will be reserved for ejrs of season ticket holders. Tickets are still on sale at the school and may be obtained by railing there. A reserved seating section will also be set aside for them. A one-way plan of routing traffic around the school will be observed through the sea son, starting with the Enter prise game Saturday night. Cars coming up Morgan street will be asked to proceed up and behind the school on the north side, continuing on until reaching parking space as sea son ticket holders above tnc school, to general parking at the south end or in front of the building. Students will be on hand to direct traffic. Sea son, tickets must be shown for the reserved parking. minute halves with lone and Stanfield meeting in the first game at 7 p.m. This will be followed by a contest b-tween Riverside and llermlstor Jayvees and a con ne. outdoor play will have three winners, with displa i. wit! second, and $25 for first; $15. $10. third. A $10 prize will go to the residential window Judged the eluding game between Umatilla cat0KOry uin bo discontinued .xno' . , . . . . but a poster of commendation' r "5 :.V:,m,ri",n"v VJ"e be awarded the one Judged . ....... "... - j " the best I"; ' ,; i: " ,K"r-,an An additional requirement . u-:,::. . ear will be that the en :rT,' I. i Vi T '.u . tres may not b the same as the intcrsc hool rivalry that was I , . . .., .jj . " . r. u linn Mnlhw arwf flntlA f'nte. Coach Do,kter will build his f"orth conte t chairmen ,rld nIVn,hTii,C,,T,;S A point system for Jud f.'!J.",,fS0.n',.5 L1 "nOTJ eludi 40 points for carr Mark llalvorsen, 511. Jur forward; Jay Ball. 5-6. junior, guard; and Joe llalvorsen, 6-1, senior, center. Coming as a letter- man transfer to bolster the dglng in- points for earning out one theme; 20 for simplicity; 20 for originality; 20 for neatness and general appeal. Judging will be between 4 and !SM!d. !?. llo'stcin. entering 6 imbS rom Kron. coio.. as a a-w jun- vvinners are reauired t keeD oihiarI A th r.Pi.i -ru their display in place and light Others on the Cardinal varsity h ..mil vr- rw luMHt. m,K T.&r Vo fZ' RKistration for the contest nnS Ii9,' fcSSI' n be made at the Heppner guard; Rod. Linnell. 511, junior. r.azette-TWs office until noon. December 22. I r v r- r- . . I -V: - J1 . , vUNClL 'yf J 1 "71 center; John McElligott, 5-11. Junior, forward; Wes Holsteln. 60, sophomore, forward: Leon Magill, 511, sophomore, forward; and Virgil Morgan, 5-10, soph omore, forward. Like the Heppner Mustangs. the Cardinals need height Gordon Meyers will coach the Junior varsity which will see first notion SntnrHnv nloht nt 6:30 against Wishram on the own Christmas tree from Nat lone manlecourt tn h fniloued ional Forest Lands are remind by the game at Heppner Wed- ed that there is a charge of $1.00 nesday Per tree, the Heppner Ranger At the Friday Jamboree a office reports. sportsmanship award will be Permits cam be obtained at the given to the best cheering sec- Heppner Ranger office Monday Hon. through Saturday, 80)0 to 12:00, Cbach Dockter picks Weston as and 1:00 to 5:00. Maps showing the league favorite In the B cir- the cutting area will be avail cult this year with Riverside and able. No commercial sales will Christmas Tree Permits Offered Persons Intending to cut their Athena as strong contenders. Wheat Growers Elect Bob Jepsen Vice-President opener, according to repons. Enterprise will come Saturday war. Utile is known about tho President, was chairman of the Savages, and when they meet In the closing session of its 37th annual state meeting in La (rande on Saturday, the Oregon Wheat Growers approved several Important committee resolutions and elected its 1905 slate of of ficers. Milton Morgan, outgoing the Mustangs it will be a case of two unknown quantities fac ing enrh other. Enterprise Is scheduled to play in a jamboree at Elgin Friday nigni. The Ione-IIcppner series will be resumed here next weun--niirhi- tifter a vear s layolr. vnaonc Dockter's Cards will have the experience of the Jamboree at umauua u with wishram at lone Sntnrdav night. Jayvees of the Heppner five who will compeie in games include Koger i-'t C l atin Bniior Earl Perkins, Jen ... mviii r.mv. Rick John- c.n nil cuards: Dick Flau, center; Dennis O'Donnell, center forward; Mark Browa. guard forward; Jim Jacobs, Steve Wag enblast. and Stan Rauch. all for wards. Coach Pete Glennle will be the mentor for the Jayvees. On Coach Don McClure's fresh man squad, which will swing Into action, against lone jayvees at 6:30 here Wednesday night, are Dave Hall, Steve Pettyjohn. Russ Kilkenny. Randy Stillman, Bill McLeod, Alfred Drake, John Rawlins. Bob Dobbs, Tim Loyd, and Earl Ayres. meeting Elected as president of the growers organization was Mel vlrv Pace of Enterprise. Don Woodward'. Pendleton, and Robert Jepsen. lone, will fill the offices of first and second vice presidents during 19(5. John 11. Welbes, Pendleton., was re-elected to the post of executive vice president. The farm bodv passed on a recommendation to strive for in creased producer Income, and called specifically for an In crease in the number and value of government export certifi cates. The Wheat League com mended the 1961 federal wheat program, but recommended that the grain substitution clause be simplified to give farmers more freedom in planting wheat or feed grains on. allocated acreage. It also proposed that more land be diverted from crop produc tion to encourage conservation programs without Income loss. Tn further Its efforts In legis lative work and to promote wider understanding of farm problems, the Wheat League passed a resolution to assess its membership on a voluntary an nual fee basis. The assessment calls for a 3-cent-an-acre in crease in yearly dues, to be ear marked for legislative and edu cational work. I be made on the district this year. Supper to Precede Hcppner-lone Game A chili and chicken-noodle feed, an annual fund raising event of the local PTA unit, will be held Wednesday. December 16, In the high school mutipur pose room. Supper will be served, begin ning at 6:30 p.m., in order that WALTER BRENNAN, star of stage, movies and television, buy Christmas beef gift certificates tot his holiday list from Deanna Robinson, secretary. Oregon seel council, srennan stopped in Portland on the way to his Wallowa county cattle rancn in Joseph. He said these beef gift certificates are quite novel axu$ original and will make ideal guts tor mm nara-io-ouy-ior Hollywood friends." WEATHER By LEONARD GILLIAM Official weather report for the week of December 3-9 Is as fol lows: . Hi Low Prec. Thursday 49 27 Friday 49 26 Saturday 45 23 Sunday 31 24 Monday 46 26 .06 Tuesday 53 38 Wednesday 53 42 .02 Beef Certificates On Sale at Bank The Saturday meeting of the persons may attend the Hep- larm body closed its three-day pner-lone basketball game annual session in La Grande The Oregon Wheat Growers League will host the National Association of Wheat Growers convention in Portland during me nrst week in January. Winners of several annual awards were announced at a Fri day night banquet held at the Sacajawea Hotel. Topping the selections was that of Willis Nartz, a Jefferson County grow er who won the annual conser vation man of the year title, Nartz received a plaque from Harold Needham, county circ ulation manager for the Ore- conlnn. Mrs. Theo von Borstel of The Dalles captured the state trophy in tne caKe DaKing contest, in which she vied with winners of eight other county titles. Mrs. void Borstel received her award from women's committee chair man, Mrs. Melvin Pace of Enter prise. The annual newspaper article prize went to Jean Pipes, a sen ior at La Grande high school. Her entry on the dietary value of wheat was judged the best of nearly a hundred essays sub mitted by high school students throughout the state. Special awards were presented at the close of the banquet to all living past presidents of the Wheat League. scheduled for later in the even ing. Early Papers Due Next Two Weeks For the convenience of ad vertisers, the shopping public and to clear for the Christmas holiday, the Gazette-Times will be printed and mailed on Wed nesdays for the next two weeks. It will go in. the mail a day early next week in order that information on the shopping week-end may reach residents of outlying areas in time for them to take advantage of the offers. It will be published a day early on Christmas week in order to allow the staff a chance to prepare for the Fri day holiday. Plans are also being considered to publish a day early on New Year's week. An nouhemeent on this will be made later. Cooperation of all news sources and advertisers is ask ed to help make the . early papers possible. Each is asked to submit his material a day earlier than usual deadlines during the holiday season. ; V! - ti . EARL SOWARD Justice of the Peace Justice Soward Takes Office Oath The Rev. Earl Soward took the oath of office as justice of the peace for the Heppner district Tuesday with Mrs. Sadie Par- rish, county clerk, administering the oath. lie will serve as justice pro tern on appointment until the first of the year, at which time he will begin his regular elected term. Larry Cook, who had been serving as pro tern justice fol lowing resignation of Oliver Creswick earlier this year, re signed in order that the Rev. Soward. elected at the general election; could assume the pos ition at this date. The new Jus tice has been In the office get ting acquainted with his duties since December 1. Beef certificates, offered in denominations of $5 and $10, are on sale at the Heppner branch. First National Bank of Oregon, for Christmas giving, the Morrow County CowBelles announced this week. The certificates axe redeem able in beef at any store with a meat department in the state of Oregon. Sales of the certificates is sponsored by the CowBelles and the Oregon Beef Council to pro mote consumption of beef and to help the important agricult ural industry. Mrs. Herbert Ekstrom Sr., of lone is chairman of the sale of beef certificates in Morrow coun ty. She points out that they make a readily acceptable gift, are convenient to mail, are eas ily redeemable and provide a good answer for last minute shoppers. PTA Sweatshirts On Sale at School Sweatshirts, in the school colors, are now on sale at the Heppner elementary school un der the auspices of the Heppner PTA, Forrest Burkenbine, presi dent, announces. The sweatshirts carry tne in scription "Heppner Ponies" and are on sale at $2.50. They are offered in a range of sizes to fit anv of the elementary pupils. Sale of the shirts is a project or tne rarenw eacner associat ion and proceeds will be used for the organization's scholar ship fund. Kids I Don't Forget To Telephone Santa Kids of the area are re minded that they can tele phone Santa Claus Tuesday" night, December 15, by dialing 676-9163, between 7 and 8:30 o'clock. Jaycees of the community arranged for the genial old man with the beard to take the calls and hear of the youngsters desires for Christ mas. It will be fun and a thrill for youngsters. Don't forget to dial him Tuesday night (See also sec. 2, page 3) Morrow county's 1964 farm in come Is down 21 n below 196J, County Agent Nels Anderson saia in his annual report to the state extension service mailed Wednesday. Contributing to this decrease was a smaller wheat crop, sold on a lower market, and a calf crop sold at from five to seven cents a pound less this year. There were only three farm commodities produced in the county that exceeded the 1963 Income sheep, wool and truck gardening. . In submitting the figures. An-" derson said. -With agriculture contributing a majority of the income in the county and pay ing approximately 75 of the taxes, it is valuable to determine estimates of agricultural in come from cash farm market ings." Wheat was again the largest contributor to total agricultural income. The county yield was estimated at 26 bushels compar ed to 34 In 1963. While yields were considerable over what was estimated for the county six weeks before harvest, reduction was mainly due to drought con ditions during the growing per iod with little rain recorded dur ing the months of February. March, April and May. . Gaines Has Big Acreage Caines wheat contributed the largest acreage this year with 72,161 acres followed by Burt with 18,823 and Omar with 8,074 acres. The remaining 9,000 acres were seeded to varieties such as Requa, Forty-fold, Brevor, Orfed, Itana, Idaed and White Federa tion. Barley was a good crop also and contributed $1,413,750 of the $9,636,750 total agricultural Income for the county. Wheat contributed $5,100,000. Rye, corn, oats, alfalfa seed, alfalfa and other hay contributed almost another half million dollars to (Continued on page 8) Lions Spur Drills For Hoop Contest With Chamber Five Spurred by the announce ment that the Heppner-Morrow County Chamber of Commerce is gunning for victory in the basketball tournament at lone on Friday, December 18, the lone Lions club team, coached by Ray Boyce, has been in tensifying drills for the con test between the two origina tions. Boyce has composed a start ing unit of towering Ted Palm ateer at center, champ Charlie O'Connor and growling Gar Swanson at forwards, power ful Paul Pettyjohn Sr. and lar ruping Leonard Herrick at guards. This unit will be backed up by such stalwarts as Wes Sher man (it says here), Peck Leathers, Dave Barnett, Elmer Holtz, and Herman Blettell. The Lions No. 2 unit, which will face the Heppner jayvees the same night, will be coach ed by Don Eubanks. On the squad will be Carol Miller, John Jepsen, Roy and Art Lindstrom, Herb Ekstrom Jr., Lindsay Kincaid, Francis Rea, Leland . McKinney, Gordon Meyers, and Gene Dockter. All is quiet from the Jaycee camp. Apparently they choose to keep their drills and roster as classified information. Also, Coach Jim Farley of the C of C has been, mum this week, but the fur should fly on Fri day, December 18.