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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, March 18, 1965
10 cents
80 Pints Blood
Needed at Unit
Visit March 29
Needed badly: Donors for 80
pints of blood. I
ThU Is the goal for the visit
of the Red Croas mobile unit
here on Monday, March 29, and
an effort la being made to en
list support of the public to at
tain that goal.
The blood bank will Ihj In the
Elk Temple and drawing! will
be made from 3 to 6 p m., Mr.
Orvllle Cutnforth. Morrow county
Red Croa blood chairman, states.
In the last two vllta, Heppner
has fallen far abort of making
the quota. The total ahould
have been 197 plnta, and only i
VI plnta were delivered.
If communities do not make a
bttter showing than this. It will
be very difficult to suMaln the
highly lmHrtant blood program.
The IU'v. Dill Alsup responded
la.it week to Mrs. Cutsforth'a call
for aid In recruitment of donors,
and he was to meet with mem
bers of his Assembly of God
rhurrh Wednesday night to ask
them to organize for a telephone
campaign nrxt week lo contact
potential donors. Mrs. Cuuforth
said that she greatly apprec
iated this generous rcIonte.
Both men and women are ell
gtble for donations, and mem
hers of all races art Included
Donors mut weigh at least 110
pounds and eight weeks mutt
elapse between donation.
It la necessary to wait six
months after any blood trans
fusion or surgery, and wait two
weeks after vaccinations or antl
blotirs are given. Twenty-four
hours should elapse alter lm
munlzatlons for diphtheria and
other ailments. However., there
Is no waiting period for Sabln
oral vaccine. One year should
bo allowed after pregnancy, two
years after Incidence of malaria,
two weeks after the common
cold and 21 hours after liver,
vitamin and most other Injec
tions. One week should elapse
after dental surgery or tooth ex
traction. Those of ages 18 to 5!) are per
mitted to give blood If they are
otherwise eligible. Single minors,
18 to 21, however, must have
written consent of parent or
guardian.
Purpose of setting up donor
requirements Is two-fold, Mrs.
Cutsforth said. It Is to protect
the donor's health and to pro
vide a safe bottle of blood for
transfusion.
Those who wish to give a pint
of blood can help considerably
by volunteering. They should
call the Rev. Alsup (676-55X1)
or Mrs. Cutsforth (989-8473).
Mrs. Cutsforth will be out of
town from Monday until Thurs
day of next week but may be
reached the remainder of thl3
week or after next Thursday.
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Mustangs to Play
Dayton in First Tilt
(See also page C and 7)
Wearing the new crown of district 7-A-2 champ
ions, lleppner High's basketball team will leave Sun
day at C a.m. for the state A-2 tournament at Coos
Bay, a 380-mile trip. They defeated Pilot Rock, 61-19,
and Grant Union, 53-15, at the district tournament,
La Grande, Friday and Saturday to earn the trip.
The Mustangs will play their first came at 7:30
p.m. Monday, March 22, against Dayton, 7th-ranked
in the state. Dayton defeated Nestucca in a Yawama
League playoff in overtime Monday night. C6-62. to
gain the state tournament
Heppner's 16-7 record, statistically speaking, is
one of the poorest in the tournament, but does not
take into account the fast rise in late season, climaxed
by four straight playoff and district tournament
victories after the end of the regular season.
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Heppner Games
To Be Broadcast;
3 Firms Sponsor
DISTRICT CHAMPIONS I Admiring their' district title trophy lm.
' mediately after the final boskttboll gam at La Grand Saturday
night or the winning Heppner High Mustangs, rrom left are
Mac neskina. Coach Bob Clough. Bruce Spencer. Warn Evans.
Log Fire Does
$2000 in Damage
At Heppner Lumber
Expense-Paid Trip
Postponed by Dicks
To Attend Tourney
The L. E. Dicks faced a
tough decision this week, but
there could be only one an
swer. They had earned a 3-day
expense paid trip to Reno for
purchases of Norgo applian
ces through their store as a
result of sales and had ar
ranged to take It during spring
vacation when Mrs. Dick, a
teacher at Heppner High,
would be out of school.
But when the Mustangs
earned the right to enter the
state tournament, they decid
ed the trip to Nevada would
have to wait because their
son, Stuart, Is on the Muts
tang team. It's hard to keep
parents away from a tourna
ment when a son is involved.
The free trip to Reno will
wait until summer. The Dicks
will be In Coos Bay next week.
The man who refuses to be
flooded out won't allow himself
to be burned out either.
Barney Malcom, whose saw
mill at Spray suffered such
heavy damage In December and
January floods, took another
blow Monday when the cold
deck logs caught fire at his
Heppner Lumber Co. plant
doing damage estimated at $2,
000 before being brought under
control.
The fire, of undetermined ori
gin, started Just before noon. It
spread rapidly In the unusually
dry pile of logs, lleppner fire
men responded and found they
had a long-term Job on their
hands because of the difficulty
of getting water between the
logs and penetrating deep
enough to extinguish the blaze.
The men worked throughout the
day and Into the night, pouring
thousands of gallons of water on
the cold deck. Water was pump
ed from Willow Creek.
Some salvage can be gained
from the damaged Pile, but Mai.
com estimated the loss at $2,000.
Firemen used a 2 Inch hose
on the blaze, and in lifting it
up and around to get at the
fire, found themselves a stiff
and sore group of men by the
close of the day.
Another fire broke out Tues
day and threatened to get into
the logs again but was confined
to an area where an old wood
pile used to be.
Malcom had no definite idea
how the fire may have started
Monday, saying that it could
have been from a spark from
the burner or perhaps from a
cigarette tossed from a' passing
car.
Despite his perennial good
nature, it is recommended that
no one make Jokes to Barney
about getting his floods and
fires together so that one could
offset the other.
Students to Work
To Help Defray
Costs to Coos Bay
Heppner High school stu
dents are going to have a busy
work week end to help raise
money to pay expenses of tak
ing their band and cheerlead
ers to the state basketball
tournament at Coos Bay.
(Jlrls of the school will wash
windows in the downtown dis
trict Saturday and will be
around to solicit the business
from the various merchants.
Margaret Marks is in charge
of this project.
Boys plan to hold a car wash
at Jack's Chevron Service sta
tion, and Fullelon's Chevrolet
Saturday and will welcome all
the business they can get.
Seniors will be at Jack's and
Juniors at Fullcton's.
Cheerleaders plan to serve
coffee and cookies Saturday,
probably in the building next
to Turner. Van Marter and
Bryant that housed Pecks' Ski
Shop through the winter
months. Donations will be ta
ken. The coffee will be served
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Giving a big boost to the
plans for the trip is the Band
Parents' club which will make
a $500 donation against the
expenses.
Proceeds from the admission
to a school dance, sponsored
by the senior class Friday,
night, will go to the trip costs.
This was a prevlously-sched-uled
dance, but It had not
been planned to charge admis
sion. The students later decid
ed to charge a small admis
sion to help finance the tourn
ament trip, 75c for couples,
50c for singles.
The two busses carrying the
band, cheerleaders and others
will leave at 6 a.m. Monday.
The band will stay at the
Chandler Hotel.
On Rslikcf, Tim DrlscolL Copt Carl Bauman, Darid Clark,
Stuart Dick, Mark Brown, BUI Sards. Jim Jacob and Jim Do
horry. Tb toam downed Grant Union in tb finals. S3 -45. aitor
tripping Pilot Bock tn night bofor. 61-49. (C-T Photo)
Heppner in for 4th
lone Won Second Twice
Time;
WEATHER
By LEONARD GILLIAM
HI Low Prec.
Friday 56 27 .09
Saturday 52 24
Sunday 58 29
Monday 60 30
Tuesday 65 32
Wednesday 47 22 .06
snow
Thursday 33 13
By WES SHERMAN
As Heppner High's 1965 bas
ketball team Joins the ranks of
the great teams in the school's
maplecourt history, a little re
search reveals that this is the
fourth team from the school that
has won Its way to a state
tournament.
However, the current squad is
the first team to go to an A-2
tournament. Those in previous
years were all prior to the time
that Heppner had grown to A-2
size, and they came in the con
secutive years of 1953, 1954, and
1955.
Ione's Cardinals have made
the best showing from this area.
finishing second in the state
B tournament at Salem in 1954
and second again in 1961 when
the tournament was at Bend.
Fifth In '53. 55
The Mustangs were fifth twice
in the state B event in 1953 and
in 1955. In 1954 they lost their
first two games and dldn t place
in the top rankings.
In the year of 1954, both lone
and Heppner were in the state
classic. Heppner representing
district 6B and lone carrying tne
banner of district 7B.
Steve Trukosltz was coach of
the Mustangs In 1953 when they
sailed through tne district b-b
tournament, defeating Cascade
Locks. 54-50. in the finals after
downing Rufus, 55-43. and Sis
ters. 47-32.
At the state meet the Mus
tangs were bumped by Chiloquin
in the first round. 60-46, but
came back to thump Drain. 59
47, and edge Knappa, 55-54, for
the fifth place. Quite a rivalry
develoned with tne cagers Irom
the little coastal town of
Knappa. They gained revenge
the following year over Heppner,
when they won by one point, 50
51. in bouncing the Mustangs
from the state event
On the 1953 Mustang team
were Eugene (Skip) Ruhl, Lyle
Jensen, Les Case, Jerry Hague
wood. Jim Hayes, Bob Grabill,
Dick Kononen. Mike Grant, Jack
Sumner, Bill Hughes. Roland
Tavlor. and Nelson Connor and
Wayne Soward, managers. Sum
ner was chosen as a district ail-
star and was named to the state
all-star second team. Taylor was
picked as a reserve for the dis
trict all-star.
Echo defeated Elgin to be
come state champions in 1953.
Both Teams Go in '54
In 1954. Heppner won the 6B
district tournament bv defeating
St. Marys of The Dalles in two
playoff games, 46 to 37 and 44
to 35. Ione's Cards meanwhile
copped the 7B tourney by tak
ing two playoff games over Mt.
Vernon, 57-49 and 44-35.
The Cardinals, coached by
Russ DeBondr, ran their consec
utive winning streak to 25
through two games of the state
tournament before bowing in the
finals to Harrisburg, 69-63. They
trounced Mill City. 65-52. and
tipped Elgin, 43-45, in the first
two games. In the finals, the
loss to Harrisburg was a heart
breaker bceause the score was
tied, 59-59. with only four
minutes to play.
Playing lor lone that year
were Duane Baker, an all-star
first team choice; and Dick Rea,
au-state second team pick:
Tommy White, Sammy Barnett,
uee Palmer. Dick Ekstrom. Den
nis Swanson, Malcom McKinney,
Jerry Brtstow ana Herbert Peter
son. Garry Brenner was manager.
(Continued on page 8)
Good news for thos who
bar to star behind I
All games in which Bepp,
Dr plays in tb state A-2
basketball tournament at Coos
Bay next week will be broad,
cast here through the courtesy
of three sponsorlna firms the
Bank of Eastern Oregon, Mor
row Countr Grain Growers and
Heppner TV. Inc.
The broadcasts will come
over the FM music channel
on television sets (Channel 3).
They will be audio only, since
they will not be telecast How,
ever, by the arrangement of
uiing the FM channel they
should come In "load and
clear," according to Gene
Pierce of the Bank of Eastern
Oregon who made arrange
ments lor the broadcast
The first aame will be 7:30
pan. Monday, and the second
will be either 3:30 or 8:45 Tues
day, depending on whether
they win or lose in the iirst
round, If Heppner wins one or
botn of its first two. they will
play Wednesday, and this
game also will be- broadcast
Ted A. Smith of Radio Stat
ion KTJMA states that the Ore
gon Association of Broad
casters originates all the state
playoff games, and KTJMA
will pick up a feed from the
network.
Arrangements tor the broad,
casts were made at consider
able cost to the sponsors, and
it is a gesture that fans who
are left at home really appreciate.
Spring Vacation
To Close Schools
In case there is any parent
child or teacher in the county
who does not realize it spring
vacation is next week in Mor
row county schools, and school
will be dismissed for the en
tire week.
It will take up again on
Monday, March 29.
Throughout the county there
will be various and sundry
plans for using the time, but
most popular diversion for
those In the Heppner area will
be attendance at the state
basketball tournament at Coos
Bay to watch Mustangs play.
Farley to Mark
17th Anniversary
Farley Motor Company will
observe its 17th anniversary in
the auto and truck business in
Heppner Friday, Jim Farley,
owner announces.
The public is invited to come
in for coflee and doughnuts dur
ing the day with Farley as host
The company has held the
Pontiac dealership for 17 years,
dating back to March, 1948, but
Farley sold Shell Products for
two years previous to that He
has been Willys dealer for 15
years since November 1949
and Buick and CMC dealer for
11 years since August 1952. The
company has also been Rambler
dealer lor four years since No
vember, 1960.
Other details of the annlver
sary are included in an adver
tisement on page 8 of this paper.
School Budget
Hearing Monday
Hearing on the Morrow coun
ty school budget for 1965-66 will
be Monday, March 22, at 8 p.m.
in the courthouse, residents of
the district are reminded. At
that time any person may speak
on the budget, either for or
against it
Summary of the budget was
published in the Gazette-Times
on March 4 and 11. Any who
wish to review it may do so at
the newspaper office or may ob
tain a copy from the county
school office in the courthouse.
Election on the budget will be
Tuesday, April 13.
Dayton enters with a record
of 22 triumphs against only two
losses. Two of the pirates. Mike
Freeborn and Bill Darnell, are
19tO Yawama League Al Stars.
The state tournament will
open In th big Coos Bay gym
Monday afternoon with Scrra
Catholic of Salem playing North
Catholic in the opener. Serra
ranked No. 4 statewide and sec
ond half winner of the Capital
Conference, defeated Stavton.
first half winner. In two of three
playoff games to earn the right.
It will enter with a record of
21-2. North Catholic, Cowapa
League titlLst. like Heppner, has
tasted defeat often and finished
the regular season at 15-7. It
is ranked No. 9. lust above the
Mustangs.
Second game of the ODeninz
afternoon will pit No. 1 ranked
Pleasant Hill against No. 3
ranked Myrtle Point Pleasant
Is 21-0 for the year and Myrtle
Point is 21-1. The No. 1 team
is from the Emerald League and
Myrtle Point is of the Sunset
League.
After lleppner and Dayton
open the evening's bill. No. 2
ranked Phoenix 422-0) will play
Reeds port, where Coach Clough
was mentor before coming to
Heppner. In the final game Mon
day night to conclude the first
round ef the tournament. Reeds
port, ranked No. 5 In the state,
has an 18-2 mark.
If Heppner wins Its opener, it
will play again Tuesday night
at 8:45 against the winner of
the Phoenix-Reeds port game. If
it loses Monday nieht. it will
play in consolation at 3:30 Tues
day afternoon against the loser
of the Phoenix-Reedsport tilt
Wednesday play will depend
on the results Tuesday. If Hepp
ner should win its first two. it
will go into the finals Wednes
day night If it loses its first
two, it will be eliminated Tues
day. If it wins Monday night
and loses Tuesday night it will
play for third place in the pre-
lminary Wednesday night If It
loses the Monday game and its
first consolation game, it will
play for fifth place Wednesday
afternoon.
Coach Clough finds his team
in top shape, and practice sess-
'ions following the district tourn
ament have found them better
than ever. The coach will take
all 12 of his traveling squad, but
only 10 will get to suit up, ac
cording to tournament rules. The
other two will watch as spec
tators. The tournament pays all ex
penses of the team, the coach
and the principal It pays noth
ing for the band, cheerleaders
nor any others connected with
the school, and the school does
not share in the proceeds. Profit
of the tournament goes to the
Oregon State Activities Assoc
iation for expenses Incurred in
its activities program.
Included on the player list are
Captain Carl Bauman, Stuart
Dick, Wayne Evans and Bruce
Spencer, all seniors; Gene Hel-
iker. Bill Snyder. Tim Drtscoll,
David Clark and Mark Brown,
juniors: Mac Hoskins. Jim Do-
herty and Jim Jacobs, sopho
mores. Bob Harris is team manager.
The squad will be housed at
the Bayshore Motel. Thev will
have opportunity to practice on
the tournament floor from 7 to
8 p.m. Sunday evening.
A big contingent of parents '
and fans will make the trip to
Coos Bay. Admission will be $6
for adult season tickets and $3
for student season tickets. Any
single afternoon or evening's
bill, except Wednesday night
will be $1 for adults, 50c for
students. The champion ship
night will be $1.50 and $1.00.
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Come and Shop During Heppner's
Spring Opening
Free Parking Saturday