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About La Grande observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1959-1968 | View Entire Issue (June 2, 1959)
LA GRAND OBSERVER OBSERVER LIVESTOCK EDIT., TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 1959 asiem- reooo Livestock E 51st SoW Full Program Set Each Afternoon Of Livestock Show The Eastern Oregon Livestock Show afternoon program each day will be run on a "tight schedule" starting at 1:30 p.m. "so that patrons will not become restless and tired," ac cording to Ralph Taylor, second vice Dresident of the show. Youngsters will be showing me ursi iwo aays oi me inree-aay snow, ana me annual auc lion will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday' K Taylor said the show in the La Grande FFA Members Will Enter Livestock Twenty nine La Grande high school students, all Future Farm ers of America members, will ex hibit livestock at the Eastern Ore gon Livestock Show in Union this weekend.- A total of 152 ani r.ials will he on display. In the beef division for fat steers, four boys will each exhi bit and sell one fat steer. They are Ed McLaughlin, Dick Turley. Auklin Prescott, and Bob Gettle, who will exhibit four other head. Other beef exhibitors include Bob Becker, five head; Prescot ff ur head: Steve Waite, one heif er, and Gary Decker, one cow Becker exhibited the , Grand Champion FFA Fat steer last year at the stock show . Exhibiting fat lambs will be Tom Bowman, Tom Kinzcr, Mike Cmpbell, Larry Courtriqht and Gary Waldrop. Others exhibiting in the sheep division will be Mike GoodcrhaW! 'ana Bill McAr thur. In the swine division Dale Case and Jerry Case will exhibit fat hogs. In addition Tom Bowman will exhibit four head, Walter Cox, one sow; Bruce Rynearson, two; Waite, one, and Mark Coun sell, two. Chapter members exhibiting in the Dairy division will be Keith Chandler, Duane Woollum, Tom MacGregor, Dale Case, Don Mill er, Alan Chandler, Charles And erson, and David Oswald, all of whom will show one cow; Rynear son, two; Lawrence Smutz 11, and Irwin Smutz, IS. Three FFA members will repre sent the La Grande chapter in the judging contest: Larry Campbell, Bruce Rynearson, and Mike Camp bell. City Merchants To Close v Stores Friday Afternoon La Grande retailers have ap proved their traditional closing at noon Friday, June 5, for the East ern Oregon Livestock Show. The Retailer Merchant's Asso ciation is also urging businessmen und La Grande residents to wear western or Centennial clothes from Wednesday through Satur day this week in honor of the stock show. i r ) ... Vij :,7' ,a ' TO SHOW Eastern. Oregon Livestock Show visitors will see a top Hereford calf in "Yogi", one year old, 950 pound calf raised by Jim Thompson, 11. Thompson is a member of a Union 4-H club. - (Observer Photo) and judging their livestock arena will start at 1:30 p.m. ii'acn uay ami oe concluded uy s n.m. Fnr thn firs! limp in tlio history of the show, he said, free i naming win no provided. A lb acre area has been set aside for ' parking so visitors will not block downtown streets. The annual EOLS parade will be held at 1 p.m. Friday. First event each afternoon will hf thn inf i-nrltlntinn nf I ivnclnnb Ck Show Queen Ella Mac Denton and her court. The first of six horse races will then follow. Bareback riding will be next, followed by the first of tne calf roping. Clowns will then take over, following the second horse race of the afternoon. The second section of the bare back riding contests will then be held, with the second section of ci.lf roping then scheduled. The third horse race will then be held on the track with saddle bronc riding contests slated Fourth of the horse races will then be held, followed by steer wrestling and the fifth race of the afternoon. Saddle bronc riding will again be featured, to ' be followed by club events. Clowns will then display fast iootwork in the bull ring, "fight ing off" the big Bramah bulls.An added attraction, the final event of each day, will be chariot races, with two horses hitched to carts. RotdryToServe OpenBreakfast Breakfast "Chuck-Wagon" style will be served Friday and Satur day mornings t the Eastern Ore gon Livestock Show, in Union, ac according to Merle Becket, chair man of the Rotary club rural ur ban committee of La Grande. Hot cakes, sausage, eggs, or ange juice, milk and coffee will be served in .true chuck wagon style. Open fires and music of the open range will lend an at mosphere cf the real west. The breakfast will start each morning at 7 a.m. and will be served until 10:30 a.m. Members will start each morn ing at 7 a.m. and will be served until 10:30 a.m. Members of the committees working out details include F. S. fcmory and Alex McKenzie on the cooking committee; Ned Jones, procurement; Bob Haufle, publi city; Pcwell Graham and Ross Hearing; table service; Bob How ard, purchasing; Bob Carey and Dean Brice, cashiers. OSTO jbJS' ' t , .1 il f , l ' QUEEN Ella Mae Denton, Union, (second from left), was crown ed queen of the 1959 Eastern Oregon Livestock Show at coronation ceremonies May 23. Members of her court Records Illustrate Early History Of Eastern Oregon Livestock Show How modern has the present day Eastern Oregon Livestock show become, say, to" those 25 years ago? A glance through the pages of -timc--and. livestock show docu ments will give the reader a brief insight into Union happenings 25 years ago. ,a. The date is early in June, 1924, and a Crowd is pouring into Union in Model-T's and by horseback and buggy. First event on the program, we note, as the dust subsid?s from the tremendous inflow of traffic, is a classification contest for milk goats and poultry. Also, according lo scuttlebutt picked around the steer pens, we hear that J. D. Dobbins gave a registered ram to a youth who showed the three best fat lambs. Highlight of the show this year is a pageant entitled, "Friends of Mankind." Dr. Phy of Hot Lake was the promoter of the pageant. Josephine Dillon of Portland was hired to write and direct the gigantic pageant which included most of the population of Union in the cast. For months the town people gathered to practice in their respective parts. Women from the village and surrounding rural areas gathered in the Home Economics room in the high school and prepared cos tumes for the drama. The show was mainly a panorama of music. dancing and drama. Showplace for the drama was the Eastern ' Oregon Livestock o :0v. w : p;.v .a- .7,1 ELLA MAE TO show grounds. A back drop of trees taken from the surrounding mountains made the pageant a very realistic show. The actors were vigorously applauded and it was generally 'agreed that the pageant was an extremely success ful endeavor. The pageant committee included Dr. W. T. Phy, James Hutch, L. A. Wright, F. M. Stugill. M. S. Levy, F. McKennon,, Roy Conk- hn, C. L. Cadwell, Dr. Erwin, G. W. Benson, Mrs. George Baird. Mrs. S. E. Miller, Mrs. H. McClay. Mrs. F. B. Conner, Mrs. Bill Vogel, and Mrs. Walter Cock. At the 1925 show many cash prizes were given to club mem bers. Officers for the show that year were George W. Benson, president. Dr. Phy, vice-presidentt Tony Smith, secretary; Fred N. Fox, treasurer; W. H. Vogel, man ager. In 1926 a total of 718 animals valued at one-half million dollars, were exhibited. At the show there were 30 classes for horses, 46 for beef cattle, 42 for dairy cattle, two for goats and 57 for horses. The 20th anniversary of the show was celebrated in 1928. The name of the show officially became the Eastern Oregon Livestock Show Association in that year. Papers authorizing the association were signed by S. E. Miller, president. Tony smith, secretary, and Fred Fox, treasurer. ; In 1929 state aid was given to the association for premium money. JERSEY CALF Dale Marshall, 10, stands with his Jer sey Calf which he'll take to the Eastern Oregon Live stock Show at Union this weekend. (Observer Photo) RULE LIVESTOCK SHOW are (left) Janice Lorenzen, La Grande, Jordyce Tameris," Elgin and Rosemary Zaugg, Union. The quartet will be on hand at Livestock Show activities in Union this week- Each year the show receives ap proximately that amount for pre miums for the show. i . Albert Hunter, area resident. purchased a stallion in Missouri and took a second place in the show. He bought another in the East and took a first in the Union show and later won many prizes throughout the Northwest with the horse. The Eastern Oregon Livestock show was the first in the state to establish special classes for 4-H and FFA boys and girls. In 1930 there were so many exhibits that it was reclassified and a Junior Livestock show was established. Officers in 1931 were Herbert Chandler of Baker, president; G. I. Hess of Union, vice president, Tony Smith, secretary nd Fred Fox, treasurer. Chandler, well known Hereford dealer at Baker, was president for the next 13 years. During his reign in office the association adopted the slogan, "Prosperity Follows in the Trail of the Golden Hoof." In 1933 the show was held late in the summer on August 24, 25 and 26. However, in 1934 it was set back lo June. Jean Baum was queen of the show that year. Jitney dances were started in 1935 under the direction of G. I. Hess. The idea was to have 10 cent dunces rather than a straight admission price. The floor was roped off into two sections as the orchestra played the first half of the dance. Then the orchestra would play - for three minutes and would stop. Ten cent tickets were collected before the music started, again. The Jitney dances averaged over $1,000 In profit for the three night of the show. In 1936 the FFA sponsored an auction sale to dispose of their fat stock. Buyers from Spokane, Port land, Boise and Salt Lake City attended the auctions. Streets In Union were decorated with flags and bunting in 1936. Alice Miller reigned as queen. Adult exhibits were excluded ex cept in the horse division in 1937. Exhibits were strictly 4-H and FFA. Queen was Betty Rae McDonald. In 1937 the association purchased the present grounds from C. R. Swackhamer. In 1938 CCC Boys working in the area received passes to the show for the work they did on the grounds. Queen of the show was Barbara McClure. . In 1939 the present loud speaker system was purchased from Royal Wilde. Mary Hutchinson was queen in 1939 and Dusty Rhodes rented the concession stands, uovernor Spraguo was guest of honor at the show. . In 1940 the parade was held the first day of the show. A queen's luncheon was held at the Union hotel. Queen was Beverly Lay. Queen Bernlce Wilde reigned in 1941. Ben Jory's rodeo outfit was hired for the show. This year an automatic gate starter was used See Records Pg 5 HOG EXHIBIT Alfred Marshall, 11, representing the will show his Hampshire sow with litter of seven pigs stock Show which starts Thursday. Showmen, Cowboys Girded For Action In Livestock Show Thousands of visitors, entertainers, livestock showmen and rodeo performers wili invade Union this week to watch and participate in the 51st annual Eastern Oregon Livestock Show, Thursday through Saturday. Hundreds of 4-11 club and Future Farmers of America club members are putting final touches on the grooming of their animals for showing and judging in various divisions. The annual auction of the stock, " .1 big feature in the annual show, is set for 10 a.m. Saturday. Stock show officials reported ll.at in the 411 department an ex ceptionally heavy entry log is be ing built up and that cntres by 4-H horse clubs is shaping up as one of the heaviest in a number jf years of he show. There will be the big annual parade at 1 p.m. Thursday. Reg gie Gipson of Union is handling parade entries. Festivities fo rtlie show has al ready started in this community which takes on the air of a fair at this time of each year. Com munity leaders are busy making last-minute preparations and con cession stands and carnival rides and features opened for a week- long stand Monday night. Livestock show officials have stated that "fine music" will be provided for the square dancing at S. E. Miller School Saturday night and regular dancing t the high school Friday and Saturday nights. In addition to regular rodeo events, featured during the rodeo will be clowns, a bullfighter and other entertainers from El Cen- tro, Calif. Another feature this year will be a driving exhibition, using six-horse learns from this area. , Harloy Tucker, the well-known rodeo contractor from Joseph, will be handling the five-event rodeo again this year. Another popular feature of the Eastern Oregon Livestock Show will be six thoroughbred races ev ery afternoon. As in past years, pari-mutucl betting will be lic ensed by the Oregon Racing Com mission. Bob Chambers, known by fol lowers of rodeos, will be show announcer again this year. This will be his second appearance as announcer for the livestock show. All in all, the officials report, that this, the starting of the sec ond half of a century for the show will be the best ever for "The Biggest "Little" show in the West." JUDGE An official at a rodeo, usually a cowboy, who scores the riding events and flags roping events. In roping events he sig nals the completion of the tie to the timekeepers and passes on the legality and firmness of the tie before the roper's time can be re corded. In the steer wrestling event, he determines if and when the steer has been properly thrown and signals the timekeep ers. In the ridin events he scores both the animal and the contest ant. x Range Camp In Blue Mts. The lOS!) Youth Range Camp, sponsored each year by the Pa cific Northwest section of the Am erican Society of Range Manage ment, will be held August 3 to 8, according to Barry N. Freeman, extension range management specialist at Oregon State Collge. Freeman, chairman of the so ciety's youth range camp com mittee, said the camp will be held in Logan Valley, high in the Blue Mountains in Grant county. All Eastern Orenon counties, and and Coos, Tiouglas, Jackson, and Josephine counties are eligi ble to send four boys each to the . enmp. Boys chosen to attend the camp should be 14 to 18 years old, and selected through plant identifica tion, essays contests on range or out-of-door subjects, or on the basis of leadership, citzenship, ar.d love of the outdoors. Free man added. Scholarships (Covering camp costs of each boy will. be provided . by local organizations and indivi duals in each county. A' local youth range camp committee Is , now being set up in each county to help arrange scholarships and select boys. The camp is a learning experi ence, society officers emphasized, where boys learn to make wise use of range and ranch resourc es, and to handle themselves in out-of-doors situations. Range ar.d soil judging, plant identifica tion, conservation, and ranch or ganization and management are among topics covered in outdoor , classroom sessions. Photography, camping, woodsmanship,' and sportsmanship will also be taught. Beef To Be Prize At Livestock Show A sidelight event of the East ern Oregon Livestock Show will be the awarding of a beef during the show Saturday by the Union County Livestock Association and Beef, Inc. First prize will be half-beef, second will be a hind quarter and third will bo a front quarter. - ,i Beef, Inc. has been conducting a finance campaign the past sev eral months with the money to be used for a beef exhibit at the Oregon Centennial Show and Trade Fair in Portland this June. Island City Variety 4-H club, at the Eastern Oregon Live- t' ' (Observer Photo) !;