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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 12, 1937)
J i i PAGE, FOUR, r - HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUG. 12, 3.937 if .' - ' -.-- , . ill . k 1099 ,t,0 firt sliowl I 1 a. ;-yS' V- - , V, -A - II iu wc jro n , r , , , j. . - . - is ii mm. i .. - aim- i m ' A V - - E DO not measure values by low price onlyj AW: of ; our grbceries and . fodastdffs'rhgst pqssfgici'standqrds of quality before they ever reach our Si nce; vye . put. qua i ty; ahead of eyery- thing else, our prices are as low as l quality willperrniVthem to be. Come in and acuairvt.yUrSelf with he class . . of,.rnerchanlise.,we carry, and,, how reasonably the. i terris are priced. - uak ... .m. .. .f-- i fa r-iff' . " V MIT. Dnnr y II- " I ' - nsrivv-lfJrl? She Got- a Shock But Jt. didn't, come ... ,i , ia? ,v from looking thru?.:jt . r! :. or the keyhoieat ; y ?;u' ODONNELL'S '. MiComoiin andr 'V- ' Become refreshed and greet your friends . 41 As we approach the 16 annual Jleppner feodeoriet'xis hearken back to the year 1922 when the first show was staged' ag the fruition of work and plans of three men." " 1 ' - Ct Vti MeNamer, who served as the president ;of the association -; until thrpe vaars aizo: L. V. Gentry, stock- man and public spintea citizen, ana Chas. H.1 ,LatourelL progressive HeDoner business man. 'served as the board who brought the first show into being. It was held September 28-29-30, 1922.' . 'v' ' They conceived the. plan or put tine on the Rodeo as a community cooperative .enterprise, non-profit in nature, "'with the performing talent volunteered to cpmpete for" prizes otierea oy. me ?ssoi;ii4ui. iwwy workers generally , were to be taken from citizens of the community who would donate their services. No One connected, with the assoclatibn was to "receive ahv remuneration.. The profits, if any, were to, go Into civic emerpribes ' rrt.5 f J li .UaiU cnl? 1 trt casino' Viiisinpss men'of the corti- nunity , who 'donated' a fund with which to , embark the venture, ine association was formed to include 'all citizens " of the county ' who were sufficiently interested to participate .n tha tnoorintfe . TV . tThe plan of organization . prpvea so" successful that it 'has been ' fol lowed since with slight alterations. " fin enthusiastic abou; the plan was Mf Rpnrtv. that, he had the lower end of bis Hinton creekfarnv work- ed over to proviae grovuius iui i.'l-'ii.'i.V.l.1 0...'n!Ant lofii) woe ing . wit;, stiuw, mmui, v--nrftvidpd to " construct a' quartfer- niile i, oval ' , race track; , circling an ample v arena, rns . and bleacher TVa cito latr mirchased bv ttiA Htv for nublicrecreation grounds - r - .. .1.. r- - because ot its tine suitaDimy, iiea just outside the city, limits at the :. The first Rodeo was an all-home talent -show:- There -were:-a -goodly number of toprhands, among whom J. D. Bellenbrock emerged cham pion in the bucking contest., lloyd Matteson placed second. Ane queen, cpWtpd each vear ud to 19s4 by the directors, was Miss Marjorie Clark, daughter of s Mr.; and Mrs. - m. - u. Clarke now v Mrs. ' Gordon Kidings. .TnHfjps at Tlife. first show were R. J. Carsher, 'Chancy .-Wilson anT ,Ben Joryl . ' Walter' Richardsoil was secretary the first vear. and WV Wi Smead, had charge- of carnival and concessions, which job he' handled . eacn year up til three'years agoT "f"-" - -That the f.rfct'ftArldwai silcceSs is attested "by ,the., popular. 'accfaim which has caused W ,oe,stagco gan fall since, , .. T: rtllTinrn 'torik OVer the lob as secretary thev- second year"' and Jack French was added to the board nf directors. Mr!' Gilliam has served efficiently in . his 'bffice"1 since.' 'Mr. French, son of Mr.' rid, Mrs. J. D. French, piqneer. stock operators, en tered the list of performers as well as aiding in'f directing r the show's destinies, and in ' 1925 emerged y as champion in the bucking contest For many years, C. L. Sweek, Wal ter E. Moore-,' 1 E, Bisbee and Chas. B. Cox healed the organization com mittco whn n:sistpH ttv naminff sub committees of workers to handle the sale and taking- of ' tickets at 'the jhow and dances, parking and other volunteer help 'needed. Their efforts secured ready .cooperation from cit izens of the" community generally."" C The1 old ' organization worked' fef fectivelj til, the time of Mr. McNai mer's' retirement as ' president thre years "ago'There. had' been'' good ywfrs and lean years, to, be sure, but dly PI hrien ' 1 ,':V" to meet ace j, b -m ii . '- Tour hnend .jw " A i f - - 4 "'"WyrfH i nrki 1 . - - ... HEPPNER BRANCH First National The Bank of Portland Oldest Nafional Bank WesTbf the Rockies - ' OiFfers Complete '.V , Banking Service .5,;p: I V -IV. A'.-vIi'1' ""i Established 1865 The FIDSTi MATIOWAL-riAwrf I 1". -r: "s , w: m -mm f ; mm mm -m m mi : i OF POIlTLAtO - ferrr. i i Vv' It - or -vis NCI COMOIATION , 'II I ' V . i - - - ........ . f