OREGON HISTORICAL
PUBLIC AUDITOR I 'J V
PORTLAND, ORE.
SOC I ETY
Volume 54, Number 25
Many Livestock
Make Fair Attractive
Rodeo Feature
4-H Club Boys and
Girls Show Sheep,
Calves, Get Awards
More than 150 head of livestock
participated in the Morrow county
fair held in conjunction with the
Rodeo. The sheep show, which was
probably the feature of the fair,
brought 110 sheep into the judging
arena for Prof. O. M. Nelson of Ore
gon State college to judge. Other
livestock, as well as the showman
ship contests were judged by Roy C.
Wright, county agent of Sherman
county.
In the fine wool sheep Guy Moore
was awarded the champion ribbon
on his purebred Delaine yearling
ewe. The two-year-old purebred
Hampshire ewe owned by Ellwynne
Peck was the champion in the
Hampshire breed. Jack Edmondson
had a champion Guernsey heifer
and Eugene Majeske received the
purple ribbon for his Holstein heifer.
Dick Edmondson was declared the
champion showman of cattle, while
Guy Moore won the purple ribbon
as champion sheep showman.
In the judging contest which was
held Saturday morning, the Pine
City sheep club was first, the Lex
ington calf club second, and the
Lexington sheep club third. In con
nection with the wool show Profes
sor Nelson gave the 4-H club mem
bers a talk on proper methods of
preparing and wrapping fleeces for
show.
Over forty fleeces were exhibited
in the wool show this year. G.'.J.
Ryan, manager of Morrow County
Grain Growers, was judge of the
grain show. The 4-H club refresh
ment stand, conducted outside the
dance pavilion, was successful in
raising sufficient money to send
' 4-H members and their livestock to
the state fair.
The full list of awards will be
given in this paper next week.
$50,000 Seen for
Rhea Creek Road
The first definite commitment of
the state highway commission on
what may be expected in the way of
surfacing construction of the Hepp-ner-Rhea
creek sector of the Hepp-ner-Condon
road was given mem
bers of the Morrow county court in
a conference at Pendleton Tuesday.
The commission said definitely that
if the PWA grant of $63,000 for the
Rock creek grade is made, $50,000
will be expended on the Heppner
Rhea creek sector, and also intimat
ed that money might be found to
complete the sector next year.
Though final check of costs had
not been made, it was estimated
that $60,000 would be required to
complete this sector.
Members of the court, Judge Bert
Johnson and Commissioners George
Peck and L. D. Neill, with Harry
Tamblyn, engineer, went on to La
Grande after seeing the commission
and contacted Representative Pierce
who immediately sent two telegrams
to Washington to find out what pro
gress was being made with the PWA
grant affecting this project,
EUGENE PENLAND PASSES
Commitment services will be held
at Masonic cemetery here tomorrow
for Eugene Penland, former resident,
news of whose death was received
at 9:30 yesterday evening. Mr. Pen
land was a native Heppner boy
spending his early days here, and
more recently was located on an
acreage near Oregon City.
NOTICE
Every applicant for hunting and
fishing licenses must apply in per
son and sign own application. By
order of the State Game Commis
sion. CHAS. BARLOW, County Clerk.
Heppner,
City Constabulary
Appears in Bright
New Uniforms
It may or may not be that the
two regular members of the city's
police force, Albert Schunk and
Homer Hayes, appearing in their
new uniforms while the Rodeo was
in progress, was responsible for
the good behavior of the large
crowd. They did so appear, and the
crowd was so behaved, if current
street comment is to be credited.
But whether or not the uniforms
had anything to do with the
crowd's attitude may be left to
conjecture. One thing certain is,
however, compliments on the of
ficers' appearance have been free
ly heard.
The blue outfits, with straight
pants, zipper jackets, and patent
leather billed stiff caps, are smart,
serviceable and mark the city's
law officers so that henceforth no
mistake as to their identity will
be excusable.
BAND ACCEPTS BID
FROM PENDLETON
Heppner Youngsters to Appear
at State Legion Drum Corps
Contest; Hot Competition Due
Heppner will be prominently rep
resented before Oregon state le
gionnaires assembling in convention
at Pendleton this week end,' when
the school band appears at the al
ways popular drum corps contest to
be Jield at Round-Up park tomorrow
evening. Arrangements were com
pleted by the local American Legion
post the first of the week for the
band's transportation. Pendleton post
has arranged for entertainment while
the band is in the city.
"The local band will be a non-com
petitive feature of the drum corps
contest, together with a number of
other musical organizations. Another
signal recognition for this city comes
in the appointment of Harold Buh
man, band leader, as one of the drum
corps contest judges.
Of double interest will be the bat
tle between the drum corps from
Klamath Falls and Portland for the
state championship. There has been
much rivalry between the two corps
for with Klamath Falls walking
away with the championship title the
past two years the boys from Port
land have had to be contented with
playing second fiddle. Not only is
the coveted title at stake this year,
but the winner will represent the
Department of Oregon in the na
tional drum corps competition at
Los Angeles two weeks later. The
Portlanders are coming with only
one thing in mind, the champion
ship, and the Klamath Falls boys to
defend and retain the title, so a
spirited, hard-fought contest is in
the offing.
In addition to the two corps men
tioned above Enterprise and The
Dalles will be represented and with
several others to hear from there
will be plenty if senior corps in the
contest. Aside from the senior con
test will be the juniors' and several
corps have made entry. The junior
crps from Klamath Falls, the Albany
drum and bugle corps of 55 boys and
girls, Clatskanie junior corps of 34
boys, The Dalles Sons of the Legion
corps, with 28 pieces, and with sev
eral others will compete for state
honors and various trophies.
Many bands will be at the conven
tion including the Portland 4-8 band,
Sherwood American Legion band,
Silverton American Legion Junior
band of 5 pieces, Pretzel band from
La Grande, Round-Up band, Pen
dleton high school band, and possi
bly the Milton band.
The contest will be staged under
the flood lights at Round-Up grounds
and is scheduled to start at 7:30
o'clock. Before the contest the fa
mous American Legion chorus from
Walla Walla will appear before the
grandstand to entertain the crowd
with the latest song hits.
Mrs. Sherril, cashier at Elkhorn
restaurant during the Rodeo, has
returned to her home at Portland.
Oregon, Thursday, September 1, 1938
Heppner Boys, Girls
To End Vacation
Days Next Tuesday
School to Open With
Complete Faculty
and Renovated Plant
Vacation days for Heppner boys
and girls will end at 8:45 next Tues
day morning when the new school
year officially begins. A full corps
of teachers and renovated plant will
welcome the opening, announces
Alden H. Blankenship, superintend
ent, who has been in his office all
week completing preparations for the
start.
Work accomplished the past sum
mer in making the school buildings
more usable and attractive includes
remodeling of tables and installa
tion of refrigerator and built-ins in
the home economics rooms, recov
ering the gymnasium roof, installa
ation of lunch room in the girls'
basement, renovating boys' lavatory,
and relighting grade rooms with
semi-direct electric lighting equip
ment. Roster of grade teachers includes
Miss Neva Neill, primary; Mrs. W.
O. Dix, second grade; Miss Mary
White, third; Miss Lorena Wilson,
fourth; Miss Maude King, fifth and
art director; Miss Rachel Forsythe,
sixth and music director; Kenneth
McKenzie, sevnth and athletic di
rector; Harold Buhman, eighth and
grade school principal.
High school instructors are Wil
liam Bennett, agriculture and gen
eral science; Mrs. Ethel B. Clark,
English and mathematics; Robert
Knox, principal, science and physi
cal education; Miss Cecelia Nord
strom, home economics and history;
Norbert Peavy, English, public
speaking and music; Miss Shirlee
Smith, commercial and girls' physi
cal education, arid A. H. Blanken
ship, superintendent, social science
and junior business teacher.
Mrs. Dix heads all teachers in
point of service, having been with
the school 18 years. The only new
face to appear in the faculty is that
of Miss Forsythe, sixth grade, who
succeeds Mrs. Clarence Carmichael.
Clinic Tomorrow;
At Boardman 9th
Miss Althea Stoneman calls at
tention again to the pre-school chil
dren's clinic to be held here, at the
Christian church tomorrow, when
Drs. McMurdo and Rice will give
general physical examinations to all
pre-school children and those enter
ing school this year.
A second like clinic is scheduled
for Boardman, Sept. 9, for benefit
of north county people, when Dr.
Belt of Hermiston will assist Dr.
Rice in the examinations. Mrs. El
mer Sullivan has charge of the
working committees.
Rodeo Meeting Set
The annual Rodeo organization
meeting will be held Friday evening,
September 9, beginning at 7:30, at
the Elks club for the purpose of
electing offices and transacting
such other business as may arise in
connection with organizing for next
year's show, announces Henry Aik
en, president.
CHANGE JOHN DAY FAIR DATE
Henry Aiken received word this
morning from the John Day fair
board announcing that dates for
their show had been changed from
Sept 22-23-24 to Sept. 23-24-25,
making Sunday the closing day. At
the same meeting they voted to
use only North American Cowboy
association members and bar the
Turtles.
GRAND OFFICER COMING
O. F. Steele of Pendleton, demitv
grand master, will make an official
visit to Willow lodge 66. L O. O. F..
next Wednesday evening. A good
attendance is desired.
J. A. Sharp Believes
Thirst of Visitors
Should be Quenched
The city possesses a brand
spanking new drinking fountain,
conveniently located in front of
the M. D. Clark and Thomson
Bros, stores, where visitors may
henceforth have a gratis drink on
J. A. Sharp, the city's progressive
baker.
Mr. Sharp's gift was accepted
by the city council at its last meet
ing but it was not put in place un
til this week, just in time for use
of Rodeo visitors. Its placement
was made by the city dads.
All Mr. Sharp wanted to know
was that visitors might quench
their thirsts handily with Hepp
ner's good water. He believes it
won't hurt anyone to drink plenty
of it, and so in providing a mod
ern type fountain, an attractive
addition to the city's main thir
oughiare, he has supplied a long
felt need.
Hats off to Mr. Sharp.
WILSON 0. BAYLESS
RITES TOMORROW
Prominent Resident Succumbs
to Heart Attack; Native of Ten
nessee Came Here in 1894
W. O. Bayless, prominent Hepp
ner citizen who came to the county
in 1894, died suddenly at his home
yesterday morning at 10:30 from a
heart attack.
Funeral services have been an
nounced for 2:30 tomorrow after
noon from the Elks hall, with Hepp
ner lodge 358 officiating assisted by
Rev. R. C. Young, Methodist min
ister. Phelps Funeral home is in
charge of arrangements. Honorary
pallbearers are C. B. Cox, Hanson
Hughes, D. A. Wilson, L. E. Bisbee,
Frank Turner and J. J. Nys; active
pallbearers, Len L. Gilliam, Earle
Gilliam, Ray Drake, Orville Rasmus,
Charlie Vaughn and W. Y. Ball.
Music will be by Mrs. Ture Peter
son, Mrs. J. F. Vaughn, John An
glin and J. O. Turner, accompanied
by Mrs. Clarence Carmichael.
. Wilson O. Bayless was born at
Johnson City, Tenn., December 12,
1873. He came west in 1893 and set
tied in Morrow county in 1894. He
was penniless on arrival here and
first herded sheep in the Hardman
vicinity. He later homesteaded on
Rhea creek 9 miles southwest of
Heppner where he lived for several
years, and in which time he married
Miss Alice Glasscock in March, 1898,
who passed away in 1927. In 1929
he married Mrs. L. D. Swick of
Monument and immediately estab
lished the home on North Court
street where they had since resided.
Besides the widow he is survived
by stepson Howard Swick and step
grandson Bobby Swick of Monu
ment; sister, Mrs. Emma Hobbs of
Rose Hill, Va.; brother, Ernest Bay
less of Charleston, W. Va., and a half
brother, Herman Bayless of Cincin
nati, Ohio.
Mr. Bayless had long been a mem
ber of Heppner lodge, B. P. O. Elks.
Through perseverence and good
management in his years of resi
dence in this county Mr. Bayless
accumulated a competence and his
business for several years had been
the loaning of money which has
been used to promote farming and
other industry in the county. He
was a civic minded citizen always
interested in the betterment of the
community, and the family home,
one of the best kept in the city, is
evidence of the industry and ideals
reflected by his life. Unassuming in
all things, the many little self-sacrificing
acts of charitable neighbor-
liness performed by Mr. Bayless
have carved a monument in the
hearts of many people deeper than
words may express.
BPW BREAKFAST SET
Business and Professional Wom
ens club will meet at the home of
Mrs. E. R. Huston on Friday morn
ing, Sept. 2, for breakfast at 7:30.
All members are urged to be present.
Subscription $2.00 a Year
Redman's Passing
Colorfully Shown
In Rodeo Pageant
Pat Owens Tops Rid
ers; Youth Floats
Loan to Win Roping
Heppner hills have been treaded
by many a file of Indians on horse
back, the sight of which has filled
the hearts of spectators with varied
emotion. But probably no Indian
band ever brought the hearts of
spectators into throats with greater
fill of emotion than the three who
rode out of the canyon over the
autumn clothed south hillside at the
Rodeo Saturday and Sunday after
noons, heralding the opening of the
last performances of this city's 17th
annual show, as they depicted the
passing of the Red Men chief in full
regalia, followed by squaw and child.
This little pageant was made com
plete by two trumpeters, one at the
foot of the hill, the other at a great
er distance above, dressed in gleam
ing white, who played "Taps" to the
small procession's progress. The
trumpeter in the fore came Cut
strongly, the one beyond took up as
the first finished, sounding with
lesser volume a perfect echo.
The Heppner school band, from
which these trumpeters, Gerald Ca
son and Charles Cox, were taken,
immediately played "Star Spangled
Banner" to hold the tension of the
largest two-day combined Rodeo
crowd until the last note had been
sounded. Then all was stir and hub
bub until the final curtain in the
making and wrecking of aspirations
of the large list of 1938 show con
testants. Pat Owens of Kennewick rode the
smoke snorting mustang Poker Jim
for Rodeo's new bucking crown in
the hotly contested finals, which
saw Cody Dodson, former Rodeo
champion, crowded into second place
on mastery of Airplane, and Herb
Owens, Pat's brother, come out third
riding Prairie Dog. Hoitt Mass, the
fourth finalist, drew most applause
from the stands as he withstood the
terrific jolting of wild John Dillin
ger, but a spur caught in the cinch
put him out of the money.
Good clean competition ruled the
events. The spirit was expressed by
Pat Fisk, a favorite performer and,,
former bucking champion, who on
bucking off Country Girl and in
juring a leg Saturday, said, "Well,
I'd hoped to do better. I was riding
in fourth place. But it's my hard
luck." Pat didn't get hurt until after
he had taken second place in Fri
day's roping, however.
But as misfortune came Pat's way,
Dame Fortune smiled upon a Walla
Walla youth. Joe Talbot, lacking the
price of entry fee in Friday's rop
ing, floated a loan from Sheriff C.
J. D. Bauman. The sheriff took a
chance on Talbot's assertion that he
really knew how to rope, which he
proved Friday with top time of :22,
and again Sunday with the best time
of all three days, :16 4-5.
Sharing roping honors with Tal
bot and Fisk were Ivan Applegate,
third both Friday and Saturday with
times of :24 4-5 and 31 2-5; Lloyd
Depew who hung up Saturday's best
time, :19, and was second Sunday
with :22 1-5; Hoitt Moss, 2nd Sat
urday with :22 2-5; and Joe Pedro,
3rd Sunday with :23 2-5. While Tal
bot and Depew were the only ropers
to crack 20 seconds, the roping was
hotly contested all three days by the
21 entries in this division.
Spectators and announcer became
uneasy as many false starts prevent
ed the five horses getting off in the
big race of Rodeo, the Morrow coun
ty derby, on Sunday. But when Tom
Williams, starter, finally let them
go the thrill that ensued with James
D. Shuster being nosed out at the
finish by R. L. Baze after leading up
to the third and final lap was full
recompense for the delay.
No greater thrill was given the
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