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Heppner
Gazette Times
Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon
Thursday, July 27, 1939
THE HEPPNER GAZETTE,
Established March 30, 1883;
THE HEPPNER TIMES.
Bstablished November 18, 1897;
CONSOLIDATED FEBRUARY 15. 1912
Published every Thursday morning by
CBAWFOBD PUBLISHING COMPANY
and entered at the Post Office at Hepp
ner, Oregon, as second-class matter.
JASPER V. CRAWFORD, Editor
SPENCER CRAWFORD, Manager
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Official Papfer for Morrow County
Redisricting
AREGON'S old school district sys-
tem is as antiquated as the horse
and buggy. Educational leaders have
been saying that for a good many
years, and in Morrow county agita
tion for a new set-up has several
times reached general public dis
cussion. The system under which Morrow
county has been, operating was
started when transportation facili
ties were poor and it was necessary
to have a school within a few miles
of every farm home. Arrival of good
roads and motor transportation has
changed all that, until, at present,
only a few of the organized districts
maintain schools. Pupils are quite
generally transported to the larger
schools.
The natural transition in educa
tional centers led to a very logical
redistricting plan, incorporated into
law at the last legislative session,
which now compels redistricting in
all counties not set up under the
county school law, and gives a very
logical answer to problems previous
ly discussed in Morrow county.
Present transportation of pupils
in Morrow county points to the need
of only four or five districts. Such
reorganization would immediately
eliminates $1000 in clerks' salaries,
bonds and cost of present inter-district
transactions that would be
eliminated under the new set-up.
As each of the larger districts would
probably maintain a high school, the
cost of operating the present non
high school district board would also
be eliminated to make a further sav
ing, while the more efficient oper
ation of the larger districts that may
be expected should generally cut
operating costs.
All taxpayers know that a large
share of their tax bill is for schools,
and whether residence is had in i.
district of high or low levy for spec
ial operation, the generally high
costs are reflected upon everyone,
All should welcome the new plan.
Considerable property in the coun
ty at present is not included in any
school district. This will be includ
ed in some district under the new
plan. A few districts are now in dif
ficulty because their school popula
tion has fallen below the minimum
requirement to operate the district,
and may not draw funds. This dif'
ficulty will be overcome under the
new law.
The Morrow county redistricting
board has just been organized and
plans are laid for general public dis
cussion in the fall to determine just
how many districts should be estab
lished and the boundaries of each,
Everyone should become informed
on the question so as to give intelli
gent response when the time comes,
A big objection offered to attempts
at redistricting in the past, that of
having to assume larger indebtedness
of some other district, is obviated in
the new law. Each existing district
must pay off its own indebtedness,
and new districts will start with a
clean slate.
"Crazy With
the Heat"
TJOTTEST weather of the season
this week, which tipped the
mercury over the 100 mark here yes.
terday, is only moderately warm.
Our people generally have been free
from balminess caused by excessive
ly hot weather. Those who have
been working in the sun and have
been able to perspire freely are for-
Rodeo Queen
Qualifications
Limit Field
One of Nine Girls
to be Named; Group
to Sponsor Dress-up
An investigation of records of
past Rodeos revealed that nine can
didates were eligible for selection
by the board of directors as queen
of the 1939 Heppner Rodeo.
Requirements for' possible selec
tion to the queenship are that the
candidate be an unmarried member
of a pioneer family, a past Rodeo
attendant, and a senior or a grad
uate of a Morrow county high school.
Candidates must also have been an
attendant at the 1933 Rodeo or any
Rodeo thereafter, as 1933 was the
first year that voting by popular
choice through dance tickets was
introduced as the means of choos
ing the queen. Other requirements
are that the candidate possess out
standing riding ability and a pleas
ing appearance, on a horse as well
as on the street.
Included on the eligible list are
Florence Beckett, Joyce Carlson
Cecelia Healy and Evelyn Kirk, all
attendants last year to Queen Max
ine McCurdy, recently named one
of the royal court of Barbara Kirk
patrick of the Pendleton Round-Up.
Bernice Martin, Peggy Kilkenny,
and Marjorie Parker, princesses of
Betty Bergevin in 1937, Betty Do
herty, Genevieve Hanna's attend
ant in 1936, and Aileen Farley, prin
cess of Ilene Kenny in 1935, are also
candidates for the queenship.
All other members of past Rodeo
royal courts are ineligible because
of marriage or having been a queen.
Among this group are Betty Ber
gevin, Maxine McCurdy, Hene Ken
ny, Harriet Heliker, Dimple Crab
tree, Frances Rugg, Camille Stan
ley, Beth Wright, Mary Cunha, Irma
Lane, Ruth Dinges, Mae Doherty,
Edna Lindstrom, Margaret Bros
nan, Dorothy Doherty and Gene
vieve Hanna. All of the last thirteen
named are married.
Although announcement of the
queen is scheduled for August 19,
Henry Aiken, Rodeo president, hint
ed yesterday that the queen's name
might possibly be revealed before
that time.
Recent Rodeo developments in
clude the appointment of Scott Mc-
Murdo, Howard Furlong, Howard
Bryant and Curt Thompson as a
committee to promote a program for
the annual dress-up day, which this
year will be August 19.
Saturday's dance, the second in
the series of pre-Rodeo dances, is
scheduled for Rhea Creek grange,
which is honoring its attendant,
Kathryn Thompson.
tunate, for nature has provided the
best air-conditioner of all. Others
nobablv haven't had much to do
and have been afforded opportunity
to keep the body bearably cool in
the citv's new plunge except for
the slight interval when a shortage
of water prevented its being filled
for use.
It makes the weather here more
comfortable when we think about
the Alabaman passing through Iowa.
It was during a heat wave so ter
rific that corn' pooped in the field.
When the Alabaman saw this he
thought it was a blizzard, lay down
and froze to death.
Veracity marks another heat story
that makes the perspiration flow
more freely, avows C. Darbee, de
pot agent. He told of a timber cruis
er from Skaeit who went into Se
attle one Fourth of July. Just for
something to do he outfitted him
self in a Santa Claus suit of heavy
red material all trimmed in fur. The
weather was hotter than blue blazes,
but .the woodsman ventured forth
and in no time had blocked traffic
by the crowds following in his wake.
Two policemen arrested him, and on
arrival at the station he asked what
charge they could prefer. They were
stumped and so was the judge, who
told him that it would be better to
put the Santa Claus suit among the
moth balls for a few months.
ONE OF THESE WILL BE
QUEEN OF THE 1939 RODEO
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Here are the nine young ladies, attendants to Rodeo Queens of former years, who are the only eligible
aspirants to this year's throne. .The directors will choose one from among their number to wield the sceptre.
Which will it be?
Salem Ready for
Legion Convention
Salem, July 26 Present indica
tions point to a record-breaking at
tendance at the twenty-first annual
convention of the American Legion
and Auxiliary which will be held in
Salem on August 9-10-11-12. The
housing committee already has re
ceived a large number of requests
for room reservations from parties
in every section of the state. There
are ample accommodations arranged
for all anticipated visitors and their
requests will be handled in the order
in which they arrive.
Salem is ideally located to attract
thousands of Legionnaires and other
visitors for this convention. It is
nearer the center of population than
any other city that has held the con
vention in the past years. Since the
convention here ten years ago many
changes have taken place in the cap
ital city and so the gathering will
afford many an opportunity to in
spect the new buildings.
The program that has been planned
for this convention is so arranged
as to give a varied class of enter
tainment with something doing all
of the time from the evening of Aug
ust 9th until the closing of the con
vention on August 12th. There will
be parades, band concerts, drum
corps activities, in fact more musical
organizations than have attended an
American Legion gathering in many
years. There will be over 1,000 sol
diers here for the parade and for
putting on stunts and military dem
onstrations. One afternoon will witness the
spectacular Airshow at the Salem
Municipal airport and along with
that will be a gigantic barbecue. Tex
Rankin and many other famous stars
will participate in this show.
Many events have been planned
and crammed into the small space
of 72 hours allotted for the conven
tion which will add greatly to the
entertainment and amusement of
the thousands of visitors expected.
Salem will be ready so make your
plans right now to "Trail 'em to Sa
lem" on August 9, 10, 11 and 12.
There were 75 hit-and-run traf
fic accidents during the month of
June this year, none of them re
sulting in fatalities, Earl Snell, sec
retary of state, reported today. In
six of the accidents injuries occurred.
MID-SUMMER SALE of Hats,
Coats and Suits. Special stock of
cotton voiles and silk dresses to sell
at $1.00 while they last. CURRAN
READY-TO-WEAR. tf.
Miss Dorothy Hartman of Astoria
is visiting at the home of her friend,
Miss Nelba Hanlon.