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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 31, 1939)
Page Two Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon Thursday, August 31, 1939 WAMIC FARMER GETS FIRST 1939 OREGON WHEAT LOAN Bob Fletcher, veteran leader of the famous Round-Up mounted band, was among those present at Rodeo Saturday from Pendleton. Grand Parade Charming Feature Of 18th Rodeo Willows Grange Takes Sweepstakes; Many Participate It was a grand parade, folks! And this is not simply the editor's opinion. Portlanders who witnessed it avowed thrill as great as received by Rose Festival or Round-Up pa rades. Not in the same class, to be sure. But a grand showing consid ering population differences. Rodeo's Saturday morning feature was more than an all-Morrow coun ty event. That was guessed when Chance Wilson rode into view at the head of the line, bearing Old Glory, Hi? place was earned through many years of judging at Rodeo, and by bringing each year to the local yards from Grant county more cattle than any rangehand in the district. By the time the thousand people participating with the many varied entries had passed in review, the stands had seen the queens of Ro deo, Round-Up and Grant County's fair, high officials of each show, the snappy 28-pieoe Pendleton Sons of i the American Legion drum and bu gle corps, Heppners championship school band, as beautiful an array . of floats as ever appeared in Hepp ner, more beautiful horses than most people believed still existed, pride of the district's 4-H club livestock, pets and comedy entries that lent inter est and variety for a new high in . annals of Rodeo parades. Heppner's youthful bandsters, fifty in number, led by William Mc Caleb as drum major, with charm ing, white-satin-clad majorettes Jeanette Blakely, Jean Hayes and Norma Prock snappily wielding ba tons in his wake, came second in line. Queen Cecelia, arm (injured on eve of Rodeo) in sling, rode regally, little daunted by the fracture, with comely Princesses Kathryn Thomp son, Dorothy Brady, Constane In stone and Dorothy Howell riding in square formation behind. Then came Rodeo's president, Henry Aiken, with Director Lee Beckner by his side, and Rodeo judges, Clay Porter, Finis Kirkpat rick and Edwin Hughes as escort. Winter sports on Mt. Hood, the old mountain standing forth in gleaming white wool, led the next group of float entries. "Wool for Warmth" was the slogan inscribed in this charming entry of Morrow County Wool Growers auxiliary, winner of second place among or ganization floats. A double bicycle with boy and girl riders, canopied with red and white streamers, was presented by Degree of Honor. In contrast, came the "Kidney Smash er," an antiquated jalopy covered Tvith exhuberant youths just an ex pression of unrepressed emotions. Lexington Oil Co-op presented its big oil truck with a merry-go-round pony mounted high above the cab and ridden by a small lad in cow boy attire, and Wattenburger Apia ries made flowerful display of their honey industry at Pine City. With Larry Moore, former Hepp ner boy, as drum major, and four high-stepping majorettes, the Pen dleton drum corps led the Round Up contingent, all dressed in snappy red and white outfits. Next rode Lawrence Lieuallen as Round-Up flag bearer and in his wake came Queen Barbara Kirkpatrick and six princesses, including Miss Maxine McCurdy of this city and Miss Jane Boyer of John Day. In the group o. Round-Up notables that followed were President Bill Switzler, Herb Thompson, veteran livestock di rector; Roy Ritner, publicity direct or and secretary, and Pendleton's Mayor Buck Lieuallen, another for mer Heppneritte. Thirty Round-Up banner carriers, all mounted, includ ing Emery Gentry of Weston, an other old Heppner boy, wound up this contingent. Bridal Veil Lumber and Box com pany came next with two large log ging trucks loaded with fine logs. Evergreens, grain sheaves and beau- lift V'lJ I m r i n t 3 a n n-vs.. g ,. ii .. 1 ' . AA ' - . Oregon wheat farmers, many of them unwilling to sell their new crop at present market levels, con tinue to take advantage of the federal loan program. The above picture, taken at The Dalles, records the first crop loan to be completed in Oregon this year. Left to right are: Frank E. Whitcomb, manager of the Port of The Dalles; Grover L. Webb, Wamic farmer who received the first loan; and Raymond N. Kortge, member of the Wasco county AAA committee. Last year, wheat farmers of nine principal wheat growing counties of eastern Oregon took out loans totalling $3,800,000 on 7,334,000 bushels of grain. New loans are now a month ahead of last year's schedule. tiful gladiolas in baskets served as a setting for the colorfully clad las sies on the Rhea Creek grange float, followed by Eugene Empey's coV' ered wagon drawn by four white cow team, and another pack mule string entry. Riding one o the famous Swaggart Creamolines side-saddle came Mrs. B. F. Swaggart, awarded recogni tion as the oldest Morrow county woman, accompanied by four other members of the family, also on creamolines. Lions depicted the recently com pleted city swimming pool with their white float carrying a bevy of bathing beauties. And Dee Cox, old est Morow county man in parade, rode beside a grandchild mounted on a Shetland pony. Greatest thrill for spectators was provided by two purebred yearling Hereford bulls from the famed Roy Robinson herd as they almost left their handlers in rearing up the street. So intent were spectators up on this spectacle that much of the other fine 4-H stoc pkaraded failed to get its share of notice. Behind the 4-H club stock came Vivian Lewis and her dance band dispensing soothing Hawaiian tunes from aboard truck, then Queen Bet sy Newcomb Page of the Grant County .fair, and John Day rought riding contingent including W. S. Richards, president, and Guy Boyer and son Don, former Heppnerites. FFA's third-place winning float, an evergreen mountain topped by stuffed eagle, and carrying boys with livestock in the rear, was followed by Heppner Chemistry club's offer ing on which Stanley Minor filled the role of chemist, using hammer on anvil to split an atom, in a sur rounding of designs of laboratory equipment. CCC and SCS presented their camp orchestra on a neatly designed float, and then the sweepstakes winner, float of Willows grange, depicting horn of plenty in a surrounding of multicolored flowers with panto mime of various grange characters, inscribed, "Peace and Plenty." Hunters and Anglers centered at traction on a stuffed deer with an attractive display. Case Furniture Co. advertised a fine spring mattress, with flowers emphasizing the ap propriate season, to take first among business floats. Ferguson Motor Co., second prize taker in this division, presented their wrecking car towing a badly mutilated but well placarded example of what unsafe driving will do. Right out of the gay '30's rode Mrs. Harlan McCurdy as the lady and Mrs. Bert Kane as the man to draw a big hand. Lena grange featured its "Home on the Range" orchestra in setting of sagebrush, with a mem ber o1 the orchestra playing a bass violin made by himself. Clayton Ayers' covered wagon goat team was followed closely by Shetland cart. One lad on high stilts strode beside another verv small lad afoot; Leonard Kummerland de picted the black devil, in tow of a horseback rider; a dog cart, and kiddies with their pets, brought up the rear, then the Heppner firemen screeched up the street with truck to start nerves ajumping all along the packed street. ADA M. AYERS Mrs. Alfred L. Ayers, whose pass ing at f ortiana was reported m these columns last week, was widely known and respected in Morrow county. Born Ada M. Jones in Bel mont county, Ohio, February 4, 1859, she came to this county as a young woman and was among the first teachers in rleppners then new schoolhouse, in 1898, having taught many of the older generation now residing in this city. She later taught school at Hardman and it was there that she met and was married to Ben Parker, pioneer lumber mill operator from whom Parkers Mill took its name. Residing for a num ber of years at Parkers mill, Mrs. Parker manager the Parkers Mill hotel, a favorite stopping place for freighters and bus drivers passing on their way to and from the in terior. Following Mr. Parker's death, Mrs. Parker married Alfred L. Ayers The Season's CHOICEST VEGETABLES and FRUITS Now Feature Our Menus New Fountain Larger Lunch Counter New Booths Contributions taken for CHINESE RELIEF SOCIETY and official receipt given Elkhorn Restaurant ED CHTNN, Prop. in 1905. They came to Heppner to make their home in 1914 and resid ed here until 1927 when they moved to Portland. Mrs. Ayers died in Portland on Friday, August 18, and burial was made there on the 21st. Besides her husband she is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Flora Hoch swinger, Mrs. Elizabeth Conway and Mrs. Clara Watkins, all of Portland. Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Johnston of Estacada arrived Sunday for a visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Lucas. Mr. Johnston, former school principal at Lexington, is with the Estacada schools again this year. Mm . t'V.'.' J 1 t Schoo Shoes Sturdy Stylish Economical for LADS and LASSIES Gonty's r If the test State Fair yet! Hundreds of fS exhibits! Livestock! Poultry. Horticulture! if w 'itSv V Arts! Dairy Products! 4-H and FFAI JJ5?Xw llL Music! Dancing! Crowds! Fun! Excite- fiSgtraft. ment! on the Midway! j IPI l Additional Features! L 0XJl ZOE DELL LANTIS AND THE J3X j ALL AMERICAN REVUE vfw SAN FRANCISCO MOUNTED mr SHERIFF'S POSSE & HORSE SHOW PJ Nightly at 8 except Sunday W PARI-MUTUEL HORSE RACING I Afternoons except Sunday at 1 s30 (313 QQSQD CELT) (JGDGHJHB i C. DARBEE, Local Agent, Heppner, Oregon Phone 132 JOB GEIIMnS