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Volume 57, Number 23
Nat To Present
Water Carnivals
In Final Weeks
Kiddies up to 12
to Compete for
Prizes Next Sunday
A season of water sports new to
Heppner will start at the municipal
nat Sunday as the pool's operation
goes into the last half time of sum
mer operation, announces Harold
Buhman, supervisor. That day kid
dies up to 12 years of age will have
their day, beginning at 3:30, in the
first of a series of water carnivals
featuring different age groups in
varous water sports competition for
prizes. Each Sunday until the sea
son's close a different class will
have its inning, said Mr. Buhman.
As the carnivals start the public
may obtain late season tickets at
$1.50 for singles, $3 for doubles and
$4 for families, or half the price of
full season rates. Competition will
be open to everyone, the only stip
ulation being that those expecting
to enter competitive events must
register during the week preceding
the Sunday on which their events
are to occur. Anouncement of full
schedule for the various classes will
be made shortly, Buhman said.
Next Sunday events for kiddies
up 'to 12 will include free style and
back stroke races of 200 feet each;
cork race, in which the youngster
retrieving the most corks will be
adjudged the winner, and a penny
scramble, where large quantities of
coppers will be thrown into the pool
and retrievers may retain all with
which they emerge.
Life saving classes that have been
progressing for the last two weeks
are scheduled to finish this week
end, and awards to those qualifying
will be made at the last water car
nival on the Sunday marking the
nat's close.
Not only will those competing in
the water carnivals obtain much
enjoyment therefrom, but Buhman
predicts that spectators will also
have more fun than ever before at
the nat's rim.
Rev. J. L. Wilkins
Family Received
Churches and citizens of the city
united at the MeSthodist church
parlors last Friday evening to ex
tend welcome to Rev. J. L. Wilkins,
and family, who arrived recently to
assume pastorate of the Methodist
church.
The large number attending enjoy
ed pot luck dinner, sang sacred songs
and listened to messages of greet
ing from Milton Clark, Church of
Christ pastor; Rev. S. D. Spiesz,
Pentecostal minister, and Mrs. Alta
Brown, chairman of the reception
event. A spirit of friendly coopera
tion pervaded to assure the Wilkins
family a pleasant stay in the com
munity Plans Being Laid for
Air Club for Heppner
Everyone in Heppner and vicinity
who has a yen to take wings will be
given an oportunity to fly, if plans
being laid materialize. Conception
of the air club idea here was made
in the minds of Lt. Marius P. Han
ford and Lt. Dean H. Finley of the
local CCC camp who will furnish
particulars to interested persons.
The air club idea is patterned af
ter the Mt. Hood Air club of Port
land, the Honkers Air club of Ar
lington and similar clubs that have
been established at various points
, in the state.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Miles are
moving from the Chafee apartments
to the new Holcomb cabins.
Heppner,
FINE RECEPTION
GIVEN CARAVAN
Condon, Kinzua, John Day
Stage Dinner for Heppner Group
on Rodeo Good Will Tour
Six carloads of Heppner business
men, "Rosy O'Grady," personifica
tion of Rodeo's slogan, "She's Wild,"
and a group of drum majorettes and I
drum maor from the school band
invaded Gilliam, Wheeler and Grant
counties last week end to let the
neighboring folks know about the
Rodeo next week end.
Royal receptions were given at all
points touched, and Condon, Kinzua
and John Day were specially con
siderate, reports J. Logie Richard
son, chairman of the event. Condon
chamber of commerce postponed its
regular meeting time to greet the
group at dinner Tuesday noon, and
that evening they were received by
the John Day chamber.
Sale of Rodeo advertising buttons
was made along the way and found
popular demand from the hands of
the gaily costumed majorettes.
"Never again," says Rosy O'Grady,
who, in the person of Frank Turner
was a burlesque character of what
a real wild woman should look like.
Inconsiderate members of the party
made way with Rosy's more manly
attire, leaving her in character a lit
tle to long for comfort.
Included in the group were Richard
son, Turner, Ralph Jackson, Luke
Bibby, Earle Bryant (whose official
siren sounded the caravan's arrival
at al points visited, and Joe Farley,
drum major with the seven major
ettes, Connie Instone, Rosetta Hea
ly, Florence N. Beymer, Marilyn
Kirk, Jeanie Hayes, Anna Marie
Johnson, Mary Lou Ferguson. Del
Ward and brother-in-law, Mr. Hea
bler, joined the group along the
way.
August 15 Deadline
for AAA Requests
August 15 will be the final day for
anyone to file a request for a 1941
wheat acreage allotment, according
to Henry Baker, chairman of the
Morrow County Agricultural Con
servation association. The chairman
said that notices of allotment had
been mailed to all wheat farms that
were listed at the county office but
that it was possible that some farms
were overlooked.
In reporting on other phases of
the program, Mr. Baker went on to
say that the 1940 wheat loan pro
gram was well under way with a
total of 77,115 bushels under loan
to date. He estimated that about
500,000 bushels would be under loan
before the application period would
be over.
The crop insurance program is
also continuing in the limelight with
a total of 20 claims for losses already
approved and several more expect
ed. He pointed out that all losses
to date had been due to a combina
tion of adverse weather canditions
but with the extreme hot winds in
June probably responsible for re
ducing expected yields below the
insured yield.
Applications are also being taken
for 1941 insurance with nearly 5000
acres already insured. As to appli
cations for insurance, he said those
who intend to insure their 1941
crops should do so as soon as possi
ble as the closing date has been set
at August 31 and he went on to say
that insuring now should not be a
handicap as the premium could be
paid with an advance on next year's
payment for which no interest would
be charged.
INFANT SON PASSES
Richard Patrick, infant son of Mr.
and Mrs. P. W. Mahoney, who was
born Monday at The Dalles hospital,
died this morning. Announcement
of commitment services has not
been made. Mrs. Mahoney was re
ported as resting well. Condolence
is extended by their many friends
in the hour of bereavement.
Oregon, Thursday, August
Old West Parade
Gives Promise of
Best in History '
Prizes Again Offer
ed for Entries; Aerial
Act to be Seen
That the Old West parade Satur
day of Rodeo next week will be
one of the finest ever staged was
predicted in reports before the
meeting of the chamber of com
merce last night. The chamber vot
ed a float entry in addition to the
number which have already taxed
facilities for housing and building
them in town, according to reports
of members.
Charles Cox and his committee
are busy today soliciting funds for
the prize list, expected to equal if
not surpass that of former years.
Top float winner will again take
$50, with the '$25 sweepstakes added
to the first float prize of $25 spon
sored by city of Heppner. Generous
awards will also be made in classi
fications to include every entry one
might think of.
The parade and other Rodeo
functions fo which the chamber is,
handling the finances and assisting
in arrangements were all reported
as progressing favorably. Logie
Richardson reported for the adver
tising junket that visited neighbor
ing counties to the west Tuesday
and Wednesday, that they were
warmly received all along the line
and obtained many promises of at
tendance at the show from citizens
generally of the territory visited.
A neat sum was obtained from sale
of advertising buttons to support
his statement, "We did a lot of good."
Report was given that the Kem
advertising service of Portland will
be in the city Saturday to place
decorations. Browning Bors. Carni
val company of Salem will arrive
Sunday with their shows, rides and
concessions, and Vivien Lewis and
her dance band will again play their
favored music for dancing at the
pavilion, starting Thursday evening.
New thrills await Rodeo attend
ants this year as they will get to
view a 117-foot high trapeze act
to be staged free twice daily at the
carnival grounds.
Heppner Bowls for
the First Time
in Thirty Years
It has been thirty years since
Heppner had a real ten-pin bowl
ing alley, say those who remem
ber. Thirty years is a long dry
spell that is now being relieved
with a deluge at the alleys recently
completed by Mr. and Mrs. H. J.
Strecker.
Many who had forgotten how,
and a great many others who had
never learned, have been trying
to master the spares and strikes
system for duck pins. Alec Thomp
son has been most successful of
the men to date, setting up the
high score of 210, with Lt. Mar
ius P. Hanford trailing at 207.
Frances McCarty holds woman's
high score at 159, with Barbara
Wilkins, 142, and Sybil Howell,
140, as runners up.
Some fervent addicts of the al
leys appear tireless in their assault
upon the pins, attempting to set
new records. Some have tapered
off as sore muscles and fingers
have emerged, which with throb
bing eardrums, have been the
major casualties of Heppner's lat
est sports blitzkreig.
MAYOR IN ACCIDENT
Mayor George A. Bleakman and
Mrs. Bleakman sustained minor in
juries Sunday when their car over
turned on the Haystack canyon sec
tor of the Heppner-Spray highway.
8, 1940
GRANT LIVESTOCK
COMING TO FAIR
Monument Sheep Club Sending
Exhibit; Judging Set for Friday
of Record Animal Show
Additional interest arid competi
tion in the 4-H Club livestock show
at the Morrow County fair will be
in evidence this year with livestock
entries coming from as far away as
Grant county. The Monument Sheep
club, led by Mrs. M. C. Merrill, is
making arrangements to exhibit
some of their sheep.
According to C. D. Conrad, county
agent, indications are that the live
stock pavilion will be filled to over
flowing with exhibts of dairy, beef,
sheep, hogs, wool and grain.
Many special prizes are being giv
en in the 4-H club division this year
and are causing lots of interest am
ong the club members. While the
exhibitor of the best piece of wool
and the best bushel of grain will
take home a silver trophy cup.
The judging of the livestock ex
hibits will be done on Friday with
demonstrations and showmanship
contests along with the parade be
ing the important activities Satur
day. Definite arrangements have not
been made for a place to exhibit
the home economics exhibits as yet
but the judging ot fhese entries will
be done on Friday.
The judge for the livestock and
wool exhibits will be O. M. Nelson,
of Oregon State college, while the
home economics judge will be Mrs.
Irene Carter of Vancouver. Mrs.
Carter was previously an outstand
ing 4-H club girl in Oregon and
worked for some time in the home
economics department. Both judges
have judged at Heppner in previous
years and are very well liked.
Boys to Beaver State
Camp; Pictures Shown
Delivery of Morrow county's con
tingent in good, condition at Beaver
Boy State camp at Hill Military
academy in Portland was reported
to Monday's Lions luncheon by C.
J. D. Bauman, who, with Robert
Wightman took the boys to the city
Saturday. Boys in attendance at the
two week session are Ernest McCabe,
lone; Kay Ferguson, Phillip Cohn
and Claud Snow of Heppner. Young
Ferguson's lot was to fall immediate
ly into table waiting duty, Bauman
said.
Lions voted a float in the Rodeo
parade under chairmanship of Clif
ford Conrad, and viewed motion
pictures of the recent Camp Heppner
lawn party, in colors, as taken by
Lt. Marius P. Hanford, camp com
mandmant. The camp's new pro
jector was used in the showing at
the officer's quarters. Lieutenant
Hanford, club president, announced
that Queen Marjorie of Rodeo and
her princesses will be received at
next Monday's luncheon at the camp
mess hall.
Anabel Turner Makes
First Solo Flight
Miss Anabel Turner is well on her
way toward becoming a first class
aviatrix, according to word received
by her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. W.
Turner. Anabel made her first solo
flight this week, coming through the
feat without mishap.
Miss Turner is taking Uncle Sam's
air reserve training in Portland, and
she was recently recognized by the
Portland press which published her
picture in connection with her avia
tion record.
ATTEND SPOKANE RITES
Mr. and Mrs. Jarvis Chaffee re
turned Tuesday night from Spo
kane where thev went to attend
funeral rites for Mr. Chaffee's neph
ew, Stewart DeChenne, who was ac
cidentally crushed to death under
a tractor last Saturday. Ellsworth
Chaffee, another nephew, accom
panied the Chaffees from Spokane
for a two weeks visit.
Subscription $2.00 a Year
Dress-Up Saturday
Inaugurates 19th
Gala Rodeo Season
Cowboy Breakfast
First Day Event;
Many Horses Slated
As street decorations go in place
Saturday for Heppner's 19th Rodeo,
Friday, Saturday and Sunday next
week, citizens will again don spec
tacular garb of the old west which
will be worn throughout the day,
at Queen Marjorie's inaugural ball
that evening and until anothr page
of Rodeo history has been com
pletely written.
Jack Merrill's orchestra will play
enchanting tunes for the inaugural
ball and special rites appropriate
to the occasion will start Queen
Marjorie (Parker) upon her way
to ruling the holiday throng.
"Dress up, or else ," say the city
fire boys in whose hands enforce
ment of the dress up law is left.
They haven't said what they're go
ing to do, but townspeople failing
to show insignia may have them to
deal with.
Next headline event after dress
up day will be the cowboy break
fast, elaborate plans for which have
been made by Lee Beckner and Jim
Kistner for Friday, the first day of
Rodeo. Six to 10 o'clock are the
hours set. The place is just one
mile above town on Willow creek.
The menu will include beefsteaks,
pancakes and accessories with pro
mise of all anyone can eat or drink
for 50 cents. And the committee
pledges itself to feed all comers, and
extend a good old wesiem welcome
to everyone.
Stock for the show itself is com
ing daily, giving assurance that en
tries at the arena will be well filled.
The track and corrals are already
rounding into good shape, and noth
ing will have been stinted by the
time for the opening gun, promises
Henry Aiken, president.
President Aiken today announced
that Marvin Wendt of Baker and
Maurice Smith of St. Paul, Ore., have
accepted invitations to act as arena
judges. Clay Porter of Long Creek
will be timer succeeding the vet
eran John Carter whose enforced
fibsence was caused this year by his
being called to Washington on gov
ernment duty. Jack French of Long
Creek will start the races.
Augmenting John Day intrest in
Rodeo comes word that 15 fine sad
dle horses will be shown in Sat
urday's parade from there.
Events at the grounds this year
will bo anounced by Raleigh Savage,
who anounced the show two years
ago.
Rod Thomson Takes
Union Oil Plant
Rod Thomson, local manager of
Union Oil company for several years,
this week assumed control on a
local distributor basis. Final trans
fer was made yesterday by M. H.
White, district manager from the
Walla Walla office of the company.
The change here is made in ac
cordance with company policy which
contemplates similar operation for
all plants in the district.
GIRLS ENJOY OUTING
Ten Camp Fire girls with their
leaders enjoyed an outing at the J,
0. Turner mountain cabin Friday,
Saturday and Sunday. Miss Rachel
Forsythe and Mrs. Lorena Jones led
the girls, including Betty Marie
Coxen, Patricia Kennv. Jean Tur
ner, Laurel Ball, Louise Green, Loma
Mae Jones, Claudine Drake. Meri-
lyn Kirk, Florence N. Beymer and
Mary Lou Ferguson.
August clearance on all summer
hats, coat, suits and dresses. Cur
ran's Ready-to-Wear. 23-26