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Volume 57, Number 25
Style Revue Steals
Show, Climaxing
Successful 4-H Fair
Many Fine Awards
Given; Several Earn
School Scholarships
Four-H clubbers ' of the county
stole the show Saturday evening
when they presented their style re
vue, health revue and were pre
sented with special premium awards
on Main street at the close of their
successful two-day fair in connection
with Rodeo. The largest and finest
display of entries ever shown were
seen at this year's fair.
Seven girls styled their dresses,
including cotton work costumes,
washable school outfits and best
dresses. Mildred Clary of Hardman, i
and Peggy Tamblyn of Heppner,
were winners in this style revue
contest and will participate in the
state contest next month.
Five health club members parti
cipated in the health club contest in
which Mildred Clary of Hardman
was judged the healthiest girl and
Owen Leathers was judged the heal
thiest boy. These two members will
both participate in the state health
contest at the state fair next month.
, A pressure cooker, which was a
special award to the outstanding club
girl in cookery, was presented to
Claudine Drake and a pair of pink
ing shears, a special award to the
champion clothing member, was pre
sented to Mildred Clary; while the
camera given to the high scoring
home economics club members in
Continued on Page Eight
Air Club Elects; -To
Meet Wednesday
Lt. Marius P. Hanford wa9 elected
president of the group seeking to
establish an air club in Heppner, at
the meeting in the council chambers
last night, with J. Logie Richardson,
secretary, and Russell McNeill, trea
surer. Ed Dick, Howard Bryant and Or
ville Smith were named on a com
mittee to seek pledges of member
ship to report at the next meeting,
Wednesday the 28th. Permanent or
ganization will proceed on obtaining
25 membership pledges and a limit
of 30 members has been set. Paul
Smouse, who recently completed
flying training at University of Ore
gon, spoke to the group and gave
information on various types of
planes.
IN CAR ACCIDENT
Mrs. Jas. , Burnside of Hardman,
and Mrs. George Ellsworth and Mrs.
Lester Rasmussen of Condon, all
received painful injuries when the
Ellsworth and Bumside cars collid
ed on Heppner hill Saturday eve
ning. All three ladies received cuts
on the head, and Mrs. Rasmussen
sustained sprained ankles. Mr. and
Mrs. Burnside and two grandchil
dren, one of whom was knocked
unconscious for a few moments, were
in the Burnside car. Mr. Ellsworth,
Mr. Rasmussen and son were in the
Ellworth car with the two Condon
ladies, and escaped injury. The
Condon folk were on their way to
the Rodeo, and the Rasmussen fam
ily was detained from going home
until Monday evening.
QUEEN, BAND TO FAIR
More demand for Rodeo's show
features was evidenced this week
through invitations for Queen Mar
jorie and the Heppner school band
to appear at the Southeastern Wash
ington fair at Walla Walla next week
end. The band will receive travel
ing expenses and meals for their ap
pearance on Thursday next.
Want woman for general house
work at once. Inquire of Mrs. L. G.
Rumble, Heppner. 25-26p.
Heppner,
OLD-WEST DAYS
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Photoes and Engraving Courtesy of Pendleton East Oregonian.
Never more colorful than last week end has been any presentation of Hcppner's Rodeo. Upper left is seen
one of the good cowpokes in a tough
in .the grand entry. Bottom is the
the sweepstakes award and first
38-Year Resident Sees
First Rodeo, Says
It Was a Great Show
W. H. French of Blue Mountain
ranch south of Hardman, has lived
in the county 38 years, but he saw
his first professional cowboy show
anywhere in Heppner last week
end. Bringing two saddle horses
and a jack for the parade as evi
dence, Mr. French asserted that it
was not lack of patriotic interest
that prevented attendance in past
years.
Mr. French had always stayed
home so his help could go to the
show.
The veteran mountaineer who
has reared many fine horses and
cattle in his time, left the ranch
unprotected this year to bring his
guests, Mr. and Mrs. Walfred S.
Wistrand and Mr. and Mrs. Ray
. Reed, all of Portland, to Rodeo.
And he shared their enthusiasm,
all declaring it a wonderful show.
That this may be his last Rodeo,
Mr. French averred, is the result
of finding that his stock had done
considerable devilment while he
was away this time.
TAKE ACT TO WALLA WALLA
Gene and Blair Normoyle, whose
horseback singing act proved so pop
ular with Rodeo-goers, have been
signed for appearances at the South
eastern Washington fair in Walla
Walla the end of next week. They
will appear two nights at the pavilion.
Oregon, Thursday, August
COLORFULLY RELIVED
ride, Saturday. Right is seen Flag Bearer Buzz Fisk passing the grandstand
Goddess of Grain float of Willows grange m Saturday s parade, winner of
prize for organization floats.
REA Project Ready
For Applications
Lestei Rambo has established an
office of Morrow County Abstract &
Title company where he is signing
contracts with potential users under
the new REA district in Morrow and
Gilliam counties, announces Henry
Baker, president of the recently
organized local.
Mr. Baker and other members of
the local organization attended a
meeting in Condon last night that
was addressed by Mr. Bell of the
Bonneville project, and said that
the sign-up was going ahead in
Gilliam county.
WATER CARNIVAL SET
A free for all water carnival will
be staged at the municipal pool at
3 o'clock Sunday afternoon. Events
will include 200 ft. back stroke, 100
yd. free style, balloon (2 types)
races, cork scramble and water polo.
Prizes will be given in each event.
September 1 has been set as the pool
closing date when presentation of
swimming and life-saving certifi
cates will be made.
INJURED NEAR EUGENE
Floyd Gammell, son of Mr. and
Mrs. A. W. Gammell of this city,
received painful injuries at the farm
of Kenneth McCornack near Eu
gene, last inday. when he was
pitched from a horse-drawn sled.
He was treated at Eugene hospital
and has returned to the MoCornack
farm. His jawbone was cracked.
22, 1940
Alleged Forger
Quickly Lands in
County Bastile
Fancy check writing in Heppner
proved unprofitable to Bob Evans
of Cleveland. Saturday Evans
cashed a $10 check with Hugh
Currin's name at the Elkhorn.
Later in the day, he attempted to
pass a $72 check with same name
at the bank just as Danny Dinges,
clerk was suspecting the first one.
Evans didn't get the cash. The
sheriff's office was notified a check
on the situation was made, and
Evans was landed in the county
bastile that evening to await re
turn of Judge C. L. Sweek from
vacation for hearing.
WHEAT INSURANCE PAID
Disbursement of 11,878 bushels of
wheat to adjust loss claims was
made up to that time, it was report
ed at the meeting of county AAA
committeemen here Monday. Loans
were reported moving fast at the
rate of 10 to 15 a day. Earl Thomp
son, Pilot Rock farmer AAA field
man attended. Committeemen con
sidered insurance program one of
most vital parts of AAA, and Clyde
Denny, Ernest Christopherson, Alex
Lindsay, Frank Saling, Henry Gor
ger, F. E. Parker, C. N. Jones and
Terrel Benge volunteered to contact
neighbors to explain advantages be
fore the August 31 deadline.
Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Devin were
Rodeo visitors from Condon.
Subscription $2.00 a Year
Many Visitors Help
Gountians Enjoy
Outstanding Rodeo
Bartlemay Tops Bus
ters; High Act, Col
orful Parade Feature
One of the largest Rodeo crowds
in 19 years of the exhibition basked
in the heat of the late summer sun
in Heppner last week end; saw Stub
Bartlemay, product of Arlington,
ride to new heights of glory as he
added the local bucking crown to
ones won in Chicago and Madison
Square Garden; gasped at the 115
foot high handstand of Sports Mat
thews on the top of a swaying pole;
thrilled to Saturday's colorful parade
of floats, pets, band and drum corps,
and hundreds of cowboys and cow
girls on finest mounts of several
counties and made the city's heart
warm to the typically western holi
day. Pendleton, John Day, Long Creek,
Condon, Arlington and Hermiston
led neighboring towns in sending
large delegations, good will bent.
Round-Up's president, Bill Switz
kr and Queen Marion; John Day's
showmen, Charlie Trowbridge and
Guy Boyer with Queen Jesse Lee
Moore of Grant county's fair, were
among noted visitors. Mayor Buck
Lieuallen, and other Pendleton not
ables, were among the forty horse
men and horsewomen representing
Round-Up in Saturday's parade, and
Pendleton's American Legion Junior
drum corps scintillated in perform
Continued on Page Four
Round-Up Seeks Aid
to Replace Fire Loss
What western relics there may
be in Morrow county in the way of
stagecoaches, wagons, buggies, sin
gle and double harness, are needed
by the Pendleton Round-Up associ
ation to replace the invaluable ar
ticles of this nature that were lost in
the grandstand fire of last Thursday,
writes Roy W. Ritner, secretary, to
Rodeo's president, Henry Aiken.
Mr. Aiken is assisting the Round
Up in locating any such articles in
Morrow county and would appreci
ate cooperation of anyone knowing
their location. Loss of relics of the
old west was one of the largest
blows the Round-Up received in the
fire, said Mr. Aiken. Ritner said re
building of part of the grandstand
was being rushed, using three shifts
daily, and that it would be ready
for the coming show
SUPERINTENDENT ARRIVES
After taking a swing around the
United States, including visits at
both the San Francisco and New
York world fairs and several weeks
summer school work at Columbia
University Teachers college, New
York, Supt. A. H. Blankenship ar
rived in the city this morning to
catch up on school opening prepar
ations until Saturday. He will then
leave for Everett, Wash., to see the
family who summered on the coast,
and more particularly Sue Muriel
who arrived at the Blankenship
home August 5, tipping the scales at
8V2 pounds.
PIERCE MANAGER VISITS
C. J. Shorb of La Grande, cam
paign manager for Walter M. Pierce,
democratic nominee for congress,
was in the city this morning in the
interests of Mr. Pierce's campaign.
Duties at Washington are kepeing
Mr. Pierce on the job there and it
is highly improbable that he will
get home before election, said Mr.
Shorb. In going over the district he
has found Pierce stock at a very
high ebb, with old time friends,
proving very loyal, reported the
campaign manager.