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School Opening
Set September 2;
All Teachers Ready
Extra Primary Group
Necessary; Plant
Undergoes Repairs
With Heppner's 20th Rodeo his
tory now written, attention is turn
ed to opening of school, slated for
Tuesday, September 2. Already de
mand is strong for living accom
modations for the school year, and
general influx of teachers and stu
dents bids for a big get-away on
opening day.
Supt. Alden H. Blankenship has
been on the job for two weeks at
tending to last minute preparations,
one of which was to engage the ser
vices of an additional primary tea
cher. Already 36 primary pupils are
in sight, with prospect of 40 or more
on opening day, Mr. Blankenship
said. This number not only calls for
an additional teacher but sets a ne
attendance record for the primary
department.
Throughout the summer Wm.
Driscoll, janitor, has been busily en
gaged in supervising renovating, re
modeling and repairing of the school
plant, including placement of new
roofing on gymnasium, waxing of
floors, installation of additional cab
inets in the home economics depart
ment, and cleaning up generally to
have all the plant in the best con
dition it has been in for years.
Miss Virginia Lee is the new pri
mary teacher engaged, who will
liandle this department in coopera
tion with Maxine Browning. Other
grade teahcers are Mrs. Elizabeth
Dix 2nd, Miss Lela Peterson 3rd,
Mrs. Lera Crawford 4th, Miss Fran
ces Weaver 5th, Miss Rose Hoosier
6th, Ted Stanley Jaross, 7th and
grade athletics, Harold Buhman, 8t'i
and grade school principal.
In the high school besides Mr.
Blankenship will be Lyle Swenson,
principal and boys 'athletics; Doro
thy Gene Davolt, home economic;
Arthur Straus, Smith-Hughes ag
riculture; Margaret Wright, social
sciences; Norbert Peavy, English
and mathematics, and Virginia Hum
phrey, commercial.
GIVES RODEO BOOST
Lawrence Doherty left Monday for
Emery county, Utah, to resume his
duties as soil surveyor for the Soil
Conservation service, after having
spent Rodeo week with family and
friends. He was amazed to hear of
bumper yields being produced on
fields that did not appear to be
much different than in other years.
While here he availed himself of an
opportunity to visit Grand Coulee
dam and the lands that will soon be
under water, where he found that
the quality of much of the soil is
such that the project promises well
to become one of the fertile spots of
the west. He stated that interest
in the northwest, and especially such
irrigated projects as Grand Coulee,
is very noticeable in Utah, where
irrigation has been directly chiefly
to southern California. He believed
the Rodeo is becoming a better
show year by year, and that all of
Morrow county must have been
helping to put it on.
NAVY RECRUITER 1IERE 22ND
The Navy recruiting officer from
Walla Walla will be at the Heppner
postoffice, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on
Friday, Aug. 22, to interview young
men who are interested in the na.al
service. In this connection, the in
formation is given that enlistment
in the naval reserve is now for a
period of four years, and these men
will have full access to the schools
for 57 trades which the navy teach
es. For full information on these
schools and the naval reserve, see
the recruiting officer, at the post
fice, on the 22nd.
Apartment for rent. Inquire at
Shannon's.
Heppner,
LOCAL MAN DIES
RESULT OF CRASH
Frank Edmondson. 43, Dies
from Injuries When Brakes
Fail; Many Attend Rites
Frank Edmondson, 43, died last
Thursday morning after being rush
ed to Heppner for treatment of in
juries received when his truck!
crashed on the switch-back just be
yond the French ranch on the Hepp-ner-Spray
road. Bill Beck was driv
ing the truck at the time. It was
loaded with sheep being brought to
Heppner for shipment.
The truck slipped out of gear,
according to the driver, and such
momentum was gained coming down
the grade that it was impossible to
hold it back with the brakes, result
ing in the crash.
Jim Conner who came past, pick
ed up the men and brought them
into Heppner. Edmondson was re
vealed to have serious internal in
juries, and he died shortly after
reaching the hospital. Beck was not
seriously injured.
Edmondson who moved the family
home to Heppner about a year ago
from Clarks canyon, had since been
engaged in hauling, and had been
working hard for the last several
weeks helping haul the large num
ber of yearlings into Heppner that
have been shipped from the local
yards.
A large concourse of friends and
relatives paid tribute at the final
rites held from Phelps Funeral
Home chapel at 9 o'clock Sunday
morning, with Martin B. Clark of
ficiating. Interment was in Masonic
cemetery.
(Obituary on Page Four).
Record Wheat Crop
Complicates Storage
Morrow county's record wheat
crop is presenting some difficult
storage problems, according to the
local ACA office which has just
completed a survey of the storage
situation.
The rated capacity of all com
mercial storage facilities in the
county is 1,638,000 bushels and a
total crop of 2,500,000 bushels 5
expected. To take care of this huge
crop, warehouses at Lexington and
lone are providing additional space
and it is expected, that Heppner
houses will also be crowded to ca
pacity. Warehousemen have also arranged
for terminal storage for 'some of their
customers and new farm storage
space has been provided for about
half, a million bushels. So it is ex
pected that all wheat will be under
cover shortly after harvest is com
pleted. It is also reported that a large
percentage of the new wheat is go
ing under loan. Loans already have
been approved on 600,140 bushels.
ui this amount 4uu,uuu nusne'.j are
in warehouse storage and 140,000
bushels in farm storage. It is es
timated that if marketing prices re
min at their present level that at
least a million and a half bushels
will be placed under loan.
INSURANCE DEADLINE SET
Henry Baker, chairman of the lo
cal ACA committee, wishes to an
nounce an important date of interest
to Morrow county farmers. He says
that August 30 will be the fin-.l
date for filing an application for
1942 crop insurance. He emphasizes
that the 1942 program has been
much improved and urged that all
farmers who have not yet contacted
the office or their community com
mitteemen in regard to crop insur
ance do so at once.
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Smith and
Mr. Smith's mother, who had visited
for several days at the Smith home
from Naches, Wn., drove to Portland
the first of the week. Mrs. Orville
Smith and son Jim expected to go
on to Seattle for a two weeks' visit
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jack
Pfeiffer, before returning home.
Man and wife want work on
ranch. Taylor's Rooming House,
Heppner. ltp.
Oregon, Thursday, August
Polling Stations
Given For New Soil
District Referendum
Visitnig Official
Tells Purpose; 'Yes'
Vote Must Be Cast
The second onnortunitv for land
holders within the proposed Hepp -
ner Soil Conservation district to vote
upon its organization and elction of
three supervisors will be given on
August 30 between the hours of 1
p.m. and 9 p.m., according to official
notice released this week.
J. I. Hanna of Heppner has been
namd supervisor of tha new ref
erendum, and five polling places set
at convenient points over the pro
posed district.
Ivan C. D'Armond, secretary of
the state soil conservation commit
tee whose duty it is to assist in sel
ting up the districts, told the Mon
day Lions luncheon that a majority
of the landholders entitled to vote
who must represent at least 60 per
cnt of the land to be included in the
district, must visit the polls and
vote in 'favor of creation of the dis
trict before it can be set up.
Organized under state statute,
the districts are intended to promote
commonly accepted practices of soil
conservation in cooperation with tha
federal Soil Conservation service,
said D'Armond. Through such or
ganization machines and labor not
accessible to individuals, would be
obtained for use of anyone within
the district. Individual projects
would necessarily need to ba okeh
ed by the district supervisors be
fore labor and machines could ie
employed, but cooperation with the
program would at all times be vol
untary on the part of any land
holder, D'Armond said.
C. D. Conrad, county agent, who
aided D'Armond in the discussion,
said that a sum of money had al
ready been set up for purchase of
machinery that might be available
when the district is organized.
Again Conrad emphasized the ne
cessity of everyone voting who has
the privilege, for failure to vote
constitutes the same as a "no" vote.
George L. Cason
Victim Heart Attack
George Layton Cason, native of
Olex who came to Morrow county
twenty-five years ago, died at the
family home in this city Monday
morning from a heart ailment. Fu
neral services are being held at 2
o'clock this afternon from Phelpp
Funeral Home chapel, Martin E.
Clark officiating, with interment ir
Heppner Masonic cemetery.
George Layton Cason was born at
Lonerock April 28, 1888, to Chas. L.
and Caroline (Hale) Cason, and
grew to manhood in that area. Com
ing to Morrow county 25 years ago
he followed ranching. He married
Sylvia (Matteson) Brown, who sur
vives with one son, Gerald, Nov. 30,
1916 at Heppner. The son and one
stepchild, Mrs. Guy Arbogast, and
one grandchild survive, besides four
brothers, Willis of Condon, Bert and
Ellis of Lonerock and Lewis of
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neppner, aoso one sister, Delia
Brown of Portland.
Bob Fletcher, Jr., former Rodeo
performer brought four carloads of
people from his U. S. Bar ranch at
Ukiah to take in the Rodeo. His
father, Bob, Sr., was in charge of
the Round-Up announcing car that
visited town Saturday.
Milton Loney, president of the
Southeastern Washington fair, and
Misses Kathleen McCaw and Claire
Bergevin were Rodeo visitors from
Walla Walla Saturday advertising
their show.
"Swede" Figley, lumber grader at
Kinzua and a native of Lonerock,
was taking in the Rodeo Saturday
and Sunday,
21, 1941
FIRE, POLICE WORK
URGED IN COUNTY
Turner, Parker Meet State Di
rector Owen in The Dalles in
Interest of Defense Program
Immediate steps to strengthen the
fire fighting and police forces in
Morrow county in the interests -f
national defense was urged upon
Vawter Parker, director, and J. .
Turner, executive secretary, by Jer
rold Owen, whom the Morrow coun
ty men at The Dalles Monday in fur
! taring the civilian defense pro-
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Owen urged that people be selec
ted from the recent list of registra
tions who volunteered in both the
firefighting and policing divisions,
and that they immediately be -organized
and trained to augment. t'
regularly constituted authorities i
these branches of the woik.
In line with these instructions,
the Morrow county defense council
leaders expect to take action in the
near future.
4-H Clubbers Get
Many Fine Awards
Many 4-H club members were the
proud owners of special awards and
premiums following the presenta
tion of awards on Main street Satur
day night which marked the finish
of another Morrow County 4-H fair,
wool and grain show.
Si '42 4-H summer school schol
arships donated by Braden-Bell
Tractor Co., Heppner Safeway store,
Heppner Elks lodge, Auxiliary Mor
row County Wool Growers, the
Heppner Branch of the First Na
tional Bank, and J. C. Penney Co.,
were awarded consecutively to Dor
othy Cutsforth, Junior Wright, El
don Lilly, and Tad Miller for win
ning the showmanship contests in
beef, swine, dairy and sheep and to
Bud Peck and Audrey Majeske for
best kept records in livestock and
home economics. Junior Wright re
ceived the show cane awarded to the
champion showman.
Leather show halters were pre-
sented to Dale Ford of Boardman
for the champion dairy animal and
to Gene Cutsforth of Lexington for
the champion beef animal.
The champion sow was exhibited
by Jack Edmondson who received
a pair of ear notchers. Bud Peck of
Lexington received a pair of sheep
shears for the champion market lamb
and Tad Miller exhibited the cham
pion ewe and received a wool card
for use in fitting his sheep for show.
In the home economics division
a pair of pinking shears were award
ed to Betty Jane Adams of Hard
man for being the highest scoring
exhibitor in clothes. Betty also won
championship in the style review
contest and will be sent to the state
fair the first week in September to
compete in the state style review '
contest.
Audrey Majeske of Lexington was
highest scoring girl in cookery and
received a pyrex baking set. A can
ning set was won by Peggy Tamblyn
for high score in canning. High
scoring girl in homemaking was Mil
dred Carlson. Mildred received
hand embroidered luncheon set. A
camera was awarded to Mildred al
so for having the highest individual
score in the home economics judg
ing contest.
Mildred Clary and Gwen Glasgow
I Von the demonstration contest and
will compete in the state demonstra
tion contest at the state fair.
Recognition of being the health
iest health club member went to
Yvonne Hastings of Hardman. This
recognition also carried with it a
state fair trip.
A list of all winners will appear in
next week's paper.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. W. Barlow
left Sunday for Portland on the
start of a two weeks vacation. They
were accompanied to the city by
Jo Ann Crawford who had been
visiting here for some time.
Joe Aiken came over from Ellens
burg where he has been attending
summer school to spend the Rodeo
with home folks.
Subscription $2.00 a Year
Geo. Nelson Tops
Fine Riding Array
At 20th Rodeo
'Best' Parade, Snap
py Show Entertains
Visiting Throng
Out of the greatest array of rear
ing, plunging, sun-fishing and div
ing ever seen in Heppner, George
Nelson of Wamic proved to be the
master tophand at the 20th Rodeo
which played to the largest three
day crowds in history. Nelson rode
in second place Friday and Satur
day and came through for a- flash
ing finish Saturday on the deck of
Carnation, whose arched back, fly
ing hoofs and sidewise dashes would
have made a champion of any who
kept on top.
The bucking contest was easily in
first place as the stellar Rodeo event.
Nelson was plessed hard by Sonny
Tureman, Guy Cash and Cecil Beet
ford, placing consecutively in the
last three places for the three days.
So difficult was the judging, what
with the horses "opening up" -and
the riders staying on deck, that Jack
French and Shorty Rutledge whose
job it was to do the grading split
Saturday's third money four ways.
As new champions are made, oth
ers fall, and as if fate had a hand
it was Last Chance, a bucking horse
in Kenny Depew's own string, that
on Sunday dumped this former Ro
deo champ in the dust. It was Ken
ny's third unsuccessful try in the
three days, and the stands were
filled with sighs of regret.
A moment of high suspense came
Saturday when pause was made in
the proceedings to present Henry
Aiken, retired from 10 years service
as Rodeo president, with a silver
mounted belt. Henry and Bob Run
ion officiated at the announcing. Too,
the stands were given a romantic
touch on Sunday when Burbin Cor
bin, singing Texas cowboy, sang Ro
deo's own song, relating actual hap
penings in this and past Heppner
Rodeos.
"Rambler, the trick horse, was
best," averred many a spectator. He
appeared of almost human intelli
gence under handling of Joe Thom
as, his master, as he performed in
tricate acts deftly.
Jack Hillyer topped the bull riders,
D. Bergevin with :18.8 made the best
calf-roping time, and George Nelson
topped the doggers at 10 seconds
flat, Friday. R. L. Baze copped the
Morrow County derby Sunday in a
field of five fast bangtails, and his
string made a good accounting in
Uhe other races entered, with Joel
I Byrnes, Frank Swaggart, Earl Dwin-
nell, James D. Shuster and Frank
Tu rner horses all placing in the race
money;
Hamp Oliver of I zee was race
fctarter, and Mrs. Cecil Bedford head
timer.
The grand entry each day, with
dashing horses ridden by the grand
stand colorfully presented Queen
Kathryn Thompson, Princesses Col
leen Kilkoeny, Patricia Emert, Rita
Robinson, Frances Wilkinson; Ro
deo's president, Lee Beckner, and
directors Buz Fisk, Jim Kistner,
Earle Bryant, Ralph Jackson, H. D.
McCurdy, while the sixth director,
Len Gilliam, secretary, was kept
busy at his books for his 18th year.
At all intervals in the show the
Heppner school band and director,
Harold Buhman, were kept busy
with their appreciated tunes.
A nice attraction Sunday was the
horse reining contest for which
Henry Aiken offered a $25 purse.
First place was taken by Cecil Bed
ford, with Tony Vey and Clarence
Porter tieing for second and third.
(Complete results of all events in
another column.)
Starting with Friday mornine's
cowboy breakfast in the historic
grove three miles up Willow creek
where chuck slingers of Jim Kistner.
Earle Bryant and Buz Fisk fulfilled
all promises, while th
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