C JO to tn r o o "0 o H r O 2 c a O O 70 P3 ro r m IKI sappy Airport Building Plans Accelerated At Tuesday Meet Committee Named To Organize for Definite Set-up Plans for developing the airport at Lexington were stepped up Tuesday evening when representa tives from Heppner and lone met with a delegation at Lexington to select an airport committee and out line a procedure to be followed in making the project a reality A board of directors, or as reported a committee of six men was chosen to carry out organizational and preliminary activities and includes the following: Kenneth Smouse and Milton Morgan, lone; Walter Ready and Cpnley Lanham, Heppner, and Archie' Munkers and Clifford Yar--nell, Lexington. Yarnell was chosen as chairman. The committee is charged with the job of organizing the airport, in cluding all problems of manage ment and maintenance, installation of necessary service, etc. Among the installations' is a petroleum supply which probably will be put in under contract with one of the distributing agencies in the county. The committee held a meeting in Lexington Wednesday evening for the purpose of chosing a name for the port and to decide what type of organization it should be mu nicipal, association, or a county wide backed affair. The town of Lexington has secured the port site and has put up a considerable sum to make it available for de velopment and use. Airmen who have visited the Lexington port pronounce it ideal ly situated. Its nearness to town, the availability of water, electric power lines, telephone lines and highway make it desirable as a landing and taking off field. It is close enough to town to make it convenient to walk to and from if transportation is not readily avail able. The town's water reservoir sits on the edge of the field and the power line to the Cutsforth ranch is but a short distance, as is the highway. People were given an opportunity Sunday and Monday to see what development of the airport will mean not only to Lexington but to the rest of the county when light planes were put in service carrying passengers from the field. Take-offs and landings were with out incident and made compara tively easy on runways which up to the present are scarcely more than markings. Sniders Building Modern Residence A modern five-room residence has been stnrted for Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Snid.T on property recently acquired h them on north Court srec'. it 1hn of the old Heppner cho ' of O. I I. Yeager and design Flou j'lg mil's. Construction is in and plans t.oio drawn up by his daughter, Frpnjes Ritter. The baserrfjt will be full eight feet in height and will ,be divided into rooms, largest of which will be used by Mr. Snider as' a saddle shop. The house will be of the la-. test design and strictly modern in every respect, with several advanc ed features. Yeager states there will be more new houses built here in the near future or as soon as materials and good help are available. Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, September 6, 1945 Days Two Carnivals to Play Here During Three-day Show Just when the Rodeo association had given up hope of obtaining a carnival for this year's show along comes a telephone call from a small outfit asking if the way were clear to play Heppner. Not long af ter Secrcetary Frank Turner closed an agreement with the manager the phone jingled again and lo and be hold there was another small out fit seeking to play here, so Turner gave it the green light. Early this morning the G & L Gayway carnival pulled onto the lot next to the Morrow County creamery and set about clearing up the ground and locating equip ment. It consists of a merry go round for the kiddies and seven concessions. It is understood the second carnival will set up on the same grounds. It has a ride and 12 concessions and the two together will provide enough entertainment to keep the crowds interesed be tween rodeo programs and the dances. (Since the Gayway ride is for the kiddies and it is not known what the other outfit's ride is it too is likely for kids it is going to be difficult for Gordon Banker to en joy the Rodeo, since he always has to have at least one merry go round ride to get him in the mood to appreciate the big show out at the arena.) Federal All-Risk Wheat Insurance Offered Farmers Morrow county farmers will again have the opportunity to take advantage of federal all-risk in ry Baker, chairman of the county surance on wheat, announces Hen AAA committee. The insurance will be offered in Morrow county through the AAA office and through members of the community committees appointed as agents for their districs. They are as follows: Frank E. Parker, south Heppner, Hardman district; Sam J. Turner, north Heppner; Terrel Benge, Lexington; Alec Lindsay, Alpine; Werner Rietmann, Morgan; Raymond Lundell, Eightmile; Chas. McElligott, lone. These sales agents will begin calling upon farmers soon to give every producer of 'wheat a chance to protect his crop from natural hazards through this federal insur ance program, Baker said. In Oregon the last day for filing crop insurance on the 1946 wheat crop is .before seeding or Sept. 29, whichever is earlier. Farmers are asked to get in touch with their sales agents or the county AAA of fice before the closing date. NO CHANGE IN PRICES Community ceiling prices remain the some 'this week as last, accord ing to announcement from the lo cal office of the OPA. Program of Daily Events at the Rodeo There will be no programs distributed for Friday's show. Events will be announced over the public address system, giving animals and per formers. The list of rodeo events, entry fee and daily prize include Saddle Bronc Riding $75 daily; entry fee $10. y2 Calf Roping $75 daily; entry fee $10. Bulldogging $75 daily; entry fee $10. Bull Riding $75 daily; entry fee $10. Cow Milking $73 daily; entry fee $10. Total prize money, $1,125 Aire Substantial Prizes Posted for Best Entries in Parade Plans for the Rodeo parade to be staged at 10:30 o'clock Saturday morning are shaping up nicely an nounces Chairman Ralph Jackson, who submitted a list of the prizes offered which should cause some who have not yet prepared to en ter the parade to scurry around and do so. For the best float the purse is $50; second best, $25; third best, $10. Best dressed cowboy, $10. Best dressed cowgirl, $10. Best sustained character, $10. All children in parade, $1 each. All mounted' men and women, boys and girls are invited to enter the parade. Many people have been too busy to prepare floats but it is quite cer tain there will be several nice ones. Numerous cowboys and cowgirls have been in evidence throughout the week and there should be a large representation of saddle stock in the lineup. The 4-H Beef club will participate, showing enough red points to make the mouths of the enire throng water. Don't overlook the parade Sat urday morning! Holder of D.S.C. Visits Relatives Here One of Morrow county's discharg ed veterans, S Sgt John H. McRo berts, visited relatives and friends in Heppner the past week accom panied by his wife the former Jean Leathers, returning to Portland Tuesday. Sgt McRoberts, as far as records go, is the only Morrow county ser vice man receiving the Distinguish ed Service Cross in World War II and the citation accompanying the reward states: "For extraordinary heroism at Biak Island 22 June 1944. After leading a squad to within 25 yards of two heavily constructed army pill boxes he encountered such hea vy fire that forward movement of his men was stopped. On his own initiative and alone he charged tlie enemy position , and firing rapidly killed two enemy soldiers and wounded a third. Although serious ly wounded he then directed his squad in reducing enemy fortifica tion and enabled his platoon to se cure the contested area." Awarding of the Distinguished Service Cross is made by congress. COCOANUTS RECEIVED Two cocoanuts in their original garb are on exhibit in the Turner Van Marter & Co. window. They were received the first of the week by the D. E. Hudson family and were sent by Hubert Hudson from an island in the South Pacific. The outer covering is a tough fibrous substance and "Shorty" is wonder ing how the monkeys penetrate both covering and shell to get to the rich meat housed within. Saddle Horse Race Quarter mile. Entry fee $3. First $12.50; second $7.50; third $5. Half Mile Race Entry fee $3. First $12.50; second $7.50; third $5. Quarter Mile Free for All Eli minate winning horse each day. Purse First $12.50; sec ond $7.50; third $5. Here Everything in Readiness for Launching 1945 Rodeo; Big Attendance Is Assured 4-H Beef Club to Exhibit Stock at Pavilion Friday A. M. Visitors to the Rodeo will find much of interest at the county fair pavilion at 9 o'clock Friday morn ing when the annual 4-H Beef club show will open. Original plans for having the stock on exhibition at the Rodeo grounds were dispensed with and plans made to use the pa vilion instead. The program for the beef club show starts at 8:30 when the steers will be weighed. At 9 o'clock judg ing begins; 9:30 showmanship con test; 10:30, judging 'heifer classes, and 11, judging steer classes three Hereford classes, one Shorthorn class. The calves will then be on exhibit in the sheds for the rest of the day. On Saturday the club animals will take part in the Rodeo parade and may be taken home in the af ternoon after the show. - Plant Decision to Be Made Within Next Few Days Decision to locate a dextrose plant at The Dalles must be made within the next few days, accord ing to O. W. Cutsforth, member of the temporary board of directors, who attended a meeting at the headquarters of Northwest Chem urgy Cooperative in Wenatchee the past week. According to Cutsforth, Pasco stands ready with site and cash to take up the Norhwest's proposal should the Oregon town fail to meet the requirements in time. The local director is busy this week signing up farmers and expects to have a good representa tion from Morrow county. The Dal les chamber of commerce hns made a tender to the cooperative and it seems quite cerain that the Oregon bid will be accepted. The Oregon delegation went through the Wenatchee plant and saw the operation of wheat manu factured into dextrose syrup and also met with he board of directors to get the complete picture of the Northwest Chemurgy set-up and its operation and will continue to investigate the possibilities with the personnel from the cooperative to see if the wheat farmers in the state of Oregon would give their support if sufficient stock could be placed with the growers to erect a plant at The Dalles. The proposed plant would employ between 75 and 100 men and use daily approximately 7,000 bushels of wheat, or about 2,000,000 bushels annually. To manufacture starch, glucose and its byproducts, soft wheat varieties are preferred. HEADED FOR TOKYO, MAYBE CPO C. J. D. Bauman has been in town during the week on what may turn out to be embarkaion leave. He reported that he had taken all preliminary steps toward overseas service and will know definitely as soon as he reports at San Pedro. If sent overseas it will be for a two year hitch, otherwise he may be released within a few months. Mrs. Walter Ready and daughters are in Astoria where the oldest child, Sheila, is in a hospital for observation relative to a trouble some appendix. Volume 62, Number 24 o o Ag a iim With the weather outlook favor able, a large class, of entries arriv ing, the grounds in shipshape and ticket sales going at a good clip, the stage is set for a big week-end in Heppner on the occasion of the 21st annual rodeo. A heavy show er early Wednesday morning came at just the right time to help clear the atmosphere, settle the dust and make people forget the hot, dry days of summer and look forward to the big show with eager antici pation. Housing and meals appear to be amply taken care of, with sev eral reservations taken up Wed nesday. Response to the request for rooms has been generous and suf ficient hot dog stands will be in evidence along with the regular restaurants to feed everyone. Harley Tucker arrived Tuesday evening with a string of buckers, and left Wednesday for Walla Wal la to bring a truck load of steers. Running stock is on hand in plen tiful numbers and there will be something doing all the time. Mayor J. O. Turner called a joint meeting of rodeo directors and city council Wednesday evening and the matter of licensing concessions and carnivals was settled. The city will issue licenses to all concessions operating within the town proper. This includes the carnivals, but the rodeo association will get the percentages from the carnival. Eateries will remain open as long as it is necessary, some of them tinue 24 hours if called upon to do having made preparations to con so. The pastimes wil close at 1 o'clock a. m. Beer sales, however, cease at 12 midnight. The Altar society of St. Patrick's Catholic church has set up a lunch counter in the Gillanders building, next to the First National bank, where lunches of cold sandwiches, coffee and doughnuts will be serv ed. Outside concessionaires will set up at various points along main street while the C, A. P. will oper ate at the dance hall lunch stand. Mayor and council authorized Marshal Dean Gilman to order a group of gypsies out of town this morning. The gypsies had made a deposit of $20 to the rodeo associa tion for the privilege of putting up a fortune telling booth, but since the city did not issue licenses and would not do so the fee was order ed returned and the group asked to leave town. Dinner to Honor The Remingtons A parish dinner is being planned by All Saints Episcopal church for the evening of Sept. 17 honoring Bishop and M'r,s. William P. Rem ington who will make thei" f; re well visit at that time. Dinnor will ks served a 6 p. m. The bkh.ip will conduct services at 7:30 p n N Bishop and Mrs. Eemiijgon m. spending the month of S-ytfc.nL'jr covering the eastern Oregon dio papisajd sbij ai uoium -ja-j mm the past 23 years. Having accepted a call as'suffragan bishop of Phila delphia, he and Mrs. Remington (and Mr. Chips) will leave early in October for the City of Brotherly Love to take up the new work. Mrs. Edna Turner returned late last week from Greeley, Colo., after spending several weeks in summer school. tn i m