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Successful Rodeo
Draws to Close '
Sunday Afternoon
Large Attendance
Witnesses' Revival
Of Heppner Show
One word has been used in con
nection with the 1545 Rodeo more
than any other successful. That
tells the tale about as scompletely
as one could by employing hun
dreds of words and would be suf
ficient for those who attended the
three-day show. For those who
could not be in attendance let it be
said that the Heppner show was
revived under the most favorable
-circumstances and was perhaps one
of the best, in certain particulars,
ever presented by the rodeo associ
ation. In point of attendance and smooth
running programs the show was
tops. There was a shortage of per
formers in some events, particular
ly of bronc riders, but the crowds
had no complaints and everybody
had a good time.
The opening shw on Friday was
run off in timely fashion. No re
cords were broken, but there were
no delays between events, and this
always pays off well with the
spectators. No accidents occurred to
mar the program as on succeeding
days. The clown was good, espec
ially when he coaxed the man-hating
Brahma bull to the corral gate,
and Trixie McCormick's acts brot
enthusiastic applause.
One thing was indelibly impress
ed upon the cash customers Har
ley Tucker's string of wild broncs
rate with the best. Only two men
rode their mounts in the three days,
Jerry Ambler and Verne Evans.
Ambler rates among the top cow
boys and Evans apparently has had
considerable rodeo experience. The
pluck exhibited by local boys in
attempting to ride the big hard
bucking mounts commended them
to the fans. The same commendation
goes for all the boys who took long
risks to make the show worth while.
The Saturday and Sunday crowds
were among the largest ever to
witness a rodeo here and if cash
receipts are to be credited it may
be said the largest. Complete re
cords have not been made and there
also is the matter of advanced
prices to take into consideration,
yet it looks like the 1945 show had
the biggest attendance on record.
The dances were heavily patronized
and made good returns to the ro
do association. Even the two small
carnivals enjoyed a good business
and helped fill the rodeo coffers.
People got along nicely as far as
food and housing conditions were
concerned and altogether a good
time was had by all.
USS TODD HAS NEW CACHET
This newspaper is indebted to
Ensign Roland Farrens for a sample
of the navy's new cachet, put into
use immediately after censorship
a size 10 envelope to accommodate
was raised on navy mail. It requires
the emblem which leaves nothing
to our imagination relative to our
forces being in Tokyo. Anyone in
terested in seeing the new cachet
may call at this office.
OBSERVE ANNIVERSARY
Tuesday was the 25th wedding
anniversary of Rev. and Mrs. Clif
ford Noble. Their friends of the
Assembly of God church helped
them observe the occasion with a
church dinner that evening.
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HERE FOR RODEO
Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Chapin
and daughter Kingsley were among
former Heppnerites returning for
the 1945 show.
Heppner, Oregon Thursday, September 13, 1945
Hardman Lassie's
Entries Top Four-H
Beef Club's Show
While many people apparently
were unaware that there was any
thing going on in Heppner the past
week-end .but the Rodeo, there was
something else of interest to every
one at the county exhibit hall
where the Morrow County Beef
club had a show all its own. Judg
ing was done Friday morning and
the exhibitors entered their fine
stock in the Rodeo parade Saturday
morning.
Grand champion beef calf hon
ors were claimed by Ida Lee Cha
pel, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Blaine Chapel of Hardman, who
not only captured that honor but
placed first with her entry in the
medium Hereford class.
Other' winners were as follows:
Reserve champion: Jo Ann Gra
ves, Heppner in the Shorthorn
class.
Showmanship: Helmuth Herman,
lone.
First place in judging tied be
tween three girls, Jo Anne Graves,
Jean Rauch, Betty Graves.
Places on heavy Herfords, in or
der: Helmuth Herman, Kenneth
Cutsforth, Betty Graves, Ingrid
Herman, Audry Majeske, Bill Hub
bard. '
Medium Hereford class: Ida Lee
Chapel, Louis Carlson, Orville Cuts
forth, Jr., Faye Cutsforth.
Light Hereford class: Jean Rauch,
Ingrid Herman, Helmuh Herman,
Patty Majeske.
Shorthorn class: Jo Anne Graves,
Ingrid Herman.
Hereford heifer" class: Ida Lee
Chapel.
Shorthorn cow and calf: Jo Anne
Graves.
Showmanship contest: Helmuth
Herman, Audrey Majeske, Faye
Cutsforth, Louis Carlson, Patty)
Majeske. fourteen entrants in
contest.
Grade Enrollment
Up; H. S. Lower
A gain of 11 students has been
noted in registrations at the Hepp
ner grade school during the first
week, announces George Corwin,
superintendent. Last year the first
week's enrollment was 2G0 in the
grades while this year it is 271.
It is a different story in the high
school, although the difference is
less by comparison. In 1944 the reg
istration was 106 during the first
week and this year it is 104. There
in later, Corwin states, but he does
are other students expected to come
not look for a substantial gain.
Results of Events at
Friday: Bronc riding Jerry Ambler,
first; Vern Evans, second; Don Green
up, Glen Young. Chuck Johnson and
Jim Lovgren split third and fourth
money.
Calf roping Tom Wood, first, time
.23; Ralh Thomas, second, time .27;
Emmet Lynch, third, time .30; DeMoss
Bergevin, fourth, time .30:4;
Bulldogging Larry Frazier, first,
time.19; Barney Willis, second, time
.XX; Pete Kelly, third, time, .33:1;
Don Greenup, fourth, time 1.33:1.
Race results: -mile Frank Dahl,
1st; Harley Harms, second; Alex Sa
luskin, third.
Quarter mile elimination race: Alex
Saluskin, iirst; Al Ovens, second; Har
ley Harms, third,
ley Harms, third.
Quarter mile saddle horse race: Em
met Lynch, first; Roy Wheelhouse,
second, John Rodes, third.
Bull riding: C. J. Jones and Chuck
Johnson split first, second, third and
fourth money.
Saturday: Bronc riding Jerry Am
bler, first; Vern Evans, second, Don
Greenup, J. Watkins. Glen Young and
Jimmy Lovgren split third and fourth
money.
Calf roping: Larry Frazier, first,
time .17; DeMoss Bergevin. second,
time .23; Ralph Thomas, third, .28;
Tom Wood, fourth, .29.
Bulldogging: Barney Willis, first,
.14; Larry Frazier second, .17; Bob
Jesse, third, .34; C. J. Jones, fourth,
.41 :4.
Cowmilking. All three days one-cow
average. Howard Johnson, first; Jerry
Ambler, second; Eb Hughes, third;
Zeke Thomas fourth.
Bull riding: C. J. Jones, first; J.
Watkins, second; Ralph Tippets, third;
Loran Thorton, fourth. Split day
money.
WE GOT HIM IN
Tire WRONG SCHOOL
When Dannie Dinges and Gerald
Acklen called at the Gazette Times
office one day last week they said
nothing about where Dan would
return to school if given a dis
charge from the army. Since his
father and sister claim Oregon
State as their alma mater, and ye
ed not knowing that Dan had bro
ken family tradition assumed . that
he also was a Stater, and so stated,
it appears that we are trying to give
him to the wrong football coach.
Before entering military service,
Dan attended the University cjf
Oregon and was a likely prospect
for the varsity football team. He
is desirous of trading the uniform
of Uncle Sam for a Lemon and
Yellow suit, and we hope it will
not be long before he can do that
very thing, but we still contend
that Stiner would be glad to have
him in the Orange and Black lineup.
Loss Slight When
Fire Hits Hanan's
Quick work by the Heppner
fire department checked a blaze
which was slowly getting under
way in the Heppner Cleaners Sun
day evening, with the result that
damage was light. Alhough there
were many garments in the room
where the fire broke out, none of
them were burned and smoke dam
age was minor.
The fire started along the outside
wall where some careless smoker
had tossed his cigarette, setting fire
to the sawdust between the side
walk and the building. It was ne
cessary to cut a hole in the front
of the building just above sidewalk
level to get water under the build
ing to quench the blaze. The proper
ty, owned by John Hanan, was be
ing insulated and some of the work
had to be done over.
IN HOSPITAL
Four Heppner women are patients
at St. Anthony's hospital in Pendle
ton. Mrs. Frank Turner submitted
to a major operation there Monday
morning and her condition is seri
ous. Mrs. Robert Burnside was ta
ken there the first of the week for
treatment and possibly an operation.
Mrs. Henry Happold was suddenly
stricken very ill Saturday night and
was taken to Pendleton the follow
ing day, and Mrs. Florence Spur
lock is receiving treatment there.
Mrs. Tom Wells left this morning
for San Francisco where ' she will
meet her husband. Tom expects to
be discharged from the Seabees
Friday aftrnoon. Mr. and Mrs.
Wells will take a little trip before
returning to Heppner.
Hist Annual Rodeo
Races: IJalf mile Harley Harms,
first; Fred Bliss, second; Al Ovens,
third.
Quarter mile: Harley Harms, first;
Al Ovens, second; Alex Saluskin, third.
Quarter mile saddle horse race: Roy
Wheelhouse, first; Jody Morrison,
second; c. .Kissinger, third.
Sundav: Bronc ridinc Jerrv Amb
ler, first; Vern Evans, second; Jim
Lovgren, Don Greenup and Glen
Young spit third and fourth money.
Calf roping: Larrv Frazier. first.
.17; Barney Willis, second, .19:3; De-
Moss Bergevin, third. .23: Ralph Tho
mas, fourth .28. Average Barney Wil
lis, first; Torn Wood, second; DeMoss
Bergeving, third, Ralph Thomas,
fourth.
Bulldogging': Larry Frazier, " . i ;
Barney Willis, second; C. 0. ." .
third; Pete Kelly, fourth
rrtoney winners same ;-.s ;
Bull rifling: Laran Th Yii,
pets, C. J. Jones. Jon. t
cratie.
Races: Half mile Hv 1,' )i
first; Alex Saluskin, soci io '.
ens, no run.
Quarter mile Harley Ham:', Bonn
Tono, first; Fred Bliss, 1 iv . .
second; Alex Saluskin, Lady Marti. a,
third; Al Ovens entered Bono and C.
Bissinger, Helen.
Saddle horse race Bentley Ries,
first; Roy Wheelhouse, second; Price
Greenup, third; Merlyn Kirk did not
place.
Morrow .County Derby Three quar
ter mile free for all Fred Bliss, first;
Frank Dahl, second; Harley Harms,
Bergevin, third. Ralph Thomas fourth,
third. Other entries were Al Ovem
Harry Joslin, Alex Saluskin and C.
Bissinger.
Starter Jack French; Judge Frank
Turner.
Lexington Seeks
Funds to Build
Municipal Airport
Funds with which to build the air
port at Lexington will be sought
through public subscription it was
decided at a meetingg of the Lex
ington, town council and the com
mittee named last week to draft and
carry through plans for the project.
After considering three types of
port county, municipal and pri
vate the committee settled on
the municipal plan as the most
feasible and the committee was au
thorized to start the financing cam
paign at once.
Either a county or a municipal
airport is entitled to both federal
and state aid. Objection to a county
project arises from too many legal
phases which are costly in time and
money.
Principal item at present is ob
taining the required land for de
veloping the airfield and port. The
Town of Lexington has advanced a
considerable sum to acquire pro
perty adjacent to the town and
funds raised by popular subscrip
tion will be applied to completing
the land deal and the balance used
in developing the port.
It has been suggested that donors
make their subscriptions to the
Town of Lexington. Receipts will be
issued which will come in handy
at income tax paying time.
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Lumber Concern's
Hyster Takes First
Place in Parade
Heppner Lumber company's en
try was awarded first place among
floats entered in Saturday's parade,
with the Elks lodge float coming in
second. The lumber company dec
orated a hyster with evergreens
and placed several men on the plat
form who were operating a saw.
The machine was kept in action
throughout the parade. The con
ventional purple and white of the
Elks was used effectively in dec
orating the ' float which depicted
the flag raising over Iwo Jima, us
ing boy scouts.
Third place was awarded Walt
Gay who drove a huge team of Bel -gians
hitched to a buggy. Mer
lyn Kirk was judged the best
dressed cowgirl and Roy Quacken
bush the best dressed cowboy, and
aa prize was awarded Dee Cox Sr.,
89, oldest cowboy in these parts,
for the best sustained character. He
rode horseback in the parade. Mar
garet Brugman represented the
proper attire and riding style of 50
years ago, using a side saddle once
owned by Mrs. Henry Howell.
"Keep Oregon Green" was the
chamber of commerce offering: a
"Good Will" float from Pendleton;
the Woolgrowers auxiliary float
"We Will Keep he Peace"; and
"Jills and a Jeep" by Girl Scout
troop No. 2, and the 4-H club float
were other entries drawing much
favorable comment.
Riding stock was prominent in
the parade, with 163 mounts ac
couned for. A number of Trail
Dusters from Hermislon also par
ticipaated in the parade, accounting
for some of the beautiful saddle
horses.
NEW AGENT COMES
Miss Grace E. Gadekcn has come
from Portland to assume the posi
tion of emergency assistant home
I
j agent liSlb VaUUIlL
! when Mrs. Cecelia Van Winkle re
I signed to take up the wor as agent
' -.i another coanty. Miss Gadeken
!:i.'.s been assistant teacher in the
vanport City nursery school. She
is a graduate of Nebraska univer
sity and is experienced in 4-II club
work as well as home economics.
SEE NEW FORD
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Rosewall
were Portland visitors the first of
the week going down to attend a
j Ford dealers' meeting, the first
' since before the war. The new Ford
j was the highlight of the occasion.
Volume 62, Number 25"
Field Fire This
A. M. Threatened
Residence District
Flames Destroy
Pasture on F. S.
Parker Ranch
A fire strating at the west end
of Baltimore street got into the pas-
ure land of Frank S. Parker ranch
this forenoon and before being
brought under control had raced to
to the southern end of the ranch to
a point adjoining the Edmondson
place. Through the efforts of Mr.
Parker and J. O. .Rasmus, the
flames did not eat far into the
stubble but the men made little
effort to combat the grass fire
which moved along at a lively rate.
The fire truck was in the Hepp
ner garage for repairs and there
was some delay in getting it out.
In the meantime, the mechanics
from Hodge Chevrolet Co. made a
valiant effort to check the flames
but were bypassed. The truck en
tered the upper part of the grain
field and began working the pump
but had to move farther south
before effective measure could be
taken. Fred Parrish and M. L. Case
manned the hose cart along the
west end of Willow street in case
the fire should draw close to resi
dences in that vicinity.
Damage was almost entirely to
pasture land and although it may
come out green and beautiful in the
spring the grass would have pro
vided needed pastureage this fall as
the ranch carries quite a herd of
caattle.
A fire breaking out in the Ralph
Thompson pasture spread to Skin
ner creek Wednesday evening and
a crew spent several hours bring
ing it under control. A group in
which Robert Van Schoiack was
working was trapped for awhile
and Robert was severely burned
about the arms and face. He was
brought to town for treatment.
Show Must Go On
Show people like all other classes
are in the business to make a living
and a little more if possible but
they also put their heart in their
work. Stories about show folks go
ing on with the show under great
handicaps, and frequently under
strain of great physical handicap or
sorrow, are legion and would fill a
large volume.
Rodeo spectators witnessed a de
monstration of the actor's motto
Sunday afernoon when Trixie Mc
Cormick's running horse collided
with a saddle horse at the end of
one of the trick rides and suffered
an injury to his shoulder The next
two stunts required the speed that
only the fleet footed little horse
could deliver and Trixie was ob
liged to lead him from the track.
in a lew minutes the announce
ment came that she would go on
with the act. She would ride her
spotted pony, the one she uses for
her rope tricks. This pony can run
but not with the speed of the other
horse. Trixie finished her act sans
the suicide ride for which the
spotted pony had not been trained.
Miss McCormick excels in the
field of rope stunts. Opening her
performance with the twirling of a
small loop she gradually expands
it until all of the 75-foot lariat is
in the circle. Her stunt of keeping
the movies might call stupendous
four loops going at one time is what
and she closed her rope act with t
skip the rope, jumping through a
loop in rapid succession a dozen
times or so.
She is a stellar performer and
has the happy faculty of winning
her audience. Her good sportsman
ship Sunday won her a large fol
lowing in this section of Oregon.
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