OKEGON HISTORICAL SOCIE'TY
Heppner Gazette Times
PUBLIC AUDITOR I U M
PORTLAND, ORE.
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, August 21, 1947
Volume 64, Number 22
Premium List For
County Fair Placed
In Mail This Week
Special Awards
Made in Addition
To Rregular Prizes
rrpmium lists for the 1947
Morrow county fair were put in
the mail this week directed to
all farm homes in the county.
Knlry blanks were included with
lists and those desiring to ex
hibit at the fair should fill them
out and return them at once to
the county agent's office in
Heppner, says Nelson C. Ander
son, county agricultural agent
and fair board secretary
The fair board wishes to call
to the attention of prospective
exhibitors the premiums that are
being offered in all classes and
totaling $2,626.
In addition to the board's pre
mium offerings, special awards
are being offered by the Mor
row County Creamery company,
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Barratt, Ore
gon Woolgrowers auxiliary, Mr.
and Mrs. Orville Cutsforth, Mr.
and Mrs. Stephen Thompson,
and the Morrow County Club
council. These are listed in the
premium book. Since the book
was printed additional special
awards have been posted by Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Thompson and
Loyd Bros. Saddle shop. Any
similar awards offered between
now and fair time will be an
nounced at the fair and publish
ed in the 1948 premium list, the
board states.
The fair board wants it under
stood that while conditions will
not permit the staging of a com
plete county fair this year, it
will be made as general as pos
sible and the thing that will
make It a success is the exhi
bits. A study of the premium
book Is urged upon all growers
of agricultural products, stock,
vegetables and flowers with the
hope that every inch of exhibit
space will be taken up. It is
pointed out that time is grow
ing short and preparation for ex
hibiting, If not already begun,
should start at once.
Performers From
Afar Seek Entry
Blanks For Rodeo
Secretary Jack Loyd is in re
ceipt of letters from two dislant
points wherein the writers re
quest entry blanks for the 1917
Heppner Rodeo. One was from
E. L. Swan, Santa Barbara, Cal.,
event not listed.
A man in Baltimore, Md.,
wrote the secretary asking for
entry blank and prize lists. He
did not state what he was In
terested in but was anxious to
learn about the Heppner show.
The requests have been com
plied with and I.oyd is wonder
ing if the entry blanks will be
returned.
Ted Murdock of Spray spent
a few days in Heppner the first
of the week.
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PRINCESS SHIRLEY
Sponsored by the Lexington grange, Princess Shirley Wilkinson,
nllractlve daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wilkinson, was feted
at the second princess's dance held August 9 at the pavilion in
Heppner.
Living on her parent's ranch on Willow creek above town, Prin
cess Shirley can do any type of ranch work, breaks horses, rides
for cattle, cooks and sews She owns three saddle horses.
Princess Shirley graduated last spring from Heppner high school,
was awarded the annual Activity pin, was assistant yell leader
and played volleyball and baseball. Mn the band she played In the
first chair in the saxophone section. She plans to study pro-nursing
this fall.
Death Calls Mrs.
Florence Paul At
Home in Heppner
Funeral services for Mrs. Flor
ence Paul, 63, will be held at 2
o'clock p.m. Friday, Aug. 22, at
the Methodist church, with in
terment following in the family
plot in the Heppner Masonac
cemetery.
Death came to Mrs. Paul some
time in the night Monday. She
had been at the home of her
sister-in-law, Mrs. Florence Hu
ghes that evening and at the
conclusion of her visit Mrs.
Hughes walked home with her.
Mrs. Hughes called at the house
in mid afternoon Tuesday and
discovered she was dead. While
she had been treating for high
blood pressure for some time it
was not known that she had a
serious heart ailment, inasmuch
as she had responded to the
treatment.
Mrs. Paul, who was Florence
Iriene Hughes before her mar
riage, was born March 31, 1881
at Hartville, Mo., the daughter
of the late Sam and Mary Hugh
es, long time residents of this
community. She had made her
home most of the time in Hepp
ner since 190-4.
She Is survived by a brother,
Frank Hughes of Salt Lake City,
Utah, and a sister, Mrs. Riley
Juday of Portland. She was pre
ceded in death by her parents
and a brother, Hanson Hughes,
who passed away In 1945.
Mrs. Paul was a member of
Sans Souci Rebekah lodge of
Heppner.
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Heppner Band To
Play At Hermiston,
Pendleton Shows
Heppner's school band has
accepted invitations to play two
engagements next week end, one
at Hermiston and the other' at
Pendleton, according to Billy
Coehell, director. The young mu
sicians will go first to Hermis
ton on Aug. 29 to play at the
Umatilla county fair. On the
30th they will apjiear in the
Dress-Up parade, pre-Round-Up
event at Pendleton.
Coehell reports that the hand
has been invited to take a spot
in the Westward Ho parade, big
feature of the Round Up, which
will be staged Sept. 13. He is
working to put fhe youngsters
In condition and hopes the In
vitation can be accepted.
Between 30 and 35 musicians
will be taken to the fair and
parade, Coehell said. This will
Include the three majorettes,
Barbara Stout, Joan Relninger
and Rdda Mae Thorpe, and the
student band leader, Beverly Yo
cum. The director has been putting
the band through marching drill
several nights each week and
feels somewhat more optimistic
about the progress made towards
marching efficiency. He feels
that the band will make a cred
itable showing at the Heppner
Rodeo and in the annual Rodeo
parade.
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Mr. and Mrs. Herman Parker
relumed to their home in Pasco
Tuesday after spending the week
end here with their parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Clive Huston.
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New Type Toreador'
To be Seen at '47
Rodeo . . . Maybe
History records many gory
battles between man and beast
in the bull arena -but if this
representative of the press has
been correctly informed, audien
ces at the forthcoming Heppner
Rodeo will see some real bull
fighting sans bloodshed we
hope.
Frank Chitwood, rodeo clown
retained for this year's show, is
said to be not afraid of the big
Brahma bulls and when one of
the brutes comes at him pawing
the earth and snorting, he goes
into the same routine and joins
El Toro in battle head on. This
should be worth the price of ad
mission, if that big bad bull of
Harley Tucker's takes a notion
to give the funny man a battle.
Chitwood, who now hails from
Payette, Idaho, is rated among
the top rodeo clowns. He has a
mule which isn't as dumb as it
looks and fens are in for many
a chuckle when man and mule
go into action.
Chamber Groups
Promote Wearing
Cowboy Outfits
Don't be surprised if you see
Staid business men. and enmn
who haven't stayed so long.
oiossom oui in cowboy regalia
In the next few days'. Some of
'em may not want to conform
but the committees appointed
by the senior and junior cham
bers of commerce are rtptermin.
ed to put a little spice into the
pre-Koaeo period and will be
around tg see whether or not
the boys along the main drag
are conforming.
It is hinted that a small fine
will be assessed for the first
breach of the rules and the pen
alty will be harsher with earh
succeeding failure to comply.
me committees may even rig
up a "Black Maria" and exhibit
habitual "lawbreakers" along
Main street. That remains to be
worked out.
The plan was adopted to cre
ate local interest in the Rodeo
and the county fair and have a
little fun while doing it.
Entire cowboy outfits will not
be necessary. A cowboy hat, col
orful shirt or necktie, boots
any one or all of them is left to
the individual's choice. But
you'd hotter wear something in
dicative of the occasion, the com
mittees warn.
BUY ROOD RESIDENCE .
Dr. and Mrs. C. C. Dunham
are now settled in their new
home purchased the past week
end from Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Rood who have moved to Wes
ton. The Dunhams have occu
pied a suite in the Court apart
ments since June of last year.
Kuko, the family cocker spaniel,
who has made his home around
the Gazette Times office the past
four years, is now making his
home at the new residence.
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GOES EAST
Bob Runnion was a passenger
from Pendleton on the Union
Pacific streamliner City of Port
land Wednesday evening for
Kansas City, Mo., and Omaha,
Neb., on a business trip. He said
he hoped to sell some forward
looking citizen of the middle
west a big ranch out in this neck
o' the woods.
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According to a report by Mrs.
R. I. Thompson, chairman nf ih.
Morrow county committee, the
local lodge of B. P. O. Elks la
contributing $25 per month lor
ine next year to the Morrow
county ward of the veterans
hospital at Walla Walla. This
win tie used tor cigarettes and
a party or so through the year.
Visitors at the O. G. Crawford
and Frank S. Parker homes Fri
day were Mr. and Mrs. C. A
Jones and Mrs. Millie Knowlton
of Pasco. It was the first visit
of the Joneses to Heppner since
1913 and Mrs. Know-lion's first
visit hero. Mrs. Jones is a sister
ol Mrs. Parker and O. G. Craw
ford. I t.uesis at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Alvin L. Casebeer are Mr
and Mrs. Jack Fowled of Seattle
md Mr. and Mrs. Mac McKin
ney of Porlland.
Mr. and Mrs. Marlowe Lauer
have relumed to Portland after
n visil here at the home of Mr
and Mrs. M. R. Wighlman. Their
son Richard remained for a
longer visit.
REVENT FOREST FIRES!
Put your plpt aihei In bar tarth
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Rodeo And County Fair Area
Scene of Unusual Activity As
Crews Prepare
All is hustle and bustle
around the rodeo and county
fair grounds these days and
when opening day of the two
events arrives the cash custom
ers will find many changes all
for the better.
Following a policy of improve
ment from year to year the Ro
deo association has had a crew
of men employed putting in a
new fence along the north side
of the grounds The old fence,
partly due to age and somewhat
due to a vandalistic tendency
on a part of the public, was in
a sad state of repair and the on
ly cure was a new fence. This,
with a coat of paint on the
grandstand, has brightened the
appearance of the plant mater
ially. When cowboys and stock are
turned loose in the arena they
will find their paths cleared of
weeds. The whole arena looks
like it was being prepared for
seeding. A tractor dragging a
harrow has run over the tract
repeatedly.
Corral fences and barns are
being repaired in fact, the en
tire plant is being readied for
the 1947 show, which the back
ers say will be the best ever.
FAIR GROUP BUSY
On up Hinton creek, beyond
the Heppner Lumber company
village, the county fair board
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PRINCESS LAUREL
The final Princess's dance for the 1947 Heppner Rodeo season
will he held at the Willows Grange hall in lone this Saturday night
in honor of Princess Laruel Palmateer, attractive brown-eyed
daughter of Mrs. Krho'Palmateer of lone. She is sponsored by the
Willows Grange of lone.
Besides horseback riding, Princess Laurel's other favorite sports
include swimming, baseball and volleyball. A graduate last spring
from lone high school, she was active In sports and was the school
yell leader. She plans to enter the University of Oregon this fall
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PRINCESS CORABELLE
Princess Corabcllc I Corky) Nutting, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde Nutting of Heppner, was the honored royal guest of the
princess s dunce held last Saturday night in Hennner under the
i ;ionsorship of the Rhea Creek grunge. Princess Corabelle will be n
senior In Heppner high school this fall and plans to take physical
education at Whitman college on graduation from high school.
A true lover of horses, she broke her mare "Fleet" and is breaking
ner quarter norse colt, mio owns tnree Horses and a Palomlna colt
which she will break. She belongs to the riding club, "The Wrang
lers." Besides riding, her other hobbles Incldue swimming, hunt
ing, fishing and dancing.
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For Shows
has a force of men busy altering
a barracks building for exhibit
purposes. Thirty stalls have
been built in the building which
it Is expected will accommodate
those desiring to show their
wares this year. Fruit, vegeta
ble, flower, home economics and
community exhibits will be
housed here. The building is 135
feet long and 20 feet wide, large
enough to accommodate a great
many exhibits, and the board is
looking forward to seeing It fill
ed to capacity.
Sheep and hog barns also are
being put In shape this week to
receive exhibits.
HELP VOLUNTEERED
O. W. Cutsforth and E. E. Rugg
have volunteered their services
as overseers In the construction
of the beef and dairy shelter.
Work will start next Tuesday
morning and continue until fin
ished and the overseers are ask
ing for volunteer help in doing
the job. Men from several dif
ferent districts have already of
fered their services and the con
struction should be wound up In
short order.
One of the most important
pieces of work undertaken by
the fair board Is that of straight
ening the Hinton creek channel.
Although unable at this time to
put the job through as it should
be, quite a bit of ground is be-
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Summer Training To
Be Exhibited In
Water Fete at Tank
Culminating a season's swim
ming lessons under the tutelage
of Jacqueline "Jackie Tetz,
young people of the community
will stage a water show at the
municipal tank Sunday after
noon, Aug. 24. The affair is
scheduled to open at 3:30 and
continue until 5:30.
Miss Tetz has arranged racing
and diving competitive events,
with cash prizes going to the
winners. Funds for the prizes
were donated by the Heppner
Lumber company. Julges for
these events will be Mayor Con
ley Lanham and Councilman
Francis Nickerson.
There will be a water pageant
in which the advanced swim
ming class will participate. This
includes various formations in
the water. Other numbers in
clude a water duet by Rita Dell
Johnson and Jackie Tetz; exhi
bition diving by Gary Connor,
Bill Hughes and Jimmie Smith,
and a water ballet with Rita
Dell Johnson, Lois Keyes, Cora
bell Nutting Judy Clark and
Jackie Tetz.
Miss Tetz will make special
awards to members of the swim
ming class. She will be assisted
in staging the pageant by Jack
O'Connor, chairman of the Mor
row county chapter of the Am
erican Red Cross, who has given
assistance to the swimming pro
gram throughout the summer.
The public has been extended
an Invitation to attend the show,
which will be free of charge.
Morrow One of Five
Counties to Retain
Federal Insurance
The selection of Morrow coun
the state of Oregon where the
ty as one of the five counties in
Federal Crop Insurance program
on wheat will be retained was
announced today by Henry Bak
er, chairman of the county com
mittee.1 Baker went on to say
that there are now 144 contracts
in effect covering 226 farms in
Morrow county.
These contracts will remain
in effect for the 1948 crop year.
No new contracts will be accep
ted for the 1948 crop year but
plans are now being made for
improvements in the program
and it is expected that an im
proved contract can be offered
early in 1948 to cover the 1949
and subsequent crop years.
SAW FOOTBALL GAME
Football fans from the county
driving to Portland the past week
to see the professional contest
between the Brooklyn Dodgers
and the Los Angeles Dons in
cluded Mr, and Mrs. R. V. Tur
ner, Mr. and Mrs. LaVerne Van
Marter, Randall Peterson, Mr.
and Mrs. Wayne Lindner and
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hodge of
Heppner, and Mr. and Mrs. Alex
Lindsey, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Car
miehael and Harry Dinges of
Lexington. It was a close con
test, the Dons wining by one
point, 17-16.
Wehmeyer Family
Holds Reunion at
California Home
A family reunion in which all
members of the family were to
gether the first time since 1930,
was held at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Wehmeyer. Vista Way,
near Vista, Calif., Sunday and
Monday of this week. In addi
tion to the Wehmeyer children,
Mrs. Wehmeyer's two sisters and
brother from the state of Wash
ington were there.
Members of Mr. and Mrs. Weh
meyer's immediate family in
cluded Mr. and Mrs. Claude E
Suit and two sons. Wayne and
Warren. Venice. Cal.; Warrant
Officer Carl C. Wehmeyer of the
U S. navy in China, whose wife
went from Seattle to attend the
reunion; Mrs. J. W. Becket and
son Bob and daughters Steph
anie and Julieanne, of Puyallup,
Wash., Stephen has Just return
ed from Guam; Mr. and Mrs
Lawrence L. Wehmeyer and
daughter Linda Lee of Ocean
side, Cal., and Donald D. Weh
meyer of the U. S. navy, sta
tioned at Los Alamitas, Cal.
Lawrence was discharged from
the navy about two years ago
and is studying plumbing under
the GI plan. Mrs. Wehmeyer's
sisters and brother are Mrs R.
M. Badger, Winthrop, Wash,
Mrs. R. J. Haase, Twisp, Wash
and their brother Albert of Win
throp. Fred Wehmeyer retired from
the U. S. forest service about
three years ago and after a few
months decided to try life in the
southland. He and' Mrs. Weh
meyer found a place to their
liking on Vista Way where they
have devoted their time to rais
ing tropical fruits and plants.
They still cherish a fond mem
ory of their years in Heponer
and of their many friends from
whom they would like an occa
sional letter,
Reserved Seats To
Be Sold Saturday
Arrangements have been com
pleted for placing reserved seat
tickets at the disposal of the
public in Heppner this week end.
The booth will be set up and
ready for action at 2 p.m. Satur
day, according to Tom Loyd, Ro
deo ticket chairman for the 1947
show. Final authority rested
with the board of directors of
the association and this was giv
en when the board met Wednes
day evening.
Tickets will be sold at the
same price as last year $2 for
the ticket and 40 cent tax.
It was announced at the board
meeting that the management of
Hotel Heppner has tendered the
use of the lounge as headquar
ters for the Rodeo and that the
offer has been accepted.
The hotel also has posted a
$50 prize to be given the best
all round cowboy at the 1947
Rodeo. Winner Is determined by
the most points for the three
days.
Illness Fatal To
Mrs. Viola Gabler
Word came this forenoon of
the passing of Mrs. Viola Gabler
at a hospital in The Dalles early
this morning Mrs. Gabler was
transferred to the hospital only
recently from Portland, to which
place she moved this spring from
Heppner.
Mrs. Ed Bennett, cousin of Mrs.
Gabler, was with her when she
died.
Definite arrangements had
not been made for the funeral
up to the time of going to press
but it is expected that services
and interment will take place
in Heppner Saturday afternoon.
JAYCEES PLAN ROLLER
SKATING PARTY FRIDAY
Plans for a roller skating par
ty at the rink in the newly ac
quired city building the form
er fair pavilion were announced
the first of the week by the Jun
ior chamber of commerce. The
affair is being given for mem
bers of the Jaycees and their
families.
Aside from seating, there will
be refreshments of hot dogs and
pop to help keep up the stam
ina. MAKE SHORT VISIT
Visitors in Heppner Tuesday
were Mrs. Lera Crawford of Ber
keley, Calif., her son John Craw
ford of Portland and Mrs. P. M.
Gemmell of Salem. The trio put
in a busy time making calls on
relatives and friends, while
"Grandma" Crawford displayed
pictures of her grandson, John
Douglas Crawford, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Hugh Crawford of Los
Angeles. Hugh is in New York
for a six months training in in
surance. Mrs. Crawford and John
will go to Los Angeles to spend
part of John's vacation.
VISITS LARCH MOUNTAIN
Mrs. Joe Hughes returned the
first of the week from Portland
where she spent a pleasant
week end. Gathered at the home
of her sister, Mrs. A. E. Williams
were two brothers and their
families, G. W. Bassett of Santa
Ana, Calif, and R. H. Bassett of
Salem. Sunday the grouo went
to Larch mountain, which Mrs.
Hughes describes as one of the
outstanding' scenic spots of the
state.
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PRINCESS FRANCINE
First princess, and the younger princess, to be licninrcil at n
Rodeo dance was Princess Francine llisler, daughter of Mr. arid
Mrs. Pauline llisler of Little Butter creek. Although she ran do
anything on the ranch, she particularly likes to work wilh lin
stock. Her favorite hobby is riding, with music a close m-coiuI.
She plays the clarinet in the band at Heppner high school where
she Is a sophomore.
The queen' dunce in honor of Queen Merlyn I, daughter of Mr
and Mrs. Merle Kirk, will be held a week from Saturday, August ;),
at the pavilion.
School Buildings
Undergo Repairs
During Summer
Gym Painted And
Kitchen Installed
For Cafeteria Use
In less than three weeks tha
summer vacation will be over
and once again teachers and
children will turn their faces to
ward the building on the bench
to the east of Willow creek which
will be their objective for the
next nine months. School i a
scheduled to open Sept 8, right
on the heels of the rodeo, which
will give no time for rest fol
lowing three days of strenuous
recreation.
While classes have been dis
missed for the summer there has
been no lack of activity around
the school plant. The school
board has employed the time In
improving the buildings and
equipment to make the best use
of all facilities.
Students returning to school
will find Interior of the gymna
sium redecorated. A coat of
paint has removed marks and
stains and brightened up the btg
room.
The improvement calling forth
the loudest praise from Harold
Becket chairman of the board,
vas the installation of a new
kitchen in connection with the
school cafeteria.' Hereafter, pa
trons of the cafeteria will operate-on
a help yourself basis, el
iminating the extra cost of serv
ing the meals. In the past the
cafeteria has employed high
school girls to help with the
serving and this has cost the
department a considerable sum
of money With the government
withdrawing support from the
program, It was necessary to re
arrange the kitchen and make
the serving "piggly-wigglv."
Mrs. Effie Munkers and Mrs.
Grace Hughes will return to do
the cooking, Becket reports.
They handled this job with sat
isfaction last year and school of
ficials feel fortunate in being
able to retain them.
Chairman Becket stated that
the school property is all spick
and span in anticipation of the
fall opening. Three Janitors, a
man and two women have work
ed faithfully throughout the
summer to tidy up the place.
Hubert Wilson as head janitor
is in charge of the maintenance.
The cleaning work is done by
Mrs. E. K. Wyland and Mrs. Lew
is Wilson who returned Tuesday
evening from La Grande after
attending a two-day janitor
school at the Eastern Oregon
college.
While the teaching staff is
nearly completed, the chairman
was unable to make a report on
it. He gave the assurance that
everything will be in readiness
for opening day and that was
taken to include the list of tea
chers. Supt. Henry Tetz Is still
trying to lick the housing prob
lem and hopes to have building
operation out of the way ere
Sept. 8 arrives.
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MEETING DATE CHANGED
Becase the first Friday in
September is the opening day of
the Heppner Rodeo, the Rhea
creek grange has changed its
meeting from that date to Fri
day evening, August 29, accord
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