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Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, September 1 , 1 955
Two Morrow Boys
SwansonandGroves
Get Trophies For
Shrine Game Play
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in All-Star Grid Awards
Although the west team showed
that history could repeat itself
last Saturday night at the Pen
dlcton Round-Up stadium in the
fourth annual Shrine East-West
B all star football game, three
of the awards for top players
went to members of the East
team and two of them to Mor
row county boys.
Chosen top lineman of the east
team was Dennis Swanson, of
lone. The other Morrow county
player to receive a trophy was
Larry Groves, Lexington back
field star. Both boys played i
major part of the game. Chosen
the most valuable player from
both teams was Harold Duncan
of Moro.
The East team which finally
lost the came by a 7 to 6 score
carried a six-point lead through
out a good share of the game,
having punched over a touch
down in the opening period but
missing the point.
The west finally put over
touchdown after setting up the
final series of touchdown plays
with a long 3 yard pass which
ended up on the 8 yard line
Two offside penalties against the
east gave the west the ball with
a first down on the two yard
line. Afler punching over, the
game-winning kick went square
ly between the uprights.
Striking back in the last min
utes of the game, the east's Dun
can got away for a long run to
the West 2-yard line only to have
the play called back to about the
3o because Duncan stepped out
of bounds.
Swanson, who has been a star
on the lone grid squad through
out his high school career, re
ceived his trophy at after-game
ceremonies, from Shriner Kit
Conrad.
Groves played an outstanding
game and his ability to play
regular 11 man ball after having
played .only 6-man football dur
ing high school caused consider
able comment. He had had
only two weeks of training with
an 11-man squad.
Two other Morrow county grid
ders also played on the East
squad. They were Ralph Mar
latt, Heppner and Malcolm Mc-
Kinney of lone.
Northwest Bucking
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has the best set of doggin Steers
in the northwest, which gives in
dication that cowboys will put
on a top performance with the
stock. Ring said he has 30
calves here for ropers, only 10
less than is normally used In the
Pendleton Round-Up.
Ring, who runs one of the best
string of rodeo stock in the
county, has been supplying stock
for shows since 1939.
Music for the Saturday and
Sunday shows as well as the
grand parade on Saturday morn
ing will be furnished by the
Heppner and Irrigon bands. There
may be others, but those are cer
tain, it was said.
Grounds in Top Shape
A large crew . of workmen
under the direction of rodeo
chairman Jones and other mem
bers of his committee as well
as the fair committee under the
direction of R. B. Ferguson, have
spent the last two weeks getting
the arena, grounds and barns in
If-1-.-' i v Tin!
BEST BACK on the East team in the All-Star contest was Larry
Groves of Lexington high school. Presenting the trophy is Tom
Burton, Elgin, Shrine game chairman. (Howdyshell Photo)
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ANNUAL HORSE SHOW TO BE TOP
EVENT OF FRIDAY FAIR PROGRAM
The fourth annual Morrow
county horse show, sponsored by
the Wrangler's riding club, will
be one of the feature events of
this weekend's fair and rodeo. It
will start at 10 a. m. Friday and
will continue throughout most
of the afternoon, Fred Mankin,
superintendent, has announced.
Early entries for the show give
Indications that a large number
of the county's top horseflesh
will be seen by visitors. Mankin
said that books will close tonight
and that an even larger number
of entries than last year's 165 is
expected. Any horse or contest
ant within the county Is eligible
to enter, providing the horse
is shown or ridden by a resident
of the county.
Mankin said with nine sepa
rate performance, halter and
working classes scheduled. Add
ed to this year's show will be a
grand stock parade before the
County Picnic Set
Saturday Noon
The annual county picnic, spon
sored jointly by the chamber of
commerce and the county court
will be held at noon Saturday
following the rodeo parade
Bradley Fanchcr is chairman for
the event.
The picnic, to be a potluck af
fair this year, will be held at the
courthouse park, and the spon
soring organizations will provide
complete meals for visiting royal
courts and band members. Ice
cream, coffee and punch will be
supplied for all visiitors, also it
was announced.
The picnic is open to the pub
lic and plenty of tables will be
available for visitors and local
residents.
grandstand at 1 p. m. Friday.
Judge for the show will be Gar
net Best of Enterprise. Howard
Bryant will act as ring master
for both the halter and perform
ance classes.
A complete schedule of the
divisions will be announced prior
to the show admission to which
will be by fair button.
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in Parade
Prizes to Draw
Many New Entries
One of the top attractions of
fair week, the grand rodeo pa
rade which will be held in down
town Heppner at 10 a. m. Satur
day, promises to offer an even
greater collection of floats, rid-
Mrs. Avent
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times on empty chambers, and
twice on live shells.
Sheriff Called First
First witness to be called by
the prosecution, which was
handled by George Corey, Pen
dleton and Wolf von Otterstedt,
an assistant attorney general,
was sheriff C. J. D. Bauman who
arrived at the cafe shortly after
the shooting.. Others to testify
were Bradley Fancher, Morrow
county district attorney, who was
excused from trying the case be
cause he had previously repre
sented Mrs. Avent as an attorney;
P. W. Mahoney, Heppner attor
ney; state policeman Laurence
Keezer, who was the first officer
on the scene of the shooting;
Sgt. David Brizendine of the state
police.
Brought to the stand on Tues
day by the prosecution were
Ralph W. Prouty, firearms expert
with the state police in Portland;
Mrs. Vivian Elder; Mrs. Wayne
Prock; Russell O'Donnell; Ernest
L. Parrish, a cook at O'Donnell's
who witnessed part of the af
fair; Mrs. Verla Carr, a waitress
at O'Donnell's; Carl Doe; Mrs.
Mary Snow, who gave a detailed
ing organizations ana interesting ; description oi me suuuung
entrants than ever before, BUI eluding some of the conversation
BEST LINEMAN on the East team in the Shrine All-Star football
game last Saturday at Pendleton was Dennis Swanson of lone. He
is shown here receiving his trophy from Shriner Kit Conrad.
(Howdyshell Photo)
top shape for this weekend. The
entire area has been watered
heavily during the past several
days, and Jones said today the
rodeo arena would be in first
class condition.
Reserved seat tickets have
been on sale for, two weeks and
can now be obtained at mils
Pharmacy for both the Saturday
and Sunday shows. General ad
mission tickets for the Saturday
night show, at $1.00 for adults
and 50 cents for children are also
available. Tickets will also be on
ale at the grounds.
Daily programs for the Satur
day rodeo will be on sale early
Saturday in downtown Heppner
or may be purchased at the
field. They will also be avail
able for the Sunday show.
The committee in charge of the
1955 rodeo is Floyd Jones, chair
man, Billy Healy, John Eubanks,
Howard Bryant, Bill Smetluirst,
Jack Loyd and Jack Van Winkle.
Fair committee members are R.
B. Ferguson, chairman, Alvln
Death Calls Mahoneys
To California City
. Mr. and Mrs. P. W. . Mahoney
left Tuesday mornng for Santa
Barbara, California being called
there by the death of his brother-in-law,
Dr. Irving A. Mathers.
Dr . Mathers was principal of
the Heppner high school during
the years 1922 to 1924, from here
he went to Prairie City as super
intendent of schools.
Until his death he was a mem
ber of the faculty of the Univer
sity of California, Santa Barbara
branch.
He is survived by his wife,
Kathleen Mahoney Mathers and
one daughter, Patty Jo.
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Miss Esther Bergstrom and
Mrs. Edna Turner returned this
week from an extended European
tour.
Bunch, Bernard Doherty,
Mrs. John Graves.
Mr. and
Program of Events
Friday, September 2
9:00 A. M.-Finish of 4-H Agricultural and Home Eco
nomics judging
10:00 A. M.-Judging of Halter classes in Saddle Horse
Divisions
1 :30 P. M.-Grandstand attraction - Saddle Horse
Show, sponsored by Wranglers-Parade of
livestock before grandstand
7:30 P. M.-4-H Pig Scramble and Fat Auction Sale
Saturday, September 3
10:00 A. M.-Big Street Parade
12:00 Noon-County-wide picnic at Court House lawn
1 :30 P. M.-Rodeo
7:30 P. M.-Special Night Show-Morrow County Calf
Roping, Calgary Roping, Wild Horse Races
Sunday, September 4
7:00 A. M.-Cowboy Breakfast served by Wranglers
Riding Club at Club House on Fair Grounds
1 :30 P. M.-Rodeo
Two Men Escape
From Arlington Jail
Sergeant David Brizendine,
Oregon State Police at Arlington,
supervisor of Gilliam, Morrow
and Wheeler counties reports
tnat between ( ana 9 p. m. on
Satuday, August 27, two men
escaped from the Arlington city
jail where they were being held.
They are:
Nolan Ray Jackson, 34 years of
age, 5 feet, six inches. 165 pounds,
brown hair. Was wearing a gray
shirt, gray trousers and was very
dirty and needed a shave. He was
being held on vagrancy for fur
ther investigation having admit
ted he served 13 years in New
Mexico state penitentiary for
murder. He was a passenger in
a stolen car at the time of his
arrest' and was riding with the
other person to escape, Charles
Warren Carter, 34 years, wearing
a dirty gray suit, maroon shirt, 5
feet 9 inches, 145 pounds, brown
eyes, brown hair. He was being
held for larceny of an automobile
from the state of Georgia.
Both men left by way of a door
after picking a lock. A general
search has been made of this
area without results and police
ask that anyone seeing two men
answering the descriptions con
tact the state police or any
sheriff's office
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Ham Radio Station
Fair Feature
A feature of one of the com
mercial booths at the fair will
be a completely installed and
operating ham radio station, it
was announced today by Glenn
Way, Heppner dealer for Hoff
man television.
Way said the station will be
available for examination and
that any licensed radio amateur
will be welcome to stop in and
operate the station.
CHUKCH MEETING POSTPONED
The regular monthly board
meeting of the Christian church
has been postponed from Thurs
day Sept. 1 until Thursday Sept.
8.
Smethurst, general chairman in-j
dicated this week.
A grand sweepstakes prize of
$50 for the best float will again
be offered. It is part of the $400
in prize money which awaits
winners in the many divisions.
Prizes are put up by local busi
nesses, and this part of the event
along with the judging is under
the direction of the merchant
committee of the chamber of
commerce.
Known to be coming for the
parade are the royal courts from
the Pendleton Round-Up, the
Ukiah rodeo ande Umatilla fair.
Among the riding clubs who
have accepted invitations to par
ticipate are the Evergreen Riding
Club from Ukiah, the Umatilla
Sage Riders from Hermiston and
the Heppner Wranglers. A large
delegation from Pendleton, in
cluding a group of about 35 Main
of Mrs. Avent just prior to tne
shooting; and Dr. Clifford Wag
ner, who examined the dead law
yer shortly after the slaying.
Ex-Husband Testifies
Brought into the case on many
occasions were references to Mrs.
Avent's ex-husband, Fred Avent
of Portland and he was brought
to the witness stand Wednesday
morning by the state to tell of
the difficulties he and Mrs.
Avent had had in the past. He
told that he had been unable to
hold a job for seveial years be
cause of injuries and what he
called "harassing" by the de
fendant which prevented him
from holding a steady job which
would bring him enough money
to make support payments to his
ex-wife which had been ordered
by previous court action.
During cross examination,
Avent was asked why he didn't
to see his
nd his daughter, Mrs. Howard E.
Heym of Concord, California.
The 12-man jury which handed
down the verdict of guilty was
composed of Garry Tullis, lone,
foreman; J. J. Hayes, Heppner;
Jasper Meyers, Heppner; Wallace
Matthews, lone; Darl E. Hudson,
Heppner," John Hanna, Jr., Hepp
ner; Forrest Thomburg, Lexing
ton; Roy Lindstrom, lone; John
Eubanks, lone; Edward C. Skou
bo, Boardman; Marcel Jones,
Heppner; and Edwin H. Miller,
lone. Their decision was unani
mous. o
ADMITS TAKING SIGN
Oliver Devin,s 18, of Heppner
pleaded guilty in justice court
Tuesday to removing two Hepp
ner highway entrance signs dur
ing recent weeks. The large signs
had been torn down and thrown
away. Both state and city police
had been working on the case.
Devin was placed on proba
tion for two years by judge J. O.
Hager, and was ordered to reim
burse the state for the cost of
the signs which cost $45 each.
Street Cowboys is also expected. make some attempt
All the usual parade divisions ! former wife and his son person
have been established for this j ally when he was in Heppner on
years parade. Smethurst said, ! June 4 with Lessard. He told the
and several blocks in North
Heppner will be reserved for as
sembling the floats and other
organizations. A map of the de
signated lineup positions appears
elsewhere in today's paper.
At the conclusion of the pa
rade, Queen Carol and her court
as well as visiting courts and
bands will be guests at the an
nual county picnic which will be
held at the courthouse park. The
picnic is a potluck affair and the
general public is invited.
New Restaurant
Opens Here Today
The Heppner Grill opened its
doors to the public today noon
under the management of Fong
Foo, formerly a restaurant opera
tor at Umatilla. The eating place
is located in the hotel building at
the former location of Easter's
Grill.
Foo stated that he will feature
fine American and Chinese foods
and emphasized that it will be
a family-type restaurant. Regu
lar business hours after the
opening day will be from 6 a. m,
to 3 a. m.
Two Held on Calf
Killing Charge
One man is in the Morrow
county jail and another is free
on $1,500 bail on charges of lar
ceny of livestock resulting from
the killing of a calf belonging
to Jack Glavey, of Heppner.
Held in jail is Hugh Olsen. of
South Carolina. Implicated with
him is Robert Pechin, Milton
Freewater. The charges were
filed by Edgar Albert, state live
'....lift llrjf Vn u-ric afruid in nn tn
her home because "he was afraid
he would get shot." He claimed
however, contrary to previous de
fense statements or inferences,
that he made no attempt to get
his son to go back to Poitland
witli him.
One of the state's final wit
nesses was circuit judge for
Multnomah county, Virgil H.
Langtry, in whose court both Mr.
and Mrs. Avent had appeared in
prior trials concerning non-support
charges.
Defense Claimed "No Crime"
The main argument offered by
defense attorneys was that "no
crime was committed" and tried
to show that Mrs. Avent was be
ing crushed by the cigarette ma
chine before she fired either of
the two shots. The defense at
torneys also claimed that the
dead attorney had no right to
act as he did in trying to confer
with Mrs. Avent.
Debate Becomes Heated
Throughout the trial, which was
conducted in a usually crowded
courtroom, the debate between
attorneys frequently became
heated and on several occasions
judge Wells recessed court for
a few minutes to settle points
of law concerning objections
made by the attorneys for one
side or the other. In the final sum
ming up of testimony by de
fense attorneys numerous accu
sations were made concerning
witnesses or other persons men
tioned during the trial.
Present during most of the trial
were Mrs. Avent's mother. Mrs
C. A. Whitney, and her daughter.
Mrs. Wayne Erickson, Portland.!
Also present during the last
s;ages of the trial were Lessard's
HOSPITAL NEWS
New arrivals To Mr .and Mrs.
Robert Rosenberg, Condon, a 8
lb. 6 oz. boy born Aug. 26, named
James Robert. To Mr. and Mrs.
John Reser, Condon, a 8 lb. 8 oz.
Joseph. To Mr. and Mrs. Jeff Car
boy born Aug. 30, named James
ter, Heppner, a 8 lb. boy born
Aug. 30, named Jon William. To
Mr. and Mrs. Keith Lillie, May
ville, a 7 lb. 10 oz. girl born Aug.
31, named Dona Pauline.
Medical Dorothy Edwards,
Fossil, dismissed; Marjorie An
gell, Lexington, dimisssed; Dr.
Tracy K. Johnson, Fossil; Lois
Lyon, Kinzua, dismissed; Creed
Owen, Heppner, dismissed; Rita
Piper, Heppner, dismissed; Wilma
Nicholson, Fossil, dismissed;
Glenn Hayes, Lonerock; Harold
Bennett, Condon; ' Lola Ferrel,
Kinzua; Daniel McNabb, Fossil,
dismissed; John Medlock, Kin
zua; Margaret Madsen, Heppner;
Jim Cowins, Heppner.
Major Surgery Hazel Wiles,
lone, dismissed; Alfred Huit,
Heppner; Joan Lippert, Monu
ment. Minor Surgery Joanne Warren,
lone, dismissed; Mary Rigby,
lone; Verna Tate, Condon; Pat
rick Leo, Fossil, dismissed.
Out-Patients Kay Davis,
Spray; Etta Huston, lone; Julius
Liehr, Heppner.
LEXINGTON TEACHERS
RECEPTION
The Lexington P-TA will hold
the annual teachers reception on
Friday evening September 9 at
6:30 p. m. in the IOOF hall din
ing room.
This is t obe a potluck dinner
and all interested persons are
urged to attend.
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SANS SOUCI REBEKAHS
TO MEET
Sans Souci Rebekah lodge will
hold their first meeting of the
fall, Friday evening September 2.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Gonty were
in Portland to attend a Capehart
television showing and returned
home Monday evening accom
panied by her father C. F. Hem
rich of Beaverton' and her sister,
Mrs. Bernard Altishin and daugh
ter of Portland.
Guests here for the week at the
home of Dr. and Mrs. A. D. Mc
Murdo are their grandchildren,
Peggy and Charles McMurdo,
daughter and son of Mr. and Mrs.
! Charles E. McMurdo of Portland.
stock theft investigator and: brother, Ray Lessard of Seattle
sheriff C. J. D. Bauman.
The theft and killing of the
calf allegedly occurred last fall.
Long Distance Nation-Wlde
Moving Service
Mayflower Agents
Padded Vans
Penland Bros.
T3ANSFE3 CO.
Pendleton, Oregon Phone 33
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MRS. GREEN RETURNED
FROM WEDDING
Mrs. Alex Green returned from
Portland where she visited her
daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Owen MeCaleb and attend
ed the wedding of her grand
daughter, Doris Green to Frank
Bartholomew, Jr.
Others attending the wedding
from here were Mr. and Mrs.
Lawrence Becket and Sally Pal
mer. Mr. and Mrs. Josep B. Green
and son Paul of Pendleton also
went down for the wedding.
WRANGLERS
COWBOY
a a
" say STOP AND SO, the Safety Twins
Mrs. L. D. Boulden and Celia
motored to Milton-Freewater on
Sunday afternoon to visit Mr.'
and Mrs. W .C. Either.
Mrs. Alta Cubforth has receiv. ;
ed word of the birth of a grand- j
daughter, Judith, born August 16. '
The baby, born in New Britton, !
Connecticut is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Zita of New i
Britton.
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