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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 29, 1957)
L I U OF 0 e 'j a e r; e , i z Mil Full Schedule Of lop Events Due At Performances meg Copies 10c Fair Exhibits Displays Tax Pavilion Space, Winners Named The promise by fair officials that the 1957 Morrow county fair would be the best yet is being fulfilled this week as the great number of exhibits in nearly all divisions nearly swamped sup erintendents and judges Tues day and slowed judging of many departments. Entries are the greatest in hist ory in practically every 4-H divi sion, both livestock and home ec onomics, and officials said Wed nesday that in many of the open class selections there were more than double the entries of any previous year. The greatest in creases are being noted in open class canning and needlecraft selections where at least twice as many entries have been made than last year. Many changes have been made in arrangements for this year's fair which opened on Tuesday and will end officially Friday af ternoon. The flower section dis plays have been moved to the west end of the fair pavilion and that division also boasts at least double the entries of any other year. Canning and produce dis plays have been enlarged with the result that many more pers ons are showing their handicraft. All 4-H livestock exhibits show a decided increase this year, fair sewtary N. C. Anderson said Wednesday with one of the larg est being the 4-H poiiltry and rabbit divisions. Open class live stock numbers are also high and quality of animals is excellent. The only spot to show a drop from last lear is in the wheat ex hibits which is rather surprising inasmuch as some of the finest grain ever grown in Morrow coun ty was harvested this year. Auction Sale Thursday The popular 4-H fat stock auc tion sale will be held in the 4-H sale arena Thursday night start ing at 7:30 and N. C. Anderson said that there will be 16 fat steers 27 lambs and seven pigs go on the block. Immediately preceding the sale, the 4-H pig scramble will be held, in the sale arena. Fair officials again reminded visitors that this year's show has started one day earlier than usu al and will end on Friday after noon rather than on Saturday as in past years. The rodeo will be held Friday evening, Saturday and Sunday. Two fair and rodeo dances are scheduled for Friday and Satur day nights at the fair pavilion. Featured will be the. music of Johnny K's orchestra and Bert Wells of TV fame. Winners Named Names of the winners In sever al of the many 4-H and special divisions were made available late Wednesday. It is only a par tial listing Jiut is given here. 4-H wool sewing contest, Mar-1 dine Baker, lone, champion. Senior bread baking, Janice Martin, Heppner; junior bread baking, Shannon Mahoney, Hepp ner. Oregon Wheat League cake baking contest Mardine Baker, Jone. 4-H style revue winners in cluded, Charmingly Yours, Janet Palmer, Lexington, champion; Teenage Miss, Shirley VanWinkle, Heppner, champion; Fun and Sun, Connie Anderson, Heppner, champion; clothing IV-A, Grace McCabe, lone, champion; cloth ing rV-B, Janice Martin, Heppner, champion; clothing V-B, Janet Wright, Heppner, champion. Overall champion of the whole style revue was Janet Wright who is also a fair and rodeo princess. 4-H home economics judging contest: junior. Rose Nash, Hepp ner. 1st; Arleta McCabe, lone, 2nd; Sherry Lindsay, Heppner, 3rd; Elaine Laird, Heppner, 4th. Senior contest: Janet Wright, Heppner, 1st; Karen Lundell, lone, 2nd; Grace McCabe, lone, 3rd; Linda Heimbigner, lone, 4th. ' Continued on Page 8 County Schools Set To. Open Next Week The first of next week will find all county youngsters heading back for classes with the open ing of fall school term. Most schools plan registration and op ening classes on Tuesday, Sept ember 3, though regular classes won't start at Heppner until the following day. , The Heppner schools ask all students who are new in the dist rict to register from 1 to 4 p.m. Tuesday though if desired they may be registered Thursday or Friday, Aug. 29 and 30. All stu dents who attended school last year will register in a home room Wednesday, Sept. 4 at 8:45 and after signup is completed classes will begin. At the time of registration (for high school) fees may be paid to Stanley Holm or Mrs. Beverly Gunderson clerk. Fees will be textbooks, $5; student body card, $5; towel, $2.50; shop. $2; typing, $1. All freshman and students new to Oregon schools must have a physical examination by a doctor. All children entering the first grade and all grade students new to the system will be registered in rooms 5 and 6 of the grade school building Tuesday, Sept. 3 from 1 to 4 p.m. Parents register ing these children should bring the child's birth certificate, phys ical exam record, and records from any school previously at tended. Registration fee will be $123 for children in grades one through five, and $2.25 for grades six through eight. These fees are used for room funds, art supplies, national assembly shows, towel fund, etc. School insurance and ail textbooks are furnished with out cost. All other children who were present at school last year have been pre-registered and do not need to come to school until Wed nesday morning at 8:45. Grade school youngsters wishing to eat lunch the first day should have money to buy lunch tickets, eith er $2.50 or $5.00. Faculties Complete Faculties are complete in all county schools it was revealed this week, and at lone the follow ing teachers are listed: Mrs. Harriet Hall, 1st grade; Roxie Moeck, 2nd; Mrs. Allie Alb ertson, 3rd; Mrs. Franklin Ely, 4th; Joe Ilausler, 5th and 6th; Don Brostrom, 7th and 8th grades. In the high school, Gary Steph enson, band, math and physical science; Grant, Rigby, science, al gebra, shop; Mrs. Emma Dally, English, librarian, arts and crafts; Charles Hudson, social studies, boys PE, coach; Gilbert Lujan, commercial, typing, book keeping, Spanish; Mrs. Charles Hudson, girls PE and volleyball coach; Dallas Shockly, superin tendent, will teach family living. Ji&"m est r J I , . 'v. EAST ALL-STARS Tackle Bill Salter (left) of lone at 215 pounds, who represents tha top beef on the East squad, is shown with 160 pound center Jerry Doherty of Heppner. The East will be at a weight disadvantage when they meet the West in the Sixth annual Shrine benefit at Pendleton, Saturday, August 31. Game time is set for 8 p.m. Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, September-257 1957 Surpass All Previous Years lone custodians are Robert De Spain and Ray Eamett; cooks are Mrs. Gordon White and Mrs. Wil bur Alters; bus drivers will be Adon Hamlett Herschel Towns end, Earl McCabe, Ernest Mc Cabe, Delmer Crawford, Pete Cannon, Robert DeSpain and Ray Barnett. Heppner Faculty Given The Heppner school faculty is the largest in the county and this year numbers 29 persons. Joe H. Stewart is superintendent and will teach American problems; Gordon Pratt high school princi pal English and French; Clar ence Johnson .Elementary school principal. Others are: Edna Turner, Jan ice Crowley, 1st grades; Anita Stockard, Arolene Laird, 2nd grades; Velva Bechdolt, Mildred Hanna, 3rd grades; Ila Albert, Lena Kelly, 4th grades; Margue rite Glave, Vernon C. Flowers, 5th grades; Lawrence Crowley, 6th; Blanch Boulden, 7th;'James Mai lon, 7th, freshman English, high school football coach; Richard Willis, Thomas Hughes, 8th grades. Kathryn Hoskins, primary music. In the high school will be Marie Clary, librarian; Larry Dowen, boys PE, algebra, history, bask etball coach; Katherine Hager, home ec; Stanley Holm, mathe matics, history, geography; Mari on Huggett, science and mathe matics; Margaret Kirk, commerci al;. Roy Kirk, English, journal ism, speech; Shirley Mallon, girls PE; Norman Peters, music; L. L. Robins, agriculture and shop. Tall Sunflowers? Just Wait a Bit! A few days ago the East Oregonian had an editorial comment about the size of sun flowers which were being grown this year in Umatilla county. They put up for honors some that were 10 and 12 feet high. Mrs. Harold Becket of Hepp ner Tuesday served notice that Morrow county green thumb experts are outdistancing their neighbors. She has a huge sun flower that at last measuring stood 15 feet 4 inches high and wes still growing. She planned to exhibit it at the fair but be cause it was still not mature de cided to let it keep growing just to see how tall it will get. Official measurement will be taken later properly vouched for, of course, for arguing pur poses. o CHURCH SCHEDULE CHANGED The Christian church will re turn to its regular fall schedule starting September 1, the Rev. Charles Knox announced today. Bible school will be at 9:45 a.m. and worship at 11 o'clock. i i i4Waif-Tff.'i.tii V' 4 jfh.rs:LXv . . i i-i , y CORONATfON OF QUEEN CHRISTINE took place Saturday evening in front of the Heppner Hotel fol lowing the annual Dress-Up parade. Fhotographel just after being presented with her official white Stetson and corsage by Jack C. Flug, county school ruperintendent, is Christine Swaggart. Behind them, left to right, are princesses Sharon Cutsfo.th, lone; Lorena Coder, Boardman; chaperone, Mrs. Don Heliker, lone, choperone for the court; Barbara Stecgall, Lexington; and (almost hidden) Janet Wright, Heppner. (Wilson Photo) Parade and Picnic i Slated Saturday The grand rodeo parade which starts at 10 o'clock Saturday morning and a public picnic at noon at the courthouse park, will be top Saturday morning events for fair and rodeo visitors. More than $500 in prize money for parade entries is expected to draw many floats, parade chair man William Smethurst said this week, and it is known that sev eral out-of-county entries are planned. A grand sweepstakes prize of $50 will be awarded to the best county float in the parade and other big cash prizes await float winners in three divisions. There is also a special division added this year for out-of-county floats. Other divisions are for juveniles, riding groups, family groups and others. Elsewhere in today's paper is a map showing lineup positions for the parade and the chair man has asked that all entries be in place by 9:30 a.m. so that judging can start. Several riding groups and neighboring royal courts are ex pected to take part in the show. Following the parade the coun ty picnic will again be held at the courthouse park with all roy al courts and visiting bands to be special guests. The picnic is sponsored jointly by the county court and the chamber of com merce with Jack C. Flug as gen eral chairman. Women of the Heppner Civic League will aid in serving. All visitors and townspeople are welcome at the picnic, but the chairman reminded local visitors that complete lunch is provided for only the bands and royal courts. Ample supplies of free coffee .punch and ice cream will be available for everyone, however. Wranglers to Again Serve Sunday A. M. Cowboy Breakfast A tig crew of fine, experienced cooks will again be on duty bright and early Sunday morning to feed all comers at the annual Wranglers' cowboy breakfast, one of the most popular events of fair week. Serving will start at 7 o'clock at the club house on the fair grounds and it is hoped to have everyone fed with real Eastern Oregon cowboy food by 10 o'clock. More than 500 persons attended the breakfast last year. o Archie Alderman and son Du- ane returned Wednesday from a two weeks trip to Washington, D. C. and Virginia where they visited relatives. V U"5 i-i EST 'S5 r? . . - -mil 7 g , Iff, , TOP FFA LIVESTOCK JUDGE Clifford Green, Heppner, left holds the banner he won Tuesday at the fair for being the top FFA individual livestock judge. With him is Llewellyn Robbins, FFA chapter advisor and Heppner high school agriculture instructor. (GT Photo) Top FFA Livestock Judge Award Goes To Heppner Youth Clifford Green of Heppner was named the top individual judge in FFA fair judging contests Tuesday, opening day of the fair. He had 373.2 points, to 372.6 for Ernie Dumond of Hcrmiston and 364.6 for Terry Kasberg of Sher man County high school. In team judging, Hermiston took honors with 1018.6 points, Sherman county was second with "1013.5 and Heppner third with 907.1 points. The Dalles and Stan- fied placed fourth and fifth. The individuals and teams were required to judge two class es each of beef and sheep and one class of fat swine. Top individual and teams re ceived banners for their successes. Next Free Chest X-Ray September 4 The Morrow County TB and Health Association in cooperation with the Pioneer Memorial hos pital is making available to all Morrow county residents free chest X-Rays on the first Wed nesday of each month between the hours of 7:0 and 8:30 p.m. The next free day is Wednes day, September 4. WEATHER The Heppner weather station reports: Hi Low Thursday 82 50 Friday 87 53 Saturday 81 47 Sunday 74 42 Monday 72 43 Tuesday 73 46 Wednesday 75 43 Rainfall for week none; for August, .14; for the year, 10.27 inches. 74th Year, Number 25 4 , I. ! - a U Wt .1 t - t. a P-TA Committees Plan Year's Work The status of the school re organization bill was discussed by L. E. Dick at a recent meeting of the Heppner P-TA executive meeting. He suggested that much of the opposition to the bill came because of a misunderstanding of it. The meeting also set the date for t lie teacher's reception as Monday, September 16 Committee chairmen were in troduced and plans were outlined for the year; Heads are: study groups, Mrs. Bill Rawlins and Mrs. Vic Kreimeyer; ways and means, Harlan McCurdy and Lo well Gribble; health and safety, Rev. Willis Geyer; members and hospitality, Mrs. John Hanna, Jr. and Mrs. Paul Warren; room rep resentatives, Mrs. Leon Ball and Ray Massey; parliamentarian, Marie Clary; historian, Mrs. Ol iver Creswlck; scholarship, Rev Lester Boulden; yearbook, Mrs. Los Wyman; legislation, L. E. Dick; public relations, Mrs. Rob ert Abrams; program, Mrs. N. C. Anderson. Cub Scout representat ive, Fred Girnbel; school board representative, Ken Keeling. New this year is the naming of the school board representative who will report to the executive meeting on any proceedings of the board. Joe H. Stewart explained the suggested year book and suggest ed the inclusion in it of a list of all social clubs, officers and meet ing dates. o Brigadier-General and Mrs. John Becket of La Jolla, Calif, and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Becket of Portland were weekend visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wal ter Becket. Three top-notch performances this week are expected to draw big crowds from this entire area when the first show of the 1957 rodeo gets under way Friday night at Heppner. The opening performance this year has been set up to Friday night to avoid conflict with the Shrine All Star football game Saturday night at Pendleton, but the other two shows will be on Saturday and Sunday afternoons as in the past. A fast, full pro gram has been scheduled, rodeo committee chairman Floyd Jones said today, and the Ed Ring stock string from Wilbur, Washington began arriving Wednesday. The Friday night show will feature a wild horse race, Calgary roping, one complete go-around of the Morrow county amateur calf roping, the always popular Morrow county chariot race awl one event new to the show, the Wranglers' cow riding. Admission for this show will be $1.00 for adults and 50 cents for children. Starting time is 8 p.m. The Saturday afternoon show will present a schedule of events that will include bareback rid ing, calf roping, pony races, bull dogging, wild cow milking, flag races, another go-around of the Morrow county amateur calf rop ing and many others. Top Bucking Contest Also scheduled for Saturday afternoon will be the first round of the Northwest amateur buck ing contest, one of the top events in this section of the country. This event formerly was a part of the Pendleton Roundup, but three years ago was given to the Morrow county Fair and Rodeo. It always attracts top amateur cowhands of several states who are eager to win the top prize of a hand made saddle, made and awarded by Hamley and Comp any of Pendleton. The finals of this event will be held Sunday afternoon. One of the most popular local events of the entire show will be the Morrow county amateur calf roping, sections of which will be" included on all three performanc es. First prize in this event is a hand made saddle given by Heppner Pint Mills and made by Tarrell Saddlery of Heppner. Sec ond prize is a belt given by Ella's Grill and a buckle by Tum-A-Lum Lumber company. Third prize is a western hat .from "Wil son's Mens' Wears". A purse of $100 for the Morrow county chariot race has been put up by the Heppner Odd Fellows lodge and the Heppner Elks lodge is again sponsoring the $275 purse for the Morrow county der by which will be run during the Sunday afternoon show. More than $1250 in purses have been set up with others set as follows: Northwest saddle bronc, $500; calf roping, cow milking, bull dogging and bareback rid ing, each $75; wild horse race, $100 and other races $350; Ent- ranee fees vary from $10 in the wild horse race and Calgary rop- ng to $50 for the Northwest ama teur bucking contest. All rodeo entries close at 1 p.m. Friday, August 30. The Sunday show will carry a schedule nearly a duplicate of the Saturday show, with the ad dition of the Morrow county der by and all presentations will be made at the conclusion of that performance. Another event which is expect ed to draw numerous youngster entries will be the Morrow coun ty junior calf roping which will be held during the Friday after noon horse show. First prize In this event is a belt buckle pre sented by Jack VanWinkle; sec ond prize, a pair of spurs by the J. C. Penney Co.; and third, a belt given by Tarrell's Saddlery. Members of the chamber of commerce will have charge of ticket sales at all rodeo perform ances, Floyd Jones rodeo com mittee chairman, will be arena director. Other rodeo officers include John Eubanks, Marlon Green, Bruce Lindsay, William Smet hurst, Al Fetsch and Jones on the rodeo committee. Smethurst is parade chairman, Al Fetsch in charge of all rodeo dances (there will be tw0 this year on Friday and Saturday nights featuring music by Johnny K's orchestra and Bert Wells of Pasco), and Jack Lloyd will be in charge of concessions. Rodeo secretary is Marion Green, Windy West of Moses Lake, Washington, will be the an nouncer; Vern Evans and Frank Johnson, judges; Ann Culver will (Continued on Page 8)
