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Fair Exhibits
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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Archie Alderman and son Du-
ane returned Wednesday from a
two weeks trip to Washington,
D. C. and Virginia where they
visited relatives.
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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.
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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.
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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
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