1 1 bparv
U OF o
E w 3 E .V E
ORE .
fa
IK
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, August 20, 1959
GAZETT
En
A
IEPPN
' " . - V
t r -.
v.- " , -
; ... k - W
. y ) y- . .i
,.,., in iff -11 Miiiiiiinr . - j-1 joaa-m in i mi J
Suits Question
Constitutionality
Of School Law
No new developments have
been reported during the past
weeK in tne three suits filed by
residents of Hardman. Levins.
ton and Boardman against the
Morrow county school board,
superintendent Robert Van Houte
and district attorney Robert
Abrams state.
The suits were filed last Thurs
day questioning the constitution.
ality of parts of the state school
reorganization law and seeking
a restraining order to prevent
piannea Manges in the onpr,
ation of some of the county's
scnuuis.
Several legal documents in
connection with the cases were
thought to be forthcoming with
in the next few davs. accord
ing to Abfams, who is attorney
lor the school board. Circuit
judge William W Wells is pres
ently on vacation and it Is
thought that some papers nrob
ably had to be signed by him
before they could be served.
It is expected that a hearing
date will be set soon after Sep
tember 1 on the Question of
whether to allow the restraining
order and the case scheduled for
trial.
The legal actions asked that
the school board be restrained
from transferring students of the
5th, 6th, 7th and 8th grades at
Lexington to Heppner, lone or
any other school; that it be re
strained from sending students
of the 7th and 8th grades at
Boardman to the Irrigon grade
school; and from sending the
students of grades one through
8 at the Hardman school to the
Heppner grade school..
""The suits charge that Oregon
laws which provide for the for
mation of an administrative
school district without a Vote
of the people are in violation
of the due process of law. Sev
eral other points of law are
stressed in the suits, mainly in
connection with the formation
of the county administrative
school district
All three suits seek to force
the school board to operate the
schools, insofar as the classes
are concerned, the same as they
were during the 1958-59 school
year.
The suits came about as a re
sult of the defeat of the original
school budget for the coming
year which would have provided
money for the operation of these
schools. Following the budget
defeat, the board submitted a
reduced budget which called for
the closure of the Hardman
school and the transfer of some
Boardman and Lexington classes
to other schools; then because
of protests, offered a supplemen
tal budget to the voters which
would have restored the original
budget cuts. The second budget
was approved, but the supple
mental levy went down to defeat,
which in effect, forced the board
to continue with its revised
school plan.
How the board might operate
all the schools, if the restraining
order is allowed by the court,
is not known. Money was not
budgeted for their operation as
demanded in the suits, and the
board cannot legally overspend
a budget.
Cake Baking Contest
Due Again at Fair
The popular Oregon Wheat
Growers League cake baking
contest will again be included In
the events at the Morrow County
Fair and Rodeo. The contest is
open to all women who are mar
ried or over 21 years of age and
the 1959 contest calls for a white
butter type cake.
Contest rules and a score card
appear in the fair premium list
or may be obtained at the county
extension office.
Premiums are $5 for first place
cake, $3 for second and $2 for
third. All first place winners will
be expected to enter the state
bake-off which will be held in
Tcndleton Dec 3, 4 and 5 at the
annual meeting of the Oregon
Wheat Growers League. The
state bake-off winner will win
5100.
Cakes should be entered at the
foods department by August 26
at 1 p m.
Copies 1 0 Cents
Phone Co. Makinq
Service Improvements
Telephone employees in Hepp
ner have been working to make
better grades of service available
to subscribers here, according to
manager, D A Short.
Plant men are busy making
arrangements in the company's
central office and re-routing cir
cuits outside in order to use the
available equipment more effic
iently. The adjustments will
make it possible for more cus
tomers to have one or two party
service.
Company employees are call
ing customers here to offer the
better grades of service where
facilities are now available,
Short said.
The project to provide more
effective use of telephone equip
ment is being conducted on a
statewide basis.
Dam Survey Funds
Win Approval of
House and Senate
The $18,40n which has been
sought for planning work for the
Willow creek flood control dam
above Heppner appeared assur
ed this week, as the federal pub
lic works appropriation bill fin
ally passed both houses of Con
gress and is now In the hands
of the president.
Congressman Al Ullman ad
vised the Gazette-Times Mon
day that the measure had re
ceived final congressional ap
proval. The Willow creek dam money,
which will be used by the Corps
of Engineers for studying the
feasibility and cost of the pro
posed dam, was one of only three
new starts allowed for projects
in Oregon.
There has been one wire ser
vice story out of Washington
which stated that there was a
good chance that President Eis
enhower might veto the measure,
because he objected to portions
of the bill which called for larg
er expenditures than asked for
by the administration. However,
no veto had been announced by
Wednesday night
FARM BUREAU STAND ON WOOL VOTE
HIT BY SHEEPMEN'S ORGANIZATION
"The American Farm Bureau
Federation and its local affil
iates are alone among all or
ganizations, wool and sheep
men's associations in opposing
section 708 in the coming refer
endum in September," said R A
Ward, a director of American
Sheep Producers Council and
general manager of Pacific Wool
Growers.
Section 708 of the national
wool act provides a self-help pro
gram to promote wool and lamb,
financing it through deductions
of a cent a pound on wool in
centive payments and five cents
per cut on lamb. The program
was voted In by 72 percent of
the wool growers in the U S
during the last referendum.
"A recent release from the
Farm Bureau spoke of a lack
or representation or democratic
control of the organization which
handles the promotional work
under a contract with the sec
retary of agriculture," said Mr
Ward.
All growers have, at all times,
had opportunity, not only to
vote for the referendum, but also
to vote for the election of dele
gates to the various state wool
councils, which in turn, vote on
the directors of the American
County-Wide Picnic
On Saturday Slate
Plans are being made this
week to handle even larger
crowds at the annual county
wide picnic to be held Saturday
noon, Aug 29 on the court house
grounds, it was announced by
county judge Oscar Peterson,
chairman of the special chamber
of commerce committee.
The picnic is open to the gen
eral public and is sponsored
jointly by the chamber and the
county court.
All visiting royal courts and
band members are always guests
at the picnic and the general
public is invited. Meat and coffee
will be provided all comers.
n ill A
I
mmtJt- in ji'irmilnmr nt,.
ALL-STAR Dick Ruhl, Heppner
fullback, who is expected to
be one of the starters on the
East team In Saturday's Shrine
All-Star game at Pendleton,
Laddie Henderson, Lexington,
Is also on the East squad.
Local Gridders
On Shrine Team
Hundreds of Morrow county
residents are expected to join
the crowds in Pendleton next
Saturday to watch the annual
East-West Shrine All-Star foot
ball game, especially to see Dick
Ruhl of Heppner and Laddie
Henderson, Lexington.
Both Morrow gridders are ex
pected to see plenty of action in
the benefit game which always
draws one of the largest crowds'
of the year to the -Round-Up
field." Henderson will probably
play in his usual tackle spot,
and from advance Information
Ruhl - may be seen in one of
three positions, fullback, half
back or end.
The east squad has been prac
ticing for nearly two weeks at
La Grande.
Pre-game cere monies are
scheduled to start at 7:15 with
game time set for 8 o'clock.
Sheep Producers Council.
All of those associated with
and included in the work grow
ers, farm groups (all but the
AFBF), wool manufacturers and
knitters, wool merchants, food
chains, lamb feeders, lamb buy
ers, packers, wholesalers and re
tail meat dealers believe the
program is well worth what it
is costing, Mr Ward stated. It
must be that there is consider
able merit to the program, other
wise ASPC would not be able
to secure the $300,OOo matching
funds which the manufacturers
in woolens and worsteds of Am
erica have advanced for the pro
motion of American-made wool
ens and other matching funds
be added.
New Fair Flower
Class is Added
A new special class In the cut
flower division at the Morrow
county fair was announced this
week by superintendents of the
flower show. It will be a class
for any entry based on the
fair's Centennial theme.
To enter the class, which is
not listed In the regular prem
ium list, an entry must be ar
ranged in a container from pio
neer days such as old vases,
crocks, iron pots, or any other
historical item appropriate to
such an entry. The premiums
will be $2.50, $1.50 and $1.00.
There has also been added a
sweepstakes prize of $5.00 for
the best flower arrangement in
all classes, Including the junior
division.
It was also announced that
the junior division is being play
ed up strongly this year to en
courage entries by youngsters.
The Rev and Mrs John Ryd-
gren and family have been vis
iting their parents in Seattle and
Pullayup and expect to return
this week.
Fair Groun
Set for Opening
Work is going ahead rapidly
this week in preparation for the
opening of the 1959 Morrow
County Fair and Rodeo, August
26 through 30, according to mem
bers of the fair and rodeo com
mittees. For the fair part of the show,
which will open on Wednesday,
much cleaning and construction
work is now underway in the
display pavilion and barns in
preparation for a big influx of
entries which are expected to
crowd all available space. Early
reservations have already taken
up . practically all commercial
booth space and plans are being
made to handle a heavy increase
In open class livestock entries.
Some 4-H judging contests will
be held on Wednesday and the
new 4-H saddle horse show will
be a night feature under the
lights Wednesday night.
All open class entries will
close at 9 a m Thursday, Aug
27, and in a change from prev
ious year's schedule, the open
class livestock judging will be
held Thursday night under new
ly installed lights in that section
of the fair grounds. Also at 8
p m Thursday the popular 4-H
style revue will be held In the
pavilion.
One of the most popular events
of the entire fair, the 4-H pig
Many Entries Due
For Horse Show
Fred Manklri superintendent
of the Morrow county Fair and
Rodeo horse show states that
members of the Wranglers rid
ing club who sponsored the show
are busy on details of the horse
show.
Last year more than 220 en
tries were made in the show.
Mankin states that interest this
year indicates as large a show. '
The show starts at 9:00 A M
Friday, August 28 with halter
classes In the morning. The af
ternoon show with performance
classes starts at 1:15 P M. Both
uniors and adults are reminded
to check the premium book be
fore they make their entries.
Some changes were made this
year on various classes. Prem
ium books and copies of the
reining contest are available in
the county agent's office.
All entries close for the horse
show Wednesday evening, Aug
ust 26 at 8:00 P M. Mankin will
be at the fair and rodeo barns
all day Wednesday to take en
tries. Members of the Wranglers
who are assisting with the show
who were not previously men
tioned are Gene Pierce as an
nouncer. Mrs Alta Kirk and Mrs
Archie Munkers In charge of
photography. Archie Munkers
assisting with cow cutting con
test. Ron Davis, a Gilliam county
rancher, of Olex has accepted the
offer to judge the horse show.
Charlie Daly, president of the
Wranglers club states that Mrs
Lowell Gribble is in charge of
the annual cowboy breakfast
served Sunday morning at the
fair and rodeo grounds.
Two From Here Get
Degrees at EOC
Two Heppner residents were
among 65 graduates who receiv
ed degrees at summer session
commencement exercises at East
ern Oregon College at La Grande
August 14. Both received bach
elor of science, degrees.
They are Al L Parent and Mrs
Arolene A Laird.
MOTORCYCLE FLIPS
Mike Gray, son of Mr and Mrs
Merritt Gray of Heppner suffer
ed painful but not serious In
juries Friday when the motor
cycle he was riding struck a
curb on south Court street and
threw him .against a concrete
wall. He suffered a concussion
and head, shoulder and arm
lacerations and bruises.
Mr and Mrs Paul Webb were
in Pendleton Saturday to attend
the Ram Sale.
76th Year, Number 24
ds Are
scramble and fat auction sale
will be held in the 4-H arena
slarting at 8 p m Friday night.
This event always draws one of
the biggest crowds of any of
ihe fair events.
A complete fair and rodeo pro
gram appears elsewhere in to
day's paper.
New Rodeo Events
Several new rodeo events are
on tap for this year's viewers
at the two afternoon and one
night show, according to Floyd
Jones, rodeo committee chair
man and Marion Green, rodeo
secretary.
A new event will be a pony
express race which will be a
feature of the Sunday afternoon
performance. Also on Sunday
will be the always popular Mor
row county derby. The chariot
race will be one of the top events
of the Saturday night show.
Again one of the top attrac
tions of the entire rodeo show
will be the Northwest saddle
bronc riding contest which al
ways attracts some of the best
known amateur cowboys of the
country. The coveted prize for
this event is a Hamley & Co
saddle.
Local cowboys are expected to
flock in to vie for the Hamley
saddle awarded by Heppner Pine
Mills to the winner of the Mor
row county amateur calf roping.
Johnny Lee Williams of Kin-
zua has again been named rodeo
announcer and the rodeo com
mittee said this week that ade
quate speakers are being install
ed to cover the new buckaroo
grandstand on the north side of
the field. v
Improvements have been made
this year in the new stand, it
was stated. One of the greatest
improvements is the Installation
of a sun shade for the stand.
Last year many customers mov
ed to the old stand to get out
of the hot sun, but this will be
remedied.
Reserved seat tickets are now
on sale at the Bank of Eastern
Oregon and a change in seating
plans will provide for reserved
seats in both the north and south
stands. The price on these has
been lowered from $3.00 to $2.50.
In addition to special broad
casts over radio station KOHU
in Hermiston, a group of cham
ber of commerce, fair and rodeo
committee members and the roy
al court will make a trip to
Pendleton next Wednesday to
publicize the event They will
appear both on KUMA and
KUBE and will be guests that
noon of the Rotary club.
WEATHER
Prec.
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
.09
Rainfall for the week, .09; for
August, .11; for the year, 7.73
inches.
lh. vrM. te? i m
4 .
V
ii
i
L
9m .frtolr ..
III Low
76 44
77 47
85 55
86 54
84 53
72 42
73 48
AT YOUTH RANGE CAMP Representing Morrow county at the
youth range camp held recently at Logan Valley, Grant county,
were Joel Yackley and Ladd Dick, both of Heppner. A total of
56 boys from 16 eastern and southern Oregon counties attended
the camp to learn plant Identification, range Judging, conser
vation and wildlife management, and receive other outdoor
instruction.
QUEEN SHARON receives her official white Stetson "crown" from
Heppner's mayor W C Collins at coronation ceremonies held
Saturday night following the Dress-Up parade. Other members
of the 1959 Morrow County Fair and Rodeo royal court had al
ready received their official corsages of office. The coronation
kicked off the final two weeks of fair and rodeo activities.
(GT Photo)
O-O-O-O-O-H, IT'S COLD I This lad was one of at least a couple.1
of dozen Heppner youngsters who wound up in the dunk tank
Saturday night at the hands of their friends. The other boy.
on the left already immune to the cold, is enjoying the other's
discomfort. The tank was set up by the chamber of commerce
to enforce its "Wear a Fair and Rodeo Tie" edict. (GT Photo)
Final Rites Held
Here Monday For
Mrs George Howell
Gertrude Anna Howell, 41,
passed away August 14 at her
home In Heppner following an
illness of several months.
Mrs Howell was born May 26,
1918 in Gearing, Nebraska and
she had lived in Heppner for
about two years.
Services were held Monday at
1:30 p m at the Cieswick Mor
tuary chapel with Elder Ira
Myers of the Latter-Day Saints
church in Richland, wasn oltic
latlnc. Interment was in the
Heppner Masonic cemetery.
She is survived by her hus
band, George; children Floyd of
Caldwell, Idaho; Lovel Ransom,
Pendleton; Norman, Gary,
Yvonne, Uray, Ricky and Keith
of Heppner. She also leaves five
grandchildren; her parents, Mr
and Mrs Clinton O Parks, Boise,
Idaho; brothers and sisters, Cath
erine Jackson, Heppner; Betty
Guthrie, Livermore, Calif; Letha
Booth, Las Vegas, Nev; and Glen
Parks, Oakland, Calif. One son,
Richard preceeded her In death.
Civic League Sets
Cleanup Meeting
The Heppner Civic League this
week called a cleanup meeting
to be held at 8 p m August 31
at the former Elaine George
home, where the kindergarten
will be held this coming school
year.
All members and kindergarten
mothers are urged to attend and
help prepare the house for class
es. Mr and Mrs Herman Zlegler
and sons Billy and Tommy of
The Dalles were dinner guests
at the home of Dr and Mrs
James Norene on Sunday.
rr
X f5 V
t
wru.tf if -r-ffi-Vit-n nr. rr'-fr n'ffhft -1 -mft -"n&
,,,.:,, I
1 ' i
Big Prize Money
Awaits Winners
Of Parade Divisions
The merchants committee of
the chamber of commerce to
day announced the prize list for
the fair and rodeo parade on
Saturday, August 29 and urged
all Interested groups, businesses
and Individuals to make plans
for floats and other entries. The
Centennial theme will prevail.
Well over $100 In prize money
has been provided by the com
mittee, Rod Murray, chairman
stated. The prize money Is put
up by merchants and individuals
in this area.
Topping the list is the $50
award for the grand sweepstakes
float winner which will be taken
from the first place winners In
the three in-county float divis
ions: adult organization, juvenile
organization and business.
As has been the custom for
many years, each grade school
child who takes part In the par
ade will receive a silver dollar.
The various divisions and the
prizes are listed below with the .
various amounts for first, second
and third places listed In that
order.
Floats juvenile organization,
$25, $15, $5; adult organization,
$25, $15, $5; business $25, $15,
$5. Sweepstakes $50.
Best riding club $50, $25; best
family group $7.50; best mounted
cowboy and cowgirl, $7.50 each;
oldest cowboy and cowgirl, $5
each; youngest cowboy and cow
girl, $3.50 each.
Best Comic, $10.
In the juvenile division-child's
float, $7.50, $5, $3.50; best pet,
$7.50, $5, $3.50; best juvenile
cowboy and cowgirl each, $7.50,
$5, $3.50.
The best bands entered In the
parade will receive $15 first
place and $10 second place.
Direct Broadcasts
Slated From Fair
Radio station KOHU, Herm
iston this week joined In pro
moting and advertising the com
ing Morrow County Fair and Ro
deo. Through the combined efforts
of the chamber of commerce and
numerous local businesses, the
station is plugging the fair and
rodeo regularly and plans to
make two direct broadcasts next
Wednesday and Thursday from
the fair pavilion and grounds.
Interested persons are invited
to watch the broadcasts from the
station's booth In the pavilion.
SAFE AT YELLOWSTONE, PARK
Mr and Mrs Ben Anderson and
Mr and Mrs Frank E Parker, who
have been vacationing at Yel
lowstone National Park, and were
there at the time of the earth
quake, are reported safe and on
their way back home to Oregon.