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Entry Increases
Expanded display facilities
at the fair grounds were having
a hard time keeping up with
an even greater number of fair
entries which were still pouring
into the grounds late Wednes
day. All divisions, from livestock to
commercial displays are expec
ted to show a final count that
will be bigger than in any prev
ious year, and fair secretary N
C Anderson said Wednesday that
requests for commercial booth
space have outrun the supply
and that at least two displayers
had to be turned away.
In the 4-H livestock divisions
there are more beef and sheep
entered than last year and about
the same number of hogs. The
open class livestock was still
coming into the grounds late
Wednesday and this section pro
mises to provide the best dis
play of animals ever shown here.
Also notable for Its jump in
entries Is the 4-H dairy division
where there are over 20 animals.
Almost the entire fair pavil
ion building, including the dance
hall section is being utilized tor
display space, which indicates
that these entries will far out
number anything offered fair
viewers in previous years.
Hundreds of workers were
hard at their jobs late Wednes
day getting booths ready for ac
tual opening of the fair this
morning, and division superin
tendents were receiving hun
dreds of entries in the various
divisions including home can
ning, needlework, produce and
many more. The flower entry
deadline was not until this
morning, but superintendents in
this department expected a large
number of entries and were mak
ing plans to handle them.
Centennial Exhibit
In keeping with the Centen
nial theme of the fair, the var
ious county extension units have
prepared a series of exhibits of
old time home furniture and
household items. Each unit has
been responsible for preparing
a separate room of a model early
day home and this display is
certain to prove to be one of the
fair's major attractions.
A few of the 4-H demonstrat
ions were being held Wednesday
but most of the 4-H entries and
all open class entries were be
ing judged starting this morn
ing making it impossible to ob
tain any results before press
time. The Judging of the open class
livestock will be held tonight
(Thursday) starting at about
7:30 under the lights at the live
stock arena. This judging has
been changed until the evening
with the expectation that it will
draw a larger crowd.
Also scheduled for tonight at
8pm will be the 4-H style revue
in the main pavilion. This event
always draws one of the fair's
largest crowds.
Auction Due Friday Night
The horse show will take place
in the rodeo arena all day Fri
day, and Friday night the lar
gest number of fat stock in the
history of the fair will go on sale
at the fat stock auction. Ander
son said yesterday that 20 steers,
31 lambs and 22 pigs are slated
for the sale which will be cried
by Don Wink of Northwest Live
stock Commission, Hermiston.
The pig scramble will preceed
the sale and at least 12 pigs
will be up for "grabs."
A farm machinery exhibit will
also be an addition to the 1959
fair.
Mr and Mrs Seth RIed and four
children of Prescott, Wash were
Sunday visitors at the home of
her sister and brother-in-law,
Mr and Mrs Paul Koenlg.
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THEIR BIG WEEKEND Queen Sharon Cutsforth. center, and her
four princesses will reign over this weekend's fair and rodeo
activities and will appear at all rodeo performances as well as
Street Parade, Picnic
Due Saturday Morning
The grand rodeo parade which
starts at 10 o'clock Saturday
morning and the public picnic
atthe court house park will be
the top events Saturday morn
ing for fair and rodeo visitors
to Heppner.
Over $400 in prize money for
parade entries is expected to
draw a large number of floats,
parede chair man William
Smethurst said this week, and a
great majority will be based on
the Centennial theme.
Top prize money for a parade
winner will be the grand sweep
stakes prize of $50 which will go
to the best county float entered.
Other prize money awaits float
winners in three divisions and
there are also divisions for juv
eniles, riding groups, family
groups, best comic and many
others.
Again this year all youngsters
of grade school age or younger
who take part in the parade will
receive a silver dollar.
Elsewhere in today's paper Is
a map showing the lineup pos
itions for all parade entries and
officials ask that all entries be
in place by 9:30 Saturday morn
ing so that judging can be com
pleted before the start of the
parade. The Main Street Cow
boys of Pendleton will judge the
parade entries.
Following the parade the
county picnic will be held at the
court house park, sponsored
jointly by the chamber of corn-
Weekend guest at the home
of Mr and Mrs Paul Jones was
Miss Margaret Barber of Port
land. Guests visiting at the home of
Mrs Harry Duvall this past week
are Mr and Mrs Raymond Kirk
of Springfield, Mo. While here,
Mrs Duvall and the Kirks at
tended the Centennial and also
visited Victoria, B C, returning
to Heppner by way of Seattle.
Mr and Mrs Robert Abrams
and two children were at Mount
Adams on Saturday.
GAZETTMIM
merce and the county court.
County judge Oscar Peterson is
in charge of the affair.
Everyone is welcome to the
picnic, townspeople and visitors
alike, it was emphasized. A com
plete lunch will be served to
only visiting courts and band
members, but there will be free
ice cream, coffee and punch for
everyone.
Willow Dam Survey
Money Hinges on
President's OK
Senator Wayne Morse this
week advised county Judge Oscar
Peterson that while no specific
amount was provided in the re
cent senate and house approp
riations committee bill for the
resurvey of the Willow Creek
dam, that sufficient money was
included in the measure under
general investigations to make
the survey possible.
The public works appropria
tion bill has been approved by
both houses of congress and the
conference report was also ap
proved and now awaits the pres
ident's signature.
Morse said that if the presi
dent approves the report, the
Corps of Engineers will review
the projects to be surveyed and
will determine the specific pro
jects to be undertaken. Morse
stated that he had written to
the chief of engineers strongly
urging that $18,400 of this fund
be allocated to the Willow
Creek study.
WEATHER
Prec.
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Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Rainfall for the week, .02; for
August, .13; for the year, 7.75
Inches.
HI - Low
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Show Se
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, August 27, 1959
in Saturday's parade. The princesses are, from left, Judy Cochell,
Lexington Grange; Susan Partlow, Tillicum club, Boardman;
Janice Martin, Lena; and Joan Moe, Rhea Creek Grange,
Hearing Said Near
In School Suits -
District atto rney Robert
Abrams said this week that a
hearing will probably be held
early next week in Heppner by
circuit Judge William W Wells,
on the three suits filed by resi
dents of Hardman, Lexington
and Boardman which seek to
prevent any proposed change In
the operation of three county
schools.
The suits asked for a tempor
ary restraining order which
would prevent the county school
board from transferring students
from one school to another for
classes. Abrams said he had
been told the order has been
signed by judge Wells, but that
he, as representative of the
school board, had not yet been
served with the order. He said
that the board and administra
tion has been complying with
such an order, however, In an
effort to prevent further diffi
culties, though such compliance
is making it extremely hard to
arrange for the opening of school
on September 8.
The suits seek to prevent clos
ure of the Hardman grade school,
transfer of the Lexington 5th
through 8th grades to Heppner
and lone, and the transfer of the
Boardman 7th and 8th grade to
Irrlgon.
Rev Patrick Gaire
To Leave Soon for
Post at Baker
The Rev Patrick J Gaire was
honored Sunday with a farewell
potluck picnic at the court house
lawn with about 150 persons at
tending. Father Gaire was presented
with a stereophonic portable
phonograph.
He will reside in Baker where
he will be writing the history
of the Catholic church in Ore
gon. The Rev Raymond Beard of
Milton-Freewater, will be here
September 1 to replace Father
Gaire.
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Space
Rodeo Reserved
Sear Tickets
Still Available
Reserved seat tickets for
the two afternoon rodeo per
formances are on sale at the
Bank of Eastern Oregon and
they may be obtained there
until Saturday morning.
Special sections in both
the north and south grand
stands are reserved this year
and the ticket price has been
reduced to $2.50, 50 cents un
der last year's price.
These tickets will be on
sale at the main gate during
both performances, but tick
et sellers urge everyone to
buy their reserved seat tick
ets prior to gate time, to
save time and inconven
ience. Brand Place Mats
Placed on Sale by
County Cow Belles
Brand place mats, prepared by
the Morrow County Cow Belles,
went on sale this week and they
are expected to sell rapidly. Mrs
Don Robinson did all of the at
tractive art work while a com
mittee of Cow Belles did the
necessary research.
Ninety-four brands belonging
to county cattlemen are shown
on the mats and only members
who had paid their 1959 member
ship dues got their brands re
corded. Each member was asked
to contribute $1 to cover the
cost of the mats and printing
and this money Is still needed
and should be sent to Mrs Floyd
Jones. The Morrow County Live
stock Growers also helped with
the project by donating part of
the money.
The idea behind the mats is
to encourage the eating of more
meat. They are being sold to
commercial establishments but
the Cow Belles hope that indi
vidual families will also use
them.
The mats can be seen In the
Cow Belle booth at the fair and
may be ordered from Mrs Floyd
Jones.
Mr and Mrs Bob Parker were
weekend guests at the home of
Mr and Mrs Philip Blakney.
ForS
Top Cowhands Due
To Show Stuff at
Three Performances
One of Eastern Oregon's fast
est rodeo shows will get under
way Saturday afternoon at 1:15
when some of the coast's top
cowhands will compete for $1325
in prize money and several spec
ial prizes and trophies.
Weekend rodeo fair calls for
three performances, Saturday,
afternoon and night and Sunday
afternoon.
Saturday's performance, states
Floyd Jones, rodeo committee
chairman and arena director,
will include bareback riding,
bulldogging, calf roping. Morrow
county amateur calf roping, cow
boy and cowgirl races, pony
races and others.
Always one of the top events
of the Morrow county show will
be the Northwest amateur buck
ing contest which formerly was
a part of the Pendleton Kound
Up and was transferred here five
years ago. It always attracts the
top amateur cowhands from sev
eral states who are eager to win
the top prize of a handmade
Registration in
County Schools
Due Next Week
A schedule of school regis
tration times and school opening
dates was announced this week
by the county's various schools.
All will start regular classes on
Tuesday, Sept 8.
At Heppner, junior and senior
high school students will regis
ter Thursday afternoon, Sept 3
and freshmen and sophomores
will register Friday morning.
Sept 4.
Heppner elementary students
will register Thursday and Frl
day mornings, Sept 3 and 4.
First graders and students new
to the Heppner elemen t a r y
school must register and first
graders must be accompanied by
a parent and have evidence of
birth date. Elementary students
who attended school at Heppner
last year need not re-register.
They have been assigned to
rooms and a list of their names
will be on room doors.
School will officially open Sept
8 and will be in session all day.
Buses wil make their regular
runs and the school lunch pro
gram will be in operation. Stu
dent lunches will again be 25
cents for a complete meal and
those who wish to bring their
own lunch may buy milk in the
lunch room.
Superintendent Jack Flug at
Boardman and Jess Young, Irri-
gon principal announced tnat
registration for all Boardman
and Irrlgon high school pupils,
except those being transported
from one community to another,
will be at 9 a m, Sept 3. School
buses in both communities will
make their regular runs that
Thursday morning.
Irrlgon high school pupils will
leave from the school at 9 a m
to go to Boardman for regis
tration. The Irrlgon buses will
pick up these high school pupils
on their regular run. The bus
will leave Boardman with the
7th and 8th grade pupils for reg
istration at Irrlgon. They will be
returned to Boardman at 10:30
and the Irrlgon high school pu
pils brought back from Riverside
high school at 11:30 a m.
At Lexington all students in
the first four grades are to reg
ister on Thursday morning, Sept
3.
lone high school registration
will also start Sept 3 at 1 p m
for freshmen and sophomores,
and on the following day at 1
o'clock for juniors and seniors.
First graders will register on
the first regular day of school,
Sept 8 and these students, as
well as high school freshmen are
required to have physical exam
inatlons. Forms for these exams
may be obtained at the school
office.
School buses and the lunch
program will operate on the first
regular day of school, Sept 8.
Teachers will report for work
Sept 1 and all county teachers
will meet in Heppner Wednes
day, Sept 2 for a county work
shop. Heppner teachers will be
available Thursday and Friday
In their rooms for conferences
with" parents if they have any
problems they wish to discuss
concerning their children and
school-
aturday
saddle, made and awarded by
Hamloy and Company of Pendle
ton. The finals of this event will
be run Sunday afternoon.
Local Ropers Due
One of the most popular local
events of the show will be the
Morrow county amateur calf
roping, sections of which will be
presented at all three shows. A
complete go around of this event
will be run during the Saturday
night performance.
The first prize in this event
is a hand made saddle presen
ted by the Heppner Pine Mills
and made by Hamley and Com
pany. The second prize is a belt
given by Ella's Grill and a buck
le from Tum-A-Lum Lumber Co.
The third prize is a western hat
from Wilson's Men's Wear.
A purse of $100 for the Mor
row county chariot race on Sat
urday night has been put up by
the Heppner Odd Fellows lodge
and the Heppner Elks lodge is
putting up a $275 purse for the
Morrow county derby which will
be run Sunday afternoon.
A total of $1325 In prize money,
plus entry fees will go to the
winners of the various events
and entry fees vary from $10
for the wild horse race and Cal
gary roping to $35 for the North
west ' amateur bronc riding.
Reserved seat tickets for the
Saturday and Sunday afternoon
shows are now on sale at the
Bank of Eastern Oregon or they
may be obtained at the gate. The
rodeo committee announced that
special reserved seat sections
have been provided in both
grandstands. This Is a change
from last year when only the
North, or Buckaroo stand was
reserved.
Stock for the show is being
provided by John Van Belle of
Outlook, Washington, and much
of it arrived in Heppner early
this week. Johnny Lee Williams
of Kinzua will be the announcer
for all performances.
Members of the rodeo commit
tee who are handling all ar
rangements for the show are
Floyd Jones, chairman, John Eu
banks, Charlie Daly, William
Smethurst, Al Fetsch and Les
Wyman. Marlon Green is rodeo
secretary.
Rodeo entry books will close
at 5 p m Friday and stock will
be drawn for the entire show
immediately thereafter. This
entry deadline will also apply
to the Morrow county derby, It
was stated.
Horse Show Entry
List Longer
Fred Mankln, known to many
as tne iatner oi tne Morrow
county horse show, one of the
top events of the Morrow County
Fair and Rodeo, stated early this
week that he has received many
entries for the Friday show. He
said indications are that the
number may equal last year's
record high of 220 entries.
All entries closed Wednesday
night
Mankln has moved his trailer
house to the fair grounds where
he spends many hours of every
day working on the show. He has
served as superintendent for the
past 12 years and he recalls that
the horse show started with only
five or six entries. He also noted
the improvement in horseman
ship and the quality of the an
imals.
Many rules and regulations of
the show this year have been
adopted from larger shows be
cause of the competition in re
cent years.
Much of the success and
growth of the horse show has
been attributed to Mankln by
local horsemen.
Healy's Jet champion perfor
mance horse the past two years,
will not be In this year's show
as it was Injured a few days
ago.
FORMER HEPPNERITE
VISITS OLD HOME
Marcus Gunn of Sacramento.
Calif, and his nephew, Henry
Wunsch, New York, son of Mary
Gunn, visited last week with old
friends in Heppner.
Mr Gunn Is a native of Hepp
ner, his father being a black,
smith here many years ago. Both
his parents were drowned In the
flood, and he has not lived here
for 56 years, though he has vis
ited on occasion.