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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 25, 1960)
LtlMRY u or o EUGCNC. ORE. Fir if mk' ml Visitors Flock To Fair Grounds, Evenls to Come rVml anil nlnv wi-nllii-r ilkln liwn ivrv minv ntunlv rffcl.Vr.t from vWiting the 10 Morrow County wr curing it nm rw Good crowd have viewed the many fine exhibit and Judging i . . uii coins on ooin uayi Mottf ,f iho 1 nit l' in i? of entries. exhibit and booth wa expected lo be completed by last night, but 411 ihowminshlp contest were scheduled for toiay (Thurs day). Two of the most popular lair event are ' " wmr, mc pig scramble and fat auction sale which Is set for 7:30 tonight and the saddle horse show which will be held all day In the rodeo arena. Both are expected to draw large crowds of Interested spec tators. All fair exhibits will remain In place uYitll 5pm Friday. Following la a partial list of top winners In some of the 411 fair divisions: Grand champion and reserve champion fat steers, Eric Ander son; grand champion market hog, David Anderson: champion sow was shown by Steven Peck, Lexington; reserve champion sow, Kenneth Smouse; the cham pion and reserve champion Here ford cows were both shown by Kenneth Wright. In the 4 II Judging contests winners are listed In the order of their placing: Junior general Susan Drake, Jean Stockard, Judy Smith, Arleta McCabe. Junior cooking Kathy Ray, Cherllyn Smouse, Susan Llnd strom. Susan Drake. Junior cloth ing Arleta McCabe, Verena French, Judy Smith, Joan Stock ard. Senior general Llbby Van Scholack, Julie Pfelffer, Beverly Davidson, Evelyn Marick. Sen ior cooking Marilyn Morgan, Evelyn Marick. Senior clothing Llbby Van Scholack. Geraldine Morgan, Beverly Davidson, June Pfelffer. ' Senior cooking team which will go to the state fair Is com posed of Marilyn Morgan, Evelyn Marick and Kathy Ray with Cherilyn Smouse as an alternate. Senior clothing winners which will go to the state fair are Llbby Van Scholack, Geraldine Morgan and Beverly Davidson with Julie Pfelffer as an alternate. 4-H Horse Winners Winners in the 4-H horse Judg ing contest who are eligible to go to the state fair are Marlene Fetsch, 1st; Linda Valentine, 2nd; Tanna Valentine, 3rd; fourth and fifth places went to Kim Valentine and Sheila Lucianl but they are not old enough to qualify for state fair entry. Al ternates for the state fair in this division are Karla Lucianl, Julie Smith and Dianna Pettyjohn. Billy Doherty was named the champion 4-H horse showman in the senior class and won a trophy presented by Paul Petty john. He also won the Turner, Van Marter and Bryant trophy for being first in his class. In the small fry division Ruby Fulleton won the Central Market trophy for first in her division in the 4-H horse show. Intermed iate division winner of Turner, Van Marter and Bryant trophy was Vicki Barratt, and Scott Bar ratt won a Central Market trophy for first in the junior division. Champion horseman in the 4-H horsemanship contest, senior class, is Bob Fetsch and Tommy Martin walked off with reserve champion honors in this class. The 4-H livestock judging was completed Wednesday afternoon and the winners judged six classes of livestock. First place went to Tony Doherty, Heppner who is classified as a junior judge and wins the trophy do nated by Ford's Tire Service. Second place went to Kenneth Smouse, lone who is a senior judge and wins the 4-H club council trophy. Other winners were David Anderson, Heppner, 3rd; Charles Nelson, Lexington, 4th and Martha Doherty, Hep pner, 5th. Th tnn three will represent Morrow county as a team at the state fair. Mr Paul Webb St of Walla Walla returned to her home aner visiting with her son and family, xf, snrf Mrs Paul Webb Jr and her daughter and family, Mr ana Mrs Howard Cleveland Guest of Mrs Walter Oilman last weekend were Mr and Mrs Miles Gilman of Mt Vernon. Ore gon and Mr and Mrs George Lar.gdon of Or.tario, Oregon. HEPPNEK: 10 Cents Planners Get Proposal For Economic Survey A omoosal to conduct a reg i.mni nlannlnu analysis for the Mid Columb la Planning louncn was received thl week from tm basco Service, nationally know niannins? firm. Morrow county Judge Oscar Peterson, chairman of the six county organization. revealed. Ahout two weeks aco the six miintv orf An 1ntion was formed and they at that time requested that a formal proposal for such a study be made by Ebasco in mntunction with two other Oregon consulting firms, Cornell. Howland, Hayes and Merrmeia, and Thomas J Murphy ana As sociates. in the urooosal. Ebasco plan ned to conduct a broad analysis f regional economic a a t a, rowth factors, land use, recreat ion and to outline a long range planning program for the six counties of tne jvna-oium-bla area. The overall cost of such survey was placed at a maxi mum of $15,000. tuft. Ppterson said the pro posal would be studied by the members of tne wia-oiumoia Planning Council and he ex r,roceiH the hone that the work could be started In the near fu ture. Such a program of planning, it is felt by many, will be of great hin in obtainine orderly and full development of the Board -man Space Age Industrial Park and surrounding area. Nigel Eugene Graham Dies Suddenly, Services Here Today Fuaeral services were held at 10:00 a m today (Thursday) for Nigel Eugene Graham, 51, who died suddenly at his home Mon day, August 21. Born October 26, 1908 at Eden, Utah, he was the son of Alex Andrew and Marie Graham. He had lived in Heppner about 1 wars and was a veteran of World War II. He was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints and of the Heppner Elks lodge no 358. The service was held at Cres wick Chapel with Bishop Ben nion officiating. Survivors are three sisters, Leone Graham, Heppner, Hazel wocMn nprtrude Ravmond. both of Ogdon, Utah; three brothers, Claude Graham, Heppner, Sey mour Graham, Ogdon, Utah, Wylo Graham, Battle Ground, Wash; and several nieces ana nonhnws. One sister ana one ntrpiiews. viic v. brother proceeded him in death. Interment was in the Heppner Masonic cemetery. Law Interpretation Requires County to Elect Coroner T,..nnft,.nna Orflcrnn COlintieS iwcuij-unt including Morrow, must elect a LUtUUCl i -' " ' - . - inndMatAfl fnr t h A I in Nnupmnpr. even inUUyil IIU touuiuBivd i office have been nominated in local primary elections outsiue of Multnomah county, secretary of state Howell Appling, Jr, ruled recently. i ofclatnrP fthnlished liic iaoi " - i the position of county coroner in all counties except Muitnoman, offor-tivo Januarv 1. 1961. It Is Appl nJsTnpVetationathe .upnn& f old law prevails until tne euec- tiv-A date or tne new law, mus . .. . i requiring the regular election procedure for the office. This pos ition was confirmed by a legal opinion handed down by the at torney general. Appling moved into the case when studies of county primary abstracts, conducted by his office, disclosed no candidates had been nominated in the counties where coroner's terms expired next year. "This is normally a county clerks determination," Appling said, "but I am required by law to maintain a uniform lnterp ( Continued oa Pag 8) GAZETTE l . i i- . .r I . I rn sriCN OVER WEEKEND Th TO REIGN OVfcH v.M.n-' Pxrtinw anrl her orlncesse 1 at M3it Grand Rodeo Parade, Picnic Due Over $100 In prize money fori in the Grand rodeo par ade, Is expected to draw a large number, of floats and individual entries, according to William Smethurst, parade chairman. Th trrnnd narade will start at 10 o'clock Saturday morning and will be followed by the puD lie picnic at the court house park. Aaain this vear too prize' mon ey for a parade winner will be arand sweeDstakos prize of $50, which will go to the best county float entered. There are mree Stream Gauging Stations Added Two stream gauging stations are now being installed on lower Willow creek and upper Rhea creek under the geological sur vey section of the U S Depart ment of Agriculture, couniy judge Oscar Peterson reveaiea this week. The reauest for the stations, to give a more accurate know ledge of water runoff in tnis area, was requested over a year ago by the Morrow county water resources committee ana xunub u .,i.f'c. eViaro nf the COSt iur uie i-uunij o ..t. - was )nciuded in the 1960-61 bud- get. The total cost oi iac iwu stations and their operation for a year will be about $5,8oo, nan of which is paid for by federal government. At the time the county water resources committee made its re quest for the stations, it stated that additional stream flow In- 111QI i . v. " . formation was needed to deter mina ovm in ni nrv m waici iu l.iuiv. t. , . j T-! v. nnrrncfC .1 T fl to Dlan uiij;aunJii vvw . flood control needs. Prior to the current installations, me umj stream flow station in the entire a irea has been on Willow creek n Heppner CANDIDATE VISITS Ron Phair. Republican candi date for Congress from the see HUtrint. snent most of Wed ond district, spent most of Wed nesday discussing political issues with visitors at the Morrow county fair. WEATHER Hi Low Prec. 88 56 93 52 86 45 80 42 71 39 .09 67 43 .04 69 43 .07 Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday rainfall for the week .20: for Auirust 1.06: for the year 9.39 inches. Heppner, Oregon, Thursdoy, August 25, I960 zzz ' mn i 1 n big weekend In Morrow county Fair and Rodeo Queen Suan v . . . erj mn,nlna narad and b nana. in g" w" ' r ... 8"- """ 5li"n Croblm "J """" Saturday other divisions In which prize money is to be given as well as in divisions for juveniles, riding erouns. family groups, best comic and many others. All youngsters of grade school age or younger who take part in the parade will be given a silver dollar. Following the parade the coun ty picnic will be held at the court house park with county juage Oscar Peterson and Robert Van Houte as co-chairmen. The pic nic Is sponsored by the Heppner Morrow County chamber of com merce and the county court, as sisted by the Soroptimlst uud of Heppner. Everyone Is welcome to the picnic, It Is emphasized. A com nlptP lunch will be served only to visiting courts and band mem bers, but there will be tree ice cream, coffee and punch for everyone. Teachers From Three Counties Due Here For Workshop Teachers from Morrow, Gilliam and Wheeler counties will gath or in HeDDner next Wednesday, August 31 for a day long teach er's work shop to be neia in tne high school auditorium. On the morning program will be four teachers from Eastern Oregon College Neva Neill, Eliz abeth Harris, James Kearns and Hugo Hartig. Mrs Velma Glass, Morrow county health nurse, Is also on the program. During the afternoon there will be a series of panel discussions conducted by teachers in the county schools. The theme for the workshop is English and social studies In the 60's. William E Ward Dies Here Monday William E Ward, a native of Morrow county, died August 22 at Pioneer Memorial nospitai where he had been a patient for more than three years. Mr Ward was born June 14, 1886 at Gooseberry and lived much of his life here where he worked as a farm laborer. He is survived by one son, Joseph of Astoria, two daughters, Rnsella Gunderson of Longvlew, Wash and Vera Mae Lacey of Seattle; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be Fri day at 10 a m at the Heppner Masonic cemetery with the Rev A,,cfi MrT.hpe officiatine. Cres- wick Mortuary u.niii - Is In charge olpunaay I friends. arrangements. Tl M ES 77th year, Number 25 Horse Show on Friday Schedule One of the fair events that is vearlv erowlnc in popularity Is Iho hnrsn chnw Which W'lll be hold all dav Friday In the rodeo arena. More than 21 separate events are on the program. Judging of halter classes will Judging of begin at a " w"'r performance classes will show, SlUlllllK ' - Mankin. show superintendent announced. Judge for the show win D Les Marks of Fossil and jowf ra , Bryant will be arena director. show will be Announcing will be Bruce una say, former Heppner resident, and secretary is Beverly Steagall. Sponsor of the show Is the Wranglers Riding Club. Curtis A Tom of Rufus Dies, Service To be Saturday Curtis Allen Tom, former Sher man county Judge and state leg onH fi upil known Sher nwrmu rnnntv wheat i,, Tuesday at a The, Dalles hospital following a long illness. He was 79. Mr Tom, a resident of Rufus since 1882, was born Dec 21, 1880 in Springfield, Illinois. He was married Nov 5, 1911 at Willow Creek, Oregon. He studied law under the late Francis V Galloway, The Dalles attorney, and served two terms in the state legislature. Mr Tom was Sherman county Judge for one term. His interest in com- mr,itv affairs also was expres sed in service to the school sys tem in his area and he was a member of the school board for 45 years. He served the Kea iross iui u years and founded the first aid and highway saiety program Ul the Red Cross in Sherman coun ty. Mr Tom is survived by his widow, Susie A Tom oi kuius, a daughter, Catherine t lorn, Rufus; a son Charles Allen Tom, Rufus; three sisters, Edith A Bar agar of Redmond, Sadie E Yocom, Rufus and Leah Kooenson oi Salem; and three grandchildren. Funeral service will be Satur day at 10 a m at St Paul's Epis copal church at The Dalles with interment at the Arlington, Ore cemetery. Recent guest at the Jim Thom son home were Mr and Mrs Vir gil Kollar and daughters Nancy and Marilyn, of Fresno, Calif and Mr and Mrs W J Gillette and son John of Henlet, Calif, rela tives of Mrs Thomson. Mr and Mr Steven Thompson of Pendleton were in Heppner t f visiting relatives ana Nev Events Will be Seen At Three Rodeo Performances IHrr $1 in ptu im-nry. plus i ntry ! will tn lh draw um rtd fMT mme f Ktcin Orriim d Wellington" Up mateur ctwhd thl wv-krnd i they le fvr wtiinin): in tin I'xkl Mirrw o'Uiity flt and Kfditt. Tbe opening jn-rfi-r-matue htart at 1:15 Saturday, i The ciwtKi. In turn, re c lifted t.i draw many hundrcdi of area rofldent t watch their effort. . A fat klutw ha been rtmlwd t.y Floyd Jone. hWhi committee t-hulrmnn. and there will e some new feiH not previously In eluded In the lo. -a I program. One that W attracting much Interest will be the girl OBRA barrel race which will be held during both aftertutm hhow. Thl event U open to member f the Ore gon Barrel Racing Association who are 15 years of age or over. A Wrangler barrel race Is on the Saturday night show. Always tops in pecttor Inter est U the Northwest Amateur Saddle Bronc championship. In thl event rider will be going for the fine hand made saddle donated by llamley A Company of Pendleton as well as the prize money. Another event which brings out the best of the Morrow county calf roper. H the Morrow county amateur calf roping. The Dalles Tops FFA Stock Judgers A Judging team from The Dalles took first place In the FFA livestock Judging content held Tuesday at the Morrow county fair. They accumulated a total of 1456.8 points. Heppner placed fourth with a point score of 1337.1 points. The other teams in the order of their positions were McLough lin, 1129.2; Pendleton, 3397.6; McEwen (Athena) 1335.8; Board- i1G,7 normlston. 1153.2 man. 1214.4; bnerman cuumj Two boys from The Dalles also , iHnni ludelni? and Dennis Doher ty of Heppner placed third. The nnsslhle hleh score was 500. Mel hase The Dalles. 494.3; Richard Tenoidi The Dalles, 485.7; Dennis HeDDner. 482; Dick Cline, McLoughlin, 480; Jim Duft, Pendleton, 479.6; Jerry An derson, Heppner, 479.5. npnnis Dohertv will receive a plaque uuiiait-u uj w- County Grain Growers for having plaque donated by the Morrow the hlchest score of any mem ber from the Heppner chapter ?r iiuni luu in-ipuv. i At the Umatilla county fair last week, McLoughlin, The Dalles and Heppner placed that order in the Judging. At the FFA livestock show Jerry Anderson exhibited the grand cranu ciiaunjiuo 7j i. i a rim rawin first rhamnion female Here ioru neue: om ivwa ....... . c-i-v, on his registered yearling heifer. Tne Dalles; Mr and Mrs R Hsn He received the heifer from Bar- Pr John Day; Mr and Mrs Les ..,vn Hnotod the calf roriQ Fnssil: Mr and Mrs M lOn liair. "IIU to the FFA chapter to start a beef chain. Arf.v,i Rail received a second on a registered yearling Hereiora heifer which also was a chain animal donated by Everett Harshman. Nat Webb won first on his SutroiK ram iamo mm on a ewe. DDPi ixAINARY COUNT FOR ALL The Oregon state census board this week released the prelim inary population count for all incorporated cities and towns in Oregon and it showed that all towns In Morrow county register ed a gain during the past 10 years. lone showed the greatest per centage of gain during the dec ade, 32.1 percent to bring its present population to 346. Irrlgon present popuiauon now has an ouiuidi ouwuv.. . . ... t v nnwr.oni iOyears ago ,lt w.s .only Incorporated in lawj. jexingion , t 1 neonle erew to 240 persons which was population of Just 3 PePie f gain of 1.3 percent. Heppner Mitchell, in Wheeler county, ao fareoutdistancedPany other town took a beating Png in the county with a population , with a loss of 44.6 percent during of 1657 but its percentage of the past 10 years. It now has a eain was only 0.5 percent. Since population of 230 people, the census was taken, Barratt These preliminary figures dif addition was annexed to the city fer in some J'0'0 which next year will give It a inal figures released by the fed population of about 1700. eral census bur eau, Boardman also showed a size- subject to revision 1th the final able percentage Increase of 26.7 (reports are made later this jear. At:in a fa MdJ'e. which ha Nvn donated by Kir.ua Corp oration, U the top I1"4 All the mr.y tther x-pu!r IxhUh. fW'M will h Kund dur ing the thre ftff malice. Sat urdy ultetnooii and nltht. nd Sunday fterno..n. There will be bareback riding clf roping, bull riding and numerous rce. The Saturday night per tor. mane will feature one of the m.t pot, ulat and fritlng event of the weekend, the Morrow c.unty chariot race; na on u- dav' Mhedule l ne .Mirw roumy derby where M-rnw count v bred iutm' win oe after the S-S V' n'? ,UI up by the Heppner Elk lodge. The Heppner iwaieiiow ls iLinor of he JUW purse ir tl. chariot race. The final of the Northwest bucking content and the preert tat Ion of award w ill be held .luring the Sunday afternoon show. One of the Northwest top professional rodeo announcer will handle the announcing Job at the Heppner show. He I W V tjui" of V ancouver, vaii. Jones I editor of the well known hotseman" magazine. The Lariat. Shx-k contractor for tne snow i John Van Belle of Ouiiook. Washington, who provided the animals for the 19..'J rotieo. nerved seat ticket for the Saturday and Sunday afternoon ch.,vi Are now on saie ni Bank of Eastern Oregon or they k nurehased at the gate, though choice may be limited for late comers. General aam'' will be $1.73 for the two after- nntf.irmancps and $1.00 for Saturday night. Student tickets will cost 75 ana cenis. iin,in mmmltteo members said Wednesday that from all indications, the coming m, will be one of the best ever put on here. Grounds and facilities are In excellent condition and many of the leading cowboys of this part of the country are expected to take part. Rodeo entry books will close at 5:00 p m Friday and local reed to sign up well In advance of the deadline. Many Out Of Towners Here For Funeral Those In Heppner from out of tr. nttend the funeral of Howard Evans were, Mr and Mrs Ralph Boyd of Portland ; mi u Mrs Oral Ray, Cloverdale; Mr and Mrs Glen Nyman, Seattle; I ana Mrs vjh-o "j""' , Mr and Mrs Blaine Isom, Pendie Mi-a Del Weal. JVlonuiucov, Mr 'and Mrs Ray Leathers, Mt Mr anu ivtio Vernon; Mrs J L Williams, Port land; Keith Connor, F o re s t I Grove; Mr ' and Mrs Kenneth Reed, Mr and Mrs D Fisher, Mr and Mrs Ord Younce, Sherry Ash ,o,i and Rnh Troxell, pay, Artie ' Condor, Mllton-Freewater; w ----- vnnnr.fh F sher and son Bin, l.C."a, . - Phillips, Condon; Milton Morgan ana ueorgenc uUb - ' ment. Bernlce Thomson, daughter of Mr and Mrs Jim Thomson, re cently spent a few days with her aunt and uncle, Mr and Mrs Dale Fuller, of Vancouver, Wash. CENSUS GIVES COMMUNITIES percent to bring Us population Wlinin uie tiijr Figures for other towns in this area are Condon, 1131, up 17.1 percent; Arlington 633, down 7.7 percent. The greatest percentage in crease of all Oregon towns was hv Oswecro with 166.8; Beaverton with 165.5 and Goia Beach with 153.3. Granite, in Grant county, held the reverse record of having lost amount of populat. , - - . rn nf nv town in tne state, us - - f -f: