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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
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