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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 24, 1961)
iltKAIT luetic ore. ' 'r v ' . z i Yv . '.V i !.., ,, V : " - ' " I . I ,-1 ."" v. ,v V. m . vS "77. 7-- (7 THIS GENTLE and docile looking animal U none other than "Blinaid." tho bucklngest. most cold-blooded bor In the north wtt at Uatt that U the consensus of tho members of the North west Rodeo association who fudged "Billiard." owned by John Van Belle, a the Bucking Horee of the Yearand they know by experience. "Billiard- will be In action at hie beet at the Morrow county Rodeo September X end 3. Action to be Keynote Of 39th Morrow Rodeo The pace is set for the fastest, biggest rodeo we have ever had," Floyd Jones, rodeo committee chairman, said this week In re gard to the event dated for Sep tember 2 and 3. Jones referred to 'Blizzard" bucking horse of the year, which will ho amonz the rodeo stock supplied by John Van Belle of Outlook, wn., tor mis years event About 150 contestants from all over the Pacific northwest are expected to be here next week end for the two-day rodeo. Jones reported that more entries have already been received than in previous years at this date. "Our rodeo Is growing, and the 39th is expected to supply more thrills and chills," he said. Horses will start taking over on Friday. Sept. 1, with the Wrangler's Horse Show schedul ed to start at 9 a. m. at the rodeo grounds. On Saturday. Sept. 2, the big street parade will take place at 10, followed by a county-wide picnic at the courthouse. Music will be supplied by the high school band while dignitaries and townspeople eat their noon meal. The first show will start at 1:15 p. m., Saturday, followed by a special night show. A dance will end the festivities Satur day night at the fair pavilion. Sunday the Wranglers cowboy breakfast will be served at the Wranglers grounds, starting at 7 a. m. Rodeo events will re- Masons to Quit v Because of Flood Mr. and Mrs. Dorr Mason an nounced Tuesday that they , are planning to quit business In lone because of damage caused to their grocery and variety store by the flood last Tuesday. Goods in damaged containers will be sold in a sale at half price, and the rest of the entire stock Is offered at 20 percent discount. Groceries, variety goods, kitchen ware and sun dries are included. Mason's was one of the stores hardest hit by the flood,, par ticularly because it has one of the largest floor areas in the lone business section. The own ers said that damage was sus tained not only to stock but also to motors, other equipment and fixtures. He estimated that it would cost $2500 to make re pairs. Instead, he and his wife decided to quit business. They came from Burns and have been in lone since March 17. WEATHER Hi Low Free. 87 52 89 55 94 66 96 - 59 95 64 97 63 -91 53 - Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday sume for final competition at 1:30 p. m. Jones said special new features this year will include a girl bare back rider who is said to be a sensation. Young and old will laugh at a professional clown, Kok Kokel, who will perform at each show. Rodeo events carry a total purse of $1,300.00. Included will be bronc riding, calf roping, bull riding, cow milking, bull dog trlnir. bareback racing and many other events to keep-the spec tators on the edge of their seats. Reserved seat tickets are now on sale at the office of Turner, Van Marter and Bryant. Teachers Hired; Reisch is Named To lone Post Hiring of one teacher and one administrator this week complet es the 80 member faculty for all schools of Morrow county, Robert Van Houte, county school sup erintendent, reports. Darrel Reisch, 26, of Kuna, Ida ho, will be the new administrator at lone, replacing Dallas Shock ley. Pnicoh ha! hcen hieh school and junior high school principal at Kuna with 323 stuaems unuer hio Kiimrvision. He is a graduate of Northwest Nazarene College and has been doing graduate ..nrk at rVilleee of Idaho at Caldwell. While in college he was student body president and was a three year varsity player in basketball. The new administrator is mar vie and has four small sons. He and his family will move to lone as soon as housing has Deen secured. Daltoso. Butte, Mont, has been hired to teach rie at Boardman. Hir ing of an additional teacher there was necessary to split tne firct anH second grades, -which have become too large for one class. Mrs. Daltos0 is an exper ienced teacher. Her husband naa previously signed with the dis trict board to be teacher at Boardman. Other teachers hired recently by District R-l board are as fol- lowsr Barbara Logan, Arlington, to teach physical education and health at Heppner. Katherine Smithbauer,. Boise, Idaho, to teach third grade at Lexington. . Ola Benson, McM 1 n n v 1 1 1 e, j grade scnooi voice uisirutiui i Heppner. Lyla Ash, Puyallup, Wn., for second grade at lone. Diana Wright, Boise, first grade at Heppner. Gerald Jonasson. Gardar, No. Dakota, vocational agriculture instructor at Heppner. Mrs. Jackie Glennie, Billings. Mont,, combination second and third grade at Heppner. Helen Currin. Hipner. f.fth grade at Heppner. b r r?)k r?x firms 10c Copy School Registration Plans Told As Opening Day Draws Nearer - Registration for first grade. .indents and students new to Heppner prude and high schools j will be Friday Sept. 1. fromj 9:00 a. m. to 12:00. All firM grade, ninth grade and stu dents new to Heppner schools mut have physical examina tions before entering. First grade student must show birth certifi cate. Hospital certificates are Back-to-School Lucky Buck Day Offers Bargains Here Saturday will be Back-to- School Lucky Buck day In Hepp ner with $55 In prize Lucky Bucks awarded the persons ho-w names will be canea as inners at 2:30 p. m. Ton nrizo In the drawing will be $25.00. Additional prizes of $10, three $5.00 and five $1.00 .ill be awarded In Lucky Bucks. One must be registered to win, nd must be In the store of one of the 61 participating business houses when the names are read. But anvone shopping in the city Saturday will be a winner of bargains. Specials are usiea by the merchants In the city for Lucky Buck days, with many good buys In Back-to-School goods particularly awaiting the public. Free parking Is provided Registration Set For Kindergarten Pro-registration of students for kindergarten, sponsored by the Heppner Civic League, will be held between 1 and 4 p. m. on Fri.inv Spnr. l. Parents are In vited to bring their kindergarten age children to meet the teacner, Mrs. Roy Tabor, and to inspect facilities at the "George house" on the grade school grounds. Rates will again be $10 reg istration fee and $7.50 monthly charge, payable In advance. An attempt will be made to work out arrangements for families to whom rates are a real obstacle. All equipment Is furnished the students. There will acain be two sess ions each morning, five days each week, and following the unmo davs as tne grade school year. Further information may be obtained from Mrs. bod ad rams, secretary, Civic League, phone 6-9789. Ron Reid Opening New Flower Shop Ron Reid this week is announ cing the opening of a new flower shop, to be called "Rons flow ers," at 323 N. Main, next door to Heppner TV. He states that he will handle finwprs and Dlants for all oc casions. Previously, Ried had ne gotiated with Mr. and Mrs. Kemp Dick for purchase of dicks Flower Shop, but Mrs. Dick Is retaining ownership of the shop and is continuing In business at the same location. Enoueh problems to keep them In session without recess from 8 p. m., August 14 until 1:30 a m.. Aueust 15 occuDied direc tors of Morrow County School district R-l at their regular ses sion this week. One of the most difficult prob lems faced during the evening was that relative to transport ing 7th and 8th graders from Boardman to Irrigon. Despite a protest voiced by Earl McQuaw, member of the adv isory commit tee at Boardman, and a plea by Director Robert Sicard of Board man also against the action, the board voted to transport the 7th and 8th graders to Irrigon this year because of the few stu dents in those grades at Board man and because of the crowded conditions in the Boardman h c3 c G AZcTTE-TH M not acceptable In this Instance. Certified copies of birth certifi cates may be obtained from the State Health Department. Parent should note that the school district will pay all In surance premiums. The Insurance U punhawd through the Oregon Fvlxml Acthlilen Association and students are insured for all major Injuries ' occurring at by the city, and Lucky Buck sacks will cover all meters on Main street during the day. The Lucky Buck committee, headed by Pete McMurtry, de livers the names of winners which have been drawn the night before, to all merchants taking part In the program. The sealed envelopes are opened simultaneously at the blowing of the siren at 2:30 p. m. The lucky winners, who may be In any of the 61 business establish ments to win, have two minutes In which to Identify themselves to the store manager, and until 4 p. m. to claim their winnings. New Unit-A School Nears Completion ... Originally expected to be used for 7th and 8th grade students, assignment of classes to the new Unit-A school at Heppner this week shows that five rooms will be used for those two grades. All Heppner 6th grade students will attend classes In the new building, as well ns some 5th graders. There will be two classes of 6th graders and one split class of 5th and 6th grade students, Robert Van Houte, county school superintendent, announces. The new building has been progressing well with some fur niture already Installed. It will be ready for classes In time for the opening of school Sept. 5, Van Houte said. A road has been completed from the west end of the prop erty, connecting with the coun ty road. The Morgan street road is in the process of being wid ened and will be surfaced soon. Plans call for a sidewalk on this location for foot traffic. Sewer and water lines are ex pected to be Installed as soon as the road bed is completed, also before the beginning of school. Students who are at Heppner high school by 8:30 each morn ing will be transported by bun to the new location. Foundations and footings have been poured at the lone school construction site, Van Houte re ports. The next step is the pour ing of the concrete slab for floor ing. - Target date for completion of the school at lone is the end of December. school. At the same time, they recognized the need to split the first and second grades, here ined in one room. into two rooms with separate! teachers, and superintendent tui bert Van Houte was authorized to seek a second grade teacher. Director Sicard had pointed out that 28 first and second graders are expected at the school this year, and declared that this Is too great a load for one teacher. Director Ed Dick said he felt that it was good educational practice to combine the 7th and 8th grades at Boardman with those at Irrigon because classes In both schools are small, and the children need the competitive situation of a larger class. Supt. van ttniit. said that combining the grades of the two schools! Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, August 24, 1961 nhtHil and to and from school, providing the injuries are re ported to the principal within .'1 hour. Grade school fees are payable upon tegLstratlon. The 1st, 2nd. 3rd and 4th grades pay $1-23 and 5th. Cth. and 8th grade fee are $3 00. Grade school faculties are complete with the teaching slgnments: Heppner Elementary School First grade Mrs. Lucille Brown. Mr. Louise Clark. Miss Diana Wright; second grade Mrs. An Its stockard. Mrs. Lucille Peck: second and third grade combin ation, Mrs. Jackie Ulennie; mira grade Mrs. Velva Bechdolt, Mrs. Mildred Hanna: fourth grade Mrs. Pauline Miller. Mrs. Juan Ita Carmlchael; fifth grade MUs Marguerite Glavey, Mrs. Helen Currin; sixth grade Mrs. Inez Erwin. Mrs. Inez Meador; new Unlt-A building Don Cole, Clint Agee, Robert Johnson, lom Hughes, Mrs. Frieda Slocum. Lexington Grade School first grade, Mrs. Gall Johnson; second grade, Mrs. Donalda Knlghten; third crade. Mrs. Katherine Smithdauer; fourth grade, Mr. Lorena Jones. Music teacher for the grade schools will be Mrs. Ola Mae Benson. She will also be in charge of the grade school li brary. Clarence Johnson will be head librarian for all school li braries. The Heppner high school fac- ..!.. la n.mnUK with th follOW- Ing teaching assignments: Mrs. Margaret Kirk. English ana coun selling; Mrs. Janet Groves, Eng lish; Mrs. Violet Lanham, Eng lish; Roy Kirk, history; Peter Glennie, history and math; James Sutherland, history and counselling; Willard Staley. science; Mrs. Luclle Weather ford, math; Donald McClure, sci ence and math; Mrs. Grade Schmidt, home economics; Arn old Melby, music; Gerald Jon asson, agriculture; Mrs. Bernlce Struckmeler, commercial; Bob Cantonwlne, boys' physical edu cation and health; Miss Barbara Logan, girls' physical education and health; Clarence Johnson, librarian; Mrs. Jean Williamson, French; Gordon Pratt, French. The following procedure will be followed for high school reg istration which will begin at 8:40, September 5: Freshman Last names begin ning with A through C will go to Room 14. Mrs. Lanham will register students in that room. Last names beginning with D through L will go to room 15 where Sutherland will help them register. Last names beginning with M through E go to room 16. McClure will be in that room. Last names beginning with S through Z will register with Mrs. Groves In room 17. These rooms are on the first floor of the high school building and are mark ed. Signs will also be placed In the hall as reminders. Sophomores, Juniors and sen iors will register on the top floor of the building. Sophomores, last names beginning with A through (Continued oa Page ) would mean a possible saving of some $6,000 to the district In protesting the action, Mc- Quaw said, u you sena our rhildren ud there (to Irrigon). there will be no hope for peace there. We feel this smiling Dae and forth should come to an end. You can't find anyone in Board man who wants his children sent to Irrigon. We don't want our families split up." . Director Sicard moved that the 7th and 8th grades stay at Boardman, but his motion was defeated, and the motion to transport the children was pass ed with Slcard's vote being the only one dissenting. The directors agreed on the necessity for splitting the first and second grades at Boardman, and several expressed the view IT? 78th Year, Number 25 r:;. - . LA MISS DRINA RENDIC of San tiago. Chile, was guest speaker at the SoroptlmUt club meet ing last week. She is making her home this summer at th Donald McElUgott ranch and this fall will enroll at the Uni versity of Portland. County Picnic Set To Follow Parade The annual Morrow county pic nlc will be held Immediately following the bin Rodeo parade Saturday, Sept. 2. on the lawn at the courthouse. Rand music will be provided and the Dublic Is encouraged to bring lunch and take part in the festivities. Food is planned for about 130 inriudln? vlsltin? Queens and their courts, bands and other dignitaries who will appear in the parade, according to HUlard Brown, who Is working on ar rangements. Free Ice cream and coffee will be provided for all comers. The county court and the Heppner Morrow County Cham ber of Commerce sponsor the an nual picnic. Teacher Workshop Here on August 30 A large number of teachers of the Morrow county school dis trict will convene at the multi purpose room of Heppner ele mentary school August 30 for their annual workshop. A welcome will be extended the 80 some educators by Mor row county Judge Oscar Peter son and D. O. Nelson, chairman of the district school board. School superintendent Robert Van Houte will explain district policies, and county Nurse Vel ma Glass will outline the health program of the schools. Teaching machines will be dis cussed1 and evaluated by Henry Rourk of the State Department of Education at Salem. The afternoon session will be divided into five sections where the teachers will study and dis cuss problems pertaining to their own special fields of education. Free x-rays will be taken at Pioneer Memorial hospital at 3:45 by those who have not al ready had one. that in order to do this, room must be made for the additional class. Director Harvey Warner of Irri gon said that he felt more at tention should be given to the crowded condition in the River side high school at Boardman. All recognized that because of the Boeing development, it Is difficult to determine what the future will hold for the schools and an Influx of population soon may change conditions en tirely. The transporting of the 7th and 8th grades may not con tinue for more than a year, Van Houte said. Another problem presented to the board was voiced by Nels Anderson whose yard and garden (Continued on page 6) r y r i h-7xh Early Prizes Told; More Events Due With the biej:et day of Mor row County Fair et to come Tburvtay I today I, m.tny people have already iewed the color ful booth, exhibit, and other activities which make this one of the bt-t fair yet held in the county. Apparently all dUUIons have nun exhibit entered than in previous year. Statistics have not et leen compiled, but more Interesting and larger displays w-rmivt to meet the viewer. Com mercial displays alo attracted coimlderable interest. A highlight each year of the Morrow County Fair Is the an nual pig scramble where county on lantern can win a pig just lor the catching. This always diaws a crowd which Is well en tertained by the antics of the contestants. This Is set for Thurs day evening at 7:30. Following the pig scramble is the 411 Fat Livestock sale and suction where residents have an oportunlty to buy top quality meat for their home lockers at exceptionally good prices. Members of 4 II clubs and FFA boys In the county had spent much time grooming and iM-ntllne animals for showing. The outstanding quality of the livestock projects shown maue ii difficult for Iodizes to choose the best. Awards made by press time Included: Paul Thome. Pendleton, high Individual In FFA livestock Judg ing. The Pendleton high school chapter of FFA as first In term Judging of livestock. Dale Van Blokland. Heppner, first in 411 livestock Judging; Roland Ekstrom. lone, second and David Anderson, Heppner, third. Van Bloklana, r.Ksirom nA T.rrvl Greenun. Heppner, were declared eligible for live stock Judging as a team at sraie fair. With a score of 100 Keith Nel son, Lexington, won the dairy Judging contest. Second place was a three way tie with score of 93.9 for Richard Wltherrlte, iivhn- Tim Tulils. lone: and George Van Scholack, Heppner. Third place went to Mitchell Ashbeck, Echo. For the second year In a row Maureen Doherty, Heppner, cap ped the grand champion title for her fat lamb. Kenneth Smouse, lone, had reserve champion. Mark Tullis. lone, won the 4-H grand champion fat hog ribbon; Kenneth Smouse held the re serve. There were 54 entries in the hog contest, plus a litter or 14 baby pigs. The 4-H grand' champion fat steer rating was won by Gary Van Blokland with his Hereford. Reserve champion went to Rol and Ekstrom. on another Here ford. . , A sweater knitted by Judy Diane Smith, Heppner, won the 4-H knitting ribbon. Judy will enter the sweater In the state fair. Eight winners for the 4-H Style Revue will attend state fair. All were awarded championship rib bons in their divisions Wednes day night at the out-door show ing. In the Charmingly Yours div ision of skirts and aprons, Kay Daggett, Heppner, was awarded top rating. Teen-Wise dress winner was Anna Mae McQuaw, Boardman. Fun-'n-Sun dress winner was Arleta McCabe, lone. vnn.'n-Sun sDort clothes win ner was Cheryl Lundell, lone. Best dress In the Clothing 4A division award went to Penny Jones, Irrigon. Clothing 4B party aress awru went to Dorothy Rash, Board- man. .. in rinihlni? 5A division Julie pfflffer. HeDoner won the dress division with her winter dress and Libby Van ScholacK, Hepp ner, with a wool suit in tne sun division. Wrangler Breakfast Starts at 1, Sept. 3 Cowboy bre a k f a s t of the Wranglers will start at 7 a. m. on Sunday, September 3, Fred Mankin of the club announces. Some of the advertising material on the rodeo has erroneously set the starting time of the break fast as 6 a. m. Mankin said that a crowd of 600 to 700 persons is expected for the breakfast. Ham, eggs, po tatoes. hot cakes and coffee will be on the menu. The breakfast will be $1.25 per plate for adults and 50c for children.
