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1 1 MARY 0 or 0 EUQENE, ORE. fe fa 1mm wk, Chi mw. Call Baeli if School 4 I To S ound Tooesdleay EPPNtfV Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, August 31, 1961 School belts will ring fur 1300 Morrow county student at 8:40 a. m. Tuesday. Robert Van Houte. admlnistra tor. reports the buildings In all communities hive bren refurn Uhed. the staff U complete and everything la ready for the In flux of youngsters In the county wide system. "Barring unexpected difficul ties, the new school at Heppner will be occupied opening day," he said. Because a few emergencies arose recently the road Is behind schedule from Morgan street to the school site. Water and sewer lines could not be Installed un til the road bed was laid and both county crews building the road and city crews laying the necessary mains are working long hours to meet the dead line. A road from the west connec ting with the county road has been completed and surfaced and will be used In the beginning of the term. Students assigned to the new school will be trans ported from the high school at H:30 each morning. "Bus routes will be essentially the same as last ear. Anyone having any question can call the local school administrator or the county office. Hot lunches will be served opening day and the full school day schedule will be observed. Van Houte said. GA2 ETTE DM 10c Copy 78th Year, Number 26 t Morrow Co. Fair Draws Record Crowds, Interest r Pool Closure Set After Labor Day; Record Use Noted After the busiest season since the opening of the municipal pool, the popular haunt for swimmers will be closed for the year after an afternoon swim on Labor Day, according to Tom Hughes, lifeguard and Instructor. By the time the pool is closed, it will have accommodated the public for a record number of 16,000 swims this summer, Hughes said. More than 11,000 ' swims were chalked up the first two months. Warm weather started about the time the pool opened and continued almost without letup through June, July and August, contributing to the heavy use and offering a cooling respite for hundreds of children and adults. The final period that the pool will be open will be from 1 until 4 p. m. on Labor Day, although it has not customarily been open on Mondays. It will not be open during the evening of Labor Day. . Swimming will be open after the rodeo shows on Saturday and Sunday, Hughes said, during per iods of 4 p. m. to 7:30 p. m. Also contributing to the suc cessful year were the swimming lessons given throughout the season with many benefiting from the instruction. The 1961 Morrow County fair drew more Interested spectators than any previous fair, accord ing to Information from County Agent, N. C Anderson's office. Though the number of exhibits was down In some divisions, more people attended the dem onstrations, judging contests, and other daily activities than In the past. The outdoor style revue drew a maximum crowd and more people attended and bid on the animals on auction than ever before. Exhibits of the champions and other winners have been taken to Salem to enter state fair. Names of winners by division are listed In another section of this paper. Though room would i not permit the complete list be ing published this week it will be continued until all has been run. I I JX Parade P F un e rromises Excitement (See map. page 61 THREE GRAND champion award winners at the Morrow county fair are shown here, although Mark Tullls (lar loft), owner of the grand champion fat hog. Is pictured without his camera-shy animaL Maurine Doherty holds her grand champion fat lamb and Gary Van Blokland looks after his grand champion fat steer, (G-T Photo) Tax Reappraisal Making Progress; lone, Lex Slated Sf &l . ;: !,;.-M'-v - ' ' In County Bands Win Trophies At Game Forty-two members of the Heppner High school band en tered the pageantry of the Shrine game held in Pendleton Satur day and were judged the best A-2 band. They brought home a golden trophy for their efforts. Riverside high school musicians also won a trophy. The local students left Hepp ner at 9 a. m. by school bus, and enjoyed a picnic with games at Pioneer park in Pendleton before taking part in the downtown pa rade at 2:30 p. m. In the even ing they assembled in the Round-Up stadium where an ap proximate 8,000 spectators saw I the West win the game 13-7. Heppner musicians along with many other bands performed: De fore the game and joined the huge massed band during the half-time activities. Following the game, Judy Schmidt, band majorette, received the band tro Dhv from Dr. W. C Stram, Pen dleton. Daeeant director, at the presentation ceremonies. Arnold Melby, director, stated the students did exceptionally well for the less than two weeks practice they had held immed iately before the game. Riverside High school band of Boardman and Irrigon was Judg ed the best participating band in the B band classification. Al Reeves is the new director at Riverside. The trophy won by Heppner High school band is on display in the window of Peterson Jew elry store. Reappraisal of urban property Morrow county, both com mercial and residential, now be ing conducted through the of fice of Assessor Oliver Creswick, is making good progress, accord ing to William Johnson of Hepp ner, appraiser. Work of appraising Boardman and Irrigon has been completed, and he will start on lone resi dential and business property very soon. Everything within the city limits will be included. After about a month there, Johnson will continue the work at Lexington, and then will spend the winter months on the reppraisal work In Heppner. All urban property in the coun ty will be reappraised in time to be included on the 1962-63 property tax rolls, he said. Johnson pointed out that the reappraisal has nothing to do with raising taxes but, rather, is aimed at equalizing the tax load so that each taxpayer takes his fair share. The work is being done in con formity with the new state law that requires re-evaluation of property every six years. Last general appraisals in Morrow county were made in 1954. The property tax ration is 25 of true value. N.C ANDERSON, county agent (right), presented the Wheat Sweep stakes ribbon to Jim McCabe (left) on behalf of the winners. McCabe Bros, ranch, at the county fair Friday night Looking on (center) Is Al Lamb, manager of Morrow County Grain Growers which sponsors the contest. (G-T Photo) TTfT ' f''L. v- V . y Ml 7 r All the fun. color, excitement ami splendor of a big parade will be wrapped up In the Big Kodeo parade here Saturday morning starting at 10 a. m. with Bill Smethurst. chairman of the rodeo parade committee. In charge. Nela Anderson of the Chamber of Commerce will assist with forming and organizing the prade. Featuring the theme, The Soaring 60'a," the parade will have many different divisions and prizes in each. Judging for floats will be in accordance with the theme. frizes for the parade are fur nished by the Chamber of Com merce and donations from other Heppner businesses. List of prizes announced by Mike Whitesmith, president of the Heppner-Morrow County Chamber of Commerce. Organizations floats three classes: juvenile organization, adult organization and business es. First prize $25, second $15 and third $10 for each of the three. Winners In the classes will compete for the grand sweep stakes of $50. In a juvenile division, $7.50 first prize is offered for the best children's float, $5 for second and $3.50 for third. A division for pets offers $7.50 first for best pet, $5 second and $3.50 third. Best juvenile cos tumes offers $5 first for boy and $5 first for girl, as well as $3.50 second prize for each. Bands will compete for $15 first prize and $10 second prize. Other prizes offered are as fol lows: Best riding club, $50, first t-. DON ROBINSON of the Kirk and Robinson Polled Hereford ranch displays the Premier Beef trophy won by the ranch in the open class beef competition at the county fair. The trophy is presented by the Morrow County Livestock association. MiimwiiMw'wiwwi" "wm mw wy '" " "" "'" ' " I1 " P' Cowboy Breakfast Plans for Crowd Workers on the Wranglers cowboy breakfast are planning I for a record crowd when they serve on the lawn by the Wrang lers clubhouse adjoining the fair and rodeo grounds Sunday morning. Under the leadership of Mrs. Wilbur Steagall, chairman, the volunteers will work in two-hour shifts. Although the breakfast starts at 7 a. m. for the public, those preparing for the break fast will be on hand earlier. Cof fee makers will be up and at it by 5 a. m. and others will be on the Job by 6 o'clock. Both wood and gas stoves, a whole line of them will be set up to cook the hans, eggs, po tatoes and other foods offered, and it will come off rtie stoves piping hot to the public. A normal year finds some 600 persons enjoying the breakfast, but this year an even larger crowd is expected. Proceeds go to the club funds. Breakfast will be served from 7 a. m. until 10 a. m. 4S u i ft i t Quiet Labor Day Is Expected Here Labor Day is expected to be quiet in Heppner with no cele bration planned. Stores and businesses will be closed. Chamber or commerce will not meet. Most residents will spend the day in nearby mountain retreats, resting from the big two-day ro deo, or getting ready for the opening of schools Tuesday morning. WEATHER HI Low Thursday 79 49 Friday 77 52 Saturday 80 50 Sunday 81 50 Monday 84 57 Tuesday 87 53 Wednesday 88 60 Prec. trace .05 $25 second; best comic. $10; 1m- family group, mounted. $7.5o; best mounted cowgirl. $7.50; best mounted cowboy, $7.50; oldest cowboy, $5; oldest cowgirl, $5; youngest mounted cowgirl, $3.50; youngest mounted cowboy, $3.50; best Juvenile cowboy, $7.50; best Juvenile cowgirl, $7.50. Every child under 12 who takes part In the parade will receive $1 for his participation. The plan Is to give them these silver dol lars while they are assembled at the starting point and par ents are advised to be with them to keep the money for their child ren or to De sure tney nave a place to keep the dollar during the parade so that It is not lost Children are Invited to bring pets, decorate bikes, rig up carta, ride horses or whatever their Imagination conjures up. Chairman Smethurst said that the parade will form off North Main on side streets. Entries should be assembled by 9:30 a. (Continued on page 6) Vote of Farmers Heavily in Favor Of Wheat Quotas In the heaviest vote for at least the past five years Mor row county wheat farmers ap proved marketing quotas for the 19C2 crop In the wheat referen dum August 24. The vote here was 350 yes and 12 no. The nationwide vote found 79.4 per cent of wheat farmers Northwest's Best Ready To Perform Thrills, stalls ami chills wltl be the order of the two big days when the 3lth annual Marrow County liixit-o Is held at the ukUm grounds here Saturday anl Sun day. Spectators will thrill at the daring of the Northwest's top cowboys as they vie for honor In the Northwest Amateur bronc riding contest. They will bo brought to their feet by the In evitable spills contingent on such vents, and they will stand again to applaud the winners. Adding to this year's excite ment will be the spectacular rid- ng of Martell Claridge, Hussum, Wn girl bareback expert. "And laughs will be added." promises Floyd Jones, rodeo com mittee chairman, "as the public lews for the first time, a pro- Visional clown, competing with the fast moving events In the arena." High on the list of the variety of competitive events which has drawn entries of outstanding cowboys outside the county are bareback riding, bull riding, calf roping, cow milking, bulldogglng, Calgary roping and wild horse races. These contests are open to all registrants. Pursrs are big and more than 150 entries are expected by the committee. Other highlight events- are open to cowboys of Morrow county only. Of particular In terest will be the Morrow Coun ty Amateur calf roping contest with a $300 saddle donated by the Klnzua Corporation. The Morrow County derby has a purse provided by the Heppner Elks Lodge and the Morrow County chariot race purse Is do nated by the Heppner Odd Fel lows. There will be pony races, cowgirl races, kids' pony race, and a one-half mile race, open to county residents. Prizes totaling $1300 will be awarded wlners In the two daya of exciting rodeo. Early registration for the al ways popular flag race includes the Ukiah Evergreen Riders, the Arlington Saddle club, and the Heppner Wranglers, Max Barc lay, rodeo secretary, reports. Festivities will begin wltn a bie parade at 10 a. m. Saturday, then the county picnic on the courthouse lawn at noon featur- in the 39 commercial wheat pro ducing states voting for the quo-' ine music by the Heppner High school band, free ice cream ana coffee for all comers, and lunch for visiting dignitaries. At 1:15 Saturday the first big show will be held at the rodeo grounds. Between 5 and 8 that night the annual barbecue din ner will be served on the lawn at All Saints' Episcopal church. Saturday evening a special ro deo show starts at 8 p. m. at the grounds, followed by the ro deo dance in the fair pavilion. Sunday the Wranglers cowboy breakfast will be served on the Wranglers grounds at the club house from 7 to 10 a. m. Windup of the two packed days will be the Sunday after noon show starting at 1:30 p. m. Rodeo winners will be determin ed at this big show. Rodeo committee members are enthusiastic in stating they ex pect this to be "the best show yet." tas. Quotas mean that price sup port of the 1962 wheat crop will be set at a national average of ut least $2.00 per bushel That is 21 cents above the basic rate in effect for this year's crop. Definite prices by areas are not usually released until sometime In late January. ' Our loan rate Is usually above the national support level. The price Is based on the difference in freight from point of origin to termination," explained Da vid McLeod, mangaer of the lo cal Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service office. Wheat acreage allotments for 1962 will be reduced 10 per cent as growers will be eligible to receive payments for land di verted to conservation uses. This is the 11th time that farmers have voted in favor of marketing quotas for wheat. Horse Show to Present Morrow's Finest at Rodeo Grounds Friday JOHN RAWLINS gamely hangs to the squealing pig that he caught in the annual County Fair pig scramble Friday night A delight to spectators, the scramble this year attracted what may be a record crowd of onlookers. (G-T Photo) Wheat Yield Set At 19 Bushels Morrow County Grain Growers elevators were closed at Lexing ton, Ruggs and Heppner during the past week, according to Al Lamb, manager. Others of the co-op had closed earlier. 'The crop was poor due to a combination of weather and stri ped rust." Lamb stated. "We took in 1.800.000 bushels In all grains this year; one year ago it was 2,400.000." Lamb said the average wheat yield was 19 bushel to the acre this year. Last year It was 29 bushels. In barky, this year it was 29 bushels; last year 35. "The market price of wheat is somewhat higher than last year, and the barley support price is about $6.50 higher than a year ago," Lamb continued. Still, he said, farmers are "hurt ing" and the crops were definit ely not up to expectations. Champion horses the pride of Morrow county will have their day Friday at the annual Horse Show sponsored by the Heppner Wranglers, Fred Mankln, show chairman, announces. The show will open at 9 a. m. at the rodeo grounds and will continue throughout the day. There is no admission to the pub lic and a large crowd of spec tators is anticipated. Only two events require entry fees cow cutting ($5 fee) and junior calf roping ($5). Thirteen halter classes will be judged before noon, and working and performance classes will be Judged throughout the afternoon. Champion performance horses will be chosen from the western pleasure horse class; reining class; and cow cutting class. A grand champion and a reserve champion will be chosen from the champions of the three class es. All horses taking part must be Morrow county horses, because the show Is a part of the county county at least 60 days prior to the show. Howard Bryant will be ring master, and Ron Davis, Olex, will be Judge. Bruce Lindsay of Her mlston will be announcer. Chairmen of the various lots are as follows: Clsas A (Conformation and Halter) Lot 1, colts foaled in 1961, Jerry Dougherty, chairman; Lot 2, yearlings foaled In 1960, Dougherty, chairman; Lot 3, two year olds foaled in 1959, Ted Miller, chairman; Lot 4, stallions, 3 years and over, Marlon Finch, chairman; Lot 5, stallions under 3 years old, Jim MiUer, chair man; Lot 6, mares over 5 years old, serviceable sound, Cornett Green, chairman, Lot 7, mares, 5 years and under, Green, chair man; Lot 8, geldings 3 years and over, serviceable sound, Al Fetsch, chairman; Lot 9, mare and two or more produce, Rod Murray, chairman; Lot 10, mare and nursing colt. Bill Healy, chairman; Lot 11, get of sire. two of any age, Bill Smethurst, fair. They must have been in the chairman; Lot 12, Shetland po nies, John Eubanks, chairman; Lot 13, other ponies over 44 in ches and under 50 Inches, Eub anks, chairman. Class B (Ponies conformation and performance under saddle). Lot 1, ponies up to 44 Inches, and Lot 2, ponies over 44 Inches and under 50, Eubanks, chair man. Class C (Performance division) Lot 1, Junior equitation horsemanship class: A. riders 11 and under; B. riders 12 through 16, Ken Turner, chairman; Lot 2, Western pleasure horse class: A. riders 11 and under; B. riders 12 through 16, Roice Fulleton, chairman, assisted by Diane Fulleton and Marlene Fetsch; C. senior division, Fulleton, chair man. Lot 3, reining class: A. Hackamore reining, Ron Currln, chairman; B. bit reining, Currln, chairman. Lot 4, cow cutting, Floyd Jones and Archie Munkers, chairmen. Lot 5, announcement of champion performance hor3e. Lot 6' junior calf roping, Charlie Daly, chairman.