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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.
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Morrow Co. Fair
Draws Record
Crowds, Interest
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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.
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Excitement
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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;
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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)
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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$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.
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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.