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V EDITION HEPPNER GAZETTE-TI ES Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, August 23, 1962 Sec. 3 4 pages THE vW M 3 r rr-rc 1 n f,u- gsj mi tKt .,J GENE TEAGUE of Stayton, mounted on his champion palomino parade horse, "Mr. Chevrolet" will be grand marshal of the Heppner Rodeo parade on Saturday, September 1. The horse, twice a national champion, has won many awards. Teague has ridden as one of the marshals in the Tournament of Roses parade, Pasadena, Cal several times. Make Our Place Your Headquarters While in Town For The Morrow County Rodeo Coffce-Lunches-Dinners Open For Breakfast At 6 A. M. 4-R'S CAFE Formerly Mack's Next To Turner, Van Marter and Bryant Coming Parade Looms As One Of Best (See Parade Map, Page 4) Committees of the Chamber of Commerce have plans for the Rodeo Parade, to be Saturday, September 1, at 10 a. m., well organized at an early date. Orville Cutsforth, chairman of the lineup and routing of the parade, has issued a list showi.ig the organization and a map to aid in assembling the various di visions. Floats of all classes, old cars, and boats will assemble on Main street between the Willow Creek biidge and Tum-A-Lum Lumber Co. Bands will assemble in the city park and children's entries of all kinds will gather in Ford's Tire Service lot on Main street. Queens and courts will line up on Baltimore between Main and Gale and mounted groups and individual riders will be on Bal timore west of Gale. Farm ma chinery will be on Gale north of Baltimore. The map showing a more detailed description of the assembling points is printed on another page of this paper. Gene Teague of Stayton with his national champion palamino parade horse, Mr. Chevrolet, with silver studded trappings, will be grand marshal. Teague and his famous horse have represented Governor Mark Hatfield several yeais in the Tournament of Roses parade on New Years Day in Pas aaina, Calif. The horse won na tional championships at the Cow Rodeo Entries Close At 5 p.m., August 31 Entries for the Morrow coun ty fair and rodeo close this year at 5 p. m- on Friday, August 31, Bert Huff, secretary, states. Many cowboys have called or written to get their name in the pot for the various events bareback riding, calf roping, bulldogging, bull riding, head and heeling, wild horse racing, calgary roping and others. He reported Tuesday that he had been busy with calls most of the day. Drawings will be held immediately after 5 p. m. or, the closing day, and pro grams will be printed there after to be ready for the show at 1:15 p. m. Saturday. Draw for Sunday's program will be immediately after the Saturday show. Former Queen Visits Katherine Bisbee of Waldport, who was rodeo aueen here in 1927, has been visiting since June with her father, Lou Bis bee. She plans to return to the coast at the end of next week to get ready for the school year at Waldport where she is a teacher. A Wra Git Along Little Doggie! Git Along! It's TIME TO SPRUCE UP for the WRANGLER HORSE SHOW AUGUST 31 AND MORROW COUNTY RODEO SEPTEMBER 1 AND 2 WELCOME COWBOYS WE'RE HAPPY TO BE A PART OF THE RODEO A SHOW WITH A PROUD HISTORY LET US SPRUCE UP YOUR CAR FOR RODEO DAYS GAS OIL SERVICE MECHANICAL WORK Fulleton Chevrolet Company Palace, San Francisco, two years and has claimed hundreds of oth er trcphies and ribbons. Bill Smethurst, who has work ed as guiding light of the rodeo parade for years, will lead the parade this year as color bearer, carrying the U. S. flag. Everett Struckneier will be next with the Oregon state flag, followed by Teague and "Mr. Chevrolet." Ensuing entries will march in orde- as follows, Cutsforth an nounces: Morrow County Queen and court, Wranglers club, Legion naires marching group, Heppner High band, group of single riders, Soioptimist float, visiting queens and courts, Grange float, children entries, lone High band, commer cial floats, more queens and courts, Pendleton and Hermiston riding clubs, old cars, more sin gle riders, more queens and courts, riding clubs of Spray, Jo'in Day and Ukiah, farm ma chinery entries and old steam en gine, agriculture floats, band, 4-H ikat, other floats and another band. Dr. L. D. Tibbies will be on hand with a walkie-talkie radio to coordinate the parade at the st in. to be promptly at 10 a. m. All entries must be in position by 9:45, Cutsforth said. Meanwhile, Randall Peterson, chairman of prizes and judging has his work well in hand. A total of $475 is available for dis tribution as prizes. Kids are en couraged to enter, and the "more tho merrier," Peterson said. More business and commercial floats are also needed. Peterson said that Gov. Mark Hatfield has been invited to serve as honorary grand marshal but no reply had been received by mid-week. Besides the Soroptimist club and Grange, other organizations which have indicated that they will have floats include the lone Lions, the Mothers club, Degree of Honor, Hermiston Emblem club, and Delta Iota club of Hermiston. The Melonettes baton twirlers of Hermiston will be anirng marching groups. Peterson said the he attended the Umatilla county fair parade in Hermiston and quite a number of those entered there told him that they hoped to be in Hepp ner with entries. Spectators this year will have two chances to view the parade according to the plan outlined by Cutsforth. Main street will be blocked off and traffic will be routed via the schools. The route will go south on Main, turn east on May and go south on Chase to Cannon where it will head west back to Main and then go back north through the main sec tion. Public address system will announce the entries and a ten tative plan is being considered to award prizes to winners on the return trip. Complete list of divisions and prizes is in this paper in the Chamber of Commerce advertise ment on page 4 section 3. Parents arc asked to help their children now with plans for costumes, decorating bikes or trlkes, or working up novelty entries. Yes, the pets may be included! Here's The Hottest Tip Sheet: In Town ! SURE WINNERS AT THE 1962 MORROW COUNTY 8 RODEO GROUNDS HEPPNER SEPT. 1 and 2 Best All - Round - LEE RIDER PANTS, $3.15 through $4.25 Regulars or Slims Saddle Bronc Champ LEE WESTERN PANTS, in Polished Cotton MEN'S, Tan or Brown, $4.95 LADIES, Ton, U. Blue, $4.95, Red.Turq. $5.95 KIDS, TOO! 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