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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 !
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AT THE
1962 MORROW COUNTY
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RODEO GROUNDS
HEPPNER
SEPT. 1 and 2
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Saddle Bronc Champ
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LADIES MATCHING SHIRTS, $3.95 To $4.95
Champion Roper-
FELT WESTERN HATS $11.95 to $17.95
By Bailey And Stetson
BULLDOGGER--BOOTS
By Hyer
$3200 To $4g50
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LADIES IN COLORS, TOO
$j98 To $429
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