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L I 3RARY U 0 F 0 E " G E r z- i 0 H E Weekend! Bills Kdlef Horse Show, Pa Fair Concludes As Big Four-II horse club members competed Friday in horseman ship and showmanship contests to wind up the Morrow County fair here with more exhibits in all 4-H and open class sections and record crowds viewing all events throughout the 4-day e vent. Only the 4-H style revue re mained for the evening Friday. Blessed by fine weather, it was witnessed by a large crowd. Story is elsewhere in this paper. Thursday night the 4-H auc tion sale broke all speed records as it moved along at a fast clip and was concluded after one hour and 15 minutes. A total of 73 animals sold through the ring with the grand champion lamb, owned by Terryl Greenup selling for $1.00 a pound to Bill Kilken ny, Pendleton. The grand cham pion steer, owned by Roland Ekstrom, sold to Morrow County Grain Growers for 55 cents per pound. Cherilyn Smouse, lone, showed the grand champion and reserve champion hog and sold only the reserve champion for 30 cents a pound to Morrow County Grain Growers. She is taking the grand champion hog to the state fair this week. Besides the 68 market animals sold, five dairy heifers belonging to 4-H mem bers were sold. Preceding the sale, seven youngsters entered the pig scramble which caused much ex citement for the spectators as they chased, grabbed, and stum bled after the slinky hogs. After some time both hogs and chil dren gave out, with the little pigs being dragged out of the pen. The youngsters catching the pigs must care for them. Each lucky child must show it or one of its litter at the fair in 1963. Those catching the pigs were Virgil Morgan, Cheryl Savage, Earl Pettyjohn, Nicholas Marick all of lone, David Franke and James McGinnis, Irrigon. Also awards were presented to the outstanding 4-H and open class winners following the scramble. Esther Kirmis, county agent, states that many stopped to watch the 4-H flower arranging promoted by a new club this year. Also new exhibits were 4-H Rockhounds club and 4-H Elec tricity club entries. The open class sections of gar den and flower exhibits were larger this year, as well as the open class beef exhibits. A new award was presented to open class home economics exhibitors. A special sweepstakes - ribbon went to the over-all winner. Mrs. Roland Bergstrom, lone, won this award in the clothing group; Mrs. Bob Davidson, Lexington, in the knitting group; Mrs. Nor man Florence, in the adult flow er division, Kim Rill in the chil drens division; Mrs. Keithley Blake, in the canning division; Mrs. Nellie Anderson won in the hobbies, arts, and craft group; Mrs. Verle Fredrickson in the Swimming Pool To Close Friday All youngsters and oldsters have one day left to take ad vantage of the warm weather for a dip in the Heppner pool as it will close Friday evening following the evening hours. Because of the poor attendance during the evening hours and the Rodeo in full swing over the week-end, it was decided to close the pool for the summer, according to the Swimming Pool committee. Columbia River Fowl Refuge Brings Protests Proposal to establish the John Day Waterfowl Management area of nearly 30,000 acres of land and water in an 18-mile long strip embracing 11 miles of Columbia River water frontage met with strong protests from Morrow county officials and or ganizations as well as other groups of the area, at a hearing in Boardman Tuesday afternoon. Resolutions from Morrow coun ty included those in opposition to the proposal from the Hepp-ner-Morrow County Chamber of Commerce, the Morrow county court, and the county planning and zoning commission. Others came from the Hermiston and Umatilla Chambers of Commerce, and the Space Age Industrial As sociation. County Judge Oscar Peterson was spokesman for the court, and he stated that the county's feel ing is that best use of the land would be for industries rather than wildlife. He also pointed out that it is the county's under oniinT that a larpp tract has fnr wildlife on the Washington side and that this should be adequate ior ine neeua Oliver Creswick represented the Chamber of Commerce after that body had passed a resolu- uccess needlecraft group; and Mary Al ice Bauer, baking. Thp MeCabe brothers ranch won the wheat sweepstakes a ward in the open class wheat en tries. Herbert Ekstrom ranches wnn the hppf nremier award and a trophy from the Morrow Coun ty Cattlemen s Association. Vickie Barratt won the grand champion horsemanship award with Dick StrucKmeier reserve champion. Queen Marlene Fetsch won the grand champion show manship award with Vickie Bar att as reserve champion in the 4-H horse contest. (Continued on Page C) End of Harvest Appears in Sight; Rainfall Delays Rain again interrupted remain ing grain harvest this week, but it was not enough to stop it for long. Al Lamb, manager of Mor row County Grain Growers, esti mated that about 100,000 bushels of wheat remain to be harvested but this week should just about clean it up. Heppner and Ruggs elevators of the Grain Growers were the only ones still receiving wheat as of Wednesday. Predictions by Lamb and County Agent Nels Anderson ru-i about the same that the county average will be between 30 and 32 bushels per acre, well above that of the 1961 harvest. Barley is running about 40 bushels per acre, although weight was down. The forecasts made at the start of the season have held fairly true throughout harvest, despite the rain, Lamb said. Some growers reported late harvest yields of as much as 45 bushels per acre on wheat and Gaines wheat hit as much as 65 bushels per acre. It appears that will total al most twice as much yield as last season despite alesser acreage, Lamb said. He expected that he would have more definite figures available next week. Elevators of the Grain Growers are "fairly full" and the grain is moving out well, he said. Friday Horse Show To Start at 9 A. M. One of the top attractions of the busy week-end ahead is the Wranglers club horse show, which is actually a part of the county fair, but by time is tied in with the rodeo. It will be Friday at the rodeo grounds starting at 9 a.m. with Fred Mankin, superinten dent, in charge. With better weather in pros pect this year than the blus tery day of last year when a record number of 240 entries took part, indicates that this year's horse show will set new in 3 rks Seventy-five dollars in ad ditional prize money and some fine trophies and merchandise prizes are offered. A new event this year will be open class barrel racing. Conforma tion and halter classes will be in the morning and perfor mance classes in the after noon.. There is no admission charge for the spectators. tinn Mnnriav "in ODDOSition to the reservation of any lands in North Morrow county ior who life refuge." He also told of the bearing that the federal area would have in taking more prop erty from the county tax rolls. The Chamber resolution also pointed out that the refuge would encompass a large area of potential industrial or river development sues ana wouiu have an adverse effect upon the future of North Morrow County." District Attorney Bob Abrams, at the Chamoer meeting, saia mat hp i onnosed to turning over any more private lands to the federal government. RnnrospntpH hv flarpnre Rose- wall, the planning and zoning commission aiso orougnt to me attention of the hearing, con ducted by the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, that the industrial phase of the county economy should be bolstered rather than decreased. William Belt, Hermiston at torney, who represented the Space Age Industrial Park asso ciation, pointed out that the pro posed management area would not be compatible with the in tended use of the industrial park. (Continued on Page 6) 79th Year GAZETTE-TIMES J r.Vw-v j Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, August 30, 1962 3M " 1 BUZZ SEELY of Arlington, second in the competition for Northwest Amateur Saddle Bronc Riding here last year, shows a sample ot the action tnar win do seen in me roaeo aepiemoer i ana . 01 this year. In the photo he is absorbing the best that Ambush has to offer. Both horse and rider are airborne in this picture, the front hoofs being well off the ground. County Schools To Start Tuesday There will be a lull day of school for aU students in Morrow county when they return to class es for the school yea? Tuesday, September 4, starting at 9 a. m., Robert Van Houte, county super intendent, announces. Bus routes will be similar to last year and notices have been sent to all families wh e r e changes have been made or where children are enteri n g school for the first time, Darrel Reisch, director of special serv ices, states. Any who have ques tions on the busses are asked to call Reisch at the Heppner high school. In Heppner, the bus shuttle service between the high school and Unit-A will operate as it did last year. The last bus will leave for Unit-A in the morning from the high school at 8:40 a. m., Hil lard Brown, Heppner elementary principal, states. Four busses will make the morning run. Brown asks that as many Heppner elementary children as possible be on hand at Unit-A Second Meeting Set to Consider Dam, Irrigation A second meeting to consider the irrigation aspect of the pro posed Willow Creek dam will be held Thursday night, September 6, at 7:30 o'clock in the county courthouse. All ranchers who may be af fected by the proposal and others interested are urged to attend. Some decision needs to be made in the near future as to whether ranchers are interested in the ir rigation feature. County Judge Oscar Peterson has written a letter of invitation to all ranchers who have proper ty on Willow creek between Heppner and the Columbia River, but the meeting is open to all who would like to hear of pre liminary work or who would like to express themselves on the matter. Men from the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers and the Bu reau of Reclamation will be pre sent to give the latest figures on what cost might be as well as information on benefits. About 20 attended the meeting two weeks ago. Despite the small attendance, discussion brought out many points and ideas on the matter. or the elementary school Friday to register. Teachers will be on riutv Fridav. At the hieh school, most of the students pre-regis-tered last year, but any new stu dents may go to the school Fri day ior nuuiiiiiuiun anil icgia tration. Cafeteria will operate for all students in HeDDner, as well as at other schools in the county on the tirst day. Teachers of the county com pleted successful workshop Wed nesday, and a report on the ses sion is elsewhere In this paper. T?niilti rwotinorc U7Prp hplH i amiif iiivv. Thursday, or are planned for Fri day, in several ot tne scnoois. With thp annroval of contracts of three new teachers at a special school board meeting Monday night, the county staff is complete, Superintendent Van Houte said. Richard Strait, formerly of Fairbanks, Alaska, will teach mathematics at Heppner high and shop at lone. He was director of recreation and handled phys ical education at Fairbanks and has a master's degree. Strait is married and has four children. Margaret McCarter comes from Phoenix, Ariz., to teach girls' physical education and biology at Hepnner. She formerly taught at Anchorage, Alaska. Les Matthews, former principal at Jordon Valley, comes from Kuna, Idaho, to teach the seventn grade at lone. He has his mas ter's degree and is unmarried. iounty School District AsEcs School district R-l this week called for new bids on the con struction of the Heppner-Lex-ington high school in Heppner after the directors had rejected all bids received earlier this month as being more than funds available for the project. Bids on the second call will be opened September 18 at 8 p.m. At a special meeting Mon day night the directors set up five alternates that will be in cluded in the bids submitted. If none of the bids cover the entire construct ion for the amount of funds available, the directors may elect to eliminate any one or more of the alter nates. The alternates and estimated costs for each are as follows: 1. The agricultural and voca tional shop, 4,000 square feet at an estimated $10 per square foot, or $40,000. I. Accoustical ceiling tile in the gymnasium, 12,200 square feet at 30c per foot, or $3,600. 3, Leave the band and conference rooms unfinished, Number 26 HEPPNER 10 Cents Picnic Saturday To Honor Guests; Open to Everyone Bands, visiting royal courU and dignitaries will be guests at a county-wide picnic to be held after the street parade Saturday at the courthouse picnic grounds, Ralph Richards, committee chair man, states. All food for the visitors will be furnished. The event is open to everyone, and all are invited, but home folks are asked to bring their own picnic lunches. Coffee, punch, and ice cream, however, will be furnished to all who at tend. Time for the picnic is set at 11:30 and it will continue until about 12:30- Food is donated by the Chamber of Commerce, by the county court, and by the Elks lodge. The schools are assisting with the preparation of the meal which will include moat loaf, salad and rolls, as well as the coffee, punch and ice cream. Bands and visiting royal courts are given a special invitation to attend, including Morrow county bands. There was some disao pointment last year when more band members did not attend, perhaps being unaware that they were invited. Entertainment will be furnish ed during the picnic, including musical numbers by the bands. Working with Richards on the committee are Nels Anderson, Ol iver Creswick, Judge Oscar Peter son, Hillard Brown and D. E. (Shorty) Hudson. Robert Van Houte is also helping the com mittee. The picnic is an annual feature of the rodeo. 3150 square feet at $6, or $18,900. 4. Leave the kitchen unfinished, 936 square feet at $9, or $8,500. 5. Leave the multipurpose room and platform unfinished, 4,nbU square feet at $4.50, or $20,000. The directors agreed to elim inate a dry transformer that had been proposed to step up voltage for the home economics depart ment. This saved an estimated $1000. Thev rejected ideas of delet ing the gym balcony and the possibility of deleting the Kit chen, multipurpose room and platform shell, each of which would involve some design and structural changes. "We had need to improve the educational program when we asked for the bond Issue, but if we go too far, we create the same condition that we sought to cor rect." Director L. E. Dick said As set up with the plan of alternates, the board will be free to choose which it considers advisable to leave undone at this time if it again is apparent Top Cowboys Due For '62 Show Here All the thrills and excitement that can be packed into two days are forthcoming in the 1962 Morrow county rodeo that will open Saturday with the first afternoon show at 1:15. The per formance will follow the great downtown street parade that will begin at 10 a.m. and the countywide picnic at 11:30 on the courthouse lawn. Bronc riding, bulldog g i n g, racing, roping and all manner of events are scheduled at the rodeo which will bring some of the northwest's best cowboys to Heppner. The Saturday after noon show will be followed by the special night show at 8 p.m., and the new head and heeling event will be included on the evening's program. Rodeo dance will be at 10 p.m. in the fair pavilion with Queen Marlene Fetsch and her court to be especially honored. Cowboy breakfast of the Wranglers with Mrs. Lowell Gribble m charge, and all mem bers having a hand in the work, will take place at 7 a.m. Sunday ami will continue until 10 a.m. Last performance of the rodeo will be at 1:30 Sunday with the finals presented in the various events and trophies being award ed. All Plans Made For Big Parade Here Saturday All plans have been completed for the big rodeo street parade in downtown Heppner Saturday morning starting at 10 o'clock, according to Randall Peterson and Orville Cutsforth, heading Chamber of Commerce commit tees in charge. Peterson, who Is in charge of prizes and judging, issued a last call for entries and especially urged kids of the county to rig up a float, decorate bikes or tnkes, dress up pets or don cos tumes and get in the parade. Gene Teague of Stayton, who has represented Governor Mark Hatfield in the Pasadena Tourn ament of Roses parade for, sev eral years, will be .grand marsh all, mounted on his champion palamino, Mr. Chevrolet. Gov. Hatfield was invited but sent his regrets because of another committment. Among late entries announced by Peterson include those of the Pendleton Jaycees with their Paddy Wagon, Jan Beamer ("Miss Rodeo Oregon"), the Main Street Cowboys of Pendle ton, a float from Happy Canyon, Pacific Power and Light Co. float, Heppner fire truck, and River side High school band. These are in addition to the many others previously announced. Also, there will be dozens of entries which will arrive without ad vance notice, since it is not nec essary to register for the parade. Route of the parade, as an nounced by Cutsforth, will be south on Main street through the business district, east on May to Chase, south on Chase to Cannon and north again on Main to the point of beginning. In this manner the parade will pass the crowd twice. It may be possible to award prizes at the reviewing stand on the return trip. A total of $475 in prizes is offered to the best entries. This year, dollars will not be given to each child in the pa rade, but rather, prizes for win ners have been increased to stimulate better entries. Each one in the parade, however, will be given a treat by the Cham ber of Commerce, the rodeo com mittee and Hagor's Dairy. Assembling point for the pa rade will be in the area near the city park, on Main street and on side streets to the west. Mem bers of the committee will be on hand to show arriving entries where to line up and they will be in contact with each other by walkie-talkie radio, Cutsforth said. that the entire job cannot be completed with lunds avauaDie. Although alter the nrsi Dias uura nnonnrl it sppmpd StronBlV probable that the shop would be eliminated, tnis may not ue true under this plan oi alter nntoo it all will dcDend on how favorable the bids are, and there is no way 01 telling wnai iney will be at tnis lime, u was pointed out that several con tractors have expressed interest In submitting new bids. Orville Cutsforth was present at the meeting to put in a plea for retaining tne snop. ne sug gested that the board consider a pnnerete block structure in stead of brick veneer. Director nipir Kaffl that this had been tioatnd and It. anneared that the block construction would be more costly. Dick also pointed out that it will be advisable to leave out aa littlp nf the Droloet as Dossible because the saving In cost by lio;incr unrlf linrlnnp will he a i considerably low figure than the One of the outstanding feat ures of the rodeo will be the Northwest Amateur Bronc Rid ing championship with the tro phy being a handmade saddle from Hamley and Co. of Pendle ton. Another fine saddle will be presented by Kinzua corporation for the winner of the Morrow county amateur roping. Several otner line trophies will be offer ed in addition to the purses going to tne winners. Kok Kokel. the clown, of Molalla, whose antics were en joyed so much by crowds last year, will be on hand again this year to spice up proceedings. Many of the rodeo events are local contests with riders and ropers well known to the home folks, adding particular interest. King Carnival, which had agreed to appear at the rodeo, will not be on hand, but Cas cade Amusement Co., which has been appearing at John Day, has some of its rides and con cessions here. The rodeo commit tee had counted on the King Carnival after Al Fetsch, chair man of the fair board, had sign ed a contract with their advance man some time ago. However, late last week the local com mittee was notified that the King Carnival had gone to Nev ada for another event, and the owner of the Cascade Amuse ment Company agreed to bring in part of his carnival for the rodeo, en route from John Day to Wapato, Wn. Little Leaguers will sell pro grams at the rodeo, giving com plete rundown of events, horses and other information to make the event more enjoyable to spectators. Snack Shack will be operated near the fair pavilion by the American Legion auxiliary, and hamburgers, chili, soft drinks will be available for refresh ment. They will also sell soft drinks through the grandstand. Popcorn and cotton candy will be available also for the crowds. If weather is good, indications are that the crowd may be of record-setting size, lhe Kodeo committee, headed by Floyd Jones, has been working on the event since early this yearj and plans have been perfected tor one of the finest shows in its history. SCHEDULE OF EVENTS Horse Show Rodeo Week-end 9:00 a.m. Friday. August 31,. Wranglers Horse Show on Ro deo Grounds all day. 10:00 . ajn. Saturday, Sept. 1, Street Parade, downtown Heppner. Forms in vicinity of city park on Main and side streets. Entrants should be on hand at 9:45 a.m. (Consult map elsewhere for assembling areas.) 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 1, Countywide picnic on court house lawn. Bands, visiting courts and dignitaries as guests (full meal furnished). All others invited (coffee, punch and ice cream furnished). 1:15 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1, first performance of rodeo at rodeo grounds. General ad mission: Adults, $2; students, $1. No reserved seats. 8:00 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1, special night show at rodeo grounds. Admission: adults, $1; children, 50c. 10:00 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 1, rodeo dance in fair pavilion. Admission: $1.50 per person. 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 2, Wranglers Cowboy Breakfast at Wrangler club house near fair pavilion. Every one invited. Adults: $1.50 per plate; students, 75c; children, 50c. 1:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 2, final rodeo show at rodeo grounds. Admission: Adults, $2; students, $1. Cascade Amuse m e n t Co. carnival will furnish rides and and amusements during the week-end. American Legion auxiliary will operate Snack Shack near the fair pavilion with food and drinks through out the horse show and rodeo. New eventual cost of completing the work later. Bechtel Bros, had the low bid submitted earlier this month on the project at $609,000, some $65,000 over estimates on tne basic Job, excluding furnishings, architect's fees and contingen cies. If the forthcoming bids are too high for the entire job, the board expects to eliminate as many of the alternates as are necessary. If the band room were left unfinished ,it would be "roughed in" with wiring pro vided but no fixtures installed. Studding and rafters would be left exposed. If the kitchen were not completed, It is deemed feas ible to prepare food in the cafe teria at the present high school building and transport It for serving in the new school. Superintendent Robert Van Houte suggested that unfinish ed facilities could possibly be completed at the school within a reasonable period by using a (Continued on Page 6) Bids
