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Rodeo Requires HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday. August 30, 1962 Dr. Frank Bennett Help of Many illing Hands Help of many willing hands is required to stage the rodeo. Prior to presentation, hundreds of hours of work go into ready ing the event. And while it is in progress there are good many unglamorous jobs to be done be hind the scenes while the crowd is enjoying the big show. Stands have been repainted for this year's event, and consid erable work has been done in im proving fences and other instal lations. Details of getting hay getting cows and calves, regis tering entrants, compiling pro grams, planning for crowds, handling tickets, taking care of barns these, and many others are tasks that need doing. Responsibilities of the rodeo committee are broken down as follows under the direction of Floyd Jones, chairman: John Eu banks, races; Jack Loyd, conces sions and decorations; Rod Mur ray, Wranglers activities; Wes Sherman, publicity and advertis ing; Bill Smethurst, queen and court' Al Fetsch, dances; Gerald Swaggart, grounds; and Max Bar clay, trophies and prizes. Bert Hutf has the big job of secre tarywriting letters, taking min utes of meetings, handling en trios, taking care of the draws for the events, recording times and results and 101 additional duties. This year the announcer for the rodeo will be C. E. (Mac) Mc Lean of Valley Ford, Wn. who comes with the highest of rec ommendations. Timers will be Archie Munkers, Mrs. Bill (Thel ma) Smethurst and Loyd. Smet hurst will untie calves, and Jim Valentine is scheduled as race staiter. Paul Hisler will drive out the calves and among those ex pected to work at the chutes are Raymond French, Bob Brindle, Coinett Green, Herman Green, Marion Green, George Currin and Howard Bryant. Cal Yackley will handle car parking, and Frank Connor will be taking care of the barns. Night watchman is yet to be chosen. Gerald Swaggart, an old hand on the field, will be field man again this year. Pickup men are furnished by John Van Belle, owner of the stock, but it is ex pected that the same two as last year will do the job. They are Pete Peterson and Jim Van Belle. Chamber of Commerce is handling the job of taking tickets and chairman is Elmer Schmidt. Little League boys will sell pro grams under the direction of LaVerne Van Marter. Former Heppnerire Visits Friends Here Returning to Heppner after a 38 year absence, Mrs. William (Dorothy Pattison) Murphy of Columbus, Ohio, visited Thurs day and Friday at the home of Mrs. Elaine S. George, a former classmate in the Heppner schools. Mrs. Murphy was ac companied by her daughter, Pat ricia, and her son, Paul, whom she met in Portland. Paul has been stationed in Korea with the Air Force. Her father, S. A. Pattison, published the Heppner Herald from 1917 to 1924. Thursday evening Mrs. George entertained at the Frank Ham lin home in honor of the visitors. Most of the guests were also former classmates and friends of Mrs. Murphy: Mrs. Buck (Violet Hynd) Lieuallen, Mrs. I. A. (Kathleen Mahoney) Math er, and Mrs. Faye Ritchie Pumphrey, all of Pendleton; Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Mahoney, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ruggles, Fran cis Doherty, Mrs. LaVerne Van Marter Jr., Mrs. Rachel (Scher zinger) Harnett, Mrs. B. G. Sigs bee, and Kit and David George. The evening was spent rem iniscing with high school an nuals of their Heppner student years as reminders, and Mr. Ruggles took candid snapshots. Coffee, punch and snacks were served throughout the evening. Mr. and Mrs. David Eckman and family left August 17 for a week's vacation to Portland and with her family, Mr. and Mrs. K. A. Burgess, Newberg. They en joyed a day at the Portland zoo. Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Sherman and children were in Portland a few days last week. They enjoy ed a visit to the zoo and the circus. WML r;7 . ' FINE LIVESTOCK was a feature of the Morrow county fair in Heppner last week. At top left are 4-H grand champions with market animals. Terryl Greenup (kneeling) shows her lamb, Roland Ekstrom (left) shows his steer and Cherilyn Smouse (right) is pictured without her champion hog. which was camera shy. In top right picture Herbert Ekstrom. lone, stands with his champion bulL Ekstrom was winner of the open class premier Vf- .,1 beef award. At lower left Richard Willard of Pine City, grand champion 4-H snowman, snows ms Hoistein milk cow. At lower right is a Charlais bull, owned by Orville Cutsforth of Lex ington. The bull is one of six Charlais that Cutsforth exhibited at the fair as a new breed in the county. They attracted con siderable Interest. Irrigon City Council Proposes Plan to Merge with Boardman Irrigon's city council, in a let ter to the mayor and council of Boardman dated August 27, has invited the town of Boardman to consider the possibility of merg ing the two cities. As of Wednesday, the reply to the letter had not been received. "We have given this much thought and trust you will also," the letter, signed by Mayor Don- Dress Up Parade Set September 8 At Pendleton The large number of entries in the 1962 Pendleton Round -Up Dress Up Parade indicates that it will be the largest parade in the history of the Round-Up. Starting promptly at 6:00 p. m. Saturday night of September 8, it will wind through the Pendle ton streets and into the Round up arena. Last year 4500 people viewed the parade from the grandstand seats in as much as this was the first year for the parade in the arena. The Main Street Cowboys, the sponsoring group, are planning on doubling the amount this year. The Cowboys are planning on all bands, civic groups, etc. to to pull into the arena infield and give a four minute drill while the floats are going around the arenr. At the conclusion of the parade the finals in horsemanship of the Miss Rodeo Oregon will be hem to name a successor to Miss Jan Beamer of Heppner, the current Miss Rodeo Oregon. According to Bill Hodgen, in charge of the contest, a record number of girls have been entered. They will be judged on horsemanship, appear ance and personality. Hodgen also annouced that Miss Rodeo America, Karen Lavens from Jerome, Idaho is tentatively scheduled to be in Pendleton to help with the contest. Immediately followin g the arena events Happy Canyon will kick off its big season witn a cowbov shuffle at the canyon It looks like a big night of fun in Pendleton on September Btn. aid Adams, said. "If the saying, 'Industry at tracts industry,' proves to be true, then the land surrounding the Boeing site could well become a great industrial center,'" it con tinued. "We feel that Irrigon would be a logical residential area for the people employed by such industry. This would not only solve our school situation, but should prove financially beneficial to both cities. "If our cities should merge, and the high school were built north of the existing grade school, landscaping could be ac complished from the school grounds to the edge of the pool that will be formed when the John Day Dam is completed, and we would have one the most beautiful school sites in Oregon." Mayor Adams pointed out that the Irrigon city charter provides for an election of all six council members in November. "If it were possible to merge before that time, you would have equal opportunity to have Invitation Extended By Toastmaster Club As an incentive and introduc tion to future organization of a chapter of Toastmasters Inter national in this area, an invita tion is extended by Ray L. Rogers president ot the Hermiston Toastmaster's club, for interested men and their wives in this area to attend a special meeting in Hermiston Wednesday, Septem ber 12. Meetings are held in the main hall of the Civic Recreation cen ter, beginning at 7 p. m. The pro gram will be devoted to develop ing interest in the Toastmaster's organization to demonstrate its values in helping individuals be come more progressive, more self-assuring in speaking in pub lic and carrying on as leaders in civic affairs, churches and other worthwhile organizations. The organization is a "nonpro fit, nonpartisan, nonsectarian ed ucational organization which has helped more than a half-million men through its program of seif expression and self -impro v e ment." For further information one may contact Ray L. Rogers, 655 Hemlock Avenue, Hermiston- council members elected from your city," he said. "The name of our city would be called 'Irrigon-Boardman' or 'Boardman-Irrigon' which would identify us as a twin city, or a completely neutral name could be chosen. "We plan to petition the rail road company to remove their track from within our city limits, and if we succeed in this request, it will result in excellent busi ness sites on the north side of Highway 730. "We have three well-attended churches in Irrigon, the Baptist, Seventh-day Adventist and As sembly of God. All three churches and other organizations in Irrigon cooperate in offering a large variety of activity to our young people. The Irrigon Grange sponsors a square danc ing class one night a week; Boy Scout meetings are held once a week; every summer adults take the children to the Hermiston dooI for Red Cross swimming les sons (40 attended this year); the Baptist church sponsors monthly roller skating trips to the tri cities area, the Adventist church shows many films for their young people, and the Assembly ot Uod cnurcn sponsors a youin choir that made both radio and television appearances this pait year. All these activities plus our numerous 4-H clubs combine to keep our youngsters as busy as they care to be. If our cities merge we will have more leaden and could offer even more activ ities." The Irrigon mayor proposed a meeting to discuss the matter with the mayors and councils of the two towns attending. Keynotes Workshop Oldest Native Marks Birthday William Padbcre. who is be. lieved to be the first person born in Morrow county after it had be come a county, observed his 90th birthday Tuesday, August 21. Thirty-six friends and rela tives called to greet him at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Eva Griffith of Heppner, and calo and ice cream were served. Padberg has lived in Morrow county all of his life and may now be the oldest living native. He lives part of the time with his son, Buck Padberg, in Clark's canyon. The elderly man had a time at the celebration, loved every bit of it," Mrs fith said. Major address at the all-day Morrow County teacher workshop j held in Heppner Wednesday was by Dr. Frank Bennett, president of Eastern Oregon College, La- Grande. Also on the program were Lyle Riggs of the state de partment of education, Robert Van Houte, Morrow county su perintendent of schools, Dick Wilkinson, chairman of the coun ty school board, and Velma Glass, Morrow county nurse. Dr. Bennett challenged the teachers to always teach with the goal in mind of the education of responsible citizens for our society. He discussed the battle of ideoligies between Russia and the United States. We must not attempt to defeat the Soviet Un ion on her terms, but we must preserve our society and our way of living and this in itself would insure victory for a free society he said. All the children, both the average and the academical ly talented, must be educated each to the limit of his abilities, he emphasized. Dr. Bennett told of his first teaching assignment in a rural school where lie received $65 per month for teaching and janitor work, and that the only supplies or equipment in his room was a dictionary. He then made a comparison between highways and education in speaking of education for today as opposed to education in the "good old days." "Education of yesterday is no more adequate for today than would the highways of yester day be adequate for travel to day," he declared, adding that improvement in methods of in struction are necessary and the fact that they were not in use previously does not mean they cannot be usetul today. Lyle Riggs of the state depart ment of education presented a paper entitled, "How Children Learn," and also a film depicting classroom procedures that may be used by the teacher to help develop a good atmosphere for learning. Van Houte welcomed the new teachers, spoke briefly on the te sponsibilities and rights of tea chers, and introduced the ad ministrators in the district. In the afternoon the teachers worked in three discussion groups. Those who teach the pri mary grades were led by Arolene Laird, Heppner; the intermediate grade teachers were led by Don Olmscheid, Irrigon; and the high school teachers were led by Gor don I'ratt, Heppner. All the group discussions were based around the theme of the workshop, "How Children Learn." The entire group of 83 teachers and administrators in the county attended the workshop. Also pre sent were several school board members. See New Chevrolets Mr. and Mrs. Roice Fulleton were in Portland Tuesday and Wednesday to attend a pre view showing of the new 1963 Chev rolet models. They were impress ed with the new cars which will have some changes from the 1962 Chevrolet but will not be radical ly different. New cars are to be on display throughout the coun try on September 28, they said. SCHOOL MENUS Sept. 4-7, 1962 TUESDAY Ham Sandwiches, Cottage Cheese, Sliced Tomatoes, Pineapple Upside down Cake, Buttered String Beans, Milk. WEDNESDAY Ha m b u r g e r and Gravy, Mashed Potatoes, Carrot Sticks, Cafe, Fruit, Bread and Butter, Milk. TH URSDA Y Mor Cassero 1 o , Jello Salad, Ginger bread cake, Applesauce, Bread and Butter, Milk. FRIDAY Tuna Sandwich e s , Tomato soup, Vegetable salad. Cherry Cobbler, Milk. great "He Grif- Strange how close relatives can be very distant. Old Timers Visit Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Emery of Vancouver, Wn. have been visit ing friends in the Heppner area since coming here for the funeral of Junior Leathers last week. Mrs. Emery is a sister of Owen Leathers Sr. and of C. C. Carmi chael. W. C. (Claude) Cox said that he recognized Emery when he saw him standing on the street, even though the visitor's back was toward him. They had not seen each other for many years. The Emerys once lived In Hardman and they plan to stay until after the rodeo. Many friends and relatives came from a long distance to attend the Leathers funeral, Including some from Boise who came by airplane some from Priest River, Idaho, and others from the coast. Masons Meet Tuesday Heppner Masonic Lodge No. 69 will resume meeting for the fall and winter months on Tuesday evening, September 4. 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