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.
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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
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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.
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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. Degree
work is planned for the first
meeting, starting at 8:00 p. m.,
and all officers and members are
urged to be present.
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