Image provided by: Morrow County Museum; Heppner, OR
About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 29, 1963)
4-H, FFA Youth Score Heavily In Fair Events Everyone was a winner at the recent 4-H and FFA activities of the Morrow County Fair. A few were given special recog nition, . however, for outstanding efforts and exhibits at the an nual awards presentation, pre ceding the livestock auction sale. Those" honored at that time included: All-Around Grand Champion Livestock Showman, Roland Ekstrom, lone. Roland was chosen for this award after having won the senior beef show manship contest and judged grand champion beef showman competing with intermedi ate beef showman, Steve Pettviohn and junior beef showman, John Harris. Champion Dairy showman was Barbara Bloodsworth who won as an intermediate and showed against junior dairy showman, Jim Bloodsworth, and senior dairy showman, Terryl Ann Greenup. Winning the intermed late sheep showmanship contest was Maureen Doherty. She was cho sen champion dairy showman over junior sheep shoujman, Pattl Healy, and senior showman, Ed French. Steve Pettyjohn, also winner of the intermediate beef showman ship contest, was chosen as champion swine showman over junior showman, Larry Petty john, and senior showman, Mit chell Ashbeck. He was selected as reserve Ail-Around Grand Champion showman. Trophies provided for the jun ior showman were by Jordan Elevator; intermediate showman, by Lexington Oil Co-op; and sen ior showman by Morrow County Grain Growers. In the FFA showmanship con tests, Kenneth Wright, Heppner, was grand champion showman with his sheep, with Dean Rob inson as reserve champion show man. Trophies were also presented at this time to junior and senior winners of the 4-H livestock jud ging contest. The junior contest was won by Steve Pettyjohn, re ceiving the trophy provided by Ford's Tire Service, with senior winner, Kenneth Wright, being presented the Wes' Richfield plaque. Teams to represent Morrow Condon Meat Co. Custom Killing and Curing Custom Cutting and Wrapping Phone 384-2261 After Hours Call Condon 384-3389 Warren Morgan-Frank Payne county at State Fair were selec ted from scores from this contest and three others held during the year, n the livestock judging team will be Dale Van Blokland, Keneth Wright, and David Hall, all of the Rhea Creek Livestock club. A dairy judging team will be made up of Sue Greenup, Maureen and Martha Doherty. Grand champion shownn, Roland Ekstrom, went on to win several other awards: the grand champion beef showman, pre sented by Ekstrom Farm Chem icals, the champion Hereford awards, presented by Herbert Ekstrom and Sons, as well as a chenille livestock award pre sented by Joe Hay for champion fat steer. Other winners in these awards were champion Guernsey heifer, Terryl Ann Greenup; champion market hogs, Cherilyn Smouse, and champion market lamb, Nancy Doherty. Several new awards were presented this year. Among them were one for the best 4-H beef breeding herd, pre sented by Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wright, to Mitchell Ashbeck of Echo. John Wagenblast won the best Polled Hereford exhibit award, presented by Don Robinson, Heppner, with his FFA project of Polled Herefords. Contributing toward this award were a grand champion bull, grand champion female and first place cow and calf in the FFA beef exhibits. The Oregon Poll-ettes award, new this year, presented by the Oregon Polled Hereford Auxil iary, went to Maureen Doherty with the top 4-H Polled Here ford market animal exhibit and to her brother, Tony, with the same type exhibit in FFA. A new contest this year was herdsmanship, which was jud ged during the entire fair. Clubs were judged on exhibitor's ap pearance, cooperation and team work, courtesy, conduct, and friendliness, work done by 4-H members, animals clean and comfortable, regular feeding and care, securely tied, bedding, al leys, stalls and pens clean, food and equipment and stall cards. The rotating trophy, provided by the Blackhorse Livestock club was won by the Rhea Creek Live stock club. Herds were judged separately with Rhea Creek taking first in beef; Buttercreek Junction Livestock club, first in swine; Blackhorse Livestock club, first in sheep, and the Hoof and Horn Livestock club, first in dairy. The contest created a lot of competition and everyone re marked on the cleanliness of the barns as a result of this contest. The annual pig scramble, an event preceding the livestock auction sale, was a big attrac tion again with seven boys and girls catching pigs, which will be raised as 4-H projects during the year. Winning pigs in the scramble and required to exhibit HERE'S A LESSON THAT'S EASY TO LEARN, EASY TO FORGET, BUT NEVER FORGOTTEN IF LEARNED TH E HARD WAY r - . . It's the care around small children, how to to guard against death or injury from that modem monster, the carl But You Will Never Forget If you are responsible for a child's death or injury. Ifs too dear a lesson, so lefs keep it a constant rule to drive with extra caution where children might play in the streets, run across them, or ride bicycles in front of you. C. A. Ruggles INSURANCE AGENCY P. . Box 247. Heppner Ph. 676-9625 them at the 1964 show were Bill and Gregory Greenup, Deniece Bloodsworth, Gary Mun k e r s, Stephen Lane, Sharon Witherrite, and George Peck. Bidding was active and prices good at the annual 4-H and FFA livestock sale. Selling were 2S hogs, 19 sheep, 17 beef, and 1 dairy heifer. Price for grand and reserve champion animals were up from last year with the ex ception of Iambs. Last year's grand champion sold for $1 a pound, this year the grand cham pion exhibited by Nancy Doherty was purchased by Northwest Livestock commission for 65c. Reserve champion lamb, shown by Teresa Harshman purchased by Turner, Van Marter and Bry ant, sold for 47c. The average price of the sale was 31c per pound. FFA grand champion lamb, exhibited by Kenny Wright and purchased by Dick Wilkinson for 49c a puon'd, was donated for resale to the Extension Emer gency Fund. Purchased by Ran dall Martin the lamb was sold again to Tad Miller and the lone Branch, Bank of Eastern Oregon with proceeds to go to the 4-H Club Council. Grand champion Yorksh i r e market hog exhibited by Cher ilyn Smouse, sold to Ekstrom Farm Chemicals for 36c a pound, Allyn Witherrite's reserve cham pion Landrace brought 34c sell ing to Inez Irwin. Terry Ann Greenup sold a Tillamook Dairy Heifer to Don Pointer for $200. Morrow County Grain Growers were big buyers again this year, purchasing the grand champion 4-H and FFA steers. They have been repeat buyers of the grand champion for many years and this year bought 6 of the 17 steers as well as 2 hogs. The FFA grand champion steer shown by Tony Doherty brought 37c. A new buyer this year was Central Market who bought the 4-H Reserve Champion shown by Maureen Doherty for 37c a pound. HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. August 29, 1963 Irrigon Teaching Staff Complete; To Start Tuesday By LaVELLE PARTLOW IRRIGON School will com mence at A. C. Houghton Ele mentary on Tuesday, September 3, 8:30 a.m., with the following staff: Principal, Mick Tolar; 1st grade teacher, Mrs. Leon Bent ley; 2nd grade, Mrs. Harold Gugle; 3rd grade, Mrs. Ellen Caudle; 4th grade, Mrs. Helen Stitzel; 5th grade, Mrs. Floyd Hobbs; 6th grade, Ted Talbott; 7th grade and Girls' Physical Education, Mrs. Robert Smith; 8th grade and coach, Myron Riddle; Band and Chorus, Al Reeves. Cooks for the year are Mrs. Earl Isom and Mrs. Lloyd Cooley. Custodians are Lloyd Cooley, and Don Adams, substituting for Earl Sanders, during his illness. Bus drivers are Don Adams and Mrs. Bill Lesley. Mrs. Vernon Stewart has been hired as the school secretary. Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Rosen crants and Dianna of Portland, stayed overnight at the Albert Partlow residence Friday even ing. Mr. and Mrs. Rosencrants left Saturday morning for Tol gate and Wallowa Lake, and Dianna remained in Irrigon for the week. Mrs. Bill Lesley is convales cing at her home after recently undergoing surgery at the Pen dleton Community Memor i a 1 hospital. Mr. and Mrs. V. L. Elgin re turned to Irrigon Friday morn ing after a 2-week vacation in Iowa. While in Salem, Iowa, they helped celebrate the 89th birth day of Mrs. Elgin's father, L. E. Conard. They were joined there by a sister of Mrs. Elgin, Mrs. Kenneth Postel of Detroit, Mich. They visited many relatives of Mrs. Elgin in Salem, and visitea Elgin's folks, Mr. and Mrs. George G. Elgin in Burlington, Iowa. Daughter Born to DeChands Mr. and Mrs. Virgil DeChand are parents of a baby daughter, Cheryl Luann, born August 10 at Good Shepherd hospital. Cheryl weighed 7 lb., 5 oz., and has 2 brothers and 2 sisters. Maternal grandfather is Rollie Stickley and paternal grandparents are Mr. and Mrs. Ed DeChand. Darwin Christiansen is spend ing 3 weeks in Prosser, staying with Mr. and Mrs. Howard Hetzer and family. Misses Sharon Franke and Janice Parker, employed in Seattle at the Teamsters Wel fare Office and Retail Clerks Union 1105, respectively, spent the week-end in Irrigon with their folks, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Franke and family and Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Parker. The girls will return to Seattle Sunday evening, and plan to enter Aeuerwalds Business Coll e g e September 9 where Miss Franke will take a secretarial course, and Miss Parker will study Court Reporting. Myron Riddle, graduate of Buena Vista College in Iowa, has been hired as 8th grade teacher and coach at A. C. Houghton Elementary. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Hobbs, Vicky, Byron and Jyl left Thurs day for Tacoma, Wn., for a few days visit with Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Dexter and family, week in Pendleton with his sis Howard Califf is spending a ter, Mrs. Kenneth Edwards and family. Rev. George Hash, pastor of the Irrigon Baptist church, and a Hermiston school teacher, has completed his summer school classes, and will resume his pas toral duties. MM (3SHD0M) BRING IN THE COUPON BELOW AND GET 50 Gold Bond Stamps FREE WITH EACH PURCHASE OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES ! REDEEM THIS COUPON FOR rsmm t-.7.'.'$Sm.&Samr.'imr.iiitimr.'liinmr.iKK m 1K3SS1H5S 501 rA fbfe rATTk I) Aim CTAMDC ftra 3U rnLL UUJUU uvuu gini.u m at Phil's Pharmacy with each purchase of school ?SS supplies when you bring in this W coupon. NAME Coupon expires Sept 14 9K JIM JAMS His Store With Bargains For The X 1,1111 1 " ' - - " V- ' " :v: W-w'-'ffi O jjTj i mvijnKKBKtBKKHBI 300 COUNT Notebook Paper 98c 100 COUNT Notebook Paper 39c I 0 I J mj mi Bargain on Reg. 98c MAGNA-LOCK NOTEBOOKS 79c 3-Ring Binders 69c Steno Notebooks 39c 1 LOOK! LOOK! SPECIAL ON CRAYOLAS Reg. 25c 16-Count 19c Reg. 35c 24-Count 29c Reg. 75c 48-Count 69c Reg. 35c Besco Large Crayons (8 colors) 29c lip PENCILS WITH SHARPENER 10 for 49 1awlfc Fill Pencils 3 for 10c PEDIGREE COLOR PENCILS Box of 24 49c CLIPBOARDS 59c and 79c Slide Rule $1.29 D PAPERMATE PENS With FREE Refill $1.98 and $1.69 LUNCH BOXES $298 Protractors .... 10c LIVE-X Theme Books 49c, 69c Rulers 10c Pencil Tablets 39c and 49c Erasers 5c and 10c LePAGE'S White Paste 29c LePAGE'S Mucilage 19c RINGBINDERS IN RANGE OF PRICES THUMB TACKS PAPER CLIPS PARENTS PROTECT YOUR CHILDREN'S HEALTH I NOW! ON ALL BEXEL VITAMINS Buy One Of One Size Get One of the Same Size FREE! Timex Watches 6.95 up Phil's Pharmacy Phone 676-9962 Heppner
