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el Mr. cod Mrs. CUilerd V.
Rombwf, Hrppo.r. eompWtsd
a radio relay and ctxrrWr pr
attoa course ot the Annj
Southeastern Signal School.
Fort Gordon. Co- Julf L D
Inq th 12-wk course, Bam.
ber was trained to operate
and maintain field radio relay
carrier and various communi
cations etjutpmenL The It
year-old soldier entered the
Army In January. 19C5. and
completed basic training at
Tort Leonard Wood. Mo. He at
tended Heppner High school.
(US. ARMY PHOTO)
Year's Father Feted
At Dorbccuo Despite
Weather, Emergency
l'iuxHnrative wfathrr and
an emergency call for the
honored gut failed to stilltf
the spirits if a large group a,
tumbled on Sunday, July 11.
t. honor IV. I- IV TiMW.
thiwwn Father of the Year. anJ
hU family at a 'T it Your
mIP bart-eviic at the fair
ground. Sieaks wow being eaten
when Mrs. Ralph Mar)
IVaiucr. president of the Mor
row County Cow Belli, pre
sented dek set to Dr. Tib
hies. He had time only for a
quick respond because f an
emergency call to the hospital.
Mm. Tibbies and their son.
Ijmcv. remained to accept
further congratulations and
hear the expressions of deep
regard for the winner of the
-rather of the Year" honor.
A serapbook was prexnted
to President Terry I Greenup
for the Hoof and Horn Live
stock club who nominated the
winner.
Mrs. Don (Merlynl Robin
son, contest chairman, assist
ed by Mrs. Walter (Mildred
Wright, was In charee of the
dinner. Don lleliker furnished
the cottonwood for the barbe
cue. The county Cow Belles pon
sor the contest to choue the
Father of the Year annually.
Dance to Honor.
Native Wrangler,.
Princess Erna
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one of the rodeo parades
In her 16 years in the saddle.
Out-of-door activities have
dominated her life, with riding
her first love. So determined at
three years of aee to keep up
with the other Wranclers on a
two-day ride from the family
cabin on Ditch creek, that after
a fall from her horse, she rode
throuch the two days with a
broken collar bone.
As one of the Wranglers most
competent riders, she has won
belt buckles for totaling the
most points in play days in her
age croup; she has competed
several times in Oregon Barrel
association events; Is active in
the Mareshales women's riding
club; has won ribbons at coun
ty fairs and horse shows. She
owns three horses and four
dogs. Princess Erna has chosen
-Polly," her 7-year-old thorough
bred, as her official mount for
court appearances.
Erna has inherited her moth
er's talent for painting, decorat
ing and sewing, with many of
her proiects winning prizes at
local fairs. During the past
weeks she has directed the
rodeo court girls in making band
h.L0H caririlo hiankets which
they use in their appearances
this year.
The honored princess is a
member of the Christian Church
in Heppner.
She will enter her senior year
at Heppner High school this
fall where she is a member ot
the National Honor Society, and
active in many class and stu
dent body activities. She plans
to continue her studies at Wil
lamette University ter gradu
ation. Her only brother, Lt Low
ell Turner, now in the Air
Force in South Carolina, attend
ed Willamette before entering
service
Besides riding, her favorite
hobbies are bowling, swimming,
roller and ice skating, painting
and other art work. She does
much of the family cooking and
shopping while her mother is
busy at work in the beauty
ShHer many friends in the area
are extended a warm invitation
to be present at "her" dance
Saturd ay night.
HOSPITAL NEWS
Patients who have received
medical care at Pioneer Mem
orial hospital during the past
two weeks, and have been dis
missed, include the following:
David Warren, lone; Mavis Oy
ler, Kinzua; Ronda Brock, Con
don; Melvin Wham, Kinzua;
Albert May, Condon; Martha
Lane, Heppner, and Terry Clay
ton, Heppner.
Those who have been admit
ted, and are still receiving med
ical care are the following: Leta
Ledbetter, Heppner; Daniel An
derson, Heppner, and Sharon
Mabe, Kinzua.
A second son was born to Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Papineau, Lex
ington, on Thursday, July 15.
He has been named Dennis
Lenn and weighed 6 lbs., 5V4
oz. at birth. He joins a brother,
Dale, at borne.
Mr. and Mrs. David Barnett,
Heppner, are parents of a first
son, born Saturday, July 17. His
birth weight was 8 lbs., 15 oz.,
and has been named David
Scott. At home to welcome him
will be sisters Debbie and Cin
dy. Maternal grandparents are
Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Vinson,
Heppner; paternal grandparents
are Mr. and Mrs. Ray Barnett,
lone, and great-grandmother Is
Mrs. Herman Havekost, lone.
Tell the advertiser you saw it
in the Gazette -Times.
District Office
More Now Underway
Move of the district school
ofllcc from the county court
house to the Lexington school
Is now in progress. Supt. Da
vid Potter said Wednesday.
It Is expected that it will be
open for business In the new
location as of Monday, and
the former quarters on the sec
ond floor of the courthouse
will be vacant temporarily,
but not for long.
County Judge Paul Jones
said that it is planned to use
one of the rooms for an office
for the justice of the peace
and the other probably for use
by juvenile counselors. The
justice of the peace now
shares quarters with the sher
iff. The counselors have no
place in the courthouse to
counsel with juveniles at the
present time.
With school district head
quarters at Lexington, there
will be space for a central
supply warehouse and surplus
supplies are now being col
lected from school buildings to
be inventoried, catalogued and
made available for use with
Jim Johnson in charge of this
work.
There will also be space for
meetings on school business.
Telephone number at the new
location will be 989-8123-
Rodeo Board Notes Grounds
Repairs; Plans for Event
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Father of Heppner
Woman Dies July 15
Memorial services were held
for Robert C. Jenkins, father of
Mrs. Kay Bailey, Heppner. at the
Spray Baptist church on Mon
day. Julv 19. Interment followed
at the IOOF Cemetery In Fossil.
Jenkins, a retired rancher in
the Sprav area, died in The
Dalles General hospital Thurs
day. July 15. at the age of 77
years. He was ill for only a
brief period. He had resided in
the area since about 1911. v. hen
he first came to Oregon.
He In survived by his widow.
Margaret; one daughter, Mrs.
Edna Bailey. Heppner; two
sons, Kenneth E. of Spray, and
Oscar W. of Portland.
County Picnic Set
Annual Morrow county picnic
in Portland will be held in
Laurelhurst Park In that city on
Sunday. August 1. according to
notices btlng sent here. Those
attending will start to gather at
about 11 a.m. in the park. Coffee
will be served bv the committee.
All interested are invited to at
tend with the additional invita
tion. "Bring your friends."
Yes. the Gazcte-Times can
print the form you need for bus,
ness or ranch use. Phone 670-9228.
Dr. and Mrs. Wallace Wolff
are exjHfted home Sunday eve
ning from an extensive trip In
the east, where they went to
attend the National F.Iks Con
vention In Miami. Fla. Since
leaving here Julv 7. they have
been able to do considerable
traeling with others by char
tered plane, including trips to
Mexico. Nausau. the Bermudas,
north to New York Cltv and
Chicago. On the return trip they
expect to visit Dr. Wolff s rela
tives in Cheboygan, Mich.
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pads?
Times.
Get them
Improvements to the rodeo
ground were noted by the direc
tors of the Mtrow count v ro.h'o
at their meeting July 12 with
the annual event only l'
months away.
With fur.dj provide! by
fair Ixwud. Improvement In
clude a metal and heavy woven
wtre fence around the field, new
catch and holding pen, railng
of the old bleacher wet Ion by
the main grandstand, and paint
ing of a iarte nlgn to advettUe
the fair and rodeo on the side
4 the grattdotand.
The old bleacher section was
lorn down becauxe It wa con-
kldcrcd to be a hazard. Kvcntual
replacement of the grandstand
w N-ing (sunMncrrru ior iomi
cotntiiit year.
Variou detail on plan for
the rodeo were reported by direc
tors and dtx tslon were made on
other matters at the meeting
vuth K. II. tTadl Miller. Jr.,
chairman, presiding.
It was rcited that the saddle
for the champion all-around
cowboy, a new event this year.
b. about completed by iiray a
Saddlery of Heppner. font of the
saddle i 2tl5 end thone contributing-
to the trophy are 1-cxlng-ton
Oil Coop, Morrow County
Grain Grower, la-xlngton Im
plement Co., and Pad berg Ma
chinery Co.. It was reported by
Charley Duly, who I In charge
of nrle and trophic.
Director Archie Munker re
orted that the klckoff dance
was a big mucee.H with
cleared at the dance.
. It was decided to ak the Jay
cees to supervise nelllng of pro.
giams this year with the Little
league salesmen sharing In the
proceeds.
Howard Johnson. Condon, who
I stock contractor for the rodeo
this year, and Joe Daley. Pen
dleton, announcer, will te Invit
ed to the next meeting to con
nldcr detail for the rodeo un.l
become better acquainted with
directors.
New rules for team roping
were emphasized. A contestant
may enter one time only, and
each team will participate In
two go round, on separate pro
grams. ,
The Northwest Bronc riding
championship will be elimina
ted for the first time this yea
with the champion all around
cowboy taking in place. T
duality, a cowIhw must partici
pate In at least two major
event.
Iladkt Matlons of Pendleton
will participate In advertbdn
and publicum the fair and
rHleo this year. The queen and
rtnirt will appear on a '"""'"a'
Interview program over KUMA
week or two prior to the rodeo,
and MIX will do a remote
broadcast of the rodeo through
out the two days. Sit an
nouncements of the rodeo nave
been purchased from each sta
tion. , , ,
The quern and court have al
ready made apin-arances at Arl
ington. Umatilla and Condon,
where they made a line Imprve
lon In their new outfit during
the July 4 celebration. They are
Mhcdulcd go lo thief Jofph
Days at Joseph on July 31 and
may go lo the Fort Dalies lUnleo
onJuy212V
Dirt tort also dlscusard hands
who will fctaff the rodeo as
Judges. field flagman, chute
men, policemen "d others.
With Director Klmer Schmidt
they talked detail In handling
the gate and parking cars. For
yeara the ChamlM-r of Commerce
ha altcd by handling ticket
nale and parking and Schmidt
i. ih i' of c reoreneiitatlve on
the board.
Rep. Mann Named
To Interim Post
Pep. Irvln Mann of Stanfleld
hn liecn named by Speaker F.
F. Montgomery of the State
House of Itcprescntatlvcs na
chairman of the loue Inter
state Cooperation Commission
for 190.1 M. Hep. Mann waa no
tified Monday.
Four member of the House,
four of the Senate and four by
governor's appointment com
prise the entire Interim com
mission on Interstate Cooocra.
Hon, and it Is headed bv Free
man llolmer, director of Finance
and Administration for the state.
The committee deals with all
matters of Interstate relation
which might Involve legislation.
Including the Columbia Kiver
compact, extradition, state treat
ies and similar matters.
First meeting of the com
mission 1 scheduled for July 22
.n Salem.
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A new and Increasingly popular variety of white wheat called Gaines grows well In Oregon's
five-county wheat belt. This field will average better than 60 bushels to the acre. The white
wheat is excellent for pastry flour, and Is popular In the Orient, where much of lt ia shipped
through Oregon porta. Harvest usually begins In July and is completed near the end of Auguat.
The manager of First National's Tendleton branch ia as concerned with wheat averages and
wheat production as the growers. Much of the crop volume is transmitted through First
National's International Banking Department. Successful wheat ranchers in this important
area rely on the financial support of First National Bank-which, they know, is people serving
other Oregon people with the best in banking service.
John Locks, assistant
manager of the Hepp
ner First National
Branch, is part of a
friendly staff whose
years of banking expe
rience total 100. Con
sult these hometown
people for every bank
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