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The Heppner Caaette established March M. 1CL The Heppner
Tt established NuVrtnWf 18, IS37. Consolidated February IS.
1912.
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Chaff nd Chatter
Wes Sherman
AS WE PUT Ihta Issue of the
old t; T t bed, we think we
may feel like a drowning man
some kind to see movies, only
lo have the iUlue Mail to Hut
ler or the sound dissipate Into
mut fret ttytnj: to fight his raucous libber Uh? We recently
New Faces for Back to School
The year inevitably rolls around, and It la back to school
time again.
This year the pupils and students of Morrow county will
meet many new teachers and administrators, since there has
been a heavy turnover of personnel Some have rone to
larger systems and others have been lost by saddening circ
umstances. It Is apparent, though, that Supt. David Potter and the
county school board have chosen the new members of the
staff carefully, and there Is every reason to believe that they
are competent, skillful and professional
We welcome them to our county and urge parents and the
general public to seek opportunities to Ret to know them and
make them feel at home. They are not to be set apart but
are to be greeted as friends and neighbors.
As this school year starts, we cannot help but look back
to our first exposure to local education problems four years
go the unrest and the controversy that came with the needed
adjustments to a new administrative system. Morrow county
still has some problems to Iron out. but progress has been
great. The relative peace Is wonderful
All those Involved in the controversies had one thing
In common they were sincerely Interested in school matters
and worked zealously for what they considered right. The
stormy times, though, made It extremely difficult on the
teachers and administrators, most of whom were Innocent
parties to the whole thing, trying only to educate our child
ren. It is to their credit that they stuck to the Job. In the past
four years our residents have learned to cooperate much
better on school matters and work together, though undoubt
edly some scars remain.
Supt. Potter is demonstrating excellent ability and leader
ship, and with the advice and volunteer efforts of a good
school board, significant strides are being made in the dis-
There are hurts In the north end over the location of the
Riverside school, and it Isn't difficult to feel sympathy to
wards the feelings of all involved. It has been a mighty
tough problem. The decision has been made, and it can only
be hoped that this will not leave open wounds that will hamper
the educational future of the children there.
It is good when a teacher or principal can step Into a har
monious situation and pursue the business of educating stu
dents without being placed under pressure from outside.
It appears that this school year is starting on this note.
May the spirit of cooperation between the schools and parents
be the best it has ever been. If this Is true, our children will
be the ones who profit. Teachers and parents can share a
mutual joy as they aid and watch them develop.
Danger on the High School Road
Some have expressed concern over hazards of the road
going up the hill to Heppner High schooL As school is starting,
it Is something that should be brought to the attention of the
public.
supt David Potter and Principal Clayton Norton are aware
of the problem and will make a one-way system of traffic to
and from the school. Signs have been ordered for this purpose.
Perhaps they will be up before school starts. If not, the
public may cooperate by voluntarily observing the system.
In going to the school, travel up the Morgan street extension.
Traffic in front of the school will be one way to the south
and it will proceed around behind the school to go down,
one way, via the new grade to the county (slaughter house)
road.
Observance of this one-way system will not eliminate all
the danger. The entrance and exit need to be protected by
guard rails, and a sidewalk should be installed going up
Morgan street. All drivers, including some of our super
charged youngsters, should observe the slow speed limit there.
The city has twice requested state funds for paving the
Morgan street extension, applying under a provision that
permits funds for use on city streets where a sharply increased
use of the street or added population create a need. The
funds have not been granted to this time.
If these funds are not available, the school district, city
and county should come to some sort of agreement on re
sponsibility and get the job done. Going up Morgan street
in late afternoon the sun is shining directly in a driver's
eyes. At time of commencement in late May, the blinding
sun made it necessary for those going up to grope their way.
Under those circumstances it would be easy for a person
to pull too far to the right and slip over the embankment.
Action should be taken before this first accident happens.
A Great Week-and Some Suggestions
i
Certainly the events of the past week have to rank the
1965 Morrow County Fair and Rodeo week- with the greatest
It seemed that many worked just a little bit harder and par
ticipated just a little bit better than in some previous years.
Committees all the way around put forth every effort to
perfect their events, and their work showed in the results.
Comments overheard at the events showed appreciation of
the public.
It's hard to look back on the week without using super
latives. It has to be said that the rodeo parade was one of
. the finest, and Randall Peterson, prime mover for the event,
has to be praised for the job he did.
Improvements at the fair contributed to a better event
here. Take the livestock auction and pig scramble for instance.
Held in the new barn with bleacher seats for the public, these
attractions brought out a standing room only crowd.
Chairman Tad Miller had vowed that this year's rodeo
shows would attain a fast pace, and that they did. Charley
Daly, Ray French and Art Vance kept the stock moving right
out of the chutes for the various events. Announcer Joe Daley
of Pendleton did an excellent job. The concessions and pro
grams were handled better than ever, and Elmer Schmidt and
his Chamber of Commerce crew handled the ticket taking
and parking (under severe space handicaps) with dispatch.
There just Isnt' space enough to give everyone credit;
these are Just some examples.
The interest in our festivities from the outside is shown by
the wonderful participation by neighboring cities and others
coming a long distance. Think of the Salem Saddle Club
coming all the way across the state to perform so beautifully
and colorfully in our events! (It makes us feel glad that they
are now in our Second Congressional District!). They came
at their own expense, and it takes considerable effort to
move all their horses and gear that far.
We understand that they were pleased with the hos-
way to tn surtao or m aier.
We're Inundated In result,
award, honors, credit, congrat
ulations for all those Involved
In the fair, rodeo, nor show,
para.le. and other event last
week, and Ihere I a sea of them!
We'll ml some, of course.
We have enough material to
put out paper ior a wnoie
month. If w make some glar
ing oversight, we- will apprec
late hearing of them and we'll
make amend next week.
WE KNOW of on omission. We
should have a great big pic
ture of Tad Miller to run In thU
issue because of hu fine work
on the rodeo. We tried to catch
him Sunday afternoon but did
n't manage t. Jack Locke should
have been pictured, too. He
didn't even get to see the Sun
day show. He had hi nose In
the book in the rodeo office
below the buckeroo grandstand.
Jack's wife. Fran. wa right
In there pitching through the
whole thing, too. We did have
Jack's picture last year.
ri! a rut article In "The for
et Log" on the matter and will
reprint It when we ha the
pace.
BIT AN KXCF.PTION on then
public add res vtcm l Ro
Cltv Sound ThU firm ha none
the lob for a number of years
lor the rodeo, and there I no
complaint about them!
At the Saturday n m. I
formanc of the rodeo, the wind
hind of threw a monkey wrench
In thine because before the
sound tot across from the speak
er to the main grandstand the
wind seemed to carry it away
from the Hand. Uut the Kom
City man corrected this quickly.
He went up the pole and ad
justed thlnga so that the crowd
could hear perfectly.
We've heard many, many com
pliments about ths manner In
which Joe Daley of IVndleton
announced the shows. We'd
wager he'll be back next year
if he wants to come,
THOSE WHO WIN cash prUes at
the events can't complain
about the speed with which they
get their pay. Secretary Jack
Locke had all cowboys paid off
SPEAKING of pictures: We have
quite a batch of negative on
the parade, some on the fair
and some on the rodeo. We
covered the horse show for the
Wranglers and will have all
them available. Since there are
so many, we don't have prints
made unless there is a demand
for a particular picture.
Ernest Royster of Umatilla
covered the rodeo and horse
show, and he expects to bring
many of his prints to the G-T
office for those who may be
Interested.
Pictures taken by the G-T can
be obtained at 75c for 5x7 or
i r f.r ft1( If thr I some- i
thing particular in which you're In ones, rating among the best.
rould oe nappy M'l's hook c
by 6 p.m. Sunday (and that's
a w hale of a complicated Job I,
Lenna Smith and her fair crew
was finishing up payment of the
hundreds of fair premium Tues
day, going out by mall; and
prize for the parade have also
been paid by Randall Peterson.
WE'VE HEARD It said that some
of our local people don't know
the magnitude of their fair and
rodeo perhaps because it Is too
close to them. They do not rea
lize that some of these perform
ers who come here are outstand
TO THE EDITOR...
To the People of Heppner:
Flmt. I would like lo commend
each and every one that wurk
ed on the Itodco dance, the
lair, the Parat and the IUkIco
for a M well done.
It U a lot of work to put on
the hiw' of last week. We are
a small community, so every
one need to do hi share, or
labor Involved become a bur
den for a few.
About our parade: We had
the largest and In many way,
the bt parade yet. It wa very
well organUed. thank to Ihos
memtsrrs of the Chamber of
Commerce that worked on thl.
The loud speaking system, how.
ever, wa Inadequate. Could not
thl be corrected In-fore another
year? It wa shameful for our
school band to not be In unl-
interested, we would be nappy
to have you check at this office
to see if we have it
WE FELT sorry for the crew
trying to staee the livestock
auction last Thursday night
when the speaking system went
haywire. Ron Currin. superinten
dent. Auctioneer Omer Bonney
of Northwestern Livestock Com
mission Co. and his ring man.
Everett Snyder, carried on in
the "show must go on" tradit
ion, but it was tough.
Elder Elwood Boyd stepped up
to their rescue with a portable
model that helped out. Haskell
Sharrard arrived to give it some
professional attention and spot
ted the trouble right away with
an experienced eye. We had to
leave and never neard wnctner
they finally got going again or
not.
PA systems are like project
ors. No matter how wen you
set them up, they always seem
to go haywire at the critical
time. Who hasn't gone to a
highly-publicized meeting of
to try to rectify next year. We'll
try to get more advance infor
mation on those who come here
to perform. The Salem Saddle
Club could have had consider
ably more advance buildup, for
Instance.
LITTLE LISA COLLINS, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Col
lins. was the hard luck gal at
the horse show Friday when she
rode her sister's horse. Pecos, in
the trail class. Eight-year-old
Lisa found her arms were about
half long enough to reach from
the horse to the gate when she
attempted to open it as one of
the obstacles. She worked and
worked and never gave up. The
gate got off bnlaiira and start
ed teetering.' But '?.. kept at
it and got the Job done. Once
through the gate, Pfrcos backed
off from the Jump but Lisa
squared the steed around and
finally made it
Just watch this little gal. In
four or five years, she will be
among the best of our local rid
er with the pluck and determin
ation she display.
WE IXDNT want to embarrass
him but we had a particular
Interest In Ken Waud. the live-
tock and horse show Judge,
since he was In our English and
orientation classes at Nya
Hieh nearly 25 year ago. He
seemed to u good English In
announcing the show and ap
pears exceptionally well orien
ted! Sadly, we'll have to con
fess that he dldn t learn a thing
about horse from u. but some
where he learned It well.
Ken. who I a nephew of Mr.
and Mrs Fred (Sadie) Parrlsh.
told us that he enjoys coming
here more than any other place
because of the friendly and
courteous attitude of the people
and the sportsmanship he en
counter. He I very much In de
mand, too. After leaving here,
he went to a Benton Franklin
county show as Judge and had
to be back to Othello Sunday
where he was In charge of a
barbecue.
HAVE YOU ever noticed how
street decorations stay up in
some communities long after
the celebration I over? They
get tattered and windblown and
reflect no credit to the town that
they were designated to enhance.
No such procrastination here!
Columbia Basin Electric crew,
who put up the street streamers,
had them down by Monday
ready to store for another year,
and that is very much apprec
iated. Incidentally, when the flag
were first put up, the wind
tangled them pretty badly, but
It was discovered that each had
a long pocket sewn In the fabric
for inserting a stiffening lath.
The Columbia Basin boys stuck
In 'these laths and the flag
thereafter dropped pretty and
straight
(mm. Hand parent and Ihe
community has upMted mon
ey raising event to make cer
tain our band would have the
nice uniform they daer. Why
were they not In unform?
HwiuUlon Chamber of fom.
more and other from Hertnl
ion contributed very substan
tially to our parade. Why dor
n't our Chamber show a much
public spirit and have a float
to go to MUton rrcewatcr rva
Festival, Condon 4th of July Pa
rade. I'matUU County Fair Pa
rade at llermlston. Pendleton
Dress up Parade, a well a our
own Morrow County parade? It
would be great to see one by
ncM summer.
The Main Street Cuwltoys and
oilier from IVndleton hae sup
ported u wondcrfultv. It I tlm
lo show by action that w truly
appreciate all of these good peo
ple rather than talk about It
'Talk la cheap It lake action
lo show how w feel" Is a wise.
old raying to follow.
Also, wasn't th Salem riding
group wonderful? rieas ex
ores everyone's sincere aprec
la i Ion to them. Dimple.
Now for a realistic look at
what our community ha bene
filed. Between dance, parade
and rodeo, we have between
tiMTft ami fJiKU new dollar cir
culating In our community. Each
one of u iH-nellt imm mi.
Are you entitled to benefit? You
aren't If you did not donate at
least 10 hour in labor and 10
In cash. Many contributed many
time thi.
Let u resolve right now that
w are each one going to do our
part, lake pride In a Job well
done, and It won't be uch a
burden on a few.
I,et us not forget by next year,
but find out now, today, what
we enn do to help!
Sincerely.
Jewel I lager
Dear We:
Hope you have a spot to give
folks their Just due. The rodeo
dance thl year all had record
crowd and I wish to compli
ment all the young people on
their fine behavior. I wa real
proud that thl community and
surrounding territories have
such fine teenagrs In It. They
deserve a lot of credit for not
bothering or molesting any of
rnv hand painted rodeo decor
ation; and I would like lo thank
them.
Mr. Lol Winchester
Mr. Roy Taylor returned
to her home In Heppner Satur
day after visiting the past two
month with relative ana
friend In various town in Ore
gon, Washington and Idaho.
English Traveler
Visits in Meppner
They won't believe- m when
I tell them alKiut this country
back home!"
So remarked Mr. John Adam
son of K I rut on Surrey. Fnyland,
who wa a euest of Mr Mary
lu ant here August 21 la IX Ilia
comment ram after a trip to
Madison Uutt In th Heppner
Hanger district.
Mr. Norman Lynn. Portland,
Ister of Mr. Bryant, aevom
anted Mr. Adamson here. The
English woman I Mr. Lynn'
sister In-law.
Mr. Adamson wa on a lour
across Ihe country and Into Can
ada. She aald she like Ihe west
coat much hettrr than the t
coast. With Mra. Lynn she re
turned lo Portland Monday,
August 2d. and left from lluae
fur home.
COMMUNITY
BILLBOARD
Coming Etrents
IIEPPNEK SWIM POOL
Close Sunday, Septenilier
MORROW COUNTY SCHOOI.S
Oix-n doors Tuesday. Sept
7. 8:4.t am.. Heppner, lone,
Buardman and Irrlgon.
RAINBOW MEETING
Ruth Assembly. Order of
Rainbow for Ctrl
Important meeting. Wednes
day. Sept. It, 7 p m.. Mason
ic Halt.
Members urged to be present.
HEPPNER HIGH FOOTBALL
First game of new season
Heppner vs. 11 lot Rock
Friday. Sept 10. 8 p.m.
Heppner Rodeo Ground
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pitality shown them here. Certainly they should have oeen
given every courtesy from a county that Is known for its
wholehearted western hospitality. ,
And look at the support given by Hermiston and Pendle
ton. At least five floats came from Hermiston, not to mention
riding groups. Pendleton had its Happy Canyon group, the
Drum and Bugle Corps, the entire Round-Up court. President
Ford Robertson of the Round-Up and other officials and en
tries. How can we show enough appreciation for such a spirit
of neighborliness?
We don't think that our local committees are going to rest
on these laurels. They will be meeting right away to con
sider suggestions, perfect details and plan for next year.
A letter from Mrs. Jim (Jewel) Hager elsewhere on . this
page has some suggestions of merit. Let's take a look at some
of the things that might make our big celebration week even
better. Shouldn't we be a little bit self-conscious about the
lack of local participation in the parade?
There are some fine floats, riding groups, and humorous
entries, to be sure. One wonders how the lone band, for In
stance, can become so snappy even before school is on. Those
who entered floats from the Heppner area worked many hours
on them, and they were good. '
But visualize what our parade would be if Pendleton,
Hermiston, Salem and other outsiders didn't come to partici
pate with us.
Mrs. Hager's Idea of 10 hours and $10 towards partici
pation Is a good one. Businesses should never doubt for a
moment the value of the fair and rodeo to them. Those who
so generously come to perform without expense to the fair
and rodeo contribute to our local prosperity, if it must be
put on a mercenary basis.
The fair and rodeo Is gaining a top reputation throughout
the state and this puts a focus of attention on Morrow county
and Heppner. They attract the interest and attention of people
from a wide area. Miller, as rodeo chairman, has expressed
faith that the local show is one to be proud of and should
be continuously expanded. We're with him.
NRA cowboys coming from all over the northwest declare
that this Is among the best of those they work. They like the
spirit of cooperation and the efficiency with which it is
run. Jack Locke, rodeo secretary, by the way, had all checks
paid to performers by 6 p.m. Sunday, and they are hardly
used to such speed.
We'll have to say that the rodeo crowd was disappointing.
Gate was only about equal to last year, the main grand
stand was only half full Sunday, and the rodeo receipts don't
meet expenses. We think that local people can make a better
effort to attend; that they can encourage their friends from
elsewhere to come and spend the week-end with them. Sure,
there are complaints that the seats are too hard and the
grandstand is uncomfortable. But with support, it is hoped
that a new grandstand can be built in a few years.
In a small community, there are scarcely enough persons
available to work on events of the magnitude that we stage
here. But the many who serve on our committees are extending
themselves to do a fine Job, and they have Just one basic
thing in mind as they give of their time and effort to better
the community by doing something which may bring pride,
enjoyment and Incentive to all.
Congratulations are due to all these hard workers. It is
our feeling that anything less than full support to them from
all able persons in the Heppner area is too little, for their
efforts are aimed towards benefitting everyone.
We have found none of these leaders who are not open
to suggestion and we are sure that anyone with constructive
ideas for bettering the events will find that they are welcome.
Now, while the events are being re-evaluated, is the time to
give them. -
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Dear Editor:
Now This Is What I Think!
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