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CONGRESSMAN BOB DUNCAN proved to be a perronable, handsome and capable grand marshal
for the Morrow county rodeo parade here Saturday. An excellent horseman, he was perfectly at
ease on Al Bunch'i horse, "Radar." Cong. Duncan. Democratic candidate for tj. S. Senator, ar
rived early Saturday. Alter the parade, he appeared for a radio Interview at the fairgrounds.
Car Forced Off
Road by Passer;
Two Girls Hurt
Two young women, Karen Mo
Curdy and l'utrlctii Van Winkle,
hoth l'.l and both of Heppner,
arc seriously Injured In the Plo
r.iMT Memorial hospital as a re
sult of An accident on Highway
71 near (he Klnzua airstrip
north of Heppner at an early
morning hour Saturday morning.
The car In which they were
riding, an. I driven by Ml.ss Van
Winkle, wii.i forced off the road
as they were proceeding towards
lleppner. An oncoming car went
Into their lane In passing a third
car at a high rate of siecd, they
Said. The driver left the road In
order to avoid what she thought
would be a collision with the on
coming ci:r.
Neither of the other two cars
was hit in the accident, and no
charges hail been filed as of
Thursday morning.
Ml.ss Van Winkle has multiple
Compressed vertebrae fractures
and Miss McCurdy has a fract
ured pelvis. Each has multiple
bruises and abrasions. Their
doctor reported Wednesday that
their condition Is "much better"
and the hospital Thursday morn
ing ilste.i their condition as
fuir."
Drivers of the other I w o
vehicles apparently tllii not real
ize that the Van Winkle car had
left the road and overturned and
therefore did not stop. However,
Daryl DH;, driver of the car pro
ceeding north which wus being
passed by the third car later
came an:! reported to officers and
parents of the girls. There - was
no Indication of any violation
against Dick. - -.Miss
Van Wlnklo is the dau
ghter of Mi. and Mrs. Jack Van
Winkle and Is a graduate of llep
pner High with the class of 1905.
She has been attending beauty
college In Portland and expected
to graduate soon.
Miss McCurdy Is daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Harlan McCurdy
and also graduated in 1UG5. She
was attending Eastern Oregon
College and expected to continue
her education as a sophomore
this year. Neither girl will be
able to continue with her school
ing this fall. .'
'Karen had been working ns
clerk in Central Market this sum
mer, and Pat was living In Port
land, commg home for the week
end. ' r Another accident occurred
Saturday night Just outside the
city limits on Highway 74 near
the Fred Hosklns place. ' Dennis
Warren of lleppner veered across
the highway as he was headed
north and went Into the ditch.
He was tne only occupant of the
car. Warren was taken to Pio
neer Memorial hospital for treat
ment to superficial injuries.
to School
Soroptimists Again
Win Top Parade Prize
Heppncr's Suroptlmlst club
did it again.
Their float. "Miracle of the
Bells." won grand .sweepstakes
in the Moirow county Kodco pa
rade here Saturday morning.
The float tied in the book title
with projects of the club, In
cluding youth, community ser
vice, and their sponsorship of
the g.ildi n age club.
A big gold bell was the center
of lntcrcM on, the float, which
was tissue-covered In aqua,
white and gold. Sara Miller,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. S.
(Sam l Miller, rode on the en
try and represented youth.
As grain! sweepstakes win
ner, the float received a $50
award am. also claimed $23 for
first prize In adult organization
Moats.
Several thousand persons lin
ed Main and side streets to see
the parade, which, under the
direction of Randall Peterson,
chairman, moved out precisely
at 10:00 a.m. with Congressman
Boh Duncan, grand marshal,
leading the way as a disting
uished visitor.
Rainbow Girls Win
lleppner's Rainbow Girls won
first place In the Juvenile org
anization division with their
colorful float that featured the
IJIble 'is the "No. 1 Best Seller."
This brought them a $25 prize.
Ionc's Rainbow Girls won sec
ond in the category and a $15
prize with their clever float on
the "Wizard of Oz." The Moth
er's club wus second In the ad
ult organization division and
tiHik a $15 prize, and Columbia
Basin Electric Cooperative had a
To World's Meanest
Candidate: Return
Tire, Got One Free
Jack Van Winkle has a
message for the latest candi
date for the "World's Mean
est" title.
It Is directed to the person
who stole the spare tire and
wheel from the back end of
the Van Winkle car which
was wrecked in an accident
at an early morning hour Sat
urday near the Knlzua Corpor
ation airport.
"One tire won't do him
much good," says Jack. "If
he'll come to my service sta
tion, I'll give him another to
go with It. He must need tires
real bad. He might as well
have a matched set."
Pat Van Winkle and Karen
McCurdy were seriously hurt
In the accident. The person
who took the tire got It some
time between the time of the
mishap and the time that the
wrecked vehicle was towed
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1, 1966
on Tuesday Morn
(G-T Photo)
pretty cltai field In the busi
ness division, taking $25 first.
The float, however, was another
clever entry that proclaimed the
versatility of electricity. It In
cluded flying saucers and men
from outer space, as well as
power lines and other approp
riate props.
Visiting entries again contrib
uted much to the show. Ilermis
ton Chamber of Commerce's
elegant float won first and $15,
Condon Commercial club's fine
entry was second and won $10,
Umatilla Army Depot was thtrr
and received $5, Hermlston Cub
Scouts were fourth and won fco,
and Irrlgon Lions club was fifth
and also won $5.
The visiting entries were
greatly appreciated by the
crowds, who wished that all
could have been given first
prizes.
Salem Club First
Salem Saddle club was judg
ed the best riding club and won
$25 for the first place. Umatilla
Sage Riders won second and $15.
Other winners were as lol
lows: Best mounted family group
Don Robinson family, $7.50.
Best mounted cowgirl Mrs.
Archie M linkers, $7.50.
Best mounted cowboy Roy
Quackenbush, $7-50.
Best comic John Irwin, $10.
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"MIRACLE OF THE BELLS" was the title of the Heppner Soroptimist club float grand sweep
stakes winner and first prlxe winner for organ 'zational floats in the rodeo parade Saturday.
Sara Miller, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. S.(Scrm) Miller, added grace and charm to the float
and represented youth, one of the' "horizons" of the club. Community service and the Golden
Age club, which was sponsored by the Soroptimists, were also featured in carrying out the
theme. ... (G-T Photo)
HEPPNER
10 cents
Teacher Staffs
Await Patter
Of Little Feet
A full staff of teachers Is al
ready on the Job in Morrow
county, and kehool will start
Tuesday morning with a full
day scheduled In all parts of
the county for returning stu
dents. Inservlce day for teachers was
Wednesday and events went off
as planned with a meeting In
the morning, a luncheon at the
Lexington school administration
building at noon, and a tour of
the county In the afternoon.
Teachers continue with pre
reglstratlon and work days
Thursday and Friday and will
be ready to greet their young
charges on Tuesday.
Bus runs in the lleppner area
will be the same as last year,
Leonard Toll, bus supervisor,
said. Pickups of children will
be at the same time, and any
patrons with questions on bus
es may call him at the bus
shops, phone 676-58G1.
lleppner High students living
In town may ride the buses to
school from downtown If they
wish. Pickups will be made at
the library-museum on Main
Street. Buses will depart from
there for school at 8:30 a.m.
Principal Alan Martin of the
lleppner Elementary school said
that his staff is now complete
and announced this roster of
teachers:
First grades Mrs. Alena An
derson, Mrs. Kathryn Hosklns,
Mrs. Cleo Robinson. Second
grade Mrs. Marl a n Easton,
Mrs. Luclle Pck, Mrs. Anita
4tockard. Tltt.VRrade Mrs. Vel
va BechdolV and .. Mrs. Mildred
Hanna. v
Fourth grade Mrs. Lorena
Junes, Mrs. Juanlta Carmichael
and Mrs. Jessie Fave Morris.
Fifth grade Mrs. Bertha Sever
in. Miss Marguerite Glavey and
Mrs. Frances W'llliams. Sixth
grade Mrs, Frances Potter, Mrs.
Inez Erwln,, Wayne French. Mrs.
Dorothy Agee will teach sixth
grade and girls' physical educa
tion. Seventh grade Clint Agee,
Mrs. Judy Gochnauer. Eighth
grade Clifford Williams, Mrs.
Jane Rawlins. .
Others are: Thomas Hughes,
physical education and mathe
matics; Mrs. Inez Meador, sci
ence: Mrs. Ola Mae Groshens,
music; Mrs. Frieda Slocum, li
brarian; Mrs. Pauline Miller, re
medial reading; Miss Terry
Linecum, art (part time); Ar
nold Melby, band (part time);
Mr. Lawson, special education.
Roster of teachers at Heppner
High was announced last week.
WEATHER
By DON GIIXIAM
Official weather report for the
week August 25-31 is as follows:
Hi
Low
Prec.
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
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73
76
73
70
74
76
58
49
51
44
51
42
42
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BILLY KING of Tacoma, Wn piled up points in calf roping, team roping and wild cow milking
to win the Ail-Around Cowboy title at the 1966 Morrow county Rodeo Saturday and Sunday. For
his achievement, he won the custom made saddle donated by Lexington Oil Co-op, Morrow Coun
ty Grain Growers, Padberq Machinery Company and Lexington Implement Go. The entire royal
court was on hand to make the presentation following the Sunday show. From left are Princess
Susan Lindstrom, Princess Verina French, Queen Ema Lynn Winchester, Princess Mardee Child
ers and Princess Barbara Bloodsworth. (G-T Photo)
Tacoma Cowboy Rodeo
King; Steagall Wins
Blllv King. Northwest Rodeo
association cowboy of Tacoma,
Wn.. and Bob Steagall of Lex
ington walked off with custom
made saddles at the 1966 Mor
row County Rodeo Sunday.
King accumulated eno ugh
points to claim the "Ail-Around
Cowboy" title and Steagall pro
vided a story of another local
boy who made good in winning
the Morrow county amateur calf
roping.
Steagall's saddle , was given
bv Kinzua Corporation and was
Art Vance's 'Frosty'
Horse Show Champion
Grand champion performance
horse, chosen at the Morrow
county open horse show. Is Art
Vance's "Frosty," also Judged
tops in the Western Pleasure
class and in the reining class
hackamore.
Vance thus won a leg on the
champiortship rotating trophy,
donated by Jerry Daggett, Shell
distributor, as well as a $25
prize.
Honors for reserve champion
were tied between Roice Fulle
ton's Boy Doll and Floyd Jones'
Mr. Bar Barred, last year's win
ner. The show was held at the ro
deo grounds throughout the day
Friday. Total entries numbered
224, and Fred Mankin, superin
icnueni oi ine miuw iur 10 yeoia,
said that the quality of horses
tendent of the show for is years
this year was the best he had
ever seen.
Some
tionally
tries.
classes had an excep
large number of en-
Ralph Beamer's "Domino Mel
ody" was judged champion
marc of the show and Bill and
Kite Healy's "Healy's Jet" was
named reserve champion mare.
Flovd Jones' great "Mr. Bar
D 'i r-rsrl ' ' n A rliirl o nnthn V) rwirt Kit
being chosen grand champion
stallion, and Ralph Beamers
"Maestro" was selected as re
serve champion.
Grand champion gelding went
to Princess Susan Lindstrom's
"Rickey Rookie" and Virgil
Chapman's "Rusty Times" was
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made by Severe Bros, in Pendle
ton, while King's saddle was
given by Lexington Implement
Co., Morrow County Grain Grow
ers, Lexington Oil Co-op and
Padberg Machinery Company
and was made by Gray's Sad
dlery, Heppner.
Presentation of trophies, fol
lowing the Sunday afternoon
show, completed the two-day
event, which directors had prom
ised to be the "Fastest Show in
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While some may challenge
chosen reserve champion geld
ing. Camilla Mai com Wins
In the interesting trail class
competition for children to 14
years of age, Camille Malcom
on Lady Bird won first, complet
ing the course in the time of
29.5 seconds. Becky Fulleton
was second In 34.9 and Lisa
Collins on Peanuts was third in
36.1.
Gale Malcom won in barrel
racing in a time of 18.2, follow
ed by Beverly Steagall and
Queen Erna Winchester in a
tie at 19.6. Third was also a tie
between Pat Collins and Ruby
Fulleton, each at 20.2.
Ralph Beamer's "Domino Mel
ody" came out as champion in
M cuttinir at the end of
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Jones "Mr. Bar Barred" was
second. Third was Max Hell
berg's "Andorne" and fourth
was Art Vance's "Frosty."
Some chilly weather and rain
cooled the show, but as Direct
or Mankin said, "It was better
than hot sun."
Stan McGough of Pendleton
was judge of the show, and
Mrs. Jim Norene and Mrs. Frank
I Anderson were secretaries. How
ard Bryant was ringmaster and
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Ken Jones Wins
National Singles
In Trapshooting .
Kenneth Jones, who recently
won the world championship in
continental trapshooting in
Wiesbaden, Germany, scored
again August 24 when he won
the singles championship of
North America in conventional
trapshooting at Vandalia, Ohio.
His mother, Mrs. Lawrence
Jones, who received a telephone
call from him that day after
the shoot, said that about 10
in the competition scored 200
straight ' in the singles event,
but Jones won in the shootoff
which went another 100.
The 10-day event at Vandalia
started August 18. Doubles
were decided last Thursday, and
the handicap event was com
pleted Saturday,
day.
Jones and his father have
won many titles in trapshoot
ing. Kenneth graduated from
lone High school, and the fam
ily home is just across the Mor
row county line in Gilliam
county off the Condon highway.
The young man is serving in
the Air Force at , Lackland Air
Force Base, San Antonio," Tex
as. He and his family live at
the base. ;
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their right to this claim, the
hundreds who watched the show
often saw riders coming out of
the chutes before the previous
ones had picked themselves off
the ground. There were very
few delays in the programs.
Although dampened Saturday
by a heavy downpour of rain
that caught girls' barrel racers
in the middle of their event,
the show proved a success in
every way. Skies cleared and
the rain served to settle dust
on the grounds.
Several - accidents occurred,
but most of them were due to
the keen competition and the
spirit . of the contestants. (See
story elsewhere).
Roger Britt Wins -
Another local success story
was provided when Roger Britt,
16-year-old Heppner High school
student, topped the field of bull
riders, scoring 49 points, to cap
ture that event. This was the
major feat in his winning the
Morrow county all-around tro
phy, given by the Orville Cuts
forth family, as well as a $50
cash award. He also received
a trophy buckle from Ron Leon
nig of the Wagon Wheel for
winning the bull riding.
Sid Britt of Spray, leader in
the NRA bareback riding, kept
up his pace by capturing first
in the event here with an ave
rage of 102. In addition to his
money winnings, he received a
pair of bareback chaps from
Severe Bros., Pendleton.
Norm Goree of Roosevelt, Wn.,
in second place in NRA bronc
riding standings, took first place
here with an average of 108
points. As a trophy, he received
a pair of chaps from Gray's
Saddlery, Heppner.
Lee Eddins won Wranglers
cow riding and received a tro
phy buckle from Herman Green,
Heppner. Roger Britt took sec
ond in this event to add to his
points for Morrow county all
around. Caldwell Girl Wins
Alice Williams came all the
way from Caldwell, Idaho, to
capture first in girls' barrel rac
ing. She tied with Patti Petty
john of lone at 18.8 seconds in
the Saturday go-round and tied
with Gayle Malcom of Heppner
Sunday afternoon with 18.7.
This gave her a total time of
37.5, edging Miss Pettyjohn who
had 37.8 and second place. Tied
for third were Miss Malcom and
Beth Williams, also of Caldwell.
The winner received a prize
from Murrays Rexall Drug.
Twenty-eight girls were In the
event.
Young Bill Greenup came
through with victory in junior
calf riding Saturday night and
received, a trophy buckle from
Cornett X3reen Feed.
Second in Morrow ' county
amateur calf roping Was Jerry
Dougherty, who like Steagall is
a rodeo director, and third was
Bob Bergstrom,- Dougherty won
a pair of boots from Del Brown
Shoe Co., Pendleton, and Bergs
trom received a certificate from
Gardner's Men's Wear as a tro
phy. Morrow county derby was
won by the George Steagall en
try and. flag, race both days was
won by Heppner Wranglers ov
er the .Umatilla Sage. Riders.
The derby winner recieved a $50
cash award from the Heppner
Elks and the flag race winner
received a trophy from Farley
Motor. Company.
Salem Club Performs .
One of the . entertainment
highlights of the show was the
performance of the Salem Sad
dle club drill team which ap
peared Saturday and Sunday af
ternoons under the direction of
Harold Ballweber. The 21-per-son
group, equally divided be-
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