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Number 24
GAZETTE-TIMES
Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, August 8, 1968
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Queen Coronation,
Dance Due Saturday
NEW ALL-STEEL GRANDSTAND at the Rodeo Grounds was
going up fast this week, and all indication are that it will
be in readiness for the Queen's Coronation program Saturday
night The sturdy structure will give the Morrow county event
the most modem and attractive grandstand In the state. Seat
brackets were being put in place when photos were taken
Tuesday. In the top photo Rich Vinson of Lotfs Electric is at
the end df the hoist boom installing wiring under the roof.
Photo at left, taken from the hill above, shows the grandstand
as it appears from the highway. The structure will cost $34,389,
plus engineer's fees. ' (G-T Photos).
Advance Interest Keen
For 1963 County Fair
It's just 12 days before the
Morrow county Fair opens at the
fairgrounds here, and there are
many reasons to believe that it
will be a dandy!
Harvest is earlier this year,
and this may mean greater par
ticipation from those who are
Ihrough toiling in the fields for
the time being. While the grain
yield is down, the quality is
eood. and it is almost a cer
taintv that the fair will have
some fine grains to exhibit.
Advance entry of community
booths is probably the greatest
in recent years, according to
Mrs. Lenna Smith, fair secre
tary. Twenty-two reservations
are in at the present time. Ali
booth space is taken, but it
may be possible to provide ta
bles for others who wish dis
. plays of this type.
Some new features have been
added to the fair this year to
go along with the popular an
nual attractions. There will be
a ' Collectors' Corner for those
who have collection hobbies. A
new home canning contest is of
fered under the sponsorship of
Ball Brothers Company, and
Mrs. Smith said that - she has
received 12 dozen .iars to be giv
en as prizes, together with the
premiums offered for the best
canning exhibits.
Details of the canning contest,
with divisions for adults and
for 4-H or Future Homemakers
of America, may be found on
page 30 of the premium book.
Dinner to Be Served
Another happy note for the
forthcoming fair comes with the
announcement that the Rhea
Creek Grange will again serve
dinner on Thursday night, Aug
ust 22, from 5 to 7 p.m. The
dinner is almost a traditional
event at the fair but was not
served last year and was miss
ed. The public is invited to come
to the dinner and obtain de
licious food at nominal price.
Throughout the course of the
fair again, the Snack Shack
will also be operating with its
good things to eat and its many
refreshments for the public.
Among the popular attractions
back again will be the 4-H Dress
Revue on Wednesday night,
August 21; the pig scramble and
the livestock auction on Thurs
day night, August 22; the pet
show during the day of August
22; and the annual cake bak
ing eontest sponsored by the
Oregon Wheat League. The
county winner will compete
against other county winners la
ter for state honors.
First event of the fair pro
gram will actually be held nine
days before opening day of the
fair itself the 4-H Horse Show
which will be Sunday, August
11, starting at 1:30 p.m. at the
grounds. Information on this
has gone out through the coun
ty extension office to the 4-H
participants.
Organizations and others who
have reserved space for booths
at the fair include the follow
ing: State Game Commission,
American Legion Auxiliary, De
gree of Honor, Wranglers club,
CowBelles, Rhea Creek Grange,
Willows Grange, Lexington
Grange, Senator Wayne Morse.
Republican Party, LDS church,
Assembly of God, United Youth
Fellowship, Rockhounds, TB and
Health association, Neighbor-
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Interest Mounts
In Rodeo Events
Interest in events of the 1968
Morrow county Rodeo is mount
ing at an early date, and a
number of entries have already
been received, according to
Charley Daly, vice chairman of
the rodeo committee.
Six have already entered nov
ice bronc riding, a new event
this year, he said. Indications
are that the number may reach
as many as 15 or lb contest
ants. If this occurs, some will
appear on the Saturday and
Sunday afternoon programs, as
well as on the Saturday night
program where the event is
scheduled.
A silver trophy buckle will go
to the winner, donated by The
Gazette -Times.
Daly also said that arrange
ments have been made with the
Tygh Valley rodeo, which will
be held at the same time, so
that saddle bronc riders may
compete in both rodeos.
On Saturday, the bronc riders
will start the program at Tygh
Valley, and at Heppner they
will be the last on the program.
On Sunday, the reverse will be
true. They will start the pro
gram here, then go to Tygh Val
ley to catch the end of the pro
gram there.
Many trophies have been do
nated for the rodeo here, and
Daly said these will be placed
on display at Gardner's Men's
Wear beginning Monday. I
Ullman Presses
For Top Priority
On Willow Project
"In my judgment. Willow
Creek ranks number one in pri
ority for funding in next fiscal
year. You may be sure of my
strongest efforts to get Congres
sional approval."
So said Congressman Al Ull
man in a telegram last Wed
nesday, July 31', in reply to one
from County Judge Paul Jones.
The judge asked for clarifi
cation of a $27,000 appropria
tion for investigation and study
on the Willow Project, approv
ed by House and Senate con
ferees, which was announced in
the daily press recently.
In reply, Cong. Ullman said,
"House and Senate have both
approved $27,000 for continued
Bureau of Reclamation studies
of irrigation features of Willow
Creek project. Administration
budget request did not include
funds for Corps of Engineers
construction. As expected, no
unbudgeted new starts were
added by Congress because of
national fiscal crisis."
Judge Jones said that the
$27,000 apparently is in addit
ion to a previous appropriation
for the Bureau of Reclamation
study which has been in prog
ress this summer.
Since the news item, from a
wire service and carried in the
daily press, referred to Army
Corps of Engineers appropria
tions, the local interpretation
was that the $27,000 for Willow
Creek might be other than that
for the Bureau of Reclamation
study.
Judge Jones said that the
comment by Congressman Ull
man that Willow Creek rates
No. 1 priority in the congress
man's opinion is encouraging.
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AL BOSCHEE
Queen Bcrnlece Matthews and
her princesses apparently will
have the distinction of being
the first royal court of the Mor
row county Fair and Rodeo to
bo honored at the new grand
stand at the rodeo grounds.
Report was Tuesday that the
new stands will De ready lor
use by Saturday night for the
coronation program and work
men were rushing the Job to
wards completion. Fair board
members and others assisted
over the week-end by painting
the lumber that will be used
for seats.
The coronation, In fact, will
be the first time that the new
stands will be used, if, indeed,
they are ready on time.
Javcoes are sponsoring the
program which will start at 7:30
p.m. at the grounds, mere win
be no parade nor observance in
the downtown district.
Chaperone Dimple Munkers
again will have the honor of
placing the crown on the head
of Queen Berniece and of for
mally acknowledging the prin
cesses bhciia Luciani or Lex
ington, Sue Ellen Greenup of
Lena, Marcia Jones of Heppner
and Kathy Hlnton of Boardman.
Fun events of the night will
follow after the coronation cere
monies. Jaycees will endeavor
to wrest the tug-of-war trophy
from the Chamber of Commerce
in the event that will see the
two organizations match their
brawn and with a dousing
fiom the fire hose for the los
ers. Jaycees will put their officers
in the front lines on their end
of the tug-of-war rope but the
C of C members have not an
nounced their strategy. Randall
Peterson has been appointed as
field general for the Chamber
and he has kept mum on plans.
Some eight boxing bouts are
scheduled in a smoker that will
conclude the program on the
field. The boxers will range in
ages up through high school.
Some have been in training at
the summer recreational pro
gram. Bruce Rigby is scheduled to
be master of ceremonies for the
Jaycees at the coronation.
Following the program on the
field, the Queen's Dance will
be held in the fair pavilion.
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QUEEN BERNIECE MATTHEWS
Events to Pay Homage
To Berniece I, Court
Queen Berniece Matthews will
take center stage Saturday even
ing, August 10, for official coro
nation ceremonies, proclaiming
her reign over events of the
1968 Morrow County Fair and
Rodeo.
Sen. Wayne Morse Plans
Heppner Visit August i'9
Variety Store's
Future Announced
Van's Variety will close for one
week, beginning Monday, Aug
ust 12, while rearranging and
painting are being done, Mrs.
Mary Van Blokland announces.
The store will reopen on Aug
ust 19 for sale of merchandise
that was not sold in the liquid
ation sale. Opening of the new
store will take place by Septem
ber 15 with new stock if merch
andise arrives without delay, she
said.
Announcement of the type of
store and services to be offered
will follow in a subsequent issue
of the Gazette-Times, Mrs. Var
Blokland said. '
Boschee Accepts
Union County Post
Al Boschee, pastor of the Hepp
ner and Lexington Christian
churches for the past three years,
announced his resignation to the
two churches Sunday. He has ac
cepted the position of director of
the juvenile department of Union
county with headquarters in La
Grande and expects to start his
new duties on September 3.
The pastor also announced his
resignation to the Unity Council,
administrative organization of
the two churches here, and said
that it will be effective as of
August 31.
Boschee currently is juvenile
counsellor for Morrow county, a
position he has held for the past
year. He said that he has become
very much interested in youth
and iuvenile work and is looking
forward to devoting full time to
it.
During the time he has been in
Heppner, Boschee has been very
active in community ana loage
affairs as well as in church work.
He served as secretary of the
Heppner-Morrow County Cham
ber of Commerce, was secretary
of the South Morrow Ministerial
association, served as president
of the Heppner Booster club, and
was active in the Masonic lodge.
The Boschees came here from
Trafalgar, Ind., 25 miles south of
Indianapolis.
In La Grande, Boschee will set
up the juvenile department un
der the jurisdiction of circuit
court as it makes a transition
from the jurisdiction of the coun
ty court. At the onset, he and a
secretary will staff the depart
ment but it is expected that
rthers may be added later, he
-,aid.
Since the announcement came
tnexpectedly for the churches, no
iction has been taken as yet
towards selecting a successor.
Senator Wayne Morse will
visit Heppner on Monday, Aug
ust 19, unless unexpected de
velopments make it impossible
for him to be here, his office
has advised County Judge Paul
Jones.
The senator is expected to ar
rive sometime during the morn
ing and is slated to speak at
the regular meeting of the
Heppner-Morrow county Cham
ber of Commerce at noon.
It is planned that he will
spend about an hour with the
county court on projects con
templated for Morrow county.
Members of the court were in
Portland Tuesday to see if
something could be worked out
to expedite the development of
the Kelly Prairie fish impound
ment, and they were working
with Sen. Morse's office on this.
The Kelly Prairie project suf
fered a setback a few months
ago when the Bureau of Out
door Recreation denied federal
funds for the project on the
grounds that it would oblige
another federal agency (the
U. S Forest Service) by doing
so. Until that time it appeared
that the project would be ex
pedited and was high on the
priority list of the Oregon State
Game Commission for state
funds.
At the meeting of the Heppner-Morrow
county Chamber of
Commerce Monday members
discussed the forthcoming visit
of Sen. Morse and hope was
expressed that need for local
projects requiring government
aid, such as the Willow Creek
project and the Kelly Prairie
project, could be demonstrated
to him.
Information from Sen. Morse's I
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SENATOR WAYNE MORSE
office was to the effect that he
will be here August 19 unless
some complication, such as bus
iness in connection with the
forthcomnig national Democrat
ic convention, prevents him from
coming, County Commissioner
Jack Van Winkle said.
Also at the meeting Monday,
Bob Abrams, newly-elected
chairman of the Blue Mountain
Community College education
district, was congratulated on
his election, and he gave a re
port on plans for construction
of the third building at the col
lege. He said bids were to be
opened Wednesday night. The
district, which includes Uma
tilla and Morrow county, voted
$1,250,000 in bonds for the build
ing and $250,000 will be added
by the state.
Following entertainment and
coronation program, Queen Ber
niece and her four princesses
will greet their guests at the
annual Queen's Dance in the
fair pavilion, the last in the
series of pre-rodeo dances. Pro
viding music for all ages will
be The Western Gentlemen of
Condon. On rodeo week-end,
dances are planned for both.
Friday and Saturday nights.
Although slight in stature,
Queen Berniece rides tall in the
saddle, and displays true royal
ty in her appearances with this
year's court. She possesses a
radiant personality that im
mediately makes friends with
everyone and is always ready
with a warm smile of friendli
ness. The 18-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Wallace (Mike)
Matthews of lone is a good-will
ambassador for her community
and for the county, and has
full backing and cooperation of
her community-minded family
which includes her devoted par
ents and her twin sister, Den
iece. Queen Berniece will enter her
sophomore year this fall at Ore
gon College' of Education in
Monmouth. Encouraged by re
ceiving a state teacher educa
tion scholarship from the Ore
gon Congress of Parents and
Teachers, she is majoring in the
field of elementary education.
She plans to cut down, some
what, on campus activities this
year to devote additional time
to studies. In her freshman year
she was junior varsity rally
queen, and also spent consider
able outside time performing
with the college marching band.
During the coming year she will
serve as treasurer of Arbuthnot
dormitory, where she and her
sister will reside.
Berniece graduated from the
lone High school with the class
of 1967, sharing top scholastic
and leadership honors with her
twin sister. They received sev
eral scholarship awards upon
graduation, and held enviable
records as outstanding school
citizens, participating' in many
school and community achieve
ments. They attended all 12
years of school in lone.
Outside sports, especially rid
ing, are favorite interests for
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Council Alters Curfew, Zoning Laws
Ordinances were passed at the
regular meeting of the Heppner
city council Monday night
amending existing ordinances
on the curfew and on zoning.
Ordinance 374, setting curfew
hours for minors, repealed pre
vious ordinance 288. The new
city statute makes it unlawful
for anyone under 18 years of
age to be on the street between
midnight and 5 a.m. Saturday
and Sunday and from 11 p.m.
until 5 a.m. any other nignt, ex
cept when accompanied by par
ents, legal guardian or going
to or from work.
This brings the city ordinanc
es into conformity witn me
county ordinance and state law.
Anyone in violation on Iirst ol
fense will be placed in custody state law.
and taken home. On second of
fense the parent or guardian
shall be deemed guilty of a mis
demeanor and subject to a fine
of not less than $2 nor more
than $50 andor a jail sentence
of one day to 25 days.
The council discussed the
matter of rodeo dances. It was
pointed out that under terms
of the ordinance a youngster
would be in violation even if
ho were proceeding directly
home from the dance at its nor
mal closing time. Attorney Bob
Abrams pointed out that the
dance pavilion is out of the city
limits and that those under 18
leaving the dances at closing
hour are already in violation of
the county ordinance and the
In amending the zoning or
dinance to permit a trailer pad
in a commercial zone, as re
quested by Dick Robison, the
council telescoped the usual
procedure for passing an ordin
ance. Normally it requires a per
iod of two months, encompass
ing three meetings, for three
readings of the proposed ordin
ance. However, a provision in
the city charter permits passage
of an ordinance at one meet
ing provided two-thirds of those
attending agree to voting for the
second time and the full coun
cil votes unanimously for the
presentation for third reading
at the same meeting. The full
council was present Monday
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