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Top Winners Named
At I968 County Fair
There wm "something for . Jep'sen, and Mrs. John Graves,
everyone" at the 1WM Morrow
county mir. compvuimn was
ktH'n amoii)' the unusually large
number of entries and exhibits,
with persons of all ages compet
ing (or the coveted ribbon
awards and premiums. Wide
mm itf th riiiniv wore rcnre-
H'nted oy the best they hud to
ciUer in II. f rA ami open
class ngricultural and home ec
onomics exhibits, demonstra
tions, home and farm projects,
horses and livestock.
A good variety of booths by
organizations and commercial
groups attracted attention
throughout the fair. Sweepstakes
winner was the Heppner Ele
mentary 1TA, which also won
first in the community service
class, using the theme, "Com
munication Takes Two" based
on the trio of parent, child and
teacher. Heppner Soil and Water
Conservation District placed sec
ond and the Irrigon Home Ex
tension Unit, third.
In youth organization entries,
the 4 11 Cookettes club placed
first; Little Sisters 4 11 club, sec
ond; and Butterfingers 4 H club,
third.
The red, white and blue booth
of the Heppner American Log
ion Auxiliary was first In social
organizations; Degree of Honor,
second, and Heppner Wranglers
club, third. Morrow County Gem
and Mineral club was first in
hobbies.
Lexington Grange booth was
Judged first in Grange and other
farm organizations; Willows
Grange of lone, second, and Mor
row County CowBelles, third. In
the church division, Heppner
chnroh rt Tosna rhrist nf Latter-
day Saints placed first; the As
sembly of God church, second,
and the United Youth 1 ellow
ship of the Christian and Metho
dist churches, third.
Counter Store Popular
Among booths which were
found popular, but not in com
petition, was the Country Store,
under the sponsorship of the Sor
optimist club of Heppner. Com
mercial booths were entered, but
no prizes awarded to them.
A profusion of color was on
display in the large section of
horticulture and floral arrange
ments. Grand sweepstakes award
for Best of Show in horticulturt
went to Bill Rawlins for his en
try, a single pink hybrid tea
rose. Sweepstakes for best ar
rangement was won -by Mrs.
Berdine Tullis, lone, for her
"Autumn Glory", comb i n 1 n g
gloriosa daisies, Indian corn and
ivy on a bamboo mat-She -also
won several blue ribbons hr ar
rangements in other divisions.
Other arrangement winners were
Mrs. Delta Huber, Mrs. Ida Farra,
Mrs. John Eubanks, Mrs. Car
men French, Mrs. Jewel Hager,
Mrs. F. T. Martin, Mrs. Elwayne
Bergstrom.
The sheath of excellent Flynn
wheat entered by Harold Peck,
took sweepstakes and first place.
The fine bulk exhibit of Gaines
by Don Eobinson was judged
best in its division. Other first
place winners In grain were Bob
Gaines; Paul Arbogast, Forty
fold; Harold Peck, beardless bar
ley 1 Bill Rawlins, Triumph; Bob
Jones, Omar; Don Koblnson,
-h..r,ikiw nai'o Hall niacin! first
In FFA grain and hay, and Bob
Manoney, nrsi in gross ii-gume.
4-H Livestock
A large number of 4 11 Live
stock clubs supported entries in
beef, sheep and swine. In Judg
ing, Pattl Healy placed first with
a score of 716 out of a possible
800 points; Sue Greenup was
second wllh 646.6; Judy Bennett
received 57-1, Susan Healy 502,
and Gwen Drake 554.7.
Champion and reserve champ
Ion honors were shared, in many
instances, by members of the
same family. Grand champion
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Paper to be Late
Due to Labor Day
In order that the staff of
The Gazette-Times may Join
ethers In enjoying summer's
last chance for an outing,
the paper will be a dny late
next week. The shop and of
fice will be closed on Mon
ciav, Labor Day.
Reggie Pascal, linotype op
erator, will be on vacation
d urine the week going to
Wellplnlt, Wn for a Labor
Dav celebration.
Mast all businesses in
Heppner will be closed on the
holiday except for some serv
ice stations and service establishments.
85th Year
Number 27
Canby Cowboy, Currin Take All-Arourid Titles
Tom Martin
Gets Saddle
For Roping
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GAZETTE-TIME
Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, August 29, 1968
10 Cents
That Time Again! School to Start Tuesday
All Buildings
Across County
Plan Full Day
Falling Tree Causes
Phone Interruption
Long distance telephone serv
ice to and from Heppner, lone,
Lexington and Boardman was
interrupted about 3:15 p.m. Sat
urday when a farmer in the
Echo area felled a cottonwood
tree that hit and knocked down
a telephone pole, according, to
Dale Slusher, Pendleton mana
ger of Pacific Northwest Bell.
Twenty-nine circuits were
carried on the line. Long disr
tance service for Kinzua, Con
don, Fossil and Arlington was
partially disrupted, Slusher said.
The company heard of the
outage at 3:30 and by 4:45 p.m.
had a crew on the job of re
storing service, the manager
said. Morrow county towns were
back in service Dy c.io, ana
the entire system was In oper
ation by 10:20 p.m.
Only long distance was inters
rupted. Local . service was not
affected.
Pool Closes Saturday
HcTmnpr's municlDal swim
ming pool will close for the sea
son after the afternoon swim on
Saturday, August 31, according
to announcement by Stuart Dick,
lifeguard. A fine summer of
swimming activities has been
enjoyed, with a record number
fairin nart In supervised in
struction, and no major accidents
occurring,
Jaycee Float
Wins Parade
Sweepstakes
'Thousands of yards of crepe
paper and a Jilllon staples"
went Into the construction of
the Morrow county Jaycees'
float, "Musical Revue," which
won the grand sweepstakes in
the Rodeo Parade Saturday, ac
cording to the report of one of
tht Jaycee Wives who helped
work on the float.
The big prize winner, which
also captured first in the adult
float division, depicted four
types of music in panels, two
on each side of the float. These
inrludpd western, waltz, barber
shop, and beat.
Beautiful weather smiled on
the parade after uncertain skies
Friday had threatened rain. The
weather was cool with the sun
peeking through, and many
comments were heard that this
was "one of the best" parades
though not the longest. Harold
Erwin, rodeo supporter for years,
was grand marshal.
Floats were of excellent qual
ity and it was obvious that their
entrants had spent literally
hundreds or hours oi worn in
canHnii Pptprsnn was again
chairman or the paraae ior tne
Heppner-Morrow county Cham-
Km. f9 Cnrnmarra find With his
crew, started the line of march
right on time again. n.veryxning
went "like clockwork" with the
exception of the fact that a
short-circuit developed in the
speaking system at the review
ing truck, and a substitute had
to be obtained, leaving the pro
cession without "audio" for a
time. ,
Harlan McCurdy, Jr., and
Mike Sweeney acted as announ
cers. The Jaycees had a chairman
for each section of their float.
Mrs. Ron (Shirlee) Gray hand
led the country western section,
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Bergstrom Finishes 6lst Harvest
When Carl Bergstrom of lone
hung up his hat after harvest
this year, it was probably Just
like any other summer except
that the croD was down some.
But friends and neighbors said
there was something more note
worthy about it. This was the
sixty-first consecutive year that
Bergstrom has worked in har
vest. He has never missed a
season since he started in 1907,
and he has never missea a aay
during a season,
tin ctartoH in 1RfV7 on the
Jake Young ranch, where Jack
Sumner now lives. In this first
job he drove header dox.
RoT-fTctmm war hnrn in 1892
in a sheep herder's cabin on
" the Olaf Bergstrom nomesteau,
and so he was just 15 years
of age when he got started in
harvest.
The first harvesting was done
with six head of horses push
ing the header. The header
puncher rode the rudder to
guide, and the threshing was
done with a stationary steam
driven engine.
Crew Big in Them Days'
Grain was cut with the head
er, then hauled by wagon and
piled in 40 ft. long stacks. Men
used in this type of harvest in
cluded three box drivers, one
header puncher, one stacker,
four hoedowners (raked cut hay
in from derrick table), two der
rick fork drivers, one loader, two
water haulers, one separator
tender, one engineer, one fire
man, two sack sewers and one
iigger. Two women cooks work
ed in a horse drawn cook wag
on. Bergstrom recalls that wheat
sold for 70c to SI per bushel.
In 1912 the Bergstrom ranch
' improved its method of harvest
ing with a combine pulled by
27 horses. This combined the
threshing and cutting operation.
The ground power used a big
chain driven on a wheel which
powered the combine.
The crew and horses harvest
ed about 30 acres per day and
worked about 25 days. Less men
were used in this method, the
crew consisting of a driver, a
header tender, a separator man,
a sack sewer, and sometimes a
jigger.
In the fall of the year the
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ENOUGH WATER to provide complet irrigation for the Willow
Creek Country club is flowing from the new well brought in
' by Inter-Valley Drilling Co.. Island City. The well is expected
to produce 300 gallons per minute. Dan Ellsworth, who works
Wlin X11S luuier, uuo buswonu, 1U uio cmopuar wauun miw
flow. Dan attends Eastern Oregon College and is the 137 lb.
conference wrestling champion. (Photo by Dr. Ed Schalllltz).
New (5olf Course Well
Greeted with Joy
Officers and members of the
Willow Creek Country Club are
just about to turn handsprings.
Inter-Valley Drilling Co. of
Island City, operated by Otto
Ellsworth and son Dan, has
brought in a well that is ex
pected to produce about 309 gal-
Inns a minutp at the course.
This will be adequate to irri
gate the greens and fairways
to keep them in tip-top shape
as they have been this year un
der the continuous care of Ray
Ferguson.
The new well will solve a
water problem that had the
frnlforc Kcratrhinf thpir heads.
Tl-.tv hnH nrnnnspH a nlan tn
take effluent from the city sew-
age disposal piant ana pipe n
to the course, but this now will
not be necessary.
TVio 711 ramp in Aupuct 17
and is at a depth of 164 feet.
It is located about 150 yards
cast of the home of Orville Cuts-
CARL BERGSTROM off lone has
completed his bist narvest,
having started in 1907 and
never missing a year. He is
shown dumping a load of
arain and in a closeuD at
right. Bergstrom can recall
when six head OI norses were i
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uacu iu i r
inq insteaa oi puiung in maei
to prevent
grain.
trampling the
sacks were hauled to lone ev- f
crv other day witn 1U norses ,
pulling three wagons, each T"
Three trips per week extended f
the hauling into the winter in i
many years. Wheat sold for 75c
to $1.2a per ousnei.
Jn 1Q9fi a mntnr ririvpn
thresher and 12 head of horses
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Solicitation Set
On History Book
Morrow county Historical as
sociation will start a solicita
tion within the next few days
in the hope of completing the
job of raising funds for publi
cation of the county's history,
Oscar Peterson, chairman, states.
He plans to go one day with
each other member of the com
mittee in making contacts. At
thn present time there is
$2128.70 in the bank for the
book and another $1000 is
pledged from the county.
Giles French of Moro, editor
of the book, has been working
tor some time garnering mater
ial and was expected here this
vcek to do more research. Do
nations have been sought
through the mail previously but
no person-to-person contact has
been made before.
Anyone wishing to contribute
is asked to send their checks
in care of Gene Pierce, Bank
of Eastern Oregon, Heppner.
Thomson Undergoes
Emergency Surgery
Rod Thomson, who is on
leave of absence from his po
sition as Morrow county assess
or, went to Portland early
Tuesday for emergency surgery
that was scheduled to be per
formed on his eye.
Thnmsnn Kalri Mnnnav
I night that he has a detached
retina in tne eye ana nis pnys
ician urged immediate surgery.
The operation was to take
place in Good Samaritan hospi
tal. Portland. Thomson has had
persistent eye trouble for sev
eral years.
forth, just off the sixth fair
way. The water will be piped
to all parts of the course, much
of it through a 2,200 ft. system
of underground piping, already
laid.
The water will not only help
keep Willow Creek's reputation
for having one of the finest lit
tle golf courses in the north
west, but will help to make it
even better, according to Dr. Ed
Schaffitz, vice president of the
club.
Among improvements made
this year and last year were:
The building of a new green
at the sixth hole, providing all
grass greens now and with the
reputation of being some of the
best greens in the state.
Lengthening of No. 1 hole.
Placing 10 benches around the
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One last holiday Labor Day
stands between youngsters
and the opening of school In
Morrow county. The alltoo
short summer for them ends on
Tuesday, September 3, when all
schools open their doors for the
fall semester.
Announcement of first day
plans at lone and Heppner
High school were published in
last week's Gazette-Times.
Alan tartin nrincfnfll of
Heppner Elementary school, said
that classes there will begin at
8:40 a.m. Tuesday and will be
dismissed at ior pupils in
n a nw.u nnp twn Ann thrPP who
walk home. All other students
will be dismissed at 3:35 p.m.
AH busses will run Tuesday
nn tha snmA rnntpa and tlmps
as last year. The cafeteria will
be open, luncnes win De zoc
onoli onrl nvtro mlllf will hp
3c for students. A month's lunch
ticket is $5.
Students in grades two, tnree
their lunch money and $2 registration-insurance
fee on Tues
day. Muaents in me niin I awards were announceq. vy
sixth grades are asked to bring Daley, rodeo announcer. One
thnflr lunrh mnnpv and H Ul stu- I t 1I Wnrrl uhn suffer-
on Thursday,
Pictures to be Taken
Students and parents are re
minded that Heppner Element
ary school pictures will be tab-on
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In the primary multipurpose
mnm Thla has hppn KPhPhll pfl
early this year so that all pic
tures and re-taKes win De reaay
in plenty of time for Christmas,
Principal Martin said.
Principal Mick Tolar of A. C.
Houghton school, Irrigon, re
minds parents in the northern
nnri nf thp cnnntv that students
In grades one through six from
both Boardman and Irrigon will
attend Houghton for the first
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low the same schedule as last
vcar until adjustments can be
made..
Registration fee is $1.50 and
student Insurance will be $1 at
Houghton school.
"It should be noted," Princi
pal Tolar said, "That there will
be no early dismissal of grades
one and two and no special
busses will run for these grades.
The regular busses will leave
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Larrv Smith, who lists Whls
key Hill, Ore., as hU home
community but Rets his mail
Irom fa nl) v, emerged from a
field of Zi'i cowboys to take
the all-around cowboy saddle at
the 41th annual Morrow coun
ty rodeo, which concluded here
Sunday.
Tom Martin of Lexington won
the custom made saddle given
by Kinzua Corporation as the
champion Morrow County ama
teur calf roer, being one of
two contestants to successfully
rnpe his calf In both eo-rounds.
Martin tied his calf in 60.5 the
first day and 3U.5 seconds the
fcccond day.
Morrow county all-around
cowbov was Ron Currin who
was first in bulldogging with
an average of 111 seconds on
4.7 seconds in the first go
round and 6.4 in the second.
He also entered wild cow milk
ing. Currin, a popular local fa
vorite, received a leg on the Or
ville Cutsforth trophy, $50 in
cash from the Cutsforth family,
and a silver buckle from Cor
nett Green Feed for his first in
hnlldne'elnir.
Scores 159 Points
Smith received the nanasome
saddle Riven by Morrow Coun
ty Grain Growers and Padberg
VlnnhlnArtr In for the rodeo's
open all-around. He gained most
of his 159 points with a first
in bull riding ta poimsj ami
fir rlrlinc (60
points). The first in bull riding
won for him a pair of spurs
trr.m Mr and Mrs. Ron Palmer
of the Wagon Wheel.
Second in Morrow tuumj
onlf rnninir was Bob
n lam u,hn will rpceive a
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pelr of handmade boots as an
award from Heppner Lumber
Company, and third was jonn
rr . . i Xnawiinan uhrfc rpCPiV-
ed a Rift certificate from Gard
ner's Men s wear. . .
Three hard luck cowboy
awards were announced, by Joe
tneir luncn money aim o.ju mu-1 went to Jim wara, wno uu
dent fees on Wenesday. Seventh e(j bruises and lacerations when-
onri Atnrhth rrrarta ctilHpnta ATA I i T 1 -J ni,a. fin him In
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asked to bring their lunch ure-show go-rounds on Sunday
nnnw nii S3 SO student fpea ennthpr wpnt to Con-
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UP wnen ner nurae Diumuicu
foil nn hor tn a. race Sun-
day afternoon; and the third,
went to Jerry Dougherty tor his
hard luck in amateur calf rop
ing, failing to win the saddle
i . n itran t affnri. Each 01
the hard luck cowboys will re
ceive hats from Jack Saul, New
York Store, Pendleton.
the Wranglers cow riding event
and won a tropny ouuue nui
Hprman Green of Heppner.
Judl Dryden Wins ' , ,
A T aurlutnn Idaho. COWgirl.
Judl Dryden, had two fast runs
in barrel racing and swept the
event, taking the first go-round
in 18.1 seconds, and the sec
ond go-round in a time of 17.8
seconds. She receives $25 in cash
from Murrays Kexan urug s
an added trophy.
urM r,f Wavnp Panineau,
Lexington, came in first in the
Morrow county derby Sunday,
ha unn in addition to nurs
es, $50 cash from the Heppner
Elks and $50 irom r. w. ividuu-
ney.
in bareback riding, last years
all-around, Sid Britt, then of
Spray and now of Lexington,
captured first. He earned a set
nf hnrehack ringing from Sev
ere Bros., Pendleton, as a tro
phy, as well as nis purse mi
the event. .- .
nurfpv nf Condon, son-
in-law of Howard Johnson, ro-
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August Threatens
Wet Month Mark
As of Tuesday evening, the
month of August, 1968, had al
ready stepped into third place
as the wettest August in Hepp
ner for the many years on rec
ord here, according to Don Gil
liam, official weather observer.
It threatened to move into
second place by Wednesday
morning. At the Tuesday after
noon reading, August had re
corded 1.79 inches, topping the
wet Augusts of 1965 (1.67) and
1918 (1.65). It had only .05
inch to go to top August, 1953
(J.83). If the last week of the
month continues wet, it appear
ed that the all-time record of
2.18 inches in August, 1941,
would be surpassed.
Fortunately the rains pretty
well dodged outdoor events of
fair and rodeo week, and the
crowds enjoyed the cool weath-
el"baily high temperatures
ranged from 72 to 77 degrees
and lows were from 46 to 56.
Complete report for the week
is as follows:
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NOW FULLY QUALIFIED as water safety instructors are Marsha
LOvgrea ana jdui racieoa, mints pieair wnu 1
chapter. Red Cross, instructor cards by Lynn Pearson (center),
area chapter representative in water safety. Marsha, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Lovqren, and Bill, son of Mr. and Mrs.
David McLeod, earned the instructor cards after taking a course
in Pendleton. They are also cpialiiied as water safety instruct
ors in Umatilla county. The two have been working at the Hepp
ner municipal pool this summer assisting Stuart Dick, lifeguard.
(G-T Photo).
Hi Low Prec,
72 47
75 46
77 54 .14
73 55 .01
72 55 .04'
77 52 .05
74 56 .04
Total .28
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
(For month so far, 1.79 inches)