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By DON GILLIAM
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1969 Morrow Fair
Tuesday Start
Sets
The 19G9 edition of the Morrow county Fair
opens Tuesday, offering four full days of ex
citement for fairgoers and exhibitors alike.
Events will begin at 8:30 a.m. Tuesday when
4-H and FFA entries open, and run through Fri
day with a horse show planned for that day.
Sen. Mark O. Hatfield and family are sched
uled to visit the fair Friday, August 22 during
the Morrow county horse show. The Senator is
expected to arrive about noon. Further plans
for the visit will be announced next week.
THEY PULLED AS HARD as they could, but the men represent
ing the Heppner-Morrow county Chamber of Commerce still got
wet as the Morrow County Jaycees outtugged them in the an
nual tug-of-war at the Queen's Coronation Saturday night. Ac
tually, only one man pictured is a member of the senior Cham-
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ben Herman Winter (third frorn right). Others are (from left)
Don Greenup, David Hanna, Doug Dubuque and Pat O'Brien.
The loss was the first for the elders after two consecutive wins
over the Jaycees. The contest is evened now, with two wins
each.
Heppner Man
Unhurt After
Car Hits Pole
A 23-year-old Heppner man
was fined $150 in Justice court
Monday on a charge of driving
under the influence of intoxi
cating liquor after his car clip
ped a power pole here early
Sunday morning.
Richard K. Willard, Heppner,
was uninjured when his vehicle,
traveling west on Highway 74
near the west end of the rodeo
grounds, hit the power pole and
dropped over an embankment.
The car came to rest on its
side against a cyclone fence
just above the Morrow county
school bus shed.
Electric power on Gilmore,
Quaid and Stansbury streets, in
the Barratt addition and at Pio
neer Memorial hospital was out
as a result of the accident, Col
umbia Basin Electric foreman
Bill Gentry said.
Telephone service to about 10
customers was also affected.
Electric lines fell on the tele-
phone lines, burning through
them to cause the outage.
Damage was minor, according
to Pacific Northwest Bell dis
trict manager Dale Slusher.
Power service was restored in
the Quaid and Stansbury street
' areas about 3 a.m., Gentry said,
while it took until 6:30 that
morning to get the other lines
repaired.
The lines which snapped car
ry 12,000 volts, Gentry said, and
while one of the lines remained
"hot" the other two blew fuses,
shutting off power.
A capacitator bank was also
on the pole, used to supply pow
er for rodeo grounds lights.
Total damage was about
$1,100, Gentry said
Registration
Set for Area
Dates
Schools
Registration dates for Morrow
county's three high schools,
along wth fees for the 1969-70
school year, have been announc
ed for the opening day of school,
Friday, August 29.
Heppner, lone and Riverside
High schools will all register
students on the first day of
school, administrators said. How
ever, students at Heppner High
may pay fees and discuss sched
ules with their counselors be
ginning Monday through Wed
nesday of next week. New stu
dents are encouraged to come
in at this time.
Cafeterias at all county
schools will be operating on the
first day, which will dismiss at
1 p.m. Regular buses will run
that day.
The first full day of school
Racing Fees Due
On Rodeo Entries
Entries open Monday for the
1969 Morrow county Roedo, set
for August 23 and 24.
Contests expected to fill quick
ly include bull riding, novice
bronc riding, and Wranglers
cow riding, according to rodeo
board chairman Charley Daly.
A new policy this year will
require a $10 entry fee for all
races except pony races which
are" free and the Morrow county
Derby, which requires a $25 en
try fee.
The fees must be paid at the
time of entry. Entries close at
8 p.m. Thursday, August 21.
Another new ruling allows a
pass only to contestants who pay
at least $20 in entry fees. Two
$10 fees are allowable under the
Willard's car was demolished. ' ruling.
will be Tuesday, September 2,
with morning and afternoon bus
runs as usual.
At HHS, a student body as
sembly is scheduled for the first
day, beginning at 8:40 a.m. Fol
lowing the assembly, students
will report to classes, which will
be shortened because of the
early dismissal time, according
to new Principal Jim Bier.
At the lone schools, part of
the day will be spent for regis
tration, and students should
come prepared to pay their fees,
according to Principal Harold
Beggs.
Class assignments and issu
ance of textbooks will be made
at Riverside High, noted Dan
Daltoso, principal.
Fees at all high schools are
$6 for student body fees and $8
for textbook rental.. Other fees
are $3 for insurance and $2 for
towel fees. The towel fee ap
plies to all students taking
physical education, and a like
fee is charged students partici
pating in athletics.
Annual fee at Heppner is $4,
while at lone and Riverside it
is $3.50.
A locker and padlock fee of
$1.50 is charged all students at
Heppner. It is optional at River
side. Other fees are charged stu
dents taking various classes
Schools have that information.
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Chamber President
Cries Foul Play
Heppner ! Morrow county
Chamber of Commerce president
Jerry Sweeney Monday claimed
foul play after the senior Cham
ber lost the annual tug-of-war
to the Mecraw County Jaycees
at the Queen s1 coronation Satur
day night.
Sweeney claimed the elder
members were put at a disad
vantage when city fireman Char
lie Walker, who was manning
the hose to spray the losers,
poured water on the Chamber
territory before the contest thus
making the ground slick.
The president said the senior
group did concede the loss, how
ever, and would produce a tro
phy soon.
Although making the cry of
foul with tongue in cheek, Swee
ney gave little explanation as
to his absence while the other
members were at the tug-of-war.
Preparations are now underway at the fair
grounds, with booths to be judged Wednesday.
Premiums totaling $5,500 may be paid at
this year's fair, according to Mrs. Lenna Smith,
fair board secretary. ;
The figure reflects an increase of $200 over
last year's premiums, Mrs. Smith said.
Livestock and farm exhibits aren't the only
ones at the fair. Included will be arts and
crafts, foods, Children's Corner, Collector's Corn
er, clothing and other interests for young and
old.
Several prizes are offered in a canning con
test, now in its second year.
Another second-year feature will be the Sor
optimist Country Store, a popular booth in its
first year.
Seventeen booths and nine other display
areas are scheduled to be set up in the fair
pavilion.
Among the booth entries are the Heppner
Mother's club, Butterfingers 4-H club, Irrigon
community 4-H club, Ten Stitchers 4-H club,
Oregon Dairy Council, Heppner PTA, Jaycees,
Heppner Garden club, Willows; Grange.
Others are Assembly of God church, Latter
day Saints church, Umatilla Wildlife Refuge,
Lott's Electric, Soroptimist club, OMSI, Nutra
lites, and Degree of Honor. !
Reserving tables or floor space are Pat Petiy-
John's 4-H club, KOHU radio, Oregon State Fish
and Game Commission, Morrow county Rock--hounds,
Amway Products, Mrs. Justine Weath
erford, Mrs. Bonnie Culp, Mrs. G. E. Nikander
and the Extension Advisory council.
The 411 Snack Shack will operate throughout
the fair, offering food and refreshment.
Four-H and FFA entries close at 10 a.m. Tues
day, and judging is set to begin immediately
of 4-H foods, clothing and style revue entries.
The style revue is to be held Tuesday eve
ning. Tuesday afternoon, livestock judging contests
are slated, along with 4-H ag demonstrations.
Open class entries open Wednesday morning
at 8 a.m., and close an hour later, except lor
flower entries which remain open until 11:30
a.m.
Most open class judging will be done that
morning. Other judging that morning will in
clude 4 II meal preparations, and 4-H livestock
judging.
Members of 4-H clubs will engage in food
and clothing judging contests that afternoon.
Thursday, 4-H showmanshp contests will be
judged.
The always-popular pet show will be held
Thursday morning, with the parade of pets set
for 11:30 a.m.
Events that evening include the livestock
auction and pig scramble.
All day Friday, August 22, is the Morrow
county Horse show.
After the fair concludes that day, the events
of the rodeo get into full swing with a dance
that night.
Featuring the music of the Picadllly Line of
Pendleton, the dance will start at 10 p.m.
Saturday, a big street parade gets underway
at 10 in downtown Heppner. The first rodeo
performance is the same day at 1:15 p.m.
Wranglers Cowboy breakfast will begin Sun
day morning at 7, and the final rodeo show is
set for 1:30 that afternoon.
Public Invited
lo Fair Events
A highlight of the 4-H year
for girls enrolled in clothing
and knitting projects will be the
public style revue "My Favorite
Things" to be presented at
Heppner High School Cafetorium
on August 19 at 8:00 p.m. This
is the time all 4-H girls from
the youngest to the oldest mod
el garments they have made in
their 4-H year.
Two Face $100,000 Bail
In Bank; Tavern Breakins
I Prior to the public revue the
All students entering erades i"s have modeled their gar
one and nine are required to
have a physical examination,
and in addition grade one stu
dents must have a birth certif
icate.
Students new to the area hav
ing questions are urged to con
tact administrators of the school
they will attend.
Horsewomen Win at 4-H Show;
Open Class Event Next Friday
Young horsewomen dominated
the first of two horse shows to
be held in conjunction with the
Morrow county Fair.
They took 17 of 18 first and
second places in the annual 4-H
Horse show held last Sunday at
the fairgrounds here.
And they're sure to be back
in force next week at the sec-
ond of the two shows, the an
i nual Morrow County Open Horse
Show, set for Friday, August 22.
: Marcia Jones was named
grand champion in horseman
ship at the 4-H show, while Fair
and Rodeo Princess Patti Healy
was grand champion showman.
Marianne Pettyjohn was nam
ed reserve grand champion in
horsemanship, while Craig Mun-
kers, the only young male to
place in the top two, was re
serve grand champion showman.
The three girls are eligible to
compete at the Oregon State
Fair.
All will be eligible to enter
the show next Friday, which is
sponsored by the Wranglers Rid
ing club.
Entry blanks have been mail
ed to those who entered last
year, according to Art Vance,
superintendent of the event.
However, the date on the entry
blanks telling of the closing date
is incorrect. -Closing
date is : Wednesday.
August 20 and the horse show
office will open from 1 to 8
p.m. that date to take entries,
Vance said. .
The contest is restricted to
horsemen of Morrow county on
ly, the superintendent said.
Many prizes will be offered
for the event, and among the
contributors are Fred Mankin;
Bank of Eastern Oregon; P. W.
Mahoney; Turner, Van Marter
and Bryant; Elma's Apparel;
First National Bank of Ore eon;
Columbia Basin Electric; Mur
rays Drug Store; Fulleton Chev
rolet; Heppner Lumber Com pa -
ments and have been judged on
many points, including posture,
poise, grooming, and attitude.
The outfit is considered on how
becoming it is to the girl in
choice of color, texture, (Style
and fit. She is also judged for
her selection of accessories for
the outfit and for her as an in
dividual. Construction in this event is
judged on the quality of work
as it contributes to the profes
sional look of the garment.
Four-H leaders, members, and
fair superintendents of this spe
cial event extend an invitation
to all interested persons to at
tend and enjoy an evening with
the 4-H girls of Morrow county.
Other Home Ec events to
nv: Gardner's Men's Wear: Jack which the public is welcome
Van Winkle, and Jack and
Molly Saul of the New York
Store in Pendleton.
The day will start at 9 a.m.
with halter classes judging.
wonting ana pertormance class
es will be judged in the after
no'jn beginning at 1:15.
At the 4-H Show, other win
ners besides the grand cham
pions included:
Intermediate Horsemanship
1, Joan Healy; 2, Susan Healy.
Junior Horsemanshp 1,
Dawn Peterson; 2, Denise Hen
kle. Small Fry Horsemanship
1, Cindy Brock; 2, Janice Healy.
Colt Horsemanship (under
saddle) 1, Peggy Henkley.
Intermediate Showmanship
1. Joan Healy; 2, Patty Luciani.
Junior Showmanship 1, Dawn
Peterson; 2. Denise Henkle.
Small Fry Showmanship 1,
Cindy Brock; 2, Kim Cutsforth.
Colt Showmanship (on halter)
1, Cassie ChapeL
are the contests and demonstra
tions for 4-H members. Meal
preparation and other cooking
contests will be held in the
Heppner High school Home Ec
room this year.
Contests will start Wednesday
morning. Four-H Home kc Judg
ing contests will be on the fair
grounds beginning Wednesday
afternoon at 1:30 p.m.
Demonstrations will be in the
annex at ihe fairgrounds smart
ing Thursday morning, August
21.
Travel Program Set
Allan Langenwalter of Herm
it-ton is scheduled to present a
program of slides on a recent
trip to England and Scotland at
the noon meeting of the Heppner-Morrow
county Chamber of
Commerce on Monday, accord
ing to Mrs. Avon Melby, pro
gram chairman.
A routine check of a suspic
ious car led to the arrest of two
Idaho men in conjunction with
two burglaries in lone early Sun
day.
In federal custody In Portland
this week are Clarence W. Byrd
45, and Danny Frances Ward, 25,
both of Twin Falls. Idaho.
They each face two counts of
burglary not in a dwelling and
a single count of bank burglary
Bail has been set at $100,000
each.
The pair is accused of break
ing into the Bank of Eastern
Oregon and Ed's Tavern, owned
by Ed Bristow, sometime early
Sunday.
Loot from the burglaries was
recovered.
The arrest came about 4:30
Sunday morning when Oregon
State Police officer Gary Shen
dan and Recruit officers Larry
Kraft and Larry Shown were re
turning to Arlington after rou
tine patrol in Heppner Saturday
nieht.
According to OSP Sgt. A. O.
Pollentier, the trio stopped the
car when the "lateness of ' the
hour" aroused their suspicion
"The evidence of a breakin
was noted to be in the vehicle,"
Sgt. Pollentier said Tuesday.
The officers checked the tav
ern and noted the breakin there,
and placed the two men under
arrest. When a check about 15
minutes later proved the bank
had also been entered, the pair
was charged with that breakin.
Bvrd and Ward were lodged
in Morrow county jail after the
arrest, and then were taken to
Umatilla county jail in Pendle
ton later Sunday.
Monday, the pair was arraign
ed before Justice of the Peace
Ernest Jorgenson in Irrigon, who
set bail at $10,000 in the tav
ern burglary, and $40,000 in the
bank breakin.
Later that day, they were ar
rested by FBI agents on a fed
eral warrant charging bank rob
bery. Arraignment in Portland
Tuesday added $50,000 to their
bail.
They were lodged in Multno
mah county jail there.
Entry to the bank was gained
throuch a window latch, Bank
President Gene Pierce siid Tues
day. The latch was broken and
entry was made through the top
of the vault.
Safety deposit boxes were
broken into in the vault, and
papers were strewn on the floor.
Pierce said.
At the tavern, vending ma
chines were Jimmied.
"Damage was minor. Fierce
said. He estimated it at less
than $1,000, and said the bank
and its customers were covered
by insurance.
The bank opened lor business
Monday morning although roof
ing on the floor of the vault
had caused a mess. The roof was 1
to be repaired by the week-end.
New safety deposit boxes are
on their way from Spokane, and
Everything In the bank was
removed at night and brought
to Heppner, and then taken
back in the morning, to allow
are also due immediately, Pierce the bank to continue operation
said. I during the first of the week.
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tures of the 1969 Morrow County Fair and Rodeo court Cast
ing a wary eye on the nine pictures Is Gazette-Times oifice girl
Nancy Doherty. The pictures were some of several sent to news
papers throughout Eastern Oregon boosting the week's events
which start next Tuesday. (G-T Photo).