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L ! IXAKY u or o EUGENE, ORE. 97403 86th' Year Number 27 Pictures teii Fair and Rodeo story. See pages 7, 8. the tf7 r eh 3PPBIER WEATHER By DON GILLIAM (Fcr week of August 19-26) ETTE-TEME Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, August 28, 1969 Price 10 Cents HI Low Free Tuesday 80 48 Wednesday 89 49 Thursday 87 54 Friday 88 53 Saturday 95 58 Sunday 82 55 Monday 78 45 Tuesday 81 46 On Visit Here 'Balanced Spending Needed': Hatfield Reclamation projects In Mor row county and in Oregon are suffering because of defense spending, the state's senior Sen ator said here Friday. Sen. Mark O. Hatfield, on a statewide tour, was in Heppner for lunch at the Morrow county fair. "Unless we can see spending cuts in other parts of the budg et, we'll be short of money for reclamation projects, the sen ator said. But Hatfield called for a bal ance in spending that would al low defense money and money for other projects as well. He also voiced optimism that a nuclear power plant would be established in the North Morrow county area. The senator was a guest of the Morrow county Republican Central committee, and was ac companied by his wife, Annette, and children Mark and tliza beth. " v On defense spending, the sen ator said he had been acting as chairman of a group of legislat ors trying to cut the defense budget. The group came up with a proposal to cut defense spend ing by $3.5 billion, and later Sec. of Defense Melvin Laird pro posed cuts of $3 billion. Laird didn't touch some of the area Hatfield's group had cover ed, the senator said, and the sec retary covered some areas the senator's group hadn't looked at. "We could cut $7 to $10 bil lion out of their funds without hurting the national defense," Hatfield said. He said he was bothered by the military's lack of proving a cost-benefit ratio when asking for money. "We have to prove the cost benefit ratio for a reclamation project," he said, "but if the military underestimates costs, they just keep plowing money into it." He said he has been working for money for planning of the Willow creek dam, but it is tied up by defense. "It has been 66 years since that flood (of 1903), and we still don't have any dam," Hat field noted. When asked about other can yons flooding the town, the sen ator said, "We'd better take a look at those other canyons." Should the U. S. Navy return the Boardman Bombing Range to the county tax rolls? "I'm not in favor of kicking the Navy out of there," the sen ator answered, "but we should be looking ahead for develop ment." He noted the Navy now has a payroll of about 25 at the range, and that should not be given up. "I have been having talks with the Navy asking them to look ahead," Hatfield said. He said a trade of Bombing Range land for some land near Wag- ontire in southeastern Oregon might be suitable, although the Navy claims the terrain at Wag- ontire is less than suitable. On the anti-ballistic missile system, the senator feels the system will not be deployed. I supported further research. Hatfield said, but he added. 'The military has goofed, and now they'll be under careful scrutiny." The shutdown of the Kinzua Corporation mill at Heppner to a shorter work week was also discussed by the senator. "Last year we were over a mil lion under the quota of hous ing units needed in the nation," he said, "and we need lumber to build them." The poor lumber market goes back to inflation, he said. He said the whole problem could be tied into military spending. "We have spent more than a trillion dollars on defense since the last world war, and yet our feeling is not anymore secure," Hatfield said. ' ' -, . . - . :h -' -J k Mil- - -- Dougherty, Schnabele Claim Rodeo Saddles THAT'S A HEAVY WATERMELON, the look on Sen. Mark ut. field: seems to say. The senator was in Heppner Friday for a luiicn, ana was presented tne 4Z-pouna melon by Irrigon ranch er oon Kenny. (G-T Photo). County Schools Start Friday; Enrollment I ncrease Expected Car Accident Breaks Pole The second car accident in as many weeks involving a power pole sent a 24-year-old Heppner man to Pioneer Memorial hos pital early Saturday morning. Harold Gray was treated for severe lacerations of both knees at the hospital and released Sunday. Morrow county sherff John Mollahan said Gray's car shear ed a power pole on Highway 207 near Sand Hollow, about 3 a.m. Saturday, moving the pow er pole about 10 feet. The 69,000 volt line did not break, however. Gray was alone in the car, which was demolished. Listen closely Friday morning. You may hear school bells ring. Ready or not, school-age child ren will be beckoned to fill up halls as Morrow county schools open with 1969-70 school year with classes Friday morning. While the day will count of ficially as a full day of school children will be happy to know it will only last until 1 p.m. The day will be used in most schools as a registration day, as there was no official pre-regis tration at the schools. Attendance figures are expect ed to be slightly larger than last year, with an anticipated enrollment of 1101 students in all county schools, compared to 1087 last year. The district earlier decided to Paper to Publish Late Next Week The Gazette-Times will be published one day later than us ual next week to allow employ ees a Labor Day vacation. The paper will be in the mail Thurs day night and should be receiv ed Friday. Advertising and news copy deadline will be one day later for the issue. Most local bus inesses will also observe the holiday. start classes at this early date to avoid a conflict during Christ mas vacation. Otherwise it would be necessary to hold school for one day during the vacation. The first day, which will serve as an organizational day, will allow two weeks of vacation. Classes are set to start at 8:45 Friday morning, and individual schools have various plans. At Heppner High school, a student body assembly will be held Students will attend all class es the first day, but class time will be abbreviated because of the short day. All first and ninth graders are required to have a physical ex amination before registering, ac cording to administrators. Students will be asked to pay tees the tirst day. Lunches will be sold at all cafeterias. Part of the day at lone schools will be spent registering, accord ing to Principal Harold Beggs. Students should bring money for fees, Beggs said. Class assignments and issu ance of textbooks will be made at Riverside High, said Princi pal Dan Daltoso. The six-six put which started at Riverside will be continued, so students from grades seven through twelve will all report to River side. The children in grades one through six will attend A. C. Houghton school. Students will actually get a vacation immediately as there is no school on Monday, Labor Day. Classes will resume Tues day with a full day of school. Regular bus runs are planned for Friday, with same schedules as last year except the Pine City run. That change is noted on page two of the Gazette-Times. Seventeen new teachers will join the district this year, and one new administrator. Jim Bier. will be at Heppner High. Jerry Dougherty's wife won the cake baking contest at the Morrow county Fair last week. But her husband outdid her. Finally. Dougherty ended his quest for the saddle that is given annu ally to the winner of the Mor row county amateur calf roping event at the Morrow county Ro deo, and he took home the Kin zua Corporation-presented sad die after 11 years of trying. He was one of many winners at the rodeo, which ended Sun day after three performances that saw the largest crowd ever to attend the two-day event, A Philomath cowbov. Steve sennaoeje, took home the all- around cowbov saddle, as he finished in the money in three events. Morrow county all-around cowboy was Sid Britt, Lexington, who placed in two events for the honor. Dougherty headed into the Sunday afternoon show in solid first place, after roping his first calf Saturday night in 22 sec onds tlat. Sunday afternoon, with 4G seconds between him and Mark Murray, Dougherty took it easv and finished in :43.2 to win the saddle. Murray was second, and won a pair of handmade boots from Heppner Lumber Company for his efforts. His total time for two calves was :68.7. Third in that event was Mon te Evans, with a two-calf time of 81.6 seconds. He received a gift certificate from Gardner's Men's Wear. Schnabele won the saddle for all-around, presented bv two Lexington firms, Morrow County Grain Growers and Padberg Ma chinery Company, while placing in bareback riding, saddle bronc Record Entries Make 1969 Fair Among Finest riding and team roping. He tied with Bill McCoin, lone cowboy, for first place on the saddle broncs. Each had 110 points in two rides. Schnabele's best ride was Sat urday afternoon, when he rode Howard Johnson's Crooked River for a 58 score. McCoin came back Sunday afternoon with a 57 on Lewis River to tie things up. The Philomath cowboy trailed Jackie Reagan, Salem, in the bareback event. Reagan rode Mountain Man to top Schnabele on Casey Jones. Fred Leskinen, Wenatchee, Wash, managed a tic with Schnabele, Schnabele's other place was a tie for sixth in team roping. His partner was Bui McCulloch. Reagan's first place in bare back earned him a bareback rig ging from Severe Brothers, Pen dleton. In calf roping, Paul Dupont of Canby nailed two calves in to tal time of 29.8 seconds for first place. A Longcreek cowbov. John Morris, rode the bull Apollo Nine for a score of 60 and first place Sunday afternoon. His ef forts got him a new pair of spurs from Mr. and Mrs. Ron Palmer of the Wagon Wheel. Norm Durfey of Condon re peated in the novice bronc rid ing, winning a trophy buckle from the Gazette-Times for that first place. Two Adams cowboys teamed up to take top honors in team roping. Troy Perkins and Leland Gibbs had a time of 7.5 seconds in that event. In cow milking. Gary Dale, Graham, Wash., was first with a time of 28.1 seconds. First place in bulldogeine went to Tom Kremling, Enurn- claw, Wash., as he put together times of 5.8 and 9.2 seconds for a total time of :15.0. He added a saddle blanket from Cornett Green Feed to his earnings, ardson, turned the barrels in 36.2 seconds over two go-rounds for first place. She won a $25 cash waard from Murrays Drug, Heppner. The ever-popular Wranglers' cow riding saw Paul Hisler, Jr., Heppner, take home a trophy buckle from Herman Green, as he scored a 57 on his cow for first place. Britt's Morrow county all around title came as he finish ed fifth in bareback riding and fourth in wild cow milking. He got a first leg on the rotating trophy plus $50 from the O. W. Cutsforth family. Wayne Papineau was first in the Morrow county Derby, and won $50 from the Heppner Elks and $100 from P. W. Mahoney. Sandra Rodriquez, Patti Mc Coin and Marianne Pettyjohn rode to first place for the Hepp ner Wranglers in the flag race. and won a trophy from Farley Motor Company for their effort. Racing winners included Pen ny Papineau, Lexington, in the quarter-mile race and Ruby Ful leton in the cowgirl race. Pony race winners were Chris Papineau, Stan Wilson and Heidi Johnson, a double winner. Gate receipts for the three performances were up 15 per cent, according to ticket chair man Joe Balfe. More than $4,000 was taken in during the two days, compar ed with $3,600 last year. Biggest gain was made In the Saturday night show, where re ceipts improved 31 per cent. Sun day receipts jumped 15 per cent, while Saturday afternoon admis sions were up 8 per cent. Rodeo board chairman Charlie Daly expressed pleasure with the results of the shows, and called the event "a great com munity effort." "I'd like to thank everyone who helped make the shows a success," Daly said. He said nu merous people helped through- An Albany cowgirl, Reba Rich-lout the performances. Rodeo Accidents Injure Riders A Heppner girl remained in Pioneer Memorial hospital Wed nesday with injuries received in an accident at the Morrow coun ty Rodeo Sunday afternoon. Another rodeo accident victim was released Monday after be ing treated. Becky Fulleton, 16, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roice Fulleton. was listed in good condition with a broken collarbone, receiv ed when her horse fell during roaeo race. Bill Schultz, a 16-vear-old Mitchell cowboy, was released after treatment for an injured leg during the Sunday perform ance. I Number of entries in this year's Morrow County Fair was almost overwhelming, members of the board and division super intendents found by judging time last week. A shortage of blue, red and white ribbons nearly brought catastrophe to Mrs. Lenna Smith, fair secre tary, before all classes could be completed. More space was in use than for a number of years for fan- cywork, clothing, crafts, child ren's corner, collector's corner, and a good harvest season pro duced excellent entries in fruits and vegetables, flowers and grain. Communities of the county joined in one common goal dur ing the past week, and that was to share and show the best they had to offer in 4-H, FFA and open class agricultural and home economics exhibits, dem onstrations, home and farm pro jects, horses and livestock. (More Fair Results on' Page 8) Jaycees Capture Sweepstakes Award In Big Parade By HELEN SHERMAN For the third successive year, a float entered by the Morrow County Jaycees won grand sweepstakes in the Saturday Grand Parade. A good amount of work of the Jaycee Wives was also represented in its con struction and in costuming of those appearing on the float. The two-section entry, whicn also took first in the adult div ision, was In keeping with the historical theme, "Yesteryears of Morrow", when half of it recall ed the old-time school rooms in Gooseberry, Lena and Rocky Bluff communities, and anoth er the variety of exhibits at the first county fair in 1921. Randall Peterson was again chairman of the parade for the Heppner-Morrow county Cham ber of Commerce, and with his crew, started the line of march "at the stroke of the clock", at 11 a.m. It was a beautful, bright sun ny day, perfect in every way for marching bands, beautiful floats, j lots of horses, returning queens, and those cheery greetings to visitors. Looking very "natural in the paddle" was Frank Turner, this year's grand marshal, one of the community's most staunch sup porters for over a half-century. Greeting all of the participants as they made their way along the parade route was Gene Pierce, announcer. Many nearby communities were represented by queens and courts, by floats or riding groups. Jaycees were awarded $50 for sweepstakes and $25 for first in adult organizations. Second place in adult organi zations, with an award of $15, went to the Soroptimist club for its entry, "Back in the Saddle , Featured in the outdoor setting were four former queens, Eva (Padberg) Griffith, 1923; Gene vieve (Hanna) Corbin, 1936; Mer lyn (Kirk) Robinson, 1937; and Joan (Moe) Hudson, 1961 queen. Ruth Assembly No. 50, Hepp ner Rainbow Girls, captured the $2o first prize money for juven ile organizations. Places of hon or went to worthy advisors of former years, Ginger (Andresen) Keithley, Jan (Martin) Wheel house, (Barbara (Warren) De vine, Linda Heath, Teresa Harsh man, and the present worthy ad visor Cindy Harsin, and Teresa Wright, associate worthy advis or. The brilliant float of the Her miston Chamber of Commerce, "Let Freedom Ring", took first place for out-of -county entries, winning $15, and hearty ap plause from the large and ap preciative audience. In the commercial division, a Model A Ford, carrying mounts ed displays of "Pages From the Past" won first place $25 award for its sponsor, the Heppner Ga zette-Times. The uniformed Salem Riding Club was judged best riding club and won $25 for the first place, with the Umatilla Sage riders, second, with $15. The lone School Band again won $15 as the first place band with the Heppner High band placing second, and a $10 award. Special recognition was given former queens of the rodeo, dat ing back to 1923. Riding, with grace and skill in the parade were Inez (Hayes) Gentry; Dim ple (Crabtree) Munkers; Shirley (Wilkinson) Rugg; Pat (Stea gall) Dougherty; Sharon (Cuts forth) Gorman; Susan (Partlow) Kress; Marlene (Fetsch) Long good; Sandra (Eubanks) Rodri- quez; Shannon (Mahoney) Smith; Judy (Sherer) Ripka; Verina French, Erna Lvnn Win chester and Berniece Matthews. A good variety of novel en tries were in the parade, dozens of horses, steam engines, cos tumed kids, and several family groups participated. A near-casualty brought ex citement to the crowd when a horse, keyed to racing, and rid den by Tony Currin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Ron Currin, broke loose and began racing past the pa rade route. Other horses closed in and brought it to a halt be fore anyone was hurt. Hager's Dairy, assisted by Jaycees, generously passed out ice cream bars to all participants at tne close of the parade. Complete parade results: Organization Floats Juvenile organization: Ruth Assembly, Rainbow Girls, Hepp ner, $25. Adult Organization: First, Morrow County Jaycees, $25; second, boroptimist Club, $15. Grand sweepstakes: Morrow County Jaycees, $50. Out-of-Counrv Floats First, Hermiston Chamber of Commerce, $2o; second, Umatil la Ordnance Depot, $20. Mounted Entries Best riding club: First, Salem Riding Club, $25; second, Uma tilla Sageriders, $15. Best mounted family group. Robert Hoskins family, $7.50. Best mounted cowgirl, Becky Fulieton, $7.50. Best mounted cowbov. Art Vance, $7.50. Best comic, Susan and Nancy Allstott, Windy Arbogast. $10. Oldest cowgirl, Inez Gentry. So. Oldest cowboy. Jack Hughes. $5. Bands, Cars, Surreys Bands: First, lone School band, directed by Darrell James, $15; second, Heppner High school band, directed by Arnie Hod man, $10. Cars: First, Mr. and Mrs. Rog er Palmer, $10; second, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Harrison, $7.50. Surreys: First, Floyd Hutchens $7. Juvenile Division Children's Floats: First, Lisa Burkenbine, $7.50; second, Janet Gentry and Ronald Young, $5. Riding Clubs: 4-H Two-Trackers, $7. Pet Entry: Gary Luper, $7.50. Youngest Cowgirl: Andrea Ball, $3.50. Youngest Cowboy: Cliff Dough erty, $3.50. Bicycles: first, Ronnie Sch wartz, $7.50; second, Todd Har bison, $5. Tricycles: first, Jackie Ander son, $5; second, Karmin Bran non, $3.50. Best juvenile cowbov costume: first, Larry Pal.v:sr, $5; second, Russell Brannon, $3.50. Best juvenile cowgirl costume: first, Tammv Tucker, $5; sec ond. Paula Palmer, $3.50. Visiting courts were entertan- ed at a noon luncheon at the Elks Club, prior to grand en tries at the afternoon rodeo show. New Industrial Park Plant To Produce Alfalfa Cubes I. M. Docken, president of the I. M. Docken Corporation, Board man, and J. F. Davaly, chair man of the Board of Directors of Alfalfa International Corpor ation, Portland, have announced the recent signing of a contract between the two firms, giving exclusive rights of sale of the I. M. Docken feed cubes for all foreign export to Alfalfa Inter national Export Corporation (III S. W. Harrison, G. A. No. 12, Portland, Oregon). The I. M. Docken (IMD) feed cubes will be produced at the yite of the new Docken Corpora tion alfalfa cubing plant in the Industrial Park beng developed by the Port of Morrow at Board -man. The plant is the first of its kind in the Northwest. Construc tion is in the final stages, and actual production of the feed cubes is scheduled to get un derway around September 15. General contractors for the pro ject are Shockman Brothers of Hermiston. Project superintend ent is Jay C. Hicks, also of Her miston. The Docken Corporation an nounced in addition that it had entered into an agreement with Hawaii Livestock Feeds Compa ny of Honolulu for the exclus ive sale of the IMD feed cubes for the State of Hawaii. J. F. Davaly of the Alfalfa International Corporation and John Glatt, of the Oregon De partment of Agriculture, an nounced that there is a great Interest being shown by Jap anese dairy owners for the pur chase of the IMD alfalfa hay cubes, and that numerous re quests have been received for purchase of the product upon completion of the plant. ONE WAT TO WATCH A PARADE and stay out of the sun was discovered by young Herman Winter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Her man Winter, Heppner. He found this big sign at Gal's Richfield and crawled under to watch the parade (when he wasn't being bothered by cameramen). (G-T Photo).
