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LI1RABT U or EUQINE. ORE. 97403 Fair and Rodeo Schedule THURSDAY, AUGUST 26 9:00 A.M. 4-H Home Ec Demonstrations All Day 9:00 A.M. Livestock Showmanship starting with Swine, Dairy, Beef and Sheep 9:00 A.M. FFA Livestock Judging Begins 10:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. PET SHOW All Pets to be entered before 11:30 A.M. 11:30 A.M. PARADE OF PETS 12:00 P.M.-4-H Dog Fun Match 1:00 P.M. Open Class Livestock Judged 1:00 P.M. 4-H Showmanship Continues 2:30 P.M. All Around 4-H Champion Showmanship Contest 7:30 P.M. AWARDS PROGRAM LIVESTOCK FAIRGROUNDS PIG SCRAMBLE AUCTION SALE FRIDAY, AUGUST 27 " 9:00 A.M. Saddle Horse Show All Day 4:00 P.M. All Exhibits Released SATURDAY, AUGUST 28 -10:00 A.M. BIG STREET PARADE g 1:15 P.M. RODEO i 8:00 P.M. SPECIAL NIGHT SHOW 1 DANCE TO FOLLOW SUNDAY, AUGUST 29 7:00 A.M. COWBOY BREAKFAST, Served by Wrang- 1 lers Riding Club Is wmmmmmmmmmmmmmtMmm 88th Year Price 10 Cents : the -mm1 GAZETTE HEPPNER -TIMES GRAIN PRICES (F.O.B. Lexington, does not ln dude warenouse digs.) (Courtesy of Morrow County Grain Growers) White SMUi Bed $M4i2 Barley $37.50 Heppner, Oregon 97836, Thursday, August 26, 1971 Number 27 Five Counties Unite To Meet Gov't. Ruling Gity Proposes $94,000 Bond At a special meeting Friday, the Heppner City Council voted unanimously favoring authori zation of $94,000 general obliga tion bonds to repair flood dam ages here. Jerry Sweeney of the Finance Committee said they had inves tigated repayment methods of bond issues and had been ad vised to make the repayment in 15 years instead of 20. This would result in interest savings of $23o ?-r. Ii9u?and. tr"? cash value i0r only an addition of 20c per thousand. Tax will be between $1.31 and $1.33 per thousand true cash value depending- on interest rate. The bond issue Will be voted on Sept. 17. Bows "will pay for these costs which - are engineering est! mates: Three bridges for $65,000 (or $50,000 if log beams are used in stead of steel); sewer and wa ter pipe relocation in Shobe Creek for $16,000; guard rail $1200; repaying at- swimming pool $2000; Swimming Pool re Wright's Country Store Looted Wright's Country Store at Ruggs was robbed of sporting goods late Sunday or early Monday. Entry was gained by breaking In the side door. Stolen were a number of guns, considerable ammunition and some extra scoDes. Value is something in the neighborhood of $1,000, accord ing to the Oregon State Police. Sheriff's Office and State Po lice are continuing their inves tlgatfcHl..--, V; V; UahHHAiI CCA neppiiei ita b jiu In -Judging Contest There were 8 FFA teams here for the FFA Livestock Judging Contest Tuesday afternoon. The teams ,-- Judged market steers, Hereford heifers, Suffolk mar ket - lambs, Cross bred market lambs, market hogs and breed ing gilts. - The boys were to judge the market animals for meat value and the breeding stock for breeding charactristics and po tential production. They placed each animal as a 1-2-3 or 4. There was a possible 1800 points. Mac Hi was first with . 1548.2, Sherman was second with 1513.5, Heppner was 3rd with 1475.1, Riverside 4th with 1433.0. Wy East 5th, 1391.3. Hood River 6th with 1389.2. Stanfield 7th with 1304.7 and Hermiston 8th with 1023.4. Individual scores had a pos sible 600 points. Ray Fanning of Sherman was high point man with- 558.6. Heppner"s Ted Bella my was 2nd with 552.1. Gary Marcum- of Stanfield 3rd 553.9. John Strang of Mac Hi had 5th with 507.9 and Cal Ransom, State FFA treasurer, was 6th with 507.7. i ' Hal Whitaker, Heppner FFA advisor, said that classes were better this year. There was lots of stock to choose from and the Judging was closer than last year. pairing $16,000; pumps and boil er at Swimming Pool $2000. This work will cost $102,000 but the City expects an FHA grant of $8000, leaving a balance to raise by the bond issue of $94,000. Sewage Odors A discussion was held on complaints of people living in the area near the sewage dis posal plant. Odors emanating during the warm weather were said to be mighty bad. The city's superintendent . is going to use, a hew chemicai replacing the lime formerly used, hoping this will help cure the problem, Thc- City Council urged that a solu tion be found right away. Junk Yards - '' A discussion was again held on Unsightly junk yards in the city limits. They discussed whe ther or not some of the pres ent ordinances covered the sit uation on eye sores, public and attractive nuisances and health hazards. A committee of three will discuss the matter with Cornett Green. . They discussed houses and lots that had been damaged by the flood which had not yet been cleaned up. Council discussed street lights and requirements of some new streets. Group wound up the busy eve ning with a discussion on build ing the new walkway on Riverside. Officials of the five counties of Morrow, Umatilla, Gilliam, Wheeler and Grant Counties sought to avoid being put to gcther in a District 12. During the spring, each county formed an intergovernmental district including the county and city officials within their counties, This Council of Goverments for Morrow County was organized in May with the representative from the County Court, Judge Paul Jones, and each of the five towns was to name a rep resentative. Such an organization was thought to meet the qualifica tions to obtain grants from the federal government. It was discovered that the fed eral regulations demanded a more sophisticated organization last week when Pendleton City Manager Rudy Enbysk went to the regional office of the De partment of Housing and Urban Development with an applica tion for Federal funds for sewer and water facilities for River- side-Mt. Hebron area up the riv er from Pendleton. He was told that District 12 did not have a recognized Coun cil of Government for grant-in aid purposes and that Pendle; ton's application could not be accepted. , Five Counties Organize So it was back to the draw ing board for the five counties. Five county judges met in Hepp ner Thursday and adopted a charter for formation of an in tercounty organization. This time again was to meet the re quirements for loan purposes. The name chosen was "The Eastern Central Oregon Associa tion of Counties" and plans are Young Station ' Thieves Caught Two juveniles a boy and girl 16 and 17 years old are in custody in Pendleton after an Aug. 15 robbery of the Amerl can Oil Station at Boardman. "The girl occupied the operat or in having a car serviced while the boy rifled the cash register in the station. He took about $750 in cash and travel ers checks and some $550 in credit card receipts. State Police report they have recovered part of the loot. One of the youngsters was from Umatilla and the other from Hermiston. Post Office Closed Labor Day Postmaster James Driscoll an nounces that the Heppner Post Office will be closed Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 6, a national hol iday. There is to be no incoming nor outgoing mail Sept. 5 nor on Sept. 6. Normal Saturday delivery will be provided. Mail is to be dis tributed in the a.m. and dis patched in the p.m. One general service window will be open 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. No money or der service is provided on Sat' urdays. Wage - Price Answers At ASCS Office Ali residents of Morrow Coun ty may obtain answers to ques tions on operation and interpre tation of the Presidential order of August 15 on prices, ' rents, wages and salaries from the Morrow County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service (ASCS) Office, according to David McLeod, Executive Di rector of the County ASCS Of fice. County ASCS offices through out the United States have been chosen as information centers to answer questions from all citizens on President Nixon's Ex ecutive Order which is designed to stem inflation and strengthen the national economy. The Morrow County ASCS Of fice is receiving official answers to questions concerning the President's action, and any per son in Morrow County, who wants or needs precise infor mation should get in touch with the County Office, McLeod said The Morrow County ASCS Of' fice is located in the Gilliam and ' BIsbee Building, Heppner. The mailing address - is P. O. Box 786, Heppner. The telephone number is 676-9250. The office has a staff of 4 persons. "Ours and all ASCS offices throughout the nation, will fune tion as information centers in all locations . outside of highly urbanized areas," McLeod said. . County ASCS offices . are not to handle complaints or appeals, he said. They will serve only to provide official Information. Persons with complaints will register them with the most con venient district or sub-district office of tiie Internal Revenue Service. "Neither . will interpretations nor guesses be made by ASCS county office people. They will answer only those questions for which: they have been supplied answers. If they don't . know the answer to a specific question, they will say so. If a member WEATHER By DOW GILLIAM Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Clown Clown and bull fighter for the lively 1971 Morrow County Rodeo is Duane Reichart. Duane is from New Underwood, S; " D. The . clown and bull fighter has one of the most dangerous jobs known. Charley Daly says if the bull fighter wasn't busy attracting the bulls away from the riders after their spills, there would be a lot of terri ble accidents in this dangerous business. .,- - Hi Low Prec. County Cowboys 89 49 Charley Daly, chairman of 94 53 the Morrow County Rodeo gg 58 Assn., reminds us that any 88 52 Morrow County resident may 76 52 . .13 enter the Rodeo without an 77 44' RCA permit 5 46 aBBBMSO of the public wants the county office to obtain an answer, the question will go by phone or mail to the neatesflRS district office," McLeod sa(d. y Normal function of ASCS county offices is to administer farm action programs of the U. S. Department of Agriculture on the local level. The Director said ASCS service to farmers will continue without interruption. to meet each third Thursday of the month, rotating from coun ty to county. Judge Paul Jones of Morrow County was elected chairman; Umatilla County Judge Chris Lasen, vice chair man and Buzz Banta, concerted Effort Program (U. S. Depart ment of Agriculture), Pendle ton interim secretary. Others taking part were Wheeler Coun ty Judge Clarence Asher, Fos sil; Gilliam County Judge James Burns, Condon, Grant County Judge Roe Bleakman, Canyon City, Umatilla County Commis sioner Raymond Rees and Dick Jentzsch, district planner of the local governmental relations division, Salem. Raymond Rees says it is dif ferent than the original propos al of the Governors in that there are only five public bodies rep resented. He explained it fur ther that any city or govern mental agency wishing to make application for a Federal Grant would first clear through the county unit. The request would then go before the five-county group before presentation to proper authorities. He said he could see a time when projects could cross coun ty lines for highways, flood con trol and possibly an ' industrial complex. ,. . , " ' The adopted charter includes a work plan covering all phas es of development and plan ning. It permits withdrawal of any county on 120 days notice. The group has no financing. Judge Jones said the county courts will provide travel ex penses for the monthly meet ings for their representatives. k, - .? 1 ; ' ;V V 'J t 1 ' : VIC CARMAN Announcer Morrow County's' 1971 ' rodeo announcer is Vic Carman of Tucson, a native of Nampa, Idaho. Vic was active in high school and college calf roping events. He started in rodeo an nouncing after his college work and has made it a lifetime career. Lowell Cholly Goes To La Grande - Lowell Chally has been trans ferred as of -Aug. -1 to La Grande where he ""Is" - acting branch manager tor Public Wel fare for Union and Wallowa Counties. Since 1958 he- has been administrator for Morrow, Gilliam and Wheeler Counties. Mrs. Chally who has been em ployed as Morrow County Health Nurse since Nov. 1, 1963 has resigned her position and with her younger daughter, Laurie, will join her husband when housing is found in La Grande and other business matters are completed here. Big Rodeo Parade Set for Saturday Rodeo activities here Saturday morning start off with a big "bang" when the annual Grand Parade wends its way up Main Street. Parade will start out at 10:00 a.m. Grand Parade Marshal for 1971 will be Marjorie Clark Rid ings of New York. Mrs. Ridings has been spending some vaca tion time at Neskowln. Shortly after the rodeo, Mrs. Ridings will return to Ardsley, N. Y where she will teach in the pub lie schools. A Queen, Ready to Ride V v ; i i J (X ' - v f ' - fit??' I O MARJORIE CLARK RIDINGS, our 1971 Grand Parade Marshal, is ihown in this photo with her horse Just before she rode up Main Street as the first Queen of the first Heppner Rodeo. (Photo courtesy of Mary 'Biggs). First Queen Mrs. Ridings was twelve year old Marjorie Clark when she was the first Queen of the first Heppner Rodeo. She says her most vivid recollection of this time was the solicitous atten tion she received from her Court, consisting of Guy Boyer and L. V. Gentry. Mrs. Ridings Is the widow of the late Prof. Ridings of Col umbia University in New York City. He became coach of the basketball team until his death in 1958. Mrs. Ridings has two daughters Ann and Mary. Ridings that she certainly made Frank Turner says of Mrs, a lovely and charming first quen of the first rodeo here. Mrs. Ridings stated in a let ter last week that she was look ing forward to her visit to Hepp ner and the honor the Morrow County Fair and Rodeo has be stowed upon her. Entries Coming Randall Peterson, chairman of the Parade, said a number of entries had been received for the parade. The Morrow County Fair and Rodeo court will have other courts join them in the parade activities: there will be Queens and Royal Courts from Arling ton, Gilliam County; Umatilla Sage Riders; Madras Rodeo; Pendleton Round-Up; John Day Rodeo; Happy Canyon Princess Judy Moses; the Umatilla Coun ty Fair. Henry Peterson, Morrow Coun ty's 1971 Father of the Year, is expected to ride in the big parade. The Eastern Oregon Historical Auto Club will appear with their collection of antique automo biles. The Main Street Cowboys will bo there with the calliope, a stage coach and Happy Can yon cars; and floats from the Umatilla Ordance Depot. Morrow County Jaycees, Soroptimists and Pioneer Memorial Hospital, and the Hermiston Chamber of Commerce. There will be lots of surprises. Parade theme this year is 'Typically western." About $475 Is offered In prizes at the Parade. You are cordially Invited to come on over to the big 1971 Morrow County Fair and Rodeo. This is expected to be the big gest Fair in the history of the institution here. Rodeo stock this year is provided by the Double R Rodeo Company of Paulina. Rodeo prizes consist of $1875 in cash and a wide variety of other things, such as a custom made saddle by the Kinzua Corp., a set of tires by Morrow County Grain Growers and the Padberg Machinery, Inc., hand made boots by Heppner Lum ber Co., and a gift certificate from Gardner's Men's Wear. Many other interesting and valuable prizes come from the Orville Cutsforth Family, Jack Saul of the New York Store, Herman Green, Heppner Elks Club, Jerry Dougherty, Severe Bros., Ron Palmers of the Wag on Wheel, Heppner Gazette Times, Cornett Green Feed, Pe terson's Jewelers, Farley Motor Co., Rod Murray of Murrays Drugs, Gardner's Men's Wear, Hamlin's Tavern, P. W. Mahoney and Harris Drive-In. This is an RCA aproved rodeo this year. And a lot of top hands are expetced to compete. The Rodeo Association is hop ing some world champion con tenders come to Heppner this weekend. The big rodeo starts at 1:15 p.m., Saturday. Then the Sat urday night rodeo opens at 8:00 p.m. Sundays rodeo finals start at 1:30 p.m. Something happening every minute at the big wild Morrow County Rodeo this weekend!! Morrow County History Books Go to The Fair Morrow County's new history book, "Homesteads and Heri- ' tages" by Giles French will be on sale at the Fair. The booth in tli Pavilinn wilf-h"' manned by Val Boyer and Di- , ana Cutsforth. un rnursaay, tne autnor win x be on hand to autograph the books as they are purchased. . Books are also available at the Bank of Eastern Oregon, both the Heppner branch and the lone branch, First National Bank and from Oscar Peterson. The Heppner-Morrow County Chamber of Commerce booth will also have tickets available for Morrow County's day at the Pendleton Round-Up and Mor row County brochures. Local Draft System Answers Selective Service System Ex ecutive Secretary, Mrs. Peggy Dean Riney, of Local Board No. 31, Condon, says the current Congressional Impasse over ex tending the Induction authority has created great uncertainty among area draft-age men. "Our local board has been specifically instructed to con tinue to register and classify men, and to order for prelnduc tion physical examinations those young men who may be needed to fill draft calls. Men with lottery numbers through 125 were eligible for induction in June in order to fill draft calls. Since then, the Defense Department has asked Selective Service to draft 16,000 men in July-August. This request Is pending final Congressional ac tion on the draft bill. Registrants with RSN 001-175 are now sched uled for preinduction physical examinations. "Many young men," said Mrs. Riney, "seem to think that the Selective Service Act has per manently expired and that they probably will never be drafted. Some of them also think that the entire system has stopped. They are wrong since it is only the induction authority that has expired. They, therefore, may be unintentionally breaking the law by failing to register at age 18, by not keeping their local boards informed of their current address or by failing to report, if ordered, for their pre induction physical examina tions.". Young men who had planned to submit requests for defer ments or exemptions are encour aged to do so. "The expiration of the induction authority does not affect our responsibility to classify young men," Mrs. Rin ey added. Mrs. Riney may be contacted at Gilliam County Courthouse, the office of Local Board No. 31.
