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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
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HEPPNER
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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.