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Former rodeo queen parade marshal
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EVA GRIFFITH
The second rodeo queen of the Morrow County Fair and
Rodeo, Eva Padberg Griffith, will be grand marshall of the
1975 fair and rodeo parade. This spry little lady and her
brilliant smile will lead the parade through Heppner.
She was selected queen in 1923 at the age of 14. At that time
there was only one princess and during her reign Jane Alstott
Luolo now of Salem, was princess. The queen's outfit was a
fringed leather vest and leather riding skirt. She was unable
to keep the outfit as It was passed on to the next queen.
Mrs, Griffith noted that except for the amount of travel and
the colorful outfits, the rodeo queen's duties then and now are
very much the same. The Pendleton Roundup was the only
other rodeo she and her princess had the opportunity to
attend.
She was raised on a ranch in Clark Canvon so riding was
not new to her, To attend grade school she nad to ride a mule
the five miles to the Social Ridge school. She attended
Lexington High School and for the first three years it was a 14
mile ride by horse each day to get her education. The last
year of high school she drove the bus which carried about 21
children. She remarked how well behaved the children were
during the time she had the responsibility of driving the bus.
She was married to J. J. Griffith in 1928 and has lived most
of her life in Morrow or Wheeler Counties. They lived near
Spray for 17 years. Her husband died in 1957. They had seven
' i children, Rene. Sue. Shirley. Beverly and Don. Mac and Fa ye
are deceased. She is a proud grandmother of 23
grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren.
She is a member of a Morrow County pioneer family yet
none of the family members crossed the plains by covered
wagon. Grandparents on her Mother's side came around the
Cape by ship and on her Father's side, her grandfather came
to New York from Germany and no one knows how he got out
w est . ,
From queen at 14 and her first parade to a pert 66 and
grand marshall. Eva Griffith has participated in numerous
parades in Heppner. She recalls her biggest surprise was
during the 50th anniversary of the rodeo. She was asked to
ride in the parade and said she would if someone would
furnish the horse. During the rodeo, past queens were
presented with pins and roses. She will wear this pin during
this year's parade. During one of the rodeos she had the
privilege of presenting the all-around cowboy with a saddle.
She fell badlv that she couldn't remember his name.
Mrs. Griffith has resided in Heppner since 1953 and is now
employed as cook at the Child Development Center,
She doesn't share one of her granddaughters concern that
she may get bucked off her horse.
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GAZETTE-TIMES
o. 92, NO. 25 Heppner, OR, Aug. 7, 1975 Ifi.
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Planning commission
outlines new standards
Randall Peterson, chairman of the Heppner City Planning
Commission, met with the common council Monday night to
discuss some of the new subdivision standards set forth by
the planning commission Although they have approved the
new standards thev must be made into an ordinance and
approved b lli- common ccumil before '"' " adopted. -
In setting up the standards the planning commission met
with Steve Anderson, city engineer, and approved the
following standards lor new subdivisionsonly. as this will not
apply to existing streets Major streets will have an 80 ft
right of wav with a paved section of 64 feel, secondary
streets will'have a so II right of wav with a paved section of
4H feel; other minor streets will vary in paved minimum
widths from 32 M (eel depending on their length All curbs
and gutters w ill be class "H". as it is the most common and
the least costlv Street surfaces will be paved with al least
two inches of asphaltie concrete with four inches of a rock
base
Mams lor sewer and water will he six inches in diameter.
All water mains will tie sued to meet the growing demand
and storm drains will be provided where necessary. All
subdivision plats will I signed by a registered civil engineer
prior lo their acceptance by the planning commission
A building permit for a mobile home situated on the
Morrow County School proerl above the parking lot at
Heppner High School caused some discussion when the
protiertv in question could not clearly defined as to its
present' zoning One of the maps shows AH one for the
property while the comprehensive plan of Ihe city shows an
agricultural zone
The mobile home is lo be placed on a permanent foundation
and is lo be used as housing for a new teacher
The city recorder was instructed to send letters to all
propcrt. owners within a Son loot area lo see if Ihey object lo
the placing of a mobile home in Ihe area If no letters of
disapproval are received by the city within 10 days the
council will meet again and decide on Ihe necessary action
The council approved an alteration permit for l-emuol
Pankv estimated at .'.5w
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LARKY MIL! A newly appointed councilman for Ihe City of
Heppner. received his oath of office prior to the regular
meeting Monday night.
The council approved the underground installation
communication cable for Pacific Northwest Bell. The cable
will be installed in Jones. Church and No. Elder Streets, Most
of Ihe cable will be installed in the alleyways.
In other business Ihe council: (
-Ajproved the recommendation of Robert Abrams. city
attorney, when he asked the council for its approval to draw
up the necessary franchise papers with Heppner TV Inc. The
franchise will be for a five year period and will not be
transferable
- Council authorized the city recorder to write lo the L( DC
asking for funds lo complete and update the city ordinances
and comprehensive plan. No funds had been budgeted for this
item and a letter lo Mavor Sweeney slates that all cities must
hav e these plans completed by Jan. 1. 1976. The letter further
slates that 3 1 million dollars have been budgeted to aid small
communities and an extension of time will be granted by the
I.CDC if the ruling creates a hardship on the community.
- Councilman Kay Boyce. who was asked by council
memlH-rs to investigate the insurance policies of city
property, reported the city-owned properly had been
increased $107,000 He noted that the figure had been arrived
at w ith Ihe help of Ihe insurance agents. Turner VanMarler
and Brvanl. This will insure all of the present city buildings
for a total of $333,500. or loo per cent of their estimated
replacement costs.
He explained some of Ihe new buildings presently under
construction are not included in the policy at this time
-Justine Weatherford, city librarian appeared before the
council with her yearly report she submits to the State and
told of Ihe increase in new books presently al the library. 724
new books have been added to the library and many worn out
books have been replaced To dale 10.210 books have been
catalogued al the library with approximately 2.000 books
remaining lo be catalogued
She stated thai many donors had given books and
magazines lo the library during the past year
-Chief of Police Dean Gilman, in his monthly report to Ihe
council, reported the following crimes within the city during
the month of Julv. Three persons arrested for driving while
under the Influence of intoxicating liquor; three persons
arrested lor driving with suspended licenses; 12 violations of
the basic speed rule; five miscellaneous traffic citations;
$243.51 collected from the parking meters
Chief Oilman asked the council's approval lo remove the
No Parking signs on the westerly side of Ihe street near the
swimming pool and allow parallel parking, with Ihe
exception of Ihe area near the intersection of the Stale
Highway. The council approved his request.
Failure to pay a parking meter violation will result in the
issuance of a warrant by the City Police if the parking meter
violation is not paid within five days. When the warrant is
Issued the violator will be fined $5,
-In an effort to save money the city had requested bub for
the installation of a 1 .000 gallon gasoline tank together with
related equipment The low bid for the project was awarded
to Standard Oil Co, although less than $20 separated the three,
bids Councilman Larry Mills moved the city rotate their
purchase of gasoline each year between Union and Standard
Oil Co. The motion was approved.
An executive session followed the regular meeting to
discuss personnel problems,
Exhibitors asked to
study fair book
All exhibitors of the upcom
ing Morrow County Fair are
reminded to carefully itudy
Ihe 1975 Fair Schedule In their
premium book. There are
few change this year.
The most Important chan
ges are on Monday and
Tuesday of the Fair. This year
open class and 4 II exhibits
will be accepted until 7 p m on
Monday evening All Com
munity Booths must be In
place by pm. Monday
evening. On Tuesday of fair
week, all 411, Children
Corner, Teen Corner and
School Exhibits must be in
place by am. All other open
class exhibits will be accepted
until 12 noon on Tuesday.
One major change to note is
that open class foods and
canning will be Judged begin
ning at S pm. on Tuesday to
insure freshness rather than
on Wednesday morning
There is one correction Arts
and Craft! will not be Judged
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EVFRETT KEITHLEY AND ORV1LLE CL'TSFORTH survey the remains of a
iract'or and combine that traveled approximately 3(H) feet downhill before
coming to a halt. The incident occured on the Sl.m Emerl Ranch near Jordan
Butte last Wednesday. Details of the accident were not available, only that no
one was injured in the freak accident.
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The Heppner swim team was named the Class H champions at IH-ndleton last
Sturda'y where they scored .37 po.n.s in the meet. Baker J Jj
inpoints The swim learn members front row from the left, Dale Hoi land Hi k
Klaus Li Holland. Shane Laughlin. K.kI Cole. Ron Ward and Rick (
Second row from the left. Thomas James. Cam George. Mary Arbogast hell.
BeVgstrom. Judy Ward and Ellen Arbogast. Back row from the eft. Dcann
Connor. Sandra Ward. Coach llarve Haskell. Lottie Laughlin Bonme
Arrmglon. Ondi Bergstrom and Teresa Skow The trophy will be on display at
Ihe Bank of Eastern Oregon,