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Page 2. THE GAZETTE-TIMES, Heppner, OR, Thursday, Aug. a, 1975
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By ERNIE
The 1975 Morrow County Fair was quite different this
year. The exhibits took on a completely different flavor than
in years past. Whether it was tie Bicentennial that provoked
the people into making the changes or just the will to get
away from the common fair, is not known, but whatever the
cause, the results were worth the time and effort.
The carnival was a welcome sight. Many youngsters had
never seen one before and for some it was the first time they
could experience a ride on the merry-go-round. Perhaps the
carnival will return next year.
Wednesday night. Family Fun night, gave the residents a
chance to get out and enjoy a meal with their friends and
neighbors in a leisurely manner. After the dinner
entertainment was provided, followed by the Bicentennial
antique auction.
The FFA and 4-H Club livestock auction, decided upon at
the last minute was a complete change, I believe for the
better.
The sale price of the grand champion determined the price
of the remainder of the animals, and no animal sold at the
auction could exceed the price paid for the grand champion.
The floor price set for swine was .52- 56 per pound; however
the grand champion was auctioned off at $1.10 per pound. The
average price paid to the youngsters by the buyers for the
hogs was .92 per pound. Sheep brought the highest price with
the grand champion bringing $1.50 per pound. Three other
lambs brought this same price. The floor price for sheep was
set at .34- 39 per pound, yet the average price paid for the
sheep was $1.07 per pound.
The floor price for beef was set at .37 .42 per pound,
however, the grand champion sold for $1.05 per pound. Of the
remaining blue and red ribbon steers auctioned off the
average price paid to the youngsters was .59 per pound.
Many persons will contend that a youngster with a red or
blue ribbon animal can obtain as much as the grand
champion and for this reason they are opposed to the open
auction. While they are correct in some respects in their line
of thinking, there are a few points that require clarification.
The vouth of Morrow County area directly responsible for the
entire fair, for without them there would be no fair. If the
livestock auction can induce a youngster to participate In the
livestock events the fair will attract more buyers in the
coming years fairs. The youngster who sells his blue or red
ribbon animal for the same price as the grand champion has
only one regret. He is not one of the award winners, nor did he
receive one of the awards presented oy ine mercnanis iu me
FFA and 4-H club winners. Money alone cannot buy these
awards, they must be earned by the youngster. All the
participants realize this and with this attitude, I believe they
will strive harder next year to have a better class of animals
for the auction. It should give the youngster an incentive to
work harder for that precious blue ribbon.
One rule that should be set for next year's auction, is that
all animals sold at the auction must meet all the
requirements set forth by the committee. Any animal that
fails to meet the requirements will not be sold at the auction.
Regardless of the pros and cons of the livestock auction,
let s thank the men in the community who had the foresight
to make the change. Let s forget what happened 20 years ago
and look to the future generation of youngsters. This year s
fair was fine; let s all strive to make next year's fair even
better.
The Morrow County parade and Rodeo were no exception
to the changes. According to some old timers, this is the first
year that it has rained during the parade. It was also the first
time that the people of Hardman entered a float in the
parade. That in itself is enough to make it rain in Heppner.
The people lined up along the sidewalk refused to leave even
though it was raining during the parade. They had come to
see a parade and a little rain was not going to spoil their
morning.
The four rodeo shows were another first for this year. All
four performances drew a fine crowd and an estimated 2.300
people paid to watch the shows.
The shows did not drag on and the pickup men in the field
were able to remove the animals from the arena as soon as
possible.
The men working in the chutes did a fine job as they tried to
keep things rolling in order to bring the residents a better
rodeo.
This issue is devoted mostly to pictures and stories of the
fair and rodeo. More pictures and results will be in next
weeks issue. The pictures to be run will be selected by the
editor and there is no need for any parent to be grieved if his
or her child's picture does not appear. We can't run the
hundreds of pictures taken during the many events, nor can
we permit our selection of pictures to be determined by
popular vote. A special thanks to Jeff Fort en berry for his
time and assistance in helping photograph the fair and the
rodeo.
PITY THE BRINGER OF BAD NEVIS
( From Oregon Journal, dated Aug. 12, 17S
Back some 400 years before Christ, Sophocles, the Greek
sage. said. 'None love the messenger who brings bad news."
Down through the years, the truth of this saying has been
proved time and again. One ruler, it is said, was so enraged
by bad news coming from the battlefront that he put the
messenger to dea'h.
Latest example is the reaction to a recent ruling by
Oregon's attorney general, Lee Johnson.
Under Oregon's law. the attorney general has the duty of
advising state officials as to what the law is.
Johnson was asked by the state superintendent of public
instruction whether nativity scenes in schools are legal.
Johnson researched the law and replied that under judicial
ruling of both the Oregon and U.S. Constitutions they are not.
Then the roof fell in. Outraged citizens have Implied that
the attorney general is anti-Christian, that he is some kind of
Scrooge who would take Christ out of Christmas and finally, a
general all around no good.
To all this. Johnson hasn't much defense except that,
although he carried the message, he didn't make the law.
For those unhappy with the message, there are at least two
alternatives. First, they could bring a case which would test
Johnson's ruling in the courts. If the courts share the
attorney general s interpretation of the law. they could at
least share the onus of being the bringer of bad tidings.
Or. for starters, opponents of the ruling could start an
initiative to alter Oregon's Constitution.
In the meantime, Johnson stews in bitter brew which is
not qf his making.
As to the future, Johnson has not announced whether he
will seek reelection; but if he does, he probably hopes
Shakespeare is wrong
Shakespeare said, 'The first bringer of unwelcome news
hath but a losing office."
"(Thii generation ' great mistake) is not Vietnam; It la
the abdication of its first responsibility. Its pusillanimous
capitulation to IU youth and its sick preoccupation with the
problems, the mind, psyche, the raiaon d'etre of the
young. "-Dr. K. Rosa Toole, professor of history, University
of Montana
CERESA
Get It
Court house notes
The County Health Depart
ment's Pat Wright thanks the
volunteers that helped with
the Multiphasic Clinics for
children. She points out that
parents and children also owe
thanks to four doctors who
each donated one-half day:
Dr. Gifford and Dr. Carpenter
of Heppner and Dr. Ortiz and
Dr. Flaiz from Dr. Ford's
office in Hermiston.
The Assessor's office will be
short of appraisers for awhile.
Charles Patching is on vaca
tion, and along with Tom
Steward and Dan Richardson
will soon be attending an
annual school for appraisers
at Oregon State University.
Johanne Wood and her child
ren Christy Sherrow, Hermis
ton and Peggy Lauritsen and
"Butch" Taylor, Heppner,
will leave tomorrow. Aug. 29.
for Hopewell. NJ. They will
visit Johanne's father Harry
L. Wilson and other family
members whom none of them
have visited with since Mr.
Wilson was in Heppner about
10 years ago.
The work done by Tax
Collectors Irby and Fetsch
was slowed down recently
when the office posting mach-
Capital credit
checks Issued
by coop
Columbia Basin Electric
Coop had advised that "in
active" members, who were
former member-owners in the
years 1961-2-3 are currently
receiving capital credit
checks.
The former members are
receiving payments repre
senting patronage credits as
signed on the basis of electric
energy billings.
The present payments also
include some additional am
ounts approved earlier by the
Board of Directors for the
years 1955-7 and 1960. and
made to former members who
the Coop has found addresses
on. These recent payment
would amount to $23,825 07.
Last Christmas the locally
owned utility made payment
of $38,709000, to "active"
members for credits earned
while served by the Coop In
1961 2-3.
In addition to the general
distributions for various
years, the Columbia Basin
Electric makes payments to
decedent estates to clear them
up In event of death of
members of former members.
In June at record number of
payments were made by the
Board of Directors as 15
decedent estate payments
were made for $4,439 04.
Many former members In
the Arlington area were trad
ed to Pacific Power 4 Light
Co. in 1964. Several of them
received their final, sizeable
capital credit check from the
Cooperative.
'Ve're Goina To Keen Doing Dis Until Ve
Right! O.K. Vonce More From Da
ine broke down and had to be
repaired.
David Moon. Dorris Graves
and Gene Trumbull, went to
Eugene to a planning seminar
sponsored by the University of
Oregon's Local Government
Institute on Aug. 25 and 26.
The Planning Department
reports several newout-ofeity
building permits: Steve Mc
Daniel. Hardman, small mo
bile home; Glen McElroy.
Irrigon area, a dwelling
Judge Paul Jones attended
the Eastern-Central Oregon
Association of Counties meet
ing at Fossil on Thursday.
Aug. 21.
Carolyn Davis just returned
from a three-day school, a
Juvenile Court Summer Insti
tute at Oregon College of
Education in Monmouth last
week. Those attending had
indepth discussions and study
groups in four major areas:
detention, training schools,
shelter care, and emergency
medical. They also had a
session with two well known
Oregon circuit court juvenile
judges on recent legislative
action which concerns juven
ile departments.
At a recent hearing on a
dependency case which con
cerned three juveniles, the
court placed the three child
ren in custody of the Child
ren's Services Division for
placement in foster homes.
Miss Davis stated.
The array of flowers near
the courthouse and around the
grounds is now at its colorful
best, thanks to the care of
Everett Keithley.
Lunches
(Continued from Page I)
the Morrow County School
District office.
Applications may be made
anytime during the school
year for free lunches or milk.
Applications should be given
to the school principal and he
will let the applicant know
whether or not the family is
eligible. If a disagreement
over the principals decision
should arise hearing may be
had with the District Superin
tendent, Matthew Doherty.
In certain cases foster
children are also eligible for
these benefits. Application
may be made for these
children also.
All children are treated the
same regardless of ability to
pay. In the operation of child
feeding programs, no chid will
be discriminated against be
cause of his rare, sex, color or
national origin.
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Mayor of Hardman
DEAR MISTER EDITOR:
As you go thru this life you pick up a heap of things. Most of
em you drop and fergit. some you save and fergit and a few
you actual put to use. I reckon that's why they say a feller
with average sense don't use but 15 per cent of his brain
power even when he's trying to think not to mention how
much of that power he's wasting when he's talking
Not many of us ever learn the trick of engaging the brain
before starting the mouth. If you don't think so, you listen
clost to any politician when the campaign gits in the short
rows. Then listen to the folks that listen to the politician when
the campaign gits in the short rows. Then listen to the folks
that listen to the politicians.
But one thing that I picked up that I have saved and used is
that most of what we like to call the social graces is worse
than useless To mention the worst I would say clothes styles
and go right to table manners. I got to thinking about
manners the other night when my old lady fixed some corn on
the cob. which is certainly one of the finest items put on this
earth fer man's enjoyment.
I would like to see whoever thought up eating with one hand
go after corn on the cob. cause it would serve her right. I say
her cause I can't believe a man would come up with a
drawback like that, not even to keep other folks at the
hoarding house from grabbing with both hands faster than he
could. But it was bound to be a man that made them little
handles you stick in each end of the ear so you can git at it
belter, and it was a man that ruled on whuther you move
your mouth along the corn or the ear acrost your mouth. He
said move both lo best advantage.
Practical speaking. Mister Editor. I won't go as far as the
feller that said anything a fork can do the fingers can do
heller, and leave less to wash
But I will claim that table manners has gone downhill ever
since we were told we ought to put one hand in our lap when
we eat. and that we couldn't tuck our napkins in the front of
our shirts where they was made to go.
I saw thi piece the other day where The National Institute
of Drycleaners said that half the stains on ties, shirts and
coals is from food They got us both ways. We cant use our
free hand to catch the stuff we drop, and we can't put our
napkins where they ought to be to pertect us.
As fer clothes. I alius said if you wait long enuff whatever
vou got to wear will be in style. The best news along this line
since the going of the celloloid coller is the coming of the open
coller. It looks like that men final have come around to doing
away with the necktie, a move that as far as I'm concerned
wouid be a service akin to finding a cure fer the cold. A cold
won t kill you either, but you're jest as uncomfortable with
one. ,
There's a right way fer cverthing I see where a feller from
Houston won a international belching contest, and I reckon
they're holding that bull droppings throwing event agin this
summer. And you can alius tell a level headed snuff dipper
cause it runs out of both corners of his mouth.
Yours truly,
MAYOR ROY.
FFA livestock judging
FFA Team placings:
I Enterprise, 1520; 2. River
side. 1377.4; 3, Wallowa.
1362.1; 4, Heppner, 1355 ; S,
Condon. 1325; 6, Baker. 1324;
7, Jonrph 1254 ; I, Sherman,
1120 3.
Individual placings, FFA:
1, Jackie Noch. Enterprise,
5412; 2, Shelley Bare, Condon,
519; 3. Carol Packer, Enter
prise, 506 1; 4, Scott Acock,
Riverside, 492; 5, Mary Ann
Greenup, Heppner, 4750; 5.
Kevle Werst, Wallowa, 473 0;
1, Greg Brink, Enterprise,
473.7; i, Kelwayne Hague
wood, Heppner, 471 7; , Allen
Starkey, Hermiston, 4661;
Dean DrFrees, Baker, 464 J,
Morrow County Team Plac
ing: 1, Riverside. 13774; 1,
Heppner (I), 1353 ; J, Hepp
Top."
ner (3), 1331.3; 4, Heppner (21,
128 7; 5, Riverside (2), 1069 7.
Morrow County Individual
Placings:
1, Scott Acock, Riverside,
2; 2, Mary Ann Creenup,
Heppner, 475 0; 3, Kelwayne
Haguewood, 473.7 ; 4, Ken
Grieb, Heppner, 463 I; i, Tim
Daly, Heppner, 460 0; I, Kate
Evan, Riverside, 4561; 7,
Ron Currln, Heppner, 455; I,
Robert Richards, Riverside,
453; I. Krlstl Haguewood,
Heppner. 431 ; 10. Wayne
Huwe, Riverside, 431. t
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ADS PAY
EDITOR:
The Morrow County Fair and Rodeo. f
Heppner last Sunday, is being termed one of'tofthe
fairsand rodeos held in Morrow County. We. the members of
he Morrow County Fair and Rodeo Board would ike to thank
everySor their overwhelming and enthusiastic support of
'hweyhave bTn particularly Impressed by to wrw
given our fair by the pres. and the radio and wish to thank
them for reporting our fair and rodeo. ... ,
AMeas. 150 county resident, volunteered long hours
their time to put on this year', mi day event. Countless
organization, and businesses gave strong support. Our
Zks is . very small reward for . Job well done but we want
vou to know that your help Is appreciated and responsible for
'the success of this year', fine show.
Two committees, in particular, are responsible for putting
on the Morrow County Fair and Rodeo and the membeni f
these committees need to be given special recoinilia They
have outdone themselves this year In upgrading the show and
being willing to try new ideas.
The Fair Committee, because It was reorganized, has only
had since May to put the fair together and a. a result .pert
long, hard hours at their job. The chairman of this commi tee
is Delpha Jones. Her fellow committee member are Alvin
McCabe. Dick Sargent. Lrann Rea. Virginia Grieb. Barbara
Hug Mary Lou Dalloso. and Hal Whitaker. Their secretary Is
DeAnne McCabe. They are to be highly commended for their
dedication in putting on a quality fair that provided
something of interest for all of the county population
The Rodeo Committee worked hard all year to put on a top
notch show and all too often go unthanked for their dedication
and the high quality rodeo they put on Their job was
compounded by the weather on part of Rodeo weekend. The
chairman of this group is Ken Belcher. Member, are Joe
Yocum. Arnie Hedman. Orval Matheny. Ray Boyce. Jim
Rodgers. Bob Van Schoiack. Stan Kemp. Bob Mahoney. Rod
Murrav and Bob Montgomery. The secretary of this group is
Dennis Doherty. Many of these men are to be thanked not
onlv for this year's work but for the previous years of service
the'v have given in putting on the rodeo In Morrow County.
Our thanks to all of you who supported and participated in
the Morrow County Fair and Rodeo. We hope to have an even
better show for you In 1976.
THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF THE
MORROW COUNTY FAIR AND RODEO
ZEARLCIU.ESPlE.cn.
EDITOR:
Ladies and gentlemen of Oregon and the United States,
here is what I will do if you will elect me your next ITesident
of the United Stales.
First off. there will not be a Congress to lie and to veto
every thing. Second, there will be no more tax because we
will not need the lax Third, there will be no more divorces
because the children need both their mother and father to
leach them right from wrong. Fourth, every person will have
some land free to raise gardens and cow s. chickens and other
stock on. and there will be free homes built and there will be
water for these homes and gardens.
And there will be free hospitals and clinics and Drs . and
there will be schools lo teach children to be good doctors and
teachers.
And there will be money for even body but you will have to
work for it.
Go to school, hoe weeds, pick up trash, shovel snow, even
leach children how to do things right and mind and plant
flowers Anything that will help clean up the United Stales.
And there w ill be no more high cost of living and there will be
electric cars, trucks, trains and buses so these other
couniries can keep their oil and gas and other stuff because
there will be no more export or import.
We do not need this stuff If we use our heads for something
besides a hat rack when we raise something, trade with your
neighbor be might have something you can eat. Have all food
inspected when you can It. so it will not harm anyone.
And your homes will be made out of concrete or bricks so I
can use the timber to make paper out of and use the paper to
make our money out of
And if all the people will work together and get along and
work with me if I am elected I will promise this will work. If
you have an idea, use it. If it does not hurt anyone. But stop
fiKhling between one another. Wake up and live. If these
other countries want to fight, lei them. We do not belong over
Ihere. Let ' take care of our own country first; then we can
help oiher people. God gave us this land lo live on so let's
siari living. Why starve when you can have everything you
want? Jusl elect me as your next President. All you will have
lo do is work with me.
II is time for all of you people lo wake up, you know God
created all people equal and I intend lo treat all people equal
to I put my trust in God Do you the Bible says this is the way
the world w ill be why w ate read your Bible and Understand it
and see if I am not right.
ERNEST GREEN
Pendleton
i Ed. note-this letter is reprinted as It was received
Car wreck claims
Larry Bcllcnbrock
A single car accident claim
ed the lift of Larry D. Bellen
brock. 24. Heppner, early
Wednesday morning.
Bellenbrock was a passen
ger In a vehicle driven by
Gregory Andrew Gaylord,
also of Heppner.
According lo report the
Gaylord vehicle was north
bound on Hwy. 207, approxi
mately onehalf mile south of
the Buttercreek junction,
when the vehicle apparently
ran off the went aide of the
road. Bellenbrock wai thrown
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Subscript ion r.te : $6 per year In
Oregon. $7 elsewhere
Ernest V Joiner. Publisher
Published every Thursday and entered as a
rcondcUsa matter at the port office at
Heppner. Oregon, under the act of March t, 1171.
VrondcUas past paid at Heppner, Orega).
from the vehicle a the auto
came to rest on it top.
Gaylord suffered a broken
leg and I reported in satisfac
tory condition In St. Anthony'
Hospital, Pendleton.
Oregon State Police are
continuing their Investigation
of the accident.
NAPKINS
for all occasions
Gstetle-Tlmes
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