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A14 News wallowa.com July 15, 2015 Wallowa County Chieftain Pilot Stan Farris downs enemy plane 100 YEARS AGO July 15, 1915 Heavy rains last week caused some grain in the coun- ty to lodge, but the damage was con¿ned to patches in ¿elds here and there. On irrigated land, where the ¿eld had been watered just before the rain the grain went down in places. In the hills also winter wheat that was far advanced fell in scat- tered cases. Heavy barley also suffered a little. The damage is believed to be slight compared with the good done by the rains, particularly to spring grain. All classes of non-irrigated land were in need of moisture, and some winter wheat was show- ing signs of turning prematurely. The days immediately follow- ing the rain were cool and with- out wind, so the wetting came with a minimum of harm. Preparations for ¿ghting for- est ¿res in the next two months have been completed by the forest service, the timber own- ers, farmers and stockmen. Although a heavy rain fell last week in much of the forest, the ground dries Tuickly and ¿res will be a possibility soon if the weather is hot. Last year a soak- ing rain fell on July 7, and the next good rain was September 7. Many small ¿res broke out during the interim. In the best ball game of the year, Wallowa defeated Jo- seph last Sunday 2 to 0. The game was played at Wallowa. This makes Joseph and Wal- lowa even in results to date this Stan Farris was a member of the Wallowa County Court when this photo was taken during a mule pack trip along the Snake River in September 1966. As a Marine pilot during World War II, Farris was credited with downing an enemy Japanese aircraft before it could complete a suicide mission against U.S. warships (see today’s 70 Years Ago section). This photo was provided to the Chieftain by the late Dick Hammond, who led the 1966 pack trip. Courtesy photo summer. Culver pitched a pret- ty game for Wallowa and was well supported. Shutt pitched a steady game for Joseph. The old county high school property was leased last week by the county to the Enterprise district, No. 21, for a period of two years. It is a straight lease, without any strings or condi- tions to it, and the rent is $80 a month for the nine school months of the year. Two days’ negotiations between the county court and the district directors were necessary to arrive at this conclusion. The directors knew exactly how far they could go, but were not committed to any particular settlement inside of that. They wished to rent the property with an option to buy. 70 YEARS AGO July 12, 1945 A clumsy attempt by a Jap- anese suicide pilot to ram an American warship helped Ma- rine Captain Stanley Farris, 23, of Enterprise, shoot down his ¿rst enemy plane. He intercept- ed the Japanese dive bomber over the China sea, Àying less than 50 feet above the water headed for a ship several thou- sand yards distant. The apparent paradox of an inadequate water supply in a land with water running every- where is again in evidence in MCDOWELL: Reiner tops again Continued from Page A7 McDowell competed against 208 other riders from around the U.S. and countries as far away as Japan and Portugal. McDowell placed 3rd in the Level 2 Open and 6th in the Level 3 Open at the event. “It’s the most elite and biggest show of the year for 4-, 5- and 6-year-olds. It was the ¿rst time I’d made the ¿nals at the derby, and I made both of them and won $13,226. It was exciting,” McDowell said. More than exciting, it was actually a testament to McDow- ell’s determination and drive to maNe the ¿nals. Just before the derby McDowell was helping his daughter catch a 4-H sheep and tore the tendon that anchors the bicep muscle to the bone. “It was a little hard because it was my reining hand, and it was a little weak, but it’ll heal up,” McDowell said. McDowell had nothing but praise for his horse. “He’s a great horse and I’m fortunate to be able to show him. We really click together — I know what he’s going to do, and he knows what I’m going to do,” McDow- ell said. Thankful for the opportunity to ride the horse, McDowell had words of thanks for Lorenzo’s owner. “There’s a lot of great showmen who’d be happy to show that horse, but Suzy’s put a lot of con¿dence in me to get the job done.” Another point of pride for McDowell was that his son, Ma- son, accompanied him on the trip, driving down to Oklahoma with him. On the drive back, both father and son competed in a reining show in Nampa, Idaho. 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He also said that his entire family gives him the con¿dence to compete at the highest rein- ing levels. “My wife, Amber, was going to Ày down if I made the ¿nals. I ended up calling and asked if her and the baby couldn’t Ày down before the preliminaries, and she did, which really helped me settle down. Without Am- ber, and the rest of my family believing in me, I’d have nev- er made it as far as I have,” McDowell said. OUT OF THE PAST Compiled by Elliott Seyler Enterprise. Virtual exhaustion of the water in the city reservoir has made it dramatically neces- sary to drastically restrict the use of water for irrigation. On the north side of Greenwood street Àat rate water users are restrict- ed to the use of water for irri- gation from 6-9 p.m. on Mon- day, Wednesday and Friday, while meter users may irrigate throughout these days. Results of the farm census taken this spring show that the number of farms in Wallowa county is steadily decreasing while the size of the average farm is mounting. Modern methods of ¿ghting forest ¿res by dropping men and equipment from the air right at the scene of the ¿re were demonstrated to members of the Wallowa National forest staff here Monday. The demonstra- tion was made by a crew who Àew here from McCall, Idaho, near Payette lake. council members met Tuesday evening at the high school with Ted Hunter of the Farm Home Administration. Mr. Hunter outlined a program whereby the golf club, as a corporation, could obtain a loan from FHA for in- stallation of an irrigation system and grass greens at the local golf course. With only a few weeks left before the opening of the Wal- lowa County Fair, knitters and crocheters who plan to use their needle or their hook to win fame by entering the 1965 National Wool Needlework Contest, are urged to let their ¿ngers Ày. To be eligible as a contestant, de- signs must be submitted to the Fair not later than Monday, Au- gust 9, with judging of the knit- ted and crocheted entries sched- uled to begin immediately after the Fair has opened. The contest is being jointly sponsored by the National Hand Knitting Yarn Association and the American Wool Council for the third suc- cessive year. 25 YEARS AGO July 12, 1990 Circuit Court Judge R. T. ‘Tom’ Gooding is dropping his suit to prevent Wallowa County attorney Ron Schenck from suc- ceeding him as circuit judge for Union and Wallowa counties. The decision for Gooding to dismiss his complaint charging Schenck with violating election laws by making false statements in the campaign leading up to Schenck’s narrow 174-vote victory in the May 28 election, came a day after an amended complaint had been ¿led by the plaintiff and in the wake of other legal maneuvering. Enjoy Tamkaliks Celebration and find good books about Nez Perce history and culture at 50 YEARS AGO July 15, 1965 Several members of the golf club at Enterprise and oth- er interested citizens and city T HE B OOKLOFT Across from the courthouse in Enterprise 107 E. Main • 541.426.3351 always open at www.bookloftoregon.com • bookloft@eoni.com We would like to THANK the Sponsors who made the Cowboys happy We would like to THANK the Cowboys for providing the entertainment to the Fans. The Auction would not have happened if we didn't have those Special People that Donate. THANK YOU! We would like to THANK the Buyers for contributing to the Team Calcutta and auction. We would like to THANK the Fans for coming to watch the fun. We would like to THANK all the Silent People that helped make the Scholarship program another success. The CJD Ranch Rodeo Committee THANKS YOU ALL!