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Volume 50, Number 27.
HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, Sept. 14, 1933
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PEOPLES HARDWARE
IS TO
Rides and Concessions
Razed in Fire Last
Day of Rodeo.
HOTEL LOSS $5000
Cause of Flames Unknown; Dam
age Partly Covered by Insur
ance; Repairs Uncertain.
An unheralded anti-climax to
Heppner's twelfth Rodeo was the
$50,000 Are that Saturday afternoon
consumed the two-story wooden
frame building in which the Peo
ples Hardware company was locat
ed, and with it the rides of the Ber
nard! Exposition company and the
home-operated carnival concessions
located beside the building on Wil
pw street that were Intended to
help entertain the crowd. Hotel
Heppner, across the street, suffered
heat and water damage estimated
at $5000, with almost the entire side
Of the hotel facing the fire put out
of commission.
Central Market, owned -by C. W.
MoNamer, which abutted the hard
ware building on the north, was
well protected by a solid tile wall
and was little damaged.
The estimated loss of stock and
fixtures of the hardware company
is placed at $13,000, while the J. I.
Case company and other wholesale
concerns sustained losses of ma
chinery of varying amounts.
Bernardl Loses Heavily.
Estimated loss of the carnival
company, Including the merry-go-round,
ferris wheel, tilt-a-whlrl
and accessories, is upwards of $15,
000. The Rodeo association's loss
had not been definitely determined,
but It was expected to amount to
between $200 and $300.
Individual concessionaires, all of
whom lost slightly, were Mitchell
Bell, "Toby" Ferris, Paul Gemmell,
E. R. Schaffer, Lewis Batty, Ken
neth Oviatt and Ray Oviatt
The home of Mrs. Emma Ranck
to the rear of the hardware build
ing was damaged by the heat and
water, though good work on the
part of firefighters kept It from
burning. Several sheds at the rear
of the meat market and hardware
store were burned and a consider
able amount of fuel.
It is expected much of the hard
ware company, hotel and other
property loss will be covered by in
surance, adjusters for which are
now on the job. .Alva Jones, who
had his seed wheat stored in the
hardware building, received an ad
justment on his insurance yester
day. The carnival company had no
Insurance, Mr. Bcrnardi said.
Alex Gibb, who lost some tools
and was deprived of the use of con
siderable machinery in the hard
ware store plumbing shop, has been
forced to run a curbstone business
since the fire.
The carnival company started
Immediately clearing the residue
of its property from Willow street,
and the street Is practically cleared
today. They expected to salvage
the ferris wheel, but sold the mer
ry - go - round, originally costing
$5000, to Orve Brown for $15. Brown
stated he would jhnk It.
Starts In Store.
While the cause of the fire was
not ascertained, those who saw it
start say that it started within the
hardware building, apparently Just
to the rear of the main store quar
ters. James Cox, an employee of
the store, said he was in the store
about 1:30 in the afternoon, when
everything was apparently alright,
and he saw that all the doors were
locked.
It was but a matter of minutes
from the time the fire first started
until the whole building was In
flames, and though men were on
the job with the flre-flghtlng equip
ment early, the task of saving it
was hopeless. Three lines of hose
were run out, and as soon as it was
seen that there was no chance of
saving the hardware store, lmme
dlate attention was given to the
hotel.
The men on the job salvaged the
cash register, counter scales and
merchandise from the hardware
store, the value of which was esti
mated at $1500. They also saved
most of the carnival merchandise,
a truck belonging to the Bernard!
company, and other articles.
Al Rankin, manager of Hotel
Heppner, said that Pat Foley of
The Dalles, owner of the hotel,
would be In the city today and was
unable to give any definite word as
to repair plans. No announcement
has been made, either, as to build
Ing plans on the lot occupied by
the hardware store, which belongs
to the Mrs. Fannie Rood estate.
Humphreys Drug company, the
I. O. O. F. building and Masonie
building across the street, sustained
slight damage by windows being
cracked by the heat
The drizzly rain prevailing for
more than an hour before the fire
and the lack of wind were factors
which helped materially In con
trolling It.
Place your order for your favor
ite pie with Mrs. George Moore. 28.
To Trade Wood and pigs for
wheat. W. H. French, Hardman,
2 FAST SMOKERS
GET BIG CROWDS
First Three Matches Go to Draw;
Bull Prairie lads Take Last
Three In Rodeo Card.
(Bull Prairie Correspondent)
Last Saturday night Paul Gem
mell staged a double smoker at
Heppner before two full houses.
Considering the poor weather the
turnout was surprising.
The opening match was a three
rounder, in Which Bill Massey, 160
lb. local boy, faced Merle Lansden,
165 red-head. Both boxers opened
up early with heavy punches. For
three rounds, Massey and Lansden
slugged, with Massey delivering the
most telling blow in the second
round, flooring his opponent Be
fore the second round was over,
both boxers were bleeding as a re
sult of savage blows. It was an
even match and when the verdict
was announced a draw, it was well
received.
Leo Tortorico, 160-lb. Heppner
wrestler, next appeared against the
Iron Man who hailed from no
where. In the first round neither
man could gain a fall. Leo downed
the Iron Man after six minutes of
wrestling in the second round.
However, the Iron Man quickly
pinned Tortorico in 1:05 in the last
round to even the count
The main event on this first card,
a four-round contest, proved to be
a sensational fight George Biel
man, member of Camp Bull Prairie,
opposed Art Hughes, 145-lb. boxer
from Butter creek. Both boys ex
changed telling blows throughout
the first round. Although Bielman
held a distinct advantage because
of his reach, Hughes managed to
deal out punishment In the in-nght-Ing.
The fighters kept up this fu
rious pace- for the next two rounds
and had the crowd In a constant
uproar. In the final . round both
Bielman and Hughes showed the
effect of the first three rounds and
were unable to do much damage.
Since the fight was so close the
judges had no choice but to decide
a draw.
The first smoker proved to be so
exciting that apparently all re
turned to witness the second which
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I0NE
By MARGARET BLAKE
Mrs. Fannie Glasscock of Her-
miston came over from that city
Friday to spend a short time at the
home of her sister-in-law, Mrs. El
la Davidson. Mrs. Glasscock has
Just returned from an extended
motor trip which she took in com
pany with her daughter-in-law.
They attended the Century of
Progress exposition in Chicago and
also visited in Missouri at the old
home of the Davidson family of
which Mrs. Glasscock is a member.
Mr. and Mrs. Edison Morgan are
the proud parents of a nine-pound
boy born at Heppner on Sunday.
Miss Dolores Levens accompan
ied by her mother spent a short
time in lone last Wednesday say
ing hello to friends. Miss Levens
was a teacher in high school here
three years ago.
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Keller went
over to Boardman Thursday to get
fruit and vegetables.
Miss Marguerite Mauzey, teacher
of English and dramatics in the
local high school, has been offered
a position in the high school at Sea
side. The local school board has
accepted her resignation and Miss
Mauzey left the first of the week to
go to her new location. Her posi
tion here has been filled by Mrs. E.
G. Sperry who has taught in the
high school here at tvo different
times during the past few years.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul G. Balsiger
and Mr. and Mrs. Louis Balsiger
were called to Vancouver, Wash.,
last Saturday by the serious illness
of Arnold Balsiger, brother of the
two men.
Mrs. Miller of Salem returned to
her home last week after a short
visit with her daughter and son-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Garland Swat
son. Word was received by relatlvei
last week of the death on Septem
ber 5, of Emll Russell at a hospital
In Los Angeles. Mr. Russell was
the husband of Hazel Feldman Rus
sell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. F.
Feldman of this city. He leaves to
mourn his passing his widow, a
small son Robert and hla mother
and father who live In Florida,
Mrs. H. D. McCurdy, Mrs. Ella
Davidson and Mrs. Fannie Glass
cock drove to Hot Lake Friday af
ternoon returning Saturday. They
made the trip to see Mr. and Mrs.
Art Rels. Mr. Reis has been taking
treatments for a severe attack of
rheumatism. So far his condition
has not shown much improvement,
Mr. and M'ra Wallace Mathews
departed last week for Roseburg
were Mr. Mathews will be employed
In a prune dryer during the next
few weeks. They expected to visit
at Estacada and Monmouth on
their way south, and also to spend
a day or so at the state fair at
Salem.
On last Thursday evening the Re-
bekahs gave Miss Mauzey a surprise
handkerchief shower following
their regular meeting. Some time
was spent playing cards and water'
melon was served for refreshment,
Mrs. Elmo McMillan and daugh
ter Beverly have returned to their
home In Salem after spending the
summer here with Mrs. McMillan's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Swan-
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TRI-STATE LEAGUE
OTA
Developments Indicate
President Reached in
River Fight.
MONEY NOW NEEDED
Washington Dispatch Accuses Foes
of Bonneville Dam of Holding
Up Project; Navigation Aim.
That President Roosevelt has
been reached by the Tri-State De
velopment league in its fight for
consideration of upper-river pro
jects before any major develop
ment of the Columbia river is un
dertaken is evidenced by develop
ments this week. S. E. Notson, lo
cal league director, received word
Tuesday from E. P. Dodd, secre
tary, that, e hearing had been or
dered to be held at Walla Walla for
a thorough investigation of the
feasibility of the Umatilla Rapids
and other upper-river projects
though the date of the hearing had
not yet been set.
Further indication of the league's
work is conveyed by a Washington
dispatch in this morning's Oregon
Ian which attributes the delay in
construction of the Bonneville dam
to work of foes of the project
It was brought out in a talk by
Mr. Notson before the Lions club
Monday that the Tri-State. league
was working for the hearing, and
also that it had brought out the
doubt of whether construction of
the Bonneville project would pro
vide a great amount of immediate
relief work.
The contention was being made
by Portland Interests, Mr. Notson
said, that a great amount of work
would be provided by making the
necessary changes in the sites of
railroads and highways at Bonne
ville. He said there was no cer
tainty, however, that this work
could be done in time to provide
employment this fall.
The aim of the Tri-State league
has been only to obtain a thorough
consideration of all the river pro
jects looking to the development of
such project! as will give the great
est aid to navigation and bring re
lief to the great Northwest in the
way of lower transportation costs.
The building of a single large dam
at Bonneville is not needed to open
the river for navigation, Is the
league's contention, while Portland
interests have based their claims
for the Bonneville development
mainly on the low-cost power which
could be developed there.
President Roosevelt said that
navigation should be the main con
sideration in development of the
Columbia when he authorized such
development to be done at federal
expense from rivers and harbors
money, the Tri-State league has
pointed out in admitting that a low
dam at Bonneville might be justi
fied as a navigation feature. ,
Th league's upper-river program
is based entirely on development of
the river for navigation, with the
assurance that abundant immediate
relief work can be provided as soon
as construction is authorized.
In view of the favorable head
way made by the league, Mr. Not
son believes that financial support
should be forthcoming to see the
league's case properly presented be
fore the coming hearing, and he
urges anyone who can spare a dol
lar or more for the cause to send it
In and get a membership card.
Deer Season Open 20th;
Elk Hunting Out Here
Once more the famous mule-tall
deer of the Blue mountains will be
sought by hunters from near and
far as the season opens next Wed
nesday, Sept 20. One deer only,
and that with forked horns, may be
Kiiiea by a single hunter. There
will be no open season on elk In
Morrow county.
A special elk license may be ob
tained for $2.50 after a hunter has
obtained the regular hunting It
cense, but he must go to one of the
open counties in quest of the ani
mals. Elk hunting will be per
mitted In portions of Umatilla, Un
ion, Wallowa and Grant counties,
although reports Indicate that pri
vate property owners of Grant
county will post their property
quite generally for protection of
the animals.
Pickpockets Said Active
Among Saturday Crowd
An epidemic of pocket-picking in
which a number of local people and
visitors were reported to have lost
considerable amounts of money the
last night of the Rodeo .was report
ed to the sheriff's office. Apparent
ly one or more persons took advan
tage of the large crowd at the
dance hall Saturday night to lift
pocketbooks, leaving little clew to
their identity.
While olllcers have been making
an investigation, they weree unable
to report any headway.
The American Legion Auxiliary
will meet Tuesday evening, Sept.
i, at the home of Mrs. Garnet Bar
ratt.
PROCLAMATION
To the People of Oregon:
During the year of 1932, two
hundred and twenty-eight of Ore
gon's citizens were killed as a di
rect result of automobile accidents.
More than forty-three hundred of
our citizens were injured, more
than half of whom will never fully
recover, but will go through life
suffering physical handicaps.
If a plague or pestilence were
making the same inroad on our an
imal or vegetable life that automo
bile accidents are making on our
human life and happiness, a unan
imous cry would go up, and all
would cooperate to stop such loss.
It Is conservatively estimated
that ninety percent of all automo
bile accidents are the direct result
of carelessness of either drivers or
pedestrians. In addition to the
tremendous toll of human life and
happiness, the annual cost in dol
lars to the citizens of Oregon is
greater than the entire cost of our
State Government
The month of September will be
observed throughout the nation as
Automobile Accident Prevention
month. I earnestly urge each citi
zen, the press, and all churches,
civic, patriotic, fraternal and indus
trial organizations of the common
wealth to put forth their united ef
forts toward the elimination of the
loss and suffering which follow in
the wake of preventable automobile
accidents, by careful driving and
walking and by giving full cooper
ation to all traffic officers whose
whole aim Is to make our streets
and highways safe for us and our
loved ones.
JULIUS L. MEIER,
Governor.
SEPT. 25 DEADLINE
FOR ALLOTMENTS
Meetings This Week Push
Work of Signing Wheat
Farmers Under Plan.
September 25 is the deadline date
set by Secretary Wallace after
which wheat farmers cannot sign
allotment contracts under the pro
duction control plan, according to
announcement received by Chas.
W. Smith, county agent, this week.
An attempt will be made by the lo
cal control association to have the
final work of setting individual al
lotments wound up as soon after
that date as possible in order' to
speed the benefit payments that
will compensate those formers
who have by that time agreed to
reduce their wheat acreage 15 per
cent
This week Mr. Smith and mem
bers of the community committees,
assisted by Perry Johnston of Con
don, have been busy holding all-day
meetings in each of the seven dis
tricts of the county to finish the
work of filling in applications for
allotments. These applications must
be made out and checked by the
county allotment committee before
allotment contracts can be made
and the farmer placed In a position
to receive his benefit payment
Lions Hear Fire Reports;
River Work, Camp Cited
Report of carnival and hotel fire
losses by Earl W. Gordon and Al
Rankin featured the Lions pro
gram at its Monday luncheon held
at I. O. O. F. hall. S. E. Notson
gave a report of river development
and Red Cross work, and Spencer
Crawford announced that prepara
tion was being made to turn the
Nyberg road camp on the Heppner-
Spray road into a community camp
site for Heppner, with the road
crew now breaking up the camp
after completing its work.
The club extended its thanks to
F. W. Turner and Miss Katie Mi
nert for their work in putting the
Lions float in the Rodeo parade,
and M. L. Case reported some work
to be done by the club's blind com
mittee. Miss Jeanette Turner
obliged with a piano solo. Next
week's program will be in charge
of the Lion's educational commit
tee, E. F. Bloom and Chas. Thom
son. CATCHES HAND IN MANGLE.
Mrs. Mose Wright had the mis
fortune of getting her right hand
caught in a mangle she was oper
ating in town the end of the week,
resulting in the member being bad
ly cooked. While the Injury Is
quite painful, she apparently is
making good progress toward re
covery, her physician Btates.
APPRECIATION SHOWN.
The Heppner Are department Is
in receipt of a $25 check from the
district office of MacMarr Stores
at Walla Walla, given in apprecia
tion of the services of the depart
ment in helping to protect their
local store from the fire of last
Saturday.
TEACHERS' INSTITUTE SET.
The Morrow county teachers' In
stitute will be held in Heppner on
Friday, Sept. 22, announces Mrs.
Lucy E. Rodgers, superintendent.
The program, not yet complete, will
be announced next week.
For well, windmill or plumbing
work see Guy Shaw, Lexington, 30p
BAN S TO DISBURSE
HJIM0ITV
Farmers & Stockgrowers
Dividend of $28,700
Now Ready.
FIRST TO PAY 14 PCT.
Comptroller Gives Authorization for
Amount to be Ready for Distri
bution Early in October.
With checks totalling $28,746.25,
representing the amount of the first
dividend of 40 percent to be paid
by the Farmers & Stockgrowers
National bank, already received,
and with authorization of a 14 per
cent dividend for the First National
bank to be paid early in October, J.
L. Gault, receiver, reports that a
total of $66,500 will be released in
the community within the next
thirty days from this source.
The amount of the dividends rep
resents money received from the
bank's own resources in the natur
al course of liquidation without as
sistance from any government lend
ing agency, Mr. Gault said.
Checks covering the 40 percent
dividend of the Farmers & Stock
growers National bank are now be
ing released by the receiver at his
office in the First National bank
building, and depositors who have
filed claims may get their checks
by calling at the receiver's office.
Both the Farmers & Stockgrow
ers and the First National banks
went into receivership in January,
after being closed from the Octo
ber previous under mayor's procla
mation. The money put Into circulation
from the payment of these divi
dends may be expected to improve
local business conditions consider
ably. Queen Dorothy to Attend
Royal Round -Up Court
Pendleton, Sept. 13. Four sec
tions of the northwest will be rep
resented by attendants in the court
of Queen Jean Frazier of the 1933
Pendleton Round-Up, September
21-23.
One attendant comes from Port
land, Miss Anne Kistner, a Jeffer
son high school graduate and the
daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Frank B.
Kistner, one-time Heppner resi
dents. La Grande is represented by Sally
Siegrist, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Adolph Siegrist and sophomore in
the University of Oregon.
Dorothy Doherty, Queen of the
recent Heppner Rodeo, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. B. P. Doherty, pion
eer Irish settlers of Morrow coun
ty, is the last attendant to be
named.
Ruth Porter of Long Creek,
Grant county, represents the John
Day country in which her father
John Porter, is the leading cattle
man. Like the other members of
the Queen's court, she is an accom
plished rider.
Cathryn Collins, daughter of
Henry W. Collins, who for many
years was president of the Pendle
ton Round-Up, is the attendant
from Pendleton.
Jean Frazier, Queen of the com
ing Round-Up, is a University of
Oregon girl and the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Frazier of Pen
dleton. Queen Jean, dressed in a white
leather costume, reminiscent of th
old wild west, will be accompanied
by her attendants, similarly attired,
in some of the most beautiful and
spectacular presentations of the
Round-Up.
The Queen's court, the pennant
charge, the stage coach races, the
mounted band and the Indian
dances, are factors that have kept
the Round-Up, now In its 24th year,
far above the level of the ordinary
rodeo and have given it an Interna
tional fame because of its pictur
esque pageantry.
Penland Arraigned and
Bond Placed at $7500
William Penland, held In the
county jail for shooting Lloyd Mat
teson in a local pool hall last week,
was arraigned in justice court Sat
urday charged with assault with a
dangerous weapon with intent to
kill. No plea was entered and on
Monday his bond was fixed at $7500.
Matteson, who has been confined
to the Heppner hospital since the
shooting, was reported to be mak
ing good progress and chances for
his recovery seemed favorable, ac
cording to the report of his phy
sician. CALL FOR WARRANTS.
School District No. 1.
Notice is hereby given that out
standing registered warrants of
School District No. 1, Morrow Coun
ty, Oregon, numbered 2084 to 2102
inclusive, will be paid upon pres
entation at the ofllce of the Clerk
of said District in Heppner, Ore
gon, on September 15, 1933. Inter
est on these warrants ceases after
that date.
VAWTER CRAWFORD,
District Clerk.
Aviation Lessons at Home Write
Box 444, Heppner, for Information.
PARADE FLASHES
SPIRIT OF RODEO
Officials, Royal Court, Band, Floats,
Cowboys and Cowgirls Make
Colorful Display.
The spirit of Rodeo brandished
forth in full regalia shortly after
10:30 o'clock Saturday morning in
colorful parade that claimed the
admiration of the throng lining the
sides of Main street
It was colorful, picturesque,
pleasing.
C. W. McNamer, honorary presi
dent who actively guided the des
tinies of Rodeo in the previous
eleven years, rode to the fore bear
ing Old Glory. In his wake were
Herb French, D. A. Wilson and
Henry Aiken, association vice pres
idents. Attendants of honor to her
highness, Queen Dorothy, rode for
mer queens Reita Neel. Mareraret
Becket and Inez Hayes, followed I
by Queen Dorothy herself and at
tendants Mae Doherty, Margaret
Brosnan, Edna Lndstrom and Ruth
Dinges.
The royal entourage, clad In
white with black boots, flashed
charmingly astride handsome
steeds, picked from the pride of
Rodeo mounts.
And then the school band, 30 lads
and lassies in white attire set off by
red neckties, led by Harold Buh
man, played catchy music to which
the horses pranced pridefully.
Affording still more color came
the organization floats, then the
comedy stunts and cowboys and
cowgirls, most a hundred strong,
riding two abreast
Willows grange placed first
among the float3 with its represen
tation of queens of the harvest and
display of local products, all set off
colorfully. Second place was claim
ed by Rhea Creek grange with a
replica of their hall In a green set
ting, drawn by a matched team of
four brown horses. " Third honor
was taken by the local Degree of
Honor with a large white float
trimmed with large red flowers.
The Business and Professional
Womens club of Heppner present
ed the "Empire Builders" In a float
set off with evergreen, and the
Lions were represented by another
float trimmed in the club colors of
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LEXINGTON
By BETJLAH B. NICHOLS.
Vester Shaw, 12-year-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Guy Shaw, 'was quite
painfully injured last Wednesday
when he fell from a moving truck.
The truck was loaded with wheat
and the boy was riding on top of
the load when- he fell to the high
way and was dragged in the gravel
for a short distance. He received
some bad cuts and bruises and was
taken to a hospital in Heppner for
treatment
Charles Thomas Steagall, the in
fant son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilber
Steagall, passed away Sunday night
The baby was born on September
6 and was but four days old at the
time of his death. Funeral services
were held at the grave at two o'
clock Monday afternoon. Inter
ment was In the Heppner cemetery.
An Independent football team
will be organized in Lexington
soon. There are any number of
good players around town who are
anxious to get the team lined up
and It is expected that this will be
accomplished in a short time. Some
of the boys are at work now get
ting those lined up who are Inter
ested and with all the excellent
players to choose from they hope
to have a number one team this
season.
Mr. and Mrs. John Bergsrom of
Heppner were Lexington visitors
Friday.
George W. Marquardt of Port
land spent last week here visiting
his brothers, Charles, Lewis and
Emile.
Gerald White of Hermiston Is
spending a few days with his moth
er, Mrs. Sarah White.
Mr. and Mrs. George Gillls ar
rived from Colton Saturday eve
ning and are living in Mrs. Viola
Ward's house. They made the trip
from Colton to Lexington, a dis
tance of some two hundred miles,
on horseback.
Mrs. Neil White and son Vivian
are over from Ukiah and will spend
the winter at their ranch near
here. Mr. White, who is still at
Ukiah, will join them later.
Mr. and Mrs. Cletus Nichols have
moved to the J. J. Wells ranch
near Heppner.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Copenhaver
and Mrs. W. B. Tucker left Wed
nesday morning for Salem where
they will visit with T. M. Scott,
father of Mrs. Copenhaver and
Mrs. Tucker.
Mr. and Mrs. O. J. Cox have as
their guest Mrs. Cox's mother, Mrs.
Gherklng.
Lexington was quite deserted on
Saturday as most of the residents
of the town and surrounding com
munly journeyed to Heppner to at
tend the Rodeo. About the only
business houses which were not
closed for the day were the pastime,
the service station and the tele
phone office.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Breshears
and daughters, Helen and Bunny,
motored to Pendleton Thursday,
.Mrs. Peart Shaw had charge of the
postofflce during Mrs. Breshears'
absence. Other Lexington people
who visited Pendleton during the
week were Mr. p.r.d Mrs. Nell White
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US!
WINS
BLACK
DIAMOND
L. Depew Second Among
Buckaroos at Colorful
Twelfth Rodeo.
PETERS FAST ROPER
Delia Shriver and Gerald Swaggart
Thrill Stands With Exhibitions
In Feature Race Events.
The twelfth Rodeo braved the
elements of fire and rain Saturday
to a successful conclusion.
Half way through, the program
at the start of the bucking contest,
while the bronks were still kicking
up a little dust Into the atmosphere
of the gray, drizzly afternoon be
fore one of the largest crowds ever
assembled for the annual review of
sports of the Old West, came news
of the conflagration that shortly
cosumed the wooden two-story
structure housing the Peoples
Hardware company and wiped out
the rides of the Bernardl Exposition
company and the home-operated
street carnival.
Just for an instant It appeared
the crowd might stampede. But
possible panic was averted by Har
old Conn, the announcer, saying
that the fire was under control and
that the show would continue. With
the announcement, most of the
crowd stayed on, and the show did
continue, smoothly and without in
terruption. That so much of the crowd re
mained to see the show through
when there was being staged so
close at hand one of the most spec
tacular fires of local history is a
great tribute to the quality of the
show.
From the grand opening at 1:30
Friday afternoon when the officials
and judges of Rodeo were intro
duced to the stands and the crowd
stood tense to the strains of the
"Star Spangled Banner," to the
finals of the bucking contest which,
brought Cody Dodson of Enterprise
forth in his championship ride on
Black Diamond, and on through
the Morrow County derby and Del
la Shriver'a ride to win the most
coveted race prize in the closing
hours of the show late Saturday
afternoon, the events went off with
snap and precision. The 85 num
bered performers in the lists, the
wild mustangs, the fast ponies, all
showed caliber seldom excelled In
leading exhibitions of their kind.
Seven Make Finals.
Thirty-six willing top-hands en
tered the lists in the bucking, 17 of
whom rode on Friday and 19 on
Saturday. Of the number seven
survived for the finals and three
placed in the final prize money.
Cody Dodson was selected first af
ter he had been given a re-ride on
Black Diamond because that rear
ing and plunging black outlaw had
fallen with Dodson in their first
attempt. Lloyd Depew, one of
Ukiah's topnotch buckaroos and
brother of Kenneth Depew who has
probably won more laurels than
any other single cowboy in eastern
Oregon, made a beautiful ride on
Madam Queen to place second. Ray
Reyner, who blew into the lists late
the last day as a "dark horse,"
matched his ability with a still
darker horse the famous Colored
Boy to place third. Oral Zum
walt on Sleepy Dick, Pat Owens on
Franklin D, Rock Richmond on
Headlight and Buck Rose on Tea
pot Dome were the other final con
tenders. Because of the many buckaroos
entered, they were bucked part the
first day and part the second, with
the entrance fees each day put up
as day money and split three ways,
and the final riders chosen from
the best rides in the two-day pre
liminaries. Dodson placed first for
the day money Friday on Little Joe,
Oral Zumwalt came second on
Sleepy Dick, and Nick Knight
placed third on Teapot Dome. Sat
urday's day money winners were
Buck Rose on John Day first,
Lloyd Depew on Long Boy second,
and Pat Owens on Teapot Dome
third.
Peters Has Fast Time.
Floyd Peters, Oral Zumwalt and
Wilkins Williams, the latter an In
dian from Adams, proved them
selves to be the class of the more
than 40 ropers who tried for their
calves in the two days. These throe
In order placed first, second and
third each day, with Peters giving
the crowd one of its greatest thrills
Friday when he used two ropes In
making the fast time of 27 sec
onds. Saturday, he hung up the
fastest time of 20 seconds, but used
only one rope. Zumwalt's time was
:28 Friday and :21 Saturday, and
Williams' time was :34H and :25 2-3
respectively. In an exhibition Fri
day, Tony Vey, who runs a rodeo
all his own on his Butter creek
farm, roped and tied his calf In :19.
Matched for spectacular interest
with the performance of the Shriv
er horses In the derby, half-mile
free for all, and girls' pony express
races, was Gerald Swaggart's spec
tacular riding to win both the pony
express and relay races. For the
first time in his many years of per
formance In these events, Swaggart
took both races, and did some
beautiful quick change work In
doing so.
(Continued on P( Four)