OREGON HISTORICAL SOCIETY
PUBLIC AUDITOR I V K
PORTLAND,. ORE.
Volume 54, Number 18
Queen's Attendants
To be Introduced
Here Saturday
Rodeo Directors Will
Name Queen Later;
Show Plans Progress
Who will be queen of Heppner's
Rodeo, August 26-27-28?
Show directors may have a good
idea, but they're not going to tell
until the psychological moment ar
rives. When that psychological mo
ment comes, the news will be re
leased. But for those who wish to meet
other members of the royal court of
Rodeo, they have but to attend the
opening of the series of dances in
their honor. The opening dance will
be held at the county pavilion in
Heppner next Saturday night. El
mer Steele's swing band of Pendle
ton will dish out delightful tunes.
There will be no voting.
Selection of this year's queen will
be made by the Rodeo association,
while Lexington, Rhea Creek, Lena
and Willows granges will each name
an attendant, all having been se
lected witr exception of the Lena
appointee. Those named are:
Miss Evelyn Kirk, Lexington.
Miss Florence Becket, Rhea Creek.
Miss Joyce Carlson, Willows.
Each of the queen's attendants
will have a dance in her honor staged
in her own community by her spon
soring grange, in addition to the
opening and wind-up dances at
Heppner, the final dance on August
20 to serve as inaugural ball for
Queen (?). The dances will each fall
on a Saturday night. The second
dance will be held at Lexington
July 23, in honor of Miss Kirk, Miss
Becket will be honored July 30 at
Rhea creek, and the Lena girl at
Lena August 6, and Mis Carlson at
lone August 13.
The decision to follow this course
for naming the royal court was
evolved from a series of conferences
by Rodeo directors and grange rep
resentatives, and was expected to
meet with popular endorsement as it
eliminates the voting that has led to
some difficulty in past years.
Progress is reported by Henry
Aiken, Rodeo president, in plans for
staging the show itself. The bucking
horses of Kenneth Depew, popular
performer at local shows and one'
time bucking champion, will give
plenty of thrills, judging by perform
ance at the St. Paul show July 4,
Aiken said. He also said prospects
were good for bringing Billy Smith,
12-year-old pony express rider, and
the ponies he trained himself, an
other feature of the St. Paul show
that made a big hit.
The Rodeo will be operated on a
"non-Turtle" basis again this year,
and Aiken said many of the per
formers at St. Paul had promised to
be on deck. Reminding everyone
that the time til Rodeo is rapidly
sHortening, Aiken extended the hos
pitality of the city and a promise of
a cracker-jack show to everyone
who comes to Heppner, August 26-
27-28.
SHITS MONTANA LAMBS
J. G. Barratt returned home the
end of the week from Montana
where he went to ship lambs that
were ready for market He accom
panied the shipment into St. Paul
while away, along with Henry Krebs
who shipped at the same time. Krebs'
lambs, lambed in February, reached
market at a weight of 88 pounds,
while Barrett's, lambed in March,
went in at 80 pounds. Mr. Barratt
reported heavy rains all through
Montana and the Dakotas while he
was away, and some of the flat
country in the Browning section was
covered with water four inches in
depth.
Heppner's junior Camp Fire girls
under the leadership of Mrs. Wood'
row Morris left Sunday for a few
days outing at Hidaway springs.
Heppner,
o NEWSY
o NEWS
o VIEWS
(As gleaned by Paul McCarty
at the Heppner Hotel desk)
Fires, the more disastrous, ones,
seem to have a habit of striking
Heppner's portals in the late hours
of night when all inhabitants are
unprepared ,. . . another fire was in
the making early Monday morning
around the hour of two, but was
quelled before it gained much head
way ... a careless smoker evident
ly dropped off to sleep in his room
at the Heppner Hotel and woke up
with his pillow and mattress in
flames. . . . Luckily, Bill Young,
night clerk, was warned by Bert
Roberts, Merrill's cafe chef, that he
scented smoke on the second floor
corridor . . . quick work saved the
hotel from what might have been
another Heppner fire, similar to the
one that destroyed the famed Palace
Hotel.
Corporal Don Turner . . . that's the
ranking given the local product who
is now attending Citizen's Military
Training Camp for his second con-
secutve summer . . . enlisted with
Corporal Turner at the Vancouver
session are two other Heppner boys,
John Crawford and Jack Hamrick.
Indications that the liquidation of
Heppner's extinct duo of banks is
drawing near completion seem to
be shown by the hustle of J. L.
Gault, bank receiver. . . . Gault is
selling all office equipment he has
used for the past five years and says
he is having no trouble getting rid
of typewriters, files, and numerous
other office accessories.
The Oregon Journal's Fred Lock-
ley, "the man of 10,080 interviews,"
visited Heppner Monday, interview
ing leading citizens for stories that
will be published in his daily col
umn on the editorial page of the
Journal . . . Lockley, who has been
with the previously named paper for
13 years, was the first man to give
the outside world the news about
the famous Heppner flood of 1903.
The starting dates of Heppner's
Rodeo, "the biggest little show of
sports of the old west," are over a
month distant but reservations for
rooms are beginning to come in.
For the first time in several years,
it looks as though a Heppner high
school graduate is going to attend
Whitman college at Walla Walla . .
the first timer will be Jackson Gil
liam who has been given a scholar
ship to that institution.
To early-rising radio listeners who
cater to orchestral arrangements of
popular tunes . . . the Originalities,
an eight-piece orchestra that plays
the latest songs, may be heard each
morning except Saturday and Sun
day, at seven o'clock, over Portland's
KGW . . . this orchestra is one of
the most versatile on radio today.
Until the real thing comes along,
the swimming holes at Bauman's and
Monahan's are filling in as capable
substitutes.
It's the latest thing in town .
the renovated Model T belonging to
Omer McCaleb, apprentice druggist
at the Humphreys concern . . . for th
quaintest car in Heppner, see this
relic.
Public Enemy No. 1
Succumbs in Fire
Bert French's motorcycle which
some town wags have jocularly re
ferred to as Public Enemy No. 1 was
consumed in flames on the hill west
of town between 8 and 9 o'clock yes
terday evening.
French and a pal were attempting
to ride the machine double up the
hill when it overturned and caught
fire. They escaped unharmed but the
machine is reported to have been en
tirely ruined.
TO TAKE TRIP
Frank C. Alfred expected to leave
Saturday on a week's vacation mo
tor trip with Mrs. Alfred, who will
have a week's vacation at the same
time from her WPA supervisory
work at The Dalles. Included in the
anticipated itinerary were visits to
Crater Lake, Oregon caves and the
coast
Oregon, Thursday, July
Fred Lockley Tells
Of Writing One of
First Flood Stories
Noted Interviewer
Gets Dope on Resi
dents; Visits Lions
Fred Lockley's sketches of pion
eers published in the Oregon Jour
nal have long been favorite reading
of many Oregonians, and when this
writer of 10,000 interviews was in
Heppner Monday Lions club mem
bers discovered that he talks just
as interestingly as ne wnxes. mi.
Lockley's talk was packed with hu
man interest anecdotes gleaned from
his long experience as a journalist
Mr. Lockley recalled being in
Heppner at various times in the past,
and it was here that one of his out
standing journalism experiences oc
curred. He was circulation manager
and stockholder of Pendleton East
Oregonian when first word was re
ceived of the flood here June 14,
1903, and he was among a group of
Pendletonians who rode a box car
to Echo and from there he and Dr.
W. G. Cole took team and buggy to
visit the stricken city. From Heppner
they drove to Lexington and lone to
get materal for his story which was
one of the first to reach the outside
world.
While in the city he interviewed
a number of old-time Heppner resi
dents, among them M. D. Clark, E.
G. Noble and Chas. B. Cox. Mrs.
Lockley accompanied him.
Other visitors at the Lions lunch-
n f n lit t 1
eon were ony t;ocneu ana iianc
Dunnington, buddies on the U. S.
airplane carrier Saratoga, and Coch
ell told some of his navy experiences.
,.B. C. Pinckney, chairman of the
Boy ScoOt executive committee, an
nounced that Heppner's contingent
of boys would leave Sunday for a
four-dav summer camp at Ritter
springs. He asked that anyone plan
ning to go to Ritter for a picnic Sun
day get in touch with him to make
arrangements to take some of the
boys over, if possible.
Harold Buhrnan Gets
Hand in Wringer
Harold Buhman, grade school
principal and band director had the
misfortune of catching his hand in
the clothes wringer recently and
sustaining injuries that were ex
pected to take at least six weeks to
mend so that he could use the mem
ber.
The accident happened in Portland
where Mr. Buhman and family are
spending the summer and he is at
tending University of Oregon sum
mer school.
SEE S.S. WHEELER
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Turner, son
Don and John Crawford viewed the
s. s. Charles L. Wheeler as that his
tory making vessel went through the
sealocks at Bonneville Saturday, the
first ocean going vessel to dock at
the port of The Dalles. They were
on their way to Vancouver where
Mr. and Mrs. Turner took the boys
to enter C. M. T. C, and left early
enough to reach Bonneville as the
ship passed. They reported a large
crowd present to witness this part of
the celebration in honor of inaugur
ation of The Dalles as a seaport. On
the return Mr. and Mrs. Turner took
the Wapinitia cut-off and visited Mr.
and Mrs. O. G. Crawford at Madras
and Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Schwarz
at Prineville.
Mr. and Mrs. Russell McNeill de
parted the end of the week for a va
cation at Hayden lake near Spo
kane. Mr. McNeill is assistant man
ager of the local branch, First Na
tional bank of Portland.
Mid Summer Sale Coats, Suits
and Hats, -price. Special rack of
dresses sold regularly to $8.95 priced
$1.95, $2.95, $3.95. Curran's Ready-t-Wear.
17-20
14, 1938
FIRST NEW WHEAT
RECEIVED HERE
North Country Getting Under
Full Swing, With 3570 Sacks
Received at Lex Yesterday
The Heppner section is just start
ing harvest while the country farth
est north is in full swing, and that in
between which drains into Lexing
ton will be at its peak about the mid
dle of next week.
R. O. Deulon delivered the first
new crop wheat at the Farmers Ele
vator warehouse in Heppner Tues
day. It was Rex variety, going 58
pounds to the bushel. At the Inter
ior warehouse Ray Drake and Dale
Akers made the first deliveries yes
terday. Both lots consisted of forty
fold of good quality.
Morrow County Grain Growers
at Lexington has been receiving for
more than a week, and yesterday re
ceived 3570 sacks. G. J. Ryan, man
ager of the Lexington houses, esti
mated the average production in the
Lexington section to run about 16
bushels to the acre. The quality is
lighter than last year, and the first
carload shipped ran one percent
smut.
At Morgan, Elmer Griffith, man
ager, estimates that a total of 100,000
bushels will be received there for
the season. Smut is quite bad in the
white wheat being received, and
quality of both red and white wheat
lower than usual.
Yields over the county are- vary
mg, with some operators getting
more than expected and others not
so much. Part of the Fred Mankin
wheat, the heaviest yielding report
ed to date, was running between 30
and 35 bushels.
Warehouse managers generally re
port an extremely light carryover
of old wheat, the total on the branch
probably not exceeding 10,000 bush
els.
Large Grass Fire
Burns West of Cecil
CCC boys from Heppner were
called Tuesday night to assist in
subduing a large grass fire burning
west of Cecil.
The fire is reported to have burn
ed from Cecil clear across to the
Arlington-Condon highway. The re
port was brought in by Hubert Gaily
who, with Ray P. Kinne, local man
ager, attended a conference of P. P
& L. employees at Arlington yester
day. Whether it was the grass fire
or Old Sol that was responsible,
Gaily wasn't sure, but he said the
thermometer registered 107 in the
shade on Arlington's Main street at
5 o'clock yesterday evening.
FORMER RESIDENTS VISIT
Twenty-two years may not be a
very long time, but when dark hair
turns white in the interval it makes
a marked change. Not that the pos
sessor of the hair has become old in
spirit or appearance because of the
silvering locks. For Edgar Ayers,
absent from Heppner for the stated
period, is not an old man by any
measure. But when he dropped in
unexpectedly on old-time friends
Tuesday, the white hair had many
guessing. Mr. Ayers is recently of
Dunsmuir, Cal., but announced that
he would be transferred shortly to
Los Angeles. He is connected with
a hotel company. He drove over from
Pendleton Tuesday with his sister,
Mrs. Elsie Lassater of Walla Walla,
both having been visiting in the
Round-Up city with their sister, Mrs.
Ida Fell. Both Mrs. Lassater and Mr.
Ayers spent their early days in
Heppner, and Mr. Ayers was among
the city's early movie theater opera
tors. They spent several busy and
enjoyable hours renewing old-time
friendships. Mr. Ayers is the father
of three children and he said his
eldest boy would graduate from San
ta Clara college the coming year. A
twinkle of pride in his eye was not
ed when he added that the young
man was a member of the Broncho
football team.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Oviatt and
children accompanied J. A. Sharp
on a motor, trip to Olympia, Wash.,
leaving the first of the week.
Subscription $2.00 a Year
Sewerage Disposal,
Reservoir Aid
Suggested for PWA
System for Refuse
Set at $35,000;,
Representative Here
A sewerage disposal system and
improvement in the city's reservoir
facilities were two projects dis
cussed Tuesday by city dads with
H. W. Poling, PWA representative.
Definite steps were not taken on
either project Mr. Poling was in the
city to explain Uncle Sam's new
"spend - lend" depression busting
campaign and to assist in preparation
of applications for such projects as
the city might deem necessary or
feasible.
The new public works act, like the
former one, provides for Uncle Sam
making an outright grant of 45 per
cent of approved projects, the local
governmental body sponsoring the
project putting up the other 55 per
cent which, under proper conditions,
Uncle Sam will also advance as a
loan.
According to plans and specifica
tions prepared a few years ago by
Frank Stockman, Baker engineer, an
adequate sewerage disposal system
for the city would cost $35,000. These
plans called for installation of a dis
posal plant as well as the necessary
pipes and other facilities. Though
some alteration might be needed in
these plans, it was believed they
might be used in applying for PWA
assistance.
No engineering has been done on
the proposed reservoir improve
ments, but members of the council's
water committee are strongly in fa
vor of such a project. It ig contem
plated to rellne the old large reser
voir located on the hill above the
reservoir now in use, to cover it and
connect it up with the lower reser
voir for automatic feed. The increas
ed water reserve that would be pro
vided would not only give better
service, but would reflect a saving
through lower insurance rates, it was
believed.
Also mentioned was the possibility
of improving the new swimming tank
site for park purposes through PWA
assistance.
The visiting PWA official is a son
of Dr. D. V. Poling, public relations
represenative of the state board of
higher education and a favorite
speaker of commencement and oth
er audiences here over a long period
of years.
HELPS HARVEST PEAS
Henry Tetz, head of the Adams
schools and former athletic director
in the local school, is spending his
vacation in the harvest fields of
Umatilla and Sherman counties.
While in the city Tuesday with his
family, he told of having assisted in
the pea harvest on a laige Umatilla
county farm that turned out an av
erage of 40 tons of peas a day over a
20-day period. The peas went to
Walla Walla for canning. He worked
on the hoe-down and said he found
the work interesting but somewhat
gruelling at times. On two different
occasions he put in a 24-hour shift.
The peas must be taken off when
ready, which causes irregularity in
the harvesting procedure. A few
hours may be worked one day, sev
eral days may be skipped entirely,
and then again a long stretch like
those 24-hour shifts may be required.
In a few days he expected to go to
Grass Valley to work in the wheat
harvest. The Tetz family left Tues
day evening for' Adams in a new
car purchased locally.
PAST GRANDS TO MEET
Past Noble Grands club will meet
at the home of Mrs. Frank Turner
next Wednesday, July 20, to work on
tea towels and aprons for the baz
aar to be held later in the fall.
Earl Eskelson was over from the
Lone Rock ranch yesterday, trans
acting business.
J