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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, July 30, 1959
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Princess Joan to be
Honored Saturday
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PRINCESS
Morrow County Fair and Ro
deo princess Joan Mae will be
the guest of honor at the third
princess dance next Saturday
night at the fair pavilion in
Heppner. She Is the representa
tive of the Rhea Creek Grange
on the 1959 royal court.
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Jeep Added to
City Fire Equipment
A specially built Jeep grass
fire truck was put into service
this week by the Heppner fire
department and was used on a
fire at the city dump the same
day it was delivered.
The pickup is outfitted with
a 150 gallon water tank a gas
oline motor powered pump and
fog nozzle designed primarily for
fighting grass and field fires. It
will also carry sacks and other
equipment and will be used-to
fight both rural and city fires.
The truck was purchased by
the fire department and outfitted
by the city through the coopera
tion of Bruce Motors who assem
bled the equipment, and Heppner
Pine Mills who donated a siren
for the truck.
The addition of the new truck
brings to three the pieces of
equipment now in use by trje
fire department and gives the
city limited equipment for use
in fighting fires in the recently
organized Heppner rural fire dis
trict. When the district is able
to vote on a tax base next year,
and got a levy on the tax rolls,
. another large piece of equip
ment will be purchased.
Mrs Delbert Anson
Services Saturday
Funeral services for Mrs Del
bert Anson, who died July 28
at her home in Hermiston, will
be held Saturday, August 1 at
2 p m at the Burns Mortuary
chapel in Hermiston.
She is survived by her hus
band, and two daughters, Mrs
Phyllis Thornberg and Betty
Rietmann, lone.
FIRE DOES LITTLE DAMAGE
Heppner firemen were called
to the city dump on Bairn Fork
Monday afternoon to control a
grass fire which burned out of
the dump. Most of the grass in
the dump grounds and some a
long the road was burned before
it could be extinguished. No
grain was burned, though it was
threatened.
The Rev and Mrs Charles Knox
are counselors this week at the
Christian church camp at Cove.
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JOAN MOE
Princess Joan who is 18 years
of age, graduated last spring
from Heppner high school. She
is 5 feet, 4 inches tall, a bru
nette who weighs 115 pounds and
is the daughter of Mr and Mrs
Elmer Moe of Heppner.
During her high school years
she was a member of the school
Pep club and the Future Busi
ness Leaders of America. She be
longs to the Wranglers riding
club and her hobbies Include
horseback riding and boating.
She will be seen at the rodeo and
during other public appearances
on her own horse, Jet. During
the summer Princess Joan is em
ployed at Bruce Motors in Hepp
ner. The music for Princess Joan's
dance will be provided by Rod
Esselstyn and his orchestra of
Pendleton and admission has
been set at $1.00 per person.
Dancing has been scheduled
from lo until 2.
Assistant County
Agent Arrives
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Joe Hay, new assistant Mor
row county agent, arrived In
Heppner this week to assume
his new duties in the county of
fice. He will work with N C An
derson, county agent, and Miss
Esther Kirmls, home economics
agent.
Hay, whose home is in Salem,
Is a graduate of Oregon State
College in agriculture education.
He spent six months in the army
in the national guard program
and several months with the
ASC office in Salem as county
wheat performance supervisor.
He has just , completed his in
service training course at OSC.
The new agent will assist here
with the general agriculture pro
gram, 4-H work and weed con
trol. Later he will work In the
north part of the county with
soils and irrigation work.
Miss Leta Humphreys and Mrs
Clara B Gertson returned Wed
nesday from Redmond where
they had gone to attend the
charter night banquet of the Sor
optimist Club of Redmond, on
Tuesday.
WEATHER
Hi Low
Thursday 101 76
Friday 92 62
Saturday 87 54
Sunday 92 57
Monday 89 49
Tuesday 76 41'
Wednesday 72 43
Rainfall for the week, none;
for July .11; for the year 7.62
Inches.
Gazette
"Centennial Days"
To be Theme of
1959 Fair, Rodeo
With the Morrow county fair
less than a month away, plans
are progressing for a successful
event again this year, reports
N C Anderson, fair committee
secretary. In addition to regular
events and activities of past
years, several new one have been
added, some of which will give
a fitting air to the fair this
centennial year. The theme
"Centennial Days" will be car
ried out in booths, floats, 4-H
style revue and in the exhibits
themselves. A special added ex
hlbit that will fit into this theme
will be booths depicting early
home life in Morrow county.
Special events of the 1959 fair
Include a 4-H Saddle horse show
Wednesday evening, August 26,
4-H style revue Thursday even
ing with the 4-H pig scramble
and fat auction sale scheduled
for Friday evening. The fair will
continue through Saturday with
all exhibits open for the public
until 6:00 P M; this later time
arranged this year for those who
may wish to see exhibits after
the Saturday afternoon rodeo.
Friday has been reserved for the
ever popular horse show spon
sored by the Wranglers riding
club.
4-H saddle horse club mem
bers, of which there are 47, will
perform for the public Wednes
day eveniner In horsemanshlt)
and ' showmanship contests as
well as conformation Judging. A
sDeclal troDhv. provided by Paul
Pettyjohn, lone will be presented
to the all-around champion 4-H
showman. Club members who
have passed parts of the saddle
horse advancement program will
show what is required of them
in Dassine tests. The trophy pro
vided by Paul Pettyjohn is one
of several that will be awarded
in 4-H open class events this
year.
Added since last year's lair is
one for the exhibitor of the grand
champion 4-H fat steer awarded
by Herbert Ekstrom & Sons, lone
and another provided by the
Harold Beach family for the best
agricultural demonstration. The
Morrow County Livestock Grow
prs Association will again pre
sent a trophy to the premiere
exhibitor of open class oeei;
Morrow County Grain Growers
suitable troDhv to the sweep
stakes grain exhibitor; Ford's
Tire Service trophy to junior
champion 4-H livestock Judge;
Jordan Elevator Company tro-.
nhies to lunior champion Deei,
swine, sheep and dairy show
man; special cash prizes for the
cake baking contest sponsorea
bv the Oreeon Wheat urowers
League as well as a number of
special awards for 4-H home ec
onomics contest All are listed
In the fair premium list which
will be mailed early next week.
Open class beef exhibitors,
which have dwindled in past
years, are being encouraged to
be back in full strength this
niwf Pi-pmiiims havp hppn douh-
lied to encourage this partici
pation. Beef judging will be held
on Thursday evening in hopes
that there will be a larger aud
ience to see the high quality
animal exhibits which Morrow
countv boasts of. William Raw
lins, new grain superintendent
hopes for one ol the largest ex
hibits ever In this class. He is
asking everyone to save exhibits
and has offered to clean them
if he is contacted before fair
time.
Fair booths will carry a "cen
tennial air" In keeping with the
theme, reservations are coming
in every day and those wishing
a good spot are urged to contact
tht secretary for their booth now.
Making reservations to date are
Heppner Soil Conservation Dis
trict, Wranglers riding club,
Camp Fire Girls, Morrow Coun
try Cowbelles, Rhea Creek Grange,
A C Keene and 4-H Club Coun
cil. With a number of improve
ments being made since last fair
time and more expected before
the opening day of August 26,
this year's fair should attract
more exhibitors and "fair-goers"
than ever before, says Anderson.
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LOG TRUCK AND PICKUP TANGLE This pickup (upper picture)
owned by the Everett Den Herder company, pipeline contractors,
and driven by Ed Groshens of Heppner, wag flipped on its side
when hit byn loaded log truck Monday evening on Willow
creek about erght -miles east of Heppner. The collision flipped
the load off the truck's trailer (bottom) but fortunately, not
on top of the pickup. The truck was owned and driven by Don
Mills, Echo, who was hauling logs to the stud mill on Hinton
creek. Neither Mills or Groshens were injured though damage
to both vehicles was considerable. (GT Photos)
Charles McDaniel
Passes Wednesday;
Services Saturday
Charles Henry McDaniel, 68,
formerly of Hardman, died July
29 at Pioneer Memorial hospital
where he had been a patient for
10 months.
Mr McDaniel was born Nov
20, 1890 at Spokane but had lived
for many years at Hardman. He
was a member of the Christian
church and the Hardman IOOF
lodge. He was married to Mary
Hadley, Jan 22, 1921 at Condon
and she passed away a year
ago.
Services will be held Saturday
nt 2:30 at the Heppner Christian
church with the Rev Charles
Knox officiating. Burial will be
in the Hardman cemetery.
Surviving are one son, Ellis
Saling, Heppner; a daughter,
Marie Johnson, Portland; two
step-children, Zoe Billings and
Everett Hadley, both of Board
man; two brothers, James Mc
Daniel, Stayton, and Frank Mc
Daniel of Stanfield; two sisters,
Ella Bleakman, Heppner, and
Nellie Lindvarg of Idaho. He also
leaves two grandchildren and
several great-grandchildren.
Creswick Mortuary is in charge
of arrangements.
Charles A Andrews,
86, of Lonerock
Dies Here Saturday
Funeral services were held
Wednesday at Lonerock for
Charles A Andrews, 86, who died
July 25 at Pioneer hospital where
he had been a patient for more
than three years. Rev John Ryd
gren, pastor of Hope Lutheran
church, Heppner, officiated.
Mr Andrews was born Sept 19,
1872 in Macon county, Missouri
and came to this country before
the turn of the century. He spent
most of his life in the Lonerock
area. He was married to Janie
Sprouls in Hoppner in 1898 and
she passed away in 1931.
He is survived by one son
Ernest, Milton-Freewater; three
daughters, Mrs Cora Hicks, Lone
rock; Florence Stewart, and Mrs
Alice Bradfield, both of Hermis
ton. He also leaves one brother,
William C of Vancouver, Wash,
19 grandchildren and 32 great
grandchildren. One son and one
daughter preceeded him In
death.
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Old Rifle Stolen;
Would he Dangerous
If Ever Fired
Some person, probably a
youngster, has possession of
an old 32 caliber rifle which
if fired probably could eith
er seriously injure or kill the
person shooting it
The old gun, which is a
museum piece and in no con
dition to shoot, has an oct
agon barrel and was taken
recently from a storage shed
at the rear of the former Al
Huit home on the corner of
Cale and Water Streets.
If any parent knows of a
boy having such a rifle, he
Is asked to contact Dean Gil
man or Bill Labhart for the
sake of the youngster.
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ONE OF HEPPNER'S OLD LAUNDRIES It the early part of the century Heppner had. at one tim
or another, several laundries, but this particular one formerly stood on Water street near the
corner of Jones street It was built In 1903 a few months after the big flood washed away the
former building at the upper end of town. The only persons identified In this picture are Mrs
James L Yeager, center, and Mrs Jeff French, who is on the left This photo is the property of
O M Yeager and his sister, Mrs B H Peck and more information on the old laundry can be
found in a letter to the editor on page 2.
Tuesday Night Stop
Planned at Boardman
The On-To-Oregon Wagon at Boardman along its shore.
Train, one of the highlights of The train will be met at the
the Oregon Centennial, is near- county line by Morrow county
ing the end of its long trail r air and Rodeo queen Sharon
and will, barring unforseen diffi- Cutsforth and her court who will
culties or breakdowns, cross Mor-1 nde with the wagons to Boards
row county sometime next Tues-jman. Many residents of Board-
day, August 4. A whopping cele
bration is being planned for the
overnight stop at Boardman
Tuesday night.
Shortly after the seven wagon
train crosses the Morrow-Umatilla
county line near Ordnance,
the members of the train will
get their first glimpse of the
Columbia river, one of the ulti
mate goals of the hardy pioneers
and they will camp that night
Work Starts on
Getting Bombing -Range
Released
"Now is the time to perform
a marriage of your water, your
power, and your land," Forrest
E Cooper, Lakeview, attorney for
the Association of Oregon Coun
ties, stated at a public meeting
Monday night at the court house.
Cooper spoke before the group
of persons interested in Investi
gating the return of the Board
man bombing range to private
ownership from the federal gov
ernment. The range constitutes nearly
96,000 acres, a sizeable portion
of Morrow county. County judge
Oscar Peterson was instigator of
the meeting and he stated that,
"It is up to us now if we want
to get this land back on the tax
rolls."
Efforts have been made for
several years to get the land re
turned to private ownership and
attempts along this line were
made by former county Judge
Garnet Barratt as far back as
five years ago.
, Current work has been promp
ted because the Air Force has
said that the land is surplus to
them. Present plans of the de
fense department call for turn
ing the range over to the Navy
for high altitude bombing and
under an Informal agreement
the Navy now has use of the
range and it was under tneir
use that two bombs hit private
property near lone this spring.
Feeling was expressed that the
range was not Isolated enough
from farms and homes to make
it the best suited for the Navy's
use.
Judge Peterson read correspon
dence with the armed services
committee both by himself and
Congressman Al Ullman request
ing a 45 day delay in the trans
fer of the range to the Navy,
the time to be used by the county
residents to present their plan to
have the land returned to pri
vate ownership. No formal pro
mise has been received, but a
temporary deferral was obtain
ed. In the meantime the Navy
has use of the range.
$720,000 has been placed as the
cost of the 97,985 acre bombing
range by the government and
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Historical Feature
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man and the county are expected
to also join the train and par
ticipate in the big party planned
for lis members that night at
Loardman.
The wagon train will camp for
the night at the North Morrow
county fair grounds and the fac
ilities of the high school will be
made available to the group for
"cleaning up." A baked salmon
dinner, indicative of the fine
fishing along the river near
Boardman, will be served In the
evening with all of the dinner
and its trimmings to be provided
by Morrow county women. There
will also be old time music,
square dances and lots of other
special entertainment provided.
The dinner will be prepared
and served by members of the
county extension units and other
women's orga n I z a 1 1 o n s who
make up the special welcoming
committee. Mrs Richard Way
mire, chairman of the Boardman
extension unit, is In charge of
the food committee. Between 150
and 200 pounds of salmon will
be prepared for the dinner and
Boardman and Irrigon water
melons will provide the dessert
Final arrangements for the big
welcoming party were made this
week at a special meeting at
the Hitchin' Post in Boardman.
The whole affair will be under
the direction of the Boardman
chamber of commerce with the
Hoppner-Morrow county cham
ber lending its assistance. R B
Rands, Joe Tatone and sheriff
C J D Bauman are heading up
the plans.
According to the present sched
ule, the famous Wagon Train
will spend Monday night at the
Irving Mann ranch near Stan
field then make the 20 mile trip
on to Boardman Tuesday. Wed
nesday night it will camp at
Heppner Junction. Throughout
its trip west from Pendleton the
train will be escorted and guard
ed by members of the National
Guard.
Conversion of Lex
Post Office to Rural
Station Ordered
Word was received this week
that the post office department
has ordered the discontinuance
of the Lexington post office at
the close of business on August
31 and its conversion to a rural
station tributary to the Heppner
post office.
The post office department an
nounced about a month ago that
it was considering such a move,
and this week's announcement
makes it official. The change
will make little difference in the
operation of the Lexington office,
however.
Elwynne Peck, who recently
purchased Hatfield's Grocery In
Lexington, has been named
clerk in-charge of the Lexing
ton rural station and the office
will be moved Into the store by
September 1.