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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 17, 1961)
LIBRARY U or 0 En r .i 4 - - (to to HEPPN 1 Oc Copy QUEEN mw Mas .A - j., ,c v Homage to be Paid Queen Joan Moe At Saturday Dance Pretty Queen Joan, who will reign at the 1961 Morrow County Fair and Rodeo, will be honored at her own dance Saturday night at the fair pavilion. The queen will be attended by her court: Princess Sandra Eubanks, Prin cess Marlene- Fetsch, Princess Ronnie Belsma and Princess Pat Partlow. Queen Joan, 20, is the daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Moe, Heppner. She is an outstanding horsewoman who has never lived on a ranch but has been riding since she was four and has own ed and cared for a horse of her own since she was 12. The 1961 queen has appeared in the last eight fair and rodeo parades in Heppner, and was a princess in the 1959 queen's court. Queen Joan had many op portunities to prove her riding ability as a member of the 1959 court. She took part in appear ances at the Milton-Freewater Pea Festival, the Ukiah Rodeo, the Aqua Capers at Hat Rock, the Umatilla County Fair, and the Sage Riders Rodeo. She rode in the Dress-Up Parade at Pen dleton. The most exciting ex perience, she says, was helping escort the Centennial wagon train across Morrow county from the Umatilla county line to Gil liam county. A graduate" of Heppner high school, Queen Joan at 5 ft, 4 in. is an attractive girl with blue eyes and light brown hair. Her father is plant superintendent at the Heppner branch of Kin zua Corp. She and her mother both love horses and have ridden at every opportunity. They both have horses and are often seen together riding on summer even ings in the town and surround ing area. Keeping a horse when one lives in town Is always a little more difficult than having one on a ranch, and Queen Joan looks forward each spring to the time she can bring her horse in from winter pasture to have her available to ride again. Her official horse for the rodeo will be "Jet," the black mare she has had for the past five years, snd which she rode in S Jf "TP"" QfgQon. Thufsdoy, August 17, 1961 GAZ JOAN MOE the 1959 appearances. She has been a member of the 1-H Saddle club and served as junior leader of the group. She is an active member of the Hepp ner Wranglers and takes part in their contests. Besides riding, the queen's fav orite pastimes are boating and swimming. She is presently em ployed at the Wagon Wheel Cafe. Queen Joan is sponsored by the Fair and Rodeo association, who will also sponsor the dance. Music will be provided for the dance by Leonnig's orchestra. Festivities will begin at 10 p. m., with a late lunch Included in the price of admission. Club Seeks Group To Serve Luncheon Would some orgaanization like to serve luncheon at the fair pa vilion during the Wranglers Horse Show on Friday, September 1? This is the question put by the Wranglers who feel that the pub lic would appreciate the service, and at the same time, the spon soring group would benefit from the proceeds. Any group interested is asked to contact Lenna Smith, fair sec retary, for information. Car Lights Bring Plane to Safety in Storm Headlights from three autos brought a private alrpane in for a safe landing at the Kin zua Corporation airstrip near the Heppner mill during the big storm Monday evening. Occupied by a man, his wife and 20-months-old daughter, the Cessna sought refuge at the mill airstrip when the in tended destination, the Pendle ton airport was found to be enveloped in a dust storm. The pilot Delbert Pratt of Enterprise, found that he could not land at Lexington because it was also socked In. Pendle ton airport advised him by ra dio to try the Klnzua airstrip ETTE Queen's Crowning, Street Dance Set Qumb Joan's cor on a 1 1 o b will be performed la a cere mony at the corn? of Mala and Willow streets Saturday night at 1:30. Mike White smith, president of the Cham ber ol Commote announces. Festivities accompanying tho ceremony wilt Include a street dance starting at p an. and concluding at t with Loon nlg' orchestra furnishing mu sic This will precedo th Queen's Dance at the fail pa vilton. Outdoor Style Revue "Big Show" of Fair "Next 411 Target the Moon will be the theme of the first outdoor 4-H Style Revue to be staged before the rodeo grand stand on Wednesday evening. August 23, at 8:00 F. M. accord ing to Esther Kirmls. Morrow .siit,ifL Avlimctnn APenl. Giris enrolled In the "Charm ingly Yours," "Teen Wise Cloth Ing," "Fun and Sun." "Better Dress" and Clothing V 411 pro Jrcts will model the garments they have made this year. Earlier In the day they will model their dresses before the clothing Judges, Mrs. Russell McKennon and Mrs. Kenneth Waud, for rib. bon placing. - The committee working to make this outdoor spectacle a success Include: Mr. and Mrs. William Rawlins, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Carlson, Mr. and Mrs. Keith Rea, and Mr. and Mrs. Har old Snider, all of lone. Parade of Pets To Be Fair Feature County youngsters will again have an opportunity to show thpir nets off at the second Pet Show to be held in conjunction with the county fair. New this year will be parade of pets to be herd in the Judging arena at 11:30 Thursday morning. The Pet Show is open to all children of J;he county between the years of 514. Each entrant will receive a ribbon. The show is under the direc tion of Mrs. W. W. Weatherford, who said bantam chickens are to be included as pets this year, not In poultry exhibits. Any type pet is welcome. All should be leashed or caged, and since cats are especially hard to manage with the number of dogs enter ed, it has been suggested that they be brought in well closed cages. The animals are to be entered at 10 a. m. and it was pointed out if the day is warm u is aa vlsable to provide the pet with a drinking pan for water. Nurse Says Flooded Wells Need Testing County Health Nurse Velma Glass reports instructions for cleaning wells and water sam ple bottles may be obtained at Barnett Chevron Station in lone. All wells should be tested after being flooded, Mrs. Glass stressed. and then telephoned the mill office to report that the plane was coming. Elmer Moe, mill superin tendent, and D. Jones went to the strip in a pickup, Mrs. Moe said in telling of the incident and they stopped two other cars on the highway and ask ed for their assistance. Two cars were stationed at one end of the field and one at the other In the early even ing darkness. Lights of the autos were used to illuminate the field. Pratt skillfully landed the plane without Incident and he and his wife and daughter emerged cheerfully from the Til MES 78th Year, Number 24 Fun, Color, Excitement Are Offered There will be excitement, color, and high hopes when the gate open Tuesday for the annual Morrow County Fair at the Hepp ner fairgrounds at 900 a. m.. according to the fair committee chairman, Mrs, Walter Wright Outstanding events of the fair include an outdoor style Revue, 4-H pig scramble, 4 11 livestock auction sale ana n saauie horse show. "We expect to have more ex hibits than ever,1 Mrs. Wright said, "both In 4 11. FFA. and open class." Outstanding events have been scheduled for each day of the fair. Ooen class entries will be received Tuesday, August 22. All 4-H and FFA entries are to be at the falrerounds by 11 a. m. Other entries will be received throughout the day. At 1:30 p .m., 4-H and FFA members will test their ability at Judging livestock In the 4-H and FFA livestock Judging con test. This is a keenlv anticipated event for members with livestock projects as the top livestock Judges are selected as a Judging team to eo to the state fair at Salem to judge In the livestock Judging contests there. Tuesday evening will be International Farm Youth Exchange night in the fair pavilion. Information on the IFYE night Is In another itnrv In this noner. FFA livestock will be Judgedl Wednesday morning at At 9-00. 4-H members will have their livestock Judged, starting with swine, then beef, dairy and sheep. The swine are being Judg ed first so that the judging can he rnmnloted in the cooler part of the day. At 9:00 also Judging will begin in fruits, vegetables, hay, crops, and all home econ omics exhibits. Wednesday afternoon as soon as the 4-H livestock Judging is completed, 4-H members are ask ed to be ready to go immed iately Into the 4-H. livestock showmanship contest. This con test is designed to test the abil ity of 4-H members in show ing their animals. The ever DODular Style Revue will be held outdoors this year tn accommodate the crowds. It will take place Wednesday even ing at 8 p. m. More lniormation on the outdoor Style Revue Is in another storv in this paper. Open class livestock will be Judged in the Judging area at the same time the Style Revue is being held. Thursday, August 24, Will be a busy day at the fair, Mrs. Wright said. Starting at 9:00 a. m., the 4-H livestock showman ship contest will continue. This is expected to be completed by about 11:30 with the all-around champion livestock showman ship contest to follow at 1:00 p. m. This will allow time for contestants to do last minute grooming on their animals. (Continued on page 6) aircraft, none of them appar ently worried about their flight. Had he been unable to land at the mill strip, Pratt said that he planned to find a level wheat field in which to set down. Nevertheless, the family was grateful for the neighborly as sistance received here. They stayed In the Northwestern Motel overnight, and Mrs. Moe took them back to their plane Tuesday morning. They left again for Pendleton. Incidentally, Pratt said that some of his mother's relatives were here in 1903 and perished in the big flood. kme From Deluge; Heppner Hit FUH flood struck lone Tues day evening, causing Its resi dents to evacuate and bringing w-rr trot-rty damage. In the second f two freakUh norms that converged on southern Mot. row county at about the Mine time c-f day on consecutive even-Ink'- The Heppner area took tin brunt on the night before. Old timers at lone, sun eying the water and debris that covered the streets, declared that It was the worst since the 1903 disaster when the town suffered damage In the wake of the devastating flood at Heppner. Water poured Into business buildings, bringing a thick lay er of slit and muck, up to four Inches deep. Basements were filled, and water on Main street THIS IS the shambles of No. 3 fairway at Willow Creek Golf coursa. left by tht Monday flood. Debris and muck covar th fairway lot almost its tntlra length. (G-T Photo) F ...... ... ,. ... I P-Pt ' h $ .V-1" " THREE MEN. Bert Corbin. Ralph Richmond and Elwyn Hughes, war on this Morrow County Grain Growers fire truck when It was surrounded by flames and started burning Saturday on tha Frank Anderson ranch. The men had to run through burning grass to escape, and the truck was abandoned to the flames. Purchased new in 1959. the Jeep was insured but equipment was only par tially covered. (Charles Ruggles Photo) Fire Fighting Rig Lost in Blaze; 3 Men Run to Safety, But 2 Hurt Fast moving flames surround ed and consumed the fire fight ing truck owned by Morrow County Grain Growers about noon Saturday. The rig was be ing used to fight a grass fire which apparently was man made, starting along the road way of highway 207, two miles south of the Ruggs Junction. Loss was estimated at between $5,000 and $6,000. Approximately 150 acres of good pasture grass also burned. The fire was first reported at 9 a. m. It started in Porcupine canyon, then advacned up a smaller unnamed canyon, creat ing a widely seperated twin prong of advancing flames. Local ranchers came from Hardman, the immediate area, and as far away as the lower Eight Mile area, 50 to 60 in alL Three Heppner volunteer fire fighters took a small pickup out to help. Equipment registered in the newly appointed Morrow County Rural Fire District, a vol unteer organization, was used on the flames. Gar Aviation at Lexington was called when those on the firellne found they would not be able to stop the advance of the fire. Gregg Leyva. 20. filled the 100 gallon tank of his airplane and dumped detergent In hsrd-to- offers iHecavy Do-noge range 1 up to two feet deep. Near the iliy hall, which was. also flooded, the water was much deeper. Cumin at 5 45 p. m. the storm strurk at aUut the same time of day that Heppner was hit the previous day t Monday), but the start was different. Lightning strikes hitting dry stubble and graa field set many fire around Heppner. llsrdinan. Ruggs and Eight Mile alter 5 p. m. Monday, and aa Fire Chief Charles Huggles rxprcMed It. "The w hole country side seemed to be on fire." Dense smoke billowed up on tho aouth. west and east sides of Heppner as ranchers battled hl.i7c that hit their i laces. Sud denly, however, the skies opened 1 reach spots on the fire. Those fighting the fire said this Is what made it possible to con trol the blaze. Burned along with the MCGG pickup, which was equipped with power pumps and a 125 gallon water tank, were a radio, fire hose and power saw used in fire fighting. The flames spread so quickly that those on the truck were un able to use their equipment and had to run through burning grass to escape. In getting away from the blaz ing fire rig two were injured, Ralph Richmond and Bert Cor bin, both of Heppner. Corbin fell over a bank he could not see in the flames and was brought to Pioneer Memorial hospital where x-rays showed he did not have any broken bones but had suf fered extensive bruises. Rich mond suffered a sprained ankle. William Kill, Heppner, also suffered a sprained ankle fight ing the fire at another location. Frank Anderson, Heppner rancher who is coordinator of the county fire district for the area, was owner of the pasture which burned. He was out of town but neighbors plied in and did the job of fighting the blaze. The fire was under control by about 1:30 p. m. and In the space it some 10 or 15 minutes. .6 inrn or ram icu. downing the fires and bringing fltiod conditions. Chief Rufgles said that 12 men tit ih fir deusrtment were on .iiitv th h.-iiMit of the rmer gency. The rural truck was dis patched to the Jim aienun place where thre fires were In progress. Morgan Connor and Herman Grren took It there. The hlM there, swent by high wind, raced over some 4W acres. One came within 10 feet of a rmin and aiiM-k shed, and an other whipped through a corral so Taut that It never cnarreu r.nHi rvMti. slthouch It slicked out grass and weeds In the cor ral. Anmlir fire was reported by fireman Jim Devln on the How. srd Pettyjohn place and the Jeep was taken inert oy Herman u Don Strocber. rhl.f Ku rules' loa shows a call i 4 VI from Mrs. Harold Wright who reported three fires south of them. Mrs, A. C. Bechdolt at Hardman reported "fires all around" them. Another report said that build ings at Ruggs were jeopardized by fire. Ralph Reamer reported two fires across from his house, and Lonnle Edmondson said there was a fire near his place. From Klnzua Lumber Com pany came the report of fire on the hill south of the mill on the Wlghtman land. Still another re port told of fire near the new school, and Mrs. Taul Warren said fire was "right above" their house, northwest of the golf course. rhir Rticelea said that It be came so bad that he held equip ment here watting for a call that might report buildings on lire. A lightning strike hit a pile of posts of Ellis Pettyjohn's and burned them. Fires from lightning strikes were so prevalent In the Hepp ner area that no record of all of them is possible. Chief Rug gles reported that in a 40-minute period preceding the 5:45 p. m. cloudburst his office received between 30 and 40 calls for help from people who had fire to fight. The Jim Valentines were driv en from their home, which was surrounded by burning fields. When they returned after the thev found the sides washed away from a roadway to their home which had just been paved last week. In the same area, Ron Hague wood reported seeing 11 fires start from lightning strikes within a few minutes. Lightning struck In a iieia tha road from the D. Cox home in the Black Horse north of town lust as the family was sitting down to dinner. Another bolt nit ciose by. The fire was coming on the hlcrh wind so fast that the fam- iv ran to the car and drove up the road "to watch it burn" be cause they were sure their nome was going up In flames and they did not have time to save any thing. It didn't, the downpour quickly put out tne "re, oui n dan oh nH nut fences and took the top off the summer fallowed fields. Two of Cornett Green's year (Continued en page 6) No Disaster Relief Available for Flood W. I. O'Harra, Morrow county disaster chairman, said Wed nesday that R. Busch of the American Red Cross came from Portland Wednesday and sur veyed the scene of the lone flood. After checking, Busch said that he had not found anything that made this ap pear to be in the nature of a disaster and therefore, it would not qualify for aid from the Red Cross. The Pendleton office of the Red Cross called and offered any aid that it could give, O'Harra said. Miss Kay Wren, head of the Red Cross disaster branch in Yakima, Wn., announced Wed nesday morning that since there had not been serious home damage in lone, no aid will be available from nat ional Red Cross. Aid Is not given either to commercial businesses where there has been flood damage, she said. However, the thoughts to ward relief came only from outside agencies. Mayor Charles O'Connor had prev iously made it clear that lone residents were not seeking dis aster relief and said they could "take are of themselves."
