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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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)
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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
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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
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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."