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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, August 12, 1965
QUEEN JUDT SHERER
Saturday Dance,
Coronation Due
For Queen Judy
A fitting climax to buy and
exciting Hummer appearances
for Queen Judy Sherer and her
court will bo the official coro
nation ceremonies Saturday
evening at the rodeo grounds at
8:51 p.m.
Queen Judy and her four prin.
refines. Krna Winchester of llepp
ner, Karla Luclanl of Lena, Vir
ginia Ma leak of Lexington, and
Susan McCoy of Irrlgon, will
ride In the opening parade
which will feature former
queen still residing In the
area. The parade will form at
7:30 at the city parte.
After the coronation, festivi
ties will continue at the Queen's
Dance In the fair pavilion, the
lant In the series of pre-rodeo
dances. L'ach of the dances for
the four princesses have been
very auccessful, attracting larg-
er man average crowds.
Furnishing the music for this
week's dance will be the Road.
Runners of La Grande, starting
at 10 p.m. There will bo no
dance next week, because of tho
Kant-West Shrine game In Pen
dleton, and the following week
will be rodeo week-end, with
dunces planned for both Friday
and Saturday nluhts.
Placing the crown on our at
tractive 19-year-old queen will
truly climax her accomplish-
' mcnts, bestowing an honor
which almost every Morrow
county gin would hope for.
Winning honors, however, Is
not new to Queen Judy, who
has proved herself an outstand
ing horsewoman as well as
bring popular In school, where
sno has appeared several times
on courts of royalty.
Judy Is the youngest daughter
or Mr. and Mrs. Harold (Doc)
Sheror, who live on an Irriga
tion farm four miles northwest
of lone, raising mostly alfalfa
and cattle. Her mother came
from Missouri when a small girl,
and her father was born In
Idaho, but came here when
small and was raised in the
lone community. For the past
30 years, Sherer has worked for
the county road department, re
cently as county supervisor.
Like other members of the
royal court, Queen Judy was
born In Pendleton and cele
brates her birthday on January
zn. jne was corn m 1946. She
has an older brother, Dick, who,
witn nis wire ana three sons
are ranching the Heimblgner
Place near lone. An older sis
tcr is Mrs. Wayne (Kay) Pierce,
and with her husband and one
daughter own and operate the
Redmond Music Center.
. The attractive brunette com
Dieted her first year at Eastern
Oregon College at La Grande
last spring, and will return this
fall to continue her studies, ma
Joring in secretarial science.
,ast year she was admitted to
Alpha Phi Epsllon, an honorary
secretarial organization.
One of the highlights In her
riding career was when she
competed for Miss PIP (Pacific
International Parade) In Port
land October 5. 1963, and was
chosen as a princess for the P. L
Show, riding In the P. I. Parade
and presenting trophies and rib
bons to winners In the show.
Our queen Is an excellent rid
er, as was evident In her pub
lic appearances as a princess in
the royal court last year. She
rides her favorite thoroughbred
gelding. "Rocket," which she has
had for six years and broke by
herself. She started racing a
favorite Shetland, "Rusty," In
(Continued on page 8)
Foimer Queens
To Participate;
Parade Scheduled
Coronation of Queen Judv
hnerer will be in ceremonies to
be held Saturday night with the
Junior Chamber of Commerce
In charge of the program.
Preceding the coronation will
he a parade, starting at 7:30,
through downtown Heppner. All
former queens still residing In
the vicinity will Join the 1965
queen and court In the parade,
which will start at the city park
and go up Main Street and out
the highway to the rodeo
grounds.
Program at the rodeo grounds
win start at 8:15 with presenta
Hon of former queens. Eva Grlf
f 1th. who was Eva Padberg, was
queen of the second annual
county rodeo In 1923. will place
the royal tiara on the head of
Queen Judy.
A brief western musical pro
gram Is planned as a part of
the festivities.
There have been 40 rodeo
queens from 1922 through 1964.
For three years, 1942 through
19-14. no rodoo was held on ac
count of World War II.
Harley Sager and Wayne liar
sin are In charge of the coro
nation for the Jaycees. The pub
lic Is invited to attend the cere
monies at the rodeo grounds
without charge.
Bargains Listed
For Back-ro-School;
Free Parking Friday
Attention Is coital to Back
to-School bargains and other
portal nrt li.Ud bf Hep.
sr builnMs la this wk's
Caitt-TuiiMu This la tfa
regular monthly promotion
waak, and aapbaaU la on
bock-to-Kboot a d a with
start of school only 26 days
away. It will baaia TuMdoy.
September 7. the day alter
Labor Day.
rr parking will prevail
throughout the elty ea rrtday
to make It more conrn!nt
for shoppers.
Raadars me advuwd to chock
advertising throughout this
paper for top values and
b6 for the coming school
Year.
Rain Again Halts
Harvest; Estimate
75 Completed
Rain akin to the tropical
monsoon variety came In good,
ly quant!?? Wednesday after-
noon and Hpht and for the third
time brought a halt to the coun-
tys grain harvest.
It came with harvest estl-
mated between GOri and 75i
complete.
In the northern part of the
county, harvest Is virtually over,
and the rush was long past at
the North Lexington elevator.
Al Lamb, Morrow County Grain
Growers manager said. He hart
expected It to be completed
there by the end of the week,
but the rain will extend this
date.
At lone. McNab. and Lexinp-
ton the situation was about the
same the Intake was dwind
ling, but Heppner and Ruggs
elevators were In full swing
when the rain hit.
Vleld on wheat was running
somewhat below expectation.
Lamb said, averaging about 25
bushel to the acre. It had been
anticipated that It mlcht run
30 bushels.
The crop, therefore, appears to
re similar to last vear. but oual.
lty now seems to be suffering
somewhat by the mid-harvest
rains. It Is also harder to thresh
he said.
With the interruptions, it Is a
certainty that the harvest will
be one of the latest In recent
years after coming on slowly at
ine siari or tne season.
Leonard Gilliam, weather ob
server, reported Wednesday's
rain in jieppner as .41 inch. Hot
muggy weather prevailed
through the week with five con
secutive days reaching maxl
mums of 93 to 95 degrees.
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Dig Event
Just Twelve
Days Away
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Suddenly It's county fair seas-
THIS BIG GENERATOR, weighing mote than fou r tons. U being moved Into place at Pioneer Mem.
orial Hospital for use at times of emergency lor power supply. Ned Sweek Is driver of the fork
lilt truck. Elmer Moe Is in the center, and Bob Lowe helps direct the Job at the right
(Will O-Harra Photo)
Generator Placed
On Hospital Pad
For Emergencies
CfSest X-Ray Unit
Coming Next Week
Complete report for the week
is as follows:
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Hi
85
93
95
95
94
93
82
Low
52
56
57
55
55
62
59
Prec,
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18 Horse Show Prizes
Set For August 27 Event
Eighteen fine prizes are of
fered to winners in the annual
Morrow county open horse show,
which will be held Friday, Aug
ust 27, at the rodeo grounds,
Fred Mankln, superintendent,
announces.
Another big show Is expected
with the finest of Morrow coun
ty horses performing.
Mrs. Archie (Dimple) Munk-
ers will be secretary of the show,
and Ken Waud of Othello. Wn..
will be judge. Gene Pierce will
be announcer and Howard Bry-1
ant will be ring master. Cor
nctt Green will be In charge of
calf roping, John Eubanks of
barrel racing. Ralph Beamer and
Floyd Jones of cow cutting, and
Jim Morene of trail class.
Prizes to be offered and their
donors are as follows:
Gray's Saddlery, saddle blank
et, for hackamore, class C, lot
7: Jim rforene, pony halter for
class B, lot 1; Gardner's Men's
Wear, $10 gift certificate for
first and $5 gift certificate for
second In western pleasure.
class C, lot 4; Columbia Basin
Electric, halter for first in class
C lots 3 and 2; Turner. Van
Marter and Bryant, halter for
second prize, class C, lots 3 and
2, 11 and under.
Heppner Lumber Co. (Barney
Maicom). bridle for class C, lot
1, and bridle for class C. lot 2.
Junior equitation; First National
Bank, $10 bridle for first and
$5 bridle for second, class C, lot
11, cow cutting; Bank of East
ern Oregon, $10 bridle for first
and $5 halter for second, class
C, lot 5, western pleasure, 17
and over.
Elma's Apparel. $10 eift cer
tlflcate for first and $5 certifi
6, to 14" years; Fred Mankln, $10
cate for second, class C, lot
saddle pad for first and $5 sad
die blanket for second, barrel
racing, class C, lot 9; Murrays
Kexall Drug (Rod Murray), rein
ing bit. open reining class; and
Roiee Fulleton, pair of spurs for
junior calf roping.
Wrangler club officers who as
sist with the show are Jerry
Dougherty, president; Roice Ful
leton. vice president; Donna
Webb, secretary; and Archie
Munkers. Fred Mankln. Norman
Nelson, Art Vance and Beverlv
Steagall, directors.
Additional details of the show
are included In the 1965 countv
fair premium list available from
the county agent's office.
With the assistance of Elmer
Moe and Ned Sweek of KInzua
Corporation, an 8400 lb. diesel
generator was placed on its con
crete pad near the north end of
Pioneer Memorial hospital Sat
urday. It will provide power for the
hospital In case of a general
outage over the regular power
system. Administrator Will O'
Harra said.
Sweek drove a fork lift truck
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Housing will be built around
A mobile chest X-ray unit will
be In Morrow county August 19
through August 21 in order to
give free chest X-rays to the
public. Mrs. Wm. L. Cox. presl
dent of the Morrow countv coun
cil of the Oregon Tuberculosis
and Health association, announ
ces.
This is the first time that the
unit has been in Heppner for
several years, and Mrs. Cox
urges even-one to have a chest
X-ray taken.
The unit will make its first
I U CentS With the 1965 fair Jut 12 dy
away, superintendents, commit-
lees, ana otners involved are
working at a fast pace to ret
an in rcaninrs by opening
oay - August zi.
At the tame time. 4 If and
Ft A members all over the coun
ty are getting th-lr exhibits In
nape, whether they be live
strxk. home economy's, or some
other Interest. Tho-u who will
enter open classes are similarly
busy getting ready for fair.
Gall Mccarty, county extens
ion agent, said that total regis
tration of I II animals for the
fair already tops last year with
50 In beef, 49 In sheep. 20 In
swine. 15 in dairy. 25 In poul
try and 10 In rabbits, in addit
ion, there are M or 37 saddle
horses, he said. The sheep a-d
wine are below last year slight
ly but all the rest exceed 1'AX'n
flr.
Jerry Jonasson. Heppner High
FFA chapter advisor, said that
the tractor contest, held here for
the first time lat year, will be
held ajrain on Thursday morn
ing. August 26. at 10 a.m., spon
sored and administered by the
Farm Bureau. Lat year mor
than a dozen boys took part, all
members of the FFA. and sim
ilar Interest Is expected this
year. Only wheel tractors will
be used.
While the hundreds of exhib
its In 4-H. FFA. and open class
es are the substance of the
fair showing Morrow county's
finest other attractions vie for
Interest,
Traditional events include the
annual pig scramble, which
will be Thursday night, the live
stock auction on the same night,
the 4-H dress revue at 8 p.m.
Wednesday night in the Cath
olic parish hall, the pet show
Thursday from 10 a.m. until 2
p.m. with the parade of pets In
the Judging arena at 11:30. and
the annual cake baking contest
sponsored by the Oregon Wheat
League.
Saddle 'horse projects will pre
lude the fair on Monday, Aug
ust 23. but ' main activity will
get in full swine at 10 a.m.
Tuesday. School exhibits are to
be In place at 10 a.m. and all
4-H and FFA entries In home
economics and agriculture will
be closed at 10:30.
Three changes have been
it to protect It from the elements.
The eenerator was Durchased
from war surplus for $625. a
fraction of the list price of
$14,000. O Harra said. Bob Lowe
and O'Harra borrowed a truck
and went to Salem to haul it
home.
It apparently saw service in
Alaska and was equipped to op
erate in temperatures down to
60 degrees below zero. Here it
will be outfitted for service to
20 degrees below zero.
It was filthy when purchased.
but under the masterful hands
of Lowe it has assumed an al
most new look. He gave It a
thorough cleaning and painting.
and now It is already to produce
electricity at the rate of 125 KVA
(kilovolt amperes). This is ade
quate to supply the hosDltal's
full needs, although the demand
may run to 100 KVA at the hos
pital, OTIarra said.
A tank on the Eenerator will
hold enough diesel fuel for 24
hours running, but an addition
al supply is kept at tho hospital
for another 48 hours.
ust 19. from 2 to 6 P.m- and
will be in Heppner the next twd
days, being stationed, near Mur
rays Rexall Drug at the main
downtown corner. It will take
X-rays from 10 ajn. until 1 p.m.
and from 2 p.m. until 6 p.m.
on Friday, August 20, and from
9 a.m. until 1 p.m. on Saturday,
August 21.
Mrs. Lowell Chally, county
health nurse, said that every
one should have a chest X-ray
at least once each year. Besides
finding defects of the lungs,
the X-ray will also show ab-
normaltics of the heart
Plans for the visit were made
at a meeting In the Bank of
Eastern Oregon, August 4. Vis
iting, with the Morrow county
TB and Health association on
behalf of the mobile unit were
Don Swanson. Don Harman and
Ray Buckwalter of La Grande,
They pointed out that there has made from the program In the
been a six per cent Increase in Iair premium dooks. roods juag
tuberculosis in 1965, and that contest in 4-H will be at
92 operative cancer patients 2:45 Tuesday instead of 1:30 as
have been discovered In the ' previously printed, and 4-H
Portland area through the chest ' preparation contests will be at
X-rays. (3:30 on the same day instead
Volunteers to assist with the!0' 2:30 as originally announced,
unit's visit will come from a Open class livestock Judging
number of organizations, among 'will be et 2 p.m. Wednesday in
them being the Mother's crub, j stead of 2 p.m. Thursday.
Episcopal church. Rainbow Girls, Everyone gets hungry during
Soroptimists, Catholic Altar so- the fair, and the 4-H Snack
ciety, county extension office.. Shack will be "operating full
and officers of the TB and time , to . serve food, coffee, soft
Health association. Committees , drinks and nthpr itpms tn th
have been appointed, and thev : crowd. It will be ooen for break.
are starting to work. , :fast throughout the fair.
Rhea Creek grange Home Ec
Iclub will be back again this year
to serve supper at tne rair
grounds on Thursday, August
26, from 4:30 to 7:00. If weather
is hot, the women expect to
have a cool luncheon, but if it
; turns cool, they will have a
j menu , of hot dishes, according
to the report this week.
Mrs. Glenn (Lenna) Smith.
receive 8ff7fi wno as fair secretary Is one of
.k," T.JZr uZ ine Dusiest women m tne coun-
Morrow to Get
Sum of $98,676
For Tax Relief
Morrow will
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19& t rrXrZ days, says that all booth
Vandals Damage
Announcer Stand
Rodeo Director Charles Daly
reported at the rodeo board
meeting Wednesday night that
considerable vandalism has
been done at the rodeo
grounds. The announcer's
stand above the buckaroo
grandstand was torn up and
a gate to the stand was found
on the field. A carpenter had
spent considerable time im
proving the stand last year.
A window was also broken
in the fair pavilion. Daly said.
The board was considering
what action to take to locate
those responsible. One director
suggested that if youngsters
are found guilty of the acts,
they should be sentenced to
spending several days weed
in? the rodeo grounds, a job
that must be done before
rodeo.
City Fire Truck
Delivered Here
Heppner"s new city fire truck
was delivered by Western States
nelius Wednesday afternoon and CfnoMu"n0i?fL u..f"d
retary of State Tom McCall no
tifed the County Assessor Rod
Thomson in a letter mailed from
Salem Tuesday (August 10th).
Total statewide relief for the
year under the legislation will
amount to $13,544,681, according
to McCall, who said it will re
sult in an average tax cut of
$10.75 on a $10,000 home. The
law requires the Seoretarv of
State to notify each county as
sessor of the millage relief and
county share. It also directs the
secretary of state to distribute
the surplus to the county treas
urers not later than November
15.
Relief for this year will
amount to 4.3 mills for 34 of the
36 counties. It will be 3.8 mills
was scheduled to undergo tests
tooay.
The pumper Is rated at 750
gallons per minute and is
mounted on a Ford chassis. The
chassis was furnished by Hepp
ner Auto and western States
built the pumper body and out
fitted the truck.
Fire Chief Ken Goode of Cor
nelius brought the truck here
for delivery. Three hours of
pumping under state supervision
were scheduled at the city swim
ming pool Monday for the tests
that It was to undergo.
Cost of the truck was approx
imately $13,500 and is to be paid
for out of budgeted city funds.
Fire Chief Charles Ruggles
and others of the volunteer fire
department spent part of Wed
nesday evening getting ac
quainted with the new pumper.
mills for Sherman county. The
assigned ratio for the 34 Is 25
per cent, Multnomah's is 28 per
cent, bnerman s is 21 per cent.
McCall explained that the
assigned ratio represents the re
lationship between the assessed
evaluation and true cash value.
The new law provides for $12,
500.000 In state relief to local
property this year. It further
provides that any amount above
the surplus estimated for the
biennium, which ended June 30,
shall be added to the $12,500.-
000.
The State Department of Fi
nance and Administration cer
tified to McCall a surplus of
$36,210,665. Since the legislature
estimated last spring that the
surplus for the biennium would
681 was added to the total of
be $35,165,984. a sum of $1.044..
this year's relief.
space has been taken in the pa
vilion, but at last report a few
tables were left for those who
wished to have commercial dis
plays. .
One improvement made re
cently at the fairgrounds will
be of considerable help at the
times of livestock judging and
showing. Seating facilities were
added in the arena, and this
will undoubtedly expedite the
showing of the animals, since
the crowd may sit back and
watch in comfort New facilities
are also provided for poultry
and rabbits In a small addition
at one of the barns.
Many trophies and prizes, to
gether with hundreds of dollars
in premiums, await winners at
the fair. In short, it appears that
all is in readiness for the event
As one person put it "Now.
if we can just get harvest over
in time. .
Plans Being Made
For Kindergarten
Kindergarten registration in
Heppner will be on September
1 from 1 until 4 p.m. in the kin
dergarten room at the grade
school, the committee in charge
announces.
Registration fee will be $10
which includes supplies and in
surance. Monthly fee will be $3
which goes to offset operating
expenses.
Partial scholarships will be
available.
The kindergarten Is sponsored
by the Heppner Civic League.