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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 19, 1965)
LIBRARY u or 0 tUQCNE. ORE. 07403 'Sim Trophies For Rodeo On Display Many of the trophle that will In Kcn at the Rodeo have Imtii plaivd on 'display In th window of Gardner'a Men's Wrir ly Charley Daly, rodeo dltlr In charge til trophies ml cnrrlori. Daly announced that Orvlll Cuufurth. donor of a trophy and wit nMjnry fr the Morrow county all artund M-rfnner. tin InrreaM-d the prize this year to $TJ from (23, To be eligible fr the county all -around a lor a I irrforrner i-(ut enter at least three events. Hir art thi same as lhM for the rodeo's all around row- hov, except that Morrow county calf roping la Included In the county ll around. n II. (Tadl Miller. Jr. nl Man llelbcrg tied last year t the CuUforth trophy and there tiy shared the Morrow county all around honor. Two line custom made Kid dim t.'ii the trophies to given. The rodeo'a champion an round will receive a saddle made by Gray's Saddlery of llrpprw-r and donated fl,m U-xlngton Oil Co op, lexlngton Implement Company. Pii.ltHTK Machinery Company, and Morrow County Grain Growers. Winner of the Morrow county calf roping will receive a aaddle donated by Klnua Corporation and made by Severe Bros. M IVndletun. Several trophic come with the compliment of out-of-town dunora. Jack Saul of New York Store, rendleton. la awarding a beautiful trophy bu.kie. valued at VW, to the winner of bull riding. Del Brown of Pendleton U giving a pair of hand made western hoot a an second prUe In the county amateur calf roping, and Severe Bros. Is presenting a pair of char to tht winner of bareback riding, twal rodeo booster have ad dltlonal fine prize for winner, aa followa: llat by Gardner a Men'a Wear for third prlw. county amateur calf roping; $.'3 gift certificate irom i lauur Margaret Buschke of Gilliam and Illsoce to the girls' barrel raring winner; trophy buckle by Herman Green lor nri in wrn glrr cow riding; $50 cash from the Heppner Klks' lodge for win. ner In the Morrow county derby; trophy from Farley Motor Co. to the winner oi tne nag tbit brcnit collar by Gray'a Saddlery for the all-around cowboy; and a pair of chaps, also by Gray's, few winner In aaddle bronc rid ing. Harvest Halted For Fourth Time Rains halted harvest for the fourth time In Morrow county tlila summer when a rather heavy downpour came Thurs day morning. Some ranchers In the southern end of the county had Just started harvest again following last week's rain. Harvest Is now probably 75 or 80 complecd, but certainly It won't bo completed by fair time, as hnd been hoped- With the four Interruptions, harvest will bo among the latest on record. Leonard Gilliam, weather ob server, reported the early Thurs day rain at .21 Inch by 9 a.m. and still coming down as of 10:30. Four days during the week were 90 degrees or above, as the weather remained uncomfort ably muggy. Complete report Is as ionows Prec. .12 Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday .21 Mobile X-Ray Unit Due Here Friday Residents are reminded that the mobile chest X-ray unit will be In Heppner Friday and Saturday, and all are urged to have a free X-ray taken. . The unit Is working In lone today (Thursday) and will be .open here Friday from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m., and from 2 p-m. 'until 6 p.m. It will be open on Saturday from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. It will be at a convenient location the main downtown corner near Murray Drug. Visit of the mobile unit was arrang cd through the Morrow county council of the Oregon Tuberc ulosis and Health association with Mrs. Wm- L. Cox president. III Low 80 47 73 50 86 52 90 57 90 52 91 55 91 63 veak Days9 to Stert 82nd Year THE Heppner, Oregon, Thursdoy, August 19, - ) to .; ! .."" -j. -,'' 1 OUEEW JUDY oU a corsag from Qmh Ea Crlfttth. who wignad ott fal and rodo In 1M3. w"r JLJ1-m. r.,.mnnl.. Saturdr niabL Harlem McCurdy was master of crmonl. Dr. Bob Todd croucnM Mnina nun rwoay w j .. mimum mm in th. badraround. Parlcx Francois? Ncls Writes Card From Washington Nels Andumon. Jn Wahlng. ton, D. C this week to take tests preparatory to going to Niger. Africa, has written a card to bring his friends up to date. He said recently that In endeavors to get him to learn the French language, he Is required to "live, breathe, sleep and eat" the language. That probably explains his message, which follows: "Cher Wes. Je arrive par avion ce matin a Wn., I). C. Je prendre mon examen aprcs mldl aujourd'hul. J'al passer le examen tres blen. Je suls enchanter! Aprcs deux ou trots Jours Id Jeral voyager a New York. Fnsulte, aprcs trols Jours Je retourne a Heppner. Wn., II est beaucoup chaudcr. II est seche aussl. J'espero vols beaucoup a Wn.. D. C, devant Je pars pour N. Y. Au revolr, Nels." Well, now. We think Nels Is telling us that he took his ex amination, passed It very well, and was delighted about It. After two or three days In Washington, he expected to go on to New York, and then af ter three days more plans to return to Heppner. Some of you Frenchmen will have to flguro out the rest. What's happening to our old yankee county agent? Mayor Al Lamb Enters Hospital Mayor Al Lamb Is In Provl- dence Hospital, Portland, under going tests and X-rays as a re sult of a condition which ap parently started from a blood clot on his leg some ten years ago. He was to have X-rays Thurs day (today) and faced the pos sibility of surgery at once. Mayor Lamb, before leaving, said that he had "blacked out" four times In the past 10 days and was Informed by nis local doctor that he faced the prob ability of a paralytic stroke un less he underwent treatment Immediately. The trouble ap parently stems from the old blood ; clot on his leg which has given him recurrent diffi culty for a number of years. He suffered one attack while driving with his wife near their mountain cabin about two weeks ago. He felt It coming and pulled off to the side of the road. His vision was affected, and he slumped over the wheel in a semi-conscious state, but the condition cleared after about a half-hour, he said. Mr. and Mrs. Lamb went to Portland earlier this week with Mrs. Lamb doing the driving. Queen Judy Mandate at Queen Judy Sherer received her royal mandate as reigning sovereign of the 1J5 Morrow County Fair and Rodeo Satur day night at coronation cere monies, and 12 former queens were present to salute her. Mrs. Eva Fadberg Griffith, who was the second queen of the fair and rodeo, reigning In 1123 when she was only 14 years old. presented Queen Judy a large bouquet of red roses at the climax of the ceremony at the rodeo grounds. The four princesses, Karla Luclanl, Ginger Majeske, Susan McCoy and Krna Winchester, were presented to the good steed crowd by Harlan McCurdy, master of ceremonies, and each received a corsage from the Junior Chamber of Commerce with Mrs. Dimple Munkers, chaperone, pinning them on their tailored suits. The 12 former queens, who had ridden In the parade with the 1903 court and other mount ed groups, rode into the rodeo arena to be Introduced to the crowd. Members of the Jaycees presented corsages to them at that time. Thev included Mrs. Griffith, queen of 1923; Inez Hayes Gen try, 1928; Margaret Beckett Buschke, 1931; Dimple Crabtree Munkers, 1934: Genevieve Han na Corbln. 1936; Merlyn Kirk Robinson. 1947: Shirley Wilkin- son Rugg, 1949; Christine Swag- cart Buschke. 1957; rat bteag- all Dougherty,- 1958; Joan Moe Hudson, 19C1; Sandra Eubanks, 19G3; and Shannon Mahoney. 1964, also a princess in the 1963 rendleton Round-Up court. Before taking their places on the platform, the 1965 court came riding into the arena at a gallop and were presented to the audience. Queen Judy responded with words of appreciation after her coronation, thanking the Jay cees, Mrs. Munkers as chaperone and all those In the community who have shown Interest and support for the fair and rodeo. Music prior to the coronation was furnlsned by two groups, the first including Leonard Toll, Don Hughes and Clayton Sweek, and the other being the Cheetahs, composed of John Pfeiffer, Mike Smith, Roger Leonnlg and Eugene Najar. 1 Queen Juay was nonorea later , In the evening at the Queen s Dance with a large crowd at tending and music being furn Closing Date Set Sunday. SeDtember 5. has been set as the closing date for the Heppner swimming pool. The same schedule has been announced for closing during the Morrow County Rodeo as has been followed In previous years. The pool will open as soon as the afternoon shows are over on Saturday and Sunday, and stay open until 7 p.m. f I aaaBBBBl aMsaaBBBaMBaa ETTE 1965 : . .2. " " 1Q'T rDOtO) Gets Royal Coronation Ished by the Road Runners. Jaycees made arrangements for the coronation program with Harley Sager In charge. Chuck McKlnnon Is president of the organization. .... ' I I r i-i " " ... Ik- w :-i - v KICKING OUT a fury of water through a 2V, inch line. .HfPPnM new lire truck passed all tests last Thursday at the "to P00L Noiiles had to be tilted well down to keep the water In the tank. Among those by the truck In the picture are Chief Ken I , j f' r' L ; y 'f 7 I" I i jr- r, , - if - -' ) f ?. -s I EARL ATRES (left) chats with Fire Chief Charles Kuggies wnwe in pumping tests at the swimming pool last Thursday. Chassis Heppner Auto Sales. wo -TIMES Students and Community Mourn Teacher's Death A sudden stroke claimed the I life of Mrs. R.y (Margarrt) Kirk. r 1 11 . - . - Hi... . . i - . I . . r- ' and counsellor, early Monday morning, Augut 16. while she and her husband were on a camping trip on the Oregon Coast. The couple was camped at Honeyman 1'ark. south of Klof ence. when she suffered the Mroke. Taken to the Florence hospital, she died there a few hours later. Mrs. Kirk's students. frmer turtent. school associates and many friends w-re stunned up. on hearing word of her death. The Heppner Methodist church was crowded at a memorial serv ice Wednesday morning. Nearly half of those who came to pay th ir respect were her students or former students. "Here was a teacher truly de voted to what he felt was her rnlling." said the Rev. Melvln Dixon In eulofv to her. Mrs. Fred Ifosklns sang. "I Walked Today Where Jesus Walked." accompanied by Bill Sherman on the organ. Others assisting with the service were Carl Biuman. Stuart Dick, Mar garet Green and Jean Stock a rd. All but Mrs. Hosklns were for mer students of Mrs. Kirk. Funeral services were Thurs day (today) at Skyline Mem orlaj chapel. Portland, at 10:30 a.m. with Interment In Skyline Memorial Park. Mrs. Kirk would have started her 10th year on the staff of Heppner High school this fall. She was Journalism Instructor; advisor for the school annual, "The MuUang;" advisor for the school paper. The Hehisch;" was a counsellor and chairman of the school's scholarship com mittee. Under her direction the school paper had won national honor ratings on several occasions. She i -4- .... . . i - . . .. . . Fair Of u Number 25 10 cents MRS. MARGARET KIRK was a leader in tne nign scnooi Journalism circles and was In strumental In arranging for periodic high school Journalism conferences. Mrs. Kirk also was author of a published handbook on high school publications. Herself an honor student with a virtual straight A record dur ing her undergraduate days at Whitman College. Walla Walla, she was a member of the Nation al Honor Society, a member .of National Quill and Scroll, of the. Oregon Education Association, and an honorary sorority. She was a member of the Congre gational church. ; . Margaret Gentry was bom January 29. 1913, at Dayton, Wn and graduated with honors from Whitman College in 1934 with a bachelor of arts degree in mathematics. She later took (Continued on page 81 - i f. v. ., . .. ' rniiir.ni" Goode of Cornelius, representing Col. Earl Aires. Fire Chief Charles and some youthful admirers. J Nr. t 4 me cuys thaV AvreV of the Ford came through Ayres u ; . 1 . . . 1 . .1 . HAAnnfl 13 -.."'vV rH .. ell 9miDinii Jam-Packed Days Ahead Next Week (Fair Program on Page 71 Six Great Days, parked from beginning to end with activity, start with the opening of the Morrow County Fair here Tues day. After the fair has held way for four day, the !'.. 3 Rodeo will follow on Saturday and Sunday to climax the busy week. Actually, the fair will get underway Monday with (he 4 II Saddle Horse activities begin ning at 9 a m. Many entries and exhibits will be moved In. However, the main show will (ret going Tuesday with Judging of 4 II home economics exhibits starting at 10:30. All school ex hibits must be In place by 19 am. and all 4 11 and FFA en trie will be closed as of 10:30. Through the day. 4 II and FFA Judging contests will hold sway and at 3 p.m. open class flower and vegetable entries will open. Closing for flower and vegetable entries will be at 8 p.m. Judging of open classes, as well as 4-H and FFA entries, will occupy much of Wednes day, and a highlight of the fair will come in the evening with the presentation of the 4-H Dress Revue in the Catholic Par ish hall at 8 o'clock. Thursday Is probably the big gest day at the fair, starting with 4-H home economics dem onstrations at 9. 4-H showman ship classes also at 9. pet show starting at 10, and 4 II flower arranging contest at 1 pm. At the same time will be the all around 4-H champion showman, agricultural demonstrations. At 4 p.m- the Home Economics club of the Rhea Creek Grange will start serving Its annual home-cooked dinner, and it will remain open to the public until about 7:30. In the evening will come two of the fair's most popular events, the annual 4-H pig scramble and the ensuing live stock auction sale. Considerable advance interest has been shown in these events, accord ing to Call McCarty, -county ex- tension agent All exhibits will be released ' at 2 p.m. Friday, the day of the Morrow county horse show. This event begins at 9 a.m. with hal ter classes and after lunch con- (Continued on Page 4) n 3 f - 4mw Jf .i'wtWfc..,1 iw8jU Western States Fire Apparatus Buggies. Engineer Egon Kuehn (G-T Photo) New Fire Truck Easily Passes Requirements Water In the Heppner munic ipal pool Rot a thorough circu lation last Thursday when the city's new fire truck underwent pumping tests of the Oregon In surance Rating Bureau. The shiny red pumper drafted water from the pool and shot it back through fire hoses at varying degrees of pressure in three hours of testing. All tests were passed with flying colors. Fire Chief Charles Ruggles said. It performed two hours con tinuously at 750 gallons per minute with 150 lb. pressure, a half hour at 575 gpm at 200 lb., and a half hour at 375 gpm at 250 lb. In each of the tests it was reauired to run 10 percent over for a 10-minute period. Testing engineer in charge was Eeon W. Kuehn, and Fke Chief Ken Goode of Cornelius, representing Western States Ap paratus Co. which furnished the truck to the city, was on hand. The truck, which cost a to tal of $15,035.88 with some $1500 additional for extra equipment, is a well-equipped unit that modernizes the Heppner fire de partment. Equipment Includes a 2500 t Continued on page 8)