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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Aug. 26, 1965)
1 1 nn ai y u or o tuscrif. one. O 7 4 0 J 4s TdotD lnl(pinieir! 82nd Year "" " ' 'mm"m IW UN "MH ! II 111- m I I I Number 26 WEME COWBOYS tJC A'Mtftt THE -I ETTE HEPPNEO TIME Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, August 26, 1965 10 cents County Tikes Brunt off AnflniGir Severe 4- Faoir Klii Peak St un- nr rains, lid week J lit work J Morrow county's fair, dampened by Intermittent rains. wan In full swing by m and lodges were hard warding premium. In a way. the rains were an asset to the fair lnr vrgctahie ami flower entries wket freoh er and better than they would In a clrv summer. Good crowds were on hand, and the 4 II Snack Shark reorted another hrlk wdKin. Mr. Avery Taylor of Heppner tamed a perfect no point to win th rake baking content MnMreI by the Oregon Wheat i .rower league. Nfond was Mra. Jflrk llealy, and Mr. Dean Hunt of Lexington waa third Mr. Doug Drake. 'chairman. aid an wen? Judged on the standard reele for this year, a plc chiffon cake with creamy nut IHng. Kleven entries were Judged, and Mr. Taylor U now eligible to compete In the state hnke-off at the annual contest in rend let on In December. Winner of community booth award were released Thursday morning by Mm. Lcnna Smith, fair aecretary, a follows: Youth booths First. Sew Along 411 sewing and flower club; second, Teen Seamors 4 II club. lone; third. Methodist louth Fellowship, Heppner. Grange and farm organlza on No first plnoc awarded: second. Lexington Grange; third, wiuows urnngc. HobblesNo first place; sec. ond, Morrow County Rock club, Social clubs First. Mother' club, Heppner; second, Morrow County CowBclles; third. Wrang lers club. Community service First, 4 II council; second, Rhea Creek home extension unit; third, lr rigon home extension unit. Churches First, Seventh-day Adventist, Heppner; second, As sembly of God. Morrow County drain Growers received a social first place j recognition as a commercial en try. Gall McCaxty, county exten sion agent In 4-H and livestock, announced some of the early major winners In 4-H livestock: Horsemanship, Gale Ma loom, Heppner, grand champtlon; Pat tl Healy, Heppner, reserve cham plon. . Horse showmanship, Ruby ku i let on, grand champion; and George Kcnney, Irrigon, reserve champion. Beef, Herb Ekstrom III, grand champion; Eric Anderson, re serve champion. 4 II lamb Sue Greenup grand champion; Nancy Dohcrty, re serve chamDion. 4-H Hog S teve ' Pettyjohn, grand champion; Larry Petty John, reserve champion. Jerrv Jonasson. FFA superin tendent, reported that Earl Struckmeler had the grand champion FFA market lamb. Ten teams participated in FFA livestock Judging Tuesday. Jon asson said, with the following results: Umapine, first; Heppner, second; Athena, third. Others were Pendleton, Sherman coun ty, The Dalles, Wy'east, Mc Loughlln High, Riverside, and Stanfield. Trophies went to the three winners. On the Heppner team were John Wagenblast, Steve Wagen blast, Paul Hlsler, Dick Flaiz and Stan Rauch. .Steve Wagenblast of Heppner recevled a trophy aa high indi vidual Judge. Ken Waud of Othello, Wn., was the official Judge, Heppner's team placed third in the Umatilla county fair last week with Rauch, Flalz and Bob Harris on the team. As a result of competition In 4-H home economics, Judging teams were picked for the state fair, Donna George, home ex tension agent, said. She an (Continued on page 8) j " " 1 ' M f " ' ' . "I ' 1 THIS WAS tha en aftar an anaot pickup truck, accidentally started by John Harris. 13. whllo parked ot the curb, made a driveln drugstore out of PhU's Pharmacy Tuesday moralna. Chief of Police Dean Oilman starts to take parking meter away while Dave Barnett (left) and Bod Mur toy (by pickup) watch. In background Is Carrel Harris, owner of tho pickup. A lad at right also wencaes proceeaings, . , (G.X Photo) Phil's Pharmacy Front Damaged By Errant Pickup Anderson Familv'To Leave . . . - Sunday For African Post Mr. and Mrs. Nels Anderson Plate glass front of Phil's n"d 'our of their sons will leave Pharmacy was demolished Tuea- Sunday morning on Ihe first trucked .wrrA K l. !'' jumx the curb from its dlag- wnrre no win dc lnsiru onally-parked position In a mental In setting up an agrl cultural extension svKlem nnt l. ........ i i i i I - r it uiTUKPn wnen jonn iiarr is. i..r,,,..i .i. i turned on the ignition while he ,ry" was sitting alone In the parked With sons Doug, Dave, Kit vehicle, lie had Intended to turn and Rickv the familv exteois to fly from Pendleton to North Da kota, where they will visit rel- ine switch to "accessory" pos ition, but instead turned it to "start" position. The motor stnried Invtanttv Htives before continuing east. and the vehicle went ovw the They are to be In New York on curb, knocked down a parking I September 3 and according to meier ano plunged across the iaiesi wora, win depart irom sidewalk and Into the store there by air on September 4. front. It came to rest with the Pmm v vnru i ...in hood inside tho store and store take them 7 hours and 35 min merchandise around it. utos to reach Paris. wher thPv Plate glass showered over the will board an Air France plane vehicle and Inside the store, but to continue to Niamey, Niger, no one was hurt and the pickup Their present schedule calls for took only slight damage. them to arrive on Monday, Sop- wn jviyers, siure owner, was icmoer o, sianoing near the front when sence to accept this position will be In Niger with his fam ily for two years on the assign ment. This week the family has been busy disposing of posses sions which they are unable to take with them and making last minute preparations for depart ure. They have sold their home place to the Bill Scott family, Kit, who is a sophomore In high school, expects to attend school at Ibadan, Nigeria, some 300 miles from Niamey. Doug and Dave, both of whom grad uated witn the Heppner Hleh class of 1965, may attend In ternational School at Ibadan, particularly studying languages. Doug said. The address In Niger will be: Messr. N. C. Anderson. Foundat ion du Proche Orient. Boite Post al 578, Niamey, Niger, Africa the accident occurred. He saw Anderson, who served as Mor- the entire Incident but said he "7...iur"..f Apni ,Ior lv fea never mnvoH fmm uhr h uv-uic u-vi-iving n leave oi ao- Farms Hurt; Loss fo Roads Set $25,000 fAlso ik Page 1. Sec. 2) Flash flooding, following on the heels of heavy dowmours of rain, ripped summer fallow, washed out roads, caused tome damage to the Union Pacific roadlx'd. and wrecked ranch buildings and equipment in the county Sunday evening. Tne sudden storms covered an area from Blackhorse canvon through Lexington to the north and In another area at lower Klghtmile. Several ranchers said that waters exceeded those of last winter s floods. Mrs. A. G. Pieper. who lives five miles northeast of Lexing ton, said that the storm hit at their place about 4 p.m., ap parently aneaa or the severe downpours in most places. "It was the most water we've ever had." she said. It hit south east of the house, took out both culverts on the road at their place and stranded them there. She said that she called niegh bors some distance below and warned them that a flood was coming, but it was hard for them to believe. Then the heavens opened up, sne aaia. Roy Martins Hit The Roy -Martins who live luriK wie nignway irom Lex ington to Butter Creek Junction, took heavy damage. The Don Pointers and Irvln Rauches ex perienced the flooding. Katherine Lindstrom. Gazette- Times correspondent at lone. reus or other places in that area that were hard hit In her news on page 1, section 2. In the Willow Creek canvon. many ranchers lost hav. Cecil Jones said that he lost 20 tons Rush o? Entries Ormgs Northwest's Best Hands; Parade Looms as 'Great' Morrow county pre.nts iU bitr nackace of en tertainment this week-end with the staging of tho list annual Itcxleo. Top performers of the Northwest Kodeo Association will come to join local entrants in the competition at three bier shows Satuntav and Sunday afternoons and Saturday night. Thousands are exnected to watch Hetmnpr' prand parade at 10 a.m. Saturday, and advance en tries guarantee that it will be a fjreat one. Morrow county's Hor Show, under the direction of Fred Man kin. will b the biff event of Friday. The all-day show at the rodeo ground will have both halter and performance classes with trail ride, barrel racing. cow cutting and tunior r.lr roping set for the afternoon. Because of keen interior In dances this year, two are sched uled for rodeo week-end, Archie Munkers, chairman, states. Dan. ces will be on both Friday and Saturday nights, starting at 10 pm. witn Dirk Delcr Dartell Rodeo President, BillWard,Looks Forward to Event By JACK LOCKE Secretary. R.idao Committee mil ..v. , rve of Pendleton playing Frl Bill Ward of Athena, who is In., r,iK. ,..t u-. ... r- president of the Northwest Rodeo 'tlcmen of Condon furnishing the association, will be one of an music Saturday night estimated ISO entrants perform-'a..wf . i. Wrangler's cowboy breakfast, an ever popular event of rodeo weekend, will be near the Snack Shack at the fairgrounds Sunday, starting at 7 a m. Many hands will Join to prepare the eggs, ham and ho tea ken for the large crowd expected. E. II. (Tad) Miller. Jr.. chair man of the rodeo board, said Wednesday night that every, thing Is ready for the week-end with the possible exception of the weather. However, after un usually heavy summer rains early in the week, it should set tle down to bring a warm, bright week-end. Rodeo shows start at 1:15 p.m. and 8 p.m. Saturday and con clude with the 1:30 p.m. show Sunday. Entry List Big .-.Jack1 Locke, rodeo secretary, said Wednesday night that 80 entries, were already on the books to compete for the $1550 in purses. This Is probably the hrehest number 'of advance en. to mmnotinff f. ih. i il i , 1 1 tries In recent years, and it waa Saddle, which is new for the virtual certainty that by clos- Heppner Rodeo this year. in lime inursday night the en- Besides DartirlDaHn fn .'at wouia reacn somewhere deos. Bill Ward Is foreman tor g! J"! log In the annual Morrow Coun ty Rodeo In Heppner on Satur day and Sunday, August 28 and 29. ... Ward is currently the high money winner for the Northwest P.odeo association In the calf roping event and is also the resent leader for the .NRA All Around ehampionshiD. Bill end- ed the 1964 rodeo season In first Place or the .NRA In calf rooin and in second place In the all- around championship. In a telephone conversation from Athena Tuesdav nlirht Ward mentioned that he had rodeoed for a number of years and had participated in the Heppner show several times. ihe Morrow county rodeo rates real good with the cow boys," Ward said. "Monies' to be won are as good as you will find at any of the other sho'w.s and cooperation with rodeo management is very good." It was -also added that the -' wys were louKing I or ward Johns-Smith-Beamer Feedlot lo cated in Athena. Other well-known NRA Dar ticipants who often accompany na compeie witn Bill and who are also entered in the Morrow rodeo are: Dean Longgood, who at his place and took damage is currently first in the NRA for a niriu mai iidu jusi oeen I DUIldoein? second In toam leveled. Fences were alsn wash. I j f I l"6, "U aunu III UW All- CO OUU I Arming. rto..ll nr. Orville Cutsforth said that his Y"X"T.. " wno rain gauge holds six inches and Billy K ing X is Zd in it was running over after the JPll no 14 seconi in storm subsided. It may have had Ward hTs won $3 to r some water in at ar th ctart a nas won W.oOS so far buT he belUes that fivl Soft te workln& NRA-ap- es at least came down at hb r Ymrn -m i . ' place. I Yo"H see him in fast-paced Tho TVin t innniio ,... ...i I action at the rodeo here Safur. Mrs. Lindstrom reports in her day and Sunday article, said that rain at their place exceeded three inches. Emcrnnnl fknl. Coders Highway. l.S, Z"" water, which inundated the I OCXS DCer DOrbeCUe highway from Lexington to Echo particularly at the Mar- For those who are too busy tin place to a deDth of several I with rodeo events tn wiir at feet, also covered the Willow home, the Eni Creek highway in several hold its annual hnf harh eluding the winners. top NRA money Nels returned last week after p.wX- "?Y-J?- "1 Puonc iaturday even mnletin evamlntlna th ""A1" ul "-""'K ng irom O completing examinations on the ton. a quarter-mile was cover French language in Washington, ed in the flash flooding and D. C standing. "I thought sure It would stop before it hit the front." he said. Myers said that despite the clutter caused by the accident there was very little loss to the merchandise. An Insurance ad luster wan H110 WnHnnulov fix the amount of damaee to .Morrow county's . school pop the building. ulatlon still has 11 more days Harris had Just purchased the n ,ore ooi siaris on luesciay, pickup, he said. September 7. the day after La- Though outwardly comnosed bor Day, but teachers will be alter tne mishap, John was a u" l,,e 1 " 11 l"e ym Drettv stunned vonnir ffliiou Af. week. Plans for registration Uv the accident, but all realized nave beon outlined by the five that it la one of those freak principals in me aisw ici things that could haDDen to SuDt. David Potter states that anyone, tveryone was grateful a teacher Inservice workshop that none was hurt. Heavy will be held for all teachers in sheets of glass, clinging deli, the district on Tuesdav. August caieiy in tne rrames at the ton 31. startlncr at 9 o'clock. It will of the front could have become deal with preparation and use guiuounes naa tney dropped at of audo-vlsual materials, and at the right moment. work sessions the teachers will Gene Pierce was another close actuallv nrenare materials to witness, lie was walking down use in the classrooms. the sidewalk only about 10 feet Demonstrations and speakers away wnen it occurred. will feature the workshop, and Front Of the buildlne Was Mirk Tolnr nrlnrlnat of A C. Patched With DlVWOod and sn Hmichtnn Sehnnl Irrlrrnn unH old door temporarily by Ray Ron Daniels, principal of River- Ayers and Matt Hughes of M & side High school, are in charge R Company, and Phil's Pharm- of arrangements, acy continued business as usual. On Wednesday. September 1. teachers of Boardman and Irrl- gon will visit -the central office at Lexington; on Thursday, Sep tember 2, lone Elementary and High school teachers will visit the office; and on Friday, Sep tember 3, Heppner High teach ers will visit the office in the morning and Heppner Elemen tary teachers will visit in the afternoon. All freshmen and new stu- until 8 p.m. Th harharMio urlll ha r.... ... .j flooding and I t th rni.n.i - (Continued on Paee 5) " on G'2- r chools to JRegister A report from Secretary Locke near press time Thursday said that entries had climbed to 102, and that the bull riding event had to be closed earlv because of the number of entries in 1L Twenty-two had signed. An unusually large number of outstanding performers had entered by that time, Locke said, with five ex-Northwest Saddle Bronc champions among them. Attracting keen interest this year is the Champion Ail-Around with its custom made saddle of fered as a trophy by four Lex ington rirms. Northwest Bronc Riding championship has been discontinued. Under the rules of the Northwest Bronc champion ship, those who had won pre viously could not compete, and this cut down the number of top performers. The Champion Ail-Around is wide open, and the cometition will be keen and exciting for this new award here. morrow counry cair roping, strictly for local performers, is another top event of interest with the Kinzua Corporation (Continued on page 8) dents of Heppner High school athletic events, are asKea to register at the high school on Thursday, September a, Clayton Norton, principal, an- They should come to Ipljl nounces the school between the hours of 8:45 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., exclus lve of the noon hour. Pre-registratlon was held at the school before the end of the last school year and those who are pre-reglstered need not ap pear until Tuesday. September i, at :4D a.m.. which wiil be regular starting time on the school's daily schedule. Any who attended HeDoner High last year but who did not pre-register. for anv reason. should appear next Thursday. Classes will start immediately after a short assembly on the morning of September 7. Prin cipal Nwrton states. The assem bly Willi outline school proced ures for! the year and explain payment ;of school dues. Fee schedule at Heppner High is as follows: Student body tick et. $6; textbook rental (takes care or all texts), $S; towel fees for physical education. $3.50, and towels for sports, $150 each sport; and annual fee (for high school yearbook), $3. The annual fee is optional. Student body tickets make the holder a member of the student body, admit him to all home 'Good Old Days' To Live In Heppner Street Parade include a suh. scription to the school paper. provide for reduced admission "Good Old Days" will live fair, the Pendleton Room tt ll"M?Lice in Heppner when the tilfSie:a!kSScS& au,u,i iv SIUUC111 uuuj. i noaeo raraae starts Saturday at uputiouivu asocriiiuiitrd, mu jwr- I 11 a.m. mu tne noiders to attend all This ie tho thomn nf Ulc .... 'u"u uuuv-suuusureu aaivi- JDarane. anrt anvaneA inrifrntinns are that it urill ha a Hanltr The towel fee brovides for a I Randall Peterson of the srion clean towel for each shower I soring Heppner-Morrow County during the day. Chamber of Commerce said that Ail lees are the same as last 19 floats are expected as of this year with the exception of the time. Twelve visiting courts or towei iee, isorton said. iroyar' representatives are plan- Buses will pick ud students ning to take part, three bands on the routes on their regular are to be included, and four rid. scneduies starting Monday, Sep- ing ciubs were definitely con temner 7, and stops will be firmed as of Wednesday, made to load city students at Four local floats entered are Heppner Elementary school and the Rainbow Girls. SoroDtomist at tne city norary at :au aaiiy. ciud, Mother's club and Colum No students are to be at the bia Basin Electric Co-od. From school before 8:30 in the morn- out of town will be the float of ing, Norton said. The high the Umatilla Ordnance dp Dot. school will have a half-hour and the Union Pacific miniature lunch period, and an activity train is also scheduled to be and study period from 3:01 to present. 3:35 p.m. will close each regular Riding clubs include the Uma- day. , .. tilla Sage Riders, and those Heppner Elementary ' from Salem, Her mis ton and All Heppner Elementary pup- Heppner. Bands are the Pendle- 11s are to come Thursdav. Sen. ton Drum and Bugle Corps, the tember 2. for registration be- Heppner High school band, and tween the hours of 8:45 a.m. the lone High school band. and 4:30 p.m., Jack Grossnickle, Joining the Morrow county principal, said. No one will be 'air and rodeo court will be the , courts irom tne Deschutes coun- (Contlnued on page 4) I ty fair, the Umatilla county Happy Canyon princesses. Miss iwuiwesi Koaeo Association, the Arlington rodeo, Chief Jo seph Days, Umatilla Sage Rid era. Spray Rodeo, John Day and Fossil. Floyd Jones, rnden chairman for many years and now a mem ber of the county fair board, will be grand marshal. An nouncers will be Harold Erwin and LaVerne Van Marter. Many children's floats ant entries of all kinds are expect ed, and there will h old cars, new cars and surreys. Floats are to assemble In front of the librarv. museum Children are to gather at Ford's Tire Service lot by 9:30 a m. to be judged, and bands will be In the same area. Riding groups and the Queens and courts will be on the back and side streets during the as sembling. A map elsewhere in this paper gives an outline for the assembly plan. The parade will go south on Main, east on May. south on Court, cross bridge west on Mat lock, cross bridge west on Can non, go past the swimming pool, and back down Main street, Pe terson said.
