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COWBOYS
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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)
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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 -
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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.