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PRINCESS MAUREEN DOHERTT
Dance Saturday
Honors Maureen
Deserving honors will mine to
Princess Maureen Dohorty nt
the second weekly princes
dunce Saturday evening. July
2;', nt the Heppner Fair puvilion.
The attractive young daughter
of native Morrow cnuiity pur
nts. Mr. nnil Mrs. Bernard Do
herty. wiin the choice of the Lex
iiiKton llrange to be Its repre
sentative on the l'.Hi? Fair und
liodco court.
Princess Maureen Invito her
many friends In the surround
tut; urea to come and enjoy the
evening with her nnd with tho
oilier lovely princesses and
queen in this year's court. Mu
sic will bo furnished by the
local combo, Tho Henchmen,
with dancing from 9:30 p.m. un
til 1:00 am. Attendance has
been rcorted as excellent at
dances the past ttfo weoks.
The popular young Irish prin
cess has lived all of her 18 ac
tive years on the family ranch
In the Bluckhorse Canyon, now
under operation bv the family's
third generation. The ranch was
homosteadod In the 1880's by
her Krandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. G. Doherty, after they came
here from Ireland, and was the
birthplace of her father.
Born September 8, IMS, In
Pendleton. Maureen Joined a
family of three older brothers,
one older sister, and was follow
ed In the family by two young
er sisters. Her Interests have al
ways turned to the out-of-doors,
with riding and the raising of
livestock ns her favorites. This
summer she Is keeping busy
helping her father drive wheat
truck on the ranch, and assist
ing her mother with extra cook
ing duties.
Maureen has had a wide
background of 411 club train
ing, winning several honors In
her sheep, dairy and beef live
stock projects, Including the
I'.KH grand championship as
livestock showman nt the coun
ty fair. She has served as Jun
ior leader and as 4 II camp
counselor.
During her 12 years of school
ing in Heppner, she was an ex
cellent student and participat
ed In many school activities.
She was a member of tho Na
tional Honor Society In high
school, nnd In her Junior year
she was selected to be a dele
gate to Girls' State. She grad
uated from Heppncr High school
In 19(56 and was enrolled that
fall at the University of Ore
gon. She will return there this
year to continue toward her ma
jor In business administration.
This Is the second summer
that Maureen has been a mem
ber of rodeo court royalty. She
was selected to represent Mor
row county as a princess on last
year's Spray Rodeo court. Pre
ceding her on tho Morrow coun
ty court was her older sister,
Martha, who served us a 1965
rodeo court princess.
Accomplished in horseman
ship, she is very much at home
on the family's favorite gelding,
"Duke," a rodeo veteran, which
is her official mount for the
summer.
Besides her parents, the Do-
WEATHER
Bv DON GILLIAM
Official weather report for the
week of July 12-19 is as follows:
HI Low Prec,
Wednesday 100 59
Thursday 90 56
Friday 89 47
Saturdny 92 48
Sunday 88 52
Monday 85 50
Tuesday 81 45
hertv family includes her three
ulsters, Becky, who will enter
high school this fall; Nancy,
who will be a high school sen
ior, nnd Martha, a summer
school student at the University
of Oregon, where she will con
tinue. Also three brothers, Den
nis, who Is married and at
home; Roger, who works In the
Economic Opportunity program
at Marquette, Mich., and Tony,
who Is also sending the sum
mer In Michigan.
She is an active member of
St Patrick' Catholic church.
With their chaperono, Mrs.
Dimple M linker, tim court will
travel to tho Elgin Stampede for
a special appearance this Sun
day. They will ride In the Chief
Joseph Days parade and show
the week end of July 28 29, stay
ing over Friday night.
The next dance, July 29, will
honor Princess Kublanne Fulle
ton, with music to be furnished
by 'The GoFers" of The Dalles.
Plane Helps Stop
Wheat Field Fire
Near Lexington
A Piper Pawnee airplane, pilot
ed by Mel Boyer, owner, dumped
tluec loads of water on a wheat
field and grass fire just west of
Lexington last Thursday, and
this action gave a big assist in
putting out a firo that burned 26
acres of wheat nnd probably
about the same acreage of grass.
The combination of the air
strikes nnd ground support was
the buttle of the rampaging fire
which rourod through the tinder
tiiry wheat and grass. The wheat
Is that of Ken Batty who Is farm
ing the place of the late Newt
O'llarra.
Start of the fire was apparently
fioin a trash barrel near a house
located at tho edge of the prop
erty. Although it seemed that
the fire would go uncontrolled
for some time, volunteers res
ponded quickly, and the scene
was a beehive of rigs coming to
assist. It was quelled within a
half hour.
Boyer, noticing the fire, load
ed his plane with a mixture of
water and spray that he had
handy. He swooped low over the
spot where the blaze was going
up a canyon, dumped his load
and returned for two more loads.
Tho plane will hold 150 gal
lons, but he said he didn't take
time to pump full loads. On the
lust pass he had probably only
about 40 gallons.
He proved to be a good bomb
ardier, and the water-spray mix
ture hit the target where it did
the most good.
Boyor said that this new plane
has an adjustable dump valve
that helped in the fire fighting
operation. He said that this furn
ished a good opportunity to see
if it could be used effectively in
fighting fire.
Loss is covered by insurance
to Batty and to the O'Hanra es
tate. A tractor, owned by Padberg
Machinery Co., stalled in tho
field and had to be abandoned
temporarily when the fire moved
through the spot. However, It did
not catch fire and was recovered
later.
Batty has completed harvest
on the place and had a yield of
about 25 bushels to the acre.
Turks Tour County on Farm Research
By GENE WINTERS
Morrow County Agent
(See also page 4)
It's a long way from Turkey
to Morrow county. But 21 Turk
ish agriculturists Interested In
wheat production saw Morrow
nnd Gilliam county farmers' sol
ution to some of the problems
they face In Turkey.
Saturday morning they view
ed farming practices between
Butterereek Junction and uptier
Sand Hollow to Ileppner. After
luncheon at the home of Gene
Winters they visited with Bob
Jcpsen, Oregon Wheat Growers
League president; Norman Goet
so, OSU farm crops specialist,
and the county agriculture
agent, about wheat production,
marketing, government policies
u nil programs.
Interests were broad. The
group included an official of the
Turkish Department of Agricul
ture, state farm managers, re
search and extension persons.
The Minister of Agriculture rep
resentative was Interested In the
U. S, government wheat Pro
gram, the exixirt polices and Its
effect on the Individual farm.
Those In farm management
wished to know more about land
rental rates, land ownership, In
heritance taxes, the amount of
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GAINING MORE distinction with each passing year is the Cecil store, which has housed the com
munity post otlic for some 70 years. Th post office is marking its centennial this month, first
being located in a residence in the Morrow county community. This picture was taken in May,
1966, when Portland eighth graders visited on their annual wheat and livestock tour.
(G-T Photo).
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THIS IS HOW the Cecil store and post office looked In 1914 after
Thos. H. Lowe bought it and made repairs, giving it new paint
and making other improvements.
Cecil Post Office
Marks Centennial
A centennial Is quietly being
observed this month by one ven
erable institution in the county.
The Cecil post office is 100
years old this month, spanning
a century of continuous service
since July, 1867.
It's a little difficult to search
out the earliest history of the
post office, but it apparently
had its beginnings in a home
In about the present location of
the Henry J, Krebs residence.
This is across the railroad tracks
from the present Cecil store,
which is a nistorical Institution
In itself, dating back approxi
mately 80 years.
The railroad came in 1888, and
this leaves 21 years of the post
office's early history to account
for. Mall must have come and
gone by stage coach, wagon or
horseback prior to that time,
since there was no other mode
of transportation.
Cecil was a stopping place on
the old Oregon Trail, and it was
quite an oasis for weary trav
elers. The Cecil store was started by
the lone Trading Co., according
to Bob Lowe, whose parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Thos. H. Lowe, owned
the store from 1913 to 1925. Ap
parently the store began about
the time the railroad came In
1888.
J. D. Colby, who owned the
store for some 10 years after the
farm machinery needed and
number of farm workers requir
ed for local wheat ranches.
Farm managers asked to see Im
plements and machinery on
farms. Coming from areas where
land has been tilled for more
than three thousand years, good
land use receive top priority.
The organization, function and
financing of the Oregon State
University Extension Service:
with Its agriculture, home eco
ornlcs and 411 club programs
throughout the state were points
of Interest to the Turkish dele
gation extension workers.
At the Jepsen ranch they saw
Implements, machinery, diver
sion ditches and sod water
ways. Hillside hitches on plows
and drills were of special inter
est. Stubble mulch and the im
plements required for Its prep
aration were scrutinized.
The last stop before staying
overnight at The Dalles was din
ner at the Walter Jaeger ranch
near Mayvllle. There they in
spected a Nugaines seed field.
One Turkish state farm operat
or pointed out that the purpose
of the state farm was to in
crease seed and livestock for
distribution to farmers.
The group will spend two days
In Corvalils before going to
Mexico. The new Mexican semi-
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lone Trading Co. established It,
apparently moved the post of
fice to the store. Melvin Logan,
father of Jim and John Logan,
who still reside at Cecil, and
of Gene Logan at Arlington,
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Derby Entries
Close August 1
Deadline for placing entries
in the Morrow county derby for
the 1967 rodeo is Tuesday, Aug
ust 1, at 5 p.m., E. H. (Tad)
Miller, chairman of the rodeo
directors, announces.
Entries should be submitted
to John Venard, rodeo secretary,
at the Heppner branch, First
National Bank of Oregon. En
try fee is $25 each, and a min
imum of four horses is requir
ed in the event before it will
be run. The derby is for a i
mile distance.
To be eligible, the owner of
a horse must be a resident of
the county for six months and
he must have owned the horse
for six months.
The Morrow county derby has
a purse of $100, and a $50 cash
award is presented to the win-
ner by the Heppner Elks.
dwarf rust resistant spring
wheats have showed great prom
ise for the more southern wheat
froduelng area of Turkey. Paclf
c northwest varieties will be
tried on the higher and drier
Interior.
Turkey, which has an area
about the size of Oregon, Wash
ington and California, supports
a population of over 31 million
people. Nearly 17 million acres
of wheat are harvested each
year. Production averages 14
bushels per acre. Per capita con
sumption of grain products Is
300 pounds or about twice the
amount the average American
consumes each year.
It Is a land of contrasts, from
the primitive to modern where
farm Implements haven't pro
gressed much beyond a crooked
stick, to the very latest in farm
machinery. Much of the area re
semble the Columbia Basin
wheat counties while other ar
eas have the winter rainfall of
the Willamette valley.
The Turkish group la In this
country at the invitation of the
U. S. government. Their govern
ment pays for the International
travel. Accompanying them is
an American on the staff of the
Food & Agriculture Organization
of the United Nations (FAO),
stationed in Turkey.
Number 21
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1967
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Swim Pool Slates
Night for Parents
Friday nights will be Parents'
Night at the Heppner municipal
swimming pool, it is announced.
Under the plan, parents who
come to swim, accompanied by
their children, will be admitted
free. Children will pay as usual,
but their season tickets are ac
ceptable. Change in hours for swim
ming on Saturdays is also an
nounced. It will be from 2 p.m.
until 7 p.m., which is the same
schedule now in effect for Sun
days. A class for senior lifesaving
students will begin on Monday,
July 21. Further information on
this may be obtained from Stu
art Dick, lifeguard at the pool.
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WILLOW CREEK LITTLE LEAGUE ALL-STARS wiU test their strength this week-end In the dis
trict tournament at Hood River. July 21-22. The Heppner team will have its first game Friday at
4:00 p.m. The team of 14 all-stars and two alternates were picked by the coaches from the first
place Braves, second-place Giants, third-place Indians and fourth-place Dodgers. Team members
are (front row, left to right), Greg Green, Mike Prock, John Boyer, Barry Munkers, Butch Sawyer.
Bobby Moore. Second row, Jeff Marshall, Steve Rhea. Dick Snider. Allen McCabe, Dale Hedman.
Third row, Wayne Harsin, Little League acting president; Kenny Eckman, David E clan an. Rich
ard Drake. Bill Jepsen. John Rietmann, Al Boschee, manager. Joe Yocom, assistant manager, was
hospitalized at the time of the picture. (G-T Photo).
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STUART DICE, lifeguard at the Heppner pooL points to the spot
where Judy Devore. 17. Portland, was noticed lying on the bot
tom Thursday evening in nine feet of water. The lifeguard
brought her out and revived her with mouth-to-mouth resusci
tation. (G-T Photo).
Lifeguard Saves Girl
With Resuscitation
(See Editorial, page 2)
Judy Devore, 17, granddaugh
ter of John Nielsen of Heppner,
returned to her home in Port
land Friday after coming very
close to drowning in the Hepp
ner swimming pool Thursday
evening.
She was noticed lying inert
on the bottom of the pool in
nine feet of water after appar
ently being there for several
minutes.
Stuart Dick, lifeguard, dove in.
brought her to the surface and
Harvest Reports
Better in South
Harvest yields In higher ele
vations towards the southern
part of Morrow county are more
encouraging than the disap
pointing yields in the northern
part of the county.
Some in the Valby area were
getting up to 30 bushels per ac
re, and in a few cases the har
vest of wheat may reach 35
bushels. However, other areas in
the southern part of the county
may fall well below that orig
inally expected.
Harlan McCurdy, Jr., general
manager of Morrow County
Grain Growers, Inc., said that
fields in the Hardman area ap
pear to be hard hit by lack of
moisture and the hot weather.
Receiving of grain at the
North Lexington area is now
tapering off, but other elevators
around the county are getting
in full swing, McCurdy said.
That coming in at the Ruggs
elevator apparently shows a
much higher yield than ranch
ers reported ai North Lexington
where some fields dropped to as
low as seven bushels per acre
in spots.
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managed to get her over the
high ledge at the side of the
pool. There was no pulse, and
she was not breathing, Dick
said later. Her face was a dark
blue color.
The lifeguard began mouth-to-mouth
resuscitation and after
about five minutes she began
choking and vomiting.
When she began breathing,
Dick was elated.
"Boy, I tell you, that was
quite a feeling!" he exclaimed
in reviewing the Incident.
This was the first time that
the lifeguard had given mouth-to-mouth
resuscitation, but he
apparently went about it like
an expert He had seen demon-"
strations in lifesaving classes
that he has taken.
The ambulance was summon
ed, and the Portland girl was
taken to Pioneer Memorial hos
pital A doctor attended her, and
she remained overnight before
leaving Friday for Portland.
Others were swimming in the
area when the girl went down,
but they did not observe her or
did not realize her plight Dick
said that in the location where
he watches the pool this is the
one area that Is difficult to ob
serve. At this time, the reflec
tion of the sun on the water
hindered visibility. The bottom
of the pool was dirty, and this,
too, made it difficult to see.
David Gunderson, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Eddie Gunderson, was
the first to recognize something
was wrong, and told Dick that
there was a "girl lying on the
bottom."
The lifeguard said his first
thought was that it might be
a joke, but he immediately
checked and found that it was
no joke.
There were no adult swim
mers in the pool at the time,
and the youngsters appeared
stunned, the lifeguard said. He
had difficulty getting the girl
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