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A6 News wallowa.com April 29, 2015 Wallowa County Chieftain Zollman a World War II POW, not MIA 100 YEARS AGO April 29, 1915 Two homestead contests were heard in the court house this week and last, and more are scheduled for the future. The prices that have been paid of late for relinquishments es- tablish a value for a homestead not thought of in years past. As a consequence, it behooves any entryman who wants to hold his land to comply with the requirements, or face the probability of a contest. As a result of the initiative of Wallowa county sheepmen, the Columbia River Wool Brown died Tuesday evening. to help Jolly Rogers boast the gated the case yesterday morn- ing returned a verdict that death was due to unknown causes and came while Mr. Brown was Warehouse company was orga- XQGHUWKHLQÀXHQFHRIDOFRKROLF nized a few days ago with head- liquor. There is no evidence of quarters in Portland. Jay H. any violence, or that any other Dobbin is president and E.W. person had contributed in any Rumble general manager of the way to Brown’s death. Since company. The list of stockhold- the middle of the winter Brown ers includes Mr. Dobbin, Mr. had been trapping and hunting Rumble, Fred W. Falconer and on the Imnaha, camping at the 5REHUW16WDQ¿HOGVKHHSDQG ranger station part of the time, wool growers, and many of the and later staying on Albert leading bankers of Portland. Morghan’s ranch. While riding in a hack from Joseph to Enterprise, Lee 70 YEARS AGO aircraft shot down. Mr. and Mrs. Robert M. Zollman received a letter Monday from their son, Pvt. Mervin W. Zollman, who had been reported on Feb. 10 by the war department as missing in DFWLRQLQ)UDQFHVLQFH-DQ Pvt. Zollman’s letter was writ- ten in his own handwriting on a German printed combination letterhead and envelope form and was dated Feb. 12, 1945. The letter obviously came from a German prison camp although nothing was said in the letter about where he was. In the letter Pvt. Zollman stat- ed that he was well and asked that a Red Cross package be sent to him with whatever con- tents were permitted. OUT OF THE PAST A coroner’s jury which investi- record score of 404 (Japanese) Compiled by Rob Ruth April 26, 1945 #"! "! """" #"""" " """! "" #"""! " #"! " "" " #"" " " Main Street, Joseph 541-432-1917 Second Lt. Herbert Don Fleming, son of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert L. Fleming, was killed in the crash of a C-46 transport plane Wednesday night near Burnett, Texas. The plane, on a URXWLQH QLJKW ÀLJKW IURP %HUJ- strom Field at Austin, Texas, to Mason, Texas, crashed with four crew members aboard. All were killed instantly and the plane burned. ... Don was born June 12, 1921, attended the Enter- prise school and graduated from the local high school in 1939. T-Sgt. Marion L. Fiesterman, 23, son of Edward Fiesterman, Wallowa, was recently awarded his fourth Oak Leaf cluster to the air medal by Brig. Gen. Jarred V. Crabb of the Fifth Air Force for “meritorious achievement ZKLOH LQ DHULDO ÀLJKW´ 5DGLR operator and gunner on a B-24, he was a member of the Fifth Air force’s colorful and leading /LEHUDWRU RXW¿W WKH -ROO\ 5RJ- HUV7KH VHUJHDQW KDV ÀRZQ PLVVLRQVLQWKH3DFL¿FVNLHVWR complete 450 combat hours. ... Sgt. Fiesterman’s plane has ac- counted for three enemy aircraft T HE B OOKLOFT AND 50 YEARS AGO April 29, 1965 Two local men were killed Sunday afternoon about 5:20 when their pickup went off the highway about half a mile southeast of Lostine. ... The WUDI¿F IDWDOLWLHV ZHUH WKH ¿UVW LQ :DOORZD FRXQW\ LQ several years. ... Shortly after coming through the rocky cut RQ+LJKZD\DWWKHHGJHRI Lostine the pickup apparently went out of control and began a gradual drift across the high- way to the left. ... State police VDLGWKDWLWZDVIHHWIURP the point where the (1950 Chevrolet) pickup went over the bank to the point where it came to a stop. The pavement at the scene was wet. Approximately 200 people attended a testimonial dinner Saturday night at the Joseph Civic Center honoring former County Judge Fred Himel- wright for his distinguished public services. The dinner was sponsored by the Jo- seph Chamber of Commerce. Murph Blankinship, president of the Joseph Chamber, wel- Chieftain archives A label on the back of this undated photo identifies this pair as Hester Davis and Charles Clark, and there are the additional notations, “Joseph Co Debate” and “Enterprise OR.” Although we’re lacking further information about these two, we do know that Enterprise High School debate teams were quite successful during the first few decades of the 20th century. ruling by the review board be- fore the May 15 primary, in which she is running against incumbent District Attorney William Reynolds. PHOTO CAPTION: A stock pond in the Zumwalt area east of Enterprise last week was the focal point of Earth Day activities which in- 25 YEARS AGO cluded representatives of the April 26, 1990 Wallowa County Stockgrow- Mary Goebel Grote, can- ers, Wallowa County Cattle didate for Wallowa County Women, Oregon Department District Attorney, is currently of Wildlife, and other con- appealing the results of the Or- servation-minded individu- egon State Bar exam she took als. One end of the pond was in February. “I only missed it fenced off and transformed SDVVLQJ E\ RQH SRLQW´ VKH LQWR D ³GHPRQVWUDWLRQ SORW´ said, explaining that when the designed to enhance wildlife results are close, bar candi- habitat. Above, Van Van Bla- dates have the option of asking ricom and Cathy Sterbentz for a review of the test, which prepare to plant a long line of contains many questions. trees which will provide cov- Grote is hoping for a favorable er for songbirds. comed the group and spoke of the high regard in which Himelwright is held by many friends throughout Wallowa County. ... Letters from many people who could not attend, but sent their good wishes, were read. S KYLIGHT G ALLERY Organizers announce Promise reunion date Finding books is our specialty 541.426.3351 • 107 E. Main • Enterprise • www.bookloftoregon.com Church Directory St. Katherine's Catholic Church Summit Church Fr. Roger Fernando 301 E. Garfield Enterprise Mass Schedule Weekdays 7:15am Saturdays 5:30pm Sundays 10:30am (541)426-4008 stkatherineenterprise.org St. Pius X Wallowa Sundays 8:00am All are welcome Gospel Centered Community Service time: 10:30 am Cloverleaf Hall in Enterprise Pastor Mark Garland www.summitchurchoregon.org Joseph United Methodist Church ACROSS 1. William the Conquerer's birth city 5. Expired 9. Muslim greeting 11. Hangs cloth in loose folds 13. -__, denotes past 14. Jog 16. Ocean shore 17. Promotion of a product 18. The Constitution State 20. Russian space station 22. Paper mulberry bark cloth 23. Fiddler crabs 24. Drunkards 27. Domestic hog 28. Before 29. Papua New Guinea monetary unit 31. Existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul 33. V.P. Quayle 34. Expression of surprise 35. Declares untrue 38. Corn dough 40. Ocean 41. Supply with men 42. Spring tides 44. Spooky month 45. To tie in Spanish 47. Possessed 49. Br. Architect Wren 54. Prosecutor for a district 55. Tribal chieftains 56. Fulfill a command 58. Location of White House 59. Happy facial gestures 60. Cheap showy jewelry or ornament 62. Over again 63. Inhabitants of ancient Media DOWN 1. Coarse woolen braid 2. Gangster Capone 3. Ingest 4. Drug enforcement officer (slang) 5. Expression of annoyance 6. Romanian capital until 1861 7. A person who enjoys good food and drink 8. A way to reason 9. Sewing junction 10. Sound of bovines 11. Metric weight unit 12. Stalk of a moss capsule 15. Explosive 16. Reddish brown 19. Short sleeps 21. Decay 25. Crepe fern genus 26. Actor Connery 28. Wipe out recorded information 30. Imparts motion to 32. Compared to 35. Alight from train 36. N.H. 03832 37. 2 piece clothing fastener 39. Express pleasure 40. A plan, outline or model 43. Give a spanking to 44. NY Times publisher Adolph Simon 46. 17th Greek letter 48. Small, stout cyprinid fish 50. Lazy 51. Merganser 52. Fall back from 53. Enlarge hole 57. Hong Kong dialect 61. Initials of "10" actress 3rd & Lake St. • Joseph Pastor Kaye Garver Phone: 541-432-3102 Sunday Worship Services 8:30 & 11:00 am Child care provided at 8:30 am service Faith Lutheran Church 409 W. Main Enterprise, Oregon Worship 2 nd & 4 th Sundays - 2 pm Bible Study Tuesdays before the 2 nd & 4 th Sundays at 11 am LCMS (Lutheran Church Missouri Synod) Christ Covenant Church Pastor Terry Tollefson Church Office: 541-426-0301 Family Prayer: 9:30am Sunday School: 10:00am Worship Service: 11 am 723 College Street • Lostine Providence Academy Enterprise Community Enterprise Community Church Church Congregational 11:00am Group Worship & Discussion 9:30 AM Worship Service 11:00 Children’s S.S. AM 10:00am Choir 9:30am Adult Education 541.398.0597 Childrens program during service Blog: dancingforth.blogspot.com Lostine On the Hwy web 82, at lostinepc.org Stephen Kliewer, Minister Wallowa Assembly of God 606 West Hwy 82 Wallowa, Oregon 541-886-8445 Sunday School • 9:30 Worship Service • 10:45 Pastor Tim Barton wallowaassemblyofgod.com 301 NE 1St St * 541-426-3044 BigBrownChurch.org Worship at 11:00 301 N. Study E. First Bible at Street 9:30 Enterprise the “Big Brown Church” Sunday Worship 11A.M. with the Open Door (541) 426-3044 Pastor Joseph Donald Newcomer, L. McBride Pastor 541-263-0695 541-263-5319 305 Wagner (near the Cemetery) P.O. Box N, Enterprise, OR 97828 541-426-3751 Church 541-426-8339 School Sabbath School 9:30 - 10:45 a.m. Worship Hour 11:00 a.m. - Noon Pastor Jonathan DeWeber Pastor Steve Gilmore PROMISE — Memorial Day weekend will include the annual Promise Reunion gathering, Saturday and Sunday, May 23-24, at the Promise Grange Hall. All former and current Promise residents, their descendants and friends, and all others who are interested in Prom- ise are invited to attend. Saturday afternoon will feature a chili feed at 1 p.m. and author Orvalla Hafer’s signing of her book, “The North Woods of Wallowa &RXQW\´ 2UJDQL]HUV DOVR hope to have music on Sat- urday night. Sunday will start with church service at 10:30 a.m. with potluck at 1 p.m. A pro- gram will follow. For more information or to pass along history relat- ed to the Promise area, con- tact Myrna Journot at 541- 377-7333. TIME TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR TREES! Environment friendly soil injections targets Bronze Birch Borer, Aphids, Pine Beetles, Webworms, Whitefly and more. • Free Estimate & Consultation • Disease Diagnosis • Hazardous Tree Removal • Safety Trimming • Stump Grinding Marty Hamilton TREE CARE NORTH 541-432-4605 • Cell # 541-398-1925 Licensed • Insured • Bonded • #92910