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December 9, 2015
Wallowa County Chieftain
Capt. Potter of Joseph guides Vietnam rescue
100 YEARS AGO
Dec. 9, 1915
• The pupils of the Sasser
school, District 63, with Mrs.
Lulu M. Bowlby as teach-
er, gave an entertainment on
Thanksgiving night. The liter-
ary and musical program was
followed by a box supper. The
proceeds were used to buy a
good organ, lamp and music
for the school. The names of
these enterprising and studi-
ous pupils are Lester and June
Birdsell, Mae Barnes, Frebert
and Edna Otto, and Milton,
Louisa, Robert and Susie
Sasser.
• Arrested on a charge of
obtaining money under false
pretenses, E. O. Hoisington,
an agent for the Columbia
Harbor Land Company, and
selling Warrenton lots, is in
the county jail. He was arrest-
ed by Sheriff Marvin Tues-
day, on the train at Enterprise
as he was on his way out,
after canvassing Joseph. The
complaint was signed by two
Joseph school teachers, Miss
Lexie Strachan and Miss Jes-
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er Joseph teachers said they
had bought Warrenton lots of
Hoisington.
• With the damage suit of
Mrs. Ella Clayton against the
Enterprise Electric company
on trial before a jury, Circuit
Court is in session this week.
Mrs. Clayton sued for $25,000
damages because of the death
of her husband, W. S. Clayton,
in Carl Roe’s power pumping
plant in the summer of 1912.
70 YEARS AGO
Dec. 13, 1945
• At their meeting held
Mountains west of Cove, was
found last Friday. He had ap-
parently died from exposure
within 24 hours of leaving
his base camp …. although
he was packing a survival kit,
matches, a candle for helping
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Dec. 5, the Eagle Cap Ski
Club re-organized and elect-
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dent, Vern White vice-pres-
ident and Mrs. Cressie
Boner
secretary-treasurer.
Jesse Poulson was elected
captain. They have ordered
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tow line and catch up on their
skiing, which has been dis-
continued during the war.
• With an epidemic of
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over the county, the school
boards at Enterprise and Jo-
seph decided to close the
schools in these two towns
Tuesday night until Monday.
On Monday the situation will
be reviewed and the schools
may be closed for a longer
period if the illness is still
widespread.
• Wallowa County was the
second county in the state to
exceed its quota in E bond
sales during the Victory loan.
Sales on Dec. 7 had reached
$123,441 or 107.3 percent of
quota.
25 YEARS AGO
Dec. 13, 1990
50 YEARS AGO
Dec. 9, 1965
• A Joseph captain was pi-
lot on a U.S. Air Force rescue
crew which recently ended
35 tension-packed hours for
an airman downed in Viet
Cong territory. Captain Dale
L. Potter, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Lawrence Potter of Joseph,
piloted his HH-43 helicop-
ter to the hazardous rescue
of Captain Melvin C. Elliott
from an enemy infested area.
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A past winter recreation scene. Date and location unknown.
missions since his arrival in
Vietnam in September.
• Enterprise’s wrestling
team started off their 1965-66
season in a winning note last
Friday night as they edged
Clarkston by a score of 29-
22. To make things even bet-
Dispatch log
Soul Renovation
Country Christmas Concert
Accepting canned goods and donations
for Community Connection and Food Bank.
7PM, Dec. 9 at OK Theatre
ter, the locals made it a clean
sweep as the JV’s won their
match by a score of 25-18.
Wrestling coach Mel Schuldt
tabbed Bernie Stein as the
outstanding wrestler of the
match. Others picked out for
their outstanding efforts were
FOR THE RECORD
Nov. 30
7:30 a.m.: Vehicle in the
ditch along Hwy 82, rural Enter-
prise.
4:34 p.m.: Wallowa County
Community Corrections issued
a detainer warrant for Errol Bull-
ock, 33, of Wallowa for probation
violation.
7:30 p.m.: 911 report of ve-
hicle with person inside in ditch
outside of Wallowa.
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7:36 p.m.: 911 report of
stolen vehicle in Wallowa.
Dec. 1
4:58 p.m.: 911 report of deer
blocking a lane of highway in
Minam.
5:24 p.m.: Theft reported in
Enterprise.
Dec. 2
12:03 p.m.: Report of lost
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1:05 p.m.: Theft reported in
Enterprise.
1:08 p.m.: Theft complaint in
Wallowa.
4:17 p.m.: Report of vehicle
sliding off the road in rural
Wallowa.
6:22 p.m.: Wallowa County
Community Corrections issued
a detainer warrant for David
W. Wehlnger, 27, of Joseph for
probation violation.
6:44 p.m.: Wallowa County
Community Corrections issued
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Bryon Stockdale, Aaron
Guest and Rex Short.
• The body of Ray Bar-
bour, 32 year-old Oregon
State University chemist,
who was the object of a week
long search in the Wallowa
Wallowa County
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• Things are almost back
to normal at Joseph Elemen-
tary School, where a wind-
storm last Tuesday morning
Dec. 4, ripped off a good part
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terial. Youngsters were dis-
missed that day and also had
no school Wednesday, while
the elementary building was
checked out for structural
damage by contractor Paul
Kissinger. The structure
passed inspection and classes
resumed as normal Thursday.
• Photo caption: VFW
Voice of Democracy win-
ners: Ryan Sheehy of Wal-
lowa, Georgia McGinnis of
Enterprise and Ted Lechner
of Joseph.
• Photo caption: Janet
Alford concentrates on shin-
gling her gingerbread house
with holiday candy and col-
or. She is one of eight mem-
bers of the Baby Hotcakes
4-H Club, each crafting a
unique gingerbread house as
a Christmas project. The girls
are working under the direc-
tion of 4-H leader Charlotte
Carper and parent assistants
Cindy Brink and Debbie
Zimmer.
• After being closed for
two years, Tomas Restaurant
in Enterprise will re-open
April 1, 1991 under new own-
ers Al and Sharon Boyles,
currently of John Day.
a warrant for the arrest of Levi
Lloyd Jones, 37, of Wallowa for
probation violation.
6:47 p.m.: Wallowa County
Community Corrections issued a
warrant for the arrest of Tracy E.
Passantino, 46, of Wallowa for
probation violation.
Dec. 3
2:26 p.m.: Abandoned vehi-
cle in rural Enterprise.
3:45 p.m.: Loose dogs re-
ported on Hurricane Creek.
4:09 p.m.: Fire reported in
rural Enterprise. Controlled
burn.
Dec. 4
2:29 p.m.: Theft reported in
rural Joseph.
2:38 p.m.: Theft reported in
Enterprise.
3:50 p.m.: Border Collie
mix found on property on Crow
Creek Road; reunited with
owner.
5:54 p.m.: Missing person/
overdue motorist reported in
Wallowa; returned home.
Dec. 5
8:18 a.m.: Cattle loose in
rural Enterprise.
2:22 p.m.: Report of large
boulder on Hwy 82, Minam.
3:52 p.m.: Possible drunk
driver in Joseph.
11:09 p.m.: 911 call about
calf on highway in rural Enter-
prise.
Dec. 6
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