Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, August 261954
Page 3
Motorloggers Join Throng Angling
In Reopened Streich of Metolius
Trout Fishermen
Jam River Banks
Along Two Miles
Tha following li a eondensatioa
of a moturlog appearing J una M
In tha Northwest Koto Marailne
f tha Sunday Oregonlan. It la
e ol an annual scries sponsored
Jointly by tha Oregon Stat Motor
association and Tha Oregonlan.
BY JOHN DENNY
Mulct tdlttr. Th OrtfxiUa
What happens when a two-mile
stretch of fine fishing stream is
opened to anglers after 20 years
of closure, during which genera
tions of finny beauties waxed fat
and happy in the pristine waters?
To find out, The Oregonian
market editor; Its art director,
Ernest Richardson, and sundry
small Richardsons and Dennys
were dispatched for central Ore
gon in a brand-new white motor
log Ford supplied by the Oregon
State Motor association.
Destination and mission: Open
ing of fishing jeason at Camp
Sherman on the Metolius.
The game commission gave as
Its reason for opening the two
miles to fly fishing the fact that
the Dolly Vardens, unmolested,
were multiplying and menacing
the rest of the finny population,
Including the rainbows.
The avid anglers, mouths water
ing at the prospect of dropping g
hook in front of those bread-fattened,
soft-living and im
cated trout, came by the hundreds
from all parts of the state. They
jammed the available cabins at
Camp Sherman, filled the attics
of nearby farm houses, and hud
dled shivering around campfires
oeneain me pines along the banks
Only artificial flies were per
mitted, but devotees of the worm,
salmon eee and nlii? rnmn nnv.
way. sure that no skill at flicking
a fly would be necessary to bag
a creeuui.
Oregon State Motor association car was one of many fisher
men s autoa at Camp Sherman for opening. From bridge bread
wa tossed to pampered trout. (Ernest Richardson sketch)
Flies Hit Chill Waters
Came the dawn of the hlu Aav
a grisly, 15-degree dawn. At 4:30
a. m., as inougn a master switch
had been thrown, a wondrous
assortment of royal coachman,
rtidriis flips, pinppr nuillc orav
hackles and salmon flies hit the
two miles of river from Gorge
ramp to Lake creek at about ten
toot intervals.
But instead of the waters boil
ing under the lunges of big trout
Pbhlng motorlogscrs made
loop trip, one way via Warm
Springs, utlier by the. Sanlium.
rising to snap the flies, exactly
ivuiiiig iiappenea.
Flicking the ice from their
uiwen lures, the anglers cast
again. Nothing happened again.
It Was thus for an hnni. .n
As the sun rose higher, shroud
ing the river in firwtv ino on
occasional frozen fisherman shout
ed In triumph as he flopped a
"my prize onto me icy banks.
Ah, this was more like It The
Oregonian team, which had been
watching the frigid proceedings
from the window of a warm cabin,
dropped pencil and sketchbook,
grabbed rods and scurried to the
bank.
Strictly a night crawler and
salmon egg man, the market edi
tor snapped a bucktailed creation
of feathers and thread into pool
where the fish (a tipster said)
had been bread-fed twice daily
for 20 years, eaupht th limh
of an overhanging tree.
Impatient tugs and jerks, accom
panied by the language customary
on such occasions, caused the fly
to come loose and fall tn tho
water in a shower of leaves. It
promptly vanished into the maw
of a 14-inch rainbow.
But alas friends, hit flint rich
was also the last.
It tha eomo etnru u.ith
other fisherinpn A fpuu nt tho I
more exDert and npi-soiprlno- ufhn
nut in 19 hfinTw urM-Mn, u I
... jl w rvifiiii uic IWlf
miles down and back again had
limit catciies, but more were
skunked and manv caueht onlv
one or two.
AilVhow. til MMpir enitwaA
some spectacular scenery in what
might be called one of Oregon's
most accessible remote areas.
Most river atart a a triMa
high on some mountain, but not
so the Metolius. It boils full-grown
out of snrinra at tha haco nf Ploflr
butte. a mniral mountain ricino
abruptly from the pine-forested
piaieau.
Before It nhtno-pa Into a namw
gorge, the river idles through
green mountain meadows, whose
broad expanses afford spectacular
views ot me nigh peaks of the
central Cascades Jefferson to
the north, Broken Top and Mt.
Washington to the west and the
Three Sisters to the south.
Motorists have their choice of
a wide range of accommodations.
Three guest ranches cater to those
who want to rough it in comfort.
Housekeeping cabins are available
at Camp Sherman. And for those
hardy souls who want to really
get next to nature there is a
string of forest camps along the
river with fireplaces and tables
for picnickers or camping.
Loop Route Prescribed '
The route followed by The Ore
gonian's AAA motoring party is
about right for a week-end trip
from Portland TnUo tho Mt
Hood highway to Government
camp, men tne vvapinitia ana
Warm Springs highways through
the Indian reservation to Madras,
a boom town in the midst of a
new irrigated farming area.
men on to Kedmona, with stops
to admire tho Smith rorks and
the stepn Crooked river porpp At
Redmond, turn west on the San-
tiam highway through bisters to
the Camn Sherman tnrnoff lust
west of Hlarlf hntto It's rlnsp tn
200 miles and 4 V4 to 5 hours from
Portland. '
The return route via the North
Santiam highway is about 50
miles shorter and an hour quicker.
You 11 see Suttle and Blue lakes,
the Detroit dam with its eight
mile reservoir surprisingly dotted
with fishermen's boats, and a
terrific view of Mt. Washington
and the other snow peaks.
Editor's note I First day dull
ing wasn't too good on the newly
opened stretch ot the Metolius,
because it waa just too cold for
fish and fishermen, according to
Bill llulen, Tha Oregonlan't fish
ing editor.
Since opening day fishing hae
Improved, with catches running
mostly la rainbow. Not too many
Dolly Varden have beea taken,
says llulen, because they are bait
fish, and tha area described la
accompanying story Is restricted
le fly fishing only.
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Lexington News
By Delpha Jones
The Lexington Christian ami
Congegational church held their
business meeting at the home of
Mrs. Ina Nichols on Tuesday
evening. Mr. Earl Kendall pre
sided at the Sunday school meet
ing and the church meeting was
presided over by the Rev. L. G.
Unt! After the meet i up. re.
freshments were served by the'
hostess.
Mr. and Mrs. John Botts and
family are mov-ing this week to
lone where they will make their
home.
Mrs. Gladys Young and small
daughter Christine were Lexing
ton visitors from Portland on
Monday and Tuesday.
Mrs. Helen Sawyer from The
Dalles is visiting her son and
wife, Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Saw
yer. They are staying at the
VV. E. McMillan ranch.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Jones and
son Kenny were La Grande and
Wallowa Lake visitors last week.
Mrs. Bert Darnielle and daugh
ter Betty of Parkdale is visiting
at the George Irvin home, return
ing with the Irvins and Mrs. Carl
Breeding who were visiting last
weekend in Parkdale.
The intermediate group of the
Sunday school held a weiner
roast Friday night at the L. G.
Wetzel home. Games were
played and refreshments were
served to the youngsters.
Mrs. Al Winkleman and small
daughter Debra Kay have re
turned to the Elsie Beach ranch
from Pioneer Memorial hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Grant from
Yamhill were Saturday night
visitors in Lexington at the O. G.
Breeding home. Their children
who have been here visiting, re
turned home with them. Mrs,
Freda Mathews and son Jay ac
companied the Grants.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Larson
and children from Everett have
been guests this week at the
Cecil Jones home, as were Mr.
and Mrs. W. I. Miller and family
of La Grande.
Denny McMillan, son of J. F.
McMillan left Sunday for Port
land from where he will go to
San Diego for induction into the
Coast Guard. Several of his
friends gave him a farewell
party at the Jim Bloodsworth
home where games were played
and visiting was enjoyed after
which they served refreshments
to the guests.
Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Tucker
from Spokane were visiting at
the Bertha Hunt home last week.
Mrs. Hunt is a sister of Mr. Tucker.
The last meeting of the Busv
Stitchers 4-H club before fair
time was held at the Rhea Creek
Grange hall on August 18. All
thd clothing projects are nearly
completed.. .
The floodlights that the club is
donating to use at the style
revue at the county fair have
been ordered.
We practiced modeling in the
same type of heel of shoes that
we will wear at the county fair
in the style revue. We also dis
cussed and practiced the proper
way to go op and down steps and
the way to turn.
Our leader handed out style
revue cards that were to be filled
in and another form that are to
be filled in and given to Mrs.
Wright.
Work was continued on record
books.
The members present were Sal
ly Palmer, Judy Thompson, Patsy
Wright, Sharon Rill, Shirley
Peck, Marjie Peck, Brenda Town
send, Meredith Thomson, Helen
Graham and Janet Wright. Jean
Graham and a friend of Sharon
Rill were guests.
Janet Wright, reporter
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' BOARDMAN Sunday. August
22, at tho home of Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Skoubo was the Skoubo
family reunion which is a spe
cial feature with lots of fun for
this family. Many coming from
long distances to be present. The
party was in form of a picnic
held in the Skoubo orchard, with
a hountious planned potluck din
ner of turkey and all the trim
mings, together with cake and
ice cream served.
Attending were Mrs. Eric Lind,
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Lind and
family. Santa Ana. Calif.; Mr.
and Mrs. Herbert Skoubo and
family, Mr. and Mrs. Emil Seppfi,
Petaluma, Calif.; Mr. and Mrs.
Pete Skoubo, Mr. and Mrs. Ivan
Grisbskov and family, Junction
City. Oregon; Mr. and Mrs. Einer
Skoubo. Junction City; Mrs. Ben
Wold and family, Salem; Mr. and
Mrs. Albert Skoubo, Mr. and Mrs.
Duane Silveithorne and family,
Mr. Alfred Skoubo, Ruth Skoubo,
Mrs. Floyd Skoubo and son, Eric
and Adrian Similis, Portland; Mr.
Sexton Johanson, Bremerton,;
Mr. and Mrs. Jens Skoubo, Her
miston: Mr. and Mrs. Russell Do
Mauro and daughters, Hood
River; Mrs. Anna Skoubo, Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Skoubo and sans;
Mr. and Mrs. Edd Skoubo and
David, Mr. and Mrs. Adolf Skoubo
and Leo, Mr. and Mrs. Gunner
Skoubo, and Mr. and Mrs. Gene
Hiigel and family, Boardman;
also Mr. and Mrs.B. E. Getchell
and grandson, Hemiston; Dick
Luhrs, Corvallis and Glenn Luhrs
Boardman.
Miss Donna Barnett and Mrs.
Trina Parker returned to their
summer home at Camp Sherman
after some time spent in Lex
ington attending to business mat
ters. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Sawyer
spent the weekend in Portland
and MoMinnville.
Sunday at the Lexington Chris
tian church Miss Roma Belsher
of La Grande will be the speaker
both morning and evening. Miss
Belsher is a missionary candidate
sponsored by the Evangelic Alli
ance Mission. She is also a
trained nurse. She will be a
guest of her Friends Mr. and Mrs.
Homer Hughes.
Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Wetzel and
family were dinner guests Sat
urday in Pendleton of Mrs. Emma
Peck and Miss Etta Millett.
They also attended services at
the Pendleton Christian church
where they heard the Swiss Bell
Kingers.
Ralph Earwood
BOARDMAN Funeral services
were held for Ralph Earwood
Thursday at 2 p. m. August
19th, 1954 at the Boardman Com
munity church with the Miss
Zelma Cowan officiating. Bearers
were Arnin Hug, Nels Kristensen,
George Sicard, Zearl Gillespie,
Seth Russell and Lowell Shat
tuck. Music was furnished by
Mrs. John Partlow and Mrs. Na
than Thorpe, accompanied by
Mrs. Hugh Brown at the piano,
who also played the processional
and recessional. Interment was
in the Riverview cemetery.
Mr. Earwood died very sudden
ly with a heart attack Sunday,
August 15th. He leaves besides
his widow, Mrs. Louise Earwood,
one son Sgt. Kenneth Earwood,
who Is stationed at Travis Air
Force Base, Calif., and three
daughters, Mrs. Margaret Dow
ney, and Shirley Earwood, Board
man and Mrs. Elnora Califf, Tu-
, son, Arizona, and four grand
children, all being here for the
funeral. He also leaves three
brothers, Roy, Pendleton, Weldon,
Los Angeles, and Paul, Billings
Montana, and three sisters, Mrs.
Al t a Williams and Mrs. Florence
Strain, Caldwell, Idaho and Mrs.
Ethel Beal, Grandview. Idaho.
Mrs. Strain and Mrs. Williams
and brother Roy all being able to
attend the funeral. Other out of
town relatives and friends were
Mr. and Mrs. Herman Steinke,
Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph Steinke,
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Steinke and
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Strahm, of
Arlington; Mr. and Mrs. Richard
Steinke, Olex; Mrs. May Earwood,
and Johnny Froeberg, Pendleton;
Mr. and Mrs. Gilbert Califf, Hood
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Califf, Alice Shingledecker, and
Mr. and Mrs. Pierson, Hermiston;
Mr. Jim McKay, Arlington and
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