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HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, MAY 16, 1957
County Pioneer
Dies at 100 Years
Death has claimed one of Mor
row county's oldest pioneers. She
is Mrs. Rebecca Ellen Patterson
who was over 100 years old at the
time of her death May 10 at the
Masonic and Eastern Star home
in Forest Grove where she has
lived since 1941.
"Aunt Beck," as she was known
here, was the widow of a pioeer
Heppner druggist who died In
1927. Prior to going Into the drug
business he was a railroad man
and was engineer on the first
train ever to come into Heppner.
Mrs. Patterson was born Febr
uary 26, 1857 in Wisconsin and
was married to John Patterson
when she was 16. In the late 1800s
they moved to Heppner and were
among those who survived the
flood of 1903. She was a charter
member of Ruth chapter of the
Eastern Star and was an active
member of the Baptist church,
though when there was no Bap
tist church here she worked in
others.
Mrs. Patterson, celebrated her
100th birthday last February with
a special party at the Forest
Grove home and as her guest she
had her great, great-grandniece,
four-year-old Rebecca Ellen Col
lins of Portland who is her name
sake. Mrs. Patterson had only, one
son Ben who died when he was
about 70. She is survived only by
two nieces, Mrs. A. A. Amort of
McMinnville, and Mrs. Waldron
who lives in Washington. She
also leaves several grand nieces
and grand nephews.
Services were held Monday at
the Portland Memorial Crema
torium and Mausoleum where her
husband and son are buried.
BURTON PECK
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Heppner soil conservation district
since 1943.
Selection committee included
Vernon Munkers, Lexington, pres
ident of Morrow county wheat
growers association, chairman;
Milton Morgan, lone, vice chair
man of the MCWG; Raymond
Lundell, Eightmile, representa
tive of the Heppner soil conserva.
tion district; Bernard Doherty,
representative of the county agri
culture and stabilization commit
tee and Kenneth Peck, Lexington,
state winner of the 1956 conserva
tion man of the year award. Ad
visory members were N. C. Ander
son, county agent and Tom Wil
son, soil conservation service.
Teck will compete with other
county winners in the state con
test sponsored by the Oregon
Wheat Growers League and the
Portland Oregonian.
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Mrs. Kemp Dick Is
New P-TA President
New officers of Heppner P-TA
, were installed last Wednesday
night, with Lowell Gribble as
installing officer.
Those installed were president,
Mrs. Kemp Dick; vice president,
Kenneth Keeling; secretary, Mar
ion Huggett and treasurer, Roy
Kirk. Mrs, Dick was elected to fill
the vacancy left by the resigna
tion of Mrs. Marvin Smith, who
is moving to Longvicw, Wash
ington soon.
During the program the school
budget was discussed with Jack
Flug, outlining the budget; How
ard Cleveland, the needed re.
pairs on the school; Jo0 Stewart,
the needs of the grade school and
L. E. Dick discussed school legis
lation. The first grade mothers served
dessert before the meeting and
Mrs. Ilanna's room won the room
count.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Graham
and Mr. and Mrs. Cornett Green
were in La Grande Saturday and
Sunday to attend parents week
end at Eastern Oregon college.
Mr. and and Mrs. Dick Feller
and two children Debra and Terry
of Hermlston visited last week
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs,
Ed Albert.
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MRS. CLEM STOCKARD accepts a gift from Miss Leta Humphreys
alter she was named the Christian church Mother of the Year.
The recognition is given annually and the selection is made by
a vote of the church congregation. Watching as their mother
receives the gift are her four children, left to right. Tommy,
Bill, Jean and Joan. (GT Photo)
FLOOD
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farm lands which were planted to
alfalfa and grains were washed
to a depth of three and four
feet with nothing being left but
gravel and boulders. At the Ralph
Beamer ranch on Balm Fork, the
torrents came down two side
canyons north and east of the
Rnamor hmtun uaQhincr nut fencps
and flooding barn lots with
gravel and debris. A stubblefield
in that area was completely
cleaned of any remaining stub-
ble and several wheat fields!
were reported damaged from the 1
heavv rain and hail wh eh fel
in some sections.
Along the lower end of Balm
canyon the path of the water is
clearly marked by the lack of any
growth where it swept alfalfa
and grain fields completely clean
of any vegetation. The effect
of the water will be obvious for
many months along the entire
length of the creek.
The Balm Fork road suffered
from the torrent, which in sev
eral places covered it and wash
ed mud, silt, rocks and other fect. Explanation by an Armco
debris down off the surrounding representative that delivery
hills. For some time the road would be made by truck to the
was Impassable to anything but,pojnt of use resulted in that com
a jeep, but county crews plowed pany being given the order at a
out the area Saturday morning, saving of about $300 to the city.
So heavy was the downpour in The pipe will be delivered and
the center of the area that in 1 laid in June or early July. Total
places furrows two feet and more ' est of the two miles of pipe
deep were gouged in grass and will be $18,270.
sagebrush covered hillsides. o .
Channel cleaning work along
Willow creek which had been
done by the city during the past
winter was credited by many
persons for preventing serious
trouble in Heppner. Great
amounts of debris floated down
with the flood, but at no point in
town was there any serious pile
up of trash which could have
caused a backup and more flood,
ing similar to that which has
occurred in other floods here.
By the time the flood waters
had passed through Heppner and
started on down strertm, the peak
had spread sufficiently to prevent
damage. At the golf course, two
footbridges were floated out of
position and some fairways given
a thick coating of gooey mud, but
actual damage was light.
The rise and fall of the water
was extremely rapid. The peak
was reached within 10 to 15 min
utes of the time the flood first
struck the upper end of town and
it started to fall within another
15 or 20 minutes.
While damage other than ero
sion and to crops was negligible
another foot at the peak would
very possibly caused considerable
damage in . several sections of
town, it was felt by many per
sons who watched. I
Friday's waterspout struck in.
almost tho identical area as did '
the one which caused the great
flood in 1903 and others in sub- Medical
sequent years. As in previous dismissed;
years, the flood split, part of the
flow of water going into the Rhea dismissed; J. Key, Heppner, dis
creek watershed. The storm was missed; Mabel Davidson, lone;
accompanied by some lightning Anne Sharp?, Condon,
and thunder, but rainfall in' Minor Surgery Janice and
Heppner was not excessive.
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Special Flood
Warning Siren
Signal Planned
As a result of the confusion
resulting from the siren alarm
sounded Friday evening to
warn residents oi an impend
ing flood, the fire department
this week developed a special
signal which, for the present at
least, will be used only in case
of flood danger.
The city fire siren will be
used for the alarm and the
warning will be three long 20
second steady blasts of the
siren separated by a 10 sec
ond silent periods.
Friday night many persons
thought the alarm meant a fire
and followed the trucks which
were used to warn residents
living along the creek. A regu
lar alarm was used because no
special signal had been set up.
but the new one when sounded
in the future will mean only a
possible flood.
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Call 6-9228 For Printing Needsl
Council Awards
Water Pipe Order
The city council in a special
meeting Monday night awarded
a contract to Armco Drainage
and Metal Products Co. of Port
land to supply 10,500 feet of 8
1,1,1 0.ltu' 1U1 iMi"mu" in
tne tys w'Ilow creek watr
supply me. The company was
bidder at $1.74 per foot,
The action reversed committee
recommendation that the order
Su lo l"c .uuu iuw uiuuei, vvu
erworks Supply Co. on a bid of
$176.79 per 100. feet. The com
mittee, on reconsideration, rec
ommended the acceptance of the
Armco bid.
The original decision was based
on the belief that the Armco bid
called for delivery in Heppner,
while the Waterworks - bid pro.
vided for trench-side delivery
several miles above Heppner. It
was originally felt the additional
cost of handling the pipe made
the second bid the lowest in ef-
School Budget
Gets Voter OK
An almost-record small num
ber of voters bothered to turn out
last Friday to vote on the county,
wide school budget, but those
who did take the time approved
it 224 yes to 49 no. The budget
passed in every district.
The vote by districts was: Lex
ington yes 9, no 1; lone yes 43,
no 16; Heppner yes 80, no 27;
Boardman yes 24, no 0; Irrlgon
yes 62, no 5; Hardman yes 6,
no 0.
HOSPITAL NEWS
New Arrivals To Mr. and Mrs.
Gene Orwick, Heppner, a 7 lb.
64 oz. boy born May 7, named
Michael Gene. To Mr. and Mrs.
Robert Rosenburg, Condon an 8
lb. 15 oz. girl born May 8, named
Mary Anne. To Mr. and Mrs. Lo
gan Adams, Kinzua, an 8 lb. 9',i
oz. boy, born May 8, named Wil
liam Ed. To Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Svetlik, Condon, an 8 lb. 8 oz.
boy born May 9, named Gary
Michael. To Mr. and Mrs. John
Ployhar, Heppner, a 10 lb.. 3 oz.
boy born
May 9, named James
Lee. i
Frank Asher, Kinzua,
Lois Pentecost, Kin-
zua, dismissed; Alta Britt, Spray,
I Richard Hutchson, Monument,
, dismissed; Pat Hall, Metlford, dis
j missed; Gladys Hadley, Fossil,
j dismissed; Del Williams, Fossil,
dismissed; Robert McNabb, Fos
jsil, dismissed; David Hunt, Fossil,
j dismissed; Jackie Brlndle, Hepp
; ner. ;
I Mayor Surgery Claire Andre
son, Heppner, dismissed; William
Johnson, Heppner; Maryette
I Wright, Heppner; Douglas Grib-'
ble, Heppner.
Nancy Anderson who is attend-'
ing Eastern Oregon college at Lai
Grande, visited over the weekend
with her parents Mr. and Mrs
Erwin Anderson.
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Heppner Grade School
Winner of Invitation
Track Meet Here
Heppner came out the winner
of the invitational grade school
track meet held at the rodeo field
last Thursday. The local school
came out with top points in both
boys and girls division. Partici.
pating were students from Hepp.
ner, Lexington, lone, Umatilla
and Pilot Rock schools.
In the girls A,B, and C divisions
Hpppnsr garnered 67 points'Uma
tilla, 35, lone 21 and Lexington
12. In the boys division Heppner
had 65, Umatilla 60, Pilot Rock
39, Lexington 22 and lone 9. High
point for girls was Robison, Hepp
ner, llj; Anderson. Umatilla
10V4; boys, Green Heppner 10
Ellis, Pilot Rock, 10 points.
Winners in divisions: boys class
C 50 yard dash, Howard, Heppner,
7.2. Girls class C 50-yd. dash, Eu
banks, lone, G9. Girls class A
broadjump, Anderson, Umatilla,
6-9; class B broadjump, Robi
son, Heppner, 7-7. Class B boys
50-yd. dash, Webb, Heppner, 6.5.
Girls class B 50-yd. dash, Robi
son 5.1. Girls class A shotput,
Palmer; Lexington, 40 ft. Class C
standing broadjump, Byler, Uma
tilla, 6-9; Girls class A 50-yd.
dash, Anderson, Umatilla, 6.2.
Girls class B 75-yd. dash, Swag
gart, Heppner, 10.4. Girls class C
75-yd. dash, Tholberg, Heppner,
10. Boys class C standing broad
jump, Whit?, Umatilla, 6-7V2.
Class C boys 75-yd. dash, Case,
Heppner. Boys class A pole vaullt,
Van Schoiack, Pilot Rock. Class B
boys football throw, George,
Heppner, HO'i ft. Class A boys
100 yd. dash, Brosnan, Heppner
and Parsons, Lexington tied, 12.
Class B boys 100 yd. dash, Winks,
Pilot Rock, 12.9.
Class A boys running broad
jump, Green, Heppner, 16-7Va.
Girls class A Softball throw, Slo
cum, Heppner, 125.7. Class B boys
high jump Ellis, Pilot Rock. Class
C boys 10-yd. dash, Schrag, Uma
tilla, 13.1. Boy! class B running
broadjump, Mitchell, Pilot Rock,
13.7. Girls class B softball throw,
Davidson, Lexington, 130 ft. 8 in.
Girls class A 100-yd. dash, Crab
tree, lone 13.2. Class B boys 220
yard run, Ellis, Pilot Rock, 28.9.
Class A boys run, Parsons, Lex
ington, 1 min., 1 1-8 sec. Class A
boys high jump, Sollman, Uma
tilla. Class C girls softball throw
Doherty, Lexington, 112 ft. 6 in.
Class A boys 880-yd. run, Green,
Heppner, 2 min. 27.2 sec. Class C
2C0 yd. shuttle relay, Umatilla.
Class B boys 200 yd. shuttle re
lay, Umatilla. Class B girls 200
lyd, shuttle relay, Heppner. Class
A girls 200 yd. shuttle relay,
Heppner. Class A boys 880-yd. re.
lay, Umatilla. Class C boys soft
ball throw, Gardner, Heppner.
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lax Foreclosure
Set by County
The sheriff's office is now pre
paring a list of delinquent taxes
in Morrow county and will short
ly publish the complete foreclos
ure list, it was announced this
week. The foreclosure will be the
first to be held in the county
since 1943.
Appearing on the list will be
all deliquent real taxes prior to
the 1956-57 tax year and all per
sonal taxes prior to the current
1957 year, the sheriff said.
It is expected that it will take
several weeks to prepare the com
plete list.
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Travel Films to be
Presented at Elks
The general public is invited to
see two full length feature films
and accompanying talks on Afri
ca and the Near East which will
be presented by the Heppner Elks
lodge next Monday and Tuesday
evenings.
The films and talks will be
presented by Dr. Theodore Jack
man, well known archaeologist,
minister and world traveler.
Monday night he will present
"Africa," and on Tuesday the
film and talk on "The Jordan
Valley Story." There will be no
charge.
lone Girl Named
Girls' State Delegate
Kay Sherer, daughter of Mr,
and Mrs. Harold Sherer of lone, j
nas oeen cnosen a delegate xo
Girls' State by lone Legion auxil
iary unit No. 95.
Kay has been class and student
body secretary-treasurer, a mem
ber of the high school annual
staff, student council and Girls'
League. She has also been assist
ant editor of the paper and cheer
leader. In addition she has been
active in tumbling, trampoline,
track, tennis and volleyball.
Girls' State is hld at Willam
ette University in June.
Two Qualify For
State Track Meet
Two Heppner high school track
stars, Tom Driscoll and Tom
Howell, will go to Springfield this
weekend to compete in the stats
track meet to be held there Sat
urday. The two qualified at the
district meet last weekend at
Hermison.
Driscoll placed second in thej
440-yard dash and Howell first j
in the javelin at district meet;
to qualify. While in the valley j
the hoys will take in the Pacific ,
Coast Conference track meet at
Hayward field in Eugene. I
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Civic League Plans
Blood Typing Drive
The Civic League will meet
Monday evening May 20 at All
Saints Episcopal parish house. "
The League is sponsoring a
blood typing project in hopes of
helping the files of Pioneer Me
morial hospital, which are very
incomplete. There are not enough
donors on file for the needs of the
hospital.
Willard O'llarra, technician at
the hospital, will be at the meet
ing Monday night to do the typ
ing and all interested persons are
urged to come and have their
blood typed, not only to help the
hospital but for their own per
sonal protection.
WEATHER
The Heppner weather station
reports:
Hi Low Prec.
Thursday 78 52 .35
Friday 66 47
Saturday 65 51 .16
Sunday 64 50 .11
Monday 5 46 .08
Tuesday 65 44 .15
Wednesday 60 43 .14
Precipitation for week, .99; for
May 1.70; for the year 9.18 inches.
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Former Resident
Dies in California
Mrs. Oral Fejdman passed away
May 12 in Sunnyvale, California
where she had made her home for
the past 13 years. She had been
a resident of Morrow county for
many years and with her hus
band farmed the ranch near lone
now operated by Lewis Halyorsen.
Mrs. Fekiman was very active
in Eastern Star having received
her 50 year pin from Locust chap,
ter No. 119 at lone several years
ago.
Survivors are two daughters,
Mrs. Noal (Katherine) Shuirman,
Cupertino, Calif.; and Hazel Rizzio
Berkeley, Calif.
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Open House Set For
Hospital Week
Pioneer Memorial hospital will
observe National Hospital week
with an open house from 2 to 4:30
p.m. Friday, May 17, Jack Angel,
administrator, announced today.
Guided tours will be arranged
during those hours for all vis
itors. In recognition of the growing
need for additional hospital per
sonnel, the American Hospital
association has selected the
theme "Careers That Count" for
the 1957 observanance of the
week.
Pioneer Memorial is joining
numerous other Oregon hospitals
in observing the week with open
houses and other special events.
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Justice And
Municipal Courts
Donald Eugene Lamorie and
Bert Alfred Beidler, charged with
malicious and wanton injury of
personal property. Held in county
jail in lieu of $500 bail each. The
lowing arrest in La Grande. The
two men are accused of damag
ing a car belonging to Jerry
Schriener of Fossil.
LaVelle Dick, failure to stop
at stop sign, $10.
Thomas Hall, illegal U turn, $5.
Grant E. Baker, parking in re
stricted zone, $1.
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GARDEN CLUB PLANS
rOOD AND PLANT SALE
The lone Garden club will hold
a food and plant sale in the lone
IGOF hall Tuesday, May 21 from
1 to 5 p.m. Coffee and pie will
also be served at the sale.
WRANGLERS RIDE CANCELLED
The Wranglers Butter creek ride
scheduled for Sunday, May 19 has
been cancelled it was announced
Wednesday.
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FAMILY GATHERS HERE
Sunday dinner guests at the
home of Mrs. Jessie Griffin were
Mrs. George Mead, Mrs. Etta Dol
larhide and her two granddaugh
ters and a great-granddaughter
all of Everett, Washington; Mrs.
Flora Moyer, Hermiston and Mr.
and Mrs. Sie Walker, Portland.
Mrs. Dollarhide, Mrs. Moyer,
Mrs. Walker and Mrs. Griffin are
daughters of Mrs. Mead and Mrs.
Dollarhide's great-granddaughter
is Mrs. Mead's great-great grand
daughter. Mrs. Mead is 93'a years old
and she will remain in Heppner
for a visit over Memorial Day.
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GUEST OF DRAKES
Mrs. Elizabeth Gadeken of
Kimball, Nebr., is visiting at the
home of her daughter and son-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas
Drake. On Sunday the Drakes and
children Susan and Alfred and
Mrs. Gadeken drove o Spokane
where they visited Mrs. Gadekeh's
son, Mr. and Mrs. Howard Gade
ken and family and Drake's aunt
and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. S. E.
Wright.
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Mr. and Mrs. Erwin Anderson
and daughter Carol and Eddie
Groshens visited in Corvallis over
the last weekend with Adella
Anderson, who is attending Ore
gon State college. While there
Carol and Eddie attended a fra
ternity dinner dance. They also
visited in Salem with Mrs. And
erson's father, L. Redding, who Is
recovering from surgery.
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Mrs. Joe Hughes, Mrs. Frank
Connor, Mr.' and Mrs. Cornett
Green and Mrs. Lincoln Nash at
tended parents weekend at Pa
cific University at Forest Grove
recently.
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