Illness Claims
Doris Stephens,
Former Resident
By VIRGINIA KELSO
KINZUA Funeral services
were held Friday afternoon In
Welaer. Idaho, at lhi Norllmm-Jom-a
Chapel for DorU Kate
Stephens of Wclm-r, and a form
er reldcnt of Klnzua. Mm. Steph
ens panned away Monday, April
3, after an extended Milieu.
Mra. Stephena waa born Sept.
20, I'M), at Mldvale, Idaho, the
daughter of Mr. and Mm. Jacob
Alder. She In aurvlved by her
huNhnnd Hoi lie (). of Wi'lser;
three aona, Robert of Glendulo,
Arl., Jack of Condon, and Wil
liam of Klnua. Six daughters,
Mm. Naurlno Benson of Klnzua,
Mm. Paulino CHI of Gary, Ind.,
Mm. Bertha Allen, Mm. Erma
Larry. Mm. JoAnn Benson, all
of Weliter, Mm. Dona Pavla of
I'ortlnnd; one slater. Mm. Paul
Inn Snnvely of Wlnlork, Wn.,
30 grandchildren and 11 great-grandi-hlldrrn.
Interment waa In the Hill
creiit Cemetery at Wclwr.
Stanley lu-imm, aon Steven
and daughter Mm. Kenneth
Miller of I'ortlnnd, Vincent Al
len and turn Charles, Dick and
Hob went to Weliter to attend
the funeral aervlcea of Mrs. Dor
l Stephena.
E engagement Announced
Mr. and Mm. Walter B.'iNtlan
of Rom-burg and fonnerly -if
Klnzua, announce the engage
nient of their daughter Karen
to Larrv Stumper, son of Mr.
and Mm. Leonard Colllna of
Spray, Karen attended achoola
In Klnzua and Kowtll and grad
uated from Kcburg High
school. She la now attending
Rosrburg Beauty College. Larry
la a graduate of Spray High
school and la preaently employ
ed at KoM'burg.
Mm. Don Sllnknrd received a
severe cut to her right hand
Thursday on a broken bowl.
She waa given flmt aid, then
taken to Fowll to have stitch
es taken.
Mr. and Mm. Hurley Shook
left early Saturday morning for
Manchester, Ky., where they
will visit with relative.
Mm. David MattUon waa the
guest of honor last Thumday
evening at a stork ahower at the
grade school. The room waa dec
untied with baby toys and pic
ture wth a specially decorated
rake centering the serving ta
ble. Sevctal game were play
ed with prize being won by
Kitty Splvey, Dor la Stubble
field. Virginia Sltton and Betty
Murdock. Mm. Matttaon then
oM-ned her many lovely and
useful Rift assisted by her mo
ther. Mm. Harvey Splvey of
Baker and her grandmother,
Mm. Maggie Comba of Bates.
Cake and Ire cream were aerv
ed bv the hostesses Carol Nor
rla. Barbara Mortlmore, Sharon
Bell. Clllv Hoover, Pat McMInn,
Deena Held and Virginia Kelso.
Mrs. Roy Keller and daugh
ters were business visitors to
Madras Saturday.
Mr. and Mm. Jlggs Bowman
and family and Randy Mediock
went to Maupln Saturday to
visit with Mr. and Mm. Clay
ton Claper. On Sunday they
went on to Bend to visit with
Mr. and Mrs. Pat Murphy and
family.
Mr. and Mm. Scott Reed and
Rirky of Bend visited Tuesday
with Mr. and Mm. Frank De
Merltt and Mr. and Mm. Rusty
Mediock.
The regular meeting of the
Camp 5 Women Club was held
Wednesday at the Camp 5 Com
munity Hull with Carol Norrls
as hostess. Six members were
present at the meeting presided
over bv President Marie Hulett.
The scholarship applications
were read and one waa select
ed. This will be presented at
graduation by Past President
Betty Murdock. The group also
voted to amend the constitution
and by-laws. There will be a
community card party on Sat
urday, April 29, with Betty Mur
dock and Lola Ferrel as host
esses. The door prize went to
Barbara Mortlmore and Aggra
vation game prizes to Betty
Murdock, Marie Hulett, Lola
Ferrel, and Eva DcMerltt.
Mr. and Mm. Rusty Mediock
and sons John and Mike mov
ed Friday to Post Falls, Idaho,
where they will make their
hom.e Rusty will be employed
by the Post Falls Lumber Co.
Randy Mediock will stay with
the Jlggs Bowman family until
school is out.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Ferrel and
Mr. and Mm. Robert Ferrel and
son Mike were business visit
ors to Prlnevllle Saturday.
Mr. and Mm. Tom Jordan
were business visitors to Herm
lston Saturday. ....
On Saturday, Herschel Mur
dock and Earl Norrls flew to
The Dalles on business. Later In
the day, Mr. and Mrs. Murdock
and Mr. and Mrs. Norrls, went
to Prlnevllle where they visited
with Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Ham
ilton of Onalaska, Wash, and
Mr. and Mrs. Larrv Monlcal of
Rager Ranger Station.
Mr. and Mrs. Hlchard Mortl
more and family were business
visitors to Heppner Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Slim Rhoton re
turned Saturday from a vaca
tion trip which took them to
langvlew, Wash, where they
visited with Mr. and Mrs. E. R.
Blngman, to Olympla, Wash,
where they visited with Mr.
Rhoton's mother, Mrs. Louise
Rhoton, and to Manzanita, Ore.
where they visited with Mr. and
Mrs. John Klnsclla.
Benson Receives Safety Award
Clarence Benson was present
ed a wrist watch at a recent
Safety Meeting in KInua in rec-
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Ex-Lexington Man
Dies in Portland
Memorial services for John
Jason Miller, 68, who died
March 31 In Portland, were held
In Leslie Methodist church
Tuesday, April 4. Committal
service followed at Portland
Memorial cemetery with Cas
cade Funeral chapel, Portland,
in charge of arrangements.
For many yearn he followed
the carpenter trade In Portland.
Born In Lexington, Neb., Febru
ary 1, 18!9, he came to Oregon
with hi parent as a baby la
ter that year. He attended Sa
lem Elementary school and be
came a member of Leslie Meth
odist church. Later he engaged
In wheat farming near Lexing
ton, Oregon, where he met and
married Lorena Wright of Port
land. He had made his home in
Portland since moving from
Lexington about 25 yearn ago.
He had been bothered with a
heart condition for the past
year.
Surviving are the widow, Mm.
Lorena A. Miller. 4636 N. E.
Cleveland St., Portland; three
sons, G. L. (Bill) Miller of Ha
waii, Harry G. Miller and Ken
neth C. Miller, both of Port
land; two daughters, Mm. Ro
be rta Matches of Columbia,
Mo., and Margaret Stanley of
Logan, Utah; four sisters, Mrs.
Cora A. Clark, Clara L. Miller,
and Mm. Ruth Wagner all of
Salem, and Mm. Florence Tlm
asheske of Inglewood, Calif.; 12
grandchildren; and nieces and
nephews, among whom Is E.
H. (Tad) Miller, Jr., of Lexington.
HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. April 13, 1967
CLARENCE BENSON (left), received a Ufesavina award last week for bis efforts la soring the
III of Bruce Kandle (center) last November 27, Benson is an employee of Klnzua Corp. at Kin
tua. Tom McMahon (right), safety consultant presented the wristwatch to Benson on behalf of
Employers Insurance of Wausau.
CI
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arence Denson
Cited
For Saving Boys Life
People in one of the last re
inalning company owned towns
In Oregon turned out last week
to see one of their citizen re
c Ivc a lllesavlng award from
Empluycia Insurance of Wausau
ognltlon of his quick and sure
act on Nov. 27. l'Juu. in ex
tinguishing the fire from the
clothing of Bruce Kandle. The
presentation wa made by Tom
McMahon. safety consultant.
Bruce was badly burned and
Npent several weeks in The Dal
le hospital recuperating but Ts
now at home.
Mm. Ema long, librarian at
the Klnzua library, recently dis
covered an old map, folded and
yellow with age. It was dis
covered to be a 4 ft. by 4 ft.
map, dated 18U5, and titled
"General Sherman's March Dur
ing the Civil War". The Fossil
Museum was contacted and af
ter Bob Trumbull of Condon
frames it, it will be on display
at the Museum In Its original
state.
It Is believed that the map
came to the library from E. D.
Wetmore, the founder of Kln
zua. He donated many books to
the library when it opened In
1927.
for his part in saving the life
of a 13 year old boy.
Clarence Benson, an employee
of Klnzua Corporation In Klnzua.
.vas cited for saving the life of
Bruce Kai.dle last November 27
In Klnzua.
Benson was at his home and
Bruce was playing outside with
other children. A fire was burn
ing in a trash barrel nearby.
One of the youngsters found a
can of gtisoltne and threw some
of It on the fire. Some of the
gasoline' splashed onto Bruce's
clothes and burst Into flames.
The boy ran Into Benson's
house with his clothes blazing
from his wnist to his feet. Ben
son threw the boy to the floor
and tried to smother the flames
with his own body.
When Benson was unable to
extinguish the fire, his wife held
the youngster's feet while Ben
son grabbed a blanket and
smothered the flames. They re
moved the burned pants and
shoes from the boy to get the
heat away from his body.
Bruce was given emergency
treatment by the nurse on duty
at Klnzua's first aid station, Mrs.
Margaret McConnel. He was
then checked by a doctor in Con
don and transferred to a hos
pital In The Dalles.
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NAME OF this befuddled character Is "Boy Am I Konfused."
(BAIK). Boots on the wrong feet bird cage, long trousers, bat
with teething ring, white gloves are Just a part of the get-up
worn by Mrs. Emile (Ola Mae) Croshens at Heppner Elemen
tary Dressup Day March 31. Mrs. Groshens Is music teacher.
(G-T Photo by Spike Pardee).
Bruce U out of the hospital
now and is busy catching up on
the school work he has missed
In the past few months.
In presenting Benson with an
engaved wristwatch. Tom Mc
Mahon, safety consultant for
Employers Insurance of Waisau,
said, "There is no way possible
to fully reward someone for
saving the life of another. But
this award Is our way of giving
recognition to Clarence Benson
for the excellent job he did for
Bruce Kandle. -r
"It's gratifying to know there
still are some closely knit small
towns where the people jump at
the chance to do something for
someone else. These are the
kind of people that keep in
dustries like the Klnzua Corpor
ation prospering, and small, iso
lated communities like Kinzua
progressing."
The town of Klnzua consists
of a sawmill and factory built
in 1929 and 125 company-owned
houses. The factory produces
knotty pine paneling, clear
mouldings and Inside door
jums. Fifty-five of the 300 em
ployees work in the woods get
ting the pine logs into the mill.
Kinzua Corporation had one
of the first tree farms in Oregon,
their tree farm certificate is
number 7. This tree farm now
covers 178.592 acres in Wheeler,
Morrow and Grant counties. An
other pine mill In Heppner Is al
so owned by Kinzua Corporation.
Because oi tne quick actions
of Clarence Benson, Bruce Kan
dle is now looking forward to
the time that he is healed and
well enough to leave his wheel
chair and once again enjoy
tnese activities ana sports that
everyone who grew up in a
small isolated town like Kinzua
fendly remembers.
Engineer Retires
From Army Corps
A note from Nlel Meadow
croft of Walla Walla, Wn., to
the Gazette-Times announces
his retirement from the U. S.
Army Corps of Engineers. He is
well known here for he has
worked closelv with local offic
ials on the Willow Creek proj
ect in his position with the Sur
vey Reports Section of the Corps.
Meadowcroft has also spoken to
the Chamber of Commerce sev
eral times on the project.
"I guess the project Is In
about the same status," he
writes. "You have a much
needed project and have it well
on Its way."
The engineer's work was
highly respected here, and while
local officials wish him well up
on his retirement, they will
miss the association with him
on the project.
ZONE UNITED CHURCH
OP CHRIST
Rev. Walter Crowell, pastor
Ph. 422-7530
Church School classes for
youth and adult 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship, 11:00 .m.
HOPE AND VALBT LUTHERAN
Rev. Donald R. Pederson
Ph. 676-9940
VALBY: Worship 9:00 a.m.
Church School, 10:20 a.m.
Holy Communion first Sunday
of month.
HOPE: Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.
Worship, 11:00 a.m.
Holy Communion first Sunday
of month.
Winter Quarter Adult classes.
Sundays from January 8, 7:30
to 9 p.m. at Hope.
CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
Rev. Don McCarty
Ph. 676-5529
Sunday School, 10:00 a.m.
Worship Service, 11:00 a.m.
Evening Service, 7:00 p.m.
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST
OF LATTER-DAT SAINTS
American Legion Hall
Glen T. Mecham, Br. President
Priesthood meeting, 9:00 a.m.
Sunday School 10:30 a.m.
Sacrament Service, 11:30 a.m.
ASSEMBLY OF GOD CHURCH
Rev. Billie Alsup, Ph. 676-5581
Sunday School, 9:45 a.m.
Morning Worship, 11:00 a.m.
Evening Service, T.iyo p.m.
Mid-week Service, Tues., 7:00
p.m.
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
Rev. Melvln Dixon, Ph. 676-9224
Sunday School classes for all
ages, 9:45 a.m.
Worship Service, 11:00 a.m.
M.Y.F. Sunday, 7:00 p.m.
Choir rehearsal, Tuesday, 7:30
p.m.
Bible Study, Thursday, 8:00
pjn.
WSCS, 1st Wednesday, 7:30
pjn.
SEVENTH-DAY ADVENT1ST
Pastor H. E. Preston
Ph. 676-9952
Sabbath School, 9:30 a.m.
Church Worship, 11:00 a.m.
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Lexington
Al Boschee, minister, 676-9209
Bible School, 10:00 a.m.
Morning worship, 9:00 a.m.
FIRST CHRISTIAN CHURCH
Heppner
Al Boschee, minister,
Ph. 676-9209
Worship Service, 11:00 ajn.
Sunday School, 10:00 a.m.
Choir Practice, Thurs., 7:30
p.m.
ALL SAINTS' EPISCOPAL
Rev. Dirk Rlnehart, Rector
Ph. 676-9285
Sunday: 7:30 a.m. Holy Com
munion. 10:00 a.m. Family Worship
Wednesday: Evensong, 7:00
p.m.. Junior Choir.
E.C.W. First Wednesday, 7:30
p.m., Parish HalL
ST, PATRICK'S and
ST. WILLIAMS CATHOLIC
Father Raymond H. Beard
Ph. 676-9462
ST. PATRICK'S (Heppner) Sun
day Masses, 7:30 and 11:00
a.m.
ST. WILLIAM'S (lone); Sunday
Masses, 9:15 a.m.
Confessions, St Patrick's Sat
7-8 p.m.
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GENE ORWICK
Ullman Survey
Invites Opinions
Second District Congressman
Al Ullman invited the opinions
of his constituents in his annu
al questionnaire sent today.
"I find the questionnaire a
valuable tool in acquainting
myself with current ideas and
concerns of the residents of the
Second District," Ullman said.
'The response In the past to
these questionnaires has demon
strated the Interest of Oregon
lans in the issues which face our
nation," Ullman added.
This year the Ullman ques
tionnaire will be mailed to ov
er 80,000 people In his Congres
sional District. "The mailing is
sent to only one member of the
household, but I certainly wel
come requests for additional
questionnaires from families
with diverse opinions," Ulman
said.
The current Ullman question
naire surveys constituent opin
ions on the draft, Viet Nam, the
war on poverty, social security,
Congressional ethics and a var
iety of general issues. "1 real
ize that complete answers to
many of the questions require
more than available space per
mits, and therefore I encourage
any additional comments," he
said.
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Coming the Friday before
Easter to visit with Mr. and
Mrs. Paul Jones were their son-in-law
and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Jon Blake of Auburn,
Wash., and Holly and Guy
Jones, children of Mr. and Mrs.
Gary Jones of Hood River. Gary
and his wife and the Jones'
son. Ray. a student at Blue
Mountain Community college,
Joined the family on Easter
Sunday. Also present for Easter
dinner with the family were
Mr. and Mrs. C. N. Jones, their
daughter and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Graybeal. Mount
ain Home, Idaho, and the Gray-
bears son-in-law and daughter.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Porter, and
young son of Portland.
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