Heppner gazette-times., June 29, 1967, Page 6, Image 6

HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thundery. Juna 29. 1967
Overnight Ride
Packed with Fun
For Wranglers
The annual overnight Wrang
ler Ride was held the past
week-end, June 24 and 25, with
over 100 participating in the
fun-filled event..
There were 59 riders who rode
in from Cutsforth Park on Sat
urday afternoon, arriving at
Winchester's cabin for a fine
outdoor supper served by the
camp cooks for the occasion, Mr
and Mrs. Jack MeTimpeny.
The woods were found Ideal
for a ride and eye-catching
scenery from on top of Old
Baldy," across Kelly Prairie and
along the many other paths in
the woods were" greatly enjoyed.
Trail bosses were Harold Erwin,
Bob Steagall and Lois Winches
ter. Cowboys and cowgirls enjoy
ed lots of rodeo entertainment
on the Sunday morning ride, in
cluding cne easy lesson in
breaking horses, how to jump
logs with no bridle while riding
on the horses neck, and how to
assist log jumpers back into the
saddle. There were horseshoe
players. singing around the
camp fire, evening rides, and
even mushroom picking which
ended in a good supply for the
pickers, as well as in a number
of bruises. Pinochle and bridge
were also enjoyed in the cool
evening.
The Wranglers had as their
guests Queen Verina French of
the Morrow County Rodeo Court
end her princesses, Berniece
Matthews, Maureen Dohe r t y,
Rubyanne Fulleton and Chaper
one Dimple Munkers.
Cpl. Gray Assigned
To Puerto Rico Base
Lance Corporal David Gray,
son of Mr. and Mrs. MerriU
Cray, ts now stationed on
Vieques Island. Puerto Rico,
with the U. S. Marines. He call
ed his parents on May 31 from
Ft. Bragg. N. C, to tell them
he was leaving the next day
for Puerto Rico, and thev have
had several letters from him at
his new post.
At the present time he has
been assigned to a water point
post where he and an electric
ian live at some distance from
their base, Camp Garcia; puri
fication of the base water sup
ply is their responsibility.
Corporal Gray reports that
the island is hot now with hot
ter weather to come, but swim
ming is limited because of
sharks found in the water
around the island. The water
purification station has a tele
vision and other conveniences
and the two men return to
Camp Garcia for their meals,
but otherwise live on the station.
State Forester
Lauds Legislation
Revising Fire Code
When Governor Tom McCall
signed House Bill 1186 this
week, one of the most far-reaching
pieces of forestry legislation
in Oregon's history went into
the books, in the opinion of
State Forester J. E. Schroeder.
Involved was a substantive re
vision of the entire forest fire
protection code.
Citing some of the enactment's
features, Schroeder says it in
creases the state forester's au
thority in the matter of cooper
ative agreements for the pre
vention and suppression of fire.
This will intensify protection,
he says.
Formerly an owner had the
control responsibility regardless
of who started the fire. Now for
est landowners will be afforded
a measure of relief from liabil
ity for fires caused by the gen
eral public. In such case an
owner may apply for waivers,
if he has provided certain spe
cial protection measures. This
provision does not let owners
off the hook for fires they,
themselves cause, however.
Schroeder points out that the
preponderance of man-caused
forest fires are started by the
general public, including hunt
ers anglers, picnickers, debris
burners, to name some. This leg
islation recognizes that fact and
establishes the concept that it
is in the interest of the state
of Oregon to make funds avail
able for suppression of public
caused blazes. As matters stand,
Oregon's general fund picks up
the tab for about 15 of pro
tection costs in the state-association
protection system.
Another advantage emerging
from the revision is that it rids
the code of needless detail. In
stead, the way is clear to cov
er numerous minor points by
regulation.
Schroeder says that this re
vision was a long, complicated
process, with about a year and
a half consumed in studying
and preparing the various
drafts. Then it was introduced
in the legislature in late Janu
ary and underwent still more
study. So it was the product of
team effort, he says. The Ore
gon Law Improvement Commit
tee, the Board of Forestry, Ore
gon Forest Protection Associa
tion, private industry, and the
State Forestry Department lent
a willing hand in the vast over
haul of forest law.
The measure goes into effect
in 1968.
Linnell Girl Wins
Showmanship Trophy
Marcie Linnell, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Don Linnell, was
awarded the junior division
showmanship trophy at the
completion of the Junior Horse
Show, held in The Dalles on
Sunday, June IS. She was
judged first in the field of 12
entrants in her class. Marcie al
so placed third in pole bending
and third in the Texas barrels.
Also entered was her brother.
Brock Linnell. He placed second
in the Texas barrels in his div
ision, and fifth in the intermed
iate showmanship, with 25 con
testants entered.
Marcie and Brock entered the
matched pairs and received
fourth in this division.
Kinzua Corp. Buys
Timber at Tamarack
Kinzua Corporation was the
only bidder for Tamarack look
out timber sale Tuesday, June
20. on the Heppner Ranger Dis
trict according to Wright T. Mai
lery. Umatilla National Forest
Supervisor.
The estimated volume of 400,
000 board feet of timber is lo
cated on top of Tamarack
Mountain approximately 50
miles south of Heppner. It was
appraised and sold for $4,999.
Prices b'd per thousand board
feet by species were $14.35 for
ponderosa- pine and $2.00 for
Douglas-fir and other coniferous
species.
State Police Foil
'Jobs'; Six Men
Held in Custody
Six men are in custody
three In Fossil and three in
Prineville after state police
made short work of apprehend
ing them following alleged
crimes at Fossil and Kinzua ov
er the week-end.
Three of the men are charged
with burglary after allegedly at
tempting to rob the Fasttme
Tavern at Kinzua early Fridav.
All of them are being held in
the Fossil jail In lieu of post
ing $200 bail each, a state of
ficer said Monday.
The other three are being held
in the Prineville jail In lieu of
posting $1000 bail each on char
ges of lawny. They allegedly
took two new television sets
from the pickup truck of Steve
Conloe, owner of a television
business, when he parked the
truck to eat in Fossil. The state
officer said a local citizen wit
nessed the incident, took the li
cense number of a car in which
the men placed the sets, and
they were apprehended in Prine
ville. Their names were not re
ported. An advance tip lead to the
apprehension of the three at the
Pastime in Kinzua about 5 a.m.
Monday. State police arrested
three men as they came out of
the tavern. Included were Gary
Lvnn Brothers. Gary Keith Knut-
son. and Eugene Damrill, all of
Portland, and all approximately
. vears of age.
The state officer said that the
three had about $100 in coins
in their possession at the time
of their arrest. Vending ma
chines in the establishment had
been broken into.
Cooperation of the public fig
ured in the apprehension of the
suspects in both cases, the offi
cer said.
Memories
0 The
Old Fair building
Murrays Entered
Murrays Rexall Drug was ap
parently entered sometime Sat
urday night, June 18, by some
one who pried open a rear win
dow, City Officer Bert Corbin
and a state police officer re
ported. A check in the store
could not ascertain for sure that
anything was missing, although
it was theorized that the prow
ler was after liquor from the
diug store, which acts as agent
for the State Liquor Commiss
ion. Harold Becket welded heavy
steel bars over the windows
last week to help prevent a recurrence.
Fire Controlled
Dr. A. D. McMurdo said that
he took advantage of a calm
day Sunday to set some cheat
grass on fire on his place in
Clark's Canyon, but after it was
ignited, a stiff wind came up
and it swiftly spread, running
into a wheat field on property
owned by Allen Tom of The
Dalles. Dr. McMurdo said that
he worked until 1 a.m. Monday
to control the fire and to see
that all embers were out. Dam
age in the wheat field was light,
he said, but he telephoned Tom
to advise him of the incident.
Dr. McMurdo did not call for as
sistance in controlling the blaze.
Guests at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Herman Winter over
Sunday and Monday were Mr.
and Mrs. David Salisbury and
three sons of Salem. Salisbury
and Winter were high school
friends and the families also
were acquainted in Salem when
Winter attended law school at
Willamette. The Salisburys were
on a week's camping trip to
Wallowa Lake and other East
ern Oregon points.
Mr. and Mrs. Claude Drake,
Dennis, Charlotte, Joyce and
Susan Drake drove to Heppner
Sunday from their home in Pas
co to attend the Father of the
Year barbecue. The Drakes vis
ited at the home of Mrs. Ray
Drake and were entertained at
dinner by Mrs. Drake. Susan had
special leave from her work as
a nurses aide at Our Lady of
Lourdes hospital in Pasco to at
tend the barbecue here; she is
living with her aunt and uncle
in Richland while working at
the hospital this summer.
lone Grads of 1937
Has 30-Year Reunion
Dinner in Portland
lone High school's class of
1937 held its 30-year reunion
at the home of a graduate.
Merle Baker, in Portland on
Sunday, June 18, with a potluck
dinner at noon.
In addition to Baker, others
graduating with the class were
Clifford Carlson, Wallace Lun
dell, Nola (Keithley) Warmuth.
all of Portland; Joyce (Carlson)
Darst of Salem; Mignonette
(Perry) Barkhurst of Elkton;
Rollo Crawford, Phill Emert and
Charlotte (McCabe) Lundell of
lone.
Two were unable to attend,
Phill Emert of lone and Nola
Warmuth of Portland.
Families of the class mem
bers attending were Mrs. Merle
Baker, Jim and Sharon; Mr. and
Mrs. Russ Smith and son; Mr.
and Mrs. Ivan Orton and two
'sons; Raymond Lundell and
daughter Cheryle: Mrs. Clifford
Carlson, Leslie, Janet and Eric,
and Mrs. Wallace Lundell, Julie,
Jay and Michael.
Arriving before the day was
over were Mignonette Barkhurst
and two sons, Ross and Miles.
Earlier she and son Miles had
flown to Maryland for the grad
uation of her older son, Ross,
from Annapolis and they were
returning home after an eight
day drive from the East coast.
A very enjoyable time was
had by all reminiscing, looking
at pictures and visiting.
By ARTHUR R. CRAWFORD
However the CASE may be
You'll always be young and
FAIR to me
How fine the wheels of prog
ress grind. Wheels that nave
crushed the old Fair building
in Heppner to be broken brick
and a pile of rubble. A land
mark is gone and a new one
will rise for the memories of
the younger generation. Yes,
this grand old two-story build
ing constructed of Heppner
made sun-dried brick, designed
by Tyson & Boyd, architects and
builders of an earlier era, arose
in 1S90 and graced the valley
of the hills for nearly SO years.
Here was a structure which be
came at once the business and
social focus of the young and
booming town which so recent
ly before had been named Hepp
ner as a fitting tribute to its
original founder and for many
years its leading citizen anu
philanthropist Henry Heppner.
The Fair Building was prob
ably called the McFarland
building in its very early exist
ence, but it was undoubtedly
the Fair building in its heyday
and for many years thereafter,
or until the structure was
bought by the late Marvin Le
Roy Case and was given his
name. This building, regardless
of name, probably touched, in
one way or another, more lives '
than any other building in
Heppner. The top floor was de-1
signed for living quarters and
served as such throughout Its
years for its varied townspeople. '
Here children were born, here
people died. Here came newly-,
weds for their Inaugural house-1
keeping and here came others
in the passing parade to spend
their retirement years. One i
could go on and on in trying j
to paint a verbal picture that
would encompass nearly 80
years and at least four genera-1
tions of Heppnerites. Here was '
the daily living upstairs and alii
the while was busy business life ,
going on below the banks, the
department stores, the grocery
stores. After the annex was
built In 1906 the professional
men, especially the doctors and
the dentists, moved In "one
flight" up. with the steep stair
way leading right up from
Main street. Needless to say the
annex was not designed by Ty
son A Boyd, but the general
outline followed closely the old
building as later photos reveal
A Tragic Accident
Dr. Earl R. Swlnburn became
the owner of the property in
the late '90's or early HKHTs and
In the year noted above, built
the annex. For several years the
good doctor had his office in
quarters just at the rear of the
bank (Bank of Heppner on the
corner and entrance was on
Center street next to the up
stuirs entrance. It was In his of
fice that Mr. Van Winkle died
following a tragic wood saw ac
cident. A grandson Is Jack Van
Winkle well known Chevron
dealer, now located Just catty
corner from the old Fair at
Main and Center. The writer
was a schoolmate of Jack's
father, the late William C. Van
Winkle In Heppner before the
family moved to Lexington.
Record for the Archives
In his issue on May 18, 1967,
Weslev A. Sherman, editor and
publisher of the Heppner Gazette-Times,
wrote a comprehen
sive and an enlightening story
of the old building's passing
and of Its earlv history and la
ter developments along with
striking photographs. Certainly
a splendid . record for the ar
chives. In my review I will try
only to add a few comments
which may possibly be of some
interest to the papers many
readers. There still arc living
quite a few of the oldsters for
whom my recollections may
have some Interest.
A Four Phase Building
There seems to have been four
phases In the life of this old
structure; the building In Its
original, the Fair building, then
its annex and then only the
name was changed to Case
building. Mr. Case then made
some remodeling, mostly In the
annex. I understand, and Incor
porated a moici, oi which muni
of you are well aware.
Marquardion't Fine Store
After Mr. Whitles and Mr.
Gluer of the Fair store, the last
really great department store
was that of F. C. Marquardson.
Ills flue grocery was the first
occupant of the new annex,
with n archway cut through to
the tlrv Koods department In the
old building This gave Mar
quardsons n greater floor urea
than any of Its predecessors.
When recently In Heppner I
was told by some of the "kibit
zers" that the bricked In arch
way was plainly In evidence at
one stage of the wrecking pro
cess. The arch had been filled
In when the post office moved
Into the ground floor annex at
the time the old wooden Mason
ic building wns torn down at
the corner where the present
Masonic Temple now stands at
Main and Willow streets.
Mae Gilliam Was a Salealadv
Mr. Marquardson was a top
notch merchandiser and was as
sisted In his efforts by his wife
and her sister. A son, Ernest,
was In grade Nchool. In later
years Ernest moved to Oakland,
Calif. The Marquardsons, who
lived upstairs, closed out their
store ufter several successful
vears and returned to their for
mer home In Idaho on account
of Mr. Marquardson' falling
health. Mae Perry Gilliam tells
me she was a saleslady In the
dry goods department. She had
been with Gilliam it Ills bee for
so many years that I had for
gotten about her earlier career
in ladles' dresses. Always
thought of her In "hardware."
Dell Ward and another voung
man, the latter from lone and
whose name I cannot recall,
were In charge of the grocery
department.
After the Marquardsons, the
post office moved into the an
nex. Phelps Grocery took over
the central section, moving front
the Slocum building acio.ss the
street (now a vacant lot) ami
Alex Green was later in part
nership with Mr. Phelps. Alex
opened his own store (feed and
grain) on the bunk corner at
a later date.
One of the long time tenants
In the central section of the
building was Mrs. Norah Has-'
mus who tells me she was there
for 12 years as Norah's Dress
Shop. She retired from business
when she sold out to Mrs. Ever
ett llarshman.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
Rockhound
Corner
Mrs. E. E. Gouty, vice-president,
presided at the last Hock
hound meeting of the wa.ion
Saturday evening, June 21, In
the absence of lrealdont Avery
Taylor.
The meeting followed a pot
luck dinner enjoyed by several
of the members.
An Invitation was read from
the Hock Club at Lincoln City
for Its show on July 7 and 8.
Mrs. George Miller told of the
Millers' trip to the Winnamucca
Kock Sh:w. They made the trip
In their plane on May 27. Mrs.
Miller Naiil It was a very Inter
esting show. Each member took
what he wished to display. Mr.
I' mi Mrs. Miller also recently
visited 'he Maryhlll Museum.
Members chose the theme
"Pick to Polish" for the Hock
Club's fair booth.
After the meeting, members
worked on things for the Side
walk Haniir; committees were
chosen for Friday and Saturday
to work at the Bazaar.
On Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Pete
MiMurtry, Mr. and Mrs. George
Miller, Mr. and Mm. Paul Mil
ler and daughters, Mr. and Mrs.
Avery Taylor and son. Mr. and
Mrs. E. E. Gonty and son and
Mrs. Alice Met abe and son
spent the day at Opal Butte.
Some of the men got nice speci
mens which they hone will be
ready for display at Fair time.
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CONTROL
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Hydraulic Jacks
AUmtte Equipment
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Phone 276-5882
Mrs. Odile Luper of Portland.
is visiting in Heppner with her
brother, Emile Groshens. She
was raised in Heppner and at
tended school here, so has many
friends and relatives in the area.
Mrs. Groshens remains in Port
land with her mother who is
recuperating from surgery.
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START THURSDAY, JULY 6
Heppner Municipal Pool
Beginners Intermediates Swimmers
Junior & Senior Lifesaving on Demand
Signup Wednesday, July 5, 10:00 A.M.
With Basket Fee, $1.50
Instruction by Stuart Dick, Certified
Red Cross Senior Lifesaver and
Red Cross Water Safety Instructor
Second Sessions Will Begin July 24
Ten Classes in Each Session
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