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HEPFNER GAZETTE-TIMES, Tburtdorr. Jun 27. 1968 Death Claims '5!im' Rhofon By VIRGINIA KELSO KI.NZUA Hubert K Khnton, known to all his frienda as Slim wus born Keb. 5. liKH. at Fern dale, Wash., and passed iiway In The Dalles on June 15, ItniM, the Klnim Community church on Wednesday, Juno 19, with Kuneral services wore held at Itov. Hubert Dove of He latins. After the service, officers of Condon Lodge Ha. 1WJ, BK)K. conducted their lodRC of sorrow, Interment was in the Odd tvl lows cemetery In The Dalles with the araveslde services con ducted by Fossil Lodge Mo. 110, IOOF. Surviving Slim are his wife, Marie, his mother, Mrs. Louise Ithnton of Yelm, Wash., four brothers: Harry of boutheate, Calif., Clarence of Whlttier, Calif., Rav of Lone Beach, Calif., and Ceooie of Anchorage, Alas, kn. He also had three nieces and one nephew. Slim came to Oregon In 190fi, living near Newbcre before EoIiik to Fort Rock In 1909 where his father homestcaded a i lece of the "High Desert", sev en miles northeast of the Fort Hock past office. They lived there for six years and In 1915 moved to Sandpoint, Idaho, where Slim attended high school and worked in the woods as team thor.se) skidder and seal in April. 1928, Slim and his brother came to Condon by rail, road and then walked to Kin zua as the C. K. and S railroad was being built. He went to work for Klnzua Tine Mills on April 29 turning cants in a small mill cutting timbers for the big mill. That October when they f tarted up the big mill he went into the woods as a scaler. The crews were falling timber on Searcy Flat and then up Black Canyon. In 1940, when the com pany started selective logging, Slim moved Into the Job of bull buck of the falling crew, the I' in he held until his death There was hardly a tree stand inn In this area that Slim dldn know personally. He was married to Marie E. Klnxella on Feb. 20. 1932. at Fos sit, and they made their home at Kinzua and at Camp 5. He was a member of Condon Lodge Mo. IM.'J hixjk. and Fossil Lodge No. 110. IOOF. being Fast Noble Grand of that lodge, Flott's Truck Service PHONE 989-8420 For Fast and Dependable FREIGHT TRUCK SERVICE Dally Overnight Serrlc From Portland Including Saturdays MOVING? CALL US GENE ORWICK Monogle Reunited With Irish Brother A reunion untlng two broth ers who had not seen each oth er for nearly 50 years was held recently In Spokane. Wn for Charles Monagle of Ileppner ana his brother, rather I'atrlck Monagle of Maghera. Ireland. The brothers met at the home of their cousins. Marv and Ce cilia King. Father Monagle first visited the U. S. In 1919, when he visited New York. He made this trip especially for the re union and to attend the wed ding of Bill Monagle on May 25, in Boy ton. Charles Monagle, the older of the two brothers, came to the United States in 1919 when he was 21 from his home in Don egal County, Ireland. Mr. and Mrs. Monaele travel cd to Spokane to attend the re union and brought Father Mon agle to Heppner with them where he remained for several (lays of visiting. 27 Heppner High Students Attain Semester Honors Mr. and Mrs. John Venard re cently en. loved a two week's va cation at Dungeness, Wn., where iney spent time clam digging, crabbing, and fishing in the btraits of Juan de tuca for cod and snapper The couple was for tunate to be at the beach at this particular time, as there was the lowest minus tide in 17 years, which makes for ex cellent clam digging. They were joined there for a lew days by Mr. and Mrs. Red Leonard of Lexington and Marshall Cornctt, from Pendleton. Mr. and Mrs. Donald Clark of La Grande, and formerlv of neppner, jert on a trip for Ger many on June 19 where they will visit their son Richard, sta tioned there with the U. S. Army, and his wife Shirley. They plan to visit other European countries as well. Another son, Donald, Jr., is home from army service and is "attendng Eastern Oregon College this summer. Twenty-seven Heppner High students honor roll ranking for the second semester of the 1967- CS school year with Erade point averages of 3.33 or above. Prin cipal Dick Carpenter announces. Two lunlors. Sara Miller and Terry Peck, were the only stu dents to make perfect 4.00 marks for the semester. Twenty-nine students made the honor roll for the fourth nine weeks. Sheila Lurlanl, a senior, and Terry Peck made 4.00 grades for the period. Seniors led both honor rolls w'ith 11 on the semester roll and li on the nine weeks roll. Jun iors followed with eight on the semester roll and seven on the nine weeks roll. On the second semester roll are the following: Seniors Nancy Dohertv. 3.83: Sheila Luciani, 3.83; Frances Ab- rams, J.bb; Helen Anderson, Go: Merri Lee Jacobs. 3.06: Steve Pettylohn. 3.GG; John Haw- nns. J.tt; Vickie Robinson, 3.GG; uavia nail, a.au; Kobcrt Dobhs, and Marsha Lovgren, 3.33. juniors tara Mi er. 4.00 Terry Peck, 4.00; Sherl Brock 3.83; Sue Greenup, 3.6G; Pattl Holt. 3.L.6: Shervl Britt. 3.50 Larry Pettyjohn, 3.50; and Jill i nn iy, Sophomores Sheila Healv J.dJ; Marv Kay Hughes. 3.33 Susan Melby, 3.33; and Robert recK, j.jj. Freshmen David Gunderson 3 83! Rrnrv Mnrnimrll H(l' Valerie Boyer, 3.33; and John nan, a.M. vn ine nine weeks roil nre llie following: Seniors Sheila Luciani. 4.00 Frances Abrams, 3.66; Nancy uoneny. d.bb: Morrl Lee Jacobs .Kill: Rtnvn PnttvWm Q till. Vickie Robinson, 3.66;' Helen Annerson. j.tu: Bonnie Kcssel J.au: Marsha Lovgren. 3.50 Debora Young. 3.50: David Hall j.m: and John Rawlins. 3.33 juniors lorry Peck, 4.00; Sherl Brock. 3.83: Sara Miller o.oo; ram nou, j.bb; &ue ureen up, 3.50; Jill Chittv. 3.33: and L,arry Petty ohn. 3.33. hophomores Sheila HuphAs 3.50; Robert Peck, 3.50; Greg owcen, o.qu; Mary Kay Hughes, jj; ana susan jvielbv. 3.33. Freshmen Bruce Marouardt. i.ou vaierio cover. 3.3.1: win Drake, 3.33; David Gunderson, ,oo; ana won snerman, 3.33. HOSPITAL NEWS ratlentu admitted to Pioneer Memoriui hoKoital for ir.edica rare during the past week, ami still receiving medical care, are ine following: William II. Pad berg. Lexington; Clifford Al drich, lone: John Reedor, Pilot Rix-k, Kathleen Schwaraln, Hep. poor, anu itutiy Hastings. Kin- xua. Those Who have been rftsmtvit. ed are aa follows: Conser Ad- Kins, Heppner; Omar Hlotmann, lone Michael Hall. Ilennner- George Zumwalt. Lexington, and Lawrence Matteson, Heppner. Mr. and Mrs. Manuel I'imen tal, Jr., Ilermiston. are parents of a son, born Saturday, June 22. weighing 7 lb., 9', oz. He lias boon named John Paul, and loins four sisters. Debra Lvnn. Sarah Louise, Kathryn Marie, and Patricia Jean. Grandparents are air. and Mrs. Bill Davis, Ilermiston. and Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Plmental. Sr.. Provi. donee, R. I. LET US SHOW YOU THE NEW NOMAD TRAVEL TRAILERS Self-Contained, lV2 to 2iy2 Feet And GOLDEN FALCON TRAILERS, 15 to 17 Feet WE INVITE YOU TO COME AND SEE THEM ON DISPLAY Week's Trip Includes Variety of Sights Mr. and Mrs. Lincoln Nash and their son-in-law and dau Khter, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Par sons and two children of Bea vcrton, recently enjoyed a week's vacation trlD to' Wnsh. ington and British Columbia Mr. and Mrs. Irr Rood an Joyed a week's vacation trip to soul nern uregon, where they sent time visiting her mother and step-father. Mr. and Mis, Cvrll Gay in Ashland, and her rather, Arthur Myers in Medford. They alao visited Mrs. Hood's sisters and families in Medford Mr. and Mrs. John Brewold and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Thorn oson The party enjoyed fishing in the nog ue Kiver and while thev ob served other sportsmen catching large Chinook salmon, the lieppnerites came home empty naniled. But.' claims Mrs. Rood, "aa far as the fishing triD goes. Just say we sure had a good time." Spending time this week at the Rood home Is their live-year-old niece. Lea Ann Cummlngs. of Portland. Assessor Attends Special Meetings Joyce Ritch, Morrow county's special assessor, attended two special meetings of concern to her office recently. On June 14 she was In Bend for a conference on Eastern Oregon timber severance taxes. Other assessors and timber op erators were present. She said that it was reported that tim ber values have not been in creased, except those for white fir. More taxes have been col lected from timber severance Ex-Residents' Son Dies in Accident John Kelly O'Connor, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. (Jack I u Con nor, formerly of Heppner and now of Fallon, Nev. died Tnurs day, June 13, In a swimming ac cident in a canal at Fallon, ac cording to word received by La Verne Van Murter, Jr., from the O Connors. The youth, who would have been 15 on June 20, apparently struck his head diving Into a canal near Coleman Dam. His father wrote that John may have struck something floating In the canal in the dive. His body was found floating In the canal later In the day. The O'Connors lived In Hepp ner when the father was mana ger of the J. C. Penney store here. They moved to Fallon In 1952 when he became manager of the store there, and John was born June 20. 1953 in Fallon. Recitation of the rosary was at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, June 16, at the Austin Funeral Home, Fallon, and requiem mass was celebrated at 10 a.m., Monday, June 17, at St. Patrick's church there. The youth would have enter, ed high school in September, lie was a member of the Junior var sity football and track teams, loved sports and was looking forward to participating In high school athletics. The Fallon community was saddened by the death of the promising young man, and a cir cus coming to town dedicated its performances to him. Beside his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. O'Connor survivors In clude two brothers, Dennis, of Reno, and Michael, at the Uni versity of Washington: a grand mother, Mrs. Zcna Hopkins of Seattle; and an uncle, Maurice Dennlse O Connor of Los An- geles. Mrs. Lynn Clark of Cecil re ceived word of the death of her brother on June 15 In Califor nia. They traveled to Port Aneeles. from where they took a ferry due to the fact that more tim trip to Victoria, where they ber is being harvested, she said, spent three days sightseeing. At a meeting In The Dalles They visited the Butohart Gar dens and Wooden Wonderland a tourist attraction that delights cnnuren wnn its wooden story dook cnaraetors. From Nanaimo the pronn en joyed a three hour ferry trip io vuncouver. o. c. whore thev stayed overnight. The ferry they iraveiea on was so large that it carried railroad hnxears nn it. From Vancouver, the eroun iruveiea up into Canada for a short visit before going to Grand Coulee Dam. The visitors were unable to tour the dam Decause of the construction at ine site, but were to d that it will be the world's largest nnw. er plant upon completion. The two families returned to Hepp. ncr Friday, where the Parsons remained until Sunday. Accompanying the Parson family home for a visit wnt Parson's niece. Miss Rrenda Steagall. i on Juno 18, she Joined assessors of Sherman, Wheeler, Hood River, Wasco and Gilliam coun ties In a district meeting of as sessors. 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