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
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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.
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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. Discussion covered sev
eral matters, including propos
als for a new form of property
tax summary sheets which are
sent With tax statements in the
fall; on making a contribution
to the International Association
of Assessing Officers for its ed
ucational fund; on a change
by laws, if necessary, to include
assessing officials who mav
have another title under county
charters; on a change in forms
lor larm deferral (farm use val
ues); and on a certified apprais
ers' bill that is expected to be
considered by the legislature.
By request of the legislative
tax study committee, the asso-
ciation reviewed five new bills
prepared by the State Tax Com-
mission.
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