Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current, March 06, 1969, Page 5, Image 5

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    C. L 'Buck Lieuallen Dies
In Pendleton After Full Career
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who mluhl w-ll have bwn
Iiim citicn if KiiMcrn Orison
i( nuch a llllc were nlvrn, dii'rt
in I'fiKtlclort Memorial hospital
ititiriMv niter an iiincsn of m-v
mil numlliH.
In Ma vouih he attemlei
tiruile ii ml liluh M'huul In lli'l'P
nor, ant always looked upon
Morrow county and lleppner as
hume country. Through the
.cur, he participated annually
in the Morrow cuuniy roueo an
in other community activities
lie often bruuimt one of his ol
horse-drawn buceles to drive In
tin' parade and delighted child
ren by Ink Inir lliem for rides.
Buck Lieuallen, until his ill
ik'hs, was frequent visitor and
knew all but the latest new
comers by their first names.
He had a lik-hlv colorful ca
reer that included a ranee of
Jntenefcts that would challenge
the most active of men. Lleual
len was a past mayor of Pen
dli ton for six years and served
five terms in the House of Rep
n scuta I Ives In the State Login
lature.
Captures Kldnoooer
One of his most widely
known feats came at a time
when he was serving as a state
policemen, when, with Tom
Uurdane, then Pendleton police
chief, he captured the notorious
A Inert Edward Hickman, kid
nap-slayer of Marion Parker of
I .os Anueles, at Echo In 1927.
The sensational kidnap story
had been carried on front pas
es across the nation, and the
crpture of Hickman brought
wide acclaim to him.
Buck Lieuallen was also a
cowboy and was Raid to be one
of the few to ride "No Name,
a Pendleton Round Up bucking
horse.
While serving in the Navy In
1P17. he won both the heavy
weight wrestling and boxing
championships on the USS
Charleston.
During his high school years
in Heppner, he was an outstand
ing athlete, and once competed
in 12 events In a track meet,
winning two and placing In all
the others.
Plays Football
After the First World War, he
played football with the Hepp
ei town team and once threw
a touchdown pass to John Kil
kenny,, now U. S. District Court
Judee in Portland, to help defeat
the lone town team.
At various times he operated
an auto court, was associated
with the Credit Bureau of Uma
tilla County, enfiaed In horse
brredlni:. and worked with the
Mule police, as well as nervine
In tmli Ho ul flee. He was Instru
mental in geiting the U. S. Army
Air Base fur IVndleiun during
his term a mayor in World
War II.
Very fond of children, he org
anized a bow club, and more
than 2.'0 belonged to the club
through the years. Each was
taught to ride a horse and en
couraged to develop good char
acter. He was a past director of the
Pendleton Hound-Up, a lifetime
member of the Pendleton Cham
ber of Commerce, mcmter of the
American Legion, the Pendleton
Mustangs, and of the Appaloosa
Horse club. He was a member
of the Episcopal Church of the
Redeemer In Pendleton.
Funeral sevlces were at the
church at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday
with FoUoms' Funeral Chaiel
In charge of arrangements. In-
ttrmcnt was in Olney cemetery.
hriends who wish may con
tribute to the Umatilla County
Boys' Home, Umutilla county
courthouse, m his memory.
Surviving are his wife. Mrs.
Violet Lieuallen of Pendleton
daughter. Mrs. Bob (Suzanne
Jepsen of lone; a son. Dr. Frank
Lieuallen of Pendleton; five
sisters, Mrs. E. Harvey Miller.
Portland, Mrs. Lester Gammell,
Alhena, Margaret Bale, Cent
alia. Wash., Mrs. Lester Wheel
house, Arlington. and Mrs.
Charles James, Eureka, Calif
seven grandchildren; and nieces
end nephews.
Illness Claims
Carl Ulrich, 83
Private funeral service were
held today (Thursday I, March
6. fur Carl Ulrich. K.I, at Sweeney
Mortuary Chnm-I. The liev. IUrk
Itinehart officiated at the 2:00
p.m. service, and Interment
followed In the lleppner Ma
sonic cemetery.
Mr. Ulrich died Monday
March 3. at rinnecr Memorial
hospital, following an extended
illness.
He was born In Messer,
Russia. Iktobcr 29. On
November 13. 190G, he was mar
lied In Russia to Mary Blahn.
A retired carpenter, he -had
been a resident of the Heppner
community for 52 years.
Survivors Include his widow,
Mary, of lleppner; three daugh
ters. Mrs. Delia Sat her of Hepp
nes. Mrs. Pauline WIIU of Red
mond, and Mrs. Lydia Cory of
Seattle. Wash.; two sons, Wil
liam Ulrich and Alex Ulrich,
both of Heppner; six grand
children and three great-grand
children.
Honored on Birthdays
BOARDMAN Mr. and Mrs.
Dewcv West, Jr., were hosts for
a family dinner Inst Saturday at
their home. Guests included Mr.
and Mrs. Dewey West of Wood
burn; Mr. and Mrs. Sam Beeks,
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Wetherell
nd Mr. and Mrs. Rudolph
teinke. all of Arlington; Mr.
and Mrs. Dale Russell and dau
ghter Dalene of The Dalles; Mr.
nd Mrs. John Huston and son
Phil of Walla Walla. Wash.; Mr.
nd Mrs. Ernest Stephens of Ir-
rigon; Mr. and Mrs. Carroll
Donovan and children Jerry,
ack and Carol Ann; and Mr.
nd Mrs. Frank Bates. The din
ner was in honor of the birth-
ays of West, Sr., Dalene Rus
sell, Mrs. Russell, and Jerry
Donovan. Also having birthdays,
but unable to attend were Dan-
y Russell and Lt. Larry West.
Students Select
Class Officers
Class officers for the second
semester at lleppner High school
have been elected with Larry
Pettyjohn chosen president of
the seniors, Pat Kilkenny pres
ident of the Juniors, Alene Boy
ajian president of the sopho
mores, and Jeanne Daly presi
dent of the freshmen.
Other officers are as follows:
Seniors Vernon Frederickson,
vice-president; Terry Peck, sec-
letary; Charlie Anderson, treas
urer; Jim Lynch, sergeant-at-
arms; and Mike Smith, student
representative.
Juniors Bob Peck, first vice-
president; Sheila Healy, second
vice-president; Molly Becket,
secretary; Sue Jepsen, treasurer;
Rick Marquardt, student repre
sentative.
Sophomores Pamela John
ston, vice-president; Susan
French, secretary; Becky Fulle
ton, treasurer; Kathy Sweeney,
sergeant-at-arms; Julie Ayres
and Ken Baker, student repre
sentatives.
Freshman Bruce Bergstrom,
vice-president; Susan Supple,
secretary; Glenda Carpenter,
treasurer; Gary Watkins, sergeant-at-arms;
Charlie Pointer I
and Jill Rugg, student represen-1
tatives.
HOSPITAL NEWS
Patients admitted to Pioneer
Memorial hospital during the
past week, and still fecciving
medical cure, are the followinu:
Ihjii Stinkard, Kiiuua; Charles
ivnnison, lleppner; Julie Ayres,
lleppner; Edna Turner, llepp
ner; Margaret Healy. lleppner;
Tommy Bryant, Kinzua; and
Nate McBride, lleppner.
Thoie dismissed, after receiv
ing overnight care, were How
ard Cleveland, lleppner, and
Mrs. Lula Cornelisun, Lexington.
John Day's Sixth
Unit Goes on Line
Generator unit Number Six
began putting "turner on the
line" ai John Day Lock and
Dam. on Ii..' Columbia River, on
February 19.
This brings the present gen
eration at the project to over
900.0(10 kilowatts, with ten ad
ditional units capable of over
1.VI.000 KW each scheduled to
be added at approximately
thrce-montn intervals.
Future plans call for an ulti
mate total of 20 units at John
Day feeding over 3,000.000 KW
Into the BPA power grid.
The units are being Installed
by the Walla Walla District,
Army Corps of Engineers, who
designed and built John Day
Lock and Dam. The project,
when complete, will be operat
ed by the Portland District of
the Corps.
Heart Campaign
Extended Month
'We are extending this year's
campaign lor the Morrow County
Heart Fund through March."
Mrs. Jeanne Lovgrrn reported
Tuesday In behalf of of I leers
and county titan men w ho are
working on the drive.
Due to a late start In getting
organi.m tor lite county drive.
hftniM-rcd hv bad weather and
illnesses, an extension of time
nus been allowed to give every
one In the count v on opportun
ity to participate and contrib
ute to I he fund.
Serving as this year's count v
chairman Is Patrick Wonser.
With Mrs. Lovgren as treasurer.
Community chairman include
Mrs. Wayne Ball In lone, Mrs.
Lovgren In Heppner, Mrs. John
Ledbetter In Lexington. Mrs. J.
M. Phillips In Boardman and
Mrs. Fa ye Eppenbach in Irri
gon. Goal of the chairmen Is to
exceed lust year's total of $970.
Assisting Mrs. Lovgren with a
HEPPNER CA Z ETTE -TIM ES. Thursday. March . IMS
I
Howard Petrylohn and Bob
Abrams traveled to Corvallis
lsl Friday to attend Dad's
Week-end activities at Oregon
Male University, where Iheir
children, Steve Petty otin and
Frances Ahrams. are freshman
students. The visltois enjoyed
attending a Rugby game and
basketball eames as part of th
Planned aclivutca scheduled for
the visiting parents. Pettyjohn
slaved at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Walt Hill during his VLMt
In ( orvallis, and enoed a short
airplane flight with his son.
Steve, a licensed pilot.
house-to-house campaign last
week were member of Ruth
Assembly, Order of Rainbow for
Girls. The Lexington 4 11 youth
have been helping Mrs, Led
better with home contacts In
Lexington.
Any of the chairmen may be
contacted to answer questions
or receive donations to the fund.
Several memorial donations
have been received and apprec
iated during the past year.
Mr. and Mrs. Marcsl Jons
visited In La Grande on Kihmv.
where Mrs. Jones was the Mor
row county representative at a
IB and Health Association meet
ing of the Eastern region. The
couple) also spent time visiting
their son and daughter-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Ron Jones, who are
both students at EOC in La
Grande.
Visitors ol th Doan Connor
home receenllv were her sister,
Mrs. Bob (Rose) Parsons and
three daughters from Beaverton
and his sister, Mrs. Johnnie Wil
liams from Aloha, who came to
Heppner to visit Connor, w ho has
been confined to Pioneer Memor
ial hosotal. where he Is in trae-
Hon resulting from a back ailment.
Mm to visit tna (.arawn
Brandhagen family for several
days recently was his older
brother, Ingemar IMuui uranu
hagen from Rothsay, Minn., Fol
lowing his visit here he traveled
to Portland and Pendleton whera
he planned to visit two other
brothers be for returning to his
home In Minnesota, where ha
operates farm.
Alan Bahn Works
On Conservation
Alan Bahn of The Dalles Is
In Heppner working as conser
vationist In the office of the
Heppner Soil and Water Con
servation district. Earl Jones,
Bend, area conservationist, said
Wednesday.
Bahn temporarily will replace
Ralph Richards, conservationist
for many years, who retired of
ficially as of March 1. Richards
made his final report at a meet
ing Tuesday night but remained
to assist in tne otuce wednes
day.
Permanent appointment to fill
the office will be made later
through the office of A. J. Web
ber, Portland, state conservat
ion 1st.
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On PTA Program
Parents and members of the
Heppner Elementary PTA are
invited to attend a business
meeting on Wednesday, March
12, at 7:30 p.m., in the grade
school multipurpose room.
Purpose of the meeting will
be to appoint a nominating
committee to select next year's
officers, and plans for the com
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Entertainment for the even
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direction of their leader, Arnie
Hedman.
President Arnold Raymond
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meeting and support PTA ac
tivities.
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