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SAFETY CERTIFICATES OF ACHIEVEMENT U held by Ori
Crisp of Crisp Logging. Sharing his pleasure U hU son-in-law,
Bruce Griffith. Tuify Helm of Argonaut Insurance on the right
made the presentation.
Oris Crisp Exchanges
Hard Work for Success
Oris Crisp of CrLsp Logging
received one of the highest safe
ty awards that can be achieved
In the Logging industry last
week. Clarence (Tuffy) Helm,
engineering manager and F. E.
(Bud) Fulbrandt saiety engineer
for Arconaut Insurance were
here to make the presentation
of the plaque. ,
Oris was congratulated for
his excellent safety program. He
insists on employees following
cafe work practices as outlined
In the Oregon State Logging
code. Hard hats are a must and
loggers are cautioned to look
out for the other guy as well
as themselves. Words of saety
awareness are their by-words:
Wacth, Anticipate, DONT TAKE
CHANCES.
Crisp Logging hasn't had a
serious accident for several
years.
Oris looks the rugged outdoor
life he leads. He is browned by
the wind and the sun except the
laugh lines around his eyes
which squint when he laughs.
He is enthusiastic about his
business. He has a philosophy
born of learning the magic
hood, the character development
of hard work early In his child
days of the depression and suc
cess in his chosen field.
He was orphaned when he
was seven years old in Mis
souri and his grandparents took
over.
He came to Oregon in a Mod
el T. At 15 years old, he had
his ' first taste of logging in
Southern Oregon. The sawmill
was powered by an old steam
er and he was the water boy.
He drove a Model T with a Rux
tell axle loaded with big wood
en barrels into the creek. When
he had all tho barrels filled he
got to help skid logs. They were
iskidding 16 foot logs by horse.
He got $3.00 a week and his
. board and room.
He had his first pine logging
in the Ironsides country in East
ern Oregon. He hauled logs In
a 1934 Chev. truck with a single
axle. He worked for Fred Fish.
By now he was in the big time
and was making $(!0 a month.
He admires the Basque people
with whom he has had varying
experiences. At one .time he
herded sheep In southern Idaho.
His fekw companion was a
Basque. They communicated by
means of a Montgomery Ward
catalogue. Gradually ' pictures
became words. , . . . ,
He met and married Doris
Miller at Jerome, Idaho. They
deckled there must be an eas
ier way to earn a living than
logging and they went into the
resort business. They built the
Owyhee Resort where ' Cherry
Creek flows into the Owyhee
reservoir. They built ;the road
into the resort, put up a store,
16 cabins and had 30 boats. The
daughters grew up here and
learned to love the water. They
were experts at surf boarding.
Finally the Crisps sold the re-
nort and went back into logging
in the John Day country in 1943.
They had a housing develop
ment at John Day that is known
as Crisp Heights.
They came to Heppner In
1964' to haul for Kinzua. Their
son-in-law, Bruce Griffith is as
sociated in the business, is fore
man in the woods. He runs the
loader and right now they are
My Neighbors
logging on Potamus Creek.
Bruce and Ann have two dau
ghters, Cheri and Cinda. Doris,
their other daughter, married to
Charles Cline, lives in Oak
Grove. They have four children,
Gregory, Lisa, Sandra and Mi
chael.
Branching Out
Always looking for challeng
es, Oris now has another busi
ness venture going. This one is
3000 acres on the mouth of Wil
low Creek. He's done a lot of
land leveling, channel work
and built a small reservoir. He
has about half under Irrigation
for pasture and cattle.
Oris Crisp has faith in him
self, in his industry, In his com
munity and his country.
IRRIGON NEWS
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Gayman
drove to Prosser Friday where
they attended the funeral of his
uncle, Emerald Gayman.
Overnight guests at the Ches
ter Wilson home were his sis
ters, Lois Land and Edna Wal
bridge of Portland. They also
visited at the home of their bro
ther and sister-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Wilson.
They were enroute to Ontario
to visit another sister and brother-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Milo
Hinkley, and to explore several
places in Malheur County where
they lived as girls.
Mr. and Mrs. V. L. Elgin
spent the week In Portland
where they attended the Grand
Chapter of Eastern Star at the
Coliseum.
Mr. and Mrs. Perry Pummel
and Rickey drove to Portland
Saturday to take their daughter
and grandson, Mrs. Jose Busto
and Robert, who came to attend
Donna's wedding. Mrs. Pummel
will visit there several days be
fore returning home.
Darrel Pummel, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Perry Pummel, suffer
ed a bronchial-asthma attack
and has been confined to the
Umatilla hospital the past week.
Grandson to Costa Rica
Richard Stephens, grandson of
Mr., and Mrs. Ernest Stephens,
who attends Central Catholic
High in Portland, was among
students chosen from 9 Oregon
high schools to go to Costa Rica
this summer.
The 2 month educational pro
gram is sponsored by Partners
for the Ameircas.
The young folk will spend
month In San Jose, the Nation's
capital. They will live in pri
vate homes with families where
little or no English is spoken
Summer Visitors
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Haladay of
Milton-Freewater were overnight
guests Tuesday at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Dave Graybeal.
Father's Day guests at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. E. A.
Stephens were his sister, Mae
McKinney of Pendleton and his
niece and husband Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Eggimann of Tacoma.
Becky Burgess of Hunters,
Wash., is a summer guest at
the home of Rev. and Mrs. Wes
ley Cronk.
Missionaries Speak
Rev. and Mrs. Jerry Robeson,
Suzanne and Debbie, recently
returned missionaries from Min
agua, Nicaragua, were guest
speakers in a Friday evening
service in Irrigon. They are for
mer pastors of the Assembly in
Umatilla and had spent 5 years
at their mission station.
The young people's group from
the Irrigon Assembly of God
spent Monday evening at Hat
Rock Park in a recreational out
ing. They were accompanied by
Pastor and Mrs. Wesley Cronk,
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Isom and
Mr. and Mrs. Al Partlow.
They joined others in attend
ing the June "Sing-Out" Tues
day night at the Hermiston
First Baptist Church where sev
eral participated in the program.
Reception Given By Church Members
By FRANCES BOSE WILSON
IRRIGON Members of the
Irrlgon Community Baptist
Church, gave a farewell recep
tton for Pastor and Mrs. Herbert
Vaughan, on Sunday, June 27,
There were 65 who attended the
gathering and a money tree was
given to them as a rareweil oi
ferlng.
Fastor Vaughan is resigning
from pastoral ministry but ex
Dccti to minister in supply
work. They are moving to Wald
port, on the coast, where Mr
Vaughan will have access to his
favorite recreation, fishing.
Fire Damages Trailer Home
The trailer home of Mrs. El
norah Paxson, wasb adlydamag
ed bv fire, between 7 and 10
a.m. Tuesday morning. She had
gone next door to have break
fast with her daughter Mrs. Al
Eppenbach. Mrs. Paxson, who is
88 years old, Is staying witn an
other daughter, Mrs. Earl Sand
ers while family members are
painting and repairing her trail
er. She did not have insurance
on her trailer home.
Home from Denver
Mrs. Edna Mulklns returned
to Irrigon Monday, after a
week trip to Denver, where she
visited with a son and family,
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Mulkins
Mrs. Mulkins and Elmer flew to
New York City to attend his
daughters wedding. After spend
ing 3 days in New York, Mrs.
Mulkins flew to Minneapolis,
where she visited a grandson
and his familly, Mr. and Mrs,
Richard Scarlett. Traveling to
Boardman News
Mrs. W. E. Nelson has return
ed from a week's trip to Med
ford and Reno, Nev. Her mother
in-law, Mrs. Juanita Nelson of
Portland accompanied her. At
Medford they visited Mrs. Nel
son's brother-in-law and sister,
Dr. and Mrs. R. J. Urte, and at
Reno they attended the Ed
Ames show.
Mrs. Leo Root went to Wasco
Friday to visit at the home of
her son and daughter-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Root, and
to accompany them to Tacoma,
Wash., for the weekend to visit
Mrs. Root's niece, Mrs. Dale
Mackey, and Mrs. Root's brother-in-law
and sister, Mr. and
Mrs. Al Macomber, parents of
Mrs. Mackey, who are visiting
there from Citrus Heights, Calif.
Mr. and Mrs. Richard Harrison
and children Ricky and Connie
of Colbert, Wash., were over
night visitors last Wednesday
at the home of Mrs. Harrison's
brotheiMn-law and sister, Mr.
and Mrs. John Phillips.
From Korea
Sgt. John Pickelsimer, on
leave from the U. S. Army in
Korea, is visiting at the home
of his brother-in-law and sis
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Bob Lowe.
Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Beck
of Chester, Calif., visited the
first of the week at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. John Harvey.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Ray of Port
land visited last Wednesday at
the home of Mr. and Mrs.
George Sicard.
Jerry Partlow of Clarkston,
Wash., son of Mr. and Mrs. Stan
ley Partlow, former residents
here, visited relatives and
friends here over the weekend.
Mrs. Roy Ball is a patient in
the Good Shepherd Hospital in
Hermiston. She is in room 105.
Greenfield Grange met Satur
day night at the hall at 8 p.m.
In the absence of Nathan
Thorpe, master, who went to
Roseburg for the State Grange
session, Andrew Skiles, overseer,
was in charge of the meeting.
The next meeting will be a
picnic at the home of Mrs. W.
G. Seehafer July 18 at 1 p.m. for
members and their families.
Roy Ball has been ill with
pneumonia the past ten days at
his home.
Mrs. Jerry Myer entertained
at her home Friday evening in
honor of her son Jack's ninth
birthday. Afterward the boys
had a slumber party in a big
tent in the Meyer back yard.
Guests Included Patrick Nelson,
Joe Daltoso, Jimmy Peck, Sean
Harvey, Scott Daniels and Jeff
rey Meyer.
Mrs. Gaston Gray and month
old son Corey were honored with
a shower Monday morning at
the home of Mrs. Don Godshall
at Umatilla Army Depot Mrs.
Don Taylor was co-hostess.
Guests included Mrs. Jerry
Meyer, Mrs. Larry Blladeux,
Mrs. Frank Bates and Mrs. Rod
ney Duncan of Boardman; Mrs.
John Folkes of UAD; and Mrs.
Duane Wonsey and Mrs. Gene
Hale of Hermiston.
Mollis Oatee Passe
Funeral services were to be
held In Gage, Okla., Wednesday
afternoon for Mollle W. Oates,
who died June 19 in the Uma
tilla Hospital. Formerly of Gage,
she had made her home here
the past ten months with her
daughter, Mrs. Maxine Crowder.
Mrs. Bay Ferguson came home
from the hospital Thursday. She
recently underwent eye surgery.
Seeattle she visited her daugh
ter Mrs. Loretta Towne, and
granddaughter, Mrs. James
Likes.
Home from Brooks
The Rev. and Mrs. Wesley
Cronk and family, and Mrs. Al
Partlow and Sheryl, attended
the Oregon District Assembly of
God Camp Meeting, at Brooks,
Ore., on July 1, 2, 3. Mrs. Part
low and Sheryl returned home
with her sisters family, Mr. and
Mrs. Eugene Berg and Konaia,
who spent the holiday weekend
in Irrigon.
Bill Llnnell left early Thurs
day, to visit his brother Richard
in Annlston, Ala.
A recent guest at the home
of Cora Ellis was her brother,
Dave Warn Sp6. He was en
route to New Jersey and expect
ed to be sationed with the Ar
my in Europe.
Coy Family Gathering
In Oklahoma
Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Coy or
Irrigon and their daughter Clara
Fay Coy of Portland, recently
returned home after a trip to
Oklahoma. While at the home
of their son and daughter-in
law, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Coy
and Chad, Vonnle and Vilene,
thev were joined by their son-
in-law and daughter. SSG and
Mrs. David Fitzgerald and ay
Charles and Mark, of Selfridge
Air Force Base in Michigan
The elder Coys accompanied the
Fitzeeralds to Toronto, Kan., to
visit a brother and wife Mr. and
Mrs. Homer Coy, and to Burling
ton. Kan., visiting at the home
of a nephew, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
Hammond. Others who visited
them there were Mrs. Eva Ham
mond of Emporia, and Mrs. Coy's
brother, Harley Hammond, of
Grldley, Kan. Enroute they vis
ited Mr. Coy's brother-in-law
and sister, Mr. and Mrs. T. W.
Patterson, Colorado Springs,
Colo.
Fourth of July
Family Gathering
Mrs. Luella Acock spent the
th of July holiday and planned
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HEPPNER
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CoIuGiiito Ha sin
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snend the following week
with her daughter and son-in-
law, Mr. and Mrs. James Shoun
in Pendleton.
Mr. and Mrs. Al Eppenbach,
along with most of their family
spent the 4th of July weekend
in the mountains, out from
Ukiah camping. They are en
thusiastic cyclists.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wilson
of Rosemead, Calif., visited his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
Wilson and other relatives in
Irrigon for 3 days, returning
home Monday.
Home from Alaska
Mrs. Chester Wilson returned
June 29, from a month' vacation
in Juneau. Alaska, wnue mere
she visited with 2 of her broth
Arts Ann their families, Mr. and
Mrs. Ivar Fagerstrom and Mr.
and Mrs. Kent Fagerstrom who
have both made their homes
there for about the past 15 yrs
Both lived in Irrigon as boys
Mrs. Wilson's mother Evangeline
Fagerstrom of Watsonviue,
Calif., who accompanied her to
Seattle where they visited at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. cnas.
Bartlett before going to Alaska
They were Joined by a friend
Vnra Rutherford and the 3
traveled to Juneau on the Mai
aspina Ferry boat, by way of
the inland passage, returning
later by plane. Mrs. Rutherford,
a sineine evangelist continued
on to Fairbanks, Alaska, where
she was scheduled to speak and
sing.
Welcome Home Barbecue
Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Christian-
sen
were welcomed back irom
their trio to Lion's International
Convention in Las Vegas, Nev.,
with a barbecue given by their
daughter and son-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Mike Creighton and
family of Baker, Mrs. Christian
sen's mother, Bessie Dunn of
Richland, Wash. Other guests
included Mr. and Mrs. Homer
Raekes and family of Richland,
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Jackson
and family of Kennewick, Wn,
and Joyce Jackson of Irrigon.
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CONDON
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384-6349
'Serving Morrow, Wheeler and Gilliam Counties'
Telephone 676-9146
Forest Service to
Conduct Study of
Devil's Half Acre
Cooneratlon. orientation and
mutual desire to reach a satis
factory agreement were import
ant factors leading to a success-
nil and Informative tour of
Devil's Half Acre on June 8.
ADDroximately 25 people par
tlcipated In the four-wheel drive
excursion which covered the
perimeter area of Devil s Den
to discuss the problems, plans
and tiossible solutions for the
area's future use.
Organized Jointly by the Mor
row County Rifle and Pistol
Club and the Pendleton Blue
Mountain Elks Conservation
Club, the tour included repre
sentatives from the Forest Serv
ice, Game Commission and the
local lumber industry.
Marvin Chitty, Resource As
sistant; Sam Miller, District
Ranger; and Dennis Martin,
Timber Management Assistant
represented the Forest Service.
Glen Ward and Jack Melland
appeared for the Game Commis
sion. Dick Graham came in be
half of Kinzua Corporation and
Bruce Malcom for Heppner Lum
ber Company.
Secretary-treasurer of the
Blue Mountain Elks Conserva
tion Club, Marilyn C. Crlpe (al
so a member ot "save uie ann
um") presented the conserva
tion's point of view while the
Rifle Club members made up
the body of the group.
The Forest Service informed
them the area was included in
the Round Mountain Planning
Unit. A study will be made in
the unit covering every aspect
of resource, the wildlife, terrain
and timber which function un
der the Forest Service's Juris
diction. The planning unit study
will be made using extensive
inventory techniques and re
search methods and will take
from five to ten years. During
this time, no logging will be
si
DadJ
er
Electric C-p
permitted In the area.
The Forest Service would
like to make it very clear that
we don't plan on doing any
thing In the area except pro
tect it from flrea until the plan
In complete", explains Dennis,
Martin.
When the plan it complete,
the findings will be presented to
tho public at a public hearing
at which time ideas, views and
suecestlons will be accepted.
The final decision on land use
for Devil's Half Acre, however.
will rest with the Forest Service.
LONEROCK
LONEROCK Weekend visit-
ors Of Mr. ana Mrs. Merman
Chrlstensen were their sons, Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Chrlstensen
and Gretchen College Place,
Wn. Mr. and Mrs. Myron Chrlst
ensen, Mlchlal and Shawn, Bea-
verton, Mr. and Mrs. A, L. Zum-
wait, Hermans Bister from
Gresham, and Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Wise from Am boy, Wn.
Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins are hav
ing their house remodeled by
the William Stewarts from Pen
dleton. Mrs. Lester Wick and Mike,
from Hermiston and Mr. and
Mrs. Jerry Wick from Colorado
were Lonerock visitors Sunday.
Visitors of the Mattlon Hicks
last week were Mrs. Hick's sis
ter Florence and family from
Condon, and Mrs. Mary Fichter
from Boardman. The group al
so visited at Camp 5 and Kin
zua. Mrs. Homer Davis and Hild
red were Pendleton visitors Mon
day. Mrs. Ellen Rogers accompa
nied them as far as Hermiston
and will spend a few weeks at
the homes of the Ralph Moo res
and Clarence Rogers family.
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Blue from
Camp 5, Kinzua, visited the E.
Davis family Friday. Other vis
itors were the McDanlels from
Hardman.
FOSSIL
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