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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 30, 1976)
Page I. THE GAZETTE-TIMES, Hrppncr. OR. Thursday. Spt. 39. I97t Lexington News t y a-:- y .r ". A THE GAZETTE-TIMES. Amicifio club meets 1 I s M 1 7 ... Oj r , . . . , ' ' 0 Flood-displaced Methodist Church, 1903. Parsonage in background team and others are shown cleaning up the debris around the was floated across the street to its present location. Henry church. Courtesy Morrow County Museum Scherzinger (father of museum curator, Rachel Harnett) and his Methodist Church washed away in big flood of 1903 The Heppner United Meth odist Church approaches the celebration of its centennial on October 16 and 17. Many descendents of one of the principal founders of this church still live in the county. In 1853, Albert Wright started across the plains to Oregon with his family. Their travel ing companion was the Rev. H.K. Hines, an illustrious Methodist missionary. The two churchmen were staunch, life-long friends. After Albert Wright brought his family to Umatilla County from their first Oregon loca tion in the Willamette valley, they settled above Rhea Creek near where some of the fifth and sixth generation still live. The Albert Wright family ar rived here in 1872, the year of Heppner's birth. As more people began to come here, several joined to gether for church meetings , and to offer their children religious education. Through his friendship with Rev. Hines, a state leader of the Methodist Church. Albert Wright and others encouraged the founding of a Methodist Episcopal Church in Heppner. Mr. Wright long held many offices in the early church. Along with Julius Keithly, C.E. Fell and A. Mallory, he served on the first board of trustees. Records show that in 1876 J.C. Kirkman was in charge of a circuit that included Hep pner, where he preached regularly. From that date the record of continuous service has been preserved. Rev. Kirkman served here until 1879 when he was succeeded by Samuel Hope who was followed by H.B. Lane, and in 1882. Dr. N.W. Skipworth came to preach here. After him came George C. Roe and Henry C. Moys who were followed in 1886 by Dr. Henry I. Rasmus who served here four years. In 1888 Dr. Rasmus super vised the building of the struc ture still being used by the Methodists. The building was dedicated that November. There were six other pastors assigned to Heppner between Dr. Rasmus and Rev. ILL. Reightol, who came in the fall of 1WW. The church was growing and functioning very well, when according to church writing. "On Sunday evening, the Hih of June, Heppner was visited by one of the most auful disasters ''With no warning other than (he rain that had preceded, a resistless avalanche of water swept through the town, carrying everything In its path, and leaving in its track, waste, ruin and desolation S" of were carried away and demolished and many of our friends were ruhod into eternity by the irrrindMr trrs." The church building was carried rcih of its rightful K"ca!Mi and was turned side ways by the flood It wa dragged hmk Into fsilion by hard orkin mri and their team of fioctr The old p4rtit ixmiImwH at the west of the church on the N.W. corner of Gale and Church Streets where it still stands and is presently used as a residence. After the community and the church recovered from the flood, they both continued to grow. Three pastors came between Rev. Beightol and Rev. Walter L. Airheart, who arrived in September 1908. In 1909 the entire church building was raised four feet above its old foundation and "an addition was built to provide the choir loft, class rooms and the pastor's study, and the interior of the entire building was remodeled. A important factor in our ma terial progress; the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society and the Standard Bearers are making a splendid record in their work for foreign peoples, and the extensive improve ments made on the church give us room to carry forward our work systematically and effectively." Some very interesting pic tures and mementos have been promised for the centen nial exhibit in the church basement on October 16 and 17. One of the special, original treasures of the church, its fine, old, cast-iron bell will not be on exhibit as it hangs in the bring their items to the church before Thursday afternoon, October 14. Around the pot belly stove CENTENNIAL Heppner Methodist Church 100th celebration Oct. 16-17 basement was constructed under the whole building which includes classrooms, a large dining room, a kitchen and a furnace room. These improvements were made at the expenditure of Sa.OOO." When Rev. Airheart was about to leave Heppner in 1911 he wrote, "During the two and a half years just passed the Lord has graciously blessed us: the church membership has increased more than one hundred per cent; the Sunday School enrollment has in creased more than one hun dred and twenty per cent; the Epworth League has been re organized and is carrying forward its work most ef fectively; the Ladies Aid Society continues to be a very bell tower where it is still being used each Sunday morn ing and on special occasions, ial occasions. Mrs. John Wood (who was Louise Moyer) will be in charge of the exhibit. Louise and her sisters Lucille, Caro line and Miriam first attended Sunday School in this church in the early 1920's. Their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest W. Moyer, who lived where the Woods live now, became contributing members of the church a few years after their four daughters started. Lu cille Moyer (Owens), now in Portland, was the Sunday School and church musician for years. She also taught piano to Heppner children. Anyone w ho wishes to add to the exhibit should plan to Gary Morgan and Mrs. Keith Peck of Portland visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Milton Morgan and attended the Fairview School dedica tion. Also visiting the Morgans were Mrs. John Armington and Marti Armington of Hol lywood, CA and Mr. and Mrs. Claude Brashers of Lyle, WA. Mr. and Mrs. Lee Pettyjohn had guests for the weekend of their grandson's rodeo bene fit. They were Mr. and Mrs. RayTettyjohn from Greshanpu, and Mr. and Mrs. Chuck1 Anderson and daughter Man-' dy from John Day. Mrs. Lowell Ernst of Long view, WN spent Friday night with her son and family, Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Ernst. The previous weekend Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Ernst and child ren spent visiting her sister and family, Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Alexander in Madras and her parents in Summer Lake, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Foster. The home of Ida Coleman was the meeting place for the Bunchgrass Rebekah Lodge on September 16. The order of business was conducted and plans for an October 21 card party and food sale was dis cussed. A letter from Vida Heliker was read. Refresh ments were served to the eleven who were present. Mrs. By Julie Nelson Berl Akers will host next month's meeting. Cassy Chapel has returned to LaGrande's EOSC for her third year. An evening of "What is Evil" was given by Linda La Rue at Beta Omega's social. Dreams were ana lyzed, an ESP test was taken and the Ouija Board was made use of. It was held at the home of Judy Osmin with two The Amicitia Club met at the home of Mrs. Bob David son on Wednesday for their regular meeting. Those play ing were Annetta Klinger, Phyllis Piper, Vonnie Love gren, Marjory Wright, Linda Padberg, Eileen Pad berg, Delpha Jones and the hostess. Winning prizes were travel ing, Eileen Padberg; low, Annetta Klinger; and high, Delpha Jones. Catie Padberg has been visiting with a daughter and family, Mr. and L.D. Vinson of Monument. Mrs. Vinson motored over after her mother one day last week. Carolyn Howard Is a patient in Pioneer Memorial Hospital. Wm. J. VanWinkle has re turned home after a few days' stay in Pioneer Memorial Hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Rick Johnson and children were Portland callers over the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Henry M. Breeding and children of Gresham were Lexington and Heppner visitors over the I . I Heppner ELKS CALENDAR Wed. Oct. ( Pinochle Tournament Begins 7:30 p.m. weekend. They attended the Ayres Anniversary party Sat urday in Heppner. Lydla Wilson, mother of Mrs. Breed ing, returned to Heppner with them after a visit In Gresham and Portland with relatives. Lola Breeding of Irrlgon, mother of Mr. Breeding, returned with them from Hood River where she is staying with a granddaughter for a few weeks. A daughter, Mrs. Floyd Smith, motored to Lexington to get Mrs. Breed ing, taking her Saturday to Irrigon where she spent the night. She returned to Hood River on Sunday with her son and family. Mr. and Mrs. C.C. Jones were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Eckles In Pendleton on Sunday and visited with Mrs. Eckles daughter, Dixie Streeter, and two children from San Francisco. Earlier in the week another daughter, Joyce Wojack, and daughter Tanya had been there but were called home on Saturday as her husband had been injured in a car accident and was hospitalized. Mrs. Wojack and Mrs. Streeter were form er Lexington residents, at tending achool here. Maureen Davis is employed in Boardman In the potato processing plant. - Irrigon j visitors ; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cook of York, Pennsylvania, were visitors in Irrigon Saturday, They were looking for infor mation of the Cabbage family who lived here between 1910 and 1915 on the Guy Riddle farm. They called at the home of Mayoi Chester Wilson who re ferred them to Batie Rand, 73, who has lived here continu ously since 1906. He was personally acquainted .fwith the Cabbage family, who were Mrs. Cook's aunt and uncle. , guests, Christy Crowell .and Lisa Nelson in attendance. Mr. and Mrs. Del La Rue, Mr. and Mrs. Ken Nelson and Judy Osmin traveled to Eu gene this weekend where the three ladies attended an E.S.A. Leadership Seminar. Judy was able to visit with her brother, David Taylor, and returned home with the Hep pner Sorority ladies. The La Rues and the Nelsons took the occasion to dine out and dance Saturday night in Port land and returned home Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Bristow have returned home from a week's trip to Lincoln City. While there they were visited by Mr. and Mrs. Ernie Mc Cabe of Heppner, Pam Do herty and Laurie McCabe from Portland, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Bristow and family (Continued on Page 10) Thurt. Oct. 7 Ladies Nile Dinner (:" p.m. Barb-e-qued Chicken Cards 8:00 p.m. Lodge 8:00 p.m. Friday Oct. 8 Happy Hour 5-7 p.m. Dinner by Jim t-8 p.m. D.P.O.E. -'f Trl-County Seed Cleaning Co. Hep.-Lox. Highway J Grains Cleaned and Treated 1! jl Serving Morrow, Umatilla, Gilliam Counties Joe Halvorsen Ph. 422-7143 rank Halvorsen Ph. 422-7107 MqIc crf Gin you? Socio! Security check is gIwgys on time with our Direct Deposit Service. 36 off reg. $22.00 5-pc. place setting Hours 8 to 6 Choose from 4 popular patterns in gleaming stainless steel now in stock. American Colonial Michelangelo Shelly and Rembrandt. We can special order Will O'Wisp and Dover. Savings also on 4-pc. hostess set or 4-pc. serving set. Phone 676-9158 s v. 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