Sifting through
the
TIMES
You know, it don't take too much sense for a body to figure
out that these parts are in the midst of quite a dry spell these
days. And it seems like only yesterday that I was reading
about the new flood alert gizmos that Heppner was getting
hooked up to. Something about the Weather Bureau tracking
down clouds with radar or some such nonsense.
It don't take no fancy machines to tell me when the sky's
about to let loose and it's time to head for the high ground.
But there it is, smack dab on the front page of the
Gazette-Times dated May 25, 1972. I've been collecting these
papers for longer than most people care to think back. Keep
'em right here on the front porch, next to the rocker. Durn
stacks are getting so plentiful, it's hard for ol' Spooner to find
a place to rest his flea-bitten bones. Worthless hound dog.
Anyway, that same paper goes on to tell that the annual
Pioneer Picnic was rolling around again, just like it is this
year. Good to hear some things never go out of style.
That last little item kind of wet my curiosity a bit, so
digging down through some more of these papers, I find that
ten years ago this week, the Gazette-Times had a dandy little
drawing of the new facelift planned for the city swimming
hole. All them changes were supposed to cost in the
neighborhood of $110,000 but that pool looks mighty invitin'
next to the ol' creek I used to splash around in as a youngster.
Sure does seem a shame that it might have to just sit idle for
a good part of this summer.
And heading on back another ten years, there's a nice
picture of Kenneth Peck, Oregon's 1957 Conservation Man of
the Year, standing next to one of his rigs. Says here that
Kenneth gave the county conservation folks a tour of his
Lexington farm and they were even going to put him on a TV
show. Don't that beat all?
Another item that caught my eye shows that the Morrow
County fair board asked the County Court for a $5,000 budget
uppance, which kicked the figure up to $31,000. Those were
the days when you could put on a rip-roaring fair for that kind
of money. Probably take that much for the hot dogs and
lemonade this year.
Way back in this week of 1947, the Gazette-Times says that
the Bunchgrass Rebekah Lodge No. 91 of lone was
celebrating their 50th anniversary at the American Legion
Hall. Why, they must have been getting started in these parts
about the same time I started collecting these papers.
Well, says here they handed out 24 diplomas to the class of
'47 over at Heppner High School. Since they're giving out
twice as many this year, I wonder if that means the
graduates are only half as smart?
Looks like the big news of this week in 1937 was the local
farmers whooping it up over their visit to the Ditch Creek
diversion channel at the invitation of the county agent. Says
they eagerly watched the 22 million gallons a day of
irrigation water flowing into Willow Creek from the new
channel. Farmers around here could use a little to whoop
about now.
Yep, those were the days.
Confound it, I didn't really mean to clutter up the whole
porch, but I tend to get a little carried away when I get to
reminiscing like this. Never seen such a mess of newspapers.
Hey Spooner, I know you're under there someplace.
Worthless hound dog
The Gazette-Tiiiies, Heppner, Ore., Thursday, May 26, 1977 THREE
History of the quilt
During the last months of
1975, Mrs. Theta (Bob) Lowe
began thinking about the Bi
centennial celebration year
coming up and what she could
do to make it speeial For a
length of time, she had been
toying with the idea of some
serious work on quilts and
quilting.
Finally, the idea came
why not make a historical
pictorial quilt of our county.
She began jotting down ideas
for single blocks that would
tell the story. In March 1976
she talked to the Extension
Office about the idea and
asked their help in making the
project county-wide.
Theta knew she could never
finish such an undertaking by
herself before fair time 1976.
She planned to offer the quilt
to the county museum after its
completion. News of the un
dertaking went out in the Ex
tension letter and by word-of-mouth.
Soon many were in
terested and becoming in
volved; people from all parts
of the county and a few from
out of state, also.
There were some panicky
days of looking for fabrics.
Judy Wright and Rita Sumner
helped by getting bolts of the
right kind and colors from
Portland. Theta spent time at
the museum getting proper
dates of historical happenings.
She also traveled around
viewing completed quilts at
shows. Theta, Ida Farra and
others went through their
fabric scraps and found ap
propriate and useful pieces.
The quilt has 25 blocks, and
24 people worked on it. Some
designed, some appliqued,
some embroidered, some
quilted, some helped put it
together and some did all of
these things. Theta's two sis
ters, Mrs. Reta Stussi, Long
Creek, and Mrs. Tot Stratton,
Unity, both loyal Oregonians,
came to the Lowe home for a
long weekend in July and
spent many hours doing neces
sary work. Mrs. Walter
Wright, Mildred, spent hours
quilting. It was finished in six
months' time and was first
exhibited at the Morrow
County 1976 Fair where it ar
rived fifteen minutes before
the deadline for entries.
THOSE W HO HELPED
PI T THIS QUILT TOGETHER
Here are the blocks and their creators: (from left to
right, from top to bottom).
1. The State of Oregon with Morrow County in
position, with dates Theta Lowe (Mrs. Bob).
2. Morrow County with Oregon Trail and highlights
Ginger Keithley and daughter (Mrs. Vern.).
3. County Courthouse Judy Laughlin (Mrs. Robert).
This is so easy to recognize.
4. 1st Brand in County register Corky Norene (Mrs.
Jim ) with help from her father, Clyde Nutting, who was
brand inspector for the state several years.
5. Country School Vivian Elder (Mrs. Maurice). At
one time, there were about 60 little county schools like it
scattered about.
6. Valby Church Ann Bergstrom (Mrs. William).
This Swedish Lutheran Church is a really special
institution in the county.
7. Sheep and wool sack Theta Lowe. This county
was founded on sheep-raising.
8. Wheat Kay Anderson (Mrs. Frank). Her wheat
growing family helped her design it.
9. Cecil, on the Oregon Trail Minnie Lowe Lehman,
Gig Harbor, Wash. She lived there while her father, T.H.
Lowe, had the general store.
10. First train into the county Florence Nolan (Mrs.
Vernon).
11. Creamoline Show Horses and work mules Theta
Lowe. These famous animals were raised by the
Swaggnrts of Black Horse Country.
12. Lena Post Office, Little Butter Creek Helen
Currin (Mrs. George), Marian Brosnan (Mrs. Jerry),
and Claudia Hughes (Mrs. Merlin).
13. The Heppner Flood L.G. Cole family, Portland.
Her maiden name was Matlock, the same as one of the
heroes of the 1903 flood.
14. Timber, Wildlife, Penland Lake Irene Nolan
(Mrs. Millard). She suggested this block.
15. Century Ranches, a farm home Chariene
Papineau (Mrs. Earl). She's a true local artist.
16. Electricity comes Barbara Witherrite (Mrs.
Weldon). The power company gave the date.
17. Library and Museum Ida Farra (Mrs. Bill). She
helps regularly with the museum.
18. Hardman I.O.O.F. Hall Edna Peck (Mrs.
Harold). The focal point of a Ghost Town.
19. Rhea Creek Grange Hall Dorris Graves (Mrs.
John). Note Grange and Extension emblems.
20. Pheasant Hunting Mabel Allen (Mrs. Arthur),
Boardman. Bird hunting is popular.
21. Logging Theta Lowe. The forest industry is very
important to the county's economy.
22. Watermelons Hazel McRae (Mrs. H E., Irrigon).
Watermelons are great here.
23. Potato Industry Ruth Bentley (Mrs. Leon,
Irrigon). Spuds are the No. 1 crop now.
24. County Fairgrounds Theta Lowe. A busy place
each August note pennants over gate.
25. Our ancestors Annie Krebs (Mrs. Heni, Arling
ton). Another daughter of T.H. Lowe.
Hospital notes
From May 17 through May
24, ten persons were treated,
and one baby was born at
Pioneer Memorial Hospital,
Heppner.
Still hospitalized are: Char
les Nelson, Fossil; Newton
Myers, Lexington; Carmen
French, lone; and Barbara
Morris, Gladys Prock, and
Marie Wadholm, all of Hep
pner. Dismissed were: Clara
Dunn, Hermiston; Phillip
Methodist summer hours set
Sunday, May 22, the con
gregation of the United Meth
odist Church voted to begin
summer hours on May 29;
winter hours will be resumed
again the Sunday after Labor
Day, Sept. 11. Morning wor
ship for next Sunday and the
next three months will begin
at 10 a.m.
Sunday School classes will
begin a summer recess, also,
next Sunday. However, Rev.
Steve Tollefson states that all
persons from junior high age
and above are invited to at
tend the prayer and Bible
study group in the small
chapel to the left-front of the
sanctuary, which will continue
to meet throughout the sum
mer months just as it has met
all year, at 7:30 p.m. on
Monday evenings.
Beginning June 13 and con
tinuing through June 17, three
churches, the Episcopal, Lu
theran and Methodist, will
offer a Daily Vacation Bible
School for all youngsters be
tween three years old and high
school. Outstanding teachers
are making plans for the week
of studies and special events
for the young people of the
community.
The Methodist women thank
the community for its support
at their last Saturday Lawn
Sale and luncheon. Several
buyers' faces were wreathed
in smiles over the antiques
they found there.
There are a few antique
items unsold and some at
tractive artificial-flower cem
etery pieces left ; persons who
may want to consider pur
chasing these may look them
over at the Farra Shoe Service
store.
Episcopalians
Feast of Pentecost
The Feast of Pentecost,
commonly known as Whitsun
day, will be celebrated with a
joyful Eucharist at 10:30 a.m.
on Sunday, May 29. Music will
be of folk hymn and spirit
filled style with Gene Riet
mann as organist. The sermon
will address the congregation
about the power of the Spirit in
the lives of the Apostles and
their followers and how all
Christians should and can be
Spirit filled.
All members of the com
munity are welcome to wor
ship with the Family of All
Saints'. All who believe in the
Real Presence of Christ in the
Eucharist and are permitted
to make communion in their
own churches are welcome to
receive Holy Communion with
us.
A iu.iiaiiai with laying on
of hands for spiritual and
physical healing takes place
every Wednesday at 10:00
a.m. A Bible Study follows in
the parish hall.
Bowman, lone; Dean Graves
and Eugene Garrett, Heppner.
Mr. and Mrs. John Daniel
Rogers, Arlington, became
the parents of their first child,
a daughter, Heidi Lynn, on
May 17, 1977. The baby
weighed 7 lbs. and 15'z oz. at
birth.
Heidi Lynn's grandparents
are Dr. and Mrs. Arthur
Roberts, Newberg; and Mr.
and Mrs. Daniel Rogers,
Brentwood, Calif. Great
grandparents are Mr. and
Mrs. Guy Nixon, Newberg.
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