The Gazette-Times. Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, July 20, 1978 THREE
with Justine VV'eatherford
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Area and family history has held my attention this last
week which began with the 90th birthday party for Zetta
Brosnan and with a most interesting letter from New York
City from Mrs. H.C. Wood (May Real.
May Wood wrote that she enjoyed the column about the
75th anniversary of the Heppner Flood. "I am a survivor
of that day in June, 1903. 1 was born in Heppner in 1899 and
remember much of it very vividly. My older brother and I
were with my grandmother, and as she had experienced a
flood in Sand Hollow, she knew what to do. So she took us and
ran for the hills. She, at that time, lived near the old Frank
Gilliam home. I think her home later belonged to Sadie
Parrish.
"My mother had gone up to our home to close the doors
and windows when the storm came, but she was able to get to
the hills from upper Main Street and was saved. The cottage
we lived in at that time was on Main Street and belonged to
Henry Heppner. ..we didn't know where our mother was for
several hours, but she finally came to us, coming along the
hills back of Heppner. I'll never forget how she looked all
soaking wet and her hands and face bleeding from the barbed
wire she had fallen into.
"So many people were drowned because they stayed in
their homes. To this day I am deathly afraid of thunder and
lightning storms."
This nice letter also tells that May's grandfather George
W. Sperry and my late husband's grandmother Alice Sperry
Weatherford were brother and sister. She states that she
remembers all of the Weatherford children and that Rev.
Fred conducted her grandfather's funeral in Heppner. She
expects to visit her brother Clell B. Rea near lone later this
summer, and I do hope we get to meet and visit, too.
During the week Mr. Ulrick Rabey, past 84, from Chico,
California and his daughter Marie and son-in-law Don Long
spent several days enjoying this area where he lived long ago
and where his daughter visited as a youngster. They had a
fine visit with Judge D.O. Nelson, with Rachel Harnett at the
museum, and with me, because Bill and I had gotten
acquainted with Mr. Rabey when he visited here in 1972.
I The annual McDaniel family reunion was held at Anson1
Wright park last Sunday "and there might have been more
attending if it hadn't been so cold." However, there were
McD's from several far places: Sylvia and Carl's daughter
Carolyn McDaniel came from Maryland with her daughter
Leslie and son Doug. Sylvia says they will visit here until
next Sunday.
Alice Hasting's daughter Yvonne and husband Roger
Connor, son of Gladys and Frank, came from Forest Grove.
Ivan McDaniel came down from Long Creek. He and Robert
Hunt entertained with guitar and violin music during the
afternoon. The oldest couple present were Frank, 91, and
Mabel Howe, 86, of Spray. Gale Batty Renne and her son
Ryan, who are visiting from Houston, Texas, attended with
her parents Vern and Ken Batty.
I had long been looking forward to attending the Eastern
Oregon Pioneer Picnic at Julia Henderson Park near Fossil
last Sunday, July 16. From its opening processional until the ,
close of the afternoon program, it was most delightful. (I was
glad that I took along my coat although several years ago
that same park was so dry, so hot, so dusty!)
There were fifteen of Queen Daisy Irby Wcathcrford's
family listed on the day's program as participants in the
opening ceremonies, the church service and the afternoon
session including oldest grandson, Heppner's Grant
Weatherford. Daisy was a most gracious queen, the 29th to
reign over this annual event. All who attended learned a bit
about pioneer history. The Eastern Or?gon Pioneer Society
was formed in 1899, the year that this year's queen was born.
Their first summer reunions were camp meetings that lasted
several days. The present officers are: President George
Prindle; Vice-president, Carroll Hollen; Secretary Doris
Prindle and Treasurer Gordon Dunn.
The opening program featured the crowning of Queen
Daisy and the reading of a lively, amusing and informative
history of her life read by her sister-in-law Edythe
Weatherford Newell. The church service spotlighted Rev.
Fred M. Weatherford and original music sung by Daisy's
granddaughter Heidi Buce. The queen's children are Bobbie
Joyce Buce. Seattle, and J. Earl Weatherford. Olex. The
morning sermon was given by Rev. Don Dyke of the
Arlington Church of The Nazarene.
After a sumptuous noon potluck picnic with considerably
more than one hundred partaking, and after much friendly
chatter, the crowd reassembled, in the seating arena in front
of the creek-spanning stage for the afternoon program which
included more musical selections by Daisy's grandchildren,
Mr. Hollen's leading the entire assembly in singing several
old, favorite songs and an historic address by the queen's
brother-in-law, Marion T. Weatherford. He stressed the
importance of pride and understanding of family and area
history. He extolled Oregon's pioneers who were a "very
special breed who did not come because of gold fever as
many Californians came or for political reasons as many
Washingtonians came." He urged families to write simple
histories. He stressed that the recent Bicentennial showed us
that the collection of local histories is very important.
My Sunday was especially pleasing because my friend
Rachel Harnett and her granddaughter Dawn Harnett, who
is visiting from Issaquah, Washington, accompanied me.
Historian Rachel found many there to visit with about early
days. Dawn was a great help with the six-week-old puppy
"Tip" from Prineville which I had arranged to take
possession of at the picnic.
Dawn also won the approval of the queen and all who sat
at her table with a beautifully decorated cake which amid its
dainty flowered topping carried a skillfully written
"Congratulations to Queen Daisy." Dawn has taken a class in
cake decorating this year and has passed with high marks.
She is spending part of her visit here assisting at the Heppner
Public Library.
Before I sign off. I want to mention that one of our rather
new Heppner residents whom I hope to become better
acquainted with is Ginger Bowman who came from Hawaii
via O.C.E. and then Fossil where she taught all of the high
school English. Her husband Ron, formerly of Kinzua, is
employed at Jerry Samples' Mobile Station. Ginger says she
plans to be a substitute teacher here. This sounds super to
me, arid I think that the county school district should feel
very lucky to have to her help.
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By Delpfia Jones
The luncheon tables at
Frasu's restaurant in Hermis
ton last Thursday were cen
tered with white vases filled
with green carnations tied
with green and silver ribbon,
in honor of the Morrow County
Kodeo Court. These colors
matched those of the girls
outfits. The flowers were
presented to the girls' mothers
and grandmothers at the end
of the luncheon. Mrs. Virginia
(Gary) Grieb was hostess of
the affair.
Time was spent in getting
acquainted with each other
and being interviewed by the
local newspapers Those pre
sent were Queen Donna Palm
er and her grandmother
Geneva Palmer, Princess,
Kim Pettyjohn and her grand
mother Helen Pettyjohn, Prin
cess Laurie Childers and her
mother Marilyn Childers, and
the chaperone and mother of
the queen, Marianne Palmer.
Others present were Delpha
Jones, Morrow County Fair
committee chairman, and Mil
lie Rauch, secretary of the
Morrow County Fair Commit
tee. Gifts were presented the
girls by Mrs. Grieb and Mrs.
Jones with wishes for a
successful and fun-filled summer.
Heppner's Assembly of God
church at Willow and Gale
streets was placed on the real
estate market this week,
according to its pastor, the
Kev. C Wayne Smith.
The congregation is looking
for land on which to build a
mnrp modern snarious faci
lity, Mr. Smith said. The
current location offers no
room in which to expand
Sunday school facilities, and
offers no off-street parking,
the pastor noted.
No location for the new
church has yet been secured.
lone gardeners return
from state conference
Judy Osmin and Loree
Hubbard have returned to
lone from the meeting of the
Oregon Federation of Garden
Clubs at Timberline Lodge
which was held in the middle
of June.
lone Garden Club received
awards for 100 per cent
subscriptions to Oregon News
letter, contributing to World
Gardening, for Helen Martin's
Wild Flower slides, the Junior
Recycling Contest, contribu
, tion to Blue Star Marker, and
contribution to Willamette
Cemetery.
Jean Nelson and Judy
Osmin acted as hostessess for
the June meeting at the
Nelson ranch home. Plans
were discussed for prepara
tion of a booth for Morrow
County Fair.
The August meeting will be
a no-host luncheon at West of
Willow, with a discussion on
the Growing of Gladioli by Dr.
Wallace Wolff to be held at the
Seventh Day Adventist
Church.
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