The llrppncr GaseUe-Timen, Heppner, Oregon. Thursday, January 29, 198I-THREE
Mrs. C.N. Jonesquite a Marvel
By JUSTINE WEATIIERFORD
In 1979 when Marvel Jones had passed her 90th birthday,
her dnuKhter-ln-law, Mrs, Floyd Jones (Lorena), prepared a
porsonnl picture album for her and wrote on Its front page
"To a great lady who has loved and worried about all of us."
All those she has especially loved and worried about
Include her tbree aons, three daughters and all their families,
now Including sixteen grandchildren and twenty great
grandchildren. Marvel Jones enjoys visiting and Is friendly, modest, and
willing to share information about her past. Her husband
Charlie (C.N. ), a happy man with a multitude of friends, died
In May 1971, and that AugUNt, Marvel moved Into the
comfortable house on Jones Street in Heppner which they
had owned for sometime and where she has lived alone now
almost 10 years.
Going way back In time, she says she was born Marvel
Miller in Ashland, Oregon, on Sept. 5, 18R9. Her parents, the
Charles Millers, came from the east coast to Ashland by
covered wagon. Marvel was the second of their three
daughters. When she was 12 the family moved to Cottage
Grove where they stayed until she had finished the 8th grade.
They then moved to Albany where Marvel attended the high
school for two years. Next the Millers moved to the Eight
Mile area of Morrow County on July 25, 1906. Regretfully It
was too far out of Heppner for Marvel to come In to the high
school. She was soon employed as a teacher of the eight
grades at the Rocky Bluff School, however, where she
enjoyed "the good Swedish kids there."
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Mrs. Jones at her Heppner home
Then she met Charlie Jones who was working for her older
sister's husband, Charlie Huston. Marvel and Charlie were
good friends for a year before they weremarried on Nov. 14,
iww, in her parents' home during a very cold blizzard.
(Marvel states that her father was the youngest of 24
children. Her Grandfather Miller had married twice. Her
father was 95 when he died at the C.N. Jones Ranch here.)
Newlyweds Marvel and Charlie moved into the house on
the former W.P. Dalton Farm below the Condon Highway,
just three miles south of Heppner. They bought that home
which Marvel still owns and lived there together for 61 years.
"Of course there was no water in the house, but the nearby
Oilman Spring below the house was very good. In those years
the Indians liked to camp there each fall as they came down
from the mountains. The women and children gathered wool
from the ranchers' fences." One time that Marvel especially
remembers the Indian men decided to have horse races
there, and they got something strong to drink and
frightened her. Her husband was away that day working for
Osmin linger , and Paul was a baby. Marvel always gave the
Indians what they asked for, such aq kindling, some eggs or
coffee. Site says the Indian women liked to see her children
and that she doesn't think the Indians ever stole anything.
In 1911 son Paul was born (he became a rancher and the
county judge); in 1912 Marcel joined the family (he is
operating the home ranch and is a WWII veteran); in 1914 a
daughter Vallis (now Washburn) was born. She now lives at
E'lfiin and has six children. Floyd arrived in 1915. (He
ranches and raises fine horses east of Heppner.) The two
youngest Jones children, daughters, Lois and Loma Mae,
were born in 1922 and 1927. Lois Graybeal is now a teacher in
Ukiah, Calif.: Lumu Mae Chulfant lives in Indianapolis and
flics alx)u( quite constantly in her work as a leader in the
missionary organization of the Christian Church. Marvel is
as proud of all of her children and their achievements as all
of them are proud of their mother.
As Marvel recalls the busy years when her children were
young, she says "the older ones rode horses in to Heppner to
school. Then when Paul was old enough he drove the single
buggy for them until the school bus came into use.
Rita & Wayne
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We will close
Jan. 31 for transition.
Tom & Helen Reihl and Family (
will open
Sunday. Feb. 1
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Two receive Soroptimist
Youth Citizenship Awards
Susan Johnson and Patti
Toombs were named recip
ients of (he 1381 Soroptimist
Youth Citizenship awards at a
Soroptimist meeting in Hepp
ner last Thursday.
Susan, 17, a Heppner High
School senior and the daugh
ter of Julie Wattenberger,
Butter Creek, received a $100
award.
Susan intends on applying to
the baccalaureate nursing
program at Eastern Oregon
State College at LaGrande,
specializing in surgical nurs
ing or obstetrics.
Patti. also 17 and a senior at
Heppner High and daughter of
Nadine and Fred Toombs,
Heppner, received a $75 schol
arship. She plans on attending
Oregon College of Beauticians
and Barbers at Hermiston and
intends on becoming a cosmet
ologist. The young women were
selected on the basis of service
in the home, in the school and
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Paid Toombg (left) and Susan Johnson
in the community, dependa
bility, leadership and a clear
sense of purpose, according to
Soroptimist guidelines.
The two will now be eligible
for regional competition for a
$1,000 award and, if one wins
the regional, a chance for the
national Soroptimist award of
$1,500.
Debbie Nordheim
to be interim
Gilliam agent
from ttie East Oregonlan
CONDON - Debbie Hoeft
Nordheim, Heppner, has
assumed the duties of Interim.
Gilliam County Extension
agent according to an announ
cement by Morris Wilson,
chairman of the Gilliam
County Extension Advisory
Council.
Nordheim, who began work
here Jan. 15, will serve on an
interim basis until a perm'
anent agricultural agent is
appointed. She replaces Con
nie Neugart, whose resigna
tion became effective Jan. 16.
Nordheim's husband, John, is
a Morrow County Extension
agent.
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Mr, and Mrs. C.N. Jones pose for a photo taken "probably in
the 1950's." Marvel is wearing a purple velvet dress she
remembers wearing to an odd fellows party in Heppner.
"In 1916 my husband traded a mule and also paid about
$400 cash to John Vaughn for our first car. I can't remember
what kind it was. John Vaughn taught Charlie how to drive in
the open space down below the depot. We used the car to
come to church and into town in the summers, but most oi the
ranch folks stored their cars in wintertime when the roads
were so bad. After the roads were surfaced it only took us five
minutes to get to town where my husband would visit with
everyone along the street. It was sompfimps hard tn
complete our errands." '
Mrs. Jones recalls some of the pleasures of her younger
married years, such as the Chautauqua that came to
Heppner each summer providing education and entertain
ment. After the children were older she and her husband
enjoyed lodge meeings and parties. In 1959 their family and
church honored the Joneses with a golden anniversary party.
Twenty years later in 1979. Marvel was honored at a 90th
birthday party.
At 91 years. Marvel suffers from arthritis in her knees and
uses a walker much of the time, but usually reads without the
help of glasses. Marvel manages living alone nicely with help
from family members and neighbors and, every other week,
from "that wonderful Gladys Jewell of the Tri-County
Homemaker Service."
Marvel's hearing has failed so much that she needs to wear
two hearing aids. She says she feels blessed that Dr. Wolff
has watched over her family's health for so many years, and
she says that Heppner must be proud of its fine hospital and
must keep it in good shape.
Right now Marvel Jones is especially pleased that the Rev.
Don Shelton has come to serve the Christian Church in
Heppner. She says that she can hear him well. She is
delighted to be getting to know Mrs. Shelton and their two
children. "Their little one-month-old daughter is so darling,"
said child-loving, grandmother and great-grandmother
Jones as we concluded our visit.
Second air purifier
purchased for Pioneer
Memorial Nursing Home
The fund raising effort by
the Pioneer Memorial Hospi
tal Auxiliary has been so
successful the auxiliary has
been able to purchase a
second air purifier unit for the
nursing home dining room.
Mr. and Mrs Randy Lott of
Lett's Electric have furnished
the machines at cost
"Groups, clubs, churches
and individuals have been
very generous in assisting the
Hospital Auxiliary. The Nurs
ing Home guests and staff are
enjoying their use and are
most thankful." said hospital
Administrator Luckv Felt.
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7T A senior at Heppner High School, Lottie Laughlin t
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7f "K " graae poini average, participates in
varsity volleyball, basketball and gold. GAB, and Outdoor
T Club. Lottie was
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) Much of Lottie s time is sjK nt in band and sports while her
w future plans are to atteri KOSC nest fall and major in music.
She was recently tapped for a regional honor band.
ft Lottie, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Laughlin is a :
pleasant addition to Heppner High School.
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Cowbell es plan luncheon Feb 11
Betty Carlson, president.
Morrow County Cowbelles,
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for a planning and information
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for a no-host luncheon at noon
that day. Betty will be getting
out complete plans for the
event later, but hopes all
Cowbelles will plan to attend,
and be ready to share ideas as
well as plans for their commit
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