SIX-The Heppner Gaiette-Time. Heppner. Oregon, Thursday,
Gene Orwick appointed
Elks district
Gene Orwick (L) and Grand
Exhalted Ruler Raymond Arnold
Gene Orwick of Heppner
Elks Lodge No. 358 has been
appointed a district deputy
grand exalted ruler by the
newly elected grand exalted
ruler of the Benevolent and
Protective Order of Elks.
Raymond V. Arnold of Jack
son, Michigan. District deputy
grand exalted rulers serve as
the district representative of
the grand exalted ruler to the
local lodges.
Orwick was sworn in as one
of oniy 250 district deputy
grand exalted rulers at the
117th annual convention of the
Grand Lodge, B.P.O. Elks,
held July 12-16 in Las Vegas.
Over 5.000 voting delegates
and over 25.000 total from
across the U.S. attended the
convention, the largest repre
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sentation in the history of the
Elks.
The newly appointed district
deputy grand exalted rulers
heard reports that the order
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annual Elks Hoop Shoot in
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youngsters participated dur
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July IS. ISHI
Recreation Report
The' inllou ing recreation
report hjis lnvn- ulrasert by
the Umatilla National Forest
Service: DAI.KK tt;w
The fire danger on all '
districts of the Forest is low.
DALE RANGER
DISTRICT
Phone: 421-3311
Hours: 7:n 4:30. Mon-Fri .
8:im S:3ft. Sat -Sun
Trails: All trails are open:
only North Fork John Day.
Granite Creek. I.nst Lake.
Silver Butte, and Granite
Creek Trails are maintained
Roads: All roads are open
Road 10 between Fremont
Powerhouse and Olive Ijike is
rough: high ground clearance
vehicles only are advised
Campgrounds: Camp
grounds open are Tnllbriduc
reduced service, drinking wa
ter available: Welch Creek
reduced service, no drinking
water available: Olive like -self-service,
nodrinkini! water
available: and North Fork.
John Day - reduced service, no
drinking water available.
Fishing: Fishing is fair to
good. The water level is
dropping in rivers and
streams.
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Phone: 676-91R7
Hours: 7:45 - 4:30. Mon-Fri. .
Penland Lake and Bull
Prairie I-akes are both free of
ice. Fishing at Penland I-ake
is fair.
All roads on the district are
open, however, the road into
Penland I-ake is in poor
condition.
Copple Butte Trail No. 3052
is open, and Bull Prairie Iake
Trail No. 3ffifi is open and
maintained.
Both Bull Prairie, with 20
campsites, and Fairview. with
five campsites, campgrounds
are open.
Woodsy Owl has been seen
hiking along Road 53 headed
toward Ukiah. He has a
backpack and is picking up
litter along the way.
POMKROY RANGER
DISTRICT
Phone: 843-1891
Hours: 7:00-4:30. Mon.-Fri.
AH trails, roads, and camp
grounds on the district are
open. The road crew has
graded the main mountain
road to Misery Spring. Road
4030 to Kelly Camp off Misery
Spring, and is starting on
Road 44. the Smoothing Iron
Road, to the boundary and all
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Trails thai have had com
plete maintenance are Crook
ed Creek. Pan inn. Tucannon.
Bear Creek. F.Ik FlnLGrizlev
Retir.'nnd the upper nut ' f the
Wenaha.
Cauliflower mushrooms are
still being found in the hiuher
elevations.
Watch for log trucks when
traveling forest roads.
WAI.I.AWAII.ARWGKH
DISTRICT
Phone: savsam
Hours- 7:45- 4 30. Mon -Fri
Attention woodcutters- The
fire precaution class to date is
B as in Raker The Umatilla
Notional Forest is heenmine
rtrv woodcutters should carrv
a shovel, fire exlinmiisher,
and hm-Rei with them at all
times. For Class R davs.
woodcutters should Slav in
woodcutting areas and watch
for fires one hour after saw
shut -off
Woodcutters: Please tie
down your wondloads secure
ly. Cut wood has been found on
roadways It is not onlv
unsightly littering, hut also a
safety hazard for other motor
ists. All motorists should he on
the lookout for longing truck
traffic.
The weathermaker doesn't
know it but according the
calendar, summer is here
With Ihe cool temperatures
and rain received in Walla
Walla. Ihe forest has received
some snow. This has made the
roads muddy. Campers and
woodcutters are advised to
slay on the roads to avoid
gelling stuck in the wet
ground.
The cooler weather may be
bad for Ihe roads, but it is food
for fishing. It keeps Ihe water
temperature down and the fish
lively.
The demand for camping is
very high this year. Jubilee
Lake Campgroung has been
full by Friday the past couple
of weekends. A sign will he
posted at Tollgate when this
condition occurs. The back
side of Jubilee Lake is off
limits due to an active timber
sale. Any large ground camp
ing should be done at Tareet
Meadows.
Campers should be advised
that campground paving pro
jects began July 13. Please be
alert for gravel truck traffic
on Roads No. 63 ( Mottet Road )
and No. 64 (Jubilee Lake
Road). During the period July
12 through August I. contact
the Walla Walla Ranger
District for up-to-date inform
ation on the paving projects
and campground conditions.
Wenaha-Tucannon Wilder
ness maps are available at the
Walla Walla Ranger District.
Remember to obtain a permit,
whether day or night use.
before you enter the wilder
ness area.
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W.P. Hill family holds
four-generation reunion
From the first arrivals on
Friday. ,)ul 17. thpnieh
Sunday evening Juh 19.
members of Ihe W P. Hill
Family. 13fi of them, had a
most interesting and exciting
reunion at Cutsforth Park
The six living children of
W.P. and Eva Phelps Hill are
Harold. Heppner: Claude.
Redmond: Virginia O'Don
nell. Mollala: Archie. Hills
boro; and Betty Vinson. Dan
ville. California. They and
their 18 children, along with
many grandchildren, were the
direct descendants who were
joined by other relatives and
friends during the weekend
event.
Harold Hill says that his
father. W.P. Hill, who came
here from Virginia, was a
carpenter who huilt many of
the older homes in Heppner.
He met his future wife. Eva.
who was born in Newport.
Oregon, at Lexington where
her parents had a store. After
their marriage and as their
family grew they homestead
ed just five miles up Willow
Creek from Heppner. W.P.
built the District 34 school
house which all their children
attended until they were ready
to ride horses in to Heppner
High School where they all
completed their schooling.
Harold recalls that his
father told him how during
June 1903 he worked constant
ly for three days building
caskets for Heppner 's flood
victims.
After the Hill children grew
up and were on their own.
W.P. and Eva sold their land
to Frank Wilkinson and retir
ed in Heppner.
Most of the six children have
reached retirement age now.
Harold was in the electrical
business here for 14 years
before he and Julia left in 1949
to work for the state as an
electrical inspector. Their two
sons. Dale and Clayton, had
much of their schooling here,
but their daughter. Creagh.
was only two years old when
they moved to Coos Bay.
Claude Hill has been in the
floor covering business at
Redmond; Archie Hill has
worked with heavy equipment
in the Portland area: Rufus
Hill was in the U.S. Air Corps
flying gliders during WWII
and then taught flying at three
eastern airports for several
years before beginning to
work for Pitney Boles busi
ness machines where he is still
employed. Their two sisters,
Virginia and Betty, have been
busy homemakers. Betty is
married to a cousin of Julia's
and thus is twice related to the
Hills.
Each second-generation Hill
was given a personalized
guest book which has "The
Hill Family Reunion - 1981"
and that person's full name
printed in gold ink on its red
leather cover. These were
made by Archie's son. Larry
Hill, who runs a print shop in
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Portland. Larry also printed
nnpkins and ntatchhnok cov
ers that he gave to the
reunion. A great deal of fun
was had in signing the six
guest books It seemed
something like a high school
yearbook party for awhile.
All ages of Hills had lots of
activity going besides their
great visiting during the time
they spent at Ihe park where
some stayed In their recrea
tional vehicles. Two pickups
filled mostly with kids made
many trips around the park
site and nearby areas, includ
ing up to Penland Lake. Some
of the youngsters fished,
others of various ages played
ball or pitched horseshoes.
Everyone was delighted
with the park and enjoyed the
great weekend weather. Har
old reports they really admir
ed the work that Dale Messen
ger of the County Road
Department is doing in caring
for both Cutsforth and Anson
Wright Parks. They let him
know he was appreciated.
Creagh Hill Williams. Coos
Bay. is working on Hill family
genealogical charts. She gave
a review of the work she has
done so far at the reunion.
Creagh has had special train
ing at Southwestern Oregon
Community College in genea
logical research. She is also
beginning to put together
records of her mother's fam
ily, the ancestors and descend
ants of Tom and Millie Harris.
In these busy summer
weekends when many re
unions are being held, the
W.P. Hill family reunion
sounds like it was a very
happy and most successful
event, an example of a well
planned, first-class reunion.
Summer Weather
Demands More Water
Water lou it greater dur
ing hot weather became
. your body perspires more
than usual in an effort to
keep cool. Maintaining
proper water balance will
help regulate your body'i
temperature and prevent
overheating.
According to the Ameri
can Bottled Water Associa
tion, water is especially im
portant to your body when
playing warmer weather
ports. During long periods
of exercise, water intake
minimizes dehydration that
can result from sweating. It
reduces stress on your cir
culatory system, and it
help your blood carry energy-providing
carbohydrates
to your body's cells.
The average adult nends
to drink at least eight cups
of water daily, more in hot
weather, to maintain the
body's proper water balance.
You all know that each year Morrow County has a lovely
fair and rodeo queen and several princesses, but are you
aware that since 1902. for seventy-nine years now. this county
has held two goddesses?
Last Saturday afternoon Clint McQuarrle stopped me on
the street to ask me if I knew anything about Ihe statuesque
ladies that decorate the front of the courthouse. He said he
hadjust asked two friends who have lived here all their lives 1
about the statues and that they hadn't even noticed these
goddesses who have withstood 79 cold winters with lots of
snow and wind and an equal number of bright, hot summers.
I was intrigued by the two ladles some years ago and tried
to get some facts about them. Sadie Parrlsh. who was then
the efficient county clerk, said that she had no idea who they
were and didn't know where we could find out about them in
the county records. Rachel Harnett showed me stories that
are preserved at the museum which tell of the building of the
courthouse from stone quarried along nearby Balm Fork.
Someone suggested I contact Frances Parker Mitchell
whose father. Frank Parker, was one or the workers who
helped to erect the stately building. Frances and her sister
Kathryn Hoskins have some old pictures and some notebooks
which their parents left that may tell a little about the
building, but these are pretty well stored away. Frances
recalls that her parents were pictured standing on the big
front steps of the new building at the time of their marriage.
There may be other statuary in this county, but as far as I
know these females are the only two that belong to the public.
Many cities around the world have statues of local, national
and mythological heroes and heroines. Morrow's statues
seem to be likenesses of Greek goddesses. In trying to
identify them I have read over some Creek mythology and
am just guessing which divine ladies these two are.
It seems that the top rank of Olympic royalty consisted of
six gods and six goddesses, and there were several groups of
minor divinities, also. Let us presume that the builders or our
courthouse-temple chose one of the six major goddesses. My
guess is that one of their choices might be Athena, the
goddess of wisdom. The Romans called her Minerva. The
city of Athens is named after her. She was the daughter of
Zeus (Jupiter).
The second choice goddess might be Demeter, goddess of
agriculture (because in 1802 agriculture was the dominant
feature of this area, as It still is today). However, the second
figure might represent Artemis the goddess of hunting (long
a major recreational pursuit here). The other three major
goddesses were Aphrodite, Hera and Hestla who don't seem
to fit the mode of the building or of its early planners and
builders. Numerous courthouses display the figure of
Justice. She wears Grecian robes, is blindfolded and holds a
scale - our ladies do not fit her pattern.
So in my mind I shall henceforth think of one statue as
Athena arid the other as Demeter - although ! am not at all
sure which name goes to which of the ladies. Perhaps
someone else can re-read mythology or can find some record
of the correct names for Morrow's goddesses. Please let Clint
McQuarrie and me and the county museum have the truth. I
dislike thinking that I have not suggested the correct name of
either goddess.
As I was reading about statuary, I was especially
interested in the two statues that our state has sent to the
nation's capitol. Do you realize that each of the fifty states
has sent two statues - one of them is placed in Statuary Hall
in the Capitol and the second is placed in some other part of
the capitol city. Oregon's Jason Lee Is in the hall with the 49
other notable figures and our Johti McLoughlin is elsewhere
in the city.
The most exciting statue anywhere must be the Statue of
Liberty in New York Harbor which was a gift from the
French to our country and which was made in France and
assembled here before its dedication in 1886 by President
Grover Cleveland. Liberty is not a goddess although she, too,
wears Grecian robes. She is 1S1 feet from the soles of her
sandles to the top of her torch, which towers 305 feet above
the base of her pedestal. Liberty is made of sheets of copper
over a framework of iron; she weighs 450,000 pounds.
Alexandre Eiffel, designer of the great Eiffel Tower in Paris
built the supporting framework for this statue which was
designed by Frederic Bartholdi.
Last Friday afternoon I had my home closed tightly to keep
out the heat and did not hear the announcement about a
brokem water main. After supper I had just started the
sprinklers running on my front lawn when Gail Burkenbine
kindly came to my door and told me that we were to use
water for emergencies only. Perhaps you read the article in
Sunday's Oreaonlan about the nation's growing water crisis.
It states "Groundwater is a non-renewable source. Humans
build their societies around consumption of fossil water long
burried in the earth, and these societies, being based on a
temporary resource, face the problem of being temporary
themselves."
It seems good to know that our city water system is being
improved as a preliminary to the building of the dam here. It
is also good to hear friends say that they are happy that the
county has graded the road to Luke Penland. making travel
there much more pleasing.
Here's hoping that this Saturday's Sidewalk Sale will be a
really successful affair. Many groups will be offering items
for sale to try to bolster their treasuries. Merchants have
planned ahead to present some very attractive bargains. The
weatherman might cooperate by letting the sun shine on
Heppner but tempering its heat with some soft, cooling
breezes.
The likenesses of Athena (?) and Demeter?) will look
down on many people happily shopping along our city streets,
and those ladies will continue to remain stately and to give
forth no comments. " j .
I ABO exchange students
to arrive Tuesday
Japanese students involved
in the ,LABO program will
arrive at the Heppner City
Park Tuesday. July 28. around
2 p.m.
The students, who will be in
Morrow County around a
month, will be staying with the
Archie Ball. Rick Curtis. Bob
McLaughlin. Kenny Wright
and Ned Clark families, all of
Heppner; the Delbert Piper
and Bill Doherty families of
Lexington: and the Dave Seel
and Max Hellberg families of
Irrigon.