Spokes - Patterson Township Historical Society
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Spokes - Patterson Township Historical Society
Patterson Township Historical Society Spokes Spring 2015 Annual Meeting Sunday, March 15 At City Hall Ken Herger Will Present Ag Ideas Patterson native Ken Herger will present the program at the upcoming annual meeting of the Patterson Township Historical Society. Herger is the Society’s ag equipment curator. With a willing crew of friends, he has begun restoration of several pieces of old ag equipment including a massive century-old harvesting machine acquired in 2013 by the late Ed Torrison, Herger’s predecessor. The annual meeting, to which all members are invited, will begin at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 15, in the council chambers at City Hall. An election of directors will be held at the meeting. It is the Society’s intention to work toward establishment of an antique farm equipment museum. Herger will discuss his equipment work with the aid of a video presentation. Ken Herger gives Historical Society President Carol Scoles an up-close view of the large harvesting machine he is about to renovate. It came from the Pleasanton area and is similar to those used on the West Side some 100 years ago. Please Join Us Patterson Township Annual Meeting March 15, 2015 2:00 p.m. City Hall Refreshments will be served His acquisitions have included not only the huge harvester, which initially was pulled by teams of horses or mules, but several other pieces as well. And Herger is optimistic that numerous other antiques of display quality are in the immediate Patterson area. One piece came from his late uncle, Paul Herger. It is a Model A converted into a mower in Walter Filippini’s shop and used by Paul years ago to mow the lawn at the high school. Another was donated by the late Tom Alderson. It is a 1921 potato sprayer pulled by two horses that sprayed organic oils on the crop. He also has a 1936 Minneapolis-Moline tractor and a 1920 Fortson tractor what was used as the area’s first almond shaker. Inside this issue President’s Message. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 PTHS News. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Membership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4, 5 Donations 2014. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 President’s Message “Volunteers are not paid – not because they are worthless, but because they are priceless.” Author Unknown Think of a local club, church or non-profit. Is it successful? Has the organization grown and become something our community relies on? Anything that these groups accomplish is done with volunteerism. Without volunteers, anything worth doing, seeing, playing, hearing, watching, eating, and becoming involved in would not exist. Our Historical Society is no exception to this rule. We enjoy the wonderful privilege of preserving our local history with enthusiasm. Once again, however, I must ask for each of you to seriously consider giving some of your time to our efforts. We have some friends who do work in their own homes. Photo identification, file sorting and some computer work. Please, we need your help. I hope to see you at our Annual Membership Meeting. It will be Sunday, March 15 at 2:00 p.m. at the City Hall Council Chambers. Our main guest speaker will be Ken Herger. Ken and some local volunteers are preserving our local ag heritage in the form of restoring antique equipment. He will give us a look at some of the projects currently underway. This is all leading us to having a fine Agricultural Museum one day in the near future. Please come and hear our plans. Carol Scoles, President Spokes is a quarterly newsletter of the 2013-2014 PTHS Officers and Project Leaders PATTERSON TOWNSHIP HISTORICAL SOCIETY P. O. Box 15, Patterson, CA 95363 Editor: Faye Hill Carol Scoles, President. . . . . . . . . . . . . 892-6068 Phil Breasher, Vice President.. . . . . . . . 892-6714 Faye Hill, Secretary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 892-6533 Chris Dennis, Treasurer. . . . . . . . . 415-850-3022 Linda Briggs, Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 892-7176 All rights to republication are reserved. Permission to quote or use material herein should be obtained in writing. MEMBERSHIP Chris Bingham, Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Burta Herger, Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Kevin Nelson, Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vivian Ratliff, Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Any person interested in the history of this area who applies for membership in any classification and who tenders the necessary dues may become a member. Annual Dues: Household. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $20.00 Business. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $100.00 Life Membership. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $150.00 Annual dues are payable as of January 1st each year and are tax deductible. Dues will include mailed copies of The Gateway and Spokes newsletters to each membership. 892-2701 892-3301 631-9378 892-5141 APPOINTED Ron Swift, Curator.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 892-6355 Bob Kimball, Tour Director. . . . . . . . . . . . . 892-8664 Kenny Herger, Curator of Large Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209-681-5604 Eileen Forte, Webmaster 2 PHS Centennial Planning – Save Labor Day Weekend The planning of the Labor Day weekend celebration of the centennial of the first class to graduate from Patterson High School is picking up steam. The celebration will truly be an all-class reunion. All former students, teachers and administrators, plus guests and community members, are invited. Your Historical Society is represented on the committee by Director Linda (Jackson) Briggs, class of 1965. Her class with be noting its 50-year anniversary the same weekend. Other PHS classes, including ’55, are doing the same and others are encouraged to plan gatherings of their own. The festivities will begin on Friday evening, Sept. 4, with an early-evening social at the FDES Hall hosted by the Patterson Lions Club. That will be followed by a trip across the street to Patterson Community Stadium where classes will be recognized between the junior varsity and varsity football games, followed by the singing of the school song. The Tigers will be hosting Ripon that night. The Historical Society will have numerous high school displays on exhibit in classrooms and the PHS gym. Several items will date from 1915 including a photo of the first building under construction. It was razed in 1975 and a video of that demolition will be shown. Volunteers will be needed to move the displays from the museum to the high school, and then return them on the holiday weekend. Saturday’s schedule has yet to be formalized, but will include a golf tournament at Diablo Grande, historical displays at the school, a food court over the lunch hour, tours of the campus led by students, and the opening of a time capsule. The agenda will include plenty of time for socializing. The day will end with a dinner, probably held outside. Sunday and Monday of the three-day weekend are set aside for socializing. Advance reservations will be required for some activities including the golfing and Saturday dinner. Watch for future announcements in upcoming issues of Spokes, or visit the websites of the celebration, Patterson Unified School District, or the Patterson Irrigator. 2014 a Record-setter At Our Museum Traffic through our downtown museum set an all-time high in 2014, bolstered by two major events. The official count for the year was 2585 visitors, up from the previous high of 2207 recorded in 2013. This despite the museum being closed for much of the fall and early winter months. Two major downtown events – our Apricot Fiesta and the Christmas opening in early December – accounted for over three-fourths of the traffic. The Fiesta had a record 1110 visitors and the Christmas event 874, also a record. Curator Ron Swift is again seeking docents to open the museum on Monday through Saturday afternoons. The hours will be 2-4 p.m. to accommodate students coming from school. “Much of our walk-in traffic is during these hours,” Swift noted. The Saturday hours are hoped to draw out-oftowners, as brochures will be left at the Best Western Villa Del Lago hotel where a Patterson visitors’ center is being established. “No more than half an hour of docent training is necessary,” Swift explained. “Our displays are well-marked and Patterson’s rich history is shown in photos.” The museum does have special items for sale, and prices may soon be dropped to reduce the inventory. Members will have the first opportunity to purchase these items. Call to Reserve Museum Tours Groups of all ages and sizes are invited to tour our downtown museum. They may do so by calling Tour Director Bob Kimball (892-8664) or Curator Ron Swift (892-6355). Several school classes descended on the museum this past year, along with several youth groups. In the month of March a Cub Scout is scheduled, and in July a nationwide group of educators who will be attending an institute here in Patterson will receive a special tour. 3 2014 Membership – *Life Member PATTERSON *Drs. Kent & Lisa (Sarasqueta) Allen Pat and Julie (Johnson) Alves *Jeff Arambel Carole (Acker) Azevedo *John Azevedo Dairy *Andy and Eloise Barsamian *Robert and Trisha Barsamian *Ken and Michele (Moeller) Bays *Bruce and Denise Bickle *Bryan & Denise (Silveira) Bingham *Wade and Chris Bingham Mary Solario Brandt *Phil & Tillie (Avila) Breasher *Phyllis Breves Linda (Jackson) Briggs *John Bristow Laura Broggi *Rob and Sarah Brooks Emil & Pat (Gardiser) Burch *Betty Carlson Ramona Casado Phillip & Dee Cearly Dan and Chris (Carlson) Collier Robert and Joel Covolo Jim and Cathy (Bogdanich) Cox Dick and Betty Day *Norma Days *Chris Dennis Daryl and Kathy Dennis Walter Deutschlander *Shane Donlon *Mini (Cox) Draper Elroy and Betty Eberwein Janice Eberwein *Henry Gordon Ellery *Mary (Wheeland) Ellzey *Bob and Dorothy English John L. Farinha Agnese Friedrich *Paul and Margaret Friedrich Don and Olga Garcia Kenneth and Blanche Gleason Juanita Goetz *Mary (Chin) Gong *Elizabette Guecamburu *Gloria (Swanson) Halseth *Mike and Maryann Halseth *Esther Hamilton Freda Hansen John and Anthea Hansen Helen (Lane) Hansen *Burta (Houk) Herger *Ken & Kathy (Dodd) Herger *Durwood Hicks *Frances Hicks *Harold and Faye Hill *Vee (Williams) Hooper Dr. David and Lili Hilburn *Nadine Houk Tom and Maddy Houk Violet Housewright *Harold & Florence (Gray) Hove Don and Fran Huston *Joyce (Penney) Ielmini *Virginia (Azevedo) Iturreria *Laurie (Morgan) Karp *David & Stephanie (Rogers) Keller *Bruce & Wendy Kelly *Bob Kimball *Dr. Tom Klein *Velma (Kolding) Klein *George and Ruth Klopping *Laurence & Evelyn (Houk) Kolding Mark & Kim (Ramos) Kuhn *Dr. Peter and Vicki La Torre *Ellie Lanfranki *Virginia Lanfranki *J. Paul Lara Marybeth Marin, Patterson Irrigator *Ed and Mimi Maring *Jon Maring *Thomas and Nancy Maring Mike Mattos *Jim Maya *Nancee Maya *Sandra McDowell *Brenda (Bingham) Melo *Robert and Carolyn Messer *Ken and Lorene Moeller Jim and Reta Muller *Scott Nelson *Kevin Nelson Judy Noah *Carol (Gaspar) Nunes *Greg Nunes Realty Patterson Irrigator, Marybeth Bragdon Anthony and Vicky Plaza Betty Prevostini Vivian Ratliff *Ron & Mary Ann (Azevedo) Rogers Dan and Lily Rose Louisa Sarasqueta *Al and Betty Scheuber 4 Joe A. & Jimmie (Roberts) Scheuber *Elwood Schut *Evan and Katheryn Schut Gary & Carol (Silveira) Scoles Everett and Sandie Segoviano Duane Sharp Delwyn and Madeline Silveira *Don Starcher Frank and Kathleen Stehli Rosa (Burch) Stehli Nick Stewart *Robert Stoddard *Ron and Kay Swift *Howard and Melinda Sword *Bruce Thompson Clay and Pam Thorkelson *Jeff & Vicki (Martin) Torrison Josephine Traina Sandra Trinta Virginia (Carr) Usadel *Dorothy Vieira Ray and Bonnie Washburn J. and Pat Wells Gene & June (Alberti) Wheeland Helen (Brewer) Whitman Jeff and Kathryn Whitney *Mike and Pat Worley Carolyn (Inaudi) Wortman *Mike and Beverly Wright CROWS LANDING Zora Arredondo Rose Beltran *Karen (Herger) Crow *Kathy (Herger) Pedrazzi *Perez Ranches *Coleen Sanguinetti *Carol Schuler WESTLEY Laura (Farinha) Arambel *Gene and Eleanor Bays *Gloria (Gordon) Ellery Thelma Fitzsimmons *Jerry and Janine Goubert *Fred Lara *Mike & Cathy (Hector) Mahaffey Irene Murata *Peggy Perez Ada Tucker *Diana (Gerber) Wells *Ward and Catherine Chenu Campbell, Sacramento *Ev and Edith Adelman, Modesto *Jeannie and Dan Carpenter, Atwater Mike & Virginia (Martin) Alberti, Barbara (Coffin) Cherron, Sacramento Modesto Mary Caroline Chunn, Los Gatos Ben Allustiarte, Modesto *Rodger Cripe, Murpheys *Sharon (Dittman) Benson, Modesto *Marian (Almquist) Dahlgren, *Calvin & Peggy (Chin) Chu, Kingsburg Waterford *Charles & Laurie (Harrison) Dayton, Diane & Gary Correia, Modesto Nevada City Carl Crooker, Modesto John Dickinson, Sonora *John and Wendy Evans, Modesto *Penny Docker, Fresno *James L. Gregg, Hughson Emilie (Kelsay) Hartvickson, Oakdale *James and Andrea Dritsas, Fresno George and June Ellington, Tracy *Karl & Mary Kay (Morris) Herger, Nelda (Knutson) Evans, Lake Almanor Vernalis *Shirley (Knutson) Glass, Redlands *Henry and Carol Homen *Vernon J. Hansen, Carmichael Marlene (Hogan) Jackson, Denair *Mary (Bessey) Hawkins, San *James “JD” Jeans, Modesto Francisco Thelma Kneass, Modesto *Gerald Hayton, Visalia *Lynn (Chin) Lowe, Modesto Janet (Nelson) Heffner, Citrus Heights Audine Massingill, Modesto *Joan (Nelson) Honebein, Fremont Gary McDowell, Modesto *Rhonda Hicks, Benicia Dwana (Dennis) McGuigan, Modesto *Barbara Keller, Santa Cruz *Mike McNaughton, Turlock *William Kelsay, Aptos *Jim and Linda Patrick, Modesto Thomas and Barbara Powell, Newman Gary & Lynell (Mahaffey) Kirk, Richmond Dorothy Reis, Modesto Ivy Kitajima, Sunnyvale *Edwina Rogers, Modesto *Michele (Fink) Knapp, Avila Beach *Collin and Lisa Schut, Modesto *Ethel and David Knops, Berkeley Kathy (Carlson) Smith, Turlock *David and Marian Knutson, Los *Jack Stewart, Jr., Modesto Angeles *Barbara Torrison, Modesto *Dr. Ralph Koldinger, Sacramento *Mark A. Trinta, Modesto Mary Lisa (Perez) Kuhn, Carmel Dr. John S. Woolley, Modesto *Rita (Hector) Low, Manteca *Mr. and Mrs. Ed Martins, Hayward OTHER CALIFORNIA Mary Joaquina Martins, San Francisco *Linda (Torrison) Alberta, Sonora *Ruthann (Thorkelson) Baker, Newark *Doyle McElhern, Auburn Lynda (Hagemann) McGee, LaVerne Frances (Bravo) Ballestero, Ventura Marie (Del Nero) Mudget, Fresno Beverly (Riddle) Beedie, Sacramento *Judy (Houk) Murphy, Elk Grove Delores Bertolosso, Walnut Creek *Jacquelyn Neil, San Diego *Vico Bondietti, Arroyo Grande Jim Nunes, Los Angeles *Lowell Bowman, Carmichael Joseph & Joyce (Hanson) O’Brien, *Tom Patterson Bratney, Fresno Lafayette *Jonathan Burke, Sacramento *Archie Parker, Sacramento Robert Callahan, Jamestown *Donald Parker, Belmont Joan (Taylor) Campbell, Sanger *Lauren & Betsy (Mayfield) Campbell, Samuel and Nitzi Phillips, Los Gatos *Charles Ralston, Novato Sacramento OTHER STANISLAUS CO. Dr. Karl Reimer, Fairfield * Jody Jahn-Tom Robertson, San Francisco *Robert and Joann (Costa) Rodney, Merced Wilbur & Patricia Snoke, Gustine *Carol Stamenson, Walnut Creek *Kirk Stangeland, Lodi *Gale Stroud, San Jose *Audrine Wehinger, St. Helena May (Harrison) Wreden, Livermore *Ken Yamamoto, San Jose OTHER STATES *Sandy (Hoessel) Boyett, Columbia, MD *Pat and Patty Brennan, Marquette, MI Kirk Campbell, Concord, MA Robert & Judy (Bessey) Cowan, Goodyear, AZ Susan (Allen) D’Ambrosio, Milford, CT Zane & Margaret (Herger) Dory, Ft. Collins, CO *Kathleen Fiege, Portland, OR *Ellie Giles, Sierra Vista, AZ Emerald & Carol (Arambel) Halseth, Pasco, WA *Bill Harrison, Pakoa, HI *Dorothy Hubbard, New Brunswick, NJ *Dee Lanphere, Chandler, AZ Bruce Manuel, Kinder, LA *Loretta Okel, Battle Ground, WA *Justin W. Patterson, Keizer, OR *John “Jay” Patterson, Redmond, OR *Dan Ranger, Chama, NM *Ruth Redelmeier, Ontario, Canada *David & Joanne (McGee) Stewart, Sequim, WA *Stuart & Betty Sorenson, Boulder, CO *Leanne (Carlson) Stone, Reno, NV Beverlee (McCabe) Swanson, Prescott, AZ *Barbara J. Thompson, Roseburg, OR *James E. Thompson, Portland, OR *Mary Pat (Roscoe) Thompson, Asheville, NC Renewal time is here. For your convenience a membership card and addressed envelope is enclosed in this publication of Spokes. Please send your dues soon so you will not miss out on our next publication. 5 Historical Donations and Loans in 2014 WADE BINGHAM & SHANE DONLON – 9-page history of El Solyo Ranch from Bancroft Library plus ag news clips CHRIS DENNIS – 2 FFA ties (blue and yellow) and 1987 wrestling patch when PHS won sub-section GLORIA ELLERY – 1956 cheerleading outfit, sweater, skirt, gloves, shoes and photo of Gloria at football game PHIL BREASHER – 2 metal balls, baseball champs. 1 marked 1945. Aerial photo of Patterson, color, about 1980 APRIL TERRERO – PHS Art Show trophy, winners 1973-89 FREDA HANSEN, deceased – 1914 photo of harvester and mule team, 1914 SHANE DONLON – history of El Solyo Ranch written by Roy Pike, 1935. 9 pages. CLAUDE DELPHIA, deceased – Del Puerto Hotel book of stock shares, 1955 LOUIE MEDEIROS (loan) – Telephone box from El Solyo Ranch RAMONA CASADO – 2 PHS pins, student council (1955) and typewriting UNKNOWN – PHS graduation autograph book belonging to Florence Peterson Phillips. Many signatures and messages LAURIE HARRISON – Sheet music written by Ray Sears DAN ROSE – Blue t-shirt with honors won by race boat owner and driver Ernie Rose. Lists world records, 13 times US#1 DAN ROSE (loan) – 4 frames of records held by race boat owner and driver Ernie Rose PATTERSON IRRIGATOR – lead “pig” used to feed lead to melt by Linotype machines. Last used about 1970 PHIL BREASHER – 1972 Boy Scout handbook, assorted Cub Scout books, 1984 Diamond Jubilee bumper sticker WINNIE KNUTSON WILSON – Medallion awarded Bridgford Co., inscribed “Grand Champion Holstein Friesian Cow 1918” and awarded by CA State Agricultural Society. Great seal of CA on one side AMERICAN LEGION POST 168 – flag used at funeral of Jack Patterson, WWI veteran FRANK STEHLI – 1962 PHS football schedule poster MAY FUKUHARA NG – Patterson-Westley Monopoly game in tube PHIL BREASHER – new Boy Scout shirt and early Del Puerto Hospital brochure LINDA ALBERTA & BARBARA TORRISON – 33 rpm phonograph record of 1965 PHS concert band; Northmead School brick w/plaque; 7 PHS yearbooks; program of PHS cornerstone laying, 1976; “Lifetime Memories” by Pearl Nicolds; “Life on the Farm” by Mary Kruse Knutson; American flag KENT DELPHIA – 1954 Stanislaus County study of Crows Landing Naval Base for potential Air Force Academy site JAY OLSON – 1924 and 1933 PHS yearbooks RODGER CRIPE – barber shop items used by his father Clyde Cripe including barber pole, clippers, state licenses, hair cutting price list (1955), sharpening stones, pairs of scissors, straight razors. RODGER CRIPE – misc. items belonging to his father including PanAm flight booklets, practice telegraph machine, Morse code card, 1932 PHS class ring, fire dept. badge, bylaws and patch, flight instruction sheet, bag of lighters, buttons, local pens and pencils JOHN V. AZEVEDO deceased – numerous framed military photos that include John, framed certificates and commendation ribbons, city resolution of thanks, framed glass case of his military medals, 1913 Patterson area map CLAUDIA NEWCORN – 1935 Evans phone book, phone book on card (before 1935), history of Evans Telephone Co. RON SWIFT – Large memorial trophy from 1927 given by Felix Signorotti in memory of his son Alfred. Presented to the top Boy Scout of the year. Alfred was killed that year in an accident while on his way home from a Boy Scout meeting. JOHN V. AZEVEDO deceased – Sets of Stanislaus Stepping Stones, frame of military badges, color photo of John in uniform, desk plaque made from wood from fire destroyed Del Puerto Hotel by Ken Halseth, numerous plaques and proclamations, passport, military cap, sets of Gateways WADE BINGHAM – misc. City Hall paperwork from when he was major and on council, photo of 1939 Rising Sun students MARY WHEELAND ELLZEY – 8 early hand tools JOHN BORGES – WWI gas mask RON SWIFT – pair of 1915 ice skates, 2 shaving brushes and soap, misc. desk items, old clothes hanger DR. TOM KLEIN – full US Army uniform, Vietnam era JOHN V. AZEVEDO deceased – large collection of books including U.S. military history and British royal family, plus many more; many photos of Portuguese and Apricot Fiesta parades JOAN (TAYLOR) CAMPBELL – 78rpm record of 1953 Patterson High band concert GLEN SAUNDERS -- Full PHS band from early 1980s uniform including hat 6 National History Day on Feb. 28 was a big event at Creekside Middle School when students from around the county, most from Patterson and Newman, competed in six divisions from exhibits to drama and video. They ranged from fourth graders to seniors. The Patterson Unified School District hosted the event, which served as the county finals. The six division winners are now eligible for state competition. A featured guest was 95-year-old Lesley Williams, a World War II pilot and captain in the famed Tuskegee Airman squadron of the Army Air Corps shown here being greeted by Patterson Mayor Luis Molina. He is a Patterson resident and was accompanied by his daughter, Penny Williams of Newman. Patterson Township Historical Society officers Carol Scoles and Faye Hill were on hand to display both the Lincoln Document of the Rancho del Puerto land grant and the Grayson Hotel Registry of 1876-81 which proved to be popular with the students. 7 Cripe Barber Pole Added to Museum A major addition to our museum was added recently when Rodger Cripe donated a barber pole used years ago by his family. Rodger, a society member who lives in Murphys, had the glass replaced before Ronald Rogers installed the revolving lighted pole just inside the museum’s east door. It is being examined by museum curator Ron Swift. The original Cripe shop was located on South Third Street and was owned by Simon Cripe, Rodger’s grandfather. Simon is pictured standing next to the pole in an old society photograph. By then he had a jewelry store on Del Puerto Avenue and his brother Roy had taken over the shop. Rodger’s father Clyde was the last of the family’s barbers, taking over the shop from Roy in the 1950s. The shop was forced to relocate after a major South Third Street fire in 1964 caused water damage. Spokes photos by Jaime Reyna Patterson Township Historical Society P. O. Box 15 Patterson CA 95363 Return Service Requested NONPROFIT ORG U. S. POSTAGE PAID Patterson, CA 95363 Permit No. 44