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2. 90th Birthday 1950 - 1959World EventsPresident: Harry S. Truman, Dwight D Eisenhower (1953)Vice President: Alben W. Barkley, Richard M Nixon (1953)Population: 152,271,417 (1950)Postage Stamp: $.03Unemployment: 5.9%Average US Annual Salary: $2,992 Bread cost $0.14Charles Schultz introduces the Peanuts comic strip (1950)First Xerox machine is produced (1950)First self-service elevator is installed by Otis Elevator in Dallas (1950)First successful kidney transplant at Loyla University (1950)Korean War starts (1950 and ends in 1953Color television introduced in the US (1951)First numeric and alphabetic data computer is introduced (1951)First jetliner service inaugurated by BOAC between London & Johannesburg, South Africa (1952)First transatlantic helicopter flight (1952)CinemaScope first seen in The Robe (1953)First successful open-heart surgery in Philadelphia (1953)World Series first broadcast in color (1954)70mm film introduced with Oklahoma! (1955)DNA molecule first photographed (1956)Russia launches Sputnik I first earth-orbiting satellite (1957)Temporary artificial heart invented 1957)First transatlantic jet passenger service started by BOAC London to New York (1958)Army fires first US satellite, Explorer I, into orbit (1958)Fidel Castro assumes power of Cuba (1959)Alaska and Hawaii become 49th and 50th states (1959)2 3. 90th Birthday1950 - 1959 HuntingIf It were not for wild gam e the dietwould have been lacking. So huntingbecam e an annual event andsom etim es even m ore often. Alongwith deer, there were elk hunts,which included packing into them ountains for several days, or anoccasional m oose or bear. Jim Cavina, Wallace McClaflin, Felix Hoff gearing up to butcher the take. Jim & Wallace were hom esteaders near Powell. Wallace and his fam ily had becom e the Hoffs closest friends. A prize deer cooling in the Black Willow tree that was behind the ranch house.A Hunters Dream ! 3 4. 90th Birthday1950 - 1959Snake Killer During the years that Felix was raising sheep, they took them up in the m ountains during the sum m er to greener pastures. That m eant there had to be a sheep herder and sheep wagon etc. Charllie Alverez sent word down to the ranch that he needed help killing a nest of rattlesnakes. So on the weekend Felix, Bessie and Phyllis took supplies to him and the recreation was to do in the snakes. A but the adults werell dug out. Felix, Charley Alvereze, Bessie, Phyllis. 4 5. 90th Birthday 1950 -1959Melanie at HomeMelanie Lenore Hoff was born March 19, 1953 inthe Cody hospital. Bessie was president of theBusiness & Professional Womens Club and washeading up a style show in Powell when Melaniedecided to arrive a month early. So Wallace andEdna Mae McClaflin, close friends, rushed Bessieand Felix to Cody for the event. Wallace wasdisappointed he didnt get stopped for his speedand then could have had a police escort! Melanieweighed in at 5 lbs. She stayed in the hospitalabout a m onth. She is pictured here on a bearrug. One of Felixs trophies. Bessie went to theranch leaving Melanie in the hospital. There wasa snow storm that snowed her in for a goodlength of tim e at the ranch with a house full ofm en to cook for. Phyllis was going to highschool in Cody and couldnt get to the ranch butwas able to visit Melanie over the lunch hour.Bessie took the next few m onths off and stayedat the ranch with her fam ily. Grandm a Hoffcam e to stay a few weeks to help out. Melanies first horse back ride with Daddy while Grandm a Hoff looks on. Bessie checking. A (Grandm a) holdingnna Melanie at the ranch.5 6. 90th Birthday 1950 -1959Christmas Idaho Christm as of 53 was spent with Grandm a Hoff in Firth, Idaho. It was always a special tim e to share the traditional Swedish celebration in Grandm a Hoff and Aunt Gladyss hom e which always included Lute Fisk. A by her warm , wonderful,nna Christm as dinner table. Rudolph, Elaine, (Rudolphs youngest) Rula, Phyllis, Melanie, Felix, Grandm a Hoff, A Gladys, Ethel andunt Bessie was taking the pictureFelix, Bessie,Melanie, andPhyllis, andMelanie, aroundGrandm as Tree 6 7. 90th Birthday 1950 -1959 Colleen Born On A ugust 1 4,1 955 A Colleen Hoff was nna born in the Powell hospital. There was a record hale storm that left drifts against the buildings eight inches deep. Phyllis brought Melanie into town from the ranch to see Colleen through the window of the hospital room . No children allowed! Melanie was 2 years old, Phyllis was 1 7 and Bessie was 42.Colleen was baptized by theLutheran pastor, Rev. Moore, inhis hom e in Powell, Wyom ing.Edna Mae and Wallace McClaflinwere sponsors. Weighing in at over nine pounds, Colleen was a healthy little girl and very sm iley..7 8. 90th Birthday 1950 -1959Phyllis Goes To CollegeIn 1 955 Felix and Bessie took Phyllis toPortland to start her freshm an year atMultnom ah School of The Bible. Phyllis washom esick before their car door closed. Colleenwas two weeks old. Melanie and Phyllis.On the way toPortland they visitedGlenn and Doris(Sundquist) Loom isand daughters Glendaand Gloria inDonnelly, Idaho.Glenn and Doris putPhyllis through herfirst year of college.Now that is som esnow drift!Felix and Bessie andgirls cam e to Portland forEaster in 1 956 and Melanie sees thevisited Snow Bunny Ocean for the firstLodge on Mount Hood tim ewhere Phyllis and RaySam m ons taught SundaySchool each Sunday 75m iles from Portland.8 9. 90th Birthday1950 -1959Life On The River After the Paint Creek ranch was sold, in 1955, Felix bought 162 acres on the Clarks Fork river, about five miles east, known as Jakes Place. Jake Bevelhymer lived alone and housed his goats and chickens in his dwelling. Jake passed away in 55. His cabin and machinery were all in disrepair but they stood as sentinels of a passing era. The cabin was torn down by a tenant in the late 70s.The inside of Jakes cabinwas rustic, note woodcook stove, chinked logs,and dirt floor.Ray, Stacy, and PhyllisSam m ons and Muffy (thedog) all pictures taken in1 974 by Steve Sam m ons.9 10. 90th Birthday1950 -1959 Life On The RiverAfter Felix sold the Paint Creek ranch he boughta farm outside of Powell and was farming it andJakes place. He put a small trailer down by theriver at Jakes to stay in. It didnt have water or abathroom but he stayed there and farmed theland. Bessie and the girls stayed in Powell whereBessie ran her salon. On weekends they wouldcome to the ranch. Colleen and Melanie playing with the dogs; Duchess, Chocolate and new puppies, in front of the trailer. When Phyllis & Ray got m arried, Felix & Bessie gave them the Jakes Place trailer as a wedding present. Felix and Ray then m oved a shed from a lot in Cody that Felix had taken in on trade for the sold ranch. 10 11. 90th Birthday 1950 -1959 PetWhen Felix bought the Paint Creek ranch in 43, itcame with some horses. But the white one, Petbelonged to Bessies sister Mazie. Phyllis had atricycle that Mazie wanted for her son Louie so atrade was made and Pet became officiallyPhylliss. Pet was 21 when Eisenhower waselected and Melanie was born. Much to thedisappointment of all she never had a colt. Whenthe ranch was sold she was moved to Idaho withthe other favorites. She lived into the 70s.Colleen on Orchid-Melanie on Pet.In Idaho in the 60s.Phyllis on Pet with Tuffy runningbehind at the ranch in Wyom ing inthe 50s. Phyllis with Pet on an outing entertaining som e visitors. Pet acted the part. If kids rode her she was gentle and careful. But if Felix got on she was all business.11 12. 90th Birthday1950 -1959Horses Som e favorite horses.Bourbon was the father of all thecolts. He was Chestnut in color, aregistered Morgan and had awonderful tem peram ent. He hadring bone in his feet so couldnt beridden m uch. Lady, new colt, and Felix.Orchid andFelix.Felix & Phyllis with Ladyand her first colt Nosey(at the ranch house). 12 13. 90th Birthday1950 -1959 Lady Felix raised and broke Lady. She was a horse anyone could ride. She lived through the 50s, made the move to Idaho and lived until 1978.A lot of hands on m ade for gentlehorses. Phyllis is helping Melanie rideone of Ladys colts.Lady was great for kids to ride onweekends, but com e Monday m orning Felixwould have to straighten her out and let herknow she could not get away with what shedid with the kids.(Felix by the house he built in Blackfoot,Idaho) 13 14. 90th Birthday 1950 -1959 Orchid Orchid was Tulips first colt out of Bourbon. He was a Blaze faced chestnut and Felixs pride and joy. He had his fathers temperament and his mothers stamina and gentle as a kitten. Orchid, the blaze face on the left. Phyllis with Melanie on Orchid. Melanie and Colleen on Orchid. 14 15. 90th Birthday 1950 -1959 Phyllis MarriedA graduating from the sam e college, fterPhyllis and Ray Sam m ons were m arriedSept. 1 4, 1 958 (Rays 26th birthday) at thehom e of Edna Mae and Wallace McClaflin inPowell, WY.Patty McClaflin, bridesm aid, Phyllis & Rayand JB Sam m ons Rays brother and bestm anFlower girls,Melanie andColleen Hoff Bessie, Phyllis m other, Phyllis, Ray, and Felix. Bud and Carrie Sam m ons, Rays folks, Phyllis and Ray15 16. 90th Birthday 1950 - 1959 AZ TripDuring the winter of 1 959 Felix and fam ilyloaded into their 57 Chevy station wagonpulling a 1 9 ft. travel trailer and went to Arizonafor the three m onths. They stopped over in Bozem an, MT. where Ray and Phyllis were living (Ray was in Graduate School) and they left Duchess the Cocker for the duration of their trip.Melanie & Colleenentertainingthem selves on thetop bunk.Bessie and the girls while seeingsom e of the Arizona Ruins. 16 17. 90th Birthday 1950 -1959Four GenerationsThe beginning of a new generation. On September4, 1959 Steven Blair Sammons was born inBozeman, Montana to Ray & Phyllis Sammons. Hewas the first Grandchild for Felix and Bessie.Bessie, Gladys, Phyllis, Colleen, Anna, Rayand Melanie at Christm as tim e in Felix &Bessies trailer house in Idaho. The girls with Steve in his Papoose Board that Grandpa Hoff had m ade for him by a local Indian fam ily.4 Generations:Phyllis, Anna,Felix and Steven 17
