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1. ' V S i h ! HEPPNER GAZETTE-TIMES. Thursday. Jun 19. 1969 Businessmen Hit; Don't Need Loans A representative of the Small Business Administration visited Heppner Tucsda.y, but appar ently had no takers on his of fer of applications for low-cost Joans The loans would have been for businesses hit by flood wa ters last week. Although there were no ap June '88 Cyclone Hit Lexington, Butter Creek Floods are not the only nat ural catastrophe to wreak their riamace on the Willow Creek area, for In 1888 a cyclone struck Lexington on June 14, exactly 15 years to the day be fore the major lleppner flash Farm Employed Youths May Need Work Permits plkants, some businesses in the flood and 81 years ago last Sat city nave oeen iacea wnn mass- urday. ive cleanup jobs, Earl Avres, owner of Heppner Auto Sales, noted Tuesday the company was "just starting to clean up. The car firm, hard hit by wa ter and mud, had about 65 cars on the m:1s lot when the flood came. Avres said all the cars wi re pulled by wrecker off the Int. and then the area was clear ed of mud. The owner said he estimated the cost of removing the mud at $1,0(10, and the shop was closed during the full day re quired. Now, the cars are being check ed very thoroughly individually, to dean all parts damaged. lie estimated the cost per car to be about $25. The work is covered bv insurance, he noted, but the clearing of the lot was not. One email foreign oar was swept across the lot, damaging the front end when it hit a truck. Chamber Will Hear Speaker From Norway Guest speaker at Chamber of Commerce on Monday, June 23, will be Jurolf Kvam, IFYE from Norway, who is to arrive June 21 for a stav of approximately one monlh. The Norman INclson family will be his host. IFYE Exchanges live and work as the host family does, and become very much a part of the family. During the time they are in an area they tell inter ested groups and organizations about their country. When they return home, they then describe the country and way of life that they experienced while abroad. By living with a host family lor several weeks IFYE Ex changes are better able to un rterstand the American way of nie so they can take home in formation about the United States. The Nelson family Is among the first families In Mor tow county to welcome an IFYE from Norway Into their Jives. The Nelsons would be inter ested In knowing if 4-H clubs, other groups or organizations would like to have the opportu nity to visit with Jurolf while he is Jiving In their home. The Nelson phone is 989-8168, or the County Extension office can be called by those wishing to make arrangements for his t:me. See or call The Gazette-Times for all your needs in Moore Rediforms. Flott's Truck Service Call 384-2292. Condon, Collect for SERVING HEPPNER WITH FAST AND DEPENDABLE FREIGHT TRUCK SEHVICE Dolly Overnight Service From Portland Including Saturdays MOVING? CALL US Mrs. Myra Peck of Lexington wrote the Gazette-Times after last week's flood, saying "I am sending this clipping to you thinking it might be of interest to some of the older ones of Lexington and lleppner." The clipping appeared in The Ore gonlan in 1955 and was written bv Lancaster I'ollard, Oregon historian, who gave credit to O. M. Yeager for the information. Yeager, formerly of lleppner and now of Castle Rock, Wn., amassed considerable eastern Oiegon history in preparation of a book he has been writing. According to I'ollard, who delved into the lleppner Gazette for information, the cyclone or iginated in Willow creek. It struck first the Lexington grove, "twisting off the trees with an evenness that was remarkable." From Lexington it traveled some 20 miles north-east to Butter t reeK, wnere it demolished a school house as its final des tructive blow. In that then thin ly settled area at least 30 build ings, including barns and school houses, were demolished or dam aged, 20 or more person inur ed, and five or six killed. A Mrs. G. W. Brock was killed when half a sailing roof fell up on her, but her six-month-old baby was uninjured, though in her arms. Six children were badly hurt, one was killed, and another was "not likely to live." They were in one of two school- houses which were completely demolished. But the buildings of a Mr. Boohr, lust across the road from the schoolhouse, were not touched. At the Henry Parkins' place Air. parkins was in bed with the mumps when the cyclone hit. He was found 100 feet from the house. The baby was picked up do ieet iunner and tiled shortly. His wife and two other child ren were not hurt but Mrs. Har vey Parkins, who was visiting mere, naa net shoulder dislo cated. a All youths under 18 and over 13 year of ncc who operate xw ertiriven agricultural machinery must have speciul work permits, reminds Norman O. Nilsen, state labor commissioner. Farmers and ranchers employ Ing young people may refer them to Bureau of Labor offices In fort land and Pendleton. In order to secure a permit, the applying minor must have suitable proof of age such as a birth certificate. Like special special agrl courses given by a 4-H organi zation or course of instruction offered at a school In tun junc tion with the Future Farmers of America. Those who are success ful in either learning process re ceive certificates of completion which will be honored by the Bureau of Labors Wage and Hour Division. Exempt from the necessity of course instruction are youths who work for their parents or very close relatives or for per sons who act in the place of natural parents. However. Forest Usage By Travelers Now Restricted cannery permits. sued directly to the young per-!C0V of an agreement between son ns he or she may have sev-1 natural paren s and persons eral employers during growing and harvest season. Permits for r.ll other types of employment are issued diiectlv to employers. Only under certain conditions can persons 14 or IS years of ige receive permits to operate agricultural machinery. They must take either two 10-hour Ditch Creek Roads Under Construction According to the Heppner Forest Service office, two roads in the Umatilla National Forest censtruction. For the information of travelers they report that The Western Rout road be tween Two Springs and Ditch Creek is under reconstruction and impassable most of the time. Surface rock is being placed o.i the Hitter Road between the tcp of Coal Mine and Thompson Corrals. This road is passable tut drivers should watch for heavy equipment. Death Takes Two Former Residents A Heppner woman. Mrs. Al len Johnston, has recently re ceived news of the death of two relatives in her family. Hank Robertson, who died last month in Toledo was a son-in-law of Mrs. Johnston and only recent. ly her brother. John McDevitt of Seattle, Wash, passed awav. Both men were well known in Heppner and the surrounding areas. Robertson had spent his childhood here and attended Heppner schools, while McDev itt grew up in the Pendleton ar ea, where he attended St. Jos- ph Academy. Survivors of McDevitt inrlndp his wife, Catherine: one son and four daughters, all of whom are graduate nurses in Seattle; four sisters, ur. Margaret McDevitt, art instructor at Pendleton's Blue Mountain Communifv cnl. lege; Mrs. Mike Fritzpatrick of Pendleton; Mrs. Millie Smith of Pilot Rock and Mrs. Johnston of Heppner; and one brother, Dan McDevitt of Pendleton. A STRIPED SMOKESTACK? No, Kinzua Corporation hasn't added a new pastel smoke stack for the summer, it's the Heppner plant's tall and not-so-tall stacks up aqainst each other to give a striped look. (G-T Photo). Visiting with the Clyde All- stott family over the past Sat urday and Sunday were her par ents from Lewiston, Idaho, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Schmidt. Com ing from Hermiston to join them fo a visit eti Sunday was an other daughter and family of the Schmidts, Mr, and Mrs. R. n, Allstott, Social Security Office Asks Recipients To Report Changes Residents of the Heppner area who are receivine monthly sor ial security checks are reminded oy Vernon A. Welo, social sec urity manager, La Grande, to report directly to the La Grande office any chance of address or other events affectine contin ued receipt of their checks. Re ports may be made by mail (you may use the back of vour check envelope for this), phone, or in person. Appropriate report forms are available at the La Grande office or from the social security representative at the Neighborhood Center, in Hepp ner on the second Thursday of the month. Welo said this reporting meth od enables the district office to take advantage of the increas ed capacity of its high speed communications circuits to transmit information to record centers. Until recently, social se curity beneficiaries were encour aged to notify the Social Secur ity Administration about the oc currence of these events by mail ing pre-addressed Dos'toarH rorms to a record center. Events that affect receipt of monthly social security checks, in aaauion to aaaress changes, are starting or stopping work i employment), marriage or re marriage in some instances, di vorce, and death. Orwick Buys Freight Line From Otto Nooy On Monday, June 16, Gene Or wick took over the Pendieton Heppner Freight Line from Otto Nooy, who has operated it for many years. Nooy sold the busi- ress with plans to go into some other line of work. He expects to take it easy for awhile this summer, however. Orwick, who formerly operated the Chevron station in Lexing ton. has driven for Flatt's Truck Service in this area for several years. He has also worked part time for L. E. Dick, Standard Oil distributor in Heppner. The Orwicks will continue to make their home in Lexington. Their daughter, Linda, was a member of the Heppner High school graduating class last month and plans to attend East ern Oregon College next fall. Their son Mike attends Heppner Grade school. The Heppner Pendleton Freight comes in five days a week, Mondays through Fridays The outgoing freight departs around 2:30 on these days. As in the past, Mrs. Ida Farra will handle phone calls for the busi ness on this end of the line who act in their place must be placed on file with the Bureau oi Labor. Tersons under 16 are prohib ited by state and federal reg ulations from chemical appllca tion, blasting, truck driving. work on a ladder or scaffold more than 20 feet high, work Inside a bin, silo or enclosure while a top-loading device is operating, and work in a pen wnn a dairy bull, boar, or stud norse. uniy exemption is on the farm or ranch of parents. No work permits are required for minors engaged in agricul tural work other than operating power-driven machinery nor is there an age limit under state statutes. There are no state laws es tablishing minimum waecs and hours for persons employed in agriculture. However, the feder al statutes provide for a mini mum wage payment of S1.30 an hour by farmers whose employ ers worked 500 man-days in any one quarter or the previous year. mere is no provision in the law for overtime. 52-gallon Hot Water Heater Just $gg95 0 Complete White Bathroom Set Tub. Toilet Sink. Fitting. All for $13995 Installation Extra PETTYJOHN'S Farm and Builders Supply Heppner Ph. 676-9 1S7 HOSPITAL NEWS Patients admitted to Pioneer Memorial hospital during the past week, and still receiving medical care, are the following: Ethel Chambers and John Ven ard of Heppner. Those dismissed, after receiv ing medical care, were Anthony D'Angeles, Antelope; Desmond Robinson, Spray; Earl Scott, Kennewick; Jack Howell, Spray; Eric Emmerson, Portland; Ro setta Swift, lone; Dean Wright, Heppner, and Michelle Patrick, Condon. Lifetime Resident Recalls 1903 Flood The damaging flood of last week served to bring back many memories to a few long time residents of the community who recalled the disastrous flood of June 14. 1903. Among those who recall the tragic event is Opal Briggs, who was a child playing with a friend at the home of Marcus Gunn, which was then located near the Methodist church on Church street. She recalled run ning from the rushing waters to the Gilliam home about a block and a half from where She was playing, and remem bers the crowds of volunteers who came to help with clean ing ud after the terrible des truction. Mrs. Briggs lost her sister, an aunt and a cousin in the flood waters. Her uncle was Douglas Gurdane. city marshal of Heppner, at the time of the flood. Gardeners to Meet The regular monthly meeting of the Heppner Garden group vuiii hp ievt Monday night at 7:30 at the Neighborhood Cen ter. The group meets on me fourth Monday of each month. CASE FURNITURE IS Is Now Showing a Complete Line of CARPET SAMPLES AND Beginning Tomorrow, Arnie Hedman Will Be In Condon Every Friday To Show These Fine Carpet Samples Case Furniture Co. Ph. 676-9423 Speed, Traffic Add To Dust Problems Residents of houses and op erators of business establish ments along Heppner's many silt-covered streets are now fighting a constant battle with dust. Not only the wind, but each passing car especially those that travel fast send new clouds of dust and grit in to the houses, stores and offices. Avoidance of unnecessary travel on the dirtiest stretches. and minimum speed is greatly appreciated by those in the ar ea, who sometimes feel that the dirt descends on them faster than they can shovel it out. Herbert B. Rudolph. Umatll la National Forest Supervisor, requests all forest travelers to be especially careful with fire this summer since the exceD tlonally heavy growth of grass ana otner vegetation makes fire potential greater than usual. The proclamation covers forest land within the National Forest boundary but. since this is in cooperation with the Oregon State Board of Forestry, It should apply to any state lands in the area. The state forester of Oregon has determined that forest land particularly exposed to fire danger will include all lands protected from fire bv the Des- chutes, Freeman, Malheur, Mt. Hood. Ochoco, Rogue River, Sis kiyou, Siuslaw, Umatilla, Ump- qua. waiiowa-w hitman, Wil lamette, and Winema National Forests. Such land is restricted to use by entrants, who shall comDlv with the following requirements and restrictions; Smoking is prohibited while traveling in timber, brush or grass areas except in vehicles on roads except that smoking s prohibited while working or raveling in an operation area. Have the following equip ment for extinguishing fires. when using campfires or other open fires, except when travel-' ing as a pedestrian or camping at improved, designated and posted campgrounds: A. One axe not less than 26 inches in length overall, with head weighing 2 pounds or ov er. B. One shovel not less than 36 inches in length overall, with blades not less than 8 Inches wide. C. One water container, capac ity one gallon or more. This proclamation became ef fective June 16 and will remain in full force and effect until terminated in similar order of the state forester. rMH' " &, .." I LARRY MILLS New MCGG Manager New MCGG Manager Likes To Bowl, Fish Teacher at An Meet Hal Whitaker, Ag instructor and work-study supervisor at Heppner High school, left Tues day, June 17, for the convention for Vo-Ag advisors in Newport. He will be there until the end of the week. He attended the Small Schools 1969 Summer In stiutte in Salem last week. Assuming managership of the Morrow County Grain Growers on Monday, June 16, was Larry ! Mills. He follows Harlan Mc- Curdy, Jr., who is now employed in Portland. Mills and his family have purchased the home of Mrs. Rose Marie Stroeber and are getting settled in it. The family Includes Mrs. Mills (Betty); Dianne, a sophomore in high school; Mike, a seventh grader; and their dog Rusty. At Odessa. Wn.. their former home, Mills was assistant man ager of the Odessa Trading Company, an operation similar to the Grain Growers. He was born and raised at Rockford, Wn., and is acquainted with Ralph Richmond, formerly bookkeeper at the Grain Growers and now manager of an elevator concern, at Rockford. Mills says he likes to fish a little, and both he and his wife particularly enjoy bowling so they hope that the alleys here will re-open. They enjoyed bow ling in a mixed league at Odessa. They are also ardent basketball fans, so are looking forward to seeing the Heppner teams. Are you movingT Subscribers are reminded to notify The Gazette-Times of new addresses, and please Include your old address. 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