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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
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From Portland Including
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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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