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Shobe Floods (Continued rrom page 1) aged by hall, some (our inchea (ailing up at Bennetu' and Greenups ranches. This was fol lowed by a hard rain. Hlnton Creek highway was damaged by a washout and lots of rock being washed onto the road. . Serious damage to soil on ranches occurred up Shobe Creek and brtdges were washed out there. In Heppner the Chase Street bridge and the upper Main Street bridge are out Trees, logs and poles and , fences swept Into town and slammed Into a number o( hous es with great force. . On Mala Straet ' Mud came up on sidewalks on Main Street and silt and debris covered some side streets. Bus iness people got out their hoses .and washed the mud from the sidewalks. Several cars were damaged by the flood, some cars floated about two blocks. . . Basements were flooded. Sev- era! flood walls were badly -damaged or demolished. City firemen, city and county employees, school teachers, Jay . cees, school students, Forest Ser- . vice personnel, some State peo . pie and many Individuals all .got In and helped. Equipment was used to scrape away ana .. move mud and debris out of the , streets. Four live sheep swept i into town, were captured and , .herded back home. A news service and a TV sta- . -.tion sent planes over tne area to take pictures and survey the , situation. ..Sections of street paving were washed away near South Main Street near the swimming pool. Some big sections of paving washed through a flood wall ' ' at ' Gochnauers and slammed against the house. The U. S. Forest Service ware ' 'house on Main Street had a big back section of the wall bashed in. ' The foot bridge behind the bowling alley was ruined. Mayor Collins reported Corps OI engineers are coming 10 raase a study of Shobe Creek damage. .: The schools were expected to operate again today. At the time of the flood quick thinking i teachers held the pupils in the school until parents came after , them. Power Crews Several power poles were sweDt awav but Columbia Basin and the phone company people quickly restored services. .. City crews were repairing the water line break at Jensen's and sewer main line breaks were being repaired yesterday. . Some reports by newspapers, radio and TV stations may have been a bit exaggerated. Tele phone circuits were busy as rel atives from out of the area call ed to check on their kin. The Gazette-Times was be sieged by calls and offers of help. Red Cross chapters are raising money to be sent here to k help. Canyon City chapter was first to call and say they were sending a check. Gene Pierce said the Salvation Army had called and would help. News reports must have indi cated greater damage than ac tually was done to the business section. Three newspapers call ed the G-T to help "get out the weekly edition." Homes appeared to be hardest COLE ELECTRIC Motor Rewinding I INDUSTRIAL - COMMERCIAL! FARM AND HOME iPendleton 276-77611 MOR THEATER "This Is My Alaska" GROVE DRIVE IN Dusk to Sunday, Creek Again hit In the swimming pool area. Considerable personal property, furniture and much clothing has been lost Emergency meetings were held by the City Council and the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce. City Police, State Police, Sheriffs Office, Volunteer Fire men and others made sure along with friends and relatives that (oiks here who had dumaged houses had a place to sleep and food. (Taking care of each other is a tradition of Mor row County that goes right back to the very founding of the county.) Masons Present 50 and 25-year Pins At lone . . By EVA HAM LETT IONE On May 19 the mem bers of the lone Lodge No. 120 A.F. & A.M. entertained in hon or B. Dotson, Most Worshipful Grand Master of the Masons, from Portland. Other disting uished guests were Harry Mey ers, District Deputy of the Grand Master of Dist No. 28 from Condon, and Dick Snyder, District Deputy of the Grand Master of Dist. No. 34 of Her miston. The Grand Master pre sented 50 year pins to Mr. Fat land of Condon, and Paul Gam mell of Heppner Lodge. Twenty five year pins were presented to Paul Pettyjohn, Sr., Omar Rietmann, Roy Lindstrom, Lew is Halvorsen, Kenneth Smouse, Herbert Ekstrom, Sr., of lone, and Carl Linn of Alaska. Mem bers were present from Arling ton, Heppner and Condon Lodg es. Mrs. Lewis Halvorsen, Mrs. Archie Munkers of Lexington and Mrs. Leo Crabtree of Cecil, attended the funeral services of a cousin, Roy Crabtree in The Dalles, Wednesday of last week. Dolores Emert Honored At Shower On May 20, a bridal shower was held at the United Church of Christ recreation room for Miss Dolores Emert, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Phil Emert o$ Echo. Assisting Delores was Mrs. Nancy Miller. Hostess for the event were Helen Pettyjohn, Mary Lindsay, Helen McCabe, Geneva Palmer, Beulah Sherer and Margaret Morgan. Delores was married to Ion Spor May 22, at 2:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Hermiston. Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Halvor sen entertained with a birthday dinner in honor of Archie Mun kers of Lexington on May 20. Other guests were Mrs. Archie Munkers, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Crabtree of Cecil, and Mrs. Ed na Munkers of Lexington. Mr. and Mrs. Garland Swan son returned from Corvallis on Monday. Mrs. Swanson has been down for the last week staying with Jim Swanson while he was recuperating from knee surgery. Kenneth Nelson had surgery Tuesday to remove a piece of steel, which became imbedded in his leg, when he was split ting wood with a wedge. He is in the Hermiston hospital. Mr. and Mrs. Roy W. Linds trom spent the weekend in Sa lem and Lake Oswego. In Sa lem they visited Mr. and Mrs. Elmo McMillan and Mr. and Mrs. Karl Wipper. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Domby of Weiser, Idaho, visited over night Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. Glen Smith The two couples first met in 1942 when the men were stationed at Pasco, then Klamath Falls, New York and the South Pacific. Fri., Sat., fir Sunday Dawn May 30 BARBARA ALLSTOTT Delegates Chosen The two delegates chosen to represent Heppner High School At thn 3Ath annual aralnn of Girls' State are Barbara Allstott and rtiannA Mills. Thfi selection was announced by the local un it of American Legion Auxiliary who will sponsor the girls at the state vouth convention on Willamette University campus In Salem June 13 to June la. Rarhnra Is the daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Allstott and niannf's Darents are Mr. and Mrs. Larry Mills, all of Heppner. SnWtinn was based on the hioh ratiner bv facultv members on citizenship and various char acter traits. They met quaiui cations set by the sponsoring or cr an iiatinn in character, leader- shin, scholarship, courage, hon esty, cooperativeness and phys ical fitness displayed in scnooi, at home and in the community. Barbara Rnrhara has been listed on the hnnnr mil nil three vears of hnr hi ah school career and has talran an artlve roll in school functions. She has held offices since her freshman year and will be treasurer of the stuaeni ooay novt vpnr. Offices include secre tary-treasurer of Band, reporter fo GAA, Student Body assistant treasurer and representative for GAA. A.t!i in r.AA. Girls' League and Girls' sports, Barbara is al so a member of the Pep Band and National Honor Society. In her sophomore year she was honored as Class Girl of the ih tnr cpn of humor and served at the Junior-Senior Ban quet. This year she was seiectea as Clas3 uin or me iumu dependability and Usher for Graduation. Dianne ninnne. also an honor student, Kniran nnrtipinatine in both school and community activities when she was transierrea to Hennner Hieh School from Odessa, Wn., two years ago. ho la a member of Speech Club, Pep Club, Pep Band, Girls' League, National Honor Society and Future Business Leaders of America. For the past two years, she has served as Speech Club president and will be Student Body vice-president her senior year. Honors for her sophomore year include serving at the Prom Banquet and a listing on the honor roll. This year Dianne lone Lions Hold Installation The lone Lions Club held their installation Friday evening at the American Legion Hall at lone. Charles O'Connor was mas ter of ceremonies for the occasion. A delicious ham dinner was served by St. Williams Altar Society Former District Governor, La Verne Christiansen of Irrigon made a talk full of good humor. Mrs. Christiansen read a clever srticlt?. Art and Betty Bailey were introduced. Mr. Bailey was made an honorary member of the club. Larry Prock is the new president. First vice president Is Rob ert Drake and Second vice president, Lloyd Morgan. Third vice president is Dennis Brandon. Tail Twister is Rudy Mensch and Darrell James is Lion Ta mer. James Barnett is secretary-treasurer. Directors are Herb Eks trom, Jr., Jerry Martin, Garland Swanson and Gordon Meyers. QMS 1 GALLON FREE WITH PURCHASE OF 4 GALLONS of any wm.Q(tnffl. LIMITED TIME ONLY! PETTYJOHN'S 1 DIANNE MILLS For Girls' State took part in the play, "All Be cause of Agatha", was Usher for graduation and Class Girl of the Month for sense of humor. Dianne has been an active member of Rainbow Girls and will be Installed as Worthy Ad visor In September. Field Biology Students To Have Findings Published Kirk Horn, Heppner High School Biology teacher, said Monday that four research teams from his Field Bology class have received official conforma tion from the National Audubon Society that their Bird Popula tion studies is of the quality that they will be published. Their findings will be pub lished In the next issue of Au dubon Field Notes, a jojurnal dedicated to Field Ornithology. Members of the team are: Beryl Stillman and Bob Worden, Rick Drake and Ted Bellanmy, Jim VanWlnkle and Barney Mar shall, Greg Green and Butch Taylor. In their Field Biology projects they have gained a rud imentary idea of what a Field Biologist does. Their instructor is very hopeful that some of the boys will go on in this field. TYPEWRITER RIBBONS foi all makes of machines. 98c; typ ing paper, 500 sheets, $1.95; add ing machine tape, 25c roll; car bonized and non-carbonized sales books; and other office supplies at The Gazette-Times. Uj Neighbors "Every time you open It . . . makes your washday a fun thing . . ." QUMlPftl STRIA PS? 678-9157 Highlights from Bible Land Tour Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Mar tin. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Nelson and Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd How ton recently returned from a 3 weeks tour of the Bible Lands and Europe. The tour was led by Dr. A. J. Buttrey, former conference minister of the United Church of Christ, Portland. There were 42 people In the group and one was Mrs. Allle Albortson, who taught the 3rd grade in the lone school system in 1958 and 1959. She now lives atthe Capital Manor in Salem. The tour consisted of visiting 9 countries, se v e n were Bible Lands of historical significance. The group left Portland on April 12 and flew to New York, where they changed planes to fly to Amsterdam, Holland. They had a long day as they gained 9 hours due to time changes. Following a short tour by boat through the can als, of Amsterdam, they flew over the Alps to Athens, Greece. Easter Is a week later than in the states, and people were very busy doing their Easter shopping in the areas. After sightseeing In Athens, including the Acropolis, they flew on to Corinth, to visit the Temple of Apollo and the Ro man ruins containing the plat form from which Paul preach ed. Here they were introduced to the street peddlers selling everything, and seemed to en counter more of them along the tour. Corinth has narrow streets and sidewalks but the people are well dressed and very progressive. See the Pyramids They then flew to Cairo, Egypt arriving late at night. Next morning they visited the great Pyramids of Giza and the Sphinx, going by camel if they wished. They also visited the Egyptian Museum, which con tained the King Tut's treas ures and personal belongings. They visited the Citadel and the Mohammed All Mosque, and a tour of Memphis up the Nile where they had a boat ride, and a bus ride through the valley. They visited the cave where the Holy Family stayed when they fled Bethle hem and came to Egypt be cause of the killing of boy babies. The Inter national Swimming meet was being held during their stay and they could watch It from their hotel rooms. The trip to Luxor was cancelled because of the uncertainty of getting back. Due to the war the group was guarded at all times and. mov ed only in a group. Sandbags were everywhere in case of bombings. Next they went in Beirut, where they visited the city of pagan god, Baal and the Tem ple of Jupiter, Bacchus and Venus. They took a side trip to Damascus, where they en countered the damage of the recent flood and had to detour to the Syrian border to reach Damascus. Here they saw more lone CoDumrauDirHV Auction SATURDAY, JUNE 5, 10:30 A.M. WILLOWS GRANGE HALL Sponsored by: lone United Church of Christ ANTIQUES: Claw Leg Table, Cobbler Tools, Chamber lain Crystal Rose Bowl, Doctors Chair, Depression Glasses. OTHER ITEMS 16 MM Camera, Bicycles and Tri cycles, Piano, Yard sprayed by Dobyns Pest Control. BARBECUED DINNER PIT-COOKED BEEF ALL YOU CAN EAT 12:30 2.00 Adults & H.S. 1.00 Grade School Free Pre-school THIS MESSAGE SPONSORED HEPPNEB GAZETTE-TIMES, Thursday. Mot 27. 1971 Mosques and historical Bibli cal spots. To Israel They had to enter Israel from neutral country, so the next flight was to Cyprus Just to change planes In order to land at the Tel Aviv airport They spent 5 days in Jerusalem, vis iting the Garden Tomb, and a walking tour of the old city through the Damascus Gate, and many shrines and places of Importance during the events of Biblical History. They took side tours all over Israel, including Jerlco, Bethlehem Hebron, Barscba, Ashke Ion, Haifa, Acre, Nazareth, the Jor dan River, and a boat trip on tha Sea of Galllea from Tiberias to Capernum. They had dinner at Klbbletz Communlal living farm) which they said was very Interesting. Israel is a. very modern nation, and they saw more modern farming methods there than any of the other places visited. The next stop took them to Rome, Italy, where they at tended a public appearance of Pope Paul VI, at St. Peter's Basilica. They toured the Vat ican, including the Sistlne Chapel, and Michelangelo Fres cot, and many- other historical sites. They also took a special tour viewing the country side. Athens, Greece was the next stop where they visited the places of interest, and also met Keith Nelson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Nelson Jr., who in making a 3 months tour of Europe. ' In London On the way home they spent two days in London, where they saw the Tower of London, Westminster Abbey, changing of the guard at Buckingham Palace, and Warwick Castle, which they said was very out standing. They flew from London to Amsterdam where they chang ed planes for New York, and then back to Portland. Coming from London they had 25 hours flying time and it was day light all the way. Several of the group commented theyj would like to take a tour of Holland, as it seemed to be a very interesting country and they had such little time to spend sightseeing. , As; told to Eva .Hamlett HOSPITAL NEWS Patients receiving medical care at Pioneer Memorial Hos pital are Alnia Morgan, Hepp ner; Shannon Shaffer, Fossil; W. T. Richards, Spray and Maxlne Smith, Heppner. Discharged: Michael Bozich, Moses Lake, Wn.; Steven Ream, Wapato, Wn.; Jay Keithley, Heppner; Timothy Corwin, Con don; Frank Robison, Lexington, and Steve Sather, Heppner. If you can't profit from adver tising something is either wrong with your business or you have nothing to sell. 1964 FORD GALAXIE 4-DR. HARDTOP 1 TON OF STOCK SALT BY EKSTROM TRAILER SALES CHILDS DESKS WEED BURNERS PRESSURE IRRIGATION PUMP BY YOUR HOME-OWNED BANK BANK OF . 'Eastern Oregon HEPPNER IONE ARLINGTON MEMBER. FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION Forest Service Sets Salvage Sale An estimated 200 thousand board feet of dead and cull tim ber will be removed In a sal vage sale planned by Heppner Ranger District of the Umatilla National Forest In the Black Mt, area located in the north east corner of the District. Logging of this sale, which will require no new road con struction, will salvage standing dead and down trees, and cull logs left when the same area was logged between 1959 and 1962, and Improve the appear ance of the landscape along the lower three miles of the Shaw Creek Grade. The sale, scheduled to be sold about June 17, Is bounded by Shaw Creek on the south and by Forest and District boundar ies on the west, north and cast Hell's Half Acre, discussed re cently at a Heppner Chamber of Commerce meeting, is south of the sale area and will not be affected by logging operations. Boardman News Richard L. Dewey, Vera M. Dewey and Willard L. Miller, all former members of the Ir rigon Grange, were accepted as new members to be reinstated. During the months of June, July and August there will be no pot luck supper, and grange wHl start at 8 p.m. Following the meeting Arthur Allen showed an hour and a half program of slide pictures which he took last Tear when he and Mrs. Allen and Mr. and Mrs. Willard Baker took a trip to Alaska. Weekend visitors at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Ely were their sons-in-law and daughters, Mr. and Mrs. Marc McGowan and daughter Michelle of Salem. Mr nnri Mrs. Eldon Lilly and children Jay, Jerry and Joyce of Pendleton. Saturday guests were Mr. and Mrs. Vern McGowan of Pilot Rock. Too Late to Classify ISH DUCKETT RUG CLEANING SERVICE. Cold rinse extrac tion machine. Take up all rugs and carpets, clean and re-install. 20c sq. foot. Call collect Portland 639-7716. 21-22C FOF RENT Furnished apart ment. Lanham apartments. 676-5890. 21tfc FOUND Boys watch in vicinity of Harold Beckett's house. Owner may identify watch and pay for ad to claim. 21-23C LOST IN FLOOD Contractor's wheelbarrow. Ladd Dick. 21c COUNTRY STORE OPEN 10 AM. BAKE SALE HAND CRAFTS AS A COMMUNITY SERVICE Heppner