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A8 Community wallowa.com December 30, 2015 Wallowa County Chieftain Windstorms wreak havoc; sunshine kills pesky germs OUT OF THE PAST Compiled by Cheryl Jenkins 100 YEARS AGO Dec. 30, 1915 • Oregon goes dry tomor- row night, so far as the sale of liquor is concerned. From Sat- urday morning on, it will be illegal to make or sell intoxi- cating liquor of any kind for a beverage in the state, or to give it away. Any “wet” goods on hand may be consumed by the owner, but he may not dis- pose of it to others only at the risk of prosecution under one of the most strict and careful- ly drawn statutes in the United States. In this county the new constitutional amendment will close three saloons, two in Joseph and one in Lostine. • Sunshine is an amazingly potent germicide for the farm housekeeper and in the dairy and stables. The practice of exposing cooking and other utensils used in connection with food to direct sunlight makes use of this fact, al- though comparatively few appreciate exactly the work done by the sun in this regard. Probably only those who are acquainted with tests which have actually been made real- ize how quickly sunshine kills disease germs exposed to it. 70 YEARS AGO Jan. 3, 1946 • Damage estimated at $500 or $600 was done to the Bob Inn Tuesday night by a ¿ re which apparently started from a short in the Frigidaire. The ¿ re was discovered short- ly before midnight by Mr. and Mrs. Jack Harmon who were going by across the street. The ¿ re department had to break in the glass door to get in. • George DuBois, Prairie creek farmer, was painful- ly and seriously injured last Thursday morning at his home when he was run down by his Let It Flow, Let It Flow, Let It Flow WINE, BEER, CIDER, VERMOUTH & APERITIFS 112 W Main St. Enterprise, OR 11-6 Mon-Fri • 11-5 Sat 541-426-0285 dandelionwines.com Chieftain archives These men are filling bags with candy, perhaps for Christmas? Date and location unknown. tractor. Mr. DuBois cranked the tractor which, without his knowledge, was in high gear. The motor started instantly, ran over George, broke his left leg and bruised one side of his body, went out through the back end of the machine shed and into a ¿ eld where it was stopped by his son, Dick. • F. F. McCully passed away Dec. 28, 1945. He was born Oct. 9, 1870. With his passing Wallowa county has lost one of her most useful and highly esteemed citizens. Ever since he entered the business world he has occu- pied positions of trust and responsibility. He has a re- cord of over 50 years on the school boards of Joseph and Wallowa and in post of¿ ces in both places. Mr. McCully will be greatly missed in the church and civic life of this community. 50 YEARS AGO Dec. 30, 1965 • One of the worst wind- storms in the history of Wal- lowa county struck with 100-mile-per-hour fury Mon- day creating havoc from one end of the valley to the oth- er. Buildings were wrecked, trees uprooted, power lines knocked down and debris scattered far and wide, from demolished signs, roofs, fences and other demolished facilities. Hundreds of home owners reported window and roof damage throughout the area. • Photo caption: At Joseph, Santa Claus, said to bear a striking resemblance to one of Walter Brennan’s mimics, showed up last Thursday and handed out treats to a large number of children at the Civic Center. Among those hanging around for a glimpse of old St. Nick was little Di- ane Daggett, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Daggett. Santa was as much attracted to her as she was to him. • Photo caption: This was the scene that greeted John Burritt when he entered the auditorium of the Elks lodge Christmas morning and found that burglars had broken into the building and stolen a con- siderable quantity of curren- cy and liquor. The robbers chiseled out concrete blocks in the east wall of the build- ing, made a 2-foot hole, and knocked off the wall panels when they got through the concrete. • Photo caption: Santa Claus met a horde of young- sters at Enterprise Friday afternoon when the children came pouring out of the Vista theater where they had seen a free movie provided by local merchants. Santa is shown here with little Cindy Cof¿ n and her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bill Cof¿ n. Cindy’s dad is a member of the Enterprise Volunteer Fire Department which met Santa when he arrived in town and escorted him down Main street and to the theater. About 500 bags of candy were handed out. 25 YEARS AGO January 3, 1991 • While the two Arctic sub-zero fronts that blasted the region during the past two weeks haven’t set any records, they made life plenty miserable in Wallowa County. The minus -25 degree reading experienced in Enterprise Fri- day night is the coldest since February, 1989. • From the classi¿ eds section: For sale – seasoned lodgepole ¿ rewood, $70 cord. For rent – Enterprise 3BR 2BA home, $385 month. For rent – 2BR house near Joseph. Stove & refrigerator $250 month. • The Wallowa County Court on Wednesday voted to consider hiring District Attorney Mary Grote as the county’s legal representative in civil matters amid threats of a recall election. • The residents of Wal- lowa will enjoy its second old-fashioned Twelfth night of Christmas celebration bon¿ re, fueled by discarded Christmas trees Sunday, Jan. 6, at the empty lot next to Wallowa Hardware. The Wal- lowa Improvement group will provide hot chocolate, and some residents brought along other goodies last year when the event featured music and Christmas carols. LAST WEEK’S PHOTO Several readers contacted us with guesses as to the loca- tion of last week’s photo of a local diner. One caller said it was the Range Rider, as you could see the Bowlby stone of the old Chieftain building through the window. How- ever, the photo was from the 1950s, and the Range Rider didn’t move into its current location until much later. Jer- ry McCully of Mesa, Ore., emailed to say it was “The “Bob-Inn,” I think. It was about three doors east of cor- ner across from Ford dealer.” Another email said: “I believe this is a photo of the old Circle T Restaurant in Enterprise. I don’t know the year, but that’s how it looked before the ¿ re.” Carlene Johnson-Small called to say it likely was the Fron- tier Club, located at the cur- rent site of Thai Enterprise at 215 W. Main, and that if you walked through the diner there was a bar to the side at the back. She also said that at the time there also were two taverns — Range Rider and Headquarters — side-by-side across from the theater. THE SCENE wallowa.com No matter what your business is, the Wallowa County Chieftain has the audience you need! We have many options to market your business in an affordable and effective manner. Call New Year’s Eve Shin-Dig Dance into 2016 w/ Chantay’s playlist 9pm-1am - Disco Logger Dress-Up! Jennifer Powell Big Screen Open New Years Day 11am-8pm today! Happy Hour Wed-Sat, 2-5pm Featuring Food & Drink Specials 541-426-4567 (office) or email jpowell@wallowa.com Open 11am-8pm, Wed-Sun HIGHWAY 82, LOSTINE • 541-569-2246 Stay Connected On Facebook Thursday, Dec. 31: New Year’s Eve Dance Party, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. at Terminal Gravity. Community-sourced playlist, Eon¿ re, champagne toast, mulled wine and Hoppin’ John! Friday, Jan. 8: Open mic, 7 p.m. at Terminal Gravity Friday, Jan. 8: Fishtrap Fireside, 7 p.m. at Fishtrap. Three select authors read, followed by a literary open mic. The open mic is limited to ¿ ve minutes including introductions) and a maximum of four performers. First come, ¿ rst served. Saturday, Jan. 9: Seth Kinzie, an impressionist piano composer, will be performing his new album accompanied by Linton Wright — a percus- sionist from Alabama — as well as trumpet, saxophone and modern dance, 7 p.m. at Odd Fellows Hall in Enter- prise. $12 by donation, kids free. There will be free wine at the event. Sunday, Jan. 10: Open mic, 4-6 p.m. at Josephy Center Follow us at facebook.com/ Wallowa