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I Orecon Historical Society ' 207-2SL The Gazette-Times VOL34'Nai6- : THE GAZETTE-TIMES, HEPPNEII, OREGON, THURSD ,,,. . m-. m PPB ' ' -m. AAv4 pA.tyu 11JU IS Clarence E. Forbea Writes letter Ite. scribing Thrilling Dips and Turns in Upper Air. Several Iam-uI Boys Are Encamped at South Han Antonio. The following letter has been re ceived by the editor from Clarence E. Forbes, formerly of this city, who is now stationed at Camp Kelly, South San Antonio, Texas, where he, along with several thousand other young fellows, is rapidly becoming an expert navigator of the upper air. Camp Kelly, July 4th. , Friend Art: Knowing that you and many more of my Heppner friends are interest ed in the aviation section of the ar my, I'm going to tell youabout the camp in San Antonio which Uncle Sam intends to make the, largest in the world. It certainly is a fine loca tion for the country around hero is as level as a floor and the climatic con ditions are ideal for flying. The aviation field as a whole is called Camp Kelley. The original or base camp is a half mile west of South Antonio or six miles from the main city, and is composed of three squadrons, the 3rd, 4th and 5th, each consisting of 154 men; There Is a barrack, cook house, bath house and truck shed for each squadron and wator is piped throughout the camp and there are electric lights In each building, making them quite home like. AI of the airplanes except three are kept here and these three squad rons have done all the flying so far. I am proud that I am a member of the "fighting 5th," not only because it is considered the best trained and equipped, but because our captain, Spatz, Is the best flyer in the bunch. And believe me, when a fellow gets hack from a ride with Captain Spatz he knows that he has been some where, especially if he does his fa mous "corkscrew" dive of two or three thousand feet. The "provisional" or sub camp is just across the flying field, south of us.' It is a city with a population of 5,000 men who are now being or ganized into squadrons which will be distributed throughout the country and trained. Each squadron is divid ed into three main sections: muchine siiops, transportation (truck and motorcycle) and airplane. The air plane section is divided into crew of six men each, anu each crew has a machine to take care of and keep in flying condition. I have been in a crew for six weeks and it certainly is interesting work. In fact, so far our enlistment has been more like a big vacation that a state of war. We quit work at 4 o'clock and have our evenings, Saturday afternoons and Sundays off. And the 'war recrea tion board is doing everything possl- me Dy way of entertainment to keep ub nappy. There is a regular pro gram each week, there are dances swimming parties, lawn parties and picnics, club rooms opened and mov ing pictures, and some of the best talent on the stage is brought to our big Y. M. C. A. building for enjoy ment. Do you wonder that we're glad we're here? The only thing we regret is that we didn't Join sooner, un yes,, 1 ve had my first ride among the big fleecy clouds in an "air launch," and believe me Its the sport of sports; got everything else Hacked off the map. I can't tell you Just how it feels, because I never had any "feelin's" like it before, but 1 can tell you every minute is full of the kind of thrills that you won't for get in a day. And you are as safe as though you were in a big touring car and safer, because when you're going fast in a car and something goes badly wrong, you are apt to hit some object in a hurry, but when you are iooo feet or more above the earth and have trouble, you've got several minutes in which to straighten out before you get close enough to hit anything. With a "dead" motor these machines will glide forward six feet while they descend one, so that with an altitude of 1000 feet you could coast more than a. mile be fore you would land. No, I didn't go with Capt. Spatz, but the gentleman who took me in troduced me to everything but the "tall spin" and that famous "cork screw" dive. Before we started the captain asked me if it was my first trip. I hated to say yes because I was afraid that he wouldn't do any "stunts." They seldom do for its apt to make the "new one" sick, but I need not have worried about not get ting them. I put my helment and goggles on, cinched up the life belt and we went speeding along on the ground for HEPPNER NOW ARMY AVIATOR GRAIN BIN MADE HERE Now that the bulk handling of grain in Morrow county Is about to i be universally adopted, many types ! of wagon bins and field bins have! been introduced into Heppner. A lo-1 eal man, Henry Ashbaugh, has in vented a wagon bin that bids fair bfveome popular with farmers- here, The bin is so constructed that a sim ple lift at the rear permits the grain to be unloaded in an instant. The bin is of good wood construction and from all appearance quite durable, Mr. Ashbaugh makes a field bin also A number of other local dealers have taken the agency tor grain bins Hugh C. Githens represents the Stay Round Perfect Grain Bin and has one of these on exhibition at his lumber yard. A feature of this bin, which made of wood, is the fact that no nails, wire or screws, steel bands or anything else of like nature are used in its construction. A hammer and block of wood will put the bin up The pieces are made to fit perfectly A silo is made in the same manner which has already proven of great worth and Mr. Githens says the com pany manufacturing them cannot supply the demand at the present time. John W. Johnson, contractor, also has a grain bin, the Johnson grain bin. It may be seen at the new grain elevator which Mr. Johnson is now putting up for the Farmers Union Warehouse. about 100 yards, the big 200 horse power engine roaring like six ma chine guns and the nine-foot-six pro- ptllor blowing a hurricane. And then suddenly the earth began to. drop away from us and we were flying One hundred miles an hour is some speed and the ground directly under us was simply a blurred streak. As we climbed higher and higher we had the sensation of losing speed, but really were not. From 3500 feet the earth looked like a big, beautiful colored map, trees appeared to be tiny bunches of grass and the river looked like a small silver thread ly ing upon its surface. The scene was made more beautiful by the shadow of the swiftly moving clouds. After a few steep "banks" made by tipping the machine up on edge in rounding a curve, the captain mad a couple of quick dips to try me out, but that didn't bother me any so I turned my head and grinned, I swear that is all I did, when quick as a flash the "old bird" stuck her nose straight down and the earth came tearing up to meet us. A-machine in a "nose dive" attains a speed of 130 miles an hour, so you see we were "going some." Gee, I felt like I was in a hundred high speed elevators all at once leaving the 49th story for the base ment with no stops. I felt for a few seconds like I had lost my stomach Its the sudden tipping forward and the first 40 or 50 foot drop that "gets you" and then, you sort of ease up inside and enjoy it. That sure was a thriller, but it was only a starter compared with what followed. When I looked around again the captain was laughing at me; I guess he thought he had got my goat, but after this experience I believed that I could stand anything. I wanted to loop the loop and so I stuck out my hand and described a circle in the air. He nodded, the machine stuck her nose almost straight up, turned over on her back, but instead of com pleting the loop she slid over on her right side, so that her left wing pointed up and right down, and while in that position dropped 60 feet or more and then righted herself by turning half over to the left. And say, I had some more funny feelings The odd thing about air riding is that with every change of direction, eith er sldew'lse, up or down or both, you get a different sensation so there is n't much danger of your ride getting monotonous. Again the machine went nearly straight up, turned upside down and then "pancaked," or settled straight down while lying on her back, then flipped over and sailed along as nice as you please. The last stunt was a perfect loop-the-loop, the motor was then throttled and we glided down to the field In big, easy circles. I'm wild to go again and I hope to become a pilot before the war is over. There are four other Heppner boys here, Will Morgan, Mr. Douglass, Clyde Cox and Rolfe VanBibber and I believe that they are enjoying ar my life as well aa I am. Your friend, CLARENCE E. FORBES. 5th Aero Squadron, South San Antonio, Texas. Lost Between Heppner and Hard- man, 33 x 4 Silvertown Cord casing on rim. Finder return to Heppner Garage. Reward. Tires and tubes vulcanized. Lat est design steam vulcanizer. All work guaranteed and prices reason able. SHELLY BALDWIN. ( r - r3 RECAPITULATION OF CONTRIBUTIONS AND PLEDGES RECEIVED FOR THE RED CROSS WAR FUND JUNE 18 TO 25. Cash Pledges Totals Hardman and vicinity $ 718.25 $ 629.00 $1347.25 Eight Mile and vicinity... '00.15 256.75 1256.90 Irrigon and vicinity 350.00 none 350.00 Boardman and vicinity... 101.23 43.00 144.23 Lexington and vicinity... 1149.50 1122.50 2272.00 lone and vicinity 1201.60 1046.50 2248.10 Heppner and vicinity.!.. 5784.75 1290.00 7074.75 Lena and Pine City ! and vicinity 835.00 101.50 936.50 INTERESTING NEWS Victor Wiglesworth, Butter creek sheepman, was in the city Tuesday. John J. Kelly, local sheepman, was a Pendleton visitor the first of the week. Erik Bergstrom, Gooseberry wheat farmer, spent Tuesday in Heppner on business. Fred Elder and wife are enjoying the summer vacation at the sea shore, staying at Seaside. W. O. Minor recently purchased an Oakland touring car from Stephen Ir win, the local agent. LOST On upper Willow creek, on Saturday, July 7, a red sweater. Fin der please return to this office. Chas. Royse and son arrived from Spray on Monday with their clip of wool. They spent a few days in town looking after business. FOR HALF I have for sale 2G head of big mules, broke to work; also good work and brood mares. GUY BOYER, Heppner. Dr. M. A. Leach of Corvallis ar- ",eu 1,1 l"B W luesaay, oeing sum- - - - Illont'd here on ilrcniinf nf tho Kprimw 1 11.- ! l vi uie &eriuus illness of his brother, W ,,, " --- E. Leach Tom F. Boylen, Echo sheepman, passed through Heppner Wednesday on his way to Fossil by auto. He was accompanied by' his daughter, Miss Peggy H. V. Gates, of Terrybone, Oregon, arrived in Heppner on Tuesday eve ning, and will at once begin prepara tions for getting fuel into Heppner from the Heppner coal mines. Stephen Irwin, son of Mr. and Mrs W. R. Irwin of this city, left last Thursday for the middle west, where he will enter a technical school. Mr. Irwin will take up electrical engin eering. Dr. A. D. McMurdo has started op erations toward the building of his new residence on Chase street. J. H. Cox has moved the old house to the rear of the lot and work on the new structure will commence at once. R. F. Hynd, president of the Hepp ner Milling Company, came up from Portland the first of the week to at tend the annual meeting of stockhold ers of that company and is remaining over for a few days. The meeting was held Tuesday. In a card received the past week by NEW BANK , Farmers & Stockgrowers Nat ional Bank of Heppner We are prepared to take care of our customers to the fullest extent and we endeavor in every way to promote their interests We Solicit Your Patronage 4 INTEREST ON TIME DEPOSITS. - . , . . $11040.48 $4589.25 $15629.73 OF A LOCAL NATURE the editor, Prof. H. H. Hoffman, who l now in Boston, stated that he was then In the quaint old town of Kings ton, Ont., Canada. Prof. Hoffman is now attending the annual convention of Elks in the Hub city. A. P. Hughes, farmer and stock man of Little Butter creek, was transacting business in Heppner Wednesday. Oscar Keithley and Lawrence Red ding were in town the last of the week to get one of those new two- men harvesters. Men are scarce for harvest work this year and these two farmers believe that they will be able to harvest their crops with but very little outside help. Chas. Talbert, who many years ago farmed In the Six Dollar canyon, passed through Heppner, accompan ied by his wife, and some friends on Tuesday. They were bound for Wal la; Walla. Mr. Talbert could not see mtriu UmHiar - about- Heppner, h having left here the summer the Psfl- j ace hotel was built. Ed Pointer. RnnPrvlm,. nf T.vin, ' r " v...s j i wmici , BuperviSU i.. . . .. ton rof wu iuaa aisinet, ana the man respon- sible for so much good work between Lexington and Heppner, was in the city Tuesday. Mr. Pointer would like to see the road between these two towns receive the finishing touches of hardsurfacing; it would take but little work the entire distance to get ready for this. W. E. Straight and John Brosnan of Lena, delivered four cars of prime beef cattle in Portland Monday. They found the market fair and are satis fied with the prices received. Mr. Straight reports everything very dry down the line and all crops seem to be far behind what they are here. In the Lena district hay crops have been cut short by the continued dry spell and Mr. Straight says the stockmen who have old hay are fortunate, in deed. Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Jamieson and Tom Craig of near Wells Springs, were visitors in Heppner on Tuesday. Mr. Craig has just finished a Eood well on his place and is now install ing his pumping outfit. He feels greatly relieved to have water hanl ing at an end. Crops will be short with these people this season, yet they expect to harvest some good grain. LIVE NEWS FROM MORGAN Geo. Ely motored to lone Tuesday on business. J. Y. Gibson has finished unload ing his combine at Morgan. Geo. Whitcombe's cook has mads a Dying trip to Seattle. She will re turn soon, but w ill probably be de layed as her trunk is still riding up and down the line, as the cook ne glected checking the same. Geo. Whitcombe is giving a dance Saturday evening in his hall in hon or of Miss Juanita Gibson, a U. of O. student. H. Holbrook und Geo. Whitcombe are setting up a combine for Uncle Paul Troedson. The wood yard at Morgan Is look ing deserted. T. M. Benedict has finished his hauling. Kick By Horse Breaks Leg. Stewart Valentine, son of Chas. Valentine, was kicked by a horse In the barn lot at the Valentine home north of Heppner yesterday noon, the result being a broken leg. While at tending to the horse after coming In from work, one of the animals kicked at him, striking his left leg between the knee and ankle, breaking the bone square off. He was brought to Heppner at once and received proper surgical attention and Is now doing well under the care of his physician at the Heppner Sanatorium. Attorney Will Locate Here. Francis McMenamin, young attor ney of Portland, has about decided to open up a branch office in this city. Mr. McMenamin's firm has had con siderable business In this section the' past year or two and Heppner, being centrally located, has been chosen as the ideal town for their office. Mr. McMenamin is now here on a busi ness visit. Great Battle Scene Coining. At the Star theater next Sunday will be shown one of the great pro ductions of the screen age. This picture, "The Battle of Gettysburg," is a Thos. H. Ince production and consists of 'six parts. The fact that it is an Ince doubly assures the worth of the play. It will be of special in terest to Civil War veterans. More Light For Bank. This week contractor Henry John son has been busy putting in a new window on the south side of the Far mers & Stockgrowers National Bank building which will make for better light and ventilation. The masonry work in connection therewith was done by Ed Buckman. S Officers Reserve Committee. The local committee for military training in the officers reserve corps is S. W. Spencer, chairman, W. P. Mahoney and W. O. Hill. Should there be any applications from this vicinity for entry in this arm of the government military service, it should be done through these gentle men who have been constituted a board at Heppner for the recommen dation of such applicants. I. O. O. F. Install Officers. Willow Lodge No. 69, I. O. O. F installed the following officers at their meeting on Wednesday eve ning: Noble Grand, N. E. Winnard; Vice-Grand, L. W. Briggs; Secretary, A. M. Phelps; Treasurer, Hanson Hughes. The latest Ford joke: Ed Kellogg to Oscar Borg, "Well, I understand some parties succeeded in getting up to Ditch creek last Sunday." Oscar "How did they do it?" Ed "Oh, they were driving Fords and they just carried the cars over the rough places." I have at my place on Rhea creel (the Jas. Adkins place) one two-yoar- old steer, brown and white spotted, ' white spot on left shoulder; no marks ) or brands. Owner can have animal by paying charges against same, j E. G. HAVERSTICK. ! The three-months-old son of Mr. j and Mrs. J. D. Moyer died at the ; Moyer home on Black Horse on July 7. Burial took place at the cemetery in Lexington. FOR HALE Three year old Hoi stein bull, pure bred. Will sell at right price. Write me, or inquire at my place. EPH ESKELSON, Lexington, Ore. Walter Kilcup, well known sheep man of Jones canyon,-spent Wednes day in Heppner on business. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Puyear of lone were in Heppner for a few hours on Wednesday. Mrs. John Woodward of Lena spent afew days in this city the first of the week. Ben Frieze of Lexington was a Heppner business visitor Wednesday. GATE OUTSIDE PAVING A party of Heppner business men consisting of C. E. Woodson, W. W. Smead, J. L. Wilkins and W. G. Mc Carty went to Pendleton and Walla Walla last week to investigate va rious kinds of street paving. At both places they were accorded a royal welcome and all city officials were glad to show them over the streets and explain the pavings used there and the cost of the same. These men found bitulithic to be a form of street paving used there almost entirely now, as it has proven to be the best for this section of the country and cheaper than concrete. They will have a report to make to the next mass meeting of citizens which will probably be held In the near future. "Actors All Want to be Fanners," Says Robert Edeson. Actors all aspire to be farmers, according to Robert Edeson, the star of "The Light That Failed," pro duced as a Pathe Gold Rooster Play from Kipling's celebrated book and to be shown at the Star Theatre on Friday and Saturday. "The Massachusetts and Long Is land coasts are dotted with actors' colonies," he said recently. Some of these homes are pretentious, but many more are of a humble, even primitive description. All season the owners look forward to the vaca tion spent there. Last summer two members of a prominent company hurried from San Francisco to a charming place on Long Island that they might spend two weeks in their 'home.' "Have you ever seen an actress hotel apartment? One tray of her trunk is invariably given up to trifles with which she tries to make believe and to lend a home touch to her tem porary quarters. One well-known star" carries her bed covering, sofa cushions and favorite pictures with her. "Men, of course, are content to 'live in their trunks' while on tour. But none the less do many of them often experience a feeing of home sickness and chant in their dressing, rooms that old refrain "It's too many miles from Broadway." To the skep tical and unthinking this is thought to be literally Broadway with its all night cafes and restaurants and its nearby Lambs' club. Those in the know realize 'Old Broadway' may spell a cozy flat in Harlem or a two- by-four home on Long Island." When gobert Edeson was on tour as the star of "Soldiers of Fortune," he was interviewed many times. When asked whether he would have preferred that "Soldiers of Fortune" had remained a little longer than one hundred and fifty nights in New York, he always said "Yes) I wanted to plant some more raspberry bushes on my Long Island farm." W. E. Leach of Lexington lies very sick at the Heppner Sanatorium suf fering with an attack of appendicitis. Mr. Leach was operated on Saturday evening and since that time has been very low. His many friends here and at Lexington, his home, anxiously await any news of improvement in his condition, which at the present time is considered somewhat im proved. Building Improved. During the past week the entire front of Vaughn & Sons' hardware store has been remodeled. It now presents a very pleasing appearance. Vaughn & Sons will make further changes soon when they will move into their new offices in the new Gar rigucs building just north of their orner location. Herbert Clarke, young auto sales man oi Condon, was in Heppner Sun day to deliver a new Velie car to Jas. Sheridan, lie ,us accompanied by Miss Tula Kingsley. a novalar young lady of that city. Mrs. E. C. Muddock of Arlington arrived in the city Sunday to spend a few days visiting at the J. L. Wil kins home. At The Churches. The Federated Church. Supt. Rev. H. O. Perry will hold service Friday evening. Sunday School, Sunday morning at 9:45. Theme of the morning sermon: "Thou Shalt Not Covet." Evening, "The Will of God." Christian Endeavor 7:00 p. ni. Topic, "What I would do with a Fortune." Leader, Jeanette Noyes. 11. A. NOYES, Pastor. Church of Christ. Subject for Sunday morning, "Sons of God." Evening "Wisdom of the Ancients."