Page Twelve
Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon.
Thursday, July 13, 1939
Newsy News Views
Paul Mccarty
The disastrous results of last Mon
day's dust, rain and hail storm is
now common news but to one lower
Eightmile farmer, the storm meant
an extra trip to Lexington, a trip
that meant a harvest was out of the
question . . . this farmer, preparing
for harvest, bought the necessary
wheat sacks Monday morning at the
neighboring town . . . after the storm
Monday afternoon, this man's crop,
the one he had for months worked
on and anticipated harvesting, lay on
the ground . . . Monday evening the
farmer went back to Lexington and
returned the sacks that he had plan
ned to fill with wheat, the wheat
that the cyclone destroyed in a few
minutes.
Besides destroying many fields of
wheat, the mentioned storm, in ad
dition to tearing down poplar trees,
knocked a locust tree through the
top of the George York car at Lex
ington. All plans for a smoker this Satur
day have been cancelled, Sheriff
Clarence Bauman, said yesterday . . .
the boy the sheriff planned to use
in the main event has been trans
ferred east from the Squaw Creek
CCC camp ... a fight card on July
22 is almost certain, however.
Jesse Turner has at his office in
the hotel building the smallest re
ceiving set in Heppner . . . this little
product uses no wires, aerials, nor
antennas. Joe Green, fresh from a
visit in Virginia, announced yester
day that he would supply all callers
at Green's hardware with mint ju
leps ... he guarantees these juleps
as being truly southern in nature,
as he brought the necessary ingre
dients for the mixture from Virginia.
Hanson Hughes, local grocer, took
the rail route to Portland Tuesday
night.
The swimming pool will definitely
open Saturday, July 15, at 2 p. m., as
scheduled . . . finishing touches will
not be completed at that time but
the pool will open just the same
Doc Tibbies said the electric lights
would not be hooked up right away
to make night swimming available
but that the pool would remain open
in the evening as long as it is light,
which means around 8 o'clock.
Next week the Rodeo association
faces the difficult task of selecting
a queen . . . one thing certain, the
queen will not be one of the four
attendants already named . . . the as
sociation undoubtedly has some pos
sible candidates listed, but just who
they are is not known.
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At Heppner
CHURCHES
EXAMINER COMING 24TH
The examiner of operators and
chauffeurs from the office of Earl
Snell, secretary of state, will be at
the city hall in Heppner, Monday,
July 24, between the hours of 10 a.
m. and 3 p. m. All those desiring
licenses or permits to drive cars are
asked to get in touch with the ex
aminer at this time.
COLLINS INDICTED
Lee Collins was indicted this week
by a Gilliam county grand jury for
first degree murder of Willard
Tubbs, state policeman.
CHURCH OF CHRIST
Martin B. Clark, Pastor
9::45 Bible School
11:00 Communion and Preaching
7:00 Christian Endeavor
8:00 Evening Church Service
7:30 P. M. Wednesday
Choir Practice
7:3:0 P. M. Thursday
Prayer Meeting
METHODIST CHURCH
REV. R. C. YOUNG. Pastor
Sunday: Bible School 9:45 A. M.
Worship Service 11 :00 A. M.
Epworth League 7 :00 P. M.
Evening Worship 8:00 P. M
Tuesday: Boys' Club 7:00 P. M.
2nd Tuesday, Missionary Meet
ing . 2:30 P. M.
Wednesday: Choir Practice 7: SO P. M.
1st Wednesday, Ladies Aid Business
and Social Meetine 2:30 P. M.
All other Wednesdays: Sewing Group
meets.
Thursday: Prayer Meeting 7:30 P. M.
$100,000 STORM
RAKES WHEAT
Continued from First Page
Mrs. Nelson believed Monday's wind
to have been the hardest they ever
experienced.
Florence Dalzell and Tress Mc
Clintock fields on Dry Fork were be
lieved to be total losses, while the
Lawrence Jones place escaped with
a narrow strip taken out of one
field.
Algott Lundell expected to get
seed and feed from the field he had
hoped would yield 2000 sacks. A 30
acre field of beardless barley for
which he had imported seed last
fall was damaged 25 per cent, he
believed.
August Anderson had a 120-acre
field that promised to yield tops in
the county. It was entirely cleaned.
Milton Morgan was cleaned of 500
acres; expected partial return on an
other 170-acre field. His neighbor,
Lonnie McCabe, expected to salvage
seed and feed from 500 acres.
Three hundred sacks were har
vested the first day of operation on
the Leonard Carlson farm, Monday.
The afternoon storm just about took
the rest of 200 acres. Emil Carlson
lost all of 500 acres.
Oscar Peterson had already lost
by drouth a field of early fall plant
ing that lay in the storm's path, and
the storm took the remainder, 240
acres of promising wheat, from which
he had harvested but 80 sacks.
The Walter Dobyns, Henry Peter
son, Henry Baker, and Charless Mc
Elligott farms, lying along the edge
of the storm appeared not to have
been badly damaged, though these
and a large number of other farms
that were struck by heavy wind may
sustain losses from shattering that
only the harvesting will tell.
The only considerable fall of wa
ter indicated was that which ran
into Dry Fork canyon. At the Dry
Fork school where the new county
road crosses the canyon an embank
ment of water 15 feet high was re
ported by Bob Grabill, manager of
the local Braden-Bell store, who was
at the Ed Rietmann farm near by.
He and Mr. Rietmann were attract
ed by the roar of the large rocks
being moved by the water and wit
nessed the deluge which' took the
new road out where the fill was
made to cross the canyon. Silt sev
eral feet deep was deposited in the
road where it dips into the canyon
and crossing was not possible Tues
day, though the county court sent
workmen to repair the damage that
afternoon.
Laxton McMurray, pioneer, said
Monday's storm deviated its path
somewhat from that usually followed
by storms that have struck his place
at intervals in years past. Goose
berry residents reported the storm
the worst that had struck there since
1912.
A break came his way, Mr. Mc
Murray said, as he had just finished
cutting 150 sacks of fine barley that
lay in the storm's path.
Those who witnessed the storm
O Ten Years Ago
(Gazette Times, July 11, 1929)
Among Lexington farmers start
ing harvest this week are Earl War
ner, Jimmy Leach, Nick Nichols,
John Miller, George White and son.
George Swaggart, pioneer, passes
at Pendleton.
Swimming classes being organiz
ed at American Legion tank.
Born, Tuesday, to Mr. and Mrs.
Oris Padberg of Heppner flat, a
daughter.
Mike Sepanek farm home near
Alpine destroyed by fire.
Wheatland Baseball league ends
with Wasco at top. . . Heppner de
feated lone, 8-7, in July 3 game.
Born, July 5, to Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Baker of lone, a daughter.
Local banks report total combined
business at end of quarter of $1,403,
041.57. J. S. Young home in Eight Mile
scene of enjoyable family reunion.
First wheat of season delivered
July 6 at Jordan by O. W. Cuts-forth.
Phelps Funeral Home!
Ambulance Service
Trained Lady Assistant
come up, said it was clear and sul
try, with hardly a breath of air for
an hour or so before. Then the big
black cloud was seen rolling out of
the southwest. A heavy wind pre
ceded its arrival, and as it blotted
out the sun, the day darkened into
deep night. A heavy roar was
heard a few minutes before it struck.
When it struck, houses shook as if
they were going to be carried away.
One man who sought refuge in the
tractor declared that had it not been
for the heavy safety glass, he was
sure it would have been shattered.
Another man, also in a tractor cab,
said he was sure the cab was rock
ed two or three inches back and
forth. One man was reported to
have been slashed on the head by
the hail. Chickens were said to have
emerged with black eyes; were blown
helter, skelter.
The Harry O'Donnell family re
turned home this week from a six
weeks visit in California.
A. Q. Thomson
Representing
NEW YORK LIFE INS. CO.
Investigate our low cost
policies
Change in
HOURS
DURING THE SUMMER
MONTHS
Heppner Bakery
will be open every evening ex
cept Saturday until 6:30; Sat
urdays until 8:30.
DURING THIS HOT
WEATHER LET THE
BAKER DO YOUR
BAKING
HEPPNER
BAKERY
TheSTAR REPORTER
Friday-Saturday, July 14-15:
Adventures of lane Arden
with William Gargan, Rosella Towne
plus
Sergeant Madden
with Walace Beery, Tom Brown, Alan Curtis, Laraine Day
Sunday-Monday, July 16-17:
Rose of Washington Square
with Alice Faye, Tyrone Power, Al Jolson
Tuesday, July 18:
PAL NIGHT!
PAL NIGHT!
Blackwell's Island
with John Garfield, Rosemary Lane, Dick Pur cell
Wednesday-Thursday, July 19-20:
Idiot's Delight
with Clark Gable, Norma Shearer, Edward Arnold, Burgess Meredith
STAR THEATER
Heppner, Oregon
CHANGE IN
Bus Schedule
EFFECTIVE JULY 15, 1939
New, convenient departure
times are as follows:
For PORTLAND:
12:01 p.m., 6:10 p.m., 4:50 a.m.
Union Bus Depot
Heppner Junction
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You'll find that Safeway saves you
money on everything you buy.
Lowest everyday prices and sale
specials.
PRICES JULY 14-18
Inclusive
HUNDREDS
OF NEW
LOW PRICES
LARD ATaus 4 cL. 42c
MARSHMALLOWS FluS.23c
MILK Federal 12 tins 79c
SUGAR Buy now 'wimm!.$539
DILL PICKLES .SSaSc
HERE ARE JUST A FEW
of our New Low Prices ...
COFFEE, Airway 3 Lbs. 37c
SHORTENING, White Cloud, 4 lb. ctn. 42c
PEANUT BUTTER Real roast 2 lb. Jar 25c
NOODLES, Betty Baker .... 14 oz. pkg. 12c
ECONOMY JAR CAPS Per Do. 19c
TOMATO JUICE Libby's No. 1 tin 2 for 15c
Sleepy Hollow SYRUP, 26 oz. tin only 29c
COFFEE, Edwards 2 lb. tin 43c
CALUMET Baking Powder No. 10 tin $1.49
CORN, Country Home cream style 5 for 45c
No. 2 tins
SALAD DRESSING, Cascade, Per Qt. 25c
GRAPEFRUIT, Bruce's No. 2 tins 2 for 19c
Pineapple, 15 oz. tin fancy sliced 3 for 35c
Pork & Beans, Van Camp's Jumbo, tin 10c
TEA, Canterbury Black 8 oz. pkg. 29c
TOILET TISSUE, Silk Quality, 3 rolls 10c
PUREX Bleacher Per '2 gallon jug 24c
VINEGAR, Our Choice .... Per Qt. Jug 10c
Record Crop ORANGE SALE
Save on the road to health.
Smaller sizes featured.
MEDIUM SIZE SUNKIST 3 DOZ. 39c
LEMONS, fancy Sunkist Per Doz. 28c
WATERMELON, Klondike.. ... Per Lb. 3c
CABBAGE, solid firm heads, Per Lb. 2V2c
BUNCH VEGETABLES, any kind 2 Bu. 5c
TOMATOES, fancy Walla Walla 4 Lbs 25c