Thursday, May 30, 1940
Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon
Page Three
J. C. Penney Co.
Opens for Business
In New Store
Move Follows Com
pletion of New One
Story Building
LEXINGTON NEWS
Maxine Way Bride
of Buel Harshman .
By MARGARET SCOTT
Mrs. Ralph Phillips and daughters
have returned home from a visit
in Connell, Wash.
Mrs. Raymond Jeub and son of
Coquille visited here over the week
end. Mrs. Jeub will be remembered
by her many friends as the former
Promptly at 9 o'clock Thursday
the doors of the J. C. Penney store
in its new location at 17 North Main
street will officially open for busi
ness. Thousands of dollars worth of
specially purchased merchandise is
being displayed at the opening, ac
cording to G. A. Howard, manager.
The new one-story concrete build
ing erected to house the store'has
recently been completed. The build
ing, which has a frontage of 30 feet
and a depth of 100 feet, will give the
Penney store approximately twice
as much space as it had in the lo
cation on the west side of Main,
street from which it has just moved.
No effort has been spared to make
the new store completely modern
and comfortable a convenient place
for local customers to shop. Every
tried and proved feature of floor
and fixture arrangement for a store
of this size has been installed. All
work was done by local concerns,
employing local help, in accordance
with the regular Penney policy of
supporting home industry and en
terprise. The Penney store will continue
to carry a complete line of men's,
women's and children's wearing ap
parel, furnishings, shoes, millinery,
work clothes, piece goods, curtains,
domestics, home furnishings, and
other important apparel and dry
goods items.
From the time the Penney store
in Heppner was first opened in
March, 1929, this community has
been particularly appreciative of
this company which caters to the
needs of those thrifty salaried and
working folk vitally interested in
stretching their dollars to the ut
most, according to Mr. Howard.
"The Penney company believes in
Honntisr" savs Mr. Howard. "Our
larger new store is proof of that,
And we feel that Heppner believes
in the Penney company. The stead
ily increasing volume of business
which has made our expansion nec
essary is to us proof of that. We
hore in our new store to provide
the additional comfort and superior
service that our customers deserve.
We sincerely appreciate their ap
rtrnval and support."
Each Penney manager operates his
store as though it were his own
business, choosing for it merchan
dise which he thinks best for local
needs guided only by the long es
tablished policies of the company.
By buying for cash, selling for
cash, and eliminating all unneces
sary expenses the company has built
its business on the policy of selling
merchandise of dependable quality
at the lowest possible price.
The Penney company is well
known throughout the state, the first
Oregon Penney store having opened
at Pendleton in 1911. Thirty-nine
have been opened since'. Including
the 40 Oregon stores, the Penney
company is at present operating 1562
stores located in every state in the
Union.
James C. Penney, the founder of
the Penney company, gained his
first retail experience in community
stores, and it is in the operation of
such stores that the Penney com
pany has met its greatest success.
With the particular problem ot serv
ing American communities ever be
fore it, the Penney company has
built up a merchandising system
which has been tested and proved
by 38 years of success.
George McDuffee is spending a
few days in Heppner this week,
coming from Monument where he
and Mrs. McDuffee have been liv
ing since last fall. He reports con
ditions good in the Monument sec
tion with the prospect that a lot
of fine beef will come out of there
in the forthcoming season.
Dillard French was in Heppner
Tuesday from the ranch at Gurdane.
Maxine Gentry.
The Home Economics club will
hold their regular meeting the af
ternoon of June 6, at the home of
Mrs. L. E. Dick in Heppner.
Mrs. George Peck entertained the
Ladies Aid at her home last Wed
nesday afternoon. Refreshments of
strawberry shortcake and punch
were served. Present were Eula
Barnhouse, Lorena Miller, Margaret
Leach, Ethel Duncan, Tempa John
son, Mattie Ray, Edna Munkers,
Nellie Palmer, Cora Allyn, Geatta
Cox, Maxine Barnes, Mary Ed
wards, Florence McMillan, Cleo Van
Winkle, Jean Wililamson, Laura
Rice, Faye Ruhl, Nadine Lunts
ford, Nettie Davis, Florence Gray,
LaVerne Henderson, Larry Ray
Henderson, Lorine and June Van
Winkle, Marjory, Loren, Harry and
Jack Miller, Skippy Ruhl, Suzanne
Williamson. Mrs. Ted Blake of lone
was awarded the pillow slips given
by the aid.
Beginning Sunday, June 2, church
services will be held in the Con
gregational church at 8 p. m. C. E.
at 7 p. m. '
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Vinson are
the proud parents of a IVi pound
girl, Mary Alice, born Wednesday,
May 22.
Rae and Ruth Cowins of Heppner
home of their grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. George Allyn.
Mr. and Mrs Arthur Hunt and
Mr. and Mrs. Eslie Walker attended
the funeral of Mr. Walker's father
in Hardman Sunday afternoon.
Daily vacation bible school will
begin Monday morning, June 3, at
9 o'clock, and will continue for
two weeks. It will be held at the
Christian church.
Ralph Jackson was a business vis
itor in Portland last week.
Mrs. George Allyn and Elsie Cow
ins of Heppner were Pendleton vis
itors Monday.
The Odd Fellows entertained the
Rebekahs at a chicken dinner on
the lawn at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. George Peck on Friday eve
ning last week. Special hosts were
Joe Thomburg and Archie Nichols.
Mrs. Ralph Jackson and daugh
ters were visitors in Walla Walla
were visitors Friday evening at the last week.
Barbara Slocum is visiting at the
S. G. McMillan home.
The Rudolph Klinger and Vernon
Scott and Albert Fetsch families
and Vester Thornburg were Sunday
guests at the Henry Rauch home.
Mrs. Gene Gray and son Bobby
have returned home from Hermis
ton. Miss Maxine Way and Buel Harsh
man were married Monday evening,
May 27, at the bride's home. The
ceremony took place at 8. p m. with
Rev. Moffat Dennis officiating. Zel
ma Way was bridesmaid and Dallas
McDaniels was best man. Only mem
bers of the family were present.
Immediately following the ceremony
a group of friends assembled at the
Way home for a party in honor of
the newlyweds.
Let G. T. Want Ads help you dis
pose of surplus stock.
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