lone Youth Suffers
3rd Decree Burns
In Tank Explosion
By Kcho Palmatoer
Gerald Peterson, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Oscar Peterson recciv
ed third decree burns on his
body and one side; of his face
when opening an empty gas bar
rel with an, acetylene torch Sat
urday evening. He is at St. An
thony's hospital at Pendleton.
Jimmy Torson of Portland, who
is spending the summer at the
Peterson home, also, was burn
ed on his arm. His brother Bob
by Torson, a guest also, escap
ed Injury.
The MannMha Kocety met at
the Congregational church par
lor Wednesday, July 9, and cut
out aprons. It was a no-hostess
meeting. Ire cream and cookies
were served.
The lone Memorial Improve
ment nssoritiiioii t i in- Le
gion hall Wednesday evening,
July 9. Plans for the swimming
pool were discussed, ll is rio -u
to have it finished by next sum
mer and the tennis court this
fall. Grass has been seeded on
half of the project.
The auxiliary of the American
Legion met Tuesday, July Kin.
They will discontinue their
meetings for the summer.
Fred Buchanans fire painting
their residence on Second street.
Donald Welmore and Zelma
Johnson of The Dalles wore mnr-
Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon, July 17, 1947-3
THE FACT IS
By GEUERAL ELECTRIC
ELECTRONIC NEWSPAPER
IflashI 4iii
WORDS AND PICTURES
DELIVERED BY RADIO
WAVES, AND PRINTED
BEFORE YOUR EYES,
WILL SOON BE
TRIED OUT IN
12 CITIES.
GENERAL
ELECTRIC IS
MAKING THE
TRANSMITTERS
AND RECEIVERS.
POWER
COMPANIES
HAVE BROUGHT ELEC
TRICITY TO MILLIONS
OP FARMS IN RECENT
YEARS, MAKING WORK
EASIER. TODAY MORE
THAN 3,500,000
FARMS HAVE ELECTRIC
POWER LINE SERVICE.
Freight Train Travels 200,000
Miles, But Never On Rails.
nun
Everybody Loves A Parade, And This Train Too
1 "N C N
VVTH PAY FOR
G-E WORKERS!
PAID VACATION IDEA, WHICH
STARTED 55 YEARS AGO
AT GENERAL ELECTRIC,
3ij NOW EXTENDS TO EVERY
ftifl tMMl EMPLOYEE WITH OVER
ftffiffi. CN2 V'CARS SERVICE.
GENERAL ELECTRIC
Have you ever seen a freight
train that in 24 years has travel
ed more than 200,000 miles with
out carrying a pound of cargo,
without running on a single
length of rail, and whose tender
has never harbored so much as
a lump of coal?
This seeming paradox is Union
Pacific's minature freight tram,
built 24 years ago in the com
pany's Omaha shops for an Oma
ha safety day parade September
15, 1923.
Originally constructed on a
"temporary" basis for the one
parade only, the train was sub
sequently requested by first one
community then another for
their parades, rodeos, and cele
brations. 162,966 Miles Logged
For the first six years no log
was kept of the train's move
ments. With Omaha as its per
manent base, it was shipped
back and forth across Union Pa
cific's 10,000 miles of rail as
necessary.
But in 1929 the demands began
to pour in to the point where it
became necessary to maintain
detailed booking records, which
today show a logged total of
162.966 miles.
The situation wasn't eased dur
ing the subsequent years when
the railroad constructed a mina
ture passenger train and a min
iature streamliner.
Both of the latter, after a num
ber of heavy years that saw
them trundling from midlands to
Pacific Coast and back again,
were scrapped. But the hardy
little freight train is still wowing
them whether it be in a sophis
ticated city or a sleepy hamlet.
Business Is Good, Thank You
During the war box car space
was almost as precious as the
cargos they carried, so the min
iature freight train sat out the
conflict at Omaha.
With the closing of the war
Americans, who don't need a
war to love a parade, showed
that they hadn't forgotten. Book
ing requests started to flow into
Union Pacific headquarters last"
summer. This year business is
as good as ever for the little
train.
Standing as high as a man,
the word "miniature" is perhaps
too strong an adjective to des
cribe the train. The locomotive
superstructure is mounted on a
tractor, the cars on tractor
trailers.
Consist of the train Is in
engine and tender, stock car.
box car, coal car, tank car, and
caboose.
ried at Goldendale, Wn Mon
day of last week. Mr. Wetmore
is a brother of Mrs. Donald Hel
il;er. He is working at the Van
Hubbard ranch and Mrs. Wet
more is slaying at the Heliker
ranch.
Joe Gaarsland, Kenneth Wid
ness mvI Floyd Burhans of Fer
gus Falls, Minn., arrived in lone
last week to work in harvest.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert. Mason ami
grandchildren, Johnny and Jan
et Mason, left for Portland Sat
urday. The o'her two prandchil
dren. Alice Kay and Judy, are
striving with Mr. and Mrs. Lewis
Halvorsen.
Mrs. Ch;:s. Chopmnn is ill a:
her home.
Rev. and Mrs. R. L. Casselman
and granddaughter Janice re
turned home Sunday evening
from Brooks where tiiev atteiv'
ed a Full Gospel mission camp
meeting. They reported aroun,
.v:i0 people present.
Miss Dorothy Bergstrom of
6
GROWTH of wood in American forests is
increasing increasing because the private
forest industries are protecting seed sources
and re-stocking burned over lands.
Your grand children will have the oppor
tunity to use abundant forest products because
forest industry men like this tree nursery
porker are now propagating trees which will
grow into the homes of the future.
Trees are a crop a renewable resource. Our
lands can return many succeeding harvests of
the thousands of items we need from wood be
cause we are keeping the forests productive.
Whirlwind Starts
Flying Saucer
Report at Kinzua
By F.lsa M. Leathers
The "Lying saucers" which
were seen at Kinzua the first of
the week turned out to be a
practical Joke. A whirlwind took
a piece of paper high into the
of Gallipolis, Ohio, were the
gjests of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Beck
n?r last week. Mrs. Mitchell is
a niece of Mrs. Beckner. The
party had been to a Rotary con
vention at San Francisco and
were on their way home.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Ware of Ol
ympia, Wash., visited at the
home of their daughter, Mrs.
Noel Dobyns. The Wares return
ed from a trip through California.
air, and one of the employees
Urned the episode into the "fly
ing disc ' joke.
A large crowd of people were
exiling ol in the John Day
r.ver Sunday afternoon. The as
sembled group included people
I from Kinzua, Fossil, Camp 5 and
Condon.
Mrs. F. M. Harrison received
word that her aged father, Bud
Forrest, passed away at Clats
kanie Tuesday. Interment will
b3 at the Evergreen cemetery
at McMinnville.
Mr. and Mrs. Lester Adams
visited t Camp 5 Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Wright and
Mr. and Mrs. Stan Wright and
daughter Connie went to The
Dalles Saturday.
Dean Harrison who is with the
U. S. navy is spending a few
days Wish his parents in Kinzua.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Straw
moved to Couer d' Alene, Idaho
where they will make their
Heppner Lumber Company
Portland spent the week end
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Bergstrom.
Mrs. Mary Swanson is ill at
her home.
Miss Delores Drake who has
been ill for a week has recover
ed.
Guests at the Charles Carlson
home last week were Mrs. Carl
son's mother. Mrs. I. S. Stewart,
and her brother-in-law and sis
ter, Mr. and Mrs. Perl Bye and
their two children, all of Silver -'on.
Miss June Griffith is employ
ed as a secretary in Portland.
Mrs. Lana Padberg entertain
ed the Baptist Ladies Aid Wed
nesday of last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Mason at
tended the recent Morrow coun
y picnic at Laurelhurst park in
"'ortland and reported about 200
people there formerly of Morrow
?ounty. Mrs. Dorothy Ganger 01
on was elected president and
Mrs. Verda Ritchie, secretary.
Mrs. Ida Moore received flowers
ror being the oldest one present
md Mrs. Ethel Stewart drew a
"akc. Others present from here
' ere Mrs. Stewart and Mrs. Earl
.lorgan.
Dates to remember: HEC of
Willows grange at the grange
hall Friday, July 18 Regular
grange meeting July 19 at 8 p.
m. with a 4-H club program
PNG of Rebekahs Fridav, July
25 Dance at Grange hall on
July 26, the proceeds to go to
the IMIA. ...Baptist Ladies Aid
at the home of Mrs. Wilson Julv
23.
From the lone Independent of
July 20, 1923, Morgan items:
"Eight truck loads of wheat
were delivered to the R. E. Har
bison warehouse Monday from
the O. E. Lindstrom ranch. The
yield is said to be better than 30
bushels per acre."
C. W. Roundy who has been
working on the Omar Rietmann !
building is in the hospital at La
Grande. The Yeager crew from
Heppner Is working on the build
ing, also a couple of brick lay
ers. Mr. and Mrs. John Bryson
spent the week end in La Grande.
Rev. Frank Nichols, the new
Baptist minister, is redecorating
the church inside, painting the
woodwork and will put wall
board on the walls.
Mrs .Raymond Lundell enter
tained at a dinner party Sunday
in honor of Mr. Lundell's birth
day. The following were pre
sent: Mr. and Mrs. Darrell Pad
berg, Mr. and Mrs. Edmond
Bristow, Mr. and Mrs. Milton
Morgan, Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Eubanks. Algol! Lundell and A.
A. Met'abe.
Mr. and Mrs. James Montague
and baby were staying at the
Ada Cannon home. Mr. Mont a.
fftie is working for Louis Ber- I
gevin.
The storm on Thursday of last
week did considerable damage
in this community. It uprooted i
trees in town, several wheat '
fields were damaged by hail, a
bridge was washed out by the
Phil Griffin ranch and largo i
rocks were washed in the road
up Rhea creek. ;
Mrs. Edna Lovell of Portland !
and Mrs. Robert Alston and
children of Ilcrmiston were lone
visitors Monday. They reported 1
their brother, Lonnio Ritchie, to
be a patient in The Dalles hos-
pital.
Mr. and Mrs, Fred Nlehoson 1
wen! to The Dalles Thursday of
last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Mitchell
and Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Simmons
Avoid Annoyance And Discomfort
due to a clogged septic tank or cesspool.
' I have purchased a tank pump and am in
position to give prompt, efficient servise.
Phone 702
HOWARD KEITHLEY
home. Mr. Straw has worked at
txjth Kinzua. and Camp 5.
Visiting at the home of Ray
Tripp was Wilfred Smith from
.San Aza, Calif.
Lawence Arvin arrived in Kin
zua Saturday. Mr. Arvin has
employment here.
Mr. end Mrs. Herb Riley and
Mr. and Mrs. frank Riley spent
Ih? week end in Bend visiting
relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Pryor and
Mrs. Ernest Lear and son Larry
of Condon were Sunday dinner
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Chas.
Johnson. Mr. Pryor is Mrs. John
son's father and Mrs. Lear her
sister.
HOLU3 ELECTTD TO
ANGU5 ASSOCIATION
Frar.k J. Holub of Heppner has
been elected to membership In
the American Aberdeen-Angus
Breeders' association at Chicago,
anounces Secretary Frank Richards.
torn where I sit ... ly Joe Marsh
Sam Helps with
the Dishwashing
Dropped in at the Abernathy's
Just the other evening and there
vis Sam, out in the kitchen with an
apron on, helping his missus wuh
the supper dishes. (And then I
learned later he'd helped cook the
tapper, too.)
Of course, Sam could have set
tled into his favorite chair, en
joyed his evening glass of beer,
and left all the messy kitchenwork
to Dixie. But he kind of likes her
company and she in turn cer
tainly appreciates his help.
In fact, sharing the housework
and the mealtime chores In sort of
a bond between them . . . like shir
ing that friendly glass of beer to
gether, when the work is done. It's
one of those little all-important
things in marriage.
From where I sit, the time that
a man and wife can spend with
each other in this busy world today
Is all too precious. And the more
things they can do together,. the
better.
we're paying for our
Vn 'f modernixed kitchen
Jlh- w with a First Na,ional
V W A, . ktJ Bank Low-Cost
Loan
, 'fr'ji . ..and under FHA regulations, home 4
I f 'iINa "fi Improvements may be paid for over a j ; s J J
i RV .Jr .. 3-year period with no down payment
. . " A required. See your nearest branch of f i
, SJv I the FIRST NATIONAL BANK about a 'f.
1 I Thrifty Pay Loan, to Improve your home. t
se oa
Last Home
Game
CONDON vs.
HEPPNER
SUNDAY
JULY 20
OUNDS, 2:30
Admission: 60c Adults; 30c Students; Children 12 years and under admitted free
A WHEAT-TIMBER LEAGUE GAME