The Mena weekly star., 1920-04-29
SUNDAY HAILSTORN
 HI VANDERvOORT
Reefs Were RiddIed, Poultry and hevcstcck Killed and Gardens and Fruit Crops Destroyed-Ice in
 Chunks of Great Size.

eyer known in Polk county visited the section south and east of Mena Sunday afsernoon, causing heavy damage to residents of the stricken section The storm is believed to have centered it's destFuctive powers in the vicinity of fandervoort, though reports from the eountry further north and east show that 1t was unusually severe there.
 A the path of the storm many roofs were ruined, poultry and live stock Wer& Killed. gardens and fruit crops almost totally destroyed. As far as known there was no severe injuries to any human being.
 \ is believed the destruction was centered in a narrow strip of territory r1nnIng from southwest to northeast through the county, though scattered hailstones fell in nearly every portion Of Polk county Observers also report thAt ia places the hailstones were of unusually large size and of peculiar fcrmation. Balls of ice as large as a mans fist were reported by number who were evidently near the center of the bombardment.
 Mena luckily escaped, only a few scattering hailstones falling in the south and west parts of the city.
 Damage in Thousands.
 The damage at Vandervoort will d0ubtIess run in the thousands of dol lsrs, as at this place many roofs were destroyed, windows broken and small pigs struck dead as they sought shel- ter from the icy deluge.
 4 graphic story of the storms rav- ages at yandervoort was told by R. l.. Bonner who came to Mena Monday to buy roofing material needed to replace that destroyed by the terrific hail. Mir. Bonner is bumper at the Kansas City Southern water plant at Vandervoort and according to his report, the first hall came during the heavy rain that swopt over the country shortly after 38 o'clock Sunday afternoon.
 For nearly twenty minutes there was steady downpour of hailstones, some of which were as large as a man's fist, MT. Bonner stated, and vast qnantities as great as ? inches in dia- meter The great size of the hailstones and the force with which they were driven by the<wind destroyed window glass on the west and northwest sides of nearly every home in Vandervoort.
 Roofs Were Demolished.
 Roofs sustained greater damage, MT. Bonner reporting that the patent rub- Der roofing was practically eliminated by the downpour. Old shingle and board rooss were punctured as though made of paper. Even galvanized roofs wefo dented as though they had been beaten by heavy hammers.
 Another observer at Vandervoort re- por4ed that several small pigs had bean struck and killed by the hail be- fore the animals could make their way Co 6helter The number of porkers tsl1ed In this manner was variously re- ported. running from few to as many ah lwenty.
 U. Scott, who came from Cove to ntfend Circuit court, was one of those 46ekfng new roofing material in Mena as result of the storm. MT. Scott re- ported that many roofs at Cove and nearby will have to be rebuilt
 Tie demand for roofing from Mens was sogreat that many sold out their entire supply early in the day Roofing materials of all kinds were in demand.
 Chickens Were Killed.
 V. E. Bailey, who operates saw mkll nnd planer near Cagle Mountain, informed Mena friends that in that vi- ciuify many chickens were killed by the hail, many roofs were damaged and in places the small streams were cl06xed by the accumulation of icy ea1i6 For awhile the ground was white 60 heayy had been the fall of hail.
 Reports from Dallas valley are about the same as that of Mir. Bailey. Hte4n Edwards of Big Fork enroute to Mona, passed thru the Dallas valley ju6f after the storm had passed and reported the hail had been blown ip drilfs in places to a thickness of 6 to 34 <4tEMts. ftc AhC othUAo AetSt s..~ ~N traordinary size of the hail and the pecuIiar shapes.
 A Nena resident stated that on Still Wo1s heights some of the hal stones ~crH flat on one sida while others Tad tu1nip shape.
 souoht Shelter Under Tree.
 ". B. Hunter of Athens, Ark, was 6n the way to Mena. and was riding mule. He states that he was near Standing Rock when the first hail beean to come down. The lombard n1ent was so heavy MT. Hunter was < forced to seek shelter for himself and 6nEmal, and the only protection close m big tree. By getting on the op- p0SIfe side he managed t. save him. Se1k. but one extra large None that Nfxuck his arm bruised it severely. IF hour after the storm had passed Mr Hunter reports seeing drifts Of nm through Dallas valley on his way e Nena.
 ! 8unday's storm recalled to old tim ers great hailstorm that visited Hat 1leld in June. 1907, and practically de- 1tfoyed all the corn and other crops Tn "trip of country around the town. <11fn was in tassie and when the hall 11& cooaad fha cfa1ka were stripped