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Heppner Gazette Times, 'Heppner, Oregon
Thursday, June 26, 1941
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Washington, D. C, June 26. It
may as well be told now, for later
John Citizen will feel the effects.
The government intends curtailing
of supplies of many articles to pro
ducer of consumers goods and using
everything available for national de
fense and the "arsenal for democ
racy." A tip has been passed out
that already a dozen industries will
have a "blackout" because they are
not in a business which will give
them needed priorities on goods,
particularly metals.
Very few industries aside from
those with defense orders will be
able to purchase supplies for love
or money. The OPM knows that this
will mean idle machines and unem
ployed workers, many of whom can
not go to a larger city for a war
job. The corner tin shop, the shoe
maker, will each have trouble ob
taining tin and leather. The man
who runs the radio repair shop and
the dealer in spare parts for auto
mobiles ar,e headed for trouble. Ma .1-
ufacture of radios is already being
reduced and the demand for steel
will make auto parts scarce. It
doesn't matter how much dealers
are willing to pay, unles they have
a priority order (and these are re
served for concerns with defense
contracts) no manufacturer can send
him goods. The manufacturers also,
are being hedged in and their sup
plies are and will be cut down, in
some instances to nothing.
This is the word from the inside
and the insiders do not relish it,
for they have no desire to small
business, which has made America
throttled. At present one of the
problems is figuring whether or not
the government can subsidize these
small concerns to enable them to re
sume business after the war. Shorn
of material, the little industries are
looking for substitutes, such as im
itation rubber for heels; plastics for
this and that; soles of composition,
plastic or glass knives. Recently
OPM ordered refrigerator compan
les to discontinue aluminum ice
trays and to substitute rubber; now
rubber is to be reserved for war
purposes and the ice trays must
still find another substitute. Wire
fence is becoming scarce; practical
ly none will be on the market for
farms shortly. A shortage of steel
will limit the manufacture of farm
implements, just as it will reduce the
automobile output by 50 percent on
the 1942 cars. The heap of odds and
ends of old iron in every farmyard
will, be worth real money; Leon
Henderson has placed a price on ev
ery kind of scrap and any farmer
can estimate what his old iron and
steel is worth when the junkman
comes around. (Price at Portland or
Seattle.)
As yet dothing is not affected,
but manufacturers have been told
to reduce the number of styles.
There will not be such a selection
for women to choose from as there
has been. Sulphur for the paper and
pulp mills has already been cut
about 60 percent by reason of ships
being taken off the trade of carrying
sulphur to the northwest. The mills
have been told that if they wish their
usual amount they can use the rail
roads; and the railroads are already
wondering whether they will have
sufficient freight cars to take care
of all the business that is thrown
to them. To aid the railroads a
blanket order has been given to fur
nish them with steel for freight cars.
Pedestrian Protection-t?fD!
end were Mr. and Mrs. Henry Kee
ney and children of Portland. Mr.
Keeney is principal of the Richmond
school in Portland and an old school
chum of Mr. Warden's.
Mr. and Mrs. George Thomas and
Marjorie spent Saturday and Sun
day at the Lemis Batty home. The
Thomases spent the past seven
weeks at Ritter and were on their
way to Portland. Other guests at
the Batty home on Sunday were
Archie Bechdolt, the John Berg
strom family and Dallas Craber.
The ladies of the Altar society of
the Catholic church are giving a
benefit dance at the grange hall on
Saturday night. Jack Merrill's or
chestra will play for the dance.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Baker have
as their house guests Mr. Baker's
mother from Corvallis, and Mrs. Ba
ker's mother from Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. Royal. Driskell are
enjoying a visit from their daughters
Hazel and Jean of Portland.
Herman Parker returned from
California Sunday and is visiting at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clive
Huston.
Arthur Bergstrom, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Carl F. Bergstrom, is visiting
here at the home of his parents. Ar
thur is an ensign and has been at
tending school at Northwestern Uni
versity, Chicago. He will leave Fri
day for his new station at Seattle.
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Photo courtesy Oregon State Motor Association.
Nearly half the pedestrians struck while crossing streets are hit
before they get more than four or five steps away from the curb, ac
cording to Earl Snell, Secretary of State. Consequently, many cities are
painting safe walking suggestions on curbs, as illustrated in the picture
above urging pedestrians to look both ways before starting across the
street.
In farming regions Secretary of
Agriculture Wickard is asking dai
rymen to increase the output of
milk and cheese in order that these
commodities can be shipped to Eng
land. The British food minister has
requested all American women to
have one creamless day a week to
provide a larger amount for Eng
land Butter has been taken off the
list for the needy in this country
and is going abroad. Meanwhile the
price of butter is going up to dom
estic consumers and while Wickard
suggests a substitute he does not
mention what that substitute should
be. Same situation regarding eggs.
The secretary's proposal to raise
more hogs means little to the north
west, except that is has upped the
cost of pork, for the northwest does
not raise enough for its own neces
sities. Silk stockings became popular
and common in the first world war,
but silk is now used for parachutes
and balloons, and nylon and other
substitutes are being introduced,
shipyard workers will not be luxur
iating in silk shirts this time.
As the war continues (it will run
an estimated five years) more and
more small industries and small bus
inesses will be hit. All this OPM
knows, and is trying to figure some
way out, but as war production is
the first consideration everything
else must take it on the chin. What
OPM fears is that if the war runs
long enough the only surviving bus
inesses will be the big fellows who
have been kept alive on war orders
and with plants built by the gov'
ernment. The gradual folding up of
little business enterprises will cause
idle machines and unemployment.
Lumber mills will, or should be
busy, but if a mill needs a new
saw or leather belt it will be up
against the priorities control un
less able to talk OPM into giving
a permit.
BOARDMAN NEWS
When 1016 4-H club members took
rifle training during the 4-H sum
mer session at Oregon State college,
they constituted the largest junior
training school ever handled by the
National Rifle association, Of the
total, 459 made a passing mark and
all learned the safety rule that "all
guns are loaded."
BOYS LEARNING CIVIC DUTIES
Oregon State College Approxi
mately 250 boys between the ages
of 16 and 19 are spending the week
of June 22 to 28 on the campus here,
participating in the Beaver Boys'
State sponsored by the American
Legion of Oregon. The boys are
given intensive training in citizen
ship, including the organization of
the group into "cities," "counties"
and "state," with elections of offi
cers held for each unit. Leaders in
civic affairs have given lectures on
the duties and responsibilities of
citizenship and have explained how
various units of government operate.
Mrs. Flickinger Rites
Held at Board man
By MRS. CLAUD COATS
Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Gilbert, of Pilot
Rock were dinner guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Nate Macomber Tuesday
evening. The two ladies are sisters.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. McNabb (nee
Janet Go r ham) are spending ths
summer with her father, Jack Gor
ham, while Mrs. Gorham is at the
coast
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Anderegg be
came the proud parents of a baby
girl, June 18, at the Hermist'in
hospital. The little one is Shirley
Barbara and is the first child.
Mrs. A. A. Agee left Wednesday
to attend a camp meeting at Col
lege Place,' Wash., and from there
she will go to Weston to spend a
couple of weeks with her daughter
and husband, Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Gililland.
Dale Russell left for Portland
Thursday to take the Union Pacific
telegraph operator examination.
La Verne Baker motored to Bend
Thursday on business, retujrnihg
home on Friday.
The funeral of Mrs. Ellen Flick
inger was held at the community
church, Wednesday. June 18. Besides
her husband, Mike Flickinger, she
leaves a sister, Mrs. Mary Messen'
ger, and niece, Lois Messenger.
Jess Coats and Adrian Bechdolt
came down Thursday from Hard-
man and visited over night, Jess
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Claud
Coats, and Adrian at the home of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. W.
Bechdolt.
Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Ely and Mr.
and Mrs. Wallace Mathews visited
Sunday at the Elvin Ely home.
Mr. and Mrs. Z. J. Gillespie and
son Donald motored to FendJeton
Monday, taking Mr. Gillespie to his
work near the airport. Mrs. Claud
Coats accompanied them
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned executor and executrix
of the estate of Michael Kenny, de
ceased have filed with the County
Court of the State of Oregon for
Morrow County, their final account
of their administration of said es
tate and tliat said court has fixed
Monday, the 4th day of August, 1941,
at the hour of 10:00 o'clock in the
forenoon of said day at the County
Court room at the Court House at
Heppner, Oregon, as the time and
place for hearing objections to said
final account and the settlement of
said estate, and all persons having
objections thereto are hereby re
quired to file the same with said
Court on or before the time set for
said hearing.
Dated and first published this 26th
day of June, 1941.
JOHN F. KENNY, Executor.
SARAH FARLEY, Executrix.
A friend in need
indeed.
is a surprise
Rhea Creek News
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Akers are
spending a few day at Hamilton,
Mr. and Mrs. Akers are leaving our
community for their new home after
harvest
Guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Floyd Worden over the week
Professional
Directory
Maternity Home
Mrs. Lillie Aiken
Phone 664 P. O. Box 142
Heppner, Oregon
Phelps Funeral Home
, Ambulance Service
Trained Lady Assistant
Phone 1332
Heppner, Ore.
NEW AUTO POLICY
Bodily Injury & Property Damage
Class A $13.60 Class B $17.00
See us before financing your
next automobile.
F. W. TURNER & CO.
Heppner City Council
Meets First Monday Each Month
Citizens having matters for dis
cussion, please bring before
the Council
J. O. TURNER, Mayor
GLENN Y. WELLS
ATTORNEY AT LAW
ATwater 4884
636 MEAD BUILDING
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PORTLAND, OREGON
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ATTORNEY AT LAW
Phone 173
Hotel Heppner Building
HEPPNER, ORB.
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Office In Masonic Building
Heppner, Oregon
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Abstract Co.
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ATTORNEY AT LAW
GENERAL INSURANCE
Heppner Hotel Building
Willow St Entrance
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Watches . Clocks Diamonds
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