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Page Six Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon Thursday, July 10, 1941 T AT '4tHE r - r,l,i: o,. Child Play Streets 1 Washington, D. C, July 10 There is concern over whether the boys of the national guard of Oregon, Wash ington, Idaho and Montana, which constitute the 41st division under Maj. Gen. George A. White of Sal am, and the several thounsand draf tees from those states who are un dergoing one year of military train ing, will be released when the year is up. If Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson has his way these boys will be retained not only for the duration of the emergency but they will be made available to be sent on expeditions outside the western hemisphere. This is one question which congress will have to settle. The battle line is now being formed; tht war department on one side and the congressmen who believe a promise is' a promise, and that the govern ment promised to release the sekc tees and return the guardsmen from federal service when their year is up. In every sizable community in Oregon there is a company of na tional guard. The local people took pride and interest in the outfits, for the young guardsmen were active. Many, the officers especially, want ed to be mobilized, so last autumn they were mustered into federal service for 18 months of camp lie. It was planned to put some of the draftees under the guardsmen, who would act as teachers, and after one year the draftees would be permit ted to serve the remainder of their enlistment while the guardsmen went home. Apparently it will not work out like that, Believing that they would be re quired for one year, officers and men gave up their jobs in civil life or took a leave of absence. At any rate, they surrendered whatever po sdtion they held, intending to return in due course. The high command of the army, however, has a differ ent idea and for several months has been mulling it over. The brass hats do not wish to lose the 230,000 guardsmen if they can help it, and they wish to keep the best of the draftees. Their argument is that the guards men and the trainees cannot be given a thorough familiarity with mechanized instruments of war in a few brief months ard that 1hus far production of these war mach ines lias gone principally to the British, leaving veiy few weapons for training. Next year, they say, production will be such that in ad dition to providing for the British there will be enough weapons for the American troops arid then real training can be attained. i irther, they assert, with constant infiltra tion of new draftees every few months and the discharge of oth ers who have served one year, the armed force will be in constant agi tation and the only real backbone of the army will be the regulars, who enlist for several years. War department is preparing to place a radio locator station on the coast of either Oregon or Washing ton; two in California and another in Alaska. The "locator" is some thing like the one the British are turning out, but the signal corps takes credit for the American inven tion. It is on the principle of the short wave radio used on ships to determine the depth of water. It sends out a short wave which picks up an enemy in the sky and the rebound shows the altitude, direc tion and speed. This information would be relayed to the Columbia Portland airport and interceptor planes would take the air and set forth for the kill. It is all a matter of minutes, with the bomber coming at 200 to 300 mph and the inter ceptor heading for the invader at Children at Play Victims of Autos Sixty-two persons, virtually all of them children under 15 years of ag were struck by cars while playing in streets in Oregon cities during the year 1940, figures compiled by the Traffic Safety Division of th Secretary of State's office disclosed Of this total, five were killed. "The practice of children playing m streets is one of the most danger ous traffic hazards encountered in cities today," a statement from the safety division declares. "City Offi cials, school officials, parents and othere interested in safety of chil dren have cooperated in many Ore gon cities to secure playground ar eas where children can play in safety. "But when these playground are cannot be established, adult resi dents should make every effort to protect the playing of their children by setting aside certain areas. Streets that are little used may be blocked off, as is done in some Oregon cities now, vacant lots may be used. "It is important that parents en courage their children to keep out of the streets where they are likely to be struck by cars." Fund 15000 Bert Johnson, Judge, General Assistance 248.48 C. D. Conrad, Emergency 17.30 Cornett Green, Circuit Court 3.20 Cecil Thome, Circuit Court... 8.40 R. I. Thompson, Circuit Ct 4.70 W. T. Gerard, Circuit Court 6.80 Noah Pettyjohn, Circuit Ct 6.00 Else M. Peterson, Circuit Ct. 6.60 Norman Nelson, Circuit Court 6.00 Bert Johnson, Judge, Old Age Assistance 386.60 Bert Johnson, Judge, Aid to Dependent Children ..v... 45.G0 Bert Johnson, Judge, Blind Assistance 11.00 C. J. D. Bauman, Stamps and Envelopes 17.50 WARRANTS DRAWN ON GENERAL ROAD FUND Photo courtesy Oregon State Motor Association A- J- Chaffee $70.70, Paul Smith $4.99, Robert S. Wilson $10.02, Cecil Jones $7.99, Frank W. Gentry $97.58, Dale Ray $41.86, E. A. Kelly $67.35, Chas. Williams $46.85,- H. Schwarz $81.00, Jim Farley $44.85, Clair Ash baugh $58.37, Albert Connor $56.13, H. S. Taylor $94.29, M. V. Nolan $94.29, H. Sherer $49.39, Walter Gil man $23.92, Jack Stotts $23.92, Ray Massey $24.43, Shell Oil Company $427.11, D. H. Jones $12.00, Braden Bell Tract. & Equip. Co. $515.20, Rosewall Motor Co. $1.01, Pacific Power & Light Co. $3.67, Harry Tamiblyn $107.79, Gazette Times $36.85, Harold Becket $16.25, Tum-A-Lum Lumber Co. $15.65, Lexing ton Oil Cooperative $20.26, Fee naughty Machinery Co. $10.56, Scritsmeier Co. $19.87, Jack Allen Supply Co. $115.60, Columbia Equip ment Co. $151.13, Munnell & Sher rill $185.54, Greens Hardware Co. $4.09, Citizens Branch U. S. Nat. Bank $182.40, City of Heppner Wa ter Dept. $2.65, K. M. Akers $25.30, Gamble Store Dealer $33.00, Pen land Brothers Transfer $.60, J. P. O'Meara $1.11, Ferguson Motor Cc. $51.57, Frank Nixon $29.85, Union Oil Company $197.99, Independe.it J. 0. Turner ATTORNEY AT LAW Phone 173 Hotel Heppner Building HEPPNER. ORE. A. D. McMurdo, M. D. PHYSICIAN & SURGEON Trained Nurse Assistant Office In Masonic Building Heppner, Oregon Oregon Roads Busier, Motor Club Reports Motor travel on Oregon highways has jumped more than 16 per cent during the first five months of 1941, according to the Oregon State Mo tor association. An analysis of the gasoline tax figures just compiled by the asso nation revealed that motor fuel con sumption in Oregon during the first five months of 1941 has totaled more than 108 million gallons. The 1941 consumption for the same per iod was 95,169,628 gallons. The month of May, 1941, with a sale of 25,043,327 gallons, closely ap proached the all-time high of sales set in August of 1940. The April 1941, sales saw an increase of moie than 20 per cent over April of 19 '0, tions the war department wants ra dio experts and will make second lieutenants of any engaged, but those accepting must be young, un married and ready to serve any where. With Democratic leader Barkley in the hospital, Senator Byrnes el evated to the supreme court and Senator Harrison dead, practically the entire responsibility for formu lating a legislative program devolves upon Senator Charles McNary of Oregon because of his position t3 minority leader in the senate. A legislative program is a blueprint of the work done day by day.; involves the question of recess or adjourn ment and whether there should be either; what should be taken up for consideration1 and what legislation can wait. The speeches made on the floor, the debates, are only inciden tal although to spectators in the galleries and to newspaper readers these sound like the senate in ac tion. Most senate speeches are for public consumption If it were not for the shaping up of the legislative program by Senator McNary tha senate would have been in a mess for the past several weeks. Although there is a shortage of funds, the national park commission will not close the Silver Falls (Mar ion county) recreational area bn.t will keep it in operation this sum' County Warrants Issued for June Term Harriet Pointer, Deputy $ 90.00 Neva S. Wells, Deputy 124.69 Earle Bryant, Deputy 114.69 E. M. Kenny, Deputy 90.00 J. O. Archer, Janitor 75.00 Henry E. Neer, Ct. Reporter 25.00 Dr. A. D. McMurdo, Physician Salary 25.00 William Lee McCaleb, Mack Smith Ditch 68.05 State Ind. Acc. Comm., M.S.D. $2.25; W.C. $1.06; Sher. $4.- 59; Sher. Dep. $.62; Sher.' Sal. $.31 8.83 Gordon's, Sheriff 60 Kilham Sta. & Printing Co., Sheriff 6.12 West Coast Print. & Bind. Co., Sheriff 1.25 Earle Bryant, Sheriff 24.20 C. J. D. Bauman, Circuit Court $19.82; Sheriff $70.18 90.00 West Coast Print. & Bind Co., Tax Collections 26.40 Pacific Power & Light .Co., Courthouse 43.17 Heppner Market. Jail 4.15 Garage $3.35, Grand Garage $30.30, Thomson Bros., Jail 19.24 Greens Hardware Co. $1.45, Howard Shorb's Stationers. Supt 12.80 Cooper Corporation $2,438.04, State Oregon News Co., Supt 6.39 Ind- Acc- Commission $31.08, Kane's The J. K. Gill Co., Supt 3.35 1 Garage $49.20, General Petroleum Lucy E. Rodgers, Supt. $13.92; Corp. $25.97. Supt. Mile. $61.00 74 92 WARRANTS DRAWN ON MARKET ROAD FUND Frank W. Gentry $62.91, Dale Ray $42.64, E. A. Kelly $74.40, Jim Far ley $38.90, Clair Ashbaugh $83.11, Albert Connor $76,38, H. S. Taybr $26.96, M. V. Nolan $26.96, H. Sher -r $85.72, Walter Gilman $73.31, Jack Stotts $68.81, Ray Massey $68.06, Al an Johnston $68.82, L. N. Morgan $114.48, W. Cunningham $97.23. Harry Tamblyn $131.51, State Ind. Acc. Comm. $43.59. Heppner Abstract Co. J. LOGIE RICHARDSON, Mgr. BATES SEASONABLE Roberts Building Heppner, O. P. W. Mahoney ATTORNEY AT LAW GENERAL INSTBANCE Heppner Hotel Building Willow St. Entrance J. 0. Peterson Latest Jewelry and Gift Goods Watches . Clocks Diamonds Expert Watch and Jewelry Repairing Heppner, Oregon Vawter Parker ATTORNEY-AT-LAW First National Bank Building 30.00 mer. Fifteen hundred vouths nl.in around 400 mph. To man these sta- camping there. Gwen Glasgow, Supt. Asst... Heppner Gazette Times, Clerk $29.85; Supt. $15.60; OfficL Pub. $12.95 58.40 Shorb's Stationers, Clerk $.75; Current Exp. $9.45; Assess. $5.23 15.43 West Coast Print. & Bind. Co., Assessor , 7.20 Thomas J. Wells, Assessor Field Work 61.10 Pac. Tel. & Tel. Co., Current Expense 49.65 Lucille H. Vale, County Nurse 62.50 Harbord Rogers Co., Circuit Court 24.95 P. W. Mahoney, Disk Atty. 10.00 J. O. Hager, Justice Court.... 7.80 Joseph Hughes, Justice Court 1.50 Robert C. Wightman, Jus. Ct. 1.50 Chas. H. Luckman, Jus. Court 1.50 Rose Leibbrand, Jus. Court 1.50 Earl W. Gordon, "Justice Ct. 1.50 Chris Brown, Justice Court .... 1.50 Mrs. Dee Cox, Jr., Jus. Ct. 3.40 Mrs. Lou Broadly, Jus. Court 3.40 Lester Cox, Justice Court 3.40 R. A. Dolven, Justice Court 4.80 Kenneth Palmer, Justice Ct. 3.00 J. O. Hager, Justice Court .... 6.05 Afton M. Gayheart, Jus. Ct. 1.00 Boyd Huff, Justice Court .... 1.00 Mary Gayheart, Jus. Court.... 1.00 Franklin Printing Co., Justice Court ' 4.10 State Dept. of Agri., District Sealer 6.15 Archie D. McMurdo, Coroner $13.70; Insane $5.00 18.70 J. P. O'Meara, Weed Control 1.25 Gilliam & Bisbee, Weed Con. 1.17 Earle McCabe, Weed Control 128.54 Bert Johnson, County Court 2.15 George N. Peck, Co. Court ... 23.90 L. D. Neill, County Court ...... 27.55 Lucy E. Rodgers, 4-H Club Dr. Richard C. Lawrence DENTIST X-Ray and Extraction by Gas First National Bank Bldg. Phone 562 Heppner, Oregon Dr. L. D. Tibbies OSTEOPATHIC Physician ft Surgeon FIRST NATIONAL BANK BLDQ. Rec. Phone 1162 Office Phone 492 HEPPNER, OREGON Professional '.rectory Maternity Home Mrs. Lillie Aiken Phone 664 P. O. Box 142 Heppner, Oregon Jos. J. Nys ATTORNEY AT LAW Peters Building, Willow Stret Heppner, Oregon Phelps Funeral Home Ambulance Service Trained Lady Assistant Phone 1332 Heppner, Ore. NEW AUTO POLICY Bodily Injury & Property Damage Class A $13.G0 Class B $17.00 See us before financing your next automobile. F. W. TURNER & CO. 7. R. Runnion AUCTIONEER farm Sales and Livestock a Specialty 405 Jones Street, Heppner. Ore. Phone 452 MAKE DATES AT MY EXPENSE Morrow County Abstract .fir Title Co. INC. ABSTRACTS OP TITLE TITLE INSTBANCE Office in New Peters Building Opportunity Knocks M J READ the ADS 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 535 MEAD BUlIiDING 6th' at Washington PORTLAND, OREGON Peterson fir Peterson ATTORNEYS AT LAW U. S. National Bank Building PENDLETON. OREGON " Practice In State and Federal Court Real Estate General Line of Insurance and Bond W. M. EUBANKS ' Notary Pnbllo Phone 62 lone. Ore. M. L. CASE G. E. NIKANDER Directors of Funerals 862 Phones 262