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Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon
Thursday, Julv 17. 1941
Heppner
Gazette Times
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THE HEPPNER GAZETTE.
Established March 30, 1883;
THE HEPPNER TIMES,
Established November 18, 1897;
CONSOLIDATED FEBRUARY lp, 1912
Published every Thursday morning by
CBAWTORD PUBLISHING COMPANY
and entered at the Post Office at Hepp
ner, Oregon, as second-class matter.
JASPER V. CRAWFORD, Editor
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Official Paper for Morrow County
United for Defense
D EGISTRATION of 506 Morrow
county people in the civil de
fense reserves, starting last Satur
day, is evidence of the wholehearted
cooperation our people are giving to
the spirit of the national defense
program. It may be that no fifth
column activity, no foreign bomb
ers, or other outside attackers will1
ever visit here, but if they do Mor
row county will be ready.
It is not alone to meet emergen
cies arising from armed invasion,
however, that the civil defense re
serves may play an important role
in the national security. They sluuld
be the nucleus of a public aware
to protection of resources front nat
ural enemies. Especially ac this
season when the fire hazard is at
its worst should the civil reserves
take the lead in offering all pos
sible protection to grain fields and
forests. Evidence was given this
week of how lightning might ac
complish the main objectives for
which bombers could be expected
to be used in case of actual invasion.
Too, the civil reserves should be
an active force working in the pro
tection of the coutnry's economic
strength. They should be the first
to encourage purchase of defense
stamps and bonds, one of the cush
ions provided by the administration
against complete escape from con
trol of the present inflationary price
trend. Back in 1932 the world t isted
some of the bitterest fruits of un
due price inflation. The reaction
from inflation helps no one. It is
evidenced in a shaken economy that
causes people to lose faith in gov
ernment, of what nature it may be.
The . civil reserves, too, as evi
denced in the coming drive for scrap
aluminum, may aid the administra
tion materially in obtaining needed
materials for armed defense sup
plies. It is such effort as th's, the
conscientious compliance with such
restrictions as may be imposed upon
the use of any articles, and in gen
eral patriotic cooperation with the
entire defense program that the civil
reserves may be expected to play
their most beneficial role.
Potato Diversion Plan
Held Profitable to All
The diversion of potatoes for feed
purposes in Oregon and neighbor
ing California counties returned
growers approximately $250,000, ac
cording to figures compiled at the
state AAA office in Corvallis.
Approximately 600 cars of pota
toes were diverted for feed pur
poses, which, according to estimates
of leading growers, raised the mar
ket price of some 2500 carloads ship
ped by at least 20 cents a hundred
pounds. This would account for an
increase in gross returns to growers
of $175,000, The price paid for di
version at the rate of 25 cents a
hundred pounds for the 600 cars di
verted will be about $60,000, while
the farmers received an estimated
$15,000 in feeding value, which
makes the estimate total of $250,000.
Crook, Deschutes and Klamath
county areas and portions of Modoc
and Siskiyou counties in California
were included in the diversion pro
gram handled by the Oregon AAA.
Howard Anderson of The Dalles
was a Sunday visitor at the Hilma
Anderson home in Eight Mile.
Lost 4 ewes and black faced lam.
' J. E. Craber, Anson Wright place.
Liberal reward offered. 20tf.
Vacant corner lot on Maingtreet,
50 x 132 feet, for sale. Inquire this
office.
O All you hedonists (look it
up) will have little trouble to
day. But I went out on a "game
night" and was I tangled up! In
dicate your choices in the space
provided, check answers and
then add your score and get
your rating.
(1) We had a scavenger hunt. My
host explained a scavenger is a crea
ture like (a) a whale; (b) a cat- I 1
fish; (c) a trout; (d) a salmon.
(2) We played cards. My partner
called her jack a "bower." We were
playing (a) bridge; (b) casino; (c)
five hundred; (d) I
poker. I lost!
(3) We deciphered rebuses and
had to (a) decode cryptograms; (b)
supply words for objects; (c) do
crossword puzzles; (d) solve
conundrums. Tough
(4) They used these in one of the
games. It was (a) croquet; (b) field
hockey; (c) polo; r"
(d) roulette.
(5) Somebody suggested charades
but I didn't like it because I was
(a) a poor actor; (b) my back hurt;
(c) I didn't like cards; (d) I I 1
thought kissing games silly. I
(6) I heard somebody talk about
"leaving the barrier" and figured it
must have something to do with (a)
prisoner's base; (b) dominoes; I 1
(c) horse-racing; (d) hurling.
(7) They handed me a "putter"
and I knew I was in for (a) badmin
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golf; or I
I tired!
ton; (b) tennis; (c)
(d) billiards. Was
"GUESS AGAIN" w
ANSWERS He0
1. (b) Like 'em? 15 pts
2. (c) and YOU win! 10 pts
3. (b) toughle 20 pts
4. (c) 10 pts. (So sorry.)
5. (a) 15 pts ,
6. (c) Another 15 pts
7. (c) for 15 more
RATINGS: 90-100, the
champ; 80-90, runner- TOTAL
up; 70-80, also ran; GO
70, consolation.
Aptitude Tests Hiring
Guide for Firms
Oregon State College Aptitude
tests have left the campuses and
gone into industry where they are
being used extensively as an aid in
hiring the right man for the right
place, according to Robert Goetz,
guidance coordinator of the Port
land public schools, who addressed
one session of the annual education
al conference at Oregon State col
lege. Goetz reported that more than 50
Portland business firms are now us
ing tests regularly and that some of
these will not employ applicants
without first seeing what the tests
show.
Both Goetz and members of the
O. S. C. staff warned that any such
tests are not absolutely accurate,
but that they are parieularly val
uable in juging the extremes in the
scale of ability. The tests are only
an indication of a person's aptitude
for certain types of work, but they
will quickly reveal extreme lack of
aptitude or unusual aptitude for
specific fields of work.
The conference also heard that the
vocational educational program in
connection with defense has helped
relieve the unemployment situation
and furnished valuable man power
to industry. Oregon's unemploy
ment is now only about' two -thirds
of what it was a year ago, the con
ference learned.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to extend our sir cere
thanks for the assistance and expres
sions of sympathy given by our
friends at the time of bereavement
of our beloved husband and father.
Mrs. Lillian Smith,
Mrs. Anna Merrill.
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Pedestrians frequently fail to rec
ognize the vast difference in their
"speed" and the speed of approach
ing cars, according to the state traf
fic safety division. In the picture
above, one more step will place the
person on foot in the danger zone.
For if the car is moving 25 miles an
hour it will go one full car length
each time the man takes a step.
Pedestrians are advised to stay on
the curb until the approaching car
has passed.
Photo courtesy Oregon State Mo
tor Association.
Pedestrians Warned of
Approaching Cars
Pedestrian safety studies show
that nearly half the pedestrians in
volved in accidents are struck be
fore they have taken more than four
steps away from the curb, accord
ing to the state traffic safety div
ision. This means, it was said, that
pedestrians need to pay attention to
the hazards of cars approaching the
intersection as they start across the
street
Many elderly persons, who do not
drive cars, fail to realize the differ
ence in the speed of an approaching
car and their rate of walking. Con
sequently, the traffic safety division
declares, the pedestrian often mis
calculates his chances as he steps
into the path of the approaching
car. 1
A survey made in Oregon indi
cates persons under 35 years of age,
on the average, walk 7.6 feet per
second; persons in the age group 35
to 55 years, walk 6.7 feet per sec
ond while persons over 55 years of
age walk only 4.9 feet per second.
Compared to the speed of 36 feet
per second for a car traveling at a
rate of 25 miles an hour, it is clear
the pedestrian should not start
across until the way is clear.
Pierce Announces
Annapolis Exams
The second district of Oregon will
have two vacancies for Annapolis
appointment for entrance in June,
1942. Representative Walter M.
Pierce announces the designation
examinations will be given . prospec
tive candidates by the U. S. Civil
Service commission on October 4,
at the first and second class post
offices in Oregon cities having ap
plicants. Any high school graduate who has
maintained a high scholastic record
and is physically fit, especially as
to eyes, may enter this examination.
The Annapolis training offers a
very fine oportunity for an educa
tion without financial outlay. Stu
dents interested in making applica
tion should immediately write the
congressman, at Washington, asking
for full information and filing high
school and college credentials.
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lawnmower sharpening. We'll 1
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cycle repairing, lloor sanding, g
l knife and scissor sharpening
and band saw work.
N. D. Bailey
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Q. What happens if I suddenly need
the money I put into a Defense
Savings Bond?
A. You can cash your Bond at any
time, after 60 days, for the full
amount paid, plus any interest
due you.
Q. Do many Bond owners cash their
Bonds?
A. No. People want to help arm Amer
ica against all attacks. In many
cases, people are putting every
cent they can spare into Defense
Bonds and Stamps. Some are do
ing this by asking employers or
banks to withold part of their
salaries in order to buy these
Bonds or Stamps for them.
NOTE: To purchase Defense Bonds and Stamps, go to the nearest post
office or bank, or write for information to the Treasurer of the
United States, Washington, D. C.
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