Thursday, October 23, 1941
Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon
Page Five
Mr. and Mrs. Loy M. Turner ar
rived last Friday from their home
at Long Beach, Cal., and remained
until Monday for a visit with rela
tives and old-time friends. From
here they went on to Elgin and Bak
er to visit relatives of Mrs. Turner.
Mr. Turner is employed with the
city water office at Long Beach as
engineer.
Mr. and Mrs. Hanson Hughes are
removing all the large trees in front
of their residence and will plant
new trees. The old ones were mak
ing the place too dark, roots were
Interfering with lawn, and they were
badly beetle infested.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Leash, Mr.
and Mrs. Ed Niles and Leo McGee
from Portland have been hunting in
the Tupper ranger station district
this week. Mr. Leash is associated
with International Wood Products
company of Bridal Veil, a Kraft
Cheese subsidiary.
Robert V. Turner of Portland vis
ited over Monday at the home of
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. W.
Turner, and Monday morning he
and his father visited the ammuni
tion dump near Hermiston and were
conducted on a tour of the project
by the officer in charge.
Dr. J. P. Stewart, Eye-Sight Spe
cialist of Pendleton will be at the
HEPPNER HOTEL on WEDNES
DAY, OCTOBER 29th.
Mr. and Mrs. Roderick French
came up from their home near The
Dalles and enjoyed a couple of days
deer hunting with Max Schulz.
STARReporter
FRIDAY- SATURDAY
CITADEL OF CRIME
Robert Armstrong, Linda Hayes,
Frank Albertson
Racketeers invade the peace and
quiet of the West Virginia moun
tains.
Plus
KISSES FOR
BREAKFAST
Dennis Morgan, Jane Wyatt,
Shirley Ross
It's a battle royal as the girls battle
it out for their man (Kitty Foyle's
boyfriend!) and the laughs cone one-a-minute.
SUNDAY-MONDAY
SHEPHERD OF
THE HILLS
(In Glorious Technicolor)
John Wayne, Betty Field, Harry
Carey, Beulah Bondi, James Bar
ton, Samuel S. Hinds, Marjorie
Main
The screen will hold no greater
thrill for you! The book beloved
by over 8,000,000 readers bursts onto
the color screen as the most dramatic
picture in years.
TUESDAY Bargain Night
HIGHWAY WEST
Brenda Marshall, Arthur Kennedy,
Olympe Bradna, William Lundi
gan, Slim Summerville
A thrill-mad woman, a hunted killer
and a fearless cop meet on "Highway
West" for plenty of suspense, swift
action and comedy.
WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY
BARNACLE BILL
Wallace Beery, Marjorie Main, Leo
Carnllo, Virginia Weidler
WalVs waterfront "desisn for lov
ing" without work is packed with
the hard-boiled humor in which he
excels. Beery's best vehicle in sev
eral years.
Jack Pfeiffer of Seattle visited
over the week end at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. Orville Smith,
and on his return home, Monday,
was accompanied by Mrs. Pfieffer
who had been a guest at the Smith
home for several weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. John Turner of Ba
ker visited here over the week end
while en route home from a two
weeks vacation motor trip into Cal
ifornia on which they visited Los
Angeles, Hollywood and many other
points of interest.
Mrs. Ellis Irwin of Portland was a
week-end visitor at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Elbert Cox. Mrs. Irwin is
a sister of Mrs. Cox.
Mrs. Don Jones entered the hos
pital at Pendleton yesterday to un-jj
aergo an operation.
Tom Wells, county assessor, bag
ged a 228 pound buck last week on
upper Skookum creek. '
Clifford M. Sims was visiting in
the city Friday from his home at
Milton.
Evening Classes to
Promote Good Will
David Graham of the state depart
ment of education was here on Tu
esday making arrangements for eve
ning classes. Efforts are being made
everywhere to secure a feeling of
hemispheric solidarity, and the work
proposed for these classes will be
along that line. American Spanish,
current affairs, and the geography
of this half of the world will be
studied.
There will be no charge of any
kind for these classes, and persons
of any age are urged to attend.
Alden Blankenship, school super
intendent, announces that classes
will start on Monday evening, Oct.
27, at 7 p. m. in the music room at
the school, and will be held on four
nights a week. Spanish will be stud
ied on Monday and Wednesday eve
nings, with curent affairs and geo
graphy on Tuesday and Thursday,
at 7 o'clock each evening.
Even if you cannot come to both
classes each week, it is urged that
you attend as many as possible, and
be there on Monday to help in de
ciding the details.
Dick Wilkinson One
Of 13 Honored, OSC
Oregon State College, Corvallis,
October 23. Dick Wilkinson from
Heppner, junior in agriculture at
Oregon State college, is one of 13
men who have been chosen to be
initiated into Withycombe club.
Named for a former governor of
Oregon, Withycombe club is an ag
ricultural society for juniors and
seniors and has for its major activ
ity of the year the sponsorship of
a stock judging team. This team.make an investigation of the iron
competes at the Pacific Internation
al Livestock exposition in Portland,
and also in a regional judging con
test in Ogden, Utah.
IONE CO-OPERATIVE CHURCH
J. FRED STTLWELL, Pastor
Sunday school, 10 a. m. Preaching
at 11 a. m., topic, "The Church God's
Agency for World Redemption." At
the evening hour we are urging our
people to attend the special meetings
at Heppner.
GIVE SURPRISE PARTY
Members of the senior class play
cast surprised Dick Ferguson Mon
day evening on his birthday. Danc
ing and refreshments were enjoyed.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned was duly appointed by
the County Court of the State of
Oregon for Morrow County, admin
istratrix of the estate of Harry M,
Archer, deceased, and all persons
having claims against the estate of
said deceased are hereby required
to present the same to the under
signed administratrix with proper
vouchers, at the law office of Jos. J.
Nys, at Heppner, Oregon, within
six months from the date hereof.
Dated and first published this
9th day of October, 1941.
LETHA ARCHER,
Administratrix.
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- AT &THE
Washington, D. C, Oct. 23. Corps
of army engineers who have been
making a study of various projects
in Oregon have completed their re
ports on Alkali canyon, near Ar
lington, and on Bully creek but
their recommendations cannot be
made public until the reports are
printed. They are now in the govern
ment printing office. Arlington has
had a couple of bad floods, and Bully
creek destroyed life and property
back about 1923. The long delayed
report on Grande Ronde is due De
cember 1. The Umatilla (Ryan dam)
can be expected about next June.
A revised report on the John Day
will not be filed until 1943. Birch
creek has a favorable report but will
require $34,000, and no money is
available. Crooked river report has
also been filed.
It appears impossible to interest
OPM in the mining possibilities of
Oregon. Despite the increasing short
ages of metals and the Metals Re
serve corporation (subsidiary of
RFC) importing quantities at high
prices, there' is no money to explore
and develop the mineral resources
of Oregon, although it is known
that most of the strategical and crit
ical metals are buried in the soils
of that state.
There are almost unlimited bodies
of zinc in various parts of the state,
particularly west of the Cascades.
Zinc is vital to national defense.
However, RFC which furnishes the
money, has none for a smelter to re
duce this Oregon ore despite the
fact it is advancing $3,843,000 for 178,
106 tons ordered in addition to ton
nage already brought in and in
stockpile.
With chrome available in Coos and
Curry counties and in the John Day
country, the government has ordered
298,805 tons from abroad and has
already imported 110,000 tons, all at
a cost of $12,000,000. Government is
also importing quicksilver when Or
egon has some of the richest mer
cury mines and prospects in the
United States. These quicksilver de
posits are in Willamette valley, in
central Oregon, in southeastern Or
egon and elsewhere. At the mo
ment the government has contracts
amounting to $140,110,000 for alien
copper, while Baker county has
miles of undeveloped but valuable
copper properties. Within a few days
OPM will crack down on civilian
use of copper in water faucets, lip
stick holders, the bronze casket and
a myriad other articles.
Bureau of mines has agreed to
ore in Columbia county. There is an
impression that this ore extends up
the Willamette valley to Liberty
hills, not far from Salem. With the
government hinting it will establish
a steel industry in Oregon to assist
in providing for the needs of the
west cost shipping program, a thor
ough examination is to be made.
There is a report that the Columbia
county ore would maintain a plant
of 400 tons daily. Estimates have
been' prepared by consultants of
OPM on the requirements for steel
in the Pacific northfest and there
is a strong probability that the gov
ernment will lend its influence to
the establishment of such an opera
tion. Concern is expressed by orchard -ists,
stockmen and others over the
Argentina treaty, signed by the
United States last week. From all
sections of the state senators and
representatives have been asked for
further particulars, as it is feared
the treaty will affect the domestic
market for winter pears, beef, tur
keys, etc. In all trade treaties here
tofore made by Secretary of State
Cordell Hull the northwest has been
hurt in one or more commodities.
(Canadian treaty injured the lum
ber, industry severely.) Attitude of
Secretary Hull is that whenever this
country encourages trade relations
with a foreign nation the United
This Week In
O DEFENSE
The navy announced the destroy
er Kearney was torpedoed while on
patrol duty near Iceland. The boat
was able to proceed under its own
power and no casualties were re
ported. The president told his press
conference the vessel was clearly
within American defensive waters
when attacked.
Arming of Ships
The House passed a bill modifying
the Neutrality Act to permit arming
of merchant ships. Navy Secretary
Knox told his press conference the
navy is ready to put guns aboard
American merchant ships as soon as
congress authorizes the action. He
said there are sufficient guns for all
merchantmen although not all can
be used against both airplanes and
submarines. He said arming mer
chant ships will slow down submar
ines and impair their marksmanship
because they will have to stay be
low the surface and use their limit
ed supply of torpedoes instead of
attacking with shellfire.
Lend-Lease Aid 4
Navy Secretary Knox announced
two overage submarines are being
transferred to Britain under the
lend-lease program. The president
announced lend-lease transfers dur
ing September reached a record
$155,000,000 in equipment and ser
vices about three times the month
ly average of the past six months.
The president said aid is going to
Britain, China, South America, and
the refugee Polish and Norwegian
governments. Russia, he said, is
paying in gold and strategic mater
ials for supplies sent to that coun
try. The president reported only 5 per
cent of the original $7,000,000,000 for
lend-lease remains unused. The
House voted $5,711,000,000 for fur
ther lend-lease activities.
Production
Price Administrator Henderson,
speaking in Detroit, said although
the U. S. is producing 35 percent
more than ever before 45 percent
more than in 1929 only 12 to 14
percent of national income is going
into defense. He said America is
giving only one hour of eight for
defense work. Although OPM sched
ules show this will be increased to
two out of eight hours by next June,
he said, Hitler is using five of every
eight hours for German war efforts.
OPM Research Chief Stacy May,
speaking in New York, reported
spending for defense in September
rose to approximately $1,347,000,000
$203,000,000 higher than in August.
He said Hitler could be beaten if
the U. S. shifted 50 percent of its
productive capacity to armaments
and suggested a $50,000,000,000-a-year
defense program.
The war department announced
medium tank production almost
doubled in September as compared
with August, and light tank produc
tion showed a "good gain." Con
gress passed legislation authorizing
a $1,500,000,000 increase in RFC bor
rowing and lending to be used par
tially to expand steel producing fa
cilities by 10,000,000 tons at a cost of
$1,000,000,000. OPM ordered auto
production for January, 1942, cut "at
States must make some concessions
and that producers of the affected
commodity are benefitted by better
ment of the general welfare. To
date no treaty has made concessions
to any of the agricultural roducts
of the Pacific northwest.
At least one project for the Or
egon coast will be included in the
rivers and harbors bill, to be re
ported out in a few days. This is
for deepening Yaquina bay and pro
viding for a turning basin. Inclusion
of the item does not mean that
work will begin immediately; there
may be no start for several years,
as the committee is building a back
log of public works to be under
taken when the duration is over.
The United States geological sur
vey is preparing a survev of the
Coos Bay region to determine the
extent ot various deposits, such as
antimony, chromite and manganese.
This does not necessarily mean that
the government plans any develop
ment; it is part of the routine of
USGS. Check is under wav to deter
mine the extent of myrtle trees in
Oregon preparatory to legislatioh to
set aside a small area for their pres
ervation as has been done with some
of the Port Orford cedar.
least" 51 percent below last January
levels.
The navy instructed its officers to
impress on companies behind sched
ule on ordnance contracts the neces
sity of speeding deliveries even if
it means working three shifts, sev
en days a week until caught up. The
department asked manufacturers
who can increase production by re
vising their contracts to start new
negotiations at once.
Agriculture
The agriculture department re
ported the farm labor supply at 64
percent of normal and 25 percent
below last year, and said farmery
have been able to keep their hired
men from taking industrial jobs only
by sharply increasing wage rates.
The agriculture department announ
ced national prospects for all crops
improved about two percent during
September, indicating one of the
largest total farm yields on record.
The deparment said farmers do not
need priority orders to purchase
farm machinery except special class
es, because ratings are assigned to
manufacturers and warehousemen
who supply farmers.
Prices
The bureau of labor statistics in
dex of 900 wholesale prices remain
ed unchanged during the week end
ed October 11 although in the past
year average wholesale prices have
risen 17.3 percent and are the high
est since early 1930. Price Admin
istrator Henderson notified tire man
ufacturers he "would not object" to
advances in consumer list prices on
tire and tubes to not more than
nine percent above June 16 levels.
He also announced an investigation
of crude oil prices because of sug
gested price increases.
WARFIELD-LORENZEN
Miss Laura Warfield, deputy as
sessor, was united in marriage to
Fred Lorenzen, Jr., at the Christian
church parsonage in Yakima, Wash.,
on October 4, Rev. Orville Peterson
performing the ceremony. Mr. and
Mrs. Pete Deiro of Yakima, step
father and mother of the bride
groom accompanied the couple. The
newlyweda will make their home at
Lexington.
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DEFENSE WND
Q. Has the Government set a quota
to be raised through the sales
of Defense Savings Bonds?
A. No; there is no quota and no
time limit. The Defense Savings
Program is to be a continuing
effort, and both Defense Bonds
and Stamps should be purchased
steadily and regularly.
Q. Why were the Nation's retail
stores asked to sell Defense Sav
ings Stamps?
A. American retailers were not
asked they volunteered through
their national organizations to
undertake the sale of Defense
Savings Stamps on a vast scale.
NOTE: To buy Defense Bonds and
Stamps, go to the nearest post
office, bank or savings and loan
association; or write to the Treas
urer of the United States, Washr
ington, D. C. Also Stamps are
now on sale at retail stores.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that Jose
phine Buchanan has been duly ap
pointed administratrix of the estate
of W. E. Ahalt, deceased, by the
County Court of the State of Ore
gon for the County of Morrow, and
all persons having claims against the
estate of the deceased are hereby
required to present the same with
the proper vouchers attached to the
undersigned administratrix of the
Estate of W. E. Ahalt, deceased, at
the law office of W. Vawter Parker
in Heppner, Morrow County, Ore
gon, within six months from the date
hereof.
Dated and first published this 9th
day of October, A. D. 1941.
JOSEPHINE BUCHANAN,
Administratrix of the Estate
of W. E. Ahalt, deceased.
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