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Volume 58, Number 41 Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, December 11, 1941 Subscription $2.00 a Year
League Speakers
Bring Late Word Of
World Situation
Evans, Dubach Draw
Large Assemblages;
Facts Pertinent
R. M. Evans, national director of
AAA, told more than 700 listeners
at Saturday morning's session of the
Eastern Oregon Wheat League con
ference here that "food will win the
war." That was the day before Jap-;
an invaded the United States; two
days before the United States de
clared war on Japan.
Both his address, brought first
hand from a recent visit in England,
and that of Dr. U. G. Dubach before
the Friday banquet crowd of 600 on
"The World Situation," proved al
most prophetic of the immediate fu
ture. Dr. Dubach, who teaches
South American history at Oregon
State college said both Germany and
Japan had prepared the way for
world invasion through agricultural
colonization of foreign countries,
that there are 200,000 such Japanese
in Brazil.
Also the address of E. B. Mc
Naughton, president of First Na
tional bank of Portland on Friday
afternoon on "After the War What,"
proved timely in stressing the need
for clear heads to avert quagmires
of dictatorial government in the days
ahead.
Mr. Evans spoke soberly, convinc
ingly as he asserted that agriculture
through AAA is prepared to raise
an abundance of all foods and as
serted that the same foresight on the
part of industry would have obviated
Continued on Page Five
Defense Bulletins
(From Oregon State Defense
Council)
BLACKOUTS
Coordinators of all county defense
councils west of the Cascades have
received this wire: "Blackout 12:30
every night until further notice.
Keep tuned to local radio or KIRO,
Seattle, after dark for possible flash
announcement of earlier emergency
blackout. Orders from Second In
terceptor Command need not be
confirmed by this office."
Blackouts east of Cascades not yet
contemplated but County Defense
Councils are instructed to make nec
essary preparations for same in city
areas and around industrial opera
tions and public utilities.
Highway and city traffic during
precautionary blackouts will be re
stricted to emergency vehicles,
trucks engaged in necessary haul
ing, and such private cars as may
be essential in transporting workers
to and from employment. These
must be equipped with dimming de
vices. Dark oilcloth or rubber masks or
hoods may be attached securely to
head and tail lights with a hori
zontal slit in the lower portion about
Vi inch by 3 inches, covered inside
with blue cellophane, for city driv
ing. AIR RAIDS
During an air raid, every person
should remain indoors. All vehicu
lar traffic must cease, except em
ergency fire, police and first aid
cars. Automobiles should proceed
to curb and lights should be ex
tinguished. Traffic jams, panic, confusion must
be avoided at all costs.
FOOD CONTAMINATION
There is no occasion for concern
as to possible contamination of milk,
water supplies, fresh vegetables,
fruit, etc. The State Agricultural
department has taken every precau
tion throughout the state to safe
guard against any tampering with
food supplies. Rumors now being
circulated should be discounted by
housewives but any suspicious cir
cumstances should be reported to
agricultural agents or local defense
council coordinators.
With No More Boys
To Give, Wehmeyer
Pleads for Enlistments
Fred Wehmeyer's four boys are
all in the service, the youngest be
ing now home on furlough from
his naval training station at San
Diego. He is too old to go himself,
though he saw navy service in the
Spanish-American war. He says:
Hell is on the loose. Our armed
forces are out there in the Pacific
and Atlantic giving and taking
blows. After the smoke clears we
can depend on it that they gave
a little more than they took. We
must remember that our armed
forces are neither invincible nor
infallible, but that our boys will be
there giving their lives to the last
man if necessary in the defense
of our homes, country and ideals.
So, don't be prone to criticize tem
porary reverses and staggering
losses. We are in this war with all
the forces of evil now in the as
cendency, but ultimate victory will
be won. Not easily, as we should
hope, but at tremendous sacrifice
over what may be a period of
years, and at ghastly sacrifice to
each and every one of us.
Our local defense council is on
the job and will inform us as to
personal conduct in times of em
ergency, blackout and air raid
signals, first aid, school evacua
tion and additional policing.
Now our navy is in need of
men. Not tomorrow, next year or
some other time, but now. Every
man physically qualified between
the ages of 18 and 50 who is not
more vitally needed for industry
and agriculture and whose home
obligations would warrant leaving
for the duration of the war should
give this serious consideration.
Governor Proclaims .
State Defense Status
Governor Charles A. Sprague has
issued the following proclamation:
Whereas, a state of war has been
declared to exist between the United
States of America and the Japanese
Empire; and whereas, the Oregon
National Guard is in active Federal
service; and whereas, it therefore
becomes my duty as Chief Execu
tive and Commander-in-Chief of
the military forces of the State of
Oregon to take such steps as may be
necessary to safeguard the lives and
property of the citizens of Oregon;
and whereas, provision must be
made for fixing responsibility for the
coordination and the direction of the
efforts of the military establishment,
law enforcement machinery, and vol
unteer civilian defense organiza
tions; Now, therefore, I, Charles A.
Sprague, under the authority vested
in me as Governor of the State of
Oregon and Director of Civilian De-
jfense, declare an unlimited emer
gency to exist and
(1) Authorize and direct the vol
untary enrollment of a State Guard
pursuant to the provisions of Chap
ter 91, Oregon Laws 1941, and here
by appoint Brigadier General Alvin
C. Baker commander thereof;
(2) Designate the Superintendent
of State Police to coordinate, super
vise and direct the activities of all
regular peace and other law en
forcement offcers of this state in all
matters and respects touching the
needs and measures for state and
civilian defense in cooperation with
the armed forces of the United
States;
(3) Authorize the State Defense
Coordinator to direct and complete
the voluntary civilian defense or
ganizations of this state and to ex
pedite the enrollment and training
of persons for civilian protection ser
vices. (4) I hereby enjoin the people to
comply promptly with directions of
duly constituted military and civil
authorities.
In witness whereof I have hereun
to set my hand and caused the Seal
of the State of Oregon to be affixed.
Done in the City of Salem this
eighth day of December, in the year
of our Lord, nineteen hundred and
forty-one.
Russia Seen As
Outlet For Much
Surplus Wheat
Dodd Message Finds
Farmers Responsive
to New AAA Plan
When N. E. Dodd. director of
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western region or aaa, aeciarea me
government might now dispose of
a considerable quantity of excess
wheat to Russia "if we had control
of the wheat," one farmer in Fri
day morning's Eastern Oregon
Wheat league audience immediately
spoke up. "I will let mine go for
the loan right now," he said. Sim
Culley, presiding officer hereupon
intervened to ask a showing of hands
of all farmers of the same opinion.
It appeared unanimous.
The day previous the league's ag
ricultural programs committee, with
more than 300 attendants, had voted
unanimously to stand behind the
new amended AAA program, and
a sympathetic hearing was given to
words of the western chief, himself
a wheat farmer from Baker county.
Dodd's picture of the-world wheat
situation gave little hope for dis
posal in foreign countries of sur
plus American wheat with exception
of the possible Russian outlet. Can
ada has its storehouses full and has
stocks in the United States as well.
In Argentine people are compelled
to burn wheat in furnaces, two-
thirds wheat to one-third coal at
every fuelling, he said, as indication
of the situation prevailing in other
major wheat producing countries.
He could not predict what might
happen at the coming world wheat
conference, but believed -some at
tempt at world quotas might be
made. Under a quota system pro
posed each exporting country would
be allotted a proportion of the world
market, eliminating competition am
ong growing countries for the sdme
markets.
Real concern was shown by grow
ers over the congested condition of
present storage facilities in the face
of the promise of another good
crop year.
Winding up its sessions here Sat
urday afternoon the league selected
La Grande for next year's confer
Continued on Page Five
Service of Former
Years Recalled in
Red Cross Appeal
It is recalled by friends that
Mrs. Addie Lee Binns was chair
man of Morrow County chapter,
American Red Cross one year of
World War I, when this county
was first over the top in meeting
its quota.
Mrs. Binns' heart is still in Mor
row county, as she wrote the local
chapter from her home in Port
land this week (also enclosing
check for membership):
"There are many scars left from
the first World war; now it seems
that the destiny of Democracy
must be decided on a foreign bat
tlefield. "Morrow county will do her
part, as she did in 1918. When the
records of that war were closed,
there was not one slacker in the
list of eligible men for the coun
try's defense. She can do as well
again."
'Save Scrap Paper'
Is Defense Command
Declaring that waste paper is of
vast importance in saving raw ma
terials of the nation, Governor Spra
gue this week called upon the peo
ple of Oregon to stop burning it and
to save it.
Arrangements will soon be made
by the county defense council to as
sist in collecting the waste paper
that it may reach the points of vital
use, said J. O. Turner, county de
fense coordinator.
WAR DECLARED
Following declaration of war up
on (he United States yesterday by
Germany and Italy, it took both
houses of congress but a short time
today to pass a resolution declar
ing a state of war existing between
the United States and the remain
ing two axis powers. The United
States declared war upon Japan
Monday, following an unannounc
ed invasion of United States ter
ritory by the yellownien. The war
resolution passed unanimously to
day has been signed by the presi
dent. The war has been brought home
to Heppner. Malbro Cox, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Elbert L. Cox, was last
heard from at Midway island, which
may now be in the hands of the Jap
anese, according to official report.
Charles Cox, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Claude Cox, was last heard from at
Honolulu. He was barracked at Hick-
am field, attacked by Japanese air
men Sunday. No word has been
received.
Jack Pfeiffer, father of Mrs. Or-
ville Smith of this city, arrived in
San Francisco yesterday on the Lur-
line, having missed the Honolulu
bombing by two days. He left Hon
olulu Friday.
Roger Howell, son of Joe Howell
of this city, was last heard of from
Hickam field, where he was station
ed with Uncle Sam's armed forces.
Extra Red Cross Call
Asks $1500 Here
lo Meet War Need
" County Nears Quota
in Membership Drive
Before New Crisis
With the annual roll call only
now nearing its completion, the lo
cal chapter of the American Red
Cross has received the following tel
egram from its national headquar
ters in San Francisco, signed by
Norman H. Davis:
"Again the American Red Cross
is called upon to serve our nation in
war. Both nationally and locally we
face vast and definite responsibil
ities for service to our armed forces
and for relief to distressed civilians.
To provide essential funds Red Cross
today is launching a campaign for
war fund of minimum of fifty mil
lion dollars. The president will is
sue on Friday a proclamation sup
porting this appeal. Your chapter
quota is $1500. Chapters may retain
fifteen percent their collections for
local war relief expenditures. Chap
ter should at once devote full efforts
to raiing their quota in shortest pos
sible time. We must not and shall
not fail in this crisis."
Immediately upon receipt of the
telegram, James Driscoll, county
chapter chairman called the local
board members and laid plans for
a quick and thorough drive to raise
the needed funds. Dricoll said in
this respect there is no doubt that
whole-hearted cooperation will be
forthcoming from all the loyal cit
izens of the county.
With returns not yet complete, the
1942 Red Cross roll call has reached
the total of $531.80, representing a
membership of 483. The quota for
the drive was $547.34, leaving little
doubt that sufficient funds now out
standing will make up the difference
of $15.54. Following are comparative
figures for the last two years:
1941 1942
Hardman $ 18.00 $ 17.00
Pine City 3.00 29.00
Cecil 14.00 no returns
Eightmile-Gooseb. 37.00 50.00
lone 59.30 98.50
Irrigon 10.00 9.00
Lena 10.00 12.00
Lexington 39.50 54.50
Heppner 27840 258.50
Boardnan no returns 13.30
$475.95 $531.80
County Defense
Work Speeded To
Meet Emergency
Air Observers, Fire,
Police Work Empha
sized by Local Group
As 50 unidentified planes were re
ported off San Francisco Monday
evening, Morrow county was pre
paring to get its defenses brought up
to the highest possible point. At 11
o'clock that night Heppner exper
ienced its first war-time blackout.
Impromptu call of Judga Bert
Johnson, in absence of Vawtjr Par
ker, county defense commander, re
sulted in a large response. John
son and J. O. Turner, county de
fense coordinator led discussion at
the meeting in the circuit court
room at the courthouse which re
sulted in immediate organization of
the airplane observer, police and fire
patrols. Names were selected from
the list of volunteers who signed up
more than 500 strong some months
ago.
Persona who have not so far regis
tered may do so at the office of
Frank Turner, it was announced
this morning.
Coordinator Turner said that those
selected for duty are being notified
by letter, and all will be called in
shortly for instructions. Other div
isions of the defense' organization
will be manned and trained in the
immediate future.
Personnel of the aircraft observ
ers, police and firemen are given as
follows:
., Aircraft observers: Cecil) Herbert
Hynd, Elvin Miller; Morgan, Bert
Palmateer, A., Troedson ; lone. Ern
est Heliker, Milton Morgan, Henry
Peterson; Eightmile, A. W. Lundell,
Victor Lovgren; Hardman, Jim Hams,
Harry French, Roy Robinson, Clar
ence Rogers; Heppner, Clsve Van
Schoiack, F. E. Parker, Harley An
derson; Lexington, Terrel Benge, O.
W. Cutsforth, Ray Dolven, Bill Do
herty, Alex Lindsay, Lonzo Hen
derson; Butter creek, John Bros
nan. Mrs. Percy Hughes, Roy Neill,
Mrs. Gludy Corrigal; Irrigon, Mrs.
Frank Leicht; Boardman S. C. Rus
sell. Police reserve: Heppner. Edward
Clark, Albert Connor, C. J. D. Bau
man, Earle Bryant, Elbert L. Cox,
Merle Cummings, Louis C. Dick,
Jimmy Driscoll, Cloy Dykstra, Har
old Evans, Gene Ferguson, Fred
Hoskins, Jr., Don W. Jones, Conley
Lanham, R. H. Mahoney, Pat Mol
lahan, Bill Morgan, Leonard R.
Schwarz, Logie Richardson, E. H.
Miller, John Storrs, Orian Wright;,
lone, Roy Lindstrom, Cleo Drake,,
Erret Hummel, Jim Warficld; Mor
gan, Elmer Griffith; Cecil, John
Krebs.
Fire reserve: Heppner, Frank An
derson, Ralph Beamer, Willard
Bake, Howard S. Bryant, C. D. Con
rad, William L. Cox, J. V. Crawford
R. B. Ferguson, John Fuiten, Edwit
Gilliam, Herman Green, Alva W
Jones, Gus Nikander, Frank Con
nor, L. E. Dick, Jr., Don Evans, Fred
Parrish, B. C. Pinckney, Roy Quack
enbush, Edward Rugg, Arnold Sharp,
Curtis Thomson, Dr. L. D. Tibbies,
Thomas Wells, Donald E. Woelfer,
Mark Merrill, Martin Clark, Dwight
Miller, Kenneth Blake, W. C. Rose
wall, R. G. McMurtry.
IRRIGON MAN PASSES
John Bullard, 70, a resident of Ir
rigon for many years, died at Mor
row General hospital in this city
Monday morning. He was a native
of Illinois and had been in Oregon
for 21 year, working as a laborer.
Funeral rites were held in Irrigon
yesterday with Phelps Funeral home
in charge.
POSTOFFICE OPEN TIL 6
Charles B. Cox, postmaster, an
nounces that the local postoffice will
remain open until 6 p. m. on Sat
urdays until Christmas to facilitate
mailing of packages.