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IONE NEWS
Weather Proves
Important lone Topic
By MRS. EL.MER GRIFFITH
The most discussed topic here is
the weather. "But we don't talk
about that." However, householders
are talking long and loud about bro
ken pipes.
Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Emert are
the parents of an 8V2 pound baby
girl, born January 3 at St. Anthony's
hospital in Pendleton.
Fayne Ely, who has been absent
from school for several months on
account of illness, reentered school
this week.
Lois Ring is reported to be show
ing considerable improvement after
a serious illness of six months dur
ation. Carol Robe, band instructor at
Madras, was a guest at the Ivor Nel
son home during the holidays.
The H. E. club of Willows grange
will hold an all day meeting on Jan
uary 16 at the home of Mrs. George
C. Krebs of Cecil. Installation of
officers will be held.
Clifford Carlson, Jane Huston, and
Thelma Nelson departed Sunday for
Eugene where they will resume their
studies at University of Oregon.
Miss Elaine Nelson returned Sun
day to Umapine, where she is teach
ing, after spending the holidays here
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ivar
Nelson.
Church services will be held at
the Congregational church while re
pair work is going on at the Chris
tian church. A crew of men is re
moving broken plaster and putting
on firtex, and the ladies are serving
dinner.
Mrs. Jack Stevens and children
who have been guests of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Crowell, depart
ed Thursday for her home at Brew
ster, Wash.
Bill Morgan of Albany visited here
last week at the home of his sister,
Mrs. John Eubanks and other rela
tives. He was accompanied by a
friend, BUI Henshaw.
Mrs. Clara Kincaid has returned
from Portland where she has been
since her son arold entered the iso
lation hospital. The young man has
now been moved to the Providence
hospital, and. is able to have visit
ors. His wife has gone to the city
to be near him for awhile.
James Lindsay and daughters,
Helen and Betty Lou returned Sat
urday from a visit in Portland. Mrs.
Lindsay remained in Portland be
cause of illness. On Sunday, Miss
Helen returned to her school at
Ija Grande.
Ted Palmateer of Morgan and
Marion and Mancell Krebs of Cecil,
O. S. C. students, departed Satur
day for Corvallis.
Mr. and Mrs. Erling Thompson and
little son returned Saturday from a
vacation spent in Salem.
Miss Katherine Griffith departed
Sunday for Monmouth after spend
ing her vacation with her parents at
Morgan.
Ted Peterson, a student at U. of
O., spent his vacation with his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Peterson.
Roy Lindstrom made a business
trip to Portland and Beaverton this
week end.
Mr. and Mrs. H. V. Smouse drove
to Arlington Tuesday, taking their
son Paul that far on his return to
San Francisco, where he' is employ
ed. Post Offices to Collect
New Auto Use Tax
Revised plans for the collection
of the federal use tax on motor ve
hicles call for sale of special rev
enue stamps at local post offices of
all classes, according to information
received by the Oregon State Motor
association.
Initial plans were abandoned be
cause of insufficient funds to pay
the cost of treasury collection. Con
gress limited appropriations to $1,
500,000, earmarked to defray post
office expense of collection, the as
sociation said.
First payment of $2.09 is due Feb
ruary 1 and will cover the monhs
February through June, 1942. On or
before July 1942, it will be neces
sary" to purchase a second $5 stamp
in payment of the tax for the fiscal
year July 1, 1942 to June 30, 1943.
Motor vehicle owners are expect
ed to go to their local post office or
substation and purchase the reven
ue stamp, which will constitute pay
ment of the use tax. They must fill
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Defense Features
Irrigon Pomona Meet
By MARY LUUDELL
Morrow County Pomona grange
met at Irrigon on Saturday, Jan. 3,
in an all day meeting with Pomona
Master Minnie MfcFarland presiding.
Pending legislation was of special
interest to the delegate body, those
talking on vital subjects being Coun
ty Agent Conrad, Paul Smith. W. A.
Baker, Henry Baker and Chas.
Wicklander. These discussions re
sulted in two major resolutions, one
regarding a ceiling established on
agricultural prices, and the other as
follows:
"We recommend that all farmers
repair their farm machinery and or
der necessary parts immediately
while there is an oportunity to ob-
tain them under present priorities '
granted for making agricultural re
pairs. "In order to help relieve the
shortage of raw materials, we fur
ther recommend that farmers may
repair parts that can be repaired
rather than throw them away and
buy new parts, and we further rec
ommend that farmers avail them
selves of the opportunity of getting
machinery repair training at the
FFA repair schools.
"We further recommend that cop
ies of this recommendation be sent
to the Heppner and Hermiston pa
pers and that a copy be sent to each
subordinate grange in the county."
During the lecture hour the fol
lowing program was presented by
Marjorie Gordon, lecturer pro tern:
God Bless America, by all; reading
about a horse, Chas. Wicklander;
talk, "Home Defense and War." Clif
ford Conrad; skit, "New Year's Res
olution, Marjorie Gordon, G. C. Gor
don; songs, "In the Little Red
School House," "Kiss Her When You
Can," Baker girls; song, "Keep the
Home Fires Burning," by all; talk,
Resolutions, Legislation and Degree
Work, National Grange, M. Gordon;
paper, "Thoughts on 1941-42 Grange
Work," Minnie McFarland; discus
sions on above paper; "Parity," Hen
ry Baker; "Planning labor now for
summer. " W. A. Baker; "Organized
Labor and Youth," Chas. Wickland
er; "Grange Work," Mr. Stockman,
Umatilla county; closing song, "Auld
Lang Syne."
Following the program, Unas.
Wicklander, state grange deputy, as
sisted by Mesdames Skoubo, Root
and Coats, installed the officers for
Pomona and Greenfield granges. The
installation and program were open
to the public,
Bv unanimous vote, a $100 De
fense bond was authorized purchased ,
for the county grange organization.
Books of the secretary ana treas
urer were audited for 1940-41 and
found correct.
The next Pomona meeting will be
held on Saturday, April 4, at Lena.
out a form with information con
cerning each vehicle motor num
ber, serial number, description, and
the stamp must be displayed on the
vehicle.
Violations are punishable by a
fine of "not more than $25 or im
prisonment for not more than 31
days, or both." Arrests may be
made by any federal officer.
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Freezer Storage
On Farms Shown
To be Practical
Just as the Pacific northwest is
credited with having started the na
tionwide movement toward the use
of rented storage lockers in which
to keep food by freezing, so the Pa
cific northwest is showing increas
ed interest in farm refrigeration
where equipment is installed on the
farm.
As an aid in this movement, a sta
tion bulletin has just been issued at
Oregon State college entitled "The
Farm Freezing Plant," which con
tains detailed plans and specifica
tions for building individual freezer
units on the farm. The authors are
W. H. Martin, professor of heat en
gineering, and F. E. Price, agricul
tural engineer.
Various combinations of locker
service are discussed in the bulletin,
including use of a rental locker in
connection with household refriger
ation, or the use of two types of
home freezer space without rental
lockers. The most complete of these
is a two -compartment farm freezer
plant which has space for keeping
foods at zero and at 35 degrees F.
This plan involves the investment of
about $600 if the carpenter work is
done by the owner. The operation
will require about 100 kilowatt hours
of electricity per month, which
would probably cost around $2.
This plan is particularly adapted
to neeeds of the larger family that
can use large quantities of frozen
farm-produced fruits, meats, and
vegetables, or the farm family lo
cated somewhat distant from rental
locker service, according to the au
thors. Some individual farm freezer
plants of this type are already in
use on farms in Oregon and Wash
ington and are giving good service
when properly constructed, the au
thors say.
Additional bulletins available at
the college on this subject include
extension circular No. 366, "Freez
ing Fruits, Vegetables, and Meats,"
and extension circular No. 373,
"Freezing and Storing of Meat, Poul
try, and Eggs."
'Kill All Rumors'
Is Advice of Navy
Thirteeenth district naval author
ities today reiterated the president's
warjiing against rumors and urged
all civilians to "kill a rumor by re
fusing to carry it further."
"The regular news agencies are
carrying all legitimate navy news
which will not be of aid to the ene
my," the sokesman said. "Meanwhile
hundreds of street rumors are be
ing circulated, some by enemy ag
ents in an effort to create panic
and confusion but most by un
thinking citizens who do not realize
they are aiding the enemy by re
tailing idle gossip."
Along with the rumors, the navy
officials pointed out, there are oc
casional facts which generate from
defense plants, waterfronts, and ev
en naval stations, which if given
wide oral circulation are of genuine
assistance to the Axis powers.
Oregon
Speed Reduction .
Essential to Defense
Voluntary speed reduction in the
interest of accident prevention and
conservation of automotive essen
tials was urged today by Earl Snell,
secretary of state.
With restricted tire sales already
in effect and with possible gasoline
shortages due to war-interrupted
tanker service in the offing, Snell
pointed out the value of conserving
on these important motor vehicle
essentials now.
"Widespread conservation of these
vital supplies, through voluntary ac
tion on the part of those who drive,
may forestall enforced curtailment
later," the secretary of state declar
ed. By traveling at reduced speeds
and by exercising good judgment in
traffic, drivers can continue to take
necessary trips, and at the same
time conserve gasoline and tires and
prevent accidents.
Lower speeds produce a saving
in gasoline consumed, oil used, wear
on tires and general maintenance
cost. Competent tests recently show
ed that the cost per mile of travel
at a speed of 65 miles an hour is 75
percent more than the cost at a
speed of 45 miles per hour. This test
was based on a trip of 1,000 miles.
Tests on tire wear show that tires
wear out 62 percent faster at 70
miles an hour than at a speed of 50
! miles an hour.
Dairymen Plan War
Session at Astoria
Production methods, sales promo
tion, and breeding programs will
share the spotlight at the forty-ninth
annual session of the Oregon Dairy
men's association at Astoria, Janu
ary 12, 13 and 14, according to the
program just distributed by Roger
W. Morse, secretary, and extension
dairyman at 0. S. C.
The entire program, however, will
be related to the war inasmuch as
dairy products constitute one of the
most vitally needed classes of food,
both for America and her allies, says
Oscar Hagg of Reedville, president.
The first afternoon session will be
devoted entirely to committee meet-
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"THANK YOU-from all of us"
"Just before Christmas, we told you that we would appre
ciate your lending us a hand over the Holiday Season by
not sending greetings by Long Distance.
"We asked this in order to help keep the lines available
for calls important to defense.
"In spite of all our extra operators could do, there were
many more calls than could be handled without delay. We
are exceedingly sorry for the delay, but grateful for the
friendly cooperation you gave us all through these busy
days. Thank you. It really helped a lot.
"We assure you that we will do our level best, under
existing conditions, to render you the finest service possible
during the coming year "
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Business Office: 4 W. Willow Street,
Thursday, January 8, 1942
Oregon Highways See
No Christmas Deaths
Secretary of State Earl Snell to
day reported Oregon's Christmas day
was unmarred by traffic fatalities
in 1941. On the basis of December
traffic accident reports received to
date, no fatal accidents occurred,
though there were several persons
seriously injured.
Last year two persons were killed
in traffic accidents on Christmas
day.
The Oregon holiday traffic death
record this year is slightly better
than the record in 1940, Snell's fig
ures disclosed. In 1940, holiday ac
cidents claimed a toll of 16 lives
while holiday accidents in 1941 took
13 lives.
Traffic volume on many of Ore
gon's major highways shows an in
crease of from 10 to 15 percent on
holidays, Snell explained. The in
creased use of the highways, fat
igue due to long drives, speed too
great for crowded highways and lack
of courtesy and consideration for
the rights of others are the princi
pal factors seen in many of these
holiday accidents.
To avoid them, Snell suggests re
duced speed on highways carrying
heavier than normal traffic, greater
alertness on the part of drivers and
pedestrians in the vicinity of recre
ation areas, patience on the part of
drivers caught in long lines of cars
and careful compliance with traffic
regulations.
ings, starting at 3 o'clock Monday.
The first general session begins at
10 o'clock Tuesday, when President
Hagg will give the annual address.
Immediate war numbers on the pro
gram will be "The Lend-Lease Pro
gram and the Dairy Industry," by
A. E. Engebretson of Astoria, and
"Possible Post-War Adjustments" by
P. M. Brandt of 0. S. C.
The annual banquet Tuesday eve
ning will be addressed by Governor
Charles A. Sprague. The Wednes
day session will feature disease con
trol, nutrition for defense, pasture
management, and election of offi-
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