Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon
Thursday, January 15, 1942
WOMEN FROM RURAL HOMES ENTER ARMY SERVICE
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women as wen a men vn wc
farms and in the villages and small
towns of the country are forging to
the front in America's united war
effort.
The 2,000,000 men in our Army
are not only supported by the
patriotic civilian work of an in
creasing number of women and
girls who are rendering efficient
service in their home communities,
but thousands of wives, sisters and
sweethearts of the men in the
combat forces are enrolling for
active duty. Those now engaged
in full time activities are members
of the Army Nurse Corps, Reserve
Nurses, hostesses in the various
cantonments and dieticians in the
hncmiala e n rl fnnA Pfmanlt.flTlt.S in
the War Department and the
camps.
Four-H Clubs have furnished
ideal training for many young
women now serving in auxiliary
branches of our Army, according
to a recent announcement by au
thorities in Washington. Conspic
uous among the 4-H Clubbers now
working for Uncle Sam is Mrs.
Meryl P. Stone, designated as an
associate of Miss Mary Barber,
food consultant to the Secretary of
War. It is Mrs. Stone's job to as
sist with menus for the soldiers in
the camps and in the field. She
will sample the "chow" and will be
available for conferences at the
Army Bakers and Cooks schools.
Mrs. Stone declares that the
foundation for her present post was
built during her 4-H Club days in
her home town of Black Earth,
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MRS. MERYL P. STONE
Wisconsin. (That quaint name, by
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tne way, comes irom tne aaric, ricn
soil in thn vflllev of the Wisconsin
Iriver.) A 4-H Club flourished in
jher community and Mrs. Stone was
'one of its active members. Under
her leadership the Black Earth or
iganization won honors at a county
fair for skill in sewing.
After ViiVh Rchool Mrs. Stone
ientered the University of Wiscon
sin to major in home economics.
FnHnwino- her graduation she
served an internship as a future
dietician at the university 01
Michigan and established a train
ing course in dietetics for student
nurses at a Detroit hospital.
Npw York she ioined
the staff of a large commercial
concern and continued her work in
preparing recipes and balancing
their caloric contents ior noieis,
ooVinnla hnanitals and other insti
tutions. Romance and marriage
aa trr tVia fnrmor Wisconsin 4-H.
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Club girl and last summer with
her lawyer husband, she movea to
Washington, where she continued
active in her chosen held.
Tim stnrv of her career is not
unlike that of many other women
on duty for our Army, as shown by
the files of the War Department.
Four-H Club girls recruitea irom
HPftinna of the country
have answered the call to service
and are giving the Government the
benefit of their skill, thrift and
efficient training. As home dem
onstration agents, many young
women from rural communities are
atroTio-thAnins' the civilian forces.
and in other fields they have shown
resourcefulness and initiative in
their patriotic efforts for the na
tions defense.
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1QNE NEWS
Truck Crashes Phone
Pole Near lone
By MRS. ELMER GRIFFITH
At the regular meeting of the
Union Aid society last week election
of officers was held resulting in the
following: President, Lulu Nelson;
vice-president, Anna Blake; treas
urer, Mary Swanson; secretary, Jen
nie McMurray. Mrs. Ollie Engelman
was named as a representative of
this society to assist in making a
survey of the woman power here
for national defense.
A first aid class will be organized
at the school house at 7:30 p. m. on
January 21, and all interested per
sons are asked to be present. C. J. D.
Bauman of Heppner will have charge
of the class.
Captain Nolan Paige of Washing
ton, D. C, son of Mrs. Laxton Mc
Murray, has been promoted to the
rank of chief of classified and stat
istical section of the military branch.
The school children are carrying
on a campaign for the collection of
waste paper, and attics, cellars, and
woodsheds are being emptied of
years' accumulations of old maga
azines, papers, out-dated school
books, etc. The campaign ends
Thursday of this week, and the los
ing team will give the winners a
party. The paper will be sold and
the proceeds used to buy a govern
ment bond for the school.
Roy Ray, a former resident of this
county and a brother of Dale Ray,
died at his home in Hood River,
Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Ray
attended the funeral services, which
were held at Hood River on Tues
day. A. E. Stefani has purchased the
tile building now occupied by Jack
Fan-is" barber shop and cafe.
The Park hotel is reported to
have been sold to Vernor Troedson
this week.
Miss Gladys Brashers, a former
lone teacher, has completed a bus
iness course in Portland and is now
employed in an office there.
Earl McCabe, Richard Lundell,
and Lee Pettyjohn were visitors in
Walla Walla Monday, and Mr. Mc
Cabe enlisted in the naval reserve.
He expects to enter the service
sometime this month.
Mesdames Garland Swanson, E. J.
Swanson, Erling Thompson, and
Omar Rietmann entertained the
Women's Topic club Saturday after j
noon at the Garland Swanson home.
"Valorous Years" by A. J. Cronin
was reviewed by the hostess. Mrs.
Charles Carlson was elected to mem
bership. Guests present were Mes
dame C. W. Swanson, Victor Riet
mann, Dorr Mason, M. E. Cotter,
E. R. Lundell, Cleo Drake, Ted
Blake and Hugh Smith.
A community meeting and pot
luck dinner will be held at the Con
gregational church on February 1
and everyone in the community is
invited to attend. February first is
the beginning of the fiscal year of
the church, and there will be re
ports on the cooperative church and
the election of officers.
The H. E. C. of Willows grange
will meet at the home of Mrs. George
C. Krebs on January 16. On Satur
day, January 17 a regular grange
meeting will be held. The business
meeting will be followed by a pro
gram, and Judge Bert Johnson will
speak on civilian defense. This will
be followed by old-time dancing.
This is not open to the public.
Telephone communication was dis
rupted Monday afternoon when a
pole was struck and broken off by
a truck driven by Fred McMurray
of Hermiston. Mr. McMurray was
coming dswn the highway with a
load of potatoes when he was crowd
ed by a car which he met, and his
truck slipped off the road, greatly
to the detriment of the telephone
pole, but without injury to Mr. Mc
Murray, who, when Fred Petyjohn's
tractor had pulled the truck back
on to the road, preceded to town.
Mrs. Frank Lindsey of Morgan
became seriously ill at her farm
home on Saturday and was taken to
Heppner, where she is being cared
for in the hospital there. She is im
proving. Mrs. Berl Akers is a patient in
the hospital at Heppner, and her
mother, Mrs. H. O. Ely, is staying
at her home caring for the little boy.
Henry Gorger underwent an oper
ation at St. Anthony's hospital in
Pendleton Saturday morning and is
reported to be making satisfactory
LEXINGTON NEWS
George McMillan
Rites at Lexington
By MARGARET SCOTT
Funeral services for George L.
McMillan who passed away in Port
land at the age of 70 years, 5 mon
ths and 16 days, were held in the
local Christian church Tuesday af
ternoon with Cecil Warner of Her
miston officiating. Among out-of-town
relatives present were Bob
Wayne and John Robert McMillan
of Hillsboro and Grande Ronde.
Eleanor Rice started back to school
Monday after recuperating from the
removal of tonsils.
The regular meeting of the local
grange was held Saturday night with
twenty-four members present. This
was a good attendance considering
weather conditions.
Word received from Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Rice by Mr. Rice's mother
stated that after the football game
in North Carolina they had taken
the train to New York City where
they spent a few days, then return
ed home by the southern route. The
card was mailed from Greensbor
ough, N. C, on January 7. Barney
Doherty is accompanying the Rices.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Breshears
spent Sunday afternoon at the home
of their daughter and son-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Everett Crump in
Heppner.
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT
Whereas it has pleased our Heav
enly Father to summon to her Eter
nal home our beloved sister, Mary
McCarty, who was a life member
of Ruth Chapter No. 32, Order of
Eastern Star, and who died on De
cember 14, 1941;
Be it sesolved that we bow in
humble submission to the will of the
Omnipotent, and etend to the be
reaved family of the deceased our
heartfelt sympathy. That we drape
our Charter in mourning in memory
of our departed sister; that a copy
of these resolutions be spread upon
the minutes of the Chapter, a copy
sent to the family, and one to the
press for publication.
Etta Parker, Florence Hughes,
Vawter Parker, Committee.
Mccarty raised in r.o.t.c
University of Oregon, Eugene,
Jan. 14. Willis P. McCarty of Hepp
ner has been appointed cadet captain
for the ROTC unit at the university
for winter term, according to an
announcement by Colonel Robert M.
Lyon, head of the Military science
department at the University of
Oregon.
recovery.
lone defeated the Stanfield high
basketball team here Monday eve
ning by a score of 17-19, before
wildly cheeering fans. lone held
the lead throughout the game, but
there was never more than a few
points difference in the scores. Stan
field was victorious in the prelim
inary game.
HARDMAN NEWS
! Defense Activities
Going at Hardman
By ELSA M. LEATHERS
Mrs. Jim Burnside has been ap
pointed chairman for the Hardman
district for the Infantile Paralysis
drive. She appointed the committee
to aid her: Jean Reed for the mill
district; Ollis Hastings, schools; Alice
Hastings, lodges; Elsa M. Leathers,
publicity. Some ideas will be work
ed out soon to raise money.
Mrs. Harlan Adams has been ap
pointed by the Heppner board as
Red Cross first aid worker in our
district.
There was a meeting at the high
school to talk over means of de
fense, November 12. A committee
was appointed to attend to black
outs, or any other business that
may come up. Clarence Rogers, Sam
McDaniel, Jr., Carey Hastings, Hen
ry Coats and Charley McDaniel were
appointed.
I wish to thank all who made it
possible to turn $33.07 over for the
T. B. seals from Hardman commun
ity. There are several who haven't
answered yet, or returned the seals.
Miss Lois Hewitt was called to
Milton on Tuesday of this week by
the passing of her father, Mr. Hew
itt. He was 80 years of age ,and
passed away suddenly. Mrs. Stan
ley Robison taught in her absence.
Word was received here Saturday
that both Delbert Robison and
Donald Robinson who were called
recently passed their final examina
tions and were sent to Fort Lewis,
Wash.
Miss Cecilia Bell entertained the
high school with cake and ice cream
Friday evening at her home.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam McDanel had a
letter this week from their grandson,
Roger Howell who is stationed in the
eastern theater of war, the first word
since the Pearl Harbor attack. Rela
tives and friends were glad to hear
that he was okeh.
Correction from last week: Miss
Ann Mclntyre did not return to
Corvallis, but is employed at Hepp
ner. Mrs. Stanley Robison and Archie
Bechdolt both gave to the Red Cross
war relief this week, bringing the
total to $52.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl McDaniel of
Lonerock visited in Hardman Sun
ay on their way home from Monu
ment where Mrs. McDaniel had vis
ited her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
George Smith for three weeks.
Kinard McDaniel of Lonerock was
at Hardman over Friday and Sat
urday attending to business in Hepp
ner. Everett Hadley signed this week
with a construction company to go
to Alaska to work on dewense work.
It is not known the exact time he
will leave for Alaska.
The Rebekahs and Oddfellows
held joint installation Saturday
night. Refreshments were served
later in the evening.
BQARDMAN NEWS
Lexington Loses Two
Games to Boardman
By MRS. CLAUD COATS
The snow and cold weather still
stay with us, however, it has moder
ated, and the thermometer goes ab
ove freezing during the day.
Vesta Graves, small daughter of
Henry Graves, returned home Fri
day from Hermiston where she has
been receiving treatments. She
stayed with her uncle and family,
George Graves.
Mrs. William Lilly and mother,
Blanche Shannon, were shoppers in
Pendleton Saturday.
Mrs. I. Skoubo had the misfortune
to break her left arm just above the
wrist joint Saturday. One bone was
broken, the other bone being crack
ed. The local Red Cross war relief
fund is underway on the project. All
results are not in at this writing.
The loan closet has also been start
ed and all articles are to be left at
the home of Mrs. Gladys Fortier. .
Lexington Jack Rabbits motored
to Boardman Friday evening to meet
the Yellow Jackets, losing both
games. The final score was 30-15.
Boardman's second team won 24-5.
IRRIGON NEWS
George Rand Passes
At Irrigon Home
By MRS. W. C. ISOM
Mr. and Mrs. George Kendler and
children, George and Yvonne, from
Grand Coulee, Wash., who have been
visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
W. C. Isom and George Kendler, Sr.,
the past two weeks returned to
their home Monday.
George Rand passed away at his
home here Thursday morning, Jan.
8, after an extended illness. Mr.
Rand had resided here the last 30
years. He was near 74 years old.
He leaves his widow and two sons,
Batie Rand of Irrigon and Earl Rand
of Portland. Funeral services and
interment were at Irrigon.
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Rand and son
Alvin of Portland and a niece, Mrs.
Foster of Hermiston were here to
attend the funeral of Mr. Rand on
Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Grey of Umatilla
were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs.
Carl Runke Saturday night.
Willard and Lucille Jones who
spent the holidays with their par
ents have returned to their respect
ive colleges at La Grande and Port
land. Mr. and Mrs. Owen Cork's two
daughters, Myrtle and Betty Low,
and son Pat of Seneca, and Mrs.
Lawrence Cochran of Monument
visited Mr. Cork's aunt and family,
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Isom, Wednes
day night.
Lee Smith and Mrs. Whitney were
united in marriage last Thursday
at Walla Walla.
I PINE CITY NEWS
! Mr. and Mrs. Ray Ayers came
out from Heppner Saturday for a
visit with Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Ay
ers. A number were asked in to the
Ayers home Saturday evening to
surprise Mrs. Bertha Ayers on her
birthday. Three tables of cards were
in play, with high score going to
Louise Bums and Burl Wattenburg
er and low to Mrs. Agnes Aber
crombie and Bert Barnes. ,
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Barnes of Pilot
Rock spent Saturday and Sunday
with Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Watten
burger. Miss Patricia Daley, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Jim Daley, fell on the
street in Pendleton and fractured
her ankle and is confined to her
room. She has been taking part-time
work in Pendleton and working at
the air port.
Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Myers and
Russell Moore are on the sick list
with bad colds, also Mr. and Mrs.
Harold Wilkins and Katherine O
Brien. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Voglar of
Cornell spent Sunday at their ranch
on Butter creek. Mr. Voglar had
two more loads of cattle brought to
the ranch Monday.
Friends on Butter creek received
word from John McCauley, who
worked for Tom Boylen for a num
j ber of years, that he is now in Cot
tonwood, Cal. He took a special
course in mechanics and is working
there in a machine shop. Mr. Mc
Cauley has purchased a lot in Cot
tonwood on Bruce street and high
way 99. The big home on two of the
lots is to be remodeled into a mod
ern hospital. Dr. L. Clark of Red
ding will open an office and take
charge of the hospital.
Barney Doherty and Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Rice attended the Rose Bowl
game New Years day and went on
to New York to Madison Square
Garden to take in the Joe Louis
fight.
Homemade Machines
Aid Scarcity Battle
Many Oregon farmers are finding
it possible to build some of their
own farm implements out of old
parts available and thus avoid un
necessary purchases in these times
of equipment scarcity. This is par
ticularly true in regard to imple
ments that will help control erosion
and conserve moisture, according to
Soil Conservation service and state
extension specialists.
One such implement used in some
sections for making trashy fallow is
the mold-boardless plow. This is
fashioned by taking the moldboards
entirely off a regular plow or by'
cutting them down to stubby mold
boards that do not turn the furrow
slice completely over. While stub
ble mulching has come to be a
generally accepted practice in the
summer fallow areas, different kinds
of equipment are used in different
localities, depending on soil type and
height of stubble.
Another implement known as a
chisel used for sub-soiling and
breaking up hardpan is being made
by a number of farmers out of old
plow frames. Home forged chisel
points bolted on to the plow beams
are used.
Many farmers are going through
all of their cast-off machinery this
winter, saving those parts than can
be made into other machines or for
repairing usable equipment, and sell
ing the remainder for iron and steel
scrap, which is much in demand
now.
Spring Use of Nitrogen
Ups Grass Seed Yield
Nitrogen fertilizers are best appli
ed to some seed crops in the spring,
according to results of one year's
tests made on 10-acre plots in a
chewing fescue field of the Red Hill
Soils experimental area near Oregon
City. The best yield of seed was ob
tained where a spring application of
100 pounds per acre of 16-20-0 fer
tilizer was made, plus 100 pounds of
ammonium sulphate.
Results were nearly as good where
the fail application of the first ma
terial was made followed by a spring
application of ammonium sulphate.
Where only a fall application was
made without the spring ammonium
sulphate, less than half as many seed
stalks were produced per square
yard.
The experiment will be continued.