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Volume 58, Number 47
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, January 22, 1942
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Oreaon Sets Pace
In Pledge-Card
Signing For Bonds
Morgenthau Gives
State Recognition;
Start Tomorrow
Oregon, to date the "pace-setting
state" in the national defense sav
ings bond campaign, was assigned a
new and highly important task Mon
day night by Henry J. Morgenthau,
Jr., secretary of the U. S. Treasury,
said P. W. Mahoney, county defense
savings chairman, this morning.
On a radio hook-up carried by
practically all stations in the state,
Secretary Morgenthau, Governor
Sprague and Palmer Iloyt, state de
fense bond chairman, announced that
Oregon had been selected to open a
national campaign to get every cit
izen with an income to sign a pledge
to buy defense bonds and stamps.
Mahoney said defense bond "min
ute men" have been primed in all
sections of the county and are ready
to start with the kick-off gun to
morrow morning.
Methods worked out'in Oregon will
be used in other states, which will
open their pledge drives February
10. Signing of the pledges is volun
tary and amounts to be pledged for
purchases are to be set up by the
signers, it was pointed out.
Solicitation of pledges will be in
the hands of more than 10.000 citi
zens, designated as "minute men"
who will serve under already exist
ing county defense savings commit
tees. "As the first state in the union to
launch the national pledge campaign
Oregon continues true to her pio
neer heritage," Secretary Morgen
thau seid in his special message to
people of Oregon. "The success of
this drive in Oregon and in the whole
United States is indispensable to our
victory in the battlte to preserve,
protect and defend our democratic
way of life."
Governor Sprague, in his message,
formally proclaimed "Oregon Na
tional Defense Bond Week," begin
ning Tuesday and lasting through
Saturday. "Oregon does set the
pace," he declared, "and when Sat
urday night comes I predict the loy
alty of our people will be demon
strated by their overwhelming re
sconse with signed pledges."
Pointing out that on the success of
ih drive in Oreaon Hoyt, state
chairman, declared: "Free people of
Oregon, be ready, willing and en
thusiastic when the 'minute men'
knock on your door. Cheer them
with as substantial a pledge for
purchase of defense bonds as you
can make."
Minute men in Morrow county are
being named by the various organ
izations in the different communi
ties, with granges taking the lead in
the out-of-town districts.
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Mustangs Win From
Hermiston, 38-25
After a hard fought game, the
Heppner Mustangs downed the Her-
miston Bulldogs, 38-25, for their sec
ond win of the season against the
strong north-Umatilla team. The
game was played Frida'y evening on
the local floor.
- Both teams were hard-pressed all
through the game. The half time
score was 15-13 in favor of Hermis
ton. In the second half the Mustangs
got their second wind to snake 25
points -while Hermiston made only
10. High point man for Heppner
was Jim Barratt with 14, while lead
ing the Hermiston scorers was Wil
cox with. 7.
Line-ups:
Heppner 38 25-Hermiston
Barratt 14 F 5 Tiller
Skuzeski 9... F , 7 Wilcox
C. Snow 3 C 4 Rugg
Pinckney 2 . G 3 Hollaman
Sciivner 6 G 3 Cullen
Drake 2 S 1 Bucknum
Ferguson S 2 Miller
Both well S Noughton
B. Snow S Loughorn
Padberg 2 S Null
Davidson S
Referee, Ladd Sherman, Irrigon.
The Heppner "B" squad won over
the Hermiston "B" squad, 31-18.
Tomorrow evening Heppner jour
neys to Arlington for its next game
in league play.
Farmers Warned to
Conserve Burlap Bags
With the war in the Pacific and
resultant shipping difficulties cut
ting off the prncpal U. S. source of
burlap, it has become very import
ant that farmers conserve their pre
sent supplies of burlap bags to guard
against an almost certain shortage,
Henry Baker, chairman' of the coun
ty USDA War Board, has been in
formed. Nearly all of the United States'
sunply of burlap comes from India,
the chairman explained. Normally,
agriculture used 75 percent of bur
lap imports, mostly for bags to
package commodities which farmers
buy and sell. Now. under OPM or
ders two-thirds of the burlap avail -Dble
will be used for military pur
poses, such as sand bags and cam
ouflage materials.
While an effort is being made to
expand the production of cotton and
paper as substitutes, it appears that
a scarcity of fabric packing mater
ials is almost sure to develop, the
chairman warned. Accordingly, far
mers will have to make every burlap
bag last longer, by more careful
handling and by repairing damaged
bags, he advised.
'Act of God' Recalled
By Pioneer One Winter
When Snowbound
Have you been shivering? Well
read this one and warm up.
"I recall one winter when we
were living at the mountain place.
It was 20 degrees below zero in
side the house," said Mrs. Frank
Rumble this week.
"Willard (Mr. Herren, late hus
band of Mrs. Rumble) was ill in
bed. Dorothy was a baby, and
mother, past ninety, was threat
ened with a cold on least exposure.
We were snowbound.
"At this critical point, Jim Kirk,
our neighbor living several miles
down the creek, drove up with a
team and wagon. He said he had
recdvfd a telegram from a geol
ogist who said hi was coming in
the next day and Mr. Kirk was
breaking the road for him.
"Well, it so happened that the
geologist didn't show up, but Mr.
Kirk's arrival proved a god-send."
?. W. Mahoney To
Head Commerce Body
P. W. Mahoney was unanimous
choice of directors of Heppner
chamber of commerce to be presi
dent of the body for the coming
year, at the election held at Lucas
Place Tuesday noon. W. C. Rose
wall was named first vice-president;
C. J. D. Bauman, second vice pres
ident, and F. W. Turner, secretary.
Mahoney succeeds B. C. Pinckney
who has headed the group since or
ganization two years ago.
The next membership meeting of
the chamber was announced lor
February 3, with C. J. D. Bauman
and E. Harvey Miller named as pro
gram committee for the evening.
Regular directors' meetings are held
at noon the third Tuesday of each
month. ' '
While the claim upon his time of
various other duties was seen by Mr.
Mahoney as a hindrance to his giv
ing the chamber position all the at
tention it deserves, the new presi
dent accepted the position with the
declaration that every attempt would
be made to maintain the good past
record and to carry on to new ac
complishments for the benefit of
Heppner and Morrow county.
Commodity Credit
Now Taking Wheat
County Swings Into
Action For Paralysis
Campain Funds
Federal Tax Assistant
Here February 16
A deputy collector of internal rev
enue will be at the court house in
Heppner on February 16 to assist
Morrow county people in making
their income tax returns, anounces
J. W. Maloney, collector of internal
revenue at Portland.
In addition to the assistance giv
en in the various counties, the same
help will be given at the office of
the collector, Customs House, in
Portland, each day until March 16,
the last day of the filing period up
on which all returns must be re
ceived at the collector's office, or at
the offices of deputy collectors sta
tioned outside of Portland, said Mr.
Maloney.
WOULD TAKE EVACUEES
Mrs. Frank Rumble says the con
dition of her health has prevented
her doing things she would like to
do in helping with war activites, but
that should the occasion arise she
will make room in her large house
for evacuees.
LAST RITES HELD
Last rites for Mifflin Jay Devin,
80, who passed away at the farm in
Sand Hollow last Thursday, were
held from the Church of Christ on
Saturday afternoon, with Martin B.
Clark, minister, officiating. Inter
ment was in Masonic cemetery. A
large concourse of realtives and
friends was present, including fellow
members of the I. O. O. F. lodge of
which Mr. Devin had long been a
member. Chas. Barlow sans a solo
and the male quartet of ths church
also sang. Mr. Devin was a member
of the local church. Relatives at
tending included Mrs. Richard
Schenckler, Mr. and Mrs. Paul War
ren, Mr. and Mrs, J. C. Walton, all
of Yakima, Wash.; Mr. and Mrs. El
lis Wyland and son Gerald, Pendle
ton; Mr. and Mrs. Austin Devin and
son Oliver of Hardman; Mrs. Dessa
Hofstetter of Monmouth, and Mr.
and Mrs. Oral Scott, Mr. and Mrs.
M. N. Kirk, Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Wy
land and Mrs. Letha Archer, all of
this' city.
ZAN SIMS SAFE
Relatives here received word this
week from Zan Sims that he was
safe and in good health. Zan is with
the navy in Pacific waters.
Characters Chosen
For Junior Class Play
The junior class has chosen the
characters for their class play, "Her
Incubator Husband," to be present
ed March 20.
Characters are as follows: Mrs.
Ellis, a widow, Helen Fortner; Elaine,
her daughter,' Vera McDaniel; Anna,
a Dutch servant girl, Kingsley Cha
pin; Patsy Dare, Elaine's chum, Dor
otha Wilson; Mrs. Honeywell, a dis
tracted wife, Patty O'Harra; Mrs.
Updike, her friend, Colleen Kilken
ny; Mrs. Mudge, a bewildered mo
ther, Neta Bleakman; Felix Mudge,
beset with a love-problem, Phil
Cohn; Roy Honeywell, who helps
him out, Jiin Bariatt; Rev. Hooper,
who ties the knot, Hugh McLaugh
lin; Dt-tective Snyder.
In answer to a question raised at
the land use conference here last
Saturday, C. D. Conrad, county ag
ent received word this morning
from Commodity credit corporation
that it contemplates movement of
a considerable amount of wheat if
it can be made available. Conrad
says the corporation will take all
loan wheat that farmers will now
let go of. Additional information is
I expected to be released soon, the
letter stated.
Concern was expressed at the
land use meeting over the conges
tion of warehouse facilities in the
face of a new crop coming on.
At the recent Eastern Oregon
Wheat League conference here an
almost unanimous expression of far
mers was made in favor of . letting
go of their wheat to the corporation
for the loan value.
GET SOLONS' COMPLIMENTS
Mr. and Mrs. Frank
the recipients of admission cards to
both houses of the 77th congress,
sent to them by Senator McNary and
Representative James Mott. The
junior Mr. Tuiner, who has been in
lone, Boardman Set
Dances Saturday;
Heppner in Week
Morrow county's enviable reputa
tion in past years will again be up
held in honoring President's Roose
velt's birthday and in raising funds
for the National Infantile. Paralysis
foundation, says Charles B. Cox,
county chairman for this year's ev
ent. Special parties are being held Sat
urday evening at lone and Board
man, proceeds from which will go
into the foundation fund, and the
following Saturday the last big par
ty will be held at the Elks hall in
Heppner, under sponsorship of the
local lodge, all proceeds from which
will also be turned to the battle
against the dreaded disease from
which the president himself emerged
as an example of the type of rehab
ilitation the foundation is attempt
ing to accomplish with victims over'
the entire land.
"It is not expected to wage as in
tensive a campaign in the' county
this year as has been done a few
times in the past, due to greater de
mand upon the people for war re
lief funds," said Chairman Cox. "It
is believed, however, that a sub
stantial sum will be raised through
voluntary patronage of the various
parties, and in the 'March of Dimes'
for which opportunity is being af
forded. "We all know the great stress un
der which our chief is working to
day to meet the constant flow of
problems in the war effort. He has
little time this year to spend with
'he work of the foundation, but we
all know what a satisfaction it must
b? to him to know that his friends
are carrying on this great humani
tarian work.
"At no time in the nation's history
has there been a greater need for
such organizations as the foundation
in waylaying the plagues that in
vade health and so lessen the ef
fectiveness of the manpower and
womanpower of the nation, as well
as lower the morale of the land."
Chairman Cox pointed out that
Morrow county has had its f hare of
sorrow from infantile paralysis, the
local funds having been depleted
in assisting cases in the past. A
share of the receipts this year will
;'gain stay in the local fund for use
in such cases in futurtv. That the
work may be carried on effectively,,
and a heartening note sounded for
the overburdened leader of the na
tion when his birthday comes this
January 30, Chairman Cox says
Morrow county will respond.
Heppner Democrats
At Jackson Dinner
Morrow county democrats who
attended the annual Jackson Day
dinner in Portland Saturday eve
ning were inspired by the message
of Dr. Silwing P. C. Au, Chinese
MISSIONARY VISITS consul, reported cnas. b. lox, one
M FVIno Wimnlo f.icV, rotnrnerl " the attendants.
missionary from China, has been j Au declared that Hitler's method
spending several days in Heppner I of warfare was borrowed from Jap
in the interests of the "Emereencv an and nct Vlce versa, dting the
Million" movement. In a talk at
the Church of Christ Sunday morn
ing she gave a vivid account of war
conditions in China which she ob-
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it'i noon Miu apjJtcii tu in'iuit? wumfii
of the church.
AH) PARALYSIS FUND
The seventh and eighth grades of
the Lexington school have contribu
te nation s capital for the last few ted generously to the infantile par-
weeks, speaks in praiseworthy terms alysis fund during the past years and j CORRECTION
undeclared war Japan made on Rus
sia in the early 19Ws and the long
invasion of China as proof of his
statement.
Politics were adjourned at the
dinner, Cox said, and emphasis was
placed on the need for unity in
prosecuting the war.
Others from here in attendance
included D. M. Ward, Henry Aiken,
L. L. Matlock and Mrs. Josie Jones.
ot the hospitality extended to him are following up the practice again
by the Oregon senators and repre- this year. They are also members of
sentatives. He says Washington is the Red Cross and consistently pur
a busy place with the increased j chase defense stamps. They have
number of defense and clerical adopted the idea of service wher
workers. ever possible.
In these columns last week it was
inadvertently reported that Mr. and
Mrs. Frank Rumble had returned
from a trip to Montana. The name
should have been Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Trumble.
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