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(Summary of important informa
tion on important developments of
the week made available by official
sources through 5 p. m., EWT, Mon
day, April 20.)
War Production Chairman Nelson
speaking in New York City, said the
United Nations have now outstrip
ped the Axis in war production. Be
cause of the accumulated reserves
of the enemy, however, "we have
not yet won the battle of produc
tion," he 'said. Vice President Wal
lace said by July of this year the U.
S. will be producing more war ma
terial than any other nation in the
history of the world.
The WPB said as of April 1 the
government had disbursed more
than $23 billion on the war effort.
Chairman Nelson asked all prime
contractors to establish subcontract
ing departments, and to make sub
contracting needs known to the
nearest WPB field office. He also
asked that workers vocations be
staggered, and overtime and em
ployment of substitutes be increased
so vacations will , not disrupt war
production. The board listed the Erst
500 plants to set up voluntary labor
management committees and launch
production drives.
Manpower Mobilization
Federal Security Administrator
McNutt was made chairman of a
nine-man War Manpower Commis
sion set up by the President to
"bring about the most effective
mobilization and the maximum use
of the nation's manpower." Mr. Mc
Nutt said the commission will estab
lish a labor priorities system to al
locate manpower on a voluntary
basis. If this system fails, he said
he would ask for authority to as
sign men and women to specific jobs.
He reported an additional 10 mil
lion workers will be needed in war
production this year, many of whom
will have to be obtained through
recruiting of women, young people
and retired workers.
The President proclaimed the
week of May 3 as National Employ
ment week and asked employers to
train and employ women and older
men as a means of avoiding a labor
shortage. The President's commit
tee on fair employment practice or
dered 10 companies holding large
war contracts to cease discriminat
ing against workers because of race
or religion.
The War Front
War Secretary Stimson told a press
conference the U. S. Army is almost
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Mrs. Mahala Minor
Was County Pioneer
Funeral services were held from
the Church of Christ here Monday
afternoon for Mrs. Mahala Minor,
widow of the late W. Oscar Minor,
and a pioneer of Morrow county,
. who died Friday at the Corda Sal
ing home where she was being car
ed for following a stroke. She had
been critically ill for two weeks.
Martin B. Clark conducted the
services, attended by many friends
of the family, who paid beautiful
floral tribute. Interment was in Ma
sonic cemetery beside the grave of
her late husband.
Mahala M. Stanley was a native
of Oregon, being born in Linn coun
ty July 29, 1861. Her parents passed
away when she was a small child
and most of her childhood was spent
with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs.
Wm. Neel, on the John Day river
five miles from Monument. Having
come to Heppner during the Indian
war in this vicinity, where she re
ceived employment in the Minor ho
tel and met William Oscar Minor,
pioneer merchant and stockman,
to whom she was later married at
Linn county, near Sarrow, August
30, 1887.
She was a great-granddaughter of
Thomas Cox, the first merchant in
Salem, and a pioneer of 1847. She
was the daughter of Peter Marlette,
one of LaFayette's revolutionary sol
diers. Surviving are her son, Stan
ley Minor, and sister, Mrs. Clara
Brown of St. Johns, Wash.
Mr. Minor passed away in 1922,
and a daughter, Leah (Mrs. George
Cook) died some years ago.
Mrs. Minor was a loving char
acter and many friends regret her
passing.
Volume 59, Number 4
Farm-City Folk To
Join In 'Know Your
Neighbor Banquet'
E. H. Miller to Ex
plain Wheat Situa
tion; Talk Quotas
A banquet meeting for all Morrow
county farmers and their wives and
business men and their wives will
be held at the Christian church
Saturday evening, April 25, begin
ning at 7:30.
Various farm problems, including
the ensuing wheat marketing quota
referendum, the wheat storage sit
uation, the nail situation and Food
for Victory goals, will be discussed.
E. H. Miller, local farmer recently
appointed to serve as farmer-field-man
for the AAA in the ten coun
ties in northeastern Oregon, will
discuss the wheat situation as it
exists in the United States and the
world today Know Your Neighbor
week starts April 26 and this ban
quet will be a good send-off for
that week in Morrow county.
Program numbers will also in
clude a discussion of wheat storage
facilities by Geo. N. Peck, and talk
on Morrow county's civilian defense
by J. O. Turner, county coordinator.
Two sound motion pictures will be
shown, one "Democracy in Action,"
the other on war activities. Musical
numbers and tap dancing will con
tribute to the entertainment.
Tickets for the banquet may be
obtained ahead of time at the coun
ty agent's office or from community
AAA committeemen in the various
communities.
FOURTH DRAFT
SIGN-UP MONDAY
The date of the Fourth Registra
tion has been set for April 27th. At
t that time all men between the ages
' of 45 and 65 must register for Sel
ective Service.
Every male person who on Feb
ruary 16, 1942, has attained the
forty-fifth anniversary of the day
of his birth and on April 27, 1942,
has not attained the sixty-fifth
anniversary of the day of his
birth, must register.
Registration places, the names of
the chief registrars, and the days
they will be open for registration,
follow:
A. C. Houghton, office, Irrigon,
April 27; S. C. Russell, Shell Service
station, Boardman, April 27; Walter
Roberts, American Legion hall, lone,
April 27 (men will be able to reg
ister at lone on Saturday and Sun
day, April 25 and 26 previous to the
27th upon request being made to
Mr. Roberts); H. O. Bauman, I. O.
O. F. hall, Lexington, April 27; Clar
ence Rogers, store, Hardman, April
27; Heppner, office of local board,
April 25, 26 and 27 between the
hours of 8 a. m. to 9 p. m. on April
25 and 26, and the hours which all
places of registration will be open
on April 27 will be between 7 a. m.
and 9 p. m.
Representatives of the United Sta
tes Employment service will also be
at the office of Morrow county lo
cal board on April 25 and 26 between
the hours of 10 a. m. to 9 p. m. to
assist registrants in the third reg
istration in completing the occupa
tional questionnaires mailed to them
recently.
TROPHY STATIONS SET
Morrow County Hunters and Ang
lers club announces collection sta
tions for trophies in its crow-magpie
contest as follows: J. Logie Rich
ardson, Heppner; Carl Alyn, lone;
Ruggs, Rhea creek.
C. A. Minor came over from his
home at Mt. Vernon for funeral
services for the late Mrs. Mahala
Minor on Monday. He made the
drive over by himself. His daughter,
Mrs. Phil Brady was also here from
her home at Mitchell.
FIVE GENERATIONS IN
F. D. Cox, octogenarian Morrow
county pioneer of the Ilinton creek
section, heads this five generation
group which assmbled for the pho
tograph at a recent family reunion
at Stanfield.
School Open House
Set Tomorrow Evening
The Heppner public schools will
hold their annual open house to
morrow (Friday) evening, begin
ning at 7:15. All patrons and friends
of the school are cordialy invited to
attend.
Doors of the main building will be
opened at 7:15 and will remain
open until 8:15 for inspection of the
exhibits in the various rooms and
departments, depicting progress and
nature of the work throughout the
year.
At 8:15 a bell will sound as a
signal for everyone to gather in the
gym-auditorium for a program
starting at 8:25. Following this pro
gram the main building will be re
opened an additional half hour for
the benefit of those who might have
arrived late. All mothers - are es
pecially invited to visit the home
economics department before the
program for tea. The program in
the auditorium, predominantly grade
school since the high school during
the year through its athletics, dra
matics and other activities has held
several "open houses," will include
the following:
Flag salute, singing of "Star
Spangled Banner," address of wel
come, Dutch dance and song by
first grade, songs by third and fourth
grades, clog dance, song by seventh
and eighth grades, song by fifth,
sixth, seventh and eighth grade
girls; tap dance, song by seventh
and eighth grade mixed chorus, style
show, singing of "God Bless Am
erica." A Cappella Choir
Coming Wednesday
Music lovers of Heppner are in
store for an unusual treat when
the Eastern Oregon College of Ed
ucation's A Capella choir sings here
next Wednesday evening, April 29,
at 8:15 p. m. at the high school
auditorium. The group of 60 voices
will be directed by Kenneth E.
Schilling. The concert is being
sponsored by the Heppner Music
Study club.
The housing facility committee
headed by Mrs. Frank Turner is
locating rooms to house the group
over night. Other members of the
committee are Miss Dorothy Gene
Davolt, Miss Rose Leibbrand, Mrs.
A. H. Blankenship and Mrs. Tom
Wilson.
Miss Kathryn Parker, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank S. Parker, is a
member of the choir and local peo
ple are looking forward to hearing
the event.
Tickets are on sale at Humphreys
Drug store.
DISPLAY SERVICE FLAG
The local Pacific Power and Light
company office is displaying a ser
vice flag with 45 stars, indicating
the number of P. P. & L. employees
now in the service of their country.
A late star was aded for Clifford
Jenison who has been inducted at
the San Diego Marine training base
after leaving the local office.
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, April 23, 194
COX FAMILY
Pictured with Mr. Cox are his
daughter, Amy Cocr; granddaugh
ter, Elsie Stephens; great-granddaughter,
Rose Mary Brown, and
great-great - grandson, David
Brown.
CORWIN NAMED
SUPERINTENDENT
George A. Corwin of Boardman
was named new superintendent of
Heppner schools at a special meet
ing of the board of directors Inst
evening. He succeeds Alden H.
Blankenship who resigned to take
advantage of a scholarship from
Couumbia university, New York,
next year.
Also elected were Evelyn
Youngberg, O. S. C. graduate as
home economics instructor, and
Joyce Ilugill, graduate Salem Bus
iness college, and Willamette with
graduate work at U. of N. Mexico,
for commercial and Spanish. Miss
Ilugill is now teaching at Wallowa.
Mr. Corwin, who has been at
Boardman as superintendent for five
years, is a Reed college graduate
with graduate work at U. of Oregon.
He was graduated by Hood River
high school in 1924, and by Reed in
1929. He has had 12 years exper
ience, five years as teacher and
coach at Colton high school, two
years as principal at Colton high,
and the five years at Boardman.
He is a past president of Morrow
county unit, O. S. T. A, and chair
man of the state committee for wr;t
ing world history course of study.
He was president of his junior class
in college. His thesis won prizes of
fered by National Municipal league
in 1928 and again in 1929.
Mr. Corwin is married and has
four children. He is 37 years of age,
professionally-minded, with an ac
tive interest in his profession. He
is generally regarded as a good
sound professional school adminis
trator, the board reports.
Trade Outlets Register
for Sugar in Week
Registration of trade outlets for
sugar rationing will be held April
28 and 29 at the high schools. Those
to register at this time include
wholesalers and retailers, institu
tions and industrial users, includ
ing hotels, restaurants, manufactur
ers, candy factories, boarding hous
es, bakeries and large ranches where
boarding house conditions prevail.
Definite date has not been set for
consumer sign-up under the ration
ing plan, announces Mrs. Lucy E.
Rodgers, county chairman of the
sugar registration work.
NAVY ENLISTEES VISIT
Thos. J. Aubrey, chief quarter
master, from La Grande, and Lee
M. Spencer, chief water tender, of
Pendleton, are Navy recruiting offi
cers in the city today. Spencer is
located permanently at Pendleton,
with office open daily from 8 a. m.
to 5 p. m. at room 250, Postoffice
building. He expects to visit Hepp
ner every Tuesday and will inter
view prospective applicants for en
listment at the selective service of
fice. Aubrey announced that Ore
gon leads the nation in Navy enlist
ments and has "not been headed by
any other state since December 7.
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Morrow Grain Co-Op
To Push Elevators Ate
Heppner, lone, Lex
Heppner Meeting
Called Saturday to
Ascertain Needs
Declaring that ground will be
broken immediately for new eleva
tor facilities at their plants in lone,
Lexington and Heppner, George N.
Peck, president, and D. W. Glasgow,
manager, of Morrow County Grain
Growers, announce a meeting at 2
o'clock Saturday afternoon in a room
next to the county agent's office
for all farmers in the Heppner dis
trict interested in obtaining addi
tional storage facilities. Sign-ups
are already nearly complete for the
lone and Lexington districts.
While minor details of construc
tion remain to be worked out, the
way has been cleared for obtaining
materials for foundation, and the
necessary steps in financing the ven
tures, th warehouse men say. With
the foundation laid, the type of su
perstructure will be determined by
material and labor conditions then
existing, but hope is held that con
crete will be used.
Following a lead from Senator
McNary on Wednesday of last week
Peck and,(Glasgow attended a meet
ing with federal . representatives in
Portland and Seattle last week end
where a "go" signal was given on
their A-3 priority rating for obtain
ing reinforcement steel for concrete.
Already enough steel has been ob
tained for the foundation. They al
ready hold a top priority rating of
A-1J for purchase of other needed
materials, and were given assurance
that increased output of nail factor
ies in the near" future will provide
sufficient nails.
In spite of word previously re
ceived from Representative Pierce
that sacks would be available for
wheat farmers, they were informed
by men in the trade that absolutely
no new jute is coming from India
and that no new grain bags are now
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18 Draftees Go From
Here to Enter Service
Fourteen registrants of Morrow
county local board and four trans
fers to this board from other local
boards were accepted for army ser
vice from this county when they
reported at the Portland induction!
station this week.
The Morrow county board enroll
ees were Maurice Henry Hill, Earl
Clayton Hogue, Lewis Albert Osmin,
Herbert Zane McDaniel, James Lin
coln Tabbutt, Elbert Muncey Gib
son, Jr., Vemon Eugene Partlow,
Alfred Benjamin Swales, Herman
Bltttell, Laurence Forbes Becket,
Alvin Carl Lass, Ray William Sparks,
James Herbert Moyer, Raymond
George Blahm.
Kenneth Lester Hunt and Harry
Albin Lindbo, loans to the Umatilla
county board were accepted.
Transfers from other boards sent
from here were Robert Vernon Ball,
John Marcus Logan, Everett Elmer
Scott, Winfield Scott Copley.
Home Nursing Course
Starts Early in May
The Morrow county Red Cross
will sponsor a home nursing course
under the instruction of Mrs. How
ard Evans, R.N., beginning the first
week in May. The home nursing
course requires 24 hours of instruc
tion, 12 two-hour lessons which will
be given in the basement of the
Christian church. The exact eve
ning will be determined later.
The class is limited to 20 members
and the first students to sign up for
the course will be admitted. Per
haps, if there is sufficient need, a
second class will be organized later.
Anyone interested will please sign
up with Rose Leibbrand, county
chairman, at Humphreys Drug store.
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