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Heppner
Gazette Times
THE HEPPNER GAZETTE.
Established March 30, 1883;
THE HEPPNER TIMES,
Established November 18, 1897;
CONSOLIDATED FEBRUARY 16. 1913
Published every Thursday morning by
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and entered at the Post Office at Hepp
ner, Oregon, as second-class matter,
JASPER V. CRAWFORD, Editor
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Official Paper for Morcow County
Let's Go, America
Setting a limit on individual in
comes of $25,000 a year, is received
by many Americans much like Un
cle Ike thought of the new town
speed limit sign in the days of the
old Model T. He said, "Giddap, Per
icles, we'll try and make it."
There are a whole lot of good pa
triotic Americans who have been on
wear-eat-use rations all, or nearly
all their lives. Just the other day
we heard of a middle aged lady
and no offense meant who recent
ly moved into the first house she
ever lived in which contained a
bath tub. It is in reality such peo
ple as these, who have faced the
necessity of doing things for them
selves who have furnished the in
ventive genius to provide America
with the many so-called luxuries
America enjoys today.
Tuesday's announcement of a
crack-down by the president and
OPM will not affect those who have
been self-sufficient, and un-luxury
loving, but it should and will apply
to other Americans who have been
suffering from easy living. The or
der calls for a toughening of moral
fiber and hardening of too fatty
physical sinew on the part of all. It
is a good and, justifiable war-time
measure.
Along with the price -freezing in
the necessity lines, it might have
been a good thing to have done a
little something more about the la
bor unions. Good authorities have
said the present price inflation start
ed with rise in labor's pay, not from
commodity price rises, as did the in
flation in World War I. Now that
a lid has been placed on industry
generally, labor should be denied
the right to strike in private indus
try and to hold up production, as
vital in a way, as that of war in
dustries themselves.
Immediate reaction to the pres
ident's latest program seems to have
been that of objection to inequali
ties in a program pronounced as in
tending equality. These inequalities,
however, need not be cause for any
lack of compliance with the spirit
of Mr. Roosevelt's plan, if all do as
he advises "buy war savings bonds
til it hurts."
imes, April 30, 1942
Parity Prices Reached
by Some Production
Oregon's farm price level at 140
per cent of the 1935-1939 average is
one-third higher than a year ago,
according to data in a report on the
agricultural situation just released
by the extension service at 0. S. C.
The advance in the country as a
whole has been even greater, how
ever, than in Oregon, although some
of the difference has been wiped
out since January 1 as the Oregon
average continued to gain while that
of the United States declined.
In the country as a whole, the
general level of farm prices stood
at 99 per cent of "parity" in purch
asing value at mid-March, a gain of
nearly one-fourth compared with
March, 1941, although 3 per cent
lower than at mid -January. The
United States index of prices re
ceived by farmers dropped three
points from mid -January to mid
March, to 146 per cent of the 1910
1914 average, while the index of
prices paid advanced 2 points, to
148 per cent.
Considering farm wage rates as
well as interest, taxes, and commod
ities bought by farmers, the increase
in the purchasing value of farm
products is less than indicated by
the "parity" index. Even so, the ex
change value of farm products prob
ably is one-fifth greater than a year
ago, with the exchange value of
some products relatively higher than
others. '
The report, which is available
from county agricultural agents or
direct from the college, shows that
farm prices for meat animals and
wool are especially high. At mid
March, the United States index of
meat animal prices stood at 182 per
cent of the 1910-1914 pre-World War
I average, compared with 129 a year
ago. In Oregon, beef cattle and veal
calves were 64 per cent higher than
the 1935-1939 pre-World War JJ av
erage, hogs 49 per cent, lambs 46
per cent, and wool 58 per cent high
er. The exchange value of beef cattle
at mid-March was up to 133 per
cent of "parity," veal calves 122,
hogs 115, lambs 119, and wool 141
per cent of the 1910-1914 purchas
ing power value. Milk and eggs had
a purchasing value of 99 per cent
of parity, chickens 107, and turkeys
93. The farm price of wheat at mid
March was at 80 per cent of parity
exchange value, corn 83, oats 88,
barley 68, rye 60, and hay 63. Prices
of grains and hay have increased
materially during the past year,
however, and have advanced much
faster in purchasing power than an
imal products, although they are
still relatively low, the report shows.
WOOL MEN VISIT
Richard Hallowell of Boston,
member of the old-time wool firm
of Hallowell, Jones and Donad, and
the firm's disrict manager, Parker
Tulon of Multnomah were business
visitors in the city for several days
this week.
War Bond Sale
Good in February
Sales of series "E" war savings
bonds in Oregon for February, lat
est month for which figures are
available, reached the impressive to
tal of $4,383,483, it was announced
by Ray Conway, state administrator.
This is the second largest single
month since the program was laun
ched in Oregon last July. January
broke all records with a total of
$6,713,682, while December, the
"war" month hit $3,712,921. Figures
do not include sales of "F" or "G"
bonds.
February sales brings the total re
ceipts for "E," or "people's" bonds
in Oregon to $22,260,644 for the eight
months since the promotion cam
paign began in this state.
Of the total, Morrow county
sales accounted for .79 percent, or
$175,961. Sales in February were
$37,875. Promotion of bond sales
in Morrow county is under the
direction of P. W. Mahoney, coun
ty chairman.
War bond sales in Oregon in Feb
ruary, a short business month, reach
ed a high total largely because of
the work done by volunteer work
ers under the direction of county
committees on the pledge campaign
and on pay roll savings purchase
plans, Mr. Conway stated. Necessity
of raising funds for the nation's war
program was brought to the atten
tion of practically all citizens in ev
ery county by those conducting the
pledge campaign, while hundreds of
firms have installed the payroll de
duction plan for purchase of bonds
by employees.
The excellent Oregon showing
was achieved in spite of the ten
dency on the part of many citizens
to curtail investments in order to
meet income tax payments, it was
pointed out, and it proves people of
the state are making every effort
to make the war bond program a
success.
A statewide campaign to get all
firms to install the payroll savings
plan of bond purchase for employ
ees is now under way, and should
help swell totals in future months,
Mr. Conway stated.
Acute Grain Storage
Problem Faces Growers
Oregon's acute grain storage sit
uation, as revealed at the special
meeting of northwest grainmen in
Portland last week, was called to
the attention of Morrow county
wheat growers in a statement re
leased yesterday by the county AAA
office.
Unless emergency measures are
taken within the next 60 , days, at
least half of Oregon's estimated 17
million bushel 1942 wheat crop and
it may be even larger will have no
place to go at harvest time.
Whether or not a good portion of
the crop will have to be piled on
the ground depends largely on the
amount of storage space farmers
themselves can provide.
Commercial warehouses and ele-
'rom where I sit . .
jbi Joe Marsh
FEW weeks ago, I had occasion to
visit some friends of mine in Ne
braska. Nebraska certainly is a great
State. I like Nebraska. I like those
immense cornfields that seem to
stretch from horizon to horizon.
(Plenty of wheatfields in Nebraska,
t00-)
But the thing that interests me
most about Nebraska right now is
the very important social experi
ment the beer people started there
several years ago.
Beer itself is naturally a bever
age of moderation. Yet, all too
often, people are inclined to blame
beer wrongly for any misconduct
of the customer or the proprietor
in a place licensed to sell beer.
So, the brewers got together to
see what they could do about this.
They weren't really responsible for
their retailers ... in fact, they're
not allowed to control retailers.
But the brewing industry worked
out a plan by which it cooperates
with the public authorities to elim
inate bad conditions in the minor
ity of places whose conduct would
reflect on the law-abiding majority.
The beer people urge proprietors
of retail places to conduct them
properly and to obey the law. They
urge consumers to cooperate, and
ask the public generally to report
law violations to the authorities.
They send warnings to careless re
tailers and if conditions are not
corrected they take the case up
with the authorities. Naturally the
authorities and the public have wel
comed this as an added force in
building respect for law and ord"
i.
That program is no.v opera.-.
in many states and with the Na
tion at war, brewing industry or
ganizations cooperate with civil
and military authorities to assure
good conditions in beer outlets
around the army camps and naval
stations.
Somehow, to me, that's a mighty
important, public-spirited effort.
I don't know of anything like it
ever having been tried before. If
people really help the brewers
with that program they'll be doing
a great thing for the country.
No. 38 of a Series
Copyright, 1942, Brewing Industry Foundation
(PAID ADVERTISEMENT)
vators are filled 75 percent of ca
pacity with last year's crop. Most
of the 18 million bushel carryover,
plus three million more bushels in
farm storage will stil be here when
the new crop is harvested.
Commodity Credit will not be ab
le to make much of a dent in the
pile, despite programs to release
wheat for conversion into alcohol,
feeding to livestock and grinding
into flour for lend-lease shipment.
The supply of new sacks will be
extremely limited. Burlap imports
all from India have been stopped
by the war. Present supplies will
have to last for the duration, and
the Army has first call on burlap for
sandbags and camouflage.
Shortage of metals makes con
struction of new warehouses and
elevator space extremely difficult.
However, War Production board
representatives have given assur
ance that nails, lumber and limited
amounts of other materials needed
for construction of small, non-fireproof
farm storage facilities will be
available.
The county- AAA office asks each
grower to find out at once whether
or not their local warehouse will be
able to handle his crop. If the ware
house will not have facilities avail
able, growers should plan now to
provide storage for their own grains.
Henry Baker, chairman of the
county AAA committee, asks grow
ers to give consideration to the acute
storage situation when they vote at
the May 2 referendum on wheat
marketing quotas. Oregon's condi
tion is not unique, he points out
present U. S. wheat supplies are
sufficient to make 588 loaves of
bread for every man, woman and
child in the nation.
FCmyiCTORY
BUY
UNITED
STATES
DEFENSE
SONDS
STAMPS
LEX COOKING CLUB MEETS
The third meeting of the Lexing
ton cooking club was held at the
home of Mrs. Robert Burnside Sat
urday, April 25. It was reported
that the food sale held the Satur
day before Easter brought in $4.15.
This money will be used to help
raise a fund to buy a scholarship
for 4-H club summer school. As it
was an all-day meeting the girls
prepared and served the noon meal.
The next meeting will be held at
the Ted McMillan residence. The
date will be announced later. Ro
berta Miller, reporter.
ARONLD SHARP IN NAVY
The local selective service board
received notice this week that Ar
nold Shaip liad been inducted into
the navy. Sharp recently sold the
Heppner bakery, which he conduct
ed for several years, and made ap
plication for enlistment. He saw
navy service in World War I.
GIDEON SERVICES SET
A group of Gideons from Portland
will be in Heppner Sunday to con
duct services at the Methodist and
Pentecostal churches at 11 o'clock
in the morning, and union service
at the Methodist church in the eve
ning. The Portland group will also
dedicate bibles to the local school
while here.
APPLICATION FOR WAK RATION ROOK (Tot,, him inby Registrar ...
IMPORTANT. A separate application must be made by (or, where the Regulations permit, on behalf of) ever? person to whom a War Ration Book is to it m
aparate application fur each and every member of a Family Unit (see Instructions to Registrar) mutt he made by on, and only on, adult member of such Family lnit.
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Local Board No County State .
Application made at ..
NAME Of SCHOOL. BUILDINO. OR OTHER DDKtfflH
Date . 194 Book One No
L NAME, ADDRESS, AND DESCRIITION "f person to whom the book is to be
issued :
LAST NAME
STREET NO. OU P. O. BOX NO.
FIRST NAME
btri;:ot or r. r. D.
KIDDLE NAME
CITY OR TOWN
COUNTY
. ft in.
HEIGHT
lbs
WKIOHT
. fMale D
'iotCoi' 'color'of "ace! I Female Q
EYES' HAIR
2. (a) If the person named almve S a member of a Family Unit, stale the following:
I hereby make application to the Office of Price Administration, an agency ol the
United States Government, for the issuance to the person whose name, address, and
description are set forth above, of War Ration Book One and all War Ration Bookt
hereafter issued for which the person named above becomes eligible under Rationing
Regulations. I hereby certify that 1 have authority to make this application ou
behalf of the person named above, that no other application for a War Ration Book
has been made by or on behalf of such person, and that the statements made above arc
true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Section 35 (A) of the United
Slates Criminal Code makes it a
criminal ofTense, punishable by a
mmimum of ten years imprison,
mmt, tlO.000 fine, or both, tn
make a false statement or repre
sentation to any Department or
Agency of the United States as
to any matter within the juris
diction of any Department or
Agency of the United States.
SIGNATURE OF APPLICANT
I hereby eertify that I have witnessed the
Applicant's signature and that War Kntion Hook
One. bearing the above number, has been deliv
ered to the Applicant with the above-stated
number of stamps removed. ,
3K1NATURK OF REGISTRAR
(1) Number of persons in Family Unit, including the person named above .
(2) The person named above ia my
n
(This space reserved for later entries by Local Hoard or Applicant)
The undersigned hereby certifies to the Office of Price Administration that be
received the following War Ration Hooks on the dated indicated below or on the back
hereof, and that with each receipt lie reallirms the truth of the statements in the
foregoing application.
BEI.F FATHER MOTHER HUSBAND WIFE. SON DAUOHTKR. EXCEPTION
(3) Total amount of white and brown sugar iu any form which
is owned by the Family Unit or its members: lbs.
(b) If the person named above IS NOT a member of a Family Unit,
slate the total amount of white and brown sugar in any form
which is owned by the person named above: . Iba.
3. Number of War Ration Stamps to be removed from War Ration
Book One (upon the basis of information slated above):
OPA Form No. R-:501
Date
Huok No.
Ssrinl jV.
Signature of Applicant
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