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A Week
of the War
(Summary of information on the
important developments of the week
made available by official sources
through 5 p.m. EWT, Monday, May
25.)
President Roosevelt, in a special
message to Congress, reduced his
WPA request for fiscal 1943 from
$465 million to $283 million. He said
the war effort is drawing workers
from every available source, there
by reducing the need for a work
relief program. To meet labor short
ages, he said, even organized migra
tion of workers may be necessary.
The revised WPA program would
provide for an average monthly em
ployment of about 400,000 persons
"who will not be hired by private
employers because of age, lack of
skills, or other handicaps."
Chairman McNutt of the War
Manpower Commission directed the
U. S. Employment Service to main
tain lists of skilled occupations es
sential to war production in which
a national shortage exists, and to
make preferential referrals of work
ers to employers in war industries.
He directed the WPB to classifly war
plants and war products in the order
of their emergency to the war pro
gram. He also instructed Selective
Service local boards to confer with
local U. S. Employment Service of
ficials before reclassiflying any men
skilled in war occupations.
Mr. McNutt said if it is possible
to insure full utilization of man
power through voluntary means, "it
will be unnecessary to put into ef
fect legal controls" to limit freedom
of action of workers and employers.
He said compulsion "may from time
to time be necessary," however, in
the administration of the manpower
program. He stated four-fifths of
all jobs in vital war industries can
be handled by women.
Rubber and Gasoline
The WPB said if Americans do not
conserve the transportation miles in
their tires it may be necessary ev
entually to transfer automobiles and
tires to communities where they are
needed more. The board reported no
rubber can be spared in 1942 or
1943 to make new tires for ordinary
passenger cars, because the armed
forces need all the rubber the na
tion can muster from its stockpile,
synthetic program and greatly cur
tailed crude sources. The synthetic
program might produce 30,000 tons
of rubber this year and 350,000 tons
in 1943, the board said.
Price Administrator Henderson
reported a preliminary count of car
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Materials on Ground
For New Elevators
Materials are now on the ground
at Heppner, Lexington and lone for
new grain storage capacity at Mor
row County Grain Growers facilities,
and construction will be pushed as
rapidly as possible, the management
announces. Concrete for foundation
has already been poured at Lexing
ton. These additions, all for bulk han
dling include addition of facilities
for 87,000 bushels at Heppner, 220,000
bushels at Lexington and 220,000 bu
shels at lone.
BLANKENSHIP HONORED
A. H. Blankenship was honored at
Monday's Lions luncheon at Lucas
place when fellow club members
tendered him a remembrance thru
J. O. Turner, president, who told
of the recipient's faithful service to
the club and to the community while
superintendent of schools. Mr.
Blankenship expected to take his
family to western Washington in a
few days, and after winding up his
duties here to leave for New York
to start graduate work on a fellow
ship received from Columbia uni
versity. WINIFRED WINNARD PASSES
Funeral rites were held in Port
land yesterday for Winifred Win
nard, former teacher in the local
schools, who passed away at the
home of a sister in Klamath Falls,
according to word received by local
friends.
SELLS PENNEY BUILDING
Mrs. Truman Babb this week con
summated sale of the J. C. Penney
store building in this city to Hart
Isaacson of Los Angeles.
Volume 59, Number 9
First, Second Draft
Registrants To Get
Job Questionnaires
Six Go to Service;
578 Registered in
Fourth Classification
The next big order on the docket
of Morrow County Selective Service
board is the mailing of occupational
questionnaires to all signers under
the first and second calls. Regis
trants in the third draft have already
received and returned their job
classification forms.
Latest inductees from the local
board were Charles Marcel Jones,
George Herbert Pointer and Maurice
J. Elder, who were accepted for
service last week. Also reporting
from here at the same time as trans
fers, and passing muster, were Her
bert Richard Davidson of Gilliam
county; William Bennett Wheeler of
Boise City, Idaho, and Lowell Ellis
Clark of Los Angeles, Cal.
Registrants of the fourth registra
tion, numbering 578, received serial
numbers May 20. These registrants
will not receive order numbers.
Mailing of occupational question
naires to first and second draft
registrants was expected to begin
either today or tomorrow, and Bert
Johnson, chairman of the local board,
asks all registrants to read carefully
the questionnaires and follow direc
tions as given thereon. Fill each
item out carefully with ink or type
writer; fill the questionnaire in du
plicate as instructed. If there should
be any question you do not under
stand the clerk of the local board
will be glad to explain but do not
expect the clerk to fill out " your
questionnaire. The work of the local
board has increased to such an ex
tent that it is necessary that the
registrants do this work themselves.
There will be no necessity of going
before a notary public with these
questionnaires. The registrants can
complete them at home and mail
them. The length of time for com
pleting them and returning them
will be ten days. The local board
requests the cooperation of the reg
istrants in this matter.
100 VOLUNTEER
WORKERS ASKED
One hundred volunteer men are
being called for Friday morning to
give one or two hours work between
7 and 9 o'clock to clean the Heppner
cemetery of all white top weeds be
fore Memorial day, reports C. D.
Conrad.
Everyone who can possibly get
away for an hour or so on that
morning should come and help as
it is impossible for any small group
to devote enough time to get it
done; whereas, if everybody will
turn out for an hour or so, the
whole thing can be cleaned up.
In addition to making the ceme
tery more sightly, those who volun
teer will be helping to temporarily
remove a menace to all town and
country property below.
Everyone, men women and chil
dren, can help on this and should
bring along a hoe, rake, pitchfork
or shovel.
GOOSEBERRY SERVICES
A district mission meeting at Val
by Lutheran church in Gooseberry
is set for Monday evening, June 1,
at 8 p.m., and Tuesday morning at
10 a.m., with basket dinner at 12 m.,
and service at 1:30 p.m. by Pastor
Stanley Sandberg of Seattle, and
Pastors J. A. Martin of Warren,
Paul J. Randolph and Carl W. Soder
gren of Portland. Sermons will be
given as follows: Monday, "I believe
in the Holy Christian Church," Pas
tor Carl W. Sodgren; Tuesday morn
ing, "I Believe in the Forgiveness of
Sin," Pastor Paul Randolph; Tues
day afternoon, "I Believe in the Life
of Everlasting," Pastor J. A. Martin.
Asks Full Civilian Aid
To Keep Forests Green
Civilians of Morrow county were
urged today by Sheriff C. J. D. Bau
man to aid law enforcement officers
and military authorities in the cam
paign to keep saboteurs from firing
Oregon's valuable forests and de
stroying crops, factories and homes
during the dry summer months.
"The 'Battle of Oregon' may be
fought in the millions of acres of
forest lands in this state," the sher
iff stated, in his appeal to the public
to lend their aid wherever possible.
Sheriff Bauman of this county, state
head of sheriffs' association, has sug
gested to Oregon's county officers
that they cooperate with the Keep
Oregon Green association in its cam-'
paign to 'enlist adults and youth of
Oregon into' one great fire preven
tion group.
"Smoke from enemy started forest
fires would serve as an ideal smoke
screen for enemy bombers to pierce
our airfighter protective forces," the
sheriff pointed out. "We on the
home front must be on guard. Every
Awards Given at High
School Graduation
Commencement exercises for the
27 graduating seniors of Heppner
high school Friday evening were fea
tured by the address of Dr. Gertrude
Boyd Crane, Pacific university; pre
sentation of diplomas by C. W. Bar
low, chairman of the board of edu
cation, and presentation of awards.
John Skuzeski received the Norton
Winnard cup, as best exemplifying
the high qualities of the honored
departed member of the class of
1918. Wanda Howell was given the
honor plaque award, and Dorothy
Green, was recipient of the Jane
Mitchell pioneer trophy, presented
by Jane Boyer, granddaughter of
the honored pioneer.
At senior assembly closing the
school term, citizenship medals were
awarded Birdine Vance as outstand
ing girl, and John Skuzeski as out
standing boy. Scholarship awards
for highest grades in each class were
made to Peg Tamblyn, senior; Rita
Miclntyre, junior; Marjorie Sims,
sophomore, and Jean Turner, fresh
man. Tennis awards were made to
Bob Pinckney, Tom Starkey, Glen
Fell, Walter Skuzeski, Jim Barratt,
Dorotha Wilson, Wanda Howell,
Wilma Beymer and Loma Mae Jones.
Boys'-Girls' Aid Work
Lacking in Support
Livestock and grain men are run
ning neck and neck, but the towns
are still laggard in support of the
drive for funds for support of the
Boys' and Girls' Aid Society for
Oregon, reports Mrs. Ralph I.
Thompson, county chairman.
The drive has but one more week
to go, and Mrs. Thompson pleads for
maintenance of the county's high
record for support of all humanitar
ian causes. The homeless boys and
girls must be taken care of, she adds.
CIIET CHRISTENSON ENGAGED
Mrs. Karsten That, residing at
3033 Dumas St., Point Loma, San
Diego, California, announces the en
gagement of her daughter, Miss Bet
ty Louise Thot, to Lt. Chester L.
Christenson, son of Mrs. Chester A.
Brown, Warrenton, Oregon, and the
late Chester Christensen of this city.
The wedding will take place in mid
July. The bride-elect, daughter of
the late Karsten Thot, attended
school in Hawaii and Pasadena, Cal.
She is a graduate of Point Loma
high school in San Diego. Lieuten
ant Christenson, a graduate of Ore
gon State college, received his com
mission in the marine corps in 1941.
News of the engagement was first
told at a Mother's day luncheor.,
attended by members of the family
and close friends at San Diego.
UNION MEMORIAL SERVICE
There will be a union Memorial
service at the Church of Christ at
8 p.m., Sunday evening.
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, May 28, 192
civilian should find where he can
best serve. Our forest lands will be
the possible target for attack from
enemies within our borders. We
must be on guard and alert to pre
vent any sabotage of our resources,
for men fighting fires cannot pro
duce lumber and other materials of
war which our armed forces need
so badly.
"The responsibility rests upon all
of us to prevent damage to our
fields and forests. I want everyone
in this county to know," the sheriff
stated, "that as your sheriff, I, and
all my deputies are going to enforce
the laws of Oregon against unper
mitted fires, right up to the hilt. We
will regard every fire in this county
as an axis fire, set by an enemy of
the Unted States until it is proven
otherwise. I ask every 'citizen- of
our county to give its officers and
our military forces their fullest co
operation in protecting our forests
and farms during this critical sum
mer season."
LEX SCHOOL GETS
SERVICE FLAG
One of the noteworthy service
flags of the county is the one pre
sented to the Lexington school by
Mrs. Lilian Turner at last week's
commencement. There are 21 stars,
one of which is gold, and new ones
are being added at once as word is
received of other Lexington boys
who are now in the service.
Everyone of these boys has been
a pupil under Mrs. Turner, and she
has been writing to them all. When
anyone is home on furlough, he al
ways visits liis old teacher in the
seventh and eighth grade room.
Another outstanding event of the
Lexington school was the buying of
a bond by the seventh and eighth
grades and another one by Mrs. Tur
ner. When these bonds mature in
1952 they are to be the nucleus of
a student loan fund to enable de
serving young people to go on to
college.
If this were an obituary, we should
mention that Mrs, Turner has done
a wonderful service during her long
years as principal of the Lexington
grade school, and , as teacher there.
We hope that she' will continue for
as many more.
County Behind on May
War Bond Sales
Morrow county is considerably
behind on its May quota of $29,400 in
sales of war bonds, announces P. W.
Mahoney, county chairman, who ur
ges that those who have been in
tending to buy, but putting it off, do
so in the few remaining days of the
month.
Mahoney stresses that increasing
quotas can be expected in coming
months, as the production of war
materiel increases, and it is the at
tempt of the treasury department to
have everyone with an income pur
chase bonds to at least ten per cent
of the net. It is realized that in a
farming community the income does
not come at regular intervals, and
it is not possible for producers to
estimate what their net income for
year may be. He anticipates that a
slump in sales may occur here for
a few months, but is looking forward
to Morrow county being on top of its
total monthly quotas for the year
when the books are closed in De
cember. ENGAGEMENT TOLD
, Miss Chris Brassfield of Palco,
Kansas, has announced her engage
ment to Loyd Burkenbine of this
city, the marriage to be an event of
the near future.
RAINFALL REPORTED
Gooseberry rainfall for the month
to May 22, is reported at 1.65 inches
by V. L. Carlson, obserer. Friday's
fall was measured at .65 inch.
Seventeen Morrow'
4-H Clubbers Going
To Summer School
OSC Sessions Draw
Many Young Folk
With Scholarships
Seventeen Morrow county 4-H
club members and two chaperones
will leave Tuesday morning by spe
cial train from Heppner Junction
for the 1942 4-H club summer school
at Oregon State college.
Mrs. Adolph Majeske of Lexington
and Mrs. Leonard Carlson of lone
will chaperone the group. C. D. Con
rad, county agent, will go to the
college with the group and help
with the summer school session the
first week.
The boys and girls going from
Morrow county and the sponsors of
their scholarships include: Freddy
Rugg, Safeway; Bud Peck, Heppner
Branch of the First National Bank
of Portland; Dorothy Cutsforth,
Braden-Bell; Eldon Lilly, Elks lodge;
Marian Miller, Auxiliary Morrow
County Wool Growers; Darleen Bid
die, Carolyn Bauman, Morrow Coun
ty; Audrey Majeske, J. C. Penney
Co.; Mildred Carlson and Dorothy
Bergstrom, Rhea Creek Grange and
Morrow County; Roberta Miller,,
Hilma Lee Tyler, Chloe Barlow,
Dorothy Roach, Morrow County;
Albert Ball, Boardman Grange H.
E. C; Harold Baker, Boardman P.
T. A.; Emabelle Peck, Boardman
Ladies Aid.
The dates of the summer school
this year are June 2 to 12 inclusive..
Earlier this year there was some
doubt as ( to whether the summer
school would be held, but state 4-H
club officials met with representa
tives of the war department and
were assured that the school should
be continnued.
Conrad adds that the members go
ing to Corvallis on the special train
June 2 will be the only group this
year that will receive excursion
rates on the Union Pacific railroad
and the 4-H people aprnreciate the
cooperation of the railroad com
pany. Big 4-H Meet Comes
Tomorrow Afternoon
All 4-H club members of the sou
thern part of Morrow county will
meet in the I. 0. O. F. hall in Hepp
ner Friday afternoon, May 29, at 2
p.m. to discuss 4-H projects and ac
tivities for the summer months, ac
cording to C. D. Conrad, county ag
ent. Four-H club members' part in the"
Food for Victory program, their part
in the national salvage campaign,
fairs, and other community activi
ties will be discussed and a summer
and fall program planned.
Plans will also be made at this
meeting for the number and kind of
4-H club meetings, Conrad adds.
He states that the 4-H activities, the
same as all others will feel the ef
fects of the gasoline and tire shortage
but with some planning the club
members can be assured that the
4-H program will continue even on
a larger scale because of the need
during these times of the contribu
tions which club members can make
to the war effort.
Four-H enrollments this year, es
pecially in garden, livestock and
poultry, are larger than in past
years.
All club members are urged to
attend this meeting and their par
ents and other boys and girls who
are not now enrolled are also in
vited. NEW MATERIAL AT LEXINGTON
Lexington unit of the Morrow
County Red Cross has received new
material to work on and meets ev
ery Wednesday afternoon in the
Ladies Aid room of the Congrega
tional church. Everyone is welcome
and cordially invited to attend these
meetings and assist with the Red
Cross sewing.
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