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4 Heppner Gazette Times, June 1 1, 1942 Heppner Gazette Times THE HEPPNER (JA2ETTE. Established March 30, 1883; THE HEPPNER TIMES. Established Norember 18, 1897: CONSOLIDATED FEBRUARY 15. 1913 Published evsrjr Thursday morning by CBAWTOBD PTTBIiZSHIirO OOMPAJTY and entered at the Post Office at Hepp ner, Oregon, aa second-class matter. JASPER V. CRAWFORD, Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year $2.50 Two Years 4.50 Three Years 6.00 Six Months 1.25 Three Months 65 Single Copies 05 Official Paper for Morrow County Our Flag No more fitting reminder of flag day, June 14, can be presented than that of Roy N. Vemstrom, saff ser geant, USMCR, transmitted this week with a Marine Corps booklet, "How to Respect and Display Our Flag." Vernstrom writes: "Old Glory speaking for itself makes one's spin al column the xylophone of our system tingle to the taps of Pa triotism: "So long as men love lib erty more than life itself; so long as they treasure the priceless privil eges bought with the blood of our forefathers; so long as the princi ples of truth, justice and charity for all remain deeply rooted in human hearts, I shall continue to be the enduring banner of the United Stat es of America.' " LOCAL NEWS Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Turner mo tored to Portland Thursday and visited with son Bob and family, and daughter Anabel, returning Friday evening. A birthday dinner was attended at son's home for grand son Mike's third birthday. In a re cent letter from their daughter, Mrs. Raymond Huddleston, at Valdez, Alaska, they learned that no plans were being made there for evacua tion of women and children, and Mrs. Huddleston expressed deter mination to stay as long as they would permit her. Mrs. Zella Dufault visited last week at Bremerton, Wash., where she went in company with her sis ter, Mrs. James Furlong, who re turned to her home there after a visit here. Mrs. Dufault reports see ing Howard Furlong who is station ed at Bremerton with the navy med ical corps, who told also of seeing Arnold Sharp, former local baker, now baking for Uncle Sam's navy. Guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Moyer are their daugh ters, Louise of Enterprise and Caro lyn of Ontario, both teachers, Mir iam, student at University of Ore gon, and Mrs. Robert Owens of Wal terville, Wash., who is accompanied by Mr. Owens. Mr. and Mrs. Glen Hayes are in receipt of word from their son, Richard, who informs them he is "somewhere in Australia." He said they were having a grand time and enjoying life very much. Relatives here have received word that Jack Fell, Sammy Johnston, Donald Bellenbrock and Earl Cris mon are all with Uncle Sam's ex peditionary forces "somewhere in Australia." Born to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Par segian (Beverley LeTrace) at the home of Mrs. Ed LeTrace in this city June 8, a 7 3-4 pound daughter, Linda Jean. Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Biddle left Sunday for DeLake on the coast where they recently purchased pro perty, and where they expected to spend the summer. Mrs. William Driscoll is in Oka nogan, Wash., assisting her daugh ter, Mrs. M. Zimmerman, who re cently underwent an appendictis operation. Mrs W. P. Herron, nee Gladys Benge, of Medford is visiting her mother, Mrs. Rose Eskelson. GIVE APPRECIATION The Boy Scout troop of Heppner wishes to thank all those who helped in any way in the waste paper drive. Due to the fact that the warehouses of Portland are filled there will be no further collections made until further notice. VICTORY MILK CANS ARE FULL CANS Full milk cans depend upon well fed cows. Every acre of Pacific Northwest land that is shifted from surplus grain production to pasture and hay crops and every acre of these erosion controlling crops that is made to yield its best through supplemental irrigation, pasture improvement and other conserva tion farming means more milk to market for the United Nations. U. S. D. A. Soil Conservation Service photo Week of the War Continued from First Page tive industry in Detroit, said Am- erican industry could "more than double present production by 1944." He also said the government syn thetic rubber program would be able to take care of "all war production and essential civilian needs" by 1944. Despite the fact that almost twice as many light arms are required per man since the development of par achute troops, the Army has enough weapons to arm every soldier in the U. S., and all it can send abroad under present shipping conditions, War Under Secretary Patterson re ported. He said over-optimism re garding production schedules is un warranted, however, because of rubber, nickel and copper shortages. A record total of 58 ships were delivered into service during May, while 65 other ships were launched and keels were laid for 75, the Mar itime Commission reported. This compared with 36 delivered and 51 launched in April. The President asked Congress for an appropriation of $1,100,000,000 for the WSA to ac quire and operate merchant vessels to carry American arms. Federal Agencies asked Labor Management Committee in 800 war .production plants to keep American workmen fit and healthy because sick and injured war production workers are now causing a loss of 6,000,000 work days every month. War Declared Against Balkan States 'The U. S. declared war against Bulgaria, Hungary and Rumania. The President said the three coun tries previously declared war on the U. S. as instruments of Hitler, and currently they are engaged in mil itary operations against the United Nations and are planning to extend those operations. The Justice De partment said enemy alien restric tions will be applied against na tionals of the countries in the Uni ted States. Assets of these countries have already been frozen. Foreign Relations The U. S. signed a lend-lease agreement with China, substantially the same as its aid to Britain, and proposed lend-lease agreements on the same terms with the Norwegian, Belgian, Polish, Greek and Nether lands governments in exile. Lend Lease Administrator Stettinius said under the joint control of the com bined boards in London and Wash ington the resources of the United Nations are now, in effect, one big pool, with each nation contributing to the extent permitted by its re sources and military position. Re ciprocal aid from nations receiving supplies from the U. S. is providing material for American troops abroad without dollar payments, he said. The Agriculture Department report ed 5 billion pounds of farm products were delivered to United Nations representatives between April, 1941 and May 1, 1942. The American Red Cross said it has aided almost 750,000 war victims in the middle east and distributed more than $2 million worth of re lief material there, largely purchased with U. S. government allocated funds. The State Department said 193 persons, including many U. S. citizens who have been awaitirg pasage to Sweden, arrived in New York on the SS Gripsholm, and 10 Axis officials and approximately 930 Axis civilians sailed for Lisbon on the Drottingholm. The Armed Forces The House passed and sent to the Senate a $3 billion supplemental Naval Appropriations Bill to pro vide 200,000 tons of submarines, 500, 000 tons of auxiliary vessels, $150 million for aviation plant facilities, and other funds. Chairman Vinson of the House Naval Affairs Com mittee said approximately 99 more combat ships will be commissioned during the remainder of 1942. Three more destroyers were launched. The CAA and the Navy completed ar rangements to train 20,000 naval re servists as pilots at 600 CAA train ing centers during the coming year, if money is appropriated. U. S. Ar my training films, especially those showing mechanism and tactical use of U. S. equipment, are being re corded in universal Spanish, Port uguese and Chinese, "the War De partment said, for exchange with other members of the United Na tions. Civilian Supply WPB Materials Director A. I. Henderson said vital materials can no longer be used except for war and maintenance of those things ne cessary to the war because from now on "it will be a continuous problem to provide materials to meet the needs of our fighting forces." The WPB said preferred applicants for new telephones cannot obtain ser vice unless they prove the service is essential to the discharge of their responsibility 'for public health, welfare or security. The Board is sued an order relieving from re strictions lumber deliveries for more than 100,000 of the most essential housing units now under construc tion. The FHA authorized its field offices to begin insuring to the extent of $500,000,000 loans of pri vate lending institutions for con struction of housing for war work ers. A Food Requirements Commit tee, headed by Agriculture Secretary Wickard, was set up to control pro duction and allocation of all civilian and military food supplies. Rationing All motorists will receive A books containing a year's base supply of 48 coupons under the new perman ent gasoline rationing system which will be established in the East about the first week of July, OPA said. Supplementary B books with an ad ditional 16 coupons will be issued to motorists who prove need for extra rations, providing they are members of a car pool. No unlim ited privileges will be granted any one, but C books containing 96 cou pons will be issued to some motor ists. S books for trucks and buses, good for a four month period, will cover just enough fuel for the mile age allowed in forthcoming ODT regulations. Motorcyclists will re ceive D books, good for 40 percent as much gasoline as A books. Under the new system service stations and distributors will be required to turn in collected coupons when purchas ing new stocks. The OPA released about 10,000 bicycles to War Pro duction plants qualified to buy them for transportation of workers. 0. M. YEAGER CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER Cabinet and Mill Work HEPPNER, OREGON Dr. W. H. Rockwell Naturopathic Physician & Surgeon Gilman Bldg. Office hours: 1 p. m. to 7:30 p. m. Exam free Ph. 522 Heppner, Or. Willows Grange Hall, lone X SATURDAY JUNE 13 COME EARLY :: DANCING from 9 to 1 Admission 50c plus 5c Tax Total 55c Good Music Sam Sato Writes of Jap Relocation Camp Walter Skuzeski this week receiv ed a letter from Sam Sato, Japanese boy who attended Heppner high school before going to the War Relo cation camp at Tule Lake, Califor nia. Young Sato writes of the camp as follows: "I arrived at this relocation camp last Wednesday morning about 10:30 a.m. This camp is very large, it is said to be able to house 17,000 peo ple. The camp is made up of blocks of barrack like buildings. Each block has a mess hall, wash rooms, laundry rooms, ironing room, nur sery, recreation room, etc. The bar rack like buildings are almost lux urious. They are made into four apartments. Each apartment is able to hold five people. They have five windows in each apartment. Each apartment also has a small heating stove. The beds are regular army cots with army mattresses. The WRA also provides with four wool army blankets. ' The food is good and we get plenty of it. "The weather out here is much like the weather in Heppner. The wind that blows around here is very cold. "This camp is situated on a dried up lake bed. We are still surround ed on three sides by Tule Lake. The land around here is mountainous. I can look out of my window and see snowcaps a few miles from here. "There are a few soldiers guard ing us, but not many. The soldiers have a camp at the south end of the camp. There are two fire houses at the north and south ends of this camp. There is also a large hospital here. They plan to build a large grade and high school here. They also plan to open a library here within a few days. Last Saturday night they had a dance. They are building a baseball diamond here." STAR Reporter FRIDAY-SATURDAY HEART OF THE RIO GRANDE Gene Autry makes another welcome appearance with his boots and sad dles comedian Smiley Burnette, comely Fay McKenzie and popular Edith Fellows. Tadpole is also back again. "Deep in the Heart of Texts" is featured among other pleasant tunes. Plus SHUT MY BIG MOUTH Joe E. Brown, Victor Jory Adele Mara The little man with the wide open face visits the wide open spaces and gets mixed up with bandits and Indians. A funny burlesque comedy. SUNDAY-MONDAY BAHAMA PASSAGE (In Technicolor) Madeleine Carroll, Stirling Hayden, Flora Robson A scenic gem with all the ingredients of good entertainment ... a top notch cast in a dramatic story of the tropics. Superman Cartoon in Technicolor TUESDAY Bargain Night Adults 25c Children 10c TORPEDO BOAT Richard Arlcn, Jean Parker, Mary Carlisle Super-thrills with Uncle Sam's spit fires of the sea. WEDNESDAY-THURSDAY THE REMARKABLE ANDREW Brian Donlcvy, William Holden, Ellen Drew A sidesplitting story that is sharply off the beaten path. : plus : INDIA IN CRISIS Latest issue of the March of Time emphasizes the urgency of the situa tion in that great sprawling country containing one-fifth of the world's population. Donald Duck Cartoon in Technicolor i