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o ri O xmta X v. c; - u u 7 o r 1 o A Week of the War (Summary of information on im portant developments of the week made available by official sources trough noon EWT, Monday June 15.) The Office of Price Administra tion fixed July 1, 2 and 3 as the dates for motorists in the eastern states and the District of Columbia to register for their new gasoline ration books. The permanent ra tioning system in the east becomes effective July 15, and the unit value of existing cards was doubled to six gallons to carry motorists to this date. The OPA said motorists who hold A and B cards and have used all the units on them will not be able to get any more gasoline for the next 30 days unless they show need to a local rationing board. Only A books will be issued by school registrars. Supplemental B and C permanent ration books, and bus and truck S books will be issued by local rationing boards any time between July 1 and July 15. Thesa books will be "tailored" to fit needs of individual motorists and com panies, the Office said. B books con taining 16 additional coupons will have a variable expiration date; C books contining as many as 96 ad ditional coupons will be issued for three months, but coupons in ex cess of a motorist's actual needs will be removed before the book is is sued. Bus and truck S books will be good for four months and will cover just enough fuel for the mile age allowed in forthcoming ODT regulation. Gasoline service station operators will be required to turn over to suppliers the exact number of stamps for the amount of gasoline delivered to their stations. Rubber and Oil President Roosevelt ordered an intensive drive this week and next to collect from home, offices, farms and. factories all articles of rubber that have been or can be discarded. The scrap rubber is being collected by the nation's gasoline filling sta tions, transported to central collec tion points by petroleum industry trucks and sold to the Rubber Re covery corporation. Filling stations are paying a cent a pound for the rubber. Under Secretary of War Patterson reported Army and Navy crude rubber requirements during the 21 months after April 1, 1942, will be 800,000 tons, compared with Continued on Page Four Effie Andrews Named C h a mteT"D i rec to r Miss Effie Andrews, manager of the local Pacific Telephone and Telegraph company office was nam ed director of the Heppner chamber of commerce to succeed Elaine Sigs bee, resigned, at a directors' meeting at the office of F. W. Turner, secre tary, Tuesday ' evening. Miss Sigs bee recently moved her residence to Condon where she operates the Liberty theater and assists in the county clerk's office. Seven members attended the meeting and Blaine Elliott, new manager of the J. C. Penney Co. store was introduced as a new mem ber and visitor. Motion was made and carried that the secretary be instructed to remove names from membership board of all those whose dues are not paid in accordance with the by-laws. P. W. Mahoney, president, ex plained the war savings bond drive and told of donations from Tum-A-Lum Lumber company and Gilliam & Bisbee to this drive. The secre tary was authorized to spend $5.00 if necessary for the purchase of a thermometer to be used in this work. C. B. Cox, E. H. Miller and F. W. Turner were named on a committee to seek ways and means of using the CCC camp to best advantage for defense purposes. Progress of the defense council was told by B. C. Pinckney, county chairman. Mrs. LeMoyne Cox arrived this week and is visiting at the home of her husband's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Elbert Cox. LeMoyne is a sergeant in the Marine corps and now in foreign service. Mr. and Mrs. Cox, the younger, were married in South Carolina, and Mrs. Cox stopped over here on the way to her home at Los Angeles. LeMoyne is in the first parachute division of the U. S. Mar ine corps, and likes it fine. Volume 59; Number 12 County Responds Readily To Call For Scrap Rubber Garages, Service Stations Collecting On Chief's Orders Hardly had President Roosevelt's voice faded from the ether in his appeal for a two weeks' campaign to collect the nation's old rubber than garages and service stations in Heppner commenced receiving de liveries, a steady flow of which has continued since. Morrow county has come to the front in this campaign in a won derful way, said C. D. Conrad, coun ty salvage chairman, in extending special congratulations to the boys and girls who have been rustling like troopers. All garages and service stations in the county are taking the old rub ber and paying a cent a pound for it. They in turn are selling the reclaimed rubber at $25 a long ton, and turning the money over to the Red Cross, U. S. O. and Navy Relief. All oil companies are cooperating in the rubber collection and have sent out special representatives to boost the drive. "The rubber must come," said Jack Harris, special representative for Standard Oil company, in the city the first of the week from Arlington. "People have been given to under stand that upon the success of this rubber collection depends the gas rationing program. If the scrap rub ber supply proves sufficient to re lieve the tense rubber situation now existing, it appears probable that gas rationing on a national scale will not occur. On the other hand, if the rubber reserves are too low, na tional gas rationing to protect the rubber now in use is almost certain." While everyone is urged to give up all scrap rubber possible, it is em phasized that no rubber articles now in use and which would require replacement through purchase of new articles should be given. The object of the president's order, it is stated, is to gather up only scrap rubber, but to get every bit of this scrap possible. CROW-MAGPIE HUNS ENDS 29th Youngsters of Morrow county have accounted for destruction of between 1400 and 1500 bird preda tors, and collected considerable ex tra spending money therefor from Morrow County Hunters and Ang lers club, reports J. Logie Richard son, club president. Richardson has set a deadline for bringing in trophies for pay ment of bounties, to be Monday, June 29. The elimination of the large num ber of crows and magpies removes a large menace to the game birds, said Richardson in commending the boys and girls for their good work. War Bond Sales Lag as Half Month Passes Morrow county was lagging in the purchase of war bonds as the middle of June passed, and much more buy ing will be necessary before the end of the month if the county is to attain its June quota of $46,000 announces P. W. Mahoney, county war savings chairman. Mahoney's compilation of sales as of June 15 showed a total of $8,512.50 for the month to that date. Mrs. Ellor Brock of Pendleton and Mrs. J. B. Cooley of Brownsville arrived in the city Saturday evening and visited until Monday. Mrs. Brock was a guest at the home of her sister, Mrs. Josie Jones, and Mrs. Cooley visited her sister, Mrs. Cora Crawford. Men 18 to 20 Called For Registration Morrow county local board is pre pared for the registration of men in the fifth registration, on June 30, announces Bert Johnson, chairman of the Selective Service board. He states that those who must reg ister according to the presidential proclamation are "all male persons who attained the eighteenth or the nineteenth anniversary of the day of his birth on or before June 30, 1942, or the twentieth aniversary of the day of his birth after December 21, 1941, and on or before June 30, 1942." To make it clear, "Men born on or after January 1, 1922 and on Eddie Chinn No Jap Officers Find on Making Investigation It was just a little matter of watching a troop train pass, and looking at his watch. But it brought Eddie Chinn into clutches of the law in Pendleton one day this week. The local Chinese restaur an -teur's action aroused suspicions that he might be a Japanese agent, but he soon produced evidence and friends to prove his identity. Mr. Chinn has had business in terests in China destroyed by the Japanese, and has been a heavy contributor toward relief of his countrymen. His Heppner friends will vouch that he's no Jap. Port Angeles Man Is Penney Manager Blaine Elliott, recently of Port Angeles, Wash., arrived in Heppner Tuesday to take over duties as man ager of the local J. C. Penney Co. store, recently resigned by George Howard. Mr. Elliott is accompanied to Heppner by Mrs. Elliott- and two daughters, aged 9 and 12. Mr. Elliott is no stranger to east em Oregon, having been manager of the Penney store at The Dalles for ten years before going to Port Angeles. He said he was impressed by the clean and modern appear ance of Heppner and looked for ward to pleasant relationships with the people of Morrow county, with whom he hoped soon to become ac quainted. Mr. Howard and family are leav ing shortly for a two weeks' vaca tion and will then return to Hepp ner. He has made no announcement of his future plans. School Officers Set, New Budget Passed The annual meeting of school dis trict No. 1 of Heppner Monday af ternoon was featured by a light at . tendance and the business was trans acted with little friction. Charles Barlow, renominated for director and Mrs. Blaine E. Isom, renominated for clerk, were the only nominees for the, two offices to be filled and each was elected, Barlow with 21 and Mrs. Isom with 22 votes. The budget for the ensuing year was passed without alteration from the printed estimate, receiving 22 votes for, and none against its ad option. BRASSFIELD-BURKENBINE Loyd Burkenbine took Miss Chris - tina Brassfield as his bride in a cere mony performed by Martin B. Clark at the Phelps chapel last Thursday evening. Following the ceremony a wedding supper was enjoyed by the wedding party at Merrill's cafe, and the young coule were sent on their way to Portland and the Rose Fes tival with clanging of cans and honking of horns. They are now at home at the Ferguson court. UNION MISSION MEET SET Union Missionary society meets at 2:30 p.m. at the Methodist church on Friday, June 26, anounces Etta Howell, president Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, June 18, 1942o or before June 30, 1924." The following registration places and names of chief registrars are given: Irrigon, A. C. Houghton; Board man, S. C. Russell; lone, Walter Roberts; Lexington, Mrs. Thelma Smethurst; Hardman, Mrs. Brannon, and Heppner, office of the local board. Unofficial notice of the men re porting for induction on June 16 gives 12 men belonging to Morrow county local board as accepted and one man transferred to this board as accepted. Names of those accept ed will be given in the next issue. GET NAIL ORDERS NOW ADVISED Oregon's allotment of nails for farm storage construction is now on its way, announces C. D. Conrad, secretary of the Morrow County USDA War board, and all those expecting to purchase nails should get their purchase orders from his office immediately. No one may purchase nails with out an order from the county war board, and early listing of expec tancies will assist the board in seeing that everyone is served who should be. Release of nails for construction of grain storage facilities was ob tained from OPA by northwest far mers, after laying their case before that body a month or so ago. Stocks were not available at that time, how ever and it was necessary to in crease production of factories bo fore the necessary nails could be had. County to Assist Red Cross Service Twelve card tables were set as the present quota for Morrow, county to contribute to the newly formed Blue Mountain camp and hospital service council. Mrs. Richard Buz zard, chairman; Mrs. B. C. Pinckney, delegate, and Mrs. Tom Wilson, al ternate, were appointed by the lo cal Red Cross chapter to represent the Blue Mountain council at a meeting held Tuesday night at the city hall. The purpose of the council, which includes five counties in Washing ton and five in Oregon, is to fur nish a convalescent recreation room at each of the Pendleton, Pasco and Walla Walla army and airbase hos pitals. This organization was set up under the Red Cross on a nation wide basis and $250 designated to the Blue Mountain council for or ganization and administrative pur poses. Mrs. Harold Bamett of Pen dleton is president of the council. Among the items required to fur nish these rooms are card tables, radios, draipes, furniture, pianos, bedside tables, rugs and other equip ment. Donations of jig-saw puzzles, Chinese checkers, ash trays, ping pong sets and other games are wel comed by the council. Donations by persons in this county may be left with the local chapter of Red Cross. Various members of the Red Cross have been designated to contact lo cal organizations to help fill the quota for the Morrow county area. Rose Leibbrand, chairman, report ed that 50 comfort kits are being completed in this county for the Red Cross. These kits will be used by soldiers going abroad. ON HONOR ROLL Oregon College of Education, Mon mouth, June 12. The honor roll for the fall term at the Oregon College of Education has now been released by the registrar, Ellis A. Stebbins. Katherine Griffith Lindstrom, sen ior, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. El mer Griffith of Morgan, earned a place on the second honor roll which requires a 15 hour load and a grade point average of 3.0 or B. Civilian Gas Mask Comes To County For Demonstration War Risk Insurance Effective July 1, Lions Club Told Morrow county received its first World War n new style gas mask this week, and Dr. L D. Tibbies has been busy demonstrating it wher ever possible. The mask, property of the U. S. Army, was loaned to the-county defense council with in structions that every individual be given opportunity to wear it. Dr. Tibbies had the mask at the Monday Lions luncheon, where each member was privileged to try it. Tibbies said that any person car rying a mask should be able to put it on in three seconds time. He said production of the masks is now on sufficient scale to soon supply every man, woman and child in the country with a mask, and it is the intention to have everyone carry a mask at all times. The masks have a canvas holder with snap fastener, and sling for fastening at the side. Extraction from holder and placing on the head can be accomplished with one move ment, throwing back the head cov er and inserting chin, then bringing head cover into place. The wearer then places finger over mouth vent and blows to expel any gas that might be in mask at time of inser tion and to bring the pliable rubber securely into place. Then finger is placed over intake vent at bottom and several inhalations quickly made. In case of a gas attack, the mask is worn until the wearer as certains through admitting a slight portion of air, that he is away from gas infected area. James F. Gordon, special insurance agent from Portland, was a guest at the luncheon and told of the new war risk insurance to go into effect July 1. This insurance augments the regular old line policies to cover damage sustained purely from ac tual military operations. Rates on the war risk insurance are reason able, Gordon said. Losses by sabot age or any other action not a part of actual military operations, are paid by the private companies un der contracts in force, but present contracts do not hold private com panies for losses sustained as a re sult of actual combat. Gordon said accidental fall of a bomb from an airplane which just happened to be flying over did not constitute actual military operation and that loss sustained in such event would be the liability of the private companies. Farm Labor Placement Se rvice Starts 22nd Farmer's requests for farm labor ers and other types of laborers can now be placed with a representa tive of the United States Employ ment agency to be stationed at the county agent's office beginning Mon day, June 22. Local labor needs will be taken care of locally as far as possible. When workers cannot be obtained locally, requests will go to the Pen dleton office where it is reported by Don Robbins, in charge there, that good results have been had in obtaining hay hands. Laborers who want work are also advised to leave their names and addresses at the agent's office. HURT IN ACCIDENT Mrs. Claud Coats of Boardman received a broken right hip and other painful injuries Sunday when the car in which she was riding overturned near Cecil. She was brought on to Heppner for treatment. Accompanying her in the car were Mr. and Mrs. Ed Barlow, all being on their way to Heppner for a visit with relatives. in O w V to O o H
