0 O A Week of the War (Summary of information on the important developments of the week made available by official sources through noon, EWT, Monday, July 6.) Army Chief of Ordnance Camp bell, speaking at Salisbury, N. C., said "Our tanks are superior to any thing the enemy has. Type by type, our tanks have heavier guns, heav ier armament and greater speed our high velocity 76-millimeter guns in our M-3 tanks far and away out range the best the Germans have . . . and we can fire this high-velocity 75 when the tank is in motion, which is more than any enemy tank, what ever its size, can do." Gen. Campbell said the so-called "new German 88-MM gun" is "about as secret as a daisy water pistol." It has been known to us and our Allies for at least 10 years. We outmatch this gun with several of our field and anti-tank guns." He said th German .88 is effective as an anti tank weapon only within its limited range. U. S. machine guns, Gen. Camp bell said, will "outfunction any en emy gun under the most adverse circumstances in other words, they will keep firing when enemy guns have to shut down to change bar rels." The United States "can build a better automobile, a better type writer, a better icebox and we can build and are building better ma chine weapons," Gen. Campbell said. "The enemy cannot outdo American design and production and spirit." The WPB reported the dollar val ue of war shipments from 430 auto motive industry plants totaled $350 million during April, an increase of 46 percent over February. Army service of Supply Commander Som ervell instructed civilian guards at 11,000 war plants to organize an aux iliary to the Army's Corps of milit ary police as a further protection against enemy saboteurs. The War Front The "Flying Tigers" of the Am erican volunteer group were placed under the Army Air Corps command in China and opened their operations Continued on Page Four GOVERNOR SETS FOREST CLOSING Entry upon the state or national forest reserve within the state of Oregon has been proclaimed closed except by special permit, effective yesterday, July 8, by special order of Governor Charles A. Sprague. Detailed description of closed areas is included in the official closing notice in another column of this issue. It involves most of the timbered areas of the Blue mountains. Entry to the areas involved will be allowed only after registration, or after securing permits at the for est service offices or stations listed in the proclamation. Exceptions to the closures are the Old Oregon Trail highway, Weston-Elgin high way, Umatilla River road to and through Forks Camp Ground, Pen-dleton-John Day highway, and the Heppner-Spray highway, also the Tollgate Camp Ground and Pioneer Camp Ground. As in the past, campfire permits, no smoking while traveling, and axe, shovel and water requirements are in effect in addition to the above closures. CIIET CHRISTENSON WRITES In a letter received this week from Lt. C. L. Christenson, U. S. Marine Corps Unit No. 705, c-o Postmaster, San Francisco, Cal., we learn: "Just a note to let you know that I am O.K. and that I think of everyone in Heppner very often. At the pre sent time I am some place in the south Pacific with the Marine Corps, working hard and living like a good soldier can or rather has to in a place like this. The natives are all friendly, but only a few know any English, so we have quite a time trying to buy anything or get anything done. It is very warm and rains most of the time, there fore we have mosquitoes and I mean lots of them. I was promoted to first lieutenant the first of June, much to my surprise but pleasure. Tell everyone hello for me." Volume 59, Number 15 City Dads Order Removal Of Dry Grass Fire Hazard Compliance Asked With Law Governing Open Toilets Feeling that present hot weather is increasing hazards to property and residents through fire menace of dry grass and health menace of open toilets, the city council Mon day evening ordered the police de partment to check on these hazards and to enforce removal of nuisances through regularly adopted ordin ances on the city's statute book. The ordinance regulating removal of dry grass provides that when ever the chief of police finds "any rubbish, grass, or other matter... which may be or be likely to become a fire hazard" he shall report the same to the committee on fire and police, who shall make an investi gation, and upon determining such nuisance to exist, shall instruct the chief of police to give due notice to the property holder. If the property holder is a resident and does not remove the nuisance within 10 days or 15 days if a nonresident the chief of police shall make arrange ments to have the nuisance remov ed and the charges therefor shall be entered in the city books as a lien upon the property. If the property holder feels that the committee on fire and police has acted unjustly, he may apeal to the common coun cil, whose decision, after due hear ing, shall prevail. The second ordinance, affecting the health of the city, makes it il legal to maintain an open toilet within the corporate limis of the city, and requires that all living ac commodations within the city be supplied with adequate and accept able cesspool and septic tank facil ities for the disposal of waste. The police department was also ordered to report any offenses of this na ture to the end that proper steps for correction may be taken. Credit Corporation Bins Arrive in County The first carload of Commodity Credit corporation grain bins arrived in Lexington yesterday, reports Henry Baker, chairman of the local ACA committee. The chairman said 75 bins had been ordered for this county and that more would be or dered if they were needed. These bins are to be set up by the ACA committee adjacent to local ware houses and elevators and will be used to take deliveries of 1941 loan wheat that is now in farm storage and also for the transfer of 1941 loan wheat that is now in farm storage and also for the transfer of 1941 loan wheat from warehouses and elevators. Bins will also be sold to farmers needing them for the stor age of 1942 grain. Reporting on other phases of the program, Baker announced that the 1943 wheat acreage allotment for Morrow county would be 95,844 ac res. This figure is a slight increase from the 1942 allotment which was 93,844 acres. Work in setting indiv idual allotments is now in progress and notices will be mailed out to all farmers about August 1,. the chairman said. SUGAR WINDOW SHOWN How to get along with a small amount of sugar is being depicted this week in the Pacific Power and Light company window by a display arranged by Miss Hazel Duncan, Farm Security administration dem onstration agent. WADING POOL OPEN The kiddies' wading pool at the municipal plunge was repaired and filled this week, and has been a popular spot for many of the young er tots. A Baby's Contribution After last bite, Jeffrey Grant, aged fourteen months, sets example for rown-ups by giving his favorite teething ring to Uncle Sam for pur. poses of war. Since President Roosevelt extended the rubber collec tion drive to July 10, even the usable rubber items are being Bought to score a victory over America's enemies, Germany and Japan. Only a few days left to turn in your rubber. With the nationwide rubber col lection drive stretched by President Pioosevelt as an emergency measure to July 10, citizens, industrial plants and business houses throughout the county today were engaged in a last minute roundup of the material, which is so essential for prosecution of the war. Not only "scrap" rubber, but every rubber item, which can be spared from present service, is being sought, and must be obtained, according to leaders of the campaign. William F. Humphrey, of San Francisco, chairman of the Petrol eum Industry Rubber Collection committee of the five western states, in a message to committees here, said, "Our American fighting men at the front must be backed by an Nazi Agents at Work Here Says Conrad Grasshoppers are Nazi agents working in our Victory gardens and should be treated as such, accord ing to C D, Conrad, county agent. Complaints have come in from all parts of the county stating that grasshoppers are damaging farm gardens and potato patches. In a check-up made by Conrad, little damage to farm crops has been seen, but as the grasslands dry up some severe damage may be caused to gardens if steps are not taken to prevent it. Grasshoppers are quite readily controlled by distributing the fol lowing poison bait mixture over the areas affected: Wheat bran 25 pounds, Paris green 1 lb., Blackstrap molasses 2 qts., water enough to dampen. The bran and Paris green should Patterson Building Sold to Art Stefani Sale of the former Patterson & Son Drug store building on upper Main street to Art Stefani of lone was announced this week. The building will be remodeled and put into condition to house the Heppner bakery, operated by Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Sanders, and now located in the Gilman building on Willow street. Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Dix left Tu esday on a motor trip to Portland and the coast. They expected to visit their daughter, Mrs. James Harding and husband at Portland. 3 Heppner, Oregon, all-out contribution of rubber. "Everyone must make sacrifices," he said. "To give only what we eas ily can spare is not enough. The future of America's democracy is at stake." That the drive is being taken ser iously even by the younger set was indicated when babies, possibly through action of their parents, be gan contributing their teething rings, and children began turning in their rubber toys. No contribution is too small, say committeemen. Even a rubber band or the eraser from a pencil should be included in the collection, as ev ery item will play its part in de feating the Axis. All rubber should be turned in to gasoline stations, all of which are pledged to see that their col lections go straight to authorized government stockpiles. be thoroughly mixed before the mo lasses and water are added. Only enough water should be used to make the mash crumbly. This mixture should be distributed over infested areas at the rate of five pounds of dry material to the acre.' The bait should be spread thinly and evenly to prevent poisoning live stock and poultry. Conrad adds that most gardens can be protected by poisoning a strip a few rods wide around the garden every few days to get the hoppers as they come into the garden. Moist poison bait should be spread in the evening or early in the morn 'ing. If larger areas are to be poisoned, a cheaper but satisfactory poison bait formula may be had by calling at the county agent's office. P. P. fir L. To Aid Accident Prevention Helping to prevent accidents on the farm, K. A. House, Pacific Pow er & Light company manager at Heppner, has offered the help of company crews to farmers who must cross under the company's lines with hay derricks. House said a request in advance by telephone or mail will bring a P. P. & L. service man who will either raise electric wires to pro vide safe clearance or will deaden the line until the derrick is clear of overhead wires. The company makes no charge for the service. Thursday, July 9, 192," Fireworks Ban Not H O O W V3 Heeded By Mother 2 Nature On Fourth Lightning Sets Grain2 and Grass Fires, Thrills City Visitors When Ma j. -Gen. DeWitt, com mander of the western defense area, a few weeks ago declared a ban on all types of fireworks for the dura tion and special emphasis on the Fourth of July he failed to gain the cooperation of Mother Nature. As brilliant an electrical display as this county had seen in many a day illumined the heavens about Heppner as many late-hour shop pers Friday evening made ready to celebrate the nation's birthday. One big bolt from the blue struck the west hillside near the city res ervoirs, started a grass fire which brought out the fire department only to be quenched shortly by a heavy downpour of rain and play ed some havoc with the city's tel ephone system. In one place the small wires of several lines within one cable were all melted together, causing a mix-up in service. A grain fire was started at the H. V. Smouse farm north of Lex ington, destroying 20 acres of bar ley, and farther east in the same section a bolt killed two cows be longing to Adolph Majeske, and the effects of the hit knocked Mrs. Ma jeske to the floor as she was wash ing dishes in the kitchen. Mrs. Hen ry Rauch suffered a similar exper ience at the Harvey Miller farm a few miles away. Another lightning fire was started in the Alpine section and burned some twenty acres of wheat belong ing to William Doherty. A fire in the Cecil district was -started by lightning Saturday af-. ternoon, resulting in a call on pic nickers at the Heppner CCC camp, and caused the burning of a large acreage of grassland and some sheds belonging to Krebs Brothers on the old Turner place. A number of fighters responded from here for the Cecil fire, and also for a large grass fire on the bombing field that burned for several days. A result of the week-end confla grations has been a renewed re minder from Dr. L. D. Tibbies, county defense fire chairman, that people should not rush to telephones to make calls at time of a fire alarm, but should merely remove receivers and listen to instructions from war dens. Three telephone districts were out of commission during last week end's flare-up, and Tibbies urges that these be repaired for meeting other emergencies that may arise. The fire situation was held large ly accountable for the small attend ance at the Pomona grange picnic here, which drew some seventy per sons for the noon pot-luck lunch. SCHOOL DIST. 1 ON CASH BASIS School district No. 1, including the city of Heppner, has money in the bank to pay all outstanding warrants and leave a balance of some $174 besides, reports Chas. W. Barlow, chairman of the board. School district No. 1 went on a warrant basis early in the days of the last depression, and financial condition of th district became so critical for awhile that Sheepskin scrip was issued as a means of cashing teachers' warrants. The unique scrip found world wide sale and spread the name of Heppner over the entire globe. The scrip was all redeemed several years ago, but it was not until the clerk's call for warrants issued this week, that the district got clear of the warrant indebtedness woods. As a result of return to a cash ba sis district taxpayers will make a considerable saving in the payment of interest CO o n