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4 Heppner Gazette Times, August Jj,J942 H covery by Army fliers of ingenious- CppnCi ly contrived markers, aimed direct- -w ly at Eastern airfields and airplane (jClZCl tC I IITICS factories. The markers,' invisible frcm the ground, were eradicated THE HEPPNER GAZETTE. danger to the war bases Established March SO. 1883: averted, the announcement said. THE HEPPNER TIMES. "Proper action" was taken against Established November 18. 1897; prsons who built the markers. CONSOLIDATED FEBRUARY IS. 1W Transportation Published every Thursday morning by The WPB approved the proposal CBAWTOBD PTTBLISHINO COHPAHY of Henry J. Kaiser, shipbuilder, to and entered at the Post Office at Hepp- construct 500 70-ton cargo-carrying ner. Oregon, as second-clasa matter. patterned after the flying JASPER V. CRAWFORD. Editor boat .,Mars for Nayy SUBSCRIPTION RATES program is contingent, however, Year $2.50 "upon our being able to do it with- Two Years 4.50 out interfering with the present Three Years 6.00 combat plane program," WPB Chair Six Months 1.25 man Nelson said. Army Air Force Three Months 65 Commander Arnold said at present Single Copies 05 21 of M Army Air Forces Official Paper for Morrow County multi-engined plane production is being devoted to transport planes, Week of the War ande pgram caiis for this Pro- Continued from First Page J01 t0 r31Sed l 30 P""1 probably will be well into 1943 be- lnThe of Tr rt fore we equal merchant shipping as ation imatel 4mm of December 7, 1941. , , , .,, cr , . , ., ,, , . school children who ride daily in The WPB announced inaugura- m Mn , , . , ,c ' . , . . . , . . , 93.000 school buses will be affected tion of a nationwide inventory ot , vrvr j - n . . , , by ODTs order to reorganize all used construction machinery to be . , , services ThG Dlan calls made through WPB field offices in( . , , uji jj ... . , & , , , CA tor staggered bus schedules and de an effort to place an estimated 500,- . , , , , , , . r ., ,, , , nits special bus service for students 000 pieces or vitally needed con- , T , , -i a f. . . . . . who have less than two miles to struction equipment into use. A com- . t , , , .,, . , . M. r , . . . walk to and from school (with cer- plete inventory of available equip- . . .. . , , 1 . ... . , , . X tain exceptions) and where areas ment will be kept up to date at the . , , , ,. . , , ... , , . , . .. are serviced by public carrier routes, regional offices for the information . of war agencies and private con- Ratl0,,lng tractors engaged in war work. Pi esident Roosevelt set up a three- The War Front man cornm'ttee, headed by Bernard The Navy announced "United Stat- M- Baruch, to study the entire syn- es Naval and other forces have at- thetic IU,bbf Prgram- fhe Presi- tacked enemy installations in the dentfaid the, committees findings Southeast part of the Solomon Is- wlU form a ,basls for future aftlon lands in force and the attack is con- not only with respect to synthetic tinuing." Later the Navy said "con- rubber- but also such matJters as siderable enemy resistance has been nationwide gas rationing and motor encountered and it is still too early transportation. The OPA said it is to announce results or to estimate Panning a universal ration book to either our own or enemy losses" be put into the hands of every (Am Gen. MacArthur's headquarters in ?nc as ?ar of clts machinery to Australia reported August 10 that handle rationing of many commod Allied planes from Australia were lties whlch J? notre(ulr; rationing maintaining a 24-hour-a-day offen- Present. The office said traveling sive over the entire invasion zone salesmen will not be permitted more in support of the attack against the than aABa lon in addltl0n to Solomon Islands. The Navy also re- thelr A books ported U. S. Naval forces "bombard- Farm Labor Supply ed enemy ships and shore establish- Agriculture Secretary Wickard ments at Kiska" in the Aleutians, announced the Farm Security Ad simultaneously with the beginning ministration and the U. S. Employ of the attack on the Solomon Islands, ment Service will recruit additional Maj. Gen. Clark, Commanding workers for farmers in areas where General of U. S. ground forces in there are seasonal shortages of la Britain, said the U. S. Army is send- bor. The workers will be recruited ing "picked combat divisions" to nly after the farmer and the Em Britain and "the sooner a Second Payment Service have been unable Front could be opened the better." to obtain workers locally. The work He said "obviously we are not here ers must be paid the prevailing to sit on the defensive." The Pacific wage, to be determined by the Farm Coast, from the Canadian to the Security Administration, but in no Mexican borders, was ordered dim- case less than 30 cents an hour. If med out beginning August 20 and for the workers come from a distance, the duration by Western Defense farmers must pay transportation Commander DeWitt as a precaution costs up to 200 miles and te FSA against enemy attack at sea and on will pay for additional mileage. The the shore. The Navy announced the workers mut be properly housed torpedoing -of 14 additional United and work guaranteed for at least Nations vessels. three-fourths of the time they are Sabotage and Subversive Activities in the area. The White House announced six The OWI reported an arrangement of the eight Nazi saboteurs landed has been concluded between the U. in this country by submarine were s- and Mexico making possible tern executed in the District of Colum- Prary migration of Mexican farm bia jail August 8. The sentences of workers into this country to help the other two were commuted by combat the seasonal farm labor the president to life and to 30 years shortage, especially in the southwest, imprisonment, "because of their as- Army sistance to the government of the The Army announced formation United States in the apprehension of two completely airborne divisions, and conviction of the others." The consisting of about 8,000 men each, first ground air support command in to be stationed initially at Camp New York City announced the dis - Claiborne, Louisiana. The War De- Copyright 1942, B. P. O.RXS OFFICIAL U. S. TREASURY WAR BOND QUOTAS FOR AUGUST i i OP FflON U. S. Treasury Official War Bond Ouota for August & . I i 1201300 f ( 23.900 ------ r v . '." -r v ' : i i ten inn i . T3U.TUU - I 225. 201-"" 50.900 1"" 7 ; Ji i T I.hJ """-s " f. . i i i ' I 7 4975fJ0 r km Ann 7S.ooo,4rnQn: ,uX y. ) 4 .-f f S Willi j w.guv j r bs ?ori i . I- . . . inm.iH I I ' I I . 473.700 "s 00001 1 l H7400 ( mm - -I 4 i f I r- i jn i f 1 J iOUMINC jMCMMH r1 i unn I $85700 i L. 26.500 I I i 36.200 $58,600 "V 10.800 i i 242.400 .i. Washington, D. Q., Aug. 10. Henry Morgenthau, lr., Secretary of the Treasury, today announced the August War Bond Quotas for the 3,070 counties in the nation totalling $815,000,000. The August quota for the State of Oregon is $8,750,000. In arriving at the county quotas for August, as shown in the above map, the Treasury Department took into consideration major factors affecting in comes which in turn cause significant variations in sales during the twelve-month period. Hereafter actual Bond sales in the various states will be compared with quotas on a cumulative basis. The amount by which sales fall short of or exceer1 quotas in any month will be added to or subtract? from quotas for future months. parment said more than 7,000 vol- ficer training) have been inducted for large quantities of wool cloth unteer officer candidates (men clas- into service. The Department said which will call for most of the doni sified as 3-A who volunteer for of- in a short time it will place orders estic wool clip now available. ?Jr mmrmt I( m3$MiW the owner's Mn.T. ftJW.VftlirmV.W.V.V.'.Vlp O ..'.V.v.-.v WVWWWHW v V.'.V.V.V.V.'.V.V.'.V.V. ... -X '.'.-.'.1 aSs" sift! Tts&t- i o0s5ii?r r r & p""u ' 3 mm mmim mm 033 SEEP 0!rJSft3) SsMh dlD csttas 6D efJM-D Your truck all trucks are essential to America's war pro gram. Let your Chevrolet dealer help you to "Keep 'em fit to keep 'em raffing." See: him for a thorough service check-' up today and see him for skilled service at regular inter vals. Remember Chevrolet; dealers are America's "Truck' Conservation Specialists." 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