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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 noon EWT, Monday, Aug
ust 17.)
Lt. Gen. Henry H. Arnold, Chief
of the Army Air Forces, said Amer
ican airplanes generally are super
ior to those of the enemy. He said
that' in" the Pacific theater since the
war started 1,110 Army planes have
battled with 1,459 Japanese aircraft
and have shot down 190 with loss of
only 104. These figures do riot in
clude planes destroyed on the
ground, those shot down by anti
aircraft fire, Navy and Marine Corps
action, or the work of the Ameri
can volunteer forces in China.
Gen. Arnold said the goal of a
2,000,000-man Air Force with 185,000
fighting planes would be met. He
said the recruitment and training
of pilots, bombardiers and naviga
tors is progressing perfectly. There
is, however, a growing demand for
gunners, various enlisted technicians,
radio operators and glider pilots.
Gen. Arnold said American planes
are arriving in Britain every day
in preparation for the aerial offen
sive against Germany in union with
the R.A.A.F.
Lt. Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower,
Commander of the U. S. Army For
ces in the European theater, said in
London that training of U. S. units
there must be intensive in all its
phases. "This is true," he said,
"first, because the time is short;
second, because the problems we
have demand the ultimate in train
ed personnel; and third, because
our men must be toughened and
hardened physically to stand the
most rigorous operations."
The War Front
In the first offensive action by
United Nations' Forces in the South
west Pacific, U. S. Marines effected
landings and then consolidated their
positions in the Tulagi area of the
Solomon Islands. At the same time.
S. Army and Allied shore based
aircraft from Australia continuous
ly attacked "Japanese air bases and
ship concentration in enemy held
harbors," in support of the invasion.
Ccmmander in Chief of the U. S.
Fleet King reported early in the bat
tle that the U. S. appeared to have
had at least one cruiser sunk and
two cruisers, two destroyers and one
transport damaged, while a large
number of enemy planes were de
stroyed and enemy surface units
Continued on Page Three
Mancell Krebs Victim
of Auto Accident
Mancell Kvebs, 19, son of Mr. and
Mrs. George C. Krobs of Cecil, was
fatally injured about 4:30 Sunday
morning in an automobile accident
on the Columbia river highway at
Heppner junction, when the car in
which he was riding, driven by his
twin brother, Marion, collided with
the railing of the bridge which
crosses Willow creek at that point.
Marion and Corbett Valde of Mt.
Vernon, also a passenger in the car,
were severely injured and taken to
The Dalles for treatment. Their
condition was improving at latest re
ports. The voung men were cn their way
to Cecil from a dance which they
attended at Rufus, and officers here
who investigated, said that the driver
apparently dozed through sleepiness,
causing the accident, which practic
ally demolished the car.
The Krebs twins, both formerly
prominent students of Arlington
high school, were both enrolled as
juniors at Oregon State college, and
were members of Sigma Chi frater
nity. Funeral rites, attended by a num
ber of friends from Heppner, were
held yesterday morning from the
Methodist church in Arlington, with
Rev. Raymond C. Kratzer officiat
ing. Interment was to be at Port
land. IS TIKE INSPECTOR
Frank W. Turner has been named
tire inspector for the Morrow coun
ty rationing board to succeed Pat
Mollahan who resigned this position
to become chairman of the rationing
committee.
Elaine Sigsbee of Condon spent
Tuesday evening in Heppner.
Volume 59, Number 21
Circus Day Brings
Big Crowd, And Fun
In Spite Of Dust
Failure of -'Big Top'
to Rise Disappoints;
Local Horses Seen
Monday was circus day in Hepp
ner. Many harvest crews shut down
for tiie one advertised afternoon
performance, and Heppner saw its
largest crowd since last rodeo time.
But as folks took opportunity to
enjoy the one major entertainment
event of the season, they were im
pressed that the war is having far
reaching effect. They arrived at
the grounds to find, first, a blacken
ed terrain where ashes of the re
cently burned grass filled the air
with fine charcoal; second, absence
of the "big top," which normally
houses Russell Bros.' big three-ring
performance.
The management explained that
the short-handed crew had worked
overtime at Pendleton the night be
fore in breaking up for the one
afternoon stand here before opening
at The Dalles the next day. It just
wasn't possible to set up for the
big show. As a concession they re
duced prices about half for the two
shows staged in the side show tents.
. The crowd, largely, braved the
dust- blackened atmospheres to see
Christiansen and his trained horses
which came originally from the
Swaggart farm in this county, and
to give kiddies a view of the ele
phants, trained ponies, zebra, gnu
and other members of a well-filled
menagerie. The various side-show
acts got a good play, soft drinks
went rapidly'.
Local merchants reported Monday
one of the liveliest trading days in
recent months.
SAFEWAY STORE
CLOSES AUG. 29
The Heppner Safeway store will
close its doors for the duration on
August 29, announced H. E. Oneal,
district manager, who was in the
city this week arranging to close
out the stock.
"Unavoidable conditions brought
shout by the war make operations
such as the one in Heppner im
practical," said Mr. Oncal. "We
hope to be back after the war to
again serve our many friends
here," he added.
Mr. Oneal said it is with regret
that his organization leaves the local
field, as the Heppner store has been
one of the best paying stores in the
district ever since they entered this
field. However, the large number of
Safeway employes who have enter
ed the service, the commodity short
age and other conditions have com
bined to make operation in some
of the smaller places impractical.
Transfer of Mel Selre, recent man
ager here, to La Grande as manager
of the store there, was announced
by Mr. Oneal. Mr. Serle has left
for his new position, and his place
is being taken until the closing date
by Ivan Parks.
PIONEER RESIDENT PASSES
The daily press this week carried
account of the passing of Mrs. Re
becca Crawford on Tuesday morn
ing at Pendleton. Mrs. Crawford, 83,
was said to be a pioneer of Umatilla
and Morrow counties. Born in Sil
verton she lived in Heppner, Elgin
and Pendleton, residing at the latter
place since 1892. With her husband
she was trapped in the mountains
near Heppner the summer of the
Indian war but escaped. She is sur
vived by three daughters.
TRUCK BURNS IN FIELD
Work of firemen prevented spread
of flames to nearby grain when the
truck of Victor Lovgren burned in
a grainfield in the Eight Mile sec
tion this week.
GREEN GUARD DOES
"It's easy to get to be a Green Guard," Dale Lander, 15-year-old
Roseburg youth tells Oregon boys and girls. "Just drop a
postal card to address shown on card I am holding and sign your
name. The Green Guard program is a splendid one for the boys
and girls of Oregon to join to help our nation win the war. You
know, we watch and report fires in our forests." Harris Ellsworth,
Roseburg publisher and Keep Oregon Green chairman for Doug
las county looks on approvingly to Green Guard Lander's novel
way of enlisting Green Guards, as does Harry Pinninger, county
civilian defense coordinator.
Mail Route to Camp 5
Discussed by Chamber
That people of Camp 5, Kinzua
Pine mills' logging headquarters at
Wineland lake, have expressed in
terest in being given mail service
from Heppner, was reported at a
meeting of directors of Heppner
chamber of commerce at the office
of F. W. Turner Tuesday evening
Directors present believed such an
additional mail route might well be
feasible with the expected 250 pop
ulation of the woods town adding
to the number of other residents of
the region who could be served.
Good reports were given of the
satisfaction of people served by the
recently established Heppner-Lena-Butter
creek route.
Superintendent George Corwin
and Charles Jones, chairman of the
board of education, were present to
assist in a discussion of a proposal
to delay opening of school due to
probable need of high school labor
in harvest later than the proposed
opening date, September 7. They
acceded willingly to the chamber
request that they check the student
roster to determine how many stu
dents are assisting in harvest, and
to survey the harvesting situation
to see what likelihood there may be
of harvest extending beyond the
proposed opening date. Should the
demand justify, the school men ex
pressed themselves as ready to co
operate to the fullest extent, though
the short time now remaining might
make it impossible to notify all the
teachers.
D. W. Glasgow, manager of Mor
row county grain growers, also pre
sent for the discussion, said harvest
in progressing well in the north part
of the wheat belt, with operators
finishing almost daily. Delay in fin
ishing in the Lexington section, how
ever would be necessitated awaiting
completion of additional storage fa
cilities at Lexington which will not
be ready until the 3rd or 4th of
September. This delay will affect
140,000 bushels of wheat, he said.
Glasgow further stated that a num
ber of farmers now finished with
their own harvest who had planned
to harvest for others had pulled
their machines into the shed, fear
ing that further use this year might
wear the machines to the point
where they would not be usable for
their own harvest next year.
It was expected some relief in
the upper country might be given
by release of crews finishing up in
the lower country, but the extent
of this could not be anticipated. It
was said transient labor might go
to the hop fields or elsewhere in
preference to the short harvest run
that might be expected in the upper
country.
Blaine Elliott was elected as di
rector to succeed George Howard
who recently moved to Portland.
William Bucknum made a busi
ness visit to Portland this week.
Heppner, Oregon, Thursdoy, August 20, 1942 t
THINGS IN BIG WAY
V GARDEN SHOW
SLATED FOR 29TH
Four-H club members of Morrow
county will exhibit their produce at
a Victory Garden exhibit in Hepp
ner Saturday, August 29.
The exhibit will be in the store
space recently vacated by W. O.
Dix end will be on exhibit from
2 p.m. till 10 p.m.
There are 26 garden club mem
bers in the county this year of which
about half are at Boardman and
Irrigon. County Agent Conrad states
that arrangements are being made
for the boys and girls of the north
end of the county to have their ex
hibits at Heppner on the 29th. He
adds that there are some very fine
4-H gardens in the county this year
regardless of the lack of irrigation
water.
There will be classes for individ
ual varieties of vegetables as well
as a class for project exhibits. A
special class has been arranged in
which everyone having a garden can
help out. This class is known as the
Community Victory Garden exhibit
and vegetables from any or all gar
dens in a community may be used;
however, the 4-H Garden club in
the community must assemble and
arrange the exhibit for the com
munity. The judge for the garden show
will be Gene Lear, assistant county
agent at Hermiston, who everyone
remembers from his work in Morrow
county in 1938 and 1939 as assistant
AAA secretary.
Plans for the annual 4-H livestock
and home economics fair are going
ahead but this year in order to save
on travel and time, the fair will b
limited to one day and will be held
much later, probably the latter part
of September.
Ten Portable Elevators
Coming to County
Ten portable elevators are being
shipped to Morrow county by Com
modity Credit corporation, according
to word received this morning by
the county ACA office from N. C.
Donaldson, state manager.
Though definite word had not
been obtained, Donaldson said it
was probable that the elevators
would remain the property of the
corporation and would be loaned to
fanners having wheat under loan
for filling the storage bins previous
ly supplied by the corporation.
NORMAN BERG STROM ENLISTS
Morrow County Selective Service
board has received notice of accept
ance into the navy of Norman Berg
strom, son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl F.
Bergstrom of lone. He enlited.
Lee Scritsmier who has been re
ceiving treatment for a week at a
Portland hospital for a broken arm
is reported to be doing nicely.
Nid
Full Complement
Teachers Retained
For School Year
Supt. Corwin Comes
to Prepare Opening;
Date Still Uncertain
George Corwin, new superintend
ent of schools, arrived the first of
the week preparatory to establishing
the family residence for the coming
opening of school. He is bringing the
family to Heppner today, including
Mrs. Corwin and children, Lauren
13, Joan 12, Claire 5 .and Steve 4.
They will reside in the Mrs. A. Q.
Thomson house on Baltimore street.
Definite date of school opening
will depend on a survey being un
dertaken by the superintendent and
board of education on request of the
chamber of commerce to determine
how many students will be needed
in harvest work after the tentative
opening date, September 7, Mr. Cor
win said. Should there prove to be
a considerable need for the high
school labor, the opening will prob
ably be delayed a week.
Mr. Corwin reported that a full
complement of teachers has been
retained for the coming year, the
last position to be filled, that of
Smith-Hughes agriculture instruc
tor being taken this week by Don
ald Strait of Newberg, who has al
ready arrived to start his work. The
school plant is already being put
in readiness, and everything looks
promising for a smooth beginning
of the school year, the superintend
ent said.
New teachers for the coming year
are:
Joyce Hugill, commercial, high
school, graduate' of Willamette uni
vei'f ity with graduate work at Gregg
college. Chicago, III, University of
New Mexico. She has taught two
years at Crane high school, two
years at Dayton high school and two
years at Wallowa high. Her home
is Hubbard, Ore.
Donald Strait, agriculture attend
ed Oregon State college three years
and graduated from Pacific college,
Newberg. His home town is New
berg where his folks own a farm.
Worked for a farm machinery com
pany for a year. Supervisor of a
boys' camp at the coast for two
years with an attendance of 60 boys.
This is his first year of teaching.
Evelyn Youngberg, home econom
icsattended Linfield college two
years and graduated from Oregon
Estate last spring. Home town is
Carlton. Folks have farm there.
Mvithona Martin, .first grade
graduate of Oregon College of Ed
ucation at Monmouth. Has had years'
of teaching experience in Deschutes
county. Taught four years at Col
umbia school near Hermiston and
two years at Boardman. Her home
town is Madras where her folks
have a farm.
Bonnie Bartlett, second grade
graduate of Oregon College of Ed
ucation last year. Home town is
Scholls, near Sherwood. Father used
to freight into Heppner in pioneer
days.
Floyd Perry, seventh grade and
grade athletics graduate of Eastern
Oregon College of Education, La
Grande. He taught last year near
Touchet, Wash., where he was prin
cipal of the grade school. He is a
letterman, having been a member
of some of the athletic teams in col
lege. His home town is Athena.
Married and has a daughter.
Earl Johnson, grade principal and
band graduate of Oregon College
of Education at Monmuth. Taught
two years in the Alsea public school l
where he had charge of instrumental
music. Taught one year at the Har
ris school in southern Oregon.
Taught four years at the Pine Grove
school near Nehalem. He organized
orchestra there. Mr. Johnson was
quite an athlete in college, having
played football, basketball and base
ball. He is married. Home town is
Monmouth. Also a licensed aviator.