Farm Machinery
Rationing Board
Ready for Work
War Requirements
Force Demand For
Local Curtailment
Farm machinery rationing will go
into effect in Morrow county im
mediately, according to an an
nouncement from the county USDA
war board that a rationing commit
tee has been set up in accordance
with authority delegated to the
war boards through the Unfitted
States Department of Agriculture
from the Office of Price Adminis
tration. Military requirements have forced
drastic curtailment of materials nor
mally going into farm machinery
and rationing has become necessary
in order to insure a fair distribu
tion of available machinery in
channels where it will do the most
good in war time agriculture pro
duction. Henry Baker was appointed
chairman of the rationing com
mittee with Frank S. Parker and
Harry Duvall as regular members.
Alternate members appointed are
J. J. Wightman and Ralph Thomp
son of Heppner, and Clyde Tanne
hill of Boardman.
All farm machinery has bee class
ified into group A, B and C and
any farmers wishing to purchase
machinery falling in group A must
first obtain approval from the coun
ty farm machinery rationing com
mittee. Application forms to purchase
such machinery are on hand at the
County Agent's office at Heppner
and applications will be taken there,
however all action on. applications
will be taken by the rationing
committee which will "announce its
meeting dates later.
Farm machinery now classified
in group A which is scarce and es
pecially needed to meet current
agricultural needs includes com
bines, all tractors, grain drills,
disc harrows, corn, pickers, feed
grinders, fertilizer spreaders, grain
elevators, hay balers, manure
spreaders, milk coolers, milking ma
chines, pickup balers, potato dig
gers, shredders, beet lifters, beet
loaders, and lime spreaders.
Former Heppnerite
Turns Song Writer
A former Heppner man recently
stepped into the limelight as a song
writer. Chester Gemmell, who spent
his boyhood days here and attended
the Heppner schools, has written
lyrics for a new war song, "We're,
on Our Way to Tokyio, Rome and
Berlin." The words were set to mu
sic by Estel Benner. Both men are
residents of Salem. -
The song gained recognition when
sung at a Victory send-off party at
the USO center in Salem Saturday.
Gemmell sent a copy to Mr. and
Mrs. F. W. Turner. Mrs. Turner was
one of his teachers here a number
of years ago.
FATHER DIES
Mrs. Ralph Justus went to Port
land the last of the week in, re
sponse to a telegram stating that
her father had passed away. She
was expected to return home short
ly after the funeral,, which was held
the first of the week.
WHERE TO PILE SCRAP
AT BOARDMAN, IRRIGON
Scrap delivered in Boardman
will be weighed in at the Hid
den Motor Company and un
loaded at the high school, ac
cording to Clifford Conrad, di
rector of the campaign in Mor
row county.
Irrigon fanners are advised
to take their scrap to Board
man for weighing if they wish
to be paid. Donation scrap can
be left at the pipe yard of the
irrigation company or at the
salvage depot
Heppner,
Minister Hustles in
Scrap to Slap Jap
If the Japs think Americans
are a bunch of softies who sit
around in the shade all day
sipping cool drinks and reading
or spinning yarns, they are in
for a surprise. (In fact, they've
had several surprises already).
There may be some citizens of
this vast country coming under
the class of leisure lovers but
their number is comparatively
few and growing less by the
day.
Here's warning to the Japs
and the followers of Hitler and
Mussy Lena that they'd better
prepare to duck for shelter, for
Rev. Fred Stillwell of lone is
out to get them.
In recent weeks, Rev. Still
well has collected and delivered
to the scrap depot in Heppner
over 30 tons of scrap. This
would be somewhat of a job for
someone pescWng a truck, but
Stillwell has accomplished the
(bail) with his passenger car
and a two-wheel trailer. Fur
thermore, he has not profited
from his labors. Outside of ac
tual expenses, he has turned
over the proceeds to his church,
The Cccpcrative Church of
lone.
Traffic Violations
Land Two in Jail
Lack of operator's license and an
over supply of spirits fermenti
caused two drivers to land in jail
here Monday when Officer L. U.
Olson brought Thomas Jefferson
Standley and Arthur Sterling Har
graves in from Boardman for vio
lations of the Oregon traffic laws.
Standley received a 30-day sent
ence for driving -while under the
influence of intoxicating liquor and
an additional five days for opera
ting a motor vehicle . without a
driver's license. Hargraves drew a
five-day term in jail for being Un
der the influence of intoxicating
liquor.
Justice A. B. Chaffee of Board
man precinct heard the case and
fixed the penalty which omitted
fines.
Friend of Turners
Killed in Action
Word has been received by Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Turner of the
death of Don Hand, Jr., Sept 5.
Hand was Miss Annabelle Turner's
fiance and was pilot of a dive
bomber on duty in Australia. He
was killed in action.
Hand took a fatalistic attitude
relative to service in the army,
stating to friends that he fully ex
pected to be killed. He was an. ex
pert' pilot and had figured in some
narrow escapes prior to entering
military service.
TEACHERS OF COUNTY
HOLD MEET AT IONE ...
Teachers of the county gathered
at Ionte Wednesday evening for
dinner and business meeting of the
Morrow county unit of the Ore
gon State Teachers' association.
This meeting is. an annual affair
preceding the district institute.
Institute for the Eastern Oregon
group will be held at Baker this
year. County and city school of
ficials, after canvassing the situa
tion thoroughly, decided that hold
ing the institute this year will not
be out of line with the general poli
cy of tire and gas consumption and
scheduled the meeting. As to the
future, that will be left for general
conditions to determine, it is stated.
Counties in the district include Mor
rowf Umatilla, Grant, Union, Wal
lowa, Baker and Malheur. .
ELEMENTARY SUPERVISOR
TO VISIT LOCAL SCHOOLS
Miss Florene Beardsley, element
ary supervisor of the state depart
ment of education, has been schedul
ed to visit schools of the county
Friday of this week.
Saturday, Miss Beardsley will at
tend a conference of elementary
Ifciachers ira Heppner.
Oregon, Thursday, October 1, 1942
County Wide Scrap
Rally Set For Oct. 8
10 Plans Completed
All scrap iron and steel in Mor
row county will be brought in to
shipping points Oct. 8, 9, and 10 in
a county wide scrap rally if plans
made at a meeting in the county
agent's office Tuesday evening work
out as planned, according to an
nouncement made the first of the
week by C. D. Conrad.
Organizations and groups repre
sented at the meeting included the
County Salvage committee, Civilian
Defense Council, USDA War board,
automobile ga.soline and tire indus
tries, Salvage committee, Boy
Scouts, FFA, schools, granges, and
railroad.
Freight cars will be spotted at
Heppner, Lexington and lone dur
ing the three-day period and all
scrap iorn will be loaded on the
cars as it is brought in and weighed.
Weight receipts will be issued and
payment will be made for the scrap
on a pro rata basis as soon as it is
shipped and sold. .
Scrap iron from the Boardman
project will be unloaded at the
Boardman high school and that
from the Irrigon project will be left
at the irrigation district pipe yard.
Scrap from these two localities will
be moved to smelters by truck fol
lowing the scrap harvest. With no
scales available in Irrigon those
wishing to be paid for their scrap
have been asked to take it to Her
miston. The scrap rally will reach its
peak at 4 p. m. on Friday, Oct. 9
when fire sirens and fire bells will
be sounded at Heppner, Ions, and
Lexington and air raid wardens in
all towns will go into action to
help the townspeople gather their
scrap. The wardens will be as
sisted by high school students and
Boy Scouts and every home ' will
be contacted during a one hour
period from 4 to 5 p. m. to have all
scrap placed on the sidewalks where
Saturday, the last day of the rally,
will be devoted to helping neigh
it will be picked up with trucks,
bors who have not brought in their
scrap.
Sort Scrap Early
All farmers are urged to get
their scrap piles sorted early and
keep angles, irons and rods which
they may need for repair purposes.
Any farmers having' scrap iron
which they are not in position to
bring' in should leave word at the
county agent's office, wjlth Don
Straight, Heppner FFA instructor,
with Lee Sparks at Lexington or
Walter Bristow at lone and arrange
ments will be made for Boy Scouts,
FFA boys or high school boys to
ARRIVE FROM ASHLAND
Mr. and Mrs. O. G. Crawford ar
rived late Sunday evening from
Ashland where they have resided
the past two years and where Craw
ford was associated with Fred Mil
tenberger in publishing the Southern
Oregon Miner. The Crawfords have
bought the Gazette Times and will
make Heppner their permanent
home.
ARRIVES AT SEWARD
Jasper Crawford, former editor
of the Gazette Times, has written
his mother, Mrs. Cora D. Crawford,
that he arrived safely at his res
tination in Alaska, possibly Sew
ard, and that he was all set to go
to work. He reported an uneventful
trip from Seattle, except that he
had developed a fondness for food
not hitherto experienced.
CHURCH TO CELEBRATE
DEBT LIFTING SUNDAY
Congregation and friends of
the Church of Christ will have
a potluck dinner immediately ,
following the morning services
to observe paying off the church
debt. All members are urged to
be present at the services and
remain for the dinner. Friends
have been extended an urgent
invitation to attend.
pick it up, in which case the scrap
is expected to be donated to the
boys' groups.
Anyone wishing to donate scrap
to the USO, Red Cross, Civilian De
fense Council, church, grange, or
any other group may do so by hav
ing their weight receipts marked
accordingly,
All metals and rubber including
copper, brass, bronze, zinc and
aluminum will be collected at the
official salvage depots being set up
at each town in the county. These
materials are to be donated with any
proceeds going to the County De
fense Council. The depots will be
operated on continusus basis mak
Continued on Page Three
Mustangs Smother.
Pendleton Babes
Heppner's Mustang's, taking ad
vantage of two Pendleton fumbles
ran up three touchdowns in the
first quarter and one in the second
quarter for a 2G-0 victory on the
Heppner field Saturday.
The first touhdown came as a
result of a Pendleton fumble on
the five yard line recovered by an
alert Heppner linesman. Lovegren
caught a pass in the end zone for
the extra point. Heppner scored
again a few plays later when a
pass from Barratt to Lovgren click
ed for 35 yards. The try for point
failed.
The Mustangs registered their
third touchdown in the dying
minutes of the first quarter by re
covering a fumble then running it
over on the next play. Heppner's
last touchdown came as a result of
fine running by Bothwell, Qar
ratt, Provo and Runnion, carrying
the ball 60 yards down field in
successive thrusts. Lovgren again
caught a pass in the end zone for
the extra point.
The Heppner defense was strong
at times but weakened in the sec
ond half. The Pendleton defense
strengthener up in the second
half and held a tiring Mustang
team scoreless.
The Heppner teams will journey
to John Day on Friday, Oct. 2, to
play the Grant Union team.
John Bellenbrock
Was County Pioneer
Death -entered the ranks of Mor
row county pioneers Saturday after
noon and removed from our midst
one who had made this section his
home for 50 years. John Bellen
brock passed away at the Heppner
hospital following a brief illness
during which he suffered several
strokes.
Funeral services were held from
the chapel of the Phelps Funeral
home Tuesday afternoon, attended
by friends of long standing. Rev,
Martin Clark of( the Church of
Christ officiated, with Phelps Fune
ral home in charge. Pallbearers in
cluded Frank S. Parker, L. E. Bis
bee, J. O. Rasmus, Frank Towsley,
Ed Rugg and Orain Wright. Inter
ment was in Heppner Masonic
cemetery.
John Henry Bellenbrock was born
at Jacksonville, Ore., Nov. 12, 1858,
and came to this county 50 years
ago, settling in the Eight Mile sec
tion where he engaged in stockrais
ing. Following that pursuit for a
number of years he later moved to
a small farm just south of Heppner
to give his children advantage of
the schools. He was a horseman of
the old school and aside from small
scale farming, engaged in breaking
and trading horses. His interest in
livestock, horses, never waned thru
out the years, even after the nfirm
ities of old age forced him to give
'up handling them.
Surviving are two daughters,
Grace Gienger of Ukiah, Calif., and
Bertha Rice of Heppner; two sons,
Delbert Bellenbrock of Court Rock.
Ore., and Conrad Bellenbrock of
Heppner; six grandchildren and one
great grandchild. '
A. R. Former and Clyde Davis of
Grass Valley were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. J. F. Lucas the fore part
of the week.
Volume 59 N umber 27'
Synthetic Rubber
Industry Due for
Explanation Here
Delegation From
Arlington To Tell
Chamber of Plans
Synthetic rubber will be the top
ic of discussion at the forthcoming
meeting of the Heppner chamber of
commerce Tuesday evening, Oct. 6,
when representative business men
of Arlington will meet with the lo
cal group. Word was received this
week from the Arlington chamber
of commerce asking that an oppor
tunity be given to meet with Hepp
ner and Morrow county citizens for
a discussion of the alcohol plant to
bo built at the little city on the
Columbia. Among those mentioned
as prospective visitors are E. M.
Hulden, Ben. F. Walling, Frank A.
Waller and R. O. Ferguson.
Sale of stock in the new concern
has been satisfactory so far, it is
stated, and the object of this visit
is to acquaint Morrow county citi
zens with progress made and gen
eral plans of the company. Plans
already announced include plants in
Walla Walla and other important
wheat centers, as well as at Ar
lington. Grain Products, Inc. proposes to
convert 800 bushels of wheat daily
into grain alcohol at the Arlington
plant from which synthetic rubber
of excetional durability may be
manufactured. 1 has been suggested
that this capacity can be materially
increased whenever demand for the
product inreases to a point making
such expansion necessary. For the
present it is deemed expedient to
give the industry a trial through the
use of several small plants rather
than going out in a big way with
one plant.
Numerous Morrow county farm
ers and business men have sub
scribed stock in the Grain Products,
Inc., some of them to the tune of
several thousands of dollars.
WAR BOND QUOTA FOR
SEPTEMBER OVERSOLD
Morrow county once more
has gone out in front in the
purchase of War bonds, accord
cording to P. V. Mahoney,
county chairman of bond sales.
While not prepared this morn
ing to ,'ubmit figures of pur
chases, Mahoney stated that
September sales were well
above the quota for the month.
This county is one of com
paratively few in the state ex
ceeding quotas for August and
September and Mahoney feels
the job will be easy if this
snirit of the citizens remains at
the present high level through
out the duration.
LOCAL MAN'S UNCLE
HAWAIIAN COMMANDER
Tuesday's East Oregonian con
tainel a picture of LieUt.-Gcn. De
los C. Emmons, military governor
of Hawaii, who, it was found out
in Heppner, is an uncle of La
verne R, Emmons, a resident of
this city.
It was while on a tour of South
American countries with his uncle
that the local man suffered an ill
ness which unfitted him for military
service, but he expects to take up
training upon completion of work
he now is engaged in wth D. W.
Glasgow building elevators.
Attention Voters
On October 3rd, 1942, tne
County Clerk's Office will be
kept open continuously from
8 A. M. to 8 P. M. for the regis
tration of voters. This is the
final day of registration for the
General Election on November
3rd.
If you have not voted in at
least one Election during the
past two years, or if you have
moved, since you last voted,
from one county or precinct to
another county or precinct, you
will need to re-register. -
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