Mrs. America
Meets the War
Editors note: War touches
every home and every citiz3ii.
This column, based on official
government information and
prepared by the Office of War
Information, shows how the
war will effect Mrs. America
and her home.
Light Bulbs Limited
Mrs. America's home will be as
bright as ever despite a simplifica
tion order decreasing the number
of types of bulbs manufactured.
Adequate supplies of the permitted
types of bulbs will be produced to
make up for discontinued lines.
The common household electric
lighti bulbs previously made ,in
voltages of 110, 115, 120, 125, and
130 now will be made only in the
115, 120 and 125 volt types. Since
lamps in wattages of 15, 25, 40, 60
and 100 fill the bill satisfactorily,
50 and 75 watt lamps no longer will .
be made, and there also will be a
reduction in the number of colors
used. The simplification order re
ducing the types of bulbs made from
3500 to 1700 will save about 650
tons of steel, 35.000 pounds of solder
and 8,000 pounds of tungsten.
New Glass Shapes Created
And in line with the trend to
wards simplification, soon Mrs.
America won't be finding the vari
ety of shapes and sizes of glass con
tainers on her grotfor's shelves.
The glass containers used for pack
ing foods and other commodities
are expected to follow standard de
signs. Wines, jellies and preserves
already have been added to the
products for which the WPB re
quires the use of standardized bot
tles. The simplification of bottle
designs will save considerable a
mounts of glass-making materials
and make available more glass con
tainers needed to fill in the gap
left by vanishing tin cans.
Model Planes Sans Balsa
If your young son finds model
airplanes hard to get, remind him
that the materials which go into
their manufacture are war recruits
too. The model planes have been
made of light balsa wood, which
grow, in South America but this
has I :come a precious war material.
Balsc wood g )es into the real planes,
and not just toys. It is used as a
substitute for light metals in air
craft produclion, going into' trainer
plants. Likewise it is made into
life iloats.
Buses Queer Picture Hats
Large hats may be a bit difficult
for milady to wear while riding on
street cars and buses in the future
if the "standsit seat" is adopted.
Heppncr Gazette Times, October 1, 1942 5
The "standsit seat", you see, is be
ing studied as a means of increasing
the seating capacity of buses and
street cai-s because of the small
amount of space it requires. The
regular seats are spaced from 28
to 32 inches apert, but the "stand
sit seat:'" arc located only 18 inches
app.:t. "Stand-it Ssats" are being
tried out as an experiment, but if
this tvf ? cf seat is adopted, you can
szq that a pictu.-e hat might be out
of place on the trolley or bus.
Ceiling Prices cn Underwear
Wbn ths winter winds blow, you
cr.n tbar.k the OPA or price ceil
ings on winter underwear. Ceiling
prices have been set on 12 categor
ies of knitted underwear, including
&leepin? garments, for men, women
and children. Good1- of cotton,
wool and mixed fibres came under
the regulation. And you can be ,
sure that you'll b3 getting your
money's worth for standards have
been set up as a part of the proce
regulation to prevent any deterio
ration of quality.
Ration Bocks Here Christmas
Some time before Christmas you
may receive war ration book No. 2.
It is referred to as an "all-purpose"
ration book and it is designed to
provide a switf means for ration
ing any article or commodity almost
at the instant the danger of a criti
cal shortage appears. The book has
just gone to the printer, and it
isn't expected that it will be ready
for distribution until just before
Chrirtmas. Incidentally, the OPA
has ruled that it is illegal to make
use of one to which he is not entitled.
OPENING FOR JANITOR
IN CITY NURSERY
There is an opening for a middle
aged or eldeily gentlema to act as
janitor at the Albertina Kerr Nur
sery in Portland. Or if there is an
elderly couple looking for a com
fortable living where the work is
not too hard but requires some skill, .
the home would like to get in
touch with them. A fair wage and
all living expenses other than food
and c!'".ifcg provided by the
home.
The I. ;uici Home, under the same
management, needs a matran. This
also is an opportunity for some
Christian woman to secure a com
fortable home and fair wages. It is
the policy of the home to employ
only people of recognized Christian
character.
Further details mey be obtained
at the Gazette Times office or by
writing directly to the Albertina
Kerr Nursery, 424 N. E. 22nd St.,
Portland.
Bring in your Scrap
Loading Cars of
SCRAP IRON
OCTOBER 5-6
CORN EH GREEN
Field Representative
Finds Defense Work
Mere Satisfactory
Ed Colby, field representative
from the state office of Civilian
Defense, was in Heppner Friday to
check up Morrow county's activity
and participation in the Civilian De
fense program. Mr. Colby stated
that the need for civilian defense
was more urgent now than it has
been and urged that every phase
necessary to .civilian protection be
maintained in a state of complete
readiness, stating, "We have had
our one big surprise, lets not, have
another".
Colby stressed that the ranks of
the reserve firemen, reserve police
and air-raid wardens be maintained
at full strength with trained men.
He expressed satisfaction with the
progress made in Morrow county
and was especially pleased with the
showing of the number who had
taken first aid. In addition to the
police and fire reserves, air-raid
wardens, Morrow county has an ac
tive and ready utility squad, a nu
trition council, a full set-up under
the American Red Cross prepared
ness program for food, clothing and
shelter, and a prepared defense
center, besides a number of women's
organizations. No doubt your co
ordinator was a bit boastful when
he informed Mir. Colby that it was
thought Morrow county citizens
could take care of themselves tem
porarily in the event of a disaster.
We hope no bombs will fall, but
we are not going to stop watching.
J. O. Turner, Coordinator.
IRRIGON NEWS
By MRS. J. A. SHOUN
Mr. and Mrs. Batie Rand went to
Celilo Sunday for salmon.
Dr. and Mrs. Langwalter of Twin
Falls spent Monday evening in In
rigon with the Frank Braces.
Clarence Amis accompanied by
Bob Walters went to the John Day
river Friday. He sold his place near
Kimberly and returned Sunday.
Dolores Haberlin is home from
California for a week's vacation
with her father Paul Haberlin and
her sister Paula.
The Gans are moving onto the
Sam Smith place and the Smiths are
going to Portland to live.
Mrs. George Isitt and Mrs. Sud
darth were Friday shoppers in Pen
dleton. Mannard Hoagland took his mo
ther to Pendleton to shop Saturday.
Mrs. Farrel and Nina Harris
went to Hermiston Saturday. '
Mr. and Mrs. W. S Grim were
Hermiston visitors Monday visiting
with old friends from Grant county
who have moved near the Ordi
nance depot where the men are
employed.
J. A. Shoun was down from the
Heppner ranch Wednesday.
Barbara Fredrickson is visiting
her husband Clarence and his
people the Frank Fredricksons.
Clarence has joined the navy.
The C. W. Grims were Hermiston
visitors Saturday.
Frank Leight, Jerry Buell and
some friends went to the Merry
Castle Sunday
Luella Minnich had a party on
her 13th birthday Saturday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Adren Allen were
in Hermiston to consult a physi
cian Friday.
Mrs. Nina Harris is here from
Portland to spend the week-end
with her mother Mrs. C. T. FarreL
Mr. and 'Mrs. M. A. Hoagland
went to Celilo Thursday after
salmon.
Mr. J. A. Shoun received word
that her son James and Clarence
Bell have joined the navy as weld
ers. James spent the last seven
years in Walla Walla.
Mrs. Chapin is visiting the Bene
fiel Boys and their sister Mrs. Carl
Haddock. She came from California
Friday.
Mrs. William Gollyhorn has re
ceived word that a baby boy had
been born to her daughter Mrs.
Helen Mulkey at Seneca on Sept
24th. The young man is called
Jerry.
USO AID SUGGESTED
It has been suggested that Hepp
ner assist in the maintenance and
improvement of the USO center in
Pendleton since that is our nearest
base.lt was planned for 4- or 5,000
men and is being used by 10,000.
Three hundred boys dance there
twice weekly. A horse shoe court
and barbeque pit are among some
of the new things to be built. Any
one interested may contact Mrs.
Walter Moore at the USO in Pen
LIBERTY SCHOOL TO OPEN
Mrs. Lucy Rodgers announced
the first of the week that the Lib
erty school in Eight Mile will open
Monday, Oct. 5. Mrs. Mina B. Law
of McMinnville has been engaged
to teach the term.
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Winter Wear For Every Member Of The Family!
Men's Warm
PAJAMAS
$1.98
Good - Looking
stripes and checks
in warm flannel
ette! Pajamas $1-49
Shorts 29c
Union Suits $1.19
Boy's Sizes ....69c
. MEN'S MEN'S
50 WOOL 10 WOOL
UNIONS UNIONS
$3.49 $1.29
Spring Needleknit Get ready for Cold Wea-
STOCK UP NOW! ther.
33 WOOL HEAVY COTTON
UNIONS UNIONS
$2.79 89c
WARM DURABLE Bargain Priced.
BLANKET LINED HEAVY 8 INCH
JACKETS LOGGERS
$1.98 $6.90
Heavy Blanket Lined Den- Oil tan uppers, two full
im Jackets! Talon Fast- leather soles composition
ner. half-sole, logger heel!
Beautiful
CHENILLE
SPREADS
$4.98
Slrifcuig
Designs
Heavily tufted, truly lovely
spreads that come in a grand
assortment of dlelecltablte pat
terns and colors on white or
colored grounds!