Heppner Gazette Times, October 8, 1942-5
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past 20 years. Whether it will be
possible to move this crop to mar
ket on trucks in 1943 is a moot
question, with no one apparently in
position to . guarantee that equip
ment will be available. By 1944 syn
thetic rubber production should
have advanced far enough to ease
the rubber crisis.
Music Club Would
Sponsor Vespers
Urges Voter to
Get Out and Vote
Now, more than ever, it is es
sential that people go to the polls
and cast their votes for candidates
whom they think best fitted for the
jobs they are seeking. That was
the opinion expressed by Mrs. John
Y. Richarson of Portland, Judge
Richardson, if you please, in dis
cussing the current political cam
paign with a group of Heppner
Tuesday evening at the
WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 7
Director McNutt of war manpower
board reveals that an additional 18,
,000,000 workers should be engaged
in war productive work by the end
of 1943. Of .-this total he estimates
that 11,000,000 must be semi-skilled,
which means that they should, in
most cases, receive considerable in
struction and training before re
porting for duty.
This is another of the labor prob
lems which are developing apace.
Whether the computation is accur
ately based upon productive re
quirements is not doubted, but the
assumption comes that something
must be done to reach these figures
as to number of workers. No one
in the federal service seems to be
suggesting that out of the 3,400,000
civilian employees now on govern
ment payrolls there could be some
reduction for the sake of industrial
production. At the peak of the first
world war total, employment is up
approximately 150 percent above
the employes needed at that time.
Some people have been so bold
as to suggest that at least one mil
lion of these federal employees en
gaged with innumerable new deal
deal emergency agencies could be
dispensed with and permitted to
take work in factories, but this sug
gesion falls upon deaf ears. On the
other hand, women will be impor
tuned to heed the industrial call to
the tune of about 6,000,000. Whether
this is a gallant course, according
to old standards of chivalry, has not
been made the subject of congres
sional debate.
Fa : m workers are the most critic
ally needed in all the labor field.
Reports are pouring in that perish
able crops in many sections of the
country were partly lost due to lack
of labor for harvesting. One report
from the northwest is to the effect
that out of a crop of 60 tons of cher
ries only 20 tons were saved. Some
farmers, too old to operate except
with the aid of modern machinery
and whose boys have been taken
by army or navy, frankly states
they will be unable to make the
farm produce as it should. While
processions of farm labor have gone
to shipyards and war industry fac
tories, leaving the farms inade
quately manned. Farm wages are
climbing rapidly and in some cases
soaring toward shipyard levels.
After the scholastics and econo
mists and politicians have fi .nished
planning and' debating it is possible
that some hard-headed type of in
dividual will come forward with a
rational and effective program for
balancing the labor situation. It is,
without doubt, one of he big prob
lems of the day and will become
more serious each week.
It appears to be only a matter of
days until workmen will begin re
moving the 70 miles of rails of the
Shaniko branch of the Union Pa
ifio serving Sherman and Wasco
counties, despite the protests of
county officials and property own
ers of that area The Metal3 Reserve
company has issued a requisition
for the rails through war produc
ton board. Decision to abandon the
road was reached at a hearing in
The Dalles before the Interstate
Commerce Commission. Despite
considerable effort in the national
capital by those interested in keep
ing the road in service their argu
ments proved futile. Officials insist
they have weighed all factors and
that rails and other steel from
Grass Valley will be removed. The
steel from Biggs to Grass Valley
will be removed later.
Grain growers and other ship
ping interests are already worrying
about moving the 1943, wheat crop,
Sherman county, largely agricul
tural, has produced more than 2,
500,000 bushels annually for the
Heppner churches may enjoy a
series of vesper services through- women
out the winter months if a proposal Lucas Place.
submitted this week by the Music In company with Mrs. Herman
Stduy club is accepted. Some of the Grossman of Oregon City, Mrs.
churches have fallen in line and it Richardson is touring the state in the
is hoped that others will follow suit, interest of the republican party or
The club proposes to be responsi- ganization. She is urging women to
ble for music for the services, organize in county and listrict unts
which in reality will be community for the purpose of getting voters to"
sings to acquaint more people with the polls; to study measures, in
church music. All members will sisting that no one should vote NO
meet at the home of Mrs. Frank because of indifference toward ac
Turner at 5:30 each Sunday) evening quiring information relative to each
to rehearse under the leadership of proposed law and stating indiffer
Miss Rose Hoosier with Mrs. J. O. ence tofard candidates likewise will
Turner as organist. in many cases defeat the best man.
At Tuesday evening's meeting at She pointed to the short time left
the J. O. Turner home, South Am- before election and urged irnmedi
erican music was discussed and. sev- ate action on organization,
eral songs were sung, under the Their itinerary took Mrs. Rich
leadership of Miss Hoosier. The ardson and Mrs. Grossman to Pen
same type of music will be studied dleton Wednesday morning and from
at the next meeting, which wilj. be there they were to continue east
held Wednesday, Nov. 4 at the and south, going to Burns and other
home of Miss Leta Humphreys, Jeep central points.
with Miss Frances Weaver as hos-
tess and Josephine Mahoney, leader.
HERE FOR FUNERAL
Sherman Leffler and Mrs. India
Ginger of Mosier, uncle and aunt
of Mrs. Nora Perlberg, were in
Heppner today to attend the funer
al rites of Ervin Perlberg. They are
former residents of the Heppner
flat district.
HERE ON BUSINESS
Jim Kistner spent a few hours
in Heppner Wednesday looking after
business matters. The Kistner s are
now located on lower Butter creek,
a few miles beyond the Umatilla
county line.
HAS MUMPS
Mrs. Martin Clark is undergoing
a siege of mumps this week. She
is being cared for by Mrs. Lee
Howell at the" Howell home. Her
husband, Rev. Martin Clark, re
cently recovered from a siege of the
malady.
BACK AT WORK
Earl Gilliam is again on the job
after an enforced lay-off due to
illness.
UP FROM IONE
Bert Mason, lone merchant and
ardent elk hunter, was transacting
business at the court house Wednesday.
DRIVE TO PORTLAND
John Parker and Card Greives
drove to Portland Friday afternoon
to spend the week end. Returning,
they were accompanied by Mr. Par
ker's wife and children, John and
Marianne, who are visiting at the
F. S. Parker home.
CARD OF THANKS
We take this means to thank
our neighbors and friends for their
kind assistance and words of com
fort in our hour of sorrow.
Mrs. Nora Perlberg
Irene Perlberg
William Kummerland
Leonard Kummerland
Sherman Leffler
India Ginger
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth House
were called to Dayton today to
attend the funeral of a two-year-old
nephew who lost his life in Patit
creek, which, runs through the
heart of the city.
Buy War Bonds
Every Pay Day
Let's Double
Our Quota
GO TO CALIFORNIA
Mr. and Mrs. Conrad Bellenbrock
have gone to California on a visit.
They accompanied Mr. and Mrs.
Ed Gienger, who came from their
home at Ukiah, California to at
tend the funeral of the late John
Bellenbrock and remained for a
visit of several days.
TO LIVE IN SPOKANE
Mrs. Lei tha Rice, who has made
her home in Heppner for several
years, has gone to Spokane to make
her home with her daughter, Mrs.
Bert Burnside.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank our friends for
their many acts of kindness and
words of sympathy during our be
reavement. Mrs. Alex Wilson
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Jones
and brothers and sisters.1
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These Two Things
This is
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and
The Elkorn
Restaurant
Is the Place to get
Oysters Served to
your taste ......
Other Sea Foods
In Season
Follow the Crowd
to
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War Do nH Stamps?
Don't Scrap
Usable
Machi
ineryl
The Government needs scrap metal, but if you discard ma
chinery that can be made serviceable for another year or two
or for the duration you may not be aiding the war effort.
Before deciding to scrap certain items ofmachincry,
ascertain their possibilitcs of further service, then
bring them to us and if possible we will make the
necessary repairs.
Keep the wheels turning for Victory!
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