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o f Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, October 22, 1942 Volume 59, Nunber 30 Morrow County Exceeds Quota In Scrap Drive More Than 1,000,000 Pounds Turned ini; At Soilage' Depots Tons of scrap iron and steel, lit erally mountains of it, found its Urday, Oct. 24, according to a and 1942 and loaded weight of way from the farms and ranches statement from C. D. Conrad, Mor- truck or trucks, of the county to the five salvage county agricultural agent Af- Application blanks are being depots located at Irrigon, Board-., ter Nov. 15 no gasoline, tires or mailed direct from the Offce of De man, lone, Lexington and Heppner service of any kind may be had fense Transportation in Detroit, -during the past week, with the re- for a truck or pickup without such Mich., to all registered truck ow sult that Morrow again has taken certificate. ners. The Morrow County Farm Its place among top-ranking coun- jor the convenience of those af- Transportation committee, set up ties of the state in doing its share fected, registration centers have by the county USDA war board, in the war effort. been set up at the following is prepared to give assistance in , To be more explicit, there has points; "L filling out the blanks and then will been shipped by rail 700,000 pounds of steel, or 10 freight cars ana 100,000 pounds of cast iron by truck. In addition, 9,WU pounds or :sarap was delivered from irrigon and Boardman to Hermiston. It is estimated mat anoxner live tuiwua rative, they should register with the trans of scrap iron and steel remain in Heppner County agent's office, portation committee on one of the the stock piles at the five depots, In a fetter sent out to the farm- three days and the information making a grand total of 1,079,000 erg Qf the county, the couny agent called for can easily be transfer pounds collected and accounted for detailed information each truck or red to the official forms when they during the drive which reached pjckup owner is urged to bring in are received. its peak Oct. 8-9-10. order to facilitate making out the Hours of registration will be from Basing collection of scrap at 200 appiication. These include make, 9 a. m. untl 5 p. m. each of the pounds per person, Morrow county . typi? and site of truck; three days, Boardman excepted. has exceeded the quota on an' es- : r timated 5,000 population. An, effort will be made to clean up the shipments from the several Vlwa nnd due to aonroaching depots and due to approaching winter weather and the fact mat farmers are busy with fall plowing and seeding, further collection of scrap metal will be deferred un til spring, according to C. D. Con rad, director of the drive for Mor- r ,.r rwnntv Conrad estimates that fbout one third of the scrap of of Ceoige Corwin, city superinten the county has been accounted for dent. In a tdk to the Heppner this time and feels that a greater Lions club I.Ionday Corwin report quantity of iJ can be salvaged ed on the teachers' institute held when the farmers have more time in Baker last week when the theme to hunt it up and bring it in. of the convention was "Our Ob nf 10 nnrlnads shinned from ligation in a War Torn World." wrb thrpe were handled nrivate en- terprise. This is expected to count lives over night, turning the nation m the county's total when the fi- asida from peaceful pursuits and nal check-up is made. directing our efforts to the pro While it is too early for definite duction of the sinews of war, Cor results of the scrap drive to be win stated. For that reason the tabulated, news stories indicate teachers' convention this year -was that the drive has been quite sue- devoted largely to the discussion cessful and that the nation's sup- of meeting the new situation and ply of cast iron and steel has been the dfficulties wheh must be ov materially increased. Other sec- ercome to attain effective meas tions not involved in fall farming ures. School budgets do not make operations on the scale prevailing allowances for additional courses in eastern Oregon counties will and many schools are not equipped -doubtless continue the salvage to tsach the technical branches re campaign through the winter quired to prepare students for months and this should help keep war industries. It will be left to the factories turning out arms each school to work out a program and munitions. TOM WELLS LEAVES FOR MILITARY DUTY Tom Wells. Morrow county as sessor on leave of absence for the duration of the war, len oaiuraay . . f, . j afternoon for Portland for exami- . II 1 . 1 TT nsa nation ana maucuon. ne wu v.- companied to Portland by Mrs. Wells and they were driven down by Mr. and Mrs. Elart Hultgren. Tom left Portland Sunday eve- ning on a special train that pre- sumably was headed for Norfolk, Va., where he will receive spec- ial training. HERE FROM ONTARIO Guests at the Lucas Place from Wednesday to Monday were Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Lees, son Jimmie and daughter Roberta of Ontario, Mrs. Lees will be remembered as Lavelle Lucas, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Lucas. CENTR ALLANS VISIT HERE Mr. and Mrs. U. S. Pratt of Centralia, Washington, were over night guests of Mr. and Mrs. Han r- J SOn rlUgneS OUnaiay. tnurs. rrau and Mrs. Hughes are sisters. The Pratts were on their way to Texas to visit a son who is in the service, Partners Must Fill Out Application Blanks for Certificate of Necessity . Farmers wishing to use their pickups or trucks after Nov. 15 . have been advised to fill out ap- plication blanks for "certificates of war necessity" not later than Sat irrigon Irrigation water office. Boardman High school lunch room) 0ct 3 and 24 only. ione Legion hall. Lexington Jackson Implement company and Lexington Oil Coop- War 1 1 me Needs PacjnQ Strain OH r iwwmy w School Facilities Constant growing demands for trained workers in the war plants of the nation is placing a strain upon time and facilites of the av- crag-. hi;, a saiool, m the- opinion The attack on Pearl Harbor changed the course of American conforming to these new demands, Corwin said. This may be accom plished by extending class hours of related subjects to include instruc tion in the new subjects. A Vvoct. tliflr anaaker concluded. ' ' .. .,, Headache for the fac- - but ig one of ose ngs announced this morning that he " .1 1 ill. J.1 A. . -.-.J 4 create(j Dy the war which must be jnj be met. Resignation of Martin Clark as master of the Boy Scout troop wag read and accepted. Clark gave preS3 of personal affairs as his rea- gon ()r up the post which filled most acoePtably. HAVE WEEK-END HUNT Coming from Portland for some bird shooting were W. V. Craw- ford and Edgar Stevens Crawford is office manager for the Loyalty Group, insurance concern of which Stevens is general manager. They came up Saturday afternoon, hunt- ed Sunday and returned to the city Monday and not without few hours Monday from Pendle birds. ton. Hughes has been connected Mrs. B. C. Forsythe is returning C..J 1 U !M A1.UJ uctiuiuajr vu 1x1 iiviinc m luiuaim after visiting for a coupde of weeks at the home of her son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Dick. acres of crops raised, livestock and poultry on hand; truck mileage and amount of gasoline used in 1941 and 1942; products hauled and number of trips made in 1941 submit them to the ODT with ap- propriate recommendations relative to 1943 mileage needs. The county agent further advises that whether or not truck owners have received application forms Lef Georae Do If? The Georges Did If! That eld familiar saying, "Let George do it," was given special emp''asis here th's week when a group of Indians was picked up by the sheriffs of (ice on a charge of indiscrimi nate deer slaying. Sheriff Clar ence Bauman was called to go to the county line. in the Flat Rock area and apprehend a group of Indian hunters who were alleged to have slain bucks End does in a manner not approved by the statutes appertainjing thereunto. Bauman drove to the spot and picked up t"e group, four of whose names were George Gus George, William George, Henry George and Jimmie George. He placed two oft them Gus and Henry, in t'le county basiile as hostages for the ap pearance of the group for a hearing. By permission of Justice J. O. Hager Henry and William George drove to Pen dleton to get an interpreter with the evident intenion of putting up a defense. The arrests took place Tues day and Justice Hager gave the Indians 24 hours to secure an interpreter and prepare their case. Last of Bonded Indebtedness Paid County Treasurer L. W. Briggs nau wruien uie wauam, ior paying H the last instalment of bonded indebtedness of school district No. 12 Lexington. The debt was paid Wednesday, Oct. 21, just 20 vears and 20 days following issu- anoe of ih& bonds. last installment was for $2,000 plus $60 interest and doses S-t t- proven)ents were made to the y. Karl L. Beach was dharman and j E clerk ' ; VISITORS FROM PENDLETON Mr. and Mrs. Will Hughes, for- mer residents, were in Heppner a with the Hamley company in Pen- H1 . n , ..j . . . A. R. Fortner of Grass Valley was a business caller in Heppner Thursday. Mustangs Taste First Defeat at Bulldogs' Hands When two undefeated football squads meet, there is bound to be fireworks and lots of action. Such was the case last Saturday after noon when Heppner traveled to Hermiston to meet a 22-14 defeat Although out-weighed several pounds per man, the scrappy Mus tangs gave the Bulldogs quite a contest for the victory. The mar gin of victory came as a result of hard down-field blocking and the interference given the Bulldog backfield men by their squad. On the very first offensive play, Hermiston executed an end sweep, with Rugg carrying the ball, that was good for a touchdown. Tiller kicked the conversion point. A little later in the same quarter, Tiller sprinted several yards for a second tally and again converted. The Mustangs tightened up on both' offehce and defense; after a long march up the field quarter-back Kenny hit the right side of the line for a Heppner score. The con version pass was good to Shideler. With minutes to go in the first half the Bulldogs scored again with Buell going over from a quarter-back sneak play. The, half end ed: Hermiston 20, Heppner 7. On the opening kickoff in the second half, Barratt of Heppner uncorked an eighty yard run down the sidelines for the final touch down. Kenny plunged over for the conversion point. Early in the final quarter, Hcrrojfston tacWed Bar ratt behind the Mustang goal line after a blocked punt for a touch back, and, therefore, two more points. Tho Mustangs failed to score on their few lst plays; the game ending: Hermiston 22, Hepp ner 14. Outstanding defensive man for Heppner was center Dee Jones. His spectacular diving tackles sav ed Heppner from being scored on more heavily. The halfway mark of the cur rent soapon shows the Mustangs victorious and unseored on in three games, and only one loss; that being to Hermiston. Heppner 26, Baby Bucks 0; Hepp ner 12, Grant Hi 0; Heppner 12, Arlington 0; Heppner 14, Hermiston 22. Total points Heppner 64, Op ponets 22. Congressman Pierce Scheduled to Speak Here October 28 Congressman Walter Pierce has been scheduled to appear in Hepp ner Oct. 28 and' will make a public address at the Elks temple at 8 o'clock of that evening. Mr. Pierce is winding up a campaign which has taken him over a large part of the district and is unable to de vote as much time in each section as he would like, due to the fact that he was detained at the capi tal longer than usual. His friends and supporters in this vicinity are planning a warm welcome for him and have issued an invitation to the general public to turn out and hear the campaign issues discussed. Grand Matron Brings Down First Buck One Morrow county buck found its way into a Portland home lock er the past week-end when Mrs. Marjorie Simpson, worthy grand matron of the O. E. S. in Oregon, shipped the animal to friend hus band to put in storage for her. Mrs. Simpson was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mankin who took her to the Blue mountains south of Heppner for a try at some deer hunting. When a nice buck was sighted Mrs. Simpson proved equal to the occasion by bringing the proud denizen of the forest dawn. It was her first shot at a deer and a good one. War Bond Buying On Wider Scale Proposed Here Larger Number of Buyers is Desired By Area Leaders An effort to induce a greater number of people to buy war sav ings stamps and bonds from here on out will be undertaken by the war bond committee and other agencies. This decision was reached Tuesday evening at & : meeting of directors of the Heppner chamber of commerce which will undertake sponsorship of a movement to -organize the civic and fraternal groups of the county to promote the campaign along competitive lines. Proposal to stage a monthly pro gram in the county for the purpose of enlarging the scope of bond buy ers was submitted to a group of lo cal ctizens by Burt Snyder of Lakeview, bond director for a sec tion of eastern Oregon. Snyder was asked to come here from Grant county where he interviewed com mittees and school authorities the past week-end. He was billed for. a Victory rally but this proved to be a misunderstanding on the part of local leaders as Snyder is not holding rallies, rather making his visits a series of conferences with local commttees. Under the proposal submitted by the visiting director, the several organized groups of the county, in cluding the chamber of commerce, Heppner Lions club, Business and Professional Women's club, Elks club, Masonic and Odd Fellows lodges, Willows, Lexington and Rhea creek granges, would be asked to form a bond sales promo tional group, each organization ac cepting the responsibility of pre senting one program a month to stimulate interest in the purchase of stamps and bonds. Heppner chamber of commerce directors discussed the proposal at the regular business session Tues day evening and voted to sponsor the movement. The directors fur ther backed the proposal by vot ing the sum of $18.50 for the pur chase of one series F bond to be awarded to the group establishing the largest number of points dur ing the campaign. Points suggested include largest number of new bond buyers and total sales. Dtrawing . Continued on Page Eight INDIANS TO APPEAR FOR TRIAL NOV. 4 Henry and Gus George, Indians, will have a hearing on Nov. 4 in answer to a charge of illegal pos session of deer, the same being does. Justice J. O. Hager released the pair, held in jail Tuesday night and Wednesday, on their own re cognizance to appear before him at the later date. They were picked up by Sheriff Bauman Tuesday about 30 miles south of Hardman. Killing of two does is admitted and the third is said to have been killed by some other hunter and abandoned. The Indians contend they have some treaty rights which they will pre sent at the hearing. W. O. DIX NAMED COUNTY ASSESSOR W. O. DSx, retired Heppner merchant, Monday was sworn in by tne county court to serve as assessor, filling in for Tom Wells who has gone into the service. Dix is now busy acquainting himself with the duties of the office. Wells is unopposed for the office on the November ballot and it is likely he will return to the post before another election rolls round. Dix has declared himself uninter ested in election to the office but is glad to serve as long as he will be needed.
