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f 2 Heppner Gazette Tices, Nov. 5, 1942 Hordmon News . . . By ELsa M Leathers A wedding of interest this week was that of Venn McDaniel, dau ghter of Mrs. L. H. Robinson, to Kenneth Batty of Kimberly. The Battys are well known in Morrow county, Kenneth having gone to high school here. Vern is also . a high school graduate. They were married Thursday at Wedser, Ida., with Vera Mc Daniel, sister of the bride and CopL Buddy Batty, a brother of the groom attending them. They will make their home in Grant county where Mr. Batty is engaged in farming and stock raising. Elk season opened here the 28th wth snow on the high peaks. The second day also saw snow as far south as Hardman. Mr. and Mrs. Austin Devin and son and Mrs. Maida Britt stopped briefly in Hardman from Heppner Thursday. Mr. and Mrs. Jim Hams received word this week, that their son, Ves ter, who is stationed in Colorado, was promoted to first class pri vate. This means a $5.00 increase in wages and a step up toward ser geant. ; Mr. and Mrs. Charley Haines of HUlsboro are spending the week here hunting and visiting the Vc tor Lovegrens, Al Lovegrens and Owen Leathers. Forest Adams was rejected from ' army duty when he went to Spo kane for final examination last week. He returned to his work in Heppner Wednesday.. Ernest French spent part of this week visiting his father, W. H. French and hunting. Their party got a nice buck. Mrs. Elmer Nel son also visited her father and brought Mrs. Gene . Toothman home. Ser. Creston Robinson from Pen dleton field visited his parents, Mr. and Msr. Roy Robinson on a three day leave. He is chief clerk of his squadron at Pendleton. While home he got in some hunting. He also visited his sister Rita in Heppner. Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Garrett and Mr. and Mrs. Dick Vick from Stanfield visited and hunted last week several days with Mrs. Ella Bleakman at Reid's mill. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Redding and Mr. and Mrs. Raymond McDonald also vis ited there. Due to engine trouble the Hal lowe'en party was postponed, until Monday night. A masquerade and hot lunch was enjoyed by all. Fan Miller is spending a vaca tion in town from the Archie Ball ranch. He plans to elk hunt be fore retumng to work. Mr. and Mrs, Sam McDaniel, Jr. spent several days in town from Reeds mill. Mike Salings who has been visit ing with the Carey Hastings and elk hunting has been the only per son successful in bagging an elk. PINE CITY NEWS By BERNICE WATTENBURGER A. E. Wattenburger and son Burl went to Portland Saturday to bring home Mrs. Wattenburger who has been in the hospital there for the past two weeks. She is much im proved in health. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wiggles worth and family of Echo.and Matt Batterick of Echo spent Sunday at the E. B. Wattenburger home. The day was spent in hunting birds. Pine City club met Tuesday n stead of Thursday. Next meeting will be Nov. 19. Mr. and Mrs. John Healy and ton Billy and Mrs. Anna Q. Thom son spent Saturday in Heppner on business. Henry Vogler is home from Pasco where he was ill. Mr. and Mrs. Marion Finch and daughter Patty spent Saturday in Pendleton. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Bartholomew spent Thursday transacting busi ness in Pendleton. Mr. and Mrs. Marion Finch and daughter Patty and Mr. and Mrs. George Currin and sons attended a Hallowe'en party at the Jerry Brosnan home at Lena. The wheat farmers are getting ready to do their fall seeding after the good rains of the past few days. Garnet Abarcrombie is at Corn wall, Wash, seeding for Strothers. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Strothers are spending a week in Spokane. Have You Heard? A column devoted to the analysis, the source, the motive, the effect and the answers to the many rumors now being passed, innocent and otherwise, by word of mouth to the detriment of our war effort Hitler recognizes the tremendous importance of creating distrust and confusion in the minds of the peo ples of his enemies. Toward that end he is carrying out a program of propaganda and blackmail which he expects to create dissatisfaction with our prosecution of the war and distrust with our allies and their efforts. - Hitler's war strategy should be well known by now but many Americans still give aid and com fort to the enemy by spreading such stories as the following: RUMOR: "An old sea captain returned from a cruise in the Med iterranean on a ship made by Ore gon Shipbuilding Corp. V'n said that the welding job was terrible, Ihet the ship was leaking all the wsy over and that the boat was merely put together in that way because thpy figured ttyy wr. going to lose so many anyway that it didn't make any difference." FACT: This is one of many of the same ilk that have been ro ported Eeryone knows the haz ards of submarines and bombers that our seamen face who are op erating merchant ships. If our ene mies can add to that by convincing the people that there's a hazard in the very ship itself, they -may deter men from signing on. Some actual records of Liberty ship perform ances is reflected in the S. S. Philip Schuyler, the S. S. Fisher Ames, the S. S, George Clymer. Each of these completed a voyage of from 17,000 to 25,000 miles with nothing more than minor repairs. Quoting from Alex Ingram, chief engineer of the Joseph N. Teal, Oregon's famous 10-day vessel, after her run from the Columbia river to San Francisco: "The engine worked perfectly. We have a good ship and a fine crew. Give my regards to the boys in the yard for the good job they have done. The ship is the talk of the town down here." Here are many more that have come to the attention of and been investigated by the rumor and pro paganda division of the Oregon State Defense council RUMOR: "That damajre and cas ualties at Dutch Harbc was much wfrse than reported. That Thit'-h Harbor was completely obliterated." FACT: Army says comnlete and accurate casualty list has been published. Life magazine published actual photos and story. Purpose of rumor to exalt Japan's power and invincibility and deprecate our own weakness. Rumor: "Don't buy United States war bonds and stamps; you'll never get your money back. The go vern -m: n defaulted on the Liberty bcndi of the last war." FACT: War bonds are ib-z round est investment in America, from standpoints of both finance and patriotism. . The government . did not repudiate the Liberty bonds and has no. intention of repudiating the new war saving bonds Soon after the first World war some people took a loss on Lib erty bonds, but the losers were on ly those who sold their bonds on a flooded market. The war bonds now bzing sold are non-negotiable and can. be converted into cash only by Uixning them in to the gov ernment which guarantees pay ment of the sum invested, plus in terest up to the time they are con verted. RUMOR: "That Japs were ge't ting $50 per month plus room and board." FACT: The truth of the" above is as follows: "$16 per month plus room and board for doctors and dentists $12 for skilled labor plus room and boards $8 plus room and board for common laborers. RUMOR: "Old toothpaste and shaving cream tubes can't really be UF?d for 'anything, ro why should we turn thtm in? The gov ernment's ju?t destroying them. (Elfect): To spread., doubt., about the shortage of tin and to h'ndcr the government's efforts to allevi ate this shortage." FACT: This rumor is not true, the salvage division of the office of civilian defense asserts. The Japs conquered two of the world's greatest tm-producing areas, the Malay States and the Dutch East Indies. The third is Bolivia. The collapsible toothpaste and shaving cream tubes contain a high amount of tin. Before WPB required con sumers to turn in their old tubes between 20 and 25 tons were be. ing thrown away every day. No rumor is too small, unbe lievable or too unimportant. The Axis will try to take advantage of all of them. You can help stop vicious stories The rumor and propaganda divi sion of the Oregon State Defense council urges all loyal Americans to not repeat tales, of those, who tell them to you. . 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