Heppner Gazette Times, November 121942 5
Mrs. America
Meets the War
Young America the diaper set
is not due, for immediate introduc
tion to shortages. At least, there
will be enough three-cornered pan
ties to go around, even with the
increasing national birth rate. The
WPB reports that diaper produc
tion for 1941-42 increased an aver
age of 30 percent over 1939. How
ever, it is possible that there will be
shortages of certain types or sizes
in individual stores. But current
productions points to a plentiful
supply.
Any color, shade or size of wom
en's stockings can be used for
powder bags and other mitlitary
purposes if they contain any silk or
nylon. So, Mrs. America, wash and
save discarded hosiery until the
WPB Conservation Division laun
ches its collection on Nov. 16. Col
lection centers are to be established
at the socking couners of all retail
stores having women's and misses'
hosiery deparment The stores will
make shipments of 100 pounds each
to defense supplies corporation, a
subsidiary of the RFC. It takes 1500
pairs of silk stockings or 2300 pairs
of nylon hose to make up 100
pounds.
And on the subject of stockings,
every pair of nylons offered for
sale must have a tag or label con
taining important information for
shoppers. The marking should give
not only the ceiling price but also
information as to the type and
grade of stockings. OPA regula
tions also mean that the new ceil
ing prices on nylon hose must be
posted. And, incidentally, ths OPA
regulation is the first which sets a
universal price on a commodity. In
other words, whether you're a
shopper in Portland, Seattle or1 Los
Angeles, the prices charged for ny
lon stockings are exactly the same
in every store.
Lady, when you count . your
blessings, the telephone is probably
among them. After November 16,
the manufacture of telephone sets
will be discontinued except for
speial units for combat use or for
the army, navy, and certain ather
efense agencies. Meantime, repair
or replacement parts for telephone
sets now in use will continue to
be made And priorities have hit
the telephone in another way. Long
distance calls relating to the .war
effort and .public safety have been
given priority over all other calls.
That means the operator has the
privilege of cutting into any con
versation if it is necessary to com
plete a priority calL
Bye, bye Baby Bunting, when
Daddy goes ahuniting in war time
he'll bring home more than food.
For Uncle Sam is asking sportsmen
to save the short down feathers of
wild ducks and geese they shoot.
The down goes into garments for
airmen flying at high altitudes.
And that's not all the sportsmen
can contribute from their hunting
trips. They are asked to collect for
scrap all their discharged shotgun
shells.
Cooking with gas? Seriously,
Mrs. America, conservation of gas
is one way you can help the war
effort Cutting down on gas in the
homes makes more available for
war industries. Of course, gas bills
will be lower, and you'll be less
ening any chance of a shortage
this winter. And here are some
conservation pointers on gas cook
ing: cook with a low blue flame,
not yellow, in small amounts of
water, saving vitamins as well as
gas. when you use the oven and
as infrequently as possible fill it to
capacity. At the same time stagger
cooking vessels so the heat may
circulate freely. And don't waste
fuel by opening the oven door un
necessarily regardless of how fla
vorful the aroma.
Here's warming news from the
WPB. An additional 6,000,000
pounds of wool has been made
available by the WPB for manufac
ture of sweaters, shawls and knit
ted underwear. None of these ma
chine knitted goods are to contain
more than 65 percent wool.
Pioneer Teacher
Passes in Eugene
A CORRECTION in 1938. This was an error, as the New York's movie organs have
In mentioning survivors of the 100 - . . . , , . A . rr.A i
late Frank Barlow in last week's WM 1937" misdoa their tunes, except for Hit
Gazette Times the name of James James Barlow's name was ours but ler. Turned in to the scrap drive,
Mrs. Cora D. Crawford has re- E. Barlow, a son, was omitted. Also tn date was that given us by a . one of them yielded 2,300 pounds
ceived word of the death of an it was stated that Guy Barlow died member of the family.
i unt, Mrs. Jennie Luckey, whose
passing occurred at the home of
her niece, Mrs. V. D. Callison, in
Eugene.
Mrs. Luckey, one of the earliest
graduate of the University of
Oregon, was a pioneer teacher in
the Heppner schools. Among her
pupils still living here is E. G.
Noble, and the school house stood
about where the Edward Chinn
residence now stands.
Mrs. Luckey was born in Lane
county June 30, 1858. She was the
daughter of Septimus H. and Ma
li ala Smith Spencer, who settled
in Lane county in 1858. She attended
some of the earliest schools in the
area, going first to a school on
Spencer butte and later to one on
College hill. Finally when the Uni
versity of Oregon was opened she
entered its preparatory school.
After her graduation, she taught
in schools in Lane county as well
as at Heppner. In 1910 she was
married to Josiah Luckey and made
her home in Eugene. She was al
ways active in community affairs,
a member of the Presbyterian church
in Eugene.
VISITS GRANDPARENTS
Billie Biddle, son of Mrs. Ver
non Brown of lone, is visiting his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs S. C.
Salter of lone. Bill has joined the
army air corps and will soon re
ceive his orders to report to the
school where he will be trained.
He is on extended leave from the
Bremerton shipyards where his
seniority rights are retained until
his return.
of war metals.
GOES TO WASHINGTON
Miss Katie Minert has gone to
Edmonds, Wash., for an indefinite
stay at the home of her cousin,
Mrs. L. F. Schoel. She accompan
ied Mr. and Mrs. Elart Hultgren
as far as Seattle where she . was
met by Mrs Schoel.
VISIT IN PORTLAND
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Lhcas spent
a few days in Portland the past
week, leaving Wednesday and re
turning Sunday. They were brought
home by Mr. Lucas' sister and hus
band, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Fortner.
Mrs. Fortner remained for a visit
while her husband drove to On
tario on business.
U. S. army helmets are of non
magnetic steel and don't affect
compasses carried by troops.
REMEMBER-
These Two Things
This is
Oyster Season
and
The Elkorn
Restaurant
Is the Place to get
Oysters Served to
your taste
Other Sea Foods
In Season
Follow the Crowd
to
ELKHORN
RESTAURANT
Ed Chinn, Prop.
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YOUt tllCTRIC SIRVANT
)f America today is busy producing food for
the armies of Freedom in all parts of the world,
as well as for the civilian populations.
Some of the largest and most efficient food
processing plants are right here in the Pacific
Northwest. For this is an agricultural paradise
. . . and here, too, electricity has, always been
cheap and abundant. For example, Pacific
Power & Light serves 13 flour mills with elec
tricity that costs only about a penny per sack
of flour produced.
Helping produce food is just one of PP&L's
many wartime jobs. It is serving airfields, army
camps, shipyards and scores of war factories.
In other words, the same cheap electricity
that makes home life easier for you, is helping
in hundreds of ways to make life tough for
the Axis!
TOUR BUSINESS-MANAGED POWER SYSTEM
IN A TYPICAL FLOUR MILL
VkS WORTH OF PP&l POWER
DOES All OF THESE THINGS:
1. Unloads & elevates 66 pounds
of wheat.
2. Removes seeds, foreign matter.
3. Blows dust from the wheat.
4. Washes and dries it.
5. Gnnds the wheat 7 times.
6. Sifts it 7 tunes.
7. Purifies it.
B. Packs the flour in a 49-lb. bag.
9. Sews up the bag.
10. Slacks the bag.
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