6-Heppner Gazette Times, November 19, 1942 f AT ItTHE ' WASHINGTON, D. C, Nov. 19 Potato growers of Oregon have finally been advised as to the ceil ing prices. OPA says that for Mal heur county U. S. No. 1, weight 100 pounds, November is $1.95, Decem ber $2, January $2.05, February $2.10, March $2.20, April $2.30. For the remainder of the state add 10 cents for each monthly call. For No. 2 the prices will be 30 cents lower in each category. OPA promises to revise its reg ulations for Oregon onions, which have a ceiling of $1.75 per 100 pounds. Growers have protested this price, asserting that it costs about $2 to get them into a warehouse and the present price is so low that there is no nduoement to plant; that fields will be uncultivaed next year unless prices are such that the grower can break even and then some. Experienced labor cost 40c an hour last year while this year the grower had to pay 65c for wom en and children without experience. Government is oonsdering ration ing butter. The disposal of hundreds of dairy cows has made a shortage of milk. The various federal agen cies, such as lend-lease and the war department, are in the market for 10,000,000 pounds of butter ev ery month and butter in storage is down to approximately 85,000,000 pounds, or 100,000,000 pounds short of the supply one year ago. The price to customers is the highest it has been since 192913 years ago. There is one thing about butter it is not suitable for hoarding by housewives and the shortage can not be laid at their door. Tons of butter for Russia have been moving out of the ports of the northwest, together with other tons and train loads of powdered eggs and pow dered milk. In the draft of 18 and 19-year old boys (now referred to as men) the law stipulates that youths of these ages will not be taken from the farm until absolutely necessary. If the farm boy leaves to go to a shipyard his deferment will be changed and he will be in the 1-A class and put into uniform. The higherups in Washington are gra dually coming to understand that unless there is farm, labor thousands of farmers will throw up their hands and cease producing, and that would be dangerous. Many farmers in Oregon have al ready tossed in the sponge for they have been unable to operate with-, out experienced help. It does not please the farmer to hear the gov ernment will assign women to farm work, for very few women are cap able of operating farm machinery, pitch hay or do similar work. The farm situation in Oregon is dupli cated in every section of the coun try; the problem is national in acope and, will require national handling. Oregon's two new congressmen, Lowell Stockman of Pendleton and Harris Ellsworth of Roseburg, have been making inquiries as to com mittee assignments. Stockman would like to be on the committee on public lands, most of the public do-" main in Oregon being in his dis trict. The hardest job these con gressmen will have is to find a place to live in Washington, '. . With new dim-out regulations for the Oregon coast, a resident there iiiquires of the bureau of naviga tion why, if it is so important to keep the coast dark, Tillamook light, Cape Mears and other light houses are permitted to let their lights shine like a good deed in a naughty world. The bureau answers that these are aids to navigation which must be kept in operation. None of the Japanese submarines which have been popping off along the Oregon coast have taken a shot at the light houses; the enemy needs these aids as much as do the cargo carrers. Trotesting against the scrapping of the batteship Oregon, now rest ing in the Willamette river, a vet eran at Grants Pass has written Secretary of the Navy Frank Knox saying that the battleship should not be taken for that purpose until it is absolutely necessary. He sus pects that "the greedy, grasping hands of junk dealers have egged the matter on, as the wreck is due to make $25,000 or $30,000" and he thinks the disposal of the battle ship has been promoted by "tax paying estates in Portland to free the same from making an appropria ion for the maintenance of the ship." Secretary Knox replied that a commercial wrecker will dismantle the vessel and that he must be paid, but that there will be no profiteer ing by junk dealers or anyone else. BOARDMAN NEWS By Mrs. J. K. Walpole Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Pearson of Portland arrived Thursday to visit Mrs. Pearson's son Lloyd Stoltnow. Mrs. Pearson's car was badly wrecked and she brought it here for her son to repair. Raymond Crowder and James, McClaskey of Arlington were in Boardman Thursday. There will be a pot-luck pre- Thanksgiving dinner for everyone at Boardman Community church Sunday noon, Nov. 22. Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Wyckoff and Mr. and Mrs. I. L. Holbert who have been making their home on the Victor Myers ranch and work ing at the munitions depot moved to Calfornia Thursday to find work. Lelon McLouth, mother, Mrs. Gus McLouth and grandmother, Mrs. Elvira Ashton, returned from their week's vacation in Santta, Ida. They went to visit Albert Mc Louth, oldest son of Gus McLouth, who is to be inducted into the army soon. Alberf is suffering from an abscessed foot and is confined to his home. The McLouths got into northern Idaho's first snow storm. They were delayed on their trip when Mrs. McLouth became ill at Moscow. Lelon says he likes Santa where they cut the poles for Idaho mines and would like to live there. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew La Mar and daughter, Fay, returned Wed nesday from Everett, Wash, where they went to see the La Mar's first grandchild and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cockburn. They also visited rela tives in Tacoma. The new P. T. A. president, Mrs. Nathan Thorpe, appointed the fol lowing to make complete plans for the community Chrstmas tree and program: Clyde Tannehill, Mike Healy, Jack Gorham, Mrs. Olive Atterbury and Mrs. Forence Root. Mrs, Dean Eckelberry and child ren, Shirley, Cora and Richard of Hermiston spent Armistice day with Mrs. Eckleberry's sister, Mrs. E. Ely and family on the Ely ranch. Mrs. Arthur Allen went to Reith Thursday to visit her husband and from there will go on to Spokane for a medical checkup. Mrs. Olive Atteberry will care for her family during her absence. The Home Economics club of the Boardman grange met at the Clyde Tannehill home Wednesday for a potluck dinner and elected Mrs. E. Ely chairman; Mrs. Clyde Tanne hill, vice chairman; Mrs. Nic Fa ler, treasurer and Mrs. Nathan Thorpe, secretary. John Fisher hauled wood from the High Hoffman place Friday. There is a shortage of fuel on the project. Miss Joan Byrnes was a dinner guest at the John K. Walpole home Thursday. Thomas Delano who has been sick several weeks is not improving very much. Harry Ford is taking care of his farm work for him. John Fisher took his daughter Elaine, to the Saint Anthony hos pital at Pendleon Thursday for a checkup. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Baker mot if ored to Walla Walla Friday. Miss Connie Lou spent the day with her grandmother, Mrs. W. A. Baker. Mr. and Mrs. Claude Coats re turned from Portland Thursday where Mrs. Coats secured braces for her back which was injured in an automobile accident. They went to Pendleton Friday to receive fur ther treatments for her broken hip and back. Mr. and Mrs. Truman Messenger of Lexington came Thursday bring ing with them Mrs. Messenger's mother, Mrs. Florence Barlow who became ill at Lexington. She was taken to Pendleton Friday by Mrs. Z. Gillespie and Mrs. Sophia Bar low. A delegation of six young people from the Community church Chris tian Endeavor society attended the Columbia district convention at Mil ton Friday. Those going were Fran cis Skoubo, Elaine Fisher, Dorothy Roach, Harold Baker, Dale Ford and Marvin Walpole. Harold Lechner chaperoned, the group Relatives received word Friday that Russell De Mauro, who has enlisted in the navy is stationed at Camp Waldron, Farragus, Ida. Mrs. Jesse Griffeth of Pilot Rock wilji address the Boardman Com- m unity church missionary meeting EEE at a luncheon Wednesday. SS Lexington News if By MARGARET SCOTT EE Mr. and Mrs. Wayne McMillan jEE and sons of Grande Ronde are guests of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. EE S. ' G. McMillan, EE Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Gray and jjrr sons were Thursday evening din- ner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Yarnell. EES Mr. and Mrs. Carl WhiHock and EE daughters spent Sunday at the EE Douglas Gibson home in Hermis- Mrs. Frank Papineau and son and EE! Mr. and Mrs. Richard Schoonover EE and family visited this week in EE Hanford Wash. EE: Wednesday night guests at the EE Laura Scott and Vernon Scott homes were Miss Pierce of Pendle- ton and Eldon Warner of Pine Grove. Mr. Warner was accom- panied home by George Tucker EE who will visit there for a few days. EE; Mrs. Vernon Scott and sons were Wednesday supper guests of Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Gray. Wilmer Steagall and Lee Sparks were busis visitors in Walla Walla over the week-end. Mr. and Mrs. Merritt Gray and son spent the week-end at the Gene Gray home in Stanfield. A large crowd of local people at tended the auction sale at the Harvey Bauman farm Friday. Mrs. Vernon Scott and sons, spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs Lee Sprinkel in Heppner. A group of young people enjoyed a party at the Leach hall Tuesday evening. Elmer Hunt has returned to his work at Portland after spending several days here. HERE FROM PORTLAND Maurice Edmondson, was a Hep pner visitor the first of the week, coming from Portland where he is employed. He was accompanied as far as The Dalles by his mother, Mrs. Mattie Huston, who became ill and remained there. Maurice will take her back to Portland on his . return. Mrs Huston's address is 1137 SE Lexington street, where her friends will be welcome. TURKEY RAISER IN TOWN Fred Ely, Morgan turkey raiser, was transacting business in the county seat Monday. He stated that the Thanksgiving turkey picking will take place Sunday at Morgan. IIS Paint and Kalsomine g Clean Up Before Thanksgiving! W and Felt Base Rugs In 7Mx9 feet to 12x15 feet in size. 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