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2 Heppner Gazette Times, November 26, 1942 Mrs. America Meets the War Mrs. America's holiday turkey won't soar in price when she's ready to purchase it for the holi day dinner table, thanks to the of fice of price administration. While ceiling prices on turkeys will be held at present levels during the holiday season, the OPA regula tions will permit a rise from Feb ruary on until August by an av erage of three percent. But- then the price will decline to the base price for the 1942 peak marketing season. The new maximum prices for turkeys are pegged to grades established by the department of agriculture. That means that no seller can legally charge more than the maximum price for a certain grade and the ceiling prices must be displayed for each grade by re tailers. The expression packed "tight as sardines in a can" may be changed some of these days to include oy sters. You see, the WPB has re quested packers to increase by 40 to 50 per cent the amount of oy sters packed in various size con tainers. This is intended to con serve additional supplies of tin and steel for war production. So when you buy a No. 1 can of oysters you'll be getting 7 ounces instead of five, and if you choose a No. 2 can you'll have 14 ounces instead of ten. Christmas trees and special de corations will glow within Ameri can homes as usual this year, but the WPB is asking that outdoor de corations be eliminated this year in the interest of wartime conserva tion. It is estimated that elimina tion of outdoor Christmas lighting will save enough electricity to meet the lighting and power require ments of a citv of 50,000 for a year. Mrs. America and her children are assured a warm winter by the WPB and the old-fashioned flannel night shirt's future is secure. Half of the looms which had been con verted into making bag sheeting for war production: now will be recon verted to making outing flannels. That means plenty materials to keep Americans warm. At the same time you'll be able to find pajamas with attached foot coverings for youngsters. One-piece pajamas in children's sizes 3, 4, 5, and 6 as well as girls' sizes 7 and 8 may be made in this style. A previous simplifica tion of the WPB designed to save materials prohibited feet in child ren's pajamas. Mrs. America's kitchen garbage can is the latest household item to feel the effect of the war in a WPB order restricting and simplifying the production of gavanized ware. Fire shovels, wash tubs, wash boilers and buckets may be manufactured for the next two months on a re stricted basis, but in January there will be a further cut. After Janu ary 1, manufacturers of galvanized ware will be allowed to make only six products garbage cans, gar bage pails, wash boilers, fire shov els, pails and wash tubs. Plastic and fibre substitutes are being devel oped to take the place of some of the galvanized ware, and the wood en tub industry probably will in crease production to meet part of the demand for tubs. If you're dependent upon curlers made with iron or steel, you might as well prepare to do without them. Curlers for beauty parlor and home use have just been added to the list of items for which the use of iron and steel is forbidden. Stain less steel can no longer be used for coffee pots, furniture hardware, dishes, saucers and plates as well as cuttlery. One of these days if the label comes off a can of food, you won't be wrackng your brain for just what it contained. The WPB is ask ing food canners to mark the con tents on the can itself. This is be ing done primarily for canned goods for the army because sometimes un der military operations supplies are handled under difficult conditions and labels can be torn off. HA ROMAN NEWS Hardman School To Present Play By Elsa M. Leathers Get your tickets in advance for the riotous farce entitled "A Little Clodhoppsr," to be presented Dec. 4 by the students of the Hardman Union high school in the auditori um at 8 p. m. There is never a dull moment during the entire three acts. With grand parts for each member of the cast, bright lines and witty sayings, this play has loads of pep and action. Don't fail to be among the fortunate when the curtain rises. The cast is as follows: Septimus Green, a young book agent, full of pep, Cecil McDaniel. Ocey Gump, a fresh country pro duct, Delmar Buschke. George Chiggerson, innocent lamb from the city, Owen Leathers, Jr. Mrs. Chiggerson-Boggs, his doting mamma, Maxine McDaniel. Miss Julietta Bean, a Spinster ville boarding-house keeper, Alene Inskeep. Charmain Carter, who thinks she is a vampire, Jennette Renoe. Judy, a little clodhopper from the poorhouse, Ollie Hastings. Stage manager, Ray Patterson. The schools began serving hot lunches this week for the first time. Mrs. Cleo Robinson is instructor of cooking assisted by N. Y. A. girls. Carl Leathers' moved their fur Portland Sunday where they have purchased a new home. Mrs. Vern Dalzell of Dry Fork is here with her mother who has been seriously ill the past week. Mrs. Ted Wacken of Salem ,also a daughter came Saturday night. Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Britt of Hep pner were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs Loy McFerrin at Reed's mill. Mrs. Margaret Wick of Condon is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Al Lougren this week. Mrs. Al Lougren is driving the school bus now from Reed's mill. Van Hubbard, who has been driv ing it, has moved his family to Heppner. . Stanley Robinson was painfully injured Sunday when he was kicked in the stomach by a horse. Mrs. Carey Hastings and daugh ters spent the week-end in town from Reed's mill. Mrs. Harry Owen and small dau ghter of Portland are visiting her parents and Mr. and Mrs. Darrel Farrens and Mrs. Walter Wright. Catherine Mclntyre attended the California grape wines will cost more now that the OPA has grant ed an upward adjustment in ceiling prices to cover increased produc tion costs and the new federal ex cise tax. This means an immediate increase of 23 cents per gallon in the retail price of California dessert wines, and nine cents per gallon for California table wines. The new regulation does not affect wine produced in other areas. funeral of Mrs. Andrew Neil of Condon Saturday. Mrs. Neal was the mother of Tyndall and Lotus Robinson. Tyndall came from his home in Klamath Falls and was in Hardman Thursday. Mrs. B. H. Bleakman and son Leslie are spending this week at Zornes camp with Mir. and Mrs. Earl Redding. They will return home after Thanksgiving. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wright and girls went to Island City Friday where Mr. Wright purchased two registered bulls from the Zur brick herd. Elmer Steers trucked the Archie Bechdolt calves to the Bechdolt ranch at Boardman. Don't Wait! FOR SALE One iron range with water reservoir; combination safe; laundry stove; good extension lad der; 5 tons lump coal 3 cords good wood; combination bookcase and writing desk; 6 jack screws; grind stone and frame; Standard Under wood typewriter, good condition. 0. M. Yeager, 415 Jones street, or enquire O'Donnell's cafe. 35tfc The saving of steel from drilling 13,000 fewer oil wells this year than last is sufficient to build 26,000 tanks, or half a million 2 -ton block buster bombs. In Butte, Mont, traffic fines may f be paid in scrap 25 to 50 pounds. Don't let. gas rationing interfere I with the regular transaction of business. Your home town news- paper offers a service hat can't be I dupVicalbedi A few lines fn the I classified section will reach more I prospects than you could contact with several month's gas supply. ,l" Bazaar - Carnival Dance Willows Grange Hall I O N E Booths open at 3 p. m. Supper Served 6:30-8 Adults 65c - Children 25c per plate Music by ROY QUACKENBUSH'S ORCHESTRA Saturday Night NOVEMBER 28 Admission 77c, tax 8c Total 85c Lay-away for Christmas Choose Gifts NOW! A small deposit will hold your gifts until wanted ... the ring or watch you meant to give her years ago . . . CHOOSE IT NOW! The Chain or Fountain Pen for Him . . . CHOOSE liifc IT NOW! PETERSON'S wwjt u (riia or ta w-m bjr mm usrsw H t mEer traffic m ) " r-J smmnmi&r. r ...I'm tfie lowest-paid worker on the airways ! YOUR'ilECTRIC IIRVANT Radio beam stations consist of 5 tall towers. 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