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. Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, December 10, 1942
Volume 59, Numbeh 37
Youths Slated for
Draft Sign-Up in
Next Three Weeks
Registration Points
Set Up By Chairman
Of County. Board
Registration offices will be op
ened tomorrow, Friday, morning
for the registering of all youths
who have attained their 18th birth
days since the new law went into
effect. It is expected that through
out the nation some 500,000 of the
new draftee class will become sub
ject to service.
Here in Morrow county, Judge
Bert Johnson, chairman of the
county board, states that every
thing is in readiness for registra
tion of the youths and that the
following officials will be in charge:
Irrigon A. C. Houghton, at his
office.
Boardman S. C. Russell, at his
place of business. .
lone Walter Robferts, at his home.
Hardman Elsa M. Leathers, at
the post office.
Lexington, Thelma Smethurst, at
her home.
Heppner will take regisrations at
the office of the local board.
Registration places will be open
every day except Sundays and
holidays (unless the registrar wish
es to take registrations on these
days) from 9 a. m. until 5 p. m.
except Mondays of each week when
registrations will be accepted until
7 p. m. Registration will extend
through Thursday, Dec. 31, 1942.
After Dec. 31, 1942, for the du
raton of the var, every male person
who was born on or after Jan. 1,
1925, shail be registered on the
day of attaining his 18th birthday,
provided that if such anniversary
falls upon a Sunday or legal hol
iday, registration shall take place
oi the d?.y following that is not a
Sunday or a legal holiday.
Registrants are advised to famil
iarize themselves with the follow
ing paragraphs from the proclama
ion by the president of the United
States.
The registration for the youth
of the country shall take place as
hereinafter designated according to
a proclamation issued by the Pres
ident and recently received by the
local draft board.
(a) Those who wore born, on or
after July 1, 1924, but not after
August 31, 1924, shall be .registered
on any day during the week com
mencing, Friday, Dec. 11, 1942, and
ending, Thursday, Dec. 17, 1942;
(b) Those who were born on or
after Sept. 1,' 1924, but not after
Oct. 31, 1924, shall be registered on
any day during the week commenc
ing Friday, Dec. 18, 1942, and end
ing Thursday,, Dec. 24, 1942.
(c) Those who were bom on or
after Nov. 1, 1924 but not after
Dec. 31, 1924, shall be registered on
any day during the period com
mencing Saturday Dec. 26, 1942,
and ending Thursday, Dec. 31, 1942.
(d) During the continuance of
the present war, those who were
born on or after Jan. 1, 1925, shall
be registered on the day they at
tain the 18th anniversary of their
birth; provided that if, such anni
versary falls on Sunday or a hol
iday, their registration shall take
place on the day following that is
not a Sunday or a legal holiday;
VESPER SERVICE TO BE
HELD SUNDAY EVENING
The December vesper service
sponsored by the city's churches
and. conducted by the Music Study
club wil be held at 7:30 o'clock
Sunday evening at the Methodist
church.
An invitation has been extended
to all persons who like to sing or
enjoy the singing of favorite hymns
to join the study club chorus.
Christmas songs will be featured
at the forthcoming service.
BOMBING SQUADRON GETS PIANO;
HOW ABOUT CHRISTMAS PARTY?
Furnishing of the soldiers' recreation hall at
Boardman is progressing satisfactorily. Loan of a
piano this week was the crowning achievement in
the collection of furniture and the boys are deeply
grateful to Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Neill for their gen
erosity. Donations of several radios, more tables
and chairs and various items, together with the
piano, were picked up here the first of the week by
the squadron truck.
Morrow county people are accepting the Board
man unit as their own and sentiment for the most
part is that whatever the unit needs will be provid
ed, so long as those requirements are kept within
reason. And there is no reason to believe that the
soldiers and their officers will ask for more than
will suffice to make them comfortable. Anything
above that will come from the people through vol
untary subscriptions and donations.
Now that the recreation hall is established it is
time to provide some Christmas cheer for the boys
This paper is in favor of whatever the majority de
cides upon, but would like to reopen the matter of
extending invitations for home dinners either
that or a well-planned dinner at the recreation hall
or in one of the halls over this way. To permit of
all the boys partaking this could be divided in two
or more affairs on different dates, handled by civic
groups, lodges or granges.
This end of the county must keep in mind the
fact that Boardman is a small community lacking
facilities to entertain approximately 100 uniformed
men. The good people over that way are doing and
will do all they can to make life pleasant for the
boys but they can'fe assume the full responsibility.
Boxes of cookies, candies, cigarettes, augmented
wi.h fceoLs, magazines and newspapers will be wel
come any time. Group entertainment by organiza
tions in Heppner, Lexington and lone will do much
lo break the monotony of training. Give this some
thought and then spring int action. It will help
make the Christmastide a season of joy for all who
participate.
November Wettest
On Official Record
November 1942 gained one dis-
tinction locally "and that is the fact
that precipitation for that month
was the heaviest on record. This
should be qualified with the 'state-
ment that weather ' records have
been kept since 1910. Precipitation,
which was practicaly all rain,
amounted (to "3 24- inches, which
is almost twice the normal mois-
ture for the month,' Nearest ap-
proach to this mark : was 1917
when precipitation, amounted to
2J8 inches. - "
Rueh figures as these indicate
J1S is on the wav to
orodut :Z 11 JL7 "si-
son all other factors nroW fav-
son aU other iactors Paving lav-
orable. A similar mark m Decern-
ber would put the year 1942 out
in front over the 30-vear neriod
m iront over tne du-year period.
FREE SHOW AT ELKS
HALL MONDAY EVENING
S. E. Skelly, traveling represent-
ative of the Pacific Power and Light
company, has been scheduled to "ar pass just over and Mrs Duvall are driving to th
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home defence and other features of
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the war. He- will be in Heppner
lTrvnr!l' -.nr. cliu. .net nipfnroc o.
the Elks hall at 8 o'clock that eve-
ning. The 'show will be free and its
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ft., u.c wui.tj, uv..u: as footba1 Heppner chamber ot commerce numerous eastern Oregon cafes is
is anxious that every citizen avail will hold a dinner meeting Tuesday in charge of the kitchen while
himself of this opportunity to learn HERE FROM VIRGINIA evening at the Lucas Place. Dinner "Bob" is the official greeter and
something of America at war. Mrs. Leo Perry left Tuesday for will be served at 6:45, followed by general in command of the serv-
In addition to the home defense her home at Norfolk, Va., after a program. Al members are urged ing force.
films, Skelly will show a feature spending more than a week here to attend.
that has proved highly interesting visiting at the E. E. Gilliam home.. C. D. Conrad will give a report HERE ON BUSINESS
and is entitled "Know Japan, Our Her husband was a member of the on the Eastern Oregon Wheat Lea- Charles Bartholomew Butter
Enemy." It is an illuminating picture crew of the aircraft carrier Wa.p gue convention recently held in La Creek rancher was transicting bus
of the kind of enemy we are up which was sunk in the Mediterran- Grande and P. W. . Mahoney will iness in Heppner Wednesday gas
against. Other films include the ean. Leo survived the ordeal and is discuss phases of the new income rationing and other matters claim
stories of Pearl Harbor and Manilla, "out there" on another ship. tax law. ing his' attention.
Past Season Best
In School's History
The football season recently clos-
ed with the contest for state "B"
fitle at McMinnville was the best
m e of Heppner high
schooL S stated Jim Barratt to
Lions club 8t reg"131" meet-
m Monday at the Lucas Place.
'"P1 season just, closed was out-
Ending not only from the stand-
Pint of Sames won fa attend-
and financial suooesaas well,
Barratt told his listeners. "We play-
ed nine Sames- wng six, losing
two and tieing one. I believe that
ls b&St rrd haS
T ?e
by the fact that we
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ule. We took one defeat from Her-
"A" a
td the Xndm, in the -ond
T f in the second
me,ptmtr john nav and Arlington
both were tough competition. We
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havnnnw. ra,
game. They had a tough line, and
eyen agamst e were gettmg
alon? ?K runtl1 hat lanky end
ume f " Ior 115
to score again."
agai
Coach Lyle
Swenson seconded
wlat his star, halfback had to say
fnJ Prcssed the hope that bas-
ketball would prove as successful
USO Drive Goes
Over in Big Way
Morrow county's subscription to
the USO fund has been generous,
according to word released this
week by Henry C. Aiken, county
chairman of the subscript 'jn cam
paign. A quota of $600 has been
oversubscribed, Aiken states, and
funds are still coming in.
Aiken issued a statement thank
ing his committee workers and all
the people who assisted in the cam
paign, saying that the hearty coop-
eration and generous response was
most gratifying and made the job
a pleasant task rather than some-
thing that had to be done. N
Christmas Program
Scheduled Dec. 17
Arrangements have
pleted to present
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been
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the annual
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day, Dec. 17.
With grade and high school stu-
dents taking parts, the Christmas
story will be told in pageant and
song, group singing and solo work
with upper and lower grade cho-
ruses will furnish Christmas mu-
sic and the audience will join in
the familiar carols.
The school band, under direo-
tion of Norbert Peaw. will Dlav a
brief concert of Christmas music.
HOME NURSING CLASS
TO START IN JANUARY
A tentative date for Ktnrtintr v,
home nursing class was set this "nd, Cndcn' This work will help
week when it was announced that h,ekl 1110 grade in and at
work would be taken up immed- tho same thno Previde safer travel
iately following the new year. A for residents of the district who
sufficient number have been signed make regular use of the artery,
up to make a good class and the Road matters claim considerable
invitation is still open for others to attention of the court and the coun
johi, states Mrs. Tress McClintock, ty engineer according to Judge Bert
in charge of organization plans. Johnson. The court is doing its
Arrangements have been made to level best to maintain highways
hold the classes at the home of d roads under its jurisdiction, he
Mrs. frank Rumble, where Mrs.
Dorothy Sehroeder will do the in-
srructing.
IRRIGON SUPERINTENDENT
TO REMAIN AT HELM
Mrs. Lucy E. Rodgers visited the
Irrigon school Wednesday and found
work proceeding in a satisfactory
manner, she reported to the Gazette
Times this morning.
Mrs. Ladd Sherman, wife of the
superintendent, has been emoloved
to take over some of the subjects
claiming Mr;. Sherman's time, re-
leasing him to carry on some of the
activities that were being slighted
due to a shortage of instructors.
Mr. Sherman has indicated that he
will continue on the job until the
end of the school year.
JOSEPH T. PETERS PASSES
H L raji received word this
mornmg 0f the passil1g Df joph
T- Peters at 6 a. m. today. Peters
wh was extensive property
in was 86 ye
of a- Besides heavy investments
in rjronertv he owned the
propeny, ne owned tne
PeterS buildillg in Heppner' Cn-
structed in 1936-
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riiirviviTiF ar n.is wi i ( i ,iirv w
PpWt! nn1 flir Ama' AmOB
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Wison 'and Jeanjlette Sloan.
Funeral services will be held at
2 p. m. Saturday in Portland. Mr.
vaU having been selected as one
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of the pall bearers.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE TO
H0LD UlNNER MEETING
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Outlook Bright
For Graveling of s
Eight Mile Highway
Effort Will Be Made
To Surfac 4-Mile
Stretch Near Zinter
Possibililtv that ' a: four-mMo
stretch of state highway between
the Eight Mile postoffice and the
R. L. Zinter ranch will be given a
graVel surface before January 1
was seen in the visit here this week
of a representative of the state
highway department. Location of a
bed of gravel in the proximity of
the Drotiosed work was Vwinr orviirVi
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the project before 1943 is ushered
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highway representative said
that department has a shovel at
Pendleton which will be brought
lere as 800,1 as it is determined
lt 1x5 moved with safety .A
sufficient sum has been set aside to
compete the work .which, while
orJy temporary, will have to suffice
for duration or until such time
us A wiU permissible to use
equipment and materials essential
for a complete hard surface job.
With completion of this four-mile
strip there will be a continuous
surfaced grade between Heppner
stated, but there are so many pri
ority handicaps to meet that it is
difficult to meet maintenance de
mands, let alone contemplating any
now work. At present the court is
toying with the idea of improving
the upper Willow creek road, but is
making no promises,
"We are trying to keep present
roads in condition and that is no
Email job in itself," the judge said.
" the people will cooperate it will
ke possible to keep present eauitv-
mnt and supplies in operation
many months. Otherwise we will
004 know what the score is.. As an
example, if a car driver cornea
a-oss an obstruction, a hole in the
highway, for instance, that he could
fil1 "ve minutes and will
do that very thing instead of calling
for a county truck to drive out
25 males or more to perform the
task- he wiU be doing himself a fa-
vf and saving the county consider-
able actual ca to say nothing of
we tear on equipment," he
concluded
Cafe Reopens to
Thriving Patronage
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ller mpletely renovating room
and equipment. V.
R. (Bob) Run-
nion reopened the former Mer
rill's Cafe Tueday morning under
the name cf Runnion's Cafe. Clean
ed from front door to rear door
and painted throughout, the restau-
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ance. and has enjoyed a generou
generous
patronage trom the moment the
doors opened to the public Tues
day morning.
Birch Roberts, popular chef of
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