6 Heppner Gazette Times, December 10, 1942
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"Washington, D. C, Dec. 9 Judge
Erwin L. Peterson of Coquilie pre
dicts tliat there will be a break
down of agriculture unless there
is a change in the rafioning of gas
oline. The amount allowed farmers
and truck operators is so small that
it does not meet their require
ments. Instead of the authority be
ing in Deroit, local boards should
have .power to adjust the rationing
as they are familiar with local
conditions. Another letter says that
the non-ferrous mines, which are
producing critical and strategic
materials, will be shut down unless
more gas is allowed.
These are part of a sheaf of let
ters received by Sen. Charles A.
McNary. He took the matter up
with ODT, which rations gas for
trucks, and finally John L. Rogers,
director of motor transport, de
cided that operators of trucks and
farm vehicles may go to the near
est local board and obtain all the
gasoline they need and that this
order will hold until Feb. 1, by
which time a new study of the
situation will be completed,
Klamath basin, Redmond and
other potato growing sections of
the state will learn the new ceil
ing prices oh spuds Dec. 10. The
current ceiling establihed by OPA
is $2.05 per 100 pounds. In Sept.
Klamath potatoes were selling at $3
per 100. On the present ceiling .af
ter deduction for sacks, .the grower
receives $1.85. Who ever fixed the
prior? on potatoes knew nothing
of the variety grown in Oregon
the netted gem and supposed Ida
ho was the only section where this
variety is produced; and he gave
Idaho spuds a higher price than
the same potatoes grown in Oregon
and Washington. . ,
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If the war department decides
to have young men given a special
course of training on the basis of
so much per student, Oregon State
college and the University of Ore
gon have asked that their claims
be considered. Theses schools can
take care of any number of such
special students as the war de
partment may desire.
OPA says it will in the near fu
ture establish a ceiling on the
price of eggs. .There is such a
shortage of shortening, grease and
oil that the bakers of doughnuts
are wondering if they can hold out
until - January when new supplies
may be available. The sugar coat
ed "sinkers" are scarce because the
amount of sugar on hand is inade
quate. In many drug stores
no doughnuts are sold to be "taken
out.
Request of the president that he
be given power to suspend immi
gration laws and tariff schedules
gress. These powers were asked be
will not be adopted by this con
fore the new congress comes in
January 3. There is so much ob
jection to the bringing in of thou
sands of refugees from Europe that
notwithstanding White House pres
sure the ways and means commit
tee kicked it out the window. The
matter of giving the president
power to suspend tariff schedules
will be "given full hearing in the
senate. This will occupy the full
time of the present congress. The
upshot is that congress cannot get
around to voting on the measure
and the bill will die. If the presi
dent still wants this power he
must ask the new congress, which
will not be ovewhelrningly new
deal as those of the past 10 years.
Opposing the president's tampering
with the tariff are cattlemen, dairy
men and farmers, who fear that
removal of the barriers will flood
this country with competitive goods.
There is an , immense supply, for
example, of meat in Argentina rea
dy to be shipped to the United
States if the tariff is suspended
and refrigerator boats are avail
able. It is not intended at this time to
ration ice cream, but the govern
ment is planning to regulate the
butterfat content. It will not be as
rich but it will be wholesome
Later, if things become tough, ra
tioning may be applied. Leon
Henderson says that in 1943 the
civilian population will have to
learn to do wthout many more com
modities. The new rationing book,
which will be distributed next
month, wil enable the rationing
agency to act without any advance
warning and thus avert hoarding.
Everyone will need one of these
books.
Hardman News . . .
By ELSA M. LEATHERS
The play given by the high school
last Friday was well attended and
a large sum of money was made.
Guy Chapin purchased the prop
erty of Marie Clary here this week.
Mrs. Ella Bleakman returned
home after spending two weeks
with her daughters, Mrs. Earl Red
ding and Mrs. Raymond Reed.
Miss Rita Robinson, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Robinson, went
to Fresno Calif, and was united in
marriage to Staff Sergeant Clayton
right,, son of Mr. and Mrs. Orator
Wright of Rhea creek. Both are
graduates of Heppner High school.
The bride is a graduate of the Port
land beauty academy. The groom
enlisted in the army air corps but
is in radio work.
Hardman High school is very
proud of the new unabridged dict
ionary and 50 new books.
Four new students enrolled in
school this week.
Mrs. Kenneth Batty of Kimberly
visited in Hardman this week.
Recent business visitors at the
Roy Robinson place were R. M. Ro
gers and the Windoph brothers..
The latter purchased 12 head of reg
istered Hereford cows and calves.
Harry French has been ill with a
cold and rheumatism. He was alone
but Foster Collins, a neighbor, spent
his time between the two ranches
aking care of both. Mr. French is
to be taken to a doctor in Heppner
by Edwin Craber, Due to the new
snow it is necessary that the car
be horse drawn to the ranch from
the highway.
Floyd Reed is home from Pen
dleton where he underwent an
operation at the St. Anthony hos
pital. Mrs. Allen Billings and daugh
ter visited Mrs. C. H. McDaniel
over the week end from Arlington.
Mrs. J. B. Adorns visited in Hep
pner last week.
Friends have received letters
from Staff Sgt. Lewis McDonald,
son of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. McDon
ald of Heppner. He is stationed in
Egypt. He reports a fine trip over,
and a good camp with plenty to
eat and wear but expresses a desire
to be a home, wear his old clothes
and have a good saddle pony.
IRRIGON NEWS
By MRS. J. A. SHOUN
Mrs. Truman Poulson and little
grandchild returned to Wallowa af
etr visiting since Thanksgiving at
the home of her brother-in-law and
sister, Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Swerin
gen. Miss Marian McGirl left Monday
for her home in Portand after vis
iting for some time at the John
Voile home.
Glenna Amis is better after quite
a prolonged illness.
Mrs. Knizek and three children
of Pe Ell are visiing at the Jack
Browning home.
Warren Walker spent some time
with his mother and is now back
at the Browning home.
Elmer Rucker returned Thurs
day from Tia Juana, Mexico. He
spent some time with his sons,
Clarence with the marines at San
Diego, and Jack at the ship yards
in Long Beach.
The Junior class had a birthday
party Thursday at the Glen O'
Brien home in honor of Ella May
Grim.
Sidney Walton of Irrigon is im
proving slowly after a truck ran
over his leg, resulting in a com
pound fracture. It was feared at
first that amputation would be
necessary.
Miss Velma Farley and Alfred
Goodwin of Stanfield were dinner
guests of the Russell McCoys last
Sunday.
Mrs. Emma Stewart has returned
from a two weeks visit with her
sons. Wayne and Earl and daugh
ter Mrs. Seaman. Earl is- locaed at
Camp Roberts, Calif.
Mrs. Haney takes care of the Ladd
Sherman children while Mrs. Sher
man is teaching, relieving her hus
band of some of his duties so that
he1 may have more time to coach
athletics.
Mrs. Howard Gollyhorn and small
eon came home from Pendleton
Sunday and Mrs. Earl Terry and
baby came home Monday..
Mrs. America
Meets the War
Egg beaters and can openers
have survived the latest WPB trim
ming of household gargets. Among
the other kitchen articles which
you should still be able to find are
wire strainers, food mills and food
choppers and grinders. But you'll
not be seeing silent butlers and
dust pans of metal. The use of me
tal is completey prohibited by a
WPB order in wash boards cothes
wringers and crumb sets.
Look out for a rainy day and take
good care of your umbrella. It isn't
that Uncle Sam expects to issue
a priority on showers, but you see
there will be a reduction in the
number of umbrellas manufactured
in the country. A WPB order has
reduced the output of parasol
frames to 30 percent of the 1941
producion. And the order also af
fects the styles, making umbrellas
generally uniform in size, shape and
weight.
Mrs. America will be carrying
most of her Christmas packages
since store delivery service has been
cut 25 percent under last year1. But
the Office of Defense Transporta
tion is urging her to carry Christ
mas wares on the bus or street-car
during off peak hours, that is, be
tween 9 in the morning and 4 in the
afternoon and not during rush
hours. The Christmas shopper who
barges into a crowded bus or
street car laden with packages is
only making things difficut for
herself and the other passengers.
Mrs. America War Worker can be
sure that she will find plenty of
war clothes for her daily labor. The
WPB has imposed controls over the
purchases and use of denims, co
verts, pin checks, seersuckers, cor
duroy, suitings, jeans and twills,
and other fabhcs used for this type
of clothing. An A-2 rating has been
assigned to" manufacturers for pur
chase of fabrics used only for the
manufacturers of the following
garments worn by women workers;
overalls work slacks, work shirts
or blouses, work jackets, work
dresses and aprons. None of the
fabrics secured through his rating
may be used in either play clothes
or sports togs.
If. you have been accustomed to
visiting the home folks at home
over the holiday season, you can
help the war effort by postponing
this travel. The office of defense
transportation has opened a nation
wide "Don't Travel" campaign to
keep Mr. and Mrs. America at
home because of the shortage of
travel facilities. Available transpor
and war business, and if there isn't
tation is needed for miitary forces
home. The ODT advises you par
real need for your travel, stay at
ticuarly to keep off the crowded
routes.
Do not use up all the available
coffee stamps at once if you have
several eligible books in your fam
ily. Remember that stamp no. 27
in your book good for one pound
covers a five-week period, so spread
your purchases because fresh cof
fee tastes better and goes further.
Anyone having more than eight
pounds of coffee on hand can not
buy coffee at all when rationing
begins because there are only nine
coffee stamps in War Ration book
one the same book used for su
gar. If on November 28 you had
more than one pound of coffee on
hand per eligible buyer, carefully
check the amount, keeping in the
ration book a stamp for each extra
pound. And when you register for
War Ration book two around the
first of the year, sufficient stamps
will be removed from book one to
cover the excess.
To buy, sell or trade, use the G-T
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CHRISTMAS
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on sale at
Former Bakery room in Gilman Building
Place your orders now for immediate or
future delivery.
Out-of-town orders given special attention.
Call at displaly room or residence.
LEE CANTWELL
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Be Practical!
Buy Useful Gifts!
Conditions do not warrant purchase of
articles that will not last lolnger than the
holiday season.
Our stock is not large but we have some
tip-top numbers that will make appropri
ate, practical gifts
Toys for the little folks . . .
Pyrex Ware joy of the housewife . . .
Roasters youi have to see them
to appreciate them . . .
Numerous useful gifts gor young and old.
We still have a full line of PAINTS. Better
anticipate your needs and buy now.
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