6 Heppner Gazette Times, December 31, 1942
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prepared for the new school year.
In this manner military authori
ties hope to give the school boys
a pre-conditioning education which
will speed up their fitness when
they are old enough to be inducted
into the service. Army will be ac
tually taking over boys at the age
of about 14 or whenever they en-
ter high school.
Tillamook county creameries are
asking for hay for their stock and
the matter has been taken up with
the department of agriculture.
Charles Bowling, chief of transpor
KURKENBINE FAMILY a Sister Rebekah, and the golden
FNJOY BRIEF REUNION gateway to the Eternal City has
With a recent week-end visit of opened to welcome her to her home.
Reese Burkenbine, when all four
boys were home at the same time,
it was made the occasion for ob
serving the family Christmas din
ner on the previous Sunday at the
home of their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
She has completed, her work in
ministering to the wants of the af-
17 Year Old Youths Have
Chance for Naval Training
Seventeen-year-old youths who
want to take a fling at the navy
may still do so, according to Jack
flicted and in bringing joy into tne Bediord, Ch. bp. U. b. navy, re
places of misery, and as her reward cruiting officer, who was in Hep
has received the plaudit "Well Pner Wednesday. Boys lof that age
A. E. Burkenbine. Reese returned Done" from the Supreme Master . . , Vmitha inttpd in receiv-
to nis post m tne ruget sound area
the following day. Since that time
Lloyd has been up for his 11th ex
amination in an effort to get into
the armed forces and the first of
tation for the department, has this week, Merle went up for ex
And Whereas the merciful master ing radio training may enlist (pro
of the universe has called our be- viding they can pass the physical
loved sister home and she having requirements) and then enter radio
been a true and faithful member of training in the NYA school in
our beloved order, Therefore, be it Pendleton.
resolved that Rebekah lodge No. 33 All 17-year-old boys interested in
Washington, D. C, Dec. 31 A
rancher in Harney county made a
mistake in applying for his cer
tificate of necessity and asked for
40,000 gallons of gasoline. The
strangest thing about it s that the
bureau in Detroit authorized him M pierce has requested
to j use 36,000 gallons. Others who federd pQwer commission to
did not make an error have not investigate pooling of power
fared so well One cattle outfit by Bonneville and Grand Coulee
asked for 18,000 gallons and was with Eugene the priyate com.
allowed 4980; another asked for panieg former congrSsman
13.000 gollons and was allowed sayg by this government
5360; another asked for 5000 and power ig sent to Idaho Mon
received 2,000; one settler who ap- tana and utahj where industries
plied for only 500 gallons was cut have ocated) whereas these
to 150 gallons. industries should have been locat-
Unless, wrote the association of ed in Oregon and Washington. Fed-
settlers in Harney county to the eral power commission has not in-
department of agriculture, farmers dicated whether it will make the
can get enough gas to carry on investigation.
their operations Harney county
will not be able to attain the food
goals which have been set for that
section by the food administrator.
Harney county is one of the
"open spaces.." The 400 farmers on
the 6,500,000 acres produced this
year 16,000,000 pounds of beef,
600,000 pounds of wool and al
most 4,000,000 pounds of mutton.
If these ranchers follow the sug
gestions of Wickard these figures
must be increased 10 percent in
1943, but this can be done only
by providing sufficient gasoline.
No dinky little farms are in Har
ney county they are robust af
fairs, 400 acres of cultivated land
and 2400 acres of pasture; that is
the average ranch. A books, given
motorists, would provide only suf
ficient gas to enable a farmer to
drive from the farmhouse to the
mailbox three or more miles away.
been told that there are quantities amination, passed and was sent to of Heppner, Oregon, in testimony learning more concerning the navy
of hav in Nevada but that freight CamP Farragut .Idaho, for naval
rates are too high to bring it to 'training-
Tillamook. An investigation is un
der way to see whether lower
freight rates are possible.
Administrator Wickard is re
sponsible for something else re
ducing the ice cream "wanted by
the troops. At Camp White in
Jackson county, the consumption
amount that can be sold is onlv
1334. And they said that ice cream
would not be rationed.
Chicken raisers of Oregon state
that they will be able to produce
the increase of eggs and poultry
brought from Argentine are leath
er and vegetable oils, which have
been considered of greater impor
tance in the war effort.
University of Oregon and Ore
gon State college will be on the
program of army and navy to ed
ucate part of the 250,000 teen-age
boys subject to draft. The inten
tion is to give the lads a thorough
mlitary training along special lines
and fit them to be officers.
Food Rationing Fails
To Disturb Dealers
Continued from First Page
The lishing a limit on certain commodi-
schooling will be paid for by army ties which customarily were sold n
and navy students will be in uni- case lots if purchasers wished it
form and live in barracks under that way. Limitations on wholesale
army conditions. There may be purchases have brought this about
1000 or more of such students at in a natural way to those who wish
each of these institutions. to provide all their trade with staple
Plans of the high command do articles. This dealer said he believed
not start with the teen-agers but the customers will readily accept
with the high school kids. A course food rationing when once they un-
of instruction in mechanics such as der stand the requirements,
will fit them for ground crew work Generally speaking, dealers stat-
greasing tanks and jeeps, and the 1, there is no tendency on the part
fundamentals of radio, is being of local people to hoard.
of her loss, drape its charter m nroFram may consult with the clerk
mourning for thirty days, and that 0f the local selective service office
we tender our sincere condolence who will contact Chief Bedford
and that a copy of this resolution concerning them. Chief. Bedford
In memory of Dora Armstrong be sent to the family. will be at the office of Morrow
who died in Portland, Dec. 14, 1942. Margaret Phelps, Letha Archer, county local board of selective ser
Once again death has summoned Alice Gentry, committee. vice at 1 p. m. Monday, Jan. 4
RESOLUTION OF RESPECT
Work Chief Pastime
Of Women's Army
Continued from First Page
or placed in suitable positions,
zation to date not more than 20
Of the 9000 women in the organi
have failed to make good. The
training is rigorous drilling, march
ing, studying, 12 hours a day at
the mnimum. The food is good, well
prepared, plentiful and balanced.
The .girls live under direct control
of U. S. army restrictions, being a
branch service of supply, wear the
regulation WAAC uniform, enjoy
their work and count it a privi
lege to be numbered among Uncle
Sam's fighting forces. However,
they are not trained in the manual
of arms and will not carry guns.
Lt. Liebbrand was among the
earliest recruits. She was inducted
at Portland July 11 and arrived in
Des Moines July 20. The 375 wo
men who reported there last sum
mer were trained by army officials
xsemg western girls, ruil ot vim
o) n r
at Sidney Zinter ranch 26 miles southwest of Heppner
and 20 miles east of Condon on Heppner-Condon road
romptly at 10 A. M.
Beginning P
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of ice cream is 27,019 gallons and and enthusiasm, the'y ate up the
? V? . 1 , inis, PP'y prescribed training and had the of
to 5490. At Camp Adair the con- ulirninir tu- mjHnict 1
sumption is 18,812 gallons and the mapping out new schedules. After
four weeks of basic training 300
went to work on post duties and 75
were sent to special training
schools, 50 to cooks and bakers
and 25 into motor transit divisions.
As the small girls find it difficult
to hanrilf t.h i(rva iho iiilo iaw
! mil :c xl i ' v" A""-
in u me government win see demands that they be at least five
that they can buy the proper food, ft four inches and weigh 130
The demand, it appears, is for meat pounds. Gradually the junior army
scraps from Argentina. The de- officers spid by women
partment of agriculture explains officers trained to carry on, until
that owing to the scarcity of car- now omy one miiitary re
go carriers due to the activity of maina a tactical officer to eadl
German submarines, no space is company. -
available for scrap meat at this New recruits 3500 of them-re
time, although the subject is being needed for the three schools per
studied. Chicken growers are ad- week. If you are interested, have a
vised to feed soy bean cake meal heart checkup by your local physi-
and cotton cake meal while the dailf then jpo to nearest
Argentine matter is under survey. S. recruiting station. You will be
At present tne principal item given the army general classifica
tion test then comes your physical,
you are sworn in and put on the
reserve list. You're fare is paid to
reserve list. Your fare is paid to
Ft. Des Moines and "you're in the
army, now."
when 250 head of livestock will be sold to settle the
Zinter-Nickerson account. The lot includes
64 Cows; 3 Bulls; 88 Steers, two
and three year olds; 40 Calves; 21
2-year-old Heifers; 2 Milk Cows,
and II head mixed cattle.
In addition there will be other livestock 8 head work
horses 2 to 6 years old. Few setts harness. About 50
hogs, feeders and weaners. One pinto stallion saddle
horse, half hotblood, half Arabian, 4 years old. Other
articles too numerous to mention. Anyone having any
thing to sell is invited to bring it to this sale.
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CASH
FREE LUNCH AT NOON
V. R. RUNNION
Auctioneer
HARRY DINGES
Clerk