6 Heppner Gazette
Washington, D. C. Jan. 20, Sen.
Rufus C. Holman returned to the
national capital glowing with en
thusiasm over the chrome situation
in Oregon. He says that on one of
the old beaches of southwestern
Oregon machinery is taking out
250 tons of mineral concentrate a
day and of this 42 percent is chrome.
Before March, says the senator
production will be upped to 100
tons of chrome concentrate. The
operation is near Coquille. Accord
ing to Sen. Holman, there is an al
most unlimited amount of minerals
in the black sands ,and exploration
discloses that the deposit runs east
for miles.
Tri -weekly service on the Arlington-Condon
branch of the Un
ion Pacific is scheduled instead of
daily. Office of defense transporta
tionCommissioner Orman Bean, and
ICC gives its blessing. Clyde P.
Aitchison of ICC says that the
transportation situation in the Pa
cific Northwest has become one of
the most difficult in the whole na
tion because of the volume and ir
regular character of the shipments.
Involved is said to be a saving of
one train crew, two locomotives,
passenger, baggage and mail car.
Commercial fishermen on the
Oregon coast will be interested in
knowing that two bills touching
their business have been offered in
congress. One gives control of sal
mon fishing to the fish and wild
life service from the strait of Juan
de Fuca to California. Purpose of
this bill is to curb "off-shore fish
ing by trolling and dragnets. The
other measure provides for a study
of crabs. Data on the life habits
of crabs are unknown to scientists
in the federal government. The ship
ment of large quantities of crabs,
caught in deep water off shore and
sent to California markets is sus
pected of depleting the crustaceans.
It is to determine whether whole
sale crabbing of this character is
likely to exterminate the crab that
the legislation is offered.
This year the "general welfare
act," prompted in last session of
congress, has been reintroduced by
Rep. Magnuson of Wash. With the
new proposals of the president for
providing social security from the
cradle to the grave, the Magnuson
bl may not receive consideration.
Last session an attempt was made to
force the general welfare bill out of
committee by petition. A petition
requires 218 signatures and this pe
tition fell short by a handful despite
desperate efforts in the closing
days to induce the necessary number
to sign. The general welfare act,
supported by the Townsendites,
had the backing of every member
from Oregon.
Two feredal project may come to
Oregon. One is a distillery to pro
duce industrial alcohol from sur
plus wheat, and the other is the
location of an electric-development
laboratory. The state has been
looked over and several suitable
sites have been spotted for the dis
tillery but the laboratory is more
difficult. The plans call for 10 acres
with houses ,like a college campus,
but this acreage may not be in
sisted on. The location is now sup
posed to be wide open and those
having sites will be given an op
portunity to state their case. If a
distillery is assigned to Oregon it
will presumably be somewhere
along the Columbia east of the
Cascades.
War production board says some
relief will be afforded farmers for
necessary machinery. At the mo
ment there is a demand for weld
ing rod iron and a search of sources
Times, January 21 , 1943
of ordinary supply discloses that
none is available. For months far
mers have been calling attention to
the dwindling supply of spare parts
and pointed out that unless some
thing was done there would be a
sharp decline in the 1943 cultivated
acreage. It has arrived at the point
where farmers are renting imple
ments from neighbors when they
are to be had, and in many in
stances these machines are in need
of repairs. The secretary of agri
culture has attempted to pry loose
priorities for farm machinery parts
but up to now his success has been
negligible.
Layt four units of Bonneville
dam will be installed and gener
ating power this year. This will de
velop 200,000 kilowatts, which will
be available for industry, if any
indutry can be found that is look
ing for large blocks of cheap en
ergy. This power cannot very well
be disposed of to farmers as there
is no copper wire available for
transmission lines or even to wire
the houses.
BOARDMAN NEWS
By Margaret Thorpe
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Tannehill
and Mrs. Mabel Allen spent last
week-end with Mrs. Maude Ko
bow at Moro.
The Boardman Yellow Jackets
played Irrigon Monday night and
won both games played.
Mr. and Mrs. Elvin Ely spent
Sunday in Heppner where they
visited Mr. Ely's mother who is
in the hospital there.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Harter had
the school teachers as dinner guests
at their home Tuesday night.
Mr. and Mrs. Jack Getz are vis
iting at the Charles Dillon home.
(Mrs. Florence Myers of Port
land spent Monday in town at
tending to business.
Mrs. Nate Macomber was called
to Pendleton last week end due to
an accident to her mother. Mrs.
McReynolds fell down the base
ment stairs and broke her shoul
der and hip. Her condition is
serious.
Emma Nell Walpole went to
Portland recently and had her ton
sils removed. Her father took her
down.
Mrs. Tim Rippiei returned from
Heppner Monday where she has
been since Tuesday for medical
tretment. Hhe is much improved.
Word has been received that Del
bert Walpcle has been sent to Camp
Farragut Idaho to receive naval
training.
Mrs. Marion Van Metre left Sun
day for The Dalles where she will
spend several days getting denta
work done.
Mr. and Mrs. George McNabb
moved their trailer house to Uma
tilla Thursday where Mr. McNabb
will work on the U. P. roundhouse.
Mr. and Mrs. Francis Harter en
tertained the following guests at
dinner Tuesday night: Miss Mer
chant, Miss Golden, Miss Anderson,
Mrs. McCartin, Mrs. Bouey, Mrs.
Colter and Barbara, Mr. Lechner,
Mr. and Mrs. Nate Macombere and
Mr. and Mrs. Bob Harwood.
Home Economics club met Wed
nesday at the home of Mrs. Doris
Lilly with 17 members present. This
is the first meeting with the new
officers taking charge. Committees
were appointed for the following
year to serve at grange meetings
and the standing committee chair
men appointed: Flossie Coats, call
ing;Anna Skoubo, social; Mrs.Ba
ker sewing. The next meeting will
be held at Mrs. McFarland's home
the second Tuesday in February
with a pot luck.
Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Flocks have
moved their trailer house to Kun
ze's farm where they will live for
a while. Mr. Flock is trying to get
work on the new landing field.
Mr. and Mrs. Irvin Flocks and Ed
Kunse motored to Arlington Wed
nesday afternoon.
Mr .and Mrs. Paul Smith have
received word that their son Char
les in Florida has been promoted to
sergeant Interesting to us in colder
climates is the fact that he went
swimming Christmas day and far
mers in Florida are now harvesting
a large crop of beans.
Members of the grange finance
committee gathered at Mr. and Mrs.
U. S. Marines Set
On First Overseas
Tun Tavern in Philadelphia, first recruiting place of Continental Marines.
NE hundred and sixty-seven
years ago the United States
Marines began their first overseas
expedition and under command of
their leader. Captain Samuel Nicho
las, promptly brought it to a suc
cessful finish. It was the 1776 ver
sion of a commando raid but ended
with the bloodless surrender by a
small British garrison in the Ba
hama Islands of a great store of
supplies including 71 cannons, 15
mortars and a quantity of gun
powder.
The Continental Congress author
ized the recruiting of a force of
Marines on November 10, 1775 after
it became apparent that defensive
warfare by the revolting American
colonies was not enough. It was de
cided to form a small well-trained
fighting force for foreign landing
operations.
The Marines were recruited at
the famous Tun's Tavern in Phila
delphia during November and De
cember 1775, and Robert Mullan,
the doughty Innkeeper, was com
missioned a Captain and served as
Recruiting Officer and as Com
mander of one of the companies.
He was both a famous host and an
outstanding patriot and the foam
ing mugs of beer and ale which he
dispensed to wash down the bounte
ous rations of the recruits quickly
filled the ranks of the first force of
250 men who were organized and
trained so rapidly that they were
rarin" to go by New Year's Day,
1776.
Esek Hopkins, commissioned as
the Naval commander, had mean
while outfitted a squadron of two
ships, two brigs, two sloops and two
Bill Lilly's Wednesday night to au
dit the books before the new secre
tary and treasurer take over.
The Boardman basketball team
played Stanfield Friday night on
the home floor. Boardman won with
a large score. The grade school
team also won.
Mrs. George McCutcheon arriv
ed Friday night to spend a few
days visiting her son Ralph who is
staying at the Fisher home.
Mrs. McCartin spent the week
end at her home in Pendleton.
Mrs. Nate McComber went to
Pendleton Saturday to see her mo
ther who is in the hospital suffer
ing from a broken hip and shoulder.
Mrs. Hazel Stutte returned to her
home in Portland Tuesday after
spending several days visiting her
mother Mrs. Nick Faler.
Grange met Saturday night with a
moving picture show first. Regular
business was attended to. Mr. and
Mrs. Bill Lilly had charge of re
freshments. Saturday was the coldest day we
have had this winter. A light bliz
zard was in progress most of the
day.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Tannehill
celebrated their 28th wedding anni
versary Saturday with dinner at
Mabel Allen's home.
Mrs. John Farmer of Harlem,
Montana arrived Thursday to visit
at the J. K. Walpole home. She is
a sister of Mrs. Walpole and a
daughter of Mrs. Emma Kuhns.
Mrs. Kuhns will return to Monta
na with Mrs. Farmer.
BEAUTY SHOP OPENS
The Ferris Beauty Shoppe at lone
is now open for business, special
izing in the new Victory Curl and
French Braids. 43tlc
Sail 167 Years Ago
"Commando" Raid
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schooners at Philadelphia. The Ma
rines were put aboard and the ex
pedition set forth with secret orders
on January 17, 1776.
They were Joined by two ships
from Baltimore and on March 3rd,
eight of the ships arrived at New
Providence in the Bahama Islands,
fired a few broadsides, loaded all
of the marines into the sloop Cabot,
and the first commando raid In our
history was under way. Captain
Nicholas Dut 220 marines ashore
assisted by 50 sailors under Lieu
tenant Weaver. He offered honor
able terms, was Invited to a Darley.
and the surrender was accomplish
ed without bloodshed on the follow
ing day. The captured guns and
stores were loaded, the Governor
and a number of other British of
ficials were taken aboard 4s cap
tives and the raiding force depart
ed for home on March 17th.
Tun's Tavern remained as a patri
otic shrine for many years but
eventually was razed. A historical
tablet marks its location on old
Water Street.
There is no exact record of the
first Marines' authorized dally ra
tions, though It la believed they
included when obtainable a
pound of beef or three-fourth pound
of pork or one pound of salt fish?
one pound of bread or flour; vege
tables; milk; beer and cider; but
ter; vinegar and rice or meal. But
when they were In Philadelphia
doughty old Robert Mullan always
saw to it that they had the best of
fare that Tun's Tavern could pro
vide them from Its bounteous table
and a foamy draught to wash It
down.
Hordman News . . .
By Elsa M. Leathers
Mrs. Lucy Rodgers visited both
sihools on Wednesday.
The high school gave a commu
nity sing Friday evening. It was
well attended.
The community sponsored a card
party at the I. O. O. F. hall in
honor of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Has
tings. It was a pot luck affair. The
Hastings plan to move to Heppner
to make their home.
Mrs. Jim Hms visited in Heppner
over Wednesday night.
Mr. and Mrs. George Thomas left
Friday for Portland after visiting
their daughter, Mrs. Dallas Craber
the past month.
Kinard McDaniel and daughter
Ramona of Lonerock spent Thurs
day evening here with Mr. and Mrs.
Sam McDaniel, Sr.
Al Lovgren and son and Owen
Leathers went to Victor Lovgren's
Sunday. Al was looking after his
cattle. !
Due to the 22 degrees below ze
ro weather on Monday at the
French piece and Hardman, the
school bus never ventured out.
Mr. and Mrs. Carey Hastings took
Mrs. Max Buschke and small dau
ghter Joyce who has been ill the
past four months, to the doctor in
Heppner Wednesday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Zornes of
Heppner visited their son Don and
family here for several days this
week.
Business increased here at the
Satisfaction Cereal mil to the ex
tent that it was necessary for the
Knightens to install a larger mill
which arrived his week. The new
Vita Cereal mill will double the out
put
4-II MOBILIZATION WEEK
IN OREGON FEB. 4 to 16
A state-wide 4-H club mobiliza
tion week for Oregon has been set
for February 6 to 14, announces H.
C. Seymour, state club leader at
Oregon State college.
A program much like that follow,
local leaders, and club members
ed in 1942 calls for 4-H agents,
themselves to try to inform others
about the progress and achieve
ments of 4-H club work and the
great need for expanding it this
year. With the nation, and even the
world, facing an unprecedented de
mand for farm products, club mem
bers are being depended upon to
make a real contribution to the
food-for-victory program says
Seymour.
Service clubs are being urged to
feature 4-H club in their programs
that week, as are granges, PTA
groups and churches. Some com
munities are planning to hold
achievement programs to make
awards to club members for out
standing work last year. A special
4-H club rnobilizr.t:cn day radio
program will be heard from KOAC
January 25 at 7:30, followed by
similar ones from other radio
stations.
IT'S NOW CORPL CRAWFORD
AND CORPL JACKSON
Hugh V. Crawford, Heppner and
Eugene K. Jackson, Lexington, were
recently promoted to the rank of
corporal in the university reserve
officer training corps by Col. C. L.
Sampson, head of the military
science department.
Commissioned officers are chosen
from second year advanced stu
dents, sergeants advanced .from the
first year advanced class, and cor
porals from the second year basio
class.
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