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6 Heppner Gazette Times, February 18, 1943 Form Approrad. Budget Bureaa No. 08-K 126-42 OPA Form No. R-1301 United States of America OFFICE OF PRICE ADMINISTRATION One copy of thii Declaration must be filed with the Office of Price Administration by each person applying; for War Ration Book Two for the members of a family unit, and by each person who is not a member of a family unit. File at the site designated. Coupons will be deducted for excess supplies of the foods listed below according to the schedules announced by the Office of Price Administration. WASHINGTON, D. C, Feb. 17 In the vicinity of Ontario are 11,600 acres of beets and 10,000 acres de voted to onions, potatoes, etc. The ranchers there have requested that a camp of conscientious .objectors be located in that vicinity, but the government has denied the request. There are three CCC camps near Ontario which are now controlled by the reclamation bureau, which is prepared to dispose of them. On tario farmers say these camps would be ideal for housing agricul tural labor and if nothing else is in sight they would like to have Mexican laborers imported to cul tivate their fielda Last year the farmers had to depend on school children, townspeople and Japanese evacuees but they are now won dering about the status of these Japanese and hesitate to plant their full acreage until they know where the labor will come from. Beet su gar labor starts May 1. Farm secur ity administration is working on the problem. Pending action by war manpower commission, Sen. Rufus Holman has introduced a bill authorizing and directing the secretary of the navy, the secretaiy of war and the manpower oommssion, in coopera tion with the secretary of agricul ture, to conduct a survey to deter mine whether any men in military or naval forces, formerly engaged in agriculture, lumbering, mining, industrial or other essential civilian occupations, would be more valu able in the conduct of the war of they were separated from active military or naval service and re turned to their civilian occupation. If any such man is found in the armed services he shall be given a . discharge and deferred from fur ther military or naval service as long as he continues to be employed on the farm, lumbering, etc. While a farm boy or one in mining or lumbering has the privilege of ask ing for deferment from his local board, the average man dislikes to make such an appeal as he fears he may be regarded as a slacker; and the local boards have not used their best judgment in making such deferments on their own vo lition. m No one appears to' know how large the army is to be, for esti mates are constantly changing even when given to congressioal com mittees by high ranking army of ficers who should know. The army has pushed up to 7,500,000 and next month inductkiln will take place at the rate of 400,000 a month. Then there was announcement the army would be 9,000,000 and now the estimate is for an armed force of 11,500,000. Not all of these men would be sent over seas for a few million will be retained for de fense of this country. One of the highest army offi cials informed the senate military committee a few days ago that 13 men are required to keep one sol dier fighting in this country; 10 men in Britain, and eight men in Germany. Assuming that 11,500,000 men are in uniform and there are 13 men (and women) behind him at (home, this makes 141,000,00)0 people. The estimate of the conti nental population of the United States is 131,000,000 or 10,000,000 less than an army of 11,500,000 re quires. The 13 behind a fighting man includes farmers ship build ers, airplane makers, munitions makers, powder workers in short, everyone but civilians in non-essential activities. League of Oregon Cities has sent an inquiry to the national capital as to how municipalities can con- CONSUMER DECLARATION Processed Foods and Coffee I HEREBY CERTIFY that I am authorized to apply for and receive a War Ration Book Two for each person listed below who is a member of my family unit, or the other pergon or persons for whom I am acting whose War Ration Book One I have submitted to the Board; That the name of each person and number of his or her War Ration Book One are accurately listed below; That none of these persons is confined or resident in an institu tion, or is a member of the Armed Forces receiving subsist ence in kind or eating in separate messes under an officer's command ; That no other application for War Ration Book Two for these persons lias been made ; That the following inventory statements are true and include all indicated foods owned by ull persons included in this Declaration: CoHee 1. Pounds of co (Tee owned on November 28, 1942, minus 1 pound for each person included in this Decoration whose age as stated on War Ration Book One is 14 years or older. . . . , . ... 2. Number of persons included in this Declaration whose age as stated on War Ration Book One is 14 years or older , . Canned Foods Include all commercially canned fruits (including spiced', canned vegetables; canned fruit and vegetable juices; canned soups, chili sauce, and catsup. Do not include canned olives; canned meat and fish; pickles, relish; jellies, jams, and preserves; spaghetti, macaroni, and noodles; or home-canned foods. 3. Number of cans, bottles, and jars (o-ounce siate or larger) of commercially packed fruits, vegeta bles, juices and soups, chili sauce and catsup owned on February 21, 1943, minus 5 for , each person included in this Declaration 4. Number of persons included in this Declaration The name of each person included in this Declaration and the number of his or her War Ration Book One is : ' Print Name Number 1 1 . 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 OFFERS TO BUY YOUR PHONOGRAPH RECORDS Jack Miliigan, proprietor of the Pendleton Music House, was in Heppner for a few hours Friday looking after business affairs. Mulligan stated, that he is in the market for used phonograph rec ords which the government is anx ious to acquire because of the shel lac content. There is a shortage of this material and everything con taining it is being rounded up. Broken records and others thrown into the discard which no longer are of value to you have some worth to the government. Since the Gazette Times office already is a receiving post for coat hangers and hunting knives a little more space can be arranged to re ceive phonograph records. Weigh in the records before depositing them here. VISITED IN THE DALLES Mrs. Lottie Kilkenny and Mrs. Ambrose Chapin and daughter Kingsley were business visitors in The Dalles Friday. RETURN TO OAKLAND Mr. and Mra Jimmie Wilson, who spent several days last week visit ing relative and friend in Heppner, returned Saturday to their home in Oakland, Calif. NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hereby given that the undersigned was duly appointed by the County Court of the State of Oregon for Morrow County, ad ministratrix of the estate of Louis H. Frederickson, deceased, and all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased are hereby required to present the same to the undersigned administratrix with pro per vouchers as required by law at the law office of Jos. J. Nys, , at Heppner, Oregon, within six months from the date hereof. Dated and first published this 11th day of February, 1943. VERL E. FREDERICKSON, Administratrix 46-50 Use G-T want ads. to dispose of your surplus stock. If additional space is needed, attach separate sheet NOTICE. Section 35 (A) of the United States Criminal Code makes it a criminal offense, punishable by a maximum of 10 years' imprison ment, $10,000 fine, or both, to make a false statement or representation as to any matter within the jurisdic tion of any department or agency of the United States. (Signature of applicant or authorized agent) (Address) (City and State) 0. . 00VIRNMENT MINTING OFPICI tribute to the social security fund so that municipal employees may receive the benefits of social secur ity. They explain that municipal ities have diffculty n retanng competent help as the latter resign and enter private industry where they are automatically under SSB. There are other elderly municipal employee who would like to re tire but cannot afford to lose their pay check, states the league. The organization has been advised to take up the matter with the at torney general of Oregon and as certain whether he can work out a plan, as there are too many com plications in draftiing a' federal law which would blanket the en tire nation. From many Oregon communi ties, particularly those near Camp White and Camp Adair, owners of dwellings to rent are protesting the ukase of office of price admin istration that renta prevailing on March 1. 1942. must not be in creased. There is a strong demand for houses in Medfor, Albany and other towns but, having carried the property all during the depres sion, with taxes, insurance and maintenance, the landlords find their rents frozen, they are not permitted to increase the rent to what the dwellings are worth. Even when they have remodeled a house at the request of an army officer and the officer is satisfied, OPA insists that depression rent is all the officer should pay. OPA says the Portland area is a "bad spot" and that "navy heroes" are held up by grasping landlords. Portland owners, however, deny the accusation and they are de manding elimination of the ceiling and the right to evict tenants who are nuisances. At present a ten ant cannot be evicted. WEEK-ENDED AT HOME Calvin Crawford and Kay Fer guson, students at the NYA techni cal school in Pendleton, spent the week-end with their parents, Mrs. Lera Crawford and Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Ferguson. To buy, sell or trade, use the G-T advertising columns. .Dance Lexington Grange Hall SATURDAY Feb. 20, 1943 . Music by 4-Piece Orchestra Admission 77c Tax 8c - Total 85c SUPPER Everybody welcome and a good time assured. It Isn't Harvest Time But HOW is the time to make a start to get ready for harvest n i so i wi . r m rxot t I I Brade TUHiil3r," or several months Things .being what fchey are we suggest that you get your rapers and Cell Belts repaired without delay. n Bell Tractor and Equipm'fc Co. UNION PACIFIC LENGTHENS ZfcUue QeUu&iy 15th Let's get serious about this job of Winning the War! To speed up movement of troops and vast supply of essential war materials, Union Pacific is voluntarily reducing the speed of its regular passenger trains. We know civilians will gladly adjust themselves to this necessity. 0r Nation's w If arc must com flrsti For details concerning the New Schedules effective February 15th inquire of LOCAL AGENT UUIOM PACIFIC RAILROAD