6 Heppner Gazette Times, March 4, 1943 K at mm -: :c WASHINGTON, D. C, Mar. (the only woman to do so other than the queen of Holland), she declared that it was a mistake to regard Japan as secondary to Herr Hitler and stated that the Japanese have already captured in their cam paign more raw materials to keep on fighting than the Germans have. Madam Chiang Kai- Shek received tumultuous applause when she made this statement; it was the high spot of her address and dem onstrated that congress entertained the same views. Result of her visit is that Edward Stettinius, manager for lend-lease, has announced that China will share with Britain and Russia the guns, tanks, planes and food from this country. Up to this IONENEWS NOTES TT . 1 i m t i . iist-ru. xi will tiLio wuilU V . uJ ill JO Here is what Triple A has estab- time of bilions o dollaR5 7 TM, m TV lend-lease China has received only at in 1943: White potatoes 44,000 $170000 000 acres, dried field peas 28,000, dry ''', edible beans 5000, flaxseed 2000: j j t r j i , aa , , Payments to dependents of de- sows, spring farrowed, 49,000; fall Jd veterans f this war have farrowed 34,000. Marketings, cattle f l UU3,war A, 1 , Lnnnn , , , , already started. These dependents, 1 u 5 ' ' 1153 ve received $188,874, and lambs, 740,000. J. V , , . . ' , ' nn I , . . , this is only the beginning, for the The goal for milk is 1 WOOO.MO yments U eventually run into pounds; chickens 19,130000 pounds, the bmion3 dolarg Pensions kZ3a ' 'T Vds. paid for the first world war have 760,000 dozen. In announcing these reached $4,619 000,000. tr 41 oaja win give UJ farmers, within limits of authority all possible assistance in obtaining loans, equipment, help, or whatever is needed to insure production. Weshington, D. C, Feb. 27 Next year there would be 10,000 acres ready to farm on the Deschutes project in central Oregon' if con gress would make an appropriation,: Demands for home loans in Oregon of $1,000,000 and war production dropped last year to $3,669,800 from board would revoke its order pro 5,620.656. This is attributed to war hibiting construction work of all conditions. However, the amount of kinds. There would be an additional loans on books of insured loan as- 35,000 acres ready for the plow in sociations reached $16,793,000 on 1945, and so on to completion of the December 31. As the demand for project. This , project is one of a loans fell off the associations in- number of reclamation jobs which vested their idle funds in govern- have .been held up by the WPB, ment bonds and have in the pouch but since this stop order was given $1,771,000. the question of food for soldiers, lend-lease and the civilian popula Labor camps in Oregon are at tion has assumed serious propor Nyssa, Athena, Merrill, Malin, Tule tions. Lake, Hood River, The Dalles, West in a land of plenty, food will be Stayton, Coburg, Turner, Medford SCarce this year, tne next and on and Yamhill. Fanners in the vicin- lhrough to the duration's end) and ity of these camps are hoping con- hereafter, for following the war gross will see tiiat migratory labor the u the United States is is available. These camps are so to feed hundred miUions located that they can serve almost of starvin les m any crop m the state. Rep. Lowell comprising Europe fa north Stockman appeared before an ap- Mrica short rf manpower and propnations suboommittee and t u- u j- ""T 1 , , . , . shortage of machinery is handicap- made a plea for sufficient funds to f c . .j a ,,. pmg farmers of this country a no provide the labor this year. Sugar u ,1 r , . j 1 . b there is no assurance that they will beets, onions, peas and potato grow- 1 c j iL 1. , . ers are especially anxious to W V? t " f7 their labor requirements taken care 19,42'. ajthUgh ,orders ? e of. (Over-all appropriation request- inf rf to exceed the ed for the entire country for this harVeSt of yar ' purpose is $65,000,000). PINE CITY NEWS Drivers of the common carrier ,By BERNICf wattenburger trucks up and down the highways Clyde Saling Called and the mechanics have been de- n lL C 1 J clared part of an essential industry. By Death batlirday The classification came too late to Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Barhtolomew give general satisfaction and there left Saturday for Portland where By Mrs. Omar Rietmann 400 Carloads Wheat Slated for Shipping Now that roads are becoming firm, wheat is coming into the Tone warehouse in a steady stream. Some 400 or more carloads are slated to be shipped. Enough for 40 million loaves of bread. ' Mrs. Delia Nance reported 607 No. 2 ration books were issued in this district last week. Mrs:. -Tonni Elder spent Satur day and Sunday visiting Mrs. Lana Pedberg. She accompanied Mr. and Mr3. James Lindsav and their dau ghter Helen to Pendleton where she took a train to her home in Bremerton, Wash. Helen returned to her studies at E. O. C. E. at La Grande after a visit at home. Mrs. Elwayne Peck will leave this week for Santa Anna Calif. Sb-) plans to remain there for some time, to be near her husband who is in training there with the armed fors. Word was received last week that Miss Ella Mason' and J. R. Caples of Portland were married February 20 at the Unitarian church in Portland. Bert Mason left lone Tuesday, Feb. 23 for San Diego, Calif to visit Bert Jr., who is now junior photographer's mate first class. En route Mr. Mason spent a few days in Portland visiting his sister, Mrs. J. R. Caples. A number of the lone high school boys accompanied Gene Inskeep to Arlington to attend the basketball tournament Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Tne Topic club party was held Saturday night at the Masonic hall. Six tables were played. Those pre sent were Messrs. and Mesdames Clyde Denney, Cleo Drake ,Carl Feldman, Omar Reitmann, Louis Bergevin, Charles Carlson, Hugh Smith, Victor Reitmann; Mesdames Gene Inskeep, Sanford Nance, Har riet Biown, Clel Rae, Dixon Smith C. W. Swanson; Misses Guerney and Currier ,and Carlton Swanson. Thie prizes were won by guests: Carlton Swanson and Mrs. Nance, high; Mrs. Dixon Smith and Mr. Bergevin, low; members:Mrs. C. W. Swanson, Clyde Denney, high; Mrs. Drake and Carl Feldman, low. Mrs. Delia Corson received word Thursday that her son Eldred has been promoted to captain in the air force at Doming New Mexico. Thie lone P. N. G. meeting was held at the home of Elaine Riet mann. Plans were completed for the district convention to be held here March 20. The following offi cers were elected for the coming year: president, Ida Fletcher; vice president, Vida Heliker, secretary treasurer, Gladys Drake. " Those present were Mesdames Ida Flet cher, Vida Heliker, Delia Corson, Gladys Drake, Ella Davidson, Nor ma Rae, Henry Aldrich and Elaine Rietmann. Mrs. Sanford Nance received word from her husband who is in the east that he has been promoted to corporal. After three months of holding school from 10 a. m. to 5 p. m. during the short, dark days to ac commodate the children coming from a distance, the lone school has returned to the regular hours of 9 to 4. Mrs. Rose Smith of Kinzua is caring for Mrs. David Rietmann who is improving from an attack , of flu. Norman Swanson of Portland is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Swanson. IN NEWBERG , Miss Esther Frick, employe of the First National Bank of Port land Heppner branch, is reported improving after three weeks treat ment for sinus trouble. Miss Frick is with friends in Newberg. has been a large shift from th trucks to the army or to the ship they were called1 by the ' sudden death of Clyde Saling, brother-in- yards. The life of the interior of law 0f Mr. Bartholomew Oregon depends upon truck trans- Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Myers and portation, and with the shortage Mrs. Marion Finch spent Friday in of drivers and mechanics some Pendleton shopping, communities are expected to run Mr .and Mrs. Fred Burks of into difficulties before the end of Echo were Sunday dinner guests this year. at the A E Wattenburger home. Mr .and Mrs. Marion Finch and Request of the U. S. bureau of daughter Patty spent Sunday in mines for money with which to Hoppner. Duiia a sponge iron plant in tne Mr .and Mrs. Jasrcr Mvers and family were Sunday dinner guests at the Russell Moore home. Mr. and Mrs. B .W .Wattenbur ger and family spent Sunday in Earl vicinity of Scappoose to experi ment with the iron ore in Colum bia county has been placed on file. The bureau was given an appro priation of $300,000 last year to pasco with Mr .and Mrs. make these experiments, but says Wattenburger. that it has difficulty in obtaining Mr and M'rs Clayton Ayers and the materials for a plant and that Mrs. Roy Ayer9 and daughters, nothing can be done at Scappoose Mrs. Mary Ritchie, Mr. and Mrs. or elsewhere until later in the in- Charley Moorchead and family and definite future. The charge has Marion Finch and daughter Patty oeen maae on me senate noor mat wore Heppner callers Saturday, the big steel companies have done all thoy could to discourage devel opment of sponge iron as this would be competition with their elaborate Miss Marie Healy returned to Portland Sunday after a week's visit at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Healy, while blast lumaces wnicn use another ur WdVmr .Tadr i nt hnmo method. In the first world war Jack Healy of the United States everything was ready for a new n:ivy lcft Thursday for New Or steel plant in the vicinity of Port- .ang after a wee ieave. land until a steel executive was placed in charge of steel production IN HOSPITAL for - the nation, and he promptly Mr?. Hone Laughlin was taken vetoed the Portland plan, asserting to a hospital in The Dalles Friday, it was unnecessary. Mrs. Laughlin was suffering from an attack of ptomainie poisoning, Although a house guest of the acquired on a recent vacation trip president of the United States, both to California, and wrs not respond -at Hyde Park and the White House, ing to treatment. She expected to Madam Chiang Kai-Shek did not return to Heppner this . week-end. hesitate to differ from him on his In her absence, Mrs. Shirley Blake foreign policy. When the famed has been in charge of the rationing Chinese woman addressed congress board office. Rolf it on tff V0UR k jPlfe WflLLS! m 98 GALLON PASTE FORM MIXES WITH WATER APPLIES EASILY DRIES IN ONE HOUR, WASHABLE ' ?TFAENiIVE 98C QUART PAINT ODOR COVERS WALLPAPER, WALL BOARD, PAINTED SURFACES, BRICK, CEMENT WITH ONE COAT R0LLER-K0ATER You don't need a brush when you use Kem-Tone. Just roll the Miracle Wall Finish right over your walls quickly, easily, smoothly with this remarkable new painting tool, the Kem Tone Roller-Koater. It's the brushless QQ( way to paint! 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