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6 H eppner Gazette Times, March 18, 1943 ifiiiiii Washington, D. C, March 18 ,1943 Housing situation is becoming so tight at the Clatsop navy air base that dwellings for 200 families and 40 couples are being arranged for. At Tongue Point the naval develop ment has expanded so that 40 fam ily dwellings and accommodations for 20 couples have been listed for construction. Thesye will be paid for by the government. Additional dwelling units for war workers in the Portland area have been ap proved to shelter employes of Com mercial Iron works, which is build ing boats for the navy. There is a housing shortage in every commu nity in the Willamette valley and Rogue river valley and in several towns- in eastern Oregon. Govern ment has already spent millions of dollars on units for war workers in Oregon. - Oregon cheese factories, produc ing cheddar cheese, will have a market for every pound they qan produce in 1943. More than 50 per cent of all the cheddar cheese in the United States will be bought for the armed forces and the Al lies. Later, when ex - Governor Lehman of New York has his relief machine organized to feed more than 300,000,000 people the drain on domestic cheese factories will be heavy, as most of the people of Europe are cheese eaters. Special types of cheese, such as Swiss, It alian, blue and brick, will not be rationed, although the cheddar will be to civilian consumers in this country. One reason there is a shortage of farm help is that farm wages last year according to the department of agriculture averaged $56.07 a month while in war industries workers drew down that much a week. Of course this average wage for farm workers does not include wages paid harvest hands for many farmers paid as high as the shipyards to save as much of their crop as possible. "Dry" champions in Oregon have been writing to congress asking for national prohibition as a cure for absenteeism otherwise called ""Monday sickness" orevalent in war industries An official of civil ian stirmly division of war emer gency board has made a report pronosing that the sale of alcoholic drinks can be reduced to one per cent and he lists alcohol as a non ecsontial. Another alternative is the suggestion thnt limits be plnoed on the amount of liquor that row be purchased at state liquor stores a form of limitMin nw --'H bv the Oregon liquor board. Whis key is not b"m? drilled ?t nrt ent; all dirtillerie! vd for- 1he production of industrial alcohol renuired for smokers powder nr-d hifdn Explosives. The warehouses however are f'd to hve a stork sufficient for three years. Gem. Douglas MacArthur has cabled a southwest st'te that he will return to the Philippines and release the national guardsmen who were captured on Bataan and Cor regidor as soon as he enn mutr the military forre. If MarArthur does this he will also release a large number of Oregon troops who were capUired by the Jap anese. The story current in the national capital is that MacArthur only was persuaded to flee from the Philippines on the assurance that he would receive reinforce ments and supplies in Australia and could then return to the islands. Lend-lease in 1942 shipped more " eggs to England and Russia than all the eggs produced in Oregon last year in fact there werp ex ported ten times as many dozen ggs as Oregon hens laid. Oregon's production was in excess of 40 000000 dozen. The figures on ex port came from Edward R. Stet tinius and from the department of agriculture on what the Oregon hens laid Fear of housewives that they will not be able to buy rubber bands for preserving vegetables and fruit this year appears to be without foundation. Present indica tions are that 1943 will be the all time record for home canning be cause of the shortage of canned goods and the point system and the necessity of housewive having to depend upon their own endeav ors to keep their larder suppied. Glass jars and tops will also be available. It looks as though after June federal income tax will be paid on the installment plan. This is the proposal of the house committee on ways and means and if the bill is passed by house and senate it will be easier to pay this tax than trying to meet it in a lump sum. Anything can happen before June and the installment paying plan may be kicked out of the window. Death Claims Aged Man at Irrigon John William Sparks died Thurs day evening at Boardman after a month's illness. He was 87 years, 6 months old and had lived in Irdi gon for a number of years. His home burned last fall so- his son Floyd took him home with him but he returned to this neighbor hood. He fell from his bed, injur his side. He grew weaker un ti he died. He was buried in the Irrigon cemetery after services at the Pentecostal church Sunday af ternoon. His son Floyd of Redmond and two daughters from Calif or -nio were here for the funeral. Haberlein place and will move on to it. Mr. and Mrs. Sparks have been running a dry cleaning plant at Redmond for several years. Billy Allen was a Pasco visitor Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Maynard Hogue land are the parents of a daugh ter born in the Hermiston hospital Friday. This is the fourth girl. on Houghton has returned to Corvallis after spending the spring vacation with his parents the Fred Houghtons. Mrs. J. K. Walpole of Boardman was able to cccompanv her hus band to the Irrigon Presbyterian church Sunday. She has been ab sent on account of the illness of her little daughters. The George Browns have moved into the Wilson house. The Marion Pierce family has gone to Los . Angeles, Calif.,onac count of Mrs. Pierce's health. Brent will stay with his grandparents the T. T. Slaughter until school is out. Mr. and Mrs. Adren' Allen, little daughter and Charles and Freddie Acock were Pendleton visitors Saturday. Ela Mae Grim and Billy Nor cross left by bus for Portland to see. her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Nor cross. Ella Mae will be the guest of her sister Roena Allen. Grandma Stamp is rather ill at her home with the Shouns. To buy, sell or trade, use the G-T Standard Generous ,dvertisins col"ms- ' With Red Cross Describing the needs of the Am erican Red Cross as greater than ever before, H. D. Collier, preident of the Standard Oil company of California, today announced an $85,000 contribution to the Red Cross drive in the seven western states, Alaska and the Hawaiian Islands. This contribution will be distri buted throughout the west with all of the 330 communities in which there are Red Cross chapters re ceiving an allocated share. Coincident with this announie ment Mr. Collier addressed a letter to the more than 20,000 company employees, suggesting that they in dividually also give as liberally as possible, explaining . that "the im pact of the war has forced the Red Cross to expand its facilities and personnel manyfold to meet the demands upon it. Consequently its need for funds is greater than ever before, including the last war. Be cause of this we should not gauge our 1943 contribution by a com parison with what we gave in 1942 but should give the maximum we can afford.'.' The J. A. Shouns have word that their son Andrew has passed his physical examination and left for Ft. Douglas Wednesday. His wife and son have moved to the home of her parents in Walla Walla. " Mr. and Mrs. Long have moved into the Frank Brace house with Newbills until they find a place. Gary Saylor of the Marines was an Irrigon visitor Wednesday. His home is at Hermiston but he was a high school student here. Lee Munduer left Thursday for northern Idaho to visit his parents before entering the army. Paul Sparks has bought the Paul NAPHTHALENE WELL MIXED IN SOIL KILLS WIREWORMS Use of finely divided naphtha lene in the control of wireworms has been found practical in tests conducted by M. C. Lane, federal entomologist stationed at Walla Walla, reports Dr. Don C. Mote, entomologist of the O. S. C. exper iment station. Recent results have shown that better control is obtained when half of the naphthalene is broadcast uniformly over the surface har rowed into the soil and then plowed. The remaining half is broadcast on the plowed surface before harrowing, Lane reported recently. One pound per hundred square foot or 400 pounds per acre has been found sufficient to kill most of the worms if the material is well mixed with the soil. That makes it essential that the crude naphthalene be finely divided and not lumpy. During the second and third quarters of 1943, the army's condi tional requirements call for 18 mil lion underwear garments and 48 million pairs of socks. Use G-T want ads to dispose of your surplus stock. f BUSINESS ' ATTENTION! HORSERAISERS I have decided to place my hot-blood bay stallion Hepp ner Boy (Reg. No. 390195) in stud. Foaled in 1939, Heppner Boy's pedigree is as follows: Sire, Winnipeg 2nd (imported); dam, Elmcga; Win nipeg 2nd out of Whydah by Rabelais; Whydah out of Nimule by While Eagle; Rabelais out of Satirical by St. Simon; Elmcga out of Omega by Eliminator (imported); Omega out of Gay and Festive by Meelick; Eliminator out of Marian Hood by Sunstar. (This is but first four brackets of pedigrea) For service appointments and terms, apply at office of F. W. TURNER Real Estate and Insurance Phone 152 Heppner, Oregon i REMEMBER- These Two Things This is Oyster Season and The Elkorn Restaurant Is the Place to get Oysters Served to your taste Other Sea Foods In Season Follow the Crowd to ELKHORN RESTAURANT Ed Chinn, Prop. inniHiiNiiuiiniiiriiiuiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiuiiuiiuiiiiiiiiiiniuiiniiniuiLiiiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiuifRnr HAUL! IN Call 211 2-lonc For General Hauling Two trucks and one trailer available to go any place any time. Livestock Transportation and Heavy Machine Hauling our Specialty INSURED. CARRIER You Call-We Haul Holub Truck Line lone, Oregon iifmMiiiiiiiHTTT"""""",""'',,'"","",,m It Isn't Harvest Time Not for several months But NOW is the time to make a start to get ready for harvest. , Things being what they are we suggest that you get your Drapers and Cell Belts repaired without delay. 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