8 Heppner Gazette
Farm War
News
BUILDING RULES
War production board regula
tions on construction have been
changed, and reports are that the
building rules will be strictly en
forced. Farmers are urged to con
tact the county USDA war board
before starting any building. The
war board can supply information
on the regulations and assist with
preparing applications for neces
sary WPB approval or priorities.
FENCING FREED
Farm fencing has been removed
from rationing and now may be
urchased from any dealer without
a purchase certificate as formerly
required
FEED WHEAT PRICE
Commodity Credit feed wheat
will be sold in Morrow county for
$1.04 a bushel during the month of
April Orders for not to exceed a
90-day supply may be placed with
the county AAA office, the Portland
office of the Commodity Credit
Corporation, or dealers. Farmers
may redeem farm-stored wheat un
der loan for use a"s feed at the feed
wheat price.
TIRES FOR TRACTORRS
To speed movement of tractors in
custom work a program has been
developed to convert 20,000 farm
tractors from steel wheels to rub
ber tires.- The county farm trans
portation committee will have the
details soon, and will certify the
need for conversion to OPA ration:
ing boards.
FARM BATTERIES
Farmers who have experienced
difficulty in obtaining "hot shot"
batteries for electric fence control
lers and for operating gasoline en
gines will be cheered by news that
an additional 200,000 of these dry
cells are being manufactured. Also,
wet storage batteries can now be
purchased for farm use. Farmers
may apply an A A -5 priority rating
to obtain batteries for farm tele
phones. LETTER WRITERS BUSY
Morrow county high school boys
and girls are working on Food for
Freedom letters in the contest
sponsored by the Elks lodge. Writer
of the best letter will receive a $25
war bond, and a chance to compete
for the $$100 war bond state prize.
STAR Reporter
Friday-Saturday, April 9-10
Boston Biackie
Goes Hollywood
Chester Morris, Constance Worth
Fiction's slickest sooundrel rocks
the glamour capitol with adventure,
plus
LONE PRAIRIE
Russell Haydcn, Lucille Lambert
A western chock-full of entertain
ment. Sunday-Monday, April 11-12
The Black Swan
Tyrone Power, Maureen O'Hara,
Laird Crcgar, Thomas Mitchell,
George Sanders. Anthony Quinn
Rafael Sabatini's most rousing story
gloriously brought to the screen in
thrilling TECHNICOLOR!
Tuesday, April 13
Mountain Rhythm
The Weaver Brothers and Elviry
leave the dear old Ozarks for the
Wild and Woolly West. It's their
funniest hit!
Wednesday-Thursday, April 14-15
Life Begins at 8:30
Monte Woolley, Ida Lupino
A heart-warmfing and humorous
picture that will prove refreshing
and delightful entertainment for
everybody.
Times, April 8, 1943
Heppner Soys and
Girls Enroll for
Food Production
Ninteen Heppner boys and girls
signed up to help in the food pro
duction program Monday evening
by enrolling in 4-H food produc
tion projects.
Three 4-H clubs were organized
by C. D. Conrad, county agent, in
cluding a garden club, a rabbit club
and a poultry club. Organizations
of the clubs will be completed next
week when local leaders and offi
cers of the clubs are selected.
Conrad states that an effort is
being made this year to enroll ev
ery available boy and girl in
some type of project in which they
can contribute to the home food
supply and if possible furnish ad
ditional supplies of meat, vegetables
and dairy or poultry products for
the market.
Similar clubs will be organized
soon in Lexington and lone and at
Boardman and Irrigon.
Patty Majeske of Lexington, has
joined the . Morrow County Beef
club, bringing the 'enrollment of
that club to 13.
Members enrolled in the newly
organized clubs in Heppner include
the following boys and girls:
Garden: Frank Gentry, Glenn
Coxen, Donald Gilliam, Lowell Rip
pee Randall Peterson, Joe French.
Poultry: Frank Christenson, Billy
Ulrich, Tom Hughes, Carter House,
Bob Mollahan, Rose Pierson, Jean
Moulton, Pat Pierson,
Rabbit: Tad Miller, Teddy Moul
ton, Billy Lee Jack Ployhard, Jer
ry Moulton. i
Lorin Corwin was the only mem
ber signed up for sheep club work
at the Monday meeting but there
will be others in this project
as the sheep club will be an organ
ization on a county-wide basis, the
same as in years past, and most
members in this project are boys
and girls from outside of Heppner.
HEPPNER'S CONTRIBUTION
TO RED CROSS $977.16
Final returns on Heppner's sub
scription to the recent Red Cross
war fund campaign shows the town
took $977.16 of the county's quota
of $2100. Some of this amount came
from nearby territory included in
the Heppner area ,but in the main
was raised by the chairman, Mrs.
David Wilson, and her corps of as
sistants here in town.
Mrs. Wilson has expressed her
thanks to the following group
working with her :Mrs. William
Bucknum,, Mrs. Peter DuFault
Mrs. Floyd Jones, Mrs. Emery Cox
en, Mrs. Oscar Rippee, Mrs. Ed
Bennett, Mrs. Raymond Ferguson,
Mrs. Ambrose Chapin, Mrs. Elbert
Cox, Mrs. Frank Conner, Mrs.
Orville Smith, Mrs.. Gene Fergu
son, Mrs. K. A. House, Mrs. Harold
Hill, Mrs. Burl Coxen, Mrs. Izora
Vance and Miss Evelyn Youngberg.
IN FROM IIARDMAN
Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Burnside were
transacting business in Heppner
Wednesday from their ranch near
Hardman.
fed f
rom where I sit . . .
Li Joe
After that Western thriller at
the movies, Ben Ryder says:
"You know, the West wasn't all
like that. While the gun-play
was goin' on respectable folks
were weeding out undesirable
elements . . . ved-eye saloons and
gambling joints."
And Ben's right. There's a
spirit in America that's always
working for a better commu
nity. Take that "clean-up or
close-up" program of the brew
ing industry, for instance. Its
whole purpose is to see that beer
No. 56 of a Series
RETURNS FROM CONFERENCE
WITH STATE SUPERINTENDENT
. Mrs. Lucy Rodgers, county school
superintendent, returned to Hepp
ner Wednesday evening from Sa
lem where she attended a confer
ence of county superintendents with
the state educatioal department.
Principal object of the meeting
was discussion of and preparation
for operation of the 'teachers' initi
ative measure' which was passed at
the November election and amend
ed at the recent legislative session
It was the job of the superintend
ents to assist the state office in pre
paring blanks for the operation of
the new law which will use up to
$5,000,000 of surplus funds held by
the state to relieve taxpayers. The
funds will be distributed on a ba
sis of actual days attendance in bothv
elementary and high schools and
are applicabl to union high school
and non - union school districts
alike. The original bill called for a
basis of 20 cents per pupil per day
but the legislative amendment cut
the amount to 17 V2 cents per day.
This will give school district No .1,
Heppner, approximately $5,000 an
nually, according to tentative fi
gures made by Mrs. Rodgers.
DENNIS McNAMEE ILL
. Dennis McNamee is seriously ill
with a kidney ailment. He has been
herding sheep and came to town
over the week-end for medical as
sistance. Examination revealed that
his condition was serious and he
has since been confined to his bed.
His son James and daughter Ann
have been notified of their father's
condition. James is expected to ar
rive from Texas this week-end if
the Red Cross is able to arrange a
furlough for him. Anne has noti
fied the family that she will come
if her father's condition grows
worse. She is employed in the M-G-M
distributing office at Seattle.
AT PARISH HOUSE TONIGHT
Mrs. W. P. Remington of Pendle
ton, wife of the bishop of the east
ern Oregon diocese, will address
the young people of this community
at a special meeting at the parish
house of All Saints Episcopal
church this evening. A pot luck
supper will be served at 6:30
o'clock. Mrs. Remigton will be ac
companied by the director of the
USO at Pendleton who will also
talk to the gathering. An invitation
has been extended to the young
people of all churches of the com
munity to attend this meeting and
hear these well-informed people.
EQUALIZATION NOTICE
Notice is hereby given that on
Tuesday, May 4, 1943, at 2:00 P. M.,
the Directors of the West Exten
sion Irrigation District, acting as a
Board of Equalization, will meet at
the office of the District in Irrigon,
Oregon, to review and correct the
annual assessment for the period
from July 1, 1943 to June 30, 1944,
levied on Tuesday, April 6, 1943.
A. C. Houston,
Secretary.
WANTED WHEAT LAND
WANTED TO LEASE-Wheat land;
will rent or buy farm equipment.
Write C. W. Fox, Condon Ore. 3p
Marsh
is sold only in clean, respectable
places.
Everybody benefits from co
operation like that-even folks
who want Prohibition back. Be
cause those beer folks nro work
Ing for the same thing-a decent,
law-abiding community.
From where I sit - the way
Isn't to pass more laws, but to
enforce the ones we've got-and
rely on America's spirit of tol
erance and cooperation.
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Copyright, 1943, Brewing Industry Foundation
GARDEN CLASS COMPLETES
COURSE MONDAY NIGHT
The garden class finished its
course of ten lessons under the
guidance of Tom Wilson, last Mon
day night. The study hours cov
ered garden planning, preparation
of land, planting, cultivation, in
secticides, harvesting and storing.
Class membership was small and
the meetings were devoted mostly
to informal discussions. Some mem
bers were gardeners of many years'
experience while others were no
vices but all profited from the class.
ATTEND CONFERENCE
A group of Morrow county edu
cators drove to La Grande Satur
day to attend an elementary prin
cipals' conference. Supt. Lucy E.
Rodgers and City Supt George
Corwin went from Heppner and
were accompanied by Supt. Lovena
Palmer of Gilliam county. Lexing
ton school was represented by Prin
cipal T. R. Burton and Mrs. Marie
Clary, Mrs. Lillian Turner, Mrs.
Edna Turner and Vernon Knowles
of his teaching staff.
CALLED TO PRAIRIE CITY
' D. M. Ward and Mrs. Ward's
sister, Mrs. Karl Famsworth of The
Dalles, left Heppner this morning
for Prairie City where they were
calld by the serious condition of
Chance Wilson. At first reported
jbxtj padojaAp j9bj ;i 'uoi;jDao
getting along nicely following an
Wilson's condition was net satisfac
tory and developments Wednesday
indicated he had definitely taken
a turn for the worse.
Ou: Men m 5cr"c
MOPE TRAINING
Jimmie Ledbetter, in training at
Camp Farragut, Ida. has informed
his parents, Mi;, and Mrs. L. B. Led
better of Heppner, that he will re
main at the camp another four
months for additional radio training.
William B. Tucker, recently hon
orably discharged from Camp
Kerns, Utah, is now engagged in
defense work in the Portland area.
NOW SERGEANT DOHERTY
From one of America's strong
iSfefei i "Soldiers
of Service" Ls
In wartime, America turns to its telephones.
The daily volume of calling is the greatest we
have ever .handled.
The men and women of our company want
to see these calls go through with the greatest
satisfaction to everyone. Especially do they
want to give the fastest possible service to those
who need speed to help win thfc war.
Since more switchboards and other telephone
equipment are not being made due to military, ,
demands upon materials, the co-operation of
our patrons is deeply appreciated.
War-busy centers should be called by Long
Distance only when absolutely necessary.
The "Soldiers of Service" at the telephone
switchboards, on poles, trucks, at desks or wher
ever duty finds them, will continue to do their
level best to see that you get friendly, courteous
and efficient service.
Buy War Bonds for Victory
THE PACIFIC TELEPHONE AND TELE6RAPH COMPAHYl
4 West Willow St Telephone 5
holds somewhere in the south Pa
cific came word this week of the
promotion of Paul J. Doherty,
Heppner Marine, to the rank of
sergeant.
Sergeant Doherty is stationed
with the Leatherneck detachment
standing guard against further Jap
anese aggression in that sector of
the world's battlefront.
A veteran marine, he enlisted in
Feb. 1939 and was a member of the
Marine Iceland expedition in 1941
'42. ANOTHER CHANGE OF
ADDRESS
Heppner Gazette Times
Dear Sir:
Just a line to let you know that
I have made a change in address
and in order to get the home news
sooner it should be sent to the new
one. I have truly enjoyed the paper
but lately it has been arriving
about a month late.
Am writing this by the light of
a flashlight and am having quite a
time so hope you can decipher some
of the scratches.
I arc stationed at Camp La Guna,
Ariz., about 20 miles north east of
Yuma in the breaks of the Arizona
bad lands. It is a new camp under
construction at the present and is
of the toughest desert variety. To
day it was 115 degrees in the cool
est place you could find and that
was hard to do because everyone
else had the same idea.
We have some pests to contend
with, the most common is the
ChurkawalH (Uzard) who rnjiys
your Led in the day time and of
ten, forgets to move out when the
time ccni3j i:r all good soldi ars to
be in bed. You get so you don't
pay any attention to that after 1 a
few experiences. Killing a rattle
snake before getting out of bed in
the morning is a very common fac
tor at the present time. Sometimes
I think they (rattlesnakes, scorpi
ons and black widow spiders) took
control of this country when the
Indians left.
Not having much to write about
I will close hoping this reaches all
my friends in good health and
hpppy.
TSgt Stanley A. Way.