A Heppner Gazette Times, April 15, 1943
Heppner
Gazette Times
THE HEPPNER GAZETTE
Established March 30, 1883
THE HEPPNER TIMES
Established November 18, 1897
CONSOLIDATED FEBRUARY 15, 1912
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Oregon, as second-class matter.
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MAYBE THERE IS A WAR ON,
OR SOMETHING!
In times past, one of the joys of cen
tral Oregonians or those accustomed to
passing through that region periodi
cally, was the excellent cuisine offered
by restaurants and hotels of the sev
eral towns. Service was of a high or
der and fine quality of food was recog
nized by patrons from near and far. It
helped earn for central Oregonians a
reputation for genuine hospitality and
was a haven for the tourist.
Today the food is excellent if and
when you can get it. That isn't to con
vey the impression that eating houses
are not operating. It means that one
may be disappointed if counting upon
eating a Sunday dinner, for instance,
at his, favorite restaurant, for said res
taurant may be closed on Sunday not
by choice of the management but due to
necessity due to shortage of help and
the purpose of catching up on food
quotas.
Perhaps, one has drifted back to hap
pier days as the car wends its way up
the winding trail of highway 97, flank
ed on either side by lush green of the
Sherman county wheat fields for many
miles and finally, reaching the rolling
top country of Wasco county where the
first full view of the matchless Cas
cade skyline meets the eye Yes, it is
little wonder one forgets the rest of
the world and what is going on in it
until Madras is reached. There you be
gin to emerge from a world of dreams
into a realm of reality. With a big
start already made toward construc
tion of a huge airbase, forces are being
collected for carrying the work to com
pletion and soon upwards of 1800 work
ers will be on the job to complete the
base at the earliest possible date. Red
mond, always a busy little city, is more
so these days, and at Bend all efforts
are being directed toward completion
of a new contonment, Camp Abbott.
All this by way of saying that there
is unusual activity in the central Ore
gon region and things, are far from
normal. There are more people to feed
and clothe and while caterers and store
keepers are doing an excellent job they
can cope with the situation only as war
conditions warrant or permit.
It is a rude awakening to the casual
tourist or visitor and at the same time
it is a quick and thorough lesson in the
changes wrought by the war. There is
a war going on, all right, and it takes
but one little trip to find it out
dier problem, the matter of providing
some sort of personal entertainment
for the boys, who find themselves pro
jected into our midst while awaiting
transfer orders elsewhere. One advan
tage in the situation here is that the
CCC camp will not house any large
number of the men and that our en
tertainment efforts would be some
should be made to give the boys an
what limited. However, an effort
opportunity to break away from the
man company which is theirs all the
time except for the few hours of leave
granted. Those few hours should bring
to them contacts with home life
to which only the women can provide
the proper touch.
It is quite certain that groups of sol
diers will be temporarily housed here
regularly. There is little opportunity
for house invitations and the simplest
form of entertainment perhaps would
be a hall operated on the USO plan.
This has been urged upon the commu
nity before and is being presented
again with the hope that something
concrete will result. There is assurance
from those engaged in USO work that
the soldiers do and will appreciate the
, entertainment provided under such an
arrangement, that they enoy the con
tacts made here and that the percent
age of "gutter romances" will drop
perceptibly.
In a manner, the soldiers occupying
the camp here are on their own. Idle
ness breeds mischief and if the civilian
population sees fit to let the situation
remain as is we may expect no small
amount of trouble as the months roll
by.
Entertainment for
Soldiers Needed
Organized entertainment for sol
diers during their stay in Hepp
ner was urged upon his listeners by
L, L. Dawley, director of the USO
at Pendleton, in a talk at the par
ish house Thursday evening. If the
soldier's conduct is not what the
civilian thinks it should be the civ
ilian should do some thing about it,
he contended. Making the soldier
feel at home is the most impor
tant thing. Many of the boys are
separated from home life and en
vironment for the first time in
their lives. Of necessity, their com
pany for more that 90 percent of
the time is their fellow soldiers
man company. Dawley pled with
the young women and matrons of
the town to exercise their personal
charm in the proper manner to
help preserve the high moral stan
dards so essential to the future
welfare of our nation.
Mrs. W. P. Remington delivered
a stirring address to the young
people, her annual Lenten lesson,
stressing the necessity for exercis
ing courage and maintaining faith
during these trying times. She also
presided at the piano in leading
community singing.
Several members of the YPF
made short talks and the group
pledged their best efforts in trying
to formulate some type of organiz
ed enitertainmjent for soldiers.
The meeting opened with a pot
luck dinner.
Coming from Pendleton besides
Mrs. Remington and Mr. Dawley
were Miss Catherine Peterson and
two soldiers Pfc Karl E. Hoefle and
Sgt. Luther Eskijian.
CHANGE MEETING DATE
At Tuesday's meeting, the Will
ing Workers of the Church of Christ
voted to change their meeting date
to Wednesday "afternoon of each
week. Several members wished to
participate in Red Cross work and
the change in date will make it
possible for them to meet with both
groups.
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Lawrence. 3c
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ARE YOU CONTENT
"If you are content with your pre
sent situation and with the present re
sults in industry, in agriculture, and in
our civilian life," said Secretary of
War Stimson, "then I suggest that you
go to one of our great Army camps
I suggest that you read the detailed
dispatches from Tunisia and the South
and see our boys in uniform working,
west Pacific about the fighting efforts
of our soldiers, I suggest that you com
pare your comforts in life with theirs,
and then ask yourself Are you con
tent? Few persons in civilian life can say
they have yet made any all-out war ef
fort. Too many are still more interest
ed in planning personal and "social
gains," first, says the Industrial News
Review.
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TALK ALONE NOT SUFFICIENT
Heppner is again faced with the sol-
NOT A BAD IDEA, MAYBE
There are many ideas about the pro
per way to rid the world of one Schic
kelgruber but the one expressed over
the radio Wednesday is not only good
it has possibilities of actual results.
It seems the famed castle of Berch
tesgarden, perched atop an 1800-foot
hill, has a secret elevator used only by
der fuehrer and his most intimate inti
mates. The story goes that on the init
ial, trip up the elevaor der fuehrer had
the unpleasant experience of spending
four hours about midway of the lift
while mechanics repaired the machin
ery. Art Linklater, narrator of the sto
ry, suggests that the same thing hap
pen again, only this time the proper
thing to do would be to forget to repair
the machinery.
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COMPLETE GAME COUNT fire hazard reduction work on Shaw
Forest Guards Max Buschke and creek.
Bert Bleakman completed their
game census work and have since TRANSFERRED TO HEPPNER
painted the forest buildings In Ellis B. Carlson of the forest ser-
town. They now are engaged in vice has been transferred from tim
ber sales in the vicinity of La
Grande to fire prevention work on
the Heppner district. He and Mrs.
Carlson have rented an apartment
in the Bertha Johnson residence on
Chase street.
Jos. J. Nys
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Peters Building, Willow Street
Heppner, Oregon
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