6 Heppner Gazette Times, April 22, 1943
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WASHINGTON, D. C, April 22
Probably one of the most surpris
ing propositions that ' the war de
partment has ever received was the
suggestion that work on the "mys
tery" plant between Richland and
Priest Rapids, on the Columbia
river, be postponed until after the
harvest. Reason for the suggestion
was that there will be an! estimated
20,000 men in the plant and most of
this crowd will be drawn from the
surrounding territory where there
is already need for 40,000 men and
women to take care of the crop.
The suggestion was passed to Gen
eral Marshall, chief of staff, by Sen.
Rufus Holman. The idea originated,
with C. C. Yates of Umatilla county,
In the area affected the crops are
estimated at $150,000,000, of which
Umatilla county will produce $30,
000,000, but unless workers are
available a large percentage of the
crops (fruits and vegetables) will
go to waste. In Umatilla county
alone there are 38,000 acres of can
ning peas, with a value of $6,400,
000; about 22,000 acres of prunes
valued at $2,000,000; 21,000 acres of
dried! peas, estimated at $2,100,000.
There are 18 crops in this one coun
ty where formerly wheat growing
was the backbone of agriculture,
and in the current year canning
peas will bring in more money than
the wheat fields. Where the can
neries and farmers will find the 8,
500 men and women to harvest and
process the crops is a leading ques
tion, which is why Mr. Yates asks
the war department (if it does not
interfere with war plans) to hold
back construction of the powder
plant until after crop time.
The 130 conscientious objectors
at Wickiup, on the Deschutes pro
ject, will be continued there until
further orders. These conscies are
working on the reservoir site, clear
ing the area of trees. Announcement
is made that these objectors will be
maintained on the project at the
authorized strength. They are work
ing for the bureau of reclamation
and are carrying on the work for
merly performed by CCC boys un
til 1hat organization was liquidated.
Reedsport wants something,
wants several things. It asks for an
air base for army or navy planes,
nd it wan's a turning basin in
Winchester bay for ships. Sen. Ru
fus C. Holman is placing these re
quests before the proper depart
ments. Myrtlms Evans will be the new
superintendent at the Indian school,
at Chemawa. Mr. Evans has been
principal of the high school for
Nav;hi Indians in the southwest,
reports the bureau of Indian affairs.
Harold L. Ickes, secretary of the
Interior department, came to Wash
ington when President Roosevelt
was preparing to throw out the
Republican appointees of President
Hoover and wanted the job as Ind
ian commissioner. After talking with
Mr. Roosevelt, Ickes was offered
the top place in interior and now
the Indian bureau is one of his
many agencies.
Despite the sale of many dairy
herds in Oregon as dairymen, un
able to retain help, have auctioned
off their cows, the department of
agriculture states that there is an
increase of cows in Oregon of 4
percent over the cow population in
1942. The department has an idea
that while small and large dairies
have folded up, other dairymen
have bought the milkers and there
as much milk now in that area as
there ever was,
House appropriations committee
has been requested to include an
item of $500,000 for the newly lo
cated electro-development labora-
Heppner Sprinter
Stars at Mac-Hi
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By JIM BARRATT
: The four members of the Hepr
ner track team, accompanied by
their coach, Lyle Swenson. motored
to Mac High, at Milton-Freewater,
lprt Friday to enter the well-known
"Carnival of Speed".
Too star and only double winner
of the meet was versatile Wade
'Bothwell,, Mustang sprinter and
half-back, on the championship
football team last fall. Bothwell
won the 100-yard dash in 11 sec
onds flat and the 220 -yard dash
in 25 seconds flat. For his efforts
Bothwell received two large med
als. The other members of the team
gave a good account of themselves
despite the fact that they, won no
first places. The relay team, com
posed of R. D. Alstott, Bill UlrLch,
Jim Barratt and Bothwell came in
fifth place in the 880 yard relay,
running against seven other teams.
Barratt came in fourth bti the 100
yard dash while Alstott failed to
place in the 220;
Coach Swenson felt the squad
made' a Very good showing at the
meet, considering that only a
week's practice was behind the
quartet while the other schools
have been preparing for several
weeks. This track meet is one of the
largest of its kind in the state.
Teams were enterd from Pnndle
ton, La Grande, Cove, Milton
Freewater, Union, Hermiston, Ath
ena and Walla Walla, Pomeroy
and Dayton, Wash.
: La Grande will be host to the
Eastern Oregon track meet next
week. If Bothwell wins again in
the sprints at that meet, he will
be eligible to compete in the state
meet, at Salem at a later date.
tive parents, from their studies at
the NYA school in Pendleton.
. Miss Alice Marshall spent sev
eral days at the E. C. Dougherty
place while Mr. Dougherty took his
wife to The Dalles for medical
treatment. While there she will
visit at the homes of friends and
relatives. '
Louis AUyn is visiting at the
home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
George Allyn.
Miss Rena June Messenger spent
Wednesday evening at the home
of Wanda Breeding.
Ralph Jackson made a besiness
trip to Spray Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Breeding
and family spent Friday evening
at the Roy Campbell home.
boardmaITnews
LEXINGTON NEWS
Clayton Davis Held
Prisoner by Japs
By MBS. MAXINE GRAY
Mrs. Nettie Davis, his grandmo
ther, and other relatives living at
Lexington have been apprised of
the whereabouts of Clayton Theo
dore Davis, reported missing after
the battle of the Coral Sea in which,
his ship, the U. S. S. Pope was
beached aind fell into the hands of
the Japs. Clayton is reported as be
ing held a prisoner by the enemy.
News of him was picked up by
radio listeners in several western
states listening in on official Jap
anese broadcasts. The Nip announ
cer purportedly read Clayton's
message which stated he was a
prisoner, was being tveated well
and hoped to be seeing the folks at
home soon. Listeners were asked to
notify his grandmother and she
received several letters from dis
tant points. He was fireman first
class on the Pope.
Mm Wilbur Steagall and fam
ily and Mrs. La Verne Steagall vis
ited at the home of Mrs. Wilbur
Steagall's sister and brother-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Gibson of
Hermiston.
Leonard Munkers, Albert Ed
wards and Joe Way spent the week
end at the home of their respec-
tory which has acquired the Albany
college campus. The original appro
priation was partly used in pur
chase of the college plant and addl-'
tional funds are required by the bu
reau of mines for installation of
equipment and maintenance. Noth
ing has been approved yet by the
bureau of budget in any of the cur
rent appropriation measures. The
staff is now being engaged on ex
periments. There was a struggle
among half a dozen cities for the
laboratory, but all the western con
gressional delegations are now back
ing Albany. As the president wrote
to Sen. Charles L. McNary, Albany
was the best place. Washington
wanted it, but so many towns were
contesting in that state that the del
egation was split whereas Oregon's
delegation was united.
War department is arranging to
send a contingent of WAACS for
the cantonment at Camp Adair.
There will be 144 dormitory units
built for the girls in uniform at
Corvallis. The WAACS are to re
place soldiers and permit the latter
to join combat troops. They will at
tend to the paper work
Real Estate on Move
In Boardman District
By MABGARET THORPE
Several local farms have been
sold in the past two weeks. Mrs.
Florence Meyers of Portland made
the transactions which saw the old
Clarence Berger farm pass to the
possession of Webster Smith; Nick
Faler's farm- go to George Daniels;
Walter Lay's farm to Harry Thorpe,
and 20 acres on the West End to
Mr. Shane of Willow creek.
Hazel Miller spent Sunday in
Heppner where she was with her
father who recently had a stroke.
He is much improved and she ex
pects to bring him home this week.
George Yager, brother of Ter
ry Yeager, who has been here on
several days furlough left Wednes
day for his post. He is third class
petty officer.
Word has been received by Mr.
and Mrs. I. Skoubo that their son
Ed is back in Australia recuperat
ing from his appendicitis operation.
He lost 32 pounds during his stay
in. New Guinea. Skoubo also had
several letters from Alfred "Porky"
Turner who also is in a hospital
somewhere on a South Pacific
island
Russell DeMauro was home from
Camp Farragut Sunday.
Donald Ford and Andy Jones
were home for the week-end. They
are working at Blalock.
Paul Smith went to Hermiston
for a load of grain and seed Tues
day. Mrs. Buster Rands, Mrs. Mike
Healy and Geraldine went to Pen
dleton to shop Wednesday.
HEC met Wednesday with Mrs.
Hazel Miller. A very brief meeting
was held as the ladies all went to
the schoolhouse to see a program
put on by the first four grades.
Glen Carpenter is building a
house on his farm south of town.
Mr. and Mrs. Veeley took a load
of stock to Portland Wednesday.
Dale Russell and Bill Harter took
Albert Partlow to Portland Tues
day of last week. They returned
the last of the week.
, The school bus was taken to Her
miston by Mr. Hamilton Saturday
to be greased. Mrs. Colter and Bar
bara, Beverly and Sharon Harter
went along.
Lloyd Pearson spent the week
end with his brother Lee and fam
ily. All went to Stanfield Saturday
afternoon to visit Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Massey. Lloyd is employed
in the shipyards in Portland.
Mrs. Hazel Stulte of Portland is
spending the week with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Nick Faler, helping
them move.
Clayton Allen spent Saturday at
Bingham Springs.
Mr. and Mrs. David Sheets and
baby are spending a few days at
Hermiston and Stanfield.
"Doc" Ragan is painting the in
terior and exterior of Walpoles'
trailer house and he and his wife
will move in the near future.
Hazel Putnam left Tuesday after
spending a week with her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Gus McLouth.
Mrs. Effie Miller returned to her
home in Portland Sunday after
spending several days here.
"Sun Valley Serenade" starring
Sonja Henie and John Payne was
shown at the grange hall Friday
night.
Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Walpole at
tended Ladies Aid in Irrigon
Thursday.
Several Boardman people attend-
Blackburn Mill
Opens Season Run
After being down several months
due to difficulty in ; gettting logs,
the Blackburn mill steamed up
Monday in preparation for the
season run. This information was
brought to town Monday by Mr.
and Mrs. Dan Bishop who comprise
one of the mill families.
Four new families have ' moved
in at the mill, the Bishops state.
Daier ere pletiful in that part of
the county, Bishop reported that he
saw no less than 50 head in one
band a few days ago. There also
was a mantle of new snow in the
foothills Monday mornjlng, four
five inches of it. 1
ed the Elmore MlcKenzie funeral
in Umatilla Wednesday of last week.
Mrs. E. Ely and Mrs. Charles
Anderegg went to Hermiston Sat
urday. Mrs. George Gertsen of Heppner
came with Mrs. Thomas to the
home nursing class Tuesday. Mrs.
Gladys Bouey , will conduct the
class next Tuesday on nutrition.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Cramer have
installed a bathroom and hot water
tank in their home.
W. McDonald is suffering from
a bad boil on his wrist.
Greenfield grange met Saturday
night at the grange hall. , ,
It Bsn'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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