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o - 1 r-"j .-. o Our Men Bn Service Mrs Chester Brown recently re ceived an Eskimo Indian basket, a gift from her husband, Chief Chester Brown of the CB's. From her son, Capt. Chet Christenson, she received several strings of Teads, the product of South Sea is landers. Both gifts bear similarity to basket and bead work done by the native American Indians, Mrs. Brown states. Five bright star flags adorn the window in the front of Mrs. Brown's residence and a sixth would be there now if Mrs. Brown's 16-year-old-son could have his way. He is looking forward to at taining the ripe old age of 17 with in a few months and then he will be ready to show the older mem bers of the family that the kid brother has grown up. PROMOTED TOLT.-COL. Mrs. E. O Schroeder has been advised that her husband recently received a promotion to the rank of Lt.-Colonel. He formerly held the rank of sergeant in the air corps. He has been in Africa for nearly a year. Mrs. Schroeder and little daughter are making their home with Mrs. Schroeder's moth er, Mrs. Frank Rumble. GETS SERGEANT RATING Elbert M. Gibson, Jr, son of E. M. Gibson and nephew of Mrs. Frank Rumble of Heppner, has been pro moted to the rank of sergeant He is in training at Camp McCoy. ALASKA VETERAN HERE Harry Van Horn of the Red and "White grocery enjoyed a brief vis it from his brother, Gerald, over the week-end. Gerald was enroute from Alaska where he spent the past two years with an anti-aircraft unit to Ft. Davis, N. C. to attend officers' school. During his service in Alaska he had charge of four anti-aircraft guns. Pomona Grange to See Motion Pictures Motion pictures and a discussion of Bonneville power will be pre sented to the members of Morrow .County Pomona grange at the Rhea creek grange hall Saturday, May 1, by Carl D. Thompson, of the Bon neville power administration. The lecturer's program will be gin at 3;00 p. m. and is open to the public. It will include discus sions of current agricultural topics and also a demonstration presented by the Morrow county 4-H Baby Beef club. NOTES BIG CHANGE IN VERY SHORT DISTANCE Thirteen miles isn't much of a distance as the crow flies, or by au tomotive travel, yet climatic differ ences are noticeably apparent, ac cording to Ralph Jackson of Lexing ton. Jackson noted the contrast Sun day when he visited his sheep camp and saw rye in the bloom in the field of Ernest Gerard. The grain had been in blossom since April 21. Later in the day Jackson was on upper Blackhorse, about 13 miles distant from the Gerard place, and spring seeding was in progress in that area. It wasn't "one for Rip ley" perhaps, but Jackson said he couldn't help being impressed with the climatic difference in such a short distance. ATTENDS FATHER'S FUNERAL Miss Lela Peterson was called to western Oregon Saturday by the death of her father. Funeral ser vices were held Tuesday at Spring- , field and Miss Peterson is spending the week with her family, expect ing to resume her teaching here ' next Monday. Heppner, Rural Fire Control Program Set Up For 1943 Season Fire Wardens Make Plans at Meeting In Agent's Office Morrow county's program for pre venting and controlling rural fires will follow about the same plan as used in 1942 as a result of a meet ing of farm fire wardens in the county agent's office last night. Emphasis this year is being plac ed on prevention of fires, the elim ination of all fire hazards and the prevention of fire fighting equip ment as it is quite evident that the supply of manpower for fire fight ing this year will be smaller than last. 'It was agreed by the wardens present that one of the most im portant jobs that can be completed now is that of repairing rural tele phone lines so that calls for help can be put through without delay. The job of determining the exact location of all fires, the amount of help and type of equipment needed, and placing calls for help will con tinue to be the responsibility of the wardens and all reports of farm and rural fires should be made to the warden in that district. Each individual in the county can help Very materially in the preven tion of rural fires by the elimina tion of fire hazards, such as rub bish piles, grass and weed patches, and by the repairing of chimneys and flues in the home, and it is recommended that every farm fam ily make a complete check of their home and farm buildings to see that every possible fire hazard is removed as it is practically im possible to obtain materials for re building houses if they should be burned this year. Reports were given at the meet ing last night of a few individuals the past year who showed little or no inclination toward the preven tion or control of farm fires and while these individuals may not be paid agents of the Nazis, they are working hand in hand with them. The farmers of Morrow county are in an all-out production pro gram the same as the farmers are in all other parts of the United States and there is no percentage in producing something and then because of negligence or lack of interest allowing it to be destroyed by fire, it was pointed out. Excellent cooperation was ob tained from practically everyone in the fire control program last year and it is expected that everyone, recognizing the seriousness of rural fires, thd shortage of manpower and the need of early preparation, will give the fullest cooperation this year. A complete explanation of the fire control program as decided up on for the county this year will be prepared and sent to every farm family by the county agent's office before the fire season. GOING TO ROCHESTER FOR MEDICAL ADVICE Mrs. James Valentine will leave tomorrow for Rochester, Minn., to undergo medical examination and treatment at the Mayo clinic. She will be accompanied by Mrs. Edna Turner. Mr. Valentine will take them to Spokane where they will board an airplane for Rochester. Mrs. Verle Frederickson will take Mrs. Turner's place in the Lexing ton school. Mr. and Mrs. Valentine's children will accompany Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ladusiere to their home in Eugene to stay until their mother is able to return home and care for them. Oregon, Thursday, April 29, 1 943 Bond Drive Up Saturday Evening With the outcome still clouded with doubt, the campaign to sell 350,000 in war bonds in Morrow county will come to a close Satur day evening. Reports the first of the week indicated that the second war loan committee would have to do considerable missionary work to bring the campaign to a successful close, although the co-chairmen of the drive, B. C. Pinckney and P. W. Mahoney, expresed the opinion that Morrow county will come up to the mark on the final showdown. It was reported that several large purchases would be made during the week and while no report has been released on this score, it is known that smaller bond purchases have been quite active. On the oth er hand, an advertisement in this issue of the Gazette Times will Old Family Auto Makes Good Tractor For Buck Rake For several weeks a piece of hay ing machinery sat on the vacant lot between the Skuzeski building and the Standard Oil station. It bore the inscription, "Made by the McClintock Machine Shop for Wightman Bros." Motive power for the machine is the chassis of a Buick master six passenger car which served as the mode of transportation for the Wightman family for a number of years. The buckrake is fastened on the rear of the truck so that the driver has to propel the machine backwards. All body with the ex ception of the engine hood has been removed, a new steering post put in, and lever controls are operated much the same as on a regular tractor. The motorized buck rake is ex pected to replace several hay hands and will be a valuable contribution to the manpower shortage on the extensive haying lands of the Al falfa Lawn dairy. There is no shocking to do. The buck rake starts at the end of a windrow and bunches the hay up until the motor is almost stalled, then the rig moves around to the side of the pile and scooping it up heads for the haystack. The whole oper ation is done in jig time, making it possible for a small crew of men to cover a lot of territory in one day. Tress McClintock was tuning the motor up Tuesday morning and from the looks of things it will turn in a good season's work. WILLIAM HENRY TEMPLETON Funeral services for William Templeton, 76, were held from the Phelps Funeral Home chapel at 2 p. m. Wednesday, April 28, Martin B. Clark officiating. Mr. Templeton succumbed to injuries sustained when struck by a truck as he was walking along the highway at Spray last week-end, death coming to him in Heppner Sunday. William Henry Templeton was born in Koxville, Tenn., Feb. 16, 1867. He went to Missouri when a small boy, living there until attain ing young manhood. He then came to eastern Oregon where he resided the remainder of his life. He was a highly respected citizen and was affectionately known as "Uncle Bill", to a wide circle of friends. A sister, Mrs. Ada Cason of Hepp ner, and a large number of nieces and nephews survive him. IN TOWN MONDAY Julian Rauch was transacting bus iness in Heppner Monday from his ranch in the north Lexington area. to Wind throw some light upon the situation as the co-chairmen view it and if there are any who have delayed in vesting they should consult some member of the finance committee at once. With approximately $50,000 to go the first of the week, the war fi nance committee was advised by the chairmen to contact every in dividual who appeared to be a prospect as this sum. must be raised from sources other than fi nancial institutions, consequently it is up to Mr. John Citizen. Remem ber, you are not limited on the amount of money you can invest in war bonds and there is a wide variety of issues to choose from. Make your selection today and don't let another day pass without "buy ing another bomb for Tokyo." OPA Orders Freeze On Food, Beverage Prices in Cafes Restaurant food and beverage prices were ordered frozen Monday in the three Pacific coast states. According to the Morning Ore gonian of April 27, effective May 1, the maximum price of food and beverages sold for immediate con sumption in the three states, Ore gon, Washington and California, will be frozen at the highest charges of the seven-day period from Ap ril 4 to 10, 1943, Frank E. Marsh, newly appointed regional adminis trator of the OPA for the west coast announced. Food and drink may be sold at lower than ceiling prices, the order pointed out. The price regulation covers all owners or operators of restaurants, hotels, cafes, dining cars, delicates sens, soda fountains, boarding houses or any other eating or drinking places, the OPA order stated. One boarder is sufficient to rate a place as a boarding house and the proprietor must comply, it is pointed out by the local price panel. The regulation also provides that deterioration of quality or the re duction of quantity must be ac companied by appropriate price re ductions. Further, owners cannot increase any cover, minimum, bread and butter, service, enter tainment, check-room, parking or other special charge not in effect during the base period, the order states. Beginning May 15, each menu must have written or attached to it a statement that all prices listed are ceilings unless otherwise indi cated, in which case they are be low the maximum ceiling price, Any establishment opened after the seven -day base period must have ceiling prices fixed in line with ceilings of the nearest eat ing or drinking place of the same type, the order points out. MOTHER-DAUGHTER BANQUET SCHEDULED Monday, May 10, is the date se lected by the Heppner unit of Business and Professional Women, for the mother-daughter banquet according to Miss Florence Berg strom, president of the local club. The dinner will be served at 6:45 p. m. in the dining room of the Heppner Church of Christ. Tickets have been limited to 100 and will be on sale at Humphreys Drug store next week. IS ILL THIS WEEK Mrs. Cora Crawford has been quite ill this week and has been moved upstairs to the apartment of her daughter, Mrs. R. B. Ferguson. Volume 60, Number 5: ion Dollar" ; Rain Falls Over Most of County Recent Showers Lend Assurance of Another Big Crop There may be pessimists among the farmers but none of them have been in town this week so far as the newsgathering force of this newspaper has been able to ascer tain. Truth of the matter is, none but optimists have been seen and they have held little in reserve re lative to crop prospects for 1943. This optimism has been streng thened by weather conditions of the last few days and it is the belief of many grain growers that there is enough moisture in the ground at the present time to practically assure a crop regardless of precip itation in coming weeks. A "million dollar rain" fell over most of the county the first of the week. This has boosted fall sown crops already showing good stands and is giving spring crops a good start. 'Conditions are excellent for another big grain crop and Morrow county's trial crop of peas should be a success," stated H. S. Duval, in town Wednesday. The peas are showing a good stand and growing rapidly, according to Duval and others who are participating in the approximately 3,000 acres asked for by the food production division. Another indication of an expected big yield is seen in preparations under way by the Commodity Credit corporation and the ware house and elevator operators along the Heppner branch. The CCC is erecting numerous granaries at all shipping points, while warehouse facilities at lone and Heppner are being expanded. The Interior Warehouse company is rebuilding and extending part of the ware house at Heppner to handle ap proximately 30,000 additional bush els of grain. At Lexington it. looks like the main part of town is located along the railroad track with literally colonies of granaries dotting the landscape in and around the ele vators and warehouses. Equipment Ready For Farmers' Use Farmers in the Heppner Soil Conservation district who have dis trict farm plans or have applied for such plans may now obtain certain types of heavy and light equipment for use on the farms if it is needed. A kilifer rotary scraper, an Austin power grader, a six-foot disc tiller and two drills with grass seeding attachments are now stationed at Heppner and ready for use. A Cat erpillar tractor with a bulldozer and also a large International scrap er will be available soon. In addi tion to this equipment, supplies of dry land grasses are available for demonstration seedings and for seeding on a larger scale for seed production purposes. The supervisors of the district at their regular meeting in the county agent's office last Friday night dis cussed the need for bringing a large caterpillar and bulldozer to the dis trict and it was agreed that there was sufficient work to keep such equipment busy most of the summer. Applications for the use of all equipmentt should be made either with Tom Wilson, the district farm planner, or the county agent as it is necessary to schedule the equip ment to obtain the most use from it ) o ..) o