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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
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