-o o c: v -o zo m o r c f, O Swim Tank May Open During July If Water Ample . . . . . UOUnCll DiSpOSeS. OT Several Important Matters Monday Heppner's municipal swimming uuuv will upeiaie lor a mucn siion- ; 11 i 1 1 j er period, it at ail, according to opinions expressed by members of the city council Monday evening. Two factors enter into opening of the tank this season, one the matter of ample water supply and the other the importance of obtaining a competent supervisor. One thing ' the council did decide on and that was the tank will not open before July this year. Definite action was taken by the town dads relative to the operation of slot machines within the corp orate limits of Heppner there will J)e no such machines. Purchase of $2,000 worth of bonds in the second war loan campaign, a deal in which Mayor Turner took the initiative, was confirmed by the council. Also a contract with the highway commission to resurface the west end of May street and the length of Gale street was ratified, as were several matters pertaining to leasing and sale of certain par cels of city-owned property. A budget committee was appoint ed including Lee Howell, M. L. Case, C. W. McNamer, D. M. Ward, W. C. Cox and P. W. Mahoney. Our Men In Service LIKES OREGON BEST Arthur Vance, son of Mrs. Izora Vance, of Heppner, motor mechanic A feature of the program was was upped to more than 1 billion in a truck regiment at Camp tne selection of the healthiest according to information given Blanding, Fla., recently was pro- oy and girl, a function performed through press and radio announce moted to the rank of corporal. CpJ by Mrs- Anne Thomas, county ments. Vance is dnin? mrtstanHin worlr health nurse. Hubert McLaughlin and enjoys the service, but he still wa chosen as the healthiest boy thinks Oregon about the best state ani. Lorine Van Winkle was ac for all his travels through other corded the honor for the girls, states. M. L. Case of Heppner, repre- senting the Spanish American War DREAMS OF FRIED CHICKEN veterans, delivered a stirring ad- Mrs. J. G. Cowins received a lO ICVClVCVl, a. letter from her son-in-law. Walter MrNbill with Vio Mrth forces in which he says he is feel- ing fine and hopes to be home by the time the chickens are ready to fry. SAW PRESIDENT m . Sgt Don Turner writes his par- ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. 0. Turner, that Easter 1943 Was the most aivia eventful he had ever experienced. The 20,000 mer stationed at Fort Riley attended Easter services and received a great surprise when at tV close President Roosevelt stood t it- iirntrnrJ ri ha thfrmrf n y- 4i-in1sr up, waved at the throng and took his departure. That was at 11:30 a. m. At 4:30 p. m. it was Don's priv ilege to represent his unit on the color ' guard which presented the flag at the President's train. Well, the small town boys do get around these days. LINGO HARD TO LEARN Pvt. Lester L. Cox, one of Mrs. Lil ian Turner's "boys," writes that he has difficulty understanding the lingo of North African people. How- pvpr hv learning a few French. Spanish and Arabic words and the use of his hands he has been able to get along. He says picture ver- sions of Arabic garb are exaggerat- ions. The Arabs are crazy for white cloth, cigarettes, candy and chew- ing gum. His letter is full of inter- esting facts about the region he has Heppner, Pomona Returns to Pre-War Schedule Quarterly Meetings Members of Morrow county granges in attendance at Pomona Saturday at Rhea Creek grange hall found the new hours, 10 a. m. to 5:30 p. m. to their liking, but the delegate body voted to return to the former meeting dates and four meetings a year, with the next reg- 1 . T. . nn a 11 uiar meeiuig on juik; .u ai iimuws grange in lone & j of to ricudture were presented during the day, including filing of separate income tax sheets- for husbands pnJ wjvPq- the alcohol olant to be , w-.. , Purchasing or . leeos ana coai as practiced by Greenfield grange; settling of the grange contest by offering a $25 bond on best subord- inate records reported at Pomona. FWnrPs of the lecturer's hour , tr W C n Conrad. Dr. r , rr nn1 Henrv Peter. &Qn and regular business meet- ing' of Mrs Q w Cutsforth's 4-H Beef club ,. j ine iirth degree was exempt to seven candidates. Mrs. George Corwin was elected r;te State as delegate to the Oregon grange meeting June 7 to 11 inclus ive at Eugene, with Mrs. Vida Heli ker chosen alternate. Lex Health Club Demonstrates Work Mrs. Marie Clary's health club comprising members of the thjrd, fourth, fjlfth, (sixth, seventh, and eighth grades of the Lexington school recently completed its year's work with a public demonstration, The class had about 35 members and was active throughout tne school year. dress. He wore medals won dur- . . , , nrvo j.1 J tne conmct OI A.030' ."e iime iit? nctu wuui wli . - tt j. 1 . ars- nefws P L ? award Batt leTip 0reSon to 25 , crfdren ho nad purchased bonds during the school I(! rtxr cup rnp TICKETS ON SALE FOR MOTHER-DAUGHTER FETE m- I i Qt tt,,t-,'U reys Drug company for the annual Mother-Daughter banquet sponsor- ed by the Business and Profession- al Women's club which will be d evenin in diri room of the Church of Christ. Tickets are i;v,iJ tr mn it io n ratf of first lilUllCU ,J a-W U"U kt m come, first served, states Miss Flor- ence Bergstrom, outgoing president of the club. Officers for the ensuing year re- cently elected include Hester Peavy, president; Harriet Hager, vice pres- ident; Lela Peterson, secretary, and Lera Crawford, treasurer. COMES FROM VIRGINIA Miss Doris McMurdo arrived in Heooner Thursday from Charlottes- ville. Va., for an indefinite stay at the home of her brother, Dr. A. D. McMurdo, and family. Dr. McMur- do drove to Pendleton to meet her, also bringing Mrs. Anna Clowry who has returned to Heppner to make her home. Mrs. Clowry came from Waldon, Colo. Oregon, Thursday, May County Goes Over Top in Second War Loan Bond Drive Public Purchases Exceed Quota By More Than $9,000 Morrow county contributed its oharA rr. rhn raxint ensinnH ..r. 1 ivinu ocnu. wai man tdmpaigu aim as usual aoaeo a little extra to the amount asked tor. As a result, the final returns showed that a total of $451,471 was realized, whereas the announced quota was $385,000. Purchases other than those made bY financial institutions amounted to $189,631, figures compiled by chairmen B. C. Pinckney and p y. Mahoney reveal. This is in excess of the quota of $189,300 set for individual purchases. A boost was given sales in the countv when the First National bank of Portland was Granted ter- mission to buv a block of two ner- cent bonds. The original grant was $73,500 worth and at a late hour this .was doubled, making the pur- nhaea S!l47non Broken down, the purchases in- ciuaea xio,ow in seven-eigms per- 1 . i d-i r a An cent bonds and $147,000 in the two percent issue taken by the bank, c .. 1 and $198,631 of series "E". ' F , and "G" bonds taken by the public, or a grand total of $451,471. This is on average of $100 for each man woman and child residing in Mor row county. Definite figures on sales in the state have not been released, but statement's have been made to the eilect that tne quota was over suo- scribed by a good margin. The or- iginal quota was $100,000,000 and this was advanced $10,000,000 after the story of Japanese slaying of American aviators was released, lne national quota of 13 billion dollars Runnion Cafe in New Hands Today Bob Runnion completed the Wednesday of the Runnion's Cafe which he has operated since the . . of December to Harvey White or rcaw lines, wyo. ivit. wruie iook . . over this morning, White has had many years exper- ience m restaurant business and .g fte fa Heppner. , . , In commenting on the sale, Run- ssed that the ? of the community and coun. a.- u aa wricirlrnfA rf th npw proprietor as they have been of him and feels sure the cate.will continue as a popular eatery. Sale ot the cate will give Kunnion, more time to devote to other inter- ..... . . ests which have been crowded into the background the tast few months. a y a GILLIAM HOME FROM SOUTH SEAS AREA Jackson Gilliam spent a few days with the home folks, coming back from the New Hebrides after seven months with the armed for- ces. Jackson has been transferred to the signal corps and will receive a course of training at the great radio school at Monmouth. JN. J. Mr, and Mrs. Earl Gilliam drove to Pendleton this morning, taking Jackson and Miss Kathryn Hindlay, who was a guest in their home several days, on their way to Spo- kane, Miss Hindlay's home, where Jackiwn will make a short visit be- fore proceeding to New Jersey. 6, 1943 Compliance Rules Easy If Promptly Acted Upon vjrasonne and luel oil coupons should be endorsed by the owner immediately upon receipt from the War Price and Ration board. Endorsement should be made to avoid theft and to save time when exchanged for gasoline or fuel oil. Gasoline coupons should be en dorsed in ink on the back of each ,,, All :- 1 ular car or truck should have that license number and the state copied on their backs. Bulk and non-highway coupons should have the owner's signature. Kerosene stove oil and diesel fuel coupons should be endorsed . .... . . . in ink on their lace in the snace nrovided for this nn The -ial number wbirh annear on fan nf th rafm Bw hM be eonied imon tho fare of each C0UpOn. Several business places have tailed to tile menus tor the week of April 4-10 . with the local War Price and Ration board. Since May 1 was the deadline set by the Office of Price Administration all persons or business houses con- cerned bv the rulina should take to . " sie,?5.,, - wide puoiiciiy concerning tne VW method of filing- and 1 1 J l U XT . ""u UTOU vc' ""w" U nUA:HAJ CVC1 vu from the Price Panel or Ration board. Any one who sells food or drink for consumption on the premises is included in this regulation. Bv the end of this week all mprchflnts who have received no- fran i al pri Panel concerning their filing of ceiling priceg should have contacted the Ration board A 15-day period is anowei for action by the mer- chant on mch notices. in cases where tne merchant asks the Price panel for additional time it is al- ways granted. on two sies by wide concrete ap The local board reports that rons to facilitate year round truck over three-fourths of the mer- ing in and out. Plans also include chants whose filings were not en- a large modern drying plant to take tirely in order have already com- care of the mash, which will plied with the regulations. amount to 10 tons or more daily. Loan Association to Service Flag To Meet Here Saturday Shareholders of the Hardman WatiA n I Trorrvi Tjqti Qperwn otirvri, ""rT" T-V- 3", - , , . m 10:30 a. m. Saturday at the parish house in Heppner, according to an nouncement by R. H. Loveless, secretary-treasurer of the group. Saturday, May 1, and was changed because of Pomona grange meet ing at Rhea Creek. At this meeting a complete an- nual reoort of the 1942 activities 0f association will be made, Two directors . are to be elected for a three-year period and other acSOciation business will be trans- acted' program provides for some -j , i i-ta . y.)JJL D J J X. C IVV-1 J C O VV i J. C J CI 1 1 r I. tunity for the membership infor- "J"1?" te ma1terS of interest to the association as a whole. Loveless stated, The ladies of the Episcopal church have been asked to serve dinner for the group at noon. HAVE GRANDDAUGHTER yr and Mrs. Henry Baker are rej0icing over the arrival of a grandchild, their first, which was born to Mr. and Mrs. Merle Baker April 25 at Burbank, Calif. The baby has been named Annetta Ma- rie. The younger Bakers have been residents of Burbank for three years, where Merle is an employe of the Lockheed airplane plant. Volume 60, Number & o Work on Alcohol Plant Slated to Start Immediately Engineer Coming Monday to Stake Out Plant Site Work in the alcohol plant to be established at Heppner by Grain inducts, inc., stated today that the of next week news was Siven by officials of the company early thls week with assurance that stePs already are under way to move &nt from to the 1nat Olfc 111 of umitU efi lUn TTnnnmnii "w" Lumber company mill. C- D- Conrad, secretary of Grain Products, Inc., stated toay that the company's engineer, John Boden. wiu arrive in Heppner Monday and lay out the ground site of the plant, Well drilling is scheduled to start m eariy aate so mat tne water supply will be ready when the F&ant is set up. In the meantime, arrangements for dismantling the plant and building at Carver are being completed and it is the ex-'3 pectation of the company that op erations wfll start in d r-: dj,. 1- """" 'wuta. ui,. nuw vwua Ver loJ' stclc " d harrel nwnnHinff tv fYmrnH wh 7"" " ?, ' Krntpn that until thic wn nmvm. ------ - - pushed the local concern could not B ahead with its plans. Activity in Heppner's industrial district, where the Heppner Lumber company is installing machinery for its new mill, was given added zest the first of the week when a construction crew started work grading the "Y" which the railroad company is building to accommo- date the larger locomotives in use on the branch. The "Y" will be just south of the alcohol plant, on land purchased from the Clark Estate for the purpose. The alcohol plant will be skirted Be Dedicated Soon Appropriate exercises for dedicat ing a service flag to the boys from the Eight Mile-Gooseberry section will be held in the near future at the Eight Mile Lutheran church; announces Mrs. Ben Anderson, in town the first of the week. An in vitation has been extended the gen- ral public to attend this special service which will honor the fol lowing boys now in the service from that part of Morrow county. Lt. Arthur Wendell Bergstrom, Clifford Leon Carlson, Henry Theb- Hnr Ppproon Pfc Charles A. Lun- . ' . , , dell, Jrvt James wanace J-unaeii, Cpl Robert Wakefield, Pvt Clarence Dokes, T. Cpl Lawrence Forbes . . , . . . . Beckett, Fvt Kichard lundeil t-vt Boyd Everett Redding, Sgt Wm. Clayton Wright, Pvt Frank Martin Lovgrtn, ac Rhea Norton King, John Darst, Pvt Charier Nelson. Pvt Guy Edward Hastings, Lt. Don ald Elsworth Drake. Pvt Douglas Elmo Drake, Pfc Robert Scrivner, Pvt. William Scrivner, Earl Hogue and Lawrence Williams. SUBMITS TO OPERATION Mrs. Adolphe Maieske of Lexing- ton submitted to a major surgical operation at Heppner hospital Tuesday. IN HOSPITAL Mrs. Robert Gammell is a patient . at Heppner hospital, where she was taken Wednesday suffering from a severe attack of influenza. O O r w o o tn i