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-Heppner Gazette Times, May 13, 1943 Heppner Gazette Times THE HEPPNER GAZETTE Established March 30, 1883 THE HEPPNER TIMES Established November 18, 1897 CONSOLIDATED FEBRUARY 15, 1912 Published Every Thursday by CRAWFORD PUBLISHING COMPANY and entered at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon, as second-class matter. O. G. CRAWFORD, Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year $2.50 Two Years 4.50 Three Year? .'. 6.00 Six Months 1.25 Three Months v ti5 Single Copies 05 NO CONCERN OF THEIRS From John Kelly's column it is learned that the lower house is opposed to an ample appropriation for forest fire protection in the western states. An amendment by Senator Rufus Holman of Oregon to the emergency forest fire control bill calling for an appropriation of close to $8,000,000 for forest fire protection met with disfavor in the House, resulting in ,a cut of $6,500,000 on the grounds that it would be an unnecessary and wasteful expenditure of funds. Kelly points to the fact that most of the opposition was from con gressmen representing the prairie states where there are no forests. Evidently these congressmen have not learned that there is a war going on and that one of the most vital product used in the prosecution of that war is lumber manufactured from the forests of the west, a large percentage at least. They cannot see, because the great timbered areas are far re moved from their vicinity, why it is necessary to spend additional funds to protect the virgin tim ber against possible raids by enemy planes, to say nothing of the ordinary causes which annually take toll of valuable stands in many parts of the west. They have not seen the devastating effects of a fire-swept forest and cannot visualize the handicap placed upon lumbering in general under normal conditions. Now, more than ever, the dan ger of forest fires is manyfold greater than any time in the history of the lumbering industry, to say nothing of impairment to grazing land where countless thousands of shqep and cattle range during the summer. It is hoped the senate agriculture committee which has the bill up for consideration will take a broad view of the situation and recomrriend in clusion of Senator Holman's amendment. It is not possible to commandeer sufficient manpower in case of emergency. Able bodied men are scarce. The forest service will have to be in position to offer wages comparable to those paid in other lines and there will be plenty of difficulty exper ienced in assembling even skeleton crews. It is safe to say that forest service officials are faced with the most difficult season since that de partment was organized. Natural causes give them concern and with the possibility of incendiary raids confronting them it looks like they are in for a real headache. O NOT A QUESTION OF LEGALITY Efforts of attorneys to reverse orders issued by General DeWitt governing the segregation of Japanese residents in the Pacific coast area would appear to be out of place. Not that a constitution al right is being violated, for they are acting with in their rights. The point is that in time of war practically every normal right is made subject to military necessity and if the commanding officer of a military district deems it necessary to put into effect certain restrictions there is no alter native. That is military law. There are American born Japanese whose con duct has been such that their loyalty to this coun try is unquestioned. Just what percentage of them may be classified as loyal could not be determined without a personal canvas and even then there could be no correct estimate established. It evi dently is the belief of the military department that due to strong racial characteristics there can be no distinction among the Japanese. At least that was the belief at the time th!e issue was or dered for evacuating all coast areas. This is un fortunate for those whose loyalty is unquestioned, yet they must take into consideration tha tthis is war, a very serious war, and they know full well that aliens in Japan are not given consideration as to rights or citizenship. One stab in the back was enough for Uncle Sam and it would have been in volving too great a risk to leave even a few trust ed Japanese to their own devices. There had to be an accounting for every one of them, either by concentration or less direct controlled curfew reg ulation. The attorneys are meeting with difficulty in making a case before the courts, especially the supreme court which recognizes the validity of Gen. DeWitt's order as being directed by or hav ing the sanction of the commander in chief, the President, and it is not deemed ethical to demand an explanation from one so high in authority about motives for the matter in question or any other actions taken as a matter of military expediency. It is not likely that the Pacific coast attorneys will accomplish their mission to Washington. In the present situation, blood is more convincing than Blackstone and it is scarcely probable that the supreme court will undertake to undo what the army has done as a precautionary measure as long as there are substantial Japanese military units within a comparatively few hours flying time from our Pacific coast. PINE CITY NEWS By BERNIECE WATTENBURGEB Miss Marie Healy of Portland spent Mother's day with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Healy of Butter Creek Their daughters, Ce celia, Rosetta and Helen were also there from Heppner. Miss Janet Myers is ill with the measles. Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Bartholomew and daughter of Corvallis came Saturday evening to visit with Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Bartholomew. O. F. Bartholomew has gone on to Mon tana on business and his family will spend the two weeks here in his absence Mr. and Mrs. Marion Finch were in Pendleton and Walla Walla Thurs day on business. . Mr. and Mrs. George Turner and son of Hermiston and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wigglesworth and family spent Saturday evening at the E. B. Wattenburger home. Mrs. Ollie Neill and daughter Neva spent Saturday evening with Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Wattenburger. They left Monday for Hamilton to visit her daughter, and famly, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Akers. Miss Helen Vogler spent Mother's day with her parents Mr. and Mrs. Henry Vogler. Bobby Vogler made a business trip to Spokane on Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Struthers are the parents of a baby daughter born Friday at a Pendleton hospi tal. She has been named Janet. Marie. HEPPNER MAN'S PROFILE IN ALASKAN PICTURE? Family and friends are pondering: over a picture in the Morning Ore gonian May 5. It was a burial scene in Alaska, showing soldiers holding the flag over the casket of a depart ed comrade. No mention was made of names except that of the chap lain, but on the far corner at the right side of the picture was a fa miliar figure to Heppner people. Get a copy of the paper and see if' you do not agree with us. -O- KELLY TAKES A NEW JOB For a number of years the Gazette Times, along with numerous other northwest newspapers, has carrieid a column written by John W. Kelly, for mer Washington correspondent for the Morning Oregonian who later established his own news bureau in the nation's capital. Kelly's column has contained material of unusual interest to people of Oregon and the northwest for it is written for this region, giving the readers the benefit of his years of experience in governmental affairs as observed by keen reporter and political analyst. Newspapers using the service of the North western News, Inc. will miss the writings of John W. Kelly, for he has been asked to serve the state of Oregon in a new capacity eective secretary ot the Oregon Postwar Planning commssion. Thus while the newspapers lost a valuable correspon dent, the state of Oregon gains the services of a man experienced in legislative and political mat ters to help put into operation Governor Snell's plan for meeting the problems confronting our commonwealth after the war is won. Succeeding Mr. Kelly as the Washington cor respondent for Northwestern News, Inc. is Paul Dunham, his chief of staff at the capital, who, like Kelly, is experienced with life and problems ni the Northwest as well as schooled in Washing ton affairs. This assures Gazette Times readers of continued first hand, authentic information on national affairs as they affect this area. ! You Can Eat Your Points and Have Them, Too! Just drop in occasionally and have one of our unexcelled Steak Dinners and use the points saved to buy need ed meats and fats for household use. Elkhorn Restaurant Professional directory I. O. Peterson Latest Jewelry and Gift Good Watches - Clocks . Diamond Bxpert Watch and Jewelry Repairing Heppner, Oregon Blaine E. Isom All Kinds of INSURANCE Phone 723 Heppner, Ore. A. D. McMurdo, M.D. Trained Nurse Assistant PHYSICIAN & SURGEON Officp in Masonic Building HEPPNER. ORE. O. M. YEAGER CONTRACTOR & BUILDER All kinds of carpenter work Country work especially Phone 1483 Dr. W. H. Rockwell Naturopathic , Physician & Surgeon Gilman Eldg. Office hours: 1 p. m. to 7:30 p. m. Exam free Ph. 522 Heppner, Or. NEW AUTO POLICY Bod. Inj. Pr. Dam. Class A 6.25 5.05 Class B 6.00 5.25 Class C 7.75 5.25 F. W. TURNER & CO. J. O. Turner ATTORNEY AT LAW Phone 17? Hotel Heppner Building Heppner, Oregon FORMER IIEPPNER COUPLE OBSERVE 50TII ANNIVERSARY Many Gazette Times readers will recall "Marquardsen's Department Store" in the former Fair building, now the Case apartments. That was more than 30 years ago, yet on the north side of the building a faint trace remains of the sign, "Mar quardsen's," reminding those who lived1 here at that time of the en ergetic merchant who looked be yond his immediate horizon and sought patronage not only from Heppner and Morrow county but to neighboring counties as well. As business establishments go, Marquardsen's Heppner store was comparatively short lived six or seven years, perhaps but the store did not quit because of poor busin ness. Rather it was because the proprietor F. C. Marquardsen, had the urge to engage in farming and having a good piece of land near Buhl, Ida., he was desirous of im proving the property and thus real izing an ambition of many years. On Monday, April 19 of this year, Mr. and Mrs. Marquardsen observed their golden wedding anniversary at their beautiful farm home. Be cause of wartime conditions, a long planned open house observance was abandoned, but several of their friends called during the day to felicitate them upon the occasion. Mr. Marquardsen filed1 a preemp tion claim in October, 1882, on the land which later became the site of the city of Payette. He and Mrs. Marquardsen were married in Pay ette April 19, 1893. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Piatt. They have one son, Ernest who is executive secretary-treasurer and assistant to the president of the Pacific Steel Casting com pany of Berkeley, Calif. MAKES TRIP TO PORTLAND Gus Nikander took a load of household goods to Portland Sun day afternoon. He was accompan ied by Steward Cole who went along as helper, and Lila Wiley, who visited her parents, Mr. , and Mrs. Faye Wiley, at Hillsboro. FORMER LOCAL GIRL MARRIED IN DECEMBER The Condon Globe Times of May 7 contained announcement of the marriage of Miss Mildred McClin tock, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. A McClintock of lone and Elmer L Weitzel, son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Weitzel of Portland. The ceremony was performed Decem ber, 5, 1942 at the home of the bride's brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Brothers at Stevenson Wash. Mr. and Mlrs. Weitzel are now living in California where " the former is stationed at Camp Roberts and 'the latter is living at Paso Robles and working in the station hospital. The bride was reared in Morrow county and before her marriage was a student nurse in a Portland hospital. She was a members of the class of 1940 of Heppner high school. CLEANING Wednesday-Thursday-Friday SERVICE HEPPNER CLEANERS r Morrow County Abstract & Title Co. INC. ABSTRACTS OF TITLE TITLE INSURANCE Office in New Peters Building Phelps Funeral Home Licensed Funeral Directors Phone 1332 Heppner, Ore. Dr. L. D. Tibbies OSTEOPATHIC Physician A Surgeon FIRST NATIONAL BANK BLDG. Rec. Phone 1162 Office Phone 492 HEPPNER. OREGON Heppner City Council Meets First Monday Each Month Citizens having matters for dis cussion, please bring before the Council J. O. TURNER, Mayor Directors of Funerals M. L. CASE G. E. NIKANDER 862 Phones 262 A G-T want ad will do wonders if you have anything to sell, tracV or exchange. Results every time. HERE FOR MEETING Walter Moore of Pendleton was an out-of-town guest at the annual meeting of the Hardman National Farm Loan association in Heppner Saturday. Jos. J. Nys ATTORNEY AT LAW Peters Boil din fir, Willow Street Heppner, Oregon P. W. Mahoney ATTORNEY AT LAW GENERAL INSURANCE Heppner Hotel Building Willow St. Entrance