4 Heppner Gazette Times, May 20, 1943
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"ere is a war going on and all attention is fo
cused on the promotion of Allied interests to in
sure a proper settlement of the difficulties con
fronting the world. Anything short of an all-out
effort would mean an end to the democratic way
of life and there is every reason to believe that
all Americans and their allies are ready to tighten
their belts a notch or two to make success an as
sured fact within the next few months.
While we are bending every effort towards win
ning the present world conflict there is a tenden
cy to forget past glories, accomplished at a cost
of great human sacrifice and suffering, yet among
our number are.thousands whose courage and va
lor once before helped preserve the principles of
democracy, although the objective for which they
were fighting, "A war to end all wars," was not
attained. In that first conflict, thousands of Am
erica's best young men paid the supreme sacri
fice and other thousands returned home broken
in body and spirit. Many were destined to spend
such of life as was left to them on a hospital cot,
or in a wheeled chair or on crutches. Others were
left sightless, health broken from shell shock or
gassing, or menially upset by the horrors they
had witnessed. Like the present war, it was not of
their choosing they were the hapless victims of
other men's greed.
Complete rehabilitation of these men has not
been possible, but many of them have taken time
off their hands and alleviated their suffering to
a certain degree by making small articles for sale.
Post-war organizations undertook the sale of some
of these articles and among the most noted "days"
commemorating World War I is "Poppy Day,"
which this year has double significance for vet
erans of two world wars have joined in making
the little paper flowers, emblematic not only of
Flanders fields but of Guadalcanal, Bataan, Cor
regidor, New Guinea, North Africa, the Aleutians
wherever the brave lads have fallen.
Our local American Legion auxiliary will be on
the job again this year as in years past and if you
have to pass up a dish of ice cream, a glass of
beer or some other luxury to purchase a poppy, do
it cheerfully.
O
LESS SPEED DEMANDED
Motorists have been warned to stay within the
maximum speed limit of 35 miles per hour. If they
fail to do this they will likely be interviewed by
an Oregon state policeman who may want to know
whether you are a citizen of the United States,
or some other pertinent question.
Generally speaking, motorists have been quite
faithful to the ruling imposed last fall, but as in
all matters of law there are some who think the
ruling does not apply to them but to all others.
Consequently, one frequently encounters a car
traveling pre-war speed and if the speeder could
be flagged down long enough to inquire of him
what the great hurry is about in all likelihood he
would be put to the test to produce a ready
answer.
The ruling, so far as this newspaper has been
able to ascertain, contains no special privileges,
except those on urgent war business or a physician
on an emergency call. Even police officials are re-'
stricted to 35 miles an hour on regular patrol duty.
All indications point to a speeding up of the air
campaign in what appears an effort to prove
whether or not the re-conquest of Europe can be
accomplished thnjugh that branch of the service,
or at least if Germany can be softened up to the
extent that the difficulties of an invasion will be
greatly lessened. All this calls for greater expen
ditures of fuel and rubber, for the stepped up
tempo means vastly enlarged air armadas. We at
home should not find it difficult to move a little
slower if by doing so we are helping speed up the
offensive campaign of the Allies, with ultimate
success moved ahead perhaps many months.
O
FARMERS FED UP
Many large dairies have gone out of business.
More and more is the nation having to rely for
its food on the family farm where the members
get up in the early hours, milk the cows, tend to
the farming during the day, milk the cows at
night, and at a late hour call it a day, go to bed,
and get up to do the job all over again, seven days
a week.
If the farmer worked the short hours and re
ceived the high wages of workers in war industries
who are constantly striking for ever higher pay,
those workers would probably be paying a dol
lar a quart for milk.
Nature's requirements on the farm recognize no
artificial production limitations and slow-down
sabotage.
There are two good places to put strikers to
day in the armed forces and on the farms. They
would then get an idea of what long hours and
hard work really mean.
O
PATRIOTIC TO WHOM?
This country has just witnessed the humiliation
of our government by American coal miners and
their leaders in war time.
There is no use trying to overlook the facts
the men walked off the job in defiance of re
quests of the President of the United States; they
refused to gaback to work at his request, and only
returned to work on orders from the head of their
union.
This flagrant disregard of public welfare, and
established agencies of government, was but one
step removed from open revolution in war time.
And yet the head of the United Mine Workers,
according to news reports of recent date, says to
the men who struck: "Your record of patriotism
can never be challenged."
BICYCLE VIOLATIONS
CITED BY JUDGE
Monday luncheon club's pro
gram leader, John Fuiten, intro
duced Judge Bert Johnson who
called to the attention of the men
a few matters along the lines of
increasing juvenile delinquencies.
He especially stressed the dangers
attendant upon the prevailing will
fulness of children who ride bi
cycles through stop signs; two on
a bicycle at a time, and indiffer
ence to traffic laws. He expressed
fears for the safety of these offen
ders and expressed hope of cooper
ation on the part of the parents in
checking this situation ere some
serious accident makes drastic ac
tion necessary.
P. W. Mahoney will be program
chairman for next Monday. These
meetings are growing in popularity,
with new recruits added to the
roster with each meeting.
Mrs. America
Meets the War
Mrs. America is becoming more
of a partner in the enforcement of
wartime price ceilings with the sim
plification of the regulations cov
ering many food products, especial
ly through the community -wide top
prices set in many large cities of
the country. These maximum ceil
ings express in dollars and cents
the top prices which a housewife
can be asked to pay for certain food
items in a designated area. It is
expected that community - wide
market basket prices will be set in
additional areas soon. This action
is one phase of the "hold the line"
on the cost of living program. An
other will be the nation-wide es
tablishment of uniform prices for
meats on May 17. Early in June it
is expected that prices of meats,
coffee and butter will be reduced
about 10 percent.
The more home canning done by
Mrs. America this year the less de
mand there should be made on the
limited civilian supply of commer
cially packed foods. And certainly
the OPA regulations governing su
gar allotments for canning make it
possible for housewives to preserve
sufficient supplies of the new fruit
crops for family use. This year
as last season housewives will be
allowed one pound of sugar for ev
ery four quarts of fruits canned.
However, the five pounds per per
son season allowance for jams and
jellies is an increase so that these
can be used more extensively as
spreads to stretch butter and mar
garine rations.
Tips to Mrs. America on how she
can help conserve transportation fa
cilities are listed by the Office of
Defense Transportation. These in
clude: 1. carry all small bundles
when shopping; 2. shop only after
10 in the morning and before 2 in
the afternoon to avoid rush hours
on public transit facilities; 3. do
not shop at night because late store
hours are primarily to serve work
ers who cannot shop during the
( day; 4. give up week-end trips,
overnight jaunts, visits if such trips
require train or intercity bus
travel.
Mrs. America's Junior is assured
of the best baby bibs, but at no
higher prices. Baby bibs are among
the sanitary treated baby items for
which pricing methods have been
announced by the OPA. Generally
the cost should not exceed the
March 1942 charge for baby bibs,
pants, crib sheets, diaper and utility
bags, mattress covers, lap pads and
pillow cases.
If you join the U. S. Crop Corps
as a member of the Women's Land
Army, you will be eligible for a
certificate of award for "patriotic
service." The same service certifi
cate will be given to workers in
another important phase of the food
front canning and other food pro
cessing plants.
notice
To the Public
Owing to shortage of labor and mater
ials and increased demand for Hepp
ner Saddles, I will discontinue shoe
repairing and devote my entire time to
PRODUCTION OF SADDLES AND
THEGENERAL LINE
Those patrons who have paid in ad
vance for repair work will be taken
care of.
Thanks kindly for your many past
favors and friendly cooperation.
E. G. NOBLE
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.
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