Heppner Gazette Times, May 27 , 1943 5
Coast Guard Invites
17-18 Year Old Boys
To Enter Service
Youths who are nearing their
18th birthday and who face induc
tion into the army still may take
advantage of the United States
Coast Guard's opening for 17-year-olds,
Machinist Melvin L. Matson,
district personnel procurement of
ficer said Seattle this week.
"All 17-year-olds who are physi
cally qualified may join the Coast
Guard," Matson pointed out. "If the
youth waits until his number is
called1, he may not be assured of
choosing the branch of service
which he prefers.",
A new call was sounded by Mat
son for these youths in the 13th
naval district who will finish school
' this month or next. Young men
who are interested in the coast
guard' as a career may procure in
formation from Seattle recruiting
headquarters or from Coast Guard
representatives in Boise, Ida., Butte,
Mont., Spokane, Wash., Cheyenne,
Wyo., or Portland, Ore., Machinist
Matson said.
MRS. GRIFFITH PASSES
Mrs. Newton Griffith passed
away at the family residence late
Wednesday evening. Death came
after an illness of but a few hours.
Pending arrival of her children,
Mrs. Evalina McMahon and Guy
Griffith, both of Eugene, funeral
arrangements have not been com
pleted. Mrs. Griffith was a lifelong
resident of Heppner, the daughter
of pioneer parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John Willingham.
HAVE DAUGHTER
A girl baby was born to Mr.
and Mrs. Homer Tucker Monday,
May 24. Mother and babe are be
ing cared for at the Corda Saling
home. The young lady will answer
to the name Mary Evelyn.
PAST MATRONS CLUB
Mrs. Blanche Patterson will be
hostess to the Past Matrons club
of Ruth Chapter OESTat her home
Monday, May 31. The hour is 8 p. m.
GUEST FROM SPOKANE
Mrs. F. A. Chaffee and friend,
Mrs. Brown of Spokane spent sev
eral days the past week at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Chaf
fee, returning home Friday. Mrs.
Chaffee is a sister-in-law of A. J.
Chaffee.
Mrs. James Bradford " of Port
land is spending a few days here
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Happold. Mr. Bradford has
been, inducted into the army and
Mrs. Bradford will return to Port
land the first of June to resume
a position she has held for some
time.
Church Plans Dinner
For Retiring Pastor
Invitations have been extended
the churches of the community to
join the Church of Christ Sunday
in a farewell dinner to Martin B.
Clark, retiring pastor of that
church. The dinner will be a potluck
affair and will be , served in the
basement of the Church of Christ
immediately following morning
services, or, at 1 p. m.
Mr. Clark resigned the pastor
ate late in the winter, announcing
his intention of entering school to
complete degree work. He and his
family will take their departure
next week for Indianapolis, Ind.,
where he will enter Butler univer
sity. Attendance at the dinner is not
limited to church people, as it is
stated that anyone wishing to. at
tend will be welcome. Ticket of
admission is a covered dish or some
other contribution to the food sup
ply. A program and good fellowship
meeting around the table will fol
low the meal
VISIT SEATTLE
Rev. and Mrs. Bennie Howe re
turned Wednesday evening from a
short business visit in Seattle. They
were accompanied by Mr. and Mrs.
M. L. Case, who stopped in Port
land for medical advice for Mrs.
Case, and Mrs. Lee Howell who
went to Seattle with them to visit
her daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Huitt
Mrs. Huitt accompanied them to
Heppner for a visit at home. Mrs.
Case will be hospitalized for a
time in Portland for observation
and treatment. Mr. Case returned
home with the Howes.
VISITORS AT "SCOTT'YS" HOME
Mrs. Betty Richards and her
aunt, Mrs. Jack Wininger, are here
from Portland visiting at the J. L.
Hall home. Mrs. Richards is Mrs.
Hall's daughter and came at this
time to be with her brother, Ken
neth Hoyt, who is enjoying a leave
from Camp Farragut this week.
VISITS DAUGHTER-IN-LAW
Mrs. Daisy Laughlin of Prine
ville spent a few days here with
her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Ilene
Laughlin. She left Monday for Port
land where she is employed.
Confine Phone Talk
To 5-Minute Limit
The Pacific Telephone and Tele
graph company is now starting to
ask the cooperation of long distance
telephone users to limit their con
ventions over heavily loaded lines
to five minutes, according to J. A.
here:
Murray, manager for the company
The goal is to speed up telephone
traffic over congested routes dur
ing hours when demand is heav
iest and calls are subject to delay.
At such times of peak demand the
operator will say at the start of
conversation, "Please limit your call
' to five minutes others are wait
ing," according td Mr. Murray.
RECOVERING FROM FLU
Mrs. A. J. Chaffee is able to be
around again after having had a
tussle with inflenza.
BABY GIRL
A baby girl was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Edgar Morris Tuesday, May
25, at their home on Linden Way.
ATTEND THOMPSON FUNERAL
Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Neill drove
to Pendleton Wednesday to attend
the funeral of Allen Thompson,
They were accompanied by Mrs.
Bertha Johnson.
Umatilla county commissioner.
HOME FROM HOSPITAL
Mrs. Lily Aiken returned home
Wednesday night from The Dalles
where she spent 10 days in the hos
pital. Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Rasmus
made the trip to bring her home.
Mrs. Aiken is slowly improving in
health and glad to be at home, again.
CARD OF THANKS
We take this means of thanking
our neighbors and friends and the
good people of Hepper who so kind
ly assisted us in our recent bereave
ment and for the beautiful floral
offerings.
The children of Sarah Melissa Stamp
New passenger auto rationed to
buyers from March 2, 1942, to
March 1, 1943, totaled 305,876 cars.
When Norway joined the Allies,
the United Nations gained more
than 1,000 Norwegian merchant
ships, manned by some 25,000 ex
perienced sailors.
The Nazi -'Gauleiter" for the Bal
tic States has ordered the removal
of all church bells as a total mob
ilization order.
On January 1, 1943, there were
25,000,000 A ration books for pas
senger cars in the hands of consum
ers, 6,400,000 of the B books and
3,600,000 C books.
Ships of the Royal Indian Navy
guarding India's coast and on pa
trol and convoy duty in 1942 trav
eled a distance equal to 33 times
around the earth at the equator.
During 1942, American forces sta
tioned in Australia and New Zeal
and received through reverse Lend
Lease 80,000,000 pounds of fruits
and vegetables and 30,000,000 pounds
of beef, veal, lamb and mutton.
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WAR BONDS
Prevents the "Bends"
GUEST OF WIGHTMANS
Mrs. L. A. Humphreys of Port
land is visiting at the home of her
son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and
Mrs. Marvin Wightman.
A SON IS BORN
Anthony William is the name
given a son orn to Aviation Mach
inist's Mate 3-o Milton L. Mor
an and Mrs. Morgan Thursday,
May 20 at the residence of Mr. and
Mrs. Will Morgan. Both mother and
son are doing nicely.
Before our fighting pilots take to
the air for stratosphere flying they
must be "suped-up." To do this the
pilot just before he takes off pedals
a stationary motor driven bicycle to
reduce the amount of nitrogen in his
blood. Otherwise gas bubbles would
collect in his blood stream.
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Army Engineers Build and Fight
The stationary bicycle is an in
expensive piece of equipment, but
the vast quantities of this and other
materials of war make it imperative
for all of us to keep our fighting men
well supplied by greater and greater
purchases of War Bonds.
U. S. Treasury Department
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now serving in the ranks of these Army construction battalions, building
and repairing advanced military installations in the face of the enemy,
ready to drop their tools and fight at a moment's notice, if necessary.
NO DANCE
We have never scheduled a
dance for May 29 and there will
be NO DANCE AT THE HALL
ON THAT DATE as we wish to
cooperate with Lexington on
the benefit for the soldiers.
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and
DANCE COMMITTEE
of Willows Grange No. 672.
Congoleum,
Gold Seal
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Quakers
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