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o o w?M3 - s Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, June 10, 1943 Volume 60, Number VI o in i . Rural Fire Control Program Set Out For 1943 Season Preventive Methods Listed to Aid in Holding Down Loss Rural fire control in Morrow county for the summer of 1943 -will follow quite generally the pro gram set out in 1942. This was de cided upon in a recent meeting of members of last year's fire con trol organization a report of which was made to farmers of the county by County Agent C. D. Conrad prior to leaving for Corvallis where he is assisting in instructional work at the 4-H summer school. "Becaue of labor shortages for fighting fires more emphasis must be placed on the prevention of fires this year and upon preparation of fire fighting equipment," Conrad's report stated. Heavier growth of cheat grass and weeds, shortage of help for fighting fires, the need for having all food crops for, the war effort and the impossibility of obtaining materials to replace build ings lost by fire makes it more important that rural fires be pre vented and controlled this year. Importance of having rural tele phone lines working efficiently is stressed by the organization, sug gesting that repairs and tests be made by someone who has had tele phone experience. Having fire fight ing equipment ready and available at all times is another expedient. This would include having a walk ing plow on every harvesting out fit, as well as shovels, sacks and water. A list of suggestions relative to protection of outside buildings and inside buildings includes removal of flammable material and reten tion of fire fighting apparatus at all times. Necessity Basis for Buying Truck Tires Truck owners needing to make tire replacements, either by direct purchase or recapping, must pre sent a certificate of war necessity at tfrne of application This infor mation was received at the office of the Morrow county war price and rationing board today. This is the latest ruling on truck tire purchasing and it has been sug gested that prospective purchasers the rationing board by having the save time for themselves as well as certificates prepared prior to call ing at the office to make applica tion. Circuit Court to Open Here Monday r ' Circuit Judge Calvin L. Sweek will hold a term of circuit court next week to hear cases placed on the docket as the result of findings of the grand jury. Court will open Monday and remain in session until pending cases are disposed of. Criminal casts to be considered will be charges against several men for the removal of livestock with out consent of the owner. The dock et also includes some civil cuits. GET AUTO STA3UP NOW Every owner of a motor vehicle which is used upon the highway should call at his local postoffice and secure a $5 use tax stamp and affix it to his vehicle before July 1, states J. W. Maloney, CollectoJ of Internal Revenue. Stamps are on sale ss of today according to the col lector's announcement. ENGINEER HERE John H. Boden, engineer for the Grain Products, Inc. was in town the first of the week on business in connection with the Heppner plant. f. ? 1 s III 11 Cy n JYJ -ill II JUNE l.4-NATIONAL FLAG DAY .1 . Park Idea Revived At Monday Luncheon Proposal for a small city park, ad- vanced by the Heppner chamber of commerce during the winter and left in "cold storage' for several months, was brought to tne lore at the weekly luncheon Monday, with tne proDaouity mat sometning win be done about it. A committee named earlier in thf winter innhidine1 L. E. Dick. L. . E. Bisbee and O. G. Crawford maae some investigation m u early spring ana arnvea at notn- ing definite. Dick moved to Port- land, leaving the job in the hands - of the other comrnitteemen who could recommend but one feasible could recommend but one feasible spot, the little nook adjoining the county buildings on north Main street, nsensus 01 opinion ai ivj,onaays meeting was mat mis spot can be made usable with little work and a small expenditure of money Dr. L. D. Tibbies and C. D. mittee with Bisbee and Crawford rear of the train were several car- Morrow county machmery quo and an effort will be made to get loads f which Harold Cohn tag have becn increased two some action. Mayor J. O. Turner announced that the city council would take some action relative to removing horses from the rodeo grounds, stating that he believed the city and the rodeo association were not in position to maintain a free pas- ture and corral service for horses in transit from range and ranches to market. He took the position that if the grounds were so used, owners of the animals should pay a sufficient rental to maintain the property. Tn the absence of L E Bisbee B. C. Pinckney acted as chairman. Frank Turner's name was drawn for chairman next Monday. Train Service To Reestabihhed , . , JOfnCfffflC ToddY reestab ipd .ptimp todav. officials an- nounce- although arriving time of the jugular flight is somewhat in- definite. Service was disrupted efJ Mondav mornine1 when the out going freight was wrecked at Cecil. -n-j. j jiiiHiii vars were ueiiuieu, ewiikt of tnem serious damage. occurred the train pulling into the station at Ce ;1 r Wnmrvtjvp, anA trt six pars passj over the switch but some- passeu over uie swiiui. uui wjiiic- happened that the seventh j:ju i ii ,,n car didn-t clear with resuit that it and next cars were thrown from the track. Damage to roadbed was severe, it is reported, with raij3 and es torn from their mooring and ieft jn a jumbled mess. . , , , wheat at waa oit" ic.ii. were not damaged, Cohn states, but had to unioaded for feed and water at Cecil. HOSPITAL COUNCIL rifFmri F5 MFFTINr SCHEDULES MEETING A meeting of the Blue Mountain Hospital council has been sched- uled for Friday morning in Pendle- ton. Since our boys are fighting on every front and casualties are many hospital facilities and equip- ment are more essential than ever and the work of the council has been greatly increased. Several Heppner ladies are plan- ning to drive to Pendleton for the meeting. More Youths Leave , For Induction Centers Another contingent of Morrow county voun2 men left Friday eve- - c , . . , rung for induction cetera to enter services or tne army ana navy, x-u by acting Cpl Irving Greener of Hep- pner, a group including Francis nw,i, w nBl- RuwpII Board- man, and Earl Wels of Her miston, left for the induction cen- , , r ,.,,i TTr,u ter at Ft. Douglas, Utah Leaving to join the navy were Donald Campbell, Lexington; Mel- vin Brady. lone and Elmer Brass- field, resident of Kansas whose call xy..-.,. came at this time. Nelson Bailey, mn Mr nnrl Mrs N D Railw son of Mr. and Mrs. N. D. Bailey cf Heppner, answered the call from Oregon City, while Fred Beamer, brother ol Kaipn tseamer or nep- pner, reported, in Virginia. MACHINERY QUOTAS INCREASED ide delivery raks and three large u; a , TT t, , . . ing to Henry Baker, chairman or the USDA war board. Anyone de- U 4U u 1 1J , r , ..f. . . X J 1 It- the county agent's office. EMPLOYMENT OFFICIAL R- B. Rice, Lexington farmer, is in charge of the local office of the United States employment service, He has a desk in the county agent's office where farmers and laborers may be brought together. Rice was chosen for the job by the Morrow county farm labor sub-committee and will serve during June, July and August. Salvage, Bond and Stamp Sales on Current Calendar Emphasis on War Effort Due in All Civilian Branches Substantial reminders that there is a war in progress will be found in several activities to be launched in the immediate future. Salvage and bond and stamp campaigns will be resumed with renewed energy after a short breathing spell follow ing the recent war bond drive. Disposal of remaining piles or scrapiron collected in the prize -winning drive last October, wa taken up at a meeting of the Mor row county salvage committee Fri day evening. Plans were laid for accomplishing the removal of these stocks at an early date to pave the way for another campaign at the close of the harvest season. Since manpower is scarce, it was deemed advisable to contract with a sal vage concern to remove the stocks and clean up the yards. Failing in this the next move will be to em ploy local help. Forty tons of tin probably is more than could be gathered up in Mor row county and the committee de cided to contact salvage officials of Wheeler and1 Gilliam counties in an effort to round up a car load. If the other counties cooperate it is expected that a common loading point will be established at Ar lington. Chairman C. D. Conrad stated that the waste kitchen fats cam paign is moving along but that more stress should be placed upon this highly important contribution to the war effort. The same thing holds true with the silk stocking campaign. From Washington comes news that another war bond drive is about to be launched and that this time the little fellows will have to pun gle up, or else. That $5,000,000,000 over-subscription in April was tak en up largely by heavy investors and the treasury department wanta more names on the subscription list. Concurrently announcement comes from the Oregon war savings staff that there will be a special drive to sell stamps to the extent of $1 for e womm and child jn the state of Oregon during the month of July. The state's quota is ?1,100,000. Miss Moyer Elected To Teach Home Ec Before leaving for summer school at Eugene, Supt. George Corwin nnnimvj fW , Wxur-A haA eiecteci Miss Miriam Mover of elected iviiss ivuriam ivioyer 01 Heppner to teach home economics tt i 1 il. : . m the Heppner school the ensuing war 0,- was 0hnn in tal the plaoe o Miss Evelyn Youngberg, resigned Other high school positions made vacant by resignations are coach and commercial departments. Lyle Swenson, who had a highly success ful year as coach reportedly is looking for a job in Washington or California At present he is working in the service depart- merit at nusewau iviuwjr cuhiiauiv, BT. T TT . , , . , Miss Joyce Hugill resigned to take up another line of work in the cmuuic Willamette valley, it is stated. Miss Youngberg wUl teach at McMinn- ville. SUMMEIt HEPtE Summer officially arrived Mon- day in Heppner, for that was the day that J. O. Rasmus, city water master, turned on the Arnold Sharp fountain in front of the Masonic building. The sun and the birds both had been out some days before that but turning on the fountain marks the official opening of the summer season in these parts. H O 33 O r t o o PI 4