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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, June 10, 1943
Volume 60, Number VI o
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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
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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.
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JUNE l.4-NATIONAL FLAG DAY
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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jiiiHiii vars were ueiiuieu, ewiikt
of tnem serious damage.
occurred the train
pulling into the station at Ce
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passj over the switch but some-
passeu over uie swiiui. uui wjiiic-
happened that the seventh
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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.
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wheat at
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were not damaged, Cohn states, but
had to unioaded for feed and
water at Cecil.
HOSPITAL COUNCIL
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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-
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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-
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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
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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
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the USDA war board. Anyone de-
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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
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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,
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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.
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