6 Heppner Gazette Times, June 17, 1943
at fjyrHE
Under date of June 4. two weeks
go. this column called attention to
certain, remarks made by Repre
setative Voorhis of California con
cerning a contract entered into be
tween navy department and Stan
dard Oil Co-, for development of the
Elk Hills naval oil reserve. This
column further stated: "Charges
reminiscent of the Teapot Dome
scandal of the Harding administra
tion were made on the floor of the
house." Last Monday rumors of con
niving and fraud broke out in the
open. Several senators will join in
a resolution demanding a thorough
probe of the whole affair. It is said
that Secretary of the Navy Frank
Knox, and others, will be called up
on to explain the whole deal. In the
next few days this matter will make
headlines and it has all the ear
marks of a coming field day for the
orators in both houses of congress.
BIG chief of chiefs, "Honest Har
old Ickes. who besides being secre
tary of the interior, is high mogul
over all gasoline, fuel oil, coal mines.
Bonneville, Grand Coulee and sev
eral other things, last week flatly
declared that all gasoline for pleas
ure driving, anywhere, any time,
was absolutely out. Reports just re
ceived here state that Richard
Montgomery, chief of OPA for Ore
gon, tells the home folks they can
save up their gasoline for short
pleasure trips which OPA is happy
to allow. All of which proves that
Oregon's OPA Montgomery used to
do a swell job delivering book re
view programs via radio Ain't we
ct fun!
A senate resolution adopted a few
days ago calling for an investiga
tion of supply and disribution of
hydro-electric power in the west
has some funny angles connected
with it. Generators at both Grand
Coulee and Bonneville are running
to capacity. Some of the smart boys
rround these parts say the investi
gation will show a big shortage of
electric power necessary for war
production work in the west. There
fore, it is important that additional
power be made available at once. All
of which could mean a new and dif
ferent move to persuade the people
of Oregon, Washington and Idaho
that they need more water storage
dams for the Bonneville and Grand
Coulee projects or other hydro
electric developments, such as Uma
tilla rapids.
4
About once a week the mail
brings several pages of mimeo
graphed reports from the budget
director of New York state and
other departments showing the
splendid state of affairs of all de
partments in the state and proving
beyond a doubt that Governor Dew
ey is really doing a grand job. Ev
ery newspaper man in the national
capital gets these weekly releases,
and we hear that all newspaper
men in the national capital get
these weekly releases, and we hear
that all newspaper publishers thru
but the United States will be put
on the list shortly. Now, why should
newspaper publishers be interested
in New York state, especially those
out west, 3,000 miles away. It's easy
to figure out why newspaper men
here receive these beautifully word
ed releases each week. Nothing
more or less than a big build-up
for Governor Thomas Dewey who,
regardless of his previous statements
on the subject would ike to be
elected president. These reports
show Governor Dewey to be a bril
liant executive successfully direct
ing the expenditure of hundreds of
millions annually in handling the
affairs of the most populous state
jn the union. The Dewey people had
a whole year to work on the buijd
ir and are not losing any time.
When convention time rolls around
next June a well organized "draft
Dewey" move will be in full swing.
The huge New York delegation,
laigest in the convention, is being
lined up for Dewey, which he is
sure to get- At least the New York
governor is going to be in a sweet
trading position, if nothing else.
War food administration's order of
last Monday, requiring all livestock
slaughter houses to set aside 45 per
cent of all steer and heifer beef for
the army, will cause a further
shortage of such meat for Oregon
and Washington civilians. Deliveries
of all meat, says the order, must
come up to army specifications in
the form of boneless and carcass
beef. Army and navy have had a
hard time lately obtaining enough
beef in the northwest for their dai
ly needs- Both states have many
army camps and naval training sta
tions populated by about 250,000
men, coming and going. It is ex
pected this number will materially
increase during the summer months.
The order means civilians probably
will not be able to buy any such
meat at all from now on. It looks
like beefless days are here for John
Q. Public who resides in the Pacific
northwest states. Army and navy
requirements heretofore necessitated
the setting aside of 35 percent of
the available supply -of the designat
ed beef.
Karl Millers Observe 25th Anniversary
In Fitting Manner st Salem Hsme
Something Every
Automobile Owner
Should Know!
The New Oregon Motor Vehicle Safe
ty Responsibility Act of 1943 Be
comes Effective June 9, 1943.
The sum and substance of this law, effective June 9,
1943, is that if an automobie owner or operator is in
volved in an accident casing bodily injury or death, or
property damage, he must, within 24 hours, make a
complete written report of that accident, and if he is not
covered by insurance or a bond, the Secretary of State
must suspend the operator's license and all registration
certificates of the owner unless and until he has fur
nished, and thereafter maintains, proof of financial re
sponsibility by an insurance policy, a surety company
bond or the bond of two individual sureties each owning
property in Oregon and each having an equity therein
of at least $11,000, or by the deposit of $11,000 in cash
or approved securities.
(This is a partial summary of the Responsibility Act)
Protect Yourself!
A copy of the Digest of the New Ore
gon Motor Vehicle Safety-Responsibility
Law may be had at the office of
F. W. TURNER
Real Estate and Insurance
Phone 152
Heppner, Oregon
In 1942 American railroads car
ried 638 billion ton-miles of freight,
or a third more than in 1941, with
one-quarter fewer freight cars than
were in existence in 1918.
Use G-T want ads to dispose of
your surplus stock.
(Contributed)
The 25th wedding anniversary of
Mr. and Mrs- Karl Glenwood Miller
wps celebrated at the horns' of Mr
Miller's sister, Mr. and Mrs. Gail
H. Jones. 1605 Jefferson street, Sa
lem, Sunday, June 6, with a recep
tion from 3 to 6 o'clock p. m. Pre
ceding the reception, in the presence
of relatives and close friends, Mr
and Mrs. Miller ("K'arl" and "Ed
ith") were reunited in marriage in
a beautiful ring ceremony, at which
Rev. S. Raynor Smith of the Jason
Lee Methodist church of Salem, of
ficiated. Rex Hartley sang "Be
cause," accompanied by Mrs. George
Henderson. A. Edward Miller, a
brother, sang "To the End of the
World With You," accompanied by
his sister, Mrs. Gail H. Jones, who
also played the wedding march, ac
companied on the violin by her
eldest son, Richard Jones.
Pouring at the tea hour were Mrs.
P. L. Blackerby, Mrs. George A.
Schulz (an aunt), Mrs. O. B. Put
nam, Mrs. Rex! Hartley. Mrs. George
Henderson, Mrs. Hazel Budden and
Mrs. William Lunsford. Serving
were Mrs. Ruth Hall, Mrs- E. Har
vey Miller. Mrs. A. Edward Miller
and Mrs. H. Merle Miller.
Assisting about the rooms were
Miss Lola Shulz, Miss Clara Miller,
Mrs. Nellie Phelps and Mrs- Flor
ence Haines. Mrs. Edmund Clark
arranged a ' varied program, which
was given at intervals during the
afternoon and which included vocal
selections by Max Alford. Leslie
Springsr, Rex Hartley, A. Edward
Miller and E. Harvey Miller and
readings by Mrs- Ruth Hall, Miss
Lola Schulz and Edmund Clark,
and a piano selection by Master
Gary Jones Singing by the group
was enjoyed in the late afternoon.
All the 10 children of the late E.
C. Miller were present Mrs. Er-n-rt
Warner coming the greatest
dis.tr nee, Los Angeles; Mr. and Mrs.
E. Harvey Miller and children, Col
ken, Marion and Jimmie of Hepp
ner; Mr. and Mrs H. Merle Miller
end children Merlene, Carol, Gene
Marjorie Ann and David of Lexing
ton ;Mr. and Mrs. A. Edward Miller.
John Miller and Mrs. Florence
Haines of Portland; Mr. and Mrs
J. Edmund Clark of Jefferson, and
Mr. and Mrs. Gail H. Jones and
Richard and Gary of Salem, and Mr.
and Mrs. Karl G- Miller, in whose
honor they gathered.
Mrs. Nellie Phelps and Mr. and
Mrs. William Lunsford (sisters of
the "bride)") from Kelso also were
present, as was another sister. Mrs.
Hazel Budden of Salem-
Many friends called during the
afternoon to wish the Millers an
other 25 years of wedded bliss.
Many lovely gifts were received.
War Takes 96
Of Each Dollar
Out of every $18.75 that is in
vested in a War Bond, $18 goes
into guns, planes, tanks, ships
and other military equipment.
The 75 cents goes for ordinary
governmental expenditures. Gut
of every dollar 96 cents goes
toward the war effort and 4
cents goes for Government
"business as usual."
The same ratio applies to all
other securities the Government
has offered investors in the
Second War Loan campaign for
13 billion dollars.
I : Town Folks with Farm ExperieiKeffeXl
1 You're wanted back on the farm , & J Ifv fevw
to help win the war. There's an V-sH- jp L ' '
urgent need for farm labor. For ti"x x jr ' Jk
health and patriotic reasons plan ' J sJbT' ' V
now to spend every day you can , ': ' '&W' 1
spare working on a farm; jlr jjr
MMtiMteui" hi inrtin'y i ...
County Agent's Office
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BRADEN BELL
Tractor and Equipment Company