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LIKES THINGS AS THEY ARE
From North Africa comes a letter
from Sgt Joe Aiken, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Henry Aiken of Heppner,
which is worthy of publication. Joe
enclosed a poem written by an Am
erican sergeant for the army's pa
per, "Stars and Stripes" which will
be reprinted in this column at a la
ter date.
June8
Dear Mft Crawford:
I am writing io let you know
that I have been receiving your pa
per for some time and that each is
sue that I do receive is read and re
read. I feel as most people of Hepp
ner, like the man who has been
writing those articles on how Hepp
ner grew, and that is that your
paper is one of the traditions of our
city that will never die.
When I do read your paper there
are certain things that I see between
the lines such as: Ad Moore riding
up the street on his horse, Ham
Foster and Johnnie Brady walking
up the sidewalk and Mike Roberts
and his bird dog. The thing that I
have been trying to say is this,
Heppner has stayed up with the
best of them as far as new indus
tries and the likes of that go, but
the things that made Heppner what
it is are still there That is the way
we all like it. I wouldn't have it
changed for anything in the world.
In the paper we have over here,
maybe you have heard of it, it is
called the Stars and Stripes. Well,
in it there is a poem written by
an American sergeant It like it
very much 'so I em passing it on,
with the hope that you will like
it too.
HOPES TO TOUR EUROPE
Cpl Alva A. Reaney, Lexington
man with the armed forces, writes
from Africa to Mrs Lilian Turner,
his former teacher, that he has seen
a lot of country since leaving home
admost every state in the Union
and a generous slice of Africa- "It's
en odd country but fun to travel
and see it. Before long I hope to
see Europe and the very heart of
Berlin, which of course is our mark.
The world news looks pretty good
so maybe this terrible mess will
come to a head soon. It's a pity so
many have to lose their lives for
such foolishness though, for in the
end I can't see what either side has
gained but a lot of inhappiness,
sorrow, and heaven knows we will
be taxed the rest of our lives for
.t. Such is life, though, so we'll
just have to make the best of it."
GOING TO FARRAGUT
Howard Gilliam, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Earle Gilliam, left at noon to
day for Pendleton to take the train
for Farragut, Ida., to enter training
in the navy.
APPLICATIONS FOR CERTAIN
RATIONED ARTICLES DUE
Information passed out by the
local rationing office is to the effect
that applications for ration book 3
filled out between June 1 and June
10 but not mailed may be left at the
ration board office now- Anyone
not having filled in an application
may stop at the ration office and
do so.
Application blanks for book A
are avaisble at all service stations
iri the county and may be obtained
there or at the rationing office.
These blanks must be filled in and
accompanied by your tire inspec
tion record up to date and back of
basic A signed by owner. Tire in
spections of holders of B and C
books must be since the first of
April.
All T books expired at midnight
June 30. Certificates of war neces
sity must be presented at the ra
tion board for renewa. All tires
must have had an inspection after
the first of April.
Heppner,
Consolidation of
Two Districts to Be
Decided by Voters
Gooseberry Folks
Seek to Join Up
With lone School
An election date has been set by
the district boundary bard to de
termine whether or not school dis
trict No 36, Gooseberry, shall con
solidate with district No. 35, lone.
Meetings will be held a the
school house in each district at 8
p. m. July 16.
District No. 35, already the larg
est district in the county from the
standpoint of area, will embrace
practically all of the west end of
the county, the territory being
broken on the south side by the
Hardman district, second in size,
if the election favors consolidation.
It will cover approximately 72
square miles and involve the long
est school bus route in the county,
it is stated, v
According to Mrs- Lucy Rodgers,
county superintendent, there is a
possibility that the Rood canyon
school will reopen this fall- A shift
in families has put some children
in the district and parents are seek
ing reopening of the school. At
Hardman, the high school will not
open in the fall and students may
be transported to Heppner. Hard
man grade school will operate as
usual, Mrs. Rodgers states.
Up to date, the Gooseberry dis
trict is the only one presenting a
petition for consolidation, although
it is expected the Rood canyon pe
tition will be prepared shortly and
placed before the district boundary
board for consideration.
A glance at the school map re
veals that the Boardman and Irri
gon districts have been shortened
materially by the inroads of gov
ernment activities. The bombing
field took off everything from the
Boardman district right up to the
project and the munitions dump did
abou the same thing to the Irrigon
district. From a financial standpoint
neither distrct has suffered more
than a minor loss.
Young Matron Dies
Enroute to Hospital
Funeral services for Mrs. Mar
cellus Van Schoiack, 27, will be
held at 2:30 p. m. Friday in Arling
ton, according to announcement by
Phelps Funeral home. Chapel ser
vices will be held at the Phelps
home at 7 p. m. Friday, with in
terment in Heppner Masonic ceme
tery. Mrs. Van Schoiac's death occur
red as she was enroute to The
Dalles Tuesday to enter a hospital.
She is survived by the husband,
and a daughter, Wilma Louise aged
11 months, her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Homer Green of Eight Mile,
and four brothers and two sisters.
The Van Schoiacks had made their
home at Arlington for some time.
Laundry Slightly
Damaged by Fire
Heppner" s fire department was
called at 10 a. m. Wednesday to
suppress a blaze originating in the
boiler room of the Heppner Steam
to the interior and the fire spread
laundry. Slight damage was done
to the sawdust pile just outside the
boiler room before being quenched.
A second alarm was sounded this
morning when a grass fire at the
home of Mrs. Marie Clary got out
of control.
LEAVING FOR PORTLAND
Mrs. W. O. Dix and granddaugh
ter, Jo Jean, will leave Friday morn
ing for Portland to spend a couple
of weeks Mrs. Dix expects to have
her eyes treated and JoJean will
accompany her mother to Fort
Lewis for her vacation.
Oregon, Thursday, July
THE h th
Stands For Freedom!
-And America Fights for Freedom. She
launches the biggest fleet ever built flies
the most powerful planes ever built-and
produces exactly twice the amount of
steel as the Axis, enabling her to build
and release one tank every ten minutes,
day or night! Hand in hand, Armed For
ces, war workers, farmers and "just plain
bond-buying civilians" are forming the al
liance that shall not be broken! The
Fourth of July still stands for Freedom
as it always has-as it always shall.
Hospital Fund Chairman Announces Money
And Other Contributions Coming Along
Hats off this week to Rhea Creek
grange and thanks for their gener
ous contribution toward the fund to
furnish a sunroom for a ward at the
McCaw army hospital in Walla
Walla, states Mrs. R. L Thompson,
Morrow county chairman of the
Blue Mountain Camp and "Hospital
council. The hospital has 1500 beds
and almost all of them are filled
with patients, many of whom came
back from the Aleutian campaign.
Mrs. Thompson also passed the
orchids to Mrs. Owen Leathers and
the town of Hardman for a gener
ous gift toward the sunroom, com
menting that Hardman always does
its share and a little more.
Generous gifts from the Elks lodge
and the luncheon club helped swell
the fund which is rapidly nearing
the quota. These gifts combined
with 20 pillows asked for wheels
chairs and to prop boys up in bed
have been a big lift.
Wishing to clear up an impression
which has gained a foothold here
in recent weeks, Mrs- Thompson
BACK FROM EUGENE
Mrs. G. A. Sanders returned Fri
day from Eugene where she was
called to attend the funeral of her
father. Paul Sanders, her son, ac
companied her to Eugene, going on
to California to visit his wife.
1, 1943
OF JULY
stated that the council is not trying
to boost the city of Walla Walla.
Councils are organized in groups
all through the western states and
are formed by the head office of
the American Red Cross in San
Francisco. Morrow county is but
one of 10 counties in the Blue
Mountain council, the other nine
having completed their job of fur
nishing 50 rooms in this hospital
and at other camps and bases
Acting under orders from the
council president, the local group
is working to furnish the recrea
tional room at Camp Heppner. This
is not a whim of local women, it is
stated, but is directed by the field
director acting in cooperation with
army officers- Since most of the
unused furniture of the community
was sent to Boardman last winter,
the committee is offering to buy
such articles as are available. Any
one having furniture for sale is
asked to contact Mrs. B. C.
Pinckney.
CALLED TO SERVICE
Relatives in Heppner have re
ceived word that John Turner has
been notified to report for induc
tion with the July contingent. John
is local distributor for one of the
major oil companies in Baker.
Volume 60, Number 14
Peace and Quiet
To Reign Heppner
On National Day
Rodeos in Nearby
Towns Make Bid
For Fun Seekers
All indications point to a quiet
time around Heppner over the
week-end, what with no program for
observing the national holiday and
a natural inclination of many ta
make it a quiet, safe and sane
Fourth of July.
With Jfisjhing streams in their
prime at this moment it is likely
that numerous parties will hie
themselves to the forested' areas
and indulge in their favorite pas
time. This may depend somewhat
upon the state of their A book but
fishermen generally take such
things into consideration at the
right time. As far as can be seen
at the moment, the mountain re
treats offer the best opportunity
for recreation on an unorganized
basis.
As far as Heppner is concerned,
most of the business houses will be
closed Monday. This will give pro
prietors and employes an oppor
tunity to take a double holiday and
some rest if they can get it. Eat
ing houses will try to take one of
the days off and are trying to reach
an understanding so that the town
will not be left without a restaur
ant. O'Donnell's Cafe has definitely
announced a three-day closing Sat
urday, Sunday and Monday.
One diversion is offered for Sun
day, the Fourth, in the Sunday
school picnic to be staged by the
Valby Lutheran church at the Har
ry French place. Friends of the
church and Sunday school have
been extended an invitation to par
ticipate. It will be an old fashioned
basket lunch affair and those priv
ileged to attend will have an en
joyable day.
Condon and Stanfield are out
with advertising announcing rodeos
on the Fourth. Thee shows will at
tract a goodly number of Morrow
county folk who find enjoyment in
the reenaotment of the wild west
days.
For those who swim, the Hepp
ner pool is now in operation and
may be open for the double holiday.
Elks Back Series of
Dances for Soldiers
First of a series of dances spon
sored by Heppner lodge No. 358,
BPOE, was held at the Fair pavilion
Tuesday evening when 75 soldiers
from Camp Heppner and numerous
civilians, male and female, gathered
for a pleasant evening. Music was
furnished1 by Selmer Severson and
his group of lone high school boys.
A committee appointed by the
lodge worked out a schedule of
dances to offer recreation for the
soldiers as long as they are here.
This called for two dances this
week and three dances a week each
succeeding week. Following Tues
day's dance it was decided that the
most important part of the dance,
the girls, will not be able to beep
"up such a pace and the schedule
was cut to one dance a week, to be
held on Friday evenings.
MAKE SHORT VISIT
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Crawford
of San Francisco were guests at
the J. O. Turner home the first of
the week. They came north to visit
Mr. Crawford's mother, Mrs- Cora
Crawford, at The Dalles and accom
panied Mrs- Turner to Heppner
Monday evening. They returned to
The Dalles Wednesday morning to
spend part of the day with Mrs.
Crawford expecting to go on to
Portland for a short visit with Mr.
and Mrs. W. V. Crawford before
returning to Sun Francisco.
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