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Our Men
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OFFICERS AND! MEN
EXPRESS APPRECIATION
Heppner, Oregon,
July 7, 1943.
Mr. Frank W. Turner,
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The officers and men of Camp
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Jleppner WISH w exprvas wmsii
tiSnkT and aroreciation for the
ivdcome receptton nd many kind-
nesses exienoiea w uuriu to iu:
their brief stay at Heppner an en-
joyable and pleasant one.
The attitude of townspeople does
much toward augmenting the mor-
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-ale of the armed forces, and with-
out question your efforts have gone
far toward this end.
We sincerely hope that no dis-
comforts have been caused by our
presence and wish to express our
gratitude to you and your fellow
citizens.
Very truly yours,
, ALVIN H. STORCH Jr. .
2nd Lt. Air Corps Adjutant
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TRAINING IN UTAH
UtaHoL F. 1W-
son of Ion; Ore. is now stationed
at this army air forces basic train-
ing center, it is announced by Col.
f t t : j.
The son of Johan Troedson of
lone, Pvt Troedson has been in the
army air forces since June 5, 1943.
Men at this post are trained un-
der the rigorous air program of
the air forces technical training
Sniol1 STSJS
under battle conditions, to march,
xne use oi smau arms ana macxune
,,r,c tl, f h maslr and
other kindred subjects before going
tn A,tv with cmv.md c.,
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rS- Jean TredS0n
of The Dalles, Oregon.
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TRATMNG IN MARYLAND
Howard "Spud" Furlong has
written his former employer, D. A.
Wilson, that his new address is
Bethesda, Maryland. He has just
been transferred there for further
training in the navy. He has fin-
ished his basic training at Camp
Farragut and has a rating of P. M.
2c Through the kindness of Mr.
Wilson, "Spud" will receive the
weekly grist of news from the old
home town through the columns of committee to 15 applications for
the Gazette Times. new Victory model pressure cook-
ers. Most of the cooker applications
GETS RAISE IN RANK . approved so far will be used for
Cpl. Clarence Hayes came to the several families. There are still
county last Week to visit relatives five cookers in the county quota
and friends and left Tuesday of and home canners may obtain ap
this week as Sgt. Clarence Hayes, plications blanks from the county
the notice of raise in rank coming USDA war board.
uring the week. Mrs Hayes ac- a
companied the sergeant to San HOME ON VISIT
Diego and they left their little dau- Donald Robinson was an incom-
chter with her grandparents, Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Warner of Lexington.
RECOVERS FROM ILLNESS
Sgt. Tech- Richard Hayes has
written his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Gknn Hayes of Heppner that he parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Robin
has recovered from a recent ill- son of Hardman.
. ness
He has had two copies of the
Gazette Times, with which he was
greatly pleased. Without comment,
Richard states he thinks it will be
a long time before lie sees the old
homo town, lie is in the south
Pacific. FORMER HEFFNER GIRL
TRAINING AT DES MOINES
FORT DES MOINES, la., July 12
Ofiicial navy reports told Pvt
Marie Scrivner Wesch of the Wom
en's Army Corps, little. They said
that her husband, Lt (J. G.) Harry
Allen Wesch had been killed on
Oct. 5, 1945, when the small navy
shin he commanded, was torpedoed
by a Japanese submarine.
Private Wesch, who
f,m,orl,r
lived at 935 Olive St., Long Beach, months with her mother. Mrs. W. Gibb will remain with her parents, .ton end iook in part ot a race ui ciud members most of
Calif., with her sister. Mrs- Norma p Mahoney and other members of Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Thomson, for a program at Chicago on the return whom are enrolled in food, pioduc
'' Continued on Page Eight the family. longar visit. trip. tion or conservation projects.
Heppner,
Harvest Getting
Underway Over
Part of County
Most of Lexington
Territory Cutting;
Yield Said Good
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crop of wheat in Morrow county is
j . ..v.
Harvesting of another
getting unaer way wiini mosi ox uie
farms in the north Lexington area
seeing action this ireek. Reports
nave oeeu siow 10 umne in, out
from information gathered here and
there indications point to not a
few 40-bushel crops.
While harvesting is underway in
i i i i. j
the Lexington belt, farmers else-
where in the county are putting
machinery in shape and from now
on the hum of the combine will be
heard in all sections. Particularly
will this be true in the lone and
lower. Gooseberry sections and
around Cecil and Morgan.
Good quality wheat is the rule,
The pea harvest is also under-
way and one field of 80 acres on
the E. Harvey Miller place has been
completed This crop ran an aver-
-f plus an acre.
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1J"' jvuvoii, who nas a une
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J fn .thf. county have
mad!1a fine this year, is the
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WOSe HOiei Deing
Made, Into Apartm'nts
M L. Case .announced this - week
that he is converting the Case hotel
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into apartments wfticn he expects
to adv for ,7v hTtfl
to have ready for occupancy by the
ume scoooi opens, uperation oi the
Pi as a hotel was discontinued
durjng past flnd
rooms have been more or less per-
msnently rented since.
The space is being divided into
five four-room apartments, includ-
ing living room, bedroom, kitchen
and bath- Hallways are being util-
ized in the new arrangement. O. M.
Yeager is carpenter in charge and
plumbing is by Gilliam & Bisbee.
15 COOKERS APPROVED
Approval has been given bv the
County Pressure Cooker Rationing
ing passenger Wednesday, coming
from Pcnlolon on' a convoy truck.
He came from Evanston. 111., nnrl
't"1rrl th'it hm 41 , . ,
in maneuvers in Tennessee. He will
spend a brief furlough with his
VISITING HERE
Mrs. Ralph Nehl of Davenport,
Wash., came Tuesday evening to see
her brother, Pvt. Keith Marshall
whom she had not seen for two
years. Mrs. Nehl is a guest at the
Joe Hughes home.
IIOIE ON FURLOUGH
Pvt. Jackson C. Holt is greeting
friends this week while he enjoys
a short furloudi with the home
folks. Pvt. Holt will return to Camp
Adair Saturday.
RETURNS FROM PORTLAND
m's- J- pey, Jr., has return
ed from Portland where she was
visitinu and will snend a couDle of
Oregon, Thursday, July
Heppner Mill to Swing
Into Action
Days; Logs
With arrival of a generator this
week, equipment for the Heppner
from Pendleton on a convoy truck.
ooirmlete and witiVi a four minnr
installations and Idiustmenti the
a adjustments, tne
eneineer will be fpaHv t H V,
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wlustle TOrd about the first of Au-
" Orvffle Smith,
comoanv man&eer.
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Immediately following loss of the
former plant by fire last Feb. 5,
the company set about to construct
a new plant, with the hope that
sawing could
be resumed ih thrZ
J Tit wTsotneatS
I ST. WrSmt
or four months,
" would take a longer time
than that and now, after nearly six
months, it can be announced that
operations are about to resume-
The new plant is the band mill
type and will have a capacity of
i000 feet daily. This is a little
!arger than the former plant. In
addition, Heppner Lumber company
is handling through its planer the
output of the Spray Lumber com-
, d Black-
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A GoSO lllie Users
K wer5
Must Endorse FfOnt
Of Ration Stamps
stcps to
misuse
rationing coupons have been ta
ken by OP A in ordering that all
" tt,,u uu,er 8-""ne users
l 4- 1 i, 15
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the face of their ration stamps
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the license number at the time of
receipt of the renewal rations.
The new method of handling gas
oline rations started July 22 at
which time not only the stamps
in the new ration books must be
endorsed, but all coupons possess
ed on that date must be so in
scribed. The OPA order is re
garded as sure-fire check on mis
use of coupons by persons other
than those to whom issued, partic
ularly, in the case of lost books.
The order does not pertain to
interchangeable books issued for
oflicial or fleet vehicles. Failure to
write in the proper notation on
all outstanding stamps by July 22
will result in the loss of further
gasoline rations.
100,(300 Feet Lumber
For Farm Building
Morrow county has rcerived a
special allottment of 100,000 feet of
soft wood lumber for farm con-
sirucuon. An aa-z purchase rating
may be issuvd to farmers for pur-
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-iiuMjii uiu iiuuuer 111 cases wnere
lumber is essential to the food
production program and it is othcr
v.'i.x' impossible to obtain it.
Dealers who accept the AA-2
rating for such lumber may in turn
submit the AA-2 certificate to the
War Prouction board, and obtain
authorization to replace their stock
of tuch lumber. Dealt'! s vho do not
have a workinc inventorv of soft
wood lumber may obtain a cerifi-
cate from the Stale War board to
Use in obtaining authorization from
the War Production board to secure
an operating inventory. Lumber so
obtained may be sold only on AA-2
ratings.
MiUIM, Ki.LAlIVLs
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Gibb are
spending the wick with relatives,
coming from their home at Paulsbo,
Wash. Bruce expects to return to
Paulsbo this week-end. while Mrs.
22, 1943
in Few
on Hand
have a capacity output of 140,000
feet
aiVBrtM . . .
Wn lunate in draw-
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on three mills during the
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company has been able to make
delivery
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A el buner being finished,
T f5 vinga and sawdust
rom Pts, providing ample
for the bouerf There wUl be
of sawdust for all that
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J? county, amiui
a
new power plant will have
a capacity of 500 horse power. This
wiU generate sufficient electricity
to operate the plant and plenty to
sPaTe & 18 sUd-
There wil be no delays due to
shortage of logs. With 2,000,000
feet of logs decked at the plant and
approxunately 5,000 000 feet decked
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Prefers Hot Spell
At Home to Heat
East of Rockies
the Heppner district the evening of
Out west we have a heat wave July 19, setting a number of fires,
now and then which prompts a de- Cne fire got under headway and
gree of complaining but a western- deed's logging crew to be called
er visiting the eastern part of the J? J"!, lt ?hera were han-
. . .. , t, dled by the local forest personnel
continent at this time of the year ,,r ,
t. , , , , , ' Wehmeyer urges everyone to bo
finds the home brand of weather super-cautious with fires the next
much easier to take than that pre- 60 days. This applies to homes and
vailing east of the Rockies. At least harvest fields as well as to forest
that's the opinion of Frank W. land. Hot weather, brisk winds and
Turner who returned Monday from humidity amost nil make ideal con
Boston where he was" a delegate S for the 8Pread fire- te
from Heppner Lodge No, 358, B. P.
O. E., to the grand lodge conven-
tion.
Leaving home July 7 in mild
weather. Turner experienced enough
warm weather on the eastern end
of the trip to acclimate him for the hay loders were cancelled this
"spell" prevailing when he returned J" .the .0reSon USDA war
, tt i .i i .i t , bo!ircl 71119 actlon was taken to
here. He also thinks there would movement of late-delivered
be no pleasure in traveling if con- machinery to farmers. This leaves
ditions in peace time were as cha- on'y tn'-ec items, wheel tractors, po
ntic as during this emergency. tatoe diggers, and potato sorters
Oregon played a prominent part f1 ndl'r county luotas in the
in the convention
ecretary of
State Bob Farrell was called to
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tint iiorninuuon sneeen lor
I rank Ixmergnn, grand exalted ru-
ler. Governor Earl Snell had been
slated for that job and Grand Ex-
inica ituiea ouuivan stated tnat
"'-Ukc Governor Snell of Heppner
T ,1rt T..TV. r;Q rt-.. U1..
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I'- ftend tho enveution, I am ask-
ing Oregon's No. 2 citizen. S"cre-
t.ry of State Robert S. Farrell, to
in,, ke the noinuialion .srnxvli." Tin
no's "!o.4C)m swelled
wilh pride"
w.'v n fi- near a ins own lodge
mentioned.
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Th
Heppner man was impressed
nun:
Oi"
','omen with
the paajen-
sm:dl children among
on trains and in the wailing
"os at depots. Most of Ihvrn have
a huband-d;'iddy in tiain-
inS centers an doubtless not a few
',vc traveled nunareds ot miles
t0 bvX goodbye to one who is ready
to take off for overseas duty.
Shortage of gasoline on the eas-
tern seaboard curtailed side trips
around Boston, but Turner saw a
double header baseball game be-
twecn the Boston Braves and St.
Louis Cardinals and a race pro-
gram at Suffolk Downs near Bos-
Volume 60, Number 17
East Side Farms
Suffer Heavy Loss
In Grain, Grass Fire
About 400 Acres
Wheat, Equal Lot
Pasture Consumed
and
Approximately 400 acres of wheat
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ana. n prmai nmrvmcRih nr rkoeruvwi
Mrere lost in a fee -which svnt
over the Struthers. Abenctrombie.
Vogler and Mvers places Wednes
day evening. The land lies between
lower Sand Hollow and Pine City.
. Vf OT me1nre
to Heppner by County Agent
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A report of the fire was brought
scene shortlv after r,
town H? more m
men answered the call and that
effective work was done with four
or fi caterpillars and plows in
checking spread! of the blaze which
fanned by a stiff breeze
Conrad reDorted; that th ?f ti
ers and A(JT ' i j f I
the bulk d ' ttalosa The H
Vogler field was hit fen
j Myn fldd
a ! Ho reirt was m3e
onthe cause of the fire
In connection with field fires,
Ranger F. F. Wehmeyer announces
that effective midnight July 21, not
permits for burning of slash or de
bris will be issued until fall, in
the state of Oregon. He reports
that a lightning storm swept throueli
Machincry Quotas
Cancelled This Week
County quotas on combines, pick-
up balers side delivery rakes, and
Purchase certificates for all mach
inery with the exception of the
.i
in roe
n;'m:d here may be obtained
by farmers
who can. certify that
the machinery is jn
!rnds and furnish
th.!1 dialers
the countv
machinery rationing committee with
sufficient information to 'how that
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uw macrimry is needed.
OREGON 4-71 M'EMTJFHSniP
REACHES WAR TIME RECOIfD
A new record in 4-TT clnK mm.
bers has been established in Oregon
trus year in response to the nalion-
'.viii.' tjl i ; for k y.-.ini rsf.i.- (,i tally
in iaig. mnnbeii to help win the
war on the home front, says II. C.
Seymour, State 4-H club leader.
This
year's enrollment .-hows
-'',!'.: di!!Vrent club members
wot king on an optima ted '10.00') nro-
jocts. This is a membership increase
ot Si percent compared with 1
year's enrollment of 20,41:0.
The garden club membership
nas snown the bignest
increase,
crease?, with G383 garden projects
this year compared with l.'.M last
year, an increase of 375 percent fol
lowing a smaller increase of 70
percent in 1942.
Morrow county has an enrollment
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