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A Heppner Gazette Times, August 12, 1943 Heppner Gazette Times THE HEPPNER GAZETTE Established March 30, 1883 THE HEPPNER TIMES Established November 18, 1897 CONSOLIDATED FEBRUARY 15, 1912 Published Every Thursday by CRAWFORD PUBLISHING COMPANY and entered at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon, as second-class matter. O. G. CRAWFORD, Editor SUBSCRIPTION RATES One Year $2.50 Two Years - 4.50 Three Yeare 6.00 Six Months 1.25 Three Months t5 Single Copies 05 Why Not Better Training Ships? When this country first entered the war there was a shortage of about everything in the way of equipment for our fighting corces and this condi tion prevailed until Guadalcanal and the Solomons became familiar points on the world map. Not a few of our fighting men if they are privileged to return to civil life after the big struggle is over, will recall drilling with dummy guns and other substitute materials for ti e real article. Many of our fighting men will recall their early flights in old crates that long since failed to meet the stan dards of modern flying machines. Yet, out of all this a fighting machine comparable to any others in the conflict has been molded out of raw mater ial human material. Today, equipment manufactured in the United States is on a par with that produced in other countries. Indeed,' much of it is superior. Our air ships are making a fine record manned by crews of brave young Americans whose courage and va lor is not exceeded by any of our Allies or by the enemy. The same may be said for the navy, the tank corps and all other units. In all fighting where the element of surprise has not mitigated against our forces and where the enemy has been met on anything like equal terms, our losses have been light compared to those of the enemy. With improved conditions on the battleline, due to increase m both quantity and quality of equip ment, one is inclined to ask why not an improve ment in quality of materials used in training at home. If we have passed the point where every new plane is required at the front, why not give our young fliers in training a break by supplying them with more of the new equipment? If that were done it is possible that such wrecks as the one at Cecil Tuesday morning might to a large extent be avoided. -O- Give and Buy Two words have come to control our lives in re cent years give and. buy. On the one hand there is a constant demand for funds to sustain what may be termed extra-curricular war activities those activities not financed by the government but deemed essential. On the other hand there is the constant dinning of buy, buy, buy, referring to purchase of war bonds and stamps. The war has changed our entire mode of living, our outlook on life. Not all of the giving is demanded for war ac tivities. There are some other agencies which had a fixed place in our peacetime life which must go on with their work during wartime. One of these, a well-known refuge institution in Portland, is de serving of our consideration. The Oregon Protec tive society has carried on a good work for 36 years. Due to conditions in the city and state in duced by unprecedented industrial activity, the work of the society has been greatly increased and its budget strained. Funds accruing from reg udar sources are not sufficient to meet increased sistance from upstate counties. If you are budget demands and the society once more is seeking as ing your donation funds it might not be a bad idea to include this worthy enterprise on your list. O Do Christmas Mailing Early! If your are planning to remember that boy in ser vice with a Christmas gift and wha isn't? you'd better make your gift purchases now and have them ready to mail early.. This is no sales talk for the benefit of merchants who may have gifts to sell, although they should be stressing that point right now. Rather, it is an order from none other than the third assistant postmaster general who has informed postmasters all over the land that Christmas mail for members of the armed forces overseas must be mailed between Septem ber 15 and October 15 for army personnel, and up to November 1 for naval personnel. The postmaster general's order reads in part: "In order that Christmas parcels may reach the ad dresses on time and in good condition arrange ments have been made by the post office depart ment in cooperation with the War and Navy de partments (the latter including the marines and coast guard) for the acceptance of such parcels for members of our armed forces serving outside the continental United States. Postmasters are re quested to bring the following requirements to the attention of the mailers." Since those requirements are more than may be reasonably printed in one article they can be touched but briefly here. Th eterm "armed forces overseas" is regarded as covering the personnel of our armed forces who receive their mail through an' APO or Fleet postoffice in care of postmaster at New York, N. Y., San Francisco, Calif., New Orleans, La., Miami, Fla., Presque Isle, Maine or Seattle, Wash., or through a naval installation or station in care of the postmaster of Seattle. No requests from addressees will be required and parcels should be endorsed "Christmas par cel." Parcels should not exceed the present limit of five pounds in weight or 15 inches in length or 36 inches in length and girth combined, and great 'care should be exercised in preparing the gifts for mailing due to the long distance most of them will be required to travel. The main thing is to be on time. A gift from home will be a great morale lifter to millions of youths who may be spending their first Christ mas away from home and a long way from home at that. Letters to The Editor EX-SOLDIER WRITES APPRECIATION OF HOME TOWN PAPER Writing from Portland on Aug. 5, Eugene U. Normoyle speaks in complimentary vein of the old home town newspaper, which he desires to read the next 12 months: To the Editor: Dear Sir: I have read your paper since a small boy and have always enjoyed the newsy commentaries and good journalistic style in which it is written. It has always given me a vivid portrayal of life in our little coimmunities of lone, Lexing ton and Heppner and other neigh boring centers. You will never know how much I enjoyed it when I was so ill in the Army Air Corps hospital at Sheppard Field,, Wichita Falls, Tex. It makes a man feel uplifted to know that his hometown newspaper and the people think of him in his hour of need. It has been a year since I was given a medical discharge from the miitarv service of my country. Since then I've done farm work on my Uncle Lee's large ranch at lone. With lots of Oregon sunshine, exercise and fresh air I've gotten my health back and feel like my former self. I still plan to continue my sing ing career and have added some splendid selections to my reper toire. At the present I'm here in Portland waiting as all musicians do for that so called "break." My interests lie in radio work, and I've had considerable experience in the past. Wishing you and your newspaper the best of everything, With appreciation Eugene Normoyle You Can Eat Your Points and Have Them, Too! Just drop in occasionally and have one of our unexcelled Steak Dinners and use the points saved to buy need ed meats and fats for household use. Elkhorn Restaurant Professional Directory J. O. Peterson Latest Jewelry and Gift Goods Watches . Clocks . Diamonds Expert Watch and Jewelry Repairing Heppner." Oregon Blaine E. Isom All Kinds of INSURANCE Phone 723 Heppner, Ore. A. D. McMurdo, M.D. Trained Nnrse Assistant PHYSICIAN & SURGEON Officp in Masonic Building HEPPNER, ORE. O. M. YEAGER CONTRACTOR & BUILDER All kinds of carpenter work Country work especially Phone 1483 v Dr. W. H. Rockwell Naturopathic Physician & Surgeor 227 North Main St. Office hours: 1 p. m. to 7:30 p. m. Exam free Ph. 522 Heppner, Or. Says the Lake County Examiner: Pay-as-you-go is a misnomer. It would be more proper to call it pay-as-you-stay. After one pays it he isn't going to do much going. . O It has not been our privilege to see many of the wheat fields but from what we have seen and re ports coming in it can safely be predicted that the farmers will at least get their seed back this season. NEW AUTO POLICY Bod. Inj. Pr. Dam. Class A 6.25 5.05 Class B 6.00 5.25 Class C 7.75 5.25 F. W. TURNER & CO. J. O. Turner ATTORNEY AT LAW Phone 17S Hotel Heppner Building Heppner, Oregon . CLEANING Wednesday-Thursday-Friday SERVICE HEPPNER CLEANERS Morrow County Abstract & Title Co. INC. ABSTRACTS OF TITLE TITLE INSURANCE Office in New Peters Building HOG CEILINGS AND NEW HOME DEHYDRATION LICENSING DUE BULLETIN AVAD.ABLE The $14.75 ceiling on hogs at Chi- Harvesting of fruit or vegetables eago which becomes effective this for dehydration early in the day month will put the corn hog ratio and prompt preparation for pro at average of last 20 years. Ceilings ceasing are important factors in on markets other than Chicago, successful preservation of food in such as Portland, will be set accord- this method. These, and other point ing to normal trade differental, the era on handling of all fruits and war food administration reports. vegetables by home dehydration With the ceiling price, a new hog are explained in bulletin just issued licencing system for packers will bs by Oregon State college experiment put into effect Aug. 15. The new station, titled "Home Fruits and system will put the government into Vegetables Dehydration." In this a btiUer portion to back $13.50 station circular number 149, which price support promised as a packer is available at the county agent's who p:.yL aLove or below ceiling office, every step in handling fruits can be denied a license. Farm and vegetables from time of pick slaughterers will not be affected ing in brcliard or garden through by licensing plan.Farmers who tin even included some suggestions slaughter meat will continue to to storage is explained. The bulle operate unde-. ...s-laughisir. program;on preparation of dehydrated .foods-' established this spring. for cooking. The bulletin contains three pages of tabulated directions for handling 27 different kinds of fruits and vegetables. MORE WHEAT IN 1944 Extensive use of wheat for feed is particular reason for 1944 goal of 68 million acres, 2 percent larger than this year. Increased wheat pkntings will be sought in Oregon, but there is still need for maintain ing production of other essential war crops. The war food administration is asking farmers to hold out all the land possible for dry peas, dry beans, potatoes, and commercial vegetables. To arrange for summer fallow, and other, ssoil conservation measures to assure good crops iA other 'year, and -then 'plant wheat" on all land that is left. Phelps Funeral Home Licensed Funeral Directors Phone 1332 Heppner, Ore. Dr. L. D. Tibbies OSTEOPATHIC Physician & Surgeon FIRST NATIONAL, BANK Bl.DG. Rec. Phone 1162 Office Phone 482 HEPPNER. OREGON Heppner City Council Meets First Monday Each Month Citizens having matters for dis cussion, please bring before the Council J. O. TURNER, Mayor r Directors of Funerals M. L. CASE- G. E. NIKANDER 8G2 Phones 202 Jos. J. Nys ATTORNEY AT LAW Peters Building, Willow Street . Heppner, Oregon P. W. Mahoney ATTORNEY AT LAW GENERAL INSURANCE . . ,. . Heppner Hotel Building Willow St. Entrance