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
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and entered at the Post Office at Heppner,
Oregon, as second-class matter.
O. G. CRAWFORD, Editor
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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.
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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.
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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
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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. .
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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
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F. W. TURNER & CO.
J. O. Turner
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Phone 17S
Hotel Heppner Building
Heppner, Oregon .
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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