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Lightning Storm
Causes Damage to
Grass and Grain
Fires Started in
Several Fields in
Heppner Vicinity
A comparatively brief but po
tent electric storm passea over
Heppner and vicinity Sunday and
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Uft several field fires which laid
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-rast.c to a lot of eood pasture as
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well as some gram, mis was tne
first time this season that field fires
in this vicinity had been started by
lightning.
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smoke was seen rising in' two di-
rections front Heppner, one. column
to the north and the other to the
SuSeasT On the north the light-
ning struck in the grass and stubble
at the Dee Cox Jr. place. Before it
could be brought under control the
fire sread to the grain, burning a
ii iu w noavlu
sinp uuxjugii uiic iHu m "-"v
three-quarters of a mile and racing ol Luxembourg, iteaugee renei trus.
right up to the house where it was tee and U. S. committee for the care
brought under control. In all, ap- of European children.
The state setuio includes Boys
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hue tne
erain loss has been estim;
ated at
between 20 and 30 acres.
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?,m .... t cfart1. at
Se o of drw Sst north of
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the residence and swept over the
hill and into the Hugh Smith range
covering an estimated 800 acres
of
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Smith pasture. Valiant efforts of
neighbors who rushed to the scene
as soon as they discovered the fire
prevented heavier damage.
A third blaze attributed to the
storm hit the Gurdane section
where several hundred acres of
pasture went up in smoke. It was Rodgers in the residential section;
not learned whether it was Barratt Ijirlgtolli q Cutsforth; Morgan,
or Hughes range. Mrs Elmer Griffith; Cecil, Mrs.
Latest field fire reported was that pb0y Hur⁢ Boardman, Clyde Tan
of Wednesday at the Werner Reit- nehill; Irrigon, A. C. Houghton, and
mann place north of lone- Informa- Eight Mile, V. L Carlson. An lone
tion was lacking although it was selection will be made before the
stated that damage was not heavy. end of the week.
An overheated clutch on the Phil Luncheon was served at the Lu
Griffin combine was said to have cas Place to Mr. McSherry, Blame
been the cause of a fire which E. Isom, Mrs. Lucy Rodgers, 0; W.
swept over approximately 30 acres Cutsforth and 0. G. Crawford,
of grain on the Griffin place Friday.
No reports of forest fires have Two Youths Leave
been sent in, although forest crews
are said to be on the alert in watch
ing for insipient fires, the type
that smoulder for several days and
suddenly flare up. Such fires are
hard to detect from lookout stations
and as a usual thing foresters make
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an inspection of their territory fol
lowing an electrical storm,
Our Men
in Service
NORMAN GRIFFIN WRITES
FROM JAP PRISON CAMP
Stating that he is in good health,
Otating mat ne is in Bou ucuuu,
Norman Griffin has written nis
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Phil Griffin
oi lout;, uiai ia ui "
on camp 1 in the Philippines. The
letter came through the Red Cross
and Norman's signature was tht
only thing revealing his identity to
his parents.
This is the first word from Nor-
man in about 16 months. He last
wrote from Corregidor. Shortly af-
ter the Philippine campaign ended
his parents received word that he
was among the missing and a little
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been captured by the Japs.
Tr Tni7wIr which in realitv
a form letter devised by the Red
qj maA ataKU to the
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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, August
Final List of
Member Asencies
Named by Chest
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A more inclusive group of ben
ef iciaries is seen in the final list
of member agencies submitted this
week by Oregon War Chest, Inc.
This was brought to light when Irl
S. McSherry of Salem, secretary of
the organization, met with Blaine
E. Isom, Morrow county chairman,
fw assistants Wednesday
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noon to assist in getting tne Aocai
t-up -m motion.
Tn arltfit.inn n hp national war
frl rwoon War Chest. Inc. has
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included state-wide child caring
agencies of Oregon, thus placing
mogt of the "drives" for charitable
funds under one general campaign.
Th natinnal war fund erouo is
headed by the USO and include
United Seamen's Service War Pris-
oners' Aid, Russian War Relief,
China Relief, British War Relief
etyGreek War Relief, Polish
War reiiet, united xugosiav re
French relief, Belgian relief United
uzecnosiwaK rene ,
m nn fund Norwegian relief. Friends
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ana wr w jy,
Chanties inc., uudrens rsureau,
St. Rose Industrial school, Chris
tie Home for Girls, St. Mary's Home
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ior Boys, St. Agnes Baby home.
Children's Farm Home Oregon
Home; Oregon Protective society
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Albertina Kerr Nursery and Lou-
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Salvation Army v.hite bnieia
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Home, Wemme H me
unit?, vveiiuutr xj.lhj.ix:.
Volunteers of America: Mothers'
and Children's Home. - -
Waverly Baby home. .
Chairman Isom announced local
commtitee selections to dlatei as
follows: Heppner, F. W. Turner in
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the business section, Mrs.
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Raymond Parrish of Heppner,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Parrish,
and uarence A. uucnanan or iex-
ington leit luesoay noon ior oan
Lake City to be inducted into the
am
arrny-
Parrish, a member of the class
or 13U or neppner nign scnooi,
has been accepted for training with
the armv air corps and expected to
be sent to Florida following indue-
tion. Buchanan
medical corps.
is aiming at the
TOM WILSON CALLED
Tom Wilson in charge of the farm
planning division of the soil con
servation service set-up in Morrow
county, has been notified by the
county, iidb ,u,uiii ujr w
dralt board to report ior physical
examination. If he meets the re.
'. .i ""in
nuucmciiu m.m.6
he expects to return to Heppner to
wind up affairs before going into
active training. Mrs. Wilson plans
to go to Idaho to make her home
for the duration.
mVXt, lO lOWN
Mr- and M S- J- Devms have
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comfortable residence on
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son Claude has taken over the
ranch property in the north Lex
is in&on country. Mr. and Mrs. D.
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m- "l WI1U lc "Vu"
Property several years, have fixed
,m Hrinrt niiarfain tn TTtai TTanmnAr
up mui6 uuacm w uvii uvyfuvi.
Wheat Loans on
1943 Season Crops
Now Available
Those Making 90
Percent Crop Goal
Or Better Eligible
Loans on 1943 wheat are now
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to Morrow county farmers
wno met 90 percent or more of
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uicii wan uwp guana emu. wuu uctvc
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ukii wircat in tviiiiiiici vicii auu'itaticr,
acoording to information released
from the office q d cbnra(jf
county aeent" Loans will b- avail-
aye on farm wheat 3() dayg
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in storage
w n -veraco of 10 cents more
XHnlh Hi Tcrop fenXv
Zn
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$
an yalue $1 lg2
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bushel.
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Loans are available on barley
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riuauu vri i aire laiiii uiv j. u vi.
80 cents a bushel for No. 1; 78 cents
fn,v TMr, ? 7S minti! fr,v Nn. X- 77
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cents for No; 4: and 65 cents for
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Farmers who produced dry edible
peas may also obtain loans on peas
stored on the farm or at warehouses
at the rate of $4 a hundred for
threasher run; $4.25 for No, 2; and
$4.50 for No. 1.
Farmers taking loans on farm
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stored whe?t will receive an addi-
..tft jj.a.xi
onal 7 cents storage at the time
chaii-man of the Morrow county
AAA committee states that these
loans are intended to establish
(!!" unrlo tmHc nn1 eiIoy in
enable growers to hold crops when
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it is not possioie 10 marsei xncin
immediately after ha,rvest.
lone Baby's Letter
Boosts Bond Sales
At Victory Center
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XL Well uunu aim aiaiiif wujvi j
of Portland were looking for an in-
cnJmHvn tW -rninlv Pot it. re-
centiy wnen a letter written in uie
Tnno Kolf rPHH t the
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Victory center, ine letier, pur-
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Tinrmn v i ri- w i it i- ji i ii h snvf in
L'm k.k1 0a if0
by her mothf r, said in part: "I am
7 months old and so of course am
mt old enough to te you but
mother is looking into my eyes
for meSBage andl is ending it
rai to vnu. I do wish vou would buv
war bondg and gtampa te
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mlg war gg, every uiiiig, wui iJtr stuc
for us that our foys may
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v,rtn wnr. s, a Honer of the
Japanese in the Philippines so banking account if eligible; if the schools will not be entirely
won't you please help me free m eliible they should surrender thout inter-school competition,
him?" Signed Mabel Marlene Grif- 100 SaUon Pn9 ,for the type of There will be intramural sports in
. coupons for which they are eligible, lne local school regardless of out
Mabel Marlene is the daughter of reads instruction given the local side competitive events.
Mr. and Mrs. Phil Griffin of lone, rationing board.
News reports indicate that the Af Sept. 1, 1943 no exchange HAVE DAUGHTER
crQwd armmi victo center in
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and that sales of bonds and stamps
aiiu ui it! i oica
flourished for some time
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ON VACATION
Mrs. Henrv Happold
is
taking
her vacation from post office duties
and has gone to Portland where
she expects to remain for a month,
She was accompanied by her par-
ents Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Yokum,
and Frank Turner wno went to tne
dty on a business missk)ni
IN LOS ANGELES
- Mrs. Milton Morgan and young
gon and Mrs. Will Morgan left the
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iasc or me weeK Ior ijOS Reies w
visit the younger Mrs. Morgan's
Morgan's
with hvr rinmnt.c in Hermmer.
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19, 1943
Status of "Alky"
Plant Revealed to
Luncheon Group
Grain Products, Inc. is about to
launch into the manufacture of in
dustrial alcohol at its Carver plant,
C. D. Conrad, secretary of the con
cern, reported at the meeting of
the chamber of commerce Monday
noon. This does not mean that
plans for construction and opera-
tion of the grain alcohol plant at
tT rtirvmrf fiMiiirafH If
vv s"'& "
mply means a "Se of ope"
tional plans.
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Since the Carver fruit alcohol
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tock cf alcohol, is in good running
i011 and there is plenty
fruit for a good
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ducts ouiciais aeciaea 10 umiume
ducts officials decided to continue
operation of the plant and proses:
many tons fnut at otlierwe
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ground up.
now will do DUiit new irom tne
Mbndav. Aug. 23 is the date set
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t,( start oueration of the Culver
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plant
Frank Turner nresided at the
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lillft' 11J1K. J1C niniuiuivcu nitu, vto
aw,. Ch ill. had
cnosen ciame i. isom lor uie posu
cf cmmty chairman to head the
forthcoming fund campaign.
p. w. Mahonev announced that
the 0regon Highway commission
an,d numbering 15 in all, will
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WofnocHau A 11,0' XS With
tviv.,.,., mt.ntv fviir in a, limrlipnn
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meet ne at the Lucas Place to dis-
meeting at the Lucas Place to dis
cuss war W building.
WITHSTANDS OPEKATION
A telephone call from Mrs. C. W.
McNamer to Mrs. Lucy Rodgers
about 1 p. m. today bore the m-
formation that Mr. McNamer un-
dement a major surgical operation
at The Dalles hospital this morn
ing and withstood the ordeal in
fine shape.
Old 5, C Coupons
Invalid After Sept. 1
Amendment 71 to ration ordr 5C
effective Aug. 16, 1943, rovides:
.
01d printings of B and C coupons
aTld 100 gallon bulk coupons are
inva id ror consumer transier on
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after Sept. 1, 1943. Every ration
holder who Has in his nopsession a
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Class B or C book of the old tvne
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(Forms OPA R-527, R-527A, R-528
or R-528A) which have an earliest
renewal date or expiration date af-
tor Sept. 1, 1943 must surrender
such books and coupons to the
board havinS Jurisdiction to reissue
nr mnmr onrK ration "
or renew such ration."
On and after Sept. 1, 1943, no
transfer mav be made in exchange
for any 100 gallon bulk coupon,
Holders of 100 gallon bulk coupons
should be encouraged to open a ra-
w
uenuicaies wui oe vana ior , any
purpose.
STUNG IN MOUTH BY BEE
WHILE EATING SANDWICH
L. J. Betts of Camp Wetmore
was brought to town Friday after
ncKn for medical attention. While
eating his lunch Friday noon Betts
was stung in tne mouth oy a bee
and he was in considerable pain
when arriving here.
After consulting with a physician
here, Betts went to Pendleton for
'further medical advice. His con-
dition has not been reported here,
VACATIONING HERE
- IVTic T-IIm k'rton Tin,
Miss Helen Egan, nurse of Pen
dleton, is spending her vacation
with her parents in iieppner.
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Volume 60, Number 21
Heppner School to
Open Fall Term
September 13
Vacation Extended
One Week Due to
Belated Harvest
HeoDner's school bell, if there
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Were one, would start caning
young minds back to the big brick
building Monday, Sept 13, for that
is the date set by the board of di-
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rectors tor the tali opening, mosi
other schooig have set Sept. 7 as
opening day, deferring to that date
in favor of Labor day, Sept. 6.
Sutt- Georffe Corwin. who re-
turned to Heppner early this week,
a t dat he ha. a
P1 of teachers to start
the term'S wwk' leavinS
Eugene recently he closed a con-
"act W1U1 ivan raider ru
(,1-aatP nf the. TTnivorsitv of Ore-
eon, tauffht at Imhler last vear and
ru;i i,irf u.,t u,
vvjluc navuit kJLIl uiic veal IAJ 1U3
jJt t!t.i..
L,A rxi 1 W WI 1 ltra i u tidily toij i m i ltri 1U.CU.
for the principalship.
Other new faces to be seen in the
Vt8" , "'uue . lvmidra
ivioyer, wno wiu teach, home eco-
nomics and shorthand; Miss Elen
ita Mardock, girls physical educa
tion and Spanish, and Mrs. Marie
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Jltlve unarge oi tne Dana, ana
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structor in agriculture.
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Everett bmith of Cove -will h
principal of the grade school and
teach the eighth grade; Mrs. Nor
bert Peavy, seventh; Rose Hoosier
sixth grade and music; Frances
Weaver, fifth grade; Lera Craw-
I01'd, lourth grade; Lela Peterson.
third grade; Kathryn Parker, sec-
una gr&ae, ana Mrs. W. O. Dix and
Mrs. Edna Turner, primary.
Because of the uncertainties of
travel, Supt. Corwin is unable at
this time to make a definite state
ment regarding inter-school ath
letics. He is laying plans for foot
ball and basketball in the hope
that some of the nearby schools
will be able to compete. In lieu of a
regular coach he plans to take the
neim himself and will be assisted
hv T;m R.,,.-. u
, R'M whe
10. while not a
faculty number will be available
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thrugh deferment.
.Jim demon-
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ttcd his ability as a basketball
tutor by coaching the grade team
tnrouEh a successful season last
y31- -He is equally versatile in
football and Corwin feel he is for-
mn-te nave such talent at hand
tt IS Understood at this writinr
lt 1S understood at this writing
in'at Dolfl Arlington and Hermiston
are witnout coaches this season If
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tnere are no tootball elevens in the
area 5t is planned to develop a six-
man league in the county so that
jwi niut- r ay is tne name eiwn
Bern ice
their baby girl bom at Pendleton
Wednesday, Aug. 18, by Mr. and
Mrs. J. G. Thomson, Jr. The young
lady tipped the beam at six and
three-quarters pounds.
A SON IS BORN
A nine pound son was born Wed-
nesaay, Aug. m at Pendleton to
Jvir. and Mrs. Jerry Brosnan of
Lena. This Is their fourth child.
AUDITING CLERK'S BOOKS
Books of the several district
school clerks of the county are be-
hig audited this week at the office
of County Supt. Lucy Rodgers.
- Messrs. DeCew and Gould from the
secretary of state's office are doinij
tne wane.
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