A Heppner Gazette Times, August 26, 1943
Heppner Gazette Times
THE HEPPNER GAZETTE
Established March 30, 1883
THE HEPPNER TIMES
Established November 18, 1897
CONSOLIDATED FEBRUARY 15, 1912
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A Reasonable Request
Morrow county's request for road improvements
presented to the state highway commission here
Wednesday, is reasonable, for not one road men
tioned but is carrying much heavier traffic than it
was originally built to carry. This fact was known
to the commission through the state highway engi
neer's office, so there was not that look of in
credulity which usually accompanies requests for
highway assistance.
The commissioners and their entourage were
here to ascertain the needs and desires of Morrow
county. They were not confronted with an ambi
tious road building program. Rather, it was a re
quest for the improvement and strengthening of
the state's roads now serving the county. Each
year sees a heavier burden placed upon the roads
and any plans for improvement must include suf
ficient funds for permanent construction.'
Pledging was not the purpose of the commis
sioner's visit. Information was being sought and
that was what the county court and chamber of
commerce imparted. Some of our projects will
wait until hostilities cease, while those coming
under maintenance may be improved at a fairly
early date.
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Perpetuation of the Legion
Action of Oregon Legionnaires at the recent
state convention in Baker may pave the way for
perpetuating the American Legion. The conven
tion went on record favoring granting member
ships to members of our armed forces in the
second World War, giving them the privileges of
the organization while in service as well as after
wards. A resolution passed by the convention
will be forwarded to the national convention
where it doubtless will receive favorable action.
In the quarter century the American Legion has
been functioning it has been a zealous promoter
of American principles and ideals. It has taken
an active partjn securing legislation looking to
the security of the homeland its members offered
their lives to protect; worked for the underpriv
ileged, and has consistently urged upon the gov
ernment the maintenance of a sufficient armed
force to discourage attack from without by ag
gressor nations.
This organization stands ready to place its fa
cilities and experience at the disposal of Uncle
Sam's new fighting forces. With its quarter cen
tury of wrestling with problems of soldier legis
lation, hospitalization and general assistance, it is
in position to absorb the current fighting men, of
fering them the advantage of a going concern.
So far as is known, the Oregon convention is
the first to make the proposal, again placing this
state in the position of leader in movements of
national scope, and importance. Numerous other
measures assuming national stature have origi
nated in Oregon and it is hoped the national con
vention will give this movement due consideration.
One Guess Good as Another
The Roosevelt-Churchill silence on the next
big Allied move has two elements guessing the
Axis and our news commentators. While the head
men ere plotting the destruction of the enemy, ra
dios on either side of the Atlantic are humming
with theories about when and where the blow will
fall.
That is in keeping with the policy of the Allied
strategists. It serves as a war of nerves on the
Axis and provides a lot of entertainment for ra
dio commentators and their listeners. It matters
not if the smart analyst hits the spot where the
big push toward Berlin will start or if the exact
starting date is named. The point is that neither
the Axis nor the commentators will know how
close they guessed until the drive is on.
While the guessers are guessing the strategists
are not guessing. They are planning a campaign
to knock the European branch of the Axis out of
the war as completely and quickly as possible.
We will have to bear in mind that it will cost
heavily in both men and materials. Millions of our
young men are at the front, moving up to the
lines of battle or training for combat. They are
offering their lives. We can do no less than offer
our money to support them in this gigantic under
taking. O
Use Your Head
Probably the most destructive weapon in the
world is the common match. Over a period of
years, loss of life and property traceable to this
minute stick of wood dwarfs the ghastliest work
of the bombers. Fire prevention authorities state
that matches and smoking constitute together the
largest single fire cause. They have urged upon
people the pithy maxim: "Matches have heads,
but no brains. When you use their heads, use your
brains."
Never before has this advice been so applicable.
The nation is -at war. Every home, every factory,
every farm are part of the struggle. When fire
strikes now it strikes with double deadliness. In
its ashes lie a portion of the war effort, irretriev
ably lost. Of course, property swept by fire will be
restored. But in the meantime, the nation is weak
ened the same as is a person with a cut finger.
The importance of caution with matches can be
well understood when it is realized that each year
about 300 billion matches are consumed in the
United States alone, or about 850,000,000 daily.
This means that, in terms of averages, approi
mately 600,000 flames are started every minute.
Each of these flames holds the possibility of caus
ing a disastrous fire.
No laws can prevent carelessness with matches.
The most elaborate fire department in the world
is helpless in the face of the potential destructive
power of matches. They constitute a spectacular
demonstration of the fact that real fire prevention
is largely up to the individual. Use your head!
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Government Freeze
On Turkeys Expected
To Thaw by Oct. 1
The government freeze on tur
keys while 10 million pound? are
obtained for the armed forces is
not expected to extend much be
yond Oct 1, according to informa
tion received by the Extension ser
vice at Oregon State college. In the
first two weeks that the order was
in ?fect approximately 1.750,000
pounds were obtained for delivery
by Sept 15.
Some changes in weight limits
have been made so that now the
army will take hens weighing eight
pounds and up. while toms will be
accepted from 14 to 20 pounds. Pre
vious limits were between 8 and 16
pounds.
Purchasers for the government
are authorized to pay from 39 to
41 V2 cents for No. 1 birds of the
various classes delivered in Port
land. Procedure in case of reject
ions has also been worked out.
All restrictions will be lifted just
as soon as the government's 10 mil
lion pounds have been arranged for,
the announcement from the War
Food administration states.
GETS FEW BERRIES
Stanley Minor returned to town
Wednesday after spending a fort
night in the mountains in quest of
the elusive huckleberry. He re
ports some success but states that
patches are small and widely scat
tered. As a testimonial of his pro
wess as a huckleberry hunter he
left a pint of the luscious fruit on
the editor's desk. He was joined by
his uncle, C. A.- Minor of Mt. Ver
non, and there was some fishing as
well as berrying.
HERE FROM MADRAS
Miss Myrthena Martin drove in
from Madras this morning to pick
up her belongings. Miss Martin,
second grade teacher in the Hepp
ner school last year, has been elct
ed to teach second grade in one of
the Bend schools-
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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Keep "Digging"
' Harold L. Ickes, Petroleum Administrator for
War, has said that: "We must keep digging to
Find as near a billion and a quarter barrels of new
oil each year as possible." But the plain fact is
that we are not "digging" and this nation which
is geared to the use of huge quantities of oil, faces
a dangerous .crude oil shortage.
Main reason for new well shortage can be found
within the government. Restrictions on material
and equipment together with inadequate crude oil
prices set by government officials, are threatening
our oil supply.
John M. Lovejoy, president of the Seaboard Oil
company, alarmed at the complacency of author
ities, shows that "wildcat" drilling, far from be
ing sufficient, should be immediately more than
tripled. He warns that: "If new discoveries are
to keep pace with withdrawals, which is a reas
onable desideratum, and assuming a continuation
of the percentages of hits and average size of new
fields as shown for the years 1941"' and 1942 . .
more than 10,000 wildcat wells should be drilled
in 1943. Any statement carrying the implication
that currently equaling 1942 exploratory activity
is sufficient, is misleading and will not bear even
casual analysis."
Oil men know the facts about oil resources.
Their advice should be heeded.
Blaine E. Isom
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Opposing the acceptance of proffered govern
ment funds is practically unheard of. Yet that is
exactly what the farmers of the country are doing
in their battle against subsidies. Through their
farm organizations, including their marketing co
operatives, they have made it clear that they fear
subsidies for the reason that once an industry
must depend upon that kind of support for ex
istence, it is no longer free.
Above all else,, farmers want to remain free.
Heppner City Council
Meets First Monday Each Month
Citizens having matters for dis
cussion, please bring before
the Council
J. O. TURNER, Mayor
Directors of
Funerals
M. L. CASE G. E. NIKANDER
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Jos. J. Nys
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Peters Building, Willow Street
Heppner, Oregon
P. W. Mahoney
ATTORNEY AT LAW
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Willow St. Entrance