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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 23, 1943)
6 Heppner Gazette Times, September 23, 1943 Penney Stores Beat Bond Quota By 400 Per Cent Secretary of the Treasury Henry J. Morgenthau has just telegraphed the J. C. Penney company con gratulations on the magnificent job of bond selling which the company's 1610 stores turned in during the month of July. Last July, the Pen ney company sold 8'2 million dol lars in war stamps and bonds to set a high record for the chain and department store business. This year, in an attempt to surpass the 1942 figures, a quota of ten mil-' lion dollars was set. The complete report for July, which was for warded to the Secretary of the Treasury last week, announced the amazing total of $42,335,816-85, or four times the quota set for the campaign, and very nearly five times the figure of the preceding year. In this one month. Penney stores sold 25 percent more in bonds 'and stamps than in mer chandise. In terms of war equip ment, this mean 500 fighter planes. 200 light tanks, five destroyers, and five submarines. News of this July achievement, together with the secretary's tele gram of congratulations, was re leased, at a time when the Penney company was engaged in an all out endeavor to go over the top again this September in the Third War Loan Drive. While the company average of bond sales for July amounted to 125 percent of its merchandise sales, individual stores and individ ual states turned in far greater percentage. Not only Penney window space, but advertising space as well, was given over generously to the bond sales cause. Tens of thousand of column inches of advertising urged the purchase of bonds. Altogether eight Penney associ ates sold more than half a million apiece in war stamps and bonds. The average Penney associate sold more than $1,000.00 in bonds and stamps. CARD OF THANKS Words cannot express our sin cere thanks to our many friends and neighbors for your expressions of kindness, sympathy and beau tiful floral offerings extended in our recent bereavement. Mrs. N. H. Leathers and family FOR SALE Piano, like new, re cently tuned. Mrs. W. Y. Ball. 26-8 IVltattyauBiufWitk WM BOMS ervices (5n Sunday morning as you sit in church and see the vacant places in the choir and wonder where the war has taken the young people from your community you may feel certain that they are attending di vine services if circumstance per mits. NOTICE TO CREDITORS fP- Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been duly ap pointed administatrix of the es tate of Claire P. Weston, deceased, by the County Court of the State of Oregon, for the County of Mor row, and has accepted such trust. All persons having claims against said estate are hereby required to present the same, with proper vouchers attached, to my attorney, J. O. Turner, at Heppner, Oregon, on or before six months from the date of the first publication of this notice. Dated and first published Sept. 23, 1943. BRETA MORGAN 26-30 Administratrix l7 i .4 Chaplains and. choral leaders are found on the larger ships and even abroad in the Army centers. Millions of hymnals have been dis tributed to the men and women of all services and you may rest as sured that a portion of the savings you are placing into War Bonds is used for their spiritual welfare. U. S. Treasury Department GUESTS OF GERTSONS Mr- and Mrs. Kyle Long and Mrs. Glen Long of Pendleton were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Gertson. VISITING PARENTS Mary Eleanor Florene of Port land is visiting this week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Norman Flor ence, on upper Willow creek. ATTENDING FAIR Joe Farley went to John Day Wednesday to attend the Grant county fair and rodeo. FOUND ration books. Inquire at rationing office- YOUR EYES NEED ATTENTION r I nr, Vt f 4 , J ' " i ft ' ' Children start school soon have their eyes checked - now. Highly trained eye - specialist with years of experience waiting serve you. is to DR. STRAW OPTOMETRIST Si ram Optical Co. 225 South Main 403 Pendleton Oregon Over one-fourth of all Oregon forest fires arc caused by careless smokers. Use your ash trays . . . break matches twice... observe rules of common sense! i Keep Oregon Green Assn. io!m, Oregon USE BREAD OR CRACKER CRUMBS IN MEAT DISHES! One pork chop makes a plentiful serving if it's stuffed with bread crumbs seasoned with your favorite spices. Bacon rolls with dressing form a substantial main dish for a dinner. Lots of other tricks, too, for house wives to use in preparing nourishing meals! Watermelon, fresh green vegetables REMEMBER: Chicken and Fish take NO Points! Central Market WAR LOAN s I M buy 1 J ISl initio C C b TAT, L fifY ,AV1Nt" S 5 JgjlAsrAMPS s ' Let's Put Morrow County Over the Top Buy an Extra War Bond Today! Lexington Oil Co-Operative Lexington, Oregon