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REPORTS AT FORT BENNING
FORT BENNLNG, Ga.: The arriv
al of Pvt. Paul V. Rietmann. son of
Mr. and Mrs. Omar Rietmann of
lone, Ore., at this ASTP basic train
ing center was announced today by
Colonel Robert Sharp, commanding
officer, Sixth Trainin Regiment.
The basic training center at the
infantry school, Fort Benning, is
one of tho?p established under the
army specialized training program
and consists of three regiments) of
four battalions each. Each battalion
is compoxl of four companies with
an approximate strength of 250
basics per company.
The training program differsi from
that of the' average replacement
center in that the basics are not
assigned to any particular branch
of the army. They will receive
training in drill, the rifle and light
machine gun and other basic sub
jects. A considerable portion of the
training will be devoted to physical
education the building of the ba
sic into strong, durable soldiers. -
Following the training here, the
basic will be sent to STAR (Spe
cial Training and Reasgnments)
units for classification for further
studies and subsequent asignment
to troop duty as specialist techni
cians. They may al?b be sent to of
ficer candidate school.
Private Rietmann attended lone
high school.
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AT NEBRASKA UNIVERSITY
LINCOLN, Neb.: Pvt. Willard A.
Blake of Heppner. Ore., son of Mr.
and Mr. K. K. Blake, has arrived
at 348th CTD (aircrew), University
of Nebraska for course of army air
forces instruction lasting up to five
months prior to his appointment as
an aviation cadet in the army air
forces. During this period he will
take numerous academic courses,
as well ag elementary flying train
ing. Upon completion of his college
training he will 'be classified as a
pilot, navigator or bombardier and
jgo on to school of the training com
mand for training in these specialties.
SUFFERS HEART ATTACK
A. E. Burkenbine is resting com
fortably at home following a heart
attack shortly before noon Monday
Mr. Burkenbine went to work at
his shop, the Heppner Market, as
usual Monday morning Seemingly
all right, but after an hour or two
became ill and had to be taken
home. His physician has stated that
he will have to take a good long
rest. Lloyd Burkenbine ia serving
as meat cutter in his father's place.
"We Are Buying War Bonds Are
Syt. Carl Funk, 26, Cincinnati,
lost his right eye and sustained
a fractured left knee in Sicily. He
has been buying War Bonds reps-,
larty. He will retara to civil Uf
sa a a to aJaekarged ffaa
K. T.
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, November 4, 1943
12 Morrow County
Men Join Service
Twelve Morrow county young
men joined the fighting forced of
Uncle Sam the past week. Of these,
three were from Heppner, four from
Lexington, two from lone, two from
Irrigon and one from Boardman.
Accepted from Heppner were
Richard W. Robison and Alvin
Pettyjohn navy, and Wade Both
well, army.
Lexington contributed William H.
Nichols, son of Archie Nichols, to
the army; the navy drew Carl M.
Marquardt, ?!on of Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Marquardt; Claude E. Way,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Way and
third member of the family to join
the service, and Leonard L. Mun
ker son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Munkers.
lone sent Donald W Butcher' and
James R Barnett, son of Mr. and
Mr Ray Barnett, to the navy.
Glenn O'Brien and Raymond C.
Coulter entered the army from Ir
rigon, as did Russell Myllimaki,
Boardman.
Roof Damaged in
Early Morning Fire
An early morning blaze Tuesday
at the Clarence Bauman hou?)e oc
cupied by Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth
Dyerson did considerable damage
to the roof and scorched part of
the interior. The fire department
wa9 called at 6 o'clock and prior
to the arrival of the truck, neigh
bors assisted in removing furniture.
The Dyerspn were not at home,
having gone into Washington on
business and left the children in
charge of Mrs, Wm. Smith. A small
coal stove was being used, in place
of the oil stove and the fire il said
to have started from overheating
of the small stove.
IIOPITAL GIVEN RECEIPTS
FROM SALE OF PIANO
In the words of Mrs. Ralph
Thompson Morrow county chairman
of the Blue Mountain Camp and
Hospital Council, the orchids should
go to the women of Hardman.
The women of the once prosper
ous little community nestled near
the timbered area of the south end
of the county got together a num
ber of years ago and bought a pia
no for use in the Community
church. A few weeks ago they got
together and decided to sell the in
strument. It brought $50. The mo
ney has been turned over to Mc
Caw General hospital at Walla
Wallla.
This action was taken after it was
learned that the church would be
closed.
Mrs. Dick Wells viH" open hci
house to the American Legion aux
iliary Monday evening, Nov. 8. Mrs.
W. H. Instone and Mrs. Constance
Hatfield will be hostesses".
Pvt. Irwin Levinson, Baltimore,
was struck by shrapnel in the left
shoulder at Palermo. The fingers
of his left band are paralyzed.
When his father asked if he
modod any thing, his son replied:
War Beads." His father
Threat of Milk
Famine Seen in
OPA Ruling
Return to 12-cent '
Rate Means Exit
For Local Dairy
Heppner's milk supply is threat
ened through a ruling by the OPA
that the established price for dis
tribution per quart shall be 12 cents.
The chief distributor, Alfalfa Lawn
dairy, ha?) been advised that the
14-cent price invoked earlier this
year is not in conformity with the
ruling made by the OPA and that
the administration's) rate will have
to be met.
Realizing the seriousne of the
situation, Mayor J. O. Turner pre
pared and circulated a petition in
the business section of Heppner
early this week which was readily
signed by all whom he contacted.
The petition pointed out that the
local dairy could not meet the ad
vanced cost of feeds and continue
to operate at the figure established
by the OPA. The state administra
tor was urged to reconsider the
order and grant the dairy 14 cents1
per quart for iretail distribution
and 12 cents for wholefele distri
bution. Mayor Turner in a letter to
the adminitrator set forth the local
situation and asked that local con
dition be considered.
WHEREAS, tuberculosis! has in
creased during all past wars,
WHEREAS, the Oregon Tuber
culous association, an integral part
of the nationwide anti-tuberculosis
organization of the United
States, is facing, a? is the entire
organization, a crucial year in its
so-far victorious campaign against
tuberculosis, due to wartime con
ditions. WHEREAS, tuberculosis is the
first cause of death among persons
between 15 and 45 years of age,
WHEREAS, the Christmas Seal
Sale is the sole Support of the
Oregon Tuberculosis tsociation,
one of our most worthy community
institution
THEREFORE, I, the mayor of
Heppner do hereby call upon our
people to contribute to the anti
tuberculosis campaign through the
generous purchase . of Christmas)
Seals during the annual ale, which
opens on Monday, Nov. 22, to the
end that a wartime rie in tuber
culosis can be prevented in this
community, as well a in the
country as a whole.
J. O. Turner,
Mayor
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Pvt. Thomas Dellarossa, Trenton,
N. J., 18th Infantry Patrol, was
wounded by shrapnel at El Gui
tar, Africa, and now must wear
a special brace for bis left knee.
He won the Purple Heart. He
buys War Bonds regularly and
rges yon to.
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Corwin' s Mustangs
Blank Arlington's
Honkers 12-0
Have you seen a round-faced,
slightly grayish gentleman walk
ing up and down the street the
paF(t few days wearing a perpetual
smile and ready to shake hands
with everybody he meets? Well, if
you have, please be a little char
itable with him. He has good cause
to be grinny. His high school foot
ball team clicked last Friday and
left a sodden field dangling the long
end of a 12-0 score.
Oh yes. it was foootball we were
writing about and the grinny gent
in question is none other than
Coach George Corwin. He was so
happy over the outcome of the
game that when he went hunting
the next day he got a case of buck
fever and couldn't even see the
sight on his rifle. Result he won
a 'football game but his family will
have to go without venison the en
suing winter.
It was raining just the kind of
weather ducks or "honkers" usually
appreciate. But the Honker in this
instance couldn't cope with the
rarin' chargin' Mustangs of the
wild Heppner range country and
instead of carrying home a hunk of
horse meat they had to accept a
small piece of humble pie.
According to the record of the
game, Edmondon broke through
the Honker line in the second
quarter, scooting 15 yards for a
touchdown. No conversion. There
wa?j a scoring lull in the third quar
iod. then in the final quarter Ul
rich made a sensational 65-yard run
down the sidelines, aided by good
blocking. Again no conversion. It
was not only Heppner's -first win in
four starts, but the first time the
boys' really got the scoring idea.
A rearrangement of the baekfiold,
giving more power and speed, is
credited with giving the margin of
victory.
The team has three remaining
games, two with Condon and one
with Hermiston. Condon will be
met at Condon this! Friday and
Corwin feels his boys will be in
about the right mood to repeat last
Friday's performance.
NO IiLACKOUT, JUST A
CffT OF AN ALARM
Restless sleepers were somewhat
di sturbed about 3 a. m. Tuesday
when the town siren started to
blow. The alarm was brief, but
many who heard it were unable
to go back to sleep for likening
for the "fire wagon" to start shriek
ing its whistle.
to have been an accident. A room
Cause of the alarm is reported
er at Hotel Heppner ' inadvertently
contacted the blackout alarm
switch.
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Pvt. Donat Cartier, Derry, N. II.,
suffered a fracture of the leg
above the knee in Sicily when
struck by an 88 mm. shell. He
was held prisoner for two days
by the Germans, traveling in a
tank. He is a regular purchaser
f War Bonds,
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43 Production
Record Best
In History
Variety of Crops
Figures in Total
Wealth Increase
That 12-bushel average which has
been standard in Morrow county for
lo thee many years has been knock
ed into a cocked hat during the
past three season (And since the
ban on weather discuSsion has been
lifted, it begins to look like the ra
tio established in 1941 will be
maintained in 1944.) For instance,
the production record in 1943 is
believed to be the greatest in the
history of the county. A summary
of each crop yield ha?': not been
made up to the present time but
County Agent C. D. Conrad stated
Wednesday that undoubtedly this
is Morrow county's big year.
Of the county's 312.000 acres of
plowed land, 95,000 acres were sown
to wheat this) year, 70.000 in fall
wheat and 25,000 acres spring. In
addition to the wheat acreages,
3,000 acres were Sowed to rye; 600
acres to oats; 19,000 acres to bar
ley; 500 to corn; 1,000 acre) to peas;
8,000 acres to grain hay and ap
proximately 7.000 acres are in al
falfa. On top of this, farmers and
Jbockmen have sown between 35,
000 and 37,000 acres to crested
wheat grass in recent years,. This
had nothing to do with, the 1943
crop production other than that it is
a sown crop.
In nearly all instances crops were
heavy.
In commenting on the crop sit
uation, Conrad stated that the ev
en years are generally the best but
that this year has been the excep
tion. About 12,000 acres of plow
were idle this year and this i81
about "the average.
That 1944 will be a his acreage
year is ffeen in the fact that there
are 132,000 acres in summerfallow
this year. In 1942 summerfallow to
taled 114,000 acre. Since bigger
acreages are being encountered it
is expected the farmers will extend
themselves in 1944.
Fall seeding has been retarded by
rainy weather and Conrad looks
for a heavier spring planting than
usual.
NEW CORRESPONDENT
The Gazette Times ha been with
out a correspondent at Lexington
for a number of weeks and i
pleased to announce that Mrs. Ruth
McMillan has' accepted the job of
writing news from the ne'ghboring
community. Cooperation of the
people of Lexington and vicinity
will be appreciated by Mrs. McMil
lan and this newspaper.
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Pvt. William E. Morris, Long
Beach, Cal., is above draft age
but has seen three years of serv
ioe. He lost his left leg below the
knee in Tunisia. He wears the
Purple Heart and Good Conduct J
Ribbon and continues his War
Bond purchases. j
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