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O 73 ttk It o 1 r X c "9 G fa Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, November 1 1, 1943 Volume 60, Number 33 Our Men In Service TRANSFERRED Members of her family have been advised that Lt. Hazel Adkins has been transferred from Ft. George Wright. Spokane, to Sioux City. Iowa. JAMES ADKINS WOUNDED James Adkins, son of Ralph Ad kins, was injured in a naval ac tion somewhere in the South Pa cific recently, according to infor-' mation received here from mem bers of his family. Extent of his) in juries was not disclosed. JOINS NAVY Donald Peterson, son of Mr. and Mrs). . Oscar , Peterson of lone, has been inducted into the navy. He left with the group "from Morrow county last week. .. ., V. CPL McCURDY TAKES BRIDE IN CALIFORNIA Cpl. Harlan D. McCurdy, Jr. and Miss Donna Marie Nelson, daugh ter of Mrs. Palma Nelson of Wase Savior Lutheran church in San Di ka, Minn., were married at Our ego, Calif., Nov. 2. Rev Towe, pas tor of the church, performed the ceremony at high noon. The bride was beautiful , in a -white satin gown with long train, a finger tip veil with coronet of orange blossoms, and carried a sfhower bouquet of white cycla mens and bouvardia. The bride was attended by her sister, Miss , Eu nice Nelson, who dressed in light blue with shoulder veil of pink and carried a bouquet of pink roses. Mr. Len Gilman, brother-in-law of the groom, was best man. After the ceremony the wedding party adjourned to the Chula Vista Country club for luncheon. The wedding cake was topped by a Sol dier and bride and contained a tiny music box which played the wedding march as the party en tered the dining room. For going away the bride wore a tweed suit with brown accessor ies and corsage of talisman roses. The groom's parents, Mr. and . Mrs. H. D. McCurdy of Heppner, who left for Chula Vista two weeks ago, were in attendance at the wedding. ANOTHER MORROW SOLDIER , TAKES BRIDE IN EAST Writing from Hutehinspn, Kan., TS Sam G. McMillan of Lexing 4. itr.r-c iho Gazette Times LV711 xiuuiiiu ... . v. that he has joined the ranks of soldier benedicts. Sam was ex tremely brief in his announcement, merely stating that he was married recently to Miss Anabel Strodt man of Emporia, Kan. STUDYING AIR MECHANICS The importance of women's par ticipation in the nation's all-out war effort becomes more clearly evident each day to Pfc. Erma Van Schoiack of the Women's Army CorpSi, currently on active duty at the airplane mechanics school and basic training center of the army air forces eastern technical train ing command at Gulf port Field, Miss. Pvt Van Schoiack, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Cleve Van Schoi ac of Heppner, travelled through many states for the first time since joining the WACS and is continu ing to broaden her general know ledge and experience of Uncle Sam's winged fighters while per forming an essential job m base personnel headquarters. AT CANTWELL HOME S'lc Alton B. Christen?jen, guest at the M. L. Cantwell home this week has seen a lot of action in the Pacific. While discussion is limited due to military restrictions and a reluctance to talk about his experiences, Alton admitted to Continued on PK Bight Sign Board and Mailbox Labels Is Club Proposal Organization to Sponsor Project In Rural Districts A program to label mail boxes and country roads and lanes over the county was launched Tuesday evening by the board of directors of the Heppner chamber of com merce. Lack of such labels or sign boards proves embarrassing to those unfamiliar with the rural dis tricts, it was. pointed out, and it was felt that, the chamber of commerce would be, acting in the best inter ests of the public in sponsoring, such a movement To get the project underway, the secretary was instructed' to ac nuire a stencil set with which mail boxes and road signs may be paint ed at reasonable cost. An effort will be made to cooperate with the granges and with Individuals in se curing names and other data in making up the directive naaterial. In the meantime, it is hoped that unlabeled mail boxes may be taken care of by the possessors. At the Monday luncheon Betty Coxen and Joe McLaughlin, high school seniors, were featured speak ers. This was part of the students' contribution to national education week. The young people acquitted themselves like veteran after din ner speakers. - ' w Mustangs Too Wild For Condon's Devils Fred Ritchie Phones Sisters He'll Be Home For Christmas By MBS. OMAB BIETMANN Mrs. Franklin Lindstrom and Mrs. Cifford McCabe received a phone call from their brother, Fred Ritchie, last Saturday morning. Although he could not tell them where he was other than that he had reached the New England state?, he said he would be home for Christmas. This is his first visit home in over two years that he ha9 been in the service. Most of this time has been spent in the Canal Zone. Mrs. Nettie Lundy of Portland is maing a week's visit in lone. She ig visiting her three sisters and brother. Mrs. Clara Kincaid. Mrs. Ed Buschke. Mrs. Martin Cotter, and Bert Mafjon. Mrs. Herman Havercost and son Pete of Summerville. Ore. spent a few days in lone, last week visiting relatives and friends. Pete is on leave from the navy where he is training to be a gunman. 'Mrs. Minnie Forbes left Tuesday of larjt week for Oakdale where she plans to spend the winter with her daughter and family the John O'Steens. ' . Mrs. Orlow Martin and two sons of Moro spent the week-end at the home of Mrs. Martin's mother, Mrs. Anne Smouse. Rev. H. N. Waddell of,Nys?a will conduct the morning services at the lone Cooperative church next Sunday. Ncr. 14. Continued on Page Two Boys at McCaw General to Receive Christmas Boxes By MRS. RALPH THOMPSON Christmas is several weeks away but plans are going forward at this time to provide a joyful day for the patients in McCaw hospital, the hospitals at Pendleton field, Walla Walla air base and Pasco naval, base. Anyone wishing to fill Christmas bags for these patients will find a supply at either drug store in Heppner with a list of gifts as suggested by the Red Cross field director. We are very grate ful to the lone and Rhea Creek granges for taking 25 bags each. We are also most grateful for a gift of $30 from Mrs. Frank An derson of Eight Mile with which we are to buy candy, nuts or any thing else needed to help make these patients enjoy a happy day away from their homes and friends. The gift box for ' the November meeting has been supplied by the 6th, 7th, and 8th grades of the Lex ington school under the direction of Mrs. Frank Turner. The child ren have collected 12 phonograph records, 15 books, 15 jig saw . puz zles, 12 decks of cards, 24 mounted pictures, thumb tacks, Christmas paper, wrapping paper, twine and pins. The last items were requested for use in helping the boys send gifts home. The Lexington pupils in these grades are writing to a patient at McCaw and sending hirr little gilts. s Morrow Places 4th Determined to show everybody that their win over Arlington was no fluke, the Heppner Mustangs scored their second successive vic tory last Friday over the Condon Blue Devils, 6 to 0. on the latter's field. Threatening in the firt quarter when they advanced to the Con-; don 10-yard line, the Mustangs hit pay dirt midway through the sec ond quarter, following a powerful ground offensive that started from the Blue Devil's 40-yard line and concluded with a three yard plunge over the goal line by Runnion. Try for point was unsuccessful. At the opening of the second half the Condon eleven uncorked a dazzling attack that died on the Heppner five yard line. At no other time in the game did the Blue Devils even remotely threat-. en to score. Late in the last quarter the Mus tangs again powerhou-ed their way down the field and narrowly miss ed a second touchdown by the mar gin of one foot. Condon took the ball over on downs practically on their goal line and kicked out to safety just as the final gun sounded. After meeting Hermiston at Her miston, Armistice Day, the Hep pner boys close their season with Condon on the local field Friday, Nov. 19. 43-44 Tax Collections Lead Previous Years Collections on the 1943-1944 tax schedule are out ahead of those of previous years, according to Sher iff John Fuiten. While levies in almost all instances are lower and the total is about $39,000 less than last, more individuals have paid, and this accounts for the good re cord. The collection number was was the same on Nov. 9 this year as it was Nov. 13 of last year. The 1942-43 levy was $216 000 and the 1943-44 levy $177,000. This year the state school support fund of $24,173.83 was taken into con sideration, but it was deducted be fore the levy was made. Sheriff Fuiten stated Monday, Nov. 15 is the last date upon which the three percent discount will be given. In Individual Sales Morrow county held close to its buying record in the recent Thiid War loan campaign, the final tab ulations showing that a total of $447,078 was invested by individ uals giving the county fourth place in the state in that group. According to figures released by the stale committee, the $447 078 represented purchases in the amount of 209.4 percent of the in dividual quota. Grand total of all saleg was 144.4 percent. In cold cash this represented $531,233. A quota of $32,000 has been given Morrow county for the month of November. IOOF DISTRICT CONVENTION SCHEDULED FOR NOV. 19 Lexington lodge I. O. O. F. will be host to the lodges of the coun ty in district convention Friday evening, Nov. 19, according to George N. Peck of Lexington who was in town Wednesday. Grand Master Ray V. Comstock of Baker will attend the session in his offi cial capacity. A dinner served by the host lodge will precede the lodge session, which will be participated in by Morgan, lone, Lexington. Heppner and Hardman. TAKING POSTMAN'S HOLIDAY Manager B C. Pinckney of the Heppner branch of the First Nat ional bank of Portland is taking a vacation from the bank for two weeks. That is, "Pinck" thought he was taking a vacation, which started last week, but he was called back to the bank so many times he began to think it was just a postman's holiday. He got out from under after two or three days and this week has been doing some of the things he laid out to do the last time he took a vacation. One of those things was to fertilize gar den and lawn. He arranged with Harold Cohn to get some sheep fertilizer at the Cohn corrals. Cohn even loaned him a pickup to haul the manure, but there was a catch to that the pickup was loaded with hay which "Pink" had to unload. He survived this in pretty good shape, so good, in fact, that when he got the fertilizer loaded Cohn accused him of overloading the truck. Well, anyway, "Pink thinks one load will suffice, REV. NOBLE BUYS HOME Rev. Clifford Noble, pastor of the Assembly of God church, has pur chased the residence property of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Hayes and will take possession early next week. Mr. and Mrs Hayes will leave Tuesday for Santa Barbara, Calif., for a va cation and to visit their son Clar ence who anticipates shipping out soon. Clarence's wife and little daughter Janis, will accompany his parents south. They will be gone two weeks. Mr. Hayes will resume his work at Heppner Lumber com pany but Mrs. Hayes, who has been with the Heppner office of the Pa cific Telephone and Telegraph com pany for 17 years, is resigning Fri day and contemplates following the career of a housewife from here on. 3540 People Receive Ration Book Number 4 Tabulations By Districts Released From Local Office- Figures released by the Morrow county rationing office this week disclose that a total of 3540 copies of book No. 4 were issued in the county in the recent . distribution period. Broken down by districts, registrations for ration book No. 4 show that 1838 were issued at Hep pner; 566 at lone; 370 at Lexing ton; 333 at Irrigon and 441 at Boardman. Many people of the county were unable to make application at the school houses on Oct. 26-28 and the total count will be raised ma terially. Opportunity will be given all unregistered persong to make application through the rationing office after Nov. 15 The local board started issuing Monday of this week but found there was an error in the date and discontinued any . further issuing of book No. 4 at once. However ap plications will be received any time and issuing of the books will be resumed on the 15th, at the local rationing office in the Heppner ho tel building. WHO KNOWS WHEREABOUTS OF JAMES McNAMEE? Good news awaits James Mc Namec, native of Ireland, if he will get in touch with Local No. 1, Morrow county selective service board. He is not to be drafted, the board assures, but if he will contact the local office he will learn what is in store for him. Says the board: "Any person knowing the present address ol James McNaniee, 52, while race; height approximately 5 fect 10 inches, weight, approximately 171 pounds, blue eyes, brown hair, ruddy complexion, scar on center point of chin, please notify Morrow county local board of selective service at Heppner, Oregon immediately." It is understood that the reg istrant has a brother at Hermiston. GUES.T AT HUSTONS Mrs. E. R. Huston who recently returned from a week's visit in the Willamette valley was accom panied home by her sister, Mrs. F. E. Bloom of Albany. Mrs. Bloom is enjoying better health here and she may remain for some time. COMING ON VISIT Lt. Rose Leibbrand is expected to arrive in Heppner Friday for a week's visit with friends. Lt. Leib brand is a member of the Women's Army Corps and has been stationed at Stout Field in Indianapolis. Ind. She is due for a transfer to relieve one more fighting man for overseas duty. While in Heppner she will be the guest of Miss Leta Humphreys. AT SCHOOL CONFERENCE Mrs. Lucy E. Rodgers, coimly Pehool superintendent, left Sunday for Salem where on Tuesday and Wednesday she attended a conference- of school administrators, headed by Rex Putnam, rtnte su perintendent. Like the 1942 con ference, the session this year dealt with problems arising out, of the war, including professional prob lems, goals in post-war planning, and problems growing out of cur rent trends towards delinquency and irregular attendance on the part of the school-age youth. RETURNS TO WORK Miss Sibvl Howell departed for Portland Sunday after enjoying a week's vacation and rest at the home of her parents, Mr. and Ms. Lee Howell, who took her to Ar lington. Miss Howell works in the legal department of the Vancouver branch of Kiser Shipbuilding Corporation. Book Delinquencies Forgiven for Time Borrowers who are overdue with books at the Heppner library will have an opportunity to reestablish their good standing during the per iod Nov. 15-29. The library assoc iation has arranged to receive the boos without assessing the usual fines, and there will be no questions asked. George A. Corwin, president of the association, expressed the hope that all persons holding over due books will respond to the ap peal. In view of the fuel situation, the board has decided to limit the li brary service to three afternoons a week. It will be open from 3 to 5 p. m. Monday, Wednesday and Fri day afternoons. PORTLAND VISITORS Mayor and Mrs. J. O. Turner drove to Portland Monday on a business mission. They were accom panied by Mrs. Nellie Anderson who will return with them today. Mrs. Anderson again expects to make her home in Heppner. BRINGING WIFE HOME Lonnie Ritchie expects to bring Mrs. Ritchie home from the Her miston hospital Sunday where she has been a patient several weeks. Her condition is reported consid erably improved after suffering se rious injury to a hand. VISITING SISTER Mrs. Jean Lyons of Portland is spending two weeks at the home of her sister, Mrs. Leo Gorger and ' family. - i H O O 70 1 o a - r w o o H O