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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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