6 Heppner Gazette Times, December 30, 1943
whether they are in Australia (Ore
gon and Washington federalized
national guardsmen), in Italy, India,
Sicily or anywhere else on the globe
as well as at home. President Roose
velt, back from Cairo and Teheran,
has expressed himself as being in
favor of these absentee voters. As
most of the Republicans and many
of the southern Democrats see the
picture the administration hopes to
capture the soldier vote, and they
Lexington News
Court of Honor
Held by Scouts
Tuesday Evening
By Mrs. Ruth McMillan
EXPLANATION of Gen. Behron
Somervell that he ordered the Canol
A Boy Scout Court -of Honor with
both HeDoner and Lexineton scouts
are insisting that state laws should participating, was held at the school
govern elections and the absentee house Tuesday night. Scout Chief
balloting H .D. McDermott of Walla Walla
Southern Democrats for instance, of He wmSrtf
argue that if a federal law govern- ceremonieS Four scouts were-
ing the election is enacted the poll awarded badges. Carter House and
tax qualification will be ignored Billy ulrich of Heppner' received
and this would enable thouands of Vi- five i-ilaec! Qr4 cur Ko A (Toe ro-
investment of $130,000,000 m the oil voters (many of them colored) to spectively. Truman and Franklyn
field at Fort Norman and the build- vote who never have paid a poll Messenger won second class adges.
ing of a pipeline and refinery to tax and who, if they were in their There were five boys inducted into
prepare tor the third war does not native state, would not vote for the tenderfoot class.
satisfy Harold Ickes, secretary of they would not be sufficiently int
the interior and petroleum admin- erested in votint? to nav the tax.
In the past the southern Demo
crats have been apprehensive that
if the colored people voted they
would support the Republican tick
et and this would make the Demo-
peeved at being by-passed. They crats a minority party in the south. Pvt and Mrs. Eldon Padberg. Eldon
regard Somervell as acting too high mow tnpv ar mr(,prT1(liri u recently received a medical dis-
uu.-i colored citizens vote tor Mr Knn.
volt for a fourth term, and many
of the southern Democrats are fed
up with Mr. Roosevelt, and say so
in no uncertain terms.
istrator. Gen. Somervell did not
consult Ickes nor the war produc
tion board on this use of war de
partment funds, he testified, and
this makes both WPB and Ickes
Mr. and Mrs. Oris Padberg and
son Charles were hosts at their
home for a family gathering Mon
day. Those present were Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Padberg and Mn. and
Mrs. Archie Padberg and family of
Heppner, Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Vin
son and tamily ot Lexington, and
man Ruhl.
Mr. and Mrs. S. G McMillan and
Mrs. Eula Barnhouse and daughter
Jean left Thursday to spend a week
in Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Dinges have
returned from Grants Pass where
they have spent the last two weeks
with their son-in-law and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Acklen.
Mrs Frank Munkers returned to
her home Tuesday after undergo
ing an operation, in The Dalles. .
Ralph Jackson was called to Hub
bard Wednesday by the death ot
his father Jerome Jackson.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Duvall drove
to Pertland Wednesday to visit with
their son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Ralph Wickersham.
Mrs. C. C. Carmichael has been
confined to her home with the flu
for the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hunt and
family spent Christmas with Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Warner and Mrs.
Lou Broadley.
Gene Majeske, Alice Marshall and
Walter Wallace were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Herman Wallace over
Christinas.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our sincere
appreciation and thanks to the
many friends who so kindly came
to our assistance during the illness
and dsath of our beloved brother
and uncle. Millard F. French, and
their expressions of sympathy and
flowers in our bereavement and
also to those who contributed to
his entertainment ard comfort dur
ing his last weeks ar.iong ue.
Leon W. and Opal D. Briggs .
Ray M. and Loa Taylor and
tamily
Berl Gurdane
handed. No
ahead on his own initiative for such
a vast sum of money, but Somer
vell is like that and he, it should
be remembered, is a buddy of Pres
ident Roosevelt's closest friend Har
ry Hopkins.
Secretary Ickes says the United
States 'has furnished 95 percent of
all the aviation gas that has been
used by the allies in this global war.
Others of the United Nations have
large supplies but which hitherto
have been inaccessible because of
war conditions. This means that
only five percent of the gas for the
international fliers has been fur
nished by the British and the Rus-
REPUBLICANS,
count on the colored vote where the
colored people were permitted to
vote, realize that they have lost this
asset (very important in certain
northern states) and they are in-
charge from the army.
Albert Edwards, A. S. son of Mr.
and Mrs. Lon Edwards, is confined
to sick bay with scarlet fever at his
station at Farragut.
Ralph Leach is a flu patient in
who once could the Heppner hospital.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Jones and
daughter Charlene of Meacham
are spending the holidays with Mrs.
Jones' parents, Mr. and Mlrs. Ted
McMillan.
Edna Luttrell, student from the
sisting that a federal law covering University of Oregon at Eugene, is
soldier absentee voting would vio- spending the .Christmas holidays
late state rights. Present laws in with her brother-in-law and sister.
Oregon and Washington provide for Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Munkers.
absentee voting, but the adminis- M,r' anci Mrs- John McMillan and
: family left Friday morning for
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ions of the state laws could not be
sians. After the war, Ickes says the complied with in time to permit the
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United btates should protect its
supply of gasoline and should as
sist American citizens in efforts to
develop oil fields in other parts of
the world than the United States. He
estimates that there is a supply of
oil that should serve this country
some 20 years but that the demand
for fuel oil, motor gasoline and avi
ation gas will be so tremendous
that the wise thing for Uncle Sam
to do is to begin looking everywhere
for new fields.
absentee votes being returned and
counted.
How the absentee ballots would
reach the boys from Oregon and
Washington is a problem, but by
use of aii-planes the ballots could
be returned within 48 hours from
any point on the globe and there
Portland to visit relatives and
friends.
Dorothy Cutsforth, who is at
tending St. Joseph's academy in
Pendleton, spent the holidays with
her pefrents, Mr. and Mrs. O. W.
Cutslorth.
Jack O'Harra arrived Friday from
Moscow, Ida., to spend a short va
cation with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Newt O'Harra and sister Patty.
A Christmas pageant depicting
"Star of the East" was preented by
thould be no delay from that
source. Apparently, the location of the Lexington school Thursday eve
the soldiers would have to be re- ning before a large audience. In ad
vealed by the war and navy depart- dition to the pageant, the primary
srades were presented in various
. i uu pioiesung mat ballots under the provisions of numbers.
the state laws
the war department declined to
open oil wells in Alaska instead of
going to Canada, the Alaska fields
according to government reports
being far superior to the pool in
the Fort Norman district. Original
ly. Somervell explained that the
Japanese threat of invasion caused
him to direct the Canol deal, but
later he qualified this statement
and announced . that the Canadian
enterprise was also designed to
meet a possible situation in world
war No. 3. This still does not suit
Secretary Ickes, for if the Alaska
territory is to be a hot spot years
hence the Alaska oil sould be de
veloped. THE administration forces are
very anxious to enact legis'atiDn
which will enable soldiers to vote in
the primary and general elections,
SPENT CHRISTMAS HERE
Billv Schwarz and familv
Christmas with relatives in Hepp- Shepherds, Wayne Papineau, Floyd
ner. They returned to their home in Breeding, and Charles Padberg;
The Dalles Sunday evening. Wisemen, Ray Papineau and Nor-
Something
NEW
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nsurance
See Bill Isom
about
80 per cent
collision on your
car.
B. E. ISOM
Heppner, Oregon
Our Staff Wishes You All A
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We aren't worried about the New
Year when we remember the fine
spirit of cooperation that you have
shown in your dealings with us .in
1943! Surely, the American people
cannot fail while such a spirit motiv
ates their actions. We wish to thank
you for your patience and under
standing during these critical months
Central Market
DRIVE TO CORVALLIS
,Rev. Bennie Howe. Mrs. Howe, Pfc.
and Mrs. Don Romine and George
A. Corwin drove to Corvallis Sun
day afternoon, leaving immediately
after church. The trip was made to
get Don Romine back to Camp
Adair before midnight, the date of
expiration of his sho'rt Christmas
furlough which was spent in Hepp
ner. Mrs. Romine remained in the
valley for the rest of the week
while other members of the party
returned home Tuesday, stopping at
Hood River enroute.
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of
HAVE BABY DAUGHTER
Mr. and Mrs. Harold Gains
Portland announce the birth on
Dec. 16 of a daughter, Shirleeann.
weight 10 pounds. The mother is
the former Jean Huston, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Claude Huston,
who are quite elated over their
first grandchild. , i
RETURNS HOME
Mrs. Elizabeth Moore left for
her home in Portland Tuesday af
spending a few days at Christmas
time at ihe home of Mr. and Mrs.
Dick Wells.
CHRISTMAS IN PENDLETON
Mrs. Catherine McTntrye and dau
ghter Rita visited in Pendleton over
(he Christmas week-end.
DR. STRAW
OPTOMETRIST
Wishes
You and Yours
the
Season's Greetings
. and
may you enjoy
Gcod Health
and
Good Sight
for the coming
Year!
stp.am orncAL
COM? AMY
Pendleton, Oregon
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Characters of the pagaent were;
readers, Faye Cutsforth and June
Van Winkle; Mary, Marcie Pieper;
Joeph, Kenneth Way; Angels, Ida
SDent Buchanan and Carla Whillock;
The Best Wish for the NEW YEAR
World Peace by
next New Year
So help insure it Buy War Bonds
every month of the New Year!