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8 Heppner Gazette Our Men in Service Continued from First Page used the paratroops there. NEPHEW LOST AT TARAWA Mrs. Joe Hughes received word Friday that her nephew,. Pfc Ralph L. Williams, was among the U. S. Marines who gave their lives at Ta rawa. Young Williams was a talent ed musician and would have been 19 years old in February. RAISED TO SERGEANT From San Francisco comes word that Cpl Orrin W. Bisbee. son of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Bisbee, has been promoted to the rank of sergeant in Headquarters Squadron at 4th Air force. Prior to entering service Sgt. Bisbee was employed by the Stan dard Oil Company of California. CIIIEE PETTY OFFICER Relatives have learned from Earl Francis McCabe that he has been made chief petty officer, motor machinist's mate. Earl has been overseas several months and has not been home since joining the navy. VISITING PARENTS Don Evans is spending his leave from duties with the Merchant Marines. Wounded in action twice, Don will go to a San Francisco hos pital for special treatment at the conclusion of his visit here Jan. 7. MISSING IN EUROPE Rev. J. Fred Stilwell of Yamhill writes the Gazette Times that he and Mrs. Stilwell have been noti fied that their son Frederick Emory Stilwell has been reported missing -in the European theater. While de tails were lacking parents are quite certain that Frederick's plane was among hose shot down Dec. 1 in the big raid on Berlin in which 1200 planes were engaged and 42 bomb ers failed to return to base. Lt. Dale Stilwell. flying one of the transport planes for Uncle Sarn in India, recently sent his parents a letter describing the Hindu Christmas ceremony which is ob served Oct. 4 to 9 each year. When space permits the article will be published in this newspaper. HOME FROM SOUTH PACIFIC TO SPEND CHRISTMAS Wthile numerous service men were able to get home for Christ mas vacation, it is doubtful if any of them came further than Lt. Ar thur W. Bergstrom, who is visiting his parents Mr. and Mrs. Carl F. STAR Reporter Friday-Saturday, Dec. l31-Jan. 1 Salute to the Marines (In Technicolor) Wallace Beery, Fay Bainter, Regi nald Owen, Keye Luke, William Lundignn A picture liberally mixed with, laughs, a few tears and lots of warm humanity. (While there is some war action in it, this is not one of the grimly realistic war pictures). Sunday-Monday, January 2-3 A Lady Takes a Chance Jean Arthur, John Way e, Charles Winninger, Phil Silvers A delightful trie of a city girl's bus trip to the breathless wonders of the West and her adventures that were not advertised in the travel chart. Tuesday, January 4 So This is Washington Lum 'n Abncr, Mildred Coles After a series of laughable scrapes, radio's most successful hayseed co mics land on their feet as heroes in wartime Washington. i Wednesday-Thursday, January 5-C Spitfire Leslie Howard, David Nivcn, Rosa mund John A powerful drama of the life and struggles of the man who designed Spitfire airplanes for the RAF. ALSO THE MARCH OF TIME: U. S. Mu sic and the -War. Times, December 30, 1943 Baker re-Elected Chairman County Conservation Assn. The annual election of the Mor row County Agricultural Conserva tion association was held in the courthouse Dec. 21, at which time Henry Baker was re-elected chair man of the county committee; Frank Saling was re-elected as reg ular member of the county commit tee; Clyde Denney was elected as 'regular miember; Frank Anderson first alternate and W. A. Baker of Boardman second alternate. Committee elections were held the same day for all districts with the exception of Boardman and Ir rigon, and meetings were held in those places the previous day. Com mitteemen were elected for all com munities prior to the county elec tion. The 1944 AAA program will fol low about the same line as in past years except there will be no re strictions on the planting of wheat in 1944. Soil conservation payments will be made the same as in the past and there will be very few changes in the soil conserving prac tices under the farm program. As far as is known now there will ba a greater wheat loan program in 1944 but no information has been received as yet on the loan rate. The federal crop insurance pro gram has been discussed but many farm groups including Eastern Ore gon Wheat league have gone on re cord favoring re-instatement of the crop insurance program, but as yet there is no indication that it will be continued for the 1944 year. One of the questions asked most frequently during the past months is whether or not farmers may plow up crested wheat grass and seed the land to wheat or other grains. There are no restrictions in 1944 on the plowing up of crested wheat grass but the farmers are urged to give some real thought and consid eration to the practice before going ahead and considering the livestock feed requirements on their farm and whether or not the grass is needed for erosion control. Indians Re'cruited For Sheep Herding Sheepmen of Morrow county will be interested in arrangement by the extension service for recruiting Navajo Indians from Arizona for employment in lambing and as sheep herders. C. D, Conrad, county agent, states that full details have not been re ceived as yet but the program will follow much the same lines the one followed with the use of Mexican labor in which the farmer contracts to pay the men the going wage rate and keep him employed at least 75 percent of the time. The Navajos are experienced in sheep raising- and especially in herding and should fill the needs of many ranchers in Morrow coun ty. One advantage they may have over Mexican labor is that they r:ak Relish. 2,'hccpmen or others interested in obtaining some of the Indians must place their orders at the county agent's office as none will be re cruited except upon definite order. Bergstrom of Eight Mile. Lt. Berg strom came from the South Pacific where he has been through four major naval engagements. He has been transferred to a sub marine chaser school in Florida and will leave for that point upon com pletion of his leave here. VISIT AT KEAVERTON The Edmond Gonty family spent Christmas with Mrs. Gonty's people at Beaverton. When they returned they were accompanied by Rav mond Hemrich, member of the air corps. BA RNSTORMING rO WDERI1 E3 KNOCK MUSTANGS OVER Continued from First Page and wound up on the long end of a 41-25 score. This has not discouraged Coach George Corwin, who stated that an early season defeat, especially by a strong team, is good medicine for any team and he expects his boys to keep their feet pretty well on the floor from now on. Millard F. French Passes S'jnday Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock p. m. Tuesday from the Church of Christ for Millard Fil more French, who died early Sun day morning at the residence of L. W. Briggs where he made his home. Mr French succumbed to an illness which had been afflicting him for some time. Born near Troy, Ohio, Aug. 19, 1856 he was 87 years, four months and seven days of age. He was the last of his immediate fam ily. When he was about one year old the family moved to Indiana where they made their home until 1880, coming to Oregon that year. They arrived at Umatilla Junction the day James A. Garfield was elected president. They settled on a farm near Heppner and Millard as a young man engaged in farming and stock raising for many years. Later his health broken, he followed min ing and trapping, during which time he spent several years in Klondike. Alaska, Idaho and Washington, then in July, 1936, owing to infirmities of age, he returned to Heppner, making his home with his brother-in-law, L. W. Briggs, and family until the time of his death. When a young man of 22 he unit ed with the Baptist church at Brookston, Ind., transferring, on his coming to Oregon, to the Bap tist church et Heppner, later unit ing with the Church of Christ, to which he remained a faithful mem ber the balance of his life. Surviving are two nieces in Hep pner, Miss Opal Briggs and Mrs. Ray Taylor, and three nieces in Cal ifornia. His only nephew, Burl Gur dane of Umatilla, was unable to come to the funeral because of illness. AUNT DIES Stanley Minor received word the last of the week of the death of his aunt, Mrs. W.' T. Brown of St. John Wash. Mrs. Brown passed away Dec. 24 after a lingering illness. She had visited in . Heppner several times and was here at the passing of Stanley's mother, Mrs. Mahala Minor. Because of travel difficul ties, Stanley decided to not at tempt to make the trip to St. John for his aunt's funeral. GOING TO NEW LOCATION Lt. and Mrs. Norton King were guests over the week-end at the home of Mrs. King's mother, Mrs. Hilma Anderson. Lt. King has been transferred from Ellensburg, Wash to Oklahoma City. They left Tues day. k K - vi ' v J. ' , - Best Wishes for the New Year And many thanks for your friendly cooperation thru the months just past. We all have great plans, for postwar days, so let's buy Bonds, work extra hard, and those days will come soon! This year, as in the past, our service will be adequate and of the best. onstow Insurance Agency NOLA BRISTOW lone, Oregon CHURCHES CHURCH OF CHRIST O. Wendell HerMson, Pastor Bible school 9:45. A class for ev ery age. Morning worskip 11 o'clock Christian Endeavor, 6:30 p. m. Evening worship 7:45 p. m. ST. PATRICK'S CHURCH Rev. Francis McCormack. Pastor Schedule of Services: Henmner: Sunday mass at 9 a. m. on the 1st and 3rd Sundays; at 10:30 a. m. on the 2nd and 4th. lone: 10:30 a- m. on the 1st and 3rd; 9:00 a. m. on the 2nd and 4th Sundays. Week day mass at 8 a. m. First Friday at 7:30 a. m. Confessions: Saturdays, 7:30 p. m. to 8:00 p. m. Sundays 8:15 a. m. to 8:55 a. m. ALL SAINTS EPISCOPAL CHURCH Archdeacon Neville Blunt Holy Communion, 8 a. m. Church School, 9:45 a. m. Holy Communion. 11 a m. Dr. T. Barber will report on the general convention. The Rev. Eric Robathan will broadcast over KWRC, Pendleton, on Wednesdays during January. Time, 3:30-4 p. m, IONE COOPERRATIVE CHURCH II. N. Waddell, Pastor Bible school. 10 a. m. Worship and communion service. 11 a. m. Sermon, " Facing Forward in 1944." Friday, Deo. 31, 8 p. m., watch night party at the parsonage. Every one invited. T. FIRST METHODIST CHURCH Bcnnie Howe, Minister SUNDAY. Jan. 2 jSivine worship at 11 a. m. Church school at 9:45 a. m Evening sing at 7:30 o'clock, at which time the sound films, "Touch ing Untouchables and Yesudas the Outcast," will be shown. A collec tion will be taken. FRIDAY. Dec. 31 The choir will have their rehear sal Friday evening instead of Thursday evening this week. THOUGHT FOR TO-DAY The New Year lies before you a spotless track of snow, Be careful how you tread it, for every mark will show. "He that doeth the will of God abideth forever." IONE BAPTIST CHURCH J. C. Stephens. Pastor Sunday school, 10 a. m. Freedom of CHOICE 'W1 TALK about Freedoms, what about MAthlT ?Wff"dSrn f Ch0i,C5 0311 mCan tHe Same thinS all the other freedoms people are talking about-and a few others besides. In large measure, freedom of choice is what this war is about 1 Freedom of choice means such ordinary things as trying soy beans in the south field next year, if you think it's the thing to do. Itmeans buying the kind of flour you think gives you the best biscuits. It means you and your bou oeJ1aooiemaCkCerdlng he'H g t0 5 Freedom of choice is the soil in which character grows. rJ HiS KT.d"! f tch&i-and its counterpart, a sense of responsibility for the decisions made-has done much to develop the character that is going to win this war-on the to ?. Vnt ,C f?rm' in industry- And when the vic tory is won, the kind of America we have fought and worked to preserve must be a tountry in which every man and woman, and every boy and girl, will have freedom of choice in even greater measure. General Electric Co., Schenectady, N. Y. H,.,r tk ' Geveral ' W prm,.- "The C-E All-girl Orchestra" Sunday 10 p.m EWT, NBC "Tie World Toda' newt, tvtry wnkday 6.45 p.m. EWT, CBS. BUY WAR BONDS GENERAL ELECTRIC Morning service, 11 o'clock. Evening service, 7:30 o'clock. Midweek service, 7:30 p. m. Wed nesday. Special watch night service 8 p. m. Friday, Dec. 31. . RETURNS TO SCHOOL Miss Teresa Breslin retuned to Bend Sunday to resume her duties as teacher in the high scho-l there. CARD OF THANKS We wish to express our heartfelt thanks to friends and neighbors for their many acts of kindness during the illness and death of our be lovde husband, and father; and for the many floral offerings. The Burkenbine Family Wh en in it the VICTORY CAFE vw Roy r.nd Betty Lieuallea Special Chicken Dinners each Sunday 11 a. m. to 8 p. m. .J 0 i
