6 Heppner Gazette Times, January 6, 1944
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IN September the war department,
navy department, war shipping ad
ministration and the maritime com
mission had unexpended balances
of appropriations totaling 186 bil
lion dollars Of this sum 92 billion
dol'ars were unobligated balances,
which means there had not been
any orders placed, contracts award
ed, services performed of any oth
er transactions charged against the
fluids This is the allegation of. the
committee on reduction of nones
sential federal expenditures.
Senator Byrd, chairman of this
committee, intends asking for an
investigation of these huge unex
pended balances to determine if ad
ditional appropriations will be
needed until such time as all the
outstanding balances have been en
cumbered. It is the purpose of the
committee to turn these unobligat
ed balances of 92 billion dollars
back to the treasury, if possible, in
the event that the appropriations
committee thinks it cannot appro
priate the balances for other pur
poses. Believe it or not, the Byrd com
mittee, has been the cause if con
gress saving in excess of two bil
lion dollars by the liquidation of
non-war agencies and the reduc
tion of other appropriations where
war activity would not be inter
fered with. Senator Byrd is an all
out economist and is having a field
day in saving government money.
As governor of Virginia he made
a reputation for the economical way
in which ho administered taxpay
ers funds, and since coming to the
senate he has been plugging away
at the same idea, but only in the
past year have his efforts borne
fruit.
A Democrat, but anti-Roosevelt..
Byrd was suggested as the man to
lead a new party in the south by
Sen. Bailey, with a second the-mo-lion
from Sen. "Cotton" Ed Smith.
In the 1932 nominating convention
Byrd waa an aspirant but was
swept aside by the steam roller of
Jim Farley, who was promoting the
then governor of New York for the
presidency Franklin D. Roo&elvelt.
DECLARING that it is the busi
ness of congress to arrange for the
disposal of government owned sur
plus goods after the war, Represen
tative Patman has introduced a bill
providing for the creation of a cort..
mittee to be composed of the chair
man of the board of directors of
Defense Supplies Corp., the secre
taries df war, navy and treasury
and three experienced business men
to be appointed by the president,
who shall have supervision of the
sales of all such surpluses, with
RFC as the selling agency. The need
of a centralized authority for this
purpose is apparent from the cha
otic condition which prevails at the
present time with a dozen different
government groups endeavoring to
find solutions of the surplus goods
situation.
Already the navy is selling some
of its surplus directily to bidders.
The army is selling some goods di
rect and others are being turned
over to the treasury department
which so far haa been unable to
evolve a satisfactory plan for their
disposal. Some of the government
officials, for example, want to sell
army trucks direct to the public;
others believe the sales should be
handled through dealers. Dealers,
who are virtually without trucks,
are eager to buy the surplus, but
first they are told they will not be
permitted to bid on them and later
they are told that they will have
to compete against individual bid
ders. There is a big demand from
farmers to buy army jeeps after the
war, but at present there is no
channel through which such pur
chases can be made.
The purpose of the Patman bill
is to assemble, classify and ar
range for the sales of all such sur
plus goods without disruption of
markets and to the best advantage
for the government. It is realized
that as soon as the war ends there
will be a vast amountof goods for
which the army and navy will have
no further use and speculators are
in the field attempting to shape af
fairs so they can grab as much as
they want and re-sell to the pub
lic at handsome profit. Under the
Patman plan this would not be per
mitted, but influential lobbies are
at work and there is no assurance
that this or any similar measure
will finally be adopted.
ADDITIONAL nurses are needed
for the armed forces and every
available channel is being honey
combed to obtain more Angels of
Mercy. Dr. Thomas Parron, surgeon
general, is starting a campaign to
enlist approximately 7,500 young
women for the spring classes to
enroll in the army schools of nurs
ing. The government will pay the
tuition of those registering for the
course and will also pay a monthly
salary to each enrollee while in
training. Several hospitals in the
northwest have been designated as
training centers. The first classes
will start training about March 1,
and other classes will commence
April and May l. The surgeon gen
eral's office believes an aggressive
campaign for enrollees will bring
about the desired result
CHURCHES
CHURCH OF CUEIST
O. Wendell Herhison, Pastor
Bible school 9:45. A class for ev
ery age.
Morning worskip 11 o'clock
Christian Endeavor, 6:30 p. nv
Evening worship 7:45 p. m.
ST. PATRICK'S -CHURCH"""
Rev. Francis McCormack Pastoi
Schedule of Services:
Hemmer: Sunday mass at 9 a m,
orr 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.
Morning Prayer 11 A. M.
The Rev. Eric Robathan will
broadcast over KWRC, Pendleton,
on Wednesdays during , January.
Time, 3:30-4 p. m,
IONE COOPERATIVE CHURCH
H. N. WaddelL Pastor
Bible school. 10 a.- m.
Worship and communion service.
Worship service 11 a. m. Sermon.
"The Message of God for this Pres
ent Hour."
Fellowship dinner. 1:30 p. m.
Annual election 2:30 p. m.
This is a friendly church and ex
tends a friendly welcome to all.
Come to church,
"
FIRST METHODIST CHURCH
Bennie Howe, Minister
SUNDAY Jan. 9:
iivine worship at 11 a. m.'"
Church school at 9:45 a. m.
Evening sing and sound film
"From Across the Border." at 7:30
o'clock.
THURSDAY EVENINGS
Choir practice every Thursday
evening at 8 o'clock.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK:
The man who expects to go to
heaven should take the "trouble to
study the route that will get him
there.
IONE BAPTIST CHURCH
J. C. Stephens. Pastor
Sunday school, 10 a. m.
. Morning service, 11 o'clock.
Evening service, 7:30 o'clock.
Midweek service, 7:30 p. m. Wednesday.
MAKE MEAT POINTS GO FURTHER!
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Only 1 lb. 7 oz. Lost in Cooking at Low Temperature
With wartime restrictions limiting the amount of meat available to
the family table, low temperature meat cookery of beef, pork, lamb, or
veal, which yields. 15 per cent more servings on the average, is valuable
in helping the American Housewife get the maximum from her meat
allowance. These two roasts weighed exactly the same before cooking
and were cooked to the same degree of doneness. The roast cooked at
the high temperature (above) lost three pounds four ounces in cooking
The roast cooked at low temperature (below) lost only one pound seven
ounces and provided six to eight more servings than the roast cooked at
high temperature.
Whether roasting, broiling, panbroiling, braising, or cooking in
water, it pays to cook all meat slowly at low temperatures. The advan
tages ares -1. Less shrinkage more servings; 2. Less fuel used;
3. Meat more uniformly cooked; 4. Meat more tender and better flav
ored; 5. Constant watching unnecessary; 6. Spattering and burning
eliminated ; 7. Easier to carve.
Prepared by National Live Stock and Meat Board
Something
NEW
In
Insurance
See Bill Isom
about
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collision on your
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B. E. ISOM
Heppner, Oregon
Here's the Ration Stamp Set-Up
BROWN STAMPS:
R and S valid now; T valid Jan. 9; V
v valid Jan. 23; U valid Jan. 16; W
valid Jan. 30
No. 2 Spare in Book 4 valid now for
pork and pork products.
GREEN:
D, E, F, G expire Jan. 20.
H, J, K expire Feb. 20
Sugar Stamp. No. 29 in Book 4 ex
pires Jan. 15
Central Market
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As we look forward to. 1944. we are
determined to strive continuously to
take care of your requirements.
In the future, as in the past, we
shall do everything within our
power to merit your full confidence.