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Smaller Series
Bonds Still Lag,
Chairman States
E, F and G Sales
Short $57,418.50
Of Meeting Quota
Although there has been a notice
able upswing in bond purchases
during the past week, the smaller
series are still lagging, according to
P. W. Mahoney, county war bond
chairman. Series E, F and G had a
juota of $231,100. To date $173,
631.50 of these have sold leaving a
balance of $57,468.50. The chairman
and his committee are confident
the total will be reached and are
urging prospective purchasers to
get busy this week so the campaign
can be drawn to a close before the
15th. The officials also hope that
the balance of the E, F and G quo
ta will be taken by small purchas
es. To date only 629 purchasers are
represented. It is felt that the coun
ty should have at least 1,000 buyers.
Down at lone the folks are get
ting hot on the bond buying. This
has been pepped up by the school
campaign which has been under
way the past 10 days or two weeks.
Students have planned a rally for
Saturday evening when it is ex
pected every citizen will have done
or will do his part.
Boardman and Irrigon both have
responded nobly in the Fourth War
Loan drive. BoardnW has sent in
38 applications representing a tidy
sum and while the number of ap
plications from Irrigon was not
disclosed the chairman stated that
the response has been much better
than in previous campaigns.
Heppner grade and high schools
have been coming to the fore this
week and it is expected the $2500
quota will be raised by Friday eve
ring. Lexington school has completed
its drive and is over the line with
a safe margin.
"I believe the success of the pre
sent drive is due to the school of
instruction given field workers and
to the splendid organization of the
schools by Mrs. Rodgers," Mahoney
stated. '.The people who took the
brief instruction course entered the
work with enthusiasm and have in
spired their neighbors to buy gen
erously. The work Mrs. Rodgers
has done in the schools merits the
highest praise and she has the
thanks of the entire bond commit
tee," he concluded.
Corporation purchases listed by
the chairman include Federal Land
Bank of Spokane, $11,000; Standard
Cnntlrmeil on Page Wight
"We Are Buying Extra War Bonds
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9 Fvt. Olin W. Dennis, 25, Del
mar, Md., was shot through the
leg by a sniper at Alcatar, Africa.
He has been in the Halloran Hos
pital (or over tlx months because
of a bone Infection. Da la bajdnf
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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, February 10, 1944
Letter Commends
Group for Gift
It is not the practice of the com
manding officer at McCaw General
to write a letter of thanks for gifts
received at the hospital for if he
did he would be busy writing all
the time. An exception was made
when the phonograph and records
sent by the Morrow county com
mittee were received, and Mrs.
Ralph Thompson, chairman , re
ceived the following letter:
"The Red Cross director has just
informed me of your gift to the
hospital of a recorder and 100 discs.
These have been needed for a long
time and are particularly appreci
ated because of the difficulty in
obtaining them.
"You may rest assured that this
gift will be very much appreciated
and will probably be used more
than any other single thing your
group could have contributed.
"To help maintain- the morale of
the patients in the hospital is to my
mind a very distinct contribution to
the war effort. Thanks."
The letter was signed by A. R.
Gaines, Colonel, MC, Commanding.
Implement Concern
Completes Modern
Plant at Lexington
Completion of a modern machin
ery warehouse and plant at Lex
ington has been announced by the
Jackson Implement company. The
building has been under construc
tion several weeks and embraces
some of the latest features for the
handling of machinery.
The 300 foot by 40 foot structure
provides the largest workshop in
the county. It has been equipped
with individual stalls for machines
that are being overhauled; turning
l'lrties, line boring machine and
other precision machines, and a
full overhead crane covers the en
tire length of the shop. Repair jobs
on any type tractor, truck or auto
mobile can be handled, and the
company will carry a complete line
of parts for all machinery sold
through the agency. .
The new enterprise will add sev
eral new families to Lexington. The
shop foreman, Rowan C. May, who
has had several years experience
with the civil service government
maintenance dipartment; a mechan
ic, Vern Wilcox, from the Columbia
Aircraft factory in Portland, and
several mechanics who will report
as soon as releases can .be obtained
from their present jobs, will locate
living quarters are available,
in the little wheat center when
The new plant is open to inspec
tion and the Jackson Implement
company states that it will be a
pleasure to show visitors around at
any time.
Sgt. Edwin Johnson, 27, Long
Island City, N. Y suffered shrap
nel wounds in thioat and neck
when a Stuka bombed an ammu
nition truck be was driving in
'Sicily. He couldn't speak for two
months but bas since appeared at
rallies.
Candidate Crop
Slow to Put in
Appearance Here
Only Two Filings
For County Jobs,
Records Disclose
There appears to be littlte interest
in public office this year, if filing
activity is an indication. To date
candidates for county jobs have
filed their intentions to enter the
primary, while others have not
made known their purpose. C W
Barlow, clerk and C. J. D. Bauman
sheriff, are the ones who have fil
ed. Whether or not they will have
competition in the primaries re
mains to be seen, and so far there
has been no hint that there will be
contenders in the' general election.
Henry Peterson filed his petition
with the secretary of state early in
January in preparation for enter
ing the primary to secure the nom
ination for state representative. To
date he has the field to himself.
Terms of L. D. Neill, county com
missioner and Mrs. Lucy Rodgers,
superintendent, expire this year
and it is expected that both will
file shortly. The same is true of
the office of coroner, held by Dr.
McMurdo.
Five positions of justice of the
peace are open and so far no filings
have been made. These run for six
yeas and three justices are filling
out their terms: J. O. Hager, Hepp
ner, A. B. Chaffee, Boardman, and
W. C. Isom, Irrigon., With the death
of Ralph Harris at lone that dis
trict has been "without a justice of
the peace the past four years. Lex
ington has not had a justice for
several years, and the office at
Hardman has been cancelled.
RELAYED DUTCH HARBOR RAID
MESSAGE TO HEADQUARTERS
Sgt. Ernest Tunnell of the Ser
vic of Supplies was a Heppner vis
itor Monday and Tuesday ppend
ing part of a furlough looking over
familiar country and renewing ac
quaintances. He spent a period here
in the CCC camp, during which
time he studied radio. Leaving here
he entered the United States army
and soon found himself in Alaska,
where his knowledge of radio came
in handy. It was Sgt Tunnell who
intercepted a message from the ra
dio station at Dutch Harbor stating
that the America forces there were
under attack by the Japs. Tunnell
relajd the message to the regional
commander and had to thoroughly
establish his own identity before
that official would give the news
any credence.
- Are You?"
Pvt. James C. McNally, 36, New
York City, suffered a fractured
leg when his supply truck hit a
road mine in Algeria That's all
he remembers. He has a brother
in the Signal Corps. His wife
works, buys Bonds regularly.
Scout Troop No. 61
Has Annual Dinner
Boy Scout anniversary week was
observed by Heppner Troop No. 61
Tuesday evening with a banquet in
the dining hall of the Church of
Christ Chili formed the piece de
resistance, with Oscar Rippee act
ing as chef and several scouts as
sisting him. Mothers of the boys
baked cakes and the troop provided
ice cream. It was strictly a man and
boy affair, there being none of the
fair sex present.
K. A. House was master of cere
monies and after stating the pur
pose of the meeting and outlining
some of the past accomplishments
of the troop, called upon Scout-'
master John Fuiten for a talk Fui
ten was followed by Ensign John
Crawford, a former member of
Troop 61, who related advantages
he and other former scouts enjoyed
in training for the navy. He advis
ed the boys to take advantage of
their surroundings and all training
received for it will prove valuable
in later life and particularly should
they be called upon for military
service. Lauren Corwin demonstra
ted some first aid measures for use
in mountain hiking. (
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Two Belligerents
Held by Sheriff
Vernon Amis, fined by City Re
corder Huston last week for creat
ing a public nuisance, is languish
ing in the county jail in lieu of
$250 bail on a charge of ossault
and battery preferred by his fa
ther, Clarence W Amis. The ac
cused man will appear before Jus
tice Hager at 10 a m Monday, Feb.
14.
After a few days liberty on bail,
Irving Greener was picked up by
the sheriffs office upon a former
charge of assault and battery was
reurrected. Greener is charged with
assault and battery upon the per
son of Clyde O. Edwards of Lex
ington in the spring of 1942. Taken
before Justice J O. Hager at that
time he stood on his rights to seek
the advice of an attorney and was
granted 24 hours to appear. He did
not show up and is reported to have
gone to Vernonia where he later
was inducted in the army. Return
ing to Heppner after his discharge
from the service, Greener sort of
took up where he left off two years
ago and soon found himself in the
clutches of the law. He is being held
over to the circuit court on the Ray
McRoberts assault and' battery
charge. His hearing on the atiher
count has not been determined.
SAILOR LADS VISIT
Albert Bailey, S 2c, Glenn Fell
and Russell O'Donnell were three of
Uncle Sam's navy personnel visit
ing the home folks here the past
week.' O'Donnell was on shore leave
pending repairs to his ship. He left
Sunday to rejoin his 'outfit.
Pvt. Arthur Bcvis, 22, Bascom,
Fla., went through African cam
paign without a scratch but in
Sicily one of his buddies stepped
on a mine. Bevis leg was ampu
tated, shrapnel partially para
lyzed his fingers. He wears the
Purple Heart, buys Bonds, too.
Volume 60, Number 46
Council Decides
To Remedy City
Water Situation
Edwards' Offer to
Drill New Well
Accepted Monday
Looking to early improvement of
the city's water supply, the city
council Monday evening took steps
to have a new well drilled. This de
cision was reached after Mayor J.
O. Turner and A. M. Edwards of
Lexington explained to the coun
cil the terms of a proposal made by
Edwards to drill a well close to
town.
Edwards has offered to drill a
well that will produce 200,000 gal
lons of water per 24 hours. If he
succeeds, the city will pay him
$3,000; if he fails, the city will pay
him nothing. After being assured
that this offer was bona fide, the
council decided to give it a trial.
Mayor Turner, Watermaster J. O.
Rasmus and Edwards did some in
vestigating about two weeks ago
and located what they feel is a
good site for a well. This site is
less than two miles from Heppner
and not more than one-half mile
from the present pipeline. The ma
yor was authorized to contact the
owner or owners of the property
upon which the site is located and
in the meantime the council and
Edwards will investigate other sites
near town.
Depleticn of the present water
supply and difficulties experienced
in maintaining the pipeline in good
condition have caused the city fa
thers considerable worry and they
have been invstigating the possibil
ities of a new source for several
seasons. Rebuilding of the present
line, which' would save a lot of loss
through leakage, would be an ex
pensive improvemnt, and still not
provide an adequate supply, offici
als state. A new well must be at
sufficient elevation to force the wa
ter into the city reservoir which is
fairly high above the town.
At Monday night's meeting Ma
yor Turner instructed Fire Chief
"Bill" Isom to submit a monthly
report on the department and fire
conditions.
dOING TO SAN FRANCISCO
Archdeacon Neville Blunt will
leave Saturday for San Francisco
where he will represent the eastern
Oregon diocese of the Episcopal
church in a western conference. He
will return to Heppner the follow
ing Saturday and hold regular ser
vices at All Saints church on Sun
day Feb. 20.
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Pvt. Benjamin Ayscuc, 26, Hen
derson, N. C, received compound
fracture of leg and other injuries
in Sicilian campaign when his
truck ran over a mine. Ayscue
has brother in the army, is mar
ried and has one child. Family
buys Bonds regularly. 4
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