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-3 o G JO -a sj n o r mm H Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, February 24, 1944 OurMen Service Mustangs Enter Arlington Tourney Against Parkdale SPECIALIZED TRAINING Heppner's Mustang basketball snuaH. tired of being kicked about Irl C. Clary, son of Mr. and Mrs. by Fossil's Falcons, turned the ta- George I. Clary, has been selected Wes on "fighting7 birds" in a for specialized army training and at plavoff contest at Arlington Mon- present is assigned' to the basic evening ami returned home not training center at Fort Benning, Ga. & 36 25 victordy Alter unaergong ia wee.s ui in tensive military training in basic infantry subjects he will be elig ible for assignment to one of the numerous selected colleges for fur ther specialized training. JOINS THE MARINES Robert Swick, son of Howard Swick of Monument, was among a their cinches but the right to enter the district tournament as well Consequently, Coach Jim Barratt is evening to face the strong quint from Hood River, Accounts of the gam the teams were neck and neck, 6- Board Clarifies Regulations of Farm Classifications Bert Johnson, chairman jof Mor row county local board of selective service, announces a recent change in regulations governing the farm classifications. Hereafter, says Mr. bimpllty rOint USe, classifications. The board is start - f(-tr'nc Dorlnrp inS w01 of reconstruction of UTTICIOIS ieuuit: aU meg farm Food distributors throughout the the cases with 2-C classifications :n i : j i tc xi land are making final arrangements wm u cuuMueieu. u regis- Token 'Change' to Go Into General Operation Monday New System Will class of inductees leaving the John all in the first quarter. Then both Dav area Friday. He is scheduled to of them sprinted in the second join the Marines. THIRD SON INDUCTED Robert L. Etyerson, son of Mrs. Bessie Everson of lone, was induct ed into the Marines Feb. 5 in Port land. Robert volunteered for ser vice and is the third son of Mrs. Everson to join up. Besides her three sons, she has a son -inlaw in the service. WINS SILVER WINGS lAviation cadet Raymond F. Bat ty of Kimberly, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph N. Batty, has been appoint ed a flight officer and awarded the silver wings of the aerial bombar dier upon graduating from the army air base school at Kirtland Field, Albuquerque, N. M., recently. Prior to his advanced training at Kirtland Field, Flight Officer Batty was stationed at Kingman, Ariz., where he graduated from the army air force's flexible gunnery school as an aerial gunner. VISITS MOTHER F 2c Richard Robison returned to Farragut, Ida. Monday spending a leave of two weeks here with his mother, Mrs. Maud Robison, and son Dickie and other relatives. Richard was rated fire man second class upon completion of his boot training at the great naval station. He was to be assign ed to active duty upon returning to camp. He is a native son of Mor row county. THREE IN SERVICE Three sons of Mrs. Karen Thorn sen of McMinnville. formerly lone, are in the service. Preparations for Red Cross Drive About Completed District Leaders Not All Appointed, Chairman Reports Preparations to raise $3600 for taking the squad to Arlington this and are making final arrangements trants are found qualified to con- &hout Ae evening to face the strong Parkdale to switch over to the new method tinue in the 2-C group they will be Gazette dosed itg forms to of handling rationing points-tne :onunueu m c-x iur a penoa oi . Bennie R chair. j.i j. nn.i. n-inlr1o six months or less. At the exnira- . , , i j: j: Accounts of the game, show that 0Keun f"e"1- .11 to tion of each deferment neriod the man' , "77 teams were neck and neck 6- in food P1"0"3 1S scheduled t0 Uon J ach detelent Perld tne trict chairmen and states that the start Monday, Feb. 28, wnen pur- icu-ma Wm cm ue -ob nearly finished, with one or chasers will begin to receive the opened. It will be understood that twQ more to Snow in the little discs as "change" on the new during the deferment period, espec- high huls preventei the chair-10-point ration stamps. ially of the single men, it will be- mm fnm visiting sections Ration books will not need to be come the duty of those concerned but he b countmg on the usual ef shown in order to spend the new to try to find a replacement for the fective support in leadership and blue and red tokens, according to aeierrea man. ir a continuance oi Frederic F. Janney, district OPA the registrant's deferment is re rationing executive. Tokens may quested it will be necessary to also be spent by any member of the show what means have been used family in the same household, he to try to find a replacement, said. Other advantages of the new After the local board has com rationing token plan were cited by pleted reconsideration of the regis- Janney: With all stamps worth 10 trants who are now in class 2-C, Continued on Page Eight Quarter. Heippner leading 16-12. In the third quarter Mustang scoring was in about the same ratio as American-Japanese air fights 9 to 1. The Mustangs used a little dif ferent form of play, with Parrish under the basket and Ulrich pass ing the ball to him. Parrish chalked up 10 points in this manner while Ulrich. slipped in seven. The first team lineup was Ulrich and Con nor, forwards; Parrish, center; Fer guson and Edmondson, guards. Subs were Knowles, Schunk, Pick ens and Runnion. Cleon Wright Rites Set for Tomorrow Funeral services for Cleon La verne Wright, whose death occur red Monday at The Dalles, will be held at 2 o'clock, p. m. Friday, Feb. 26 from the St. Patrick's Catholic church in Hcppner, Rev. Francis McCormick officiating. Interment wil follow at the Lexington ceme tery. Death is said to have been due after to a blood clot on the brain and the voung man was ill only time. Born at Monument Jan. 22, 1018, the deceased was 26 years and 29 days of age. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Sylvanus Wright, for many years residents of Lexington and now living at The Dalles. He is sur points each, point-shopping will come easier. Tokens of one-point value will be given as "change" when purchases dp not add up ex actly 10, 20, or 30 points. Stamps will have a validity peri od of approximately 12 weeks, giv ing longer periods in which to use them. This should make for more cjven demand and therefore avoid last-minute rushes before expira tion dates. . . . Stamps will be de Special Services Scheduled at lone A series of evangelistic services will open Sunday at the Co-operative church at lone, according to an nouncement received this week from H. N. Waddell, pastor. Earle contributions. A "kick-off program has been scheduled for Feb. 29 officially op ening this year's war fund cam paign and this will coincide with a national hook-up broadcast by President Roosevelt, exact time of which has not been announced. National goal this year is $200, 000,000. This is nearly double the 1943 total, due to the rapidly spreading battle fronts and great er concentrations of armed forces in contact with our enemies. Al most daily the Red 'Cross is asked to build new service clubs or can teens and' provide additional work ers for hospitals in newly opened war and combat zones. As these frrres rrov? rapidly forward the C. Miller, evangelist and singer hnn trched across the page instead of J secured to conduct the meet- Rod Cr()SS will advance with them from tcy to bottom. This change wil save time at the checker coun ter ... . Ration books will last twice as long, making for less ap- . rilvins for new issues. 3 It is the belief of OPA ings which will begin with the morning service Heralded as the 'Silver Steel Saw soloist," Mr. Miller plays the musi cnl saw as an cnterlair.mrnt fo.ituro. Meetings will be held every night each week except Monday and will continue for two vcnVs. Evening is tne be net oi urn omciais th?t the merchants will benefit by the use of tokens as it will de crease by CO percent the number of services open at 7:45 o'clock stamps handled; only 11 stamps per c month per person will be required PIONEER STOCKMAN as compared to 28 coupons r.er r ASSES AT MONUMENT month under the old system, and a viea ,i.C".,-,saving of mtod hurs fomerly Ann i uunniniinain ; vviifcuiu iwu sisters, Mrs. Mabel Gale, Aloha, Ore., and Mrs. Dellie Matlock, Hie Df Dalles, and two brothers, Lloyd of Portland and Russell of The Dalles. spent in sorting stamps according to 8, 5, 2 and 1 point values. An account of the passing of Em mett Cochran Feb 11 at-the Blue Mountain General hospital in Prai rie Cily was given in the Feb. 18 issue of the John Day Valley Ran- Lt (jg) Ted Thompsen recently piSTRIBUTOR spent a two weeks leave from the v navy with his family at McMinn- Pirl Howell this week took over ville. Lt Thompsen has been com- the management of the Union Oil This requires funds and if the so- e'ety is to deliver eifective ser vice it will have to be sufficiently financed. Chrhven Howe is desirous that the people will send in their con tributions with as little soliciting ns possible. r he gas and tire shor tage now so acute will not be re medied if here has to be a general canvasr over the county. Contribu tions will have to be generous if Morrow county is to meet its quota and it is suggested that contribu tors not wait but bring or mail in their checks the first week. "This is war," the chairman stated, "and we should not hesitate to make our contributions for war 1 services ag encies such as Red Cross. Morrow county will nieet its quota, I am sure of that, and we might as well RETURN FROM CALIFORNIA Looking rested and apparently ger. Services were held Sunday af feeling much better, Mr. and Mrs. temoon, Feb. 13, at Monument, with C. W. McNamer returned . Sunday interment in the Monument ceme from Southern California where tery. they spent nearly hree months. Emmett Cochran at one time was j tu :0u ut) eaIy." munications officer on the USS company plant, having purchased While the trip was made primarily one of the best known stockmen in Spray on duty in the South Atlan- the distributing agency from Rod for the benefit of Mr. MeNamer's eastern Oregon. He was one of the A SON IS CORN tic. He is now attending submarine Thomson. An official of the com- health, the change was good for old school, a genuine cowhand of the Ladd Fdwin is the name given chaser school in Florida. Before en- pany was here to assist in making MrS McNamer as well. Mrs. Lucy type no longer seen on the ranches by Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Dick Jr. to listing in 1942. Ted was a traveling the transfer. Rodgers, who "kept house" for the of today. Generous to a fault, he their six and three quarters pound accountant for the secretary of Thomson was one of the group McNamers during their absence, was quick to defend his rights and son born Wednesday night, Feb. 16, state. of selectees leaving today for ser- has returned to her home in the his firmness in that respect was felt at Pendleton. Mother and babe are rwimipri on Page Klght vice in the navy. Jones apartment house. on more than one occasion. reported doing nicely. fWe Are Buying Extra War Bonds Are You?" Set. Samuel Jones, Jr., VVilkcs- Barre, Pa., has been a doughboy for four years. He was wounded during the North African cam paign by enemy machine gun fire. Since his return he has a'.f.cd greatly in the 6ale of War Bonds and bnys plenty himself. Sgt. Nicholas Miller, Palcrson, N. J won the Silver Star for res cuing two comrades under fire at EI Guita. His knee cap was brok en and the cartilage torn out and ai present cannot move hii knee. r.-r::-a:. ITsr-'-'. -"cctprs r.re 'ry- f i JiW,,'.pSt Iff S - ; 1 V'Aj Mt It-1 w 3(1, fan? i i t'rirtm jirfunniilmijl i Pvt. Louis Eiclmcicr, 33, of New York, was wounded by arterial shell during the Sicilian f?.m paiirn. He has a brother in the Mr.rincs. Private Dicimclrr and his wife and breiher :ro hz.y'.".s V'ar :r?.:- Arc you Co in;, EUiic? Pvt. Clarence Clark, 21, ers, La., has two brothers in the service, one in tiie Army and the other in the Navy. He was wound ed in the right leg and both feet in ths r.'orth Afrirrsn campaign a:::l is n-?-; at Hnlloran General IZcsr.Ii"). Ks buy3 War Bonds. Pvt. Pasqualc Galclla, New York, went through the North Af rican campaign without a scratch but was wounded during the inva sion of Sicily and is now in trac tion at Halloran Hospital. He ha a brother in the Navy and hat War Bonds and is buying more. O ? r u o o