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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.
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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
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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.
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