A Heppner Gazette Times, March 2, 1944
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THIS HEPPNER GAZETTE Established March 30. 1883.. THE HE PPNER TIMES
November IS. 1897. Consolidated February 15. 1912.
Published every Thursday and entered at the Post Office at Heppner, Oregon, as 2nd-class matter.
0. G. CRAWFORD,Publisher and Editor
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You Will Be Giving to Your Own
Somewhere out there in that vastness known as
the war zone your boy he may be husband, bro
ther, son or sweetheart is looking toward the
homeland wondering what the "folks" are going
to do about backing that nearest thing to home
within his reach the American Red Cross. He is
looking and wondering, and he can't visualize ev
en a suggestion on the part of his people to deny
him anything within the realm of comfort that can
be provided through the medium of an organiza
tion that has ministered to the needs and suffer
ings of fighting men for nearly three quarters of
a century. He is looking and wondering if in the
event he should become a prisoner of war, will
the folks at home support the organization that is
sending food, or, should he become a casualty,
will the support be such that the supply of blood
plasma will not be diminished. He is thinking of
many things that are supplied for his benefit to
make living a bit more bearable at a time when
his outlook on life is dreary.
Yes, he is thinking about all of these things and
telling himself that the folks at home will not let
him down, that they will give as freely of then
substance as he is giving of his life to make the
world safe for all liberty-loving people. He com
forts himself with the thought that his sacrifices
are appreciated, that his people will give more
than they are asked for. That is the American way
of life and it will not change so long as there are
free men and free women who want to preserve
our way of life to future generations.
The call comes from afar for us to maintain
unbroken service to our fighting forces. The de
mands are growing greater every day. It is no
time .for us to sit back and say "I'm tired of giving
to the Red Cross and other organizations. It it
give, give, give all the time and I must draw the
line somewhere." When! one feels that way he
should ask himself, "where would I be if the boys
at the front took the same attitude?"
We can ill afford to lie down on the Red Cross
or any other service agency for the duration. To
do so will be to tell our boys that we no longer
care how they get along" for we want to use our
money on ourselves.
There is no relief in sight from the various war
time drives. The best we can do is to estimate
what we can get along on and place the rest of
our money at the disposal of wartime agencies. If
that is not what we should do it appears that that
is what we are doing and since that is the case
why not get around early with that Red Cross sub
scripion and put Morrow county over the top long
before the 31st of March?
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Help Shorten the War
There are many indications that the Allies are
assembling forces for an all-out offensive which
will bring about an early conclusion of the war.
This is particularly true with regard to the Nazis
and from activities in the Pacific it is easy to sur
mise that the high command is eager to extinguish
the Japanese war machine at the earliest possible
moment.
Great forces of men and vast quantities of sup
plies are on their way from both sides of the con
tinent. Draft lists are being combed for every av
ailable man. Doubtless many men rejected in the
past will be reclassified and called up for limited
service. Every effort will be made to release men
capable of going to the front. It is safe to assume
that there are altogether too few men to fill the
ranks of the able bodied men sent overseas and to
supplement tthis draft the several branches of the
armed forces are seeking women recruits. Thous
ands of them are wanted and an active campaign
is under way in many centers, where it is reported
there has been a stepping up in enlistments in
recent weeks.
Just how far the recruiting will reach into the
smaller centers and the back country depends up
on the response in the cities. If the demand be
comes any more acute it may be expected
that recruiting officers will schedule regular visits
to the smaller communities until such time as the
requirements are met. That means that Heppner
and similar towns will have an opportunity to take
stock of their womanpower those employed in
essential industries and those otherwise employed
or not regularly employed. It is not pleasant news,
perhaps, but this is a war in which everyone will
have to do his or her part if our way of life is to
be perserved and the quicker we do that just that
much earlier will 'our purpose be accomplished.
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long until spring arrives. Have you noticed that
familiar sound in the post office these mornings?
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your money too
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deep and be glad that you can keep the Red
Cross at HIS side.
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The vacancy caused by the death
of U. S. Senator Charles L McNary
and the expiration of the term of
Senator Holman creates a situation
unparalleled in the history of Ore
gon. For the first time the voters
will be called on to elect an entire
congressional delegation two U. S.
senators and four congressmen in
the same year. Governor Earl Snell
received scores of letters and tele
grams from Oregon citizens offering
their advice as to whom the gover
nor should appoint to succeed the
late Senator McNary for an eight
month term. There was a wide
spread of choice but no perceptible
demand for any one citizen.
NEW CONCLUSIONS
A definite tightening up on draft
deferments is predicted by Col. El
mer V. Wooten, Oregon's director
of selective service, upon his return
from the national capital his week.
Col. Wooten said that draft boards
all over the country are scraping
the bottom of the barrel in their
efforts to fill their monthly quotas.
He said, however, there would be
no substantial change in the policy
of Oregon selective service organi
zation which has always been pret
ty hard boiled on applicants.
TEACHERS CERTIFICATES
Teachers holding emergency cer
tificates permitting them to teach
in Oregon this year have been noti
feid by State Superintendent of
Public Instruction Rex Putnam
that they must complete nine quar
ters of professional work before
they will be eligible n for another
emergency certificate.
GUBERNATORIAL APPOINTMEN
STATE APPOINTMENTS
State Rep. Harvey Wells to the
state emergency board, to serve in
the absence of Speaker McAllister,
who is in the army; Dr. E. H. Mc
medical examiners; Dr. I S. Ben
Lean, Astoria, to the state board of
son to the same board. Reappoint
ments include: E. C. Sammons to
the state board of higher education;
T. H. Banfield to the state highway
commission; Theadore Hansen to
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the commission for the blind; E. E.
Wilson to the game commission and
Guy Ellis to the state board of bar
ber examiners.
SOLDIERS BALLOTS
Oregon's county clerks are ex
tremely cooperative in their efforts
to give Oregon's men in the armed
forces a chance to vote in the pri
mary and general election, Secre
tary of State Bob Farrell stated af
ter conferring with several clerks.
He ' said clerks promised they
would have ballots printed quickly
so they could be dispatched any
where in the world in time to be
returned before the elections. More
than 2000 requests for ballots from
servicemen have been received.
SNELL COUNSELS FARMERS
In an address before the annual
Union, Governor Snell praised the
state convention of the Farmers
farmers of Oregon for establishing
a new high for production records
md urged federal and state postwar
ccrperation.
Alter a spirited debate a resolu
tion was adopted opposing the ad
ministration's subsidy program. The
fight agairst the subsidy was led bv
Peter Zimmerman, Yamhill county
farmer and candidate for governor
in 1934. A resolution also was adop
ted' urging that equipment in aban
doned army camps after the war be
made available to the public before
being auctioned or sold to specu
lators. CAPITAL SHORTS
Greater uniformity in assessment
and taxation methods used by Ore
gon counties has been urged by the
state special committee on postwar
tax problems . . . State-owned ve
hicles made a 26 percent saving in
mileage the past year . . . Ralph
H. Cake has two campaigns in the
fire as pre-convention campaign
manrger for Willkie and as mana
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