-o o v. n z c . o - o v: Our Men In Service A-S Willard Blake is with Mrs. Blake at Pendleton, coming from Santa Ana, Calif., where he is in training. A baby girl was born to the young couple Sunday and both mother and child are reported get ting along nicely. Edwin Dick Jr. arrived home Wednesday afternoon from Farra gut to enjoy a fortnight with Mrs. Dick and their son, Ladd Edwin. He is on boot leave, having com pleted the first leg of his training for service with the navy. Henry Baker received a German rifle the past week, a gift from his son, S lc Clarence Baker. No story accompanied the gift as to how or where it was gotten. The box con taining the piece bore the censor's name; in addition to the addlresis. Clarence's company had been over seas a year the 23rd of February. Francos Bailey was home lues- day while enrbute from Santa Ana Calif. to Denver, Colo., where he will take advanced schooling. He b a mechanic in the army air corps. Pfc Charles Lundell visted a few days this week with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Algott Lundell of Gooseberry. With his wife he had been to Beaudette, Minn., visiting her people. Mrs. Lundell will remab. there indefinitely. Roser Connor left Tuesday night for Farragut to resume training af i Zt. leave ter spending his boot camp with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Connor. James McNamee has written rel atives of his safe arrival in Eng land. Sept. 7, 8 9 Date Chosen By Board For Heppner Rodeo Heppner's Rodeo will be held Thursday, Friday and Saturday, inursuay, rnuay aiiu odiuiucy, Sept. 7, 8, and 9, it was announced i, ii.. i mu.-. j:: tne nrst or uie wte&. xms ueiti.uii was reached in a meeting held at the office of Frank W. Turner, as soc)Lation secretary, Saturday eve ning at which time committee sel ections were made by President Lee Beckner. C. E. "Buzz" Fisk was named arena director; Eb Hughes and Cliff , . , , , T , Doherty, grounds; Ralph Jackson paraae, ana d uu m ana m checked the stores in Hepyner Man- Runnion, carnival and dancing. j , rpj . , ,, . ,. oay ana luesaay went down the Present at the meeting were , , ., , , . . . -, , r, creek as far as Cecil and back up Carence Warren of Fossil and Ben tn plinwc . L r, i c t uij- ito SSS on Rhea creek. Peal of Joseph to discuss contracts Mo.on4o , , , . , . ' , , . . . Merchants ot the county are con - VlmJ f government rulings, either party. Each man agreed to furnish buckers, snubibing and p'ick-up horses. ., . , . , . j, A ? JeVenmS meetlng the directors fussed numerous features to make the show enter- taining and attractive. First of all was the matter of underwriting the S sl'cXrsieUrto maS good. Entertainment features in oliirlA r.aradp ffardpn club 4- 1 club, carnival and dress-up day, queen concessions, and other items as auxiliary to the main show. For the show itself milking contest, team roping and a pull- ing contest were suggested as draw- ing cards. These matters will ' ? gone into more fully at future boa. d meetings. Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Davis of Boardman were in Heppner Tues- . . r . . , . . day arranging ior gas to orive to Arizona where they expect to maxe . . -I.-, . . 1 ,1. i : t. t 1 f: ting Mr. Davis' health. They have sold their small tract at Boardman. Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Clark left Sunday for Portland where they planned to spend a few days before going on to Medford to visit thtir son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Riggs. Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, March THE LATE DEAN ALLEN , jvmdtw oommunitv Sundav. March 19, in a memorial service honoring Eric W. Allen, nationally known dean of the University of Oregon School of Journalism, who March 5. The hour has been !? J" Itll the campus will be scene of the services. COUNTY'S FIRST 4-H GARDEN CLUB TO BE ORGANIZED Morrow county's first 1944 4-H r T JT 7 7 Garden club will be organized at Xington m me nign Maioui tuuui ?m, a7:3 Frlday eVenhlg March 17. Several of the 4-H Beef club members have signified their desire to carry a garden project in addi tion to their beef club wr-rk and the meeting Friday evening ""will give other boys and girls of the Lexington community fr oppor tunity to join the garden club. County Agent C. D. Conrad states that there is no better opportuniy Ior ys ana 8 contnoute to e war I00- program uian oy car - --- ' . rvmg a 4'rt Sen project and emwinc the fnnd. thf.ir familv -- o j require, Parents of those boys and girls wishing to join the club also are urged to attend the meeting. MERCHANTS CONFORMING PANEL SURVEY DISCLOSES Work of checking up with retail ers of the county is underway this week Uemhers q the panel findings revealed. 'ZTa1-l 7 purine hflmnrf v1rirt a r minZj u T niT u are reminded that the OPA has Placed ceiling prices on these arti- des A or , . , , . , x xac 5? obtamed at the ra" g mce' . fccacSf" toh" TSA.XZ. i.ui.tuivt.o nvi icingciaiuia iw aci.e Steers. i r been in the armv for three vears. expects tQ g(jne weeks. Sam The, boys are sons of Mrs. Pearl stears. Volunteer help is wanted at the ration office to.assist in getting out the coupons for farm truck gas. Those having time to spare and wishing to aid in this work" are lurged to get in touch witih Mrs. George Corwin. Evangeline is the name given their babv danoWr Krr. Mumh 3 n - 3; - cl vjuKJVL ocuiiiii nan nosnirai in . . Mr " iiicuiLdii 1 luri ui i.dL in Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Albee, one time resident 'of Heppner now livine in Portland. The Red Cross room in the IOCF building will be open each Wed- nesday evening from 7 to 9 o'clock it was announced this week, Regu- lar work is carried on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons also. C. of C. Outlines Committee Work For Current Year Looking forward to more effec tive work by the organization dur ing the current year, President B. C Pinckney Tuesday evening na med committee chairmen for seven groups that will endeavor to func tion for the benefit of the comimu- nity and the county, as a whole. To accompnsn a program or uus na ture it was deemed advisable to cut the number of committers to pre vent overlapping of duties while at the same time offering enough ac tmties for the entire membership nn4inmnln to participate Functions of each committee were U,Mnfll, Kir fVin nvpcirlpnt in selecting chairmen. Trade relations was deemed of first importance and W. C. Rosewall was given the call lor this post, rubiiaty, wiui vj. ur. Crawford as chairman; civic im- povements, Dr. L. D. Tibbies; mer- chants' commattee, Baine Elliott; chamber L. E. Bvihce; pub- uc activities, C. B. Cox; and post ar pia.uui.s, xe i uF the list. A report submitted by the plan ning committee brought to light the fact that projects in which the chamber of commerce is interested are on the calendars of the county . , t, itv m.m;1 ani w the function of the committee is - j - more that of coordination than planning. Nevertheless, it was the opinion of ( the directors that the committee should continue and oe included in the permanent list. .. A discussion of the park situation resulted in the conclusion that this should be a city activity, paid for by a smtll tax. One activity the club started last fall was renewed and will be car ried out. The plan to place directory w,,. of r.0 rr,nr?o last - ' "'" faU resulted m the-club ordermg a stencil set. The set has been o: hand several months but no signs have been made. Steps have ban taken to contact, residents on mail routes leading out of Heppner as a v,l t .11,, 1,, all district corners in the county labeled. The granges will be asked to cooperate in the job of supply- names of cinities. The club's plan is to post ,. . . a directory at a prominent corner . . ' . , ., containing the names of the famil- . ,. . , , . ,. ies living on each road leading . 6 . , , away from the main road, such as the Sand Hollow residents from the Rector corner to the Charles n aI 1 T T 1UT"W m lei Jiet:K. . WHY IRISHMEN LEAVE THE OLD COUNTRY TOLD ON RADIO .,,., , . . he left Ae old country for land of Promise was told by P. A wr fo, the Pacific Power and igiu company visuea neppner re- cently and interviewed Pat and when the date was set for his ap- pearance an invitation was sent him and Mrs. Mollahan to visit Portland at company expense, the P. P. & L. and Northwestern Elec tric companies being the sponsors of the program. Pat proved a good radio speaker and gave an interesting account of his bcyhood experiences. He was 17 years old when he decided to come x. . ... .i 10 America wnere tney pay a man ior worKing, as irienas wno pre- 1 .. r i i i" i." . r : i i - ceded him wrote back home. In his boyhood, 20 to 25 cents a day was ginS wae for labor in the Em- erali Isle and he decided that was no way to get ahead. . . Mayor J. O. Turner is scheduled to appear as guest speaker soon and his subject will be the "Heppner Flood." 16, 1944 Four Girl Scout Troops Here Plan Of Local Groups Organization of four Girl Scout trocjps is on the calendar for the near future. Girls of varying ages have signified their intention of signing uo and it is exnected that ' others will join the troops in time to be counted on the charter mem- bership lists. Plans for organization were to-- mulated here last week-tnd with the visit of Miss Lucy Holabird, met mothers and other ested women Saturday afternoon to begin a school of instruction which was continued Sunday and Monday afternoons. The age groups are divided into four dasges: Bnwni 8.10 ' " ' intermediate: seventh and p! th grade, and high school. Mrs. Har- . . ' . Browries and win le asMsted bv Mesdames 0. E. Ferguson, Floyd Adams, Elton, Robinson, Hi. Peck, Ed Dick Sr. and Oral Wright. They will meet every Wednesday after noon in the music room at the school house. Intermediate, Mrs. J. L. Hamlin, a&is'-d by Mrs. Fred Ross and others to be named. Lett Humphreys and Mrs. Lnie Madison are on the troop committee. This group will meet Friday afternoom in the music room.. About 30 girls ere interested. Seventh and eighth grade, Mrs. Merle Miller leader md as yet she W assistants. High , - , . aviiviuj. uvij, ivii a. nervine uiujiL, Mrs. G. A. Corwin and Mrs. C. J. Jfepey Jr. 1'hey will meet Monday afternoon after school. Eighteen girls are interested in this troop. The American Legion auxiliary will sponsor the Brownies. LAND USE DURING AND AFTER 20 thousand barrels of gasoline per WAR TO BE STUDIED HERE day. This will aid in tiding the Meeting war time land use prob- country over the April-June quar terns and preparing for post-war ter on supplies now in sight, it was land use readjustments will be the explained. primary purpose of the county land use planning committee at a meet-i ing in the courthouse at 1:30 p. m. , Thursday, March 23 Such matters as revision of the land use program to meet war time needs, weed control during and af- fUn i.rnv. nr.t -T1 1 4 1 j j w,",u, uiuiiaBc, iiaguumi ax,u the ex'tent to which Morrow county can absorb farmers and farm wor t ers after the war and cooperate with the state post-war readjust ment and development commjittee, as well as any other land use pro blems are on the docket for dis cussion. Cherles W. Smith will be at the meeting to represent the state ex tension servce and there is a pos- sibility that Bob Warrens, chair of state soil conservation ... ,, , , X ' J be present, , lnembo ot land use committee are especially urged to attend this meeting, any o,. farmers in the county inter- i J?LLA,IANS f J siauuii;c c. uie sr. c Mollahan place four miles north of Heppner Tuesday evening. Flames destroyed a small storage building, The city equipment was unable to respond due to the three mile limit. VISIT IN THE DALLES Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Schwarz and son 'Len Rav drove to Thp n.illpQ Sundav to soend thp dnv nt th ing soon for service in the He left his net oooker ,nnnpl in ns It-lt Pel oocser spanjei in "nil kvitnuiL i iiii 1 1 rr, . ill V ii Iffl V - care of Len Rav or iu- dura " tion. GOES TO YAKIMA Edwin L. Bucknum left Wednes day for Yakima to retutrn to his former job with a construction crew. He had been helping his bro- ther Bill in the operation of "Mc Atee's" during the illness of D. A. McAtee. Volume 60, Number 51.," 'A' Gas Ration to Be Two Gallons After March 22 Western motorists will have more sympathy for people along the At- lantic seaboard beginning next Wed- nesday- On that date "A" card cou-- Pns wU1 be worth onlv two of &e fluid wfU a tightening of "B" regulations as well, according to Chester Bowks, urA administrator, There has been no reduction in e value of the coupons. The mc- torist will still be able to get three SaIlons of esoime, but he will have to make his . allotment run over ' J J a1 j.1 I i 1 Priod three months instead of two months- "B" "eaee . reoucea irom tou miies to iw nuies Per month in the staes of California, Oregon, ' Washington, Nevada and Arizona. The ruling calling for 60 miles per month of occupational driving under 'A" rationing is au tomatically cancelled by the new order. A warning is issued to B and C users hat they too must govern their driving to meet the three month requirements. Renewals will not granted mfiev. Aat tim. according " to information received) at the local rationing office. This latest ruling does not affect, the Atlantic seaboard, where ra tipning has been more drastic than cither sections of the country. Ad justments will be made there to permit necessary gasoline consump- . tion regardless of condition's else where, the OPA announced. It is expected the new restriction will effect assaying of between 18 and ASSOCIATE CONDUCTRESS HOLDS .0 E. S. SCHOOL Mrs. Hal McNair of Ashland, grand associate conductress of thc Order of the Eastern Star for Ore gon, is in Heppner today, coming from lone where she held an offi cers' school of instruction Wednes- J fi CL. ! U1J; similar school this afternoon for ths :fficers of Ruth chapter. A luncheon in her honor was given at the homo of Mrs. R. L. Benge at noon today and the lodge will have a potluck dinner at the hall this evening as a climax to the day's activities. While in the county, Mrs. McNair was an overnight guest at the B. C. Forsythe home and she will viait over the week-end with Mr. and Mrs. O. G. Crawford. POURED) A LITTLE OIL August Anderson, Gooseberry wheat rancher, dropped into the Gazette Times offilpe Monday and poured a little oil on the machinery, Regular meeting of Sans Souci Rebekah lodge No. 33 will be held at the hall Friday evening, March 17, according to Mrs. Delia David son, noble grand, who states that this will be a social meeting with refreshments. Mrs. Billy Cochell left Saturday for Omaha to meet her husband who is on leave from service in the navy. Mrs. T. S. Wells took her to Pen dleton to catch the train. The Co dicils will have a week in Omaha. With the income tax session over, Mr. and Mrs. J.'J. Nys are leaving Sunday for Portland for a short vacation. They plan to take Han son Hughes with them if he is able to travel. Enrolling with the G-T this week is D. B. Boone of Roseburg. Boone, a conductor on the South- ern Pacific railroad, formerly lived at Lexington. He writes, "Although I have been away from Morrow County for some 20 years, I get very lonesome to hear of people I know and was raised with." J Vi H O o - O i..: r o o ro H