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6-Heppner Gazette Times, April 13, 1944 if Established tot xiTOPwm n A 7VTTrW ahl&eA March 30. 1883. THE HE PPNEK TIMES November 18. 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 SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year $2.50; Six Months $1.25. - jmm mimrmmnwmimim Professional Directory Invest In Our Youth Everybody is accustomed to investing money in one enterprise or another and in the present world crisis we are learning to put our "dough" up for more things than we ever dreamed of prior to the war. It is all a matter of promoting the war while retaining as many of our civilian activities as pos sible. This is important, especially as the youth of the land is concerned. We must protect the fu ture men and women, the leaders of tomorrow, by guaranteeing to them as many privileges and ad vantages as present conditions will permit. Perhaps no other agency does as much for ado lescent youth as the Boy Scouts of America. Like wise it may be said that no other agency accom plishes so much with so little financial assistance. This may not be true in those brighter years we are looking forward to following the signing of peace terms, yet it is doubttful if the financial de mands will expand beyond the growth of scout ing and the value of its training. There are many evidences of the value of scout ing as a developer of leadership. To name1 one, Major General James Doolittle. Other young men in the service have written home that they are thankful for the early training they had as Boy Scouts, some of them crediting the knowledge they acquired in that training with saving their lives in battle. Scouting has taken on renewed activity in Mor row county during the past year. Membership has more than doubled and there are now four troups where two existed before. Parents and friends are backing the movement for they realize that it is seldom that a Boy Scout gets into trouble with the law. They also recognize that a few dollars invested in the training of these boys for future citizens is economically sound as compared with the known cost of trying to make good citizens of them once they have gone wrong. It costs the people of the state of Oregon $800 a year to keep one boy in. a house of correction and too often that cost is repeated in paying for his keep in a penal institution. , The annual Boy Scout fund campaign is sched uled to open Monday, April 17, and continue for three days. Compared to other requests for finan ces, this campaign is small. But it is important! Don't forget that point. O 100,000 Casualties a Month Protest is heard here and there against the drafting of more men for the several branches of the service, the belief existing that the armed rorces are now large enough to accomplish the task that lies ahead. Much of this talk was prompt ed by the recent call for 1,000,000 additional men and it is within the realm of possibility that some r f the folks doing the talking had not grasped the full text of the law. If replacements were not necessary on the far flung battle fronts, it is possible that the present s'ze of the armed forces would be sufficient. Those in charge of the draft are not anxious to draw more men than are needed. That has not reen done and will not be done. But enough men will be called to carry on the fight which, we have on good authority, has not started. Senator Rufus Holman, speaking at the Uma t'lla Ordnance Depot Monday afternoon, told his r.udience that the real fight is to come. It, is not fir off and likely will start as soon as enough re ssrves are ready to replace casualties which are rlmost certain to reach 100,000 a' month. That recounts for the additional draft of 1,000,000 men to supply no less than; 100,000 replacements per month. Senator Holman knows whereof he speaks for he is a member of the important senate military affairs committee We are fighting powerful enemies, enemies that were deeply entrenched before the United States got into, the struggle. The Japanese, for instance, spread over a vast territory and this re quires'that our forces be spread just as far. The enemy has the advantage in that the territory seized is rich in raw materials for conversion into war materiel. On the other hand our forces are being transported long distances, half way around the world, and their supplies must travel the same distance. We will win, but not as soon as we wish or might think we will. Senator Holman emphasized this fact in complimenting the ord nance workers for their splendid accomplishments, both in work delivered and money invested in bonds. He urged that they continue as in the past as long as their services and money are needed; that all the people lay aside any differences that may exist and work together for a common cause, the only thing of real importance until our arms and those of our allies have been victorious. O ; Timber and Post War Planning Timber will play an important part in post war planning in Oregon and other western states. De spite inroads made upon the virgin stands of the west there still is enough to place, it in the fore ground of industrial activity and it will be reck oned with in all plans for development when the government relinquishes its claim upon the major portion of the output of the nation's mills. Wartime necessity has drained timber resources to a degree threatening future lumber supplies and unless there is a diversion from the common prac tice of wholesale sawing and shipping out, the rate of cutting will far exceed the ability to reforest. More rigid cutting rules will have to be put in practice when the industry enters once more upon a peacetime basis. Selective cutting and reforesta tion will be more readily understood and the ten dency should and probably will be towards more intensive manufacture. Shipbuilding and airplane construction in the west have brought thousands of people to the coast, people who in the main do not intend to re turn to their homes. They are hoping to continue on here with their present jobs or similar work. If they are successful there will be heavy demand for building materials.furniture and other products of the forest. There may even be calls for pro ducts manufactured1 from waste materials. This will call for new enterprises which will create new jobs and bring new wealth. There has been some exploring done in the field of plastics and this, too, will be in line for further development. Wood has been carrying on at home during the war, substituting for metals in many lines. When metals are freed, manufacturers will resume pro duction of products for civilian use and will be seeking new fields for expansion. Competition will be keen and if the west, with its vast timber re sources, holds its own in the race there will have to be a right-about in much of the manufacturing as is practiced. O The Japs must have some influence, over the erstwhile Japanese current. In 1941-43, when the war was headed this way, we had plenty of rain, and now that the little brown bandits are headed homeward they must be dragging their current along with them certain it is that not much of it is coming our way. Which goes to show that they will resort to any skullduggery to throw a monkey wrench into our war machinery. P. S.: They must have lost the monkey wrench. An airpilot just down from the Aleutians tells us of a treacherous wind up there that seems to be coming from all directions of the compass and points oi the altimeter at once. It make3 flying extra haz ardous gets the best pilots twittery and is the cause of frequent '-tt!:-ups. The natives call it wiiliwaw. The word shows promise of gettin? into the dictionary in. an adverbial capacity. We need a word like that. The republican national political situation is wiiliwaw right now. The Oregon senatorial , scraps are getting wiiliwaw fast. Loud friends, whispering enemies, pressure group endorsements with the kiss of death are the first tangents to come to the surface in the primary campaign. STATE PAYS TWO MILLION Oregon's bonded debt is only one third of the $66,062,810 figure of 16 years ago. This week Treasurer Scott paid off $2,222,365.54 of the debt which leaves$22,270,110 still due. Bonds due are $13,375,000 in World war veterans state aid bonds, $7,407,500 in highway bonds, $1,487, 610 in irrigation bonds and $1,414, 500 in state board of higher educa tion bonds. The figures given for this months payment do not include interest which varies from one and three-quarters to six percent, av eraging about 4 and one-half. VOTERS PAMPHLET LATE Wartime conditions will affect the delivery of the voters pamphlets as printers are not available to make up the usual three shifts used in normal years to produce the book let INTEREST ON ALIMONY The state supreme court ruled unanimously this week that inter est should be paid on delinquent alimony payments and that such interest charges may be assessed against the estate in case of death of the party who pays the alimony. STATE PAYROLL There are now more than 7000 full time employes on the state pay roll. Thirty-five years ago there were only L826. This represents an increase of nearly 400 percent in the 25 year period since 1919. , State employees now and as of 1919: Department 1944 1919 Highway 1649 81 Higher Education 1549 555 Hospitals, pen, etc. 997 555 Industrial Accident 320 91 Public Service 113 66 Tax Commission 110 3 New Activitiies since 1919: Welfare commission 416 Liquor Commission 405 Unemployment comm. 140 State Police 224 J. O. Peterson Latest Jewelry and Gift Good Watches . Clocki - Diamond Expert Watch and Jewelry Rppalrlng Heppner, Oregon 3!cine E. Isom All Kinds of INSURANCE Phone 723 Heppner, Ore. r O. M. YEAGER CONTRACTOR & BUILDER All kinds of carpenter work Country work especially Phone 1483 r.IISS ANDREWS LEAVES Miss Effie Andrews, manager cf t-'ie local telephone exchange the past three years, recently resigned i ie position and left Wednesday for he Dalles where she will continue j.i the employ of the telephone com pany. Her place as manager has Lien taken by Mrs. Glen Hayes, :no has been an employe at the t jal exchange most of the time for w-e past 17 years. a K3TURNS FROM HOSPITAL Mrs. Awdrey Gentry has suffi ciently recovered from a serious . . aess to be, brought home from the hospital. Roy Gentry and Mrs. . ..ice Gentry drove to Pendleton Wednesday to bring her home. ATTENDS SPECIALIST SCHOOL Mrs. Anna Q. Thomson and dau ghter, Mrs. John Bennett, drove to Portland Tuesday where they are attending a New York Life special ist school. They will return the last of the week. MOVING HERE Vett H. Reed, nephew of Fred Reed, is moving his family here from Spokane, having obtained em ployment in his uncle's mill. MAKE BUSINESS TRIP Mrs. Lloyd Burkerbine, Mrs. Mabel Burkenbdne and molher were business visitors 'in Pendleton Thursday. Pvt Ned Sweek has leit Camp Rucker, Ala. to see overseas activ ity recording to word received by liis sister, Miss Edith Sweek. DRIVE TO PENDLETON Mr. and Mrs. Chris Brown, Mr., and Mrs. Joe Hughes and Miss Frances Egan were Pendleton visit ors Thursday. Mrs. W. E. Pruyn has sold her home on Court street to Mrs. Gy rene Bairatt and will seen move into the Jones apartment house. NEW AUTO POLICY Bod. Inj. Pr. Dam. Class A 6.25 5.05 Class B I.M 5.25 Class C 7.75 &25 P. W. TURNER ft CO. Phelps Funeral Home Licensed Funeral Directors Phone 1332 Heppner, Ore. Heppner City Council Meets First Monday Each Month Citizens having matters for dis cussion, please bring before the Council J. O. TURNER, Mayor Jos. J. Nys , ATTORNEY AT LAW Peten Building. Willow Street Heppner. Oregon A. D. McMurdo, M.D. Trained Wane araUrtaat PHYSICIAN & SURGEON Office in Miaonic Building HEPPNER. ORE. Dr. W. H. Rockwell Naturopathic Physician & Surgeor 227 Narta Main St Office hours: 1 p. m. to 7:30 p. m. Exam free Ph. 522 Heppner, Or. FOii SALE Double duty hot water tank. Never been used. 415 Jones St. Phone 1483. 3c. RATIONING GOOD CITIZENSHIP Rationing is just another name for dividing, sharing. It has been a test for good citizenship involving the surrendering of individual rights for the common good, said R. G. Montgomery, retiring head of OPA for Oregon, in an address this week at the capital. The problem faced and solved was based on. the fact that ration ing of commodities is the only fair thing in time of war, with the eco nomy changed overnight. Rationing in this country is noth ing compared with that of other na tions, he said. He returns to private life with the strong conviction that the program must be carried to a sound conclusion. Governor Earl Snell, former pres ident of 'the American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators will be the principal speaker at the annual convention of the associa tion to be held in Portland, April 19 and 20. . . There were no dis qualifications among the 366 candi dates who filed for office on the May primary ballot. . . The will of the late United States Senator Charles L. McNary admitted to pro bate here shows an estimate of pro perty valued at $30,000. a WANTED Good used ; Ivacuum cleaner. Call 1134 Heppner. 3p J. O. Turner ATTORNEY AT LAW Phone 17P Hotel Heppner Building Heppner. Oregon Morrow County Abstract & Title Co. ,INC. ABSTRACTS OF TITLB TITLE-INSTrBJLNCE Office in New Peters Building Or. L. D. Tibbies OSTEOPATHIC Phyalaian Burgeon FIRST NATIONAL, BANK BLJ. Rec, Phone M2 Office Phn m HEPPNER. OREGON Directors of Funerals M. L. CASE G. E. NIKANDEK 862 Phones 2C2 P. W. Mahoney ATTORNEY AT LAW OENBSAL LNStTKAJJCE Heppner Hotel Building Willow St Entrance