6-Heppner Gazette Times, April 13, 1944
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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Heppner, Oregon
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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.
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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.
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WANTED Good used ; Ivacuum
cleaner. Call 1134 Heppner. 3p
J. O. Turner
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Phone 17P
Hotel Heppner Building
Heppner. Oregon
Morrow County
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P. W. Mahoney
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Heppner Hotel Building
Willow St Entrance