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t t Heppner Gazette Times, April 201944 3 Our Men in Service Continued from First Pace color in the water. 'It isn't a true sky blue yet it is somewhat like it. When you splash the water it sparkles like phosphorus. . GREEN GROTTO: It is about the same size as the Blue Grotto, only the opening is" a little Target and a little more light but the coior of the water is clear green. There are two more, one white and one red, that,I didn't have time to see. There are small caves that the water rushes into and fills up and the air pressure forces it out so that it sprays out from the cliff. They call , them champagne caves. We got showered as we went by one in a boat. The whole island is just a big rock that sticks up out of the ocean The highesK place is about 2,000 feet from sea level. The main vil lage, Capri, is about 500. We went up to one of the old Roman ruins that was built in about Christ's time by a fellow by the name . of Tiberius. He was quite a guy, I will send you some postcards of the ruins as they stand now and as it is thought they used to look. It is about a thousand feet above the sea on a point that sticks out from the main part of the island. When Tiberius got tired of his women he threw them over the cliff. He had a lighthouse built up there so that in the event of an attack by sea they could light the tower light and warn the fleet that was lying off the mainland. We had a little rowboat and went around a good section of the island and looked at a few of the homes that are close to the water. Howev er, most of thm are up on the cliffs. One that we saw. and it is really nice from the outside, was Grade Fields'. Count Caisno has a beauti ful home over there. He is dead now however. The Red Cross club is in a beautiful home. It is new. ,The woman that built it has never lived in it as she is in Rome. There is a bathroom there that cost about $500, I guess, riot that I am any judge, of bathrooms. All the things in there are a deep sea blue and mirrors all over the room. In all of the rooms there are large mirrors that cover the whole wall. I was going up a stairway and thought that someone was coming down. I started to move over, but then I saw myself. Some Norwegian came to the isl and for his health. He regained it and became a famous doctor. After he retired he came back to the island and rebuilt a castle that had fallen into the sea centuries' beT fore. It is another beautiful place. There are ,many such plaoes-a and each one ..different ." t V V , ; The shops have many things but everything is high it always is to the Americans. Their - handy 'work is coral jewelry and boxes made from olive wood. I bought some of all of them that I will send later on. I bought a cigarette box that I want for myself after the war but I want you to use it at home. They are expensive, the coral and every thing. The chief transportation is small busses, small cars, and horse car riages. They are small because the roads are very narrow because the cliffs are steep, making it difficult to build roads. They wind around like that stretch going' up to Crown Point. The paths are the same, all have walls about six feet high on both sides of them and they are paved with stone. You can't walk many places more than 20 feet without going up steps. That ' gives you an idea how rugged the island is. I will mark on the postcards where I have .been, and send pic tures that I took as soon as it is possible. I used all but two rolls of my film; so if you can find some more for me I would appreciate it. When we were coming back we saw Mt Vesuvius and it was in the process of having its biggest erup tion in 15 years. The brush was burning all around it and a big cloud of steam was coming out of the top and was about 500 feet high. Beautiful, but also treacherous. Well, I am .back at the old grind but feel much better as I saw a lot and had a good rest doing it. I want to go back some day, maybe we all can come together. I know you would like it very much. I asked some of the boys around the hotel how much it cost a day in the hotel for meals and all and they said that it was about one to two dollars a day. So that isn't bad. Well, love to you all and be good. JOE. RECEIVES THIRD INJURY Relative:; have been informed that Reece Burkenbine has been in jured again. That was all the in formation giyen but indicates that he has been up where there is fighting, This is the third time he has been injured since entering the coast guard. SPENDING FURLOUGH HERE Jackson Holt arrived Friday from Camp Carson, Colo, to which point his outfit was transferred from Ari zona about two weeks ago. He iu spending his' furlough with his mother, Mrs. C. J. D. Bauman, and his grandparents, Mr, and Mrs. Lee Cantwell. IN QM SCHOOL ' ;' Thomas Huston, S2c has been in quartermaster's' school at' Camp Peterson, Farragut since returning from boot leave in March. OLD FRIENDS MEET ' Sgt. Lester Ritchie has ,writtn Judge Bert Johnson that after two years in Australia area he has met another man from Morrow county. There must have been rejoicing when he and Wallie Lundell mdt away over there in the 'land down under.'' Lundell is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Algott Lundell of Goose berry. RECEIVES PURPLE HEART Mrs. J. G. Doherty is the proud possessor of a purple heart decora tion, sent to , her for safe keeping by her son, Sgt. Paul Doherty. The decoration was awarded Paul ' for wounds received in the Bougain ville engagement last November. LOTTA PAPER LITTLE VALUE Mrs. Carl Ullrich has been dis playing some Italian money receiv ed this week from her son Pvt Alex Ullrich, who is a member of the forces slugging it out with the na zis in Italy. Somewhat resembling currency in use in this country, the Italian money would scarcely bi' worth the paber it is printed on here inasmuch as the value of th? three pieces of paper is rated at 1, 2, and 10 cnts respectively. This is the first letter the family has had from Alex in many months and they are greatly relieved and happy. Alex writes that he is well and busy. . A MARINE BOOT When Ross V. Miles of Boardman returned from furlough following acceptance in his pre-induction ex amination, he selected the marine corps. Miles left for San Diego boot camp April 15, immediately following enlistment Private Miles is the son of Mr., and Mrs. Frank Miles of Boardman. FOR SHERIFF i; J I , hereby announce my candidacy for nomination for the office of Sheriff 6L Morrow county, subject to the will of the republican voters at the primary nominatiing election Friday, May 19, 1944. P. A. MOLLAHAN : PA Adv. - BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY For local man to represent a Na tional Insurance Organization socializing in automobile and fire insurance. Excellent postwar fu ture. Business now showing big increase. Either part-time or full time work. For particulars write Box 337, this office. 4-5c EQUALIZATION NOTICE .Notice is iierbey1 given that on Tuesday, May 2, 1944,' at 2:00 P. M., the Directors of the West Extension Irrigation District, acting as a Board of Equalization, will meet at the office of the District in Irrigon, Oregon, to review and correct the annual assessment for the period from July 1, 1944 to June 30, 2945, levied on Tuesday, April 4, 1944. . A. C. HOUGHTON, 4c Secretary Next Auction Sale May 6 The first sale was a big success. People haying stuff to sell know this is the place to sell it. Milk cows must be tested before placed on sale otherwise they must be sold as beef. A brand inspector will be on the grounds during the sales. Stock must be on hand not later than forenoon of day of sale, and must be brand inspected. V. R. Runnion Proprietor RUNNION SALES YARD Heppner, Oregon WE are pleased with the many friends we have made housewives who have exclaimed over the nutritional qualities of all our meals. Menus are carefully planned to give you good, wholesome, nu tritious foods. Breakfasts to give a mill or farm worker "somcjthin , to work on." Lunches arc always appe tizing. Dinners are always a treat for hungry families. YOU'RE ALWAYS WEL COME. Come in soon! HEPPNER CAFE Night-time is about the best time a service man has to call home. That's a good point to remember when you feel the urge to make a Long Distance call between 7 and 10 P.M. If it isn't important, we hope you won't make it. Let the men in service have first call on the wires. FOR VICTORY- BVY VNITBB STATB8 WAB B0JVBB t'C PACIFIC TILEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY 4 West Willow, Telephone 5 Gfoeck Mas fSecord ODD 8? fr . ,wvf v n a and his Senate Committee Assignments so vitally important to Oregon: SI fCeep Rufus C. H y y uultu IN United States Senator REPUBLICAN PRIMARY, MAY 19 Holman's present assignments in the V. S. Senate arei 1. APPROPRIATIONS 6. Interior Affairs 2. Agriculture 7. NAVAL AFFAIRS 3. Deficiencies 8. MILITARY AFFAIRS 4. Manufacturers 8. Public Lands 5. Immigration 10. Rules Plus several special cci.imittees KEEP these important Committee Assignments for OREGON Pd. Adv. Jerry Sayler, Sec. "Let's Keep Senator Holman" Committee, 408 Wilcox Bldg, Portland, 4, Oregon.