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o f- i O f . '. O 1.--' On In Se JOINS NAVY Rood L. Ekleberry, formerly of lone, was recently inducted into the navy at Portland. NOW IN ASTORIA Ted Peterson, Petty Officer 2c, is new stationed at Tongue Point .bare near Astoria, according to his lather, Henry Peterson, who was a Heppner business visitor Monday, led spent a year or more in Texas Leloie being transferred. RETURNS TO CAMP Jrckson Holt let Sunday ror Co1 orado where he has been in train ing for several months. He spent a furlough here visiting his mother, Mm C. J. D. Bauman, and grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lee Cantwell. HERE FROM MISSOURI Henry Aiken Jr., known to fam ily and friends as "Dub", is spend-, ing a week with his parents, Mr. ynd Mrs. Henry Aiken, coming from Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. He re cently finished a course at Kansas State college and was transferred to Fort Leonard Wood along wr l 1000 other trainees. HERE ON FURLOUGH After serving 18 months with the army on Kodiak Island, 2nd Lt. John E. Hayes has returned to the states and is at present visiting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. R. I. lhompson. He was accompanied by his sister, Miss Jean Hayes. Mrs. lhompson is their aunt. INJURY RETARDS INDUCTION James' C. Lovgren, scheduled to report lor duty in the army April 13 has been granted indefinite defer ment due to a serious injury receiv ed shortly prior to the induction date. Kenneth L. Robertson of Boardman was inducted on April 13, while Robert O. Smith of the same place reported April 25 ior immed iate induction and was assigned as an air cadet. He is the son of Paul Smith of Boardman. Music Groups to Present Extravaganza Friday, May 5 is the date selected by the music departments of tlv Heppner schools for presentation of a song and dance extravaganza and "Hepr America Singing", a program designed to replace the annual school music festival which has been dropped for the duration. This is the first time a musical Vent of this nature has been pre sented in the local school. It is a development of America's music' through the depiction of characteristic songs and dances from, each period of the nation's evolution. With a modern family's day dreams and a radio program the audience will be carried back to the first Thanksgiving. Then starting forward on the strains of a colonial minuet, the listener joinst some negro laborers in a favorite spiritual. Entering into an Ozark , folk dance he sings and dances through the Civii War, the Gay1 Nineties, the west's beginning, early California with its Spanish atmos- phcre, biting light opera to the bra vado of the first World War, and finally back to our own time of brave people trying' to crush fear with song. There will be no charge for the performance, which will be held at the ' high school gymnasium. LENA WAS OMITTED In submitting his report to the Gazette Times last week, Rev. Bei. nie Howe, chairman of the Morrow county Red Cross chapter, inadver tently failed to enumerate the Lena district contribution. This section, with Mrs. Mabel Hughes as chair man, raised $93 towards the Ameri can Red Cross war fund. Heppner, Imposing Sum to Be on Hand for Post-War Projects Federal, State and Municipal Funds Re'no Marshaled nbiif wo"ks oTvierts for the post and magazines which later in the and are asked to bring their bun v!r rrr try oon now roirp-pr( ?n day will be hauled by truck to dies to1 the county fair pavilion rci'materl vpfv . of SSt7.000.000. Stanfield and loaded on a railway where it is to be loaded onto a truck 'n-.r.co proiects will cover several car. and hauled to Stanfield. vears, until private industrv hs All persons participating in the Collections will be conducted at vpn vf.nr)i;tQ.r t revnp-timo rro- drive are asked to tie the papers Lexington and lone and contribu dnr.'on. What private industry will and magazies in- bundles, or to box tions from the surrounding areas rin :q lirrp,V g co,cpt f0- a them in cartons, and place them on will be welcomed. Each town is disposition not to discuss plans and the front walk where they may be working singly but all will ship thereby notify comrtitors, but it is readily picked up. This is not a collections to the main line where a ssumed h?t industry can account waste paper drive; neither is it a carload is being made up. V $200,000,000. Su.ch is the report - ' of Governor Earl Snell's postwar re-ad;ustment . and development commission. As, catalogued by the commission, federal projects represent $233,280. 000; state projects, $68,920,000; coun ty projects $13,160.00; city projects, $1,370,000. . Federal projects authorized and Prlem of filling their teaching nee Anabei lurner. An ex tentative include navigation, flood ranks states Countv Superintendent penenoed pilot herself Mrs. Allison octroi,' power, irrigation and graz- Lucy E. Rodgers. There is no smug was able to describe the things you ing. These are the postwar shelf satisfaction , apparent in any of the do and dont do whi e in control of prepared by .congress. State project schools over the prospect of having levers of a gasoline sky-buggy, range from. immediate construction oomglete teacher lists, although Havmg had a crack-up or two, she to graduzl expansion or rehabili- most of the schools have but one or advised picking a soft place to land totion of existing institutions. two vacancies, to fill. . as the first consideration-if one has Of Oregon's' 36 counties, 19 have Mos recent , gap in. the teacher time to do any selecting, not filed their projects but the 17 ranks was e resignaton of Supt. F. Mrs. Allison was introduced by that have nresen formidahl W. Harter of Boardman, who has-her father F. W. Turner who also showing. This is also true of the inyniciralities '-although'" only 20 in Ihe state have listed projects. Ihe bsentees are studying their prob lems and attempting to decide wht, projects are most needed in the county or municipality. Some of the delay is due to. the fact that not all communities have registered eiig; neers to prepare estimates of cost and blueprints. municipalities in Oregon will each have projects, yet a majority will . .l "rajuiitjf wm and the 36 counties also, as the counties must submit their plans to the state highway commission. The public works is at best only ai stop-gap to serve until private enterprise can absorb the load of imtmrjlovment. To d :itp Pfsrr rri t n ty has reported that it can finance itself 100 percent without federal assistance, although if the federal government is prepared to help, the county will not accept a loan of more than 50 percent and will not surrender control. Counties propose to take care of xneir own resments witn their pre- jecte and are basing the public works program on their estimated prospective needs. W"TT- ON TRIP TO RLNO Mrs. Mabel Hughes and her sister, Mrs. Bertrand Warren of Walla ii . , .. . Walla, left Tuesday for Reno, Nev. where Mrs. Hughes is scheduled to aunA en f u,sfi p the Episcopal church. Enroute south, Mrs. Hughes will meet with women's auuxiliaries of the several churches in her capacity as presi dent of the women's service league of the Eastern Oregon diocese. CALL I OH PRACTICE Members of the Heppner Wom en's Choral club are urged to be at the high school gym for rehear sal promptly at 7 p. m. . next Tues day night. Ihe concert date is set for Tuesday night May 9 at which - ''band -others of Cubs will attend these time me chorus will make its fust m meomgs to see their 'joys perfoim- public appearance and it is hoped. TO PIIESENT TLTILS ing and advancing from- rank to a large crowd will be present to Mrs. J. O. Turner has selected rank. For the present no meeting hear them. Miss Marylou Ferguson Saturday evening April 29 as the has been scheduled until all the will be guest soloist with the group, date for her annual recital when dens are properly organized and w presenl tier piano pupils functioning according to plan. BUSINESS VISITOR a( for home. Mrs. Turner has a fine Members acting as a committee T. R. Murdoock, successful stock class and each will contribute to in charge of the program of Cub rancher of the Spray country, was "the evening's program and parents bing are Conley Lanhani, chairn.an; transacting business in Heppner and friends are anticipating the Orville Smith, trearurer and Charles Wednesday. event with pleasure. Stout in charge of achievements. Oregon, Thursday, April Boy Scout Paper Drive Saturday Headl'mer Arrangements have been com- pleted for the Boy Scoutpaper sal- vage drive which will open Satur- day morning and be closed as fast as facilities will permit. Three trucks have been secured for pick- ing up the bundles of newspapers Schools Looking For Teachers to Close Up Ranks School boards and superinten- dents are still wrestling with the entered the, 'United States civil ser vice ... lie is m . iseatue - at present vice, presumably in recruiting ser taking a 27-day training course. A successor has not been chosen. The Lexington school board has signed a contract with Mrs. Bethel Taylor as superintendent. Mrs. Tay lor formerly taught at Lexington and m recent vears has keen in the high school at Mollala. Horace G. Holcomb has siened a cntract to superintend the lone sstem next year. Holcomb came to , m i i lone in midyear, iwo nign scnooi positions remain to be filled there, At TTorvnnpr Rum. fiMinw Cnr- win is still seeking a high school principal and one other instructor. The district is offering attractive salaries for these positions but so far there have been no takers Band Dance on Slate for Apri 29 Saturday night April 29, is the date selected by the Heppner schoij hand for presenting the annua 1 3 J t ...I.:,. I. v winu; will be used to buy uniforms and trumonts after the war. The Elks hall will be used and the Men About Town haye been retained to r . As add:d attractions the May queen and princesses, chosen by Lie Dtuu:iit wisely iiviiL uic acuiui jcijs w& be announced and majorettes will present a twirling routine. present a twirling T 7" ttr .1 .1 i.i -It """" G:30 p. m. Saturday evening. JOHN WIGIITMAN BETTER J. J. Wightman is recovering from a major operation to which he submitted in Portland last weeK. This word was brought home bv his daughter, Mrs. Claude Graham anri Mrs D M. Ward, whn amnm- panied him to the city and remained ,-1 v. j-,.: ij 4l . . , m; 0;0a 27, 1 944 garbage collecting campaign. The government wants old newspapers and magazines only at this time and any other material will not be gath- ered by the Scouts, People residing in the country are urged to participate in the drive Hints on Aviation Given at Luncheon Pointers on learning to pilot an airplane were given some 30 peo- Ple attending the Monday luncheon a the Lucas place by Mrs. Fred Al- introduced two guests, Mrs. Bert rand Warren of Walla Walla and her sister, Mrs. Mabel Hughes,' to whom he referred as "the chamber of commerce of Lena." Cubbing Trend on Upswing Locally Members of the community who have contributed in the recent drive for scouting and those who are oth- e interested in the promotion f this healthy activity will be released to note that fjuhhinn' is on - the upward trend according to Rev. 11,l'ul ivii-uumuiv, irancis ivu-vormicK., nn ocoui- ater- s third den has bee" organized and wiU function old Hill, who will act as Cub mo ther. Scout Francis Plumer.dore will be the new Den chief. To date a total of 24 Cubs has been registered in three Dens. The other Den mothers are Mrs. Cor ett M onley Lanham Cub 'mother for Dtn No. 2. For the present Mr;. K. A House is acting as Cub mother for Mrg Green who has bcen antined of scarlet fever Jn meantime Mjs House and Mrs Fnmk Connor w kind under takLn c b h Cubs registered in Den No 1, un der leadershi of Dcn chiuf . in. Friday at the House home. Cubs to No 2 with , at 4 p. m. each Monday afternoon at the Lnnham home. Cubs to be register- ed in the newly formed Den No. 3 will meet every Tuesday afternoo at Mrs. Hill's home. The Cub master and Den mothers are gratified with the results and tlie interest which the Cabs are showing in the program of their activities, Father McCormick statis. Jn addition a Pact meeting is to be held each month in which all thre-i are to participate. It is hoped that Volume 61, Number 5 Politics Coming To Fore as Primary Date Approaches Sprague, Holman Sentiment Leading In this Section A noticeable pick-up in poitical sentiment has been apparent in re cent days and as the date of the pri mary election draws closer there is more evidence of definite declara tion For certain candidates. No po litical scraps have developed but mosit of the voters have settled on the candidates they will support and are asserting their beliefs in or der to find out how the other fel low stands. A definite trend towards Holman and Sprague for United States sen ators has been noted the past few days, with expressions favoring their nomination and election heard in every direction. Voters refuse to believe the campaign slurs hurled at Holman and prefer to keep a senior senator on the job rather than putting two new ones in at the same time. Former Governor Siprague, on a visit to eastern Oregon this week, may not visit Morrow county but his strength is increasing daily and there are signs that he will poll a strong vote here. Voters feel they know him while Mr. Cordon has never visited the district and has had little to do with state affairs. Sprague is viewed as the outstand ing candidate for the office and will receive active support from his ad mirers. There appears to be little stir in democratic ranks over the senatori al race. Edgar Smith appears to be the popular favorite in the race to unseat Holman and nothing has been heard of the other race. Coming down to the local politi cal front, there seems to be no one available for the unexpired term of the late C. W. McNamer. One tried and truue citizen politely refused to allow his name to be mentioned when approached on the subject and so far as is known there are no volunteers for the job. Voters may write in their preference, so there is no telling who will get the nomi nation. Delivery of the ballots was made the first of the week and Clerk C. W. Barlow has been mailing out absentee .ballots to service people and war workers. Several service men home on leave and furlough not the soldiers and sailors in dis have cast their ballots. Whether or tant places will respond remains to be seen. Runnion to Stage Sale on May 6 V. R. "Bob" Runnion has set May 6 as the date of his second auction sale to be held at the sales v. 1 in north Heppner. The first sale, held April 15, proved a success in bring ing buyers and sellers together and Runnion plans to carry on until harvest time: Following the harvest he will resume the sales in the fall. Livestock is a feature of the yard sales and for the coming event mor . than 150 head of cattle will be on the block. Work horses and saddle horses and some farm equipmenc are being offered. Information rela tive to stock certification may be found in Runnion's advertisement on another page in this issue of the Gazette Times. UNDERGOES OPERATION Leonard Schwarz submitted to a major surgical operation at The Dalles Tuesday and is reported on the high road to recovery. Mrs. Schwarz accompanied him to The Dalles and will remain with him until he is able to leave the hospital.