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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, July 6, 1944
Volume 61 , Number 1 5rj
Fire Devastates
Large Grain and
Grazing Territory
Bombing Practice
Thought Cause of
Alpine Area Blaze
Small fires originating on the
army bombing field! and fanned' in
to widely spreading conflagrations
caused extensive damage to grain
fields and grazing lands along the
south border of the field the fore
part of the week. Starting Sunday
afternoon, presumably from bomb
ing practice, the flames ate their
way toward the edge of the field '
and on Monday touched some of
the bordering grain fields. By
Tuesday farmers were battling to
save crops in the path of the fire
which ate into several fields, caus
ing extensive damage to some.
Heaviest damage reported was at
the Joslyn ranch east of Alpine,
where 700 acres of grain was burn
ed over. Fred Rauch lost 400 acres
of wheat to the flames, and in the
same vicinity Rudolph Klinger lost
between 30 and 40 acres of wheat.
Farther to the northwest W. T.
Doherty lost 40 acres of wheat and
saw his hay and grazing land swept
over by fire. Barney Doherty, in
the sarnie area lost his grazing
range.
This was the seesnd big fire
starting on the bombing range in
recent weeks, the first one result
ing in the loss of a goodly number
of sheep near Castile on the Col
umbia. While a handful of men were
working to check the bombing
range fire a call came from Cecil
stating that a big grass fire was
In Paymaster Schoql . . . .
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Bond Quota Short
$54,214.50 as End of
5th Campaign Nears
Morrow county will have to
hustle like nobody's business if the
quota of $356,000 is to be reached
by Saturday evening, July 8. Up to
this morning, July 6, tabulations
revealed a shortage of $54,214.50
and with only two days to go some
thing will have to harden or the
C. D. Conrad, Morrow county ag- county will be on the delinquent
ricultural agent since January 1939, list.
has tendered his resignation from Figures released from the office
the local office to accept the coun- of P. W. Mahoney, county bond
ty agent work in Baker county. He es chairman, show that some
uS. , tvPes of have wedl,
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Conrad to Leave
Local Office for
Agency in Baker
particularly the E type which to
Woman Marine Private Ida Lucille Reed, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred E. Reed, Hpppner, checks signatures and amounts on a spec
ial money requisition as part of her training in the paymaster school
The local girl holds a Bachelor of Science degree in business adm
inistration from the University of Oregon. She was employed as an a
ccountant at the Washington State School for the Deaf at Vancouver
prior to enlisting in the Marine Corps in February.
ter returning from Baker where he date has exceeded the quota by
spent the fore part of the week more than $6,000. Hie quota is
looking over the field and making $167,000, sales $173,737.50. Other in
arrangements for, living quarters. dividual sales totalled $96,848; cor
While this move is rather sudden, poration $31,200, for a total of $301,- '
Conrad informs this newspaper that 855-
he has had it under consideration Lagging behind in the buying is
for some time, having refused pre- the corporation department. With a
vious ' offers. This time the pres- quota of $74,000, this division is
sure was so strong he decided to short $42,800, .which if taken up
accept. He came to Morrow county would go far towards making ' up
from Jackson county. the total deficit. Two items to be
Conrad stated he is not dissatis- heard from will take up $31,000,
fied with the job here and would ailicials state. The county is ex
prefer to remain and carry through pected to invest $11,000 in bonds,
some of the projects he has worked while the state apportionment to
He is secretary of the' Grain tne county snouia oe wu.wu.
on
Sgf Elbert Gibson
Killed in Action
in
on
Word was received Sunday by his Many hands make light work
raging west of that point. Details aunt, Mrs. Frank Rumble, that Sgt may not aPPy with reference to
about this fire were lacking this Ebert M Gibson was med
morning but it is said to have .
, . , , , , action in the Burma theater
swept over a wiae area .Deiore oe-
ing halted. ' June 16, The mes?age to
Response to calls for help was Rumble was sent by Elbert's mo- articles turned out by the group
light, particularly Tuesday when so ther from Alabama, she having of women workers since Jan. 1,
many were away from home for heard directly from the war de- 1944-
Products, Inc., which he feels will Listed by districts, the sales have
develop into something worthwhile as follows: Boardman, $2,-
when the war is over. He and Mrs. 437.50; Cecil, $2,425; lone, $23,797
Conrad own their home here and 75. Heppner, '$13, 312.50; First Nat
have built up associations which i0nal bankj $127,268.75; other sales,
they find hard to break away from. $4,500. Amounts ' credited to the
However, the move means an ad- different places represent purchas
vahcement' for him in his work and e3 through the (post offices "or
it was this angle which finally won st0res, while that credited to the
him over. bank is representative of the county
While in Baker, Conrad bought at large.
n crocill -farm ill Sit OlltSlde Of the T?vrfc f-mm ctfo. ko.1n.inrt
the Morrow County Red Crops ., ,, nn. h stated. As in all ;Wo tw rw, uM wji
chapter, but many hands turn out other Baker has few desir-.over quota of $125,000,000 but
Busy Hands Turn
Out Many Articles
mucft worK. bad as tne tnaiisn mav x. r,., ., . . . , ,
iVTrc , 11 t , ,i 1 awe resiaences iu unci n&i.w mat me state as a wnoie appears xo
Z- 1 T j t u 11 and he sald he wantea Taise IU& be lagging behind on the E bond
children in a rural atmosphere. quota. It appears that the nation
A successor will be named as will make the $16,000,000,000 quota
soon as the right man can be found, while there is some question rela-
partment.
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According to a report submitted Conraj. is scheduled to take up his live to individual purchases reach
ing the percentage asked for.
If corporation sales come in be
fore the 8th and individual sales roll
up another $12,000 the goal wiii
be reached. Otherwise, it may re
quire the rest of the month of July
Word has been received of the to attain the full apportionment.
new duties July 20.
Flier Known Here
Killed in Europe
the day. County Agent C. D. Con
rad, just returned Wednesday af
ternoon irom a trip out ot town, "-" w " chairman of the chapter, the wo-
stopped long enough to learn where ma, came to Heppner-in 1924 with men-s sewing has turned ou
the fire was raging and went right his father and with the' exception fjve bed jackets men's, 200 bed
on out. He made a survey of the one year spent the intervening side bags,- 344 housewives navy
burned district and helped get the first draft here. He attended school and army, 200 slippers crocheted
fire under control before returning . afvWam,v in th and sewn Beacon cloth, 35 men's
to town. Blaine Isom and P. W. . . .A, pajamas, 300 wash cloths, 50 pneu- ,
Mahoney drove to the scene ' of lere wle makmS 1119 home Wlth monia jackets, 200 unfilled ditty deat1
the fire early Wednesday afternoon ' WWV agS' 144 itty bags for .g N. C. but will be PrE-INDUCTION PHYSICALS
ana renaerea assistance 10 me tne army, contents ior wiuui ui-
weary farmers who had been bat- that sht received a letter from El- elude soap box, soap, shoe polish
tling the flames for nearlv three bert dated June 17. He stated he cloth, housewives, envelopes, tab-
days. .
- ificfVitino vniirmpnit all richt at nils hard candv. books, cards and
o --r , , , - County creamery company.
box for a writing table.
in action of Monroe J-iong
On June O. ivionrocs uuiiK 10 XUKTt!J!iIN LIVAVL fUH
remembered by a number of people Fourteen Morrow county young
in Morrow county who knew him men went to Portland Wednesday
Vi.a turn war tav here f
was writing it in a foxhole his lets, razor blades, shoe laces pen- when he worked for Morrow examinations selecitve
SAILOR HAS KNACK FOR
CARVING PRETTY TRINKETS
At least one Heppner sailor is So far as is known, Elbert is the HID AW Ax ON rUUKiH
improving his time while in the first Heppner soldier killed in ac- . Some of our folks didn't hide out
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service. Milton morgan nas sent tion. iNaiDro lxx, marine, was over tne rourtn dut uiey uia go
service.
Monroe enlisted in the army on According to f. plan in .vogue
May 29, 1941. He was the pilot of here, men who are engaged in farm
a B-26 medium bomber at the time work at the time of being called
he was killed. He went to England will be permitted to remain until
in October 1942 and has been in after harvest. Others will be called
continous service there since that to report for induction in the us
iate.. He had completed his 50 ual manner.
his wife and his mother samples of killed while on duty; Henry Stotts to Ilidaway springs where they had
his handiwork in the form of sea is a prisoner of the Germans and a fine time. Three families, the Lee
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shell necKlaces tiny sneus strung raui rrown is m a Japanese 110- riowens, ciaine bilious ana duu , , territory and
on fine chains. Before getting into on camp. Altogether, the local se- Coxens, accompanied by Mrs. Vada msl"s . , , . o yftirl11ffVl hnrnp GUESTS OF GONTYS
the thick of things in the South lective service board has a list of DeMjoss, Charlotte Cannon and Ed-
Pacific he carved out of plastic sev- 12 casualties from Morrow county. na Hughes had three days at the "j. cancelled apparently and his son Charles Joseph Hem
eral artioles emblematic of the navy springs, going Sunday morning and ut s . f D rich of the U. S. navy were guests
which he sent, his wife. Included QQfQ QT Children returning Tuesday evening. " of the Edmond Gonty family this
were two tiny lockets with pictures " y" . week. The visitors came Monday
Charles F. Hemrich of Hillsboro
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of himself and Mrs. Morgan. Church OrOUD Aim WLEK-ENUED IILKK Monroe neia iungu ddw Hemridi retumed
Another hobby of Milton's is col- Oscar Borg joined Mrs. Borg here lvin8 Lross wim IOUI waK home Wednesday. Charles Jr. was
lecting butterflies. ,He has some Children of service men's .famil- the first of the week to spend the clusters- . . scheduled to leave this morning
beautiful specimens captured on ies will not be neglected if the wo- holiday period. They returned to Hls brother Ray is serving in but not find roQm Jn oy
islands in the South Pacific which men of Valby church missionary Portland Wednesday, Mrs. Borg the navy, having recently returned. ercrowded stage was otiHged
will form the nucleus for a collect- society can prevent it. There have having spent several weeks here to .trf f.wauan f to wait until later in the day when
ors den when he and his little been cases where the mother or assisting in the care of her moth- P001 01 uu "".wjr hig reatives took him to Arling-
family can have the home they other members of the family were er, Mrs. W. G. McCarty
were planning when the wax so ill and there was no one available
rudely interrupted. to assist. This dilemma has come VISITS PARENTS
the attention of the Lutheran la-
Another brother, Sammie, is serv
ing in the army in the South Pa-
ton.
ciiic. Both Ray and Sammie are SHOWS SOME IMPROVEMENT
shinfittM- "" m word received by Jfrank W.
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MOVE TO JONES RANCH dies and they have volunteered to ii Mnndav from Berke- county- e other brothers Tumej. Wednesday morning was to
The O G. Haguewood family take care of any service man's ley qj for a three-day visit f semc. but toey . have ot the effect that Mrs. Turner was
moved- the past week from their children when illness in the fam- with mg parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred ,est and. "e .no t known to- showing some improvement the
former home in the Dry Fork sec- prevents their being properly Wehmeyer. Lawrence spent most cally. Ray worked for Hynd Bros. past day or two, although she still
tion to the Glenn Jones ranch on cared for. of a 30-day leave with his wife and Sammie was employed at the to ta a critical condition. Mr. Tur
Heppner flat. They recently pur- Cases of this type should be re- child at Berkeley. He is with the Umjry- ner retumed home Saturday eve
chased the place from Harry Du- ported to the missionary society or Pacific fleet and has -seen a large Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Long of Win- ning to look after business affairs
vail who had owned it a few througa the omce ol Mrs. Clara slice of the world over which the 'wn-auuo, . v. mc juto juki wu uw u-usuwr, jam.
months. Gertsou. Allies are contending with Japan. boys.
Fred Allison here from Spokane.
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