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IN PI.EFLIGHT SCHOOL
Cadet Edgar E. Peck of Lexing
ton is taking preflight training at
San Antonio Aviation Cadet Center,
Tex., according to announcement
from that place. Potential pilots,
bombardiers and navigators 3re
prepared for aerial instruction and
duties as aircrew members in the
army air forces. The future fliers
are subjected to a rigorous 10
week program of instruction cov
ering physical, academic and mili
tary training. Bombardiers, naviga
tors and pilots receive the first five
weeks of preflight instruction as a
group, then Are separated for spec
ialized training. The present class
includes 18 from Oregon.
' SOLDIER OK
Judge, Bert Johnson reports re
ceiving a letter this week from
Larry Ritchie, somewhere out there
in the big Pacific area. It had been
some time since anyone had heard
from Larry but he writes that he
is fine and has been real busy.
FINISHES INFANTRY SCHOOL .
Marine Private Ross V. Miles,
son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Miles
of Boardman, Oregon, recently was
graduated from the infantry school
at Camp Pendleton, Oceanside,
Calif.
Pvt Miles is awaiting assign
ment to an infantry battalion of a
combat organization.
SON PHONES PARENTS
Mr. and Mrs. R. G. McMurtry
were surprised the past week by a
phone call from their son Glen,
whose ship had docked at an eas
tern seaport. Glen had just returned
from his first combat duty.
FLIES FROM BOSTON
Lt. Arthur Bergstrom is spending
a 10-day leave at home with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Berg
strom. He came by pkne from
Boston, arriving in Pendleton where
his parents met him aerly Monday
. morning.
HOME ON HOOT LEAVE
Having completed the first leg of
their journey towards being stal
wart fighting men of the sea, Jim
Barratt, Walter Skuzeski, Martin
Lovgren and Pat O'Brien are home
on the customary 5-day leave from
Farragut. The boys entered tain
" ing July and after the vacation
is over will return to that base for
assignmen to advanced training.
Ballots Enroute to
Service Appliciants
Ballots for the general election to
be held Nov. 7 were printed Satur
day following receipt Friday eve
ning of confirmation from Secretary
of State Bob Farrell relative to
certification of all candidates. Copy
for the ballots was submitted to the
printer, by Couny Clerk C. W.
Barlow several weeks ago and was
put into typie pending changes or
additions. During the interval two
additional filings Were made for
president and vice president and
this necessitated re-setting the can
didate list from number 14 down to
justice of the peace.
Since ballots for service people
had to be in the mail on Sept. 24,
all efforts of the Gazette Times
printery, with the assistance of
Clerk Barlow, were directed to
wards getting them off the press
and perforated. The job was final
ly accomplished by five minutes
past midnight Saturday. .
Clerk Barlow states that he re
ceived applications from 109 service
people and these went out in the
mail Sunday evening. Applications
from absentee voters within conti
nental United States are being re
ceived and ballots will be mailed
to them in due season.
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, September 28, 1944
Redcap Army to
Start Offensive
Sunday Morning
Limited Number
Doe Tags Issued
For Grant County
What Isenhower's men are doing
to the Heinies and McArthur's men
are doing to the rats in the Paci
fic is mild by comparison with the
contemplations of the "redcap"
army which Ms all set to take the
field agains the elusive buck in
these parts. If ammunition holds
out to "say nothing of gasoline
supplies there will be a substan
tial reduction in the deer popula
tion, and the redhats don't mean
perhaps.
Red-hatted citizens have been in
evidence here and there the past
few days and their number will be
swelled by Saturday as local and
outside hunters move towards their
favorite hunting grounds. Guns
have been cleaned and oiled, am
munition caretfully counted, "A"
coupons calculated, camp outfits
packed, and no doubt in numerous
cases the Knox allotment stingily
hoarded in recent weeks just in
case one should encounter some
poisonous serpents.
This looks like considerable pre
paration for the chance to bag one
deer having not 'less than forked
horns, as the game law provides for,
but the boys and some of the girls
feel they get their money's worth
even if they don't make a sure shot.
To those who prefer doe meat
the game commission . has - issued
3000 tags for this season covering
a certain section of Grant county.
All hunters in this area, whether
hunting for doe or buck deer, will
be required to check in and out of
the area at stations established for
this purpose by the game commis
sion iat the following places: John
Day, Mt. Vernon, Prairie City,
Unity, Sumpter, Forks Guard sta
tion, Dale Ranger station and Long
Creek. Checking stations will be
open from 7 a. m. to 9 p. m. with
the exception of Mt. Vernon which
will remain open all night. Hunters
may start checking into the area
on Sept. 29 and the checking sta
ions will remain open through
Nov. 1.
Speaker Scheduled
For Farm Bureau
Discussion of measures appear
ing on the official ballot in the gen
eral election will be the highlight
of the meeting of the Morrow
County Farm Bureau at the regu
lar monthly session Monday eve
ning. Leading the discussion will
be Dr. Ray Hawk, representing the
Oregon Teachers' association, who
will be a visitor in the county the
first of the week in the interest of
tire basic school sup(port amend
ment to the Oregon constitution.
While his subject has not been an
nounced, it is presumed that he
will use the amendment as the
main topic of his discussion.
People of the county, whether
farmers or not, are urged to attend
the meeting of the Farm Burervu
and learn first hand what those' en
gaged in agricultural pui suits are
endeavoring to do. There is an
hour of discussion of matters per
taining to the farm, a brief busi
ness session from which no one is
excluded, and the evening winds
up ,with a social period during
which refreshments are served. The
meetings are being held at the Lex
ington grange hall, beginning at 8
o'clock.
ATTENDING CONCLAVE
Mayor and Mrs. J. O. Turner
are in Gearhart this week where
the Oregon State Bar association
is in session. They expect to re
turn to Heppner Sunday.
Mustangs Hope to
Upset Honkers in
Opening Contest
No last cent is being wagered and
the boys hope they won't lose their
shirts, either, but there is .a, cur
rent feeling among the Heppner
Mustang squad that they will feast
on roast goose tomorrow (Friday)
evening. On the other hand, the
honkers may tfeel that they will
ride home on wild horses, figura
tively speaking. That is not the in
tention of Cctech Pate and his
young huskies, although the
strength if the Honkers is un
known. Coach Pate has announced his
probable starting line-up as fol
lows: Left end. Ray F-ench; left
tackle, Bob Kelly; left guard, Jim
Lynch; center, Tad Miller; right
guard, Joe McLaughlin; right
tackle, Archie Padberg; right end,
Jack Parrish; quarterback, Ted
Ferguson; backs, Billy Ulrich, Don
Knowles and Jack Edmondson.
Officials: Lloyd Morgan, lone,
Referee; O. Wendell Herbison, um
pire. Those of the football squad who
are "men" enough lare staging a
whiskerirto, which they state will
continue until the Mustangs win a
game. They count on shaving this
week-end.
Help Shortage Met in
Change at Scotty's
When Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Hall
closed up their ice cream parlor
late in August and announced that
they would be back after taking a
vacation and reopen "Scotty's' with
a better servicer that was just what
they mieant. They returned after
two weeks rest and spent the most
of another two weeks rearranging
the place.
The public was kept in darkness
until early this . week when the
privacy was removed by washing
the soap screen from the windows
and the door unlocked. The change
was complete. Every foot of the
small room has been utilized to
the advantage of the operators. To
make the story brief, the help
works from the inside out instead
of running all about the room as
formerly. Counter and booths are
on opposite sides to their former
positions, the fountain is in front
center, the ice cream packers in
the center, and sandwich kitchen
at the rear of the square. The
booths are held in place by being
atttached to boards forming an in
side wall, making them as immov
able as the counter. The general
effect is pleasing and the step
saving is at once evident, even to
a hungry reporter.
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Army Draws Nine of
Eleven Recruits
Nine out of 11 men who recently
were inducted for service with the
armed forces were taken by the
army, according to information re
ceived at the local office of the se
lective service. The other two were
taken by the navy.
The army draft included Howard
Bryant, James Healy and Jack
Van Winkle, Heppner; Herman
Wallace, Kenneth Klinger and Eu
gene Majeske, Lexington; Roy Ball
Jr., Boardman; Clarence Harris,
lone, and Dorr Mason, Portland.
Alex Thompson, Heppner and
Harry Owens, Estacada, now are
in the navy.
Recruits listed from outside points
reported through the local office.
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NEW GRANDDAUGHTER
A baby girl, Marda Jean, was
born Tuesday to Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Gray.beal at Eugene. Mrs.
Graybeal formerly Lois Jones, is
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. C. N.
Jones of Heppner who are very
happy over the advent of the little
lady.
Cox Family to
Have Reunion
All things come to an end, even
wishful thinking as Mr. and Mrs.
W. Claude Cox can happily tes
tify. Last week they received a
wire from their son Charles feui
nouncing his arrival in the States
after an absence of nearly three
years. Tuesday of this week he
arrived in Heppner and will spend
most of his furlough here at the
homes of his parents, and his bro
ther, Billy. To make his homje
coming complete the rest of the
family will arrive ' this week-end.
Clair will meet his brother-in-law
and sister, Lt. and Mrs. George
Holden in Grand Island, Neb., and
all three will drive west together.
Cfyiir is in training at Tampa,
Fla. and will get an emergency
furlough at this time.
Fire Laddies Have
Busy Afternoon
A peaceful afternoon was shat
tered with the sounding of the
fire siren Saturday shrrtly after
lunch. A grass fire in the vicinity
of the CCC site called out the
department. They were not gone
long. They were called a second
time later in the day to the same
location when the fire flared up
again. Little- damage was done
cither time.
About 7:30 p. - m. the alarm
screeched again. This time the
scefte of (activity was the Heppner
Cafe. Grease on the stove had ig
nited and caused a bit of excite
ment. However the blaze was soon
extinguished with very little dam
age or cessation in the work.
Prompt action on the part of
the local fire department quickly
averted any possibilities of a se
rious fire both in the afternoon
and evening.
Clothing Needed by
Liberated Peoples
A call has come for gifts of cloth
ing to be sent to people of liber
ated areas in Europe. Announce
ment was made by Archdeacon
Neville Blunt in services at All
Saints Episcopal church Sunday
that due to the near approach of
severe weather in the countries af
fected, it is necessary to make up
shipments at once. This allows Irt
ish house -and it is hoped immediate
tie time for donors to get clothing
assembled and delivered to the par
response will be given to the ap
peal. Any article of warm clothing
rrten's cast-off suits, overcoats,
shirts, etc., not too badly worn and
fit to be used upon delivery are
desired. Women's clothing of any
type to lend warmth and comfort
to their cousins across the seas
will be wtelcomed. Shoes, hats and
evening clothes will not be accept
ed. There is one essential regula
tionevery article turned in must
be clean.
Citing the desperate need of
many of the peo(ple, Archdeacon
Blunt said that in the low countries
Nazi guards seized workers as they
left the factories, stripped them of
their clothing and handed them
garments made of burlap, a mater
ial neither warm nor comfortable.
It is claimed that if all the mills of
America, Canada and England were
to make nothing but clothes for the
liberated peoples it would take a
year to provide sufficient garments
that all might be decently clad.
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DRIVES FROM TEXAS
Philip Cohn is home this week,
the first time in 14 months ,or just
after he enlisted in the navy fol
lowing graduation from high school
in 1943. He has been located at Cor
pus Christi, Tex. for several months
and was fortunate in getting auto
mobile transportation all the way
home. An officer at the base was
transferring to Farragut end Philip
came along on a share-the-ride-share-the-drive
basis.
Volume 61 , Numbeoiv
Farm Machinery
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Currently Placed on
Unrafioned Basis
Order Releasing
Equipment Made
Effective Today
News of interest to farmers of the
county was received this morning
by County Agent Arnold Ebert
from N. C. Donaldson, state direct
or of the Agricultural Adjustment
administration. Donaldson confirm
ed a news story on the radio ear
lier in tire day stating that all of
Schedules I and II, controlling sale
ery, had been removed from ration
and distribution of farm machin
ing The order is effective as of to
day, Sept. 28. The order affects
practically all farm machinery
used in this county, Ebert states.
"This unexpected announcement
was confirmed by telephone con
versation with R. B. Taylor, chair
man of the state triple A commit
tee, who explained that apparently
other states have receivied much
more farm machinery than has
Oregon and that supplies on hand
together with improving European
situation has prompted the re
lease," Ebert said.
Early this week Morrow, county
received notice of the 1915 allot
ment of tractors, combines and oth
er farm equipment. The new or
der displaces this announcement
!und make it possible for farmers
to deal direct with their machinery
dealers without authorization from
the county farm committee.
Ebert says this order releases
wheel tractors but according to
present information the crawler
type is still under jurisdiction of
the War Production board and ap
plication for purchase of these
machines must be placed through
the county triple A committee as
in the past.
Majors to Play at
Pendleton October 8
Pendleton went in for major
league baseball last fall and liked
it so well it was decided to try it
again in 1944. As a result, teams
from the two A circuits, the Amer
ican and National leagues, will play
an exhibititon game on the after
noon of Sunday, Oct. 8 at the
Round-Up park.
E. C. Olson of the Pendleton
chamber of commerce was in Hep
pner today putting out window
cards and personally boosting the
game, which he says will be the
only barnstorming game played by
the majors in this section.
Last year's game attracted a good
many fans from Morrow county,
not a few of whom will find it
convenient to be in Pendleton on
Oct. 8.
ACCEPTED AT U OF W
Kathryn Turner, member of the
class of 1944 at Heppner High
school, has been accepted for regis
tration at the University of Wash
ington, Seattle, according to word
received this week by her mother,
Mrs Grace Turner Registration will
not begin until in October and
Kathryn will be home for a short
time.
HOME ON LEAVE
Pfc James N. McLaughlin of the
U. S. Marine corps is enjoying a
visit with the home folks while on
vice in the Pacific area and is glad
leave He has seen some hard ser
for a chance to get a look at "the
hills of home."
ON 39-DAY LEAVE
Earl Francis McCabe, son of Mr.
and Mrs. A. A. McCabe of lone, is
home on a 39-day rehabilitation
leave. Earl has been in the thick of
things in the European area as a
member of an LCI crew.
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