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Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, October 12, 1944
Volume 61 , Number 29 ?
Neivs From
The Boys at
The Front
ST SGT McROBERTS AWARDED
FOR DISTINGUISHED SERVICE
Mrs. Grace Turner, clerk of the
Morrow county draft board, has
received a letter fronSt. Sgt. John
McRoberts stating that he was
awarded the Distinguished Service
in Qr-tinn rppentlv in
wuaa wiiuc i"
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the southwest racinc. mcuc.io
was wounded and hospitalized for
"rrlSTi
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ner wrote McRoberts to una out
whit mo frnniTiin whs rfiiii m iixo
nis
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reply he informed her
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this is tne nrst nonor ui una
nature coming to a Morrow county
irtan in the present war
He was also awarded the comoat
expert infantry medal. (
HOIWF ON FURLOUGH
?tt SSJLd Haves arrived the
Sgt. Richard Hayes arnved tne
first of the week from Fort Lewis,
9i Havs with his
P W Mr" erJLyS
ana omer memoes ox u.e .
southwest Pacific, most of the time
hB il.nndnlaLlnr!
in New Guinea. With his parents
visiting his brother Homer, special
police at the big munitions depot.
iiniviv nivr FTTRI.OIIflH
Ti Ur,' nn nf Mr. and
Mrs. Allen Johnson, is spending a
furlough here with his parents.
SGT AIKEN VETERAN OF
NUMEROUS CAMPAIGNS
ThpatFi of Ooera
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nnns iitvd&tuti . invuiwwM'"-..
K A. namp tanked on
to the veteran Troop Carrier group to Portland for exhibition and sale away at the Hermiston hospital ward Mrs Ied McMillari) Holly, Housing critical list ;and the rents
to which SlSg Joe Aiken is as- at the Portland Livestock show, after an illness of three weeks be- condud). Mrs Fratik Hurlbcrt charged will be under OPA regu-
signed. For during its 27 months wartime substitute for the Pacific mg brought there from her home dlnplyin; Mrg J A iations. Occupancy will not be lim-
oversoas the organization com- International Livestock exposition, m Portland. Troedson, Sapphire, outside guar- ited to war workers,
manded y Col. John Cerny, Harri- County Agent Arnold Ebert, Mrs. The Grhves family came to the dian; Mrg Tom Wel,Sj S;ms Souci) NecJ for providin(, additional
son Ida has . participated in the G. Herman and children Hilmuth county in 1921, locating first be- musician. Mj s. 0mar Kictmannr living units for general occupancy
invasions of north Africa, Sicily, It- and Ingrid, and Faye, Vesta and low lone and later moving to a 3unch GrasSi LSNG; MrJ Ethol in congtstud areas ong has betn
aly and southern Frande in addi- OniUe Jr. (Fritz) Cutsforth drove farm on Social ridge. In later years tailcyj Robekah assembly, RSNG; recognized but little could be done
tion to rendering distinguished to Portland to attend the show. Mr. and Mrs. Graves moved to Mrs George Peck Hoy. RSVG nbout jt untU materials needed to
service in the China-Burma-India Hilmuth Herman probably had no Portland where they acquired an Qnd Mrs llarom ml Sans conslruot housing for war workers
thetater of operations. idea of becoming a stock exhibitor apartment house. LSVG could be released.
While not a member of the com- when he accompanied his parents. Mjg. Graves, whose maiden name An invitation to all Reekahs to Local dealers and others interest
bat crew that flies the big twin- to Morrow .less an -two was True Evelth, was born at attend the convention has been ex- ed in securing more housing facil
engined C-47 transport planes of.3 ago. The family came from Hayden, Ind. 59 years ago. She L ended by the district officers, who ities had not been apprised of the
his group, Sgt Aiken in the per- Chicago and rented the Harvey survived by thfe husband, four look forward to a profitable meet- ruling up to Wednesday noon, ex
formance of his duties as a person- Bauman farm south of Lexington. sonS) Henry Graves, Sparta; Shel- ing. ccpt the information contained
nel classifications specialist in h Sot. the some, cal by Graves, Eugene; George Graves, o herein. However, Orville Smith' re
group headquarters plays an im- lh,e flldlJn V m the 4-H Pendleton and John Graves, Her- lounchina of ShlD Prted Ulat the Heppner Lumber
portant rbrt in helping troop car- aTnf 8teiF f f(el"g ftocfaaisers. miston; two daughters, Mrs. Or- l-OUnCnmg OT Ztip
riercommfnd carry out its fmpor- efff at exhlbl1fg Cutsforft, Lexington and Ed- $ Gqq OcCQSIOn building and other wartime mater-
tant missions, whlh include "the Xt'riS .TtipSS sntw u' " CCQSIOn iaW may now obtaintd
dropping of paratroopers, towing J nfll " A shiP launching has a social at" Ugh prCSCribed pl0CeduJe from
airborne troops evacuating wound-
ed, carrying personnel, ammunitions
and equipment.
Sgt Aiken is the wearer of the
Nortji-Afi'ican-Euliopean theatre
ribbon with four campaign stars
the good conduct medal.
MET UNEXPECTEDLY
No prearranged meeting could
have been executed more accu-
rately than that which happened
wppk. Rfrt. KnrfpriP Dnhprv
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enroute home from Camp Chaffee,
to two Morrow county men last
Ark. and his riephew, Dan Mc
Laughlin was coming from New
York. They met in Cheyenne, Wyo.,
an
d made the balance of the trip
me toMther.
hbme together
STATE REGISTRATION
.
AINU LilUtiiN 5ii KuiKt-u
Certificate of war endorsement . ' p vnrt . tf was registered Monday due to out- top billing and it was Mrs. Giles been able to a-cure suitable quart
is no longer sufficient in obtaining be as smooth as it was "at engage1ments . of several French's honor to break the bottle ers- .The P-TA is sponsoring a
T rations for fleet owners, states Pfndlptnn Hprmi .nnV ctrpri,Th 5i members and the unfinished bus- of champagne over the prow of the movement to provide a center of
P. A. Mollahan, chairman of the J known hut the IS Knv Jess of reducing the buck popula- Fon du Lac, while Mrs. J. C. Dix- of ac"vity for the youth of high
Morrow county war production bJu tlon " the mountains. on of John Day and Mrs. Pinck- ool age.
board. These tickets must now bear liver a d BTi" "ey Std by like Princesses as A short musical program was
state registration and license or tAairltiM were. presented by Miss Rose Hoosier, in
fleet name and address. GIRL SCOUTS MEET Initiation will be the order of the Sherman and Grant counties had charge for the evening, consisting
During the week 43 more A Mrs. Merle Miller's group of evening at Ruth chapter, Order of sizable delegations at the launch- of a, vocal selection by Mrs. C. C.
books were issued, bringing the to- Girl Scouts met Saturday afternoon Eastern Star, Friday evening. All but Morrow county had to Dunham land piano duets by Mrs.
tal to date for the county of 969. at the home of their troop mothr, members are urged by the worthy rnake up -m quality what iacked J- O. Turner and Marylou Fergu-
The list is not complete, according Mrs. R. L. Bfenge. This group is matron, Mrs. Claude Graham, to be m numbers. Pictures were taken' son- Refreshments were served at
to rationing office personnel. sponsored by the Rebeklah lodge, present. of the three county groups. thje conclusion of the program.
Hilmufh Herman's
"Sleepy" County's
Champion Steer
Close Competition
Features Annual
4-H Stock Show
Eliminating Jean Rauch's choice
nnorinorn faieer uy a uiuse iiidiyiii,
rrn iU HV..',, X-far.T,A ctni-
iiuiiiu.111 iiciiiitiiis xiticiwiu, orcci.
.,,,, lMO QnniQ:moj
Sleepy' was acclaimed grand
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f i.HrTn HVonlr Hanlf Pr hart Sum-
rnal that he awa:
ded the ch,Pio-
-"1 ffl-and champion
Lhm tn thp MPiip- nrn .
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cam animals at
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inrirfoH Kin-
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the snow Had Doen uugeu. ruu-
bens vvtre awarded in snowradi-
''hi'-J' Shorthoins- US'U euros,
beef and 8rand hTc ,
Carlson, lone placed tirst
, . ' T Hlt,m.,n
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second; Ida Lee Chapel,
fourth
and Hil-
.Shorthorns: Jean Rauch, first,
Audrey Maieske, second.
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R ' pgy c t ;
inglia ntrman, uiiiu, x oye uis
forth, fourth; Vesta Cutsforth,
ixth, and
fifth, Lorene Mitchell, si
John Mollahan, seventh
I'avy beef: H.lmuth Herman,
Carlson, third, and Ida Lee Chapel,
fourth.
Tmmpdiatelv following the iude-
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were loaded on a truck and taken
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lareer show
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Meppner LrUSheS
penoeton 38 tO 0
stin?inf, under the 7.0 defeat
Vmpd them the previous week.
ciaeh Leonard Pate's Mustang
&oup ran wiJd 4r Pendleton
Wh Saturdhv afternoon, running
u a score of 38 to 0. It was a cor
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as a scoring team which kept the
Pendleton sophomore-junior squad
bewildered, each f the fast Hepjner
boys accounting for three touch-
downs.
Pendlelon threatened twice, but
aah timp A, nn.Klp T niowl h0
earh time wfas unable to niprce the
stnl born Hennner dpfense , "10"Udy 10 uuSe uie - three top counties in the fifth war Poscd recreation hall for the com
siuuuoin neppntr ueiense. stock show. l,,.. ci. 11 . mimi.o . 1- .
vuatii jrdie wiu wiie 111s liiiiuiiiu
Coach rate will take his lighting
, , TTprir, Tr,i ,pol
G 0 P's Outnumber
Democrats 5 to 3
Registration Shows
Republican registration in Mor-
row county has an advantage of
about five to three over Democra-
tic registration, latest figures from
tne ounce or county ierK . w.
rjvi-r ;cJaCo TVor art 1934
eligible Republican voters compar
ed wi)th 758 of the Democratic
faith. In addition there are 105 star"
vice men cards, only a few of
wnicn designate pany preieienue,
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inev not UeillK. . uwixkcu iu uu au
U1,der the Oregon soldier voting
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, " into procin ,e
,.V,,o nytir no.
ks
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r,. 13! rBd,R. Dl!m.. .,
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ouiers 1; oooseaeiiy nup. ci..
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Dm 20 others 9; IoneRep,
17Q Dem. 99 0,thers 14; Irrigon
n 6? Dem 59 others g
ReP' 37 Dem- 8; Lexington-Rcp.
12e Dem G8 others 7- North Hd-
it). m. b8, others , loith lp-
pner Kop JU(j uem, x35, ouiers iio;
14, Dem! 8, othrs l';
Dem.
U1 others 23 Totals-Republicans
11, otneis ioiais i.epuDiicdns,
1,46 w-mocrats oa, ouiers iuo.
Several soldier ballots have been
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lOelVU, SOine CU-IlllIlt! llOIIl UlbUUl.
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ironts. A number ol the service
men home on furlough and leave
wine Kofnro
have done their voting before re-
turninS to the service-
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MrS. Ward UrOYCS
MISS Of MermiStOn
Funeral services for Mrs. Ward
Grav,
59, were held Monday at
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ttcrmiston. . Mrs. uraves pas.;ea
Mr. Graves will remain at tne
Cutsforth honle for awhile.
EBERT SPEAKER OF C OF C
LUNCHEON GROUP MONDAY
Origin and development of the
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ZZZ L,.u.i?, l-i .? .T!
of Se ' Heppner
chamber of commeroe It was Mor
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"'7 -" y i-
sidered it a good time for the
numbers to lenrn mnrP nV,ni,t thi
" i?" ion thai trTins the w nn,
" uS Z Z e nit
"Jf uc'M.r
J?J t I iU"d TSJu f
o ; d ' r Hormion who w f,
M,,al, H.ermisrton, who was
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' ho rrVitoc- r.fJ,. :
The lightest, attendant in mnnfh
T " m mumns
TYPEWRITER DONATED
ALMOST AS SOON AS
PAPER OFF PRESS
Ink on last week's edition of
Ae Gazette Times was scarcelv
more than dry when Elbert Cox
decided to donate the typewriter
agked for atMcCaw 'General hos-
,, 1(T f-m,rpA t
pital in
vv a Lia n ci luii . - o
could get along witnoux a ma
chine if it would helip those boys
fceep in touch with their rela
tives and friends." Cox stated in
turning the typewriter over to
this office. The machine is a stan-
dard mak.e mstrad ol a portaoic
but can be fixed to use just as
handily as a portable.
If we had a bunch of bananas
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or a bowl of cherries we wouia
dH v nroshnt. either to Mr. Lox
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'in wnvns 1 r 1 ks a diwci i.
Area Convention of
Rcbekahs Set for
Fridav, October 20
Sans Souci Rebeloh lodge of
TIo-i nc- will nbv host to R?ho-
knhs of the area Friday, Oct. 20,
v,'hcn 6c c? Taml VIS,Ir'
xe.vinann, lone and Morgfn
,od(?os of Morrow colmty and the
Dayville and Fossil lodges of Grant
3 Txrl 1 rt nccnmKlp
UIU VI.-C1UI ununira -- '
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at the 1. u. u. r. nnn in uie
annual convention of the district.
Mrs Ffr.pl P.n Ipv. nrpp dent of the
Mrs. Ethel Bailey, president of the
Rebekah state assembly, will pay
her official visit at this time.
The afternoon session will onen
at 1:30 o'clock, with the following
district officers in the chairs: Mrs.
Harvey Biauman, Snns Souci, chair-
man; Mrs. Adolph Majeske, Holly,
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'JL; LIlcJll Hutu , iviia. j-utr xuvt ,
c . ,a.
Mpiiw Ornss.
OclilS kJUUUl, BCVJfiuij'-wwinMin ,
mosphere as well as a serious mien,
in the opinion of two Heppner
wonfcn who had the privilege of
attending the christening of the
Fon du I4ac in Portland Thursday
of last week. There are luncheons
and dinners, sightseeing excursions
ot beautiful boquete of roses.
oS , T'
?fw t fr
la.unchmg aS rentatives of
borrow county. Mr. Pinckney, as
one oi me cnairmen, was unale to
R0 to the citv as was P W Ma-
t p u i u W. Ma-
i n, and the
"dies were the sole represntalives
tT "T-V" cu '
CUntieS' erman Grant
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launching by virtue of being the
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uiKiuidn, nui. oiuy leauer
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uregon out in the nation, was given
Housing Shortage
Area by N H Agency
Unlimited Number
Conversions Made
Possible bv Order
A press release from the Nation-
al Housing aeencv headauarters in
Portland bears the tidings that
Heppner has been determined elig
ible for an unlimited number of
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residential conversion prwriues
Th . uinnnnnromptit o ows a re
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by representatives
of the .gency i:
in response to a-re-
ciut'Kt from the town thnt something
be done to relieve housing shor
tage, and was made by George W.
Coplen, regional representative of
the NHA. This action is in ac
cordance with the recent an
nouncement of the War Production
b.ird and the National Housing
;lgcncy that Sl,ch priorities would
be made available in areas where
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acicnnines uiai huum...
shortages are causing extreme
nmuoiiip.
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Apartment houses and other ex-
dweiling units m.iy now be
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remodeled or converted to provide
smaller housing uniis. Applications
ror permission to . convert or re-
strurturcB should be filed
with the lederal Housing adminis-
tration, a constituent unit ol imha.
itl rr D1i.,it Tt,,;l.l;,f TJvflnnrl K TV r
oi
nr,n1i,,nt ha nprmittod hsp of
mat.enals contained in the War
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ine government and thought this
may have some connection with
the conversion order,
While discussing the housing
situation, Smith stated that the
liimV.pr t.n,m, ;
plans for converting some of the
making 10 units to accommodate
CmPIos-
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P-TA RESUMES WORK IN
nuST
FALL GATHERING
Heppner Parent-Teu-her -issnH
xicppntr rarent-leather associ-
ahon resumed wk Wednesday
evening in a meeting held in the
r0m l high SchL
lhcwas a. blKlnoss meetin l
Tv gS ?eram-,Mrs- '
E- Ferguson reported on the pro-
-b . -ei-oi luu on tne pro-
in "'j & juuug peupie, siaiing
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Ulul lne committee had not yet
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