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Wheat League to
Meet at Arlington
December 7 to 9
Postwar Adjust
ment in Farming
General Theme
Three major committees will
again function in connection with
the 17th annual meeting of the
Eastern Oregon Wheat league at
Arlington December 7 to 9, accordu
ing to Roy Forman, Antelope, pres.
ident of the league . and head of
the executive committele, which
prepared the program.
Heads of these Committees are
James Beamer, Pendleton, federal
lagricultural programs and land
use; Millard Eakin, Grass Valley,
production, marketing and trans
portation, and Clyde Denney, Hep
pner, taxation and legislation. These
committees will las usual, hold pre
liminary sessions on Thursday be
ginning at 10 o'clock, a day in ad
vance of the regular sessions.
While the detailed program has
not b)een completed, several of the
major speakers and theme subjects
have been decided upon, says Char
les W. Smith secretary of the league
and county (agent leader in the ex
tension service at O S C. Smith
was formerly agricultural agent in
Morrow county..
The general theme will be post
war agricultural adjustment, with
particular reference to postwar
wheat programs. A representative
of the war food administration will
discuss the wheat outlook. Indus
trial uses of wheat will be reported
on by a specialist from the federal
research laboiiatory at Peoria, 111.
State officials who will appear
on the program include E. L. Peter
son, director of agriculture, and
Governor Earl Snell. Gov. Snell,
speaking in his home town, will re
port on Oregon's postwar plans.
Other program featufes are being
arranged, says Smith, and will be
announced later.
The session will also hear a re
port on the progress of the G R.
Hyslop agricultural research me
morial which was endorsed by the
league a year ago. Many members
of the league are active in obtain
ing contributions to the memorial
this fall.
Alfred Will Have "
To Strut His Stuff
- An old saying that "you can't
teach an old dog new tricks" does
n't apply in the case of Frank Al
fred At least that is the implica
tion found in letters written by the
former district attorney of Morrow
county to Judge Bert Johnson.
Alfred, located in China many
months, claims to have mastered
the ancient Chinese art of eating
with chopsticks. He- has not claimed
expertness. exactly, yet the impli
cation is carried that he thinks he's
pretty good That's enough for the
judge. He has sworn a big swear
that Alfred will be given ample
opportunity to demonstrate his pro
wess when he returns to the scene
of his former activities. There will
be a bowl of rice and a pair of
chopsticks on hand and a pitcher
of cream, too, the judge says.
A NEW MEAT CUTTER
Chris Erwin . is the name given
by Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Burkenbine
to their 8-pound baby boy born at
Pendleton Sunday night, Nov. 12.
s Mother and son are doing nicely
and Papa Lloyd so far hasn't cut
off any fingers in the meat saw at
the .Hepjpner market. Dr. L. D.
Tibbies went to Pendleton to offi
ciate at the young man's arrival.
ABOUT AGAIN
Mrs. Henry Howell is able to be
-up and around the house after a
serious illness the past two weeks.
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, November 16, 1944
News From
The Boys at
The Front
HANFORD ENTITLED TO WEAR
DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE
12th AAF B-26 Maurader Base:
Lt. Col. Marius P. Hanford of
Blackfoot, Ida., a group executive
officer, hjas served overseas 23
months with the AAF's oldest B-26
Maurader group, which has been
cited by the President for "out
standing performance of duty in
armed conflict with the enemy,"
during a January 13, 1944 mission
over Rome Ciampino North and
South Airdromes, in preparation for
the Allied landings 'at Nettuno,
Italy on Jan. 22, 1944.
He is entitled to wear the blue
and gold framed Distinguished Unit
badge, the only army award worn
above the right hand blouse pock
et His Bombardment Wing was re
cently cited by Gen de Gaulle,
chief of the French larmies, for out
standing bombing support of Allied
ground forces in central Italy.
His was the first B-26 group in
Mjajor General John K. Cannon's
12th AAF to complete 400 missions
and, as the Presidential citation
mentions, flew 215 missions be
tween 1 Jan. 1944 and 31 July 1944,
during which period it reflected
great credit on the military service
of the United States.
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MISS REED MARRIEDAT
SANTA BARBARA, CALD7.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred E. Reed an
nounce the marriage of. their dau
ghter, Ida Lucille, to Joseph Pek
ala. The wedding was solemnized
Saturday, Nov. 4 at Santa Barbara,
Calif. Mrs. Reed and two other
daughters, Mrs. Hodgson of Dallas,
Ore. and Mrs. Gilbert of Spokane,
went to Santa Barbara to attend
the wedding.
The bride is (a member of the
United States Marine Corps Wom
en's Reserve and the groom is a
member of the United States Mai-,
ine corps.
PROMOTED TO SERGEANT
AnVHI Air Force Service Com
mand Station, England Sgt Guy
Moore, son of Mrs. L. D. Neill,
"Heppner, has been promoted from
corporal for efficiency in his du
ties at this strategic air depot
bomber repair base where he works
in the stock control secton of the
supply division. His wife, Donna,
and their son, Gary, are now living
in Athena, Oregon.
He was graduated from Heppner
high school and then attended Ore
gon State college. Prior to his en
try into the army Sept. ,19, 1942 at
Fort Lewis, Wash., he was a farmer.
Sgt Moore has been stationed in the
European Theatre of operations 17
months.
AWARDED AIR MEDAL
Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Hill have re
ceived notification that their son,
FjO Rufus E. Hill, has been award
ed the air medal for "meritorious
achievement while participating in
aerial flights on 15 and 16 August,
1944." As a troop carrier glider pi
lot, in the airborne invasion of
southern France, Hill and other of
ficers piloted their gliders to vital
landing zones on unfavorable ter
rain with uncanny precision after
consummating long over - water
flights at low altitudes into the face
of enemy opposition and through
treacherous fog conditions.
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CONDITION SERIOUS
Mrs. M. L. Case was taken to a
hospital in The Dalles Monday for
treatment for a few days. A call
came at 4 a. m. today for Mr. Case
to come at once. A later call from
their daughter Mrs. Gus Nikander,
advises that she is easier but Mr.
Case wpll remain with her for a
while.
Heppner Lodge to
Sponsor Ward 46
At McCaw General
Elks Vote Fund
To Equip Sunroom
And Maintain It
Responding to an appeal for as
sistance in the program of provid
ing comforts and recreation for pa
tients at McCaw General hospital
in Walla Walla, Heppner lodge No.
358, B. P. O. E. last Thursday night
voted to lappropriate $300 to equip
ward 46 and an additional $20 a
month to maintain it. Maintenance
includes providing records, maga
zines, books, phone calls home and
gifts for ward parties.
The fund will furnish a sun room
in ward 46 which has patients sim
ilar to those in ward 49, the Mor
row county committee project, ex
cept that the boys in ward 46 have
a little better chance of recovering.
A gift from Mrs. Mary O'Connor
will make it possible to buy more
nftw records for the patients in 49,
silates Mrs. Ralph Thompson. Mor
row county chairman of the camp
and hospital council.
The project of filing 150 Christ
mas bags for patients in McCaw
General is going along very well,
according to Mrs Thompson Three
granges have been asked to fill 25
bags each. Lexington grange voted
$50 to provide gifts for their quota
and the members of the home ec
onomics club will do the buying,
wrapping and filling. Other gran
ges will do as they see fit in this
matter. The remaining 75 bags will
tidies will be allowed. Each is to
be filled by Heppner people or oth
ers making purchases at local
stores.
A suggested list of gift articles
includes: portfolio, writing, leathei
cigarette cases, 25c books and comic
books, key cases, soap, soap cases,
Eversharp pencils, puzzle (not jig
Bws), and no puzzles with glass
picture frames (small no glass),
something silly or fnny, handker
chiefs, pass cases (celluloid), tooth
paste, mfon's talc, shaving cream.
No food of any kind, sharp articles,
glass, medicine or inflammable ar
contain at least four wrapped gifts
to cost at least $1.50 for the total
and not morei than $2 per bag.
Donors are asked to follow sug
gestions as the list has been work
ed out carefully by hospital auth
orities who point out that it is a
sad thing for one patient to receive
a standard bag while another may
get one in which the donor has at
tempted to save a little money. If
disappointed in not securing a bag
why not leave the money for the
hospital gift fund records, phone
calls home, magazines, etc. for the
Morrow county ward.
Sightseeing Hog Ventures Into City . . .
. . Blocks Traffic at Busy Intersection
A 400 pound hog, venturing into
town Saturday night became, be
wildered and gummed up traffic
for a time until Chief Bill Mor
gan and others finally herded it
onto a back lot to await identifi
cation by the owner.
It seems that the animal, a sow,
was browsing along the road i".
front of the W. H. Cleveland ranch
when a truck loaded with logs ar
rived up on the way to town. The
driver honked his horn to scare
the sow off the road but instead
she took off down the road. Every
effort of the trucker to pass was
foiled until town was reached and
then the porker took off down a
side street.
Partially lighted side streets evi
dently did not appeal to the visit
or, for she wended her way to the
brighter lighted center of town,
Service Men on
High Seas to Get
Christmas Gifts
Members of Heppner chamber of
Commerce at Monday's luncheon
voted a fund of $25 and afterwards
madle individual subsctpiptons to
the fund amounting to more than
$19 to provide Christmas gift pack
ages for boys of the armed services
who will be on the high seas on
that day, A request was made for
a club donation, the amount not
suggested, and after a little dis
cussion it was proposed that the
above named sum be appropriated.
The chamber of commerce fund,
has taken care of the quotta of
packages from the community.
Mrs. O. G. Crawford was dele
cted to make the purchases and
the 52 packages were wrapped at
the Red Cross work room Tuesday
evening along with 97 pocket-sized
books, a gift from the Hodge Chev
rolet Co. The book gift plan is a
project of Chevrolet dealers.
The evangelistic team of White
and Snyder provided the program
at Monday's luncheon. Clifford
Snyder sang two numbers, "When
Irish Eyes Are Smiling" and "In
dian Love Call" both of which
were greatly appreciated. Willie
White, evangelist for the Ninety
land Nine movement, told of the
objectives of that organization,
one of which is to help the juvenile
delinquency problem.
J. R. Beck of the Oregon State
college extension service was a
guest of Gounty Agent Arnold
Ebert at the luncheon.
Mustangs Humbled
By Hermiston 39-0
weight and hard-hitting backs, the
Unable ' to cope with superior
Heppner Mustang eleven fell before
Hermiston on the Rodeo grounds
Armistice day, and they fell hard
39-0. It was just a case of a good
little bunch of fighters taking too
much battering at the hfcnds of a
beefier, better coordinated team.
To make a long story short,
Hermiston scored almost at will
while Heppner was unable to mus
ter up one good threat. It was the
same thing when the Hermiston
second team went in just more
touchdowns by big husky kids.
Heppner made several first downs
on passes but could make little head
way on end runs or line plunges.
Lloyd Morgan of lone refereed,
Wendell Herbison, Heppner. served
as umpire and Harry Tamblyn,
Heppner, was head linesman.
championship" game here
lone and Pilot Rock high school
6-man football teams will play at
the Heppner rodeo grounds for the
district championship tomorrow,
Friday, afternoon. This will be an
opportunity for those who have not
seen this type of football to get
wised up on the brand of sport
the smaller schools put up.
reaching the intersection of Main
and May streets when her wander
ings ceased.
Morgan thinks he has it figured
out. There was an American Le
gion dinner party on at the Odd
fellows hall and perhaps the mam
ma porker was seized with a sud
den desire to rrtake the supreme
sacrifice and offer herself as a bar
becue subject or something in
honor of the boys who 'helped ac
complish Germany's , downfall in
the first world war. That the ani
mal escaped death in the traffic
which passed through the inter-.
section about 9:30 p. m. is some
thing of a miracle, for then it was
that the crowd was enroute to the
Rhea Creek grange hall for the
Legion dance and numerous cars
were passing that way.
Volume 61, Number 34
County's Quota in
Sixth War Loan
Set at $310,1
Drive Starting
Monday to Run
Until December 20
"We did it before and we will do
it again" is the slogan of the Mor
row county war finance committee
in contemplating the opening next
Monday of the sixth war loan cam
paign. With a record of oversub
scribing every issule so far, the
committee hps something to live up
to in putting over the forthcoming
drive. It must be kept in mind that
agricultural production was down
considerably this year compared
with the three former Seasons and
it (appears that the state war fi
nance committee took this into
consideration in establishing the
quota.
Of the county's 310,000 quota,
$250,000 will be taken 'up in indiv
idual purchases and $60,000 by cor
porations. 'These figures include
all bonds, with less stress placed
on types as in former campaigns.
Although the drive officially
opens Monday, Nov. 20 and ends
December 20, all bonds purchased
during the month of Novemter will
apply to thb sixth war loan quota.
In the fifth war loan drive Sher
man county led the stlate in indi
vidual per capita purchases. For
this achievement the Sherman
county war finance chairman's wife,
Mrs. Gik'S French, was accorded
the honor of christening a govern
mont ship built at one of the Port
land yards. "Why can't Morrow
county attain the record this time?"
asks P. W. Mahoney, Morrow coun
ty chairman.
Mov. 23 Named
Thanksgiving Day
By Governor Snell
Falling in line with the presi
dential declaration, Governor Earl
Snell has proclaimed Nov. 23 as
Thanksgiving day in Oregon. Con
sequently, all arrangements for ob
servance are being made this week,
with special church service planned
for Thlankgiving morning at 10:00
a. m. in the Church of Christ with
Rev. Bennie Howe delivering the
sermon. Invitations are going out
for the usual dinner spread on
Thursday next.
It goes without saying that the
business houses will remain closed
for the day. Even the Gazette
Times contemplates such a move
and will cjarry out the plan if cor
respondents and advertisers co-operate.
The rule next week will be
to close the forms Tuesday eve
ning. That means that correspon
dence must reach us in Tuesday
morning's mail and advertising
copy must be in by Tuesday after
noon. If the G-T doesn't mlake the
mail Thursday next week there
will be no one to blame but the
publishers.
NO MORE SUGAR ON OPA
STAMP NUMBER 37
Spare stamp 37 of book 4 expired
Nov. 15. This was for extra sugar
but with that commodity getting
more sclarce , daily the stock piles
are definitely low. Some stores are
experiencing difficulty in keeping
sugar on hand.
Sugar stamp No. 40 for canning is
still in effect.
Sugar stamp No. 34 for home use
became valid Nov. 16.
It will be impossible to issue ex
tra sugar for curing meats. People
expecting to use the extra sugar
for that purpose will have to get
along on available supplies at
home, the OPA declares, for there
is no indication when the sugar sit
uation will improve.
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