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Roads, Hospital
County's Offering
For Postwar Work
Roads South of
Heppner in Line
For Improvement
Morrow county will be prepared
to offer two types of employment
to returning veterans, Judge Bert
Johnson told memers of the Hepp
ner cliamer of commerce at the
weekly luncheon Monday noon. One
of these will be road improvement; a bit latelv- He around pret- 8 war-tol'n wrl not for
the other the county hospital, a tax tv iear and ruins a whole night's (ftten e event which heralded
for which was voted at the recent
general election.
Discussing the road situation,
Judge Johnson said that the two
main projects the county court has
in mind are the road up Willow
creek and including the Coal Mine
hill, and the highway between
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some time and with ' the heavy
hauling of logs and lumber which
doubtless will continue over a per,
iod of years, it is necessary to lo
cate better grades' and build heav
ier ciirfnrK. The Hardman bill
grade already has OK of the
state highway department but .like.'.
other highways throughout the State
Zt
ials are more plentiful. A
These" are not the
only, roads
calling for
improvement in .-.;the
county but were cited by the "judge.
as the two leading projects,1 ,
Referring -to the hospital Judge
Johnson said the court was not -in
favor of securing federal aid to fi
nance its construction. He said it
was the practice of the government
to want to take over where ever
federal funds are ' appropriated and
that Morrow county is awe to buna
its own hospital and in so doing
will Keep tne control as wen. ii
need for the institution becomes
pressing before the war is ended,
the court will devise some other
means of financing it.
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Jury Acquits Man
Of Sodomy Count
A jury hearing the case of the
State of Oregon vs Bert Thornburg
brought in a verdict of not guilty
Monday in a one-day session of
circuit court. Thornburg was charg
ed with sodomy but evidence intro
duced failed to substantiate the
state's case. District Attorney P. W.
Mahoney presented the state's side
and Thornburg was represented by
Peterson
and Watts of Umatilla
county.
Judge Calvin L. Sweek granted
two divorces 'and issued some birth
certificates while here. Jane Brown
was granted a divorce from Thorn
as E. Brown and given her maiden
name, uctiie uiiiiia. iuaigmct j.
White was granted a divorce from
Jared White and awarded the cus
tody of their two minor children.
Birth certificates were issued to
Phoebe Ann Bartholomew, Dora
Ellen Moore and Marion Charles
Finch.
CAPT. LAWRENCE HOME
After an absence of 16 months,
Capt. Richard C. Lawrence, "Doc"
(to you, is home on 30-day furlough,
Mrs. Lawrence and daughters met
him Tuesday night in Pendleton."
He has been hospitalized in Texas
t;inrp rPtnrnintr. to thf States from
England.
IN CORVALLIS
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County Agent Arnold bbert lelt
Sundbv morning for Corvallis to
attend the annual conference of ex.
tension workers which runs thru
out the week.
Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, December 14, 1944
lyeivs front
The Boys at
The Front
BILL BIDDLE RAISED TO
1MNK OF FIRST LIEUTENANT
Still going up that's the record
of Lt. Bill Biddle, son of Mrs. Ver
non Brown of lone, who received
the news in a letter from him dated
Nov. 27.
Mrs. Brown has re-written the
impersonal part of the letter and
it is as loiiows:
Tojo has been bothering us quite
sieep at a time.. Last night about
five or six of us had the wonder-
ful experience of sleeping under a
bulldozer with a lot of other in-
seats, etc ....
Well, if it doesn't indicate any-
thing else, at least I'm beginning to
realize I've ' been overseas awhile,
uuw uid.L j. iictvt: utren iven a crew
my own and am geSing promot-
. i:j j. rru
cu, ia a.iioL ucukciiam. vuluil
has also been increased to 26 mis-
sions, but I won't feel too good 'til
I get my orders to come back to
the. States . ...
Just came back from a foxhole.
ToJ of th? devil) just came
over, and dropped a few. We had
generator that we rigged
an- -
this' by, flash-
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i" w 'Vfoe
' civilized count .ateIy.
Looks 'good for a Change.
-"l'$aw the 'article about Ray Tur -
ner'inthe Gazette Times, I'll bet
Grace ipro'id,
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M SGT STANLEY WAY ,
Master Sgt . Stanley ' Way.
died in' action Nov. 19, 1944
who,
xrac
Die,
born it Newberg, Ore. Aug 20, 1919;
the son of Mr. and Mrs Dan way
of Lexington. Stanley grew to man
hood in Lexington, where he grad-
uated from high school
He
the
was
first
among those called
in
J t T.IT r 1 T,o
Ult,
worked up to ttie rank of master
ceigcajn. ui uic uciviw: wvuuin.ii.
lanK corps, ine iamny nas receiver
no details connected with his death,
the brief message giving only the
information that he was killed in
action on Nov. 19.
BROTHER WOUNDED Under the direction of Mrs. Don
Mrs. D. A. Wilson received word Romine, Miss Rose Hoosier and Ev
today that her brother, Pvt Mau- erett Smith, the following program
rice J. Elder, was slightly wounded wiU b &ven e scho1 audU
in action on Leyte Nov. 25. The in- torium Wednesday evening.
tormauon was contained in a wire
from the government. Maurice is in
a ttank destroyer division.
BROTHERS MEET IN HAWAII
HAWAII Separated four and a
half years by the fortunes of war,
the Cox brothers. Bernard and Le
reunited here redently through
Moin, or rieppner, Oregon, were
efforts of the American Red Cross.
Assistant Field Director Stewart
Strong made it all possible, and to
the Cox boys the event was a red
letter day.
"Why, I hardly knew the kid
brother, he'd grown so," exclaimed
Wan-ant Officer LeMoin Cox, US
MCR; the "kid brother". AMM lc
Bernard L. Cox. USNR. thoueh
youngest of the three Cox brothers
to enter the service, Has outgrown
the others and now stands a bit
over six feet in height.
Gunnery Sergeant Nalbro B. Cox,
the other brother, was killed dur-
ing the New Georgia campaign.
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Electing the reunion ot relatives
and friends in the service, is but
one of many services rendered by
A-Poriran Porl Ptwco irrrrava nuor.
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sea but it ig & jgjjy important
one from the standpoint of morale,
One of the busiest Red Cross lo-
cator offices in Jthe world is that at
ConUnud cm Pmc Mght
PrnnmrrK WwM
Approach of Xmas
Holiday Season
Various Groups
Staging Annual
Observances
v.iuiBund& bun is .& awys awav
12 d!ays away
lrom " ilme this is written and
whlle there is no shw of old-time
mneoi. m uie uuuasion, events are
sn)Ping UP to prove that the people
wm wwai-u
men."
In this localit5' Christmas pro-
&ams nave become the order. Be-
ginning with the American Legion
auxiliary party at. the H. A. Cohn
home Monday eveninig, other
events that nature listed for this
weeK ana next include the P-TA
P-fam Bt gh Sch.LWed-
nesaay evenme tne annual unrist-
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mas Party of Rebekahs Friday
evening; a winsiraas tree and pro-
.m. Dt,o-,,1? U.. T3V, O 1,
ujr mica wrai
grange for Saturday evening. The
Metnodist junior and senior choirs The Royal Arch will install offi
have a service of anthems and Crs for the ensuing year, at this
hymns announced for Sunday eve- ceremonial.
rung, .toiiowing fahese programs,
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tne next event scheduled locally in
:as program at
uie sunuoi. -wiucm win oe xieia e
1- 1.-1 Jl Al-
evening of Dec. 20.
Aii exchange of gifts and a child
:; weuafe shower leatured the Le-
''Vl party, wnfh Mrs;
e' . Y
..,..jars,,ii. .-uus-were.noMesses.
Preceding the : .business session,
Sally Cohn Genevieve Cox, Nancy
Ferguson and Nancy Adams. Brow-
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mems sanS 71?I0"gs' MAwfy
m a Manger and rioly Wight,
and Carolyn and Marjorie Bauman
sang "White Christmas."
. Three Christmas carols and the
Brahms Lullaby by the Women's
Choral club added the Christmas
, ,
wucn to tne --ia program wed-
nesdby evening. A talk by Father
r rancis ivicvormicK ana a quiz
contest between four fathers and
four sons were the other features
0f the program,
a gift exchange will be part of
the Rhea
Crfeek grange program
Saturdlay evening.
rrocessionai, Angeis on nign,
high school girls.
Scripture reading and prayer.
Choral Response, upper chorus.
Overture, Senior band.
Star of the Bast, Jean Turner.
O Little Town of Bethlehem, all.
Away in a Manger, Primary.
French Carol, 5th and 6th grades.
The First Noel, all. team wiu enter tne tournament at
Hark, the Herald Angels Sing, all. John Day fr a try at state tourna
Shepherds Hurried to Bethlehem, ment.
upper chorus.
We Three Kings, upper chorus.
He Is Sleeping, Primary chorus.
Oh, Come All Ye Faithful, all
Joy to the World, high school
girls.
Silent Night, upper chorus and
sextet
. . . .
This program will be open to the
public. Time, 8 p. m.
RECEKAII SOCIAL NIGHT
Social night will be observed by
Sans Souci Rebekah lodge Friday
evening, Dec. 15. All Rebekahs,
m imi i n i 1 t i
uucueiiows, and KebeKahs nus-
.bands have been invited. Pinochle
and Chinese checkers will provide
t.hp fJivprKlnn fnr the PVPniniT Thtf
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annual Christmas tree and gift ex-
change will be held and refresh-
ments will be served later in the
evening, according to the noble
grand, Delia Davidson.
Lodse Dinner and
installation Set
For Monday Night
Preparations are under way for
the arnual installation ceremonies
put on jointly by the Masonic bod
ies and Eastern Star, date for which
this year will be Monday night,
Dec. 18, at the Masonic hull. A
banquet, with turkey as the piecr
de resistance, will be the first or
der of the evening, serving start-
lng at 6 o'clock, and officers and
Ul& at o chock, and ollicers and
committees in charge are urging
Masons and Stars to attend the
"uuyuei. me installation ceremon
ies will be open to the public.
Elective offices to be fil'.r.i by
the Str include woifhy matron,
Mvc. A. C. Ball; wo: d;y patron.
Rny McAlis:-r; associate matron,
:.rs. William iar.:la; associate pa-
tron, Harley Anderson; conduc-
tron, Harley Anderson
tiess, Mrs. Tom Wells; associate
conductress, Mrs. K. A. House;
secertary, Mrs. Frank S. Parker,
and treasurer, Mrs. Edna Turner.
Heppner lodge No. G9 A. F. &
A. M: will install the Mowing
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citLuvc -uuitcia, vv uiiiikuuj, iiia.iiui
j0m ' senior warden, Loyal
M. Parker: iunior warden. Gordon
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iiauKer: secretary. Kav McA ister.
ti-easurer, Frank S. Parker.
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Mustangs to Play
Boardman Friday
Heppner school gymnasium will
the scene of owning game
of th;e current lague season of
baksetbaU when the Boardman
Yellowjackets come to grips with
the Heppner Hi Mustangs, Friday
evening. Piay will start at 7:30
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form, in earUer games, with Board-,
man holding the edge in scoring,
Heppner defeated Fossil Dec. 5 by
a comfortable margin only to have
Rnardmian win frnm EVvwil hv
Win from Fossil by a
considerably bigger score. In the
tt 4;n rv. o
J,"uu' uu"a
Heppner first string took first place
while the second d not xhcd
ujed to
participate, entered the
competition and came off with third
place honors.
The Mustangs have a season
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cue jusLury, rossn ana tne jamDO-
ree, and the remainder includes
meetings with Boardman, Dec. 15;
Condon, Jan 5; lone, Jan. 9; Irrigon
Jan. 12; Fossil, Jan 1G; Umatillia,
Jan. 19; Lexington, Jan 23; Con
don, Jan. 26; Arlington, Jan. 30;
Boardman, Feb. 2; lone, Feb. G; Ir-
rigon, Feb. 8; Umatilla, Feb. 13, and
on Feb. 16 a doubleheader with
Arlington and Lexington here.
A new league set-up has been ar-
ranged ;this year including Hepp-
ner, Lexington, lone, Boardman.
Irrigon and Umatilla. The winning
AT McrAW rFNFPAT
Al McCAW GENERAL
Don Romine, wounded in action
in northern Italy is under treat-
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ment at McCaw General hospital
nr ii tt n nr n i
in Walla Walla. Mrs. Romine and
, c . TT
her father. Rev. Bennie Howe,
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rtv.rt,,rt i rt urtiirt ixr,.ii Tiff 1
uvc "wy eve-
ninJf to see lum.Romine received a
badlv shattered arm when a Ger-
man bullet tore through the muscle
and on into his chest, there strik-
ing the corner of the metal cover
of the New Testament carried in
1 11 mi .1 ri . j . i .1
nis oiouse pocKet.inis aenectea tne
course of the bullet which lodged
in his left shoulder. He was a
shamshnoter fltlP flf thnsfa Vin;Q
1 "J
who goes in ahead of the other
forces to clear out enemy nests,
Pfc Romine expects to have a 10-
day furlough from the hospital very
soon.
Volume 61, Number 381
Bond Quota Has
Over-subscription
Of 21 PerCent
$363,000 Raised
With Three Days
Of Drive to Ga
r0,n, ui... r. :
past week have not kept the biff
thermometer at Hip First waTinnJl
bank corner from registering grad
ually increasing temperatures not '
exactly recording warmer weather
but presaging u hotter time for the .
T'ei ier; nnd th Japs. For Morrow
cour.Ly lias a Cain i me over the ton
oversubscribing the 6th war loan by
21 percent on fimn as nf WnP.
day. With three d lys to go before
the campaign officially ends there
is a possibility b" lat these figures
will be increased.
In addition "to purchases coming
regularly under the
6th
war
loan
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camoaien. oonns hoiitmt. in Jnvpm
ber and Decembar will be counted
in ,m th tm nmu, m..
1 '
nl,k,,c
are repeated to the Federal
Reserve bank in San ; Francisco.
While it is re il'-sd that the bulk
of the bonds have been bought,
bond officials believe there will be
f not.icenb1o rVngo when the Dec
embsr. sales haye been turned in.
As in daves past, & large share
of the bonds were bought by a com
paratively small number of people.
In other words, people with money
to invest accounted for most of' the
quota. That is a 'natural situationin
a non-industrM center .' and coun-
ties of small population. It is the
bf of war finance comrnittee
that many more E bonds could be
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D0US ln sorrow county, masmucn
-d-.. ii.m U U r.
ti ,i i.i iv iuwi nuc xicjc xiaa ittrii ua-
.ken, by. 641. buyers. This is 86 less
than the number represented in the
fifth war loan camnaisxn. However.
it is pointed out that there are
manv mnrp bond hnldpra than hnv.
ers for the reason that in many in
stances a father may buy a bond
for Kich member of his family. In
spite of this fact, bond officials
hold to the belief that utiwards of
1500 purchasers are available in the
county if all would make the effort
to buy at least one bond.
Legion Auxiliary
Sells $8,275 in Bonds
During the business meeting of
the Legion auxiliary Monday eve
ning, it was announced that the
group was credited with the sale of
do otc : i i i .1. a i . .
?T' f wm aaie'
?ext aclvlty f. aufliary will
3 d"Ve n NeW YearS
accordlng to Mrs. Harvey Bau-
man, war activities chairman.
Th mmmiupp fnr iha vAMa Can
tor proCTam reTOrted gifts valued
at $37 75 gcnt tf headquarters m
Porfland te distributed to vet-
erans in the hospital at Astoria. The
unit also is sending records for ser.
vice men's hospitals. During Dec-
cIolhin and tovs have been
gent tQ child welrare in port
land and boxes of Christmas cards
for use of men in the Rseburg hos-
pital. Besides, the women have
, , , , . . , .
made wheel chair jackets,
-mt n -d -n t
Mrs. C. P. Brown gave a report
t .,. r u u
of the district conference held in
pendieton DeC- which she and
MfS Richard Welg attended.
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CALLED TO ENTERPRISE
Mrs. Hubert Gaily was called to
Enterprise Monday by the death of
her husband's mother, Mrs. G. M.
i t t ir t i -ww t
uany. Mr. and Mrs. Charles tlodge
took Mrs. Gaily and they picked
Hubert up at Pendleton, where he
Vini pnmo frnm TTnrracfiitf- TTnr,rQl
''HI n.'lll- ' u 1 1 i 111 1 l.f, UUl HI ll.l Ml
services were held at Enterprise to.
day. Hubert has a fevr days leave
which he will spend here before re-
porting back to Farrajjut for a new
assignment.
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