Positions Open in
U. S. Navy's Seabees
The ranks of the Navy's construe,
tion battalions the Seabees have
baen reopened for enlistment, ac
cording to word received from the
Spokane Navy Tecruiting head
quarters. Experienced construction workers
will be enlisted and given immed
iate ratings as first and second class
petty officers, depending ,upon the
length of their experience.
Men up to 50 years of age, not
engaged in essential war industry
are eligible. Those in the selective
service age brackets must be in 1-A
or 3-A classification. Men exper
ienced in the following skills are
wanted:
Winchmen, stevedores, hatch men
draftsmen, surveyors, builders, pipe
fitters, and plumbers, blacksmiths,
welders, riggers, crane, patrol grad
ers, bulldozer and carryall opera
tors, and general line and station
electricians. '
It is. expected most of the new
Senbees will be lassigned over-seas
duty, probably in the south Pacific
area, where the navy's construction
battalions already have distin
guished themselves as the fighter
builders of the navy.
Full details of enlistment may be
obtained from Mrs. Grace Turner
at the Selective . Service ' office
Heppner, or from the nearest navy
recruiting station. Applicants are
urged to act immediately, as it is
expected the new Seabee quota
will be filled rapidly.
HxVVE HOUSE WARMING
The new apartment of Mr. and
Mrs. George Matthews and daugh
ter Myrna at the former CCC
camp was the scene of a surprise
' house warming recently when a
group of friends dropped in for the
evening. Mr. and Mrs. Matthews
received many gifts and the evening
was spent in playirg "go to the
head of the class." Mrs. Robert
Rhodes and Mrs. Marren Matt
hews served refreshments of cake
and coffee. The guest list included
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rhodes, Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Rhodes. Mr. and
Mrs. Marren Matthews, ' Verlin
Matthews, Barara Eberhardt, Mrs.
Roy Orwick, Mrs. C. J. D. Bauman,
Lucille Whited, Mrs. James Cowins
and Delsie Mae Bottger.
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DEPARTMENT CALLED
The Heppner fire department wa
called out during the noon hour
Monday to subdue a blaze at the
Mrs. Harriet Mahoney home. The
fire started from a flue and spread
through the attic before .brought
under control by the firemen. The
overhaul job on the property was
recently completed and much of it
will have to be done over. Noth
ing is being done until an insur
ance adjuster checks up on the
damage.
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MORE GIFTS NEEDED
FOR PASCO WAVES
Five more gift boxes art needed
to fill Morrow, county's quota to
make Christmas more cheerful for
the Waves at Pasco Naval Air base.
These may come from individuals,
organizations or groups. The mmn
thing is to get the boxes ready and
delivered in the shortest possible
time.
With the exception of these gifts
for the Waves, the county has met
all other requests for. Christmas
gifts for the people in the service
i'nd as soon as this request becomes
known it will be met c
MOVED TO EAGLE PASS
Aviation Cadet Raymond F. Par
rish, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred
A Parrish of Heppner has begun
ithe 10-weeks basic, or second, phase
of his flying training at Eagle Pass
Army Air Field on the Texas bank
of the Rio Grande. Upon completion
of his training there AC Parrish
will enter an advanced flying school
of the AAF Cenjtral Flying Train
ing command where he will finish
his career as a student and receive
the silver wings and commission of
an Army Air. Force flying officer,
according to a bulletin from the
Eagle Pass Army Air Field head
quarters. o
ON BOOT LEAVE
S 2jc Alex H. Thompson is spend
ing a five-day leave here with his
parents,' Mr. and Mrs. R. L Thomp
son He has completed bcot train
ing at Farragut and will be assign-,
to a new training base.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank the good people
of Morrow county for their expres
sions of sympathy in the loss of
our beloved son Stanley.
The Dan Way family.
Basket
Ball
7:30 p. m.
FRIDAY
Dec. 15
Board
man
vs.
Heppner
Hi School Gym
!5c 35c 50c
First League Game
EE Eow they compel! One Is up, but
the other is down. Since 1939, the cost of
living has gone UP 25.4 while the
average price per kilowatt-hour of P.P.&L.
electricity is DOWN 21 . Our customers
have had three rate reductions and two
"rate dividends" in those five years. And
the average price we receive for residential
electric service is down from 2.36 cents
per kilowatt-hour then to only 1.86 cents
now. In fact, the average home served by
P.P.&L. is using nearly twice as much elec
tricity today as was used fifteen years ago
and at no more cost!
Pacific Power S Light Company
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