4 Heppner Gazette Times, April 5, 1T45
EDITORIAL'. . . . . .
Bluff Won't Turn the Trick
Strange fellows, those Japs and Nazis. With the
odds all against them they still try to scare the Al
lies with threats of secret weapons or dire conse
quences resulting from reorgnization of cabinet
or army personnel. They must know they are fool
ing no one but themselves, for has not the world
seen them steadily pressed back from their ill
gotten empires when they were at the height of
their glory and power? It is a matter of the enemy
getting so close to the seat of empire that the be
fuddled war lords are just before begging for mer
cy, but they must keep face before their subjects
or fall into disgrace.
There is no reason for the war in Germany go
ing another day except that the Nazi bandits have
not made good their escape and must keep the
people fighting a rear guard act'on until they are
prepared to issue their last-minute defiance
"Come and get us." It is quite evident the Japs
would gladly consider the war a closed incident
if it were not for losing face, inasmuch as they
are about to lose everything else, so to bolster up
their flagging spirits they up and resign their cab
inet and announce to the world that a new cabinet
of more war-minded men will be formed. This is
supposed to scare the Allies but for some reason
they are not overcome with fright. Our forces
are preparing to carry the battle to the very end,
fully realizing the cost of victory for they know
the Japs are capable of putting up many hard
battles before capitulating.
Both axis powers are constrained to carry on
warfare until they feel assured they can salvage
something out of their ill-gotten gains at the peace
table. They are not yet ready to accede to the Al
lied demand for unconditional surrender and will
have to see their entire house fall about their ears
before giving up. Those houses are falling apart
rapidly, particularly in Germany, and the. cessa
tion of hostilities should be a matter of not more
than a few weeks.
Hun. menace of that age. Those memorials were
in the form of arches, shafts and buildings. Am
erican Legion halls were erected to the memory
of heroes. At Corvallis, students and alumni raised
a large fund for the erection of Memorial Hall,
which stands as a monument to the lads who went
out from college to. serve their country. There
may have been hospitals built and dedicated as
memorials but of these we have no intimate know
ledge. '
Common sense dictates that money be spent in
a way that those who have given their lives will
be memorialized in the erection of public edifices
that will serve the living, providing the means for
making our land a better place in which to live.
Our boys are out there fighting for the preserva
tion of democracy the American way of life
and if we in our humble way would show a meas
ure of our v appreciation for what they
are doing it. should be through something like
the hospital or other medium of public service to
ever remind us of the sacrifices they made that
their loved ones might be safe at home.
The hospital is not a reality as yet and will not
be until numerous hurdles are surmounted, but it
will be built and it will not be a bad idea to keep
in mind that it is to be a memorial to the veterans
of World War II.
A Memorial Hospital
This newspaper has no desire to jump the gun
on the hospital commission, the county court or
the folks who will foot the bill, but if and when
the proposed county hospital is built it should be a
memorial to the youth of the county who have
given and are giving their all in the cause of
freedom and democracy. If it is not desirable to
call it a memorial hospital it should be so named
as to imply the same thing. The simplest name in
our humble opinion would be Morrow County
Memorial Hospital.
Following World War I memorials of different
types were erected to the memory of those who
gave their lives, or offered them, to drive back the
Substantial Meal For One Bit
This sounds a bit fantastic a substantial meal
for twelve and one half cents but it is a reality at
the Heppner school where the home economics
department is conducting a luncheon program in
cooperation with the federal government. It was
the privilege of the Gazette Times family to eat
with the school folk last Thursday. We were serv
ed beef stew with vegetables, bread and butter
sandwiches, apple betty and milk. The servings
were generous, with second helpings available if
ycu .felt the need of them.
It is th .object of the home economics depart
ment to serve well balanced warm lunches to the
school children, an average of approximately 145
of whom patronize the lunch room daily. When
the program was adopted last fall Supt. George
Corwih instructed Mrs. Carlson, home ec teacher,
to prepare to serve 90 youngsters. The estimate
was too conservative as they fed between 115 and
120. The daily average continued to step a little
higher. Weather conditions influenced the patro
nage to some extent as on one squally day the
number soared up around 170.
The twelve and ope half cents covers' the en
tire cost of producing the meals, labor and all, and
the project has made a profit. School authorities
are now contemplating the installation of facilit
ies for the'better handling of food.
SHOW TICKETS
Tickets for the special show to be
given at the Star Theater Tuesday
evening, April 10 may be purchased
from members of the Eastern Star.
Purchases made in this way will
be credited to the Star on a per
centage basis. Proceeds from the
show, which will include the film,
"Waterloo Bridge," and 30 minutes
of musical entertainment and skits,
will be used by the Eastern Star
Officers' club in its year's activi
ties. Heppner lodge No. 69, A. F. &
A. M. voted Tuesday evening to
not call a special meeting on the
10th so that members might attend
the show.
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MOVED YET NOT MOVED
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Rosewall are
living at the Hotel Heppner this
week while their new home is be
ing readied for occupancy. The
house is now receiving the finish
ing touches that mean the differ
ence between real living and mere
existing. The furniture was moved
Saturday and the Rosewalls expect
to move themselves in the next few
days.
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ATTEND FELLOWSHIP MEET
Mr and Mrs. Gus Nikander, Ste
werd Cole, and Rev. and Mrs. Clif
ford Noble drove to Milton Wednes
day morning where they expected
to attend a meeting of the Assem
bly of God church. They returned
to Heppner after the services in
the evening.
BACK AT OLD STAND
Mrs. Henry Happold returned to
Hetmner last Thursday after a
month spent in Portland where she
visited her daughter and received
treatment. Mr. Happold drove to
the city to bring his wife home. She
is now at work on her job in the
local post office.
Mr. and Mjs. Clyde Denney are
back in Morrow county after spend
ing the winter in Portland. Spring
plowing necessitated their coming
at this time and they expect to re
turn to Portland when they are
through as Mr. Denney is actively
engaged in the Grain Alcohol Pro
ducts organization and must be
near at hand.
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