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r a o s G - U W -j H O O 70 o m . c: O 73 H r ' ' '-.1 5.2 V. Seventh War Loan To Put More Stress On E Bond Sales Over Two Thirds County Quota in Small Bond Group More peope will have to buy bonds in the forthcoming Seventh War Loan campaign. According to figures released by the Oregon War state's quota of $110,000,000 has been allotted to E bonds, which means more small buyers will have to participate if the quota is to be reached. Scheduled to open May 14, the seventh campaign will run through June 30. Morrow county war finance com mittee workers are encouraging all wage earners to save for the sev enth war loan by increasing their payroll savings allotments during April. County chairman P. W. Ma honey announced a quota of $353, 000. Of this 'amount $248,000 is to be raised in E bonds. The April payroll savings pro- gram will form the backbone of the drive throughout the state, with bond deductions made during Ap ril counting in ( the final total of the seventh war loan. Although the E bond quota is far greater than in any previous cam paign, its attainment will be as sured if full advantage is taken of the 13 weeks of payroll deductions that can be credited to the drive. It is further emphasized that the treasury department will seek to equal in two 1945 campaigns total sales of three drives in 1944. Big Time Promised At High School Carnival Friday A big time is in store for the people of the county when the gym nasium doors open on the big high school carnival Friday evening. Students have been working vig orously the past several days to put the gym in shape and be ready tb install concessions in time for the opening hour, 7:15. Originated for the purpose of raising funds to help pay for the football equipment ordered this year, tne students nave set aoout ,1,, .1.. to make it an at air meriting pat- ronage rom a large segment of uie iolcu wuiduuu. iu exvC uib proper tone to tne evening s iun, a few of the talented students will present a one-act play entitled "The man from Heppner". Follow- ing this the "pay customers" will mingle on the stage and try their luck at the various games. Includ- 0f Eastern Star, Mrs. Blaine Isom, ed in the money-making devices jvirs, Harley Anderson and Mrs. are a penny board, bingo, dice jsj-oej Dobyns. Mrs. Dobyns was rib throw, dart set, baseball throw, win bon cieI Mrs. Anderson the per or lose wheel, grab bag, BB gun snickity buyer and Mrs. Isom the game and fishing game. Other features include a fortune Mrs. Dobyn's effort to make a speakers to communities wishing telling booth and' a cake booth galeno sale. The buyer would go to be informed on the World con where the delicious home made ar- to Lexington t obuy her one-half ferences already held and to be . . i hi i . t ml -r- m a . ucies win pe aucuonea. me r-ii is sponsoring a white elephant booth, money raised fj rim which will go towards a 4-H scholarship. Mrs. Tress Media tocV. is in charge of this. For those who like to trip the light fantastic there will be good music during the course of the evening1. TALKS WITH SON Billy Cochell, musician lc. son of Mrs Tom Wells, called his mo night surprising her completely. ther from San Francisco Sunday Billy is going to Washington D. C. for three or four months of school- ing before returning to sea again. Mrs Cochell and little daughter have been in Florida this winter with Mrs. Cochell's parents. Anglers Putting Tackle in Shape For Opening Day Unless the wfeather improves faster than it has the past few days the 1945 opening day of the angling season will be somewhat less aus picious than in former years. Fresh snow in the mountains is not an inviting prospect to the angler and continued stormy weather in the open country doesn't add much cheer, what with streams swollen and muddy. In spite of these handicaps, local fishermen are putting their tackle in shape and "no doubt those who Y enough A gaf to get them a lle r ,two'OUit of4?wn will try men mvti jLiau lu gei ui jjiacuce. The bag limit is the same as last year, 15 fish but not more than 15 pounds and one fish in any one day, and 30 fish and not more than 30 pounds and two fish in seven consecutive days or in possession at any one time. ' Hcppner Flier in Accident Monday ' A goodly number of cash custo mers and C. A. P. members waited at the school gymnasium until 9:45 Monday evening wondering why ihc main film fVld cnnpial cVmur did not an,ive Th wer(j unaware that Walt Ready, director of the local C. A. P. unit who flew to Pen dleton at 7 o'clock that evening to get the film, met with an accident as he was landing on the Pendle ton Airways field which resulted in a crack-up of his plane. Ready was coasting in for a land ing and struck an electric light pole near the edge of the field, carrying the pole down and wreck ing the plane. The upper left wing of the Bird biplane caught fire but was quickly extinguished by oth er fliers and attendants on the field. Extricating himself from the plane, Ready walked away, having suffered nothing more than a bru ised leg and a cut under one eye. He returned to Heppner later by car but the crowd at the gymna sium, after viewing two technical films brought from La Grande, de cided to wait no longer. Price of Ribbon Heeds Controlling Ribbon prices in Heppner as campared with Lexington are too high and should be investigated by the OPA. It developed in the home . talent part of the Eastern Star Of- ficers' dub show at the Star Thea- ter luesday evening tnat rmoon selling for four cents a yard m Heppner can be bought in Lexing- ton for 3 cents. This was all part of an original skit prepared and presented by three members of the Ruth chapter over-charse pointer-outer. Result of yar(j 0f ribbon and thus save one- haif 0f a Cnt. -Wendell Connor is not very big but put over a reading in a big way. Mrg Ture Peterson pleased the iarge au.dience with two vocal selec- tions, and the Heppner Vv omens Chorus .under the direction of Mrs. O. G. Crawford, rounded out the one half hour with three numbers. Mrs C. C. Dunham was the accom- pan st for the evening. .IncidcntF.lly, the crowd was treat ed to an excellent film in the show- -ms, Gf Waterloo Bridge, starring Vivien Leigh and Robert Taylor. - ' BRINGS FAMILY HOME James Hager drove to Pendleton Sunday to bring Mrs Hager and their son home. Heppner, Oregon, Thursday, April Great Career Ends Shortly after 5:50 p. in. caitcrn war time, the radio flashed news of the passing of President I i&iikiin I. Looscveit. Death occurred at approximately 5:50 eastern u it: or 2:fi0 Peci.ic coast time, and was stated to have bcaa dae to a hiart altr-k. jhe report stated that Mrs. Roosevelt was with him at the end and that members of his family, some of whom are in foreign lands were immed iately noti.icd. Vice President Truman likewise was , immediately notified and 'went to the White House at once. Although reports emanating from the White House were to the effect that the President's health was good, he had shown a defi nite lack of spark the past few months. The radio report stated that he had suffered a serious kidney ailment and other comjpli cations' which combined to weaken his heart these things and the strain of war duties. President Roosevelt, the only man to be elected to the highest office within the gilt of the American people more Hum two t,erms, was 63 years old on Jan. 30. Building Program Held Up By Price Of Desirable Lots High prices asked by owners of building lots is impeding the pro gress of Heppner's 10-unit housing program. This was the statement made by B. C. Pjnckney to the chamber of commerce luncheon group meeting Monday noon at the Lucas Place. Prospective builders have no inclination to pay prices out of line with general property values for the privilege of building homes here, and tome of the people wishing to build now under the 10- unit priority plan to leave the com- munitv if unable to get desirable lots at reasonable figures, Several comments were made by people interestd in buying lots and it appears that property has taken a sharp upturn in values in recent months. Some of the speakers ad vocated a new addition to the town where a uniform price would pre vail for lots. Arnold Ebert presented the offer of Oregon State college to provide held, such as the Dumbarton Oaks, Mexico City and San Francisco conferences. Ebert was delegated to get in' touch with the college and on Wednesday was informed that George W. Peavy, president emeri- tus of Oregon State, would be available April 20. This conflicts with the annual spring music festi val at the school and an effort is beirg made to get him at another time. At a late hour today it was learned that Mr. Peavy cannot change his schedule and Ebert is trying to line up another speaker ' LEGION AUXILIARY Regular meeting of American Le- gion auxiliary at 8 p. m. Monday, The program will include a study of Pan American child welfare. 12, 1945 County Subscribes $7,048.90 to A. R. C. A total of $7,048.90 was subscrib ed by Morrow county citizens to the war fund of the American Red Cross in the recent campaign to raise $200000,000 for the organiza tion's worldwide wartime activit- ies. The original quota was $4,100 but during the campaign President Roosevelt made a radio appeal to the people to double their quota if possible. Broken down to districts and units t, mnnpv-rnit! , oc . , lows; Heppner, $2 032 21; Pine City $145; Blackhorse $90; lone $1,535 Lg $1 09450; Star Theater $67.75; Hardman $153.32; Cecil $170; Upper Willow creek $93; Lower cnruses, dances- and band num. Willow creek $69; Rhea Creek and bers in readiness and when the cur Eight Mile $876; Sand Hollow $75; tain moves back at 8 p. m. Friday, Lena$142.75; Morgan $143; Irrigon AFril 20 a full evening's entertain $174.85, and Boardman $181.52. ment will be in store for . the Rev. Bennie Howe is the county Patrons. chairman and Mrs. Hugh Smith "Over the Rainbow" will be a was' general chairman of the Hepp- musical extravaganza written by ner area. Everett Smith, principal of the grade school and director of the BILL PADBERG IN STATES band, who, with Miss Rose Hoos- Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Padberg were ier, is preparing the program, two; surprised and happy people The program Ls given without when they learned that their son, he Bill Padberg, is back in the states, even if he is hospitalized, Injured on Iwo Jima on March 16, Bill was placed aboard a hospital shin the same dav and started for the western coast. He arrived April 6 and called his parents as soon as he could contact a telephone. He was wounded in the arm, the bul let striking above the wrist and breaking the main bone and liga ment and coursing through the ilcsh to the elbow where it lodged. Paul has been reported wounded, Bill is hoping for a transfer to a tne first time being when the air hospital closer home. born carrier in which he was trav- eling was wrecked in the early days Mrs. Sara McNamer and Mrs. of the campaign to liberate Erope. Lucy Rodgers returned Wednesday evening from a business trip to Portland and Willamette points. valley Volume 62, Number 3 Wage Ceilings in Farm Operations To Be Considered v Two-day Public Hearing Set For 7-County District The Oregon War Food Adminis tration Wage board will hold a two day public hearing at Arlington and Pendleton to consider specific wage ceilings for the operations required in the production, plant ing, growing, and harvesting of wheat, hay, and green and dry peas in Umatilla, Morrow, Wasco, Jef ferson and Wheeler counties, ac cording to Arnold ' Ebert, agricul tural agent for Morrow county. For the convenience of farm op erators and farm employees, the hearing will open at Arlington on April 17, in the high school gym nasium, and will be continued the following day at Pendleton, in the Little Theater of the Vert Memor ial building. Both sessions will be gin at 2:00 o'clock in the afternoon and' will be resumed at 8:00 o'clock in the evening if possible. The purpose of the hearing is to obtain first-hand information con cerning local conditions affecting each of the crops and areas men tioned. All groups of individuals, growers, workers, contractors, and other persons interested are invited to attend and take part in the dis cussions. Problems to be consider, ed will include the particular crops and crop operations to be affected; the areas to be controlled; wage or salary rates paid for the speci fic operations in 1943 and 1942, in cluding the highest rates paid be tween Jan. 1, 1942 and Sept. 15, 1942; wage or salary rates in im portant competing crops or in competing industries, and other related matters. In short, the Board wants to get a balanced picture of the situation within each commu nity concerned in order that the War Food Administrator can ar rive at a just and fair wage ceiling for each operation covered. MuSIC Festival On c. Jlate for April 20 APrli ls the date selected by the music department of the Hnnn ner ol for presentation of the annual music festival. Teachers and students have been working dili- Kentlv e Past few weeks to get charge. SLIGHTLY WOUNDED Relatives in Heppner have receiv ed word that Lt. Willis Paul Mc Carty was slightly injured in ac tion on March 24 somewhere in Germany. His parents, Mr. and Mrs. Willis "Kit" McCarty of the Dalles, received a message from the government and relayed the news to Heppner. This is the second time Mrs. C J. Espy Jr. returned to Heppner Wednesday after a week's vacation spent in California points. O r cn o a m H