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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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