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O G co n - o O x z c U O w -) 1 o O O 70 71 ?J News About Our Folks in Armed Service LT. BILL BIDDLE WINS DISTINCTIVE AWARDS Home from the Asiatic-Pacific theatre, 1st Lt. Bill Biddle is spend ing a well-earned furlough at the home of his mother, Mrs. Vernon Brown. Bill arrived in the States on April 3 and made it home by April 14. Graduating from training school at Douglas, Ariz, two years ago, he was sent into the Pacific area.. He has been pilot of a B-24 Liberator and wears many outstanding med als, among which are the air medal with the three oak clusters, five battle stars from the Asiatic-Pacific theatre, one silver star for the Philippine libeVation campaign, and two bars representing six months each of overseas service. Lt. Biddle has announced his forthcoming marriage to a child hood friend from Gilliam county, April 22 being the date and Port land the locale. A wedding trip to California is planned and Bill will wait there for reassignment to duty. He and his mother were calling on Bill's former teacher, Mrs. F. W. Turner, Monday. IN NAVAL HOSPITAL Alton B. Christenson SM3c'writes this paper from Mare Island Nav al hospital that he is under obser vation for TB. It's a great life, he says, with nothing to do but sleep, eat, read etc. He also reported that his brother, Major Chet Christen son, visited him Sunday, April 8, the first time they had seen each other since Easter 1942. He would appreciate hearing from service men from around Heppner and can be reached at U. S. Naval Hospital, Ward 7, Mare Island, Calif. VETERAN OF MANY MONTHS Sgt Joe Aiken, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Aiken, arrived home on Monday after many months over seas to spend a few days visiting family and friends. Sgt Aiken was sent overseas in 1942 and served in the African corps for several months and has lately been sta tioned in India. Sgt Aiken, accom panied by his mother and father went to Portland Wednesday morn ing for a few days. KILLED IN ACTION Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Alstott Jr. of Hermiston have been informed that their nephew, Cpl Alvin C. Wolke, was killed in action March 31 in Germany. Cpl. Wolke lived with the Allstotts from the time he was three years old and spent most of his boyhood in the Eight Mile sec tion where the family lived and farmed the place now operated by John Bergstrom. GEORGE GRIFFITH SAFE Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Griffith of Morgan have received word from their son George stating that he is all right after fighting his way through the Iwo Jima campaign. George's letter was written April 3, was mailed April 13 and reached bis parents April 17. He stated that got out with a whole hide, al tVough why he did not know. TO RETURN TO SERVICE Cpl. Donald Robinson, home on 3n-day furlough from McCaw hos pital, states that he expects to re turn to service in a short time. He is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Robinson of Hardman. VISITS PARENTS S Sgt Clair H. Cox arrived in Heppner Wednesday to spend a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Claude Cox. Sgt Cox has been sta tioned in Florida for the past sever al months. Heppner, Will You Port With Them? Spring is, here and with it comes the urge to bask in the sunlight fish or play golf (if you are a golf er.) That urge is felt most keenly right now by boys at McCaw Gen eral hospital who are able to enjoy the outdoors. Like the guy who sug gested, "If I had some ham, I'd have some ham and eggs-rif I had the eggs" these boys would go fishing if they had a pole and some tackle. Or they would golf if they had the "makin's." Somewhere, up in the attic, out in the woodshed or the barn, you may have a fishing pole not in use. If you have and want to bring joy to some soldier who is in the hos pital because he was trying to de fend your rights, won't you turn it over to the Morrow county com mittee to be taken to McCaw? The same thing applies to golf balls. If you played golf in years gone by, maybe there's a golf ball or two lying around. Put fishing pole and golf balls in the car next time you are coming to Heppner and leave them with Mrs. Earl Gilliam at Gil liam & Bisbee hardware store. Also, you may have a musical in strument not in use. It would come in handy for the shut-ins at McCaw who can play a stringed instru ment or a horn. Speech Festival Slated for April 27 A county speech festival will be held at the Lexington school Fri day, April 27, it is announced from the office of County Supt. Mrs. Lucy Rodgers. All schools of the county are being urged to partici pate and entries made up to this time indicate that there will be a good attendance. Rules governing the contests have been mailed out. Each school may enter one pupil from the 6th, 7th or 8th grade in the poetry reading. Also each school ;b urged to have a choral reading, a dramatic reading, a poetry read ing or a one-act play for the en tertainment to be provided in the evening. The question adopted by the Ore gon High School Speech League will be used. The question is "What shall be the post-war attitude of Oregon toward Japanese-Americans?" Tin Cans Available For Shipping Food Tin cans are now available in the county extension office for fill ing with such foods as candy, nuts, cakes, cookies and fried fruits for sending to the service man or wo man. These cans may be purchased in the county extension office, ta ken out and filled and then brought back to be sealed. A label will be put on the can stating the contents and that it abides by postal regu lations. Reports from service men indi cate that thi9 is the most satisfac tory way of sending foods to the service man. For suggestions on food for mail ing ask for home economics mimeo graph No. 1842 at the county ex tension office. ASSISTANT RANGER ARRIVES . E?rl W. Simonton arrived in Hep pner Tuesday from Quilcene, Wash, and is occupying the assistant rang er's desk in the office of Ranger Glen Jorgensen. Mr. Simonton's fami'y will come here later when a residence is available. It hinges upon Mr. and Mrs. Fred Wehmeyer vacating their residence on south Chase street which in turn will be occupied by the Jorgensons. When the Jorgensons move, the Simon tons will occupy the house they va cate. The Wehmeyers are moving to southern California for a year or so. Oregon, Thursday, April Irrigation Water Prospect Good in Local Territory Snow Depth on Arbuckle 38.1 Inches April 1 Irrigation water should be quite plentiful throughout the season for Willow and Rhea creek ranchers if the present snow level is a criteri on. Depth of snow on Arbuckle, where the forest service maintains a record, was 38.1 inches on April 1, with a water content of 11.8 in ches, reports Glen Jorgenson, lo cal forest ranger. A special map prepared by the department of agriculture shows that Morrow county is in a favor able position compared with neigh boring counties. Green indicates the areas where snowfall has been sufficient to create a water supply for the summer and while the shade over this area is a bit lighter than some other counties, measurements in the Blue mountains indicate that there will be a sufficient amount of water to take care of normal needs. The water content of 11.8 in the mountains at this time is 1.6 inches above the 16-year average for the district or 9.4 inches. This figure is 171 percent of the 1944 content, 131 percent of 1943 and 126 percent of the average. Tollgate, in the Blue mountains south of Walla Walla, had a depth of 75.4 inches of snow . on April 1. o Saling Rites Held At Folsom Chapel Funeral services for Frank Saling 80, Lexington farmer who died in Portland April 14, were held at 2 p. m. Wednesday from the Folsom chapel in Pendleton with the Rev. Eric O. Robothan, rector of the Church of the Redeemer, officiat ing. Burial was in the Olney ceme tery. Mr. Saling was a native of Walla Walla, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ish im Emory Saling who crossed the plains in early days. The fam ily moved to Weston in 1873 where he received his education. He serv ed as county clerk of Umatilla county and in later years acquired farm property in the Lexington district of Morrow county where the Pendleton lodge of Eagles, and he made his home. He was a mem ber of the Heppner lodge of Elks, the Lexington grange. Surviving are the widow; a son, Qlney Saling of Heppner; three daughters, Mrs. Muriel Crane of Richmond, Calif.; Mrs. Frances Si monton of Long Beach, Calif., and Mrs. Lucile McKinney of Spokane, Wash., and three sisters, Mrs. Ja mes Bullfinch of The Dalles, Mrs. Ida Coffin of Portland, and Mrs. Emma Funk of Kent, Wash. Pallbearers were chosen from among his Morrow county neigh bors, including George Peck, Bur ton Peck, Myles Martin, Alfred Troedson, R. B. Rice and Joe De vine. Of these Mr. Rice was unable to serve due to injuries received at Arlington. ATTENDS BROTHER'S FUNERAL Mrs. Agnes Curran accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Harold Scritsmeier to Portland last Sunday where she was called by the death of her bro ther, Charles Colleary. Mr. Colle ary, whose home was in Vancou ver, Wash., died in St. Vincent's hospital in Portland, where he had been ill for some time. He died Friday morning and was buried on Monday morning. Mrs. Curran re turned to Heppner Tuesday. 19, 1945 Spring Program On Schedule for Friday Evening The Heppner school's annual spring music festival will be held in the gymnasium auditorium be ginning at 8 p. m. tomorrow (Fri day) evening. This year's offering will be an extravaganza written by Everett Smith, grade school princi pal, and entitled "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", and has the follow ing cast of characters: Umbrella man, Bobby Jones; Judy, Rieta Graves; Jim, Marion Green. Umbrella dancers: Carol Miller, Colleen Prock, Rita Johnson, Mar jorie Bauman, Juanita Padberg, Lois Key, Barbara Slocum, Pat Pierson, Marlene Du Bois, Eunice Keithley, Barbara Stout, Wilma Harshman. Bull Gerald Bergstrom, Carl Thorpe. Star Queen, Imogene Hendrix; Star dancers, Jean Moulton, Nellie Howell, Rachel Cox, Faye Ross, Beverly Eberhardt, Betty Jeane Graves. Solo, Darlene Wise. Echo, Larry Lovgren; Whistler. Gary Couture; Mrs. Whistler, Nan cy Jean Adams; Star Sprite, Terry Thompson; Mrs. Thumper, Pat Hea ly; Bunnies Darrell Blake,' Donna Lovgren, Barbara Prock, Darlene Brannon, Oliver Devine, Leland McKinney, Judith Thompson, Lance Tibbies. Wizard, Roy Carter. There will be no admission charge. Cubs to Promote Salvage Project Pack No. 61, Cub Scouts, of Hep pner has set aside the week of Ap ril 23-28 for a fat salvage campaign. The drive has a two-fold purpose to obtain much needed fats for the war effort and to provide some "working capital" for the pack. Local residents are urged to turn over their waste fats to the boys thus encouraging them in their de sire to aid the war effort and at the same time remunerating them, not as individuals but as a unit. SPRAINS ANKLES Lauren Corwin, erstwhile stereo typer at the Gazette Times office when he is not pouring over Ptol emy and Shakespeare at the high school, had the misfortune to sprain both ankles Tuesday while racing down the concrete steps leading from the school to town. Lauren thought if he had to be laid up with one sprained ankle it wouldn't be much more inconvenient to have both of them out of commission, or something like that. FOOD DEMONSTRATION A P-TA sponsored "Food for Health" demonstration will be held at 1:30 p. m. Thursday, April 26, in the recreational hall of St. Pat rick's Catholic church. The pub lic has been extended an invita tion to attend this meeting which is under the guidance of Cecilia Van Winkle, extension demonstrator. COMING ON FURLOUGH Pfc Keith Marshall is due to ar rive Saturday afternoon for a short visit with his family. He is on em barkation furlough and scheduled to report April 30 at Salt Lake City, Keith is a link trainer and has been in Courtland, Ala. since .induction except three months in Bryan, Tex. on special training. o INJURED IN FALL R. B. Rice is laid up for repairs this week following an accident at Arlington Tuesday. While attending the farm wage meeting he fell from the steps at the meeting hall, suf fering a gash over one eye and re ceiving a bad shaking up. m Volume 62, Number 4 Intensive Drive For Clothing Set For Next Week Five Pounds Per Person Needed to Meet Emergency Thursday and Friday, April 26 and 27 are the days set aside for Morrow county to participate in, the drive to gather in 150,000,000 pounds of used clothing throughout the nation to relieve a dire emer gency in the liberated countries of Europe. The date was set Wednes day evening when several people met with Mayor J. O. Turner in the council room of the city build ing to formulate plans for gather ing and packing the offerings of local people. A goal of five pounds per person has been set by Henry J. Kaiser, director of the campaign, for the state of Oregon. That means that Morrow county, if it meets its quo ta, will contribute 20,000 pounds or more. In view of recent drives which were deemed successful by those handling the clothing it hard ly seems possible that so large a quantity of clothing is available here, but whether it is or not, it is hoped that an all-out effort will be made" by our people to turn in every type of article under the fol lowing listing:Usable second hand clothing, shoes, bed clothing, caps, knitted head wear, and remnants of piece goods. All ready this year 11,000,000 pounds of used clothing has been shipped from the western part of the country through the Portland terminal. Several times that much will have to be collected if millions of people in Europe are not to suf fer and die from exposure. The na tional goal is 150,000,000 pounds. The churches of Heppner will re ceive and bundle the clothing. If delivering to the school it is ad visable to have your bundles made up. The Pacific Power and Light Company office will be the central receiving point in Heppner. There is no time now to have clothes cleaned at the cleaning shop. It will be advisable to brush suits and other garments and anything too badly soiled should not be sent Ed Drake Victim Of Heart Attack News of the death of their bro ther, Ed Drake, was received Tues day morning by Ray and Cleo Drake of this county. The deceased, eldest brother of the family, was a resident of Robins, Calif,., and had visited his brothers here on numer ous occasions. Mr. Drake was night watchman for an irrigation company and had spent Monday in Sacramento. Upon returning home he was seized with a heart attack and expired sud denly. He .was a native of Nebraska, in which state bs vf J born May 13, 1889. The fat.-.ily moved to Yamhill county, Ore., vlnrt.' he was raised. The body v ill b". brrught to Day ton for burial. IV, . three brothers, Leo of Hood River, C! ;o of lone and Tlay of Heppner leU Wednesday morning for Dayto'i to attend the funeral. CONFIRMATION Most Rev. Joseph F. McGrath will be in Heppner to administer Confirmation in St. Patrick's church Sunday. There will be 31 candi dates for reception of Confirmation. The ladies of the Altar society will honor the newly confirmed with a breakfast to be given after mass in, St. Patrick's hall. O r (A o o H -