4 Heppner Gazette Times, August 16, 1945
EDITORIAL . " .
Peace Without Noise
A long blast from the city fire siren, the an
nounced signal to the community that peace had
come, was the single demonstration denoting the
official ending of the world's bloodiest war. This
siren blast, following closely upon President Tru
man's statement to the nation that Japan had ac
cepted the Potsdam terms, seemed to stir sober
reflection rather than boisterous celebration. Not
that the people did not receive the news joyously!
Far from it. There were tears of joy, friendly
handshaking, and that evidence of genuine relief
denoted only upon the human countenance. It was
just hard to believe that the fighting was over,
that when the processes of demobilization be
come effective the boys will come marching home
to again take their rightful places in civiliai life.
We of the interior sections have seen little of
the actual preparations for war. Our job has been
to produce those things which we were accustom
ed to produce in pre-war days, only more of them.
There are no war industries except possibly the
sawmill, the output from which was largely taken
for war purposes. Instead of large groups of work
men being concentrated here, our population has
been -drawn upon to supply labor for war-industry
centers. Consequently the reality of war has
been more remote to us than to those directly en
gaged in wartime industries. Thus it was that when
the President's message was broadcast to a wait
ing world, mob psychology prevailed in the large
centers and an unprecedented national celebra
tion broke loose all except the small towns
where the people paused to thank God for His
guidance through the most perilous period of our
history. There were thoughtful and thankful souls
in the cities, thousands of them, who did not join
the frenzied mobs but rather sought the peace and
quiet of the home or took sanctuary in the church
where they might offer prayers of thanksgiving.
It is human nature to indulge in noisy demon
stration when something pleases us and when the
world has been under tense anxiety for several
years and suddenly finds that men are free once
more it is inevitable that pent up emotions will
break loose like uncontrolled flood waters.
ledge that some type of price regulation would
be necessary for a few months after peace came.
At the time he gave his support to the measure
he knew no more about the time the war would
end than any other person and his sole interest
was to prevent inflation as far as possible.
Few citizens who gave the matter some thought
would have excluded the OPA or a similar agency
from the war set-up. Experience in World War I
had taught us that if we would avoid "after-war
price difficulties we must have regulation during
the war. That the administration of the OPA has
not been what most of us expected or would have
liked, is no" reflection upon the legislation setting
up the bureau.
The congressman from the second district has
had his quarrels with the OPA head men as many
other congressmen have. Despite that fact he re
mains firm in the belief that the OPA was neces
sary during the war and will have to continue
until postwar adjustments have been made. Any
right thinking person will agree with him on that
score. The fact that peace has come and that this
country now is in the reconversion period does not
eliminateall of the agencies set up for prosecution
of the war. Part of their function is to assist in
reestablishing our economy on a peace-time basis.
As their functions become unnecessary they should
and we think will be discontinued, as witness, the
immediate removal of gasoline, fuel oil and oth
er commodities from rationing.
Col and Mrs. E. O. Shroeder of
Washington D. C. announce the
birth of a 6 pound, 8 ounce daugh
ter. Aug. 15. The mother will be
remembered as Dorothy- Herron.
Mrs. Shroeder and little daughter
Wendy spent a winter here while
they were waiting for the colonel
to be assigned to state side duty.
Mrs. Sarah French was delighted
to receive a telephone call Wednes
day morning from her son, Earl
Crismon who had just arrived in
Seattle after many months in the
Pacific. Earl was a member of the
famous '41st and went across early
in the war. fil
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our heart
felt thanks to the people of Mor
row county for their many mani
festations of sympathy and kind
ness during our bereavement.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Weitzel
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Weitzel
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. McClintock
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank our many
friends for their expressions of sym
pathy, their kindly offers of assist
ance and for the beautiful floral of
ferings to' our beloved wife and
mother.
ML L. Case and family.
Stockman and the OPA
When Lowell Stockman said he voted to re
tain the OPA until 1945 he acted on the know-
A word of- commendation is due Mayor J. 0.
Turner who worked untiringly to assemble a pro
gram and an audience Wednesday afternoon to
observe in a truly patriotic manner the coming of
peace. That the mayor did not think up the obser
vance on the spur of the moment is seen in the
fact that a method of procedure for V-J day was
completed and advertised to the public in time for
people to be prepared. The meeting held at the
high school gymnasium was truly patriotic and
the program was of a high order. More such meet
ings should be held throughout the months to
come to help us prepare the road to a permanent
peace.
Have you dusted off that good ol' expression
"Fill 'er up" yet?
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Dennis were
over night visitors in Heppner
coming Sunday from their home at
Vancouver, Wash. Mr. Dennis
makes frequent visits here to look
after property interests but this
was Mrs. Dennis's introduction to
Heppner.
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Cowins an
nounce the marriage of their dau
ghter Rae to Jackson Lee Carter,
U. S. Naw, in Bremerton. Wash.,
Dec. 23. The bride is at present in
Portland while the groom is on
leave from his destroyer.
The following men have recently
been discharged and are home
again: David M. Ely, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Ely of Morgan; John Bell
who is visiting at the A. C. Cro
well home in Morgan; and Lt. Will-
ard Jones,' son of Mr. ant Mrs. R. V.
Jones of Irrigon.
Lt. and Mrs. Jack Forsythe and
infant son, Lynn, arrived in Hepp
ner Friday evening to visit Jack's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. C. For
sythe and sister Mrs. Edwin Dick.
Lt. and Mrs. Forsythe have been
stationed in Pampa, Texas for the
past several months while he has
been training for his pilot's wings.
Mrs. Forsythe and Lynn will re
main in Heppner for the present
until the lieutenant is permanently
located. He will return to Pampa for
reassignment.
Mr. .and Mrs. John Parker and
children were in Heppner for a few
hours Wednesday having brought
Mr. Parker's niece, Lorene Mitchell,
home. Lorene has spent the past
two weeks in Pendleton helping
with the Parker children.
CPO Wm. M. Lanham arrived in
Heppner Friday to visit his broth
er, Conley Lanham and family for
a week. CPO Lanham is just back
from the Aleutians where he has
spent the past six or seven months.
To make his visit complete the
mother of the two men, Mrs. Mil
dred Lanham of Havre, Mont., ar
rived Saturday and will remain
Until September.
Claude Drake, Sic who has been
visiting his parents since the first
of the month, left yeserday. He was
taken as far as Corvallis by his par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Drake, They
were accompanied by Mrs. Burl
Coxen and Miss Betty Coxen.
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