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THE N ïttS A G A TE C IT Y JO U R N A L ÏH U K S D A Y DECEMBER 16, 1943 PAGE 4 was resented by Republican and 'southern Democrats as an invasion | : f state’s rights in sufficient num ber to bring about its defeat. In most states the law for ab sentee voting requires the pros Ont of the inky blackness. pective voter to make application Through alter darkness hurled, V v ' ’V Came the man-made “Hell on Earth,1 for a blank ballot, which is mailed Ta a calm and peneefal world. to him If he is otherwise qualified The boys were gntotly sleeping The ballot is then returned oy the In foxholes carefully dug. v:ter In a roundabout way to his Sentries heard the parakeets. local election board in time to be And the glittering lightning bag. canvassed with the othed ballots The river on Its seaward coarse. and Included in the general count. C a re no sign of warning. It coeld not tell to the deeping men Because the deadline for filing by The peace would be scattered ’ere morning. candidates Is so near the election The lonely sentry stood his watch day there Is n o t' time to mall the And thought of the folks back home. ballots to distant parts : « the world Solemnly vowed If ever he got back. Washington, D. C. Dec. 9—I f de with any assurance that they will Never more would bo roam. feat in the senate of the admin be returned before the votes are Into this qoiet and peaceful scene. istration bill for soldier voting in canvassed as provided by existing Crept death under cover of night To ruddy waken those sleeping men the coming presidential election is statutes. And challenge them all to light. The administration bil provided the final word of congress there is Somewhere ahead a shot rang out. that ballots for federal officials slightly prospect that any consider Then the Sash of a banting shell, able number of the armed forcer ’ should be sent In advance to army Followed by i respond ing crash. abroad will have an opportunity to ccommanders and by them turned And the moans of those who fefi. The Japs attached with fearsome force; cast a ballot. The measure adopted over to individuals in the armed The air waa rant with screams; by a coalition of Republicans and forces. The marked ballots would The Nips were taught another lesson southern Democrats leaves the wh- then be returned to the bipartisan By the Devil Dog Marines. ole machinery of soldier voting in ! commission, counted by the com- All through the night the buttle raged; the hands of the state and in most ! mission and by it; certified to the The dawn broke bright and clear state« the arrangement for abeen- secretaries of state in time to or To show bravo men who feugbt and died, To preserve the things held dear, tee voting is so complicated that it i included In the regular canvass, The ton east Its sparkling rays will be physically impossible to pro- i Southern Dem:crat3 objected to Upon the blood-etched K e n t below. vide the tooyr In uniform will ball- what they termed federal contre The gallant Marines still bold their ground, ots In time to have them returned oi elections and the Republican* Beating back the desperate foe. Insisted that the arrangement wo and counted. The battered remains of the yellow men— Realizing their certain defeat— Under the administration bill, uld, in some manner, redound .to Wildly fired a few more rounds, which the senate rejected, ballots the advantage of adminitration ca Then beat a hasty retreat for president and members of con ndidates, though Just how it would Out of the inky blackness, gress would have been distributed do this was not made clear in arg Through utter darkness hur’vd. and counted by a bipartisan com uments on the floor of the ‘ enate. Came the man-made ‘V e il on Earth,’* Reports to O PA officials in the m ittee appointed by the president To a calm and peaceful world. and the results would have been national capital of eight Washing O ar baddies now rest In a lasting peace. certified to the states. This plan ton state communttlts being de Their Job on earth well done, prived of milk because of the in- They did their very level best ability of dairies to operate under To sink the "Rising Sun.” ' W e’ll all remember— as time goes on- O PA price celling on milk and da Bow yon foorht like true Marines. iry stock feed are indicative of And ever our constant prayers will be, conditions which prevail in many God keep you , , , guarding Heavens soon sal parts of the country. Dairy herds SI/. A»f. t A. Edmonton, USMG ranging from half a dozen to sc ores of milk cows each are being d d by their owners because of th ese price celling; and in every st ate small town newsapers are filled wwlth auction sale advertisements. The Immediate crisis thus created Is not so serious as the prospect for Your home Burned do the future, and It now seems Inev DE DIC A TE D T O T H E M A k LNES W i lf i M U K t l f AMD DIED IN itable that the 1944 shortage of TH E " B A T T L E O F T E N A R U " A N D T H E B AT TLE O f TH E both milk and meat will be much wn CREST IN T H E SOLOMONS C A M P A IG N greater than had been anticipated. and no insurance No matter what changes may be made in O PA rules and regulations mbers of congress from their con ice Administration, Your Store Burned do- it is now too late to remedy the stituents. Specific cents-per-pound ceiling situation in many communities, ac- There Is a very definite move- prices have been set for two special wn cording to reports received by me- ment in congress to abolish O P A assortments ci domestically manu- when the time cones next summer |iactured hard candy- Incidentally and no insurance for renewal o f the emergency price I an adfK),mte suPP*y u “ *)ected tl- I nee manufacturing confectioners Your barn burned do- Painter and Decorator | control act, and so far it has aro- | recently received increased sugai Use<J no determined opposition from allotments. If, however, you can’t wn Only inside work fr- the White House. A bloc c f some f|nd sufficient chocolate candy to 70 members has been loosely form ed In the hoose to fight for contin satisfy your holiday sweet tooth, and no insurance om now until spring. uance of the price control agency, remember that much cf it is going 4 What Would! Xmas Be Tf? 11; For Safety’s sake cheek your insurance with Frank T. Morgan __ times the waiting period Is as long Oregon in war bond sales at the end of the third week of business as 60 days. in November with $19,755.25 of war The umbrella ,man and shower bonds purchased. Working against dodgers alike got a break fr:m the full month quota of $11.640. this War Production Board which all outstanding performance puts Sh owed increased production of um- erman county 70 percent above its oreila frames and repair parts. full month quota with seven days Likewise, sufficient covering mater remaining. ial i will be available, and the five Giles FTench, Moro publisher and million umbrellas expected to be civic leader, is war bond chairman manufactured during the coming for Sherman county. year sh:uld be su fficien t to keep Polk county follows closely on Americans dry. Incidentally, man the heels o f Sherman with 90 per ufacturers of frames for women's cent of its full month quota att umbrellas have been allowed a pr ained. Sales as of November 23 are ice ncrease, but this will not effect $102,794.75. E. J. Page, electric po retail ceiling prices which remain wer executive of Dallas, Is credited unchanged. with this total. Bring your ration calender for Third in line on basis of perfor December up to date with the not mance is Harney county, 88 percent ation that green stamps D,E and F up to its November quota o f $32,- in War Book P:ur will be valid for 930, Archie McGowan, Burns aut the purchase of processed foods un omobile man, is given credit for til January 20, and the green A, B 128,936 sale posted between Nove and C . tamps expire on December mber 1 and 23. 20th. Brown stamps O. H, J and K in War Book Three are good for meats and fats until December 4, DISTRICTS ASKED Er.twn stamps L and M, valid now, FOR CEMETERIES ccan be used untl January 1. N will become valid on December 5 and Vale. Deo, 9—Mayor Elmo Smith P on December 12, both to be gqod until the new year starts. Holiday For SHERMAN LEADS IN BOND SALES the establishment of cemetery dis tricts in the county. A t the present time, he pointed out, the three lar-* gest cemeteries are in the three towns and the entire cost of up keep rests on the cities. He propo ses that cemetery districts be form ed which would Include rural terr itory surrounding Vale, Ontario and Nyssa, giving rural residents some authority Ip the management o f the cemeteries ad also permltt- iing them to help pay for their up keep. “In that way we would have much better cemeteries,” Mr. Sm ith said. He added that Ontario is now faced with a drianage problem In its cemetery. The water has risen to within 414 feet of the surface, and graaves are now being dug, only that deep. The court advised him to form ulate a detailed program and to appear again with definite sugg estions. Calls Serving 5 Counties From thq Largest Stock of Bernard Eastman torce «g SjjSfc Red istmi Phone 94 OREGON Genuine Picket Sherman county led the state of S’ VSSA Baking of Ontario appeared before the county court last week and asked that something be done to permit It‘s carefully blended. It’s enriched with Vita min B. It’s a home product. On sale at all food stores. Parts Orders Shipped Immediately Me tluer-Manser Phone 49 Payette, Idaho 5 * Free Estimate 775 First St. Andy McGinnis __ Let Santa Deliver A Paper A year’s subscription to the GATE CITY JOURNAL is an ideal Christmas gift. Give a subscription and you give every week of the year. Just send us $2, along with the name and address of the person to whom the paper is to be delivered Christmas week. SEND IN THIS COUPON Gift Subscription to the G ATE CITY JOURNAL T o ............... :........ J l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Address ............................................................. From ..............• .................................................. Address .............................................................. Gate City Journal but no similar suppert is observ-¡ w the armed force8 Futhermore. able in the senate. Just what the our pr*-sent « P P » * ° ( cocoa administration plan is cannot be U, substantially below stocks at the determined from present indicati- start of the war’ and our lmP°rts ons, tout there is a rumor that the are dependent upon available ship agency because of its unpopularity, ping space. Ocnservation of rugs is still the may become the victim o f political order of the day for the prospect expediency. It is expected the situ ation may be clarified when Presi of any increase in the ccurrent out put Of carpets is gloomy. And this dent Roosevelt returns. Anncuncement o f the purchase of is true despite the lifting of wool 19.637 acres In Grays Harbor cou restrictions fer floor coverings by nty, Washington, for the purpose of the War Production Board. The establishing another “ tree farm ” supply of carpet wool remains lim : serve to call attention to a move- ited as it has been since the begin ment inaugurated in 1941 by the ning of war for only small quanlt- Weterheauser Timber Co. and con- ies have been received. It Is impor itently carried cut since that time, ted largely from South America. The fact that Mrs. America is under the auspices of the West having difficulty in finding just Coast Lumbermen's association and the Pacific Northwest Loggers ass what she wants n luggage dees not ociation, for the protection and mean that she should have to pay conservation c f privately owned exorbitant prices for her selections. As a matter of fact, the O ffice of Umber. To receive the designation of "treee farm" definite standards Price Administration has placed all ¡o f planting and protectlonn must luggage, leather or non-leather, e maintained and the work is care- I under price control, and the ceil- fLilly U„ervised These tree farms " * pr“ ''' ** 8 are becoming more numerous in the , ta?f « “ ached to the merchandise. Pacific northwest and the m ove-! On the subject of Chns mas pre sent is attracting much attention1 he" s a m the south and middle west. Ihe ? fflce of Prlce Administration to shoppers. Take special care ol ration book; during holiday buying. The OPA says that man/ ration t:oks are lost by women shoppers when they dig into well-filled pur ses for money or papers and then carelessly leave some of the con tents on store counters. Replacing lost ration bocks takes time for proper investigation by the war pr Mrs America needn't put all her ice and rationing boards, some- eggs in one basket for the prices are cn a downward trend for the next few months. The Office of Price Administration regulation go verning retail prices of eggs refl ects the prevailing supply, and so they become more plentiful the With people already price will drop back a cent or so almost every week. Eggs are covered i overburdened by cares by "market basket prices" in most communities which means that the I caused by the world co ceiling prices are stated at specific cents per dozen. nflict, death of loved Washing machines In the homes of the nation are not likely to be ones is especially hard the cause of wash-day blues In case they break down. Uncle Sam to bear. realizes the Importance of keeping this imp. riant household equipme W e are always ready nt In good shape for the duration. So the War Production Board has to help soften the pangs reached into our country’s very precious supply o f oepper and dr o f grief that come to awn out enough to make repair parts for domestic washing mach the bereaved. ines. Now. its up to Mrs. America to take the very best care of her machine to make it la-t. Holiday demand fer hard candies won’t boost the prices which are asked at the nation's candy coun ters . thanks to the Office of Pr- Mrs America Meets The War Bereavement Second Christmas after Bataan Wonder where they’re going for Christmasf Who’ll wish them “ Merry Christmas” ? What’s on their menu for Christmas dinner! What Christmas gifts will they exchange? What will they pray for on Christmas Night? What Christmas memories will haunt their hearts • • • the stillness o f a snow-robed countryside, and the friendly laughter o f free people? s t • the glitter o f acres of show windows, and the holiday bustle o f free people? • » • the stockings hung, the tree trimmed, the kids up at dawn, the presents unwrapped— the carols sung by free people? H o w many EXTRA W ar Bonds are Y O U buying this Christmas? Nyssa Funeral Home POW ER A CITIZEN WHEREVER IT S E R V E S
