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European Methods
Shock U.S. Farmer
I OARNER, Iowa P Big
boned Jack Dethmers, comfort
nlilv well to-do after years of rugl
Bed work in the black rich suit
of Iowa, went abroad to see how
the farmers of other lands were
taring.
He was one of 22 curious Iowa
farmers who paid out $1,500
(l niece for a monthlang air trip
to see European conditions first
hand.
Pethmers has come back ap
palled at the hopelessness of
Europe's economic situation.
"Seems as If we knew less
when we got back than when we
started," he said soberly.
"We'll have to feed them the
people over there. And we can't
sell It to them because they're
already bankrupt. We'll Just have
to give it to tncm.
"It's either that or turn them
over to the Communists. The
feeling is pretty strong over
mere already.
The six-foot farmer, who work'
ed his own way un from hired
hand, was considerably shocked
lit caste and class barriers in
European lands which make it
difficult for men to better their
lot. Summing up his memories
Of Europe's distressed, he said:
"They can't understand why
we were so lucky to have been
born here and they so unlucky
to have been horn In Europe."
He told with a look of wonder
on his face of hungry Germans
searching potato fields that had
already been harvested.
"They picked up potatoes r.o
nigger than a bean, he said.
"But I suppose when one is hun
gry he'll pick un anything.
Dethmers said the English
farmers generally were trying to
deal honorably through regular
trade channels, but that In France
the farmers attempted to sell
their entire crop on the black
market. But the French have
thrown in the towel compared to
the English. The French beg for
help and make no bones about it.
The English still have their pride.
They say "We'll get along' and
they hate the thought of charity.
Of the eight countries visited,
he said, England was the only
one in which money didn't count
against the rationlns lules. He
recalled how one Scottish family
politely turned down his Invita
tion to take them out to dinner.
"We have no clothes to wear
for going out," the elderly wife
told him, "and even If we did It
would be Just for one meal and
we'd have to come back to our
old rations. But would you re
member n Just a little bit at
Christmas?"
Dethmers brought back a con
viction that European farming
methods are outmoded and will
have to be changed before ma
chinery can be used well.
About 16 acres of trees are re
quired to make paper for the
Sunday edition of one large met
roMjitan ncwsacr.
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Vol. IX
No. 42
Published Weekly by the Douglaa County Flour Mill, Maker of
UMPQUA CHIEF FLOUR and Umpqua Brand Poultry and Dairy Feeds
Cut Costs on Turn.
It looks like the turkey grow
ers are going to get Into a tough
spot again this fall. Last year
about this time, the removal of
OI'A controls Just at the time
turkey grow-ers were ready to
sell knocked the spots off tur
key prices, with the result that
growers were lucky to break
even, and many lost money.
With everything plenty tough
agtiln this year, and prices Just
barely high enough to let most
growers out, we are asked to
go on an "auslerity program,"
to help tho starving, (and loaf
ing) peoples of Europe. As a
big part of that austerity, we
are to have a poultryless and
cggless Thur-tday every week
Of course the fnlrhaired hoys
were reminded that Thanks-
?iving, Christmas and New
ears days all fall on Thursday.
I Thanksgiving always does, you
know. I So on those days we can
still eat poultry, land turkeys)
but will skip 'em on Mondays
Instead.
Storage holdings of poultry
and turkeys are high. Extremely
so. We predict that the next
Cold Storage HeMirt will show
them to be even higher than last
year, which set an all-time high,
logically, now, how would YOU
fo alKtut It to save bread for
:unipe? Would you go without
tin keys, w hlch are I n over
supply; or would you eat the
plentiful turkeys and save the
things we are suposcd to be
trying to save?
Oh, well. It's a toughle. any
way you look at It. Hut of one
thing you can Uv emphatically
Hisitlve. You will h.1ve to hold
the cost of producing turkey this
year to an absolute minimum.
That means to feed a first class
feed, one equal to or surpassing
anything on the market, that
costs less tcr sack, and less per
ound of turkey meat produced
than any other lei-d available.
From this description, you
will Immediately reeogtile
UMPQUA TURKEY FEEDS.
And now, we have available
UMPQUA TURKEY EAT, In
pellets or mash, the finest fat.
tening feed a good turkey
grower ever used. And believe
It or not this l .MI'QUA TUR
KEY EAT sells for less pej- sack
than ordinary scratch grain.
Elnlsh 'em out on Umpqua Tur
key Eat.
Automobiles Delivered to
World War II Amputees
Passenger automobiles have
been delivered to 4Wi World War
II veterans In the faclllc North
west who lost a leg or the use
of one or both legs during the
war, the Veterans Administra
tion iim announced.
Entitled veterans have until
June ;l, 1948, to make applica
tion lor the vehicles at govern
ment expense under the exten
sion of die time limit granted by
the bdth Congress.
There have been 15,353 ve
hicles delivered to veterans na
tionally. The law provides that
the price of the car. including
any special equipment required
to enable the disabled veterans
to operate the car safely, must
not exceed $1000. The veteran
must also be licensed to drive Dy
the state licensing authority.
Horse Halts Operation
At Chicago Airport
CHICAGO, Oct. 13. IJF) A
stray horse got off the beam last
night and stopped operations at
Chicago's municipal airport for
30 minutes.
The horse appeared on the field
suddenly, IllcKed Its tall assembly, ;
and without clearance from the
control tower, galloped around
the busy runways.
Thirty planes were held in the
air awaiting an unobstructed run
way. Air takeolfs were delayed
while a squad car took off to
round up the frisky nag. The
chase took a bit of squad car ;
ground-looping before dobbin ;
finally was brought to nailer. i
The Flavor is Different
"It's the Water" that helps make Olym
pic so light and mild yet flavorful
and satisfying.
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Heap Big Chief Back.
Due to highly uncertain con
ditions, nil beyond our control,
we have had to shake our heads
"No" for many weeks now,
when von asked for UMPQUA
CHIEF EI-OUK. That happened
many times a day. "No, no; no;
no," until it sounded like the
Russians applying the veto to
the U.N.
Well, you can Ret I'MPQUA
ciiir.f n.uim again, jusi ask
your favorite grocer the next
time you see him. If he doesn't
have It, he can get it for you.
Esieclally when you remind
him that he is making a mistake
by not having it In stock. Hut
we think most of the stores In
Rosehuig will have it on hand.
On That Bum Feed.
Just had a letter from one of
the big hatcheries In California,
regarding hatching eggs from
one of his customers who has
shipped him eggs for many
years. It 'also haptens the same
grower has used UMPQUA
HltEEDEH'S MASH for many
years, and still does. We quote:
"(tlad to know you tested the
Hesste Wheeler flock In Camas
Valley. Hit chix every season
have been tops, no mortality
whatever, and splendid grow th. '
This Took Brains!
We will no doubt see a sud
den break In prlii-s If somebody
w ill see to it that somebody does
what the secretary to the Secre
tary of Agriculture, Mr. Ander
son, suggests that somebody
ought to do.
His plan Is a dilly. and we sug
gest that you write your dog
catcher and sec if we can't get
II into operation. He says that
since a lot of luxury Ib'ms are
clutteilng up the shelves of our
food merchants, isuch as dried
fruits, canned chicken, and other
Items that are too expensive for
Americans to buy), we should
ship this stuff ail over to the
stai-vlng Europeans. Then, they
would be so well satisfied thai
they would stop trying to buy
our wheat, corn, beef, and all
like that there.
Sine sounds like a logical
plan, especially If hungry Euro
ieans are like this gentleman
tninks tney are. as lor oursen.
we like some luxury foods too.
but for some reason, we like a
little bread, meat and potaties
first. Ho, Hum! Hut at least, he
Is sure In there pitching!
Women's League
Wants Rationing
PORTLAND, Oct. ll.l.ipi
The Oregon league of Dmeo
cratlc Women said today that
Portland housewives apparently
feel they were better off under
price controls, and would like
some kind of rationing to bring
down high living costs.
The league said the first 300
questionnaires returned in a sur
vey to obtain data for the "cost-of-living"
congressional hearing
here Oct. 20 indicated these
trends.
Nearly all the housewives who
reported are using less meat now
than six months ago. Potatoes
and macoroni are their favorite
subsitute.
Nearly all are using less but
ter. Some have cut down on milk
and bread. Several eat fewer
eggs-
A number of answers said sav
ings were being used for day-to-diiy
expenses.
The noise of beetles, produced
by scraping one part ef the body
against another, is believed to be
a mating call.
WALNUT PICKERS
WANTED
Start picking Oct. 13. Call
Washington Hugkes, 878-R,
or call at 401 South Main.
Orchard on Lower Garden
Valley Road, second orchard
on the right.
Light Tabic Beer"
Olympic
BEER
"Its the Water'
Oct. 13,
1MT
Wormy Birds Don't Grow.
Make sure that your pullets,
turkeys and other poultry either
are, or are not full of worms.
If they are, there la one big
paying job for you to do, and
that Is to give each one a worm
pill. It will amaze you the dif
ference you will see In a few
days. You surely can't afford to
use high priced feed on poultry
worms.
At the Douglas Flour Mill we
have several worm treatments
and a coupla different kinds of
Individual pills. If the birds are
heavllv Infested, be sure to use
the pills.
Chaff.
AT THE HOSPITAL
'The touch of the nurse's
hand lowered my temperature
Imnu'diately."
"Yeah. I heard her slap you
Just as I came down the hall."
Officer: "Miss, you were going
60 miles per hour."
Miss: "Oh. Isn't that splendid!
And I only started to drive yes
terday." Jim: "I'd like to stop for a
drink, but I have to hurry home
and explain to the wife."
J;tck: "Explain what?"
Jim: "How should I know?
I'm not home yet."
Egg Charts.
Would you expert a business
man to run his business without
any bookkeeping system? As a
loultryman you are a business,
man, anil you certainly shoutd
keep books. A very simple and
efficient egg chart Is yours for
the asking at the IXuiglas Flour
Mill. A whole years record of
egg priHluctlon on one small
card. For vour own Information,
and for checking the health of
your flock, and comparing with
p-evlous years' production, you
v ill find these charts of consld
rable value. Ask for one.
Rainy Season Coming.
We hate to bring this up. as
we feel that you are already
pretty well cluttered up with
Jobs you have to do before win
ter, ltut wet soots In the laving
house are health haards. Check
the roof, and patch the leaks
and keep your powder dry.
Admiral Tisdale to
Have Washington Job
Rear Adm. Mahlon S. Tisdale,
son of the late Mark Tisdale,
Sutherlln banker, has retired
from the Navy to become the
representative of the Vallejo,
Calif., Chamber of Commerce in
Washington, I). C. His latest
Navy post, in which he served for
the past four years, was com
mandant of the Mare Island
Navy Yard. He served 39 years
In the Navy.
Koiser-Frazer Company
To Enlarge Production
DETROIT. Oct. 13. UP)
Kaiser-Frazer Corp. disclosed to
day that it plans a $13,000,000 ex
pansion program in anticipation
of 1947 earnings of nearly $20,
000,000. A source within the firm, now
the leading independent auto
manufacturer, said serious pro
duction bottlenecks had been
overcome in the last few months
IN THE HEART
enabling Kalser-Frazer to show a
sizable earning record.
Executive Vice President Edgar
Kaiser said the corporation plan
ned a $10,000,000 expenditure for
a new engine nlant of its own at
an undisclosed location.
He also announced a $3,000,000
expansion program for the De
troit plant of Continental Motors,
now under lease to Kaiser-Frazer.
The Willow Run firm plans to
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Reedsport Church to be
Host to Convention
Reedsport Baptist church will
be host to the Umpqua baptist
Association Oct. 1G and 17, at
which persons will be present
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