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Yank 'Em Out
HILLSBORO. OREGON
August 21, 1941
iBy Koger W. ILlbaonl
The ! prices all a round
»cing mad? in thr pr
lei in
na
aaential foods ’
robab
all
ultimatch win
PARK
BABSOX
duction of
as much t
i Industrial New» Krvlrwi
st
In
many
million
minds right now Is this
What t»ff«*« t will «Irfrns«»
supply of
h»vr on
" At tltli
civilian
Mas
Hu sian
Hh i
to Unit qumtlon. Bui
the
Ihmu
igricultur.il
Woshlngion
and
ifnG'is, it looks Ilk
nicnths
th • bulk i f tin
will be (ar from sufficient.,
with continuami* ot
>r M ntr. al
i Holliini
e U nit;
appri
ei mm
0 oor IMHI
.lllwtit Ul<‘ »
un>« bl«
mith
addition thes
340.000 000
it
mean
ment
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quid.
market
year
the
( much un
and
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the light of
s will prob
highe” f«»r
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militili y
ably
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their
this willing
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the
I inn
Within a few
months, silk «(ocklngs air
000.000
“Newcomers' Jamboree"
Opens County Fair
Too Much Social
Security Tax Now
Washington county fair will have an
early opening this year to feature an eve
ning of special entertainment for newcom
ers to the Tualatin valley. This county has
shown considerable growth in recent years
and many new settlers are constantly be
ing attracted here.
It is very appropriate that such a wel
coming program should be given and par
ticularly at the beginning of this year's
fair, which gives promise of being out
standing. Our hope is that a large repre
sentation of newcomers is present and that
the opportunity for meeting and making
new friends is fully utilized.
With Finis L. Brown of Laurel as gen
eral chairman the affair should truly be
a "Newcomers’ Jamboree” and an eve
ning of good fun the lot of everyone, new
comers and oldtimers. alike.
The Argus joins in extending a hand of
welcome and wishing for these newcom
ers a happy, healthy and prosperous life
in the Tualatin valley.
With business already overburdened
with the social security tax. Secretary of
the Treasury Morgenthau is advocating in
creasing social security taxes for what he
says is double purpose of preventing infla
tion during the emergency and cushioning
readjustments later. This tax is a great
burden on many kinds of business that are
actually losing instead of benefiting from
defense program expenditures.
Wouldn’t it be logical to give some
thought to reductions or relief in some of
these non-essentials and which have noth
ing to do with the defense program in
stead of socking small business even hard
er? We think so. Furthermore many’ of
these businesses that would be hit are of
the type that for the most part have been
steady employers and have not caused de
mands on the social security funds.
What's Holding Us Backr
Vote of Rotarians on needed public pro
jects further substantiates the general p^i-
lic demand for a swimming pool. With
such a propelling desire what’s holding us
back? Down in Astoria a pool is being
constructed through volunteer work.
The following story in the Astoria As-
torian-Budget tells how Astorians are go
ing after a pool:
A floor was added to the Tapiola park swim
ming pool and footings for the showers and dressing
room were laid Sunday as 60 volunteer workmen
poured 92 yards of concrete
The pool proper is now complete except for
plumbing and some finishing work and the next step
will be to complete this work and pour the walls and
floor for the building and deck over with concrete
the space between the building and the pool.
The volunteers began to show up at the site at
4:30 in the morning and at 5 o'clock the concrete
pouring began. Concrete finishers from Tongue point
took over after the floor was poured.
The workers were fed a swell breakfast consist
ing of waffles, bacon and eggs, toast and coffee. Food
was eaten again between 11 and 12 o'clock and light
lunch was served at 4 in the afternoon. Wives of
the volunteers and other interested ladies prepared
and served the food.
B. E. Mating, Inc., is taking a forward
step with provision for parking space for
the cars of employes. This action will be
appreciated by workers and all interested
in seeing the traffic situation handled in
the most satisfactory manner.
Wheeler and Lindbergh find few friends
here—says heading over front door bal
lot box story. The same sentiment would
doubtless hold true in most every section
of the United States.
Strictly Fresh
I By C. E. Barker!
Men are like trees; theye grow straighter when
standing thick among their fellows
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She went in swimming, and her sweet qualities
sere restored like a dunked doughnut.
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We'd rather die on our feet than live on our
knees—Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Our Yesterdays ....
Fifteen Years Ago
Argus. August 19. 1926-City council lets con
tract for (laving South Second
Western Coast Land company sells Wapato lake
property to C. B Buchanan of Hillsboro. Albert
Bunning of Cornelius.. M M McDaniels and Fred
Lyons of Gaston.
Hillsboro post. American Legion, votes to rescind
previous action to sponsor rest room in business dis
trict with understanding Coffee club and chamber
of commerce continue present plans to successful
conclusion.
Ludwig Schwanke of Schefflin dies Friday.
Thirty Years Ago
Argus. August 17, 1911—Prof J. W Marsh re
signs after serving on faculty at Pacific university
for 44 years
Mrs. Nancy S Sewell of Hillsboro dies Angus: 12.
Hop market strong with price at 45c a pound.
gam momentum
terminal
me mi-
t SIO.aiM.tMMMMhi m 1941 and
ns as i f July I furnished em
nt nt for 11.769.000 individuals
wholesale value of our man
in d pioducts t r 1941 will bi
lit $70.00<HMML000 This, of c ill’se
.ude> defense business We ar
crllrnt.
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Work on Irrigation Nears
han
W’il
Best gU«*NM »•« that HM2 output
pri emt undri
rstablinhcd
m
x UHM ILI (MMI
i pi«»flts
alurs will
whe.
th«* prie
Niibstant tally Thru*
hrotnium tiimmlng. ami
hr no aluminum
near
atnc k «
Th
»ff i
uct
the
poi
6411,000
pre
Hu
omen!
Ihr
»vemmvni
building
I for
Congress voted an increase of $10 a
month for soldiers after they have com
pleted their first year in the army. The
service men are thoroughly entitled to this
increase in pay. particularly in view of the
high wage scales in defense industries.
sumer
dairy
Strikes on Increase Again
Ry Kay Johnson and Walter Pierce I
WASHINGTON D
mg measure, the* j
Strikes and thr« atene i strike^
Chinese govern men
defense industries are en the i
either cf the foil«
again, and chances are that H
It Can Happen Here
1 To ask for th<* r<
to private Chines • individuals
(From Cottage Grove Sentinel!
To take ever these
What happened in West Springfield or Glenwood defined. Here
Chinese g vernmen
on the night of July 30 can happen here This dis
profits in 1941 firmlv rec »mmend t
trict without fire protection suffered a $50,000 fir
i higher \
and result of the Eugene fire department's failure to han in 1940 d<
respond to the call for help, the Eugene mayor found
>r in Government bor
The cost of living is « n
himself in a hotbed of controversy: enough to make
By taking this acti
upgrade and ’hr atms to elimina
his ears burn fr many months to come.
immeasurably strengt
What the Eugene fire department refused to do. granted during the pa
al economy and the
other incorporated cities and towns have refused a
will b etpializid amon
and excise taxes ar«'
number of times because the ruling that the fire
income tax 's. whic
ma:
department should not go beyond the city limits has soon
ach a considerably
been pretty well accepted, even though such a ruling number cf union mt mbers
appears to be more or less “cold blooded.” Unless the
thickly populated sections in South Lane county
Last but
form a fire district and get proper equipment, the J number of certificalo!
same thing might happen here.
Board
the National Labor K latioi
Of all the sundry and devious stories told of the which sh ws that big and
conn'
$50,000 fire, one is that the Glenwood district refused , plants throughout th
• From The American Press»
to become a part of either Springfield or Eugene being certified for the f; r-t time
because business men and merchants wanted to save and with the consent of thi* employ
on taxes and expenses to be in position to undersell er. thereby eliminating the neces-
the business establishments of these two places. Such fcr an election.
expecting the
Thrse f rces are creating unrest
might have been the reasoning of the merchants of I
y government
newspa pers
among
workers
ard
are
proving
Glenwood, we do not know.
publicity was
We do know, however <and we say this as a strong arguments in th- organiza business a
rural resident», that regardless of the equipment a tional dri'
fire company has and regardless of the willingness of leaders of
the city to respond, unless the property has a water more collec
system, there isn't much the fire department can do
to extinguish a blaze except use chemicals and fire
President
men assist in conveying the household goods to a
place of safety from the burning building. In years . believed th
past there have been instances where fire depart tween ran
ment« made a run into the rural districts and fires
occurred in towns and cities while the fire depart short time
greater spir it, of community h» lp-
ioned a m eting
ment was out of the city.
fulne
than the editors
Fire losses are bad because the public eventually lantic with Hitl
pr blems
pays. The lesson to be learned is for those who
that literally tons and
resorting to war
want fire protection to form a fire district.
Tins is what made pr--
material are bring srnt
spondents in Washington l i t
editors from thr city of Washing
believe that the President w.
ak
t«>n with an implied request th; t
ing part in a me ting with
th y publish it without charge.
HilNb< ro ArsruK. 1994
Independent, 1973. Consolidated
Minister Churchill ah ard ti
"An
tomac.
track
all the publicity that
AN INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER
came
him from Washing’ >n
Thr failure of M.n -ha
FaMtobed leery TtNMvdep bp Mrhinn« a MeKbNMp
last week in Maren
«luring
Entered as Znd-cla»» matter in the poatoffice at Hilhboro, Ore
This editor measured up this pub
planes in th«* R
licity and carefully figured the
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total
composition. The publicity
in England to
to him from Washington in one
semething is g i
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With Other Editors
children buy
Hundr<*ds of thousands ••
children are buvim;
in<>nth
publish«*
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PLEDGE TO THE FLAG
"I pledge allegiance to the Flag • ( the United States
of America and to the Republic for which it stands.
One Nation indivisible, with liberty and justice for
all."
officials are becoming more
mistic about longer range imj
tions < f Russian resistance
Chinese
dual h Id
nt ral
ig of
ble
Th-
how the Amu:
s would maki
For
ding
• applies in the Un’ d
U recommendations to
have required 31 pap
paper to hold it,
31 I’ag«** <»f Printing
'This means 31 paj
of print-
ing for which the editor furnishes
the paper, the ink. the machiner
the highly skilled
in printing it.
ers to build up a morale
defense of this country. as-
ist m thr riling of defense bonds
and t he countless other things
that must hr donr. on any basis
«»her than (hr basis upon which
al! other work is done in our de
fense program?
"Mr Speaker. I wish to further
extend my remarks by including
an open letter to m«* from Will
M
Maupin, editor of thr Clay
County Nun. at Clay Center. Neb.
I have no «juanel with this editor.
I agree with him. I do submit
it to this house for such consider
ation as it merits and I hop«* that
many of the publicity bureaus in
should children he rmcom
dictât«
will r
govei nmeni
Papers Should Not
HILLSBORO ARGUS
f
a Bond, can the Borni be regi
tered in the child’s namr’’
Yes A minor may own a Dr
ruts an* registering Bonds in
their childrens nanus to pn*
for futuri* educational
om
To purchase Defense Bondi
d Stamps, go to the nearest
office, bank.
saving'
d rawing
many others that it would fill th«
pages of the Clay County Sun t
enumerate them all
relief, merely
i( ontinuru on page 7)
<*rs living in
ton, and at
luxury in
th«
to
to thr Trrasurer of th«* United
States. Washington. D. (* .
■ I mail-order form
W uhine
count r\
print
is refuse«
and prog
the
in their column.''’ How
Uncle Nam get in his
promote the sale of thl
and bahy
of the
the com
program ;
ÍKEAD 1’HE STORY. THEN COI,OR THE PICTURE AND
PASTK IN YOUR SCHAI’IKXIKl
ant ran with all his might
sight.
on ua> a little one.
And so they started on their way
loudly shouted. "Say
That lion's running fast toward
me.
We'd better climb up in a tree
He then helped both the girl: t"
climb
And reached an upper limb in
time
Thry sal high up above thr grouiuH
When* they felt they were safe
%
and sound.
Giant hides his ir ack
printcil for nothing in the govern It may be that he will
come hark
ment print ng office and can mail
I’m going to hike I don't know
frank.
under
where
must
In just about a minute more
And. frankly, neither
set up in
W<11. we’ll go with you,'' Duncy
an«l then pay postage on the n« w •
The lion was now standing there.
paper In which it is printed Thr
He certainly gave them a big
propaganda writer gets his fat
government check every*
month,
Next Week: Duncy and the girls get a big surprise