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"JUST PROBLEM OF LABOR SCARCITY"
"Th milk shortage problem U not essen
tially i price problem. It is rather a problem of
labor scarcity, and hence cannot be solved by
a price Increase without seriously curtailing the
consumption of milk . . . which would be as
serious to tha public and the dairymen as a
shortage of production."
State OPA statement at The Dalles.
To which the dairy farmer might well re
ply that the cows are still waiting to be
milked. If cows are not milked on time, they
get sick or dry up, after which they are not
much good even for beef.
Of course, the dairy farmer and his wife
and kids (if any) might be able to stagger on
with the chores, but tending 30 to 40 cows per
diem makes quite a handful of chores, even
with modern machinery, let alone taking care
of deliveries on milk routes.
Maybe the dairy farmer can afford to op
erate at a loss till he can get price relief, or
until this new Man Power Commission gets
through politicking and sends him some help.
Or maybe the gov'ment will get this General
Disque to send soldiers in uniform to milk
cows, same as he proposes to have 'em cut
ting trees in the lumber woods.
In the meantime, suppose Mr. Dairyman
just quietly "folds up," salvages a hammer
and saw out of the wreck of his life's labors
and goes down to the shipyards to grab him
self a small share of "the loot." Just how
would that relieve milk shortages or increase
milk consumption and benefit the public?
Tf dairymen get together to ask uniform
price increases In a milk shed, they must have
the permission of the Department of Justice.
Otherwise they will be indicted for violating
the Sherman Anti-Trust Act (see pending
grand jury case In Portland area!).
If a small dairyman applies for and is
granted a price increase to cover advanced
labor costs, and his bigger competitors do NOT ,
apply at the same time, the little dairy will soon
lose its business to the big dairy and we are on
our way to a real "milk monopoly."
Maybe this is what these ecstatic plan
ners in Washington, D. C. want. Maybe it's
11 part of their careful buildup for the
"superstate" which the long hairs from "the
bureaus" discuss so much in the cocktail
bars. Have not the bigwigs decreed that
some 40,000 little businesses must perish by
Christmas? Merry Christmas!
We hear scores of bakers, butchers, pack
er!, laundrymen, dry cleaners, merchandizes,
distributors complain that they are caught in
the same flying wedge of "alphabets." We
hear farmers saying that when this year's
crop is harvested, it may be the last they'll
plant.
We do not weep too much over the farmers
because their farm bloc teamed up with or
ganized labor to get Immunity from price
controls. It is encouraging to note that Albert
Goss, national master of the Grange is now
demanding uniform and complete price freezing
and QUICK!
It would not be fair to blame OPA more
than a dozen other agencies which Mr. Roose
velt and Congress have created to mess with
the economic setup for winning the war, and
we would go so far as to agree that maybe
SOME lines of business are dispensable, but
there are many which are not dispensable.
But
It is predictable that unless somebody can
kick a little common sense into the Big Shots
at Washington we are headed for dislocations
of normal economy and supply with short
ages of necessities which will cripple the
civil and military war effort.
Most of these businesses which have been
so glibly condemned to death by exalted law
clerks in Washington perform useful and
highly necessary functions. Furthermore,
most of these businesses represent the "blood,
sweat and tears," the lifetime labors of thou
sands of men and women, who pay taxes,
send sons to war, accept all duties of citizen
ship. How many must be "liquidated" to help
win the war? How much of this is inevitable
and how much due to bureaucratic arrogance
and ignorance?
We simply raise here a challenge to the
way "thinking" is being done in Washington,
D. C , a picture challenge:
A long dairy shed with 30 to 40 cows wait
ing to be milked: a dairyman who has been up
since about 4 in the morning Juggling milk pails
and "red ink." mothers with small children In a
near-by town waiting to set milk. In usual
quantity and at the usual price, of course.
Milk makes the most dramatic example
because it is vital to public health, but the
&ame problems affect everything we cat,
wear or use. Washington says 40.000 busi
nesses must be liquidated. Who chose that
figure? Who says we can win the war with
out the dairyman, or the butcher, the baker
and "the candlestick maker?" Why?
It is time for an awful lot of WHYS! Out
here in the sticks. V stands for Victory. In
Washington V leems to stand for nothing
but VOTES.
Nobody know
Mm ll buiy.
READER EDITORIAL
MOHAWK (To the Editor) May I Intrude
Just once more your editorial sanctum"?
Mr. Wheeler thinks it is wasting breath to talk
of peace plans, "humanity being what it is." Mr.
Wheeler, do you really have so little faith in
human intelligence? Do you truly think the people
of tha world have learned nothing from past ex
Derience? I believe that much of the world's prog
ress has been made that way a hard way, but
Picnic Orr
Sunday Of
Interest
By MARIAN LOWRY
TTRACTING a large
coming junusy
this
group
will be
1 1-'
the annual picnic of the United
Commercial Travelers and aux
iliary at Swimmers Delight
The event begins at eleven
o'clock in the morning and will
continue until eight o'clock In
the evening. In addition to the
picnic dinner there will be vari
ous games and entertainment
All U.C.T. members, auxiliary
members, and their friends are
invited.
sure. Because I have laim in man s uoa-given
ability to improve himself and his environment,
I'm sure there Is hope for a better, and more last
ing peace after this war.
No, Mr. Wheeler, I am not expecting to usurp
God's place, and attempt to bring about the King
dom of God by a treaty or plan. It is not within
human powers to know when that Kingdom will
be set up. But, in the mean time, we have prob
lems to solve. Don't you suppose God wants us to
face these Intelligently, and use the principles
which Jesus taught the world? How can we pray
"Thy will be done in Earth, as In Heaven," and
make no attempt to use Christ's methods in our
international relations?
If Christian people continue to sit back, as
they have in past years, and say, "There is nothing
we can do about these things, so why try?" I Just
wonder If we will be fit for the Kingdom of
Heaven!
If Christ's teachings are right for private liv
ing and relationships, why not for nations? If
we are able to see the terrible loss and waste of
war in precious lives in healtli in properly ar.d
materials, and if are able to learn what are some
of the basic causes of war, surely God expects us
to do something about it. Would It be wasting our
breath to make plans to remove these causes of
war?
Somehow, I can't help believing that after this
war Is over and the disillusioned leaders of the
world begin to take their sad inventories, then.
If we have prepared plans for a world crnpera
tion that will have as Its goal the building up of
every nation, the plan will be tried. I do not say
the plan will be perfect, or bring immediate per
fection, but some progress will be made. And I
truly believe w should be making these plans now.
and letting all the world know of them, especially
those people In enemy nations, for if they knew o'
sucn plans inry wouia more leauny see me iuii.y pjrjjjrj SUNDAY
would be internal breakdown, and the war would
be shortened.
If we think that there are no great minds In i
other countries. I think we should read and learn I
more about other countries and our eyes would I
be opened. I am going to recommend an intensely I
interesting book, "I Saw God Do It," by Sherwood i
Eddy, who is one of our own great thinkers, and
a great religious leader, who practices Christ's
RETURN FROM TRIP
Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Boehnke
and sons have returned from a
vacation trip to the beach near
Yachats and to Siltcoos lake.
VISITING HERE
Mrs. Winston H. Russell of
San Diego and Boston Is visit
ing here with her sister, Mrs.
Whitten Swafford. Mr. Russell
In officers training school it
Camp Lee, Virginia. In October,
Mrs. Russell will go east to meet
ihim and to visit in Boston, plan
ning to return here in Novem
ber. BACK FROM NEWPORT
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Under
wood and their son-in-law and
daughter, Mr. and Mrs. D. D. j
Hempy and family, have re-:
turned from a vacation spent at
Newport
Canton Hovey number four and
Canton Hovey auxiliary will pic
nic Sunday afternoon at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. John Starr.
PLAN BIRTHDAY PARTY
Plans for a first anniversary
celebration for the Lutheran
Daughters of the Central Lutheran
m d If.
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teachings. When you read of the great religious church were made at the Thurs-
leaders and great minds that Mr. Eddy came in
tontact with in all corners of the globe, you know
that each country has great minds, and it would not
be too difficult for each country to pick their own
representatives.
MRS. Z. J. MOHAWK.
WASHINGTON LETTER
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WASHINGTON, D. C. Aug. 21. OUT of Puget
sound and Columbia river ports for years went
steel and iron scrap. It was good business for
the Junkmen. It gave the Japanese what they
wanted for war. How much scrap was carried away
in Japanese freighters is a matter in dispute; it is
estimated all the way from eight to 20 million tons.
Today those shipments of scrap are slowing down
war production; Donald Nelson of war production
board has been taking large display advertisements
appealing for old iron and steel. Throughout the
Caribbean area scavengers are prowling looking for
this scrap to send to steel mills of the United
States, and it comes in duty free.
Labor unions of the northwest petitioned that
the sale of scrap to the Japanese be stopped; sen
ators from Washington and Oregon introduced
bills to that end. The administration was "baby
ing" the Japanese with scrap and some $220,000,000
of petroleum products, plus airplanes and parts.
The Japanese began returning the scrap at Pearl
Harbor, at Wake, at Attu and Kiska, sending it
into the bodiea f American soldiers, sailors and
aviators. As one congressman says, the scrap sent
to Japan between 1937 and 1940 would build 20
battlehips of 43,000 tons each; 50 plane carriers
of 30,000 tons each; 100 cruisers of 15,000 tons
each; 500 submarines of 2400 tons each and still
leave several million tons for planes, tanks, bombs,
torpedoes and bullets.
The steel situation, because of lack of scrap, has
caused several plants with war orders to close.
Production is not as great as it was in June. Gen.
Brehon Somervell is said to have written a letter
to Nelson in July warning that 98 plants would be
waiting for steel shortly, suggesting the matter re
ceive attention. The letter went Into the files
without anyone In authority seeing It. Rumored
that Somervell will soon become the actual head of
WPB but that Nelson will be the "front." The
steel problem looms In the Pacific northwest where
a gieat shipbuilding program is in progress which
will bog down unless somewhere steel and Iron
scrap Is found for the mills. Steel manufacturers
say there is an abundance of sheet steel available
for ships and tanks, but a shortage of bars from
which nut and bolfs, also required for ships and
tanks, are produced. The Truman senate com
mittee is now conducting an inquiry into steel to
learn, if possible, what is wrong and who is re
sponsible. HENRY J. KAISER may build 100 airplanes of
70 tons each, but there are Doubting Thomases.
For one. the navy department is not enthusiastic.
Another is MnJ. A. P rleSeversky, who declares
that a flying boat surh as the Mars type has to
carry too much weight (pontoons, etc.) and he
champions a land plane of greater "pay load" ca
pacity. Major deSeversky is a builder of planes
who recently published a book, "Victory Thru Air
Power," that has cruised heated discussion. Others
say that if the government wants mass production
of the 70-tonners (ns proposed by Kaiser) the man
to make them is Glenn Martin, w ho was three vears
m completing the M.irs. The Kaiser "letter of in
tent" is worthless unless he can find the materials
of aluminum, magnes'im and steel necessary from
other sources than those now employed on the
program of the army and navy. But on other con
struction Jobs Kaiser has solved the problem of
materials by building plants of his own (He now is
building a steel and a magnesium plant at Ter
manante. Calif
In a 38-page report Joe Kennedy, then chair
man of maritime commission, sent to congress a
proposal that the subsidy granted shipping com
panies be extended to long range airplanes. H,
said Kennedy in 1937, private enterprise is timid,
several of the massive cargo carriers should he built
by the government and leased to private operators.
In March. 1938. the house committee on merchant
marine and fisheries started hearing, hut Ken
nedy had been sent as ambassador to England and
the committee dipped proceedings. The plan
would have given a good start to long-range freight
carriers had the committee acted, drover Loening.
who was aeronautical adviser to Kennedy, is now
occupying a similar position with UTB '
WHF.N the trans-polar fliers from Russia sat
down their plane at Vancouver after pausing at
Nome. In the cahin was a book thev carried to use
In event they were stalled or crashed in the Arctic.
It was Stefansson's "The Friendly Arctic." The
book contained Instructions on how to live In the
Arctic and be comfortable. Scientists had said
there were no fish in polar regions. Stefansson
knew there was fish because there were seals, and
knew smls attracted polar bears. The w ar depart
ment has prepared a booklet giving his information
mi mil rr in me null: rag ol soldiers in
the Nome area. Iceland and Greenland. If neve..
M,7;.l'ncle s,m' Uw cn n U-mo
day evening meeUng of the or
ganization. The meeting was at
the home of Mrs. Kenneth Sather.
Committees for the birthday party
September 17, will be announced
at the next meeting of the group
which will be September 3 at
the parsonage. Miss Neva Haught
will be hostess at the eight o'clock
affair.
HAYRIDE SUNDAY
The Theta Rho girls hayride Is
planned for Sunday at Swim
mers' Delight. Dates for the affair
are optional. The group is to
meet at the I. O. O. F. hall at
six-thirty o'clock.
GUILD MEETS
Fairmount Guild met Thursday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. W.
A. Herring. The next meeting will
be September 3, at the home of
Mrs. J. A. Starkweather at two
o'clock.
The
AufJJt
mn's club, hWr1
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summer icthr
The socj, rf
Thursday
picnic. B--r"
to be t "Oui .
bridge
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expert
(Jacket-Suit above from Lord and Taylor, New York)
TRIM AND SMART. That's the story of the above all-wool suits for the fall fashion parade. Both
ire collarless. bow-necked suits with short Jackets and unpressed pleats In the skirts. The one at the
left is electric, or brunette, blue In color. Fabric Is all-virgin wool. The New York creation, right, is
purple wool crepe; the scarf la cerise. The matching hat Is of purple and cerise with a grosgraln ribbon
outlining the veil.
Thimble Club
SANTA CLARA. The Santa
Clara Thimble club met this week
Thirty-Five Out
For L. O. E. Party
Ahnuf fhirtv-fiv u-r mil fnt
th. .emi-monthiv n.rrv of th. , in the grove at the home of Mrs,
winner vvaitun. Awiny-aix
tenced. Twenty-three came In
hard-time costumes. Mrs. S. S.
Georg, Mrs. Roy Overgard, Mrs.
Lewis Sherman and little son,
Larry Drake, and Buckley Schaef
er were visitors. Mrs. B. Kellogg
will be hostess at her home, 1404
Twenty-third avenue east, Eugene,
Sept 18 for the club meeting.
Mrs. M. E. Miller, Mrs. L. Drake,
Mrs. Elma Rowling and Mrs. J. T.
Bennett assisted in serving refreshments.
Ladies of the Elks, Thursday aft
ernoon. At contract bridge, Mrs. C. B.
Christensen was hostess. Honors
went to Mrs. C. D. Fleetwood and
Mrs. Roy E. Forncrook. Mrs. Jor
gen Hansen was auction hostess.
Those winning honors were Mrs.
Mortey and Mrs. H. L. McAdams.
Mrs. J. H. Dumphrey had charge
of pinochle and Mrs. H. E. Mac
key won high score.
The regular fall schedule begins
the first Thursday in September.
Calendar
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7:30 p. m. Willamette court !
Order of the Amaranth meet- j
ing, home of Mr. and Mrs. W. C.
Walling. '
John Deere's first steel plow,
made in 1837, was forged from a
saw blade.
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SIGWARH
Recipes
(By NEA Sen-Ice)
TyTAKE some of your relishes at
home if the garden yields the
ingredients.
Pepper Hash
Twelve sweet red peppers, 12
sweet green peppers, 12 medium
sized onions, 3 pints vinegar, 2
cups sugar. 4 tablespoons salt.
Remove stems and seeds -from
peppers; peel onions. Put all
through meat chopper, using me
dium blade. Cover with boiling
water and stand 20 minutes. Drain
and repeat the process. Drain
again; add the vinegar, sugar and
salt. Cook together gently for
about 30 minutes. Pour into hot
sterilized jars. Seal Immediately.
Spired Crabapples
Two cups vinegar, 2 cups water,
4 cups sugar, 8 2-inch sticks cin
namon, 1 tablespoon whole all
spice, whole cloves, 2 quarts (3
lbs.) red crabapples.
Wash crabapples; stick four or
fire cloves into each crabapple.
Bring vinegar, water, sugar and
spices (tied in cheesecloth bag) to
a boil and cook for 10 minutes.
Remove spice bag. Add crabap
ples to cover bottom of pan and
cook gently until tender. Pack
into hot. sterilized Jars. Fill with
hot syrup and seal.
Blueberry Muffins
2 cups flour
3 teaspoons baking powder
' teaspoon salt
l4 cup sugar
1 egg, beaten (or 2 yolks)
1 cup milk
3 tablespoons fat, melted
1 cup washed drained blue
berries Lightly blend ingredients. Do
not beat out any lumps. Half
fill greased muffin pans and bake
20 minutes in moderate oven.
Serve warm.
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