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j SALEM, OREGON
ESTABLISHED MARCH 1, 1888
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The Future of WPA
'i Lt. Col. Brehon B. Somervell, who has been running the
WPA for the last few years, is preparing to return to active
Military duty. He recommends that WPA executives and su
pervisors be put on a civil service basis. Convinced that work
relief is here to stay he contends that all plans for the future
Should be made with this in mind, and that local financial
participation in projects should be encouraged,
f, Col. Somervell believes that the best interests of labor,
industry and the public demand the creation of a national
lidvisory council. Through this body the views of all eco
nomic groups would find their way into the WPA ad
ininistration. '
1 On the other hand there is a movement among New
Dealers in Washington for the abolition of the WPA and its
Replacement with a large-scale public works program for na
tional defense, including military highways, etc. The pro
posal has the merit of a permanent constructive program, in
stead of make-shift jobs, but the costs would be excessive and
the methods obsolete.
Any proposal to make the WPA a stabilized career oc
cupation should be frowned upon, as should the idea of its
federal control. A better plan is that such work when neces
sary' to furnish employment should be under state and local
control with the federal government cooperating in financing.
The WPA idea, like many New Deal ideas such as crop
ieiontrol, currency clipping, "ever normal granary," "bread
and circuses," etc., has been given a trial many times in many
Countries since recorded history began, but never success
fully. Demosthenes, 350 B.C., told the ancient Greeks :
' Like the diet prescribed by the doctors, which neither restores the
strength of the patient nor allows him to succumb, so these doles that
r.ou are now disbursing neither suffice to Insure your safety, nor allow
fou to renounce them and try something' else.
jt Human nature has not changed materially since and it is
skill a truism as Tolstoi wrote "the more is given the less the
people will work for themselves, and the less they work, the
Jtnore their poverty will increase."
Labor Purges Pending '
': The public will watch with unusual interest the reso
lution before the American Federation of Labor convention
in session at New Orleans to drive racketeers out of the unions
And that before the Congress of Industrial Workers at At
lantic City to bar communists from holding union member
hin. Racketeers have been the curse of the AFL, as com-
jnunists have been of the CIO
far to increase public esteem as well as abate labor turmoil.
t The fight on racketeers in the AFL is led by David Du
fcinsky, president of the International Ladies' Garment work
ers, which has 100,000 members in the New York area. The
ixecutive council of the AFL in its annual report condemned
gangsterism within the unions, but acknowledged that the
general body lacked constitutional authority to deal with the
problem as it arose in individual unions. Some of the unions
ire, captained by notorious racketeers,, some of whom have
prison records. Many have amassed wealth and rule their or
ganizations like czars.
Th drivfi Aoninnr. t.hp rnAn
Jlillman, vice president of the
Amalgamated Clothing Workers union and national defense
Commissioner who has introduced a resolution "condemning
Communism, fascism and naznsm, and a proposal to amend
the constitution to make members of any of the three isms
Ineligible to hold paid jobs in
,v Since the organization of the CIO five years ago there has
keen a steady infiltration of communists into the unions,
many of whom are dominated by the reds. This has resulted
n a militant campaign for a showdown with left wingers and
clean-up of the organization, which has gained in ninmantum
f ince national defense became
(Real Relief Benefits
; Linn county's public welfare commission has by a vote
if 6 to 1 decided to defer acceptance of proffered extension
f the food stamp plan for the distribution of surplus farm
Woducts to that county until it sees how the scheme works
tout in other rural communities.
V Tfpre is nnp inslnnpp nf How If Qnmntimoa wm-La o a
laled by a Salem merchant who operates his grocery and meat
Inarket under the plan:
A suburban resident of the Salem community, who is
n inc rciiet rolls and therefore eligible to purchase food
stamps, this year raised a litter of five pigs, with the thought
in mind that this winter his family would enjoy pork along
Jwith the provender provided through the relief agency. Then,
one day recently he visited stamp headquarters and found
pork posted on the list of supplies purchasable with food
etamps.
: Returning home he loaded the pigs in the trailer of his
Car, sarted them off to the slaughter house and sold them.
.That same day with his surplus commodity stnmps he-pur-
Kimneu pur I'nops ior me inmny dinner.
He sold his pigs but had his pork at the expense of the
agency that bought them. That's how the food stamp plan
works sometimes.
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Buying Sunshine
The Sunshine division of tho Salem police department,
created to provide temporary aid for needy residents of the
community until their cases can be investigated and certified
by regulnr relief agencies, is in need of a small amount of cash
with which to purchase meat, milk, bread and similar arti
cles of emergency aid not included in its store of donated
supplies.
' Any person desiring to buy a ray of sunshine for some
Unfortunate mnn, woman or child can make tho purchase for
g, dime, a quarter or a half dollar at police headquarters.
Canby club Guest
$ Aurora Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Bradtl
were recent hosts In their home,
honoring the Canby "BOO" club.
Guests of Mr. and Mrs, Bradtl In
cluded Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Lee, Mr.i
rrr
Editor and Publisher
entitled to the use for publication of
not otherwise credited in this paper,
and a purge of both would go
in tho PTfl ia IpH hv SMnov
organization, president of the
CIO offices.
a major problem.
and Mrs, H. H. Bccles, Mr. and Mrs.
Ocoige Catlley, Mrs. Harry Balr,
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Vlnyard and Mr.
and Mrs. Clarence Eld.
Jahore Is dlscouraglni the drink
ing of foreign alcoholic beverages.
Husbands
Lumronimiuu By Beck BMHImMliliTi I
tSf AM) TO TH( OF THE U. j TT j T
man EXTRA TOVB. RACKS f 1 1
Sips for
By Don
Thanksgiving day turned off
bright and fair as many people will
probably have noticed by the time
this appears on the street. This gave
ample opportunity to drain Sweet
land Slough at the rear of Eaton
hall on Willamette campus leaving
Its nice sandy bottom bare to the
elements this afternoon for the boys
to roll around In. Mr. Howard Maple,
who directed the draining of the
slough, advised us this a.m. that the
slough bottom, now converted Into
Novelties
In the News
(Br th AMoeltted Preii)
Camouflage
San Diego The sheep quartered
aboard the Greek freighter Aghla
Thalasslni, tied up here because of
the war, looked longingly at the
green pastures ashore and began
bleating.
Capt. Oanls Glalourls quickly
stopped the noise. He painted the
ship's forecastle green and fed the
sheep grass and hay.
Dog Gone, Cash Going
Omaha, Neb. Police Lieutenant
Louis Worm is trying to retrieve
his retriever (who disappeared while
retrieving a bird) but the expense
Is getting to be more than he can
bear. -
Long distance 'phone calls from
helpful persons trying to unite Worm
and his blue-ribbon Springer Span
iel now total 835.63. The latest was
a call (toll charge 81. 50) describing
another dog that wasn't his.
Who Cares?
Qreen Bay, Wis. Robert King
reported to police the theft of equip
ment from his motorboat. Police
asked tor the name of the boat.
"Who Cares," said King.
"Well, we do. Come on now"
the desk sergeant replied.
"Why that's the name 'Who
Oares.'"
Klamath Indian
Sought for Murder
Klamath Falls. Ore., Nov. 30 OJ.PJ
Slwrlff's deputies today sought
Joe Kirk, Klamath Indian charg
ed with first degree murder In Uie
slaying of Leonard Johns, 35, an
other Klamath Indian.
District Attorney Orth Slsemore
swore out the murder warrant
against Kirk after Johns died In a
Klamath Falls hospital from a bul
let wound In the abdomen suffered
in an altercation following an all
night drinking bout.
Kirk left the scene of the shoot
ing In an automobile and has not
been seen since. Nathan Copper
field, Indian at whose house the
parly was held, was detained as a
material witness.
Lodge Holds Conference
Dayton Nearly 80 members of
the Yamhill county Three Link as
sociation attended the quarterly
conference held Monday evening at
the Dayton Odd Fellows hall. Re
freshments were served. The next
meeting will be at Yamhill.
PAINTS WALLPAPERS
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The Capital Journal,
pper
Upjohn
a football field, Is In excellent con
dition for any eventualities this p.m.
Incidentally, speaking of the even-
tuaUtles out there this p.m., threw
us into a deeply cogitating mood,
None of us realizes how any of his
actions today may affect the great
horde of generations yet unborn. For
Instance, take the cases of the late
Messrs Jason Lee and Marcus Whit
man who flourished in these parts a
hundred years or so ago. Little did
either of those gentlemen realize
as he toiled across thousands of
miles of desert, mountain and plain,
and finally wound up by building a
mission which grew into a school,
little did either of those gentlemen
realize what a fateful effect his ac
tions would have on November 21,
1940, Yea, just because of their trials
and tribulations and today's football
game that grew out of them, In hun
dreds of Salem homes there'll be no
Thanksgiving dinner until the shades
of dusk have fallen. Housewives
who won't get their dishes washed
until late this p.m., may also cogi
tate on this and pay their respects,
to the late departed.
We had our staff photographer
take a candid camera shot of our
portion of the
Thanksgiving din
ner which awaits
us after the foot
ball game this p.
m. We were glad
that said photog
rapher secured the
subject in a happy
mood because he'll
have nothing to be
happy about when
we get through
with him. Barring
the embroidery and fluffy ruffles we
herewith present the picture of our
part of today's dinner, and doggone
if our mouth isn't watering already
Olmlny, every time we look at that
picture we can hardly wait I
This being Leap Year we think, as
a confidential proposition and not
to be talked around home too much,
that the women oughta get the tur
key necks for once and give their
husbands a break. Once In every
tour years wouldn't hurt 'em any.
But we guess well go Into our third
term on turkey necks and become
the lndlspenslble man, as usual.
But, boys, you wants attack one
of those necks a little softly and
lightly, anawlng: a neck Is no gulp
ing proposition. Supposing you'd get
one of 'em caught In your throat?
But even with the neck there's
plenty to be thankful for In this old
USA on this good Thanksgiving day.
So as far as we're concerned we say,
Ood bless the Pilgrim Fathers.
And another helping of the cran
berry sauce, please.
GET WONDERFUL RELIEF
Tot Bunt an 4 Itch of llntpl
PILES!!
Blmpl !( ntf not wraek and iorttirt
jrou with Biaddanlnff Itch, bum nrl Irrita
tion. Stamrt'i Prrttnld Sopporttorlw brini
quick, wcleom l-tlttf. Thtlr 7-way mdt
Hon dimm rl comfort, ltduen train
hlp tighten relaxed mmhrn, gtntly
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Btnart'a PrranM SnppeeltorlM at your drug
tore without delay 0a and 1.10 on
maker's raone7-bek gurtntk.
ROOFING LINOLEUM
Salem, Oregon
Kelly Says:
Cash and Carry
Repeal Pressured
Propaganda Agents
Busy in Washington
Senator Johnson
Must Defend Act
By John W. Kelly
Washington, Nov. 31 Groundwork
Is being laid to pressure congress
early next year to repeal the "cash
and carry" neutrality act; purpose
being to let the British have war
supplies "on the ouff and ship the
material In American freighters con
voyed by warships of the United
States navy. In short, the plan on
which senators and representatives
of Oregon and Washington will have
to vote one way or the other means
casting aside any pretense of neu
trality. Lord Lothian, British ambassa
dor, gave the tip-off when he made
a radio recording for the American
people asking 'for "planes, financ
es and ships." Colonel Frank Knox,
republican secretary of the navy
(he was a Hough Rider with Teddy
Roosevelt at San Jaun hill) says "we
are going to give Great Britain ev
erything we can short of leaving
ourselves defenseless." Observe that
Knox does not say "short of war."
Like Secretary Knox, the secretary
of war, Henry L. Stlmson, repub
lican, favors tossing the cash and
carry policy out the window.
Woods Full of Agents '
British propaganda agents (the
woods are full of them) and certain
officials In the administration are
working to have congress repeal the
Johnson act. This prohibits credits
being extended to countries which
have not paid their world war No.
1 debts to the United States. British
are saying they will soon run out
of cash to purchase munitions and
that If they are to continue as the
first line of defense for the United
States they must be given supplies
on tick, or else they will have noth
ing with which to fight off the
Germans.
If the British can put this idea
across on senators and representa
tives In the new congress the next
step will be to have the government
turn over to England some of the
destroyers now being constructed In
the yards at Seattle and San Fran
Cisco and not expect repayment for
flying fortress bombers, fighting
planes, tanks and ammunition,
American taxpayers would carry the
load as they did In the first World
war.
Naturally, for the time being, the
complete program Is not publicised.
The Initial steps are calling atten
tion to England's "poor mouth" and
the Importance of giving the Bri
tish all aid in order to save Uncle
Sam's own skin.
Ships Are Ships
Decreasing merchant tonnage is
becoming grave and Is cutting down
the transportation of supplies to
the British Isles. The cash and carry
law prohibits American flag ships
from carrying munitions (and that
Includes everything from a can of
salmon to TNT), which is another
argument for repealing the so-call
ed neutrality act. So anxious are
the British to acquire ships that they
are not choosey they are to pur
chase 13 tubs built in the first
World war, from the United States
maritime commission, "as Is and
where is" laid-up ships which the
commission refused to dispose of
when a delegation of shippers from
Oregon and Washington appealed
for them about a year ago.
Once the American vessels are
available for carrying munitions,
the public can look for assignment
of American warships to provide
them protection across the waters
of the Atlantic
These consecutive pictures will
unfold In the months ahead and the
halls of congreie will resound with
arguments for repeal of the John
son act (lis author, Hiram Johnson
of California has been re-elected
and will defend lt) and the cash and
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May Have to Stand
When the cash and carry was
substituted for the embargo neu
trality act prediction was made on
the senate floor that Britain would
fenagle to circumvent cash and
carry and once again talk the
United States into holding the bag.
The fenagllng is now in process.
It will be news to the lumber in
dustry of the Pacific northwest to
hear that because of the scarcity
and high price of lumber only a lim
ited number of benches can be
built to seat tho Inauguration crowd
on January 20 . . . Population of the
United States is 130.000,000; num
ber on the government payroll (ex
clusive of army and navy) 1,058,-
596, as of 60 days ago. Of these 75
out of 100 have permanent govern
ment jobs; government payroll in
the national capital for September
was 825,261,714 for 145.572 workers .
. . Federal Reserve will station a
man In each reserve bank and
branch to handle defense financial
problems of sub-contractors . .
Lieut. Colonel Arthur B. McDaniel,
now In the office of the chief of
the air corps here, has been order
ed to the new air base to be es
tablished at Spokane.
Scotts Mills The annual Red
Cross membership drive In this
community is well under way with
Mrs. Zella Smith, chairman, and
Mrs. Mildred Volker and Mrs. Mar
garet Shepherd! assistants.
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Contribution to this column
most be confined to 300 words
and signed by writer
To the Editor; Your editorial say
ing the people were too lBzy to In
vestigate the measures to be voted
in general election
How about your publishing of the
man killed at the Salem air port
being the first man killed there.
Bodlker a druggist from Stayton
was killed soon after taking off
from the old airport which was
where the present gun club Is now
located the time 1928. ,
Regarding 3rd term of state sec
retary & treasury and president of
the U. S. we were not voting for or
against a 3rd term
We had two men to vote for one
a Wall street utility man or a new
deal man
If the people had a chance to
vote on 3rd term of president they
would vote same as they did f or
state of Oregon.
If you think you can tell me how
to vote well you Just Go Climb a
Tree.
W N Hulsey
341 S 18 St Salem Ore
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Thursday, November Z1, 1940
Church Women Meet
Falls City The Women's Mls-
slonary society held Its November
meeting at the Christian church
with Mrs. Goode In charge of the
business. Devotlonals were led by
Mrs. Paul. Mrs. Outhrldge and Mrs.
Letterman had charge of the pro
gram. Mrs. Ward's group served
refreshments.
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