CLÀCKAM AI COUNTY N tW S
Clackamas County News
PROFESSIONAL
CARDS
L. D. MEADE, Editor and Publisher
DR. H. V. ADIX
Published weekly on Fridays at Estacada, Clackamas Couhty, .Oregon.
Entered in the postoffice at Estacada, Oregon, as secont-cales matter.
P h ysician and S u rg e o n
S U B S C R IP T IO N
P h y sio th e ra p y — X -R a y
R ad ium
G resh a m , Ore.
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O. D. EBY
A tt o r n e y at Law
General Practice
Confidential
Advisor
C ity , O regon
S. E. WOOSTER
R eal
E state,
and
L oans,
Insurance
Rentals
E stacada, O reg on
T el. 77-3
In 1940 the U .S. produced 12.-
500,000 pounds of maignesium and
then the demand really started. The
year it is estimated that our pre
duetion will top 30,000,000 poun<
which will be some 130,000,000 lb
short o f the demand. In 1942 accoi
ing to present plans we may turn <>
in excess o f 150,000,000 lbs. a
still be that much or more short
our requirements.
Our shortage is not caused by
lack o f raw material. One souro
magsesium is salt water and the
limit to supply is the width of
i
j oceans. It has been estimated
one cubic mile o f sea water w
ECONOMIC HIGHLIGHTS
S a n d y , O re g o n
O regon
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FRIDAY, NöV. 21, 1341
Drs. T. B. and L .B.
Carter
V E T E R IN A R IA N S
T el. G resham 21 0
O re g o n
Gresham ,
C. DON PLATNER, M. D.
P hysician and S urgeon
C lackam as C o u n ty B ank B ldg.
S an dy, O re g o n
O ff ic e Hours, 2 to 8 P . M.
E venings, S aturday and S un day
by A p p o in tm e n t
T el. S andy 441
L. A. CHAPMAN
M O R T IC IA N
E stacada
O re g o n
C alls atten d ed D ay o r N ight
T e l. 5 6 -7 o r 56-61
It should be kept in mind that th e ]provide a11 the muKnesium we 1
majority o f recent impou tant labor for any purpose. But the proce
extraction is intricate and calls
The President’s address to the In disputes have not concerned ques a tremenduous amount o f machi
tions o f wages, working hours or
ternational Labor organization w'hich
working conditions. In some instan and electric power. Increasing
was attended by 250 delegates from
ces they have simply been 'disputes production is a job that canrn
some 35 nations was not as direct and,
between the two major labor un done overnight.
as aggressive as some had hoped. In
Still the job is being done as
ions, A. F. o f L. carpenters as a
language very similar to that he has
theoretical example may refuse to idly as is humanly possible. Pri
used in the past he again condemned
handle lumber cut by C .1. O. work tion capacity has been doubled
what he termed the misguided few
ers and vice versa. The strike whierr redoubled but so rapidly has th«
in the ranks o f industry and labor
delayed production for some time in mand grown there still isn’t em
‘‘who place personal advantage above
a factory making transmissions for magnesium to go round. It’s all
the welfare of the nation.” Perhaps
tanks, trucks and other military ve. sed by the fact that magnesium a
the most telling sentence was that
ed with aluminum makes the b
hides was o f this character.
in which he spoke o f those in powci
Other strikes have revolved around I airplane material yet discove
who use their power “ to force accep he closed shop issue. There is no (light and tough, and that incendi:
tance o f their demands rather than
luestion but what the big labor lea bullets and incendiary bombs
use the established machinery for the ders have as their goal a 100 percent made from magne.tum.
mediation o f industrial disputes”
onion shop, a shop where no man can
Great Britian .China, Russia .
That certainly fits a good many lo-
hold a job unless he joins and pays the armed forces o f the U .S. wi
bor leaders these days.
lues to a union. Strikes have been multiplied millions o f these bul
A great many authorities are con •ailed or threatened in plants which and bombs and the skies filled >
vinced that labor is this country’s pay union scale or better simply be- airplanes with which to deliver th
Number 1 defense problem now. ause non-union men were employed
There has been until very rec
Cases where industry has refused to long with union men. A ll available
ly only on» pioducer o f magnes.
cooperate with the government and evidence indicates that the public is
in the U .S. Acting in conjunct
accept the findings o f arbitration iverwhelmingly opposed to a closed
with the British government and
boards are few and minor. Cases hop, the latest Gallup poll for in-
defense plant corporation o f the h
where labor has taken that attitude
tance showed that those queried it is rushing new plants to com
are many and major. It is probably wore more than 70 percent against it,
tion that will double and redou
true that the bulk o f workers are but the union drive to achieve it
its capacity. It also has licensed
willing and eager to do their share goes steadily on.
manufacture and made techi
and accept arbitration. But the fact
Biggest labor trouble yet is the knowledge available to other <
remains that a number o f labor lea
theatened strike ol raL.oad operat panies to produce magnesium f
ders in key positions are working on
ing brotherhoods. In this case there various sources.
the “ whole hog or none” principle
is a question o f wages involved. The
The present tremenduous den,
and seem to think nothing o f virtual,
uniion made demands for a 30 per is the tesult o f years o f rese.
ly defying the government unless
cent blanket increas e in wages. That into the field o f magnesium allc
they get their own way. These lea
according to the carriers would have Alloyed with aluminum it mmake-
ders are in a position tto call strikes
meant an additional wage cost of light, tough metal that the airen
which could bring the defense pro
$900,000,000 a year. Labor spokes industry has proclaimed as its os
gram to an absolute stop.
men disputed this and placed the Magnesium is approximately on.
cost at $600,000,000. Whichever fi third lighter than aluminum and it
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use in aircraft results is increase«
the carriers would be several times as pay loads and improver performance.
great as their total net income
Commercial production o f this
any late year. It would be substantial, strange metal actually started in
ly greater than their anticipated net 1918 as an aftermath o f World War
IN S U R A N C E A G E N C Y
Expert Watch arm v^iock Repairing
= T e l. 4241
G resham , O r o .“ profit for 1941 which is a year of| j
was developed originally in Ger-
17 Powell Blvd,
Gresham, Oregon
abnormally high earnings due to the ^ many antj prior to 1916 our small
vast volume o f defense shipments.
demand for it was met by imports.
In Former Postoffice Location
The President delayed the strike When the war stopped importation
temporarily
b y
appointing a n American production was rushed and.
emergency arbitration board made our war needs met.
up o f men with solid reputations for
Twenty years elapsed before Am. i f ji i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i ii i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i ii i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i mi i i i i i ni Mi i i i i i i i Mi i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i
fairness and integrity in labor me erican industry got acquainted with
diation work. The board ¡gave the maignesium. Its use was just getting
Direct Agents
unions an increase o f 7V4 percent, well started, in automobiles for Cfr-
E Oregon Mutual Fire Ins. Co.
which it is estimated would cost .the tain machinery parts, and other civil
= Oregon Automobile Ins. Co.
railroads $270,000,000 a year. The ian uses calling for a light, tough
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carriers at once accepted the findings metal when the deefense emergency
even though their spokesmen said arose.
they regarded the increase as an ex
Our consumption in 1938 was only
Keep Your Home Warm with
cessively heavy burden on the lines. 2,719,700 pounds. In 1939 it more
$10.00 PER ACRE
One day later the leaders o f the five than doubled .then increas«‘d 73 p«y
Sounds good and when you see
operating railway brothe. hoods re cent that peak year in 1940. For
it you will say it is good for a
jected the plan flatly and called for this year and next figures become as
tract o f 120 acres, 5 acres cleared,
a nation-wide strike beginning De tronomical. The estimated demand
mostly tillable when cleared, rock
ed road, one-4ialf mile ftont, two
for 1941 is approixately 14 times
The amazing Fuel that is all heat and no Ash
cember 5th .
miles o ff Mt. Hood loop, 30 miles
Anyone can imagine what such a that o f 1940. The 1942 demand ha.-:
from city center, livable 5-room
Gasco Briquets hold fire 8 to 10 hours without
strike would do to this country. Trans no limit.
house, barn, poultry house, elec
pontation is the very backbone of
E stoking and will keep your house at an even temper-
tricity, 1 mile bus both grade and
high school, two streams, nice ce defense to say nothing o f normal S eed T estin g at High Level
§ ature. Burn Gasco Briquets alone or with wood.
dar trees, bearing orchard, wells,
trade and commerce. Steel, lumber, W ith N ew W eeds N oted
timber to be removed promptly.
E An ideal fuel for furnace, circulating heater, range,
aluminum,
food
.wire
.chemicals,
all
$1200, one.half casih 6 percent in
Approximately 6500 samples o f E fireplace and brooder stoves. Place your order with
the thousand and one things which
terest. Fine for stocks
are needed for arms production could seed from Oregon farms have been
= us today.
W HAT DO YOU SAY?
not be moved. Key munitions, air analyzed in the past four months at
10 acres, mostly cleared, on high plane and tank, factories obtain their the federal state seed testing labor,
way .electricity, tellephome, bus
raw materials from other plants hun atory at Oregon state college accor
to both schools, good soil, no buil
dreds and thousands o f miles apart. ding to figures compiled by G .R. Hy-
dings, orchard. $1000 cash, $500
No other kind o f cairier is in po. slop head o f the farm crops depart
balance 6 percent or $900 cash.
sition to transport more than a frac ment. About 12,000 reports on pur I Tel. Gresham 5400
W. 2nd Street
Better see it.
tional part o f this gigantic load. If ity. germination and related inform,
10 acres, 1 acre mostly cleared,
GRESHAM,
OREGON
the railroads stop national defense attion have been sent out concerning
well 9 acres timber, 2nd fir, alder
/ i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i mi i i mi i i i mi i i i i i i i i Hi i i i i i i i i i i i i i mi i '
and maple fit for furniture, good
stops.
the samples.
well, fenced three sides. Only $800
We will know soon what is to hap
An increase in seeds o f such week
down, easy payments.
pen. No other strike o f such magni as morning glory,, and wild radish
20 acres mostly cleared on high_
tude and such infinite importance and of bulbiets o f wild garlic was
HAVE YOU GOOD RUBBER ALL ROUND?
way, electricity, telephone, good
has been threatened. Here is a case reported this year. Any increase of
soil, no buildings ,t>us to schools.
where
the
leaders
o
f
350,000
already
these and particularly wild garlic is
Only $1750 cash, $500 at 6 per
If n o t , t a k e a G l a n c e a t T h i s D e a l
highly paid key workers in an abso serious as the latter is listed as a
cent interest.
lutely basic industiy have refused noxious weed in the southern states
The M EYERS SERVICE a handsome wage increase made by as well as in Oregon Hysiop stated.
an official board which no one can
G R E SH A M , ORE.
A dangerous weed has moved into
accuse o f being “ anti-labor*’ . The the Willamette valley from southern
T e l. 257
600-16.
labor issue moves swiftly on to the Oregon this year with the appearance
L ife tim e G u aran tee
(climatic stage.
o f the star thistle. While this is an
annual weed it is dangerous to forage
D o u b le C ord S h o ck A b s o rb e r
Repeal o f the provisions o f the crops as its seed heads produce long-
DR. L. W . GRIFFITH
Neutrality Act, those forbidding Am sharp spines that are objectionable
A ll P ile s w ith H i-D e n s it y C o r d
erican merchant ships to be armed in hay.
A complete optical service
and to enter belligerent waters, was
C e r tifie d Q u a lity
Average germination o f cover crop
Eyes examined
certain from the beginning.
seed was generally lower than in ei
Glasses fitted
The shooting war has started. And ther 1939 or 1940 the report Shows
R e g . P rice $ 1 2 . 2 0
Broken lenses duplicated
now the important thing as the Pre Only about one.third o f the vetch
S p ecia l
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{V
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mr
Eyeglass frames repaired while
Tax
sident said is who fires the last shot. samples showed above 90 percent ger
you wait.
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mination and hard seed. Among rea
VFe Invita comparison of •orrico,
M A G N E S IU M AND DE FEN SE
sons believed responsible for this lo
S . & H. G r e e n S t a m p s g i v e n a t t h i s p r i c e
quality and pries
wer germination are a drying out o f
We do our own grinding
Think o f a metal tint com'1» from top soil resulting in ehriveled seed,
salt water; that m-k. s F rth of some thresher injury and insect
VISION O PTICAL CO.
July sparklers spark and flashlight pests. Crowding larger than normal
O ffice oa Powell Blvd. opposite
powder fldsh and is today a prized volume thru the threshing equipment
JOH N HODGE
Gresham Thostor
material for airplanes, required in as well as faulty adjustment is pro
TeL Gresham > 1 7 . ee
Tel. 5971
57 W . Powell
Gresham. Ore.
ever-growig quantities. That is mag bably responsible for the increased
Part land S K A . 997 8
thresher injury Hyslop believes.
nesium .and it’s scarce.
! WALRAD
Jew eler
Expert Watch Repairing
Former Post O ffice Bldg.
P ow ell B lvd.
G resham , O re.
m
Dr. V. A. Nedderm an
D E N T IS T
(Now in Dr .Kramer’s O ffice)
T e l. E stacad a 3 -1 5
Complete X-Kay Service
O ffice Hours, 9 to 6 P. M.
Evenings, Saturdays and Sundays
by Appointment
M asonic
B ld g .,
E stacad a,
O re.
S. E. LAWRENCE
L icen sed E le ctrica l C o n tr a c to r
H O T P O IN T M A J O R
E L E C T R IC A L A P P L I A N C E S
Rt. 2, E sta ca d a , O r e g o n
T el. E sta ca d a 9 7 -3
Richard Sponhauer
Agent for
N orth w estern M u tu al F ira Ins. C o .
A e tn a F ire I n s .'C o .
E stacad a, O r e g o n
T al. E stacad a 84-1
DR. H. M. K R A M E R
D E N T I S T
905 W e a th e rly B ldg.
E. G rand and M orrison
PO R TLA N D , OREGON
T el. E A 9 4 4 5
Re*. P h o n e M ur. 8318
PANKRATZ
Paint & W allpaper Store
Sign P a in tin g
P ictu r a F ram ing
G lass
Powell, Blvd,
Gresham
Evelyn M. Lawrence
Notary Public
Agent for Aetna Casualty and
Surety C<x.
Capitol Fire Insurance G*.
Accident and Health Insurance
Estacada, Ora.
TeL. 97-8.
When Winter
Winds Blow
Gasco Briquets
I
Gresham Seed & Feed Co.
Diamond Stard3rd Tires
John’s Richfield Service
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