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% PAGES S H E R M A N C O U N fl JO U R N A L, J f tjtr m a n C o u n ty H uurtuil G il«*s L F re m i» ................ K 'Iilô r r.ih lix h i <1 I \ t i y F rid a y at M oro, Oregon E iitrrw l aa sen,rid clan» m ilU r al the l*ost»ffice at M ura, Oregon, under A rt at ( ongrcM of M atch J. 1M7*. M O RO , O R E G O N deciue what they can do and w hat they have to do. And if all th.* foolish little bills go down the drain the legislature will have less to answ er for later.. The gQvernor’s budget of $40<) million and a little more is the lx?st he dared to do against the bureaucrats who turn in their es timate« of what they want. His job is to balance that off against what the state has and equalize appropriations between different agencies. He probably did a good job But even so, he had to a.->k for more money, mainly Iteeause higher education asked for a lot more and the basic school law makes raises mandatory. Meanwhile the people seem to 1 m ? growing more unhappy with constantly raising taxes and the ways and means committee i.« aparently trying to cut out some of the fat w ithout a great deal of luck or. the floor, so far. It would be a good time for vot ers to w rite to their legislators and express a sentim ent for «•<•- onomy. From here It .*.ecm ; probable that the ways and means group Is more able and ¡»ossibly in bet- ter position to enforce economy, especially since the tax com m it tees don’t know how* nor where to raise more revenue. It is al most certain that a cigarette tax would lie referred an«l surely no expects Oregon voters to give up and pay a state tax on their federal income tax w ithout hav ing a m ajority say so and not just the legislature. We «louht if any sizeable am* ount of money can lx* raised from Oregononians this year. And we are glad of it. It is our considered opinion that a hundred million dollars could be trlmme«! from that bud get and that such action would please more ¡»eople and rauso more happiness than not. But leg islators nowdays live a long time in sight of the smiles of bureau crats ami w ithin sound of their sycophantic voices. They need to visit the voters who elected them and recall their promises of ec onomy. But It will lx? unsafe for the taxpayer to rely on the votes of legislators Wait until the bigger levies are passed and refer them by jietitJon ami «Io the voting themselves. I ICII» IV , M A IM II H, ItMi.l vocation! trai ling. is now i» tssible tu tir up a pan o saw a lx» irti biscuits < he term is historical the pract e is to open a can» if more sch< >1 houses than ever be foie. An I both are useful acc Jit- plishment But they are not cation. |f youtl youth does not learn enough If ypout the thought of those who about ^ave lived before his tim e when in school his chances of Raining it are scant, indeed. There is much enjoym ent in knowing a- ixjut what has gone on before lie- cause the same things are go*ng on now, the nature and the a tti tudes of man having remained the same since time began. There ¡s also profit in it if an under- useful. standing of fellow hum ans is Few youngsters acquire an ap preciation and liking for books when in schools. Yet, it is troin ixxiks that all educations are ob tained; the wisdom of the race is in book* and if the teaching in school does not engentler a liking for books, it has failed. Lven a college degree means little un less it is constantly supplemented by reading. It Is very simple; if you don’t like books, you are not educate 1. The course of education for the past hundred y< ars has proven that it Is not necessary to have a large jiercentage of citizen e«l- ucateil. What schools should I k ? concerned about is that it seems that few11 are educated every generation. Hewers of wood and draw ers of watei might not I k ? happier it they understood their condition, hut they could rise above it or philosophize a toler- ance of it if educated, — Past Presidents to K Salem Scene I * by Robert H. Eisner Most people are not very fam son honestly attached to the »abor iliar with unemployment compen m arket and out of a job through NEW SPAPER sation. Even those who have re no fault of his own. until he or ceived lienefita are often un she finds a job. PUBLISHERS "The program was not intemled aw are of how the system works. ASSOCIATION Yet unem ploym ent compensa to provi«le benefits to w orkers tion ha« a direct, or indirect, ef who voluntarily quit or who are fect on nearly every person in discharged for good cause," Con the state. It Is a subject that gleton emphasized. "Yet under n a t io n a l editor lal seems destined to become one of Oregon law as it now stands, A sfò xÌA T là N the hottest issues in the cu rren t these people often can— and do— quickly qualify for benefits’’. legislature. He also discussed Oregon’s Organized labor supports a ser ies of bills which seek to broad "critical problem ” of seasonal OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER en coverage and increase bene w orkers. Congleton cited a quota fits. On the other hand, manage tion from a report prepared by M |iS< l l l l ’i ION RATES ment representatives endorse a a comm ittee President Franklin ONE Y E A R .......................... group of hills which would tig h t Roosevelt established to subm it for state unemploy en coverage and "prevent exist guidelines M IR4 li s. I m ent compensation programs. It ing abuses”. We have asked spokesmen of reads, in part: M E M I I I I EN R IV E R “.. . experience has dem onstra both camps to present their view* points this week. First, it might ted th at seasonal industries will Portlanders who wnat to go I k ? well to explain briefly how cause a heavy drain on the unem fishing on the Deschutes river Oregon's unemployment compen ployment insurance funds, un have been kicking up a great less the benefits to seasonal sate >n program operates. storm in the Portland R eporter Unemployment compensation in w orkers are limited to unemploy ami have been able to im press surance is paid entirely by em ment occuring w ithin the usual the Portland office of the Bureau ployers into a tru st fund, at rates season for that particular Indus of Land Management so that prescrihe«l by law. When this try ___Sim ilarly the funds need plans are Iw-ing made to open fund reaches a certain high level to lx? protected against too heavy th a t river, which includes the employers pay on a "m erit ra t drain by the casual w orkers. This building ol several miles of road, ing” basis. This perm its em ploy can best be done . . . allowing the confiscation of property and ers who have good experience benefits only if the employee nas the construction of tourist fac records (low employee turnover) worked with some degree of re ilities. to pay lower rates than do firms gularity.” The plans are l»eing made w ith Congleton also referred to a with frequent tunrover. These out accural«* information alxjut chart, obtained from the State rates range from 1.2 percent to th«- cost, the difficulties of the 2.7 percent on (3800 of payroll D epartm ent of Employment. It terrain or the «juality of the fish listed employm ent com pensation per employee. ing Conservative minded persons insurance rates for all 50 states, feel sure that no such step will But for the past four years now and was converted to a uniform I k * undertaken without a public due to increased drains on the $9000 base which is the most hearing at which the economic unemployment tru st fund level, common base figure. It showed risks can I k * explained. Rhonda Fraser In rate at all Oregon em ployers have >»een Oregon’s com parative The Deschutes river is like paying the maximum 2.7 rate. 3.4 percent, putting it in a tie for the apple that hangs too high George Brown, political educa third place among the states with for easy reach. The Deschutes Mexico City tion director for the Oregon highest unem ploym ent compensa is not a good fishing stream al AFL-CIO, explained organized la tion insurance costs. though it is a good place to fish Miss Fraser, along w ith more bor’s position on unemployment "These additional costs to Ore lor those who like rugged scen than 900 students, including Am compensation. gon employer, which m ust be ery. If enough tro u t were ’»Ian- ericans, Mexicans and represen "We believe it is esential to added to the prices they charge till in it it might lie made a tatives of more than 20 foreign bring as many employees as pos for th eir products, is often the b elter fishing stream although countries, is attending Mexico sible under coverage of the law ” difference between an Oregon the mud that comes from irrig a City college this winter. he said, adding that "too many firm ’s ability to successfully com tion and the silt that comes from A fter h er graduation from pe«»ple now covered are unable pete w ith sim ilar industries in White river w ill always handicap Sherman High school, Miss F ra to «Iraw benefits l»ecause quali outside states”, Congleton said. fishing on the lower river. ser attended the U niversity of fication requirem ents are too se He was critical of attem pts As Mrs John Hilderbrand point Oregon from 1900 to 19G2. to constantly expand and broad vere”. ed out Monday night, it is no R«*.spccte«l for its role in inter The labor official also believes en the unem ploym ent com pensa place for any recreation except national education, Mexico City that Oregon's unemploym *nt com tion program. fishing. Chiltlren must I k * w at A it is i: , I, \ l»|< A L S A M » college, iucording to the Institute pensation law "has not kept pace “Oregon em ployers have al ched constantly for the river is s u t i u : (, f f t in it < h t i \ s : : of International Education, has with increases in wages, nor is ways supported, and will con sw ift and ili-ep and the ra ttle the largest enrollm ent of Amer- it in keeping with the intent of tinue to pay for, adequate unem snakes are unfriendly and the Howard Morgan is a delightful ¡can students of any Institution th« program ”. ployment com pensation-providing sun very hot. radical, who, like many of his ¡n a foreign land. A m em ber of We asked Mr Brown to give the law is restored to its original The lower ten miles of the can kind. married into a sticce sful t(u. South«rn Association of Col- us his definition ol the true in tent concept,” he pointed out. yon art* privately owned and it capitalist family ami inh«*rited leges and Schools, MCC’s classes “We l»elieve that the AFL-CIO "To give ti.e unemployed wor would be necessary to buy tin* enough money to Indulge his rad- a te taught in English. The cre k er enough of his lost wages to officials are doing a disservice whole hillside or condemn the icallsm. Last week he berated, dit system at MCC Is the same lake care cl his non-deferrable t«» the m ajority of w orkers in rigid «»f way. Some provision for "ordinary men (who) yield «oo used in I S colleges and univer e x p e n d s, such as food, housing Oregon, as well as to the job-pro- damages to the rem ainder of the quickly t«» the present «lay urge sities. «lucing Industries in the state, by anti other necessities,” he said. land ust>d for grazing, would toward conform ity, tim idity and For Miss Fraser, studying in •The origi lal intent of th»* pro demanding unreasonable benefits prolxibly have to I k * considered personal security”. We agree Mexico entails more than class gram ,” Brown went on, "was that and qualification standard, ’ he as it would I k * practically useless those arc very had characteristics rooms and homework. Many stu unemployment c omp e ns a t i o n rhe end result can only re if the r«»au was open to the gen The class of citizens known as dents live with Mexican families should provide 50 percent of tiie duce job opportunities for Ore eral public. The only income the the great American radicals has where they speak Spanish. thu.* w orker's regular earnings. Organ gon citizens-not help them ”. BL.M gets o r would get from the often ranted against conformity, holding a front line position in ized lalx>r supj»orts a bill (HB "We believe Oregon w orkers riv er is in grazing fees ami that even while conform ing to the person to person relations. lin .) which would increase bene are far more concerned with would not hi* continued lK*cause same pattern of «liseontent: they A fter class hours MCC students fits from the present $40 per building job security for them of the certainty of fire if the river have attacked public utilities for explore the many cultural, re week to 50 percent of Oregon’s selves an«l their children than was o|K*ned. nigh «»nt«» a hundred years caus creational and historical attrac average weekly wage. This would they are to provide benefits to The tost of bridging the num ing us to recall a story told at tion of new Mexico City. A sim probably am ount to $18 under people for whom the law never erous canyons that come i> the A rlington to a wheat leagut con ple trip to the grocery store or present conditions" Brown point intended to receive them in the first place,” he added. riv er and the tost ot maintain- vention years ago bv A rthur the puhli m arket becomes an ad ed out. Ing a road whet« slides eiten Spencer, famed railroad lawyer, venturi* fot th«* American student I he legislation we support He believes experience rating w »uld disqualify claim ants w*ho occur and sudden tains block the In opposing a projxisal hv Ray in a foreign environm ent. road with debris will I m * i ««in GUI. then a leader In utility bait Centrall> located. Mexico City i fine hut it should not he a det are not genuinely attached to the stant exiH'tise and <m top of the ing. is a launching p a l for MCC stu erm ining factor to the detrim ent labor m arket or who have been cost of building a road. There was, according to the dents eager to expand their know of an a«le«p.ia,e unem ploym ent separated from employment by It w dl I k * ¡»osohle for the BI.M story, on«*e upon a time a great le«lge of Mexico. From tropical «•o!ii|K*n-.a,ion program ” their own volition or for miscon We asked him w hether he bel duct , he added. "Lenient legis to build access roads if rights of gathering of religious lead« rs a' Acapulco to the south, w here way can he obtained from land a small town In northern Ver lx?aehes ami inform ality beckon ieves employees should also share lation in this area is not only ow ners but there is no place mont attended by Catholics ami th«* student to relax, to Oaxaca in ih«* unemployment com|»ensa- costly to employers, but tends to reduce benefits which would oth- where a «sir can I k * «hiven very Protestants alike. Ami among in the heart «»I Mexico's archeolo tion insurance contributions. "»Not unless it were adopted tin- erw ise l>e payable to bona-fide far .«long the river w ithout con the ('at holies was AI Smith, a gical area. Mexico offers attrac- stant t*\|K*iis«> of r«»a«l m ainten prom inent layman. It was hitter tim i liversilied enough to sat- <!er national federalize«! standard claim ants". ance Anyone w ho w ants to get colil and the delegates sat *i round is lv I l»e various unemployment r interests of any stu»lent. he replied. On, other related subjects, he compensation bills are now un «town io ih«* Deschutes now can the w » m »«I stove in th«* hotel lobby aid he thinks no h ard anti fast der consideration by the House «Io so, but tin* trip require«! more until the need lor rest was ap i ide ’ should apply to social sec Lal««»r and Iniiustries committee, nodding heads and Hi: vllCAL R C s r CONTR0I physical effort than city fi «lier parent in u r ity lx?nefits receipients who al le tte r s to legislators are in order. inen an* able or willing to expend puzzled looks. Then they went *« mrol of cereal so apply fot unem ploym ent l»ene- ( ’hi mirai \t present tin* local people who upstairs to their cold, «-old rooms nltlng Increases in fi,< “ Individual decisions should and fish ih«* I»cschut«*s at'«* icsjxtn- to steep under piles of blankets has ■e ■*. demo 1.* trat«*,I I k * made in each case" Brown J. Edgar Hoover Says sihle ami have conducted them sel anil comforters. Farlv in the yiei ;« i,u use i •? re «»in- feels. ■•«leiK'inhng on w hether the ves responsibly Neither fires nor morning the Catholics had to a Before «*« 1 nlor citizen in question really Car Theft Easy not «* information is mole «ting of stock have occurred. rise to attend Mass ami as they mended, «•eking work and is available". If men aie killetl or injured on crawled out of their warm be«ls n<*«*tle«i « u •noth« s of application The FBI Bulletin notes: Brown also defended the right the road the question of liability and shivere«! Into their clothes, and timini of - ravs for econo- A crim inal is not easily deter «1 the "loiked out" w orkers in arises. The ow ners of the lower unable to see out of th«* w imlovvs mie contrt I. red by inconvenience; nor is he a latxir dispute. He thinks they Ihthane S-31, i combhiation of riv er will not open It Ixvause reamed with frost, they could likely to become discouraged bv «»I tin* |H»ssihllity of accidents on hear the snores »f their com N...ieb an N ick *1 Sulfate is the .lie entitled to unem ploym ent tem porary sett backs. If the coni some of the bridges that are 50 fortable Protestant brethern As most prou ■«ng ; ma’et ial tor rust benefits. mission of a crime Is his goal, he i.umfai turltig com- .seats old ami th«* responsibility Al Smith stepped out Into the cotitiol The Or. g »n’s 2.7 percent rates on usually achieves It. If the crime Rohm ,X Haas l nenik al that migh» accrue to them If they cold ami barren hall, he wins- panv, $38tM> of payroll are "not exces is auto theft. It may be accom pennltte«! access W hether th«* |M*re«l to a brother "W ouldn’t it Co. will not iave e’e iranee f »r sively high" claims Brown. In plished w ith little or no effort. use on wheat until June pm u I k * Hell if we had lx*eti wrong legal responsibility would 1 k * ac- fact, he m aintains that the base American automobile owners cepted by the BI.M or not Is not all there years In out* faith.” s loulil I»«* raise«t to $4800, "which what am ounts to a "red carpet” i,i»i)«.i M >R<> •: \«». i ’ I (M M . In the interest of efficiency iml known, it Iw'ing a federal agency. would |H*rmi, em ployers to then service for car thieves. Perhaps in *t and 3’ « 1 llC.'*- But It <*ould not evade the moral economy* we suggest that the I t)O F. t. ad. Tran- «1«» '«»me,hmg alxnit experience no other violation does negligence i e s p « .n s ib ih ty Neither could it great American radicals ««»od.ler I V is itin g h fotll,' à reiting. iKcause tt would then hv the victim contribute more to evade the responsibility of | in . a reversal of their efforts . uv heil bring in sufficient money to llh- the crim inal act than it does in that «*oul«l easily burn thousands instead t»f trying to get tlu* g« I'iovd H aire N eralize the program and still al- larceny, including auto theft.. 1 k * o Wat kirn S«*' eta, y of acres of wheat, nor could it em inent to take « vet* tin* utilitu l«»vv for a reduction in the 2.7 p e r Much of the time, the thief m ere iv v i . br i . bim ; i ; v c . A VAI. cent rate evade re«|x»ns|bilit.v for higher they try to get the utilities ly enters the unlocked car. starts take over the government cost of gtaln insurance V« As«'«), M«*«*,s the fir* He «lent«-, the claim tha, pre the motor with the key found in I'uesday of e ich month The BI.M Will probably ojwn G\ sent rate- are* detrim ental to at- the Ignition, and drives away t suing hi«*, « wcl ’ V the Deschutes in some form or (»1 I IH < \ I l(»N , racing new business anil pay- In 1962 an all time high record John Hililerhrand, W M «»«her, the pressures of the re If one takes seriously I* flg- r>’ > to Oregon "Costs per hour of some 350.000 automobiles, V ei n.»n R«s»t. s«\ , .. . v creation minded citizenry are at u n > recently publish«*! alxmt for unemployment compensation valued at $290 million, were sto »1 VRI V M>V II VV GR V \,.E present n ore favored than the th«* readiru? and atiendan«« », cid- insurance are actually lower to steaiiy Income from grazing, ami tural or entertainm ent plan* by Meets first and thin! Mondays day than they were In 1SK18 " he len An alarm ing percentage of these cars were left w ith keys at S;tk) pan. votes a ie more highly considered Americans he will have to < e« »m«* said "And this is the true basis in the ignition For example, two than dollars. But before it doe« to the conclusion that thl> never Max IR’lshe, Master of determ ining co sts—not rates 13 year old youths recently wen* so we hope it is wise enough was a verv well educate«! i a, Ion. 1 lien Friedllne, Secretarv a ses . on an interstate car stealing spree to find a wav to minimis« the Of all the vari«»us actlvil , »f ( ,T u tr r k a Iswlg«* \«>. | 2 | , \ | 7 A t M the other l«1e of the fence stealing 8 motor vehicles in 2 known dangers ami to e re ire public life certainly «sh 11,»n Meets th«* 1st and 3nl Iked t«» lv f Congleton, gen- «lays In each Instance, the keys hut reponsibihty on the part of tho-e Is In the greatest n«*e 1 for enings «* nanager « Associated Ore- had been left in the ignition. month w ho fish that stream titfation and reform. Thet ndustrles. t statew i«le busi- fordia nvited to signs that it Is being «1« Industry association. He l»',i King. \\ some states, but th«* r«*>ista 'inewhat «lifferen, view- lrvm g Hart very strong Instead of h< pi Dr. Otis G. Perkins HIG PRORI.EM the unem ploym ent com- R e tk ie h rm ( rs o I s. the donation of huge funds satic n situation. , Ty \le«*ts every P erhaps there has to is* tnlnor the tax e* empt foundations 4 V d a y ea« h m, nth. Vis. He lintains the original con- OPTOMETRIST hills to keep the m inor legisla ably aid the con*oll«latt«»n c >f unemployment u ite*«!. M », compensa- tors busy while the ones with s««nt errors In the sy stem task illy is "to title over— •«1. W M 403 E. tn .l SL the tax and ways and means jobs What is being Improv Heater, aec; in sonahlc period— a p e r Tri. ( 1 fi.VWJ The II.»Ik**, Ore. Parley At Wasco The past president’s parley of F rank Brown auxiliary met at the home of Mrs Will Reid for a dessert luncheon on Thurs«lay, Feb. 28 Mrs Paul Patrick, was co-hotess with Mrs Reid. After a short business m eeting the group made paper flowers to be used for the wheel chair parade at the V eteran’s hospital in P ort land during the Rose Festival. Material for bibs to be made for veteran’s hospitals w ere given out to the members. Mrs Keith »McDonald donated several artic les which are to be sold anil the money turned over to the parley. The next m eeting will be held I ’eg B lacken of Portland, w ell at the home of Mrs A rth u r Sar kn o w n author, w ill hea«l BMi.l gent on March 28. E aster Seal sale o f Oregon Socle- ___ W ANT ty fo r C rippled C h ililren and A d ults .March 7 to April 11. ADS Harold Blair, Pacific Oilseeds Co., will be available for dis cussing and signing contracts for production of Safflower on div erted acres from 9to 12 a m. T hur sday, March 14 at Moro Grain Growers office. Tax Free Income A will«* v a rie ty of th«* h ig h est q u a lity bonds am i stocks U ANTED: Contract Plowing. Have Flynn seed barley. .Max Belshe, Moro, JO 5-3697. 19p WANTED: Used telephone wire 12 gauge. Paying 4 cents per pound. Call collect Gordon Hil derbrand GI2-54G5, evenings until March 4. T hereafter until »March 7th call collect GI 20286 FOR SALE: Flynn Barley seed. Don »Martin, Moro pd FOR SALE: In Moro 4 BR house, 2 baths, dining-living room has hardwood floors; kitchen, base ment, oil furnace. Call John A. Foss, GI 2-5255, Wasco 17-19 c AT STUD tentatively: Reg. Appaloosa stud. Sire: Chief Joseph of the Plains. Dam: W as co’s Babe. Fee $35. Board $1 day. Floyd Rathbun jr. GI 2-5217 16-19 FOR SALE: 2 bedroom house in Moro, Contact Bill Kramer, Box 2182, Oretech, Branch, Klam ath Falls, Ore. 1G-I9c STATE W IDE PAINT CO. com plete painting and decorating service, spray o r brush. Phone CY 6-3977 or CY 6-5293, 1205 E 12th St. Vern Campbell and Jack Null. The Dalles, Or. 1-1- FOR SALE: in Moro, 4 B.R house and shop. Call GI 2-5216.14 1» & E P aint Shop: In terio r and exterior D ecorating — Spray Painting. ED -2273 Grass Val ley. 42-tfn. WANTED: a job bookkeeping or any kind of work. Also babysit- siting. Call JO 5-3293. Gtfn DRESSMAKING and m inor alter ations JO 5-3245 47c-tfn 80 BED OREGON state approved nursing Home located In beau tiful Hood River Valley, with lovely fenced grounds. We ac cept all types of elderly cases as well as room and board care. CUSTOM SLAUGHTERING five days a week. Custom curing. »Meat cutting, w rapping, shaip freeze. K enny’s Market. Grass Valley Call F D 3-2.115 for a p pointm ent. 23 c now q u a lify fo r tax exem p tion, or deferre«! tre atm e n t. Bank giade issues. P articu lars gladly fu rn ished Write, or phone collect J. W. DODD Tygh Valley, Ore. Phone 611 M g T . W. J. Collins & Co. LEGAL NOTICES N O T IC E O F F IN A L .x tC O U N T NOTICE is hereby given th at the undersigned nas filed in the County Court of the State of Ore gon for Sherm an County, his Final Account as Executor of the E state of Arvid Anderson, de ceased, and th at W ednesday, the 27th day of March, 1963, at ten o’clock a.m. of said day in the court room of the County Court in Moro, Sherm an County, Ore gon, have been fixed by the Court as the time and place for hearing objections to said Final Account and for the settlem ent of said es tate. Frederick Anderson Executor T. Lester Johnson, A ttorney for E xecutor 17-20 N O T IC E O l I - A I A< « « I \ I NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned lias filed in the County Court of the State of Ore gon for Sherm an County, his fin al Account as Executor of the E state of Wiley A. McDonald, deceased, and that W ednesday, the 27th day of March, 1963, at ten o ’clock a.m. of said day in the court room of the C ounty Court in Moro, Sherm an County, Oregon, has been fixed by the Court as tiie time and place for hearing objections to said Final Account and for the settlem ent of said estate. Keith McDonald, E xecutor T. I»ester Jo h n so n ,' A ttorney for Executor 17-20 .W A S H IN G T O N A N D "SMALL BUSINESS’’ - By C. W IL S O N HAR D ER Every so often the press agents on the payroll of the Department of Agriculture rush out reams of m aterial seeking to establish that the American housewife is actually paying less for food than some period a few years ago; the period depending on the whim of the writer. • • * Few, If any, housew ives, however, b«*- lieve th e s e reports, espe cially If they are read Im mediately fol lowing a re tu r n fro m food shop ping. The al- C. W. H a r d . r legations seem to fall Into the same category as the report of the government statist!« Ian who drowned while wading across a stream with an aver age depth of three feet. • • • Actually, the costs have to be higher, because included in the price of every container or package of canned or frozen food, there must be figured in the cost of the unworked hours devoted to putting these prod ucts on the market. • • • Under existing law. except in the states of Alaska, Ala bama, and New Jersey, the employer pays the entire cost of unemployment Insurance Tho Federal government only pay* Ihe states a fee for ad ministering the system. ooo The tax the employers pay is based on their employment « x- perience The greater th bor of former err pi «. ng unemployment ben* its » higher the pet their peyrcEs • • • th is b ec o m e » q irite « p»< • Icm for employers in the can ning. freezing or packing indus tries where the work is seaonal in nature. Hundreds of thous ands of students, housewives, and other part time workers are employed during the grow ing seasons. As soon as the season ends, they draw unem ployment Insurance for many weeks afterwards. • • • Thus, by and large, food pro- cessng industries pay a much higher rate than employers in non-seasonal operations. • • • But of course, the extra mon ey to pay this higher tax rate for work not performed does not, as some politicians would infer, come out of thin air. B has to be added to the cost of the goods. * a • Thus, this one item alone is quite responsible for keeping food prices at a higher level than necessary. • • • In a recent poll conducted by the National Federation of In dependent Business, 87% of the nation's Independent business and professional people voted In favor of requiring the worker to pay for a portion of the un employment insurance tax. a • • After all. if it is proper to force the employer to lay aside money for the employee’s rainy days, it is quit* fair that ths employee should be forced to lay aside some while worklrg. for his future benefit. a a a As It is now, every tltna a fam ily sits down to dinner an unseen Ingredient ot tha tabla is «omprised of taxes paid ts »end «hecks to thousands of people n ho only wanted to work in th e summertime te make --*•»« none» There to little « • .ter »ood costs are high.
