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About The Beaverton enterprise. (Beaverton, Or.) 1927-1951 | View Entire Issue (May 20, 1949)
Banquet Honor« BEAVERTON ENTERPRISE— Frtdqy, May 20, 1949 ... W, R P R IS E Readers Say R ov u /iu r em«>« ». KAIN'S FROSTY PIE GLADDENS IN GUAM Jobless Decline Claimed By State In April Figures Unemployment declined by 15,- Plant located in Beavsrton-Tualatln Valley Highway and Short St 200 during April as compared with a drop of only 5,100 during BUSINESS O FFICE A N D P L A N T the same month of 1943. the Ore Published Friday of each week by The Pioneer Publishing Co., at Beaverton. Oregon. Entered as second-class matter at the Post Office gon State Employment Service Beaverton, Oregon. reported today. Twenty-four local offices listed ___________ ____ Editor and Publisher S T A N L E Y W NETHERTON 50,300 persona actively seeking To The Editor: . _____ Associate Editor-Office Mgr. MRS. ED N A BLACK ---------- jobs as of May 1, about 9,000 News Editor Somehow, it doesn’t make sense W A L L Y K A IN Advertising Mgr to slap extra taxes on consumers more than reported a year ag >, L E E WESTERN! AN of farm products Just to provide but in six areas Baker, Pendle the money with which to buy up ton, The Dalles. Medford. Grants SUBSCRIPTION RATES— P A Y A B L E IN ADVANCE things like butter .eggs, potatoes, Pass and Toledo, fewer were with Washington A Multnomah counties Member: Oregon Newspaper Pub etc., and hold them o ff the mar out work than In 1948. One Year ....... ........ .... ....... $2.00 lishers Association Spring recovery In agriculture ket so that prices can be main Two Years EDITORIAL NATIONAL tained at a level almost beyond construction and lumbering were Three Years I A S S O C I ,1 A s T - I -O. ON the reach of consumers. That is given as the main reasons for Stx months it doesn't make sense to working the state’s rapid turn toward nor Outside Territories $2 ÎW* I ____ > ' __ t o fa r * s '' a r m V I H I One Year people out here in the Western malcy, but some sections contin ued to cope with many more wor- States It reminds me of a dog chasing ker* than Many newcomers his tall. I f he catches It, he mere- still were making inquiries at em | ly yelps and lets go. He is still ployment offices. Nearly 70 per cent of the job I hungry. He wagtes his energy seekers were in the Portland-Ore- National Maritime Day, set for Mny 22 by Joint resolution of ' when he ought to be out chasing Congress and by proclamation of President Truman, comes at a tim e, a rabbit, or some other form of gon City, Eugene, Salem and Coos j Bay areas. In six districts L eb -[ when eloquent indifference characterizes national concern for this I aninmal life Baker, I ■ I fa r m n I T f t farm prices are to be ‘‘sup anon, Roseburg, Rend, vital Industry. ported’’ by the public treasury, Hood River and Toledo — last I This indifference shows in many way». Most damaging is the gov then why not also ‘‘support wag month’s unemployment decline ernment policy of putting the squeeae on foreign trade shipping by es? Yet, the farmers, the very was more than half, but Freewa- j American bottoms. folks who get the benefit from ter reported more idle w orkers' the ‘‘supports” join hands with than on April 1. The Merchant Marine is private Unfilled non-farm job openings the W all Streeters to fight labor, enterprise. Its transport of good* to 1,242 from 1,002 a to pass laws against unions, and increased and passengers Is conditioned by month before, but most of the to keep wages down, so that the shipping charges, based upon a Income of city consumers is not gain was in trade, service and careful balance of wages and great enough to buy the products construction in the metropolitan Other costs against the prayerful of the farm. To me, this doesn’t district. Lumber and logging list hope of a reasonable profit. Yet, ed 111 opportunities as compared make sense either. the significance of a strong mer A Washington report says that with 82 on April 1, while con chant shipping arm goes beyond we, the public, now have some struction outside of Portland had the defined circle of those who thing over two and a half billion only 20 jobs to offer. A year ago are active In or benefit from dollars Invested in farm products, 2.389 unfilled openings were re- which we, the people, are hold- ported the industry. Early harvests and other farm, Ing so that we, the people, cannot Whenever a steamship flying buy them, so that a few of the construction and mill jobs were the American flag enters a for big farmers can sell what they expected to make further gains eign harbor, It gives definite, in employment during May. The have left at "support” pries. tangible proof that there is such Yes, I am sorry for the real number o f those filing unemploy M E R C H A N T M A R I N E a place in the world as the Uni farmers—the fellows who are ac ment claims has declined steadily NATIONAL ted States of America. We speak tually tilling the soil, for too of from the 68,000 February peak to of good-will gestures and of ten in times past, they have work 27,000 last week. spreading the ideals of our Dem ed for next to nothing. The gra M A Y J IJ » « ocracy into the minds of coun vy train isn’t the answer, how ^ S p o n s o r e d by ^ THE PROPELLER CLUB OF THE UNITED STATES ever, that is, unless we are get tries abroad. But when a proud ting ready to turn this country American vessel warps up along side a dock or anchors ‘‘in the stream” this talk gives over to the into one huge socialistic experi ment and put an end to individu actual gesture. al enterprise. By the physical fact of the ship, Itself, and the subsequent un The obvious answer, of course, loading of American goods or loading of outward bound cargo, more is for the farmer to help and toj Is accomplished for International relations than many other efforts cooperate with labor so that wag solely expended toward such a result. es can be high enough to permit The advantage of a strong Merchant Marine is noted and accepted I thp public- and labor is the great by many. But accepting a fact and implementing it for the common hulk of the public— to buy as good do not always go together In practice. much farm produce as we want. It Is my opinion that we should There is much that might be done to translate the purposes and intents of National Maritime Day observance Into sound future pol quit emulating the hound chasing icy. There Is much, too, that a vitalised approach to maritime devel his tail, and go after that rabbit. Sincerely, opment might return to the nation in dividends of strength. Bob Melquiat, Key to the full-scale development, under present commitments ab Hillsboro, Ore. road. rests foremost with the federal government. Labor Official Hits at Farmer Price Supports Modern Merchant Marine From Ksin's Frosty Kitchen in Heatverfeon, to a Navymnn'H family kitchen on the island of Guam, far into the Pavlik- Ocean, In the saga of a huekle- herry-apple pie which glad dened the heart of the final consumers. Received this week from Mrs. E. E. Hufflngton. »3«. Box 20, FPO, San Francisco, was a letter thanking the Frosty Kitchen for th e, de lightful treat that found Its way to the island outpost. "W e have been on the Is land of Guam for seven monthd” the letter stated. “ When my husband called me and said he was bringing home a fresh pie, I had a hor rible vision of some Guaman ian masterpiece full of weev il*. “ Imagine my surprise and delight to find It was a delic ious huckleberry-apple pie from vour kitchen! I want to compliment you on It and hope you will continue to see that we get more of them.” In his reply, F. M. Kaln. operator o f the kitchen. e*- platned that the fruit in his product come* from the lush Tualatin Valley and he noted the transportation means that could bring one o f his pies to such a distant point, for Mrs. Buffington's eatng pleas ure. PLUMBING Top Materiel, Guaranteed Work — Economical Operation BEAVERTON HARDWARE Phone Beaverton 3921 «.M ARITIM E DAY«. E D IT O R ’S NO TE: I f you are "sorry for the real farmers.” you might condition your blast at the farm price sup port program with complete un derstanding of the parity setup. In Oregon, for instance, farm prices have slumped while costs to farmers have remained constant. The parity program is not, as yet, too widespread but when eco nomic conditions make it neces-, sary, there wilj be some cushion against abject farm poverty. You may he familiar with con troversial union bargaining rules. Some labor organizations require so many employees for each ma chine. regardless of individual skill. An employer must main tain a contractual wage rate, re gardless of the bulges or dips in his business volume. Union mem bership safeguards the job of a P°°r worker as well as an excel- one- To an * n,*ghtencd working- m,,t’ ^uh,*c‘ features are re- farmer too, figures the cushioning features of the farm price (parity) support program is a safeguard against economic chaos. And. about that rabbit! Don’t expect it to come from a magici an's hat CULVERT DRAIN SEWER IRRIGATION See Your Building Material Dealer 1 K ■ Portland Concrete Pipe & Products Co. 5819 S.W. Macadam r. » * 9 Phone: ATwater 8384 - * OPEN A Savings Account Your Savings Are Insured for Safety Up to $5,000.00 by Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corporation, on instrumentality of the United States Government. A cafe, profitable and convenient way to save or invest money. Current Dividend MEMBER FEDERAL HOME LOAN BANK Washington Federal Savings and Loan Association HILLSBORO, OREGON 'HAVE A YEAR'S INCOME IN A SAVINGS ACCOUNT' Accounts Insured to $5,000 ______ i ^ i r ■ ■ The winter o f 1953-54 is the new date for the first power from M cN ary Dam, huge treasure Publicity Aided Blood Program's Successful Days Dear Sirs: Th# Hort land Regional Blood l enter staff wiah me to exprasa their sincere thanks for the help Regarding ths stats highway commissions contention that a four- which your papers gave for the Mobile Unit visit en Friday. Ap lans highway should connect the southern end of the state with ril 29 in Beaverton , nJ u ay j Portland. It seems basic common sense to provide adequate traffic in Tigard lanes in other than large centers Both had a moat successful day Extension of the present rtAtland-New Km highway to Salem and I am sure the publicity should establish a heavily travelled thoroughfare. I f there are which you so kindly gave pl ay*4 stretches of four-lanes Interspersed with two lane stretches, the flow a very important part in bringing o f traffic will be speeded up. Yet the ultimate need Is for a com-1,n dOB«ns Sincfrtly, plete thoroughfare of four lanes. Carolyn H. Matson Tualatin has been designated as along the route of this new road AmaiMant Directos development and for the city and neighboring vicinities, it will seem If The Money Holds Out like a passport to growth and development. Whether or not the ac teal road will be four lanes however, will be of little local concern. Beaverton, at the present. Is undergoing Installation of an addi tional two lanes through Its area and the concensus among man)’ 1« that it will aid matarlally la development. Merchants along Can yon Road .alarmed at Inclusion o f 18 Inch curb# and the speedway aspect of the widened thoroughfare, are beginning to realise that f©ur lanes of traffic may operate to actually encourage drop-tn cus tomers. How far state highway plans will progress in the matter of super highways and adequate traffic lanes depends on available funds. The commission’s plans for proper roads are steps In the right direction of progress and development If the money holds out' for 2'/4% A M ERICAN The volume of goods being shipped from the United States to Europe, through the European Recovery Plan, continues high. This would presuppose a parallel maritime activity. Yet, with characteristic Indifference, ft seems that while the great heart of Uncle Sam bleeds for those who are sore beset by war and economic upheavals abroad, there Is little practical consideration to ward the betterment of ships which fly the Stars and Stripes. An overbalancing percentage of such traffic Is alloted to foreign bot toms, In defiance of logic and reasonableness. This unconcern is all the more baffling when the history of the Merchant Marine following World War I is remembered. During this period, shipping concerns managed subsidies in one form or another and sailed the high seas in numbers for awhile. Then as world con ditions slumped, the Merchant Marine followed the same pattern. Modem developments In shipbuilding more or less passed the Uni ted States by. And at the outbreak of the second chapter of World War, we were fpced with a desperate need of building up a decimat ed merchant sea arm. Only the faith and ability of management and trained personnel formed the nucleus around which the Impressive record of wartime shipping was built. An Informed public, recognizing the many ways in which the ship ping industry serves .acknowledges the basic merit of a National Mar itime Day. The public should also understand the Importance to the nation of a strong Merchant Marine. Certainly, the shipping industry does not stand, with hat In hand, at the door of government bureaucrats asking for a comforting erumb in the way of preferential treatment or blind, unreasoning subsidy. Nor does it ask unlimited government contracts to unreas onably build \ip Its revenue. Rather, there la the slmpla, practical question of national strength being dissipated through a short-sighted government policy. Mari time dasign and shipbuilding facillitias must be developed and main tained- -all hinged on the demands o f a thriving maritime trade. We can all help bring about a readjustment of values and a re alignment of national policy, through our thinking, our letters to representatives in Congress, our petitions by cluba and groups. As we directly make use of sea- going services, too. we can make a tangible, significant contribution to a more modem, efficient Amer ican Merchant Marine W. K. QUALITY CONCRETE PIPE SOLKO FURS chest o f power, which will have an installed capacity almost twice that o f Bonneville Dam. still another 420,000 kilowatts by addition o f This is the first new m ajor power source which extra units already provided for in the plan o f will help to feed the power consuming North construction for the dam. west. It is only part o f a comprehensive program being undertaken by the government and your Power will remain critical far a time power companies to build new power projects The Northwest was short o f power last winter, to meet the electrical needs o f this region. and conditions will continue critical for several Located on the Columbia River about 25 years to come. Stepping-up com pletion o f miles northwest o f Pendleton, M cN ary Dam M cN ary Dam is one o f the things the govern has been under construction since April, 1947, ment ia doing to speed its program for new Initially (in 1954) it will supply 140.000 kilo power here. Portland General Electric Company watts and 840,000 more later, totaling 980,000 and oches members o f the Northwest Power kilowatts— nearly twice the Bonneville output. Pool are also doing their part to build new For the far future when more power is power sources and to use ail available power needed, the output may be increased by to its best advantage. HAS RE-OPENED At Their Same I .oration Cold Storage - KepaJra Bonneville Rower D istributor Remodeling 515 Rovai Ride PORTLAND GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY CApltol tilt lit t im i S D î n ‘ ThS h Y J
