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BEAVERTON ENTERPRISE— Frtdqy, May 20, 1949
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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
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tained at a level almost beyond construction and lumbering were
Three Years
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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
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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
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a place in the world as the Uni
farmers—the fellows who are ac ment claims has declined steadily
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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
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ocracy into the minds of coun
vy train isn’t the answer, how
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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