Friday, Sept. 8, 1939
SOUTHERN OREGON MINER
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"THE TRUTH WILL
OUR UGLY TRAITS AKE UPON US!
Though the war in Europe is interesting and di­
verting for we Americans safely removed from the
conflict, this is a sad era for the world.
Those who heard Neville Chamberlain’s word to his
people that England was at war listened to a voice
burdened with the gravity and hopelessness of the
situation. Black indeed is the future of humanity,
blood-red its present.
Terrifying, too. is the probability that eventually
America will be drafted into the murderous business.
As members of that stupid and deadly race of humans,
we will be susceptible to man's greatest vice.
The conflagration across the sea takes much of
the edge off our own pleasant little world. It is hard
to forget that hundreds and thousands of lives are
being broken and warped, fields scarred and cities
battered.
War is the shameful manifestation of man. The pity
of it is that we can’t, like the gingham dog and calico
cat, eat each other up and leave the world to those
animals who would not mistreat it so.
Chaos is visiting man at his own insistence.
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RADIO IS PROPAGANDISTS’ ALLY!
Thanks to radio, Americans can prepare them­
selves for the greatest barrage of propaganda in his­
tory. Already atrocity stories are coming by special
broadcast from all parts of Europe and they gain
right-of-way on the air lanes over our favorite pro­
grams.
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Newspaper readers and radio listeners can be cer­
tain that during the ensuing months they will see and
hear only that news which foreign governments want
us to hear. Although correspondents may make a sin­
cere effort to report the war accurately, their copy
will be so thoroughly edited that truth will have but
an occasional chance. Consequently, we must steel our­
selves to discount all the anger-rousing yams that we
read and hear. Most of them will be given to us with
purpose.
Already the radio has proved of great value in
spreading news, but it will be an equally effective tool
in fanning prejudice and war fever. The radio will
be a double-edged sword which must be handled care­
fully to avoid lasting injury to a credulous public.
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HITLER FLXES THE RULES!
Although it is hard to keep one’s mind from ac­
cepting easy prejudices and forming obvious conclus­
ions during periods of strife, there should be a more
common-sense estimation of Adolph Hitler.
True enough, the man appears to be acting like a
maniac, but for us to dismiss the whole European
struggle with the assumption that it has come about
because Hitler is a madman is to grossly underestimate
him.
One of the first principles of self defense and self
preservation is an accurate acknowledgement of the
abilities of one’s foes, and we do ourselves an injury
to say that the feuhrer is crazy. If he is crazy, then
his is the crazy cunning of a fox.
We should remember the lesson learned during the
last world war that the enemy, too, has his side of
the question and fights believing his cause is just.
Despite our loathing of Hitler, doubtless his people be­
lieve in his aims and are willing to back to the death
his ambitions. Most of us will admit that Germany
was looted and robbed at the conclusion of the last
war and few of us will deny that Germans hold a real
grievance against the allies. Our objection is not to
Hitler’s ambition to regain necessary resources but
to the methods being employed to gain them.
Hitler’s murderous tactics earn him the condem­
nation of America. However, we believe the nazi leader
is more unprincipled than mad. By his choice of tools,
his work on behalf of the German people doubtless will
react against them, to the everlasting sorrow of the
whole world.
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run for 40 years and the an­
nual instalments (including
principal and interest) must
average 4.3 per cent of the
loan. In the two years F8A
ha* been giving this start in
life, 15 loans have been made
in Oregon, a total of $13'3,275,
the average loan being $8818
and the average acreage per
farm 128 acres. For Washing­
ton state 21 loans have been
made, representing $163,777,
average loan being $6824 and
acreage averaging 112 acres.
Smallest acre average is in Cali­
fornia -44 acres — with average
loan 38127. Irrigation makes the
small farm profitable Last year
(fiscal 1939. ending last June),
borrowers spent 24 per cent of
their loans for improvements As
the good farms available are ac­
quired, borrowers will have to
spend more for buildings.
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Here is what the AAA conser­
vation program of 1937 meant to
the Pacific northwest, as of Dec
31, 1938, the figures just made
available: Oregon payments $2,-
466.778:
Washington $1,860.533. !
That is the money that went to
the farmers To administer the
program in Oregon it cost $149,556
and in the state of Washington
$93.774. Every county in Oregon
received benefits, the lowest being
Clatsop, with $5035: the highest
Linn, with $218,971 In Washing­
ton the range was $2717 in Mason
county to $244,820 In Whitman
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Upper bracket officials are
rushing a program extending
the national defense and ap­
propriations will lie requested
of the next congress early In
January for another billion
dollars. It will Include one mil­
lion, at least, for Tongue Point
at the mouth of Columbia
river; other millions to In­
crease the number of alr|>orts
and expand the uir|M>rts now
existing, and funds for build­
ing highways capable of stand­
ing up under the imunding of
mobile artillery, and wide
enough to permit brigades to
be trans|Hirted quickly.
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War in Europe has changed the
picture in Washington. Such top­
ics as relief. WPA, spending-lend­
ing. congressional probes. *11 have
been relegated while the adminis­
tration from President Roosevelt
down to the messengers discuss
nothing but "the situation." So
carefully had the administration
formulated plans that the shock
was cushioned and the financial
market, always the first to be
upset, was not disturbed. No cab-
ineteer is watching developments
more intently than Secretary of
Agriculture Wallace for the con­
flict Is expected to furnish a mar­
ket for some of America's surplus
food products.
Approval has been given for a
WPA project which is to make
copies of official records in all
Oregon counties and transcriptions
of historic articles in newspapers
prior to 1891 A similar compila­
tion of records is planned for
Washington state.
Officials are conducting an un­
dercover search for industrialists
in Oregon and Washington to act
as key men in the skeleton organ­
ization to be created by the war
resources board.
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• Mr. and Mis II S Atkins and
daughters Frances and June made
a trip to Rogue River Sunday.
4 Mi and Mrs UtVern Dalken
berg of l-akevlew visited here with
relatives last week end
• Mr und Mrs Merrick Thornton
and Mr and Mrs Don Ixiwe spent
the I arbor day week-end at the
coast.
• Mr and Mrs Bill Ausland vis
Ited with relatives in (Iranis Paas
last week-end.
• Beverley Young left recently
for lam Angeles where she wlil
attend UCLA
• Stan Smith, who has been vis­
iting here at the home of his
grandparents. Mr. and Mrs F. E.
Ruasill, left recently for his home
in Dunsmuir.
• Mr and Mrs E H l*oole visited
In Band last w<<i< <<n<i
• Mr and Mrs II >1 Mavbciiv
visited In Weed Monday with Mr
ami Mrs Howard Mayberry.
• Mary Sander left Monday for
her home tn Portland following
two weeks visit here at the home
of her parents. Mr and Mrs. W
G. Sander.
• Mrs. R. E
Poston returned
Monday from a visit in Berkeley
and San Francisco.
• Bernard Applegate left Monday
for Happy Camp where he will
teach
• Mr and Mrs. Melvin Kaegi
spent the laibor day week-end at
latke o’ the Woods as guests of
Mr. and Mrs Herb Moore
• Jean Billings lx visiting here at
the home of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs Homer Billings
• Mr and Mrs Frank Sander of
San Jose visited here last week­
end at the home of Mr and Mrs
W G Sander
• Bruce DeMera, who is attend­
ing school in Berkeley, visited here
last week-end with his |>arentx and
friends.
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• Constance la-mmon visited with
relatives in Union Creek last
week-end.
• Major and Mrs II R Jordan
returned recently from a trip to
San Francisco.
• Dr and Mrs E G Everett vis­
ited with relatives In laikeview
last week-end.
• Marcella Scribner spent the last
week-end at Fort Jones, Calif
• Mu joi Is MoNair returned from
a trip to San Francisco early in
the week.
• Gladys Applegate is visiting
with relatives In lily this week
• Gordon Miller ami Clifford Wai
den made a fishing trip to illatt
lake Tuesday,
• Mrs Orpha Mllhoan la visiting
in Lebanon, Mo. at the home of a
daughter. Mrs Gerald Dunnigan
> Mr and Mrs W S Stcnnett
and Maliet Stcnnett returned Mon
day from a two weeks trip to
Alaska
• Betty Barksdale left Monday
for her home In Glendale, Calif ,
following a visit here at the home
of her parents, Mr nnd Mrs I R.
Barksdale
• Mr and Mrs Bill Snider made
a fishing trip to Rocky Point last
week-end
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