Friday, October 11, 1940
SOUTHERN OREGON MINER
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THE WILY JAPANESE HAVE EXHAUSTED
DOCILE UNCLE SAM’S PATIENCE!
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The wily Japanese, whose odd slants are not con
fined to their eyebrows, are indulging in a burst of
boldness toward the United States which is very likely
to blow back in their face.
Americans, as a nation of docile, peace-loving soft
ies, are slow to national anger but once aroused they
are not to be pushed around without consequences.
And we’ve been definitely touchy toward the Japs ever
since they deliberately sank the gunboat Panay. A
large section of the populace who shudder at the
thought of having to go to war look with growing
enthusiasm on a break with Nippon and many who
hardly know the butt end of a rifle are w illing to learn
the arts of combat if they can point their muzzles to
the west.
The Japanese are known as great imitators, but
there’s growing likelihood that they will be unable to
mimic the American navy’s tradition for fighting
like hell—and winning. Any bold action toward Japan
w’ill be greeted with approval and understanding by
the American people. The cunning Jap has played out
Uncle Sam’s patience and might arise one day to find
a few of his own gunboats rammed down his throat.
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Church school I);45 a. m Homer
Billings, superintendent.
Sermon at It a. in., subject.
"God, the Guard of Human Life."
i Isa. 08:19), The adult chon, un
der the tMrection of Miss Maxine
Conover, will sing an appropriate
anthem.
KpworUi and Wesley leagues at
6:30 p. m., each in their own room
tor worship.
Evening sermon at 7:30 o'clock,
subject "The IJttie Lattice Win
dow " The young peoples choir, i
under the direction of Mm. Corn
Bruce, will sing "More Uke ’nice"
(Creswell). Bill Cook ami Wilma
Frotnan will .sing the duet parts
Prayer meeting is held on Wed
nesday evenings at 7:30. During
the present weeks a special verse
by verse study of Uie Ixxik
Revelation is being conducted
the pastor.
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MaNARY’S FARM PROGRAM WOULD GIVE
FARMERS MORE SAY—AND THE BILL!
Sooner or later the truth seeps through, even during
an election campaign, and Senator McNary’s explana
tion of the republican farm “program” let the light of
understanding shine through several cracks.
Oregon’s Charlie, who a few months ago looked
with alarm on the prospect of Wendell Willkie becom
ing his party’s nominee, hurled some fine-sounding
phrases at midwestem farmers when he declared for
a farm program “farmer-owned, farmer-managed and
farmer-paid for.”
On first thought, such a program sounds mighty
fine. There probably is no group in the United States
that likes to consider itself as independent more than
do farmers, and such language is potent bait to their
vanity. But here’s the rub—the republican farm pro
gram would be governed by farmers, alright, but it
also would be PAID FOR by the farmers, which means
they’d be trying to lift themselves by their economic
bootstraps.
Thanks to McNary, we are permitted to gain a
glimpse of the republican way in practice. Sure they
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Why a Pre-Arranged Funeral?
SEVENTH: Protection to your estate. You may leave
some securities, some cash in the bank and some
property, it seems that there should be ajnple to pay
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much should be spent, and will be spent unless a definite
understanding has ‘been reached?
LITWILLER
FUNERAL HOME
(We Never Close)
Phone 4541
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tion; which is NOW
giving Oragon ona
of tha world's finest
milk supplies.
Let's keep it cleanl
; VOTE 317 NO!
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immediately flow back into the |
channels of business and employ
ment.
I am in favor of the sales tax.
but, if elected, will ask that both
measures of this kind be submit
ted to the people.
WILLJAM N CARL.
"Farmer Bill from Applegate"'
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We begin to see the light on how the republican
party plans to bring us all these many benefits inaugu
rated by the new deal and all without cost to the
people!
The GOP farm program vividly illustrates the Will
kie ambition of taking the shackles off of business—
and loading them back on shoulders of the burdened
farmer!
same. The money so raised would
unsanitary practical,
and prica diicrimina-
Buying a New Car7,
No more of this assistance from the whole citizenry,
CARL SPEAKS VIEWS
ON PENSIONS
To the Editor:
We have heard many discussions
of the old age pension and the
right of the unfortunate elderly
people to have an adequate pen
sion for their support; but no plan ’
has yet been adopted that pro-1
vides an adequate pension for the ;
support of these elderly people. |
They are receiving such a small i
allowance that it does not afford
a decent living for them; and I
some means, additional to what.
now are employed, should be re- !
sorted to. to raise sufficient funds
to give them more than they are
now getting.
Unless other means are employ
ed, if they are to be provided for
adequately, the property tax on
the property of the state of Ore
gon must be very materially in
creased, and property owners
rightfully rebel against any fur
ther increase of taxes on their
Most property owners
property.
cannot meet the present tax bill.
It seems to the undersigned, there
fore, that the only source now left
to resort to consists of a sales tax;
and it would seem that a three
per cent sales tax could be em
ployed to provide these elderly
people with the necessary support
for them, with a maximum allow
ance of $50 per month, any sur
plus tax over and above the al
lowance requirement to be paid
into the general fund of the re
spective counties to be applied to
the reduction of the property tax.
It is impossible to reach up and
get out of thin air the money that
is necessary to properly care for
these elderly people, and it must
be done by some sort of taxation,
either by a direct property tax or
by a sales or gross income tax.
The sales tax would fall ratably
equally upon all people—the gross
Income tax would reach only cer
tain classes of people.
The legislature has declined to
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erty of the state as is sufficient
to provide a proper support for
these people. What, therefore, ex
cepting a sales tax or a gross in
come tax, is there left to adopt in
order to secure the amount of
money necessary to support them
decently ?
Certainly the purpose of the
people of the state of Oregon is to
support these elderly people de
cently. The people refuse to impose
a property tax to support them in
a decent manner, is there any
thing left that the people can turn
to to provide a decent support for
these elderly people, excepting a
sales tax or a gross Income tax ?
The support of the.se elderly peo
ple is an obligation of all the
people; and ail the people should
contribute. A sales tax would ac
complish the desired end. Perhaps
a gross income tax would do the
prevented milk itrikai, violence,
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METHODS AND IMPLEMENTS STOOO STILL. IT REMAINED
FOR DEMOCRATIC U.S., WITH SELF-GOVERNING MEN
TILLING ACRES THEY OWNED, TO BRING FARMING
TO ITS PRESENT DEVELOPMENT. TOOAY IN
EDUCATION, LIVING STANDARDS, HOUSING, AG WELL
AS METHODS, l/S FARMERS LEAD THE WORLD
LETTERS
• Don’t repeal • law which has
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Robert Bruce Wilson, junior
music at the University of Oregon
and son of Mr and Mrs. Ralph II
Wilson of Ashland ia privileged to
take honor« this fall term, the of
fice of the registrar has announc
ed
Students who have jiniioi
standing with a cumulative grade
jxrint average of 2 75 1 25 of n
point below an average of "B”)
or better receive honors privileges
Wilson was a member of the uni
verstty Rmd during his freshman
year.
for that constitutes “keeping business in the dog-house
THE PAST RISES TO MAKE RIDICULOUS
THE SILLY ACCUSATIONS OF CURRENT ‘OUTS’! and discourages enterprise!”
An interesting figment from the past cropped up
in the 15-years-ago column of an upstate daily this
week when it reprinted a famous quotation of Presi
dent Coolidge, made while he was insisting on reduc
tion of army and navy costs and a reduction of taxes:
“Hereafter America must rely not on the strength of
our fleets and our armies in international recourse, but
on the justice of our cause.”
Such was the republican reasoning during the time
the party was scuttling the American navy, immobiliz
ing the army and emasculating oùr national virility.
Such is the traditional republican policy of timidity
and appeasement, of Pollyanna theorizing—a policy
that has been ruthlessly and horribly discredited by
events of the last few years.
Yet it is the party of Coolidge, Harding and Hoover
that now attempts to smear the democratic admin
istration for a "lack of preparedness.” The American
people do not want the noble words, the gilded phrases
and the glowing promises of impotent public attitudes
—they much prefer the decisiveness, the action and
the derring-do of Roosevelt. That is why the November
presidential election is in the bag.
KEEP THIS HAND
, AWAY FROM
MILK SUPPLY .
l)r. George W. Bruce, Minister
THAT WE MAY
EAT AND LIVE
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1935, at the poatoffice at
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