Friday Feb. 21, 1941
SOUTHERN OREGON MINER
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•THE TRUTH WILL
SET YOU FREE”
Oregon Lacks Salesmanship!
AMERICANS ARE FREE TO
When a windstorm such as the one which struck
EXPRESS THEIR BELIEFS AND
with some violence here two weeks ago comes out of
PURSUE THEIR ASPIRATIONS.
the south—and most of them do come from that direc
OUR PIONEER AND FRONTIER TRADITION IS TO WORK.
tion—one could almost be persuaded to believe that
TO EARN. TO SAVE — BUT ALSO TO GIVE THE OTHER.
they have their origin in or near Los Angeles, because
FELLOW THE CHANCE TO DO THE SAME.
of the volume of hot air boosting that constantly
emanates from that source. It would be straining a
IN SETTLING AND DEVELOPING A WILD
point to make such an assertion, but from the “cham
CONTINENT WE FACED DISASTER AFTER DISASTER
ber of commerce" patter one occasionally hears on the
radio it stirs the impulse to “kid” the enterprising
brethren of the land of eternal sunshine.
Conflicting stories emanate from the same studios
in Hollywood, the promotional organizations laying
before the public every advantage of the district—and
it is granted these are numerous—while on the other
hand radio comedians playfully depict conditions as
they really are. It is not uncommon to hear a radio
spieler extolling the climatic virtues of Los Angeles
county on one program, only to be followed by some
favorite comedian who works in a few rich gags about
the rainfall and its accompanying inconveniences.
These humorous jibes fail to dampen the ardor of the
AMERICANS COME THROUGH EACH CRISIS WITH A SMILE.
chamber of commerce boosters and they keep ham
mering away with a diligence that is most admirable.
In view’ of the current winter season in southern
equipment. United States of 1940,
as a whole, was only a shell, in-
Oregon this region might be justified in resorting to
/ , dustrially speaking. The depres
a pertinent if somewhat overworked phrase, “what
sion and subsequent years robbed
us of most of our industrial pow-
does California have that we haven’t?" This valley is
| er. Corporate capital was largely
just emerging from one of the mildest winter seasons
| wiped out during the depression,
in many years. There has been a minimum of frost, no
i In the cases where it was reduced
to an unhealthy state, the drain of
snow (in the valley proper), and a little short of nor
social legislation made profit im
mal rainfall. If there has been more than average wind
possible. The result was no new
.nachinery. Goods were produced
ROGER-M. KYES
it has compensated in keeping out the fog. Flowers Dirador, National
on old machinery. Time after
Farm Youm Fo«mdarion
have bloomed throughout the winter and almond trees
time, repairs were made.
The manpower problem has
have been in bloom since the first week in February.
DEFENSE WORRIES
been even more grave. Industry
(This is only February and March is yet to come—we Daily we hear about the de only gambles on new and un
trained manpower when it hM
are speaking of winter as it has been up to date). Just fense boom and what’s going to surplus
funds with which to take
happen afterward. There is no
to prove that this too is a winter playground, a group question about our having a huge a chance on the untrained bccorn-
of Ashland high school students had a lawn party task of readjustment ahead of us, ing valuable, or working for the
same company after the training
but there are
Saturday night, and on Sunday scores of people took many
is completed. The result has been
factors
a bankruptcy of manpower. Good
advantage of the beautiful spring weather to inspect which will make
men are extremely scarce from
this a different
our incomparable Lithia park.
Added to this were problem
common labor to management.
than
Never in the history of this coun
thousands of people riding about the countryside and ever before.
try has there been such a short
Before
long
we
up and down the highways enjoying the sunshine and will be in the
age of good men who can be re
lied upon to take responsible posi
matchless beauty of valley and surrounding mountains. midst of feeding
tions in industry. As a whole,
In Great
We of Oregon are so richly blessed that we take Europe.
the manpower available today
Britain the food
lacks the necessary training in
our gifts too matter-of-factly. California has cashed in situation at pres
business methods and production
is just as dif
on such advantages as she possesses by promoting a ent
operations.
ficult as in the
publicity campaign which has made all of America gloomiest days of
If we are to face the facts
Female
and equipment from Amer squarely, the United States is just
California conscious. If it is necessary to include other labor
ica is the immediate hope, but as short of men and machines for
western states and their outstanding attractions to beyond
this our food supplies will industrial power as it is planes
and pilots for air power. This
make their literature more appealing, the Californians be utilized to feed the British.
Then comes continental Europe country must turn to men who
do so cheerfully for they long since learned the value and its starving victims. This know business. Industry, despite
will quickly wipe out the sur unfavorable legislation and at
of the toumist dollar.
pluses and take much of the pri tacks from every side during the
Oregon has done a little of this national advertising mary food supply of the United past several years, has again re
turned to its rightfully important
in recent years, yet statistics show that the bulk of the States.
The industrial requirements of place in our economy. With agri
tourist crop comes from California, with Washington defense will be eclipsed by the culture, industry occupies the
and other nearby states contributing a large share of agricultural demands that will be front rank of democracy. The hope
placed upon this country. Our of democracy for today and the
the balance. California has the jump on the rest of farms
will have to be mobilized future lies in the abilities of men
the coast, for salesmanship has put that state where it just as we are attempting to do of industry. If they can create
our factories. Farm equip trained manpower and produce
is, and if Oregonians will get out and learn more about with
ment will be just as scarce com the machinery necessary, we need
Oregon it will require but a few years to put this state paratively as machine tools and have no fears.
After tie necessities of defense
equipment are today.
in stronger competition for some of those tourist dol production
Farm labor will become more have been taken care of, we will
lars that have helped build our southern neighbor up to difficult to get as we progress with find ourselves with industrial
manpower retrained and adequate
this program.
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one of the greatest commonwealths of the nation.
There are many who are al modern machinery to take care
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Rearmament Makes Haste Slowly!
Some progress is being made toward rearmament
—but we still are a mighty long distance from our goal.
Newsweek recently surveyed the picture. According
to it, on Jan. 1 we had 4,000 army planes—goal is
37,000. We had 2,590 navy planes—goal is 16,000. We
had 1,000 tanks and combat cars—goal is 6,500. We
had 600,000 soldiers—goal is 1,500,000. A good many
of the planes, as army men have testified, are trainers
or are obsolete. And a large proportion of the soldiers
are new conscripts, with a year to go before they will
be versed in the military arts.
So far, of course, the defense program has been
largely in the tooling and plant expansion stage. And
it will remain in that stage for some time to come, in
the opinion of production men. Most of what we are
producing now is going abroad. There is no expecta
tion of building our own military -establishment to
formidable dimensions in less than a year. The navy
program will require five years.
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ready worrying about what’s go
ing to happen when the defense
program is over. They visualize
idle machinery, surplus plant ca
pacity and men without jobs. Ac-'
tually, we are extending this na
tional defense program under very
different conditions than any
which this nation has ever found
itself in before. American indus
try has been literally stagnant for
several years. Had there been no
defense program, it would have
taken several years to replace the
wornout machinery and plant
JUNIOR HI FIVE KALI»
BEFORE MEDFORD ATTACK
Medford junior high basketeers
took a Southern Oregon Junior
high conference game from Al
Simpson's local juniors 24 to 13 on
the Ashland floor Wednesday
night.
Ashland missed enough free
throws to make a game out of it.
They were awarded 14 free tries
at the basket but could convert
only five. Medford made four out
of 10 attempts.
Niedemyer was the big shot for
Medford and scored 10 points to
lead all players. Kannasto topped
Ashland with a field goal and two
free tosses for four points.
Ashland
wasn’t
completely
swamped, however, for they won
the preliminary from the Medford
seventh graders with a 25 to 20
score.
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of peacetime requirements with
higher efficiency, This producing
power will not only produce ne
cessities, but will also return to
the luxury items that will be given
up during the period of defense
building due to lack of raw ma
terials.
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Bank Offers Finance
Plan for Airplanes
Announcement 1» made thia
week that the First National Bank
of Portland has inaugurated a
plan to finance the individual pur
chase of airplanes, on much the
same basis that it finances auto
mobiles, according to E. B. Mac-
Naughton, president of the state
wide bank.
‘‘If you buy an airplane you
now can finance it on the instal
ment plan through any of the
First National’s 41
branches
throughout Oregon,” MacNaugh-
ton said. “We believe this new ,
service is very much in step with
the times. America is becoming a
nation of flyers and it is essential
that those wishing to fly can buy
well built, reliable planes at pur
chase terms within the limits of
their budgets.”
He also pointed out that the co
operation of underwriters has
made it possible to secure insur
ance similar to that for automo
biles and other property. Experi
ence proves that damage both in
the air and on the ground is
exceedingly low.
Rev. Temple (’ailed
Io Eugene Pastorate
40 people gathered at the
home of Rev. and Mrs Thomas
Temple for a farewell party Tues
day evening Mr and Mrs Temple
will leave next week for Eugene,
where Mr. Temple has been ap
pointed pastor of the First Meth
odist church He has serve»! the
talent Methudial church for sov-i
eral years and the community re
grets to lose him and his wife
The evening was spent in visiting
and delicious refreshments wen» I
served by the committee
• The L I Balderetone family
will reside on the Tempi»- place u
mile north »>f t«-wn
• Mr. and Mrs Harold Slopei
and daughter Roberta of Prue- |
pect spent th«- week-end with Mrs
Slopcr's parents, Mr. and Mrs
Robert Logan.
• Dr. A E Miller tutd family ,
and Mr and Mrs. Clyde Moffett
of M»-»lfor»i were Sunday dinner j
(MSSts of Mr mid M
Pti-lfei
• Alva Smith took a hsui of I
Gladhila bulbs to Portland Friday
• Mrs Medit Fox spent Friday in
1'hoenix visiting at the home of
Mr mid Mrs. Will ilewitt.
• Mr and Mis John Hamilton
of Tule l^tki- arrive»I in Talent
Monday to vlait relatives in the
valley for a few days
• Bill Pratt and sister of Ash
land calle»! on Mr and Mrs. Will
Rush Friday.
• Mi and Mrs Joe Tryon made
a business trip to Medford Tues- I
day afternoon.
• Milton Graber, who suffered mi
injured spine al th«- McKeon mill I
Saturday morning when a pile of
lumber fell on him, was taken to
Un* Community hospital in Ash- i
land for treatment
• Mr. and Mrs Will laimb of
Reese creek und Miss Clarice
Homes of Ashland were Sunday
visitors at th«- home of Tom Lamb
mid Mr. anti Mis. Roy Estes.
• Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hamilton
mid Mr and Mrs. John Hamilton
were dinner guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Lloy«! Wooten Monday at
Medford.
• Fred Hodapp, a former resi-
dent of Talent, has returned from
Ca.s.i Grande, Arix , where he and
his family spent the winter.
• Mrs Homer Blown mid daugh
ter Opal of the Willow Springs
district called on friends here
Monday afternoon.
• Jonah Barrett who has been
prospecting in Humboldt county,
Calif, this winter returned borne
Monday.
• There was a fine attendance of
members at the Parent Education
Study club at the city hail Wed-
nemlay afternoon. Mrs. Imogene
Smith led the meeting.
• T M T-iii- v "f Hamilton (?ity, '
Calif has purchased a ranch of
Ed Foss on Benson lane.
• Mi mid Mrs Everett Boswlck
</ Ashland were business callers
in Talent Friilay evening.
• Paul A Walker a former resi
dent of Talent, was one of the
draftees leaving Medford Thurs
day enroute to cainp for training
• Mr« Helen Higgins returned
home Wednesday after spending
the winter with her son Gordon
and wife in Oakland, Calif.
• ciiit-.i-i Green is confined at
his home with a bad case of yel
low jaundice.
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• Mr and Mr». C. L. Donaca re
turned to their home In Klitmath
Kalla after a week’« visit with the
Alex I tonaca family on Anderson
creek.
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