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Seniors in High
School Seriously
Consider College
mgu sciivKji seniois ui many
liu^uu uuiuiuumnes are Keviuj
uiiuwieu in »lanuig to couege
Ims lan to get as uiucu eduva-
uon as posstoie Deiore entering
special war sei vice, according tu
FARM PRICES
uusei vauoiis m uie mgn scnooi
This is a subject we approach
contacts committee ox uie state with a good deal of doubt and un­
system at uigner education.
certainty
a>. a. iieuion, cnairinau of that
For many years, farmers have
bouy uas just returned to Corval­
been encouraged
lis alter a series or counseuuig
to think that
visits to liign scnoois, in company
they do not get
Wiui Dr. k>. i-. faiieu, represent­
a large enough
ing the university or Oregon, and
share of
the
euaer Dr. C. A. Howaru or or.
country s in­
W alter rtearoro, representing Uie
come— that they
coueges of education.
do not gel
enough of the
mgn school pruicipais agree
money the con-
that tneir seniors are mure seri­
sumer pays for
ous muidea about their future
the products of
plans man ui many years, Mr.
agriculture
oemun reports, rue girls have a
There is a lot of truth in that
keen sense or their responsiDili-
It is recognized tn
ties and mtend to use tneir col- statement
lege training in getting ready ior Washington, and the senators and
tuvure service, 'Xue boys, most or representatives of farming states
whom are about lb years old, are have constantly talked and worked
planning at ¡east two years ox col­ to get higher prices for everything
lege beiore entering either milit­ the farmer raises
Perhaps one of the things many
ary service or special deiense in­
of us have overlooked in thinking
dustrial jobs.
about the economics of this farm
That the military service looks price situation is that no price ever
with lavor on this plan was indi­ stands by itself The price of any
cated in one city where recruit­ one commodity is related to the
ing officers of both the army and price of every other commodity
navy appeared before the high That must be true just as long as
school at the same time that me all of us are independent, not only
contacts committee members were upon what we produce ourselves,
there. They agreed that those high but upon what others produce
school seniors who are prepared
The price paid to the producer
to profit by college training will should yield enough to cover the
serve their country best by con­ total cost of production, plus a
tinuing their studies until called profit That profit is the thing we
for duty.
are working for but it cannot be
Mr. Lemon emphasized that measured entirely by dollars and
these annual visits of members of cents
The real value of the
the high school contacts commit­ profit anybody earns is purchasing
tee and of the regular represen­ power
tatives of the committee are not
We have established money as a
recruiting jaunts but are really convenient measure of value, but
counselling visits where informa­ we can't afford to fool ourselves
tion is given on all of the units of about the value of money itself It
the stale system of higher edu­ is actually worth only what •• will
cation.
buy
Let's illustrate by an imaginary
Students who are prepared to
profit by college training are example Suppose dollar wheat
helped to select the institution yields the farmer a clear net profit
where the training is available in of 10 cents a bushel That 10 cents
which they are interested, while is what the farmer must use to buy
those students apparently unpre­ clothes and coffee and sugar and
pared to profit by college train­ tools—the things he cannot pro­
duce for himself
ing are not advised to attend.
Now suppose wheat goes to a
dollar ten Looks like the farmer
HAIR YANKED;
would make twice as much profit,
GRANTED A DIVORCE
doesn't it* But it doesn't always
Mrs. Gladys E. Miller of Cam- work out that way
bridge, Mass., displayed a boxful
That dollar ten wheat increases
of hair in Probate Court and test­ the pnce of the bread that must be
ified that her husband. Roy, bought by the worker in the shoe
yanked it from her head on New factory, who in turn demands a
Year’s Eve. She was granted
k* a higher rate of pay As a result, the
divorce decree last week.
price of shoes goes up. and the
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farmer has to pay more for them
DREAMS OF RAID­
In that way. the farmer's 20
BREAKS TOE IN LEAP
cents a bushel profit pn wheat is ab­
Alice Donnell, newspaper exec - sorbed by increased costs of every­
utive of Coldwater, Mich., dream­ thing he has to buy The only way
ed there was an air raid alarm he can add to his profit is to de­
on April 1. She leaped from bed mand another 10 cents for his
and ran for safety. She crashed wheat, and he soon finds out that
into a table, breaking a toe on the extra dime isn't the right an­
her left foot.
swer. either, for it pushes up the
price of shoes still higher
The result is what students of
economics call inflation. It is the
constant tendency of the prices of
everything to advance And it al­
ways means trouble unless it is put
under rigid control
- >
Nobody can criticize the efforts
f %
of any worker to get a bigger re­
turn for his work. That’s the
American system of private enter­
prise. at its best, and it Is the
thing that has led to our high
standard of living
But in working for that higher
return, let us be sure that It Is ex­
actly what we think it is—not
mere money, but the kind of money
that permits us to buy more of the
things we need to make living
better
This column does not pretend to
have a ready-made solution to thia
perplexing problem. We do,' how­
ever. advise you to measure the
real value of every price increase
you get by the one and only retd
standard of value — purchasing
power Remember that money, by
Itself, has no real value: it la only
the measure of value. Money is just
like a bushel basket It does not
produce the wheat, but merely
measures It.
SOUTHERN OREGON MINER
Friday, April 17,1042
How To Safeguard Your Motor
When Using 'Saved' Anti-Freeze
to car owners who intend to save their anti-freeze for
A warning
use again next winter is being issued by automotive service au­
thorities, following the Office of Price Administration's appeal L>t
conservation. “Saved" anti-freeze, these authorities point out. help
conserve chemicals needed tor war materials. But such saving ctv
seriously damage a car's motor and cooling system unless the follow
ng rules are observed, in the absence of any special instructions iron
the anti-freeze manufacturer;
1. Drain the old anti-freeze from the car as soon as cold
weather is past. Rust protection ingredients in the solution
are used up by summer driving, and the anti-freeze itself
often is lost by leakage or by over-filling the radiator with
water.
2. Discard all anti-freeze that is brown or rusty unless,
after standing, it clears up practically water-white or retains
some of its original color There is little value in saving
anti-freeze that, when tested, proves badly diluted or weak­
ened.
3. Store saved solution in sealed and labeled glass oi
earthen containers. Thin steel cans often rust through from
the outside.
4. If fresh anti-freeze has to be added in the fall to bring
the solution up to full protective strength, be sure that this
new anti-freeze is of the same brand as the saved solution
5. Anti-freeze solution used more than one winter
should be frequently tested and inspected during use. and
when it becomes brown or rusty in the radiator and does not
clear up on standing, it should be discarded immediately
even though a satisfactory test can be obtained on freezing
* protection
By observing these rules, a car owner can be assured, the experts
conclude, of a minimum of trouble from corrosion, freezing damage,
rust formation, radiator clogging and overheating difficulties. This
will help conserve our automobiles, which are an important wartime
asset
The world's smallest park is
located at Council Bluffs' Iowa
The triangular shaped park is
three feet across and two feet at
the sides.
The death rate from tubercu­
losis among unskilled workers is
almost three times the rate among
skilled workers and seven times
that among professional people.
NEW IMPROVED SERVICE
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to
KLAMATH FALLS
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Leave Ashland
9:55 A. M. 9:10 I’. M.
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GREY HOUND
RETURNING!
41 HEAVY BOMBERS
»ISOUSC«»
BY WAR SAVINGS BONDS
2,9 59,2^9 -29
at Werk 1"
PURCHASED THROUGH THIS BANK!
270/100.00
Stock in Feder*1F^t*3re »nd Fixtures. ..........
Bank Premia«*» Turn
.............
Other Real
Acceptance*.
Customers Liability
...................
Interest Earned .
2.749A16-22
507,905-®’
98,335-5?
O thw R e to T alresources ....
liabii . it
115
14,500,000.00
QOCKEYE JACK McDONALD,
popular Oregon wrestler,
who will come back to Medford
Monday night after a lengthy
absence to meet some top notch
heavyweight on Mack Lillard’s
wrestling card at Medford arm­
ory. There will be three all-star
bouts and it was announced it
will again be ladies' night.
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IT’S A LOT OF MONEY
AND A BIG PROBLEM
Confronting Miss Alvera Alm-
crantz of Chicago, Ill., is a very
grave problem.
Within 10 days she must decide
whether she wants to accept $20,-
000 now, or $100 a month for the
rest of her life.
Mian Aimcrantz was officially
notified last week that she had
won first prize in a contest.
She thinks she’ll take the $20,-
000 and buy a farm, but isn’t
sure yet.. That Income still looks
pretty good. (How’d you like a
problem like that?)
4,500,000.00
1,768,191®«
1 1S3.410.3j
{
.........
Capital
Surplus
Undivided Profit*
for ContmgenciM
Reserve
Allocated for Taxes,
Reserve,
ÎnuÂlected in Advance
. • . ..........................
........ .
Other Liabilities
total liabilities
Filarli
You who have bought the $13,746,000.00
worth of War Savings Bonds through our
state-wide branches have made a significant
contribution to Victory.
But this is just a start. We know that you’ll
keep Buying Bonds.
n,921,602.20
550,961-50
4,237-00
419,596.01
86,406.51
164.539,121^
$177,501,92492
Carper»»'*"
It
%» »
Thirteen and three-quarter million dollars
buys many vital implements of war . . .
171,825 Garand Rifles ... 250 Pursuit
Planes . . . 343 Light Tanks.
Let’s keep buying! Bonds and Stamps are
on sale at all branches throughout the state.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF PORTLAND
Buy More War
uiiin
Savings Bonds