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IV34 In Oregon, 630» persons were
THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS WHEAT C
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I’ubtletisd Kvary Thursday at
■prtngfteld. Lane County, Oregon by
THE W ILLAMETTE PRESS
M. K MAXKY. Editor
C a le rail as
0. S, C. Economist Declares
Small Wheat Crop Brings
Greatest Returns
second class mattar, February 24, l»03. at tba poatofflee,
Sprtugfleld. Oregon
MAIL SUBSCRIPTION RAM
Oaa Yaar la Advance ...... »160
Six Months
Two Years in advance — »2.60
Three Months
..»1.04
60c
T H U R S D A Y , M A R C H l i . 1035
LET'S HAVE A PARK
The two city lots partly improved on Fourth street op
posite the Christian church stand as an eye sore and an un
completed monument to CWA. The fact that the improve
ment was started as a playground and then left to stand
when CWA funds stopped shows lack of public spirit which
no progressive city can afford to advertise.
The city council has not the money to complete this
improvement but it is far enough along now that civic
bodies. Chamber of Commerce. Lions, American Legion,
Civic club, and Boy Scouts, could make this property into
a park.
A committee from these organizations should meet and
lay out a plan for a small park development. Then grass,
trees, and shrubs could be planted in accordance with this
plan and by each organization improving a certain section
of the lots.
Nearly everything necessary to build a pretty little
park would no doubt be donated. In two or three years we
would have an improvement we could all be proud of—a
monument to public spirit.
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GET OUT AND VOTE!
The recall election directed against Representative
Howard Merriam will be next Tuesday. Although we think
this election means $4000 of needless expense to the tax
payers of Lane county, is uncalled for and without any
practical benefits so far as legislation is concerned, we urge
everyone to get out and vote.
If Merriam is to be recalled or kept in office the result
should be decisive and not by a light vote fluke. If recall
elections are to be left in the hands of an interested few
then democratic government by the will of the majority is
a failure.
Even if you feel more or less disgusted at this recall
election it is important that you get out and vote. No mat
ter whether its purpose is noble or ignoble minority govern
ment is dangerous. Hectors should do their duty as they
see it.
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POPITLATION PLANNING
Why do not our economic planners begin their planning
where it is most needed and where it will do the most good?
asks Professor Thomas N. Carver of Harvard.
In all the welter of economic planning, scarcely a w ord
has been uttered on population planning. Yet, the popula
tion problem, according to Prof. Carver, is the most funda
mental and dangerous form of laissez faire in that it leaves
the quantity and quality of our population to blind biologi
cal forces which are cruder and more dangerous than the
so-called blind economic forces.
From now on for Europe and America, says Professor
Carver, it is a choice of war for colonial and commercial
expansion, population planning, or mass i>overty such as
one sees in the Orient.
Professor Carver suggests five methods for population
planning as follows:
Reduce all immigration quotas to the lowest possible
terms and to extend the quota system to the Western Hem
isphere and the Philippines.
Provide either for the sterilization or the permanent
segregation of the defective classes.
Extend the knowledge of birth control to the poorer
classes that they may plan their families as the more well-
to-do classes have always done. Birth control and family
building mean larger families among the highly capable and
successful as well as smaller families among the less cap
able and less prosperous.
Lend every possible encouragement to industrial enter
prise. This must include a frank recognition of our indebt
edness to the man who can make two jobs to grow where
one grew before.
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TAXES COST MORE THAN FOOD
What is the largest item in your family budget?
If you answer food, clothing, rent or similar expenses,
on which you spend the bulk of your income directly, you’ll
be wrong. Taxes are the largest item of expense carried
by the American people— and they lead their nearest com
petitor by a wide margin.
Food the most vital of necessities, cost $7,600,000,000
a year. Clothing takes $3,600,000,000. Rent also takes $3,-
600,000,000 and automobiles dent the the national pocket
book to the extent of $2,900,000,000. Electric service costs
United States’ families only $650,000,000.
The national tax bill, by comparison, is $9,000,000,000
—a billion and a half greater than the national food bill.
That being the case, where is the most important place to
start in to reduce the cost of living?
A cut in the cost of government would be directly and
Immediately reflected in a lower cost of living—and in stim
ulated employment, investment and industrial expansion.
No other cost weighs so heavily on individuals and business
alike—No other family living expense is rising so rapidly.
It is a historical fact that extravagant government pro
motes depression and discord.—Exchange.
"Why should the American farm
cis uot raise less wheat when the
consumers have persistently and
regularly paid more money (or less
wheat T"
This question Is asked by K. L
Potter, head of the division of agri-
cultural economics at O. 8. C„ In
the course of a discussion of some
of the baric principles and current
tallades heard lu connection with
the agiicultural adjustment act.
Light Crop Pays Beat
Pi-oies-t ir Potter pointed out that
; every adjustment or reduction pro
* gram put into effect had to run
j the gaun let of a three-fold teat as
i to whether a change In supply
1 would materially affect the price,
I whether the reduction would still
i leave as much or more of a com-
j modify than bus been used regu
larly in the past, and finally
whether the physical needs of the
people require more of the com
modify regardless of price.
Coucerning wheat. Potter ex
plained that small supplies have
consistently brought greater total
returns to producers than large
crops; (hat America will use ap
proximately so much wheat (or hu-
mau food, seed and feed regardless
of price, and that dieticians are
agreed that no good would come
from try lug to force materially
greater consumption o^ wheat In
the diet.
Q & FAMILY
SMOKED SMELT PROVIDE
HOME CURED DELICACY
Surplus of the tnlld flavored
smelt which now abound In Oregon
coast streams can be preserved by
curing, producing a food of real
delicacy, says Ml»» l.ucy A. Case,
nutrition specialist of the extension
service al Oregon Stale college.
t»he describes the smoke-cure pro
cess as follows:
"Select fresh males, wash well,
but leave whole. Use 7 per cent
dairy salt or 7 pounds of sail Io
100 pounds of fish for brining Lay
fish in a stone crock In alternate
layers with the salt. Stir with a
wooden spoon after about 15 min
utes. ss soon as the brine forms,
to equalise the distribution of salt.
"Let (hem stand in the sail four
hours, then wash In running water
five minutes, drain and Immedia
tely spread iu single layers, not
touching each other, on chicken
wire in a smoke house, S feet above
a smouldering hard wood fire, such
as oak. The chicken wire may be
nailed to cleats or suspended by
wires front walls. Smoke (he smelt
constantly day and night for three
days, then cool and wrap In paper
sacks and store In a cool, dry. ven-
tlluied place.
"To prepare for the table, sonk
several hours in plenty of cold
water if loo sally, then boll and
finish rooking by frying, broiling,
baking, rrvamlug or In any other
way dertred. The more thorough
the salt ng and smoking, the safer
the product. Home cured flah are
always boiled before eating."
FARM LOAN AID
STUDY LAND CLEARING;
Injured and »10 were klllod
CLASSIFICATION NEED
Coat of clearing slump laud lu
Oregon. Washington and California
Is nearly four lliues as great aa lu
uiauy other states, and In many
Instances It has contributed much
Bulk Of Mortgages Now Held to preseut distress In rural areas,
By Government; 1166 Lane a recent report to the president by
(he National Resources board In
Growers Get Help
dicates.
Lane county farmers received
In many Instances clearlug coat»
lUbslantlal benefit trout the oper have averaged almost «300 an acre,
ation of the Oregon farm debt ad saddling the settlers with an e i
Jusltnent work, according to the pease greater Ilian the value of the
annual report for 1034 Just filed cleared land, the report Indicates
with Governor Martin by O. M, Rome such areas have no! proved
Ulumiuer, l*or(land, chairman, and successful for agricultural for phy
L. R llretlhaupl. Oregon Rials col steal reasons or because of lack of
lege, secretary of the Oregon Agri fertility.
cultural Advisory council.
lofcud classlflcalluns of cutover
The report shows (hat the vari areas lo determine Ihelr suitability
ous county committees or their In for agriculture 1» now under way
dividual members handled between by the regional AAA organisation
HHH) and 7000 debt adjustment headed by Res K Willard, accord
cases lu the past year. Of this total, Ing to A. 8. Hurrler, laud plauubig
3» cases were definitely reported consultant for Oregon stationed at
from tame county, resulting In 1» O. 8. C. Work win commenced In
adjustments. 17 failures, and 3 eight Washington counties and
cases still pending at the time the similar studies are needed lu all
report was made.
other logged-off areas of Dregou
"How many additional adjust
and Washington, be says.
meats were facilitated In Lane and
Where old stands of timber have
other counties through the Inform
ation distributed wholesale through been removed along the Pacific
the press and by radio. It la Im Coast the huge stumps can be re
possible (o say." says Chairman moved only by use of sxpb-slvea
Plummer. "There can be no ques or machinery, which are expensive,
tion (hat because of the general or by burnlug. which la slow.
Let’s
take the
,0 tr a in
CALIFORNIA
because we can...
RELAX while the engineer
does the driving.
READ or write at we speed
over »esee»6 tleel rails.
EAT la the dining car when
ever we re hungry. Complete
meals now cost ss little ss nO*.
D R IN K cool, clean water
whenever we're thirsiy.
conciliatory lutluence of the com
SLEEP in a cosy berth. A
mittees. they were effective Indi
1934 AUTO ACCIDENTS
Tourist Pullman •/»•*/</•«"
rectly as w«ll as directly."
tor the night costs only gl.3».
WORSE THAN WAR TOLL
Figures Are Listed
And there's a rest room with
Laue county statistics Included
Almost four times aa many per
us all the way.
In the annual report are as follows: sons were killed or Injured In auto
With rad teres el 3r a mile
No.
Amount mobile accidents during l»34 In
sod lets lit reel economy lo
Total farms and
Dregou ns Oregon men killed or
go this way end have »11 the
valuations, 1030
t o o »33.710.4M injured during 1» months of (he
comforts, conveniences snd
security of train travel.
Mortgaged farms.
world war. according to thr Oregon
4.»31,4*0 Rtute Motor association, sponsor of
1030
....... ........1.847
Dairy Response Is Quicker
Farm Credit Ad
the "Lei's Quit Ktlkng" traffic
Somewhat similar conditions ex
ministration loans,
For details, tee your railroad
safety campaign.
1st with every commodity which
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sgenl or write J. A. Orm andy,
603
Of (he soldiers from Oregon who
has come under a reduction or ad Community Committees Are 1033. 1034
General Passenger Agent, 707
674.71»
Land
bank
loans
»11
fought In the world war. 1,100 were
justment program, says Potter,
Pscihc Bldg., P o nlsn d, Ore.
Named Tuesday; Wait Ap Commissioner I'ns. 373
«06.260 Injured and 3«7 klled. but during
while dairy products, use of which
The voluntary farm debt adjust
proval Dept. Agriculture
responds quickly to a lower price
men! committee plan was first eat
and more of which would benefit
Nearly 3.000 growers of melons abllshed In 1033 and was later re
the average diet, have not been sub
and
to ma toe» in Oregon and Wash organised as pari of the national
jected to a reduction program. In
the main, he said, adjustments have ington are receiving applications program through (he appointment
merely taken up the slack caused for crop quotas for 1935. These by Governor Meter of a state agri
growers represent 75 percent of all cultural council lo carry on the
by lost export markets.
Experience ba« taught uh what kind of candle«
"A lot of rather misleading state those who raise melons and turn» work. A state committee of 36
ments have been made In connec toes, all others will be reached by members succeeded the earlier or
Ladies like. When we pack a box of chocolate« every
sanitation and later county com-
tion with the processing tax and bital committees.
Growers
will
determine
Ihelr
u,lttees
were
formed
In
every
piece la a delight to Home feminine heart. You buy
with benefit payments," Potter add
ed. "It has been said that the gov quotas for the coming season by | county,
more than Juat candy when you take away a box of
only two of these county commlt-
ernment is merely paying the farm adding the acreage planted during
any
three
years
out
of
the
past
tees
failed
to
accomplish
worth
er for not growing wheat . . . pay
Bggimann'H chocolates.
ing them substantial sums for do four and then dividing by three. I while results, the annual report
The agreement is nearly self-gov- j shows. During the two year» of
Candy favor« for all holiday occaalon« and «pedal
ing nothing.
erning. each community having a voluntary farm debt adjustment In
"The fact is the government is
event« are prepared for you here.
committee of growers to pass on Oregon. It Is estimated that In the
not paying the farmer out ol Its acreage quotas; however, final ap- neighborhood of 3600 cases were
own funds at all but is merely pay
proval must be made by executives adjusted in one way or another. Aa
ing (he farmer what the govern of the control committee. Tills pro- an average case generally Involved
ment took away from the farmer gram Is being carried out under
W h in the Bervlce to Different"
about five creditors. It Is probable
at the time the wheat was sold. . . . authority of the Agricultural Ad
that around 17.600 debts were ad
There has been a great deal of justment Acts, recently renewed by
Justed with a total scale down esti
rather fruitless argument as to who legislatures of the two states. Th<
mated in excess of »2.600.000,
actually pays the processing tax— purpose of such a plan Is to ellmln
Besides the chairman and secret
the producer, the dealer or the ul ate extreme overproduction which
tary. the state officers Included E
timate consumer. There Is no magic means disastrous prices to farmers,
A. McCornack of Eugene aa vice-
in the processing tax. It Is merely and to guarantee the consumer a
chairman. and six district chair
a mechanism to penalize the non better and more uniform product.
men. Heading the work In this dli
cooperator or protect the corpora
Local growers' committees fol trlct Is George W. Potts of Jeffer
tor."
each community where melons and son. while the county committee
Mother* Sometime« Think
tomatoes are raised were appoint consists of Mr. McCornack. F. B
ed at a special meeting of the exe Harlow, and Elmo B .Chase of
What an appetite! Boy« who drink more than a
U. O. PHYSICIAN TO
cutive committee of the Oregon- route 2. Eugene; Peter H. Petereen
quart
of inilk a day u«ually have lot« of strength and
STUDY TUBERCULOSIS Washington melon and tomato mar route 2, Junction City, and Robert
energy.
No wonder they pluy so hard and work up such
keting agreement on Tuesday In
Merrill. Eugene.
University of Oregon, Eugene, Portland.
a healthy hunger. Wvery real boy need« lot« of milk.
Names of the appoin
This work Is still going on and
March 14—A fellowship at Phipps tees have been sent to the state
these committeemen are ready to
Institute at the University of Penn
director of agriculture for appro assist at any time In working out
If It 1« Maid O’Cream milk It 1« delicious, pure and
sylvania, where she will study ad
val. The only exception to this practical settlements which will
Safe—
pasteurixed.
vanced methods of control of tubor ,
program Is in the Yakima and avoid court action or possible fore
culosis, has been awarded to Dr. Pasco districts In Washington
closure.
Marian G. Hayes, assistant ¡hysl-l
where local committees are already
clan at the University of Oregon, at
work determining acreage
Gets Coyotes—L. A. Stratton of
Springfield Creamery Co.
it was announced here today by quotas.
Marcola collected tLe county boon
Dr. Fred N. Miller, director of tire,
ty on two coyotes fct the office of
health service.
the County Clerk Monday.
CHINESE
IMPORT
HOGS
The appointment, which will be •
TOMATO GROWERS
10 CURB ACREAGE
S o u th e rn P acific
A TIP for ths boys -
R G G IM A N N ’S
BOYS ARE HOLLOW
for six months starting in March, FROM OREGON BREEDERS
is regarded not only as a high
A shipment of breeding pigs as
hoaor for Dr. Hayes, but a .ccog-
nitlon of the tuberculosis control sembled by the animal husbandry
department at Oregon State col
program of the university.
lege arrived safely in China recent
Vieitora Here— Mr. and Mrs. ly where they have been ordered
Harry Kapp of Roseburg were Sat for use by government colleges to
urday night and Sunday visitors Improve the swine there. The ship
here at the home of Mr. and Mrs. ment consisted of pedigreed pork
Harry Whitney. Miss Flora Whit ers from leading breeders of west
ney, sister of Mr. Whitney who has ern Oregon and from the expert
been visiting here for some time inent station herd. They were trans
also returned to Roseburg Sunday. ! ‘jortp*1 ln a "‘M,,'lal Ppn bu,lt on the
deck of a lumber vessel.
, D O CTOR-
JOHN JOSEPH GAINES MQ
IMMUNIZATION
People living in rural districts should always remem
ber the great benefits of being immunized, so far as pos
sible, from serious disease. We now have reliable immun
ization from at least two of the most formidable enemies—
typhoid and diphtheria. Typhoid serum for the former;
antitoxin for the latter.
Indeed we have about abolished typhoid; we have sent
out young men away in armies, duly fortified against the
deadly fever—all done by innoculation. City water sys
tems can be watched by the chemists, and the drinking
water kept pure; it is different when the trip for recreation
is taken, when woodland spring waters are to be used,
wherein deadly germs may lurk. What a comfort to know
that we can be protected from harm by a moment of wise
precaution—talk to your doctor about It, before leaving
home on your outing this season.
Children should at all seasons be immunized from diph
theria. We seldom know when the first case starts in the
outbreak of an epidemic—It is impossible sometimes to dis
cover the origin of the infection, and, it is far better to be
safe than to be very, very sorry. There Is no harm in anti
toxin given as a preventative. Two or three— possibly four
injections will produce immunity. IL is a situation where a
few small doses of prevention are worth car-loads of
"cure.”
Talk to your family doctor about medical progress in
scarlet fever too. He knows about it. Such infections are
easily transmitted—and they KILL children, no doubt of
that. It seems to me that neglect in matters like these is
little short of criminal.
I have the greatest of confidence in and respect for our
army of family physicians—true benefactors of the race.
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