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HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, OCT. 20, 1932. PAGE THREE Skill still an asset Throughout the deperssion, a friend tells me, his industry, which is the largest of its kind, has kept all its skillful workers on full pay. "We can't afford to let them go," he said. "There are far too few men who can work accurately in terms of a thousandth of an inch, and modern industry needs more and more of them." Henry Ford has to train boys in his own great industrial school, to have a large supply of highly-skilled technicians, capable of building the automatic machines which en able the unskilled to produce accurately-machined automobile parts. For every really skilled hand worker out of a job there are, I ven ture, a hundred college men look ing for work. And when industry picks up again it will be the skilled mechanics who will be put to work first. Nine high school graduates out of ten, probably 95 out of every hun dred, would be better off and have happier, more productive lives, if they were apprenticed to one of the trades that require a combination, of intelligence and manual skill, in stead of going to college. Prices . . on farm products There is only one way in which prices of farm products can be kept at levels which will enable the far mer to earn a surplus above his bare living. That is for farmers to combine and sell their produce only through their own marketing agen cies, fixing the price themselves. Farmers are the only class of peo ple who are permitted to combine to maintain prices under the anti trust laws. The whole purpose of the Cooperative Marketing Act, un der which the Farm Board was created, is to help farmers to do Just that. If politicians would keep their hands off and not try to feather their own nests at the expense of the farmer the plan would work. Common sense and business meth ods are all the farmers of the Uni ted States need. Football . . then and now At Rutgers University the other day I saw a tablet in the gymna sium recording the fact that on that spot, in 1869, was played the first intercollegiate football game be tween Rutgers and Princeton. There were 25 men in each team and the game, recently imported from Eng land, was more like soccer than like the 'varsity game of today. It was a good many years after that before anybody thought of charging admission to college foot ball games. As soon as that custom became established the game ceased to be a sport and became a com mercial enterprise, which has no more proper place in education af fairs than horse racing has. But probably more young men go to a particular college because of its reputation in football than are at tracted by the quality of its teach ing staff. Exchange . how it works I met a friend wearing a new hat the other day, and admired the headpiece. "The New York store which han dles this make of hats wanted $12 for one like this," he told me. "I sent to London and got it for $8, including the duty. With English money more than 30 percent lower than ours, they can sell their goods to us at a profit, but we can't sell to them, because we have to get our pay in money at the full gold value. Another friend told me that Ja pan has captured the rubber 6ver shoe business of the United States. The Japanese yen is down to about half of its par value in gold. That makes no difference to the Japan ese workman, whose pay will buy just as much food and clothing as before except for imported com modities. It also enables the Jap anese manufacturer, paying his help in depreciated money, to sell his goods here below our cost of m-oductionk The problem of how to equalize money between the nations is more important than any amount of tar iff discussion. There isn't enough gold available for the world's trade purposes. The proposal to restore stiver to its former position as mon ey is gaining adhorents everywhere, Ships their speed When we read that Oar Wood has run his Miss America speed boat at the rate of 120 miles an hour it Is natural to wonder why It takes the fastest passenger ship afloat nearly five days to cover the 3500 miles between New York and Cherbourg. Fiance. Doubtless ship could bo built whloh could cross the ocean at a speed around 100 miles an hour, provided nothing broke, but it wouldn't be worth while. To gain such speeds prac tically every available space inside the hull would have to be crowded with machinery. The new Italian liner Rex, largest ship to be built since the war, is about as fast as it pays to make ocean liners: she can keep up a con tinuous speed of 27 knots, or about 31 land miles per hour, and in her 880 feet of length can find room for more "pay load" in passengers and cargo than any other ship afloat, nlthouch two or three are larger. Whon the tlmo comes, as it will when nooDlo can afford to do some more expensive experimenting with huge flying boats and dirigibles, the speed route across the Atlantic will b through the air, and passengers will be found who will pay enough for a quick passage to Europe to make such ventures profitable. Bruce Barton writes of "The Master Executive" Supplying a week-to-week inspiration for the heavy-burdened who will find every human trial paralleled la the ex periences of "The Man Nobody Knows" A Strong Man Speaks First, in considering Jesus as a healthy strong man, read of his power of healing. He was teaching one nay in Ca pernaum, in a house crowded to the doors, when a commotion occurred in the courtyard. A man sick in bed for years had heard reports of his marvelous powers, and persuad ed four friends to carry him to the house. Now at the very entrance their way was blocked. The eager listeners inside would not give way even to a sick man they refused to sacrifice a single word. Sorrow fully the four friends started to carry the invalid back to his house again. But the poor fellow's will was strong, even If his body was weak. Rising on his elbow he insisted that they take him up the stairway on the outside of the house and lower him through the roof. They pro tested, but he was inflexible. It was his only chance for health and he would not give it up until every thing had been tried. So at length they consented, and, in the midst of a sentence the teacher was inter rupted dramatically the sick man lay helpless at his feet. Jesus stopped and bent down, tak ing the flabby hand in his firm grasp his face was lighted with a wonderful smile. "Son, thy sins are forgiven thee," he said. "Rise, take up thy bed and walk." The sick man was stupefied. "Walk!" He had never expected to walk again. Didn't this stranger understand that he had been bed ridden for years? Was this some sort of cruel jest to make him the laughing-stock of the crowd? A bitter protest rushed to his lips; he started to speak and then halting himself, he looked up up to the calm assurance of those blue eyes, the supple strength of those mus cles, the ruddy skin that testified to the rich blood beneath and the healing occurred! It was as though health poured out of that strong body into the weak one like electric current from a dynamo. The invalid felt the blood quicken in his pal sied limbs; a faint flush crept into his drawn cheeks; almost involun tarily he tried to rise and found to his joy that he could! "Walk!" Do you suppose for one minute that a weakling, uttering that syllable, would have produced any result? If the Jesus who look ed down on that pitiful wreck had been the Jesus of the painters, the sick man would have dropped back with a scornful sneer and motioned his friends to carry him out But the health of the teacher was irre sistible; it seemed to cry out, "Nothing is impossible, if only your will power is strong enough." And the man who so long ago had sur rendered to despair, rose and gath ered up his bed and went away, healed like hundreds of others in Gallic by strength from an over flowing fountain of strength. Next Week: The Physical Jesus. which have clogged the dockets of the courts, has kept a pace quite unrelated to the comparatively mi nor offenses against the eighteenth amendment." Evangeline Booth of the Salva tion Army says: "The hope that concessions to crime will diminish crime is preposterous on the face of it The Salvation Army knows the underworld. Tens of thousands of victims have been rescued by our efforts; and a victory of the wets over the law of the land, if permit ted,, will be a signal for orgies of exhultation and renewed excesses by those whose entire life is a re bellion against orderly citizenship. Remember to vote: 313 X No. I vote against repealing the law. Crop Estimates Reviewed By College Specialists October crop estimates issued by the United States department of agriculture have been reviewed by the extension economist at Oregon State college showing their signif icance to Oregon producers. The estimates show that Oregon has a larger apple crop being harvested in the face of a greatly reduced commercial crop in the United States as a whole. They also show that the potato crop of the north west is about 10 per cent under last year. Significant features of the estimates follow: APPLES The commercial pro duction s 6 1-2 million barrels be low last year and 4 1-2 million bar rels below average, while Oregon has a commercial crop 350,000 bar rels above last year, though below the average. Hood River valley crop is unusually clean compared with heavy worm losses in neigh boring areas. POTATOES Total late potato production is about 6 per cent un der last year but about aveage. Oregon's production is estimated slightly below last year but nearby competing areas are also low, so that total production is estimated at about 10 per cent under last year for the three Pacific northwest states. WHEAT Total production in United States is about 184,000,000 bushels under last year, while Ore gon shows nearly 3,000,000 bushel increase from last year, but the 1932 crop is about average. FEED GRAINS Marked in creases are shown in all feed grains and hay throughout the United States. Corn shows more than 250,- 000,000 bushels above average. Or egon, which annually Imports more corn than is raised here, shows a jump in production from 1,860,000 bushels last year to 2,418,000 bush els this year. PEARS Total production slight ly under last year's figures but slightly above average. Oi egon shows increase from 1,995,000 bush els last year to 2,880,000 this year. NUTS Oregon walnut production is estimated at 2,700 tons compared with 2,500 last year. Filbert pro duction for Oregon is off slightly, being estimated at 400 tons com pared with 500 tons a yeai ago. Turkey Cooperatives In State Making Progress Three turkey cooperative mar keting units are already operating, and two more in process of forma tion in Oregon, all affiliated with the Northwestern Turkey Growers association of Salt Lake City, the regional cooperative for this area, reports George O. Gatlin, extension marketing specialist at Oregon State college. Units now operating are at Her miston, Redmond and Roseburg, while those in process of formation are at McMinnville and Grants Pass. Herbert Beyers, formerly of Oregon, is manager of the regional cooperative. The Northwestern association re cently expressed appreciation to the extension services of the northwest for their aid in developing this marketing organization, tn rough a resolution which said that "con tinued support and assistance ren dered by county agents, poultry specialists and others connected with the extension service Is a source of immeasurable strength to the cooperative cause." Farmers' Oil Companies Gain Headway In State Cooperative buying of oil, gaso line, and other petroleum products is gaining considerable headway among Oregon farmers, reports George O. Gatlin, extension mar keting specialist at Oregon State college, who has been called upon to assist in oiganization of several such concerns. The movement started about two years ago, since when three associations have been operated successfully in eastern Or egon and one in the Willamette val ley. Under the plan followed in this state the farmers form stock com panies under the cooperative laws, sell to members or the public at regular established prices, and then return earnings or savings to mem bers as patronage dividends. Most operate bulk stations only, though some handle retail sales. Reports from the middlewest What You May Expect Here Those who call upon us can always be assured of Perfect Service, utmost care and con sideration, the very best In mechanical equipment which includes the use of our Lim ousine Hearse, and at all times the services of a Train ed Lady Assistant Telephone 1332 Phelps Funeral Home Heppner, Oregon where the movement is widespread, show .that 1000 companies have saved their members some $8,000, 000 according to Gatlin. W.C.T.U. NOTES MARY A. NOTSON. Reporter. The official records of the hear ings of the United States Lobby In vestlgation committee in 1930 show that the Association Against Pro hibition is financed almost wholly by eight millionaires, who contrib uted 47 per cent of the $425,000 used by the association, and who with 45 other millionaires contributed 75 per cent of the funds. Why all this liberality on the part of these millionaires? They expect to tax the poor man's beer and relieve themselves of millions of income tax. In these notes It has been stated heretofore that Irenee Du- Pont had stated that if beer should be restored to its legal status and taxed, one of the DuPont compan les would save $10,000,000 In income taxes. The wets continue to try to make it appear that nearly all forms of crime have Increased since prohibi tion was enacted and that prohibi tion is the cause thereof. This is simply silly. The crime wave began In 1890, as was stated by Calvin Coolidge to the American Bar asso ciation and that "since the year 1890 there has been an ever-in creasing tide of lawlessness in this country." In 1929, the president, in reviewing the question of lawless ness used these words: "I have pur posely cited the extent of murder, burglary, robbery, forgery, and em bezzlement because only a small percentage of these can be attrib uted to the 18th amendment. In fact, of the total number of convic tions for felony last year, less than 8 per cent came from that source. That Is, therefore, but a sector of the invasion of lawlessness. Offi cial figures from Great Britain show that there has been an enormous Increase In crime In that country since the close of the1 war. How do they account for that? Not by blaming it to prohibition, for liquor flows freely over there. The police of London attribute most of the In crease to the motor vehicle. No doubt, the Incoming of the motor vehlclo has vastly Increased the ease of committing crime and ease of escape. The suggestive movie has also been shown to make a large contribution to the increase in crime. Judge Marcus Kavanaugh of Chi cago says: "As for prohibition, the dteady Increase in major crimes, School "Juggling" Bill Don't1 be MISLED! Destructive Expansion is proposed under the guise of Economy and Consolidation, by the Zorn - Macpherson School "Juggling" Bill, which actually . . . DOES NOT REDUCE BT A SINGLE PENNY the basic State tax you now pay for higher education. ESTABLISHES 4 NEW SCHOOLS, at Ashland, La Grande, Eugene and Salem. CREATES 2 NEW TYPES OF SCHOOLS Junior Col leges and Teachers' College, of questionable valuo to Oregon. ESTABLISHES STATE SUPPORT for Junior Col leges in every Oregon city or town. JUNKS AND DISCARDS OVER $4,000,000.00 of taxpayer-owned buildings and land. . NECESSITATES NEW-BUILDING PROGRAM and triples costly equipment now at University or State College. INCREASES INSTRUCTION COSTS 25 for Uni versity and Oregon State students. DECREASES WORKING STUDENTS' CHANCES 40, depriving hundreds of an opportunity for higher education. WRECKS PRESENT UNIFICATION PLAN This plan is saving taxpayers $900,000.00 per year com pared with previous costs for State schools. DEPRIVES OREGON STATE COLLEGE of its high rank as a technical school by submerging of agri cultural courses. The above facta overwhelm tht half-trutht nd partial statement!, made by Iht pro ponent! of thii school "juggling scheme. Voters, Think! m J i M w lZorn.M.cprwion 1 School Moving Bill Vegetable Storage Described. "Vegetable Storage" Is the name of a new and brief bulletin written by A. G. B. Bouquet, professor of vegetable gardening at O. S. C, and Just published by the extension ser vice there. This little leaflet tells which vegetables may be safely stored, what kind of storage places are best and what conditions are needed. It then discusses the stor age of each individual vegetable of a fairly long list, telling how the ordinary farmer or gardener can make sure of keeping a good sup ply of his vegetables for later sale or home use. Sheep Range Being Improved Criterion W. E. Hunt, southern Wasco county stockman, has ob tained a mixture of promising grass seed through County Agent Law rence which he is using in an at tempt to imDrove his sheep range. The seed consists of tall meadow oat grass, chewing fecue, brome grass and orchard grass. Put up your fruit with a NATIONAL STEAM COOKER -18-qt., $15.00 at GILLIAM & BISBEE Go to Gilliam & Bis bee's for your FRUIT PRESSES and JEL LY GLASSES. West Bend Alumin um Ware the brand that stands the test. FLEX and QUICK STEP Varnish none better for floors or re touching up furni ture and bric-a-brac. GILLIAM & BISBEE We have it, will get it or it is not made. I Y JllliffH IT IS SMART To be well dressed. To plan and to buy your year's ward robe with one basic color in mind. To wear only those colors that harmon ize with your complexion and your per sonality. To have carefully selected garments and accessories that may be used in dif ferent combinations for various occa sions. To recognize wearing quality in ma terials then buy for long or short time use. To take advantage of sales when you know what you want and can recognize a bargain when you see it. AND IT IS THRIFTY Fir National Bank HEPPNER, OREGON SCHOOL TAX-SAVINO ASSOCIATION Awonva M. Rmttit, Chairman F. H. YopNa, Mnnsiref SIS Paelflo Building Portland, Oregon. Not something new, just an improved product replacing the popular MacMarr Brand ; improv ed indeed in quality and priced lower. Extra Specials! For Fri.-Sat.-Mon., Oct. 21-24 COFFEE AIRWAY Ileppner's most pop ular Coffee by far in the cheaper priced field. 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