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Official Paper for Morrow Coanty
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Common Sense
Regulation
OREGON has suffered a loss of
$800,000,000 due to labor dis
putes, estimates Governor Martin as
told in a radio address by J. G. Bar
ratt, ex-state senator, last Thurs
day evening. Much of that loss was
taken by producers of agricultural
products, hence the interest of Mr.
Barratt and other agricultural lead
ers in promoting the bill to curb la
bor racketeering which will appear
on the ballot November 8, passage
of which will be assured if enough
voters place their "X" after num
ber 316.:
This paper unqualifiedly endorses
such a vote, which does not mean,
as labor leaders assert, that legiti
mate labor unions will be crippled,
but which will, if its aim is accom
plished, avert future tie-ups of
transportation facilities by compet
ing labor organizations, completely
demoralizing industry, such as have
occurred in the not distant past.
Labor organizations, under the
new act, will still have the right to
picket, strike and bargain collective
ly, but employes' rights are safe
guarded through guaranteeing the
employer against coercion from out
side his own organization. The ma
jority of his own employees may de
cide with what union, if any, they
wish to affiliate, and the employer
is obliged only to recognize the will
of this majority within his own or
ganization. The bill attempts to elim
inate acts of intimidation that may
be performed by an outside organi
zation in an attempt to bring an
other organization within its con
trol. There is nothing in the act to
prevent the peaceful operation of A.
F. of L., C. I. O., or any other labor
organization.
The proposed law of the producers
of Oregon is a common sense at
tempt at regulation to safeguard not
only their own rights, but those of
the workers as well. The $800,000,
000 loss to Oregon, as estimated by
Governor Martin, represents not
only a loss to producers but also
a large loss to workers of who,m
many were innocently thrown out
of employment for long periods be
cause of machinations of unscrupu
lous labor racketeers. ,
Producers and workers have a
common interest. The proposed law
is merely an attempt to protect that
interest. Paying tributet to racket
eers helps neither producer nor la
borer. With Mr. Barratt, in his ra
dio address, we say vote "316 X Yes,"
November 8.
Let's Keep Snell ,
PARTISAN politics need not be
considered by eastern Oregon
people when they go to the polls
November 8 to cast their ballots for
secretary of state. One of eastern
Oregon's own, Earl Snell has ca
pably represented this section on the
board of control for the last four
years, at the same time evidencing
that broader vision which encom
passes the best interests of the en
tire state. His campaign to make the
highways safe has made every citi
zen of the state, safety minded and
Vina attracted nation-wide attention.
Snell was a leader in his home town
of Arlington, and as representative
in the legislature for Gilliam coun
ty received the highest honor pos
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sible for his colleagues to bestow,!
that of speaker of the house. A gen
i
tleman, with vision bestowed by
the wide open country, Snell is an
accomplished executive, a forceful
orator and reflects in every way
those qualities of statesmanship fun
damental to sound government. Lef s
keep bnell.
A Good "Yes" Vote
A MAJORITY vote of the elector
ate is required to amend the
state constitution. Thus it is that
one measure to appear on the No
vember ballot comes by recommen
dation of the state legislature and
should be given thoughtful consid
eration by the voters. This is the
measure to repeal the double liabil
ity of stockholders in state banking
corporations.
Justice of the measure is at once
evidenced when it is known that
part of the state banks and all the
national banks are already operating
without such stockholder double
liability. It is only fair and equitable
that stockholders of all banking in
stitutions should be put on the same
basis. Again, it is pointed out, that
through the Federal Deposit Insur
ance corporation all depositors are
guaranteed to an extent making the
stockholder double liability unneces
sary. That the double liability law has
failed in its purpose is also demon
strated by the history of most bank
liquidations. Seldom, if ever, is the
double liability all collected, and in
many cases where it has been it has
worked undue hardship. The penalty
of double liability has failed to cor
rect banking evils. Regulation to
keep banks on a sound basis, rather
than "tying the bag after the cat
has escaped" should be the aim of
our banking laws.
Outlook is for
More Hogs, Says
Fall OSC Report
A considerable increase in United
States hog production is in prospect
under the influence of abundant sup
plies of relatively low cost feeds,
according to the annual livestock
outlook report just issued by the
OSC extension service. The pig crop
of 1938 will total about 12 per cent
greater than the comparatively small
crop of 1937. As a result, the supply
of pork" will be larger during the
1938-39 marketing season and be
yond. .
This increase in supply will be
offset to some degree by stronger
consumer demand and purchasing
power, if economic conditions con
tinue to improve, the report adds.
Regarding the sheep and lamb sit
uation, the outlook report shows
that the 1938 lamb crop was the
largest on record in the United
States, being 5 per cent greater than
in 1937. Although the number of
breeding ewes next January may be
slightly larger than last, this does
not necessarily mean a larger lamb
crop in 1939, the report continues,
The record lamb crop this year was
caused largely by an unusually high
percentage of lambs saved,
The wool situation is somewhat
firmer than earlier in the year, with
prospects that stocks of raw wool
in this country may be no larger at
the end of the year than at the close
of 1937. Wool price tends are geared
to world conditions, but there are no
particularly significant trends in
wool production in .the world as a
whole at the present time.
The outlook report deals also with
the dairy, poultry and beef cattle
situation, and with considerable ba
sic data and graphic presentation of
general farm price levels in the
United States and Oregon.
A comparison of the income of in
dustrial workers in the Umted
States and the level of prices in
Oregon for animal products show a
striking parallel. For example, in
the boom year of 1929, with indus
trial workers earnings at 107 per
cent of the 1926-1930 average, the
Oregon animal products price in
dex was 110. For 1938 the prelimin
ary index of industrial workers in
come was 68, and the animal prod
ucts price index was 66.
The complete report may be ob
tained free at county agents' offices.
Potted plants at all times, phone
1332; will deliver. 15tf
Gazette Times, Heppner,
Pierce and Hess
Pomona Speakers;
Attendance Large
Umatilla County
Visitors Confer 5th
Degree for Class
Contributed
Morrow County Pomona grange
met at Rhea Creek grange hall Sat
urday with a good attendance, in
cluding twenty visitors from Uma
tilla County Pomona grange. The
morning session was taken up with
reports of officers and committees.
Following a bountiful dinner served
by the ladies of Rhea Creek grange
at which time more than one hun
dred people were served, the fol
lowing program was conducted by
Morrow county lecturer, Mrs. Vida
Heliker:
Opening song, America, followed
by short talk by Bill Ashworth, as
sistant secretary to Walter Pierce
and first granger to have ever been
speaker of the little congress, on
"The Youth of Today." Humorous
reading, "Jonah's Whale," Chas.
Wicklander, state grange deputy. A
very interesting talk on "Our For
ests and Their Protection" was giv
en by Mr. Criswell, assistant ranger
of forest service. Community song,
"The More .We Get Together." Eu
gene Lear, secretary of Soil Conser
vation service of Morrow county
and assistant county agent, spoke
on the AAA and soil conservation
as to reduction of acreage and pay
ments.' Heny Hess, democratic candidate
for governor was then introduced
and spoke of different legislation
which he had sponsored. The law
known as the Hess tax bill, he stat
ed, saved homes and farms from
foreclosure by providing for cancel
lation of interest and penalty on de
linquent 'taxes by being paid on a
quarterly annual basis. He spon
sored the first old age pension law
and fought to eliminate the pauper's
oath from these laws; also referred
to the blessing of Bonneville dam
and transmission lines owned by
the government made possible by
the humanitarian policy of our
present administration. He favors a
better truck law more favorable to
the small truck owner. As chairman
of forestry and forest products com
mittee, he sponsored the legislation
placing Oregon's forests on a sus
tained yield basis. This legislation
places Oregon under the Weeks act
of congress, which permits the gov
ernment with the consent of county
courts to sell the timber lands to
the federal government, the govern
ment then sells it out with forest
lands under a sustained yield basis;
a portion of the funds going for
building of forest roads and trails
and for reforestation projects. This
action results in, first, forests never
depleted; 2nd, preservation of water
sheds;' 3rd, enriches counties by re
ducing property taxes.
Mrs. Jesse Richards, lecturer of
Umatilla county, gave a humorous
impersonation, giving different ver
sions of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little
Star."
Congressman ' Walter M. Pierce,
speaker of the day, gave an address
to a very interested audience. After
making quite an extensive explan
ation of the farm act he spoke of
power and illustrated with a large
chart, showing comparative prices
as between the privately' owned
plant and the public plant. There is
no place in the picture of the future
for the private power monopoly,
stated Mr. Pierce. Showing the fic
titious value of utilities. Mr. Pierce
stated that the private utilities' prop
erty was valued by the corportions
at thirteen billion dollars and by the
Federal Power commission at six
billion dollars. He stated that with
the new discoveries in transmission
of power, the people of Oregon have
bright prospects if they wish to or
ganize and take advantage of the
power available to them by selling
revenue certificates to finance dis
tricts. Mr. Pierce referred also to his
chart showing ownership of large
corporations as comprising two hun
dred men. Nmety per cent of this
is in the northeastern portion of the
Oregon
United States, and although most of
the sugar is raised in the south and
west, ninety per cent of the sugar
stock is in the northeastern states.
Another chart showed annual in
comes as apportioned to different
percentages of population, to-wit:
8,000,000 families receive less than
$750.00 annually; 11,000,000 families
receive less than $1,500.00 annually;
8,000,000 families receive less than
$3,000.00 annually; 1,500,000 families
receive less than $5,000.00 annually;
1,000,000 families receive more than
$5,000.00 anually.
The program was concluded with
a short talk by Mr. Spencer of the
Soil Conservation service.
Following recess of thirty minutes,
business was resumed and resolu
tions taken up and adopted as fol
lows: First One asking for privilege
under soil conservation conditions
to plant some other crop on summer
fallow to prevent weed growth and
land arosion.
Second Endorsed a resolution
from Camas Prairie grange calling
for more protection from pocket
gophers on grazing lands and for
using different methods.
Following lunch in the evening,
the fifth degree was beautifully ex
emplified by Umatilla County Po
mona grange, there being seven can
didates. Plans were made for the
joint state conference to be held at
Cold Springs grange hall, following
which Pomona was closed in form,
the next meeting place to be at Ir
rigon in January.
Locker Storage Design
Expl
lained in Bulletin
One of the first, if not the first,
engineering publications dealing ex
clusively with the design of cold
storage locker plants and farm cold
storage plants has just been issued
by the engineering experiment sta
tion at Oregon State college.
Written by W.. H. Martin, profes
sor of heat engineering, the bulle
tin answers the many inquiries now
being received on this subject. While
it contains all the necessary engin
eering data for handling the various
problems involved, it is written in a
manner easily understood by the
layman.
Subjects covered include refrig
eration cycle, compressor capacity,
power requirements, floor plans for
locker storage, heat leakage, design
of the chill room and freezer, and
insulation. A design for a small com
bined farm freezer and storage unit
is also described.
Bill Huddleston of. Lone Rock was
a business visitor in the city Wed
nesday. " '
A
EVERYDAY
Low Drug Prices
at
Patterson S Son
40c Castoria 31c
25c Carter Liver Pills 19c
50c Calox Tooth Powder 43c
$1.25 Caroid and Bile Salts Tablets 98c
50c Lysol 43c
$1.25 Creomulsion 98c
$1.00 Miles Nervine 89c
Specials for Friday fir Saturday
1 Pt. Milk of Magnesia 23c
1 Pt. Rubbing Alcohol 23c
50c Pepsodent Liquid Antiseptic
.2 for 51c
City Prices at Home Less Post
age and Money Order Fees
Thursday, October 6, 1938
Governor's Message
On Fire Prevention
Governor Charles H. Martin signi
fies the importance of Fire Preven
tion Week, Oct. 9 to 15, in the fol
lowing statement;
"The destruction of life and prop
erty by fire is a matter of grave
concern to everyone. It is an ack
nowledged fact that a large portion
of fires result from carelessness and
other preventable causes, and the
reduction of this fire waste can be
effected in direct proportion to the
amount of care exercised by all peo
ple. "Therefore, it has become the cus
tom throughout , the United States
to set aside one week in the year to
be known as 'Fire Prevention Week
and the International Association of
Fire Chiefs has set as an objective
the inspection of every home in
America for the laudable purpose of
reducing fire hazards.
"As Governor of the State of Ore
gon, I urge that during the week of
October 9 to 15 the people of the
state in every community shall in
dividually and through various or
ganizations discover and correct ex
isting fire hazards, promote meas
ures of public and private fire pro
tection, extend instruction in fire
prevention among adults, as well as
school children, and arouse the peo
ple generally to the need for habits
of greater care and thoughtfulness.
George Gillis who spent the sum
mer as lookout at Tamarack and
who recently received notice of ac
ceptance of application as educa
tional adviser in governmental work,
was assigned to work with a CCC
camp at Pocatello, Idaho, this week.
With his family he left Heppner Sat
urday to accept the new position.
SIX-MAN
FOOTBALL
LEXINGTON
vs. ADAMS
FRI., OCT. 7
3 P. M.
Admission 25c and 15c
L H. S. FIELD
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