Thursday, July 4, 1940
Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon
Page Three
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Washington, D. C, July 3. John
Nance Garner, vice president since
1933, was one of the first to con
gratulate Oregon's Charley McNary
on his nomination for vice president
on the. Republican ticket. At the
opening of the baseball season each
year Garner always invited McNary
to occupy his box while, from the ad
joining box, President Roosevelt
threw out the first ball. Most of the
Republican senators were at the
convention (Senator Holman was
at the seaside in Oregon), leaving
only Democratic senators in town,
and a dozen of these hurried to Mc
Naiy's office to congratulate him
on the nomination, but, of course,
did not wish him luck that would
be expecting too much.
The United States senate is a sort
of club, and, like all clubs, some
members do not like others and are
"not talking," but one and all take
a personal pride in seeing one of
their number accorded a disting
uished honor. Washington's Bone
and Schwellenbach lost no time in
felicitating McNary, for in him the
Pacific northwest and the entire west
were recognized.
This Republican ticket of Willkie
and McNary is a strange combina
tion, for the two men have held di
rectly opposite views on many na
tional questions. Willkie opposed
TV A and when the government
threatened to crush his company he
succeeded in seling out a part of
the system for all it was worth. On
the other hand, McNary has voted
for appropriations for TVA for years,
and it was because President Roose
velt wanted to show his apprecia
tion for McNary's cooperation that
he authorized Bonneville dam. "Give
Charley his dam," ordered the pres
ident, and that was the start of Bon
neville. McNary supported Grand
Coulee and was one of the commit
tee that worked for Boulder dam.
Another difference: Willkie be
lieves in the trade agreement policy
of Mr. Roosevelt whereas McNary
has been one of the chief opponents
of that policy on the ground that it
injured agriculture and lumbering
of the Pacific northwest. Senator
McNary has, throughout the years,
been what is called an isolationist.
Willkie has agreed with President
Roosevelt to do all possible for the
allies "short of war" and some of his
associates do not wish to stop there.
The differences extend to mental
processes and appearance. Senator
McNary is slender, always well
groomed, soft spoken. Willkie is
burly as a football player, his clo
thes have the appearance of hav
ing been slept in, and he speaks
loudly and vigorously. The Repub
lican party could scarcely have found
two men more sharply contrasted
than their 1940 nominees. For five
days McNary reiterated he would
not be a candidate for vice presi
dent, and yielded only when he was
drafted.
Here is the Republican ticket:
Willkie voted for Roosevelt in 1932,
subscribing 150 percent for his cam
paign; changed his registration only
four years ago, McNary, Republican
leader in the senate, supported most
of the new deal legislation AAA,
NRA, social security, etc.; finds the
Democratic administration gradual
ly coming around to the McNary
Haugen farm bill which McNary suc
ceeded in passing twice and which
was vetoed by Coolidge. Finally, the
Republican candidate for vice-president
is thought so much of by Mr.
Roosevelt that he is invited to the
White House for consultation, and
because of his legislative record the
Democratic spellbinders will be un
able to attack him.
Things are moving so rapidly in
the national capital these days that
inside news becomes stale over
night. On the chance that the story
will not break before this is printed,
however, it has been tipped to a
few administration senators that the
White House is prepared to send up
a message requesting another seven
billion dollars for national defense.
Before its recess last week congress
appropriated five billion six hun
dred million, thus if the report is
correct congress will be asked to
vote almost fifteen billion dollars
this year for national defense. After
thinking of this all-time high for
defense, remember that it all must
be paid for from the pockets of the
American people.
Several high ranking diplomats
who have the ear of the president
are strongly urging a naval deal
with Japan to keep Herr Hitler out
of the Pacific. The combined navies
of the United States and Japan would
more than match anything in Europe
and could forestall any grab of
Pacific possessions, Japan has ex
pressed a desire to maintain the
status quo in the Far East and is
anxious to continue friendly rela
tions with the United States, and has
made overtures in that direction.
Northwest canners may be using
silver lined containers for fruits and
vegetables. There is a shortage of
tin and the chief source of supply
is the Dutch East Indies. Tin is also
an essential war material and a
government official has suggested
that silver plated containers be used
by canneries.
G. T. Want Ads bring resuha.
June 1940 Driest
Ever on Record
The past month of June was the
driest and hottest ever recorded,
according to M. L. Merritt, assistant
regional forester, who is in charge
of operation and fire control in the
North Pacific area.
"Ordinarily June is a fairly moist
month," said Merritt. "We expect
an inch or so of rain to keep the
woods wet and the fire hazard down.
It was not like that this year. There
was no rain for more than 25 days
and the number of periods of low
humidity was abnormal. The result
of this is that the fire season is about
a month ahead. Light fuel is flashy,
heavy fuel is dry enough to burn,
fires start easily and spread fast.
The usual midseason precautions
were put into effect July 1.
Beginning last Monday, campfire
permits were necessary on the na
tional forests of Washington and
Oregon, except on designated and
improved forest camps which have
been fireproofed. Smoking will be
permissible while traveling on sur
faced highways, but elsewhere the
forest traveler should sit down in a
safe place as it is dangerous to
smoke while in motion. Forest sup
ervisors and forest rangers are glad
to furnish information on closures,
camping facilities and roads, and to
issue campfire permits, Merritt concluded.
TAKING FINGERPRINTS
Fingerprinting is the order of the
day at the office of Sheriff C. J. D.
Bauman. Under the new national
defense act all aliens residing with
in the United States must be finger
printed. The sheriff is anxious to
get in touch with all residents of
the county who have not taken out
citizenship papers.
Dr. J. P. Stewart, Eye-Sight Spe
cialist of Pendleton will be at the
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