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Thursday. December 4, 1941 Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon Page Three I i . N I L Washington, D. C, Dec. 4 Ore gon farmers are prepared to cooper ate in overcoming the shortage of flax provided there is federal assist ance in furnishing equipment. There are 900 acres of flax in the Willam ette valley (300 acres in other states, principally Washington), but expansion is handicapped by lack of facilities to process the fiber. Secretary of Agriculture Claud Wickard wants 400 new acres in Oregon, at least, yet makes no' sug gestion of necessary equipment for the additional acreage. There the matter rests for the present. On present acreage the govern ment has been paying Oregon flax farmers a small bonus, just enough, plus the market price, to make flax raising worth while, but there is a limit to the retting and scutching plans and this must be increased, if the government wants more flax. The war has shut off previous sour ces of supply of flax and there is a shortage for the most ordinary pur poses linen thread to sew shoes for the army, is an instance; twine for the fishermen's nets, not to men tion linen sheets, tablecloths, nap kins and handkerchiefs. Senator McNary is endeavoring to convince the government that $500,000 is need ed for flax and hemp (latter grown in Kentucky and Wisconsin) and for processing. Sometime in January, probably, the senate will take up the price fixing bill passed by the house. There is no prospect of the senate com mittee acting on the measure this year and it is such a touchy subject that the senate is willing to delay action and consider what the public thinks of the bill developed in the house. The house bill is regarded as an administration defeat, for it eliminated the license feature and instead of having one man to fix prices it provided a board of five who can sit down on any ceiling that the administration proposes. The license system would compel everyone in business to obtain a license to sell anything and if a merchant charged more than the fixed price he would be promptly put out of business by taking away his license. This was regarded as too drastic and not in accord with the American plan of doing busi ness; there was also the possibility that the administration might freeze out so many dealers that the re maining number would have a raon opoly. Real objection was against Leon Henderson, present price adminiS' trator and presumably the presi dent's choice to handle the price control act. Congressman Martin Dies, in open session during the de bate, charged that in the Hender son organization there are 50 known communists and in the top flight of ficials are four who receive from $5000 to $7500. These charges have been made before and Henderson has never given an explanation oth er than to say he is an American citizen. This resentment to Hender son was in part responsible for rolling up the heavy vote against the bill proposed by the admirns tration and amending it until it was more in keeping with what a ma jority of the house thought was better. Neither wages nor the price of farm products are placed under con trol. The bill was passed by a non partisan vote. What the senate will do is prob lematical. The farm bloc is solid for not placing a ceiling on farm pro ducts and another group is deter mined not to freeze wages. This legislation will be the next big mo ment in the senate after the labor restriction measure, which held the boards in the house last week, has been disposed of. Of special interest to various communities in Oregon is an inves tigation of the copper situation now being staged. This has been agita ted by rural electrification admin istration which complains that pri vate utility companies have "hog ged" all the copper wire, some of which is needed to string the bare poles of many farmer cooperatives financed. by REA. Miles and miles of wire are needed, but owing to priorities and restrictions it is not available. The private companies, which have the same priority rating as REA, bought their copper re quirements while REA was marking time. The private utilities, accord ing to Harry Slattery of REA, are now building "spite" lines and tak ing customers which REA wished to serve. There are so many angles to the controversy that OPM will make a survey of all copper wire and inquire why copper companies are not making sufficient wire for requirements. Dairymen of Oregon are joining with others in protesting against the ruling of Paul V. McNutt which permits oleomargarine to be dressed up like butter. This protest has been raging for a couple of months, but the white-haired McNutt sticks by his guns and refuses to change his policy. McNutt hopes to be the new deal candidate for president in 1944 but has already arrayed against his HARDMAN NEWS Elk, Tagged 29 Years, Killed Near Hardman By ELSA M. LEATHERS Word has been received here that a bull elk killed in the vicinity of Parkers Mill this last elk season, by a Portland man hunting with the Al fred Lovgren party, carried a metal tag in his ear. After investigating the tag it was learned the animal had been turned loose 29 years ago at La Grande, when eastern. Oregon was stocked with elk. This elk was a huge animal and bore the scars of many battles. His horn spread was 49 inches. The Harman high school was hon ored by a call from Mr. Founder of Portland, who represents a school supply house, this week. The board purchased a science table that meets all standard qualifications. Mrs. Roger Thomas, Morrow coun ty health nurse, was in town Mon ay arranging for the school clinic that will be held Tuesday, Dec. 9, at 9 a. m. Besides taking case of the school children immunization against diphtheria and smallpox, ambition the cow vote while win ning the cocoanut cow, which is much less important politically. and tuberculin tests will be given pre-school children, the cost not to exceed 2 cents each. Dr. Belz from the state board of health, Portland, will assist Mrs. Thomas. Both Eight mile and Liberty schools will join the Hardman school. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Adams and son Forest, Mrs. Clarence Rogers and Mrs. Austin Devin motored to Pen dleton Saturday. Mrs. Rogers vis ite an optician. Mrs. Katherine Mclntyre went to Condon on Monday to look after some business there, returning home Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Reed re turned home from Eugene where they visited Arthur Reed for ten days. Blaine Chapel returned home this wet-k from Portland. Mr. Chapel has been ill and was consulting a doctor in the city. Mrs. Ora Wyland from Rhea creek and Mr. and Mrs. Hershal Town send visited Ella Bleakman Sunday. Stanley Robison visited his wife and daughter here last week. He is employed at Portland. Miss Edith Stevens from Cecil is visiting her father, John Stevens, and Mr. and Mrs. Harold Stevens. Mrs. G. A. Farrens, Florence Has tings and Miss Ruth Eversole enter tained the Rebekah sisters Tuesday evening at the lodge hall. Rev. Everett Ely and Mrs. Ely left Sunday for Touchet, Wash., where they will conduct meetings. Jack and Joe Mahon visited Sun day at the Sam McDaniel, Jr., home. Others visiting in town Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. Oren McDaniel and family, Mr. and Mrs. Darrel Farrens, Mrs. Katherine Mclntyre and daugh ter Rita, all of Burton valley, and Leon Chapin. Mr. and Mrs. Delvin McDaniel vis ited over the week end at Pendleton with O. L. Sparks, Mrs. McDaniel's father. , Ed Warren came home to spend his vacation. He has worked the past summer for Ruhl and Keene with sheep. TO TAKE TRIP W. H. French, pioneer rancher of the south Hardman section who was in town Monday, announced that he expected to leave December 20 on an extended trip. Going first to Port land for Christmas with members of the family there, he expected then to go on to Arizona, Florida and Texas, before landing in California to sojourn until along in March. He . was looking forward to a visit to the famous King ranch in Texas. Married man wants work on ranch or sheep. Call at Taylor's Rooms, ltp. rru AN I.E.S. BETTER-LIGHT LAMP- TWO CENTS' WORTH OF PP&L'S CHEAP ELECTRICITY AND Here's an easy, inexpensive way to take the strain out of reading or sewing. Put a modern I.E.S. lamp beside your easy chair. See how its soft, generous light lifts a load from your eyes. This is a grand lighting recipe for every member of your family ... for Jimmy at his study desk ... for sister in her room ... for Dad in his easy chair. 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