Thursday. December 4, 1941
Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon
Page Three
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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.
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