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Washington, D. C, April 16. Cur
tailment of gasoline and fuel oil in
Oregon and Washington (the only
western states thus handicapped) is
causing hardships which may become
serious if further reductions- are
made. Almost all of the oil in these
two states comes from California
refineries in tanker ships. The di
version of many coastal tankers to
service in the Pacific fleet, and the
sinking of many American tankers,
is causing the gasoline shortage in
the northwest. The 50 tankers or
dered built at Swan island, Portland,
will not be available until next
year and will not be used on the
Pacific coast.
In this situation Oregon and Wash
ington appear to be willing to get
their gasoline and fuel oil in wood
barges, if permitted. Several ap
plications have been received seek
ing sanction for this type of equip
ment Highway trucks and the rail
roads are wholly unable to deliver
the quantity which has been coming
in tankers. Because of the shortage
of steel and the abundance of wood
it is natural that the northwest
should press for wood barge oper
ations. Difficulties are being con
fronted already. A shortage of tugs
is one of the prime difficulties. Whe
ther the bureau of navigation and
marine inspection will permit oil to
be handled in wood barges is an
other. Still another is the prejudice
against wood tfor seagoing craft
which runs rampant in the national
capital.
Production of chromite in Oregon
is not yet getting into the stride ex
pected following the recent revision
as to delivery points and time in
volved in payment. "Contracts have
been sent to some of the miners
which require delivery at Salt Lake
city or some other distant point, the
producer advancing the freight
charges and taking the chance of
his shipment being rejected because
it falls below grade of chromic ox
ide content. Such contracts need
not be signed by the small miner
and he can now begin delivery at
stockpile points established at Sen
eca, Grants Pass and Coquille. Un
der this program the, small miner
can haul his ore to the stockpile,
have it assayed, and, if it measures
up to the metallic standard, get his
A wood carver named Mr.
Whittler,
Said "This is the way to
stop Hitler;
Defense Bonds and
Stamps
Will soon make that
scamp's
Advances get littler and
littler."
Whittle erer? dollar yon can
from your budget ... even
your dimes help crush
rHitlert Buy U. S. Defense
Bond and Stamps today!
pay immediately. This is intended
for the small operator and he need
not sign contracts which are primar
ily intended for the heavy produc
ers who, as a rule, are well financed.
Another appeal comes from the
John Day area for acceptance of
lower grades than 40 percent chrom
ic oxide. This area has some high
grade ore but there are vast quan
tities of a grade called picatite, ra
ther than chromite, which will not
concentrate higher than 36 percent.
Because of transportation costs from
that distant region to consuming
centers and the insistent demand of
high chrome steel producers for ore
running 40 percent up, the Metals
Reserve Co. says it is not interested
in buying anything under 40. The
goverment agency does not object to
producers of chrome ore under 40
finding any private market available.
Triple A says it hopes to arrange
for sufficient cotton bagging to han
dle the seed crop by June. Bag
manufacturers have been trying to
obtain the cloth for more than six
months to meet the needs of farm
ers, but with small success. The
seeds must be placed in bags before
they can be shipped and cotton bag
ging is the only material in sight
for this purpose. The cotton used
for bags is also required by the army
and navy and these two services have
priority. When army and navy have
been taken care of Triple A believes
the needs of seed growers will be
met.
Fanners are writing that they
cannot compete with the minimum
wage paid on the cantonment jobs
at Corvallis and Medford and these
two jobs will be using about 14,000
workers within a few weeks. Farm
ers planting flax are inquiring whe
ther the government will increase
its bonus this season because of the
higher wage that must be paid to
attract labor to handle the flax. The
matter is being taken up with the
deparment of agriculture. Acreage
in flax this year will be a record
breaker. At long last the army has decided
to experiment with plywood planes,
gliders and transports. Although the
plywood comes from Oregon, the
government refuses to authorize a
glider factory or airplane plant in
that state. The material used in the
planes, however, will largely be
manufactured in Oregon and ship
ped to the place where the planes
are to be fabricated. The plywood
used is made of Douglas fir Auto
dealers are proposing that RFC make
loans to them with frozen trucks and
passenger cars as security. The cars
they have can be sold only to cer-
tain people and these individuals
appear in no hurry to buy, and the
overhead is killing the dealers.
'rom where I sit . . .
ly Joe Marsh
CALL FOR WARRANTS
All outstanding warrants of School
District No. 25, Morrow County, Or
egon, numbered 144 to 259 inclusive,
will be paid on presentation to the
district clerk. Interest on said war
rants ceases April 17, 1942.
MRS. CLAUD COATS, Clerk,
School Dist. No. 25,
Boardman, Oregon.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to express our sincere
appreciation to our many kind
friends for the kindness and help
extended to us in our recent mis
fortune. D. S. Barlow and family.
Rummaging through my desk the
other day, I came across some snap
shots of friends of mine made back
in 1933.
If you don't think time flies . . .
if you don't think this world ever
changes . . . yon ought to look at
the women's hats and dresses in
those pictures taken 9 years agot
Wow!
It gave me quite a start . , . and
then it set me to thinking . . . and
rememberin'! Lots of things sure
happened in 1933. A new adminis
tration in Washington ... the
turning point of the depression
. . . and the coming of Repeal.
I remember the re-legalization of
beer. It came before Repeal, when
Congress amended the old Vol
stead Act to allow legal sale of
"3.2" beer.
What talk and arguments they
had in those days! One argument I
remember well . . . was that beer
would do a lot to help bring back
prosperity. I wondered at the time
whether that argument could be
proved.
I thought about that again, the
other day. I decided to check up
and find out.
Well, I found out plenty. I
found out that legal beer has paid
more than 3 billion dollars in taxes
since 1933. It has made more than
a million new jobs.
According to one of the reports
I've seen, beer has put more than'
15 billion dollars into general busi-j
ness circulation. Goodness me,'
that's a lot of money.
Beer is sold today in every state
in the Union. Every state benefits
from beer's jobs and taxes. And I
guess there's no denying that beer
did do its share in bringing back
better times.
I'm glad it did, too, because beer
is such a pleasant, appetizing bev
erage. And it stands for moderation
and moderate people . . . it's not
likely to get you in trouble.
No. 36 of a Series
Copyright, 1942, Brewing Industry Foundation
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