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6 Heppner Gazette Times, November 12, 1942 T M) L psychiatric social worker, program director, hospital stall social work er "and kindred tasks performed by the Red Cross. Students are enthu siastic as to many it offers a chance to "do something" in the war ef fort after they have failed to secure a place in the armed forces because of physical disabilities or by rea son of agef Students come from all walks in life,,' are of all races, creeds and color and range in age from 30 to more than 50 y-rs.. mm Among " the ' graduates of the school in recent days were five from Oregon and Washington They are Norborne Berkeley of Pendle ton, Charles B. Tator of Portland, Virginia E. Massie of Spokane, Marion . (X Oppelt of Tacoma an 1 Clyde W. " Linnville of . Stevenson, Washington; All are rated as assis tant field directors withi the ex ception of Miss Massie, who is specializing in hospital recreation. While minor physical defects may be overlooked, no applicant gets assigned to duty without a ' com plete investigation of his or her ability and' character. It; is even hinted that the FBI checks the. ap plicant, -over .to make doubly sure that; no one is sent out on the job who might have enemy ecnr.ec- tions. The Red Cross has a splen did reputattion and does not pro pose, even in the stress of war time, to lower the quality of its personnel. O. E. S. MEETING There will be a regular meeting 6f Ruth Chapter O. E. S. at the Masonic hall ' 8 p: m. Friday; All members urged to attend Ella Benge, worthy matron. '' Washington, D. C. Nov. 12 Op position of organized labor to plans for universal manpower regimenta tion has resulted in a change of administration policy on this ques tion, for the time being at least Even without the active opposition of union officials it is doubtful if congress at this 'time would pass legislation giving bureaucrats final and complete say over the lives of all the men and women of the nation. In theory, draft of all manpower is just as fair as the drafting of men for military service Actually, however, it is very doubtful that enough wisdom would prevail among the officials designated to administer such a program to pre vent unnecessary hardship and to avoid wrecking national economy, or so leading members of congress feel. Even war and patriotism can i not entirely remove the human ele ment or factors, and trouble would develop once officials were given absolute power to rule the Uvea of their fellow citizens. If the voluntary system can meet the labor problem John Jones may willingly transfer jobs and do his best to make good on the new one. If some official had the power to order John to take a certain job, Mr. Jones, for purely personal rea son might be unhappy in his regi mented job and be far less effici ent and productive. In, place of the draft labor plan President Roosevelt is expected to attempt to deal with the labor shortage by executive order. In this . event it is considered likely that voluntary enlistments in the arm ed forces will cease after January 1, leaving the selective service to provide the men needed for .he army, navy and coast guard. Also ' being considered as a part of the order is a requirement that all hiring be done through the U. S. employment service, which in ef fect will set up priority standards , for manpower, just as such stan dards are now in effect for ; ma,-, terials , . ! . . : i A companion problem that willr have to be solved sooner or later is the question of what is to be come of the small businesses no longer permitted to operate by vir tue of their loss of priorities for both manpower and materials, or either. Just why the men who have built up businesses that are impor tant enough to the peacetime ec onomy should be penalized because their businesses are not adaptable to conversion for war production while other plants more easily converted are permitted profitable operation raises a pertinent ques tion. Probably the most these closed plant owners can hope for in the way of legislation is some provis ion for freezing their indebtedness for the duration, thus giving them a fighting chance to save their in vestment or equity after the war. Employes of such plants will have little trouble finding jobs and the hope has been expressed that plant owners may find employment in administrative capacities either in government service or industry. Even with such protection the closed plant owner will suffer heavy loss. One of the most cosmopolitan schools in the country is now oper ating in the national capittal. It is the Red Cross school for training men and women for field work, and it is drawing from the four corners of the country prospective em ployes of both sexes for 'a short intensive training course in the du ties of paid Red Cross staff mem bers in such jobs as field director, AUCTION As I am going to the Army, I will sell at Public Auction Tuesday November 7 Gauge Beginning at Ten a. m. At the Joe Morrison place, sixteen miles south east of Arlington, Oregon, the following described property- One RD-6 Caterpillar Tractor-Wide One 40 Caterpillar Tractor-Standard One 1 936 Ford Truck One 1 936 Chevrolet Pickup One 1937 1-ton International Pickup One 1931 Ford Truck One Ford Truck With Eaton Axle One 1941 Buick Coupe One 10-foot Double Disc One 8-foot Double Disc 150 tons, more Three 8-inch Spacing 16-Disc Drills Four 12-foot Calkins Rod Weeders One 13-inch by 4-foot Lathe ! Two 9-foot John Deede Disc Tillers One 8-foot Case Disc Plow One Electric Welding outfit One 32-volt Delco Lighting Plant One 8-ft. Electric-lux Kerosene Refrigerator One 4-wheeled Trailer Two Milk Cows, Two Calves or less, of barley and wheat mixed Complete shop equipment, including blacksmith iron, angle iron, repairs for tractors and all farm equipment. This will be one of the best farm equipment sales in the Northwest. Anyone haying any thing to sell is invited to put it up at this sale. Terms: CASH FREE LUNCH AT NOON g&Tsffi CARL BOWMAN, Owner V. R. RUNNION, Auctioneer HARRY DINGES, Clerk