6 Heppner Gazette Times, June 10, 1943
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Washington, D. C, June 10
Northwest dairy and cattlemen are
here protesting on the roll-back of
prices which are scheduled to go
into effect shortly. These producers
say the saving to the average indi
vidual on these roll-back prices will
only amount to a few dollars a year.
On the other hand, it will cost the
government millions in subsidies.
"A roll-back now will be a kick
back later," holler the producers.
However, OPA is going ahead on its
roll-back regardless of the squawks
which are being registered by grow
ers and producers. A strong lobby,
actively supported by the several
potent labor groups, are pumping
tor a government subsidy to bring
about still lower prices. OPA, et aL
say such a subsidy is absolutely ne
cessary to hold down sky-rocketing
food prices.
That great tragedian and disciple
of Shakespeare Mr. John L. Lewis,
who had the reputation among oth
erer things of being so politically
astute, has muffed one of the biggest
political moves involving labor ever
known.
Last Friday the house, by a
whopping vote, passed1 the drastic
ally amended Smith-Connally anti
strike senate bill. The house bill has
far more teeth in it than the original
senate bill and in its present form
would make it mighty tough for la
bor leaders like John L. Lewis.
About two hours after the bill had
passed the house Mr. Lewis called
off his strike and ordered hia min
ers back to work, starting last Mon
d"y. "When Lewis made that an
nouncement some senators immed
iately took steps to modify some of
the drastic provisions contained in
the bill, which they had just re
ceived from the house.
The next day, as the conference
committee consisiting of senators
and congressmen sat around the
table iroing out some of the more
drastic provisions of the bill, a tel
ephone rang and a voice informed
the chairman that Mr. Lewis had
just announced "the coal strike was
not settled at all. His back to work
order to the miners was only an
other truce of two weeks and if a
satisfactory contract was not forth
coming in the interim from the op
erators, the miners would again walk
out come June 20."
From that minute on all ideas of
toning the bill down were out Nu
merous top flight heads of govern
ment immediately joined, the move
to put the bill through, which will,
among other provisions, clothe the
war labor board with the addition
strikes. Mobilization Czar Jimmy
Byrnes and the White House have
all authority they need to handle
given such legislation the green
light.
In the meantime other high rank
ing labor leaders were moving
heaven and earth to keep Lewis
from making his "two weeks truce"
statement while the anti-labor bills
was in committee. The more sober
heads of labor knew such a state
ment would surely bring about
passage of the bill the very thing
above all else that labor didn't
want. But their pleadings were of
no avail the great one knew it all.
Some of the togamen are quietly
snickering up their sleeves and
slapping each other on the back. As
one senator put it, "The Lewis
statement will get us more votes for
the bill than anything we could
have done. Nothing can stop the
bill from passing now." The great
John L. Lewis had played right
into the hands of the labor hating,
anti-union bloc,
Plans for a surprise drive are
now in the making- The kick-off
is scheduled for July 15. After the
last drive it was understood that
the treasury would not start its
next bond selling campaign until
September, but the plan had to be
changed. While the last drive was
a huge success, over-subscribing
the goal set by close to $5,000,000,
000, the treasury officials were not
satisfied with the' general results.
Not nearly enough of the small
buyers, or wage earners, planked
their dollars on the line, say the of
ficials. Bank insurance companies
and other large buyers were the
ones who put the drive over the
top. Every effort will be made this
time to coax the little fellow and
wage earner up to the bond buying
counter or else. Inflation is still a
nightmare to government officials
and something has to be done to get
the wage earner to put up mora of
his high war-time earnings in
bonds instead of promiscuous
spending. Otherwise a compulsory
bond buying plan is sure to come.
The weather is beginning to turn
warm here in Washington, and so
is politics. The boys can hardly
wait until that long looked for re
cess time rolls around. Next month,
all things being equal, the congress
will recess for six weeks or so. In
the meantime, much cloakroom gos
sip is going the rounds. It is said
that a certain mystery man, who
knows his politics, will quietly vis
it the west. He will be an emissary
for Governor Dewey. The west is
coming in for plenty of attention
from the Republicans. It's a fore
gone conclusion, say the political
seers, that the Republican ticket
must carry the western states if
they are to win next year.
Use of wool felt has saved ap
proximately 500,000 pounds of rub
ber in six months in the manufac
ure of washers, gaskets, and simi
lar items.
Mews Notes From
Camp Wetmore
Luther Betts suffered a back in
juiy in a car collision on the Kinzua
grade. He has been receiving med
ical aid in The Dalles
Gene Young has missed work the
past few days due to an ankle
injury.
The road between' Camp Wet
more and Kinzua is open for the
season and is in good condition.
Several bad places have been
straightened out and a good deal
of 1 the road widened. This means
Camp Wetmore will see lots of
Kinzua people through the sum-
IIERE TO SELL PROPERTY
Mrs. Norton Lundell arrived in
the county Saturday evening, be
ing met at Pendleton by her par
ents,, Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Heliker
of lone. Mrs. Lundell made the trip
north from Los Angeles by plane.
Her visit at this time is for the
purpose of disposing of their resi
dence and service station property
at the corner of Chase and May
streets. She states that Norton is
enjeying his work in the plane fac
tory and gets a little chesty every
time planes from that particular
plant are mentioned in the war dis
patches. Said plant is mentioned
frequently on radio programs.
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Mary Kelly is home with her par
ents Mr. and Mrs. Finley Kelly.
She has been attending school at
Baker.
Mr. and Mrs. L. N. Provo have
received word that their son "Doug"
Provo, a former student at Hepp
ner high school, is back in the
States. He is stationed at Norfolk, i
Va. Doug enlisted in the navy last RETURNS HOME
fall at Portland.
TAKES JOB IN PORTLAND
Cecelia Healy has accepted a po
sition in a dental office in Portland
and took up her new duties Mon
day. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John Healy, and sister, Helen,
drove to Portland Saturday taking
her down. Cecelia has been a val
ued assistant at the Heppner branch
of the First National bank.
Father Francis McCormick of
Heppner visited several families at
Wetmore Thursday evening. He was
a guest of Mr. and Mrs. R. D.
Ratican.
Mr. and Mrs. F. O. Turner drove
to Dayton, Wash, over the week
end. They visited Mrs. Turner's
parents and looked after some pro
perty and furnishings.
Mrs. Ralph Crum and baby son
returned home over the week-end
after an absence of several weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Dixon drove
to Mitchell over the week-end.
They visited Mrs. Dixon's parents.
Donald Knowles and Margie
Provo, who attended school at
Heppner through the winter, are
home with their parents for the
summer.
Mrs. Al Sather and son Billy re
turned Tuesday to their home in
Poitland after visiting here at the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Cail Ulrich. Mrs. Sather and Billy
expect to leave for Texas in Sep
tember to join Mr. Sather who is a
. yirtg instructor.
UP FROM OREGON CITY
Mrs. Florence Beamer is here for
a few weeks coming from Oregon
City where shj makes her home
with her niece, Miss Kathryn Bis
bee. Miss Birl)ee will ccme later to
spend her vacation with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Bisbee
VISITED IN HERMISTON
Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Huston were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Clark in
Hermiston Sunday.
Something Every
Automobile Owner
Should Know!
The New Oregon Motor Vehicle Safe
ty Responsibility Act of 1943 Be
comes Effective June 9, 1943.
The sum and substance of this law, effective June 9,
1943, is that if an automobie owner or operator is in
volved in an accident casing bodily injury or death, or
property damage, he must, within 24 hours, make a
complete written report of that accident, and if he is not
covered by insurance or a bond, the Secretary of State
must suspend the operator's license and all registration
certificates of the owner unless and until he has fur
nished, and thereafter maintains, proof of financial re
sponsibility by an insurance policy, a surety company
bond or the bond of two individual sureties each owning
property in Oregon and each having an equity therein
of at least $11,000, or by the deposit of $11,000 in cash
or approved securities.
(This is a 'partial summary of the Responsibility Act)
Protect Yourself!
A copy of the Digest of the New Ore
gon Motor Vehicle Safety-Responsibility
Law may be had at the office of
F. W. TURNER
Real Estate and Insurance
Phone 152
Heppner, Oregon
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Space For This Message Contributed By
BRADEN BELL
Tractor and Equipment Company