6 Heppner Gazette Times, July 15, 1943
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Washington, D. C. July 15 Flocks
of congressmen breathed a long sigh
of relief when the senate dropped
its demand, via the McKellar bill,
for senate nomination and confir
mation of all employes of war agen
cies drawing $4,500 per year or
more For years congressmen have
seen vheir patronage go from bad
to worse Most all of the juicy jobs
such as United States attorney, big
town postmasters, United States
marshal, coJlcotors of cstoms and
internal revenue, have always been
the patronage of senators, especial
ly so i: the senator was of the same
political faith a the incumbent pres
ident The poor congressman had to
Li c.Hluit with handing out a few
small postoffice jobs and other low
bracket positions to the 'faith; ut
who did th eea.mpaigning lor him
and all the other political chores.
i'ootu! election time. And lha con
gressman
;.jnr :-:p
go. throug
, .nee ( c
years, senators only every six years,
which makes quite a difference po
litically speaking.
For years past, civil service has
betn blanketing all such jobs to a
point where the congressman has
few jobs to hand out, except his
office staff, which is generally load
ed with close relatives or in-laws.
The top hands of the congresman
who keep the home fires burning
while he is at the national capital
t::pect to be rewarded for months
of campaigning if their man wins,
became no one likes to work for
nothing. These rewards have al
ways been political appointments or
ether favors the congressman is in
a position to dish out. So, when the
house turned thumbs down on the
enat-3 McKellar . bill it helped to
save some of their little remaining
patronage in the higher bracket jobs.
Train and even bus travel from
now on will be tightened up on
John Q Public. Railroads and bus
lines will demand advance resedva
tiens (some have already done so),
including coach passengers travel
ing but ashort distance. Army end
navy personnel, plus long hauls of
war materials, have taxed all rail-iv.-:
d facilities to the limit. Railroad
Railroad officials predict " that in
the very near future all passenger
; enervations will , aba hnve to be
s.-c-cmpanitd by a si'aten-umt show
i:'.:T the Uip to be necessary. The
mad scramble for railroad tickets
a'ter congress recessed taxed eecom-'
modulioiia to slk !i an eeitht that
mr.ny of the lawmakers had to wait
IF YOU HAVE MO CANNER, MAKE friE
several days before thsy could
besid ths "choo-choo" for home.
During the two month's recess
administration top hands rnd ad
visers to the president will try their
best to smooth out the numerous
wrinkles in the entire OPA et-up.
This government agency has caus
ed Mir. Roosevelt more continual
grief than anything else. Several
major adjustments for APA are
known to be in the offing which, it
is hoped, will- rid the agensy of
much trouble. The college profes
sors and the long-haired boys who
have been rnning the whole show,
f.nd also lunnfng it into the ground,
are definitely on the way out. Close
observers of the prseidtnt have
convinced him that therein is the
reason for much of OPA's grief.
Other strenuous efforts will be
made to iron out the difficulties
existing between top hands in some
of the other war agencies, which
likewise have embarrassed and an
noyed the president.
Prom all indications,' Oregon's
Senator Rufus Holman intends to
make immigration one of his lead
ing arguments for re-election. The
senator will be joined in this cam
paign by several northwest con
gressman, who also ave to be re
elected or defeated next year. Senr
Ktor Holman, who is a member of
the senate committee on immigia
ti(;n, has made quite a study cf the
subject and believes that immigra-1
tioa l.i w- ihouid net to i eiaxed, as
vdvi.c.it .d by torw: of hb e !!e;:gucs.,
but tightened. While vacationing in
0. cg'in Uvuiug the IrLlmau
intends to continue vcryone possible
to obtain their views on the r: liter.
Among he members of th" pre
sent congie.s there aic Ci .enato..,
and V":2 rcpiei-vnltrthvs who are
V:i.-M, :.. :::: tie War wilh Spar? o.
World war No. 1, and ;-z: :. ral
.he lu't.r v,h i h". ,c alee, : . a b.
. i'; w;;'." Mo. 2. 1 hi
m.-iy or may n'.t ho i.T-.ifh ant
r.v. L', u ivi which will
be enaerbd lor the bene; it oi the
1 . l.i..;i Vv'iie.'i. peeres" is
' dvclcr.-d, but it i:; nat ui:e;;san; ble
to : 1, , .i the gear:al cn--
ON VACATION
Miss Florence Bergstrom, secre
tary to County Agent C. D. Conrad
i: cn vacation for two weeks. She
is spending part of the time at
heme and plans to go to Portand
to visit members of her family
living there, taking her mother,
J-fis Caroline Bergstiom, along for
a visit.
Oaz'-tta Times for another year, W
L. Matteson writes from Hunting
t n Faik, C;':Cf., thri he h one of
60,000 employees of the Aluminum
cemr-y ?1 America' at the Ver
nr.n plant near Los Angces.
IN TOWN
Dillard French, veteran rancher
of Vinson, vas U.r li-.g business
in Heppner Saturday.
WORKING IN BIG PLANT Use G-T want ads .o dispose of
Renewing his subscription to the vour surplus stock
When Long Distance
Lines are extra busy
ill askyour help"
I'iiii!') L.';ti.iit'Sy Hall l,ri;s. Co.
i "All authorities on home canning advise that non-acid vegetables be
canned by processing (cooking in jars) in a steam pressure cooker be
cause a pressure cooker is the only household utensil that can retain a
much hotter than boiling temperature. High temperatures are desirable
when canning beans, peas, corn, greens, etc., because they insure more
certain destruction of bacteria and J-
because the canning can be done
more quickly. But," says Gladys
Kimbrough, Home Service Director
of Ball prothers Company, who
heartily approves using a pressure
cooker whenever possible, "the time
is at hand when we must be practi
cal. Don't worry if you can't buy a
pressure cooker for surely you can
find a wash boiler, lard can, baby
bath tub or some deep container in
which water can be boiled. Tack a
few strips of wood together to make
a rack or platform to hold the jars
about one-half inch from the bottom
of the container. Find something,
even if it has to.be a board, to use
as a lid. Then you will have a water
bath canner for those Victory gar
den vegetables.
"You are afraid to eat vegetables
canned that .way? Nonsense! A lot
of folks who say a water bath can't
be used were raised on vegetables
canned by that method. But let's
get three things clear before we go
any further: first, there have been a
few instances of poisoning from eat
ing canned vegetables; second, all
such danger can be avoided by boil
ing the canned vegetables 15 min
utes before tasting or serving they
should be ro-boilcd before serving
if loft from one meal to the next;
third, a pressure cooker is not a
guarantee against spoilage. There
.will be spoilage if the pressure
gauge registers too low or if poor
judgment is used in the selection,
preparation, and packing of food
into the jars. And don't let anybody
tell you otherwise.
"Now,' back to the water bath.
The water should be steaming but
not boiling when the jars are low
ered into it and deep enough to
cover the tops of the jars two or
more inches. No, water won't get
into the jars if directions are fol
lowed. The water should be brought
to boiling as quickly as possible and
kept boiling steadily throughout the
canning period.
"Any jar suitable for use in home
canning (and only those with names
lettered on them are suitable) may
be used for water-bath processing.
Mason jars may be sealed with one
piece zinc cap and rubber if you
can find the caps with glass top
seal, or with two-piece vacuum seal
caps. Glass top seal closures and
vacuum caps seal on the top edge
of the jar, therefore it is necessary
to make sure the top edges of the
jars are even, smooth, and perfect
in every respect. The bands are
screwed down tight on the vacuum
seals as soon as the jars are filled to
within from one to one-half inch of
the top, and should not be tightened
again. Zinc caps are screwed down
on the rubber and then loosened
slightly. Bands for glass top seals
are screwed down and then loos
ened. This tightening and loosening
is called 'partly sealing' and should
always be done before jars are
placed in a canner. Seals are com
pleted by tightening caps or bands
immediately after processing.
"Then there is ' the jar with a
glass lid and rubber ring held in
place with wires it is ideal for can
ning, especially when filled with
high - tension, stretch - proof, Elcel
wire. It is partly sealed before and
completely seated after processing.
"Those who select vegetables that
are young, tender, and right out of
tho garden, and waste no time in
washing them clean, cooking them
five to ten minutes, and pouring into
clean, hot jars and, processing im
mediately, wii't live to laugh at those
who say it can't be done. It is the
Cans, not the Can'ts, who are going
to win the war on both home and
battle front."
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lines are crowded.
So the operator will tell you when the circuit
you want is extra busy. Then she will ask you
to limit your Long Distance call to not more
than 5 minutes.
That will help others to get their calls
through, too. .
Of course, there won't be congestion every
time you call, but when there i3 we know you'll
be glad to co-operate.
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