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6 Heppner Gazette Times, July 22, 1943 ' - AT ATHE liii Washinbon D. C, July 22 The logging industry of Washington and Oregon is still up against a serious labor shortage. Unlike other indus tries, it takes years of experience to make a good woodsman. Just anyone can't cut the mustard when it comes to logging. There is no such thing as turning out a good logger in six or eight weeks, such as the shipyard training schools turn out welders, electricians, mechan ics, etc. Shipyards wages paid the.j two months' trainees or graduates in many cases equal or surpass the hourly wage rate of experienced loggers. U. S. employment service officials are up against a serious problem in supplying the necessary hands to the numerous logging ep erators of the northwest. The armed forces have called many of these men for service and hundreds of others have enlisted, adding to the1 headache and problems of this im portant war industry. Plans are now in the making by U. S- employment service to conduct a vigorous cam paign which, it is hoped, will per suade lumber workers now employ ed in non-essential industries to re turn to the forests and mills. The big buildup has been start ed by a prominent group of Repub lican war horses for Governor Bricker of Ohio. Bricker is one of the several aspirants for the Re publican presidential nomination but fourth in the several national polls to date he has been running a poor conducted during the past year. The kick-off of the Bricker build-up started a couple of weeks ago through a lengthy article by a well known political writer, Forrest Da vis, appearing in the Saturday Eve ning Post. Davis is the same man who acted as political adviser, etc., to Oregon's Charles L. McNary when the Republican minority leader was the No- 2 man on the G. O. P. ticket three years ago. The "log-cabin Abraham Lincoln style, plus small town boy who made good, will be the strategy used to sell Governor Bricker to the public. Rumor has it that two of Governor Bricker's scouts now in the North west trying to line up G. O. P- big wigs for their man have not met with much success. Another story has it that congress' glamor girl, Clare Booth Luce, who is scheduled to make several political talks in the Northwest this fall, will in real ity be an emissary for Governor Bricker. Army authorities will make use of the many abandoned CCC camps in Washington and Oregon to house Axis prisoners of war. Two such camps in Washington are now housing these prisoners, with more scheduled to arrive in the near fu ture. CCC camps along the Wolf creek highway from Portland to the coast and several others along the Oregon coast where reforesta tion and road building are needed will no doubt house many of these Axis prisoners very soon. Doubtless calculated to impress the public mind, capital letters are used by the federal power commis sion to declare that "Electric op erating revenues of the larger privately-owned! electric utilities in the United States in May, 1943 in creased by 7.9 percent over May, 1942." The statement is made in a report just issued, but buried in the body of the report is the further statement that expenses, including depreciation and taxes, for the same period increased 8.4 percent High er taxes very largely accounts for this increase in expenses. Just like the shortage of help in logging, the important fishing in dustry in the Northwest is up against the same problem. With by far fewer boats and" experienced hands to plow the briny deep than ever before ,the 1943 pack is ex pected to drop sharply. Secretary of the Interior Harold L Ickes es timates this year's pack will be at least 2,000,000 pounds less than last year unless more fishing boats and fishermen are made available im mediately. With the armed forces taking over 50 percent of the entire pack, very little if any will be left for the civilian consumers. Compaints of citizens that many laundries are closing in the smaller cities of the Northwest are directing attention to the laundry facilities provided for the troops in the many cantonments and air bases in that section. While private laundries have difficulty in obtaining labor and the various materials used for the bleaching of clothing, the mili tary establishments have no such troubles. At one camp in the Pa cific northwest the army has install ed a laundry costing in excess of $1,000,000 and employing 545 civil ians. This is but' one of several of the larger laundries furnished by the war department. One of these camp laundries, however, takes care of the washing for a city of 35,000 soldiers. AMERICAN HEROES BY LEFF Because he icaled the Willi of the fortification at Kaiba-Mehdia, French Morocco, and from that haurdoiu position direrted the atten tion of the enemy with hit line Are, enabling our troops te enter through the main gate ef the fort, Pfe. C L. Mohler wai awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. He risked his life for you. Hew many more Bonds and Stampi can you afford, to help him? Figure it out yourself. ESTRAY NOTICE Strayed to our place 2 brown mares branded TL over half circle on left hip; 2 bay mares branded bar under H on left shoulder; one bay mare with belL Owner may have same by paying for advertise ment and pasture- Ben Cox. 17-19 FOR SALE Gaited saddle horse. Gentle for ladies to ride. V. R. Runnion, Heppner. 17-18p FOR SALE Reconditioned sacks at Smith's warehouse Arlington. Frank Young, lone. 17-18p I'M IN THIS WAR. TOO? U3k V. S. Trnuury Defarlminl HERE FROM SILVERTON MOTHER SUFFERS STROKE BACK FROM PORTLAND Mrs. Charles Buzzard left for Mrs W. O. Dix and otrairwMaiioh- thet gtSs wrs" " JoJean to W sister, Mri T. E. Given, and daugh- u,on of word her mo- In Heppner Monday evening after ter Zephne of Silverton. ther had suffered a stroke. spending a fortnight in Portland. Yoi bet I am! I don't what thia haeon is the hoya ia the front linea hare been bringing homo, but I famish a good brand yself. Unci Sim's asked for 13.800,000,000 pounds of pork la '43 for hia fighting men and war plant workers and the rest of the people. We're eating like pigs to be sure he gets it and then some! Here She is, Neighbor . . . KEEP HER ROLLIN' History books will carry the story of the splendid way our farmers have met the need for food in this war. They have been quick to understand that in the foxhole and on the farm the most efficient use possible must be made of every piece of fighting equipment every gun and every plow. Farmers are striving to keep their machin ery in top shaps, be cause it has to do double duty for the duration. This means careful oiling, quick repairs. We are pre pared to supply you with repair parts or to do the work if it is a major overhaul ing job that is necessary. f ; J22 The fact that our farmer neighbors are keeping their equip ment . rolling extra hours a day, extra days a season, means more food for our fighters, for our mu7 nition workers, and for the soldiers of our allies.. This is add ing up to a quicker victory, with more of our sons, fathers, hus bands and brothers coming home safe and whole from the fight ing front. The Fire Season Is at Hand 2te Careful e in your harvest operations so none of your grain will be destroyed by fire Phone 422 for Parts or Repair Service Braden-Bell Tractor & Equipment Co.