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6 Heppner Gazette "Mm- WASHINGTON, D. C. Aug. 26 Certoin western railroads are plan ning to employ Mexicans for main tenance crews. The several thous and nationals of the republic south of the border who have been brought into the Pacific northwest to harvest the crops have given the railroads the idea. These alien workers, who are giving a generally satisfactory service in the fruit growing and vegetable districts, are in the United States through nego tiations of the state department wih the Mexican government on tempo rary permits and under agreement that they wil be returned to their native land when the harvesting has been completed. In no sense were these laborers designed to be come permanent residents. Notwithstanding the agreement under which the aliens were ad mitted, the railroads are figuring how a sufficient number of these transients can be detained and employed in the maintenance-of-way division. So hopeful are the rail carriers that some plan will be worked out that they are already making preparations for sheltering the Mexicans. A type of housing considered suitable for the for eigners now being constructed by the railroads, but there are so many war worker dwellings being erect ed that the buildings financed by the railroads have not attracted special attention. Handling the greatest volume of business in their history, the west ern railroads are having difficulty engaging sufficient common labor for maintaining roadbeds in proper condition. This being the case, the roads are of the opinion that if OUR DEMOCRACY- SHIPS are SERVING ON AUGUST 11,1807 THE WORLD'S FIRST SUCCESSFUL STEAMBOAT ROBERT fulton's clekmont -. MADE ITS TRIAL RUN OF 150 MILES IN 52 HOURS ON A GREAT AMERICAN RIVER. 'SHE OVERTOOK MANY SLOOPS AND SCHOONERS'HER INVENTOR, SAIDOFHER'AND PASSED THEM." I Fulton's inventive genius and the American spirit of individual enterprise have made possible our great merchant fleet. ... Building at the rate of nearly 6 a day, these ships carry millions of tons a month of the prop" " " of american farms and factories for victct. . . . when victory is won they will make possible an expanding world trade for, our. farms and factories. Times, August 26, 1943 Mexicans can be imported to gath- er vegetables and fruit for the American farmer they can also be imported for keeping the tracks in ing that transportation is now a war activity and the movement of war supplies is as essential as the saving of food, if not more so. With a petroleum company pre paring to drive a well in the Coos bay section of the Oregon coast, there is a report current that some thing of the sort is in prospect near Bellingham. A study has been made quietly in that area by a geologist covering a period of five years. The evacuation of Kiska by the Japanese is simplifying the Am erican attack on Japan. There is, not the need now that there has been for, an aviation base in Siberia (which Joe Stalin has v refused to permit) for, with Attu, the most western island of the Aleutians, the northernmost post of Japan is scarcely a three-hour flight and this little Japanese outpost has al ready been bombed twice. Now that the Aleutians are cleared of Japs the United States has control of the northern route to the heart of the Japanese empire, and this route will play a leading role when the high command is prepared to strike. Months ago a high American of ficer predicted that Japan would feel the strength of Uncle Sam be fore the end of this year,, and that may well materialize for some day the citizens of the northwest will hear of a major engagement off the shore of Japan, and that wall be the first intimation that the United States has struck. These boys who are flying fight ers and bombers in the sky of the Pacific northwest axe not wasting gasoline. They are in the serious business of learning the technique of war, and the war they are being trained for is that in the Pacific Europe. The many crashes in recent weeks is but evidence of the larger number of planes being assembled along the Pacific coast. To avoid the last minute rush, it is time now to prepare a new -by Mat FARM awdFACTORX -f If OOARDMAN NEWS . kool Scheduled To Open Sept. 6 By MABGABET THORPE School will start on Sept. 6. The teacers are all employed but the first and second grade. Those up to dat are as follows: 3 and 4, Mrs. Floy Washburn, 5 and 6, Mrs. Zoe Billings, 7 and 8, John Partlow. High school Roland Black, agri culture, Miss Ellen Etbouer, eng lish and commercial, Mrs- Floyd Bouey, home economics and science, F. W. Harter, social science and mathematics. Albet Partlow underwent an ap pendectomy Wednesday night at St. Anthony's hospital in Pendle ton but is slowly improving. It will be necessary for him to re main in the hospital longer than usual. He was to report to the army the next day bu twas ad vised by his doctors not to wait ul nti after his induction for the op eration as the deay might prove to be serious. Crystal Barlow and Dorothy Van Metre were both in The Dalles hos pital receiving medical a1tention this week. Mrs. Gilbert Pettys and children spent Friday .and Saturday visiting at the Nate Macomber home. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Thorpe were in Heppner on business Thursday. Are Alle came ome from Weath crby Thursday night whre he has been employed The Aliens will lave in about a week for Tacoma whre Mr. Allen will be employed. E. A. Duelen has been in th Hermiston General hospital for sometime receiving medical aid Ted Ekker has been horn this week on furlough from the navy Allen Ely is visiting his grand parents in Morgan this week. Cora Louise Eckelberry of Her miston is visiting at the Elvin Ely home for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Ely. Wal lace Mathews, Earleen Morgan and Burly Akers Jr. visited at the Ely home Sunday. A large number of people attend ed the circus in Hermiston Mon day right. Some of those attending were: Mr- and Mrs. Dan Ransier, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Marlow and sons, Mr -and Mrs. Nathan Thorpe and children, Mr. da Mrs. John Fisher and Elaine, Mr. and Mrs. Francis Harter and children, Mrs. Kenneth Nolt, B-ornadine Emerson, ' Pauline Smith. Mrs. Gillesie and children, Buddy Ball, Leland Mc Clouth, Mary Ann and Nancy and Mrs. Glen Mallory and sop of Tacoma spent several days vipiting friends and relative on the project and at Hardman thi week. Mr. Mallary who is in the naval re serve was called to active duty and is to be in Chicago by Sept. 1. Mr. and Mrs. Eakin of Sherman county spent the week-end visiting her daughter, Mrs. Gertrude Van Metre and family. Mr .and Mrs. Chas. Roseland and Norma returned Friday from San income tax report,, which must be filed by the September 15 "deadline. These returns must be made on an estimated gross income for 1943, or actual income of 1942, if it exceeds $3500, for a married person, or $2700 for a single individual. The fact that the withholding tax of 20 percent is being taken from wages now does not absolve a person from making out another income tax statement. e One' of the leading matters for attention when congress returns to work from its vacation will be a brand new tax bill. The ways and means committee has been thinking up new ideas along this line while other members of congress were back among their constituents and, like all tax proposals, there is no unanimity of opinion on how much revenue should be raised nor the method of having" the taxes paid. The pay-as-you-go program, now in effect is an experiment and is fubject to change when the new tax bill is finally formulated. Francisco. Mr. and Mrs. Leo Root spent Sun day at Athena visiting. Mr. and Mrs. Zeitman went as far as Pen dleton with them. Mr- ad nMrs. Ray Gronquist left Tuesday for Esko. Minn, to visit. I'M IN THIS .WAR. TOO Yep, I'm a "big-shot" these days. They used to call me an out-moded farm worker, but not any more. I'm helping plant food for freedom and haul it Co market just as in the old days. My pals and I work long hours, but we know it takes food and fiber to beat the Axis, so we're in harness for the duration. We've got Axis to grind. 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