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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."
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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
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OOARDMAN NEWS
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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.
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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. Buy
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