6 Heppner Gazette Times, Sept. 9, 1943
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WASHINGTON, D. C, Sept. 9
There is a new problem develop
ing which is worrying the unem
ployment compensation commis
sions in states where there are
heavy war industries. Surveys show
that the shipyards, for example,
are not paying enough to carry
benefits for the number of unem
ployed that will be released in the
readjustment period. The rates
have been established by legisla
tures and nothing can be done
about them until a regular session,
which in most states will be in the
first months of 1945.
A number of states are trying to
figure a way out Texas has raised
its rate on war industries to 5 per
cent, which is sufficient to meet
requirements. In some states em
ployers have an experience rating
after three years which may drop
their rate substantially. Many of
the shipyards in the northwest will
have qualified for this experience
rating by next year when they will
pay even less than they are paying
now.
There is a growing sentiment
among large employers, those which
will have to continue in business
following the end of the dura
tion, such as the lumber industry,
that the shipyards should be com
pelled to pay a higher percentage
of their payrolls, arguing that the
shipyards having brought thous
ands of outsiders to the northwest,
will be responsible for the mass un
employment. As a matter of fairness
to the general taxpayer as well as
the permanent employer, it is ar
gued that the shipyards should car
ry their own end of the load. At
the current rate paid by shipyards,
it is asserted, it will require their
contributions for five years to pay
for one year of benefits to the
workers they will throw on the
.'treet when the armistice whistle
blows.
Inasmuch as the maritime com
mitiion is paying for the. wcges,
the payroll tax would not come
from the operator's of the yards but
would be charged to operating ex
penses. The hitch in this however,
is that the laws stipulate the rate
and no legislation is possible for
two years, and by that time there
is a possibility that the war will be
a thing of the past.
The capitol janitors are busy
giving a final touch to the cham
bers of both houses and everything
is in readiness for congress, which
is scheduled to reconvene next Tues
day, Sept. 15 at high noon. After
Labor day week-end the lawmakers
bogan arriving in large numbers,
and every indication points to a
complete attendance when the
clerk starts 'calling the roll. In the
meantime the returning legislators
are busy checking up on the po
litical situation with each other.
Quie a few of the boys think they
are in a tough spot for re-election
and this group has been getting
earsfui of advice from! the holdoverf"
as to how to cut the mustard. Those
senators who are up for re-election
next year are sitting in a sweet
position. They will carry the ball
on all controversial legislation,
thereby relieving their cooleagues
of considerable political embarrass
ment, which is always possible,
especially during times like these.
Just senatorial courtesy, as it were,
and the boys work it overtime when
an election is drawing near. With
few exceptions, regardless of party
label, the toga men help one an
other out of difficult spots, because
a senator never knows when it will
be his turn to ask a favor, and the
boys always do their best to deliver
fcr colleague. Who was jt who said
"Politics make strange bedfellows?"
That gent knew what he was talk
ing about.
Honest Harold Ickes and Mr.
Donald Nelson, chief of war pro
duction board, are at it, hammer
and tongs. Mr. Nelson wants Bro
ther Ickes to permit logging of Sit
ka spruce in the Olympic national
forest, which is vitally necessary
for west coast airplane contruction
plants if they ere to keep on turn
ing out combat pjanes. Honest
Harold says No. He wants no one
to tread on the grass of his Olym
pic national forest, which is a gov
ernment preserve. Brother Ickes
says that Mr. Nelson can get all
the airplane' spruce he needs from
adjoining' Canada, where Sitka
spruce abounds. Mr. Nelson can't
see that argument at all. of buying
spruce in Canada and transporting
it hundreds of miles when plenty
of this much needed wood which
belongs to the government is right
next door to the west coast plane
plants.
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Rumor has it OPA will make
another attempt to work out a deal
which will be satisfactory to milk
producers of the northwest. Wash
ington and Oregon dairymen have
been hollering their heads off and
have threatened to liquidate their
herds, which some have already
done, if OPA fails to grant them
a reasonable increase in prices
Dairymen insist they can't stay in
business unless OPA permits them
a further price advance in order to
offset the heavy increase in the cost
cf dairy feed and labor.
Guests of the evening were Mr. friends for their kind assistance
and Mrs. M. L. Hinshaw and Mrs. during our bereavement, and
Hinshaw's mother, Mrs. Davis from ,h beautiM floral tribute.
Georgia. " '
Mrs. Sadie McDonald and
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to thank neighbors and
family
George McDonald
MEMBERSHIP ENJOYS
CHURCH NIGHT MEETING
Members of the Church of Christ
gathered at the church Thursday
evening for a church night dinner
and. program. Dinner was served at
&:30, followed by a business meet
ing. A program of dramatizations
was given by Mr. and Mrs. Herbi
son and a letter from Martin Clark,
former pastor, told of the itinerary
of the Clark family from Oregon to
Ohio.
All Needed Equip
ment for Victory
Over Lessens
Tablets, Pencils, Crayolas, Paints,
Erasers, Pen Holders, Pen Paints, Scis
sors, Inks, Pastes, Protractors, Com
passes, Typewriting Paper, Filler Pa
pers, Reinforcements.
FOUNTAIN PENS 35c to $12.50
A Map of the United States or of The
World with each 2-Ring or 3-Ring
Binder.
Humphreys Drug Co.
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of Dairy Stock and
Farm Equipment
at the
Henry F. Blahm place
3Vi miles north of
Heppner
starting at one thirty p. m.
Ever think about Running a Factory?
IF you've ever run a farm or dairy or store, there are a lot
of things about running a factory that you'd find pretty
familiar. Things like working any and all hours, , training
green help, planning for months ahead Without letting tho
planning interfere with the job of the moment.
These are the responsibilities of management. And th
peculiar American ability to meet and lick these problems
means a lot today, both on the food-producing and weapon
producing fronts.
Ability to manage isn't picked up overnight. For good
management is a skill just as much as good workmanship
learned the hard way.
It won't be forgotten overnight, either. For it is these men
who, on farm and in factory, have actually produced th
things from which our high living standard is derived, who
can and will, by working together, give every American
more abundant life in the peacetime years to come. General
Electric Company, Schenectady, N. Y.
Hear the General Electric radio programs: "The Hour of Charm" Sunday
10 p.m. EWT, NBC "The World Today" news, every weekday
6:45 p.m. EWT, CBS.
BUY WAR BONDS
Tuesday,
Sepfco
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DAIRY STOCK 40 head of good Jersey Cattle and Calves.
One purebred Jersey Bull, 3 years old.
These cattle were tested in the spring of 1943 for TB and Bangs'
Disease. No reacters.
EQUIPMENT One wood wheel wagon. One iron wheel wagon
with hayrack. Two-unit Delaval milking machine with electric
motor. One large International cream separator with electric
motor. Three-section steel harrow. 16-inch walking plow.
Three pood work horses. Some harness and collars.
Mirsny other articles too numerous to mention.
Terms
CASH
HENRY F. BLAHM, Owner
GENERAL m ELECTRIC V. R. RUNNJON, Auctioneer HARRY DINGES, Clerk