6 Heppner Gazette
It may give the fanners of Ore
gon and Washington a feeling of
satisfaction to learn that crops they
have raised are now being used to
feed peofcdes of the countries res
cued from the Germans The effic
iency of modern war ia attested by
the labors of the quartermaster's
department in producing, aa if by
magic stores of foodstuffs for the
civilian population This was first
demonstrated in North Africa, wherP
American food was provided for
the people aa rapidly as territory
was swept clear of the enemy.
On the heels of the American
troops in Sicily came steamers
loaded with supplies flour, milk,
dehydrated vegetables, sugar, and
fruits and moats. Having fed the
Sicilians, preparations were made
for Italy. No sooner was the uncon
ditional surrender of Italy announ
ced than freighters began nosing in
to the docks and discharging car
goes of food, which was distributed
without delay. The food follows the
soldiers. It is the American policy
in this war to look after the welfare
of the civilians as promptly as pos
sible, for a full stomach wins ap
preciation. ' What is taking place in Tunesia
Sicily and Italy is only the begin
ning. The same open-handed gene
rosity will be displayed in other
countries as they are rescued from
beneath the heels of the hordes of
Herr Hitler.
This sums up that the farmers of
the United States will be feeding
millions of people abroad for the
next few years, or until crops can
be grown and harvested there. It is
part of the plan announced by the
president and srpplemented by the
secretary of agriculture that food
will be the trump card at the peace
table.
Into the picture has moved ex
Governor Lehman of New York,
who has been appointed to admin
ister the relief to be given Europe
by Uncle Sam. The task of feeding
the civilians will be taken over by
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Lehman and he is now building up
an extensive organization to handle
the job. Just how far Lehman will
go in his relief work is not known,
but he can be expected to spend at
kast one billion dollars as the
Good Samaritan to the stricken
people of Europe. For the present
his activity will be confined to food,
but his assignment also deals with
reconstruction which has been in
terpreted as providing funds for the
rebuilding and reconstruction of
much of the destroyed buildings
and streets a so-called glorified
WPA.
On the home front dissatisfaction
has developed in the farm area.
There have been calls for men, wo
men and children to save the crops,
and they have gone into the fields
to pick beans, beets and other veg
etables as well as fruit- Most of
these crops have been saved from
rotting on the ground, but after
.they have been harvested another
situation has arisen.
Canneries are appealing for help
and not receiving as much assist
ance as is needed. Crops have been
lost by the ton at northwest can
neries for the lack of manpower.
The reason is this: The person pick
ing beans is an agricultural laborer
and such labor is exempt from so
cial security tax or income tax.
What is paid for gathering the fruit
or vegetables is clear money. If the
picker f ollows the crop to the can
nery he is immediately soaked a
number of taxes, such as withhold
ing tax. income tax hospitilization
(to which the workers do not ob
ject as there are always accidents
in the canneries), and there is the
payroll tax. for canneries must con
tribute to the fund for unemploy
ment benefits. Therefore it is more
profitable for a worker to gather
crops than to assist in processing
them. Canneries must operate un
der a ceiling, mut pay a specified
sum per hour and take the risk of
spoilage.
The farmer has the edge over
the canner, but there is so much
complaint that if the food of the
northwest is to be shipped . abroad
for the next two or three years
something must be done to attract
workers to the packing plants. The
workers are not objecting to the
cannery scale, but they are object
ing to the few dollars they make
being subjected to the withholding
and income tax.
HAVE LEFT HOSPITAL
Mr. Lloyd Moyer and daughter,
Nancy Kay, returned to their home
Sunday from the Corda Saling
home where the little lady was
born on Sept. 3.
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LEXINGTON NEWS
By EDITH EDWARDS
F 3c Joseph Way arrived home
Wednesday for a 15 day furlough
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan
Way. Joe has just finished his
basic training at Farragut Ida-
D. E Beard and N. A. Leach of
Portland were visitors here Wed
nesday. 0. M. Scott of Portland spent
several days last week visiting
friends here.
Albert Edwards returned home
Thursday from a visit with his
sister Jerrine, in Palo Alto. Calif.
Otto Ruhl spent last week in
Wallowa on business.
Don Hansen, who is stationed at
Farragut, Ida. is visiting his grand
parents. Mr. and Mrs. Emery Burn
side. Don is a cook in camp.
Albert Edwards Joe Way and
Leonard Munkers spent Sunday in
Pendleton.
Donnie Hiatt is staying at the
George Allyn home, while his fa
ther is enjoying a short vacation.
Cpl C. C. Carmichael spent sev
eral days here this week with his
wife. Cpl Carmichael came up for
Dine Out Here
When yeu wish that every
pot and pan in the world
were at the bottom of the
sea with the Jap fleet, dress
up, phone hubby, tell him
you'll meet him at Heppner
Cafe for dinner . . . You'll
save your ration coupons, turn
your dark clouds inside out,
and have an enjoyable time
and not harm your budget a
bit.
HEPPNER
CAFE
You and every American
must share the cost of our
freedom War Bomb
will pay the bill aid in
sere Victory Bey them
regularly and save then
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the funeral of Ivan Leathers in
Heppner Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hunt and
Claire were Pendleton visitors Sat
urday. A. M Edwards was a visitor in
Milton-Freewater Sunday.
Clifford Yamell has been em
ployed as bookkeeper for the Mor
row County Grain Growers, Inc.
John Miller of Portland was a
visitor here Sunday.- His son Jack,
who has been working for Merritt
Gray, returned to Portland to en
ter school
Mr. and Mrs. Buel Harshman are
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the parents of an SVt pound boy
born Tuesday morning at the home
of Mrs- Harrhman's parents. Mr.
and Mis. Dan Way.
Mr. and Mis. Charles E. Lewis
of Pendleton were visitors at the
A. M. Edwards home Saturday.
Edith Edwards left Wednesday
for California for a vacation. She
was accompanied to Sacramento by
her cousin, Alice Griffith who has
b?en spending the summer at the
Edwards home
Keith Peck of lone has been vis
iting his grandparents.. Mr. and Mrs.
George Peck.
Children start
school soon
have their eyes
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