4 Heppner Gazette Times, October 7, 1943
Heppner Gazette Times
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Far From Beaten
It is not difficult to believe that Hitler is losing
the conflict, but to contend that he is beaten is
surely stretching a point. The Nazi war machine
has shown some of its reserve strength during the
past week, and while the Allies have met this re
sistance with only a slight check in their forward
stride, it is to be seen that the enemy' is still
capable of putting up a strong delaying action.
This not only is costly to the Allies but gives the
Nazis much-needed time to strengthen the inner
defenses of the fortress of Europe.
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which we at home are most deeply interested is
the war ot hate being waged by tne retreating
Nazis. It is doubtful if a single important Italian
town through which they pass will be spared all
the destruction they can wreak before being push
ed out by' the determined Allied armies. Every
home rendered desolate means more demand for
relief funds from America. Thrs campaign of
wanton destruction will continue as long as Ger
man armies are on foreign soil. It is their purpose
to leave nothing for the populace to survive on
and with winter close at hand, it is readily seen
that relief will have to be provided at an early
date.
In the present effort to raise the quota set up
by Oregon War Chest, Inc., we must ever be mind
ful that the war is far from won. On the contrary,
much of the hardest fighting lies ahead. The
supreme command knows this and has told the
people to steel themselves for what is coming for
it is anything but a pretty picture. Through our
high command we are pledged to release the con
quered peoples from their bondage and to supply
them with the necessities of life until they are
able to take care of themselves. It is not a task
to be accomplished in a week, a month or a year.
It will require several years at the least and we
will have to accustom ourselves to the idea of
giving liberally and often.
In the first week of the relief fund drive in
Morrow county returns have been small, consider
ing that more than $4,000 have to be raised. This
is less than one dollar per capita and something
that many should contribute to rather than leave
the bulk of the subscriptions up to a comparative
ly few generous donors. If you have a relative
and who has not in the great conflict, don't for
get that he is offering his life to free the conquered
peoples and restore to them the right to live under
the type of government they choose. He has no
choice but to obey his commander's orders. He
cannot concern himself about a new fall outfit,
an unnecessary trip, a good time or the numerous
other things we at home indulge in. He has to
fight, to kill or be killed. And if he fails our
money won't be worth much to us.
Let us look the situation squarely in the face
and resolve to set aside a few dollars for this
worthy cause before we start spending too much f
on ourselves. There is plenty to go around if we
budget carefully and if every one does his or her
share the burden will not be heavy on any one of
us.
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Actual Figures Minimize Losses
Railroad wrecks involving serious loss of life
seldom occur and when they do the public as a
whole is deeply shocked. There is no apparent
reason for being shocked, unless it is due to the
fact that our railroad system has a record un
equalled by any other transportation method in
the matter of safety and when a disastrous wreck
occurs it gets far greater publicity. This was
demonstrated recently when several serious ,train
wrecks occurred in the east.
Figures show that the chances of the average
passenger being killed in a train wreck are on a
ratio of but one chance in four million. This
means the average passenger can look forward to
traveling in safety 370,000,000 miles a journey
which would require constant travel for about
1200 years. And this ratio is made on a basis in
cluding the higher passenger casualty list this year,
which will exceed that of any year in the past 20
years. Fatalities for 1943 per 100,000,000 passenger-miles
are very little more than they were in
1940, 1926 and 1925, and less than they were in
1922 and some of the earlier years.
If you have been losing sleep over the loss of
life in railroad accidents, compare the record in
three years since 1940 with one year of automobile
accidents. Since 1940, seven bad railroad crashes
cost the lives of 175 persons, whereas in the single
year of 1941 automobile accidents killed 40,000
persons inthe United States.
Also bear in mind that this record of safety has
been maintained throughout a period of unprece
dented rail travel in conjunction with a tremendous
movement of freight. It is a record to commend
the railroads for public consideration when travel
under normal conditions may be resumed.
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Let's Get Rid of Them!
There is hope that the earwig pest may be elim
inated to a large extent, if all property owners
will cooperate in a general fall clean-up. No less
an authority than County Agent Cliff Conrad has
stated that the pesky little crawlers will multiply
so long as there is plenty of cover for them and
when that cover is removed and their egg beds are
exposed to cold weather they will perish. Egg
beds deposited under rocks will have to be treated
with poison, it is pointed out.
A drive to rid the community of earwigs and
other garden pests will serve a double purpose
that of getting rid of the bugs and" improving the
general sanitary condition of the town. In addi
tion it will enhance the appearance of property
that now is overburdened with weeds and debris.
A general cleanup is desirable and should be
participated in by every loyal citizen, whether he
be a property owner or not.
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None of the 32 other states that use an income
tax has an arrangement anything like Oregon's
"Walker Plan," adopted by the 1943 legislature,
that adjusts amount to be paid by a taxpayer to the
amount of revenue required to be raised by that
tax for state purposes. Wisconsin, where income
tax surtax rates were abolished this year, is par
ticularly interested in Oregon's new leveling-off
device.
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Hitler must have sensed what was coming. He
put his master of retreat strategy in charge of the
Nazi forces in southern Italy. If anyone can get
the Heinies out of a tight spot it is Rommel.
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PLANNER DIET AID TO HEALTH factors adequately, including, of bread during the day?
The vitamin-B-complex plays a course, needed amounts of vitamins Dried beans or peas as often as
very important part in preventing cf the B-complex. These foods are once a week?
fatigue. Recent studies show that among the good sources of one or
individuals suffering from deficien- more of the vitamins of the B-com-
cies of the vitamin-B-complex tire Iplex. Why not check your food to
easily and show greatly diminished see whether it supplies all the fac
ility to work We are all mind- tors whkh &K necessary for health
ful of the fact that reaching produc- , ., ...
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tent on the health of the workers. Do , you have at least a pint of since they will be playing a larger
And in turn, health depends in milk a day? P" m eals than thay have in
, ' , . , generations, they ought to be as
large part on proper nutrition. The Do you eat a whole-grain cereal delicious M pbie. as nutritious
food suggested in rules- for good with milk for breakfast? as possible, and served in as great
nutrition supply all necessary food Do you have some whole-grain variety as possible.
How long since you've had liver?
Do you eat generous servings of
raw vegetables and fruit?
With restrictions on practically
every food, cereal products now
take on a new wartime role. And
Every time Lem Martin, hears
about another Jap battleship be
ing sunk-or another Nazi city
being blasted-Lem grits his
teeth, and digs into his pocket
for more War Bond money.
"With our soldiers over there
doin' better V better at their
scorin'," Lem says grimly, "vvc
can do the same at home."
It's easy to think that if the
war is going well, we can afford
to let down just a little instead
o' realizing that the bigger our.
offensive gets the more our boys
are going to need equipment
and munitions.
From where T slf . hero's the
way it is . . . It's up to everyone
of us to put not only our spare
money into War Bonds, but to
figure out new ways of saving
so that we'll have still more
money to invest in Victory.
As Lem says: "We asked for
plenty of action-and we're sure
getting it. All over the world our
men have got them Axis fellas
on the run. Let's Back the At
tack with War Bonds."
No. 71 of a Series
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