6 Heppner Gazette Times, October 14, 1943
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Senator Wheeler's fight to defer
pre-Pearl Harbor fathers continues
to turn the light on some very in
teresting facts concerning the de
ferments which have been granted
government employes. A tabulation
of the number so deferred by states
has been made available by the se
lective service board and shows
Washington and California in top
spots. The list shows a total of 115,
397 eligible for the draft but defer
red because they are essentially
employed in some one of the nu
merous government agencies.
The majority of the entire total
so deferred are under 34 years of
age and thousands range between
18 and 25. California stands hi No.
2 spot with 12,249 deferred, led on
ly by New York state, which is in
first position with 14,954. Washington
stands in fifth place with 6,275 de
ferred because of their essential
government employment. The break
down of this total of ,275 from
Washington shows them listed in
the following brackets: 1,315 are be
tween age 18 and 21; 1,204 are from
, 22 to 24; 1,685 from 25 to 29; 1,368
to 37. Oregon stands 'way down
deferred, which breaks down as' fol
lows: 91 from 18 to 21; 123 from 22
from 30 to 34, and 703 are from 35
the list with a total of only 943 so
to 24; 296 from 25 to 29; 288 from
30 to 34, and 145 between the ages
35 to 37.
Of the 11,000 deferred govern
ment employes 51,875 are employes
of the navy department, 30,423 are
emjployeg of the war department,
7,409 of the shipping administration,
and 4,309 of the maritime commis
sion. In industry, as of July 31 this
year, 1,553,000 are deferred because
of their occupation.
The very peculiar part of his re
port is the wide spread botwe"n
Washington and Oregon in the
number of those deferred because
of their essential government em
ployment. Washington has over six
times the number so deferred as
compared with Oregon. In the next
few days selective service will
make available the names and ad
dresses of the whole list, according
to Senator Wheeler, which will also
designate those who asked for de
ferment, a
As predicted in this column over
a month ago, Prentiss Brown's re
signation as chief of OP A has been
written and will be sent the pres
ident in the near future. Chester
Bowles, who has been running the
whole show for the last several
months, is expected to be named
to succeed Brown. Rumor has it
that the president will offer his
good friend Prentis Brown anoth
er important post in government,
which he may not accept. Cloak
room gossip has it the popular Mr.
Brown will go back to his home in
Michigan and look over the politi
cal situation very carefully before
making any future moves. If things
look right, Mr. Brown will be a
candidate for some elective office.
. Best guessers atround here believe
the present 16-point rationing on
butter will be lowered in the next
few weeks to around sight points
where it was last summer. The
armed cervices and other govern
ment purchasing agensies. which
have been taking a large amount
of the nation's output, are out of
the market and will not make any
more purchases of butter until next
spring. This move will divert at
least 30 percent more butter for ci
vilian use. Just as soon as a reas
onable stockpile ia built up it is
expected the point rationing will be
lowered. The armed forces now
have a large surplus df most all
foodstuffs- If they gtiay out of the
market for a few months it may
mean reduced ration points on oth
er foods, especially meats.
American industry has repaid
$2,141,366,000 to Mr. Whiskers on
war contracts through renegotio
tion in the 16 months period ending
Aug. 31. On tV3 of that, price re
ductions on work already ordered
but not yet delivered, will save the
government an addition?! $2,262,742,
000, making a total of well over
four billion dollars. These figures
do not include the bHirf'1- '
ed by the government in the form
of lower prices written into new
contracts that manufacturers of
of war supplies now know because
they have found out what their
manufacturing costs will come to-
While a large amount of the
money saved would have gone
back to the government anyway in
the form of taxes, it is estimated
that at least 30 percent of the
amount would have been retained
by the contractors and manufac
tureirs. Other substantial savings
will be made before war's end and
at the present time negotiations are
going on with seven different con
tractors in the northwest for re
funds which, if made; will take
close to $30 million.
banks of the higher interest rates
on their older loans is simply pass
ing on to their borrowers the sav
ings made by such refinancing and
by economies effected in operation
costs." .
Brown added that the interest
rate on loans not made through an
association shall not exceed 4V4
percent, or 4'2 percent, depending
upon the class of loan made.
Low Interest Rate
Assured Borrowers
From Land Bank
Federal Land Bank borrowers in
Umatilla and Morrow counties with
National Farm Loan Association
loans which matured after June 3p,
1944, are now assured that the in
terest rate on their investment
payments will not exceed 4 percent
during the life of their loans. R
H. Loveless, secretary-traesurer of
the Hardman National Farm Loan
association at Pendleton, said today-Mr-
Lovelace) is advised by R. E.
Brown, preident of the Federal
Land Bank of Spokane, that the
bank's board of directors has ap
proved substitution of the 4 percent
rate for higher rates on nearly all
of the loans closed prior to June
24, 1935. While all association loans
closed since 1935 carry a 4 percent
rate, the board's action guarantees
association borrowers that the inter
est rate through the life of their
loans will not exceed this amount
In 1933 congress reduced the land
bank interest rate to 4V2 percent,
and in 1935 to 3V2 percent, on as
sociation loans, and provided that
federal funds be used to make up
the difference between the origi
nal loan rate and the reduced rate,
Brown said. This congressional le
gislation expire June 30. 1944. when
the bank's own reduced rate be
came effective. It will make contin
uation of payments by the treasury
unnecessary unless Congress de
cides to continue the 3x2 percent
rate. Approximately $20,000,000
would be saved the government in
the next fiscal year through dis
continuance of these treasury pay
ments. The land bank's 4 percent rate is
the lowest at which farmers gen
erally ever have been able to og
ttyn long-term mprtgage credit,"
Brown told Loveless. "While the 5
and 6 percent rate charged on loans
prior to 1935 were low when made
and reflected the cost of money in
the bond market in those, the land
banks since that time have refi
nanced their highest rate bonds
and the voluntary reduction by the
GUEST OF NEPHEW
Mrs. R. E. Kaufman of Los An
geles is a guest at the home of
Rev. and , Mrs- S. D. Spiesz. Mrs.
Kaufman, a former Oregonian. is
Mr. Spiesz's aunt. She has made
her home in Los Angeles for a num
"ber Of years and expressed delight
at being in her old home state once
more.
LEAVE FOR ROSEBURG
Mr. and Mrs. O. Wendell Herbi
son and family, Mrs. Kenneth Mar
shall and Loma Mae Jones left Wed
nesday morning for Roseburg ex
pecting to attend a state conference
of the Christian Endeavor society
Shortly after they left announce
ment was made over the radio that
the conference had been postponed.
Army, Navy Aptitude
Tests Scheduled Here
The second qualifying test for the
army specialized training program
and the navy college program V-12
which will be given throughout
the country on Tuesday, Nov. 9,
will be administered at the Hepp
ner high school, Principal Ivan C.
Parker announced today- A pam
phlet of general information which
.contains an admission-identification
form may be obtained at Heppner
high school. This form properly
filled out will admit to the test
students between the ages of 17
and 21 inclusive who are recent
high school graduates or who will
be graduated by March 1, 1944. In
tent to take the test should be made
known immediately to Mr. Parker
in order that the necessary test
supplies may be ordered.
TEA GUESTS
Guests for tea Sunday afternoon
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. E. R.
Huston were Mrs. Lester Doolittle
of Portland and Miss Leta Hum
phreys and Miss Rose Hoosier of
Heppner.
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your
rt decide
. DOLLARS can be cold and selfish things. Or they
can be generous, compassionate and 'merciful.
Turn over the spending of some of your dollars to
your heart. It will want to give twice what your
logical mind intended to give, because your heart
understands the mercy, the relief and the pleasure
that these dollars bring.
Let your heart decide.
Let's Give Generously to the War Fund
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