Heppner Gazette Times, October 21, 1943
Heppner Gazette Times
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Whose Country, Whose War?
From the attitude taken by many people one
might be led to believe that this is "my country
so long as I get along alright, have plenty to eat
and wear, drive a good car (or at least a car),
take in the movies and the multitude of other ac
tivities I am accustomed to in civilian life, but
don't bother me with bond purchases or donations
for charity." Perhaps that isn't the underlying
cause back of the present apathy towards the Na
tional War Fund campaign but it well could be.
Take a good look in your mirror. Study the face
confronting you there and ask yourself a few
questions: Am I as big a citizen as I have always
believed myself to be? Am I willing to curtail
some of my own pleasures and desires that the
money thus used may be devoted to aiding those
in distress in other lands? Am I doing all in my
power to help win the war and reestablish the
brotherhood of man throughout the world, or am I
just a self-centered human being interested only
in my own welfare? Can I help others and make
myself a bigger, better citizen by denying myself
of non-essentials, as well as some essentials?
These and many other questions may be asked by
most of us on this side of the world who, outside
of war time pursuits are living to a largedegree
as we have always lived in a land of plenty.
A fund of $125,000,000 is being asked to pro
vide relief for millions of people throughout the
world whose suffering has been brought about by
a cruel war. They are defenseless; countless thou
sands of them are homeless, hungry, cold. Other
thousands have suffered injuries for which many
are paying with their lives because of scarcity of
medical supplies and hospitalization. They are the
victims of ruthless enemies whose sole, purpose is
to destroy the morale of those upon whom they
are waging war and leave no hope for the future.
Our dollars will go far toward re-establishing f
that morale and that blighted hope. The people
of the stricken lands are looking as ever to Amer
ica to save them. If we can do this by adding a few
extra dollars to our contributions we will have
gone far towards eliminating the seeds of another
world war in the next generation.
Remember, under the National War Fund set
up there will be but two general drives for charit
able funds during the year the current drive and
the anual Red Cross membership campaign. We
are asked to give generously for the National
War Fund, for $125,000,000 is a lot of money even
in these days of stratospheric figures.
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An Unequal Tax Situation
In a frenzied effort to raise much needed reve
nues, Congress imposed a three percent tax on all
freight shipments of Oregon products to' large
eastern markets. Whether intentional or not, this
has heavily penalized shippers from the Pacific
coast. As an example, adding three percent tax
, to the regular charge for shipping livestock from
La Grande to Omaha, the Oregon shipper pays
three times the amount of taxes imposed .on a
Kansas shipper who gets the short haul and. a "
lower rate.
Numerous Pacific coast business organizations
are joining in a concerted movement to equalize
the tax, which applies to apples, potatoes, sugar,
lumber, wool and other Oregon suruplus farm
products.
Just what Oregon and other western state del
egations were doing when this nefarious bill was
passed in Congress has not been revealed but it
is quite evident that they will be doing something
about repealing it or at least modifying it to give
their respective constituents an even break with
those states nearer the big markets.
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Have you saved your tin cans and are they
ready for shipment? The government is calling for
vast quantities of the salvaged material and it
begins to look like some of it will move out of
here before long. According to CD. Conrad, sal
vage chairman for Morrow county, arrangements
have been made with frieght lines operating be
tween Heppner and The Dalles to haul the tin
cans to that point where they will be merged with
Wasco county shipments.
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We can discuss the weather once more, but we
still can't do anything about it.
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...The Men Who Go to Sea...
Thousands of merchant seamen who
bring convoys through find needed
rest and relaxation in homes and cen
ters operated by the United Seamen's
service in cooperation with the war
supplying administration in ports in
two hemispheres of the world. You
help these courageous men when you
support the National War Fund-by
aiving to vour community campaign.
Ferguson Motor Co.
You Can Eat Your Points and Have
Them, Too!
Just drop in occasionally and have
one of our unexcelled Steak Dinners
and use the points saved to buy need
ed meats and fats for household use.
Open Daily 11 a. m. to 9 p. m.
Elkhorn Restaurant
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From where I sit . . .
Li Joe Marsh
Ned Buxton was home on fur
lough last week. And you ought
to see the fuss the town made
over him. Seems like almost
everybody wanted to give a
party, or a testimonial dinner,
or stage something special in
the way of celebration.
Of course, Ned acted grateful.
But he told me later, all he really
wanted was to sit down with n
few old friends, enjoy a slas
beer or two, and talk about oil
times again.
I guess that's how many ?
diers feel. They don't wan. a .. .
of fuss made over them, with
formal celebrating and such.
What they really like are the
simple pleasures-one of Mom's
home-cooked meals, visiting
with friends over a glass of
beer-enjoying things that mean
home and comfort and security.
Prom where I sit, our biggest
Job. apart from helping win the
w:ir, is making sure those things
Availing for our men when
;'..v y come back home for good.
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