6 Heppner Gazette Times, January 20, 1944
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WASHINGTON, D. G, Jan 20
FOR the first time in 11 years
the new deal has lost its majority in
the lower house of congress. This
has been brought about by death,
by resignations and by appoint
ments to federal jobs. Today there
are 217 Democrats in the house,
and a majority is 218. Nor have the
Republicans a majority. The grad
ual extermination of Democrats of
the new deal variety has been pro
gressing From time to time, when
there was a whopping Democratic
majority, President Roosevelt would
reward some faithful house mem
ber by appointing him to a federal
judgeship or some political job.
usually with a lifetime tenure.
These appointments did not mat
ter, because of the tremendous
majority, until the last two years
when the places of the 100-percent -ers
were captured by Republicans.
Oregon removed its one Democrat
ic house member by electing a Re
publican and Washington Depubli
cans made inroads on its solid
Democratic delegation.
Whatever may be the outcome on
the presidency, it is now freely
predicted that the Republican party
will be in control of the house fol
lowing the November election. Of
the 217 Democrats remaining not
all are new dealers and. in fact
many of them are opposed to the
political policies of the administra-
lion as are the most reactionary
Republicans. Take the case of Re
presentative Smith of Virginia, an
old-line Democrat, who demarcU
that the department of justice take
proceedings against Philip Murray
of CIO. contending that CIO is
violating the law in collecting an
$800,000 campaign fund to- be used
for Mr. Roosefvelt. Mr Smith and
Senator Tom Connally of Texas are
sponsors of a bill prohibiting labor
unions from contributing money to
political campaigns. , Members of
the CIO in Ihe northwest have been
chipping in to the fund, as hereto
fore reported in this column. '
THERE promises to be plenty of
work for the AMG (allied military
government) in the liberated coun
tries of Europe work which will
be far from agreeable and whiich
will test the administrative ability
of members to the utmost A num
ber of ' prominent Oregon and
Wahington men have been assigned
to these duties, among them for
mer Mayor Joseph K. Carson of
Portland and former Multnomah
county district - Judge Donald E.
Long. Some of the men from the
Pacific northwest are already on
duty in North Africa and Sicily and
others will be given assignments as
rapidly as territory is released from
German bondage
What in the beginning seemed to
be a comparatively easy1 undertak
ing has been rendered vastly more
difficult by the development of
functional divisions in Poland, Italy.
France, Greece, Jugoslavia and oth
ers of the smaller countries con
quered by Hitler, each faction
claiming to represent a majority of
the people and each demanding re
cognition by the United Nations. In
Italy, Greece and Jugoslavia these
domestic .differences: hae reached
the stage of open hostilities, and a
similar situation is rapidly revel
oping in France. In Poland the gov
ernment in exile is being discred
ited by its controversy with Rus
sia over the boundary question,
and even Norway is not free from
domestic turmoil.
MUSTANGS BAG HONKERS
ine Mustangs proved their play
ing ability wasn't just luck by
just gaining a hard earned triumph
over the Arlin.on Honkers, final
score reading 38-29. The game was
fought on even terms . during the
first half which ended 16-14, Ar
lington leading; but early , in the
fourth quarter, the Mustangs started
galloping to establish a ten point
lead which was never overcome.
Forwards Ulrich and Schunk led
the attack with 20 and 10 points
t.
The
Hehisch....
STAFF
Editor Merlyn Kirk
Asst. Editor Marylou Ferguson
Sports Ed Herb Schunk
Asst. Sports Ed. Tad Miller
Spcl. Story Writer .... Jean Turner
Senior Interview Betty Coxen
Gazette Times Rep Ray French
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STUDENT BODY PRESIDENT
MOVED TO HIS HOME
Howard Pettyjohn arrived in
Heppner Sunday after a week in
The Dalles hospital. He is conval
escing at his home under the care of
Dr. McMurdo.
STUDENTS' PEP UPPED
Following a short practice assem
bly in the study hall at the begin
ning of seventh period last Friday,
the member of the vHeppner high
school student body, under the
leadership of Yell Duchess, Midge
Provo had a rally on Main street.
After the rally the students went
through town selling tickets for the
Heppner-Arlington game.
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