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6 Heppner Gazette Times, February 17, 1944 AT 4THE is . paid to the government by the construction machinery branch of employer and this money finds its the WPB in Portland on form WP way into the United States treasury. B-1319. If anyone is to pay the union it must be the employer, but the war department is indifferent as to whe ther the nmfits RVimil1 th nin o it, importance in the Oregon Food for dry edible peas is $5.65 a hundred AAA program. Fanners who have for US No. 1 grade and .w tor noi uu a r- ----- No. 2 in carloads pursuant to pro- penormea are auv SUPPORT PRICES The war food administration an- f employer pays. If he does nmmcf P?05" s0 P" OIJ late potatoes is 90 percent of I all have to come out of his f6 additional farm products of JuIated aa of "jy i, 1944, Washington, D. C, Feb. 17 EF FORTS have been made for months past to have the war department establish concentration camps in the northwest where the prisoners of war can be used to relieve the manpower shortage on such pro jects as reclamation jobs, in lumber camps, etc. From the Initiation of this movement objections have been raised by union leaders against the employment of any war prisoners to perform work which can be done by card-carrying unionists. Prior to carry point in the New Jersey instance it will serve as a precedent and when and if prisoners of war are employ ed on reclamation projects or in the woods in the northwest the contrac or will have to battle it out with the unions. THE reclamation bureau has no objection to the use of prisoners of war on the projects listed for Ore gon and Washington, but there is a stipulation that there must be a minimum of free labor and that ex plosives must be handled and blast ings done by free labor. No chances are to be taken by allowing prison ers of war Germans or Italians to obtain possession of explosives re quired for the construction work. The war department is very par ticular as to the jobs the war pris oners shall be allowed to perform in the woods. Logging is hazardous at Dest, but certain iods are more cedure yet to be announced. Dry edible beans are also included. JThe proposed support price tor par ity calculated as of July 1, 1944, et- fective at the shipping point on potatoes graded, sacked and load ed f. o. b. cars. to contact the county AAA office at once. Victory campaign, according to in formation received by the Agricul tural Extension Service at Oregon State college. The announcement . M indicates that further details will AAA DEADLINE be given out after adequate provi- March 31 is the final eions have been made for making signing applications for the support price program effective, for soil building and The proposed support for smooth 1944 PRODUCTION ESTIMATES In order to estimate the 1944 ag ricultural production in the United States and make tentative plans for allocating food for lend lease, army, navy and civilian use for the en suing year all farmers are asked to fill out a 1944 farm plan for their date for farm during the month of February, payment Morrow county farmers are asked conservation to call at the county AAA office practices performed under the 1943 and do this before February 26. the proposal to use prisoners of frus others and it is the war some of the work on govern ment undertakings has been done by conscientious objectors and little or no objection was heard from business agents of the unions. Now a new issue has been injected. A proposal to employ German war prisoners on anf incorporated farm1 in New Jersey "has brought the demand from a business agent that the employer deduct union dues for each prisoner employed. This is the check-off system which labor has forced upon employers with the approval of the adminis tration. Before the check-off system policy that war prisoners shall not be used on these. THE proposed Umatilla dam on the Columbia river, touching Ore gon and Washington, does not find favor with Idaho if the dam is to be used for the generation of pow er as well aa for navigation. The contention is that if the Umatilla dam generates power it will pre vent the building of other power dams tor which there is now an agitation in Idaho. THERE is a possibility that the rationing of shoes for civilians may be tightened in the near future. It was adopted1 the going was pretty depend 4upon what the army de t MM .1 1 tougn ror tne union treasury; mem bers neglected to pay union dues. With the check-off a system orig inated by John L Lewis for his United Mine Workers the employ er makes the deduction from the payroll and turns, the money over to the treasurer of the union. And strangely enough, the membership of the Lewis miners' union went on a strike several years ago to compel their employers to make the deduc tion. The coal mine operators kick ed, but the miners refused to return to the pits until success crowned their efforts. Prisoners of war are not mem bers of any union, but the busi ness agents insist that someone the war department or the employ er takes 25 cents a week from each prisoner and turns it over to the union. Basis for this demand is that the union, represented by the business agent, has a closed shop contract with the incorporated firm. The war department, which has not interferred with the check-off in certain war industries, declares it will not dig up a nickel for dues to a union to which the prisoners do not belong. The federal government pays prisoners of war 80 cents a day and when they are employed the prisoners received the going wage of the locality, but instead of the prisoners receiving this wage scale the difference above 80 cents odes about equiping troops with 10-inch boots. The change has been suggested, though by whom is not stated, and is now being considered by the high command. If the change is made there will be still further inroads upuon the scanty leather supply and stricter 'rationing of shoes may become necessary. The adoption of boots would elim inate leggings, the wearing of which has always been the cause of much grumbling among soldiers. 0 Farm News USED CRAWLER TRACTOR SALES RESTRICTED The Allied landings below Rome and invasion of the Marshajls had a peculiar reverberation on the home front last week. Used craw ler type tractors were placed un der War Production Board control. With every new fighting front tak ing more heavy equipment to build roads, repair air fields, and move supplies, the armed forces are get ting most of the crawlers United States plants can turn out. Few new crawlers are available for ci vilian use so steps have been taken to place used machines where they are most needed. Dealers and oth ers except farmers now may sell used crawlers only to buyers who have WPB approval Prospective purchasers must apply to the used 'rom where I sit . . 6y Joe Marsh Sure's a lot of talk going around nowadays about past-war plan ning... folk3 passing resolutions . . . statesmen holding confer ences . . . governments making promises to each other. But as Bert Childers says: "What good is all this drawing np of plans unless each one of us decides to make his corner of the world a better place te lire inr From where I sit, Bert's pot the problem in a nutshell Gov ernments can pass all the reso kttlons and make all the treaties they can think of -and Ifs still up to the people themselves to see to It that the world is ruled by tolerance and understanding. Unless we make np our minds to respect the other fellow's rights and liberties whether it's the right to enjoy a glass of beer occasionally or the right to Tote according to our conscience oil onr post-war planning wont be worth the paper that It's printed oaw Help Speed the Day of Victory Produce More Food! THE more Victories there are the more food is needed by our Armed forces. Not only for themselves but for the people of liberated countries. These people must be fed so they can have the strength both in morale and physical condition to back our armies in the fight for freedom. It's up to American farmers to produce for Victory. If your machinery has taken the brunt of years of hard work, Jet us overhaul it so that you may get maximum performance from your equipment now when you need it most. BRADEN-BELL TRACTOR & EQUIPMENT COMPANY THIS PAY UCEN MONTH After March I st the price will be double NOW $1 for each male and spayed female $2 for each female AFTER MARCH 1st $2 for each male and spayed female . $4 for each female JOHN H. FUITEN, Sheriff and Tax Collector