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