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6 Heppner Gazette Times, February 24, 1944 NHL force it to dispose of the good loans and be "stuck" with the unprofit able ones. They say that HOLC is no longer needed and that govern ment should not compete with pri vate business. These companies sang another song in the early '30's when they did everything they could to have HOLC take their bad loans. If HOLC is not liquidated it will show a profit in June. 1952, BOARDMAN NEWS H. H. 'Dad' Weston, Boardman Pioneer, Dies at Hermiston WASHINGTON, D. C. Feb. 24 NOT all secions of the country are as prosperous and busy as the Pacific northwest, where the high est wages ever recorded in that re gion are being paid in the war in dustries. Despite the complaint that there is a shortage of manpower and that jobs are going begging at good wages, an attempt has been made to revive the old food stamp program for a large segment of the national population. The way to hold down the cost of living (food) is to issue food stamps as a subsidy, it was argued in the senate. Cost of food has soar ed to the point where the men and women on a stationary, fixed, in come are unable to buy foods with sufficient nutriment values. The committee on banking and currency listed the number of people on fix ed income by type as follows: Old age assistance 2,170,000 aid to de pendent children 310,000; aid to blind 80,000; receiving general re lief 380,000. Oher fixed incomes are 1,340,000 in the federal service, ex cluding the military; in state and local governments 1,920,000; in the jpublic educational group 1,320,000. There are 800,000 receiving veteran pensions and 4,750,000 receiving mlilitary allotments; another 10,000 receiving lump-sum old-age and survivors pensions and 630,000 in that category receiving monthly pay ments. Under the railroad retire ment act there are 160,000 dn fixed income, with 70,000 drawing civil service pensions. All these aggre gate 14,000,000 receiving fixed in come. It is this group which suffers most with the increased cost of liv ing, for they cannot itietch their income, and it is this group for which it was proposed to issue food stamps. According to the bureau of hu man nutrition and home economics, the basic low cost for an adequate diet for a family of four is $646 a year. Senator LaFollette says there are 18,000,000 families in the Unit ed States whose incomes will not permiit that expenditure without robbing other needs. There are 3,- 488,000 families and single consum ers whose income is less than $500 a year,- and 6,652,000 families and single consumers whose cash in come is between $1,000 and $5,000. In all these categories various types of pensions,' old-age assist ance, low incomes, etc. the states of Washington, Idaho and Oregon are represented. While it is true that everyone has a ration book, the cash income of millions of people is too low to per mit them to make purchases at cur rent prices, and many oi their cou pons are given away. MORTGAGE loan companies are still fighting to liquidate Home Owners Loan Corp., and they have a high paid lobbyist camping in Washington, D. C. Now, however, HOLC is receiving support as the plan to liquidate becomes stronger. HOLC was created in the early days of the new deal to take over distressed mortgages and make new loans on the property in peril. Hun dreds of thousands of citizens would have lost their homes had HOLC not come to their rescue. HOLC al so bailed out many private mort gage companies by enabling these concedns to shove the sour loans off on Uncle Sam's agency. Since 1936 no loans have been made and HOLC has been a servicing agency, seeing that interest was collected, taxes paid and property ke(pt up. The record for the northwest in re payment of loans has been unsur passed. Private lending companies are determined to wipe out HOLC and By MASGAEET THORPE Harold Hamlin "Dad" Weston was when it expires by law, but if the born at Anet, Mich. May 8, 1860. private companies have their way, He spent his early life in the woods taxpayers will have to pocket a loss of northern Michigan. He layed out on this agency which may run to a the early trail in the Yellowtone billion dollars. Before 1952, HOLC park. He came to Oregon in 1891 may be needed as much to save the and settled at Cascade Locks, corn home owner as it was in 1933. ing to Morrow county in 1901, lo- wuul, growers ot the facitic eating at Castle Rock. He was one northwest are beginning to worry over the 1,200,000,000-pound stock of the first school director of dis trict No. 25. At one time he operat- pile of wool accumulated by the PA a fPrrv at rwio Rlr Tr, smve oepartmenr ana uie aeiense supplies corporation during the past 1918 he came to Boardman being year.ms is equivalent to a two suggestion Green. years' supply fori domestic needs, and there is already a considerable field grange received its name hav ing received the idea from the vast tapering on or military require- fMAa nf ,, . ments. The state department pur- : f u i j i, g tt , prominent in the early days. He chase was from Uruguay as part of , 0 . j T tho l t,p4AW. ni, ITv, Passed awav Saturday morning at 5. S3r " u C the age of 84 at the Hermiston hos- is reason to believe it may be re peated this year. It is feared that with return to anything like normal Brown and Mrs. Floy Washburn moved Saturday over the postof fice. Mrs. Root is expecting her mother to come and live where the girls moved out. Mrs. Gilbert Pettys spent the week-end in Fort Lewis visiting her husband who is stationed there. Monday night the show was fol lowed by a shower for Mr. and Mrs. Therman Martin who were recently burned out. Buster Rands went to Portand this week where he took his army physical. Sgt and Mrs. Stanley Partlow are spending his furlough at the Paul Partlow home. Stanley is sta tioned in California. Mrs. Ruth Pettit and son are vis iting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Fisher Miss Josephine McEntyre , of Portland is spending her vacation with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John McEntyre. Robert Smith underwent an ap pendectomy Tuesday morning at St. Anthony's hospital in Pendleton. pital after a five day illness with bronchial pneumonia. He has no conditions th i Q-w ,.jn iL known relatives but has three step- flooded and prices will be driven daughters, Mrs. Addie Broyles of down to the low level they reached Sandy' Mrs' Breta Moi'gan of Eoard after world war No. 1 and which man and Mrs- Awilda Bleakney of forced many woolgrowers into Mabton- Services were held Tuesday bankruptcy. So far prices have been afternoon at Boardman with Robert sustained by commodity credit cor- BerSer of The Dalles officiating. raioearers were: a. a. unaiiee, i. L. Stout, Andy Anderegg; T. E. Hendrick, Robert Wilson and Dan Ransier. Music was furnished by Flossie Coates, Laverne Partlow" and Margaret Thorpe. Wednesday night was the final party of the Pollyanna club which has been going on in the HEC for the past three months. Cards and dancing were enjoyed and cake and ice cream were served. An error was made last week in regards to the turnout nf the banket ball games. The game at lone Thursday night which was won by poration purchases, but these can not be continued if subsidies are definitely outlawed by congress. Irrigon News Notes High School Play Well Presented Draws Good House FARM GASOLINE APPEALS Farmers of Morrow county are advised by Henry Baker, AAA committee chairman, that certifi cates of war necessity must be brought to the county office when making an appeal. The reason for this is that the present certificates must be sent in to the office of Defense Transportation before new certificates can be issued. Supple mental certificates are no longer issued. Instead, a new certificate is issued in place of the old one. COLLEGE QUALIFYING TESTS SCHEDULED The third army-navy college tests for the army specialized train ing program and the navy college program V-12 which will be given throughout the country at 9:00 a. m., Wednesday, March 15, will be administered at the Heppner high school, Supt. Georrra A. Corwin announced this week. A leaflet ot general information which contains an identification-admission form may be obtained at the high school. This form properly filled out will admit to the test students between the ages of 17 and 21 inclusive who are high school graduates or who will be graduated by July 1 1944. Intent to take the test should be made known, immediately to the superintendent or the principal in order that the necessary test sup plies may be ordered. The same examination will be taken by both army and navy can didates. The examination is design ed to test the aptitude and general knowledge required for the pro gram of college training and all qualified students are urged to take the test. At the time of the test each candidate will be given a choice of serving preference, but taking the test does not obligate the candidate to enlist in the service. VISITING PARENTS Mrs. Eldon Kenton and baby, daughter Sharon of Salem are vis iting Mrs. Kenton's parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Neill for a few weeks. A G-T want ad will do wonders if you have anything to se!L tradV or exchange. Ref-ult.s e"ery cime. By MBS. J. A. SHOUN The high school had a very suc cessfu play "The Whole Tn wn is Taking" Friday evening. The school Boardman gave the boys a chance presented Miss Taylor with a large to plav off a &ree way tie- Thev box of chocolates for assisting them Plaved Echo Friday night but lost while Kent Landon, Fred Acock the Same and Kathleen Umiker each received Mrs- rank MarJow spent Friday 4 'rom where I sit . . Joe Marsh $1.00 for selling the most tickets Leroy Minnick left for Spokane in The Dalles. Lawrence Tyler returned to hi.i Monday morning to be inducted in home Saturday after having recent- to the navy. He has just completed high school and was student body president. They presented him with a metal covered Bible and a identification bracelet. Vernon Jones is home from the Pendleton hospital and is improv ing some ly had an operation at the Pendle ton hospital. Mrs. Boyle returned from. Port- gold aud Saturday where she spent sev eral aays visiung. Grange met Saturday night in regular session. The juvenile offi cers were installed and about eight j . rm area, ine program consisted ot a valentine pantomime and several Mrs. I. Skoubo spent the week end in Pendleton with Frances. Miss Ellen Etbauer, Miss Helen Mr. and Mrs. Earl Leach arrived new iuvenile members were initi- home Sunday to care for her fath er's place while he is ill. Mrs. Gerald White is ill with the stuJlts different members. flu so Rev. Warner of Hermiston is delivering the mail for her. Mrs. Maynard Hoagland and dau ghter arrived home Sunday from the Ordnance hospital. The Hoag lands now have five daughters. C. D. Conrad, county agent, was a business visitor at the water of fice Saturday. Dor aid Houghton of the navy who is preparing to be a Seabee, arrived home Sunday evening to visit his parents the Fred Hough tons. John Voile and Wm. Gollyhorn were Touchet Wash, visitors Thurs day. Frank French sold his place and will give possession March 1. Mrs. French has not been too well so they are moving in hopes she will feel better. Mrs. Elmer Ruched who is ill was in Hermiston for medical ad vice Friday. Mrs. Walter Grider received 500 baby chicks Friday. They are the first in Irrigon. Mrs. Lester Sites and Mrs. Henry Miller were Pendleton visitors last Friday. Mrs. Nina Harris of Portland is fs visiting her mother, Mrs. J. C. Far rel and other relatives. Mr. Ames of Antelope has bought the Wm. M. Wilson place and will take possession October 1. Herman Duus arrived home Mon day after spending nearly a week in the Ordnance hospital with a severe case of the flu. Bob Newcomb was reading me a letter the other day-from his son In the Marines. Dick New comb's somewhere in the South , Pacific, thousands of miles from home, yet he writes to ask: "Tell me, Dad, do they still pitch horseshoes back of Kay's? Is Johnny keeping my tools In shape? Are the trout still biting in Seward's Creek?" Makes you realize what the men over there are thinking about Sure, they're fighting for Democracy and Freedom and a Better World Tomorrow. But the things they fiream ol coming back to are the little simple pleasures that mean home to ail of us like a home cooked meal, a glass of beer with friends, a game of horseshoes in the backyard. From where I sit, one of our most sacred obligations here at home is to keep those little things exactly as they remem ber them -to keep intact the world they're fighting for. No. 76 of a Series Copyrigla, 1944, Brewing Industry Ft MltUIIUUUUIIMUIIIIIIimilllillllllllllllll Nothing we could think of could super cede this thought at this time U. S. War Bonds are the' best defenders of Life, Liberty, Happiness Diamonds Pet erson sJewelry
