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Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, November 10 1949
EDITORIAL
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NATIONAL E0ITOIIAL
30 YEARS AGO
4-H Clubs Hang Up Record
In this busy, bustling world where everyone is
truggllng to keep the proverbial wolf away from
Uncle Sam's door, we are prone to overlook some
features of our national life that, barring unfor
wen circumstances, have a direct bearing upon
our national security and stability in the future.
This thought is prompted by the current ob
servance of National 4-H Club Achievement Week,
November 5-13 During the week clubs through
out the land are calling attention to their achieve
ments of the year and it was hearing of some of
these accomplishments that opened our eyes to
the Importance of this great youth movement.
In his talk to the crowd gathered at the Lex
ington Grange hall Friday evening, H. C. Seymour,
for 33 years 4-H club leader In Oregon under the
extension sen-ice at Oregon State College, recited
the progress of the movement as witnessed (and
at the same time greatly encouraged by his ef
forts) in his long career, and quoted figures
prepared by the U. S. Department of Agriculture
that are highly illuminating. Read "what 1,800,
000 members did in their 82,000 4-H clubs under
the guidance of their 225,000 local volunteer club
leaders."
"Four-H members produced and conserved food,
to make more available for their own families,
for other families, and for those in need in other
lands: Garden products, acres: 100,000; poultry,
birds: 8,000,000; livestock, head: SoO.OOO; food
crops, acres: 600,000; products preserved, quarts:
27,000,000; food brined, gallons: 180,000; food dried
or cured, pounds: 2,000,000; food stored, pounds:
1,000,000; food frozen, pounds: 3,000,000.
'They made their homes more attractive and
livable through their 4-H club work in: Food plan
ning, preparation and service, meals: 30,000,000;
room improvement, units: 650,000; arts and crafts,
articles: 300,000; home management, activities:
200,000; beautification of home grounds, homes:
120,000; clothing, garments: 2,200,000; child care,
children: 21,000; music appreciation, homes reach,
ed: 225,000.
They made their homes and home farms more
efficient and profitable through their 4-H club
work: 275,000 kept personal accounts; 500,000 par
tlcipated in fire and accident protection; 132,000
made use of special economic information; 350,
000 conducted soil and wildlife conservation
practices; 140,000 carried on forestry activities;
50,000 engaged in work relating to agricultural
engineering, electricity, tractor maintenance, and
general farm repairs."
We have but to look over the progress report
of our own county clubs to realize that 4-H club
work is a sound economic investment It keeps
the young people interested in things that are
beneficial and in most instances profitable.- It is
practical training in production, In handling busi
ness affairs, and the molding of character that
qualifies them for leadership when the timp ar
rives when they must assume their share of re
sponsibility in conducting the affairs of state.
And Then It Rained
Light showers this week have brought a bit
of cheer to the grain growers of the region. They
have brought a temporary halt to the wonderful
autumn weather that has prevailed for much of
the time since early October, re-establishing
Eastern Oregon's time-honored reputation for
sunshine, as well as reducing the length of the
winter season.
Farmers report the grain sprouting quite satis
factorily despite the absence of fall rains. Never
theless, they welcome even light showers at this
time. They will not have particular cause for
worry until spring arrives, for it is then that the
crops are made or unmade, according to the whim
of the weather. The 1949 crop, a little above the
established average, was more due to the carry
over moisture from 1948 than to that which fell in
the spring of the current year. Enough of the carry-over
still remained in the ground to start an
other crop but the point has been reached where a
fresh supply of moisture is needed. The inclina
tion at this writing is to predict more rain but no
credit for wisdom in such matters will be clai ned
should there be a generous downpour covering
a period of several days and nights.
What Will Next War End?
In 191617 we heard lots of propagandizing
about America entering the first world war in a
fight to end all wars "a war to end all wars", in
the words of President Woodrow Wilson. There
may have been misguided souls who believed
there would be no more wars, but they were in the
minority. In less than one quarter of a centruy
the world was again involved in a titanic struggle
and again Americans were implored to enter the
fray to stop Hitlerism and pave the way for a
lasting peace. American blood and resources
were sacrificed in the great cause. We won the
shooting war and brought our fighting men and
women back home to enter upon what was hoped
would be a long era of peace and prosperity. -
But as ;::.s Armistice Day of 1949 draws near
do we find ourselves any nearer lasting peace than
we were when the Germans gave up the struggle?
We may be acting more wisely In this post-war
era than we did following World War I in adher
ing to the admonition, "In time of peace prepare
for war", for we could not have been caught less
prepared than we were when the Japanese attack
ed Pearl Harbor, but preparation for defense will
not keep an aggressor from attempting to land on
our shores or to send fleets of bombers to destroy
our cities.
As we pause to observe this Armistice Day we
should recall the fact that our forebears were in
search of a land where they could worship God
as they saw fit, without interference from tyran
nical rulers, free to set up a government of their
own patterned along lines of liberty and justice
for all. We have that freedom, even if we have
had to fight for it. But we may lose it if wa be
come engrossed in another all-out war in an effort
to cure the cancerous growth of communism which
is perhaps the most insidious ideology yet foisted
upon the world.
The prayer of all peace-loving peoples should
be fervent and constant that our leaders be given
the wisdom and strength to guide us through this
world crisis without another war which is almost
certain to put an end to our modern civilization.
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have a CVA in order to bring about the develop
ment of this great Northwest they should secure
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Progress" just off the press and published by the
Pacific Northwest Development Association. You
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GAZETTE TIMES
The HeDDner Gazette, established
March 30, 1883. The Heppner
Times, established Novemrjer
18, 1897. Consolidated Feb, 15,
1912.
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DON WALKER, Owner
November 13, 1919 j
Hoppnor has been hit by the
coal strike. During the past week
the Heppner Light & Water com
pany has been forced to shut
down between the hours of 7:30
a. m. and 4 p. m. An order for
several hundred tons of coal for
some reason has been delayed
longer this year than usual.
About 30 guests enjoyed the
hospitality of Mrs. Ralph Thomp
son at bridge at the beautiful
Thompson home on Willow creek
Thursday afternoon.
Miss Flossie Barlow who has
been in the employ of thy Pacific
Telephone and Telegraph com
pany at Oregon City has returned
to become chief operator succeed
ing Miss Neva Hayes who is
moving to Pendleton.
Former deputy George McDuf
fee has been appointed sheriff to
succeed E. M. Shutt who resigned
last week. T. E. I'hiilsoy, who was
deputy during the four years Mc
Puffee was sheriff, has been re
appointed to that position.
Mrs. Adam Knobluck died at
her Rhea Creek home Monday fol.
lowing a lingering illness.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Myles
Martin of Lexington a daughter
on November 6.
Born in this city on November
9 to Mr. and Mrs. Roy T. Cochran,
a daughter.
E. H. Carpenter of Eight Mile
and Sylvia E. Price of Heppner
were married Sunday at the
home of Rev. H. A. Noyes.
Mrs. Charity Crites, aged S2
years, mother of S. L. Crites of
this city, died November 8 after
a very brief illness. Funeral ser
vices were held from the Federat
ed church Monday afternoon.
A son arrived at the R. L. Wil
son home at Ewing, November 5.
The oAmerican Way
BETTER EQUIPMENT, BETTER WAGES
By George Peck
Justification for the existence
of industry lies in the fact that
it makes capital and manage
ment available to workers, there
by enabling workers to enlarge
their contribution to our national
income and their own earnings as
well.
Let's use a very simple example
by way of illustration. A man
without any tools is given an ex
cavation job. He is pretty help
less and his accomplishment is
small over the course of the day,
the week, or the year. His per
formance would be greatly en
larged if a hand shovel were
made available to him. If, also,
he were able to equip himself
with a wheelbarrow to carry dirt
from one point to another, his
achievements would be further
increased. If someone were to
loan him a steam shovel and
teach him how to operate it, ob
viously his productive labor would
be multiplied manifold.
Working without tools, this
man's work would have a very
low market value. Equipped with
a steam shovel, on the other hand,
his income would be increased
many times. It is true, in the lat
ter case, that the man would have
certain expenses. He would have
to pay for instruction on how to
run the machine and rental for
the use of it. But he would have
an enormously increased gross
income out of which to meet these
expenses, leaving him a much
larger net income.
This man would have very lit
tle expense for rental of a hand
shovely, and largely augmented
if he rented a steam shovel. Is it
not reasonable that the income to
the man who rented out the
steam shovel to this worker
should be larger than that to the
man who rented him a hand sho.
vel? Is it not true that the worker
should be able to make a greater
contribution to the national in
come if he uses a steam shovel
instead of a hand shovel? Is it
not also a fact that the total in
come for all concerned would be
greater if he uses a steam shovel?
Wouldn't it naturally follow that
the worker would greatly increose
his own individual earnings be
cause he would be participating
in the division of a far larger in
come, of which his portion would
be tar greater than his income
would have been from his efforts
with fewer or no tools?
This simple illustration of the
man with the shovel exemplifies
what takes place in organized in
dustry, industrial companies
make capital available in the
form of plant and machinery to
their workers, plus instruction on
utilization of that equipment. The
better the machinery an industry
makes available to its employees,
the greater are the gross earnings,
resulting in greater facilities to
insure the safety, health and
comfort of the workers; greater
wages for the employees and
quite reasonably a larger profit
' per employee for the company,
i Both capital and labor benefit
thereby.
Conversely, the poorer and less
efficient the plant facilities made
available to workers, the lower
are the gross earnings, resulting
in fewer facilities to insure the
safety, health and comfort of the
employees; smaller wages for the
worker and a smaller profit per
employee for the company. Both
capital and labor lose thereby.
Therefore, it is unfortunate that
certain business-haters are loud
in the ir condemnation of certain
industrial companies because of
their large earnings per employe.
With the Left-Wingers' customary
disregard or ignorance of the
truth, they do not tell the whole
story they fail to point out that
companies earning high net pro
fits per employe are paying their
employes higher wages than is
the case with industries that are
not earning high net profits per
employe they entirely ignore
the basic fact that better equip
ment furnished to the employe
enables him to make better
wages.
DISABED VETS WARNED TO
GATHER VITAL RECORDS
FOR ALLOWANCE BENEFITS
Veterans, with servlc econnected
disabilities of 50 percent should
start immediately to gather vital
records in ordor to establsh eligi
bility for dependency allowance
benefits authorized by recent Con
gressional action, the Oregon de
partment of Veterans' Affairs ad
vised this week.
Public Law 339 of the 81st Con
gress gives added payment to
such veterans if they have wife,
cniidren or dependent parents,
The new benfit, which starts Dec.
1, was previously limited to those
ou percent or more disabled as a
result of military service.
The state veterans' department
advised the beneficiaries to con
tact authorized veterans, repre
sentatives for assistance in ob
taining records of marrige, births,
and of divorces and deaths involv
ing previous marriges. Such
records must be in the Veterans'
Administration files before the
new payments can start.
The state board of health will
furnish such records to the VA or
the state veterans' department
wihtout coast if they are to be
in connection with benlfits paid
by the VA. While the veterans,
may apply direct to the helth
board, he is advised to consult
an agency or organization which
offers veterans, services for more
expeditious handling of the app
lication. These organizations include
county service officers, the Red
Cross, the Portland VA regional
office, and the state veterans' de.
partment, with offices in the
State Library building, Salem,
and 415 S. W. 11th Avenue, Portland.
King Solomon hailed the apple
as a fruit of healing perhanps a
forerunner for our "apple a day
keeps the doctor away" saying.
First apple crop report of which
when "10 fair pippins" were'plck
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