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Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, January 25, 1 951
EDITORIAL
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ASSOCIATION
Getting Nerves Under Control
There are signs that the first case of jitters oc
casioned by the threat of war is getting under
control. People are beginning to reason things
out and apparently the prospect of annihilation
by the Communist hordes isn't as imminent as it
appeared a few weeks ago.
Some of this control may be due to the know
ledge which of late has become quite general
that Russia is not ready for an all-out war. The
date has been placed two or three years hence
by those who think they know what the situation
is behind the iron curtain. This, of course, is on
the assumption that there will be a war. In the
meantime, it is certain that Russia will do all in
her power to harrass the United States by fo
menting serious conflicts such as the present
Korean "incident"', hoping to lower our resist
ance by building up her own. That may work to
a certain extent, but she knows too well the in
dustrial strength and the fighting power of this
nation to take any chances on engaging in war
with us before she is fully prepared, and will
keep on bluffing as a cover for preparations un
til such time as the war lords think they are
ready.
Stalin and his politburo have kept the Russian
millions blindfolded and gagged for a long time.
They have branded the United States in partic
ular as a nation of warmongers and territory
grabbers, a cold blooded horde of savages who
would delig'ht in dropping atom bombs on their
cities, destroy their homes and every means of
livelihood. Perhaps the people believe all that
propaganda but there are evidences that some do
not. A recent arrival in this country, a man who
until a few months ago was high in the official
circles, says that there is an undercurrent of un
rest which, if given the opportunity, may flare
into a general uprising among the Communist
leaders. He urges that no overt act be committed
by this country or any of the democracies that
will give the Soviet officials cause for saying to
the people "See, we told you that our enemies
wish to destroy us and take our lands,'" or some
thing to that effect which would appeal to nat
ional loyalty and unite all units for defense of
their borders. This refugee has made a special
plea that the atom bomb be not used.
Some of our people who have spent many years
in China report a lack of harmony under the
Communist regime there. They believe that en
couragement given to the unwilling subjects will
eventually have a more disastrous effect on the
present rulers than a bloody war. They also speak
with conviction that the Chinese will not long tol
erate dictation from Russia. The Chinese em
braced Communism because it appeared to offer
something more definite than the program sug
gested by this country, but there are many signs
that the people as a whole do not favor the Com
munist program and that the undercurrent may
soon develop into open opposition.
In the meantime, whatever delay is occasioned
by internal strife or dissatisfaction in the Com
munist countries will give this country and our
allies among the United Nations time to rally
forces and present a front that might look too
forbidding to Uncle Joe and have a tendency to
make him look with favor upon a lasting peace.
This may be wishful thinking but we still have
the privilege of indulging in free expression of
our opinions, something which in itself is worth
putting up a good scrap for.
30 Years Ago
January 27, 1921
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Stevenson
of Pilot Rock came over Wednes
day to attend the funeral of Mr.
Stevenson's father, Andrew J.
Stevenson.
From where
Right
Sometime back, we got word
from the Governor, asking if we
wanted to nse the State Fire In
spection Team a group of experts
they send around to communities
to inspect public buildings.
We sent a letter saying: "Okay I
Give us the once-over ! " They came
down, all right last week.
After the inspection, we got their
report. Came out pretty well, all
told. Town Hall and the School
were O.K. Post Office just needed
more sandbuckets. In fact, every
thing got a clean bill of health, ex
ceptthe Fire Station!
Copyright,
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An 8 pound son was born to
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Brown in this
city January 22.
Eusene F. Fairhurst died at
Heppner January 17. He was a
resident of Cecil and interment
was made in Arlington Wednes
day.
AdttrtUemtnl
I sit ... Joe Marsh
Under Our Nose!,
From where I sit, we volunteer
firemen had just been too blamed
busy keeping everyone else on the
ball and not realizing our own
firehouse was not up to snuff.
Like the man who worries so
much about his neighbors about
whether they work hard enough,
about whether they can really af
ford their new car, about their en
joying a temperate glass of beer
that he forgets to take a good crit
ical look at himself now and then.
1951, United States Brewers Foundation
NATIONAL EDITORIAL
ASSOCHTJON
Z - V
It Happens Occasionally
Regardless of what may happen in this area in
the weeks to come before spring arrives, the
brand of weather enjoyed to date has been high
ly satisfactory to a majority of the people. In con
trast with the winters of 194S-49 and 1949-50, the
present season has been extremely mild, with
only a touch of frost now and then and an abun
dance of moisture in the form of rain. One or
two snow flurries have visited the section but
rising temperatures following immediately on
the heels of the snow have melted it away be
fore a feeling of winter sets in.
The folks on the west side of the Cascades
have seen much more snow this winter than we
of the upper Columbia basin have experienced.
Explanation of this phenomenon is left to the
weather experts. We can speak only of what we
actually see here and what we read in the met
ropolitan press. And to guard against the possi
bility of needling the weather man too far we
shall desist from making odious comparisons.
But since we have no snow pictures to publish
this season we just want to remind our readers
that this is, year in and year out, a good place in
which to live.
Plenty Of Food, No Freight Money
Congress last year made available some of
this country's enormous stockpile of surplus food
for use overseas, but there were very few buyers.
Stockpiles kept increasing and in response to
public pressure Congress authorized the giving
away of perishable surplus foods to welfare
agencies at home and abroad. Ocean freight is
free and the foreign governments cooperate by
making no charge for inland handling overseas.
But no provision was made for American inland
freight and handling charges, which average
about twenty dollars a ton from warehouse to
shipside. It is this sum that the welfare agencies
must meet before the surpluses are available to
the hungry. Until Congress sees fit to pass the
pending Granger bill to pay the costs on the Am.
erican end, twenty dollars is what stands between
a ton of our surplus foods and the hungry.
The American Friends Service Committee, In
corporated, is making an appeal to the people of
America on a basis of winning the peace by
checking hunger among the war-ridden coun
tries of the world. In a world that needs friend
ship and peace so badly, says the AFSC, what
more fitting way to demonstrate our Christian
concern for peace than by speeding the surplus
fruits of our harvests to the less fortunate!
Hungry people tend toward violence. Perhaps it
is their fault that they do not have enough to
eat today. But for us to sit on huge stockpiles of
dried milk, powdered eggs, cheese and butter
that will most certainly spoil, is no way to win
the friendship of people or to build peace.
Furthermore, America is among the one-third
of the world's people that are stuffing on three
fourths of the world's food. There is just enough
food in the world for all people, but not if some
take more than they need. Incidentally, the
"stuffing" portion'of mankind is rather hopeless
ly outnumbered by the underfed, and would it
not be wise now to extend the olive branch with
some olives on it? No nation can ever become so
important that it can do without the cooperation
of the rest of the world. America is no exception.
As a practical move toward peace, help America
to share!
Andrew J. Stevenson, pioneer
resident of Morrow county, died
at the home of his son George in
this city Sunday evening. He was
81 years of age and had suffer
ed a great deal from heart trou
ble.
Boardman Commercial club at
its monthly meeting last night
discussed the construction of a
ferry across the Columbia at
that point.
At an enthusiastic gathering
held in Heppner Monday evening
85 representative men of the
town met for the purpose of or
ganizing a civic Brotherhood. The
purpose is neither political nor
religious. ,
A fire of unknown origin de
stroyed the cooperative grain
warehouse at Pilot Rock Sunday
morning.
Despondency because of ill
health is thought by relatives to
have been the motive for the
suicide of Mrs. T. W. Ayers, aged
50, who shot herself Saturday
night at her home here.
o
Relatives report that the con
dition of Darlene Wise has
changed little during the week.
Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Clar
ence Wise, have rented an apart
ment in Spokane and will re
main there as long as they are
needed.
The oAmerican Way
MANPOWER
By GEORGE PECK
To provide the manpower suf.
ficient to carry out the defense
program and also provide for ci
vilian needs is going to take a
bit of doing, but it can be done.
Those insisting on price con
trols, wage freezing and other
government regimentation, point
to an imaginary manpower
shortage that exists mostly in
the bureaucratic mind.
In a recent article, my asso
ciate, Dr. Alfred P. Haake, had
this to say: "We actually do
have enough workers if all of us
do enough ' work. . . if everyone
of us will do all in our power
during regular working hours
and, if need be, work additional
hours at regular rates."
Dr. Haake is right; the produc
tivity of the nation's working
force can be increased by length
ening the working period. In
October 1950, the average work
week in manufacturing was 41.4
hours. If this were extended to
equal the World War II peak of
45.2 hours, it would add nearly
10 percent to the man-hours
worked, approximately the equi
valent of 1.4 million additional
workers.
A negative factor, however, is
the small number of unemploy
ed persons now as compared
with mid-1940 when the defense
program was launched for the
last war. At present there are
only 2.2 million unemployed as
compared with more than 9 mil
lion in 1940. Undoubtedly a
large proportion of those now
unemployed are unemployable
due to physical or mental dis
ability, and not many additional
workers can be recruited from
their ranks.
On the other hand, there are
the ladies, God bless 'em! They
constitute the largest potential
source of additional labor. In the
last war, women workers in
creased by 5 million, and their
proportion to the total ,lfbor
force increased from 25 percent
in 1940 to 36 percent at the war.
time peak as compared with 30
percent at present. Approximate
ly one-third of all females four
teen years of age and over are
now employed, and of those not
CHURCHES
CHURCH OF CHRIST
R. J. McKowen, Pastor
Sunday services: 9:45 a. m.
Bible school, with classes for all;
C. W. Barlow, superintendent.
11 a. m., morning worship and
communion. Young people"s fel
lowship, 6 p.m. followed by de
votional service at 6:30; Mrs. R.
J. McKowen, leader.
Evening worship, 7:30 p. m.
with song service and evangel
istic message. "I was glad when
they said unto me, Let us go into
the house of the Lord."
Thursday, 7 p. m., choir prac
tice, led by Mrs. Willard War
ren. Bible study and prayer meet
ing at 8 o"clock.
METHODIST CHURCH
J. Palmer Sorlien, Minister.
Morning worship and sermon
at 11 a. m. Sermon topic: "First
an Altar". Also special music by
the choir; Oliver Creswick, di
rector. ,
Sunday Church School at 9:45
a. m. Classes beginning at three
years old. Youth Fellowship
class and Adult Bible class. Ol
iver Creswick, superintendent.
Tuesday January 30 at 6:30 p.
m., family night. Pot luck sup
per. Our topic will be "Global
Christianity.' The Rev. Myron M.
Hall of Milton-Freewater will be
our guest.
Mid-week prayer service
Thursday at 7 p. m. Topic: "Does
Prayer Make a Difference"?
Thursday choir practice at
7:30 p. m.
Youth for Christ at the High
School Assembly Monday, Jan
uary 29, at 7:30 p. m. A movie
will be shown entitled "Dust or
Destiny". Everyone is welcome.
ASSEMBLY OF GOD
Pastor Shelby E. Graves
It is better to stand alone and
be right than have an army at
your command and be wrong
Sunday 9:45 a. m. Sunday
school. A class for every age
where the Word of God is pre
sented in an interesting way.
Sunday 7 p. m. Singspiration.
7:45 p. m. Evangelistic serv
ice. Tuesday 7:45 p. m., cottage
prayer meeting in lone.
Thursday, 7:45 p. m. Bible
study and prayer meeting. 2
Chron. 7:14.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed McKinncy and
Mrs. Etta Hughes of Condon
were Heppner visitors Monday,
SHORTAGE?
in the labor force, nearly 90 per
cent are keeping house. Never
theless, in case of emergency,
the largest reservoir of recruit
ment of workers would be the
32 million women in the age
group twenty to sixty-four who
are not now in the labor force.
Then there are the fellows who
have been turned out to pasture,
many of whom are none too
happy about having been rele
gated to the sidelines. The pro
portion of males over sixty-five
years of age at work increased
from 45 percent in 1940 to 50
percent during the last war per
iod, while at present it is 44 per
cent. If this proportion were
again raised to that of the last
war, the labor force would be in
creased by around 500,000 work,
ers.
It is estimated that with prop
er rehabilitation, one million
workers could be recruited from
the physically handicapped
group.
In the teen-age group there
are more than 22 million and
while the military forces will
draw heavily upon them, there
will still be many available to
add to the production force.
According to the Bureau of the
Census, in November 1950, the
total number of persons employ
ed was 61,271,000. The U. S. De-
parment of Labor, by using the
last war's peak as a pattern
estimates that this can be in
creased to 69.1 million if full use
is made of our current labor
force. Of these, the Department
of Labor allocates 12.5 million
workers to the armed forces, an
increase of 3 million in"war" in-
austries, wnicn wouia mean a
curtailment of 6.6 million in cl
vilian industries.
This indicates that those left
in civilian industries will have
to work longer hours and do
more work per hour in order to
avoid regimentation of our econ
omy. The situation calls for the
full cooperation of all groups
using all the energy and ingen
uity at their command to attain
maximum productiveness. If
this is done there definitely will
be no shortage of manpower.
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CHAPERONE CHAIRMAN
Joe French, son of Mrs. Rose
Francis, Heppner, has beeen ap
pointed chairman of the chaper
ones committee for the annual
Senior Ball which will be given
Feb. 17 on the University of Or
egon campus.
French is a senior major in
business administration.
Miss Rachel Cox has resigned
as secretary and office clerk in
the office of County Agent N. C.
Anderson and will leave Sunday
for San Antonio, Texas, to take
up training in the army air
corps. She is signed up for a
four-year hitch.
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JOS. J. NYS
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Peters Bldg., Willow Street
Heppner, Oregon
J. O.TURNER
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Phone 173
Hotel Heppner Building
Heppner, Oregon
P. W. MAHONEY
ATTORNEY AT LAW
General Insurance
Heppner Hotel Building
Willow Street Entrance
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First National Bank Building
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Trained Nurse Assistant
Office in Masonic Building
Heppner, Oregon
Dr. C. C. Dunham
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Office No. 4 Center St.
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Blaine E. Isom
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