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The "Real Cost" of Meat
For some reason, there seems to be more talk
about the price of meat than almost anything
else. A great many people are honestly under
the impression that meat prices are simply out of
all reason, even after giving due consideration to
the general inflation.
Well, here are some facts which will help to
correct that idea.
Meat prices, as everyone knows, are higher
now than they were 25 or 50 years ago. So are the
prices of practically everything else. But meat
prices, believe it or not, have not increased as
much as wages since 1901 or 1926. In other words,
the "real cost" of meat that is, the amount of
working time a man must put in to buy it is ac
tually less than it used to be.
The concrete statistics are illuminating. In
1901 it took 52 minutes of work to buy a pound of
meat. In 1926 it took 37 minutes. It now takes 32
minutes. Putting the matter another way, to buy
a week s supply of meat for one person required
2.5 hours of work in 1901, 1.6 hours in 1926, and
the present figure is 1.5 hours.
All consumers naturally want meat prices to
come down. Some argue that government controls
should be used to roll the prices back to those of
an arbitrary date. Unfortunately, a price which is
too low to allow producers a reasonable profit
can result in only one thing production cut
backs and scarcity. More and more of the avail
able supply flows into the black market where the
few buy at exorbitant prices and the racketeers
get rich, but all the other general run of consum
ers do without.
Stabilization of meat prices, like all other pri
ces, can only be accomplished through adequate
production. All the controls in the world can't do
away with that truism.
The Folks Back Home
The House of Representatives has been doing
good work in cutting the proposed 1952
budget. Item after item has been closely scruti
nized, and some have been pared by as much as
50 percent. The House Appropriations committee
has charged that although "this nation has been
in an emergency since the end of the war", never
theless "all agencies of the government resumed
business as usual, disregarding the varied and
continued threats to our security." To this is add
ed, "All agencies, i seems, are willing to assist
in the defense effort provided they can continue
to carry on their regular activities."
In the long run, the issue of government econ
omy versus government extravagance will be de
cided by "the folks back home." Some of the worst
offenders have been civic, business, agricultural,
labor, and other local groups which have turned
all possible pressure on their Congressmen in
search of tax handouts for all manner of activi
ties. These groups are invariably in favor of eco
nomy as a general principle, and they frequently
issue high-sounding resolutions demanding chea
per government. But, it turns out, they want the
other fellow never themselves to bear the bur
dens of the economizing.
The House deserves praise for what it is doing
to squeeze some of the water out of the pending
budget. It should do a great deal more than it has
so far. It can and will do it if the voters show that
they support iron-handed economy. In the long
run, the people still run our government, and the
people's wishes are final.
Controls And Small Business
No one in a position of high responsibility in
Washington seems to know it, but when the gov
ernment clamps down all-out controls on man
power and materials, small business, not big bus
iness, takes the beating.
This fact was recently pointed out by the head
of a very big business Henry Ford II, president
of Ford Motor Company. Mr. Ford realizes that
certain controls are needed because of the arma
ment program. But, he observed, "In the first two
years of World War II, 16 percent of the so-called
small businessmen of the country were forced to
shut up shop under a system of all-out controls.
I am told that there is some suspicion even now
that when the fatality count is known, this time,
the small business liquidation rate may be even
higher than it was in 1942 and 1943. That's not
because there's nothing for small business to do,
but because many small businesses are less able
to withstand the strangling grip of controls."
Mr. Ford protested particularly at the uncer
tainty and confusion which emanates from Wash
ington. He observes, "We can't plan our business
on rumors." The big business, of course can stag
ger along somehow. But the small business can't.
It's time the deepthinkers in Washington came
down to earth.
"It is obvious everywhere that when central
government grows big in responsibility and in
power over the people, it grows corrupt, and its
administrators go mad. So, too, when personal
incentive" and responsibility are removed from a
people, that people suffers a moral collapse."
Glenside, Pa., Easton Road Guide.
To Have Or Not To Have . . .
The question is, shall Heppner have a sewer
system. That there should be one has long been
answered. The matter to be settled is how to get
it and how soon to start on it. That is the problem
the city council is wrestling with and to date
there has been some progress in the direction of
a plan for financing the construction of a sewer
system.
The plan under consideration is along the
some line studied by the former council adding
a dollar to the family water bill each month and
making similar adjustments on business houses.
This will not raise a fund for immediate construc
tion purposes but rather is a proposed measure
for financing the payment of bonds over a period
of years. In the meantime, until arrangements
can be made to start a sewer system, a fund will
be accumulating and by the time there is at least
a partial system in use the property owners will
be accustomed to the idea of paying for this es
sential service.
The citizens are the responsible parties in the
long run. As such, they should be manifesting a
personal interest in the efforts of the council.
The city officials have not in the past attempted
to put anything over without the backing of a
majority of the people, and most certainly the
mayor and councilmen have no such intention
relative to the sewage disposal problem. Although
the pressure from the state sanitary board is be
coming more persistent, the officials still want
the support of a majority of the people before
taking a definite step. They wish to give the
people every opportunity to express themselves
and it is suggested that a town meeting be called
where all may attend and have their say. If. after
such an opportunity for expression is provided,
the citizens are still lethargic, the council may at
its discretion proceed with the financing plan and
lay the groundwork for starting a sewer system.
To have or not to have a sewer system rests
with those who will have to pay for it.
IN USE THROUGHOUT THE
UNITED STATES AND CANADA."
It would seem that Dr. Bell was
prophet as well as inventor. To
day there are over 36 million
telephones in use in Canada and
the United States 36 times as
many as Bell predicted and the
number continues to grow.
Thirty-four years after watch
ing Dr. Bell unveil his monu
ment, on the evening of May 15
of this year, it wsa again my pri
vilege to attend a function held
in connection with the telephone.
It was a dinner given in New
York City, at which a stock cer
tificate was delivered to the
MILLIONTH stockholder of the
American Telephone and Tele
graph Company. Just think of it!
There are now one million own
ers of that great communications
system.
This MILLIONTH stockholder
is Brady Denton of Saginaw,
Michigan, who with his wife,
Dorothy, recently purchsed seven
shares of A.T.&T. stock through
their local bank. Denton, 35, is a
Buick automobile salesman, is a
veteran of World War II, lives in
a modest brick and frame house
in a pleasant old section of Sagi
naw with his wife and three chil
dren. They are purchasing this
home.
Denton's story is typically Am
erican. A young couple raising a
family, working and saving to
provide their own security. He
says that he bought the A.T.&T.
stock as the beginning of a fund
to provide a college education for
their three boys.
In accepting the citation offi
cially naming him and his wife
as the MILLIONTH stockholder,
Denton said: "Unwittingly, I
have played a small but seem
ingly important role in the great
drama known and respected as
the American Way. I am happy
to have been so fortunate."
The Dentons and the other 999,
999 stockholders of the American
Telephone and Telegraph Com
pany, together with other mil
lions who own a slice in other
American businesses, are the an
swer to those who would have
the Federal Government take
over and operate big businesses.
These people have invested their
savings in private enterprise,
confident that business must be
privately owned if it is to build
America in the future as it has in
the past. They know it would be
absolutely impossible for Gov
ernment to run a business as effi
ciently as it is done under private
ownership and management.
Yes, the socialist planners are
going to have a tough time
laughing off these millions of
Americans who are financial
partners in American business.
SANTA CLAUS GOVERNMENT
By DEWITT EMERY
30 Years Aog
Thursday, June 9, 1921
Morrow county ranked third in
efficiency in a recent survey con
ducted by the state superinten
dent of public instruction.
Born in this city on June 8, to
Mr and Mrs. Loy V. McFerrin, a
daughter.
Born in this city on June 3 a
son to Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Moore.
Mrs. Rose Richardson, Mrs. J.
W. Luntsford, Mrs Cora Crawford,
Mrs Tom Boyd and Mrs L. W.
Briggs attended a convention in
Condon of Neighbors of Wood
craft. Mrs. Fannie Rood who was vis
iting in Heppner for a week or
so returned to her home in Port
land Sunday.
Many farmers from the Eight
Mile section were in town Satur
day, and all report the crop out
look was never better than at
present. A heavy rain fell over
that part of the county Friday.
Mrs. Kit McCarty and young
son from The Dalles arrived on
Saturday evening for a visit.
The oAmerican Way
THE MILLIONTH STOCKHOLDER
By GEORGE PECK
On October 24, 1927, it was my
privilege to witness the unveiling
of'the Bell Memorial at Brantford,
Canada. Dr. Alexander Graham
Bell was there in person to unveil
his own monument. As he pulled
aside the curtain, the inscription,
cut in granite running across the
monument, was revealed -it read:
To Commemorate the Invention
of The Telephone by Alexander
Graham Bell in Brantford, in
1874.
So, it seems, contrary to recent
statements appearing in PRAV
DA, that the telephone, at least,
was not invented in Russia. Dr.
Bell in his talk following the un
veiling exploded that false claim
Two cars of cattle and five of
sheep and lambs, were shipped
from the lacal yards to Portland
Sunday by local stockmen.
The bureaucrats and new deal
politicians have had a hard time
peddling socialism to the Amer
ican people. They never dared to
call it by its right name, and
they had to take it apart and sell
the pieces one by one. Even then
it took a series of tailor-made
"emergencies" to get Americans
to buy it piece by piece.
When you put all the pieces
together you have socialism. And
if yeu don't believe it, go down
to Washington and count the bu
reaucrats, or add up the national
debt, or take another look at your
tax bill. Or better yet, re-read the
Constitution and see how far we
have come from the principles
expressed in it.
Some of us have chosen to fight
this socialistic trend with every
means at our disposal. There are
others who will simply try to live
with it. That's what the socialist
plotters are counting on. Their
most powerful weapon is the in
difference of Jhe American peo
ple. '
For this group, those who
would rather live with socialism
than fight it, there appeared a
book recently that will make it
easier. It's called "How to Get It
From the Government." The au
thor's name is Stacy Jones. It's a
guide to life in a socialist Amer
ica, and it's one of the clearest
signs of the road we are traveling
I've seen in a long time. The pub.
lishers have issued it in a paper
binding and priced it so that
anyone can afford to buy a copy.
The book begins:
"The Federal Government has
something to offer everybody,
from the cradle, at which mother
may use a booklet on Infant
Care, to the grave, which may be
in a national cemetery." The rest
of the book tells you, in simple
language, how to get yours. If
you want a pension, an unem
ployment dole, a job, a loan, a
piece of farm land, the date of
your great-grandfathers wed
ding, an education, a recipe for
strawberry jam, a vacation spot,
a customer for your goods or ser
vices, or a conducted tour of the
capital city, the government can
provide it. The booklet tells you
exactly how to manage it where
to apply, what forms to get, how
best to deal with the bureaucrat
through whom these various
hand-outs are administered.
This is the formula for success
in the new era "Get it from the
government." It may take Amer
icans a while to get accustomed
to it. It used to be that persons
depended on ambition, invent
iveness, thrift and hard work.
Now all you need is a pad of pa
per, pen or pencil, and a manual
to guide you through the bureau
cracy. The government will take
care of you.
What is the price for all this?
The author says:
(Continued on page 8)
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P. O. Box 611 : Phone 723
Heppner, Oregon
when he said: "The telephone or
iginated in Brantford." PRAVDA,
please copy!
But why have I indulged in
this bit of ancient history? It is
because of something that elder
ly man said to me on the day
following the unveiling. This
gentleman had been the leading
business man of the community
in 1876 when Dr. Bell had dem
onstrated that the human voice j
could be carried over a wire. '
Qhnrthr tVinrna ftni Poll nin f n I
him seeking financial aid to con.
tinue the experiment.
This business man turned him
down, giving as his reason for do- j
lng so tnat ne could not see how
any money could be made out of
the telephone, wonderful as it
was. To which Dr. Bell replied:
"SOME DAY, SIR, THERE WILL
BE A MILLION INSTRUMENTS
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HEPPNER vs. KINZUA
at lone Turf Field
2:30 p. m. Sunday
JUNE IO
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Adults 50c Children 25c
W "CAMELLIA
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29.75
(or one (Vpieca
oKfce-sctting
including Fed. tax
A plaue-sctting Includes
knife, fork, teaspoon,
alad iork, butter
tpreadm and cream
oup spon.
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Gorliara "Camellia" was in
spired by the lace of a Spanish
mantilla, or shawl. "Camellia"
is framed with a lace-like fol
iation in which the full blos
soms of the Camellia are har
moniously spaced. The design
provides an interesting balance
of light reflecting details
against a smooth surface. Wo
invite you to see Camellia and
the other Gorham patterns in
cur complete selection.
"P.S. Ask to see the exclusive
Gorham Sterling one
piece, dent-resistant knife
handle. tade mks.
Peterson's Jewelers
PENDLETON
HEPPNER FREIGHT LINE
Arrives at Heppner,
Lexington and lone
EVERY DAY
For Pickup or
Delivery
For pickup, call
Red & White. Heppner
Padberg Tractor. Lex.
Omar Rietmann. lone
Connecting Carrier for 1
Consolidated Freightways
Transferring &
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Padded Moving
Vans
Storage
Warehouse
U.PandN.P.
Penland Bros.
Transfer Co.
39 SW Dorion Avenue
Phone 338
Pendleton, Ore.
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Lawn Mowers Sharpened
Sewing Machines Repaired
Phone 1485 for appointment
or call at shop.
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New and Repair
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Chase Streets. Kes. Phone 2542
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DENTIST
First National Bank BIdg.
Room 116 Phone 2342
JOS. J. NYS
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Peters BIdg., Willow Street
Heppner, Oregon
Carpentry and
Cement Work
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Bruce Bothwell
Phone 845
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Watches, Clocks. Diamonds
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Repairing
Heppner, Oregon
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ATTORNEY AT LAW
Phone 173
Hotel Heppner Building
Heppner, Oregon
Turner, Van Marter
and Company
GENERAL
INSURANCE
P. W. MAHONEY
ATTORNEY AT LAW
General Insurance
Heppner Hotel Building
Willow Street Entrance-
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Licensed Funeral Directors
Phone 1332 Heppner, Oregon
Dr. L. D. Tibbies
OSTEOPATHIC
Physician & Surgeon
First National Bank Building
Res. Ph. 1162 Office Ph. 492
Heppner City
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vuunt" Each Month
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before the Council. Phone 2572
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PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
Trained Nurse Assistant
Office in Masonic Building
Heppner, Oregon
Morrow County
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Office No. 4 Center St.
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Physician and Surgeon
2 Church Street
Telephone 1152
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Insurance Agency
Phone 723 Heppner, Ore.
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Gen'l. Contractor
Contact me for estimates
on Grain Storage Bins
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