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Thursday, June jq THE HERMISTON HERALD, HERMISTON, OREGON. 0 NEWS NOTES OF THE NORTHWEST A National Topics Interpreted by William Bruckart N a tio n a l Pres« B u ild in g W ash in gton, D. C. 19J British Plane Blazes Trail for Overseas I j ne r~ Brief Summary of Events of S p e c ia l In te r e s t to O regon, Washington and Idaho Communities. UNITY, Ore.— The first water from Washington.—F arm leaders have servation law, as occurred under gone before congress again to press the AAA, results in millions of dol Burnt river has run through the tun r, a new agricultural lars being paid to individuals and nel at the Unity dam. The tunnel U rg e N e w program . L i k e corporations who are in no way par will take the flow through the fall F a rm P ro g ra m several that have ticipating in conservation activities, j while the dam is being constructed. come through in while Mr. O’Neal thinks that i CHILOQUIN, Ore.— The city of the last half-dozen years, the new the Now, proposed law can be operated , proposition is based on a subsidy. without expense to the federal treas-i Chiloquin has transferred to the The current program, like the old ury, there is yet the conviction in Klamath county school district an entire city block, which will be de AAA, is predicated on agreem ents some quarters that it probably will veloped Into an athletic field for by which farm ers will not do some cost about million dol Chiloquin schools. thing and be paid for not doing it. lars a year six to hundred pay the subsidies To obtain the subsidies from the and pay for administration LA GRANDE, Ore.—Union county of the “ ^aess:»:. federal treasury contemplated in law. Six hundred million dollars will send the largest delegation of the new farm legislation, farm ers year is a large sum at any time a 4-H boys and girls to the annual Pictured at the airways base at Port Washington, L. I., is the British 15-passenger flying boat “Cavalier will have to sign contracts agreeing and it bulks much larger at a time summer school at Oregon State col after completing the first east-west survey flight from Bermuda. These survey flights are in preparation fa to curtail their acreages up to twen there is a nation-wide cry for lege In its history. Forty-one will the eventual trans-Atlantic passenger service which will be jointly operated by the Im perial Airways and Pan ty per cent of their average cultiva when American Airways. Simultaneously with the Cavalier s flight, a Pan-Am erican Sikorsky clipper made thi a balanced for the federal attend the courses. tion for the last several years. If government. budget west-east flight to Bermuda. It is a sum that, if the MEDFORD, Ore.—Medford’s water they fail or refuse to sign these budget of the federal government commissioners have warned that un contracts, the legislation describes otherwise were balanced, would be less the usual waste of water Is them as not co-operating and, there sufficient to BR EA K S NARCOTIC RING frighten thousands of avoided this summer, service by fore, they would be denied the right holders of United States bonds. to obtain loans from the federal gov meter Impends. City homes are now It would seem then that the farm charged a flat rate. — w ernm ent and they would not have a guarantee of “parity prices,” as a leaders ought to take into consid PASCO, Wash.— A program to ex penalty. Moreover, those farm ers eration the status of the federal who failed or refused to co-operate government’s financial affairs if tend over a period ef years the Im in this m anner would be subjected they want to develop a program provement of the Columbia river to prohibitive taxes on the sale of that will live. I have heard from beach at Pasco is planned by the products grown in excess of limits many students of agricultural prob Klwanis club. The club’s recent car on totals to be prescribed by Secre lems that the remedy for farm con nival brought $620, which will form tary Wallace of the Department of ditions is not an expensive new sys the nucleus of a fund for the im tem of farm subsidies. They assert provement program. Agriculture. that it will be impossible for Uncle The announced basis of this new Sam to continue annual payments GRANDVIEW, Wash.— The cherry program is for “ conservation of the to some three million or more farm growers of the Grandview district soil.” F urther, its sponsors contend predict a fair crop, probably larger that it will mean a gradual upbuild ers and they are convinced, further, than last year’s, providing the fruit that most farm ers themselves ob ing of the fertility of the soil so that, is not damaged by rain. The crop Is in the end, fewer acres will have to jected to being placed in the cate reported spotted, some having good be cultivated to produce the same gory of relief clients. An argument crops, others virtually none, due to volume of corn or cotton or wheat is also advanced that more and more farm ers believe federal poli poor pollination weather. or whatever other crop is grown. cies that cause money to be handed TWIN FALLS, Ida.— Efforts are But I think there are few individ out free to farm ers will, in the end, uals who will say that the above destroy the independence of agri under way to have the toll charges reasons honestly constitute the basis culture. However that may be and eliminated from the Twin Falls- for this new farm legislation. I however the majority of the farm Jerome Intercounty bridge, or to Miss Joyce McAllister, twent think it m ust be admitted that the ers feel about receiving money gra have the state purchase the bridge seven-year-old former Santa Ba plan is only a subterfuge; that, tis from the government at Wash to permit Improvement and recon bara, Calif., college student, who! while it m ay help some farm ers by ington, it cannot be said that agri struction of United State highway under-cover detective work is era giving them cash, it is pure politics culture is being placed on a sound 93, which crosses on the span. ited with leading to the arrest i with cash as a sop. seven Chinese and a veteran feden footing by politicians and political BANDON, Ore. — Cheered by of agent in raids on night clubs in th I am not one equipped to say that farm leaders whose sole objective ficial report that Bandon’s munici A new “little Ruhr” is rising seven miles up the Cuyahoga river Chinese quarter of Reno, Nev. Th agriculture does not need a subsidy is to loot the treasury. Farm ers pal debt was reduced $211,800 be even though prices of farm products would not permit it to happen to tween September 30, 1932, and from Cleveland, Ohio, which will mark it as America’s meeting grounds sheriff’s office and the federal nai for iron ore and coal. The development is part of the Republic Steel cotics bureau provided her wit are now almost double what they the governments of their states or were in 1933. It is entirely possible their counties but a considerable May 15, 1937, Bandon’s city council corporation’s program of expansion. A $15,000,000 plant, shown above, is $1,000 with which she bought nai that farm ers throughout the nation number of them apparently have and rebuilding commission have under construction, which, when completed, will be the world’s most cotics, thus obtaining informatio still need help in the form of cash. been persuaded that the govern- raised their federal RFC loan appli continuous strip mill. leading to the arrests. It m ay be the better part of wisdom m et at Washington is something cation for rebuilding to $407,500. to vote such payments as are con else. MARYSVILLE, Wash— Six years BLIND LECTURER • • • tem plated in this new legislation. On ago, civic leaders of Marysville, or the other hand, however, if there ganized their first strawberry festi The Department of Commerce is that need then let us be honest which has supervision of airplane val. This year they are expecting a ■ □MMM'jgggg r WWW about it. crowd of more than 4000 townspeople « . «»•» < traffic has an- President Roosevelt lately has A ir P ilo t» nounced that it and visitors to join In the celebra signed a new law which provides O u t o f Race» will not permit tion set for June 17. The full day subsidies to shipping companies in pilots to will be devoted to a parade, sports of order that America m ay have its participate in an American air race that was all kinds, a baseball game and a own m erchant m arine, but those proposed for this summer. The race dance at night. paym ents are to be called subsidies. was to have taken place from New MILTON, Ore.— P. J. Bark & Sons They are not disguised nor con York to Paris, but the Department cealed. It seems ridiculous, there of Commerce has vetoed the plan have established a new cannery here fore, that the farm leaders should unequivocally because it considers by leasing the cannery section of the not be frank with the members of the race as nothing more than a Western Cider Vinegar works. Work their organizations. If they feel that stunt. has already started with canning of a subsidy is needed, why not put It may occur to some that such a asparagus. Burk was operator of it up to congress that way so that ruling by the Department of Com a cannery last year for the Burk those farm ers who believe in sub constitutes an interference Canning company, Milton, sold re sidies as well as those who want merce with private business beyond rea cently to large growers near Athena to see agriculture left alone for son. I cannot share that view. The and Pendleton. awhile can understand what is go experts have been unable to find in PRINEVILLE, Ore.— About 30 per ing on. this proposed race any possibility cent of the total area of Crook coun • • • of benefit for aviation nor any ex I imagine that the farm leaders perimentation that would lead to ty Is forest land which supports a who are sponsoring the new legisla- more scientific flying. It has taken total of 5,315,990 board feet, log scale, of saw timber, according to an x,, tion could scarce- Cnose ¡y have chosen a the position that there is too great Inventory of forest resources of the a danger involved for those pilots B a d T im e who are foolhardy enough to under county made as part of a national presentation of take the three thousand two hun survey, Thornton T. Munger, director their program . I m ean that, in dred mile flight actoss the ocean. of the Pacific northwest forest ex Ernest Biegajski of Buffalo, N. Y., evidently believes in safety fir presenting this type of legislation Its position is further fortified with periment station has announced. The Miss Hazel Hurst, blind lecturer, when congress is undergoing a wave the argument that if any of the Inventory was written by Harry M. shown being led up the gangplank °F t G i on a Preserver before hoisting sail and moving < of economy, the program is likely pilots should lose their lives in that Wolfe and presents the extent, loca of an Atlantic liner by her “seeing into Lake Erie in his remodeled pickle b arrel schooner in which he pla to receive scant consideration. It type of aviation, it will cause many tion and ownership of the forest eye” companion, “ Babe.” Miss 8°. to Europe this summer if present experim ents prove success! always has been the case that legis thousands of persons to lose faith in lands; the volume, character and Hurst, with the aid of “Babe,” was t s « 100« ® s! c?"d such boat he has built with his soldier’s bonus mom lation goes through several stages the airplane as a means of trans ownership of the standing timber, en route to France. o model leaked so badly that only the tim ely arrival of the co< of hauling and Alling in congress portation. In short, the departm ent and the nature of the vegetative guard prevented its maiden voyage from turning into a tragedy. with the result that after much de thinks that there are only disad cover found in the county. bate a bill satisfactory to the m a vantages and no advantages in the jority emerges. In presenting their prospect. WANT SEALS SLAIN program at this time, therefore, the TILLAMOOK, Ore. At a meeting While many persons may disagree farm leaders are not doing a very with the position the departm ent has of a committee of fishermen with the good job of leading. There will be it is heartening to those of Tillamook Chamber of Commerce much agitation on the part of the taken, us who like to see private business last week, the chamber was asked to farm leaders that will get just no encouraged, to know that a respon lend support to some plan for ex where at all because of conditions sible federal agency charged with termination of seals In Tillamook in congress. supervision of a private industry is bay. It Is claimed that about 1000 Edward A. O’Neal, president of again functioning as it was intended seals are exterminating fish faster the American F arm Bureau Feder to do. For several years, the De than fishermen can catch the fish. ation, recently was quoted as saying partm ent of Commerce, with par A plan suggested was bombing the that the new plan would not require ticular respect to its aviation di ■eals, which lie on the spit, from an any paym ents direct from the treas vision, has been in a state of tur aeroplane. ury; that is, it would pay its own moil. There were wide differences way through the medium of taxes if of opinion and in consequence little LIKES TAXI TRAVEL it “ works perfectly.” That is the in the way of permanent develop BELLINGHAM, Wash. — Another rub. I find doubt in nearly all quar ment was sponsored from Washing trip across the continent in a taxi ters that the plan can “ work per ton for the aviation industry. cab was under way last week by fectly.” It is so complex and re In criticizing the government's in Katherine Bruen, who came here last quires such a bureaucracy for ad activity, no observer would be fair week to get her brother, James. She m inistration of it that to expect it unless he also called attention to the found him ill In the county hospital, to “ work perfectly,” is virtually to frailties and the failures of the in but he was able to start the return expect that legislation will control dustry itself. It is true that some trip with her to Brewster, N. Y. the weather. I think everyone will of the larger lines lately have made John Frisco of Brewster Is driving agree that congress and the admin sensational improvements in the the taxi by the way of Lincoln high istration has not yet been able to equipment they pse in the air and find the formula for controlling the in the operations part of flying. way. Miss Bruen said she chose a cab because she likes to travel In one. weather. It is true that larger and better I believe it can be said fairly that planes have been built and are FI 1.1.MAN, \\ash. —— Remoulding many farm ers are dissatisfied with building. But it is likewise true the soil conservation program that a number of airlines have of the ground floor of Stevens hall, adopted as a substitute for the AAA adopted penurious, penny pinching women’s dormitory at Washington which the much criticized Supreme policies and have refused to re State college will be done this sum court held unconstitutional by a place worn out and obsolete planes mer. The kitchen and dining room unanimous vote. Even those offi because they did not want to invest will be converted Into living rooma cials of the Department of Agricul additional money. Until the air in to provide additional housing space. ture who are frank will admit that dustry awakens to the necessity for GOODING, Ida.— A pageant, cover the soil conservation is not an effec spending money and until the De These four stalwarts of the U ' ■ tive m eans for controlling produc partm ent of Commerce becomes a ing the history of the town from 1907 down to 1937, was the princi pastim e—if there is anything in t h e ' S v n / uF ’° ^ a baseba11 team ought to be pretty good at the ns* tion. It does have m erit as far as smooth functioning supervisory pal feature of the commencement it goes in conserving the soil. But nam es were household words a few year, A11 are sons of famous m ajor league fathers, * the air travel of this country program of Gooding high school. No former pitcher for the St. Louis B r o X to right are Ed M^nnffig tw e n ty son of Hd Mann there is another phase: It has been agent, will not even approach the limit o* outside speaker was present and the ™ t \ mn° £ t aCe: u'mmy Shotton. ' s e v e n t e e n nineteen’ *>n of Lee Meadows, old P itts ta ^ pointed out too often almost to need its capacity. whole class took part in the pageant White, nineteen, whose father once p la J S ’thfaS 2 ^ ^ otton’ » form" St. Louis O rd in al, and « repetition here that the soil con- • W ts te ra S l v i M M r U nion. Ohio Will Have a “Little Ruhr” Mariner Plans Sea Cruise in Tub Sons of Diamond Daddies Good at Baseball inird for the Chicago White Sox.
