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NYSSA G¿JE ÇITY JOURNAL. THURSDAY, DEC. & 1937 A R C A D IA N EW S national IV«« Bu lidia»___________ Washington.—Congress has been doing a deal of talking about help ing business to get Much Talk, on its feet, bat it N o Action has not yet ac complished much. The house ways and means com mittee, it is true, is making some headway and a number of senators, including the powerful Senator Har rison of Mississippi, are asserting the necessity for a reversal of fed eral policy. But. again, there is much more talk than action, and in the meantime the country's busi ness is sliding lower and lower. The difficulty in the present situ ation and the thing that probably has been more responsible for the business slump than anything else is that business heretofore has been unable to tell what the federal gov ernment is going to do. It has be come evident already that with a somewhat changed atmosphere in congress, there are many business men who are more hopeful than a month ago. Business men, big and little, are quick to note that there are senators and representa tives who think the time haf ar rived for business to receive some consideration. And it ought to be added that unless business does get some consideration, this current depression is going to be as bad as the last one. The federal govern ment must give attention to the ag ricultural problem and it must fit that job into some consideration of the other half of American life, namely, the commerce and indus try outside of agricultural life. It will be recalled that during the first two years of President Roose velt’s administration there was a flock of laws passed that were of great value to the country. Many of them were of a temporary char acter and were enacted on that basis. That would have been fine if the administration had stopped there. But it did not The roam ing herd of so-called thinkers who were scattered far and wide in fed eral jobs had to have their innings. At least they thought they had to have a turn at bat All of their pet theories had to be tried out The result: many laws that were purely experimental, dangerous, damaging and a burden to business. With many millions of others. I expected at that time to see these queer looking laws shaken down, corrected, or repealed where it was found necessary. That has not hap pened. Again, the result: the coun try's business from the smallest general store at a cross roads or a garage or a gasoline station to the greatest corporation, like General Motors or Pennsylvania railroad, has bad to sutler under the heavy heel of the national government. The reason that congress is show ing signs of a movement that will revise the tax structure is because these smaller businesses out through the country have now got their fill of government red tape, complex reports, visits of investi gators, new tax forms and levies, or what have you. Those people are making themselves heard here in Washington. So if congress takes some action looking to a fair deal for business, just as it is quite determined to do something for agriculture, t enter tain no doubt about the response it will get from the business inter ests. As far as business has made itself felt, it is apparently asking (only to be treated equitably with labor. Every one knows that the last three on tour sessions of con gress have been frightened to death every time a labor leader showed up on capitol hill. The reward given congress was the C. I. O. sitdown 'strikes, violence and a general mess. The condition has left a good ly number of senators and repre sentatives a bad taste in their mouths. • • • There ts plenty of dirty linen in the business closet It hat a hard wash day ahead to Messing restore it to the in Business respect of the bulk of the people. Bus iness has been smug. It has thought too little, in many instances, of its obligations to the public at large But surely there is a point beyond which federal punishment ought not go since there is a responsibility also in the other direction. Unless business gets a reasonable chance to sund on its own feet, how is it going to re-employ workers and reduce the relief rolls! Every individual wants to earn some money. He wants a return for his labor. He dreams some day of a retirement, a lay off when he can watch the world go by. I can > see no reason why the federal government should not encourage, rather than discourage, such a thing. It Is the conviction at • very great many, an increasing number of people that the federal government la messing too much into business. But aside from that phase. There are a number of things happening that are difficult to understand. At a time when business Is sliding off like a snowball going down hilL the President steps out and orders an investigation by the federal trade commission into "high prices.” The Inquiry, of course, is directed at monopoly. 1 have no doubt at all that there will be a blast from some government official pretty soon in which "big business" again will be told it is crushing the "little fellow" and that the public is suffering from the high prices maintained by a "trust" There may be even a fireside chat because a President’s voice penetrates everywhere. At a time, too, when the prices of bonds and shares of corporation stock are sinking like they have double pneumonia, out bursts Chair man Douglas of the securities and exchange commission with a small cargo of dynamite about crooked dealings underneath the stock ex changes of the country. Fortunate ly for the hundreds of thousands of small investors, the stock exchange quotations did not fall much further as a result of Mr. Douglas’ learned remarks. The prices already had fallen below the knees. But the Douglas statement certainly gave no confidence to those who were be ginning to believe that congress would try to undo some of the wrongs previously done. Just about the same time and dur ing frequent appeals from the sen ators and representatives that the tax laws had to be overhauled, the President sent a report to congress. It was a report by the New York Power authority, charging the pow er Interests with some weird mis doings. I happen to know some of the folks on the staff of the power authority and I feel that they know just about as much about the power problem as I do—which is to say they are pretty dumb about the sit uation. Of course, those alleged economists have brilliant ideas about reforming America, and I am dumb about that, too. Further: While this power au thority report was being em blazoned upon the fTont pages of newspapers. President Roosevelt was holding long conferences with Wendell Wilkie and Fred Carlisle, who personalize the "power trust," if there be a power trust Mr. Roosevelt was talking with those men in an effort to get the large power interests to go ahead with construction and expansion pro grams to provide work for unem ployed. • • • The political strategy of blaming everything on "big business” worked well for a Different time, just as the Picture old demagoguery a b o u t “Wall Street" used to inflame thousands when a politician orated and slapped his legs with widely swinging arms. But the picture is different now. The attack on business has become a mill stone on business and it has crushed little as well as big—and since there are so many more smaller ones than there are trusts and monopolies, members of con gress are hearing about it from men whom they went to school with at home. But what is to be done? Let con gress repeal about five hundred laws that force business to pay more for the privilege of doing business than It gets out of its whole volume; re duce or revise the direct taxes and bring the thousand and one items of tax out in the open so the people can see and know what they are paying; cut out forty or fifty of the silly experiments that were worked up by the coterie of individuals who are constantly feeding Mr. Roose velt half-baked and cockeyed schemes for spending money and thereby reduce the federal expenses —these and many more of honest purpose can be done. If they are done, business again can employ workers and as it employs work ers, they come off the relief rolls, and as they get wages, they buy. This means profits and profits mean tax receipts by the treasuries of state and nation. To show how some of these taxes come about, I am told that Herman Oliphant, general counsel to the secretary of the treasury, promoted the ridiculous tax on undistributed profits of corporations to declare dividends of all of their earnings and he was for it. It did Just that But when the corporations had dis tributed everything to their share holders and their volume of businesa fell off, they had no money left to tide them over until business picked up again. Hence, some of them are on the verge of bankruptcy. I do not know where Mt. Oliphant got the idea, or how he sold it to Mr. Roosevelt 1 do not know of any business connection that Mr. Oliphant ever had with any impor tant corporation. It is important however, to note that Mr. Oliphant has made no move whatsoever to defend this brain child that turned out to be such an unwanted baby. (And while writing about Mr. Oli phant it may be noted that until Secretary Morgenthau came onto the scene, there was never any need tor a general counsel to the secre tary ef the treasury.) | • Wesura Navapasei VaMn. Ed Pruyn of Ny&sa and John Zit- tercob were hunting in the Jordan Valley country Sunday Mr and Mrs A1 Bohy and son Bennie. Mr and Mrs Charles Bull ard, Mr and Mrs Clyde Long were dinner guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs Charles Splawn Sunday Pearl Marie Orris was an over night guest of Dona Matherley Monday night. L: uise Orris has been staying with her aunt Mrs Otis Bullard for a few days. Mrs John Zittercob gave a wild goose dinner at her home for two mothers, Mrs Ira Dali and Mrs Charles Bullard. Members of both families were present to enjoy the dinner and wish the mothers well Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Orris were dinner guests at the Dick Smith home in Nyssa Sunday Mrs. Dale Lackey and children have been 111 for the past week Mrs Ira Dali, mother of Mrs. Lackey, has been taking care of them. Ellis Warner has drilled a well on his homestead to a depth of 515 feet. Theo Matherly was more for tunate with his well than was Mr Warner, having to drill only fifty one feet. Mr and Mrs. Charles Splawn were in Vale Thursday on business Yog Zittercob arrived from the coast Friday to visit at the home of his brother John Zittercob. RICHLAND Mr and Mrs Jay Hanchot drove up from Redmond. Oregon, to spend Thanksgiving and a few days visit wth her paretns. Mr and Mrs. C. H. Bennett. Bob DeGross returned last week after spending some time with rela tives and friends at Salem. Mr and Mrs Albert Pfeller have returned to their ranch in southern California for the winter. They ex pect to return here next spring to resume operation on their ranch here Mr R. Cornell Is busy remodeling and rebuilding a new bam. Mrs. Lloyd Adams has been 111 for several days. Mr and Mrs. Lonny Norris of Nyssa and Mr and Mrs Anderson were visitors at the C. H. Bennett home Sunday. Mrs. Tom Johnson was hostess to the Chatterbox club last week. Mr and Mrs. Guy Tanner went to Emmett Monday Mr Harold Sisson spent Thanks giving with his folks at Twin Falls. WILSON RE-ELECTED TO FARM (REDIT BOARD John A. Wilson of Stanford. Mon tana. has been elected director of the Farm Credit board of the Spokane district, it was announced by R E Brown, general agent of the Farm Credit administration of Spokane. Mr. Wilson was nominated and unanimously elected by the north west’s 31 local cooprative Production Credit associations to succeed him self on the board, of which he been a member since January 1935 . His new term is for three years, be ginning January 1. Owner and operator cf a large grain and live stock farm for many years. Mr Wilson has gained wide- of the last will and testa- with the terms of Oridnance No. -ead recogniti fur hi, develop- ; ion. D. C , but difficulty was ex visions ment; and that Saiurday tire 8th 233, for a period of two years; on r nt ot crested wheat grass as a perienced in getting plants to dis day of January. 1938. at the hour Monday, December 20th. 1937, at the tant destinations In gcod conditions dry land forage crop, being awarded honr of 8 o’clock P M of two o’clock P-M of said day. The new western propagaton sta— the title “crested wheat grass king” Proposals must be upon a fo^m the Court room in the City of Vale, i tlon is expected to relieve the sit at the International Hay and Grain Malheur 9oun.y. Oregon has been to be furnished by the Recorder , exposition He also has a broad uation. by the Judge of said M T. SOLOMON background of business experience -This work is in line with the duly appointed as the time and place for the Recorder and has served as president and di i expansion of forage crop investi Court settlement of said account and D9-18. rector of the Central Montana Pro gational werk in the western states’’ hearing of said petition, at which duction Credit association since 1834 Schoth said, "and we are pleased time and place any person Interest As a director of the Seven-man that Oregon State college has been ed In said estate may appear and Farm Credit board. Mr Wilson is designated as headquarters." fde exception in writing to said ac director, ex officio, of the Federal count and contest the same. Land bank. Fedeill Intermediate A BIG STOCK >A. L FLETCHER. Credit bank. Production Credit cor L IN C O L N N E W S Administrator of the Estate poration and bank for Cooperatives By MRS. ED DUPRE ot Wade A. Headrick, De- ; of Spokane—comprising a complete OF XMAS ceased. cooperative credit organization with approximately 1175.000.000 in loan The Linclon schcol board has had Date of First Publication. Decem GOODS volume and serving more than 50,- the school building wired for elec ber 9, 1937. tric lights and every one will appre Date of last publication, January 000 northwest frmers. Two other places on the district ciate and enjoy this much needed 6, 1938. —at— Farm Credit Board are to be filled Improvement. The teachers and children are NOTICE this year National Farm Loan as preparing a program for sociations are new in the process of busy LETTING CONTRACT FOR nominating one member The gov Christmas. Mr and Mrs. Ray Tuttle have re GARBAGE COLLECTION ernor of the Farm Credit adminis turned working at the OK Notice is hereby given that the tration will make one appointment Dairy in from Ontario to help his father Common from among the three nominees re on the home CcuncU of the City of place. ceiving the highest number of asso Mr and Mrs Nyssa will receive proposals for an Henry McNeil of ciation votes and will appoint the Meridian. Idaho visited their son Mr exclusive contract to coUect and other member outright. of garbage in the City cf Ray McNeil and his family on Sun dispose As now constituted, the board Is day. Nyssa and to control the operation made up of four members chosen by Miss Mas Fenton of Ontario is of the City Dump in accordance local associations of farmer-borrow staying the DuPre home and at ers and three appointed by the tending at school as her mother is Farm Credit administration gover quarantined for smallpox. nor to represent the public interest. A group cf Lincoln young people GIFTS THAT LAST ... Terms are for three years. enjoyed a skating party in Payette on Saturday night. W ATCHES OSC EXPERIMENT STATION Mrs. Ed DuPre and her son Frank TO DO FORAGE PLANT WORK were visitors of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Girls and Boys $2.95 up Garrison on Sunday. Mr George Markham has built a Oregon State college experiment Ladies and Mens $9.75 up and established his residence station has been designated as the house as required by law on his home western plant propagation station DIAMOND RINGS south of Linccln about one of the U. S. department of agricul stead and a half miles. $13.50 up ture. for the purpose of growing Lyle Tuttle has left for Spanish and distributing forage plants, ac Porks. Utah where he has been A small deposit will hold any cording to H. A. Schoth. federal employed by the Gamble stores. Gift until Christmas. agronomist stationed at the college Mrs. BUI Leavitt and Miss Eleanor The new work is being started on Leavitt are recovering from a seige a comparativley small scale, but of smallpox. Paulus Jewelry S to re with provisions for ample expan Mrs Elmer Leavitt Is caring for NYSSA OREGON sion, Schoth says. Greenhouse Grandma Leavitt at the present space cold frames a lath house and time. ether facilities are being arranged Mrs. BUI RedsuU and Mrs. Ruby for use in carrying on the new pro Oardner were visitors cf Grandma ject. Leavitt. Foreign Plants Plants to be Introduced and In Legal Advertising creased through the station Include many obtained by plant explorers in foreign countries, which will be NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT OF FINAL ACCOUNT entirely new to this region, as well as native species It Is planned that IN THE COUNTY COURT OF some 20.000 plants from about 100 THE STATE OF OREGON FOR Col. Harry Andrews species of grasses, legumes and mis COUNTY. cellaneous forage plants will be pro IN MALHEUR PUREBRED LIVESTOCK THE MATTER OF THE ES duced the first year. Schoth says. FARM AND REAL ESTATE TATE OF WADE A. HEADRICK, Both seed and vegetative methods Deceased of propagation will be used, and NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, A uctioneer consldereable Investigational work A. L Fletcher, the Administra wil be done to determine the most That tor. with the will annexed of the 23 years experience getting satisfactory methods for the various estate of Wade A. Headrick, de the high $$i species. Plants are expected to be ceased. has rendered and presented ready for distribution by April 1. ] for settlement and filed in said NYSSA, OREGON Will Better Arrival Condition Court his first and final account of See, write or wire me, or see All plant progagation work of the his administration of said estate, to Journal newspaper for early U. 8. department of agriculture has gether with a petition for distri dates. previously been done In Washing- bution in accordance with the pro- i JOHNSON VARIETY COL. ANDREWS TALKING I am locating at Nyssa from the dust bowl of Goodland, Kansas having been in the auction business in that one locality for 23 years. But ov\ ing to no crops and business in general going to pieces I have looked over Colorado, Utah, Ida ho and Oregon and find the spirit here to be fine, have decided to locate here and will have my family of wife and six children here by January 1st. Read the following and come have a talk and let us get acquainted. Will have an extra good connection with all stock buyers as well as machinery, etc. S * THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK IN GOODLAND Goodland, Kansas r V frvrtkt WOMAN Kodaks Razor Sets 'Bill Folds Tobacco Pouches run moth insuiunce policy mciuom A roodi Bed modern chest. The con vex mouldings on the top and base are cross-banded with Oriental w ood. Oriental w o o d is also used to border each end o t the (root. ' Equipped with Lane’s pat- $ 29.50 Peterson Furniture C om pany ONTARIO Perfume Stationery Contacts Wrist Watches Toilet Sets Utility Kits Box Candy Comb and Brush Sets Manicuring Sets Zipper Travel Kits Sewing Boxes Smoking Stands Cut „ Glass Salt , and Fountain Pens Shaving Sets Pepper Shakers Electric Razors Diary's TOYS FOR THE KIDS Gift wrappings, seals, tags, and Xmas Cards Owyhee Drug Co The Thrift Store PHONE 29 Next to Idaho Power Company March 29. 1937 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: The holder of this letter. Col. Harry Andrews, has been known to the writer for over twenty (20) years He has lived In our com munity practically all of his life. Mr Andrews is an auctioneer by profession and has cried most of the sales held In this locality for a number of years. Because of the change in conditions there will not be many sales here for sometime so It Is necessary that he seek a new location. We consider Mr Andrews to be a very successful auctioneer and he Is very conscientious in his work Yours very truly, L. N SHAW. President. THE GOODLAND STATE BANK IN GOODLAND Goodland, Kansas March 29. 1937 TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: This is to certify that the bearer of this letter whose signature appears below has been a resident of Goodland. Sherman County, Kansas for many years. He has been engaged very actively In the auction sales business. Practically every sale held In this territory has under the direction of Mr Andrews as auctioneer He has been very successful In getting good prices and serving the farm ers and citizens of this community in this capacity. The past five years have been drouth years In this territory and most of the livestock has been shipped from this territory and the sale business has been practically eliminated Mr Andrews does not feel that there will be a great deal of sale business in the next two years to cone In this territory and we concur with his opinion. Therefore he Is looking for a new location. It is our cpin- tonthat you will find Mr Andrews satisfactory in every way to serve ycur community in this capacity He has transacted business with this bank for a number of years which has been satisfactory W L BUNTEN. Vice President.