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THE NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL, NYSSA, OREGON THURSDAY, JULY 11, 1968 Producers or Expbiters? BY GEORGE HAGEDORN CHIEF ECONOMIST NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MANUFACTURERS Prosperity is another name for abundance. A nation ca.i have an abundance of goods and services only if it produces an abundance of goods and services. It can produce an abundance of goods and services only if it is organized in such a way as to release the energies, initiative and skills of such of its citizens as possess those qualities. Unfortunately energy, initiative and skill are not distributed evenly among all the groups in any society. They are not evenly distributed among the nations of the world. It is likely that the differences are not so much g enetic as they are cultural. But in any case the disparities exist and they are wide. This gives rise to a feeling — it is a world-wide pheno ownership becomes, under gov menon — that where abundance ernment control, an inefficient is lacking it is because the group and wasteful operation. An affected is (or has been) ex enormous influx of foreign aid ploited by someone else; that the from the U. S. is thrown down road to prosperity for all is the drain in subsidizinng social to suppress the “exploiters” istic government enterprises by political action, rather than or corrupt officials. The story is much the same to provide goods and services in other partsof Latin Aermica, by productive action. This is the prevailing senti in Indonesia, and in many of the ment in most of the undevel new nations of Africa. For rea oped nations of the world. It sons which should, but don’t, is the chief barrier to their embarrass the governmental development into prosperous leaders, the departure of the members of the family of “exploiters” produced more nations. It is a rising senti widespread poverty rather than ment in many of the industrial the promised universal pros nations and is the chief threat perity. There is a small number of to their continued prosperity. nations which illustrate the opposite side of the coin. Hong FOREIGN AID WASTED Kong and Malaysia have encour Case histories are abundant. aged private enterprise. Their In Bolivia a revolutionary prosperity and productivity government nationalizes the tin shine out from an otherwise mines. What had been the chief dismal picture in the less devel national asset under private oped world. Fuller exterior wood stains... The Wests most complete line of true-to-nature colors At the same time we see some of the advanced nations going the other way. In France a large segment of the working population, animated by revolu tionary fervor, has decided to give itself pay rises of 10% to 15%, together with longer vacations. It is truly astonishing to see the illusion, in an intel ligent and sophisticated nation, that everybody’s welfare will be improved by higher pay for less work. AFFLUENCE DESPISED In the U. S. the belief that poverty is the result of rob bery by an exploiting class has not yet become the dominant mode of thinking. But it is making progress. In certain circles the middle class is more likely to be despised for its “affluence” rather than ad mired for the productivity which made that affluence possible. Henceforth, it is urged, we must work to eliminate poverty through redistributive political action rather than through pro ductive action in the mill and market place. At least this is what many of the programs ad vocated to eliminate poverty — a higher level of government social action supported by higher taxation, or a negative income tax — seem to come down to. The spirit of enterprise among Americans — that will ingness to invest one’s own sweat and resources in oppor tunities one finds for oneself — is a tough bird and will be hard to kill. But it can be seriously crippled both by verbal abuse and by higher levels of taxa tion. Worse, it can be mis directed, by government inter vent ion, into unproductive or counterproductive channels. And those who don’t share the spirit of enterprise will suffer along with those who do. Individuals who are re sourceful by nature will usually make out in any kind of society. In a free enterprise society, persons who combine native re sourcefulness with high ability will often rise to the top, by activities which benefit every one else. In a society where economic decisions are made by a political power struggle, the natively resourceful (whether genuinely able or not) will take prominent parts in that struggle. But their efforts are unlikely to contribute anything positive to the welfare of their fellow citizens. A society which rewards its participants in proportion to their contribution to the pro duction of goods and services other people want is, on the record, the most effective in reducing the prevalence of poverty. All this is elementary in principle and abundantly illustrated in practice. We can only express astonishment that ‘it has become the fashion in intellectual circles to ignore it. Now - Fuller Paint brings you a complete line of exterior stains-12 ready-mixed and 900 custom colors in both opaque and semi-transparent. When it comes to exterior stain, insist on perfection-new Fuller FUL-STAIN. Satis- faction guaranteed. • • • • • Easy application Chip and fade resistance Excellent coverage Exceptional durability Only $5.95 per gallon DON B. MOSS HRBTONE KAUR STOW Ontario * 889-5365 PRODUCERS SUPPLY COOP. 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One example of this trend is the increasing interest shown in continuous move systems of various types such as trailer mounted large guns, center pivot, and continuous move lat erals. However, Shearer cau tions that labor supply should not be the only determining factor in choosing an irrigation system. The farmer must also match his system to the phys ical characteristics of his soil. Most Oregon soils, with the exception of very sandy soils, won’t accept water at applica tion rates greater than .4 inches per hour, without puddling or ponding in the low spots. If water is applied at a rate fast er than this, it will result in uneven penetration throughout the field. The significant measurement here is the a- mount of water that actually moves into the soil, not the It is as though we were to agree that, since the fact that grass is green is an old and trite truth rather than a fresh new one, we will henceforth believe that grass is red. TAKE-AWAY THRU TAXES Raising taxes on the produc tive groups in society in order to expand anti-poverty pro grams isn’t essentially differ ent from expropriating the property of the owners of tin mines in order to make the Bolivian populace richer. And it isn’t likely to be any more successful. OSU Strawberry Harvester Gets Test In Fields Oregon State University agri cultural engineers have taken another step toward developing a mechanical strawberry har vester with the field testing of a full scale self-propelled picker built in the OSU shops this spring. A research team headed by Dr. Dean Booster, OSU agri cultural engineer, has been testing the picker at the North Willamette Experiment Station near Aurora and in commer cial strawberry fields during the last few weeks of the harvest season. Some modifications were made on the machine after the first two days of tests. The machine is an outgrowth of a small, half-row prototype tested last summer. The new machine is equipped with hy draulic controls, hydrostatic drive, a fan to blow leaves out of the picked berries and a con veying system to deliver the berries to a platform at the rear of the machine. The OSU machine is different from other experimental models in that it has two picking reels that run parallel to the row. The picking tines comb from the side of the row and drop the berries onto a rubber belt that runs through the cen ter of each cylinder. Berries picked by the machine are being run over a Canadian built mechanical de- stemmer purchased last winter. OSU scientists are evaluating the effectiveness ofthedestem- mer on Oregon strawberry varieties. OSU and USDA plant breeders are also sifting through thous ands of plants to develop var ieties that would lend them selves tomechanical har vesting, and testing is being done on growth regulating chemicals that would promote berries of more uniform size and ripening. In addition, the researchers are looking into different cul tural methods, such as mowing the tops of plants ahead of the harvester and shaping the ground around the plants, that would help the mechanical picking process. The project is partially sup ported by funds from the Ore gon Strawberry Commission. rate at which the water is applied through the sprinklers. General tendency when deter mining amount of water applied per irrigation is to measure the water output from the nozzle averaged over a given area for a fixed period of time. How ever, Shearer says this is not a true measurement of the a- mount of water actually going into the soil, and should not be used to evaluate application rates. The rate at which the water is applied to the soil, compared with the rate at which water actually moves into the soil, is adjusted primarily by nozzle size, not the speed at which the sprinklers move accross the field. A large gallonage sprinkler applies water rapidly regardless of the speed of movement. Shearer says the largest nozzle that should be used for irrigating most Oregon soils is 7/32 inch. With very fine tex tured soils or those containing much organic matter, the farm er may wish to go to a smaller size nozzle, 3/16 or less, to prevent erosion, run-off or ponding. With sanay soils, nozzle sizes larger than 7/32 can be used. My Neighbors Mr. and Mrs. Walter Looney and boys left July 3 for North Bend, Ore., to visit Former Nyssans Mr. and Mrs. Dale Overstake and family. They took many sight-seeing trips and re port enjoying the coastal area coolness. While there they attended the July 4-7 American Legion baseball tournament. The Overstake boys were parti cipating in the games. The Looney family returned home July 8. ♦ • ♦ Shipping Strike A three-day shipping strike on the East and Gulf coasts was settled by company-union arbitrator, Theodore W. Kheel. The National Maritime Union, which represents unlicensed seamen, won most of its de mands, which include a 5% rise in the current base pay of $423 a month. The union also won an additional 15 days of vacation, bringing the paid total to 75 days annually. * ♦ * WORK SMARTER - NOT HARDER BRIDES-TO-BE -- DON’T FORGET to make name changes for important records. Some changes take several weeks and can be started in advance of the wedding date. Life, property and hospitali zation insurance policies should be in your married name. Change your social security card, bank signature cards, charge accounts, driver’s li cense and voter registration record. WELCOME • • < to • • • The Nyssa Nite Rodeo JULY 12 - 13, 1968 — O'' FOR THE BEST - IN - Cigarette Ads — Cigarette commercials face their stiffest challenge yet from the Government as a three- member majorityof the Federal Another approach, but one Trade Commission recommen that is less effective than reg ded Congress that such ads be ulating nozzle size, is to run a prohibited on radio and tele large gallonage sprinkler a vision. That drastic step is un shorter time in each spot, with likely, but the main battle may more frequent moves. How center this session on the FTC’s ever, this doesn’t solve the renewal of its unsuccessful 1965 basic problem. Most continuous effort to require advertisers to move large gallonage sprinkler include in their commercials systems apply water too rap warnings that cigarettes maybe idly for the majority of Oregon harmful to health. soils. However, Shearer points ou. that the choice of any irrigation system will of necessity be a compromise. Whether or not the farmer is satisfied with an excessive application rate will help determine which system he buys. In some cases, water supply may be a limiting factor, however, the choice of an ir rigation system shouldbebased on extensive knowledge of soil types, crop patterns, cost of operation, and the total man agement program of the in dividual grower. FARM EQUIPMENT -GO- JOHN DEERE! COMPLETE SERVICE . . . Full Lino of Parts B & M EQUIPMENT CO Phone 372-2239 1100 Adrian Blvd. Boys’ - 79« ...... Men’s - $2.19 Western Straw Hats... Belts,Hvy. Leather...... $1.1» Buckles, Western....... $.98 Scarves, Western...... .......... $.5» Bolo Ties................ $1.1» Western Tie Tacs........... $1.1» $1.1» Western Key Chains TODAY - 10:30 a.m. Senior Citizens meeting on lawn at home of Dr. and Mrs. John E. Long. Bring sack lunch. JULY 12-8 a.m. Owyhee Garden club members will leave from the M and W Market parking lot for tour of McCall gardens. JULY 12 - 2 p.m. Members of Rebekah Friendship Circle meet at IOOF hall. JULY 12 - Nyssa Rodeo. JULY 13 - Nyssa Rodeo. JULY 13 - FOE Rodeo dance at Eagle hall. JULY 15-9 p.m. Junior and Senior Lifesaving classes at Nyssa swimming pool. Hand Made-Silver far Rings..... ................... $1.00 NYSSA VARIETY STORE 204 Main St. Nyssa, Oregon Ph. 372-3914 refreshed WITH modern ELECTRIC AIR CONDITIONING IDAHO POWER COMPANY IN COOPERATION WITH SEE YOUR ELECTRICAL DEALER SNAKE RIVER VALLEY ELECTRICAL ASSOCIATION
