Thur».. July IK, ISlfi Washington Letter THE STRANGEST THING Published Every Thursday at ftmrr Mmtinrt Cottage Grove, Oregon CVI»** VJIPLX Established Auguit 15. 1889 By Harris Ellsworth, Rep. in Congress from Oregon IF. ft MARTIN -..... . .............. Editor. Publisher , (itecrtptlon rate«, cash in advance. No subscription for less than 3 । months. 1 lYr. Yr. 6 M m . 3 Mos. When and if the OPA bill, on 100 which the senate is working, comes I III Lane-Dnuglas Countie* 1.50 2.50 150 to the house, it will NOT b«* « Outside This District ...... 175 .3.00 brought to th«' floor, debated apd Foreign Rates on Application. read for amendment. The legis­ lation w ill most likely come back T^ SCARLET ñANSGO 45 Enterad at Cottage Grove, Oregon, as second class matter. sfen sa^wSANurw to the house in the form of a con­ FLORIDA ¡3 THE ONLY ONEDF NATIONAL EDITORIAL- ference report. The technical situ­ ITS FAMLY Fourni NAUtiXA ation is that the senate is amend­ «HI SSOCIATION ing house joint resolution 371, ITSÛÛÛLMÎNG&UL ¡S AS M’uRE PR0HXD FOR IT, A L utici which was passed by the hous«- in Flip STPRiNNG th«' form of a simple 2O-day ex­ ITS FOOD THE LONER NRNG tension of th«' OPA law which ex­ WILL THE OPA BE REVIVED ? fittedmtnhues fora pired Jun«' 30th Any other pro­ NEST IT USES 4 TAL MIAO j ¿A; great number of people would lik* to know what eon- visions will be placed in th«' bill OF UV MICH CT SCRAPES gyeM will do toward reviving some system of price control, or by the senate. When the senate ( URMTHACEPRESSOA.' N ' YBther what sort of bill will come out of the congressional has completed its work on the leg- THE TOP UN MACH TO LAY islation and sends it back to the hjuppir. and if it does eome out of the hopper, whether or not ONE OR DíO ECOS it will be Acceptable to President Truman. Fat«’ of price control house, the only question at that moment before the house is: Shall ’ ipparenfly was doubtful over the week end. Th«* matter of rent the House agree to the Senate «qldnd, it f any, may be turne«! over to the states. amendments to the joint resolu­ In the meantime, warehouses are said to be full of goods, tion? There might be a House with manufacturers said to be waiting th«- outcome of price vote on that question, which could control. Many consumer goods are shorter now than they have end Congressional action on the bebn in the past five or six years. If th«' store«! goods are per- bill. In other words, if the House Itilttcd to move, competitive buying will soon establish prices. should happen to vote to agree ma,i>y of which will be lowered. The greatest danger is th«- with the Senate amendments, the control of rent under the present housing shortage. But even bill would then be completed by in the absence of rent control, renters are not faring too badly both Houses. IT IS SAC WAMI KOTS HUE ACRE NITRATE What is more likely, however, is inmost population centers, if we can believe reports. FRCOUC i NG PLAN’S TnAN T*RE ARE WAfACTuR V7 that the bill, as amended by th«' One thing we can be sure of. OPA or no OPA. prices in RANTS A ACT? ^CSiTEOFCHCAGO THEFRtt Senate, will go to a conference of many commodities will continue to raise until a balance is seven Senate and seven House NITROCEN S DRUK FRbY THE HR LN) STORED N MAblikhed. It’s difficult to hold down the prices of sonm items members, and final action in the VfPlAN ’ROOTS CAUSED BY CERTAN BACTERIA under a general price rise and this was the principal difficulty House then will come on the con­ FDfMEC.\ WALES ON Of ROD’S IT6ESDULTFD experienced by the OPA during its last days of existence. THAT IT CARES ODD li$ 0FC-RAN 70 PRODUCE OOlti ference report. There is ordinarily OF BEEF HHf V USED MTN MN OR CORN FODDER BUT We are paying more for meats, milk. ete.. sine«' th«- subsidies debate of only one hour on such THAT iF Al Mi M IS FED WITH THE GRAIN THE tfeTlt off, but the subsidies were coming out of the tax payers’ a report. What all of this anxiunts AMOMTOFlSMN MAYBE REDUCEDAfOUTOW-HALF pockets. If you know anything about the operation of the gov- to. then, is the simple fact that the IN PRODLCNG SAME AMOKT OF BEEF ernpicnt you must realize that it seems to cost the government OPA bill now before Congress may be passed by the House of Rep- far more to operate any kind of an enterprise than private busi­ ness, so even the subsidies were costing us plenty of money, even resentatives after only one hour’s consideration. NEW RI LES GOVERNING though the amount might have l»een hidden. It looks now as if the OP A bill which Congress will pass this time New war department regula­ Billy Carpenter, son of Mr. ami CHECK TRAFFIC HAZARDS may be more objectionable to the Mrs. R. M. Carpenter arrive«! tions governing enlistment in th«' the city is getting aid from the league of Oregon President than the previous one. home last week from a Eugene regular army have Nsm received Oities in the proper methods of zoning th«' various parts of town, Food Prices hospital and is able to be aboU? in by the U. S. Army Recruiting sta­ The Republican Congressional tion. in Eugene. it might be wise to get ai«i of a traffic expert to work out some a wheel chair. Food Study Committee has made a traffic problems here. And we don’t have a monopoly on all "It is now possible for a veteran N. E. Steel, a former resident, partial survey of what has happen­ the. traffic troubles. < ' ed to food prices since June 30th. spent some time here the past who has exceeded his three month deadline to re-enhst in a grade '* ‘It has been suggested several times from this page that Meat, milk and butter prices seem week greeting friends. Kenneth Pratt has purchased appropriate to his prior service Fifth street, which used to be the old highway, be properly to be holding at the former price safeguarded with signs along Jefferson school, particularly at plus the subsidy. Fresh vegetables the home of Carroll McMiekle, for­ and training." said Capt. J. F. the street intersections. Several minor accidents have occurred and fruits are generally lower mer pastor of the Christian church Sjience, recruiting officer for Lan«' corner of Madison and Fifth. Providence has been kintl priced than OPA ceilings, with here. The McMickles. who visited and Douglas counties. All men discharg«»d since May indeed, but it may not always be this way. We’ve seen cars price allowances for quality. Poul­ here last week will tour the west until school starts. 1945 arc urged to contact the near­ ¿»»inK west on Madison that would cross Fifth going at least try prices went up about 10 cents. Fifty members of the Presbyter­ forty-five miles per hour, which is too fast for these narrow The price of cheese advanced 4 to ian church enjoyed a picnic at est army recruiting station for full information about this n«’W policy. 5 cents a pound over OPA ceiling. stiwts and we’ve seen some mighty quick stopping to avoid an • The subsidy for cheese was about Skinner’s butte near Eugene July accident. School grounds should be properly protected and po­ 64 cents per pound. There was 10th. The Rev. and Mrs. James PTA PLANNED FOR DORENA liced at all times. no important change in the price D. Moberg and family were hon­ All patrons of school district No. of packaged groceries during the ored with a public reception last 93 are invited to attend a meeting week at the Civic club house. The Government owned corporations will cost the nation’s tax week just passed. at the Dorena Grange hall Friday payers two billion dollars more than they have been told would An accurate appraisal of the Rev. Moberg is the new pastor of evening July 19th, beginning at the Presbyterian church. be the case, according to an analysts of the budget by expe-ts price situation is very difficult, The Creswell I. O. O. F. and 8:00 p. m. The purpose of the hired by the National Association of Manufacturers. In their if not impossible, to obtain on a Rebekah members are making meeting is to organize a Parent- report the experts refer to this error in the budget as a ‘‘serious day to day basis, but our studies plans to hold the annual picnic1 Teachers association. discrepancy”. If a private individual made a similar mistake he i V^te definitely reveal that there at the J. R. Miller home August 9. COTld explain it in the county jail. —Corvallis Gaaelte. has no “™n-away tendency Mrs. L. A. Whitney had charge in food prices. of the program of skits, readings Atomic Picture The people have been fooled for and songs at the picnic meeting of The Bitter End Atoms in an ordinary kitchen — ■®T**the bitter end” has a nauti­ stove emit enough invisible infra­ a king time about the real price the Camas Swale club Tuesday. LANGDON At the Sacred cal origin, reports Ships magazine. red rays to permit the taking of paid for food. Consumers have The next meeting will be no-hos­ A (hip's anchor chain, at the point photographs of nearby objects in been paying only a part of the tess with each member bringing Heart hospital, Eugene, Friday, July 12, 1946. to Mr. ami Mrs where it was fastened to a vertical total darkness with a photographic cost. and the federal government. two dishes of food to the dinner. George Langdon. Yoncalla, twins, with tax dollars, has been paying timber called the bitt, was known film sensitive to the rays. Quilt blocks were pieced for the difference. So. when the gov­ the hostess, Mrs. W. L. Scott, at son and daughter. aa the bitter end. Thus, when the ernment stopped paying this dif­ the Thursday meeting of the La­ chain has been payed out to “the WILSON At the Sacred Heart ference, the price of food had to dies club. Thb next meeting will bitter end,” there's nothing more Soil Heating hospital, Eugene, Friay, July 12, that can be done. The use of electricity for soil rise. In other words, we are now be dispensed with as voted and 1946, to Mr. and Mrs. Bud Wilson, required to pay the entire cost for heating to speed the growth of the annual meeting at the Fish­ Cottage Grove, a daughter. plants was discovered by accident the groceries we buy. The best ex­ wood home in Eugene will be held Lee* Were Fighters An engineer in Norway 20 years ample is that relating to the cost GERSBACH At the Sacred Gen. Robert E. Lee, leader of the ago observed that plant growth was of butter. OPA kept the price of July 25. Birthdays will be observed Heart hospital, Eugene. Friday, at the August 8 meeting. Confederate forces in the Civil war, superior near an underground ca- butter down to all of us by paying Alice Denney, daughter of Mr July 12, 1946. to Capt. and Mrs. waa the «on of Gen. Lighthorse ble. Investigation revealed an over- 15c out of the public treasury for Harry Lee of Revolutionary war loaded cable which was heating the every pound that was produced. and Mrs. A. F. Denney returned Clifford D. Gersbach, Saginaw, a Sunday from the annual 4-H club daughter. tarne. soil. Now we are called upon to pay camp at Fall Creek. HAYNES At Sacred Heart that 15 cents. And so it is with ■esse Earl Smith was here for the most food items. In the case of week end from Cascadia where hospital, Sunday. July 14. 1946, meat, OPA allowed the meat pack­ he has been building fire trails for to Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence G. ers and producers $30 for every Hayne*, Cottage Grove, a daugh­ the government. He left Sunday 1,000 pound steer that was killed. ter. for a Look-out station at Cascadia Annual cost for this subsidy was 750 million dollars. With no sub­ Mrs. Smith accompanied him and sidy payments, we will have to they will remain Tor the summer. The Brownies picnicked at make up this sum if we want meat. This subsidy business has Swimmers Delight Thursday with lulled the public into a false con­ twelve members and Mrs. V. W cept of the price of food. OPA has Johnston, Mrs. Kenneth McCoy not held these prices down. It and Mrs. Norman Skaggs present. Miss Myrtle Smith underwent ECH0PH0E BATTERY only made up the difference out of ' the U. S. treasury. We cannot ex­ a tonsilectomy in Eugene Friday. TABLE RADIO pect to get something for nothing. * 1000 Hour Battery We must bear in mind also that UMPQUA RI^ER PROJECTS OPA in recent months has granted ARE ALLOTTED «950,000 • Full Runge or !>»w Tone more that 500 price increases. As Control The war department announced one commentator said, " It was not in Washington, D. C. Monday that Efficient Superheterodyne preventing price increases, it was $950,000 is to be spent on Umpqua decreeing them.” OPA was getting river projects, as part of a $15,- Circuit j itself in an untenable position. 000,000 civil works program of the ♦ Powerful Alnico P. M. Dy- Army engineers for rivers and and fabrics, with demand nantie S|»eakfr We'in the Bell System harbors in Oregon, Washington greatly exceeding supply. f adding« telephones and Alaska. * STEEL — Steel and coal strike* at the rate of three million have affected supply in face of , unprecedented demand, a 1 BUI’S SCHOOL SHOP SUPPLIES In stock for immediate deliv­ started; getting worse. RUBBER — Synthetics are in E. L. Clark, ag teacher flew to ery. fair supply but natural rubber^ Now it's harder and hard­ is on Government allocation. Pasco, Washington the past week er for us to get materials to inspect and buy supplies offered LUMBER — Scarce supply due 1 for manufacturing and to unprecedented demand and by the war assets administration building. dislocation of lumber trade, j for the agricultural and manual ,We*aren't-complaining BRASS MILL PRODUCTS — training departments of the union Used in Central Office* for we are in the same boat high school. Also for the aviation 812 Main Street Phone 317 ■witches and other telephone' as^every’one’else. But we department to be added another equipment. Supply will be year. thought’you might like to short until disturbed condi-. know the supply situation tions are settled in the copper' industry, permitting bras* on^ some* of the biggest mills to get back to full-scale items in' the telephone production. CRESWELL I i I A i : I J * NICHOLS RADIO & ELECTRIC [Shortages molding, hi Lee Nichols business. Ut * UAD— There i* a world *hort- |e of lead. Even wMn condi- ons her* straighten out, it will be some time before sde- quote supplies are available. CORMR — In great demand but we wUl probably have ade- quata lea when the smelt- t and fabricating iplanta got going. »4 iTDCTILK Seyious »hortage •I cotton and aynthetic yarns S It’s a tough situation, but ~ we aren’t giving up, any r more than you have given , UP try^g to get butter or - ' sugar or shirts. > We’re doing the best we can with h , J -__ . . , , , K £ot and hoP*ng these dis- ^turbed conditions will end, With the Dependable Fusible Link Release Telephone Cottage Grove 83 WASHINGTON. 0. C.—The air traveler in the immediate pu«t-war «lay* will enjoy greater «peed, com­ fort, and »ervic* than he ha« ever experienced. And there will be »eat« for five time« as many pas­ sengers as the airlinM of the United States can now carry. Wide variety of acconu»o«lation* features the 1005-plane fleet which the airlines will have in service a* soon as peace permits, according to a poll of the carrier’» plans, made by the Air Transport Association of America. With cruising »peeds of over 300 miles an hour incor­ porated in many of the new in >deh, th«' time for crossing the continent will be cut to at least 9 hours ns compared with the 12-14 hour sch« will b«> live main categories: Short feader; short trunk line; long-range trunk line; cross cont.nent non-stop; mid inter- national or overseas. The passenger on fairly short hops of 125 t ' 225 miles, which will become- increasingly popular, muy principally expect greater speed, more comfortable appointments, and trolley car nchedule* will >ut advance reservations. The pah- sengor on long rt ehts v.ithin th>v United Stares mid oversea« will fln«J himself i iding in planes bigger and inor«> luxurious than he has ever had the opportunity to u- e. Fer tiie longest overnight trips there will be various comb-nations of staterooms, berths, and rcellr..ng seats with opportunity for tho traveler to choose varying accom­ modation* to amt 1 U pocket bo ... There will be plenty of ei1- room svith space for leg siretching in lounge* and snack recoesea. TLere will be •.■narato rut rooms fur men and women. Th««re will bo prusomed cabins to maintain low allitudo condition* at "over tho wcathc;” her ht.;, t - Kether with tir conditi nin? and thermostat controlled heating, HARDWARE AND BUILDERS SUPPLIES FOR THE FARM AND HOME Green’s Hardware & Supply Phone 225 I l h >l GHTLI^TS Marcus Aurelhi« «aid “Our live« dyed the color of our imagination.*' G« m I established th«' church, but nil of Ils rituals and much of II* theology 1« num made. It ik well noj to meddle In oth­ er* people’* btwlni'ss but it U equally well to ask oureelve*. "Ain I my brother's keeper?" Frequent applications of k « xm I common sense mixed with libend doses of th«' milk of human kind- ne*« will usually establish g«««! »landing in your community. There is not mueli hop«' for any onp, either in the physical or the spiritual world. If he will not help fight hi* own battles It i» always better to give than receive advice. It is hard not to measure other* by our own yardstick It is natural for us to admire the good qualities in others that wi- out m 'K <■« not | m > sm ' ss . Alsu wc tiisllke the fault* of other* that are tin' same as our own. It I n not necessary to discard old friend* when we acquire new one* Did It ever occur to you that wc must have our booze even If the rest of th«1 world «turve*? What kind of «landing does a man have In hl« community who live« only to supply hi* appetite*? Wc may know our own limita­ tions but that doc* not leaaen our obligation to une what abilities wc have to their I m -«! advantage At the Foreign Minister»’ roun- cll Molotov denwnatrsted that a« yet Russia has no Glass FIRE EXTINGUISHER New Planes Offer Higher Speed July 23 to 27th Local Agent LATHAM STORE For correct Information contact your nearest VETERANS ADMINISTRA- TION office. THRILLING RIDE DEVICES One Mile South on Highway 99 49-1 tp 4A-2tc-49