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Th«- S« nlln.'l, CoHngc Gnnr Oregon Thors.. Aag. 4, 1949 ' WINGED VICTORY EotUfit ftrmr Published Every Thursday at Cottage Grove, Oregon Established August 15, 1889 Washington Letter By Harris Elteworth Rep. in ^¿€53 Polio Running Far Ahead 1948 Tlie earliest known plan of pi of It-sharing was Introduced by a French fin1 Insurnnco company In IKJO. according to the Encyclo- pnndia Britannica. Infantili' pm .livuit ensi*« in HM!) In response to numerous inquir u e running far ahe id of 1944 ies 1 have received as to when the xr<xmd worst polio year in this session of Congros.. w ill ad U S history. ^1®*’ Ca“h in advanc«- N<» subscription for less journ. about all that can lie done than three months. i Yr. 6 al «. 3 is to summarize the situation as ivntlj showed (1,935 eases over the hl Lane and Douglas Counties ........... 2.50 1.50 1 1.00 00 this is written. Congress must intimi through July 27, Wit II 337 stay in session until th«' annual Outside This District _____ 3.00 polio deaths. 1.50 appropriation bills uro p.isMxl. The Foreign Rates on Application. In 1911 the total for the su me House of Reprosenfaliics elc.mxl for UMA ill of them some tint Die Entered at Cottage Grove, Oregon, as second class matter. eventually n achcd HI.029. topped I hut .»nly by 27.363 in 191«. lias not completed the remaining The U S. public health servin' RATIONAL EDITORIAL five. — m Unsliington rcportisl the 6,3.19 This situation is partly due to c i.es as ol July 23 this year w as | c the fact that it is «'ustomary for 38 I pet cent higher than the I.-1 e so tio the annual appropriations bills to 580 reixirti'd through the same originate in the House. They are date in 1918 and 1918 was it always acted upon by the House ncaf-nx'onl year. first. Normally th«' bills are com BUT LOOK WHAT THEY GOT US INTO The polio appeared to lx< gain- pleted by both houses long before im. strength with the hot weather. The most successful politicians will often advocate the most th«' end of July . This h is la en a 1 Government figures showvd 1.4-11 session «if unusually lengthy de-1 a..secP,,, h°P*‘ th«’ Kdslature. bate new cases durmg the week ending on most issues in the Senate u na,K’,ul ’>«ve the gm>d judgment not to In addition the July .’3. This was an mercase of recently pass it But m the course of a good many years, the politicians 17 per cent over the same week moro than two w.x-ks on as well as the public hear it so much that they may eventually spent of 1948. w hich had 979 the Atlantic Pact a treaty, which believe it. Evidently this is what has happened ’to a lot o'f is not acted upon by the House. For the most part the jiolio u|r theories row making the rounds and may account for some ot surge np|M an il to lie fairly evenly Not includt'd in the aliove men distributed over the nation Only the praepces we now have to endure, which range from lifting tioned money bills is the recent m iriered epidemic areas were re- yourselt out of the mire by your bootstraps or raising the request of th«' President that near |x>rted. world «standard of living 25 to :«l per cent in the next ten vearx ly a billion and a half dollars Is I At least 33 states r«'|Mirted a Th*Mea of seven to eight per cent of the world’s jmpuiation approf»iafed for supplying arms New $1.400,000 Section Highway 99 stepHip in tliv polio rate, while ind ammunition to the countries of I remaking the world as well as financing the experiment w hid । ghl showed a decline Western Europ«'. Consideration ol In Douglas County to Be Constructed would innng the savage in the jungle all the comforts of th. this proposal alone will undoubt-1 nuKlern Amenean home sounds like an excellent missionary un edly require two w.x ks or naire I Three rkrht-of-wnv agents of the th in tot) cases this year Compart'd With only seven states above the dertaking. if one does not take the trouble tn analvze it whi. » Congress must first act on Icgis State Highway department havi Mt. States Power loo mark at the same time last judging from some the present trend to the k-ft. has not alwav- 'atton authorizing such an expen lxx>n assigned to secure the neces been done. diture. The Foreign Affairs Com sary land for construction of the Co. Wins Highest The Oregon health officer Mid now $1.ko.(Mit> s etion of Baciti. Award Recently The political appeal is base«! solely on the fact that tin mittec of th«' House is expected highway south of Canyonville. ...... .. presiden! . * of the Inst week at Portland he was not to report this hill soon. If both X. FL Merrill, polidman will make your life easier without anv effort on voui "louses of Congiess act favorably ■ W hen th«' rights - of - way have alarmed by the fact that there part. They have never yet mentioned that the most worthwhih on the authorization bill, and it is sron obtalm'd, then the highway 1 Mountain St ites Power Company, have been 59 cases of poliomyelitis rvcrntly received wort! that the things in life are accomplished onlv bv hard work xssumed they will., a bill appro department w ill ojx-n the project; company’s annual report to stock in the state this year. Dr. Hamid M. Erickson said All of which proves that it is'extremely difficult to lx priating the money must be passed to bids, according to K. D. Lytle, holders tor 1948 had b»-en present- the critical month of August was honest with yourself as well as those whose vote you seek by both houses and sent to the district enginror. ed the ’test Merit Award" in President. The CanyonviR«' section, major1 this year’s sur cy of annual rc- ahead, hut tlmt the cases per week What this all will add up to, as highway project in Douglas coun ports s[M>nsored by the “Financial have not been increasing alarm ipplied to the questkm of adjourn ty. will extend south from Deer World," of New York City, it was ingly There were 32 cases in < )rc- LITTLE HOPE FOR IMPROVED COUNTY ROADS gon last year at this time. ment, is that Congress will sure Park to connect with the improv- learned today. Dr Erickson was commenting ■ There is little hope for unproved county roads in the imine ly be in session all of August «■d highway at Azalea. This sec Judged from th«' Ipoint of on the mild epidemic situation rc- ind perhaps longer. I still think tion is to be engineered by th»- content, format, and typography, <l|ate fu^rc ami it would he fantastic to anticipate any mmsur this . — U. S. Public Roads administration, this year’s award marks th«* sixth lairtcd in Idaho and British Co able construction of a permanent type of county roads in thi it is a mistake to prolong because I have any with $850,00 of the cost to come consecutive year the company has lumbia. next few years, despite the fact that the present county eou- session not ibjection to staying otf from forest highway mtMM . licen s«i honored. has made a start toward building a concrete road more or les >ut because I think th«- members 000 ftom the state, A di ivers license examiner will Each year "Financial World” lie on duly here Monday, August as an experiment. If put up for popular approval the plan 1. hould have a chance to get heftte The entire improvement of about conducts a survey on thousands of 8, at the city hall between the L i i l W yards of <-on<‘re,p roa,l here am! a few yards then ind find what the p«?opl0 think 11 miles will eliminate several annual rofsirts to stockhoklent is hours of 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 pm. ibout what is going on here. would be vetot'd as imprpctieal because at least 25 to 30 year- curves and grades from the pres sued by all typ«-s of liusinexs en according to an announcement re Do the people of this country ent highway. W i. m?'e to pass J**01* benefits of any cons«-quence might terprises. The purpos«’ of the sur ceived from the .Secretary of result. The present plan of constructing three miles of road di ■vant more spending and danger- Lytle said bids will he called in vey is to promote improved reada State’s office. Persons wishing 11- >us deficit financing? Do they Mded between three or four locations is about as practical i to pay for arming Europe? October for th<> Marks ranch-Lone bility and understAnding of the censes or ¡icrmits to drive arc seems to us as starting a five room house and having to try t< vant they yearly reports which will result want the adoption of fur- rock section of the North Umpqua I in a greater appreciation of busi- asked to get in touch with the live m the structure with three or four walls up. Past experienc« her steps highway, a distance of 5.6 miles. examiner well ahead of th«' sched toward socialism? The has proven that too many things eai can happen to trv ami built iest. and really the only way for The project will cost an approxi 1 ness and industry based on a fn-c uled closing hour in older to as enterprise system. a county system of roads roa«ls by bv dribbles. dribbles Lots l,«>n of money (liikVlNJX* I* has * beet Members of Congress to find out mate $350,000. sure completion of their upplica- Th«' company’s 1948 annual re lions with a minimum of delay. wasted JU trying it, hut little has been accomplished cither it vhat the people think about these Grading, surfacing, anti oiling highway construction or the construction of a common county ind many other quest ions is to of the Elkton-Sutherlin highway port was attractively prem*nted in a groen-bound. 8x10 inches, book- The e title "Progressive Party" road. ;pend some time at home talking is nearing completion. been used by third party to ¡rooplc and attending meetings ’ There is an opportunity to build a few miles of permanent charts and maps in addition to 12 mptentents tn the United States • • • type ol road m strategic locations each year, but not as exnen illustrations and photos were also three times. The last information I have re sive U Whcrete roads will be. In the meantime the eonntv am tarding the Springfield alcohol EUGENE. August 1 (Special) • included in th«' report. the public ought to concentrate on improving the most important plant is that the Hudson Brothers ■’Night CI.as.Ms tor Adults ..wen Remains of a prehistoric flying existing roads. 1 reptile with a wing spread of IN * if Americu«. Georgia, have sub- feel have been discovered in Kan nitted a proposal to the War year 1918-49 attract.-«! 59 persons, sas. Assets Administration for fixing according to a report just issued ip and operating the plant under by V iron A. Moore, Eugene, head Wedding Announcements LITTLE INDUSTRIES ease. Officials of WAA tell me of the department of State-Wide Tiic Sentinel hey think a deal will be com- Classes. Gbncral Extension Di < onaiderabif effort ha« lieen made by numeroux localities it »leted. If it vision. State System of Higher is we shall find it the past twenty-five years in trying to attract big industries am to change the name of Education. arge industries have come to smaller communities partieulariv tecessary he plant to the Springfield Mo A sharp increase in popularity ffiose in the south in recent years with little or no effort \ni ass«»s Plant the plan is to make of the adult education classes was while the locality often goes all out in trying to attract the bi notasses for stock food. Believe noted throughout the state. Much boys, the little industries are often overlooked. The term lift! t or not, a ton of sawdust makes of the instruction was in th«' form is applie«! to those employing from five to thirty or forty h i ton of molasses! of teachers’ workshops followed recent years however, the average hw-ality has come to annre up by additional lectures and elate the value of the so-called small imtustry for together ; The Daily Statement of the U. S. study which rosultcd in credit number of smaller industries make for prosperity, ami if a fev Treasury shows Uncle Sam going towaid degreed or certification. into the red" about five and one- at«' closed down tor one reason or another, the life of the com ntanity is not seriously impaired. But not so with the bit talf million dollars each day. That neans nearly a two billion dollar SALLY'S SAI LIES industries. ieficit for fiscal 1950 if there are Í There has been a lot of talk about helping the little mat io new items such as one and but so far as actual benefit, this is about as far as the mattm >ne-half billion for arming Europe. has gone. All of the government’s effort in this direction ha- .t you arc interested in figures, on hOn",r °r S° rnneb ,aP*’ afl ^hi.-h has not July 23rd, the federal debt was exactly $253.389,679.276.81. helped the smaller industry. w. c. MASTIN Women may hold any office in the Unitisi States except high state officisi In Oklahoma, accord ing to the Encyclopaedia Britan nica. Editor, Publisher BUCK TOP PAVING Driveway* — Streets — Parking Areas and Floors Also Road Grading All Work Guaranteed Cottage Grove Located at Cottage Grove Sand and Gravel Phone 709 J 4Jlfcxx 0|£ 1<O^<^£« •I V^ A » For Your Shopping Needs Visit TOWN TALK VARIETY & CAFE ’05 Pac. Uy. So. Phone 706 MANY THANKS To our friends and patrons who have helped to make our mutt yenri in business both happy and successful. May we extend our congratulations to the new owners — Dale McMullin, Ray Ross and Quintin Jones. May their future years be as satisfying and full ns ours have been. HERB ADAMS Bulgarian Premier Be Careful’* By-Word Your appearance is important, We take snecial cure with all garments sent to us for dry cleaning. We keep you looking like a million on a budget. ft 2 SUPER SERVICE WATCH CALIFORNIA L. E. Liston, an ex-C’alifornia resident, who live«! there lont enough to learn how falifornians operate before returning t< his native state, is fearful that Ualifornia will appropriat. th« , rlver- T1'*1 8ch»'«»« to divert the Columbia river «Town to ( ahforma may not lie as fantastic as it sounds and wm-xt ol all. Liston thinks California may eventually divert the rivei waters, take th«' wat. rs and make electricity an«J sell it bad to Oregon. And getting the Columbia river waters is in the realm ot powiitnjity unless the citizenship is alert m l you can’t lx alert if you still Mievein Jetting nature tak<- its'course for in tin meantime < alifornia may take our water. The axolotl, a sea err-ature can »e changed into a land form by ceding with thyroid, according to he EncyclofMKslia Britannica In early Greek boxing and wrest ing even the breaking of bones ■vas legal, with only biting pro- libited, according to the Encyclo paedia Bi ¡tannica. After only one knk at an exist- ng jxmer mill, Paul Revere was ible to build a duplicate, according o the Encyclopaedia Britannica. - - is what our expe1 iencej personnel offer you! Prcmpt, reHable, careful and couitcyus SERVICE Vassil Kolarov V ms U FOREIGN MINISTER ‘That’s the nearest approach to France we can get.” PRESIDENT SIGNS ATLANTIC PACT Kolarov (above), veteran Communist revo lutionist, was unanimously elected Premie r of Bulgaria by that coun try’s Parliament. Kolarov had served as Acting Premier since early April, during the illness of Georgi Dimitrov, who died on July ’ in Soviet Russia. ( International) Cottage Grove* Eugene Freight and Transfer 32 S. 10th Pajamas COMMON SENSE AND REASON 11 has I mi ' u very inten-Ming to note the campaign which Mr Sawyer, editor of the Bend Bulletin, has been conductin'- on tlx expenw- of government in relation to the reams of materia Mhieh every government agency ami bureau, commission am d< paiHnent, and branches ot each, continues to send to news papers whether they roqtiext it. ask to have it stopped or m< reb remain passive. 1 J This condition wax brought to our attention on receipt of •, very elaborate form on heavy poxt.-ar.l material, with a mimeo graphed letter and all enclosed in a large manila envelope which mind you. was a second request as to th«' amount of log« bolt« umber, v«n«‘er ami plywoml that would lie used in our manu- iaiture tor the next year. Who, with the slightest thought of the rcam^t weukl in- chide a small newspaper offi<-/in such a mailing. Thin may seen, " M ,a but on th,‘ substantial prob cm as the costs involved in printing am! mailing sm-h ma terud are no mere trifles. All of the costs are indnded'in the operation of all of these different offices and the taxpayer i- the one who foots the hill at the end of 1he year. It is doubly dmturbing to those of us who must waste our H im P°nd.Frin*f “fliiton waste ami still know hi t just wasting our time m not enough, we must also pay tin I' 'h “U1‘ n'al1 ,M'X chltt«,ed «1» with a series of just MK h ridiculous requests for information as this one. ver *d<l °Ur Worth ,0 ,he AL. 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