1947
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BROOKIN’GS-HARBQR PILOT, BROOKINGS, OREGON
EITER FROM WASHINGTON
The Land of Opportunity
Page Five
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Pinihrv”?’
° f thf ^¡T8?” niee as maf/ be seen in
and been- no perfect basis on which
JUt,e' bUt aSaleas ^netheless.
to set up a sales tax so that
B? Harris Ellsworth, Member of Congress
ncgoCa'ions
aCt,S’ ^ 1
Daffodils have been shipped those who are able to pay, do
revising » vistin *
towald from here for the past three Pa> in the proportion they are
♦bat was substanti-l D. C., will be held Tuesday eve- . / k xisting procedures. Ad- weeks. These blooms certainly able to pay.
L , the
™
t
h
e
rooms, and make
i " than
the required
required two- ning. Feb. 18. at the R°ser-Smitlr
4. Sales taxes cost too much
^*^5 to 121), the house ¡hotel. More than 200 former res 7 and recommendations urged that
SUmi,?e
r
i
t0
adnJinistrat* in comparison to
..n
instead of February when other forms of taxes.
I „d setti to the senate a idents of Oregon live here now ’ s u i h m w n ™
most of
for i on a zone h««is
?S?raJ F in
,On?
many
¡^elution, proposing
an and
prupvantfe —
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— them
----- turn
----- out
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a l be
n n n set
m v U?
a i " so ........
l,,v parts
w uim of y the 5. country
Oivgonians traveling in
,0 the constitution the annual meeting. Pherne Mil- was
( n
h lnal■ WProval are still shoveling in the fuel, either Washington or California.
U
nited States to limit the 1er, . niece
of the M l famous
Oregon
k which
will
eive T relief
to
k< °P warTn
Yes< this area __. has know
connected
in iir u
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lln r
u /h n
oc
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W in
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e iie i
10 n n n ttifn h
in
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... .. of the nuisance
...
. one individual as, poet, Joaquin
Miller,
who h has
no
match
in
all-around
climate.
with
the
remark,
"a
penny
for
of any
** -.San Dieg0’ Devonshire. Eng sales tax."
fcnt to two terms S of four lived in Washington many years,
or New- Guinea.
each 1 consider this one is president of the society. Carl- th(?
d
March 1, will see the first big
most important measures-ton Savage, assistant to the see
Azalea Festival Association’s fi
ded upon by congress in ' ret ary of state, and one-time
matters of a sales tax nance-raising dances, being stag
president of the Universtiy of
More than a year ago, 1 un- in That
Oregon
seems to come up ed at Smith River community
years.
Oregon student body, will be th e .covered tbe ^act that a number
again, with plenty of opposition hall. This is being staged at that
ur form of government, no
of
tractors,
badly
needed
for
vidual should ever be con- master of ceremonies.
lumber production, were "lost” from all sides. Foremost in this place because of the size of the
indispensable. Further-
organized opposition is the state hall, and because Eddie Des-Jar-
The news of congress these ln a 1113X6 of government red Grange^ which represents a big din is expected to draw heavily
our experience, over 160 days
is being made in committee taP0- The armed fosces said they
has proven that The con- rooms. Most committee meetings bad declared the tractors surplus, percenAge of the people of the from that section of the country.
Mial checks and balances are open to the public. A visitor 1 lie " ^ A said they were not in state. Certainly the action of the
Present plans, to make this
operate for the protection to Washington now’, who would surP^us- I asked that investiga- legislature is being watched.
festival wider in scope, also is
In considering a sales tax, it a gqpd reason to include other
people when the executive,
made ............
with the -------1
result ¡s easv
like to see congress in action. ,lon 1)0 ......
to see th a t it i« th« m net
is the power of appointing would
adjacent communities in the en
be thoroughly disappointed that. tb? tractors shortly became
.
is of the judicial branch if he watched the operation of available to the loggers Last arp a fpw reason7 " ° rW-
terprise. All Curry county and
government for life terms,
as far south as Crescent City
®
to
L The burden of ,he ,ax wil> will be included in one manner
office longer than eight the house of representatives from
visitors1 gallery-. Very little
uncoy'.w lw , L . 1*
lx- paid by large families, usually or another in the forthcoming
During his home than 12 the
is happening on the floor’ at the som,e ditch-diggers The city o f .|hp poorer and less able to pay? festivals, so that these festivals
in office, the late President present time.
Ashland
needed
a ditcher
to pro added expenses
.. sewers
, new
u housing.
will have the w’ide appeal they
velt appointed more than
vide
for
Af-( ..
....
During the early months of ter considerable scouting, Ash- ... Wealthier
leral judges, including the
,
_ . . . . families, usually rightfully deserve.
Queen selection ball and the
court. The record shows each session, the appropriations land city officials found 19 ditch- amoiint * C?,1 ‘ rpn' esCaPe the
J “ Ual,y ’>a,d by ,helr "ironation ball will be held at
|all but six per cent of these committee of the house is by far ers in a large surplus depot in
T ..*
either the Grange hall or at the
were registered in the the hardest-working committee.I California.” t But
thé’ xtrAA
wAA said neighbors across the street.
nt’s political party. Thus, The large appropriations body is I they beiOnged to the navy. The1 3. There is, and never has high school gym,
or our three independent divided into a number of sub-inavy told mp they had declared-
ties of government became committees. These sub-commit-
ditchers surplus (but wished
Josely allied politically. As tees are now conducting hearings. | th(?y had not) Less than twenty.
us right - now
xperience has proven, this Of great ‘ interest — to ........
....
hours after this situation
t happen when a president is the work of the interior de was disclosed, the city of Ashland
appropriations sub had purchased its ditcher.
no more than eight years, partment
ipe the senate will pass this committee, w’here the question
ition promptly, and that of how much money is to be al
lendment will be laid be- located for additional pow’er
the state legislatures, most plant and transmission lines is
ich are now in session.
under consideration.
debate on the proposed
The power problem in the Pa
itutional amendment was a cific northwest is a critical one.
bit on the pathetic side, The situation may remain crit
ough majority leader Hal ical for two or three years. There
lani other Republican speak- is a great actual and potential
itated clearly and sincerely demand for electric power than
the proposal was intended can be supplied by existing fa
reflection on any previous cilities, both public and private.
|idenT 1 at toast two Repub- The federal government, with
presidents in our history enormous dams at Bonneville and;
ht nominations which would Grand Coulee, and another one
wl by the proposed amend- to be known as the McNary dam
mosf Democrats opposed about ot be constructed, com
amendment, largely, I think, pletely dominates the power sit
•use they felt its adoption uation. In other words, the gov
to make way for incoming merchandise!
Id be a reflection on th eir ernment has assumed the re-i
It president, Roosevelt,
sponsibility for supplying the bulk
Radio-Phonograph Combin.
framers of our constitution of the power used in the Pacific
Regular $92.95 (have four)- NO\M
aS
*1scly made the process of northwest. It has also assumed
t a slow and difficult the responsibility of supplying
Tnc constitution never has main-line transmission facilities..
Phonograph
at any time, amended has- The assumption of this responsi
Regular $74.95 - NOW’
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amendments are few’, bility by the government has
By Dewey
more than 4,000 proposed caused privately-owned power
Record Changer
Weather at Brookings,” what
Lj116018 haV6 been suggested companies to plan their invest
Regular
$29.95 - NOW’.........................
world-wide topic that has be-
Egress. More than 200 of ments and development in the
belief
that
this
federal
policy
in
the
past
few
years,
and
.a*
to do with the
Radio
what other
cot office of the president, but S will continue.
....... questions have been’
Regular $29.85 — NOW’ .....................
« me 4,000, only 21 amend-1 All of the members of congress asked about this area, which, if
ever been ratified by , from the Pacific northwest are jt wr!.p mid, would be <iu« si iune«
tes. The amendment nowi aware of the nature of the prob- having once been connected w ith
Radio
Regular $62.95 — NOW’...................
consideration will, of lem, and all of us are endeavor- lhe weather bureau naturally
acquire the affirmative ing to acquaint not only the ap I* watch” the weather reports of
Utes °f th' *' '::s!a,ures of propriations committee members, m0S| of - the places I once sa* ’
Radio
but all members, with the facts. lived at> or have friends. I like
Regular $46.95 — NOW’ ....................
These facts are that appropna- t0 feei snUg here while other
special sub-committee to tions for power producing and places either freeze up, or melt
Battery Radio
¿ a.’P th,e sugar situation transmission facilities are not
A year in this area has taught
Regular $44.50 (have four) — NOW*
rt to thlde iU I,rplirninary “spending,"
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. capital in-j , me
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thing
for certain—I have
e conSress and the vestments which w’ill be returned
f a piace w ith such a
,*2” ^ . Our committee to the government in full, and
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mild
climate, winter,
spring, or
^ ;T " nde“ ,hat « P"'' in the years to come will provide ¡tick any season. I find that my
Regular $32.75 — NOW......................... M
w
of revenue. wardrobe need not be too much
to 40
0 not leSS than considerable • source
* * •
Î, a. ?°unds bo Provided in
if it includes a rain coat of some
Radio
The Commodity Credit Cor- kind.
S40 ’• i a: d f°
pounds
Regular $31.50 — NOW
announced
this
week
industri as 1 also recommended
u conimended poration
uns « y -
T
I am not mistaken, Mrs.
<* all<^«)al« ir - ’ti,.Utlona,: ,h a‘. n c ~ SUPP° r.t P! ± ’? , ah7 S
Tautfest, who querried Mr. Fixit
* ¿ ’owed sufficient sugar made effective to bring the west
th’p weather here, is none
than the wjfe of a mail
Cent °f the 1941 coast turkey market up to sup-
cpnt' as cornParcd With port price levels
carrier who once lived at Bon-1
a m e r r i p , ! 11 fu rth er1 Late in 1946
and since, the ners Ferry,
— —
rerrv, i Idaho,
u o h w i and who, with
husband, came to some place
Wcultufr n.Uinhe se.c retary price of turkeys in the west nas
Qregon to escape the cold and
, ln a nunimum been below the support price
thou^H 3 million’ 3 ¡which is 90 per cent of parity, ^ h snow of that area every
ir from Usand short tons
of ¡The
prices. how’ «-intpr
wintef
io n s 01;
i n e n national
a u v n o i average ,--------
th6 United States ever, were still above the sup-)*
tn any cold,
Cuban
u s l ■ ,
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4IO4 llUll —
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could see the
only am co (
ar ^'ncan consumers I prices had been calculated basis,
flowers m bloom / re, in the
a
national
average
« the L’n.t a that Pr°duc-i on <
members' of \m M le of
includ- Early in January , memuv.,
4 yjy ,on, Christmas ibiy,
Complete Hardware Line
Rico, be the Oregon delegation urged the ^rprise^. My
11s many lads
J T ’on fcUi
® ^?-4R lncrease produc- department of agriculture to take
action to save ^ ^ h ^ S
™ ^ , e 1 ,^
from heavy losses of the unso u r.
bUM
4nnual banquet of the production, most of which was in j
True, they weren't as
as >
Soci.
1 ■ Washington, storage.
Sense And Some
N O NSEN SE-
RADIO
Clearance
DRASTIC REDUCTIONS!
6 *"99, ft g
fi ft ft A
A A A
£
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$ 2 8 »50
This Sale Ends February 28th
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& Auto Supply
Company
Brookings
Oregon