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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (July 24, 1947)
Pag, T u o “W orld’s F inest ing hearings for the purpose off mand over the next year or 18 determ ining ihe tru e n a tu re of m onths is not due to shortage Ano 'h er Grang, „ E ntered as second-class m atter, a t the postoffice a t Brookings, Ore the gasoline and petroleum sup of basic raw m aterial. Our sup-} b« 'n announced by ply situation in the United S tates. ply of crude oil today is a t rec March 7, 1946. under the Act of March 3, 1879. com m ittee of that The hearings w ere deemed nec ord level— the highest in our hi»-) essary because of the reports and tory. The lack is one purely of t.'sement appea„ D E W E Y A K E R S , E d ito r a n d P u b lis h e r rum ors of an impending gasoline) equipm ent and facilities to get\ this issue. to the consum er, who is, G E N E G O U L D , A s s o c ia te E d i t o r fam ine, w ith some ta lk of the product* using oil as never before. T here' resum ption of rationing. We is an am ple sto re ’ o f oil under NATIONAL €D ITO W A L_ sought the facts, and. I believe/ ground— our proved reserves __ O ir d O p h ñ f r t i in /T jy jt ASSOCIATION obtained them. The com m itte will! for today’s needs. B u t we facet issue a form al report, but I think' problem s c a u s e d by m aterial I can sum up the situation as shortage in m any phases of the stated by the num erous a u th o r industry— drilling o f wells, tra n s ities who appeared before us. porting crude to refineries, and] National Adv a rt ¡tin q R«pr»t»nt»+iv« Shortages this y e a r which will delivering finished products to 1 ”he service station and the hom e K E W SPA PB B A b V e B T I^ IW C S E B V tC E . IWC be felt m ostly in the middle west w herever it be." a r t caused not by a shortage (•« «fUt*» *• of oil, but by a shortage in The tax reduction bill w as I I* / V Cl equipm ent, m eaning a shortage again passed by the House of Snrvinq A m ^ c a 't A d v . W i ^ . ^ n d X * Hom e Town H ^ s p o p ^ « of steel. The com m ittee plans R epresentatives, this tim e by a to m ake inquiry into the steel vote fa r g re a te r th an enough to • •V V IC B S • situ atio n next to ascertain why over-ride a presidential veto—302 steel is in short supply for the to 112. The bill is the sam e b/1 production of oil distributing recently vetoed by the president I S u b s c r ip tio n R a t e : with exception th a t the e ffe c tiv e 1 P e r Y e a r , in C u r r y C o u n ty , O r e g o n ....................... $2-50 equipm ent. date is January 1, 1948, instead The d e m a n d for petroleum of July 1, 1947. P e r Y e a r, o u ts id e C u r r y C o u n t y ............. ................... $3.00 products has increased am azing D a v e n p o rt, & In previous letters, I have dis-1 ly since the end of the war, and quickest, way to tell the sta te is now g re a te r than the peak cussed this tax b i l l a t some length. G overnm ent income and Davenos about Vie opportunities here, 1» dem and d uring w ar years. Eu expense figures indicate th a t a! to apply to the sta te fo r road gene H olm an, president of S tan very su b stan tial paym ent can be m oney to build up H ighw ay 101 dard Oil Co. of New Jersey, told made on the national debt and in this area. Oregon, quite d iff us th a t, during the cu rren t year, the budget balanced a fte r this erent than m ost states, is m oney- the industry is supplying oil and reduction is made. T here has conscious especially toward im- products a t a ra te of 32%—nearly been a great opposition hue and provem ents which w ill bring in one-third—a b o v e the ra te at cry th at this tax bill does not i Maitresse new industries. This sta te m e n t which oil products were supplied benefit the sm all taxpayer. T ru th ; is the bill provides a fiat reduc need not be explained fu rth e r. Sunspun in 1941, the la st peace-tim e year. tion of 30%—nearly one-third_ The to ta l estim ated demand to all sm al taxpayers, and I think Super Res The sm all crowd which w it for 1947 is 5.733.000 barrels a anyone will agree th a t is a good strong cut in taxes. nessed the Boy Scout court of day. This is double the consump Tuftless A djournm ent is still scheduled honor, F riday evening, a t Mill tion of 12 y ears ago. tor July 26. but as I study the Beach, saw w hat effect one man The increase in demand re-1 calendar of legislation still to may have upon a com m unity, and su its from the increase of large b ■ handled, I doubt th a t the ses yet can be scarcely known o u t m otor trucks and especially diesel sion can end so soon. side his own circle. Reference is tru ck s—also in the increased made to John G inther, scout m echanization of farm equipment N o tic e T o P u b lic . E le c tric m aster, who took over the troop over the country-. The most sta rt-,1 I Will not be responsible for m February, shortly a f te r his ling increase, however, is in the any bills contracted by anyone; arriv al in the community. Refrigerai use of oil burners for home h e a t except myself. (S igned): W ere you to ta lk to John h e’d ing. In 1946, 450.000 new oil K A TH ERIN E SANDSTRÖM. bi little his efforts as "not being burners w ere installed. By the) Washer- le r y much ’ but he has accom p end of 1947, it is estim ated 3*< W a te r Hea lished more in these past four m illion oil b urner units will be By Dewey m onths than m any scoutm asters in use. The sta rtlin g fact about It is gratifying to see th a t the could in that m any years. How THE T IS D A L E S this figure is th a t it represents local school district adopted the does he do it f a total of 50' r more oil burners G row ers o / the W orld’s Finest revised budget, regarless of the Being on the scout com m ittee narrow margin. This m an ifesta which has a ringside seat near j than w ere in use when the w ar ended. tion on the part of progressive CROFT EA STER LILY w hat he is doing, I m ight say M etal Be voters speaks much to the outside th a t John does it first by being C o n trary to some irresponsi P lan tin g and Forcing Stock 1 communities. It told them th at <i leader of men. He tre a ts his ble sta te m e n ts I have seen to C o ts Spr Brookings and H arbor w ant to the effect th a t we are short of) Brookings, Ore. U. S. A. have b e tte r schools to accomo scouts as his equal in every sense oil because we are shipping too of the word. He m akes all the Rollaw r date any new settlers who may scouting fun for the boys, and much overseass. the fact is th a t ' wish to locate here. tor the Irst tim e since 1923. we by having more fun these boys Sou , announcem ent of man- accomplish more and n a tu ra lly a re im porting more oil than we val tram ,ng in the local schools •earn more. John has stirre d up a re exporting, and our exporss any number of boys. both in the in those young men a desire to hia y e a r a re 31.9% |ess , han grade and high school, have r e - 1 advance. I t ’s a pity th a t more they w ere in 1938. wuirAcd to m, "Gosh, but school, of us could be younger and join' Production figures are at an Radios u til bi fun this year." This tells a troop- we might learn to' be all-tim e high. Production from mt that boys espicially like to ( R efrigerati C ’u ° r0 c°-uPt‘»’ative, onel all sources, plus imports, are UM>rk with their hands, and any with another. slightly m excess of total demand courses u h w h proud, this al-j Ho, influence in the local sc h o o l including exports. Industry w it E le c tric Rai «Xivs nr, popular. Home ceonom- I, 1 Ha com ing m onths w ill be nesses testified that reserves are k .* should do the same for the ' som ething to behold. I look fo r adequate, t h a t refinery equip girls, and by all means should be i-vu iphnary problems to vantsh\ m ent is being increased and that m cludtd this fall, despite how\ th< fog fH.fore the Plans for much g re a te r produc lim it,,! it may In ea rn ,,I , th a - John is "hard- ing capacity, which will more W ood, Gas with the youngsters. He than keep pace w ith increasing dem ands, a re being carried out J When a fellow gets around, J* m m ost the opposite. He gets breakfast E le c tric Ra H ere is a parag rap h from Mr he natu rally picks up things that H o lm an s statem en t which sums might be of in terest to people at int/ing the boys, lvnch home. While at Salem last lues- has ,h «' sam e, up the situ atio n in a few words pu «li„„ ln pia„ . s h(. has lH, n o t h h k e to re P ™ t th a day' and Wednesday, it was sur- have said - pristng to learn, even from prom , r Ih ' aIlp" bk' anil the schools i i h\ ' * be1°rr dinner th a t the problem o f m eeting de inent business men in the state ■ he district will show capital, that Brookings was not J, , ' C irculait "> 'h e next y e a r on their m ap of Oregon. I th.. \ ' l ,1 ’ ' " " ’n m inds of F lo o r Furr O ptics, to justify the costs Even when enlightened th at incurred. k W a te r Het • bis was the lily industry center, they never bad any more idea' io d tv ° 7 d T nK lh b column {or *>• I wish also to tip niv h i t TAis fact m akes if seem to me! i to the local VFW n., , r that Hr,n,kings should have ,h>’ hx-al schools. 1,1 de/inn, and t j A n s u t adi'ertis- “ r , program to be carried on by ■ Itg re ,ta b le that more people | the com m unity a t large. 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