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
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the com m unity a t large. Firm if £ r ,m ™ ,‘U?
T r n ‘ng *he
•'»< u.i«» ti*dn f adm rtua the M u c a S ! ^ V
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o h er meuas m ust be tried.
m,s
area
il*' chainl»er of commerce, at
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