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About Brookings-Harbor pilot. (Brookings, Curry County, Oregon) 1946-1978 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 13, 1947)
N O VEM BER 13, 1947 ¿ R O O K IX C S J IA R B O R P ILO T , BRO O KIN G S. O B r o p y ^ y s t C lim a te " **• the* lch Ieact s made *eekOr. ■ father, Railroads Face Overcharge Suifs Ginger Rogers <— Dairy Maid "W CHICAGO. Oct. 20—C ouncil to r the nation’s railroads in a b rie f file d t ». * 7 u 'Z .w ‘ *" state C ornm ’r * h he InteF’ ! W a s h in g ? ? 6 Comm,ss’on a» trarv A asserted th a t con- le u / - . Partrnen» of Justice jc 'a im s of overcharges by the *■ C.L 3r P°r ‘â.'»] i°n trip. __ Page F n * su it fro m the fact th a t the gov- governm ent seems to « u erm *» t i m ^ t a v f. hrOUgh ,ts heavy w a r’ th «< Commission can share r ^ v ^ d up°nto rato 5 re sp o n sib ility of the U e p a it- the C a rrie rs ’ ‘ CCnt.,o f } lncnt o f thm regant t.,e ta m e rs taxable income. ¡by the sim ple expedient of eon- Ih e briet said th a t the im -j sidering the carries»’ need fo r lX)*',Iancv o f these cases fro m a .revenue to m a in ta in an adequate P U b’C <,an^ Hunt c«nnot be* tra n sp o rt at ion system o n ly when over estim ated. A ll w ho use th e ! the Commission is cons.dering ra ilro a d s governm ent, shippers, rates to be e ffe ctive in the and tra ve le rs have a v ita l con-1 fu t u r e ” cem . ! __________ _ ___________ Too Late To Classify finished es. 14 $: ■ I Bench, t o jGLE RJ\ ER, ORE.— (LOOK Photo) Lovely Ginger B o rn » f n a n as well as talented movie star. 13 the Droud f a l 32 m re fa rm in the rich Rogue River valley of western The larm has the latest and best dairv equipment and Ginger takes a tu rn w ith the “ chores” herself—to relax £54. be to a tim e cow. /w ood. Here she applies an automatic m ilking • Pete J. L esm eister, Realtor Real Estate And Insurance Bey Building Brookings, Oregon Mvanfoed! irst GtalitY Gutter end Down-Spouting Kited Quantity—so come early to be sure of Utting it for your needs. . J- J. GALLAGHER, Plum bing i MALL Model 7 MOLINE ENG INE ( HAIN SAW one ’ tw o man to o l) *’r to « ight. 24-inch i!,fnpacr m design ' terrain ' model weighs only 75 pounds. can lie m ore easily transported over operated w ith t*ss! ul !y a fte r UP L o w e r in price, more pow erful. a a m in im u m of clearance few’ instructions. and in c lu rin g Mows down and big trees 12 feet in diameter. C ut- c^a,n swivels fo r any angle cut. A u to m a tic sta ll-p ro o f k‘.‘"ps engine ru n n in g When saw chain is jammed- ^tachable le r r is e a a s s ily ily removed removed n i f saw - “ * " ie id id le is e saw is «* jammed jajiu.æv. Immediately avrifcj^lqfW J8-h^h to tota»» * Also P n e u m a ti^ a nd E le c tric Models *ner mall CHAIN SAW co. S. R. HUNT, Distributor tu tti» ^ : ROW ïou Can Get It! »j i In addition, land grant rate I reductions on government tr a f- j | fic d u rin g the w ar years a rc es tim a te d by government a u th o r-) jitie s to have amounted to ap-l j p ro xim a te ly 800 m illio n dollars, o r a to ta l of upwards o f one b il lion dollars. on’t fail to see “Pete” if you contemplate purchasing real estate! Classified Section for BETTER BUYS! t »act is th a t shipments ’’moved or misconception, o f its o b lig a S T R A Y E D on Sunday after I to a substantial extent upon tion to fu rth e r the n a tio n a l noon. Nov. 9. at M yers Creek. ¡rates fa r low er" than those ac- tra n s p o rta - tio n r policy, the Com- ........... ............. . . . XV....- n e a r P istol River, red P ekinese 1 corded to the general public. mission is charged by Congress ’ ‘’male, answers to name of M ug- I The Department o f Justice, with the prim a ry re sp o n sib ...... ility K.V. F in d e r re tu rn to O le ta A. 1' u r *nh’ ’ be last year file d w ith fo r the m aintenance o f an ade- W a lke r. C ounty C le rk ’» office. e Commission a series of re- quate tra n a s p o rta tio n system ," ! Gold Beach, o r at Myers Creek p a ra tio n claims against the car- the b rie f stated ranch, o r n o tify Phone 15R32. riers, variously estimated as high • th » t , ! Rew ani. 37-2 as 3 b illio n dollars This com ° f I,J u ’ tiCe pares to the net income o f S i !2 thoU5h charged w ith F o r S ale: New C ustom aire o il the railroads during the 5 w a r 1 S e n f° rccn w n t nf n a tio n a l laws heater, s till in case, $55; P a ir year. 1941-1945 inclusive of 3 . and P°,,c,es^ a p p a re n tly conceiv- new tan oxfords never w orn. 6 ’ » i b illio n 392 m illio n dollars ‘ T ^ f ^ ^ lity T. ! fo r safe-guarding the n a tio n ’s size. $4 50; 3 golden b rig h t ban t he b rief set fo rth th a t any j tra n s p o rta tio n system and can tam pullets, ju st ready to lay. sucli reparation awards as are ignore the th re a t o f wholesale 50c each. M rs p. I) Hanks. N o rth 37-3* | sought would destroy the sol- b a n kru p tcy th a t w ould face the end road. vency ot a large m a jo rity o f the ¡c a rrie rs as the result o f the suc- F o r Sale T ra ile r house. $400. I ra ilroads and directed a tte n tio n 1 cessful prosecution o f this series See M. J. H arper, old highw ay. ¡to estimony before Committees o f com plaints. Councel fo r the m ile south o f state line. 37-2* ot Congress that the g o v e rn m e n t'------------ — ... ................................................. ......................... ___ ......... '________ | saved upwards of h a lf a b illio n 1 | do lla rs through the medium of i '«3 I reduced ra il rates w hich were* requested and granted” . Beginning what is e je c te d to he a protracted case, c a rrie r council argued in the b rie f th a t! .the Commission deny the plea o f the departm ent of justice th a t the Commission hear the cases separately The carriers contend j th a t the cases should be consoli dated — a move already ordered by the Commission when it d i-j reeled consolidation mil in in ti hearing on five of the cases. “No invention of pleading can. ] obscure the fundim ental fact ith a t the m u ltip le com plaints, file d by the government seek re p aration on d ifferent theories I in d iffe re n t complaints on th e ' very same shipments,” the b r ie f said. “ The handling of those, com plaints necessitates the pre sentation and consideration if ' identical fa ctu a l evidence. It al so involves the disposition o f im p o rta n t comnion questions of law’. " The series of cases, the b rie f said, constitutes an e ffo rt to re pudiate the agreements by w’hich special rates were obtained fro m the carriers, through a c o m m it tee w hich was set up at the re quest o f the governm ent, the fu n ctio n # o f w hich w’as fo rm a lly j approved b> the Dt parfm tm t of I Justice. The b rie f directed a tte n tio n of the Commission to the fa ct th a t ¡the governm ent through the m edium of the excess» p ro fits tax. took away from the r a il- i roads as much as K5.5 per c e n t1 o f th e ir net earnings. " D u r in g ' the fiv e w a r years, 1941-1945. i the ra ilro a d s earned a net r a il way o perating income of only 4.97 per cent on th e ir net in - , vestm ent, which re tu rn in 1946 decreased to 2.75 per cent," the I b rie f continued. "'Their in c re a s -. ed cost of operation, coupled w ith heavy income and excess p ro fits taxes, not only prevented ¡any su<4> ex^fs.Mve e arning* as the ¡ S t it # 4 k r | have contended, but a e tu ttly ite ra te d to deny the c a rrie rs a fa ir re tu rn , n o t-! w ithstanffirfg an unprecedented volume of buiiness. “ W h a t is proposed here is to compeli the paym ent o f these w ith o u t regard o r allowance fo q large sums to the governm ent i he inequitv which would r e - i , The Ideal All-Purpose Outboard F<< (nhi.Mt . . . for the fam ily fu n ' I t ’» here . a p ran atoa-bu tlt. " * * h P- tw in th a t art» a nrw » ta n la n l in iteautn aral p rrf.irm a n . r The N r » M e rc u ry haa «pre.l an i r n .' a .» e fie the moat rugged going, vet w ill th n rttle dow n tn the tn v x .t’.r > alaw -fnotron tro llin g once you ever **»w At..! . . . It ha» M ercury'» rix 1 iiw t " F u ll Jeweled” Power hall a*»l roller hearing» through*"it 1. mtXcätr Con»« in a n d su e it Coast Power Saw & Equipment Co. Lucien Loring Local Rcprcnctativc, Brookings, Ore SPECIALIST F u rn itu re Mad UPHOLSTERING L ike New Cushion U n its Replaced L arge Samples 1 i Ch'xtse F rom A uto, tru c k & tra c to r cushion; re b u ilt, repaired A recove r<»d. A ir foam cushion pads now in itock b’rve e stim a tes given ( harles S. Schaal Box 42. H a rt »or. ( it ’or Ocean V iew D riv e and Olsen I Sanitary Market “QUALITY M E A T S - COURTEOUS SERVICE” T R Y O U R STEAKS i ¿ » IQ L L O L D E . MOORE G a rd n er B ld g . N e x t to D ru g
