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PAGE SIX Thursday, June 9, 1949 BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT, BROOKINGS, OREGON The World's Best Climate Mr. and Mrs. Richard Juelson tacostal Sunday reunion. This is privileges extended to such rural, portant phase of the problem will an annual affair among Portu- a newspapers. If the proposed rates I be given the most sincere atten- (nee June Hassett) of Kodiak, guese people, w’hich dates back should be approved, literally hun tion before any final recommen Alaska, arrived last week for an to days of Queen Elizabeth of dreds of these publishers would' dation on the pending bill is pre extended visit with her parents, Portugal, who has been deeme 1 i Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hassett. find themselves unable to con sented to the house for action. Ruth expects to return to Alaska a saint among Portuguese Cath- tinue, and would have to close with her sister to take over the olics for her work with the poor. down their businesses. Many small) position recently resigned by Mrs. The Roses will go to Oakland communities and rura 1 areas) this w’eek-end to attend the wed Juelson. would find themselves without i ding of a niece. Gene Gould returned home last Mr. and Mrs. Ted Millgard and any medium of local news and Reach your buyers through the Thursday morning from college, ar- information on important civic daughter of Colfax, Wash., Pilot Classified Ads—it pays! to spend the summer with his rived the middle of the week to and community matters. narents. Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Gould. visit Mr. Millgard ’ s sister, Mrs. By way of illustration, I want) Gene will be employed this sum By Harris Ellsworth, M. C. to cite some examples taken at I Dorothy Lockland and mother. mer by Ed & Mendy’s Chevron random. The publisher of one j Ted left early this week for Col Washington, D. C., June 1. newspaper with wrhich I am fa fax, but Mrs. Millgard will re-’ Service Station. A Beach party was enjoyed af Dewey Akers, Editor, Pilot, miliar has an annual postage bill main at the Lockland home un til Locklands return from their ter baccalaureate Sunday eve Brookings, Oregon. < o of approximately $800. Calcula*-| • tvts fXAI*»MiO ning at Mill Beach. Some of the Dear Friend: Enclosed you will ing this postage bill under the । eastern trip, early in July. IEN$IS*GBOUNO find a copy of the statement pre- pending legislation, it was found Mr. and Mrs. Don Redfield re-1 seniors and friends are reported sented to the house committee on that this cost would be increased, turned late last week from New-j to have enjoyed beans and wie onkt HOURSjÀpO 5:30 ¡Mist office and civil service in to more than $5000 or about six berg, where Don attended Pacific' ners served by Jim Carson and SATURDAYS; Bill Tierce, chefs-protempore. reference to H. R. 2945. College the past year. Don will times the present amount. In 4M ' Mr. and Mrs. Joe Rose returned As you know, this legislation another instance, the present an-| be affiiliated with his father in proposes drastic increases in sec nual postage costs are $136. Un- the grocery, and the construction late Sunday from Ferndale where ond class postal rates which der the pending bill these costs i of the new store building. 1 they attended a Portuguese Pen- building, would affect publications gener would amount to nearly $2400. ally. I thought you might be in This approaches twenty times the terested in my comments upon present cost. These instances, in this proposal as it would affect a great many cases, would mean Where to “ ---------- FIND” and “BUY ” It In , CRESCENT CITY, CALIFORNIA small newspapers. Sincerely — me the a difference me re rice between oeiwevn continu- lwhhhu - ”------------- — « . , . , . n Harris Ellsworth. ¡ng in business or closing up shop a business and professional guide to Friendly Crescent City Concerns who Statement by Ellsworth: merit a “share” of your trade when doing your out-of-town shopping. Mr. ('hairman ind members of entirely. Another fact which should bei My statement the committee: concerning II. R. 2945, which is noted is that the proposed rates being considered by the commit would work the greatest hard tee, will be limited to certain ship on those least able to bear provisions of the bill. 1 fully rea the burden. Large metropolitan & ELECTRIC CO. lize the very difficult problem dailies, by reason of their large which the committee has before circulation and advertising in-j Texaco Service Silverware it; namely, that of endeavoring comes, which might better absorb “ Here To Serve You Tires and Tubes 1 to revise our postal rates in such an increased cost of this char Flatware a way that the post office depart acter, will be little affected. The Hollowware Kaiser-Frazer Dealer ment may become more nearly small town daily and the com Sherwin-Williams a self-sustaining government serv munity weekly are largely or al Ph. 91 Crescent City ice. There are many very com most wholly dependent upon pos DIRELYTE Paints plex inter-relationships involved) tal service for distribution. If in the proposed legislation and it the small newspapers should be HARDWARE is not practical to attempt a dis- excluded from the mails as a re < ussion of all these factors. Ac sult of high postal rates, the peo Housewares cordingly, I shall limit my state ple in small cities and rural areas ment to that phase of the prob-| would be those who would find Floyd Mulligan lem of which I have first-hand ' themselves first and most greatly 829 SECOND knowledge and experience. inconvenienced. Repair & Installation Since freedom of the press is II all newspapers were dropped one of the basic freedoms pro from the mails, a serious ques Supplies and Appliances 301 “H" STREET vided under our constitution, and; tion arises whether any substan since the protection and encour-1 tial saving could be made in post 3rd & G. St. Ph. 1581 figement of this freedom is deemed office operating costs and per-1 \ilal to the préservât ion of our sonnel. With the new rates, the| form of government, it has long) quantity of newspapers entering, CRESCENT CITY been a policy of the government the mail might be materially re of the LînHtui States to encour- duced and the postal personnel i age in every' way possible the es- requirements remain almost the “The Family Store” Visit our record dept I ! & ELECTRIC CO. i tablishment of newspapers thru- sanie Direct and indirect postal out the nation for the dissemina- . revenues might be decreased and Compelte Radio Sales ! Complete line of hard j Drygoods and Furnish tion of information. To carry out result in making the present sit and Service this policy and to promote the uation worse rather than better. ware and electrical fix-j ings. Apparel for the < sstablishmont of newspapers in I appreciate the opportunity to tures and appliances, j Ph. 1512 840 3rd St. small communities and rural dis entire family tricts, the congress has, for many present these observations to the PHONE 143 committee, knowing that this im- AM LOCAL NEWS CRESCENT CITY MERCHANTS-Give Them At Least A Trial! REDWOODS HARDWARE Manuel's Battery! DIAMONDS WATCHES Mulligan Plumbing WADSWORTH JEWELERS ■ i M w— W WW ■ ■ » W W W .M« A PHONE 203 PHONE 2202 i Nielsen Hardware; The pending legislation rate. While it is I concrete evidence the effect & Interior Decorating ci lie cases, it is impossible to Paper Hanging Spray Painting Rural and Farm Buildings fully predict the ultimate dire Anything in spray or brush work. results of such rates upon small dails and weekly papers in the Dodson Painting Co. United States. about 10,(M)0 small There Across from Pilot Office or weekly newspapers in the United PHONE 41 States. A large number of these EK EE ESTIM A TES could not have started had it not been for the second-class mailing Dr. H. A. Stover CII ! R 0 1* R A C T 0 R Phone 352 1062 J. Street CRESCENT CITY, CALIFORNIA ELECTRO-PHYSIOTHERAPY X-RAY SERVICE ELECTRO-CARDIOGRAPH Carr's Sheet Metal CRESCENT CITY & Plumbing Equipment Comp'y Household Appliances, Sheet Metai, Plumbing and heating supplies. 900 4th St Pho. 631 Carrell's-Hedrick ELECTRIC Electrical Supplies Your Hotpoint Store 941 Second St. PHONE 931 Gordon F. JOHNSON Bus Depot Cafe “Store for Men” Phone Crescent City 2224 or Call at YOUR REXALL STORE Readv To Serve You Always T. W. Zenier PHONE 183 Mrs. C. I. Patrick 2nd & Market Streets Tom Brown's MENS WEAR Jarman Shoes, Knox & Baxter Hats. Marlboro Shirts 920 Second St. Chevrolet - Buick Sales-Service Avt« Repair, Painting Radiators Repaired. 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