THURSDAY, JULY 21, 1949
BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT. BROOKINGS. OREGON
ditions, I am convinced that no
more than the vitally necessary
bills should be considered now.
It should also complete» action on
a few unfinished items of relative
ly low importance—and then ad
journ.
I am certain that consideration
and action upon highly important
and complicated legislation should
not be attempted under present
conditions.
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By Harris Ellsworth. M. C.
The first few days after the
house of representatives moved
into its new quarters in the ways
arid means committee room in the
new house office buildipg, I thot
♦he temporary' set-up would work
out well. I have changed my mind.
The sessions are little short of
bedlam. In spite of every effort
on the part of the presiding offi
cer, the noise and confusion is
terrible. As a result of the gen
eral high noise level on the floor,
the loud-spqaker system used by
those who address the house is
operated at which seems to be
full volume—with six amplifier
units blaring down at us from
along the walls. A boiler factory
-in full production would be a
*nice quiet place by comparison,
A few days ago I was asked by
a wire service reporter what I
thought of the situation, and when
I thought we were going to ad
journ this session. Among other
comments I said “We should ad
journ and go home.’’ This re
mark I find was widely quoted
on the radio and in the newspa
pers. There was, however, a great
deal more behind my remark than
revealed by the short easy quote.
After watching the house of rep
resentatives in operation for
nearly two weeks under these ex
tremely trying and adverse con-
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There has not been a great deal
of publicity given to the fact,
but before long the federal gov
ernment through the veterans ad
ministration will begin the dis
tribution of cash to veterans. The
total will be two billion, eight
hundred million of dollars! Think
what that amount of new, un
obligated, spendable income will
do toward boltering up a slightly
sagging U. S. economy. No, for
once an outpouring of federal
money is not listed under the
heading of government spending
This will be the return to the
veterans of World War 2 of over
payments they have made on
their national service life insur
ance policies.
The veterans administration re
fers to the payments as a special
dividend. Anyone who held NSLI
for as long as three months is el
igible for payments. Veterans do
not need write the VA about this.
Application forms will soon be
available at all post offices. All
the veteran needs to do is to ob
tain a form, fill it out and mail it
to the VA.
In a letter I received recently
trom VA Administrator Carl R.
Gray, Jr., he states: “Every ef
fort is being made to speed up
work in connection with payment
of the dividend. We hope to mail
out the first checks some time in
January, 1950, and to have the
payment substantially completed
Crr^lete Real Restate Service by June 30.”
NOTARY PUBLIC
CLAUD WRIGHT, Salesman
The announcement of plans for
Bol ¿11
South end of town
distributing insurance dividend
Brookings, Oregon
checks to some eleven or twelve
million veterans during the con
5 acres with good waterright, gressional campaign year of 1950
ocean view—well drained, good touched many political nerves in
soil. Owner will put in excellent the capitol. It was freely slated
/ ravel road. Priced at only $2500 by Republican members of con-
with half down.
gross, and on pretty reliable in-
We’re going on record as stating formation it seemed, that these
that we have one of the finest checks acutaliy could be sent out
buys we have ever advertised or during 1949 but that the distri-
listed at $3250. Small, almost but ion was delayed until next
new house and lr2 acres excel year for political reasons. 1 off( r
lent soil with best ocean view. no opinion on this because I have
Year round spring water piped no direct personal know ledge
into house. Very exclusive loca about it but I do know that
tion. Fine beach. This property things of that sort have happened1
will sell quickly at $1500 down in this big government, of ours.
and $50 per month. Close in, *2
mile off Hwy 101.
Neufelds To Tulelake
Rev. and Mrs. Nick Neufeld
What have you in city lots or
houses to trade for good 5 acres, were visitors at Roseburg last
two houses — spring and year- week, going while Rev. Neufeld s
round creek. Close to town. An parents stayed with their chil
ocean view supreme. $6500 value. dren. The Neufelds left Monday
Fine, newly constructed busi lor Tulelake, Calif., where Rev.
ness building and 1 acre on Hwy and Mrs. Nick Neufeld took his
101, close in. Built for living quar parents, who will remain there
ters and business combined. Any for a visit.
C. 0. LEONARD
one wishing highway business
Reach 5000 prospective custo
property should like this.
vners through Pilot Class AJ®.
, HAVE SEVERAL PLACES TO
RENT—SEE US!
Chetco Lodge, Odd Baseball Talent Sought
Fellows, Seats
DALLAS. Ore. Mickey Shader,
western
scout scout for the New
Now Officers
York Giants National league
Regular meeting of C K e t c o
Lodge No. 249, Odd Fellows, last
Thursday evening featured in-
stallation of officers for the
ond six months of 1949. The in'
officers were Lawrence ;
Myers, district deputy grand
master, Honard Cantrall, grand
marshal, Art Bollinger, grand
chaplain and Paul Whirry, grand
warden.
The following officers were in
stalled :
Noble Grand Charles Crosby.
Vice-Grand Dave Crockett.
Rright Supporter to the Noble
Grand—Lloyd Stefani.
Left Supporter to the Nobl
Grand—L. A. Harvey.
Warden—Frank Tygart.
Conductor—Roy Marquis.
Chaplain Mr. Zirbel.
Ooutside Guardfan Mike Page.
Inside Guardian—Milton Foster
Right Supporter to the Vice-
Grand Frank Hassett.
Left Supporter to the
ice-
Grand—Leslie Ray.
Right Scene Supporter—Jack j
Kinney.
Left Scene Supporter — Theo
dore Freeman.
The initiatory degree was given
tor Fred Moore and Harold Jes
ter, and this Thursday evening
they will be given the first de-
gree. It was voted to donate the
use of the hall for the Red Cross
first aid classes.
Refreshments of sake, cookies,
and coffee were served.
Card Of Thanks
Directors of Lily Blossom Time
association for 1919 wish to thank
each and everyone of the citizens
of the Brookings and Harbor area
for their co-operation and sup
port in making the Lily Blossom
pageant a great success.
I
We Work With
□PEED to Fill Your
NEED!.........
sessions to be held by the Giants
in the northwest this year, the
other two to be at locations in
Oregon and Washington, to be
All players eligible to sign pro
fessional contracts may attend
without charge, although each
nn si pay h’s own expenses and
i ring his uwi. u. in an. Games
v ill be played ’ ol Satuiviay and
With Hughie Day, anothei
Sunday, and all players will bo
Giant scout, Shrader will look
allowed to participate.
over prospects for the Giants as
In Dallas, camp will be at the
he conducts the camp “in ma
jor league style.”
high school field, at 10 a. m. on
This will be one of three such the two days.
y^prrnr a v ,
Kenneth Ball weber of Salem,
Oregon, didn’t think much of his
future that one day he was on a
raft floating down a jungle river
on the Jap-infested island of Moro-
ta: strapped to
a stretcher and
gas gangrene
paralyzing one
of his legs.
All his life
he had been
planning and
dreami ng of
being a farmer,
but when his
World War II
service ended
in a hospital
and a leg em-
putation, those
K. BAILWEBER
plans had to be
traded in for new ones.
Today, Kenneth Ballweber is a
district circulation manager for
the Oregon Journal, happily mar
ried and owns his own home.
Because he had the courage to
overcome a serious handicap and
succeed in a new field of endeavor
in which his disability didn’t make
any difference. Ballweber has been
selected by the Disabled American
Veterans as its “Hero of the
Month.”
The selection is part of a na
tional program to honor each
month a seriously disabled veteran
who has successfully rehabilitated
himself.
The attack that cost Ball weber
his leg took place on Morotai in
the South Pacific. His Army unit
was sent into an area thickly cov
ered with brush and jungle growth.
The sound was pinned down four
hours by Jap fire and in Bail
weber’s own words. “Lotsof us were
wounded and killed.”
He was among the wounded float
ed down a raft for eight miles — a
raft which natives made by hand.
After two days of field hospitals
he spent two months in a hospital
in Biak and was returned to the
States for hospitalization.
Ball weber had been employed at
the Salem Linen Mills before he
entered service and a job was
awaiting him following his dis
charge from the hospital. However,
he decided to go into newspaper
work and he became associated
with the Oregon Journal.
As a district manager he has a
65 mile route and supervises the
work of nine carriers. He drives
his own car over the route which
covers Kaizer, Brooks, Chemawa
and Four Corners.
Ballweber attributes his rehabil
itation to his own determination,
the care and encouragement of his
wife, the former Hazel Blackman,
and his life membership in the
Disabled American Veterans.
He was born in Woodburn, Ore
gon, March 7, 1922 and attended
Fairfield Grade School and gradu
ated from the Gervais High School.
Ba 11 weber was awarded the Pur
ple Heart, three Bronze Stars, a-
mong other citations.
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1948 Chevrolet convertible, 12,-
000 miles. My equity. Write or see
James R. Collins, Gold Beach,
Oregon.
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PAGE FIVE
baseball club, has issued a call
tor diamond talent to report to
a tryout camp in this little Wil-
lamette valley
on August
6 and 7.
Classified Ad
5.3 acres with two houses —
Fine spring on Hwy 101. Priced
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS :
right at $4500. Good income prop
if you have a drinking problem,
erty with terms to suit.
and are needing help, please ad
dress “AA”, Box 44, Harbor, for
information.
21-3*
The World's Best Climate
(M» It»
Living Room
Here is a little house with a
classic, unhurried spirit — a
house for those who mind
their manners and sometimes
like a touch of formality. ’I he
house, as featured in the Sep
tember issue of Good House
keeping magazine, is bright,
original, and very elegant it
lends itself readily to addi
tional rooms.