I 2 Brookings-Harbor Pilot T hursday , june Ah, yes, it w as a wonderful in­ terlude while it lasted. You were probably calling, dear lady, about a magazine subscription or an overdue milk bill, but regardless of motive, yours was the good turn of the century. LETTER FROM WASHINGTON io , 1954 BROOKINGS-HARBOR PILOT HARRIS ELLSWORTH. M. C. 4th District, Oregon Entered aa aecond-clasa m atter, at the p o sto ffice at B rookings, Oregon, M arch 7, 1946, under the Act of M arch 3, 1879 In one afternoon the House de­ bated, passed and sent to the M inna A kers , O w n er and Publisher Senate a long and complicated W ILLIAM G. PH E L PS, E ditor bill containing am endm ents to the T here is rom ance in ’he air at S U B SC R IPT IO N RATK8: Social Security Act. The rule, DAVIS TRUCK & TRACTOR. By One Y ear In ad van ce On Curry C ou n ty) ....................... _..................... ..... 13 00 adopted by the House before the One Y ear, In ad van ce (ou tsid e Curry C ounty) ......................................... J3.50 CLIFFORD P. Kinda m akes me forget the silver bill was brought up for consid­ th a t’s showing up in this old N A T IO N A L A D V E R T ISIN G R E P R E S E N T A T IV E ROWE eration, w as w hat is called a thatch of mine. W eekly N ewspapers R epresentatives , I nc . “closed ru le ” which m eant that John Thiems, our oldest employ­ Old duffers of my age are sel­ Philadelphia New York C hicago Defcrolt the House m em bership as a whole ee (in length of service) has been had no opportunity to amend the dom thought of along rom antic keeping company with a certain NEW SPAPER bill. The House could only vote to lines. While those in their late 30’< little school teacher. I ’ve noticed N A T IO N A L E D IT O R IA L P U B L IS H £RS as T o c ía tlc ín approve or disapprove the bill as may at times have their male egos John can’t pass a jew elry store 1^)1 I w ritten by the W ays and Means ASSO C IA TIO N flattered by sidelong glances of window’ w ithout a stop of late Committee. A C I I V I M EM BER favorable feminine appraisal, and it’s been whispered around As a m a tte r of principle I sim- ply do not like th at way of hand- ! those of us with thinning hati that he has made a purchase. John is a top man in our serv­ ling a bill on the floor. As a turning gray find such enchanting ice departm ent here at DAVIS m a tte r of practical fact though ; experiences practically non- ex- TRUCK & TRACTOR. He does I know th a t some legislation is istent. If we have any sense at his job well and is easy to woik W ickes Shaw in her C urry County R eporter recently editor­ so technical and so complicated a ^- we rea hze that no young with. O ur custom ers like him. ialized on the Brookings vote in the recent prim ary elections. She th at am endm ents offered without tbing’s heart is going flippity-flop If you haven’t been in our shop pointed to the fact th at the local vote seemed to be largely upon the benefit of com m ittee and ex­ as we to tter by. in the past year or so, why not sectional lines, and she also pointed to the danger of splitting Even the lady of the house, fully pert study are far more likely to drop in aud get acquainted with this county if such sectional vote continues. seriously dam age a bill than im- aware that our m arketability is John. W hile you are here you prove it. In o th er words, in a case i a t a definite low ebb. cruelly de­ m ight take tim e to look around From here, we’d say that Editor Shaw had come up with of this kind I think the House can prives us of possible self-assurance and see ju st how w’ell we are •he right answer from the wrong reasons . . . . which is a pretty pass a b e tte r bill by backing the by no longer bothering to be on equipped to serve you. Don’t for- good trick if you can do it. judgm ent of the 25 m em bers of the alert to detect blondes with gt we also m aintain a very good I the W ays and Means Committee predatory ideas. p arts departm ent with a full time Sectionalism is a hard thing to define. As Wickes said, w’ho are specialists in the subject All of the foregoing is a build- jiarts m an to serve you. •he Brookings area gave Tisdale a great majority, making him a and who have the help of a fine up for the recounting of a won- strong threat to Judge Forsyth. She credits us with electing staff of experts, than to attem pt derful experience that was mine Sam Hall, because of the majority we gave him. And she regards to w n te such a bill on the floor. recently. The dear wife answering the Curry County Citizen’s Committee, w’ho supported Tisdale —Advertisement I t should be noted in connection the phone one night was complete- and Grayshel as a group bent upon electing Brookings’ citizens with this discussion, however, that jy howled over when someone the decision to tak e up the bill asked for me. T hat in itself is regardless of their merit. and pass it w ithout opening it comparable in our household to Well, sectionalism, it appears, is easier to recognize when to am endm ent on the floor was the sun rising in the west. The it’s in the adjoining yarii W e’d like to point out that Hall out­ made by the House m em bership bowding over was turned into a ran Fulled practically everywhere except in Fuller’s home pre­ itself with an overw helm ing ma- cartwheel when the feminine cincts in Gold Beach . . . . and I wonder how’ that happened T jority on a rollcall vote. T hat voice at the other end of the wire, And we’d also like to point out that the three southern precincts vote was not a political or a party on being ¡01017114x1 the m aster was were much kinder to Forsyth than the northern ones were to vote. It represented the consider- out, stated that she wished to ed judgm ent of the House Mem- speak to me and only to me; nor dale. If our vote could be looked upon as nationalistically hers as to how this Social Security did she wish to leave a message. Brookings, w e’d have to accuse the north of being even more SEWING Bill should he handled. , Ah, wonderful lady, whoever rabidly anti-Brookings. . you are, you cannot possibly im- MACHINES But an argum ent over who’s being sectional—they or us—- O utstanding featu res of the 8gine w hat that phon{, ca„ (,jd is pointless. Sectionalism breeds autom atic opposition, and the Social S ecurity Bill as passed by 1 for me w h a t a swagger j put cn Bank Term s s ta rtin g place isn’t really very im portant. the House w ere these: as j s tru tii,! around the house, Portable Machines W hat is im portant is th at it exists . . . and it certainly does hies added to Social an air of mystery. Even the , A exist here. We a re sure th at our local candidates received $39.50 up rolls, including 3,600,000 farm o p - ! youngsters saw me in a different a part of their local m ajority because they w ere known, respected, orators; 400,000 professional self- light and the voters felt they would ably represent them. Brookings H eadquarters employed; 3,500,000 sta te and u* , . local governm ent e m p lo y e e s :!,' 1PaUKh' ' ' r if we forget our geographic jealousies and work together low st or non-existent earnings in figuring average m onthly wage T here is much we can do . . . . togther. From Langlois for benefit paym ents. to the sta te line there lies a w ealth of opportunity. But if we 4 Increasing benefits for 6,- dissipate those opportunities in regional rivalry, we will forever 300.1 XX) now on rolls by broaden­ Chef Adrian in Charge of Catering lx» fated to rem ain Oregon’s forgotten county. ing range from $30 to $98 50 per month, com pared to $25 to $85 range at present. SMORGASBORD EACH SUNDAY Beneficiaries can earn as much Served With $2.00 Dinner as $1,000 per y e a r w ithout loss of benefits. AN IN D E PE N D E N T N E W SPA PE R PAUL SEZ I Sectional Voting PAUL DAVIS NECCHI ELNA I , , ........ tt j I. 5 CH ETCO I FOR SALE J INN “POP” AND ZERRETA REED, Managers O w ner’s H ealth Forces Sale of R epresentative John Phillips of California w rites in a weekly l e t ­ te r which he sends to his Con­ gressional D istrict; “The only tax reductions in the past 40 years have been m ade while the Con­ NOW A Representative in Brookings gress was under the control of the Republican party ; th ree red u ct­ ions between World W ar I and World W ar II; the one m ore re ­ Famous For Fine W oolens for 38 Years duction in the 80th Congress, and the one. already m ade in the p re­ JACKETS, SLACKS AND SW EATERS FOR MEN. sent Congress. 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