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About The Willamina times. (Willamina, Yamhill County, Oregon) 1909-1972 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1944)
Page 3 'J HE WILLAMINA Ì1MES Ì nui maty S pu i.ilu -1, 11)44 I ® l|r UH lia m uta Œintra E n te re d ut th e P oetofflce ut W illam ina, O regon aa second-class m u tter. Alignât 34, 1909. u n d er A ct of Congre»» of M nrch 3, 1879. K. M JOHNSON, Editor P u blished E very T h u rsd ay , S u b scrip tio n P rice 12.00 P er Y ear In A dvance In Y am hill an d P olk C ounties. O u tsid e of C ountie» » 2 .5 0 . A dvertising H ate« (liv en U pon A pplication. J., a What Kind of a Deal I m the Housing Proposition? » And under »uch circumstance», public authority stands by to aid and assist private enterprise in bludgeoning from the public, profit» that are out of line and oppressive. This is exactly as the matter apjwars today and if any of the statements and charges made are not true, the Times will glad ly rectify any such statements. noon will be provided; Mrs. Es ther Fawk giving the history of Willamina and the Civic Club and a vocal solo by Dr. Victor E. Johnson. Refreshments will be served by the executive board and officers. The club president, Mrs. Ha i i u Times Want Ads get results! WILLAMINA CIVIC CLUB TO MEET SEPTEMBER 28 AT REBEKAH HALL them lean over conveniently for The Willamina Civic Club will the boy with the battle axe. That for the officials, but meet Thursday, September 28th, Both the Willamina anti Sher what about a bunch of people a*, two o’clock at the Rebekah idan houaing propositions are who stand for that kind of dam- hall. This will be the first meet- practically ready for occupancy foolishness? The priorities and ing of the club year, but the new houses are t« nant the release of vital materials to Entertainment for the aftcr- ie»». In Willamina it is almost n special group constitutes a a year since the announcement vital right, given up by the pub was made thut because Hi,:.i- lic, NOT for some private pei- mina was a highly industrial son or group to make a special community, manufacturing very bunch of money (or is it), but PHHentiul war material*, it had I to obtain aomethinsr which will been grunted a housing project, further the war effort. As such whereby 20 new homes would be the public and every citizen has for relieving I constructed at once V ............ .. - • • the IIH I right l^ll V to vv « ask » »» the Housing - Ao- - -- the acute shortage of homes for ministration in Washington and workers what nvt i in i Portland, w« »» »»««v the idea Late in the fall, actual con- Willamina’s housing project has struction was begun and the con not aided the war effort. It has, W hen you struct ion group as well ak the if possible, retarded it. are through Housing Authority in Portland ‘ The homes are almost a stig w ith th a t promised that these new home» ma on the community. They will match or cigarette, brtak would be available for rent about remain through the years as a the first of the year. This writer monument to the greed of pri it u p !. . .That il another called up Mr. Folger Johnson, i vate groups and the bungling of thoughtful way to pre chief of the housing administra- | public officials. They are in no vent forest fires. tion in Portland, who stated manner or under any circum that these homes would be for stances worth the tremendous rent and were being built under prices asked for them, slightly KEEP s|wcial authority whereby crit more than half the money would OREGON ical materials would lie released be a good price, in the opinion of GREEN by the war department and prop- this writer, and if they can tie ASSOCIATION , r priorities for the release of sold at all. it will be because the S A L E M ,O R C . this material extended to the housing situation is acute and builder. Mr. Johnson also hasten the houses are ready and vacant. ed to add that the project was built by private capital but un der government guarantee. Now Willamina’s houses, after long weary months of spasmodic spurts of construction work, are ready for occupancy, although jrrr. mds and surroundings are still in deplorable condition and wood sheds non-existent and ga rages only a slab of concrete. But the interior of the homes ure tenable and now the an nouncement is made that tin* homes are not for rent hilt only for sale and nt $5250 for the units without basements and $5750 for those with basements Southern Pacific has been a part of western life for Now, it may be that the pub three quarters of a century. We’ve had our share of lic has nothing to say about a “private housing project" and it brickbats, and we’ve had our share of praise. Mostly may I m * that they might havt we’ve been taken pretty much for granted, like the plenty to say. In Outer Mongolia, paper boy or the milkman. tb it this writer once referred to, Since Pearl Harbor, though, people generally have where we like to talk of the in habitants as half civilized, they regarded Southern Pacific and the other railroads take officials who arrange this with new understanding and appreciation. Now, when kind of boon-dogglery out and the chips are down, they seem to realize how indis set them on their knees and have pensable the railroads really are. i i m zel Olson, reports an active club year has been planned, high lighted by Red Cross work. All ladies of the community are invited to attend this meet ing. ____ BUSINESS HERE IS “ S t r i c t l y ( C o n fid e n tia l” One of the primary rules of banking calls for observance of strictest confidence in every re lationship with individuals and with business firms. It is a rule this Bank always adheres to, both in letter and in spirit. i So feel free to consult us at any time about your financial prob lems. Your confidence will be re spected. No one will get even so much as an inkling about mat ters that you have the right to consider your private concern. FIRST NATIONAL BANK Sheridan, Oregon Member Federal Deposit In su ran ce Corporation Things you may not know 4 afcaut a busy western neighbor _ 1 :PRR 1 ELECTRIC FARM FENCE CONTROLLERS I NYC I- 1 I 1 e 5 p ln freight and passenger volume, South ern Pacific is the third largest railroad in Americn. Only the Pennsylvania and New York C entral are carrying a bigger load than Southern Pacific. I 4 Electro-Line Farm Fence C o n tro lle rs assure you o f d e p e n d a b le service. Safety approved — engi We serve more m ilitary meals to per sonnel of the armed forces th an any o th er two U. S railroads combined And, of course, service men and women have first call on our restricted ration points. 4 Because of Southern Pacific’s strategic location in relation to the war against Japan, we have been called upon to carry an enormous westbound burden. In addition, we are handling vast quantities of raw materials and finished products of greatly expanded western industries, plus an abnormally large east- bound movement of foodstuffs. The six facts below may help explain the unprece dented burden we are carrying, and why our service to civilians is not as good as we’d like it to be: Southern Pacific's 15,000 miles of line (more than any o th e r U nited S tates railroad! are predominately single track, requiring the most accurate and exacting kind of railroading. 2 Southern Pacific serves more military and naval establishm ents th a n any other railroad in the U. S. From New Or leans to Portland an endless chain o f air bases and encampments adjoins our line. 3 Southern Pacific has th e main north and south line along the Pacific Coast, serving the principal ports of embarkation from San Diego to Portland. N aturally, troop trains m ust come first w ith us. Pacific crosses innumerable 6 5 m Southern ountain ranges, and has to clim b more major sum m its th an any other U. S. railroad. It takes more locomotives to pull trains up steep mountain grades. neered fo r lasting, satis fying, low cost perform ance. Available in battery or H i-line operated units. SHERIDAN GRAIN CO. SHERIDAN : : OREGON SP The friendly Southern Pacific
