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Register-Guard, Eugene, Ore., Page 24 Sun., Oct. 21, 1951 Gas Tax Gives Less Revenue Official Puzzled By Summer Drop SALEM (U.R) The boost of better than five and a half billion dollars in the federal income taxes signed by President Truman Sat urday came at a time when some Oregon state officials were won dering if some taxes have been boosted to the point where they are showing diminishing returns. For the first time in several vears there were decreases state gasoline tax returns in July and August, ssistant Secretary of State William E. Healy disclosed, Sees Population Drop And in view of a very success ful tourist season, the drop in gas tax receipts was puzzling. Healy observed: "The drop in the use of gasoline by automobile users during those two months raises the question of whether Oregon has reached the point of diminishing returns eas taxes." He added that the trend might show that "the population of the state is being reduced by migra tion of Oregon workers to defense plants in Washington ana Cali fornia. Other Months Up The gas tax receipts in July this year totaled $3,163,211.83, com pared with $3,174,733.70 in July, 1950. Gas tax receipts last Au gust were $3,238,358.44, compared with $3,275,315.14 in August, 1950. That is a July drop of $11,521.07 and an August drop of $36,956.70. - Those were the first two months to show a drop. A summary of gas tax returns for the first eight months of this year showed an in crease of nearly a million and a half dollars over the same period In the year previous. y, -ji-'y - iWHUhira ennravfnsl LAMINATED BEAMS for Eugene's new Water and El ectric Board warehouse and office building are shown here being loaded at Timber Structures, Inc., Portland. The Portland firm, world's largest producer of timber structures, also will supply roof trusses for the new build ing, slated for completion early in January, Ralph C. Bcardsworth, Eugene architect, designed the building. E. E. Scttcrgrcn, Portland, is general contractor. This Dam Leaks! EPHRATA, Wash. (fP) U.S. Bureau of Reclamation officials aid Saturday water Is leaking from behind 1900-foot Long Lake Dam, near here on the Co lumbia Basin project. They said, however, the leak age Is only seven-tenths of a foot per minute, termed a "minor" quantity. The dam was completed (his summer at a cost of $1,800,000. A tvttc OAGC (II PI Kpn i j J ' . . j i i .u tfnil., T itllo 90 Dimsmuir. Calif, has pleaded guilty to a, charge of negligent homicide re sulting from a fatal automobile accident on the Pacific Highway north of here. Little previously waived pre- McCRACKEN' TO DIE SANTA ANA, Calif. (P) Henry Ford McCracken will be sentenced Oct. 26 to death In the San Quentin gas chamber for the murder of 10-year-old Patricia Jean Hull. Pleads Guilty In Auto Death UP IN SMOKE EVANSV1LLE, Ind. (U.R Smoke commissioner Raymond Wetzel said two men were phonies who posed as smoke commission ers and tried to sell householders a device which they claimed would make their chimneys stop smoking. GOLDEN pUERNSEV MILK Echo Hollow Dairy Ph. 5-6809 4-5929 liminary hearing. Sentencing was delayed by Circuit Judge Orval Millard pending a check of Little's fingerprints. Killed when Little's car failed to round a curve and crashed off th hiahwnv Thursdav was Walter Andrew Thomson, 35, also of Dunsmuir. Both men had been working at Oakridgc, Ore. Confesses Abortion " PORTLAND W A housewife has pleaded guilty in circuit court lo a charge of manslaughter by abortion. The woman, Mrs. Pat Fluno, 29, Fairview, Ore., will be sentenced next Wednesday by Circuit Judge James R. Bain. She was scheduled to go on trial Monday. Northwest Votes Split 0 e . WASHiNnTHM m, ... wn rOreirn, nlnnV. S; " Z , " ' Wash-1 PPtr ?" I and Ben.ZU.j , , ' Wash ington s Senator Magnuson a Democrat, and Oregon's Rcpublj. ..... .inur orcion voted Satur dayjo approve the foreiEn aid ANnniin... WILBUR R. HUBBARD;; "-i, rsycholoojrt Announces the, e-locationo(hi from 731 Pearl St. to , , c 104 LUMBERMEN'S BUrtDING Broadway and Oak stj. Phone 5-2701 Lane Grange Jaycees Make Final Plans for Contest COTTAGE GROVE The Junior Chamber of Commerce will hold a dinner meeting Thursday eve ning to discuss final arrangements for the local "I Speak for Democ racy" contest, sponsored by the Jaycees. William Telford, Jaycee presi dent, said those who will be eligi ble for the .contest will be sopho more, junior and senior students of Cottage Grove high school. Dr. Axley Resting Well, Wife Reports COTTAGE GROVE Dr. Harold Axley, who suffered a heart at tack Wednesday night, was rest ing comfortably at his home here Saturday. Mrs. Axley said Saturday her. husband was "much improved,' but was not seeing visitors. Dr. Axley has been receiving oxygen intermittently during the past two days. HE MEANT BUSINESS NEW ALBANY, Ind. (U.B Frank Collins complained he had no way to get out of his second floor apartment. His landlord, Collins said, tore down the stairs In an attempt to force him to move. . CROW Grange newly elected officers. Master, Paul Blazer; ov erseer, Ambrose Canaday; lectur er, Mrs. Bill Bloom; steward, Frank Riley; assistant steward, Art Martin; chaplain, Eudora Ste phens; treasurer, Mrs. L. P. Stub blefield; secretary, Mrs. Tom Hol land; gatekeeper, Clair Stephens; Ceres, Mrs. Clair Stephens; Po mona, Mrs. John Teitsma; flora, Mrs. Bill Wilson; lady assistant steward, Mrs. Art Martin; exec utive committee, Virgil Liles, Mr. Chatfield and Jesse McCul(P)loch, and musician, Mrs. Virgil Liles. Newly elected Home Economics Club officers are: chairman, Mrs. Virgil Liles; vice-chairman, Mrs. Robt. Pfouts, and secretary, Mrs. Laurie Doane. FOUR OAKS Grange Booster Night is set for Oct. 27, Saturday, with potluck dinner at 7 p.m. Both dinner and entertainment are public, no admission charge. Officers will be elected at the Nov. 10 meeting. Four Oaks Grange at their re cent meeting took a stand in op position to petitions which some granges are circulating. The peti tions in question would make a standard time compulsory in Ore gon. Four Oaks Grange opposes the compulsory feature of the petition. The grange also recently pass ed a resolution favoring the pub lishing of scores given on grange booths at the Lane County Fair. Four Oaks Grange scored 97 points on their booth. MOHAWK McKENZIE Grange meets at the grange hall Thurs day, Oct. 25, at 8 p.m., with pot- luck supper at 7 p.m. Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Samuelson and son, Eugene will be given the obuga tion. Mrs. George Denker will have charge of the program. The build ing committee will report on the progress made in moving the old hall so as to make room lor the new building. CRESWELL Mrs. Karl Duyck brought enough pieced blocks for two quilts to Home Economics Club Tuesday afternoon and the members of the club put the quilts together. They will be sold by the club. A total of $85.65 has been collected from bazaar ar ticles this fall. Members with names beginning with letters from A through M are to bring sandwiches for the Booster Night program, Oct. 27. Those from N through Z are to bring cakes. The hostesses for the November meeting will be Mrs. G. R. Miller, Mrs. C. J. Collom and Mrs. A. t. Elmendorf. Mrs. Annie Harrold will present the program. A social evening will follow a short business meeting of grange, Thursday evening, Oct. 25 with Mrs. Erbiene Grousbeck and Mrs. C. J. Collom in charge of enter tainment. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Petty, Mr. and Mrs. Jess Hesse, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Elliott, and Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Arient will plan refreshments. GOLDEN GUERNSEY MILK -Echo Hollow Dairy Ph. 5-6809 4-5929 For The Hard Of Hearing Whq Do Not Wear A Hear ing Aid. We have a limited supply of pamphlet No. 39 which answers many questions confronting the hard of hearing. You may buy the hearing aid of your choice, but first read up on questions and answers. See your family Doctor. The Doctor understands your conditions and problems. Ask his advice. Rely on his judgment. We will be happy to reserve a copy of pamphlet No. 39 in your name. Pick it up the next time you're down town. 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