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.
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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.
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.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
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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 .
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and Ben.ZU.j
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ington s Senator Magnuson a
Democrat, and Oregon's Rcpublj.
..... .inur orcion voted Satur
dayjo approve the foreiEn aid
ANnniin...
WILBUR R. HUBBARD;;
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Announces the, e-locationo(hi
from 731 Pearl St. to , , c
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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.
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Ph. 5-6809 4-5929
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