ThuruUy, February 22,1141
TU OoM Hffl Nswt, OoM HBI, Ortfen
T h e G old H ill News
C R A C K IN G
THE
W H IP
E s ta b lis h e d 1897
In 78 per rent of the fatal acci
dents involving vehicles und bi
cycles during Ihe year 1939, the
blcyrle riders were enguged in
some Imprudent action at the time
Ihe accident occurred, it was re
vealed toduy by Hurl Snell, sec
retary of state.
These unsafe actions Included
riding two or more uhreust, riding
double on oue bicycle, cutting a-
cross the putli of truffle suddenly,
fulling to observe truffle tignuls
und signs, hitching rides on moving
vehicles and riding on the wrong
side of the street.
"Every |>crson who rides u bi
cycle should remember thut in the
eyes of Oregon law, bicycles are
regarded ns vehicles und us such
are subject to the same traffic reg
ulations as other vehicles,” Snell
declared. '’fhls means that bicycle
P U B L I S H E D B Y IV E R S O N P R IN T I N G C O M P A N Y
W a lla c e G. Iv e rs o n , E d ito r a n d O w n e r
A n In d e p e n d e n t N e w s p a p e r P u b lis h e d in th e I n t e r e s t s c f
G o ld H ill. O r e g o n , a n d V ic in ity
P U B L IS H E D E V E R Y T H U R S D A Y
E n t e r e d a t th e P o s to f f ic e a t G o ld H ill. O r e g o n , f o r t r a n s
m is s io n th r o u g h th e m a ils a s s e c o n d -c la s s m a t t e r .
W in n in g C itie s In S ta te
T r a ffic S a f e ty C o n te st
Medford, Bend, Burns and Wood
burn were the winning cities in
their respective divisions of die
Oregon 1939 Cities Traffic Safety
contest, sponsored by Earl Snell,
secretary of slate, as part of bis
campaign for traffic safety, it was
announced today.
As winners in the four divisions
of the contest, each of these cities
will receive a highway plaque suit
able for erection at the city en
trance, it was announced. Plans for
the official presentation of these
plaques to officials of the winning
cities are now being made.
The contest started in May and
continued through December, each
city being ranked each month in
comparison to the corresponding
month a year ago in the total num
ber of accidents, the number of in
juries and the number of fatalities.
First place winners in the four
divisions were as follows:
Division I. Medford, first; Port-
Good
U sed
CARS
land, second; Klamath Falls, and
Salem, tied for third.
D iv is io n 11. Bend, f i r s t ; Corval
lis, second; Albany and The Dalles,
tied for third.
Division 111. Burns, first; Hills
boro second; North Bend, third.
Division IV. Woodburn, first;
Heedsport, second; Newport, third
In the first division, comprising
cities of over 10,1X10 population,
Medford was the only city to show
an improvement in the total num
ber of accidents for the May-Dec
ember period of 1939 as compared
to the same period in 1933, Snell
declared. In seven out of the eight
months of the contest, Medford had
less accidents in 1939 than in 1933.
Bend, as winner in the second
division including cities of 5.000 I ) ities of 1,000 to 2,500 population,
10,000 population showed, a strong was paced by Woodburn which
improvement in the number of tra." .howed an improvement in the tot-
fic accidents during the period ol :l number ot accidents, in the nuiu-
the 1939 contest as compared to tin ,er of injuries ami with no fatali-
same period in 1938 and the city ies during the contest period in
reported only one fatality as again?) 1939 against one death for the eor-
sponding period in 1938.
three for the corresponding period
in 1938.
"I wish to congratulate the resi
In the third division, including dents in the winning cities on their
cities of 2.500 to 5,0tX), Burns was in driving and walking practices dur
first or second place in six of the ing 1939 and I sincerely hope they
eight months of the contest. There will be able to continue their re-
was a strong improvement in the cord through 1940," Snell declared,
total number of injuries reported
The secretary of state will spon-
and there were no deaths attribut-I sor the cities traffic contest for the
able to traffic accidents during the year 1940 with awards again to b?
period of Ihe contest.
given the winning cities in each
The fourth division, taking in I division.
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24 H O U R
Oregon Born Gas
Tax Comes Of Age
When the gasoline lax celebrate?
its twenty-first birthday on Sun-
| day February 25, il will have pro-
A N D M E C H A N IC A L
■ dared revenue totaling $103,980,000,
S E R V IC E
I for the Stale of Oregon, according
' Io Dr. E. B. McDaniel, president of
he Oregon State Motor Association.
; The gasoline tax was conceived
, n » rtgou during the 1919 legisla
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ture to maintain Oregon highways.
Dr. McDaniel said in commenting
on the amazing history of this Ore
“STANDARD PRODUCTS”
NA SH SA LES A N D
gon born tax which now accounts
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S E R V IC E
for 25.3 per cent of all state taxes.
South 6th 4 L — Grants P a u
To construct badly needed high
ways for the slate, the 1919 legis
lature prepared a measure authoriz
ing a ten million dollar bond issue
and taking automobiles from the
property tax list and putting them
on a licensed fee basis — all the
proceeds of which would provide
for retirement of the bond issue in
25 years.
But highways do not last forever.
Excitement — Thrill*
Accordingly, Loyal M. Graham of
MEDFORD ARMORY
Forest Grove, then a member of the
8:00 p. m.
roads and highways committee,
prepared a bill calling for a tax of
Seats on sale at Valentines
one cent per gallon on gasoline to
Cafe and Brown’s
create a fund for the maintenance
and betterment of the highways
when they were constructed.
Once the bill was drafted, C. C.
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Chapman of Portland, Louis Bean
of Eugene, and James Slewart of
Fossil, acted as sponsors with Gra
ham. W. B. Dennis, Carlton, at tha’
time was chairman of the commit
tee and had earlier proposed a tax
of this sort. To Mr. Graham, how
S E E U S A N D A V O ID P A Y I N G R E N T
ever, goes the credit of drafting the
bill and proposing a successful
method of collection (directly from
B O Y S E N ’S 100% P U R E P A IN T S
the wholesaler). Of this group Mr.
Graham and Mr. Chapman are still
living.
Following Oregon’s lead. New
Mexico
and Colorado adopted Ih ■
G ra n ts P a s s , O reg o n
tax the same year. By 1927 every
state but New York anil Massachu
setts had enacted a gas tax — these
states falling in line that year.
The first year the tax produced
a little over 1341,000 for Oregon.
Estimated collections for the year
THE W ORLD'S GOOD NEWS
of 1939 are over 13'million dollars
will come to your home every day through
— in 21 years the annual receipts
THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR
in Oregon have multiplied Io 35
An In te rn a tio n a l D a ily Netei pa per
times those of the first year. Dur
n record, for you the world', clean, eonctraetlre doln»,. The Monitor
ing this period, gas consumption in
doe, not u n ion crime or eenaetlon: neither doe, It Ignore them,
Ju t e , I f
wlth them. Feature, for buey men end ell the
Oregon has Increased by more than
family, lnoludln» the Weekly M e«utne Section.
269 millions of gallons per year.'
The Ohrletlen Science Fubllehlna Society
The tax remained one cent per
One, Norway street, Bo,ton, Mauechueetta
gallon
until 1921 when it was raised
M e«» ! n ,T mr •vheerlptlon to The Chrlatlan Bclenee Monitor far
• nfrlOa or
to
two
cents per gallon and in the.
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- year „------
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Saturday luut, lnoludln» M ta»a,lne Section: 1 year »1 «0, « liaue* 31«
following year il was raised again
to three cents. The three cent rate
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was in effect until 1929 when it b e
Addrau.
Sem pii ' H ü " ü " K tfu tit ~
came four cents. Since 1934 the rate
has been five cents per gallon.
Biggest revenue from the tax has
DEL ROGUE
GARAGE
TO W CAR
Tommies
Super Service
WRESTLING
Mon, Feb. 26
Build Now - No Money Down
Copeland Lumber Yards
rider« must slop «1 ilop
Bicycle Riders Urged
T o Uee M o re C are
f R ocue
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gone to Ihe state of Pennsylvuniii
which has received over 525 millioi
dollars since 1921. Florida, Louis
iana, und Tennessee have ull im
posed seven cent tuxes on in o lo i
fuel. Two states, Missouri und tin
District of Columbia, levy only 2
cents per gallon. According to Dr.
McDaniel, figures compiled by tin
Oregon Slute Motor association
show that Oregon is in the upper
brackets with the present tax ol
five cents per gullon.
Attention Turkey Growers. See
us, we can save you money, 4000
breeders, Hamilton, Mitchell, Coop
er and Kupets blood linos. The
Mammoth bronse, broad breasted
type. Any quantity al short notice.
Satisfaction guaranteed. Talent Hat
chery, on old highway, quarter mile
south of Talent,
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UQOUL" was tha subject of the
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Lessen-Sermon In all Church«»
of Christ. Scientist, on Sunday, Feb
ruary 18.
The Golden Text »as, “I will set
my tabernacle among you: and my
soul Ghnll not abhor you. And I will
walk am^ng you. and will be your
God. and ye shall be my people"
(Leviticus 26:11,12).
Among the citations which com
prised the Lesson-Sermon was the
following from the Bible: "For the
Lord God I a sun and shield: the
Lord will give grace and glory: no
good thing will he withhold from
them that walk uprightly” (Pa.
84:11).
The Lesson-Sermon also Included
the following correlative passages
from the Christian Science text-
bock, “Science and Health with Key
to the Scriptures" by M ary Baker
Eddy: "Day may decline and shad
ows fall, but darkness flees when the
earth has again turned upon Its
axis. The sun Is not alfected by the
revolution of the earth. So Science
reveals Soul as God, untouched by
sin and death. — as the central Life
and Intelligence around which circle
harmoniously all things in the sys
tems of M ind” <p. 310).
ob-
serve Baffle and rigid of way
lliu t apply to traffic control.
“Young bicycle rider» frequent
ly forget Io give proiwr arm signals
when making turn» und they often
ride several abreast, thus causing
Ihe riders Io he out in the pnth of
the faster moving automobile Baf
fle, These practices must be elim
inated If we nee Io reduce the bi
cycle death toll.”
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