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THE BEND BULLETIN, BEND, OREGON. FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 1945
THE BEND BULLETIN
and CENTRAL OREGON PRESS
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I : : THE SECOND fttlML PLAN
$- Beardsley Ruml is the man who developed the plan to
bring you out at the end of the year with your federal income
taxes all paid. Before Ruml popped into the scene with the
pay-as-you-go idea you had financial griefs of various sorts,
all based on the fact that you were paying last year s tax out
of this year s income. You had been so busy last year paying
the taxes of the year before that you had forgotten trie tax
that would be coming up the next year. Ruml's plan changed
till that and now he is hailed as one of the most important
Idea men of the nation.
With the Ruml example in mind we have evolved an idea
nere and now modestly proposed as the business man's boom
It is an idea to ease the burden of government questionnaires.
Congressional committees have done much toward reducing
the questionnaire flood. Our idea is one to make it easier to
take care of such questionnaires as are still permitted. We call
it the B.B. ask and answer plan.
Business men familiar with government questionnaires
and what one is not? know to their sorrow that almost
iiever is it possible to flip through the pages of some ledger or
other record book and take bff the answers to the questions
asked. The questions are devised so that there must be a new
assembly of figures for each reply- One's bookkeeping system
may be adequate for all ordinary purposes.- His files may be
comDlete. BUT. with the receint of the Questionnaire it is
immediately apparent that to give out with the correct an
swers everything has to be done over.
, How many were employed on, June 12? How many kilo
watts were used in 1943? How much fuel? What was the pay
roll on March 7? Things like that are asked and maybe the
Kilowatt bill tor January; 1943 has been lost. A visitor from
Marion county told us the other day that a question in the
current farm census is as to the amount of butterfat sold
in 1944. She knows what her sales brouuht her in monev.
That was a record she had to keep for income lax purposes
out sne naa no record, sne said, ot pounds of butterfat sold
- Well, here's the idea. Let it be required that everv nuns.
tionnaire be placed in the hands of the business man one
month before the beginning of the period covering which the
questions are asKed. i nus, it uie questions have to do with
1946 operations let the blanks be distributed by December 1,
1945. Let us know in May what is going to be asked about
July. Then we can assemble the records as we go (the pay-as-you-go
idea, you see) and when the end of the period comes
we have only to get up the totals and put them down in the
proper blanks. Knowing what is to be arsked will give the
opportunity of gathering the answer material as we go.
: To put such a plan into effect would save years of time
and thousands of dollars for the business men of America. Its
operation requires only that questionnaires be sent out be
fore instead of after the period to be covered.
If B. Ruml would take on the promotion of this plan we
are sure it would be accepted and it would be all right with us
not to call it the B.B. ask and answer plan , Let is be known as
the second Ruml plan:
"Whaf Are You Crying About, Neighbor?"
The Oregon Statesman, edited and published by former
Governor Charles A. SpragUe, on Wednesday began on its
95th year of continuous publication. Under the Sprague man
agement the Statesman continues to be one of the leading
newspapers in Oregon. We ofTer salutations and congratula
tions and wishes for continued health and prosperity
Late news is that American troops in Germany are near
ing Bad Wildungen. Bad Hitler, however, is what they are
after.
Bend's Yesterdays
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AGO
(March 29, 1930)
(From The Bulletin Kllct)
Bond volunteer firemen Dlun a
benelit show to raise funds for
the purpose of cleaning and re
pairing clothing damaged while
iigniing iires.
County Surveyor Robert B.
Gould and a parly of engineers
leave for Terrelronno to start the
survey of the Tcrrcbonne-Lowor
Bridge road, for which $5,000 was
provided last year.
Stockmen arrange a meeting
for April 6 at Silver Lake to dis
cuss the advisability of establish
ing silos for range stock.
Strong winds strike Bend,
knocking down two brick chim
neys, felling power poles, and
making traffic reduce its pace.
L. B. Bair announces plans for
the construction of a $.10,000 of
fice building on Bond street where
the W. Pi Downing cafe and the
L,ovcn store now stand.
A son is born to Mr. and Mrs
C. P. Cox of Bend.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Shipley arrive
from Superior, Wis., Mis. Shipley
to teach in the Airalfa school, and
Shipley to work for the Pacific
I'ower & Light company.
Hooper Dyer of Mlllican, is
spending a few days in Bond.
IIOI-T TO RESKiN
Corvallls, Ore., March 30 Uli
The resignation of Walter A. Holt,
Umatilla county agent who will
be an nsoclate of Harold Harnett,
cattle, wheat and pea rancher,
will become effective April 1,
Dean William A. Schoenfeld of
Oregon Slate college said today.
This Is an Easier season in which we should give
thoughtful consideration to the bottor world
that is the goal of our war. This Eastor brings
the promise of broader horizons, brighter
horitons . . . fof this promise wo can give thanks
by joining together on Easter morning.
CONSUMERS GAS
"A Local Institution"
THE STORY: Nick is confront
ed with a surprise party at The
Ledges. Pat explains that bothshe
and her father felt It was danger
ous for him to be there alone and
planned to join him. But when
her father invited Eric Woolf
along she invited Charley. She ex
presses concern over the connec
tion between her father and Eric.
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THE TEMPLES REMAIN
. XI
As we came into the library,
Eric was standing with his huck
to the fire, holding a glass of
Phlneas Hudson's best port In one
hand, and a very large and aro
matic cigar in the other.
I had to shoot the creature,"
ho was saying.
"Naturally. Bruce Temple
nodded in cold affirmation.
"But why shoot it?" asked Mr.
Hudson, spreading his hands in
innocent query, "Merely because
you erred in judging the animal a
good hunting dog?"
"l could not abide its trembling
every time I pulled the trigger,
answered Woolf complacently.
uremia lemple regarded him as
one might sight down the barrel
of a gun.
"you re spoofing, Mr. Woolf."
she said.
Eric's eyebrows lifted.
"I beg your pardon?"
"You didn't actually shoot your
dog because ho was gun.shy."
"Not ho. my dear lady; it was a
she." Woolf emptied his class and
sot It on the mantel. "That was
the trouble, you see. Females al
ways lack spirit."
"Oh." Brenda Temple's lips
rounded Innocentlv over the word.
hut there was a definite glitter in
her eyes. "Tell lis more about
yourself, Mr. Woolf."
Erie removed the cigar from his
mouth and blew a perfect smoke
ring. Then he fixed Brenda Tem
ple with eyes that showed no more
feeling than a shark's.
"1 have been a eitien of this
country long enough, Miss Tem
ple, to know when I am being
ribbed," he said.
"Hut not quite long enough to
know that shooting female hunt
ing dogs because they are gun
shy is not considered a mark of
manhood," she replied.
Eric's faro went slightly crim
son, then slowly the color drained
from his (ace. I had never seen
him so close to losing control.
The radiators started clanking
and the house filled with a
witches' symphony. Mr. Hudson
cleared his throat.
"Nicholas, my boy. how about
giving me a hit with that fire?
I'm no hand at a furnace, you
know."
Bruce Temple stood up.
"I'm afraid we'll have to be
going, Phlneas," he said.
"So soon?" nr. Hudson asked.
"It's early."
"It's the sen air," Temple said.
"Makes me sleepy."
Mr. Hudson shrugged.
"As you wish. Perhaps you will
drop over tomorrow."
Everybody edged out into the
hall to hid the Temples rarewoll.
Mr. Hudson looked at me oddly
when we were left alone.
"Nicholas, I helievr you know
me well enough to believe that J
, haven't an ounce of raw curiosity i
in my bones. Now, 1 don't wish to'
pry into your affairs, hut where!
I find something approaching in-'
vnlvement of my daughter, I feel
that I'm entitled to some explana tion."
I
i "Believe me, Mr. Hudson." 1
said, "I'm as much ill the Uaik a'
you are. I haven't the remotest
Idea of what's going on."
"You wouldn't lie to an eld man,
Nick?" '
"You know how I feel aboul
Pat."
"I do." He nodded, "and I be
lieve you.
"Mr. Hudson," I said, "while
we're exchanging conf ideoces, I've
something I'd like to ask you. It's
about Eric Woolf."
"Eric." Mr. Hudson lifted his
head. "What's the matter with
Eric?" -
"I'll pass that question if you
don't mind. I'm bothered by his
omnipresence. I don't quite see
how he comes into this picture."
"Eric is at The Ledges because
I asked him," he announced stiff
ly. "Suppose we fix the fire," I said.
When we got upstairs Brenda
Temple and her father were back
In the library.
"What's wrong?" I asked.
, Brenda sank into a chair and
looked quietly amused.
"It seems that there are, in 1 h(
hood of our car, some shutters
"Vents, my dear," Bruce Tem
ple corrected her.
"Yes, father.". She smiled de
murely. "Vents. It appears that it
is my job to open and close these
vents at the proper time. Mama
forgot to close; the naghty rain
slunk into the spark- plugs or
something and Daddy's ear posi
tively will not run tonight."
"Are you sure?" asked Eric. '
"There's no reason in the world
why you shouldn't stay here with
us." Phlneas Hudson's voice
sounded unnaturally loud. "There
are seventeen bedrooms in the
house."
"Hiit how jolly," said Brenda
Temple. And her father said:
"Good of you, Phlneas. But it
seems an imposition."
"Not at all," replied Mr. Hud
son. "Matter of-fact, I was cm the
point of asking you to say, but
you seemed eager to be off."
Hrenda Temple sat back, per
fectly at ease, and drew out 'a
cigarot.
"For hours I've wanted an ex
cuse to horn in on this jamboree."
She looked maliciously at Eric.
"Perhaps we shall hear more of
Mr. Woolf s adventures."
Charley removed a shred of to
bacco from his lip and snapped it
with his finger into the fire.
"Let's have some coffee," he
said. "I'll make it."
He had just got to his feet w hen
the knock eaine.
(To Be Continued)
TODAY IN GERMANY
(By United rrcss)
The Vatican Indicated that
Adolf Hitler has moved his gov
ernment to Eichstadt in the Ba
varian Alps near Berchtesgaden.
Najd propagandists wbrked des
perately to whip up German mor
ale with cries that the enemy in
tended to "annihilate the entire
German nation," but civilians
where they could escape the guns j gin
oi me wenrmacnt were greeting
the allies with white flags.
Berlin got it again after a one
night respite from the nightly air
attacks.
Washington
Column
i
fey Peter Edson
(NEA StatJ Orroanondent)
Washington, D. C. Tighter
government regulation oi tne
quality of wartime clothing and
restrictions on trimmings put on
women's ready-to-wear apparel
are the next orders which OPA
will issue In its efforts to hold the
line on living costs and assure
production of adequate supplies
of lower-priced garments.
Prevention of quality deprecia
tion, is extremely difficult after
price regulation has been put into
effect, but OPA is going to at.
tempt it in the apparel field, none
the less. At the present time, an
manufacturers of apparel. are
asked to file voluntary state
ments Of specifications on their
output, but the new quality con
trol regulations are intended to
make the filing of specification
statements mandatory, and an en
forcement procedure will be
worked out to insure that the
specifications are lived up to.
Regulation of trim on women's
apparel is even more difficult be
cause of its variety. A suit with
a few fancy buttons on it is one
thing, but with a piece of costume
Jewelry pinned on, it becomes
something in an entirely different
price line.
In the meantime, Industry op
position to the clothing regula
tions has pretty largely burned
itself out. The hearings before
congressman Howard Smith's
committee to investigate federal
agencies were not well attended
and the congressmen themselves
never got very steamed up by
what they were told by the indus
try representatives. With the in
terest of congress as a whole now
centered on the food situation, the
textile and apparel orders may go i
into effect with only token resistance.
Opposition to these orders was!
really centered In the makers of
higher-priced fabrics and apparel.
They represent approximately 25
per cerit -of the number of firms
in the business, but their output
is only from 15 to 20 per cent of
the total U. S. apparel production.
ujf A says consumers should be-
to find larger supplies of
lower-priced lines of cotton ap
parel in stores in the very near
future. Lower-priced rayon and
woolen Items may not appear in
laigci auiy uciuxe lau.
Buy National War Bonds Now!
Off the ship
and on the telephone
This evening, thousands of service men will be
asking for the Long Distance lines that connect
them with their homes all over America.
You'll be doing them a real favor if you help
keep the lines open from 7 to 10 P. M. They'll
appreciate it.
Keep your RED CROSS at his side
GIVE N0WI GIVE MORE I
The real bottleneck In the ap
parel supply situation is in the
spinning of cotton and wool
yarns. There Is plenty of raw cot
ton and wool, but a shortage of
labor to spin It In the case of
rayoni the shortage Is in chemical
supply for fiber production.
The orders to change these tra
ditional ways of doing business
are therefore complicated. . But
the confusion these orders have
caused in. the Industry a.
wg. point out the induitrl
in thf B-nvamnim. .... u0"
IX compared to .,a&eiaa
confusion, would hav iJ1
OPAandWPB haddonefe
and had merely allowed
uation in a short supply S4.
cost clothing to get wo J?'0
alternative would probahw
been ijationing of apparel tT
what fun that would I hav
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for the
larger
figure in
sizes 38-44
We have an unusually good selec
tion of Easter dresses in larger
sizes. What's more ? -'.'"? ihly're
beautifully made of choice ma
terials in slimming lines. Everything
from dark sheer crepes with hand
embroidery trim to soft pastels and
jersey prints.
10.95 to 22.75
Last Minute
Gift Ideas ...
ROBES
She'll love a new robe . . . .
choose her's from flower sprig
ged prints and plains in femin
ine and tailored styles.
HANDBAGS
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bags! Cordes, patents, leathers
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