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B L IS H M S
CIATION
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
ONE YEAR
S2.0B
DECEMBER 17. 1951
WHAT ARE MINIMUM RATES?
The efforts of the liarge and
truck jieople to have th e wheat
league approve the minimum rate
proposal were accompanied by
varied arguments, most of which
dealt with matters unfamiliar to
wheat growers.
Discussions of
rates have little to do with It
and are always confusing, even,
W’e suspicion, to those who dis-
« 1 » ,hem
The situation now is that
trucks have minimum rates at
their own request. Rememlier the
«lays when farmers use*! to haul
by trucks and get a little Income
therefrom. The trucks used min-
imum truck rates to get them
out of business. Com pot it Ion in
the truck business depends en-
tirely on service and the plea-
santness of the salesman—not on
rates.
Railroads In Oregon are not
under minimum rates as enforc-
ed by the public utility eommls-
«loner. The Interstate Commerce
Commission will not let railroads
make rates that are non-compen-
satory”, which is a term meaning
that they can’t cut below cost.
Barges, so long as they haul
no more than three types
of
freight are under no rates nt all,
federal or state.
The minimum rate bill of the
and Z b ablvOo / i h i s 2 ^ d Ug ^
x x m x
missioner m e n g n t
the careful attention of all police
officers.
The most often advanced reason
for curtailing the right to bear
arms Is that folks got to shooting
one another so Instead of stopping
the practtf* the governm ent pass
ed a law against ow nership of
guns. Criminals are the only ones
who know how to get one these
days.
iys.
The other night a speaker said
the Russians were not going to
rebel although they disliked their
government. Reason: the govern
ment has the guns.
School children rem em ber the
comparative ease the m ilitia of
Concord gathered to repel the
British.
•Itlsh. Every man of them had
a musket. Men with guns refuse
to l>e Intimidated by an (>PP’'es‘
slve government: men without
guns cannot.
Oh. Sure, the m atter is entirely
academic, folks are better off
w ithout guns; we’ll never w ant to
enforce our rights. Sure. Sure.
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SHANIKO
Long time residents of this coun
ty will not be surprised at the
story from Shaniko telling of the
m urder of a man near there and
his burial in a shallow grave near
a little knoll.
Newer residents express sent!
ments about Shaniko that Indi
WW »WOT W
cate that they are unacquainted
with its once glorious past. There
The Creation
w>g # t|m< when Shaniko was as
n
a t(>wn ag poukJ
found lrr
the west. Everything to at-
tract the visitor fresh from the
ranges of central Oregon was at
hand In sufficient profusion to
care for the constant trade.
Shaniko was built at the turn
Qf
when E . E . Lytle
W alter Moore bought the
townsite as a term inus for the
......
Co,umbla so u th ern railway then
building through Sherman coun-
w
bu m the fir8t bulkl.
, appropriately opened a
’
O h v * e « e c o n o o * * o o o
” For ten years iong wool trains,
MAO« YM« 9 ( 1 io HOtO "O * * * * *
CXOUPS « O * -T«e «ATTH
six, eight and ten horses, guided
by jerk-line, pulled slowly into
ANYHOW ITS D IFFEREN T
Shaniko from as far away as Lake
and Harney counties. Sheep were
a chart in the U. S. News &
----—„ ----- 1La»an» rm rhps
World Report shows that per driven in r e m i *
capita Income In 1933 was slight- to l>e shlppe
„hinnlnff
O h T w e F O U «T H DAY,
O O P M A D E THC S U H ,
]y under $800 and th a t now It Is largest Interior w
_ _
M OOH AM P < T A K Í TO
A PTE AV M T M t 9 ( 1 .
a little under $1000.
Both after point in the w op
homed
N O « TM f W COULD Be
<«“
h2y9 her, T
' U S f n o r the
v e ó u iA v
ANP
N t f H T i AHO
A 5O N 5
Taxes were not much of a factor charge- into
th e ir
ANP V T A V Í .
in 1933 when we thought we were depot before pu n
.
poor and are a big factor now horses and adjourning
s
when we think we are rich. The the many recep e a .
figures seem to give a different
Shaniko thrive •
...mains
impression than is current about hotels, the brie one
both the depression and the In- and a wooden one
‘
T h e .to ry of C reatio n (a b o v e ) begin, d " com; L u story of the B ible in
Ration w ith the advantage all d°w n by fkame soon a ♦
n
fu ll color picture s trip , for u.e in Sunday schools throughout the country.
for the depression.
Instead of being a on .
“ O u r B ible in Pictures" is a new feature of Sunday Pot, a 12"p* e
Certainly costs have gone up as now, it had many n s
•
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weekly th a t is distribu ted to more than a d ll,o n Sunday school student,
more than 100 percent since 1933. all lined with stores or ‘
of all denominations. I t is the first tim e ucl. a p ro ject.h as .eve r been
If that is true the consum er can clothing «aloons gam ; ng houses
undertaken for Sunday schools. E ditors es,unate it w ill take three or four
buy no more than he could In and other p c .
were
years for the entire B ible, from Genesis to Revelations, to be p ic to n a liie d
in w eekly in stallm e n ts T h e D a v id C. Cook Publishing C om pany of E lgin.
that year. But he is buying more. unavailable on
dailv
I1L. which produce« Sunday P i«, decided to undertake it because it feels
Then he saved every dollar be- purveyed.
e s <1M «
M int c arto o n s trips, which have been n v . l «» long and successfully by
cause he was In debt; now he for Prineville am a <
papers to entertain their readers, are . u t.c u la r ly e ffe c tiv e e d u c a to r.
spends every dollar because his new camp at e
n<
were
B ib le in Pictures" is e«i>< ci< d to g .s t its young read er, a ichgious
need for responsibility has l»een chutes. T ic
v t ,y Z ' ‘ ’ .
n
,
« m d »hew w ill n t . «>
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removed.
immense as s e< a
,
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30 thev ,c° ? ld
,nuCh all over would be better equalized, early Saturday morning to ge
th e horses w «
We do not think it Is possible.
Christm as trees. They >
a
MONOPOLY
T i V*?»«?- were filled
As long as the Oregon income night at the Nelson home at amp
.
Th‘‘ U),e ‘
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s,pek tax reaches clear down to $600 Sherman and came home . un ay.
Labor Is said to be violently with a constantly ^ ov‘n« «
ax r
of thp money th at The trees are on sale at the school
opposed to state laws that make and
would come from a sides tax, not house,
w lth r m ^ tir n g ln g to a labor Oregon to find a claim
b u M t ^ L l T p r e « * CHRISTMAS NOW AND THEN
s X e i z
suspend a
fenod
lower
on w heat to
Portland anyone could call for a
hearing and delay It for an In-
definite time depending—prob-
a b ly - ^ n the Ingenuity of „.tor-
neya. Effect would he to keep the
sh oner from getting the lower
ratP
The mldC’olumbkt hasln wheat
shippers have had pretty good
leaders of labor want a
monopoly on .he
.......
They w ant to he In complete eon-
trol of all work that > <
».
anyone with the resul ng n -
®nce on industry manageme
and share In industry profits.
It bs doubtful if the picscn i m
leaders live long enough to see
this happen. In fact, It Is doubt
ful If the American people will
perm it so complete a monopo y
v
iiX iZ r
FRIDAY, DECEMBER IT. 1»S4
' S n X r n X t t ’n! u n t i r . ' i o , r X
rate law that would be Impossible,
Of the three main trunsporta-
tlon systems the trucks have lit-
tie. if any, Investment in this
county although some taxes nc-
erne from the highway fund,
The isrrge lines pay no taxes to
this (\Minty wn«l have no Invert-
ment here. The railroads have
a tremendous
Investment
and
a
ir e m e m n n is
in v e w in ie n i
u ik i
paid some $49,000 last month In
property taxes.
Either the Iwirges or the trucks
are easily replaceable. Any co-
op In the county can transport
or arrange for transport of grain
by barge or itruck on two weeks
notice. But once the rallrixuls
are taken out they are gone for
a long long time.
Will the rails t»e pulled out?
Once they almost were. Iiack In
1941. At that time the ICC
taught us a lesson: as long ns
U ir i'H U i,
ii
n III
I rx
you use the l railroad,
It
will
l»e
kepi there; when you don't use
it. you lose It.
A minimum rate law would
prevent the shipper from getting
the advantages of Improvements
In
transportation.
Stralghter
track, delsel engines, bigger cars.
all m ake it i ^ s i b l e to haul e b n p
er. Bigger liurge tug motors, more
slack w ater l>ehlnd «lams make
it possible to haul cheaper. Truck
improvements do the same.
A
minimum rate law Is a
hurdle
shippers must jum p to obtain
such Improvements.
We will lie »letter off without
jt
ERONKIN OF RIGHTS
The second amendment to the
«institution of the United States
n.l an Im portant part of the fam-
d bill of rights, reads: "A well
emulated militia, lieing necessary
o Ute s«H«urlty of a free state, the
Ight of the people to keep and
• a r arm s shall not l»e Infringed.”
W ant to try It?
There are place« where one
ould buy a six gun bigger than
peaslwoter b u t no ordinary per-
on knows where they are And
F you want to ow n one or “bear”
ne you’ll need a license, a per-
tit ami wlll undoubtedly receive
h °
ENTIRE BIBLE IS RETOLD IN PICTURES
FOR SUNDAY SCHOOLS
™
with their legs bent from riding
, hl. near whoe.or ranchers j o . » ,
sell some ’ <ock " r returnln«
therefrom , ^ i .u it, .
watchchalns acros.
was a man s own-
headlines
Now it gets in the hez lines
again to years a er
< *
up the Deschutes gave it the
f|nai, fatal thrust. The story Is of
a mUrder and even that will1 not
arouse the elders to ext
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that.
X w ^ o A Z « Tnd
property ^
additional
burden and If the federal exemp-
removed those in the high-
er brackets will be tapped for
^ b ra c k e ts
measures wlll
• property ow ner and larg-
hit tne p ro jn .
leaving
er income ma
|t
much
think that a deslr-
•
• system Yet, there 1« a
x
w X ’i
h
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A happy time for all,
LEGAL NOTICES
The open hearth and loving
CALL FOR BH»S
w arm th
Bids will he received until Jan
Displayed by folks who care.
And over all the peaceful sound uary 10, 1955 at 8 p. m. by School
District No. 23, Grass Valley, Ore
Of church bells in the square.
gon, for Insulation of the school
Then, as the day wore on
house ceiling w ith a four inch
The Carolers in the street—
blanket of approved Insulation
Their voices raised In chorus
material and install ventilation
To tell the story sweet.
louvers. For further information
Yes, Christmas time and gladness see a board member. The board
Are with us once again,
reserves the right to reject any
There’s little change as we look or all bids.
Eva Cantrall. Clerk
back
In Christmas Now and Then.
—Marie M. Balzer
WANTED:
Young gentle milk
cow. Charles E. Davis, Grass
fcttilebem Chapter No. .8. O-K-'*
Valley, Oregon.
7c
t * Meets every se<-ond are,
fourth Thursday in each
//I K
month; visiting m em b er FOR SALE: Plow Hitch for Two
4-Bottom T ractor Plows.
Art
>
Invited. Moro. Oregnr,
W atkins, Wasco.
7-8c
Betty Christianson, W.M.
Elsie Jones, Secretary
GOOD STOCKS offer one of the
E ureka Ixxjge No. 121 AH' - A A.*»
bpst possible ways for the aver
Meets on the 1st aau
age person to secure extra in
3rd Thuisday evening*
come and increase capital.
e*vh moran. Visiting ’Complete investm ent service.
~
members cordially in
Stocks, bonds and mutual funds
vlte<1 10 n,Mn * i,h ""
U. S. and Canada. J. W. DODD,
Howard Ross, W. M.
TYGH VALLEY, ORE.
Mgr.
II. B. Pinkerton, Secretary
Wm. J Collins & Co., Portland.
Lupine R ebekab lx»dge No. 11«
Call, w rite or phone collect for
Meets 2nd and 4th
latest data on any securities.
Tuesdays of each
We wish to buy U. S. National
month.
Visiting
Bank stock rights for cash d u r
members we.com*
ing December.
5-tfc
Althea Burnet N. G.
lelen Martin. Sec.
CUSTOM SLAUGHTERING —
Meat cutting, wrapping, sharp
freeze. Kenny’s Market, Grass
Moro Ixwlge No. 113 I.O.O.F.
Valley, Oregon Ph. 242
47tfn
Meets 1st and 3rd
Tuesdays ,n I.O.O.F.
ITATE W IDE PAINT CO. com
hall. Transient and
plete painting and decorating
visiting brothers are
service, spray or brush Phone
cordiallv invited
3977 or 5293, 1205 E. 12th St.
C. 0. Burnet, N.G-
Vern Campell and Jack Null,
i.eo Watkins. Secretary
The Dalles. Oregon
38tfn
mM nt
Never fJr from caU'
a tree trimmed with paper rings
Made by kids in school,
And popcorn and cranberry
gtrh£ /
And a top made from a spool,
An old, old doll dressed all new,
Long loving hours employed
-,u s t to wat(,h the little girl,
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for
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W ANT
Civil Engineering
Land Surveying
WALL & TENNES0N
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P h o n e 56 36,
2nd St.
T he D alles
AD5
MAY ELECTRIC, electrical con
tracting, Moro, Oregon, Phone
722.
19 tfn
WANTED: Cab for T-D 6 Int.
Tractor. A rt W atkins, Wbsco.
7-8c
From where I s it...
Jo e M arsh
Guess Ifs Called
a Safety "Drive
Whitey Fisher, from the State
M otor V ehicle D e p a rtm e n t,
dropped by to discuss some of our
local traffic problems.
"Up at Center Junction,’’Whitey
says, “they’ve got a new sign that
really slows down the traffic go
ing through town.”
“The sign says, ‘At 25 miles an
hour, you can drive through Cen
ter Junction in 2'/i minutes!’ It
slows people down too--some just
take it easy to che.k on that 2'j
minutes, I guess. Hasn’t even
been a dented fender since that
sign went up.”
From where I sit, it wasn’t
what the sign said, but the way
it was said. People are usually
pretty understanding if they un
derstand what you mean, i t ’s the
same way w ith differences of
opinion. Perhaps your neighbor
prefers a temperate glass of beer,
and you would choose buttermilk.
What I’d like to see is for all of
us to “slow down,” talk it out.
and be respectful of our neigh
bor d rights.
rtnow-MI, » a n , d .^ a n d .
Copyright, ¡951, I niteJ State* B ren a t h uno«*»"
men «Io not care about. Had abor men drank more and fought m ore of Par^ tsJ h°w^ to
for the While the snow ball gang m
stayed with demands for bigger | n those times
h.^itinn of their children and
'
wages and based the demand <>n
Moderns call Shaniko a g os “
‘
t increase those taxes
Increased production there couh town. Maybe it is. But w ren i " .hpnfwvpr tk., opportunity arises,
I*’ llttl«» argument against their Was alive, it was alive, v gornus,
roughly the ones the
claims The more they earn, tire brawling. It should at leas
<
.«¿ers are after. They will
more they should get.
memory town to com m enrora e >.r es
them but It might be
Instead of doing that labor
swift passing of the inen w ro ru\<
enough taxes
leaders are often found asking for went through that town to settle 1*°^
.hnm tn cause them to
something not
paid holi • . central
Its first against ’hem_
....... eartrel,
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. . . . . . . . Oregon - and
............. haul
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consider their votes more care
<hiys. pensions, annual wage, for produce to the railhead,
fully.
Instance.
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None of these reflect the lead-
At Olympia. W ashington, direc
ers confidence In the working
tors have turned down an 11-
nien, who should be able to take
wheat league and the farm month school We can think of no
<’«>'«' of himself if he gets as much bureau have given another kind more sensible suggestion and It
money as he earns and uses rea- word
(he sales tax
tax an(1
and in
in Port-
w on, to thp
r o r t.
onp month of being per-
ng h,nd
ten<J p „ js ls being given
given its ,ts biennial
tHennlal
1
,
ason why so
sonable judg.nent
judgm ent about
about spend
spending
Alw» comptalnu. of ln d u .lry ,XX)S,
« e y T h c re w n
It- Al
Onp thlng we do not understand
uspd qo s,ightly.
about high wages are poorly
founded as long as the men keep is why a farm er who would have
production high enough to justi- to pay taxes on $20,000 would be ---------------
fy the wages,
an advocate of a sales tax in or- v v a ^ q q N E W S
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der to collect three percent from
a man who would pay taxes on
A group of 7th and 8th graders
Olt(iANIZATION NEEDED
11000. It maybe generosity and including Donnie Swett, Gerald
ph .
it could be misunderstanding.
and Howard Deel, G arth Nelson,
' ,vre 11 is , 'n‘ , , \ h.r * ,na” ,. If It were possible to levy a John C^iaci. Robert Lutji and
1111,1 tbe ‘
e1^ hav*
sa|ps tax and increase the per- Gary Fields accompanied by Carl
n,‘ -'
1 1
? a.
««»nal exemption under the Income Nelson, Ix»Roy Hesgard and Floyd
have almost overiotjkeu one o
e
around $3(XX) or more taxes Rathbun drove to Camp Sherman
opportunities to be of signal
' campaign should b e -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*dart<H* at on<*. before it is too
committees should be named
and a sm a" food raised or a pre
mentation made to the legislature
^ ’r funds- r his Is t«x, >g or
Happy is the husband
Individuals. U requires a group
w ho*) wife keeps the
action.
We refer to
P' ,gh ° f
refrigerator well stocked
the sparrow s who have no glace
to bathe during the w in te r In
with rare flavored,
sum m er they can wallow In the
dlAt plies an«l rid themselves of
refreshing Olympia Beer.
lice o r w hatever It Is that gives
them an excuse for such activity
and jn sum m er they can fln«l
TH*
5»«t
dripping faucets and other small
„ -H.,
1-
pools w here they may liathe
j n w inter that is Impoealble
som e sa«l little sparrow s
are
hopping about right In front of
I . o n e l y a e n l l n c l k o v p s y o u r c a l l s g o i n g t h r o u g h . This microwave radio-relay
Our wln«kiw. looking drab anti un-
station overlooking San Francisco Bay is part of a chain th at links the Pacific West with
bathed. It is som ething that
the East. Its job: to carry your long distance telephone calls and TV programs. And as it
should stir the conscience of any
BEER
works, no human eye need watch it. For if . trouble
it autom
switches ivov
itself
-
- threatens,
v.«».x.
iv
uiv/iua atically
vtv oilj onikviivo
«»
do gtwxler with a swelling heart
w B
i«uu -u y equipment
cquipiiM 'iu . . . so your calls keep going through. At the same time, an alarm
to
stand-by
and a hand in some one else’s
p,h ket book America must not
alerts a testm an on duty miles away. Frequently, he can tell what the trouble is— right
m held up liefore the world ns
from his desk. This is one more way we guard your service . . . while also keeping it low in
negligent In developing sanitary
O' F-*#-«
w«.. u
Drice. P acific T e le p h o n e w o rk s to m ak e
facilities for Its sparrows.
She remembered
O lymp
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