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CENTRAL POINT AMERICAN CENTRAL POINT, OREGON PAGE TWO THE CENTRAL POINT stance, recently ran a series of articles on why homes cost so much. One onclusion reached is that "building 1 1 ibor is doing 30 per cent to 50 per i rent less work than before the war.’’ A Boston builder said that brick lay- erg now lay about 300 bricks a day. ,s compared with 800 or more before the war. A San Francisco tile con tractor said that tile setters do 40 per cent less work than in 1940. A reported that builder Cleveland unwritten rule an plumbers have which says they must take seven days to rough-in fixtures in a four-fixture house, even though the job can be done in half that time. He added that when the plumbers finish ahead of the seven days, they walk up and down the street to kill time. POLAR RENDEZVOUS AMERICAN Entered aa ee-o nd clue matter at the poat office. Central Point, Ore gon. under the Act of March 1. 1*7» Published .weekly at Central Point Jack«on County, Oregon and devoted to the beat intereata of the city and vicinity. SUBSCRIPTION RATES Six Months —------- ------------ »12* One Year ........ - ------ ---------- »2.00 Payable in advance Advertising ratee on application Office—Second Street, off Main ARTHUR EDWARD POWELL Exit tor and Proprietor Many other industries have report ed similar declines in labor output— every penny of which must be paid for by the utilmate consumer. That kind of profiteering is costing this country untold billions a year, and io <.ne of the primary reasons for price Inflation. Organized labor, before it asks for ‘‘Jail’’ sentences for others, should check Its own "profiteering”— jails can hold either an industrial or a labor profiteer. EDITORIALS PRICE FACTS one of the most intelligent and illuminating statements on the price situation was recently given by Ro bert A. Seidel, vice-president of the W. T. Grant Company, a leading mer chandise chain, before a Congression al subcommittee. Mr. Seidel observed that it Is com monly believed that al prices are un reasonably high as compared with a year ago. The truth Is that many prices have gone down or have held to the «âme level. He exhibited various essential articles of apparel which now cost less than In 1946, and which are also of Improved quality. Finally, he summed up his testimony by emphasizing these points: 1. All prices are not out of line, Some are up, some are down, »onte are the same. 2. Increased labor costs are a major contributing factor to the pre sent price structure, and the trend of wages will largelj- determine the trend of prices. 3. Bottlenecks still exist which cause shortages in production and so force the prices of the commodities affected upward. 4. The cost of government has an important effect on price levels. Sur prising at it may seem, government now costs the country more than the food it eats! 5. Retailers' margins have been substantially reduced, and retail trade lias not retained an undue share of the consumer dollar. Mr. Seidel spoke front a study of the facts, and the committee mem bers who heard him were interested and impressed. The whole price problem has been confused by wild denunciations of one group or an other. The truth is that prices are the result of present day costs and conditions—not of isolated causes. HUE WE ENOUGH ELECTRIC POWER? A committee of experts recently completed an exhaustivo survey of the nation's electric power supply and the growth of demand. The find ings, which are of countrywide Inter est, have been released by the Edison Electric Institute. First of all. there Is little llkell- hood of serious power shortages now or hi the future. When the winter peak demand occurs in December, there will be a margin of reserve capacity (>f about 5 per cent for the country as a whole. From the long-pull standpoint. the most Interesting part of the experta* survey deals with the huge construc- tlon progrum now being curried on by the utuility industry. Two months ago, installation of new generating capacity caught up with the growth of new power demand, and is now substantially exceeding It. The pro gram will extend over a period of five years, and Its goal Is to establish a A LADY: A woman who makes It easy for a man to be a gentleman. The far-flung activities of American submarines during World War II that brought the undersea craft to the home waters of the Japanese Empire in the van of the fighting fronts, are continued into peacetime as the submersibles, like the USS Sennet (above), penetrate the Arctic and Antarctic. Submarines aie important units of the Navy's postwar expeditions and projects probing the mysteries of distant oceans for scientific data to be used for future planning. » (Official u. S. Navy Photograph) reserve capacity of 15 to 25 per cent. ed by the CIO, Is blameless. But To achieve that, 18,000,000 kilo factual evidence coming from other watts of new generating capacity will quarters adds up to a vOry different be added by the end of 1951. And it conclusion. Some units of labor are may come us a surprise to those who ruthlessly profiteering—by the simple have been confuseli by all the talk expedient of deliberately putting out about public power to learn that less and less work for more and more more than -15,000,000 of those kilo money. watts will be Installed by privately- The Wall Street Journal, for in- owned companies. The lecture In dustry is I m going quietly ahead and spending billions to serve the needs of America. It is creating enormous taxable assets for all units of govern ment, instead of tax-exempt, special privilege properties such as the Fe deral power projects. It la gelling the power at extremely low rates which must be approved by public regulatory agencies. It Is demonstra ting again that private enterprise works. BULL Service AT YOUR PLACE LOANS GUERNSEY NEW EQUIPMENT PROMPT M ER V I C E M. C. LININGER &SONS CONCHETE SAND A GRAVKL < RUSHED ROCK * GRANITE Phono C.P.-4I2 • of ■n,‘ |„ |. * ■ ■ the issue I n M ittor»*n at law ■ will be furnished d.-rs for -aid the s,b ALLBREEDS DQG FOOD 3 Cans for..................... 25e RED HEART DOG FOOD 4 Cans for - - - - 25' SUNSHINE GRAHAM CRACKERS - - 1-lb. Box DREFT SOAP Large Box - 24' 31 hi. Manell’s Tenderized HAMS, half or whole Lb 70 REMEMBER TO ASK FOR OUR DISCOUNT STAMPS Thrift Market PHONE 741 CENTRAL POINT Central Point Front & Pine cordial reception, an understanding of your problems and a willingness to meet your requirements. Remember this is the bank for Farm Loans. ALLAN F. PERRY, Manogor A. C. FRIES. Jr., Asst. Manager DWIGHT I. HOUGHTON, Aut. Manager UNITED STATES NATIONAL BANK SHORTHORN HOLSTEIN fl T? M ♦ •* L- - * e o * IB Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation AN OREGON BANK SERVING OREGON .»ERSE! Prompt Service SY * * -iSS ’ Fee $5.00 Phone 7442 Medford To PORTLAND or 7S2 Central Poln< Chas. Bateman SAN FRANCISCO Proprietor Med. 5.130 W ee güv Mr. and Mrs. Livingston Next time, try Southern Pacific’s popular night train to Portland or San Francisco. Stretch out and sleep in a roomy, comfortable Standard Pullman berth while the miles glide by. Next morning you’re there, rested and refreshed — ready for work or play. Overnight service returning, too. It’s the easy, safe, time-saving way to travel. Economical, too. Or you can ride in comfortable coaches at still lower fares. For schedule.«, fares or Pullman reservations, just call; HOT DINNERS SERVED DAILY HF CREAM, MILKSHAKES AND SUNDAE# OP KN 7 AM. TO 7 P.M. < I.OSED SUNDAYS Ml The Board Reserves the ri»K( te reject any and all blds. Merle Gbenchaln Clerk School District No. 6 of Jackson County, Oregon Post Office Address: Central Point. Oregon 70—Nov. 13, 20, and 27. Joe’s Associated Service ’. ? * M . ........................ ... > 1 by a certified cheek in the / n1’’'■ of »240.no k 1 Th.. sKMovtac I.-s U mi' Winfi You have a standing invitation to dis T' ■ *8.000.00 must be aceompu“ certified Check of the bidder amount of »14 are welcome! • CONCRETE issue Registered Sires ALL POPULAR BREEDS ■ of deliver) Get Fédéral Tires—Good for a Long Saie Ride— and Regular, Ail-Round Tire Maintenance Service at bank, Mr. Farmer. You will find a I Issues of bonds must be f„r than par and secured intsrest ,Ot Better than ever—new and improved over pre war quality—long mile age—smooth, quiet run ning—easy steering, full traction—the uetv cuss your financial needs with this HEREFORD Ready-Mix Also that sealed bids will be re ceived by the undersigned until the hour of 8 o’clock p.m., December 2, 1947 and immediately thereafter publicly opened by the District School Board of said school district No. 6 of Jackson County. Oregon at the place aforesaid for an Issue of bonds of said school district in the amount of H2.VOO.OO; said bonds to be dated November 15, 1947 and to mature serially In numerical order at the rate of *1.000.00 annually on November 15, 1949 to November 15, 1960, both dates inclusive. Both issues of said bonds to bear Interest at the rate of not to exceed three (S) percent per annum, payable semi-annually at the office of the County Treasurer of Jackson County. Oregon or at the Fiscal Agency of the State of Oregon In New York City at the option of the purchaser. Both issues of said bonds were duly authorized at an election held Octo ber 27 ,1947. JAIL# CAN HOLD BOTH The proposal, made by Philip Mur ray of the CIO, that profiteers be jailed, poses a number of complex questions. The most Important of those questions is. Who are the profi teers? Mr. Murray, going by all his pub lished statements, clearly feels that big business is out to exploit the country, while big labor, as represent- FOR AITO OH PERSON Al. OREGON FINANCE CO. Uc^ Nos 8-111 « M-117 <A R- Central Medford NOTICE OF BOND SALE Notice 13 hereby given that sealed blds will be received by the under- signed until the hour of 8 o’clock p.m., on the 2nd day of December, 1 947, and immediately thereafter publicly opened by the^Distrlct School Hoard of School District No. 6 of Jackson County, Oregon at the offico of the superintendent of schools of s ild school district in the city of Central Point, Oregon, for an issue of bonds of said school district in the amount of ,8.000.00; said bonds to be dated November 15, 1947 and to ma ture serially in numerical order at the rate of »1.000.00 annually on the 15th day of November, 1949 to the 15th day of November. both dates inclusive, and THURSDAY. NOVEMBER j3 The friendly Southern Pacific s‘x' Your Neareat S.P. qfnt, or write J. A. Ormandy, <.P\, «22 Pacific Bldg.. Portland. Oregon pr.
