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Page 2 T h e T im e s M a r c h 6 ,1 952 EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE TIMES The Times R o g u e R i v e r ,O r e g o n P o s t o f f i c e B o x 368 G o ld H ill, O r e g o n R o u te 1 B o x 349 Phones RR 250 GH 5 -9 0 2 1 T h e o f f i c i a l p u b l ic a tio n o f th e E v a n s V a lle y F a r m B u r e a u C e n t 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 tw o e d i t i o n s e a c h T h u r s d a y , o n e f o r th e r e s i d e n t s o f G o ld H ill a n d s u r r o u n d i n g a r e a , a n d o n e f o r R ogue R iv e r and its tra d e a r e a . M a x w e ll L . T h a y e r ............................... P u b l i s h e r M a r c i a E . T h a y e r ................................. E d i t o r E n t e r e d N o v . 2 , 1951 a f R p g u e R i v e r ,O r e g o n P o s t o f f i c e a s T h i r d C l a s s M a il m a t t e r . T H E T IM E S T O M O V E IN T O N E W Q U A R T E R S T h e T im e s on o r b e f o r e A p r i l 1 w ill m o v e in to l a r g e r q u a r t e r s o n D e p o t s t r e e t , in th e b u il d in g o n e - t i m e o c c u p ie d b y T h e W h ite D i s t r i b u t 131 N .E . " E " s t r e e t in g .C o m p a n y . T h is d o e s n o t m e a n G ra n ts P a s s , O re . t h a t a l o c a l b a n k w ill n o t P h o n e 6 2 9 8 c o m e to R o g u e R i v e r . A p ro p e rty o w n er h as o f f e r e d to c o n s t r u c t a s p e c i a l b u ild in g f o r th e b a n k w ith o f f ic e s p a c e o n th e s e c o n d f l o o r f o r a d e n tis t and a d o c to r. BETTER R O O F IN G R O O F R E P A IR S N E W W ORK E s t i m a t e s G la d ly G iv e n W .R . W E N G R E N SO W E N E E D A N O T H E R LA W . It h a s lo n g b e e n o u r c o n te n tio n th a t t h e r e a r e to o m a n y la w s . L ik e t a x e s , th e y k in d a g ro w o n y o u a n d y o u b e c o m e a c c u s t o m e d to th e m . A nd o ld la w s a n d o ld t a x e s h a tc h o u t n e w o n e s . If w e c o u ld j u s t p a s s a la w a n d f o r g e t i t . T h a t w o u ld n 't b e s o b a d b u t w e d o n 't a n d w e c a n 't . T a k e t h i s n e w s u g g e s tio n th a t w e h a v e a la w to c o n t r o l th e p e o p le w ho w o u ld c o n t r o l th e w e a th e r. O n e g r o u p is s t r o n g l y in f a v o r o f a la w to l i c e n s e th o s e w ho w o u ld c o n t r o l th e w e a t h e r , to m a k e th e m p u t up s u r e t y b o n d s to p a y f o r a n y d a m a g e s th e y m ig h t d o , a n d to t e l l in a d v a n c e th e ir in te n tio n s . W e th in k i t a l l w ro n g to e v e n c o n s i d e r s u c h a la w f o r it w o u ld le a d to th is - e s t a b l i s h m e n t o f a n o t h e r b u r e a u , a d d in g m o r e m e n a n d w o m e n to th e p u b lic p a y r o l l a n d a b u r d e n to th e t a x p a y e r s . W e w o u ld h a v e to p o lic e th e a i r a b o v e u s a n d a s y e t n e i t h e r th e s t a t e n o r th e c o u n tie s h a v e a i r p o lic e . If t h e r e m u s t b e a la w , l e t u s do it th e e a s i e s t w a y p o s s i b l e . L e t 's m a k e it i l l e g a l f o r a n y o n e in a n y w a y - s h o r t of p r a y e r - to m o n k e y w ith th e w e a t h e r . L e t u s g iv e th e p o w e r of p o lic in g to o u r r e g u l a r . e s t a b l i s h e d p o lic e w ho a r e a l r e a d y o n th e p a y ro ll. 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If w e m a n u f a c t u r e d r a i n a n d it h u r t o u r n e i g h b o r s ,w e w o u ld n 't b e m u c h . " I th in k w e o u g h t to ta k e th e w e a t h e r T h e L o r d g iv e s u s ." T h e te n o r o f th e c o m p l a i n t s d i r e c t e d a t th e p e a r i n d u s t r y w e r e a lo n g th is lin e a n d ,f a c e d w ith th e h a r d - w o r k i n g , h o n e s t m e n o f th e s o i l a n d th e r a n g e , p e a r g r o w e r s b y c o m p a r i s o n lo o k lik e a g r o u p of s e l f i s h v u l t u r e s . A nd p e a r g r o w e r s w o n 't c h a n g e ,s o t h e r e j u s t s e e m s to be no w a y a b o u t it b u t to h a v e a n o t h e r la w . B u t l e t ' s m a k e th e la w a s i m p l e o n e . L e t 's s a y in w o r d s th a t a t e e a s y to u n d e r s t a n d th a t it s h a l l b e i l l e g a l to t a m p e r w ith o r a t t e m p t to t a m p e r w ith th e w e a t h e r . T h a t a n y o n e fo u n d g u ilty s h a l l b e p e n a l i z e d in a f ittin g m a n n e r a n d t h a t it s h a l l b e up to th e s h e r i f f o r th e s t a t e p o l ic e to s e e th a t th e g u ilty a r e c a u g h t a n d p u n i s h ed. L e t 's g e t d o w n to e a r t h lik e th e p e o p le w ho w a n t t h i s la w . L e t 's m a k e it e a s y to u n d e r s t a n d e a s y to e n f o r c e to o ! A b s e n te e B a llo ts A v a ila b l e M a r . 17 R o g u e R i v e r a n d G o ld H ill r e s i d e n t s w h o p la n to b e a w a y d u r i n g th e M ay p r im a r y .m a y o b t a in a b s e n t e e b a l l o t s a f t e r M a r c h 17th, f i l l t h e m o u t, a n d r e t u r n th e m to th e c o u n ty c l e r k b e f o r e M ay 5 th . NEEDS TO AND INCOME F a m ily B ac k F r o m Ja p a n , E n te rta irf M r s . G i l b e r t L e n tz , and th re e d a u g h te rs , w ill s p e n d s o m e t i m e in G o ld H ill w ith G i l b e r t 's m o t h e r , M r s . 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