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N Stage Company Increases Fare By PUC Blessing F in d in g th a t the O regon Motor S ta g e s com pany has lost $105,1X7.58 over a 16 m o nths period sta rtin g J a n u a r y 1, 1949 and th a t present costs o f operation exceed gross revenue by $.0137 per mile, the P ublic Utilities Com m ission o f ficially gave its blessing to a n in c re a s e o f fares. It is expected th a t the com pany wiil com pile a new ta r r if schedule, which m u st be filed 10 days in advance of e ffe ctiv e date, by the firs t of October. . T h e com pany exhibits show it ha s been fig hting a losing battle a g a in st a d va ncing operation and labor costs and under the pressures o f notes payable for such things as re tro a ctiv e w ages due drivers, c u r r e n t a cco u n ts and equipment obligations. T h e P U C t a k e s th e position, ju d g in g its order to perm it the requested chang es in rates, fares, ch a rg e s, classificatio n s, rules and regulations governin g the p ra ctice of the- O regon Motor stages, th a t present fa re s a re insu fficien t to produce enough revenue to meet rising costs of operation. W ith o u t a more s a tisfa c to ry op era tin g ration, the stage line’s continued operation will be jeop- , ardized. th e com mission holds. T h e proposed fa re s, deemed ju s t and reasonable, promise to b rin g gross revenue more closely in line with the com p any ’s operational costs. T h e com p any e stim a tes th a t 6 5 # of the proposed one-way and round trip f a r e s will not be a ffe cte d by th e increase. O f the re m a in in g 35% a ffected , the com pany expects to lose ab out 5% of its busin ess b e cau se of the boost, it says. T h e ca s e was up for public h e a r ing on J u n e 29, 1950. E vid e n ce and testim ony were subm itted by B . W. Wilson, co m ptro ller o f the c o m pany. No rep resenta tiv e o f the public appeared. Hunting Season Of Earlier Polio Drive Names State Day Offered Bounteous Bag Leader, 1951 EDITOR RECOUNTED RESULTS AS AN A M A TEU R DR. HEDLUND TAKES CHAIRMANSHIP FOR 12TH STRAIGHT YEAR Dr. E . T. Hedlund New Y o rk , N. Y.— Dr. E . T . Hed- lund, fo r the tw elfth consecutive year, has been appointed Oregon S t a t e C h a irm an o f the 1951 M arch o f Dim es, it was disclosed by B a s il O’Connor, president o f the N ational F ou nd atio n for In fa n tile P a r a ly s i s . I n his role as 1951 M arch of, D im es S ta te C h airm an, Dr. Hed- lund will coordinate the work of city and cou nty cam p aig n d ir e c tors in Oregon. P o s tm a s te r of Portland , Oregon, Dr. Hedlund has long been activ e in the work of the N ational F o u n dation, having served in a volun ta ry ca p a c ity with the polio-fight ing organization sin ce its e sta b lis h m ent In 1938. T h e Oregon S ta te TO MOSCOW — IN IDAHO Mr. and Mrs. H a r r y Shepard of C h a irm a n was fo rm e rly president Second St. motored to Moscow, of the S t a t e B o ard of D en tal E x Idaho, to visit with th e ir daughter, am iners. He is a national o f fic e r of th e N ational Association o f a few days la st week. P o s tm a s te rs , and a life m e m b e r of th e T u la n e Alumni Association. BRICK Face - Common - Roman Fireplace Dampers, Etc. PKO VEN D EPEN D ABLE Ask Your Contractor Sylvan Brick Co. O ffice and Display R oo m L ocated a t 5437 S. W. Canyon Court, P o rtla n d 1, o f f Canyon Highw ay n e a r Sylvan. Ph. CApitol 1909 DR. H. A. PUTNAM C om m e n tin g upon Dr. Hedlund’s appo intm en t as Oregon State C h a irm an, N ational F ou nd atio n P res id en t Basil O'Connor said: “I a m indeed pleased with the knowledge th a t Dr. Hedlund has again accepted the ch a irm a n s h ip of the N ational F o u n d a tio n ’s fu nd ra is in g drive in Oregon. I am sure t h a t throug h his effo rts, and with the cooperation o f the citizens of Oregon, we will be able to a s sure the c a re and tr e a t m e n t o f those whoMook to us for aid when polio strik es. T h e future o f m any a boy and girl depends upon the success of the 1951 M arch of Dimes. Hospitalization costs a r e high, and in countless i n s ta n ce s polio pa tien ts must re m ain in the hos pital fpr a long period of tim e.” Dr. Hedlund lives a t 01710 S. W. R iv erd a le Road, P ortland . C h iro p ra ctic P h y sician 30 years practice in Portland I block So. ot Canyon Road on Hcwett Road-West Slope Portland phone BEacon 9637 Open eves bv appointment Speaker Reveals Health Work In China Below Par Mrs. W . P. L e i spoke about 1 health .problems in China, before the W a s h in g to n C ounty T. B. and Health Association e xecutiv e board meeting T h u rs d a y evening O ctober 5th, in the Hillsboro office. • CAR WASHING • LUBRICATION • SIGNAL OIL PRODUCTS Mrs. L ei who was born In the United Sta te s , went to China as a ! child. S h e is a g ra d u a te nurse of the R o c k e f e ll e r I n s titu te in P e k ing. S h e did hospital nu rsing in that part o f China until her return to the United S t a t e s about f#ur y ears ago. We give S&H Green Stamps Ricke's Signal Service N. W. M u rray R d , S unset Hwy. Beaverton 4605 Mrs. L ei stated th a t a t th a t time there were few m ore th a n 5000 graduate nurses in all o f China, and few more were being grad uated annually. In com parison with the work done in this coun- try, the health work In C h ina was distressingly little. Mrs. Lei illus trated her talk with a moving pic tures. T h e routtne busin ess session of the group drew tw en ty m em bers from Forest Grove, Hillsboro, Aloha, B a rn e s d istrict, B eav erton, T ig ard and W e s t Slope. From where I s it... ¿y J o e M arsh Ought To "Polish Up Her Traffic Manners! Spent most of yesterday over at the Court House. “ Tiny" Fields, the biggest and fastest-talking of our three policemen, was holding forth about his traffic troubles. “ Women drive just ns good as men do,” Tiny said, “and just as bad. For instance— a girl in a con vertible today. Sh e s ta rte d a three- block tie-up all by herself. “ She’s creeping down Main Street— left hand stuck out and aort of waving around. Never turna right or left, never stops. But, of course, everyone behind her thinks s h e ’ s signaling about lo m eth in g. Nobody dares to pass. When I stop her and ask what s up, she s m i^ s sweetly and explains t h a t she's d r y i n g h e r nail p o lu h / ” From where I sit. that girl’s typi cal of certain folks who are so wrapped up in themselves, they never notice they're not being fair to others. Our neighbor has a right to drive in sa fe ty — ju«t a* he has a right to enjoy a glass of beer. Let's all respect the other fellow's rights. INVITING ALL READERS TO BETTER HIS DAY By H ervey S. lt<>hiiiM>ii Any read er who has addition al Inform ation on nam es, pla ce s o r even ts covered by Mr. Robinson are Invited to w rite the new spaper, in th is way. a m ore com plete historical *e- rles will be possible. Address le tte rs to llprvey ti. Robinson, % B eav erto n Knter- prise, B eaverton , Oregon. D uring the early days before 1850, there were, on the lower W il lam ette and the Colum bia a nu m b er o f little towns, each s triving to becom e the com m e rcial and in dustrial metropolis o f the territory. A m ong them were Portland, Mil- waukie, M ultnom ah City, Linnton, St. J o h n s and Milton Milton, founded by C aptains N a th a n ie l Crosby and T h o m a s A Sm ith, w as near the Mouth of W i l lam ette Slough opposite the lower end o f Suav ies Island, and near the site of St. Helens. L ik e P o r t land and St. Helens, it was in W a s h in g to n county which a t th a t date extended east to the W illa m ette and north to the Columbia, and its citizens needed to cross a ra n g e of steep hills and the boggy b eaver-dam country, a trip of 20 miles or m ore to t r a n s a c t business a t Hillsborough (now Hillsboro) the co u n ty seat. C rosby and Sm ith laid out the town and, in 1851, tan .in adver- tism en t in th e “O regonian”, o f f e r ing to give tw o lots to each m a r ried i?ian an d one to each single man, who would m ake his home there and build a house Th e name Milton was adopted b. m»e o f a nearby pioneer sawmill. I f the town were still in existen.-e today, it would be in Columbia county. I t was on Monday of the last week in N ovem ber 1851, th a t j T h o m a s J . D ryer, editor of the P ortland W e ek ly Oregonian, broke | away fro m th e drudgery of his j office and boarded the steamer L ot W hitcom b, bound for Milton, to discover for him self whether the ; m arvelous reports he had been h earing o f the abundance of g am e a t and n e a r t h a t place were true. Upon arriv a l he found his friend Capt. S m ith , one of the proprietors o f the townsite, snugly housed fro m the rain, which was falling in torrents, and "surrounded with ev e ry th in g calculated to com fort the inner m a n ”. “ A good supper and a com fort-1 able bed,” w rote Mr. D r y e r ,‘‘caused us to fo rg e t all else, save the a n ticipated sport o f the morrow. On Tu esd ay morning, we took a boat, in com pany with Mr. Veasey, who kindly volu nteered to ’show us the ropes’; and w ere soon on the ground where there were, to say th e least, thousands of duck#, geese, b r a n ts and snipes, besides a few a cre s of sandhill cranes. " W e pulled off our co a t and went a t the work of s la u g h te r in right good earnest. S u ffice to say t h a t we brought home on T u esd ay night, forty-fiv e ducks, five b rants, th ree geese and seven snipes, as i evidence of the q uantity o f g am e to be procured by an ordinary sp ortsm a n in one day at Milton. " W e ventu re to say that whoever desires a day's sport will find no b etter place than Milton, or none m ore ready and willing to give a h e a rty welcome than our friends S m ith and Veasey, the fo rm e r proverbial for hi> long to m lsm s and the latter for his liberality in lend ing his boats and giving in fo r m a tion to strangers. " T h o s e who desire fine sport ca n do no better than to ta k e the L o t W hitcom b, which runs down regularly on Mondays and T h u r s days. stopping at St Helens, where they will find a first ra te hotel, kept by Cartland and Atwood, who are always ready to m a k e the tra v ele r ‘at hom e’ at th e ir house. F r o m there it is but one and a h a l f miles to Milton. " Y o u will find Capt. Ainsworth and purser W illiam s o f the Lot W h itcom b , gentlemen who m ak e everybody a t ease on board their boat. W e speak what we k now : go th e re fo re, ye lovers o f sport, and try your hand if you heat us, we will try a g ain .” Mr. and Mrs H arry S a c k e tt, who have been living with relativ es in P ortland while their new home on Hall St. was being finished moved into their new home last week. S 'ats School Support has REDUCED PROPERTY TAX Oregon state school support has brought outstanding benefits to O regon’s schools and Oregon properly taxpayers. State support has played a vital part in » pros iding needed equipment and supplying necessary teachers for Oregon’s surging school population. It has saved W A S H IN G T O N county property taxpayers $4,192,418 in the past 7 years To edu cate W ashington county boys and girls for the past 7 years requ ired local property ta x es of $7,359,270. In addition, state school support from income tax sources supplied more th an $4,192,418 In other words, for every $2 00 raised by local school d istrict property taxes, another $1.00 has com e from state sources. School population will double in 10 y e a rs More state aid is needed to relieve rapidly increasing local district property taxes. Mr. Dyer had a day of e x h i l a r a t - ; ing sport, obtained m a te ria l fo r a nice little story for his paper, and got in “plugs fo r several o f his ad vertising friends and patrons. Had he crossed the hills to the beaver-dam m arshes w est o f P o r t land, he would have found the g am e as varied and a b u n d a n t there, but the trip would have been more difficult. tyjfw t ó . Ad«. T in CMId>M i lid C o n n , M rv J m the Congress OR YOU the P resid en t? A THE ME X T D O O R ? is the joint job of 150,000,000 people, it's the biggest job in the world today —keep in (j it running for liberty and for freedom. And the whole world’s watching to see whether Americans can do it! R U N N IN G A M ERICA today, the people have resigned from running their own countries. Others have been quick to step in—first with promises of “ security” —and then with whips and guns—to run things their wag. The evidence is on every front page in the world, every day. IN MUCH O F THE W O R LD FREEDOM COMES UNDER ATTACK. The reality of war has made every American think hard about the things he’s willing to work and fight for—and freedom leads the list. But that freedom has been attacked here recently—just as it has been attacked in other parts of the world. One of the most serious threats to individual freedom has been the threat of Government-dominated Compulsory Health Insurance, falsely presented as a new guarantee of health "security" for everybody. THE PEOPLE WEIGH THE FACTS. In the American manner, the people studied the case for Socialized Medicine—and the case against it. They found that Government domination of the people’s medical affairs under Compulsory Health Insurance means lower standards of medical care, higher payroll taxes, loss of incentive, damage to research, penalties for the provident, rewards for the improvident. They found that no country on earth can surpass Amer ica's leadership in medical care and progress. They found that able doctors, teachers, nurses and scientists —working in laboratories where Science, not Politics, is master—are blazing dramatic new trails to health for Americans—and for the world. THE "GRASS ROOTS" SIGNALS CONGRESS. In every com munity in the Nation, people stood up to be counted on this im portant issue. Thousands of local women’s clubs, civic groups, farm, business, religious, taxpayer, medical, educational and patriotic organ izations spoke out—giving the great United States Congress its unmistakable Grass Roots signal from home! And ever watchful, ever sensitive to an alert people, The Congress saw that signal, and heard the people speak out, loud and plain. That's democracy in action. That's the American w ay! Today among the 1 0 ,000 great organizations on militant public record against "Compulsory Health Insurance” are: General Federation of Women's Clubs American Farm Bureau Federation National Grange Veterans of Foreign Wars National Conference of Catholic Charities American Protestant Hospital Association American Legion National Association of Small Business Men United States Chamber of Commerce National Association of Retail Grocers National Retail Dry Goods Association American Bar Association • Doctors of this Nation are grateful that the people refused to be wook H by the fantastic promises of this un-American excursion into State Socialism, e Doctors of America are dedicated to serve their fellow citizens at home and their comrades in uniform, wherever serv ice to this Nation m ay take them, e And the thing they stand ready to figlft fo r-to sacrifice for-to die fo r-is not the alien w ay of life of Socialism, but the prideful security of a free and self-reliant peoplel THE VOLUNTARY WAY IS THE AM ERICAN WAYI • Throughout the Nation, free men and women, working and planning together, are finding the American answer to every question of medical service, care and coit. Hundreds of Voluntary Health Insurance Plans are in healthy competition—sponsored by doctors, insurance companies, hos pitals, fraternal organizations—by industry, agriculture and labor. • Today in America—70 million people are protected by Voluntary Health Insur ance! • Throughout the Nation, families are insuring themselves against the major costs of illness—at reasonable, budget-basis prices. Voluntary Health Insurance takes the economic shock out of illness. P rotea your family now. • For information, ask your doctor—or your insurance man. An American’» greatest heritage it the right to learn the fact»—and to »peak hi» mind. Maintained with honor and uned with ninceritg—that right uill guarantee forever that ^ou and Ifcw TUl^hStt Run PHYSICIANS OF THIS COMMUNITY PARTICIPATE IN PAYING FOR THIS SPACI AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION • NATIONAL EDUCATION CAMPAIGN CvJJ, i n .U . uftucrt IU *o o > ln »d . C l » » , 100« (ro a d w a y l i d « , Portland dm & uea? 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