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Carryl H. Wines and W endell D. Lawrence, Publishers
WENDELL LAWRENCE. Editor
Entered as second-class mail m atter in the post office at Ash­
land, Oregon, February 15, 1935, under the act of Congress of
March 3. 1879
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TRANSPORTATION IS NOT A LUXURY
Sentiment in favor of repealing the 15 per cent trav­
el tax, which applies to all train, plane and bus tickets
sold in this country, is increasing rapidly. The tax was
purely a war measure, and its purpose, at least in part,
was to discourage travel at that time.
The Los Angeles Times recently said editorially,
“Since the war strain on our transportation system
is now over, the tax has no purpose now save to raise
revenue.
“It produces about $250,000,000 a year; and while
the Treasury can ill spare such a sum, it might gain
as much or more indirectly through repeal. For increas­
ing travel would increase all sorts of business and
hence increase the tax revenue that business produces.
It would lessen subsidy of the air lines, too, and so stop
part of this drain on the Treasury........ Transportation
r ^ » a? J 0A S,X.We€ksi Bl11 Barria and Dick Riedel of Fullerton,
is not a ‘luxury’ in the United States and taxing it as a f o u / Th^Jrer
h|‘h “‘T * ° f r«,uel,nK their Aeronca at 75 miles per
luxury is out of line.’’
covered 75
endur?nce
of 1,008 hours. 2 minutes,
n £ r £ 0
R P t v equivalent of three times around the earth,
There is nothing remarkable about this develop- with
rhL b. • L 1# T‘£ ‘n’ Jr> Pre“ nt* the former military pilots
systems is for business, health and recreation, trips to c - k e n t
° f f ° ? tJnen,al Motors, one of whose stock C146
an? a,®it by running six weeks without a •'misa"
and from schools, and-so on. This is a big country, and tine thf kepti
r’ M?M°nnghtD ,Rl^ eI> B« r" 8- *nd Don Young, aviation en-
.
r MacMillan Petroleum Corp., whose Ring-FVee motor oil
people need to get around it. Restrictions and taxes tim
wa-
,-hout the night.
which are unavoidable in time of war, when the inter­
est of the public at large must be sacrificed in the in­
LETTER FROM
ty as charged or innocent. W hich­
terest of the military effort, have no place in peace
ever it is should be established
WASHINGTON
time.
by the court, and soon.
by Harris Ellsworth
Worst of all, the tax is inequitable. Tickets can be
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The D epartm ent of Justice, or
bought in Canada for use within the United States and w hatever federal law enforcem ent The Federal Public Housing
bill, H. R. 4009, has not yet been
the tax is not levied. Canadian ticket sales have, as a agency has responsibility under sent
to the Floor by the House
circum stances, is already a,
consequence, boomed. It’s- high time we got rid of this the
tw o-tim e loser on bail-jum per' Rules committee. I m entioned this
3ore spot.
G erhart Eisler.
He apparently) bill in my lette r last week. You
gained entrance into the U. S .! may be interested in recent de-
under questionable legal circum ­ \ elopments. The Rules Committee
stances and our courts found him has had the bill under considera­
in contem pts of Congress and tion for a couple of weeks or
This committee, by the
guilty of executing false docu­ more.
way,
consists
of 8 Dem ocrats and
ments. Now he has escaped the
toils of the law and is in Europe four republicans.
The Com m ittee has been dis­
—or someplace across the water.
turbed
by the fact that the bill
So far as I am concerned, we
m ay as well call it a draw and has not had the custom ary clear­
sta rt over.
Only this tim e we ance and approval by the Bureau ,
of the Budget. It is such an im- i
should m ake it certain we don't
lose the third tim e by letting the portant bill and involves the e x ­
fellow back into the country. We penditure of so m any billions of
have too m any of his sort now. dollars th at it seemed only right
Norway has a rascal like him by
the nam e of Quisling.
A. SAFE FOURTH
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Fourth of July is still some distance away. But it’s
a good idea to plan, well in advance, certain precaut­
ions that can prevent the holiday from being a time
of tragedy.
The old saying about observing “a safe and sane
Fourth” may seem trite from years of repetition. But
it is as sound as it ever was. Every year, failure to
follow it results in death and injury, and property de­
struction by fire.
Fireworks are the most obvious hazard. At best,
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they are dangerous. They should never be usel in con­
gested areas, or in woods and fields where a spark may Several tim es I have m entioned
the fact th at the trial of Alger
cause a runaway fire. Children should noe be permitted Hiss
was repeatedly postponed. I
to handle them except under strict adult supervision. As this is w ritten, he is actually {1
Each Fourth of July, millions of people go into the being tried. I shall keep my fin -'
crossed until some decision1
country for picnics. The national parks ond other beau­ gers
is reached in his case. W atch f o r '
ty spots are filled to overflowing The careless use of funny legal operations. If this
matches, smoking materials and campfires is respon­ trial reaches a final conclusion, I
sible for a disgraceful and totally unnecessary toll of shall be surprised—and delight­
Notice, please, th at in m ak­
the woods and the wildlife. The simplest, most obvious ed.
ing this comment, I do not e x ­ 23}
precautions wil save these resources for the future.
press hope of a verdict of ‘ g u il-,
Fire safety should be practiced on the Fourth—and ty .” This m an Hiss is eith er guil-
on every other day in the year. Of late, there has been
a small but encouraging decline in monthly fire losses. f t
The waste is still criminally high, and the experts say
that around 90 per cent of it is attributable to h u m an
carelessness alone. It is up to us to decide whether fire
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shall continue to kill and maim and destroy. We can
b » ou <» ht
stop it if we will.
and proper that the President's
Bureau of tho Budget should give
the Committee and the House of
R epresentatives the benefit of its
views. The Committee decided to
make formal inquiry of the B u­
reau.
In its letter of inquiry the Com­
m ittee requests opinion and a d ­
vice in general on the hill and
then asks three speeifie questions:
First—It is pointed out that the
Housing A dm inistration will be
empowered to m ake
capital
grants of hundrdeds of millions
of dollars for which the credit of
the U. S. is pledged and the fol­
lowing question is asked: "Does
not this subsection in effect con­
stitute an actuul appropriation
for future years which cannot be
reviewed In any way by the prop­
er Appropriating Committees o f
the House and Senate?”
Second—The Rules Committee
points out that subsidy financing
which m ight total over $16 bil­
lion In the next 44 years is pro­
vided in the bill in such wording
that Congress would not have
anything fu rth er to do with it,
and asked this question: “Do you
favor m aking a binding commit
m ent of this kind for outright
grants w ithout any responsibility
of review in the next 44 years?’'
Third — The Com m ittee next
points out th at the total capital
cost of the million housing units
would come to $8,750,000.000
Then it shows that the subsidy
paym ents of $400,000,000 an nual­
ly for 40 years would be suffi­
cient to pay Interest and am orti­
zation on $11,300,000,000. In sim ­
ple language w hat the comm ittee
says is that the governm ent could
today borrow $11.3 billion and
construct all of the housing units
contem plated under the language
of the bill, then give them away
free of charge and thereby m ake
a net saving of $2,500,000.000 to
the taxpayers.
The following
question is then asked: “Is it in
accord with the P resident’s pro
gram th at Federal subsidies for
low rent housing should exceed
by a considerable m argin the e n ­
tire construction costs of such
housing.
It seems to me those are verv
pertinent questions. The reply, if
any, made by the Bureuu of the
Budget should he most in te rest­
ing.
FDR SALE—Tavern and cafe,
916-918 Orchard Avenue, Grunts
Puss New building, 42x40, ull new
building and equipm ent. O perat­
ing for one year. Telephone 3559
or 3992 Terms.
4tp.
Then money
Is Needed
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SHEERS - Nylon & Rayon
M ill Wood
Fuel Oil
$2.95 - $3.95
Gunter Fuel Co.
4th St.
Phone 37,1
JEWELRY ODDITIES
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BETTER SELLING
Recent talks by leaders in the field of retailing, in­
cluding chain and independent merchandisers, have
largely dwelt on one theme: the need for better selling,
for greater effort to attract and to please the consum­
ing public.
There is nothing remarkable about this develop­
ment—it is, indeed, based on the first principle of suc­
cessful retailing. During the war, there were scarcities
in practically every line, and government rationing,
price-fixing and other controls took much of the edge
off competition. Almost anything could be sold to eag­
er buyers. Then, after the war, the great buying spree
went on for a couple of years, and people stood in line
to buy things they needed or thought they needed.
It’s different now. There has been a drop in buying.
Consumers are more wary, and they keep a constant
watch on prices and qualities. They shop about in
search of a better buy. They expect efficient, courteous
salespeople, and good service. And so merchants are
placing more and more emphasis on intelligent selling,
in all its many phases.
In the long run, everyone benefits when this is the
case—the retailer, his employees, the consumer, and the
producer of goods. And we can thank the free enter­
prise system for its existence. Competition is the spur.
Without competition—as in the nations with regimen­
ted economies—there’s no need for any business to try
to do a better job. It can sit back, take it easy, and get
its share of the trade. If it does that in this country, it
doesn t last long. And that is one reason for our unpre­
cedented living standards.
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P h on s 458«
Chiropractic..
Health Clinic
308 N. Main
Phone 4371
Ashland
Rosemary’s
Flower Shop
Cut F low ers, C orsages, Potted
P lan ts, Funeral D esign s, Com ­
plete W edding E quipm ent
50 E. Main
T elephone 22281
80
A. St.
A shland
Mac’s Shoe Shop
Skilled Workmanship
Free Estimates
Phone 6942
Pritchard s Grocery
Interior Tile Contractor
10 years experience
Attention Builders
G roceries
- I.u n rh m eats - Milk
B everages
op en u n til 9 p.m. ev ery even in g
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T elep h on e 1711
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