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THURSDAY. OCTOBER 1«. 1930
LOCAL LUMBER MILLS
CURTAIL PRODUCTION
Needlecraft Group to Meet.
Has Operation Mlsk Gwendolyn
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATES
Members of the Neddlecruft 'dub
Calllaoa of l-'ull Creek underwent a
VISIT
LIONS
LUNCHEON
will be entertained on thia afternoon
major operation at tha I’aolflc Christ­
The Springfield and Wedllng »»»- at the home of Mrs. Dan Crites of
Elton Watkins, democratic candi­ ian hospital In Eugene on Saturday
mill plants of the B,x>th Kelly Lumber Eugene This will be the second meet­ date for Halted States Senator from morning.
company began operation* on an alter ing of the fall for this club.
Oregon and Win Oelsell, .candidate
natlng three-day week basis on Mon j
for the lower house from the first
Goss to Medford Dr. R P. Morten
day. The Wendllng mill will operate NEW HOME BAKERY GETS
congressional district, both attended sen made a business trip to Medford
on Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday,
FRESH COAT OF PAINT the Liona Club luncheon on Prlday on Monday. He returned lute that
while the Springfield plant will make
and made short talks. A. A. Bennett, evening.
The front and the salesroom of the head of the Bennett Airways project,
lumber on the last three days of the
week Camp 3 at Wendllng has also New Home bakery. Including all of was also a visitor.
AXE SLIPS. CUTS FINGER
the display cases were given a new
been closed down for a while
The two democratic candidate were
AMPUTATOIN NECESSARY
coat of light cream paint this week. Introduced to the businessmen of this
Carl McKee has returned to hi* city before leaving early In the after*
Salem Visitor*—Dr. R. P. Mortensen
Mrs. Roy Hubbard of Thurston had
and Major M B. Huntly spent Sunday bakery business after a stay of sev­ noon
to have the Index finger on her left
eral months In Idaho, during which
visiting at Corvallis.
hand amputated at the office of a
time his father-in-law, D. Moore, man­
Degree S ta ff Meets
local physician on Saturday aa a re­
aged the local business.
That’s Right
The members of the degree team of sult of an accldeut occurlng while ahe
the Juan.ta Rebekah lodge held their was splitting wood at her home. The
Student—"What happen*, sir. If the
Corvallis Feople Her«— Mrs. E. V. regular practice period and social heavy, dull axe which ahe was using
parachute tails to open?"
Lilley and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Lilley gathering at the I. O. O. F. hall on slipped striking the finger and cut­
Tough Sarge— "You come back, all of Corvallis were Sunday visitors Friday evening
Mrs. O. H. Jarrett, ting It so badly that It was Ira pos­
sonny, and I'll give you another at the F. B. Planer* home here. Mrs. Mrs Grace 1-andsberry and Miss Amy sible Io close the wound by stitching
one."
Lilley Is Mra. Flanery's mother.
Ixive were hostesses.
Vialta Mother I>r (’. U. Van Valaah
SPRINGFIELD HAS MANY
of Portland spent (he week-end here
ON PRESENT GRAND JURY visiting with hl* mother, Mrs. A. It
Van V aluh
Springfield has a large share ol
representation In the present grand
Jury which convened In Eugene on
Tuesday morning. Nearly all of tbs
members of the group are either liv­
ing Springfield or nearby. The mem
berg of the Jury are Maude T. Bryan,
llert Weyer. Sam E Beil lei. Mr* Dean
Beals. Grace M l-an*berry, B F Mar­
tin and Elale W illie .
Mabel "When you spoke to father
did you tell him you had a thousand
dollar* In the bank?
•Jack—"Yes "
Mabel "And what did he sa y f'
Jack -"Ha borrowed It.”
TOOK SODA FOR STOM­
ACH FOR 20 YEARS
Kensington Club to Moot
For 30 years I took soda for Indi­
gestion and stomach gas. Ona bottle
of Adlerlka brought ma complete ra-
llef."—Jno, B Hardy.
Adlerlka relieves GAB and soar
stomach In TEN minutes ! Acts on
BOTH upper and lower bowel, re­
moving poisons you never knew era
there Don’t fool with medicine which
Here from Cottage Grove- Mrs cleans only I’AIIT of the bowel*, but
Thelma Tonole of Cottage Grove was let Adlerlka give stomach and bowel*
a REAL cleaning and see how good
a Saturday visitor In Springfield
vou feel— Flanery's Drur Store.
The Kensington club will meet at
the home of Mra. W. N Dow tomorrow
afternoon for a 1:00 o'clock luncheon
Mrs Harry Whitney will assist Mr*
Dow with the serving.
I
AGAINST
Power Districts Amendment
“ You Can’t Get Something for Nothing”
apparent
“An Impossible Promise”
the
evidences
of
waste
and
mis­
upward leaps and bounds of the general tax rate.
“The people of Oregon have only to cast their eyes
in the direction of Seattle and Tacoma to learn much
on this score: they have only to cock their ears to
IS program restates the promise that has been
-*• made in many other campaigns and in many
parts of the country.
and
in
management, and still more palpably In the recurrent
Says a leading Seattle newspaper in referring to
current propaganda for so-called “public owner­
ship" and to the promise of many a candidate
now seeking political office. It gives this warning
to the people of Oregon:
UTT
both
electrical
He promises a vast public power
development
‘without
cost
to
the
taxpayers.’
Wherever the people have
been
beguiled
into
per­
burdens upon
only
the
and
the
has
imposed
taxpayers.
fanatical
few
heavy
It is a
development
schem es
to
be
perfected
upon
power
’without
cost
The tax rate in Tacom a has gone
nowadays
venture
to
that
voice
experiment has been tried.
“Nothing of the kind can be done without cost to
the taxpayers.
Bonds may be sold and debt incurred
to get such a development under way, and for a time
everything may seem to be moving serenely.
—
VOTE 325 X NO
They have taken this prop­
they have Invaded numerous other counties and
them selves
to
the
freely.
taxes
All
of
this
has
property
added
remaining
Im­
on
That Is why the rest of this state so hlttely
complains and so earnestly demands that these city
utility
projects
be
compelled
to
resume
a
share
of
the tax load.
again must suffer, by increase in the direct tax levy,
Should that be done, the city taxpayers
by Increase In utility rates, or by both.
"Seattle and Tacoma have gained nothing by these
Tax Rates 1929
Tacoma, 81.89 mills.
Seattle, 76.85 mills.
Portland, 48.60 mills.
ventures.
stand
to
On the contrary they have lost much and
lose still
more.
The people of
O re g o n
will
be well advised to turn away frorn the foolish thought
of
»omething 1or nothing.
On a state-wide scale,
as promised in Oregon and as proposed In the so-called
•district power bill’ Initiated for vote In Washington,
the results would be so much the more d is a str o u s .,,
But the
day of reckoning comes around and the sad results are
tax
and the Seattle rate of 76.85 mills claim s second place.
anywhere within hailing distance of a city or a sec­
tion wherein the
the
up to 81 mills, the highest in the whole Northwest,
additional
promise
but
the rolls.
heavily
stripped
the limits of the counties In which they are located,
measurably
launched
have
erty not only within their own corporate limits and
Seattle
Tacoma
Tacoma
for their power projects.
cities from all the rest of the State of Washington.
and
and
rolls of millions of dollars’ worth of taxable property
helped
mitting the experiment it has proved a failure and a
disappointment,
Seattle
£5tch _th e_tou ^ com p lain t_th at rises against these two
to the taxpayers.’
"This is a promise that has never yet been fulfilled.
"Both
Whole State Suffers Tax Losses
“Existing publicly owned utilities of
King and Pierce counties have increased
taxes In every other city and community
in the 8tate of Washington.” — Tax­
payers’ Economy League of Spokane.
Editorial, Seattle Sunday Times, Aug, 31, 1930.
VOTE 325 X NO
PEOPLE OF OREGON . . .
Heed this Warning Against Confiscatory Debts and Taxes
by Voting 325 X NO!
Against Power Districts Constitutional Amendment
Paid Advertisement — UTILITY TAXPAYERS COMMITTEE, H. L. WALTHER, Manager, 206 8ixth Street, Portland, Oregon