Til» T WO B O N N E V IL L E DVM C H R O N IC L E F R I D A Y , D E C E W B K R 10. IM S E d i t o r i a l V i e w s a nd D i s c u s s i o n s SPEED L IM IT S 1 000.000 people ow n .1 city lot' Establishment of definite top speed limit zones on all Oregon highways will be recom­ mended to the forthcoming session of the Legislature by Secretary of State Earl Snell. Convinced after careful study and investi­ gation th.it such action is essential toward further reduction of traffic deaths and the only way in which .in immediate and sub­ stantial reduction in accidents and injuries can be secured. Mr Snell stated that he is now preparing a tentative bill for submission next month that will iurry such a provision. “This is no experiment.' Mr. Snell stated "There may be some argument as to what causes accident, but there can be no argument as to what causes fatal accidents. Uncontroll­ ed speed is present in such a tremendous majority that it is clear that speeds must be lowered Experience gained in other states throughout the nation bears out this statement. Under the proposed act all highways in the state vc ill be zoned and top speed limits estab­ lished by the state highway commission The basic rule at present the only provision of the law that limits speed, would still be applicable as a regulatory measure in regard to all speeds within the top limit It is true that there has been a substantial reduction in accidents, and a saving in lives during both l'M7 and 19J8. as compared with previous years Mi Snell commented. But this saving in lives, this reduction of highway traffic toll is not coming nearly fast enough. It is a life and death matter to the people of l )regon Education is well under way. engin eering is progressing rapidly and any effec­ tive program of enforcement must be backed with a suitable speed law “ Speaking of the proposed change in the law, John lira key, traffic engineer of the state highway department expressed the view that the present law. after several years trial, had not acconiplishd the desired results, that speed is a big f actor in present traffic fatalities and that he favored some such suggesed amend­ ment. T W O A C R E S EACH Citizens of Oregon whether they realize it or not. own nearly two acres of land each, and each four of the states approximately Furthermore, this ownership of land s increasing at a rapid rate each year! However. Mr. John Citizen needn t think he can take possession of his two acres, build a house on it. and start family garden. The land, for the most part, is covered with stumps, or barren rockv soil of doubtful value even for grazing. Some of it by modern re­ clamation methods, might be habitable. Against the tax reverted land stands a total tax debt of $26.000,0000 an account receiv­ able that will eventually mean a considerable loss, even though the assessed valuation of it and other property th.it will revert during the next year or two will approach $75,000.000. These are facts brought out in the latest state planning hoard report Management of Tax Reverted Lands in Oregon In it plan­ ning board experts give results and findings gleaned from three years of work on a W P A project assisting counties to classify property that has reverted for taxes The report was written by Arthur Damschen special assistant to the board, in collaboration with V . B. Stanbery. board consultant. it seems that nf a commercial and financial wav we can regard the year 1939 with a de­ gree of optimism The Roosevelt Recession, like the Hoover Depression, was felt in the W est several months after things "flopped in the East. Reliable reports indicate the trend now in the East is for better times. Maybe we can hope, as the negro in the spiritual, that Hard times come again on more." After all a millionaire misses a lot of fun. How is a millionaire going to realize the amount of excitement there is in holding out a five-spot on his wife on pay-day? Maybe we will live to see the day when all highways will be widened so that two cars cin start around you and meet two more cars and tangle six at one time. There are some heavy women in this county who won t do a thing to reduce except shrug their shoulders when they step off the scales. F O R S A L K W ood C ircu la tin g H« it I. eft-« x era » » i r r «mi « I t c l r i c Iluta». K » ' * * * B reak crla p cook ed bacon left o ver ■ na in sulated fru ii .-«llar Bight fi.’in b re a k fa » t in to p o tato soup It un l a u p Ittu h » a.v P h o n * Prk • W o o l > S A W H lin .IN C . Bv the cord im proves th e fla v o r .!■ Ir .X,vl Mr» 1. 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