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THURSDAY, JANUARY 9,1947
Gilpes and
G^rms
RON A MORRIS WORKMAN
ROCKING W RANCH
I’ve been sick, and what’s more,
I’m still sick, but, begorry, at
least I'm not quite such a mess
as I was last week. Yes, I know
I failed to get my article written.
You should be glad. This one will
be bad enough, but not so awful
as the one you might have had
then, but fortunately didn’t. You
can’t get something out of noth­
ing and I was practically nothing.
My head was only a huge empty
echoing warehouse filled with the
roar of a high wind and a perfect­
ly hellish ache.
(Ju3t try to
hunt an article in a place like
that.)
Now I’m not going to tell you
about any interesting illness. I
can’t, because I haven’t had an
interesting illness. I doubt if the
ailment which brought me almost
•to the level of the lowly earth­
worm, had any name, or if it did
have, it was doubtless one so
common, so low-brow and un­
distinguished that I would be
ashamed to mention it among
select hypochrondiacs, but it felt
like the worst cold you ever had
in your life, combined with flu,
the last stages of tuberculosis, a
bad case of whooping cough, the
•’shakes’’ or a real attack of old
down-south-style swamp malaria,
with a touch of scarlet fever
added to give a nice bit of color to
the ensemble. It fixed me so I
couldn’t taste, smell or hear (not
with that wind roaring in the
waiehouse), and-after one. look
at myself in a. mirror—I wished
it had also affected my eyesight.
Some (folks can be ill and still
look beautiful, just as some folks
can have interestin’ operations
with lots of complications and
fascinatin' ailments with beautiful
names to furnish delightful con­
versation at select social affairs.
I can do neither. In the first
place, I always get some beastly
grubby thing that any ditch-dig­
ger can have, and when I do,
I look exactly like something the
pup^digs up in the south-east
corner of the garden and drags
in to deposit proudly upon the
best rug. You don't know what
the thing was originally, but
you are quite positive that no
matter what it used to be, at the
present moment it is something
that should be burned ot reburied
with the greatest possible speed.
That's me, at the present writing.
Then I have another gripe. I
am always getting cheated. I hear
about all tiiese doctors with their
charming bedside manners and
I entertain hopes of sometime
hearing the soothing words, etc.,
of which other women speak, but
are my hopes ever realized? They
are not. I used to delude myself
with the idea that perhaps I had
sent for the wrong kind of doctor,
but I have at last come to be­
lieve that there is something about
me that calls out the worst in
every doctor who tries to get me
well. They don't talk to me in
low soothing tones; they usually
start in by demanding why in
something or other I didn’t send
for a doctor before I was half
dead, and why I hadn’t been in
lied where I belonged and also
why I had done, or failed to do,
some dozen other things that no
one in their right mind would ever
want to do, and by the time they
get through telling me just ex­
actly what they think of me, I am
forced to the conclusion that per­
haps I am not the type that
really appeals to a doctor. Then
they stab a thermometer half
way down my throat and after
they have rea l what it says, they
find a few more unpleasant re­
marks they had forgotten the first
time. After that they punch and
prod and eaves drop in on what
is being talked about inside of me,
then sit back and glare some more
while they think up the worst­
tasting medicine in their whole
bag of tricks and write out a
prescription for it.
The doctor my family called tn
the other day| ran true to the us­
ual form, and was just as dense
as the others about understand­
ing why I had to do certain
things. He couldn’t seem to grasp
the fact that if I had gone to bed
and stayed there when I first got
sick, then I could not have gone
to my son’s wedding, and certain­
ly a wedding is much more fun
than remaining at home in bed.
Now isn’t it? Furthermore, if
you have been waiting a whole
year to see another son and his
family and unfortunately get sick
the day before they. arrive, only
the most sensible and proper per­
son—which I am not—would leap
THE EAGLE, VERNONIA, ORE.
Holiday Guests
Are Tabulated
RIVERVIEW—Christmas guests
at the Oscar Steele and W. D.
Steele homes were Mr. and Mrs.
Farnstrom and Joyce of Vancou­
ver, Mr. and Mrs. Jim Walker and
children of Eugene, Mrs. Billings
and son, Allen, and Mr. and Mrs.
Neby, and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne
Schmick of Portland.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Steele spent
the week end in Vancouver vis­
iting at the Farnstrom home.
Mrs. Rundell called at the W.
D. Steele home Monday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Ray Buckner and
family of Hillsboro visited at the
Artie Buckner home over the week
end.
Week end visitors at the Louis
Huntley home were Nate Huntley,
Jim and Tom Williams and
Johnny Hayes of Hillsboro.
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Same Day—Same Pay
SHORT DAY—He hired some
early in the morning, some at
noon and some an. hour before
quitting time. The day done, he
called them all up and paid each
the same sum. The late comers
and those who worked all day, the
same.
HOW COME?—How come he
paid them all the same? The man
¡answered—“Is it not lawful for
me to do what I will with my
own?” Quite right, it was his to
do with as he wished. Jesus told
this to make clear that God also
is free to give His good things
to whom He will. Seed-time and
harvest — even eternal life He
give3 to whom, He will. God is
the author, the source, the giver
of all life and it is His to give
to whom He will
LIFE A GIFT—I am come that
you may have life and that you
might have it more abundantly
said Jesus God, the Father, sent
Him, His only-born Son, to take
over jour sins and die under them
and pay the penalty and clear
your page. Your part is to trust
Christ as the Lord and Saviour
who paid it all. When you so
turn to Christ, God then and there
puts eternal life on your page.
Sir.s off and eternal lige on. God
then came into your heart to
abide forever.
PRESS AHEAD — Prove the
new life. Look utterly to Christ
dark days or bright. Come into
true peace, joy, hope.
S.W. McChesney Rd., Portland 1,
Ore. This space paid for by a
Portland auto repair man.
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“Acta Diurna” (Daily Events),
a bulletin issued during the
Roman Empire and posted in a
public place, was th^ prototype of
the modern newspaper. Copies
were made by hand and dispatched
by runners to subscribers in dis­
tant places.
into bed, grab a medicine bottle
with one hand and a measuring
spoon with the other and behave
like a sick person. Doctors just
don’t seem to understand these
things. After this one had fin­
ished giving be a “going over,"
both verbally and medically, and
I had mustered enough courage to
ask meekly, “When can I get
out of this?,” he promptly ex­
ploded again. “Do'you mean out
of this world or out of this bed? ’
he barked. Then, as I mumbled
“the bed” and added a hopeful
“tomorrow, perhaps,” he growled:
“I’m not a magician, and you
want to remember you're not as
young as you used to be. so you'll
stay here in this bed until you are
well enough to get out.” Now. I
ask you, is that a soothing bed­
side manner? See what I mean?
Two days later I had one of
the family call him up and tell
him I wanted to know when I
could get up. I could hear him f
clear over to where I sat. “Tell
her to get back into that bed
and STAY there.”. I am still
wondering how on earth he knew
I was up. ¡He must bo a clair­
voyant or something. So, I didn’t
call him and ask him anything
about it this morning. I just got
up, and if anybody plays the
tattle-tale on me. I'll get even
with 'em someway. Perhaps I'll
send 'em one of the nice playful
little germs I am cnrryjng around
with me. Charming little fel­
lows—and I probably have several
million still on hand.
If it were not too late for a
New Year’s resolution—I was
non compos mentis on the proper
day—I’d make one declaring »hat
never again would I get sick.
That is one resolution that I
would really enjoy keeping.
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BALANCED BUDGET MAYBE
The treasury-raiding members
of the legislature—and never have
we had a session without such a
group—see great promise of be­
ing able to make new appropria­
tions and lasso maverick funds
since Governor Earl Snell this
week made a surprise announce­
ment that he “has a plan in mind
which will permit a balanced
budget to be submitted to the
1947 legislature.”
“A simple amendment to exist­
ing law,” says the governor,
“would permit capturing certain
surpluses sufficient to meet the
expenses of the 1947-49 bienni­
um.” He has not revealed the na­
ture of the amendment nor has he
made public the budget as sculp­
tured (chiseled might be a bet­
ter word) by his budget artist,
George Aiken. In his announce­
ment, however, he states that the
50 million dollars “requested” by
state departments has been cut
down to 40 million dollars. Spec­
ulation here at the capital is to
the effect that the governor has
in mind turning over to the gen­
eral fund the accumulation of
some of the self-supporting state
commissons and the “earmarked”
funds of some others.
“On account of the shortage of
materals and supples,” the gov­
ernor states in his announcement,
“together with the veterans hous­
ing program, the state has been
unable thns far to complete its
10 million dollar building pro­
gram for which plans and specifi­
cations have already been drawn.
That program very likely will not
be entirely completed during the
coming biennium; hence, reduc­
tions for requested appropriations
for capital outlays seem entirely
justified.”
Approximating the needs of
state departments and institutions
for the ivext two years and com­
paring results with figures of the
present biennial budget it is dif­
ficult to vision r, budget of less
than $60.000.000 as being ampls
for 1947-49. For the present bi­
ennium $12,700,000 was allocated
for the board of higher education.
The board reports that mainten­
ance is up 38 per cent, and sal­
aries should be. Enrollment in
colleges and the uinversity is up
235 per cent. Increases on the
enrollment basis would give higher
educational institutions in Oregon
$25,840,000 for the next biennium.
The state public welfare commis­
sion has requested $26.110,000 an
increase of $10,610,000 over tha
present biennium. Many other
state departments and commis­
sions are in similar financial dif­
ficulties.
The governor’s idea of a bal­
anced budget may not conform
with those of the legislature, how­
ever, if they do and the legisla­
ture shows definite cooperation
with his ideas early in the session
the treasury-raiding group will
have an open season for log
rolling and getting their pet ap­
propriations passed. The govern­
or's balanced budget announce­
ment will have a reverse effect on
the sales tax group—another ever­
present faction — who follow
theory that if the state is put in
the red the voters will be likely
to vote for a sales tax.
ROSSMAN ELECTED CHIEF
JUSTICE
Justice George Rossman, recent­
ly elected chief justice of the Ore­
gon supreme court by his associ­
ates, accepted the responsibilities
of the office Monday, January 6.
Chief Justice Rossman who this
year will begin his twentieth year
on the supreme court bench was
born in Chicago, March Sth, 1885,
came to Oregon in 1910, was
judge of the municipal court in
Portland from 1917 to 1922, and
was judge of the circuit court of
Multnomah county from 1922 to
1927. He is vice-president of the
American
Judicature
Society,
chairman of the administrative
law section of the American Bar
Associaton and a member of the
National Economic League.
NEW LEGAL RULINGS
Attorney General George Neu­
ner has just released the follow­
ing legal opinions:
Japanese aliens may not hold
title to real property in Oregon.
The Japanese-American Treaty of
Commerce of 1911 was terminated
by the state department July 26,
1939; An elector who registered
in October, 1946, but did not vote
at the November, 1946, regular
biennial election, is not subject
to having his card removed from
the election register until 30
days after the regular biennial
election of 1948. The county clerk
is not required to compare poll
books of any other precinct than
that in which such elector is reg­
istered.
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Holiday Activities
At Keasey Told
KEASEY—Mrs. Norma Bittner,
Deanna Osborn and Lloyd Os­
born motored to Salem Sunday
and returned home Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Orrin Lindsay
and family spent Sunday after­
noon with Mr. and Mrs. H. A.
DeWitt.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Judd and
family motored to Oakland, Cali­
fornia, to, spend Christmas and
New Years with their parents.
Mrs. Orrin Lindsay received
word Saturday that her sister’s
apartment burned in Portland
Christmas morning at 8:40.
Phillip, Carroll, Ralph and Mar­
jorie Keasey, children of Mr. and
Mrs. Ted Keasey are all home
from Oregon State college for
Christmas and New Years.
Mrs. Myrtle Stephens from O.A.
camp was a recent caller at the
Albert Krieger’s home.
RIVERVIEW—Mr. and Mrs.
Sozoff and family motored to Sa­
lem Sunday to take Jimmie back
to school.
Sunday dinner guests at the
George Bell home were Sister
Hender, Sister Hatch, Alleen, Bill
and Henry Hudson and Joan
Lindsley. Sunday evening guests
at the Bell home were those above
and Charlotte and Jim Davis
and Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Fow­
ler and son.
Mr. and Mrs. Merle Cline spent
the New Year’s holiday in Port­
land.
Mrs. Rex Normand and Mrs.
Grace Normand made a business
trip to St. Helens Thursday.
Among those on the sick list
this week are Glenda and Marie
Normand, Mrs. Riley Hall and
Mrs. J. A. Wirtz.
Visitors at the M. A. Oakes
home New Year’s day were Chief
Gunner W. D. Taylor and wife
of San Diego, Leona Taylor of
Portland, Mr. and Mrs. Marvis
Taylor and family of Seaside, Mr.
and Mrs. Ray Taylor and family
and Helen Herr of Gaston.
Mr. and Mr3. Robert Moore of
St. Helens visited at the Glen
Hawkins home Sunday.
Dr. and Mrs. Powell B. Loggan
of Portland spent the week end at
the J. W- Nichols home.
Mrs. Sue Ward has been ill
the past few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Larmis of Port­
land and Mr. and Mr3. Norvel of
Seaside spent the New Year's
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holiday at the Walter Moore
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week end at the T. F. Hillyer
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Wolff and
John and Artie Rorgh spent New
Year’s Eve at the Monty Dewey
home.
Mrs. Paul Wood and baby re­
turned home from the hospital
Monday and are getting along
fine.
Mr. and Mrs. Murvel Wear and
family of Nehalem, and Mr. and
Mrs. Williamson and sons of
Hillsboro spent New Year’s at the
Louis Hnutley home.
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