4 THURSDAY, FEB. 3, 1949 THE EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON Jottings From the Legislature... By E. H. Condi», Representative Clatsop and Columbia ('«unties One of the serious questions be­ fore the legislature at the pre­ sent time is that confronting our schools. Many districts in ov.r state are having troubles main­ taining school, let alone the very expensive costs of erecting new buildings. This is doubly serious when many of our districts are forced to build by virtue of the fact that our old buildings are obsolete and inadequate. The local J e TROPOUIAN OPERA - a 11:00 AM I metuopoutan district and county, can do very little without aid from the state or federal government. The county rural school law is also before us for consideration. It is critized by some, praised by others, while these in the first class districts pay little attention to it. Mr. Buisman of the Oregon State Grange, and who appears to be representing that body in reference to schools, has only words of praise for the law. Be­ cause many counties want to keep the principle of county equaliza­ tion, it will be impossible to re­ peal the rural school law but we are having a bill drawn which will permit any county, not wish­ ing to come under it, to vote themselves out and operate as they did before its enactment. Your representatives are willing to serve you regarding your wishes. This should be discussed at your civic clubs and organizations. I am also asking the Columbia Countv Pomona Grange which meets the first Saturday in February to consider this as a special order of business. The beaver bill is still in the game committee. Mr. Lockwood, supervisor of the game commission was down and appeared before the committee. The game commission is demanding that no charge be made in the present law. The arguments for each side are long and can not be gone into in this discussion, but it is my feeling that the committee is going to be •«tontI Subscription price, $2.50 yearly. MetnieA. 0 R E g 1 o ( n )N LWS J a > P E R P U 8 L I S HjE “RAILROAD HOUR”* I «ach MONDAY ot i 8:00 PM ’ R,S* 4-SjS(gj)l A T 10 It NATIONAL€DITORi/Âl_ featuring FAMOUS _________ _____ - uÀMr ¡KJ OPERETTAS AND MUSICAL COMEDIES NADINE CONNER * DETROIT SYMPHONY each TUESDAY at . . . 7:45 “INTERMEZZO” t MON thru FBI. at . . 10:1 5 “CONCERT HOUR” full hour of RECORDEO MASTERWORKS BY FAMED ORCHESTRAS AND SOIOISTS in Ort MON. thru FRI . . . . IU:JU “Xtra HOUR" If some one is injured while on your premises, will you be able financi­ ally to pay far any dam' ages awarded against you? Will you be provided with a legal defense? SKIING ON THE HILL... The New Year was ushered in with a snowstorm. There is sev­ eral inches of snow on the ground. First there came sleet—almost a silver thaw, then the snow came and covered the firs till the green of the trees could be seen only from the deep recesses. Every branch and twig of the leafless trees, every shrub and vine and blade of grass carries a white, silvery coating of indescrib­ able beauty, and when the sun came up, cold and clear, they sparkled as tho strung w’th gems of ruby and emerald and d'amond. Even the wire fence aroun 1 the chicken run looked like «rreat. fairy woven skeins of di”mn-d shaped silver filament. Mother Nature s°emed to have outdme herself and noone could contem­ plate the breath taking rrandure of the spectacle she had prepare 1 for our enjoyment without a feel­ ing of reverence and thanksgiv­ ing. In the afternoon the ch’ldren came to slide down the s*»ow cov­ ered slopes. Their lauehter and high childish voices carried far on the still air. The old man who lives on the hill listened with mixed emotions. It was like a c»ll from th« past, a challenge to his boyhood days and ’before he fully realized ;t he was trudging ncf to where .they were gathered, the simk® from his inevitable p;ne tra’Tn*» nut beh’ "d as th-» tr”:ne’ to hold him back with fornl,odi^"s. p]d mnn has a wav w: h ch’ldren; it mav s*°m from an innate affection f^r them. anyho’v they r^n ac"*rfM him as one of t’“°mselves and he was busv :n thei” shorts, rushing a heaw’lv Inor’od slM t’ll it took off down *he jc„ tuck’ng un a foot bpvp qnd ther* that s*uck out t-»n f«r and micht stub into the unseat its own«r or pnvpp ffon «l«d to S’v®rvo frnm its crnrse. There were sleds of many k’nds. some k’ttle. some big, m sH- homo made jobs but some rf iho h«ughten kind. There was one, bright red, with RED RACER On Display . . . painted on its glisten’ng side; the urchin who owned it would start off with what he called a belly­ buster. He would take a short run for momentum then plunk the sled to the ground, land’ng on it at the same time with his stomach. The old man winched every t me he took off from thoughts of what might result should he, himself, try it. But what especially in­ terested him was several boys sliding down the hill on skis fashioned from barrel staves; he was intrigued by those skis. In his younger days he was consider­ ed’ quite a skier and was easily persuaded to put on a pair; even tho his better judgement counciled against it, ev^n tho he detected a m’schievous look in the eyes of his playmates, he allowed th« barrel stave sk’s to be fastened to his feet and he started off on what was to be a graceful glide to the bottom of the hill. But those skis were tricky and very treacherous, unless one kept the oxact center of gavity they were Fable to go off on a tangent and leave the wearer no plaie to go but to the ground. His gyrations were numerous and intricate and his tumbles many before he reach­ ed the foot of the hill amid the plaudits of his aud’ence. He f:rrnlv refused a second try dns- n;te pleadings for “just once more”. He expla:ned that while the in- tertainment he gave was gratify­ ing that he had bumrs and brifses n besides he had broken the stem of his pipe, which was a gr:evnus miseoitune. Rut alas that night, h’s old a-d c’na’.y join's refused to f mo­ tion and Ma ha 1 to rub l’niment and ointments on them before he could hobble off to bed, meanwhile making sarcastic remarks about people in their second ch'ldhood and certain people who ought to know better. “But it was fun while it lasted “the old man rumi­ nated and I do not regret it”. UNDERWOOD Universal Typemaster typewriter with touch Ideal for home or school. portabe tuning. 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AFFILIATED WITH THE COMMERCIAL NATIONAL BANK OF HILLSBORO S Leaders of unions representing rail­ road engineers and firemen seek to force railroads to add extra, needless men on diesel locomotives. This is sheer waste —a “make-work” program which would mean fewer improvements and higher costs—for YOU! Railroads use modern diesel locomotives be­ cause they are one of the means of giving faster, better service to you. Two men compose the crew of a diesel. They occupy a clean, comfortable cab at the front. The engineer handles the throttle. The fireman sits and watches the track ahead. With no coal to shovel, he has practically nothing else to do. No Benefit To You Now the leaders of the Brotherhood of loco­ motive Engineers and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen want to use the diesel locomotive as a means of forcing a feather-bedding scheme on the rail­ roads. The extra men they propose to add to the diesel crews are not needed. There is no work for them. The union leaders are fighting among them­ selves about which union should furnish these extra, needless men. The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers have even threatened a strike. You may not be interested in this dis­ pute of these two unions, but you would be vitally concerned if these groups succeed in putting through this feather-bedding scheme, because it would mean a slowing up of the improvement program of the railroads—of which the diesel is the outstanding symbol. Diesel crews are among the highest paid ... G, railroad employes—real aristocrats of labor! Their pay is high by any standard. Granting of these demands, therefore, would mean that the railroads would be paying out millions in unearned wages to those in the very highest pay brackets. We’d Like To Spend This Money On You You know how much the diesel has meant to you in increased speed, comfort and conven­ ience. The railroads have many more of them on order for even greater improvement in service to you. But needless drains of money, such as this present demand of the unions for needless men on diesels, reduce the ability of the railroads to spend money on better serv­ ice for you. Proud as the railroads are of the diesel, it is only a small part of their improvement pro­ gram. Since the War, literally billions of dol­ lars have been spent on improvement of 4 western IBS WEST ADAMS taÿw./. pt-a-A tracks and stations, on new passenger and freight cars, as well as on diesel locomotives, and on the many other less conspicuous de­ tails of railroading that contribute to im­ proved service. Feather-Bedding Means Less Service To You Rut brazen feather-bedding schemes like the one now proposed would, if successful, divert large sums of money from our present im­ provement programs. Even worse, they make improvements like the diesel worthless, by making the cost of their operation prohibitive. These demands are against tour interests —as well as those of the railroads. They are schemes to "make work”. Neither you nor the railroads should be forced to pay such a penalty for progress. That’s why the railroads are resisting these "make work" demands to the last ditch—and why they are telling you about them. RAILROADS STREET • CHICAGO B. ILLINOIS We are publishing this and other advertisements to talk with you at first hand about matters which are important to everybody. x