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Newspaper
Myrtle Point Herald
Location
Myrtle Point, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1955
Page
5
The piece argues Congress may quit without acting on a national highway plan urged by President Eisenhower. It contrasts bond financed and pay as you go options, urging a compromise with a gas tax hike and bonding to meet urgent highway needs. Oregonian note frames Democratic delays as political betrayal to voters.
Oregon log haulers face higher taxes under a proposed pay as you go highway bill in Congress. Democrats push taxes on fuel and tires to fund roads, aiming to keep bankers from profits on bonds. The plan could hurt Oregon's timber industry where log trucks are vital, putting local senators under voter pressure next year.
A young man enters as a janitor at a large hardware concern after being told no vacancy. He accepts the job and quickly earns a promotion, setting Henry E. Huntington on a path to immense wealth and a legacy as a major public benefactor.
The Huntington in California offers a free research library art gallery and botanical gardens on a 200 acre estate. Highlights include a 50 year developing Botanical Garden with 50 000 plants and a 200 year old mesa oak, Oriental Gardens with a moon bridge, Desert Plant Garden housing 25 000 cacti, and a Library with 200 000 items and a million manuscripts including Chaucer Ellesmere and the Gutenberg Bible.
A survey of early printed books includes Caxton 1475 English work and Shakespeare editions. It notes 18th century English paintings by Gainsborough Reynolds Romney Lawrence in the Art Gallery with 400 objects and popular canvases such as The Blue Boy and Pinkie. Rotation of society notes and club golf antics are also described along with a typographical error complaint.
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