Price Controls and Wastefulness in Wartime Policy
An editorial contends wartime price controls have both mitigated and harmed the economy. It criticizes bureaucratic waste, cites Senator Byrd on federal payroll growth, and argues competition is a better brake on prices than centralized control. It warns against expanding price fixing and suggests centralization harms democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Congress
Harry F Byrd
Virginia
OPA
Ford
Chrysler
Central Motors
Shasta Daylights to Run Portland San Francisco
Southern Pacific will add the Shasta Daylights a pair of deluxe diesel daytime streamliners in daily service between Portland and San Francisco. The Cascade line will be used with bus connections from Roseburg to Eugene and Grants Pass to Dunsmuir linking with Siskiyou line points. Roseburg residents can travel to Portland or San Francisco round trip. overnight services Ashland-Portland and Grants Pass-San Francisco remain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
San Francisco
Southern Pacific Company
A T Mercier
Roseburg
Eugene
Grants Pass
Dunsmuir
Ashland
Relief From Chronic Arthritis and Rheumatism Sought
Mrs Anna Pautz of Vancouver Washington offers to share information after years of suffering arthritis and rheumatism. She invites inquiries at O Box 826 seeking relief and guidance from others with the condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anna Pautz
Vancouver
Wash
Subclover gains traction in Oregon agriculture history
A bulletin from the O C C experiment station outlines subclover development and usage in Oregon west of the Cascades. It traces origins in the Mediterranean, early Oregon plantings from 1922, and notable growth after 1937 with seed harvest starting in 1941.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O.3.c
H H. Rampton
Federal Agronomist
Corvallis
Oregon
Rampton
Cascades
Australia
United States
H A. Schoth
USDA
State College
Balance in Farm Crops Highlighted by Oregon Report
Oregon's 1944 agricultural outlook shows cropland up 6 per cent since 1930 while soil depleting crops rise and soil conserving hay and fallow decline. Beef cattle and dairy cattle drive overall feed needs, with sheep and horses declining. the report warns the soil balance has been upset by wartime production pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. R. Bretthaupt
OSC
Extension Service
Oregon
Arnolds Buy 12 1/2 Acres Bottom Land Near Home
Last week Mr and Mrs John Arnold purchased 12.5 acres of bottom land from Mrs Endicot adjoining their property. The purchase adds grazing and garden land for the Arnolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Arnold
Endicott
Arnolds
Community Airpark Site Planning Guidelines
A historical note discusses locating a community airpark near a major highway with easy road access while balancing radio quiet and growth potential. It recommends multiple sites for comparison, outlines needed facilities for aircraft parking and service buildings, and stresses expert advice on design, approaches, soils, utilities, and accessibility. It also suggests park or recreation options to boost community use and income.
Coos County To Receive Over $62 000 In Revested Lands Funds
Chief Forester W H Horning announces 1945 payments totaling 886375.97 to counties from revested lands. Coos County will get 62667.12 bringing its total to about 1310000 since 1917, Curry 4196.26 totaling 73000, and Douglas 233362.45 the largest share. Lincoln will receive 4110.61 with sustained yield plans keeping revenues via timber sales and grazing leases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W H Horning
Thee
O &C Revested Lands Administration
General Accounting Office
Coos County
Curry County
Douglas County
Lincoln County
U 8. Department of Interior
Oregon Cheese Output Up Butter Down
Oregon cheese production rose in the first half of 1946, led by cheddar and cream cheese, while butter output dropped about 20 percent from the first half of 1944, according to state agriculture director E. Peterson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
E. Peterson
Dairy product output rises in first half of 1945 report
A joint federal and state agriculture report shows butter production at 10 448 000 pounds and cheddar cheese at 13 884 000 pounds from whole milk with 288 000 pounds from part skim. Cream and other cheeses exceeded 1944 totals by over a million pounds while canned evaporated milk reached a new record near 25 million pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gon
Federal
State Departments of Agriculture
Oregon
Gees to Eugene Mra. Glen Putnam Trip
Glen Putnam went to Eugene Monday for a short business trip. He traveled from Gees to the Oregon city for routine meetings and returned the same day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glen Putnam
Eugene
Oregon county farms plan soil conservation 1946
Oregon counties develop farm plans under AAA program to restore soil fertility and prevent erosion. County committees select key practices from a state handbook, prepare county and farmer handbooks, and create farm plans with community meetings and farm visits. Farm allowances limit support based on fund allocations and may be reduced after May 1 if funds run short.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wmen
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Southern Pacific
Eumbach
Portant
Personal Aircraft Council
Aircraft Industries Association of America
Coos
E. C. Roberts
Real Natar
Spruce Street
C. C. Carter Real Estate Broker
Timber Lands
Myrtle Point
Calkins' Finance Company
Calkins’ Finance CO
Coos Bay 420
Calkins’ Finance Company
Coos Bay State
Roger Queen
Patricia Auman
Pasadena
Calif
Ty Dramatics
AAA
Dpulford
S W
6Th and
Elliott Sts
Coquille, Ore
North Bend
Sherman Avenue
H. E. Lampton & Son
North Bend, Oregon
Ae Floc Western Giant
Dick Johnson
Prop
Litere
Chile
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