Group Studies Defaulted City Of Enterprise Tax Delinquency Witliin Town Scrutinized Map Shown Report Foreword \\ rilten By Herman Kelirli A detailed study of the financial situation of the city of Enterprise, one of several Oregon cities forced to default on their obligations dur ing the depression, has recently been completed by the league of Oregon cities in collaboration with the bureau of municipal research of the University. The study, 115 pages in length, considers in detail t.he agricultural and industrial history of Enterprise and Wallowa county. Tax delin quency within the city itself is j analyzed, and further clarified by a map of the city on which the tax-paying status of every parcel of property is clearly indicated. The bonded city debt and the school district debt are studied. Basic considerations for planning a| financial adjustment program with the city's creditor's are also de tailed. McKinley Supervises The survey was made by Charles McKinley, professor of political science at Reed college and con sultator on administration for the league. McKinley was assisted in the work by Clifford W. Ham, field consultant for the American municipal association, and Arthur M. Cannon, research assistant for the bureau of municipal research. The purpose of the survey was “to prepare the information needed by the city officials and bond holders of Enterprise before any lasting adjustment of their inter ests could be expected,’’ according to the foreward written by Herman Kehrli, director of the research bureau. It was undertaken as a “demonstration” survey, which it is hoped will serve to guide other cities of the state in assembling in formation helpful to city officials and bondholders in determining (he course which will make it possible for the city to maintain itself as a “going concern” and at the same time provide a method of settle ment which will yield the creditor the greatest possible return. oilier* hi Arrears At the time the survey was undertaken it had been conclusive ly shown that many small cities were in the same financial diffi culties as Enterprise, where in creased tax rates brought only de creasing returns and increasing de linquencies. Neither existing obli gations or the obligations which might be incurred with a refunding plan could be met. That the survey is considered a valuable contribution to (lie field of municipal finance is indicated in a letter from Carl H Chatters, ex ecutive director of the Muncipal Finance Officers’ association of the United States and Canada., to Pro fessor McKinley, in which lie stated, "I want to compliment you upon this work and to toll you frankly that it is by far the best thing T have seen along this line.” Campus Br<*vili«‘s (•nests of (ininma Phi Beta — Margaret De Young and Dorothy Peterson, both of Portland, were weekend guests at the chapter house. The girls are former stu dents of the University and are affiliates of Gamma Phi Meta. Keturns to Campus—Doug' Ward returned to the campus Sunday af ter spending the weekend in Port land with a class in foreign trade Visits in Portland P. Halley Johnson, a graduate of the Univer sity, visited friends in Portland last week. * * « Returns From Portland George Meuner returned from Portland Sunday where he visited his par ents and saw the pro football game. # * * Guest of Chi Omega Mrs L K. Booth of Portland visited her daughter. Winifred Pembroke, last Sunday at the Chi Omega house. * * * Spends Weekend at Home — Elizabeth Calef spent the weekend in Portland where she visited with her parents. She returned to the campus Sunday evening. ♦ * * Visits Home in Xewlierg Ernie Leffler visited during the past weekend with his parents in New berg and returned to the campus Sunday. * * * Drove to Portland Sunday — George Massey and Tony Moore drove to Portland Sunday, return ing Sunday evening. * » * Guest of Pi Beta Phi Alene Walker, '37. of Portland, spent Sat unlay and Sunday visiting at the Pi Beta Phi house. Visit in Portland Reg Brady and George Young spent the week end visiting friends and relatives in Portland. While in Portland i Intemperate Robins Stagger About City; People Just Laugh Daytona Beach, Fla., Fel). 4. —Hundreds of drunks teetered about today. Police and county officers did nothing about i*. Citizens just laughed and tried to keep their cats penned up. The drunks were southbound robins, thousands of w h i c h stopped off here to eat their fill of palmetto berries. The berries on the many palm etto trees in Daytona beach ripen in January and by February have fermented. The robins were intemperate. they attended the pro football game. \ j , * * * Graduate Visits Campus — Charles F. Todd, graduate of the University, was the weekend guest of Charles F. Sullivan. * * * Return to Campus Marshall Harrison and Bill Thomason re turned to the campus Sunday af ter spending the weekend with friends in Portland. Spends Weekend at Home Jack Snyder spent the weekend visiting with his parents at his home in Portland. Psychology Parly Will Make McKenzie Trip Psychology majors and staff members will leave the campus Saturday morning for a snowball spree up the McKenzie. According to L. F. Beck, assistant professor of psychology, his colleague, Calvin Hall, formerly of the University of California, will demonstrate the art of skiing. The party will play and feast all day, returning Saturday evening. BECK ADDRESSES SCOUTS L. F. Beck, assistant professor of psychology, addressed a meeting of Eugene scout masters in Condon hall last Sunday, on “Psychiatry and the Boy.” He discussed the role of the emotional conflicts in the adjustment of the adolescent boy. Resume (Continued from Pane One) victims who had scheduled par ades, mass meetings, and demon strations to mark the day. Barilo Mentions Moore WASHINGTON A shipbuilding film that sought presidential, dip lomatic and gubernatorial pressure to keep down competition was des cribed today to the senate muni tions committee. Clinton L. Bardo, bulky, white haired former president of the New York shipbuilding corporation, identified for the committee a cluster of letters he had written to Governor A, Harry Moore of New Jersey, now United States senator. Moore was described as having communicated with President Roosevelt and Postmaster General Farley to block a $3,r>,000,C00 loan requested by gulf industries, headed by Laurence R, Wilder, to fit it R.O.T.C. Students at University of Oregon Made Cadet Officers smamm. m&i Student officers of the Reserve Officers Training Corps at the i University of Oregon selected from tlie upper division classes, are now hard at work on the units 1935 program. Pictured here, they are, left to right, front row—Howard Clarke, Portland; Biff Nelson, Milwaukee; E. W. Thompson, Heppner; William K. Shepherd, Portland; Douglas M. Pelton, Milwaukie; Roland L. Rourke, Eugene; W. Boyce Stanard. Eugene; Floyd E. Lees, Portland; Charles O. Watkins, Eugene. Second row—Robert L. Zurcher, Portland; Jack II. Granger, Ontario, Califor nia; Charles J. Kloinegger, Portland; Morris If. Perkins, Milwaukie; i • : &t. ti i James M. Wells, Hillsboro; James YV. Elliott, Portland. Third row— .Jli: K. McKay, Eugene; Gilbert A. Wellington, Portland; M. Keith Watson, Portland; G. Reynolds Allen, Portland; E. Burke Tongue, aBisboro; Malcolm C. Bauer, Pendleton; Bili W. Berg, Eugene; Ray mond C. Hendrickson, Eugene; Percy F. Veal, Portland. Officers not in the picture include, Joseph Renner, Eugene; Ralph Terjeson, Helix; Ray J. Morse, Eugene; Gardner Frye, Eugene; and Robert Parke, Long Bccah, California. for engaging in naval shipbuilding at. Pensacola, Florida. Labor Split Widens WASHINGTON The split be tween the administration and the American federation of labor was widened measureably today when President Roosevelt pointedly told the I organization that some de cisions concering labor were for him alone to make. The president spoke directly of the automobile labor board headed by Leo V/olman, pointing out that it was for his to say whether the . board was fulfilling its duties and should be continued. A letter containing this state ment was his answer to the federa tion's demand that the board be abandoned because, the A. F. of L. said, its employee elections and the method of colelctive bargaining it provided were illegal. Eaiglisli Royal I Continued from Page One) the Glasgow member said he had heard 30,000 to 40,000 pounds