urnrPT I LnLOl IFI W1EIEH TALK Tax Retrenchment, Utility Regulation, Water Pol Icy Sure to be m By CLAYTON V. BERNHARD , Associated Press Staff Writer PORTLAND. Jan. 3. S. -clal .rt f senators and repre- ..tiTa Is centered, as the otMminr of the I 3tn legislative assembly draws near, upon the recommendations to be made In -.-nnr TuiiiK r,. Meier a first nmiKt to the state legislature crt. Omenta made by leglsia- i am a jiTitloanaires sent them by The Associated Press Indicate the program : of the session will depend largely upon the gorern-; nn tne maiu issue-' v.t rm front the lawmakers, Tie governor's address. snow be ing drafted, will be presented to a Joint meeting 01 ma uu"" --.1-. inn,i9tlr after tne opening of the session at Salem lannartr 12. Jnt what the new governor win suggest Is largely a matter of. conjectnre at the present time, but talks made by Meier before public bodies recently, in dicate be will stress the neces alty of retrenchment In certain departments or state govern ment, point out methods means to reduce taxes and I forward a program of construction. ' The business side of the ad ministration will receive special attention, he stated In an ad dress this week. . Senator Charles Hall, of Coos and Curry counties, who was a candidate for the republican gu bernatorial nomination last May, aid he was "awaiting with spe cial Interest the governor's mes sage on water power and utility control." He added "I hope and trust the present reports to the effect that the governor-elect has secured the services of ex pert taxation and budget men to aslt in solving the current "fi nancial situation and taxation problems of the state j Is cor rect;" J I HH for Road Program 1 Relative to the state j highway program Senator Hall said he was keenly aware of the "suc cess of the state highway pro gram and I hope the same poli cies will continue."- He believes closing of streams, such as the Rogue Tiver, to com mercial fishing would be benefi cial to that immediate section and to the people generally. Both Coos and Curry counties, at the November election, op posed by larg emiajorities clos ing of the Rogue to commercial fishing. - Senator Hall concurs with Governor Meier la support of free, text books. The action of the Oregon State Teachers' as sociation In convention in Port land this week passed a resolu tion urging free books supplied by the state, which action was endorsed by Meier in his address before the group last Tuesday, t A measure for furnishing free text books to school children of the state is now being drafted by George Neunen United States attorney, at i the request of a eomnMttee consisting of Senator J. O. Bailey. C. A Howard, state superintendent of public instruc tion. Mrs. William Kletzer, and Representative Mrs. Dorohty Mc Cullough Lee. Many of the leg islators have expressed them selves favorable to a bill of this kind. I i "Oregon is not particularly in need of legislation. The Eola tion of our troubles If we have any real ones lies In economy and Industry." Hall said. Bennett Urges Caution -A note of warning against hasty legislation was sounded by Senator J. E. Bennett, of Mult nomah county. In presenting his comment on the coming session. Senator Bennett, who was also a candidate for the republican governorship nomination, said ! my i judgment the most im portant thing for the incoming legislature to do will be to keep its feet on the ground and not allow . itself ! to be rushed Into nasty and unsound legislation -I would say . that strict econ omy in' governmental affairs. the Multnomah senator contin ued, "la one of the surest roads i bock to prosperity. To wantonly spend the taxpayers' money will have to be guarded against, as to do so would only postpone tern morarllv the dav of reckoning: Other matters of Importance be fore the legislature will be power development and the conserva tion of the same. Our regulation of public utilities must also be 1 considered by this legislature, ' Senator Bennett will propose a ' measure to transfer the prl- ti. xaary election from May to Sep- ' tember. He states there would be ii certain ; economies, as well ' as ii improvements in system, effected i In thisvway. The item or cumin i atlng- one voters pamphlet possi ble under this arrangement,; i would mean a saving alone of ; su.eoo. He will also Introduce a res- olution asking authorization for an Investigation of - telephone charres in Oregon, he has an nounced. The resolution would authorize a conference with tele phone company officials and committee named Jointly by the president of the senate and speak r of the house, and a report of findings and recommendations of the Committee to be made within la days of the passage of the res olution. ; ' greatly enjoyed. " A light lunch consisting of sauerkraut, wienies, sandwiches and cider, was served, Those participating: ' in the affair from the Island were , Mr. and, Mrs. -Dale Fowler, Mr. and Mrs. Adelbert Smith, Mr. and r Mrs. Worth Wiley and children, Mary, Evelyn, Vernetta and Donald and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Lowrence and family. Reva, ' ' Berneltta, Melvln and Erwin Penrose. , About 17 people attended the watch night party held at the. schoolhouse Wednesday .evening. Games were : played and through out the evening cider and dough nuts were served. Families re presented were Morton Tompkins, C. A. RockhiU's, ' J. H. Tompkin's and Clarence Badger's. Miss Bessie Sergant and Frank Her sha were also present. The three new pupils who en tered , the school Monday were John , Anderson, eighth grade, Ruth Anderson, fourth grade, and Delmar Anderson, second grade. The Anderson children with their mother. Mrs. Verna Anderson, have recently moved from their farm la the Unionvale district to the M. W. Harrison es tate farm in this community. ! Miss Pearl Berger, daughter of Mrs. Hattle Lefley, has been spending a portion of the boll day season at the home of her grandmother Berger an daunt. Miss Oleva Berger, in Forest Grove. She will return home the last of the week. ' Mr. and Mrs. Dae-AHen and son Cecil, recently -joved from the M. W. Harrison estate farm to the farm vacated by Mrs. Vei ns Anderson in )ine Linioira.io district. Mr. Allen' was manager on the Harrison farm for over 'a year. CLUB PROGRAM PLEASES MM SWEGL.E. Jan. 3 The Swegle Community club held their meet ing Friday evening at 7:30 and had a very , delightful program put on by local talent. A song, by Carol Snairer. Dialogue by Clyde and Lee Mertz. ! Music by Mrs. Ferry and her daughter, Louise Ferry. Comedy "Safety First" by Airs. West, Mr. Mertz, Lillian, Loralne and Lester Meyers. Ruby West, Mary, Louise and Howard White head. ! A talk on crime by Mr. Martin Ferry. Reading, by Doris Hayes. Reading, by Mrs. Shaffer. Singing, by Mrs. Martin Ferry. Arizona Wranglers, Imperson ated by John Whitehead, Inez. Henry and Perry Darcy and How ard Whitehead. Play, "Ins and Outs of a Doc tor's Office," by Mr. and Mrs. J. Whitehead. Mrs. Mertz and John and Howard Whitehead. . Violin and piano music by Mr. Marshall and Mrs. Ferry. Mrs. Al Meyers, Ruth West and Roscoe J. West were appointed on the entertainment committee. Mrs. Thoma, Mrs. Beemaa and Mrs. Bond on the eats commit tee. The final report was made by the piano committee. They re ceived a donation from Mrs; Wm. Borgeman, former teacher, also one from Mr. and Mrs. Roberts. Mrs. West, Mrs. Schaffer and Mrs. Imlg were appointed to pur chase dishes and other necessary equipment for the club. Mrs. Strutz has traded her for ty acre ranch for property In Sa lem. Light Lunch X)i Sauer Kraut ; At Grand Island ,. .. ..i i GRAND ISLAND. Jan. 3 Sev eral, of the Island residents help ed to ring out old 1930 and wel come la the .New Tear 1931 by attending; a " Jolly watch night party In the Unionvale district. The evening was spent In playing various kinds of games which all Society Hums At Silverton For New Year's SILVERTON, Jan. 3 Paul Benson was host for a group of friends at his home on 527 South Water street Thursday night. The time was spent in dancing and at midnight supper was served by Mr. Benson's mother and sister. Guests included Esther Towe, Peggy Goplerud. Ida Oas, Elaine Clower, Dr. H. E. Johnson. Har ry Larson, Merl Larson, and Ray Brady. - Mrs. Martin Hatteberg was hostess -at a delightful costume party at the Hatteberg home on Mill street New Year's eve in honor of Mr. Hatte berg's and Mrs. Adolph Haugen's birthdays. The evening was spent in guessing- who everyone was, games, and at a late hour the hostess served lunch. Present were 'Mr. and, Mrs. Arthur Gottenberg, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Torrend, Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Haugen, Mr. and Mrs. Hans Jensen, Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Satern, Mr. and Mrs, John Moe, Mr. and Mrs. Chris Enne voldsen. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Iver son and Mr. and Mrs. Hatteberg. Mr. and Mrs. F. E. Sylvester were hosts st noon Thursday for group- of friends, covers : being laid for Mrs. Ida Neumbergj and son, Wilbur, who are visiting here from Santa Monica, Cal., the Edsom Comstock family, Mrs. S. J. Comstock and the Sylvest ers. In the evening tne group motored out to Edson Comstock home in the Waldo Hills and spent the evening In cards.- Mr. and Mrs. Ed Morrison and daugh ter, Beth, of Silverton, joined the group for the evening. , j MRS. LE30IOX VERY TJ.1V i SILVERTON. Jan. 3 Mrs Lemmon, the mother of Mrs. P. L. Brown, is reported as being very ill at the home of her daugh ter. Mri, Lemmon has been 111 for years and for the past three years has been, confined to her bed practically continuously. Finest Tcric Read ing Lens TORIC Eyeglass Insurance and thor ough examination Included. 514'- '-' See Monday's and Tuesday's Papers 5 V' a 1 V- z A See Mondays and Tuesday's Papers For Announcement of the Outstanding Clothing Event of Our History OUR BIGGEST ANNUAL TV0-F0R-0WE CLOTHING SALE o T rr This sale provides the opportunity to select two suits or a suit and overcoat for the price of one plus $2.00, high grade, beautifully; tailored models that offer marvelous value in this sale. Liberal reductions can also be had in the balance of our big stock of suits j and overcoats and furnishings for men and boys. Values Are Store wide With but very few exceptions every article in oar store is being reduced to assist this Annual Two for One Sale in being our biggest event. Our big stock of nationally advertised merchandise is now being prepared for Wednesday's opening. Plan to be here. if i jet ft : : x v v JTkK VTEvent Begins Wednesday I iSr1. 'V X , - 1- -Ii XI. a tl ;iv 7.' . , Ml 1 r . II I fFhe Outstanding This store will be closed all day4 Monday so we mays prepare , for uiia great eveiii' vye wm iiavo everything in readiness for the opening day. Convenient dis plays, well trained salespeople, prompt and courteous service throughout the store. .vent Begins , January 7th .We are out 'to break all previous records. We have every reason to believe that we! will. Our assortments are greater; our prices are lower and the hews of this big event will go out to 27,000 families. - i , i;--. i . -!.. Make no arrangements for Wednesday. Plan to attend this sale. Clothing E vent of Our History Twenty-five extra salespeople wanted Apply Monday Morning at 9 A. M. -; t.- r Q Snc,