THB 8HBRMAX COURT» JOVBNAL, MORO, OBWON, JANUAR» 11, »II.
PAG» 4
OREGON STATE
.
LEGISLATIVE NEWS
Brief Resume of the Week’s
Happenings in Both the
Senate and House
The special session of the Oregon
•tate legislature, called by Governor
Meier, opened Tuesday, January 3,
1933, for a week’s deliberation to try
and balance the state’s budget. Many
of the members of both houses were
on the job early and before conven
ing the legislature was fairly well or
ganized.
Departing from their first
ntlon
of announcing only those cuanu-.'« es
having to <l<>
■St
4
organiza -
tion and revenue legislate n matters.
both Speaker Earl Snell <
and President Fred Kld<’
Jtee liat».
ate named their full c
1 for the
These committees will
regular us well as the spe< * ’ I ■
"n,
though it will be necessary Lu । '
them when the regular session open ,
just as It will be necessary, under the
law. for the two houses to reorganize
with the same formalities and in the
same manner as though no special
session had been held.
Seven vetoed bills of the 1931 t;cs-
Bion were thrown into the senate hop
per early in the session by Secretary
of State Hoss and referred to commit
tees. These include:
S. B. 8—Prohibiting the use of but
ter substitutes at state institutions.
S. B. 143—Amending the statute
regulatlhg barbers.
S. B. 219—Appropriating $5000 for
a forest type map.
S. B. 223 — Authorizing county
courts to fill vacancies in the legisla
ture M'lth ratification by the body in
which the vacancy exists.
S. B. 315—Providing for the appro-
priation of surplus waters of the
Klamath river below Keno.
S. B. 3 34—To cure defective and
Irregular deeds and conveyances.
S. B. 359—Creating additional cir-
cult judgeship in Multnomah county.
No Overtime Pay
Senator Joe Dunne of Multnomah
proposed to fix a charge of five cen.s
for each calendar and bill, plus pos
tage If the documents are to be
mailed olit. No charge accounts will
be opened, all deals being strictly cash
in hand, responsibility for the printing
and distributing of the bills and cal
endars being imposed on the secretary
of state. The measure is a concur
rent re»olution.
The senate did not even hesitate
this morning
before placing its
•’okeh" on a resolution barring over
time pay for officials, clerks, stenog
raphers and other employes of the
special session. Pay of the chief clerk
was fixed at $8 a day, that of the as
sistant chief clerk, calendar clerk and
reading, clerk at $6, the sergeant-at-
arms, $5; th« doorkeeper, and mailing
clerk, $4.
1'ormer Speaker Eulogized
A resolution eulogizing the memory
of the late E. B. Carter of Ashland,
former speaker of the house and a
member of the senate in the session
of 1921, was introduced and passed
by unanimous vote.
Seddon I a M s 10 Minutes
The senate was In session less than
10 minutes Wednesday afternoon, ad
journing at 2:45 o’clock until 11:00
o'clock Thursday morning. Two reso
lutions constituted the sum total of
that afternoon’s grist from the senate
mill. One of these authorized the em
ployment of a chief clerk for the
committee on engrossed bills at a sal
ary of $8 per day and the other au
thorized the appointment of a chief
clerk for the bill room at a salary of
$5 per day. ,
t Visitors will be barred .from within
the senate railing 30 minutes before
convening time from now on, Senator
Franciscovlch calling up the old rule
on this point and asking that em
ployes of the senate be instructed to
enforcs it to the lettor.
Representative James H. E. Scott
of Umatilla introduced in the house
a joint resolution providing for the
reference to the people of a consti
tutional annulment which would
eliminate the real property tax for
state purposes.
Tobacco Tax Proponed
As Jong a« tax levies seemed to be
the voLue at the special session, Rep-
rsoentatlve Frank Hilton of Multno
mah Introduced one too. He drafted
a tobacco tax bill which would place
a 10 per cent tax on all tobacco pro
duct«, payment to be made by the
wholesaler.
Ix»bbylng by State Aide* Hit
A resolution forbidding the state
employes from lobbying to prevent
any additional reductions of their sal
aries while th* matter is under con-
Introduced In the
sidération
house Thursday by Representative
Hilton.
It went to the resolutions
p comm.....1.
When Winter Comes to Mt. Wilson Laboratories
iloW and What to Po
How to reduce the budget, how to
t-educe the deficit and how to elimin
ate ths stats property tax levy and
still find enough money to keep ths
ship of state on an even keel has en
grossed ths legislators.
While ths
senate was debating whether a charge
of a nickel should be made for every
Mr- and Mrs- Ellis Jones and daugh- Warner the Senior Epworth League
bill and calendar mailed out and pro
ter and Sarai Jones all of Dufur were of the M. E. church met at the home
hibiting overtime for its employes, the
guests at the John McDermid home of Mignon Wall and the Juniors met
house was preparing to receive nnw
last week- Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Me- !Mrs- R. O. Scott
tax solutions and stage a public hear-
Dermid are sisters-
ing on the general sales tax and Its
Mrs- Harry Van Gilder entertained
companion measure, the revised in-
Mr. and Mrs- Vinton Watkins re- the Thursday afternoon bridge club
come tax.
turned
from The Dalle« Wednesday and additional guesfc at her home and
on
taxation
The house committee
Mrs. Herbert Root made high «core
where they visited relatives.
nnd revenue had a heart-to-heart talk
and Mrs John McDermid made low.
with Henry M. Hanzen, budget direc
Everett Watkins has a carbuncle on ’
tor; with Rufu» C. Holman, utate
Mr- and Mrs- F. S. Lam born and
his arm. It was necessary to go to
treasurer; with Hal Hosa, secretary
Mr-
and Mrs- Bernis Guy and chil
The Dalles for treatment.
of Htate, and the three member« of
dren were dinner guests at the Ed
the state tax commission.
Mrs- L- J- Murdock and son re McKee home Sunday
’I lie state deficit is now embarrass
turned
to their home in Corvallis af
ing. It amounts to about $4,000,000.
ter
visiting
with Mr and Mrs W.'E.
Caah is short and the state has noth
ing to use for money. The budget
Tate
WASCO HIGH SCHOOL NOTES
ha« been reduced as far aa possible
Naomi
Grady
visited
Catherine
By Mary Jeannette Sargent
by the state budget commlcuioner,
Richelder^er Saturday night-
but there is nothing to prevent the
Although the basketball season for
legislature from making deeper cuts.
’ Mr- and Mrs. Hurt entertained a Wasco in Sherman county is not open
It is ijnpossible to reduce the budget
The first cold snap of the southern California winter season covered famous Mt. Wilson and the laboratories situ “number of friends at their home Sat officially until next Friday evening
to the point
a property tax or
ated on the high peak with a soft mantle of snow, adding a touch of Christmas to the vnfiey spread out below. This urday night. The diversion of the the Warriors journeyed last week and
some other sustaining tax can
avoided. The deficit has gone be- observatory, within which Is located the one hundred Inch telescope, the largest In the world. Is where world famous evening was 500-
played two games outside the county
scientists are now conducting experiments that may change the future generation's whole Idea of the universe. ,
yond the bookkeeping stage.
as preliminaries-
The
Everfaithful
class
of
the
A suggestion by Treasurer Holman
The team was defeated at Maupin
i
».
Christian
chureh
will
have
their
class
Is that the state go on a warrant
party Saturday afternoon at-the home Friday night by a tune of 36 to 12-
basis. It will jequlre authority from
Mr. and Mrs Merrit Tuel and son
eluding sacks and twine- Advances
al though this score does not show the
the legislature to permit Interest be
and
Mr. and Mrs. A- C- Kaseberg and of Mrs Jessie Amos.
will
not
be
made
in
excess
of
the
ac
close contest which was encountered.
ing paid on warrants. The interest
Mr. and Mrs. J- T. Johnson went
tual cost of operations and will not daughter had dinner at the home of
burden is getting so large that It
The Wasco boys were ahead at the
amounts to 15 for every man, woman
include taxes, rents, interest on Mr and Mrs Everett Watkins last; to The .Dalles Tuesday to visit their half but did not seem to click in the
and child in Oregon, the Interest
mortgages, life insurance premiums Thursday the occasion being the son-
second canto-
charge approximating $5,250,000 per
or other indebtedness. The regula wedding anniversary of the host and
At Hood River the second night
Dr-
and
Mrs-
Butler,
Mrs.
Hailey,
The newest form of farm relief,
year.
tions provide that the seeded area hostess.
the
score stood 15 to 12 in the Apple
Geo-
Updegraff,
and
James
Maddox
that
involved
in
the
revised
domestic
$4,500,000 Needed for Relief
must be supported by an equal area
Keith Fields of Vancouver I visited all had dinner with Mr. and Mrs- Roy Pickers favor at half time but with
At least $4,500,000 will be required allotment plan as advocated by the
splendid work of Clemmons at for
to prevent Buffering and distress in major arm organizations of the to be summer fallowed. The average with relatives and friends last\(6ek. Atwood last Monday-
yield per acre over the proceeding
Oregon during 1933, of which amount
ward
and Finney at guard of Hood
country, has begun its journey, thru
The Wasco Study Club met last
Mr. and Mn. G- C- Andrews and River this mprgin was increased in
not less than $250,000 should be made
five year period will determine the
available
by
state
appropriation. the legislative channels at Washing- amount which may be advanced to Friday at the home of Mrs- R H- son were dinner guests of Mr. and
the second half and the final score
As brought before the Hölise
Raymond Wilcox of Portland, chair ton.
McKean. ’
Mrs. Frank Stanley last Sunday.
each grower. ,
was
39 to 19.
man of Governor Meier’s state-wide by the committee on agriculture,
* Since it takes several. weeks to
Coach Manning stated that he
Mr. and Mrs. Pearl Everett are
Mrs. Richard Dingle, Mrs. Eliza
relief commission, told members of the bill proposes to restore the pur-
complete these loans, Mr- Williams the parents of a son born to them at Dingle and Mr. Smith were visitors valued both of these games for the
the unemployment relief committees
chasing power of four major agri-
urges that all farmers desiring Gov- Klamath Falls the first of last week, in the Dalles Saturday
of the senate and house at a public
points he learned regarding the'Apcal
cultural commodities—wheat, hogs,
hearing.
ermental aid make application at They have named the baby Robert
boys’ ability when under Are- Either
He urged a state appropriation of cotton and tobacco—to its 1909-1914 once. Otherwise they may find them
Miss Vivian Trounce returned from game could have been Wasco’s had
Lee.
$500,000 for the biennium. The re level by a processing tax or fee equal
Portland Tuesday after visiting the second half continued as the first,
selves without funds to start the work
mainder of the total amount required to the difference between current
Miss Elda Ferrell left Tuesday for friends several days-
of
reseeding
when
the
weather
Wasco missing many free shots in
would be borrowed from the Recon prices and those prevailing during
Day, Oregon, where she will re
breaks- If a farmer finds, after John
both games- Although John Johnson
struction Finance corporation.
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X
Mr.
and
Mrs.
A-
C-
Kaseberg
shop
the pre war period, as determined
main some time-
Wilcox said that figures gathered
making application, that he does not
will not be on the squad any more
ped in The Dalles Saturday
by
govenment
statistics-
Proceeds
by the state-wide relief committee in-
Mr- and Mrs- Arvid Anderson are
need this Governmental aid, he may
this season McDermid filled his place
or fee. under the
The Tillicum bridge club enter
dicatcd that there were more than of this tax
withdraw his application without visiting relatives at Vancouver.
quite well both games- The Wasco
60,000 families and single men now bill, would be passed on to farm pro
tained their husbands and guests with fans can be assu.-ec of some fine
1
cost
to
himself.
I M and Mrs. Hugh Walker enter a pot luck dinner Friday night at the
unemployed. "This is a serious con ducers of the commodities by means
dition,” he said, "and is a problem of negotiable “adjustment certifi
tained the Saturday night dinner club home of Mr and Mrs- Frank Morrow- games this season for although the
boys are young, the coach promises
which demands the most careful at-
-
at their home and passed the evening
cates’* redeemable by the government
After dinner six tables of bridge that they have ability- Line up as
tention of this legislature. He sug-
playing
bridge.
The
scores
for
the
and secured by the tax revenues. As
gested that relief funds be handled
1 evening were made by Mrs Herbert played and Mrs- R. O. Scott made follows. Walsh, McDermid. A- Spen
a means of curtailing production it
counties,
by the
high score for the ladies and Dell cer, L. Smith. C- Watkins. E- Spen
Root and Bruce Grady.
repoyments is provided that these adjustments I
that
explained
Ho
Hull for the men and iR. O. Scott re- cer, F- Watkins
would be made out of federal aid certificates may be issued only to!
I J. H. Kaseberg of Portland was in
highway funds.
The Tuesday afternoon Study Club Wasco this week looking after his
those growers who agree to reduce
Representative Lynch declared that
met at the home of Mrs. Ed DUtton farm interests-
their
output
20
per
cent.
he understood that the state already
Those who support the measure this week- The important events in
bad exhausted its available resources,
Mrs. Pearl Butler has returned from
and probably would go on a warrant reason that by raising the price January was the roll call
' Colfax where she has been visiting-
basis early this week.
levels of the major farm commodities
B H- Grady transacted business
Aaron Frank of Portland said he price levels of all farm products will
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Hastings and
in
The Dalles Wednesday.
represented more than 70,000 hungry
Harold
White spent last week en<| in
be enhanced and business generally
mouths in Multnomah county.
Mrs
Augusta
Huckin
entertained
Portland.
throughout; the country stimulated.
"We are faced with state-wide des
a number of ladies at bridge on Wed
titution,” Frank declared, "and the Certainly, it is generally agreed that ।
Grandma Williams has been real
nesday afternoon. Out/ of town guests
timo ha« arrived when the state the country, and the world, is suf- j
sick
with the flu but is now improv
GRAIN, FEED, FLOUR, FARM IMPLE
Politics, fering from the destruction of buying included Mrs- Guy Pound and Mrs-
should take some action.
ing
MENTS, IN URANCE.
commercialism and per« onall ties
power, and that prosperity awaits Taylor of The Dalles.
Frank
Belshee
of Portland has
should bo forgotten. There are more the return of higher commodity |
Mrs. R H. McKean is staying with
than 22,000 persons registered for em
her
son in Portland who is attending been visiting with his brother and
price
levels.
There
will,
naturally,
J
ployment in multnomah county at
family during the past week
college in that city
city-
this time, and 99 per cent of them be objections to a tax that appears business co'lege
v.ctor Anderson wag called
| Andy Sandvig was at the George
are Milling to work. We must act to increase the burden on the eon |
fearlessly
and
fight
this
battle sumer but even opinions of that,
Lamborn home last Sunday.
through. I believe in a work program sort might easily undergo reconsider- ifornia last week by the death of
MITCHELL, LEWIS & STAYER CO
Mr. and Mrs Herbert Root were
his brother in law- Emil Anderson
rather than a dole.”
ation, Chairman Jones, of the House ; was not able to make the trip due to guests at the A- C. Kaseberg home
Highway Operation» Explained
Committee, points out, when it is | poor health.
last Sunday-
Operations of the state highway
realized
that the prices of both bread
commission
during the. past
11
months were reviewed by Leslie M. and flour are practically the same to
Scott, chairman, before the unem day as in 1913, although during that
ployment relief committee. He de year wheat was selling for more than
clared that there were men within
90 cents a bushel- The cost of raw
his hearing who had criticized the
highway department because it had material represents, in many cases*
attempted to keep its expenditures a ridiculously small percentage of
withln its Income and had demanded the price of the finished product
an honest return for all funds ex- and most everyone .long since has
pended.
come to realize that 10-cent corn,
"When the present «tate highway
W b D eserve T he R ight to L imit Q uantities
5-cent
cotton, and 27-cent wheat
commission assumed office It Inher
ited a program of hand labor,” Scott leave the farmer nothing with which
SPECIALS FOR JANUARY 14 &16, 1933
said. "This has since been eliminated, to begin this buying necessary .to
and virtually all work is now being start the wheels of industry turning
done under contract. We have found again
this an economic measure and in ac
2 for 15c
Palmolive SoaD/........ ..
cordance with the demands of the
/
federal government.
FARM IOANS
39c
Lipton’s Yellow Label Tea l-2s
Domestic Allotment
New Farm Plan
R. H. McKEANI
MRS. B. E. HAILEY, Asst. Mgr
Sperry
Crown Mills
FLOUR
Farm Implements
Oregon
Wasco
The Red & White Store
Prices Further Reduced
WA8CO, OREGON
Cooperat'on makes it possible for us to sell
feeds cheaper.
Senate Defeats Sales Tax
After passing the house with ease,
the «ales tax was defeated in the sen
ate Saturday at 11:40 p. m.
The action of the senate undid all
that had been accomplished toward
following the suggestion of Governor
Meier in calling the legislature Into
extraordinary session, which was to
repeal the state levy on real property
and study a sales tax a« a subetltute.
The sales tax was estimated to yield
$1,750,000 for the balance of the cur
rent year and $1.000,000 for ths full
year of 1934.
The plan wa» to divert 40 per cent
to the counties to relieve the property
burden in thoee subdivision^
Both houses adjourned sine die at
midnight Saturday.
Veto of Bill SuBtained
To Slaali Maak-ipal Levies
Declaring that tM P»«*« and public
of 1J»a atate was trying to make the
Jegkslature the goat in the demand
for cuts in publie expenditures. Sen-
Joe Dunne, Multnomah, intro
duced a reeolution calling for an ln-
veetigatlon Into ways and meana of
reducing tax levies In counties, cities
and other municipal subdivisions of
the «tate. Dunn«'» proposal calls for
a report of this committee to the reg-
M&. Bob McPherson hat been quite ceived consolation-
sick at her home suffering with flu-
John Johnson Jf. was operated on
Mr- and Mrs- John McClure and Saturday morning for appendicitis at
children visited friends at Grass Vai- The Dalle« hospital. Latest reports
are that he is doing nicely.
ley Sunday-
A. D. Richelderfer and family
Mrs. Fred Hennagin returned Fri-
day from Portland where the spent spent last week end in Portland,
several days visiting
. During the absence of Mr and Mrs
The
»enats
stmtained
Governor
Meter*» veto of a bill approved at ths
1931 legislative session providing fur
ther regulation of barber shops and
beauty parlors. Govsrnor Meier, in
his veto message, declared that full
regulatory power« were vested in ths
stats board of barber examiners, and
th era was no demand for additional
legislation.
Continued from page one.
nite assurance that the farmer will
be allowed to harvest his crop un
molested
“So far we have had wonderful
cooperation from landlords and mort-
gagees in thia connection,’’ says Mr.
Williams, “and no farmer need '
hesitate about filing an application
on thin score.’'
The basis for making crop pro
duction loans will be actual cost of
production, beginning with the seed
ing operation and continuing thru
and including harvest
Seasonal ।
advances will be made in accordance
with a schedule based on the average
cost of farming operations and var
ied to correspond with yields and con
ditions in different localties.
The loans will not be based on the
present value of the summer fallow
or the value of the seeded crop, but
will cover and start with the cost of
the seed and seeding, varying in diff- j
eremt localities, and will be increased ,
at intervals during the farming oper- '
atone to cover the cost of summer
fallowing, repairs and harvesting, in-
21c
14t
Blue & White Brooms
69c
Unity Brooms..............................
38c
H O Rolled Oats, Quick or regu'ar, small
14c
Crystal White Granulated Soap, large size ...
29c
B & M Oven Baked Beans, large size
Red & White Boston Bro,wn Bread
.
2 for 29e
Blue & White Thompson’s Seedless Raisins 4 lb.........
,29c
Red & White Coffee, 1 lb pkgs.. . . .....................
Red & White Wax Lunch Paper, 125 ft................... -
Red & White Gdatjne Dessert, assorted flavors
Red & White Golden Sweet Corn
21c
19c
3 for 19c
3 for 29c
Powdered or Bpwn Sugar - -
. 3 lbs 19c
Krispy Cracker*^ 2 lb size.......
29c
Shorts
Mill Run
Bran
R. Wheat
75 sack $17.00 per ton
65 sack $15.00 per ton
50 sack $15.00 per ton
75 sack $17.00 per ton
26 lb sack $1.10
Calf Meal
1OO lb sack $1.50
Cracked Corn
1OO lb sack $1.40
Scratch Feed
I jtymorc Egg Mash 1OO lb sack $2.00
125 lb sack $1.20
; Salt Half Ground
per ton $ 16.50
FLOUR
barrel
Sherman Cooperative Grain Growers
WASCO. OREGON
Red & White Prices Are Lower
$3.76