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THE HEPPNER HERALD, HEPPNER, OREGON
Tuesday, August 19, 1919
THE HEPPNER HERALD
COt'XTV RECEIVES GOVT TRICK
FOR ROAD WORK
S. A. PATTISON, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER
An Independent Newspaper
Entered at the Heppner, Oregon, Postoffice as second-class Matter
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION
One Year 12.00 Six Months $1.00
Three Months I .50
l-IXAXCINti STATE ENTERPRISES
A. L. Mills in Commonwealth Review
It Is entirely proper to construct
state highways at the expense of the
state and to finance the construction
by the sale of state bonds. By state
highways is meant the main arteries
of travel and not local roads built for
the enjoyment of the few at the ex
pense of the many. It should never
be forgotten, however, that roads
wear out and are in constant need of
repair. For this reason the bonds
should be serial bonds of reasonably
short maturity and those who profit
most by the roads should contribute
most to fine payment of the Interest
charges and to the fund necessary to
retire the bonds as they mature. For
instance. It is only fair and just that
heavy auto trucks which do much to
destroy a road should pay a consid
erable tax. I hold no brief for the
railroads, nor am I cither director,
stockholder nor bondholder in any
of them, but is it fair to a railroad
that it buys its right-of-way and con
structs and equips Its roadway, to
tax heavily the values thus created
in order that highways may be built
and maintained for the free use of
huge motor trucks that as time goes
on bid fair to become more and more
dangerous competitors for business?
A proper method of levying a juHt
tax on motor trucks would be by ad
justing the license fee In proportion
to t he carying capacity of the truck
und by penalizing narrow tired
trucks and fining heavily those ex
ceeding a certain speed limit. A
heavily loaded truck speeding fifteen
or twenty miles an (hour is most de
structive to the highways. If fines
do not hold down the speeders, then
they should be compelled to be
equipped with some sort of govern
ors that automatically would check
their speed.
Not only motor trucks should be
roundly toxed for the use of the
highways, but passenger autos also,
whether run for pleasure or profit.
The license fees now collected by the
state could easily be doubled without
doing lu Justice to anyone.
Another proper tax on autos and
truck is to lay a state tux on gaso
line. This would be fair inasmuch
as t.'io more gasoline consumed the
more use there is made of the high
ways 11 11 il In consequence the fairer
nppii llonment of Che tax.
I'l former times toll roads were
the 'test roads In the older states.
Thev wore built and maintained by
the money .received at the toll gates.
It Is within tilt: possibilities that we
tuny igain revert to this method of
our .inc.slors for collivtlng road
tuxes.
It a In li suhig highway bonds,
i.lji mid before all else must ever
lie I, 'Pt the principle that It iw our
duty lj pay our debts during the life
!:il" 'f tin Improvement and not pass
ilivn .11 C 'if posleiity. Only by so do
Inn !..c v" n ! -right to pledK the
iied.l of tin- uta'e which it a valued
h 'rii . ' r. i rivi d f rom tlioi e who
liuv cone before and which should
lie p,.Ht,.'il on to thote who follow
wit'.iout em nmbram-i Incurred lor
our own partli'iil tr enjoyment mid
ben.'. it. Any other policy Is unlalr
and uiiJnM himI a rilme utiaiiiHt pox
t.'iltv.
Time lil bids any luither and
1 iikIIiv din iisi Inn of flii.in lug Mali'
ellt..;';ii ii lll.lt me fol the beileli
if i i,- whole Mate: kui-Ii i'H develop
nn; wal'T inuer nil n lame scale, tut
. luv'-; ;i lias lii'i'ii K.ild. I hope, to iv-
i.,i.'. 'i i-liailv In votir mind. ilia
Midi I iii.itii'iiiii to lie hiiind. lion
i-mi Mi,l:'lallli' llllt piol,le for
(tie uilinal retirement of t ie debt
in-it-1, omit ptmlile lit it the ma
liinlj of Hie debt due not exceed
Hie liteof the impi iiM'inent ; mill that
III"'" ti" beliehl inn-t iiiiiM p.iv the
itio towards letninii (Ii- Indebted-
lleiurr oin ludtnii Ihee ninaikt
ji.r'iitl me to "peak id miiiem
In t!ie fillet pi IKe Hull me lueal
In etiitarter und el Hie entitle! I"
liiiaiici.il mippoit from the slat
f'ureniimt union "'1l entet pt l'
ie In iiri'ion mid dislnace ditil-t
Whm in) be nil id of theiu will apply
In greater or lew deiciee In othet ell
teiuiiKC ItM-itt In rhara.ter mid !
,l, rin of mute aid
A nUte is only a Keulnul, al l''
Ion of lei t limy, mid H ntiamUl
ial riti tr h i but the nuubliied
MteiKih of it roiuponenl .i't Am
Mill thai ntt.it t!ie wetlaie ( mil
alt ot the ante mote or le (le.l
the xxellme of I be bole t oinei. n
II fie whole inn Kie mil I" ri unit
l Uir alal without un!ntU )!
mdiitl Ibe cetieial rtedil. It 1i..iiI.I
,r i,.n I". lnlalnv )M " If Ibr
ren,' should comply with the request
if by so doing he does not unreason
ably favor one child at the expense of
the rest. Bearing this thought in
mind, I believe it is proper for the
state to lend its credit to irrigation
or drainage districts, if by so doing
no injustice is done to the other por
tions of the state.
If this is true, it follows that the
greatest care must be exercised in es
timating the amount of financial aid
required by the district. Before the
state loans its credit the plans of the
proposed district should be Investi
gated by the most competent author
ities. The feasible and probable suc-
ess of the enterprise should be
weighed carefully by competent state
authorities who should ever lean to
conservatism and always beware of
enterprises that are proposed largely
for the benefit of the promotors and
but little for the benefit of actual
settlers.
Once the irrigation or drainage
project has been so approved, the
state should issue the bonds neces
sary to provide money for the enter
prise. In this way much more favor
able rates can be obtained for money
than if the district itself attempt to
borrow directly from the public.
ince ill conceived irrigation projects
have made such bonds most unpopu-
ar and difficult of sale.
To secure the state for th.is loau of
redit, the district should issue its
own bonds in an amount slightly in
excess of the bonds issued by the
state. Tills is because the state bonds
must pay interest semi-annually from
thejdate of IsBue, while, on the other
hand, no irrigation or drainage dis
trict safely can promise to pay in
terest for at least three years after
being inaugurated.
Of course the bonds of the Irriga
tion or drainage district should be
serial bonds beginning to mature say
four years after issue, and should be
first lien upon all the property
within the district. Just as the
counties pay the state their propor
tion of taxes, so the districts! should
he compelled to pay to the state the
amount due for Inteerst and the an-
uul i amount due for the retirement
of bonds. This tax should be col
lected us other taxes are.
If due caution is used lu making
such advances of state credit there
Judge Campbell went to Pendleton
Thursday to receive the Nash-Quad
2-ton army truck Which is Morrow
county's apportionment of the gov
ernment trucks recently given to the
several states to be in turn loaned to
the counties indefinitely for road
building work.
The truck is of 2-ton capacity with
steel box body, perhaps designed as
an ammunition truck. The outside
of the body is decorated with numer
ous brackets, etc., designed for car
rying tools and equipment ot - all
kinds from a camp axe to a tent pole.
Norton Winnard went to Pendle
ton with Judge Campbell and drove
the truck to Heppner.
NOTICE FOR PVBIilCATION
NEW HOTEL AT BOA ROMAN
O. H. Warner, the enterprising
pioneer business man of Boardman
is completing a hotel that this city
will be proud of. It will fill a long
needed want and will doubtless be
the stopping place tor many an auto
party traveling the highway as Mr.
Warner has prepared accommoda
tions for cars as well as men. Warn
ers Highway Inn bids fair to be one
of the leading enterprises of this
growing city. Here's success brother
Warner. Boardman Bee.
TIRE TAPE VERY USEFUL
Tire tape Is to the automobilist
what a bandage is to a Red Cross
nurse, and a man who drives a car
would as soon think of leaving it out
of his tool box as a Red Cross nurse
would think of leaving fi bandage out
of her first-aid kit.
The United States Tire company
advises all its patrons to include a
roll of its tape in their equipment.
Its uses are innumerable. It is most
frequently used to reinforce bad
spots spots caused by blow-outs and
punctures. It is also valuable for
winding "leaky" electric wires or
making temporary repairs to broken
rods or rattling parts.
Department of the Interior, United
States Land Office at La Grande,
Oregon, August 15, 1919.
Noticeis hereby given tliat Arthur
E. McBride, of Heppner, Oregon, who
on June 13th, 1917, made Home
stead Entry, No. 018350, far El-2
SW1-4 Sec. 30; NE1-4. NW1-4, Sec.
31, Township 4 S., Range 28 E. Wil
lamette Meridian, has filed notice of
intention to make commutation proof
to establish claim to the land above
described, before J. A. Waters, clerk
of the county court, at Heppner, Ore
gon, on the 6th day of October, 1919.
Claimant names as witnesses:
John R. Voile, Harrison Robinett,
Ralph H.- Weeks and Reuben W.
Voile, all of Heppner, Oregon.
C. S. DUNN, Register.
NOTICE TO FINAL SETTLEMENT
Notice Is hereby given that the
undersigned, administratrix of the
estate of J. M, White, deceased, has
filed her final account as such ad
ministratrix, with the County Court
of Morrow county, Oregon, and that
said Court has fixed Thursday the
18th day of September, 1919, as the
time and the County Court Room in
the Court House in the City of Hepp
ner as the place for 'hearing such ac
count and any objections thereto and
for the settlement of said estate.
SARAH A. WHITE,
16-20 Administratrix.
CHURCH NOTICES
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Federated Church
Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. We
use the lesons of the International
Sunday School Asociation. Morning
churdh service 11:00. Christian
Endeavor 7:00 p. m. Evening ser
vices 8:98.
H. A. NOYES, Pastor.
Christian Science
Christian Science services are held
every Sunday morning at 11:00
may be no more loss Incurred than o'clock in the lodge room In the I. O.
if the state buys the school bonds of o. F. building.
any school district. Reckless adminls- Testimony meetings are held every
tralion, however, might cause the Wednesday evening at 8:00 o'clock
state heavy losses which in such an
event would have to be borne hv all
within the state. Therefore conser-, V c .
nuoject tor
at the home of Mrs. Eugene Sloeum
All interested are Invited to attend
vatisn and caution should be the
watchword of thofw who are in
charge wii'i this duty.
In conclusion let me again reiter
ate the principles that should govern
financing of all state enterprises, fo
wl! :
Kit st, nil bonds should provide for
a sinking fund that will be sufficient
to retire the bonds at maturity, or
they should be serial bonds matur
ing annually.
Second, bonds should be of reason
ible maturity and none should be is-
Mii'il nf a longer maturity than the
et.timated life of the improvement:
any other method Is unfair, unjust
mid n financial irline committed
against tut m generations.
iii- i 1:1: run kh in K to frost
IMl HEAVY IlKMlMt
A ilenietil teeinlly Isxiieil by
the IV i ilie Coai-I Cofree ItiiaHter
A ii mil -latum (llni-lainiM reponihility
tut the bit! ndianeo In the price of;
hi fee nn the p.irt of Aiiierimn '
mailer and atliihutin the hi nit pric- :
to heavy friihts in the colf, dis
trict nl lliat.l In Jn!. l'll. and In
the .ny European demand mnre '
the HistniiK of the si ill 11 ice: !
The Klatemi nt rliiHes an follow
' Il I inlnleadittK mid unfair to
M. ilne the iiiKee Importers of till
niiiliy Im I'unilitHin over v hi
Sunday, August
24, "Mind."
Save
Your
Eyes
You cannot buy another
pair of eyes, but you can
buy glasses that will pre
serve the pair you have.
If your eyes are giving
you trouble, if you are
bothered with headaches
or find that you cannot
read as readily as you
used to, it's time you paid
us a visit.
Most eye troubles can be
relieved with proper
glasses if attended to in
time. It costs nothing to
consult us and it Is de
cidedly to your advant
age to do so.
Oscar Borg
ItaltUtcred OptemetrUt
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This week at a!tm half price. I'roidcnt Wilson
can hardly accuse u of profiteering on tlie.se. at
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Security for Deposits
Money loaned by the First National Bank
to business men and farmers is secured by
the responsibility and wealth of the borrow
ers, and is a protection to you as a depositor.
Thus, the business and farming interest of
the entire community are interwoven with
the security for deposits offered you by the
First National Bank.
Our purpose is not only to include with our
service a safe place for funds but to use
every effort to advance the business and the
farming interests of the comimunity, that
our security for deposits may continue to
grow likewise.
First National Bank
HEPPNER, OREGON
Over One Million Dollars Deposits
11 1 in
Don't wait for Winter's blast, for snow and
icy and impassable streets to find your coal
bin empty.
But order your winter supply now, while
prices are low and the supply plentiful its
a saving worth while.
We are ready to fill orders now, and a better
Coal is not sold at these prices, ts clean,
free burning and leaves a white ash no slate
nor clinkers.
I'lione or.r orders to Main 30 j.
ED. BRESLIN
Now
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tin) have 110 rotund and which reV
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lin y lire to the ninnuuier. Any t n- t '
poller. Jobber, coffee runnier r te-I
tall umeer will tell you Cmt the hlish
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bin lniuieii It U a well t known ,
ptlm lplo thai It i hauler to make a
!tfit on a tilth maiket than on a
low one "
I'arlcy Flour y l! sack, was S3.75,
1'i.irlev Flour. 10 II. sack, was $ .),
Kice Flour. 10 IN sark. was 5?i.j;.
Kice Self-Raising Pancake was Si..;. Now
r.astern Buckwheat was S?i.J5. Now
I'.astei n Buckwheat, was S .50. Now
Albers' Self-Uaisiiiir Buckwheat. 40c. Now
Cream Wheat Barley Mush, was .30. Now
Whole (rain Wheat Mush, was .15c Now
Corn Mral l'loiir( Lexington). 000. Now
Now $1.90
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