PAGE SIX
HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, JAN. 29, 1931.
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Legislative Program Said
Attentive to Betterment
of Agriculure.
(EDITOR'S NOTE This 'resume of
nmnused legislation ofleotinK atrrieul
ture was compiled by the legislative
committee of the state granKe. members
of which are C. C. Hulet. . J. looze,
M. S. Schrock. who say. "This commit
tee wishes to acquaint the 22.000 grange
members members and others engaged
in agriculture in every portion of the
state with these proposed laws. . . .
Hence we are sending our weekly legis
lative news service whose aim is to give
m brief, concise outline of the agricut
tural measures proposed, and including
authorship, purpose, progress and final
disposition, t
As the thirty-sixth session of the
Oregon state legislature swings in
to action it is evident that the set
ting of agriculture will be in bold
relief. All three of the major phas
es of the legislative program as it
now appears hold agricultural bet
terment as of marked importance.
Taxes
Amending the three-way income
tax plan through the re-enactment
of the intangibles tax law as pro
vided by a bill sponsored by the
state tax commission and which has
for its object a more equitable dis
tribution of taxes, thus lessening
the burden on real estate, is an out
standing feature of the tax pro
gram. On the other hand, there
are in the offing several amend
ments sponsored by the enemies of
the personal income tax law recent
ly enacted. Other phases of the tax
question relating to farm lands and
homes may also demand the atten
tion of the solons but incomes so
far are the headliners.
Hydro-Electric Matters.
Municipally owned hydro-electric
legislation with the emphasis upon
power and light as a result of the
last election found initial expression
of approval in Senate Joint Memor
ial No. 1 urging congress to pass at
this session the bill now before it
providing for the development of
the Umatilla Rapids project This
memorial passed the senate by un
animous vote, and the house over
the objections of Representatives
Lewis of Portland and Glass of The
Dalles. This was the first adminis
tration measure.
Peoples Utility Districts
Pursuant to the passage of the
constitutional enabling act a bill
sponsored by the Oregon state
grange, endorsed by Governor Meier
and providing for the creation of
Peoples Utility districts, was depos
ited m the legislative hopper last
week. In this measure it is under
stood practically all the objections
urged against the constitutional en
abling act during the last campaign
have been eliminated. Among the
results sought in this measure are
the preservation of water power,
and, through municipal ownership
and operation, abundant power
light and water at lowest possible
cost to consumers. Its sponsors be
lieve that through the operation of
this law vast water power projects
will be developed and their products
distributed far more generally than
now to rural communities at low
rates.
Public Utilities
The first step in the administra
tion's public utilities program was
Senate Bill No. 10 introduced by
Burke of Yamhill county, providing
for repeal of the Certificates of Pub
lic Convenience and Necessity act
which practically forbids utility
competition. The purpose of this
bill is to open the way for larger
competition as a means to the suc
cess of state or municipal control.
A second public utilities measure
sponsored by the administration,
deals with the specific control of
public utilities. High lights of this
bill include:
(1) The abolition of the present
public service commission.
(2) The creation of the office of
Public Utilities Commissioner of
Oregon. Said commissioner ap
pointed by the governor for a per
iod of four years but removable for
any cause which he deems sufficient.
The emmissioner must not be con
nected either directly or indirectly
in any public utility during his term
of service. It will be his duty to
represent patrons, users and con
sumers of any public utility and the
public generally in all controversies
respecting rates, charges, valua
tions and service.
It shall be the duty, in fact, of
the commissioner to protect the
public from unjust and unreason
able exactions and to obtain for
them adequate service at fair and
equitable rates. He is Invested with
all the remaining powers of the
railroad and public service commis
sion. He may investigate summarily
any matter of rates, charges or
schedules which he believes unreas
onable or discriminatory and any
service he believes unsafe or Inade
quate. He may after such Investi
gation serve notice on all parties In
terested to appear for a hearing. He
may after such hearing make such
orders as he deems justified by the
findings and such orders shall be en
forceable as are other orders.
(3) Every city and town shall
have: (a) Power of one to deter-
mine by contract, ordinance or oth
erwise the quality of service to be
furnished by any public utility; (b)
to require any public utility to make
modifications or extensions to its
physical property as shall be reas
onable or necessary; (c) to fix rates,
charges or tolls to be paid or col
lected by any public utility. Before
entering Into such contract, how
ever, a copy thereof shall be filed
with the commissioner. And, If he
objects to It, the matter may be
settled by the voters of the city or
town at a duly called election.
Until cities or towns avail them
selves of the privilege of contract
ing with these public utilities, said
utilities will continue to operate un
der jurisdiction of the commission-
The life of said contracts is
five years.
The evils of stock pyramiding and
subsidiary manipulations come un
der the ban of this measure; hence
all contracts proposed by either par
ent or subsidiary concern and re
lating to each other as parent or
subsidiary shall be submitted to the
commissioner for investigation.
Water Conservation
A third administrative bill term
ed the Water Conservation bill pro
vides that preference shall be given
to municipalities in the matter of
water filings for the purpose of wa
ter power development. This meas
ure is companion to the foregoing
water power measures and like
them is in keeping with the Joseph
Meier hydro-electric program.
Department of Agriculture
If a bill drawn and now under
going revision is passed at this ses
sion Oregon will soon be the last of
forty-two states to have an organ
ized department of agriculture.
This measure contemplates con
solidation of twenty state commis
sions, boards and appointive offices
including State Market Agent,
Board of State Fair directors, State
Land Board, State Engineer, State
Dairy and Food Commissioner,
Board of Horticulture and others.
This . department will be under
one director appointed by the gov
ernor and consist of five divisions
each under a chief.
Its aims are to secure better co
ordination than is possible with
many departments, to eliminate du
plication of efforts and the fixing
of definite responsibilities. It is a
step toward cabinet form of government.
Gas Tax Refund
A reduction of costs to farmers
and others using distillate or gaso
line for propelling tractors, station
ary gasoline engines, or for commer
cial purposes is sought in Senate
Bill No. 9 which provides for re
fund of the present tax paid upon
such distillate or gasoline.
I0NE
IRRIGON
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Isom were
business visitors in Hermiston Mon
day. Mr. Eedwell is confined to his bed
with a severe attack of stomach
trouble and his little son Ernest is
ill with mumps.
Mrs. Blanche Watkins and son
Mac arrived here Friday from their
home at Wren, Ore. Mac returned
Sunday, Mrs. Watkins remaining
for a few days to attend to some
matters of business and visit with
friends.
Mr. and Mrs. Vern Jones motored
to Pendleton Friday on business.
The boys' and girls' basketball
teams went to Echo Friday evening
where they played good but losing
games with the Echo teams.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Markham and
Mr. and Mrs'. Henry Weir attended
the games at Echo.
Mrs. O. Coryell left Friday for
The Dalles where she will visit her
parents a few days.
Frank Leicht and Batie Rand are
both proud owners of new radios
installed this week.
The regular meeting of the Irri
gon Grange was held Wednesday
evening with a good crowd present.
After the business meeting a social
hour was enjoyed followed by lunch
prepared by the H. E. ladies.
Mr. and Mrs. McFarland of Uma
tilla were guests of the grajige Wed
nesday evening.
Mrs. Sam Smith and son Robert
Mrs. Fred Markham and Mrs. Tom
Caldwell motored to Portland Sat
urday, all returning Sunday except
Mrs. Caldwell who will remain for a
few weeks for medical treatment.
The Oregon bakery basketball
team of Pendleton played the town
team early Saturday evening, the
score being 36-38 in favor of Pen
dleton. The regular grange dance was
held Saturday night and a large
crowd attended. A splendid time
was enjoyed by all present.
Supt. Dawald announced that a
band concert and dance will be giv
en February 14 to help finance the
band on their trip to Corvallis in
April to the state contest.
The new officers elected for the
Sunday school for the coming year
are Carl Alquist, supt., Harvey War
ner, treasurer, and Ruth Leicht,
secretary. Sunday witnessed the
largest crowd present for some time
and everyone is invited to come and
be a part of our school. Hour 10:15
a. m.
Mrs. Marshal Markham and chil
dren and Mrs. J. Berry and chil
dren visited Sunday at the home of
their parents Mr. and Mrs. Emmett
McCoy.
Mrs. John Grabiel reports the ar
rival of a little son Tuesday to Mr.
and Mrs. Lee Grabiel formerly of
Irrigon but now of Imbler, Ore.
Ralph Benefiel arrived home
Tuesday for an indefinite stay hav
ing received a broken arm recently.
Mrs. Lucy Rodgers, county school
superintendent, and Miss Edith
Stallard. health nurse, of Heppner
were visiting in the school Wednes
day. Mr. and Mrs. Vern Jones were
gucst3 in the Bert Dexter home Sat
urday evening.
Mr. Bowhaire, who purchased the
piece of land adjoining the James
Warner place on the west, started
laying the foundation for a new
house this week.
HKPPNER HIGH WINS.
Heppner high school boys' basket
ball quintet was victorious In a hot
ly contested clash with Eoardman
high jn the first Upper Columbia
Athletic league game to be played
on the home floor this season, Sat
urday evening. Final score 17-14.
Roy Gentry and Earl Thomson,
guard and center, led In the scoring
for the locals. Other members of
the squad seeing action were James
Farley, Curtis Thomson and Hott
mun, forwards, and Furlong, guard.
Ingles of Lexington refereed. Hepp-
ner'a percentage is now 1.000, hav
ing won their first game the week
previous from lone.
For Sale Used Thor washing ma
chine; large capacity; excellent con
dition. Pacific Power & Light Co.
Joel Engelman is ill with Influ
enza. Iva Montgomery is out of school
because of illness.
Visitors last week at the Louis
Bergevin home south of lone were
Mr. Bergevin's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Louis Bergevin of Gibbon, and
his brother-in-law and sister, Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Gucker and two
children, Jack and Louis, of Ju
neau, Alaska. Mr. and Mrs. Ber
gevin Sr. and Mr. and Mrs. Gucker
and children were returning from a
delightful trip to Southern Califor
nia where they visited relatives. The
party also crossed the line into old
Mexico.
Mr. and Mrs. Dale Ray, who are
employed at the road camp located
at the Martin Behm place, spent
Sunday at their home in lone. They
were accompanied by Mrs. Ray's
daughter, Mrs. Lester Goodrich of
White Salmon, Wash. Mrs. Good
rich and daughter have been visit
ing here for a couple of weeks.
Work is progressing nicely on the
cemetery road. Quite a large crew
of men is working there at present.
Several men operating an air
compresser are drilling for blasting
the rocky point on the highway
near the Fred McMurray place.
Mrs. French Burroughs recently
shipped in seven fine turkeys from
Tangent, Ore., to improve her breed
ing stock.
Mrs. Harriet Sinnard, clothing
specialist of Oregon State college,
will be at Cecil Grange hall Friday.
All ladies are invited to attend the
meeting whether members of the
grange or not. Pot-luck dinner will
be served at noon. ,
Candy and popcorn will be on
sale at the social meeting of Wil
lows grange, Jan. 31. The money
obtained from the sale goes to the
Waverley Baby home at Portland.
The Past Grand club met Friday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. John
Louy. Thirteen members and one
guest, Mrs. Perry Bartlemay of
Mays, were present. Dainty refresh
ments consisting of fruit salad with
whipped cream, coffee and cake
were served by the hostesses, Mrs.
Luvisa Louy, Mrs. Amy Sperry and
Mrs. Delia Corson. Election of of
ficers was held with the following
results: president, Mrs. Etta Howell;
vice president, Mrs. Lucile Bristow;
secretary - treasurer, Mrs. Clara
Howk. The ladies are engaged in
making pillow cases, dresser scarfs
and mattress pads for the Odd Fel
lows home in Portland.
Mrs. Perry Bartelmay and young
son are guests at the home of Mrs.
Bartelmay's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
M. R. Morgan.
Ray Robison has been transact
ing business in Portland.
W. E. Ahalt returned Sunday
from a visit ini Stanfleld at the
home of an old friend, Mr. Rogers.
On the way home, Mr. Ahalt stop
ped over at Rhea Siding for a brief
visit at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Herman Havercost,
Several children in lone have been
having measles in a very mild form.
Members of the Joe Gibson fam
ily, the Ralph Ledbetter family and
the N. E. Pettyjohn family have
mumps.
Mr. and Mrs. Emil Swanson and
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Swanson re
turned Friday from Sumner, Wash.,
where they had been called by the
death of their niece, Mrs. Robert
Ballinger, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Fred Gustafason. Mrs. Ballinger
(Doris Gustafason) was married
January 5 and was on her wedding
trip when she was stricken with
ptomaine poisoning. She was taken,
ill on January 11 and died January
18 in a Seattle hospital. Last Sep
tember Mrs. Ballinger visited rela
tives in lone.
Last week Harold Mason received
a badly sprained ankle when his
horse fell on him. Friday night he
departed for Portland to enter the
veteran's hospital for treatment for
the injury.
Rev. Charles William Cutler is
conducting a series of religious
meetings in the Baptist church to
which everyone is invited. The meet
ings began Sunday evening and will
continue indefinitely. Services be
gin promptly at 7:30 and close
promptly at 8:30.
Mr. and Mrs. Dean Engelman are
the parents of a baby girl, born
January 1. The little laby has been
given the name of Lola Belle.
The lone high school basketball
team journeyed to Lexington Fri
day evening for a double header
game with the neighboring school.
The lone boys lost by a score of
13-14 and the girls won by a score
of 10-20. Miss Rosa Fletcher of
lone was referee for the girls' game.
The Women s Topic club met last
Friday evening with Mrs. Henry
Gorger. Bridge was enjoyed. Those
present besides Mr. and Mrs. Gor
ger were Mr. and Mrs. Earl Blake,
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Peterson, Mr.
and Mrs. Omar Rietmann, Mr. and
Mrs. Edward Rietmann, Mr. and
Mrs. Victor Rietmann, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry Smouse, Mrs. Inez Freeland,
Mrs. Ramsey, Leo, George and Joe
Gorger. High scores were won by
Mrs. Smouse and Leo Gorger, and
consolation by Mrs. Peterson and
Omar Rietmann.
Mrs. Inez Freeland entertained at
6 o'clock dinner Thursday, January
22, in honor of the eleventh birth
day anniversary of her granddaugh
ter, Miss Inez Merrltt. Those pre
sent were the honor guest, Miss
Inez, Margaret Lindeken, Charlotte
McCabe, Eleanor Eubanks, Betty
Bergevin, Maxlne McCurdy, Bertha
Akers, Shirley Larson, Sibyl How
ell and Winona Ritchie.
A social event of Interest was the
surprise dinner served Thursday
evening, Jan. 22, by Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Engelman's family. The oc
casion was the thirty-fifth wedding
anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Engel
man. The surprise was complete.
Mr. Engelman knew nothing about
the plans of the young people until
he entered his home to find the
guests assembled and the dinner
ready to serve. Mrs. Engelman had
been taken to the home of her mo
ther, Mrs. Katl Pctteys, to assist
with some sewing, and was brought
home just in time to enjoy the de
licious turkey dinner prepared by
her daughters. Those present were
Mr. and Mrs. Engelman, Fern, and
Joel Engelman. Mr. and Mrs. Victor
Rietmann and Billy and Bobby Joe,
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Roberts, Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Nichoson and Alice
Katherine, Johnny Turner, Carlton
and Norma Swanson.
Our spring-like weather continues.
The creek farmers are busily en
gaged in disking and harrowing
their ground and the hill farmers
are preparing for spring work.
Those who have seen the wheat
fields report the wheat looking fine.
Albert Petteys recently returned
from John Day where he went to
consult a physician. He made the
trip in company with Fred Nichoson.
lone High School Alumni News.
Five graduated in 1921 three
girls and two boys. Of this num
ber four are making their home in
Oregon while one is located in the
northern central states. Immediate
ly following her high school grad
uation, Vera Howe entered Linfield
college at McMinnville where she
completed two and one half year's
work. She became the wife of Al
bert Moen. For the past year and
a half she has been in lone assist
ing in the care of her aged grand
parents. Vesper Schriver remained
on the farm with her parents until
November, 1922, when she accepted
a position in the Bullard Pharmacy
in lone, a position she held for one
and one-half years. From this work
she went to Oregon State college
where she had one year's study in
pharmacy. She married Tom Logs
don, a farmer at King's Valley.
Friends at Christmas time receiv
ed greetings from Mr. and Mrs.
Logsdon mailed at Dallas, Ore., but
whether they were located there
permanently, or only on a visit at
the home of Mrs. Logsdon's sister,
Mrs. Glen Brock, we were unable
to learn. Edine Moore entered Lin
field college where she completed
two year's work. From this school
she went to Oregon State college
where she graduated in 1925. She
became the wife of Wrex Hicock, a
McMinnville boy. Mr. and Mrs.
Hicock now make their home in
Portland. Walter Linn was a stu
dent for a while at O. S. C. For
the past seven years he has been
employed in the mills at Vernonia,
at present holding the position of
lumber grader. His wife was for
merly Miss Edna Carrick a Ver
nonia girl. Tom Davidson gradua
ted from O. S. C. and the next year
following his graduation returned to
the college for some additional
work. He was a successful high
school teacher and coach at Madras
and lone. He is now doing research
work tor the American Gas associa
tion and is located at Cleveland,
Ohio. He recently received a pro
motion Mr. Davidson married
Thelma Morgan, a senior in the
school here at the time of her mar
riage. The young couple made the
trip back to Cleveland by auto. They
visited in lone last summer when
they were called home by the death
of Mr. Davidson's falher. Last fall
Mr. and Mrs. Davidson made a de
lightful auto trip to Niagara Falls.
E. R. Curfman was serving his sec
ond year as principal at this time.
Flag Code Questionnaire.
For boys of 7th and 8th grades,
sponsored by the American Legion
Auxiliary.
Fifth group of questions:
41. Over only what three build
ings In America is the flag flown
continuously day and night?
42. What is the rule to be observ
ed when flags of more than one na
tion are being flown in unison?
43. When a number of flags of
different nations are grouped in a
cluster, what is the position of the
United States flag?
44. When the flag is illustrated in
printed form, what is the position
of the stars?
45. What is the origin of the an
them, "The Star Spangled Banner"?
46. When, and by whom and un
der what circumstances was the ap
pellation "Old Glory" given to the
United States flag?
47. What is the universal oral sa
lute to the flag?
48. Why are we so little informed
about our flag?
49. How can this be remedied?
50. What other questions would
you like to have answered about the
United States flag?
The End.
In Chicago, there was one saloon
for every 351 persons In the city.
The brewers controlled 70 per cent
of the saloons, owned 34 per cent of
the saloon buildings, and paid for
the licenses. They owned the fix
tures of 67 per cent of the saloons.
No wonder the beer interests are
anxious to get the business started
again.
In February, 1916, Mida's Criter
ion of the Wine and Spirit Inter
ests said: "Ever since the brewery
became an American institution,
the brewer has been the most self
important individual in the country.
He has been able to take barley and
hops in a meager measure and wa
ter in liberal measure and produce
beer that has yielded him such enor
mous profits that he undoubtedly
owns the largest landed Interests
in America. The arrogance of the
brewer has brought him to grief."
They were the crowd that burned
coal when the patriotic people were
saving fuel during the war, when
schools were closed for want of
fuel, when hospitals were cold be
cause fuel was scarce. They made
W. C. T. U. NOTES.
MARY A. NOTSON, Reporter.
Before prohibition, the legislative
commission appointed by the State
of Minnesota found that 712 of the
814 saloons in St. Paul and Minne
apolis were owned or controlled by
brewers. Forty per cent of the li
censes in Minneapolis were paid by
brewers' checks. Four hundred and
twenty-eight saloon buildings were
owned by them.
People who advocate the modifi
cation of the Volstead act are bid
ding for the return of about 90 per
cent of the liquor business, for that
is about the percentage of the beer
and wine business compared with
the whole.
The Minnesota commission also
found that the brewers supplied
blind pigs with beer, maintained a
fund to pay fines for them, and em
ployed counsel to defend them.
There were 129 convictions for op
erating blind pigs in the two cities
above named in 1909 and 104 in
1910. The writer has found that
many young people who have grown
up under prohibition do not know
what a blind pig is. For their ben
efit and information, we will state
that it was a place where intoxicat
ing liquors were sold contrary to
law. It was a form of bootlegging.
Yet, if you listen to some of the rot
peddled by the wets, you would
think there never was any boot
legging in the days of the saloon.
Even if every operator of a blind
pig was convicted In 1909, it would
show that over one-eighth of the
places selling liquor ran in violation
of law. Some percentage of boot
leggers, wat it not? But, it is very
doubtful that even one half of the
blind pigs were discovered. -
The BEST Gray Hair
Remedy is Home Made
To half pint of water add
one ounce bay rum, asmall
box of Barbo Compound
and one-fourth ounce of
glycerine. Any druggist
can put, una up or you can
mix it at home at very
little cost. Apply to the
hair twice a week until
the desired shade is ob
tained. It will gradually darken
Streaked, faded or gray hair and make It eoft
and ffloaBy. Ear bo will not color the scalp,
is sot otlcky or greasy and does oat rub off,
beer out of foodstuffs and sugar
when little children were eating
substitutes and doing without sugar.
GLASSES
SPECTACLES
Why patronize a
traveling optician
when you can be
fitted by a local
optician who is in
Heppner 365 days
of each year.
There's Real Reason
For Buying NOW
A N OLD adage says "Things are
never so bad but what they could
get worse" and sometimes we
just think things are bad. Take
time to compare and you will find
that PRICES on many commodit
ies we handle are the
LOWEST IN HISTORY
Don't get panicky on a "Buyer's
Market" that affords a real op
portunity to SAVE.
GILLIAM & BISBEE
We Have It, Will Get It, or It Is Not Made
Wednesday, Feb. 4th, 1931
A trador expert from the John Deere
fadory will give a pradical ledure -and
pointers on the maintenance and
operation of tradors.
All tractor users and people interested are cor
dially invited to attend. Lunch will be served.
Peoples Hardware Co.