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HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, JAN. 21, 1937.
City Taxpayers
Face Enlarged
for 1937
Lowered Base Ups
Millage Rate; Total
to be Raised Down.
Heppner taxpayers will pay $9.70
more for every $1000 of valuation
on their property this year than they
did last year, according to the state
ment of taxes just released from the
office of J. J. Wells, assessor. With
total amounts to be raised by taxa
tion in the various tax-levying sub
divisions lower in most instances, the
increase comes about through a 25
percent decrease in last year's valua
tion base.
Total valuation of taxable prop
erty in the county last year was
$11,173,197. This year it is $8,745,335.
Heppner" s valuation slid from $1,-
069,220 to $828,393. The decrease is
accounted for by the considerable
amount of property which went into
the hands of the county through tax
foreclosures, and the reappraisal of
various types of property at a lower
rate.
Total millage paid by Heppner tax
payers last year was 39.3. This year
it is 49. Making up the total are
amounts as shown for the two years
as follows:
1936 1937
State, County and General
School 8.0 7.4
Roads and Bridges 2.4 3.1
Market Roads 8 1.0
Bond Sinking Fund and
Interest 4.0 4.8
City of Heppner 3.1 6.6
School District No. 1 16.2 19.7
School Dist. 1, Bonds and
Interest 4.8 5.9
Rodent Bounty .5
39.3 49.0
. Total amdunts for the various pur
poses in each year were:
1936 1937
State, County
and General
School $ 81,385.58 $ 64,715.48
Roads, Bridges 26,815.67 27,110.54
Market Roads.. 8,938.56 8,745.31
Bond Sinking
Fund & In
terest 44,692.79 41,977.61
City, Heppner 2,516.21 4,173.70
School District
No. 1 17,321.36 16,319.31
Rclinnl nUt 1
Bonds, Inter
est 5,132.26 4,887.52
Rodent Bounty 4,372.67
$194,802.43 $172,302.20
The county as a whole will be hit
a little heavier this year to pay the
total of $277,073.66 which is less than
last year's total of $290,541.90, due to
removal of property from the assess
ment rolls through foreclosure. How
ever a more healthy situation now
exists because, as indicated by last
year's collections, a much higher
percentage of the tax bill will be
collected.
Taxpayers in other parts of the
county may figure their own total
millage rate by referring to the com
plete statement of taxes in another
column.
LEXINGTON
By BEULAH NICHOLS
The Lexington Home Economics
club met Thursday afternoon at the
home of the president, Mrs. Myles
Martin. In addition to the regular
routine of business .committees to
serve at the grange meetings during
the year were appointed.
The National Educational Assem
blies will present Jack Rank, magic
dramatist, in a new 3-act drama at
the school auditorium on Friday,
January 22, at 8 p. m. This is a one
man drama in which a single actor
portrays several widely different
characters by means of lightning
quick changes of costumes.
The Lexington high school basket
ball team went to Echo Saturday
evening and were again defeated by
the Echo players.
First semester exams were given
at the high school last week.
Mrs. Lawrence Palmer has re
turned from Hot Lake where she
went some time ago for the benefit
of her health.
Mrs. A. H. Nelson and Mrs. Or
ville Cutsforth have returned from
Portland where they spent a week.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Ingles of
Boardman were week-end guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Wm. D. Campbell. On
Saturday evening Mr. Ingles ref
ereed the basketball game at Hepp
ner. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Massey of Hepp
ner are visiting at the home of Mrs.
Massey"s grandmother, Mrs. Sarah
Booher.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mankin of lone
were business visitors in Lexington
Tuesday.
Dave Hynd of Sand Hollow spent
the week end in Portland.
Orville Cutsforth was a business
visitor in Walla Walla last week.
James McLaughlin has resigned
as yell leader for the high school
and Wilma Tucker was elected to
fill the position.
The high school girls were defeat
ed in a game of basketball Tuesday
afternoon with a score of 16-6.
Miss Jean Crawford, third and
fourth grade teacher, spent the week
end in Portland. She attended the
Nelson Eddy concert while in the
city.
IONE
By MARGARET BLAKE
Continued snow and cold weather
have made it hard on the coal pile
and news reporter. Everyone has
been contented to sit by the fire,
nurse his chillblains and catch up
on his reading instead of going places
and doing things that would make
news. '
The Morgan weather observer has
reported 1.7 inches of moisture since
January 1st.
Bob Rietmann who went east a
short time ago to get a new car at
the factory in Detroit, Mich., return
ed home Sunday night. The return
trip was made through the south
western states. Some time was spent
in California visiting relatives and
friends. Among former lone resi
dents he saw Lowell Clark, Mr. and
Mrs. Sam Pomeranz and Charles
Cochran.
Mrs. Berl Akers is quite ill with
scarlet fever. She is at the home of
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. O. Ely,
and it is not known how she con
tracted the disease. As she came to
town Friday on the school bus which
her husband drives from Gooseberry
all children who were on the bus
that day will remain away from
school until the period of incubation
has passed and all school activities
will be cancelled for this week end
and until all danger of spreading the
disease is past.
Honor roll students in the high
school the first semester are: fresh
men, Thelma Nelson; sophomores,
Helen Lundell, Katherine Griffith
and Lola Cannon; juniors, Bertha
Akers, Jane Huston; seniors, Wal
lace Lundell, Charlotte McCabe and
Mignonette Perry.
Mrs. Laxton McMurray has re
ceived word that her brother-in-law,
Chas. Howe, a former lone resident,
is in a hospital in Fort Dodge, Iowa,
recovering from a serious operation.
Bobby Drake has been quite ill.
The Women's Topic club will hold
its January social meeting at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Cotter
on Saturday night, Jan. 23.
EXAMINER COMING.
C. M. Bentley, examiner of opera
tors and chauffeurs from the office
of Earl Snell, secretary of state, will
be at the court house in Heppner,
Saturday, January 23, between the
hours of 10 a. m. and 4 p. m. Anyone
wishing permits or licenses to drive
cars should get in touch with Mr.
Bentley at this time.
Charles H. Latourall was in the
city Tuesday on business, departing
yesterday morning for his home on
the coast near Dpoe bay. Winter
had been quite enjoyable on the
coast, though the last cold snap sent
the mercury to 16 above and re
sulted in many bursted water pipes.
People there don't protect their pipes
against freezing, Charlie said. He
drove up and found the highways
open all the way. The trip takes
just eight hours, he said.
Rod Thomson, with the local Un
ion Oil station, was transferred re
cently to Walla Walla to assist on
city deliveries during the winter
weather.
AS SEEN BY A
LEGISLATOR
Courtesy of GILES L. FRENCH,
Member from 22nd District.
A recent cartoon expresses the
thought that the legislature should
find out what is necessary for the
state, do it and then return to the
farm and the office. The precess is
well under way but there are a great
many opinions about what is neces
sary, who it is necessary to and why
it is necessary.
Among the things that are gener
ally held to be necessary are some
sort of workable strike legislation,
settlement of some sort for the milk
control board, passage of a budget
and many minor things that affect
comparatively small sections of the
state.
Some bills have been sent in on
highway funds that would seriously
curtail the income of the highway
department, there are a few bills on
educational matters, some to clarify
the criminal code, and there will be
many, many, many more.
The first vote that may be inter
preted as a test of strength between
the powers that elected Boivin as
speaker and the lesser powers that
opposed him was had Monday after
noon over a little detail of where a
resolution should be sent. The vote
was 36 to 22 with two absent and the
speaker was upheld. It is practically
safe to say that the house is reason
ably conservative by about that
count. There will be changes in the
personnel of the sides on other mat
ters, of course, but the so-called con
servatives will win on major issues if
they are able to keep their battle
lines intact.
A measure making a lieutenant
governor is before the house. The
people of Oregon have voted ad
versely on this subject four times
in the past, but here it is again like
death and taxes but not nearly so
sure.
The bill to permit erosion control
districts will probably be ready for
introduction this week and will be
sponsored by the representatives of
the districts interested. There should
be little trouble about its passage.
The labor bills should have their
first reading before the week is out
and there will be several of them.
Some drastic, some mild, and all will
be violently opposed by the avowed
ly labor members.
While the sesison may appear to
be slow getting under way it is as
far alpng as usual at this time. Bills
are coming each day and the com
mittees are keeping up with their
work in fairly good style. Ways and
Means is always the committee that
has the hardest work and is the
slowest.
E. B. Wattenburger was in the city
Saturday from Pine City on his way
to Spray. The ground out his way
was reported frozen but slightly and
a good covering of snow was wel
come. Feed on the creek was suf
ficient to see livestock through if
the siege were not too prolonged, he
believed.
SHIPS HORSES, MULES.
Claude Derrick, horse and mule
buyer now working this territory,
reports shipping five carloads of ani
mals from this county in the last few
weeks. The last carload was shipped
from Heppner Saturday.
G. T. Want Ads bring results.
The cost is small try one.
BSADDD
REPAIRING and
REBUILDING
Automatic Volume Control
$5 to $10
Built ih any battery or electric set
prevents fading.
Personell ' Tone Control
$3.00
Built in any battery or electric set
Realigning Receiver
Broadcast $1.50 Storewave $3.00
Service Call, Checking alignment,
tubes, aerial and ground
$1.00
Tubes and Accessories at Hayes
Service Station
Leave work at or call
Hayes Service Station
ALL WORK GUARANTEED
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