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HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1937
NEWS
o Lusk Appointment
o School Helps .
o "New Policy"
By A. L. LINDBECK
SALEM Appointment of Hal S.
Lusk of Portland to the Oregon su
preme court is believed by many to
have cleared the way for appoint
ment of Claude McCollock of Klam
ath Falls to the federal bench, a post
which has now been vacant fqr many
months. Basis for this belief lies in
the fact that Lusk was regarded as
McCollock's principal opponent in
the race for the federal job. Other
political prognosticators, however,
do not hold to this view declaring
that other factors have operated to
eliminate McCollock, especially the
fact that he is tarred with the taint
of a private utility as a former at
torney for the California-Oregon
Power company. Which of these two
schools of though is correct only
time will tell.
Lusk, who will take up hsi new
duties on August 1 as successor to
the late J. U. Campbell, will be the
first Democrat to grace the supreme
bench in this state since the retire
ment of O. P. Coshow in January,
1931. In fact Democratic supreme
court justices have been few and far
between in Oregon history, most of
those who have served in that ca
pacity reaching their position thru
appointment rather than thru elec
tion. Coshow, the last Democrat on
the supreme bench, was first ap
pointed by Governor Pierce in Jan
uary, 1924, to succeed uJstice Law
rence T. Harris, resigned. In the
general election that year he was re
turned to a full six-year term on the
bench. That same year Martin Pipes,
another Democrat, was appointed to
the bench to succeed Justice John
McCourt, deceased, but served only
a few months. The only Democrat to
be elected to the supreme court in
this state in the past 50 years, with
the exception of Justice Coshow who
had the advantage of a previous ap
pointment, was Alfred S. Bennett
which term began on January 7,
1919, but who tired of the strenuous
grind after less than two years ex
perience and resigned on October
5, 1920.
The state forestry department is
hot on the trail of the careless smok
er, described by J. W. Ferguson,
state forester, as the worst menace
the department has to contend with.
Of 128 fires in Oregon forests up to
the middle of July, Ferguson points
out, 33 were set by careless smokers,
24 were traced to logging operations,
18 to brush burning activities and
16 to lightning. Campers, incendiar
ists and miscellaneous causes ac
count for the remaining fires.
Consolidation of smaller schools,
equalization of taxation and more
adequate school supervision and re
lief of property from a part of its
present heavy tax burden were
urged by county school superinten
dents meeting at Salem in their an
nual conference this week. The edu
cators also went on record as favor
ing the establishment under state
regulation of a bureau or teachers'
agency for the dispensation of ac
curate information regarding the
qualifications of applicants for
teaching positions.
June was the second "million dol
lar gasoline tax month" in Oregon
this year. Taxes paid by users of
this motor vehicle fuel during June
swelled the state coffers by $1,028,
815.76 which was only $12,000 under
the all-time high record set by May
collections, according to Secretary
of State Earl Snell, who predicts that
July collections will top those for
May. i
, Two important steps in the new
state building program were taken
by the Capitol Reconstruction com
mission this week. One of these was
the elimination of the New York
firm of Trowbridge & Livingston,
capitol architects, as the designers
of the new library and office build
ing and agreement on the firm of
Whitehouse & Church of Portland
for this job. The other was the sign- I
ing of an option on the T. B. Kay'
STATE
CAPITAL
property at a price of $44,000. This
property covers approximately one
third of the block bordering on Court
street between Summer and Winter
streets. Of particular interest in this
connection is the price paid for the
Kay property which will serve as a
yardstick in measuring the value of
other property in the blocks which
the state hopes to annex in its pro
gram of building expansion.
Federal subsidies for Oregon flax
growers are now practically assured
in the opinion of L. L. Laws, mana
ger of the state prison flax plant.
The government is expected to pay
flax growers $7.50 a ton this year,
Laws said. Earlier reports from
Washington, D. C, were that the
subsidy had been cancelled. Pay
ments to Oregon flax growers this
year under the subsidy plan are ex
pected to approximate $37,500.
Thirty-nine proposals are on file
with the state board of control in
connection with the Portland office
building program. Twenty-four of
these proposals involve the purchase
of sites for the proposed building.
Many of these sites are already oc
cupied by buildings which would
have to be torn down or moved if
acquired by the state. The other 15
proposals cover buildings suitable
for office purposes either as they
stand or following remodeling.
The advancing cost of living has
caught up with the imbibers of hard
liquor, the Liquor Control commis
sion has announced a complete re
vision of its price list effective Aug
ust 1 with most of the items slightly
higher than present prices. At the
same time, the commission announc
ed, 24 new brands of liquor are be
ing added to the store shelves while
42 brands are being dropped.
Draft of a stream purification
measure to be initiated by the re
cently organized Oregon Stream
Purification league is nearing com
pletion according to Senator Byron
Carney of Clackamas county who
was in Salem this week.
"When I said that the re-appointment
of Chas. V. Galolway and Earl
Fisher as tax commissioners was
made without and strings attached
I meant just that."
This was Governor Martin's reply
to critics who have been "viewing
with alarm" a purported "new pol
icy" adopted by the board of control
in its relations with the tax com
mission. The "new policy" which has
drawn the fire of critics in certain
quarters is supposed to involve scru
tiny of major compromises entered
into between the tax commission and
tax payers.
"The board of control has no au
thority of law to meddle with the
administrative duties of the tax com
mission and I for one have no de
sire to do so," the governor declared
Tiring of the role of rubber stamp
to department heads who expand
their office space in rented quarters
and then ask for official approval tf
their action the board of control this
week turned thumbs down on this
practice. Hereafter approval must
be secured first or some officious
underling is going to find himself in
an embarrassing position, the board
warned.
Approximately 200 applications for
grubstake loans under the new min
ing act have already been filed with
the state board of geology and min
eral industries. The statute creating
the board authorizes grubstakes of
$5 to be advanced to legitimate pros
pectors, the loan to be repaid as a
"strike" is made.
HARDMAN NEWS
Mrs. Walter Wright
Honored With Shower
By LUCILLE FARRENS
Mrs. Lewis Knighten returned to
her home Saturday from Portland
where she has been receiving med
ical attention.
Mrs. Walter Wright was honored
with a shower at the home of Mrs.
Ethel McDaniel Saturday. Refresh
ments of ice cream and angelfood
cake were served by the Rebekah
lodge. Attending besides the hon
oree were Mrs. George Hayden, Mrs.
S. T. Robison, Mrs. Dick Steers, Mrs.
Sam McDaniel, Mrs. Carey Hastings,
Mrs. Ethel McDaniel, Mrs. F. E. Mc
Daniel, Mrs. Clyde Wright, Mrs.
Charley McDaniel, Mrs. O. H. Leath
ers, Mrs. Raymond Wright, Mrs.
Orain Wright, Mrs. Barton Clark,
Mrs. A. V. Wright and Jewel, Mrs.
Peck, Mrs. J. B. Adams, Mrs. Ber
nard Bleakman, Mrs. Raymond Mc
Donald, Mrs. Ray Robison, Mrs.
Max Buschke, Mrs. Neal Knighten,
Mrs. Lewis Knighten, Mrs. Irl Clary,
Mrs. G. A. Farrens, Mrs. Harold Ste
vens, Mrs. Fred Kruger, Mrs. Jim
ams, Mrs. Maud Robison, Misses
Helen Van Schoiack, Rose Cunning
ham, Charlotte Adams, Delsie Bleak
man, Erma Scott, Creth Craber,
Murl Farrens, Freda Ball and Alta
Stevens. Those sending gifts but
unable to attend were Mrs. Ed Cra
ber, Mrs. Lewis Batty, Misses Faye
Ward, Vern McDaniel and Pat Bleak
man.
Mr. and . Mrs. Roy Lieuallen,
agents for an aluminum company,
held a demonstration dinner at the
Lewis Batty home Sunday. Those
attending were Mr. and Mrs. Lewis
Batty, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Mc
Donald, Miss Murl Farrens, Miss
Delsie Bleakman, Leslie Brannon
and Nelson Knighten.
Owen Leathers, Charley McDaniel
and Jim Stevens were called to go
to the emergency lookouts Satur
urday. Mr. Leathers was sent to Red
Hill, Mr. McDaniel to Ant Hill and
Mr. Stevens to Pottamus.
Several changes have been made
on the Forest service in the past
week. Henry Fries was transferred
from Opal ranger station to Mt. Em
ily, Marion Saling from Bull Prairie
to Opal, Victor Johnson from Tam
arack lookout to Bull Prairie, and
Max Buschke from Snow Board to
Tamarack.
Fan Miller and Lewis Batty mo
tored to The Dalles to visit Jim
Miller who is quite ill in the hos
pital there.
Miss Annie Mclntyre was able to
return to her home Sunday from the
Heppner hospital where she recent
ly underwent an operation for ap
pendicitis. Mr. and Mrs. Carl McDaniel of
Lonerock were week-end visitors in
Hardman. Miss Rose Merritt accom
panied them home for a visit.
Roland Gallagher of Bend is vis
iting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. F.
W. Gallagher.
Mr. and Mrs. Carey Hastings and
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond McDonald
motored to Pendleton Monday.
Mrs. Lewis LeTrace and Lester
Wick of Lonerock were visiting their
sister, Mrs. Al Lovgren, Tuesday.
Mrs. Ben Stanton and family are
visiting relatives in Hardman this
week.
Word was received that Harold
Glasscock of La Grande was ser
iously injured in a car wreck when
his car collided with that of Dr. R.
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ED CILENTV, Prop.
M. Rice of Heppner. Mr. Glasscock
is a nephew of Mrs. Lewis Knighten
and is well known here. His many
friends wish him a speedy recovery.
Johnny Eubanks of lone is haul
ing Jim Hams' sheep to Heppner.
Mr. and Mrs.. Hams motored in to
sell them.
Misses Helen and Rose Cunning
ham and Les Rounding of Heppner
were visiting Mr. and Mrs. Jim
Brannon Sunday.
Harold Craber of The Dalles is
visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. E. Craber.
Mrs. Theodore Wacker of Salem
arrived Tuesday morning for a visit
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ad
Inskeep.
CCC OFF RELIEF STATUS
CCC enrollment is now off relief
status, and until July 31 any boy
between the ages of 17 and 24 years
is eligible to enlist, announces Mrs.
Clara Beamer, manager of the local
relief office.
TRUCKING
ANYWHERE FOR HIRE
Two Trucks in Operation t
Insured Carrier
Livestock Hauling a Specialty
Arthur E. Ritchie
Phone 212 lone, Ore.
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