HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUG. 19, 1937
PAGE SIX
NEWS
o Land Policy
o "Good Timer'
Relief Marchers
By A. L. LINDBECK
SALEM Action by the State Land
Board on a definite program for
administering the state's 750,000 acres
of school lands scattered throughout
central and eastern Oregon has been
deferred until after a public hear
ing scheduled for Monday, Septem
ber 13. At that time it is expected
that stockmen interested in the pro
gram as well as others will air their
views on the three plans now be
fore the board.
One of these plans provides for
the administration of the state's scat
tered holdings by the federal bureau
of grazing, the state to receive its
pro rata share of rentals paid by
stockmen for use of the public do
main. The other two plans involve
the "blocking" of the state school
lands into large, compact bodies
through exchange for federal lands,
This proposal was first advanced by
State Treasurer Holman nearly 18
months ago but to date has reached
only the committee and report stage.
One of the "blocking" plans, sub
mitted by a committee of nine stock
men, calls for the creation of "blocks"
around the private holdings of
stockmen, these blocks to be of a
size to meet the needs of the stock
men, in each case. Eentals on these
blocks would be fixed at from two
to three cents an acre per year, de
pending upon the quality of the land
and location. The other "blocking"
plan, submitted by R. N. Stanfield,
one of the largest stockmen in the
state, provides for the creation of
from 16 to 20 compact areas rang
ing in sie from 1500 to more than
70,000 acres selected for the desir
ability of the land for grazing pur
poses and scattered over the seven
grazing counties but without any
particular regard to accessibility of
any of the stockmen.
Holman, at whose request Stan
field developed his plan, is favorable
to this latter program as promoting
competitive bidding to the enrich
ment of the irreducible school fund.
Governor Martin, however, scents
a "nigger in the wood pile" in the
plan submitted to Stanfield and is
fearful that it might work to the ad
vantage of the large stockmen. The
governor favors the committee plan
which is opposed by Holman as dis
couraging competition in bidding and
not adequately safeguarding the in
terests of the school fund. Secre
tary of State Snell, the third mem
ber of the board, has indicated that
he will support the "blocking" plan
that promises to yield the largest re
turn to the school fund, providing it
does not work a hardship on the
small stockmen.
Governor Martin is taking time
out from his strenuous duties as the
state's chief executive until after La
bir Day. While he will be in and out
of his office attending to his routine
duties he will take on no definite
engagements. The governor and Mrs.
Martin are spending a few days this
week with their daughter and grand
children at Bremerton, Washington,
and will attend the review of troops
at Fort Lewis Saturday.
Negotiations for the purchase of
property on which the new state li
brary building will be located are
proceeding satisfactorily according
to Ralph E. Moody, legal adviser to
the Capitol Reconstruction commis
sion, who expects the deal for the
entire block to be completed by Sep
tember 1.
More than five tons of paint are
being used in freshening up the
buildings at the state fair grounds,
The painting is being done as a WPA
project.
Roy McCarthy, arrested in Port
land last week for the fatal shoot
ing of a service station employee,
was one of more than 200 "good
timers" who have been released from
the Oregon prison during the past
six months under the terms of the
recently enacted Barnes law. Serv
ing a sentence of five years for as
sault with intent to rob, McCarthy
was discharged from the peniten
STATE
CAPITAL
tiary on June 9, the day the "good
time" law became operative, after
serving only three years and eight
months of his term.
A scheduled audience between
Governor Martin and a delegation
of Workers' Alliance members failed
to materialize Friday when the gov
was late in returning to his office
from a tour of irrigation projects in
Clackamas county.
Realizing that he would not be
able to keep his appointment on
time the governor had telephoned
his office of his delay and the in
formation was passed on to the lead
ers of the delegation. These, how
ever, decided not to await the be
lated arrival of the governor and the
200 marchers who had been hovering
around the state house for an hour
adjourned to Marion Square, some
A Queen and Two Kings
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Queen of the Pendleton Round-TJp, September 16. 17, and 18
Is Her Highness Cathryn the First; kings of cowboy sports are Ike
Rude and Carl Arnold, who last year tied for the $5,000 Sam
Jackson trophy, for the best all-round cowboy. They'll defend
their titles at this year's show. The trophy must be thrice won
for permanent possession and Ike won it also In 1931. First of
fered in 1930, this is the first tie in the trophy's history.
ten blocks away, where they spent
another hour in listening to their
leaders harrangue the governor and
the WPA for its retrenchment pol
icies. Neither would they return to
the state house when the governor
upon his return sent word that he
was ready to receive them.
Fore Lewis, Wash. Thousands of
visitors are expected to attend the
review of national guard troops here
Saturday afternoon when more than
15,000 officers and men and 1000
pieces of heavy equipment will par
ticipate in the largest peace time
demonstration of fighting men in the
history of the Pacific northwest.
More than 3300 Oregon men will be
in the line of march and Governor
Martin has indicated his intention
of joining Major General George A.
White, commander of the 41st divis-
ion, in the reviewing stand. Govern
ors of Washington, Idaho, Montana
and Wyoming are also expected to
attend. The reviw is scheduled tb
start at 2:00 p. m., and will last two
hours.
Last of the Oregon contingent, the
units from Baker and Union, arrived
in camp early Wednesday morning
along with the contingent from Ida
ho and immediately joined the re
mainder of the command in a pro
gram of intensive training. Monday
morning the army here will plunge
into a gigantic battle maneuver
which will rage day and night for
the remainder of 'the week.
Tax delinquencies in Oregon were
reduced by more than $3,500,000 dur
ing 1936, according to figures com
piled by the state tax commission
from reports submitted by the 36
county tax collectors. Delinquent
taxes which aggregated $46,510,724
on January 1, 1936, had been re
duced to $43,006,340 by the first of
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