Thursday, March 31, 1938
STATE k I r Vo
CAPITAL IN tWO
Martin Opponent
o Federal Road Aid
o More Book Users
By A. L. LINDBECK
Salem, Ore. Activity in the camp
of the Oregon Republicans this past
week has centered largely on efforts
to smoke out some outstanding can
didate for governor who might be
expected to give Chas. H. Martin.
democrat, a race in the November
election it being pretty generally
conceded that the governor already
iias the nomination in the bag and
safe and snug in his possession. By
the same token these same repub
lican leaders do not feel that either
of the four candidates who have al
ready offered their services to the
party in the capacity of standard
bearers are of sufficient caliber to
give Martin any considerable worry.
In this connection it is known that
considerable pressure is being brot
on Chas. A. Sprague, Salem news
paper publisher, to enter the guber
natorial contest. . Sprague,himself, is
reluctant to discuss the subject.
Friends of the Salem publisher,
however, declare that while Spra
gue would much prefer to support
some other candidate he might con
sent to enter the race as a last re
sort. Hopes that Homer D. Angell,
Portland attorney and state senator,
might be persuaded to seek the gov
ernorship were dashed this week
when he filed as a candidate for the
republican nomination for congress
in the third district, opposing. Nan
Wood Honeyman, democrat, who is
seeking reelection.
Reports that Dr. J. F. Hosch of
Bend would withdraw from the
democratic race for the gubernator
ial nomination in favor of Elton
Watkins were promptly squelched
"by Hosch in a statement in which
he declared that he is in the race
to stay.
Prospect of a lively fight for the
republican nomination for congress
in the first Oregon district is seen
in the entry of Walter Norblad of
Astoria into the race as an opponent
of James W.Mott, incumbent, who is
seeking re-election. Youthful, alert,
aggressive and able Norblad has al
ready started his campaign for the
congressional seat and expects to
devote his entire time right up to
the primary election in a tour of the
district which covers the entire state
west of the Cascades except for
Multnomah county. Norblad it the
son of former governor A. W. Nor
blad, a graduate of the University of
Oregon and is engaged in the prac
tice of law in Astoria.
Representatives of the cooperative
flax plants at Canby and Mt. Angel
appeared before the Board of Con
trol this week to protest the invasion
of their field by the state flax plant.
Publication of misleading informa
tion regarding prices paid for flax
to growers delivering to the state
plant, it was charged, was also ere
ating much dissatisfaction among
members of the cooperative organ
izations. Arrangements were made
for conferences between represent
atives of the cooperatives and the
"state plant to determine standards
upon which payments will be based
in the future. The board also is
sued instructions that no acreage is
to be signed up by the state plant
in cooperative territory hereafter.
A fight to the finish, is promised
for the next legislative session by
the organization of fishing interests
in the mid-Columbia river district
to oppose the demands of the federal
bureau of fisheries that commercial
fishing be discontinued on the Bon
neville pool. Governor Martin this
week announced that he would ask
the state fish commission to take
care of the situation but it was later
discovered that the matter was not
within the jurisdiction of the com
mission but one requiring legislative
action.
Uncle Sam has poured a total of
$28,749,041.38 into Oregon during the
last seven years to finance high
way projects designed to relieve un
employment, according to a report
by R. H. Baldock, state highway
engineer. To this amount the state
added $9,325,272 and the counties
Heppner
and railroads contributed another
$421,637.03 for a grand total of $38,
416,651. While Baldock claims that
the relief program was only 81 per
cent efficient and that the same am
ount of work could be had for $31,
359,838 under the contract system
he admits that it has advanced Ore
gon's highway program approxi
mately four and one-half years.
George W. Peavy, president of
Oregon State college and dean of
the school of forestry, is believed to
hold the record for continuity of
service on a state board. Peavy has
been a member of the State Board
of Forestry ever since the board
was created 27 years ago.
Attorney General Van Winkle has
ruled that the assistant parole offi
cer recently employed by authority
of Governor Martin can not be paid
out of funds appropriated for the
state prison. Only solution of the
problem appears to be a resort to
the governor's special fund for spe
cial investigations.
Increased efficiency of operation
as well as some degree of economy is
expected by Solon T. White, direc
tor of agriculture, from the newly
inaugurated plan of district repre
sentation. Under this plan the state
has been divided into 18 inspection
and enforcement districts with
representative of the department of
agriculture located permanently in
each district. Specialists from the
state headquarters will be called on
for help by the district represent
atives in cases requiring such ser
vices. A total of $6,236,245 was disbursed
by the State Relief Committee dur
ing 1937 according to a report filed
with Governor Martin. The dis
bursement covered the following
items: Old age pensions, $3,376,516;
direct relief, $2,527,857; aid to de
pendent children, $209,532; and aid
to the blind, $122,338.
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Increased unemployment and de
pression conditions have again turn
ed people to books and the public
libraries, according to Miss Harriett
C. Long, state librarian. January
and February shipments from the
state library totalling 53,667 vol
umes, were the heaviest for those
two months in the entire history of
this institution.
State Treasurer Rufus C. Holman
who last week filed for the Repub
lican nomination for United States
senator does not intend to resign his
state office in order to make the
race for the federal post, he has
announced. Neither is Attorney
General Van Winkle expected to
quit that post in order to make the
race for the supreme court bench
for which he filed this week. Elec
tion of these officials to the, higher
posts to which they aspire will leave
two vacancies for Governor Martin
to fill next winter.
While it will be several days be
fore the tax commission is able to
dig out from under the deluge of
income tax returns that flooded the
department this week it is not ex
pected that collections this year wlil
equal that of a year ago because of
poor business conditions during the
latter part of 1937.
Use of electricity in Oregon dur
ing 1937 increased 8.32 percent over
1936 figures, according to a survey
by, Utilities Commissioner N. G.
Wallace. Revenues from the sale of
electricity, however, increased only
7.58 percent due to rate reductions
and lower costs for energy used in
the higher brackets.
GRADES UP AT U. OF O.
University of Oregon, Eugene,
March 29 Apparently students of
the University of Oregon listened to
their new president, Dr. Donald M.
Erb, when in his first speech he told
them scholarship was the most im
portant thing and that a "passion
for distinction in academic perform
ance" should become a new object
ive of "college spirit." Dr. Erb took
office during the term just passed.
The list of students on the honor
roll for the term reached a new high
mark with 143 earning this distinc
tion. Of this number 19 made the
highest grades possible, "A" in every
subject. Usually the "honor roll
hovers around the 100 mark, with
from six to 10 students rating "A"
in all subjects.
Gazette Times, Heppner,
PINE CITY NEWS
Pine City Friends
Glad Healy Won
By BERNICE WATTENBURGER
Friends and relatives were very
pleased to hear that Jack Healy of
Heppner won first place at the
speaking contest at Arlington. Jack
received an Elgin wrist watch for his
effort
Mrs. Lucy E. Rodgers and Miss
Cowgill were at Pine City WedneS'
day. The girls organized a 4-H sew
ing club. The officers are, president,
Cecelia Healy; vice president, Betty
Finch, and secretary, Patricia Daly.
Mrs. Roy Neill is very ill at her
home. Her daughter, Mrs. Ralph
Scott, visited her over the week end.
A quilting party was held at the
Sloan Thompson home Wednesday.
Mrs. George Currin and Mrs. See
hafer of Lena visited at the John
Harrison home Saturday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Finch and
family visited at the C. H. Ayers
home Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. H. E Young and fam
ily were at the E. B. Wattenburger
home Monday evening.
Mrs. Ruby Coxen and sons, Floyd
and Jerry, visited at the C. H. Ayers
home Sunday.
Visitors at the A. E. Wattenburger
home were Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wat
tenburger of Pasco, Mr. and Mrs. E.
B. Wattenburger and family, Mr. and
Mrs. Ried Buseick and family. Bar
bara Buseick is improving slowly
from her mastoid operation.
Jim Daly was a caller in Heppner
Saturday.
Max Gorfkle of Pendleton was a
caller on Butter creek Monday,
Butter creek people are glad they
are having their roads worked on
this week.
Fred Rauch and daughters, Lilly
and Mabel, were visitors in Lexing
ton and Heppner Friday.
The Pine City high school is plan
ning on giving a carnival the first
part of May. The exact date has
not yet been set.
More Than Third
f Oregon Farms
Use Electricity
Electric current from central sta
tions is being supplied to 39.7 percent
of Oregon's 67,753 farms, as com
pared with 16.8 percent served in
the United States as a whole, ac
cording to data included in the 1937
report of the Rural Electrification
administration, which has just been
received by the extension service at
Oregon State college.
The data on total number of farms
is corrected to January 1, 1937, while
the count of farms served is as of
June 30, 1937, the report shows. Ore-,
gon stands thirty-first among the
states in total number of farms, and
thirteenth in percentage served with
electricity.
Although Oregon's degree of elec
trification is high as compared with
the nation as a whole, it is exceeded
by all of her neighboring states ex
cept Nevada, the report shows. Cali
fornia is second only to Rhode Is
land in the percentage' of farms
served, with 67.6 percent. Washing
ton has 52.9 percent electrification,
and Idaho 45.1 percent. Utah and
the New England states, with the
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Oregon
exception of Vermont, together with
Pennsylvania and New Jersey, are
other states surpassing Oregon in
rural electrification
Only four REA projects are listed
in the report for Oregon, these be
ing the Blachly, Lane county, pro
ject; the Nehalem Valley project in
Clatsop county; the Umatilla pro
ject near Hermiston, and a Willam
ette valley project sponsored by the
Portland General Electric company.
A total of 1845 customers will be
served by these four projects.
E. R. Schaffer, manager of Hynd
Bros.' Freezeout ranch, was in the
city the end of the week, reporting
lambing progressing satisfactorily in
the company's flocks at Cecil.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned was duly appointed by
the County Court of the State of
Oregon for Morrow County admin
istrator of the estate of Frank M.
Lovgren, deceased, and all persons
having claims against the estate of
said deceased are hereby required
to present the same with proper
vouchers to the undersigned admin
istrator at the law office of Jos. J.
Nys, at Heppner, Oregon, within
six months from the date hereof.
Dated and first published this
31st day of March, 1938.
VICTOR A. LOVGREN,
Administrator.
NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT
Notice is hereby given that Willie
E. Mikesell, executor of the last Will
and Testament of Clara A. Mikesell,
deceased, has filed his final account
of his administration of said estate
with the Clerk of the County Court
of the State of Oregon for Morrow
County, and the said Court has set
April 18, 1938, at the hour of 10:00
A. M. of said day, in the County
Court Room of the County Court of
the State of Oregon for Morrow
County, at Heppner, Oregon, as the
time and place for hearing on and
final settlement of said final ac
count. Anyone having objections to
said final account must file same
with said Court on or before said
date.
WILLIE E. MIKESELL,
Executor.
Dated and first published this
17th day of March, 1938.
NOTICE OF SHERIFF'S SALE OF
COUNTY PROPERTY
By virtue of an order of the Coun
ty Court, dated 2nd day of March,
1938, I am authorized and directed
to sell at public auction, as provided
by law, the following property, at
not less than the minimum price set
out after the description:
Lots 1 to 12 inclusive, Block 32
to the Town of Irrigon, Morrow
County, Oergon. Minimum price
40.00.
Therefore, I will, on Saturday the
26th day of March, 1938, at the front
door of the Court House in Heppner,
Oregon, at the hour of 2:00 P. M.,
sell sadi property to the highest and
best bidder for cash in hand.
Dated this 3rd day of March, 1938.
C. J. D. BAUMAN, Sheriff.
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned administrator of the es
tate of Frank A. Lundell, deceased,
has filed with the County Court of
the State of Oregon for Morrow
County, his final account of his ad
ministration of said estate and that
said court has set Monday, the 4th
day of April, 1938, at the hour of
10:00 o'clock in the forenoon of said
day in the County Court room at the
Court House at Heppner, Oregon, as
the time and place for hearing ob
jections to said final account and the
settlement of said estate and all per
sons having objections thereto are
hereby required to file the some with
said court on or bfore the time 6et
for said hearing.
Dated and first published this 3rd
day of March, 1938.
E. R. LUNDELL,
Administrator.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior. Gen
eral Land Office at The Dalles. Ore
gon, February 24, 1938.
NOTICE is hereby given that Ivan
AppWate. of Heppner. Oreffnn. vuhn.
on September 7, 1934, made Original
Homestead Entry, act Dec. 29. 1916.
No. 028978, for Lot 4, Sec. 6, T. 7, S.,
K. 29, ., Lots 2. 3. 4. 7-9-10-15. W
SEy4, SEV4SEy4, Sec. 31, SWft, Sec-
Page Seven
tion 32, Township 6, S., Range 29,
E., Willamette Meridian, has filed
notice of intention to make final
proof, to establish claim to the land
above described, before W. J. War
ner, United States Commissioner, at
Hermiston, Oregon, on the 9th day
of April, 1938.
Claimant names as witnesses:
Merle Swaggart, of Lena, Oregon.
Claude Buschke, of Heppner, Ore
gon. Art Alderman, of Ritter, Oregon.
William Hodge, of Ritter, Oregon.
W. F. JACKSON,
Register.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned has been duly appoint
ed by the County Court of the State
of Oregon for Morrow County, Ad
ministrator of the Estate of Francis
H. Wilson, deceased, and that all
persons having claims against the
estate of said deceased are hereby
required to present the same with
the proper vouchers, duly certified
as required by law, to me at my law
office in the First National Bank
Building, Heppner, Oregon, within
six months from the date of the first
publication of this notice.
Dated and first published this
31st day of March, 1938.
Date of last publication, April 28,
1938.
FRANK C. ALFRED,
Administrator of the Estate of
Francis H. Wilson, Deceased.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned was duly appointed by
the County Court of the State of
Oregon for Morrow County admin
istrator of the estate of Eliza Thomp
son, deceased, and all persons having
claims against the estate of said de
ceased are required to present the
same with proper vouchers, to the
undersigned administrator at the law
office'' of Jos. J. Nys at Heppner,
Oregon, within six months from the
date hereof.
Dated and first published this 24th
day of March, 1938.
H. L. DUVALL, Administrator.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned was duly appointed by
the County Court of the State of
Oregon for Morrow County admin
istrator of the estate of Samuel B.
Forbis, deceased, and all persons
having claims against the estate of
said deceased are hereby required
to present the same to the under
signed administrator, with proper
vouchers, at the law office of Jos. '
J. Nys, at Heppner, Oregon, within
six months from the date hereof.
Dated and first published this 24th
day of March, 1938.
H. L. DUVALL, Administrator.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned was duly appointed by
the County Court of the State of
Oregon for Morrow County admin
istrator of the estate of John F.
Challis, deceased, and all persons
having claims against the estate of
said deceased are hereby required
to present the same to the under
signed administrator with proper
vouchers, at the law office of Jos.
J. Nys, at Heppner, Oregon, within
six months from the date hereof.
Dated and first published this 24th
day of March, 1938.
H. L. DUVALL, Administrator.
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned, executrix of the estate
of Samuel E. Notson, deceased, has
filed her final account with the
County Court of the State of Ore
gon for Morrow County of her ad
ministration of the estate of said de
ceased, and said Court has set Fri
day, the 22nd day of April, 1938, at
the hour of 10:00 o'clock in the fore
noon of said day in the County Court
Room at the Court House at Hepp
ner, Oregon, as the time and place
for hearing objections to said final
account, and all persons having ob
jections to said final account or the
settlement of said estate are hereby
required to file the same with said
court on or before the time set for
said hearing.
Dated and first published this 24th
day of March, 1938.
Date of last publication April 21,
1938.
MARY ANN NOTSON,
Executrix of the Estate of
Samuel E. Notson, Deceased.