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Page Six STATE CAPITAL NEWS Open Capitol Resigning Martin More Insurance By A. L. LINDBECK SALEM The taxpayers who foot ed the bill for the new building got their first chance to inspect Ore gon's new $2,500,000 capitol Satur day afternoon. More than 5000 persons took ad vantage of the opportunity offered bv the "open house'' program to spend an hour or more exploring the spacious hallways, exclaiming over the magnificance of the legis lative chambers, going into raptures over the myrtle wood lined room that will be the governor's private of fice and sparing a few moments to inspect the private shower baths that have been installed in the offices of thft secretary of state and state treasurer. A parade participated in by the Salem Cherrians, Newberg Ber rians and Portland Rosarians and a dozen bands and drum and bugle corps preceded the program at the caoitol at which Governor Martin declared that completion of the state house "demonstrates anew Oregon s ability to turn adversity into tri umph. Frank Branch Riley, noted lec turer, described the building as "one of the most beautiful structures in America." Four states and one ter ritory had contributed material for its construction, he pointed out. The marble for the exterior of the build ing came from Vermont. The in terior is decorated with marble from Montana and granite from Califpr iiia. Arkansas and Alaska. Dr. Bruce Baxter, president of Willamette university, who presided as chairman, declared that "this day will remain a most significant one in the history of Oregon. , Anv lingering doubt as to Gov' ernor Martin's political intentions were definitely resolved this week by his declaration that he would "be glad when he could get awajr from public service. The governor told newspapermen this week that he proposed to "take it easy" for the remainder of his term as governor, carrying on the duties of his office but taking on no additional respon sibilities such as outside speaking engagements. State House gossip has it that the Governor and Mrs. Martin will embark on a tour of the world shortly after he retires from office next January. O. Henry Oleen, state representa tive from Columbia county for the past six years, will sidestep politics for the time being, he declared on a visit to Salem this week. Rumor had it that Oleen. defeated for the dem ocratic nomination for govternor, might seek a return to the legisla ture as an independent candidate. The scale model of the new cap itol building which has been on dis play in the lobby of the state office building for several months, is soon to be sent to the architectural school at the University of Oregon. The high cost of living slipped substantially in the three month period between March and June according to records of the state purchasing department. Cow beef, of which state institutions use about 90,000 pounds every three months and which was uoted at $10.65 per 100 pounds in March was offered at $8.96 when bids for the new supply were opened this week. Steer beef prices were down from $12.83 to $11.97. Oregon's liquor control law will never be liberalized in the opinion of Austin Flegel, attorney for the Oregon Liquor Control Board. Speaking before the state convention of Food and Beverage dispensers in session here Flegel warned that any attempt to liberalize the control law was bound to react to the detriment of the liquor interests. At least one old age pension bill will be on the November ballot. Completed petitions for the Citizens Retirement bill, sponsored by El bert Eastman.. Portland attorney, were filed with Secretary of State Snell this week. The measure pro Heppner vides for a monthly pension of notj to exceed $100 for all persons 65 vears of age or over who would cease gainful employment, the pen sion to be financed by a two percent transactions tax. This is the second initiative measure for which peti tons have been completed. Deadlne for completing petitions is set for 5:00 p. m. Thursday of this week. Twentv-nine out of every 1000 residents of Oregon were on the re lief rolls during May, Elmer Goudy, executive secretary of the state re lief committee reported to Governor Martin. Thirty-seven percent of these were on direct relief and 57 percent were old age pensioners. The remainder were dependent chil dren, and blind pensioners. Malheur countv has the highest percentage of direct relief cases with 58 out of every 1000 inhabitants on the relief rolls. Sherman county with only seven reliefers per 1000 inhabitants foots the list. The fight against Oregon's teach ers' retirement act has been carried up to the United States supreme court. The Oregon supreme court in a recent opinion in a suit brought bv A. A. Campbell and others aeainst the Portland school board held the act to be constitutional. The act which provides for the automatic retirement of teachers upon reach ing the age of 65 years now applies only to Portland and Salem but there has been talk of a move to make its application state-wide. Approximately 75 former patients of the state tuberculosis hospital at Salem attended the annual home coming at the institution Friday and Saturday. Dr. G. C. Bellinger, su perintendent of the hospital, says that one woman visited the institu tion who had been a patient there more than 20 years ago and a num ber were present who were dis charged as cured more than ten years ago. m Oregon residents paid out a total of $41,085,928 in insurance premiums during 1SC7, according to the annual report of Hugh Earle, insurance commissioner. This was an increase of 8.18 per cent over the 1936 pre miums. Oregon policyholders, on the other hand, collected a total of $21, 877,025 in claims during the year, representing 53.2 percent of the pre mium payments. A total of 524 com panies writing all kinds of insurance were operating in Oregon last year, Earle's report shows. The state's contribution toward the support of its common schools this vear will amiunt to only $1.20 for each child on the school census roll, according to Lewis Griffith, clerk of the state land board. This money represents interest earnings of the irreducible school fund. Last year's apportionment amounted to $1.32 per capita. Lewis predicts that next year's apportionment will be still smaller. PINE CITY NEWS Pine City Folk At Echo for Fourth By BERNICE WATTENBURGBR A large crowd from Butter creek attended the 4th of July celebration at Echo. Malcolm O'Brien returned home last week from the hospital much improved. Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Ayers and family, Mr1, and Mrs. Marion Finch and family of Butter creek spent the 4th of July on Meadow creek. Mr. and Mrs. John Harrison and familv. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Watten burger and family and Mr. and Mrs Alvin Strain all spent the 4th at Meacham. picnicking. Mrs. J. S. Moore went to Portland Thursday and met her daughter, Mrs. Chris Broderson of Seattle and visited coast points. Freddv Rauch. Jr.. returned home this last week from Spokane. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Wattenburger and Mr. and Mrs. Glenn H. Orr spent Friday in Pendleton shopping. Lloyd Baldridge spent the 4th at the Charlie Morehead place at El lensburg, Wash. Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Mahonev de parted Sunday evening on their way to Atlantic City to attend the na tional Elks convention. They joined Mr. and Mrs. Raley Peterson, Pen dleton delegates, at Pendleton. Gazette Times, Heppner, Field Day GrOUD 7 ... Bids Farewell to Dave E. Stephens Moro The last field day at the Sherman County branch experiment station to be conducted personally by the retiring superintendent, Dave E. Stephens, has served to emphasize to a half hundred visiting farmers the important contribution the sta tion has made to the agriculture of the inland empire. Superintendent Stephens, who has been on the federal staff of the bu reau of plant industry as well as on the state experiment station staff, has been transferred to Washington, D. C, to act as co-ordinator between the bureau and the Soil Conserva tion service. Those who attended the field day saw the first crested wheat grass planting made in this state. After 24 years it is still maintaining a good stand and is bearing seed every vear. There are now 150 different grasses in the nursery maintained on the station. The importance of these grass studies was brought out by E. R, Jackman, extension agronomist, who said that no country in the world has been able to maintain a per manent agriculture without devel oping a grass rotation of some sort. Such a rotation may be in the cards'' for the dry-land wheat belt some day. he ventured. Scores of wheat trials were viewed by the visitors. Smut resistance coupled with yield and quality are the chief goals in this work. Super intendent Stephens is leaving three varieties outstanding in these re spects as a result of his work. These are Rex. a soft white wheat, and Rio and Oro among the hard red turkey varieties. Tillage experiments viewed re vealed. as in past years, that plow ing more than five inches deep is wasted effort in eastern Oregon wheat lands. Yield tests comparing disked land with that plowed with mold board plows showed no appre ciable difference. The greatest prob lem in connection with the now widely used trashy summer fallow is weed control. Trees for shelter belts around dry land farmsteads were also viewed on the station where western yellow pine and Russian olive trees have shown good possibilities for general planting. Selection of Draperies Explained by Specialist With the many patterns and ma terials for draperies now on the mar ket, the difficulty in selecting those best suited to a particular room is greater than ever, says Miss Joan Patterson, extension specialist in home furnishings at Oregon State college. Curtains or draperies of shiny, lus trous material makes plain, simple, not-too-new furniture look older, and sometimes even shabby, she points out. The best selection for such a room is usually crash, home smin. cretonne, linen or mohair, as these are not shiny and will fit beau tifully into almost any room. These fabrics are usually good in color, and if lined, as all draperies should be to insure wear, will look well for many years. Chintz, and some cretonne patterns as well as linen and mohairs, create a more formal atmosphere, Miss Patterson says, but often lend an atmosphere of hominess in an in formal room. Chint is fresh, crisp, and comes in lovely patterns, but be cause of its starched, shiny finish it is prone to fade. Some chintzes do not wash or clean well, and a lining is always needed, but they have their compensations, as dust does not stick to them and cleaning is not often needed. The size of the room definitely af fects the drapery pattern. For a room that is 15 by 24, or larger, can have draperies with large, bold de sign or stripes, but smaller rooms re quire smaller figures or plain ma terial. While draperies can be made in many ways, it is best to follow a few rules in regard to their length, says Miss Patterson. One of these is that draperies should be made to the sill, to the bottom of the apron under the sill, to the top of the baseboard, or to within one inch of the floor, Oregon but pot in between these. Other rules are found in Miss Patterson's new bulletin, "Curtains and Dra peries. How to Design and Make Them," which is available for free distribution from the OSC extension service at Corvallis. Rural Youth of Oregi on Discuss Chief Problems Oregon State College What are the problems of greatest importance to rural youth in Oregon? Rather than guessing about this matter, those who made a recent survey of Oregon rural yejuth problems asked the question of hundreds of boys and girls between the ages of 16 and 25 years. Earning additional money, getting started in chosen vocation; getting additional education; developing a more attractive personality; choos ing a vocation, and knowing more young people. In the out-of-school-not-marned group there are more than twice as many voung men as young women, the investigation made by Ralph Beck, rural service specialist, and Bernard D. Joy, federal extension man. revealed. The most important reason for this situation is that the young women marry at an earlier atre. In addition to marrying earlier, a larger portion of the farm reared young women migrate to village or urban centers than do the young men. . Of the 410 yung people interviewed in four Oregon counties, 76 per cent were born in the country. Seven per cent were born in rural villages and 17 per cent in cities. When asked the question, "Where would you prefer to live?" 84 per cent answered that they prefered the country, 4 per cent liked village life, while 12 per cent would rather be in the city. Although 86 per cent of the young people, interviewed lived on farms, parents of nearly a fourth of the total earned most of their living from skilled or unskilled labor. Rather a high standard of living prevailed as indicated bv the fact that the av erage home had 6.8 rooms and 51 per cent of the homes had telephones, 65 per cent running water, 69 per cent electric lights, and 79 per cent radios. Professional Directory GLENN Y. WELLS ATTORNEY AT LAW ATwater 4884 535 MEAD BUILDING 5th at Washington PORTLAND, OREGON A. D. McMurdo, M. D. PHYSICIAN & SURGEON Trained Nurse Assistant Office In Masonic Building Heppner, Oregon Morrow County Abstract & Title Co. INC. ABSTRACTS OP TITLE TITLE XNSUBANCE Office in New Peters Building F. W. Turner Cr Co. FIBS, AUTO AITD IiTPB INSURANCE Old Lis Companies Baal Batata Heppner, Oregon Jos. J. Nys ATTORNEY AT LAW Patera Building, Willow Street Heppner, Oregon Laurence Case Mortuary "Jut the errioe wasted whan jkw want It moetf Thursday. July 7, 1938 J. 0. Turner ATTORNEY AT LAW Phone 173 Hotel Heppner Building HEPPNER, ORE. Dr. Raymond Rice PHYSICIAN & SURGEON Office First National Bank Building Office Phone 523 House Phoe 82 Heppner Abstract Co. J. LOGIE RICHARDSON, Mgr. BATES SEASONABLE Roberta Building Heppner, Ore. P. W. Mahoney ATTORNEY AT LAW GENERAL XNSTTBANCE Heppner Hotel Building Willow St. Entrance J. 0. Peterson Latest Jewelry and Gift Oood Watches - Clocks . Diamond Expert Watch and Jewelry Repairing Heppner, Oregon Vawter Parker ATTORNEY-AT-LAW First National Bank Building Dr. Richard C. Lawrence DENTIST Modern equipment including X-ray for dental diagnosis Extraction by gas anesthetic First National Bank Building Phone 562 Heppner, Ore. Dr. L. D. Tibbies OSTEOPATHIC Physiolan & Surgeon FIRST NATIONAL BANK BLDG. Rec Phone 1162 Office Phone 498 HEPPNER, OREGON W. M. Eubanks Representing KERR, GIFFORD & CO, INC, on Heppner Branch V. R. Runnion AUCTIONEER Farm Sales and Livestock a Specialty 405 Jones Street, Heppner, Ore. Phone 452 MAKE DATES AT MY EXPENSE Frank C. Alfred ATTORNEY AT LAW Telephone 442 Rooms 8-4 First National Bank Building HEPPNER, OREGON Peterson fir Peterson ATTORNEYS AT LAW U. S. National Bank Building PENDLETON, OREGON Practice In state and Federal Courts Real Estate General Line of Insurance and Bonds W. M. EUBANKS Notary Pallia Phome 62 lone. Ore. FOB BEST MABKBT FBZOBS for your new or old wheat, see CORNETT GREEN for grain stored in Heppner and Lexington, ELMER GRIFFITH at lone for rest of Branch Representing Ball oar, Guthrie Oa.
