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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
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