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Page Six STATE CAPITAL NEWS o Funds for Needy o Mickle for White o Formal Dedication By A. L. LINDBECK SALEM Oregon's contribution toward the relief of the needy aged, averaging $21.35 a month, is well above the national average of $19.35 a month, according to figures com piled by the bureau of research and statistics of the federal division of public assistance. Oregon's quota of needy aged who are receiving financial aid, however, averaging 195 for each 1000 of the state's aged population, is slightly under the national average of 212 pensioners for each 1000 of aged population. This higher national av erage is accounted for largely by the apparently padded assistance rolls of such state as Oklahoma where politically dominated relief administration has enrolled 575 out of every 1000 of the aged population as pension beneficiaries. In Utah 462 out of every 1000 of the state's aged population are on the pension rolls and Colorado pays assistance to 454 of every 1000 of its aged popula tion. Highest pensions are paid by Cal ifornia where the monthly average is $32.67, followed by Massachu setts with a monthly average pen sion of $28.07. Oregon's general relief payments, averaging only $15.62 per case per month fall far short of the national average of $25.34. This situation is largely accounted for by the more generous relief payments in the more prosperous states of the east, New York topping the list with a monthly average of $35.33, followed by Massachusetts with $29.61 and by New Hampshire and Pennsylvania with monthly averages slightly in excess of $28. A report circulated in Lane county to the effect that Peter M. Sullivan, county relief director, was a cousin of Governor Martin and that his ap pointment to the relief job was "po litical gravy" brought a prompt de nial from the governor who told newsmen that this was the third time when he had been called upon to "nail similar lies." In a statement to the press the governor said that neither he nor Mrs. Martin had any relatives in Oregon other than their son and daughter, neither of whom are on the state payroll. J. D. Mickle, appointed by Gov ernor Martin to succeed Solon T. White, resigned, as director of the State Department of Agriculture, has been in the service of the state al most continuously since 1912 when he was first elected to the office of Dairy and Food Commissioner. Re elected in 1916 he served until 1920 when he decided to quit public ser vice and accepted employment with the Oregon Dairy Council as secre tary. Upon the death of Curt Haw ley, his successor, two years later Mickle was asked by Governor Pierce to again take over the post of Dairy and Food Commissioner which he did. He was re-elected in 1924 and again in 1928, serving in that capap ity until his department was ab sorbed into the newly created De partment of Agriculture which also took him over as chief of the division of foods and dairies. Although a reg istered Republican Mickle twice re ceived the nomination of both major parties and both of his appointments have been at the hands of Democrat ic governors. County school superintendents in session here last week recommended that election of the state superin tendent of public instruction be placed upon a non-partisan basis. The proposal will probably receive attention at the hands of the next legislature. There is' ample prece dent for the reform in the action of the 1935 session which placed the election of county school superin tendents on a non-partisan basis, and prior to that, the action of the 1931 session in placing the election of all judges in the state on a non-partisan basis. With its program practically com pleted and its existence nearing an end the Capitol Reconstruction com mission has at last decided to move Heppner its office to Salem, a move advocated by many state officials from the in ception of this commission. The move, it is understood, will also include dismissal of the two stenographers heretofore employed by the commission but Alton John Bassett, secretary to the commission, is to be retained at a salary of $350 a month. Bassett was in Salem this week conferring with state depart ment officials regarding the use of a room in the capitol building for his offices but it is understood the Cap itol commission plans to make use of the offices now occupied by the clerk of the work in a temporary building on the new library site in order to economize on clerical help, telephone rental and other expense. Just to prove that where there's a will there's still possible to find a way State Treasurer Holman finally succeeded in moving his big safe into the new quarters assigned his department in the capitol building. The feat was accomplished by saw ing the bronze bars of the window frame in two in order to admit the safe and then brazing them together again. Double parking on business streets is condemned by R. H. Baldock, state highway engineer, as conducive to serious traffic accidents. The prac tice, said to be prevalent in most Oregon cities, is encouraged by "cer tain merchants for selfish reasons," according to Baldock who explains that it is up to local authorities to correct this situation wherever it exists. Formal dedication of Oregon's new $2,500,000 capitol will take place on October 1, Governor Martin's 75th birthday, according to plans an nounced by the Capitol Reconstruc tion commission. The new furniture for the executive suite as well as the pioneer statue which will perch atop the , capitol are expected to be in place in time for the dedication cere monies. One formal opening and an "open house" celebration have al ready been observed since the new building was completed. A score or more of beautiful shade trees north of the new capitol have gone down under the blows of the woodsman's axe this week as work men began clearing the ground pre paratory to the improvement of the Summer street-Court street ap proach to the capitol. Contract for widening of Court street has already been let by the State Highway com mission but the improvement of Summer street will be handled by the Capitol commission. A material decrease in commercial and industrial consumption of elec tricity in Oregon during March, Ap ril and May is shown in a survey just completed by the Public Util ities commission. The Public Works administration has given its approval to a grant of $97,476 for construction of new buildings for use by the State For estry department. The buildings, al ready under construction, are lo cated east of Salem, adjacent to the state highway shops. Dr. W. D. McNary has just com pleted 25 years of service as super intendent of the eastern Oregon state hospital at Pendleton. Prior to go ing to Pendleton Dr. McNary was for 16 years employed at the state hos pital at Salem. Yield Tests Run on Alfalfa Madras Ladak alfalfa far out- yield both Grimm and common on variety test plots on the John Bolter farm at Willowdale figures kept by County Agent K. W. Sawyer show. The plots were seeded on the same day, with the same amount of seed. The Ladak yielded 158 pounds of green weight per square rod, the Grimm 97 and the common 84. These figures are for the first cutting. A similar test will be started on an other plot, and records kept on both for the next several years, Sawyer says. WHEAT FIRE NEAR CONDON Report in the daily press this week said that fire, destroyed 6000 acres of grain in the Condon vicinity Sat urday. J. S. Burres was reported as the largest loser, with the Lear and Knox farms suffering some loss. Potted plants at all times, phone 1332; will deliver. 15tf Gazette Times, Heppner, o LOOKING FORWARD By FRANKLYN WALTMAN, Publicity Director, Republican National Committee Whenever anyone dares to suggest that the Social Security Act is some what less than perfect he imme diately is assailed by the New Deal Propagandists as a reactionary, a Tory, a fiend, an enemy of mankind, or worse. Even though the criticism is constructive and is designed to improve the administration of the act for the benefit of wage-earners, the critic's voice is drowned out by shouts that he is seeking its repeal. Indecent motives are attributed to everyone who disagrees even in the slightest with the President and his New Dealers. Republican criticism of the Social Security Act has not been directed at the objective of the act, 'to pro vide a greater measure of security for American wage-earners and thereby to enhance the welfare of the nation as a whole." The point of Re publican criticism has been that as drafted the Social Security Act does not and will not promote greater se curity for wage-earners. Republicans in Congress have warned that the heavy taxes in pay rolls and pay en velopes levied under the act would have harmful effects, with inconse quential benefits. Contributed to Depression Truth in time will establish itself. We have heard Marriner S. Eccles, chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and an ardent New Dealer, say that the withdrawal of consuming power through social security taxes is one of the major contributory causes of the Roosevelt depression. Now we have the testimony of the American Association for Social Se curity, publisher in its current bulle tin. This organization for years has fought for "the promotion of social security and social insurance in the United States." Its executive secre tary is Abraham Epstein, frequently called the "father of Social Secur ity" in this country. Its president is Bishop Francis J. McConnell of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Among its directors are Monsignor Francis J. Haas, dean of the School of Social Service, Catholic University, Rabbi Stephen S. Wise, Mrs. Mary K. Simkhivitch, the well known social worker, and many other socially minded persons. These people are neither partisans nor reactionaries. Do they believe with President Roosevelt that "the successful oper ation of the (Social Security) Act is the best proof that it was soundly conceived?" They do not. Indeed, the American Association for Social Se curity finds that the Act is neither 'soundly conceived" nor that its op eration has been successful. Created Greater Insecurity Instead of increasing purchasing power, the Association finds the Act has diminished it. Instead of giving workers security, the Association finds the Act has created greater in security for them. Instead of help ing industrial workers, the Associa tion finds that the Act's chief result has been to create a new bureaucra cy and government jobs for tens of thousands of clerks. Referring to New Deal claims of the "success" achieved in the old age insurance system, the Association asserts that "search as we might, however, the success of this stupen dous national undertaking seems confined to the issuance of about 38,- 000,000 social security numbers" an activity characterized by the Asso ciation as "unprecedented, costly, ir revelant and unnecessary." The average lump sum old age payment up to April, the Associa tion found was $29.80, although a New York executive who worked (and still does) for seven corpora tions, was reported to have received $1,001.67. More significant, the Asso ciation found, was "the deepening insecurity stimulated by this sys tem," adding that while the United States Treasury paid $2,935,829 to old age beneficiaries it collected in taxes from workers and employers for old age insurance a total of $577, 450,100. "Since the employer contributions are generally included in the price of goods," the Association Bulletin added, "it means that for every dol lar spent in old age insurance pay ments to increase the purchasing Oregon power of workers, $197 of sorely needed purchasing power were with drawn from them and spent for other purposes." $197 in Taxes for Each $1 Spent In other words, Social Security taxes took $197 from workers for every $1 given to them. That is the New Deal's idea of the more abund ant life for workers! Space is lacking to give other con clusions reached by the Associa tion, except for a word about unem ployment insurance. Pointing out that the average benefit paid to the unemployed totaled only $15.46 per month, irrespective of whether the unemployed person was single or had a family with many dependents, the Association made this observa tion: 'The evidence is sufficient to in dicate that not only has the opera tion of the unemployment insurance laws so far not proved that these laws have been soundly conceived, but, on the contrary, it definitely points to the fact that these laws are not succeeding in providing even as little protection as the totally inade quate home relief." Let the President and his New Deal satellites cease their ballyhoo and answer the non-partisan find ings of the American Association for Social Security. Amateur Photographers to Compete "Save those summer pictures," is the advice of Leo G. Spitzbart, mana ger of the Oregon State fair, to the host of Oregon amateur camera fans who will have unusual opportunity for fine pictures during the next month. The amateur photographic art de partment of the fair, which will be held this year from September 5 to il, offers the public a chace for clean competition in this hobby. Each amateur may enter five prints in ?ach of the following groupings: landscape, marine, architectural and figure studies of people or animals. Ribbon awards will be made to win ners. "Vacation time is the time for good pictures," Mr. Spitzbart says, "and the amateur who shoots with an eye to competition is prepared to go places at the fair." Details of the state amateur pho tographic art show may be obtained by writing to the Oregon State Fair, Salem. 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 Norse Assistant Office In Masonic Building Heppner, Oregon Morrow County Abstract & Title Co. INC. ABSTRACTS OF TITLE TITLE INSURANCE Office in New Peters Building F. W. Turner fir Co. FIRE, AUTO AND LIFE INSURANCE Old Line Companies Beal Estate Heppner, Oregon Jos. J. Nys ATTORNEY AT LAW Peters Building, Willow Street Heppner, Oregon Laurence Case Mortuary "fast the servioe wanted when yon want It most" Thursday, July 28, 1938 J. O. 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 Phone 828 Heppner Abstract Co. J. LOGIE RICHARDSON, Mgr.. BATES SEASONABLE Roberts Building Heppner, Ore. P. W. Mahoney ATTORNEY AT LAW GENERAL XNSUBANCE Heppner Hotel Building Willow St. Entrance J. O. Peterson Latest Jewelry and Gift Goods Watches - Clocks - Diamonds 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 Physician & Surgeon FIRST NATIONAL BANK BLDG. Rec. Phone 1162 Office Phone 492 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 EZFENSB Frank C. Alfred ATTORNEY AT LAW Telephone 442 Rooms 3-4 First National Bank Building HEPPNER, OREGON Peterson & 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 Publlo Phone 62 lone, Ore. FOB BEST MABKET PRICES 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 Balfour, Guthrie b Co.