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UNDER THE O
CAPITOL DOME
By GILES L. FRENCH,
Representative for Gilliam, Mor
row, Sherman and Wheeler
Counties.
Under the tall capitol dome sur
mounted by the statue of the pioneer
who stands out in his new coat of
gold leaf as prominently as a twenty
dollar gold piece in a new dealer's
hand if such a thing can be im
agined Oregon's fortieth legislative
assembly Monday organized and
listened to speeches by the outgoing
and incoming governors.
Room for spectators in the house
chamber is limited and it was all,
used so many were there who
wished to see the ceremonies at
tendant to the retirement of Charles
Martin and the inauguration of
Charles Sprague. Formal ceremonies
and the fanfare of office taking have
an attraction for the people of de
mocracies, it seems, and one can
perceive easily how humans must
enjoy the trappings of royalty.
But of all the royalty since time
immemorial few indeed have had
the pleasure of meeting in a spot
more elegant than is the new state
capitol of Oregon. It is not perfect,
of course, for it was designed and
built by mere men, but it is a mag
nificent structure, imposing, despite
the fact that it is in modern form,
without the high dome that charac
terized capitol buildings for many
generations.
The house chamber is high and
done in dark wood of beautiful
graining. The carpet has replicas of
evergreen trees a foot and a half
high in it; the desks are of sturdy
oak; the chairs are upholstered in
green leather appropriate for the
more youthful branch of the legis
lature. The senate is convening in a
smaller room and seats there are
done in walnut; chairs are uphol
stered in brown, indicating, some
have said, a deep brown study, and
others a dark brown taste. The car
pet there has a design alternating
between a leaping salmon and
sheaves of wheat not a very pro
ductive looking strain, however.
In the center of the building the
first thing to be seen by the in
coming citizen is the seal of the state
done in raised bronze. Around this
high vestibule are murals showing
the major industries of Oregon,
livestock, dairying, etc. It is quite
impressive and much finer than the
old capitol and, of course, not in the
same class as the old armory which
had none of the dignity a state house
should have and hardly any of the
conveniences a legislative hall should
have.
For those who enjoy seeing fine
graining in building woods the cap
itol is a fine spot to spend a few
hours. Choice of wood used in the
building and furniture is excellent.
It is a pleasure to see and run the
hand over in appreciation.
Retiring Governor Martin gave a
typical speech. Reading his speech
compared to hearing him talk is like
eating unseasoned food compared to
salted and seasoned foods. He has
the habit of dropping his paper to
the desk and putting the spice in at
the end of a paragraph and he made
his retiring speech stronger by this
means and it was strong to begin
with.
Sprague reviewed the things he
is going to work for during his term
in office, occasionally defining rather
elaborately just what he stands for
at the present time. Remarks heard
after the meeting adjourned indi
cate that some opposition may de
velop over some of the proposals.
Sprague said, however, that his rec
marks were to be considered as rec
ommendations and they might be
changed by further study by himself
and committees.
Tuesday the real thing began, and
while there is little prospect that
many bills will be in this week the
process of getting acquainted will
be going on and measures that are
being talked now here and in news
papers will be changed in accordance
with public demand or entirely lost
because of threatened opposition.
There is little use of introducing bills
if there is no support for them.
Fatland, newly elected speaker,
and Duncan, another eastern Ore
gon man, are presiding in their re
spective houses. Both handled the
HIGH SCHOOL EDITORS CEIVE AWAHM
Awards for the best high school papers in the state were made here in the fourteenth annual high
school press conference held at the University of Oregon's school of journalism. Editors who received cups
are: Bill Garnjobst, Corvallis Hi-O-Scope, best paper in schools over 500; Hellen Robertson, Dundee Wee
Hi, best mimeograph paper; Jim Schiller, Pendleton Xantern, best paper in schools under 500; Barbara
Swift, Baker, best news notes in local paper; and Robert Fowells, Franklin High School Post, Portland,
best all-around high school paper in state.
details of the formalities of the in
auguration with dignity and as if it
was an everyday occurrence for
them.
In the house, the proceedings had
been written so that a permanent
record for the journal could be
made. Everyone having a part in the
ceremonies had a copy and they
arose and said their pieces with the
celerity and aplomb of experienced
actors and actresses. It may be a
fortunate sign that they can also be
good legislators and apt at arising
at the proper time and expressing
the things they have to say.
The formal inauguration ball
brought out one of the largest
crowds assembled in Salem in years
according to the observers. The old
armory was full of dancers stepping
around under the decorations to the
tunes of the National Guard band
and another dance hall, across the
street but connected by an impro
vised runway, was also full of
couples dressed in either the formal
black and white of male attire or the
lowcut gowns that indicate either
formal occasions or bedtime.
Also the lobby of the Marion ho
tel, a block from the furthermost
dance floor, was full of "dancers
gasping for breath or talking about
some phase of the political situation
which, incidentally, is calm.
Tuesday was a calm day, even for
the start of a session. Most of the
members were out dancing until a
late hour and were not in form to
do much constructive work and,
what is more important, there is not
much work to do. Bills must be
written and then checked by a leg
islation and rules committee to see
that the wording is in the proper
phraseology. This may sound a bit
petty, but it is done so that when a
law is read the same words will be
used to express the same thought
each time and thereby avoid confu
sion. Recodifying of the agricultural
laws of the state has been done and
the necessary amendments are being
written. This will account for a lot
of bills, probably well over fifty,
which will be counted against the
legislature, but will in fact be a
mere re-writing and re-stating of
the present law in the interest of
simplicity and understandability.
Many laws are in this category.
A minimum of trouble seems to
have occurred over patronage. There
seem to be fewer in dire straits this
time, or else the express wish of
the speaker for an economical ses
sion has been heard.
Committee assignments for the
senators and representatives from
this district were put out Monday
morning. Senator Steiwer will be
chairman of the senate committee
on assessment and taxation, one of
the most important in that body. He
will serve on game, livestock and
forestry, assuring of something to do.
Representative French will be
chairman of Land Use, a new com
mittee in the House which is made
up of a combination of Public Lands
and Erosion and Flood Control. Sev
eral bills important to agriculture
are expected to come in to this
committee this session, particularly
the one for erosion control districts.
He will be vice-chairman of Taxa
tion and Revenue, whih may handle
some of the tax legislation. Other
committees upon which he will serve
are Education, Counties and Cities,
and Revision of Laws.
Production Credit
Group Meeting Jan. 19
Farmers and stockmen of Morrow,
Umatilla, Wallowa and northern
Grant and Union counties who
joined together on February 17, 1934,
to found the Pendleton Production
Credit association, will celebrate its
fifth anniversary with a dinner at
its annual meeting to be held in the
Vert Memorial building in Pendle
ton, Thursday, Jan. 19, at 11:30 o
'clock. Starting with less than 30 incor
porators, the association has grown
to a membership of 184 and has
loaned in five years more than $2,
600,000 for the production of crops
and livestock. For 1938 loans total
$760,000.00.
When it was organized, the asso
ciation had a board of nine directors.
This number has since been reduced
to five, but all of the present direct
ors were members of the original
board. They are James Hill, Pendle
ton, president; R. A. Thompson,
Heppner, vice-president; A. R. Cop
pock, Adams; H. H. Weatherspoon,
Elgin, and E. T. Jaco, Enterprise.
Other original directors who have
since retired were W. T. Wallsinger,
Alicel; Sim J. Culley, Weston; R.
B. Rice, Lexington, and W. W. Wade,
Lostine.
W. E. Moore is secretary-treasurer.
There are four field representatives
and inspectors serving the member
ship. They are H. D. McCurdy, Hepp
ner; W. J. Ortman, Enterprise; J.
De Wilde, Pendleton, and Robert S.
French, Cove.
All voting stock is held by the
borrowers, who subscribe for stock
equal to 5 per cent of their credit
needs. Stockholders will elect di
rectors at the meeting January 19.
Principal speaker on the program
will be Ernest E. Henry, president of
the Production Credit corporation
of Spokane.
The Pendleton association is one
of 30 in the 12th Farm Credit dis
trictOregon, Washington, Idaho
and Montana. These associations
have more than 10,000 members and
at one time in 1938 had more than
$26,000,000 in loans outstanding.
Throughout the nation there are
535 Production Credit associations
which have made more than one mil
lion loans for more than one billion
dollars.
American motorists will drive ap
proximately 300 billion miles this
year, the current issue of "Automo
bile Facts" reports. In 1934 the na
tional mileage was less than 200 bil
lions, and 10 years ago was only
about 150 billion. Oregon will con
tribute at least its per capita share
to this total, Secretary of State Earl
Snell predicted this week, since gas
oline consumption figures to date
indicate that Oregon drivers covered
about 2Vz billion miles during 1938.
Extension Report
Lists Important
Facts on Oregon
The twenty-fifth anniversary of
the Oregon State college extension
service is the theme of the biennial
report just issued as an illustrated
bulletin, as written by F. L. Ballard,
vice-director.
"Cooperating for Rural Better
ment," is the title of the bulletin
which, according to Wm. A. Schoen
feld, dean and director of agricul
ture, "epitomizes into terse para
graphs important work rendered by
the agricultural extension service to
the state of Oregon."
The bulletin includes an itemized
statement of the facts which have
formed the basis .of the extension
service program since 1923. These
basic facts, as listed by Ballard,
follow:
1. The farms of Oregon furnish
annually about three-fourths of the
cash income of the people of the
state from basic resources, and
about one -fourth of the total ac
countable income from all sources.
2. Oregon's population can con
sume only a small fractional part of
the production of these farms.
3. Markets must be found at dis
tant points.
4. To increase or even maintain
this return from farm land requires
understanding of national and inter
national markets, their trends, ad
justments and outlook.
5. Knowledge is necessary of the
competition from other states in the
markets, including production and
market trends, and transportation
trends.
6. Production and marketing guid
ance is needed in adjustment to this
difficult export problem.
7. Because of the handicap of dis
tance, unusual necessity exists for
most efficient management of pro
duction and marketing practices on
the individual farms, under most
recently developed scientific prin
ciples. 8. Prevention of erosion and in
crease in fertility is always neces
sary to profitable production but is
especially so under these market
ing handicaps.
LADIES' HATS
By Spencer Akers
The ladies' hats, oh, what a sight;
Some look just like a boy's kite,
While, some I notice over town
Resemble those of Barnum's clown.
The dames supporting surplus fat
All seemed to sport a crownless hat,
While those more slender in phy
sique Wore lids ascending to a peak.
One looked just like a dinner pail
With feathers from a gobbler's tail.
I smiled, and even laughed aloud
While gazing on this gaudy crowd.
Some veils in front and some behind;
It seems the ladies do not mind
Just how they hang or set awry,
When giving it a toss on high.
When I was young, the ladies then
Wore pretty hats to please the men.
But now the scarecrows they display
Will drive the timid males away.
lONE NEWS
lone Public Library
Gets 250 New Books
By MARGARET BLAKE
The library will receive 250 new
books from the state library at once.
These books will replace the state
library books which have been on
the shelves all fall.
Miss Katherine Griffith enter
tained the girls of the senior class
with a pajama party at her home
last Friday night. Guests were Helen
Lindsay, Bernice Ring, Lola Cannon
and Oleta Ramey.
Charles O'Connor returned from
Portland Tuesday where he has been
receiving treatment for a finger
which" he hurt in hay harvest at the
Hynd ranch last summer.
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Wood of Port
land were week-end guests of Mr.
Wood's sisters, Mrs. Lana Padberg,
Mrs. John Bryson and Mrs. Louis
Padberg.
Kenneth Blake of Heppner was
at the home of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. W. J. Blake, for a short time
Sunday enroute to a banquet at The
Dalles, given by the Sperry Feed
company in honor of H. L. Gates,
one of their salesmen who is retir
ing from their employ after many
years of service. Mr. Gates is well
known to the business men of this
community which he has visited
regularly.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Allyn have
moved from the house of Mrs. Helen
Long to the Elmer Griffith house.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Zinter and
children returned from California
Thursday. After a short visit at the
home of Robert Zinter they left for
Spokane. '
Mrs. Agnes Wilcox left Friday for
Gresham where she will visit her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Cur
rin. Mr. and Mrs. John Ferris have
moved into the house which has
been rented by the Emert family
until recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Ted Blake have
moved their household goods to Kin
zua where Mr. Blake is employed.
Gene Engelman was here Tuesday
evening for a short call at the home
of his parents, Mr.' and Mrs. Frank
Engelman.
Earl Blake visited his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Blake, at Kinzua
on Sunday.
Members of Locust Chapter No.
119, O. E. S., with their families and
friends enjoyed a pot luck supper
at the Masonic hall Tuesday eve
ning. The regular meeting of the
chapter at eight o'clock was fol
lowed by the installation of officers.
Ruth Mason acted as installing of
ficer and was assisted by Martha
Dick, marshal; Jennie McMurray,
chaplain, and Margaret Blake, or
ganist. The new officers are Mabel
Krebs, worthy matron; George Ely,
worthy patron; Beulah Mankin, as
sociate matron; Henry Smouse, as
sociate patron; Ruth Mason, secre
tary; Ruby Roberts, treasurer; Anne
Smouse, conductress; Lena Lundell,
associate conductress; Elaine Riet
mann, Adah; Fannie Griffith, Ruth;
Delia McCurdy, Esther; Orral Feld
man, Martha; Lola McCabe, Electa;
Margaret Blake, organist; Anna
Blake, marshal; Roxy Krebs, chap
lain; Helen Long, warder, and Dan
Long, sentinel. Many beautiful flow
ers were presented and Mrs. Mary
Beckner, outgoing worthy matron,
was given a past matron's jewel.
Carlton Swanson and Robert Riet
mann returned Tuesday evening
from a ten-day visit in California.
Dorothy Farrens who has been
very sick at home is much better.
R. E. Bollman of Portland was an
over-night guest on Tuesday of his
brother-in-law and sister-in-law,
Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Blake.
Chancellor to Live in
Corvallis for Period
Oregon State College Dr. F. M.
Hunter, chancellor of the state sys
tem of higher education, has taken
up temporary residence in Corval
lis, following a practice established
last year of spending part of each
academic year on each of the cam
puses of the state system.
While in Corvallis, Dr. and Mrs.
Hunter are living at the Benson
hotel, and the chancellor is main
taining regular office hours in con
nection with the office of the comp
troller of the system, H. A. Bork.