Thursday, Jan. 26, 1939
STATE
CAPITAL
NEWS
o 5 Major Issues
o Tax Restoration
o Cities' Share
By A. L. LINDBECK
Salem Five issues of major im
portance now loom upon the legis
lative horizon as the lawmakers en
ter upon the third week of the ses
sion. Briefly these issues may be
classified as power, compensation,
taxes, milk and relief.
Of these five issues, power as rep
resented by the proposed revision of
the Peoples Utility District act, gives
promise of providing more material
for legislative argument than all the
other four combined. Dictated by
Bonneville Administrator J. D. Ross
and his staff of public ownership
promoters the measure is designed
to lend every encouragement to the
organization and development of
power districts. Among other things
it provides for the issuance of rev
enue bonds as well as general obli
gation bonds. As a concession to
Governor Sprague who objected to
the original draft a proviso has been
inserted in the bill requiring that
the first issue of revenue bonds by
any district must receive the ap
proval of a majority of the voters of
the district After that the directors
would have a free hand in spending,
limited only by their own judgment
and the willingness of the bond bro
kers to take the paper off their
hands. While these revenue bonds
are supposed to be retired only from
profits of the power utility directors
of the district would be authorized
to levy taxes against property in the
district to help meet this obligation.
Revision of the unemployment
compensation act to satisfy the So
cial Security commission has devel
oped into a wrangle between attor
neys representing the unemploy
ment compensation commission and
attorneys representing organized la
bor. While all concerned insist that
they are striving toward the same
end they disagree violently on the
road to take in reaching the desired
goal. Attorneys for , the UCC have
prepared an amendment which they
contend will satisfy the federal board
in whose hands rests the fate of the
Oregon fund created for the benefit
of jobless workers. Attorneys for the
labor groups contend just as
emphatically that the proposed
amendment will not answer the pur
pose that the Oregon fund can only
be saved through repeal of the re
cently enacted "picketing" act. Ma
jority opinion among the lawmakers
of both houses appears to favor the
proposed amendment with a very
well defined sentiment among the
lawmakers to throw the entire un
employment compensation program
overboard rather than submit to any
dictation at the hands of the New
Deal bureau.
The tax controversy is wrapped
up in Governor Sprague's proposal
for a revision of the income tax pro
gram. This program is contained in
three separate bills. One provides
for repeal of the intangibles tax,
throwing intangibles incomes into
the personal income classification.
A second measure provides for a
sharp increase in income tax levies
and the third measure is designed to
squeeze more revenue out of cor
poration profits. Enactment of all
three measures "as is" would in
crease revenues from income taxes
approximately $500,000 a year. Re
peal of the intangibles tax act with
out enactment of the other two
measures would result in a loss of
between $300,000 and $400,000 a year
from income taxes.
A measure for repeal of the milk
control act, introduced the first week
of the session, does not appear to be
attracting much support. Many of
the legislators believe the act needs
a lot of revision but do not want to
abandon the control principle en
tirely. Representative French of
Sherman county is working on a
proposed amendment which would
confine the jurisdiction of the milk
control board to the more congested
sections of the state.
The relief problem is largely one
of finances. In spite of the fact that
the budget recommended by Gov'
ernor Martin is some $4,000,000 short
of the estimate submitted by the
State Relief committee there is a
Heppner
feeling among many members that
this budget can stand even greater
pruning. In fact it would not be at
all surprising if the ways and means
committee should take this means of
balancing the budget which is now
approximately $1,000,000 out of bal
ance on the "red" side of the ledger.
Restoration of the old one-mill
market road tax is being urged by
county judges and commissioners,
many of whom are to be seen min
gling with the legislators.
According to F. L. Phipps of The
Dalles, executive secretary of the
State Association of County Judges
and Commissioners, relief needs have
eaten so deeply into county road
funds that additional revenue must
be found if the roads are to be
maintained in anything like usable
condition.
Under the old market road act the
state levied a tax of one mill. On the
present basis of valuation such a
levy would raise a fund of approx
imately $900,000. Counties in order to
participate in the distribution of the
state fund would be required to
make a similar levy to match the
state money. The state tax which was
a special levy outside the constitu
tional six percent limitation was re
pealed by the legislative session of
1931. In lieu of this state aid the
counties were given a slice of the
revenues from gasoline taxes.
The League of Oregon Cities
continues to insist on a share in the
distribution of gasoline taxes. Mayor
H. W. Hand of Corvallis, president
of the League, Alden Miller of Ore
gon City, and a number of other
prominent city officials have been
interviewing legislators relative to
their views on this subject and are
said to have received considerable
encouragement. The League's pro
gram calls for the allocation of ap
proximately $880,000 of highway
revenues to the cities for repair and
maintenance of streets. League of
ficials deny that this would be a di
version of highway funds but mere
ly a reallocation. Governor Sprague
in his inaugural message urged the
legislators to give serious attention
to the demands of the cities but ex
pressed the opinion that, the state
needed all of the highway revenue
for the time being.
The lawmakers will not be lacking
for legal advice in the preparation
of their bills from now on. The House
and Senate will each have a lawyer
assigned to this task. Two years ago
Ralph Moody, then a member of the
attorney general's staff, was retained
for this service to both legislative
branches. This year the House voted
to again retain Moody but the sen
ate asked the attorney general to
assign a deputy to this task. Oppon
ents of Moody in the House made
two attempts to reconsider the vote
by which his employment was auth
orized but each time were overruled
by substantial majorities.
Except for the legislative expense
bill the first and only appropriation
measure to run the gauntlet of the
two legislative branches so far was
a bill appropriating an additional
$37,000 for the use of the Worlds
Fair commission in establishing and
mantaining an agricultural exhibit
at the Golden Gate Expostion in San
Francisco. Because the fair is sched
uled to open in a few weeks and
prompt action was necessary if Ore
gon's exhibit is to be completed on
time the appropriation measure was
rushed through under suspension of
the rules and with but slight opposi
tion.
The barbers want a control board
of their own with authority to reg
ulate prices, hours and working con
ditions similar to that vested in the
milk control board. A bill covering
this subject is said to strike at cut
rate competition. If the barbers are
successful in their program other
professions are expected to ask for
similar regulaLons.
E. O. Girl May be Prom Queen
Oregon State College Eastern
Oregon has four chances out of five
of being the home of this year's OSC
Junior Prom queen, as all but one
of the five final candidates selected
come from east of the Cascades. The
five are Elizabeth Barry, Lakeview;
Mavis Black, Ontario; June Morse,
Prineville; Shirley Trowbridge, John
Day, and Billie Kellogg, Clatskanie.
Gazette Times, Heppner,
I A RDM AN NEWS
Talk on Sweden
Given at Hardman
By Hardman High School
Miss Anna O'Sander, who was born
in Sweden, gave a very interesting
talk about her country to the grade
pupils Friday. The third and fourth
grades are studying that country at
this time, and that made the talk es
pecially interesting to them. She
spoke of the people, stock, climate,
and the cities. Then she talked a lit
tle in Swedish and also sang a song
in that language.
Mrs. Earl Redding was sick last
week and Mr. Redding was called
from his work with Bill Greener.
The members of the birthday club
met at the grade school on Friday
afternoon, the occasion being Mrs.
Brannon's birthday. Dainty refresh
ments were served.
Mrs. Brannon's pupils had a birth
day party Friday afternoon in honor
of the birthday of Vera McDaniel.
Miss Murl Farrens came back
from Swiss Home Thursday, where
she has been visiting at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Reid. Pat
Robison went down with her and she
is remaining for a longer visit.
Those attending the dance at Mon
ument Saturday night were Darrel
Farrens, Dallas and Delvin McDan
iel, and Bunny Steers.
Clifford Conrad, the new county
agent and club leader, called at the
high school Friday. He spoke briefly
to the students, talked Herefords
with Roy Robinson, and called at
several other places in the commu
nity. Mrs. Walter Farrens visited in
Hardman Tuesday.
Jim Press left Tuesday for his
home in Chicago. He has been vis
iting here most of the time since the
early part of the summer. '
Miss Murl Farrens visited in Hard
man last Friday.
Friends of Miss Vera McDaniel
surprised' her Thursday evening,
the occasion being her birthday.
Pinochle and Chinese checkers were
played, and candy and nuts were
enjoyed by all. t ,
Christian Endeavor was led by
Mrs. Owen Leathers on the topic of
"Dishonesty in Daily Life." There
was a very good attendance and
much interest in the discussion.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Bobinson were
business visitors in Heppner Mon
day. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Bleakman and
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Bleakman and
Neva were business visitors in
Hardman Friday.
Henry and Tommy Graham at
tended the dance in Lexington Sat
urday night
Mrs. Muriel McCutcheon resigned
as song leader of the Community
Sings, and Maxine McDaniel was
chosen in her place. Because of the
big fight on the radio program on
Wednesday night, there was no sing
ing this week, but both clubs will
meet next Wednesday night and
thereafter on the 2nd and 4th Wed
nesday nights, which will be the
1st, 8th and 22nd of February.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Batty and
Marvin Saddler gave a party for the
young people of the community on
Saturday night. Cards, Chinese
checkers and other games were
played. Refreshments consisted of
sandwiches, cookies, jello, cocoa,
coffee and popcorn.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Moon and
Miss Anna O'Sander spent Sunday
and had dinner at the home of Clark
Stephens.
Mr. and Mrs. Neal Knighten and
children and Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Moon and Miss Anna O'Sander vis
ited at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Roy Neill Wednesday, and on Thurs
day they all motored to Pendleton.
The community sent a floral piece
to the funeral of Mr. Phelps, who
had many friends here. Several
went in to the funeral.
Hardman has enjoyed spring
weather all week, with a light skift
of snow Sunday night and a gor
geous sunrise Monday, which pre
dicts storms.
Drunken Driving
Causes Revocations
Driving while intoxicated brings
about more revocations of operators'
licenses in Oregon than all other
offenses combined, Secretary of
State Earl Snell reports.
Oregon
Oddly enough, a majority of these
cases have involved operators who
were driving automobiles belonging
to some other person at the time of
arrest
During 1938, for instance, 93 per
cent of a total of 848 Oregon license
revocations were for driving while
intoxicated. And nearly 60 per cent
of these cases were "operators'
cases," in which the convicted per
sons were driving cars not registered
in their own names.
"The arguments against drunken
driving are well known to everyone."
Snell said. "I merely wish to point
out to car owners the danger of
lending their automobiles when they
do not know exactly how their au
tomobiles are to be used. The mag
nitude of the danger is attested by
the figures I have just quoted, in
dicating that drinking drivers are
far more willing to risk an accident
with the property of someone else
than with their own property."
Veterinarians inspected more than
650,000 cattle and sheep for scabies
in Oregon during the two years pre
ceding July 1, 1938, according to the
biennial report of the state depart
ment of agriculture. Approximately
190,000 tuberculin tests and 14,000
swine immunizations for hog cholera
were also made in the period.
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 R. H. Lane',
deceased, and all persons having
claims agaist the estate of the said
deceased are hereby required to pre
sent the same with proper vouchers
duly verified to said administrator
at the law office of Jos. J. Nys, at
Heppner, Oregon, within six months
from the date hereof.
Dated and first published this 26th
day of January, 1939.
R, F. PHILLIPS,
Administrator.
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT
NOTICE is hereby given that the
undersigned administrator of the
estate of Emil Lundell, deceased, has
filed his final account of his admin
istration of said estate with the
County Court of the State of Ore
gon for Morrow County, and that
said court has set Monday, the 6th
day of March, 1939, at the hour of
10:00 o'clock in the forenoon of said
day at the County Court room at
the Court House at Heppner, Ore
gon, as the time and place for hear
ing objections to said final account
and the settlement of said estate,
and, all persons having objections
thereto are hereby required to file
the same with said court on or be
fore the time set for said hearing.
Dated and first published this 26th
day of January, 1939.
E. R. LUNDELL,
Administrator.
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 Phebe
Palmateer, Deceased, and that all
persons having claims against the
estate of the deceased are hereby
required to present the same with
proper vouchers, duly certified as
required by law, to me at the office
of my attorney, Frank C. Alfred, 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 19th
day of January, 1939.
Date of last publication, February
16, 1939.
ALBERT F. PALMATEER,
Administrator of the Estate of
Phebe Palmateer, Deceased.
NOTICE OF SALE OF COUNTY
PROPERTY
By virtue of an Order of the Coun
ty Court, dated January 10, 1939. I
am authorized and directed to ad-
South 36 ft. of Lot 5, Block 6,
vertise and sell at public auction, at
not less than the minimum price
herein set forth after each parcel
or tract:
Original Town of Heppner; min
imum price $15.00, cash.
East half of Block 3, Sperry's 3rd
Addition to lone; minimum price
$101.00; 20 down balance on
payment plan, if desired.
Therefore, I will on the 4th day
of February, 1939, at the hour of
Page Seven
2:00 p. m., at the front door of the
Court House in Heppner, Oregon,
sell said property to the highest bid
der.
C. J. D. BAUMAN,
Sheriff, Motrow County, Oregon.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Departmetn of the Interior, Gen
Department of the Interior, Gen-
gon, January 10, 1939.
NOTICE is hereby given that Fos
ter T. Collins, of Hardman, Oregon,
who, on November 14, 1933, made
Original Homestead Entry, Act 12-29-16,
No. 027391, for the ESWVi,
SMSEy4, Section 10, and the N
NEV4, NEy4NWy4, Section 15, Town
ship 6 S., Range 25 E., Willamette
Meridian, has filed notice of inten
tion to make final Proof, to estab
lish claim to the land above des
cribed, before Jos. J. Nys, Notary
Public, at Heppner, Oregon, on the
27th day of February, 1939.
Claimant names at witnesses:
R. I. Thompson, of Heppner, Ore
gon. John Holton, of Heppner, Oregon.
James Burnside, of Hardman,
Oregon.
Elsie Madden, of Lone Rock, Ore
gon. W. F. JACKSON, Register.
Want Ads
Stallion for sale, 5-yr old; also
Shetland ponies. Joe Kenny, city.
46tf
FARM WANTED
I HAVE THE BEST 246 acres in
the Willamette Valley, 3 miles of
McMinnville and Linfield College.
Fine bldgs. New equipment and
stock valued at $5000. clear. Farm
worth $40,000. Must get to higher al
titude. Will give good deal in ex
change of places. Write. See photos
at Gazette Times office.
I repair telephones. W. L. Mc
Caleb, 9 Chase St., city. 46-49p
For Sale Complete wood outfit
truck, saw, and all tools. Snap for
cash. R. C. Reid, Heppner. 46
For Sale Two used 7-ft. disc
plows. Jackson Implement Co., Lex
ington. Beardless barley seed for sale.
Guy Huston, Eight Mile, Ore. 46-47p
Order your Baby Chicks now;
blood tested, light or heavy breeds;
also Bronze or Narangansett poults.
Custom hatching. Prices right. Sud
darth Hatchery, Irrigon, Oregon.
Cash buyers of all kinds of live
stock. Heppner-Hermiston Livestock
and Poultry, Jack Osier, Heppner,
Phone Res. 11F5, office 302. 45-50p
10-ft. Oliver used disc plow. Beach
Equipment Co., Lexington. 45-47
PIANO MUST BE SOLD Small,
high-grade upright, standard make,
guaranteed. To save shipping ex
pense, will sacrifice for cash or
small monthly payments. For full
particulars, address, Adjuster, Cline
Piano Co., 1011 S. W. Washington,
Portland, Oregon. 44-46
CEDAR POSTS FOR SALE, 8c to
10c. Yarded on highway 14 miles
south of Hood River. See C. E. Carl
son to look at some of our posts.
Maurice S. Walton, Parkdale, Ore.,
phone 186. 43-46
For Sale 50 x 150 ft, good loca
tion for residence. A, J. Westhoff.
Vacant 3 rooms and bath, fur
nished; sun porch; reasonable. Bon
nie Cochran.
Don't throw away anything that
can be welded until I see it W. F.
"Bill" Harlow, Heppner Blacksmith
and Machinery Shop. 40tf.
Good 6-room house for sale, part
ly furnished, $600. See J. O. Turner.
Gasoline, diesel and stove oil stor
age tanks. A stock in Pendleton at
Portland prices; terms. Beall Pipe
and Tank Corp., 1411 Raley St., Pen
dleton, Phone 1274W. 7tf
Briquets for sale at Tum-A-Lum
Lumber Co.
Constipated?
"For years I had constipation, awful
;as bloating, headaches and back pains.
Adlcrika helped right away. Now, I eat
sausage, bananas, pie, anything I want.
Never felt belter." Mrs. Mabel Schott.
Patterson & Son