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UNDER THE O
CAPITOL DOME
By GILES L. FRENCH,
Representative for Gilliam, Mor
row, Sherman and Wheeler
Counties.
One of the peculiar things about
the fortieth session of the Oregon
legislature to this date is the lack of
news that has been available for the
newspaper boys who cover the ses
sion. Little of the really important
stuff expected this session has been
brought out until this week and
therefore those covering the session
have had to write about minor mat
ters while criticising the governor,
speaker and president of the sen
ate for not having more fireworks.
The truth of the matter is that
more bills have been introduced this
time than last. It is also true that
when the legislature meets imme
diately after the inauguration of a
governor some time may be wasted
because a governor's programs do
not spring like Minerva all equipped
for war even from gubernatorial
minds.
Criticism of Speaker Fatland and
President Duncan for lack of a
program is silly. They are not sup
posed to have one, being chosen by
their fellows because of a reputation
for fairness to preside over the house
and senate,
The governor is the one, along with
the legislature, who goes before the
people saying what he stands for and
what he will do to bring it about.
Governor Sprague in his inaugural
; address told about his program very
clearly.
The interim taxation committee has
not yet reported and whether it does
or not is now of little importance for
bills covering nearly all of the things
it has considered are either intro
duced or are ready for introduction,
Plans for laying additional taxes for
relief cannot go on until the ways
and means committe decides what
may be left from regular income for
this function of government.
Committee work has been rather
sloppy so far as many mistakes have
been overlooked in bill wording, due
partly to the lack of a competent
bill drafter and partly to the failure
on the part of the committee mem
bers to examine every word and
phrase critically. This era of good
feeling will become null and void as
the session grows older and the new
members learn that their brain chil
dren must be able to stand the test
of member criticism.
to Portland where Joanne will
ceive medical treatment
Mrs. John W. Krebs of Cecil is in
Portland with her mother, who is
quite ill.
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Schleevoight
and Miss Tillie Johnson were pleas
antly surprised at their home Fri
day evening by Mr. and Mrs. James
Lindsay, Mr. and Mrs. P. C. Peter
son, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Ledbetter,
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Ball, Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Yarnell and E. C. Heli-ker.
Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon
re-1 Activities Slated
By Willows Grange
Thursday, February 2, 1939
IQNE NEWS
Leo Gorger to
Portland for Aid
By MARGARET BLAKE
Leo Gorger was taken to St. Vin
cent's hospital in Portland Sunday,
where he is receiving treatment for
a stubborn case of infection from
which he has been suffering for two
weeks.
"Snow, beautiful snow" visited
lone Tuesday afternoon, covering the
ground, and giving the town a
Christmas card appearance, but not
much moisture.
Mr. and Mrs, Clair Fabion of Hood
River arrived Thursday for a visit
with Mrs. Fabion's mother, Mrs. Ida
Fletcher.
Mrs. Clarence Brenner and infant
son returned from Pendleton Sat
urday. Mrs. Erret Hummel returned Fri
day from La Grande where she was
called by the illness of her father.
R. L. Ekleberry of Morgan is ill
at the home of his son, Dean Ekle
berry. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Everson of
Hood River spent the week end here
and attending the President's ball
at Heppner. They were guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Milton Morgan, Jr.
Friends here learned with regret
of the death of John Harbke in Port
land Saturday. He was formerly a
resident of this county, where he
farmed, and later dealt extensively
in real estate. He is survived by his
widow and one daughter.
Walter Rood of Hermiston moved
his family onto the farm near lone
which he recently purchased from
Wm, Howard. The children have en
tered school here.
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Denny drove
to Portland Sunday to attend the
funeral of John Harbke on Tuesday.
Mrs. Earl Blake and little daugh
ter Joanne accompanied the Dennys
Farmers Invited
To Hear AAA Head
Speak in Oregon
Fifteen hundred or more farmers
and agricultural leaders of the state
are expected, to greet R. M. Evans,
new administrator of the AAA, who
is scheduled to address a public
meeting in Pendleton Saturday, Feb
ruary 11. Evans, a former Oregon
ian who still owns some land in this
state, will be making his first trip
to the Pacific northwest since his
recent appointment as head of the
agricultural program to succeed H.
R. Tolley.
Evans" trip west will follow im
mediately after the national confer
ence on wheat problems, which has
just been held in Washington with
farmer representatives from the
principal wheat producing states
attending. Sim Culley, a wheat far
mer of Weston, was Oregon's rep
resentative at the conference". He is
scheduled to give a brief report of
the conference prior to the main
address by Evans, who will discuss
the current aspects of the wheat
problem, particularly as they affect
Oregon.
Will Steen of Milton, chairman of
the state AAA committee, will pre
side at the meeting, which will be
held in the Vert Memorial auditor
ium, starting at 2 o'clock. At the
meeting also will be N. E. Dodd,
former Oregon state chairman and
now assistant director of the west
ern division of the AAA.
Evans is making only four ad
dresses on his present western tour,
these being at Jamestown, N. Dak.,
February 7; Great Falls, Mont., Feb
ruary 8; Spokane, Wn., February
10, and Pendleton the day follow
ing. Immediately after the Pendle
ton meeting he will return to Wash
ington, D. C, probably by plane.
Latest reports indicate that Ore
gon will supply at least IVz million
bushels of wheat for the current
pool of five million bushels sought
by the Federal Surplus Commod
ities corporation for export prior to
February 4. Umatilla county farm
ers particularly have been quick to
take advantage of the offer of the
government to pay a premium over
the loan value of Pacific northwest
wheats in order to take advantage
of an opportunity to export a consid
erable volume at this time, thereby
relieving overcrowded storage in ad
vance of the 1939 crop harvest.
Association Sponsors
Pure Bred Horse Sale
The Oregon Pure Bred Draft Horse
Breeders' association will sponsor
a pure bred draft horse sale Feb
ruary 7 to 11 at the Oregon State
Fair stadium in Salem, officials have
announced.
The event will be the first assem
bly sale of its kind ever held in
Oregon, according to John Stastney
of Turner, president. Approximate
ly' 30 Percherons, Belgians and
Shires have been listed. The spon
soring association will guarantee the
pedigrees of all animals, and they
will be examined for soundness.
A revival of interest in the huge
animals is seen by association mem
bers. At the present time farm horses
are the only ranch product selling
above pre-depression prices, offi
cials pointed out at recent meet
ings. War conditions, too, may stim
ulate the Oregon industry.
The horse assembly will be made
up of stallions, mares in foal, mares,
fillies and colts. Pedigree folders
may be obtained by writing to Dr.
W. H. Lytle, secretary, State De
partment of Agriculture, Salem.
Oscar Keithley was visiting in the
county Monday from Rufus where
he and Mrs. Keithley recently moved
to spend the winter.
By MARY LUNDELL
Willows grange met in regular
session in their hall at Cecil on Sat
urday evening, Jan. 28, with all
newly installed officers, with one
exception, at their posts. -
Mrs. Martha Dinsmore and R. H.
Happy were obligated asew mem
bers pending initiation. Several new
names were submitted for member
ship. An invitation will be extended to
Lexington grange to exemplify the
first and second degres at Cecil
some time during the coming month,
Willows grange to return the visit in
March with the third and fourth de
grees, at Lexington.
The following communication, au
thorized by the grange and prepared
by the legislative committee, was
sent to the state grange legislative
committee at Salem, urging the sup
port of the legislators: "Willows
grange No. 672 highly endorses en
acting into law the revenue cer
tificate bill as advocated by the Or
egon State Grange executive com
mittee as follows adoption of a
revenue certificate bill which will
provide for financing power districts
with revenue certificates which are
not a lien against the property and
which are an obligation only against
the revenues of the power systems."
Interest in building a new grange
hall is manifest in grange groups. A
recent meeting held at the farm
home of Mr. and Mrs. Markham Ba
ker resulted in rather definite re
ports by the building committee.
The committee met again on Sun
day to select a desirable building
site.
In an informal group about the
stove, and perchance near the kit
chen door from which came tantal
izinff suggestions of a real Home
Economics lunch, the lecturer pre
sented an enlightening and inter
esting program. This program con
sisted of officers' and committees'
duties and in several instances those
having a part discovered duties pre
viously unknown.
In well chosen words, the lecturer,
Mrs. Marjorie Baker, presented Past
Master J. O. Kincaid with a jewel
in commemoration of work con
scientiously and faithfully performed.
On February 4th, the communi
ties of Morgan and Cecil, under aus
pices of the I. O. 0. F. of Morgan
and Willows grange, will hold their
annual ball in honor of the Presi
dent's birthday. It is expected that
a good crowd will be in attendance.
Willows grange will give a dance
at the Cecil hall on February 11th.
Grange members are asked to at
tend a business meeting from 7:30
to 9:00 p. m., just previous to the
dance. If you, as members, are in
terested in the location of the new
grange hall, we suggest that you be
present.
Misses Mary Driscoll, Helen Do
herty and Marie Healy, former
Heppner girls now residing in Port
land, visited friends and relatives
here over the week end.
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$200,000 Reduction
Effective March 1st!
Increased use makes possible cut in
present low rates. Thousands can now enjoy
additional electricity at no extra cost !
In 1938 the average
P. P. & L. residential
customer got
more electricity for
every dollar than
in 1928
...and now this
4kfla
successive rate cut
here since 1928
gives you even
MORE electricity
tor your money!
Beginning March 1, the electricity you use
in your home in excess of 35 kwh a month
will cost you only 2-34j! per kwh, Then at
150 kwh the rate drops to 2. And don't
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matic water heating, only 810 of lj! per kwh.
O Pacific Power & Light Company's present
low residential and commercial rates are to be
even lower! In line with the company's pro
gressive rate reduction policy, another reduction,
totaling $200,000 a year, will be put into effect
March 1.
This latest rate cut, as well as the succession of
rate cuts preceding it, has been made despite
sharply increased taxes and the generally higher
cost of doing business. The reason P. P. & L.
electricity is getting cheaper and cheaper is that
we have worked effectively to increase our
volume of business. And you have purchased
and put into daily use more and more of the
appliances essential to your enjoyment of
modern electric service.
In 1938 the average annual use of electricity by
the company's residential customers increased
75 kilowatt-hours to a new high of 1,550 kilowatt-hours.
This increase came about because
users took greater advantage of low-cost
P. P. & L. electricity for cooking, refrigeration,
Better-Sight lighting, automatic water heating
and other services. We now pass on to you the
savings made possible by our larger volume of,
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Always at Your Service"