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Page Two Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon Thursday, February 16, 1939 UNDER THE O CAPITOL DOME By GILES I FRENCH, Representative for Gilliam, Mor row, Sherman and Wheeler Counties. It is likely that this session of the legislature will go down in history as one of the most peculiar ones in recent history of legislatures, es pecially from the point of view of the house. The oldest of the old timers who attend the legislature say that never before has there been a session with out groups or blocs being organized for some purpose or other, good or bad. Up to date there is no organi zation of over two or three members and that because of friendship and not in the nature of an offensive or defensive alliance as political or ganizations usually turn out to be. Bills are voted upon because of the beliefs of the individual mem bers and that is as it should be in a democratic government. No one with a bill is given to feel that there will be reprisals if he fails to vote a cer tain way on another bill and that is a bit odd also. There have always been individ ual legislators who refused to be bothered by such things but this time -they are in the majority and the old timers find it strange. This is about the time of the ses sion when the members start to be come interested in supplies to take home to their various offices so that they can write letters for the next two years or more on official sta tionery. Some of these requests are funny from the ordinary point of view for how the normal mortal can expect to write five thousand letters in the course of two years in the course of legislative business is be yond the majority. More durable supplies are also re quested, including staplers, clips. etc. One member asked for a list of stationery and supplies as long as his arm and was referred by the speaker to J. K. Gill & Co. , Surprising to those who are view ing their first legislative assembly is the fact that oratory has little if any effect on the following vote. This has been demonstrated this ses sion on nearly every controversial measure. Last Friday was orators' day in the house with the credit service bill starting the boys off on a debate that was not quelled until the house adjourned at six o'clock after pass ing the pilot bill. . . unapman taiKed tor an hour for his closed shop bill and made a fine presentation too, hav ing his material 'well in hand and stating his arguments clearly. His opposition talked rather ineffect ively for fifteen minutes. The vote was 46 to 14 against the Chapman bill. , Closer was the pilot bill during the debate on which Frank Hilton talked for about an hour. Captain Ash spoke much more briefly and in a quiet conversational tone of voice and obtained 38 votes as against 22 lor the more voluble side. Monday of this week the fire men's pension bill was before the house and Frank Lonergan defend ed the measure in opening and re buttal speeches that from the point of debate were excellent. His oppo sition was good but failed to equal his ability and fire. The vote was 40 to 20 against Lonergan. And so it goes with the fine arts of public speaking taking a licking on nearly every measure and the quiet explanation of bills gaining more votes than loud oratory. This house is not one to be swayed very much from its ideas of the propriety of things. Bigger things are coming in now and will contine for the remainder of the session with the PUD bills and the taxation measures gradually taking the limelight. It is still too early to tell whether there will be new taxes or not, that depending on the amount of money that can be given to relief and pensions from the regular budget. Taxpayers throughout the state now have the opportunity to make themselves heard in the matter of taxes. If they want the regular bud get to supply relief needs without a new tax it is time to say so, al though they should realize that little additional money can be given to re lief under this plan. New relief money will have to come from new taxes. The new income and excise taxes are not new except in rates. A1J money so raised will go to the relief of the state property tax. That is worth saying again. Income and ex cise taxes are a property tax offset. (ONE NEWS PWA Crushing Rock For State at Morgan Ey MARGARET BLAKE About fifty men are employed on the PWA project at Morgan where a rock crusher is being set up to prepare crushed rock for the stock piles used by the highway mainten ance crews. When everything is in operation the work will be complet ed in about three weeks. French Burroughs who has been suffering a severe attack of rheu matism at his farm home is report ed to be somewhat improved. Clarence Linn who is employed at Vernonia is spending the week at the home of his parents; Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Linn. Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Swanson have returned from Salem where they have been visiting at the home of their son-in-law and daughter, Mr and Mrs. Elmo McMillan. Mrs. Clifford McCabe underwent an appendectomy in a Hood River hospital last week. Her daughter Shirley is being cared for by her sister, Mrs. Franklin Lindstrom. Mrs. E. J. Blake and daughter Jo anne returned Saturday from Port land where Joanne has been under the care of an orthopedic physician for the past two weeks. Friends have received word of the death of Mrs. Evalena Rhea Wilson at her home in Canada on January 2. Mrs. Wilson was born and raised on Rhea creek and was a daughter of Jim Rhea. Mrs. Cecil M. Smith of Athena is caring for Mrs. Visa Louy. Mrs. Ca- sha Shaw whose place she takes has gone to Canada for a visit. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Denny at tended the wheat growers meeting in Pendleton Saturday. Mrs. Oscar Aarvig who has been at Heppner for the past two months has returned to care for Mrs. Ida Peterson. Members of the Congregational church and friends will have a pot luck dinner at the church next Sun day, February 19. This is one of such dinners which the pastor of the Union church, Rev. C. F. Trim Die, is naving with the various churches which make up the union. The grade school will stage an in door track meet Friday night, Feb ruary 17. Many interesting and laugh provoking events are promised and the proceeds will be used for the hot lunch fund. Mrs. Delia Corson has been vis iting Miss Opal Briggs in Heppner. Mr. and Mrs. Louis Bergevin were week-end visitors in Pendleton. MUSTANGS NOSE OUT IONE In the final game of the season, the Heppner Mustangs defeated lone 18-16 last Tuesday evening. The game started slowly and both teams missed many set-up shots and made many wild passes during the first half. The smaller lone play ers more than made up for their lack of height by their fighting spirit. Heppner held a 3-point lead at half time with the score 12-9 at that time. The second half was a repetition of the first. In the final minutes of play the lone team was only two points behind. Although Heppner scored several baskets late in the fourth quarter, they were unable to keep the lead over 2 points for many seconds at a time. MRS. BARRATT INJURED Mrs. J. G. Barrat was made un conscious by shock when the steer ing gear locked on the car she was driving, causing it to hit the guard rail on the highway curve at the schoolhouse yesterday noon. She was taken immediately to the E. R. Schafer home, near at hand, and a physician was summoned. Her prog ress is favorable. Some damage was sustained to one fender and front of the car. W. D. Campbell To Leave Lex Post; Contributes to History W. D. Campbell, superintendent of schools at Lexington since the fall of 1934, has given his resigna tion to the school board effective at the end of the present school year, closing three years of service in the county, a large contribution from which has been the writing of a history of education in Morrow county which served as a thesis for his M. A. degree granted by Uni versity of Oregon last summer. Campbell was born and reared at Boise, Idaho, where he graduated from high school in 1924. After a year as boys' secretary and athletic director of Boise YMCA, he entered Pacific university, Forest Grove, in fall of 1925. Here he earned let ters in track, oratory and debate, was Northwest conference record holder in high jump and on cham pionship mile relay team for three years, was elected Phi Mu Alpha and Blue Key, national forensic and service honorary fraternities. He re ceived his AB degree from Pacific in June, 1929, with majors in bus iness administration and education. He managed warehouse for C. C. Anderson chain store at Boise, 1929 30, started teaching career at Union enx-) Gzfc) cfi fjxsQffls te QiDcteg) anaj QbscosQaE; cCxiid any eilba? Heppner fall of 1930, teaching mathematics and science and directing athletics for two years. Being promoted to principal the third year, he served two more years before resigning to come to Lexington. While at Lexington Campbell or ganized the North-Central Oregon Schoolmasters' "club which he head ed as president for three years; served as president of Morrow coun ty unit, Oregon State Teachers as sociation, and also as report card committee chairman and curricu lum committee head for the organi zation; served three years as chair man of District 13B basketball com mittee, and is now a member of the committe serving all class B schools of Eastern Oregon. Campbell qualified for his mas ter of arts degree in education at University of Oregon last summer, writing as his thesis, "History of Ed ucation in Morrow County, Oregon." He olds a superintendent's creden tials, highest rating given to shool administrators by state department of education. While at Lexington Mr. and Mrs. Campbell have been active in com munity work, both locally and county-wide. They have two children, Patricia Ann, 4, and Nancy Jane, 2 months. G. T. Want Ads bring results lEB tRD3BS GEB 0aaii) This public preference is the public's proof of Chevrolet's greater dollar value. Act on it! . . Buy Chevrolet for 1939 . . . and get more for your money A General Motori Value FERGUSON MOTOR COMPANY WILLOWS GRANGE NEWS Willows grange met in regular session Saturday evening, Feb. 11, followed by dancing, and was well attended in spite of slippery roads and melting snow. On Friday, Feb. 17, the Home Ec onomics club will hold an all-day meeting at the home of Mrs. Mary Lundell on lower Willow creek. A pot luck dinner will be served at noon. The next meeting of Willows grange will be held in their hall at Cecil on Feb. 25. At approximately 9:30, the lecturer will present the following program to which the pub lic is invited: Song, "Smile, Smile, Smile;" trumpet solo, Marion Krebs; greet ings, County Agent C. D. Conrad; song, "To Thee, Beloved Grange," Donald Heliker; debate, "Resolved, that on a farm a man works harder than his wife;" song, "Drive Your Cares Away with a Smile." A feature of the evening will be a basket social and free dance. Pro ceeds from the social will be applied on the purchase of a piano for the prospective new hall. The dance and Home Economics committees are cooperating with the lecturer in the evening's enter tainment and cordially invite all to come and bring a friend with them. Ladies bring baskets. Oregon