Thursday, March 16, 1939
STATE k I rwr
CAPITAL I NEW a
o Record Session
o Piqued Kenin
o Big Relief Fund
By A. L. LINDBECK
Salem When the 40th biennial
session of the Oregon legislature ad
journed sine die Wednesday after
66 days of lawmaking it had es
tablished another state record for
endurance, exceeding the 60-day
record of the 1933 "session by six
days. By the same token, and largely
by reason of its length the session
has also set a new record for the
high cost of lawmaking, the estimat
ed expense of the session exceeding
$175,000.
Responsibility for the unusual
length of the session must be shared
by a number of individuals and
groups. First there were the spon
sors of major measures public pow
er advocates, educators and even the
state administration who delayed
the introduction of their bills until
the constitutional 40-day period was
well spent. Then there were the
chronic orators of the House and
Senate especially the senate who
persisted in talking on every meas
ure to no good purpose except to
slow down the legislative machine.
Another factor contributing to the
length of the session was the insist
ence on the part of certain members
upon reconsideration of action on
bills when they found themselves on
the losing side. Then finally there
was the critical attitude of the legal
adviser to the governor who insist
ed that the phraseology of every
measufe must satisfy his own stand
ards of correctness regardless of the
opinions of the able lawyers of the
House and Senate. Never before in
the history of the Oregon legislature
have so many bills been sent back
for correction after reaching the
governor's desk to satisfy some pet
ty technical objection, reauirine1 re-
passage of the measure through both
louse and senate and consuming
time that might well have been used
in the consideration of other meas
ures. Senator Harry Kenin of Multno
mah county, piqued by his failure
to block action on the peoples util
ity district bill Saturday afternoon
threatened to prolong the session
indefinitely by resort to a consti
tutional requirement that all bills
be read in full. Written into the
constitution at a time when there
were comparatively few bills and
when printed copies were not so
readily available to the members
literal observance of this provision
was long ago abandoned as thor
oughly impractical. Compliance with
the requirement would serve no use
ful purpose. On the other hand it
would consume hours of time and
prolong the session many days be
yond the record established by this
session.
All motor vehicles operating over
Oregon highways will hereafter be
required to undergo semi-annual
tests as to the adequacy of their
brakes, lights and other equipment
under the terms of an act passed by
the state legislature. The testing, for
which the motorist will be charged,
will be under the supervision of the
state highway; department which
will establish testing stations at con
venient points over the state.
Although approved by the legis
lature the change in the date for the
primary election from May to Sep
tember will probably be up for de
cision by the voters at the next gen
eral election. Representatives of the
Commonwealth Federation have
served notice that they propose to
invoke the referendum against the
measure which is now in the hands
of Governor Sprague for his signa
ture before becoming law.
The 40th legislative session set
another all-time record when it ap
proved general fund appropriations
totalling $14,141,731. The figure,
which represents an increase of
$898,877 over 1937 appropriations
does not include liquor revenues and
unexpended balances diverted to re
lief needs.
The relief budget alone, as ap
proved by the legislature, totals $9,
260,000 and represents the largest
single appropriation ever to receive
Heppner
approval of an Oregon legislature.
Only $600,000 of this amount, how
ever, comes out of general fund rev
enues for the current biennium. The
balance is made up of $2,160,000 in
unexpended balances carried over
from the relief appropriation for the
last biennium and $6,500,000 antici
pated revenues from the state's li
quor monopoly.
Under the new relief set-up coun
ties will match the state on a 40-60
basis in financing old age pensions
and other social security demands
instead of the 50-50 basis heretofore
obtaining. In the financing of direct
relief, counties will be expected to
provide not more than 50 per cent
of the money. Under the relief bud
get as set up by the ways and means
committee the counties will be ex
pected to supply only $4,400,000 dur
ing the biennium instead of $6,000,
000 included in the Martin budget.
State Relief Administrator Elmer
Goudy said that the relief budget
would provide for continued opera
tion on the present level with no
provision for expansion of the re
lief program.
While the legislature made pro
vision for a number of new state
activities and made generous pro
vision for salary increases for a
number of state officials it moved
to curtail only one state function.
The lawmakers voted to get along
without the services of the planning
board. But even there they com
promised by giving Governor Spra
gue an additional allowance of $10,
000 with which to finance such
planning and research as he may
regard as necessary during the bi
ennium. Oregon will continue to carry its
own insurance on state owned prop
erty. A bill providing that the board
of control might contract, with in
surance companies for excess cov
erage was defeated in the senate
after passing the house.
The newly constituted public wel
fare commission, heretoore known
as the State Relief committee, held
its first meeting in Salem last week
and organized by electing J. H.
Luihn as chairman and. Mrs. Thom
as Honeyman as secretary. In ad
dition to taking over all the func
tions of the old relief committee, the
new welfare commission will also
perform all the functions heretofore
vested in the child welfare commis
sion. ,
Appointment of L. O. Arens,
Klamath Falls democrat, and C. M.
Ryerson, Portland republican, as
members of the state industrial ac
cident commission was announced
by Governor Sprague last week to
become effective March 15. Arens
succeeds Roy Buchanan of Pendle
ton while Ryerson, labor's repre
sentative on the commission, takes
the place of J. C. Joy. Reorganiza
tion of this commission which also
heads up the unemployment com
pensation organization, is under
stood to presage the removal of D.
A. Bulmore as unemployment com
pensation administrator.
Rumor about the capitol has it
that J. W. Ferguson is soon to be
replaced as state forester, probably
by Lynn Cronemiller who gave way
to Ferguson early in the Martin ad
ministration but who remained in
the organization as publicity di
rector. The House had to knock the bar
bers out twice before they would
admit defeat. A bill sponsored by the
barbers would have created a board
similar to the milk control board.
Under its provisions 70 per cent of
the barbers in any locality would
have been authorized to fix prices
for shaves and haircuts and to es
tablish hours of work. Defeated early
in the week when it came up in 'the
House it was later resurrected and
voted down again latar in the week.
A proposal to recreate the state
game commission into a wildlife
conservation commission got no place
quick. Twenty-five of the senators
voted against the proposal with only
three voting for it. Not that they
objected to the proposed change in
name but the new commission would
have been clothed with much great
er authority than the present game
commission, and the lawmakers ap
parently thought that was going a
bit too far.
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BOARDMAN NEWS
Towmend Club
Sponsors Box Social
By MRS. CLAUD COATS
Come one, come all, to the box
social, March 17, at the grange hall.
Sponsored by the Townsend club.
Mrs. Claud Myers and daughter
Margaret were called to Portland
Sunday by the sudden death of
Fred Israel, brother of Mrs. Myers,
who died suddenly from pneumonia.
Mrs. J. F. Gorham, Janet Gorham,
Essie Jones and Ruth Fisher were
shopping in Walla Walla Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Ingles of
Forest Grove were greeted by
friends on the project Friday, and
were overnight guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Ed Barlow. Mr. Ingles was
school superintendent' here for sev
eral years.
N. A. Bleakney and son Donald
motored to Portland Friday, return
ing Sunday, bringing Robert with
them. Robert has been in St. Vin
cent's hospital the past two weeks.
He is much improved but not well
and it will be some time before he
can return to school. Mrs. Iva Kunze
accompanied them to Portland and
expects to remain some time visit
ing. Mrs. M. E. Coats of Hardman is
making an indefinite visit at the
home of her son Claud and family.
Lorraine Dillabough of Latourell
Falls and Pat Healy of Portland ac
companied Buster Rands home from
Portland Saturday evening for a
week end and attended the Saturday
night dance. They returned home
with Buster on his return trip Sun
day evening.
Mrs. Elvin Ely was quite ill and
was taken to the Pendleton hospital
Thursday evening. Mr. Ely and
children ' called to see her Sunday
and found her much improved.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Barlow and
daughter Carma and Mr. and Mrs.
Almon Geiss were dinner guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Berger Sun
day. Mrs. Leonard Davis and baby son
Phillip returned home from Hermis
ton Saturday."
Several cars of high school stu
dents motored to Arlington Friday
to attend the F. F. A. smoker and
district basketball tournament.
Mr. and Mrs. Al Macomber and
family visited over the week end at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Root
and other relatives.
Virginia Compton returned to her
home tit Hilgard after spending sev
eral days with Janet Gorham and
friends.
Mrs. Gladys Fortier and daugh
ter, Norma Gibbons, are spending
spring vacation at the home of Frank
Cramer. Norma is teaching at
Springfield.
Boardman friends were glad to
have Julian Rothenberger calling
on them Monday and Tuesday of this
week. Mr. Rothenberger, school
coach here last year, is superinten
dent of the Mt. Vernon school this
year.
Notice Grangers: Saturday eve
ning, March 1, is the regular meet
ing. Mr. Sullivan's F. F. A. class has
charge of the program, and contests
will be among the interesting things.
This program will be at 8 p. m. The
public is invited and visiting grang
ers are always welcome.
During the first two months of
this year, 15 pedestrians over the
age of 55 have been killed in traffic
in Oregon, according to Secretary
of State Earl Snell. Four of this
number have been above the age of
eighty. Being less nimble than their
juniors, and frequently having poor
hearing or eyesight, these elderly
pedestrians should be given con
siderable leeway in traffic, Snell
said.
Graphic illustrations of pedestrian
actions which lead to accidents are
being used to accompany safety talks
by Hugh Rosson, safety director in
the office of Secretary of State Earl
Snell. Rosson plans to enlarge his
folder of large-sized illustrations un
til every phase of traffic movement
is covered, using statistics and illus
trations which apply particularly to
Oregon.
NOTICE OF BOND SALE
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that
sealed bids will be received until
the hour of 7:30 o'clock P. M. on
the 27th day of March, 1939, and
immediately thereafter publicly
opened by the Council of the Town
of Lexington, Oregon, at the Council
Chamber in said Town for Town of
Lexington Water Bonds in the sum
of Seventeen Thousand Eight Hun
dred Seventy-five Dollars ($17,875.
00); said bonds bearing date of
March 1, 1939, to mature serially in
numerical order at the rate of Eight
Hundred, Seventy-five ($875.00) on
March 1, 1940, and One Thousand
Dollars ($1,000.00) on the 1st day of
March in each of the years 1941 to
1957, inclusive, bearing interest at
the -rate of not to exceed Four per
cent (4) per annum, payable semi
annually; both principal and inter
est payable at the office of the
Treasurer of the Town of Lexing
ton, Oregon. Said bonds are addi
tionally secured by a pledge of the
net revenue of the water system.
All bids must be unconditional
and be accompanied by a certified
check for $500.00. The bonds will not
be sold for less than par and ac
crued interest.
The approving legal opinion of
Messrs. Teal, Winfree, McCulloch,
Shuler & Kelley, Portland, Oregon,
will be furnished the successful
bidder.
The Council reserves the right to
reject any and all bids.
ARNOLD SPRAUER,
Recorder.
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT
Notice is hereby given that the
undersigned executrix of the last
Will and Testament of W. O. Bay-
less, deceased, has filed with the
County Court of the State of Ore
gon for Morrow County her final
account of her administration of the
estate of said deceased, and said
Court has fixed Monday, the 10th
day of April, 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
or the settlement of said estate and
all persons having objections there
to are hereby required to file the
same with said Court on or before
the time set for said hearing.
Dated and first published this 9th
day of March, 1939.
ANNA BAYLESS, Executrix.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
NOTICE is hereby given that the
undersigned were duly appointed by
the County Court of the State of
Oregon for Morrow County, admin
istrators of the estate of Dan C.
Doherty, deceased, and all persons
having claims against the estate of
said deceased, are hereby required
to present the same with proper
vouchers duly verified, to said ad
ministrators at the law office of Jos,
J. Nys, at Heppner, Oregon, within
six months from the date of this no
tice.
Dated and first published this 16th
day of February, 1939.
W. T. DOHERTY,
BERNARD P. DOHERTY,
Administrators.
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE
STATE OF OREGON, For the
County of Morrow.
KINZUA PINE MILLS COM
PANY, a corporation, Plaintiff,
vs.
FRANCES A. CLESSE, CON
STANCE H. CLESSE, JOSEPH
A CLESSE, FRANCES LOU
ISE ROTHERMICH, ALOY
SIUS W. ROTHERMICH, and
JANE DOE ROTHERMICH, his
wife, MARY R. CLESSE, JULIA
O. LIESER, and PETER F. LIE
SER, her husband, also all un
known heirs of LEON N. CLES
SE, deceased, WILLIAM LEE
McCALEB, also all the unknown
heirs of WILLIAM LAWTON,
deceased. Also all other persons
or parties unknown claiming
and right, title, estate, lien or
interest in the real estate de
scribed in the complaint herein,
Defendants.
SUMMONS.
Equity No. 3343
To Frances A. Clesse, Constance H,
Clesse, Joseph A. Clesse, Frances
Louise Rothermich, Aloysius W.
Rothermich, and Jane Doe Roth
ermich, his wife, Mary R. Clesse,
Julia O. Lieser and Peter F. Lie
ser, her husband, also all unknown
heirs of Leon N. Clesse, deceased
Also all the unknown heirs of
Williaw Lawton, deceased. Also all
other persons or parties unknown
claiming any right, title, estate,
lien or interest in the real estate
described in the complaint here
in, Defendants:
IN THE NAME OF THE STATE
OF OREGON, you and each of you
are hereby required to appear or
answer plaintiffs complaint filed
against you in the above entitled
court and cause on or before four
weeks from the date of the first
publication of this summons upon
you and if you fail to so appear or
answer, plaintiff will apply to the
above entitled court for the relief
prayed for in its complaint, to-wit:
That you and each of you be re
quired to assert and set forth the
nature of your right, title, estate,
lien or interest in the real property
described in plaintiffs complaint
and as follows, to-wit:
The S of the SVz of Sec. 25 in
Twp. 6, S. R. 25 E. W. M.
Also lots 3 and 4, and the SE
of the SWy4 of Sec. 31 in Twp.
6, S. R. 26, E. W. M., in the
County of Morrow, State of
Oregon.
and it be adjudged and decreed that
plaintiff is the owner in fee simple
of said real property and that you
and each of you be forever barred
of and from all right, title, estate
lien or interest in and to said real
property and for. such other and
further relief as may be just and
equitable.
This summons is served upon you
by publication thereof, once a week
for four successive weeks in the
Heppner Gazette Times, a newspa
per of general circulation, published
in Morrow County, Oregon, pursu
ant to an order of Hon. Bert John
son, Judge of the County Court of
the State of Oregon for Morrow
County, which order is dated Feb
ruary 14th, 1939, and the date of the
first publication of this summons is
February 16th, 193u9.
JOS. J. NYS,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
Residence and Postoffice ad
dress, Heppner, Oregon.
Want Ads
AVAILABLE AT ONCE nearby
Rawleigh Route. Good opportunity
for man over 25 with car. Trade well
established. Route experience help
ful but not necessary. Sales way up
this year. Write at once. Rawleighs,
Dept. ORC-84-102, Oakland, Calif.
RELIABLE MAN WANTED to
call on farmers in Morrow County.
No experience or capital required.
Steady work. Make up to $12 a day.
FURST & THOMAS, 426 3rd St.,
Oakland, Calif.
For sale cheap, Buckeye standard
incubator, 120-egg size. Mrs. Wer
ner Rietmann, lone, Ore. 51-1
New Hampshire Reds. Real Mon
ey Makers. Baby chicks ready Mar.
14. 100, 12c each; 500 11c each. Ex
tra discounts on larger numbers.
Sudarth Hatchery, Irrigon, Ore.
Beardless barley seed for sale,
market price, no mixture. J. G. Bar
rati Fresh purebred Jersey milk cows
or sale reasonable. A. V. Wright, ZVz
mi. up Rhea Cr. from Ruggs. ltp
For rent, furnished room with
kitchenette; outside entrance. Phone
743. 51tf
Custom hatching, hen eggs 2ViC,
W. L. chicks 8c. Salter Htchy., lone.
52tf
For rent, furnished room with
kitchenette; outside entrance. Phone
743. 50tf
1000 tamarack posts, made from
butts of trees, for sale or trade for
cattle. W. H. French, Hardman. 47tf
Stallion for sale, 5-yr old; also
Shetland ponies. Joe Kenny, city.
46tf
Don't throw away anything that
can be welded until I see it. W. F.
"Bill" Harlow, Heppner Blacksmith
and Machinery Shop. 40tl
Good 6-room house for sale, part
ly furnished, $600. See J. O. Turner.
Gasoline, diesel aad 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.