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Thursday, May 25, 1939
Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon
Page Seven
NEWS
STATE
CAPITAL
o Cabell Hoax
o Force Cut
State's Soldiers
By A. L. LINDBECK
SALEM Ranking easily as the
wildest political prognostication of
the year was the news story pub
lished this week to the effect that
Henry F. Cabell, chairman of the
state highway commission, is soon
to be retired from that commission.
The prognosticator not only scored
a clean beat on all other political
commentators but sprung a surprise
on both Cabell and Governor Spra
gue, both of whom explained that
the report was "news" to them. All
indications point to the retention of
Cabell as a member of the commis
sion during the present administra
tion if he cares to remain and he
seems to be enjoying his job and
willing to continue.
The governor is now giving seri
ous consideration to the selection of
a real estate commissioner to fill the
independent post created by the last
legislature, taking this position out
from under the wing of the insur
ance commissioner. The job now
filled by William Graham, a demo
crat, is expected to go to some de
serving Republican but just who
will get this newly sweetened plum
awaits announcement from the ex
ecutive office.
Everybody except the governor
has been expecting the political
lightning to strike the state liquor
commission most any day now. A
rumored shake-up in the entire
liquor control organization was be
lieved to await only reorganization
of the commission itself. The gov
ernor, however, does not appear to
be in any big hurry to disturb the
present commission. In fact he let
it be known this week that while a
number of names had been present
ed to him for appointment to the
commission he had not seen fit as
yet the give that problem immediate
consideration.
Gloom descended in great gobs on
the office personnel of the Unem
ployment Compensation commission
this week when 54 of the employees
were notified that their services
would be dispensed with effective
June 1. This wholesale houseclean
ing was made necessary by orders
from the federal social security
board at Washington, D. C, sub
stantially reducing the state com
mission's allowance for administra
tive expenses. This slash in office
personnel reduces the force in the
office of the unemployment compen
sation commission to 221 from a peak
of 541 in March, 1938, shortly after
payment of jobless insurance bene
fits began. Most of those being re
leased under this latest order were
temporary employees according to
members of the commission.
f ive troop trains and three motor
convovs will be required to trans
port Oregon's citizen soldiers to
Camp Clatsop next month for their
yearly 15 days of intensive military
training. The troop trains will be
made up of 23 sleepers, 23 day
coaches and 18 baggage cars. The
truck convoys will consist of 24
large trucks, 86 smaller trucks, 25
station wagons and three ambulances
for a total of 138 vehicles. Guards
men from Portland, St. Helens,
Tillamook, Astoria, Gresham, Mil
waukie. Hillsboro and Newberg will
travel by truck while those from
more distant stations will travel by
train.
Less than 20,000 Oregon motorists
have filed applications so far for re
newal of their operator's licenses,
according to Secretary of State Snell.
There are more than 470,000 licensed
. drivers in the state. The old permits
expire June 30.
While a large percentage of traf
fic accidents occur in daylight hours
most traffic fatalities occur at night,
according to data compiled by the
motor vehicle department. Of the
302 persons who met death in traf
fic accidents on Oregon highways
during 1938, 191 were killed in acci
dents occurring after dark, these
figures show. Oregon's experience
closely parallels that of the nation
as a whole in this respect
The new building soon to be erect
ed at the state prison annex south
of Salem will not be a reormatory
for youthful first offenders but will
house "honor men" and trusties
carefully selected from the peniten
tiary's more than 1100 inmates, it
was explained this week by prison
officials. Youthful first offenders
constitute one of the greatest prob
lems in prison management. Very
few of these are to be trusted with
the comparative freedom of the
prison annex. Most of the prisoners
selected for domicile at the annex
will be men with only a few months
remaining to serve or long termers
who have thoroughly demonstrated
their trustworthiness. More than
60 prisoners of this type are now
housed at the annex where they are
employed at work on the prison
farm. The new building will provide
accommodations for approximately
200 prisoners in addition to a hand
ful of guards who will supervise the
work on the farm.
Although members of the new pa
role board have given no indication
of their choice for the post of parole
director, Ed. Wood of The Dalles,
former special agent for the Union
Pacific railroad, is believed to have
the inside track for the $4000-a-year
job. Among those being most prom
inently mentioned for one of the
other jobs which the new board will
have at its disposal is Fred Drager,
veteran chief clerk of the House of
Representatives, and for many years
employed as a guard at the state
prison. Members of the parole board
spent most of last week in the state
of Washington conferring with pa
role officials of that state from
whose experience the Oregon law
was modeled.
The state hydroelectric commis
sion has set July 11 as the date on
which the voters of Linn county will
again go to the polls to vote on the
organization of a peoples utility dis
trict. This will be the third election
on that issue in Linn county, the dis
trict having been voted down on the
two previous occasions. All of Linn
county with the exception of the
city of Albany is included within the
proposed district.
Appointment of A. W. Metzger of
Astoria as chief of the division of
foods and dairies in the state de
partment of agriculture came as an
other dash of cold water to the
hopes of the pie counter boys. Metz
ger's appointment coming as it did
closely upon the heels of the ap
pointment of J. D. Mickle to the post
of director of agriculture means that
there will be no reorganization of
this department that mere will be
no opportunity for jobs for any of
the hundreds of applicants who have
been counting strongly on a redis
tribution of the spoils by the new
administration. Metzger, a republi
can, has been with the department
for the past three years, first as
manager of the horse show at the
state fair but more recently as field
man and acting chief of the depart
ment which he now heads.
Approval by PWA authorities of a
$75,000 grant for the state fair will
provide funds for a number of ma
jor improvements at that institution.
According to Director Lee Spitz-
bart the money will be used in con
structing a new six-lane entrance to
the main gate, completion of the
livestock pavilion, remodeling of the
administration building and con
struction of a number of smaller
buildings on the grounds, including
a new fire station.
Governor Sprague's address be
fore the state dairy council in Port
land last week was generally inter-
oreted here as a warning that the
industry must revamp its control
methods during the next two years
or face the possibility of repeal of
the control act by the next legis
lature. Sprague opposed repeal of
the milk control act by the last
legislature, explaining that he fa
vored giving that board one more
chance to make good at its job.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Struve and
Mrs. Blanche Larabee and son Kent
of Pendleton were Sunday visitors
at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Blaine
E. Isom.
NOTICE OF SALE OF COUNTY
PROPERTY
By virtue of an order of the Coun
ty Court, dated May 4, 1939. I am
authorized and directed to advertise
and sell at public auction, at not less
than the minimum price herein set
forth after each parcel or tract:
Notice of School Meeting
MOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the legal voters of School District No. 1,
1 of Morrow County, State of Oregon, that a SCHOOL MEETING of the
said district will be held at the Council Chambers on the 19th day of June,
1939, at 2 o'clock p. m., for the purpose of discussing tho hnWt fn
fiscal school year beginning June 19, 1939, and ending June 17, 1940, here
inafter set forth, and to vote on the proposition of levying a district tax.
BUDGET
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
Estimated balance on hand at the beginning of the fiscal school
year (third Monday in June) for which this budget is made ..$ 500.00
To be received from the County School Fund 3,500.00
To be received from the Elementary School Fund ........ 210o!o0
To be received from the State Irreducible School Fund ...1 ...Z". 47o!o0
To be received for Vocational Education (State and Federal
Funds) ... : ;. 1,100.00
To be received from the Non-High School District for
Tuition 4,000.00
Transportation 2,300.00
To be received from tuition for elementary school pupils 2,400.00
To be received from other sources 63o!oO
TOTAL ESTIMATED RECEIPTS $17,000.00
SEV4NWy4, NEV4SWy4, Section
32, Township 4 South, Range 24
East of Willamette Meridian.
Minimum price, $80.00 cash.
Therefore, I will, on the 27th day
of May, 1939, at the hour of 2:00 p.
m., at the front door of the Court
House in Heppner, Oregon, sell said
property to the highest bidder.
C. J. D. BAUMAN,
Sheriff, Morrow County, Oregon.
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES
Elemen-
GENERAL CONTROL
Personal service:
Superintendent $ 650.00
Clerk 100.00
Stenographers and other office assist
ants 150.00
Compulsory education and census 10.00
Supplies 70.00
Elections and publicity 35.00
Legal service (clerk's bond, audit, etc.) 40.00
Total Expense of General Control
INSTRUCTION Supervision
Personal service:
Principals $ 125.00
Supervisors 250.00
Supplies, principals and supervisors 25.00
Total Expense, Supervision .
INSTRUCTION Teaching
Personal service:
Teachers , :.: $ 8,870.00
Smith -Hughes
Agriculture and Home Economics
Transportation
Band 200.00
Supplies (chalk, paper, etc.) 230.00
Textbooks 300.00
Home Economics, Chemistry, Music 25.00
Total Expense of Teaching
OPERATION OF PLANT
Personal service:
Janitors and other employees $ 810.00
Janitors' supplies 200.00
Fuel 380.00
Light and power 300.00
Water , 110.00
Telephone 30.00
Total Expense of Operation
MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS
Repair and maintenance of furniture and
equipment $ 75.00
Repair and maintenance of buildings and
grounds 500.00
Total Expense of Maintenance and Re
pairs AUXILIARY AGENCIES
Library:
High
School
$ 650.00
100.00
150.00
10.00
70.00
35.00
40.00
$ 125.00
250.00
25.00
$ 7,320.00
1,071.00
230.00
200.00
230.00
100.00
810.00
200.00
380.00
300.00
110.00
30.00
$ 75.00
500.00
$ 2,110.00
$ 800.00
$18,776.00
$ 3,660.00
$ 1,150.00
Personal service (librarian, etc.) $ 130.00 $ 130.00
Library books 100.00 150.00
Supplies, repairs, etc 5.00 7.50
Health service:
Personal service (nurse, etc.) 25.00 25.00
Supplies and other expenses 40.00 40.00
Transportation of pupils:
Personal service 2,300.00
Other auxiliary agencies:
Personal service 35.00 35.00
High School Book Exchange 500.00
Band Music 35.00 35.00
Petty cash fund 45.00 45.00
Total Expense of Auxiliary Agencies ....
FIXED CHARGES ,
Insurance $ 75.00 $ 75.00
Total Fixed Charges
CAPITAL OUTLAYS
Alteration of buildings (not repairs) $ 300.00
New furniture, equipment and replace
ments 100.00
Other capital outlays:
Typewriters, Home Economics, and
Agriculture Shop
Total Capital Outlays
DEBT SERVICE
Principal on bonds
Principal on warrants
Interest on bonds
Interest on warrants
Total Debt Service
EMERGENCY
$ 3,682.50
$ 150.00
$ 600.00
100.00
400.00
$ 2,950.00
. 1,000.00
. 1,440.00
750.00
$ 1,500.00
$ 6,140.00
$ 1,000.00
RECAPITULATION
Total estimated expenses for the year $38,968.50
Total estimated receipts, not including proposed tax .. 17,000.00
Balance, amount to he raised by district tax $21,968.50
INDEBTEDNESS
Amount of bonded indebtedness $27,000.00
Amount of warrant indebtedness on warrants issued
and endorsed "not paid for want of funds" 10,600.00
Total Indebtedness
$37,600.00
Dated this 24th day of April, 1939.
Signed:
MURIEL VAUGHN,
District Clerk.
C. N. JONES,
Chairman, Board of Directors.
Approved by Budget Committee April 24, 1939.
Signed:
C. W. BARLOW, J. G. BARRATT,
Secretary, Budget Committee. Chairman, Budget Committee.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
Department of the Interior, Gen
eral Land Office at The Dalles, Ore
gon, May 19, 1939.
NOTICE is hereby given that H.
Gerald Swaggart, of Ukiah, Oregon,
who, on May 28, 1934, made Original
Homestead Entry, Act 12-29-16, No.
028422, for SW4NEV4, SEy4NWy4,
NEy4swy4, swy4swy4, Sec. i,
SWy4, NWy4SEy4 Sec. 2; Lot 4,
SWy4NWy4, SWy4 Sec. 3; and the
NWy4NWy4, Section 12, Township
7 S., R. 29 E., Willamette Meridian,
has filed notice of intention to make
final Proof, to establish claim to the
land above described, before W. J.
Warner, U. S. Commissioner, at
Hermiston, Oregon, on the 7th day
of July, 1939.
Claimant names as witnesses: :
Frank Swaggart, of Echo, Oregon.
Merle Swaggart, of Echo, Oregon.
Dude Flinn, of Ritter, Oregon.
Ed Tomelson, of Ritter, Oregon.
W. F. JACKSON,
Register.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS
In the Matter of the Estate of Ern
est E. Clark, Deceased.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN:
That the undersigned has been duly
appointed administratrix of the Es
tate of Ernest E. Clark, deceased, by
the County Court of the State of
Oregon for Morrow County, and that
she has duly qualified as such ad
ministratrix. NOW, THEREFORE, all persons
having claims against said estate are
hereby notified and required to pre
sent the same, together with the
proper vouhers therefor, to the un
dersigned at the law offices of G.
Russell Morgan in the Court House
at Hillsboro, Oregon, or at the resi
dence of Edw. D. Clark, approxi
mately one mile north of Heppner,
Morrow County, Oregon, within six
months from the date hereof.
Dated at Heppner, Oregon, this
10th day of May, 1939.
LAURA B. MORGAN,
Administratrix of the Estate of
Ernest E. Clark, Deceased.
G. RUSSELL MORGAN,
Hillsboro, Oregon.
Attorney for Administratrix.
Want Ads
For buck pasture see C. W. Dyks
tra. ll-12p
Good thrifty weaner pigs for sale.
E. W. Moyer, city. 11
Room and Board $25 month. Mrs.
G. A. Bleakman, phone 283. It
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.
Sheep pasturage for eastern ship
ments in transit. 10,000 acres moun
tain range, well watered. Four miles
from Great Northern railroad sta
tion and stock yards at Wolf Creek,
Montana. ROCK CREEK RANCH
COMPANY, P. O. Box 216, Helena,
Montana.
12-room, well furnished house and
two apartments for sale, $2500. J. O.
Turner, city. 7tf
For sale Old saddle horse, per
fectly gentle. Monte Bundy, city
For Sale Drag saw in good con
dition. See Salter at lone. 6tf
For sale or trade, DeLuxe Wind
charger, 10-ft. tower. Inquire this
office. 4tf
New Hampshire Red day-old
chicks ready for delivery March 26.
Also started White Leghorn cock
erels. Suddarth Hatchery, Irrigon,
Ore.
Don't throw away anything that
can be welded until I see it. W. F.
"Bill" Harlow, Heppner Blacksmith
and Machinery Shop. 40tf.