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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (June 1, 1939)
Thursday, June 1, 1939 'SINEWS o Liquor Shake-up o Taxes for Judges 'O Unmade Drivers By A. L. LINDBECK Salem The resignation of Ar thur K. McMahan of Albany as chairman of the state liquor con trol commission is believed here to be the forerunner of the long ex pected shake-up in that organi zation. In acknowledging recteipt of McMahan's letter of resignation Governor Sprague asked him to continue in office until he can find a suitable successor, lending weight to the report that the governor is desirous of continuing McMahan on the commission at least until the expiration of his term at the end of this year. In fact it has been in timated in official circles close to the throne that the governor may attempt to prevail upon the Al bany attorney to continue with the commission in spite of his .an nounced desire to retire. It is regarded as a practical cer tainty that Otto J. Runte, state liquor administrator, will be placed as the first step in the reorganiza tion of the commission's set-up. A "foreign" army will invade Oregon next month. A whole in- fantry regiment of the Washington national guard is scheduled to visit Camp Clatsop June 16 and 17, ac cording to word received by Major General George A. White. The visit will not be entirely a social call but will be resorted to in order to give the guardsmen training in mo tor movement and field bivouac. The first detachment of the Ore gon national guard will move into Camp Clatsop next week; This will "be the camp supply team under command of Lieutenant Colonel Eaymond F. Olson, which will ar range for the supply and subsistence of the Oregon Jxoops during their 15 days stay in camp. While the opinion of the United States supreme court last week in the suit involving income taxes ap plied only to the right to tax sala ries of federal judges the ruling of Justice Frankfurter should serve to quiet the contention still main tained by many jurists on the state "bench that their salaries are im mune from taxation. All Oregon judges have been paying the state income tax in recent years but the payments have been made in the form of voluntary contributions rather than legally imposed taxes. The state forestry department will do its scouting this summer in a new five-seater airplane, the pur chase of which has just been ap proved by the forestry board. In addition to scouting work the plane will also be utilized in carrying food and supplies to men engaged in fire fighting in isolated areas. Last sum mer several tons of supplies were taken in to the men fighting the Smith river fire by this method, parachutes being used in dropping the supplies from the plane to the ground. Of 23 cases of eggs dehv ered by this method, forestry offi cials said, only five eggs were broken. Carl Cover, former assistant to the state budget director, is out of a job as a result of an order from the federal social security board abolishing the post of personnel director with the State Unemploy ment Compensation commission which he has held for the past two years. The federal board ordered the position discontinued as of April 30 but the unemployment compensation commission made an effort to have the order rescinded. In a telegram this week the board refused to re consider its original order. Population of Oregon's 10 state institutions is at an all-time high of 6979 inmates, an increase of 94 during the past year. This number includes 3964 insane, 1011 feeble minded, 1106 criminals, 516 tuber cular patients, 114 delinquent boys, 59 delinquent girls, 132 deaf chil dren and 96 blind chldren. The per capita cost of caring for these wards Heppner of the state ranges from a low of 513.18 at the Fairview home . for feeble minded to a high of $51.37 at the eastern Oregon tuberculosis hospital where specialized care and medical attention accounts for the higher cost. Discovery of the presence, of quicksilver in paying quantities on a small tract of state land in Doug las county was announced this week by Lewis Griffith, clerk of the state land board. The small tract adjoins one on which a cinnibar mine has been operating at a handsome profit for several years. Selection of the new state parole director is expected following a meeting of the parole board at Sa lem Thursday of this week. The board met at the home of Paul R. Kelty, board chairman, at Lafayette last week to consider a number of applications for this post. A deputy parole officer and four field men are also to be employed by the new or ganization which will occupy quar ters in the capitol building. One hundred and three Oregon motorsts lost their drivers'- licenses through suspensions and revocations during April, according to Secretary of State Snell. Fifty-four operators' licenses were revoked during the month following convictions for drunken driving, reckless driving, hit-and-run driving and unsatisfied judgments arising out of traffic ac cidents. Twelve Oregon motorists had their licenses revoked for driv ing while drunk in other states. While there were 48 revocations for drunken driving in the rest of the state only two revocations for this charge were reported from the city of Portland. Work of beautifying the sunken garden which forms the center piece in the landscaping on the capitol site is to be started soon. The state will spend approximately $6000 on shrubs and plants for the garden, all the work on which will be supplied by the Works Progress administra tion. The heaviest . filings for , water rights in the history of the state is reported by C. E. Stricklin, state engineer. The long drought this spring has served to make many farmers conscious of the need for irrigation even in the Willamette valley, according to Stricklin. Residents of Oregon paid out a total of $21,332,446 in premiums for life insurance during 1938, it was reported this week by Hugh C. Earle, state insurance commissioner. Losses paid by insurance companies on policies in Oregon during the year aggregated $10,819,834. Oregon spent a total of $34,000,000 in construction and maintenance costs on its 53,000 miles of roads and highways during 1938, according to figures compiled by C. B. McCul lough, assistant state highway engi neer. These figures include city streets and county roads as well as state highways. Rhea Creek News (Last Weeks News) The Rhea creek community ex tend their heartfelt sympathy to Mr. and Mrs. Marcus Brown (nee Frances Rugg) over the death of their infant son. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Becket spent Monday at Fossil with Mrs. Becket's parents. Erik Bergstrom of Gooseberry was taken to Portland Saturday and is in a serious condition. Mr. Berg strom is at the Emanuel hospital. A farewell party was given for Rose Bethke at the John Bergstrom home. Rose is leaving for Portland to make her home after having lived with the Joe Batty's the last seven years. Hostesses were Caroyln Berg strom, Doris and Dorothy Worden. Rhea Creek grange is giving a dance Saturday night. Good music. Plans are being made to paper and paint the Lutheran church at Gooseberry the coming week. Mrs. Frank Parker returned from Klamath Falls Friday. She was a delegate from the Rebekah lodge at Heppner. Mrs. Lucy Swanson and son are spending the week at the Harley Anderson ranch. Gazette Times, Heppner, Mayor Tom Bamett of Lexington was transacting business here Mon day in connection with Lexington's new water system. He reported that Notice of School Meeting MOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the legal voters of School District No. 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 the budget for the 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 ..$ To'be received from the County School Fund To be received from the Elementary School Fund To be received from the State Irreducible School Fund To be received for Vocational Education (State and Federal Funds) To be received from the Non-High School District for Tuition Transportation To be received from tuition for elementary school pupils To be received from other sources TOTAL ESTIMATED RECEIPTS ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES. Elemen- High tary School GENERAL CONTROL Personal service: Superintendent ..: $ 650.00 $ 650.00 clerk 100.00 100.00 Stenographers and other office assist ant 150.00 150.00 Compulsory education and census 10.00 10 00 Supplies 70.00 70.00 Elections and publicity 35.00 35.00 Legal service (clerk's bond, audit, etc.) 40.00 40.00 Total Expense of General Control INSTRUCTION-Supcrvision Personal service: Principals $ 125.00 $ 125.00 Supervisors 250.00 250.00 Supplies, principals and supervisors v 25.00 25.00 Total Expense, Supervision INSTRUCTION Teaching Personal service: Teachers $ 8,870.00 $ 7,320.00 Smith-Hughes 1,071.00 Agriculture and Home Economics Transportation 230.00 Band y 200.00 200.00 Supplies (chalk, paper, etc.) : 230.00 230.00 Textbooks , 300.OO Home Economics, Chemistry, Music 25.00 100.00 Total Expense of Teaching OPERATION OF PLANT Personal service: Janitors and other employees $ 810.00 $ 810.00 Janitors' supplies 200.00 200 00 Fuel 380.00 380.00 Light and power 300.00 300.00 Water no.00 110.00 Telephone 30.OO 30.00 Total Expense of Operation MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS Repair and maintenance of furniture and equipment $ 75.00 $ 75.00 Repair and maintenance of buildings and grounds 500.00 500.00 Total Expense of Maintenance and Re pairs , AUXILIARY AGENCIES Library: Personal service (librarian, etc.) Supplies, repairs, etc : Health service: Personal service (nurse, etc.) Supplies and other expenses Transportation of pupils: Personal service Other auxiliary agencies: Personal service High School Book Exchange Band Music Petty cash fund Total Expense of Auxiliary Agencies .... FTCED CHARGES Insurance $ Total Fixed Charges . CAPITAL OUTLAYS Alteration of buildings (not repairs) $ New furniture, equipment and replace ments 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 .... 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,GOO.00 Dated this 24th day of April, 1939. Signed: MURIEL VAUGHN, District Clerk. Approved by Budget Committee April Signed: C. W. BARLOW, Secretary, Budget Committee. Oregon the well had been completed and water okehed by the state board of health, and that work would soon start on laying new pipe. 500.00 3,500.00 2,100.00 470.00 1,100.00 4,000.00 2,300.00 2,400.00 630.00 ....,$17,000.00 $ 2,110.00 $ 800.00 $18,776.00 $ 3,660.00 $ 1,150.00 $ 130.00 $ 130.00 100.00 150.00 5.00 7.50 25.00 25.00 40.00 40.00 2,300.00 35.00 35.00 500.00 35.00 35.00 45.00 45.00 $ 3,682.50 $ 150.00 75.00 $ 75.00 300.00 100.00 $ 600.00 100.00 400.00 $ 1,500.00 ..$ 2,950.00 .. 1,000.00 .. 1,440.00 .. 750.00 $ 6,140.00 $ 1,000.00 C. N. JONES, Chairman, Board of Directors.- 24, 1939. J. G. BARRATT, Chairman, Budget Committee. Page Seven Farmers who went home without having been involved in an accident in the city of Portland during the month of April, numbered 20 more than in March, Earl Snell, secretary of state, revealed in announcing that accidents in which farmers figured totaled 42 for that month compared to 62 for the previous month. None of the 42 accidents resulted in fa talities. 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 swy4NEy4, SEy4NWy4, NEy4swy4, swy4swy4, sec. 1, 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 Strayed from Arbuckle corrals, two work mares, wt. 1400, one roan, one sorrel, both with roached manes. Notify Harlan McCurdy. 12tf. 600x16 Firestone heavy duty tire $12.95. Liberal allowance on your old tires. Rosewall-Gentry Motor Co. ' Bring your Ford home for ser vice. Phone 1092, Heppner, Ore. Two houses for rent or sale cheap, 1 3-room, 1 13-room, same lot. E. W. Moyer, city. 12-14p. For buck pasture see C. W. Dyks tra. n-i2p Good thrifty weaner pigs for sale. E. W. Moyer, city. 11 Room and Board $25 month. Mrs. G. A. Bleakman, phone 283. It 12 -room, well furnished house and two apartments for sale, $2500. J. O. Turner, city., 7tf For quick sale at a bargain, home in Heppner. Phone 1192. 12-12p. Wanted, three sections used spring tooth harrow. Guy Huston, Eight Mile. ltp. No. 8 International Combine for sale at sacrifice. Ernest Smith, phone 34F4, Lexington. 12-15p. For Sale C Melody saxophone; genuine Conn, cost plenty when now, but offered dirt cheap now. Call at the Gazette Times office. Don't throw away anything that Can be Weldpd until T eo.a it W V "Bill" Harlow, Heppner Blacksmith ana Macninery snop. 40t.