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Heppner Gazette Times Heppner, Oregon
Thursday, November 9, 1939
NEWS
STATE
CAPITAL
o Stamp Plan Talked
o New Hospital
o Little Civil War
By A. L. LINDBECK
Salem Oregon may become the
first state to adopt the stamp plan
for the distribution of surplus farm
commodities to persons on relief. The
plan, already in operation in a num
ber of cities throughout the country,
was discussed at a conference with
Governor Sprague here this week
attended by Relief Administrator
Elmer Goudy and members of the
state relief committee.
Under the proposed plan public
welfare clients may spend a portion
of their relief checks for orange
stamps which are echangeable for
supplies at all retail stores. With
each $1 orange stamp the reliefers
would be given a 50-cent blue stamp
good only for surplus commodities
as designated by the federal depart
ment of agriculture. These latter
would also be distributed through
regular relief channels.
Jonathan Garst of San Francisco,
regional director of the Federal Sur
plus Commodities commission, was
in Portland this week discussing the
plan with members of the state re
lief commission. It is understood that
it was his recommendation that the
plan be first tried out in Multnomah
county before being made statewide.
This proposal has been submitted
to the regional FSCC and the fed
eral department of agriculture for
approval before being made opera
tive. Distribution of surplus com
modities under the proposed plan
would be in addition to regular sup
plies available to relief clients, it is
explained.
of Oregon's new tuberculosis hosoi
tal at Portland last Wednesday. The
hospital, constructed as a unit of
the University of Oregon medical
school, has accommodations for 40
patients with a waiting list far in
excess of that number. This is the
third state institution dedicated to
the treatment of tuberculosis vic
tims, the others being located in
Salem and The Dalles. The state
contributed $110,000 toward the con
struction cost of the new institution
with the Julius Meier estate con
tributing $50,000 and the Public
Works administration providing a
grant of $130,000.
The Salem American Legion post,
weary of waiting for the state to pro
vide a flag pole for the new capitol,
has volunteered to underwrite the
cost of at least one pole, estimated
at from $2,000 to $2500. The state
has a fund of $794 available for this
purpose, $500, authorized by the
State Emergency board and $294
contained in a fund contributed bv
citizens following the destruction of
the old capitol for the purpose of
beautifying the new state house and
which Governor Sprague has said
might be applied toward purchase
of a flag pole.
Western Lincoln county is the
latest candidate for PUD honors.
Sponsors of a proposed Peoples Util
ity district in that section have filed
a preliminary petition with the Hy
droelectric commission asking for a
survey and report on the feasibility
of the project which would cover
an area of 175 sauare miles, includ
ing the cities of Waldport and New
port, with a population of 12,000 and
an assessed valuation of $4,000,000.
Increased efficiency in the opera
tion of liquor stores, with, incident
ally, a reduction in the employed
personnel, together with the increase
in the retail price of liquor were
credited by Governor Sprague this
week for the increase in profits of
the Liquor Control commission for
September, 1939, over the same
month a year ago as recorded in the
commission's report released this
week. A number of changes have
been made in the liquor control per
sonnel since the recent reorganiza
tion of the commission with a sub
stantial reduction in the number of
employees on the commission's pay
roll, Sprague said.
Members of the Board of Con
trol participated in the dedication
The Pacific Coast, it seems, has
its own little diplomatic war. Cali
fornia and Oregon officials are en
gaged in a controversy over recip
rocal privileges granted to certain
classes of motor vehicle operators.
California officials have charged
that Oregon has discontinued these
privileges to motorists registered in
the southern state and threatens to
reciprocate in kind. Oregon's Secre
tary of State Earl Snell throws the
charge right back into the teeth of
the Californians with a charge that
it was they who started the difficulty
by annulling the understanding that
has been in existence between the
two states for the past several years.
California's severance of diplomatic
relations in the motor vehicle field
occurred about two months ago ac
cording to Snell, since which time
the Oregon official has been trying
in vain to patch up the misunder
standing between the two states so
that the arrangement might be con-
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tinued. The Californians, however,
Snell charges, have ignored his over'
tures and refuse even to arrange a
meeting at which the differences, if
any, can be threshed out.
Commercial vehicles operating
from towns near the border will be
hardest hit if the two states fail to
get together, Snell said.
While the full cash valuation of
Oregon utilities increased by $3,-
186,356 during the past year the as
sessed valuation of these same util
ities decreased by $290,893, a report
by the tax commission shows. This
seeming inconsistency is explained
by the fact that the assessed value
of utilities is based upon the ratio
of true value to assessed value in
each county and this year the ratio
was reduced in 21 of the 36 counties.
The greatest increase in valuation
was recorded by electric companies
whose true cash value jumped from
$99,047,748.36 in 1938 to $102,394,
856.80 in 1939. Aircraft companies,
express companies, steam railroads,
tank car companies, telephone com
panics and water companies all re
corded valuation gains, while valua
tion losses were recorded by electric
railroads, gas companies and tele
graph companies.
Clyde E. Hutchins has been ap
pointed district representative of
the state department of agriculture
for Jefferson, Crook, Deschutes and
Wheeler counties. Hutchins who suc
ceeds E. L. Strack, transferred to
McMinnville, will make his head
quarters in Redmond. He has served
with the department in its federal
state shipping point service since
1936.
The Oregon highway commission
has decided to spend $100,000 in ad
vertising Oregon's scenic and rec-
reational advantages during 1940.
Most of the money will be spent with
eastern magazines and newspapers,
according to Harold B. Say, head of
the department's travel and infor
mation bureau.
Although the new capitol build
ing has been occupied now for more
than a year, Ross B. Hammond,' the
contractor, is still trying to collect
a balance of $40,000 which he claims
is due him from the WPA. Ham
mond appeared before the board of
control with his plaint this week and
argued that the state should pay
him interest on the delayed install
ment While he found plenty of sym
pathy among the board members he
found little encouragement for his
claim. Only a legislative act could
authorize payment of interest, Gov
ernor Sprague informed Hammond.
CENSUS MANAGER NAMED
Washington, D. C. Nov. 9 Despite
vehement objections filed by State
Chairman Tierney, the appointment
is announced of Byron G. Camey,
former state senator from Clacka
mas county, as census manager for
Oregon. A. R. McCall, publisher of
the Rainier Riview, has been named
as assistant area manager.
Let G. T. Want Ads help you dis
pose of surplus stock.
PINE CITY NEWS
Two Pine City Men
Accident Victims
By BERNICE WATTENBURGER
Jasper Meyers dislocated a ver
tebrea in his spine Monday.
Herman Epson, student at Alpine
school, was thrown from a cart last
week and suffered a broken rib.
Mrs. Neal Knighten and children
and Miss Pat Bleakman spent two
nights with Mrs. Knighten's moth
er, Mrs. Roy Neill.
A number attended the dance and
carnival at Lena grange hall Satur
day night
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Neill, Mr. and
Mrs. Neal Knighten, Miss Pat
Bleakman and Mrs. Dan Lindsay
attended a concert at Vert Memorial
building in Pendleton, Saturday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Finch, Mr.
and Mrs. Bill Shipley and Bert Wat
tenburger returned with a four
point elk Saturday night
Roy Neill and his stepson, Guy
Moore, attended a father and son
banquet given by the Future Farm
ers of America in Heppner Saturday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Neill and Chas.
Bartholomew attended the grazing
meeting in Heppner Monday and
Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Neill were Sun
day dinner guests at the Dee Neill
home at Stanfield.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. McGreer were
Pendleton callers Tuesday.
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Cele
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Armistice Day
bration
Heppner Nov. II, 1939
Auspices Heppner Post No. 87,
American Legion
Program . Star Theater 10:30
Everybody Invited to Attend
Football Rodeo Field 2:30
HERMISTON vs. HEPPNER. The Big Game of
the Season for Both Teams
Dance Bk7Ud
Music by MERRILL'S 75c the Couple
Business Houses Closed All Day
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