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Hennner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon
Thursday, Mar. 14, 1940
NEWS
By A. L. LINDBECK
Exempt PUD's
School Redistricting
Favored Oregon
Salem. While the people of Ore
gon contributed an everage of $28.77
per capita toward the support of
state government in 1939, it cost the
people of Washington $38.23 per
capita and the people of California,
$50.88 per capita to finance the
activities of their respective state
governments.
These figures compiled by Wal
lace S. Wharton, state tax commis
sioner, include all revenues col
lected for the support of state gov
ernment including property taxes,
income taxes, gasoline taxes, motor
vehicle licenses, etc.
Gasoline taxes alone cost the peo
ple of Oregon an average of $11.25
per capita, compared to $9.36 in
Washington and $7.72 in California.
Motor vehicle licenses accounted
for another $3.07 per capita in Ore
gon, $2.66 in Washington and $2.15
in California. Comparison of these
figures would indicate that the peo
ple of Oregon not only own more
automobiles in proportion to the
state's population but that they also
bought more gasoline than did the
people of either of the neighboring
states.
While Oregon residents were con'
Vributing at the rate of $4.75 per
capita through the medium of the
income tax, residents of Washington,
which state has no income tax, were
contributing, at' the rate of $9.88 per
capita through the medium of the
sales tax. At the same time residents
of California were being tapped
through both of these taxes, at the
rate of $14.29 per capita via the
sales tax and $6.65 through the in
come tax.
Payroll taxes for financing the
unemployment compensation funds
of the three coast states averaged
$6.27 per capita in Oregon, $6.07 in
Washington and $12.25 in California.
Oregon levied no taxes against
" property for state purposes in 1939
but in Washington property taxes
averaged $2.45 per capita while in
California revenues from this source
averaged $1.80 per capita.
Attorney General Van Winkle
this week filed with the United
States supreme court Oregon's brief
in the suit filed by the Standard
Oil company of California in an ef
fort to establish title to certain
valuable oil lands in the southern
state. Oregon's interest in the case
lies in the fact that the lands in
dispute are school lands to which
Secretary of the Interior Ickes has
filed claim on the ground that they
are mineral lands. If Secretary
Ickes makes good his claim it is
feared that title to Oregon's school
lands may also be jeopardized.
Regarded by state officials as one
of the most fantastic pension sche
mes ever presented to the voters of
Oregon the Oregon Retirement Pay
ments League this week initiated a
measure under which every citizen
of Oregon over the age of 50 years
would be guaranteed a monthly in
come of $100. Payment of the re
tirement pension would be made
through the "Peoples State Bank of
Oregon," although it is not clear as
to just what the proposed state bank
would use for money except for $1,-
000,000 which is to be appropriated
for its use. A number of lucrative
jobs would be created by the pro
posed constitutional amendment. The
administrator of the pension pro
gram would receive an annual sal
ay of $7000 while three deputy ad
ministrators, one from each Con
gressional district, would be paid
$5000 a year each. All public funds
would be deposited in the proposed
state banks and private depositors
would be encouraged to patronize
the state institution with an offer
of two per cent interest on their de
posits. Attorney General Van Winkle
this week advised T. Leland Brown,
district attorney for Wasco county,
that the six per cent constitutional
limitation on tax increases does not
apply to peoples utility districts.
STATE
CAPITAL
The opinion of the attorney general
also holds that the directors of a
PUD may levy taxes up to a maxi
mum of two mills to finance opera
tions of the district.
This ruling is in direct contrast to
an opinion given a few weeks ago
by Chas. V. Galloway, member of
the state tax commission and a rec
ognized authority on tax legislation,
to the effect that peoples utility
districts, lacking any base from
which to start, could not levy any
tax except by vote of the people
in the district.
That the state legislators shared
the view expressed by Galloway is
indicated by the fact that the last
legislature referred to the voters a
proposed constitutional amendment
providing that the average of tax
levies approved by the voters dur
ing three successive years should
be made the tax base of a tax levy
ing unit.
While the recently enacted school
district reorganization act has stir
red up a lot of interest in school
conconsolidations most of the actual
mergers are being worked out un
der the provisions of an old law,
according to Rex Putnam, state
superintendent of public instruction.
This situation was explained by
Putnam as due to the fact that the
old consolidation law holds out a
number of financial inducements
that are not contained in the new
reorganization act. These induce
ments include substantially larger
apportionments from the county
school fund as well as from the
elementary school fund. While a
number of school districts have
turned down consolidation schemes
recommended by the new county
reorganization boards Putnam re
ports an unusually larger number
of consolidations under the new law.
Still another old age pension pro
posal was dropped into the Oregon
hopper this week when preUminary
petitions for an initiative measure
sponsored by the Oregon Common
wealth Federation were filed with
Secretary of State Snell. The CCF's
measure which is referred to as a
"senior citizen's grants act" calls
for a flat pension of $40 a month for
all needy persons 65 years of age
or over, to be financed on a 50-50
basis by the state and federal gov
ernments. Oregon's share of the
pension money would be raised by
new tax levies other than a sales
tax. In addition to the cash pension,
beneficiaries of the act would also
be entitled to free medical, dental,
surgical, optical, hospital and nurs
ing service. Artificial eyes and
limbs are also to be provided free
of cost and $100 allowed for burial
purposes.
Approximately 150 educators from
all sections of the state are expect
ed to attend the fifth annual city
school superintendents' conference
to be held in Salem Friday and Sat
urday of this week. A number of
school problems are on the two days
program for consideration.
In spite of the fact that the state
levy on property was restored this
year 16 Oregon counties show a re
duction in their combined county-
state levy as compared with that
of a year ago. The 16 include Ben
ton, Clackamas, Columbia, Coos, De
schutes, Douglas, Hood River, Mai
heur, Polk, Sherman and Washing
ton. Eighteen other counties show
slightly higher levies for state and
county purposes. These include
Gilliam, Marion, Multnomah, Wasco
and Yamhill.
WILLOWS GRANGE NEWS
By MARY LUNDELL
A correction for Willows grange
calendar as given in last week's
Gazette Times: The regular meet
ing is March 23, and on March 30
the men of the grange will enter
tain grange ladies with a program
and lunch. On Sunday, March 17,
grange Sunday will be observed in
lone. There will be a pot-luck din
ner in the hall at noon. In the
afternoon the officers of Lexing
ton grange will exemplify the 1st
and 2nd degrees; tableaux by Wil
lows grange. Candidates of both
Willows and Lexington granges will
be initiated.
The dance last Saturday night
was well attended. Jack Daugher-
ty's orchestra of Pendleton played.
Supper was served by the Home
Economics club.
HA ROMAN NEWS
Scholarship Fund
Program Arranged
By HARDMAN HIGH SCHOOL,
Mrs. Stanley Robinson was a bus
iness visitors in Heppner on Wed
nesday.
The program for raising money
for the 4-H club scholarship is well
under way. It will be given on
March 30. It is also hoped that the
Rebekahs will give a dance at the
Odd Fellows hall on that night.
Lewis McDonald, who is working
at Lotus Robison ranch, was in
town on Saturday night.
Bunny Steers went to work at
the Ball-Mahoney ranch.
County and state men and equip
ment were out during the week
and fixed the Heppner-Spray road
which had washed out in two places,
On Thursday evening the Seven
Seamly Stitchers met and after the
regular sewing period they practie
ed their songs for the March 30
program.
Owen and Carl Leathers went to
tag Canon's sheep Monday.
A meeting of the clothing I club
under the leadership of Mildred
Clary was held on March 8. Most
of the meeting was spent in prac
ticing parts in the program to be
held on March 30.
The Happy Health club met on
March 4. Reports were given by
Jean Leathers and Nona Inskeep.
On March 11, reports were given by
Vern McDaniel and Irl Clary. The
next meeting will be held on March
18, and will be the monthly social
time.
The high school is working on the
numbers which they will put on
at the Speech Acts festival at La
Grande on April 6. All the high
school pupils will go up and put on
a one-act play. Also Vera McDaniel
and Mildred Clary will take part
in the poetry reading section.
Misses Irene Zinter and Ramona
McDaniel visited at Mrs. Ethel Mc
Daniel's home on Sunday.
Dallas McDaniel was visiting in
town on Sunday. He is working
for Harvey Harshman.
The high school students had din
ner and supper together on Friday
at the school. In the afternoon they
all played softball and other games.
In the evening the groups sang a
special song at the church services
which are being held in the high
school auditorium.
Miss Oleta Raimey and Darrel
Farrens took Mrs. John Van Duser
of California to Monument Sunday
where she will visit her son, Lyle
Van Dusen.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Adams with
sons Forrest and La Vonne visited
at the home of their daughter, Mrs.
Clarence Rodgers at Kinzua from
Friday to Sunday.
Everett Hadley cut his hand while
chopping wood Sunday. Charlie
McDaniel took him to a physician
where he had 26 stitches taken.
The services being held in the
high school have been very well
liked in the community, and there
has been an everage attendance of
more than 40. Lee Hall of Bend,
who is conducting the meeting, is
a guest at the Clark Stephens home.
Mrs. Marvin Brannon visited Mrs.
Neal Knighten at Alpine last week.
Fan Miller, accompanied by Owen
McDaniel, made a business call on
Brisbons in Haystack district near
Spray, Saturday.
Roy Robinson was in town Fri
day going to Condon on business
and returning Saturday.
Mrs. Owen Leathers visited at
the Mrs. Catherine Mclntyre home
Wednesday.
Everett Hadley came home Sat
urday sick from Lake Beckner'
where he had been working. Mrs.
Victor Lovgren brought him home.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Carmichael
visited Sunday at Owen Leathers'
home, after returning from Monu
ment where they visited Mr. and
Mrs. N. H. Leathers and Ivan Lea
thers. Mrs. Raymond Reid suffered a
painful injury to her ankle last
week when she slipped going home
from church. Consulting a doctor
they foun that a bone was out of
place.
Mr. and Mrs. Bud Cannon and
Miss Mary Mclntyre visited in
Hardman on Friday.
Visitors in Heppner on Saturday
and Sunday were Mr. and Mrs.
Charlie McDaniel, Misses Vera and
Vera McDaniel and Frances In
skeep, also Donald and Creston
Robinson.
The weather has been variable.
There have been siftings of snow
almost every day with sleet and a
little rain on Sunday. On Saturday
evening there was a heavy sudden
rainfall. In spite of many clouds
the week began with much cheering
sunshine, and roads reasonably dry.
PINE CITY NEWS
By BERNICE WATTENBURGER
Mrs. Lois Kent spent the week
end in Portland with her sister,
Mrs. Izel Connley.
Mr. and Mrs. R. E. McGreer and
John Edward Harrison went to La
Grande Sunday to be fitted with
glasses.
Miss Lilly Rauch who has been
assisting at the Harrison home the
last two months returned home
Sunday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rauch, Jr., of
Pendleton attended the basket so
cial at Alpine Saturday night.
Mrs. Frank Ayers of Stanfield
spent Sunday at the Clayton Ayers
home.
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Wattenburger
spent Friday evening at the Walter
Wigglesworth home in Echo.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Helms and
daughters, Charlotte, Henrietta and
Harriette are leaving Friday eve
ning to spend the week end in Spo
kane. Mrs. Burt Young and son and Mrs.
Wilma Roberts and son of The Dal
les are spending the week with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bill McCarty.
Bert Barnes, government trapper,
spent the week end with his wife at
the C. H. Bartholomew home.
Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Wattenburger
and daughter Darlyne were Pen
dleton callers Thursday. Miss Dar
lyne spent Friday night with Shir
ley McGreer.
Dr. J. P. Stewart, Eye-Sight Spe
cialist of Pendleton will be at the
HEPPNER HOTEL on WEDNES
DAY, MARCH 20th.
Registered Hereford 4-yr.-old bull
to trade for calves, yearlings or
anything. 11 -months-old Chester
White boar to trade for pigs. W. H.
French, Hardman, Ore. 2tf.
The time for safety is all the time.
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Citizens having matters for dis
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