Page Six
Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon
Thursday, May 23, 1940
STATE
CAPITAL
NEWS
By A. L. LINDBECK
Biggest Surprise
Defense Financing
Lower Delinquency
taiem. rhe biggest surprise in
Friday's primary election in Oregon
was the weakness revealed in the
support tor John JNance Garner in
his race to capture the state's ten
delegates to the Democratic national
convention. While it was not anti
cipated by unprejudiced observers
of the political picture that Garner
would receive the endorsement of
Oregon democrats it had been ex
pected that he would receive a large
protest vote ffom anti-New Deal
and anti-third term conservative
Democrats. The small Garner vote
is attributable to two factors: first
a switch of large numbers of con
servative Democrats to the Repub
lican camp in disgust over the cap
ture of the party organization in
this state by the Commonwealth
federation and other left wing
groups, and, secondly, by the war
hysteria which played directly into
the hands of the Roosevelt forces
during the past week and which,
undoubtedly caused many wavering
Democrats to support the president
in this time of crisis who otherwise
would not have done so.
Sharing the fate of his presiden
tial candidate Charles H. Martin,
former governor of Oregon, also
went down to defeat, running sixth
in a Held of 13 candidates tor the
four positions of delegate at large
to the Democratic national conven
tion. Defeat of Lyman Ross for the
Democratic nomination for state
treasurer was another upset of the
political dope which is readily ex
plained by the heavy vote received
by A. L. Brown in Multnomah coun
ty, his home, where he ran two-to-one
ahead of Ross.
The big Multnomah county vote
was also a factor in the nomination
of Leslie Scott for state treasurer
by the Republicans although an an
alysis of the state vote shows that
he would have been nominated with
out the Multnomah county vote but
with a much smaller margin over
Earl Hill, the Lane county candidate
who ran second in the three-cornered
contest.
The heavy preponderance of anti
PUD sentiment in Oregon as re
vealed in Friday's voting was an
other surprise to most observers
who had expected the contests to
be close at least. Defeated in five
of the six proposed districts advo
cates of public ownership and op
eration of electric utilities were vic
torious in only the Nehalem Basin
project, a small district comprising
largely rural territory. In most of
the other proposed districts the vote
against organization of a peoples
utility district was overwhelming.
The national administration's huge
defense program should be financed
through increased taxes and not
through an increase in the national
debt, Governor Sprague declared in
an address before Oregon reserve
officers meeting in their annual con
tact camp in Salem Saturday. The
governor declared that the people
of the United States have become
flabby in 20 years of peace and
doubted that the youth of the na
tion possessed the "guts" to stand
up under conditions of modern war
fare. The state board of control has
ordered a study of vacation and sick
leave policies of the several state
departments and institutions in a
move to make these practices uni
form throughout the state organiza
tion. According to Secretary of
State Snell who has made a prelim
inary study of the situation each de
partment now operates under its
own rules in allowing its employees
time-off with pay in case of sickness
or for vacations.
ganized among employees of Oregon
state institutions and departments.
insisting tnat the union is non
striking" leaders of the organization
declare that their efforts will be con
centrated upon the introduction of
civil service and retirement pay for
public employees.
Oregon's tax delinquency has
been reduced by more than $1,662,
000 in the last two years according
to reports compiled by the state tax
commission. Delinquent tax pay
ments which totalled $40,775,000 at
the end of 1937 were down to $39,
112,412 by the end of 1939. This
represents a reduction of nearly $7,
400,000 from the peak of $46,510,000
in tax delinquencies reached in 1935.
Only 12 of the state's 36 counties
failed to report improvement in their
tax picture during the two year
period ending December 31, last.
These were Clackamas, Columbia,
Coos, Deschutes, Jackson, Josephine,
Lincoln, Malheur, Morrow, Multno
mha, Tillamook and Yamhil. In
most of these counties the increase
in tax delinquencies was compara
tively small although in the case of
Multnomah county it amounted to
$423,000 and in Tillamook county to I
more than $390,000. 1
Lane county made the best im
provement in its tax picture, reduc
ing its outstandirfg delinquency by
$610,000 during the year while Doug
las county reduced its tax delin
quency by $360,000.
State tax officials point out that
the greatest degree of improvement
was recorded in those counties show
ing the greatest activity in tax
foreclosures.
Reports from county tax collec
tors show that 83 percent of the 1939
levy had been collected by the end
of the year with, Sherman county
heading the list with collections of
nearly 92 percent and Grant county
reporting collections of 89 percent
of its current levies. On the other
hand Curry countv collected onlv
-
60 percent of the 1939 levies during
the year with Lincoln county re
porting collections of only 62 per
cent.
State Treasurer Pearson has start
ed out on the trail of procrastinating
justices of the peace who are delay
ing the payment of more than $72,
000 in traffic fines to which he
claims the state is entitled. In some
instances, Pearson declares, jus.
tices have remitted fines after they
have been assessed, in violation of
Notice of School Meeting
ZP0AZld?.csi"e !. for the fiscal sinZ, FuJT
x4i. Hereinafter set forth, and to vote on the proposition of
and ending June 16,
levying a district tax,
BUDGET
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
Monl'tn J"lL?Jff't!!S.'ta- 1 (third
io be received from Hnlinnnoni- D-o
To be received from the County Schoof Fund"I'Z """ """ I inn nn
To be received fmm -i - o.BUU.OO
To be received from the Elementary School Fund """" o 200 00
To be received from the State Irreducible School Fund " 4?000
To be received for Vocational Education (State and Federal Funds)"" 1 087 BO
To be received from the Non-High School District for: 1.087.60
Tuition
Transportation . " " 4,800.00
To be received from other sources " 100 00
GKNERAL CONTROL
Personal Service:
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES
Elemen
tary
Superintendent $ 640
Clerk 00
Stenographers and other office assistants'"'.!!!!"!! 150 00
Compulsory education and census in'nn
Supplies
70.00
Wlti.. ..-.J 1.1.--S,' - ''
Legal service (clerk's bond, audit, etc.)""!! 40 00
Total Expense of General Control
INSTRUCTION Supervision
Personal Service:
Principals $ 125.00
Supervisors 300 00
bupplips, principals and supervisors 30 00
Total Expense, Supervision
INSTRUCTION Teaching
Personal Service:
ea."a ; $ 9,240.00
bmitn-Hugnes, Home Economics, and Agriculture
Agriculture & Home Economics Tranannrtalinn
Band
Supplies (chalk
paper, etc.)
225.00
235.00
Textbooks 30o!oO
High
School
i 650.00
125.00
150.00
10.00
70.00
37.50
40.00
125.00
300.00
30.00
$ 7,567.50
1,087.50
230.00
225.00
235.00
400.00
100.00
$ 2,165.00
910.00
the law. In other cases non-residents
of the county have been per
mitted to return to their homes on
their promise to remit and have then
failed to keep their promise. Pear
son proposes an amendment to the
state law which would permit state
police to serve bench warrants to
compel the appearance of these de
linquent violators in court at their
own expense, in an effort to improve
the collection of fines Pearson de
clares that fines imposed by justices
of the peace in most instances are
very reasonable and declares that
there is no legitimate reason why a
convicted offender against the traf
fic laws should not be compelled
to pay his fine, one-half of which
goes into the coffers of the state if
the arrest was made bv a state
police officer.
There is no legal means by which
a delegate to a national party con
vention can be held to his pledge
to support the people's choice for
president and vice-president, ac
cording to state election officials!.
In the only opinion bearing on the
subject, written by Attorney Gen
eral George M. Brown back in 1916,
he held that "the primary law does
not attempt to provide a method
whereby a candidate may be forced
to keep his pledge. This has been
confined entirely to the can science
of the candidate and the judgment
of the people."
Senator Ronald Jones of Marion
county has let it be known that he
will sponsor a measure before the
next legislature providing for the
taxation of municipally owned util
ities on the same footing as Peoples
Utility districts and remove the
doubt that now exists as to the
validity of the taxing provision in
the PUD act.
Jack Fitzpa trick of Portland spent
the week end in Heppner visiting
his mother, Mrs. Evelyn McDowell.
Jack is a student at Grant high
school and looked into the matter
of obtaining work here for the
summer. He returned to Portland
Sunday to complete the school year.
Lyle Watts, chief regional for
ester from Portland, and Carl Ew-
ing, supervisor of the Umatilla Na
tional forest, Pendleton, spent the
week end here inspecting the local
forest district.
810.00
200.00
390.00
310.00
110.00
35.00
nemistry, nome economics and Music 35.00
Total Expense of Teaching
OPERATION OF PLANT
Personal Service:
Janitors and other employees . &
Janitor's supplies 200 00
Fue' - - 390.00
lignt and power .
Water
Telephone !!!!!!!
Total Expense of Operation
MAINTENANCE & REPAIRS
Repair and maintenance of furniture and equipment $
Repair and maintenance of building and grounds...
lotal Expense of Maintenance and Repairs
AUXILIARY AGENCIES
Library :
Personal Service (librarian, etc.) $ 125.00 $
ijiDrary dooks
Supplies, repairs, etc ..
Health service:
Personal service (nurse, etc)
Supplies and other expenses
Transportation of pupils :
Personal service
Other auxiliary agencies
Personal service
Petty cash
Hand musio .
Hot lunch
Total Expense of Auxiliary Agencies
FIXED CHARGES
Insurance
Total Fixed Charges
CAPITAL OUTLAYS
Alteration of buildings (not repairs) $
New furniture, equipment and replacements -
Other capital outlays:
Typewriters
Total Capital Outlays
DEBT SERVICE
Principal on bonds $ 2,950.00
Principal on warrants 1,000.00
Interest on bonds - 1,275.00
Interest on warrants - - 1,000.00
Total Debt Service
$19,880.00
810.00 $
810.00
110.00
35.00
100.00
550.00
125.00
100.00
5.00
22.50
40.00
Professional
Directory
Phelps Funeral Home
Ambulance Service
Trained Lady Assistant
Phone 133
Heppner, Ore.
100.00
550.00
125.00
200.00
7.50
22.50
40.00
$ 3,710.00
$ 1,300.00
40.00
50.00
35.00
65.00
2,800.00
40.00
50.00
35.00
65.00
$ 3,867.50
.$ 150.00 $ 150.00
$ 300.00
120.00
455.00
150.00
628.00
255.00
250.00
$ 1,858.00
$ 6,225.00
EMERGENCY 1,000.00
RECAPITULATION
Total estimated expenses for the year $41,215.50
Total estimated receipts, not including proposed tax
Balance, amount to be raised by district tax ....
19,177.50
INDEBTEDNESS
Amount of bonded indebtedness $23,500.00
Amount of warrant indebtedness on warrants issued and endorsed
"not paid for want of funds" - 8,000.00
Total Indebtedness
$22,038.00
$31,500.00
. With a charter membership said
to exceed 40 a local of the American
Federation of State, County and
Municipal Employees has been or-
Dated this 7th day of May, 1940.
Signed :
DAISY SHIVELY,
District Clerk
C. N. JONES,
Chairman, Hoard of Education.
Approved by Budget Committee May 7, 1940.
Signed :
C. W. BARLOW, M. L. CASE,
Secretary Budget Committee Chairman Budget
Committee.
NEW AUTO POLICY
Bodily Injury & Property Damage
Class A $13.C0 Class B $17.00
See us before financing your
next automobile.
F. W. TURNER & CO.
Heppner City Council
Meets First Monday Each Month
Citizens having matters for dis
cussion, please bring before
the Council.
G. A. BLEAKMAN, Mayor.
GLENN Y. WELLS
ATTORNEY AT LAW
ATwater 4884
535 MEAD BUILDING
5th at Washington
PORTLAND, OREGON
A. D. McMurdo, M. D.
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
Trained Nurse Assistant
Office in Masonic Building
Heppner, Oregon
Morrow County
Abstract Cr Title Co.
INC.
ABSTRACTS OP TITLE
TITLE INSURANCE
Office In New Peters Building
J. 0. Turner
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Phone 173
Hotel Heppner Building
HEPPNER, ORB.
Dr. Raymond Rice
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
Office
First National Bank Building
Office Phone 523 House Phone 823
Heppner
Abstract Co.
J. LOGIE RICHARDSON, Mgr.
SATES REASONABLE
Roberts Building Heppner, Oa.
P. W. Mahoney
ATTORNEY AT LAW
GENERAL INSURANCE
Heppner Hotel Building
Willow St. Entrance
J. 0. Peterson
Latest Jewelry and Gift Goods
Watches - Clocks . Diamonds)
Expert Watch and Jewelry
Repairing
Heppner, Oregon
Vawter Parker
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
First National Bank Building
Dr. Richard C. Lawrence
DENTIST
X-Ray and Extraction by Gas
First National Bank Bldg.
Phone 562 Heppner, Oregon
Dr. L. D. Tibbies
OSTEOPATHIC
Physician & Surgeon
FIRST NATIONAL BANK BLDG.
Rec. Phone 1162 Office Phone 492
HEPPNER, OREGON
Jos. J. Nys
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Peters Building, Willow Street
Heppner, Oregon
V. R. Runnion
AUCTIONEER
Farm Sales and Livestock a Specialty
405 Jones Street, Heppner, Ore.
Phone 452
MAKE DATES AT MY EXPENSE
Frank C. Alfred
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Telephone 442
Rooms 3-4
First National Bank Building
HEPPNER, OREGON
Peterson & Peterson
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
U. S. National Bank Building
PENDLETON, OREGON
Practice In State and Federal Courts
Real Estate
General Line of Insurance and
Bonds
W. M. EUBANKS
Notary Puhllo
Phone 62 i0ne. Ore.
M. L. CASE G. E. NIKANDER
Directors of
Funerals
8C2 Phones 262