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Page Six STATE CAPITAL NEWS Millions for Roads Governor Resting Guard Uncertainty By A. L. LINDBECK Salem. Oregon has spent a grand total of $281,879,722 on its state high way system since it inaugurated a good roads program in 1917 with a $6,000'000 bond issue. Of this huge sum $215,596,890 has been raised through state sources, principally the gasoline tax and motor vehicle li cense fees; $49,503,255 was contribu ted by the federal government; $15, 995,713 came from the various coun ties; and $783,864 came from miscel laneous sources, including railroads for construction of grade separations. In this connection it is interesting to note that Oregon spent more state money on its highway system in 1939 than it spent on all other state" functions, not including higher edu cation. Expenditure of state monies on highways last year amounted to $11,154,493 whereas only $10,606,025 was spent on all other state functions, not including higher education. These functions included the operation of all state institutions as well as all state departments, boards and com missions. In the same year $5,625,000 was spent on higher education or less than half the amount spent ort state highways. Since 1920 when only $2,211,400 was spent on state highway ex penditures of state highway funds ha ! e increased five-fold whereas expenses of all other state functions, including higher education, have not quita doubled in the same period. A report that Earl Fehl, former county judge of Jackson county, had been issued a permit to drive an automobile while an inmate of the state hospital brought instant denial from Secretary of State Snell. Re cords of the department show, Snell explained, that Fehl applied in per son at the Portland branch of the state department for an operator's license and was granted a renewal of his permit as a matter of routine. Last May when informed that Fehl had been committed to the state hos pital he immediately cancelled the permit Snell said. State Treasurer Pearson found it necessary to borrow another $300, 000 on August 1 to keep the relief fund on a cash basis. This money which is borrowed on state liquor certificates, is used to supplement profits from the state's liquor mon opoly which have been found inade quate to meet relief needs. Worn out by the additional de mands upon his time by the Salem Centennial Governor Sprague is hi bernating this week "somewhere along the Metolius river." Accom panied by Mrs. Sprague the gover nor left Monday morning for an un announced destination in order that he might enjoy a complete rest with out interruption by the worries of public office, In addition to his official duties the governor participated in the cen tennial pageant each night, leading the grand march in the inaugural ball. He also participated in the forum discussions during three af ternoons of the centennial celebra tion and Saturday night following the pageant entertained at a ball in the dance pavilion at the state fair grounds. Saturday noon Governor and Mrs. Sprague entertained former gover nors and their wives and widows of former governors at a luncheon at their home. Attending this function were Mrs. T. T. Geer of Portland, widow of former Governor Geer who served the state from 1899 to 1903; Mr. and Mrs. Oswald West, Portland (1911-15); Ben W. Olcott, Portland (lC:9-23); Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Nor blad, Astoria (1929-31); Major Gen eral and Mrs. Charles II. Martin, Portland (1935-39). Much uncertainty still existed as to mobilization of the national guard for a year of intensive training as the Oregon troops left their home stations Sunday for the annual sum mer maneuvers at Camp Murray, Heppner Washington. Best guess in informed circles is, however, that if Congress passes the mobilization bill, the guard which will return from camp on Au gust 25 will leave again for the more extended training about mid-Sep tember. Most young people who are un employed can trace their condition to "lack of emotional adjustment" rather than any lack of ability, according to Mrs. Eugene Schmitz, who has just been added to the staff of the state department of vocational education as job-placement instruc tor. It will be the function of Mrs. Schmitz to instruct the young men now being trained in the basic skills essential to national defense, in the technique of job-placement. She will conduct classes in Salem, Eu gene, Portland, Pendleton and other centers in which this training is not being carried out. What is probably Oregon's most ancient automobile came to light this week when Secretary of State Snell received a request from G. T. Bachman of Portland 'for the trans fer of title to a 1898 Sears automo bile to his wife, Margaret Bachman. The car is of such ancient make that there is no record of its ever having been licensed by the state's motor vehicle department. Revenues of the public utilities commission have almost doubled in the past five years according to Commissioner Ormond R. Bean. Cash receipts of the motor transpor tation division alone for the month of July reached a new high mark of 1$23,630, bringing the cumulative total for the first seven months of 1940 to $726,411. Universal fingerprinting is ad vocated by Jos. S. Murray, identifi cation expert at the Oregon state prison. Fingerprinting, Murray pointed out, provides protection for the innocent as well as a snare for the guilty, and is the only means of absolute identification yet devised. Locker Plants Seek Research Aid The 225 cold storage locker plants in Oregon, and the estimated 280,000 persons that they serve, are vitally interested in having a research pro gram carried on to leam better me thods of storing meat in these lock ers, three representatives of the Or egon Locker association informed the experiment station's committee of the state board of higher educa tion recently. The delegation, consisting of C. C. Condit of Forest Grove, L. M. Ram- age of Salem, and E. C. Reiman of Corvallis, pointed out that the work of the federal government at Seattle and of the food industries depart ment at Oregon State have produced adequate information on vegetable and fruit freezing, but that much remains to be learned about meat storage. These men outlined a half dozen problems which they consider im portant for study, such as the devel opment of off flavors in pork fat, regulation of temperature and hu midity, elimination of bacteria and moulds, the relation of feeding to ultimate meat flavor, and control of dehydration in ground meat. The growth of the locker business in Oregon and elsewhere is shown by the fact that there are now an estimated 70,000 individual lockers in uee in this state, representing an investment of $1,500,000, an operat ing budget of $500,000 a year, and an annual payroll of $75,000. Mac Hoke of Pendleton, chairman of the exper iment station committee, said the Oregon livestock industry is vitally interested in the success of the lock er plants as these have universally increased the consumption of meat to a marked extent. The committee promised careful consideration of the request but urg ed that a way be found so that the locker industry could help finance such research. . ALUMINUM HEADS Due to the reaction of aluminum to heat and cold, aluminum cylinder heads should always be tightened when cold, according to the Emer gency Road Service of the Oregon State Motor association. Gazette Times, Heppner, Washington, D. C, August 8 One of the three places in the United States where army tanks will be as sembled is Fort Lewis, near Olympia, Wash. Monterey, Calif., and some point on the Atlantic coast are the other two places. There will be 26 battalions of tanks (assorted sizes) and there are 36 tanks to a battalion. The 936 tanks have been ordered and officers are just discovering that they have a problem. The tanks are 10 ton, 20 ton, and 50 ton, with 75 ton tanks in contem plation, The moving forts, for they are exactly that, will be shipped in parts to Olympia or Tacoma where, on government land, they will be assembled by mechanics. So far so good, but here is the hitch: Smallest of the tanks, the 10-ton-ers, may be able to negotiate bridges, but there is not a bridge in the Pa cific northwest, with exception of the railroad steel bridge in Portland, that can stand up under the 20-ton-ers to say nothing of the 50 ton tanks. The tanks can be shipped in parts to the assembling ground, but the army will find that the 20 ton and 50 ton tanks will never leave the immediate vicinity of Fort Lew is. The large tanks can negotiate fields, of course, but they can neither ford a river nor cross on any ex isting highway bridge. These 20 and 50 ton babies cannot be moved by train for they cannot clear a tunnel. Logical solution is, of course, the construction of military roads and bridges which can sustain the wei ght and pounding of the tanks, even the 75 ton giant. Army officers have discussed this situation with Senator McNary, Oregon, Arizona's Hay den and young Senator Lodge of Massachusetts. They hope to sell the idea of military highways to President Roosevelt before he dis poses of the $200,000000 which he has to use for any sort of national defense. Public sentiment in the Pacific northwest, as reflected in the mail of senators and representatives, is far from unanimous on the proposal for compulsory military training. Two important groups are opposed to conscription, the farmers and la bor, and they usually carry weight with congressmen either individual ly or collectively. Debate will be very bitter as a number of senators feel keenly on the subject, especial ly those who believe in volunteers rather than draft. No one knows what the bill will provide when it is finally enacted (if it is enacted) for many changes navy uee u mautr in cuiimuuee anai other amendments are pending. Among suggestions is that volunteers for the regular army be paid $30 a month instead of the present $21. Sailors start at $21 and in a few months reach $30 and some $36, but soldiers remain at the $21 level. It is contended, also, that soldiers are dissatisfied when they know that CCC enrollees are drawing $30 a month. There is a possibility that Presi dent Roosevelt will visit the north west between now and the November election. Mr. Roosevelt states that he will not make any campaign tours but that he does intend inspecting personally the national defenses which, of course, is eminently proper for the head of the nation to do. If he desires to check up on defenses on the Pacific coast he can do so as well as his present inspection of forts and shipyards on the Atlantic coast and New England. War preparations are benefiting sheepmen and there is a market for every pound of wool. Under the classification of "strategic minerals" wool is included. Because it is a Oregon strategic "mineral" and there is not enough wool produced in the United States to meet domestic require ments, the national defense com mission has arranged to purchase an immense quantity of wool to build up a stock pile, as is being done with tin and rubber. v Washington Scene: Representative Walter M. Pierce's speech on war and the selective draft resulted in re quests from Missouri, Arkansas and Pennsylvania for 1,000 copies each. Incidentally, the rats are so numer ous and hungry in Pierce's office that they are chewing documents and even broke the telephone con nection by eating the insulation on the wires . . . Joe Martin, chairman of the republican national commit tee, and other big shots will fly to Salem to participate in the notifica tion ceremonies for Senator Charles L. McNary, the party nominee for vice president. To accommodate the crowd the state fair grounds will be used . . . Administrator Paul J. Ra ver of Bonneville is in the national capital asking several million dollars more to construct transmission lines. Power from the Columbia river plant will be sen to the navy yard at Bremerton, Wash., where several destroyers are to be built . . . Sena tor Holman will have two vacancies to fill at West Point. Any boy wish ing to take the civil service examina tion October 5 may do so. Appointees will be selected fom those receiving the highest grades. SPARE THE BRAKES Brakes last longer without relin ing if used with proper discretion, points out the Emergency Road Ser vice department of the Oregon State Motor association. Effort should be made to anticipate each stop far enough in advance to permit slow ing down on motor compression and using the brakes only for the final act of stopping. The driver who dashes to each stop and applies the brakes at the last moment not only makes . passengers uncomfortable but also causes excessive wear on brake linings and tires. Spark plugs that are cpated with soft black soot usually indicate a too rich fuel mixture, according to the Emergency Road Service of the Oregon State Motor asosciation. Professional Directory Phelps Funeral Home Ambulance Service Trained Lady Assistant Phone 1332 Heppner, Ore. NEW AUTO POLICY Bodily Injury & Property Damage Class A $13.60 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 635 MEAD BUILDING 6th at Washington PORTLAND, OREGON A. D. McMurdo, M. D. PHYSICIAN & SURGEON Trained Nurse Assistant Office in Masonic Building Heppner, Oregon Morrow County Abstract & Title Co. INC. ABSTRACTS OF TITLE TITLE INSURANCE Office in New Feters Building Thursday, August 8, 1940 J. 0. Turner ATTORNEY AT LAW Phone 173 Hotel Heppner Building HEPPNER, ORE. Dr. Raymond Rice PHYSICIAN & SURGEON Office First National Bank Building Office Phone 523 House Phone 823 Heppner Abstract Co. J. LOGTE RICHARDSON, Mgr. RATES SEASONABLE Roberts Building Heppner, 0e. 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 Gan First National Bank Bldg. Phone 562 Heppner, Oregon Dr. L. D. Tibbies OSTEOPATHIC Physician ft Surgeon FIRST NATIONAL BANK BLDG. Rec. Phone 1162 Office Phone 492 HEPPNER, OREGON Jos. J. Nys ATTORNEY AT LAW Peters Building, Willow Street Heppnor, Oregon V. R. Runnion AUCTIONEER Farm Sales and Livestock a Specialty 405 Jones Street, Heppner, Ore. Phone 462 MAKE DATES AT MY EXPENSE rank C. Alfred ATTORNEY AT LAW Telephone 442 Rooms 3-4 First National Bank Building HEPPNER. OREGON Peterson r 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 Fnbllo Phone 62 lone. Ore. M. L. CASE G. E. NIKANDER Directors of Funerals 8G2 Phones 2G2