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STATE
CAPITAL
NEWS
PUD Push
Fatalityless
Guard Drive
By A. L. LINDBECK
Salem. Advocates of public ow
nership will stage their greatest bat
tle for control of power utilities in
Oregon on November 5 concurrent
with the general election when ten
different communities will vote on
proposals to create peoples utility
districts.
While the heaviest attack will be
centered in the Williamette valley
it extends to all sections of the state
including one district in eastern Ore
gon, one in central Oregon and sev
eral along the Columbia river and in
Coast counties.
Largest of the proposed PUD'S
from a population standpoint is the
Marion county district with a popu
lation of 73,000. The district would
cover 755 square miles, taking in all
of the incorporated communities and
practically all of the settled portions
of the county.
Largest disttrildt from an area
standpoint is the proposed Coos PUD
embracing 898 square miles and in
cluding all of the municipalities in
Coos county, except Bandon, with a
population of 30,478.
The proposed central Oregon PUD
embraces a total of 849 square miles
in the three counties of Deschutes,
Crook and Jefferson and takes in all
of the inhabited portions of the three
counties including the cities of Bend,
Redmond, Prineville and Madras
with a total population of 21,577.
Other proposed districts include:
Clackamas County 724 square
miles, including practically entire
inhabited portion of the county with
the exception of Canby; total popu
lation 55,500.
Polk County 444 square miles, in
cluding municipalities of Fall City,
Independence and West Salem, but
not Dallas and Monmouth; popula
tion 14,000.
Washington County 551 square
miles, including practically entire in
habited area of county except Forest
Grove; population 35,290.
Clatskanie PUD 87 square miles
in northwest Columbia county in
cluding city of Clatskanie; popula
tion 3480.
Columbia River 175 square miles
but does not include any incorpora
ted cities; population' 6283.
Union County 521 square miles,
including all municipalities in the
county; population 18,200.
Central Lincoln 18 square miles
including city of Newport and thick
ly populated strip along coast; popu
lation 3000.
Six Oregon counties Crook, Gil
, liam, Jefferson, Morrow, Sherman
and Wallowa have had no traffic
fatalities yet this year, according to
reports compiled by Secretary of
State Snell. Josephine county with a
death rate of 7.83 per 10,000 of popu
lation, tops the state in traffic dea
ths. Yamhill's rate of .91 is lowest
among counties reporting any traf
fic fatalities; Hood River with a
rate of' 1.12 is next. The traffic death
rate per 10,000 of population for
other Oregon counties is shown as
follows: Benton, 3.03; Clackamas,
3.03; Columbia, 1.5; Coos, 1.76; Des
chutes, 3.4; Douglas, 4.56; Malheur,
2.66; Marion, 2.31; Multnomah, 1.65;
Polk, 2.96; Union, 1.71; Wasco, 3.95;
Washington, 3.25.
National guard units in a score of
Oregon communities are conducting
intensive recruiting drives this week
to bring their organizations up to
full peace time strength before leav
ing for the concentration point at
Camp Murray, Washington. Major'
General George A. White said that
more than 1000 recruits were added
to the 'Oregon guard last week, far
more than offsetting the losses thru
discharge of men who have depend
ents and for other legitimate reasons.
General White said that Oregon
troops will be recruited up to full
peace time strength of more than
6000 officers and men by the end of
the week.
While the main body of the guard
troops, mobilized into federal service
Heppner
Monday, do not leave their home
stations until next Monday, advance
detachments will begin moving into
camp Friday of this week. These de
tachments include service troops, the
Lebanon unit of the 116th medical
regiment and the 41st signal com
pany. The. 249th Coast artillery regiment
will go to Camp Clatsop, Oregon for
a year of intensive training with the
big guns at the mouth of the Colum
bia river but all other Oregon troops,
including the 162d and 186th infan
try regiments and the 218th field
artillery regiment, will be absorbed
into the 41st division which will
concentrate at Camp Murray.
Steps were taken this week to pro
tect the jobs of national guardsmen
when Governor Chas. A. Sprague
accepted the chairmanship of a
state-wide committee whose func
tion it will be to interview employ
ers and persuade them to sign pled
ges guaranteeing to hold open jobs
of guardsmen until their return
from camp. Governor Sprague said
he would ask the mayors in all
cities in which guard units are lo
cated to serve as chairmen of local
committees.
Mobilization of the national guard
this week brought with it promo
tions for at least two Oregon state
officials who hold commissions in
the guard. H. G. Maison, deputy
state superintendent of police, was
advanced from the rank of major
to that of lieutenant-colonel in com
mand of a battalion of the 162d in
fantry. Cecil J. Edwards, private
secretary to Governor Sprague, was
promoted to a captaincy and as
signed to the 82d brigade staff. Su
perintendent of State Police Chas.
P. Pray announced the promotion of
Captain Lee Bown to succeed Maison
as deputy superintendent. Bown has
been in charge of the southern Ore
gon district. Governor Sprague an
nounced that Edward's duties on
his staff would be taken over by
Sigfrid Unander, research expert at
tached to the executive staff for the
past two years.
The Socialist-Labor party quali
fied for recognition as a political
organization in Oregon this week
when petitions containing 18,918 sig
natures were filed with Secretary
of State, Snell. The party expects to
put a state ticket into the field for
the November election.
Ercel L. King of Hood River has
the distinction of being the first
independent candidate to file for a
place on the November state ballot.
King is candidate for district attor
ney of Hood River county.
The State Board of Control has
approved a WPA project for beauti
fication of the capitol grounds. The
state's share of the project will cost
approximately $15,000.
30 Pet. Lake Youths
Benefit from Fund
A total of 308 Lake county stu
dents have attended Oregon institu
tions of higher learning in the last
18 years as beneficiaries of the Ber
nard Daly Educational fund, accord
ing to the annual report of Oregon
State college to the trustees of the
fund.
Of the 43 students who received
Daly scholarships last year, accord
ing to Dr. W. M. Atwood of O. S. C,
a member of the board's scholarship
committee, 26 attended Oregon State
college, 15 the University of Oregon
and two the Colleges of Education.
The board has approved the selec
tion of 11 new appointees and two
others who attended college last
year. Of this number, nine will at
tend O. S. C, three the university,
and one the College of Education.
The selections are made by the
trustees on the basis of a composite
rank order determined by a com
bination of the four-year high school
record and four sets of Daly exam
inations. While the fund is being
efficiently administered, Dr. Atwood
reports, because of exceedingly low
interest income the trustees have
been forced in recent years to re
duce the number of scholarships and
draw some on the reserves. Unless
the interest income levels increase,
he says, the number of beneficiaries
must be even further decreased.
To buy, sell or trade, use the G-T
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Gazette Times, Heppner,
O.S.C. Ready for
Biggest New Class
Oregon State College. A complete
Freshman week program, essential
ly the same as that carried on last
year, is ready to care for around
1500 new students expected to re
port Monday, September 23. Advance
permits to register have been issued
to considerably more than at this
time last year, according to the reg
istrar, indicating a Rook class some
what larger than the 1504 enrolled
for the fall term in 1939.
OS. C. was one of the first in
stitutions in the nation, and the
first in Oregon, to include a Fresh
man week program in advance of
class work, during which period the
new students become acquainted
with the program of college life and
learn how to make the most of their
new opportunities.
The first event scheduled is a gen
eral assembly at 8 o'clock Monday
morning. The distractions of frater
nity and sorority rushings are post
poned until after the examinations,
lectures, receptions, and other events
of the Freshman week program have
been completed. Registration of old
students is Saturday, September 28.
First AAA Checks
Earlier Than Uusual
First benefit payments for com
pliance with the agricultural con
servation practices in the 1940 pro
gram have been made approximately
a month earlier this year than was
the case last year, according to re
ports from the state office at Cor
vallis. The honor of being the first to re
ceive their checks this year went to
10 Hood River county farmers who
had earned payments averaging
$28.77, although approximately 42
percent of this had been pledged in
advance as payment for phosphate
fertilizer. More rapid checking of
compliance in the counties, making
possible earlier filing of applcations,
as well as improved methods of of
fice handling, are responsible for the
earlier distribution of payments this
year, according to state officials.
IN THE COUNTY COURT OF THE
STATE OF OREGON FOR MOR
ROW COUNTY.
In the Matter of the Estate and
Guardianship of CHARLOTTE
CANNON and PETE CANNON,
Minors.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that
pursuant to an order and license
made and entered by the above en
titled court on the 15th day of Aug
ust, 1940, the undersigned guardian
of the above named minors will from
and after the 27th day of September,
1940, offer for sale and sell at private
sale for cash, subject to confirmation
by the above entitled court, at the
law office of Jos. J. Nys, Heppner,
Oregon, all the right, title and inter
est of the above named minors in
and to the following described real
property, situate in Morrow County,
Oregon, to -wit:
The E of NEy4, NWy4 of
nev4, e of SEy4, swy4 of
SEy4 and SEy4 of SWy4 of Sec-
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UlU 0, OI1U OVY74 Ul 1HJL74, kJ72 t
of Nwy4, Nwy4 of Nwy4, swy4
and NWy4 of SEy4 of Section 24
in Township five (5) South,
Range '26 East of Willamette
Meridian.
Dated and first published this 29th
day of August, 1940.
ADA L. CANNON, Guardian.
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NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT .
Notice is hereby given that the I UNier .
undersigned executors of the estate ATTORNEY AT LAW
of Ralph W. Harris, deceased, have phone 173
filed their final account with the
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County Court of the State of Ore-
gon for Morrow County of their ad- ' HEPPNER, ORE.
ministration of the estate of said de
ceased, and that said Court has fixed .
Monday, the 21st day of October, r D-umA-J T',-a
J940, at the hour of 10:30 o'clock Dr- Raymond KlCe
in the forenoon of said day in the PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
County Court room at the Court
House, at Heppner, Oregon, as the Building
time and place for hearing objec-
tions to said final account, and the
settlement of said estate, and all
persons having objections thereto,
are hereby required to file same Heppner
with said court on or before the AUctrnrt Cr
time fixed for said hearing. , MDSTiuCr V-U.
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day of Setember, 1940. RATES SEASONABLE
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' FRED McMURRAY,
Executors.
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Notice is hereby given that the ATTORNEY AT LAW
undersigned, administrator de bonis general INSURANCE
non of the estate of Mary D. Mc-
Haley, deceased, has filed his final HpTr t Bullding
x . i j. r j. e it. Willow St. Entrance
estate with the County Court of the
account of his administration of said
State of Oregon for Morrow County,
and that said Court fixed Monday, Jt Q PeterSOn
the 23rd day of September, 1940 at
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final account and the settlement of -
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quired to file the same with said
court on or before the time set for ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
said hearing.
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22nd day of August, 1940. I
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