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CAPfTAL
NEWS
o Draft Registration j
o UCA Amendments
o Invading Demos
By A. L. LINDMCK
Salem. With registration under
the new selective sen-ice law set for
October 16, headquarters of the state
draft board here is busy preparing
and sending out the numerous print
ed forms that will be required in
the enrolling of the approximately
126,000 Oregon men who will be re
quired to report for possible military
service. This work is being carried
on under the direction of Lieut
Colonel Elmer V. Wooten, recently
designated by Goernor Sprague as
state director of selective service.
Colonel Wooten expects to have the
printed forms in the hands of the
several county clerks within the next
week ready for distribution to the
precinct election boards whose mem
bers will handle the registration. In
some of the larger precincts, it is
pointed out, additional officials may
be designated to assist in the work
of registration. In all cases, however,
the registration officials will serve
without pay and already hundreds
of persons throughout the state have
volunteered to serve on these boards,
Colonel Wooten said.
Students in vocational agriculture
in 52 Oregon high schools reported
earnings aggregating $113,102.25 on
their supervised practice projects
last year according to reports com
piled by Earl R. Cooley, state super
visor of vocational agriculture.
Low bid on the two wooden flag-
poles to be erected on the capitol
grounds was submitted by E. E.
Settergren of Portland, who offered
to supply and erect the poles at a
total cost of $4892. The two poles,
one to be erected at either end of
the capitol, are to be 75 feet tall,
10-sided and mounted in bronze
sleeves on granite bases.
'
Three amendments" to the unem
ployment compensation act will be
sponsored by the Associated Em
ployers of Oregon before the next
session of the Oregon legislature it
was announced from headquarters
of the association in Salem. One of
the amendments would change the
form of the administrative agency
from a three-member commission
to a single commissioner to be ap
pointed by the governor. Another
proposed amendment would fix the
reserve fund at $6,000,000 and de
clare a moratorium on employer
contributions to the fund until the
present reserve of more than $10,
000,000 has been reduced to that
level. The third proposed amend
ment would require support of the
unemployment fund by employees
to the extent of one-third of the
payroll tax now being paid by em
ployers. Countering efforts , to provide a
retirement plan for public employees
in Oregon the Oregon Pension Fed
eration this week announced plans
for a three-point social security pro
gram to be presented to the next
legislative session. The Federation's
program contemplates an adequate
retirement fund for all groups not
already covered by the federal social
security act including public em
ployees, domestics, farmers, business
and professional men and women.
To finance such a program the legisr
lature will be askeH to appropriate
sufficient funds to match federal aid
to the aged, according to Theodore
G. Nelson, secretary of the Federa
tion. Members of the state . board ol
control are still a bit dubious as to
the compliment handed them in a
letter from Miss Bernice Mershon
of Hillsboro. Miss Mershon has writ
ten a-hew Oregon song. Accompany
ing a copy of the new composition
was a letter from the composer ex
plaining that the song "has a popu
lar appeal for the man who knows
little of music," and offering to
dedicate it to the members of the
board, none of whom make any
claims to musical accomplishment.
Hard on the heels of Republican
Heppner
Vr,&sl Willkie and following very
dkvri? the route taken by the GOP
ndAil bearer in his tour of the
Pacific cvast states, Henry A Wal
lvv, donux-ratic vice presidential
candidate, invaded Oregon this week
bring the New Deal reply to the
charges hurled by Willkie at the
Roowvelt administration.
As the visit of Willkie provided the
spark to touch off Republican en
thusiasm in the campaign so did the
appearance of Wallace bring to the
Democratic organization in this
state an incentive to greater activ
ity in behalf of the national ticket.
With only a month intervening
before the election date public senti
ment is beginning to crystalize with
respect to the presidential candi
dates but as yet one guess is as good
as another and any predictions as
to the outcome san be sagely put
down as based on wishful thinking
rather than upon any survey of the
political situation.
Democrats who are claiming Mult
nomah county on the strength of
their superiority in registered voters
as well as Republicans who are
claiming the out-state on the same
basis might as well give serious con
sideration to the experience of 1936
when in spite of the fact that 27
Oregon counties registered a ma
jority of Republicans only one of
those counties supported the Re
publican nominee when it came to
the show-down. This year the situ
ation is even more badly muddled
than it was in 1936 what with thou
sands of registered Democrats openly
supporting the Republican candi
date and thousands of registered
Republicans openly declaring their
sympathies for the New Deal and
its candidates. ,
So far, in spite of the nearness of
the election, there has been but little
interest manifested in any of the
state or local candidates although
both major parties have candidates
out for state treasurer, attorney gen
eral and a full legislative ticket.
Another $1,775,000 was lopped off
Oregon's state debt load this week
when $1,075,000 of highway bonds
and $700,000 of veterans' aid bonus
were retired. At the same time in
terest payments of $330,278.34 and
$408,466.25, respectively, were met
by the state. This weeks payments
brings the state's bonded debt down
to $35,181,385 as compared to the
peak of $66,062,810 reached on Jan
uary 1, 1928.
Candidates and sponsors and op
onents of measures appearing on
the November ballot paid a total of
$3180 for space in the official voters'
pamphlet which went to press this
week and will be ready for distri
bution to the approximately 523,000
registered voters of the state in
about two weeks. These payments
for space in the pamphlet, however,
represents anly a fraction of the
cost of printing and mailing these
publications, estimated at $25,000,
most of which is subsidized by the
taxpayers.
Oregon citizens who expect to
participate in the forthcoming gen
eral election are reminded by Sec
retary of State Snell that Saturday,
October 5, marks the- deadline for
registration for those whose names
are not already on the polling books.
This warning applies to persons who
have moved from one precinct to
another since last election as well
as to those who have not availed
themselves of the franchise privilege
within the past two years.
Oregon 4-H Leader
Wins in National
Portland. Mrs. E. F. Wright of
this city, president of the Oregon
4-H Local Leaders association, has
just been awarded a gavel by the
National 4-H Club News for a prize
winning letter on "What Satisfaction
Do You Receive from Leadership
Work."
"The gavel is but a symbol of our
sincere appreciation of your letter
and leadership," wrote L. E. Trae
ger, editor. "No monetary reward,
regardless of size, can purchase the
qualities of helpfulness which you
exemplify."
NOTICE
Will not be responsible for debts
contracted other than by myself.
28-31. ALFRED SWALES.
Gazette Times, Hep
THE
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Published by the Students of
Heppner High School
STAFF
Editor Lowell Ashbaugh
Asst. Editor Wanda Howell
Typists, Frances Wilkinson, Kathryn
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Artist - Bob Swick
Personals Laura Warfield
Gossip, Donnie Bennett, Lib Healy
Fashions Lorraine Bothwell
Sports Column Hugh Crawford
Sports - Douglas Drake
Ewnts Jack O'Harra
Past Events Betty Rood
Class - Calvin Crawford
Club Jean Hays
Distribution, C. Kilkenny, H. Know
les COMING EVENTS
Oct. 3 Student Council Meet
Oct. 4 Condon at Heppner
Oct. 4 Senior Dance
Oct. 11 Soph Assembly
To the Student Body:
We realize that our school clubs
are not as active as they should be,
but what steps have been taken to
remedy this? Is handing a number
of reasons why they should exist to
the student council, a remedy? It is
the opinion of the author that great
er steps than this must be taken.
One of the main causes is that
they have not the capital to carry
out a definite program. Their ans
wer is, we have no way to raise
money. They don't stop to think
that their members have not all paid
their dues, nor do they try to think
of new ways to raise money. They
just haven't got it.
In many schools the student body
contributes to their cause. This stu
dent body has not the means to do
this, but if the clubs would get be
hind all student body activities and
help make them a financial success,
the student body in return could
help finance these clubs.
It has been proved that the lower
classmen take a much greater in
terest in school activities than the
upper classmen. Although you may
not agree, it may be of a benefit to
the school to have our club offices
filled with lower classmen and let
the upper classmen be the followers.
In many schools all officers hold
an office but one semester. If our
club officers were elected twice a
year, it would prevent the officers
from getting tired of their positions
and also give a larger number of in
dividuals a chance to show their lea
dership. Many officers are elected on their
popularity rather than initiative and
their interest in these various ac
tivities. This is a very grave mis
take. An officer should be elected
because he has shown an interest
and is capable of carrying out his
responsibilities.
Too many students desire to hold)
an office for the honor, not for the
responsibilities that are placed on his
shoulders the day he takes the oath.
You would hardly know there was
an H club nor a Pep club if you
didn't see in the school paper, each
year, that they have elected offi
cers. The author believes that the
Pep club has been more active than
the H club but there is still room
for improvement. Just because the
names of some of the other school
organizations have not been men
tioned is no reason they have some
thing to brag about. There isn't a
high school organization that can't
be improved. These organizations
can not improve unless a greater in
terest is taken by their members.
Remember, the president can't do it
all! It takes the cooperation of ev
ery member.
Let's pull ourselves out of "The
Dark Ages" and show the student
body we can be active, show them
we can be beneficial rather than det
rimental, show other schools as well
as the townspeople in our community
that our school organizations are
tops. All it takes is a greater inter
Oref
est and cooperation on the part of
the students.
HONKERS DOWN MUSTANGS
Arlington's more powerful, heavier
line outfought the Heppner 150
pound line for two hard earned
touchdowns. Two lucky breaks gave
them two more scores. Heppner
scored their only touchdown in the
last five minutes of play and the
game at Arlington closed 27-6 last
Friday afternoon.
Arlington scored their first un
earned touchdown when Evan's punt
was blocked because of a bad pass
from center. Their second score
came on an intercepted pass by
Clough, right half. Their other two
scores were well earned from a com
bination of passes and line plunges.
Heroner's lone score came in the
last quarter with right half, Barratt,
carrying the pigskin, after the local
team drove from their own thirty
five. Outstanding player of the
game was Roy Pettyjohn, quarter
back of the Mustangs.
The Mustangs tangle with the
Condon Red Devils, Friday, Oct 4,
who won from Fossil, 6-0, last Fri
day. FOOTBALL DANCE
The public is invited to dance to
the music of the Men About Town
on the newest floor in Heppner,
Friday, at 7:45 o'clock.
Why not make a gala day of it,
first by watching the game at the
Rodeo field between Condon and
Heppner (which promises to be an
exciting one) and then by dancing
on the newly sanded floor at the
Parish house.
Admission will be 20c a . person
and 35c a couple.
Satisfaction Breakfast Cereal, tht
Cereal That Satisfies. Three grinds
fine, medium and coarse. On sale
at your local grocer's. Other pro
ducts will be featured later. Made
by Neal F. Knighten.
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Meets First Monday Each Month
Citizens having matters for dis
cussion, please bring before
the Council
G. A.' BLEAKMAN, Mayor.
GLENN Y. WELLS
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