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STATE
CAPITAL
NEWS
Budget Increases
More Voters
Measures' Advice
By A. .L. LINDBBCK
Salem. Budget requests of seven
state institutions already approved
by Governor Sprague involve in
creases aggregating $366,939 over
1939-40 appropriations.
Largest of the institution bud
gets is that of the state hospital for
insane at Salem for which the gov
ernor has approved requests total
ling $1,682,797, including $400,000 for
a new treatment hospital. The ap
proved budget represents a substan
tial increase over the $1,211,142 on
which this institution has been op
erating during the past two years.
Other institution budgets as ap
proved by the governor call for ap
propriations as follows: Penitentiary,
$608,125; Fairview Home, $505,753;
Blind school, $119,489; deaf school,
$172,291; boys' training school, $126,
630; girls' industrial school, $62,595.
Oregon republicans will bring
their camaign to a climax with a
big state-wide McNary Day rally on
November 2. The celebration will
celebrate the "homecoming" of Uni
ted States Senator Charles L. Mc
Nary, Republican vice-presidential
candidate, who is expected to return
to Oregon on that day to remain
.until after the election. Plans call
for rallies in every county in the
state with the senator speaking over
a state-wide radio hook-up from,
either the Portland or Salem meet
ing. Plans for state cooperation in the
construction of a $386,430 sewage
disposal plant by the city of Salem
were approved by the board of con
trol this week. The legislature will
be asked to appropriate $50,000 to
finance the state's share of the pro
ject which will serve all state insti
tutions in the vicinity of Salem as
well as the city itself.
Governor Sprague does not favor
the organization of a "home guard"
in Oregon until there is a definite
need for such an organization, he
has let it be known. Congress last
week authorized the creation of
"home guard" organizations in
states from which national guard
units have been called into federal
service. The governor said that he
could see no immediate need for
such an organization in this state.
Continued improvement in em
ployment conditions in Oregon is
shown in reports of the State Un
employment Compensation commis
sion. During the first nine months
of the current year $3,484,382 in ben
efits was paid to jobless workers in
this state, an amount substantially
below that paid out in either of the
two preceding years, the commission
reports. The reserve in the commis
sion's trust fund stood at $9,361,827
at the end of September compared
to a balance of $6,792,224 a year ago.
On the basis'of early returns filed
with the state department registra
tion of voters for the November el
ection in this state will show an in
crease of nearly 10 percent over that
of two years ago. Substantial gains
were being recorded by the Demo
crats in most of the counties.
Oregon's motor vehicle population
shows an increase of more than six
percent during the past year accord
ing to registration figures compiled
by Secretary of State Snell.
Governor Sprague took his trusty
typewriter in hand this week to ex
press his views on three of the mea
sures upon which the voters of Ore
gon are being asked to pass judg
ment next month.
Only one of the three measures
singled out by the governor for spe
cial attention met with his approval.
That was the one designated on the
ballot as a Bill to further regulate
the sale and use of alcoholic liquor."
This measure, passed by the last
legislature and referred to the vot
ers through petitions sponsored by
Common Sense, Inc., is designed to
strengthen in an important partic
Heppner
ular the liquor control act now in
force.
"The purpose of the bill,"accord
ing to the governor, "is to do away
with the evils of unregulated and
unlicensed drinking 'clubs.' Fake
clubs have sprung up and operate
as resorts for the drinking of hard
liquor. The liquor commission has
no authority over them."
Declaring that "the opposition to
this bill comes almost exclusively
from the small group of operators of
these so-called 'clubs' who hope to
reap continued profits if they can
defeat this badly needed legislation,"
the governor urged the voters to
support this bill by voting "yes" on
this measure.
The two measures to meet with
the governor's emphatic disapproval
were the measures seeking repeal of
the Knox liquor control act and the
proposal to legalize marble boards,
pin balls and other similar devices.
Of the first of these the governor
declares that its adoption would "ut
terly destroy the present plan of
liquor control in Oregon and turn
the sale of hard liquors over to pri
vate dealers."
"This," the governor believes,
"would simply mean the restoration
of the open saloon."
Of the other measure which has
met with his disapproval the gover
nor declared "the very title is en
ough to condemn the bill." Refer
ring to its sponsors as a "self-styled
'Oregon Tax Reduction and Old Age
Pension League'," the governor
points out that the measure is the
longest constitutional amendment
ever submitted to the voters of Ore
gon whom he urges not to be deceiv
ed by the bait of tax reduction and
contributions to old age pensions.
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Ernest Fatland of Condon, speaker
of Oregon's House of Representa
tives, became governor of Oregon
again for a short time Sunday when
Governor Charles A. Spraghe left
the state on a two-weeks speaking
tour in the interest of the presiden
tial candidacy of Wendell L. Willkie.
The governor's itinerary will take
him throhgh eastern Washington,
Montana, the Dakotas, Minnesota,
Missouri, Oklahoma and Utah. '
Men in the Oregon national guard
now in the army at Camp Clatsop,
Washington will not lack for good
reading material this winter, ac
cording to Miss Harriett C. Long,
state librarian. The state library
this week shipped 575 volumes to
Clatsop. The collection included
western and detective stories as well
as books of travel and adventure,
biography and other popular non
fiction. Miss Long also explained
that men in camp will have an op
portunity to ask for books in tech
nical fields and of enrolling for the
free, non-credit reading courses of
fered by the state library.
Chinese Enters
OSC on Award
Oregon State College Directly
from China's provisional capital in
Chunking to the O. S. C. campus
last week came Miss Keng Li, a Chi
nese student who will study home
economics on the scholarship granted
annually by the college Home Econ
omics club.
A graduate of Pieping National
university, Miss Li will specialize in
home economics at the college in
order to improve her work with
the homemakers of her country,
whom she feels have been neglected
as far as education is concerned.
She will live at a home manage
ment house, where home economics
co-eds learn practical phases of
homemaking.
OSC TEAM CHAMPIONS
Oregon State College The O. S,
C. dairy judging team won first
place among northwest colleges and
university teams competing in the
dairy judging contest at the Pacific
International Livestock exposition in
Portland. Don Porterfield of Oregon
City won first place in judging all
breeds, and Wallace Buholts of Cor
vallis was first in judging the
Guernsey class. Other members of
the team were Donald Smith, Marsh
field, and Kenneth Croeni, The Dal
les, alternate. Harold Ewalt, instruc
tor in dairy husbandry, is the team
coach.
Gazette Times, Heppner,
Simple Method Given
For Making Kraut
The newest idea in making sauer
kraut is to make it in glass jars that
hold just enough for a single meal,
thus doing away entirely with the
bother of using crocks and barrels,
suggests Mrs. Mabel Mack, acting
extension nutritionist at Oregon
State college. This method is used
to best advantage if you have a cool
storage place and are planning to
use the kraut during the winter.
The simple way of making sauer
kraut right in the jars is to mix the
shredded cabbage with the salt, 4
ounces to 10 pounds of cabbage, and
pack it in the jars, Mrs. Mack ex
plains. Place the rubbers and lids
on the jars, but do not seal tightly.
Have an enamel pan under the jars
to catch juice as it bubbles out. Let
the kraut stand for two or three
days until there is a good gas for
mation. Then pour juice back and
seal the jars. Allow the kraut to
ripen for a month or six weeks, and
then it is ready to serve.
When sauerkraut is to be kept
until summer, it is best to make it
in a crock or barrel and can it in
glass jars after it has fermented for
about 10 days. Have the sauerkraut
thoroughly hot and then fork it into
the jars. Put the rubbers and lids
on the jars but do not seal. Place
the jars in a bath of boiling water
and continue heating for about five
minutes until the water returns to
boiling. Then seal the jars and con
tinue heating them in the water
bath 10 minutes for quart jars, and
15 minutes for 2-quart jars.
These methods have been worked
out by Harry E. Gorseline, bac
teriologist in the bureau of agri
cultural chemistry and engineering,
United States deartment of agricul
ture, adds Mrs. Mack.
Bloat Deaths Caused
By Poison Gas
That death from cattle bloat is
caused by the poisonous nature of
the gases concerned rather than by
the pressure of these gases is the
conclusion of R. W. Dougherty, as
sistant professor of veterinary med
icine, after extensive research into
this ancient malady conducted at the
Oregon experiment station. Dr.
Dougherty . recently reported his
findings to the American Veterin
ary Medical association at its na
tional convention in Washington, D.
C.
It was found that carbon monox
ide, which is the poisonous exhaust
gas of automobiles, and hydrogen
sulphide, sometimes called "rotten
egg" gas because of a similar odor,
was generated in abnormal quan
tities under bloat conditions.
Experiments were carried on with
an animal which had been provided
with an artificial opening 'from the
side into the stomach through which
the nature of the gases generated
could be studied. If these two gases
mentioned were introduced into the'
stomach under even moderate pres
sure, she soon showed symptoms of
bloat distress and had to be relieved
to avoid death. Ordinary air, on the
other hand, could be introduced un
der great pressure without causing'
any serious difficulty.
Tests made on a heifer which ac
tually died of bloat revealed the
gases in the paunch in about the
proportions found dangerous in the
experimental tests, and samples of
the blood showed that it had ab
sorbed large quantities of hydrogen
sulphide gas into the blood stream,
which was the probable cause of
death.
Studies are being continued to re
veal, if possible, methods of prevent
ing or curing bloat, based on these
hitherto unknown facts concerning
it.
MARINE ENLISTMENT OPEN
Sgt. George T. Welk, U. S. Marines
enlistment officer, was a Heppner
visitor Tuesday. He reported that a
marines enlistment station is being
established in the Book Nook at
Walla Walla which may be more
convenient for Morrow county boys
who wish to enlist in this depart
ment of the service. If applicants
are accepted at Walla Walla their
transportation will be paid to point
of training. Boys who go to Port
land to enlist and are rejected must
pay their own way home.
Oregon
MUNICIPAL AIRPORT GETS
ACTION OF COMMERCE GROUP
Continued from First Page
Wightman and Orville Smith as a
committee to further investigate the
airport possibilities.
Appointed as a committee to pro
mote a Christmas program for
Heppner merchants were J. O. Pet
erson and George Howard.
Favorable consideration was given
continuance of the merchants' free
matinee at the Star theater and it
was left in the hands of the com
mittee headed by W. C. Rosewall to
work out further necessary details.
It was voted to have the chamber
sponsor a gate prize at the two re
maining home high school football
games, the first of which will be
played tomorrow against Hermiston
and the last on November 2 against
Arlington. '
Clifford Conrad reported for the
sign committee that the chamber's
membership sign would be put in
place shortly.
C. J. D. Bauman reported that the
athletic club would start- work by
the end of the" week, using the
swimming tank building. Both this
work and the Red Cross first aid
work, being promoted here October
28-November 2 by appearance of Dr.
Frank E. Hull, he said are in line
with the national defense program;
the one to assist in developing phys
ical stamina and fhe other to assist
in meeting emergencies should any
occur through war contingencies.
P. W. Mahoney, secretary, reported
acknowledgement by Pacific Tele
phone and Telegraph company of
the chamber's request for better tel
ephones in the city with word that
the matter had been put in hands
of proper company officials. As
Chairman of roads committee, Mr.
Mahoney reported recent contact
of the county court with the state
highway commission, and the court's
work in behalf of rebuilding the
Heppner-Lena road, completion of
the Heppner-Condon road and im
provement of Hardman hill road, all
of which have the chamber's sup
port. Professional
'i rectory
Maternity Home
Mrs. Lillie Aiken
Phone 664 P.O. Box 142
Heppner, Oregon
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
5th at Washington
PORTLAND, OREGON
Thursday, October 17, 1940
J. 0. Turner
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Phone 173
Hotel Heppner Building
HEPPNER, ORE.
A. D. McMurdo, M. D.
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
Trained Nurse Assistant
Office In Masonic Building
Heppner, Oregon
Heppner
Abstract Co.
J. LOGIE RICHARDSON, Mgr.
BATES REASONABLE
Roberts Building Heppner, Ow.
P. W. Mahoney
ATTORNEY AT LAW
GENERAL INSURANCE
Heppner Hotel Building
Willow St. Entrance
J. O. 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.
Phfcne 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 Boll ding, Willow Street
Heppner, Oregon
V. R. Runnion
AUCTIONEER
Farm Sale and Livestock a Specialty
405 Jonea Street, Heppner, Ore.
Phone 452
MAKE SATES AT 1ST EXFEDTSB
Morrow County
Abstract & Title Co.
INC.
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TITLE INSURANCE
Office In New Peters Building
Peterson fir Peterson
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
U. S. National Bank Building
PENDLETON, OREGON
Practice In State aid Federal Courts
Real Estate
General Line of Insurance and
Bond!
W. M. EUBANKS
Notary Pnbllo
Phone 63 lone. Ore.
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Directors of
Funerals
862 Phone 262