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STATE
CAPITAL
NEWS
o More Progress
o 10 Million Income
o Upping Relief
By A. L. LINDBECK
Salem First it was the counties,
then the school districts; now it is
the cities of Oregon that come for
ward with reports of substantial
progress in their effort to reduce
and ultimately wipe out their bur
den of debt.
A survey just completed by State
Treasurer Walter E. Pearson shows
that the cities of Oregon have suc
ceeded in reducing their aggregate
debt by nearly $30,000,000 in the last
ten years from $76,697,848 in 1930
to $47,479,174 in 1940. Nearly $7,
000,000 of this debt reduction has
been accomplished in the past two
years, since July 1, 1938, when the
net debt of the cities stood at $54,
674,910. Reports compiled by Treasurer
Pearson show that of the 194 cities
reporting 36 had no outstanding in
debtedness on July 1, last. Of these
36, six cities had wiped out their
debt load in the past two years
while an equal number which were
debt free two years ago have since
become involved in debt. A total
of 125 municipalities reported pro
gress in debt reduction with 41
others reporting an increase in their
debt burdens.
The city of Heppner is reported
as having reduced its net debt by
$7000 in the two year period ending
July 1, last from $64,000 to $57,000.
General fund revenues of the state
of Oregon for 1941 are estimated by
the state tax commission at $9,
949,114.43 in the annual tax levy
released Saturday.
Of the total available revenue $6,
423,122.62 will be contributed by in
come tax payers $4,608,698.27 of this
amount being credited to the state
levy within the six percent limita
tion and $1,814,424.35 covering spe
cial levies. Of these special levies
$1,129,951.63 goes for the financing
of higher education; $448,393.50 for
the World War Veterans State Aid
commission, and $236,079.22 for irri
gation bonds and interest. The state
levy against property was waived by
the tax commission, it being estimat
ed that income taxes would be suf
ficient to cover the entire state levy.
In addition to the revenue from
Income tax payments the tax com
mission estimated that there would
be $2,342,242.03 available from mis
cellaneous sources such as corpor
ation and insurance fees, and in
heritance and gift taxes; $676,640.78
from unexpended balances, and
$507,109 through transfers from mo
tor vehicle fees for support of the
state police bureau.
In anticipation of heavy calls for
trainees to fill the new draft army
in January, Lt. Elmer V. "Wooten,
state director of selective service,
has instructed local draft boards to
proceed immediately with the classi
fication and examination of 20 per
cent of all registrants. Colonel Woo
ten said that he expects the Decem
ber call, which was cancelled, to' be
combined with the January call in
order to speed up induction of men
into the army for training this win
ter. Most Oregon draft boards have
on file applications from volunteers
sufficient to meet any ordinary de
mands, Wooten said.
Relatives of state wards in the
tuberculosis hospital, state hospitals
and Fairview Home have paid the
state a total of $1,515,602 for the
care of these wards since the state
adopted the policy of requiring these
payments, according to Dan J. Fry,
secretary of the state board of con
trol. Oregon's relief budget for the
forthcoming biennium, as approved
by Governor Sprague calls for an
increase of approximately $2,800,000
over the 1939 appropriation for re
lief purposes in this state from
$18,894,438 to $21,690,452.
The major portion of this increase,
however, will fall on the federal
government if the governor's budget
meets with legislative approval. Un
Heppner
der this budget federal aid to the
state would be increased by more
than $1,500,000 from $6,226,500 to
$7,742,973. The state which in the
past two years has contributed $8,-,
458,855 toward relief from its gener
al fund and liquor profits, will be
asked to put up $9,250,000 in the
next two years $2,450,100 of this
amount through a legislative ap
propriation and $6,199,900 in profits
from its liquor monopoly. An in
crease of slightly more than $500,000
will be exacted from the counties
whose contribution toward relief
needs will be increased from $4,164,
083 to $4,697,479 under the proposed
budget.
More than 50 percent of the relief
budget is accounted for by the es
timated needs for old age pensions,
calling for a total of $11,524,993 fol
the two year period, as compared
to $10,119,589 during the past two
years. General relief needs are es
timated at $4,784,198, representing
only a slight increase over the $4,
633.822 budgeted for this item m
1939. The largest proportionate in-
creas is found in the item for the
care of dependent children for which
$2,772,346 has been budgeted for the
next two years as compared to $1,
752,740 during the past biennium
Other items making up the relief
budget include $337,456 for aid to
the blind; $53,221 for child welfare;
$167,798 for crippled children and
$165,627 for WPA sewing projects.
The estimated expense of admin
istering the relief budget for the two
year period is placed at $1,884,813.
A total of 487,349 Oregon voters
cast their ballots in the recent elec
tion to establish a new high record
mark, according to a compilation just
completed by Dave O'Hara, elections
clerk in the state department. The
vote exceeded the previous record
set in 1936 by 66,597. The November
vote represented approximately 80
percent of the state registration.
which etablishes another record.
If the war department approves
a request filed by Lt. Col. Elmer V.
Wooten, acting adjutant general for
Oregon, steps will be taken toward
the immediate organization of a na
tional guard air squadron in Oregon.
The new unit which has already
been allotted to Oregon will be bas
ed at Portland and will be made up
of volunteers who can qualify as
pilots and mechanics, Wooten said.
The squadron will consist of 13 ob
servation planes.
Higher prices for agricultural pro
ducts are absolutely necessary if the
American farmer is to maintain his
present living standard, in the opin
ion of J. D. Mickle, state director of
agriculture. Mickle pointed out that
in spite of the offset of many or
ganized groups, including farm co
operatives, prices for agricultural
products have not advanced in pro
portion to the prices which the far
mer is compelled to pay.
Nine hundred and fifty Oregon
motorists arested by state police for
traffic law violations during Octo
ber paid fines aggregating $7707, ac
cording to a report by Chas. P. Pray,
superintendent of state police.
SUGGEST FEDERATION
Oregon State College A World
Federation to promote international
good will, even though it included
only a half dozen nations, was ad
vocated by Dr. F. A. Magruder, pro
fessor of political science here and
author of books on government. Dr.
Magruder pointed out to a student
faculty forum group that while the
world spent only $10,000,000 on pro
moting the League of Nations, it is
now forced to spend $50,000,000,000
for defense. The speaker outlined
many functions such a federation
could carry on.
AG. SCHEDULE PREPARED
A detailed schedule of agricultural
programs to be given over the tate
owned radio tation, KOAC, from
now until September, 1941, has just
been issued in pamphlet form for
free distribution. The schedule lists
topics for the noon and evening farm
hours as well as special broadcasts
arranged in advance. KOAC broad
casts the most comprehensive list of
market reports and summaries of
any station in the United States, ac
cording to government surveys.
Gazette Times, Heppner,
Washington, D. C, Dec. 5. On the
heels of sensational revelations by
the house committee investigating
un-American activities the Presi
dent is using his influence to have
the houe refuse to continue the com
mittee or grant it funds for further
investigations. A similar attempt by
the President last year failed be
cause the Dies committee is popular
with the public whatever its faults
may be.
Present reason Mr. Roosevelt
gives for killing the committee is
that it is interrupting the investiga
tions of FBI. Attorney General
Jackson says after Dies made the
first accusation, that FBI was aw
are that the strike at the Vultee
airplane plant in Caliornia was
started and continued by Commun
ists. To this Dies inquires why, then,
hasn't the attorney general gone af
ter the trouble making Communists?
The house committee believes the
way to deal with "fifth columnists"
is to slow them up, expose them,
and inform the public. FBI believes
the better way is to keep tab on the
foreign agents and apprehend them
when they have violated the law
after, for example, they have blown
up a plant filling government orders
or caused damage in airplane plants.
These two schools of thought will
thresh out their views when con
gress meets next month.
Had the public been aware that
the war department contemplated
a new 750-bed hospital to serve Ore
gon and Washington there would
hae been a swarm of delegations to
the national capital from two dozen
towns in those states, each asking
for the hospital. There would have
been as much pulling and hauling
as developed before the Veterans
Administration located its facility at
Roseburg, after pleas from Vancou
ver, St. Helens and Eugene. War
department saved itself a headache
by locating the new hospital on the
military reservation at Vancouver
without announcing the plan in ad
vance. It is not " generally known
that Vancouver barracks was being
considered for obliteration early last
spring. Army officers proposed ab
andoning all old army posts (relics
of Indian war days) and concentra
ting on a few great camps, such as
Fort Lewis, Wash., thereby mobil
izing large bodies of troops and sav
ing the cost of maintenance of the
ancient posts.
Proposal will be made that allo
cation of funds for federal aid roads
in Washington and Oregon be appli
ed toward constructing military
highways and bridges which can
hold up under a 50-ton armored
tank. This would spend all govern
ment funds on a few miles to the ne
glect of the remainder of the fed
eral aid system. Mr. Roosevelt pre
fers this method to a straight ap
propriation for military roads. How
ever, every member of congress will
be urged by constituents to support
a military highway program such
as has already been recommended
in a report now in the hands of the
President and which he has not
made public.
Much wanted improvements in
several harbors and rivers on the
Oregon and Washington coasts will
have to wait until the "emergency"
is over as the White House prefers
using the money for munitions.
When the President delivers his
budget message residents of the
coast will experience a genuine
shock. No new1 projects will be
started either for harbors or rivers
and no new reclamation projects will
be listed for approval.
Being prepared is a measure in
tended to extend the social security
act to farm hands, domestics and
Oregon
seamen a total of several million
individuals not now protected. The
bill is scheduled for introduction
during next January and will prob
ably be opposed vigorously.
Washington Scene An immense
tool imachine ordered by Japan is
available for any industry which
can use it, for $100,000. Uncle Sam
stepped in, but is permitting Russia
to receive $7,000,000 of tool mach
ines Canadian apples are invad
ing the American market, affecting
the growers of Wenatchee, Yakima,
Hood River and Medford, but state
department says nothing can be
done about it Millions in Europe
are starving; United States has a
surplus of food, but the British re
fuse to permit passage of ships with
relief through the blockade, and
Germany refuses to guarantee safe
ty. American Red Cross and Her
bert Hoover are having no success
in efforts to soften their determin
ation. . . . Scotting over highways in
a few months will be midget tanks,
three feet high and six feet long,
carrying machine gun and other
weapons. They will replace motor
cycles and sidecar used by the army.
Henry Ford is to manufacture them
unless CIO pulls a strike at the
Ford plant, which is in the air. . . .
Sweden intends suing the Vultee
plant for not delivering fighting
planes. The planes have been seiz
ed by the United States, but the
United States can not be sued.
The most individual gift a per
manent from Myrtle's 37tf.
NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT
Notice is hereby given that -the
undersigned, Executrix of the Estate
of O. H. Warner, deceased, has filed
with the County Court of the State
of Oregon for Morrow County, her
final account of her administration
of said estate, and that said court
has set Monday, the 25th day of
November, 1940, at the hour of 11
o'clock A. M. in the forenoon of said
day at the County Court room at
the Court House at Heppner, Ore
gon, as the time and place for hear
ing objections to said final account
and the settlement of said estate,
and all persons having objections
to said final account or the settle
ment of said estate are hereby re
quired to file the same with said
court on or before the time set for
said hearing. t
Dated and first published this 31st
day of October, 1940.
EVA L. WARNER,
Executrix.
Professional
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Heppner, Oregon
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Heppner, Ore.
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next automobile.
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Heppner City Council
Meets First Monday Each Month
Citizens having matters for dis
cussion, please bring before
lie Council.
G. A. BLEAKMAN, Mayor.
GLENN Y. WELLS
ATTORNEY AT LAW
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PORTLAND, OREGON
Thursday, December 5, 1940
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ATTORNEY AT LAW
Phone 173
Hotel Heppner Building
HEPPNER, ORE.
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PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
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Office In Masonic Building ,
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