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Page Six Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon Thursday, October 2, 1941 STATE CAPITAL NEWS American Association of Motor Ve hicle Administrators at its annual meeting in New Orleans which the Oregon official attended. Incident ally Snell is the first western man to be so honored. As head of this association Snell is also ex-officio a member of the highway advisory committee to the war department. State Property Snell Honor Deferred Class By A. L. LINDBECK Salem. The state of Oregon thru its various departments, institutions, boards and commissions owns prop erty valued at $38,868,716. This in cludes buildings, furnishings and equipment, automobiles, trucks, etc. This fact was brought out in a re port to the Board of Control this week in connection with the state's restoration fund through which the various state activities are reim- uuiaeu iui uuuusii'iue. 1 reCord for the state, according to cidentally this lund now contains Secretary of State Earl Snell. The more than $267,000 to set a new rec- August consumption represented an ord high since its creation in 1925. increase of 12 percent over that of Largest property owner in the Aueust. 1940 anH wa 435.000 cri state family is the board of higher ,ions over tuiv con5nimtt.mn. th Eighty-four percent of the sales men and ninety percent of the brok ers taking the recent examinations for real estate licenses made pass ing grades according to Claude R. Murphy; state real estate commis sioner. Oregon is one of eight states requiring examination of persons dealing in real estate. Oregon motorists consumed a to tal of 30,735,874 gallons of gasoline during August, an average of 73 gal lons for every motor vehicle regis tered in the state, to set a new. high pita I- (3jjp!l education with an investment of $12, 523,160 in the five institutions of higher education of which $9,060,619 is represented by buildings. The state college alone owns property valued at $5,890,430 with property of the University of Oregon valued at $4,082,689. Property of the state highway department, including its vast fleet of automobiles and trucks and oth er motorized equipment, is valued at $4,780,129. Buildings, furnishings and fixtures in the capital group are valued at $4,413,348. This group includes the capitol, library, office building, su preme court building and printing bulding, previous high record, bnell turned a check for $1,536,794 over to State Treasurer Leslie Scott as represent ing the state tax on the month's gasoline sales. The need for some form of con trol over construction in rural areas was pointed out by John W. Cun ningham, engineer in charge of plans for the proposed army can tonment in the Benton-Polk area, in addressing a group of city and coun ty officials from the proposed de fense area meeting in Salem this week. Because of the lack of this control Cuningham predicted that the highways leading to the canton ment would be lined with unsightly beer parlors, hot dos stands and The Board of Control is consider-1 shacks of various kinds. ing a request from the Multnomah , county commissioners that the state take over 30 tuberculosis patients which the county is now caring for in a hospital at Troutdale. Multno mah is the only county in the state providing county hospitalization for tuberculosis patients. Secretary of State Earl Snell was this week elected president of the Three out of every four men who registered for the draft in Oregon have been given a deferred classi fication, according to a compilation of classification just released by Lt. Elmer V. Wooten, state director of selective service. Of the 103,667 draftees whose classification has i i. i ...... oeen compietea oniv 1441 were ernment, with its lend-lease money, will be the principal customer for everything rom prunes to potatoes. As surpluses pile up they will be held for the peace period. To rush j to Europe with food ready to cook or already processed is intended to convince the conquered people that Uncle Sam is their friend. After the war, it is believed by ! economists in the department of ag riculture, there will be no such de pression among farmers as followed the first world war. To take up the slack the stamp plan will be con- 1 tinued, providing an outlet for far mers and also assisting needy fam- r , . , i ilies. The eating habits of the Am- Washington D. C October 2.- icm le are also undergoing Department of agriculture has start- a change Government is laying ed out its extension agents and the stresg on the need of various yita. x.u.,1 uuummura io as every endeavoring to educate the farmer to plant all his acres and r, m ui t make the 1942 crop the greatest of all j brief food supplies purcha9. urn, xiieie , one exception wneat ed for Britain iyes a idea growers of Oregon and Washington f what commodities are highest in will be requested to curtail as there , vitamins is more wheat than required. There i . '. . , , , , , . it is; Woolton says the British are Q inquiry has been started in getting along nicely, while Wickardithe nwf to J? mech" says the United States must sendiamcs wJho know business and convoys of food at once. are ready to to the Burma, road ,. , , , i to repair trucks constantly being Reverting to the 1942 crop. The broke down whjle hauling munitions vast machinery of the department to china through.the back door, of agriculture is urging farmers to xhe chinese Cm not make irs greater production. The soil con-and when a tmck down it sta servation program is thrown out the, d whereas & mechanic would window, or suspended, and this i u n: . i ,,, , 1,1 r i i "ive ji luimig tfgdiii in a lew nuurs. should put an end to the federal importance o maintaining the checks which have been such a ben- ' (r3cnnpt c,, r,, r-A ef it to many farmers. The depart- ing government is ment plans, by this enormous yield L trying to round up enough garage to build up a vast surplus of food men to meet the situation. There 1 1 J ; 1 ueyonu uomesuc requirements ana are a ew Americans now at sh0ps! W'UUUM. watfn P"! along the highway but they are comes Food, according to Secre- onl a d in bucket compared tary Wickard, will play an import- with the number required. ant role at the peace table and lm- TT , . mediately upon the call for peace Hop marketing agreement by the accumulated surplus will be whlch hoP nuof PaClflC shipped to Europe to feed hungry states do bus,,?eS8 & ow- people of the conquered countries ers about to expire. The agree- until they can grow their own sup- j mf ls,said hfuve lked 80 f I -I:-. isfactonly with the hop men that flle3, il . c :i- I If a farmer doesn't make money' "e "f1 WI . IU r,ov it Ka fou t : Companion bills, one in senate and the department of agriculture. Goodlthe r m house, have been pre prices are assured, asserts the de.'.f md wdl.be Produced The nv, u i I west coast produces practically all 1 -j , cy- w " duction will be higher. The gov- of the hops raised in the United States. Estimate of the nut crop of the y vo xr OU CAN CUlTftSrE AH tr V X uSLS ON ABOUT RT' ' found trv h avni1nKl irr,m; ' military service. Another 13,213 t have been placed tentatively in class , norxnwesi is piacea at ,ouu ions or lilberts, and You're in for the surprise of your life when you see and drive the John Deere Model "H" the sensational new small tractor that handles two-row equipment and completely replaces animal power on small and large farms every where, cutting costs 'way below their former level, and making farming more profitable. And when you learn the price, you'll wonder how John Deere can give you so much in a tractor that sells for so little. In addition, the Model "H" not only burns low cost fuel but it uses only 13 to 12 as much fuel on the many jobs within its power range, as would larger tractors handling the same load. Come in, see it, and get "the surprise of your life." BRADEN-BELL TRACTOR & EQUIPMENT CO. 1, subject to physical examination to determine their fitness and more than 5200 are already in the mili tary service, either as volunteers or as draftees. A total of 68,779 Oregon regis trants have been given deferred classification because of dependents. This figure represents two-thirds of the number coming within the draft age. The city of Baker has offered to turn over the public natatorium in that city to the state for use as an armony. Lt. Col. Elmer V. Wooten, acting adjutant general, estimates that it will cost approximately $20, 000 to remodel the building to suit the needs of an armory. This mon ey is available in an appropriation set aside by the last legislature if the gift is accepted by the board of control as it is expected to be. Fewer than one-third of the in dustries in this state which are eli gible for an experience rate are paying penalty rates above the nor mal 2.7 under the new system which went into effect July 1, according to a report of the Oregon Unem ployment Compensation commission. The penalized firms are largely those in the logging and lumbering indus try, building and general contract ors. Under the experience rating plan which rewards as well as pen alizes industries, dependent upon the employment experience of each firm, 70 firms now contribute on a basis of one per cent, 615 contribute on a basis of 1.5 per cent; 1344 pay at the rate of two per cent; 1857 still pay the normal rate of 2.7 per cent; 567 pay 3 per cent; 422 pay 3.5 per cent and 1209 firms pay the maximum rate of four per cent. Governor Sprague this week re ceived a check for $1000 from the sisters of the late Miss Harriett Long, former state librarian. The money will be invested by the state treasurer and the income from the investment will be used in the pur chase of books for the library for which funds are not available, in conformity with a request made by 5,500 tons of walnuts this year by the department of ag riculture. The department also says there is a brisk demand for pickers to harvest the nuts. Owing to war conditions, the tonnage will be con sumed in this country. OPM has notified a timber con tractor in the northwest that . he must produce heavily of spruce for airplanes in December, January and February, the worst months in the year for logging. The operator is now seeking lend-lease funds, as the spruce is to be used by the British, to cut the logs before bad weather starts. No funds are yet available, and the operator is be coming anxious. Professional Directory Phelps Funeral Home Licensed Funeral Directors Phone 1332 Heppner, Ore. NEW AUTO POLICY Bodily Injury & Properly Damage Class A $13.60 Class B $17.00 See us before financing your next automobile. F. W. TURNER & CO. J. 0. Turner ' ATTORNEY AT LAW Phone 173 Hotel Heppner Building HEPPNER. ORE. Heppner City Council Meels First Monday Each Month Citizens having matters for dis cussion, please bring before the Council J. O. TURNER, Mayor A. D. McMurdo, M. D. PHYSICIAN & SURGEON Trained Runt Aislitant Office in Masonic Building Heppner, Oregon Heppner Abstract Co. J. LOGIE RICHARDSON, Mgr. BATES SEASONABLE Roberts Building Heppner, Oje. P. W. Mahoney ATTORNEY AT LAW GENERAL INSURANCE Heppner Hotel Building Willow St. Entrance J. 0. Peterson Latest Jewelry and Gift Goodi 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. Phone 562 Heppner, Oregon Dr. L. D. Tibbies OSTEOPATHIC Physician & Surgeon FIRST NATIONAL BANK BLEXi. 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 Speolalty 405 Jones Street, Heppner, Ore. Phone 452 MAKE SATES AT MY EZFEHSB Morrow County Abstract tx Title Co. INC. ABSTRACTS OF TITLE TITLE INSUBANCE Office in New Peters Building Peterson r Peterson ATTORNEYS AT LAW U. S. National Bank Building PENDLETON, OREGON Practice in State and Federal Oonrta Real Estate General Line of Insurance and Bonds W. M. EUBANKS Notary Publio Pnone 62 ionei 0re. GLENN Y. WELLS ATTORNEY AT LAW ATwater 4884 635 MEAD BUILDING 6th at Washington PORTLAND. OREGON M. L, CASE G. E. NIKANDER Directors of Funerals 862 Phones 262 Miss Long.