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STATE
CAPITAL
NEWS
o Defense Status
o Enlarged Call
o Agitators Set-Back
By A. L. LINDBECK
Salem. Every other state activ
ity in official circles since the out
break of the war with Japan has
been subordinated to the effort in
behalf of civilian defense.
Many who were wont to scoff at
the civilian defense program insti
tuted by Governor Sprague early
last summer learned to appreciate
the importance of this organization
in the emergency that confronted
Oregon along with the other Pacific
coast states in the emergency pre
cipitated by the attack on Hawaii.
Within a few minutes after the
first flash of that attack vas heard
in Oregon telephone calls began
reaching Jerrold Owen, state direc
tor of the civilian defense organiza
tion announcing that county defense
groups were on the alert and await
ing oiders. The value of this pre
paredness was further demonstrated
in the blackouts observed through
out most of western Oregon during
last week when thousands of vol
unteer air raid wardens, previously
assigned to their posts and instruct
ed in their tasks, contributed large
ly to the success of these defense
precautions.
A high tribute to the forehanded
ness of Oregon in its preparation for
defense of the civilian population
was paid by Mrs. Franklin D. Roose
velt on her visit to this state for a
study of defense preparations last
week. After listening to Governor
Sprague and Jerrold Owen describe
the steps already taken by this state
to protect the life and property of
its citizens from possible enemy at
tack Mrs. Roosevelt told this writer:
"It is very evident that Oregon
is far ahead of other states in this
movement. Many states and cities
had splendid organizations worked
out on paper but had no move to
put them into operation until we
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were attacked. Apparently Oregon
realized that what has been happen
ing in Europe might also happen
here and was prepared for the emer
gency when it arrived."
At the same time the civilian de
fense organization was swinging in
to action the state police, under the
direction of Superintendent Chas. P.
Pray, was also busy. Armed guards
were promptly placed at all strat
egic bridges and tunnels on the state
highway system while special guards
were thrown around industrial plants
under plans worked out months ago
in conferences between Pray and
industrial leaders. In his proclama
tion declaring a state of emergency
Governor Sprague has called for the
cooperation of all sheriffs and police
officers with the state police in the
task of enforcing the laws in the
war emergency.
Completing the preparations for
home defense organization of a state
guard, authorized by the last legis
lature, has been completed this
week. Invoking the authority con
ferred on him by the 1941 legislature
in anticipation of just such an emer
gency, Governor Sprague last week
authorized Lt. Col. Elmer V. Wooten,
adjutajit general, to organize the new
military regiment which is to be
commanded by Brigadie General
Alvin C. Baker, veteran of the World
war, and a retired national guard
officer. The new guard organization
will not be called into active ser
vice at once but will be equipped
and trained and held in readiness
for action in any emergency that can
not be handled by the state and local
police officials, according to Gov
ernor Sprague.
Indicating war department plans
for a greatly enlarged training pro
gram the state selective service
headquarters has received word that
the January call, originally placing
Oregon's quota at 1257 men, may be
doubled or even trebled. Immediate
ly upon receipt of this advice Lt.
Col. Wooten sent out instructions to
all local draft boards to begin an
immediate reclassification of all
registrants. It is expected that in
order to meet greatly increased de
mands from the army and navy
many men who have been given de
ferrment because of employment and
dependents will now be advanced to
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for military service.
Once again the advocates or a
special legislative session have re
ceived a set back.
Seizing upon the emergency cre
ated by the war with Japan and
Governor Sprague's organization of
a state guard the same interests that
have been for weeks trying to un
cover some good excuse for a spe
cial session again got busy with re
ports that now, at last, the legisla
ture would have to be convened to
provide funds to finance this or
ganization. But again Governor Sprague
seems to have outguessed them. In
a statement to the press, reiterated
in his report to the people of Ore
gon Saturday afternoon, the gover
nor said that there was no immedi
ate need for a special session; that
funds on hand were adequate to
meet all ordinary expenses of a
guard organization.
Explaining, however, that he did
not propose to be penny wise and
pound foolish the governor made it
clear that if emergency require
ments made it necessary he would
not hesitate to convene the legisla
tur in special session.
At the present time, the governor
pointed out, there is a balance of
approximately $150,000 in the nation
al guard appropriation which is av
ailable for use by the new state
guards, in addition to which the
$100,000 appropriation set aside for
use of the emergency board remains
practically untouched. While the
state spent approximately $100,000
on the home guard organization dur
ing the two years of the first World
war it is not anticipatea that any
thing like this expenditure will be
necessary in the present emergency.
Cost of the expanded state police
organization made necessary to
guard bridges and tunnels and to
handle - other work of the police
force is being paid out of state high
way funds.
The League of Oregon Cities pro
poses to carry on its fight for a big
ger slice of state highway funds.
Meeting in Salem last week repre
sentatives of numerous Willamette
valley cities criticized the $250,000
allocation by the state highway de
partment for repair of city streets
this year as "salve" and pledged
themselves to continue the fight for
an annual allocation of $750,000 to
be used on city streets subjected to
heavy truck traffic.
Motorists who hastened to comply
with the order to diffuse their lights
during blackout periods by the use
of colored cellophane are now warn
ed that this arrangement violates the
motor vehicle law covering head
lights and can not be used at all.
A number of Oregon cities are pass
ing ordinances prescribing the man
ner in which automobile and truck
headlights must be dimmed, but
Chas. P. Pray, state superintendent
of police, warns that use of such ap
pliances will be confined to emer
gency vehicles and those driven by
persons who can show a legitimate
excuse for being abroad during
blackouts, and must, under no cir
cumstances be used outside of black
out periods.
Faced with the prospect of a ser
ious curtailment in automobiles and
tire manufacture, David Eccles, state
budget director,, is trying to figure
out a way to conserve the state's
motorized equipment. Among other
suggestions advanced will be the
pooling of state cars and the elim
ination of duplication in trips by
state employees.
County Warrants
Drawn for December
WARRANTS DRAWN ON
GENERAL FUND
Edna Hughes, Deputy Clerk
Salary $ 85.00
Neva S. Wells, Deputy Salary 124.69
Earle Bryant, Deputy Salary 114.69
Gertrude Applegate, Dep. Sal. 100.00
J. O. Archer, Janitor Salary 75.00
Henry E. Neer, Court Reporter 25.00
Dr. A. D. McMurdo, Phys. Sal. 25.00
Laura Lorenzen, Assessor 65.00
Anne M. Thomas, County
Nurse 112.50
Case Furniture Co., Sheriff .... 1.00
S. C. Russell, Sheriff 1.50
Robert Jamison, Tax CoL 6.00
Doris S. Jenison, Tax Col 96.00
Neva S. Wells, Tax Collections 5.00
C. J. D. Bauman, Sher. $75.40;
T. Coll. $22.60; Cir. Ct. $30.70 128.70
Earle Bryant, Sheriff 21.40
Oregon
P. W. Mahoney, Dist Arty.
$10.00; Emergency $37.70 47.70
Heppner Trading-Post. Jail ... 16.00
Heppner Market, Jail 85
Shorbs Stationery, Clerk 1.75
West Coast Printing & Bind
ing Co., Clerk $18.73; Trea
surer $1.25; Assessor $15.35 35.33
Bushong & Co., Assessor 44.63
Thomas J. Wells, Assessor
$2.00; Field Work $51.10... 53.10
Shorbs Stationery, Supt 18.70
Lucy E. Rodgers, Supt. $10.24
Travel Expenses $39.10 49.34
Gwen Glasgow, Supt. Asst 25.00
Heppner Gazette Times, Supt.
$48.10; Official Pub. $21.45 69.55
Pac. Tel. & Tel. Co., Current
Expense : 54.68
Western Golf Course Supply
Co. Court House 4.63
Franklin Printing Co., Justice
Court 8.12
State Department of Agr.,
Dist Sealer 6.15
Pacific Power & Light Co.,
Court House 32.44
Gilliam & Bisbee, Court Hse. 18.44
Bert Johnson, County Court 7.20
George N. Peck. County Court 28.85
L. D. Neill, County Court 35.30
Bushong & Co., Justice Court 8.01
State Industrial Accident
Com., Sheriff $8.11; Sher.
Dep. $.62; Sher. Sal. $.31;
Weed Control $1.86 10.90
Central Market, Jail 8.21
Bert Johnson, Judge, General
Assistance 195.68
Bert Johnson, Judge, Old Age
Assistance 330.20
Bert Johnson, Judge, Aid to
Dependent Children 49.60
Bert Johnson. Judge, Blind
Assistance : 6.00
WARRANTS DRAWN ON
GENERAL ROAD FUND
Dale Ray $80.73, Harold Sherer
$121.23, Jack Stotts $71.76, Walter
Gilman $77.74, Ray Massey $87.25,
Harold Armstrong $80.73, Clair Ash
baugh $71.23, Robert S. Wilson $43.
42, Ray Brown $8.96, Bert Benefiel
$4.48, A. J. Chaffee $121.23, Wm.
Harrison $2.99, Albert Connor $121.
23, Allan Johnston $80.73, E. A. Kelly
$113.36, Henry Schwarz $29.16, Chas
Williams $44.93, L. N. Morgan $112.
25, W. Cunningham $74.75, H. S.
Taylor $116.74, M. V. Nolan $121.23,
C. J. D. Bauman $4.0, City of Hepp
ner Water Dept. $2.50, Frank Nixon
$29.85, U. S. National Bank of Port
land $180.12, H. Tamblyn $107.12,
State Indutrial Accident Commis
sion $72.92, Pacific Power & Light
Co. $3.76.
WARRANTS DRAWN ON
MARKET ROAD FUND
Frank W. Gentry $150.49, H. Tam
blyn $135.38, State Industrial Acci
dent Commission $8.93.
WARRANTS DRAWN ON
MISCELLALNEOUS FUND
Fred J. Nichoson, Taylor Grazing
Act $123.85, Wayland Ritchie, Taylor
Grazing Act $80.50.
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F. W. TURNER & CO.
Heppner City Council
Meets First Monday Each Month
Citizens having matters for dis
cussion, please bring before
the Council
J. O. TURNER, Mayor
GLENN Y. WELLS
ATTORNEY AT LAW
ATwater 4884
635 MBAD BOILDING
6th at Washington
PORTLAND, OREGON
Thursday, December 18, 1941
J. 0. Turner
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Phone 173
Hotel Heppner Building
HEPPNER, ORB.
A. D. McMurdo, M. D.
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
Trained Nurse Assistant
Office In Masonic Building
Heppner, Oregon
Heppner
Abstract Co.
J. LOGIE RICHARDSON. Mgr.
BATES SEASONABLE
Roberts Building Heppner, Ova.
P. W. Mahoney
ATTORNEY AT LAW
GENERAL INSURANCE
Heppner Hotel Building
Willow St Entrance
J. 0. Peterson
Latest Jewelry and Gift Oooda
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 ft Surgeon
FIRST NATIONAL BANK BLDG.
Rec. Phone 1182 Office Phone 492
HEPPNER, OREGON
Jos. J. Nys
ATTORNEY AT LAW
Peters Building, Willow Street
Heppner, Oregon
V. R. Runnion
AUCTIONEER
Farm Sales and Livestock a Specialty
405 Jones Street Heppner, Ore.
Phone 462
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Morrow County
Abstract & Title Co.
INC.
ABSTRACTS OP TITLE
TITLE INSURANCE
Office In New Peters Building
Peterson & Peterson
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
U. S. National Bank Building
PENDLETON, OREGON
Praotioe la State and Federal Courts
Real Estate
General Line of Insurance and
Bonds
W. M. EUBANKS
Notary Public
Phone 62 lone. Ore,
M. L. CASE G. E. NIKANDER
Directors of
Funerals
862 Phoaes 262