Page six Heppner Gazette Times, Heppner, Oregon Thursday, January 8, 1942
STATE
CAPITAL
NEWS
o Cigarette Tax On
New Draft Exams
Rationing Boards
By A. L. LINDBECK
Salem. In announcing that the
collection of the new state tax on
cigarettes would, start this week the
tax commission forced the issue of
a test of the validity of the refer
endum measure which had been fil
ed by opponents of the tax.
There had been much talk of court
action to seek a reversal of the opin
ion handed down by the attorney
general denying the measure a ballot
place but no action. In fact until
the state started to enforce the law
there was nothing on which to base
an immediate court action. Now the
retailers and cigarette manufactur
ers will either have to put up or
shut up.
The state in starting collection of
the tax this week is compelled to
place cigarette dealers on their hon
or. There has been, no time in which
to arrange for the necessary tax
stamps or postage metering ma
chines so the tax commission is hold
ing the dealers responsible for col
lection of the tax . without these
visible evidences of its payment.
Under the cigarette tax, act passed
by the last legislature smokers of the
fags will now have to contribute
one-tenth of a cent to the state on
each cigarette selling at not more
than one cent. Higher priced cig
arettes are to be taxed at 20 percent
ii the retail selling prjce.
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Effective this week a new system
if examining registrants for military
ervice is being put into effect, ac
cordng to Lt. Col. Elmer V. Wooten,
state director of selective service.
Hereafter local draft boards will
make only a cursory examination
of registrants in order to eliminate
those obviously unfit for military
service. Those who are passed by
their1 local boards will then go to
examination centers where they will
be riven a final examination by a
board of army examiners. Those
who survive this examination will
then be ready for military service
and when their number is called will
go directly to training centers in
stead of to induction centers as here
tofore. Eight of these examination
centers are being established at stra
tegic points in Oregon as follows:
Portland, Eugene, Medford, Klam
ath Falls, Bend, The Dalles, Pendle
ton and Baker.
Secretary of State Snell estimates
that Oregon motorists can save 108
tons of rubber a month by more
careful driving. In the interest of
tire conservation Snell urges mo
torists to drive at slower speeds,
avoid sudden application of brakes,
avoid squealing tires on curves, keep
wheels in good alignment and keep
tires at proper inflation. Observa
tion of these rules, he points out,
will save an average of two ounces
of rubber per tire each montji.
Twenty employees of the state
employment service are being trans
ferred to Portland under the recent
federalization of the employment
service. These employees are in the
training, research and accounting
divisions. All of the approximately
20 employees in the state employ
ment service are being retained in
their jobs in the transfer of jurisdic
tion to the federal government.
Steel priorities may make it im
possible for the state to secure ma
terial for 1943 automobile plates, in
the opinion of Secretary of State
Snell. The OPM has suggested that
the states adopt permanent license
plates or resort to the use of wind
shield stickers during the war em
ergency but Snell points out that
such a measure will require legisla
tive action in Oregon and the legis
lature is not scheduled to meet un
til 1943, whereas arrangements for
new plates under the present law
must be made months in advance of
that date.
Members of local rationing boards,
appointed by Governor Sprague last
week to handle the rationing of new
tires and tubes in the various local
ities throughout the state, are feder
al agents acting under authority of
the Office of Production Manage-
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Vkfp JOHN DEEUE HlH
' 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.
Business Review for
Twelfth Federal
Reserve District Given
In the Twelfth Federal Reserve
district, further expansion of in
dustrial production under the stim
ulus of war will be reflected pri
marily in intensified efforts to in
crease the flow of those products al
ready dominant in defense produc
tion in the area: ships, planes, and
nonferrous metals. The district de
mand for industrial labor will be
increased both through the comple
tion of new plants and through the
greater utilization of existing indus
rial facilities brought about by
working-additional shifts and a long
er working week. Heavier burdens
are being put' upon western rail and
shipping facilities. The further di
version of shipping will affect prin
cipally the movement of oil and
lumber and may limit the flow of
these products to more distant mar
kets for civilian use.
The pattern of economic condi
tions emerging in recent months in
dicates that the direct economy al
ready was in process of being al-
ment and administering rules and
regulations promulgated by that de
fense administration. For the time
being, too, these rationing boards
are serving entirely without pay.
donating their time as their contri
bution to the all-out defense effort
in the emergency precipitated by
the war" with the axis powers.
While these rationing boards are
carrying out rules and regulations
promulgated by the OPM and the
categories of preferred motorists
those entitled to new tires and tubes
when they can demonstrate the ne
cessity their big task will be that
of deciding border-line cases.
The average motorist, however,
must become reconciled to the fact
that there will be no new tires or
tubes for him, probably for several
years. Furthermore used casings
suitable for retreading are scarce
and becoming more so daily. So
that when present equipment can no
longer be retreaded he or she will
have only one alternative that is
to store the car for the duration.
What applies to the strictly plea
sure driver in this respect applies
with equal force to many "conven
ience" types of motor vehicles cars
used by traveling salesmen, deliv
ery cars operated by grocery stores,
laundries, lumber yards, etc. Cars
used by rural paper carriers in de
livering daily papers to their sub
scribers also fall in this category,
although rural mail carriers come
within the preferred classification.
Neither can doctors, surgeons or vet
erinarans qualify for new tires un
less they can convince the rationing
boards that their cars are used
"principally for professional ser
vices." Neither will motorists in the pre
ferred classifications be able to se
cure certificates for new tires so
long as it is practical to retread their
old ones.
Complicating the task of rationing
new tires is the allocating of quotas
to the several counties. January quo
tas are about one -eleventh, of the
normal demand, precluding; any pos
sibility of : "chiseling" by those "who
can,jtio Qualify as eligible but prove
the need for new rubber. '.;.. "
State ' , owned automobiles . and
triicki-are' going. to be just as hard
hit by . the tirfe shortage as are those
operated by pjtvate owners.- Except
for the 190 cars operated by the state
police bureau few of the more than
650 automobiles owned by state de
partments and institutions can qual
ify for new tire classification. The
same can be said of the more than
960 trucks owned by the state, ex
cept for the 166 operated by the
highway department most of which
are essential to highway mainten
ance. State employees who serve as
investigators, examiners, etc., are
wondering how they are to get ar
ound when present tire equipment
wears out. "Let 'em ride the bus,"
is Governor Sprague's answer to
this query.
More than 160 public libraries
throughout Oregon will serve as
collection agencies in the national
Victory Book campaign, according to
Eleanor Stephens, state librarian
who will direct the drive in this
state. The campaign designed to
place good books within the reach of
every soldier, sailor and marine in
Uncle Sam's fighting force.
tered markedly under the stimulus
of the defense effort prior to the
outbreak of war. It is evident that
many aspects of economic activity
in this area which may be expected
to become more pronounced under
war conditions including the estab
lishment of new plants, the domin
ance of aircraft and shipbuilding,
high levels of activity in mining and
in metal production, and the disloca
tion of less essential activity were
clearly visible in November and
earlier.
In November continued expansion
of defense activity more than com
pensated for reductions in some less
essential lines and Twelfth District
employment and payrolls continued
to rise.
The value of nonresidential con
struction initiated in November in
creased sharply over that of recent
months, in large measure owing to
a $91,000,000 contract for iron and
steel making facilities. Private resi
dential building, excluding an $8,
000,000 life insurance company hous
ing project in San Francisco, contin
ued to decline from, the mid -summer
peak.
The decline in department store
sales of the preceding two months
was halted in November. Sales rose
moderately and the- increase con
tinued through the first week in
December, but was checked abrupt
ly upon the outbreak of hostilities.
Sales recovered somewhat in the
week ending December 30, but were
up only one percent over a year ago.
The impact of war upon the dis
trict agricultural situation appar
ently will not involve any abrupt
changes in the production pattern
already evident for 1942. Largest
increases in output of farm products
important in the Twelfth District
are scheduled for dairy products,
eggs, cattle, sheep, and tomatoes and
other vegetables for canning.
A marked increase in purchases
by the public of defense savings
bonds resulted from the outbreak of
hostilities. Sales of the Series E
bonds, purchaseable only by indiv-
iduals, in the week ending December
13 were almost twice the average of
the preceding four weeks.
In the past three weeks, loans of
weekly reporting member banks for
commercial and industrial purposes
increased $14,000,000 to $511,000,000
6n December 24. Investments of
these banks in government securi
ties increased further, largely re
flecting participation of district city
member banks in the December 15
Treasury financing.
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CAR OWNERSHIP SHOWN
Results of a recent survey indicate
that 44 per cent of moderate -income
city families own automobiles, ac
cording to Dr. E. B. McDaniel, pres
ident of the Oregon State Mjotor as
sociation. During the year covered
by the survey, 10.8 per cent of the
14,469 families reported on purchas
ed automobiles, with three used cars
for every new one, Dr. McDaniel
said.
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