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STATE
CAPITAL
NEWS
o Coming Election
o Tire Example
o Road Bottlenecks
By A. L. LINDBECK
Salem Interest in the approach
ing primary election campaign, tem
porarily shoved into the background
by the war emergency was revived
this week by the entry of Floyd K.
Dover of Grants Pass into the race
for the democratic nomination for
congress from the new fourth Ore
gon district. Dover, incidentally, is
the first of several "prominently
mentioned" candidates to step out
with a definite commitment of his
political intentons. In his bid for
Democratic support in the primary
race the Grants Pass candidate
pledges his support to legislation
insuring the protection of America
from enemy attack, more adequate
pensions for the aged along the line
of the Townsend plan and support
of President Roosevelt's foreign pol
icy. Another candidate to step into
the primary arena this week was
Mrs. Joe Rogers, Sr., of Independ
ence, a republican, who wants to
represent Polk county in the hall
of representatives.
First effect of the tire rationing
program is felt in the falling off in
applications for automobile license
plates. Instead of an, increase over
the 1941 demand as would be exper
ienced in normal times Secretary of
State Snell reports that applications
for 1942 plates to date are substan
ially below the record for 1941.
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High wages being paid to workmen
in the shipyards and other defense
industries are being reflected in a
shortage of wood cutters. Only one
bid was submitted in response to an
invitation sent out. Vw thp. state, fnr
offers to supply fuel wood to state
institutions and that was for a price
subsiantiatiy higher than prevailed
a year. ago. As a result of this
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shortage in the fuel wood supply the
state board of control plans to equip
state institutions now dependent on
wood with oil burners.
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Governor Sprague this week gave
his endorsement to the Victory Book
campaign which is designed to sup
ply millions of good books to Uncle
Sam's fighting men. Miss Eleanor
Stephens, state librarian, who is di
recting the campaign in Oregon ur
ges every citizen to make a contri
bution of at least one good book.
Up-to-date technical books, as well
as books on travel, biography, his
tory and fiction are all acceptable.
Contributions may be left with lo
cal libraries, the Red Cross or the
United Service organizations. Start
ing last Monday, January 12, the
drive will continue for several
weeks, Miss Stephens said.
Budget Director David Eccles was
subjected to a lot of good natured
ribbing around the capitol last week.
Setting an example in automobile
and tire conservation for other state
officails and employees Eccles rode
to work one morning on a new bi
cycle. Then the silver thaw hit Sa
lem. The streets were coated with
ice making motoring hazardous and
bicycling impossible, especially to
one living at the top of Salem's
highest hill as does Eccles. So the
budget master parked his bike in
the capital lobby and took a taxi
to his home. The storm continued
for several days and Eccles two
wheeler remained parked. In the
meantime some practical joker had
attached a "For Sale" sign to the
bike but Eccles insists he expects to
use it as transportation between
home and office for the duration.
The battleship "Oregon," that old
bull dog of the American navy back
in Spanish-American war days will
not be needed in the war against the
Axis, according to Secretary of the
Navy Frank Knox who this week
telegraphed 'Governor Sprague re
jecting his offer to turn the craft,
now reposing in Portland harbor,
over to the government if the navy
could make use of it.
Decision of the state highway
commission to confine new road con-
struction during the war emergency
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to army-approved projects docs not
LOW-COST POWER
Gazette Times, Heppner,
mean that there will be no new
construction attempted this year, ac
cording to R. H. Baldock, highway
engineer.
There are a number of highway
bottlenecks on primary roads in this
state that might well come in for
army approval as vital to the ex
peditious movement of men and ma
terials, Baldock points out For in
stance there is the relocation of the
Pacific highway between Eugene
and Springfield, a project estimated
to cost approximately $500,000. While
the department has had plans pre
pared for this job for some time the
improvement has been postponed
because of the cost involved, men
tV,rvy-o ia tho nronosed relocation of
the upper Columbia river highway
at water grade, a project estimated
in post. $1,500,000. This highway, rec
ognized as one of the most scenic in
the state also constitutes a serious
bottleneck so far as fast truck traf
fic is concerned. Another section of
highway which Baldock admits
might also receive army approval is
that between Roseburg and Grants
Fass where a series o snaij iv
and heaw grades seriously handicap
the movement of heavy army equip
ment.
Decision of the highway commis
sion to curtail new construction
work was based upon a prospective
loss in revenues as a result of the
tire rationing program. Baldock es
timates that gross revenues of the
department which totalled $17,845,
696 in 1941 will be reduced by at
least ten percent in 1942 while the
reduction in) 1943 may be as much
as 25 percent with the full force of
the automobile and tire shortage ex
pected to be felt by that time.
Gasoline taxes accounted for $12,
867,932 of the highway department's
revenues for 1941. Another $3,629,
074 was realized from motor ve
hicle registration fees and truck and
bus operators contributed another
$1,392,242 in fees and licenses. Of
its gross revenues the highway de
partment allocated $2,410,961 to the
counties and $341,097 to the state
police, leaving a net of $15,093,637
for the work of the highway de
partment. Allocation of another $815,072 in
highway funds to the several coun
ties was announced by Secretary of
State Snell this week, to bring the
year's total to $2,815,072. The coun
ties' share from 1941 highway rev
enues was $404,110 in excess of al
locations from 1940 revenues. At the
same time Snell announced alloca
tion of $39,004 among the public
lands counties with more than one
third of this total, or $13,123 going
to Malheur county.
Secretary of State Snell admits
that he has a bicycle held in re
serve but declares that he does not
expect to use it until all of his au
tomobile tires are worn out Snell
points out that there is no occasion
for motorists to become panicky over
the tire situation. Most cars, he
points out, will be able to operate,
with reasonable care, for another
year or two with present equipment.
In this connection Snell calls atten
tion to the fact that thousands of
garage mechanics and service sta
tion employees are dependent for
their jobs upon the continued use of
automobiles.
OSC Winter Roll
Larger Than Expected
Oregon State College Early reg
istration for the winter term here is
running about 8 percent behind that
of a year ago, which is almost exact
ly the same drop shown in the fall
term compared with the fall of 1940.
A final registration of about 4000 is
predicted by Registrar E. B. Lemon,
a total considerably higher than
expected by some in view of war
time demand on young men and
the employment opportunities for
women. . ,,
Enrollment of men students is oil
about 10 percent compared with a
year ago, while there are only 3 per
cent fewer women here now. More
new students entered for the first
time this year than last.
"The fact that registration has
shown no greater percentage drop
this term than last is evidence that
the public believes that Orlgon State
college is meeting the war-time
needs of the state," said Dr. F. A.
Gilfillan, acting president. "That is
what we are attempting to do both
in our campus instructional pro
gram and in the service work thru
out the state."
Oregon
Animal Registration -Deadline
Extended
.The final date for voluntary reg
istration of horses and mules has
been changed from January 10 to
January 20. The ten additional days
have been allowed to permit a more
thorough census.
The voluntary registration was re
quested recently by the Headquar
ters Western Remount Area, San
Mateo, Calif., to enable the army
agency to determine accurately the
current resources of military horses
and mules in the states of California,
Oregon, Washington and Nevada, as
well as the location and ownership of
such animals, so that if and when
needed they may be quickly pur
chased and assembled for military
use.
Horse and mule owners are re
quested to report by card or. letter
no special form is necessary to
their county agents the age, sex,
color, whether riding or draft type,
whether broken or unbroken and
whether or not necessary for own
er's use, of each horse or mule be
tween the age of three and ten in
clusive. In counties not having
county agents or farm advisors, the
information may be reported direct
ly to the Western Remount Area,
72-3rd Avenue, San Mateo, Cal.
It is desired to emphasize that this
registration or listing of potential
military animals is voluntary on the
part of the owner. Such listing im
plies no later obligation by the ow
ner to sell to the army nor the army
to buy. How many horses or mules
the army wili need in the future can
not yet be determined. However,
curtailment of production in various
fields, restrictions on use of cer
tain essentials and other conditions
both foreign and domestic seem to
indicate that greater reliance must
be placed on horse power in the im
mediate future, both by the mili
tary and those in civilian pursuits.
Military needs of the most urgent
sort frequently arise overnight. The
remount service must be prepared
to meet any military requirements
for horses and mules and this reg
istration or census of potential mil
itary animals will be of great assist
ance in preparing to meet such re
quirements. Registrations to date indicate wide
and thorough cooperation of horse
and mule owners throughout the
Pacific Coast area. It is hoped this
will continue.
PEPPERMINT HEARING HELD
A hearing on maximum prices for
peppermint oil, held in Washington
January 13, was attended by L. R.
Breithaupt, extension economist at
Oregon State college, who had gone
east to take part in the annual agri
cultural outlook conference held by
the United States deparatment of
agriculture starting January 14. Ore
gon is one of five states producing
peppermint oil in commercial quan
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