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6 Heppner Gazette Times, June 4, 1942 STATE CAPITAL NEWS Evacuation Food Opinion Effect Pension Effort By A. L. LINDBECK Salem. If it should become nec essary to evacuate citizens from western Oregon plans have already been completed for meeting the em ergency so far as food supplies are concerned. Elmer Goudy, state re lief administrator, who has been en trusted with this phase of the evac uation problem, has advised Gov ernor Sprague that food warehouses have been established at Portland, Eugene and Roseburg and that the Portland warehouse has already been stocked. Establishment of similar warehouses in three other cities is also contemplated, Goudy reported. In the event of an emergency these food supplies will be distributed by the state and county welfare com missions, American Red Cross and other agencies. Goudy said that services of all of ficials and employees of the state public welfare commission are avail able for all civilian defense activ ities if and when required. Accidents at railroad grade cross ings increased from 247 in 1940 to 337 in 1941 and injuries from this type of accident increased propor tionately from 63 to 94, it was re vealed in a report compiled by Or mond R. Bean, public utilities com missioner. This too, in spite of the fact that there were 74 fewer grade crossings 74 fewer opportunities for such accidents in Oregon in 1941 than there were in 1940. Most of the accidents at grade crossings re sulted when motor vehicles crashed into standing or moving trains. In dicative of the factor of recklessness involved in this type of accident, Bean's report shows that the great est percentage of these crashes in volved persons between the ages of 19 and 21 years. An opinion handed down by the .fifltar -qrSOil ON ADUUI 1 . j, Mrt N't; uf dD . ...r.rt MtAfflrJrt r It .i v 1 I You're in for the surprise of your life when you see and drive the John Deere Model "II" 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." BRADEM-BELL TRACTOR & EQUIPMENT CO. state supreme court last week in volving the payment of unemploy ment compensation to an employee of the Puget Sound Bridge and Dredging company is expected to have very far reaching effects. The company contested the payment or b?nefits to the employee on the ground that he was engaged in work on a navigable stream and was therefore not within the jurisdiction of the Oregon Unemployment Com pensation commission. The high court, however, ruled that while the employee was engaged in work on a dredge on a navigable stream he was not a member of the crew of the dredge and was therefore en titled to compensation when he lost his job. It is believed that this rul ing will apply to several thousand persons similarly employed. Twenty-eight percent of the brok ers and 18 percent of the real estate salesmen who applied for state li censes in May failed to pass their tests, according to Claude H. Mur phy, state real estate commissioner, who announced the names of 17 bro kers and 20 salesmen who did pass the test. Oregon ranks 14th among the states in defense training enroll ments to March 1, according to re ports received by 0. I. Paulson, state director for vocational education. Paulson said that more than 46,900 persons had ben trained for defense jobs in this state up to March 1. David Eccles, former executive secretary to Governor Sprague, has resigned his job as chairman of the interim committee for industrial de velopment. Eccles gave as his rea son for quitting the fact that the state emergency board had refused to give his group any money with which to carry on an investigation of the state tax system. The Senior Citizens Annuity Com mittee, sponsors of a proposed state old age insurance system, have ab andoned attempts to get their mea sure before the voters at the next general election in November. In stead they will go before the legis lature in an effort to have it enacted into law at the next session. Lack of time in which to complete their petitions was given as the reason .j.W AEOIIABr W ""MaHiW, ,J. Jrtuiv rYllUnroc VsA'' ...... PINE CITY NEWS By BERNICE WATTENBURGER Mr. and Mrs. Russell Moore are the parents of a son born May 29. He has been named Gary Moore. A. V. Strain of Weiser, Idaho, spent from Thursday until Sunday with his daughter, Mrs. Burl Wat tenburger. He went to Portland Sunday afternoon to visit his son, Alvin Strain. Mr. and Mrs. Earl Wattenburger and sons, Pasco, spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Watten burger. Miss Marie Healy of Portland spent the week end with her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. John Healy. Mr. and Mrs. Ebson of Alpine call ed Sunday at the H. C. Vogler ranch. Miss Betty Finch is working at the Frank Saling home for the sum mer. Mr. and Mrs. Truman Sethers and daughter of Seattle spent the Mem orial day week end with Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Bartholomew. Miss Fran ces Finch returned home with them for a two weeks visit at Estacada. Mr. and Mrs. Emery Cox and fam ily of Haines spent Saturday eve ning with Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Wat tenburger and family. Mrs. Cox says her brother, Lowell Young has join- for abandoning the initiative mea sure. It is understood that the mea sure will have the backing of the Grange, Farmers Union and a large group of teachers. Petitions for six other proposed initiative measures are now being circulated and must be completed by July 2 if the measures are to find a place on the November ballot. One of these proposed initiative measures provides for the outright repeal of the milk control act. This measure is sponsored by John Wa terhouse of Portland. Another, sponsored by the Asso ciated Employers of Oregon and known as the "hot cargo" bill is de signs to outlaw secondary boycotts. A third, sponsored by Herman C. Dekker and others of Portland, would amend the state constitution to provide for tax exemption on homes up to $2000 of true cash val ue. A fourth measure which has the backing of the Oregon State Teach ers' association, seeks to divert all revenue from income tax levies in excess of $7,750,000 a year to the support of the public school system as an off-set to taxes otherwise lev ied against property. The other two proposed measures deal with some phase of the old age assistance problem. One, sponsored by E. C. Allen of Portland, would levy a tax of five percent against corporation divi dends to provide unemployment compensation of $15 a week for Or egon ex-service men following the present war. Any surplus in the fund would be transferred to the old-age assistance fund. The other measure proposes a complete reorganization of the pre sent public welfare set-up by abol ishing the office of administrator, requiring that all members of the state public welfare commission be selected by the governor from mem bers of county courts and eliminat ing the four appointive members of the county welfare commissions. This measure would also repeal the provision in the present law which makes a near relative, if financially able, responsible for the care of a needy aged person who would other wise be eligible to public assistance. This measure is sponsored by the Old-Age Beneficiaries, Inc. Forty-eight persohs lost their lives in fires in Oregon during 1941, ac cording to the annual report of Seth B. Thompson, state fire marshal. Fires resulted in injuries to 21 per sons during the year, Thompson's report shows. Insured fire losses for the year totalled $3,309,165, a re duction of 3.9 percent from the ten year average. Losses by fire in rur al and farm areas amounted to $1, 345,201, an increase of $54,080 over the 1910 record. Ben Titus, who has been acting director of the state highway com mission travel bureau since Harold Say was called into service by the navy a year ago, has been granted a leave of absence in order to accept a position with the federal war in dustries division. A postman who lived in New Haven, Said "Millions of people are savin', They've bought Bonds galore, To help win the war, And keep our Old Glory still wavin'." Your local poat office hum a 'tiffl U. S. Savings Bond or Stamp to fit your budget. Get one today! ed the Marines and has taken up cooking. Mr. and Mrs. Bill Doherty of Al pine have named their son William James Doherty. Mr. and Mrs. George Currin of Lena and Hugh Currin, Sr.. of Pilot Rock went to Eugene for the grad uation of the Currin boys, and Mrs. George Currin is visiting her sister, Mrs. John Harrison and son John ny. Mr. and Mrs. Dale Akers of Ham ilton spent Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Burl Wattenburger. Bill Westermyer and Miss Hazel Ritchie and Mrs. Mary Ritchie spent Friday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Ayers. Mr. and Mis. H. C. Vogler and son Bobby spent the week end in Pull man, attending graduation exercises for their daughter, Miss Helen Vog ler. Charley Moorehead left Wednes day for Ellensburg, Wash., to move his family over to the Roy Neill home. He has rented the ranch. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Young and son of The Dalles spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. Bill McCarty. WAR 4BSIND DAY S72? 5?Em::tS SAVE DOLLARS Professional Directory Phelps Funeral Home Licensed Funeral Directors Phone 1332 Heppner, Ore. f NEW AUTO POLICY Uodily Injury & l'ropeny uamage Class A $13.00 Class B ?17.W See us before financing your next automobile. 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. 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