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6 Heppner Gazette Times, July 91942 STATE CAPITAL NEWS O One Initiative Bill o Speakership o Upped Valuations By A. L. LINDBECK Salem. Only one of seven initia tive measures for which preliminary petitions were filed with the secre tary of state's office made its way to a place on the November ballot. That was the measure sponsored by the Oregon State Teachers' as sociation which seeks to divert all surplus income tax revenues above $7,750,000 a year into a special state school fund. This measure, however, together with the six referred measures will give Oregon voters a total of seven ballot measures to pass judgment on come general election time. The re ferred measures include: A proposed constitutional amend ment increasing the pay of legisla tors from $3 a day for 40 days to $8 a day for 50 days; A proposed constitutional amend ment repealing the article providing for a rural credits loan fund. A proposed constitutional amend ment providing that gasoline taxes shall be used exclusively for roads and highways. A proposed constitutional amend ment permitting the legislature to restore voting rights to persons con victed of felonies. A legislative act providing for a tax on cigarettes, the proceeds to be used for old age assistance and vocational education. A legislative act restricting or prohibiting net fishing in coastal streams and bays. When the deadline for filing of initiative petitions arrived it was found that five measures had failed to qualify for a place on the Novem ber ballot. These included: C. H. Agers' proposal to exempt homes from taxatin up to a true cash value of $2000; John H. Waterhouse's proposal to &VV? TALK adOUT ECONOMY S -jftfxrs Toucan cultivate Aiir- V- X MN ,. yN 0H ABOUT Af QUART or &&&ffiU M1 r0fi$m . 3jjj? (ft CEMAI MLY PiEnjy k john DEEHlKnr 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. repeal the milk control act. Dan Hays' "hot cargo" bill pro hibiting secondary boycotts. E. C. Allen's proposal to tax cor poration dividends to create an un employment compensation fund for the benefit of service men at the close of the war. A measure sponsored by the Old Age Beneficiaries, Inc., providing for the complete revamping of the state public welfare organization. Still another proposed initiative sponsored by the Senior Citizens Annuity committee and providing for a state old age retirement plan, was withdrawn by its sponsors sev eral weeks ago. a Vacationists who desire to leave the beaten path and penetrate deep into Oregon's forests this summer must first secure a permit. A pro clamation closing all national forests as well as adjacent privately owned forest lands to entry except with the requisite permit was issued by Governor Sprague this week. The proclamation prohibits smoking in hazardous areas. Persons desiring to build camp fires in other than designated, improved camp grounds must equip themselves with fire fighting equipment including axe, shovel and water pail. The contest for the house speak ership has been considerably enliv ened this week by the injection of of the name of Carl Engdahl, vet eran Umatilla county legislator, into the race. Engdahl is not actively seeking the honor but is said to have been urged to become a can didate by a group of veteran house members. A member of the house since the session of 1935 Engdahl is recog nized as one of the ablest members of that body with several important committee assignments including a place on the all-powerful ways and means body. Three other candidates are in the race for speakership, all of course, contingent upon their election this fall. They are Wm. McAllister of Medford, John Steelhammer of Sa lem and Herman H. Chindgren of Clackamas county. County assessed valuations are up an aggregate of approximately $28,- PROCLAMATION WHEREAS, the unregulated use of certain forest areas is, in my judgment, a menace to life and property on account of an excessive amount of inflammable debris on the ground, and WHERE AS, upon the showing of the State Forester, it appears to me to be necessary to close to unregulated use the following areas within and adjacent to the Umatilla National Forest designated as: AREA NO. 66-P SV2 Sections 31 to 35 inclu sive, T. 2 S., R. 34 E.; SV2 T. 2 S., R. 35 E.; all of T. 2 S., R. 36 E., lying south of Oregon Trail Highway ex cept Section 18; Sections 31 to 36 inclusive, T. 3 S., R. 29 E.; Sections 23 to 26 inclusive, and 31 to 36 in clusive, T. 3 S., R. 30 E., S T. 3 S, R. 30V2 E., Sections 11, 13 to 15 in clusive, and 19 to 36 inclusive, T. 3 S., R. 31 E.; Sections 12 to 17 inclu sive, 20 to 29 inclusive, and 32 to 36 inclusive, T. 3 S., R. 32 E.; T. 3 S., Rs. 33 and 33 Vz E.; Sections 1 to 12 inclusive, 14 to 23 inclusive, and 26 to 35 inclusive, T. 3 S., R. 34 E., Sec tions 1 to 12 inclusive, T. 3 S., R. 35 E.; that part of T. 3 S., R. 36 E., ly ing north of Grande Ronde River; Sections 13, 14, SV2 22, 23 to 27 in clusive, and 33 to 38 inclusive, T. 4 S., R. 28 E., T. 4 S., Rs. 29 and 30 E.; Sections 1, 2, 5 to 8 inclusive, 17 to 20 inclusive, and those parts of Sec tions 4, 9, 16, and 21 lying west of Pendleton-John Day Highway, T. 4 S., R. 31 E.; Sections 1 to 17 in clusive, and 21 to 26 inclusive, T. 4 S.. R. 32 E.. T. 4 S.. Rs. 33 and 33V2 E.; T. 4 S., R. 34 E., except EV2 Sec tion 1 and Ny2NEy4 Section 12; the national forest area in T. 4 S., R. 35 E.; Section 13, E 14, and 19 to 36 inclusive, T. 5 S., R. 27 E.; T. 5 S., Rs. 23, .29, and 30 E.; Sections 31 to 34 inclusive, and SV2 Section 35, T. 5 S., R. 32 E.; areas within the na tional forest in T. 5 S., R. 33 E., T. 5 S., Rs. 33y2 and 34 E.; areas within the national forest in Sections 4 to 8 inclusive, T. 5 S., R. 35 E.; WV2 Section 26, Sections 27 and 28, Sy2 Sections 29 and 30, Sections 31 to 34 inclusive, and Wy2 and SEVi Sec tion 35, T. 6 S., R. 24 E., SEy4 Sec- 000,000 over the 1941 figures it was announced by the state tax commis sion this week. Most of the increase is accounted for by a substantial in crease in personal property assess ments. Utility assessments made by the tax commission will also show an increase of more than $6,500,000 bringing the grand total for all tax able property in the state up to more than $995,000,000. The experience rating system which went into effect on July 1, 1941, has resulted in a saving of nearly $1,500,000 in unemployment insurance premiums to Oregon em ployers in the past year, it was re vealed by the Unemployment Com pensation commission this week. In spite of this saving in contributions the commission's trust fund has now grown to approximately $20,000,000 or well above the required "ceiling" of $15,519,807. Oregon selective service regis trants who are in class 1-B will be given an opportunity to enter mil itary service in August, according to Elmer V. Wooten, state director of selective service. Because only a limited number of 1-B men will be taken into service Wooten has sug gested that men in this class who are anxious to enter service before their draft boards and volunteer for induction. A total of 21,518 Oregon youths aged 18 to 20 years, inclusive, were added to the selective service lists , in the recent registration according to a tabulation of local draft board figures compiled by the state office of 'selective service. The 20-year olds will be subject to immediate induction into military service but the other age groups will not be called up until they reach their 20th birthday unles congress changes the selective service act by lowering the age requirement. A survey to determine the extent, of duplication that exsits between rail and bus transportation services has been instituted by Utilities Com missioner O. R. Bean at the request of Joseph B. Eastman, federal trans portation co-ordinator. It is expect ed that if duplications in the service are discovered the rail service will be- ordered discontinued in order to relieve equipment for more urgent war needs. tion 26, Sy2 Sections 31 to 34, and Sy2 and NEVi Section 35, T. 6 S., R. 25 E.; Ey2 and Ey2Wy2 Section 12, Section 13, Ey2 Sections 14 and 23, Sections 24 to 28 inclusive, and 33 to 36 inclusive, T. 6 S., R. 25 E., T. 6 S., R. 27 E., except Section 6; T. 6 S., Rs. 28 and 29 E.; those parts of T. 6. S., Rs. 30, 31 and 32 E., ly ing north of North Fork John Day River; Sections 1, 2, and 7 to 36 in clusive, T. 6 S, R. 33 E.; T. 6 S., Rs. 34 and 35 E.; Sections 11 to 14 inclu sive, and Ny2 Section 24, T. 7 S., R. 23 E.; Sections 1 to 18 inclusive, Ny2 19, and 20 to 24 inclusive, T. 7 S., R. 24 E.; those parts of T. 7 S., Rs. 25, 26, and 27 E., within the national forest; Sections 1 to 6 inclusive, Wy2 Section 7, and those parts of Sec tions 11, 12, and 13 lying north of Ditch Creek-Ritter Road, T. 7 S., R. 28 E.; that part of T. 7 S., R. 29 E., lying north of Ditch Creek-Ritter Road and North Fork John Day River; those parts of T. 7 S., Rs. 30 and 32 E., lying north of North Fork John Day River; that part of T. 8 S., R. 25 E., within the national for est; Sections 1 to 30 inclusive, and 33 to 36 inclusive, T. 8 S., R. 26 E.; and Sections 4 to 9 inclusive, 16 to 21 inclusive, Ny2 29, and 30 and 31, T. 8 S., R. 27 E.; excepting, however, the Camas Creek Road, Pendleton John Day Highway, and Heppner Spray Highway. Permits for enter ing the above-described areas may be obtained at Heppner, Ukiah, Toll gate, and LaGrande Ranger Stations, and at Corporation and Frazier Guard Stations. NOW, THEREFORE, I, CHARLES A. SPRAGUE, Governor of the State of Oregon, by virtue of the authority vested in me under the provisions of Section 107-209, Ore gon Compiled Laws Annotated, do hereby proclaim the unregulated use of the above-described areas to be 'unlawful and that said areas shall be subject to entry only through permit to be issued by the State Forester, or a fire warden, under which permit entrant shall comply with any and all of the following requirements: (a) To build no fires except in places designated as safe in said permit, (b) To have as a part of his or her equipment, tools suitable for extinguishing fire, (c) To refrain from smoking except in places designated as safe in said permit. This proclamation shall be effective from and after the 8th day of July, 1942, and shall remain in full force and effect until the 31st day of December, 1942. Done at the Capitol in Salem, Oregon, this 2nd day of July, 1942. s CHARLES A. SPRAGUE, Governor. 'ATTEST: s EARL SNELL, Secretary of State. To buy, sell or trade, use the G-T Professional Directory Dr. W. H. Rockwell Naturopathic Physician & Surgeon Gilman Bldg. Office hours: 1 p. m. to 7:30 p. m. Exam free Ph. 522 Heppner, Or. Phelps Funeral Home Licensed Funeral Directors Phone 1332 Heppner, Ore. NEW AUTO POLICY I Bodily Injury & Property Damage Class A $13.60 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. TURNER, Mayor GLENN Y. WELLS ATTORNEY AT LAW ATwater 4884 535 MEAD BUILDING 5th at Washington PORTLAND. OREGON J. 0. 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