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4 Heppner Gazette Times, July 30, 1942
STATE
CAPITAL
NEWS
Unfair Proposal
o Rations Reflection
o Payroll Boost
By A. L. LINDBECK
Salem. A state school fund ap
portioned on either a teacher or
days' attendance basis would work
a serious hardship on. the sparsely set
tled counties of central and eastern
Oregon, according to opponents of
this plan. While the unfairness of
such an equalization plan would not
be so evident as long as it was fin
anced out of income tax revenues
it would become immediately evi
dent upon a return to a levy against
property for support of such a fund,
it is pointed out.
For example a state levy against
property would take nearly four
times as much money out of Sher
man county as that county would
receive back on the basis of actual
days attendance. Gilliam and Jef
ferson counties would contribute ap
proximately three times as much to
such a fund, if financed by a prop
erty levy as they would receive
back in the form of an equalization
subsidy on the basis of actual days'
attendance. Other counties which
would stand to lose money under
such a plan include Douglas, Grant,
Harney, Lake, Morrow, Multnomah,
Tillamook, Umatilla, Wallowa and
Wasco.
On the other hand the proposed
equalization plan would work to the
advantage of the more populous and
more prosperous counties of the
Willamette valley, the lower Col
umbia . river section and southern
Oregon, most of which would take
out of the propsed state fund sub
stantially more than they would put
into it through a levy against pro
perty. Automobile and tire rationing is
beginning to be reflected in the reg
istration figures Secretary of State
Snell reports that there were 6,300
fewer passenger cars registered in
I (fs-mi! iia m m 1
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.
Oregon during the first half of this
year than for the same period in
1941. Registration of trucks, how
ever, shows an increase of approx
imately 800, accounting for a sub
stantial increase in the grand total
of motor vehicle registration fees.
Gasoline consumption also shows a
sharp decline, dropping from 134,
524,451 gallons for the first six
months of 1941 to 127,257,071 gallons
in the corresponding period of this
year, a decline of 5.4 percent for
the six month period with June con
sumption figures nine percent under
those for June, 1941.
The war boom has boosted Ore
gon's industrial payroll for the first
six months of the current year ap
proximately 50 percent above the
figures for the corresponding period
in 1941, according to figures com
piled by the state industrial acci
dent commission. While Oregon in
dustries paid out $96,398,292 in wages
during the first six months of 1941
the industrial payroll for the first
six months of this year totalled $145,
153,523, an increase of $49,355,221.
Multnomah county, the center of the
state's industrial activity, accounts
for $42,821,044 of this payroll in
crease. More married women teachers
will be moving back into the school
rooms this fall, according to Rex
Putnam, state superintendent of
public instruction. The shortage of
teachers has made it necessary for
school boards to hire anyone qual
ified to teach, Putnam said.
Oregon residents turned in a total
of 10,221 tons of rubber in the recent
scrap drive, an average of 18.75
pounds per capita, ranking second
highest in the nation, according to
information received at the office of
the state salvage committee in Sa
lem. Stop signs will be installed at 32
"mainline" grade crossings in Ore
gon just as fast as possible, R. H.
Baldock, state highway engineer,
said this week. As soon as the signs
are in place all motorists will be
required to come to a full stop be
fore crossing the railroad tracks.
The new regulation was ordered by
the highway commission acting up-
IRRIGON ITEMS
By MRS. J. A. SHOUN
Past Master Forrest (Pat) Hunt
ting of the Irrigon grange was hon
ored by the Irrigon members with
a farewell party on Sunday eve
ning. The time was spent visiting.
Delicious refreshments were served.
Mr. and Mrs. William Kik of Uma
tilla were out of town members
present.
Mr. and Mrs. Walt Caldwell of
The Dalles spent Sunday in Uma
tilla and back to the C. W. Grimm
home for the afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. William Potts and
Grandma Caldwell spent Sunday
afternoon with the C. W. Grimms.
Francis Gau spent the week end
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gau.
He is with a surveying crew in Ida
ho. The Rands and Warners, also the
Tates had a dinner and outing on
the river bank Sunday.
The Roy Bediwells and Cecil
Goodmans spent the day above Echo
on the river Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Schneider of Pasco
have moved to Irrigon to work at
the ordnance depot. He is part of
the crew of Don Louis'.
Mrs. Herbert Lily and baby of
Couer d'Alene, Idaho, spent the
week end with the Hazelrigs.
Mrs. Duus went to Hermiston
Monday on the bus.
Mrs. Wisdom was also an outgo
ing passenger after spending the
week end in Irrigon.
Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Caldwell and
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Caldwell and
niece, Clair Louise, of Portland spent
the week end with their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Caldwell. Ver
non's went on to Chicago to bring
back several hundred trailers. Way
ne's went back to Portland where
Wayne joins the armed forces and
Clair Louise will spend a few weeks
with her grandparents.
Mrs. Stella Doll and daughter
spent Monday night with her daugh
ter, Mrs. Glen Aldrich. She came
from the Pendleton hospital and
was taken to Wallowa lake by Glen
Paulson. She is planning to spend
a month there for her health.
Gerald White, the mail carrier,
enlisted in the army a few days ago.
Mrs. White now carries the mail.
Mr. and Mrs. Emery Bediwell
spent the week end in Spray with
their son Ernest. He is the pastor
of the Pentecostal church there.
Leroy Minnick, Billy Acock, Bob
Larson and Bob Waters were home
from Dayton, Wash., Monday. The
peas were too green, so they had
two days off.
Milford Terry of Port Orford, Cal.,
spent a few days with the Earl Ter
ry's and brother Harold of Irrigon,
and Parks of Hermiston. He has
a two weeks' furlough and has been
spending it in Yakima with his
parents there.
Mrs. Jack Browning has taken
over the 4-H sewing club work
since Mrs. Burnell left.
Mrs. C. D. Whitney had a birth
day dinner for three generations of
her family with the same birth date
Sunday. They had a good dinner
and a nice crowd. Clyde Caldwell
the father, Jack the son, and little
George Whitney, two years old,
were honored.
Curtis Stephens spent the week
end with his mother and family. He
works in a garage in Portland.
Chester Wilson made a business
trip to Enterprise Saturday. He re
turned Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Winston Burnell
left for Portland Thursday. Mr.
Burnell was band leader and a mem
ber of the school faculty. He will
be missed. He has been called to
the army.
UNDEROES OPERATION
Mrs. Hilma Anderson was ex
pected to undergo a major operation
at a Portland hospital today.- Her
son, Frank Anderson, and Mr. and
Mrs. B. O. Anderson went to the
city Tuesday to be with her.
on a petition filed by the railroads
as an additional precaution against
crossing accidents that might result
in loss of vital war materials or ser
ious delay in delivery of these ship
ments. Forest protection crews are ready
throughout western Oregon to cope
with any emergency, according to
Governor Sprague who spent three
days last week touring the forested
areas of the state in company with
State Forester Nels Rogers.
PINE CITY NEWS
By BERNICB WATTENBURGER
Tony Vey's tractor caught fire
while in the hay field and burned
up. What was left of it was taken
back to the Braden-Bell work shop.
Anyone wanting any trapping
for coyotes done just call on Mrs.
Marion Finch. She has lost tan of
her spring lambs, with coyotes kill
ing them, so she finally fixed a trap
just right and caught Mr. Coyote.
She hopes now not to lose any more
lambs.
Believe it or not, Clayton yers
has coyotes coming into his back
yard after his sheep also, and kill
ing them. He went on a hunting trip
and found a den of five pups not
far away. They say the pups were
n't over four or five weeks old
first they ever heard of in the sum
mer time.
Miss Lucille Wattenburger is
spending a week in Portland with
Mrs. Alvin Strain.
Mr. and Mrs. Jasper Myers took a
truck load of folks to Hidaway
springs Sunday for a picnic and
swim. Those present .were Mr. and
Mrs. Clayton Ayers and daughter,
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Wattenburger
and family, Elroy Moore, Miss Betty
Finch, Mr. and Mrs. Myers and fam
ily, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Finch and
Patty and Frances, Miss Katherine
O'Brien and Johnny Harrison. All
reported a good time even though
they got a few sun burns.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Bartholomew
left Sunday for Soap Lake and
Spokane, Wash. Mr. Bartholomew
expected to ship his sheep east
while there.
Vehicle Use Stamps
Available at Portland
According to information receiv
ed from J. W. Maloney, collector of
internal revenue, Portland, all per
sons who have their automobiles,
trucks or motorcycles in use on the
public highway in July are required
to buy the federal motor vehicle use
tax stamp, costing $5.00 for the year
beginning July 1st.
He stated that these stamps would
be on sale at the post offices thru
out the state during July, but called
the attention of all motorists to the
fact that the July tax stamp would
be withdrawn from sale by the post
office after the close of the month,
and could be purchased only at the
collector's office in Portland.
Mr. Maloney stated that prelimin
ary reports of sales of these auto tax
stamps was encouraging. However,
it is apparent that many motor ve
hicle owners had not purchased
their stamps. The deputies of his
office are "tagging" all automobiles
and trucks found without the stamp
properly posted in the upper left
hand corner of teh windshield, as
required by law, and all persons who
have not already secured their $5.00
stamp for July should get it at once
from their local post office. The
names of all delinquents are being
rechecked, and if the tax stamp has
not been secured, the tax will be
assessed and collected from the car
owner through the usual internal
revenue facilities.
Collector Maloney stated that ad
vice from the bureau of internal
revenue at Washington is to the
effect that all deliberate violations
of the law that are discovered, where
the owner of the motor vehicle has
failed to purchase the tax stamp, or
to post it as required by law in his
car, will be prosecuted vigorously,
and the penalties provided by law
are to be imposed in case of conviction.
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