Capitol Parade . . By MURRAY WADE TAX PROBLEMS At the next meeting of Governor Earl Snell's 13-member tax study commission scheduled for July 23 the tax structures of other states will be available for premeditation. Special attention will be given to the poser of how funds may be raised to meet postwar tax revenue shrinkages. The vision of diminish, ing liquor profits and dwindling in come taxes are seven-siren alarms to members of the commission. The deliberations of the commis sion will include the tax puzzles of the political divisions of the state as well as those- of the state itself. Hearings will be held in dif ferent sections of the state that members of the commission may get a close-up of the industries and potential expansion, possibil ities. At the last meeting a committee was appointed to interview and present the names of candidates for executive director of the com mission of around $5000 a year. BUILDING PLANS Oregon's ten million dollar build ing program recently sanctioned by the vote of the people is well along in the planning stage but construc tion will not .begin until materials and labor are available. Approxi mately $6,000,000 of the sanctioned income tax surplus will be expend ed under the direction of the board of control. In addition to the voted funds $1,500,000 will be expended to construct a new office building at the capital. This sum will be bor rowed from the state land board and will be repaid out of rentals from state departments. Several preliminary and pros pective sketches have been sub mitted to the board of control by architects whose drawing boards have been dusted off for the first time since Pearl. Harbor. Under pressure of dire necessity first con sideration will be given to the con. struction of ward buildings and re modeling at the Oregon state hos pital at Salem. Allocations for the eastern Ore gon state hospitaf at Pendleton to tal $261,500 and for the eastern Oregon tuberculosis hospital at The Dalles, total $30,000. The state board of higher education is charg ed with the expenditure of about $4,000,000 for new buildings at Cor. vallis, Eugene, Monmouth, Ashland and La Grande. MORE FARMS AND BEEF Figures of the federal farm cen sus of Oregon just released show that there are five percent more farms in the state than when the last, census was taken in 1940, and that the. farms average five percent larger acreage per farm, accord ing to John Kallak, supervisor of the farm census in Oregon. Figures in the report reveal Ore eon has an all-time record hay crop this year and verify the often heard remark that there are more beef cattle in the state than ever before. A cold spring followed by a late rainy season brought the heavy hay crot) and furnished ample grass for cattle that were in poor marketing condition. One of the potent con tributing factors to the present meat shortage is that ranchers did not market cattle that were not in thp hest condition preferring, for good financial reasons, to hold them to fatten on the lush crop. BELTON ACTING GOVERNOR President of the senate Howard C. Belton, now acting governor of Oregon will remain in Salem most of the time until about July 13, when Governor Snell is exected to return from the national governors' conference he is attending at Mack inac Island, Mich. Belton is serving his second time as acting governor. The first time was in April when Governor Snell went to Reno, Nev. for a confer to San Francisco for the opening ence of western governors and on of the United Nations' conference. CAPITAL SHORTS The state supreme court has re cessed until Sept. 4 . . . William HEPPNER MAN ON CRUISER THAT HELPED BLAST JAPS John Thomas Mahon, 24, cox swain, USNR, son of Mrs. Joe Ma hon Sr. of Heppner, fights aboard a heavy cruiser whose big guns have helpd smash Japanese resist ance on Okinawa by blasting re maining enemy pillboxes and ar tillery installations into twisted rubble, according to a release from the fleet distribution center of the navy. Nearly four weeks ago this crui ser moved into position to take its turn at bombarding the plateaus and ridges of the formidable island sided, she moved in close to the bastion. As enemy resistance sub barren beaches to afford pointblank range to her 8-inch guns. While her guns kept pounding Earl Snell, son of Gov. and Mrs. Earl Snell has been commissioned a lieutenant, j. g. in the navy and has reported to the San Diego na val hospital for an intern assign ment . . . Restaurants selling beer or beer parlors selling food for consumption on the premises must get licenses from both the liquor commission and the state health department. NOTICE OF SCHOOL MEETING . x NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the legal voters of School District No. 1 of Morrow Coiintv Stata of Drpe-nn fhnt cptmnr MmP u ... d strict will be held at the City Hall on the 27th day of July, 1945. at 2. Q'clnckp m fr The fF?!ING, f th 81,J rung July 1, 1945. and ending June 30, 1946, hereinafter set forth, 'and to vote onhe T proposition of evying I diftrfct to? year' b6gm" Sohodnle I Estimated Receipts from County School Fund 2. S. Elementary school Fund.. 4. State Irreducible School Fund o. vocational Education 6. High School Tuition.. 7. Elementary Tuition 8. 13. 14. High School Transportation! nouiaia ,., Other sources 15. Estimated Total Receipts.. ib. estimated Available Cash Balance or Deficit (Add Cash Balance Deduct 17. Esttlmated Total Receipts and Available Cash Balance or Deficit Schedule IX General Fund ITEM L GENERAL CONTBOL 1. Personal service: (1) Superintendent ..... '(2) Clerk (3) Stenographers and other office (4) Compulsory education and census (5) Other services ........ 2. Riinnlipa 3. Elections and publicity 4. Legal service (clerk's bond, audit, etc.). (5) Other expense of general control: (1) 6. Total Expense of General Control... IL INSTRUCTION Supervision 1. Personal service: (1) Principals ...... 2. Supplies, principals and supervisors.. 3. Smith-Hughes Transportation 5. Total Expense of Supervision III INSTRUCTION Teaching 1. Personal service: (1) Teachers . (2) Handicapped Children (3) Music 2. Library supplies, repairs 3. Supplies (chalk, paper, etc.) 4. Textbooks 6. Other expense of teaching 7. Total Expense of Teaching..,,,,. IV. OPERATION OF PLANT 1 Personal service: (1) Janitors and other employees.. 2. Janitors' supplies .. 3. Fuel .. 4. Light and power .... ....... 6. Water 6. Telephone 8. Total Expense of Operation.. V. MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS 1. Repair and maintenance of furniture and equipment .. ......... 2. Repair and maintenance of: Buildings and Grounds 4. Total Expense of Maintenance and Repairs.. VL AUXILIARY AGENCIES 1. Health service: (1) Personal service (nurse, etc.) - (2) Supplies and other expenses. 2. Transportation of pupils: (1) Personal service , (3) Hot lunch 4. Total Expense of Auxiliary Agencies . VIL FIXED CHARGES 1 Insurance . 3. Other fixed charges: (1) N. W. Association 4. Total Fixed Charges away, the ship's observation plane, flying over the target radioed back changes in elevation as new ob jects were sighted for the gun's crews. Mingled with firing direct ions were words of praise for the gunners, phrases like " Nice work" or "Bull's eye" or a blunt "That one really knocked hell out of them!" Every man has been at his battle station during most of the opera tion and men on the antiaircraft batteries have been at their guns more than 400 hours. Their only respite has been an occasional nap atop ammunition ready boxes, or against splinter shields or the hous ing of their gun turrets. ALFRED RUGG ENLISTS Alfred William Rugg, son of E. E. .Rugg of Heppner was enlisted as apprentice seaman in the United States Naval Reserve in Portland last week. Alfred has returned home for a period of inactive duty to await his call for transfer to a naval training center for his "boot" training. Pomona Grange to Convene Saturday Pomona grange will convene BUDGET ESTIMATED RECEIPTS AND ITEM ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES Elementary School High SchoolB ... 1,628.57 300.00 475.00 10.00 50.00 75.00 50.00 75.00 100.00 2,763.57 $ 1628.57 $ 3,257.14 300.00 600.00 475.00 950.00 10.00 20.00 50.00 100.00 75.00 150.00 60.00 100.00 75.00 150.00 100.00 200.00 9 2,763.57 $ 5,527.14 assistants.. .. 300.00 40.00 340.00 300.00 40.00 230.00 I 540.00 v. .. ....$18,340.00 .. 270.00 100.00 25.00 300.00 . 1000.00 . 150.00 .920,185.00 $15,232.86 100.00 25.00 800.00 400.00 150.00 916,207.86 1800.00 600.00 600.00 810.00 60.00 100.00 3,270.00 ; 1800.00 600.00 500.00 310.00 60.00 100.00 3,270.00 600.00 600.00 1,000.00 9 1500.00 .. 1,000.00 -9 1500.00 80.00 80.00 1600.00 400.00 100.00 480.00 9 1780.00 12160 12160 6.00 9 126.50 Continued If 12150 Heppner Gazette Saturday morning with Willows grange at lone as host. It is real ized that this is a busy season for farmers but it is hoped there will be a good attendance as an unusu ally fine program has been ansem bled.. Principal speaker at the after noon session will be Ben Buisman, editor of the Oregon Grange Bulle tin. Mr, Buisman, in cooperation with Maurine Laber. i . r r of the Oregon State Teachers assoc iaion, has recently made a survev of rural schools throughout the state and will report their findings SPECIAL INVITATION , ' Try the Amazing New Sonotone Has more power, clarity of tone, greater distance, smaller batteries T. C. DOWNS, Certified Sonotone Consultant will be at the Heppner Hotel, Thursday, July 12, 9 a. m. to 3 p: m. SONOTONE-THE HOUSE OF HEARING AVAILABLE CASH BALANCES Deficit).. Estimated Expend itures for the Ensuing School Year in Detail Estimated Expend- .BudgeL iture for the Ensuing ln,?eH School fr th o. v.. current a caj uy Totals School Year 2,729.00 3GO.0O 760.00 20.00 100.00 150.00 100.00 150.00 200.00 4,569.00 $ 5,527.14 $ 600.00 80.00 230.00 $ 910.00 $ 600.00 80.00 230.00 9 810.00 $ 910.00 933,672.86 270.00 200.00 60.00 600.00 1.400.00 300.00 936,392.86 $29,97100 100.1)0 200,00 50.00 600.00 700.00 300.00 93132100 936,392.86 3,600.00 1000.00 1000.00 620.00 120.00 200.00 6,540.00 1 3,060.00 1000.00 1,000.00 620.00 120.00 85.00 6,885.00 9 6,540.00 1000.00 2.000.00 9 3,000.00 1000.00 2,000.00 9 3,00000 9 3400.00 160.00 60.00 100.00 2,300.00 .600.00 9 2,960.00 1600.00 600.00 9 2,260.00 9 2,260.00 348.00 500 9 348.00 9 an Page Eight 140.00 6.00 I 146.40 M&OO Times, July 5, 1 945 5 to Pomona, using pictures to illus trate his talk. Miss Laber will be present to offer some observations on the survey. A report on the progress of the Morrow county REA is another important feature of the lecturer's hour. J. G. Parker of Pendleton was a business visitor in Heppner Satur day. He and his little daughter Marianne were accompanied home that evening by Mr. Parker's sister, Mrs. Frances Mitchell who will re main for about a month. Total All Funds General Fund $ 4J.7100 3,144.96 685.68 700.00 6.110.00 5,000.00 - ioo.oo 300.00 100.00 4J7100 3,144.96 585.68 700.00 6,110 00 6.000.00 1.6O0.00 800.00 100.00 $ 21,71164 8.400.00 I 30,111.64 $ 21,711.64 8.400.00 $ 30.11164 Expenditures for Three Fiscal Years Next Preceding the Current School Year Detailed for the Last Year of the Three-year Period Seo'd Year First Year Give Yearly Give Yearly Totals Totala I 2,098.00 800.00 71250 20.00 100.00 140.00 100.00 100.00 100.00 $ 3,670.50 f 2,778.47 $ 2,48145 I 344.70 60.00 230.00 I 634.70 9 1312.67 9 120166 924,948.20 100.00 100.00 20.00 600.00 1,450.00 150.00 $27,368.20 $22,257.07 $20,282.48 2,820.00 609.00 1,000.00 620.00 120.00 85.00 5,254.00 9 5,159.62 $ 4,147.40 260.00 700.00 9 960.00 9 100161 9 1428.86 60.00 100.00 aeoo.oo 200.00 9 360.00 9 &V3U.60 $ 4208.96 $140.40 5.00 9 145.40 9 145.40 9 soar