A Heppner Gazette Times, August 30, 1945
Capitol
Parade . .
By MURRAY WADE
TACKLE TAX ENIGMA
Thireen wise men proved their
wisdom, here at the last meeting of
their Oregon tax study committee.
At three monthly meetings they lis.
tened to various groups from dif
ferent parts of the state and indi
vidually expressed their own ideas.
They were wise enough to see they
were getting nowhere fast and de
cided Governor Earl Snell was also
wise when he asked the 1945 legis
lature to create a tax study body
with authority to secure a 'tax ge
nius. They closed the books for the
day and wired S. J. Barrick to
come quick. His salary will be $8000
a year, with offices in the capitol.
He will reside in Salem with his
family who expect to follow his
arrival Sept. 1. Mr. Barrick resign
ed federal work as field facility re
preservative wtth headquarters in
Washington D. C. He has served
with tax study organizations in se
veral states.
OREGON'S ATOMIC DONATION
Oregon's highways were usesd to
transport prefabricated houses from
Toledo to the atomic bomb plant
at . Hanf ord Wash., J. M. Devers,
highway commission atttorney. re
veals. He predicts that soon there
vill be four-and six-lane highways
from the Pacific to the Atlantic and
from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico
THIRTEEN NEW LAWYERS
The state supreme court announc
ed Saturday that 13 persons passed
the state bar examinations taken
here Julv 10 and 11, while four
failed to pass. The three women
who took the exammations were
amonir the successful. Those who
passed were: Helen F. Althus.
Troutdale. Elmer E. Amundson Sa
lem; Neil Richardson, Hillsboro;
Edward Brekke, Eugene E. Farley,
John Edward Husiman. Harold T.
Johnson, Charles F. Luce, Evelyn
T. McIJnay, Elizabeth C. Mac Man
iman, Raymond D. Matthies. Harry
D. Skerry and Sidney E. Thwing,
all of Portland.
AUTO REGISTRATIONS UT
Altho there are fewer passenger
cars registered in the state motor
vehicle department this year total
registrations are at an all-time high,
says Secretary of State Robert S
Farrell Jr. Total registrations are
408.40G which includes 1142 buses,
35,385 light trucks and 45,448 heavy
trucks. Registration fees total $3,
454,443.07.. compared wih $3,345,292.
94 last year, at this time.
TOP HAND
A prominent slate official who is
a dynamo of purpose went out to a
Willamette valley hop yard last
Sunday to do his bit in relieving
the labor shortage. He made better
than shipyard wages just picking
hops (no dice). The check he re
reived for his day's work was for
$12.44 which figures just $1.50 more
per day than the $4,000 a year sal
ary he is pai(J by the state of Ore
gon. Last Saturday six trucks took
state employes to hopyards, bean
fields and orchards near Salem in
answer to urgent pleas to save
crops.
PAGE EMILY POST
Governor Earl Snell Saturday
appointed a committee of 10 mem
bers to study long range forestry
programs intended to bring about
greater cooperation in fire protec
tion among federal, state and pri
vate agencies. Members of the com
mittee are: Tom B. Purcell, Gresh
am president of the Oregon News
paper Publishers association; Judge
H. G. Kerkman, Hillsboro, president
County Judges association; Merton
Tomkins, master of state grange; H.
J. Andrews. Portland, regional fed
eral forester; George Ger linger,
Portland West Coast Lumbermen's
association; J. F. Daggett, Prine
ville, Western Pine association; S.
B. Tanner, Portland. Oregon Forest
Fire association Claude Ballard,
Portland, president international
Woodworkers of America; Kenny
Davis, Portland, executive secreta
ry of the Northwest Council of
Lumber and Sawmill Workers, and
Herbert Chandler, Baker, president
Oregon Cattle and Horseraisers association.
UNEMPLOYMENT PEAK
During the first post-war week
2170 claims were filed with the
state unemployment compensation
commission by unemployed work
ers. This is the highest total for
any week since January 1942. The
Portland area had 1763 claims the
first week, with 20,000 war work
week. The unemployment service
ers laid off in the area in that
got jobs for about 400 other dis
charged workers while thousands
of others got work on farms and
railroads, in canneries and laun
dries, and in other occupations
still short of manpower. Of the 407
other claims reported outside of
Mulnomah county, Klamath Falls
accounted for 181, mostly because
of labor troubles in lumber camps.
Salem had 28 and Eugene 8.
Ora Wright suffered a freakish
accident this past week. He was
putting air in a little girl's bicycle
tire and somehow mrmnfrsd to cut
his hand, slightly, he thought, on
the wire spokes of the wheel. He
ignored it for a little while, but
was finally driven by constant pain
to seek aid of a physician. It was
found that the tendon had been
almost severed, so Mr. Wright is
now wearing a splint on his finger.
Lt (jg) Louis L Gilliam, flew
from Norfolk, Va.., to spend a few
days with his father, Len Gilliam.
Lt. Gilliam recently returned from
the shake down cruise of the U. S.
S. Lake Champlain. an aircraft
carrier, and was granted a few days
leave. He arrived Tuesday evening
and is leaving for New York City
L-y plane Friday.
Lexington items
By MBS. MARY EDWARDS
Mr. and Mrs. Ham Burchell of
Sheridan were business visitors
here last week.
AC Elwayne Peck and wife ar
rived Saturday for a visit with
v.ieir parents. Elwayne has been
stationed at San Marcos Texas.
Mrs. Eula Earnhouse and daugh
ter Jean spent a few days at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. S. G. Mc
Millan.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Breshears
and Mrs. Helen Crump were trans
acting busisness in Pendleton Wed
nesday. Pf c William Padberg is home now
on a 30 day leave. Bill was injured
in the battle for Iwo Jima and has
been in the hospital at Camp Adair.
Cpl George Steagall has gone to
Spray to spend a few days with
his mother before reporting to Fort
Lewis.
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EXAMINER COMING
A traveing examiner of operators
and chauffeurs is scheduled to ar
rive in Heppner Tuesday, Sept. 4,
1945 and will be on duty at the
Courthouse between the hours of
10 a. m. and 4 p. m.
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And come in your best cowboy and cowgirl
regalia as this is the annualdress-up affair
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QueenfcColleen and her attendants will be ;on hand in
their Rodeo qarb.
Music byllJsm's Cascadians, of The Dalles
fhe C.A.P. will operate the refreshment stand
ADMISSION PRICES
GENTLEMEN: Ticket 83c; tax 17c; total :
LADIES: Ticket 42c; tax 8c; total : :
$I.OO
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