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v. Page 4 Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, January 18, 1951 1L rA32reii J; ACTION vs. GRANDSTANDING The first real progress made toward shortening the present session of the legislature was accomplished this week in the senate when 37 bills were intro duced after screening tests by the senate committee on educa tion. The bills incorporate a few of the numerous changes in the Or egon school system recommend ed by Dr. T. C. Holy of Ohio who was hired by the legislative in terim committee on education. The principal bills would: Let school districts adopt a permanent tax base, reorganize and enlarge school districts, re codify state school laws, im prove teacher training, reorgan ize the department of education and have the state education superintendent appointed by the being elected by the people, board of education instead of One of the bills would reduce the terms of members of the board of higher education from nine to five years. This was re quester by Governor McKay. ADVANCE ANNOUNCEMENTS A bill aimed at protecting prospective borrowers from the wiles of small loan companies. who do not relate complete con ditions of loans in broadcasts ad advertisements,, will be in troduced by Senator Frank Hil ton of Multnomah this week. Senator Hilton says some con tracts he has examined exact as much as 36 per cent a year and unfortunate borrowers should be informed what may be expected of them. RflDresentativp Vrannin w iegler is preparing a bill that would require that all revenue from state income tax be deliv ered to the general fund of the state. This would remove the temptation, Ziegler says, of spe cial groups to shoot at the funds. A two per cent sales tax bill is being drafted at the request of Sen. Rex Ellis that would fi nance the $30-a-month increase in the basic school levy and pay soldiers bonus. It would apply to the retail sales of all tangible property, with some exceptions. AFL LABOR BILLS Two labor officials, Sen. Phil Brady and Rep. Gust Anderson, introduced bills this week relat ing to public buildings. One provides that all govern mental agencies in Oregon give preference in employment and contracts to Oregon firms. The other provides that the state, counties, cities, school districts and other such agencies must call for competitive bids on con tracts of more than $10,000, ex cept in time of disaster. DIGEST OF NEW BILLS Recently introduced bills would: Require money-spending ini tiative measures to state the maximum amount; get state veterans preference for veterans of Korean war and for all per sons engaged in police opera tions under United Nations; re quire initiative petitions to car ry signatures of 5 per cent of registered voters in each con gressional district, instead of 8 per cent of those in the state at large; bar leaving key in switch of a car parked on street or high way; allow women workers be coming pregnant to collect un employment compensation for 12 weeks; allow Oregon courts jurisdiction over husbands who leave the state to avoid paying alimony; Tevoke the license of a hunter killing another for 10 years; restrict the use of fire works to public displays if su pervised by local police and fire chiefs; create a one-house non partisan legislature of 40 mem bers elected on non-partisan bal lot; make all hunters, fishermen and trappers wear license tags on their backs bearing numbers two inches high; allow night fishing for cat fish; make it il legal to hold in captivity any game fish or game animal; set up fishing areas for youngsters under 14 years of age; require all political campaign contributors to be idetnified by name and ad dress, with violation to be pun ishable by a year in prison or $5000 fine or both; make illegal pari-mutuel and other forms of betting on dog races; abolish the state civil service commission and allow sales of colored oleo margarine in Oregon as now be- This Is Not Intended as A 'SCARE' AD . . . 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A. officers held a meeting in the grange hall last Tuesday. Lewis Batty was attending to business matters in Heppner on Wednesday. He reports the roads as being icy and slick. Chet Brown was having some dental work done in John Day on Saturday. He was accompanied on the trip by his wife and Mrs. Chance Wilson. Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Hinton took their daughter Sharon to John Day last Saturday to have some dental work done. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Gassner were attending to matters of business in John Day the last of the week. Mr. and Mrs. McLaughlin took their volleyball and basketball teams to Mitchell last Friday to play the Mitchell teams. How ever, they had hard luck as both teams lost to the Mitchell teams. The newlyweds, Mr. and Mrs Delmar Settle, returned home from their honeymoon last Fri day. On Saturday they were seen in John Day shopping for some household goods. They moved into the Wilson apartment Sat urday evening. The same eve ning a group of their friends gathered at their new home and were royally entertained. Boyd Hinton and his uncle, Ben. Hinton, returned from Port land last Tuesday. They left Mr. Hinton's father, Doc Hinton, at the home of his daughter and son-in-law. They report Mr. Hinton is recovering satisfactor. ily. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Johnson and son, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Allen Farrer of Bend, Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cork, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Cork and children, Mrs. Day and Duane Johnson all gathered at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Junior Simas last Saturday night to celebrate the birthday of Mrs. Roy Cork by showing moving pictures of scenes in Alaska and pictures taken at the ranch home of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cork. Mr. and Mrs. Everett Johnson and Mr. and Mrs. Roy Allen Farrer will leave Bend next Tuesday for Seattle where they will take a plane to Cordova, Alaska. The small son of Mr. and Mrs. George Stubblefield has been quite sick this week. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Round took Mrs. Stub blefield and the baby to consult a doctor in John Day. Rho Bleakman and Charles Roach attended a 4-H Club met ing in Canyon City last Wednes day. Mr. and Mrs. Ed Round have as their house guests this week Mrs. Round s mother, Mrs. Alta Wright of Johp Day and her sis ter, Mrs. Letha Bonifaci of Fox Valley. Mrs. Carl Cox and son Bobbie drove to Dayton, Wash, last week to visit Mrs. Cox's parents and brother. Her brother was home on furlough. Mr. and Mrs. Rho Bleakman spent Saturday evening at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Cupper. The evening was spent playing cards. ing sold in 32 other states. LEGISLATORS SHANGHIED Oregon legislators were the guests of the Weyerhaeuser folk last week-end. The solons left the capitol at 9 a. m. for a trip through the firm's large plant at Springfield, returning in the af ternoon after having lunch at the plant. Transportation was furnished by the company. SOLONS TO GIVE BLOOD Monday February 19 will be Blood Day for the Marion county chapter of the American Red Cross with a collection unit lo cated in the capitol. Legislators as well as state employees and the public in general will be asked to give blood. The date is between Lincoln's birthday and Washington's birthday when legislators and all good Ameri cans should be tops in patriot ism. STATEHOUSE STATIC "Oregon's legislature is known as 'the apron string legislature' " declared Sen. Thomas Mahoney, who had a motion adopted to bar secretaries from the floor of the senate during sessions. Mahon ey, who amply supplies comedy relief in the upper house, says he started the movement as a gag but it got away from him. Wheat League To Hold Pendleton Meeting Dec. 6-8 The executive committee of the Oregon Wheat Growers league this week set Dec. 6-8 for this year's annual meeting at Pendleton and has approved $13,500 as the 1951 budget. Major items Included in the budget were expenses of the next annual meeting and cost of printing the proceedings, dues to the National Association of Wheat Growers, the 4-H fat stock show at The Dalles, the quarterly news-letter and other public relations. In other actions, a legislative committee with Jens Terjeson, Pendleton wheat rancher as chairman, was named to appear at the state legislature, telling the League's stand on various measures. Delegates to the NAWG's first annual convention Feb. 1-3 were instructed what resolutions to present. The executive committee also asked for Wheat League commit tee meetings in each county be fore the spring work begins. Each county should mull over its problems to be presented at the annual fall meetings. A public relations discussion brought out the feeling that a "sound farm program means good public relations." Jean Scheel, information spec ialist for the Oregon State col lege extension service, told Wheat league leaders that this is the best way for farers to get the support of the people and to in sure that they are a strong mi nority. As an examle, he said the ef fect of the income certificate bill now proposd by the Wheat league, would put the wheat farmer on his own feet. 1 o Mrs. An s ted Guest Of Honor at Stork Shower at Lexington The Three Links club was hostess for a pink and blue shower honoring Mrs. Ron Ans- ted at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Maieske, last Thursday with a business meet ing following. Games were play ed after which Mrs. Ansted open ed a host of lovely gifts. Re freshments of potato salad, sandwiches, coffee and cake were served. The cake was a beautiful creation made in sheet form having a stork in the cen ter with a tiny baby doll in its mouth, and baby shoes on each corner. Mrs. Ansted is here visit ing from her home at Eagle Point. John Spence, who makes his J home with his sister, Mrs. W. E. McMillan, has gone to Kimberly where he will be employed. Mrs. O. G. Breeding returned to her home Sunday after a few days spent with her daughter Mrs. Bill Mathews, who recently underwent surgery in Walla Walla, but is now at her home in Pendleton. Mrs. Harry Dinges Is home af ter a week spent in Pioneer Memorial hospital. The baby son of Mr. and Mrs, Jimmie Van has been placed in the incubator at the Pioneer Memorial for a few days. The young man has been named Ted Arland. Mrs. Earl Warner returned to her home last week after sever al weeks in Portland and Corval lis. Word has been received In Lexington of the purchase of the Kaiser- Frazer dealership in Portland by John Robert McMil lan. He used to be a resident of Lexington, and is a nephew of John McMillan and Cora Warn er. The Amicitia Club met last Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Bernard Doherty. After a short business meeting, the secret sis ters of the past year were re vealed. The rest of the evening was spent playing pinochle. Re freshments of jello, whipped cream and coffee with cookies were served. Grange was held Saturday night with Armin Wihlon filling the chair as master. Two were obligated in the third and fourth degrees, Mr. and Mrs. George Irvin. After grange O. W. Cuts- forth showed some of his fine collection of pictures, including those of the last big flood in Lex. ington. Mr. and Mrs. Alvln Wagon- blast were week end visitors in The Dalles. ivir. ana Mrs. Art Hunt were The Dalles visitors one day last week. Mr. and Mrs. Harrah are the new tenants in the Leonard Mo tel. Buster Shown is at home for a few days with a sprained back, caused by being struck with a barn door during a windstorm. Charlie Padberg was given a party on Monday night by the High School, as he was to leave on Tuesday for the service. 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