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About Heppner gazette-times. (Heppner, Or.) 1925-current | View Entire Issue (July 1, 1954)
Page 4 Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, July 1, 1954 I STRIKE HITS INCOME TAX Tho lumber strike has thrown total returns of Income tax reve nues, for I he fiscal year ending June 30, far below the estimated $.T),000,000. The latest tabulation, made June 15, showed $52.1 million for the first ten months of the fiscal year. Tiiis was about $4 million less than in the compar able period a year apo, accord ing to Ray Smith, state tax com missioner in charge of income taxes. The tabulation also showed income tax collections of S.'1H,2 H;,5!)7, a decrease of one million dollars from last year. Corporation tax payments of $13, "(03,422, was down three million dollars. While personal and corporate tax revenues both fell off this year, the number of returns filed was an all-time record with 438, ,'IGl returns. ANCIENT STATE HOVELS PASS Work of razing three old ward buildings at the Oregon state hospital, dating back to 1883, Kf and 1917 respectively, began last week to make way for a modernly designed institutional building of five stories with a capacity for 070 hods. The cost of construction and equipment will be over one million dollars. Dr. C. K. Hates, superintendent, says the present population of the hospital is slightly over 2000 and is increasing at the rate of ' ft . ' ( , " T l- v i' ,"t 4 J ! " , ' I ' ' 1 ' i - . f I - . , f -' ' ' ';' i 1 ' f 1 . I. 7 COUNTY 4-H CLUB members who took part in the ennuol candle-lighting services held Sunday night at Gill Coliseum at Oregon State College during the 4-H summer school at Corvallis, are, left to right, Carla Hill and Edna Grimm, both of Irrigon and Jean Graham of Heppner. The 4-H mem bcrs to take part in the ceremony are chosen by the county agents. 100 a year. He calls attention to the fact that it will take two years to complete the new build ing. If the present increase of 100 patients a year continues, Dr. Bates says, the housing at the hospital will be at a saturation point in 1950. The long-delayed new building is really nothing more than a replacement project. OREGON'S NAVY A one-vessel ocean-going navy has been added to the Oregon State Police department. The 38 -foot vessel is now in service on the coast to enforce commercial fishing laws, which Is done by the state police for the State Fish and Game commission. The little boat has a three-man crew, including two former coast guardsmen, and a diesel mecha nic. The state police also have a much smaller boat to patrol the Columbia river, but it can't go to sea. BABY BOOM BUSTS Only 144 tons of Infants were born within this state last year, which leads the editor of the Ore gon State Board of Health Bulle tin to comment that Oregon's post war "baby boom" is finally slowing down. But that is still a lot of weight to be slung across the maternal shoulder for an after-bottle burp every four hours. The "baby boom" began in 1946 when 29,566 infants were born for a rate of 21.9 per 1000. The fol lowing year the total jumped to 36,190 and a rate of 25.4. The death rate of Oregon also showed a decrease last year when 14,536 deaths were reported for a rate of 8.9 per 1000, compared to a rate of 9.00 in 1952. WANTES HIGHER GAS RATES The Tcrtland Gas and Coke company's application for in creased rates for both residential and commercial services was sus pended this week by Charles H. Hetzel, public utilities commis sioner, until July 12 when a hearing will be held. The new tariff asked for covers service in Portland and surrounding ter ritory, including Salem. BAR TRADE COSTING STATE The sale of liquor by the drink in Oregon is increasing at the rate of 28 per cent a year. Offi cials of the Oregon State Liquor Controll Commission report that one-fifth of all liquor they sell now goes to this bar trade. It is costing more, however, to cater to this trade than selling through state liquor stores as most of the bar trade buy short a bottle of this, and a bottle of that, with three or four each of various brands. OLCC officials gave these added costs as the principal reason for building a $1,105,984 liquor ware house in Portland. SILAGE GAS DANGEROUS County agents are warning far mers about the accumulation of carbon dioxide gas formed in the silos. One Polk county farmer suffered serious injuries result ing from a fall from the top of a silo after opening a trap door and being rendered unconscious. Monument News (Too Late for Last Week.) Fred Shank was attending to matters of business in John Day on Thursday. Glenn Parson, Kenneth Keel ing and Jim Smith of Heppner. spent Tuesday working in this area in the interest of the Hepp ner Lumber company. They were assisted by Lee Flower. Mrs. Ethel L. Weeks of Salem spent several days as a guest of her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Andy Beardsley. Mrs. Reeta Hunt is in the Prai rie City hospital for surgery. Mrs. Olive Cox is caring for her in fant daughter. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Throop of Dayville were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Hin ton. Also ther daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Shank of The Dalles, who has been visiting her parents at Dayville. Mrs. Shank remained at the Hinton home to be with her niece, Sharon, while the Hin tons were in Heppner hospital with their daughter Mary Ella, who had a tonsilectomy. RHEA CREEK GRANGE The Rhea Creek grange will meet at the grange hall on Friday July 2. o Need Letterheads? Phone 6-9223 lllil!l!il!llgBWIMll!illllil III11IIH ALLENS TO MOVE ... This week Mr. and Mrs. James Allen and family will move to! Estocade, Oregon where he will teach in the school there. He has been the F. F. 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