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Heppner Gazette Times, Thursday, July 1, 1954
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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
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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.
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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. A. instructor in the '
Heppner schools for the past sev-'
eral years.
My Thanks - -
I have sold my Saddle Shop and wish to thank my
many friends for their past patronage.
The new owner, Kenneth Green of Elgin, Oregon
will be glad to see you in his new location in the Lan
ham building, formerly the telephone office next to the
Gazette Times.
J.B.SNYDER
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