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December, 1906, Umatilla County,
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MEMBER
301 Plus X.
The proposed Grange Power Bill
is one which an intelligent person
will have difficulty in voting on in
telligently. Private ownership vs.
government ownership or govern
ment ownership in competition with
private ownership is a question on
Vote X34 for
which the best minds of the coun
try are not agreed. If the average
voter, then, votes wisely on this
measure it will be largely by acci
dent.
However, there are certain known
factors in the problem which a voter
would do well to ponder before put
ting an "X” after 300. It is a gen
erally accepted proposition that a
privately owned public utility op-
erates as a whole more efficiently
than one owned by the government,
Government dollars are not spent so
efficiently as those spent by a pri-
vate company. Consequently, from
the standpoint of operation, private
ownership and operation is more de
sireable.
It is argued, however, that the
privately owned electric power com
panies charge exhorbltant rates, yet
those who point this out do not pro-
duce figures showing that they
make exhorbltant profits. One i of
the reasons is that much of the
profits are absorbed by taxes, both
federal and state. This is an item
not to be overlooked when voting on
this question. There are some in
stances of private companies making
huge profits from the consumers of
electricity, but they are exceptions,
not the rule; and anyone who casts
a vote should keep in mind the
whole and not the particular. This
is voting ethics.
It is also contended that the pri
vate companies are slow to develop
power and put it in the hands of
the people for consumption. But is
this because they do not want to sell
electricity? Only by selling can they
hope to profit. Therefore, it would
seem that the reason tor a large
percentage of the people not having
electricity in their homes.—in the
rural districts, for example—is that
the cost of developing new lines is
greater than what would be realized
from the investment.
And finally it would seem that if
the state cannot regulate such pub
lic utilities in a way that they serve
the best interests of the public,
which charge proponents of this
BRUCE SHANGLE
Candidate on the Democratic
Ticket for the STATE SENATE
From the Twentieth Senatorial
District,
Comprising
Umatilla
County.
Has lived in Oregon 4 2 years, the
last 32 of which have been
spent In Umatilla County.
Relieves In the Roosevelt Recov
ery Program and the New Deal.
Is vitally interested in Agricul
ture and Horticulture and pled
ges his best efforts to further
the welfare of those engaged In
these industries.
Is a large employer of labor and
believes in and practices fair
dealings between employer and
employee.
His Platform
Has no pet measures to Introduce
In the next legislature.
Has mudo no promises of any
kind, except
That he will answer every roll
call of the session unless pre-
vontod by sickness from doing
so.
That he will represent ALL the
people of Umatilla County to
the best of his ability.
Against Truck Bill
Is opposed to the Truck and Bur
law as enacted by the last leg
islature and will vote for Its re
peal or amendment so that no
hardship will be visited on the
small truck owner and operator.
BELIEVES---
Enactment of a new tax law will
be the birest problem for the
next legislature to solve. Has
made i study of taxation for a
Ion n imi e o. years and would
like to have a part in framing
a new rregram for Oregon.
Your vote and your Influence
will be aprerieted.
(Paid Adv.)
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RE-ELECT
J. O. Hales
COUNTY
COMMISSIONER
THIS MEANS—
A Guarantee of Continued Econo
my in County Affairs.
Fairness to All Sections of
the County.
Courteous Consideration of
Your Problems.
(Paid Adv.)
Vote for Raley Peterson
FOR REPRESENTATIVE IN THE LEGISLATURE
He is an ardent supporter of President Roosevelt and the "New
Deal". He stands with Progressive Democrats and Progressive
Republicans who are supporting the President. He Is against Hoo-
verism and Hardingism and all reactionary principles of old poli-
tical leaders who are responsible for the depression and for gov-
emmental scandals during the twelve years before President Roo-
sevelt’s inauguration.
He believes that In times of emergency active partisan politics
should adjourn and all good citizens work harmoniously tor the
general welfsre of their country.
ln state affairs, he will be with the farmer, laborer, dairyman,
amali business man, and work for their interests. He will help to
repeal or greatly amend the vicious "truck law" enacted by the
last legislature of which James H. E. Scott, one of his opponents,
was a member. This law has forced hundreds of small truck
owners off the highways on account of tyrannical regulations and
prohibitive fees. Farmers are hard hit by this law. Many wood
haulers using their trucks to support their families, have been put
out of business; farmers who generally helped their neighbors by
hauling their produce to market, had to quit doing so, as they
were recuired to file schedules of rates, to take out permits, post
tonds, and submit to strict and burdensome regulations In per
forming neighborly sets.
Give Mr. Peterson a chance to represent you In the Legislature.
(Paid Adv.)
HIS NUMBER ON THE BALLOT IS 38.
measure make, it would be still less
capable of going into the power
business. Consequently, 301 and not
300, would seem to be the more
nearly correct answer to the phase
of the power problem which this
bill presents,
A Vicious Amendment,
To incorporate a limitation ol
axes on taxable property in our
state constitution would not only be
robbing Peter to pay Paul, but would
be nullifying our only present
means of securing funds by which
'o carry on our state, county, and
ity government. Our schools would
be forced to close their doors.
Under our present tax system over
60 percent of our district tax money
goes for the support of schools. If
'he property tax limitation amend
ment is passed our universities
would be closed, as well as additi-
•nal public schools and every oth
er state service reduced.
Under the proposed amendment of I
50 percent limitation basis, the city
of Hermiston would be allowed $2,-
442 for operation in 1936, which
show’s a difference between the 1934
levy and the amount allowed. of
$2,368, or 49.2 percent.. The city
council would have to plan to se
cure some other source of revenue
to the amount of $2,368, in ordci
to continue its present municipal
ervices on its present basis.
The only alternative would be
federal or state sales tax.
Vote 303 No.
night at Hermiston he refuted his
statement by adding that "he refer
red to the power development, in
stead of navigation.” We want a
man who is ever river-minded to
represent us in congress. The battle
tor navigation, followed by reduced
freight rates has just begun.
We want a man in congress who
will always have the Columbia river
levelopment Interest at heart; a
nan who will represent the farmer,
who knows the farmer's needs. For
.that reason we need Walter Pierce
re-elected to congress because he is
‘the same old Walter.”
CHURCH NOTES
PILGRIM HOLINESS CHURCH.
Lawson H. Flora. Pastor.
O. A. Wells, Assistant Pastor.
We extend to all a hearty invita
tion to attend our Sunday services
at the Columbia school house. Sun
day school at 9:45. We teach the
Bible.
Preaching services at 11:00 a. m
and evening worship at 7:45. All
re welcome to come and hear out
pastor, Lawson H. Flora.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH
W. A. Briggs, Pastor.
Morning worship at 10:00. Ser-
mon topic, “Jesus the Bread of
Life.” We will hold our regular
ommunion service during this hour.
unday school at 11:00 with Mr.
?lerson, superintendent.
Epworth League at 6:45. Subject
Facing the Facts About Alcohol."
A Permanent Interest.
veiling church service at 7:45. Sub-
From the beginning of his cam- ect "Three Things God Wants
paign for U. 8. Congressman before Everyone to Know.” Official board
the primaries last May, Jay H neeting after church.
Upton has never ceased to harangue
Choir practice Tuesday nights.
our present Congressman Walter M
This Saturday afternoon the Cub
Pierce, instead of campaigning or 3couts will go to Echo for a party
his own record.
ziven by the club there.
Jay Upton's record shows that he
HERMISTON UNION CHURCH
has not been a particular friend to
C. R. Moore, Minister.
the farmer. In the last session of
10:00 A. M., Sunday school.
the Oregon legislature, he was the
11:00 A. M.. Sermon topic, “What
legislative champion of the Oleo
people, as against the dairymen, Christ Means to Me.”
6:45 P. M., Christian Endeavor.
when he had House Bill 162 refer
7:45 P. M.. Sermon topic, "The
red to his Judiciary committee In
the Senate and there tried to kill Discontinued Jonahs In Hermiston.”
it. The next congress will undoubt If you doubt or have trouble with
edly consider various Oleo bills the Jonah and the whale story, hear
which were introduced last session this discussion.
Eighty-four percent of the Bible
but held over because of the crowd
ed conditions of the calendar, and school were on time Sunday. Were
with a man in congress who is a ou one of them?
Monthly business meeting and
friend of the farmer, much more can
ome-coming combined next Sunday.
be accomplished for him.
ring your lunch and enjoy a day
Mr. Upton would lead the people
of eastern Oregon to believe that he f worship and fellowship.
has dismissed the development of
the Columbia river at Umatilla rap- EGG PRICES AT HIGHEST
ids from his mind as a thing to be
OINT SINCE NOV. 1931.
looked for far in the future, In a
talk given at Stanfield two weeks
Egg prices are now the highest
ago Mr. Upton said the people might
consider the development of the they have been since November,
Umatilla rapids dam “within the 1931. says a report on the poultry
next generation.” The following situation from the office of the O.
S. C. extension economist. The ad
vanee of the past month has been
more than the usual seasonal ad-
I
vanee and Is the result of a rather
sharp reduction in production gen-
erally throughout the United States.
The drought with its resulting
high feed costs Is reflected in an 11
per cent decrease in the number of
layers in farm flocks on October 1
:
and a 3 per cent reduction in the
number of eggs produced per 100
hens in flocks.
Poultry feed costs are still rela
tively high, says the report, but
with the recent rapid advance of
egg prices the relationship between
feed costs and egg prices has become
a little more favorable. Based on
current prices, it required during
September an average of 6.8 dozer
eggs to purchase 100 pounds of
standard poultry ration. During
June, July and August it required
more than eight dozen eggs to buy
100 pounds of feed. The figure for
September 1933 was 6.1 comparer
with a September average 1926 to
1930 of 5.7.
A dairy report shows that consi
derable improvement in milk pro
duction per cow has occurred, par
ticularly in the central states, but
that heavy culling and marketing of
Democratic
milk cows during recent months has
left fewer milk cows on farms than
Nominee
a year ago. The decrease in the
number of cows has more than off-
set the Increase in production per
cow so that total milk production
In the United States on October 1
was about 2 per cent below that of
a year previous.
Increased demand and shortage in
production have boosted some seed
BETTER OPPORTUNITY
prices to new high levels. A report
For Agriculture
from Washington says that when
timothy seed reached $16.80 a hun-
dred recently It established a new
COMPLETE DEVELOPMENT
all-time record. In Oregon clover
Of Columbia River
seed Is selling at higher prices than
it any time since the start of the
depression. In the middle of Octo
CHANGE
ber Chicago dealers were quoting
In Truck and Bus Bill
country-run red clover at $19 a hun-
dred. and alalke at from $17 to
325.50. Theee are the highest pri-
HEARTILY SUPPORT
ces since the fall of 1929.
OUR PRESIDENT
Guy H
JOHNSON
Representative
23rd District
(Paid Adv.)
NATIONAL TURKEY CROP LOW
OREGON’S SAME AS LAST YEAR.
The Oregon turkey crop is about
equal to last year’s reduced crop
but production for the United States
generally will be substantially less
than last year, according to a report
just released by the Oregon State
college extension service.
States showing greatest decrease
are New Mexico 25 per cent, Idaho
YOU CONSIDERABLE BY PURCHASING OUR DRAFTS
21 per cent, Texas 20 per cent, Mon
WHEN SENDING MONEY OUT OF TOVIN. IT’S THE IDEAL
tana 15 to 20 per cent, and Colora
do 10 per cent. Washington, Cali-
AND CONVENIENT WAY. USE OUR DRAFTS IN PLACE
tornia, Nevada and Utah will have
slight Increases, according to the re-
OF THE OLD WAY-------------
port.
Cold storage stocks are less than
average and imports light, indicat-
ing that total supplies will be less
MINIMUM 10c PER HUNDRED OR FRACTION THERE
than last year.
OF UP TO $1000.00. 5c PER $100.00 FOR ADDITIONAL
Owing to the smaller supply and
$100.00‘s OVER $1000.00.'
a higher general level of food pri-
ces, including competitive meats,
turkey prices might exceed those of
a year ago but for the fact that
of Hermiston
growers seem inclined to sell un-
Capital, Surplus and Undivided Profits Over 350,000.
finished birds at any price rather
than finish them on high priced
R. ALEXANDER, Vice-President < ►
F. B. SWAYZE. President
feeds.
D. M. DEETER, Asst. Cashier
A. H. NORTON, Cashier
The report Indicates that only
twice in the last 6 years has the $00101101000100000000000101111*109
mid- December farm price in Oregon
been higher than that of mid-No-
vember. The average Oregon farm
price on November 15, 1933 was
16.7 cents a pound, dressed, and on
December 15 it was 2.1 cents lower
DRAFTS
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
VOTE 36 X
JAMES H.E. SCOTT
General Election Nov. 6, 1934
♦
IRRIGON NEWS
REPUBLICAN NOMINEE
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By Mrs. W. C. Isom
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Smith, who
have been working in Washingto:
during the apple harvest, returned
home Friday.
Mrs. Mace, who has been visiting
her daughter Mrs. Roscoe Williams
returned to her home at Teko, Wn..
the last of the week.
Mrs. Alice Brown of Condon, Or.,
is visiting her daughter Mrs. Walter
Grider.
Mrs. Geo. Rand and Mrs. B. P
Rand visited Mrs. Janies Warner
Tuesday.
Miss Rhoda Schellenberger, who
underwent an operation for appendi
citis at Portland recently, has suf
ficiently recovered to be at her desk
in the school room Monday morn
ing.
Stan Atkin motored to Salem
Thursday to attend a meeting of the
Superintendents of Oregon Schools
Mrs. O. Coryell and her mother,
Mrs. Lawrenson were business visit
ors in Heppner Saturday.
The new tank and gas pump for
the school district arrived Saturday
but due to damage in transportation
the tank was not accepted. The new
radiator to replace the defected one
on the new district buss was also
received.
Bernerd Brown from Yakima is
visiting his brother Ray for a few
days.
Mr. Swearingen returned from a
hunting trip the latter part of the
week with a deer.
Vern Jones has again migrated to
the mountains for big game.
REPRESENTATIVE
Umatilla County
(23rd Representative District)
Who asks for re-election, and pledges
himself to work for further reduct
ion in government expenses, and fur
ther consolidation of state depart
ments, and a square deal for all.
Scott’s standing In hfs own community is evidenced by the fact
that he is now serving his 12th consecutive year as mayor of Mil
ton.
(Paid Adv.)
Vote X 35
CARL ENGDAHL
REPUBLICAN NOMINEE
—for—
Representative 23rd District
UMATILLA COUNTY
GENERAL ELECTION, NOVEMBER 6, 1934.
SLOGAN—Helpful legislation for
the State of Oregon.
Umatilla County and
(Paid Adv.)
VOTE 41X
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Umiker left Fri-
day for their new home at St. Hel-
ins. Wn.
Mrs. Otto Barnes went to Portland
Thursday to be near her husband
vho is very ill at the Veterans' hos-
’Itai. Edd Adams is attending to the
luties at the depot during her ab-
fence.
The small daughter of Mrs. Elsie
Case has been quite ill this week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Isom visited
with Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Houghton
Friday evening.
Among business visitors in Her-
niston Saturday were Otto Eislie
nd sister Mrs. Pierce. Mr. and Mrs.
lugh Grimm and Mr. and Mrs. W.
. Isom.
Mr. Walker has been hauling his
sugar cane to Stanfield the past
week where he is having it made in
to sorgham.
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Stevens and
Frank Stevens and son Ray of Kay-
use. visited relatives here over the
week end.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Minnick motor-
ad to Pendleton Saturday.
Mrs. Marshal Markham and mo
ther Mrs. Emmett McCoy and sister.
Snow McCoy, were shoppers in
Walla Walla Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Lamoreaux
and son are home from Yakima
where Mr. Lamoreaux was employ-
ed during apple harvest.
Mr. and Mrs. Jess Oliver had their
uncle Mr. Atkinson as a house guest
last week.
Mrs. J. A. Graybeal and son Bill
were business visitors in Pendleton
Saturday.
Miss Esthel Oliver entertained 15
of her schoolmates at a Hallowe'en |
party at her home Saturday night |
The evening was spent In games af-
ter which refreshments were served.
The world's largest fish is said to
be the whale shark, habitat of the
The Oslo (Sweden) Museum exhi Indian Ocean, which measurers as
bits a well-preserved Viking ship much as 45 feet in length and
said to be 1,100 years old.
weighs 13 tons.
Bettye F, DeHart
"79
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PRESENT COUNTY TREASURER
Republican Candidate
FOR
Treasurer
OF UMATILLA COUNTY
GENERAL ELECTION K0V. 6, 1934
Continued Conscientious Service.
(Paid Adv.)
Always Vigilant
»
it
Congressman Pierce has been
ever vigilant in the guarding of
the interests of the people of the
district.
He stopped the attempt to de
crease the smut tolerance In
wheat which would have cost
farmers of Eastern Oregon many
thousands per year.
Helped to save predatory ani
mal work in district.
Helped remove processing tax
from Jute bags.
Fought for lower Interest
Rates.
Made it possible for Oregon
Packers to sell meat to CCC
camps.
RE-ELECT
Walter M. Pierce
His is a record of Achievement,
CONGRESSMAN
Pd. Adv. Pierce for Congress Club
NOT PROMISES.
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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1934.
THE HERMISTON HERALD. HERMISTON, OREGON.
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