THURSDAY, DECEMBER IS, 1934 MILLION LESS FOR ROAD FUND IN 1934 FOR STATE OF OREGON’ . Salem, Ore.—Comparison of mo­ tor vehicle registration receipts and gasoline tax collections under the old and new highway revenue-rais­ ing laws has been made by the of­ fice ot P. J. Stadelman, secretary of state, and the comparative summari­ zation is presented for the first time since the more recent license regu­ lations and fuel tax rate became ef­ fective. A loss of more than one and one- third million dollars to the highway fund is shown for the ten months of 1934, ending October 31, which is a 13 per cent decrease in revenue from all sources. The period taken for comparative analysis is from July 1, 1932, to April 30, 1933, the last ten-month registration stretch un­ der the former licensing law. Re­ ceipts from motor vehicle licenses, from motor transportation charges collected by the public utilities com­ missioner, and from gasoline taxes are included in the report. THE HERMISTON HERALD. HERMISTON, OREGON. While vehicle registrations have jumped up 15 per cent this year over the former period, the number increasing from 239,900 to 276,420 during 1934, the collections from licenses on these vehicles have dropped 58 per cent or from $5,251,- 480.99 to 12,185,405.27, due to the flat $5.00 license fee established by the 1933 legislature for all passen­ ger cars and to the adjustment in truck license fees. Under the prior law, the average fee for passenger cars was *20, the rate depending on the weight of the automobile. When license fees were lowered by the legislature, an additional cent tax was placed on motor fuels. This increased the revenue from that source for the ten mouths 32 per cent, from *4,612,408.50 to *6,102,- 505.81. At the same time, trans­ portation charges collected by the utilities commissioner were adjusted bringing a rise of 58 per cent tn re­ ceipts from this source, from $331,- 695.96 to *525,427.24. The total amount collected from all sources during the ten months under the prior fee and tax rates was *10,195,585.45, while during 1934 the revenue has reached a to­ tal of »8,813,338.32, or *1,382,247.- 13 less in receipts. Refunds on gas­ oline taxes for non-hlghway use of the fuel have been deducted from the totals given, but administrative ex- penses have not been deducted. ENGINE ADJUSTMENT BEATS FUEL DOPES SAY O.S.C. MEN t BOARDMAN NEWS f By Mrs. Dan Ransier OREGON STATE NEWS ITEMS OF INTEREST Engineering research men at Ore­ A big surprise party was given at gon State college are inclined to dis­ the home of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Ran- count the claims of “super power ier Saturday night honoring Mr. Brief Resume of Happenings or great economy for particular ansier on his birthday. Friends of the Week Collected for brands or grades of gasoline. Instead cho gathered at the Ransier home they say that careful and satisiac- pent the evening playing cards. Our Readers tory carburetor adjustment in auto Ugh honors were won by Mrs. How mobiles will affect both economy and rd Bates and Harry Waite, and Grants Pass — Fruit shipments performance much more than ord: nsolation by Mrs. Ed ; Kunze and from the Rogue River valley this nary differences in gasoline. alph Wasmer. year have reached 1600 cars, of These conclusions are set out in . Guests at the home of Mr. and which 1565 were pears. Baker—The city planning commis­ highly technical research bulletin irs. Howard Bates last week were which deals with the interpretation rs. Bates’ father, S. S. Gent of sion of Baker has outlined plans for of exhaust gas analysis. Four year Igln, Ore., and Mr. and Mrs. W. establishing five parks and recrea­ ago the O.S.C. engineering experl ent of Longview, Wn.; R. E. Beck- tion centers within and without the ment station issued a bulletin ex- r and Miss Marjorie Carlander, al- city limits and also two school play­ plaining a gas analysis method of o of Longview; Miss Norma Howe grounds. adjusting carburetors, since then f Pendleton, and Willard Baker and Eugene — The First Methodist church of Eugene Is celebrating Its other results of such research have rancine King of Boardman. 80th anniversary. The church was been published elsewhere. Mrs. Rice has been quite ill for organized In the spring ot 1854 at he past ten days but is somewhat The new bulletin seeks to coordi­ the home ot Solomon Zumwalt. »proved at present. She received nate and bring up-to-date these find Grants Pass—Eight city census­ ledical attention from Dr. McMur- ings for the guidance of mechanical takers have been busy at Grants o of Heppner. engineers. The publication is airead: Pass in a drive to secure Information Mrs. Alfred Skovbo and family to turn over to the federal govern­ in great demand among educational rill move to Portland hte latter ment in support of the city’s sewage institutions and industrial concerns art of the week where they expect disposal plant. Unfortunately there is no single > join Mr. Skovbo who is employed Cottage Grove — A number of test that a consumer can apply to here. women of Cottage Grove are asking determine the quality of motor fuel Greenfield Grange will hold its one another when they are going to say the authors, S. H. Craf, G. W egular meeting Saturday night. De- get their chickens. The questions Gleeson and W. H. Paul. Physical amber 15, which may include Ir- are the result of a magazine racket and chemical properties that indi that was worked on them. cate motor fuel quality are volatili­ Igon Grange members in a double Weston—The Weston community nstallation. Mrs. O. L. Lundell of ty, purity and anti-knock value, bn has suffered inconvenience and the /illows will put on the work. "Stiff” Lambs Due to Feed Lack. these are so related that improve Preston-Shaffer Milling company The adult education bulletin this trouble and loss from wanton shoot­ PRINEVILLE—Sheep flocks near ment in one is usually at' the ex reek lists: First aid classes each ing out of lights by mischievous Terrebonne and Powell Butte where pense of the other. Ionday evening in the school cafe­ youths armed with beanshooters. stiff lamb trouble had been reported Gasoline "dopes” anti substance, lately were visited by County Agent aria at 8:00 o’clock; Dressing to Klamath Falls — The Klamath W. B. Tucker, who diagnosed the designed to be added to the fue: vpe « ( sses each Thursday at 2:00 county relief committee is Issuing a difficulty as nutritional rather than proved under test to he of little o '. m. in the school cafeteria; Dining call for old furniture to supply the • specific disease. Changes in feed­ no value, the bulletin says. No sub­ oom service and etiquette classes furniture factory at the government ing rations were recommended by stance has been reported that ap­ uesday. December 11, at the same warehouse, where those who need Mr. Tucker to see if this would not proaches the tetra-ethyl lead fluid lace, subject, afternoon tea-buffet such things may work for them by In giving anti-knock properties at upper. Final class on table etiquet- repairing, painting, and carpenter­ overcome the trouble. - the same economy. There is a limit 3 meets December 18, time and ing. WHATA DAY however, to the extent of anti-knock lace as above mentioned. Men are Albany—When the local Southern characteristics that are ot practical ordially invited to attend this Pacific railway agent complained to KO NEED OF THIS— state police here that pumpkins were value. meeting as well as women. disappearing from gondola cars in IF YOU DO YOUR trip Ernest Peck made a business Various commercial testing which they were being shipped from o Heppner Wednesday. vices developed to apply the gas ar Crabtree small boys were suspected. alysis method are described in thi The Ladies Aid held its annual Then came the report that several bulletin. Many fleet owners have a- azaar and supper last Friday night, tons ot the vegetable were missing. large crowd was in attendance This was beyond the realm of juven­ dopted the method in advance of it- general use in public garages. Sav­ nd the latter part of the evening ile pranks, so the investigation was resumed. In the bottom of each gon- as spent enjoying games. ings averaging 27 per cent in the dola is a trap door. One of these use of passenger cars and 22 per Mrs. Byran entertained members was found open. A section crew cent for trucks have been reported f the Ladies Aid this week. sent out along the railroad right of For DAD & MOTHER, BROTHER Miss Jennie Compton visited with way between Albany and Crabtree and the BOY FRIEND. returned with 5040 pounds of pump­ laxine Mackan Wednesday night. More Alfalfa Grown in Lane. kins. From this list and other Miss Shear of Heppner is a new ........................ EUGENE — Lane county farmer Merchandise : ubstitute teacher this week. Tree Shows Five-Year Drouth purchased 36,000 pounds of Grimn Gift Boxes — Fancy Chocolates Mr. and Mrs. Dan Ransier and Pendleton — There was a severe alfalfa seed in 1934, a survey by 1rs. Olive Attebury were in Her- drouth In eastern Oregon 70 years Riñes and 22’s County Agent O. S. Fletcher shows niston on business Tuesday. ago which lasted for five seasons. This was enough to plant arproxi, Gift Boxes of Cigars & Cigarettes This is revealed by an examination mately 3000 acres of alfalfa, an of the annual rings on a huge pine Eveready Flash Lights while many farmers probably failed $ ********* tree cut down for wood at the CCC CATS PAJAMAS 4 at to obtain stands because of adverse camp at Meacham last week. COLUMBIAKNIT WOOL PINE CITY NEWS weather conditions, Mr. Fletcher es SWEATERS By Oleta Nelli timates that not less than 2700 acre Sugar Cane Harvest On BALBRIGGAN PAJAMAS of this crop were successfully estab Independence — Farmers In the CONFECTIONERY AND Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Wattenburger DANCE SETS lished in Lane county this year Oak Point and Hopville districts are SPORTING GOODS ere business visitors in Hermiston harvesting their sugar cane and tak­ WOOL SCARFS This is a considerable increase over riday. ing It to the Klopensteln sorghum Hermiston SMOCKS Phone 100 the previous alfalfa acreage in th- Mr. and Mrs. Nell Knighten and plant at Silverton, where the syrup county, he says. n Fred and Miss Audrey Moore is being extracted. Though the acre­ ¡sited at the L. D. Neill home Wed- age is small, it is producing a high quality product. . sday. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Neill and fam- Wheat To Ue Auctioned y moved from the Tom Boylen Pendleton — The largest part of inch to the farm which was pre- the 200,000 bushels of wheat in the ously occupied by Peter Carlson. Mrs. Ollie Neill and daughter Fulton elevator fire will be salvaged Lennä were business visitors in Her­ and sold to the highest bidder, ac- I cording to warehouse and elevator miston and Echo Saturday. officials here. Between 75 and 100 Miss Cecelia Brennan, Miss Elean- men are engaged in sacking the or Barth and Ray Hardman attend­ wheat, which will likely be used for ed the Rural Teacher's club at Cecil livestock feed. Saturday. Mr. Hardman made a Deer Ditches Automobile speech concerning music in the rural schools. Albany — State Policeman T. R. Owing to severe colds, there has Rodman received the carcass of been many absences In the primary | doe from John Long Jr., whose car. Long reported, was wrecked and oom the past week. C. H. Bartholomew attended the I badly damaged when the deer leaped in front of it near Upper Soda on Eastern Oregon Wheat Grower's the South Santiam highway. Long ■onference at Arlington Saturday. escaped injury. though the deer was Mrs. Roy Omohundro, Miss Ollie killed and his car ditched. Neill, the Misses Eleanor Marth, Iris Imohundro and Lennä Neill at-j Needy To Get Pears and Fish :ended the high school play in Echo Eugene — A project providing for Friday night. the canning of 2000 boxes ot pears CLOCKS Miss Mary White spent the week and two tons of salmon for use in IRONERS county relief work this winter has nd at her home In Heppner. Roy Neill and Frank Ayers are been approved by the county relief now working the road between Pine committee. A proposal for a medi­ MIXERS cal and dental program for relief RANGES 'tty and the Jarmon ranch. cases was discussed and referred to Mr. and Mrs. L. D. Neill were the state relief committee. business visitors In Hermiston Sat- LAMPS urday. New Creamery To Rise IRONS A. E. Wattenburger and E. B. Independence—The Independence Wattenburger were business visitors Dairy Products company is prepar­ in Echo and Hermiston Tuesday. PERCOLATORS VACUUM CLEANERS ing to build a new creamery build­ DeForest Baker. who has been ing. The old frame building on the DRIPOLATORS REFRIGERATORS living with his daughter Mrs. Roy south of the main building was Omohundro, left Tuesday for The razed and a new boiler Installed in TOASTERS HEATING PADS Dalles where he will visit friends the rear of the main building to take eare ot operations until the new WASHING MACHINES nd relatives. structure is completed. The old boiler will be discarded and modern steam equipment installed. WHEW Christmas Shopping ALMA HITT’S SHOP r HALE’S SAY MERRY CHRISTMAS with MODERN ELECTRIC APPLIANCES HERMISTON LIGHT & POWER COMPANY D.R.S. Helps Lake Farmers. LAKEVIEW—Eighty-nine sheep­ men of Lake county have sold 23,-1 034 old ewes to the government ! drouth relief service, for which they 1 received a total of *46,068. Of this number of ewes 761 per cent were condemned on the ranches or range uise of emaciation, and sheep- of the county believe this pro­ will conserve considerable for- and other feed for the better md younger stock, says County | nt Victor W. Johnson. Veterans Guard Baby Salem — Armed veterans of the world war guarded the crib of two- year-old “Bee" Greiner to protect her from an extortionist who de­ manded *5000 of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hiram Greiner Jr. An American Legion guard was placed over the child during the week-end after the father had revealed receipt of a note warning him to “expect to suffer the heart throbs of losing” his daughter unless the money was paid. PAGE THREW G9944988199198808089992009099007007979919088000000 Dairy Feeds Sperry Feeds Sack SURELAY Farm Tested $2.45 OLYMPIC EGG MASH 1.06 “Milk” Sack "27 SPECIAL OIL EGG Sack MASH SURECALF 25 1b. sack 1.75 1 •35 SHORTS - 80 Lbs. $1.05 95 MILL RUN - 80 Lbs. BRAN- 60 Lbs. MOLASSES FEED 80 Iba BEET PULP 100 lb* and MOLASSES WHEAT $1.25 Per Sack and up. STEAM ROLLED BARLEY 1.20 ELLIS FEED STORE HERMISTON PHONE 69W CHRISTMAS SUGGESTIONS OFFERED FOR HOMEMAKER. Many helpful suggestions, menus and recipes to aid the homemaker in preparing the annual Chrlstmis feast, whether It is to be very ela- borate or very simple, may be had free upon request from the home economics division of the extension service at O.S.C., or from county home demonstration agents. In addition to complete menus for the holiday meal, the four mimeo­ graphed leaflets contain recipes for everything from the roasting of the turkey to the Christmas candy, in­ cluding plum pudding, fruit cake, Christmas cookies, pumpkin chiffon pie, salads, relishes, and many other traditional goodies of the season. Suggestions are also given for wrapping food gifts for Christmas, and for decorating the Christmas table. These leaflets, prepared by mem- bers of the home economics exten- sion service, are H. E. 684, “Sugges­ tions for Holiday Dinner Menus with Recipes;” H. E. 272 “Christmas Cookies;” H. E. 109, 'Wholesome Sweets for Christmas,” and H. E. 260, "Fruit Cakes and Plum Pud­ dings.” Suitable Grass Saught. TILLAMOOK—Primarily in an at tempt to find a suitable grass that will thrive on the prairie soil and hill land of Tllamook county, grass nurseries have been established on the farms of B. W. Neilson, J. H. Steppa and F. H. Neilson, to test 17 varieties of grass. These includo English rye, Italian rye, meadow fescue, chewing fescue, highland reed canary grass, Kentucky blue- grass, bulbous bluegrass, orcha d grass, smooth brome, tall oat grass, 0900004000900997 < > < > 1 , < > ¡, timothy, red top, meadow foxtail. Astoria and Seaside bent. River bot- tom soil such as that on the F. H. Neilson farm, seems particularly adapted to rye grass and clover, ac- cording to Kenneth Carl, assistant county agent, but It is believed pos- sible that a better mixture may be obtained by observing the growth f the varieties in the nursery on this farm. SPECIAL XMAS SALE ■ I 3 Here is a solution to your gift problem—Buy him that new Royal-Made-to-Measure suit that he has been want- ing—They are made to his measure—fit better and have more style. Order Now— AND SAVE AS MUCH AS $11.00 — VALUES to $32.50 REDUCED TO $21.50 ORDER BY DECEMBER 15TH IF WANTED BY CHRISTMAS MOYER’S 0000 $0009% • $000000109000014009 Gift Buyers Bring Cheer To your home and friends by selecting your Christmas Gifts from our fine variety I A I A Never before have we had such fine quality gifts at substantial savings We wish you a MERRY CHRISTMAS! Hermiston Drug Co *$9944 94999909999999499999999999994$999**4*4$9444*9 40 . r