NYSSA GATE CITY JOURNAL, THURS., SEPT., 23, 1937
S ta te Capítol
NEW S
By A. L. LINDBECK
(State Capitol News Bureau)
off Its burden of debt.
Coos county, with a debt ratio of
5.47 per cent of its assessed valua­
tions reports the highest percentage
debt. Ceos county, however reduced
its net debt by $74,289 during the
year. Wasco. Grant and Harney
counties made the best showing
with respect to reduction of their
debt ratios.
When the State Board of Con­
trol referred to the state library as
a “libraries' library” in minimizing
the Importance cf this institution,
the three high officials who consti­
tute this board merely exposed their
ignorance of the functions of this
Etate activity. Records of the State
Library show that less than 15 per
cent of its business is transacted
with other libraries. More than 85
per cent of the books sent out from
the state library go to individuals
living in remote sections of the
state not served by city or county
libraries and to isolated commun­
ities and rural schools. During the
year ending June 30, last the State
Library sent out 149,010 volumes in
47,836 packages to individual bor­
rowers. In the same period the lib­
rary sent out 31,139 volumes in 642
travelling libraries to isolated com­
munities without other library fac­
ilities and another 48,859 volumes
in 2472 "little libraries” to rural
schools dependent largely upon the
state institution for their outside
reading. At the same time the lib­
rary selected and shipped textbooks
covering 2026 reading courses for
persons throughout the state who
are dependent upon this source for
their "higher education.”
Oregon was the first of 30 states
to complete its share of the inter­
state pact for the supervision of out-
of-state parolees and probationers.
G'. vemor Martin signed the pact
last week under authority of an act
passed by the 1937 legislature.
State officials and employees took
full advantage of Constitution day
to observe another holiday. All state
offices were closed for the day.
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SALEM, ORE.—Pour Oregon
Counties, M\irion, Linn, Columbia
and Clatsop, have neither bond nor
warrant debt according to a survey
just completed by State Treasurer
Rufus C. Holman. Five other Ore­
gon counties have no outstanding
bonds althcugh they have some out­
standing warrants, the survey re­
vealed. These are Douglas, Joseph­
ine, Polk, Umatilla and Washing­
ton.
The debt load, bond and warrant,
of the state’s 36 counties was light­
ened to the extent of $1,508,442 dur­
ing the year ending July 1, leaving
the counties with a net debt as of
that date aggregating $21,692,258.64.
Practically every one of the 36
counties show an Improvement in
their financial condition during the
past year. The net bonded debt was
reduced by $1.420,970 during the
year, from $21,365,054 to $19,944.984
While outstanding road warrants of
more than $256,000 during the year
ths is more than cff-set by a re­
duction in ou|staiKlm£ gv nsiral
fun dwararnts from an aggregate of
$2,183,798 to $1,762,330.
Notwithstanding the decline in
assessed valuation in 1936 none of
the counties report road and bridge
cbligations in excess of the con­
stitutional limit. Only three coqri-
ties, Clackamas, Malheur, Morrow
and Mltnomah, show an lncreas: in
ratio of inedbtedness to assessed
valuation during the year. The
The higher ratios in Clackamas and
Malheur counties were due to in­
creases in warrant indebtedness and
dclines in valuations. Morrow coun­
ty cut its debt load by $35,660 while
Multnomah county whittled $377,230
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NYSSA, OREGON
Governor Martin and Secretary
of State Snell Inspected the east­
ern Oregon state hospital at Pend­
leton Friday and Saturday and In­
cidentally took advantage of the
opportunity to visit the Round-Up.
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SALEM, ORE—The fate cf the
long pending telephone rate case
now rests with the state supreme
court. Upon the opinion of that tri­
bunal may hinge a refund of more
than $1,000,000 in rates to patrons cf
the Pacific Telephone & Telegraph
company in this state.
Under the original order Issued
by Charles M. Thams, then public
utilities commissioner, rates of the
phone company were to have been
rduced by approximately $360,000 a
year. The reduction was to have
become effective as of Novembr 11,
1934. That was nearly three years
ago. An injunction granted by the
circuit court of Multnomah county
on appeal by the telephone company
prevented the order from being
made effective. Later the lower
court held the rate order to be con
fiscatory and set it aside. The util­
ities commissioner appealed to the
supreme court and after numerous
delays the case was argued before
the high tribunal this week.
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The Oregon Blue Book, 1937-38
edition, will be ready for distribu­
tion about October 1, according to
Secretary of State Snell. A number
of new features will be Included in
the new edition, Snell said.
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Applicants for jobs continue short
of the demand for workers in sea­
sonal crops, according to John E.
Cooter, placement officer with the
national employment bureau.
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A compromise plan for the block­
ing of the state’s scattered school
lands submitted to the Land Board
by W. B. Snider and R. N. Stanfield
practically endorses the plan orig­
inally submitted by the “committee
of nine” stockmen. While the com­
promise proposal would limit blocks
to a minimum of ten sections this
requirement is nullified by discre­
tionary powers which the reports
would vest in the Land Board. Snid­
er and Stanfield were selected to
work out a blocking plan after an
all-day hearing before She Land
MODERN
PLUMBING
A home is only as modern as
its plumbing. In bathrooms,
kitchens, laundries and lava­
tories, attractive fixtures and
dependíale "hidden” mater­
ials pay dividends in extra
satisfaction and convenience.
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Plumber
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B ELO W . Plastering over NU-
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New Rooms for Old w ¡th
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" T M I t l ' S A Y A I D N I A * YOU"
Board failed to make any progress
toward the solution of this problem.
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Male drivers reset more promptly
to an emergency than do women
drivers, tests conducted by Secretary
of State Snell reveal The tests
were conducted on s “reactometer”
constructd by employees of the
state department out of discarded
automobile parts. During the six
days of the state fair 3706 men and
1013 women took the test.
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Vandals who have been guilty of
cutting and mutilating trees and
shrubbery on highway right-of-way
will be prosecuted if their identity
con be established. R. H. Baldock,
state highway engineer, warned
this week. Numerous cases of vandal
ism have been reported to the
highway department during the past
few months.
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Oregon housewives in buying
their cranberries this fall are warn­
ed by Arden A. Reed, deputy state
sealer of weights and masures, to
Insist upon a full dry measure,
which, he explains provides a much
mere generous helping than does
the custonjaary liquid measure
Under an act of the 1930 legislature
Reed points out it is unlawful to sell
any dry commodity by liquid mea­
sure.
KINGMAN KOLONY P. T. A.
HONORS FATHER OF OREGON
Mrs. M. L. Judd
At the first fall meeting, Friday,
September 17th, of the Kolony P.-
T. A. Miss Eulah Bratton reviewed
the life of Dr. John McLoughlln, the
"White Headed Eagle" honored
alike by white men and Indians.
His old home at Oregon City is
being restored as nearly as possible
as it originally stood.
Several organizations wanted to
provide the bronze bust in the
south garden but this honor was
reserved for the boys and girls of
Oregon, So they might have a part
in making his home the Mt. Vernon
of the west.
Adrian Viosln, internationally
famous sculpture has cast the bust.
The state P.T.A. underwrote the
obligation and each boy and girl
may give his pennies.
Miss Betty Nelson is the unit
chairman in charge of this project.
Nearly all the mothers of the
fourteen beginners in school were
among the gratifying number pres­
ent at the Friday meeting.
Eight standing comimttee chair­
men made reperts and plans were
completed for the reception for the
four teachers to be held at the Kol­
ony school Friday evening, Sept­
ember 17.
TEACHERS COLLEGE
PLACES GRADUATES
Eastern Oregon Normal School,
La Grande, Oregon, September 22-
All of the 1937 graduates of the
teachers college department of the
Eastern Oregon Normal School who
plan to teach have secured positions
for the coming year according to
President C. A. Howard. Approxi­
mately one-third Of these young
teachers found positions In schools
hiring more than one teacher,
throughout Baker, Gilliam. Grant,
Harney, Jefferson, Malheur Mor­
row, Sherman, Umatilla. ‘Union,
Wallowa and Wasco counties. East­
ern Oregon Normal School grad­
uates are gradually finding their
way into larger systems in Western
Oregon as well as Eastern Oregon.
FUEL MIXTURE
Causes of excessive dilution of
oil in the crankcase, loss of power
and low gasoline mileage are a weak
spark and Improper fuel mixture,
according to the emergency road
servioe of the Oregon State Motor
association. Good results cannot be
expected if the Ignition system is in
poor condition or the carburetor U>
improperly adjusted.
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NYSSA, OREGON
FOUR GOVERNORS AT
N. R. A. ANNUAL MEET
Casper, Wyoming—Four Qt ver-
nors are scheduled on the speaking
program of the annual meeting of
the National Reclamation Associa­
tion to be held at Casper Wyoming
October 12 to 14 according to an
announcement by F. O. Hagle Ex­
ecutive Secretary of the National
Association.
Blood cf Utah Speaks
Governor Leslie A. Miller of Wyo­
ming will give the opening and
welcoming address for th: State of
Wyoming. B. B Brooks of Casper,
former Governor of Wyoming, will
give the welcoming address on be­
half of the city of Casper and the
Kendrick Project. Governor Henry
H. Blood of Utah will address the
convention on the subject of "His­
tory and Development of Reclama­
tion in the West,” and former Gov­
ernor Arthur J. Weaver of Neb­
raska, present President of the
Mlsslslsppi Valley Association will
address the convention on the sub­
ject of “Full Utilization of the Wat­
ers of the West.”
The states of Arizona, Callforina,
Colorado, Idaho. Montana, Neb­
raska. Nevada, New Mexico, North
Dakota, Oregon, Texas, Utah,
Washington and Wyoming are rep­
resented in the membership of the
National (Reclamation Association
RUPTURE
H. L. Hoffman, Expert, Minneapo­
lis,. Minn., will demonstrate without
eharge his “Perfect Retention
Shields" in
BOISE
Monday and Tuesday
September 27 and 28
at the Bristol Hotel
From 1 0A M to 4 P. M Please
come early
Evenings by appointment
Your physician will tell you about
this s rious condition. Any rupture
allowed to protrude is dangerous.
My ’Retention Shields” will hold
your rupture under any condition of
exercise and work They are sanl,
’ary waterproof and practically
indestructible.
Do not wear trusses that will en­
large the opening and don’t neglect
the children. Many satisfied clients
In this community No mail order.
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the home are electric cooking and electric auto­
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heavy work in the home, save time and nervous
energy; electric cooking with its simple, clean con­
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always-dependable, constant supply of hot water.
And, together, they cost SO little at Idaho Power’s
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