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About The Ontario Argus. (Ontario, Or.) 1???-1947 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 1, 1921)
THE ONTARIO ARC1U3, ONTARIO, OREGON, THURSDAY, .SEPTEMBER 1.19&1. y . uJljr GDutarin Anjits County Officio) Paper An Independent NrMspiipcr' Published Thursdays at Ontario, Oregon, nnd outorod at the Onturla post office tor distribution as 2nd class matter. 0, K. Alkon, Managing Editor 8UIJ9CItII'TION One Year, $2.00 IIKIIIWAVB Ml'HT UK IMtOTIKTKI) Unless noino lrnnttc action Is tak en, nnd that nt once, tbu people of Oregon will find that thoy will hnvo a system of Htnto hlghwiiys to pny. for, and no highways to use. That tlio stuta highway loiiiinln nloii and ltd oiigineurlng forco real lio this fact Is' beyond dUputo nnd they will undoubtedly do all In their power to protect the work which thoy havo accomplished. Utit they cannot get tlio results desired un less thoy nro glvou the enrnest co operation of tho public. Tlio chief ononilcN of tho high ways aro tho truck-hogs. Tho men who aro tho oxponno of tho public nro transporting Immcnso loads on trucks for their prlvato gain. This must absolutely bu slopped or Ore gon's highways will bo torn to plnccs ero tho contractors who con structed them leave the Job. Truck men seem to think they I nro n privileged class; that thoy can go onto tho highways built tit tho oxpoiiRo of tho automobile drlv or who uses a touring car, nnd tear that road to pieces on one trip. In fact one big overloaded truck, can In wet weather destroy more high ways than tho licenses of one hun dred trucks will pay for. It Is so manifestly unfair to tho public that roul effective urtlon must bo taken or tho day of good roads Is punned. The public will demand that n change bo made und that trucks either obey tho laws of the state, and common decency mid consideration for tho men and women who pay for tho roads or trucks will bo legislated off tlio hlghwnys entirely. Tho big firms nnd corporations whoso trucks nro In a large measure to blnmo for the rising1 public sen tlmont against this abuso of public proporty should Immediately take cogultanco of tho sentiment and Is being directed against them and mend their ways, Holld tiro trucks carrying big loads must go sooner or later. Tho sooner tho hotter for the good of tho highways of Oregon. ADKQlMTi: KDUOATIO.V To tho westward of Ontario thoro inside 18 children for whom no school Is available save (hut loruted here In tho city. The chljdrou are more than two miles from tho school and yet they live within the confines of the school district. To tho south nf the Oregon Hunt em railroad track (hero Is a section or two of laud that Is also within tho school district where nro severul families with children, nnd thoy live nearly threo miles from the schools of tho district nnd huvo no means of reaching tho schools un less It Is provided by their parents at a cost that Is out of proportion ANNOUNCKMKNT nOCTOK J. C. WOODWARD, OlMlbIS T. WOODWARD IIUILDINO, PAYETTE, IDAHO doslros to announce that he will bo at his offlco ovory uf temoon for the purpose of KIT TINO CLASSICS. Arrangements may be mado for evening ap pointments. Eyos will be ex amined FREE OF CHARGE. Offlco equipment Includes every modern Instrument. FIT and SATISFACTION guaran-teed. for Individual families. Tho proporty values of tho dis trict of courso nro to bo found with in tho city limits, to n marked do greo; but these values aro created by tho fact that there Is nn agricul tural region about It. Take tho farms away from Ontario nnd sub stitute raw sngo brush lands for miles In ovory direction nnd there would bo llttlo of valuo hero, for thoro would bo no reason for busi ness houses and residences In tho city. Now tho question nrlscs, how can theso children bo given adequate education facilities. Tho ono or two room, ungraded school now sorvos the ncod. It cannot do the work, that Is all thoro Is to It. No ono who knows tho educational needs of the day will say that It does. Tho thing that must bo dnno Is to consolidate tho school districts which can conveniently bo grouped Into ono district and provide means for transporting tho children to the schools, no that tho children of the country wilt have tho same advant ages as those of tho city. This can readily bo donn In Hit region whore there aro comparative ly good roads leading all directors It Is tho next step In advancement of conditions In this section, for such action Is necessary. Ultimate ly this will cost tho public less than tho prosont system. Whllo tho present ono nnd two room schools with teacher's who, In many cases, hnvo had Inferior train ing nnd only slight experience, may satisfy some of tho families living In tho country, they will not do so long. Thoro will bo it demand In tho country for bigger buildings and bolter buildings, bolter teach ers and more of them. The rural schools will bo Introducing depart ments Just as tlio city schools havo now. What will be tho result. Within Just a fow miles, Just a few minutes In these days of goods roads mid motor transportation, there will bo duplicated buildings nnd depart ments that each cost largo sums Tho public will bo paying more than It should, tho taxpayers will be burdoned, and it renctldn against education will naturally result. To secure efficiency In tho school system should bo tho nlm nnd ptir poio of thono Interested In tho wel- faro of tho coming generations. Now Is tho tlmo to consider tho problem that Is beforo tho public. AN AHHTKACT IS A IIISTOUV (j. i,., TITI.r. An abstract of title Is a short methadlcally written his tory of the title to u desig nated tract of land It tun slats of u summary of tho ma terial parts of every recorded lUBtrumont of conveyance which uffecta tho title, togeth er with u atutemout or all lions and Incumbrances to which tho name la subject Tho objojet of uu abstract Is to afford the prospective purchaser or mortgagee of real estato a convenient means of ascertaining tho condition of tho title. Tho. cautious man will not accept a deed or a mortgage uu real estato unless It Is ac companied by nn abstract pre pared by u reliable firm. MAMIKim TITI.E AND A1ISTUACT COMPANY Vulo, Oregon KT.1'1" I.VfllMI! VAVI'U I Eery now and then tho sugges tion is made in tlio puiiiic prints by someone who Is thinking about tho prevent problem of taxation mid tho Inequalities that exist under the present system, that the state should ndopt tho Income tax as a method of securing revenue. And gradual ly the suggestion Is receiving wider support. Apparently it Is one of tho things that hcoiiih destined to result There Is n reason for this condi tion. It Is to bq found In tho fact that at present, without knowing kit, Oregon has adopted a single tax basis. Moat of tho tuxos In Oregon aro rained directly from land. Of courso we huo tho per sonal property tax still, hut only tho visible proporty Is thus reached, und everyone knows that there Is a vast store of wealth that la not touched by tho hand of the tax col lector. Stnco mortgages notes, cash and I other securities aro In most cases tax exompt. and few of the tax- , payers ever return any of this In tangible wealth for taxation pur pose, evon If It Is not exompt, thoro Is a growing unrest evident among those who aro feeling the burden of taxation most, the land owners It Is right that thoy should feel ngrlev- ed. Thoy havo a real grievance. Thoy aro carrying rooro than their shure of the load. The American public soma day will awaken to the fact that tho tax slacker Is as dungorous an Individ ual as tho slackor of war times, nnd tho sonio sort of treatment will bo accorded him. Ways will bo found to make those who have escaped taxation bear their share of tho bur den Tho sooner It U done tho hotter ANNOUNCEMENT OF MU8IO ciassr-s Mrs. C F. Cox, wishes to an nounce, that she will begin her music clns3, September 1. and Is prepared to give credits In violin and piano. Sho is a graduate of Iowa College In violin mid piano. And has done post graduate work In tho American conservatory lu Chicago. Prices for piano are re duced from $1 to 50c por lesson. 8ho has been nppotntod by tho Sher wood School of Music to glvo a four year's conservatory courso to any ouo desiring same. For further In formation, Phono bO-j, Adv.38-42 1 - PEACH r.s At Dr. Smith's OrcferJ, Ue miles South of Purnut, anil three miles duo West of Iloswell, lit-Jug your boxes. m $3000 FOR PREMIUMS $3000 FOR PREMIUMS Of THE TWELFTH ANNUM EXHIBITION MALHEUR COUNTY jH H LH LsshLsssv EDUCATIONAL INTERESTING INSTRUCTIVE 3 DAYS FAIR GROUNDS EPT. 1 4, 1 5, 3 DAYS ONTARIO, ORE. $3000 FOR PREMIUMS $3000 This big sum, the largest ever available for awards, will be distributed for agriculture and stock prem iums only. Admission to the grounds and agricultural buildings will he"FREE Come and exhibit your produce or stock and participate in the dis tribution of the big Premium Fund. SPECIAL PROGRAMS AND DEMONSTRATIONS FOR BOYS' AND GIRLS' CLUBS SEPTEMBER 15 Poultry demonstrations in forenoon. Cooking and Canning in afternoon. Lectures by leading authorities on Agriculture, Horticulture and Stock Raising. Every day will be worth while to those truly interested in the better ment of agriculture in Malheur County. A truly big Agricultural Fair under a new plan. Come and enjoy the exhibition. RACE PROGRAM AND SPORTS AT GRANDSTAND ' ' CARNIVAL FEATURES AT NIGHT $3000 For Premiums MALHEUR COUNTY tMflft For AGRICULTURAL ASS'N. 4JUUU Premiums V. T. HERRETT, Pres. V. V. HICKOX, Sec, -BT- LICENSED II. L. PETERSON Directors EMBALMERS -:- C. R. AUGUSTUS MODERN CHAPEL AND EQUIPMENT Ontario Furniture Co. PACKARD TOPS FOR ANY CAR Just rece'ved a shipment of Packard top materinl direct form the Packard factor3It'a.the class of all materials Have your top fixed now good work- fair prices quick services SECUINE AUTO CO. ONTARIO, . OREGON FORSALE The best small Ranch in Malheur County Completely equipped with horses,, wagons, cows, hogs, hay, com, and machinery. .. No payments down if de sired. Call and let us show you what we have, You cannot afford to miss this. tOur price will surprise you. THE REYNOLDS RANCn - 4 milts south of Ontario T SJ ! SJSWSW !, I Itv. X "". i