Image provided by: The Willamina Museum; Willamina, OR
About The Willamina times. (Willamina, Yamhill County, Oregon) 1909-1972 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 28, 1943)
THE WILLAMINA TIMES Thursday, October 28, 1943 COUNTY TAX COST FOR RELIEF, AGEI) Yamhill county, for 1942-43, budgeted $83,000 for general re lief of unemployed, and «pent K n trrm l «t th«* « I W tllarn ltm , O rriron, a * M Oond-elaM m a tta r, A u v u a t 24, $13,942, or 77.4 per cent of the lüütt, under A r t o f ('« ria re a r of M arch 8. 1878. taxes levied on property for this welfare purpose. M. M. JO H N S O N , E d ito r F o r t h e same fiscal year, Y a m h i l l county budgeted i*ubll»hed E very T h u rsd ay . H iib sc rip tlo n P ric e 12.00 P e r Y eur In $30,000 a s i t s match-money A dvance In Y am hill an d PoiH Co unties. O u tsid e of C ounties 82.80. «hare of old age assistance cost A dvertising K ates Olve n U pon A pplication. and »pent $27,774, or 92.5 per cent of the budget allowance. General assistance or relief preparedness for the struggle coat Yamhill county $24,706 in < ’(ingress Is Responsible and the efforts of the America 1941. For the present 1943-1944 For Many E vils Firsters in congress, lovers of fiscal year, $15,910 for thia pur- Now with congress actively the axis powers and the isola poae waa budgeted, a decrease of taking a hand in the advance tionists who refused to let the 35 percent. The number of relief peace negotiations, one cannot nation arm itself, were in the caaea in Yamhill county during help but wonder if all the same main responsible for Pearl Har May, 1941 waa 447. during May, political poppycock is not start bor and the sickening horrors 1943, 175 unemployed persona ing all over that we w e n t of Bataan and Corregidor. were aided, a decrease of 60.8 through after the last war and Just as well place the blame percent. which in fact hatched the mi where it belongs. Perhaps it is With respect to old age assis crobes of this war. not the fault of congress as a tance, Yamhill county s p e n t Our American congress has body, but the method in which $22,964 during 1941, but bud had the habit of hatching up t h e y b o ld o f f ic e . O n e t e l d i o f geted $32,000 for this purpose much of our troubles and just office, six years is plenty for a for the present fiscal year. This whether they are a good or bad United States senator and one is an increase of 39.3 percent in influence in our lives is indeed a term of four years should be all proposed expenditures for old debatable proposition. It is likely that any congressman c o u ld age assistance for 1943-44 over true that our penchant for get hold office. And a president for 1941, although the number of ting into trouble can be laid in six years with absolute disquili- old age cases aided in typical some measure on the chief ex fication for furthor tenure would month of May, 1941, waa 481 executive but congress at least do much to prevent the evils of anti 495 for the same month in has never kept us out of any the Wheelers, Fishes, Ickies and 1943, and increase of 2.9 percent. difficulty that they could get us a horde of others whose ideas 1 In addition to monthly grants in. of government, beyond their own to old age assistance cases on For instance, d o e s anyone selfish retention of the office is basis of need in Yamhill county, doubt that the prejudices and to get even with or throw the $1,620 was spent for medical animosities that finally resulted hooks into some political oppon care and hospitalization during in the civil war, were worked up ent. the first six months of 1943. In and engendered by politicians, The country is suffering right addition, $3,444 was spent for in and out of congress using now from such evils. How they medical care, etc., of relief cases, such prejudices to obtain or to can be remedied, only the Al or a $5,327 total for medical attempt to obtain election to mighty knows. Public opinion care for six months of this year, congress, and perpetuate them in must be awakened and remedies which amount was charged a- office after they had been elect worked out along the lines sug gainst the county’s budgeted ap ed. Also there can be little doubt gested. propriation for general assis that the civil war could and The mad scramble, to get the tance of relief, according to the should have been avoided. But office and the relentless effort State Public Welfare Commis isiliticians must have issues and to hang on to it forever is pro sion records summarized recent issues must be fostered and nur bably largely to blame. But the ly by Oregon Business & Tax Re tured if politician are to remain fact that so many supposedly search, Inc. in office, and so a nation em great men use the office for barked on a holocaust of killing, selfish ends or to destroy some Returns From Canadian Trip which appals us even today when other individual cannot be over Mrs. A. W. Atkey returned killings are supposed to be on a looked and long tenure is largely wholesale basis. Picketts charge responsible for such tendencies. last week from Saskatchawanj Canada, where she had spent the alone, consuming only minutes, past five weeks visiting relatives cost the lives of se v e n t e e n To Sponsor Halloween Supper and friends. Mrs. Atkey reports thousand southern boys. Butler W.S.C.S. will sponser the first week was spent visiting There can be little doubt but a Hallowe’en supper Saturday her mother, Mrs. Annie Wyatt, that the “¡rreconcibles’’ in the evening at 6:30 at Butler church and her brother C. F. McCarthy l .S. Senate who held out against and it is to be a pot-luck supper. and family at Sylvania: then, in Wilson and the League of Nat The publec is cordially invited. company with her mother, two ions are largely responsible for Please come and bring a covered weeks were spent visiting old the terrible tragedy of the pre time friends around Dubuc. The sent world war. America’s un- dish. remaining week was spent visit ing girl friends, whom she had REPORT OF CONDITION OP T1IK not seen in the past 37 years. Highlights of the visit, to which BANK OF GRAND RONDE she had looked forward, was to u Grand Hond< Coonty of Polk, Oregon, «1 elo*e of haslnesa October IS 1#»X hear once again the howling of wolves of the northland, which ASSETS $ loo.oo came to pass only one night dur xmns nnd discount« 56.256.38 'titled S taten O overnm ent o b lig a tio n s, d irec t an d g u a ra n te e d 54.826.43 ing her visit. Also, she was inter Ith e r bond«, note«, nnd d ebenture» ested in again seeing the Aurora •««h balance« w ith o th e r bank«, Including re se rv e b a la n c e s, and Borealis, the wonderful northern 168,891.96 cash Item» In process of collection 600.00 lights, as she remembered hav lan k prem ise« ow ned, f u rn itu re und fix tu re s IfiUO.OO $270.474.76 ing seen them in past years. TOTAL ASSCTS Th s also came to pass, as did the LIABILITIES wish to again see a mirage, the $235,8"? 1 3 tem am i d ep o sits of individuals, p a rtn e rs h ip s , an d c o rp o ra tio n s unexplained atmospheric illuion 2.777.09 ». posits of S ta te s am i political subdivisions which brings a distant object to TOTAL D E PO SIT S $238,599.12 within close range of vision. Slip W illam ina (Simpa A A. $238.599.12 TOTAL L IA B IL IT IE S CAPITAL ACCOUNT» imitiil arplns ............................................ .................................. ndlvMod profit« $ 16.000.00 4.000.00 11,875.64 $ 31.875.61 TO TA L C A PIT A L ACCOUNTS TOTAL L IA B IL IT IE S AND C A PITA L ACCOUNTS 8270,474.78 TA TE O F OREGON. C ounty of Polk, hs : . . . . . I. J. C. BARRY, cau h ler of th e abov e-n am ed b an k , do so lem n ly sw ear mt th e above «tatem en l In tr u e to th e b est of my k n o w led g e nnd bell. I .1 C. HARRY. C ash ier. S u b scrib ed an d sw o rn Io before me C o rre c t—A tte st : (his 21st day of O ctober, 1943. CHAS. E. MfcCVIJXICH R. A. COLE D A V I» L. DAVIES D irecto rs. (SE A L ) N otary P u b lic for Oregon. My com m ission ex p ire s A pril 22, 1943. Al Toberer’s UNION SERVICE STATION BATTERIES AUTO SUPPLIES TIRE REPAIRING BATTERY CHARGING — COMPLETE LUBRICATION — WE ARE BELT HEADQUARTERS — R efrigerators — W ashing M achines — And Cars .V.VAWAV.W.V.W.W- M. PETERSON’S REPORT Please mention H a r r y La Chance, he enlisted before the war as a private with McArthur. H.nvey LaChance enlisted in the navy, will leave on the 27th of October. Norman Winslow, his wife Alvina, and son Jerry call ed on M. Peterson, including the oldest daughter of Paul Lafferty who keeps house for Norman. They are both working, welding. Hervey LaChance and his wife called three times saying good bye. I gave him a dollar, told him to bring it back to me after the war. Georgiana and Annie La Chance who are working in a 15 cent store in Los Angeles, will now come back to Portland and board with Harvey La- Chance’^ wife who has 2 child ren. She is too delicate in health to work out. Mrs. Marm has come home and lives with her folks, Lue Vinette for a week or two till she gets her health back. Mr. and Mrs. Logan, she is Vin- ette’s daughter, lives at Petersen Hall. Mrs. Gertrude Mercier has taken over the duties of canning at the government cannery at Page 3 Grand Ronde, formerly done by Judas Iscariot hung h i m- Zillie Smith. self, money was a curse to him. Julius Mercier is working to He committed sinful acts for study as a mechanick for the money. We have many in the government at Grand Ronde. j United States, who will kill and M. Peterson had a serious sick bum for money thinking to help spell Saturday, is now on his feet Hitler. They eventually become again. a curse to themselves, and die a Our richest man is dead. He terribe death, is now as poor as a person buried Chas. Hopkins is the Sextan at by the county! A person is rich the Evergreen cemetery at Mc- who has no money or property, Minnville. J. E. Hill of the Tele- but sure of a bed for his sleep phone Register called on M. Pet- and 3 meals a day. ersen. Charter No. 8721 Reserve District No. 12 REPORT OP CONDITION OP THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SHERIDAN In Ihe S tate of O regon, a l Ihe close of business on O ctober IS, I94X P u b lish ed lu re sp o n se Io call m ade by c o m p tro lle r of th e cu rre n c y , u n d er Section 5211, I'. S. K etlscd S tatn tcs ASSETS Ixian» and discount» ... .............................................................. $ 190,807.57 U nited S tate» G o v ern m en t o b ligation», d ire c t and g u a ra n te e d ..... 607.000.25 O b ligailonr of S tate« and p o litical subdivisions ................................. 34.352.50 O th er bond», note«, and d e b e n tu re s ....................................... 11,643.75 C o rp o rate sto ck s (In clu d in g $1500.00 stock of F ed era l R eserve b a n k ) ........................................ .............. 1.500.00 C ash, b alan ces w ith o th e r b an k s, in c lu d in g rese rv e balan ce, and ca sh Item s In p ro cess of co llectio n ...................... ........... 948,708.72 Bank p rem ises ow ned $3000.00. f u rn itu re and fix tu re s $2200.00........ 5,200.00 R eal e sta te ow ned o th e r th a n b ank p rem ises ...................................... 600.00 O th er a s se ts ..................................................................- .................. .................. 63,427.79 TO TA L A SSETS .........„ ....................................................................... $1,863,240.58 L IA B IL IT IE S Dem and d ep o sits of in d iv id u als, p a rtn e rs h ip s, an d co rp o ra tio n s $1,402.802.38 T im e d ep o sits of in d iv id u als, p a rtn e rs h ip s, and c o rp o ra tio n s 257,259.51 D eposits of United S ta te s G o v ern m en t tin c lu d in g iiostal sav in g s).... 769.90 D eposits of S tate s an d p o litical su b d iv isio n s ..................................... 46,986.97 O th er d ep o sits (ce rtifie d an d c a s h ie r’s checks, e tc .)........................ 3,388.44 TOTAL D E PO SIT S ........................................................$1,711,207.18 TOTAL L IA B IL IT IE S .............. ....... ............- ---- ---------- ---------- ----_...$l,711,207.18 CAPITAL ACCOUNTS C ap ital S tock: Common stock, to ta l p a r $25.000.00 ...... _................. ................. ..........$ S u rp lu s ................................................................................................. U ndivided p ro fits ......._ .........._.....................—----------------------------------- 25,000.00 25.000.00 102,033.40 TOTAL C A PITA L ACCOUNTS ................ ................. .............. .............$ 152,033.40 TOTAL L IA B IL IT IE S AND C A PIT A L ACCOUNTS.........................$1,863.340.58 MEMORANDA P ledged a s se ts (an d se c u ritie s lo an ed ) (book v a lu e ): ta t U nited S ta te s G o v ern m en t o b lig atio n s, d ire c t an d g u a ra n teed. pledged to se c u re d ep o sits and o th e r lia b ilitie s............ (b) O ther a s se ts pledged to se cu re d ep o sits an d o th e r lia b ilitie s (in clu d in g n o te s and b ills red isco u n ted an d se c u ritie s sold u n d e r re p u rc h a se a g re e e m n t) ..........— ....... (e) TO TA L ____________________________________________$ S ecured liab ilities (a) D ep o sits secu red by pledged a s se ts p u rsu a n t to re q u irem en ts of law ...........................................................................$ 18.000.00 9,100.00 27.100.00 16.600.00 (d) TOTAL ....._______________ ______ _____________________ 8 16,600.00 STA TE OF OREGON, C ounty of Y am hill, ss: I, T. J. SCROGGIN. p re sid e n t of th e above-nam ed ban k , do so lem n ly sw»>ar th a t the above sta te m e n t is tru e to th e best of my know ledge an d belief. T. J. SCROGGIN, C ash ier. S w orn to an d su b scrib ed b efo re m e C o rre c t—A tte s t: h is 22d day of O ctober, 1943. C. D. NAIRN L O IL HAX1STREET G. A. McCULLOCH (SEA L) N otary P u b lic ZBLLA COX My com m ission ex p ire s Aug. 4. 1947. D irec to rs. The War Chest See Our West Window WE HAVE DEDICATED THIS MERCHANDISE TO THE NAT IONAL WAR CHEST A N D EVERY CENT RECEIVED FOR THESE ARTICLES WILL G O STRAIGHT INTO T H E CHEST. NEWBYS PHARMACY PRESCRIPTION DRUGGIST Telephone 216 W illam ina, Oregon This Adv. Contributed By The Willamina Times.