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THE WILLAMINA TIMES
THURSDAY, JTTL y 13, i944
Kes»-r»e IlDtrlct No. 12
for building camp fires except at Charter No. *721
REPORT OP (O N ’)ITION OP TUP,
I posted camps, (3) carry along
on all trips a shovel, axe, and
FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF SHERIDAN
bucket.
the State of Oregon, at the d o ss of bualne»» on June 30, 1944 Published
If the forest users will do thi - In
In re»|MSi»e to call fiuwle by Comptroller of the Currency, under Section
,
and also put out or at least le-
the suggestion that care should port smoke seen to the neaie.t 5211, V. S. Revised Statutes.
ASSETS
be taken bv everyone.
ranger of fire warden, no mattei
During the period July 1 to how bad the fire season becomes. | 1. Lear.# and discounts ..................................................................... - ...... I 366.964,.'.3
States Government obligations, direct and guaranteed.... 888.600.’ X)
September 30 the Forest Service the protection agencies would be ; 2. 3. Unl’ed
Obligations of States and political subdivisions .........................
26.810.00
is asking all of us who take to able to cope with the situatic 1. 4. Other
bonds, notes, and debentures .................................................
1,967 x0
n le woods to (1) «Train from To our slogan, “Keep Oiego 5. Corporate stocks (Including 31800.00 stock of Federal....................
smoking while traveling, except Green” let’s add, "Keep th<
Reserve bank) .......................................................................................
1,800 CO
on surfaced highways, (2) apply Skies over Oregon F r e e o f 6. Cash balances with other banks, Including reserve balance, and
cash Items In process of collection .................................................... 694,470.93
for camp fire permit:- at tiie Smoke during July, August, an<
7. Lank premises owned 32000.000, furniture and fixtures 32000.00
4,000.00
nearest ranger or guard station September.”
8. Heal estate owned other than bank premises ................................
600.00
Public Urged To Help Guard Against
Imminent Forest Fire Hazard
Th»' last two fire wiisons on
the Siuslaw Niitionul Forest, as
well ns on the other national
forests in the State, were very
favorable for the protection for-
ces. What lies ahead of us this
season only a prophet can forsee.
The indications on the ground
however are that the Forest fire
situation this year may be on
th e b a d s id e . T o s t a r t w ith th e j — -
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11. Other assets ........................... ................................... ............ .................
56,502,43
deficiency in rainfall since Sep-
............. 32/140,715 49
TOTAL ASSETS
12.
timber. 1943 on the west side j
BANK OF GRAND RONDE
of the ( HMClid«** hllH b<*<*Il th(* of (»rand Ron d r In t h r S ta ir o f Oregon a t th r close of businraa on June M , 1044
LIABILITIES
greatest since weather record« j
13. Demand deposits of Individuals, partnerships, and corporations 1,504,974.09
have been maintained. Even on
14. Time deposits of individuals, partnerships, and corporation#
304,595 52
United States Government obligations, direct and guaranteed
71 18X6' 15. Deposits of United States Government (including postal savings)
21,281 23
the Siuslaw Forest, which lies 2 Ol
a
ot 81 ktt
subdivisions
2,000.00 16. Deposits of States and political subdivisions
45,835.96
along the Coast Range, the J Other bonds,
notes, and debentures
.......... ............................ ..... 50,787.82 18. Other deposits (cetlfied and cashier's checks, etc.)..................
13,077.45
shortage of precipitation since „ Cush, balance# with other banks. Including reserve balances, and
31,889,76337
TOTAL
DEPOSITS
19.
lust fall is rather pronounced. I cash Items In process of collection . ..................................................... 117,485,8'
Bank furniture and fixtures 3600.00 .....................................................
600.00
31.889,763.37
Then too, there is more indus
24.
TOTAL LIABILIITIES .............................
trial activity taking place in the 12.
242.oei.ei
TOTAL ASSETS
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
forests than ever before, which
l.l
A
HII.ITIE»
25.
Capital
Stock
must be recognized as a poten
25,000'0
Common stock, total par 325,000.00).
tial hazard. The shortage of 13 Demand deposita of Individuala, partnerships, and corporation# 207.270.2'' ’■*. R’l’fi’ux (c)
35 000' )
..............
.....
...................
....
....
.....
lu p oslts ol United Stale# Government (Including postal navlnga)
SÔ.3C
18.
90,952 12
competent leadership on projec*
D eposits o f State# and political subdivisions
3,595.85 27. Undivided profits ........................... ......................... .
fires is acute throughout the
150.952 12
TOTAL DEPOSITS
3210,921.59
29.
TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS ........... _
..........................
timbered u r e a s . Experienced
30.
TOTAL LIABILITIES and CAPITAL ACCOUNTS ..... 32,040,715 4)
TOTAL LIABILITIES (not Including subordinated obliga-
smoke chasers are far from 24.
210,921.5f
tlons
shown
below)
numerous and the labor situa
MEMORANDA
tion is none too bright.
CAPITAI. ACCOI NTS
31. Fhdged assets (and securities loaned) (book value):
(a) United States Government obligations, direct and
16,000 00
It is a well-known fact that 75. Capital
guaranteed, pledged to secure deposits and other liabilities 140,00000
4,000 90
the forest fires which in the past M Surplus ......... ........
11,14032
(e)
TOTAL ---------- -------- ---------------------------- ------ 140,000.00
have been caused by lightnine 27. Undivided Profits
32. Secured liabilities.
could not have been prevented. 29.
31,140.32
(a) Deposits secured by pledged assets pursuant to
TOTAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTS ... ...............................
46,281.23
But not so with the fires started
requirements of law ------------------- ----- — ..........- ..........
242.061.91
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
by human beings. Almost al jo.
(d)
T O T A L ___________________________________
46,231.25
such fires were preventable.
I. J. C. Barry. Cashier, of the above-named bank, do solemnly swear
CareleSHneSB with matches, cig- | ,hat the above statement Is true snd that It fully and corryctly represents the State of Oregon. County of Yamhill, sa:
arettes and pipe heels, leavil g true state of the several matters herein contained and set forth, to the best
1 Frances Papateln, cashier of the above-named bank, do solemnly
swear that the above statement Is true to the best of my knowledge and
camp fires unattended, and in- 1 <* my knowledge -nd be"ef.
c BARRY
belief.
____
adequate safety measures in
State of Oregon. County of Polk, ss.
FRANCES PAPSTEIN. Cashier
logging operations are the prin
Sworn to and subscribed before me
Correct—Attest :
Sworn to and subscribed before me thia
cipal causes of man-caused fires. Correct Attest :
this 6th day of July, 1944.
G. A McCulloch
7th
day
of
July.
1944
(SEAL)
R-
H.
COLE
Each year at the lieginning of
David L. Davies
Richard Clanfield
(SEAL)
LOIL HAMSTREET, Notary Public
Notary Public
Charles E. McCwl'nch
Zella Cox
Directors.
the fire season the protection
My
Commission
Expires
August
4,
1947
My Commlsalon Expires April 22, 1946.
Directors
agencies make every effort to
assignments
w a rn
wing 17,000 acres
from drowning
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99
bottom soil in all America are pro
tected from the river by dikes. Seepage
and rain water are removed by three
large pumps which rely on PGE for
steady delivery of power. East of Scap
We certainly have to hustle, nowadays,
poose, there are another 5000acres, pro-,
to keep up with all our war-jobs. You
tected by 6 PGE-served pumping plants.
see, as one high government official
PGE is able to deliver warpower
put it, “electricity is the lifeblood of
to twenty thousand farms today be
war-production.” And that’s certainly
cause in the past half-century PGE has
true for 'nar-farming as well as for
built more than 15,000 miles of power
shipyards and factories.
lines—to reach cities and farms in an
We have the job of delivering war-
area 2500-square-miles big. And while
power to some twenty thousand farms.
PGE was pioneering in rural electri
Among these are fine farms that can
fication, it pioneered also in low rates
operate only by reason of electricity.
—which today are among the very
For example, on Sauvies Island, 12,000
«
acres of some of the richest river-
lowest in all America.
Portland G e n eral Electric C om pany
for 'A century, pioneering In •lectrical ’'know-how’«