The Monmouth herald., November 04, 1921, Image 4

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I AM THE COUNTRY NEWSPAPER
By B R IS T O W A D A M S .
f mm t U
C ou n try Newspap er.
I am the frie n d o f the fa m ily , the b rin ger o f ti d in g « fro m other
fri e n d « ; I «p eak to the home in the e v en in g light o f aumnier'a vine-
clad porch or the g lo w o f w i n t e r '« lamp.
I help to make tb i« e v e n in g hour;
I record the great and the
•mall, the varied act« o f the d a y » and w e e k « t ! u t g o to make up life.
I am f o r and o f the home; I f o l l o w those who leave humble b e gin ­
nin g«; whet her they g o to greatness or to the gutter, I take to them
the thrill o f old days, with wh olesom e messages.
I speak the langu age o f the com mon man; in y words are fitted to
his
understanding.
My
c o n g r e g a t io n
is
la r g e r
than
that o f any
church in my to w n ; my readers arc m ore than those in the school.
Y o u n g and old alik e find in me stimulation, instruction, e n te r ta in ­
ment, inspiration, solace, c o m fo r t. I am the chron ic ler o f birth, and
l ° * e and death——the three g re at facts o f man's existence.
I bring to g e th e r buy er and seller, to the benefit o f both; I am
part o f the market-p lace o f the world. In to the home I carry w ord o f
the goods which fe e d and clothe and shelter, and which minister to
c om fort, ease, health, and happiness.
I am the w ord o f the week, the history o f the year, the rec ord o f
my com munity in the archives o f state and nation.
I am the exponent o f the lives o f my readers.
I am the C ou n try N ew sp ap er.
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♦ Community's Archives
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“Can jou tell me the Oute the
tlst church burned— I meun, o f course,
the famous Are that all the olil Inhab­
itants talk about?"
The librarian looked up from tier
work. “ No, I can't tell you the ex­
act date, hut I think I ran And It fur
you quickly, for we have the Ales of
the local paper since It was started.
M y in.. i ' ion is Inin ti*e lilt .... big
Are, as they <:i 11 il— was about 1873,
and It won’t lie a very long Job to look
It up.”
She went to the stacks In the rear
o f the library, pulled out a dusty
bound wiltune marked “ Herald, 1873,”
and «prend It open on the table. "Ah,
here It I«,” she .said, after u minute
•pent In turning over the yellow leaves.
The person who had Inquired for
the date, a member o f the woman's
Notice of School Election to Increaae T ax M ore T h an 6 Percent
O ver That of Previoua Y e a r
Notice is hereby given to the legal voters o f School District No. 13
o f Polk Countv, State o f Oregon, that an election w ill be held in said
District at High School Building on the 22nd day o f November, 1921, at
2 o ’clock in the afternoon, to vote on the question o f increasing the
amount o f the tax levy in said District fo r the year 1922 by more than
six per cent over the amount o f ifuch levy for the,year immediately pre­
ceding. It is necessary to raise this additional amount by special levy
for the following reasons:
Increase in salaries.
Increase in maintenance costs.
Payment on prior indebtedness.
Uo t .V,i„f ' r.ielui , Distrit t ' 'ler!
Ira C. PoArell, Chairman Board o f Directors
Notice of School Meeting
Attest: Mina Cornelius, District Clerk.
Notie.- is hereby given to the legal voters o f School District No. 13
~
Dated this 19th day o f October. 1921
>f Polk County, State o f Oregon, that a School Meeting of [said district
will In* held at the High School Building on the 22nd day o f Noyember,
Original Estimate and Accounting Sheet, School District No. 13
1921, at 2 o ’clock in the afternoon for the purpose o f discussing a spe-
^ This original estimate is made'in compliance with section 231-A o f
i ‘ial gymnasium budget hereinafter s i out, with the levying hoard and
the school laws o f 1921 and shows in parallel columns the unit costs o f
vote on tilt proposition o f levying a oecial district tax.
the several services, material and supplies for the three fiscal years next
BUDGET
preceding the current year, the detail expenditures fo r the last one o f
Estimated cost o f building and equipment
...... ......................... 16000. said three preceding'fiscal years and the budget allowances and expendit-
Special tax for payment o f one sixth and interest.*
................... 1360. ures'or six months o f the current year.
( ‘ ‘Six months o f the current
Balance to he in warrants issued payable on principal sums in
year” imcans six£months*of the last school year.)
o f amount $ 1 , 000 . each year together with interest on the
M k EXPENDITURES
remaining unpaid sums each year.
Estimated
Expense.. o f past
Expenditures fo r 3 preceding years
Dated October 19th, 1921.
* **
expensas
six months
/
Ira C. Powell, Chairman Board o f Directors.
l.C’J
Expense
A llowance
1920
1919
1918
A ttest: Mina Cornelius, District Clerk.
Personal Service:
$4.50
Superintendent ^ Ç T $9 00
$9.00
$9.
$9.
Ciub oT Hie low'll, rail down and read
2100.00 900.00 900.00 1800.00 1200.00 1125.
Principal
T
h
en
's
at
‘»east
one
tioiuidun
who
the article.
"Th is gives mo exactly
67.50
67.50
Is giving "Subscribe for Tour Home Teacher
I In- information 1 wanted." she said.
1215.
500.
500.
1000 .
945.
810.
“ I thought it would," said the libra­ Town I'uper W eek," which will be ob- Teacher
1215.
500.
500.
1000 .
900.
810.
rian.
“ I fear mont people do not ap­ served November 7 1 '2, the most heurty Teacher
bucking she can give.
Teacher -
1170.
500.
500.
1000 .
preciate how valuable l.s (be local
900.
810.
newspaper from the viewpoint o f lo­
900.
450.
Teacher
450.
900.
675.
540.
cal history.
In fact. It seems to me
900.
450.
Teacher
450.
900.
675.
540.
OLD HOME TOWN PAPER
that It Is about our only source. Only
900.
450.
450.
Teacher
900.
675.
540.
TO HAVE A WEEK Teacher -
when an event gels into print Is It
900.
450.
450.
900.
675.
540.
■ dllclnlly recorded and died for refer­
500.
Janitors
• 1000 .
500.
500.
750.
700.
Nation Wide Campaign Launched for
ence.
Flimsy us it 1s, the printed
150.
75.
75.
Clerk
150.
125.
100 .
November 7-12— Place in Commu­
word of today Is the counterpart o f
- 100 .
Other services
30.65
61.33
30.90
77.10
nity L ife Emphasized.
• he ancient stone Inscriptions that give
$10759. $4410.15$4775. :$9120.33$7557.4016768.60
Total
us our records o f u long-ago yesterday.
November 7-12 has tieen set as "Sub­ Material and Supplies:
I consider the hound volumes of our
local papers perhaps the most valu­ scribe for Your Home Town I’aper Furniture,desks, etc. $250.
$50.
177.68
V\ eek,” and this newspaper, together Supplies, chalk, etc. 150.
able possession o f this library.”
138.50 150.
279.98 179.40 192.05
with the thousands o f country news­ Library books
50.
25.
59.82
7.
3.
papers the United States over— there
Janitor’s supplies
75.
19.97
35.50
39.95
31.91
22.47
are not fur from lfi.oUO of them, week­
Fuel
350.
212.50 425.
262.50 264.
250.
lies and small dallies— Is to partici­
75.
Light
and
power
11,84
7 5.
66.04
48.84
56.39
pate.
100 .
90.
49.87
77.75
65.37
70.70
The purpose o f the campaign Is not Water
21.15
50.
81.
35.
32.55
only to induce residents o f the small Postage & stationery 50.
$1080.
Total
$483.33 $900.50 $817.04 $631.52 $804.76
communities and the home town folks
THAT m A '
who are far from their native heath Maintenance and
(j£EAT 5 A ie
to subscribe for the home paper, but
Repairs
$500.
$250.
also to emphasize the Important place Indebtedness:
THAT JOHNSON*7
the home newspaper plays In the life Bonded, & interest $ 1100 .
$ 1100 . $ 1100 . $ 1100 .
PUT ON
j
of Its community.
Warrant, & interest *2400.
326.53 265.73 293.50
This campaign has the hen-ty sup­
Tptal
$.3500.
1426.5311365.7311393.50
port and co-operation not only of the
Insurance
$52.50 $13.75 $125.
newspapers but thousands o f minis­
$.300.
$17.55 $125.
$35.09 $20.40 $39.35
ters and school principals, and many Miscellaneous
$ 200 .
state agricultural colleges and farm Emergency
Grand Total $16.359 $4911.03 $5800.50$11699.49$9588.80 $9131.21
and home bureau organizations.
Some persons, it is pointed out, have
I, Mina Cornelius do hereby certify that the above estimate o f expen­
been Inclined to belittle the pluce and ditures for the year 1921-1922 was prepared by me and that the expen­
function of the country newspaper. ditures and budget allowance for six months o f the current year and
They have not realized that in reality
the expenditures for the three fiscal years next preceding the current
the home paper Is a community Insti­
year as shown above have been compiled from the records in my charge
tution and that It enuhlcs the other
Institutions, such as the church and and are true and correct copies thereof. Mina Cornelius, District Clerk.
Notice of School Election to Increase T ax M ore l£an 6 Percent
O ver That ot Previous Y ear
Notice i.-, hereby given to the the legal voters o f School District No.
13 uf Polk County, State o f Oregon, that an election will be held in said
District at the High School Duilding on the 32nd day o f November.,
192! at 2 o ’clock in the afternoon, to vote on the question o f increasing
the amount o f the tax le w in said District for the year 1922 by more
than six | r cent over the amount o f -uch levy for the year immediately
It i re
,.r> to raise tie additional amount for the pur-
po o o f building a gymnasium.
Dated this 19th day o f October, 1921.
Ira C. Powell,Chairman Board o f Directors
0 Home Town Paper Week November 7-12
,
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During the time between now and
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F t »II t i i . r l . r | o t»»l * * !■ l«w* Il U « S « U « •• » » n i » ih » « « f » t w « » I « M m » r Fstat.r
Notice o f Annual School M eeting
Notice is hereby given to the legal voters o f School District No. 13
o f Polk County, State o f Oregon, that a School Meeting o f said dist­
rict w ill be held at the High School Building on the 22nd day o f N o­
vember, 1921, at 2 oclock in the afternoon for the purpose o f discussing
the budget hereinafter set out with the levying board, and to vote on
the proposition o f levying a special district tax
The total amount o f money needed by said school district during the
fiscal year beginning on June, 1921, and ending June 30, 1922 is esti­
mated in the following budget and includes the amounts to be received
from the county school fund, state school fund, elementaiy school fund,
A Messenger to Garcia.
special district tax.'and all other moneys o f the district:
The local newspaper 1» the mes­
BUDGET— ESTIMATED EXPEND ITURES
senger to (larciu for your town. It
goes out to the world as un advertise­
Teachers’ salaries________
$9,509.
ment for the community. T o be h good
Furniture___
250.
advertisement It must lie a good news­
Apparatus and.’supplies, such as maps, chalk, erasers,
paper. T o be u good newspaper It
stoves, curtains, etc______ __________
..15 0,
must have the sup|sirt o f the people
Library books__________________________
50 .
o f the community In the way o f sub
Repairs
o
f
schoolhouses,
outbuildings
or
fences_________
500.
scrlptlons and advertising. Are you
Janitor’s wages . . . ___________
1.000.
doing your purt toward making your
Janitor’s supplies__________
75 .
pu|ier a go*«l arvertlsement fo r this
community, «me that will carry the kind
F u e l.........................................
350.
o f a message the people of the com-
Light and p o w e r ________________________________________ 75 .
j luunltj wish carried to the world?
W a t e r ......... .........
100.
—
Clerk’s salary ....................
150 .
He Knows His Folks.
Postage and stationery______ _______
50 .
Here an 1 some random observations
For the payment o f bonded debt and interest thereon,
of a man who has visited and studied
issued under Sections 129, 156 to 160, and 469 o f
a good many small communities: If
the School Laws o f Oregon, 1921
1,100.
you read your loeui paper you will
For payment o f principal and interest on w arran ts... 2,400.
i not miss much that Is happening
Miscellaneous ____________________________________
300.
around home. There Is no use saying
Emergency ________________________
260 ,
that you wish your town had a paper
Other personal services_____ ___________________
100.
like one In the other town, for the
Total estmated amount o f money to be expended for all
.other fellow the e Is saying the same
purposes during the y e a r ........ . . . , ................. $16,359.
thing.
The man " h o reads his local
paper thoroughly Is usually a pretty
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
good citizen and has It all over the
From
county
school
fund during coming school vear____
$3147.24
fellow who does not.
Local papers,
From state school fund during the coming school year . . . .
500.96
» l » n all Is vald and done, do more to
Cash now in the hands o f the district c l e r k ............................. 6.50
uphold the Institutions of this state
Cash now in the hands o f the county treasurer, belonging to
ami country than any other known
cuntrtbuting force In the world'* w.»rk.
the district____ ______________________________________ 1875.
Estimated amount to be received from all other sources dur­
ing the coming school year. High school fund under old
Random Observation*.
This Isn't a country publisher talk­
ing. but the editor o f a farm paper:
The tuetroi Ilian daily will bring to
one’s »liM'rM.'p tbe news o f the world
s v u through lb»- s|<ectades o f the city
• slltor, but It Is the editor who lives
in the heart e f the community who I*
able to reflect (he sentiment o f th#
loesl group.
He jd on e Is the tru*
nterpret* r o f events as they aiTect
the small town and the farming <.«n*-
munlty that imnudlately -urrvui <1- th*
town.
har
. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total estimated receipts, not including the money to be re­
ceived from the tax which it is proposed to vote
$6,829.70
RECAPITULATION
Total estimated expenses for the y ea r__________________
Total estimated receipts not including the tax to be
{1 6 «59.
|6,829.70
Balance, amount to be raised by district t a x ____ _______$9,529.30
* i o t a i..................... - . . : : ; : : : : s i 6 . 3 5 9 :
Dated this 19th day o f October, 1921.
9
Ira C. A n rell,
Chairman’ Board o f Directors ir’ chccl District N o. 13.
Attest; Mina Cornelius, District Clerk.
A Community S i> v in t
S A V I THIS
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(iw aetbi'v k or handbag as a memo)
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Ì ' . -ts
•re sold by the I«. llowm g m your
city;
Th«' I - ’ iic v «|' ¡'. r In the -wvant
>f the community In which It I* pub­
lish«'’ !. hut lo to* a *<»s! and efficient
< mtv ant It must be fed by th«* people
It nerves. It Is an Instine mu of the
town «julte as much a* ar, the sclusd*
and the churches, and quite as much
entitled to support.
Perkins Pharmacy
A
Nec-ssary
L u iu r),
Ttx' town newspaper 1» Both • lux­
ury and one o f the family necca*itle«.
M O newspaper can succeed with­
out advertising, therefore are
solicit the patronage of our readers
for those who by their advertising
help^p make this paper possible.