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About Grants Pass daily courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1919-1931 | View Entire Issue (May 1, 1920)
H VI I llh.U , MAI «ilUWIVi FASH DAILY (1'1 Utili PAGE TWO I, UHM». I The Elementary Educational Bill I Give Consecrated Dollars WILDERVILLE - ♦ April 19, 1920. To TeacheTs, School Boai tls, Parents, audTaxpavere of Josephine County: At the special election to be held May 21. 1920, the voters of Oregon will be called Tin1 social evening 'given for the young folks at the laivelaco home night »»» w.«u attend- upon to vote upon the Elementary Educational Bill. Since thia measure is far the moatui u„. u.- important one for the betterment of our schools proposed in many years, "its provisions rr,..hll,(.„l„ Of <-ak« mid .<>con were should he thoroughly understood. j served. The measure provides fora levy of two mills on all the taxable property of the Ro’»««»“« state for the support of the public elementary schools. Elementary means the first - ’¡'‘J |B eight grades. All the money paid by the comity, is to be given to the county ami is to the McConum II1U1. The ranch has be distributed to the various districts on the teacher basis; that is, the fund is to be l>e,,n ieuae<i to Mr. ami Mr», a . i - apportioned upon the basis of the number of teachers employed in the several districts name« late <>f California . F x Hick tJn.lsav was culled Dick Undsay was culled to to Grnnta Grants of the county in grades from one to eight inclusive, one .......................... teacher K. being allowed for each 1 l*a«s last Monday by the serious ill thirty pupils or fraction thereof. The tax will be levied for the fiist time in December; ness of his 'brother. 1920. and then annually thereafter. Benton Borrouxh was taken very There is no good reason why taxes derived from railroads, public service corpora ill with unite Indigestion last Sun while on his way home from tions, and non-resident timber owners should be paid into a few favored districts to the day Grants Paas 'He was taken Into K. exclusion of others. This law is strong in that it places every dollar of taxable proper Erickson's and a doctor called, Taster ty in the county back of the education of every child in the county, basing its appor in the evening he was taken on home tionment on the number of teachers,—the chief item of expense. by -h4a wife. The proposed law does not do away with the present state and county apportion Mrs. W. D. Hill la expecting to go to the hospital Saturday to have a ment, nor does it change the method of distributing it. But the present apportionment toe removed which is giving her se- produces but a small portion of the money required to run the schools. All the rest has vere pain. to be raised by special tax voted by each district. This means that property not or Eric MoCann is on the sick Hat. ganized into school districts does practically nothing in support of the public schools. Mrs Rad Robinson vlaite.1 with Under the present system many one-teacher districts having a high valuation need to her pawnts In Granta Fas« a few days last »<ek while R* I f-iHjat a levy only one-half to nine-tenths mills for maintenance while districts of low’ valuation few days near Kerby. are paying from ten to twenty mills, sometimes more. Mrs. Lovelace and Mrs Agee were The chief merit of this bill is that a fairer and more equal way of raising and dis callers at the llilll home last week The Todies Aid will meet next tributing a school tax than the method now use.d is provided. week on Thursday with Mrs. May A two-mill tax placed upon the valuation of Josephine County will give approxi Got ch er. mately $240 to each teacher employed. This money will be in addition to the amount Sunday school and church next received from the present system. Sunday. All districts are going to have to pay more for their teachers next year. The money Fred Daws had the miafoitune to run a saw tooth Into his knee while will have to be raised somehow. If this bill passes the money received from the two- helping fall timber last week, and mill tax will help very materially. infection has developed, xlJnx hla Reports on file in the office of the State Superintendent show that not less than parents no little concern. 500 rural schools in this state will have to be closed next year, if this bill fails to pass, Marva, little daughter of Winfred Robinson, was acalde-1 about her as nearly all districts of low valuation have received the limit in school levies. For face quite badly last week when she this reason parents should understand that elementary schools, especially in small dis ran into a pan of boiling 'valer her tricts, will be hopelessly crippled if this bill fails to pass. Please give this matter your mother was carrying. very careful consideration, and when you go to the polls May 21 vote 314 YES. Candidate cards—-Courier office. Very truly yours, (Paid Advertisement) ALICE M. BACON. 1 of peace time capacity. «will require more Chan TO years to restore nor mal traffic -wlCh the present facili ties of production, according to a survey recently published in the Ec onomic Life. The chief needs are I shown to (be the importation of roll- Moscow, May 1.—-Russian rail- Ing stock and the home development road shops, working at a maximum of the transportation industry. RUSSIANS BEHIND IN The survey shows that In 1914 the number of locomotives was approx imately 20,000 with 16 per cent un fit for use. The present number of locomotives Is about 10,000 with 59 per cent out of commission or ta need of repair*, and the number of cars 250.000. Lines in operation have also diminished about 20 per cent. HACAiMr a*» r.y- H Com« to CAarrh on 5unrf«iy New Era Movement Presbyterian Church I.IMUJA, Cooperating with Interchurch World Ilovemant < TIMING KVKNTH May 4. Tueeday -May breakfast giv en by the Women's Association of Bethany Presbyterian Church. May 26-31, Wednesday, Monday Oranta Paso Chautauqua. Kncramd Carda—Courier oSica. GOOD ROADS For Less Money For sometime I refused to accept the call, but later after a great deal of jiersuasion by men who have been shouldering the burden of exhorbitant taxation. I have derided to enter the race, and hereby set out my ideas of County Government. AND » FEDERAL All Sizes-Full Guarantee We guarantee satisfaction. Absolutely the best tires on the market Largest stock in Southern Oregon Expert Tire Repai rs. t My exi»«rience as a mine operator and en- gineer for over 15 years has brought me in contact with all the intricate problems of building roads and bridges. I know what a road is and how it should lie constructed. I an check up «ny engineer's work and cope with any one in regard to the cost of con struction of roads and bridges, which I think is essential for some member of the County Court to understand. I did not attain my knowledge by turning 'back to the records and allying the antiquated methods of my prede essors. but I have hammered it out from the ground floor of experience, battling with the elements of resistance, and I know- th« application of good progressive business metl*>ds from a technical and practical standpoint. The facts are that the present rate of tax ation is so hr- h that it is almost Impossible for the people to pay, and what is going to I m - the result If Increase? the people will simply be unable to pay them and devasta tion will result. We must retrench until wo are out of debt and stop paying Interest. I mention roads so prominently since I believe this is one of the main issues before us. Good roads arc not only the best advertisement for a County, but they develop our resources, which helps to lift the mortgage and assist in meeting the demands of modern progress, and until taxes are reduced. I believe the ex penditure of the public funds should he con fined to those places where there is*a dollar coming back with interest for every dollar out. a I volunteered in the Air Service in 1917 and Served a year and a half over sea-. dur ing which time I traveled over seven differ ent Countries and provinces of Europe wiier- I made a careful study of the road situation There, there are cheap roads and good last Ing hard »urfaeed roads that are many hun dred years old. I have walked over thou- old road that the first pll-rnm passed over that came to America, and it is a very interesting study to find those ancient roads practically Intact The process Is one of the oldest known to man, it was used by the Romans during the ocupanr-y of the British Isle- Tie- principal hardenin'- agent of this 'Tore i chemi'ally treated lime, which cause;: the mass to solidify Into a 'hard tenaclnn; com pact. which resembles in stru -hire and ap pearance basaltic conglomerate This would be an applicable process for Southern Ore gon for we have abundance of lime, and a rood substantial lasting road bed would ho I a f C. L. Hobart Co a / Presbyterian OSPITALS of the Preibytrrian Church throughout the mission world Inst year cared for over a million patient». Offering! of I’rctbylcnan churches m nuuion land» are *o large dial for every $ I given by you to foreign work •here is expended on the field $1.43. Ibe F’re»bytenan Church is teaching the Siamese the dignity of labor and providing them with shoes through a nuuion tannery. Better bred chickens have been intro duced into India, so that the people may have sufficient food. In Ainca this church is teaching lhe blacks farming, carpentering, and blacksmithing all to help build better life for the natives. L.r*rn the facts of Presbytenamsm. Subscribe to New Era Magazine, (75 cents a year, dub rates) sample copy from I 328 Chestnut St., I’hiladelphia. Pa. Get from your pastor two leaflets: ‘ Bud's Eye View of the Budget of 1920-2 I" and "What Yow Money Will Buy“. Read ‘The Four-Fold Task of the Presbyterian Church“ (40 cents, of New Era I leadquarters). Since 1 announced my Intention to contest the Primary Election for the Nomination of County Judge, I want to say a few words tj the People of Josephine O anty, part'cularl/ to those whom I have ne.er ni 1 have lived In Josephine County for over 30 years and have always devoted my attention to mat ters of general Interest and development. I have never sought office in any way whatso ever. nor would I do so now, save that my friends have (insisted that I offer my services hi the office of County Judge. FIRESTONE Be an Informed V>2° » made at comjmratively little expense. Th« Royalties on the paving laid In Josephine County last year netted the patentees of the Ulthulithlc Paving System |Sk.000.00 Bo why ahotild we pay royalties on a more expensive and Inferior process, when a cheaper and bet Icr pro.es-, ) . available? I My NO WI mi I we want is u < sh I roads for less money. We all know there has always been a gi gantic leak somewhere and a waste of money in ibtiilding roads in Josephine County, and these «-ondltlons have continued to prevail at such an increased ratio It seems Impossible to get any results for a dollar spent. Do you realize the fart that during the last year there has (been Spent on roads in Josephine County, the enormous sum of over WIGHT .HI'NDRFD THOI'SANIi DOLLARS ■ What have we to show for this vast sum of money’* The roads leading to Grants Pass from either end of the County are almost impassable, and have been ull winter The condition of I la vs Hill 1 say Is a crime, when ____ _____ almost _ one fourth of the people in Josephine County ----- depend ----- 1 on that road for their existence The same is true north of Granta Tas- We admit the roads are under construction in some places, and the old road beds are Interfered with be -ause of new work but when a few dollars properly used would give relief, I Hav the taxpayers should be considered and led to livin< waters. But It seems as though It has always been too easy for K< t something they were not hard for other people to longed to them. Th.- Inw provides th.it in ,i|. distribution of road fund*. 70 per cent »hull he appor- tloni-d to the respective rrtinl <ll-lrl<t wherein (he «¡line w .' im < olleete<|. .-lecordf II 'J. to th«1 amount of tHxmbh* nrojHirty therein nn<l I venture to H;ty that III« people Of \pp|(.uill„ valley pay morn taxei per mile of road, than any road it« length le.-idlngeto Grants I’ ihj and Hie need« of thia road have received les i attention than nny other road in lip- county mention this fa-t for example for such Incidents are too ntimoroiiH to mention Now, the facts J have set forth above re memln-r. are no political ruse. Plea...... Io' not construe them as such, they are onli intended to reach the people of Josephine f'oiintv with whom mv business lias not • ■ brought inc in contact, and r ' Io ’ let them know that I know their needs, .. . t .iti-1. that I am capable of toping with the situation ................ I of lh(* future Josephine < 'onnty. 4 am not affiliated with any petty political taction, and my' refusing to cater to petty politics ha resulted In an organized liollt leal ring io oppose me. although the p(). tenry of this ring Is not very great There are none of the 'big progressive men of the County affiliated with Ihioii, .... as t ho movement was projected solely bv v would-be politicians and defunct office seekers Vow In conclusion I will sav: If m\ sentl- ments coincide with your views, think It over. If I !llil elected to the office of Countv .lodge, and the commissioners will stick with me rind help op tr> the cash box until we can get one hundred cents value received for every dollar spent, f will lift the niort mce on Josephine County before the expiration of my term. I». 'll MORRISON. (Paid A d veri Is• lib h I I A
