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german Coimty journal Sherman County Obeerrer Sheri 1888, Graau Valley Jornal, But-, 1W, CourolMaUd March SHERMAN COUNTY Waaee Newa-EvUrpriae, Eat., ISM, CoaaoHdaUd March 4, 1932 CIAL PAPER ■o r. ber 14, 1932 Mono,* Prsgon, Forty Fourth Year No. 49 » TAX LEAGUES DISCUSS COUNTY, STATE IMIS HabHoM Visits Scene o,™...!« mm CHINI SÎILL PENUINB Thirty tome yaam HUM Hoag’s, ban» in Wasco and watci IHàab Crane NeetmAtmMtr they were Refrtseatatrnt «| Far fiwlÍM 'n from Ms homestead north of town to PROMKNT KN SKMEIS new OotanMa forti mr nHbartL Ito B. Ü. MeCoy's Warehouse and Ml Comparita« of Cavity Taxes Skew» By who still remained here. He found membered him- He is Hal E- ’ Hoss, secreUry of sUU for Oregon, and the trip to Sherman county was made while re turning to Salem after addressing the irrigation congress at Bend. He re mained in Wasco Friday night - HU *11 NEWS SUN Taxes, tax reduction, tax equaliza tion, tax methods and more taxes were the oratorical bill of fare at the meeting of the Mikkalo grange at Rock Creek station over in Gilliam county last Saturday. The meeting was called by the Pamona grange of Moro And Dufur Gilliam and Wheeler counties at the Tie Friday 6 To 6 request of the- tax leagues of these counties and that of Sherman county. They were there to discuss taxes and Scoring a touchdown in the first they did just that. * T five minutes of play Dufur High As a sort of entree on the program School, played the Moro team to a there was a short explanation of the 6to 6 tie. " proportionate amounts of tax money However after scoring their touch expended by the counties for different down the Dufur team never threat phases of county and district work. ened the Moro goal line again. In It was sho^rn by charts that Sherman fact they scored only two first downs county is expending in 1932 49-37 per in the last three quarters. j * cent of its taxes for schoo^ 12.11 Moro scored its touchdown in the percent for roads 14-04 percent for fourth quarter after being inside the bond and interest, 9.5 percent for thirty yard line a large part of the cities and the remainder for county time. Donald Burnet punched the ball activities including elections, courts over after several trys. — and care of the needy. “Tiny” Ted Thompson, Moro’s Gilliam county has an almost iden diminutive fullback played safety for tical tax spending record, but Wheel Moro and due to his long returns of er county having about one half the punts kept Moro in scoring territiry valuation and one half the property during the larger part of the second tax spends a much smaller percentage half. of its tab dollar for cities- Other Donald Burnet and Richard Barnes -A . items are much the same although made a long run apiece- Burnet ran owing to the conformation of that about forty yards through a broken county schools require a greater field before he was finally stopped. proportionate expenditure. . Barnes raced down the side Unes for In both Gilliam and Sherman coun- forty-five yards before he was ties the city tax is Higher than any brought down by the fleet Dufur other. In Sherman county there is backs- Morgan, Moro’s 190 pound 6-3 percent of the total valuation in 1 tackle played a good defensive game. the cities and this small percenUge Moro's line-up: Miller and Woods, >« paying 9-57 percent of the total ends; Rice and Ncson, tackles; Tho* I bank. Thirty holders of Bank tax in addition to the regular levies. «arson and Ragadale, guards; Tho- stock are listed practi- In Gilliam county the percentage ia garaon, center; Barnet and Barnas, DATE hem beings residents of much the same. halfbacks; Thompson, fullback; G. Sformaa county orthose who have OCT. 6 . After this explanation was over* Fraser, quarter back. Substitutes recently moved to other parts of the 7 . 8.. m ËST* .. "k 9 . -4----------- , 10.. Hans Koqpkt i» this woyk moving II.. 12 . hold effects bo the Chris Koepke farm Total for now owned by John Patjens- WEATHER REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING OCT. 12 Woman’s Club Adds New Books To Library For Winter Reading received from the State Library, one set of fifty books which may be kept for six months, and one set of twenty five books which may be kept for three months. The larger set is de signed to serve both adults and chil dren and is accompanied by a letter to teachers which will be tacked on the shelf showing the numbers of the books which will, best serve their" purposes. The smaller set is entirely supplementary reading for • school children and contains in addition a pamphlet to aid the librarians and teachers called “Bookshelf for boys and girs’.’ A list of the two sets follows: Traveling Library No. 6. Bachelier In the days of poor Richard The value of good 2 Bailey manners Dusty sur 3 Baker When the West was 4. Bechdolt Young The Burgess flower 6 Burgess book for children Alaska, our north fl. Carpenter ern wonderland The girl’s book of verse 7 Davis 8- Della Chiesa The Three of Salu 9. Eliot Birds of the Pacific Coast 10. Evarts The settling of the Sage 11. Field The Field first reader 12. Foster Housekeeping, cookery, and sewing for little girls 18. Fraser Work-a-day heroes - - 14. Gilman Alaska, the American Northland 15« Gregor Three Souix scouts 1C Harris A daughter of Adam 17. Herben Jack O,Health and Peg O’Joy 18. Hodgdon The enchanted past 19- Hooker Star, the story of an • Indian pony 20. Hugo Les miserables 21. Hume Judy of York Hill 22. Hutchins & Hutchins SWord of Liberty We and our 23. Jenks and others government 24. Johnston 1492 26. Lankester Great and small things 26. Lawson The worlds best humor- ous anecdotes 27. Marshall The heart of little Shikara 28. Miller Adrift on the Amazon 29. Mitchell Corduroy 30. Orton Bobby of Cloverfield farm 31. Peabody^ Outside the house beautiful 32. Pendexter Pay gravel 33. Pollock The woods-rider 34. Powell By camel and car to the peacock throne 36. Price The fortune of the Indies 36. 'Ross The book of noble dogs 37. Sabatini Captain Blood, his Odyssey 38. Schultz Trail , of the Spanish horse ' , Continued to page two7 »WK GROWS IH SHERMAN COUNTY ention of federated «lab» .wag fold .at Fonil, iyr Octo Wheoiar county, on. St well at- ber 8th.. The meeting of 177 Since May Presages tended and thoroughly enjoyed by Heavier Vote be there, those who were privileged by Mrs. After a sparkling down to Oliver Crowther we set ess ’ and the alternation of present, plcqsuro for which we ite Presi- the day. r reporting on the General Federation meeting at Seattle, the progress of Marg|(n6rewipf Slight As Market Falb department work in OrogoA and also Democrats aid Republicans Not Seg- Te Low Levels ' [ gave helpful suggestions for the work of the local clubs. A bountiful । luncheon was served With “Hambur ger Loaf’’ as a novelty feature sup- Election time is drawing near and The sale of wheat to China is still pHe^ by the Ladies Auxiliary of the those who are eligable to partictate hanging fire and farm leaders and wool growers Association.' The hold officials *of the gram growers units 1 ( over and newly elected officers of the in that biennial event are already . , in this county are at this time still Fourth Dstrict are as follows: Mrs. chosen for the time for registration in the dark as to the probablity of • W. C. Bryant, President; Mrs. Roy closed Saturday night, October 8uh- Kunsman, Vice President; Mrs. Joe 1 While the poll books have not been the deal being mane. ' -------- first --- of the week .... the feeling _ Hilderbrand, 2nd Vice President; 1 completed for Sherman county »nd as The prevailed- that the sale would not be Mrfc Oliver Crowther. Recording Sec-. the reports from the regristrars in made and several farmers whose retary; Mrs- Chas- R. Logan. Treas- ' Precincts away from the court house margin had been cut down by falling urer; Directors. Mrs. Oliver Crowther, were not received Immediately the off of the market sold their wheat. Mrs. P. L. Jones and Mrs. - Teun is number of Democratic and Republi- Since that time reports coming from Wyers; two appointive officers, Mrs cans are not known. Preliminary re headquarters are more hopeful and as D- E. Stephens, Corresponding Secre- PorU> However, show that there has the market is holding a little more Ury and Mrs C. L. Polev, Press teen a 8Hiht increase in .the number steady than it was there has been lit- Correspondent. i ?f Democrats in the county. ToUl registration is greater than tie selling. Farmers in general are holding wheat until the outcome of ' —i-------- - it was for the primary electioq in the sale is decided- W- H. R.a.d.WRvort. There has been a tendency among Conditions In Idaho clerk George C. Vintin Thursday. The fanners to sign up a quarter of their voters are segregated accordng to wheat to insure the China sale precincts in the following manner: Officials of the grain growers in all Primary General of the county have been active in get W- H. Ragsdale, accompanied by 89 148 ting signatures and there is esti Mrs- Ragsdale, has spent a large part Rufus mated to be over 200 000 bushels of of the last month touring this state Locust Grpve 82 99 98 wheat already pledged in this coun-I and parts of Idaho Interviewing Klondike 82 Monkland 97 119 ty alone. directors of the local land loan asso 68 83 Erskine ciation. 34 62 He returned Tuesday night after a Michigan Assessments Levied On 50 - 63 ten day trip to Idaho and was glad to Rutledge 136 153 Kent Bank Stockholdets be able to come back Ao Sherman Grass 721 105 Valley county as he found conditions in many 207 219 places infinitely worse than they are Moro 1207 1384 ToUls A.»e.«m«nt. have been levied ’lere- Town« of 25.000 people without 220 217 areinat the. property of the .tock-i Produce rotting in the field, Wasco These figures may be„ changed holder, la ™«"t nf Conuaeree byifor w*nt of eTen * low m"*«‘ ,nd the alate SnHne department aa ia P«ople innumerable without joba or slightly when the clerk removes some voters from the rolls who have Since registered in other precincts or coun of banka by > that department. ties, but this change will effect the munta vary from 1100 totals in a slight degree at the most. . am U- on a; ■M*« « eins souHew Last Friday the HttU boy returned to Sharman county on .hia fortieth Series ef Coarti Metro ClflU Reprinted eeting At F QI MAX. MIN. PRECIP ...75 ...53 ... .00 . 64 ...35........ 00 . 65 ...3«........ 00 . 69 .. 39 ........ 00 ..«8... 37^. .00 ...70 .. 48.,.. .00 .. 66 ...43 ... 80 .80 week A. M. Wright Resigns After Years Of Service A. M. Wright, a veteran of city government in* Moro, tendered his resignation to the council at the Tuesday night meeting and on his plea of ill health made to his fellow members the resignation was ac cepted. Mr. Wright has served fif teen years as a law maker of Moro, was at one time a commissioner of the county and for three terms was a member of the state legislature from this district. Mayor Freeman. »peaking for the entire council, thanked the retiring member for his long and faithful ser vice and expressed his appreciation of the reliable and consistent judg ment shown during a service of a decade and a half. In addition to accepting the resig nation of Mr. Wright the council moved forward in the leasing of the hotel to C- W Templeton. This matter is not entirely settled and it may take several conferences between the council and the lessee before it is finally.jione to the satisfaction of both par.ies. The council is desirous of* evading a repetition of last win ter when the hotel was costly to the city- It was the general opinion of council memberS' however, that some defínate agreement should be reached and a lease signed before winter be- gms.. The resignation of Mr. Wright makes it necessary for the city to elect five’ councihnen at the November election. Three of these must be elected for a period of four yars, a regular term, a nd. two will be elected for a two year period to fill out un expired terms of A. M. Wright and Joe Truitt. R. J. Ginn is now filling the Truitt position on the council. Pickett Motor Company In New Hands Avery Martin progressed into the classification of business man last Saturday afternoon when the Moro State Bank took over the tools and equipmeht of the Pickett Garage and placed Mr- Martin in charge as mana ger,, temporarily at least. Avery, himself, is selling, the gasoline for the place. Fred Pickett is still in the business Auxiliary Meets Again of selling Fords and parts for them, but will not be connected with the The American Legion Auxiliary garage . What the future will bring met at ’the home of Hazel Woods in the way of other changes has not been stated by those connected with Wednesday afternoon. The following officers were elected: the deal. Florence Martin, president; Mrs. Hasel Woods, 1st vice president; Lila Bull, 2nd vice president; Lillian Flatt, secretary-treasurer; Bessie Thompson, historian. A Lot of Decoys SCHOOLS LOSE 44 PUPILS IN LAST YEAR Town Schools Lose While Country Districts Gain 563 PUPILS ENROLLED NOW Moro Has Largest High School; Glass Valley Largest Grade School Attendance records for the first month of school in Sherman county show that pupils are gradually be- coming fewer although the loss this year is smaller than it has been for several years. There is one bright spot in the first month's records and that is the showing made by the rural schools- Heretofore they have consistently de- dined in attendance but this yéar there are three more pupils in school in the country than there were at this time last year. Not a large in- crease, blit perhaps, it shows a trend toward larger schools. The following compilation shows the number of students in the schools of the county last year and this year in both the high ano elemenUry de- partments. ElemenUry High Town 1931 1932 1931 1932 66 69 26 . 26 Rufus 73 90 54 48' Wasco 76 74 45 37 G. Valley 64 53 53 . 75 Moro 39 45 23 25 Kent 353 318 201 189 Totols 1932 1931 Rural Schools 10 4 Fairview 8 7 Klondike 7 11 Harmony 9 6 Erskine 7 I” î 4 K9 10 ijlDCriy 14 20 Rutledge 4 4 Gorman 62 59 Totals The high schools of the county have 12 fewer pupils than last year at this time, the town grade schools have 35 less and the country schools have three more pupils making a total re duction in numbers of 44 in 1932- Read the ads in the Journal News of Nineteen, Twentynine and Thirtynine Years Ago Observer October 17, 1918. The two burros advertised as es tray to be sold by Chas. L. Powell, were bid in by L. L. Peetz who bought them for his children to make pets of them at his farm home- Born to Mr. and Mrs. Will Coe. at the private sanitarium of Dr- C. L. Poley, Sunday afternoon, October 12, a daughter. * heavy losses this winter should it be a hard one, as feed was never so scarce before, and even now sheep are selling at Bend for 65 cents and at John Day for $1.00 per head. C. B Webb, former patriarch at De Moss springs, later mine host at The New Moro, was in the county last week gathering the woof. Observer October 12, 1893- All women must register on or be O. S. Boardman and wife, of Mitch fore Saturday, October 18th, in order ell, Crook county, were visitors to our to vote at the coming election. burg last week, as witnesses in the Mrs. Eva Rudolph was a visitor in Hembree case- the county fair time week from her C. W. Thompson, the erstwhile home at White Salmon. Mr>. Rudolph Monkland merchant, made us a call brought a magnificient bouquet of Tuesday. He contemplates removing dahlias with her as a special „gift to his family to California next month. her relatives. W. H. Biggs, M. A. Murchie, Edi J. F- Beishee and wife were Sher tor Armsworthy, Jas- Marsh, Dr. man county visitors last week from Beers. Judge Walker C. E- Jones, their home at Jefferson. W A. Wallis, Assessor Henrichs, N. H. Goetjen and wife were visi- W. M Barnett, Andrew Barnett, __ i_ a- a from ru..A — j during —i—, Clark Dunlap and many other citizens tors in au the -------- county Dpfur from the other side of the ridge were fair week. in town last week participating in Observer October 16, 1903. the pleasures incidental to courting. J. B. Mowry went to Portland Wed The recent heavy rains have dam nesday to meet his father and mother aged grain to a considerable extent here on a visit from California. in various parts of Oregon, not Born to thewife of Orie Elliott a omitting Sherman county. Grain that seven and one-half pound boy, Mohday has been cut and Stacked has been 6 p. m,. seriously damaged' and in cases R. W. Pinkerton will not return to where it was threshed and in the sacks, the eacks next the ground have Seattle until after the fall seeding rotted and broken open. Stockman up south expect to suffer
