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WB 8HBBMAN COUNT! JOUBNAL £l|cnuan County Journal | SHERMAN COUNTY OBSERVER, Established Nov. 8. 1888 GRASS VALLEY JOURNAL, Eatablished Oct. 14, 1897 CONSOLIDATED. MARCH 6, 1931 WASCO NEWS-ENTERPRISE. Established 1891 CONSOLIDATED MARCH 4. 1932. ———— ■ ■ ■ । , 11 '■ 1_______ "■.. '...‘L Published Every Friday at Moro. Oregon. By GILES L FRENCH Grass Valley ^ i At the Helm—In Time of Need! Grass Valley’s Womans Club will meet next Wednesday afternoon at 12 3Q p. m. ,with Mra. Pol«y. High school young peop»« hav« arrang«! a Boyd Homewood and Earl Olds I drove to Portland via truck early Monday morning returning Tuesday. oatotUe*. at Moro, Oregon, under Act of I E- BerntgiB» tgygf ftfWh Entered aa eevond-clMi matter at ihe Congress of March 8, 1879. I Oreneo. * FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18, l»82. TAXES ’ attendants and participants in th« • I county budget meeting held Monday * Mias Hasel Thomas waa a. week viBitar in Portland last weak. I •I The income tax measure carried in Shernun county by a vote Much enthusiasm has been ar oused by the organixation of a school orchestra under th« leadership of Kent volley ball team met defeat at the hands of the Grass Valley girls last Wednesday night on the letters floor- The score was 22-34. Wasco will play here this Friday evening < _ Mr. and Mrs. fa* M. Helyer and family and Alta Norton spent the holidays at Hood River visiting with relatives and friends [ J One Year ....................................................... .^.............. . • * * ................ Six Months............................ * *, ................... and Miss D«lla Helyer to Tillamook. The Hom« Economics Club bald their regular meeting at the Grange hall Tuesday afternoon- Mr. and Mrs. Ferd Casper and Mr. I----- ——— and Mrs. Sam Austin of Battleground When Your Shoes need ar« visiting with relatives here | Repn 8end them tO was here the first of toe I lambs for shipment to his home. Th« sheds of the Oregon Nursery Co. will q be used to house the sheep this win- I tor. SUBSCRIPTION RATES—PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. Miss Viola Schilling, daughter of Mr. and and Mrs. Gus Schilling who has been working at Monmouth for some time returned home last ed- nesday evening where sh« will mak« an indefinite visit. The party which was given last Saturday evening, November 12. by The local polo fans spent another Miss Margaret Dunlap was enjoyed exciting Sunday afternoon at the who attended Dancing and by all Hei yer polo field south of Kent. As games supplied the entertainment long as the weather permits this will evening for the still continue to be th« favorite Dick Reckmann spent Sunday sport at the Carl Schadewitx home- | ----------------------- G'“ M.n.gin, Editor : PACK » MORO. OBEGON. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1». 1*32. W ERN MARK’S GOOD SHOE REPAIRING U Second St THE DALLES ZELL’S FUNERAL HOME of 486 to 884 It was beaten in the state by a decisive majority Mr and j. w. Shepard were* The Kent Orchestra met last Wed-, Now come^a report from Salem that it may be necessary to put to Portland last Woek and accord^< nesday evening at the school house. A KI PC CCDWIPC the state tax on real property back in the state budget next year I Fwrv Wednesday evening is prac- HmDULnriuL O l IIVI u L Every Phone 345 The Dalles. Ore. It will either be the property tax or some new sort of taxation, per- Bbout w tice night- GRASS VALLEY PHARMACY Mrs. Ida Dayis and daughter Paul haps the much hated sales tax I carefully and with real regard for ine spent Sunday at the home of Mrs. ---- or Last year it was estimated that the state tax would be $40,000 one of hi. fe«t. He stepped on a J. C. Wilkon. Phone 222 for this county, but there was none levied except the millage for I Kent was visited by quite a rain elementary schools amounting to a little under $18,000 The ele- Monday evening, storm the last of the week, which .. makes all of the farmers feel consul g mentary school tax will be about the same this year and if a state Roy has been driving truck for a erably better. : Dr. J. A. BUTLER! property tax is necessary it will probably be about $22.000 addition- trucking concern near Mrs. J* R Dellinger and son DENTIST Wednesday night November 23 The al to make $40.000 as it would have been last year. dty Walt Williams Here Arnold were visitors in The Dalles tickets to the play will be 25 cents This amounts to a little over two mills tax on. every dollars I Hen^ patjeM brought his sheep HOME OFFICE. WASCo In New Kole each and entitle th« holder to ad last Saturday. - worth of property in this county after it is equalized by the state home from the mountains back of mittance to th« dance. The dance “ There was no school Friday as it : supper will be served cafeteria style was Armistice Day. tax commission. Thus the defeat of the income tax bill wi» <^t Walt Williams, known throughout as was the lunch on election day. The Miss Lurline Smith who. spent the In Moro the Firat Week us more than the elementary school levy, and twice as much, as I* them as usual. - the county as a Ford dealer and music will be furnished by the com- I past month visiting here with friern > 1 in Each Month our general roid levy will be this year • I Frank von Borstel is putting the uleaman. waa hare again Thursday «"unity orchestra which ia diracted by and relatives here left Sunday morn- ■ This is assuming, of course, that the Stute will have to put the! flnjsbing touches on a large machine in hia new capacity as advance man Mrs. Ayres. Chairman of Unit Ac- ing for her home at Mitchell. • She^v ■ As a floor he is for the Oregon Loggers, a group of, tivity and Community Sennee. A properly levy baek in the budget. It they decide to pass the state 1 .bed .t hi. rancK was accompanied by J. C* Wilson and ■ ‘ mus delicious cake was served by Vl W O- Smith who spent Sunday and ( real loggers who took to their budget without sufficient income and leave it to the legislature to| _ ____ . Frank Haynes and family were ical instruments as well as to their Haynes and the meeting adjourned. Monday visiting with relatives. ra se enough revenue to run ihe slate there may be any sort of a Grass Valley visitors Sunday* saws and axes. I Quite a number of Kent people , ' tax bill passed There ¡sanitation for a sales tax and there is also Walt has just returned from Mon- Grover Young is feeling better spent Sunday at the W. C. Helyer ; (for Less Than-; being tana wrere the loggers are playing enough argument against »t to make it doubtful of passage There these days as the new barn I ranch p’.aying polo. Kent News in the larger cities. I erected on the place he is farmingis now in theatres __ £ an Hour// is certain tube some sort of tax applied to take ¿he place of the near completion. The old one burned He drives the advance car in which Kent Grange, No. 688-held ita rqg-i state pioperty levy ri it is not used Had we had to pay $40,000-to the state this year this county would have been on a warrant basis for six months, county officers would have been without funds, county roads-would be unworked, county relief w.rk would be seriously curtailed and county schools would have been without even the small sums they have had for operation expenses. - ■ Yet with the possibility of an increased property tax facing them it is true that 44 persons out of every handed vote-1 to de feat the raise in the income tax. Can you beat it. ------- o------- down last spring and a new one might be useful. w. Mr and Mrs. Arne Annula are the parents of a boy bom in Hood River on November 8th. Name, not known, but perhaps F. D* Theodore von Borstel is remodeling the barn on his place, making it larger, wider and better. SIKH DISASTERS IN 1932 ADD TO PEACE Members of Ihe Moro Woman's Club and their husbands listen NATION'S DISTRESS ed to an address last Saturday night that contained a great deal of 'information about the problems of obtaining world wide peace Kj Cro$$ Spen(Js $2,760,000 among the nations of 'he world. Miss Lobdell, the speaker, be-1 He|p yjcyms of lieves that peace can be brought to 'he world when public *«nt>-l Catastrophes. ‘ ment is sufficiently aroused against war. I In t ot grut ¡pisfortun. caused There is undoubtly much truth in her remarks and a will t I >conomic d«pr«as|qn. in which th« * ; rvno ci thp npppssarv movements toward the I American Red Croz« Mium«d heavy bring about peace is one of the necessary . 1 burden« of r«n«f for th« unemployed, rp«li7atinn of it but it is also true that lasting peace canno be OD-I tb, organization alio responded to realization OI IC, out ,, chanced " emergency neede tn Cp dteastore In the tained until the economic conditions of the world <me charged. Insular poaeea- An .rnntinnal anneal toward u a universal sentiment for peace «. , . An emotional appeal . A is I aion 2*^ month, ending oerhaos a typically feminine way oi working toward the goal. A8| M 1M1> the Red crow gave aid u natinoal Indi- long as we have natio-al nride prioe that tnai can can be ue so easily hurt; as long * to d Ti.ooo camiiiaa totalling I38,ooo ot 81.788, wp have one people starving and envious of others comparative These people ln dlitreo b«. is located a loud speaker and phono graph with records to extoll the abil ities of . the - group he represents. Playing, singing the songs of the big woods and feats of logger life make up the preformance Auxiliary Entertains With Card Party , ., 1 j . Miss Della Helyer, Miss Berna Orr, and Robert Helyer spent the week end at McMinnville. Mr. and Mra- Estol Hartley and son James of Grass Valley were business No. 49 at Kent met last Wednesday, visitors in Kent Friday afternoon- November 9, and spent some time Miss Murdina Medler spent the ahd energy in cleaning up after the holidays visiting with relatives in election night party which was a succexTboth socially and financially . Portland. Darrel Altermatt and Jimmie Rees There were nine tables of cards. Mrs- Wayne McCullough received first of Shaniko were visitors here Wed-1 prixe for the ladies and Frank von nesday evening. Borstel first for the men. Mrs- Paul Mr and Mrs. A. A. Dunlap and Wilson and Millard Howell received daughters, Margaret and Anita spent th« consolation prizes. The chocolate Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs- angel food cake was won by Garth L. V. Walton. Crowe, nephew of Mrs. L. V* Walton- Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Howell of There were 62 people counted at sup Farga Lake. Wash . and Will Howell per time as th radio election returns of Silverlake, Wash*, arrived here were an added attraction. Further Wednesday where they will spend plans were made for the dance which some time visiting with relatives. the Auxiliary will spdnaor after a one Dick Reckmann, Jr- made a busi act play “Pa’s New Housekeeper’’ a ness trip to Maupin Sunday. comedy to be given by the high school war is a I cau.e of drought, flood. fore«t Are, tor- ly rich; as long as individual# and na » I .nowatorm, mine «xpio«ion, or possibility hen our w< rld economic conditions become equalix- oUl«r atmiiar groat dtaaater. ’ _ Prolonged drought* caused the Red ed so that all may have advantage of the inventions and discoveries Cross to go with help to 58,000 families and when racial hatreds are overcome so that th, re is no disli.« in the northwoct. Here in 144 counties in North and South Dakota. Montana, of people from other land, we will be on the path toward peace. Nebraska, ______ ____________ Washington and Iowa the .innal I trap tn Deace will follow the economic equalize Red Crow n.MO.OOO from peo Ita . The emotional urge to peace win xu treaMry «pent t0 feed and prolect 1 ** Johnie Woods of Hood River was a visitor in Kent Friday. i Miss Lillian Schassen who is at-' tending school in The Dai.es spent the holidays with her aunt and uncle, Mr and Mrs. L- E. Clark. Thj Auxiliary of George Bell Post f I pie through th« winter and spring. '----- - —O—“ t I Other grave disasters were floods in lirpnse fee is the cheapest tax paid by the peo- southeastern states, where the organ* h । liatIon Bpent 1192,000 irom its treasury The motor car license lee lb i pie if the returns from it are considered. A few years ago one was | and 166,000 local contributions to help lucky to driye a hundred miles a day over the old dirt roads «»4. 13,000 persons. More than 50,000 people were home at great cost in tires, gasoline and pysical comfort. Now we drive less from floods Irf tributaries of the Mississippi river and again the Red many times that distance, our tires last longer, ourears last longer, Cross faced a long relief task, aiding a gallon of gasoline take, us twice as far and we can be comfort- these people. The national organization gave $108,000 and local contributions ab'e al the time largely due to the good roads. We could never were |10,000. The Red Cross always maintains a have developed our go d carS without good roads. state of readiness to meet these sud emergencies, and funds and other If the I gislature had the nerve to close the Rogue river at the den essentials to this work are supplied, laataessi n after the people had voted to keep it open they should in part, by the annual foil call, h<ld each year from Armistice Day to have the nerve to vote the increase on the income tax this time. Thanksgiving Day. Every citizen can support this worthy activity through The bonus army started something. Now the farmers in some [»joining as a member In the local Red Cross chapter. / parts of the country are planning a march to Washington and the soldiers are going'baok Let s ah go , Sings the farmer to the douds, Tm Glad That I Have Made You Cry.” * This year the cry will be, "Out of the Moratoriums by Christ- mas. ' We found a Republican this week, and did he look lonesome? Nobody to Hear Mrs- ’Uggins: “This ’ere fallow thinks ’e can sing like a Caruso.” Mrs. ’Iggans: "Well they do say as ’ow Caruso 'ad a beautiful voice, but *ow could they know with ’im strasded on that island with nobody but Friday to ear ’im?” Mr. and Mrs. Quinton Krummell, Miss Jeannette Willis and Ernest Webber of Gresham were week end^ guests at the W- C. Hei yer home* The local school teachers took ad vantage of the Armictice Day holi— | day and spent the week end in var ious places. Mr. and Mrs. Ayres and son Loren went to Wamic, Miss Mur- dina Medler to Portland. Mrs. Essie Wilson and son Charlie Bill to Ante lope. Miss Berna Orr to Me Minnville T JERE’S a new, low-priced “ Coleman Radiant Heater tlxai’s just the thing for home, store or shop .. • ”• hot num ber for cold rooms I” Mikes and burnt its own gan. Costs less than 2 cent® an hour to use. Produce» penetrating radiant heat that warms like summer sunshine. Instant Lighting . . . no prahrating, qo waiting. Just strife. a match, turn a valva and it'« going juat like gaa New Instant-Gat Coleman Raillant »eater UPDEGRAFF & PEPPER not-irsne urp iinpfiual tion of peoples instead of leading ul»r meeting iMt Saturday evening,. November 12? with thirty .even mem ber. present and two visitors. Mrs. Elmer Howell of Farga Lake •>«' Durward H.lyer of Wapimtia- < m- cers for the coming year were elected as follows: Master, C. B. Andrews; Overseer, Jay McKay; Lecturer J. L. Davis; Chaplain. Mr». W. G. Helyer, Steward, J. L. Matthes; Gato keeper. Jesso -Helyer; Assistant Steward. L. E. Clark; Lady assistant Steward. Mrs. L. E. Clark; Secretary, Mrs. H. E Morrow; Treasurer, H. E. Morrow; Ceres. Clarice Wilson; Po mona, Rua Helyer; Flora. Maudie Mc Kay. The next meeting will be held Saturday evening, November 26* SUMMARY OF ASSESSMENT ROLL For Sherman County, Oregon, forthoyear 1982..S finally equalised by the County Board of Equalisation. Unit Classification of Value Value Number Property 86,721,540 814.74 Acres of sH h^kn.‘....... 456,022 28 64 8,418,810 Acres of tillable lands 271,592 Acres of non-tillabl« 802,780 1.64 184,480 lands.. . ... . . . ........... Improvements on deed 477,280 ed lands.. . ..... . 86,260 Town and city lota ... Improvements on town 885,990 and city lota......... Manufacturing machi 11.630 nery .............. . • • • 64,300 Merchandise ............... . • Farming implements, 197,740 wagons, etc........ Hotel and office furni 22,400 ture, atore fixtures,etc 23.39 82,090 8.509 Horses and mules....... 20.15' 80,380 8,986 Cattle........................ 2.25 33.280 14,775 Sheep and goats..r.... 8 87 10,720 2,769 Hogs ... J. «222 • • **• » 10.00 80 8 Foxes .............. Net value of taxable property.................... . 8,123,640 Soldier s exemptions 5,160 deducted from above 8,128,800 Gross valuation... Note: This does not Include bsnk stock nor intangibles which are subject to the State Tax Commission; nor does it include rgilro.dk and other public service aeryice cor- cor porations which are ai^eased leeeed by the State Tex Com* (om- misAion. Valuetion of Public Sertlce Corporation. in 1931.83,261,756 87. , • P Dated, November 10, 1982 Ì MARGARRT W. PEETZ.County Assessor ♦ I Moro, Oregon Attorneys At Law Model No. 15 Moro Oregon /or your cQnvenienc« 1 have ar- ranged for you to leave your Shoe Work at Walter A. May & Son. Pick up and delivery twice a week «t no roat to you. JOSEPH A. MEE The Wasco Shoe Man Price $4 740 ONLY 1Í =i THE COLEMAN » LAMP AND STOVE COMPANY / L WkMu, K«*«. rWUABlskì», P». . • Otic««», III. Loe (RII "TX) Economy is not only ä carndinal vir tue; these days it is a necessity. True Economy can be practiced by trading here. The best of MERCHAN- DICE at the CHEAPEST of PRICES. H. Ziegler’s
