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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (April 21, 1933)
>fyrrman Cmmiy .ijmtrital . ,4—— ---- Sherman Cont, Olmerver Bat.. 1888. Gram Valley Journal. Kat, 18*7.. tonMUdated Barth 8, im. Vaaeo Newa-Eaterpriae. Eat, 1880. Conaolidated March 4. 1982 SHERMAN COUNTY bFFIOAL PAPER \ . * ---------- j — Forty Fifth Year COMMEtiCIALCLUBTO ENTEFTAIH LEGISLATORS County Unit School Bill Vote Probable Moro, Oregon, r April 21, 1933 Pioneer Scout'¿»es """ SALES TAX BILL MADE ID RELIEVE PROPBITY ' Whether the county unit plan of school management is used in this county depends on the people. Sec- Tuesday, April 25 Date tí Meetiit ud Stockmen INTERESTED PERSONS INVITED Word has been received from Earl W Snell, speaker of the house of rep resentatives, that he would be able to attend the meeting of he Moro Commercial Club here next Tuesday evening April 25. Senator Yates, be ing a resident of Wasco, will be able to come unless something unforseen happens. It is also probable that Representative Turner, of Heppner, will be here for the meeting which will make a complete list of legisla tors from this district present- This meeting was planned by the Commercial Club to enable citizens of the county to hear first hand what was done by the legislature at Salem and to find out from the representa tives and senators themselves the rea- sohs back of the new laws made dur ing the session just concluded. Mr- Snell was kept in Salem for several weeks after the end of the legislative term to finish tW work of his office and he has just returned to his home in Arlington. He was one of the sponsors of the sales tax and will no doubt be able to explain that proposed law to those attending. Senator' Yates was one of the senate committee that opposed the sales tax and was responsible for several amendments relieving fann ers from paying on sales of livestock and farm products. While there will be no debate on the new measure con siderable information should be forth- coming from the meeting. Representative Turner, the newest member of the legislative group in point of service, was a member o/ the । inne;» culture committee. 1 T flee other general meetings of the '^•1- ‘si Club this one will be *’ •’♦*»•1^1 cf the coun'y. An •’*’ ~r*m to mnne infer- c: *i*d in listening to the talks to at- r n oting will be called at r»-’ ’ will b^rin with a dinner at I»adies are invited and v* n. rvilj accompany theirhusbands i f ♦ he* desire. —— .— or, upon the petfood of not less than MW legal voters of the proposed coun- V school district, shall submit to th« hgai voter, of such district th« « ms - tion whether this act shall become effective in said county.” The court therefore, may call the election if they choose, on their own volition and they must call the election if WO voters ask for it. It is not probable that the court of Sherman county will insist on re ceiving a petition before declaring the election. A show of interest on the part of those interested in the schools would in all probability cause them to have the vote made at the July election. It is possible that the voters of the county are better acquainted with he county unit law than formerly due to the information that has been pub lished regarding it and some school men have expressed an opinion that this year may be an appropriate time to vote on the proposal. The granges have debated it, a resume of the law has been published in the Sherman County Journal and echos from the legislative discussions have come to the ears of many. The county court may decide or those interested may demand an election. Drivers Must Pass Exams ' In Order To Drive Here’s a tip for the thrifty motorist- i , Drivers licenses will sell for exact ly twice the present price after June 9, the fee having been raised to one dollar under the new law which will become effective at that time. Those who get their licenses renewed before June 9 will not only save half the cost but will avoid the last minute rush which Is certain to occur, re ports Hal E. Hoss, secretary of state. The new Oregon motor vehicle law provides that all drivers licenses is sued prior to July 1, 1931, must ex- pire on September 1, and every two years thereafter, beginning on June 30, 1935-, This means that every operator carrying one of the old-type licenses must have it renewed before September and because there are some 400,000 drivers affected by the law, the department will be flooded with applications as the dead-line ap proaches. “Persons desimg to renew their operators cards before June 9, should an examiners schedule and an Chick< ns- Burn 'secure Oregon Motorists Manual,” advises Tue'dav afternoon a brooder house Secretary Hoss. “These may be ob- caught fire and roasted 90 three week tained from state police, county old chickens dor L. H. Nahouse. How sheriffs, chiefs of police, news papers, the fire was started is not known al or by writing to my office. No one though the high wind might have had should attempt to take the examina somevhing to do with it. Not one tion without first having carefully ,chicken escaped and they were a Studied the .information contained little young to be roasted. I in the manual/* Mr. Hoss adds. I < « ’ J Uncle Emmett Briefly Discusses ! New Policy of Inflation Uncle Emmett unfolded -his morn yu call it dollars.” . Don’t yu recon, Uncle Emmett, it’ll ing paper with his usual precision and and calmness. He adjusted it to the help the feller that’s in debt”? asked proper distance, arms length from his Wabash. “Now ain’t that good? We just eyes and surveyed the headlines. “So” he exclaimed, “The wolf et up the come out of a time when everything sheep dog, eh? He’s been tryin’ to was high, When we had inflation of I credit and when prices was risin’. fer a month.” “I don’t see nothin’ about a dog We still are cussin’ ourselves because fight,’’ said Wabash looking over his we paid so much for everything. Yu ‘ ask if it won’t help thè debtor. Did own paper. “Yu may be one of then that thinks the last high price period help him ? the sheep dog et up the wolf, Wabash Say son, we never had any debtors for all I know. I’m referrin’ to thia I that was debters until we had big inflation business.. It’s a wonderful prices an inflated values. It’ll help idee, son, to think that by inflatin’, him by giving him lots of company.” the dollar we can make prices rise1 “Why, Uncle Emmett,’’ said Wa- and rise and keep on risin’. Pros-' bash reading farther, “this says the perity is our’n just by cuttin’ the inflation is going to be controlled.” “Yea« an Joe Bishop said he could value of our money- Say yu. got two four bit pieces. Yu just pretend they lead his Jersey bull to water with a ’re dollars. Ain’t that wonderful? twine s ring too, an yu know what They’ll sdll buy four bits worth but, happened to Joe ” usbwauwm PERSONAL PROPERTY UNTAXED * ) Coantits To Receive Remaining Part ef Tax After Millat es Paid of Heart Attack ident of Sherman c ity, died at his home in Moro Sati fty night from an attack of heart trouble that had been bothering him ft* several weeks. Mr. Amon, who always gave the date of his birth as January 1, 1850, was born in New York City. When a boy of tender RM be ran away from home and to Missouri where he lived with bachelor unde for several years, ■began to work around the army « when in his early teens and was a scout for the frontier army at one time. During Some place between the extrava- gent claims for the sales tax and the fearful statements made by the op ponents to that tax must be a reason able ground upon which the average citizen can stand and decide as to his or her individual vote on the subject. In an endeavor to find this ground and to give a fair and impartial re sume of the provisions of the tax this arJcle and others are written. In the first place the sales tax was proposed because the finances of the state were in a bad way and because after the. slate property tax was re moved for one year, there were loud cries from property owners when its reimposition was sponsored- Some means of taxation that would make a state tax on ’ property unnecessary was the need of the legislators inter ested in farmers and others who could not pay their taxes. Practically all of the wheat counties of eastern Oregon are nearly fifty percent de linquent*?» taxes and would be farth er behind had it not been that the public utilities have paid their share of the taxes which brought up the total. The Eastern Oregon Wheat League and other farmers organization went on record as favoring the sales tax in preference to the property tax. The state grange leaders have steadily opposed it. State Club Leader The sales tax bill which Will be voted on in July specifically states Seymour Visits Here that the sales tax shall cease July 1, 1935, so this law can only last for a little less than two years- It was pro H. C. Seymour, ¿tate club leader posed and passed as a temporary was in the county Tuesday forenoon measure. Arguments that once es to assist county superintendent tablished, it will permanently remain, Knighten in making plans for club are based on sunposition and not on work and display for the remainder any clause of the bill. - of the year. As the state fair will The bill proposés to tax aU retail begin on September 4 this year the sales 2 percent with seven exceptions. local club fair will have to be held These are “The amount of any retail at least a week before that date. The sales of motor vehicle fuéls upon date agreed upon is August 28. ' which a «ales tax has not heretofore The summer school course at Ore been imposed by the state.” Those gon Sta.e College will begin June vho obtain gas returns from the 12 this year and some children from state would have to pay a tax of 2 ‘his county will surely attend as percent on the amount of gasoline usual. On May 13 club leaders Helen used in. tractors- The tax would Cowgill and L. J. Allen will visit amount to one barrel in fifty. Sherman county to aid local leaders in their work. A'meeting will be ar “Insurance premiums etc” ranged to be held in Moro on that “Employees rendering personal ser day. vice for which compensation is re Last year there werej27 4-H clubs ceived in the form of salaries $nd in the county with 243 members This wages shall be exempt—to that ex year the total clubs are 4$ and there tent.” • “Gross sales to the extent of $50 are 335 members which is as high a per month.” While a farmer does not percentage of club workers as any have to pay a tax on money received county in the state on a percentage for products sold to dealers for re basis. sale (see next item) he does have to pay a tax on products sold at retail Carburater Adjustment like meat, eggs, seed etc., sold to users, i^ the sales total more than Very Important $50 dollars per month- “Farm products and livestock when sold by growers or producers to deal Adjustment of carimrators rather ers for resale.” ‘ than selection of any particular brand “Any gross income which may not of gasoline offers the chief hope of be lawfully taxed by this act.” mileage economy for motorists, ac Gross income from sales to any cording to the scientific studies made «branch of government. at Oregon State College by W. B Each business man or other person Hanley, a graduate student in mech liable to the tax must file a return anical engineering now completing to the state tax commission on or b«1- two years special research with motor fore the tenth of each month or pen fuels. alty and interest will be levied a- The engineering experiment station gainst him. Right of appeal is given issued a.bulletin about two yean ago to any taxpayer aggrieved at the ac- I describing a practical method for ad tion of the commission. o justing carburatola with scientific ac Except on judicial - * order the curacy by means of testing exhaust amount of sales tax paid by any per gases. This has attracted so much son or firm shall not be given out by national attention ,that the issue of the tax commission, a clause that bulletins is practically exhausted Continued to page two. Continued on Page Two. I FIRST SCRIP ISSUED; . . . . .... J ACCEPTED IN 5T0BES Rainfall 1.13 laches Short Since MOISTURE IN TOP THREE FEET Goid Rains' Essential If Normal Crop Oeneral Custer on his eventful sally into the Sioux country that resulted in the death of his fptire command with the exception of l a few 2_.. scouts ___ „ who had been sent ¿reinforcements or with messages to. other officers. Byron Anson was one of these scouts»« according to his biography, in the History of Central Oregon. In the seventies Mr Anson went to SanFrancisco with Colonel Potter with a car load of horses and there left the government fervice to re main in California, 1887 he mar- ried Miss Josephine Iderbrand and came wth other men •s of the fam- ily to Sherman county where he has since remained. > He once owned and developed the land where Mrs. Marie Cooper now lives and before the death of Mrs. Anson built the house now standing there- In the first yetrs of this cen tury Byron Anson was one of the in- fluencial citizens oí the north end of the county. Financial reverses * came after the death of his Wife and sever al years ago Mr. Anson was working for the state highway department when an explosiop permanently in jured his eyes so that he was forced to retire from active labor. He re ceived compensation from the state. The funeral was held in Wasco Wednesday afternoon at 3:30 from the Methodist church and interment was made in the cemetery there be side his wife. - Wasco Council Votes To Rescind Action SOIL NOISÌLIRE BELOW NOBMAL IBIS SPRING First of September Is To Be Harvested No. 24 oped a few personal* remarks the city council of Wasco revoked their action of two weeks ago regarding the pros- .. u J A is » ecution of Earl Jones, former city »«ret HI’norCO DolldfS Worth Made (rcarurer. I Available Councilman Rivheluerfer askcsl -for a reconsideration of the former vote and voting with the former opponents of the action caused a tie. The ac tion was reconsidered.' After a heat MORO ed debate regarding .iie propriety of 1 acting against the treasurer, the de gree of rsponsibility of the old coun cil members and the chances of re ceiving any money in case of a suit Taxpayers Show Co-operation; Agree the council voted again on the ques To Buy Warrants tion. The vote was again as two weeks ago with the exception ofj Richelderfer’s vote which caused a tie voto. The mayor Voted to lay the Saturday, before the ink was en matter on the table indefinitely. tirely dry on the first issue of Sher The final reading of the beer ordi man county scrip, some of it was nance was -made and it was passed used to purchase a school warrant so that now it is possible for the city and the era of local money was offici to collect revenue from the* despen ally begun. Mrs. Nellie ZKyllo, sera of the beverage. Heretofore they teacher of the Erskine school, was have -be« n felling on their federal the first individual to possess the license as the. city had no regulation scrip. of the sale The aim of the scrip association is MERCHANTS PLEASED Mb It is probably true that a man’s belief about the probability of har vesting a good crop depends on his breakfast But the actual number oi bushels of wheat* shelled out at har vest time will bear a direct ratio tc the amount of moisture put in the soil by the omnipotent rainmaker. So far that worthy has slighted to buy warrants from^s many school this county considerably since last districts as possible so that there will September 1 when the crop year rec American Legion Boys be on hand at the office warrants for ords begin. Since that date this anyone to use who desires to pay Piai Meeting Wednerday county has received 7.55 inches of taxes. There is already evidence to show that the scrip is going to be re rainfall which is 1.13 inches short of the average- We didn’t have a sur The American Legion boys in this ceived with favor by a majority of plus in the ground, either, so "our section are beginning to get nervous the people. Orders are on hand with chances of reaping a big yield are not because of a not ¡cable lack of inter M. E. McKee, secretary of the asso average at this time, although, as est in their order. To combat this ciation, for warrants in several dis every old farmer knows the chances easy going attitude Commander Ver tricts with which to pay taxes and might change over night. non Flatt has called a meeting to be those few persons who have received The good tillage plots on the sta- held next Wednesday evening at the the scrip have been relieved of it with tion have an average of 12-3 per cent Legion hall. All ex-jservice men are in a short time- Information from other parts of of moisture in them in the first six asked to come out and see what good feet. The average is 13.1. That stories may be retold about the days •the state is that the scrip will be spent more rapidly than money, part is not -so bad but the distribution of ’17, what good ideas may be Other towns are using the plan of of the moisture in the soil is not nosed for the good of the order good ths year- A large part of the it is whispered that no one need giving ten dollars of scrip to each water is in the upper two feet of be afraid to come because his dues teacher per month which is also be- soil where it can easily and quickly are not paid. are in the same ing tried here- New business has evaporate. The lower two feet are boat in that regard The meeting is come to the merchants because of the pretty dry. The poorly tilled plots not called for the purpose of collect scrip. The local scrip is issued in denomi have 10.5 percent moisture and the ing dues, but to arrange for some nations of .25 cents, .50 cent^ and one average is 11-0 percent thing of interest that will be worth dollar It is printed on a good grade • This moisture is not all available paying dues to get yi on. of paper and bears a picture of a to plants for wheat cannot take soil horse drawn combine. It has not moisture down below five percent. A. M. Wrigh< Has been issued with the expectancy that That means that there’ is from five to seven percent moisture available for Auto Accident it will appeal to souvenier hunters, but is for local use to help increase the wheat at this time- This is equiv trade and liquidate warrants. Prac- alent, on the good plots-to approxi mately 6 inches of water. . The ave- A M. Wright, accompanied by his bieally every business in Moro is co »•age crop raised from an inch of wife and Mrs. Martha Cope drove to operating in handling the -scrip and water in the soil is 3 bushels. There The Dalles for Easter morning ser while little of it has been taken to, fore the crop can be estimated at 18 vices and later in the day went on to the other towns of the county it is bushels on good, well tilled land if ward Mosier. As they rounded the likely that it will circulate there. weather conditions are favorable. last turn they rnpt a string of cars This presumption is based on the and the lead car driver mistaking Mr. present moisture in the ground and Wright’s positiem in the road turned Family Reunion Held makes no prophesy as what will hap to the wrong iide. pen later. It may rain, and surely A collision resulted when the cars Last Sunday a sort of Sunday re will. It may rain in just the right hit together sidewise. R. M. Nichols union was held at the home of Mr. time, or it may deluge ui in May and of Portland was the other driver. His and Mrs. R. J. Ginn when Richard be hot in June. There is no need to daughter about twelve years old sus Ginn, of Billings, Mont- was home dilate on what it may do, for every tained a broken arm and there was and Elwood Ginn and family were one knows it may do anything. genial wreckage of running boards here from The Dalles and Harold and One advantage farmers have this and fenders^ Marjorie were also present. year is that the distribution of mois ture is favorable to the growth of spring grain. The ground has all been worked this spring which should preserve the moisture in the upper soil. Spring wheat uses the moisture in the top four feet and does not go down 6 feet as winter wheat does so a The Observer April 19, 1894. weeks picture puzzle. J M Powell returned home this deficiency in the fifth and sixth feet Dr. Jack Daily has vamosed the is not so important with spring grain. week after having disposed of the Frontier farm, bag and baggage and Prospects may be anything in April horses which he shipped back east is now a bona fide resident of the and something entirely different in last fall at pretty good prices, con Webfoot metropolis. sidering the times. June, in fact, it doesn’t make a lot of difference until June anyyray for am The election of officers of the Moro J. H. Bottemiller was able to be ple rainfall in that month can make Sunday school was held in the Pres in Moro Wednesday with the aid of up for a lot of troubles earlier in the byterian church last Sunday, result a cane. He is recovering from a year. ing as follows: $upt R. J. Ginn,* painful attack of rhumatism 1 Assist. Supt. Mi-s. 3. Leet; Sec-, Har- From the Observer April 24. 1914. ry I^ampher; Chorister, Mrs. J. B. Let the Journal do your prating Henry Ruggles has purchased a Hosford; Treasurer, Mrs. H. A. used automobile from T. E. Hulery- Moore. His first driving was up Grass Valley Hon. W. H. Biggs, the newly ap canyon, over the same road that he pointed receiver of the U. S. Land took his fint traction engine twenty office at The Dalles, was in Moro at five years ago. J MAX. MIN. PRECIP tending the democratic convention DATE Mrs. C. E. Johnson spent Wednes- . last Saturday. 67 . 29,.., .00 18 APR. day at the farm home of Mr. and From the Observer April 22, 1904. * 14 ........ . 65 ...33........ 00 Mrs. Ray Ragsdale, south of Grass. 15.......... ..58 ...33......... 00 Rivers in eastern Oregon were Valley, as special guest in aiding the • 16 ....... ,..54....30......... 00 booming last week. All trains were celebratioh of the first anniversary 17...... ..57..,.84 ......... 00 held up at Huntington. Grand Ronde of little Miss Ragsdale- 18.......... ,..52....30......... 00 valley was afloat. Mr. and Mrs. Herny Smith are a- 19........... ..68,...87.... 00 Miss Addie Brown and Miss Leah gain occupying their cottage on eek ............ .00 , Total for Tom sent correct solutions of the last Hood Street. Other Days in Sherman County . When Old-Timers Were Young WEATHER REPORT FOR WEEK ENDING APR. 19
