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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 29, 1933)
~ ___ TKE IÍMMB1|AN COUNTY JOURNAL MORO OlUBCtoN, FRIDAY, DECEMlllftt 29,1M3 PAUK =S=-— ■rs Moro spent Christmas day at the home of Mra. B. F- Medlc-r, mothr- of Mn- Barnum Crews. ffioimtg Imirnal Review of 4 SHERMAN C< UNTY OBSERVER, EstabHshad Nov. K J888 GRASS VALLEY JOURNAL, Batabliabed Oet. 14, 1897 CONSOLIDATED, MARCH •» 1M1 WASCO NEWS-ENTERPRISE, EstabMehad 1881 CONSOLIDATED MARCH 4, 1982. Managing Editor GILES L. FRENCH Congress of March 8, 1879. BUB8CRIFTI0N BATES—PAYABLE IN ADVANCE.. .. ;........ w ......................... .:....... i.oo ■ ■■ ■■■ i ■ ■ i ■■ ■ FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29,1983. WHAT TO DO ABOUT IT? -- Sales tax arguments both for and against lead to some queer conclusions to persons given to wondering just where we are go ing with our government. Years ago when the country was young nearly everyone held some reel property. There was no other kind of property that amounted to much, anyway. A gen eral property tax was the accepted thing and it was fair enough Now we have conditions that are considerably different. Holders of real property are not in the majority, in fact, they re present less than 40 percent of the total wealth according to some estimates. There are government bonds, untaxed, municipal bonds, state bonds, county bonds, to say nothing of the debentures of other taxing units. Public and private property is mortgaged for a considerable part of its value and it still rays all the expenses of local and state government and the interest as well ' There has been some effort made to tax other property — the income, inheritance and intangibles tax — but in the main real property still carries the load of taxation and it is increasing. Now we have reached a position in the course of things when it has become practically impossible for real property owners to pay their taxes. What to do about it Shall we impose penalties and interest rates that will quicken the process of vollection with the knowledge that many will be deprived of their property? Shall we search for other forms of taxation to bring relief to the real property taxpay er? Shall we increase income taxes to catch the owners of bonds, etc so they will pay a larger percent of the total tax? Shall we dradically cut government expenditures and either stop entirely K seriously curtail many of ch« ^ove. n mental activities the ^people i.vevoLd? The legislature voted lower taxes and penalties for the real property taxpayer and refused to raise them again when it was snown that nearly everyone was paying that could be expected to • do so. Other*forms of taxation are likely to be beaten, which includes the sales tax, Everybody believes in an income tax as long as it doesn’t get low enough to catch him; the proposal to low er exemptions to $600 found few supporters. Christmas week. Teacher» lira. Edna The Wasco Woman's Study Club Mra. Ceeil Ward all of Goldendate Mra. W. Barnets Is spending the speet Sunday and Monday at Wasco tunity to continu« on teaching th« winter in Portland with her daughter Bruc« Grady. Mrs. Boy Atwood fare at the E- L. Welde home. Mr. and Mr*. Orville Burren« Saturday night after the Commun Elmer H mmi and wife of Goktoo- ity Christmas tree a number of epent several days in Portland test friends spent the evening playing cards at the Dick Schunke home. Mr. and Mrs- Art Banes are visit M ä Glea Ftoirchild is r visitor in The 8th grade of the Wasco school wind and rain for over two weeks The Klondike Social Club will cn- ing in Portland with relatives entertained their pansate with a apparently ended early this week U- Mr and Mrs- Paul McCulloch were Eraamus Baker is home for vaca splendid program Friday afternoon. tertain their husbands January 13th at tho Chub Johnson home. tion from Pacific University, Forest dinner guests last Sunday all the The Community Christmas tree Mr. and (Mks. B A. Grady and Sargent home. prograr was well attended Saturday the iMr. Gertrude Pepper returned Mite Phyllis Smith was a visitor night at the school house. About 200 of The Dalles were gues Js Over twenty people were kilted by Grady home Tuesday-1 bags of Christmas candy and nuts from Arlington the first of the week. in Hood Rtver>this week having left • * were given out The Klondike grange held a pie suiting from flood seditions Mrs. Augusta Huck in entertained Joy White is spending the vacation social at their hall Saturday. A pro- a number of young people at her Miss Bachne! Bayne, sister of Mra. with her pa rests. Miss White is at gram was given after which the pies, home Wednesday night Lewis river is Washington were C L. Polegi is visiting here for a were sold by Claude Eaton as auc tending school in California. partially flooded and many residents tioneer. Later in the evening danc Mr. and Mrs. George Van Gaasbeck had to leave their homes. A Tacoma Florin Coon and wife were in Col- ing was enjoyed and sandwiches» pie Land Bank All Catght and family of Blalock were guests man caught a ten pound salmon on and coffee was served. Up|On Appraisals I the Pacific highway near his home tion visiting with Mrs. Coon’s par at the McKee home last Sunday. Mrs. Mae Reid spent last week in town- Wasco. She has been employed in Bob Poley is spending the Christ family «pent tho holiday» at Walla Ysldm* The object of the Federal Lan I Walla with relatives. Bank of Spokane to appraise all ap of $2 par gallon on hard liquor will mas holiday» home from Eugene Mrs- Estrelle Hailey entertained Mr. and Mn. Harry Sprague who plications for loans filed by December brteg In between two and three hun where he la a medical student at the her father as her guest for the holi Univenity. have been in Wasco several month« 1 has been substantially accomplished dred dollaxle per year to the federal days from his home in Portland - according toJ word from Spokane government- Tex reductions have Mr. and Mrs Louis Fisher are via- left the first of the week for Shaniko- Miss Ritha Burress is home from headquarters today. The building of Mr- Sprague is with tho (Reconstruc >een anndunoed to equal this sum; Turner spending the holidays with the staff in the field from twenty ap gasoline taxes have been reduced to tly. Mrs. Ftdher is a daughter of the tion Finance Company- her parents. praisers to over 500, together with Melvin Walsh ¡a spending the va- one half cent. Gueits at the Ed McKee homo good"breaks in weather conditions cavion with his parents. He it at Sunday evening were Mr. and Mrs. ! throughout the four orthwestern - Two vessels have crashed into We wish to extend our heartfelt tending school at Linfield. Marion McKee and son of Moro, Mr- ! stat.s has resulted in this victory for Portland bridges since a week ago. thanks to the friends who gave their The Tuesday Study Club held their and Mrs J. N. Stevenson and Mr. the Appraisal department according The first oee one damaged the rail assistance and comfort to us at the Christmas party at the home of Mrs. and Mrs. Claude Eaton and eons- to E. M- Ehrhardt, President. road bridge causing delay to east time of the funeral of our father. Leo Watkins last Tuesday afternoon. x j — m a ii » ' The above applies to both first and south bound trains, and the W. B. Wilcox. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Alley of Grass . . .. - j Mr. Warner talked on “Tho Shep .... . । mortgage loans made by the Land second struck the west pier of the Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Wilcox were week end guects st the' , ~ . . .. T . . herds of the Holy Land’’ and Mrs- _ \ alley »» -.y t i Bank Commissioner which are hand- Broadway bridge and was held there Mr. and Mrs. C. W. King 1 Grady gave a paper on the “'Forest J. N. Stevenson home- , led through the Bank by the current for several hours. Mr. and Mirs. Frank Wilcox Reserves ” After the program each Mr. and Mrs Claude Eaton, Mr. The practical effect of speeding up Mr, and Mrs. Lawrence Wilcox member received a gift and a box of The RFC has approved a loan of and Mra. Donald Banta and Mr- and j appraisals is shown in the fact that over $256,000 to the Ochoco irriga gifts was sent to the Dorenbecker Mra Vintos Watkins were Sunday the farmers of the Northwest re- tion district at Prineville if the dis hospital in Portland- Refreshments gueets at the home of Mr. and Mrs- curved over doubly the 'amount of trict win reduce the acreage under were served at the close of the af Dick Yocum. J mor.i.y in farm loans for the week the prefect from 14,700 to 8,500 and ternoon by Mesdames Dingle. An Mrs. Brock entertained the Klon-'November 29 compared with if the state will cancel its interest drew and Grady- dike social club last Friday with 500-1 ‘he Previous week, the amounts b«- claim for half a million dollars. $714'650 and $343,900 rapective- Jo« »I™1 Christmas ta High score was made by Mrs Dick Bond holder« will be asked to reduce for McMinnville Saturday to spend K Yocum and consolation by Mrs. Approved appications to date Portland at the Marcus Church' home- their claims on the district- Christmas with relatives- Guest prise went to Mrs. 1 P2*r total $18,500,240 Hansen- Mr- and Mrs. Wade Hull of Port- । In spite of the unprecedented Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Root spent . . Mrs. Joe Hilderbrand- < . .... .k ... ... land spent the holidays with volum of applications filed with the the holiday* at Dayton with their son ¡Mignon Wal!, Jean Wall, Winifred Spokane Federal Land Bank, apprais Hull's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Guy and daughter in law. Fortner, Mary Jeannette Sargent, als can now be made currently where Andrews. Mr- and tMra- Ed McKee and Mar Malcolm Guy, Arthur Spencer, Nyal the weather permits. With-an ade Mr- and Mrs- Harry Sawin spent garet and Mrs. Dunlap spent Mon and Ed Grady attended the Rainbow quate appraisal force, the greatest ■■I. — I the week end in Portland with rei- girls dance at The Dalles Tuesday impediment now to tho prompt clos Kenneth Todd was operated on in day at the Eaton home- i atlves- nigU- " Tho Dalles hartal last Thursday ing of loans and getting the money Mr. and Mrs. Chester Andrews of Mr- and Mrs- Earl Richelderfel for accute appendicitis. He is doing Albany were guests at the home of * Mrs. John Crawtord Crawford of Northdalles to the farmers is the lack of prompt and children spent the week end at Mr. Andrews’ parents over the holi wa« a guest at the Fortner home this action on the part of applicants, nicely- Sherwood with relatives. last week- _ -■'J' • I their ersditora asd local abstractors . days. Don Smith and Dale Baker are Darrell McQuillan of Kelso spent Mr. and Mr». Walt« Matha» of in attracts Kenneth Woods visited his wife here this week from Forest Grove several days with his parents- total of 4,418 approv- Yakima spent the holidays at the an where they attend. Pacific University. and son in Portland last week- Mrs- •PP“«»«®“ now await such out- L. J. Lucas and family and Mrs. Fred Hennagin home. Bruce Alley is home from Will Woods has been in the city with her ' eide side action, ove over which the Bank has young son who is receiving medical Eva Doane of* Condon spent the amette- iMr- and Mrs. E E. Barnum ofno control. week end at Wasco. Mise Lois Ruell is 'here from Bea- I attention- Mr- and Mirs- L. P. Haven spent Mr- and Mrs. W- H. Burros enter- vertton to spend the Christmas va- catios with her parents, Mr- and Mi?- taned the Saturday night dinner Christmas at Hood River with Mrs- dub, following the dinner with Haven’s parents. ' A- L. Russell. * bridge. High scores for the club Mr- and Mrs. Wayne Hull of Port The advent of slippery roads and were made by Mrs. Bruce Grady land spent Sunday and Monday at cooler wwather has given the younger set a “yen” for riding sleds behind and Hugh Walker and Mrs. Haitey the home of Mr. and Mira. Free automobiles with resulthig yell» ef won guest prite- Guests of the chib amusement and some snow down included Mr- and Mrs- J. T- Johnson, MI tb . Augusta Husltin and Mn. E. B. the neck. Hailey. Mrs. Erma Olds and daughter. Mr- and Mrs- John Royce had as RED & WHITE STORE Dorothy, and Mrs- Pauline Wilcox their dinner guests Monday Mr. and lefd for Portland Tuesday morning Mrs. Otis Royce. Mr. and Mrs- F. S- Groceries—Meats—F resh for a few days visit. Lamborn, Bemis Guy and family, Week’s Events Published Every Friday at Moro, Oregon, By Sir Months People groan pub licly and privately about the huge costs of government and join with their neighbors in asking new roads, big dams, better schools, government power and a whole page full of other public knick- knacks that cost money. It looks like the average citizen who pays little or no taxes will have to unbotton his pocket book or take off his wishing belt. Grass Valley Mr- and Mra- Gaylors Davies are Malcolm Guy and Mr. and Mrs. D- spetulng the Christra* vacation 9. Young of Dufur. We were not at all disappointed to not be included in the list with relatives in Sprng Dale- । B. H. Grady and family spent of those who know all about money One coundn’t judge about Mr. and iMH* Harry Justesen Sunday and Monday at Goldendalc and small son, Eddie, are visiting with Mir- Grady’s mother Mrs- E V- some thing one had not seen for so long. friends and relatives in Sherman Grady. ---- Oi_ county this week from Walla Walla, The day after Christmas we say a big fat turkey standing in where Harry is manager of an oil station a barnyard and we’ll say he looked as surprised as we felt. -------- o------ Robert Eslinger and wife who kit some weeks ago for Portland to es cape the winter weather, came home again just in time for the only freca- tng time so far- Bob says he is going to epend the remainder of the winter in The Dalles- It is time that we had a year that we can bid adieu with some grief instead of hailing with joy its departure. • Such a year should be due soon for even depres sions don’tflast forever and this one shows signs of becoming threadbare And that raises the question whether we get over ’ anything to celebrate for —or with? • ------ a Fruits and Vegetables in Season. t SNOW MAID FLOUR Retailers of per ton 19.00 MILL RUN per ton 17.00 ■ per ton 1 7.00 per ton 16.50 Morton's SMOKE SALT io lb. can SAUSAGE SEASONING lOoz can Mrs. B. E. Hailey, Asst Mgr. Flour ¡ Charls« Engle, with his wife and child is spending the week-at Dufur with MBs. Engle’s parents. During the W W (world war) we had wheatless and meatless Mr. and Mra- L. E. Clark were in days, during FLB (Federal Land Bank) p’an we had interestless The Dalles for Chrismas day- years, during the NRA we have workless days and now during Roy Justeeen, who is now on a the CW A Moro had a couple waterless days. truck run from Bend to Burns, visit 3------ o-------- ed relatives in Sherman county Christmas. 1933 signing off forever. Announcing the 1984 program Th« Rutledge school to propably ^nonsored by Father Time, incorporated. the oaly one in the state that kept i SHORTS HQround STOCK SALT Les Peterson, wife and children, and then we are told to get out of it by spending instead of saving. are visiting at Garabaldi with Rollo In olden days there used to be a saying,“Whiskey makes you well Nunn, whose wife is Les* sister. $6.50 BRAN - Phone 93 We sup when you’re sick, and whiskey makes you sick when you’re well.” per bbl. High Grade Family Patent Grass Valley, Oregon Vern McGowan with his wife and •on is here for the Christmas season from Pendleton where he is teaching. .25 POULTRY FEED . INSURANCE Crown Mills FLOUR GRAIN, FEED, INSURANCE Mitchel, Lewis & Slaver C®. Farm Implements Wasco Oregon COPPER CARBONATE Tum-A- Lum Lumber Co Mr. and Mrs. Rowe spent their reprieve from scholastic duties nt St. Helens- : WE SELL cheaper rate. R. H. McKean o—----- Grass Valley Put your order in now for Bob Johnson’s father and mother from Bend spent Christmas here with pose each and everyone of them told him something about how to Bob and family. run the government. \ Heiynan Peter* and family are In --------o-------- Newberg thh week as guests of Dr. We suffer from bad times because we are not )hrifly enough Frank Wilcox and family. The president received 18,000 letters in December. H. Zeigler’s Yoir Patronage Soliciied The Grass Valley Auditorium is be - Papers reported that this was the best Christmas for severa years. Well it was the first time for several years people have had Happy and Prospérons New Year Car of Coal in Transit such things or get used to them.. Anyway 1934 should bring better ing painted by CWA worked this things than did 1933 and we can stand It if it does. week ---- 0---- We wish each and every one of our cus tomers and friends a most WASCO MARKET ---- 0---- We will soon have a new year. 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