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TKE IÍMMB1|AN COUNTY JOURNAL MORO
OlUBCtoN, FRIDAY, DECEMlllftt 29,1M3
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home of Mra. B. F- Medlc-r, mothr-
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Review of
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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.
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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
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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
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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.
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' The above applies to both first
and south bound trains, and the W. B. Wilcox.
Mr. and Mrs. Tom Alley of Grass
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Mr. Warner talked on “Tho Shep ....
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। 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'
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herds of the Holy Land’’ and Mrs- _ \ alley
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i Bank Commissioner which are hand-
Broadway bridge and was held there
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. King
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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
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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.
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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- <
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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
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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-
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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-
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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.
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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.
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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?
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Fruits and Vegetables in
Season.
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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
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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
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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-
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WE SELL
cheaper rate.
R. H. McKean
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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.
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Heiynan Peter* and family are In
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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
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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
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We wish each and
every one of our cus
tomers and friends
a most
WASCO MARKET
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We will soon have a new year.
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