THE SBBBMAN COUNTY JOURNAL, MORO,-OREGON FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1935.
german (County JJmnrnal
OBSERVER. Established Nov. 2. 1888
GRAbS VAl.LEY JOURNAL, Established Oct. 14, 1897
CONbOLlDa* TED, MARCH 6, 1931
WASCO NEWS-ENTERPRISE, Established 1891
CONSOUQ42ED MARCH 4, 1932
MEMBER
OCI
Grass Valley
A daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Vern McGowan at Pendleton
on Thursday January 17. Everyone
doing nicely.
Mra. R. H. Johnson entertained
with bridge on Friday evening of
Published Every Friday at Moro, Oretion, By
GILES,L. FRENCH
Managing Editor
Severe colds have been making
the rounds in town and entire fam
Entered as second-class matter at the Posioffice, at Moro, Oregon, ilies have been kept indoors with
under Act of Congress of March 3, 1879- *•
them. Last week the Spoor fami
ly was on the Aelf With it and ths
SUBSCRIPTION RA^ES—PAYABLE IN ADVANCE.
Eaton family were also ilL
Ono Year .......... ».........
$150
W. C. Todd took a truck load of
hogs to Portland Saturday and re
JANUARY 25. 1936
ceived a very good price for them,
the market being very satisfactory
to those who have fat hogs.
COUNTY UNIT
House bill No. 4, now under discussion at Salem, pro
vides that the county* unit system of school administration
be adopted by all counties in the state unless it is rejected
by a vote of the people in each county. This puts the bur
den of defeating the measure on its opponents instead of
putting its adherants under the necessity of proving it
better than the present system.
It has long been contended that Sherman county with
its many good roads and its pecple w ith the s£me business
and education aspirations -would be benefited by the county
unit method of school management. It seems that the
principal argumer t used agdinst the measure has been the
fear of consolidation of schools, tut this is net ccntemplatcd
in the b.ll. *It merely has to do with the administration ol
the schools and if each district wished to hold school it
z - would be held with no more restrictions than new prevail.
The argument of the grange of the county has been
that the directors would be elected by a county wide ballot
instead of by zones k is probable that this prevision will
be changed before the new bill gets through the legislature
afe the grange has one of the strongest lobbies at Salem and
there is no organized objection to the amendment anyway.
In case of the passage of the bill it is probable that a
referendum would be held in the county for those opposing
would merely have to petition the court with ten percent of
the voters on the petition.
WHAT IS A LEGISLATURE FOR?
Why it is that »he executiue branch of government tries
to grab the duties of the legislative department in trying
times is still unknown/ but it often happens. Our laws
make the legislative branch nearer to the p»op’.e tUn the
executive because they are elected n ore often, are more
'numerous and chosen frem snTSrlltr units. The judicial
branch of goveinmem is purposely removed farthtr frem
popular control so that it will interjret the law in relation
to the constitution instead of popularity
It is therefore difficult for telieveis in democracy to
agree with the attempt of the present Oregon administra
tion in its endeavor to deprive the legislatuie of its tax
levying function. If the budgets are to be changed by the
governor there is no necessity of having the legislature
approve them at all. It is doubtful if the legislature could
' legally give any of its powers to the executive department
without express vote ¿if the people. They are elected to
represent the people »nd one of their functiong'is to pass on
the budget. The executive has the veto pewer. That is
‘enough.
CHINOOK
Sometime during the night of Sunday the weathtr man
had a change of heart and inceased the temperatures throu
ghout the county by forty degrees, by-sending a blustering
Chinook to whistle around the buildings and mt It the snow
away. For several days before that happy txent folks
had remained indoors steadfastly, even the small toys had
foregone their coasting to a large extent. It was cold. But
a Chinook has power to liven things, to quicken the walk
and straighten the back It sends the cattle away frem the
feed lot and over the hill to lock for the early grass, brings
the chickens out to wade in the vanishing snew, sets the
horses to running and kicking about the pasture, and
causes the children to gather in groups as for play There’s
something about a Chinook that’s like spring itself.
The Oregonian is going to have us all tangled up about
our weeds if we don’t watch out. It refers to the Russian
thistle as a tumble weed, which it is only in that it < ccasion-
ly tumbles when dry and broken off the root. The real
tumble weed, as every dry land farmer knows, is a lighter,
less dangerous weed, of tne Amaranthus family. Its flight
across the summerfallow fields is lightness itself compared
to the heavy, lugubrious rolling of the more solid Russian
thistle The true tumble weed dances alcng. They do say
however, that both are eaten by stock when other forage
fails which was the Oregonian’s point after all. We ven-
jure to state that the true tumble weed would cause fewer
callouses on the digestive apparatus than Russian thistle.
Taxpayers are lucky in this generation for they are
spending their own money and also the incomes of their
sons and grandsons
The people of the state of Oregon pay Out a little over
$6,000,000 per year in salaries and wages. For this sum
they have weights and measure tested, druggists examined,
chiropidists licensed, prisoners fed, judges paid, gasoline
tested, cosmeticians governed and a lot of other services—
s ime really ne ‘essary.
Tom Garrett drove to Arlington
Tuesday morning on a little busi
ness trip.
‘
Mrs. Lemley returned home Sun
day from Pendleton where she and
Mrs. Tetz had been for a few days
welcoming the new McGowan baby
into the family.
The faculty play “Hot Copy” will
be presented Saturday night Feb
ruary 16 at the auditorium. Mrs.
Poley is directing the play this
year.
. '
Authentic report has it that Miss
Erna Koepke and Frank Pike will
be married Saturday of this week
and that they will live in Mrs-
Ruggles house.
Question: “Do you think I should
Rev. Ed C. Cofer is visiting at
get
married? I’ve always wanted
tihie Fred Cox home for a few days
having just finished an evangilical to raise * family, but the man I
love'simply can’t bear children.”
service in The Dalles.
Answer: "You’re expecting too
much
of a man.”
i
Grass Valley School Notes
By Dorothy Fairchild.
Last Friday night the boys bas
ketball team of Culver came to
Grass Valley. This game was
somewhat of a disappointment to
those who had come anticipating
an even and fast game. The final
whistle found G. V. ahead 41 to 12.
The other game of the evening
was between the high school secend
team and the grade school Midgets.
The Midgets put up good competi
tion but one of the main line up,
Harry Stark, was missing so they
find consolation in the fact that
the score might have been different
had he been there. The score at
the end of the game favored the
high school team 29 to 9.
Kent News. - I
Arnold Dellinger returned home
from The Dalles Wednesday where
Use had been ill several days.
John Decker spent the past week
in Utah where he was Visising
relatives.
Kendrick Dunlap was a caller at
Moro Wednesday.
Paul .Smith of Syracuse, New
York arrived here Tuesday eve
ning to visit his mother, Mrs. Jack
Rucker. ; Mr. Smith had not seen
his mother for eight years.
Kent Grange No. 688 will hold
the regular meeting all day Satur
day January 26.
•
• Jud Wilson and Bob Belshee of
Moro were in Kent last Saturday.
McCORMICK-DEERING DIESEL
T rac T rac T or i SCHOOL
Tuesday
F<b. S, 1935
COME SEE
the
Diesel Tractor
WITHES'
At the request of the Postmaster
General, the United States Civil
Service Commission announces op
en competitive examination to fill
he position of postmaster at Grass
Valley, Oregon. It is expected that
appointments will be made as a
result of this examination, unless
it ia found in the interest of the
service to fill any vacancy by trans
fer or promotion. This is an ex
amination held under Executive
Order of July 12, 1933.
Applicants for this examination
must have actually resided within
delivery of the local postoffice for
at least one year. Age limits are
21 years to 66 years.
Form 10 and Form 2223, contain
ing full information as to require
ments to be met and character of
examination, may be obtained at
local postoffice or from the United
States Civil Service Commission,
Waslhiington. D. C. and Local Sec
retary, Portland, Oregon.
Applications close at Washington
D. C. on February 1, 1935.
Request for publication is made
by the United States Civil Service
Commission.
Evangeline E. Philbin
Local Secretary, Portland, Ore.
Habit*
MIt is far easier to prevent »H LiLiu
than to break them.”
JANUARY
0
22— Long-relcninc Queen Vic
toria of England diet, 1901
23— Hannah Montague invents
the detachable collar, 1S25.
24— Billie
Burke opena in new
play. “Mra. Dot.” 1910.
28— Firat
cafeteria in world
«pana In Chiesto. 1895.
,28— Samuel
Hopkina Adama,
famed author, bom 1871.
Ä
27—Kappa Alpha Theta, firat
aorority. organised 1S70.
28— Railway acrom lathmua of
Panama opena for traffic.
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«« mm
1. The Easy, Positive, Dependable Starting System-
2. The most Accessible, Rugged, Enduring, Constructicn.
3. The low Nebraska Test Fuel Consumption.
4. The Reliable, Variable, Easily Operated Performance.
The Product of Thirty Years of Tractor Building Experience and over a
Century of Manufacturing Activity.
A Tractor will be on hand Disassembled
for this Show Up.
McKean & Searcy
:
:
:
Moro, Oregon
McCormick-Deering ^Dealers
ZELL’S
Groceries
FUNERAL HOME
Phone 345 The Dalles, Ore
■or------
GRASS VALLEY PHARMACY
Phone 222
Trust us to have the
most complete stock, not only
of staples, but of Vegetables too
For winter clothes, overshoes, coats and
UPDEGRAFF & PEPPER
wool shirts and dry goods—
H. Zeigler’s
Moro, Oregon
Special School Levy
Dist.
Value
1
’ $ 185;860
3
1,267,133
3A
250,675
4
64,655
*5
490,753
7
1,025.083
9
548,708
9A
32,140
9B
181,427
9C
164,610
10
179,530
11
128,531
298,961
15
393,180
16
- 520,096
17
823,726
19
247,738
20
371,048
21
195,685
22
211,771
23
562,625
24 ‘
290,650 ‘
26
353,406
30
434,192
32
264,058
33
284,435
Total
9,760,525
On the right is the Abstract of
T axes payable in 1935 on the assess
ment rolls for 1934.
The average consolidated levy
is down .27 mills from a year ago.
SJMMARY OF ASSESSMENT ROLLS
Note: This does not include bank stock nor intangi
bles which are subject to the State Tax Commission;
r.or does it include railroads and other public ser
vice corporations which are assessed by the State
Tax Commission. Valuation of Public Service Cor
porations in 1934, $2,484,652.94
Dated, October 6, 1934
MARGARET W. PEETZ, County Assessor
Moro, Oregon
Levy
, Tax
none
none
10.6
13,431.61
7.2
1,804.14
none,
none
none
none
11.0
11,27591
8.7
4,773.76
6.9
22L76
6.»
X251.85
6 9
1,135.81
none
none
3.0
385.59
1.1
328.86
.9
363.86
2.3 ' 1.196.22
10.2
. 8,40201
.9
222.96
2.5
927.62
3.2
626.03
2.5
629.43
121
6.807.76
.7
203.46
.6
212.04
1.6
, 694.71
4.7
1.194.07
1.4
39821
56.377.67
Quality
Store
Special City Levy
City
Value Levy
Tax
Wasco »
$233.967 29.6 $6,902 27
Moro
-------
169.208 21.9 3,705.66
Grass Valley 126,932 15.7 1,992.90
Total City Tax ................ $12,600.83
Total levy in Wasco \__
Total levy in Moro _____
Total levy in Grass Vaiiey
53.1
44.7
40.4
General Road District Tax
Dist.
1 •
2W
3M
4G
Value
$9.230,418
233,967
169,208
_126,932_
$9,760,525
Levy
Tax
1.2
$11,076.50
1.2
280.76
1.2
203.05
1.2
15232
$11.712.63
General Fund
Department
Milk
State Tax .....
3.8852
(State ....
2.2757)
(Ele. School
1.6095)
Market Road
■3073
Bridges ........
.3586
Sinking Fund for Road Bonds 2.5613
Interest on Road Bonds ......... .8196
Non-High _ School
.7377
------- 1 District Fund is School Per-capita ..............
2.7303 *
2.7 mills and applies Co all school County ..............L .... ......
districts except Nos. 3, 3A, 7, 9. 9A,
11.4000
Total
9B, 9C, 17 and 23;
Valuation $4.904,498; Tax $13,242.14
High School Tuition Deficit Fund is Average consolidated levy for
county
21.38 milk
.5 mill and applies to all school dis
tricts except Nos. 7, 9, 17 and 23;
Valuation $6,800,383; Tax $3,400.19
Below is the Assessment Sum
mary which gives the quantities of
different classes of property within
the county.
For Sherman County, Oregon, for the year 1934,
as finally equalized by the County Board of Equali-
zation. < ?
^nit
Clasification of
Property
Number
Value
Value
Acres of all lands
454,170 $6.029,280 113.27
Acres of tillable lands 269,448
5,751,140
21.34
Acres of non-tillable
lands........................
184,722
, 278,140 * 1.50
Improvements on deed
ed lands ..
463,990
Town and city lots ....
82,370
Improvements on town
and city lots .......
289,010
Manufacturing machin
ery ........................ 10,850
Merchandise .................
47,550
Farming Implements,
wagons etc ............
127,270
Hotel & office furniture,
14,290
store fixtures etc.
3,852
Horses and mules ....
»5,310 24.74
12.95
07,830
Cattle -....... ,...................
5.239
2.28
39,560
Sheep and goats ............ 17.384
8,460
3.51
Swine ............................ - 2,409
100
10.00
10
Foxes ............
.....
Net value of tax
7.275,870
able property ....
■ Soldier's exemptions
3,410
deducted from above
-
7,279,280
Gross valuation .......
SEE
Trade At
Attorneys At Law
P. O. Exam
Coming Up
KA0
” ■ T • zen bnsim s-s is getting funny " All the new
b hit I ini tl$ voist w»y ahd now they
w i n. a. h '?/» * nit u ck a few days ui.d he won’t come He
who laughs last.—
Maupins' gym is undergoing re
pairs which prohibits any use of
It For this reason the Tigers did
not go there last Saturday night
as they expected to do. This game
will be played Saturday. January
26.
This Friday night, January 23,
the Wasco teams are coming here.
Quite a bit of good playing is ex«,
pected in these games.
The Glee Club has received its
new songs which the various mem
bers are now industriously endeav
oring to perfect
After the semester exams every
one felt that he was lucky to pass.
But above those who have passed,
the following made the Honor
Roll:
Seniors ««Mildred Alley, 1.00;
Dorothy Fairchild—1 25
Juniors—Janet Wilcox. 1.00
Sophomores—Frances Fairchild.
1.25
Too, last week marked the end
of the first half of this school year.
Those who made the semester Hon
or Roll are:
Seniors— Mildred Alley, 1.00;
Dorothy Fairchild—1.25
Juniors—Janet Wilcox, 1.00
Sophomores—Frances Fairchild,
1.25.
The debate teams have received
word from Linfield college that
leads them to believe that they will
really go there to debate on Friday
and Saturday, February 1 and
2- So. unless unforeseen complica
tions arise, a week from this Thurs
day will find our debate squad
well on its way to McMinnville.
The members will leave on Thurs
day afternoon so that they will be
well rested for' their participation
in the debate.
PAGE THREE
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_
Total valuation of taxable property in Sherman County .
The levy for the General Fund is 11*4 mills, producing
Which is divided as follows:
State Tax (State $22,211.07; Ele. School $15,709.35) .......
Market Roads L................... ..........................................................
Bridges ______ ........ ...........„............ „..............................
Sinking Fund for retirement of Road Bonds ............... "...
Interest on Road Bonds ............................................................
County and Ohildren’s Industrial Fair .................................
Per-capita School Tax ....... ......................................
.....
Elections, Circuit Court and Justice Courts ...............
Care of Poor, County Physician and Burial Expense ....
Old Age Pensions. .Widow’s Pensions and Relief .... ........
Emergency Fund «....................
............................. ..........
Balance for running expenses of the county ... ............ ■....
... $9,760,525.00
.... 111.269.99
37.92042
3,000.00
. 3,500.00
25,00000
8.000.00
1.900.00
7,200.00
52000
2,655.00
2.900.00
5,00000
13,674.57
Recapitulation
$111,269.99
General Fund .... ....... .........................................................
. 85,377.67
Special School Tax . .... ......... ...................... .................
13.242.14
Non-High School District Fund ...... .............. ..........
. 3,400.19
High School Tuition Fund Deficit......................... .
11,712.63
General Road Fund .................... ..... ....................... .....
~ 12,600-83
Special City Tax ................ .... ----------------------------
Overplus fractional extensions .................................. •29
$¿08,40174
_
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Grand Total Tax ........ .
112.31
Advance tax collected $123.78 lees refunds $11.47
$208,491.4$
Amount to be collected by the Tax Collector ........
I. Margaret W- Peets, County Assessor of Sherman County, Oregon,
hereby certify that the assessed valuations, tax levies and taxes set forth
herein are the full and complete true copies of the originals as tlhe same'ap-
• pear in this office and in my custody.
Witness my hand and seal this 18th day of January, 1935.
MARGARET W. PEETZ. County Assessor.