XU HUBMAN CUVNTY JOUMAk MOMO» (JAMMU* FRIDAY-NOVEMBER 8, 1885.
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Only Six Schools
«MAh' COUNTY OBSERVER Established Nov. 2, 18bd
VALLEY JOURNAL, Established Oct- 14, 18ST
CONSOLIDATED, MARCH 6. 1931
WASCO NEWS-ENTERPRISE, Established UCil
CONSOLIDATED MARCH 4. 1932
In Operation In
Sherman County
Managing Edito»
GILES L. FRENCH
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ON
Number oí Districts to Half—
Entered a* secondala** matter al the Poatoffice, at Moro, Oregon,
under Art of Congress of March 3. 1879-
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- Supt W. W. Knighten* office
is handing out to those interested
SUBSCRIPTION RATES—PAYABLE IN ADVANCE.
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three sheets of closely typewritten
data on the statistics of the schools
NOVEMBER 8, i9-<5
of the county. In one table all the
22 school districts in Shenpan
county are listed for years 1934
SECUR1TÏ LEGISLATION
and 1935, giving valuation of as
The governor’s call for the special session included se sessment rolls, special levy, county
curity legislation among the matters to be considered. school funds, elementary fund,
non high school fund, high school
During the period between the issuance of the notice and tuition and total mills levied in
the time for convening, it was announced that perhaps it each district.
On another page, under each djs-
was not necessary to do anything about changing the old
age pension law and the unemployment insurance law a’ tuition pupils, total amount of tui
tion, and elementary coots for the
years 1930 to and including 1936.
Now, in the final days of the session, both have beei
On another page are listed for
put on the calendar. Legislators generally were decided V each district the operating costs,
do something about old age pensions whether it met witl average daily attendance, and the
per capita coat; for years 1928 to
the approval of the administration or not, and several bilh include 193&
were introduced to change the present law. County offic The statistics are interesting in
ers became interested particularly in the financing of sucl comparison. There are 22 dis
tricts in the county, whereas there
legislation.
used to be 44, but at the present
It will be extremely difficult for the legislators to giv time there are only six schools in
the decrease in number
proper consideration to unemployment insurance legisl. . operation,
being due to consolidation. The
tion within the few days left. It should have been intre Harmony district, southeast of
duced early in the session or not at all. It happens, how Moro, is the only district school in
operation in the county outside of
ever, that the federal charge on employers will begin nex a town with a high school. Ths
January, and unless the state has a law for such insurana high schools of Wasco, Moro and
the entire amount raised by the federal charge will go t Grass Valley each employ seven
teachers, while the high schools at
Washington and none of the unemployed in Oregon will b< Rufus and Kent employ five teach
eligible to receive benefits from it. At least the committe< ers each, In the matter of num
of tuition pupils for this year
has been so informed. It is certainly a mess and it indi ber
Moro stands highest, having 22.4
cates that perhaps the national congress makes drastic Wasco is second with 18.17 and
Grass Valley comes in close third
mistakes as well as state legislatures.
with 17.3i Kent has none, for the
What method of financing will be used for raising reason that all the districts con
funds for the old age pensions will not be known until th» tiguous to Kent are in that school
law is passed and signed by the governor. Direct taxatior district. In total amount of tuition
to be paid (his year, Moro is again
is held to be impossible in many counties as they already ahead, with $2739.74, and Wasco
hava reached their six percent limitation. Such counties second with $2472.75. Average dai
ly attendance in the high schools
want the state to levy the tax and distribute it to the coun- for
this year runs: Rufus, 27.8;
Wasco, 38.2; Moro, 45«2; Grass
Bills for a gross income tax, and for a sales tax havt Valley, 39.1; Kent, 21.2. Per Cap
ita runs: Rufus. $173.29; Wasco,
been introduced, but neither is looked upon with favor b> $136.09; Moro. $122.31; Grass Val
many legislators. The gross income tax would take ont ley, $11»24; Kent, $151.66.
The operating costs of the
percent of all gross income above $1200 except that derivec
schools furnished an interesting
from agriculture. It has other disqualifications beside* study. In 1928 the Rufus high
the theory involved and is not expected to pass. The sales school cost $2577.77, in 1936 the
tax bill is similar to the Washington law, except that no same school costs $4817.56. In
1928 the Wasco high school cost
tokens would be used. It has little chance of being passed $9448.56. and in 1935 it will cost
by either house, and even a smaller chance of being given $5198.63. In the year 1930 the
the O. K. of the voters, who would surely initiate a petition Wasco high school cost $12061 23.
In 1928 the Moro high school cost
against it
$9221.96, and in 1935 it will cost
The liquor revenues are inadequate to provide relief foi $5440.84. Grass Valley high school
1928 cost $6615.00, and in 1935
the aged of the state, and besides, they are pledged for un in
it will cost $4623.27. Kent high
school id 1928 cost $4270.72, and
employment relief to some extent.
in 1935 it will coat $3214-97. The
reduction in costs of the high
schools. Superintendent Knighten
TAX COLLECTION
explains, is due to the stress of
A bill is now in the legislature which would perm the times, while the increase in the
coat of the Rufus high school is
those who pay their current taxes in full to pay, withoi due to the growth of the school.
penalty or interest, a quarter or more of each year of delii
quent taxes.
Thia is a step ahead of the bill which passed last see.
sion only to be vetoed by the governor. That bill canceled
interest and penalty on delinquent taxes of 1931 and 1932.
whether taxes were paid or not. The present bill woulc
eventually cure the delinquent tax situation, although in
some instances it would take over 20 years.
If it is assumed that those who have not paid their
taxes since 1930 have not done so because of lack of funds,
the bill is justified. If, as many legislators argue, those
who have not paid have failed to do so because of a hope
and belief that interest and penalty would be removed
some day, the bill is not justified.
We believe that the former case is true and that the
principal reason for non-payment of taxes is lack of money.
This bill, if it becomes law, will permit a man to pick up
his delinquency gradually and retain his property. Thost
who are holding off payments will receive the same favors
given to those who are honest but in financial straits, but
that can not very well be helped.
A man is considered somewhat below normal if he at
tempts to prophesy the weather more than a day ahead of
time, but a scientist has recently told what earthquakes
will occur for the next thousand years. Believe it or not.
It seems reasonable that the legislature should definite
ly establish the site, the size and the cost of the new capl-
tol, but it appears that it may not do so as a large number
are in favor of leaving a 1 that to a commission. It is true
that a commission must be appointed, but the major prob
lems should be decided for that group before ths session
Recent patronage results at the legislative session lead
to the belief that stenographers and clerks should be
named on a civil service basis and by a civil service board.
There would be fewer and better assistants to the legis
lators if that were the case. Recent stories that many
were laid off because of the newspaper reports have come
from the firing of two committee clerks and two mailing
committee clerks, one of which was replaced with another.
More than 7,000 Oregon Blue
Books have been placed in school
rooms and libraries of the state
during the last two weeks as a
part of the free distribution of the
state directory authorized by law.
The book, which serves in many
schools to supplement textbooks
on history and civics of Oregon
has been compiled and published
by Earl Snell, secretary of state.
The supply of books for the
schools is centralized through the
offices of county school superin
tendents throughout the state and
in the office of the city superin
tendent of schools in Portland.
Requests for copies for school use
are placed with the superintendent
rather than direct with the secre
tary of state, in order to afford a
general and equitable distribution
of the limited number of copies
available.
ÍCalmk
"He overcomes a stout enemy «
ceedt in overcoming hu own
NOVEMBER
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7—36th »tate
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tag the wheels of the law mill go
around. John Cooter who presided
over the House as speaker at the;
vf
regular session has been on the
scene almost every day since the
session opened. Cooter is now on
the fédéral pay roll and had to re
linquish his seat in the Houhe.
Frank Lonergan another speaker,
has also been up just to look the
session over Former senate presi
dents who have been seen around
the legislative halls this session in
clude Willard Marks of Albany
now president of the state board
as president of the National Gwd of higher education, and Jay Up-
ion of Bend who gave up his seat
in the senate for a chance at one
in pongress. Other former mem
t
bers who have visited the session
in the United
Include Senator Ed. Schulmerich
gnd «Senator Allen both of Wash
ington county and -Representative
are laying Taylor ad Chindgren both of Clack
some of
in they I must
a county. Chindgren is now a
er of the committee on flax
stocking «F f
and bnen prodsetion which is en-
abdad.
gag<4 in promoting the flax indus-
try
the Willamette valley.
stats affairs
■tuted ft ^uring ‘ Walter Lansing, well known in
L most ^sections of Oregon because
of his connection with traffic
J safety* campaigns, has just been
a___ ____ to a captaincy in charge
1 legislators, but
the headquarters office of the
w—
they differ- gt>te police. Lansing suceeds Cap
ed with the _
. • I tain W. H. McClain who resigned
Many fanner Bembers of the effective November L
House «riff Senate art to be seen
about the legislative balls, renew
The .way* and means committee
ing ¿Id acquaintances and watch- in turning down an appropriation
of $60 000 for improving the state
Notice of SkertTr Buk of Real penitentiary did so on the ground
Property ' ;
that it’would be throwing good
On Saturday, the 23rd day of money, After bad. Many of the
November. E935 at the hour of ten members on the committee declar-
o’clock a. m. at the front door . of , ed themselves ready to support a
the Courthouae fa Moro, Sherman much larger appropriation to com-
County, Oregon, I will sell at pub- pletety tnodernize the prison at the
Ue auction to the highest bidder ’ next; regular session—that is if
for cash»
cash, the following described they art still on the committee at
real property located in Sherman that time.
County, Oregon, to-wit:
A check for $258,574.08 was re-
The Southeast quarter (I) of
ceived by State Treasurer Holman
Section twenty (20), Town
this wpek in payment of the inheri-
ship one (1) South. Range
tance ta due from the estate of
ette
JM b following described tracts
or parcels of. land heretofore
conveyed to Theodore Johns
ton; . Beginning at the North
west corner of the Southeast
one-quarter (I) Section Twen
ty (20), Township one (1)
South, Range seventeen (17)
the late W. B. Ayer of Portland. It
was the largest inheritance tax
ever collected by the state.
Meet* 2d and 4th T»-
When Your Shoes need repan
send them to
Visiting members wel
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come.
Florence Martin, N, G.
Lila Bull, Secretary
WERNMARK’S
REPAIRING
GOOD SHOE
204 Second St.
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THE DALLE»
ZELL’S
Eureka Lodge Na. 121 A-F A A-M
Moro, Oregon
Meets the 1st and 3rd
Thursday evenings of
tach mon h. Visiting
niembeis cordially ill”
tiled tu meet with u*
C. Sparling, W. M.
C- V. Belknap. Secy.
FUNERAL HOME
Phone 346 The Dalles, Ote
GRASS VALLEY PHARMACY
Phone
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Moro lx>dgr No- 113, I- O. O. F-
Moro, Oregon
Meets 1st and 3rd
Tuesdays in the
I O.O F. hall Trar
si ent and waiting
brothers are cordi
ally invited to meet
with us.
L. O Rice N. G.
Joe Truit, Secretary- *
UPDEGRAFF & PEPPER
Moro, Oregon <
CONFIDENCE
All Satisfactory Business is built Qin
Confidence — Confidence on the part'Oi
the buyer that goods purchased will be
of good quality and fairly priced.
Dependable Groceries, Fresh Vegetables
Overalls, Jumpers, Shirts, and all kinds of
DRYGOODS
Trade At
H. Zeigler’s
WHISKIES THAT TELL A QUALITY STORY
tbence North eirf Ameigh t
(88) degrees thirty (30) min
utes East a distance of one
tenths (179.0) feet to the West
which point is thir$|l l3O) feet
right of 9tatM 4ghty-one
(81) p|m thirty <M>; thence
Southerly along the West
Market Road right ef
B
dietanep of one thousand
two hundred ninety-eight (12-
98) feqt te a point thirty (30)
feet to the right of station
ninety-four (94) plus twen
ty-eight (28) on the said Lone
Rock Market Road; thence
North one thousand tvo (10O!>J
feet to a place of beginning. ’
containing six and five Che
hundredths (6.05) acres, ex
cluding one-half (I) zof 0^'
present County Road. Aleo
beginning at the Southwest
corner of the Southeast one-
quarter (i) Section twenty
(20). Township one (1) Booth, >
Range seventeen (IT) East,
WitUsmette Meridian, thence
North °«® thousand (1000)
feet to a point on the West
line of the right of
of the
Lone Rock Mark<, Road,
which point is thirty (30)
SCHENLEYS
OLD QUAKER
BRAND
STRAIGHT WHISKEY
The leading whiskey in sales.
BOURBON orRYI
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75C PINT
N«.172C(BMrbM) M^lS4C(Ry^
$1.45 QUART
No-inAIBourtoon) N«.1MA(tya)
SCHENLEY’S
CREAM OF
KENTUCKY
STRAIGHT WHISKEY
/ \
Kentuckian* call it -
"double rich."
one hundred (100) phis fifty-
four (54) thence Southerly
along the West line of the
right of way of the said Lone
Rock Market Road a distance
of one thousand seven hundred
sixty-six (1766) feet which
point is thirty (30) feet to the
right of station one hundred
eighteen (118) plus twenty
(20). thence West along the
South line of the Southeast
one-quarter (1) Section twen
ty (20), Township one (1)
South, Range seventeen (17)
East, Willamette (Meridian
a distance of nine hundred
80« PINT
$1.55 QUART Ne. 175A
SCHENLEY’S
GOLDEN
WEDDING
BLENDED WHISKEY
"It's ALL whiskey.* “
*1.20
$2.30 QUART Ne. 26OA
teen and thirty-Are one-hun-
dreths (19.85) acres, exclod
ECHO SPRING
excepting the right of way of
KENTUCKY
STRAIGHT WHISKEY
2 years 6 months old
nOE PINT
enty one-hundredths - <1.70)
acres, more or leas, all In the
county of Sherman. State of
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$2.65 QUART n .. »« a
tion issued out of the Circuit Court
of the State of Oregon for the
in Uto ease
of State
of Oregon,
World War
Veterans’
State Aid
Hulea and
Lula M.
Hulse,
No. 1S4C
SCHENLEYS
MAYFLOWER
PENNSYLVANIA
STRAIGHT RYB WHISKEY
A Rye that’* right 1
90«
also
tion. Bodin. 1914
$L75 QUART Ne. 14BA
Africa. 1171.
HUGH CHRISMAN
Sheriff of Sherman County. Oregon
Ftwt pubbshsd October 25, 1935.
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