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TUB PAGE TWQ Ç V U N T I dUUNNAL. STATEHOUSE (.OSSIP jSdivmuui (Smutty 3)mnital (C ontinued front, LA O ¿HERMAN COUNTY OBSERVER. Established Nov. 2. 1*88 < riRASS VALLEY JOURNAL, Establish*«» Oci 14, !$'<« CONSOLIDATED, 4 ARCH 6. 1M! ; WASCO NEWS-ENTERPRISE. Established ISbt < CONSOLIDATED MARCH 4 1832 Published Every Friday nf Mo-o. O -^ . n by GILES L. F R E N C H _______»’ ’ 8 HER M AN P.,»b trs MORO. U $ U U lO * FRIDAY, APRIL 16, 193T TYPICAL EFFECTS OF A IN ANY MAJOR INDUSTRY dence No. 2105 Spruce St. La- Grande, Oregon, Union County, within six months from the date of this notice, or to George G. Up- degraff, his attorney at his office at Moro. Oregon. Dated this 2nd of April, 1937. William Muilenburg Administrator of the estate of Maude P. Muilenburg, Deceased. 22-23-24-25 the governor that he continue to serve on the board in spite of the unfriendly attitude of organized labor whose leaders had demanded that he quit. • » . * DISTRIBUTION A flat tax of $10 a year on real typical property up to a valuation of ( CHANNELS *» B — SUPPLY SOURCES $2500 is proposed by a group o f ; A D VEB SaV AFFECTED Portland residents headed by ( ADVERSELY NOTICE TO CREDITORS Charles B. Gibson who expect to • Transportation sponsor a constitutional amend In the matter of the estate of Transportart o*. Wholesaler« ment covering this subject. The Chester C. Medler, deceased, Jobbers R. R. Notice is hereby given that the group plans to initiate a measure Warehouses W ater undersigned has been appointed ad carrying out their pursose. M otor Retailers ‘»Vag® & Revenue • ♦ • ■ A ir ministrator of the estate of Ches Salesmen Losses ter C. Medler, deceased, by the Plans for participation by Ore Buyers Adversely Adversely County Court of the State of Ore gon troops in army maneuvers at Clerks Affected AHecleJ gon, for the County of Sherman, Camp Lewis this year were dis Advertising and has qualified. All persons cussed at a conference here this Exports having claims against said estate week attended by Major General are hereby notified to present the Gorge A. White and a group of same to me at the office of T. Les army officers from Fort Lewis head ter Johnson, attorney at law, ed by Colonel Francis W. Clark. Wasco. Oregon, with vouchers duly Approximately 14,000 national verified, within six months from guard troops from Oregon. Wash the date thereof. _ — ington, California. Idaho, Montana TYPICAL <SEM ERAL EFFECTS Dated and first published March and Utah will take part in the J5 Gov’t R e a n c e t R etail Trades ~ 26 1987* days of intensive training begin Last published April 16, 1937. Adversely A ffected ning August 17. Adversely A ffected O. G. Hilderbrand. Administrator. * * ♦ Inooate Tax Losses Food Stores There will be no levy against Excise Tax losses Clothing Stores Lupine Rebecca Lodge N®. 116 property for state purposes in Ore C ig a r Stores Moro, Oegoo Corporation Tax Loeses gon next year. That much can be Dept. Stores predicted at this early date with R etail Sales Tax loeses Meet? 2d and 4th Tu Drug Stores reasonable safety. Income taxes Registration Tax losses esdays of each month Public Utilities are pouring in an 'unprecedented Property Tax Losses Visiting members wel M otor C ars rate. Present indications are for Admissions Tax Losses come. Insurance collections of more than $5,000,000 Increased Relief Casts Amusements from this, source this year. This Hazel Truitt. N. G. ? will provide a surplus of more than Lila Bull. Secretary $1,000,000 in anticipated revenues the long trail of losses, even much Tbs phart afcoee showa how the employment, and income fall off as set out by the tax commission as it Is, Indicates why Bethlehem Chapter, N®. 78. O. E. S. chMfrKffects of a strike begin im- more or lees sharply. Transpor simplified ers in their 1937 levy. This sur cannot estimate In Moro, Oregon meé^itcJy to £i> re a d ia all direc tation revenues shrink. Curtailed economists the total cost of a strike. plus, according to the provisions of Meets Every Second tions. Back at^trsfiupply sources, business and *hln pocketbooks at advance Studies of the losses from pre the income tax act. must b*e applied cancelled orderpefor raw and the strike center, In the supply vious Fourth JThurs *j»ys in each strikes show that their to sources, and distribution and toward ,a reduction of the property s e m ifin is h e d ostoterials and Month. Visiting membert tal cost mounts to anywhere from equipment tend to create addi transportation channels result in 6 to 700 times the value of wages tax levy’ next year. Even without Invited. tional unem ploym ent and lost generally reduced retail trade, lost by men thrown out of work this surplus, however, it t3 antici Frances King W. M. business in ever-widening circles. smaller tax collections. Increased at the strike center Itself. pated that 1938 income taxes will Ruth Sparling. Secretary. 4n distribution channels, sales, relief burdens. This , picture of be sufficient in themselves to e n -1 tirely off-set the property tax Try Journal advertising, it pays Eureka Lodge No. 121 A-F & A-M levy of $5,570,000 for that year in- j Moro, Oregon eluding a one-half mill levy for , I A it ’ A Meets the 1st and 3rd Estate of Alexander Davis the Bonus commisson which was Thursday evenings of NOTICE TO CREDITORS waived in the 1937 levy. each jpon«,h. Visiting No. 360 \ - 5"^■■■° ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ™ i W e • members cordially in In the County Court of the State Members of the tax commission From the Observer April 17, 1908 vited to meet with us. of Oregon, for the County of Sher Roy Powell. W. M. are in doubt as to the application E. C. Davis, proprietor of the man. of income taxes to the elementary C- V. Belknap Sw v. Grass Valley Barn, promptly at school levy. While this tax is Notice is hereby given that the tends all calls, day or night. Ani included in the state levy it is not Kent Grange members who vis undersigned has been appointed ad Moru Lodge No- 113. I. O. O F mals given the very best of care. a state tax in the true sense inas ited Harlandview grange Friday ministratrix, with the will annexed v Moro, Oregoa Archie Blue, returned to school much as he tax is retained in the of the Estate of Alexander Davis, evening were: Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Meet« 1st and 3rd Monday after a vacation on the counties in which it is collected and Clark, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Matthes, deceased, by the County Court of T uesdays in the farm working in the field does not flow into the state’s treas to'M r. and Mrs. C. B. .Andrew, Mr. the State of Oregon, for the Coun I 0 .0 F. hall- Tran ury. It is probable that the next Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Fulton.' and Mrs. J. L. D svi., Mrs , ty of Sheiman. and has qualified. sien t end v isitin g legislature will be asked to author April 9th, a daughter.. H”1? « »nd daughter Myrtle and All persons having claims against brothers are cordi ize a refund of income tax monies said Estate, are hereby notified tc Orville Smith is mpking a trip Mrs- G- U- Barne . ally invited to ueet ma. to the several counties in amounts Miss Anna Sather left last Fri present the same, duly verified, as shin w ith us. to northern Washington this equal to the fund raised by the day for Eugene where she has a by law required, to the undersign Lc^is McKee. N. G. month, in the interest of Smith ed. at 314 Davis Building. Portland state levy for school purposes in position in a drug store. Joe Truit. Secretary case income tax collections exceed Bros, cattle business. Oregon, within six months from Tom Fraser of Moro was at Kent Fred Rose left Monday to take a the property tax levy for other the date hereof. position with the Fossil Merchant Friday for a truck load of wheat. state purposes. Dated and first published April Alfred ______ Lyons. W. tile Company. We are sorry to ........... ... _ B. Wilson and - • • 16, 1937. On June 30 Dr. R. E. Lee Stei lose Fred from Moro, but wish Mrs. Edna Schilling were Dalles Last Publication May 7, 1937. f«»r f/ie intxt visitors,-Saturday. They were ac ner will sever his* connection with him good luck in^Jgis new home.* Neoma Smith, Administratrix 5 m onths o f companied home by Mrs. W. B. with the state hospital at Salem From the Observfr ApaiWAs 1918 (ken R. Richards. Attorney Wilson and infant son. after 49 years of service with that Attorney. Moro people will be interested THE Mrs. Emma Pluemke has rent institution. 30 years of which he to learn that playing on the O. A. ed the farm of William Young here has served as its superintendent. C. ’Varsity team that defeated the and has employed Frank Hickman NOTICE TO CREDITORS ATLANT1C MONTHLY Steiner submitted his resignation U. of O. on their home floor with and Wesley Flint to put it in truck IN THE COUNTY COURT OF to the board of control last week AKE the moat of your a score of 20 to 17 were two former gardening for her. Due to so THE STATE OF OREGON FOR and the board asked him to remain reading hours. Enjoy the Moro High School girls, the Misses SHERMAN COUNTY ., __ much spring moisture it is thought on duty unt.’l the last ofi June ----------- - - wit, the wisdom, the compan Lulu and Kathleen Meloy, who are j gftrden will do well this year. IN THE MATTER OF THE ES when he will be succeeded by Dr. ionship, the charm tha< have school o f, Mr and Durward Helyer TATE OF Maude P. Muilen John G. Evans who for years has attending the O. A. made the A tlantic , for seventy- Commerce. - ■ and jnfant 80n of Tumalo and Mrs. burg, Deceased. served as assistant superintendent C. E. Sheets and Tom Douma ; C| ifford Ullmann of *Redmond were five years America’s most Notice is hereby given that Let of the institution. bagged a coyote on the breaks o f , week end of Mr. and Mrs. ters of Administration upon the quoted and most cherished B A * q Helyer magazine. estate of Maude P. Muilenburg, de The state supreme court increas the** Rattlesnake grade Sunday. ; j- ■ Min„ d . ceased, have bee« issued t e RM* ed Oregon’s income tax collections netting them « f o r the hide w l . ~ Mr. and Mrs. S e n n ^ / . tmentiocing thia ad* by approximately $250,000 this the same amount for bounty paid Rufus were business visitors at out of and under the seal of the to by the county. county court of said County. All week when it held that contractors the J. L. Davis home Sunday. Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Hav- T h e A t l n n tir M o n th ly Mr. and Mrs. Ted Kelly and Mrs. p."roas having claims against on the Bonneville dam were subject ner on Wednesday,! April 17th a 8 A rlin gton S t , B o sto n , Maas. said estate are requested to pre to the tax. The opinion reversed , Glen Fairchild of Grass Valley one handed down by the court in daughter. Dr. iPolev attending. I were at Kent a short time Sun sent them, with the proper vouch Prof. F. E. Duntonr. >nd Prof. ers, to me at my place of resi- the same case last November. Bovrie, of the Moro schools, were day. • • • Frank Adams and Miss Mary The board of control has author visitors at Heppner (Friday and I Settlemeyer were visitors at G rass! I Valley Sunday. ized the purchase of two more Saturday of last week. farms for u«e‘ by the state insti The choir met Sunday evening a t ; tutions. One 1 ’ is » w tract of 130 f a • - | I the home of Mr. and Mrs. Neil Mc- I Glasson. Next Sunday they will f meet at the L. W. Amick home. Salem. The price of this farm is ; The Home Economics Club met; $8,000. The other is a 320 acre : at the home of Mrs. J. L. Matthes tract adjoining the state prison i j Wednesday for its business meet- annex, also south of Salem, priced j i »ng. ‘ at $12.000 which is Wing purchas- ( j Mr. and Mrs. Fred Cox of Grass ed by the pententiary. Appropria- j ! Valley visited at the G. W. Howell tions covering the cost of the«n | i home Sunday. farms were made by the recent [ 4 - Mr. and Mrs. Max tPluemke,) Condon— P articipation in th e Miss Irene Pottratz and Charles legislative session« Even if you do not get into town or come , ‘m iss iren e h o u ’ ’ program, of the Soil Conservation M<.Cutchcon motored Madras* down to the busineas district during banking Earl Snell, secretary of state, is Service is expected to mean the Sund where they visited the hours, you can deposit checks with us daily, not running for office— not just d (Terence betw een the increased fo w gons Rarl and AHxirt weekly, or as frequently as necessary without now at least. Snell made the state valuation of Scott Brown s 24 p iuemke who have employment e Kfnrk stock rancMnear ranch' near Condor Condon and ment this week after political vp — , coming into the bank. inevitable Eventual abandon- ’ # a,, .„oa ; prognosticators had suggested that , . • j ’ Gcorcre W ilcox of The D alles w as * Our BANK-BY-MAIL service ia maintained he would either seek the republi mi nt due to erosion and overgraz- . a business visitor at Kent Friday. i ing. In addition, Brown is con can nomination for governor or a for your convenience. Simply endorse your Mr. and Mrs. Richard Holdaway vinced that the practices involved second *term as secretary of state. * checks payable to the order of this bank and Political observers, however, ob-1 will pay for themselves within the ^ ^ ^ ^ V ^ G .^ d y e r 1 £ S T S IK í CENTER Entered a* aecwi.di’la*» matter a » .-w Hr «»office. at Moro, Oieaot.. undpr Art of G 'nrre^ r>f M a ^ •>>»••* , ... SUBSCRIPTION R A TES-PAY ABLE IN ADVANCE. One Y ear ............. .__________________------------- 1—— APRIL 16, 1937 TENANTRY huge suma of money in their treas_ .. . uries that can be used for any There has been a govermen tally purpose( even political intimida- aided agitation against faim ten- tjQn and t jjere ¡8 no governmental entry although it seems to have check on any of t. Neither the men run against a snag in the house who put up the money, nor the agricultural committee. The ad- g0Vernment has any control over ministration proposal was to end expenditure. the problem of the farm renter by Certainly, if it has been fair and having the government buy the just aJld in the pUblic interest, farm for him permitting the rent- to refltrict the capital side of in fer to pay for it on a long time ¿ustry ( and we think it has been payment plan. - a decided asset to do so) it is al- This very county has a larger 80 proper that the laborers in in percentage of tenant farmed land ¿ustry be made to follow certain than the average of the United vuie3 of fair conduct. States. While our system of agri- The Wagner act gives labor culture is different from that us- more power. The leaders can use ualy followed, the system of rent- as a means of oppression of the ing is much the same. It, is doubt- public and the laborers and non- ful if much could be done to help union men unless some laws are the situation in this county for passed to protect the minorities those who start as tenants h ere' an(j restrict the pugnacious and often become land owners if they over bearing leaders. desire to do so and are capable. It is safe to assume that this is gen IT RAINED erally the case throughout- the The recent rains (recent is used country, ------------ to mean the entire year) nave In a report that has recently brought about many new 'problems been issued by the* agricultural in this county, Such beneflcience college with A. S. Burrier as com on the part of nature has long piler the tenant situation is graph ceased to be a part of our expecta ically shown. In the report the tions' and many explanations, or interest on land for the farms attempts at explantion. have been studied in Sherman. Gilliam and made to account for the phenome Umatilla counties is 30% of the in non. come. The land owner receives a it will be remembered that the third of the income^ |vhichM if period of precipitation began on he owed a sum equal to the value Christmas night and that no week of the land would just about pay since that time has been devoid of his interest; In other words own rain or snow. One explanation is ership of land only brings in an that Santa Claus after having made interest return on the average. his annual pilgrimage around the No one, therefore, can blame a earth returned home and remem young man who engages in farm bered the dryness and general dis ing for preferring to lease instead appointment in this section resolv of to buy. His investment is con ed to send the showers. It may be siderable for a farming outfit. His that the venerable Mr. Claus has right to stay depends on his suc been taking his annual nap and cess. as it wouU if he were owner. left the faucet running or that he If crops are srflall or prices low he really intended to soak up the land doesn’t have to pay taxes and in for once. terest. Uncle Joe Tolliver,1 whose feet As far as this country is con have been cracked from drouth for cerned the rise in tenantry is not the past seven years, is worried caused by the growth of landed es about webs between his toes and tates. In the study of the Colum is calling on the doctor. The local bia basin it was shown that 29% chamber of commerce has appoint of the land rented was owned by ed a committee to arrange for relatives of the operator, 69% by dockage at Hay Canyon in event private individuals, 6% by banks there is water enough in that wat and 7% by other corporations. ercourse to float ocean going ships by harvest time. Some of the This is not a serious condition. Probably the greatest cause of farmers who have sown the Siber tenantry in this area is the cost of ian Crested Wheat grass have been owning land. Land itself is high heard to say. they should have in proportion to its productivity I put in rice as an alternate for in the past seven or eight years, wheat. Springs that have been full of although interest has been reduc ed it is a large factor, and taxes dust for five years are now run have not been reduced on farm ning a stream and fishermen are lands enough to make tax paying looking in the depths for moun anything but a headache. There tain trout. For years there have is also every indication that taxes been no ducks in the county that will not decrease. If the govern could swim and now they are pad ment wishes to increase the num dling across every barnyard. The ber of and owners in rural dis county road grader has been stuck tricts let it make land owning several times because it was not easier so that those who know equiped with oars when it came most about the land, the tenants, from the factory. It has been a will actually want to own it, and very wet spring, most unpreceden not rent i t ted, very unusual, and almost no story is too overdrawn to be con sidered likely says Aunt Martha L A B O R D E C IS IO N S who left last week for an ocean One of those weekly momentous, voyage because the county was too collossal, super decisions of the damp for her asthma. supreme court was handed down Monday and the resultant furore Oregon leaders are now on the leads to the belief that Washing way to Washington to protest put ton is rivalling Hollywood in the ting Bonneville and Boulder dams extravagence of its adjectives. together for rate making pur The decisions that declared the poses. There should be no divi Wagner bill valid were given on sion in Oregon on that measure several cases principally having to and every organization should do with large industry. It is now notify the powers that be in the a court sanctioned law that labor capitol as to their desires. has the right to urganixe and to elect representatives to bargain This kind of weather is a spring with employers. The employers developer of the best sort and must deal with representatives of many a man who has been hauling a majority of their employees. So water for five years now has a far there is nothing very serious well that is running over. in the Wagner 1»#. One of the decisions held that no Little Johnny is in the second firm could dismiss a man from its grade at school and this Is the first employ because of his agitation re time he has ever been wet with garding labor troubles and appar his shirt on. ently put the burden of proof on the employer. If this theory if Whats become of the old saying followed it will make it impossible that too many cooks spoil the to fire an Agitator and inefficient broth. Or maybe the administra men will soon learn to become agi tion never heard of it before de tators and thus be immune from ciding to make a larger supreme dismissal. Employers should be court. given some protection in this re gard. One theory x about Bonneville The principal fault with all dam is that the engeeners are need labor legislation to date is that ed for the hard work of building it is directed against the employer. it, but a politician is needed fot Labor has not been regulated in any the easier job of administering it. degree. There are plenty of laws We’ll take the engineers straight directing the employer .to follow through. certain practices and be responsi ble for certain things but the men Evryqne may grow white wheat ,are wot so hampered. i this year because there won’t be We now have labor unions with enough sun to tan i t , ‘ 1 s % A ) L ^ K e n t Grangers In Other Days , 4 A t Harlandview Send $ 1. M Control DO Y O U R B A N K IN G Held Savior of Gilliam Farm l served that he left the gate open to a more timely entry into the political race in his ¡ “not now” qualification to his statement. * * M The pin ball operators are leav ing no stone unturned in 4i»eir de termination to perpetuate their ex istence in Oregon. Artibles of in corporation were filed here this week for the Oregon Merchants Legislative leagu e the purpose of which is to ‘carry on a campaign of education regarding the neces sity and propriety of legalizing and licensing trade stimulators.’’ ® • • Guy V. Litner, sta te. director of re-employment reported to Qover- .nor Martin that 1465 men and women were placed in jobs during March. Nine hundred of these jobs are permanent position®« Litner said. *, * / next five ' - • - home - - — - - — »--- - - - xi n ve years. y e » r s: . Wednesday and - Thursday. Brown has divided the ranch in-, *lw'"c / to three units and started a dèi ranF Qat-i ferred and rotational grazing pro- Club sponsore p yThere gram, made possible by the devel- urday.®^e?H ? ^ “SOO” in play 1 opment of five - springs. Forty were ten tabies of . 500 m play*, acres of the upland cultivated area Supper w . ---- ------ have been seeded to crestedI wheat } „ W||aon- werc , grass and the rest will be fallowed / M and seeded to rye on alternate dinner guests of Mr. and M rs. years, and eventually * j ’ Mr. " nd’ ’ Mrs. Carl Sch»dewitz| ' r*,!%nn 18 * ,° P/ .L n doned i had as their dinner guests Sunday, | seed 200 acres a l r e a d y ^ » n ^ I R ind Several rock and wire dams are , . . . . to be constructed in a large gully c - 30 to 50 feet wide and 15 feet deep * places t o \ protect the bottom Mrs. P opp atone— Oh, did I teli you my* husband bought me a new ■lnnd and farmstead firom com plete destruction. The dams will car? Mrs. Tyndale—But, my dear. I collect silt, raise the water table, didn’t know you could drive. furnish irrigation water, protect ¿Mrs. Popples tone—Well, I drove spring development and provide tree planting sites. M him into buying it. r . sign your name. 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