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riRASS VALLEY JOURNAL, Establish*«» Oci 14, !$'<«
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CONSOLIDATED MARCH 4 1832
Published Every Friday nf Mo-o. O -^ . n by
GILES L. F R E N C H _______»’
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MORO.
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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.
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DISTRIBUTION
A flat tax of $10 a year on real
typical
property up to a valuation of (
CHANNELS
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—
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
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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.
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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. ;
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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, coming into the bank.
inevitable Eventual abandon-
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.„oa ;
prognosticators had suggested that
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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.
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checks payable to the order of this bank and
Political
observers,
however,
ob-1 will pay for themselves within the
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1
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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 ^ •>>»••*
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SUBSCRIPTION R A TES-PAY ABLE IN ADVANCE.
One Y ear
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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.
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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,
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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 , ‘
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^ K e n t Grangers
In Other Days ,
4
A t Harlandview
Send $ 1.
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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.
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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.’’
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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.
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next
five
' - • - home
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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
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have been seeded to crestedI wheat
} „ W||aon- werc ,
grass and the rest will be fallowed
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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
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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. Then mail the checks to us .
with a ndte indicating whether the deposit is
to he credited to your checking or savings
account. The deposits will be made to your
credit just as quickly and safely as if you
brought the checta In pertouàllyT
Inquire about our
BANK-BY-MAIL SERVICE TODAY!
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OP P O R TLA N D _______
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