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PAG« TWO THE SHERMAN COUNTY JOURNAL, MORO, OREGON TRIDAY, JUNE 9,'1939 thence due n o r t l f \ 1 0 rods, ; Cn Saturday, the 17th day of thenpe due east 20 ^«ds to ! Jure, 1939,*at the hour of ten the place o f b eg in n in g , aH be 1 o’clock a.rri. at th: front door of • CunLuiued from pane one) ing m the South Half of l.h? courthouse in Moro in Sher- Snell. Southeast Quarter of Section ! ru n County, Oregon, I will sell at Gasoline tax us provided $95,- E ig h teen in T ow nship One piiblic auction to the highest bid 4'.'5,887.76 of the department's South, Range Seventeen, East der for cash, the following describ huge fund. 'Motor vehicle license of the Willamette Meridian, ed real property located in Sher» fees supplied another $64,773,648.- containing one and one-fourth r an County, Oregon, to-wit: 91. More than $50,000,000 have acres, more or less. , The East Half of the South been raised for road purposes T ogether w ith the tenements, east Quarter of Section Twen- through the sale of bonds and the hereditaments and . appurte ' ty-nne and the Southwest ftiieral government has supplied nances thereunto b elo n g in g or ; Qua iter o f Section T w en ty - $15,665,367.14 in aid and giants. in an y w ise appertaining. tu -, Township One South, Other principal revenue sources nge Seventeen, East o f the S a id sale is m ade under execu are listed as follows: J mill road • W llamette Meridian, contain« tion issued out of the Circuit ’ ing 240 acres, more or less, Court of the State of Oregon for Entered as second-daas matter at iod to lower the base considerably tax. $2,429,480.91; 1 mill market Sherman County to me directed the Postoffice at Moro, Oregon making it impossible to raise, a road tax, $12,854,982.12: coopera Together with the tenement«, tive aid from counties, $8,463,771.- under A ct o f C o n g resss o f March large sum by th e regular school h?r< ditaments and apphrtenance* in the case of The ^tate Land 95; bua and truck fees, $5,297,121.- . thereunto belonging or in anywis< Board of the State of Oregon, tax J. 1879. 32. plaintiff, vs. Harvy U. Martin and Th * Moro district has but $3000 r ppertaining. In the past 26 years $210,650,- in bonds left and if its budget is Said sale is made under the ex- Lilah Martin, husband and wife; "fi O ri ! apprived for this year, it will 223.80 has gone into road con ’ ecu ion ¡»sued out of the Circuit Wilbert J. Martin and Eliza E. IATI 98 probably have a series of years struction, maintenance and admin P 0 8 LI S w ( ou: t.o f thg State of Oregon for Martin, husband and wife; Leroy in which it cannot levy much mon istrative expenses; $37,808,250 has Sherman Cobnty to me directed ir H. Martin, a widower^ Julius’Mar gune toward retiring bonds; $26,- ey. In fact, the trouble some dis O F F IC IA L C O U N TY P A P E R the case of The State Land Boaix tin and Virginia Martin, husband tricts may encounter, is in levying 289,812.12 represents interest pay j of the State of Oregon, Plaintiff and wifer Roy Martin, a single SU B SC R IP T IO N R A T E S so n uch that a surplus has been ments to bond holders; $2,$99,635.- vs. Wilbert J. Martin, and Elizr man; May Johnson and Ben John- 83 has been transferred to the state P ayable in A dvance or will be built up so that the base , E. Martin, huriband and wife; Le- xn, wife and husband; Carry police fund and $10,595,193.33 has ONE YEAR ......:................... $ 1 6 0 Is seriously lowered. I roy H. Martin, a widowerj Harvej Hammon and Fred G. Hammon, been apportioned to the several ! V. Martin and Lil-ah Martin, hus- wife and husband; Jezsic Hok- R ufus, G rass V alley and Kent counties. ' lx nd and wife; Julius Martin and r.rd and Hardey Holabird, wife are likew ise in b etter shape than JUNE 9,1939 • • • • l Clarenc? Martin -i! V ir g in ia ! Martin, husband and wtfft; ind husband; f< r a num ber o f years. and Mary Martin, husband and R iy Martin, a single man; Ma> E. G. Ziegler of Hood River has , Th? cities are getting out„ of CHURCH CO N SO LID A TIO N Johnson and Ben Johnson, wif; wife;. Weaver Martin, a single debt. Wasco is paying its bonds been named jby Governor Sprague ' r :d hirhand; Carrie Hammon and •nan; Cecile Taylor, a single wom- The unfortunate destruction of regularly; Moro is now ahead of as a member of th" advisorv board j Fred G. Hammon, -wife and hus m; Julius Martin, a single man; bor the state employment service. | the Grass Valley Baptist church its b nd payments, but neither can band: Jessie Holibird and Hardey Harry M. Benson, a single man; by fire is a loss to the community expect taxes to be much lower Most of the board members are ; Holi.bird, wife and husband; Clar- Roy M. Benson and Perry B?n?on, for it lessens the number of build than the 15 mills now levied until Pcutland residents. Ziegler will i! I ence Martin and Mary Martin, hus husband and wife; Clara F. Odell represent canning and packing j ings in the town and the property bonds are further reduced. Grass band and wife; Weaver Martin, • >nd Irvie Odell, wife and husband; interests. thereof. It* may possibly result, Valley is out of debt except for • » » ** ; s ngle man; Cecile Taylor, a single lames F. Benson and Ruth Ben however," in the development of a some warrants and what is spent . woman; Julius Martin, a single don, husband and wife; Dell E. community church spirit that will drilling a new well. Rural school One of the first orders issued 'by rrrn; Harry M. Benson, a single Benson and Vanita BenSon, hus bring some benefit to offset the distrcts are now levying very O R. (Bean after taking over his man: Roy M. Benson and Perry band and wife; Jtnnie O. Hill and loss. small millages and in some cases new duties as public utilities com Benson, husband and wife; Clara William Hill, wife and husband; Moro churchmen and other citi are building up a surplus from missioner forbids employees of the E. r-1 11 and Irvie Odell, wife and Vern R. Coe, and Bernice Coe, zens are apparently happy in the county and state funds while lay cemmission to party with or re- I husband; James F. Benson and husband and wife: William F. Coe community church movement and ing no taxes whatever on the tax- Ci ive gifts from representatives of i Ru‘h Bnnson, husband and wife; and Jane Doe Coe, hurfxand and utilities coming under the com- ministers who have been here since pa y< l s. •» í así .. x ir Ib ll E. Benson and Vanita Benson, wife; Mildred E. Burris and Ray the churches were joined have been Sherman county. has never been nrisr-ion’s jurisdiction. ' husband and wife; Jennie O. Hill Burris, wife and hui.band; C. L • « • better—and more frequently paid taxed as heavy as other parts of ' '” 'd W'Hiam Hill, wife and hus- Pepper, administrator with the will *«np ever m than before which is no small item. the state and even this favorable , i ..-,0 p Coe and Jane annexed of the estate of FRta A. Eleven Oregon counties have ; WATTS posi<ion should be improved in experienced no traffic fatalities so j , D o C? , hu^Mnd and wife; Vern Coe deceased; II. U. Martin, &J- In November 1929 the present the near future. fur this year according to re- j j Go- and Birnicc Coe, husband miniatrator of the is •o''1 of D ’right editor of the Sherman County . C C -’ • -zi w’fo; Mi’drcd E. Burris and R. Martin, deceased; The Federal ports compiled (by Secretary of ' Journal, then writing in the Grass .4» State Snell. They include Benton, I Ray Burris, wife and husband; Land Bank of Spokane, a ebrpora- Valley Journal, had occasion to C’ook, ôilliam, Harney, Jefferson, j , C. L. Pepper, administrator with tkm; Sherman County, a munici editorialize on - a contemplated i ;ci iii-.'-.y n •> '. ' ' ->r Josephine, Sherman, Wallowa, ! : 'he w.ll annexed of the estate of pal corporation; the unknown heirs church consolidation as follows: .'«»••iiia .‘air Wasco and Wheeler. — ' l.'tta A. Coe, deceased; The Fed- of Etta A . Coe, deceased: the un ‘‘Surely our church members are Ollihiad, a • ♦ • ' tral Land Bank of Spokane, a known heirs of Dwight R. Martin, r.ot so far apart in belief that they i m o th e r . T h« ¡corporation; Sherman County, a deceased; the unknown heirs o* could not derive help from a man From the Observer June 11, 1920 Reappointment of John C i i and B everly I municipal corporation; the un- Ira Martin, deceased; and also all o f another creed than theirs. In T. E. Hulery and W. F. Hulcry Veatch as a member of the stato ' ! know heirs of Dwight R. Martin, other persons or parties unknown the first epistle‘to the Corinthians and family left early Thuisday b> fish commission is freely predict ! deceased; the unknown heiri o< claiming any right, title, es'ot'*. the Apostle (Paul commanded: motor for (Portland where T. E. ed in capitol circles. Veatch, a NOTICE OF j l a Martin, deceased: the unknown lien or interest in the real ertatn “Now I beseech you, brethren, by and W. F. will ride the Shriner democrat, was appointed to the ADMINISTRATOR’S SALE described in the complaint herein, tbc name of our Lord Jesus Christ, goat while Mrs. W. F. visits with fish commission by Governor Mar- Notice is hereby given, by vir i heirs of Etta A. Coe, deceased; Defendants. I H. U. Martin, admm»trator of the Un in 1935. His term expired on tha» ye all apeak the Mme thing, her parents at Salem. tue of an order of the „County ; and that - there be no division C. C. WILSON, Court made on the third day of 1 estate of Dwight R. Martin, de- The local hall team met defeat June 1. • • ♦ among you; hut that ye he perfect at Dufur Sunday afternoon by a June' 1939, I will, on and after the • ceased; and also all other person- Sheriff of Sherman County, Oregon Dr. H. G. Miller who became ly joined together In the eame score of 12 to 10. From the start 7th day of July, 1930, sell at pri J cr parties unknown claiming any J L- 28-31 mind and in the same judgment’.” ott* vntil well into the last period superintendent of Fairview Home. ! vate sale, all of the undivided one- J light, title, estate, lien or interest i in the real estate described in Or the state institution for fcoble j Since that time church consoli Moro held the big end of an 8 to fifteenth interest of Charlotte complaint herein, and Lew:« Me dations have been instituted in 6 score, but finally passed the minded persons, last week, was for , Fleming Pearson, deceased, in the Kee and Horace McKee, co-part- four years a member of the medi j many towns throughout the land prize to Dufur. following property, situate in ; rers do ng business under the firm cal staff at the state hospital for j for economic conditions have not Sherman County, State of Oregon, nome and style of McK.e Broth O. A. Ramsey relumed heme in»ane. ; been of the best. Such consolida ^Wednesday from The Dalles where to-wit: ers. Defendants. a 28-31 The North half of the NEi tions make* the ministry a mon he had submitted to an operation C C. WILSON 28-31 and the NJ of the NWi of secure profession and give the com two weeks ago. Sheriff of Sherman County, Oregon Section 15; the Si and the munity a certain unity in spiritua1 Lnóia Harry Blackwood has bought NEJ of Section 10, all in Town matters that is generally consid is’ ings are now 50,000 acres the Frantz property, located near NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE ship 2 North of Range 17 ered laudable. said to have paid 25 cents an acre the court house, from J. M. Eddy East W. M. OF REfÂL PROPERTY for his latest purchase. Politicians Tuesday evening fire at Wasco While April pedestrian deaths say that if Robsevelt is again nom The sale will be made for cash, \ „.On Saturday,, the 17th day oz destioyed a kitchen cabinet ana showed a sharp decrease from the if purchasers can be found desir June, 1939, at the hour of ter F IR E PR O TEC TIO N new wall paper just applied to the March toll, total pedestrian deaths inated his running m at| will be ing to buy for cash, otherwise one- o’clock a. m., at the front door of The report of the state fire mar kitchen walls of the* Hart home. for the first quarter of 1939 were Jim Farley, or someone 'Earley half cash and the balance to be the- courthouse in Moro, in Sher shall for 1938 contains a copy of Th»- family had just bought the 17 percent above the total for the wants. • * * payable within three years, bear man County, Oregon, I will sell the new rural fire protection law, property and were fixing it up first quarter of 1938, indicating Il is supposed to be a great ing interest at 6%, secured by a at public auction io the highest which permits rural areas tc preliminary to moving in. the need for an intensive cam secret, but President Roosevelt is first mortgage upon said property. bidder for cash, th? following de organize to purchase equipment From the Grass Valley Journal, paign to cut down thes»e acidents Never web a vt^a- to make one.of his most-important Bids will be received by Joseph scribed real properly located i: for fire protection. lAn accom June 11, 1920 in all parts of the state, Earl talks (international), when hi L. Brackett as administrator, at Sherman County. Oiegon. to-wit: t on OMortialty— panying letter gives the informa At Moro Monday we were in Snell, secretary of state, warned visits the fair at San Francisco. the^office of Frank G. Dick, attor Ward « FeK to batti’ Lot foui^and the Sou heast tion that less than five percent of formed by Judge McKee that ac« today. ney at law, Room 20 Vogt Block, caasts —ourvalovs Quarter of the Southwest Technicians have received orders the fires in Oregon, excluding for tive work would commence on tjie The Dalles, Oregon, and at the ether vacatine spats Quart, r and the South Kali of to install the necessary parapher Three padestriai were killed est fires, occur in rural areas Market Road in this city the latter hetweda! Go (bract residence of Herman H. Brackett the Southeast Quarter of Sec These fires account for forty per part of this month and completed in April of 1939, five less than the nalia to enable the broadcast to on his farm between Rufus and O ke« Yi tion Eighteen, Township One be heard around the world. March total of eight, figures com cent of the fire losses in Oregon. Ing via Si Wasco, Oregon, in Sherman Coun before fall. This road will be made piled ¡by the safety division of Mr. South, Range Seventeen, East * * e ar revere The almost total lack of fire pro in the southern part of town for ty- of thé Willamette Meridian, Members of the Oregon-Wash tection in- rural areas is clearly ft distance of about flve^or six Snell’s office showed._ Seveqty-six ---- - Joseph L. B rackett. save and except the* right of A.oni the Way Untoa ington delegations (each one voted pedestrians were injured last indicated by the above statement. biocks to where the road leads to Administrator ways for the Columbia South- Pacific caa taka yea for the Townsend bill), are of the month, compared to 104 in March It is reflected in the price of flrr Kent and Rutledge sections, from Frank G. Dick o n Railway and the Sherman ta Y ellow stone, opinion that the Townsend clubs and 85 in April a year ago. Of the insurance on farm buildings. When then? the street leading west tn Th° Dalles, Oregon, Highway as now locatrd over Grand Teton, Zioa, will be active in the elections next total pedestAan accidents during one catches fire it is usually a the main road leading southwest above described land; also ex Bryce Caayoa, Grand the first quarter of this year, 8.5 year, regardless of amendments Attorney. total loss. will be put in good order. Canyon, Colorado cept the following described to the social security act intended Percent resulted in fatalities com n atonal parks, Boul In a wheat county there ir< tract; The heavy rains of Sunday eve pared to 6.8 percent for the same to placate advocates of old-age NOTICE OF SHERIFF’S SALE der Dam, Sua Valley, Commencing 264 feet west of fires every year in the grain and ning and the greater part of l>eiiod a year ago. assistance. House leaders, demo OF REAL PROPERTY K ai. a. the southeast corner of the many of these could be kept to » Monday and in the evening, was Twenty percent of pedestrians cratic and republican, conspired to Norwrst Quarter of the South small area by proper equipment just about right and makes the defeat the bill by bringing it on the e a st Quarter of Section 18. that could be brought to the scene farmer and the other fellow feel irvolved in accidents in April this floor under a gag rule which pro Films Developed year were jaywalking, or crossing running thence due south 10 When there is the most danger just about lik< a mlCionarv. between intersections, the figures hibited any amendments. The 11th rods; thence due west 20 rods; fiom fires there are good roads to hour appearance of the bill (differ-' Dave McKelvey and his niece travel over and even in this sparse were in The Da.’les Saturday or shewed. ‘ The practice of jaywalking ent from earlier proposals), was ly settled country a truck can go land business. consistently takes the heaviest toll given as an excuse for opposing You Pay for GOOD PRINTS Onlv Bethlehem Chapter, No. 78.O.E.S. a considerable distance and save s Moro, Oregon Joe Newcomb and family spent IN COACH of pedestrians,” Sn. ’’ declared. T‘n it. Had amendments been permit Enlargement with each roll de wheat crop or a farm building. Meets Every Second and ted, several of the more glaring Sunday at the Elliott home in the view of this fact all those interest veloped. Moro Pharmacy 5 s- J b H r e ^ -fd r .e ! The old fire protect»« area law Mcnkland neighborhood. dt fects could have been remedied Fourth Thursdays in each ed in the safety movement shouli was considered so cumbersome Month. Visiting members * for. fletwpXw Car Truvarh! and a satisfactory measure whip- that it was held to be unworkable From the Observer June 10, 1910 continue to stress the danger of pul into shape which would have Invited ’ * Liberal ret wit limits and was therefore unused. The Mr. and Mrs. N. W. Silvers, crossing streets at points other made it difficult for the die-hard GEORGE G, UPDEGRAFF Rose Amidon, W,M. than marked or unmarked cross new law is simpler in operation Mr. and Mrs. E .E. Barzee and opponents to vote against the bill. Ruth Sparling, Secretary. and much study and care went in son Elmer, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. walks where the person on foot has About 40 members who were ex A tto rn e y A t L a w TRAIN8 EÄST to its writing. It is probably not Norcross and daughter Jessie, Mr. the right of way.” pected to give it th ir support went Lupine Rebekah Lodge N o. 116 J n f. famous am Portland — All Air Conditioned 1A J1 told, 48 percent _of thos perfect but certainly a workable and Mrs. C. L. Ireland and Miss against it. More votes were cast Moro, Oregon M oro a n d W aaco district could be formed under it. Emma Peetz all of this City and pedestrians involved in accident? on roll call on this issue than on F ci •- Sa.-Tto« and Fraa P illow s la C oachaa Meets 2d & 4th Tues Property valuations are so high vicinity, are taking in the Rose during the first quarter of thi? any other proposal that has been day of each month. I ' / i d ! Stream liner— year were at fault, the figures re before the house during this con- .in this county per capita and in Carnival at Portland this week. Visiting members wel C IT Y O F PO R TLA N D vealed. Jaywalking, crossing cross giessional session. Hail 1 the bill proportion to the number of build " Ben Messinger has a b auty of com e. ¡ng streets against signals, walk 5 Sa lings monthly on 1,7,13,19,25 passed it would give those eligi ings that a ridiculously low millage an express wagon now for his Rebekah Wilson, N.G ing with traffic on highways, walk ble approximately £60 ¡a month. wouRI raise enough mon* y for a city delivery. Florence Jnlmston.Sec FG A T L A N D R O S | - D a i l y ing into the sides of cars, crossing The bill did not provide for $200 well equipped fire truck, with ade Mowry, junior member intersections diagonally, stepp’ng a month. Eureka Lodge No. 121 A-F & A-M • P A C l r i C L I M I T E D - D a l l y quate water tank, chemical and of George the law firm of Wilson & Mow from behind parked cars and work Meets on the 1st and ' booster pump and hone. This could ry, was a passenger to Shaniko on LADIES ! Tune/in 3rd Thursday eve ing on their cars in the roadway le used for grain fires or building leg a l business Tuesday. New Union Pacific Prbgram nings of each month. constituted these faults. files and would undoubtedly save “Surprise Your Husband” Visiting members dbr The ball game at Cliffs, Rufus As cost many times over in re dially. invited to meet on K G W each Monday, Wednes- vs Cliffs, was a very close game, duced fire insurance premiums. John Fulton, democrat, was with us. day and Friday at 3:45 p. m. 8 to 9 in favor of Cliffs. I elected Judge of Sherman Count\ B. Christianson W. M. , FREE RECIPES TAXES W ILL B E LOW ER Ellsworth Woods and Miss Eva in the recent election over C. C. •W hy does Oregon use yellow’ C. V. Belknap, Secy. - For Information and datalla oall on V Financial statements of the tax Norcross, Leslie L. Bell and Miss Kuney. paint instead of white in marking Moro Lodge No. lTsT t O? 6. F. _ in- Martha Hein, Omer Sayrs and ing units in Sherman county local agent Miss Daye Anderson closed her its highways? Because the pig Moro, Oregon dieate th a t th ose for whom the Miss Edith Thompson were mar- excellent address Saturday eve ment in the yellow paint outlasts Meets 1st and 3rd receipt of the - annual property r*rd this week. ning with the words, “Give lb? white, is the answer supplied by Tuesdays . in thj tax notice is a day of gloom may From the Observer June 8. 190« •R. H. Baldock, state highway en women the ballot and i-h will I.O..O.F. hall Trai gineer. Center striping of Ore expect relief in the near future. i, Horace Strong’s strawberry purify your elections.” sient and visiting gon’s highways is now’ doqe with The county will this July be patch about a mije below Moro, ha- N. W. Thompson, who wa? brothers are cordi a machine at a cost of $70 a'Vnile ablc to pay all of its outstanding done well this year, the plants deaths’ door with pneumon a ally invited to meet as compared to $70 a mile a few bonds and still have some funds producing equally well with Hood week, is now on the road ta with ua. . _ years ago when the stripd was remaining— some very substan- River. I (.every. BNS.IBIF! 8ÄTIS Ve non Miller, N. G. •, painted on by hand. Joe Truitt, Secretary. tial funds, in fact. The payment of th s remaining $91,000 will put the i ;unty in the debt free class. - S h e n e r»n C ounty Observer The» ? may be a special tax for E stablished N ov. 2, 1888 the » pair of county roads, wnich G rass V alley Journal are i i bad shape, but the county’s E stablished Oct. 14, 1897 TONSOLIDATED March 6, 1931 tax f ase will not be high enough to m jke county taxes large for a W asco N ew s-E n terp rise number of years. E stablished N ov. 1891 Tl. • school districts aie gener ¿O N SO LID A TED March 4, 1932 ally in better shap:, financially, than for many years. Wasco is Published E very F riday a t entirely out of debt and has a surplus.on hand. Last year its Moro, O regon . _ . . lew was small # and will probably Giles L. French . E ditor fFlirrman tfa n u l^ 31 e n s u e S alehouse Gossip • , . • Ooooh! What A Light! j 4* In Other Days í l V .1 thi5 Fewer Pedestrians Killed In April UNION PACIFIC FAIRS FREE Yellow Line Outlasts White
