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I n- PAGE :: clerk 1 h re by announce my can <i .acy to succeed m yself in cinct Sherman County Observer a County ClerJL subject to th. E stablished Nov. 2, 1888 v. ■ of th » R epublican vote) 3. G rass Valley Jo u rn al .. elected 1 will continue to E stablished Oct. 14, 1897 a ye the best in te re sts of the CONSOLIDATED M arch 6, lir l To th e E d ito r: p pie of S herm an C ounty at ali U you w an t h ig h er tax es vote W asco N ew s-E nterprise tin e s . io r the County U n it System as Joe T ru itt E stablished Nov. 1891 shown by Mr. P eterso n . Before CONSOLIDATED March 4, 19.2 the sy stem w ent into effect it FOR SHERIFF was $90 p er pupil now it is $114 i hereby announce my candidacy per pupil and going h ig h er. PER I ' i a t i ON f r - the dem ocratic nom ination for Along th a t line I w-ould like to sheriff of Sherm an county subject jK)int o u t some of its w orkings to the will of the voters a t the pri- In Hood R iv .r county th e re is , n ary election in May. If elected, considerable feelin g a g a in s t th e Published Every- Friday at Moro, Oregon . I will c a rry on the w ork of the system . D uring its six y ears tria l the tax es have not been reduced Gile>- L. French____________ Edit>>r . . .c to the b .s t of my ability. C harles C. Wilson as in the- case of the K lam ath E ntered as second-class m atter at System although th e s ta te m e n t the Postoffice at ^£oro, Oregon 7 )R A SSESSO R : was m ade t h a t t h e r e is and "under Act of C ongress of M arch, I hereby announce candidacy to was enough money paid in in svcceed m yself as A ssessor oi .jack tax es to ru n all the schools 3, 1879. Si.vrman county, subjet to the will in th e county fo r five y ears w ith O F F IC IAL COUNTY PA PER the R epublican voters. out any school levy. SU B SC R IPTIO N RATES f M a rg a re t W. Paetz It has not been th e dem and of Payable in Advance * b etter building and b e tte r educa ONE YEAR .................. ......... J1 50 \ N N O L N C E M E N T tion th a t has b ro u g h t th e tax es H aving filed my declaration of up. It is w asteful spending and MARCH 29, 1940 i Jidacy for the Dem ocratic P ar- padding of the budget. 'For ex ------------ —----------------. j ty's nom ination of county clerk am ple if the W asco school had t em u 4.V • ’• Sherm an County, Oregon, I cor- w anted its b u d g et c u t it would Often the job of filling thia) } ally soi-cit th e support of the take its .problems b efo re the column becomes onerous, on n;em bers of th a t p a rty and also beard which would probably be those weeks when little hap-' t!.e su p p o rt of all electors of S her some ten, tw en ty or m ore miles n an C ounty, Oregon. aw ay. The board would give pens, especially. R oss Ornduff them th e ir undivided a tte n tio n be polite and pad the b u d g et m ore. This week, with the gra n T here is a good exam ple in Hood rate being protested and the River county w'here one d is tric t House of Representatives con voted ag a in st th e b u ying o f a p.ece of property an d th e board sidering the bill which shou.d contain the station sppropna , { r. ss Va|,ey Journa| April 1, 1921 bought the p ro p e rty anyw ay. -- The whole county had a vote tion, there is plenty to be sa d R eported th a t w heat changed and not knowing’ w h a t w as need and no way to say it. I h.u.ds here (K e n t) Tuesday at $1. ed and w hat not all th e other * ] 02 per bushel. Some of the fa r- d istric ts voted fo r th is addition --------------------- — « n itrs cannot be blam ed much if of property. Also in o th e r w ords 1H E FIELDS ARE GREEN ;!.ey do become reds or som ething he ¿ounty unit system is the best The w inter w heat is m aking the ftic a l a fte r the tre a tm e n t they system of railro ad in g th in g s th ru fnlds green. And in the spring i.e receiving. If one d istrict really needs a n y svtm fields, w here but yesterday it J e ss M artin had a lively tim e a t thing it is up to the whole coun seems, the tra c to rs "were draw ing h'.s home last S atu rd ay nig h t tv to say if they have it o r not lcn g ’ strin g s of tillage tools, the when his dog and a coyote had an a n d . in order to g e t 'w h a t they rows of green g ra in are daily ex all around fig h t under the house. w ant they offer each d istrict tending fa rth e r out from the .fcn- •» Mr. Dean of the Sherm an El- umj .thing to . mak^ i t . api>ear cesi, —-~2- - • - - - r ectric Co. as ------ here Tuesday 7— w -----; ’ • Tend U« I th e l - need it and th ere fo re they The g ra in was sown ju s t before W tdnesday g e ttin g things s tra ig h t or d u rin g a s p e l l of p leasant entd up so th a t the com pany can all vote for the o th ers. Ly the county u n it system th e w eather th a t w arm ed the ground commence active construction work in te re st of the individual school and m ade the sp ro u tin g of the seed in the very n ea r fu tu re .. a h u rried job fo r M other N atu re. . «.m tEe O besrver Mar,, 31,1911 is taken away liy the county u n it system the Then one nig h t there cam e a show - H .W. Lewis opened a new and p ro p e rty of one school is tak en er of rain and an o th er the follow tonsorial p a rlo r and . - or m ay not ing n ight before becom ing g ener a ll. a t the old stand on the -4 th j , _____ ,• The com m ittee „1. el al. The g ra in could not help but ~Tving had the a rtis ts , H osm er & I u‘ returned. . figur? heads as glow . Fare, renovate and . they have not the w orking pow er Now w hat will eventually be ery niche, and Ro> A xtell o a head. They are cu stodians the end of the 1940 crop of -wheat ■ Fh the wood work property but cannot keep F. A. Sayrs has d.«earded the | isy,. rought back br0. in Sherm an county no one knows “ and none of those who have lived t «'.« m voir on the cooking ran g e k e r it is ju st one d is tric t’s loss long in this county will ven tu re and has installed a hot w-ater tank the o th ers gain. They tak e book a prophecy. It is enough to be nJ converted the w a te r to his f»oin one school to an o th er when happy w ith the s ta r t it is g ettin g . bath. they m ay be m ost needed by the Seldom doe« g ra in g et a* b e tte r A bank robbery was in flated on school th a t owns them . The local s ta r t ,a more opportune chance our siste r city , W asO°» S atu rd ay com m ittee are never considered to develop its highest num ber of night. The bandits broke into the in th e em ploym ent of teach ers kernels or a t least to build so W.W.M.Co. l» n k th ro u g h the wall fine a p lan t to produce the grain. and m ade such a bungling job of O1_^ el __ _ J. The county u nit system is put It m ay be well for the country it they are classed as am ateurs. into the hands o f one m an (th . th a t it is so. F o rrth e papers ca rry Th? principal, loss is in dam ages county sup’t) who su g g ests this the sto ry th a t in the m id-w est t > safety deposit boxes. bread basket these fo rtu n a te con H o m the O bserver. April 1, 1921 and th a t to five elected d irecto rs who g et to g eth er and sanctions ditions are not duplicated. The The city is p u ttin g in 670 feet w heat th ere has been abandoned of th ree inch steel pipe on F irs t his move th in k in g since they pay him for trav ellin g over th e co already. s .re e t as fa r as S cott, p a rtly be u nty he ought to know w h at is It is the hope of every fa rm er cause of the s tre e t im provem ent th a t some year his land will have and more so because of the age best. I would su g g est th a t the peopL its chance to produce to its u t of the old pipe and its co n stan t would dem and sp eakers fo r ag- m ost: th a t every .condition will «l»e breakage. T he old pipe will be a n st this plan before th ey vote perfect so the e a rth —so o f t e n l i f t in the ground. fo r a system they m ay regTet. subject to w eather re stric tio n s— Postm a-ster U rq u h a rt h a , been g # R. can show its ability. So m any say, w alk.ng w .th th e a ,s ,s ta n c e a n d ' your su p erin ten d en t talk “ I’d a had 40 bushels, if— Let cane several days th .s week eau- ers and P tn ere be a year in which th ere can sed by a na.l Kom K th ro u g h h,s ^ P diea(JvanU ge, be no “ ifs” . - shoe u-h,le exem plyf.ng the clean- K up sp irit th a t pervaded the town very intelligent and in te re stin g MANY SALES TAXES last week. sp ea k er from K lam ath county to T his year, we read, th ere m ay po in t o u t th eir d issatisfactio n s be five proposals for pension plans S Y N O P S IS O F A N N U A L S T A T E M E N T OF TH E of the system . An adm ission made to be voted on by the electors. The by your fo rm er s ta te school su p GREAT AMERICAN im p o rtan t th in g is th a t nearly ev erintendent C. A. H ow ard w as ery one is to c a rry some form of INDEMNITY CO. th a t the g ra d u atin g scale to levy of New York C ity. In the State of New Y ork, a sales tax w ith it. the th lrty -fire t day of December, 1339, t8 ves was good in th eo ry b u t not Now the sales tax has been a on made to the Insurance Commlaaloner of in actual practice. m a tte r of no little dispute in this the State of Oregon, pursuant to law: apital Mrs. F. R. Jack so n state. The voters have rejected it Amount of capital C stock paid Hood R iver up ..................i______A. _ . . .. f 1.000.0C3 00 w ith a m ultitude of NO votes u n Income til all b u t the h ard iest re fo rm er Net premiums received during the year | 9,811.033 «7 ’ is discouraged w iih its prospects. Interest, dividends and rents The history of sales taxes in received during the year 641.4C1 53 ,i from other sources re other sta te s adopting the plan has Income ceived during the y e a r ____ 48.167 03 n et been such as to encouraT? T o tal income / ................... 310.504.U J 83 A tto r n e y A t L a w Oregon citizens to try it. The g e n D Is horsemen ts losses paid during the year eral rule has been th a t it raises Net Including adjustm ent ex a lot of money w ith which the M o ro a n d W aaco penses - .' > 4.959,221 01 Commissions and salaries paid activ ities of the state are in creas during the year 3.049.0F5 60 ed. O ften it causes the s ta te to Taxes, licenses and fees paid during the year s 418.217 S3 take on responsibilities which it Dividends paid on capital stock during the year 200,000 00 should not h av e—•which should be Am ount of all other expendi ture« . . . __________________ 718,580 1 5 . left to its citizens. In stead of m erely having a sales T o tal expenditures . . . - __ $ 9,345.713 65 Adm itted Assets tax m any of th e experim enting V alue of real estate owned states have concluded—if t h e y (m arket value) _______ _____ None have concluded—by having m any Lo^“’ o.n co>- lateral, etc. PORTIAMO. OREGON o th er taxes in addition to it. O f V alue of bonds owned (a m o r 3 6 .1 2 2 .5 1 2 UO tized) ten theae put a burden on the V alue of stocks owned (m arket 7,287.920 00 value) . ______- - - productive en terp rise of the s ta te Cabh 2.915.60 1 75 j In banks and on hand th a t m akes it difficult fo r an in Premiums In course of collec tion w ritten since September dividual to care for him self and 30. 1939 *....... ................... . 1.873.663 39 and rente due ano ac make any headw ay in a business. Interest 67.62.'» 00 crued .. ____________ Oregon has done very well in Other assets (n et) ..._________ ’ 191.081 C9 ta x m a tte rs com pared to other To tal adm itted assets ____ 318.458.412.74 I.labilltle« states. Its citizens pay less per claims for loeees unpaid 3 7.247,922 46 capita than o th er coaat s ta te s. Groea Amount of unearned premiums on all outstanding risks 4.041,23.' 69 They receive from the s ta te gov Due tor commission and bro ern m ent the services they need or kerage ___ ________ 385.5OO 00 431,41195 th a t can best be done by the pub Ah other liabilities ............... T o tal liabilities, except capi lic. In crease in the services of 312.106.070 10 tal 3 1.000 000 00 governm ent causes a decrease in C apital paid up 5.352.34 2 64 • Convenient Location the th in g s citizen« are perm itted ®v«r •" Habtuti«. • Coffee Shop—Buffet Tavern to do for them selves. plus u regirds p o iie y h o id 3 jB.352.342 64 • Dimnf and Banquet Toons We eee no reason why the state Total ___ . ____ 318.458 t i a S i • Famously Fine Food should try to do all things for , v • Modem Appointments its residents and until a sales tax Net premiums received during • Luxurious Outside Rooms 114.770 02 is neceasary to keep up those Net ,he losses paid during the year » 24.564 48 • Carafe Opposite generally accepted services expec Net losses incurred during the year w 54.482 48 ted of government ,or until in U R E 4 T A M 8 R K 4N IN D E M N IT Y CO. 6 0 0 ROOMS O F S lIC H E L B A C H E R , Vice Pres. equalities of taxation become more E. C L U N T . Secretary S E N S IB L E R A T E S . striking »neither it nor any other Statutory resldeat attorney for s«t4ics^ Uanrtjr Wella. new tax is in order. Specialist Ailv.xates Two Types of Fa.ial Massage Slpttm a* 0 « e Poms FRID A Y ,’ MARCH 2?, 1940 THE SHERMAN COUNTY JOU RNAL, MORO, OREGON TWO AT* iTHl n man t In Other Days GEORGE G. UPDEGRAFF 5 -ÄJ&Z muLTncmnH A /atio n a ilu KlOUl ♦ -SS /C o n tin u ed from page one) oi W ashington s ta te g ra n g e ) is a tta c k in g the p lan, declarin g it will ruin the lending agency- - If Rep Jam es M ott’s a rg u m e n t w as effective a house com m ittee will include A storia in the sea p o rts having a m aritim e school, which will enable O regon boys to be trained fo r the sea - -Reps. K nute Ilill, M a‘ tin F. S m ith, J. M. •Coffee and C harles H-. Leavy, aid of W ash ington s ta te , are w orking w ith a group of fellow lib era ls seeking a plan to abolish u n e m p lo y m e n t---- Tcw nsendites, num erically stro n g n Oregon and W ashington, are u r ging the congressional d elegations He combines within himself the t o of these two s ta te s to b rin g the pension plan to a vote before the a :y present session of cong ress a d jo u rn s - - Ahouse com m ittee h as reported favorably giving pensions v to widows of W orld W ar v eteran s under certain conditions .A v e t eran who appeared before the com m ittee and opposed the m eas u re 'a s en tailin g too g re a t expense wa« throw n out of the h ea rin g - The governm ent is still paying pensions fo r the w ar of 1812, the la‘ t dependent of a v e te ra n of th at w ar receives $240 a year. She is E th er Anne Hill M o r g a n of ncepcndence, Ore. T h a t w ar was 128 y ears ago. At th a t ra te Uncle Sam will be paying pensions to dependents, of the World w ar in 10 A.I). •h . , . , W id o w of Detroit, Mich. is locality where there is a dem and for this type of beam y culture. Cubs’ Pilchers (Minus Dizzy) Begin Spring -- » :: i\ £ % ori: : > x-’1 M em b -r, «» the Chicago C ub, pitching siali p ic tn rc i i:m b c r:a i up in an early ccason werkout on a « ..H o i-.ll- I to ri-'-- a-c L arrv F rench. Bill Lee, Claude P asseau, Charley Uaot. « la> Er. - an«’ and Vance r a Ee. Rain Ip icrie r« ! with opening days of aprine training. Dizzy Dean, No. J holdout, t r .a cc jspicuous by his absence. Read th e Ads In the Journal. - *• I Ì t H ì IH IÌ H o w it Z C F Synopsis of Annual Statement <M t h . M ER C H A N TS FIR E A SSU R A N C E COR PO R A T IO N OF NEW YORK of 65 John S treet, N ew York C ity, in (he S ta te of New York, on the th irty first day of D ecem ber. 1939. m^de to the Xneurance C<>mrr-i»»ioner of th e State of Oregon, purauant lo law i C A PITA L A m ount of capital »tock paid u p ---- 1 2,500,000.00 INCOM E N et premium« received during th e year .................- ................. ..... 3 4.012.812.20 Interest, dividend» and rents 649,684.35 received during the year ------ ____ — Incom e from other aourcee ____ 73,299.79 received during the y ea r----- ------ ...... S 4.735,796.34 T otal incom e ....................- ......... -Z’ disbursements N et loe«e» paid during the year 1,780,438.21 in clu d in g adjustm ent expentea.. Com m ission« and salaries paid 1,605.071.40 during the year ......................... T axes, licen ses and lees paid 293,724.37 during th e year ................... ....... — D ividends paid on cap ital stock during th e year . .............................. .. 580.000.00 A m ount of all other ex p en d itu re.— .700.412.04 T otal exp en d itu res ...... ............ I 4,559,64^.02 ADM ITTED A S S E T S V alue of real estate owned (m arket v a lu e) ............- « 1.183.090.26 Loans on m ortgages snd colla tera l, . ....- 512.744 15 V alue of bonds owned (m arket 1,673,115.00 v a lu e) - ......... - ................................... V alue of stoeka owned (m arket 11.925,296.09 v a lu e) ............- ................................... Cash in bank« and on hand ------------ 1,581,857.34 Prem ium s in course of co llectio n 603.735.42 w ritten sin ce Septem ber 30, 1939 24,342.22 Interest and rents due so d accrued 79. ' I Other assets (n e t) . j ... 417.504,977.8:» T otal sdanitted »«sets ..... L IA B IL IT IE S 447,916.60 C ross claim s I -r lo»«es u n p a id ...........> A m oum of unearned prem ium s on all ou tstan d in g risks ..................... 4.131.181 9 Dua lor com m ission and b rok erage— 100,000 14) A ll other lia b ilities ..................... 1,309,S3?.6. T otal lia b ilities, excep t c s p ils l 4 5.938.6 j I ° , C apital paid up 4 J,503.0JO,r. ' Surplus over all lia b ilities ................. 9,0)0,34X 8.• Surplus as regards p o lic y h o ld e rs.......1 11.51 «0343 T otal ....................- ........... :.............. _ 417.504.977,R5\ A new world’s shot put record w as e stab lish ed recently by husky Flop's of Georgetown university, who hurled the shot 55 feet, 8 ’i inches at the annual A, A. V . in- Coer track and field m eet. Blozis bettered his own world’s record. GRASS VALLEY NOTES The Arden Sqnire family of resham spent the week end îere visiting her brother-in- law and sister the Eben Kee’s and'alsothe Dell Olds family. Betty Lou Olds returned with them to Portland going from there to Corvallis to resume ner stndies at OSC. Mrs. W.C-Schilling enter- entertained the Junior Bridge club at her home in Moro Thursday afternoon with high scores going to Mrs Don Smith and. Mrs. Herman Schilling. NOTICE TO CREDITORS Notice is hkreby given th a t th. undersigned, W. G. Keller, I af beer« appointed ad m in istrate; o th-‘ e -ta t? of Guy C arlton Ad..; is d t«ase<f, and has qualified. All persons having claim s ; g ain st said estate are hereby n ti f ed and required to present the sarae, duly \tr if ie d , to the ur. i signed a t the office of the County Clerk, C ourt H ou>e, M oro, Sn t man County, Oregon, w ithin six (C) m onths from the date of the ■first publication of this n et .-e 'to -\\n t: M arch 15, 1940. W. G. K eller, A d m in istiaro r ! Caliow ay & K rier, ! The Dalles, Oregon, A tto rn ey s for E state. D ate of last publication A pril I E ureka Lodge No. 121 A -F & A-M M eets on the 1st and 3rd T hursday eve nings of each month. . V isiting m em bers cor [ dially invited to meet j . w ith us. i E. /Amidon, W.M. , C. V. Belknap, Secy. 1 Lodge No- IN TH E COUNTY COURT OF THE STATE OF OREGON FOR SHERM AN COUNTY In the m a tte r of the E s ta te of H. A. Sommer, deceased. iU WHOM IT MAY CON CERN : You are hereby notified th a t the undersigned have by^n appointed by the above entitled court, Ad- m in istra trix s of the E sta te of H.A. Somm er, deceased, and have qualified. And all persons hav- ,ng claim s ag a in st sam e a re h ere by required to p resent th e ir claim duly verified, to the undersigned within six m onths a fte r d ate oi publication of this notice. Eilen E. Som m er Rov J .« Baker Irm a Laffoon A tt’y fo r estate Elsie M artin A dm in istratrix » Date first publication being March 8, 1940. A IN T IIE COUNTY COURT O F THE STATE OF OREGON FOR SHERM AN COUNTY In the m atter of the E s ta te s of C harles H. Leonard and J a n e t Leonard, deceased. TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: Notice is hereby given th a t F red K iusow , the A d m in istrato r of both of said « states, has rendered and filed his final account in each of said e sta te s for settlem en t and the court has appointed Mon day the 6th day of May ,1940, a t . th e hour of 10 o’clock A. M. in the C ounty C ourt room of the County C ourt house in Moro, Sherm an County, Oregon as a tim e and place fo r thie h earin g of objections to and final s e ttle m ent of said account. F red Krusow A d m in istrato r 113, I. O. O. F. Moro, Oregon B U S IN E S S IN OREGON FOR TH E YEAR M eets 1st and 3rd N et prem ium s received during the N otice is hereby given, by v irtu e 48.«82.00 year ........................................................ • T uesdays in the 11.32Ç.57 Net losses paid during the year..'..— of an o rd er of th e county co u rt of! 13,476.01 I.O..O.F. hall Trai Net Lvaea incurred during th« y««f W asco county. S ta te of O re g o r, | Nam e o i C om pany: M erchants F»re Aaallfauce — sient and visiting C orporation of New York. made on th e 27th day of M nrch 194U b ro th ers are cordi N am e oi P resid en t: A llred A. M oser. Nam e o l S ecretary: W. F . Brady, ally invited to meet I will on and a fte r th e 29th day S tatutory resident attorney lor » e r v .e e : Insurance w ith us. C om m issioner. of A pril, 1940, sell a t p riv ate sale all NOTICE OF FIN A L of th e in te re st of Guy Aubrey I ound Orlo M art:n, N.G. Vernon Miller, Sec. .. SETTLEM EN T deceased, in: Notice is hereby given th a t the N E !4 and the S W 4 of S ection Bethlehem C hapter, No. 78.O.K.K. undersigned has filed in the Co 19 J n Tow nship 2, N orth, Range unty C ourt of the S tate of O re Moto, Oregon 17, E. W. M. gon for Sherm an County his Final M eets Every Second and T he sale will be made foi m oney, F o urth T hursdays in each R eport and Account as A dm inis or th e p u rc h aser - m ay assum e the Month. V isiting m em bers tr a to r of the (s ta te <xf H a rrie t HOME ELECTRIC LIGHT Root .deceased, and that S atu rd ay , Invited m o rtg ag e now upon said prom ises SYSTEM M arch 23, 1940 a t ten o ’clock Use the wind- its free. B atteries anc( p ,y th e balance in money. Bids Naomi Van Gilder, W’. M. A. M., of said d*y, a t the County g u aran teed 80r cof o rig in al capa- wly received by th e e x e e u tiix a t Ruth S parP ng, Sec. C ourt room, in the C ourthouse, city a t end of 5 or period th e offi .e of F ran k G. Dick, atto r- at Moro, Oregon, have been fixed 8 -it special b u ilt re fn g T ra to r fo r ney, room 2 0 , V ogt Building, The Lupine Rebekah Lodge No. 116 hv the C ourt as the tim e' and b a tte ry operation. E njoy sw eeper, D alles, Oregon, w h tre the sale will Moro, Oregon pl.ice for h earing of objections to iron, to a ste r, waffle iron and .ot be mnde, Meets 2d & 4th Tucs 0 ; * ^ said Final R eport and Account her fixtures. 3 yr. paym ent plan. BESSE L. POUND, E xecutrix day of each m onth. ant; the settlem ent, of said estate. F re t estim ates w ithout obligation Visiting m em bers wel (I. Herbert Root Phone or W rite F ran k G. Dick Geo. G. U pdegrnff, , - come. JO H N De MOSS, Dealer., A tto rn ey Anna Davis, N. G. A ttorm y for A d m in istrato r Rea. DeMoss Spr. Tfae Daikg> O regon 21-24 Moro, O re., Florence Johnston, Set .F eb . 23, March 1, 8, 15, 1940. Grower«, Dealer P. Moro G rain NOTICE OF EXECUTRIX’S SALE Ì