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OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Payable la Advance
I BIDAY, JULY 21. 1841
dense of the county’« cash has
been turned *nto government bond«
of which the county now has $28,
800 worth.
: It may be learned that there
is now on hand in the general
innd in excre. of »28,000, .bout
twice the Klin «pent during the
pcM
month, Expenditure, for
the first half of the calendar year
arc apt to be larger than for the
k.at half. About $2500 per month
pays the bill' from the general
fund.
The road fund has some $14,000
and has «pent nearly $9,000 in
the last six months. Road expen
ditures are more unpredictable as
emergencies sometimes occur that ,
require fund«
At the end of the fiscal year
ended June 80, .the county had
enough cash on Hand, excluding
bends, to run the county for an
entire year of normal government-
alactvR ies. Taxes are now in pro-
cese of b on g levied and another
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Should Social Security
Bo Extonde<(3L
« 0 o.
C hain»»». Amarice««,
fconomic Poottdofion
As debated by
Dr. Tdaard L Llademan
Channing Pollock
Professor o f Social Philosophy of the
Naw Y ork School o f Sodol W o rk,
C olom bia V td a a rd ty
A uthor B sstS d U n g Biography t
“ H arrest o f M y Ysan” i Lecturer,
In te rn a tio n a lly K now n Playw right
DB LINDEMAN OPENS: I believe
In social security. Not merely be
cause of the benefits to those in
sured but also because It tends to
stabilize dur economy. Consequently,
MB. POLLOCK OPENS: Life being
what it Is, there Is no such thing as
social security. Government-operated
insurance means premiums paid to _
the government by employer and am-
ployee, to be doled out later in sums
too small for the subsistence of a self- t
respecting family-^just large enough ,
to reward the Idleness of those who
lack self-respect. The Cost of admin
istration is disproportionate, the ef
fect on character deplorable—the chief
gain is to politicians posing as altru
ists. The average men, under normal
conditions, should put by enough to
I believe la extending social security
In order to bring about greater per
sonal and national safety. When so
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cial security is sufficiently extended
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so as to Include the majority of citi
JULY 21, 1844
zens, it w ill cease to be regarded as
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charity. Specifically, I should like to
see our social security program fol
T h o fte W h o H O i h l t r a d e
low much the same pattern as pro
posed in the British Beveridge Plan.
f
Following are my suggestions for ex
fr e e d o m f „ r x e c itrtly n re
,,e,d
to misfortune or
provide for h is:
tension: (1) Old age and survivors’
no bureacracy
old age. I f he does
dett6roin<f i t f n e ith e r.
Novwnber. -
insurance should be extended to In can prevent his being punished. I t Is
clude employees of non-profit corpo the business of government to protect
ra tiona agricultural and domestic us from other» No government can
HIGHWAY
SPEED
workers and those who are self- protect us from the consequences of
DEBT
A recapitulation of the natonal
««P01* *>“ “
<>•’- employed, including owners of busi our own weakness and folly. Compul
ness establishments. The benefits
¿ebt »id taxes and expenditures * °n ire breaklnC
the war tin.® should also be increased. (2) Sickness sory saving may be desirable, but I
see ho reason why Smith should be
from the formation of the conn- ’ I * « 1 Ilmlt oI 36 mile* "*r ho',r and disability tnsuranoe should like compelled
to save for Jones. The truth
wise
be
extended
to
cover
the
entire
try through all presidential Unns »« • C"5“ " <*««"* th*n *™
k society cannot provide long for 10
employed population Including the I o. 12 million unemployed. The entire
to the present, recently published tho~ of •"* pther "t a ti- U
self-employed. (8) Unemployment In-1 national income, equally divided,
likely
that
anyone
know«,
but
it
surance should ba extended to in would fall far short The Insurance
might well cause us all to pausa
clude seamen, agricultural workers, Economic Society estimates the cost
and wonder where we are going. seems very probable that through employees
of small business Estab
It certainly would if we were not drivers from other states may lishments and non-profit corpora of an American Beveridge Plan at
815 billion a year; our whole Inter
be
more
to
blame
than
Oregon
tions. (4) Public assistance Insurance nal revenue for 1942 was |1> billion!
numb from the size of it.
residents.
should
be
extended
so
as
to
Include
. It might be excused .’f it all
The government now is supposed to
Observation 'on the Sherman a ll citizens who may be for any rea- have a vast sum earmarked for to*
was caused by the war but it was
- sons ineligible for other insurance cial security; how long would It last
rot. It was caused by govern mer.- Highway sector of US-97 is that benefits or those whose insurance after another industrial collapse? The
benefits are not adequate for main nearest approach to security Ilea with
t*»l Inefficiency and Cxtravetfanc?. cars from other states carry the
taining a good standard of living In in the individual, subject to oppor
drivers
whose
rush
to
get
some
It came from public borrowing to
r ad/Htionr, I should approve of imme tunities depending upon government’s
make a personal record- If the place causes the greater speed. diate steps to furnish social security ceasing to monkey with buzz-saws, .
history of it ia kept straight men That is but natural- These driven for »11 ex-servicemen and women In
DB. LIN D E M A N CHALLENGES:
order to avoid serious maladjust
ftr generation« w611 be cursing arc a long way» from home; the ments in the period of demobilization. Four distinctions bring our argu
the foolMhriere, and the o f f ic i,.
'»
^ ¡ » h t and
MB. POLLOCK CHALLENGES: In ments into genuine opposition: (1)
rpeeds
grow
by
the
hour.
his scholarly book, “As We Go Social security takes care of only
who permitted it to occur.
Marching.“ John T. Flynn demon those Insecurities arising from the
It Is reported that the natkonrl
One with his ears glued to the strates how surely a government's hazards of modern civilization. There
now m
debt is nów
$1962 per c a p ita .-----radio thia week might get the
support, of its citizens results in bank alwaya remains enough Insecurity to
test the mettle of aspiring citizens.
That ia, each one of us owe impression that it was an unfor- ruptcy and Fascism. This seems the (2) The cost of a comprehensive pro
answer
to
Dr.
Lindeman’s
arbitrary
>1962. That is a lot farther in givahle affront to Mr Roosevelt
assumption that the process "tends to gram need not be exorbitant; if we
oebt than any bank would permit f or any other man to aspire to stabilize our economy." Certainly, follow the British example by com
bining all basic insurances to a sto
vs to g e t Only a small part of the presidency.' Well, perhaps al- economy cannot be stabilized by any gie
transaction. (2) The average man
method
that
reduces
the
incentive
of
the people of even rich America mo»t any man would bejrin to
does not and cannot foresee contin
employers and the self-reliance of
can borrow thgt much money. At t^nk he had a divine right to a the employed. The latter misfortune gencies which may eliminate his Job
or savings. In supposedly prosperous
the endj<4bto^U cal year we wdl job after twelve years.
could be no more clearly indicated
than by Dr. Lindeman’s suggestion 1929 le u than 20% of our aged per
owe $280 WO.OÓO,000.(0.
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sons (above «5) were entirely setf-
The city ef Mero t o
quite a
Despite the heat, constant work. that government hand-cuts “will cease supporting. (4) The cost should not
to be regarded as charity.“ Many of
be equated with any other figure e x -'
of and ajl the other trouble« almost Us
debt. It has
know from experience that when
v any Arne
American feefc better than the beneficiaries cease regarding ou~ cept national income. Today we en
M'orry for years,
joy a national income ef at least |15(?
I ¿Hitler or Tojo who just commit- gifts as charity their disintegration is billion.
out counting
•*?’
well under way. .
g5 ted political harikar .
whkffi will
MB. POLLOCK <REPLIES: Reply
DB. LIN D E M A N BBPLIE8: We
per capfr
b
were supposed to discuss the question: ing to Dr. Lindgmap’a 4 fallacies: (1)
Should Social Security Be Extended? One high priest of social security
81962.
J
say yes. Mr. Pollock not only says said, “Only p *uA.cr Worts unless he
Sherman -
no^but wants existing soclaVtecurity has to “ Recent'experience indicates
T hefU fto
. abolished. I insist a comprehensive there are very few suckers. (2) Gov
*25,000,000 at-
7 row the Observer, July 23, 19)5 plan for social security would give ernment benefactions from 1931 cost
to opr economy because it from $3 to |7 for every dollar doled
of it from veteran
Two nights in succession, last stability
would tend to prevent widespread out—not counting the cost In corrup
ir e s .less than
week, the M ori Commercial Co. unemployment—the need for large tion. (3) In 1929, WS had more than
Isdebtodneaa
rtore was entjrc'i and rob'-ed of sums for relief purposes. Mr. Pollock 28 million motor cars—approximately
social security will destroy all one for every family. The price and
ernments, s
provisions, w - i s n f else was tak thinks
initiative. 1 believe quite the con maintenance of a car would provide
districts, isttiea,
en.
trary; namely, that a basic security security through dozens of ®xls(ia<
ration districts, »reamage
Frank He luugin . had his auto w ill release hitherto unused energies and reputable Insurance companies.
(4) That national Income of $150 bil-
highway improvement districts, radiator liberally spr uk ed - with since it will remove one of the basic lion
has been attained by government'
causes of fear and, finally, I distin
Tieople’a p olity districts,
water grass hoppers when he arrived in guish between two types of charity, spending of our savings through
district« And rural fire protection town Sunday. Becatu? of the whereas he thinks of all Insurance as emergency taxatlon-^the creation of
a federal debt that may reach $300
districts is $110,812,646, «lightly numerous pest« Mr Ilennagin had a form of charity. For the life of me. billion—just as pre-war hand-outs
I cannot understand bow he arrives
<n-er $100 per capita. The federal to cut his oats for hay to save at these conclusions.
created a debt of about $30 billion.
In Other
V «6
ILLUMINATING REPORT
The treasurer’s report for thg
previous aix months is publldhe-1
hi this fesqe Reader® may be in-
foimad of the trend of county
affairs by reading H a ® it ap-
pears ««uri^ttHMttlly.
The county now has $92.471 u7
in cash and bond®, an increase of
nearly $17,009 since test year
when the total tesw $76.608-70.
builds the
versatile
✓ fu u s a g t Car
Track*
r ro w e r n o m
EARLY
NEWS by
LOWELL
THOMAS
:15 p . m .
DON LEE-MUTUAL
Standard off California
Xi
fa r 1
oebt is $1962.
crop.
Federal taxes are given aa >101«. • The etate engineer has issued
44 for »
person in tha wat on. n permit to I. P Hardin, of De-
Taxes in Mnro for city purposes M om to divert water from an un-
are $7.35 and Wasco i» cosspar- named stream in sec. 10 for the
nble- County taxes JMPt $36 88.
purpoee of irrigating 15 acres.
> ou t >4.00
The etate exacted bt
about
e Sheets ia busy wiring the
fiom each individual Mart year. new Presbyterian church for eiec-
States and counties are not pay- trie light service. ,
ing for a war. It is trite. But the From the Observer. July 21, 1803
federal government F«n’t eithor.
Remains of the Moro Opera
It ia borrowing for the greater bouse were mostly loaded on wa-
part of the war costa- . *
, gOns and started for Kent last
The federal « government »-w eek. The lumber is K-<xxi for all
throwing money away faster than practical *MniuaME,
the people can make it. in the h'g-‘ Barnum Bros, mule« hauled in-
gest boom times of history. In no
Moro Wednesday afternoon two
one of the nearly <18 years of h<;4-horse loads of t mofhy h»y
G.:« »dministreton h « rereIpU . . .
of
producU „ of
equalled expenditures. The total their Gould farm.
•
deficit in that time has been >209,- . Now that the secret sprinkler
718,695^89. That means we have will again h® in commission It will
*pent that iquch more than has net be Q®eaaaary to use the gafdm
been collected.
.
t t
to aprlnkle the streets, and
Well, it’s too big to reaHas. $l®-’“Marshal Sella desires us to call
L<>dy ever s<w that mudh money; - attention to the fact that it i® fi.
nnlea® H be wprtMe®» paper « o n - gainst t® rules o f the water con«
cy; there never- was that much mission to do ®o. Any one found
money in the world.
- tu n in g the water for sudl mnteoae
Tb s week ¿hero is-a great hul- will be fined.
laballoo about who is going to bs From the Observer, July 24 1825
ncroinated for vice^resident on
7^
raters A
t u new d « ltic k « t .,n » _ m f c ta k , Ginn
Mond, y
<fce nomfaatlon of the man for
preeident wno U p e m p f e i .« 1
d lr e ^ y rrenon^ble for re h a » .
a debt. OM, ye®, tee* hAVe heald
the excuse, ‘ we owe dt to our-
ThA* mndpm» hava^ an
selves,
.
rnrwer to that “we owe it, per-
iod."
afternoon at 3 o’clock.
F- l^ C an n elt/; p y to ’.
—
Moro Community
Presbyterian Cborch
James D. Moberg, pastof.
school 10 a. m.
«
^ onijng Worship 11 a. m.
Sermon “Thi Way of Man” Jer:
FOR SALE: 12-ft. McCormick
Tuesday
Deering combine in very good 10: 23 Prayer meeting
at
8
p.m.
good shape. Price $1200 Shelley
-Real Ertate, Redmond, Ore.
l 'ureka Lodge No. 121 A.F»A A.5L
36-7c
Meets on the 1st a:4
WANTED: SmAll/male. pup. Call
3rd Thunsday evenings
or write, Bernard Martin Grass
o; each month V.. iting
Valley.
35-6c
members are cordially
nvited to m<tt wuh J».
R. P. Brisbine V . M.
WANTED: Reliable a hustler to
R. V. Lockhart, secretary
supply consumers w i t h 200
household necessities. State ago. Moro Lodge ’ N o. 113, I.O.O.F.
occupation, references Rgwlcigh
uueel8 .1st and . 3rd
Tuesdays in I.O.O.F#
Dept. 0RG-81-Y, Oakland, <?allf
hall- Transient ami
visit'ng brothers are
O H U »R C L h E 9
cordially i-nvited
’to meet with us.
Christian Science Society
Emeet Houston N. G.
Sunday morning services at
Percy Thompson, Secretary
H a. m. Subject “Love”
Wednesday night service at 3 Bethlehem
DC* imene Chapter No. 78, O.E.S.
Meet® Every Second \«nd
includes testimonials of healing.
Fourth Thursdays ;n ea;h
reading room in the rea*
Month. Visiting Members
of the building is open. All ao
Invited— Moro, Oregon
thorir.ed Christian Science liter»
Alice
Omduff, W. M.
ture can be bought or borrower
Marie Hoskinson, jSecretary _
Lupine Rebekah Lodge No. 116
WASCO METHODIST CHURCH Meets 2nd and 4th
Tuesdays of each
Sunday School at 10:00 A. M.
Morning Worship at 11:00 A. M. month. Visit ng mem
bers welcome.
Preaching serve? at the Grass'^
A lee McKee N.G
Vfilley Methodist church Sunday £ ’
x ,
r .
..
Florence Johnston. S(
requirement whatever that a far
mer be > cooperator in AAA pro-
_ - -
a. A J
grama to obtain needed lumber. Mr 0 / 1 * A C l&
Tgytor aaya.
WANTED: Have buyer for wheat-
stock ranch around >15,000
WHEELER REALTY, CANBY,
Oregon.
87-40
Kelly’s Column
oil than before prices boomed to
their present lofty position-
Reports h at rationing o f coffee
¿s to be resumed are wholly without
«R«*ry hy the fact that few sets a u th o iity and are said to have
'vere available for essential use. been c rculated by gro w er agen-
(Continued from
Page One)
As 8000 as this is supplied, accor-
ding to present plans, telephones
wil1 again «be suppl ed to civilians
on a limiked basis. It is not ex-
Pected thd*t the ful1 demand can
1)0 met until
the war. The
Pacific coast areas will be the first
to rec®*ve an allotment of the new
oies with the purpose of increasing
the price. There is now said to be
a four months stockpile in the
United States and imports are
expected to total 21,000,000 bags
thia year, which is at leest flv »
n Ilion more than the estimated
consumption. OPA dende* that it
has any inention of putting coffee
iback on the ration list.
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OPA
has so far
unable to
r°lve the mystery of how pro- -UMBER FOR FA^ICR
ct8,on* of olive oil can pay’ an
Allocation of lumber to Oregon
«f
» ton for ripe -counties for farm use has been
clive* wE Le
to * eetling of made by the state AAA office,
*4’75 a Fallon for their market 3vh«ch has been informed by na-
it ia eettenated tional officials that the situation
that $155 is the top which can be i* “t ghter” than ever before. The
and break even- Imported cllocated will be distributed by the
olive oil ’* * ble’xl °f »eeameseed, county committee« to applicants
cott<^«ced and other olle, and it purely on the basils of need^ as in
is suspected that the cocnmerc al '♦-he past, according to R. B- Tay-
pr<x,uct now ***»6 P«t out by lor, state AAA chairman. Con-
t)lw<icrs maY ««»tain leas of pure trary to some report«, there is no
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of 2 1 2 m ||(> from
th, y harvMted
( m>bwi yW<(
ocre.
’
wheat to Wave
county for th e 1925 sea
son will be shipped by the Farm
ers Elevator and Supply Co. from
their Moro elevator thia Friday
Waaeo town w«s awakened Mon-
« « « in g by the fire alarm,
cauaed by weeds on fire at the
old flour mill. AU who answered
the alarm were glad It was noth-
big more serious,
O.L. Belshe and wife returned
from Camp Sherman for a few
days visit here and to see how
nearly ready the home wheat fields
were for harvest
THiy KEEP EM ROLLINE
nrp T pai
ma ab s AOí me backbooì or or fp ase
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station
irorr
satusbay s f m facinc wa H