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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 6, 1944)
1 : «¿f • a 4 * . J.'fts---- , V *4 5 4 1 f,- - - • ^ifty-SlítV Ÿèar Ño 4s A column o f newt * Moro, Oregon iPrîday, October 6, 1944 Ship Launching Will Be Done By Bond S ta ff Sales Tax Bill Non-High Board 4-H Fair Due Held Unnecenary * « * " “ * “*«> This Week End; At Present Time Pl Next Stop Thursday Sherman county win At 0 meeting nA the court house lrunch (tie second ship of thia war. Saturday t h e tiondiigh school Cost To County Stirely Moro This one will be the *'Fond Du Steers, Hogs and Sheep bc^rd of ShermaO county told the Lac" a troup carrier which will Kufua and Brighter districts that Thao Resohaot Boaofits; he pot is the water a t one o'clock. H W uld ba impoaaihlc for the non- . Ready fo r Big Show and loith a p o d a l emphatic Sponsor of the warn! will be Mrs kjfb board to pay tuition to the Money Rot Nettled Following Auction Lela French o f Moro, Vhnette Bolho oahool two high school Sporting, daughter of Mr and Mrs The second of a series of arti- pupils tattending jthere this yeV . The annual 4-H club fair will be Clarence Sparling will be flower <*>• about measure» measure» on on the the Nor- Nor- It waa waa ertimatad estimated that that the the aver- aver- w , A - » « — ~------ It *a th’< end. The livestock held <W, <0T. F. L. * sm b er ballot. Thty are an exprea, age cost per pupj at Rufus would fair being a feature o f' Saturday f i t *♦" There a prospect a a that $2 per the 1 non Faaaa i« f «uh ^ a a . . . minister. .... _ Matrons , . ™ ° editorial opir» on. _ , t * n»ar IH080 tUp year and the at the county fair grounds and the addc4r ,to tht Will be M r » ih e lm a P in c k n e v »1 Oregon voters wnU have another non-high board*»'Budget would no' domestic science being held Fri- * T S* * O rW B and Bertha Dixon «banco to rota on . ta le , tax to t. promit payment S e member, .tar- day at ♦<-- school house. ‘ ref ° 7 O| J<* 11 Day election. Last aalea tax amend- «1. Oort a t Morn will be under The 14 steers that have been fed f 4M »rtina point, in .,^ 0 Shonnan county hao this honor tntnt was voted on to 183« and «MW, and at J U o probably be- by 4-H club boys tb s year are roornmc and cOnroyed te t^ a u a e it ptaced firrt in the waa defeated by nearly six to one. t w o * 5 0 0 and > i f ftw a a re- in very good trim, accord ng to A*. O » ,o e dW,iOn f" Th“ “ **• * » ~ ai- “ KOrt- « d the Z m a t e of »1500 Roy Wright, county agent who PoBBc. u d People on the Northwest O ffic ia l < C o m rty ^ P a p e r j Caucus Date Set Assessor’s Report For Nomination Shows Taxpayer O f City Officers _ »/. Where It Next Tuesday, October caucus will be held at the council 1 Full Information on Taxes chambers for the purpose of nom- inat ng candidates for city office. A And A s tM M w b T» Be regular meeting of the city council vnll be held the same evening. Found lu A n n u l Sutcaent To be elected is a mayor to The assessor's serve a two year term, three coun- rtatentant of ta x « and oilmen to serve a four vear term -------- . — — -"'a '■»■■■* three councilmen to serve a three has been printed a n d ____ ' P* ______ 4y. * * distribution to those interested. It year term and a treasurer to serve mou u / a • * T— ” £ - present office holder» expire' the Total naluation first Tueeday in 1 9 « . ■ - of the - county - - io T k. .1». - . ____ -» ’ !,,722’53° ot wh‘ch V388.270 ia “ ^ L P” T “ d reW » d* r * • <"««■* by covporauon, a * U . M— r f * ■ “ P*r <*> U ' “ " “ ab,<> Jr at*** and flrst to the '‘" 'l '' ,l* “■* o -u,, , K,,|„K I nitol States acctajlug to pMitont and commg) the logger, «re .up- ««prda. Invitations to the tonnch- poeed to be paid orortNM at the to» 1 « « been am t to aH the sales- rata of one and one-half. aa the w , who worked in Sherman eoun- time for the v de ta m addition to ty to honor of their aervice. the < *M hour, of actual w o r k ---------------------- »weet tpilk. raw ° PCT,tOT’ a? "Ol °b' /I - V r i f - )ect to the payment of overttme “ “« * 3 percent from all sale«. P * pupH seamed high to the non- w e ,~ v - . v . „ for th(. 1art time ,. ' nSkS^Tnd W * « * * n ..S M » u k n d » except then- which ' the federal M«fc d l r o c t o i ^ J Saturday. Biggest gain was made w?iv * *2 ' M >Md f * government excludea, those con- ^ t i U t a con»„lerad probable that b> » Hereford owned by Fred von . c v ¿ .,k ” nX."1“ *' ' • r* 'a*Waa*l ♦* SMn « r o d with public work., motor the Rufu. aabool would abrorb’the Boratel that gained S pound, per 1 “nd C V’ P' tre" ur* r' •<«. ««tU. tM M . totopp « J fc vehicle fuels, property sold dt- « a t ... . ..a s „ . day since last weighing. Seiond Smce an elect.on h" bwn l* ,d 4t *7 22 >n<l ’>°“ ltry •» »7 rectly to the United Staton, sa le. ----- .a ■ J heat gain was made by a calf fed changCT in <™™rehiP o i ^ ty pro- cent.. . ... . ,v„ . under »60 per month, sale. <rf M V ID R k » R f e } by Merle Eakin that gained 2 R pt'rty ha’ •n»<1e ’»"* new mtn »" The total tax to,be min'd, «|tfa fru it, and roge- M n - H , pay»,.nt of Pacific P’ «nd9. « »horthorn vailable for official civic dutiea. year i , »138.0484^ h i»tor.,tfeiU ». table., butter, e g g ., che««, cannmi P«ror t < U gh t’a a e c o n d 1944 biggest calf i.'btong fed by P™P«rty qualification for mayor- ha, been since UMQ..Prjnctori r t ^ l milk, fresh m eat fish, bnmd, .old «rote diviehod" w»ne reported res- Clarence May which weighs inxb al and «°un«d » ownershv of of the tax are »22J011B for cm «: for consumption on the premises, dy to go in the matt Wednesday T^nda. Harry and James Hartley 1350 in real ProPert>' ln the cit»' PurP««». »72316 teffilp,. ride, aa they can cover that charge J-m (5 T a^ <8,623.18 for .the n o n 4 ^ newspaper, drugs and medicines on night and the company’s cuatomers hftve a 1020 pound Shorthorn. The by inereaang the price of lumber, 1U U “ U 1 IC district, <7,845.10 for special city prescription. — - — £ throughout Oregon and Washing- two von Borstel Hereford* weigh p A U o r n m A a i f f r i m h all of which ¿» bought by the fed- The Moro football team went Receipt« will be divided as fol- should reoaiwo their share of 965 an(1 93°- Angus calves weigh V lO Y c I U l l I v D l D O u G S « a k .¿41». udd Ah tolMlSSl Bigger tai.1 r r TCTn\ f f . ‘¿ ÎZ ÎÏL if DaU“ *"* FrW*y U ph,y lowa: Twraty perce«, to the pub- «he «UWjOOO diatribution on Thurs- a i ,o llw s : Ed Fritts- 85fi- Harry irk* .^ y 9P«r»t<a»» however, la the the Papoowu, « 4 cam« back with ,fc .„ ¡ » t a n « fund which abaU be <l»f or Friday., , > and James Hartley 810, 861. 900. the poat-war ^skt»g,fund og^d ^ ¿ “ J X l t e d ’ i m v ^ r V U 8, tle; W°™‘ luck W” ? h' t d-vw«! <*> P«™mt fm oU a<« The -rata <Tvidrod» plan was Terry Bucholtz, 9&. Other short- repair and c o w t r u g ^ a ^ » <>7.- Although government bonds may 411.61 for special n«kX>B'0 aMW w »‘rt— . o u t « eonlribuioei)-'and jm h the . approval of b o ™ being fed by the Bakin hoys these rides for the past two years suffered a broken collar bone in. now be cashed at any bank without If the <3810 «fPfct0! 40 percent to countie» fov county Lhvgon and Waahlngton regulatory weigh 3G2, 780 and 876. r * y “ r T T “ " ; Why tOT “ * “ d wU1 *" out tor . delay there has been little dee re fund is put » c A k - i. cgyc£gj|a|, tiad method of Together with two p^ns-of 4 two y u r . Wid not for tore, years, ronrnoxtar of to« Momm. o o Z ^ axpends t o r ^ U ^ * « » t . tonrin* tlm ta of wartima P‘KS ««ch and 4 pens of singles to do so on the part of a great tlon tha.regagt ^h^wa t^gt or o u yenr, u not «»totoed. A , The Dali«» scored ia toe «rot 1 1 Z Z x -^ j.nd 6 sheep the steers will be majority of those holding them, coat over threa time», ns mnch «4 >mers. the logging operators “bach when” quarter and Moro io th e second. •' - - a According to Treasury depart- does county govemmenU leaded onto the cars Saturday ni- Aid not think they would have to Thereafter the game was score- • 8farty percent goes to the gen- FF1RE EXTINGUISHED ght after the fair for shipment to ment statistics Series E, F, and w«r «W in g fttgd , pay tor giving the lumberjacks a but Moro in(uk Lwo drivei| «*1 fund for property U x reduc- The Are department was called Portland and the PI expos tion. E. C bonds have been sold to the a- the taxes of coopty gpVanRMg^ ride, no fund was set up to , meet d<>WTl the field that might have been * ~__ • out Saturday nfght to combat a I Woods. Crook county agent, will mount of <36.252,000,000 of which Proparty^ jyb^ . the prospective daroano And that reMU’ted m scores had they been 7 / ? nty ” *"'*"* "*** flue fire in the Jones residence 'be the judge of the fair. <3,347,000 or 9.23 percent have that ir what is bothering the logging a faster. The end of the * ^ ° 1 m,PPort fund- but the water w«» not turned loose The two Gras« Valley 4-H clubs, been cashed. ersor, c»»|flEtiWQt |H i3 percent uf rpemtors In the Pacific northwest, prevented both Th“ bMk M b usual with saxes •» th e f l » w a ttia4»r eontrol one in cookihg and one in clothing. - Of E bonds alone <25^77,OOt/WO tk* Utal • ’H- ' • • a scores. Moro waa slow m getting *** bills, has the baching o f in- through activity of neighbors with and the Moro cookery and Wasco have been sold of which <3,O45»OOO w»<>f Many members of congress are Ha w plays off. (hJctrialisU the stats. Another .. • garden ho»e. Little damage was cookery clubs will compete Friday or 11.86 percent have been cashed ■ represents 11.34 pfreent p< thf — -------- — _ . . of ___ ----------- This Friday Moro m eet, the Pa- P *-ed by the legisla. , fcr lbonor8 in th<? d(>Tne8tic 8cience each . . value and JU E ^percm t J rallying to the relief that ----------- the fed • m ’ncom* Conference on the condition of *d vision. Judge will be named by vfCn published, nor for individual t<X’ eTal govemipe.it should pay tax- pooees on the home grounds, that W^*i" «fill» tax the fire engine motor resulted n Jtfis« Helen Cowgill, state club counties within the stales • but •* ea, or something in lieu of taxes, beipg the first home game .of the Mrw. of govern- season. k . . a____ j ^ i r - W n g made by Tiny leader. is agreed by bond offleiab that the Th* for the great expa:-------- _ __ ___ _____ agreed by ment owned land. Thia d* mand It is probable that Ed Fritts Thjs newspaper has favored B^naon so that tbe •motor now — so small ia that a great deal record of bond retention in agr<- for compensation from the feder- wfU take the half back position *>* bill when the state anA clicks along in a more satisfactory Harry Kumsman and Keck Me- . cash was declared from thg n><3 Kean left Sunday for a few days Ura. coun^ e* *• better than in fund, wiping out neary ail the al government for property re- noxde by Lemley's injury. Continued on Page Four manner. hunting in the Blue mountains. inoustrial regions. tax. "■ i moved from the tax rolls was ini- T tiated in the Pacific northwest ABSTRACT OF TAXES PAYABLE IN 1944-46 ON THE ASSESS* SUMMARY OF ASSESSMENT ROLL SHERMAN COUNÎT, 1X4 states and has spread to tbe entire MENT ROLLS FOR THE YEAR 1944, SHERMAN COUNTY, ORE T h. rahution of taxable property in Sherman county is »9,722,630.0c The levy le w for f r w th « General f - » n a r « l Fund ; is 2.3 mills producing far west, where U nde Sam is a The the $22,361.8* UoM Vaio» N amber 8PECIAL SCHOOL TAX Real Property State Tax and Elementary School tax is prov ded by state surplus substantial landowner. Today the District Value Levy Tax TtL Levy <6383430 Acres of all unplatted land 461399 movement is being joined by sen* PARTIAL SEGREGATION OF ITEMS IN COUNTY BUDGET 1 Biglow < 2223IO » 3 9 1 3 0 .. none none , 8.2 Acres of tillable land 267,808 *-: Hors and representatives from Per-Capita School Fund $3,810.00 3 Rufus U1 1346,181 291310 9.2 Acres of non-tillable land 198,496 1238439 163 School Library Fund ..................................... 38.10 eastern states and with eech 6 1 6020 3A Rufus ,. Structural improvements on unplatted land 213,619 6.9 1,473.97 Circuit Court and Justice Court ................... 133 650.00 congressman converted the backxrur ¿ 46,M 6 Platted lands 4 Emigrant Springs Cricket Control ........ ......................................... none 81300 2,000.00 none 83 f 267016 for payment becomes m on insis Structural improvements on platted lands United Service Organizations .... 5 Locust Grove 1,000.00 486397 1.9 924.34. 10.1 tent. Half a dosen measures are , 1 Wasco J ' I ' '» . Fire Fghting equipment, operation, insurance 450.00 1.036,67Q 7.7 7,98236 •14.3 66316366 Total Real Property now deeping in various committees Public relief, old age A blind, A dep. children aid 5,084 00 961356 12.7 12,207.96 193 G biwmmf ..... 5,000.00 ‘ each dealing with some phase -• 1 -KV 13 DeMose . 304,990 none none Remaaider for other county purposes Personal Property 83 31,967.00 the government ownership questioa 13, Qardon Ridge 367370 6.2 2,219.41 14.4 Out of this assortment of ideas it 16 Erskine Merchandise and stock in trade <49,999.10 440,270 none none 8.2 is expected that some bill cm Ix » ^ Movable machinery and equipment Less fees and balances 29,015.00 17 Moro 775315 16.4 12,715.17 •23.0 Farming implements and equipment ing a compromise proposal will 19 Monkland 16,566 269397 none Furniture and equipment in commar cial use none 83 20.984.10 eventually emerge. 1844 i»jn » 1.094 20 Harmony Horse« and mules 372,489 6.2 2309.43 Plus estimated uncollectable tax 14.4 850.00 Because of the acquisition by 11398 434ftftO 8M 8 Cattle 2! Fairview-Gorman 358309 none nqne 83 18,040 3443 the federal government of land ip 22 Boardman Sheep and goats <21.834.57 230.700 none e nœrç - 83 26480 7- S 8380 Swine the northwest there are instances 23 Grass Valley 586,172 43 2380 2,87^.24 •13.1 RECAPITULATION Poultry Zw? - <6453 of school districts being wrecked, 24 Rutledge Total Personal Proper 322,700 3.0 968.10, 11.2 wiped out, because the resident General Fund .......... ........................................... Ifcagi— $22,361.82 30 Klond ke 628,800 .6 37733 8 8 General Road Fund ............................................ taxpayers were unable to carry 82 Rosebush 97235 Total Local Property -------- 281,075 2.5 702.69 10.7 Poet-War Road Construction Sinking Fund 40,834.63 8300. Lees Veterans’ and Widows’ Exemptions the load. Private timber owners 33 Buckley Special School Tax ............................................ 466317 .6 278.73 57,411.61 8.8 are assessed in school district« and Non-H gh School District Tax ...... ................ 8,623.18 Total Net Taxable Value ............................. - timber land has been gerrymander Special City Tax ...... - ....................................... 7345.10 <9,722,530 <57,41L<l’ »7.SMJ7« ed into these districts, b u t. NET VALUE AFTER REVISION Less fractional gain in extensions .15 Non-high school district fund levy A . mills and applies to 1.6 rational forests, ate exempt from all school dietr cts except 3, 3A, 7, 9 and 17. Dated—June 12, 1944 $138.048.44 all sorts of taxes. VALUATION <5,389,486 * TAX <8,623.18 *4 ' fcc42ttU • Collected by Assessor 3039 es not dnclude railroads and other public service Note:—This does • • • special city tax ier property a s ss w i f by the State Tax Commls- corporations or other Amount to be collected <138.018.05 City Valuation Millage sion, the valuation of which in 1644 1^<1384360. . J Nineteen states grow sugar Tax i Total millage C. A. RUGGLES, County Assessor Wasco <221363 „ 19.3 <437231 beets, and notwithstanding that I, C. A. Rugglee, County Assessor of Sherman County, Ore 38.6 Moro <80,WI * 12.6 2377^2 36.6 gon, hereby certify that the assessed valuations, tax levies sugar has been on the ration list Grass Valley 140.747 93 139437 and taxes set forth here n are the full and complete true 22.3 these states have been perm^ted^ copies o f the originals as the same appear in this office and GENERAL ROAD FUND TAX to grow only a specified acreage in my custody. VALUATION AND TAX COMPARISONS Weed control ---- ....... <200.00 each state being given a definite Witness mjr hand and seal thia the 5th day of September, 1944 Wages, repair, gas, oil, tire«, tubes, ins', ft misc. 19300-00 -J 8tateftC su aty quota. Cuba, in the meantime, has State ’ Assessment Bridges over ten feet ...... ................................. 600XX) C. A. RUGGLES, County Assessor Tax Valuation Ratio Year * been sending all of its sugar to Road machinery ...... .............. ....................... 1,000.00 the United States (other than the Crushed rock and road improvement ......... 600.00 <17436038 86 $14,67630» 1926 TOTAL COUNTY TAX .$22,361.82 » sugar processed into akohoft or 171,688.22 85 <44 87,488» 1927 Average consol dated levy 14.1988 <21.400.00 181,948.86 14314317 86 > gin for sale in this country.) There 1928 169393.99 84 14361391 1929 k now a movement among con- Less estimated receipts ft cash declared <20,700.00 18350380 14648t.<8 80 1930 Total Value $9,722.530 100% • gressmen from the sugar beet 760.60 9138B47 11,637,748 73 1931* Total Local Value 7388,270 81.13% • states to demand unrestricted de- U 4% m . . llS M M t 73 1932 Plus estimated uncollectable taxe« __ J 28.50 Local Real Value 6,814.930 70.09% 116,27043 • velopment of the sugar industry 69 1933 10388380 Local Personal Value 1,073.340 11.04% 111369.99 9,760386 70 728JW on the ground that the present reg • 1934 15.57336H Total Tax 100% 72 - $138,048.44 1935 9361348 illations are giving away.the mar District Valuation 108,?*t3ir Tax Total Ixxal Tax 110,104.58 9.298331 72 79.76% 1936 ket ' to foreign competition by Road 1 <9,179,638 <917.96 98,85432 Local Tax on Real Property 94322.55 9487300 683£% 72 1937* Road 2 Waeco 221363 curtailing domestic production and . 22.14 - w fB * Local Tax on Personal Property 15,782.03 *1360 89 71 1938* 11.43% Road 3 Moro 180,787 18.08 processing. It is admitted that,th° .68330.09 8390,164 Public Service Tax 27,943.86 20.24% 70 1989 Road 4 G. Valley 140,747 14.07 68308.99 ‘ 69 1940* 8338308 beet ^ugar growers cannot begH Q. W. R. ft N. Co. Tax 13,390.59 none ' 67 9314367 1941** to suptriy the domestic demand and Oregon Trunk Tax 71.40 % <972.25 .. 2031T35 9.189,7» 66 1942*• that sugar from outside sources Ic 41479.0$ 9376J51 1943" «6 POgT-WAR ROAD CONSTRUCTION SINKING FUND a a e fe F but the 19 states, it Js 13,461.99 9.75% 22381.88 9,722380 1944" 66 Valuation <9,722,680 Millage 4 3 Tax <40334.63 iR med.’shquld be given the right O. W. R ft N. Co. Value $871399 on ihe •There was no state tax for state purp< - lOOl, l « 7 . GENERAL FUND - to Oregon Trunk Value 8,116 CO grow grow aB »» they can This is prac- 1940 and 1941 assessment roll«; only <2.421.68 on 0**1889 rolls..4^ State Tax—«täte and elementary school none situation with reapect tksttyrthe situa 1929 and 1931 intang ble, corporation and. income tax laws wWft School per capita ............i....... ..........- ............ -392 9.06% 879,414 the sheep in America passed which made these taxes an offset against real property tarn* to wooj. ^JLthe County ...... ................................................... .. 1308 Shan/ko Branch Value 5.98% 581,760 Mutant to produce the are not sofficierd ••In 1939 a la/r was passed further extending the offset fro«) In Shaniko Branch Tax 7,866.46 5.7 % Continued on Page Two come taxes to the elementary school tax. M 1001Dali Game UKU Not All Cashed i —
