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Y A G E K s â W tM A N '/ s CO U N VT JJ&UKNAL. MORO, OREGON * * B H E R M A N C O U N T Y JO U R N A L T A X F R ID A Y , M A R C H 2, 1943 ’ • • / » ’v S T U D Y GROUP Tom a s in o. That’s the kind of thing "This is Tomasino. the head of we want to eliminate." Passage o f the ceaolution giving the fishermen here.” Tomasino, r a k lis lir f Every Friday a t Tomasino said: “ You are lying hearing his name, gave the Lleutem the state a tax study commi&Mon M ore, Oregon xent e Fascist salute. to me. There la a trick.” is indicated a t Salem. I t is nothing ' . Lieutenant Livingston s a id : At thia' moment Captain Purvis r.ew; there is usually one such * Editor G t o L. swung into the port area to h it “ Would the old fisherman mind resolution in each legislature. The TV Jeep. He jumped out and rag into ? taking a seat out there in the hall? Act move came out o f Governor Snell’s the delighted crowd, shouting as he I have a rule that no Italians are s. irr»- — mraaage when, a fte r praising Ore- ran; "Sctem , you. Get out of here.”/ to codie in this office.” ■' gun« tax system, he asked that a M ajor Joppolo said: "Tomasino He pulled dkt his automatic and iW T O M A I— committee be formed to sffidy- > wouldn't mind, but I would. What flgad six shots into the air. i -ways and means of bettering it The crowd broke lnst instantly “The kind of way, 1* that to run an office A A T < \ rue crown j The Portland Chamber of Com- ! _____ one shout to an Italian town?" Tomasino, bearing hi* name, gave the Lieuten ï ed. ™ “ * • ' “ * ° ’ rm * n’ m^rce and other groups active in ' ant another Fascist salute. "The Fascists have come back," try in g to obtain new industries O F F IC IA L C O U N T Y PA PER Quite coolly Lieutenant Livingston someone else shouted . 1 fo r the state are really behind the ; " It’s all. f t over.” • woman said: " I don’t know how you run s u H a e a ü r a o Ñ rates - move. They want some detailed ! W W U Servie«. your office* in the Army, Captain, screamed. • » » : . . Payable la Advance . figures that will show a proapec- i ■eaaafii ‘T v e : been wounded," a man but in thd Navy we have something tfve industry that Oregon’s tax • - moaned. ' Of course he had not been. we ‘call security. Wa can’t afford ONE YEAR . i x , . system is not »0 ruinoue to suc- A thrill, of curiosity, ran through AD of Captain Purvis’s shots went to be careless." M ajor Joppolo wa* indignant. " I ’ll * M A R C H 2, 1945 cessful businees ae most critics of the crowd as the Major and Giu- into the air. Within twenty seconds the. entire vouch for Tomasino.” Tomasino sa* aoppo went off. What bad previous Oregon have stated. crowd hpd disappeared tato the _ - 1 « ' ¿‘ ; 1 4/ Incidentally the boys who have ly been the Italian Port Captain’s office was now the office of the streets of Adanh, and there was » been howling about the terrible American Naval Lieutenant in nothing left at the bead of the Molo A s-th e Ruatteno prepare for things th at are in Oregon’s tax charge of harbor facilities at Adano. \ di Ponente except the smoke from another long advance but* eastern system have done the state much This was LieuUhant Livingston. Capteta Purvis’* Colt. The Captain Germany and aa the Americans « ^ r e harm than has the U x sys- who had gone into. the Navy’s V-T * * lnto pis jeep end drove off. program early in the War. and had Tomasino was eiarm ed by the and English posh from the west tern Raetf. A the conclusion must be that Gar- There is a lo n r Het of things the entered on his application blank ae shots. "You have come to shoot one of his main quah<£ations to be m e ," he shouted, springing to- his many la e tl through. N ot just in eommimton to asked to do—charg- an officer and a gentleman: "Have feet. " I knew there was a trick. thto w a r but fo r aU time. N igtorv ed to do in fact—and it w ill never had experience with email boats.” You want to kill me." / te aches th a t and history is not finish them satisfactorily. But let This experience, as a matter of Bq) M ajor Joppolo cabled him. M ie n wrong. th at pass, a long list of duties nov fact, consisted of rowing on the "T h at was just to get rtd of the crew at Kent School and at Yala. crowd, f don’t want anything ex The aggreraor nations of the er hu rt any man or commission .■ At Yale, Crofts Livingston w as. cept to Send you out fishing. Toma world have a ll ended the same > Indications are th at if the group ’A Z --------- for ADANO' by John Hersey 44 ftMHAWjiNbnfcAT . way» by taking 00 too many com- makes a stuffy of property taxes it pat tt o sa and getting decisively will find that'O regon gives more licked. Penda th at had * been a exemptions than moat abates. W c great power never recovered a fte r are very generous about adding that country things to the exempt statute, not minions, only from property taxes, be it Greece, although a nation of great known, but every year there is a fighters and thinkers, did not re- list of bills asking fo r exemptions main powerful a fte r the Roman from income and excise taxes, hordes captured its cities and car- I t baa gone on long enough now tied off the works of art. * that when the facts become known Carthage, ones the eosnpetftor of there w ill be a big bust end consid- Rome, epestt ite manhood in erable reform in the tax structure.^ aererai Punic w a n and when the I f the tax study commission did Rosnans took the country thè na- nothing etoe, the study of tax ex- tion faded into nothing Rome, it- emptiona would justify Re form a seli, or Ita ly , failed to rally from tion. the blown o f the Gethe and O a t r a - -------------------- gotha and other tribes whode toad- GOOD RECORD eia knocked on ¿he gates o f J^uur. Sherman is one of seven counties The France o f snoderà' day« has in the state that did not have a neither the power nor the .prestige fa ta l traffic accident during 1944. of the Fiance o f pre-Napoleon Also, it to the only county that has d a jn .,.+. / ’ not had one fo r two years. The retting licked by an enemy, other counties without traffic fata!- aeems to do something fo r -a w ar- ittoa the past year were Baker, like race that $»ey do not recover Gilliam, Harney, Morrow, Wallowa from. I t to a happy thought, too. and W heeler. i f the Germaqq recover ft w ill be * Only four people were Injured in traffic accidente ia thia eounty in apparently has the s a me 1944, according to the secretary of a nation ae taking the state’s office and sixths year be ep a asa^s hull. The last fore. Ger- r r -1 ■ ■ • . Kelly’» Column hough a few more months may be reSfatoei to Banks definite and cer- tain th a t final ending. of any aiae to ship pltoa the po able bodied 1 b a£ home, no German sg y t i g , few pubMe utilL- ties can serve the people./ I t to a . filled with a h itter w hade everyone in- own leaders * F j Q p eonse w ay can be found lhe undoubted aMHties o f te fato h i i science, music, ,ther. Mrts, m eehaiisaikm o f the woHA T e loss H iat would he s seri • osnr bloto In intarantional peagroa. JO H N N IE C O M E L A T M L Y * to white, colored, belongs to a cer- tain raligion or race. The alleg a- tion, always easily made, to left fo r decision to a board which is bound by no rules o f evidence and from which there is scarcely any appeal. Senator T a ft declares it ia the tatosstion of the paomotera to have the compulsory feature matto sd in every aiate, and this pmuld force every employer to select h?a om- ployee in proportion to the per rentage o f raeee or religioiw in bis district, aa this would be Ma beat defense against harassing suits. A Catholic institution, fo r exsunple, would he oosnpeUed tor employ protetoants, and. the Methodist - Book- Concern, publtohers, would OssM toy the AHtoe unset he on tbs' weigh fif wining th is war. Thsue Furtto have flitted around fo r ^jmurt» always in the danger sons^afcrays about to «do some thfciff, afraid o f Russia and a fra id o f G s rm s n y. They have little to figbt wMfc and not much to fight fo r except a place at the peace table where«tliey w ill be able to listen. I t is net expected th a t Joe or Wiaato sHH consider th eir views wry elMbffy. ( ' From one pohto o f stow Turks have done wtoLTTMir the roan- > i W<l a ***** country has not boon stosr rfia w ith enemy rg a lA *ra I t to ju st as good a eouatcy CS it ec a r was." which isn’t bragging ~ have to employ CethoHcs and Jew*, Wtote waiters and porters could bring suit against the Pullman Co. fo r not giving thesa jobs which for generation» have boon held by ool- <*red assn. The h ill even includes national origin and ancestry. Ssna- t * r T a ft has offered a bill of hto own (S. 489) tq> create a commis- toon o f five persona sm«an aid ia eliminating diacrimina^pn in err jdoyvnent because o f race, creed or Color. ------ ■’ Road the ado in the Jvernal. Bethlehem Chapter Ne. 7fi. O E .R i f e t a Every Second and Fourth Thursdays in each Month. Visiting Members ’ invited-— Moro. Oregon’ M. Mh»r - « « b y to f r * « .« * - • espt BpRaiitoni hee btsn ant fifth s war. flwfimi has dbla kl hsm ira by lora of the <» tha M a rn e « te ruined Norway and gome bomb- tega. R a shipping has been sunk W -* Sporilng, Secretary, Ladra Ne, Ufi în<i ând 4th Turadavw of each «»n th Visit ng bers welcome, Clara Houston, N.G. Florence Johnston known a* a fellow who wou|d do anything tor you if ho liked you. but be yas rather choosy In h.a friend.. | > XL „I to to 7 ♦ ' Tom a Ano said: "There ia a tric k .” But be sat down again. -■> The Major said: Tomasino, we wiD neefi about half a dozen boats Can you help arrange thia?” German Navy? How do you know VifipBi promete o f IjOOO Mexican be1 just Mania 10 fish?’* farm iafepiwrs for th e j^ m in g sea- M ajor Joppolo was to<r- outraged w n ) eompanad w ith 5200 peed last «o bugb b * MU. « p o rt» Ralph Beck, in "Have you ever talked, with Toma- .»J sino?" Tignaalrw. saluted. « n o c e of ^ ? 3 , U * 5 w i« n t „ I d : “Can be O8 0 « rro e . speak EuitiM k*" ‘ *' •- e A ll farm ers expecting to need Major Joppolo > 8 0 had enough, such outside labor are staked to ñle He said: "Listen. Captain, t h la t o w n ^ i^ p requests w ith th e ir county ?- * * ^ * 3 /- doeau 1 gei something to supplement agenta just as soon d i-th e ir need« ® 0s diel^4}tople are going to die are ^FfinU.. tabor úfflos^ are here of starvation Are you going now operaXirtK in fiu counties to let these men go out fishing, or where early labor needs aro proaa- aren’t you?” Lieutenant Uvjngston ing, and wHl be opefied in others as was gur- raf>jdly as the aeaeon requires. “D ^ o P B w n í, m vm l tito t.c t be'biuwn up." he said defensively. ***at the »wees» of the production “1 doo’t care. Thia is > war? *nd harvesting program in ?Ore- Some people ve got to get killed so gosi this year will depend lakgelv others can live Are you going to on th e work o f* men, women and * * e iV í : tn <o 01,1 <l,hin<’ " youth in the stute^w aw Beck. aren’t ff ff ” 7 ___ ¿ ________' - aren’t y yob? Lieutenant Livingston said uncer The Army Nuiwe Corpa need« tainiy: " « don’t thinly 1 ought to. M ajor Joppolo Said: ‘‘Captain, un- WJIOO enlirtm eo ts UBtnedtafiglj' legs you give permission for these — —— — — men to go out. I'nV going to send a — separate letter naming each person who diet of hunger in this town to your commanding officer, and in each letter I ’ m going to say it’s your fault.*’ ’ "M aybe we could work something out." th< Lieutenant said. "You know we could,” M ajo r Jop polo said? “ By day after tomorrow I «rent yoq to have six charts ready showing .exactly where these boats "To whom wiB the tribute he can go and not run into our mine M id? How much will it M ? ” fields They don’t have to show "You won’t have to pay any trib clerk In the New York City govern- ute to the Americans. Tomasino." where the mines are, all they need ment under W alker ‘and O’Brien. show is ap area where the boats can "No protection. No tribute. 1 do Lieutenagt Livingston was inclined not believe i t And how much tax go I ’ll goe that these men stick to the opinion that It was too bad must we pay on the ghosa weight to that are«. Have it ready day aft the A rm y had sent such a meatball of our catcb?” er tomorrow." to be adm inistrator of a town like And before he could catch him "There wiD not be any tax on Adano. And besides, when the M a your catch, Tomasino. self. Lieutenant Livingston of Kent You w ill jor saw a Navy officer wearing two only have to pay the regular takas. and Yale had said to M ajor Joppolo bars, which anyone ought to know 1> is true that your profit will be of the Bowery and Tam many Hall: stood for Lieutenant Senior Grade, lim ited "Yea. air.” fifteen per cent of what M ajo r Joppolo' would address him you M ajor Joppolo left with Tomasino in. The rest you must as Captain. before the Lieutenant could catch spend wages to your fishermen his Wits. "Hello. Captain," the Major said and on your boats." Outside. Tomasino said: "1 hate when he walked into Lieutenant “ No no tribute, no spe- him. What did he say?” Livingston’s office, "can I usd your els) You are making fun of ” A lot of foolishness, except for phone?" me, Ai one thing," the M ajor said, " if you "Why” should I make fun of you. "Good morning." the Lieutenant go out fishing. Tomasino, you may "Scram , y said. "What are you doing down fisherman? I t la my job to run this get h u rt Your boat might hit an here?" The tone of the Lieutenant’s town. I consider R my job to keep luted. He hated authority, but he American m ine.” Kent-Yale voice indicated thgt be the people of this town alive. They knew it when he saw it. Wha| do 1 care?" said Tomasino thought the Army ought to stgy on haven’t enough to eat. I want fish Lieutenant Livingston said testi "1 am going fishing. Mister M a A rm y ground, sod let the Navy stay for them. J want you to go fishing. ly: "M ajor, after all. this ia my jor, if you could know how unhappy Why should I make fun of you?” on Navy shore. • the fishermen of Adano have been. office ’’ Tomaklno stood tip "Am erican." "Can 1 use your phone?” the M a The Major said: "Well, it’s Toms- All we want in the world jf.1 ° <° he saidr- “ I begin to think you are jor said. The M ajor was a single- fishing. We wiB go even if we have sine's town.” Tomasino saluted. different from the others.” minded man. The Lieutenant affid: "What do to pay graft to the men of authori The M ajor ignored this conces "Sure, belp yourself." ty. N qw you say we don’t have to you want. M ajor?" sion and said: "Tomasino. I want The M ajor called Rowboat Blue you to be the head of the fishermen Thank you. Mister Ma M ajor Joppolo said: "1 want the do th a t f * "ez Forward. a< Adano. There will no longer ba Navy's permission to send out ate te r.” ’ ‘'No," the M ajor said, and he de fishing boats to get fish for Adano." While he was waiting, he said to a crim inal tike — what was bis Lieutenant Livingston said: " Im cided to try something. “No, Tom the Lieutenant: CJ'm trying to gat name?7 asino. I thank you for taking charge possible. ” "Knee ” - these fishermen organised, got to M ajor Joppolo said: "W hat’s im of the fishermen, and I kiss your v “Thefc will no longer be an Enea get rid of a mob first.” hand." The Lieutenant did not look par ever the fishermen. 1 want a fisher possible about it?" Tomasino looked at thia man of The Lieutenant said: We'd have ticularly pleased with thia summa man to be in charge of toe fisher to get permission from ComNavIt authority, and be said: "You are men.’’ £ • , ry of the M ajor’s activities. and he’d have to refer it to ComNav- different." And the old fisherman Tom siino’» sad face almost broke "Hello, this the M .P .’a? Purvis? Naw. and thgy’re both Admirals. turned and ran eut on the mole to Listen, I want you to come down into a ffnile. "There would bg jus Not a chance.“ th< Tips, and he shouted as he ran, and we fishermen aren’t here. ,1 got a mob to. break up. tice in M ajor Joppolo said: “ What’s all as if telling his boat:^“We are go Bring your Colt along. I think if very wMl acquainted with justice.” ing fishing! We are going fishing! that gibberish mean?" you fire six into the air, that’s all Then t»e morose mag thought a The Lieutenant said: “Command We ar< going Ashing!" moment "No," he said. "1 ckn’t we’U need to send ’em home. ? . . do it." ? The telephone rang. er Navy Italy and Commander Navy We’re .down si the port, over by “Why not?" 1 ’ * North African Waters. Is that gib "Hel|o.” M ajor Joppolo said. the breakwater on the western side. “ Joppolo, Amgot." berish. M ajor?” " I would be g man Of authority. Okay, hurry down." The Major said: . “Why do you * "Joppolo, this is Sartortus, up at The M ajor thanked. Lieutenant I would be the thing I have hated have to go running to the Admi Vicinapnare." all my. life. . The other fishermen - Livingston for the use of the phone. rals? Don’t they give yOu any re “O h , hello. CoteneL” would laugh at me for becoming Lieutenant Livingston said: “Uh, sponsibility at BQ?" “About that bell." the thing I had always hated most.” M ajor, seems to me this fishing " Y e ih . any luck?” Lieutenant Livtpgatoo spoke very “ But Tomatino you’ve* Just ad- ' racket is more or less a Navy deal, ’T ’U'aay. 1 found the records on patiently "You wouldn’t under milted thui I war different from oth isn’t IV?” _ . 7 stand.” he said. “ TWa is a Navy it in about fifteen minutes. By the er men of nuthorily. You could be p roblem " ‘ The >4 a J or said: "Yeah. I ’U be different ton.' It ia possible to make Continued on Pa<e Three back to see you. I ’ m in a hurry now. , your authority seem to spring from Thanks for the phone. Captain. See the very people over whom yo^ have you later.” < . authority And after a while. Tom As the M ajor and Giuseppe passed asino. it actually does spring from the crowd on the way back to the them, and you are only the instru Tina. Giuseppe said to the crowd: ment of their w ill. That is the thing "As a friend. 1 advise you to go that the Americana want to teach home." you who have lived Under men who People in the crowd, delighted imagintd that they themselves were with the mystery of the Ma ju ry hur . authority.” ried visit to the Port Captain's of Tomasino thought a long time and fice. mocked Giuseppe. “ Poor Ri- then sajd: "It is too good. There is baodo Giuseppe." they said, "speak a tric k .f ing two languages has weakened his "Yea.tas a matter of fact there Is s trick/fisherm en. The trick is that head." “All right." Giuseppe said. "1 some men are not good enough for thia thibg, and that m ake* I t fall have advised you as a friend." At the Tina. Tomasino was sullen down. ’Right here In this Invasion again. " I see you gave your h ire d ' we have a general who is-not good- He im crowd their instructions." he said. enough. General Maryin. 'G o ahead, take m e^w hat hfive 1 agines that he Is something that - to lose?" •- ’ r ought to be worshiped. Also we have * New that year can begin te pick year brand, M ajor Joppolo said; "They will one who may not be good enough. let Corby’a guide yen in your aelectiou e f aU go home soon. Tomasino. I have I ’m hot sure yeh much closer to us given instructions for them to be than the General. I mean tlw Cap fine whiskey. Enjoy Cerl critically, and sent home Now. about the fishing. tain of the. Navy who runs thia port. carefully. We believe you’ll mark Do you think you could get together He ia a young man and very -fond thia Ughtrbodied, sociable blend crews for five or six boats?" “ of authority. And Tomasino. we . aa y e a r favorite fro m new ea. Tomasino said? “ Who ig to he the have to get permission from him , protector of: these crews? What before ye« end the Others x a n go out fishing” , crim inal?" . “ Whe le tkie young man V au ♦’Protector?” "To whom do the fishermen haws thority?” Tomasino said with, a sul len racak "» will bash his head in to pay tribute this time?" PRODUCID IM THC U.S. A. "Don’t mock me. fisherman What with my gaffing hook.”«And tfie fish «mdar the direct nipsnde’ow of erman’s face looked as if hekneant are fou talking aBout?” •or expert C onoJn»« hinds» "Hah." said Tomasino, a man I t Lieutenant Livingston had n « yet decided to like M ajor Joppolo The Major had not gqne te either'¿tent or Yale. There was a humor around that be had once .been Rome kind of who could ba amused with the meat gruespmety sad face. "Bah, dora a * , Fnreha Loda» Na. I H A.FJk A .U the man of authority pretend ha TuritaghM h a * stopped y on the 1st and — — . understand the system of doesn’t nt crama ra T h “ 1* 0 *? T E S *? *" protection?” of «rosna to ^ M f l N S r o f each month- Visiting Major Joppolo spoke harshly: are cordially "What are yod talking about, fisher- la meet with u« m an!* Raggira. W. M Tomasino was shaken. "Protec W . D . W allen, Secretary tion.” ’ he said "Before you came s Na. l i t , LO.O.F. we hlffl to pat protection money to war k y T w te y . •ir rt Mehta 1st and trd Cnea. the Supervisor of the Fisher- Tuesday» in I.O.O.F. lea. ,gn evil man. In return he »hall- Transient and •proteotad’ us. Hah. Fwmntlito said ng brothers are om time that he did not fed the eordtelte invited need of protection, and the next to moat with us. o f profftteg by dear weak his boat, the pretty Matins, burned up 4s it lay at Ns mooring." Ernest Houston N . G. The M ajor said: "There wiD be Percy Thompson, Soerecary no SUOh thine ’ JK I < •* sino." "Listen, Ciiptalnr we’re in this M E X IC A N LABOR IN 1945 war together. What's itching you?” U N C E R T A IN ; How do you know thia man isn’t V IT A t^ In the Italian Navy? Huw do you , a . __¿J. know be isn’t being.paid by toe ^ 7 ^ * 1 5000 M exu ' GRASS THEATRE — ra 'a T h is W e e k fri. - Sat - Sun. M ar. 2 - 3 - 4 EXCITING ¿S OHLYSHC CAM B£f rHf ONt «»REMAN IN HER UTE «MS. f Wes CLAUDE RAINS W A IT E I A fif l • BC H A BO W A t I N G . G E O C O U lO m O S -M A U O A lE B O e D A N tMrset^f by V1NCÍNT SKCSMAN e Scrsse .. fey by MS» 1 1 PM* O to • S«xy by VHssbra* • M wk by t o e 1 -f— N EX T W EFK Tues.-Wed. i hur. M a r. 6 - 7 - 8 IT» TINE WAR QUALITY "Let’s go and talk pNh And ra the Major and went to see Lieutenant Livingston in the Port Captain's office. Tha Lieutenant was feeling very grumpy after the brush-off Major Joppolo had given him because he was In a hurry. Lieutenant Livingston wag te no mood to grant requests te an Arm y man and a meatbatt- M ajor Joppolo, being single-mind ed. not to say absent-minded, was not to the least conscious of Lieu«, tenant Livingston’s mood. "Hl. Captain,” he said blithely when he and Tomaslae walked to. "Back again." 8 6 P r o o f - 6 8 .4 4 Groin Neutral Spirit* AtravmsAi nenes CORBT» W ith Late N ew s R eel a n d C a r to o n DOORS OPEN A T T : I 5 P. M. 8 H 0 W STARTS A T 9KM P, M . teteRteDWiiiisicrt Jra.Borclay B Ce^ Untiled A D M IS S IO N 1 A D U L T 8 40c.; C H IL D R E N 20t. M A T IN E E S U N D A YS, 2.-00 P. M. "80 I see,” said Ueutooant Liv ingston without pleasure. t “ T"- ♦ 4,? 4
