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1 Ä G E Î . S H f iR M A N ’ C O U N T Y JQ tyR N A L . MOKO. OREGON f lflE ltM A M CO UNTY FRIDAY, MARCH 16. 1913 3Ä’ OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER * r. . * #■*—A. » - - Payable I * RATES Advance O N E YJBAR ...........- - ...... * ..... >2 0 MARCH ------- 1 ■ ■ | 6 ’ 19Î> 1 “not bad ’ He fell lC cuts In the certainty that the girls did not speak English. “Take tt easy.” Major Joppolo said. J O U R N A L t f ° u r uncom fortable m onths with SPE C IA L GAS RATION ____________ - -_______________ its b lu stery wind, its freq u en t and Pablisked Every F rid a y at undependable show ers and change- Moro, Oregon aide w eather. It is as bad as J a n u a ry —and w orse— fo r in Ja n u a ry Ed U * GUe« L. French V * farm ers can sit around the Are Ite r » a ■»a. and w arm them selves while in O recon under loaA Ore toatofftc* ina. M arch they m ust be out in ^ t h e Match a. f Ftorms and wind. ~ > C 'ld e r w eather in M arch is there- •'‘to r e bad in th a t it is more uncom - . lit ATieM 'fortable than in any o th er m ontn F » liu and it also delays sp rin g plan tin g É D IT O R IA L . which is a problem of special mo NATI« tSSOCIATlON m ent this year.* S U B S C R IP T IO N * ' M h ....... SC H O O L T A X E S O ne o f the finest fights of this session of the leg islatu re has been over school taxes. School teac h er, and some new ly organised groups o f school officials have asked for much la rg er sums fo r schools and have demanded th a t this money be taken fro m mconse taxes. These propo— Is b rin g up a much la rg e r I rohlsm. Oregon I t a com paratively sm all atate. I t has always depended cn property taxes f o r su p o rt of all roverm nental functions until about 15 years ago when the income tax passed. The moneys from this tax , however, are to he used as < p ro perty ta x offset. I t is considered probable th a t the income tax could not have been passed nor retained w ithout this fe a tu re . I t is a most desirable featu re as f a r as pro p er ty taxpayers are concerned. No new taxes o f moment have been passed since th a t time. There are a fe w but they bring in little re al money. T^e safes ta x is u niver sally beaten, A under such , d rc u .n - HOW TO GET $5,000 FROM $37.50 A MONTH “ If you w an t $5,000 in 10 y e a r4, ju s t s ta r t investing $37.50 in W ar Bonds each m onth and you’ll have tn a t five thousand when 10 years roll by,” says M. L. Predm ore. Chief of the A gricultural Section of the U. S. T re a su ry ’s W ar F i- nance Division. He especially recom m ends this method of saving for the farm er who w a n ts to build up an invast- nrent th a t will assure funds fo r the education of the children, or money fo r w orth-w hile im provem ents, T h a t’s the way the savings and in tere st will, a c c u m u la te w h e f a person puts $37.50 in w ar bonds each m onth, To be exact the accu- m u’ation would total $5,998 in Id years. I f $112.50 is invested quar- lerly , o r $226 each six m onth?, it add up bo the sam e in the end, « i« » th e increm ent on all “ E ’ bonds is reckoned on a six m ontn’s >>asis a f te r the first year. These la rg e r investm ents a t longer in te r vals suit m ost fa rm ers better. In Other Days From the O bserver, M arch 16, 1906 A lot of children’s shoes for 49c form erly $1.25 at J. W. M essing- er & Son. J. H. Sachs lias purchased il.c McCaleb building on Main stre e t, .U n « . ta x k r W by t h . xtata ln d w in at home un,k r hig for « h o o l o r other p u rp o «.. n ,« , own up 8tajrs anH beeom. a property ta x fa. any year. w{. th e r a„ , I t ia a property t i x except it may bad Moro last th a l be offset by income taxes if they be FOR V ETERA N S S E E K IN G JOBS . Special gasoline ra tio n s lim ited to 400 m iles in any 30-day period Vo help discharded w ar v eteran s and displaced civilian w orkers, who m u st use autom obiles foi trav e l to job interview s, were pro vided today by th e OP A. All per- hons applying for these special a l lotm ents m ust l»e sure to act m pany th e ir application w ith th eir m ileage ratio n in g record. A person applying for a ration mu&t present a re ferral card show ing the nam e of the prospective em ployer and the place of the in terview . • **k Tina said in Italian: “ I heard you " Vbresthing Ul chyreb jU s t ^ S - You ought to take more exe »M ister M ajor ” flp ~ , M ajor Joppolo a s « : ” 1 was late. 1 was very la te .* ! got working on a ni-.i-L « íor AOANO - by John Hersey. W N U Service. Tom aiinuV wife came In from th e ' kitchen with a platter of tor- A rm y tra n s p o rt -p la n e s b rin g rone and saved the day. She m ust liome m any wounded, w ith arm y h a v e weighed two hundred and fifty flig h t n u rse s accom panying each pounds. She put the candy down. Giuseppe Jumped to his feet and group. M any o f these A rm y n u rses le g u la rly fly over v a s t ex p an ses of introduced the Major to Tomastao’s wife., Her • name was Rosa. ocean, ca rin g fo r wounded fighting She said In h e r husky fat lady’s men who arc b ro u g h t back from voice; “ I am delighted to see you advanced bases in the E uropean here. Mister Major That wet stohe" th e a te r of operations and in the —she pointed at Tom asino—’’al most refused to go and ask you.” Pacific. ___________________ tefa —-------- Captain Purvis said: “Where are these pretty mackerel the old Ash- hound is supposed to have? gay. M ajor, we got to make a deal here. Giuseppe here seys he thinks like the dark one best.” Giuseppe put In a word for his 1 »ysltys " I ’m a gave a blonde for you, boas.'1 M ajor Joppolo really didn't know what to say. Giuseppe said quickly to the fat Rosa. “ Where are the girls?" The mother said: “ If you think you can hurry two pretty girls try ing to make themselves prettier, you’ll find them-in the bedroom." busy fencing his residence p ro p erty . A fre ig h t train , ru n n in g aw ay on th e steep grade into B iggs, w as vnveked la s t T h u rsd ay m o rn in c, causing tl>e death o f the firem an. Lew R a ste r and brak em an , J. W. Stim pson, and serious in ju ry of th e engineer. Trom the O bserver, M arch 19, 1926 F riday, M arch 12th, a son a r riv ed a t Tony S chm itt’s hom e on the Buckley ranch. Tony say s th a t he is nam ed N orm an P atrick . Mrs. C arie E. Holm« s of G rass Valley, wife o f Sam B. Homes, died a t the fam ily hom e in th a t city F rid ay m orning, M arch 12fh, ■following a b rief illness. Job B urden -E ato n died suddenly Tuesday afternoon while engaged in bis re g u la r work piling Racks a t the W asco W arehouse M illing com pany a t Wasco. Mr. and Mrs. G. A. M itchell re tu rn ed late last week fiom a trip into M orrow and U m atilla counties w here Mr. Mitchell was engaged in planting nu rsery te s t plats of w heat, oats and barley. * The M ajo r said: "Do you always This tim e it was Tina blushed. ”No." she said, seppe told me you E atre This W eek /» I' Si i “What did we come to, s glue fac- j tory?" , ( "Another piece,” Tins said to the" M ajor cordially. “ In a few minutes,” the Majot said, i ? “ We must Have some wine,” the fat sod happy Rosa said. “Go out in the kitchen, fool.’^ shf said to Toms si no “ and get a hottie of M ar sala.” -*’ / V. .«Sb.;, W ine on top of torrone. and prob ably mixed right up with H. Major JoppeU could think of nothing less tempting, but Captain Purvis, beau ingnhe word vino, shouted; “Vino, hurray for vino." ' Major'Joppolo stood up and said: “ Purvis, either you Shut your big traposr I U throw you out of here.” Captain Purvis said: ?Aw come on. M ajor, don’t be a spoil sport You know you feel the same Way. if you were ju ft honest enough te say so ” . “Shut up. Purvis 1” The M ajor’s eyes blazed. “That’s an order. Now you behave yourself.” fri. - S a t * Sun. 1 6 -1 7 -1 8 The e xriU h g ly lo v e ly In g rid Bergman is on the screen of this theatdo th tp . weak ix a short subject dedicated to ‘ Red Croqs W a r Fund W eek” cur re n tly being observed by the motion picture industry. H e r appearance aa a charm ing emissary o f mercy ie aug mented ^»y vivid scenes o f the Red Cross in ParamoimtNewt and C a r t o o n N EX T W EEK Tues.-Wcid.-Thur. 20 - Ét - 22 • - w r« n iin o « d N e x t Week lé -« * - To Every W oman in Sherman County rtaJkie- ' » In A rm y hispitals all the U nited / M/fiRNFR This Is an U rgent M e s s a g e over Staten wounoed fighting asap— some o f «hem \ fro m y o u r own c o m m u n ity --f desperately need additional medical aid th a t w ifl speed th e ir * recovery fro m the ’ wounds they suffered fight ing for you. T h a t’s the rea son J, fo r this you’re needed, message - end needed urgently to fu lfill an obliga tion to your soldier. If you have had previous medical training , . so muck /»wwv fiO N Pf - T tA V ftS - F » IN C I* ’KINO 0 E IM « DAWS . s m . w the better— if not, the A rm y W TH w ill tra in you free as a med With ical or surgical technician New$ of the Day A A Ws« kslpein saldier and C a r t o o n Hie u h ef Grass V alley Theatre— Phone -101 Join (he Special Medical Unit DOORS O P E N A T 7Ü 5 P. M . » S H O W S T A R T S A T 8 ^ 0 P. M. A D M IS S IO N * , ADULTS 40c.j CHILDREN Mk. MATINEE 81/tfQAYS, 2:09 P. M. G.I?s Teeter-Totter E very city io Oregon Is being asked to organize a special platoon of W omen’s A rm y Corps members to leave as a group fo r train in g a t F o rt O glethorpe, Georgia« after selecting one o f Id hospitals m the seven western states f o r duty. A ge lim its a m MARCH FRHKZE Everyone has haard of the fam ous lfereh freeze-out that oocured in one o f the early y e a n of the century. Tbace are boobs among *ua who ware fam fing in that year and who can recall the detail* clearly. For moat it te a historical matter. This year th e n was a reeurranc j 20 through 4*> w ith at least two years o f high school educa$lfin, or its equivalen! Wily W . Knight ’5 thé Court House, Mo .*u* weather isi M arch toiwi canfa r t e r a winter that threaten ed hot 4id little toward making a of cold D on t delay—A ct now! i T H IS A D V E R T IS E M E N T S P O N S O R E D I N real whiter out of K It te not con- sidered likely that much of the e h n t crop woa damaged although that m ight h e t poasM ity. in Umattte «emteg the fanamrs who sowed their pea crop early will * • who ajor you think of the American Major?“ Tina said: “He breathes very loudly, like the leaky bellows of the pipe organ at the Benedetttnl.” . The M ajor taugtsed. ~ “H iv e a piece of torron«.“ Tina said ,ll made tt?* One could not vary wall tura down dtstioj put just that way, an invitation the M ajor took a big piece. The candy yraf passed all around the room* end for a time a l conversa tion stopped. Nothing could - ba heard except the crunching of nuts ¿between * teeth * and the smacking sound of boiled sugar coming un stuck from teeth. During this time of chewing. M ajor Joppolo couldn't help thinking how strange it was to build^s whole evening around the eating of torrone. but that seeiqpd to be the program. / >. | When he dared. M ajor Joppolo ” said ’O ood." < ‘ < 1 Captain Purvis could afford to be ” more honest In English He said: * (retting along. W hen i t again becomes difficult fo r property owners to pay th eir taxes it .is enpeted th a t there will be a stronger m ovem ent to reduc? the am ount o f ta x exem pt p ro p erty ia Oregon which is probably higher than in most states. The federal government, the state and county governments a ll have h a lf of the property o ff the ta x rolls. The lis t of other exemptions la long. Even in income taxes there is constant pressure fo r additional exemptions, This makes i t harder fo r the man who goes along and pays his ta x e j to g et along. There is a serious gap in our tax laws th a t m ost be closed. When th a t is done paying taxes w ill be easier and more equitable f o r a ll, andperhaps H wffl be plssible fo r some nsw ta g to be pased i f every one S VALLEY go to the Church of San Angelo?” Major Joppolo was alarm ed to see Giuseppe get up <nd go Into the bedroom. He w o n d ered '^h at kind of girls these ^were,’ anyhow. But in a few moments Giuseppe cam e back, leading a girl by each hand He had apparently explained the situation to the girls, because Tina went directly to Major 'Jop- polo. shook his hand, and sat" down beside hJm. and the dark one, F ran cesca went straight to Captain Pur vis. shook his hand and sat down by him. * • “ M mm,” said Captain Purvis, ■■ — 1 ' f ii l ' l l , d ray team s were given a lay oil n and rem ained blanketed in th e.r ,Or <,L’ “ »II. n early all ,l.y Ion*. . Bethlehem C hapter No. 78, O E.S, are m erely equalization taxes. M -ete Every Second a n t . Miss E dith B elshee’s team got They tax the same people fo r the F ou rth T h u rsd ay s <n ea ?t aw ay from her on th e 9th and left Month. V isiting M embers same thing. The effect is to equal- _ , . • , her a t th e farm g ate. H er wa.J- invited.— Moro. Oregon i m . This he^ss the th ic k ly populat- . . . . .. ... a .. • . . . . . nome, h a lf a mile, was ex h ileratin g Rose Amidon, W. M. cd counties and hurts the barter ill the w arm sunshine. The buggy R uth Sporling, S ecretary financed counties. pole was broken, all the dam ages Lupine Rebekah Lod No. 116 Unices and u n til there are other reported. M eets 2nd and 4th taxes voted by the people this con T uesdays of each dition w ill prevail. The only solu From the O bserver. M arch 17, 1916 month. V isit ng mem E v erett H astings and bride wi ie Lers welcome. tion to the school tax problem is a M ' new tax. charivaried T hursday la st a t bis C lara H ouston, N.G. ’K is also a fa c t th a t the s ta te home in u p p e r’ Hay C anyon. Tno Florence Johpston. S» can h a rd ly he expected to keep serenading g uests w ere trea ted to outMag tax m oney into the school a lunch o f coffee, candw iches and l'u re k a Lodge No. 121 A.F.& A.AL Meets oh the 1st u d those d istricts arc cake. The men of the p a rty also re- 3 rd T h u rsd ay evenings *te torn« w ay from w a3t- ceived cigars. of each month- Visitin'* teg th a t money by carelesness or The mock tria l put oji a t the m em bers arc cordially ;nvitod to m eat w ith us poor financing „ county court house la st F riday C. A. R uggles. W. M - In 1944-45 there w as about 15 evenir^g by the pupils of Moro W. D. W allan, S ecretary percent o f the property in the s ta te h ig h school was a fe a tu re of Lodge No. 113, I.O.O.F. th a t paid no special school tax a t school work highly in tere stin g to Moro M eets 1st and 3rd all. The expense of these districts the patrons of this d istrict. It was T uesdays in I.O.O.F. were m et by the state and county good practice work and those tak hall- T ra n sie n t and school funds. I t h ard ly seems prop ing p a rt creditably sim ulated reg visit ng b ro th ers are er fo r the state to be subsidising v'.ar court practice. cordially m vit-d to m eet w ith us. some school districts so fu lly te s t M artin H ansen has haM an aiin<>:: they should pay no school ta x e s bu ilt onto his residence for use as E rn e st H ouston N. G. and a t the same tim e other school an up-to-date bath room. He is now A. R. K essinger, S ecretary districts are finding difficulty in -------------- . * fcU™c»en« T something, and 1 lost track of time. 1 had to run to church. It was very em b arrassin g .“ Tuar said: “ You had Father Pen- sovecchio worried I fouid tell by the way he got mixed up in his serv ice “ M ajor Joppolo said: “Do yoq go to church every Sunday?" Tina said: “Of course.’’ , .Major Joppolo .was able to talk with Tfnat Interrupted only once In a while by bursts from the mother and gales of hiughter all around the room, except from Toma vino, who « U r ü m ooffly ai ih« Boor? P a c ific P o w e r & L ig h t C o . . C y p h ers C o n fe c tio n e r y T H E IN T E R E S T O F V IC T O R Y B Y : J. K . M c K e a n C o m p a n y JMay & S o n G rocery » S h e r m a n C o u n ty B r a n c h , F irst N a tio n a l to do it again. « l i M * I k r t M an h b <>»• ■ ■ X , . * ? I » fa . Thte O X lametatlsw • te sten and three FOlptee ef
