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B iy i» | , A<HERM4W OOUNTY JOURNAL, MORO. OREGON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1917 NOTICE TO CREDITORS NOTICE TO CREDITORS If new chem urpic uses fcr w heat w ere found, or a new m ar ket for our biscuit flour, or a way -----^ » M b k e F ^ m rlP rftd a j at to m a k e alcohol and from it plas Moro, G re c o *__ tics; the w heat men m ight be able Cile« U b re a c h -------------- W ito r to evade the resu lts of piling up B *»>"* multer M fi* surpluses, which are certainly ■Macad r t M o f f i o at ìltito^Orerrn un¿ r A ft "f coming unless conditions change ■Barre* o< «ü*£JL 2*3t______ 1 - soon É D IT O R IA L - Unless there is a chorus of dis- NATI SSOCIATIO N sent from th e w heat country the bill will go through the senate quickly. It is now in the senate agriculture com m ittee, of which A Carl Engdahl is chairm an, in case H e anyone wishes to express an opinion. --------------- -— WASHINGTON NEWS W ake U p . A merica ! Continued from Paire One w riting by employes of the gov ernm ent on tim e th at should have been devoted to th e ir official duties Sena, Qr L anger of N orth DakoU chalrm an of the civti service com m ittee in the senate, j^as appointed a subcom m ittee to conduct th e probe and confident- jy eXpects some very interesting disclosures. The inquiry will in pj^de the w riting of biographies, books, private m anuscripts and even new spaper colum ns for the m onetary benefit of others than actually doing the work. All persons h a v i n g claims against th e E state of F rankie Powell, deceased, are hereby noth fled to present them , w ith the proper vouchrs and duly verified e'Ä-- to- the undersigned, the duly ap Do We Need New Labor Legisla pointed, qualified and' acting Ad m in istratrix of the E state of tion and, if So, W hat Kind? F rankie Powell, deceased, a t the M oderated by I office of T. L ester Johnson, At R E D O . CLARK C hairm an A m erican torney at law, Moro, Oregon, Economic Foundation w ithin six m onths from the date A b debated by of first publication of this notice, Allen W. Rucker Louis Waldman to-wit; F ebruary 7, 1947. Labor /dtlornay and AnfAor of the Autobiography **Lgkor Lawyer” President o f the Tool Owners Union, Author o f “ Labor's Road to Plenty MR. RUCKER OPENS: The follow MIL WALDMAN OYENS: While I am quite certain we need a new labor ing changes should be made through policy, am not sure we need new legislation: (1) Freedom to work—no subscription RATES W hether the m ovem ent to give labor legislation. Proposed new labor closed shop: All workers must be Payable In Advance higher loans-and higher appraisals legislation, like existing labor rela protected to their human right of free tions laws, presumes that Govern bargaining-with the right at all times to veterans will actually help the ONE YEAR ------ ^ ° ° ment Intervention to labor disputes to choose between (a) bargaining in men in question or not will soon Is necessary in our modern Integrated dividually without membership in a FEBRUARY 21, 1947 he a public question. industrial society. Granting this, the labor union and <b> bargaining col There is no doubt about the crucial question s till remains w t\fn REORGANIZATION BILLS and how shall Government Intervene? lectively as a labor union member. general desire to aid the men and I oppose indiscriminate labor-curbing (2) Equal responsibility—no special A fter a legislature has been in women who fought the war; the legislation. It won’t do any good for privilege for unions: Labor unions session a few weeks there are al method is the only thing in doubt Congress to hunt the scalps of labor and business must be made equal be ways bills to reorganize the state If the state is to loan then) larger unions, which the Government Itself fore the law, equally responsible for helped create and build, making them failure to fu lfill their contracta, and adm inistration. Some are eventu am ounts and appraises their prop what they are. By common consent, for violation of the law. (3> No fake ally adopted although it usually e rty leniently it m ay -result as during the five war years, labor and bargaining bv coercion: Means must takes m ore than one session to ac (badly as it did after the last w ar industry have prâctically abandoned be provided for business manage when m any veterans l o s / t h e i r com plish the job. free collective bargaining for a policy ment and labor anions to freely and propertv and th eir aelf-respect of Government wage-fixing and con- thoroughly bargain, and to assure This tim e it is proposed that the tract-maklhg. With the war over, but that no lockout, work interruption or state highway commission be through inability to pay. with war powers s till not ended, they strike vote shall be undertaken until As far as Sherm an county was changed to a five man board in have not yet returned to free collec AFTER genuine collective bargaining stead of a three, w ith the m em concerned very few W orld W ar I tive bargaining to Its true meaning. has failed. (4) No industry-wide mo bers being appointed from the veterans paid out on a veteran Until they do, talk of new labor leg nopoly: Bargaining must be at the islation is premature. Before passing five zones used for distribution of loan. T hat is a bad condition ami new, hastily-conceived laws. Congress plant level. No labor union should the money. Actual reason is th at should not l>e allowed to happen Those attending the Home should establish a National Commis call a strike or work interruption th ere has alwavs been one dom i again. until it is vofed by a majority of D em onstration m eeting at Ante-, sion on which Congress, the Execu eligible union members In the specific n a n t m an on the board and that tive, Labor, Industry and the Public lope,. Thursday, F ebruary 13, at plant, miné or facility affected This five m en would be harder to the home of Mrs. Sandy McKay are adequately represented to study assures the right of union members handle for both the chairm an and the problem as a whole. This Com w ere Mrs. E lm er Brown, Mrs. mission should discover which indus to control their leaders by referen the state engineer. Inasm uch as N orris Brown, Mrs. Cecil Ashly tries are most subject to strikes and dum vote; it safeguards the right to the bills have to go through two and son and Mrs. George W ard why, which labpr laws worked and strike and the right not to strike highw ay comm ittees • It appears which didn’t It should call to leaders until the union members realize and and son. F rom the Observer, F e bruary 21, unlikely of passage. of both industry and labor and put const, busly accept the fu ll effect of 1908 Joe and Tom M orrille have it up to them to present constructive the strike upon themselves, upon Proposed changes In the tax a their fellow workers in other plants, N. W. Thom pson received a full made several trip s to Portland proposals for labor peace. tion adm inistration are m any and and upon the general public blood Polan-China boar by ex and back in th eir new car.' MR. RUCKER CHALLENGES: 1 some will likely he adopted. The MR. WALDMAN CHALLENGES; press F eb ru ary 15th. Mr. Thom p W ilburn F razier of California agree that government should stay Mr. Rucker’s proposals are without present commission of three has son m akes a specialty of fine has been here on business the out of labor disputes. This does not m e rit (1) Opposition to the slosed one new man, one sick man and breed stock, not the least of which past week, leaving for home S atu r mean, h o w e v e r, th a t government shop Is as old as the hills and usu oneve ry busy man. naturally. It should not pass specific laws protect day. He is the purchaser of the ing people who own the tools of pro ally masks opposition to trade union Is far behind in its work, has is hogs. O. B. M essinger has purchased W alter Young pro p erty in town duction, the people who make their ism itself. It would be more convinc never had enough money to work living using them and the customers ing If the demand for “ freedom” of the Brown house and lots and one here also Mr. Young’s ranch. with and needs change. If the in the workers came from the workers Mrs. Maude G arrett had as din who depend upon the products for rather than employers (2) There is come tax retu rn s could he au d it lot adjoining all located in Mowry * their welfare. Under these circum ed so th a t no money was lost be addition, in the same block in ner guests Sunday, her son-in-law stances, g o v e rn m e n t intervention equal responsibility now. and this and daughter Mr. and Mrs. Don merely consists of enforcing the law, issue is unreal. (3) The word " co cause of the three year lim ita w hich he has been living. is used Irresponsibly. AU bar O. A. Ram sey is the first citizen Smith and son L arry, from T he which is quite différent froth the ercion” tion and if enough Inform ation gaining contains some coercion, if you could be obtained on which to pro to exhibit civic pride in the im- Dalles, * Mrs. Jam es Phifer and arbitrary intervention of the present define that word to please yourself. administration. We have had enough perly adjust tax ratios betw een provem ent of his resdence prop M arjorie and Peggdon of Shaniko. experience to see the weaknesses in (4) The re q u ire m e n t th a t a vote be Bill G arrett was home over the the present procedure and it is pos taken by the w o rke rs before a s trik e counties, which determ ine pro p er erty by taking down the old fence and replacing it w ith a neat picket week-end retu rn in g to Grass Val ty tax apportionm ents, th ere sible for CongreSk to pass laws based is called disregards the recent expe ley Monday m orning. on sound experience, devoid of malice rience w ith the S m ith -C o n n a lly Act, would he a lot of changes in Ore fence under w h ich votes w ere taken, and or unfair restriction. gon. The developm ent of the past Hon. S. S. Hayes, form er resl- Bob G arrett was a week-en in each case the w o rke rs voted as a MR WALDMAN REPLIES: The five years has been in the valley dent of this city and director of visitor at Grass Valley retu rn in g point to be underscored is: What is u n it to strike . counties m any of w hich have not the Moro schools, but now resi- Sunday to Shaniko, MR. R U C KE R R E P L IE S : The closed the practical, just «and desirable thing had th eir full cash value raised to dent of Portland, has made this Boh G arrett left Tuesday ; for to do now in the field of Labor Rela shop is a clear v io la tio n of m in o rity a greater extent than has the re d istrict a substantial gift of books G rass Valley to attend Moro^High tions? Today we desperately need in rights, w hich rig h ts are the essence A m erica's basic philosophy. The m ainder of the state. Som ething to he added to the school library. School m aking his home w ith Mr. dustrial peace and' stability in the of public IntêresL In i practical way. closed shop can o n ly lead to o ve ra ll needs doing. From the Grates Valley Journal, and Mrs. Edgar Alley, helping we won’t get anywhere with restric m e d io crity and fru s tra tio n of the February 22, 1918 them with their chores. P u ttin g the gift find inheritance tive labor legislation or new labor more capable w o rk e r It also creates tax division into the tax office The G rass Valiev pavilion has J e rry W ilson and Tom Baloney laws based on vindictiveness. This a m onopoly w hich cancels out the p e rty rig h ts of m illio n s of th r ifty instead of in the the state tre a su r been ceiled and new folding chairs °f K ent are in Shaniko this week policy would only complicate rather pro people who, th ro u g h self-denial, have than meet a difficult situation, con e r’s has been proposed and it m ay placed therein and the improve- tearing down the Old Round sidering the human factor involved. acquired the ow n e rsh ip of the tools fail because right now the trea- m ent is very great. house for lumber. Mr. W ilson pur- Not enactment of new laws but en w hich the union is free at any tim e , chased it some tim e ago from the forcement of existing laws, without to refuse to use F rom my personal ssu re r’s office is better eouipped Many muii.v ” of the farm ers of Sher- railroad , company. to handle it. However, it is tru e m an fear or favor, would go far to remove experience, 1 w ould say that there ts county have made a new ac- honest complaints which exist considerable desire fo r “ fre e d o m ” on th at tax collections should all be quaintance in the past few weeks, H. C. Thom pson has been sub many now And that is not a matter merely the p a rt o f the w o rke r, who wants a in one place. in the personage of the income stltu tin g for Roy Kessinger with for the Federal Governmert Lut also union strung enough to protect him , Changes in m ethod of assess tax collector. The County Agent the mail from Moro to Antelope but not strong enough to destroy him for local government. O FFICIAL COUNTY PAPER VETERANS AID All persons h a v i n g claim«, against the estate of Rosa Ann Thom pson, deceased, a re hereby notified to present them In prop er form, to the undersigned, the duly appointed, qualified and act ing A dm inistrator of th e estate of Rosa Ann Thompson, deceased, at the office of Geo. G. Updegraff, Moro, Oregon, w ithin six m onths from the date of th is notice, to wit; F ebruary 21, 1947. Opal Parkins A dm inistratrix T. Lester Johnson, . Even w hile p reparations are be- jng m ade to re tu rn local first class mail to the two-cent rate the postal departm ent rep o rts a deficit of $200,000,000 and has decide^ to ask congress for au th o rity to increase rates on parcel post, new spapers and periodicals. De sPitp ‘he fact th a t tw o-thirds of the national m agazines are dis tributed outside th e postal sys tem, the d ep artm en t claims a 75 percent loss on his business. P ub lishers contend th a t a rate in- " e a s e would drive m ore publica- »¡ons to use freight deHveiy and thereby fu rth e r reduce postal rev enues. A ttorney at law, Moro, Oregon. Feb. 7, 14, 21, 28. Shaniko News Publish in the Issues of: Jan. 31, Feb. 7, 14 and 21, 1947. NOTICE TO CREDITORS WHEAT BILL The bill th at will establish an “Oregon W heat Com m ission” and levy a tax of one half cent on each bushel of w heat to be paid by the grower, has passed the house w ith alm ost no dissenting votes. Although hundreds of copies of the bill were sent out over the wheat country almost no letters were received by representatives of that area. Nearly all favored the bill. Private conversations were in the same class. Sentiment generally was that half a cent on the present wheat price was a trifle to pay under present conditions when taxes are high anyway. If the use of the $75,000 to be raised Increased the market for wheat even a lit tle when the surpluses pile up, it will be money well spent The bill was amended to make it possible for the commission to accept some of the Hope-Flanna- gin money for research, if and when the bill is passed. This would mean doubling the amount for It is expected to be match mon ey. Government funds for market research have not been available heretofore on many things and the wheat commission, if estab lished, would make it one of the first groups to qualify for Hope- Flannagin funds. i u y has made arrangem ents to fur- nish farm acount books free to the first fifty farm ers who are ready to cooperate w ith this of- flee in getting started and in clos- ing up the hooks at the end of the year. A deal was closed up Tuesday when Mrs. H aynes bought all the in te rest^ !o f J. M. W ilson in the K ent T rading Co. Mr. Dunlap still holds a one half interest aud will be th e m anager. Mr. W ilson ex pects to go to farm ng again. From the Observer, February 24, 1928 Orval A. Th m pson of Moro, son of Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Thom p son, and . Miss L utina H ulett, d aughter of Mr. and M r s /J . H. H ulett of Beaverton, w ere m ar at the home of the bride's parents S aturday evening, Febru- parenu y " T h e ' hom e of Mr. and Mrs. V irgii Cushm an has been bright- ened bv the recent arrival of a 12 X / s o n born in The Dalles while Mr. Kessinger is on his va cation at Redmond. M rs- Rosa w ent to Antelope W ednesday to spend the day with her nephew and family, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Fine. C. A . Ruggles INSURANCE MORO Phone 271 OREGON tnrtttcfi Moro Comm unity Church Sunday School 10:00 a. m. Church Services 11:00 a. m. Sermon Theme: “The Blessed Soil." Sunday, F e b ru ary 23rd. The Order of the E astern Star have been invited to attend church this first Sunday in L ent In a group. We look forw ard to h av .n g these Stars w ith us Sunday. Rev. Jam es M acFarlane, Pastor. M*ets livery Second arx Oregon Genevieve Powell, W M Edna Melzer, Secretary Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Leonard and children of Portland spent the week end at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Goddard. ' to n^et with as I T ’ S E A S Y T O FLY by LU S C O M B C '/ThA' ' H. B E. E. Barzee, W. M. Pinkerton. Secretan’ BIR R EET AIR SERVICE W ASCI! AIRPORT IMMEDIATE DELIVERIES ON COMMONWEALTH SKYRANGERS’ & LVSCOMBE ‘SILU A IR ES’ Flying Suits - Goodyear tires Kol Ismen Instrum enta - P arts & Accessories Phone Wasco 281 or 351 FOUR PASSENGER ( HARTER SERVICE 3 new ways the telephone can reach remote areas Look To The (. Leader Expert Ignition, Carburador < . and Motor Tuneup Service! Radio telephone is already a fact between Los Angeles and Catalina Island, and soon, It may be used other laces in the West to serve remote areas. Transmitters Ice this one beam micro-waves containing the voice impulses, and the cost of constructing a long telephone line can be eliminated. E C H U R C H E Thp Valley B aptist Church Sunday School 10 a m. M orning ge rv ¡ce ] i a .m. Subject: “The p ¡rst Serm on.” Evening Ser\ ice ?;45 su b ject “The Four Dimen- sjons of Love.” P rayer M eeting ^ ed 7.45 at parsonage. Choir Re h earsai Thurs. 7:45 at the church. • Wasco M ethodist Church 10.00 Church School. Classes for all ages. 11:00 W orship Service. D uring the L enten Season the pastor is going to present a ^series of serm ons on "Jesu s the C hrist.” Topic S u n d a y : “The Divine Jesu s.” 7:00 £ o u th Fellowship. Followed by period of recreation Bethlehem Chapter No. 78. O.E.S. Carl E. Stierle, Pastor. Invited— Moro. A ttorney for A dm inistrator. . Publish in the issues of: Feb. 21, 28 and Mar. 7 and 14, 1947. S U N S E T F o r S e rv ic e ! F eb ru ary 20th, the birthday an- niversary of Mrs. Cushm an. W ork was started on Monday of this week by County Road M aster H. S. W all to condition all the roads in Sherm an county. T hree tra c to r pulled road graders are being used to handle the work. One w orking out of Wasco, one out of Moro and a third w orking out of Grass Valley to handle the w ork in th a t district and at Kent, Mr. and Mrs. Carl L. Melzer are the p aren ts of a son born a t a hos- pltal in The Dalles on F ebruary 15. Fourth Thursdays ;n ca-’u Month. Visiting Member Geo. G. U pdegraff, All persons having „ c l a i m s against the estate of Asa David Richelderfer, deceased, are here 1 jp i it RfheUflh Lodge No. Ufi M e e t a 2nd and 4th by notified to ’present them in Tiesdny> of each proper form, to the undersigned n y jn th . V is i: ng meni the duly appointed, qualified and H«rs w 'lrnnr»? acting A dm inistrators of the Irm a Johnson, NG estate of Asa David R ichelderfer, Clara Houston, Sec. < deceased, a t the office of Geo* G. Updegraff, Moro, Oregon, w ithin six m onths from the date of this P u n k a Lodge No. 121 A .F A A-JkL . Meets on the 1st and notice, to-w it: Ja n u ary 31, 1947. 3rd Thursday evening of each month- VWtm« Geo. G. Updegraff, H 5 v ^ / members ™ are cordially Attorney for A dm inistrators. Io Other Days m ent of tim ber lands ran into a snag early In th e session, h u t it is certain th at a great ill exists fo r th ere is great diversity in the valuations put on tim ber lands in Oregon. Tim ber operators are w ont to elect assessors and do not w ant th e state tax commission to do the assessing. Proposal to have the county as sessors do the tax collecting is •till in abeyance and will probably w ait u n til another session or two. Some w antxto do away w ith as sessors, as such, and to have the state tax comm ission do all the assessing by using hired apprais- . era. O thers w ant to take the as sessor o u t of politics by having him appointed or elected in non p artisan election. U ntil th ere is m ore general agreem ent on the m ethod desired there can he no ac tion. even though th ere Is m uch dissatisfaction w ith assessm ent methods now in use. Dewey Thom pson s Our R eputation Is Y cvr F ic ftc tic n Sunset Motor Co. CHEVROLET The Dalles Oregon ¿ OLDSMOBILE CADILLAC M A K E E V E R Y M ILE CO U N T RECAPPING RY S P E C IA L IS T S No C e r t if ic a t e R e q u ire d L atest F a c to ry M ethods F or E lig ib le C ar O w n ers Christian Science Society Subject of C hristian Lesson, “Mind.” Science Wasco Church of Christ ______ 10 a m . Church Rible School. W. I.O.O.F. D. W atkins, Supt. Considerng Lodge No. 113, M<* o great lessons. H ear them! 11:00 Meets 1st and 3rd Divine M orning W orship The Tuesdays in I.O.O.F. Communion. Mr. Ed Deweese of hall Transient ano risit ng brothers art Oregon’s 90 and 9 C hristian Men’s cordis lly invit'd Organization brings one of his to meet with u s.. stirrin g and gripping messages. 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