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J PAGE 2 SHERMAN COUNT! JOURNAL, MORO OREGON FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1948 »icy foluwran NOTICE OF 8< HOOL ELEC- NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT length of four or five "inches TION IN THE RURAL SCHOOL Notice is hereby given that the and before the farmer had DISTRICT OF SHERMAN COU- undersigned has filed in the thought of killing them off. NTY, OREGON UPON QUES- County Court of the State of There’s no need trying to Published Every Friday at TION OF INCREASING TAX Oregon for Sherman County1 his compare the appreciation with Moro, Oregon LEVY OVER AMOUNT LIMIT- Final Account and Report as which these early greens were ED BY SECTION IL ARTICLE Administrator of the Estate of Giles L French —---------Editor regarded with any gustatory de To the Editor: XI, STATE CONSTITUTION Blanche Lovelace Savage, deceas- Rntered *• i»w nd cl*M mutter at the light of these effete times. An Some of the interested resi foot office at Mon». O rejon under Act of other biscuit, a little more bacon r»f Sherman q h o r m a n County P n n n tv may m a v be be Notice is hereby given that an ed, and that Wednesday, the 12th dents of ConK>cM of March S. 187».____________ __ and some more greens went down n UHL U S a l i tL ^borrn-u^eIection will be held Monday, day of May, 1948, at 10:00 o’clock the vitamin starved throats of ? i ± , gv X X CommUt^ reD ^ T APril 19,- 1948, Itf the Rural *.M.. of ¿aid day, at the court- P ‘strlet o f Sherman room ln the courthouse In Moro, the whole family until the field t n t " ” D u e X the n a t u i in *the Scho° ' w ritten0 material to ng Issued County. State of Oregon^ in all Sherman County, Oregon have O reg W P K l w s »PER was near denuded of mustard. flxed by the Court as the Nowadays we have strawber Z w i n J \ h i X u few weeks in the component school districts of District time and place for hearing of P U 8 LIS ¡X » T I 0 * ries at Christmas, lettuce every X 2 8 nf th» S h ^ m ln Countv “ ld Rural The election wiu bugln at 2 oblectlons to said Final Account day and radishes are a salad S X t r lm m ltte e h1 t ^ o u l d seem “ JS a »d «<“!»■■< and for the settle- NATIONAL ÉDITORIAL. vegetable instead of a spring to it the m e m X h*ve a d S S P- m and wi" be he'd ™ „ n a l T n te rS t in the forth ^ h 00' house ln each of 83ld ment of said estate. t and none of them personal in Æ L ^ A ^ O C IA T IO N conditioner the loitn componcnt districts. The purpose Fred Cole even come close to the taste of of the election is to submit to Administrator ‘ J H) y h i rnbt t.-. the mustard gTeen when the coming winter woolens were beginning X n o t beddlnied sln?e m a t i r S the le«a> voters of tbe rVial T- Lester Johnson OFFICIAL COUNTY PAPER to scratch, the woodpile getting M rents’l n d the’ d Z s t hifman “ 1,001 district the question of in- Attorney for Administrator û a b n ïâ tic ana tne aeepest farp numa creasing _rpa, in_ ta evv for the fls- 92 23-26C STBKCRÏPTION RATES ♦ t no ln the t h ? WP the 1948, fis •- low and the work stock being « parents Interests lie in welfare (rf of <a) year the tax levy Ju ly 1, caught up for the spring plow $ 2 .0 0 THE ONE YEAR ch‘j,Jre”- over tbe amount p limited by Sec- ing. The school committee, nno one nf of ,i„n XT nf tb e Con- the six committees appointed last bo" ,’|’ nARTIC, K X? ** L° n APRIL 9, 1948 October to work on Sherman reasons for increasing .. TAX b i l l C°wnty r ’ r J n nThc irieinal such levy are: The Rural School COUNT! UNIT VOTE WITH . _ Congress has passed a tax re- port on January 2J- y be 0"» 03 District laws state that the base Citizens of the county who are dUction ^11, the president has committee consisted of 39 farm qboii k . determined by adding THESE OUTSTANDIH* registered will have an opportun- vetoed jt and congress has pass- ers, businessmen, and housewiv- ^ existing b l s I s X school dis- North turn at WASCO FEATURES ity on April 17 to vote . for or ed over that veto. The procedure es representing all sections of trictg rp^jg amount is too low to against the adoption of the c°un- makes a lot of people very hap- Sherman^County. At the P ^ e n t t th need for operating the Wasco, Oregon „ Batter WaaMaf ty unit plan for Sherman county. partially because the tax cuts time about 30 of the original gchools There has been a pretty iair a j thIs year and- are re members are active. ttwll» Th amount of tax, in excess Phone — 282 The Sherman County confer- of ’ p\,r cent limitation discussion of the plan in gen^ J troactive to January 1/ 1948. and many arguments on its pro with-holding will take less after ence endorsed a Safety p included ProP0® ^ to he levied by the ru- and con features are had daily... May r school comnJitte6 \h i A y T eTtn ral school district of Sherman Nevertheless, it is possible tn a t probably fortunate that a recommendation that the coun- Oregon for the fiscal C a p a c ity the decision will be made o the passed now .because ty unit system be adopted as the ^ nl3 ^ w ^ o n July* 1, 1948, is some factors that cannot be a - very impossible most feasible means of achieving termlned by* the decision at tn the defense measures the goals set and of strengthen- * 27th day of March, polls. __wc through which seems likely. lng the schools of the entire 19i ? ted W1 Pr*-SeakfaHI It is the opinion of t h i s ne Anyhow it is thought highly pro- county. In the words of the com- Wily W. Knlkrten '4 Elbnlnated paper that the sch? ^ ?rhnols babe that 13X63 in 1949 wiU have mittee,”. . . such suggestions if secretary Rural School Board county,^specially high senoo s. higher. There is a seven carrled out would bring to us an W. A. Nlsbet would Aie improved by y Pinion surfffbs that we are us- educational system unequaled in Better BuR te De i Bette Jeb Chairman, Rural School Board change that consolidated tn ^ ^ g g ^ d the Republican advantages offered and over a Into one. Concern for the coun- promise of tax reduction. There long period of years at no extra ty’s best crop—its children in- few who t hink it shduld be c o st” JOHN AND ETHA RAY BRING A WASHING, STOP IN AND dicates that the county school appugd to the national debt, but The members of the committee REE ' HOW IT WORKS FOR YOURRKI j F. law would improve educational number will grow, when the “. , . resolved themselves into a standards. That is the first con- tax cut has been spent and the permanent body until such time sioeration. — ... — debt etill faces them. _ as their purposes have been >4 * A Second, it now seems certain Best reason for tax cut is that achieved.” They retained Ken WASCO MORO that the taxpayers would save*oniy by that means can the cost neth Fridley as chairman and S h o w r o o n D e M o w S p r in g s P h o n e 8 5 7 M o ro some money by the adoption of of government be reduced. There elected Millard Eakin as perman the plan. The budget of the rural ¡3 no assurance that the present ent secretary. “Your committee school board for the schools of bill will do th a t It is ^coming has set $250.00 as a budget, which n o t i c e TO CREDITORS the county is $245,900. A reduc- from surplus and not from ex- will be raised through contribu- Notice is hereby given th at tion in that figure seems entirely pense cuts.- Cutting the > o st of tions, to be expended in defray- tlie undersigned, Donald O. Mc- possible under the county school government is a hard Ufck and ing the necessary expenses in Dermid and Malcolm John Me law. In fact, it seems very likely. cne that is not often accompllsh- placing the School I^aw before Dermid, have been duly ap- A majority of the members of ed until the money is gone and the people.0 p o in te d administrators the rural school board have said f0Und to be irreplaceable. Indi The recent circular letters and th€ e s t a t e of Grace Mc- that that law would be improv- vlduals have found the same advertisements urging Sherman Dermid, decea ed. All persons ed if he board had authority to condition to prevail in their pri- County residents to register and having claims against said estate administer the budget it makes. vate business comparing the costs of education. are hereby*9notified to present the That would be • practically the Although there Seems almost in county unit with those in non- sarne, duly verified, with proper same as the county school law. universal joy over the tax cut county unit systems were finan- vouchers, to the said administra The only question on which and congressmen rushed to the ced from this^ fund. One of the tors their home on the Mo people are voting is the adoption veto vote with pleasure, It is next releases to the public will Dermid Ranch in Sherman Coun o fthe county school law. doubtful If it will look so glam- be a comparison of the school ty, Oregon, within six (6) months .yf •«ÿÎ' Although some members of the orous In a couple of years We programs offered in county unit from the date of the first publi- school committee have said that d o hope, however, that some and non-county unit systems, cation of this notice, to-wit: they hope to immediately hold bright student of taxation will Another release will give there- March 26, 1948. an election to issue bonds for be able to tell us how to get out suits obtained from a question- Donald O. McDermid and construction of a new high school of debt painlessly. naire sent to people in the coun- Malcolm John McDermid building, that question is not be- __ ties having the unit system. Of- Administrators fore the voters. When, and if, ' ' - . ficials included county judges, Brown & Van Vactor it does come to a vote the ques- AIR INSPK<T'OR HERE county assessors, masters of Po- Attorneys 21-4c tion will be on that specific matt mona Granges, eounty librarians, ______ er. It appears possible that school C. W.Nelson safety supervisor ed ito rs of local papers, chairm en NOTICE TO CREDITORS facilities now built ~ could be of the state board of aeronautics, of county school boards, presi- All persons having claims ag- used without large immediate was in Sherman county Wednes- dents of county teat-her groups, alnst the EMate of Jessie A. Pot- expense. ' * • day to - establish a. syatem of and others. ter, deceased, are hereby notified Neither are the people voting search for lost airtnen. At present 21 replies have been to present them, with the proper on the question of consolidating ' Norman Fields, fib »riff, will be received. As can be expected, a vouchers and duly verified to the grade schools. There is no sentl- in charge of ground search and few individuals pointed out dif- undersigned, the duly appointed, ment for that. * The very school Frank Pike of Grass Valley will flculties which were experienced qualified and aoting Administra committee that voted to sponsor he in charge of air search, in their own counties. Adverse tor of the Estate of Jessie A the county school law voted al- Coordination of local work and as will as favorable criticism Potter, deceased, at the office ol most unanimously against chan- of work on a statewide basis is will be reported fairly' to the T. Lester Johnson, attorney at ging any of the grade schools. provided through the state board public so the voters can make law, Wasco, Oregon, within si? The county school law would and telephone service arranged, their own decisions. Any ays- months from the date of the first give to the county school tx>ard Expense will be paid by the tern should stand or fall on its publication of this notice, to-wit: the power to consolidate schools, state board which derives -its own merits. The Sherman Coun- March 19, 1948. X Whether It would find it possL funds from flier fees. A system ty School Committee feels that i George A. Potter ble to bring the high schools to- signals has been developed and evidence so far assembled is de- 'Ci Administrator gether by next fall cannot be 6311 be learnned by those need- cidedly in favor of the county T Lester Johnson, » -, ' * known in the absence of more inG It. • unit system. Attorney at law, - study on the matter. ------------------- SHERMAN COUNTY SCHOOL Wasco, Oregon 20-3c The young people who are ABOUT THE COUNTY COMMITTEE z ¿ working toward the adoption of Kenneth Fridley, Chairman the county school law want bet- Dinner guests Sunday of Mr Millard Eakin, Secretary ter schools for their children; and Mrs Theo, von Borstel were R they think they can obtain them Mr dnd Mrs Donald von Borstel, NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT through the suggested change. and daughter, Joy, Bill Pausch, Notice is hereby given that the Tho record is tHsil tHov esn do C' tp ' w s so If this countv is to develop Sam Stark of Grass Valley, undersigned has filed in the Court of the State of socially and educationally we Art Barzee and Jean Joyal of County for Sherman County, her must be willing and able to Fossil were business visitors ln Oregon Final Account and Report as Ad change to meet the demands of Wasco Monday. the people who are on the farms Mrs M..Knaus returned from ministratrix of the Estate of and in the towns as to better Lonvlew, Wash. She was aocom- Wesley J. Wilde, deceased, and social conditions. panied by her mother Mrs Har- that Wednesday, the 12th day of Th 8 newspaper is rw>t going per and brother, Donald Harper, May, 1948, at 10:00 o’clock A. M., of said day, at the courtroom in to stand in the way of any lm- They returned Sunday, provement in the county which Mrs T. E. Kirk & daughter Jo- the courthouse in Moro, Sherman the people most concerned want, an of Waitsburg, Wn., are spend- County, Oregon have been fixed especially if that Improvement in>, a few days at Charles by the Court as the time and D u rin g their sch ool-age years, y o u r ch ild ren sp en d o n e-th ird o f place for hearing of objections has proven satisfactory in other Wilson home, places, and especiatlly if it bids rp^e new Nazarene church base- to said Final Account and Report their w a k in g tim e in sch o o l. T h a t adds up to several precious fair to cost less money. ment forms are taking shape, and and for the settlement of said .... ........ . the concrete will be run in the estate. Wilma Wilde fo rm a tiv e y e a r s-a b lock o f tim e from you r c h ild ’s life that m ea n s 11? 1» GREENS /--nirw Q near future. committee Administratrix MUSTARD Jng wag heW A recently and meet- fun Lester Johnson ev ery th in g to his futu re. If the prospects of getting plans were completed for furn- T. Attorney for Administratrix anythlng from the radish seeas ishing the basement which will 23-6c that were recklessly put in the compose of a kitchen, rest rooms, U n ite d States o f A m erica -first a m o n g n a tio n s in n a tio n a l in co m e ground between snow stoi ms coat and furnace room, ( spare seem remote, there Is one means room and an auditorium.- NOTICE OF FINAL ACCOUNT First in p ro d u ctio n o f w h ea t, corn , c o tto n , p etro leu m , coal and of getting something fresh Into Thomas Lewis spent hte vaca- Notice is hereby given that the the menu. That is mustard tion last week with his *mother undersigned has filed in the iron! First in c o m m u n ic a tio n s, in m o to r v eh icles p er capita, first — in Forest Grove. • Lewis is the County Court of the State of Now mustard greens are an Rufus music teacher, Oregon for Sherman County his in m a n y ’essentials o f g o o d livin g and prosperity. nld fashioned sort of provender Miss Verhoet who is the coun- Final Account and Report as «Xd X “ ™°r' bi*bl> * bealt>i. vls“,cd , at the Administrator of the Estate of A n d d irectly related to that p o sitio n o f lead ersh ip is ou r standard regarded in the days when hot Rufus school house Monday, Henry I. Savage, deceased, and that Wednesday, the 12th day of houses and Californians dhln t o f e d u c a tio n -fo r it has b een sh o w n that a co u n tr y ’s w ealth and May, 1948, at 10:00 o’clock A. M., supply fresh vegetables through GAS AND OÏL of said <tey, at the courtroom in out the winter. In those days1 a Tire»--Accessories w elfare rise a lo n g w ith its ed u cation al standards. A n d co u n tries the courthouse, in Moro Sherman family went into the winter County, Oregon have been fixed with a pile of potatoes covered R R M c K E A N and SON by the Court as the time and rich in n a tio n a l resources C A N B E P O O R and B A C K W A R D , with gxxxl ----------- W1U> straw »via»» and earth, —---- - a ~ WASCO OREGON place for hearing of objections barrel of sourkraut, a box or to said Final Account and Report dried apples, a few dried peaches, w ith o u t th e b en fits o f ed u cation , IN S U R A N C E and for settlement of said estate. We mean his car on long tripe! a smokehouse filled with cured Fred Coel . That’s because we cleaned out meat and a sack of beans. With . . . . , t t » « . „ . _ Grain, Feed, Furl Administrator the cooling system, checked the A m a jo rity m fa v o r of the co u n ty school la w S a tu rd a y ,9A p r il 17, 1 9 4 8 w ill do die biscuits from the flourbln that T. I^ester Johnson Farm Implements made up the diet until the radlsn ,«,»■ ............ ..~ ro n n m ^ n ? B r iS T y o e ^ e a /ln fo llo w in g things for the ed u ca tio n a l situ ation in S h erm an C ou n ty: seeds and the onions and rhu- BARBK1> WIRE — GOOD PORTS Attorney for Administrator 23-26C to us for a thorough cooling — — — - ’ - - ' ^ ¿ ¡ ¡ 0Ugst i r t Pr’w M ’°«.nsi.lere<l PHONE 163 Feedstore Moro Ixxlge No. TiS i.O.O.F system check-up. It may prevent i>rP<Jrv tn ' thin out the blood Rureka Ix»dge No. 121 A.F. A Add. Meets 1st and 3rd nf ^ £ r i £ o r four months M M c ts on the 1st Is. and an.l Tuesdays ln I.O.O.F. expensive repairs later on. While Meets 3rd Thursday evenings hall. Transient and you’re waiting for your new «•inter food aRb<”i? b each month. Visiting visiting brothers are Chrysler or Plymouth, we*U keep members cordially in- cordially Invited to your old car in tip-top shape. — vlYed to meet with us. meet with us. WKaturally when the ever-ambl- Irring Hart, W. M. ’ in , w itkins, N. G. tious mustard shot into the first _ H. B. Plnkerton. SecreU ry^ John DeMoss, Secretary sunlight to grow veritably like Lnplne jubekah Ixxlge No. 11« tbe weed it 1«. It attracted ne Meetg 2nd and 4th ----- ficihichem Chapter No. 78. O .E .R . < ;o attention of the housewi c J* Tuesdays of each Meets every second and hadn’t seen anything gr» , month. Visiting fourth Thursday in each month: visiting members the Christmas decora . members welcome. With basket akbnb? * Bertha Belshe N. G Invited. Moro, Oregon out over the fie,<lsJ ° n*T h th* Clara Houston, Sec Pauline Douma W. M. mess of greens as soon as vu « WASCO, OREGON Edna '^Melzer, Secretary S iMves had reached a C nttnlç H aut»*! 4» STANLEY SWETT home laundry Auto Repairing Atlas Tires Atlas Batteries T. Lester Johnson LAWYER D e M o s s S p r in g s E le c tr ic GAS STATION zw V W h e re are y o u r ch ild ren ? M ost of the day Im prove Educational Services M ake School A dm inistration M ore Efficient Equalize the Tax Loan T hroughout the C ounty a w i NOONAN-PRATT MOTORS ro THE P o n s V ote: a p iiii 300 X Yes r