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Newspaper Page TextPAG®. S SH E R M A N COUNTA J O U R N A L MORO OREGON F R ID A Y , MAY 21, 1948 _ T here are some item s th a t arouse interest, but less so after __________ _ the cost of things is considered. rubIH hrd E v ery F riday a t F or instance hauling w ater cost Moro, Oregon , __ $267.00; $302.20 for stra w . for E ditor bedding is a lot b u t straw isn’t Giles L. F r e n c h ^ n ir“*t a* so easily obtained an item as it nd H « « K - t o f f ice a t M oro. O re ro n an der A rt or once was; scram ble calves cost Ç o r fr e * * o f M arch J._1W i> ._______ ______ sHrtnf ssnn od about 00, - These are exceo- t X l . $900 but are m atters of man- a g e m e n t It is an every day oc- re i OlE curence to be shocked by the • I AT I 0 N cost of things. P lt L IS It is the opinion of the w rite r AUDITORIAL— th at if the fair is to continue SSOCIATION som e less expensive^ type o f en- tertain m en t m ust be found, citi- sens will have to do some of the O F F IC IA L COUNTY PAPER w ork g ratis as they used to do, when the buildings and grounds s C bscr T ptiox rates , m m are Pu l shape (as they should be soon) expense m ust be cur- ONE Y E A R .................... tailed I t isn ’t so m uch a auestion MAY 21, 1948 _________ _________._____________ o w ha. do There is agreem ent . . . . . '..« m x fv w v . There is agreem ent TAXES ARE TIRESO M E on that. The question is how to Yes, taxes are tiresom e, a ver> do it ” ^ a » n t£ ever T here Wasco Women In Other Day» Entertain With Cards is going to be a city of them , but no one Friday t o determ ine gotten rid of them , and probably election or not the citizens of never will. whether t h a ’insistence of one gubem a- Moro w ant to issue $5000 in wa- ♦ ululate John H ah th a t ter bonds and $3500 in stre e t and torlal Candida»*. , ‘’ X n iX i m to r £ new Hollis Bull and F ran k M ercer T . Lester Johnson uvm R epS of Condon w ere In the county c&n nomlnaUon for governor, T hursday on behatf of E rnest R. stated in P o rtlan d broadcast M rs F rancis W atkins -en te r- F atlan d for sta te senator. e ariy th is week th a t the real cam- W. S. Powell and D. E. Steph- Mrs T. L ester Johnson and her paign th a t p a intckreKtR rt of the ens drove over to D ufur to attend ta ile d w ith a contract card par' . — Is betw . een _ ------- interests the sta te F arm ers Union conven, ty T hureday afternoon following X o f “ t o X ° Z ! » Z R r i vention. a d essert luncheon. Th™* tables and those who believe th a t sound H enry F u lle r brought to Moro w ere in play w ith hi^h score a ^ ’ . ML?, effective regulation of liquor a sam ple of rooted grain w hich going to M rs E verett W atkins J a es _?a t^ rday: and gam bling is essential to the carried a large num ber of Feder- and Mrs A ugusta Huckln, low to 1 r a " d ■ rs jW ng * yn\ w elfare of Oregon. ation heads th a t was seeded last M rs Chas. Fulton. J ohnnie w ere weekend Mo- McKay 1 voting re- fall. A m o n g O iM e goingf to * ¿ T and “ liquor and gam bling 0 . A. Ram sey is busy these ton T hursday to hear G overnor Eskelson from Ukiah and showed th a t in 1933 the pre- days rebuilding the A. H. Bar- Dewey speak at noon w ere M rs Johnnie will stav for a incum bent was one of the num farm home. A gang on sheep Carl Tuggle, Mrs Sadie Rich M rs X andw tr- leaders in th ? flght 10 PrevenJ sh e are rs cam e to town and are P aulen Kasebeig, M rs V inton P passage of the Knox law, and w orking on the M aclnnis bands. W atkins, Mrs E. D. McKee an d • slnc^ th at ^ as <on.s SBtren M rs George Van Gassbeck. L a ter ‘^ , ¡ 1 , , Ka*eb€if v° ted a«aln8t m easures to siren- From the G. V. J. May 23, 1919 th e attended the flower show and en tertain ed the high school grad gthen i t ’ ‘ x » w ir silver tea given by the w om en’s uates and high school faculty a t On gam bling legislation, McKay Those receiving state certifi- 8“ ver g a 7 o-clock d in n er Monday even- said th e present governor was ^ t e s for perfect attendance ait clubs. . G uests w ere P atricia Kase- au th o r of a bill to legalize R utledge school are E lm er Q nm-iinn rh»h m et a t berg Jim W hite Lewis L utle money-ln-the-slot m achines. He “ — - - I t o ^ X . ^ " M l | Amn £ and Hn F rom the Ohaerver, May 24, 1929 fetaflU •• has f the hom e of Mr and Mrs W alter d ihi .IKEH W ID E Maffei and daughter, Sunday. They attended th e ball game at OPEN STATE FOR OREGON WASCO B y M rs B e lle C lo th ie r fred P ay n e* day afternoon. Following d essert Sma11 P °x to*8 broken ouft two tables of contract w ere in around Grass Valley and the p iay High score was held by M rs following places have been quar- 0 G H ilderbrand. *ntined: M rs Ruggles and Miss C ontract bridge is a cinch, ac- M artin, M eifert’s R estaurant. P. M rdlng to Gordon, the kl- R obert Duke, and Mr and Mrs Jam es Riskosky. Mrs K eith McDonald and Mrs Allen Tom of R ufus held high scores and Mrs Clayton McCall low score T h u rsd a y afternoon to the present incum bent’s re- cord. McKay declared, “Law enforce- m ent depends upon men, upon leadership and upon public opin- Ion th a t su stain s th a t leadership # UKiMldL WOBC ........................... n«»«.. Elect G iles L. FRENCH State Representative Gilliam, Morrow, Sher man. Wheeler Counties E x p e r ie n c e d V etera n C a p a b le ‘i M / i X t a u r e brings t a x - Into w ater pum p anu equipm ent anu K- Uemmon O M. Fraley. E E bltzer w ho be m W asco fo r w hen M rs F rancis W atkins em The ^ « ^ ^ ¡ X d ' T T t e k O ld enough to have exfier he n a tu r e again even though to do the work „ X i r y to p u t B arn u m ' J M Tayl° r ' U A' 01ds< a series of contract bridge lessons, tertain ed the young m atron . ^ ^ " L th o rtty and r e , enOUgtl t0 haV€ th e Dewey -Stassen battle over- th e city stre e ts and dram s back and D' M orr,s ’ L ectures on May 27. 28 29 at club following a dessert Hm<*eon. p o i n t y . ience; Young enough to ...,d o w s it. tn usaole condition. J- K. Irb y sold his hardw are th e A m erican I.eglon hall, spon- W ork on th e Cottonwood grade li)y)te of Oregon To Dut It as plain as possible Reason for th e w ater bonds is »t°ek and business to J. H. Botte- sored by th e American Legion Is going on but th e road Js still he,p me ln c re a t|n g an admin- use it the Income and excise taxes w ere the shortage o f w ater last sum- m iller and expects to move to auxiliary. 8:00 p m. »2.00 for the In very poor shape fof tWvei with lstraU on to stop th e d rift toward levied and w ere raised solely as m er whe.! the Co,dec well end- A rlington. series. « J ’m ailer v e h le e than a tra c to r a wide open 8“ t®d r *'h er* Has prepared Himself by an off-set to p ro p e rty taxes If ed Us long period of adequacy. R ale Barton, representing Ell»-- g |Sunday *h« ^ nd° erosae^ the crim e delliEjuency for th T greed they a re used for some o th er R eason for Uie stre e t and drain son W hite Chautauqua, is here and M rs K t * rt Duke w ere m uch stra ig h te r and ° . of a few.” study of districts problems purpose there will be nothing bonds is the floods th a t w ashed tr y ing to line up support for a bls uncla au®t L.l f L J i T r t i i r ? a°y r^ ch' - I.O .O > to off set p ro p erty stre e ts and ra th e r badly disio- fall series ' R obert S .4 )u k e of Fairfax, Okla., ing the top. Moro I*4go Nou T il rath e r badly w ith which tHticH are: Taxation, cated things thin™ in in general. «zarrxA th e ir d aughter and son in law, M rs Lavllla Stone and Eari Meeta i gt and 3rd lAAca and »a.« property _______ .ow ners win will cated taxes w have to pay a sta te p ropery tax sidew alk and some oiling is con- From the Observer, Ma 21, 190» Mr and M rs Lynn Tinnsm an und M orris were married F riday, Tuesdays in i.O.O.F. Schools, Roads -aziifirxn tn thpir local Drooertv u m o ia te d also • j daughter, P at, and son Robbie of May 14 in th e M ethodist church hall. T ran sien t and in addition tc» th eir ^ p roperty u m p ta te d a b o . A vegetable ^ g o n appeared KeX w l c k , W ashington. m Goldendale. W ashington. visiting b ro th ers are u v s an r pum p are not u a ij ln Moro Monday und it was a T he W asco High School held K enneth F erguson of P ortland cordially invited to “G iles French is ettteemed V<T hat should be gn issue in the due on them is some $5600 The happy circum stance for *arden its Baccalaureate exercises in the w as an overnight guests of his m<*t w ith us. for the posltiveneM« o f h is con victiooH, his co n siatrn cy city expects to be able to uav le8S housew ives M ethodist church Sunday evening m other in law, Mrs Lydia Darby l « o Watkins, N. G. campaign. P ro p erty taxpayers in adhering to them , hia W alk around and take a look May 16, at 8 p m. Processional F riday. He w as accom panied by j ohn DeMosa, Secretary have a protest coming, in th a t, ta x the difterence out of c u rre n t re k n ow led ge o f taxation , his a t th e new Opera House Sunday Miss V ivian Trounce; an an them M rs D arby to P ortland Saturday Iu.thlphera—^ ^ ^ ¿ 7 7 8 . O.K.8. es have gotten higher bu t those ceips if the bond issue passes indefatigable I n d u s t r y In W llliahi b y the Junior choir; R«^ Carl w here they attended the recital Meets every second and T h at is about as sim ply as tne and then congratulate raises have been due to votes by co m m ittee w ork, th e so u n d W illiam S tierle gave the sermon; R ev F. of his d aughter N an cy Sunday fou rth T hursday in each the people them selves. The basic case can be stated. T here seem s R udolf and Architect n e ss of his ju d g m en t and h is m onth; visiting m em bers Claude Stephens offered the pray- evening. school bill and the v eteran bill little opposition to the bonds Raymond. cou rage.” — O regon Voter. invited. Moro, Oregon w ere both passed by th e people, and th e presum ption is th a t Moro A New Jersey town has passed » m ak' <’u a rte t « ’nalB»ln« o ' V anity F a ir pan ty for th e large R obert A I^arry N is bet, Malcolm figure - to size 9. Pauline Douma W. M So far the legislature has held people have not forgotten la s t an ordinance requiring every Edna Melzer, Secreta ry R ichelderfer and Rev Stierle sang G reta, The Dalles Reports every week on inviolate the p ro p erty off-set sum m er and a re still In the mood of bread to be delivered ln “Song of T he Sea” followed by Mr and Mrs F rancis W atkins Eureka IxMlge No. 121 A.F. A A-M. feature of th e Income and excise tQ desire enough w ater o r even a a sealed septic paper bag. legistative matters Meets on the 1st and th e recessional. The graduates w ere S unday guests in Portland. tax. It appears th a t th is one m ay little more. 3rd T hursday evenings F riends of Miss Ola Huis ten- are P atricia Kaseherg. Lewis Lut- Mr and M rs«« A. W hite drove not. • 1 I U nfortunately n o , guarantee . » ha each m onth. Visiting Je, and Jam es W hite. to Portland T hursday to meet It looks as if pro p erty tax goes w ith a well. T here is every dered h^ r a nc su rPr m em bers cordially In Saturday W asco played H eppner Sun- th e ir grandson, ftobert T urner, - to - indiction th at the new well will J hom e of her parents payers will need some - help vited to m eet w ith us. evening, the occasion being her ¿^y and won by a score of 7-9 wbo oeme by plane from Anchor- Irving H art, W M keep the incom e tax payers and fu rn ish - the city w ith am ple W hite cotton & crepe P a tty age Alaska to spend several tre a su ry raiders from taking w a te r for years to come, perhaps birthday. H. B. Pinkerton, Secretary 61 X ( riles 1 . F rench W oodard blouses for dress w ear. m onths visiting his grandparents. th e ir security aw ay from them , forever. Yet it could fail. The ________ Greta, The Dalles A daughter, Susan Rae, was Lupine Rebekah Lodge No. 11« -------------------- - i w ay to find out is to try it and Mr and M rs H. L. W hite w ere born May 11 a t T he Dalles hospi- Meets 2nd and 4th NO IXM’URT LEA V ES 1 hope. for effective, forceful w eekend guests in H erm iston at tai to Mr and M rs Raym ond Van Tuesdays of each The locust tree, it is said, T he next step after the bonds m onth. V isiting Gilder. G randparents are Mr and members welcome. er gets Its leaves frosted. T hat are voted— if they are—-will be r e p r e s e n ta tio n NOTICE TO ELECTOR» Mrs G. L. Buck. £he joins a sis Bertha Belshe N. G is not alw ays tru e for frost has bonds and pay for I h ereby announce th a t I am ler k Clara Houston, Sec. Paid Adv. blackened them here a tim e or Gle new w at«r system and s ta r t a candidate for the office of sen two. But the locust Is a cautious w orj[ Qn ty e drains and stre e t ato r for the 18th Senatorial Dis — N O TIC E OF 1948-1949 BU D G ET M EETIN G tree, and canny. ’ im provem ents. trlc t com prising W heeler, Gilliam Often in th a t dim past when _________, and Sherm an counties,, s u b le t In accordance w ith the provisions of the “Local Budget Law ” (Sections 110-1201 to 110-1215 O - to the will of the Republican rain came haltingly if a t all and n a m e s C. L. A.), notice is hereby given th a t the budget com m ittee of Moro, Oregon, in compliance w ith H ap p y Farmer. • • voters. If nom inated and elected, said law, prepared and adopted May 4, 1948 the budget estim ates for Moro, Oregon, for the spring b u rst upon us to one of those fillers th a t I will perform the duties of the ensuing fiscal year Ju ly 1, 1948 to Ju n e 30, 1949, as set forth in the accom panying schedules I II or even F e b ru ary ocusts o en new8paperg and m agazines . use office to the best of myg abihty. III, and IV. All persons are hereby notified th a t on Tuesday the 1st day of June, 1948 at 8 00 he has w ere in bloom y e rs o yy page there is a brief STEW ART HARD1E, p. m. in Moro, Oregon, said budget estim ates m ay be discussed with th e Council, th e levying board May. Now J®® >■ if it ite m about saving of cigar bands Condon. Oregon for Moro, Oregon, and any person subject to the proposed tax levy or tax levies will be heard ln H ail Insurance bore an s e e n n mbo sU,ting th a t they are a collector’s favor of o r against said proposed tax levy o r ta x levies or any part thereof. m U ln g mUkeW^ l X T ^ e ’s - n i e places and there- The o u t standing indebtedness of Moro, Oregon, at May 1, 1948, was as follows NONE GAS AND OIL You, too, can get h a p p y b y Signed; Clyde G ilhnor, C hairm an, Budget Committee; H. O. Kunsm an Secretary Budget T ir e s-A c c e sso r ie s hardly a sem bU nce that they ™ “a a ter buying one of our Hail Insur Committee; W. S. Powell, Dewey • Thom pson, D. A. Van Gilder, G. Douma; Paul C vohers Vermin F latt, M em bers Budget Committee. ance Policies. ^ T h e X 6 late springs th a t are ared ^ t h y of reten tio n by a R H McKEAN and SON Your crop» are v a lu a b le wasco O regon Sch. I SUMMARY OF ESTIM ATED EX PEN D ITU R ES, R ECEIPTS, LEV IES FISCA L YFAR 1948^9 filled w ith rainy days and that ' this year. Protect them with 1948-1949 Total of m ake the grass grow so high At the risk of being com pared TAX LEVY CALCULATION All F unds Hail Insurance. IN S U R A N C E and succulent have th e ir advan- to the Indian who is said to have ‘ Total E stim ate E xpenditures $ 6156.40 See or call us today. tages W heat, being a sort of a originally been intrigued by any- Total E stim ate E xpenditures Grain, F eed , F u e l grass, does well in such springs thing bright, these red and gold 6156.40 Reserves and T ransfers H. I a MORRIS Farm Im plem ents and w heat is money. But th ere colored bands and the m ore gaily ivullv Deduct— Eat. Receipts and Cash 1727.79 • Is no w arm th in them , no tim e decorated box tops seem as good Amt. to Balance Budget RARRKI) WIRE — GOOD PORTS TYGH V A L L E Y , OREGON 1727.79 Total Levies Needed for 1948-49 for • a j oerson step the thing to collect as hig any. degire Probably PHONE 163 Feedstore «or w w n « to — v . into . the a Qne couw gausfyi 477.79 Tax Levies inside 6% lim it and revel in sun coatless None T ax Levies outside 6% limit hoard at less cost than if his heat There could he, it seem s, a taste ran to Dresden china ware. Sch II SUMMARY ESTIM ATED EX PEN D ITU I One whose walk was becoming Total of 1947-1948 season less one-sided. TAX LEVY CALCULATION All F unds slow m ight recall a tim e, years Total E stim ated E xpenditures $ 8706.40 ago, when girls w ere named FA IR BOARD Total E stim ate E xpenditures Sally» and Jan e and MarY and 8706.40 Reserves and T ransfers The fair board i.v has n presented Sue. X P arents became tired of 8706.40 Receipts Deduct Est. th is new spaper w . . . such plain nam es and, it is said, None Amt. to Balance th e Budget In answer, a a . . began to pick fancy ones off cigar None Total Levy Needed for 1947-1948 the recent letter by M r B a h None* Tax Levies Inside 6% limit None the board oroug u . iahurge. o th er places w here fancy titles Tax Levies outside 6% lim it list of toe _rece P s D isburse w ere tound. No one would adm it • EX Hcbedul« III m ent8 of the 1947 fair. Dlsburse- Call a t it, but how else can one account Budget Actual for Actual for Actual for m ents begin December 10, 1946 for some of the m ore foreign 74-46 7-1-45 FUND AND CLASSIFICATION and end October 15. 19d7 and re- - Budget Six M onths 1947-48 women to to celpta. presum ably, continue ov- ^ ding names 1948-49 7-1-47 7-1-46 e r a sim ilar period. GENERAL FUND W A SC O , O RE G O N The style has changed again This list cannot be considered $ 300.00 $ 115.00 $ 300.00 $ 240.00 T reasu rer & Recorder Salary now, and girls are nam ed Nan- 300.09 4.68 50.00 48.53 72.44 a letter to the editor.. Even if it State Industrial Accident Insurance 50.00 w ere we couldn’t publish It be’ < * and Ka* a " d Grace and Mar- 158.29 92.62 150.00 201.88 A dm inistration 150.00 .506.82 212.30 500.00 TOTAL GENERAL FUND 514.32 500.00 cause It spreads This yearning for new and W ATER FUND sized sheets s n g e = strange nam es to call these p re 397.00 1800.00 1380 00 1500.00 Marshal A Collector Salary 2000.00 3173.19 200.00 27.00 201.04 Labor, w ater account ha« not exac y hands ctoua bundles from heaven is J ld v e r titt 200.00 542.45 351.85 300.00 331.69 ? V 7 Mt b u<rf Vuaa nnt been rem indful of a sto ry which, al- Supplies, w ater account 200.00 500 00 205.50 499 57 493,92 Power, w ater account - and (‘ ls - though old, has not been r e 600.00 800 00 102.45 65.17 78.74 F ire D epartm ent censol»dated. peated in the Joke books for 200.00 500.00 Sinking fund w ater dep’t, new oou I d w e ope ‘ ~ ?£> • » « « time. It has to do w ith a TOTAL W ATER FUND 1 P' 2180.87 4383.31 4100.00 2435.39 th a t receipt« cover e n try .fe e « nam<> 3200.00 1 MIESCELLANEOUS which w ere apparently one dol > ™ ™ fant ,o r TOme w« k a 500.00 1070.72 Em ergency 400.00 lar each eith er for calves or hor- nQ nam e 268.80 806.40 -806.40 789.35 Power, street lights account. 806.40 1 ses w ith hogs and sheep co9»'"« h ,d flnd seemed adequate 237.78 Hotel Insurance th e exhibitor 50 cents each Re ^ 5 ^ her hf>pe(1 for him Building M aintenance (Hotel) L ibrary | <elpta total Is t e same as g v , p, n after conning the 245.10 1700.00 59.78 369.17 Old Legion Hall m t h e ta n k » i * »f nam <* » rin ,ed ln the ap 14.99 1100.00 122.50 3326.51 Streets, W alks A Sewers “Any beverage your guests prefer. » d ill »026X02 in of dlcilonaries and In 410&40 M9.98 528 M T he m issu s — w ho w rites our 5793.53 m <8GRLI j ANEOUS 1200.40 em ber 1. 194«. T his to te nd icatta the ,ady was n e a r,y You don’t Anew to serve cider—any DEBT SERVICE Woman's Column in the Clarion . rT , Pl fair I ^ m S h d istrau g h t to think th a t she 119.27 In terest on Bonds more than you hurw to serve beet under the name of “Nancy Gale”— 250 (Hi 13000.00 Principal on Bonds and not the 194, fair. h have namV her son ...b u t It's often courteous to lot gets letters about recipes, advice on 1000.00 13119.27 as disbursem ents are for 1947 m 8 TOTAL DEBT HBRVICE 1250.00 guests have a choke.” etiquette, home management, etc. » F « * » « .7 V R W . 8706.40 3976.37 5124.50 the figures do not fit v e ry w e„. - ^ ^ re 21912JS1 4909.40 Wehedole IV x From where I ait, that simple One letter she got last week vaa The fair board was buying ta r - « 200 00 64.15 49.58 201.11 S tate Liquor A pportionm ent ley du rin g the early spring of about a recipe the published for answer applies to more items than 200 00 60.00 66 00 45.00 40 00 Licenses and 1 Fees Welsh Rarebit In a world whsro 1947 and also hav for which no t 45.00 Welsh R arebit— made with ta rt 3600 00 2232.05 1513.45 W ater Rent X 194 < ana aiso nay rpr..,nU ago) she noted a nam e on a 3757.60 3800 00 Income is ^ « ^ . b u t the^recetpU R cheese, Worcestershire, and a cup everyone has different tastes and 40.00 37.50 77.50 le g io n Hall R ent w ere for th e previous year any t A 60.00 30.00 30.00 > 90.00 of sparkling tangy beer. “ Turned ideas we should rsoog**** those Sale of P roperty or R ent way Well over $4200 fwas spent NOBMO “Ah”, Righed the mo 13500.00 differences — and never deny the Hotel Sale out great,** says her correspondent ther. at last th ere Is a new le ts . 25.00 on paint and sta in arid a sprav right of choice to anyone! “ But you didn't mention what bev 105.05 200 00 452.80 2006.72 Sidewalk Collection A In terest o u tfit the last being paid for in nam e ’’ A few days later she 100.00 erage to .serve untk i t Should I noted another name on the door 214.36 598.22 1 Bancoft Improv. Bond Coll, A Int. A ugust of 1947? __ serve beer? Cider? Iced tea?” 347.91 Sewer Assessment Coll. A I n t Monte Brooks and his group “ King." 95.60 200 00 P. P. A L. Franchise And th a t Is the reason a m an The miaana* answer wns «' 200 00 w ere [»aid $1850 w hich included Delinquent taxes w ent bashfully and hesitantly 83.41 io ’t ^ s h o w prcmh.mRP a n d fm l ^ l h r o u g h the world w ith the nam e 2853.25 4360 00 TOTAL RECEIPTS 3082.20 20744.06 4426.41 i Hr ewer» f oondntion CASH BALANCE N ob « prem ium s fill a couple o f pages, of Nosmoking Jones. VOTE GRAIN INSURANCE H a i l & F ir e Full or deduceable coverage Sherman Co-op Grain Growers G r iffith & M e e k e , A g e n ts From where 1 s it... ¿y J o e M arsh Take Your Choice, Neighbor!