Sherman County journal., August 27, 1948, Image 1

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Qfounty ¿journal
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Sixtieth Year No. 42
Moro, Oregon, Friday,
T h ese
T h in g s
We
About
the
County
N ote
August 20, 1948
Official County Paper
GRAIN CROP OF 4,500,000 BUSHELS CERTAIN
Tax minages
T
a
x
M
illa
g
e
Higher As School
Collection o f Taxes
J“
County Income
Approximates
When Mr and Mrs Dick Yo-
This Sunday morning Rev.
Mr and Mrs Clyde Gillmor
cum got their combine put away Howard Schilling will preach were in Newport last weekend
f
1 axing Units',
in the shed after harvest sever- his farewell sermon.
by Giles L. French
where they visited with her „
al weeks ago, they left on a ten
The daugther of a friends in
A compilation made by Sher­
Perhaps a half of Sherman day* vacation trip which took San Francisco is a house guest brother and family.
Donna Sparling returned to
iff Fields gives additional infor-
county farmers were not much them through six states. The of Mrs Hugh Mathieson at pre Portland
Monday after spending
Sherman county farmers have
Millages on which taxes due matlon about collection of taxes
disturbed by the rain that kept Yocums left via Boise and re- sent. The little girl Maxine My several days
here
visiting
rela­
already
stored in their public
November 15 will be paid have not ‘ Incorporated in the official
the combines still this week, ported that
“Crater on the ers who is three and a half* was tives and friends.
elevators
3,660,000 bushels of
been
computed
by
Bill
E.
Todd,
report
published
in
this
issue.
but the other half with standing Moon” seen in Idaho was one o not very well in California ell
Mrs
Grace
Smith,
mother
of
wheat
and
have good prospects
county
assessor
and
although
Of
greatest
interest
is
the
col­
grain in the fields find it a very the most wonderful sights sed?T. mate therefore the doctor or- Mrs Ernest Woods, is here to
of
boosting
this another 500,000
expensive delay. Now with wheat At Yellowstone National Park, dered a change, so she was sent visit her daughter, coming from there are differences in millages lection, by districts. Oddly enough liefore -all the grain Is cut. Fig­
two
taxing
units
have
received
from
last
year
the
total
to
lx?
shipment embargoes there is they saw “Old Faithful” blow here. Mrs Mathieson is also tak Portland.
every cent of their levy. These ures are from managers of the
raised is not greatly different.
no chance to gain elevator space off, and mentioned the bear, elk ing care of her nieces son, Billy
Mr and Mrs K. K. Reynalds
School taxes are higher be­ are school district 3A and school cooperatives and are as official
during the lay-off, either, tit is and antelope which they saw in O’Niel, while his parents, Mr and three song of The Dalles
cause
of more generously voted district 15. In school district 22 as daily changes wake possible.
Just a loss of wheat, of time, of the park.
From Yellowstone and Mrs William O’Niel of The were visitors at the home of Mr
At Wasco, where harvesting
there was an overpayment of
money.
,
Park they journied north up Dallesxare moving up to Rich- and Mrs Joe Morris Sunday af­ budgets and the general roax five cents.
first
began, there are 1,700,000
fund is up a half a mill. On trie
and through Calgary, Banff and land, Wash, O’Niel will be in the ternoon.
,
bushels
grain stored and it is
other
hand,
the
special
road
fund
Only $2250.55 remains to he thought of
around I^ake Louise in Canada, construction work on a dam up
that
nearly another 100,-
Mr
and
Mrs
Charles
Kuypers
It is said that Indians who The Yocums mentioned much of there.
Their son Billy is 16 and his mother Mrs E. Kuypers millage is the same 4.1 and the collected on the 1947-48 tax roll 000 bushels will be brought in.
county levy will be 4.2 instead and small sulrts are all that re­
lived in skin tents which were Canada’s highways were under months old.
motored to east of Klondike Sun­
Moro 1,200,000 bushels are
rather sketchily made or under construction and not very com-
main to any district. The gener in At
Carrol Dean and Mrs Zula Cur day • where they were dinner of 4.1 as last year. r
storage
and prospects are for
brush shelters, never stopped fortable traveling. But the moun- rin, a sister In law of Mrs Mae
School districts have had so al road fund still has $272.73 de­ somewhat less
than 100,000 more.
euests
of
Mr
and
Mrs
Walt
many changes it is difficult to linquent, the special road fund
when rain caught them on the tains in Canada were beautiful. Fowler were weekend guests in Bruckert
Harvest
at
Grass
Valley was la­
The
Bruckerts
have
trail. They were going to be un­ The wheat was still green in Rufus. Another sisterin law, of completed a lovely new home make comparisons. Whether the $349.29, the county fund $349.27, ter and 760,000 bushels have been
comfortable anyway so might Canada, and it was said It is a Mrs Fowler, Mrs Cora Stranahan with all modern conveniences newly created Moro district will the City of Wasco $228.21, Ru stored and if good weather com­
as well be going about their bus­ toss up whether the weather of Hood River was a recent and
combine the money raised or un­ fus school $351.19, Wasco school es again and the spring grain re­
the latest of furnishings.
dertake separate financial man $269.45, Kent school $168.31 and turns are favorable
iness.
would permit all the wheat to guest also of Mrs Fowler,
another
Going to Bremerton, Wn., last agement
Better housing has changed
will be determined next others less than $100 each.
350,000 bushels is probable.
weekend
were
Mr
and
Mrs
Grant
be
harvested.
They
also
saw
the
Mrs
John
Monahan
and
daugh
all that. If you see a man out in flax fields in Canada. They went ter Katie were overnight guests Boise of Rufus.
week.
Districts around Wasco
It Is considered very close tax
There is np estimate on the
are
already
consolidated
except
the rain he’s not likely to be through Canada as far west as Saturday at the home of Mrs
collection
when In Moro and the amount of farm storage being
Mr
and
Mrs
Claude
E.
Coats
for Blglow and Emigrant.
an Indian. They know enough to
larger Moro school district there used but there is 150,000 bushels
B. C. and from there Mae Fowler. Katie taught school motored to Dufur Sunday to at­
stay under the canvas cover for Vancouver,
should
be hut $45.25 ln unpaid of such storage on Sherman
The
non-high
school
district
the wedding of Mr and Mrs
tomorrow will be another day south through Seattle, W«.sn., in Rufus several years ago, and tend
taxes
and
in Grass Valley and county farms and considering
valuation
Is
dropping
as
more
Henry
Bush’s
daughter,.
Dorothy
where they w e r e , overnight lived with Mrs Fowler. The Mon­
and the work can be put off guests
who was married to James Tash districts combine and yet its the Grass Valley school district the scarcity of public storage
of
Mrs
Yocum’s
sister
In
ohan’s
live
in
Condon
where
The white man is the one who
Not many but $58.27.
at the Methodist church in Du­ millage is but 1.8.
The Yocums’ went thru they own a ranch.
this year it is likely that most
can’t put it over until tomor­ law.
two thunder storms on * -Qjeir„ Mr and Mrs Glen Thompson fur. Mrs Bush is a neice of Mr pupils are under the -manage­
of
it is l>eing filled. The Eakin
row.
ment of that hoard at this time.
but all in all it was a grand are still making their borne with Coats.
elevator near Grass Valley holds
The white man may be the trip,
The rural school district plan
A fam ily reunion was enjoyed
^lightly oyer 80/XX) bushels and
most civilized but he’s sometimes trip, and they returnedhorne last Mr and Mrs John Mathieson Sunday when Mr and Mrs Geo. Is dirty pafttàTTy working"- In Harvest Ending In
Friday
rested
from
their
farm
The
Thompson
house
which
was
will surely be filled.
too busy working at it to get the duties, and with much to talk under water so long during the Blaekburne and family of Rufus Sherman county because the bud-
“ if ?
1
The average bushelage kept
advantages of it. The Indian,
-
Columbia river flood is still un and Mr and Mrs George Gunkel get as proposed was considered N o r t h r H n
by
farmers on farms for seed
smart fella gets some good out about.
and family of Maryhill motored too high by a majority of the
Rufus
grange
met
Thursday
inhabitable
and
they
say
it
will
and
feed is 335,000 bushels and
of the * good things of *■ life.
With harvest going into its this figure will certainly be as
night with Master George Fox not be in condition to move into to Dufur Sunday to spend tlje voters. Inasmuch as the same
a * * * * *
day with Mr and Mrs Carl Cas­ voters approved the local dis­ sixth week, this is the «bird Trtgh~Yhls’ year Tor storage rea­
presiding. Only eight members for a long time yet.
,
Vernon Miller went down to ey and family. Mrs Gunkel and trict budgets without change at Monday the threshers were un­ sons. Many farmers will keep
Perhaps one of the finest answered roll call - as this is a
gestures the state of Oregon busy season for farm people. Not The oanes Friday when he Mrs Casey are daughters of the a later election the big budget able to work. Quite a bit of rain both spring and winter seed
figures will be collected although fell in northern Sherman county wheat until seeding conditions
could make In this year of cen­ much business was transacted, brought Mr Miller who was a Blackburnes.
on
a local basis.
Sunday morning, which was ex- this fall are observed.
Mr
and
Mrs
W
’illiam
Huck
had
A
lunch
was
served
after
the
patient
there
home.
Mrs
Miller
tennial celebration would be a
Amounts to he spent in the pected to hold the threshers
friends from California as guests
revival of pioneer spirit. So far meeting.
is feeling pretty good again.
All of this might add up to a
five operating districts are: Ru- back until Tuesday afternoon at
Mr and Mrs J. K. Cutts came
Mr and Mrs Harold Dobyns over the weekend
our citizens have dressed In
4,750,000
bushel crop and is cer-
Mr and Mrs Frank Smith of fus, $15,234.97; Wasco, $21,868.- least, hut Tuesday morning more
more or less authentic costumes up Saturday from Albany to visit Of Portland were here Saturday
U»iw to exoeed 4.500,000 buahe»,
47;
Kent
$17,683.43;
Moro,
$10,-
rain
fell.
the
Marvhilh
Motel
were
away
of pioneers, have grown beards, their daughter, Mrs Alton Coyle and Sunday to do some fishing
A number finished up harvest- the largest crop the county has
on a weeks vacation. A sister of 751.29; Grass Valley, $14,132.30.
They returned to an(j camping out.
have dressed their women In and family.
Moro
will
receive
funds
from
the
ing
Saturday, but there ore still produced.
Mr
Smith
from
Portland
took
w hen Mrs Charles Kuypers ac
yards and yards of goods as a their home Sunday accompanied
Value will be- in excess of
means of showing their respect by their daughter Mrs Coyle and companied Mrs Elizabeth Kuy- care of the Motel duties during non-high school board and from about a half dozen outfits in the
$9,000,000
which together with
Kent
for
high
school
tuition.
north
end
of
the
county
that
their
absence.
sons,
Jimmy
and
Douglas,
who
pers
Rufus
Monday
evening
for those sturdy souls who came
sales
of
beef
cattle and other
City
taxes
are
higher
in
Was-
still
have
grain
to
cut.
However,
The
Missionary
club
of
the
across the plains with ox teams. will spend a week with them. after shopping in The Dalles Mrs
income
of
the
county, wages,
co
by
a
fraction
of
a
mill,
being
with
weather
permitting,
most
of
Rufus
Nazarene
church
met
at
Mrs Wallace May, Mrs L. D. g Kuypers went on home with
That is the simplest way.
salaries, profits, etc., will give
18.4
this
year
with
a
total
mill-
them
will
get
through
this
week,
the
hoYne
of
"Mr
and
Mrs
Claude
May
and
Mrs
Grace
Zevely
took
her
to
spend
a
few
days
at
her
We are in our most prosper-
Sherman county an income of
Coats last- Thursdy
evening age of 45.4. Moro has a tax t h i s ------------------
our times and our relief rolls Mrs k D. May’s cousin, Mrs ranch home visiting.
around
$11,000,000 or something
year,
whereas
there
was
none
The
topic
was
“Raising
a
Spirit­
a lies
Away on a few days vacation
get more burdensome, the de­ Josephine Morse,
like
$5000
j>er capita or approx­
last
year,
and
It
will
be
7.9
mills
ual
Garden”.
Each
member
told
fin
mand for charity grows each Monday when she left by bus for from theJr fapm duU<*
imately four times the national
Slate
Offers
Jobs
to
make
the
total
39.7
and
Grass
about
a
different
vitamin
when
year, the state and county con­ Portland a ter spe
g
ishing harvesting hardships, were roll-call was taken. Refreshments Valley’s city millage will be 8.9
average.
stantly do more things for the weeks here.
Mr and Mrs Trace Fields: They were served at the meetings end. and the total 37.5.
people. The year might be bet­ M r an .
MnnHav fnr their visited at the home of Mrs Fields’
County tax payers will provide To Stenographers
jn ,gw and
ter used to revive the Indepen­ children left Monday for theJr
SHANIKO
$155.755.78
schools this year
Employment opportunities for School Election Set
dence of the pioneers. Were each a ° X k n here v w ti’ g h T par and Mrs GeorBe Smith ln Rlch- Visitors at the home of Mr; Instead of for
$115,784.65 last year. clerks, typists, and stenograph­
of us to do something unaccua 3
j
mond. Wayne Eaton was doln* and Mrs Charles Cardigan Thurs­ All school costs have now been
^ U e ‘he Fields w?,e day evening were Ed Marchand
ers are being offered by the State For September 3
tomed for ourselves and to do­ enMrs w n u m K o.m ^ returned
transferred to the school budgets, Civil Service Commission.
Ex­
nate a day or two to service of home Sunday f r o m The Dalles
J a ™ M’’° ™ eorge c McDole of Willamette, Oregon, an uncle that is, the county fund no aminations for these positions
the state instead of demanding
of
Mrs
Carrigan
and
Mr
and
Mrs
longer provides school superin­ on the Junior, senior, and super­ A special school meeting will
t.e illn n
wh° 11 w ln ‘he San Fernando
something from the state, it
Bill
Helyer
of
The
Dalles.
tendent expense n o r county visory levels will be given late be held at the Moro school house
va||cy ,n
came ]agt
would make of the hundredth hospital for medical attention
Friday, September 3 at eight
Jack Rees is here from Wash­ school funds. This change helps
anniversary a year in which the
Mr and Mrs Leland Medler Sunday to visit his sister and ington, D. C. to visit his parents, to make the budget for countv in September to establish elig­ o’clock standard time for the
pioneers might be proud.
are the proud parents of a dau- her brother, Mr and Mrs Frank Mr and Mrs W. A. Rees. He less and the budget for schools ible lists from which future va­ purpose of electing two directors.
cancies in these classes will be Merrill Oveson and Lloyd Hen-
It would give a new and bet­ ghter, Barbara, born August 22, Razzei
works for the government in the more.
filled.
Beginning salaries for richs have sent in their resig­
The little girl
5fr and ^jrs j ames q Peterson capitol
ter meaning to the beards and ln The Dalles.
these positions range from $150 nations in order to give people
badges, the bustles and boots of weighed eix pounds and grand Of Wichita, Kansas, and Mr and
Mrs Maude Garrett and son
to $220 a month, Including a tem­ in the' new territory an oppor­
parents are Mr and Mrs Alex ^jrs j amefi r
Cadwallder of Bill drove to Grass Valley Satur­
our resolute elders.
Wasco
Fair
Boasts
porary $20 cost-of-living Increase. tunity to choose directors who
Macnab
of
The
Dalles
and
Frank
c
amaS|
Wn.,
arrived
Wednesday
• « * e •
day to bring her son Bob home.
Examinations will be given in live nearer to them. .
Medler of Rufus. The Medlers both to visit Mr and Mrs Frank He has been working for James
One man’s outgo Is another have another child, a son Doug- Razzei jvlrs Bazzel being a sister
various
localities throughout the
Some discussion will lx? held
New Prog ram
Blagg.
,
man’s income. Both go up to­ las who Is three years old.
state, and persons who qualify on transportation for the new
of
^wo women.
The
church
services
announced
gether, and go down the same
Mrs Benton Barnett returned
and Mrs Walter Thornton
Four full days and three nights may be appointed to positions district and routes and equipment
way. In good times we cry to Rufus after a week spent in of Portland came up last week for August 22 have been chang­ o f entertainment have been ln any city where state offices will l>e before the meeting.
ed to August 29 as there was a
about the outgo; in hard times Portland visiting w i t h
her en(j
visit her sister, Mrs Edith farewell dinner for the Schillings scheduled this year ‘ for the are located.
we cry about the Income. The children.
Sayts.
Wasco county fair at Tygh Val­ Complete ^Information and ap­
at Grass Valley.—
wailing all sounds alike and Its
may be obtained from
W a lL p n c lia iA /
Mr nd Mrs Clarke -Vangaas
Mrs Lorena Eaves and daugh-
Miss Margaret Olson was here ley, with Installation of arena plications
intensity depends on our dispo­ beck of Blaylock visited in Rufus ^er Rea> are taking a vacation
any local office of the State Em- n i a i 1 ’ ’ d lllC lD IM W
floodlights
and
the
addition
of
from Madras to visit her grand­
sitions, not upon the cause for it. with her parents, Mr and Mrs jn p ortiand this week.
ployment Service or from « the
« p
i
parents anrl her uncl^, Jack. Labor day to make the show a State Civil Service Commission, D U T lcd O a t u r d a V
» *
a ♦ *
Glen Thompson.
v
Visiting this week with rela- Later the family drove to Fair- four day event.
The fair will get underway fl>4 î 4ead..B„u.nd‘"4'„ R,’L‘land’ or
Benjamin Franklin, that poli­ ~>Gail Weld went to Portland to tives was William Greiner of view and Portland to viist other
Mart O. Walkenshaw was born
Friday morning, Sept. 3. and 444 Center Street, Salem.
tician and philosopher of colon­ spend the - week end with his Condon. Greiner is a nephew of members of the family.
In Missouri and moved west with
parents
Mr
and
Mrs
Wayland
James
Fox
where
he
was
an
and
continue
through
Monday,
The elevator is catching up
ial days, and of one the nation’s
his parents when he was a small
He on the storage of grain since the Spet. 6, with the most complete
first editors, had a way of ex­ Weld. He returned Sunday ac- overnight guest Thursday.
lx>y
and lived most of his life ln
companied
by
his
sister,
Darlene
spent
the
week
end
at
the
home
rains have prevented harvesting. program ever offered at the Farm Land Prices
pressing himself that has kept
Oregon. He died at the Veterans
who
will
spend
a
few
days
with
of
Mr
and
Mrs
George
Fox
and
Tygh
Valley
grounds,
to
include
A new electric hoist has been
his ideas fresh and often as
hospital in Walla Walla, Wash.,
fitting today as when written. her grandparents, Mr and Mrs J. family, and left for Condon Mon- installed ai d it will be a help rodeos and horse racing, profes­
Wednesday August 18 at the age
S.
Newcomb.
'
day*
afternoon.
He
came
down
sional
wrestling,
public
dancing
Double 1935 Figure
when the electricity is on.
For instance, “Sir, there are two
of
47 years, after an illness of
Mr and Mrs Donald Clodfelter-Via Cottonwood grade and re
Mr and Mrs Joe Morelli enter­ a colorful Indian pageant, wan
passions which have a powerful
ten
years.
Farm real estate values and
influence on the affairs of men. and family went to The Dalles ported a very rough road to tra- tained visitors Sunday at their dances, fireworks and a multi­
He
enlisted in the army when
farm
wages
continued
to
climb
tude
of
other
events.
Monday
accompanied
by
his
cou-
vel
as
they
are
now
working
on
ranch home when brothers Mike
These are ambition and avarice,
he
was
fifteen years old and
Saturday night the first of three for the nation as a whole, accord-
the love of power and the love sin, Margaret Morgan, who left it, but when completed it will and Dominic and sister. Mary,
served
three
years ln Alaska.
complete
rodeo
programs,
with
Ing
to
this
week’s
review
of
farm
after spending be, really nice.
came up bom Portland. Mary
of money.
Separately, each of for Portland
He
was
a
veteran
of World War I.
professional
riders,
calf
ropers
prices,
cfeps,
and
weather
as
about
ten
days
with
them.
'
Mr
and
Mrs
R.
V.
Kiock
and
remained for a week to visit.
these has great force in prompt­
He
Is
survived
by his mother,
Mr and Mrs Frank Wilke of daughter Patricia returned to
Walter Young came in from and Brahma steer riders will prepared by the OSC extension Mrs James Walkenshaw
ing men to action; but when
of Long
start
under
the
lights
at
8:30
service
from
USDA
reports
and
united in view of the same ob­ Bingen, Wn., spent Sunday vis- Portland Sunday. They came last Prineville Monday having fin­
Beach,
California,
two
sisterg
ject, they have in many minds iting his mother and sister, Mrs Wednesday and have been visit- ished work for the Muddy ranch. p. m. The rodeo stoeft, furnished other data.
Mrs
Elmer
Hall
of
Ijong
Beach,
by
Son
Bain
of
Antelope,
al-
Prices
for
farm
retl
estate
in
C. Wilke and Mrs C. R. Ander- ing Mrs Klock’s parents, Mr and He is on his way* to Missouri
'th e most violent effect.”
ready is on the grounds. A war Oregon are now Just double the Mrs Dell Olds of Grass Vaney
sen and family.
Mrs Walt Morris and other rel- to look after some property.
♦ ♦
♦ ♦
dance, by the Warm Springs 1935-39 level, according to a re- and two brothers, James of Do
Louis I^angford who was in the atives in Rufus,
Did you ever think how very hospital for observation is out
Indians, will be a feature of the port Just released by the Bureau Lake and Alex of McMinnville.
FARM
WAGfQB
UP
400%
Mr and Mrs Harland McD<j>n
Funeral services were held
appropriate it was to substitute now and feeling quite well again, aid took her brother, Stanley
Farm wage rates in the United night program to be concluded of Agricultural Economic^. That
for the head of Liberty on the but he is on a strick diet.
Is not quite equal t> the national Saturday at 3 o’clock from the
Pearson, who has been in school States on August 1 this year with fireworks and a dance.
dime the head of Roosevelt?
Most l>eautlful program event 'increase of 109 per cent. There home of Mr and Mrs Dell Olds
Miss Dolores Fox who was ex- in New York on to Portland averaged 431 per cent of the
will
be the Hiawatha Pageant, was only a small increase ln Ore- with Rev. Howard Schilling of­
1910-1914
level,
nearly
7
per
cent
pected
home
last
week
from
where
he
will
visit
his
mother.
» ♦ ♦ ♦ •
to
be
presentted 4n front of the gon and Washlngtorf, while Cal- ficiating. Mr Schilling also sang
Portland where she was visiting
Mrs Engberg of Spokane was above a year previous.
In the
This is the time of year that her sister, Eleanor, was offered a visitor in Rufus last week at Pacific group of states farm grndstand at 8:30 p. m. Sunday Ifornla farm real estate declined accompanied by Mrs Orville Rug­
farmers can take their vacations a job which she took, so will re- the home of Mr and Mrs Curt wage rates are up to 447 per night by the Wasco -tribe from 6 per cent. Some kinds of farm gles at the piano.
after harvest and before school main in Portland.
Pallbearers were Harold Ea­
.
Tom. She also visited her son cent of 1919-1914, and between Warm SpringR agency. Fifty In- real estate are in greater demand
starts. This year it isn’t very
Mr and Mrs W. Johnson of Harold Engberg in The Dalles. 4 and 5 i
pent above a year dians in colorful costumes will than other kinds. For example, kin, Henry Peters, Fred Peters.
long but soon It will be winter Chicago, Mr a.nd Mrs O. W. Al-
Mr and Mrs Jim Butler and ago. Pacific Const farmers were participate. Another war dance continued weakness in prices Fbcn Kce. Earl Olds, and Edgar
and most wheat farmers can len and daughters, Diane and daughters moved to Heppner hiring about 1 per cent more also is scheduled by the Warm for citrus explains much of the Alley.
Funeral arrangements
catch up on their sleep then. Janet, and Mr and Mrs Harold where Butler has work with a persons this year on August 1 Springs tribe with the conclud downtrend ln Calfornia and Flor- were under the direction of
This vacation time is the cherisn- Hansen all of Oregon City were construction outfit. Mrs Butler than a year before—436,000 In lng fireworkR. As usual the In- Ida, while high returns from Spencer-Libby of The Dalles
eed one, for the whole family Sunday dinner guests of Mr and is the daughter of Mr and Mrs addition .322,000 family workers dian village on the grounds will grain and livestock resulted in with Interment In the I.O.O.F.
can go along, the roads are good Mrs Harry Young.
cemetery at Grass Valley.
be a feature of special Interest, land prices In some areas.
were engaged in farm work.
S. A. Wilson.
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and there’s places to see.
Costs Jump
$5000 per capita