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K- Ä p\ x T<e « 'S * ^ p \t< X W < .V*-* 1 2 3 4 5 6 îèhrrnKut Ctomtu Journal S ix ty -F irs t Y ear No. 51 Moro, Oregon F rid a y , T hese About the County T h in g s We N o te October 21, 1949 “^ o a " d ^ “t n o Z Midco Breeders Ready For Official County Paper ^Lm“c'al’s Chief Coming Next Week For Parley Moro Taxpayer» May Have Levy lo i w-i i n ie t I n m r n a /V¿>r/ mar «« « Mr. and Mrs. Archie Cantrall Mr. and Mrs. Art Johnson The Wasco Woman’s Tuesday and children, Gene and Sharon, came up from Salem Monday to Study club met this week at the motored t,o Sandy on business spend a day or two visiting home of Mrs. Archie Gosson at and on into Portland where they members of their family in and two o’clock. Topic for study was W. L. Josslin, chairman of the were dinner guests at the home near Moro. Art says there’s no “Culture of The South Atlantic state Democratic party, will be of her brother, Kenneth Everett thing to the present furore about States”, with Mrs. Floyd Long The Midco sale will be held at in Moro Wednesday, October 23 Whether or not the taxpayers and family. Mr. and Mrs. Everett the mental hospital. discussing the topic Mrs. Minnie the fairgrounds November 3, of School District No. 17 will be at noon. Luncheon for him and Cantrall of Portland were din Mr. and Mrs. Jack Noonan Dutton had charge of the pro called upon to pay an additional which is Thursday. The hour party will be given at the Moro ner guests there also. came home Saturday after being gram. $27,500 in taxes this fall de will be 12:30 p. m. hotel, s a y s Kenneth Fridley, Mr. and Mrs. Willis Brittain in Nebraska and nearby states Ijast week A. T. Striker re The catalogues are being mail Sherman county chairman. At pends on several decisions, per and children of Tygh Valley for six weeks where they visited ported many attractive specimen ed from Spokane this week and tending will be precinct officers haps the most of importance to came over Wednesday. Mr. Brit his relatives. They had a fine at the “show”. by Giles L. French will be in the hands of some 800 and others who may be interest be that of District Attorney T. tain helping Olan Stark on his time, they report, but were glad F irst “stickers” of the Was Lester Johnson. prospective customers who will ed. house at Kent and Mrs. Brittain to get home again. co, PTA are out announcing the We had been informed that the The situation seems to be fair thus be informed of the breeding Mr. Josslin, one-time secretary Orville and Ted Barnum flew first meeting for this fall season, of the 30 bulls and 36 females consumption of wheat was drop and children . visiting at the ly explained in this manner: In Frank Bayer home. They return to Governor Charles Martin, is up from Portland Monday to Thursday. ping and presumed that it was February the voters of District Mr. and Mrs. Marius Douma being offered by the consignors on a week long trip through 17 voted the annual budget look after the affairs of their now around three bushels per ed home Friday. at this, the fourth annual sale of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Fields, eastern Oregon for the puruos » father’s estate of which they are and two sons were visiting with capita which would be little over purebreds byf mid-Columbia stock of organizing the party members which w a s for some $36,000. the Lewis Hastings family last men. half the wheat consumption of Mrs. Jo Hogue and Bernard Mc administrators. in preparation of the 1950 cam This was in excess of the rural week. ' grandpa’s day when men labored Neely motored to Portland Fri school budget by $4,198 and was This year the consignors are Born: To Mr. and Mrs. James day to attend the stock show. paign. George Potter, former county with saw and sickle instead of Mr. and Mrs. Fields returned Warnock of Burbank, California, a levy over the six percent lim from a more widely scattered judge and owner of the Klondike volts and voice. itation of that amount. The order a daughter weighing 7 pounds on store, was married October 8 in area than has been the case for home Monday with a new sedan. Now, however, here comes an on the assessor to levy this any year since the sale began. Reapportionment Mr. and Mrs Gene Reynolds October 10. Mrs. Warnock was Vancouver, Washington. article from Washington, D C . amount was properly made, ac daughter, Julie, went to formerly Vivian Fuller. ' The Wasco library will beg‘n J. L. Jacobs and Sons of Prine source of much Information and and cording to officials. ville, L. K. Smith and others Portland Friday where they at Mrs. Ora Pee O s went to Port winter hours Saturday, October misinformation, and says that tended the stock show, returning In April the district officials from Goldendale and breeders Measure Talk Topic the average American eats but home Sunday accompanied by land Saturday in company with 22, and will remain open from from Heppner will bring stock considered it necessary to per Jack Cushman, new agricultural 2 to 4 on Wednesdays and Sat to the local show and sale. • All 129 pounds of wheat per year, a her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Speaking in behalf of a pro form more work at the school mere dribble over two bushela- Kellogg who returned to their instructor, who made a trip to urdays. posal for reapportionment to he house and called for a special cattle consigned are Herefords. Corvallis over the week end. Mrs. Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Thompson He does eat 171 pounds of grain home Tuesday. , The show will be held Novem initiated for the November 1950 election to raise $27,500 addi Peetz visited her daughter and went to Seattle last week to including com, rice and rye. 2 and will start at 2:00 p. m. election Giles French told the tional over the six percent llmita family while in the city. spend a few days visiting her ber The piece says that the total with Joe Johnson of OSC, nam Sherman County club Wednes tion for these repairs. The vot weight of food consumed is 1581 Mr. and Mrs. Keneth Young mother in that city. ing the winners. There will be day night that rural Oregon ers agreed to that also. Whether Mr. and Mrs.zCharles A. Green four pounds or four pounds per dav JOHN A W A ITER were in Salem the first of the classes of females and five must be assured of - legislative or not the actual levy or order and a little extra for Sunday and John A Walter, former resi week to attend the administra of Altaville, California, spent classes of bulls. power In thestate assembly if was given to the assessor is a picnics. , , . dent of Sherman county, died at tor’s conference which was held the last week end with their the state is to be developed pro matter about which there is not H. B. Sager of Bozeman, Mon son E. Morrison and family. The heck of it is that there the age of 81 at Hood River, Fri the first two days of the week. tana will cry the sale again as entire agreement. It probably is perly. Mr. and Mrs. George Smith seems to be gloating over the day, October 14. He was born in not essential, accofdlng to the Mrs. Margaret Huff Moore of of Wheeler county attended the he has done for the three previ The proposal of which he reduction in use of wheat and Illinois in 1868 and came to Shei\ Spokane, Wn., stopped h e r e ous shows. , At the 1948 show district attorney, because the as spoke would give each county jfleasure over the consumption o man county by way of California Sunday and Monday to visit Mrs. P. I. show in Portland, and on prices received were among the sessor has power to grant exten a senator and apportion repre lettuce and carrots. Now looka in 1888 taking up the homestead Ernie Moore and others of long their return spent a few hours highest of sales made at ,anv sions of almost any length. sentatives according to poDUln- with Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Fields- here, expert, if you think you re cornering from the Klondike residence who remembered her similar event In this part of the Marie Hoskinson, assessor, car tion. Such a plan, he said,“ vas going to dominate the world on store. He lived there 20 years be as a young girl here some years then all together went to the west and good quality of con ried the $4,198 onto the tax roll almost identical with the method Smith home in Wheeler county a diet of that stuff look well to fore moving .to Hood River ago. signed stock Is expected to bring and did not Include the $27.500. of., apportionment used in the to seek deer during Saturday the history of cows and rabbits. where he had lived since 1908 good prices again this year. ~ Mr. and Mrs. Art Watkins and The levy was made and some United States and which was * * w ♦ ♦ He was married in Illinois to daughter Dorothy Wilson and and Sunday. Also with the imme Those interested in studying decided on after long debate by taxes have been collected on Perhaps the crudest thing Fannie M. Hilderbrand in 1892, diate people were Mr. and Mrs governments have done recently who survives him. Other surviv Evelyn Kirkelie drove to Port Steve O’Meara and daughter, Mr. the breeding background of the the writers of the constitutional that basis. Tax information has (and private Industry, tool is ors are two sons, William and land Saturday to see the Pacific and Mrs. Damon Fields, and fly animals offered for sale may convention in 1787. It Is the me been published about the levy compulsory retirement at a stat Andy of Hood River and Mrs. International in its final acts. ing in was Kenneth Blau, but he obtain a copy of the catalogue thod most often used- by repre at least twice since then but the from Bonnie Sharp at the county sentative governments through discrepency was not noted until ed age. Age has little to do with Wallace May of Grass Valley and Gloria Douma was home from was called back on account of agent’s office in Moro. Wednesday. out the world. the University of Oregon at Eu a sick horse, but returned to fln- ability. two grandsons. If it is determined that it Is * « * • • Strengthening of county gov gene Thursday night until Fri Ish the hunt . . . with only possible to levy over the six per George Smith getting the deer. We hope, and are pretty sure, ernment would also be an ad day evening to attend her grand that Gus Soloman will render his WASCO LIBRARY GISTS $974. mother’s funeral. All other mem As several deer had already been vantage of the plan, said the cent limitation more than once taken out, the game became very decisions on the basis of law. speaker, and this is necessary In one year it is likely that the Gross receipts of the Wasco bers of the family were here. scarce. Were he to be partisan as some because local governments hove levy will be put Into effect. A joint installation of officers grown weaker as centralization It is possible for the sheriff to of his supporters said he would Library festival was $1115.80 for the George Bell (Jnit No. 49 A birthday dinner in honor of according to Mrs. Howard Pratt, be his appointment would be of governments goes on. Demo extend a levy in case of error. and the auxiliary will be held Miss Junie Hazelton, niece of secretary. Expenses were $141.51- In question is the $27,500 cracy is based on local govern come a disgrace the Kent Legion hall Friday of Mr. and M|s. Howard Pratt, making thè net return $974.29. at ♦ ♦ ♦ * ♦ ment which must be preserved. which would be paid by the was given Sbnday at the Pratt Or tibei 21 starting with a pot Voters of the consolidated Moro There was snow in the county Major item of expense was thè luck dinner. home with 12 seated at the table. district which has a valuation of this week, little flurries that fe'l permanent booths made by Har Miss Hazelton is doing the of »’ and Mrs. B. F. Bailey and The levy In ml’ls The date of the election to de NIGHT DRIVING DANGEROUS $2.798,793. softly and quietly—a w arning ry Van Gilder which will be ''h”dren. David and Marlyn of fice work for the Pratt firm. This Centralia Wn., arrived Friday to would be 9.8, says Mrs. Hoskin that the bright, warm days of usable for another year. Topic Sunday at the Wasco termine whether or not Sherrpan Your fears are well founded son. summer are gone and that there item might be termed an invest spend the week end with her Church of Christ will be “In God county farmers want to establish ’ J ’7 In case this levy is made the a soil conservation district or if early-evening automobile traf will soon be a blanket for Mother ment instead of expense. parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ted Ball. We Trust.” Books received at the Wasco not has been set. The election fic worries you, figures compiled additional cost of Sherman coun Earth. hy the secretary of state reveal. ty schools would be increased We do enjoy the warm open library recently are: “Father of will be held November 16. . z • ZV • ! . aid and open neck days when it the Bride” Streeter; “The Hus- yr, A majority of those voting Oregon accident records for from $256.493 to $283.993 and The Fountain is possible and comfortable to band M Scott; must favor the formation of a 1948 show 42 percent of all fatal the increase from 1948-49 would ✓ •• rush helter skelter out of doors Hdad” Rand; “After the Storm district and at least 30 percent mishaps take place during the be nearer 40 percent than the for Hale; Children’s books are: CONDENSED REPORT OF PRO- COUNTY COURT: day or night But winter has its of the farmers must vote to six-hour period between 4 and merly computed 20 percent. compensations, too. It gives an "Nice Long Vacation” Nebaucr; UKEDINGS O F O C T O B E R Vernon I. Miller *$17.60; Lester make the election effective. Pe 10 p. m., hours of fading light or Wilson, $12.00; Metsker Maps, tition for the formation of a full darkness in the fall and win TERM OF COUNTY COURT appreciation of home and fire “Looking for a Star” Bowman; 4O-K MEET JOYOUSLY * Claims against all funds allow $12.15 side and friends. All are doubly “Darling Rebel” Sweet; “Yucca Sherman county district was ter months. Death crashes regch Members of the 40 et 8, Ameri ed as presented excepting one DEMOSS PARK: valuable when nature turns her City Outlaw” Hopson. signed by action of the county a peak between 6 and 7 p.' m. can legion fund loving frater John M. DeMoss, $66.00; W. R. committee for land use, which and remain high until 10 p. m., General Road Fund Claim and chilly back to us and when wc nity, met at the Moro hotel Wed must rely on ourselves for en 4-H CIA’B FORMED FOR 1949 one County General Fund Claim. Reid & Son, $23.85 stated at the time that it wanted diminishing sharply after that nesday night. It was a district Monthly financial statement COUNTY JAIL: $18.75 tertainment instead of using the to obain additional power over hour. Accidents of all types are meeting of the Hood River, Was George Fox Jr.,13, son of Mr. of County Treasurer and Clerk’s GOVERNMENT TRAPPER: hills and streams and warming most numerous between 4 and -5 co and Sherman county area conservation methods. $50.00, and Mrs. George Fox, was re monthly statement of General sun for diversions. Three meetings will be held in p. m. I and was presided over by Chef • Man can feel a bit of conceit cently elected president of the Road Fund Budget balances COUNTY PRINTING: $314.40 the county prior to the election “The record gives definite de gare, Thomas W. Griffith of DISTRICT ATTORNEY: $8.89 over his ability to stay Indoors first organized 4-H club for the presented and filed. at which members of the state proof that traffic danger goes The Dalles with A. W. Gust of Bid of Thomas W. Stults for RETIREMENT FUND. $64.89 where there is warmth and com 1949-50 club year in Sherman, committee, of the federal soil up when the sun goes down. Maupin as grand secretary. fort while nature chills the earth county. George is the president purchase of tax fore-closed pro MISCELLANEOUS: conservation service, and officers “This danger can be offset by re The meeting was, as often, State Industrial Accident Com of nearby districts will speak ducing of a Growth and Health club at perty in Wasco, and bid of E. C. outside. speed and redoubling cau opened with song (sic) and the * * • * » First National and explain how the district the Rufus school where Mrs. Smith for purchase of tax fore mission, $9.24; tion in dusk and darkness.” business session included audit “Sun and wind and beat of sea, Sarah Giannonati is serving as closed property in Kent both ac Bank, $132.00; State Tax Com might operate here. He called on drivers and pedes ing of the returns from the lat mission. $17.22; Public Employes cepted and property declared Great lands stretching endlessly. local leader for the group. The first of these meetings trians alike to bear in mind that est wreck and sending the funds Retirement System, $163.21; Na will be held at Grass Valley, No car Other officers elected for the sold. Where be bonds to bind the free. headlights are no substitute to the auxiliary of the national Deed executed conveying tax tional Hospital Association, $10.- vember 7, at 2 in the afternoon; for daylight. All the world was made for me. coming club year were Wally Pedestrian acci American Legion for child wel A —Adelaide Crapsey Morris, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe fbre-closed property in Wasco 50. . the second at Wasco at eight that dents at night frequently are tra fare purposes, one of the main Morris, vice-president and Paul toT LeRoy Belshee et ux. night and the third at Moro No ced to the walker’s miscalcula activities of the 40 et 8. Sam Da Auditor’s Annual reports of ROAD FUND “He’s a smart kid and will lie Blackburne, secretary, son of vember 8 at 2 o’clock in the after tion of the speed and distance of vis of Maupin was Initiated into successful,” they said, but he Mr. and Mrs. George Black Audits covering past fiscal year WAGES: an approaching vehicle. James T. Brown, $270.90; E. noon. the order at the meeting. wasn’t. Intelligence gives a nice burne. presented and filed. Attending will be Charles Nish McPherson, $232.34; Frank Baz Mr. Frank Bazzel appointed flair to success but isn’t an ab The club consists of ten boys member of the state board and solute necessity to it. Integrity and girls in the Rufus area. The as temporary County Road Fore zel, $213.31; Earl Rehr, $242.32: former Gilliam county farmer, VETS MAY DRAW FOR LAND CROP INSURANCE INCREASE H A..Shields, $277.69; R. F. is of more value, ch aracteran d alms of the project for the com man replacing James T. Brown. More Sherman county farmers Howard Cushman, secretary of Bid for purchase of County Looney, $285.32; A. H. Olson, the board, Tom Helseth, soil con World War II veterans will have taken advantage of the Fed perhaps ambition is more valu ing year for these ten young owned Willys Jeep held in sus $200.71; Frank Bayer, $177.85; servation agent of Pendleton have preference in acquiring 50 eral “all risk” ctop insurance able than both although ambition people will be as follows: without character may be a bad Quotations of various First National Bankw $110.90: and probably Raymond Crabtree farm units covering 4489 acres than ever before, it was pointed 1. To foster a desire for good pense. State Tax Commission, $21.13; combination. health and to develop a dealers held in suspense. irrigable public land on the out this week by J. A. Keeler, Public Employes Retirement Sys of Maupin, supervisor of the dis of Numerous changes in adminis sense of need for health Payette division of the Boise re supervisor for the Sherman coun trict on Wapinitia flat. From the sometime humorous tering of road affairs directed by tem, $80.53 clamation project near Caldwell, ty P.M.A. committee. study. page “The Duffel Bag” we glean REPAIRS: The all risk Insurance covers Idaho, the Oregon department of 2. To obtain for each child a Court. this bit of philosophy which is J. K. McKean Co., $155.17; No further matters being at 143 wheat producers, represent physical inspection accord Veterans’ Affairs reported this MORE TAX INFORMATION only partly akin to humor. Contractors Equipment Corp., issue adjournment ensued. ing 230 units. Closing date week. v , ing to state law. “When a man waxes up to the Interstate Tractot & Further information about tax Veteran applicants must file September 30th. 3. To give the children and CLAIMS PRESENTED AGAIN $21.15; fact that “the show is on”; and Equipment Co. $9.80; Columbia es for specific purposes may be ST SHERMAN COUNTY, ORE Protection against all unavoid parents a n understanding with the irrigation manager, that his span of life is shorten GON GENERAL AND ROAD Motor Service, $5.00; Industrial pertinent while tax notices are Bureau of Reclamation, Notus able hazards and plant diseases of what physical defects ing with every clock tick, and FUNDS FOR SEPTEMBER, 1949 Motor Parts $3.98 still fresh in the hands of the Idaho, before January 3, 1950, to from planting time until the crop need correction. if he is going to live a useful APPROVED OCTOBER 5 TERM GAS & OIL: 4. To keep records of growth obtain priority over the general is harvested is provided in the life he must be at it—at that mo R. H, McKean & Son, $3.25; payees. OF THE COUNTY COURT All premiums In excess and health for the project The basic school fund returned public in acquiring the home policy. ment life begins for him.” Standard Oil Co.,' $19.44 of amounts necessary to pay loos * in the Health Club Project GENERAL FUND: - steads. Application forms and ♦ ♦ * * * $53,220 of the approximately TIRES & TUBES: SHERIFF'S OFFICE es are credited to the county. record book. When its spring one some Firstone Stores, $53.05; Walth $125,000 paid in by Sherman necessary data should be obtain When minimum reserve require Norman E. Fields, $60.00; Bur 5. To get children to select countains and the per capita ed from the same address. times thinks that it would be health habits for personal roughs Adding Machine Co., er-Williams Co., $17.18 school fund was paid by the re The reclamation bureau says ments are met, Mr. Keeler stated fun to pick up an old car and a GENERAL SlT PPLIES: $16.18; Sherman County Journal, improvement. turns from the state income tax the land is undeveloped and the surplus goes back to the par wife without her hair comped Moro Lumber & Fuel Co., $29.- $3.00; Norman E. Fields, $36 00; ticipating farmers through a pre 6. To make a health poster to and some torn pants and take to 95; Ranch & Home Store, $3.14; to make the total amount for mostly in sagebrush, and located mium adjustment the following T. M. Garrett, $55.00 exhibit at the Sherman at elevations ranging from 2300 schools in 1948-49 $213,445. the road* It would be such an in Sam Foreman, $14.50; O’Meara county fair in the fall of CLERK’S OFFICE Soils range from year. For 1949-50 the local tax is to 2500 feet. teresting and carefree life bum Supply & Imp. Co., $13.89 West Coast Printing & Bind 1950. clay to sandy loams, and the ming gasoline from officials, $203,023, the basic school fund 4-H club work is for boys and ing Co., $63.30; Elsie Jones, P. M. MISCELLANEOUS: lands are adapted to dairying and PM A PAYMENTS UP camping along the roadside, return is $37,660 and the per Railway Express Agency, $3.- the production of alfalfa, pasture, There has been an Increase in capita tax $4710 for a total of working when stategy failed and girls who have passed their 9th $5.00 48; State Industrial Accident ASSESSOR'S OFFICE clovers, wheat, oats, barley and the amount any farmer can earn $256,493. This is an increase of the stomach insisted. But in the birthday by January 1, 1950 and Commission, $97.11; Eddins Mot Burroughs Adding Machine peas. hy soil conservation practices for fall it seems different. There s have not passed their 21st birth Co., $16.18; Doris E. Watkins, or Co., $105.00; City of Moro, $1. 20 percent. day.'4-H club work aims to teach, 1950. It is now the Production Due to the end of the special still a part of the American pop Applicants must have at least 75; Pacific Telephone & Tele $25.00; Marie Hoskinson, $25.00. road tax levying period road $3500 in cash or such assets as Marketing administration which ulation which doesn’t give a through doing, better practices in COURTHOUSE: graph Co., $20.80; Pacific Power funds have dropped from $77,118 livestock, farm machinery and handles this payment. For 1949 hoot for security. They scorn it; agriculture, h o m e economics, Pacific Telephone & Telegraph & Light Co., $3.16 to $34,150, a decrease of some equipment, and must also have the total amount any farmer they run away from it; they and related arts. If you are in Co. $43.35; Pacific Power & Light BRIDGES & CULVERTS: glory In their lack of it. And terested ’ in participating in the Co., $27.34; Ranch 4 Home Store Beall Pipe & Tank Corp., $207.- 55 percent. School costs are sev had two years of farming ex could earn was $750 and this has maybe (to coin a phrase) they've 4-H club program write or visit $2.15; City Water Dept. $4.80; 86 en and a half times the road costs perience and must Intend to been Increased to $2500 for next got something there, even if it your County Agent’s office at Clean-Rite, $16.25 in Sherman county for 1949-50. farm as an occupation. year. R E TIR EM EN T FUND: $53.15 • the courthouse in Moro. is fall. Annual Event Conservation District Vote Due Nov. 16 p 1 COUtlty LOUTt LOntriDUteS LOSh Increased $27,500
