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HAGE 2 SHERMAN COUNTY JOURNAL, MORO, OREGON FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, (M» of the Estate of Belle B. Brown the amounts of the bi<te and be served to everybody in the and Mrs. Trace Fields. having must be enclosed in seaiea en tions to the excise tax alone). RUFUS NEW S evening. t t < WR Mr. and Mrs. Andy Engberg deceased, and all persons velopes. The envelopes must be Abandon the real property tax By Mrs George Fox Miss Eleanor Fox and friend were dinner guests Thanksgiv- claims dgauibi against sak es a e ar? . .narked in the lower left-hand as a source of state revenue, thys P u b lish ed E v ery F rid ay at providing a a division division of of tax tax in- in- Around forty fortv people people were were Miss Miss Patricia Patricia uuerin, Guerin, stuaents students 1 i_ng at the home fhp law )aw of- of. eoryer corner substantially substantially as follows: : Moro, Oregon providing Around ‘e of^their son^and hereby EJ ecutors at the as ioiiowg . French- ^ " ---Editor come as between state and local at a iong table when a at OSC spent the holidays at the daughter in law, Mr. and Mr . ' Baker in Grass “Public sale bid, Serial No. Ore- Giles government. . S ham dinner and all the home of Mr and Mrs. George Harold Engberg in, The, Da es floe of X m ^ X n t y o“ gon 0470, Sale, January 10, Portoffioe at Moro. Oro«on under Aet Amend the six percent limita- trmmings were served at noon Eox, returning to college Sun- Mr. and Mrs. Fay Bracke t y» - the proper vouchers 1950.” o f ConcTCM of March 3. 187».---------------- t i n n th a t fh o n e o p le COUld to"the Shermaun county Pomona day.’ m J ? Brack I n n e x X i t h t e sfx° months“ from ’ The person making the high- OFFICIAL COUNTY J AI'KK vote a new base when they want members and friends. A bountiful supply of rain In The Dalles with Mrs. Brack- a™ e* ~ ‘ 1 publication est bid will be required to pay _____ to. or' make the base have some ^-he K dlnner was served and fell here at Rufus Wednesday e tfs parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. E. the date of the first puoucai es .............................................., immediately the amount thereof. ------ h UBSCRHTION RATUS relation to valuation Instead of cleared away by the Home Ec. when- It rained all . that day. I^ngford. of this not c . Nov. Any persons claiming adver dollars levied. - members. ’ Some more rain fell Saturday Miss Mary Brackett of Ione y rst 1Q4Q sely the above-described land $2.00 ONE YEAR There are things to fear in night and Sunday morning. The spent the holidays with her ember 2. , James T. Brown are advised to file their claims, the above proposals but w e The business meeting followed green wheat is peeking through parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Robert B. Brown or objections, on or before the doubt if any of them are more the dinner. Louis Sather, master gome of the seeded land. The Brackett. Fay Brackett took her Max H. Brown time designated for sale. N A IIO N A t «O H fearsome than the prospect of of Pomona presided at the meet- school children enjoyed a four back to Ione where she teaches Any person entitled to claim Joint Executors ilS O c A tlO .N going on with the . present tax ing. The ’ minutes of the last day holiday during the past school, Sunday. 4-7c a preference right under the system which is neither equitable meeting were read by Mrs. Geo- week. • Mr. and Mrs. Tom Macnab Hoy J 1 first proviso to said section 11 nor understandable to any large Fox acting secretary. Lecturer, The Wasco grade school volley and daughter of The Dalles have A tty* for e s tate as an owner of contiguous land xzfTr^rt part of the population. Mrs. Walt Bruckert, said it was hall team came to Rufus Wednes- moved int0 the Hugh Mathieson NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION— must assert his claim within 30 ---------------- • hard to get up a program, and day for a game with the grade hou8e where Tom will be en- *.’¿ 7 . ^ « t k V T — PUBLIC daVs from the date of public of- (I O lf THE PRICE OF COFFEE thought they should be more school boys which ended ! by gaged ln farmlng. .......................... fering and conditional sale to LAND SALE $ 0 fflIT I 0 I PlB L ISrff R the highest bidder and at the DEPART - expiration of said preference up and there is a possib i y t b ht out that the grange Miss Dolores Fox, student at Mr. and Mrs. Don Macnab, and UNITED STATES Mr. and Mrs. William Macnab MENT OP THE INTERIOR rJght if no such -right DECEMBER 2, 1949 it will go higher. It will be a more interest in the Seattle university* spent the went to The Dalles Tuesday to BUREAU OF LAND MANAGE- hag been asserted, the highest certainty if ev^ ° nJ ntnt r Brazil new programs being presented, week end with her parents, Mr. at^ d \ he wedding of Pat Mac- MENT, OREGON DISTRICT, bidder win he declared the our- A TAX PROGRAM buy* enough to ia*1 The Rufus grange master *E. C. and Mrs. George Fox. It is difficult to write enough has another crop• old sald at Rufus Mp Mrg g A Wllaon nab and Maxine Shear of The LA N D OFFICE, Portland 1«, haser of the land. Pierce M. Rice held at The 1:30 Ore<on* about a tax program in one timer when the Brazilians burn- gained no new members but 8pent a couple of days in Port- Dalles which was "church Manager editorial to make clear the wri- ed It to get rid of IL lost three when the Guilford fam- land and had Thanksgiving din- ¿ in m a k ^ 'th e ir November 10, 1919 4 Sc ter’s thinking especially if critl- As a nation we have the coffee moved away*. That t h e ner with Mrs. Wilson’s mother, i ° ung couple will make t e r NOTICE is hereby given that » home in Wasco - - where - Pbt is under provisions of section 2455, cisms of the present system and habit. ’ Ai It isn’t one of our worst .r * - - u ! ♦ ti™ that grange had a nice Booster Night Mrs. Bertha Applegate. reasons for change are also at- ones although a lot of time that ai9o bag been holding M and Mrs w Morris had emP R. S., as amended by section 14 CALL FOR BIDS tempted. could be oe more useful uarnu. is „ spent (eg durlng the wintor wtnter. a„ of thelr chlldren home for the ¿ e ll s‘“dent ° f “ “" l of the act of June 28, 1934 (49 The City of Moro will receive sipping the brown brew and work hag been done hoUday - mouth spent the Thanksgvlng J2?4) gnd ,„lrsuant ,0 th. But because this is a more sealed bids for Lots 4 and 5, t . e . n n sss Harlandvlew grange secre- Andy ° . M application of Ernest E. ShuH Block fruitful time mat- irULLIUl l u n e to LU discuss UISCUSH tax w a in a i - chatting - , about , , v n r n w m p e nt 1 n a n a u u v ic n — — - n n u j r Engberg c a l i g l i * r and « Bill . . . Huck ------ P r,io„a« l a n Ho, C rv n a .fi, t« ______ B, .. . . __________ __________ — Barnum’s Addition to ters than when the legislature *?t, the customer and tary, Mrs. Charles Burnet report- finished putting the edging to Engles Moro> Serial N o* ° J e*on the C ity of Moro and the Old that ill tempered customer and grangc and gald they tables and had them Mr. and Mrs. Ernie ^E n g les J)e offercd th e JU ty thprMin is in session and because some Legion Hall" situated thereon the price of coffee. bidder, but at no up to six o’clock p. m. Decern- have gained seven ready varnished for was Pomona Mr MvdrAn the highest changes in the Oregon tax sys Even ,, If coffee went to the r-u fab bm )ogt many members aii dl[mer f,nl8hed the Mathieson and . Mr. Hydron --------«_ „„ tern must be made we are going , . Hollar a n n u n rl but also lost that many. Their dinner. Also finished spent Thanksgiving in Wallula, ess than $3.00 1 ,a Pl - G The ci(. re8erves the to expound briefly on the su b “ a ^ X ’ s wou"d hall — n h o a r d , which wt u u lie sale to lx? held at 11 o clo^k ____ . . any or alll ... . bids. .. has — been fixed up and kitchen - cupboards have Wn., visiting L right to reject with Mr. and Mrs. A. M., on the 10th day of Janti ject for whatever It may be 11 >s 1; , y ,bo(r bahit painted, and they had a Boost- ample shelf space Carrel S. Bennett, recorder. Harry Hydron and family. Mrs ixrrAWb resolutely retain their habit, h Mrs. Clara White and son Ernte E % ta Í ‘ J a ^ s t^ d a‘ ' X r " worth. tbov would er Night party, S-4c of bad bad ___ The resolutons . read by secre- Robert White of Portland were with ^ifb^ her sister Mrs. Hydron to to following tract of land: Inasmuch as the personal pro complain though crvoii spell of c____ __ . . . . . . . ru-zabPth J h^ fuJg° ^ SW«4 NWVi, sec. 32, T. 1 perty tax is notoriously inequit ^ t h e r isB «o!ngntc^ a n g e an^ “ 7 le Z la J v e ^ ^ ' ’XoTuUons K u y X - ^ e y w e « ’i n v l t ^ t George G. Updegraff N., R. 18 E., W. M., Oregon, able and Is, in fact, not collect We co^ld probkbbr ’get along committees to be studied and act-. to Thanksgiving dinner at the X Saturday. Attorney at law 40 acres. ed on much more than half the Bids may be made by the property it was originally meant as well without it a i with i t °n at thc ne5rt me*Un« J. M. A home "f Mr and Mrs' Char,eS principal or his agent, either M. Kuypers.- to tax it must be either drastic- ’TC‘* 7 u b ” fhe- thank you letter by the J. MORO Miss Donna Smith student at ally changed or another tax sub- J* vnuitff neode Yocums was read thanking the personally at the sale or by mail. Monday. Wednesday, Friday Bids sent by mail will be con stltuted for it. One possibility ir breakfast some y°ung P<*>F> « grange for flowers sent to Mrs. EOCE at La Grande spent the T. Lester Jslm in Afternoons hl2 r8tifm« 1o1t Yocum’s funeral. holiday vacation with her moth- sidered only if received at this now being discussed to some ex like milk with ^ n would be PO^Jb1 ® ’ The fifth degree obligation er Mrs. Alta Smith. - office prior to the hour fixed tent is a business tax. It is con L A W tl THE DALUOB I^nn«<Fiv' and was bestowed on the following Mr. and Mrs. Benton Barnett for the sale. These bids must be templated that a tax of not more probable. MO|tO accompanied by certified checks . hntprlv memt^rs of Moro, Mr. and Mrs. were Sunday .dinner guests In than two ) percent, levied on pet 80 8 ou V» 80 *211 East Third Street or- post-office money orders for y 8 F ' without coffee Clarence Higley, Howard Ross, Wasco at the home of their Rau profits from business would Telephone 3209 Elmer Nelson and from Rufus, ghter, Mr. and Mrs. Peter Du- bring in as much money as the a .7?ar. ° ^ “ W.!.Z?.lg? ? ^ h Mrs. Trace Fields. ' fault. - . , > s personal property tax and be fr that it is a weak drink on The election of new officers Mr. and Mrs. James Fox and mU. 7 ,<‘7 l? bl^ tht“ ™ to depend. Aa they say nowdays. was held, thegfc officers to serve nephew William Greiner were r r M I until special Interest groups ]t do much fQr yQU for two years^ The results were dinner guests Thanksgiving at FOR SALE: Prefex Oil Heater, succeeded In getting exemptions We -might learn, too, that Master Walt Bruckert; Overseer the home of Mr. and Mrs. Will $20.00 lorn Monroe, Moro. 5c Clothing for the L ittlest ones, to It as they have to the per many of the reeds we lean on Rurnet. Iject¿ r€r Mrs. Huck sonal property tax. • all of them . Complete stock of OPPORTUNITY: Additional man are nqt Trace Fields; Steward E. C. Ea Mr. and Mrs. Basil Bains of Corporations paying the per through habit liables’ wear, and the cutest wanted for Rawleigh business. need noJ- not he dependent ton; _ Assistant Steward c S. A. a sonal property tax are permitted Portland were up for a couple things, too. Your own boss. Need car. Good which is a mental state, and that ............, r______ ......... tboir to deduct the amount of those it would be more fun to he free .VVU8„n’ Treasurer Vernon Mil- of days and had their holiday profits. Rawleigh’s Dept. Oak ler; Secretary Mrs. Walt Bruck- with Mrs. Bains’ parents, Mr. paymens from their excise tax from habits that bind us land 7, Calif. ORK-81-252. ert; Gatekeeper Sam Brock; ------------------- f A up to half of the total. Until the Sweaters and Skirts for Schoolgirls -’Beanies Chaplain Mrs. Sam Brock; Lady T xm I xf \ o . 1,1 r Reliable man with car to \;all 1949 legislature changed it the RADIO headline Assistant Steward Mrs. S. A. .Meets 1st and 3rd in bright fejts - Beautiful new fall dresses excise tax. which was in some on farmers in Sherman county. Somebody wrote a Wonderful opportunity. $15 to cases offset by persona^proper- th™ ';h ~ ' da y "whlch" said that Wilson; Pomona Mrs. CTiarles . offset all — — —-x ..... — ----- « ----- _ x ___ ™ hall. Transient and ty tax, was used i to /-n-— $20 a day. No experience or radio had reached its maturity. Byr,net’* ^ e ---- « « Mrs. ar‘ ( visiting brothers are Flora E liz a b e . th ___IJal? property taxes. That is a com- ^ as‘ 'nke sh a k in g " of a Higley; n o ra Mrs mrs. M oao— rordiaUv jnvued capital required. Permanent. plication upon a complication . Rchoo, lr, afl a malroo. Kuypers On the executive oom- meet wlth Write today. McNess Co. Dept. that is one of the major muddles « , ls adole9. mittee were Lxtute Sather, How- Bf 2423 Magnolia St., Oakland Leo W atkins, N. G of the Oregon tax system. iwuiv ,— Huck. . ard Ross and W1„ William 7, fcallf. . 4-5p John DeMos8, Secretary There seems no valid reason ^Mechanically It is wonderful. Mrs. Sadie Rich was elected Po- AVAILABLE: The best, one-man why corporations should not Eureka IxMlge No. 121 A .F .& A J I _ , , .. , . , the engineers' have done a good ™>na Home Economies ‘b usiness in Sherman county. Meets on the 1st and pay a business tax that would * ... nthpr of m an- I We provide capital. Car re have an offset provision. our mwhanical "m triv a n 'M the' » was voted for the «ubordln- 3rd Thursday evenin gs not quired. Write J. R. Watkins each month. Visiting Business taxes are used in many r r . V e ^ t n * : put 18 ch,,d- - « g7 s r . ^ ^ e ^ . u“ Co., 137 Dexter Avenue, Seat members cordially in- states. In fact, the three' classes tle, Wash. 16c vited to meet with us. of taxes are the tax on property, Wflntinff t« VO on an For the lecturers program Mrs. L. V. Henrichs, W. M. CUSTOM SLAUGHTERING — ♦ the tax on persons, the tax on emoUona' binge can — find ‘b the . Walt Bruckert had a reading __ by . H ,B. Pinkerton, Secretary Meat cutting, wrapping, sharp J business. i ir, ono Hr-nnd Mrs Trace Fields. Giles French ___ ______________________ Utilities are now assessed by 8 mu us u-..« Emotional binges state representative of this dis- ,IaUPiB®^ Rebekah Ix>d<e No. lie freeze. Bring them ln any dav ♦ ? nour. ismotionai uingw • interesting talk Meets 2nd and 4th the state tax commission and cas but Sunday. C & C Food Store, probably the worst kind “ Tuesdays o[ are -*—*'•**' pav no corporation tax. The e H than on water power development. Grass Valley, Oregon. 21tfc theory is that the tax commls- !^ Cau8e rnZ,mon v in d ^ th e ef An invitation was extended by FOR SALE— Now available for i .v. i- i the most common kino, tne er- __ «.u—.. members welcome. Sion places their valuation high aicohol being dlssipat- t h e Marl and view to sallle Martin, N. G. Immediate delivery W i 11 y s enough to compensate. We do than d meet at that grange hall the last C|ara HousU) Jeeps and four-wheel drive not doubt that. Yet It creates a nvOru.-nrkwi Saturday in February. It was pick-ups. Complete Willys special class of taxpayers which " ‘ annown^d that there will be an Beth |.|lenl No. m a a 8 Overland line of panels, station is unnecessary and it places I4B • „ installation of officers held at wagons and Jeepsters now Meets ---- every second and privately owned corporations at . ° W°Und nrovrams Harlandvlew grange at ‘ 1:30 p. sensationally reduced in price. fourth Thursday In each a dlsadvantge In comparison h aw a,rou" d " m. Sunday. December 4. That Contact Willis Motor Co., Third month; visiting members with the growing number of J ^ t h a t 1 the sponsors thereof thc state deputies will be pre- invited. Moro, Oregon. and Lincoln Sts., The Dalles, “AT THE CAPITOL CITY” governmentally owned corpora- ln^ that the sent to do the lnstalll«ff Lunch Oregon. 22tfc Elsie Jones, W. M. Hons. havant . ¿ 7 1 hl n will be served by the ladies of Edna Heizer, Secretary If the state was given the ln- ^ ¿ l <7 t >m il7 »wav ls wearing thc Harlandvlew grange follow- IN THE COUNTY COURT OF come and business taxes (the dreds of y w o ing the installing. That the state THE STATE OF OREGON FOR tax on persons and business) out an p . . conference will be held at Rufus th l tax on property might well «nue to listen ust or the „ an(J g ,unc„ w||1 SHERMAN COUNTY O P E N S U N D A Y be given to the iocal govern- novelty o . g served the state officers at In Matter of the Estate of Jas. merite ?Jds would mean that out of he picture book and s o b noon, ----- , _ and k ----------------------- -- will a pot luck supper E. Brown, deceased. the state would abandon the real. stu . $4.00 ■■■■■■■■■■ ' - „■ „ — 2} Gallons HR. Notice to (Yeditors property field and not levy on . « « n m a in 1.60 One Gallon TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: real property at all. This might BEIaATED RAIN You are hereby notified that .95 Half Gallon curtail some payments to the There’s comfort in having a the undersigned, Jas. T. Browrt, .50 Quart counties and other subdivisions rain after a long period of dry Third & U nion Ht, Robt. B. Brown and Max H. by the state and put a halt to a weather. Our latest rain was the JS Pint The D alles Oregon Brown, have been duly appoint- practice that is indefensible. first one of consequence since O. P. S. you The six percent limitation is March and that one went scurry- Paint • W allpaper • ¡Venetian ORDER PIES, CAKES, MAPLE ed and confirmed by- the above BARS, DOUGHNUTS FRESH entitled Court as Joint Execu B lin d s handicaDDing Oregon. It is based ing down the canyons to the sea, ___ tors of the Last Will & Testa on the amount of taxes levied staying only long enough to dis- GENERAL PAINT ¡PRODUCTS EVERY DAY ment and of the Estate of Jas. in any one of the three previous solve some good top soil on the Heavy Kote one coat finish t v i KPHftiVR snt E. Brown, deceased, and all vi»ars and bears no relation to way. Rains since then have been piex . Colorfnl decorator avi ability to pay tax nor to of the “lick and promise” style; waahable smooth finish ALL POP FIVE CENTS persons havinE c a ms against said estate, are hereby required valuations on which taxes are lots of clouds and bluster, a big to present same to said Execu raised. A taxing unit that levied wind and dry fields again after tors, with the proper vouchers a tax of $100,000 on a valuation a dy or two. annexed at the law office of of $10,000,000 can Increase but This was a real rain, about Roy J. Baker in Grass Valley, six percent more each year when two inches, and there is a feel- Sherman County, Oregon, for the valuation goes to $20,000,- ing down deep in our spirits allowance or rejection, within 000. That sounds alright on first that we have been restored once six months from date of the reading but the new valuation more in the good graces of the first publication of this notice. means that there are more peo- Rain Giver. We should he happy First Publication being Nov 3 MODEST-COST PLANS: pie who need more . schools, roads, about that —and are. ember 25, 1949. * 5^ J®-* Employe Group .. .Family . , . Employed protection and the other things All those doleful stories about James T. Brown government is pledged to pro- dry years, reseeding, snow on Individual (Or self-employed) Robert B. Brown vide. Some leniency should be parched earth, seven bushel - W ide selection of physicians, surgeons Max H. Brown provided . in the six percent crops, Interest that grows in- and hospitals. One of these prepaid • Joint Executors fl limitation. stead of debts t h a t reduce plans sponsored by the Oregon State Roy J. Baker 4-7c Perhaps some discussion can can now b e forgotten un- Medical Society will • fit your needs, Att’y for Estate be obtained on a .definite pro- til the next dry spell. The wheat I lease use the coupon for details. gram if no| on general theory, farmer is really an optimist. Here are soiie proposals: Otherwise he wouldn’t he huck- IN THE COUNTY COURT OF Provide a business tax of not ing the chances of producing a THE STATE OF OREGON FOR over 2 percent on the net with crop at all but he talks like a SHERMAN COUNTY a higher rate for corporations, pessimist and the older of them 1 3 1 4 s W . S IX T H , PORTLAND 4 In Matter of the Estate of Belle The tax to he large enough to will never let themselves look Sponsored and 4 55 FERRY STREET, SA LEM B. Brown, deceased. MEDFORD B U IL D IN G , M FDFO RD permit repeal of the personal happy, or think happy, until the Approved by H Sfl. N otice to Creditors C H O IC E OF P LA N S property lax and the present wheat is safe in the bin or the W R ITE FOR L I T E R A T U R F TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: corporation excise tax without money safe ln the bank, Oregon Slate You are hereby notified that changing the total amount re- The fall sown >wheat isn’t up OREGON PHYSICIANS' SERVICE) PI m m mail lilaralura. Medical Society the above entitled Court has I am amployad or »•ll-omploy.d and Inlara.lod In O.P.S. ceived by the state. There should yet; it is still sprouting and ,'t ". ®nd hotpilal «avaro«« on an (chock ana) duly appointed and confirmed be no exemptions and the dis- growing in this warm, wet wea- U Individual baili □ Family basil □ Group baili Coronation Ceremony Supper Served the undersigned, Jas. T. Brown, carding of exemptions would ther, coming, say the farmers Noma.___________ __ Robt. B. Brown and Max H. make it possible to keep the who have dug up bushels of it Addran. Dancing 9 to 12 Adm. $1.20 Brown, as Joint Executors of the O rates reasonable. (One could In the last two months. It is City Zona___ Stala _ I^ast Will and Testament and write for an hour on the exemp- well with our wheat. **0'l O.P.S. at Porllond, Salam or Madford. S h e rm a n Coixnly J o u r n a l Ä ””.'2“ r h S:;..’ "1 ’• " ■" Infants’ Wear The Gay Shop We’re going to overhaul our place shortly and put in new equipment. It be even better than it is now ¥ GO 10 BLOM’S Ed’s Place B e e f o ” O ’M e a r a , p r o p . ♦ ; Adams Paint Store c lie rs ■••3 a choice o f 3 m edical an d hospital protection plans Winter Wonderland H MORO HIGH SCHOOL S atu rd ay, D e c e m b e r 10 O regon P hysicians * S ervìce
