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PAGE 2 SHBRMAN COUNTY JOURNAL, MORO, OREGON ^Bifernuut County .IJuuritalj Pabllahed Every Friday at Moro, On'gon ---------------------------- -------- ------ _ FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 17, 1950 John Day. The county was covered with bunch grass higher and thicker than grew anywhere and the val- le y s p iu u u v e u In Days of Old THE AMERICAN IL4F ------------------------------------------- g iv v u c i rye g,.ass that g|-ew bottom where Dr. Rollins chart the town Called Grass Valley. The only mark of O FFICIAL COUNTY PAPER the white man was the deep __________ __________________ - tracks left by the wagon trains SUBSCRIPTION RATES that had crossed the county or. a« no pulled the length of Grass Valley ONE I EAR --------------------- **• canyon in search of a road to -----------------—----------- --------------- the valley. Many were afraid to N A T IO N A L 0 H 0 « I float down the Columbia from A S S O ç A l l ^ N The Dalles. // The fact that Oregon was a Æ O A D TO state meant nothing to the In dians who trekked across this S O C IA L IS M county dragging their travois ------------------ - (I ' ^2, NEWSPAPER loaded with»-dried salmon. There was good“ hunting in those . PUBLISHERS days for an Indian could slide ^ASSOCIATION through the tall grass to within narrow distance of the deer and antelope that populated the well FEBRUARY 17, 1950 grassed Ja,nd. Men from the states along the WHEAT BILL Mississippi who had made the has intro- ng g trip Lowell Stockman OlUtMiiuu nao um v l iO on VI ip across ciuuoo the uiv plains ¿..v»*.».-. were ------ duced the Oregon Wheat Lea- growing restless among the tall gue's bill for the certificate plan firs jn the valley and yxemem- into the house and soon wheat bered the grass covered hills growers can look the thing over they had passed. By 1859 some and see what they think of it. of them were moving back Copies of the actual bill should to The Dalles and up the creeks be available here soon. jn Wasco county which was It guarantees 60 percent of formed in 1854. There were parity or about $1.25. Above soldiers stationed at The Dalles that the wheat is sold on the mOst of the time, to afford pro market but anyone buying it for tection from Indians. food must pay an additional sum The decade of the fifties in of not more than 60 cents. Ex- the 19th century was the last Taken Tor port wheat can be moved at the for Sherman county without. ____ . Dy wince hllUnn dollar d^bt will above . . price. Domestic wheat, for occupation by white men. A few food, will tnl.n lake a n higher trap£ r s ...n went along rivers If paid t i ...«,1 liiirhrir price. iirirp . nt 'ib in ir the t h e rlVGFS If there was an agreement be- irr search of beaver; small com- reoudiated through tween wheat growers as strong panies of soldiers rode tr o u g h inf]atio^ is no known as some industrial groups have or across it. The seed pods of the 00. ann it The habit of the law would not be necessary. u ll bUnchgrass stroked the bel- ^.ayX iX ^ c a n e X be couia control the tne local iocai b es of Of the horses norses and anu settled bemeu to w . Farmers could lies re(lu^ i income price an^ ^ h J t li«ieeX™ ethrel U e v e i ^ i ^ h a ^ “" of d X n T y’dg o T e r n X r o X e ur: . " e a r s of grass were thrift after a spending period From the Grass Valley Journal February 18, 1921 Giles L. F r e n c h --------------- fiditor dke tbe Enured a* second da«» matter at the ¡n the P oatoffiee at Moro, _ ° [ egY";n under Act w a g o f CongreM of March 3, 18 1 z NATIONAL T A X B IL L t DON'T WOQRy, I KNOW THIS SHORT CUT LIKE A BOOK/ , preparatton for the growers to come. ....------------. POSTAL D E FICIT wheat There is a bill in congress to rals® PJ>sta8e be-auAe parifc^ lyilre common e n o u g h such bills are common enoug T)ie postofficef^ p a rtm e n t had a 263 million def » million in 1948 ani an e. l • $i>00 million in 191J The . t surprising either. m e wnoic 8 ° ^ " ^ ^ i / J i c u l t back in ♦ i i ’ t ' ( A L der the plan although there is provision for it. The low price for about half the wheat is thought to be a sufficient deter rent to surplus acreages. _ ~ ____ One thing it would do Is drive high cost lands out of the wheat business and to return the pro- duction of wheat to places where it can £ done most-ad- vantageously. That should help such natural whe^t producing areas as the mid-Columbia basin. ___________ ‘ ' NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING y NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned has filed jn the County Court of the state of Oregon for Sherman County his Final and Supple- mental Final Account as Admin- istrator, with the will annexed, of the Estate of William M. Van Patten, deceased, and that Monday, the 20th day of March 1950, at 10:00 oclock A. M. of said day, at the court room, in the court house in Moro, Sher- man County, Oregon, have been fixed court as UAW by uy the viic vwuiv e«., the --- time ----- and place F for P hearing of objec- tions to said Final and Supple- mental Final Account and for the settlement of said estate. Notice Is hereby given that Charles A. Tom, Administrator of the Estate of Cora E. Barthol- omew, deceased, has filed Jn the Cdunty. Court of the State of Oregori for Sherman Loumy, Final Account and , ¿ OUrK has set the * f\h°> nminfv 1950 in the Office of the county Clerk in the oljr Moro, Oregon, at the ho r o 10:00 o’clock a m. as the time and place for the settlement oi said accounting an ea ng > jections to the same, if any. Charles A. Tom A wage scale has been set for eastern Oregon for the com-' ing year: Common farm help $40 and board. Married men $60 to $70, tractor men $4 per day, cooks $30 per month. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Davis had a five valentine in the form of a nice seven pound boy Monday morning, rc February LUIlUtiy UlUIlUIJg, u iu u ij 14. a i . Last week J. 13. Coon bought the brick block occupied by Administrator the billard jo o m s from Sam Baker. J. Tracy Barton Arthur Justesen lost the end T. Lester Johnson The Dalles, Oregon of a finger while setting up machinery for the Kent eleva- Administrator with Will An- Attorney for the Estate 16-19C nexed. tor. T « .rz x /s b lT 1 J f ’ /V /v r » L n lliT b f » A /I a h n 54 F 1 F I & f lf - x-*« ___ 1 ____ A From the Observer, Feb. 17,1911 After the farmer’s impromptu banquet at the O. L. Belshe farm Sunday it was resolved that some effort should be made to attract young women to Sher man county as domestics and eventually* as wives. Much of the fall sown wheat is reported dead, but others say it has lots of whiskers on it be low the ground. Out at Monkland L. J. Pape set his incubator last week and Andrew Thompson bought a fine black team from Perry Axtell. . Z' See our new line of blouses sportswear for the juniors, Nationally advertised hosiery Scarts in a riot of colors Quality Shop From the Observer, Feb. 20, 1931 In fa n ts ’ W e a r On invitation ' from a joint committee from Gilliam, Wheel- anu Morrow m u iiuw counties uuui er and W. C Bryant, J. B. Adams and W. S. Powell were to dr*"' Saturday to caiuiuaj w help with organiza- . tJon .. .. . . _ a . . . . _ re(juction league. Three experienced- farm men living now The Dalles workK Qf gny in Rlnd any want rea, a Ride Clothing for the L ittlest ones, ige No. mo. 121 la i A.F. /v .r . A A.M Eureka Ixxlg® * "nd Meets "" on the 1st and all of them. Complete stock of 3rd Thursday evenings babies* wear, and (he cutest each month. Visiting ----- ------- . things, too. members cordially In- in- Bennett, W. M8’ r. r. m 1 4 Stvcatcrs and Skirts for Schoolgirls Beanies H B. Pinkerton. Secretary Moro 1 « I.O.O.r in bright fejts - Beautiful new fall dresses sonable wage. MeeU 1st and 3rd - A. A. Dunlap has moved the 'former confectionery’ s to re 'in u Is usually painful. ^11 Tranrtent and iX Kent to the former location of We are at most a our n vjsj{jng brothers are his Kent Trading company and tion and cannot expect tn to nrn- pro- ¿ - ¿ a]5y lnvlted ---------A - - to - duce as much goods as a nation ^ eet wlth u8 will repen for business. that works steady with the same M o rtg a g e Loans to M e e t Y ou r In d iv id u a l Needs Leo Watkins, N. G. Lupine Rebekah Ixxlge No. 116 John DeMoss, Secretary ATTRACTIVE TERMS At the end of the next fiscal Meets 2nd and.4th f ié 4*’’’ ~ we will have Increased our „W hich,* b a r t e r No. 7H. O.B.8 v° f. ,tl“ eh • PROMPT SERVICE natlonal debt about as much as Meets every second and month, increage cauRed fourth Thursday in each members welcom^ month- visiting members Helen Kruger, N. G. by the first World War. WeTe pojnff tQ pay for it , E ither the Invited Moro, Gregor. Lucille May, Sec. investors.- who are us,- or the A w estern co m p any serving western a g ric u ltu re Olive Young, W. M. S|Jbnders> who are Us. Naomi Van Gilder, Secretary The Gay Shop Standard Insurance Co. ' N O T i i ’K ’OF . ’ B eautiful Doris Dodson for spring in Linen, w ith applique Jacket. NON-HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT. BUDGET HEARING There are some things in the Washington to tell why a deficit NOTICE IT HEREBY GIVEN in compliance with • president’s tax proposals that exists in the postoffice depart- should be adopted. For years ment. Were the federal legisla- 111-1244, O.C.L.A., to the legal voters of the Non^ men and companies who take ¿ors on ibe receiving end of a District of Sherman County, Oregon, that a mee g discuss- oil and materials out of the lot of thestuff that comes from held at the Courthouse in Moro, Oregon, on the March, 1950, at 10:00 oclock a. m. for the purpose of discuss -------- ncronrip« thev would ground h a v e profited well gOvernment agencies they wouk ing the budget for the fiscal year beginning Ju y , through the method of allowing gQon reanze the reason for de and ending June 30,,.. 1951, hereinafter set forth. deductions for depletion. It Is b u d g e t probable that the president goes Government agencies d i the too far when he asks that th e \ j arnest things. This office, and ESTIMATED RECEIPTS entire reduction be removed for per^apS every other such office 1 Estimated available cash on hand at beginning there js some reason for It, but Jn the country regularly receiv- of the’ year .for which this budget is made is $ 2746.44 it has always been higher than eg Q buge browh envelope • an Estimated Deficit . ------------------------- None appears justified. (about 12 x ¿0 which contains a 2. Estimated receipts from delinquent taxes The war time excise taxes gtout durab|C piece 3. Amounts received from other sources 3837.16 should be repealed In entirety heavy brown cardteard ap- Basic School Fund ---------- ------------------------ $ 1090.72 instead of partially. There can be xlmately the same size as the Total no peace time justification for envelopo and an advertising mat ESTIM ATED EX PE N D IT U R E S making the user of the telephone aboul abOut a quarter that big. $ 11,345.28 1. Tuition |________________________ __________ and the railroad pay extra taxes. Dozens and dozens oi letters 3,200.00 3. Transportation’ ---------------------- --------------------- Probably there are few drug sizes and descriptions . 22.50 3. Personal Service (Clerical—Legal) - ............ . items or clothing items that govenrment agencies, 6.00 should be taxed. If there should pt a„ „ su|. 4. Postage, Telegraph, Telephone--------------------------- 20.00 5. Supplies and Prim ing ---------------- be a luxury tax on, fur coats sent so expf.n 75.00 6. Flection and Publicity ------------------------------------ there are other things that H shockinK could be taxed as wisely. • reason the postoffice de- 7. Travel ------------------- 8. Interest on W arrants or other ’ W hat the nation needs is some „ th Other Miscellaneous Evpenses tax reduction. It can use It e. government agencies make 500.00 10. Emergency -------------------- ----------------------------- $ 15,168.78 pecially now when prices are contribution (or the free stuff Totals dropping. As long as scarcity throUgh the postoffices r ec eipts , held prices up there was no tn ro ^ * SUVM VRY OF ESTIM ATED EX PE N D IT U R E S, AND AVAILABLE CASH BALANCES AND TAX J particular reason for abolishing department frank the excise taxes, but since man- letter and^a [f 1. Total estimated expenditures ----------------------- * t 11. Deduct total estimated receipts and available ufacturers have 8een. fltJ ? . f l h e departments and bureaus 1,090.72 duce their costs—and profits— th<i postai cash b a lan c e s------------------------------------------ - 14,078.06 - the government might give Ute 111 mount necessary to balance the budget — -- -■ consumer a break and stop tax J ___________ IV. i)educt deficit forwarded to next fiscal year V. Balance to be raised by taxation ing. _ __ So far no one has made any WHEN VI. Add estimated amount of taxes that will not plans for cutting the $263 billion News that the tax on personal l>e collet ted during the fiscal year for which this 422.34 debt and many an American who jnC0mes dropped by some two budget Is made ------------------------------------------- is used to paying what he owes billion dollars in 1949 will* sur VII. Total estimated tax levy for the ensuing $ 14,500.40 may well wonder If the admin- almost no one. fiscal year ------- ---------- - istratlon intends to pay it at w hen the 1950 returns are IN D E B T E D N E SS all. It is still refunding and will a(j(jed up a further drop should 1. Amount of w arrant indebted- Dated Feb. 15, 1950 have to do more pf it when war not be surprising even to a ness on warrants Issued and Signed Wily W. Knighten bonds become due in larger bopefUi government. People are endorsed “not paid for want Clerk quantities. Mr. Ponzi couldn’t do just not so prosperous as during. of funds’’ None ■ » v any better. the war years. 2. Amount of other indebtedness ‘ Kenneth Fridley - ________ It may take some time but None Chairman. Board of Directors 91 YEARS A STA TE even tb js administration will 3. Total Indebtedness (sum of Oregon was admitted to the eventually come to realize that item s 1, 2) NoneV,4 ‘ s ______ ,r;" ■, unlon^February 14, 1859 and will It Is impossible to pay out a $3.60 FIFT H ^ n reach the first hundred million dollars for example, and $2.30 PIN T aq a state ^ v y a tax high enough to get it J o w h bane was appointed hack. Any economy, If free has governor by President Polk and periods of rising and periods of fuhouTh he served twice he re- falling Since history has been signed* after a few months In recorded wars have been fo..ow- both eases There was little need ed by lowered economic eondl- for state government anyway tions within a few years ,le fudged from present standards, cause of the cold war. huge » BRAND Sherman county was originally gifts (in 14.0 name of loans) to tn the Clackamas district, a ra- Europe and much domestic the whiskey that's (h er thin district that ran from stimulation by Inflation Incomes the Willamette rlyer to the have been kept up for five years O tO C rM «s . i£ e k v mountains an.l above a Unless this administration line drawn east from the mouth has discovered some economic of the Pudding river. aw heretofore hidden from al There was no need for govern- searchers who have Inhabited ment here at all for the very this globe there will be a re simple reason that there were cession following World War II. few people William Graham and A 12 percent drop in personal his brood of seven children were Income taxes may foretell it. settling at the mouth of the Des- It could. chutes or were about to because Yet by some new or excessive thev were there when the cen- stimulation, some gargantuan sus taker came around in the spending, greater even than the 'KENTUCKY WHISKEY—A B LE N D It spending of the summer of I860 i»ou. *»> was 'nao two record breaking —...... -r - ------------ — - — , veors vears before Tom Scott built his • past five years the fatal day NAT|0HXl DISTILLERS PRODUCTS CORPORATION, NEW YORK . 65% GRAIN NEUTRAL SPIRITS cabin at the crossing on the may be postponed a short time. _ ----- 81 HOME OFFICE S. W. W ashington Phone AT 4331 Portland, Oregon GRETA, The Dalles ~ ....—- » j o c m ii mu ii ^ prom ptly-giving others a full minute to answer her call-are first on J a n ie ’s list of aids to How Janie helps herself to better service Old Sunny Brook its /vame 1. “ A llo w in g a little tim e b e tw e e n calls ,1' 2 . Looking up num bers, Janie knows, is rca iy says Janie, ’’gives others a chance to call me . . . and it’s a nice party-line courtesy, too.” So when she’s getting the gang together for a picnic, or I for M I any i reason v a i v u I needs I V V U J to cw v r w , she make calls in a a x row, waits several minutes between — — each ----- one. ----- “ It’s simple to make^riends with others on our line, line I just use the telephone the way I like them to. important. “So easy to get them mixed up,” 'he explains. “Why, I was just sure Babs’ nuiuHi was 8145 . . . but when I called her I got the d. ug 5 store. 1 U 1 C . Turned r‘,,r her number was 8415. c x k So uiv , ---------out fnre . I ’m really sure of a number, I’m going to less 1—•- - • it „r look up ... in ...^ the telephone book.’’ That’s — ----- a good tip for all of us— teen-agers and grown-ups. iiiu ix v III j i i v w. G ettin g th e m ost from the telephone—and helping others get better service— depends in part on every telephone user. Facilities have doubled in the West in ten years. Your telephone is today one of your most valuable servants . . . saving time, saving steps. And it still does its job for just a few pennies a call. The Your telephone is one of today’s best bargains T Pacific Telephone ((A ;) and Telegraph Company
