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About Sherman County journal. (Moro, Or.) 1931-current | View Entire Issue (April 16, 1954)
o HAGE 2 SII ERMA N COUNTY! JOURNAL, MORO, OREGON, o FRIDAY, APRIL I«. ItM senate and the s|x»aker of tin house and certain other member- appointed by the governor often Publish«-«! Every Friday at because of some knowledge of or Moro, Oregon Interest in the subject to be stud t.ilrs I,. French — Editor ied. The committee, hires a secre- !„• * • «M-ond rln *» m a tte r a t tha • f- - t o f f ir * at M oro, O rejron. under Act the aid of some researchers, holds I Conirreaa o f M arch 3, 187«. hearings and .tries to arrive at a set of recommendations that will NEW SPAPER help to solve the problem to which they were assigned. U s / C T A P U B L IS H E R S It has the advantage of perm it V ^ J i'A S S O C IA T IO N ting more time to problems, of using the abilities and inform a tion of men outside the legisla ture, of getting more opinions N A T IO N A L E D IT O R IA L and knowledge applied to a sub ject than is possible under the normal legislative process. Most of the changes that have l>een made in recent Oregon law has come from interim committee O F F IC IA » CO UNTY PAPER studies. They do not cost much. Members serve for expenses only, RUBHCRIPTION RATBB researchers are often state em ONE YEAR ............... S2.O4J ployees anyway. iplirrututt (County j o u r n a l • XPKll in, IM4 THE REAVERS SUBSIDIES We’ve been reading a lot about subsidies lately. Y o u know, sauce for the goose, sauce for the gander, get under the umbrella, put your feet in the trough; all of that sort of stuff. It may be that we will always have subsidies; in fact, we have had them for a long time in one way or another. Usually they have been comparatively small and have been given for some purpose that was generally ac cepted as good. This nation when young gave subsidies of land to early day builders of canals and w ater ways; it gave railroad builders alternate sections for miles on either side of the right of way (the railroads have to haul much freight cheap yet on the deal and during the war wished they hadn’t taken the subsidy Vi the first place); the government sub sidized airplane companies by fat mall contracts to keep them de veloping planes (for which we might well be thankful; when American seamens’ wages went up shippers got a subsidy to main tain American shipping and this didn’t work very well as foreign ship owners hauled freight cheap er anyway. One definition of a subsidy would include the land given to homesteaders for a nominal sum for a period of residence, the for est claims and the other means of putting government land into private ownership. Subsidies are common enough. We have en couraged small and im portant in dustries by the use of subsidies, some that have become very im portant and necessary. It seems to be a good rule that subsidies be given for a specific purpose and stopped when that purpose is attained or found im possible or impracticable. The only way the government can give subsidies In these times is by taxing the citizens, most of the public property having al ready been given away. Those who have nothing would benefit by a general subsidy system as they pay no taxes. Those who are successful, who make money, who have property would be hurt by a subsidy program. Permanent subsidies are harm ful, to the nation and to the re cipient. The policy of grants is better. Yet, it does appear very odd that those with a gtxxl chunk of the nation’s wealth should need a subsidy. TIIE ROLE OF INTERIM COMMITTEE« There Is probably some wonder as to what an Interim committee does and often, even among the niemliers, some concern about wha, it can do. For years, in Ore gon, the reports of interim com mittees were printed, looked over, anti cast aside by legislators. Ac tion was seldom taken. That is not true now. Either legislators have a greater desire for information or Interim com mittees have Is-en making better report«. An Interim committee Is a group of citizens appointed to study, Investigate, and obtain opinion about a subject that con cerns government. It serves l»et- ween sessions of the legislature, whence comes the word “inter im”. It reports to the coming legislative assembly. Technically It does the study ing, the researching, on a glverf subject in a more thorough and careful way than is possible for a legislature, which Is hurried and harried by a multiplicity of bills. An interim committee con sider« one subject, although, of ten. several phases of that. Oregon has been slow to devel op the use of interim committees. California has used them for years, an«, many more than does Oregon. Oregon once had a legis lative advisory service which was supposed to give technical ad vice and obtain Information for legislators. It didn’t work, that is, no one asked for Its help. In ter im oommlttees seems the lietter method. The usual Interim committee is composed of some legislators, senators and representatives, ap pointed by the president of the It seems to us right now that writing alxjut the Beavers of Port land may more properly be res- stricted to dally papers. A weekly writing about a winning streak, may run into some adverse news before getting the piece off the press. However, it does seem that a few words of praise of the first week of baseball play by the Port land team might lx* written. Per haps the writings of crltlus help ed make the players resolve to show up better than expected of them and it may be that they are better. The training season has Ix'cn cold and wet and players are not in condition, good pitchers and those not so g«xxi, are stiff armed and unable to do their tricks. Besides the Portland team has a lot of surplus players who are still trying to stick In the coast league and showed It. That Includ es pitchers. Competition Is a great stimulant to better performance. H A R R Y D ID < H A R D “ If H arry Orchard goes to Hea ven, we want to go to Hell” sang the miners in Idaho 49 years ago after Orchard had confessed to blowing ex-governor Frank Steu- nenberg into sm ithereens at bis own back gate. We have no Idea what the long delay has done to the resolve. The trial of Heywood, Moyer and Pet tibone failed to bring conviction and Orchard won life im prison ment Instead of hanging for his confession Implicating the mine leaders. The trial also pushed Clarence Darrow and William Borah Into the limelight where thev shone for 40 years. Now the last of the characters in the drama is dead. Harry Or chard, who dynamited dozens to death, just passed to his reward at NN. Surely, it will l»e said that the extreme violence that dis tinguished t h e m iner’s union troubles in Idaho help«*,I curb such things all over the nation. Labor learned that violence does- not pa.V. Atpl perhaps the bosses learned that better treatm ent brings better labor. • celumn To the Editor: While the report in your paper of April 9th of the taking by the government from Columbia- Des chutes Bower company of lands on the lower Deschutes River for The Dalles Dam Project was cor rect as to aggregate acreage and price to be paid, it was lacking in in essential details, which you had not known, and misleading in certain respects. The considera tion of $77,400.00. not yet paid, is to lie for the 84.6 acres men tioned and all the Improvements thereon, Inclusive of those on the auto court and retaurant lease hold on the lands. The lessee Is to lx* paid $42,260.00 for the lat ter. In such cases the govern ment settles with the landowner and he must compensate lessees for whatever improvem ents they may own on the premises. There fore, the company is to receive $33,940.00 for the acreage, inclu sive of the valuable business site and about 6 acres of garden soil, an 1 its own Improvements ap praised at $1,200.00. No value whatsoever was attributed by the government, or insisted upon by the company, for any power de velopment potential In connection with the property. James B. Adams, Agent Eastern Oregon Land Co. - .---. V Wasco News Mrs. Augusta Huckin entertain ed with an elaborate buffet sup per prior to the Wasco W oman’s Study club’s informal dance April 3 at her home. The red camellias, flowering <iuince and red roses placed about the rooms came from the garden of her daughter, Mrs. M. G. W alk er of Olympia, W ashington. Out of town guests were .Mr. Olson, Mr. G earhart, Mr. Sparks, Miss Fick, Miss Rice and Mr. and Mrs. Valasco, all Instructors from the A rthur Murray school of dan cing of Portland. Other guests were Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Anderson, Mr. and Mrs. Iceland Anderson of Portland; Capt. and Mrs. Leppaluato and and Mrs. John McGraw of The Dalles; Mr. and Mrs. Gordon H ar per, Mr. and Mrs. Art Macheel, Mrs. B. Estrelle Halley and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bish of Wasco. All the A rthur Murray guests had Sunday morning breakfast with Mrs. Hailey. Later they en joyed coffee and cake at the Gor don Harper home before leaving for Portland. NILA ( ALLS MEETING m inent position the Federal Land Rank fills-in the farm mortgage field. Mr. W hiteman also announced that paym ent of a dividend of 5% had recently been made to stock holder members of the associa tion. This dividend is made possi ble by earnings received from the capital stock owned hv the association in the Land Rank, which during the past eight years has paid out more than $2,200,000 in dividends to stockholders, the greater portion of which has been passed on to the association mem bers. LEGAL NOTICES CALL FDR BIDS Sealed bids will be received by School District No. 23, Grass Val ley, Oregon, up to 8 p. m., May 10, 1954, for painting the schoolhouse and building a three bus garage and doing some other repair work on the building an 1 grounds. Spe cifications may be obtained from the board. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Harold Eakin, chairman IN THE ( (), \ I X < o l RI DE THE STATE OF OREGON FOR THE COUNTY OF SHERMAN IN I i l l N x I I Fi; OF CALLING) X Mi l l i \ i o i ROAD ) DISTRICT \ o . i ) ORDER On this 7th day of April, 1954, the above entitled Court being in regular session for the trans action of county business, county roads being under consideration, and It appearing to the Court that a petition has been filed with this Court, signed by the required num ber of freeholders, asking that this Court call a meeting of the legal voters of Road District No. 1 of Sherman County, Oregon, during the month of April, 1951. for the purpose of voting on the question of w hether there should lx; an additional tax not to exceed 10 mills on the dollar on all tax able property In said road dis trict, the fund to be raised by such additional tax to he expended un der the supervision of the County Court upon the roads within said road district, and It fu rth er appearing to the Court that this Court has endor sed its approval on said petition of the proposed additional tax. Now, therefore, it Is hereby ORDERED that a meeting of the legal voters of Road District No. 1 of Sherman County, Oregon lx* held on Monday the 26th day of April, 1954, at 2:30 o’clock P. M. In the circuit court room at the court house at Moro, Ore gon, for the purpose of voting on an additional tax not to exceed 10 mills on the dollar on all tax able property in said Road Dis trict, and It Is further ORDERED that the County Road Supervisor shall cause to he posted the required notices of said meeting within said Road District not less than ten days prior to said meeting, and that the County Clerk shall cause to be published in the Sher man County Journal the notice of said meeting for two consecutive weeks prior to said meeting and within thirty days of said meet ing. C. A. Tom County Judge Donald Martin County Commissioner Kenneth Sather County Commissioner The annual meeting of The Dal les National Farm Loan associa tion will he held at,th e Mill Creek hall, The Dalles,, April 21, com mencing with a dinner at 12 noon, announced T. F. W hiteman, secret ary-t reasu re r. The members will hear reports covering, progress of the Federal Land Bank of Spokane and the association, and will also elect one director for a term of three years to fill the vacancy of the present incumbent, Mr. William L. Hulse, Dufur, whose term Is now expiring. At the conclusion of the busi ness meeting, Mr. Delos Putz, regional manager for the state of Oregon, will deliver the princi pal address and discuss the pro- NOTICE TO CREDITORS All persons having claims against the Estate of Alvin Keen an deceased, are required to pre sent them with vouchers to the undersigned Virginia E. Finley or . . . with understanding Clyde L. Finley, at D inty’s Station, Riggs, Oregon within six months from the date of the first publica . . . responsible tion of this notice. The date of the first publication of this no . . . reasonable tice is March 26th, 1954. VIRGINIA E. FINLEY Executrix CLYDE L. FINLEY It’s “Play Ball’’ tim e a :ain and Clay Hopper's Portland Beavers are hoping this will be their baseball race. lucky year in the Paci lie Coast I Hopper, beginning his third year as skipper of the Beavers, burn, once again will be at the glad to bring the Beaver games is pointing toward finishing bet KWJJ microphone ( 1080 on your to sports fans in this area.” ter than fourth, where the Ore radio dial) to describe the play- H opper w ill he d e p e n d in g gon club ended last year. Base by-play accounts of every game. heavily on such established stars ball experts have labeled the T ruitt (left) is shown in the as (top Iclt pho to ) OUtii' Beavers a team which can pos W alt Judnich (left), obtained sibly unseat Hollywood for the top middle photo with Hopper during the w inter from Seattle, p e n n a n t. H opper, a v e te ra n and George Carroll, vice presi and George Lerchen. In the in baseball m an and a m anager in dent in charge of sales for, the field, Hopper again will have the Brooklyn Dodger chain for Lucky Lager Brewing Company, his stellar double play com bina several years, has helped de which is sponsoring the Beaver tion of Frankie Austin and Ed velop such diamond stars as games. "As a part of the great North Basinski (pictured with Truitt Jackie Robinson, Roy Cam pan ella and Stan “The Man" Mu- west, Lucky Lager is alw ays in top right photo), who last sial. Though short on pitching glad to lend its support to P a vear set a new PCL record of strength as the season opened, cific Coast sports activities,” A, ‘201 d o u b le p la y s. T he low er Clay hopes to “m ake it interest J. Mclsaac. vice president and photo catches Hopper supervis ing’’ for every team in the PCL. resident m anager of the brewery ing a spring practice hall ig From th e f a n s ’ s ta n d p o in t, at Vancouver, W ashington, said, drill at Stengel Field, Gleni a'e, Lucky Lager sportscaster Rollle “Over the years our association California. Rookie pitcher Char Truitt, Sir. Baseball of Portland, with the Pacific Coast League lie LaBrun. with Binghamplon and his sidekick, Bob Black- has been a happy one. We are in 1953, is on the mound. WANT ADS WANTED: Ten more subserloers to the Sherman County Journal sometime within the next week. WANTED: Job on ranch cook ing, experienced, 40 years old. W rite Mrs. Alice Bartlemay, 1312 T revitt St. The Dalles, Ore. Giving details anil wages offer ed. 2A-25p AC1EIC POWER «& LIGHT CO. common stock, offers a well as sured income return of 5%. And participation in the future grow th of this im portant p ri vate enterprise. Quarterly dividends for the next 4 years will he largely free of federal personal income taxes. Inquiries Invited. J. w DODD TYGH VALLEY, ORE., Eastern Oregon Mgr. Win. J. Collins & Co. Stocks, bonds, m utual funds. Nationwide. 23tfn ♦ LOST— LAST FALL: Three com 3977 or 5293, 1205 E. 12th St. ing two-year old registered Vein Campell and Jack Null, Oregon 38tfn Hereford heifers, branded lazy S-S on right rib. No ear mark, but tatooed on right ear. Reward CUSTOM SLAUGHTERING — Meat cutting, wrapping, sharp for information leading to their freeze. C A C Food Store, recovery. Sid Seale, Condon, Grass \ alley, Oregon. 47tfn Oregon. tfn STATE WIDE PAINT CO. com MAY ELEOCTRIC, electrical con tracting, Moro, Oregon, Phone plete painting and decorating 1!) tin service, spray or brush Phone XYHY SHOES XYEAR OUT ‘‘The average step is 26 inches. This means 2437 steps to the mile, or 112,1X5 steps in a five-m ile «lay. X person w eighing 160 pounds, in a «lay, lias pounded into his shoes 971 tons and 1600 | h » iiiii I s of meat, hone, and troubles, and all this hr carries above bis shoes. Men buy three pairs of shoes a year (on the average), • A steel hammer w eighing ,600 pounds coming down nt that late foe four months wouhl have to ,w renewed each day and would liavS to lie fished out of the deepest hole in the earth at tin* end of four months." THIS PROVES THAT SHOES HAVE A PERFECT * RIGHT TO XYEAR OUT D A LE’S CLOTHING, Wasco, Oregon »• M .’. W - W . V . ' A V . V . ' . W . ' . V V \ W n w . V A V U W V \ V . « ' PDHTDFFIUE Anyone who isn’t fed up with the postoffice departm ent this week has neither been rending the papers or signs. Announcement was ma c a few days ago that the departm ent was going to build new postoffice buildings in several Oregon towns Including Condon, Heppner, John Day, Madras, with a cost running In excess of $215,(MX) each. It will I h * very nice for these towns to have a new building of that size that any other agency could build for that amount of money. It will be a civic asset, no doubt. Never theless there Is no sense in build ing buildings of that size for post- offices in towns of that size. It is not economical considering rent als and Is one of the very good Executor reasons for opposing any Increase DICK & DICK In postal fees. Why pay more The Dalles, Oregon when the money is to I h > wasted. Attorneys for the Estate. 21-24 Another objection to the same departm ent Is the order to shor ten the postal day here, and all Leonard & Wilma Smith along tills line. Mail will now Meets on the 1st an close at 3:30 Instead of 4:30. Itself Phon«* 3rd Thuteda> evening The Dallen 31.*» each mor,«n. Visum an hour that Is unnecessarily ear members cordial,\ u ly. It Is about time we had a re nted io meet with u versal of the do less and charge Howard Ross, W. more policy. B Pinkerton. Secretary FUNERAL SERVICE r B ethlehem t hapter No. ,8 . O.RLN N ew I» * a Meets every second ate. fourth Thursday in ea-n month: visiting member* Invite«,, Moro. O r e x o .. SPREADER Betty Christianson, W.M. Elsie Jones, Secretary C a p «<ity Top Soil Builderl « •« ii • ( ••!•<(, cwrvd laiH "»ony y*«rt. Wirf«, *v*n tp rio d in f m M m . L lfM in «mH. Owicli hu<h. Tom’s fquipment Mu'ler feirm Cq’pt Moro, Oregon NEW ROYAL TRITON IRA FRIDLEY Consignee Wasco, Oregon 5—20 and 10—30 UNION OIL COMPANY of California Phone 272 Moro l.o«,g«* N<>. 1,3 I.G.O.F. Meets 1st and 3rd Tuesdays In 1.0.O F. nail. 'Transient and visiting brothers are cordially invited C. O. Burnet, NO. Leo XVatk,ns. Secretary Lupine Rebekah Ixxlge No. 11« Meets 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of esch month. Visiting members welcom* Althea Burnet N. O . lelen Martin, Sec. '****«> K vea jir c a ie r v a lu e from vour telephone! That’s the good news in the Congressional Bill reducing Federal Excise 1 axes on April 1. The tax on long distance service was cut from -5% to 10%. And it means quite a saving. If you have a long distance bill of, say, S10.00 a month, on which you used to-pay a tax of $2.50, you’ll save $1.50 under the new tax rat«. Taxes on your local service have been cut, too—from 15% to 10%. And, of course, •very penny of the l ed ral Excise lux reduction goes directly to you. 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