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P K .E 2 8HBRMAN COUNTY JOURNAI 7 o RO, © ^ b rrm a tt (County .IJuurnnl he« I Every Friday at .Moro, Oregon (.11 I.. French E d ito r »eco ml finn» (natter at th* at Moro. Oretron, under Act ________ . of March 3. 187». fcntr h I I U OI COUNTY PAPER E D IT O R IA L N A T IO N A L U<J m S U B S C R IP T IO N ONE YEAR . RATEN • »2.06 NOVEMBER 10, 1051 JOHN BAY DADI The possibilities of the offer of three ¡«iwer companies to put up $350,000 for Immediate and con tinued examination of the site for the John Day dam are many, it shows that the companies realize the precarious position of the northwest states, particularly Oregon, in keeping new construc tion going. It also shows a will ingness to finance such huge ventures on the part of private capital. , Whether the companies are wise to offer so large a sum of money without assurance of get ting it back cannot be told at tills time. A congress opposed to pri vate power strong enough might refuse to make repayment even if the dam were built on the sur veys paid for with the money. For years we have been fed the story that private capital cannot do many of the things that gov ernment can do. That may have been partially true when the gov ernment had good credit and little venture money was available. It Is not true now. Citizens of the northwest will take shies on the proposal large ly because of their prejudices. If they believe in people they will be for letting the companies go ahead with the engineering and perhaps actual dam building. If they lielieve in government they will oppose lK)th. TAN E X P L A N A T IO N Voters In Wasco county and In several other counties have been misinformed about a taxation problem that affects the entire state, it may I k * more accurate to say the voters are under- informed. It is like this. Utilities are taxed by the state tax commission every year using a formula that takes Into account the value of their physical assets, the value of their stock, their profits and some oth er factors. The state tax commis sion values utility property at what it considers its true cash value. County assessors put the value on private property, real and per sonal. They do not do It every year and there are examples of assessments not changed for well over 20 years. Assessors like to stay in office and do not like to raise assessments, which Is not considered a Vote getting projio- sitlon. There is no need to blame assessors for this trait which has long been with us and will he as long as we employ local assessors who are human. The result Is that utility pro p erty is assessed at a much high- cr figure than private pro|>erty real and personal. The tax commission is charged by law with the job of equalising taxes. There Is no law that per mit* a higher valuation for one taxpayer than another, no law that iM'rmits a higher valuation foi utilities than for private pro- I ■ IX C equalizes these taxes by means of a ratio system. If a county assess or assesses property at l<> |H.r cent of Its true cash value the tax commission puts the same ratio figure on utility property in that < ounty. I he system is not perfect but It is lietter than none and compared to other states is prettv fair. Several years ago the legisla ture decided that assessments in Oregon were pretty old and very unfair. It appropriated mon ey SO that revaluations could be made In each county. These have not raised ghe over.ill county valuations o nr< h but have tended to equalise the value of different classes of property with in counties. Also, as a means of equalization, the tax commission has lieen re ducing the ratios of the counties, especially those with low assess ments. This has l»een done to equalise valuations between util ities and private property. Its effect is to reduce the tax on utilities and increase it on pri vate property, Tlje reason for it is that private property for years has lieen paying on smaller valu ations than utilities. The excise tax law does not collect an excise tax from utilities. OREGON. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, I9.Y4 © Date of first publication: Nov* in Sherm Ä County, Oregon, de- ) They pay nothing to the statc^x- sion. SUM M ONS Some of those defending Mr. signaled as Tract No. T-2016 of > cept u few small fees. T h^ reason IN T H E C IR C U IT C O U R T OP ember 12, 1954. Date of last publication: Dec The Dalles Dam Project, and ) If you want to trade wheat THE STATE OP OREGON they were exempted originally Dawei assume that because he ember 3, 1954. SHERMAN COUNTY, a m unici) FOR SHERMAN ('OUNTY was that the> were paying on has worked for the government land for a stock ranch see Giles T. LESTER JOHNSON pal corporation and political sub- ) local taxes on a higher valuation a long time he has a right to con- French- DOROTHY D. PERRY and Wasco, Oregon division of the State of Oregon, ) than other property. tinue in that capacity. The iden- FOR SALE: Underwood standard GLEN W. PERRY, 2-5c Attorney for Plaintiff Defendants, ) ln 1951 an effort was made tkal argument is made for many typewriter. T. Lester Johnson. Plaintiffs to include utilities in the excise others, union men and govern- Moro, Oregon. - 3c vs- CIVIL NO. 76«« tax. It has been and will be con- ment employees, p- w«,«. in,b F S. PECK; JANE DOE PECK; ) NOTICE TO CREDITORS FOR SALE All persons, having claims S U M M O N S ((N O TIC E) anee w ü«.i. píonc 5 7 1 ™ E 2 ^ N O W N HEIRS OF ) tinned and will eventually be The assumption is that a man with baiance. F. S. PECK, if deceased; and also ) against the Estate of Richard , o Mamie; Wallis, now Mamie done. The theory on which the has a right to a Job—not only a H. E. Marvin. Moro. 3c OTHER PERSONS OR ) Abel, deceased, are hereby noti- Collins, Lynn Wallis, Barbara hill i- based is that utilities should job, hut a particular job; that he present them, with the Ballis, Howard Wallis,* the idl not be taxed on a higher property obtains certain rights through BOOMING business makes open- u a r t i FS UNKNOWN CLAIM« ) Ged ing available for responsible j ^ g ANY RIGHT TITLE ES- ) Prop®1" vouchers and duly veri- known heirs at law of William assessment than private property holding a job and that he cannot man or woman with car to call TATE LIEN OR INTEREST ) fied- 10 the undersigned, the duly Wallis, deceased, the unknown and they should not lie exempted or should not be fired for any on farm women in Sherman t h e REAI ESTATE DES- ) aPP°Inted, qualified administrator heirs at law of Rufus Wallis, de from paying an excise tax that i-eason. county. Full or spare time. Op- i - u iu p n im t h f rriM Pi at n t i the Estate of Richard Abell, ceased, the unknown heirs at law other corporayons pay. In other We hope such a theory is not portunity to make up to $40 a HEREIN ) deceased, at the office of T. Les- of Harvey Wallis, deceased, the words utilities should be taxes accepted by Americans, especially day. Write McNess Company, ‘ ’ Defen iants ) ter J ° hnson. attorney at law, unknown heirs at law of George like others. insofar as government positions Moro, Oregon, within six months E. Wallis, deceased, and all per- P.O. Box 14, Bayshore, Station, 2 h « i ason the tax commission are concerned. Any government, Oakland 23, California. 3-4c TO: F g p e c k , JANE DOE from the date of the first publica- sons unknown having or claiming e being reduced is to any administration should have the tax between utilities the right to hire and fire any one CUSTOM SLAUGHTERING — PECK, THE UNKOWN HEIRS tlon of this notice, to-wit: Octo- any right, title or interest in 0.02 O F F S P F P K ” if deceased and 1^54. an acre of land in Sherman and private property. It is no- it chooses. Otherwise it cannot OF F. S. PECK, if deceased, and Luther W. Davis County, Oregon, designated as Meat cutting, wrapping, sharp ticed more in counties with a give the kind of government it ALSO ALL OTHER PERSONS freeze. Kenny’s Market, Grass Administrator Tract No. T-201G of The Dalles poor tycord for correct assessing, wants to and often has promised OR PARTIES U N K N O W N Valley, Oregon Ph. 242 47tfn Dam Project: It will end when assessments of to give. CLAIMING ANY RIGHT TI- T. Lester Johnson, You and each of you are hereby TLE, ESTATE, LIEN OR IN- AttorneY iVr Administrator 52-3c To make removal of govern all property Is on an equal basis. ITATE WIDE PAINT CO. com notified that a Complaint in Con impossible or There are very few people who ment personnel plete painting and decorating TEREST IN THE REAL ES- NOTICE TO CREDITORS demnation has heretofore been service, spray or brush. Phone TATE DESCRIBED IN THE understand what is going on very difficult is to freeze onto the All persons having claims filed in the above named court 3977 or 5293, 1205 E. 12th St. payrolls a bureaucracy that would who do not lielieve that there COMPLAINT HEREIN, against the Estate of John B. in an action to condemn the fee Vern Campell and Jack Null, DEFENDANTS: should tie equality between all prevent change or progress. I-« imh ryaviH ■ i n r Coon, deceased, are hereby not:- ajmpie title to the lands herein- The Dalles. Oregon 38tfn IN lilfc THE ¡NAMfc NAME u OF classes of property through equal liN r i THE n t . fled t0 present them in proper after zieccrihezi qnhiect h o w e v e r STATE OF OREGON: You and form to S,e underslgned, lhe duly assessments and equal taxes. MAY ELECTRIC, electrical con- . , . . That means the Imposition of T I C K E T I N G trading. Moro, Oregon. Phone f to ach of J™* hereby are appear and answer the Com- aPpointed« ?Ctl^ r«ad« a^d highways, public utili- the excise tax on utilities as well The decision of Judge Malcolm the execuLrix of the Last H ill and y eS( railroads and pipe lines, 19 tfn 722. as on other (orporatlons. plaint filed against you in W/ilkInson of The Dalles in the Testament of John B. Coon, de- which said lands are located in Q . picketing case is similar to that BEST ONE-MAN BUSINESS: above-entitled Court, and cause, ceased> at the offlce of T 1>?ster sh Own and operate your own bu- on or before the expiration of Johnson, attorney at law, Moro, ,nore particularly described as fol- of judges who have had such THAN KWGIVING siness without capital Invest- four (4, weeks from the date of Oregon, within six months from jows- cases before them since the 1953 Wte were thinking about Thanks legislature passed the bill. ment. Watkins Dealership now the first publication of this Sum- the date of th is notice, to-wit: TRACT NO Tanifi H^innine- at giving when our friend came in available in Sherman County, mons, which time prescribed in October 29, 1954. the southwest corner of Block 14 The supreme court of the and we asked the usual question: Pnited States has ruled that pick Profits up to $5,000 a year and the Order for the publication Theresa Fern Schilling of the Town of HUfu\. ¡n «2? “How are you?” more possible first year. Car or hereof was fixed as the 12th day Executrix ” ‘ Ku us ln Sec eting Is a matter of expression tion 31, Township 3 North, Range “Fine”, he said. truck required. Write J. R. Wat- of November, 1954; and If you »p Lester Johnson and made it legal under the first 17 East of the Willamette Meri “Has it been a good year?” we amendment which gives freedom kins Company, 137 Dexter Ave., fail so to appear and answer, Attorney for Executrix 52-l-2-3c dian in Sherman County, Oregon; inquired. Seattle 9, Washington. 52-5c plaintiffs, for want thereof, will _____________ of speech. The reasoning is that thence north 27 feet to the north “Yes, sir, u good year.” vpvpu GT'nPQ in apply to the above-entitled Court TH e UNITED STATES DIS- If the people have the right of rejjef prayed for in plain- trict COURT FOR THE DIS- west corner of said Block 14; And so it has. Sherman county freedom of speech or of the press; l ltOGREbb N bV bn a i u i a in for thence N. 52’ E. on the north America.^ Why not invest in the complaint, to-wit: That you TRICT OF OREGON can bp thankful for the same or the right to peaceably to as of Block 14 a distance future of America? By the fin and each of you lie required to UNITED STATES OF AMERI-) ,boundary reasons the Pilgrims were thank semble they may do so in front 2 *^^.‘^ ^ e n c e south 42 4 feet est of many stocks, bonds or set forth the nature of your c A ot feet thence south 42.4 feet« ful: for bountiful crops, for good of an establishment and carry r ^ r w n t i v « n l a l ^ « In a m i tn t h p ’ i tO t h ® SO U th b o u n d a r y O f B l o c k mi tual Investment funds. For respective harvest weather, for filled grain- banners (right of speech) saying claims ln and to the Plalntiff, ) 14. thence west 20 feet to the tax shelter benefits. aries, for peace1. These are mater the establishment is unfair. following described property, to- vs* ~ . place of beginning. Details without cost. ial things. And if the material wit: CHARLES WALLIS, a sin g e ) «p^e land above described con- Whether that Is a reasonable J. W. DODD, TYGH VALLEY, things are satisfactory, if the body extension Lot Eight (8) in Block Six (6) person; Bertha Mae Brown and ) tains 0 02 of an acnf of the right of free ORE., Mgr. Wm. J. Collins & of Henarieville Addition to is comfortable and filled at reg George Brown, wife and hue* ) for bl(c use ad ate| , 0 or not is It the ruling of Co., Complete service at low ular Intervals, peace of mind is speech the City of Grass Valley In nd.\f , n, ? ? S ?, vlde for ,he construction of a rlv - the highest court in the land regulated costs. All securities largely assure ’. Sherman County, Oregon, garetW al ts husband and wife; er lmproveme„, for use con. and will remain until changed. U. S. and Canada. and that each of them be deter Thomas Wallis, a single person; This is not to say that the mind nectlon wlth (he esiabhshment It was not contended that the Call collect any time you wish. may In* unhappy although the T.vgh valley 13F2 or Portland e mined m l by S ^ Decree o ^ ^ of ‘t h the ^ h above- i «5 ? X ~ “ a ^ h u ,* ! ¡ X ^ X o n ^ n d were unruly or that they stomach Is content. It is to say pickets attempted to stop patrons of the Beacon __________2 tf Decree It be declared and adjudg- band; Helen Oldenstadt and ) R Th ’ a u thor?tv ta r i that physical comfort is one of the sjore. The employees of the store that you, and each of you, have william Olden.t. nit. w ife and ) T he A ct o f EPhinVX w q , items that make for peace of (fid not belong to a union nor did I F O A T N O T IC E « ? w n rF J r i . account no estate ° r interest whatsoever husband; Mamie Wallis; Ernest ) u e gta^ 1421 40 11 ^ 1 ’ ^ mind—and an Important one. they want to. The union was try ) ’ , S tat 1421. 40 U.S.C. Sec. 258a) if a man has done his work ing to pick up some more mem N O T IC E O F F IN A L A C C O U N T in or to the aforesald land and W a llla . ’Babe Wailia- Minnie th i’ u X s i g n e d ^ h l s ^ i ^ i n 't i w ^ 0 ^ ™ ^ Wallis'Fartey, Lynn Wallis and ) a m e U Z ^ ^ T h T ^ t well and it has been reasonably bers. rewarded, if he.has produced to the beat of bis ability und men n n n , ln ° F to 931(1 land Or premis^ - garet Wallis, husband and wife; ) f S u t ' 9 5 ^ n Q n Ikive recognized his worth he has Ir th lr h r m Chapter No. 78. O.E.M T a J Meets every second are. ni or any part thereof, adverse to Howard Wallis; Ida May Carroll, ) p ublk. ™ ’ no complaint w(th the world. He fourth Thursday in each of the Estate of Mary E. Schaef- plaintiffs; and for such other re- a widow Charles W. Wallis and ) t h .. \ t Congress, can sit him down around his 1 Cs. month visiting member* Dpppmh^r r t ’ i - ^ i n tMi0^ vr’ llef as 10 equlty may seem proper: Monty Wallis, husband and w ife;) p aw ‘ 5C16° (BubliJ Thanksgiving board with family Invited Moro. Oregon December 13 1954, at 10.00 A. M. Thlg summons is published by Josephine Wallis French a ) cf , \ Congress, Second or friends and teel that it has Betty Christianson, W.M. of said day, in the court room of Order of the HonorabIe E „ p Unknown HeirfJ a’t Law > rhe of July 27, 1953 been a good year. He has done his Elsie Jones, Secretary Winiarn Wh.lla deceased I Congress. part, upheld his end, produced his part of the world’s needs. And »• inck.’i I,nuk* Xo. 121 A.F. A A.*» M eet* on the 1st and he can be thankful. am lhuisday evening» . |U|Ili-fS f h a e ,dn( place f“r directing publication of this Sum- at Law of Harvey Wallis, de- ) Jectlon or defense e«( n momn. Visiting s.iul Final Account and for the mons once each week for four (4) ceased Unknown Heirs at Law ) L . .°f your Pr°Perty RIGHT T O J O B S ? member* cordially in- ................................ ............ successive weeks In .he Sherman £ o r g e E Wallis U - S I m fde hliem and’ V ’6 settlement of said estate. wited to m e e t w it h u s Max Barzee serve upon Some of the remarks being Journal, a newspaper unknown having or z ) serve uoon A d m l n l * 2 t r n t n r County ------------ ----------------- j ¿ r c pub- x a All w persons i i r » unnuvnu u u v m g vri /,r’ ' Howard Ross, W. M. lished and ln general circulâtion claiming any right, title, or in- ) the plaintiff’s attorney at the ad made about the removal of John II. LI. Pinkerton, Secretary herein designated within in Sherman County, Oregon. Paton Davies from the state de Lupine Rebekah Ixnlge No. 116 T. Ixï.ster Johnson, terest in 0.02 of an acre of land ) dress four weeks after the date of the Attorney for Administrator 2-5c partment service are worth con Meets 2nd and 4th f first publication of this Summons, sideration by all Americans. Tuesdays of each an answer identifying the proper Whether or not Mr. Davies has month. Visiting ty In which you claim to have an been entirely loyal to this nation members welcome. interest, stating the . nature and Althea Burnet N. G. Is not known to us nor to anyone extent of the interest claimed, else who has spoken. Accusations .e le n M artin , Sec. feW W h a t ’s n e w w ith C h e v ro le t? and stating all your objections and have been made and disproved to defense» to the taking of your I.C.O.F. Moro Ixxlge No. 113 the satisfaction of the committee. property. A failure so to file and Whether or not Mr. Davies has Meets 1st and 3rd Tuesdays in I.O.O.F. serve an answer shall constitute a used good Judgment Is also not hall. W o n d e rfu l new G lide« Tubeless tires as stan dard e q u ip m e n t Transient and consent to the taking and to the known R id e F ro n t Suspension . hut unless he is more re- . visiting brothers are — O n all m o d e ls a t n o ex tra c o s t! authority of the Court to proceed markable than any other man he Pnr,qBqv invited i — New spherical joints flex to hear the action and to fix the has made some mistakes. Neither A v e n t i l a t i n g s y s te m t h a t freely to eutthinn all road O. Burnet, N.G. Just compensation and shall con have much to do with this discus- r e a lly w ftrk s — New High- ahorks. ou filide over the bumpat New stitute a waiver of all defenses and Leo W atk in s, S e c re ta ry Level Ventilating System takes Anti-Dive Braking Control, exclusive with objections not so presented. in air at hood-high level, away Chevrolet, assures “ heads up” stops. You are further notified that from road heat, fumes and dust. if you have no objections nor de G re at new VB— tw o new 6 ’s— New fense to the taking you may serve Even A ir C o n d itio n in g , i f you wish Remembers to Wind Itself I urbo-Fire V 8” delivers 162 h.p. with an upon the plaintiff’s attorney a — Air is heated or cooled by a single unit that ultra-high compression ratio of 8 to 1. Tw o notice of appearance designating requires no trunk apace! (V8 models only.) new 6’s, too— the new “ Blue-Flame 136” the property in which you claim I t ’a just one of the wonderful extra-coat with Powerglide (optional at extra cost) and to lie interested and thereafter options Chevrolet offers! the new “ Blue-FIame 123.” you shall receive notice of all pro ceedings affecting said property. T h re e drives, in e h u lin g O verdrive— W M E asier s te e rin g , stop« a/ You are further notified that Powerglide with the new V8 or the new "Blue- ping, c lu t c h in g - ’lhe on the 31st day of August, 1954, Flame 136.” New Overdrive with the new V8 Your natural writ! Siotion» wind new Chevrolet steers with t i«- / the plaintiff filed herein its De or the new “ Blue-Flame 123.“ (Powerglide thia incredible watch. Stainless hall-hearing ease, thanks claration of Taking of said lands steel and 14K (old models, from and Overdrive are extra-coat options.) New to new friction-rutting f and simultaneously therewith de 171.50, Federal tai Included standard transmission, too! posited in this court and cause the Ball-Race Steering. New Swing-Type Pedals . • . a n d iZ b e v r o le t ’ s g o t t h a t lo n g , estimated just compensation for pivot at the top. Yeagle’s Jewelry such taking. lo w “ le t s g o ’ ’ lo o k — I t ’s a show car front 221 E a s t S e c o n d S tr e e t And look w h a t you see fro m the the word go! Glamorous interiors have more You are further notified that T h e D a lle s , O r e g o n d r i v e r ’« «e at — New Sweep-Sight Windshield rooui for hats, 1 u | m and shoulders! at the trial of the issue of just curves around to vertical corner pillars. And compensation, whether or not you have answered or served a you can see all four fenders from the driver’» notice of appearance, you may seat! The present evidence as to the amount N e w O u t r ig g e r R e a r S p r in g s — R ear* of compensation to be paid for the From where I sic... / / Jc e M a rsh springs are attached at the aaUstdeof the frame property in which you may have ioi greutei stability in cornering. an interest and you may share, on puoof of your Interest, in the dis tribution of the award ef compen Granny Drives sation. ''7’ I his summons is served upon Bu» Won't "Shift" you by order of the Honorable ( laude McCulloch, Judge of the Saw Grandma Taylor p .tik in g From where I ait, it ’a strictly above entitled court, made and her 1921 Franklin out front the the new car» for me but Grand enterog on the 4th day of Novem other day. Neat aa a pin. radiator ma Taylor, and other.», are cer ber, 1954 by the publication there and hub caps gleaming—the whole tainly welcome to their “old fa ith of for four successive weeks ln the car is as shiny as the day she fuls.” It's simply a question of Sherman County Journal, a news bought it 30 yeara ago. preference. Same with a choice paper printed and published in Thun I stopped and looked of beverages. For instance, I like Moro. Oregon, and of gAiera! cir again-for there, hanging on the a temperate glass of beer with culation in said county wherein spar« tire was a sign: “Thia car supper. You may prefer coffee. said lands are located, the first F ine! The important thing is NOT for aale.” publication of this summons be Asked Granny what was going th a t we respect eacj^ other's ing made in the issue of said W o ic th a n a new c a r — a new «e I • tf p p t o f low -cost m o to rin g ! choice and “ride alongwkt •R, "Joe," she says,"It's thia erase loothly' newspaper on the 19th day of Nov ember, 1954. fcf aid cars. Everybody wants to together. C. E. LI CKEY, United Slates feBRMg Franklin. But it has nerved Attorney, and BERT C. BOY- It ’s not for sale at I a AN, Assistant United States Attorney, 506 United States Courthouse. Portland 5, Oregon. 523 East Third Street. The Dalles, Oregon — Phone 21M W AN T AD5 O everything! 1 OMEGA m otom ic Chevrolet SUNSET MOTOR COMPANY 1 n t it d Stai«« H r t t v t r t FatuitlahiH t '■ 3^c