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2 8HBRMAN COUNTY JOURNAI
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he« I Every Friday at
.Moro, Oregon
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at Moro. Oretron, under Act
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PAPER
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S U B S C R IP T IO N
ONE
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RATEN
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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-
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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
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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.
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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
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píonc
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7
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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
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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
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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.
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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- ................................
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successive
weeks
In
.he
Sherman
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Wallis
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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
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j ¿ r c pub-
x a All
w persons
i i r »
unnuvnu u
u v m g vri
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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
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fcf aid cars. Everybody wants to together.
C. E. LI CKEY, United Slates
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Attorney, and BERT C. BOY-
It ’s not for sale at
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Attorney, 506 United States
Courthouse. Portland 5, Oregon.
523 East Third Street. The Dalles, Oregon — Phone 21M
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