, « « M A N e o i ' N T T J < > I R » A I .. M O RO . O R E G O N . F r B a ». J A M PAGE stood best by It. The bill in question would 1* Pul»lbh(Ml Every Friday at unfair unless it would also raise Muru, Oregon olher valuations to compare w ith Gilè» I.. Fremi» Editor that of utllties for there is no minded person who thinks that one kind of property should tie F,»loilie« •* taxed differently than any other. Contri'»* °t t t f aw », irr». Such a bill would Immediately officia » county PA PER make it necessary to revalue all property and place it on the tax n a t io n a l e d it o r ia l roll at Its true cash value. It --------- AsfbcfÂTlfeN would also make It necessary to revalue It each year. That is a goal that tax minded persons and individuals have been working toward for many years. It would in one stroke raise the valuation of the property of the state from around two billion dollars to at least five billion and more likely eight or ten. m m SUHaCRlPTIOM RATES »2.04 __ -j. I \\i u n 2i. 1055 J ’. ' X A MATTER OF RATES Mr. Van Reitmann, who writes about freight rates, is a ^ rm e r near Ajax butte In Gilliam vwuiivj ha lkm tax ’« « ed this session of the uld mean < J i » ™ « J » I* " . . the Act of r Con- aBMUNWA range which also 4w_ is l the northw est ination of the barges, would wheat. It anoroved Mav 17 1950; pro- corner of Lot 4 in said Section 9, higher freight rates on the banker, and his congenial ination of at^ structures for hu- bears S. 88* 44' 54* W a Condon, Oregon u obvious that elimination w _________ . . .u distance . , brother, Henry. dd easily man habitation shall construct- January 14, 1955 barge competition could shallI be b eJ™ *™ «* of 708 feet; thence southw ester y J. O. Elrod, the big booster lA . .. .__ „ . . u land«- nrovided furth- along the north boundary of said To the Editor: result in rather large ^ c r e a s e , ed on _sa jjdi’n gS or structures Columbia River Highway, on a or the inland empire. An An editorial of oi it should be remembered Old Cap Stanley of Civil W ar editorial in in a recent a recent issue issue> th a t e r .th ted a on lands below curve to the right having a radius « — * » ■ ■ a r H f i »-« a ii m il _ fame who furnished the tallow the Sherm an County Journal dis- minimum rate control does not «jai oe feet above _ mean sea of 3,214 feet, a distance of 170 feet, for the gun boat Merrimac, in cussed minimum control on intra- mean that rates cannot be lower- J-***“1^ 's .C a n d G. S. datum, ex- more or less, to a point that is 50 its battle with the U.S. Moni- state rail freight rates. As was ed It means instead, that peti- cept as authorized by special per- feet distant northeasterly, when tor pointed out such control does not tion for a reduced rate must bear mission granted in accordance measured at right angles from the 4. M. Eritmaurlce, the hotel man, exist at present for rail freight the same scrutiny as a petition with existing ^ Y X -tio ^ a n d ^ re - Valiev ^ ra n c h ^ of "the0 Oregon-wi- who set the best drum m er’s but is in effect for freight haute« for a higher rate. Nervation of* he navigable w aters shington Railroad and Navigation table. by trucks. As far as interstate the Oregon Public Utilities Com- united States of America; Company; thence northwesterly, 5. Dr. Coffin, always laughing and freight movement is concerned, mlssioner will have the power to wlth respect to the lands parallel with and 50 feet distant talking. minimum rate control Is exercls- prevent one form of transporta- above elevation 169 feet above northeasterly from the said exist- 6 John Foss, who knew a lot ed by the Interstate Commerce tion from driving out competl- mean sea level U.S.C. and G. S. ul„ lw , reer c o m ^llllo n . Pre.;- (,ent E|senbOwer gome that were havg (he of,en beneficial) of farm er trucks that cOU,d used occasionally, H might ai8O reduce some truck cbargPS which have made some considerable fortunes recently. As to hauling of oil, that comes In by pipeline which h urt the barges who had all the busine«« decision whldh removed all con- tro ^o v e r rate reductions on rail freight. In w inning their point = n g " m u a s u u movement. '—•o --------- tn ^be railroads have attemp establish themselves as being uniqUe and in a different category fr0l^ trucks hauling both intra- state and Interstate and railroads 1"” ? ling interstate. . It seems to It seems haultng seen»« to that if minimum rate control pie that if minimum ra e ig needed for one phase of trans- portation, It is needed for all phases of transportation. In tbe iast session of the state lon hls , amous . s big sorrel horse, which won the race from Condon to The Dalles County clerk William Hen- « ' I h e Penman". of Mrs. Roland F alk of Bremer , Wn., and ^ ™ e r Beem, of^Port- ne the bride of Charles land became E. W a U a c e .^ n ^ Mr. and £ nig»n Wallace Wednesday, janu- irjn«»' a o-no d m double ary 12 during a 2. p. • ring service. Rev. «hnrrh of Goidendale Methodist church _______ offtolated. For her wedding the bride wore Wue CQat dress w lth blue a ninv accessories The couples and p i n k M’r and Mrs. »“ « ^ n t a i were .1 r. m s Stanley Krusow of Lyie War, in e Krusows are brother In law a sister of the groom ___ an<1 m ln‘? X aïJregone" co’n c i^ R geems t0 cone u 11 «ecu» vw ww. - a foregone — Sion th at a Similar bill Will be troduced at the present sessi . hlg editorial on minimum tb editor seemed to feel ,1 minimum rate control would that minimum cum. that.J ’1' ’¡ ^ a b a n d raie onm e n t of the S m a n county line. Thia 27. Big hearted Drew Barnum, who knew everybody. 28. The Biggerstaff boys, who ran the old Mazeppa saloon. Ä 29. Will Raymond, the best car- Dr. Frank D. Reid DUNLAP AGENCY Phone 251 n A O equal valuation bill Wa find ourselves with a great deal of sympathy for.a bill Intro- dueed by Senator Sweetlaml for the purpose of making of utilities the same for rate mak ing as for taxation It would bring about an equalization which many have long sought. Some time ago an official wrote a letter saying that there was now a difference of about five percent In «ueb valuations but tbe amount lan’t ao important. Anyone who has studied taxa­ tion knows that utilities are val­ ued at a higher percentage of true cash vale than Is other property. Also they are valued every year according to a formula used by the tax commission and under 3rd Thuradav evening» each month. Visiting member« cordially in- ▼Ited to meet w(,h on Frank Savrs, W. M. l^vde Glllmor, Secretary Rebekafe lx*«» N o . 11« 2n.»und 4th of rilch month vialtlng member« we.cnm* A| , bea Burnet N O. jjelen Martin. Sec. __________________ M(»r<> l-4» distant southeasterly _ p. _ l . FINLEY and v VIRGINIA in rjv n ) > v Engineer’s n Oinw>r’s Station + 00, i Station LR LR 3430 partlle F IN L C T .Ju .sb .n d and wife; q > thence N. 6 ^ with and 100 feet distant ^ ^ ^ ¡ ï ï s d e s c r i p t t o n ; thence » N. 6’ 6. 30’ E. E 200.0 feet to tQ g a point; tbence N 37. 30» E a digtance of 120 ie€t» more or less, to a point that is 100 feet distant southeast- e rjy, wben measured at right an- gje3 from the center line survey for the relocation of the railroad of the Oregon-Washlngton Rett th e rjb y ^ T h T m ltU r Ä w h ™ A D 5 " b thmmtng hu»l„e.. m U es opening I WALDEMAR ä ä Â ¿X bU X Ä ! J Ä on a line J « Ä » h U o „ M Rail; t h e . Î Ï Ï Î Â S ’ S B « , t 7.F.R. wife and h u l l the center lloe » u rv e ^ io r w e ^ ? S ., to the right 360.28 feet a ‘" " 2 d - The "Unknown Heirs at > distance of 450 feet, more or less, cea. , ™ ¿ #rd j ^ n a n , oe- ) to a point opposite Engineer s Sta- Th Unknown Heirs at ) tion G V. 236+69 22 P C. equals ex- f*3 , on.,n appeased ) isting G rass Valley Branch rail- , r o .^ n g ln e e r 's ^ la tlo n 2 3 0 + ^ 2 S - } ? W. from « “ Ue ^ '^ l o f l a M .h o v .d e .c v I h e d „ less. The authority for the tkking is The Act of February 26, 1931 (46 Stat. 1421, 40 U.S.C. Sec. 258a) and Acts supplem entary thereto and amendatory thereof; The Act of ^ 4 . ^ 1 2 5 J u t « .« V S . ^ h®arer* ^ J S ^ o r ^ l a l m i n g any ) of 105.48 feet; thence northwester- Session); The Act of”ju ly 27?"l953 u,n Y?°Yff h3or interest in 1 5 7 ’ > ly, from a tangent which bears N. (Public Law 153-83rd Congress, rlght tRle interest in i o/ 23„ w concentrlc w ith F irst Session): ^ V r a n p io r ta tto ^ c o n v ^ moving i located in Sherman County. State of Oregon, and a r ^ more pa£Ucu- jarly described as follows, to-wlt: T R A C T N a R ^ m A Par^e. of land lying in w vchim i «»«. Section 9, Township 2 North, Range 16 E ast of the W illamette Meridian in Sherman County. Ore- gQn gaW parcei being more par- tlcularly described as — follows: - ------ J -------— - — Beginning at the quarter s«:tlon c0 «ner ^ m o n to Sections 8 and 9 in said tow nship and range, which also Is the northw est cor- ner of Lot 4 in said Section 9. thenc(? g . 14> Q3- <,n the wegt Une of Government Lot 4 a d/^ance of 165 43 feet to a point .. interstate 30. A « Hoover", who r .n the e old school. better served by more competition and less reguiation than by less compelit|on and more regulation. -------------------------- 34. And last but not least ’ ab ra th i lv nifnlmum rate regulation by new railroad, which was the . Oretron Public Utilities Com- the Oregon ruonv beginning o a new era a. fences meant to describe the men who were active in the town and the county over 50 years ago and nolnlons of them check very well with Other» who have des- cribed these men. The reader will wonder why thev were remembered through .d| ,he ■ in Air PWTJf und < 111 HIV , others. They were not all w hat 1 now called “characters In fat , were not th at way at all, hut serl- oua minded buslnee. men Inter- dkntiht ested intensely In the new county. OFFICE DAYH There were other such nu‘n Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday1 Wasco and G rant and Grass \ al­ Moro lintel 701 ley and in other young settU- nwnts of Sherman county. De­ tween them they established the huslnesse« of the county, built the railroad, put In the erected warehouses, surveyed an Insurance plowed out the roads, burned, the brick for perm anent buildings, started the schools, incorporated the towns. When money was need­ Grass, Valley, Oregon ed they found it although it was a commodity harder to come by than in these days. Thev were pushing on the col­ lar, anxious to get ahead and not much given tn I« * « "« at the scenes they bad left in far off Illinois. Kentucy, or New York They bad come here to make their borne, intended to stay and wanted to make It Just as good « place for living as they could and X A n»m» do»»ty i lust as quickly as they could. 1 cl»t»d In O'» pvWic / The result wa« that in a Ut e n »¡»el ff mind »Ukd»n«nd«btlitv with dependability A over 20 years they changed this n rn.nd I d p y whole county from a ol ng f E bunch-grass range to P^oduc^ J® Q wheat and stock farms witn towns, schools, county and city governments, transportation, and itethlrhrm t h»ptei- &<». 7». O.R.H an Interesting social life. rhey Meets every second »no were pioneer« In the sense that f«”o R> 1 hursday in »»cb they “ went on I*fore to prepare month, visiting m e m b e r Invited Moro. Oregon the way: one who Ingins some Catherine Thompson. W. M enterprise, course of action . They were not afraid to try and, Elsie Jones, Secretary with Mr. Parry, we lx,w In res Eureka l-nogr *0. IZI A .e.S k A .* jwet to their honor. M«*eis 01. the lat and fva J yo^avT a^^ ’s g n aU d as Tract,, ’ > R ^?, E p r o I » n a sin to m market. available for responsible »onsio.e ' ma.n o r Bagln arket They can lower .ow e now aDd will be able to low- woman with car tO to Ca can 011 uuia«„. rat«« (es nOW ----- * ^ n tm i women ln Sherm zv an county. , «» Full ♦ er rates .« if mi minimum rate control or spare time. Opportunity to .„»rastate rail movement Is make up to $40 a day. W rite Me- . , * d ' bv the legislature. --------- - , nvnrintf minimum rate Ness Company, PO Box 14, Bay- Those favoring min I™ 1™ rate ra I shore Station, Oakland 23, Cal. control com contend-that control enu ui»* such ------ VOUR OWN BUSINESS—Get es- prevent transportation com- tablished in a sound one-man n„_,ps from hauling at non-com- panles from business without capital Invest- L n aato ry rates in an effort to ment, selling W atkins Nation- SlV e out competition. I J believe oily Advertised Product» ln this there Is good deal of m erit locality. Income up to $500 a *tbl3 contention. It to a m atter month or more possible first record ecoru that uu.4 rail rate» ------ on wheat - Operate from your own ' ^ b sta n tla lly lower now from ,t, in Or.gnn and Washing.»-. Jen, u 162 upon jevt, a and .u ” -t l0- c gnd of 3€9.44 feet g a di8tance distance of oi w z to file herein and to serve upon a municipal c more or less, to a point on the plaintiffs attorney at the ad itical subdivision of the State ) the north line of said Government dress herein designated within * ) Lot 4; thence S. 88* 44' 54* W., on four weeks after the date of the K Defendants the said north line a distance of first publication of this Summons CIVIL NO 7495 h u m m o NB (NOTICE, 365 feet, more or less, to the point (Notice), an answ er identifying the SUMMONS (NOTICE) Nell Meister Bertha Splitzer, of beginning. property in which you claim to ' p Met tbn t unknow . There excepted na- ii'a k iH .o n h eirs at T h ere is ex w p icu therefrom mv«<:•>»... have .,Uw an an interest, m iciesi, stating staling th m e e na- George W Hoff- that part lying within the bound- ture and extent of the Interest aw severs y Bernard Keenan, arles of the Columbia River High- claimed, and stating all your ob i i vtii'i Keenan deceased, way. , jections and defenes to the tak- decea. . < « dec#aggd Bertha The parcel of land above des- ¿ng of your property. A failure so Alvin Keenan, Neagle Fqrrest decease»!. Grace cribed contains a net area of O.u to file and serve an answer shall deceased and all persons of an acre, more or less. constitute a consent to the taking 8^ « « i „ dK n i or claiming any TRACT NG. R-1801: A parcel of and to tbe authority of the Court U«»h?P» H eu r interest in H>7 acres laqd lying In Government Lot 3, to proceed to hear th e ^ctioq aqd ^ l ’dlU/® ‘ ,„ap tS y q ty , Qro- Sectlqn 5. Tqwnshjp 2 Nqrth to fix thg Just c o m p ^ t i o n arid m S h e ,R « ,,, r 3 j . I eo^st.tule . • W E N k'c H ^ K N 3 : m n '. S y « ü l « " h Ä » r ^ r i \u a 'i» n d /h e r e in a f te r des- out in the lands he ’ . cribed a* » •« •“ '> '4 » ,’ ^ ’ ,'“ r o» ,, river Im- Lrnvement for the p u rp o se of p ^ e m e n t for ¿ n t thereto for e r . . T n Connect ^ , enn/, , lnn ton w„ with h the estab- lH'‘ nent of The Halles Dam. Col- ltohment Washington and umbia »on River, T h a ï the estates'taken by fyregon. TDa f P f existing easements h '' “ X i . » « ? . «««»»)-«. , . securities c.'n ¡ Z T 'i n d lax'ex v ,,w ...... safely provide more income; ............................ ............ more benefits for uue i 1980 1934 1!(; h period. p e r.u u lts The present low rate from p baving barge competition P°ln u » « J o < * . " « • r , r s ''.." .T " ,;b ,.; ~ V . 7 * Charge,I and « c o n d . r X a l ’n l n g ^ ’ ^no™ «.- weH- “ WWW is •TATE WIDE PAINT it) , com- plete painting ami deco rating service spray or brush Phone V,-.? , M , ?!». a» 39.7 or 5291, 1205 K. 12th St. Vern Cain,»ell and Jack Null, The Dalle«. Oregon 38tfn MAY ELECTRIC, electrical con- Moro, Oregon. P h o n , 722. FOR RENT Portable cattle by Sherman Cattlemen' atlon Call County Agent ? « ., th ^ MISPLACED A two o ■a.ter _ l-lease foot fhlorate spreade, ■ im to County A c ■:» 12- IX.ST <;„l- pink oyv .«.-s bo tw een home and .ehool John Paul, Moro. Coium^ a B” !T * ? lo w rates enjoy the present low ra e As I see it. the o p ^ lG o n or t»u railroad« to minimum rate tUs|re t0 eetdro - un o„ and other pro- lower rates WQuid ’ o««mte disaster to ¿1.!T h » ^ r .te . M mpUM RM .0 th . a u r « ^ ..... .» T rad» R ISOO and Meat cutting, wrapping, sharp l^ing of all forms of transporta- « Rn“ center line of said mgnway ai r.n- ytneer'» Htatlon ¿52 + 00, said $ ” ,1.0 being «63 8 fee. north point also being onao reel norm and 1,3502 fe»t east of the west quarter corner of Section 9 in Township 2 N° rt V ^ H a R ^ w M c h of the Willamette Meruilan, M ercian, which Oi«o 1« the southwest oomer of Ixd 3 m said Section 9; thence S. 61 4V W. a distance of 756.6 feet to a . thence g 33. w , E a dls. tance of 15 feet, more or less, to a ¡ £ 5 «»»<. « j » « « _ is p s S ^ ^ h e ^ ^ l n 0; jjj . .he « ¡ o c ^ ^ h . RaHroad rpetuai rlght, power, ailel with and M 100 feet distant interest and you may share on gagsB K 5 S S S S iiS ita No R 1800E and R 1801E Tracts wo. n is overflow. flood below ele- and submerge i vatlon one hundred sixiy mn { ¡ ? r feT5d n q i«riunn m w..vr...w.. v— --- tad- ¡on. said parcel being more par- Attorney, «»«.rthe-t M tollow. ^ .I » t« h t I ntw d S t.tM AMOrav B e f n n ln ^ .<. th , point of tn u tr o j ™ 1013c tion of the ^ r t h line of Govern Portland 5, Oregon. awHIWITC,